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06KIEV336	UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: NATO, [...] (C) Summary: In Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24, ASD/ISP Flory and EUR A/S Fried noted U.S. support for Ukraine's NATO aspirations, but emphasized the importance of Ukraine demonstrating that it shared the political, economic, and social values required to meet the performance-b [...]	2006-01-26 08:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR YI IZ MD BO UP OSCE NATO

06KIEV3371	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S SEPT 6-7 [...] (C) Summary: Your visit comes at a critical moment in Ukraine's post-Orange Revolution political development. While the primary gains of the Orange Revolution in societal attitudes, freedom of the press, and foreign and security policy remain, the orange-dominated political season is definiti [...]	2006-08-31 15:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETRD ENRG UP
06KIEV340	Ukraine: Bilateral Coordination Group Talks: [...] (U) In Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24 (see septels for other issues discussed),the U.S. side pointed out that progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) was important not only because it protected Ukrainian citizens, but also because Ukraine was currently on the Tier Tw [...]	2006-01-26 09:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KCRM SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB KWMN UP
06KIEV341	UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: [...] (SBU) During Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24, the U.S. side raised the year-long inability of the Embassy to dispatch diplomatic pouches by air given a Ukrainian law requiring x-ray inspection. 2. (SBU) As Acting Chair for the U.S. side, EB A/S Tony Wayne noted that the Ukrain [...]	2006-01-26 10:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ADPM ADCO PREL KREC ASEC KRIM UP
06KIEV346	UKRAINE: GOU TELLS A/S WAYNE OF CONTINUED IPR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs E. Anthony Wayne met on January 24 with Acting Minister of Education and Science Borys Zhebrovskiy and other GOU officials involved in intellectual property (IPR) rights protection. A/S Wayne told the officials that, [...]	2006-01-26 13:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR ETRD UP
06KIEV3463	UKRAINE: A/S FRIED AND PM YANUKOVYCH DISCUSS NATO, [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried highlighted USG willingness to work with PM Yanukovych's government and our belief that Ukraine needed to move at a speed it sets towards NATO membership. Fried also stressed the importance of Ukraine developing as an open, democratic, prosperous societ [...]	2006-09-08 15:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG PGOV NATO UP
06KIEV3489	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO FOCUSED ON A NATO [...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko told the Ambassador that NATO membership was an internal question for the country, but that he was working with PM Yanukovych to make a good case for a MAP during his September 14 visit to Brussels. On energy, if Ukraine could liberalize and diversify the s [...]	2006-09-11 14:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ENRG UP
06KIEV3552	UKRAINE: A/S FRIED'S DISCUSSIONS OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Moroz told A/S Fried the parliament (Rada) had begun work on remaining WTO legislation, but notably made no predictions about when it would pass. Opposition leader Tymoshenko, on the other hand, expected Yanukovych's government to significantly slow down th [...]	2006-09-18 12:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ENRG EPET UP
06KIEV3553	UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED'S NATO-RELATED DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine-NATO relations was a primary theme in EUR Assistant Secretary Fried's meetings September 6-7 with FM Borys Tarasyuk, Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and PM Viktor Yanukovych. Holdover "orange" Ministers Tarasyuk and Hrytsenko have been the two staunchest advocates [...]	2006-09-18 12:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV3570	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO MIFFED ON MAP? KIEV'S REACTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the positive dynamics of PM Yanukovych's September 14 visit to NATO HQ (ref A),Yanukovych's declaration that Ukraine was not ready for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) drew swift public complaints from FM Tarasyuk and Defense Minister Hrytsenko September 15, followed by [...]	2006-09-18 15:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV374	UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: In Bilateral Coordination Group (BCG) talks January 24, EB A/S E. Anthony Wayne said restoration of Ukraine's access to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) was due to the GOU's good work on amending the optical disc law and implementing the new legislation. GOU official [...]	2006-01-30 09:38:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR PREL UP
06KIEV3755	UKRAINE: ENGAGING THE NEW UKRAINIAN REALITY AFTER [...] (SBU) Note: In preparation for senior-level consideration of our Ukraine policy, this cable assesses the political and economic developments under the new government. 2. (C) Summary. 50 days after Viktor Yanukovych returned to the premiership he vacated in December 2004 in the wake of the [...]	2006-09-28 14:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETRD KDEM UP
06KIEV382	UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK WARNS KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk said, during a January 30 meeting with visiting Project for Transitional Democracies Head Bruce Jackson and Ambassador, that the Ukrainian government did not favor Kosovo independence. Such an outcome would destabilize the political situation in S [...]	2006-01-30 15:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KDEM PINR YI UP UNMIK OSCE
06KIEV3862	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH -- DEFENDER OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych stressed with EUR DAS Kramer and Ambassador October 4 that constitutional reform had created a new governing framework in which Parliament (Rada) established government policy, and President Yushchenko together with Yanukovych and the cabinet of mi [...]	2006-10-05 07:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
06KIEV3866	UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE MOVES INTO OPPOSITION - OR NOT [...] (C) Summary: After months of negotiations over whether or not to enter the governing coalition, President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine coalition announced October 4 that it would not join the coalition, but would formally join the opposition in parliament. OU's Roman Bezsmertniy told the press [...]	2006-10-05 12:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP
06KIEV3905	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH PROMISES CONTINUITY ON WTO, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych assured EUR DAS Kramer and Ambassador October 4 that he would continue to make progress on WTO membership and European and Euro-Atlantic integration. Funding for a NATO information campaign was part of the 2007 draft budget. With the support of t [...]	2006-10-10 16:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR ETRD ENRG EPET OVIP PREL PINR PL
06KIEV3906	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH ECONOMIC POLICY RECORD MIXED [...] (C) Summary: After eight weeks in power, the Yanukovych government's record on economic policy in a number of areas has not been as bad as some expected, nor as good as others hoped. The conventional wisdom among the foreign business community has swung from "let's give them a chance" to "dej [...]	2006-10-10 16:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV POL PREL UP
06KIEV459	UKRAINE: EX-ORANGE COALITION TALKING DEAL, BUT [...] (C) Summary: In a February 1 meeting with Ambassador, Our Ukraine legal department head and ex-Minister of Justice Roman Zvarych indicated that President Yushchenko's party was doing increasingly well in the polls, which were showing 20-percent support for Our Ukraine, as opposed to 12-13 per [...]	2006-02-02 12:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV
06KIEV477	UKRAINE: MFA OFFICIAL ON OSCE REFORM, PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: MFA OSCE Department Counselor Volodymyr Tolkach expressed to us January 18 the Ukrainian government's support for OSCE reform. OSCE reform should include some provision that ensures a single country cannot block an OSCE decision. At the same time, Tolkach argued, there should be [...]	2006-02-03 15:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE
06KIEV480	UKRAINE: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS PREPARE [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Ukraine's March 26 parliamentary elections, the independent Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) and the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission recently held briefings on their findings and plans. The CVU noted that while there some abuse of administrative r [...]	2006-02-03 16:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
06KIEV483	UKRAINE/MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA: TKACH ON CUSTOMS [...] (C) Summary: In a February 3 briefing, Ukrainian Special Envoy Tkach said the February 1 Ukraine-Moldova meeting had failed to make progress, but a second round would occur at the level of Ministers of Economy in the hope of resolving Ukraine's objections to Moldovan government registration p [...]	2006-02-03 17:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCI OSCE
06KIEV520	UKRAINE: LOOKING TOWARD AND BEYOND THE MARCH [...] (C) Summary: A majority in the new Rada elected by the March 26 parliamentary elections will select a new Prime Minister, who will take the lead on forming a new Cabinet (with the exception of Defense and Foreign Ministers). Poll results have for months consistently suggested that at least t [...]	2006-02-07 15:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV
06KIEV553	UKRAINE: YOU TAKE THE LOW ROAD AND I'LL TAKE THE [...] (C) Summary: Circus-like farce impinged on serious statecraft at the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) the morning of February 9. President Yushchenko delivered an hour-long "State of the Nation" address to the Rada, reviewing the accomplishments of the past year since his inauguration an [...]	2006-02-09 16:41:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
06KIEV558	UKRAINE: MAJOR REFUGEE NGO ON CHECHENS, UZBEKS [...] (C) Two senior interlocutors from a major refugee-assistance NGO, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS),told us February 1 that Ukrainian authorities were continuing to refoul Chechen asylum seekers in violation of international law. Our HIAS contacts warned of a surge in the number of Uzb [...]	2006-02-10 14:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	NOTAG UP
06KIEV574	Ukraine: Energizing GUAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministry acknowledges GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) is not yet a functioning regional organization, but is committed to getting Ukraine's house in order on the issue first, and then energizing GUAM. Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia are in agreement on h [...]	2006-02-13 13:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GUAM
06KIEV641	UKRAINE: REGIONS' BOSS YANUKOVYCH ON WTO, ELECTION [...] (C) Party of Regions' leader Viktor Yanukovych told Ambassador on February 15 that Ukraine had to coordinate its WTO entry with Russia and said that President Yushchenko would be making a "huge mistake" if he formed an "Orange Coalition" with ex-PM Yuliya Tymoshenko before or after the March p [...]	2006-02-16 15:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON
06KIEV869	Ukraine: Submission for the 2006 TIP Report [...] (U) Embassy Kiev's responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire are presented below. Answers are keyed to questions in ref A. Overview (Ref A Para 21) ------------------------ 2. (SBU) (21A) Ukraine is a country of origin for internationally trafficked men, women and children. The p [...]	2006-03-06 15:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN
06KIEV936	UKRAINE: REGIONS' CONSULTANTS WARN DEFICIENCIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Party of Regions' U.S. campaign consultants Paul Manafort, Phil Griffin, and Catherine Barnes called on DCM and poloff March 10 to share Regions' concerns about election organizational problems that they feared could call the legitimacy of the March 26 election into question. M [...]	2006-03-10 17:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM
06KIEV965	UKRAINE: DFM KHANDOHIY, U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSS FM [...] (C) Summary: In a March 3 meeting with Under Secretary Dobriansky and Ambassador, DFM Volodymyr Khandohiy pushed for a Presidential drop-by during FM Tarasyuk's March 9 meeting with the Vice President in Washington. Dobriansky and Ambassador frankly described the poor timing (in view of the u [...]	2006-03-14 09:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KFLU NATO
06KIEV987	UKRAINE: RADA ADDRESSES ELECTION-RELATED CONCERNS, [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 14, the Rada (parliament) addressed election-related concerns about deficiencies in Polling Station Commission (PSC) staffing and in the voters' lists voiced by Central Election Commission Chair Davydovych, NGOs, and political parties in recent days (refs A-B) by passi [...]	2006-03-14 17:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM
06KIGALI1026	LEBANON DEMARCHE AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT FACTS [...] On 25 October poloff delivered women's empowerment fact sheet (ref A) and demarche and talking points (ref B) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amercia Division Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara had no comment on the fact sheet or talking points but agreed that the GOR and Israel have a posit [...]	2006-10-27 06:01:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PTER UNGA KWMN IS LE RW
06KIGALI1027	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MONUC AND UN GROUP OF EXPERTS [...] (U) On 20 October Ambassador had separate meetings with the Chairman of the UN DRC Group of Experts (GOE) Ambassador Ibra Ka and MONUC Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Haile Menkerios. Ka and Menkerios SIPDIS updated Ambassador on the status of their respective [...]	2006-10-27 10:49:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL MCC RW CG UG UNSC
06KIGALI1063	MAYOR PRESENTS HER VISION FOR KIGALI [...] (U) Summary. On 3 November Kigali City Mayor, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, briefed diplomatic corps and a small group of stakeholders on her strategic vision for the city. Kacyira presented her municipal government's mission, to make Kigali "a safer, cleaner, more competitive modern city with exp [...]	2006-11-07 08:19:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ECON RW
06KIGALI1119	UK ASSISTS GOR IN GENOCIDAIRE EXTRADITION REQUEST [...] (C) Summary. There are two British investigators in Rwanda working with the Rwandan Justice Ministry and Prosecutor's Office to build extradition requests of four suspected genocidaires living in the UK that will withstand the scrutiny of the British legal system. Because the UK does not hav [...]	2006-11-21 12:22:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC UK RW
06KIGALI1125	RWANDAN RESPONSE TO FRENCH JUDGE'S ARREST WARRANTS [...] (U) In response to press reports that a French judge had requested arrest warrants for nine senior GOR officials allegedly involved in the downing of the Juvenal Habyarimana presidential jet on April 6, 1994, the GOR on November 21 formally denied its officials' involvement. "There is no ba [...]	2006-11-22 16:11:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KAWC RW
06KIGALI1163	SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MEETING IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR convened its sixth annual Development Partners Meeting in Kigali on November 22 to 24. Sessions included presentations and discussions on such topics as economic growth, private sector development, agriculture, decentralization, aid policy, and governance. Donor gover [...]	2006-12-03 09:59:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID RW
06KIGALI180	MEDIA COVERAGE OF BIZIMUMGU TRIAL REFLECTS [...] (U) Summary: Local and international media provided mixed commentary on the Bizimungu verdict announced February 17 (reftel). While some lauded the long-awaited decision of the Rwandan Supreme Court as a positive development in Rwanda's judicial reform process and an example of the judiciary [...]	2006-02-23 15:39:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM RW
06KIGALI184	GOR GROUNDS SN BRUSSELS PASSANGER PLANE [...] (U) On 21 February the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) grounded an SN Brussels Airlines passenger plane for violating saftey standards. Flight 463, from Kigali to Brussels with one stop in Nairobi, had over 200 passengers, including at least two Amcits. The CAA claimed: -- The safety be [...]	2006-02-24 14:36:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PREL BE KY RW
06KIGALI192	RWANDA COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING CHILD LABOR BUT [...] Summary: In a meeting February 24, UNICEF indicated that while child labor is a problem in Rwanda, child trafficking and prostitution do not appear to be prevalent. UNICEF-Rwanda Head of Child Protection attributed the incidence of child labor to the large number of vulnerable orphans, parti [...]	2006-02-27 17:09:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ELAB RW
06KIGALI291	GOR Discusses Human Rights Report, Promises [...] (SBU) Summary: During a candid meeting March 22 with Ambassador and Embassy poloffs and PD officer on the 2005 Human Rights Report, senior GOR officials raised several issues, including what they characterized as the report's accusatory tone and lack of context. Officials also voiced concern [...]	2006-03-29 10:12:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI365	VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER TO RWANDA [...] (C) In a successful, productive visit to Rwanda April 4-8, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer engaged in candid discussion on a broad range of issues from regional security, bilateral relations, and Darfur to democracy and human rights. In her meetings with senior [...]	2006-04-18 18:24:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAGR KDEM PHUM KPKO MOPS RW CG
06KIGALI382	National Reconciliation a Top Priority for Rwanda [...] Summary: During an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC) Executive Secretary Fatuma Ndangiza described NURC's primary role as promoting national reconciliation through civic education. Since 1999, NURC has conducted surveys, including a nation [...]	2006-04-24 17:07:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI393	Catholic Church of Rwanda Supports Gacaca, [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 11 meeting with the Papal Nuncio, Ambassador brought up a recent note verbale from the Vatican that criticized gacaca (ref A). Ambassador noted that he is aware of concerns that gacaca is not serving the purpose for which it was created and that the GOR, itself, [...]	2006-04-26 18:04:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI496	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a roundtable discussion April 5 with Rwandan parliamentarians and a separate call on the president of the Rwandan Senate, Assistant Secretary Frazer addressed recent developments in the Great Lakes region, human rights issues, the role of parliament in Rwandan society, [...]	2006-05-25 06:24:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM KMCA RW CG
06KIGALI517	U.S. TRIPARTITE DELEGATION MEMBERS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] Summary: During a May 24 meeting with Ambassador Arietti and visiting U.S. Tripartite Plus delegation members, Rwandan parliamentarians discussed the gap between perception and reality on Rwanda's performance on human rights. They asserted that outsiders criticize Rwanda without fully under [...]	2006-05-31 15:59:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KMCA RW
06KIGALI540	RWANDAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS MEET WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 24 meeting with prominent local civil society leaders, Ambassador expressed U.S. support of the role of civil society in Rwanda, stressing the critical balance it brings to government decision- making. Civil society leaders discussed their goals, successes, and in [...]	2006-06-06 09:22:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM RW
06KIGALI579	TRIPARTITE PLUS SUB-COMMISSION STRENGTHENS FUSION [...] Summary: The U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus Sub- Commission on Security and Defense met in Kigali May 26-27 to discuss ways to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Tripartite Fusion Cell (TFC) and to develop a consolidated "most wanted" list to submit to the Tripartite Plus Council [...]	2006-06-19 16:28:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR ETTC PTER PINR RW
06KIGALI726	GOR ON RELATIONS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Summary. On July 5 Emboffs met with GOR officials to discuss the relationship between civil society and the GOR. The meeting provided an opportunity for the GOR to clarify its relationship with NGOs, religious organizations, and political parties operating in the country, and to address a [...]	2006-07-29 10:35:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM RW
06KIGALI790	'UMUCO' EDITOR BONAVENTURE BIZUMUREMYI REFUSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. More than one week after being served with a summons to be questioned by the criminal investigation division of the Rwandan National Police, Bonaventure Bizumuremyi, editor of the Kinyarwanda language fortnightly 'Umuco,' remains unwilling to appear for questioning and is on the r [...]	2006-08-14 11:41:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM RW
06KIGALI842	PRESS FREEDOM IN RWANDA: CHARGES OF HARASSMENT AND [...] (U) During August, there have been several incidents of alleged threats, and one physical attack, against Rwandan journalists by unknown perpetrators. Two journalists have left the country, although one may return soon. GOR officials vehemently deny any official GOR involvement in negative [...]	2006-08-30 15:45:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM RW
06KIGALI848	GOR RENEWS VOA BROADCAST AGREEMENTS, AIRS ITS [...] On Thursday, August 31, Voice of America Director David Jackson renewed VOA's transmission agreement with Rwanda's public broadcaster, ORINFOR, and signed a licensing agreement with the Ministry of Information. The GOR took the opportunity of the signings to voice strong concerns about what i [...]	2006-08-31 14:45:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL RW
06KIGALI880	RWANDA AND MCA ELIGIBILITY [...] (C) Summary: Rwanda is deeply committed to in becoming MCA eligible and this has already resulted in positive changes in GOR attitudes and practices. The GOR understands that its relatively low ranking in the Ruling Justly categories has been the main obstacle to MCA eligibility. President [...]	2006-09-12 06:16:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL MCC RW
06KIGALI887	EMBASSY - GOR ROUNDTABLE: RULE OF LAW IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a continuing dialogue on human rights, the Mission met with senior Rwandan officials to discuss the Rule of Law in Rwanda. Discussions focused chiefly on the role of the judiciary, procedures for redressing police abuses, and the role of the Ministry of Justice in [...]	2006-09-14 09:47:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM RW
06KIGALI990	RWANDA-UGANDA JOINT PERMANENT COMMISSION MEETING A [...] (U) Summary. Ugandan and Rwandan officials held the seventh Joint Permanent Commission sessions in Kigali October 12-13. A communique pledged cooperation on a hosts of issues, including consular relations, defense, education and justice issues, crop and animal diseases, cross-border transpor [...]	2006-10-16 14:37:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD RW
06KINGSTON1280	REMITTANCES SURGE, BUT FACE SCRUTINY [...] Summary: Remittances solidified their position as the leading foreign exchange earner in Jamaica, rising 12.6 percent to USD 1.65 billion at the end of 2005. At this level, Jamaica has the largest per capita level of remittances in the region, with inflows accounting for almost 18 percent of G [...]	2006-06-28 19:33:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
06KINGSTON1798	JAMAICA: ECONOMIC GROWTH EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS, [...] Jamaica's economy is estimated to have grown by 2.8 percent between April and June 2006 -- twice the rate projected by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ),and this despite a shock to the construction sector from a recent cement crisis (ref. A). Growth has been largely the result of touris [...]	2006-09-12 19:18:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND PREL SOCI JM
06KINGSTON1805	JAMAICA: DEBT AND ANEMIC GROWTH ENCUMBER [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 20:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR SOCI IDB IMF JM XL
06KINGSTON2151	JAMAICA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador Johnson and Minister of National Security, Peter Phillips, met October 30 to discuss a range of common concerns. Minister Phillips noted that the October 26 meeting with DHS Secretary Chertoff in Port of Spain, Trinidad, had been a positive one, if somewhat shorter than CARIC [...]	2006-10-31 20:29:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM MARR XL JM
06KINGSTON2384	JAMAICA: MALARIAL OUTBREAK UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Jamaican malaria outbreak (reftel) will likely get worse before it gets better, according to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Director Dr. Ernest Pate. In private discussions with Embassy officials on December 8, Pate said that there are 53 confirmed cases, but [...]	2006-12-08 18:22:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI TBIO CASC PGOV AID CDC JM XL
06KINGSTON294	RECENT ALLEGED HOMOPHOBIC VIOLENCE DEFIES EASY [...] (C) In November and December 2005, two murders in Jamaica were labeled by some gay activists as homophobic hate crimes, although senior police contacts described the killings as resulting from common robberies. On November 30, 2005, a leading HIV/AIDS activist, Lenford "Steve" Harvey, was fou [...]	2006-02-10 20:19:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM SOCI JM PHUM
06KINGSTON30	NOMINATION FOR PE-220 FSN ECONOMIC TRAINING: [...] (U) This nomination cable is in response to reftel requesting nomination of FSNs for PE-220 FSN Economic Training, May 1-12, 2006. Answers are keyed to the format provided in paragraph 8. A. Name and Grade of FSN: Elvis Melton James. Grade 11. B. Date of Birth: 27 September 1971. C [...]	2006-01-06 18:14:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AMGT AFSI AFSN ETRD JM
06KINGSTON331	NAS PROGRAM REVIEW: JAMAICA FUGITIVE APPREHENSION [...] Summary: This report provides an update on the work of the Jamaica Fugitive Apprehension Team (JFAT). 2. The Jamaica Fugitive Apprehension Team (JFAT) is a unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the unit performs its duties in collaboration with the United States Marshals Servi [...]	2006-02-16 22:59:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM JM
06KINGSTON420	JAMAICA RECORDS STRONG GROWTH DURING OCTOBER TO [...] (U) Summary: The Jamaican economy weathered the storms of 2005 to record growth of 1.8 percent during the year. The expansion in output was largely due to robust growth of 4.1 percent during the final quarter, reflecting a recovery in agriculture and tourism. Declining oil and food prices al [...]	2006-02-28 20:54:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
06KINGSTON633	JAMAICA BRACING FOR STORMY INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS [...] (U) Summary: Jamaica is bracing itself for one of its most tumultuous years regarding industrial relations. With approximately 48 unresolved wage disputes carrying over from 2005 and with many contracts expiring in March, work stoppages may prove common in 2006. Already seen in the bauxite s [...]	2006-03-30 16:03:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JM
06KINGSTON682	CODEL ISSA'S MARCH 30 MEETING WITH NEWLY INSTALLED [...] Codel Issa met with newly installed Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on March 30, shortly after the PM was sworn in at King's House. The cordial meeting lasted nearly one-and-a-quarter hours. Simpson-Miller expressed determination to move quickly to address Jamaica's joblessness and high [...]	2006-04-06 16:20:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KCRM SOCI JM
06KINGSTON770	JAMAICA'S CURRENT ACCOUNT WORSENS [...] Summary: Influenced by the surge in the prices of oil and food imports, Jamaica's current account deficit almost doubled during 2005. The current account deficit increased by USD 465.1 million to USD 974.5 million, just under ten percent of the country's GDP. The 20 percent jump in imports [...]	2006-04-20 18:36:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
06KINGSTON771	JAMAICAN BUSINESS AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SURGES [...] Summary: Data released by the Jamaica Conference Board on April 4 showed that confidence soared to record levels during the first quarter of 2006. Consumer confidence was underpinned by improvements in economic conditions and expectations for further output growth and job prospects, while bu [...]	2006-04-20 18:43:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
06KINGSTON930	VISIT OF WHA/DAS PATRICK DUDDY TO KINGSTON, [...] (U) Summary: On April 27 and 28, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Patrick Duddy SIPDIS visited Kingston, Jamaica. On April 27, Duddy met with GOJ officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the details of which are reported in ref. A. On April [...]	2006-05-12 20:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ECON EAID PREL KMCA JM
06KINSHASA1078	KABILA'S CAMPAIGN -- HE'S OFF AND RUNNING [...] President Kabila inaugurated his official run for the presidency on June 30 with two strategically-placed appearances in the first days of the presidential campaign. In rallies held in Butembo and Goma, two key cities of North Kivu, Kabila appeared in front of sizeable crowds -- groups made u [...]	2006-07-06 10:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1085	PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CLOSES FINAL [...] (U) President of the National Assembly Thomas Luhaka invoked "cloture," formally closing the final plenary session of the transitional National Assembly, on July 3. Two crucial pieces of legislation, the draft law on magistrates and the landmark legislation on sexual violence (septel) have b [...]	2006-07-06 14:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1091	ITURI UPDATE: NEARLY 2,700 MILITIA MEMBERS HAVE [...] (C) Summary: According to MONUC reports, nearly 2,700 militia members in Ituri have voluntarily surrendered and turned in their weapons, including one high-level militia commander. Several factors are apparently motivating militia members to come out of the bush, including the desire to partic [...]	2006-07-07 09:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1119	MONUC BUKAVU BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SOUTH KIVU [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 16 visit to South Kivu, MONUC Bukavu Acting Head of Office Cheikh Bangoura and South Kivu Brigade Commander General Ahmed Maqsood briefed the Ambassador on the status of FDLR militia and the tactics used -- joint FARDC-MONUC operations and the DDRRR program -- to [...]	2006-07-12 08:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA1233	DRC ELECTIONS: EU MISSION DECLARES VOTE MANAGED [...] (U) The European Union's Election Observation Mission (MOEUE) released August 2 its preliminary statement on the DRC's July 30 elections, noting that the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) managed the vote "efficiently" despite political tension and certain inequalities observed during the [...]	2006-08-04 08:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1234	GOLD SECTOR UPDATE - FOCUS ON ANGLOGOLD [...] (C) Summary. Industrial gold mining plans are advancing in Ituri district, particularly on the concession of AngloGold Ashanti. Artisanal miners continue to operate illegally on Anglo's concession; the DRC's gold-mining parastatal profits from this mining and thus takes no action to remove the [...]	2006-08-04 10:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD ECON PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1249	DRC ELECTIONS: AFRICAN OBSERVER MISSIONS GIVE [...] (U) Summary: Several African election observation missions have released their preliminary statements regarding the DRC's July 30 president and legislative elections. While noting the logistical challenges poll workers faced, most African missions declared the vote to have been conducted succe [...]	2006-08-07 15:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1251	DRC ELECTIONS: KASHALA SEES HIMSELF AS CONGO'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: Oscar Kashala is declaring himself an "emerging leader" and "power broker" capable of deciding the eventual winner of the Congo's presidency. Basing his claims on an apparently strong showing in the Kasai provinces and in Kinshasa, Kashala said he will come in third behind Presiden [...]	2006-08-08 08:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1265	DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA CONFIDENT, UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and U.S. Congressman Donald Payne met with President (and presidential candidate) Joseph Kabila on August 5. Kabila noted that managing the responses of losing candidates and the high expectations from the Congolese people will be the most important challenges for th [...]	2006-08-11 08:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1313	PORT AUTHORITY RELAUNCHES CONGO RIVER TRAFFIC [...] (U) The GDRC's port authority, ONATRA, has relaunched its own transport operations on the Congo River after a ten-year hiatus. In July, ONATRA began running two 3000-mile round-trips per month between Kinshasa and Kisangani, Orientale province. The upriver trip to Kisangani takes nine days, a [...]	2006-08-21 11:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD PGOV CG
06KINSHASA139	ITURI UPDATE: OPERATIONS CONTINUE AGAINST MILITIAS [...] (C) Summary: Following a series of military operations against armed militias in Ituri District (reftels),MONUC and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) launched Operation Ituri Encourager January 12 to eliminate remaining militia elements in the region. To date, the joint operations have resul [...]	2006-01-27 10:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG UG
06KINSHASA1396	IMF AND WORLD BANK PROGRAMS IN HOLDING PATTERN [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of the IMF and World Bank (WB) say their institutions' programs in the DRC are essentially in a holding pattern. IMF Resident Representative Xavier Maret said the fund's current focus is on helping the DRC maintain macroeconomic stability, while WB Resident Repr [...]	2006-09-06 11:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EAID ECOR PGOV CG
06KINSHASA141	ITURI UPDATE: OPERATIONS CONTINUE AGAINST MILITIAS [...] (C) Summary: Following a series of military operations against armed militias in Ituri District (reftels),MONUC and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) launched Operation Ituri Encourager January 12 to eliminate remaining militia elements in the region. To date, the joint operations have resul [...]	2006-01-27 11:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG UG
06KINSHASA1439	THREE DAYS IN KINSHASA: HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS AND A [...] (C) Summary. Two days of high-level visitors to Kinshasa September 11 and 12 were followed September 13 by the long-awaited face-to-face meeting between President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, the two protagonists in the Congolese presidential elections and August 20-22 [...]	2006-09-14 14:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG EUN UK SA
06KINSHASA1458	RUBERWA AS STATESMAN: AUDITIONING FOR HIS NEXT [...] (C) Summary. Congolese Vice President and disappointed presidential candidate Azarias Ruberwa has positioned himself as a mediator and statesmen in the run-up to the second round of elections. His primary message now consists of three main points: reconciliation between Kabila and Bemba, act [...]	2006-09-18 16:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1543	EUFOR: MANDATE TO END NOVEMBER 30 [...] (C) Summary. Senior EU Force (EUFOR) commanders in Kinshasa say that EUFOR intends to leave the DRC as scheduled November 30. They think they are doing the job they were sent to do, and doing it well. End summary. 2. (C) EUFOR Commander and Major General Christian Damay and chief of staf [...]	2006-10-05 15:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL EUN CG
06KINSHASA1573	DRC ELECTIONS: RUBERWA DECLARES HIMSELF NEUTRAL [...] (U) Vice President Azarias Ruberwa announced October 12 that he and his party -- the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) -- will remain neutral in the upcoming presidential runoff election between President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. The RCD's Founder's College release [...]	2006-10-13 12:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1617	BRAZZAVILLE/CONGO: PASTOR NTUMI JOINS THE PARTY [...] (C) Papal Nuncio Msgr. Andres Carrascoso-Coso contacted Charge d'affaires on October 15 with an urgent request to meet for an update on developments in the Pool region. Msgr. Carrascoso has been a key contact point with former Ninja rebel leader Pastor Ntumi for western group members of the [...]	2006-10-19 15:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ASEC AU CF PHUM
06KINSHASA1621	GECAMINES' CHIEF HAS UNREALISTIC VISION [...] (C) Summary. Paul Fortin, CEO of the DRC's copper and cobalt mining parastatal, Gecamines, remains optimistic about the future of Gecamines, perhaps overly so, given the grave challenges his organization faces. Rather than try to resurrect a nearly moribund mining company, Fortin may have mor [...]	2006-10-20 09:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1697	ELECTION RELATED DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Malu Malu provided a briefing to members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) at the regular weekly CIAT meeting November 2. Among the highlights of his presentation: a) Work to tabulate results from the Octob [...]	2006-11-03 08:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1709	DRC ELECTIONS: EIGHT OBSERVER MISSIONS ISSUE [...] (U) On November 2, eight international observer missions issued a positive joint statement on the October 29 DRC provincial and second-round presidential elections. The missions collectively deployed teams in all eleven provinces, including the capital, Kinshasa. They represented the Carter [...]	2006-11-06 10:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA171	SOUTH KIVU: NEW FACES, OLD PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: In Jan 12-13 meetings with the Ambassador and EmbOff, the new South Kivu Governor, MONUC Pakistani Brigade Commander, and FARDC Military Commander all expressed their commitment to moving ahead with a positive agenda for the province. The discussions, however, revealed many famili [...]	2006-02-01 14:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1716	DRC ELECTIONS: AFRICAN OBSERVER MISSIONS ECHO [...] (U) Summary. Interim statements on the October 29 DRC elections released this week by four African observer missions echoed the conclusions of other international observers (reftels): the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) conduct of elections improved from the July 30 first-round, poll [...]	2006-11-07 10:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA172	CONFIDENTIAL TEMPLATE [...] (C) Summary: A roughly six-hour January 23 meeting of the CIAT with the President and Vice Presidents produced little other than a renewed demonstration of how difficult it is for the Transition Government to function. A January 25 session of the Mixed Commission on Security was also long, bu [...]	2006-02-01 15:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1725	KABILA AND BEMBA HOLD FIRST POST-ELECTION MEETING [...] (U) Presidential candidates Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba met November 7 for the first time since the October 29 run-off vote. The meeting, at the Presidential Palace in Kinshasa, was only the second time the two have been seen in public together since the August 20-22 shootout between th [...]	2006-11-08 17:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA173	PRESIDENTIAL AND SECURITY COORDINATION MEETINGS: [...] (C) Summary: A roughly six-hour January 23 meeting of the CIAT with the President and Vice Presidents produced little other than a renewed demonstration of how difficult it is for the Transition Government to function. A January 25 session of the Mixed Commission on Security was also long, bu [...]	2006-02-01 16:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1732	DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA ALLEGES DISCREPANCIES IN VOTE [...] (U) Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has charged that the vote counts for the October 29 election being released by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) differ significantly from those provided by his MLC party's witnesses. In a November 8 letter to CEI President Apollinaire Malu Malu, [...]	2006-11-10 09:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1743	BEMBA FOCUSING ON POLITICAL FUTURE IN OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has effectively recognized he has lost the October 29 DRC elections, but is laying the groundwork for claiming electoral fraud. Nonetheless, he increasingly is focusing on his political future. He told the Ambassador he and his troops plan to m [...]	2006-11-14 13:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO AADP CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1754	CARTER CENTER ISSUES SECOND POST-ELECTION STATEMENT [...] (SBU) In the aftermath of the incendiary claims in a November 13 statement from Cardinal Etsou attacking the integrity of the DRC elections (reftel),several international election observer groups are issuing statements of their own reasserting the positive assessments of the electoral proces [...]	2006-11-15 16:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1769	ITURI UPDATE: GDRC HAS FIRST MEETING WITH FRPI [...] (C) A GDRC delegation charged with negotiations with Ituri District militia groups and led by Vice Minister of Defense Yves Mena held its first official meeting with the Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) November 18. FRPI leader Cobra Matata was not present, but was represented by [...]	2006-11-20 16:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG UG
06KINSHASA1775	MEDIA REACTION: EXECUTIVE ORDER BLOCKING PROPERTY OF [...] (U) Media and public reaction was generally positive to the October 27 Executive Order blocking the assets of seven international arms traffickers and warlords, including renegade Congolese general Laurent Nkunda and Ignace Murwanashyaka, the president of the Democratic Front for the Liberation [...]	2006-11-21 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL ETTC KPAO UNSC CG

06KINSHASA1793	ITURI UPDATE: GDRC SAYS "NO GUARANTEES" FOR [...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister of Defense Bernard Mena, who recently headed a GDRC delegation to meet with the region's militia leaders in Ituri District (reftels),characterized the meetings as "positive." Mena said he believed the militias were ready to disarm because their operations have been [...]	2006-11-28 12:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1797	MILITARY JUSTICE REACTS QUICKLY TO DISCOVERY OF [...] (U) DRC military prosecutors have moved quickly in response to widely-publicized reports of three mass graves found near Bunia in Ituri District. The Military Prosecutor for Ituri, John Penza, arrested two senior officers of the Congolese national army's (FARDC) First Integrated Brigade (1s [...]	2006-11-28 14:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO KJUS CG
06KINSHASA18	PRESIDENT KABILA'S NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE [...] (U) In a televised New Year's message December 31, President Joseph Kabila thanked the Congolese for their patience and sacrifices as the country nears the end of the transition period. Affirming his determination to lead the nation to free and fair elections, he congratulated them on the hi [...]	2006-01-03 15:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1802	DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA PLEDGES TO LEAD POLITICAL [...] (U) Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba said November 28 he will remain a member of the DRC's political opposition. In a nationally televised address November 28, Bemba said in the larger interest of the nation and of the necessity to preserve peace and prevent violence, he will undertake the res [...]	2006-11-29 13:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1817	KABILA AND BEMBA HOLD PRIVATE MEETING [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba met at Bemba's riverside residence early in the afternoon of November 30. This was the first meeting between the two since the Supreme Court's official certification of Kabila's election (reftel). 2. (SBU) Presidency official [...]	2006-12-01 11:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1828	KABILA MEETS WITH NORTH KIVU COMMUNITY LEADERS [...] (C) President Joseph Kabila concluded his unannounced visit to North Kivu December 2. The visit, which began November 30 (ref A),included meetings with the Barazza interethnic regional council, community leaders, and residents of Sake, which had seen fighting between the FARDC and forces lo [...]	2006-12-05 12:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA215	NORTH KIVU: SITUATION FLUID [...] (C) Summary: Kinshasa has responded both politically and militarily to the crisis in North Kivu, and the relatively rapid response has helped temporarily reduce, but not eliminate, tensions. Both MONUC Head of Office M'hand Lajouzi and Defense Minister Adolphe Onusumba believe that North Kivu [...]	2006-02-08 15:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL CG
06KINSHASA260	GENERAL NUMBI APPARENTLY SEEKING LARGER ROLE IN [...] (C) Air Force Commander General John Numbi and Minister of Defense Adolphe Onusumba (representing the PPRD and RCD, respectively) were dispatched to North Kivu by President Kabila following attacks on Rutshuru (ref a) by military insurgents. Ref b reported Onusumba's readout of his meetings in [...]	2006-02-16 14:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR CG
06KINSHASA292	IMF MISSION LOOKS AT DRC 2005 PERFORMANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. An IMF team was in Kinshasa January 24 to February 3 to review the DRC's performance in the third and fourth quarters of 2005. The IMF was generally satisfied with macroeconomic stability during the last half of 2005. Their principal concern was GDRC overspending in some budget [...]	2006-02-22 16:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV CG CIAT EAC ELECTIONS IMF
06KINSHASA346	TRIPARTITE-PLUS FUSION CELL HOLDS GRADUATION [...] (U) Summary. The Tripartite-Plus Fusion Cell held a "graduation" in Kisangani for its initial trainees on 25 February. The brief ceremony was attended by MONUC officials, several Congolese political representatives including Governor of Province Orientale Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga, and Nation [...]	2006-03-02 08:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO CG MONUC
06KINSHASA350	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: FEBRUARY EDITION, [...] (C) President Denis Sassou-Nguesso continued his shuttle diplomacy in February with visits to Tripoli, Libreville, Kinshasa and Paris to solidify his well-publicized image as the man of "peace and reconciliation" following election as Chairman of the African Union in late January. In turn, h [...]	2006-03-02 12:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON EAID AMGT ASEC CF
06KINSHASA398	DRC'S NEW LEADING LABOR UNION [...] (SBU) Summary. The successor to the Mobutu-era's single trade union has lost its place as the nation's leading labor organization to a better-organized, savvier competitor, the Confederation Syndicale du Congo (CSC). During a meeting with EconOff March 6, the CSC's president, Symphorien Dunia, [...]	2006-03-09 13:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PINR CG
06KINSHASA422	UDPS OFFICIAL RELEASED FROM DETENTION [...] (C) Following his arrest March 10 during a demonstration in Kinshasa (reftel),Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) Secretary General Remy Masamba was released from police custody after being held for approximately two hours. Masamba told PolCouns March 11 he was treated "like a cele [...]	2006-03-13 14:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA440	ARE DIAMONDS STILL THE KASAIS' BEST FRIENDS? [...] (C) Summary. The Eastern and Western Kasai provinces produce the majority of exported diamonds in the DRC, although official statistics underreport production and overreport value. Artisanal mining dominates the sector in both provinces. Although the majority of production is currently industr [...]	2006-03-15 10:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV CG
06KINSHASA444	OFDA VISIT TO SOUTH KIVU [...] (U) This is the first of two communications reporting observations made by the USAID/OFDA DRC team during a three-week visit tourneeto in eastern DRC in February of 2006. Discussed here is the team's visit to South Kivu province in early February. 2. (U) Traveling to first to Kitutu, in [...]	2006-03-15 14:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KINSHASA452	OFDA VISIT TO SOUTH KIVU [...] (U) This is the first of two communications reporting observations made by the USAID/OFDA DRC team during a three-week visit to eastern DRC in February 2006. Discussed here is the team's visit to South Kivu province in early February. Traveling first to Kitutu, in southern South Kivu, the USA [...]	2006-03-16 12:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KINSHASA470	N. KIVU GOVERNOR POLITICAL POSITIONING [...] (C) During a February 28 dinner in Goma (North Kivu Province) Governor Eugene Serufuli asserted to the Ambassador his confidence about the electoral future of North Kivu. Serufuli indicated that he has been coordinating with President Kabila and his staff, ostensibly regarding handling of the [...]	2006-03-21 13:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA527	Office of Transition Initiatives' Wendy Henning [...] Summary: USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) Program Manager, Wendy Henning visited the DRC from March 12 - March 27, 2006. The purpose of this visit was to assist with closeout activities and the smooth handover of CTO and other management responsibilities to the Mission. Ms. Henn [...]	2006-04-04 06:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID CG
06KINSHASA549	FOOD SECURITY REPORT: USAID/FFP DEMOCRATIC [...] KAMPALA-BASED REGIONAL FOOD FOR PEACE (FFP) OFFICER TRAVELED FEBRUARY 5-22 TO KINSHASA, GOMA, BUNIA, BUKAVU, MOBA AND KALEMIE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO EVALUATE FOOD SECURITY CONDITIONS AND MONITOR PARTNERS' IMPLEMENTATION IN THE COUNTRY. 2. IN EASTERN DRC, THE SECURITY SITUATION [...]	2006-04-07 11:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF CG
06KINSHASA562	NEW IDPS IN ITURI [...] (U) Summary. A group of approximately 13,000 new IDPs fleeing fighting between FARDC forces and a local militia in southern Ituri have arrived in Cantonnier, 18 kilometers southeast of Bunia. Emergency humanitarian needs have largely been addressed, though more IDPs continue to arrive every d [...]	2006-04-10 17:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KINSHASA576	NEW IDPS IN ITURI [...] (U) Summary. Approximately 13,000 new IDPs fleeing fighting between FARDC forces and local militia in southern Ituri have arrived in Cantonnier, 18 kilometers southeast of Bunia. Emergency humanitarian needs have largely been addressed, though more IDPs continue to arrive every day. Prospects [...]	2006-04-13 15:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KINSHASA700	MONUC INVESTIGATES UPDF INCURSIONS INTO DRC [...] (C) Summary: Following the reported April 25 incursion of Ugandan Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) troops into the DRC near Aba (reftel),MONUC dispatched a joint verification mission to the area to investigate. The MONUC team concluded that elements of the UPDF had infiltrated DRC territory, but [...]	2006-05-04 15:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS CG SU UG
06KINSHASA788	ELECTIONS: ITURI POLITICS NOT YET IN FULL BLOOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to the open displays of political showmanship elsewhere in the DRC, Ituri District has yet to see much public electoral campaigning within its borders. Political parties freely operate in the region, but the practice of politics remains largely out of public view, as [...]	2006-05-18 16:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA818	ECONOMICS ALONG THE UGANDAN BORDER: THE GRAND NORD [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff and PolOff visited Beni, Butembo and Kasindi in North Kivu province May 4-6. A strong Ugandan economic influence exists in the region, supported by both legal and illegal cross-border trade. Weak national and provincial-level government influence in the region further c [...]	2006-05-23 15:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELTN ECON EAGR CG
06KINSHASA897	DRC'S ELECTION CALENDAR: LONG-TERM VIEW [...] (C) Summary: While there are still many hurdles to clear to ensure a successful July 30 first-round election as scheduled, the Independent Election Commission (CEI) and the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) have initiated detailed planning for the second round, and the [...]	2006-06-06 11:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO GC ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA976	SLOGGING TOWARD JULY 30 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Kabila, the four GDRC Vice Presidents, other senior officials and members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met for four and a half hours June 21 to discuss election planning and the post-June 30 future. The Independent Election Committee [...]	2006-06-22 11:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA984	FINANCE MINISTER RESPONDS TO PRESSURES [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Banguli organized a lunch June 19 involving Budget Minister Mwamba, Central Bank Governor Masangu, and the German, British, French, Belgian, and U.S. Ambassadors to discuss the GDRC's rather dire fiscal problems. Banguli focused on three issues, the GDRC,s excess [...]	2006-06-23 11:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EADI PREL CG
06KINSHASA988	UDPS SAYS VIOLENCE "INEVITABLE" AFTER ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: A top-ranking official with the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) said June 21 that violence will be "inevitable" in the DRC after the country's elections, and that his party will take "no responsibility" for what will take place. Claiming that the internat [...]	2006-06-23 14:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KIRKUK115	SULAY STUDENTS VIEW ELECTION THROUGH KURDISH EYES [...] (SBU) Summary: Students from Sulaymaniyah University met on May 24 with IPAO to share reactions to the formation of the national government. The twenty-six students equally represented men, women, and both younger students from a variety of departments and older students attending graduate l [...]	2006-06-04 14:02:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PNAT IZ
06KIRKUK116	SULAYMANIYAH GOVERNOR AND KURDISTAN TOILERS PARTY RESPOND TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings on May 24, Sulaymaniyah Governor Dana and leaders of the Kurdistan Toiler's Party (KTP) shared with IPAO their reactions to the formation of the newly formed governments in Erbil and Baghdad. Sulaymaniyah Governor Dana said it would be difficult for Prime [...]	2006-06-04 14:08:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ENRG IZ
06KIRKUK119	OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN IRAQ FROM DEPARTING A/RC [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Kurds have long made clear they want the territories Saddam stripped from Kurdish control. Kirkuk province is main prize. We believe the Kurds would let Hawijah go in exchange for the other territories they seek. The Commission for the Resolution of Real Property Disputes [...]	2006-06-20 14:41:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK126	(C) KDP-PUK UNITED FRONT AFTER DOKAN MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. KRG Prime Minister Nechirwan Barzani and PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed IPAO in separate meetings on July 2 and 1 respectively that the KDP and PUK politburos had agreed to end direct party interference in government affairs; delay appointment of deputy ministers; [...]	2006-07-15 14:38:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK33	(U) KURD TOILERS PARTY SEEKS USG INTERVENTION [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On February 7, RC(A) met with Qadr Aziz, the General Secretary of the Kurdistan Toilers Party, a secular, left-leaning Kurdish party that participated in the December legislative elections as a member of the Kurdish Alliance with the dominant Kurdistan Democra [...]	2006-02-11 17:28:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV IZ
06KIRKUK35	(C) SUNNIS ASCENDANT IN DIYALA [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The announcement of the results of the December 15 Council of Representatives elections has punctuated a scramble by the IIP to put together a coalition of Sunni Arab leaders in Diyala that can claim to represent the interests of the majori [...]	2006-02-13 16:07:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK49	(C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...]	2006-03-01 19:13:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK50	(C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...]	2006-03-02 05:41:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK56	KURDS' PUSH ON TAL ARTICLE 58 SPARKS TEMPORARY PROVINCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kurds sprung a surprise proposal at the March 1 Kirkuk Provincial Council meeting to implement TAL article 58 at the provincial level. Turcoman and Arab PC members staged a walkout to show their displeasure, but both sides sidestepped a long-term boycott. END SUMMARY. (SBU) [...]	2006-03-09 11:54:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK75	KURDISH TRIBAL LEADER DOWNS KDP AND PUK, URGES U.S. TO STAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leader from the influential Kurdish tribe of Surchi said tribes were forced to work with the KDP and PUK because the parties controlled all the region's revenue. He thought the two Kurdish parties were incapable of working together. Shaykh Surchi urged the U.S. to remain in [...]	2006-03-31 15:29:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR
06KIRKUK93	BANNED IN TURKEY, POLITICAL PARTY OPENS ERBIL OFFICE ON [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: The Socialist Party of Kurdistan recently opened a party office in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil, Iraq. Its representative Nureddin Agiri said Erbil's Kurdistan Regional Government was subsidizing the SPK's Erbil office. Agiri admitted his under-financed party was b [...]	2006-04-16 08:48:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER PHUM IZ TU
06KUALALUMPUR1091	MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO IRAN DEMARCHE ON BAKU OIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 07:04:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1259	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; we are currently conducting negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Our robust and growing military-military cooperation is r [...]	2006-07-07 08:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1288	MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO TANCHON BANK ALLEGATIONS [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Economic Counselor provided Koid Swee Lian, Director of Bank Negara Malaysia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) July 12 with Tanchon Bank's listing in Reed's Banker's Almanac, which alleges that Tanchon has a correspondent relation [...]	2006-07-12 07:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN SNAR KJUS KTFN KNNP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1525	MALAYSIAN VIEW OF GRP/MILF PEACE PROCESS [...] (S) Summary: Malaysian lead facilitator for the Philippine Government(GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process Othman Abdul Razak told the Ambassador August 9 that he anticipated that the parties would sign an interim agreement late this year, with conclusion of a "comprehensi [...]	2006-08-14 07:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PINS PTER EAID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1586	YOUR VISIT TO MALAYSIA [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah has yet to steer clear of the choppy political waters created by former-Prime Minister Mahathir's continuing attacks on Abdullah and his family. We doubt that these attacks will jeopardize the PM's tenure in office, but they have put the government on th [...]	2006-08-18 10:41:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1833	Not Too Sweet -- Malaysia Economic Update for September [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's inflation rate unexpectedly fell in August from a 7-year high in July, moving real interest rates back into the positive zone again. Bank Negara elected to keep interest rates unchanged and the Bank's governor signaled that the halt in interest rate hikes would likely [...]	2006-09-29 09:39:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR1834	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ANWAR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Admiral Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, Chief of Malaysian Defense Forces, will visit the U.S. from September 30 - October 12. Admiral Anwar's visit provides us with an excellent opportunity to strengthen our efforts for mil-mil cooperation, influence Malaysia's military equipment acquisitions and [...]	2006-09-30 00:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1862	Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) Initial Team [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. team held initial consultations on September 21 with nine Malaysian government maritime security agencies as a first step in the Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) in Malaysia. The GOM representatives provided broad overviews of their activities, including in t [...]	2006-10-04 07:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL MARR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1874	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON [...] Malaysia hosted the second International Maritime Organization (IMO)-sponsored meeting on "The Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection," held September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Delegations from the three littoral States (Indonesia, Malays [...]	2006-10-06 06:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1898	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON [...] Summary: This cable conveys the full texts of four U.S. statements presented during the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Reftel contains a summary report on the conference and the text of the fo [...]	2006-10-12 06:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1913	MALAYSIAN YOUTH POLL REVEALS SHARP ETHNIC DIVIDE [...] (SBU) A recent opinion poll, funded by The Asia Foundation, of over 1,500 young Malaysian adults aged 18-32 showed sharp differences of views on religion and national identity and the relation between state and religion among the country's three largest ethnic groups - the Malays, Chinese and [...]	2006-10-13 02:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1957	HEART OF BORNEO: SARAWAK VIEWS [...] (SBU) Residents of the Malaysian State of Sarawak are demonstrating increasing support for environmental conservation efforts, but have only a limited awareness of the proposed Heart of Borneo initiative aimed at integrating and enhancing the conservation efforts of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bru [...]	2006-10-17 09:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO MY BX ID
06KUALALUMPUR1976	SURAYUD'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOCUSES ON SOUTHERN [...] (C) Thai interim Prime Minister Surayud's October 18 visit to Malaysia focused on unrest in Thailand's ethnic Malay/Muslim south. Surayud pledged Thailand would increasingly consult with Malaysia regarding efforts to end the southern conflict, according to a Thai diplomat, but Malaysian Prim [...]	2006-10-19 10:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2035	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JOHN MILLER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador Miller, we welcome your visit to Kuala Lumpur and hope that your presence in Malaysia will assist us in encouraging the GOM to take substantive and positive measures as outlined in the Malaysia TIP Action Plan (ref A). Your schedule will allow you to engage with a range of g [...]	2006-11-01 07:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2041	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Malaysian-American relations rest on an impressive range of economic exchanges and have improved significantly in other areas as well over the three years of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's tenure. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Althou [...]	2006-11-01 08:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2089	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER [...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia for the Ninth Chiefs of Defense Conference, November 13-15. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's took the helm. This moderate Muslim-m [...]	2006-11-08 08:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2235	DAS JOHN FINDS MALAYSIAN BROKER OPTIMISTIC ON MILF [...] (S) Visiting EAP DAS Eric John on December 6 found Malaysian facilitator Othman Abdul Razak "more optimistic" following the latest informal talks between the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In meetings held in Kuala Lumpur the week of November 27, GRP clari [...]	2006-12-08 10:40:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PINS PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR2287	DAS JOHN EXPLORES STRONGER TIES WITH MALAYSIA, [...] (C) DAS John encouraged stronger ties with Malaysia during his December 6 meetings with Foreign Ministry officials Ambassador Ghazzali Khalid and the new Americas division chief Ramlan Ibrahim, with both sides concluding that good relations between President Bush and Prime Minister Abdullah p [...]	2006-12-15 00:19:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS ECON KISL ASEAN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2297	MALAYSIA ATTORNEY GENERAL COMMITS TO DRAFTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Attorney General told the Ambassador and visiting U.S. Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim on December 12 that he had directed his staff to begin drafting comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons, a move which represents a key component of the TIP a [...]	2006-12-15 09:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS MY
06KUALALUMPUR372	MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]	2006-03-03 08:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUALALUMPUR571	DEPUTY U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE KARAN [...] (SBU) Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia discussed upcoming negotiations for a U.S.- Malaysia Free Trade Agreement with key economic officials and a leading Malaysian think tank during his March 16-17, 2006 visit to Kuala Lumpur. Ambassador Bhatia's interlocutors provided a positi [...]	2006-03-29 02:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR MY
06KUALALUMPUR613	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY ADAMS' VISIT TO MALAYSIA: [...] (C) In meetings with the government of Malaysia's financial leadership, Treasury Under Secretary Tim Adams sparked a frank discussion about Malaysia's exchange rate and foreign reserve policies, including a 90 minute dialogue with Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Zeti Aziz. Adams also discussed [...]	2006-04-05 05:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR678	MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART I [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in adv [...]	2006-04-14 08:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR743	MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART 2 [...] (SBU) Introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in advance of the [...]	2006-04-25 09:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR797	9TH MALAYSIA PLAN: AMBITIOUS AGENDA AND CHALLENGING IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah recently unveiled the Ninth Malaysia plan (9MP) which envisages spending RM 220 ($60 billion) of government and private development funds during 2006-2010 and targets an average economic growth rate of 6.0%. 9MP identifies five key areas, such as improving Malaysia [...]	2006-05-02 08:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR809	THE MALAYSIA-NEW ZEALAND FTA TAKES A DETOUR [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand negotiators made progress in some areas in their latest FTA round with Malaysia, but encountered Malaysian stonewalling and even backtracking in others. Problem areas included services, government procurement, environment and labor. An NZ High Commission officer s [...]	2006-05-04 09:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV MY NZ
06KUALALUMPUR995	MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 09:51:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR
06KUWAIT1041	KUWAIT'S DOMESTIC LABOR ADMINISTRATION TAKES [...] (U) Summary and Comment. PolOff and PolAssistant visited the Domestic Worker Administration (DWA) on March 18, and PolOff followed up with an unannounced visit to the DWA on March 22 to see how the GOK deals with domestic workers who have complaints. The DWA's role, as reported to Emboffs [...]	2006-03-25 13:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB RP KU TIP
06KUWAIT1096	KUWAIT REQUESTS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN EXPATRIATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Amina Jowhar Ghazi (aka Amina Jowhar),Director of the International Relations Department of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),faxed Post a copy of a letter from the Undersecretary's office announcing MOSAL's inten [...]	2006-03-30 08:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT1195	PROMINENT KUWAITI INVESTMENT FIRM ESTABLISHES [...] (U) Global Investment House (GIH),a leading Kuwaiti and GCC investment company announced on April 3 the establishment of a "Palestine Fund" for institutions and individuals seeking to invest in the emerging Palestinian Territories (PT) market. 2. (U) Quoted in the Arab Times (local Englis [...]	2006-04-05 13:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN WE GZ KU
06KUWAIT1214	TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY RANDAL QUARLES MEETS WITH [...] (C) Begin Summary: During separate March 21 meetings with Treasury Undersecretary Randal Quarles, GOK and Kuwaiti banking officials expressed confidence in the U.S. economy's mid-term vitality, predicted sustained levels of investments in U.S. Treasuries, inquired about the impact on the U.S. [...]	2006-04-08 07:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU
06KUWAIT1224	KUWAIT MEPIC 4: ABOUT 500 YOUNG KUWAITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: This MEPI quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q2. During this period, INJAZ/Junior Achievement in Kuwait launched its activities targeting almost 300 students from public and private schools. CineMagic, a small grants recipient, trained six fi [...]	2006-04-08 12:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI
06KUWAIT1416	U.S. SPEAKER EVALUATION: PROF. CALVIN MACKIE EDUCATES [...] GPRA FY06Q3: April 18-19, target-of-opportunity U.S. Speaker Dr. Calvin Mackie informed Kuwaiti officials and the public of the state of reconstruction efforts in New Orleans. During an intensive two-day visit, the award-winning engineering professor and Louisiana Recovery Authority member sou [...]	2006-04-25 08:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP KMPI SCUL XF KU
06KUWAIT1425	FY06Q3 PROGRAM EVALUATION: NEW ORLEANS ALL-STARS CAME [...] The New Orleans All-Star Brass Band made a glorious return visit to Kuwait April 17, 18, and 19, conducting performances and workshops reaching more than 5,600 Kuwaitis. Each of the group's five concerts stressed the unique cultural heritage and resilient spirit of the American people and the [...]	2006-04-25 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU
06KUWAIT1449	KUWAIT TO HAMAS' AL-ZAHAR: CHANGE YOUR WAYS OR [...] (C) During an April 26 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah informed the Ambassador that the GOK delivered a clear message on the need to cooperate with the international community to Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Minister Mahmod Zahar during his April [...]	2006-04-26 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KU IS
06KUWAIT1451	RAFSANJANI VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK SAYS IRANIAN [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador April 26 that April 16-17 discussions with former Iranian president Rafsanjani failed to produce any flexibility from the Iranian government on its nuclear ambitions. Al-Jarallah said what was supposed to b [...]	2006-04-27 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1624	GCC CONSULTATIVE SUMMIT: KUWAIT PROPOSES [...] (U) Summary: Arabic Daily Al-Qabas printed in its May 8 edition the text of a paper reportedly presented by the GOK to GCC member states during the May 6 Consultative Summit in Riyadh. The paper outlines a two-part strategy to address issues facing the Gulf states, including Iran, Iraq, the [...]	2006-05-08 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KU PTER
06KUWAIT1638	UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 10:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT1642	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITIS RALLY ON CONSTITUENCY [...] (U) Approximately 150 Kuwaitis staged a rally on May 5 in support of electoral constituency reform (ref b). Wearing orange and white, carrying signs that read "five for the sake of Kuwait," and exchanging "high five's," they protested for over two hours across the street from Seif Palace whe [...]	2006-05-09 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT167	STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVE: THE CURRENT [...] (C) The GOK's initial reaction to the Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) proposal has been positive but guarded. SII was introduced by Secretary Rice at the recent Forum for the Future conference in Bahrain; A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed briefed GOK and Kuwaiti aid officials duri [...]	2006-01-18 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KU
06KUWAIT1675	REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: [...] (S REL AUS UK) Summary: Chiefs of Mission from Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria conferred via video conference on April 26 to follow up on Regional Strategy Initiative (RSI) proposals first formulated at a March 7-8 counterterrorism (CT) strategy session in Kuwait (Ref A) to counter foreign [...]	2006-05-11 03:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV IZ KU SY JO TU SA
06KUWAIT1742	KUWAIT AND PSI: "POSITIVE" RESPONSE COMING [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 13:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1773	FREEDOM AGENDA: BETWEEN DISSOLUTION AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 16, Parliament approved by a simple majority a motion to refer the Government's draft law on constituency reform to the Constitutional Court for review. The session was boycotted by 29 MPs who support five constituencies and strongly criticize the Government for submitting [...]	2006-05-16 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1852	FREEDOM AGENDA: REACTIONS TO PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION [...] (U) Summary: The Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament has Kuwaitis focused on the prospects for meaningful political reform and the impact of women voting in national elections for the first time. A number of public figures have already declared their intent to run for office, among [...]	2006-05-22 17:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1917	SPEAKER EVALUATION: BRENDA FLANAGAN BONDS WITH KUWAITIS VIA [...] GPRA FY06Q3: Dr. Brenda Flanagan, Davidson College literature professor and award-winning author, conducted an outstanding speaker program May 12-17, 2006, in Kuwait. An American of Trinidadian origin, Dr. Flanagan captivated Kuwaiti audiences with readings of timeless poetry by noted America [...]	2006-05-24 16:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU
06KUWAIT1986	FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI, BMENA, AND EXCHANGES BASIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has pursued a consistent, comprehensive plan in support of women's empowerment and full political participation in Kuwait. That support has involved more than 350 Kuwaiti women in professional development and exchange programs, public diplomacy activities, regional [...]	2006-05-30 16:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KMPI PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT200	SUCCESSION STRUGGLE: JABERS VS. SALEMS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Yousef Al-Zalzalah, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told visitors to his diwaniya (traditional gathering) the evening of January 21 that the National Assembly had received two contradictory requests: one from the Cabinet to begin proceedings to declare Shaykh Saad medi [...]	2006-01-22 14:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT2035	KUWAIT WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) MFA U/S Jarallah called the Ambassador the evening of May 31 to say that the Amir and Crown Prince had been briefed on our statement on Iran and welcomed the U.S. move. An official statement had been released to the media. 2. Kuwait News Agency is carrying the following official react [...]	2006-05-31 22:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR KU
06KUWAIT2066	NEA A/S WELCH'S JUNE 3 MEETINGS WITH KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) Summary: In June 3 meetings with NEA A/S Welch, the Kuwaiti leadership affirmed support for the U.S. position on talks with the Iranian government and offered advice that the USG keep its public statements low-key, exercise maximum patience in sticking with talks, and continue to exer [...]	2006-06-03 20:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR IZ KPAL KU
06KUWAIT2087	AMERICAN COACHES SHOOT HOOPS WITH YOUNG KUWAITIS DURING [...] Summary: Twelve NCAA basketball coaches conducted a basketball clinic for 40 Kuwaiti boys and a separate clinic for 17 Kuwaiti coaches on May 25, 2006, as part of the Embassy's highly successful outreach program targeting Kuwaiti youth through sports programming. Embassy Public Affairs coordi [...]	2006-06-05 10:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL KU
06KUWAIT2093	PROGRAM EVALUATION: SAPPHIRE TRIO CHARMS KUWAITIS WITH [...] GPRA FY06Q3: Summary: The Sapphire Trio, an American chamber music group, conducted its first tour of Kuwait on May 20 and 21, where the musicians conducted a number of performances and teaching workshops. The trio demonstrated their virtuoso musical skills and unique repertoire of classical [...]	2006-06-05 14:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OEXC XF KU
06KUWAIT2116	FACE OFF--AMERICAN AND KUWAITI WOMEN MEET ON THE BASKETBALL [...] Summary: Embassy Kuwait arranged a rematch between Camp Arifjan's American military women's basketball team and Kuwait's Al-Fatat Sports Club women's team on Thursday, April 27, 2006. The American team defeated the Kuwaiti team on its home court in this second in a series of friendship games, [...]	2006-06-06 16:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL KISL PHUM KMDR ZP KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT2118	GOK INVESTIGATION OF REVIVAL OF THE ISLAMIC [...] Summary: During separate meetings with Econoff on June 5 and 6, senior GOK officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs and Labor pointed to ongoing GOK efforts to investigate the activities of the Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS); promised an official GOK [...]	2006-06-06 20:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT2152	KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE 1-6: KEY ISSUES [...] Summary: With registration for candidates closed, the media in Kuwait has switched focus from announcing entrants into the race for Parliament to reporting on candidate platforms and those withdrawing their candidacies. Among the news coverage, several key issues have crystallized and are recei [...]	2006-06-08 07:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2153	DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT BEFORE JUNE 10 GCC MINISTERIAL [...] (S/NF) CDA delivered reftel demarche the afternoon of June 8 to Shaykh Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah, the Foreign Minister's Office Director. We left non-paper with talking points and Shaykh Ahmad said he would pass it to the Foreign Minister. 2. (S/NF) Commenting on the demarche, Shaykh Ahmad said [...]	2006-06-08 16:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR KU
06KUWAIT2173	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PROMISES, WOMEN, AND NEW FACES IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-10 10:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2194	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEMISE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-10 17:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT2235	(C) LABOR MINISTRY GIVES APPROVAL FOR UN-SPONSORED [...] (C) Mohammad Al-Nassery, IOM Chief of Mission in Kuwait, informed the labor-sending countries' labor officers in a June 10 meeting that the GOK has provided written approval of an international labor conference to be sponsored by the UN and held in Kuwait at the end of 2006. (Note: Post in [...]	2006-06-12 12:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB XD XF
06KUWAIT2239	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTORAL SLOGANS, ALLIANCES, AND WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 16:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2257	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY PLANS ISLAMIC MODERATION [...] Summary: (U) Building on the success of its International Moderation Conference held in London in May, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is proceeding to organize a similar conference in the U.S. in early November 2006. During a June 11 courtesy call by the Charge d'Affaires on [...]	2006-06-13 10:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO SCUL XF KU
06KUWAIT2446	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: CORRUPTION EMERGES AS THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Corruption has emerged as the central issue in the June 29 parliamentary elections. Allegations of vote-buying are common and often politically-motivated, but there is no doubt that some candidates attempt to influence voters with bribes. Nonetheless, the intensity of the ca [...]	2006-06-21 14:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EIND KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA

06KUWAIT2449	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: POLITICAL CORRUPTION, [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 15:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT251	MEETING WITH RIHS CHAIRMAN: DEFENSIVE IN FACE OF [...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Emboffs (Poloff, Econoff, PolMiloff) conducted a meeting with Tareq Al-Essa, chairman of the influential Kuwaiti-based Islamic charity, Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS)--"Jamiat Ahiya Al-Turath Al-Islami." During the meeting, Al-Essa was charming but [...]	2006-01-25 12:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KTFN KU
06KUWAIT2563	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: APPROACHING GULF ARAB [...] (C/NF) The Charge delivered June 27 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah ref A demarche encouraging Gulf states to invite Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki for an official visit. Referring to positive GOK statements following the formation of the new Iraqi government, [...]	2006-06-27 12:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID PGOV KU IZ DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT2569	KUWAITI NGO SAYS IT WILL BREAK THE IMPASSE OVER [...] (C) Summary: Social Work Society Chairman Faisal Al-Masoud called Poloff to say that the GOK had decided it could not implement the standard domestic worker contract it promised as part of an effort to improve the lot of domestic workers because of popular opposition. Al-Masoud claims he h [...]	2006-06-27 14:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT2601	KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION DAY COVERAGE - JUNE 30 [...] (U) Summary and comment: International broadcast coverage of the June 29 Kuwait National Assembly elections ran the gamut from near full-time coverage on Al-Arabiya to a brief mention late in the evening on BBC World. CNN, France 2, the New York Times and the Washington Post were among the m [...]	2006-06-30 12:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2729	SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S [...] (U) See action request in paragraph 20. 2. (C/NF) Welcome to Kuwait, Secretary Gutierrez. Your visit comes after historic parliamentary elections in which women voted for the first time and pro-reform candidates won a clear majority. As required by law, the cabinet resigned following th [...]	2006-07-08 11:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	BEXP EINV KIPR OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2776	IRAQI PM MALIKI LEADS MINISTERIAL DELEGATION ON [...] (S/NF) MFA Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah told CDA on July 10 that the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had been "very very positive" and that Maliki had made a good impression on GOK officials. His reconciliation initiative briefing elicited promises of "full support" from the Amir. T [...]	2006-07-10 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2813	SCENESETTER FOR JULY 21-22 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF [...] (C) Welcome to Kuwait, Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Counselor Zelikow, and delegation. Your visit comes during a period in which Kuwait has been active both domestically and regionally. Parliamentary elections, the first in which women participated as both voters and candidates, were held Jun [...]	2006-07-12 10:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2815	SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN VISIT TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 20. 2. (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait Secretary Bodman. There has been considerable change in the government since your November 2005 visit. In January, following the death of long-time Amir Shaykh Jaber, former Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah became Amir an [...]	2006-07-12 11:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2836	(C) TFLE01: GOK CALLS ON U.S. TO PRESSURE ISRAEL [...] (C/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah convoked the Charge on July 15 to convey a message from the Amir to President Bush about the situations in Lebanon and the West Bank. Al-Jarallah described Lebanon and Palestinian areas as "boiling now" and said recent deve [...]	2006-07-15 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT284	COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING A TOP PRIORITY FOR [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a January 24 meeting with Econoff, Ahmed Al-Ansari, the head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's relatively new Combating Money Laundering Operations office (est. 2003),underscored his office's commitment to raising private sector awareness and ensuring co [...]	2006-01-28 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KU KTFN
06KUWAIT286	GOK OFFICIALS AND ACADEMICS CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) During a January 28 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador the GOK was "very worried" about the "very critical" regional impact of Hamas' election victory, particularly the possibility that Hamas would deepen relations with Hezbollah, Ira [...]	2006-01-28 15:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS KU
06KUWAIT2898	ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN AND KUWAITI AMIR DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 17 meeting with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and new Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Energy Secretary Bodman congratulated the GOK on recent landmark parliamentary elections, thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support of USG effort [...]	2006-07-19 13:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT3007	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN AND LEBANON, [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 10:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT303	SHAYKH SABAH SWORN IN AS AMIR AFTER UNANIMOUS [...] (C) On January 29, Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became the 15th Amir of Kuwait after taking the constitutionally-mandated Amiri oath in front of Parliament and approximately 1,000 invited guests. Shaykh Sabah was nominated by the Council of Ministers on January 24 after Parliament [...]	2006-01-29 11:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT305	UN PLANS FORUM IN KUWAIT ON EXPAT LABOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Moez Doraid, UN resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative, on January 25. Doraid raised the possibility of holding a UN-sponsored forum on expatriate labor in Kuwait to bring countries that traditionally send and receive expatriate labor toge [...]	2006-01-29 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB KCRM UN KU
06KUWAIT306	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (C) Summary. In a January 28 meeting, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah reacted by asking what more the GCC could do, and expressed willingess to pursue the matter further. The Ambassador queried promine [...]	2006-01-29 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3166	JAZEERA AIRWAYS SHOWS ITS HUMANITARIAN SIDE [...] (U) Jazeera Airways (JA),the first private airline company in the Gulf and Kuwait's only low-cost carrier (Ref A),has taken to offering free humanitarian flights as a way to boost its already positive public image. Prior to Kuwait's historic parliamentary elections on June 29, the first in [...]	2006-08-07 08:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PHUM FAA KU
06KUWAIT3392	KEY ISSUES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 5 VISIT OF KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) Status of Bilateral Relations: Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah's September visit is his first official U.S. trip since becoming Amir in January. As Prime Minister, he last visited the United States in July 2005. Kuwait, a major Non-NATO ally since 2004, has strongly supported coa [...]	2006-08-21 13:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU SCENESETTER
06KUWAIT346	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: KUWAIT'S NEW AMIR [...] Summary: All major Arabic-language newspapers printed photographs of the new Amir, spanning the entirety of his political career. Both Al-Seyassah and Al-Rai Al-Aam included special appendices focusing on the same topic. In general, the Kuwaiti media celebrated the constitutional transfer of po [...]	2006-01-31 13:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT3528	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 10:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3645	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11 AND DETAINEE POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 10:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3697	AMBASSADOR URGES SUPPORT FOR LEBANON, CONFIRMS [...] (C) During a meeting on a variety of topics with the senior official in country at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, the Ambassador urged the Kuwaiti authorities to respond quickly to the GOL's request for security equipment, noting that support for LAF deployment in the South is critical, along [...]	2006-09-14 16:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ KU
06KUWAIT3720	SYSTEMIC ELECTRICITY AND WATER SHORTAGES REQUIRE [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwait experienced unprecedented rolling blackouts from 19-24 August. The direct cause was a coincidence of mechanical failures at power plants. However, these blackouts unmasked a more systemic problem, Kuwait's razor-thin spare electrical capacity. On the su [...]	2006-09-16 14:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON EPET KU
06KUWAIT374	PROMINENT GCC INVESTMENT BANK CURTAILING [...] (SBU) During a February 1 meeting, representatives from Global Investment House (GIH),one of the GCC's largest and most successful investment banks, informed Econoff that new GIH investments in the Palestinian territories were on-hold pending a reevaluation of the company's investments in the [...]	2006-02-04 17:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON WE GZ KU XF
06KUWAIT3740	KUWAITIS SHARE CONCERN ABOUT IRAN; URGE POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: On September 16, the Ambassador hosted a roundtable lunch with a number of leading academics, political leaders, and Kuwaiti Shi'a politicians to hear their views on Iran. The group agreed that President Ahmadinejad's economic policies had largely failed, but felt [...]	2006-09-18 06:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3787	CONTINUED ANGER OVER POPE'S COMMENTS; ISLAMISTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The furor over the Pope's comments has continued unabated in Kuwait, fanned by some conservative Islamists' depiction of the comments as further evidence of a Judeo-Christian conspiracy against Islam. The subject has dominated editorials over the past week with almost all aut [...]	2006-09-20 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL VT KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT39	KUWAIT IPR: CUSTOMS DRAMATICALLY INCREASES [...] (SBU) In 2005, Kuwait Customs boasted a 57% increase in seizures over 2004, with 328 siezures versus 187 the previous year. The bulk of these seizures were of counterfeit auto parts, followed by pharmaceuticals and optical media. Among the seizures were several large shipments of counterfeit [...]	2006-01-04 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU
06KUWAIT3938	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAINING, FORCE PROTECTION, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy KNG Chief Shaykh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Ambassador October 1 that President Bush had made a strong impression on the Amir, and that the Kuwaitis felt "like family" during the visit. He said he is pleased with progress the KNG has made under a training contract wit [...]	2006-10-02 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU AA
06KUWAIT4022	TERROR FINANCE: MFA UNSWAYED ON RIHS [...] (C) During an October 8 meeting, Econcouns asked MFA Director for Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Al-Maqamis what reaction the MFA had to the latest non-paper concerning the activities of the Islamic Revival and Heritage Society, which Econcouns delivered to Maqamis on September 12 (Ref A). [...]	2006-10-09 07:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT4121	FY06Q4 PROGRAM EVALUATION: U.S. SPEAKER DR. SARAH BREWER [...] Summary: On September 17 - 20, 2006, PA Kuwait hosted U.S. Speaker on women and politics, Dr. Sarah Brewer, for a five-day intensive speaking tour in Kuwait. The associate director of American University's Women and Politics Institute effectively engaged Kuwaiti female political activists rang [...]	2006-10-17 04:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL KMPI XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT4151	MINISTRY OF COMMERCE UPBEAT ON TIFA, WELCOMES USTR [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 17, EconCouns met with Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Assistant Under Secretary Hamid Al-Ghanim to review the TIFA Council meeting SIPDIS that took place on September 5, and to discuss next steps in the TIFA process. Al-Ghanim said the TIFA was importan [...]	2006-10-17 13:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT4153	IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE REGIONAL CT [...] (U) This message, cleared by embassies Kuwait, Riyadh, Amman, Damascus, Baghdad, and Ankara, provides recommendations for regional activities to advance the counterterrorism strategy developed in March in Kuwait. While not exhaustive, the initiatives described below are in posts' opinion relatively [...]	2006-10-17 21:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KISL OEXC KU IZ SY JO TU SA
06KUWAIT4178	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY CAMPAIGNS TO SPREAD [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs launched an initiative in 2005 to spread moderation among Muslims and present Islam as a moderate religion to non-Muslims. The Ministry has recently opened its World Moderation Center, a special agency to implement [...]	2006-10-18 13:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF KU
06KUWAIT4206	FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSITION GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The three opposition groups in Parliament -- the Islamic Bloc (17 MPs),the Popular Action Bloc (9 MPs),and the National Action Bloc (8 MPs) -- announced the formation of a new, 34-member Reform Bloc, culminating weeks of meetings between the groups. They also agreed on a com [...]	2006-10-23 06:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4235	KUWAIT MEPIC 6 - FY06Q4: New Exchange Participants, [...] (SBU) Summary: This MEPI quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q4 and responds to questions posed in State 147848 (see paragraph 5). In addition to addressing the progress made by Kuwaiti NGOs toward fulfillment of FY05 and FY06 Small Grants projects, the report i [...]	2006-10-28 12:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI
06KUWAIT4284	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JARED CAPLAN TO [...] Embassy Kuwait requests country clearance for consular officer Jared S Caplan to travel to Embassy Damascus to provide TDY consular assistance for the period November 1 - November 17, 2006. CA/EX has provided Caplan with TDY travel orders for his travel from Washington, DC to Damascus. 2. [...]	2006-10-31 10:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT OTRA KU SY COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4308	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt held a series of meetings on the margins of the October 31 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) meeting in Kuwait between October 30 and November 1. The meetings focused on preparation for the PG and key follow [...]	2006-11-01 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV
06KUWAIT4311	IRAQ COMPACT: ARAB FUND PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: During a November 1 meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Arab Fund Director General Abdul Latif al-Hamad reiterated the Fund's "unwavering" support for the Iraq Compact, despite the absence of the Fund from the October 31 Iraq Compact (ICI) Prep Group meeting due to [...]	2006-11-01 16:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
06KUWAIT4314	KUWAITI CANDIDATE FOR WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) On November 1 DCM attended a meeting called by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Al-Sabah. Purpose of the meeting was to present to heads of diplomatic missions Kuwait's case for selection of Dr. Kazem Behbehani as the next WHO Director. The Foreign Minister made a presentation dra [...]	2006-11-02 10:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UN WHO KU
06KUWAIT4351	NGOS SAY NEW DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT IS A FIRST [...] (C/NF) Summary. After more than a year of delay, the GOK recently implemented a rule that all domestic laborers coming to Kuwait must sign a standard, three-party (recruitment agency, worker, employer/sponsor) contract. The contract provides for, among other things, minimum wages and daily [...]	2006-11-05 05:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB IN SL ET KU TIP
06KUWAIT437	KUWAIT PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY: AN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a February 7 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS),the country's government pension agency, outlined the organization's progressive work ethic, organizational structure and global investments, including $ [...]	2006-02-07 14:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EINV EFIN XF KU
06KUWAIT4377	SECTARIAN TENSION IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OVER BOOK [...] (U) Abdul Hadi Al-Salih, the Minister for National Assembly Affairs and one of two Shi'a ministers in the Kuwaiti government, sparked a rare public Sunni-Shi'a row when he distributed to MPs over Ramadan a book of prayers, called Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiyya (available in English at http://www.sh [...]	2006-11-05 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF SA BA IR KU
06KUWAIT4405	ENGAGEMENT OF REGIONAL STATES FOR IRAQ: WHAT CAN [...] (S/NF) This cable responds to reftel request for ideas on Iraq-Kuwait engagement. Kuwait's relationship with Iraq continues to be colored by their difficult shared history. While Kuwaitis are elated to see Saddam condemned by an Iraqi court, and recognize the danger of a failed state on thei [...]	2006-11-07 14:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL IZ XF MOPS MAPP
06KUWAIT4422	KUWAIT IPR UPDATE: COMMERCE MINISTRY PREPARING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 and 8, Econoff met separately with Commerce Assistant Undersecretary Abdulazziz Al-Khaldi and Ministry of Information Intellectual Property Department head Rasha Al-Sabah to discuss the Council of Ministers' decision to move responsibility for IPR enforcement fro [...]	2006-11-08 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU
06KUWAIT4438	IRAQ DEBT FORGIVENESS: "A BLOODY, UPHILL BATTLE" [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the Arab Fund expressed pessimism November 12 about the prospects for Iraq debt forgiveness on the part of the GOK. He said there was virtually no public support for the measure in Kuwait, and he did not believe the senior Kuwaiti leadership, especially t [...]	2006-11-12 13:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU
06KUWAIT4489	ARAB FUND TO HOST COORDINATION MEETING WITH ARAB [...] (SBU) Post received on November 19 the invitation letter contained in para 3 addressed to Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Tobias. The invitation is for a high-level coordination meeting with Arab development institutions to be hosted by the Arab Fund for Economic and S [...]	2006-11-21 08:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID KU
06KUWAIT4502	KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER TALKS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFULLY [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and Kuwaiti delegations both gave positive assessments of three days of talks on border and security issues. The two sides agreed to a compensation scheme allowing the construction of a security road and fence through the northern border area at Um Qasr. They also agre [...]	2006-11-22 08:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ
06KUWAIT4510	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/13 MEETING WITH KUWAIT NSB [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 13 with Kuwait National Security Bureau President Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and regional developments. Shaykh Ahmed sought reassurances on U.S. policy in Iraq. He encouraged the U. [...]	2006-11-25 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4561	AMIRI ADVISOR DISCUSSES AMIR'S PRIORITIES AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 2 December, Ambassador met with Khaled Al-Fulaij, advisor to the Amir and former chairman of Kuwait Oil Company, to discuss the Amir's economic agenda and to solicit Al-Fulaij's perspective on current economic and political issues. Al-Fulaij explained that three of the Am [...]	2006-12-04 08:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV EPET KU
06KUWAIT4623	MP AHMED BAQER ON PENDING LEGISLATION, TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. On December 11, Ambassador met with Chairman of the Parliament's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee and Coordinator of the Islamist Bloc Ahmed Baqer. Topics included pending Kuwaiti legislation, recent Treasury Department designations of Kuwaiti nationals for supporting te [...]	2006-12-11 14:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN BEXP IZ LE KU
06KUWAIT4640	PROGRAM EVALUATION: SSI SPEAKER IMAM SOHAIB SULTAN VISIT TO [...] FY06Q4 GPRA SUMMARY: Trinity College's Imam Sohaib Sultan visited Kuwait as a Strategic Speaker Initiative spokesperson conducting a four-day tour from September 16 - 20, 2006. Imam Sultan discussed the status and history of Muslims in America, with diverse audiences, including more than 250 [...]	2006-12-13 08:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4698	ARTISTIC AMBASSADOR LINDA TOUBY DAZZLES KUWAIT, NOVEMBER [...] SUMMARY: Stunning New York abstract expressionist artist Linda Touby landed in Kuwait on her first trip to the Middle East on November 30, opening a whirlwind week of dynamic cultural interaction with a range of Kuwaiti audiences. Ms. Touby splashed onto the Kuwait art scene with a welcoming [...]	2006-12-24 06:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO XF KU
06KUWAIT4702	KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During back-to-back meetings on 12/24 with a Congressional delegation and the Ambassador, The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister said that the key issues facing the coalition in Iraq are transferring security responsibility to Iraqis and checking Iranian influence. He said we are in a [...]	2006-12-24 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CVIS KU IR
06KUWAIT490	NEW KUWAITI MINISTERS PLEDGE TO FIGHT TERROR, [...] In public statements on February 11, the day of the swearing in of the new cabinet, three senior Kuwaiti Ministers made comments about specific aspects of the fight against terrorism. During courtesy calls on the new cabinet members in the coming weeks, Ambassador will be reinforcing the U.S [...]	2006-02-12 08:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT534	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened on February 8 Post's Counterterrorism Working Group to assess Kuwaiti progress in combating terrorism and curbing extremism. ECON, RSO, and OMC-K all reported positive Kuwaiti participation in training courses and conferences ranging from VIP protecti [...]	2006-02-14 13:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT539	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened on February 8 Post's Counterterrorism Working Group to assess Kuwaiti progress in combating terrorism and curbing extremism. ECON, RSO, and OMC-K all reported positive Kuwaiti participation in training courses and conferences ranging from VIP protecti [...]	2006-02-14 14:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT560	SHI'A MP DISILLUSIONED BY RAMPANT GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Saleh Khorshid, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told Poloff in a February 15 meeting that he was pessimistic about the prospects for political and economic reform in Kuwait given what he characterized as wide-spread, institutionalized government corruption. He [...]	2006-02-15 15:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PGOV EINV PINR KU
06KUWAIT594	SCENESETTER FOR COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S FEB. 28 - [...] (U) We look forward to your visit to Kuwait. We have requested meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of Energy Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Minister of Finance Bader M. Al-Humaidhi. Your visit [...]	2006-02-21 07:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ENRG KU IZ IR
06KUWAIT605	KUWAIT MEPIC 3: Harvesting the Fruits of Small Grants [...] Summary: The Ambassador chaired Kuwait's MEPI team meeting held January 31, 2006, to review the progress of MEPI in Kuwait during the first quarter (Q1) of FY06 and to make plans for the next quarter. The key development during FY06Q1 was the completion of several MEPI Small Grant projects in [...]	2006-02-21 11:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI KU MEPI
06KUWAIT658	MUSLIM FSO'S REFLECT ON CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Note from Ambassador: At my request, two members of my staff, both of them Muslims on their first overseas tours with the State Department, provided below their reflections on the Danish cartoon controversy. I asked them to share their personal reactions as well as attempt some analysis [...]	2006-02-27 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PTER KISL XF KU
06KUWAIT677	(C) AHMADINEJAD TELLS KUWAITIS NOT TO WORRY [...] (C) On February 28, MFA Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah provided Ambassador a brief read-out of the previous day's visit to Kuwait by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the first visit by an Iranian head of state since 1979. The Iranians requested the visit to come congratulate Shaykh Sab [...]	2006-02-28 11:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IR EG KU
06KUWAIT703	FREEDOM AGENDA: INFORMATION MINISTER REPORTS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 1, 2006 meeting with the Ambassador, the newly re-appointed Minister of Information commented optimistically about progress made on the draft press law and reduction in the number of political constituencies in Kuwait, two key Freedom Agenda elements. The Minister e [...]	2006-03-04 06:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU PREL IZ KMPI FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT746	FREEDOM AGENDA: WIVES OF STATELESS MEN FOCUS ON [...] Summary and Comment: A March 4 meeting of Kuwaiti women married to "bidoon" (stateless Arabs) serves as a positive indicator that MEPI programs are reaching and influencing targeted audiences in Kuwait. Echoing themes researched by a recent MEPI small grant recipient for a project on how Kuw [...]	2006-03-05 11:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KU
06KUWAIT807	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQI SUNNIS, [...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah repeated a request he made to the Secretary soliciting U.S. support for a nuclear-free zone in the Gulf in addition to a proposed anti-bigotry resolution at the UNGA. Shaykh Dr. Mohamm [...]	2006-03-09 09:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT857	VISAS DONKEY: - SARB (ALANAZI, ABDULRAHMEN ABDULHADI M),VAGUE NAME HITS & NSER REGISTRATION [...] ..CAB: VISAS DONKEY - KWT00009RV00 2. ..BOA: ..NAM: ALANAZI, ABDULRAHMEN ABDULHADI M ..NAT: SARB ..DOB: 19JUL1986 ..SEX: M ..VLO: POSITIVE ..CCB: DAMMAM ..COB: SARB ..OCC: TRAINING CADT. ..EMP: NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ..PPT: REGULAR ..PPN: E349265 ..PPI: 23NOV2002 ..PPE: 29SEP2007 ..PPC: ALKHA [...]	2006-03-14 05:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS
06KUWAIT87	A/S WAYNE AND TREASURY DAS SAEED ENGAGE KUWAITIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 7, A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, accompanied by the Ambassador, NEA/ARPI Deputy Director Steve Walker, EB Financial Economist Roland de Marcellus, and Econoff, met separately with Minister of Finance Bader Al-Meshari Al-Humaidhi, Minister of Commerce & Indust [...]	2006-01-10 10:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN ECON KPAL AF LE IZ IS KU
06KUWAIT881	TRIPARTITE COMMISSION'S TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE'S [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 50th session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on March 14, 2006 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, Britain, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),and Embassies Kuwait and Baghdad in attendance. [...]	2006-03-15 10:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT891	FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART I OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the first in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. Debate over proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, continues to dominate political discussion in Kuwait. Reducing the number of constituencies [...]	2006-03-15 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT972	FREEDOM AGENDA: THE PROPOSED NEW LABOR LAW: [...] (U) Summary: The Government has identified passing a new Labor Law as one of its legislative priorities, though Post contacts doubt its passage in the short term. The Kuwait Bar Association held March 13 a seminar to debate the benefits of a proposed new Labor Law. The participants, represen [...]	2006-03-20 09:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT974	FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERAL MP ORGANIZES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) The Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly held March 13 - 14 a conference to mark International Women's Day entitled "Women and Challenging Reality." The conference sought to broaden the growth of a culture of respect for human rights, to highlight human rights problems and sol [...]	2006-03-20 12:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KU
06KUWAIT995	FREEDOM AGENDA: ISLAMISTS SHARE VIEWS ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The DCM hosted on March 18 an "American diwaniya," inviting influential Islamists, both Shi'a and Sunni, to discuss their political views and objectives, the prospects for political reform in Kuwait, and the impact of sectarian violence in Iraq on Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. [...]	2006-03-21 12:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU ISLAMISTS FREEDOM AGENDA
06KYIV4132	UKRAINE: MINISTER DZHARTY ON VANCO PSA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Ambassador called on Environment Minister Vasyl Dzharty October 26 to advocate for foreign investment in Ukraine's off-shore and to request an update on the GOU's Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) talks with U.S. company Vanco. Dzharty stated he favored foreign investment for developin [...]	2006-10-27 15:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG UP
06KYIV4175	UKRAINE: TARASYUK ON COORDINATING FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary. A tired FM Borys Tarasyuk saw Ambassador late October 31 after returning from Estonia and Finland. He diagrammed the current players in Ukrainian foreign policy formulation, stating that his role as the fulcrum was to prevent encroachment by PM Yanukovych's team onto Presidenti [...]	2006-11-03 14:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KYIV4183	UKRAINE MAKES PROGRESS ON WTO LEGISLATION [...] Summary: Ukraine's Parliament adopted on November 2 two laws identified as required for WTO accession. Parliament made further progress on legislation November 2-3, passing another eight WTO-related laws in the first reading, with significantly large majorities. Parliamentary "hearings" on [...]	2006-11-03 17:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV4187	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH ON COOPERATION OR [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with a confident PM Viktor Yanukovych Nov. 2 to discuss Yanukovych's planned trip to Washington in December and the current domestic political situation. Yanukovych centered the conversation around two options going forward vis-a-vis President Yushchenko - cooper [...]	2006-11-03 17:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
06KYIV4237	UKRAINE'S WTO ACCESSION: 11/9 UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The key outstanding tasks for Ukraine to accede to the WTO remain concluding its two remaining bilateral Market Access Agreements, passing WTO-related legislation, and reaching agreement in multilateral negotiations on agricultural support levels. The GOU has made no substantia [...]	2006-11-13 05:30:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV4295	UKRAINE: EMBATTLED FM SUPPORTS ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: "Orange" and embattled Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk told visiting EUR A/S Fried that the U.S. approach to PM Yanukovych and the Party of Regions coalition was correct, arguing that Yanukovych had changed for the better. He noted that the PM's upcoming U.S. visit, and his des [...]	2006-11-17 12:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP
06KYIV4298	UKRAINE: DEFMIN HRYTSENKO ON YUSHCHENKO, [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Hrytsenko told visiting EUR A/S Fried and Ambassador November 16 that President Yushchenko's remote style interfered with his effectiveness, that PM Yanukovych was the most reasonable of the Regions' team in office and that the U.S. was right to seek to work with [...]	2006-11-17 15:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KYIV4299	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO FOCUSED ON KEEPING [...] (C) Summary: In a 40-minute meeting November 17, President Yushchenko told visiting EUR A/S Fried that he was optimistic about making cohabitation work and his ability to move his relationship with PM Yushchenko and his team from coexistence to cooperation. He expressed concern about several [...]	2006-11-17 15:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
06KYIV4302	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH TELLS A/S FRIED: UKRAINE'S [...] (C) Summary. PM Yanukovych told visiting EUR A/S Fried and Ambassador November 16 that he was determined to bring Ukraine to Europe, meaning the WTO soon, and eventually into the EU and NATO. The latter would take time, both to change currently ambivalent public opinion and also to strengthe [...]	2006-11-17 16:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP
06KYIV4304	11/17 WTO UPDATE: UKRAINE MAKES GREAT STRIDES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament made remarkable progress on outstanding legislation for WTO accession during this week, and has now adopted 12 out of 21 required laws. GOU leaders clearly had given orders to move forward on the legislation, likely in order to help smooth the way for PM Yanukovych's [...]	2006-11-17 16:24:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV4313	UKRAINE: ENGAGING YANUKOVYCH, THE MAN OF THE MOMENT [...] (C) Summary. Love him or hate him, the Ukrainian political elite and intelligentsia agree that Prime Minister Yanukovych is the man to deal with right now. Four months ago Yanukovych was painted variously as a puppet of oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, the Party of Regions, or the Kremlin, but he ha [...]	2006-11-20 15:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
06KYIV4315	EXPLAINING UKRAINE'S BURST OF ENERGY ON WTO [...] (C) Summary: Ukraine's recent progress on WTO-related legislation does not mark a shift in GOU policy, but rather demonstrates that fears of the GOU's lack of commitment to prompt WTO accession were overblown. A fortuitous alignment of several political factors may have accelerated the proces [...]	2006-11-20 15:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV4362	UKRAINE: "ORANGE" RIFTS DEEPENING TWO YEARS AFTER [...] (C) Summary. On the second anniversary of the Orange Revolution, November 22, a crowd of 500 or so gathered on the Maidan to commemorate the rise of democracy in Ukraine. Few leaders of the Maidan were there to share in the event. Disheartened by the failure to form a new "orange" government [...]	2006-11-22 16:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
06KYIV4383	UKRAINE: VOTERS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy, representatives from several USG-funded NGO's (NDI, IRI, Freedom House and IOM) and monitors from ENEMO (European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations) observed four repeat mayoral elections this month, all in the central Ukraine heartland which gave plural [...]	2006-11-29 09:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UP
06KYIV4489	UKRAINE: THE RUSSIA FACTOR IN CRIMEA - UKRAINE'S [...] (C) Summary. Discussions with a wide range of contacts in Crimea November 20-22 and officials in Kyiv discounted recent speculation that a return of pro-Russian separatism in Crimea, which posed a real threat to Ukrainian territorial integrity in 1994-95, could be in the cards. However, nearl [...]	2006-12-07 15:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RU UP
06KYIV4537	UKRAINE/LITHUANIA: ADAMKUS LOBBIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus' three-day state visit to Ukraine -- his fourth trip here this year -- was intended to demonstrate a willingness to work with the new Yanukovych government, promote bilateral trade and investment ties, and facilitate cooperation in the energy s [...]	2006-12-11 16:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NATO UP LH
06KYIV4542	UKRAINE: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA [...] As requested reftel, below Post provides updated information on child labor in Ukraine, for use in the preparation of the 2006 report Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Post has chosen to answer each of the questions posed in reftel as "Indicators" under the five topical headings. [...]	2006-12-13 13:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM UP
06KYIV4660	UKRAINE: MR. PUTIN COMES TO KYIV [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a compressed one-day visit to Kyiv December 22, his first since March 2005 and the second since Ukraine's November-December 2004 Orange Revolution. Putin and Yushchenko met for two-and-a-half hours alone, without notetakers. After the for [...]	2006-12-27 16:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU UP
06LAGOS1025	A DIFFERENT PICTURE OF GOVERNOR DUKE [...] (C) Cross River State Governor Donald Duke is intelligent, young and charismatic. The Nigerian media is overwhelmingly favorable, portraying him as one of Nigeria's ablest governors, a bona-fide economic and political reformer capable of higher office in 2007. However, opposition figures in [...]	2006-07-25 11:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KDEM PGOV NI
06LAGOS1042	JULY 12-19 LAGOS AIRPORT SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) met the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) team on July 19 to discuss measures to improve aviation security at Lagos Murtala Muhammad International Airport [...]	2006-07-28 14:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS1133	BIRD FLU SPREADS TO SOUTHWEST NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. The H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus is spreading at an alarming rate in Southwest Nigeria, the region which accounts for about 80 percent of poultry production in Nigeria. President Obasanjo's poultry farm in Ota, Ogun State, reportedly has been severely affected. Many Poultry [...]	2006-08-25 14:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06LAGOS1276	U.S. COMPANY FIRES 1,200 NIGERIANS, PREPARES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. oil and gas service contractor Willbros International will lay off 1,200 employees at its largest Niger Delta site. Insecurity in the Niger Delta has caused oil companies to shut down operations in the area. As a consequence, Willbros' work, which is all derivative of the [...]	2006-10-12 12:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS131	NIGERIA OUTREACH AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Nigeria appears to support the development and use of agricultural biotechnology. In meetings such as the June 2005 Science and Technology Forum in Burkina Faso, Nigerian representatives spoke positively about agricultural biotechnology. Despite this receptiv [...]	2006-01-31 09:08:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO
06LAGOS1352	UTOMI: WHO IS THE CLEVEREST POLITICAL PLAYER? [...] (C) Summary. During an October 19 conversation with the Consul General, Presidential aspirant and Lagos Business School Director Pat Utomi asserted that President Obasanjo masterminded the impeachment crisis in Ekiti State as part of his strategy to sow political confusion in order to postpone [...]	2006-11-14 15:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1419	BAYELSA SENIOR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES IJAW MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary. On November 20 Dr. Godknows Igali, Secretary to the State Government of Bayelsa, told the Consul General and British Deputy High Commissioner he has made headway establishing relations with several Ijaw militant leaders whereby he can now dissuade them from disruptive violence. H [...]	2006-12-12 16:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS146	ALLOCATION REQUEST FOR THE AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria requests USD 250,000 for its Special Self Help (SSH) program for FY06. Given the strategic importance of the Niger Delta to American interests in Nigeria and to Nigeria's very stability, Mission would like to focus our self help efforts on easing tensions and improving l [...]	2006-02-01 16:55:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM SOCI NI
06LAGOS159	TV CO-OP PROPOSAL [...] Summary: This cable is in response to the Department's FY06 TV Co-op recruitment efforts. PAS Lagos would like to propose a TV co-op on "Youth Development as a Cornerstone to Sustainable National Development." This co-op would be led by one of Nigeria's most respected, independent producers, [...]	2006-02-06 07:55:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC OIIP CVIS
06LAGOS184	AVIAN FLU SITREP 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph six. H5N1 STRAIN OF AVIAN FLU CONFIRMED IN NIGERIA --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) In a conversation with the Ag Attache, a source in the Agriculture Ministry said the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Office (FAO) refer [...]	2006-02-08 18:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT EAGR KFLU TBIO NI

06LAGOS210	CHEVRON NIGERIA ENJOYS UNEASY IMMUNITY FROM RECENT [...] (S/NF) Chevron Security Consultant Hamish MacDonald told U.S. Ambassador Campbell that Chevron has not been a target of recent violence and hostage-taking in the Delta but was concerned about the longer term ramifications. He identified job creation and sustainable development programs by st [...]	2006-02-14 12:31:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS260	CONSUL GENERAL AND DEA ATTACHE MEETING WITH NDLEA [...] (C) On February 13, Consul General and DEA Country Attach Sam Gaye (CA) met Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman Ahmadu Giade. The purpose of the meeting was to urge Giade to continue to reform the NDLEA but also to accelerate the pace and expand the scope of this pos [...]	2006-02-21 12:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR NI
06LAGOS275	AVIATION MINISTER SPEAKS OF REFORM, REQUESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General met Aviation Minister Borishade on February 13 for a readout on the aviation industry. Borishade listed his top priorities as airport security, airport operations, radar operations, and funding for training and equipment. He said the Ministry was still wait [...]	2006-02-23 09:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS287	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #8 [...] (C) Constituting the first proof of life since the crisis began, MEND released several undated photographs of the hostages last night. Individual photographs of each of the hostages as well as two group photographs, one showing seven and one showing four of the nine hostages, backed by masked [...]	2006-02-24 17:29:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS3	NEW NDLEA CHAIRMAN PROMISES INCREASED COOPERATION [...] (C) In our first meeting with him, Ahmadu Giade, the new Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),promised cooperation to combat illegal narcotics trafficking would be "the best it has ever been." Consul General and DEA Attach explained the annual narcotics certification [...]	2006-01-03 10:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR NI
06LAGOS339	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 18 [...] (C) Academic Associates Peaceworks Director Judy Assuni provided confirmed proof of life answers for Briton John Hudspith to the British Mission, but no additional information was provided for AmCits Russell Spell and Cody Oswalt. Willbros is contacting Oswalt's colleagues to ascertain his ab [...]	2006-03-07 18:41:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS426	NIGERIA:AVIATION UPDATE [...] (C) The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recently suspended air operators certificates (AOC) for three domestic carriers. The Aviation Ministry and NCAA created several new committees to address airport security, air space management, and personnel training. A separate committee on ai [...]	2006-03-22 15:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS58	THE TWO FACES OF RIVERS STATE [...] (C) Consul General toured numerous development projects around greater Port Harcourt during a recent visit to Rivers State. Power generation and roads are being improved around Port Harcourt. We saw government-funded housing and some evidence of micro-credit initiatives (taxi-cab operators) [...]	2006-01-18 13:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID NI
06LAGOS605	A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NIGER DELTA MILITANT [...] (S/NF) On the morning of 11 April 2006, Lagos Acting Consul Howe, Lagos Econoff Marcinek, and Abuja Poloff Judah embarked on tour of the creeks around Warri Southwest Delta State. The tour was guided by the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities (FNDIC),members who have a close and overlapp [...]	2006-05-05 12:31:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EPAT PREL PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS628	ONE RELUCTANT MILITANT SPOKESMAN SPEAKS [...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Consul General, former Bayelsa Information Minister Oronto Douglas downplayed his role as a spokesman for Niger Delta militants. Douglas is pessimistic the Delta commission recently established by President Obasanjo will yield viable solutions and has refused [...]	2006-05-11 08:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET CASC NI
06LAGOS668	IJAW ELDER WILLING TO GIVE OBASANJO'S DELTA [...] (C) Although at first opposed to the recently-established Delta Commission, Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark has agreed to Ijaw participation in the body. This agreement came as a result of an initially stormy late April meeting between Clark and Obasanjo. Clark's approval was conditioned on O [...]	2006-05-17 14:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET CASC NI
06LAGOS741	IF ANOTHER HOSTAGE CRISIS COMES - FEST COMPOSITION [...] (U) This cable is an action request. See paragraphs 7 through 11. 2. (U) NOTE: This cable was drafted prior to the hostage-taking of 0330 hrs on 2 June 2006. 3. (C) Given the roiled conditions of the Niger Delta, another hostage situation is possible within the next few months. W [...]	2006-06-02 07:46:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL CASC EPET PGOV NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS800	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, APRIL - MAY 2006 [...] Summary: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reported the lowest inflation figures in 10 years with a drop from 10.7 percent in January to 7.9 percent in February. Inter- bank interest rates also declined significantly as the system experienced a liquidity ease following release of monthly sta [...]	2006-06-13 08:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI
06LAGOS82	BREAKING NEWS APPEARS POSITIVE, BUT DOUBTS REMAIN [...] (C) The committee set up to negotiate the release of the Tidex hostages (reftels) met today and announced progress in identifying the kidnappers, and again promised a positive outcome to the crisis in short order. The Bayelsa Governor, as chairman of the group, provided photographs of the h [...]	2006-01-22 17:29:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAPAZ1129	BOLIVIA AND ARGENTINA SIGN ENERGY DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 21, Bolivia and Argentina signed an Energy Integration Declaration in La Paz, promising to revise the natural gas sales agreement between the two countries, including provisions on price and export volumes, create a partnership between both countries' state oil compani [...]	2006-04-26 16:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1159	NATIONALIZATION AS GRAND POLITICAL GESTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: By announcing the nationalization of Bolivia's hydrocarbons sector, President Evo Morales has again proven himself a master of the grand political gesture. Timed to coincide with the kick off the campaign for the Constituent Assembly and accompanied by the symbolic taking of g [...]	2006-05-02 17:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ENRG ECON PGOV SOCI PREL BL
06LAPAZ1285	GOB ON GAS: TO COMPENSATE OR NOT TO COMPENSATE? [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales reportedly stated on May 11 that the GOB did not have to compensate hydrocarbons companies for their losses due to nationalization if such firms had "recovered investments and accrued some earnings." In contradiction to Morales' statement, the GOB agreed on May [...]	2006-05-11 19:16:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1322	MAS HAS STRONG ADVANTAGE ENTERING THE CONSTITUENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party will launch their campaign for the 2 July Constituent Assembly election on May 26 riding a wave of popular support for the President's hydrocarbons nationalization decree. The MAS remains the most powerful party [...]	2006-05-17 12:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI BL
06LAPAZ1384	BOLIVIA: IMF, IDB, AND WORLD BANK UPDATES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Please see paragraph 6 for action request. The World Bank Andean Director met with the Ambassador to solicit support from the U.S. government for the approval of its interim Bolivian strategy during the next World Bank [...]	2006-05-23 18:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1466	BOLIVIA FORMALLY REQUESTS ATPDEA AND GSP EXTENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales' newly-appointed advisor for international trade, Pablo Solon, called on the Ambassador May 31 to deliver a copy of a letter formally requesting extensions of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) and the Generalized System of Preferences [...]	2006-06-01 18:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV USTR BL
06LAPAZ1661	BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE ON TELECOMS CHANGES [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. investor in Bolivia's telecommunications sector relayed to us his concerns about the GOB's proposed changes to the sector -- a government take-over of Entel and elimination of the independent regulator -- outlined in its national development plan released on June 16 (sept [...]	2006-06-20 19:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV BL
06LAPAZ167	MORALES INAUGURATION SPEECH: A MIXED BAG [...] (SBU) Summary. Evo Morales' January 22 inauguration speech was many things: long, rambling and inconsistent, but also direct, passionate and heartfelt. He celebrated international support for his government from the United States, Venezuela and Cuba. But in a less-than-presidential manner, [...]	2006-01-23 21:00:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ169	CHILE'S LAGOS HOPEFUL ABOUT BOLIVIA'S MORALES [...] (C) Summary: During their January 22 meeting in La Paz, President of Chile Ricardo Lagos told WHA A/S Shannon that the U.S. should keep the doors open with Evo Morales to prevent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez from gaining disproportionate influence. Lagos said he had explained Chile's his [...]	2006-01-23 21:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI ELAB CI BL
06LAPAZ1775	OPPOSITION GOALS FOR THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: The two leading opposition political parties, Podemos and the National Unity (UN) party, have had little success in educating voters about their respective campaign platforms. While Podemos has a solid plan for the Constituent Assembly, its repeated criticism of Venezuelan inter [...]	2006-06-28 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1791	FIRST QUARTER 2006 MACROECONOMIC REPORT [...] Summary: Bolivia's positive GDP growth trend continued during the first quarter of 2006 due to high international prices for the country's main exports: hydrocarbons, minerals, and agricultural products. Exports grew by 23 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2005, c [...]	2006-06-29 20:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD BL
06LAPAZ1845	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff delivered reftel information to Bolivia's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) representative, Javier Hurtado, on July 5. Hurtado was optimistic that Bolivia would not follow in the Gambia's footsteps. He plans to contract seven technical team members within the next wee [...]	2006-07-06 15:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PGOV BL
06LAPAZ195	MORALES-SHANNON MEETING: PRESIDENT RECOUNTS [...] (C) Summary: Summary: In their January 21 meeting, WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon told President-elect Evo Morales the U.S. agenda in Bolivia reflected our larger agenda in the region: consolidating democracy, promoting economic growth through free markets and integration, and protec [...]	2006-01-26 15:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ENRG SOCI ELAB BL
06LAPAZ1952	SCENESETTER FOR VP GARCIA LINERA VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera will arrive in Washington late July 19 to push for an extension of ATPDEA benefits. In its first six months in office, the Morales administration has maintained popularity ratings of 70 to 80 percent by nationalizing hydrocarbons, ann [...]	2006-07-19 16:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL MCC BL
06LAPAZ1955	GOB ASKS WHY VICE PRESIDENT NOT ALLOWED TO TRAVEL [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Alicia Munoz summoned the Ambassador July 19 to explain why Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera was not allowed to board American Airlines flight 922 from La Paz to Miami. The Ambassador apologized for the incident, attributing the error to an administrat [...]	2006-07-19 17:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2037	SOCIAL SECTORS TO OVERSEE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23, President Morales announced plans to have social sectors oversee the Constituent Assembly. Morales' statements were strongly criticized by opposition parties and citizen groups. While his recent declarations might be an attempt to reach out to social sectors that [...]	2006-07-27 14:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2112	CENTRAL BANK OUTLOOK POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: According to a Central Bank official, Bolivia's macroeconomic situation is positive overall, with first semester GDP growth of 4.3 percent, strong fiscal revenue inflows, low deficit projections, moderate inflation, high international reserves, and a sound banking system. Howev [...]	2006-08-04 19:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD BL
06LAPAZ2120	STATE OF THE UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a rambling two and a half hour state of the union address kicking off the August 5 Constituent Assembly festivities in Sucre, Bolivia's historic capital, President Morales reviewed his accomplishments to date: delivery of the Constituent Assembly, economic stability and govern [...]	2006-08-08 14:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2197	IDB'S FUTURE DIRECTION [...] (C) Summary: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Resident Representative told Econoff on August 11 that a donor coordination meeting to be held in Bolivia in October would likely fail to meet the GOB's anticipated funding requirements. The GOB's National Development Plan relies heavily [...]	2006-08-14 21:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON BL
06LAPAZ2207	EXPORTERS' EXPECTATIONS OF ATPDEA EXTENSION BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Expectations of an extension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) have begun to fade, as exporters gradually accept that the GOB stands little chance of securing a continuation of existing trade preferences. Even so, many La Paz and Santa Cruz business [...]	2006-08-16 18:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2342	YPFB PRESIDENT RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 28, President Morales announced the resignation of the President of the state oil company YPFB, Jorge Alvarado. Alvarado resigned in the face of corruption accusations related to a contract between YPFB and Iboamerica Trading (reftel). Morales also announced the repl [...]	2006-08-29 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2457	GOB REVISES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB is revising its National Development Plan (NDP) based on suggestions from businesses and social organizations and conducting a debt sustainability analysis with German aid. It appears that the National Development Bank will likely be a second-tier institution, but with [...]	2006-09-11 20:50:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BL
06LAPAZ2563	ASSESSMENT OF NIH PROJECT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Post sees no negative foreign policy implications of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) project described in reftel. Post provides a positive recommendation pending human subject approval, on the understanding that researchers will obtain verbal consent from study participants. 2. [...]	2006-09-21 20:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OSCI KSCA BL
06LAPAZ2599	CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE THREATENED [...] (C) Summary: A Central Bank Director told Econoff on September 21 that GOB cabinet members were increasingly interfering in the bank's daily policy decisions. He lamented "disarray" at the bank due to high level personnel changes and feared that the GOB would change the Central Bank Law to fo [...]	2006-09-26 20:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2638	BOLIVIAN ECONOMY HUMS ALONG DESPITE UNCERTAINTY [...] Summary: Bolivia's GDP grew by 4.5 percent during the first semester of 2006 due to high international prices for the country's main exports: hydrocarbons and minerals. Exports grew by 52 percent in the first six months compared with the same period in 2005, contributing to an increase in int [...]	2006-09-29 18:57:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BL
06LAPAZ2661	GAS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS STUMBLE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Based on the May 1 hydrocarbons nationalization decree's mandate that private firms must sign new contracts by October 31 (ref A),the GOB recently provided hydrocarbons companies with draft contracts and began the first round of negotiations with companies on September 27. U.S.- [...]	2006-10-03 12:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2732	BOLIVIAN-VENEZUELAN MILITARY AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian senate suspended its October 10 vote on a Bolivian-Venezuelan military agreement signed by Presidents Morales and Chavez May 26, postponing further debate to the week of October 16. The agreement provides for a wide range of military cooperation, including high level [...]	2006-10-11 21:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ275	STAFFDEL BRENNAN: GREETING THE NEW BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) Summary: During their January 24-27 visit to Bolivia, staffdel Brennan (House International Relations Committee staff Ted Brennan, Kristen Gilley, Paul Oostburg-Sanz, Mark Walker, and Dan Getz) met with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, newly-minted legislators and ministers, Santa C [...]	2006-02-06 18:36:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI ELAB BL
06LAPAZ279	BANKING UPDATE: CENTRAL BANK, DEVELOPMENT BANK, [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's Central Bank President plans to soon complete his 10-year stint as President, leaving the country in a stellar macroeconomic state, but with many uncertainties looming on the horizon. Several Venezuelan government officials recently met with Bolivia's Bank Superinten [...]	2006-02-06 19:29:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2821	MORALES RAISES EYEBROWS WITH LE MONDE INTERVIEW [...] (U) French newspaper Le Monde published an article October 17 entitled "Bolivia: Evo Morales and the Terrible Conspiracy," in which President Morales said that "the right" (the United States and the political opposition in Bolivia) are conspiring to topple his government. Morales discussed t [...]	2006-10-18 21:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2831	CONFLICT AND GOB'S LACK OF CAPACITY HINDERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the resident coordinator of the United Nations (UN) told the Ambassador that the UN supported the Constituent Assembly as a way to unify Bolivia's population, but was worried that it would end up dividing it instead. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident [...]	2006-10-19 16:57:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV BL
06LAPAZ2946	AMBASSADOR, MOD DISCUSS WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel October 30, discussing a wide range of military issues. San Miguel told the Ambassador that the F-10 weapons have been moved to the army depository in La Paz, and that his ministry would coordinate with [...]	2006-10-30 22:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL SNAR
06LAPAZ2979	ASSESSMENT OF NIH PROJECT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Post sees no negative foreign policy implications of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) project described in reftel. Post provides a positive recommendation pending human subject approval, on the understanding that NIH researchers have received concurrence from related U.S. and Boliv [...]	2006-11-01 20:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA BL
06LAPAZ3040	THE PUSH FOR MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Bolivia's current anti-money laundering regime fails to comply with international norms and is ineffective. Based on INL's recommendations, post has encouraged the GOB to enact a comprehensive money laundering law, including terrorism finance provisions, has formed an informal working g [...]	2006-11-09 20:39:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BL
06LAPAZ3071	BOLIVIA'S TITLE II ASSISTANCE HELPS SLASH [...] (U) Tens of thousands of Bolivian children, many in isolated rural areas, suffer from chronic malnutrition. Many simply lack appropriate food, while others suffer from parasites and infectious diseases that hamper the body's ability to retain nutrients. With PL 480 Title II support, administ [...]	2006-11-15 18:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3079	FINANCE AND PLANNING MINISTERS LAY OUT GOB [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on November 10, Finance Minister Arce told the Ambassador that Bolivia has a positive fiscal balance, but that the government must resolve the inequitable distribution of resources among the central government and regional governments. Arce said that the ministry is [...]	2006-11-15 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV BL
06LAPAZ3223	PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH INDIGENOUS LEADERS, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting with indigenous leaders and analysts, PDAS Charles Shapiro thanked the group for meeting with USG representatives, stressing that the United States is eager to hear their perspectives. The majority of participants voiced support for a democratic, inclusiv [...]	2006-11-29 19:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3346	IDB AND IMF DISCUSS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES WITH [...] (SBU) The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is realigning its USD 400 million of loans in the pipeline for Bolivia with the country's national development plan. The IDB is preparing an interim strategy for Bolivia and hopes to implement a more permanent strategy after the constituent asse [...]	2006-12-11 21:16:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV BL
06LAPAZ3355	SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: ALL HYPE NO SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) On December 8-9, Cochabamba played host to the Second Summit of the South American Community of Nations (CSN). Despite Bolivia's current political turmoil (reftel),nine presidents attended the conference. Cochabamba's lack of experience hosting such a high-profile event was obvious, [...]	2006-12-12 21:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3400	WILL THE REAL OPPOSITION LEADER PLEASE STAND UP? [...] (C) Evo Morales' election in December 2005 was a political earthquake in Bolivia, sweeping aside political expectations that have defined Bolivian politics for generations and at the same time breaking open fissures and offering up new possibilities. While President Morales' popularity has rise [...]	2006-12-18 21:07:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ692	BOLIVIA AND URUGUAY SIGN ENERGY AGREEMENT [...] Summary: The Presidents of Uruguay and Bolivia signed an agreement to strengthen energy cooperation between the two nations on March 13. The agreement provides for the future sale of Bolivian natural gas, thermoelectricity, and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to Uruguay. Although the agreement ex [...]	2006-03-14 19:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ734	MORALES SEARCHING FOR WAY FORWARD ON TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch March 16 President Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera told the Ambassador that the GOB was distressed about the loss of the Colombian soy market for Bolivian producers and they wished to press this concern in Washington. The Ambassador explained that the Colombi [...]	2006-03-17 19:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR SNAR BL
06LAPAZ83	GOB SETTLES INVESTMENT DISPUTE INVOLVING BECHTEL [...] (U) Summary: The legal chapter of the 2000 Cochabamba "water war" has come to a close, with the GOB and two international shareholders (one of them half owned by U.S. engineering multinational Bechtel) settling their long-festering investment dispute. Under the agreement, the GOB will purchas [...]	2006-01-13 20:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ901	JUDICIARY RESISTS MAS ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Constitutional Tribunal's (TC) ruling against GOB intervention in the Lloyd Airlines' case (reftel A),President Morales and Vice-President Garcia Linera went on the offensive against the court, claiming it had accepted bribes from the airline's president. In one [...]	2006-03-30 20:16:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ93	DEALING WITH THE MAS-LED BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) As the Washington policy community meets on January 17 for a Deputies Committee meeting on Bolivia, Embassy La Paz submits the following reflections on how to best engage, or limit our engagement, with the new GOB and President Evo Morales, as well as other suggestions concerning potential [...]	2006-01-17 15:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BL
06LAPAZ937	IMF AGREEMENT ENDS [...] Summary: Bolivia's Standby Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expired on March 31, and the GOB has indicated that it does not want to sign a new agreement with the Fund. The lack of a Fund agreement could jeopardize donations from multilateral and bilateral institutions and [...]	2006-04-03 20:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV BL
06LAPAZ938	BOLIVIA: A CONCILIATORY MORALES RETRACTS [...] (C) During a private dinner President Evo Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera hosted for the Ambassador, DCM and the Embassy's declared intelligence chief late April 1, Morales backtracked on accusations of U.S. involvement in recent hotel bombings in La Paz, denied targeting the judici [...]	2006-04-03 21:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR BL
06LIBREVILLE300	GABON AND SAO TOME MISCELLANY APRIL 2006 [...] (U) Mamboundou's Stay in South African Embassy Ended UPG (Union of Gabonese People) President and opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou, in the South African Embassy since March 21, left his refuge the morning of April 19. A South African diplomat reported that the South African Ambassador [...]	2006-05-04 15:57:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GB TP
06LILONGWE1004	DEMARCHE REQUEST: NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on November 17 to discuss reftel talking points. Chiunguzeni responded positively, but said that he had to consult within the Ministry before making a final decision and sending instructions to New York. [...]	2006-11-17 09:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IO MI
06LILONGWE20	BUSINESSES PROTEST MALAWI'S FOREX PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Malawi's business community has recently stepped up its pleas to the GOM to loosen its foreign exchange policy, let the kwacha depreciate, and back off its heavy-handed informal controls on forex. Embassy has encouraged the local IMF representative to engage the central bank on this issu [...]	2006-01-06 11:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON MI
06LILONGWE224	IMF INBRIEF: MALAWI IS LOOKING GOOD [...] The IMF's quarterly review mission to Malawi began today with an inbrief for the heads of diplomatic missions. The mission leader, Calvin McDonald, described the IMF's directors as "full of praise for Malawi," particularly in view of the GOM's generally poor track record from 2000 to 2004. [...]	2006-03-08 16:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN MI
06LILONGWE269	IMF: MALAWI SCORES SATISFACTORY REVIEW [...] (U) The IMF's assessment mission has given Malawi passing marks in the second review of its 2005 program. Citing strong fiscal performance, the team predicted that Malawi would reach HIPC completion point at mid year. The team expects fiscal difficulty in the first half of 2006, because of h [...]	2006-03-23 07:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON MI
06LILONGWE291	MALAWI NATIONAL HIV/AIDS REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS [...] Summary: Malawi's National AIDS Commission has convened the first review of the national response to HIV and AIDS for the year 2005-06. The conference highlighted positive developments in coordination among all partners, as well as the decentralization of the HIV/AIDS response to the district [...]	2006-03-30 09:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV MI
06LILONGWE428	PRESIDENT FIRES ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika sacked Malawi's powerful Attorney General, Ralph Kasambara, on May 17. The move ends the reign of one of the most politically active AG's in Malawi's history. Kasambara often used his post to pressure the police into making questionable arrests, and masterm [...]	2006-05-18 15:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE437	LUKEWARM IMF REVIEW OF MALAWI [...] (U) Summary. During a May 15 briefing, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment team characterized the Government of Malawi's (GOM) overall performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program as "positive," though there were some notable areas of concern. Some s [...]	2006-05-25 09:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON MI
06LILONGWE442	MUTHARIKA AT TWO YEARS: A MIXED RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika this week marks two years in office, and his record is one of mixed success. Mutharika has undertaken a number of popular initiatives to restore order and accountability in Malawian society, and his program of macroeconomic reforms has won praise from donors. [...]	2006-05-25 09:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE483	GOM PROPOSES TO POSTPONE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: After a year of delay in staging local government elections that were due in May 2005, the GOM has announced its intention to amend the constitution to postpone local elections to 2009, to coincide with the next regular presidential and parliamentary elections. The move will save [...]	2006-06-01 15:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE714	MALAWI APPROVES BUDGET IN TIME FOR HIPC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON THE HEELS OF THE BOTCHED HANDLING OF A CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT BAKILI MULUZI (REF A),THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI MANAGED TO PASS THE NATIONAL BUDGET ON AUGUST 3 AFTER WEEKS OF TENSE, PROTRACTED WRANGLING WITH THE OPPOSITION-DOMINATED PARLIAMENT. THE OPPOSITION [...]	2006-08-15 14:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV MI
06LILONGWE848	REFORMS MOVE AHEAD AS MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM GETS UNDERWAY [...] (U) Summary: Since the official launch of Millennium Challenge Threshold Program activities in April of this year, Malawi has made important gains in addressing corruption and improving public finance management, the two focus areas for the program. The advances have included legislative actio [...]	2006-09-25 15:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN KMCA PGOV MI
06LILONGWE889	MALAWI: THE CASE FOR MCA COMPACT ELIGIBILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past two years, Malawi has embarked on a process of positive reform, led by the government of President Mutharika, that has effectively reversed many years of corruption and misrule. The GOM has decisively taken control of its own development agenda, and has embraced th [...]	2006-10-10 11:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KMCA PGOV MI
06LILONGWE953	BINGU DUMPS TWO TOP MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika fired the Ministers of Agriculture and Economic Planning and Development on October 26, primarily for political reasons. Mutharika has taken over as minister of both portfolios for the time being. The dismissals come as Malawi's political class begins to loo [...]	2006-11-02 13:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE971	MALAWI: POSITIVE IMF REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: The IMF has given a positive assessment of Malawi's fiscal performance and expects the trend to continue in the near term. Malawi's biggest challenge over the coming year will be to manage expectations of a large dividend following recent HIPC debt relief, and to resist pressure t [...]	2006-11-08 09:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV MI
06LIMA1010	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] Peruvian Navy Squadron Commander Percy Acosta told Poloff on 3/8 that his squadron is the end user for the helicopter parts in Ref A. He provided Poloff with the following answers to Ref A questions: CAN THE NAVY CONFIRM IT PLACED AN ORDER FOR THE PARTS LISTED IN REFTEL PARAGRAPH 4? -- A [...]	2006-03-14 21:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC PE
06LIMA1079	BUSINESS SECTOR'S ANALYST FORESEES HUMALA VICTORY [...] (S) A management consultant hired by a small group of Peruvian businessmen to study electoral trends has conducted 54 focus groups nationwide with C-E (lower-middle class to poverty stricken) sector participants. His analysis of the focus groups and polling by the Apoyo consultancy points to a [...]	2006-03-20 21:17:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1099	PERU LABOR LEADERS ON LOURDES/HUMALA, FTA, LABOR,S [...] Peruvian labor leaders reject both candidates Lourdes Flores Nano and Ollanta Humala as too extreme, a situation that could create an opportunity for APRA candidate Alan Garcia were he to take up the cause of the proposed General Labor Law (Ref C). A labor rep from Arequipa described her reg [...]	2006-03-21 18:16:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EINV PGOV PHUM PINS PE
06LIMA1139	ALAN GARCIA'S ECONOMIC PLAN [...] (C) Summary: Should center-left presidential candidate Alan Garcia become President of Peru again, he would most likely pursue an economic program similar to other left-leaning Latin American presidents like Brazilian President Lula and former Chilean President Lagos: generally conservative p [...]	2006-03-23 16:21:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PE
06LIMA1197	HUMALA EXPANDS LEAD, WHILE FLORES INCHES DOWN AND [...] (SBU) Ultra-nationalist, "outsider," Union por el Peru (UPP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala gained one percentage point over the past week (to 33 percent) in the latest Apoyo nationwide poll, performed 3/22-24, expanding his lead over center-right Unidad Nacional alliance candidate Lo [...]	2006-03-27 21:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1229	LIMA MAYOR CASTENEDA,S UNUSUAL AND SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lima Mayor Luis Casteneda has a unique political style that has built him political support among the lower middle class and poor. He eschews vocal populism, letting his deeds speak for him, and approaches municipal governance in a manner more common to business than the public [...]	2006-03-29 19:41:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1284	IMF'S VIEW ON PERUVIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (U) Transmission delayed due to techical problems. 2. (C) Summary. A team from the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Western Hemisphere division met with officials from the five leading presidential campaigns in March. The IMF team spent a minimum of two hours with each group, listen [...]	2006-04-04 17:09:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN EINV ETRD PE
06LIMA1299	COCA COMMUNITIES SIGN UP FOR ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Coca growing communities are signing up to voluntarily eradicate their coca and participate in USAID's Alternative Development (AD) Program at a rate on par to meet the annual target of eradicating 2500 hectares. Uncertainties regarding upcoming elections and the pro-coca rhet [...]	2006-04-05 15:34:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PE
06LIMA1343	VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: APRA OUTWARDLY [...] (C) APRA party Co-Secretary General (and Congressman) Mauricio Mulder, in a 4/3 lunch with Poloffs, was optimistic that APRA presidential candidate Alan Garcia would outpoll Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores and reach the second-round run-off against ultra-nationalist "outsider" Union por el [...]	2006-04-07 18:17:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1344	OAS OBSERVER MISSION AND ELECTORAL AUTHORITIES [...] (U) The heads of the National Electoral Board (JNE) and the Office of National Electoral Processes (ONPE) told Polcouns 4/6 that they were confident the 4/9 general elections will proceed in a free, fair and secure manner. OAS Observer Mission director Lloyd Axworthy concurred with this asse [...]	2006-04-07 18:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1346	ELECTION UPDATE: CAMPAIGNS HOLD FINAL RALLIES; [...] (U) Presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns with a flourish, holding massive closing rallies on 4/6, the final day for campaigning before the 4/9 general elections. Two of the three leading candidates, Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores and APRA's Alan Garcia, addressed their supporters in [...]	2006-04-07 18:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1365	ELECTION RESULTS (64 PERCENT REPORTING): HUMALA [...] (U) With 64 of voting tables reporting, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) reports the following results in the presidential race: Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala 24.9 percent, Unidad Nacional's (UN) Lourdes Flores 23.4 percent, APRA's Alan Garcia 22.3 percent. Humal [...]	2006-04-10 17:50:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1373	ELECTION RESULTS (64 PERCENT REPORTING): HUMALA [...] (U) With 64 of voting tables reporting, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) reports the following results in the presidential race: Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala 24.9 percent, Unidad Nacional's (UN) Lourdes Flores 23.4 percent, APRA's Alan Garcia 22.3 percent. Humal [...]	2006-04-10 20:44:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1473	PERUVIAN PRIVATE SECTOR GEARS UP FOUR-WEEK [...] (S) A marketing consultant hired by top Peruvian business sector leaders to design and implement a four-week public information campaign to promote the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) provided a briefing to the Ambassador and Emboffs on 4/6. The consultant explained that the campaign [...]	2006-04-17 22:12:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET	PROG PREL ETRD PE
06LIMA158	LIMA MAYOR LUIS CASTANEDA ON OLLANTA HUMALA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lima Mayor Luis Castaneda, in a 1/10 meeting with the Ambassador and Polcouns, characterized Ollanta Humala's appeal to Peru's marginalized voters as one of "sentiment," not reasoning. He cautioned that frontal attacks on Humala will backfire and mused that the best way to und [...]	2006-01-13 14:19:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1742	HUNT OIL SIGNS NEW HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION DEAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hunt Oil signed an agreement with the GOP to explore for hydrocarbons northwest of the Camisea natural gas fields. The remoteness of the area makes for challenges in transporting hydrocarbons to market as well as dealing with the expected opposition from some NGO's to drilling in [...]	2006-05-05 18:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA1799	APOYO POLL GIVES CLEAR SECOND ROUND LEAD TO ALAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. A new poll by the Apoyo organization shows APRA's Alan Garcia ahead of UPP candidate Ollanta Humala by 57 to 43 percent. Regionally, Humala leads in the central and southern highlands and in the jungle, but Garcia is solidly ahead in the north and along the coast, and leads by a [...]	2006-05-09 22:28:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA2017	PDAS SHAPIRO/AMBASSADOR MEET WITH HUMALA [...] (U) Visit.. id: 65100 date: 5/23/2006 13:25 refid: 06LIMA2017 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #2017/01 1431325 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 231325Z MAY 06 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0593 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 3412 [...]	2006-05-23 13:25:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2070	WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH COMMENTATORS/MEDIA [...] Summary: (C) Visiting WHA PDAS Shapiro met with Peruvian news media figures in an off-the-record encounter at the Ambassador's Residence on 5/16. Participants described the appeal that Union Por el Peru (UPP) candidate Ollanta Humala's plainspoken authoritarian style had for rural inhabitant [...]	2006-05-25 18:20:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2230	GOP APPROVES DEFERMENT DOE RUN/LA OROYA CLEANUP [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 29, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) granted final approval, but with conditions, to Doe Run Peru's extension request for its sulfur dioxide (SO2) environmental cleanup plan at the La Oroya smelter. Doe Run will have three more years to complete three SO2 treatmen [...]	2006-06-05 21:40:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EMIN EINV ETRD SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA2264	PERUVIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN FAVOR OF FTA [...] (SBU) Summary. In a surprising move, the Peruvian Pharmaceutical Association, ADIFAN, announced its support for the U.S.-Peruvian free trade agreement on May 9. During the FTA negotiations, ADIFAN had insisted that medicines should be excluded from the FTA discussions, as the FTA would limit [...]	2006-06-06 21:29:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD KIPR PE
06LIMA2314	OAS MONITORING DOCUMENTS A FREE AND FAIR SECOND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As was the case in April, Lloyd Axworthy provided energetic and skillful leadership to the OAS monitoring mission in Peru. In a private meeting on 6/6, Axworthy told the Ambassador that his final report, although generally positive, would highlight the need for better GOP inte [...]	2006-06-09 14:34:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OAS PE
06LIMA2373	CONGRESSMAN MEEKS DISCUSSES TRADE ACCORD AND LABOR [...] (U) Summary: During his codel to Peru, Congressman Gregory Meeks met with representatives from the business community and labor organizations. The business leaders laid out a good case for ratifying the accord, citing the probable job creation in the formal sector. The labor leaders said th [...]	2006-06-14 15:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV KIPR PREL PE
06LIMA2437	REGIONAL LEADERS PROTEST CERRO VERDE MINE [...] (C) Summary. Cerro Verde Mine, a Phelps Dodge subsidiary located in Arequipa (southern Peru) was the target of a 3,000 person protest on June 15. Led by a coalition of 14 Arequipa regional mayors, the protestors complained that Cerro Verde contributed less to the mining canon in 2005 than in [...]	2006-06-19 17:44:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ENRG PGOV PE

06LIMA248	OLLANTA HUMALA: KEYS TO HIS CHARACTER, LIKELY [...] (C) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has offered little direct information about his attitudes toward the United States. The absence of direct criticism of the U.S. might lead some to conclude that his ideas about the U.S. are still gestating and possibly could be t [...]	2006-01-23 11:58:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA2534	GARCIA'S ECONOMIC PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 20 meeting with the Ambassador, President-elect Garcia's economic team detailed Garcia's short term priorities, including improving water quality and promoting agricultural exports from the Andes. These programs should begin shortly after the July 28 inauguration, [...]	2006-06-26 18:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID ECON EAGR PE
06LIMA2715	UPDATE ON ATPDEA DISPUTES [...] (SBU) Summary. Four years after the implementation of ATPDEA, the Peruvian Government has resolved six of the nine original ATPDEA disputes. The GOP is working to resolve the remaining ATPDEA cases -- LeTourneau, Engelhard and Princeton Dover -- as well as several other high profile cases, i [...]	2006-07-12 14:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
06LIMA2736	TOLEDO ADMINISTRATION TOUTS LONGEST ECONOMIC BOOM [...] (U) Summary. Outgoing Finance Minister Fernando Zavala announced that Peru is currently experiencing its longest economic boom, enjoying one of the highest growth rates in South America. During a July 11 presentation, Zavala highlighted Peru's 60 consecutive months of macroeconomic growth and [...]	2006-07-13 17:20:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PE
06LIMA2885	HUMALA A HAS-BEEN, SAYS FORMER ADVISOR, NOW [...] (C) Former radical, anti-system presidential candidate for the Union por el Peru (UPP) and Peruvian Nationalist (PNP) parties Ollanta Humala will neither be able to control the 43-person Congressional bloc elected with him nor will he succeed in electing political allies in November's regional [...]	2006-07-25 19:37:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA30	CHAVEZ, EVO MORALES BACK HUMALA AT CARACAS MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala made a surprise appearance in Caracas on 1/3, attending a televised ceremony held by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to honor Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales. Both Chavez and Morales had high praise for Ollanta, who [...]	2006-01-04 20:26:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PE VE BL
06LIMA3016	PERU'S GARCIA EXTENDS HAND TO CHILE [...] (U) During his inauguration, Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez made a deliberate and highly successful effort to improve Peru's relations with Chile. Garcia invited President Bachelet to be a guest of honor at Peru's annual Independence Day Military Parade on 7/29, and Peruvian Foreign Mi [...]	2006-08-02 22:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA3102	GARCIA'S PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN, DEFENSE, AND [...] (SBU) President Alan Garcia has kept his pledge to form a multi-party council of ministers with only six of his 16 ministers coming from the President's own APRA party. Six of his appointees are women, more than in any previous cabinet. President Garcia's Prime Minister is Jorge del Castillo, [...]	2006-08-08 16:50:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON PREL PINR PE
06LIMA3103	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE, [...] (C) President Uribe expressed interest in both early approval of the proposed U.S.-Colombian FTA and, barring that, in a possible extension for APTDEA. Secretary Gutierrez described how both Ecuador and Bolivia had almost certainly scotched any chance for APTDEA extension through recent acti [...]	2006-08-08 19:18:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PINR PE
06LIMA3283	GARCIA NAMES FAMOUS ECONOMIST AS PTPA PROMOTER [...] (U) Summary. On August 17, President Garcia named renowned economist Hernando de Soto as his "personal representative" to obtain the U.S. Congress' ratification of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). De Soto, a world-renowned economist and author of "The Other Path," has reportedl [...]	2006-08-21 12:27:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA3426	ASSISTANT USTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO PERU - SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) I welcome your August 30-September 1 visit to Peru to discuss the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) with the Peruvian government, the local American and Peruvian business communities and members of civil society. The agreement is an important element of newly-elected President Al [...]	2006-08-29 19:41:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV OTRA PE
06LIMA349	COMMERCIAL DISPUTE SUCCESS STORIES - MOTOROLA, [...] (SBU) Summary. Aside from the ATPDEA commercial disputes, Embassy Lima handles a substantial number of other commercial disputes. Over the past two months, three of these cases have been successfully resolved in favor of the U.S. companies. In Motorola's case, the Tax Court disagreed with [...]	2006-01-27 16:40:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE PE
06LIMA3571	GARCIA'S LETTER TO BUSH ON EXTRADITIONS [...] (U) On the margins of a meeting with USTR representatives, President Alan Garcia personally handed the Ambassador a letter dated August 31 to President Bush proposing increased legal cooperation on extraditions of narcotraffickers and expressing a willingness to streamline extraditions of narco [...]	2006-09-08 15:58:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA3572	GARCIA'S LETTER TO BUSH ON EXTRADITIONS [...] (U) On the margins of a meeting with USTR representatives, President Alan Garcia personally handed the Ambassador a letter dated August 31 to President Bush proposing increased legal cooperation on extraditions of narcotraffickers and expressing a willingness to streamline extraditions of narc [...]	2006-09-08 16:03:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA3579	HUMALA'S HEADACHES: FROM ALMOST PRESIDENT TO [...] (C) Summary: In three months, Ollanta Humala has gone from nearly winning the June 4 presidential election to wrestling with a divided and increasingly rebellious congressional bloc and becoming a defendant in a serious human rights case. While Humala's wounds are largely self-inflicted, his [...]	2006-09-08 19:09:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA3618	ORTHODOX ECONOMIST NAMED TO CHAIR PERU'S CENTRAL BANK BOARD [...] Summary: President Alan Garcia named another well-known orthodox economist, Julio Velarde, to chair the Central Bank's Board of Governors, and three other governors as well. The other nominees are the asparagus exporter and former Agriculture Minister (in the first Fujimori Administration) Jo [...]	2006-09-12 13:41:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TBIO PE
06LIMA3823	COCALEROS USE CONGRESS TO PUSH PRO-COCA/ANTI-U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Pro-cocalero congressional representatives ranted about the benefits of coca and the costs of U.S. imperialism disguised as counternarcotics policy at a recent "Coca and Biodiversity" conference held in a Congressional annex. Cocalero leader Nelson Palomino also participated. T [...]	2006-09-27 17:42:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA3887	GOP MEDIATES END OF SIX-DAY PORT STRIKE [...] (SBU) A late-night deal on September 25, mediated by the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Labor and Trade, ended a strike that had closed Callao, Peru's largest port, for six days. Under the deal, the daily minimum wage for longshoremen was increased from USD 9.26 to USD 12.35, with special [...]	2006-09-29 16:24:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ELAB PGOV PE
06LIMA3896	PERU LNG: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: The Peru Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project is proceeding apace, bringing gas from the Camisea gas fields through to pipeline to LNG plant and marine terminal on Peru's coastline. A 2010 export target should deliver $200 million in GOP revenues and community projects per year, with [...]	2006-09-29 22:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA4025	CONGRESSMAN SMITH VISITS PERU TO DISCUSS FREE TRADE [...] Congressman Adam Smith, Democrat from Washington, spent four days in Lima, Peru,(Oct 1-5) talking with government and private sector representatives about the potential impact of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) on both countries' economies, and the state of current Peruvian labor laws [...]	2006-10-10 22:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON CODEL OVIP ELAB PGOV PE
06LIMA4035	CONGRESSMAN SMITH VISITS PERU TO DISCUSS FREE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Adam Smith, Democrat from Washington, spent four days in Lima, Peru (Oct 1-5) talking with government and private sector representatives about the potential impact of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) on both countries' economies, and the state of current Pe [...]	2006-10-11 17:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON CODEL OVIP ELAB PGOV PE
06LIMA4066	NAS MONTHLY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2006 [...] (U) The key developments in September 2006: As of September 30, CORAH eradicated 9,039 hectares of coca. Cocalero confrontation with PNP eradication security in Sion caused a halt in eradication while GOP investigated. CORAH is now working in areas away from populated areas to avoi [...]	2006-10-13 15:14:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA4149	PERU DEFENSE MINISTER: PROBLEMS CREATE U.S. [...] (C) Minister of Defense Alan Wagner told Ambassador on 10/16 that he sees severe problems in the Army, including politicized promotions, a legacy of narco-corruption from the Montesinos era, and downright incompetence in weapons and munitions storage. He requested U.S. technical assistance in [...]	2006-10-23 13:53:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MARR PE
06LIMA4287	PERUVIANS POSITIVE ON FM/MOD TALKS WITH CHILE [...] (U) FM Garcia and MOD Wagner,s October meeting with their Chilean counterparts in Santiago received favorable press coverage from leading media outlets in Peru. In particular, the press reacted positively to the announcement that Peru and Chile would create a joint peace-keeping force. The [...]	2006-11-06 22:30:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA4325	ATPDEA LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ANDEAN [...] Post received the following letter thanking President Bush for his efforts to extend the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) from Bolivian President Evo Morales, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacio and Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antoni [...]	2006-11-09 19:21:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PHUM VE CO BL PE
06LIMA4566	NAS MONTHLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 2006 [...] (U) The key developments in November 2006: As of November 30, CORAH surpasses annual goal by eradicating 10,006 hectares of coca leaf. The GOP's 2007 Eradication Plan awaiting final approval--probably in December. ** Institute for Tropical Crops (ICT) has five-year plan for self- [...]	2006-12-04 20:25:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA461	BRAZILIAN PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR [...] (C) Brazilian presidential foreign policy advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia visited Peru the week of 1/30, meeting with President Alejandro Toledo; Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua and other Foreign Ministry officials; Andean Community Secretary General Allan Wagner; leading presidential SIPDIS [...]	2006-02-03 18:48:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR BR PE
06LIMA4610	PERU: PRESIDENT GARCIA AT 100 PLUS DAYS [...] (SBU) President Garcia's political skills have lent Peru a stability that the country has not enjoyed for several years. While the APRA lost badly in the 11/19 regional elections, some argue that Garcia now can control a divided field of regional presidents and use the results to stave off p [...]	2006-12-07 14:56:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA466	CONGRESSMAN LEVIN'S FACT FINDING MISSION ON U.S.- [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Sandy Levin (D-Michigan) discussed the impact of a future Trade Promotion Agreement in Peru with a broad spectrum of government, private sector, NGO, labor, academic and Catholic Church leaders. The Congressman met twice with President Toledo, the second time to di [...]	2006-02-05 13:16:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV KIPR PREL PE
06LIMA469	EU IMPROVES PERU'S TRADE PREFERENCES, BUT FTA [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 1, 2006, the European Union extended its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for Peru, making Peru one of 15 countries to receive GSP Plus benefits. Under GSP Plus, Peru will be able to export up to 7,200 products duty free to the EU, an increase from 6,900 unde [...]	2006-02-06 12:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA4698	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID [...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes at a moment when the new government led by President Alan Garcia is emerging from its honeymoon period and is beginning to feel popular pressure for action. The message from the June presidential election -- a contest in which Hugo Chavez protege Ollan [...]	2006-12-15 22:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA PVIP PHUM PE
06LIMA4744	PERU'S SECOND CITY LEANS LEFT BUT OPEN TO GLOBAL [...] (C) Despite their affiliation with radical nationalist groups, the recently-elected regional president and the mayor of Arequipa, Peru's second largest city, come across as having clear and sensible plans for economic progress in their region, including orderly decentralization. In recent me [...]	2006-12-20 23:48:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL ETRD EMIN EAID TBIO PE
06LIMA742	CAMISEA II PROMISES JOB GROWTH AND EXPORT REVENUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Peru LNG, a consortium led by Hunt Oil, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of its $1.3 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant, Camisea Phase II. Construction should add 5,000 direct jobs and up to 30,000 more indirect jobs to Peru's economy. Peru LNG is [...]	2006-02-24 17:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA811	PERU VIEWS COLOMBIA FTA AS VIRTUALLY THE SAME [...] (C) Summary. The Peruvian Government has gone on record supporting the U.S.-Colombia free trade pact, emphasizing that neither Peru nor Colombia obtained a better deal. Initial information about the U.S.-Colombia trade agreement has allayed GOP fears that concluding negotiations first with t [...]	2006-03-01 21:50:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON PE
06LIMA86	HUMALA PERFORMS AT POST-CARACAS PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala held a sometimes-raucous press conference on 1/5/06 to explain his recent trip to Caracas. The event showcased Humala's ability to project a plainspoken "country boy" image and to use effective folksy sound bites to answer often- [...]	2006-01-09 22:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA9	PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 2005 [...] (SBU) The Government of Peru (GOP) eradicated close to 9,000 hectares of coca in 2005, far surpassing its goal of 8,000 hectares. This achievement was accomplished through the strong commitment of the Ministry of Interior's eradication force (CORAH) and the drug police (DIRANDRO) that provid [...]	2006-01-03 21:20:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LISBON1289	MFA CRAVINHO VISIT TO TIMOR URGES COMMUNICATION [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho and his advisor Diogo Franco traveled to East Timor on a bilateral mission from June 25-28. Franco provided a readout to Emboffs on June 29, stressing that the visit had been positive in spite of the unexpected resignations. [...]	2006-06-29 17:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN TT PO
06LISBON1341	PORTUGAL - ECONOMY ON UPWARD TRAJECTORY [...] (U) Despite muted warnings over the last few months, the European Commission (EC) for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia recently gave Portugal passing marks for its efforts to reduce its huge budget deficit and undertake structural reforms, in accordance with Growth and Stability P [...]	2006-07-06 15:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PO
06LISBON1805	PORTUGUESE FM AMADO BROACHES PEACE AND TRADE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Luis Amado's first trip to the Middle East since assuming office on July 3 aimed at encouraging regional stabilization, assessing the humanitarian crisis, and establishing greater commercial ties, according to MFA Middle East Officer Lilia Navais. Minister Amado de [...]	2006-08-24 15:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV EG JO LY PO
06LISBON1845	PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN [...] (C) On August 29, the Foreign Minister's Diplomatic Advisor provided Charge d'Affaires with a read-out of Foreign Minister Amado's August 24 meeting with Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal. Bilal asserted that the Middle East needed to be "reengineered" from the inside and that anything [...]	2006-08-29 17:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO IR SY
06LISBON1921	AMBASSADOR - FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Hoffman's meeting with Foreign Minister Amado on September 8 covered the waterfront of issues. The Minister said that he would push hard with the Prime Minister to allow Lajes to be used as a transit point in repatriating Guantanamo detainees (ref a). During recent closed testimon [...]	2006-09-08 16:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER PO US VE
06LISBON2383	PORTUGAL: WHA DAS MADISON DISCUSSES CUBA [...] (C) Summary: During WHA DAS Madison's visit, Portuguese officials stressed a desire to support deeper coordination between the U.S. and EU on Cuba policy. Portugal's new interest in Cuba is largely due to its upcoming EU Presidency, but also is affected by its desire to broaden the trans-Atl [...]	2006-10-23 16:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CU PO
06LISBON2406	PORTUGAL: VENEZUELA SPECIAL COORDINATOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with WHA Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Latin America Director Helena Coutinho stressed Portugal's commitment to a fair Venezuelan presidential campaign with a viable opposition to prevent Chavez from [...]	2006-10-25 16:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE BR PO
06LISBON2562	PORTUGAL ON GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the GAERC, Portuguese interlocutors provided a brief on the relevant issues. Amongst other issues, Portugal believes that Kosovo should not have an army, Israel needs to cooperate with the Rafah crossing project, EU support for the Lebanese Armed Forces is mired in [...]	2006-11-13 16:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM YI SR BK IS LE IR RS UZ CU
06LISBON933	PORTUGAL: NOT READY TO PRESS ON SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) On May 22, Polecon Off delivered reftel demarche to MFA Russian Affairs Officer Ana Paula Moriera. While she acknowledged that Russia had been practicing a creeping influence policy, Moriera said the EU and OSCE messages urging restraint were probably sufficient given the sensitivities [...]	2006-05-24 13:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL OSCE PGOV PO
06LJUBLJANA101	SLOVENIA: DARFUR, KOSOVO, A NEW MOVEMENT: WHAT IS PRESIDENT DRNOVSEK UP TO? [...] (C) Summary: In the past four months Slovenian President Drnovsek has dramatically increased his activities on both the international and domestic scenes. He has put forward an initiative on resolving the status of Kosovo, publicly called for the EU to drop cap subsidies in WTO trade negotiat [...]	2006-02-15 03:05:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DARFR EAID SI PGOV
06LJUBLJANA14	SLOVENIA: POL-MIL OUTLOOK FOR 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In 2006, a new leadership team will consolidate its power within the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) will continue the process of transformation to meet NATO's standards and prepare for the challenges of the future. Slovenia's defense and security [...]	2006-01-06 07:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINR SI NATO
06LJUBLJANA173	SLOVENIA: REACTIONS TO 2005 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Reaction to the 2005 Human Rights Report was varied. The GOS reaction contrasted with last year, as MFA State Secretary Bozo Cerar called in COM to complain about passages in the Report on trafficking in persons, rape, and the government's relations with Slovenia's Muslim minori [...]	2006-03-21 08:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO SI
06LJUBLJANA252	SLOVENIA: INTERIOR MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: At an April 13 lunch hosted by COM Minister of Interior Dragutin Mate discussed Slovenia's regional anti-crime efforts and bilateral assistance to Macedonia; recent changes in the asylum law; latest thinking on dealing with the "erased," and the Hoehn-Saric case, a denationaliz [...]	2006-04-25 21:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SI
06LJUBLJANA329	SUCCESSFUL U.S.-SLOVENIA POL-MIL TALKS HELD MAY [...] (S) The first joint State-DOD pol-mil talks with Slovenia took place at the Slovenian MFA May 12. Highlights included: -- SLOVENE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GWOT (paras 3-5): The Slovenes said they are increasingly willing to share the collective burden and that they intend to maintain their particip [...]	2006-05-25 06:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	MARR NATO PGOV PREL SI
06LJUBLJANA34	SLOVENIA: PRESIDENT DRNOVSEK SEEKING TO MAKE A [...] (C) Summary: At a lunch January 13, President Drnovsek, accompanied by Presidential Advisor and former FM Ivo Vajgl, outlined for COM his proposals to galvanize international assistance for Darfur (reported reftel),his ideas on how to resolve the long-simmering Slovenian-Croatian border disp [...]	2006-01-19 08:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SI
06LJUBLJANA347	SLOVENIA WELCOMES US PROPOSAL ON IRAN [...] (U) Charge delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Bozo Cerar who supported the USG proposal and had the MFA issue the following statement on June 1: Slovenia supports all initiatives for a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue. We welcome the proposal of the US Secretar [...]	2006-06-02 06:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SI
06LJUBLJANA354	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 12 GAERC [...] (C) Polecon Chief discussed reftel points with EU Correspondent at the MFA, Peter Grk on June 7. Grk said Slovenia was supportive of the transition from OHR to an EU Representative in Bosnia and agreed with developing a timeline which would have the transition completed in mid-2007. The GOS [...]	2006-06-07 05:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL SI
06LJUBLJANA379	SLOVENIA: MDA DEMARCHE RESPONSE PRIOR TO JUNE 20 [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points 13 June to Bojana Cipot at the Slovene MFA's Department for International Organizations. Cipot noted that Slovenia's representative has commented that the atmosphere in Geneva in the runup to the Conference is "not positive" and that "political will is we [...]	2006-06-18 23:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS SI
06LJUBLJANA42	Government of Slovenia Publicly Defends Decision to [...] Summary: Media reaction to Slovenia's decision to contribute four soldiers to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) has been intense, dominating headlines since the January 12 announcement by Foreign Minister Rupel and Defense Minister Erjavec. The opposition and its media sympathizers h [...]	2006-01-20 07:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PARM PREL KPAO PINR SI
06LJUBLJANA483	SLOVENIA: COM CALLS ON NEW CHIEF OF DEFENSE GUTMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 20 July COM paid a courtesy call on the new Chief of Defense (CHOD) of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) Lt. General Albin Gutman. Gutman, returning to the CHOD position for the second time, was well prepared and talked at length about the entire slate of U.S.-Slovenia militar [...]	2006-07-26 04:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	SI
06LJUBLJANA501	SLOVENIA TO CONTRIBUTE TO LEBANON STABILIZATION [...] (C) Following up on the August 1 GAERC, Pol/Econ Chief met with Matej Marn, MFA Director of European Affairs on August 3. Marn said the GAERC went on for nearly 4 hours and he felt that the outcome was generally positive. He said FM Dimitrij Rupel made four key points on the need to achieve [...]	2006-08-04 02:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SI
06LJUBLJANA522	SLOVENIA: DESPITE OPPOSITION PROTESTS, NEW IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY. Last week leaders from the opposition parties Liberal Democracy (LDS) and Social Democrats (SD) hoped to take advantage of the slow news cycle as well as this week's scheduled deployment of Slovenia's second rotation of instructors to NATO Training Mission Iraq (NTM-I) for a quic [...]	2006-08-14 15:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR NATO SI
06LJUBLJANA576	SLOVENIA: LOOKAHEAD TO THE IAEA BOARD OF [...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff met with MFA Department of Security Policy Officer Bostjan Jerman to discuss the recent visit of International Atomic Energy Agency Secretary General Mohamad El Baradei to Slovenia and Slovenia's upcoming Chairmanship of the IAEA Board of Governors. Jerman said that disc [...]	2006-09-07 14:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PINR PREL ENRG SI
06LJUBLJANA577	SLOVENIA BIOTECH: EMBASSY HOSTS FARMER TO FARMER [...] Summary. On September 5, 2006 Embassy Ljubljana and FAS Vienna rounded out a year-long effort to create an open, science-based dialogue on agricultural co-existence in Slovenia. Our aim has been to help shape new legislation to reflect a fair and balanced approach to a sometimes emotional iss [...]	2006-09-08 14:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SI
06LJUBLJANA58	SLOVENIA: 2006 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Slovenia is at a critical policy making juncture on agricultural biotechnology. An EU member state since May 2004, Slovenia appears to be taking a more pragmatic approach to the adoption of biotechnology than some of its neighbors. Post sees a window of opportunity to influence poli [...]	2006-01-26 07:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO SI
06LJUBLJANA611	SCENESETTER: SECDEF'S SEPTEMBER 27-29 TRIP TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mr. Secretary, we welcome your visit to Slovenia for the NATO Defense Ministerial in Portoroz, September 27-29, 2006. Since your November 2002 visit, Slovenia has assumed greater responsibility for the projection of security and promotion of democracy abroad and has emerged as [...]	2006-09-21 12:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI
06LJUBLJANA646	DAS DICARLO ENGAGES ON REGIONAL ISSUES IN LJUBLJANA [...] (C) Summary: In October 3-4 meetings with EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo, Slovenia's Deputy Foreign Minister Bozo Cerar, and chief international affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, Andrej Rahten reiterated Slovenia's support for the work of both the UN Special Negotiator Ahtisaari and the Contact [...]	2006-10-13 12:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SI YI SR
06LJUBLJANA66	SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT SEES LEGACY IN DARFUR [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 07:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KCRS EAID PINR SU SI
06LJUBLJANA674	LOCAL ELECTIONS - MAYORS RUNNING THE SHOW [...] (U) Summary: With mid-term local elections just days away, Slovenia is a sea of posters and placards extolling the virtues of candidates and parties in the race for control of municipalities across the country. The most interesting race is to be mayor of Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana. Sixtee [...]	2006-10-20 14:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON SI
06LJUBLJANA675	AMBASSADOR GREG SCHULTE TALKS NONPROLIFERATION IN [...] (C) Summary. During a public diplomacy visit to Slovenia October 16 US Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte met with leaders and policymakers from government, media, and academia to talk about nuclear nonproliferation, US policy towards Iran and North Korea, and Slovenia's role as the Chairman of [...]	2006-10-23 05:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM SI
06LJUBLJANA747	GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR DISPLACED ROMA MET WITH FIERCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Tensions continue to rise in Slovenia as the GoS's proposal to relocate the displaced Roma family of Ambrus (reftel) was met with immediate opposition from the local community. Residents frame the dispute as a problem with law and order, not discrimination. But images of angry [...]	2006-11-17 15:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SI
06LJUBLJANA774	SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO IRAQ A BIG [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 14:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI
06LJUBLJANA822	SLOVENIA: PRIME MINISTER ON BOARD WITH U.S.ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A SHORT ONE HOUR LUNCH DECEMBER 19 WITH COM ONE-ON-ONE, SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER JANSA EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL ENVOY AHTISAARI'S WAY FORWARD ON KOSOVO, SAYING HE HAD ARGUED AT THE EUROPEAN SUMMIT LAST WEEK THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO DELAY INTRODUCING THE PLAN ONCE SER [...]	2006-12-20 15:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI
06LOME529	TOGO: UNCOMPROMISING POSITIONS DURING THE NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. Three weeks after the official opening of the Togolese national dialogue, discussions are moving along at a tortuous pace. In leading the proceedings, dialogue chair Yawovi Agboyibo of the opposition CAR party has been ponderous, as have been the agreed-to procedures. This we [...]	2006-05-22 10:00:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO
06LOME779	TOGOLESE NATIONAL DIALOGUE -- FIRST PHASE OF [...] (SBU) In an August 10 meeting with Commerce Minister Jean-Lucien Savi de Tove on WTO issues, Ambassador asked about the status of the national dialogue. De Tove chairs the Panafrican Patriotic Convergence (CPP) party's delegation at the dialogue. The CPP is one of the so-called moderate opp [...]	2006-08-10 16:23:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO
06LOME813	EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES EMBRACE TOGOLESE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOT has begun to see positive diplomatic fallout from Sunday's successful completion of the national political dialogue (refs a and b). In early September, President Faure Gnassingbe plans to travel to Brussels, Rome, and Paris to be received by top host government and EU of [...]	2006-08-24 10:59:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID TO
06LONDON2212	(U) SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Your visit to Blackburn and Liverpool represents an opportunity to allow Foreign Secretary Straw to reciprocate your hospitality during his visit to Birmingham last October. My wife and I look forward to your visit and to accompanying you and the Foreign Secretary during what promises to [...]	2006-03-24 17:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR ECON UK
06LONDON6159	COUNTERDRUG: ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS IN LONDON [...] Summary. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy John Walters was in London August 8-9 to present at an international demand reduction conference entitled: "The Future of Drug Policies Globally - UNGASS 2008 and Beyond: Reconciling Research with Reality, Rights with Respon [...]	2006-08-22 13:07:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR UK
06LONDON6661	UK UPDATE: PANDEMIC FLU PREPAREDNESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 15:07:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU UK
06LONDON7036	(C) SUDAN: FCO THOUGHTS ON INCENTIVES AND [...] (C) In keeping with the Secretary's speech of September 27, the UK is thinking about possible incentives if the Government of Sudan does the right thing on Darfur, and possible disincentives if it does not. FCO-DFID Sudan Unit Deputy Head James Thornton shared UK thoughts with Poloff Septemb [...]	2006-09-29 16:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID ETTC SU UK
06LONDON7400	(C) TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO BEGIN USING [...] (U) Chancellor Gordon Brown announced October 10 that Her Majesty's Treasury -- on the advice of law enforcement agencies -- had agreed to use "closed source evidence" (i.e. classified materials) in asset freezing cases where there are strong operational reasons to impose a freeze, but insuffi [...]	2006-10-17 16:09:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK
06LONDON7623	(C) CENTRAL ASIA: SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met in London October 23 with officials of the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID),to exchange views on policy and programs in Central Asia. Key policy points: - Both countries seek to bol [...]	2006-10-26 16:24:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON EAID ZK KZ KG TI TX UZ
06LONDON8039	(C) AFGHANISTAN: DAS GASTRIGHT'S MEETING WITH FCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS John Gastright discussed Afghanistan November 14 with FCO, MOD and Cabinet Office officials. On the upcoming NATO summit in Riga, the UK argued that pressing for use of the term "counter-insurgency" in the summit communiqu would invite unhelpful perceptions of a split i [...]	2006-11-21 17:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EAID MARR PREL SNAR UK
06LONDON8106	(C) A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Triesman November 21 and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn the next day, AF A/S Frazer stressed the need to adopt a UNSCR on Somalia flexible enough that frontline states could play a positive role. She al [...]	2006-11-27 15:29:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC SU SO ER ET KE UK
06LONDON8249	POLONIUM SITREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post provided reftel A information on polonium-210 to HMG to assist in its investigation and public response. UK health authorities continue to contact those individuals who may have stayed in rooms at the Millennium Hotel that tested positive for radiation; CA/OCS continues to [...]	2006-12-07 17:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC PTER RU UK
06LONDON8372	U.S. JOURNALIST: TEHRAN MAN IN THE STREET LOVES [...] Summary: (C) An American journalist just back from her third working visit to Iran reports a paradox in popular feeling in Tehran: the man in the street has a positive view of America and hates the current high level of political oppression, but at the same time takes great patriotic pride i [...]	2006-12-15 17:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL KPRP PHUM IR UK
06LUANDA1233	GENERAL WARD PROPOSES BILATERAL WORK PLAN TO [...] (U) Summary: Deputy Commander EUCOM, General William (Kip) Ward, proposed the drafting of a work plan to increase the pace and scope of bilateral military cooperation between the U.S. and Angola during his October 22-23, 2006, visit to Luanda. The work plan will likely combine current coop [...]	2006-11-24 11:37:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR AO
06LUANDA1241	ANGOLA TO JOIN OPEC [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 29, Angola's Council of Ministers approved full membership for Angola in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting States (OPEC). The Council's public announcement said Angola's increase in oil production to more than 1.4 million barrels per day drove its decision. [...]	2006-12-04 14:17:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD ECON AO
06LUANDA1257	ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATES INCREASED WILLINGNESS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. The GRA has indicated to the IMF more interest about entering into a Standby Agreement (SBA) than at any other time in the recent past. IMF reps described meetings with high level government and party officials were very [...]	2006-12-08 11:56:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID AO
06LUANDA1261	ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATES INCREASED WILLINGNESS TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. The GRA has indicated to the IMF more interest about entering into a Standby Agreement (SBA) than at any other time in the recent past. IMF reps described meetings with high level government and party officials were very posi [...]	2006-12-11 11:16:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID AO
06LUANDA1298	ANGOLA SETS 2008 FOR LEGISLATIVE AND 2009 FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Angola's highest political consultative body, the Council of the Republic, met on December 20 and announced legislative elections for 2008 and presidential elections a year later. This announcement confirms speculation that the government will not meet its previously stated goal o [...]	2006-12-26 08:05:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AO
06LUANDA324	ANGOLA: UNITA OPTIMISTIC ON RESOLVING [...] (C) In a March 8, 2006 meeting with Ambassador Efird and AF/S Director Dan Mozena, UNITA President Isaias Samakuva, was optimistic that a solution regarding the substitution of sixteen UNITA National Assembly Deputies had been reached. Samakuva assured the Ambassador and AF/S Director Mozena t [...]	2006-04-05 11:46:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR AO
06LUANDA342	AMBASSADOR EFIRD MEETS WITH NEW ANGOLAN MINISTER [...] (SBU) New Angolan Interior Minister Ngongo told Ambassador Efird that he supports human rights and free elections, and accountability and transparency in police actions. He hopes to continue close cooperation with the USG in ILEA training programs, and engage in the newly funded civilian small [...]	2006-04-06 16:46:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PARM AO
06LUANDA464	ANGOLA: A REALITY CHECK ON THE CHINESE CREDIT LINE [...] (SBU) Since the announcement of a USD 2 billion credit line from the PRC to GRA in March 2004, reports of increases to the credit line, ranging from USD 1 billion to USD 10 billion, have proliferated. Regardless of the promised value, actual implementation of the credit line is gradual and un [...]	2006-05-03 11:53:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PREL CH AO
06LUANDA548	PDAS Pittman Meets with Angolan Ministry of [...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ministry of External Relations PDAS Bobby Pittman committed to additional high- level State Department visitors to Angola; discussed how best Angola might benefit from AGOA, and exchanged views on the voter registration and election timetable in Angola, not [...]	2006-05-30 09:29:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAID AO
06LUANDA576	PDAS Pittman Reviews Angolan Economic Issues with [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings with the Angolan Minister of Finance, Deputy Prime Minister and Director of the Angolan Private Investment Agency, DPAS Bobby Pittman discussed the availability of US Treasury advisors to offer technical assistance to Angola; the state of Angola's negotiations w [...]	2006-06-06 15:39:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV AO
06LUANDA577	PDAS Pittman in Angola: Elections and the Press [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings with international and Angola NGOs working in democracy building and election support PDAS Pittman heard of the challenges faced in preparing for the upcoming Angolan elections; namely maintaining the momentum and enthusiasm for elections when there is no announc [...]	2006-06-06 15:41:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PHUM EAID AO
06LUANDA710	ANGOLA - CATHOLIC CHURCH NEUTRAL, OPPOSITION [...] (C) During the U.S. 4th of July celebration, Graciano Apolonio, a prominent clergyman in the Catholic Church and personal priest to President Dos Santos, stated that the Catholic Church's new Bishop in Cabinda, Filomeno Vieira Dias, was unlikely to comment on the Cabinda peace accord because o [...]	2006-07-12 14:22:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO
06LUANDA812	ANGOLA - CABINDAN PEACE ACCORD SIGNED [...] (C) On August 1, 2006, the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) officially signed the Memorandum of Understanding for Peace in Cabinda. In attendance at this event were the highest officials of all three branches of the GRA, including the acting President Roberto de Almeida. The FCD [...]	2006-08-04 08:42:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO
06LUSAKA1183	Zambia Pre-election Roundup [...] (SBU) Summary: In the lead-up to the September 28 general elections, Zambia's presidential and parliamentary candidates are working hard to get their messages to voters. Although there is widespread criticism that the election campaigns are not issue-based, in campaign speeches and interviews [...]	2006-08-30 05:26:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
06LUSAKA1334	ZAMBIA'S 2006 ELECTION ATTRACTS MANY INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The 2006 Zambian presidential, parliamentary and local government elections to be held on September 28 will be viewed by over 400 international observers, who will be joined by as many as 10,000 local election monitors. The strong presence of observers and monitors will hope [...]	2006-09-27 12:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
06LUSAKA1349	Zambia Election Observers' Observations [...] (SBU) Zambia's September 28 tripartite elections were generally conducted in an orderly and peaceful manner, in the view of Embassy observer teams, which coordinated with observers from six other missions to observe the vote in 342 polling stations in eight of Zambia's nine provinces. Observer [...]	2006-10-02 04:59:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
06LUSAKA1419	ZAMBIAN ELECTIONS: A WARTS-AND-ALL INSIDER'S [...] (C) Summary. President Mwanawasa won Zambia's September 28 presidential election "fair and square," according to an experienced international elections expert who worked closely on the electoral process. The expert also noted serious shortcomings in the management of election results and in t [...]	2006-10-13 14:28:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EAID ZA
06LUSAKA1523	IMF LAUDS ZAMBIA'S ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, BUT NOTES [...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's macroeconomic stability is impressive, but the country's environment for private sector development "needs improvement," an International Monetary Fund team told donor representatives on November 1. IMF officials noted that fiscal management was generally good, the kwac [...]	2006-11-03 10:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ZA

06LUXEMBOURG558	THE GMO DEBATE IN LUXEMBOURG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three members of the Luxembourg government were featured participants at a recent Greenpeace-sponsored anti-genetically modified organisms (GMO) event. GOL officials stated their intent to do only the absolute minimum in order to comply with EU directives concerning GMOs, and i [...]	2006-10-19 09:46:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO PREL PGOV LU
06LUXEMBOURG568	JUSTICE MINISTER WARNS INTERNATIONAL BANKERS ABOUT NORTH [...] (U) In remarks during an October 23 financial seminar in Tokyo, Luxembourg Minister for Justice and Budget Luc Frieden warned financial institutions to be extremely cautious in any dealings which might involve North Korea. As he has often in other public fora, Frieden touted Luxembourg's "le [...]	2006-10-24 13:34:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KTFN ECON PTER PGOV EUN LU
06LUXEMBOURG574	LUXEMBOURG'S BUDGET WILL PASS DESPITE OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Luxembourg introduced its 2007 budget based on an expected economic growth of 4 percent, but recording a deficit for the second year running. Press and opposition parties have seized upon this shortfall and criticized the government for using differing account [...]	2006-10-26 12:51:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON LU
06LUXEMBOURG608	MERKEL WOWS "VISION FOR EUROPE" AUDIENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In her 14 November speech accepting the 2006 Vision for Europe award, German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed her thoughts on the future of the European constitution and previewed a few priorities of the upcoming German EU Presidency. Merkel insisted the document should remain [...]	2006-11-17 16:51:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON LU GE
06MADRID1035	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Spain is believed to be the largest foreign investor in Cuba, though Spanish companies avoid publishing precise data out of concern that such information will be used to further U.S. enforcement actions under the Libertad Act. Cuba is the third-largest market for Spain in Latin America, after M [...]	2006-04-25 12:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SP
06MADRID1037	SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON NATO ISSUES [...] (U) Poloff discussed reftels with MFA Deputy Director General for International Security Affairs Manuel Acerete and his deputy on April 24. Acerete had previously accepted some of the information, but lacked instructions on how to respond. Following are his responses. 2. (C) On Georgia's [...]	2006-04-25 15:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR SP
06MADRID1476	SPAIN: FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE POWELL MEETS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell took advantage of a private visit to Spain on May 23 to meet with Spain's Foreign Minister Moratinos. Moratinos told Powell that Spain is working to rebuild US-Spain relations - which Moratinos said went sour after Spain's pullout from Ir [...]	2006-06-08 16:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SP
06MADRID1490	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on June 8 to review bilateral relations and to discuss regional issues of joint interest, including developments in Peru, Bolivia, Iran, Syria, and North Africa. Regarding the CIA flights issue, Vice President de [...]	2006-06-09 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
06MADRID1526	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING [...] (C/NF) Madame Secretary, your meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos comes at time when the Spanish government believes that it has significantly improved its relations with the US by supporting our efforts in Afghanistan, Iran, the Broader Middle East, and lately even Ir [...]	2006-06-13 17:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SP
06MADRID1558	SPAIN/IRAN: MFA READOUT OF IRANIAN FM VISIT [...] (C) MFA Subdirector General for Middle East Affairs Alberto Moreno contacted poloff on June 15 to respond to the Embassy's request for a readout of the June 14 visit to Madrid of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. (NOTE: Originally, Iranian Secretary of the Supreme National Security [...]	2006-06-15 16:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN IR SP
06MADRID1564	SPAIN ON IRAN, SYRIA, HAMAS, NATO, WESTERN SAHARA, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During meetings at MFA, MOD, and the presidency on June 1, top GOS policymakers told EUR PDAS Kurt Volker and NEA DAS Scott Carpenter that Spain strongly supports the recent US announcement on Iran and will continue its significant commitment to Afghanistan. They said that th [...]	2006-06-16 13:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO SP AF VZ IR IZ WI IS MO GG RS
06MADRID1656	SPAIN TAKES POSITIVE VIEW OF US CANDIDATE FOR NATO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-26 15:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO MARR PREL SP
06MADRID1834	SPAIN/CUBA: SPANISH VIEWS ON CUBA TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary. There is intense public interest and curiousity in Spain regarding what will happen in post-Fidel Cuba. While both the US and Spain clearly share the common long-term objective of a democratic Cuba, it is also clear that we have divergent views on how to achieve that objective. [...]	2006-07-20 15:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
06MADRID1923	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 27 MEETING WITH FM [...] (C//NF) Summary: Ambassador Aguirre had a wide ranging discussion with Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos on July 27, the day after Moratinos, return from the Lebanon Core Group meeting in Rome. Moratinos was very pleased with his treatment by the Secretary during the meeting and especially [...]	2006-07-31 11:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA SP
06MADRID1960	SPAIN ON CASTRO SUCCESSION [...] (C) Summary. Responding to REF A points on the situation in Cuba, MFA Director General Javier Sandomingo told the Ambassador that Spain believes Fidel Castro is suffering from a serious illness and may not resume full control over the Cuban state. Sandomingo cautioned, however, that significa [...]	2006-08-03 07:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
06MADRID1962	SPAIN ON SYRIA/HIZBALLAH AND POSSIBLE TROOP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The MOD Director General for Defense Policy told poloff on August 3 that, although Spanish FM Moratinos has said that it is "very premature" to talk about troop contributions before there is a UNSC resolution, Spain is likely to contribute 800 or more troops to an internationa [...]	2006-08-03 13:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR LE SY SP
06MADRID205	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA A/S SHANNON [...] (C) Spanish interlocutors are very much looking forward to your visit, which they see as the next step in our bilateral high-level effort to spur cooperation in Latin America and an opportunity to hear USG perspectives in anticipation of key regional elections. On the USG denial of authorizati [...]	2006-01-25 16:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
06MADRID2159	SCENESETTER FOR DASD FATA VISIT TO MADRID [...] (C/NF) Embassy Madrid, implementing Secretary Rice's US-Spain strategy, has worked with considerable focus over the past year to put the Spain-US relationship back onto a productive footing. As an important player not only in NATO but also in Latin America, the Middle East, and increasingly a [...]	2006-08-30 11:24:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SP
06MADRID2261	SPANISH MILITARY ON CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS, NATO/RIGA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dan Fata discussed the NATO Riga Summit, Defense Minister Alonso's upcoming meeting with Secretary Rumsfeld, current Spanish deployments, and the NCIS/OSI issue with top Spanish military and defense leaders on Sept 5-6. Fata praised Spain' [...]	2006-09-11 13:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
06MADRID2334	SPAIN SEES ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA AS NECESSARY [...] (C) In a Sept. 13 meeting with MFA Director General for Middle East Alvaro Iranzo, PolCouns discussed reftel points on Syria, stressed that the United States strongly discourages high-level contacts with the SARG and made clear that the USG is not asking third parties to deliver any messages [...]	2006-09-15 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU SP
06MADRID2381	EL PAIS ARTICLE CRITICAL OF ASPECTS OF THE FIGHT [...] Summary: El Pais, Spain's most influential daily paper, and the one most closely aligned with the current Socialist government, has run an article called "The list nobody wants to be on: The system of rosters featuring details of suspected terrorists must be improved, experts believe." The ar [...]	2006-09-22 12:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KTFN EFIN KPAO ASEC SP
06MADRID2596	SPAIN/CUBA: SPAIN DOES NOT WANT LEAD ON JOINT [...] (C) MFA Secretary of State for Ibero America Trinidad Jimenez told the Ambassador October 11 that she wanted to preserve her channels of communication with Cuban authorities and therefore did not want Spain to take the lead at this time in developing a US-EU joint statement on Cuba. The Ambas [...]	2006-10-13 16:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
06MADRID2624	SPAIN: IN ADVANCE OF OCT. 16 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA European Correspondent Carlos Fernandez-Arias on October 13 to discuss Spain's position in advance of the October 16 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias indicated that Spain was in complete agreement on most topics with the United States, but he singled out Kosovo [...]	2006-10-17 07:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE IR IZ UP
06MADRID2630	SPAIN: MORATINOS MEETINGS IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) A senior member of Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos' staff called in Political Counselor on 10/17 to provide a written readout for the Secretary of Moratinos' 10/14-15 visit to Damascus. A scanned copy of this document was e-mailed on the classified system to EUR/WE. We have made [...]	2006-10-18 07:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
06MADRID2632	SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FORMER PRESIDENT AZNAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted former President Jose Maria Aznar for a private lunch at his residence on October 16. President Aznar offered his opinions on the domestic political situation as well as the outlook in Latin America. He also told Ambassador of his satisfaction at seeing improved [...]	2006-10-18 08:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
06MADRID2641	SCENESETTER FOR SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER ALONSO [...] (C/NF) When you meet with Spanish Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso on October 23, you are meeting a man who is vastly different from his predecessor. Whereas ex-Minister Bono is a lifelong politician and rival of President Zapatero, Alonso is a judge and lifelong friend of Zapatero. Bono [...]	2006-10-18 15:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
06MADRID2708	SPAIN: ENRIQUE IGLESIAS ON IBEROAMERICAN SUMMIT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Iberoamerican Summit in Montevideo with Iberoamerican Secretary General Enrique Iglesias (protect) on October 17. SIPDIS Iglesias also spoke about the friction between Uruguay and Argentina, what it would mean if Raul Castro represents Cuba at [...]	2006-10-24 16:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SP
06MADRID2776	SPAIN PUSHING FOR MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials confirmed reports in the Spanish media that Spain is promoting the idea of a new Middle East peace conference, with the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute as its center-piece. Press reports hinted that this Spanish project enjoyed the support of the USG a [...]	2006-10-31 08:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
06MADRID2853	SPAIN AND U.S. COOPERATING TO REMEDIATE RADIATION [...] (SBU) The U.S., through the Department of Energy (DOE),is closely cooperating with Spanish counterparts to address radiation contamination left in southern Spain after a U.S. Air Force (USAF) nuclear accident 40 years ago. What could have turned into a public relations nightmare has actuall [...]	2006-11-07 16:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PARM MNUC SENV
06MADRID2893	SPAIN: DEPUTY FM LEON ON MIDEAST CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging November 14 meeting with MFA Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon, DCM reviewed the state of bilateral relations, relayed USG concerns regarding Spain's call for a new major Middle East conference, and discussed U.S. interest in stronger U.S.-Sp [...]	2006-11-15 17:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE SY CU SP
06MADRID2909	SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON SPAIN,S NEW MIDDLE EAST [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a brief but wide-ranging meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos November 17, Ambassador Aguirre discussed he Middle East initiative proposed by Presidents Zapatero and Chirac at their Nov. 16 meeting in Girona Spain. Ambassdor also took a call from Spanish Nati [...]	2006-11-17 17:52:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SP
06MADRID2910	SPAIN ON NATO/AFGHANISTAN ISSUES FOR RIGA [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points on the need for increased commitment to the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan to MOD Policy Director ADM Francisco Torrente on November 17. DCM emphasized that while the US appreciates Spain's solid contribution in the west, NATO faces a strong challenge in the [...]	2006-11-17 18:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO SP
06MADRID293	SPAIN: CHIEF PROSECUTOR FORCED TO QUIT [...] (U) Attorney General Candido Conde Pumpido forced the Chief Prosecutor of Spain's National Court, Eduardo Fungairino, to step down for alleged mismanagement of terrorism cases under his supervision. Fungairino, a highly-respected 26-year veteran of the National Court, will move to a position [...]	2006-02-03 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER SP
06MADRID2955	SPAIN DOES NOT AGREE WITH KOSOVO TIMEFRAME [...] (C) DCM met with Alberto Navarro, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union, on November 24 to discuss Spain's position on the timing of the Kosovo status process. DCM reviewed reftel demarche with Navarro point by point and stressed the U.S. position of moving quickly in Kosovo to a [...]	2006-11-27 16:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI SP
06MADRID2993	A/S Shannon's November 30, 2006 meeting with Haitian PM [...] (U) November 30, 2006; 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Intercontinental Hotel, Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon USAID LAC A/A Adolfo Franco WHA/CAR Director Brian A. Nichols (notetaker) Stephanie Ragals, Interpreter Haiti Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard [...]	2006-12-04 13:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN KCRM UN HA
06MADRID3005	SPAIN ON IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] (C) The DCM discussed Iran's upcoming elections with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on December 5. Reviewing reftel talking points, the DCM emphasized the U.S. objective of highlighting the profound flaws in the Iranian electoral process. 2. (C) Dezcallar said [...]	2006-12-07 09:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR
06MADRID3008	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Spain is believed to be the largest foreign investor in Cuba, though Spanish companies avoid publishing precise data out of concern that such information will be used to further U.S. enforcement actions under the Libertad Act. Cuba is the third-largest market for Spain in Latin America, af [...]	2006-12-07 10:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
06MADRID3086	SPAIN: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Spanish Deputy Health Minister Fernando Puig told the DCM December 7 that he believed that the threat of Avian Influenza had been exaggerated and that the health systems in place in the developed world, including in Spain, should be able to contain and limit the impact of any future out [...]	2006-12-22 10:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU PREL SP
06MADRID3095	SPAIN/CUBA: SPANISH DOCTOR CONSULTS ON CASTRO [...] (U) Spanish media reported that Doctor Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, Chief Surgeon of the Community of Madrid's Gregorio Maranon Hospital, had examined Fidel Castro for 90 minutes on December 21. Garcia Sabrido asserted on December 26 that "as far as I know, Castro does not have cancer." Garcia S [...]	2006-12-27 15:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
06MADRID32	SPAIN'S MEASURED WELCOME OF EVO MORALES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales met in Madrid on January 4 with the King, President Zapatero, the Foreign and Industry Ministers, and business leaders. The GOS focused Morales' visit on economic issues, including Spanish energy company Repsol's billion dollar investment in [...]	2006-01-05 16:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP BO
06MADRID35	SPAIN: DEPUTY FM ON "MODERATE" EVO MORALES VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon called Charge on January 5 to pass on his impressions of Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales' meeting with Foreign Minister Moratinos. Leon assessed that the meeting was a good introduction but not very substantive. He noted that Morales [...]	2006-01-09 15:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP BO
06MADRID74	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES REFERS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY THE SPANISH POLICE, IN A RECENT ANTI- TERR [...]	2006-01-12 16:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP ET AL FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ
06MADRID76	SPAIN/VENEZUELA: REACTION TO DENIAL OF LICENSE FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on January 12 to advise him of the USG decision to deny the Spanish technology transfer license request related to the sale of Spanish aircraft to the Venezuelan government. Moratinos expressed frustration, saying it would [...]	2006-01-12 17:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
06MADRID766	ETA CEASEFIRE: MAJOR POLITICAL VICTORY FOR ZAPATERO [...] (U) Summary. The recent announcement of a permanent ceasefire by the Basque separatist terror group ETA was met with cautious optimism by a public that recalls ETA's abandonment of previous truces. However, there is a sense that ETA's declining military fortunes and Zapatero's readiness to e [...]	2006-03-30 14:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL SP
06MADRID779	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-31 10:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP UN
06MADRID857	SPAIN: ZAPATERO ANNOUNCES SURPRISE CHANGES TO [...] (SBU) Summary. In a surprise announcement April 7, President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero named new Defense, Interior and Education Ministers. Jose Bono is out as Defense Minister, to be replaced by Jose Antonio Alonso who moves over from his post as Interior Minister. Current Socialist spokesman i [...]	2006-04-07 15:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
06MADRID934	SPAIN'S OPPOSITION POPULAR PARTY: LOSING THE [...] (U) Summary. Two years after it lost in the dramatic elections of March 14, 2004 -- three days after the March 11 terrorist attacks -- Spain's main opposition party, the Partido Popular (PP) finds itself outmaneuvered and either isolated with radical nationalists or forced to collaborate with the S [...]	2006-04-17 17:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SP
06MANAGUA1114	RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN AND HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Ambassador Domingo Salinas, Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry (MFA),on May 19 to discuss points in reftel. Salinas explained that he would need to discuss the issue with his counterparts in relevant GON agencies before offering a f [...]	2006-05-22 20:21:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF NU CU
06MANAGUA1180	REARRANGING THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC: RIZO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fear and ambition got the better of Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) presidential candidate Jose Rizo, who set aside his earlier commitment to withdraw his candidacy and join Eduardo Montealegre if PLC caudillo Arnoldo Aleman and the party's leadership did not remove undesirabl [...]	2006-06-02 17:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KCOR NU ECON
06MANAGUA124	NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: JINOTEGA [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with political, religious, and economic leaders in Jinotega department reveal an affinity across the Liberal spectrum for dissident presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre, although Liberal leaders acknowledged that local campesinos -- the majority of the populati [...]	2006-01-23 20:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA1383	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STATE DEPARTMENT [...] (S) Summary/Introduction: Your visit to Nicaragua allows you to reiterate U.S. opposition to the Sandinista (FSLN)-Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) pact and assure the Nicaraguan people that we share their desire for free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections. Your presence will also co [...]	2006-06-23 17:16:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MARR MOPS KDEM ECON EFIN
06MANAGUA1400	NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: RIO SAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Nicaraguan department of Rio San Juan is largely rural and a majority of the population has voted Liberal in every election since 1990. The FSLN has, however, captured a consistently large minority of the vote. Local political, religious, and community leaders disagree on [...]	2006-06-27 16:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA1505	ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON,S MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, A/S Shannon discussed with Foreign Minister Norman Caldera election concerns and the OAS' role, the Hugo Chavez factor, and how best to "stop the clock" on constitutional changes due to go into effect in January 2007. Caldera believed the OAS and other observers sho [...]	2006-07-10 16:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA1534	ARCHBISHOP BRENES SHARES VIEWS ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 26, Assistant Secretary Shannon discussed with Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano the Archbishop's perspectives on democracy and governance in Nicaragua and the upcoming November 5 elections. Brenes hoped the elections would be fair, peaceful, and inclusive, and voice [...]	2006-07-12 17:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN PGOV
06MANAGUA1571	BOAQUENOS TALK ELECTIONS WITH AMBASSADOR, FEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's recent trip to Boaco, interlocutors fretted that Sandinista (FSLN) leader Daniel Ortega may win the November election by excluding large numbers of potential voters and committing fraud on Election Day. While Boaco is a predominately Liberal department, the [...]	2006-07-18 22:06:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM ECON EFIN NU
06MANAGUA1572	MRS CANDIDATE JARQUIN: "WE ARE THE RESPONSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: New MRS presidential candidate Edmundo Jarquin assured Ambassador that he will continue deceased candidate Herty Lewites' strategy of pursuing "responsible" social and economic policies and a productive relationship with the USG. Jarquin admitted that he struggles with name recog [...]	2006-07-18 22:36:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA1630	CEDULA CRISIS FORCES EDG TO RECONSIDER PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: The Nicaraguan Elections Donor Group (EDG) decided to reconsider releasing a public statement regarding the electoral process after leaders of the NGO Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) gave a presentation on their recent investigation revealing that large segments of the population a [...]	2006-07-26 13:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM GM CA DA SP FI JA NO NL SW
06MANAGUA1678	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL BURTON/DAVIS [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the members of Codel Burton/Davis to Nicaragua and has developed an agenda that addresses the Codel's interest in discussing the upcoming elections with major political parties, registering bi-partisan support for free, fair and transparent election process, and witn [...]	2006-07-31 22:22:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON OVIP KDEM NU
06MANAGUA1717	CEDULA APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Under pressure from Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) and other civil society groups (reftel),Nicaragua's National Assembly voted on August 4 to extend the deadline for soliciting the national voter/ID card from August 6 to August 21. The media reported and CSE officials confirmed a [...]	2006-08-08 19:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA1731	NICARAGUA ELECTIONS: FSLN CONFIDENT OF FIRST ROUND [...] (C) Summary: With FSLN internal polls supposedly demonstrating an 8-10 point lead over the nearest challenger, FSLN Foreign Affairs officer Samuel Santos is confident that perennial FSLN presidential candidate Daniel Ortega can win in the first round of elections. The FSLN's confidence was fu [...]	2006-08-09 22:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA1953	FSLN GOVERNMENT PLAN, PART I [...] SUMMARY: The Sandinista Front for National Liberation's (FSLN) government plan for the upcoming election promises a world of social programs and "quick fixes" to real problems while ignoring past statements and actions. FSLN presidential candidate Daniel Ortega expanded the plan and made his [...]	2006-09-06 17:00:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA1990	CAFTA SUCCESS STORIES: "NICARAGUA'S ON TOP" [...] (U) Trade statistics and investor interest support the view that CAFTA-DR is having an immediate and positive effect on the Nicaraguan economy since coming into effect on April 1. Dramatic increases in exports have been logged, though one has to take the seasonal nature of agriculture into ac [...]	2006-09-11 22:57:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EINV ECIN ECON NU
06MANAGUA2044	NICARAGUA: ENSURING DEMOCRATIC CONTINUITY IN THE [...] (S) INTRODUCTION: Our election priorities in Nicaragua have not changed since our February 24 update (Ref. D): support clean, fair, credible, and inclusive national elections; keep Nicaragua on the democratic path; and, end the Ortega-Aleman pact's control of the political system. Our four-p [...]	2006-09-18 19:45:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2061	MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP BRENES [...] (C) Summary: Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes recently told visiting WHA/CEN director and emboffs that better organization and a clearer message appear to be giving Daniel Ortega's Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) an edge in the race. He believes that Edmundo Jarquin and Eduardo Montea [...]	2006-09-19 19:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAGUA2065	UPDATED SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL BURTON [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post welcomes the members of Codel Burton to Nicaragua and has developed an agenda that addresses the Codel's interest in discussing the upcoming elections with major political parties, registering bi-partisan support for a free, fair and transparent election process, and visiting [...]	2006-09-19 23:54:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON OVIP KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2077	MARTINEZ CUENCA WORRIED ABOUT AN ORTEGA WIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting with Polcouns and emboffs on 11 September, Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca voiced his concern that savvy Sandinista campaigning and a weak and distracted center-right have strengthened Daniel Ortega's campaign. Th [...]	2006-09-21 15:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV SOCI
06MANAGUA2116	NICARAGUA ELECTIONS UPDATE: WHERE WE ARE NOW [...] (C) Summary: Sandinista Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega remains stagnant in the polls, though within striking distance of victory (using fraudulent means),while the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) under Eduardo Montealegre and the Sandinista Renovation Movement's (MRS) Edmundo Jarquin [...]	2006-09-26 18:49:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA2136	ISRAEL LEWITES OPTIMISTIC OF MRS CHANCES [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 20:50:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAGUA2158	MONTEALEGRE TELLS CODEL HE'S NICARAGUA'S BEST [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Burton, the Ambassador, and DCM met with Eduardo Montealegre, Adolfo Arguello, and Mario Rapacciolli on 23 September to discuss the progress of Montealegre's presidential campaign, the strength of his Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) party, and the corrosive effects [...]	2006-09-29 21:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2161	NICARAGUAN POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of four political parties contesting Nicaragua's November 5 national elections pledged to support (more or less) the Nicaraguan Defense White Paper should their party come to power. Enthusiasm for White Paper policy goals varied, however, between officials of the [...]	2006-09-29 22:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR NU
06MANAGUA2180	ALN PLANNING FOR A ROUGH ROAD AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Drawing on Emboffs' recent meetings with various members of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN),this cable provides a comprehensive view of where the party stands five weeks before election day. Although most local polls continue to show Eduardo Montealegre as the second-stro [...]	2006-10-03 17:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2222	ADVANCING MCA GOALS: THE VISIT OF CEO JOHN [...] (U) Summary. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO John Danilovich visited Nicaragua September 20-22 to meet with MCC-Nicaragua board members and staff, inaugurate MCC-Nicaragua projects, and participate in the launch of the first Investor Summit for West Nicaragua with President Enrique [...]	2006-10-06 23:24:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ELTN ECON KMCA NU
06MANAGUA2225	NICARAGUAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS -- WHAT DO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The presidential polls from March to the most recent in September all point to the likelihood of a runoff in the November 5 presidential election. From poll to poll the candidates have gained and lost percentage points, but none of the candidates has attained the level (40 per [...]	2006-10-07 00:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAGUA2248	CODEL BURTON MEETS WITH EDMUNDO JARQUIN, FORMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides a readout of several meetings Congressman Dan Burton held with various members of the political class during his 22-24 September visit. The congressman spoke with Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) candidate Edmundo Jarquin during which Jarquin reaffirmed h [...]	2006-10-11 00:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2249	FSLN MOUNTING STRONG CAMPAIGN, CONVINCED OF VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently met with Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca and FSLN foreign affairs director Samuel Santos to discuss the party's progress in the election campaign and examine the FSLN governing platform. Both figures reported that [...]	2006-10-11 00:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2286	OAS EOM POSITIVE ON NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The technical team leading the OAS' electoral observation mission (EOM) in Nicaragua appeared generally positive during a recent briefing regarding preparations for the November 5 national elections, although they noted some areas of concern. Technical mission chief Patricio Ga [...]	2006-10-17 16:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID OAS NU
06MANAGUA2432	NICARAGUA: OPIC CEO MOSBACHER PROMOTES FUNDS FOR [...] (U) Summary. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Mosbacher, Jr. visited Managua on October 18 to announce five OPIC-sponsored investment funds and lending programs available for Nicaragua. In a day-long series of high-level meetings and [...]	2006-11-01 22:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON ECIN NU
06MANAGUA2453	VENEZUELAN DIESEL SALES - NOT MUCH BEEF [...] (SBU) Summary: As of October 24, Venezuela delivered two shipments of diesel fuel to Nicaragua. The first delivery of 84,000 gallons eventually went to mayors for local distribution and sale. Five Managua bus cooperatives agreed to buy the second phantom shipment of 800,000 gallons in exchan [...]	2006-11-03 20:26:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON PGOV EINV NU
06MANAGUA2466	SIT REP 2 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: With the results of 60 percent of the voting tables (JRVs) in, Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega enjoys an eight-point lead over his closest competitor, Eduardo Montealegre of the Liberal Nicaraguan Alliance (ALN),and will likely win the ele [...]	2006-11-07 23:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2492	ONCE UPON A NICARAGUAN ELECTION: TALES OF A U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy community contributed 46 observers to the international force on November 5th. Traveling to each of Nicaragua's 17 departments, observer teams left by plane and automobile early on Saturday the 4th. Their collective experiences paint a colorful picture of Nicarag [...]	2006-11-09 22:50:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA2518	THE TORTOISE AND THE HARES -- WHY ORTEGA WON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega won Nicaragua's presidential election after surpassing the low 35% threshold required to win on the first round and with 4 percentage points below what he received in the 2001 race. While the lion's share of the [...]	2006-11-14 23:02:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2531	SIT REP 6 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) has released final results for the presidential and provisional results for the congressional elections amidst complaints from the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN),Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) and some observer groups that these talli [...]	2006-11-17 00:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2546	SIT REP 8 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The deadline for political parties to submit formal complaints regarding the vote count has passed. The OAS has noted some anomalies in the National Assembly race, but claims they were mostly resolved. According to an analysis of the election observation effort presented by the [...]	2006-11-20 23:27:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2548	EVANGELICALS PLEDGE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ALN [...] (SBU) Summary: Evangelical leaders recently pledged to continue to support the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN),led by Eduardo Montealegre, as long as that party continues to uphold Christian values. The reverends noted that Montealegre has a chance to consolidate the party and draw more di [...]	2006-11-21 17:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NU
06MANAGUA256	CLOCK TICKING ON CAFTA IPR REFORMS IN NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Trade Alejandro Arguello told Econoffs on February 1 that he expects a tough fight on the IPR portion of a legislative package that must be approved in the National Assembly before CAFTA-DR enters into force. Arguello indicated that the IPR reforms will likely motiva [...]	2006-02-02 21:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NU
06MANAGUA2565	ORTEGA SENDS FIRST ECONOMIC SIGNALS [...] (U) Summary: Starting November 8, President-elect Daniel Ortega delivered several public and private messages aimed at reassuring listeners that his next presidency will not represent a return to the Marxism of his past. He emphasized that there would be no "dramatic changes" in Nicaragua's [...]	2006-11-22 23:04:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NU
06MANAGUA2599	NICARAGUA: ZOILAMERICA NARVAEZ VOWS TO CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zoilamerica Narvaez, the stepdaughter of Nicaragua's president-elect Daniel Ortega and daughter of future first lady Rosario Murillo, remains committed in her quest to bring justice to the case of alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather during the 1980s, and of the failure of the [...]	2006-11-29 22:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KWMN NU PGOV PREL
06MANAGUA2608	A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH NICARAGUAN [...] (C) Summary: In his cordial yet measured meeting with WHA Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon, Nicaraguan President-elect Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) stated his desire for "productive relations" with the USG. Ortega discussed his plans to fight pov [...]	2006-11-30 22:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAID KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2611	ELECTION OUTCOME -- THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY: Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) President-elect Daniel Ortega realizes that our recognition of his minority government is critical to the continuation of our assistance programs, much-needed foreign investment, and to some degree, the policies of the internationa [...]	2006-12-01 16:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2615	MONTEALEGRE TO A/S SHANNON: I WILL GIVE ORTEGA THE [...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon discussed with former Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre the election outcome, the future of bilateral relations, and Montealegre's future role in ensuring Nicaragua remains on a democratic [...]	2006-12-01 18:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2616	A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH BUSINESS LEADER KRUGER [...] (U) Summary: On November 28, Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon, Ambassador Paul Trivelli, and Nicaraguan business leader Erwin Kruger briefly discussed a broad spectrum of post-election business and political topics relevant to President-elect Ortega's upcoming presidency, including the frai [...]	2006-12-01 21:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM PGOV PREL NU
06MANAGUA2617	BOLANOS TO A/S SHANNON: "WE HAVE TO CORRAL ORTEGA" [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 28 lunch hosted for Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon, President Bolanos and his advisors shared their insights and concerns about an Ortega presidency and outlined the key points of a liberal opposition strategy. President Bolanos opined that Ortega has littl [...]	2006-12-01 22:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON KDEM NU PGOV
06MANAGUA2624	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS WITH FSLN [...] (C) Summary: Following up on Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's recent meeting with President-elect Daniel Ortega (Ref. B),Ambassador, DCM and polcouns met with Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos to discuss next steps in our bilateral relat [...]	2006-12-04 14:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2717	NICARAGUA KICKS OFF "CALL AND LIVE" ANTI-TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Inter American Development Bank (IDB),the International Organization for Migration (IOM),the Ricky Martin Foundation, and UNICEF launched the Nicaraguan "Llama y Vive" (Call and Live) anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) campaign December 6 with the participation of the Minist [...]	2006-12-19 19:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREL
06MANAGUA2741	DISCUSSIONS ON NEXT STEPS WITH FSLN INTERMEDIARY [...] (C) Summary: During Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos' recent meeting with DCM and polcouns, he confirmed his appointment as Foreign Minister and requested to meet with State Department officials in Washington before President-elect Daniel Or [...]	2006-12-21 16:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM ECON ENGR MARR PTER NU
06MANAGUA275	NICARAGUA ONE STEP CLOSER TO CAFTA RATIFICATION: [...] (SBU) Summary: Denis Salgado, Nicaragua,s Director General of Animal and Plant Health, told Econoffs on February 2 that the Ministry of Agriculture (MAGFOR) has found the U.S. meat and poultry inspection system &equivalent8 to the Nicaraguan inspection regime. This essential step for entry i [...]	2006-02-06 16:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD NU
06MANAGUA418	NICARAGUA 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) During the 2005-2006 reporting period, Nicaraguan government has made important progress in all areas of its fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP),including prevention and detection, victim assistance, and prosecution of traffickers. Nicaraguan police dismantled two major traffick [...]	2006-02-23 14:28:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NU
06MANAGUA440	IMPASSE ON DBCP LAWSUITS UNDER NICARAGUA'S SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary: In Embassy,s view, the only way out of the current impasse over Special Law 364, which targets U.S. companies in Nicaragua for past use of the pesticide DBCP on banana plantations, is through a negotiated political resolution. However, such a resolution will be very difficult to obtain [...]	2006-02-27 21:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD KIDE KIPR CVIS PREL BEXP NU
06MANAGUA519	INVESTIGATION OF FSLN ABUSES HAS ORTEGA ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The CPDH human rights organization has completed its initial trip to the Atlantic coast to investigate and document 1980s Sandinista human rights abuses in the region. The group's initial findings received widespread media attention immediately prior to the March 5 Atlantic coa [...]	2006-03-08 20:46:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM NU
06MANAGUA556	NICARAGUA ATLANTIC COAST ELECTIONS: PLC SUPREME IN [...] (C) Summary: Preliminary results for the allocation of seats on the Councils of the South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS) and North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) indicate that the PLC will win enough positions to control the RAAS without having to form an alliance with another party. In [...]	2006-03-13 19:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SNAR SOCI NU

06MANAGUA568	NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: ESTELI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meetings with political and economic leaders in the department of Esteli suggest that the Sandinistas (FSLN) continue to dominate the city of Esteli and that this strength, combined with a solid organization, will be enough to ensure an FSLN victory in the department in November [...]	2006-03-14 16:50:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA576	NICARAGUA'S CAFTA ENVIRONMENTAL & LABOR PROJECT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 22:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD SENV
06MANAGUA579	FSLN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF CLAIMS ORTEGA SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Sandinista (FSLN) foreign affairs advisor Samuel Santos insists that Daniel Ortega seeks positive, constructive relations with the U.S. government. Santos decried to polcouns, poloff, and visiting INR analyst on March 13 the USG's "loss of interest" in its American neighbors, wh [...]	2006-03-14 23:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
06MANAGUA609	NICARAGUAN REGIONAL REPORTING--SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an elections reporting trip to the northwestern departments of Esteli and Madriz March 8-10 (reported in reftels),emboffs discussed a variety of economic and social issues with local leaders, including representatives of most major political parties, the Catholic Chur [...]	2006-03-16 19:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ELAB ECON EFIN KIRF SMIG NU
06MANAGUA645	PUTTING IPR TO MUSIC IN NICARAGUA HELPED PASS [...] (SBU) Summary: Between March 16 and March 21, the Nicaraguan National Assembly passed several IPR and penal code reforms, and ratified the Budapest Treaty, which was required for entry into force of DR-CAFTA by April 1. Despite concerns presented by Ministry of Trade (MIFIC) officials and mem [...]	2006-03-22 22:36:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NU
06MANAGUA711	ARELLANO DISCUSSES DEFECTION TO ALN-PC, ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Outspoken National Assembly deputy Delia Arellano plans to actively recruit "converts" in the evangelical community to support presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre now that she has become a member of Montealegre's ALN-PC caucus (reftel). Arellano backs a proposal to chose a [...]	2006-03-30 16:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR SOCI NU
06MANAGUA715	LEON: SANDINISTA BASTION WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, MCC [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's recent trip to Leon department, the upcoming November national elections were on the tongues of all interlocutors. The cradle of Liberalism, intellectual Leon is now a Sandinista (FSLN) bastion, with ten of its eleven mayors in the department FSLN militants. [...]	2006-03-30 22:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KMCA EFIN ECON
06MANAGUA763	NICARAGUA SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP IN U.N. [...] On March 31, post received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry dated March 31 stating that the government of Nicaragua (GON) will present Nicaragua as a candidate for membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council when voting for membership takes place in the U.N. General Assemb [...]	2006-04-06 14:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA NU
06MANAGUA764	PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CONCESSIONS ON THE MOVE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The President and Vice President of MKJ Exploration Inc. - a small, independent gas and petroleum exploration company - announced to the Ambassador on March 30 that MKJ is approaching the end of a hopefully successful three-and-a-half-year effort to obtain two concessions for [...]	2006-04-06 14:54:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EIND EPET PGOV BMGT NU
06MANAGUA835	NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: MATAGALPA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 30, Property Officer and LES Lawyer visited Matagalpa, capital of the northeastern Nicaraguan Department of Matagalpa, to discuss upcoming national elections with local business, political and civil society leaders and to gauge their views on the prospect of free and [...]	2006-04-17 18:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV SOCI
06MANAGUA854	PLC EAGER FOR GOOD RELATIONS WITH USG, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Senior representatives of Nicaragua's Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) have informed Ambassador that the party is willing to "negotiate and make sacrifices" to achieve Liberal unity and defeat the Sandinista Front (FSLN),but are adamant that Jose Rizo is the chosen presidential [...]	2006-04-18 22:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NU
06MANAGUA863	THE GLOVES ARE OFF -- MONTEALEGRE TO RUN ON OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Now that it is clear that the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) will neither participate in multi-party primaries nor sideline Arnoldo Aleman (reftel),Eduardo Montealegre and his National Liberal Alliance-Conservative Party (ALN-PC) are determined to run on their own. In Ambas [...]	2006-04-19 22:19:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL EAID KCOR PHUM
06MANAGUA869	NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: NUEVA [...] (C) Summary: Liberals of all stripes in the largely Liberal Nicaraguan department of Nueva Segovia recently expressed concern to Emboffs that the FSLN is gaining support with poor voters by distributing agricultural goods and helping followers obtain voting documents in advance of the Novembe [...]	2006-04-20 18:03:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA885	EX-MINISTER OF DEFENSE CRITICIZES PRESIDENT AND [...] SUMMARY: (C) Ambassador and poloff held a wide-ranging discussion with Nicaraguan ex-Minister of Defense Jose Adan Guerra on April 19. Guerra strongly criticized President Bolanos' handling of the MANPADS issue, and commented that the Nicaraguan Army leadership will resist MANPADS destruction [...]	2006-04-24 14:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM KDEM NU
06MANAGUA943	FOREIGN MINISTER CALDERA ASSURES DAS MADISON HE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Norman Caldera recently told DAS Madison, USAID's DAA Magan, and Ambassador that he will continue hammering Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and Sandinista (FSLN) leader Daniel Ortega on their false accusations of U.S. intervention in Nicaragua's internal affairs [...]	2006-05-02 14:45:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL MOPS
06MANAGUA944	MONTEALEGRE TO DAS MADISON: A VOTE FOR RIZO IS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eduardo Montealegre of the National Liberal Alliance (ALN) predicts that at least four presidential candidates will compete in November's presidential race. He told visiting DAS Kirsten Madison, USAID DAA Mike Magan, and Ambassador that ultimately Nicaraguans must vote for or a [...]	2006-05-02 14:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAGUA964	MOVING CLOSER TO MANPADS DESTRUCTION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conversations with representatives of the different political parties represented in Nicaragua's National Assembly reveal a claimed willingness from all sides to approve the destruction of another 651 MANPADS (leaving Nicaragua with an official stock of 400 MANPADS). Nicaraguan [...]	2006-05-03 14:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM KDEM SOCI
06MANAGUA967	VISIT TO NICARAGUAN DEPARTMENTS OF LEON AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During their April 25 visit to the departments of Leon and Chinandega, DAS Kirsten Madison and USAID DAA Mike Magan repeated the USG's commitment to strengthening democracy, the rule of law and economic growth in Nicaragua, and explored the views of local business and political [...]	2006-05-03 16:09:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KDEM NU PGOV SOCI
06MANAGUA969	LEWITES WARNS DAS MADISON THAT AN ORTEGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Sandinista (FSLN)-dissident Herty Lewites' April 24 meeting with DAS Madison, USAID DAA Mike Magan, and Ambassador, Lewites warned that if FSLN leader Daniel Ortega wins the November elections, Ortega will impose a dictatorship on the Nicaraguan people and assume total contro [...]	2006-05-03 18:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAMA1087	BAHRAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - ANTICIPATED [...] (C) A/DCM met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa June 17, prior to receipt of Ref A. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he would depart June 18 for Geneva, where he would head the Bahraini delegation to the UN Human Rights Council i [...]	2006-06-18 13:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ROW HUMRIT
06MANAMA1093	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON JUNE 19-21 OIC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) A/DCM June 17 delivered reftel demarche concerning the June 19-21 OIC Ministerial meeting in Baku to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz confirmed that Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa [...]	2006-06-19 07:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL BA REGION
06MANAMA1101	GOB FEELS PRESSURE ON REMAINING GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Activity in support of the remaining three Bahrainis detained at Guantanamo Bay increased following the recent suicides. Anti-U.S. MP Mohamed Khalid said he holds the U.S. Administration responsible for the deaths and called Guantanamo a "U.S. Nazi prison." Former detainee Abdulla Majid [...]	2006-06-19 14:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BA BILAT CTR POL
06MANAMA1116	GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES WARN NEWSPAPERS ABOUT [...] (C) Several Embassy media contacts have told Emboffs that the government recently formed two committees designed to monitor the content of print and broadcast media in Bahrain. The chairman of the board of the independent daily Al Wasat received a letter from one of the committees complaini [...]	2006-06-21 11:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI KDEM BA POL REFORM HUMRIT
06MANAMA1146	FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO NDI VISIT [...] (C) In a June 25 meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador told Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa that he had been in contact with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) about sending a representative to Bahrain to resume talks on NDI programming in countr [...]	2006-06-26 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMPI KDEM BA BILAT POL REFORM
06MANAMA1157	MINISTER OF JUSTICE DISCUSSES IRAN, POLITICAL [...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador June 26, Minister of Justice Mohamed Al Sitri talked of his recent official visit to Iran under the auspices of a bilateral agreement on judicial and legal affairs. His meeting with President Ahmedinejad focused on legal issues such as Iranian fishermen jailed [...]	2006-06-28 09:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS BA REGION POL
06MANAMA1253	BAHRAIN: NATO-MIDDLE EAST SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) Acting Pol/Econ Chief met with MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho at Shaikho's request July 9 to discuss the NATO-Middle East Security Cooperation Center (SCC). Shaikho explained that, following recent internal GCC discussion on the topic, he had been task [...]	2006-07-10 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA REGION ROW
06MANAMA1276	BAHRAIN: WTO DDA NEGOTIATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) Acting Pol/Econ Chief July 12 met with Ministry of Industry and Commerce Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Trade Ahmed Bubshait and Director of Foreign Trade Relations Eman Al-Doseri at Undersecretary Bubshait's request, for follow-up discussion of subject demarche delivered July 2 (Ref [...]	2006-07-12 15:01:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV WTO BA ROW ECTRD
06MANAMA1288	TFLE01: ISRAEL-LEBANON: KING'S STATEMENT AND [...] (C) Developments in Lebanon dominate the news in Bahrain, with focus on Bahrainis in Lebanon, statements by Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, and high-level diplomacy with the visit of Jordan's King Abdullah. King Hamad issued a statement July 14 urging an avoidance of risks and actions that affect [...]	2006-07-15 13:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
06MANAMA137	BAHRAIN: REACTION TO HAMAS VICTORY [...] (U) The press reported January 29 that King Hamad, Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa, and Crown Prince Shaikh Salman each sent telegrams to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khalid Mashaal praising them on the success of the parliamentary elections. They also co [...]	2006-01-30 13:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM BA OFFICIALS REGION
06MANAMA1473	TFLE01: BAHRAINIS RALLY, RAISE MONEY IN SUPPORT [...] (C) The conflict in Lebanon continues to move Bahraini citizens and political, religious, and civil society organizations into action in support of the people of Lebanon and Hizballah. With the notable exception of some hard-line Salafis, most segments of Bahraini society are united in their [...]	2006-08-09 09:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC EAID BA LE REGION POL
06MANAMA1513	BAHRAINIS REACT WITH JOY AND RELIEF TO END OF [...] (C) Bahrainis have greeted the implementation of a cessation of violence in Lebanon with joy and relief - joy at what many view as Hizballah's "historic victory" and relief that they are no longer viewing daily images of Lebanese civilian casualties and destruction. The Cabinet August 13 rel [...]	2006-08-15 16:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PTER BA REGION POL
06MANAMA1596	CROWN PRINCE STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF IDEAS IN WAR [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told the Ambassador August 29 that he was pleased with the August 1 implementation of the U.S.-Bahrain free trade agreement (FTA). He proposed that the Bahrain Navy join one of the coalition task forces coordinated out of Bahrain, in particular CTF-150, which o [...]	2006-08-30 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS ETRD BA REGION BILAT
06MANAMA1599	KING STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (S) Summary. Bahrain's King Hamad, during an August 29 discussion with the Ambassador, repeatedly stressed the value he placed on the U.S. relationship, and the importance of the U.S. role in maintaining peace and security in the region. He expected Bahrain to initiate discussions shortly with [...]	2006-08-31 09:27:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV BA OFFICIALS REGION BILAT
06MANAMA1634	SCENESETTER FOR CROWN PRINCE'S SEPTEMBER 12 VISIT [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa will visit Washington September 12, his first official trip to the U.S. since March 2006. His visit comes six weeks after the implementation of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, and soon after a concerted effort by the senior-most members [...]	2006-09-07 12:33:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT
06MANAMA1637	SHIA EDITOR DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM/ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Shia Editor Mansour Al-Jamry told the Ambassador September 7 that the upcoming parliamentary elections, although flawed, would offer an opportunity for leading Shia opposition society Al-Wifaq to demonstrate that it can ably represent Shias and to build a psychological b [...]	2006-09-07 15:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BA POL HUMRIT REFORM
06MANAMA1638	BAHRAIN FM DISCUSSES AL MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (C) Summary. Bahrain FM Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador that the Arab League this week fine-tuned its proposal for a Middle East peace ministerial at the UNSC, which it hopes will be held September 21. According to Shaikh Khalid, he will deliver the speech on behalf of the Arab League. It wi [...]	2006-09-08 19:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BA IS REGION
06MANAMA1645	GCC SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR LEBANON: BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-10 14:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS EAID PREL BA LE REGION
06MANAMA1700	BAHRAINIS TELL COMMERCE DELEGATION THEY ARE [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Vineyard's September 12-14 visit to Bahrain served to celebrate the August 1 implementation of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),the first with a Gulf country. Vineyard stated that the agreement enables the bilateral commercial relationsh [...]	2006-09-25 14:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV PREL BEXP BA BILAT ECTRD
06MANAMA1718	BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO CUBA AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 11:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA ROW HUMRIT
06MANAMA1763	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DOMESTIC, REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid October 5 and discussed NDI, Bahraini elections, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Havana, friction between Jordan and Qatar, and the Ambassador's participation in a trade promotion trip in the U.S. On NDI, Shaikh Khalid said [...]	2006-10-10 10:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI BA OFFICIALS BILAT POL
06MANAMA1844	DEPUTY PM TELLS GSD DELEGATION THE BEST DEFENSE IS [...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak told the visiting interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that Iran is a diplomatic, military, and political threat to the countries of the region and that the best defense is to show you are prepared for possible fu [...]	2006-10-31 07:27:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1850	CROWN PRINCE TELLS GSD DELEGATION THAT U.S., GCC [...] (S) Crown Prince Salman told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation that the U.S. and its GCC allies need to send a strong message to Iran, and suggested holding a major military exercise in the region. He thought it would be "a great motivator" for the other GCC countries f [...]	2006-11-01 07:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1851	MFA PLEASED WITH SUBSTANCE OF GSD INITIATIVE [...] (S) MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that the Dialogue is a serious effort with "substance, not just ideas" to deal with regional security. He sees U.S. proposals to improve bilateral military [...]	2006-11-01 07:52:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1866	KING UNMOVED BY NDI EFFORT TO RETURN TO BAHRAIN [...] (C) Summary. National Democratic Institute (NDI) Chairman Madeleine Albright visited Bahrain October 28 in an effort to find a way for NDI to resume its activities in Bahrain. She received a warm welcome -- both officially and unofficially -- but was unable to achieve a breakthrough on a retur [...]	2006-11-02 08:32:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BA BILAT POL REFORM
06MANAMA1870	ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS NO. 5: SHAIKH ISA QASSEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leading Shi'a cleric Shaikh Isa Qassem continued to actively endorse participation in the elections, including in a district in the Central Governorate known to support a continued Shi'a boycott of the political system. Al Wifaq president Shaikh Ali Salman November 2 assured lib [...]	2006-11-03 07:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BA POL
06MANAMA1887	FIRST ARAB WOMAN PARLIAMENTARIAN IN THE GULF: [...] (C) With the close of parliamentary candidate registration October 16, Latifa Al Qa'oud became the first woman member of an elected parliamentary body from any of the Arab Gulf states when no other candidates registered to run against her. Al Qa'oud is no newcomer to parliamentary politics, [...]	2006-11-06 14:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KWMN BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA1908	U/S HUGHES, ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY DISCUSS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) In a discussion with senior Ministry of Islamic Affairs officials November 1, U/S Hughes sought to elicit ideas for continued cooperation to broaden the reach of the message of religious tolerance and to [...]	2006-11-09 05:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OEXC OIIP PTER KISL BA OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1924	BAHRAIN: UPDATE ON ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. (C) Pol/Econ Chief November 13 requested an update on the status of Bahraini assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) from MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shai [...]	2006-11-14 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EAID BA LE REGION
06MANAMA1953	CANDIDATES FOCUS ON LOCAL ISSUES WHILE SPECTER OF [...] (C) Two hundred seven candidates are contesting Bahrain's parliamentary elections to be held November 25 and December 2. In the run-up to the elections, campaign tents, posters and billboards have blossomed around the country and candidates host events nightly for constituents to get to kno [...]	2006-11-22 13:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KISL BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA1956	A/S BOHIGIAN FINDS GOB, BUSINESS EAGER TO BENEFIT [...] (C) Commerce Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance David Bohigian November 16 called on senior GOB officials, addressed an AmCham-sponsored FTA event, and met with U.S. and Bahraini company executives to promote "friction-free" bilateral trade and highlight the U.S. as a dynamic [...]	2006-11-22 14:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV PREL BEXP BA BILAT ECTRD
06MANAMA1970	ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS 10: UPDATED RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Hamad, in responses November 27 to congratulatory cables from the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince, praised the participation of the Bahraini people in the election, which he said reinforces Bahrain's status as a kingdom of constitution and laws. Election result updates [...]	2006-11-27 15:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BA POL
06MANAMA1979	GOB SPECIFIES BAHRAIN STRIKE BAN SECTORS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa issued an executive order November 20 that bans labor union strikes at facilities deemed to be in vital sectors. Going beyond the text of the 2002 La [...]	2006-11-29 13:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB BA BILAT HUMRIT ECTRD
06MANAMA1988	SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DISCUSSES MILITARY [...] (S) Minister of Defense General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told Secretary of the Navy Winter November 26 that the long standing presence of the US Navy in Bahrain and the warm relationship between Bahrain and the US is a stabilizing force given Bahrain's "unpredictable neighbors." He [...]	2006-12-03 11:59:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA2019	READOUT ON GERMAN FM VISIT TO SYRIA, DISCUSSION OF [...] (C) Meeting with NSC Senior Director for Near East and North African Affairs Dr. Michael Doran December 8, German Foreign Ministry Political Director for Maghreb/Middle East Affairs Dr. Horst Freitag discussed German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier's December 4 visit to Damascus. Freitag said that [...]	2006-12-10 15:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER KPAL KPKO KWBG BA REGION
06MANAMA2049	BAHRAINI FM, A/S HILLEN, AND A/S RODMAN EXPLORE [...] (C) Meeting with the U.S. delegation to the IISS Manama Dialogue conference December 8, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid said that Iranian FM Mottaki had told him earlier in the day that Iran did not want nuclear weapons, saying they would be of no benefit to Iran. Shaikh Khalid said he was pe [...]	2006-12-19 07:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA BILAT REGION
06MANAMA2060	FOREIGN MINISTER COVERS REGIONAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador December 14 that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki had used "typically harsh" language in his speech at the December 8-10 IISS conference in Bahrain. When asked why the King had met with Mottaki, Shaikh Khalid said that the GOB had not re [...]	2006-12-20 11:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA2069	SENATOR NELSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Senator Nelson December 18 met with members of both chambers of Bahrain's parliament and later with representatives of three non-governmental organizations involved in observation of the recent parliamentary and municipal elections. Al Asala (Salafi) political society member Isa Abul Fat [...]	2006-12-26 07:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OREP BA BILAT HUMRIT POL
06MANAMA2085	FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT GCC PLUS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid and the Ambassador December 28 discussed next steps in the GCC Plus Two mechanism, Iraq, Omani Minister Bin Alawi's visit to Bahrain, Somalia, the status of U.S. Navy dependents, and Guantanamo, among other issues. Shaikh Khalid urged that the GCC Plus Two [...]	2006-12-29 07:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA22	INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Begin Summary: Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid praised the strong historic relationship between the governments of Bahrain and the United States during his December 20 meeting with NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Walsh. Senior MOI officials provided a comprehensive brief discussing t [...]	2006-01-04 14:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BA MARR PREL BILAT CTR OFFICIALS
06MANAMA236	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS UNDER SECRETARY SUPPORTS ENHANCED [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Islamic Affairs Under Secretary Dr. Fareed Muftah February 7 to discuss cultural SIPDIS exchanges and religious issues in Bahrain. Muftah characterized the October 2005 visit of Georgetown University Chaplain Imam Yahya Hendi as "very effective" in promoting c [...]	2006-02-19 14:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL OEXC KPAO KISL KIRF BA REFORM OFFICIALS BILAT
06MANAMA264	ASHURA PROCEEDS SMOOTHLY; CONTROVERSY ERUPTS IN [...] (SBU) An estimated 150,000 people participated in Ashura events in downtown Manama on February 8, the climax of the ten-day period during which Shia commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein in Kerbala in 680 AD. By all accounts, activities went very quietly and smoothly with no reports of v [...]	2006-02-22 12:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KIRF BA POL
06MANAMA312	BAHRAIN FORMALLY REQUESTS G-8 FUNDING FOR BMENA [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa February 27 summoned representatives of G-8 embassies to formally request their governments' financial support for the BMENA Cen [...]	2006-03-01 14:58:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KMPI EAID BA ECTRD ROW REGION
06MANAMA365	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, HAMAS WITH [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with visiting Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa reviewed Bahrain's views on Iran and Hamas. Shaikh Khalid said that Bahrain is "really worried" about Iran. Bahrain prefers a diplo [...]	2006-03-08 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR IS REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA378	MOSTLY POSITIVE REACTIONS TO FTA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The February 27 conference on "Free Trade in the Middle East," attended by Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, Bahraini Minister of Industry and Commerce Fakhro, and Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade Zubi, publicized the benefits of the U.S.-Bahrain free trade agreement (FTA) and broug [...]	2006-03-11 13:52:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BEXP PREL KPAO BA ECTRD BILAT
06MANAMA409	LUNCHEON WITH KING HAMAD [...] (C) King Hamad, during a March 13 luncheon, had high praise for the U.S. and its positive role in maintaining stability in the Gulf. "Without you," he stated, "we'd be squashed." He made clear his concern for Iran, both as a regional power and as a meddling force inside Bahrain. Iran can be expecte [...]	2006-03-15 13:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BA IR REGION OFFICIALS POL BILAT
06MANAMA414	BAHRAIN REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR UNGA PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 14:31:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BA UNGA ROW
06MANAMA568	BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-08 12:17:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
06MANAMA583	MEPI/GOB REGIONAL ARAB WOMEN'S CONFERENCE A [...] (U) Summary: MEPI and the Bahraini MFA joined forces to co-host a MENA regional conference March 27-28 to celebrate the "Successes of Women as Leaders of Change". More than 120 women leaders from 16 Arab countries shared their recent unprecedented achievements of reform in the legal, economic [...]	2006-04-11 12:54:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KWMN KDEM PGOV PREL BA REGION HUMRIT
06MANAMA704	FUTURE UNCERTAIN FOR NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROJECT [...] (C) Bahrain's much-anticipated 80 million dollar National Employment Project (NEP) completed its formal registration phase at the end of February and has moved into its worker orientation and assessment phases. NEP Head of Marketing Nizar Al Qari told PolOff April 18 that optimism and morale [...]	2006-04-24 13:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL BA REGION HUMRIT REFORM
06MANAMA710	BAHRAIN REFORM STRATEGY: FIRST QUARTER 2006 [...] (C) The reporting period was marked by tumult on the political scene as competing Shia groups jockeyed for the support of their community. Leading Shia opposition society Al Wifaq remained preoccupied with organizing itself internally following its decision, along with several other oppositi [...]	2006-04-25 10:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON KPAO BA BILAT REFORM
06MANAMA765	SHIA OPPOSITION SOCIETY AL WIFAQ TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) Leading Shia opposition society Al Wifaq May 1 voted in favor of participating in the parliamentary elections to be held later this year after boycotting the 2002 polls. Secretary General Shaikh Ali Salman told the press that the SIPDIS decision to participate was in line with the socie [...]	2006-05-02 11:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA797	BAHRAIN: MAY 6 GCC HEADS OF STATE CONSULTATIVE [...] (S) In a meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador May 6 delivered Ref A letter from the President and Ref B demarche on the GCC heads of state Consultative Meeting to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa a few hours before the Minister and King Hamad departed [...]	2006-05-07 13:46:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA818	CENTRAL COMMAND GENERAL ABIZAID'S MAY 8 MEETING [...] (C) Centcom Commander General Abizaid met with Crown Prince Salman May 8 and discussed the May 6 GCC Consultative Meeting in Riyadh, the Iranian threat, building up defenses in the Gulf, and the situation in Iraq. The CP said the GCC leaders were far more cooperative towards each other than i [...]	2006-05-09 11:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IR IZ REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA836	NDI PROGRAM DIRECTOR SET TO DEPART BAHRAIN [...] (C) NDI Program Director for Bahrain Fawzi Guleid is to depart Bahrain May 12 after negotiations on an MOU regularizing NDI's status in Bahrain reached an impasse and the government advised that Guleid's residency permit had expired. Guleid hopes to continue supporting programs for Bahrain fr [...]	2006-05-11 11:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI BA BILAT REFORM POL
06MANAMA873	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-BAHRAIN MILITARY CONSULTATIVE [...] (SBU) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Long, we warmly welcome you and the U.S. Delegation to the 13th Annual U.S.-Bahrain Military Consultative Committee (MCC) 23-24 May. We have requested meetings with the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Bahrain [...]	2006-05-18 14:08:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ASEC BA REGION BILAT
06MANAMA898	INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES GULF SECURITY [...] (C) An interagency delegation led by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Henry and Assistant Secretary of State Hillen met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz May 14 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue, Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the Iranian challen [...]	2006-05-23 09:09:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MASS KDEM KMPI BA IR REGION
06MANAMA923	AMBASSADOR AND CUSTOMS HEAD OPEN MEPI IPR [...] (U) The Ambassador joined President of Customs, Ports and Free Zones Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Al-Khalifa May 21 to open a MEPI-funded USPTO Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Border Enforcement Workshop. The two met on May 22 to discuss bilateral cooperation to enhance Bahrain's port security. [...]	2006-05-28 12:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON ASEC KMPI BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA936	DPM SHAIKH MOHAMMED DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ, NDI WITH [...] (C) Summary. In a May 29 meeting with the Ambassador, DPM Shaikh Mohammed welcomed continued dialogue on Iran, saying it would be vital to get as accurate intelligence as we can on Iran's nuclear program. On Iraq, he urged that new Iraqi ministers make a greater effort to reach out to their B [...]	2006-05-30 06:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IR IZ BA OFFICIALS BILAT
06MANAMA937	SUPREME COUNCIL FOR DEFENSE SECGEN REQUESTS U.S. [...] (C) The Ambassador called on the Secretary General for the recently-formed Supreme Council for Defense, Shaikh Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, on May 28. Shaikh Ahmed said King Hamad meets daily with the Council, which is composed of the King, Crown Prince, Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs [...]	2006-05-30 06:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KDEM KMPI BA REGION OFFICIALS POL
06MANAMA976	SAUDIS TO PREPARE IRAN PAPER FOR GCC CONSIDERATION [...] (C) During a brief conversation with the Ambassador on June 4, King Hamad told the Ambassador that GCC Foreign Ministers meeting in Riyadh June 3 had talked at some length about Iran in an effort to develop a unified position and strategy. He said that numerous ideas were presented, but there [...]	2006-06-04 13:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR BA REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA987	BAHRAIN: NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) Econoff June 5 delivered Ref. B demarche concerning the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) statement on Iran's nuclear program to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho replied that he had been present at the drafting of the NAM statement and said he wished t [...]	2006-06-05 15:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP USNC IR BA REGION ROW
06MANAMA99	BAHRAIN: WAY FORWARD ON UN REFORM [...] (C) The Ambassador January 21 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the way forward on UN reform to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa in a meeting covering several subjects (septels). Shaikh Khalid said that Bahrain supports U.S. efforts in the reform process and promised to [...]	2006-01-24 11:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM KDEM BA UN ROW OFFICIALS
06MANILA1074	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR WELCOMES USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) On February 27, 2006, representatives of USAID and the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES),a USAID/Philippines grantee, met with former Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr. to discuss opportunities to collaborate on electoral reforms. President A [...]	2006-03-08 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL RP
06MANILA1135	PAL intends to lease a few Boeing planes [...] (SBU) Philippine Airlines (PAL) CEO Lucio Tan recently told the Charge that he intends to lease two or three wide body Boeing planes. He said that he wants to test them out before making a decision on re-fleeting for his North American routes, citing reservations over the safety of the twin [...]	2006-03-13 08:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD BEXP RP
06MANILA1221	DEPUTY USTR BHATIA'S MEETINGS IN MANILA: TRADE [...] (SBU) In a March 16 meeting with Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila expressed appreciation for USTR's recognition of GRP progress on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and the February announcement to move the Philippines from the Special 301 Priori [...]	2006-03-17 10:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ETTC EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA1230	POSITIVE REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON [...] (U) Summary: Mission's efforts to alert the Philippine public of the Country Reports on Human Rights 2005, including a chat on the Virtual Consulate Davao website, paid off with generally positive and constructive responses from the media and from key contacts. Mission will continue to devel [...]	2006-03-20 06:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI RP
06MANILA1539	PHILIPPINES: CONTRIBUTING FORCES TO UN [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) Director Gary Domingo, the Philippines would in principle be favorably disposed to a request to provide troops to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. He pledged to engage in init [...]	2006-04-05 09:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS SU RP
06MANILA1647	UPDATE ON IPR PROTECTION: KEY RESIGNATION AND [...] (C) The Executive Director of the Optical Media Board (OMB),Marivic Benedicto, will resign effective April 14 due to what she describes as a "personality conflict" with OMB Chairman Edu Manzano. OMB has not named her successor. Benedicto was responsible for OMB's day-to-day operations and m [...]	2006-04-12 08:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR EINV RP
06MANILA1726	MAJOR ANTI-CORRUPTION CASES MOVE FORWARD, SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: The criminal trial on corruption charges of former Comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Major General Carlos Garcia will begin on April 25. The court has issued warrants for the arrest of Garcia's wife and three sons, but they remain in hiding. Despite Garcia [...]	2006-04-20 08:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR SOCI RP
06MANILA1746	MALACANANG SUFFERS SETBACK AT HANDS OF SUPREME [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Court ruled April 20 that key sections of E.O. 464, which required Malacanang concurrence before executive branch members could testify in Congress, were unconstitutional. Malacanang said it would file a motion for reconsideration. The Opposition hailed the ruling [...]	2006-04-21 06:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS RP
06MANILA1830	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TRADE AND INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) In her first meeting with Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila on April 25, the Ambassador focused SIPDIS discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR),our bilateral trade relationship, and the WTO Doha Round negotiations. Favila and other senior GRP leadership continue to h [...]	2006-04-27 07:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ETTC EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA1853	AMBASSADOR VISIT TO FORD AND PG PLANTS AND BRENT [...] Ambassador and Emboffs visited the Ford Motor Company manufacturing plant, the Procter and Gamble factory, and Brent International School during a trip south of Manila on April 21. Ford Philippines' vehicle exports to Southeast Asia have earned $571 million since 2002, making it the only aut [...]	2006-04-28 03:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BEXP ETRD RP
06MANILA190	PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM ASSISTANCE (PART 2) [...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 2 of a [...]	2006-01-13 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP
06MANILA1913	SUPREME COURT ISSUES MIXED RULING ON STATE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Court, in a May 3 ruling, upheld the validity of President Arroyo's imposition of a State of National Emergency on February 24. However, the Court also ruled that the curbing of rallies and a police raid on a newspaper were illegal. Both Malacanang and the Opposi [...]	2006-05-04 07:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PINR RP
06MANILA2060	MAINSTREAM OPPOSITION: DIVIDED AND WITHOUT [...] (C) Summary: Mainstream Opposition groups in the Philippines remain seriously divided among factions linked to former president Estrada, former president Aquino, Senator Lacson and others. The Opposition also remains without effective themes with which to counter the Arroyo administration. [...]	2006-05-15 06:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM ECON RP
06MANILA2085	MARINE CASE UPDATE 5/16/06 [...] (U) Pre-trial hearings continue in the case of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina. At a pre-trial hearing on May 11, Judge Pozon received a Motion for Clarification of the one-year time-limit for judicial proceedings specified in the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). ----------- [...]	2006-05-16 09:11:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2104	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINE RED CROSS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador met May 17 with Senator Richard J. Gordon, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine National Red Cross, to discuss the importance of the upcoming meeting of the 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and its scheduled vote to establish [...]	2006-05-17 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC RP IS
06MANILA2160	EMBASSY IPR ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) At an Embassy-sponsored roundtable discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) on May 11, private sector participants acknowledged a heightened level of engagement by the GRP, but expressed concern over weak enforcement. Many industries are implementing targeted strategies to impr [...]	2006-05-23 08:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR BEXP RP
06MANILA2167	GRP DISCUSSES PLANS TO CURB CABLE TV PIRACY [...] (SBU) In an Embassy roundtable discussion on cable piracy issues, Commissioner Solis of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) told private sector participants that he expects to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in June with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) that would clar [...]	2006-05-24 03:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR BEXP RP
06MANILA2185	ASSISTANT USTR WEISEL'S MEETING WITH SENATOR [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Assistant USTR for Asia Pacific and Pharmaceutical Policy on May 16, Senator Roxas agreed to work with the USG to address specific concerns regarding Senate Bill 2139, which includes provisions to expand parallel importation for pharmaceuticals. On WTO Doha Round nego [...]	2006-05-25 07:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR WTRO RP

06MANILA2302	PALAWAN: CONFIDENCE ABOUT SECURITY FIVE YEARS [...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Palawan in the western Philippines, GRP officials expressed confidence about the security situation there five years after the terrorist raid on the Dos Palmas Resort in May 2001. The officials said military assets in the area had been reinfor [...]	2006-06-02 06:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA2418	RECENT SUPREME COURT RULINGS REASSERT INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary: In recent decisions, the Philippine Supreme Court has showed a strong independent streak in the face of accusations that it had been too close to President Arroyo. The Court remains committed to its judicial reform program, to which the USG makes substantial contributions. These [...]	2006-06-09 07:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI EAID RP
06MANILA2554	AMBASSADOR AND ADMIRAL FALLON MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. On June 5, the Ambassador and Admiral Fallon met for breakfast with President Arroyo. In a wide-ranging conversation, President Arroyo offered her views on GRP counterterrorism efforts; the peace process in Mindanao; and her upcoming trip to Jolo to visit the USNS Mercy. End S [...]	2006-06-19 08:16:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MARR PINS RP
06MANILA26	IN BLOW TO JUDICIARY, WELL-KNOWN JUDGE SLAIN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A well-known Metro Manila trial judge was murdered in a drive-by shooting on December 31. Police have arrested seven men in connection with the attack. The Supreme Court has demanded that the [...]	2006-01-04 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ECON PINR PTER PHUM RP
06MANILA2623	CONTINUED GRP-MILF COMMITMNT TO PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Following a caim by the MILF for an additional 1,000 wards asMuslim-dominated ancestral domain, the Governmen of Malaysia will help to facilitate a joint survey by GRP/MILF census experts, with a goal of compltion by October 2006. The GRP believes that theMILF also remains comm [...]	2006-06-23 02:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MY RP KISL PINS
06MANILA2633	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ENERGY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) In the Ambassador's initial call, Energy Secretary Lotilla highlighted the need to increase competition and privatization in the electric power sector. Lotilla described promising developments in alternative energy sources throughout the country, including geothermal projects, the expan [...]	2006-06-23 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV EAID RP
06MANILA2637	AMBASSADOR VISITS CLARK AND SUBIC ECONOMIC ZONES [...] SUMMARY: During June 15-16 visits to two former U.S. military bases, the Subic and Clark special economic zones, Ambassador Kenney highlighted continuing U.S. involvement in both regions. Managers of these economic zones briefed the Ambassador on recent infrastructure projects and investment [...]	2006-06-24 04:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EAID RP
06MANILA2833	MAGUINDANAO CLASHES UNLIKELY TO UPSET PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Armed clashes erupted between GRP security forces and elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on June 28 when police officials attempted to serve arrest warrants on two MILF commanders related to a June 23 bombing in Shariff Aguak that left seven dead. While members [...]	2006-07-06 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA3064	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chris, the entire US Mission welcomes you back to the Philippines! We have been busy emphasizing our partnership in this historic year; upcoming Codels will be a next stage as will President Arroyo's September trip to Hawaii. Your visit focuses on outreach in two key areas -- [...]	2006-07-21 09:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ECON PGOV ETRD ECIN EAID RP
06MANILA3068	PHILIPPINE DEFENSE REFORM HELPING TO COUNTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) has produced concrete results and is becoming institutionalized within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). PDR is also helping counteract restiveness among some mid- and junior officers, which contributed to the coup attempt of February 24 [...]	2006-07-24 00:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MOPS PREL PINS RP
06MANILA3143	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINES-U.S. BUSINESS COUNCIL [...] Summary: Ambassador Kenney and Emboffs met with members of the Philippines-U.S. Business Council on July 21 to discuss areas of cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines, including agriculture, tourism, English language proficiency, regional hubs, and trade and investment. The Ambassa [...]	2006-07-26 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BEXP ETRD RP
06MANILA3226	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH TRADE AND INDUSTRY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) In a breakfast meeting July 31 with Assistant Secretary Hill and the Ambassador, Philippines Finance Secretary Gary Teves and Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila expressed confidence in the Philippines' strong economic growth, improving fiscal situation, and solid cooperation betwe [...]	2006-08-02 04:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ETTC EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA3234	EAP A/S HILL VISITS MILITARY ACADEMY AND U.S. [...] SUMMARY: EAP A/S Hill stressed themes of military transformation and cooperation -- especially on natural disasters -- among the U.S., the Philippines, and other ASEAN countries in speech to the cadets at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Baguio City on July 30. He participated in a r [...]	2006-08-02 05:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PHUM CASC KPAO RP
06MANILA3248	A/S CHRISTOPHER HILL FOCUSES ON PHILIPPINES GROWTH [...] Summary. During his visit to Manila on July 31, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill gained a firsthand view of advantages and SIPDIS challenges to U.S. business investment in the Philippines by touring two E-services facilities and attending a working lunch with representatives from U [...]	2006-08-02 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL ETTC EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA3450	SENATOR INOUYE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo presented Senator Inouye with the Philippines' highest award, the Order of Lakandula, on August 14 in recognition of his contributions to the U.S.-Philippines partnership. Senator Inouye praised her policy achievements in fiscal reforms, counterterrorism, and [...]	2006-08-17 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS ECON EFIN BM AS BX RP
06MANILA3472	CODEL HYDE DISCUSSES ECONOMY AND COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary. Chairman of the House International Relations Committee Henry Hyde and members of his delegation met with President Arroyo and senior GRP officials over dinner August 12. They discussed the improving economy; a potential U.S.-Philippine FTA; plans for the Philippine chairmanshi [...]	2006-08-18 07:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID PREL SCUL OREP KPAO RP
06MANILA3479	SENATOR INOUYE SUPPORTS PHILIPPINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senator Inouye stressed publicly and privately his admiration and support for the Philippine-US approach to counterterrorism and defense reform during his August 11-15 visit to the Philippines. Inouye enthused at the "Philippine model," which extends a "hand of friendship" to [...]	2006-08-18 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PTER MCAP MOPS MARR RP
06MANILA3491	SENATOR INOUYE'S VISIT: OVERVIEW [...] Summary. During Senator Daniel K. Inouye's August 11 - 15 visit to the Philippines, he traveled to Zamboanga and dined with President Arroyo (see Reftel); met U.S. business leaders; and, called on the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and Defense Secretary Cruz. Given the Se [...]	2006-08-22 04:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP ECON EINV ETRD PTER MARR PGOV RP
06MANILA3561	LIFTING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TO RAISE ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] English language proficiency has steadily declined in the Philippines over Qe past 30 years, mostly due to decreased use of English by teachers, the exodus of qualified English teachers to overseas jobs, and the lack of education infrastructure, including classrooms and supplies. The GRP reco [...]	2006-08-25 08:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD PREL SCUL KPAO RP
06MANILA3574	TIP UPDATE: CORRUPTION IMPEDES ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) has made some progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) in 2006. However, there have been no additional convictions under the 2003 Anti-TIP Law since December 2005 (refs C and D),despite dozens of human trafficki [...]	2006-08-28 05:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PGOV KCOR RP
06MANILA3805	BELEAGUERED OPTICAL MEDIA BOARD CONTINUES TO FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Optical Media Board (OMB) faces insufficient funding, bureaucratic infighting, and unjustified criticism as it attempts to deal with the difficult piracy problem of the Philippines. Under-funding hampers the agency's ability to effectively enforce the Optical Med [...]	2006-09-11 04:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR RP
06MANILA4126	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SUCCESSES IN [...] During a visit on September 22, Ambassador gained a firsthand look at the economic successes in General Santos City and the surrounding area. USG investment in the region's infrastructure has transformed the economy. Investments have dramatically increased, particularly in the tuna and agric [...]	2006-09-27 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EAID RP JA
06MANILA4162	RESPONSE TO DEVASTATION OF TYPHOON MILENYO [...] Summary: Manila continues to recover from its worst typhoon in eleven years, while reports of devastation from outlying provinces of Southern Luzon continue to pour in. Four days after the typhoon, electricity and water is off in large parts of Manila, including Mission employee neighborhoods [...]	2006-10-02 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
06MANILA4303	PRESSING FOR CONTINUED PROGRESS IN MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Ambassador, DCM, and Country Team are pressing government, military and diplomatic leaders on the importance of continued progress in the MILF peace process, despite the recent impasse over land rights. Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process Secretary "Jess" Dureza told the Ambassador [...]	2006-10-11 07:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL PREL PGOV RP
06MANILA4377	PRAISE FOR ANTI-TERRORISM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [...] (U) Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, in a ceremony with the Ambassador, members of the Embassy's Law Enforcement Working Group, and senior Philippine law enforcement officers, awarded retiring Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program Director Charles Lutz the Outstanding Achievement Medal o [...]	2006-10-17 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ASEC RP
06MANILA4396	BOLSTERING THE CT FIGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES: [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines is the easternmost front line of the Global War on Terrorism. It faces multiple threats, ranging from the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah to the local terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group and Rajah Solaiman Movement. Quick-disbursing 1206, 1207, and 1208 funds that pr [...]	2006-10-18 03:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MARR MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4423	TYPHOON MILENYO: AFTER-ACTION FINDINGS [...] Summary: Post held an after-action meeting to review the lessons learned from September 28th's Typhoon Milenyo. Post's response to this natural disaster received positive reviews. Lessons learned focused on redundant ongoing communications and early dissemination of typhoon and operational stat [...]	2006-10-20 02:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD RP
06MANILA4523	U.S. SUPPORT FOR MINDANAO CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE [...] As part of the Embassy's broader Mindanao strategy, the U.S. Commercial Service in Manila hosted a roundtable meeting on October 20 with representatives of twelve Chambers of Commerce from Mindanao. Ambassador Kenney met with the group and exchanged views of prospects for economic growth and [...]	2006-10-30 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINV RP
06MANILA4553	AMBASSADOR'S OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN MARAWI CITY, [...] Summary. During an October 26 visit to "The Islamic City of Marawi," the Ambassador and senior Embassy officials emphasized the U.S.-Philippine partnership in promoting peace and prosperity in Muslim Mindanao in an address to a Muslim Women's conference on the environment, a radio interview, [...]	2006-11-02 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
06MANILA4558	LABOR UNION STRIKES AT CAVITE ECONOMIC ZONE FACTORY [...] (SBU) Summary: Union members at Chong Won Fashion, a clothing manufacturer at the government-owned Cavite Economic Zone, launched a strike September 25. The management of the factory refuses to negotiate with union leaders and initiated legal action against the union. The strike has garnered [...]	2006-11-03 04:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM RP
06MANILA4712	BACKGROUND ON THE MARINE CASE IN ADVANCE OF [...] SUMMARY (C) A verdict is expected on November 27 in the legal case in a Philippine court against four U.S. Marines charged with raping a Filipino woman on the evening of November 1, 2005 in Subic. This message re-caps evens that occurred as well as efforts by the USG to assure a positive at [...]	2006-11-16 02:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4742	SIX AMBASSADORS PITCH IN FOR MINDANAO PEACE AND [...] (U) In a unique effort to demonstrate international support for peace and development, Ambassador Kristie Kenney led a group of five Ambassadors from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in a visit to the conflict-affected Mindanao provinces of Zamboanga and Basilan. [...]	2006-11-17 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS MCAP EAID EFIN PGOV RP
06MANILA4803	EMBASSY MANILA-SPONSORED JAZZ AND CLASSICAL CONCERTS [...] SUMMARY: In a four-day period, Embassy Manila sponsored a classical piano concert at the Ambassador's residence and a series of three jazz concerts featuring Filipino and American artists. Each of the events targeted a different audience, ranging from top embassy contacts to the general public. [...]	2006-11-22 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL RP
06MANILA4805	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN SEES FIRST-HAND HOW THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On a November 11 trip to Jolo Island in the Sulu Archipelago, Political-Military Affairs Assistant Secretary Hillen witnessed the transformational programs SIPDIS underway with collaboration among the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Fo [...]	2006-11-22 10:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4855	PHILIPPINE PLANS FOR ASEAN SUMMITS IN CEBU [...] (C) Summary. The Philippines plans to make a new counterterrorism convention and recommendations on an ASEAN Charter the highlights of the December 11 ASEAN Summit. The subsequent ASEAN 3 Summit and East Asia Summit will probably break no new ground and will not include new participants, [...]	2006-11-30 07:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PTER ASEAN XE RU CH JA KN KS RP
06MANILA4913	FOREIGN SECRETARY PREDICTS QUICK RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) This is an action request -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador urged Foreign Secretary Romulo to ensure that the Philippine Government take quick and more effective steps to return Lance Corporal Daniel Smith immediately to U.S. custody pending his appeal. Romulo promised that [...]	2006-12-06 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
06MANILA4997	PHILIPPINES FRUSTRATED WITH BURMA, MIGHT SUPPORT [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Assistant Secretary for United Nations and International Organizations SIPDIS Jesus "Gary" Domingo told poloff December 14 that the Philippines appreciates the "concept and spirit" of the proposed US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution on [...]	2006-12-14 05:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC XC BM RP
06MANILA5007	GRP UNVEILS MAJOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) recently issued new employment requirements designed to better protect overseas Filipino household workers from trafficking. Among other measures, the new requirements increase the monthly minimum wage from $200 to $400 [...]	2006-12-15 05:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KTIA PHUM RP
06MANILA5050	UPBEAT ECONOMIC NEWS BUT UNDERLYING PROBLEMS [...] Summary: The Philippines is ending 2006 with good economic news. Growth is exceeding expectations, inflation and domestic interest rates are declining, the peso is strong, the stock market is soaring, international reserves are at an all-time high, and the balance of payments shows a hefty s [...]	2006-12-21 03:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
06MANILA5062	GRP GRANTS PERMISSION TO PROCESS NORTH KOREAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) At the recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs' UNHCR officer, Acting POL/C met on December 21 with Philippine Department of Justice (PDOJ) Chief State Counsel Attorney Ricardo Paras and his staff to determine Philippine will [...]	2006-12-21 07:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KS KN TH RP
06MANILA526	DAVAO MAYOR CHANGING TACK ON EXTRA-JUDICIAL [...] (C) Summary: Extra-judicial killings in Davao, Mindanao, continue, but at a lower level than in 2005. So far, there have been five summary killings in 2006, which is less than 2005's roughly 13 per month average. Observers believe that the Mayor of Davao, Rodrigo Duterte, may be worried a [...]	2006-02-06 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RP
06MANILA641	HOUSE SPEAKER AND SENATE PRESIDENT ON "CHA-CHA," [...] (S) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with Charge, House Speaker De Venecia expressed confidence that the GRP would amend the Constitution and switch to a parliamentary form of government by July 2006 by means of a referendum. De Venecia was optimistic that the House would pass an anti-terror [...]	2006-02-13 06:00:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MARR PINR RP
06MANILA685	INDIAN PRESIDENT SIGNS AGREEMENTS ON DEFENSE AND [...] (C) Summary: During a February 3-6 State visit to the Philippines by Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, the GRP and GOI signed several defense and trade agreements. The defense agreement covers training and information exchanges, while the trade agreements deal with tourism, agriculture, and [...]	2006-02-14 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECIN PINR RP IN
06MANILA755	FUNERALS FOR FIL-AM SOLDIERS UNDERSCORE CLOSE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Military funerals for two Filipino-American soldiers killed in Iraq were recently held in the Philippines. The funerals drew large crowds and generated highly positive local press play. In sp [...]	2006-02-22 03:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI MOPS KPAO RP IZ
06MANILA81	PRESIDENT ARROYO SET TO CONVENE "COUNCIL OF STATE" [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo plans to convene a "Council of State" meeting on January 24. The meeting, the first of its kind in many years, would involve government personalities and other notables in a discussion of "national issues." Opposition figures are being invited to the meeting, [...]	2006-01-06 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI RP VT
06MANILA914	SITREP 17: SENAT CONDEMNS GRP ACTIONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclasified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU)Summary: The Senate has adopted a resolution conemning GRP actions (pressure on media, arrests) uner the State of Emergency (Proclamation 1017). similar resolution filed by Opposition members s under co [...]	2006-02-28 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS ASEC ECON RP
06MAPUTO106	MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE [...] On January 20 a Maputo City Court sentenced Anibal "Anibalzinho" dos Santos Junior to 29 years, 11 months, and 25 days for his role in the November 2000 gunning down of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso. The court found Anibalzinho guilty on all nine of the counts he faced. The court a [...]	2006-01-23 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KCOR PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO107	MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE [...] On January 20 a Maputo City Court sentenced Anibal "Anibalzinho" dos Santos Junior to 29 years, 11 months, and 25 days for his role in the November 2000 gunning down of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso. The court found Anibalzinho guilty on all nine of the counts he faced. The court a [...]	2006-01-23 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KCOR PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO126	MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 14:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1260	Mozambique: Visit to two Northern Provincial [...] (U) This report summarizes observations from an August 28 - September 1 trip taken by the Econ/Pol chief to Lichinga, the small town that serves as the capital of Niassa province in Mozambique's far north, and Nampula, the bustling capital of neighboring Nampula province. Lichinga's most strik [...]	2006-09-29 09:27:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON MZ
06MAPUTO130	MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 16:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1324	MOZAMBIQUE: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country Background Summary: Between October 2005 and October 2006 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued to make progress in establishing a market- based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting democracy, and protecting work [...]	2006-10-13 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO143	MOZAMBIQUE: FY 06 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) FUNDING [...] Post requests USD 90,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund in FY06. 2. Mozambique's economy continued to grow rapidly, with GDP increasing by 7.8% in 2004 and 7.0% in 2005. Still, the country remains extremely poor. An estimated 54% of Mozambicans currently live below the [...]	2006-01-30 15:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID MZ
06MAPUTO1497	FRELIMO CONGRESS STRENGTHENS GUEBUZA'S MANDATE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique's ruling FRELIMO Party held its 9th Party Congress from November 10-14 in Quelimane, the capital of Zambezia Province. The congress was characterized by a number of `firsts:' the first congress held outside of Maputo since independence, the first congress to be open to [...]	2006-11-17 11:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1545	U.S. - Mozambique Trade Investment Framework [...] (U) Summary. Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 16 through October 18. The purpose of the visit was to conduct the first bilateral Council on Trade and Investment (TIFA Council) under the Trade Investment Fram [...]	2006-11-30 04:50:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1582	MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT WARNS ITS CITIZENS ON WORLD [...] Senior government officials continued their candid dialogue in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1. President Armando Guebuza, although out of the country on official travel, issued a written statement focusing particularly on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the fight against poverty, its [...]	2006-12-08 04:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO EAID MZ
06MAPUTO278	MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR [...] (C) Summary. On balance, Guebuza's first year in office has been positive. His main tasks for that year as we see them were to confront the Chissano-era spirit of "deixa andar", maintain economic policy continuity to allow continued growth, and set the stage for reductions in absolute povert [...]	2006-03-07 07:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO326	TEXAS TEA FOR TWO - MOZAMBIQUE AND US COMPANY [...] (U) Summary. On March 8th the Government of Mozambique and the U.S. oil company Anadarko Petroleum announced that Anadarko had won its bid for exploration and production rights to an offshore block in the Rovuma Basin, off the Mozambique - Tanzania border. Anadarko's concession is expected t [...]	2006-03-14 12:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EPET EINV MZ
06MAPUTO369	MOZAMBIQUE: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief review of significant economic developments in Mozambique during February 2006. We provide this as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: - Business Start-up Time Drops - Most Foreign Currency Bids/Invoices Banned - Bird Flu: Further Bans on Chicken [...]	2006-03-23 14:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EINV ETRD EFIN KFLU MZ
06MAPUTO38	MOZAMBIQUE - DECEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during December 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2 Mozambique Signs Preferential Trade Agreement With Malawi 3 IMF Approves USD 2.3 Million Disbursemen [...]	2006-01-11 13:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO422	Mozambique: Brazilian CVRD Considering Buying Out [...] (U) Summary: On March 31 the Brazilian company CVRD and the OPIC-supported US/Mozambique consortium managing the Nacala railroad corridor, CDN, reached an agreement giving CVRD the option, until the end of 2006, to purchase CDN. CVRD is currently assessing prospects in the Moatize coal basin [...]	2006-04-11 08:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO460	March Economic Digest: Mozambique [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during March 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Moma Titanium Reserves 40% Higher Than Expected -- IFC Purchases 5 Percent of Gas Project -- IMF Gives Positi [...]	2006-04-20 14:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO561	Mozambique: Revising the Labor Law [...] (SBU) Summary. Caught between its socialist past and the need to spur greater employment, Mozambique's pro-worker labor law is on the verge of rebirth. As the private sector urges meaningful changes that will stimulate investment and economic growth, a tripartite committee continues to work o [...]	2006-05-12 09:18:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO565	MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA TRAINING PLANNED FOR JULY; GRM [...] (U) Summary: In late April ACOTA Program Representative John Sevold met with senior Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) leadership to conduct planning for the upcoming iteration of ACOTA training in Mozambique. Sevold also met with the Minister of Defense and senior ministry officials to discuss M [...]	2006-05-16 12:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO566	Mozambique: April Economic Digest [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during April 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- IMF Completes 4th PGRF Review Mission -- GRM and Donors Conclude Joint Review -- Mozambique/South Africa Coop [...]	2006-05-16 15:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO573	MOZAMBIQUE: FIGHTING CORRUPTION OR SHADOW BOXING? [...] (SBU) Apart from continued strong rhetoric and some mid-level action by the Guebuza government, the GRM has not moved very far in tackling corruption in the past year. In August 2005 the government released the results of a nationwide survey, which revealed deep concern by the populace over co [...]	2006-05-17 12:41:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRIM PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO650	MOZAMBIQUE: WILL NYIMPINE CHISSANO FACE TRIAL FOR [...] (U) The eldest son of former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, Nyimpine Chissano, has been formally charged in the November 2000 murder of Mozambique's foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso. According to press reports, Chissano Jr. is accused of "joint moral authorship" of Ca [...]	2006-06-05 12:22:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM MZ
06MAPUTO66	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UN REFORM -- THE [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze on January 17 to discuss UN reform and other issues. Based on talking points in reftels A and B, Ambassador stressed the USG's continued interest in advancing UN reform, particularly reforms to the management structure [...]	2006-01-18 10:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PHUM UNAUS ADCO MZ
06MAPUTO662	MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH [...] Summary: On June 1, 2006, President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique met with the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),Ambassador John Danilovich, during the World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. The exchange was very positive, and demonstrated the support and commitment [...]	2006-06-06 07:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO728	Mozambique - Ambassador La Lime's Farewell Call on [...] (U) On June 15 Ambassador La Lime paid a farewell call on President Guebuza. Guebuza complimented the Ambassador for being instrumental in furthering good relations between the Mozambique and the United States, emphasizing that he "greatly appreciated" her helpful role. He said he was please [...]	2006-06-20 11:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV ETRD PREL MZ
06MAPUTO82	EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO AND FORMER AFRICAN LEADERS [...] On January 11 former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano welcomed 15 other former African leaders to Maputo for the inaugural meeting of the "Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government." The Forum is Chissano's brainchild and was organized by the Joaquim Chissano Foundation, whic [...]	2006-01-18 14:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
06MAPUTO97	EMBASSY MAPUTO'S FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 27,882 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY06. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following two projects for FY06: --------------------------------------------- -------------- Project 1: Commercial Outreach, AGOA P [...]	2006-01-20 09:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD AMGT EINV ABUD MZ
06MASERU143	POTENTIAL SHIFTING WEIGHTS IN LESOTHO'S RULING PARTY [...] (C) Over the past two weeks, Ambassador has met with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Health and Tourism and Culture. In our conversations with Foreign Minister Moleleki, Finance Minister Thahane, Health Minister Phooko and Tourism Minister Nts'inyi, we have detected a hesitancy on [...]	2006-03-20 14:27:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KICC PINR LT
06MASERU156	FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel points on former Liberian President Charles Taylor March 28 to Acting Foreign Minister Mrs. Mpeo Mahase (Employment/Labor Minister). We emphasized the United States' and international community's desire for Charles Taylor to face the Special Court on Sierra L [...]	2006-03-28 09:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC KAWC LI LT
06MASERU158	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW LCD SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) With preparations for 2007 national elections moving apace, Ambassador engaged Lesotho's Trade Minister (Mpho Malie) in a review of internal political developments as well as regional and bilateral issues. Malie, as the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy's (LCD) new Secretary-General, [...]	2006-03-29 11:06:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD KDEM LT
06MASERU182	LEADING OPPOSITION PARTY SEEKS RECOGNITION, INFLUENCE [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with Major General Metsing Lekhanya, the leader of Lesotho's largest opposition party, the Basotho National Party (BNP),on April 06, 2006. Party Treasurer Seabata Thabisi and Youth League Chairman Moeketsi Hanyane accompanied Lekhanya. The DCM and Political Assist [...]	2006-04-13 10:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU225	ATLANTA'S MAYOR AND LESOTHO'S YOUNGEST AIDS VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY ----------------- Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin visited Lesotho from 10 April - 13 April 2006 as a guest of CARE International. Ambassador June Carter Perry met with the Mayor on three separate occasions, an introductory meeting with the Ambassador in the Chancery, celebrations at a [...]	2006-05-10 10:50:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI KHIV OEXC OVIP PREL SOCI PGOV SCUL PHUM LT
06MASERU23	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches January 12 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki. Previous discussions on UN reform have resulted in positive responses from the GOL. The FOMIN supported management reform agenda goals including ECOSOC's role and points on personnel and budgetary [...]	2006-01-17 08:37:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO LT
06MASERU230	UNODC HOLDS A FOUR-DAY WORKSHOP ON COUNTER TERRORISM IN [...] The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is holding a four-day workshop on counter terrorism in Maseru from 9 to 12 May, 2006. The purpose of the workshop, requested by the GOL, is to provide counter terrorism training and legislative drafting skills to senior criminal justice off [...]	2006-05-11 10:35:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU235	UPDATE ON FOREIGN MINISTER'S SHOOTING INCIDENT [...] As the saga around the shooting of Foreign Minister Moleleki in January this year continues, a local newspaper, " Public Eye " May 12, 2006 issue, has revealed that the vehicle the minister was traveling in at the time of his controversial shooting on January 29 2006, bore South African H [...]	2006-05-17 10:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU261	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Mosisili May 31 prior to his departure for the UNGASS on AIDS. The agenda included Article 98 Agreement status which is awaiting Cabinet review; positions on Iran, Iraq and democratic growth; HIV/AIDS, education and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA [...]	2006-06-02 14:04:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KICC KHIV LT
06MASERU292	CABINET APPROVES ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Lehohla informed the Ambassador late June 14 that the GOL Cabinet had approved signing an Article 98 Agreement with the United States. This session followed Ambassador's discussion with the Prime Minister concerning the contents of the Article and the legal findings [...]	2006-06-19 14:53:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KICC PINR LT
06MASERU297	ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT BETWEEN LESOTHO / U.S. SIGNED JUNE 21, [...] (C) Ambassador Perry and Lesotho's Foreign Minister Moleleki signed the Article 98 Agreement the morning of June 21, 2006 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) We signed the Agreement privately on the date indicated; the Minister thought there would be some discussion with the Govern [...]	2006-06-22 09:22:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KICC PINR LT
06MASERU298	DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO LESOTHO [...] Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Carol Thompson visited Maseru June 14-16 following her attendance at the Second Annual President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Conference in Durban, South Africa. She met with the First Lady of Lesotho, the Deputy Prime Minist [...]	2006-06-23 10:04:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PREL KDEM SOCI LT
06MASERU39	PRC AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) During a January 19 donor meeting, PRC Ambassador to Lesotho Qiu Bohua gave a brief readout of Prime Minister Mosisili's official visit to China Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, 2005. Qiu noted that it was the Prime Minister's second trip to the PRC and that Mosisili had accepted China's invitation to at [...]	2006-01-23 14:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV CH LT
06MASERU455	LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND [...] Total FY06 allocation received for Maseru Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) is USD 30,000. USAID legal and accounting offices have reviewed the draft agreements and the USAID accounting office is expected to finalize the obligations upon notification of signing of agreements by post. [...]	2006-09-13 16:19:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SOCI XA LT
06MASERU503	LESOTHO CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst a rush of enthusiastic patriotism and against the backdrop of a new national flag, Lesotho celebrated the 40th anniversary of its independence during three days of celebrations that culminated on October 4. The ceremonies were attended by a number of foreign dignitaries- [...]	2006-10-10 15:47:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PNAT LT
06MASERU6	LESOTHO'S POSITION: REHATTING AMIS REQUEST WITH THE AU [...] (U) Ambassador engaged GOL Minister of Foreign Affairs January 6 on issue of rehatting the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). We acknowledged the positive role AMIS has played and emphasized the importance of raising its rehatting during the January 12 meeting of the Peace and Security Co [...]	2006-01-10 11:04:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU KPKO LT
06MASERU626	LESOTHO: DIPLOMATIC PUNCHES, HUGS, AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following revocation of the Libyan Ambassador to Lesotho's credentials (REFTEL) on December 13, both Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Libya's Embassy in Maseru issued statements regarding the unusual expulsion. While the GOL issued a strongly worded press release [...]	2006-12-18 15:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS OFDP LY LT
06MASERU631	AMBASSADOR'S VISITS REVEAL REMOTE AREAS BENEFIT FROM USG [...] SUMMARY. On November 28, Ambassador June Carter Perry and post's Special Projects team visited the District of Mokhotlong to review three Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund projects and to meet with Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) recipients there. This visible outreach to an isolat [...]	2006-12-27 10:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SCUL KDEM LT
06MELBOURNE244	GUANTANAMO SUICIDES SPUR NEW CRIES IN AUSTRALIA [...] (SBU) Three detainee suicides at the Guantanamo Bay Detention facility on June 10 unsurprisingly have brought renewed calls for the release of Australian detainee David Hicks. An Australian Parliamentary motion calling for the closure of Guantanamo and the return of Hicks to Australia narrow [...]	2006-06-20 01:34:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PROP PTER PREL PINS AS
06MEXICO1080	RADIO AND TELEVISION PROPOSAL FAVORS MEXICAN [...] (U) Summary: The Mexican Chamber of Deputies unanimously passed legislation in December to reform the Radio and TV Law and change the composition of the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL). The Mexican Senate recently held a series of hearings on the bill and is expected t [...]	2006-02-28 17:37:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON MX EINV
06MEXICO1113	SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Scott C. Higgins. He may be reached by telephone at (52)(55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52)(55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with [...]	2006-03-02 13:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06MEXICO1310	AGAINST THE WALL: US AND MEXICAN CONGRESSMEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the 45th U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary (IPG) meeting members of Congress from both countries exchanged perspectives on border security and migration. The Mexican delegation stressed shared responsibility for border matters and the contribution Mexican migrants make t [...]	2006-03-09 21:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO1429	THE COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: A FRANK LOOK AT [...] SUMMARY. The Special Commission for Competitiveness and Regional Development for the Mexican Chamber of Deputies held a forum to discuss the "Agenda to Promote the Competitiveness of the Nation" on March 7-9 in Mexico City. Attendees heard a wide range of viewpoints regarding the challenges [...]	2006-03-16 18:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON EPET
06MEXICO1470	THE COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: A FRANK LOOK AT [...] SUMMARY. The Special Commission for Competitiveness and Regional Development for the Mexican Chamber of Deputies held a forum to discuss the "Agenda to Promote the Competitiveness of the Nation" on March 7-9 in Mexico City. Attendees heard a wide range of viewpoints regarding the challenges [...]	2006-03-17 21:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON EPET
06MEXICO1522	NEW PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY IN [...] (U) Two new, potentially confrontational, efforts to combat contraband and piracy have recently been announced. On March 6, President Fox issued a decree to create a new Inter-Ministerial Commission to better coordinate enforcement of contraband and the illegal economy among GOM agencies and t [...]	2006-03-22 17:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV KIPR MX
06MEXICO1536	EFFECT OF VIOLENCE ON MEXICAN INVESTMENT [...] SUMMARY. Following the Mexican Competitiveness Institute's (IMCO) announcement that Mexico loses 15 percent of GDP, or USD 1.8 billion due to crime, business leaders including the presidents of CCE (Business Coordination Council, an umbrella group of trade associations); Coparmex (the Nationa [...]	2006-03-22 20:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTDB PGOV MX
06MEXICO2097	REMITTANCES AND MIGRATION PART II: THE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite record amounts of remittances flowing from the U.S. to rural Mexico, sustainable economic development in those regions has been largely elusive. One factor inhibiting productive investment of remittances has been a scarcity of reliable financial services in rural areas [...]	2006-04-21 15:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD SMIG MX
06MEXICO2123	MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES PART III: HOMETOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. There has been a significant growth in the influence of migrant organizations based in the U.S., often known as "hometown associations" (HTAs). While Mexican immigrants have long supported their communities of origin, HTAs are now larger and better organized, and increasingly [...]	2006-04-24 12:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN EINV SMIG MX

06MEXICO2220	TEN ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING MEXICO'S NEXT PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Whoever wins Mexico's presidential election on July 2 will inherit both the economic strengths built and bolstered during the Fox Administration and the daunting challenges that Fox leaves unfulfilled or simply unaddressed. Fox's major economic legacy will be the macroeconomic stability [...]	2006-04-26 19:46:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO2279	MEXICO: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. Mexico continues to have difficult relations with Cuba despite the return of diplomatic envoys in July 2004. Seasoned diplomat Jose Ignacio Pina Rojas replaced Roberta Lajous as Mexico's a [...]	2006-04-27 20:42:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU ETRD ETTC PREL MX
06MEXICO2408	AMLO: FOREIGN POLICY STAYS THE SAME BUT CAMPAIGN [...] (C) On Tuesday 05/02, leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) chaired a foreign policy program hosted by the Consulting Council for an Alternative Project for the Nation. The Council is led by former Mexican Ambassador to the United Nations and AMLO advisor Porfirio Munoz Ledo and [...]	2006-05-04 23:22:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO2577	THE CALDERON ECONOMIC PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Senior staffers Ernesto Cordero and Carlos Montano confidently described National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon's economic platform the week national polls showed Calderon capturing the lead from Party of the Democrat Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel [...]	2006-05-15 15:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO2595	FRANCHISING IN MEXICO PART I: AN OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Buoyed by increased purchasing power, a commercial real estate boom, and greater investor confidence, franchises are transforming the retail sector in Mexico. The franchise industry is an increasingly important component of the Mexican economy, creating thousands of new jobs a [...]	2006-05-15 22:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN EINV MX
06MEXICO2637	WAITING FOR THE WHOLE ENCHILADA: MEXICO REACTION [...] (SBU) Fox administration officials responded immediately to President Bush's 5/15 speech by stressing there was no "militarization" of the border, the shared responsibility for border security, and their concern over the lack of legislative progress on migration. Mexican commentators focused [...]	2006-05-16 22:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO2708	NEW COMPETITION LAW BRINGS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite significant opposition to proposed changes to Mexico's competition law, the Federal Competition Commission (CFC) negotiated an agreement with the business community led by the Mexican Business Coordination Council (CCE),an umbrella group of trade associations. This [...]	2006-05-19 23:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ETRD MX
06MEXICO3136	VOLATILITY IN MEXICAN FINANCIAL MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the week of May 29 econoffs and FSN ECON specialist talked with a broad range of analysts and economists from foreign banks and the Mexican Stock Market. Their reading was that the recent volatility in Mexican financial markets was directly tied to capital flight from eme [...]	2006-06-07 20:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MX
06MEXICO3267	OHCHR RUNS SLIM OPERATION IN MEXICO [...] (U) Summary: Minister Counselor for Political Affairs (MCCA) and PolOff met with the representative in Mexico of the United Nation's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),Amerigo Incalcaterra. The OHCHR's strategy in Mexico is to promote a human rights agenda by working wit [...]	2006-06-14 14:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MX
06MEXICO3297	ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON LAW [...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We suggest three overarching messages on law enforcement for the new administration. First, the steadily improving cooperation over the last six years represents a baseline, not an aberration. Second, w [...]	2006-06-15 00:50:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM SNAR MX
06MEXICO3302	AMLO ANNOUNCES A SUBSIDIES PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On May 30, Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced on national TV some details of a comprehensive subsidies program aimed at increasing Mexican families' income and their purchasing power by up to 20%. AMLO expects the plan would spur [...]	2006-06-15 17:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO3305	ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (C) Summary: This is the third in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We need to intensify the effort begun this year to engage Mexico in a constructive approach to border violence that yields a real-time law enforcement response to emergencies. Mexico also needs to impro [...]	2006-06-15 19:20:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG MX
06MEXICO3309	FEDERAL ELECTORAL INSTITUTE COUNSELOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) Counselor Arturo Sanchez shared with us June 14 some insights on the coming election. He was adamant that despite the usual glitches, election day would be relatively smooth. Nevertheless, he expected a tight race with judicial challenges to fol [...]	2006-06-15 20:58:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MX
06MEXICO3338	EMBRACING THE WINNER AND RETHINKING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: This is the last in a series of six cables on transiti issues in Mexico. Washington should embrace the winner of the July 2 presidential election early and often (this is all the more important i the winner turns out to be Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador). We hope that senior USG of [...]	2006-06-16 21:49:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MX
06MEXICO3438	EMBRACING THE WINNER AND RETHINKING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: This is the last in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. Washington should embrace the winner of the July 2 presidential election early and often (this is all the more important if the winner turns out to be Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador). We hope that senior USG [...]	2006-06-22 14:30:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MX
06MEXICO3494	SUBJECT: A CONVERSATION WITH AMLO,S INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) Summary: Carlos Robles-Gil, a key infrastructure advisor to PRD presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),discussed AMLO's economic team and proposals related to budget and finance, infrastructure, energy, and trade policy. Robles-Gil said the PRD campaign expects AMLO to [...]	2006-06-23 23:34:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EAIR ELTM ETRD PREL MX
06MEXICO3905	POLITICAL CHANGES BRINGS UNCERTAINTY TO MEXICAN [...] (U) The Mexican Congress' passage in March 2006 of the Radio and Television Law has brought some uncertainty to Mexico's communication sector. All of the previous Federal Telecommunications Commissioners resigned shortly after its passage leaving the Federal Telecommunications Commission (CO [...]	2006-07-14 17:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON MX ECPS ETRD EINV
06MEXICO3962	MEXICO'S ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES - A [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. Mexico,s Central Bank Deputy Governor Jose Julian Sidaoui provided a snapshot of the country,s economic situation following the July elections. He said that the surprisingly favorable reaction of Mexican markets, despite political uncertainty, is mainly the resul [...]	2006-07-18 18:13:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO4144	BANK OF MEXICO CONFERENCE ON POVERTY CHALLENGES, [...] (SBU) Mexican economic leaders and World Bank economists discussed the causes and potential solutions for the country,s persistent poverty at a July 19 Mexico City conference &Growth and Reduction of Poverty in Latin America: Virtuous Cycles and Vicious Cycles.8 At the conference, Central Ban [...]	2006-07-26 17:54:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO4189	LEADING MEXICAN ECONOMIST ON TAX AND FISCAL REFORM [...] (C) Econoff met with Dr. Fausto Hernandez, Economics Professor at Mexico,s Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE),to discuss Mexico,s fiscal policy. Dr. Hernandez has done extensive research and published numerous studies on the subject. He discussed the origins of low tax collect [...]	2006-07-27 18:24:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO4267	FORMER MAGISTRATE SEES FULL RECOUNT AS UNLIKELY [...] (U) The Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE) recently held its third post-electoral briefing for the diplomatic community, in which Fernando Franco Gonzalez, former Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) magistrate and current head of the Public Law Studies Center at the Autonomous Technological Insti [...]	2006-08-02 13:52:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO466	CALDERON'S CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF [...] (U) Summary. National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon kicked off his campaign on January 19 in the State of Mexico, where he focused his message on rule of law, values, and economic growth. Calderon will launch a weekly one-hour radio program over the weekend and an [...]	2006-01-27 22:24:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	MX PGOV
06MEXICO5157	MIGRANT ASSOCATIONS SPUR DEVELOPMENT IN MICHOACAN [...] (SBU) Last April Embassy Mexico produced a series of cables (ref. A-D) detailing how the chain of migration and remittances from the U.S. affected life in rural Mexico. At the invitation of our Michaoacano contacts, econoff returned to the town of Venustiano Carranza to meet migrants tempor [...]	2006-09-12 15:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EINV MX
06MEXICO618	PULSING THE POLLS: AMLO LEADS, MADRAZO TRAILS, [...] (SBU): Summary: Institutional Revolution (PRI) and Democratic Revolution (PRD) party pollsters, plus Televisa's Mitofsky and newspapers El Universal and Reforma each released polls in January (as the official campaigns kicked off) that confirmed PRD candidate Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) lead, re [...]	2006-02-03 20:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MX
06MEXICO6424	ECONOMIC TRANSITION NOTES, NOVEMBER 1-8, 2006 [...] (U) Mexico's markets were unaffected by the November 6 bombings. Market expectations are close to government economic predictions, including that the recent inflation spike is temporary and that the government will have its first budget surplus since 1996. The stock market boasted a record ga [...]	2006-11-09 19:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PREL MX
06MEXICO6481	PRESIDENT FOX'S POLITICAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND [...] (SBU) This is the fourth in a series of four cables assessing President Fox's legacy. In the political area, Fox's greatest achievements were overseeing Mexico's first true political opening, which included a strengthening of the separation of powers and respect for limits on the president's [...]	2006-11-15 17:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MX
06MEXICO6604	CALDERON NAMES SOCIAL CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Calderon announced his six social cabinet selections November 24, saying their overall mission would be to "equalize opportunities" for all Mexicans. The appointments include: Josefina Vazquez Mota as Secretary of Education; Beatriz Zavala Peniche as Secretary [...]	2006-11-27 14:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO6760	US-MEXICO "HYPERBORDER" CONFERENCE [...] (U) On November 16 and 17, Embassy EconOff and Ciudad Juarez ConOff attended the 2nd Annual Hyperborder Conference in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. They also spoke with the Director General of the Associacion de Maquiladora A.C. Consul General Donna Blair offered remarks at the op [...]	2006-12-05 22:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ECIN ETRD ELTN ETTC ELAB MX
06MEXICO6783	MEXICAN ENERGY ROUNDTABLE: DECLINING OIL REVENUE [...] (SBU) According to studies completed by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA),President Felipe Calderon will contend with a real drop in oil revenue from about USD 54 billion in 2006 to the USD 27 billion range in 2012 as a result of decreasing production, a likely fall in heavy crude [...]	2006-12-06 21:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO7015	SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER DISCUSSES MEXICAN [...] (SBU) Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens for weeks has highlighted publicly the need for fiscal reform in Mexico. At a recent conference in Mexico City, he said that Mexico needs to implement a broad fiscal reform to confront growing pension liabilities, rising payments on financed investment [...]	2006-12-20 23:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO7033	CALDERON DEBUTS WITH A DEFT HAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first weeks in office, President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa has seized the initiative on several important issues, demonstrating his intent to forge an activist presidency. The change in atmospherics between the Fox and Calderon administrations has been evident from Calder [...]	2006-12-21 19:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO7111	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 28, [...] (U) Mexico's 2007 federal budget has been approved by the Mexican Congress and published in the Official Gazette. The US$208-billion budget largely reflects President Felipe Calderon's initial proposal, but Congress edged up funding for education, highways, and pensions in rural areas, while [...]	2006-12-28 22:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO764	MEXICAN TRADE NEGOTIATOR ON NAFTA MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Mexican trade negotiator Ken Smith Ramos told us February 2 that Mexico expected the upcoming proposed March NAFTA Ministerial would cover the relationship between NAFTA and the SPP, regulatory cooperation, development of a list of panelists as set out in NAFTA Chapter 20, increased fle [...]	2006-02-10 21:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD MX
06MEXICO829	FOLLOWING THE APEC ROAD MAP [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist met February 9 with the Director of Multilateral and Regional Negotiations for the Mexican Secretariat of Economy Flavia Farinetti de Wiechers to discuss APEC 2006 initiatives and agenda. Farinetti said that the GOM strongly supports Vietnam's road ma [...]	2006-02-14 22:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON MX APECO ETRD
06MILAN77	Good prospects for Italy's Stock Market [...] Data from February indicates that 2006 will see an increase in new listings for the Italian stock market (Borsa Italiana) over 2005. The Borsa saw 19 new listings last year, already the highest number of new listings since 2000. This included 15 IPOs and 4 spin-offs, incorporations, or re-l [...]	2006-03-06 15:13:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON IT EUN
06MINSK1060	THE HARD LIFE AND TIMES OF BELARUSIAN THINK TANKS [...] (C) Leaders of the most prominent independent analytical centers in Belarus recently detailed how a continuing campaign of repression by the Lukashenko regime has caused many of their organizations to formally disband. Despite the pressure, think tank leaders continue working to try to inform [...]	2006-09-28 10:59:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK108	Minsk Election Weekly VII (January 28-February 3) [...] This is the seventh in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------- Signature Results ----------------- 2. After a month of signature collection, the CEC announced the following [...]	2006-02-03 09:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1084	NEW EU INTEREST IN VISA BANS ON STATE MEDIA [...] (C) Embassy Minsk recommends that the Department renew its efforts to persuade European allies to expand the current EU visa ban against top officials of the Lukashenko regime to include twelve state media executives and journalists, who are responsible for some of the most egregious propaganda [...]	2006-10-05 09:55:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1099	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 06, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Milinkevich as Campaign Aide for Local Candidates (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Opposition Activist Jailed for 2005 Bombings in Vitebsk (para. 3) - Opposition, [...]	2006-10-06 12:20:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB KHIV BO
06MINSK1109	AMBASSADOR REINFORCES UNITY MESSAGE TO OPPOSITION [...] (C) On October 11, Ambassador met with three senior leaders of the United Democratic Forces (UDF) opposition coalition: Belarusian Party of Communists leader Sergey Kalyakin, United Civic Party leader Anatoliy Lebedko, and Belarusian Popular Front Vintsuk Vyachorka. UDF leader Aleksandr Mil [...]	2006-10-13 14:21:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK117	MFA Wants Positive WTO Answer Now [...] (U) On February 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich called Ambassador to the MFA to complain again about the U.S., EU and the WTO. Also present were Anton Kudasov, Deputy Director of the MFA's Directorate of Foreign Trade, Sergey Gulevich, Deputy Head of the MFA's Division of Forei [...]	2006-02-06 10:56:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO
06MINSK1174	U.S.-EU AMBASSADORQ SHOW SUPPORT FOR CHURCH UNDER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and EU Heads of Mission recently visited the embattled New Life Church (NLC) to show their support for religious freedom in Belarus. The NLC ended its 23-day hunger strike on October 29 after the Supreme Economic Court agreed to review the church's appeal of the forced [...]	2006-11-03 14:04:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF BO
06MINSK1225	INDEPENDENT POLLING REPORTS INCREASE IN INDEPENDENT RADIO [...] Independent Belarusian pollster Manaev November 21 gave Ambassador the results of his sixth and final post election survey. According to his results, both the amount of Belarusians who listen to foreign radio broadcasts and who use the internet continue to increase. Support ratings decreased s [...]	2006-11-29 11:25:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK162	GOB Ready to Cooperate to Fight TIP [...] (U) In a surprisingly cooperative gesture, GOB officials willingly shared information on the GOB's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in an informal setting on February 10. DCM invited representatives from local NGO's and international organizations as well as GOB officials from t [...]	2006-02-15 09:26:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV BO
06MINSK178	Minsk Election Weekly IX (February 11 - February 17) [...] This is the ninth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. Post will report on the February 17 registration of candidates process in septel. --------------------- Campaign Preparations --------- [...]	2006-02-17 15:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK184	State Media Focuses only on Lukashenko [...] (SBU) Summary: The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) monitored Belarusian media coverage of the March presidential elections from 28 January to 10 February. BAJ found that state media focused almost exclusively on Lukashenko, portraying him in a positive light. For the most part, st [...]	2006-02-21 12:32:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK191	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BEGIN THEIR CAMPAIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 17, the Central Election Committee (CEC) registered President Aleksandr Lukashenko, 10 Coalition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich, former rector of Belarusian State University Aleksandr Kozulin, and leader of the Libera Democratic Party Sergey Gaidukevich as officialpres [...]	2006-02-22 15:14:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK232	EUR DAS KRAMER MEETS ANALYSTS, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR DAS David Kramer met with political analysts, civil society leaders, and students on February 24 to discuss the upcoming presidential elections and the accompanying GOB harassment. Analysts noted Russia,s change in policy from previous campaigns to support President [...]	2006-03-07 09:26:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK234	DAS KRAMER DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH MILINKEVICH [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, EUR DAS David Kramer met with deputy campaign managers of the single opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's campaign team Victor Korneyenko and Aleksandr Dobrovolsky. Korneyenko confirmed Milinkevich's plan to hold a rally on March 2, the same day as Presid [...]	2006-03-07 15:04:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK266	EUR DAS Kramer Meets Analysts, Civil Society [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR DAS David Kramer met with political analysts, civil society leaders, and students on February 24 to discuss the upcoming presidential elections and the accompanying GOB harassment. Analysts noted Russia's change in policy from previous campaigns to support President [...]	2006-03-14 13:40:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK270	Milinkevich Team Discusses Campaign Activities [...] (C) Summary: On March 6, Victor Kornyenko, deputy campaign manager for Ten Plus Coalition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich, provided for P/E Chief an overview of the campaign team's plans ahead of the March 19 elections. Commenting on the March 2 rally near Freedom Square, Kornye [...]	2006-03-14 13:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK274	DAS Kramer Discusses Elections with Milinkevich [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, EUR DAS David Kramer met with deputy campaign managers of the single opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's campaign team Victor Korneyenko and Aleksandr Dobrovolsky. Korneyenko confirmed Milinkevich's plan to hold a rally on March 2, the same day as Presid [...]	2006-03-15 10:09:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
06MINSK285	Lukashenko Leads February Poll [...] (SBU) Summary: In a poll conducted just before the presidential campaign began, Lukashenko dominated the field and most Belarusians relied on state media for information. Still, despite lack of access and constant pro- Lukashenko/anti-opposition propaganda, pro-democracy candidate Milinkevich [...]	2006-03-17 08:46:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK286	Independent News Does Make a Difference [...] (C) Under the auspices of a DRL Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) small grant (reftel),the IISEPS polling service conducted the second of six opinion polls in mid-February (septel). IISEPS conducted the first such grant in early December, and plans to conduct the third in April. [Note: [...]	2006-03-17 08:46:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM BO
06MINSK309	OSCE Rebukes Belarus Elections [...] (U) Summary. At a joint press conference on March 20, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and OSCE ODIHR representatives declared that the presidential elections in Belarus did not meet international standards or OSCE commitments for free and fair elections. Preliminary conclusions from their observa [...]	2006-03-22 11:01:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK358	480 PEOPLE SENTENCED [...] (C) Summary: As of March 28, nine Minsk district courts had convicted in two days of trials 480 people for participating in post-presidential election demonstrations. Human rights lawyers have called the authorities' treatment of detainees "barbaric" and claim detainees are regularly denied fo [...]	2006-03-29 14:55:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK370	EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - March 31, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------- Post Elections ------------- 2. Milinkevich Tells All in Poland During his March 29 trip to Poland, former opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich opined that the democratic movement in Belarus wi [...]	2006-04-03 09:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK403	VIOLENT ARRESTS, POOR PRISON CONDITIONS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Nearly three weeks have passed since the March 19 presidential election and the subsequent wave of arrests of street protesters. Detainees who were recently released have shared with independent press and Emboffs their accounts of violent arrests and meager prison conditions. Th [...]	2006-04-13 13:12:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK431	MILINKEVICH'S WIFE MEETS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: On April 17, Ambassador met with Ten Plus Coalition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich's wife, Inna Kulei, who is the president of the newly formed Committee for the Defense of the Repressed (PCDR). This committee provides educational, employment, humanitarian, and medical assistance [...]	2006-04-20 10:48:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL INR BO
06MINSK460	MILINKEVICH DISCUSSES STATE OF THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: In an April 24 conversation with Ambassador, Belarusian opposition leader and former Ten plus Coalition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich described tensions within the democratic forces. He named United Civic Party leader Anatoliy Lebedko as the strongest dissenter. C [...]	2006-04-27 14:23:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK462	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 28, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. -------------- Post Elections -------------- 2. Lebedko Fined $30 for Swearing On April 25, Minsk Sovetsky district judge Oksana Relyavo found United Civic Party chairman Anatoly Lebedko guilty of petty hooliganis [...]	2006-04-28 11:32:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK464	HRDF POLLING SUCCESSFUL, LEAFLETS SEIZED [...] (C) This is the second report on implementation of a DRL grant to provide independent opinion polling in Belarus. Under the auspices of a DRL Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) small grant (ref A),the IISEPS polling service conducted the third of six opinion polls in late March/early Apri [...]	2006-04-28 11:51:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM BO
06MINSK493	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 5, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Lukashenko: Consolidation of Political Forces Is No Problem During a meeting in St. Petersburg, Aleksandr Lukashenko told Russian President [...]	2006-05-05 14:25:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK501	NOVAK POST-ELECTION RESULTS MIRROR THOSE OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 14:16:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK521	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 12, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Zubr Leader Nikita Sasim Sentenced to Three Months in Jail On May 12, Zubr youth leader Nikita Sasim was sentenced in Baranichsky Regional Court to three months arrest f [...]	2006-05-16 14:26:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK555	GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in Grodno and then in Volkovisk. Recently released political prisoner Levonevskiy described his deplorable prison conditions. Free trade unionists noted increasing GOB pressure on [...]	2006-05-26 08:35:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO
06MINSK556	GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in Grodno and then in Volkovisk. Recently released political prisoner Levonevskiy described his deplorable prison conditions. Free trade unionists noted increasing GOB pressure on [...]	2006-05-26 08:35:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO
06MINSK557	GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in Grodno and then in Volkovisk. Recently released political prisoner Levonevskiy described his deplorable prison conditions. Free trade unionists noted increasing GOB pressure on [...]	2006-05-26 08:35:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO
06MINSK599	BELARUS: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Post submits its annual contribution for the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. During the year the Belarus Government continued with its policy of fundraising through confiscation of transiting goods, although this process appears to be declining. The State Cu [...]	2006-06-09 04:44:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BO
06MINSK600	IMF: Belarus Faces Falling Growth [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent briefing a visiting IMF team acknowledged that the Belarusian economy has seen strong growth the past few years, driven mainly by the re-export of Russian oil, but also to a lesser extent to growing productivity. However, Belarus also faces a number of significant pr [...]	2006-06-09 07:59:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO
06MINSK619	POST-ELECTION PROFILE OF BELARUSIAN YOUTH GROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 25-27 and May 3-4, Poloffs met with representatives of five Belarusian youth organizations: Zubr, which announced its formal dissolution in May 2006; Third Way; Association of Belarusian Students; Volnaya Moladz; and New Life Church. All of these groups have been direct [...]	2006-06-13 13:35:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
06MINSK646	EUR/ACE COORDINATOR DISCUSSES ASSISTANCE NEEDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 5, an EUR/ACE and USAID delegation led by Ambassador Thomas Adams met with representatives of Belarusian opposition non-governmental organizations (NGOs),political parties, and independent news media. Belarus' two main independent opinion pollsters also briefed the deleg [...]	2006-06-16 14:20:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM PINR BO
06MINSK669	POLL OF BELARUSIAN ELITES SHOWS SUPPORT FOR OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 9, Oleg Manaev, head of the de- registered IISEPS sociological research center, presented the results of additional post-election polling to the Ambassador. Throughout May, IISEPS polled 60 respondents, described as "laders and experts" inside and outside Belarus' gvernm [...]	2006-06-23 05:45:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK679	ACTIVIST SEEKS TO EXPAND ROLE OF WOMEN IN BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: In her new role as head of the Commission on Women in the United Civic Party (UCP),Women's Independent Democratic Movement (WIDM) chair Lyudmila Petina told DCM she is searching for ways to encourage women to become more politically active, including the possible creation of a w [...]	2006-06-27 12:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KWMN SCUL BO
06MINSK680	MFA MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR-DRUMS UP GOB OUTCRY OVER [...] (C) Summary: On June 23, Head of the MFA's U.S. and Canada Desk Sergey Sergeyev formally relayed GOB irritation with the U.S. imposition of visa bans and financial sanctions against GOB officials. Ambassador reiterated the USG had long warned the GOB the U.S. would take such actions against GO [...]	2006-06-27 12:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BO
06MINSK682	Media Focuses on Lukashenko and Putin at CSTO-EAEC Summit [...] SUMMARY: On June 23, the heads of state and foreign ministers of countries belonging to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) met in Minsk for the organizations' tandem summits. Belarusian media coverage focused heavily on statements by [...]	2006-06-28 13:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO
06MINSK683	GOB Mocks U.S. Financial Sanctions But Responds In Kind [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB has threatened to freeze the assets of President George Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in response to the financial sanctions imposed by the U.S. on President Lukashenko and nine other members of his regime. Affected Belarusian officials have denied the exis [...]	2006-06-29 11:11:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BO
06MINSK692	OPPOSITION LEADER OUTLINES MULTIPLE PROBLEMS IN [...] (C) Summary: During a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, pro-democracy Belarusian Party of Communist (BPC) head Aleksandr Kalyakin described the United Democratic Forces (UDF) plan of action outlining "concrete" measures to coordinate the activities of the UDF leaders and to mobilize activists. [...]	2006-06-30 13:27:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF BO
06MINSK720	POST REVIEW OF GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, [...] On June 27, 2006 USAID Country Representative, USAID Activity Manager and an Embassy Poloff met with UNDP HIV/AIDS Program Manager, the UNDP Resident Representative and the Belarus Global Fund Project Manager to discuss the results of Phase I of the project (which ends November 30, 2006) and p [...]	2006-07-12 13:49:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SOCI TBIO BO
06MINSK737	Opposition Leader Assures Ambassador He's A Man of [...] (C) Summary: United Democratic Forces leader Aleksandr Milinkevich and his wife Inna Kulei provided a frank, yet optimistic assessment of the opposition coalition during the Ambassador's July 14 farewell meeting with them. Ambassador stressed that many in the opposition, especially the youth [...]	2006-07-17 13:37:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK758	IISEPS Polling: Lukashenko Still Enjoys Popular Support [...] SUMMARY: On July 10, Director of the independent polling service IISEPS Oleg Manaev gave Ambassador the results of two opinion surveys conducted in June. Lukashenko maintains a high support rating, with 55 percent of those polled claiming they would vote for Lukashenko again should elections b [...]	2006-07-21 05:35:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK819	US and European Heads of Mission Press for Access to NGO [...] (SBU) U.S. and EU embassies in Minsk have taken an assertive and coordinated approach to spotlighting the criminal trial against four young leaders of the prominent NGO Partnerstvo (Partnership). Belarusian authorities accused Timofei Dranchuk, Aleksandr Shalaiko, Nikolai Astreiko, and Enira B [...]	2006-08-02 14:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK860	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - AUGUST 11, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ------------------------- 2. Lukashenko Pushes for Stronger UN Role On August 1, President Lukashenko asserted that Belarus seeks to strengthen the role of the United [...]	2006-08-10 04:49:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK890	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - AUGUST 11, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ------------------------- 2. Lukashenko Pushes for Stronger UN Role On August 1, President Lukashenko asserted that Belarus seeks to strengthen the role of the United [...]	2006-08-17 06:13:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK904	BUILDING THE CASE FOR DEMOCRACY: MONITORING NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. Summary ------- 2. (C) On August 17, the Belarusian Central Election Committee confirmed that the municipal elections will be held on January 14, 2007. The democratic opposition believes, and we agree that these elections are the [...]	2006-08-18 13:41:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE BO
06MINSK971	BELARUS GEARING UP FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [...] (C) The GOB continues to advocate the construction of a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Belarus. Although a decision has not officially been made, the state media's positive propaganda indicates that Lukashenko plans to build an NPP whether Belarusians agree or not. GOB officials maintain the N [...]	2006-09-07 08:51:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY PARM MNUC BO
06MONTEVIDEO1068	LACKLUSTER XVI IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT IN MONTEVIDEO [...] (SBU) Summary: The XVI Ibero-American Summit took place in Montevideo on 3-5 November without major logistical or security incidents. Leaders from 22 Latin American and European countries focused on "Migration and Development," though we detected few concrete accomplishments in these areas. [...]	2006-11-06 19:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC SOCI XM SP PO UY
06MONTEVIDEO1097	HOW MERCOSUR HAS CHANGED [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: This telegram contains a healthy dose of subjective analysis designed to stimulate constructive debate on an issue of regional importance. The Embassy is keenly interested in Mercosur, not only because its headquarters are located here, but also because we have [...]	2006-11-16 13:31:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL AORC SOCI UY
06MONTEVIDEO229	VAZQUEZ SAYS HE WANTS A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with President Tabare Vazquez at the Embassy's request on March 7 to advise the President on his upcoming meeting with the Secretary on March 11 at the margins of Michelle Bachelet's inauguration ceremony in Santiago, Chile. Vazquez explicitly stated that he wanted a F [...]	2006-03-07 16:09:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR KCRM AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO230	THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE ONE-YEAR MARK [...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) Government completed its first year in power on March 1 with more achievements than setbacks. In typical fashion, little fanfare marked the day as President Vazquez had sent his state-of-the-union report to Congress a week earlier. It is clear that his adr [...]	2006-03-07 19:06:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY
06MONTEVIDEO295	FRENTE'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS WAY FOR FTA TALKS [...] On March 25, the General Assembly of the Frente Amplio (FA) overwhelmingly rejected a motion from the Communist Party, which would have modified the FA's program to explicitly prohibit any FTA talks with the U.S. By doing so, the FA implicitly allowed President Vazquez to open [...]	2006-03-28 12:11:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ECIN UY
06MONTEVIDEO296	URUGUAY GROWS STRONG FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR [...] Summary: In 2005, Uruguay met its key IMF targets and achieved a 6.6% growth rate, outpacing expectations and driving real GDP back to pre-crisis levels. Still, despite the ongoing strong recovery, per capita GDP (in dollar terms),investment and several social indicators remained below pre [...]	2006-03-28 12:15:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ECIN UY
06MONTEVIDEO309	GOU MAKES EARLY PAYMENT TO IMF AND GETS UNUSUALLY [...] On March 30, Minister of Economy Astori and IMF's Deputy Managing Director Carstens announced that the GOU would make an early payment of its debt with the IMF (principal and interests) maturing in 2006. International markets celebrated the $625 million operation by raising their demand for [...]	2006-03-31 18:18:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV UY
06MONTEVIDEO345	MINISTER ASKS FOR SIGNAL OF USG OPENNESS TO AN FTA PRIOR TO VAZQUEZ-POTUS MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para #5. 2. (C) Summary: Charge met with Industry Minister Lepra on April 10, shortly after Lepra's return from the Joint Commission on Trade and Investment (JCTI) meeting in Washington. Lepra was positive about the JCTI's atmospherics but stress [...]	2006-04-11 19:04:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL UY
06MONTEVIDEO448	GOU CRITICAL OF MERCOSUR BUT STILL INTENDS TO [...] (C) Summary: Harsh criticism of Mercosur continues unabated in Uruguay, fueled by a worsening dispute with Argentina, Brazil's distraction with regional events, and an increased marginalization of Mercosur's smaller members in the decision-making. The trade bloc could tilt towards a more pol [...]	2006-05-19 14:00:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL UY
06MONTEVIDEO459	OAS AMBASSADOR JOHN MAISTO'S MAY 18 VISIT TO [...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) Ambassador John F. Maisto visited Montevideo on May 18 to discuss Summit of the Americas follow-up, the June OAS General Assembly, and U.S./Uruguayan bilateral relations. He met with President Vazquez, lunched with [...]	2006-05-24 14:06:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS UNSC UY
06MONTEVIDEO555	SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING TRADE TALKS IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: Following the successful Vazquez/POTUS encounter in the Oval Office on May 4, trade talks between GOU negotiators and USTR have been scheduled to take place at a meeting in Washington during the last week of June. The GOU is now much more focused on discussing a Free Trade Agreemen [...]	2006-06-16 15:32:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO640	HAGUE RULING ON PULP MILLS FAVORABLE TO URUGUAY [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 16:03:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SENV SOCI KLIG EINV AR UY
06MONTEVIDEO746	USTR VISIT PROMPTS PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ TO OPENLY [...] (C) Summary: The recent visit by Assistant United States Trade Representative for the Americas Everett Eissenstat and USTR's Senior Director for Brazil and the Southern Cone, Sue Cronin, sparked an intense internal debate over the future direction of Uruguay's trade relationships and pitted o [...]	2006-08-14 19:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ECON PGOV AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO774	PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ MOVES FORWARD ON US TRADE AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Since the August 7-10 visit of senior USTR officials to Uruguay (reftel),President Vazquez has been assiduously preparing his domestic constituency for deeper trade ties with the United States. He has publicly stated that the feasibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could be [...]	2006-08-22 20:21:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV ECON AORC UY

06MONTEVIDEO811	US-URUGUAY TRADE AGENDA: VAZQUEZ CONTINUES TO SHAPE THE [...] (C) Summary: President Vazquez has now expanded the debate beyond a trade agreement with the U.S. by seeking similar accords with India and China. In a meeting with the Charge, Industry Minister Lepra confirmed that Vazquez is very much in charge and determined to succeed. Lepra said he unde [...]	2006-09-01 19:42:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON UY
06MONTEVIDEO980	BIOTECH CONFERENCE HITS THE MARK [...] (U) Summary: Post thanks EB and IIP for their assistance (ref A),which allowed Post to present a timely and well-targeted biotechnology seminar in Uruguay. A broad cross-section of key biotech decision makers attended the seminar October 12, and the conference achieved positive results. Sp [...]	2006-10-16 19:11:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO UY
06MONTREAL1205	CANADA'S LIBERAL LEADERSHIP RACE: DION EMERGES AS [...] (C/NF) Former Environment Minister Stephane Dion emerged the surprise winner of the Liberal Leadership convention, held in Montreal from November 30-December 2, coming from fourth place to beat frontrunner Michael Ignatieff, 2521 to 2084 delegate votes. Ignatieff, though an eloquent and passi [...]	2006-12-04 21:38:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR EINV CA
06MONTREAL436	IPR in Montreal Part 2 - Music Fans and Industry [...] (U) The strength and popularity of Quebec's music and film industries have made them attractive targets for illegal file sharing and pirating. Quebec music and films are routinely pirated and sold at Montreal-area flea markets along with internationally recognized music and films. Although l [...]	2006-04-11 18:07:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
06MONTREAL518	Montreal Outreach on WHTI [...] Summary. The visit of DHS US-Visit Director Jim Williams and Department of States Ann Barrett, Managing Director of U.S. Passport Services, gave post an opportunity to get our message about WHTI out to a number of influential audiences and journalists in Montreal. Exports to the U.S. are extr [...]	2006-05-03 20:00:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CPAS CASC KTRD KPAO PREL CA
06MONTREAL622	UPDATE ON HYDRO-QUEBEC'S ENERGY PLANS [...] (U) Summary: On May 23, Embassy Ottawa EMIN Brian Mohler and ConGen Montreal Econoff Anne Coleman met with Marie-Jose Nadeau (please protect),Hydro Quebec's Executive Vice-President for Corporate Affairs, at the utility's Montreal headquarters. Ms. Nadeau provided an overview of Hydro Que [...]	2006-06-02 18:03:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	ENGR CA
06MONTREAL820	Montreal Hosts the First Ever OutGames [...] Montreal is set to host the 1st World OutGames from July 26-August 5. An offshoot of the Federation of Gay Games (held this year in Chicago),which has traditionally focused on providing a venue for homosexuals to openly engage in sports competitions, the OutGames has added a three-day inter [...]	2006-07-28 13:00:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI CASC CA
06MONTREAL826	QUEBEC GOVERNMENT STRATEGY PURSUES KYOTO TARGETS, [...] (C/NF) Summary. On June 15th, the Quebec Government released its Climate Change Strategy, including plans to improve public transportation systems, adopt California,s fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles and impose a carbon tax. This announcement follows some five months after Montreal h [...]	2006-07-28 19:28:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG CA
06MOSCOW10382	LAVROV'S MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: With FM Lavrov's September 7-9 trip to the Middle East, promotion of a "universal" peace process, experts' conference, renewed Syria track, and support for the Arab League ministerial session at UNGA, the GOR continues to seek "player" status in the region. Practically, GOR sup [...]	2006-09-18 11:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IS SY LE RS
06MOSCOW10438	RUSSIA AND KOSOVO: THE POLITICS OF DELAY [...] (C) Summary: Russia will seek to delay the conclusion of the Kosovo status process beyond year's end, arguing that a negotiated settlement will be more enduring than one forced on Serbia. The GOR does not like UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's draft status recommendations and might balk at agre [...]	2006-09-19 12:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UNMIK SR YI RS
06MOSCOW10439	RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY ON IRAN, FROZEN [...] (C) Summary: In a September 18 meeting, Russian Security Council Secretary Ivanov briefed on his September meetings in Spain with Iranian Security Council Secretary Larijani, UNSYG Annan, and former President Gonzales; raised concerns over mixed messages to Iran; and reiterated Russia's willi [...]	2006-09-19 12:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC PARM IR RS
06MOSCOW10620	RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ANATOLIY CHUBAYS [...] (C) Summary: In a September 19 meeting with the Ambassador, UES CEO Chubays was very upbeat about UES reform and the liberalization of electricity prices. He confidently predicted that strategic investors and IPOs in London and Moscow would raise the investment UES needs to meet its five y [...]	2006-09-22 08:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	AF ECON ENRG IAEA KNNP PGOV RS
06MOSCOW10689	RUSSIA: PUBLIC CHAMBER MEMBER ON PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pavel Gusev, owner and editor-in-chief of Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK) and member of the Public Chamber, described a "media vertical" of direct government ownership and indirect corporate persuasion that has left the majority of Russians with a limited range of viewpoints and most o [...]	2006-09-22 13:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM RS
06MOSCOW10692	ODIHR DIRECTOR STROHAL'S VISIT: OSCE "REFORM" AND [...] (C) Summary: During a September 19 meeting with OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Director Strohal, DFM Grushko emphasized once again Russia's desire for OSCE "reform." However, ODIHR's harshest critic had much softened his tone, according to Strohal, while sti [...]	2006-09-22 15:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE RS
06MOSCOW1083	RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER BORIS NEMTSOV REJOINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Boris Nemtsov, erstwhile co-leader of the Union of Right Forces (SPS),will head an SPS committee charged with forging a permanent alliance among democratic opposition forces. News of the appointment came January 28, just a day before GOR officials charged Nemtsov's former busi [...]	2006-02-03 13:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON PINR RS
06MOSCOW10861	RUSSIA'S "DEMOCRATS" IN DISARRAY [...] (C) Summary: Russia's "democrats" remain in near-terminal disarray. Personality disputes, disagreements over accommodating with the Kremlin, differences over the viability of political activity, and difficulties in political party registration undercut efforts aimed at uniting in advance o [...]	2006-09-27 11:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR RS
06MOSCOW10985	AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 27 MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (C) In a September 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Russian Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin gave few details on debt relief for Afghanistan, but noted he hoped to conclude a bilateral agreement by February 2007. On Iraq, Kudrin said resolving the Qurna-2 license issue was important but not a [...]	2006-09-28 14:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV RS
06MOSCOW10986	"NOT WAR, BUT CLOSE:" RUSSIAN REACTION TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: DFM Karasin told Ambassador September 28 the arrest of Russian officers in Georgia "could have been a casus belli." Russian reaction "will be more reasonable." Russia "has the impression that it cannot rely on its American partners." Karasin asked for U.S. help in freeing the o [...]	2006-09-28 15:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO GG RS
06MOSCOW11029	RUSSIAN REACTS TO ARRESTS OF SOLDIERS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador strongly encouraged restraint in a September 29 telephone conversation with Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin. Karasin responded that he appreciated U.S. responsiveness and welcomed Tbilisi's decision to permit joint patrolling of the Kodori Gorge. The MFA confir [...]	2006-09-29 15:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO GG RS
06MOSCOW11241	YOUR MOSCOW VISIT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA [...] (C) We welcome your visit to Moscow as a chance to engage the GOR face-to-face on sensitive regional issues and begin to chip away at Moscow's misconceptions about U.S. intentions in the region. It is a commonplace assumption that Moscow's policies in Central and South Asia are fueled by a [...]	2006-10-06 07:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PTER SNAR RS
06MOSCOW11275	RUSSIA: NGO REGISTRATION UPDATE; DEADLINE [...] (C) Summary: In an October 5 conversation with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yakovenko, the Ambassador urged the GOR to extend an October 18 deadline for the re-registration of foreign NGOs and underscored the damage that would result from a suspension in their external programs. Yakovenko [...]	2006-10-06 14:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL RS
06MOSCOW11310	MANAGED DEMOCRACY IN ACTION: ASTRAKHAN REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of October 8 regional elections, we visited Astrakhan Oblast and found: -- The Kremlin-backed United Russia party in the lead and expecting to gain a majority in the regional Duma; -- A popular United Russia governor who touts his ability to use his contacts in th [...]	2006-10-06 16:31:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM RS
06MOSCOW11765	OCT 18 MEETING WITH KREMLIN ECONOMIST DVORKOVICH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a wide ranging discussion with Economic Minister-Counselor October 18, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, Head of the Experts Group of the Russian Presidential Administration exuded quiet confidence about the difficult path of economic reform in Russia. He cited recent positive movement acro [...]	2006-10-19 13:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD KIPR
06MOSCOW11830	SCENESETTER: TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) On behalf of the U.S. Mission in Russia, we extend a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your visit offers an opportunity to continue your discussions with the Russians on combating terrorism financing as well as our grave concerns about Iran's and North Korea's activity in this rega [...]	2006-10-20 14:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KTFN EFIN PTER OTRA OVIP RS
06MOSCOW11831	NGO RE-REGISTRATION UPDATE: NDI, IRI APPROVED [...] (U) The Federal Registration Service (FRS) informed NDI and IRI on October 20 that they had been re-registered. IRI has already been added to the list of approved organizations on the FRS website. Both were told to pick up their documents on October 23. Amid heightened international and Ru [...]	2006-10-20 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM PREF RS
06MOSCOW11834	HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN GIVEN ADDITIONAL POWERS [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 16, President Putin signed into law amendments to the Federal Constitutional Law on the Human Rights Commission, which considerably broaden the Human Rights Ombudsman Office's powers. The new legislation gives the Ombudsman the right to propose parliamentary probes in [...]	2006-10-20 15:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL RS
06MOSCOW11890	OCTOBER 23 NGO RE-REGISTRATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) We continue to receive positive reports on the re-registration of foreign NGOs. Of the 29 NGOs that USAID is tracking, another three have been registered by the Federal Registration Service (FRS) since October 20, bringing the total re-registered to eleven. Of the remaining eighteen, s [...]	2006-10-23 14:12:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM PREF RS
06MOSCOW11987	EUR A/S FRIED MEETS RUSSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: In his October 21 meeting with EUR A/S Fried, Russia's Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin urged presidential endorsement of the unofficial human rights dialogue initiative organized by his office and the Moscow Carnegie Center, against a backdrop of public disenchantment wit [...]	2006-10-25 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV RS
06MOSCOW11994	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH U.S. NGOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of four U.S-based NGOs told EUR A/S Fried that they were trying to keep a low profile in light of the NGO law, approaching elections, and increasing GOR assertiveness, especially statist, in key economic sectors. Although NGOs were under increasing scrutiny and [...]	2006-10-26 07:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EINV KDEM RS
06MOSCOW1212	PUBLIC CHAMBER HEAD VELIKHOV DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO [...] SUMMARY. In a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Public Chamber Secretary Yevgeniy Velikhov expressed hope that the Chamber could positively influence the implementing regulations for the controversial NGO legislation. He dismissed recent spying accusations against NGOs as nonsense. He [...]	2006-02-08 12:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS
06MOSCOW12200	MOSCOW WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESUMPTION OF [...] (U) The Russian government welcomed the agreement to resume the Six-Party talks. Russian officials, including Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov, Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov, and Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alekseyev accepted the announcement as "exceedingly positive." Alekseye [...]	2006-11-02 09:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN RS
06MOSCOW12261	RUSSIAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR PRIVATIZATION BEGINS [...] (C) Summary. Russian electricity monopoly, RAO UES, on October 31 sold 14.4 percent of daughter company WGK-5 for $459 million, marking the first of the restructured power generating companies to be successfully privatized. Speculation that Gazprom would acquire the entire offering proved to [...]	2006-11-02 16:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
06MOSCOW12396	TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES DPRK, IRAN WITH [...] Summary. (C) In meetings October 23 and 24 with Treasury Under Secretary Levey, officials from the Central Bank (CBR),Finance Ministry and private Russian banks downplayed the possibility that North Korean and Iranian entities are actively using the Russian financial system to launder money [...]	2006-11-09 14:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN ETTC ECON PTER PREL RS
06MOSCOW12402	RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK: BILATERAL RELATIONS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: In a November 8 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Kislyak expressed concern over the potential impact of US congressional elections on WTO and bilateral nuclear cooperation. He argued again that US sanctions against Sukhoi were symbolic of the failings in bilateral relations -- [...]	2006-11-09 15:58:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNDP ECON ETRD RS
06MOSCOW12441	RUSSIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) MFA 4th CIS Department Director Andrey Kelin told us November 13 that Georgia shows no willingness to meet Russia's "simple" demands for normalizing relations. He downplayed the effects of the sacking of former DefMin Okruashvili. He fretted that an "alternative election" in South Osseti [...]	2006-11-14 15:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PBTS UNSC OSCE GG RS
06MOSCOW12549	A/S FRIED'S NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH DFM TITOV ON [...] (C) Summary: In a November 15 meeting with DFM Titov, A/S Fried made clear that the U.S. intended to move forward on Kosovo quickly after UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari presented the sides with his proposal after the Serbian parliamentary elections. He stressed that putting off the status decis [...]	2006-11-21 11:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI RS
06MOSCOW12595	PRESIDENT PUTIN, DEFMIN IVANOV ADDRESS RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Putin and Defense Minister Ivanov candidly acknowledged many of the military's internal problems during a 16 November senior commanders conference in Moscow. The two leaders promised various remedies ranging from higher salaries and better treatment for soldiers to steep increas [...]	2006-11-22 15:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL PGOV PHUM RS
06MOSCOW12628	RUSSIA KEEPS UP THE PACE IN MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Following the assassination of Lebanese Minister Gemayel, Russia has become increasingly concerned about political violence in Lebanon, but is unwilling to press Damascus on its role. The MFA preferred to offer legalistic arguments about whether there was compelling proof of S [...]	2006-11-27 08:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS SY LE IZ RS
06MOSCOW12631	VOLGOGRAD: INTERESTED IN INCREASED ACADEMIC AND [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. Propriety Information. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Burns' November 16-17 trip to Volgograd, government, business and civil society representatives emphasized their desire to see stronger academic and business coopera [...]	2006-11-27 09:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV EAGR SOCR PINR RS
06MOSCOW12702	RUSSIA: CEMENTING OUR ECONOMIC RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: After thirteen years of tough negotiations, we finally have in hand a bilateral agreement on Russia's accession to the WTO. Understanding that we are not yet out of the woods, with hard work ahead in the multilateral forum, we should take full advantage of the improved atmosphere [...]	2006-11-30 03:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ENRG ETRD PREL RS EINV
06MOSCOW12752	RUSSIAN POSITION ON CFE, ISTANBUL COMMITMENTS [...] (C) The Chief of the Conventional Arms Control Division in the Foreign Ministry's Department of Security Affairs and Disarmament, Anton Mazur, told us 28 November that we could expect "little or no change" in the GOR's approach to Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) issues at next week's OSCE [...]	2006-12-01 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PREL RS
06MOSCOW12763	CPC UPDATE: FURTHER MOVEMENT TOWARD FINISH LINE? [...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 1, Ian MacDonald, head of Chevron Russia and former head of CPC told us that the hoped-for "seniors'" meeting -- at which a CPC expansion MOU may have been signed -- did not come off this week. However, CPC shareholders held a highly positive meeting which cleared aw [...]	2006-12-04 03:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
06MOSCOW12764	RUSSIANS STILL CYNICAL ABOUT NATIONAL PRIORITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 03:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL RS POL
06MOSCOW12851	METROPOLITAN KIRILL SEES POPE BENEDICT AS MORE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 13:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS
06MOSCOW12901	"A JUST RUSSIA": DIFFICULT BEGINNING, UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Spravedlivaya Rossiya (SR) (&A Just Russia8),often referred to as the &second8 Kremlin party, has been officially registered. The party has moved to constitute itself at the federal and local levels, by combining elements of its constituent parties --Rodina, the Russian Party of Life, an [...]	2006-12-13 11:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI RS
06MOSCOW12930	RUSSIAN ENERGY: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHELL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 14, the Ambassador met with Chris Finlayson (U.K. citizen),head of Shell's Russia operations, and Alf D'Souza (Australian citizen),Shell's VP for corporate affairs, to discuss the latest developments on the Sakhalin-2 project. Finlayson characterized negotiations w [...]	2006-12-14 14:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
06MOSCOW12942	RUSSIAN DUMA DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Viktor Zavarzin, Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, gave his annual briefing to Moscow's military attache corps December 12. During the 90-minute presentation, Zavarzin summarized his committee's legislative activities -- weapons modernization and improvements in s [...]	2006-12-15 13:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP PREL SOCI PGOV RS
06MOSCOW13005	RUSSIA'S 2007 BUDGET: A QUICK OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Despite considerable chatter to the contrary, Russia's 2007 Federal Budget (signed into law December 20 by President Putin) continues to reflect substantial fiscal restraint, with expenditures set to rise by just 1.5 percent of GDP and the primary surplus targeted at 5.3 percent of GDP. [...]	2006-12-20 15:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV RS
06MOSCOW13012	Novosibirsk: United Russia Stronghold With High [...] (SBU) United Russia's (YR) dominance in Russia's regions is evident in Novosibirsk, where YR holds the governorship, has an absolute majority in the regional parliament, does not view the emergence of the second Kremlin party "A Just Russia" as a threat, and dismisses the influence of "democra [...]	2006-12-21 08:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD RS
06MOSCOW13071	NIZHNIY NOVGOROD: VERTICAL CONTROL INSUFFICIENT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With President Putin's appointment of Governor Valeriy Shantsev in August 2005, a United Russia political elite with strong business interests now firmly controls Nizhniy Novgorod and its region. The establishment of the regional branch of the second Kremlin-sponsored party, " [...]	2006-12-22 11:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS
06MOSCOW13073	GERMAN FM STEINMEIER'S MOSCOW VISIT: MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) SUMMARY: GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANK-WALTER PAGE 02 RUEHMOA3073 C O N F I D E N T I A L STEINMEIER MET WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN, FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MEDVEDEV, AND FM LAVROV IN MOSCOW ON DECEMBER 21. ACCORDING TO A READOUT FROM GERMAN AMBASSADOR WALTER SCHMIDT, WHO PARTICIPAT [...]	2006-12-22 13:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR LE GE RS
06MOSCOW13124	RUSSIA'S BROKEN ASYLUM SYSTEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Asylum seekers in Russia face legal and bureaucratic obstacles in obtaining protection from the GOR, as well as a growing backlash against migrants in general. For many, the only workable solution is resettlement to a third country, as the GOR has yet to devote sufficient attent [...]	2006-12-27 15:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM RS
06MOSCOW13136	ZHIRINOVSKIY,S LDPR LOOKS TO THE 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) December marks the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the Liberal Democrat Party of Russia (LDPR). LDPR's lack of any discernible platform is compensated for by the indomitable LDPR Chairman Vladimir Zhirinovskiy, whose instinct for the outrageous continues to resonate with a sig [...]	2006-12-28 15:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI RS
06MOSCOW13168	ALTAI KRAI: PICKETS AND PLURALISM [...] (SBU) Summary: While Altai Krai is one of the most economically depressed regions in Russia, it has an unusually high level of civic activity and political pluralism and is home to outspoken liberal Republican Party Head Vladimir Ryzhkov. United Russia dominates, but the Communists, Agrarians, [...]	2006-12-29 09:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI RS
06MOSCOW13171	RUSSIA AND IRAN: AFTER THE SANCTIONS RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Russia has repeatedly told us that when it comes to preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons, it shares our strategic goal but differs with us over tactics. Moscow's reluctance to agree to coercive measures was on full display during consideration of UNSCR 1737, but in th [...]	2006-12-29 12:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETRD KNNP MASS IR RS
06MOSCOW13175	RUSSIA NOTIFIED OF ISNPA SANCTIONS [...] (S) DCM delivered on December 29 the notification of new U.S. sanctions levied on four Russian entities for violating the Iran-Syria Non-Proliferation Act. In delivering reftel points, the DCM explained the sanctions reflected our serious concern about potentially destabilizing arms transfers [...]	2006-12-29 16:17:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC RS
06MOSCOW1323	RUSSIAN DFM SALTANOV ON INVITATION TO HAMAS [...] (C) On February 10 Ambassador Burns called on DFM Saltanov seeking clarification of Putin's invitation to Hamas leadership to visit Moscow. Ambassador said the announcement of an invitation to Hamas had come as an unwelcome surprise to Washington (and other Quartet capitals). It was very im [...]	2006-02-10 15:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER RS
06MOSCOW1324	PRESSING RUSSIA FOR RESTRAINT ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with Chief of Defense General Baluyevskiy, Ambassador Burns urged that Russia exercise restraint in its dealings with Georgia. Baluyevksiy was blunt in complaining about Georgian demands to withdraw peacekeepers from Georgia and charged Tbilisi with inte [...]	2006-02-11 14:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PBTS GG RS
06MOSCOW1435	GEORGIA-RUSSIA: EXPECT SHARP RUSSIAN REACTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the absence of DFM Karasin from Moscow, A/DCM spoke with MFA 4th CIS Department Director Andrey Kelin to emphasize the efforts the USG has been making to moderate Georgian parliamentary action on CIS peacekeepers in South Ossetia (per ref e-mail request). Kelin took careful no [...]	2006-02-14 15:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG
06MOSCOW1445	SPRING STATE DUMA SESSION OFF TO SLOW START [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The spring semester of the Russian State Duma, which began on January 11 and will run through mid-June, got off to a slow start. Deputies are burdened with almost 600 draft laws, with 52 designated as priority bills focusing on water and forestry regulation, transportation safe [...]	2006-02-15 12:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL PHUM SOCI RS
06MOSCOW1536	RUSSIA-GEORGIA: HARD RUSSIAN LINE ON SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both the Russians (4th CIS Department Director Kelin) and Georgians (State Minister for Conflict Resolution Khaindrava) gave us separate readouts of their February 16 talks in Moscow. The talks focused on South Ossetia in the wake of the Georgian Parliamentary resolution callin [...]	2006-02-16 18:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS RS GG
06MOSCOW1637	HAMAS VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. A/DCM met February 17 with MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin to follow up on earlier discussion (reftel) on the forthcoming visit of a Hamas delegation to Russia, which will take place March 3. .... END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Timing and Level. Vershinin [...]	2006-02-20 10:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS
06MOSCOW1840	RUSSIAN DFM SALTANOV ON HAMAS VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) On February 27 the Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Saltanov to discuss the upcoming Hamas visit to Moscow and to underline the importance of coordination. Saltanov confirmed that the Hamas delegation, headed by Khalid Meshal and composed of Hamas outsiders, is set [...]	2006-02-27 16:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
06MOSCOW19	2006 DEFENSE BUDGET AND PROPOSED DEFENSE REFORMS - [...] (C) Summary. On December 27 President Putin signed a defense budget of 666 billion rubles (23 billion dollars) for 2006, a nominal increase of nearly 26 percent. It is not clear, however, what if any impact on Russian military capability that allocation towards defense will have. The highe [...]	2006-01-09 12:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PARM EFIN ECON RS XB
06MOSCOW1974	RUSSIA'S RODINA CONTENDS WITH KREMLIN PRESSURE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Rodina Party has embarked on a campaign to polish its image, softening (but not completely eliminating) its harsh criticism of minority migrants, while focusing on economic opportunity and social justice as the primary avenues for "transforming nationalism into patriotism." [...]	2006-03-01 08:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR RS
06MOSCOW2070	SOUTH OSSETIA: DEALING WITH A DYSFUNCTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Moscow's approach to Georgia is driven by frustration with Tbilisi's defiant attitude to Russian interests, reflected in its pursuit of NATO membership, its championing of anti-Russian alliances in the neighborhood, its strategy of trying to compensate for Georgia's weakness in [...]	2006-03-02 14:33:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
06MOSCOW2132	NGO LEGISLATION: LOOKING AHEAD TOWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: A bit over a month before Russia's new NGO legislation goes into effect, most independent NGO activists are concerned about its implementation but retain a wait-and-see attitude. In recent weeks, the government has initiated investigations against some independent NGOs, but it h [...]	2006-03-03 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS
06MOSCOW2212	MOSCOW REACTS TO HAMAS VISIT [...] Summary: While the MFA was able to point to few concrete results from Foreign Minister Lavrov's March 3 meeting with a Hamas delegation, we were told March 6 by the MFA Middle East Peace Process desk that the Moscow-Hamas channel was likely to remain open. In Moscow's estimation, Hamas Polit [...]	2006-03-06 14:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
06MOSCOW2927	FORMER RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER SAYS "CORPORATION" [...] (C) In a March 21 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov: -- Claimed current GOR and Kremlin officials were mainly interested in preserving their interests within the status quo, which affected policy decisions and the competition to succeed President Putin in 2 [...]	2006-03-23 11:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON PINR RS
06MOSCOW2928	NGO LEGISLATION: VARYING EXPECTATIONS ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOR continues to be opaque about implementation of its controversial new NGO legislation, which is to go into effect next month. It has revealed almost nothing publicly about the legislation's implementing regulations, although one NGO contact told us he had seen draft repor [...]	2006-03-23 11:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RS
06MOSCOW2969	TRANSNISTRIA: RESPONDING TO RUSSIA'S SHIPMENT OF [...] (C) Ambassador made reftel demarche to DFM Karasin March 23. Karasin reiterated that the GOR had serious concerns about developments in Transnistria, but his comments went primarily to political pressures centered in the Duma and in some regions. He acknowledged that current conditions do no [...]	2006-03-23 15:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PBTS OSCE UP MD RS
06MOSCOW3035	AFTER THE ELECTION: MOSCOW VIEWS ON BELARUS AND [...] (C) Summary. Russia's embrace of President Lukashenko's victory in the March 19 Belarus election reflects official Moscow's strong preference for stability in Minsk and its belief that the status quo offers the best chance for that stability. Contacts close to the Belarusian opposition in M [...]	2006-03-27 05:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO RS
06MOSCOW3190	CIVIL SOCIETY COUNCIL CHAIR PAMFILOVA DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 24 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Thomas Adams, Ella Pamfilova, head of the Presidential body that oversees civil society issues, said her office would help monitor the controversial NGO legislation when i [...]	2006-03-29 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EAID RS
06MOSCOW3202	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 29 MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DFM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Burns met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin March 29 to discuss the outcomes of the Belarusian and Ukrainian elections and recent developments in Moldova, Georgia, and Nagorno-Karabakh. Karasin was sanguine about the March 26 Ukrainian parliamenta [...]	2006-03-29 14:33:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD BO UP GG MD RS
06MOSCOW3218	THE "FEBRUARY THESES": SURKOV'S PRIMER ON PUTINISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. A February speech by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Vladislav Surkov to a United Russia conference sketched out "basic ideological theses" of the Putin Administration. While not attempting to break new ground or crystallize a doctrine of "Putinism," the speech p [...]	2006-03-30 10:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS
06MOSCOW3335	PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION MANEUVERING: EARLY STIRRINGS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-31 09:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR RS
06MOSCOW3362	P-5 HOLD UN CONSULTATIONS MARCH 2 IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Russia hosted a meeting of P-5 IO Directors March 2 in Moscow to discuss UN Security Council and management reforms, the proposed Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, and other issues related to implementation of the World Summit Outcome Document, as well as appoin [...]	2006-03-31 12:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC RS
06MOSCOW3507	GEORGIA-RUSSIA: SOME POSITIVE STEPS -- AND SOME [...] (C) Summary. Russian MFA Fourth CIS Department Director Andrey Kelin told A/DCM April 4 that he was pleased with the "good cooperative spirit" he had met in Tbilisi when finalizing the agreement on withdrawing Russian bases by 2008 that was signed in Sochi March 31. The March 27 South Osset [...]	2006-04-04 10:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PBTS ETRD OSCE GG RS
06MOSCOW3510	RUSSIAN VIEWS ON POST-ELECTION UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. A week after the Ukrainian election results were announced, reactions in Russia vary widely. Officially, Moscow has been neutral, while the media has buzzed with speculation about the new government's formation and especially Tymoshenko's possible role. Russian pundits are con [...]	2006-04-04 10:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG RS UP
06MOSCOW3751	CODEL FRIST MEETING WITH FM LAVROV [...] (SBU) Summary. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Richard Burr (R-NC),accompanied by Ambassador Burns, met April 10 for with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss current bilateral and multilateral issues. On Iran, Lavrov warned that Rus [...]	2006-04-10 13:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL RS
06MOSCOW3803	CODEL FRIST MEETING WITH RUSSIAN EXPERTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an April 10 breakfast meeting with Codel Frist and the Ambassador, Russian experts described the range of challenges facing Russia in the political, economic, and social sphere. Experts agreed that high oil profits disincline the political leadership to push new policy init [...]	2006-04-11 13:56:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ECON EATO KHIV RS
06MOSCOW387	RABBI LAZAR ON SYNAGOGUE ATTACK, IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Berl Lazar, one of the leaders of Russia's Jewish community, said that though concerns about extremism in the country had been mounting, the January 11 synagogue attack had been a "wake-up call." He said the incident offered opportunit [...]	2006-01-18 13:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PREL PINR RS
06MOSCOW4180	PUBLIC CHAMBER GETS INTO GEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the three months since its inaugural plenary, the Public Chamber has displayed a flurry of activity. Its many commissions, sub-commissions and working groups have begun a busy schedule of meetings on a broad range of issues. Early tensions with the State Duma and other bodi [...]	2006-04-20 07:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RS
06MOSCOW4198	TRANSNISTRIA: "THREE PLUS TWO" TALKS IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: "3 2" talks on Transnistria took place in Moscow April 19 including the mediators -- Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE -- and observers -- U.S. and EU. Russia tried to focus discussion on the customs regime between Moldova and Ukraine. All other sides pushed back, hardest of all Ukr [...]	2006-04-20 11:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ETRD OSCE UP MD RS
06MOSCOW4353	KOMI: SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IMPROVING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Economic progress is visible in the resource-rich Komi Republic, we found on a recent trip to that remote region. Its economy is doing well, in part because of global price gains in oil, gas, and metal, but also because of its growing paper and furniture industries and budding [...]	2006-04-24 13:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS
06MOSCOW4435	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KREMLIN ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met April 25 with Sergey Yastrzhembskiy, President Putin's Special Representative for Issues of Development of Relations with the European Union. Yastrzhembskiy said preparations for the EU-Russia summit in Sochi in late May were going well, and identified several agr [...]	2006-04-25 14:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
06MOSCOW4572	$4.5M U.S. Investment, Andy Warhol and American Corner [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Burns' visit to Samara April 17-18 revealed a city ripe for additional U.S. investment and eager for increased contacts and exchanges with American academic and business counterparts. The Ambassado [...]	2006-04-27 12:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV SOCI PINR RS
06MOSCOW4615	IRAN AND ENERGY THE FOCUS OF RUSSIAN-GERMAN TALKS [...] (C) Summary: President Putin and Chancellor Merkel focused on Iran and energy issues during largely positive talks on April 26-27 in the Siberian city of Tomsk. Putin's message to Merkel on Iran was that Moscow was willing to put diplomatic pressure on Tehran but was extremely uneasy that [...]	2006-04-28 14:08:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PARM ETRD ENRG GM RS
06MOSCOW4839	LOOKING AHEAD TO PUTIN'S ADDRESS TO THE FEDERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ending lengthy speculation, the Kremlin announced on May 2 that President Putin will present his annual Address to the Federal Assembly on May 10. Delays in its delivery, which some had expected to take place in early April, fueled rumors that Putin had been dissatisfied with ea [...]	2006-05-05 06:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RS
06MOSCOW504	A/S LOWENKRON'S MEETING WITH NGO REPRESENTATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 17, the same day as the announcement that President Putin had signed the controversial NGO legislation, NGO leaders told A/S Lowenkron and the Ambassador that the legislation was flawed and ambiguous. Although the new legislation will come into force around mid-April, [...]	2006-01-20 11:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM RS
06MOSCOW5372	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NGO LAW: SO FAR, MUCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the month since Russia's controversial new NGO legislation formally went into effect, there has been widespread uncertainty about how to comply with it and about its long-term impact. Though implementing regulations have been issued, they fail to address many practical questio [...]	2006-05-19 13:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PROG PREL PINR RS
06MOSCOW5377	VLADIMIR LUKIN, RUSSIA'S PRAGMATIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin will visit the U.S. May 23-26. A former diplomat (who was once Russia's Ambassador in Washington) and Duma member from the Yabloko Party, Lukin has had a mixed reputation in Russia's human rights community. Many activists view him a [...]	2006-05-19 16:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS
06MOSCOW5378	RUSSIA'S DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION TO CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met separately May 16 with democratic opposition leaders Nikita Belykh of the Union of Right Forces (SPS) and Irina Khakamada of Our Choice. Belykh insisted that the democratic opposition must do more to rejuvenate the movement and demonstrate that it is capable of i [...]	2006-05-19 16:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS
06MOSCOW5458	AMBASSADOR'S MAY 23 MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN [...] (C) Ambassador met with DFM Karasin May 23. Karasin was to leave later that day for a Nagorno-Karabakh trip. He hoped to be pleasantly surprised. With regard to U/S Burns' letter on South Ossetia, Karasin stressed positive movement and labeled the rest a matter of interpretation, but argued [...]	2006-05-23 13:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG IR AJ AM GG BO UP RS
06MOSCOW5513	KALININGRAD AGRIBUSINESS FORUM: GERMAN FARMERS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kaliningrad Oblast's first international agribusiness forum intended to stimulate foreign investment drew a respectable, German-dominated audience of foreign farmers and processors. The oblast minister of agriculture conceded that openly inviting German farmers to come to the o [...]	2006-05-25 06:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV PINR PREL GM RS
06MOSCOW5532	RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN'S REPLY TO LETTER FROM U/S [...] (C) The Russian MFA on May 25 passed to us without comment a written reply from DFM Grigoriy Karasin to the May 19 letter U/S Burns sent him on South Ossetia (Ref A). The letter echoes the principal arguments Karasin made during his May 23 conversation with the Ambassador (Ref B). We underst [...]	2006-05-25 13:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR OSCE GG RS
06MOSCOW5645	CHECHNYA: THE ONCE AND FUTURE WAR [...] (C) Introduction: Chechnya has been less in the glare of constant international attention in recent years. However, the Chechnya conflict remains unresolved, and the suffering of the Chechen people and the threat of instability throughout the region remain. This message reinterprets the history of [...]	2006-05-30 09:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS
06MOSCOW5740	RUSSIA: PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION SNAPSHOT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Adding fuel to already intense speculation about who will succeed him, President Putin confirmed to state media May 13 that he will endorse a candidate before the March 2008 election. Both Kremlin-connected and independent analysts believe Putin's choice will be driven by a desire [...]	2006-05-31 13:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR RS
06MOSCOW5821	MFA STATEMENT ON THE SECRETARY'S MAY 31 [...] (U) Following in para 2 is the Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of a Russian MFA statement, released on June 1, on the Secretary's May 31 Iran announcement. 2. (U) Begin text of translated MFA statement: Moscow welcomes the announcement by the American side of its willingne [...]	2006-06-01 12:34:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR RS
06MOSCOW585	PUBLIC CHAMBER BEGINS ITS WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Public Chamber began its work on January 22, choosing Academician Yevgeniy Velikhov as its head and picking chairpersons of the seventeen commissions that are expected to do the bulk of its work. President Putin, presiding at the opening plenary, laid out priorities for the C [...]	2006-01-23 16:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RS

06MOSCOW6065	SQUEEZING BELARUS, BUT NOT UNTIL IT POPS [...] (C) Summary. Moscow's embrace of Lukashenko before and immediately after his March 19 reelection has tightened into a clench. Analysts here agree the GOR has sent a blunt message to Lukashenko: he needs to move from talk to action on at least economic integration. Some observers see Moscow [...]	2006-06-07 04:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO RS

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