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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
09STATE89113	DEMARCHE TO AU AND ECOWAS ON DELAY OF GUINEAN [...] This is an action request for both Embassy Abuja and the U.S. Mission to the AU. Please see paragraph 3. Background: Guinean Elections Delayed ------------------------------------- 2. On August 17, the ruling military junta announced that Guinea's legislative and presidential elections [...]	2009-08-26 17:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AU GV KDEM NI PGOV PHUM PREL

09STATE89275	HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSIONS WITH MEXICO AT COMMUNITY [...] (U) DRL Acting Assistant Secretary Karen B. Stewart met with Mexican Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Juan Manuel Gomez-Robledo July 11 on the sidelines of the Lisbon Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial to discuss human rights and democracy priorities. This was G [...]	2009-08-26 21:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PHUM MX
09STATE89304	GUIDANCE: DFI-IAMB CONSULTATIONS, AUGUST 27 [...] (U) USUN should draw from the following building blocks (para 2) during August 27 UNSC consultations on the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory Management Board (IAMB). 2. (U) Begin building blocks: -- The United States welcomes the first report of the Secretar [...]	2009-08-26 23:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC IZ
09STATE89310	UNSC LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: ARMS EMBARGO [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to send a letter to the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia ("the Liberia Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/1521/index.shtml) with the information found in para 3 b [...]	2009-08-27 00:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XY
09STATE8952	(S) POSSIBLE IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENTS [...] (U) NIACT precedence is justified by urgent operational information. Cable should be transmitted at OOB. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- Background ---------- 3. (S/NF) Washington has been working with several governments to prevent Iranian air [...]	2009-01-31 06:53:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE YM CD
09STATE89537	VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNIFIL RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Action Request: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the Security Council resolution contained in para 2 concerning the extension of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). USUN is authorized to deliver the explanation of vote contained in para 3 if appropriate. In the even [...]	2009-08-27 16:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL
09STATE89648	ISPS CODE DEMARCHE FOR MADAGASCAR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. As a result of a series of country visits conducted in October 2005, July 2006, and August 2008, the Coast Guard found that with the exception of the ports of Toamasina (also known as Tamatave),Antisiranana (also k [...]	2009-08-27 18:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECON KHLS PTER PREL MA
09STATE89986	LATVIA: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (U) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Latvia to help strengt [...]	2009-08-28 15:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN LG PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP
09STATE90069	SOMALIA PIRACY: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UN ROLE ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 17:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
09STATE90199	SEEKING ORAL STATEMENTS FOR ICJ ADVISORY OPINION [...] (SBU) This is an action request for action addressee posts that have recognized Kosovo. See paragraph 2. ACTION REQUEST AND OBJECTIVES --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (SBU) Embassies are requested to urge host governments to formally register with the Internati [...]	2009-08-28 20:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL ICJ KV
09STATE90206	(S) FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE ARMS [...] (U) This is a formal follow-up to discussions held in REFTEL C. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) We have recently received additional information regarding flights between Syria and Iran via Moscow. Per REFTEL B, we informed Moscow that Iran and Lebanese Hizballah were coordina [...]	2009-08-28 20:39:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR RU
09STATE90222	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 189) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to participate in a five-day course, to be held August 24-28, 2009 at the Muriqan/Sukobine Joint Border Crossing Point between Montenegro and Albania. 2. (U) The Department o [...]	2009-08-28 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS MW
09STATE90229	TRAVEL ALERT - TANZANIA [...] The State Department alerts American citizens to the possibility of election-related violence as Zanzibar begins to register voters for the upcoming general elections expected in October 2010. The Department recommends that U.S. citizens defer all non-essential travel to the northern island o [...]	2009-08-28 21:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PREL TZ
09STATE90230	TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA [...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer all travel there because of Eritrean government restrictions on travel outside the capital city of Asmara, an increased number of Americans arrested without clear justific [...]	2009-08-28 21:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PREL ER
09STATE90239	GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO U.S./RUSSIA [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, will head the U.S. delegation in continuing negotiations regarding a START Follow-on treaty with Russian MFA Director of Security and Disarmament Affairs Anatoliy Antonov, in Geneva, Switzerland, Augu [...]	2009-08-28 22:38:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KACT KTIA START JCIC US RS
09STATE90242	ABU GHRAIB AND AFGHANISTAN DETAINEE TALKING POINTS [...] (U) Embassy Brussels may draw upon the points in paras 2-3 below in answering questions about the status of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and about detainee policy and practice in Afghanistan. The points in para 4 can be shared as a fact sheet. Status of Abu Ghraib -------------------- 2. [...]	2009-08-28 22:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09STATE90247	ACTION REQUEST - CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 7 and 8. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In May of 2010, the UN General Assembly in New York will elect new members to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Election to the HRC is done by regional group. There are four open seats for the Asia group an [...]	2009-08-28 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR
09STATE90254	UNGA 64: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The upcoming 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA) provides an unparalleled opportunity to build broad-based support for foreign policy priorities that need multilateral action or global implementation to be successful. At the General Assembly, the Administration [...]	2009-08-29 02:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM XL
09STATE90467	TRANSFER OF POLICE TRAINING CONTRACT TO CSTC-A [...] ACTION REQUESTED: PARA 6. 2. IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, AN INTERAGENCY MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN WAS HELD ON AUGUST 10 TO DISCUSS THE TRANSFER OF MOST POLICE TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE DOD COMBINED SECURITY TRANSITION COMMAND-AFGHANISTAN (CSTC-A). THIS TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY [...]	2009-08-31 14:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF MARR PGOV PINS PREL SOCI
09STATE90813	UNSC COTE D'IVOIRE SANCTIONS COMMITTEE GROUP OF [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to send a letter through the UN Secretariat to the Group of Experts for the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Cote d'Ivoire ("the Cote d'Ivoire Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/1572/ [...]	2009-09-01 00:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XY
09STATE90944	PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE XVI INTER-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Preparatory Meeting of the Sixteenth Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina July 22-24. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) led the U.S. delegation, which also included officials from the Department of State's Bureau of [...]	2009-09-01 14:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ELAB ETRD OVIP PREL
09STATE9099	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM, [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5 below. 2. SUMMARY: Under the framework of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),the USG, led by Department of Homeland Security,s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO),will conduct a GICNT workshop on April 20-22, 2009 in [...]	2009-02-02 14:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC
09STATE91068	FORMER GTMO DETAINEE REQUEST FOR MEDICAL RECORDS AND [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 2. 2. (C) In response to reftel request, Department provides the following information that can be passed on to Tajik former Guantanamo detainees Shafi Rakhimovich Salikhov, aka, Maroof Saleemovich Salehove (ISN-208),and Mehrabon Faizulovich [...]	2009-09-01 17:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDRG TI
09STATE91125	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JIATF CD [...] (U) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the commanders and units listed below. The members of the units are candidates to attend the course titled CD Urban Interdiction Skills & LE [...]	2009-09-01 18:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHUM KCRM MARR PREL TH
09STATE91299	RESPONSE TO UK REQUEST FOR OPTIONS TO RESUME [...] (U) This is a response to an action request. 2. (C/NF) Summary and Guidance: Reftel requested guidance on what message to deliver to the UK Embassy regarding resumption of their Naval training mission in Iraq. The Department suggests the following (keyed to Reftel request): Â [...]	2009-09-01 22:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ UK
09STATE91300	MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR DOJ OFFICIALS TO [...] (SBU) Department requests mission clearance for Department of Justice officials to meet on September 3 with Counterterrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) Executive Director Mike Smith to discuss potential areas of cooperation between CTED and DOJ on counterterrorism technical assistance and tr [...]	2009-09-01 23:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE91302	ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN JUSCANZ [...] (SBU) Using talking points in paragraphs 11 and 12 below, Action Embassies and Consulate Generals are requested to demarche host governments (for Embassy Bern - Switzerland and Liechtenstein, for Consulate General Barcelona - Andorra) at the highest appropriate level to gain support for Israel, [...]	2009-09-01 23:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS PHUM
09STATE91632	DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver President Obama's invitation (paragraph 4) to Heads of State or Heads of Government of action addressee posts, representing the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operations. USUN is [...]	2009-09-02 20:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPKO
09STATE91633	U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 6-8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) DIRECTOR GENERAL (DG) ELBARADEI RELEASED HIS LATEST REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF THE IAEA'S INVESTIGATIONS INTO IRAN AND SYRIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMS ON AUGUST 28, 20 [...]	2009-09-02 20:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL
09STATE91691	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON CIO PERSONAL [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. General Periotto, we welcome your update on Article IV implementation and congratulate the Parties for their dedication and professi [...]	2009-09-02 21:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE PREL
09STATE91692	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HOM [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States joins other delegations in welcoming you, Ambassador Zekolli, and thanking you for your thorough and detailed repo [...]	2009-09-02 21:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL TZ
09STATE91693	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: MURDERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States joins the European Union in noting the deep concern expressed by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklo [...]	2009-09-02 21:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL RU
09STATE91695	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: THE SENTENCING OF [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States shares the concern expressed in the August 11 statement of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Haraszti on [...]	2009-09-02 21:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL KZ
09STATE91696	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: THE SENTENCING OF UZBEK [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States expresses its concern following the sentencing to twelve-and-one-half years' incarceration of the Uzbekistan journ [...]	2009-09-02 21:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL UZ
09STATE91703	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 3, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Today, a year after the August 2008 war, the situation in Georgia remains a matter of grave concern. A little over a y [...]	2009-09-02 22:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09STATE91709	UN MISSION IN LIBERIA: SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) The Security Council will meet with countries contributing troops and police (TCCs/PCCs) to the UN Mission in Liberia on September 3. Council consultations are scheduled for September 9. Also on September 9, Liberia has invited UN missions to attend a review of the long-term strategy for [...]	2009-09-02 22:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO LI
09STATE91786	U.S. GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE: [...] (U) The Department requests that Post formally invite the Government of Morocco to participate in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). Under the of the GPOI program, the U.S. intends to provide peace operations training and other support to the Moroccan military so that it can cont [...]	2009-09-03 12:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL
09STATE91868	DISPOSITION OF INTERDICTED CARGOES [...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the points (para 5) and the nonpaper (para 6) to appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) The UAE has, since at least 2006, raised with the U.S. the [...]	2009-09-03 14:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC ZP AE
09STATE91949	EXPANDING THE REACH OF RADIO PROGRAMMING IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 16:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF PK BBG
09STATE92202	INVITATION: POTUS LUNCH WITH SUB-SAHARAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) President Obama will host a lunch for sub- Saharan African heads of state or government on the margins of the 2009 UN General Assembly (UNGA). The lunch is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., venue TBD. [...]	2009-09-04 01:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA AF
09STATE92282	DEMARCHE - LIMITATIONS ON ENTRY/EXIT TO ISRAEL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Action Request: The Department requests that Embassy Tel Aviv approach the GOI at the highest appropriate level to parallel Department approaches regarding the limitations that the GOI has placed on certain Amcit travelers as reported [...]	2009-09-04 12:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CVIS KPAL PREF PREL IS
09STATE92505	(SBU) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL REGARDING FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK'S JULY 20 MEETING. IT PROVIDED KEY INSIGHTS INTO LAJCAK'S JUSTIFICATION FOR THE SLOVAK LANGUAGE LAW, HIS VIEWS ON THE SITUATION SURROUNDING THE LANGUAGE LAW CONTROVERSY, AND HIS CRITICISM OF THE CE LETTE [...]	2009-09-04 18:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL LO
09STATE92527	CFE: A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: An extended "informal" discussion of CFE Treaty issues between VCI Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller and Russian Disarmament Director Anatoliy Antonov in Geneva September 3 revealed some common ground regarding basic concepts for potential provisional application, trial imp [...]	2009-09-04 18:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE92528	CFE: INFORMING ALLIES ABOUT A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S [...] This is an action cable. 2. The points in para 3 below provide a brief report of VCI Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller's informal meeting on CFE Treaty issues with Russian Disarmament Director Anatoly Antonov in Geneva on September 3, 2009 . Posts are requested to deliver the points o [...]	2009-09-04 18:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE92632	AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT - REQUEST FOR GENERAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy is requested to present to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) the request for General Authorization for transit of military equipment and personnel to Afghanistan. End Summary GENERAL AUTHORIZAT [...]	2009-09-04 22:36:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MARR PREL US RS AF
09STATE92639	CFE: JCG FALL 2009 OPENING OF SESSION GUIDANCE [...] (SBU) Since Russia's "suspension" of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) implementation in December 2007, the Alliance has used the Joint Consultative Group (JCG) to establish a clear record of Russian noncompliance while calling on Russia to return to full implementation. [...]	2009-09-04 23:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE PARM PREL
09STATE92641	PERSUADING THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA ON FREEDOM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8-11. BACKGROUND: ADVOCATING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Following the end of hostilities in May 2009, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) moved over 270,000 internally displaced persons (ID [...]	2009-09-04 23:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN CE
09STATE92655	SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] Classified By: Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. September 3, 2009, 1230-1330, Washington, DC. 3. Participants: U.S. ==== The Secretary Undersecretary for Global Affairs Maria Otero PA Assistant Secretary Phillip J. Crowley WHA Assistant Secretar [...]	2009-09-05 02:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP CLINTON HILLARY XM HO
09STATE92938	DEMARCHE: ACTIVITIES IN SOMALILAND AND PUNTLAND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Embassies Rome and Paris are asked to approach appropriate host government officials to collect information on their activities in the regions of Somaliland and Puntland in Somalia. In particular, the D [...]	2009-09-08 13:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV PREL SO
09STATE93000	(C/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON CANADA'S MISSION [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS, WHICH COVERED ALL FACETS OF CANADA'S MILITARY AND DEVELOPMENT MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN. EMBASSY,S INSIGHTS INTO POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND LEADERSHIP MATTERS PERTAINING TO CANADA'S INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO [...]	2009-09-08 14:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR MOPS NATO PREL AF CA
09STATE93327	FSC FALL 2009 OPENING OF ROUND GUIDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 21:06:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	OSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE93356	WASHINGTON LAYS OUT PARAMETERS FOR EGYPT ESF [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Cairo correctly understands that the most recent Government of Egypt (GOE) proposal for the Economic Support Funds (ESF) program goes beyond what Washington is willing to support in the name of better bilateral relation [...]	2009-09-09 01:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EG PGOV PREL
09STATE93358	ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. Embassy New Delhi: Please note additional action request in paragraph 8. Embassies Brasilia, Dhaka, Santiago, Kyiv and Pretoria: Please note additional action request in paragraph 9. Embassies Tokyo, The Hague, Rome, Paris, London, Bru [...]	2009-09-09 02:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STATE93368	UN SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI, [...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in paragraph 2, as appropriate, during the UN Security Council open debate on Haiti, scheduled for September 9, 2009. This debate provides an opportunity to urge support for the renewal of MINUSTAH,s mandate, and to undersco [...]	2009-09-09 02:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO HA
09STATE93373	ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 02:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STATE93374	ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 02:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STATE93378	GEORGIA - VOTING INSTRUCTION ON UNGA IDP [...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN General Assembly resolution regarding internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia scheduled for vote on September 9, 2009. The U.S. will not make a statement during the session. USUN should [...]	2009-09-09 02:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL GG
09STATE93581	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-09 15:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE93582	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-09 15:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE93687	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO REPORT BY [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the September 10 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States joins other delegations in welcoming Ambassador Almhofer back to the PC. We thank you for your thorough report. [...]	2009-09-09 17:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV KV
09STATE93694	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: THE SENTENCING OF [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the September 10 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States Government would like to add its voice to those of Kazakhstani and international human rights non-governmental or [...]	2009-09-09 17:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL KZ
09STATE93743	TURKMENISTAN: TIER 2 WATCH LIST TIP ACTION PLAN [...] This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Turkmenistan to help strengt [...]	2009-09-09 18:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP TX
09STATE93770	MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO AUSTRALIAN FM [...] This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the letter in para 2 from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Smith in response to his August 26 correspondence. 2. Begin text of letter: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of August 26 and for taking new action to f [...]	2009-09-09 18:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PREL OPDC IS
09STATE93866	(C/NF) KUDOS FOR BRAZIL FOREIGN POLICY REPORTING [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO THANK THE POLITICAL SECTION FOR THE TWO DETAILED AND TIMELY REFTELS ON BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY. BRASILIA 001041 PROVIDED A THOROUGH RUNDOWN OF BRASILIA'S REACTION TO THE RECENT US-COLOMBIA DEFENSE AGREEMENT, WHICH GARNERED SUBSTANTIAL ATTENTION FROM US PO [...]	2009-09-09 21:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL BR
09STATE93867	(U) CUBAN MEDICAL MISSIONS (C-AL9-01833) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD WELCOME FURTHER NFORMATION ON CUBAN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS--PARTICULARLY ABOUT HOW CUBA DETERMINES WHERE TO SEND ASSISTANCE AND ABOUT FUNDING FOR SUCH PROGRAMS. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INSIGHTS POST COULD PROVIDE [...]	2009-09-09 21:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL CU
09STATE9388	SOMALIA: PRESS STATEMENT ON SELECTING A PRESIDENT [...] Action Request: Department requests that USUN seek a UN Security Council Press Statement welcoming the election of a new President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia at the earliest opportunity. USUN has the discretion to either circulate the statement in paragraph 2 to the Co [...]	2009-02-03 00:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL SO XA XW
09STATE93915	GUIDANCE ON HONDURAN PERMREP INQUIRY ON HOSTING [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel, the Department provides USUN the following guidance to respond to Honduran PermRep Reina Idiaquez's recent inquiry regarding Honduran President Zelaya's upcoming travel to New York. [...]	2009-09-09 23:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA HO
09STATE9400	GEORGIA - URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST REGARDING [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. On January 29, 2009, during a meeting with USUN, Russian Permrep Churkin explained that Russia will likely call for an invitation by the Security Council to Abkhaz separatist leaders to participate in a formal Council meeting regarding the UN Observer Mission in [...]	2009-02-03 01:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG
09STATE94247	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FINALIZED [...] Action Request in Paragraph 7. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objective: -- Deliver to the Government of Kuwait the finalized copy of a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) challeng [...]	2009-09-10 18:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PARM PREL CWC CBW OPCW KU
09STATE94665	START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian Delegation presented two papers for consideration by the United States: the fi [...]	2009-09-11 16:56:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94672	START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 1, 2009 Event: U.S.-hosted Reception Time: 7:30 to 9:00 P.M. Place: 41 Quai Wilson, Geneva (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Event: Initial Meetings of WG [...]	2009-09-11 17:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94677	(U) RUSSIAN-PROPOSED UNGA RESOLUTION ON BILATERAL [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-008. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) During negotiations to develop a treaty to replace the START Treaty, the Russian Delegation presented a paper for consideration by the United States containing a draft United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on Bila [...]	2009-09-11 17:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START UNGA
09STATE94715	START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:10 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva 3: (S) At the final meeting of this session, A/S Gottemoeller returned to the issue of the Russian-proposed language on "Equal Securi [...]	2009-09-11 17:36:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94738	UNSC SUDAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: GUIDANCE FOR 15 [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. On September 15, the Chairman of the 1591 Committee concerning the Sudan will brief the UN Security Council on the work of the Sudan Sanctions Committee, covering the period June 20 to September 15. T [...]	2009-09-11 18:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL XW UNSC
09STATE94752	START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-015. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-IV reporting activity during the period August 31 - September 3, 2009. Geneva cable numbers 004, 005, 006, 008 AND 015 were sent from Washington. SFO-GVA-IV-001 (GENEVA 0735) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI [...]	2009-09-11 18:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09STATE94757	DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Baghdad, Berlin, Brasilia, Canberra, Doha, Jakarta, London, Mexico, Muscat, New Dehli, Oslo, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, The Hague, Vienna, and the U.S. Mission to the European Union. Please see the action request in paragraph 5 [...]	2009-09-11 18:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR
09STATE94916	USUN INSTRUCTION: UNSC SESSION ON DPRK/UNSC [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND/ACTION REQUEST: The UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss DPRK/UNSC Resolution 1874 in closed consultations on Monday, September 14, 2009. Originally, this session was intended for the Council to review an int [...]	2009-09-11 22:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KN PARM PREL UNSC
09STATE94917	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR DEA SPONSORED [...] (SBU) In response to reftels Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of info [...]	2009-09-11 22:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR JO CY
09STATE94919	UNSC: UN MISSION IN LIBERIA: MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) USUN is authorized to vote in favor of a Security Council resolution extending the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until September 30, 2010, and authorizing UNMIL to support the 2011 Liberian presidential elections. The vote is scheduled for September 15. USUN should consult [...]	2009-09-11 22:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UNSC LI
09STATE94922	QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP SEIZURES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Recent ship seizures by Georgian authorities in international waters off the coast of Abkhazia have provoked strong rhetoric from both Russian and Abkhaz de-facto officials. Quad members (U.S., Fran [...]	2009-09-11 22:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL GG RS
09STATE94924	TRAVEL ALERT - UGANDA [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the violent demonstrations stemming from political friction between the central government and the authorities of Buganda, which is a vestige of a pre-modern kingdom located in central Uganda, inclusive of Kampala. This Travel Alert expires on N [...]	2009-09-11 23:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PREL UG
09STATE94943	SIERRA LEONE: UNIPSIL MANDATE RENEWAL [...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Resolution on Sierra Leone to be adopted on September 15 (para 2). USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the Resolution to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 2. Begin text: The Security [...]	2009-09-11 23:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SL XA XY
09STATE94944	DEMARCHE REQUEST: OPTION TO ADDRESS CURRENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2 and 3. 2. (S/REL) Embassy Baghdad is requested, at the ambassadorial level, to demarche the Government of Iraq (GOI) at the highest appropriate level in response to Prime Minister Maliki's written request to Secretary-General Ban on Augus [...]	2009-09-11 23:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL IZ
09STATE95072	PRM SUPPORT FOR THE DETACHEMENT INTEGRE DE [...] The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (State/PRM) has agreed to contribute $2,000,000 to the United Nations MINURCAT Trust Fund for the support of activities of the Dtachement Intgr de Scurit (DIS) -- the special Chadian police force. This is the second such contribution made by t [...]	2009-09-13 21:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CD MARR PREF PREL
09STATE95073	EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 10-30. 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING IRAN'S PROPOSAL OF SEPTEMBER 9 - SUGGEST THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AIMS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM'S NON- COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEFUSE GROWIN [...]	2009-09-13 21:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09STATE95151	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 197) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ICITAP Defensive Tactics Course in Tirana, Albania, from September 28 through October 9, 2009 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in [...]	2009-09-14 13:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE95439	GUIDANCE FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL PREPARATORY [...] (C) The Mission should draw from the following guidance in response to the nonpaper delivered by Russian Ambassador Rogozin to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen on August 11, 2009 (reftel). The following points are keyed to the relevant sections of the Russian nonpaper. Begin points: (1) Dep [...]	2009-09-14 19:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS
09STATE95492	HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING [...] (C) The September 17 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will provide an opportunity to give Allies a frank report of the September 3 U.S.-Russia bilateral discussion of the CFE parallel actions package and to raise the issue of how we should deal with the second anniversary (in December)of [...]	2009-09-14 21:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE95503	ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE GOJ ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ---------------- 2. (SBU) On June 22, 2009, Islam Samhan, Jordanian poet and journalist for the daily newspaper Al Arab Al Yawm, was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 14,000 USD for using Quranic verses in his book [...]	2009-09-14 22:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL KIRF JO
09STATE95507	GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 CORFU PROCESS MEETING [...] (SBU) Post is authorized to draw from the points below (see paragraph 5) during the September 15 "Corfu process" discussion of "cooperative security versus unilateralism" and "different levels of security in the OSCE area." 2. (C) Background: In a speech in Berlin on June 5, 2008, and agai [...]	2009-09-14 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE RU
09STATE95513	LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY FOR "CONTRACT OF THE [...] PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV FOR THE "CONTRACT OF THE CENTURY" ANNIVERSARY EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 15. THE STATE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE BUT HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE GOVERNMENT OF AZERBAIJAN WISHES TO DO SO [...]	2009-09-15 00:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL AJ
09STATE95585	ACTION REQUEST: POINTS TO RAISE WITH NATO-SYG ON SEPTEMBER 18 SPEECH ON RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 12:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RU
09STATE9563	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Computer Crime Investigations Course: S [...]	2009-02-03 14:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9564	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG Amphibious Plan Senior Officer International, Ex [...]	2009-02-03 14:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9565	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in a JUSMAG Special English Training course at Lackland Air Fo [...]	2009-02-03 14:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9566	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ATA 6887 - Investigative Information Management cour [...]	2009-02-03 14:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE95661	(S) ALERTING THE GOVERNMENTS OF BULGARIA AND [...] (S/NF) The USG has information that as of early August 2009, the Turkish firm TSS Silah Ve Savunma Sanayi Dis Ticaret Ltd. was preparing for the possible transfer of Bulgarian-origin AHM-200 helicopter mines and DVM-S remote control detonators to Syria's Ministry of Defense. A draft end-user [...]	2009-09-15 15:06:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	BU TU SY ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09STATE9567	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - DAO - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the DAO 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference in Fort W [...]	2009-02-03 14:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9568	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ATA - Fraudulent Travel Documents Training Course - [...]	2009-02-03 14:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH

09STATE9569	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to participate in the JUSMAG Bangkok - JCET Baker Torch 09-4 - BPP Special [...]	2009-02-03 14:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE95743	PHILIPPINES: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Philippines to hel [...]	2009-09-15 16:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG RP
09STATE95918	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-15 20:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE95932	Guidance: Middle East Consultations, September [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para 2 elements when making its intervention during the upcoming Middle East consultations in the Security Council on September 17. The Department may send follow- on instructions revising these elements, in order to capture the nuance of the [...]	2009-09-15 20:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IS KPAL
09STATE95942	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-15 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE95943	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-15 21:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE95944	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-15 21:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE96011	GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 16 NAC ON EXERCISE BALTIC [...] (C) We understand that Estonia plans to raise at the September 16 NAC the question of NATO participation in Exercise Baltic Host 2010. If this issue is raised, in response USNATO is authorized to suggest that Allies begin consideration of Alliance participation in Baltic Host 2010 in the con [...]	2009-09-15 22:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL AA MOPS RS EN LG LH BO
09STATE96017	UNSC LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: ARMS EMBARGO [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to send a letter to the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia ("the Liberia Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/1521/index.shtml) with the information found in para 3 b [...]	2009-09-15 23:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XY
09STATE96019	IAEA: GUIDANCE ON BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNNP PREL MO CM LY
09STATE96021	MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: IO BUREAU OFFICIALS [...] Mission clearance is requested for the officials from the Bureau of International Organizations Affairs, Department of State (IO),listed in para 2, who will be traveling to New York to participate in the 64th UN General Assembly during the period September 20 and October 2. 2. Begin list [...]	2009-09-15 23:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
09STATE96047	DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORT OF FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Embassies are requested to deliver the below points to UN Security Council (UNSC) Member States at the appropriate level no later than Thursday, September 17, 2009. Department recommends that demarche be delivered at a senior level to China, Japan, Mexic [...]	2009-09-16 00:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE96222	(S) FRENCH FIRM SELLING INFRARED DETECTORS TO [...] (U) This is an action request to Embassy Paris. Please deliver the points in paragraph 4 as soon as possible. These points may be left as a non-paper. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) We have information the French firm Sofradir and its subsidiary Ulis continue to sell cooled and unc [...]	2009-09-16 15:15:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS FR CH IR
09STATE96371	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON ALBANIAN [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the September 17 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States congratulates the citizens and Government of Albania on the parliamentary elections held on June 28, 2009. The Governme [...]	2009-09-16 19:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV KDEM AL
09STATE96402	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 17 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States is pleased to take note of the recent comments by the distinguished Director of ODIHR Ambassador Janez Lenarcic o [...]	2009-09-16 19:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL UZ
09STATE96413	PRE-INVITATION TO AFRICA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON [...] This is an action request. All addressees please see para 3; and USUN please see para 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. UNSCR 1540 obligates all UN Member States to develop and maintain "appropriate, effective" measures to improve their indigenous capacities to counter prolifera [...]	2009-09-16 20:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC XA KE
09STATE96445	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO REPORT BY AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the September 17 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. Welcome, Ambassador Salber, (or Deputy Pietrusiewicz, as appropriate) to the Permanent Council. The United States applauds the valuable [...]	2009-09-16 20:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV KV
09STATE96447	IMF OFFICIALS DISCUSS SBA NEGOTIATIONS, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of senior IMF officials met with Ambassador Christopher R. Hill on September 11 to discuss ongoing negotiations for a new Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) between the IMF and the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the current situation in Iraq. IMF officials noted that negotiations [...]	2009-09-16 20:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EPET IZ PREL
09STATE96468	DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver President Obama's invitation (paragraph 4) to Heads of State or Heads of Government of action addressee posts to join an event that will honor the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping [...]	2009-09-16 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPKO
09STATE96501	SRI LANKA: A/S BLAKE RAISES IDPS AND REPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake urged Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama September 15 to allow freedom of movement for internally displaced persons (IDPs) by the end of September, when monsoon rains will begin. A/S Blake stressed that the [...]	2009-09-17 00:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MOPS KAWC CE
09STATE96519	ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME - WASHINGTON, D.C.). 2. (SBU) BACKG [...]	2009-09-17 10:08:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EZ MARR PREL
09STATE96526	U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY AND EUROPE [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT IS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009, AT 9:55 A.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME - WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The White House is exp [...]	2009-09-17 11:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL EZ
09STATE96550	ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE [...] (U) (THIS CORRECTED COPY PROPERLY REFERENCES STATE 96526.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EAS [...]	2009-09-17 11:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EZ MARR PREL
09STATE96751	(S) UKRAINE SHIPS MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 18:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS BU BM
09STATE96804	BURUNDI: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Burundi to help st [...]	2009-09-17 18:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG BY
09STATE96890	PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION (PART ONE OF TWO PARTS) [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The White House announced a Presidential decision on September 17 regarding a U.S. European-based BMD adaptive regional architecture, which is significantly different from the Bush Administration's plan to deploy [...]	2009-09-17 20:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR EZ PREL
09STATE96891	(S) NIAG 9130: IRAN SEEKS GERMAN-ORIGIN VALVES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Washington has information that the German firms Tavakkoli Trading Company and MIT-Weimar were coordinating the sale of valves to an Iranian entity possibly associated with the construct [...]	2009-09-17 20:54:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
09STATE96892	PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The White House announced a Presidential decision on September 17 regarding a U.S. European-based BMD adaptive regional architecture, which is significantly different from the Bush Administration's plan to deploy [...]	2009-09-17 20:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL EZ
09STATE96937	UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE TARGETS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (S/NF) The strategic objective is for the United States to begin discussions on potential targets for listing in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Somalia Sanctions Committee [...]	2009-09-18 00:11:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE96945	AUSTRALIA GROUP: GUIDANCE FOR AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] (U) This message provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group (AG) Plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) The principal U.S. objectives at the AG plenary include: -- Maintaining the current AG position on Russian mem [...]	2009-09-18 02:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC IN CH
09STATE9696	POUCH PROBLEM IN ASHGABAT [...] (C) In response to posts reporting (reftel) that the new Chief of Airport Customs has requested a diplomatic note in order to release each diplomatic pouch on arrival in country, post is authorized to transmit the text in paragraph 2 by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Po [...]	2009-02-03 18:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ADPM AMGT PREL TX
09STATE97173	64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NEA DELEGATION [...] This is an action request. Department requests country clearance for the individuals listed in paragraph 2 below to support NEA efforts at the upcoming 64th United Nations General Assembly. Department anticipates represent atives will be involved in this support from September 20 through Oc [...]	2009-09-18 15:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA PREL
09STATE97244	POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION [...] (U) (CORRECTED COPY FOR THE RECORD. NO ACTION REQUESTED. THIS CORRECTED COPY HAS A REPLACEMENT SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 6. PLEASE DISREGARD THE SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN THE EARLIER TRANSMISSIONS OF THIS CABLE. SEE REFTELS.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Pl [...]	2009-09-18 18:09:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EZ MARR PREL
09STATE97259	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 193) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-Border Crime "Fighting Organized Crime with Specialized Structures: Maximizing Cooperation, Capacity, and Expertise" September [...]	2009-09-18 18:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE97434	AUSTRALIA GROUP: SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE FOR [...] (U) This message provides supplmentary guidance on membership and regional nonproliferation issues for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. ---------- MEMBERSHIP ---------- 2. (C//REL AUSTRALIA GROUP) Russia: -- The Del may not suppor [...]	2009-09-18 22:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC RS KN IR SY KZ BR CI MX
09STATE97443	SUPPORTING IRAQ IN THE LEAD-UP TO ELECTIONS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - please see para 8. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) The period between now and Iraqi national elections in January 2010 will be acutely sensitive within Iraq, both politically and in terms of security. It is extremely important that we wei [...]	2009-09-18 22:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
09STATE97471	FOLLOW-UP ON PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND [...] This is an action request. See para five. 2. On September 17, 2009, President Obama announced that the United States will act aggressively to stop the global spread of the pandemic 2009-H1N1 virus through partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) to make 10 percent of the U.S. [...]	2009-09-19 00:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL KFLU WHO
09STATE97472	NATO/VCC: GUIDANCE FOR SEPT 21 MEETING [...] (C) This is an action cable. U.S. goals for the September 21 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) are as follows: --Provide U.S. reaction to the draft International Staff (IS) VCC Experts Terms of Reference; --If raised, provide U.S. views on Russia's Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) in [...]	2009-09-19 00:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KCFE PARM PREL OSCE
09STATE97496	PRESIDENT MUBARAK ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-19 05:58:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL MOPS PTER AF EG
09STATE97566	DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 4) for delivery at the most senior appropriate level of host government at OOB Monday, September 21. 2. (C) For posts in EU member states, please note that there will be an EU Political Directors meeting in NYC on Monday, September 21 and we hope to [...]	2009-09-20 20:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA
09STATE97909	AZERBIAJAN: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Azerbaijan to help strengthe [...]	2009-09-21 20:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP AJ
09STATE97937	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG [...] (C) Department requests country clearance for Ambassador Philip Goldberg, U.S. Coordinator for Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1874, and his delegation, listed in para 4, to travel to Abu Dhabi and Cairo from September 30-October 5 for consultations with host government [...]	2009-09-21 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT KN KNNP OTRA PARM PREL EG AE
09STATE97946	DEPLOYMENTS OF U.S. SPECIAL FORCES IN PARAGUAY [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph eight. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Since 2006, U.S. Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) has been engaged in equipping and training Paraguay's Joint Special Forces Unit (BCFE) with the implicit support of the government of Paraguay (in [...]	2009-09-21 20:51:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS PA PGOV PM PREL
09STATE97949	DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Embassy is requested to deliver President Obama's invitation to President Hu (paragraph 2) to join an event that will honor the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operation. Given the short turnaround, USUN has passed [...]	2009-09-21 21:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPKO
09STATE97951	RUSSIA: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Russia to help strengthen it [...]	2009-09-21 21:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP RS
09STATE97953	MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: 1540 COMPREHENSIVE [...] Department requests mission clearance and assistance with obtaining appropriate UN credentials for the following individuals, all of whom will participate in the 1540 Comprehensive Review Meeting to be held from September 30 through October 2, 2009, at UN Headquarters. Department also request [...]	2009-09-21 22:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC AORC
09STATE98111	DEMARCHE: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (U) Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div H, P.L. 111-8)("the Act"),prohibits "assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly av [...]	2009-09-22 12:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID AO UV CM CD CF NG SO CB EG
09STATE98265	MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO NORWEGIAN [...] This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the letter in paragraph 2 from Secretary Clinton to FM Stoere in response to his September 15 incoming letter. There will be no signed original to follow. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of September 1 [...]	2009-09-22 16:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PREL IS OPDC
09STATE98567	ACTION REQUEST: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Posts should make determinations about delivering the points in para 8 and 9 below based on their discretion and best understanding of how to advance USG goals identified in paras 5 and 6 with host governments. Please see para 7 for action request. Bac [...]	2009-09-23 05:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS
09STATE9857	TALKING POINTS ON CHAD-SUDAN RELATIONS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tripoli only. Request was sent earlier to other embassies in Reftel (B),but technical difficulties precluded Department from sending to Embassy Tripoli at that time. Please see paragraph 3 and 4. SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) Department requests [...]	2009-02-03 21:27:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SU CD
09STATE98720	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 MEETING [...] (U)Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald Schlicher, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Meeting date, time and location: September 14, 2009, 3:15 p.m., Washington, D.C. 3. (U)Participants: U.S. ---- Deputy Secretary Lew EEB Acting Assistant Secretary Dave Nelson NEA Deput [...]	2009-09-23 15:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IS
09STATE98748	ECUADOR DEMARCHE: GROWING TIES WITH THE EXPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S/NF) The United States has information that Ecuador is coordinating with Iran to open a branch of Iran's Export Development Bank of Iran (EBDI) in Ecuador, and that Iran [...]	2009-09-23 15:40:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL EFIN MNUC PARM KNNP IR EC
09STATE98750	TRAVEL ALERT - MOZAMBIQUE [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for violence in Mozambique in association with the October 28, 2009, general election. This Travel Alert expires on November 10, 2009. 2. The Embassy has received specific reports of localized civil unrest and violence in Gaza, [...]	2009-09-23 15:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PREL MZ
09STATE98892	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE98896	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE98898	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE98900	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE98901	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE9902	REQUEST PERMISSION FOR BOARDING OF M/V DIPLOMAT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. BACKGROUND 2. (C) The Hong Kong flagged ship M/V Diplomat is carrying a Bladerunner 51 powerboat the U.S. believes is intended for Iran, specifically the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN). The U.S. Department of Commerc [...]	2009-02-03 23:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL MASS
09STATE99029	SUBJECT: OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the September 24 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chair. Minister Kongatiev, welcome to the Permanent Council and thank you for your informative and insightful remarks. We appreciate your compr [...]	2009-09-23 21:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
09STATE99030	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO KYRGYZ [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the September 24 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chair. Minister Kongatiev, welcome to the Permanent Council and thank you for your informative and insightful remarks. We appreciate your compr [...]	2009-09-23 21:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
09STATE99056	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 24, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends the coordination by the OSCE, EU, and UN of the September 17 Geneva discussions on security [...]	2009-09-23 22:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE99058	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO REPORT ON [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 24, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States joins other delegations in expressing appreciation for this very thorough report. We welcome effor [...]	2009-09-23 22:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV
09STATE99067	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO REPORT ON [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 24, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States joins other delegations in expressing appreciation for this very thorough report. We welcome effor [...]	2009-09-24 00:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV
09STATE99068	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 24, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends the coordination by the OSCE, EU, and UN of the September 17 Geneva discussions on security [...]	2009-09-24 00:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE99089	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]	2009-09-24 02:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09STATE99410	RESPONDING TO GOI QUESTIONS ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: On April 2, 2009, we shared with the government of Japan information indicating that in mid- February 2009, Iran's Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) sought servo-actuators manufactured by [...]	2009-09-24 15:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT
09STATE99704	(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 23, [...] (U) September 23, 2009; 10:30 a.m.; New York, USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Blake Matt Lowe, Special Assistant Don Camp, UNGA Senior Area Adviser Sarah Prescott (SCA Notetaker) Tajikistan Foreign Minister Hamrokhom Zarifi Lukmon Isomatov, UN Permanent Representa [...]	2009-09-24 19:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TI ZK AF
09STATE99707	FOLLOW-UP ON PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND [...] This is an action request. See paragraph six. 2. Background. On September 17, 2009, President Obama announced that the United States will act aggressively to stop the global spread of the pandemic 2009-H1N1 virus through partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) to make 10 perc [...]	2009-09-24 19:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL KFLU WHO
09STATE99761	GABON: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Gabon to help stre [...]	2009-09-24 20:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG GB
09STATE99831	PA INTEREST IN WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Requested, for Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and USTR/Geneva: Drawing on the points and background below, please respond to requests from host government and others for the U.S. position on efforts by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to secure full observer status in the Genera [...]	2009-09-25 00:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD USTR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09STATE99833	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S SEPTEMBER 15 MEETING [...] (U) Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald Schlicher, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Date, time and location: September 15, 9:45 a.m., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Jack Lew Office Director Tom Goldberger, Office of Israel and Palestinian [...]	2009-09-25 00:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID CACS IS
09STATE9988	GUIDANCE FOR 5 FEBRUARY 2009 NATO VCC AND EXPERTS [...] (C) Objectives for the VCC and Meeting of Experts, 5 February 2009 are as follows: -- To adopt the draft International Staff (IS) paper on Implementation Coordination for 2009 (REF A); -- To provide additional edits and comments on the IS working paper on Vienna Document 1999 (DV 99) Im [...]	2009-02-04 09:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STOCKHOLM11	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW U.S. ARCTIC POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 14:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL SENV KGCC KPAO SW
09STOCKHOLM112	SWEDEN'S EU CORRESPONDENTS ON IRAN SANCTIONS, [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In several meetings this month, the MFA EU Correspondent's Office has offered us their views on Iran sanctions, Belarus, Turkey's EU accession, and the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. On Iran, Sweden continues to raise concerns that "blanket" trade sanctio [...]	2009-02-18 15:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENVT EU BO TU SW
09STOCKHOLM113	EX GITMO DETAINEE GETS SWEDISH RESIDENCY ON APPEAL [...] (U) On February 18, the Swedish Migration Court, which hears appeals from petitioners unhappy with rulings from the autonomous Swedish Migration Board (SMB),granted permanent residency with refugee status to Adil Hakimjan, an ethnic Uighur and former Guantanamo detainee. The SMB denied Hakim [...]	2009-02-18 16:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM119	STOCKHOLM'S ESTA IMPLEMENTATION (NOV 2008-FEB 2009) [...] Summary: The January 12, 2009 mandatory implementation of the ESTA program has proceeded smoothly in Sweden. Post's media outreach resulted in a series of ESTA-related articles in the national Swedish media, and this and other outreach efforts appear to have helped inform the public at-large [...]	2009-02-20 12:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS CVIS CMGT PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM122	DEMARCHE DELIVERD: DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN MR PGOV PHUM PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM126	SWEDEN APPOINTS SPECIAL ENVOY TO [...] (U) In preparation for its EU presidency the Swedish government appointed Anna Karin Enestrom as Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on February 20. Enestrom currently serves as ambassador to Pakistan. Bildt issued a press statement that said the appointment is a step in the government [...]	2009-02-23 15:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR AF PK SW
09STOCKHOLM139	DEMARCHE DELIVERD: UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL - [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 16:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC KJUS AORC APER PREL UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM148	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO THE NORDICS ON INCREASING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Afghan Ambassador to the Nordic countries, Jawed Ludin, met with CDA on February 26 to discuss ways to boost Sweden's role in Afghanistan. He focused on development aid as Sweden's comparative advantage. He suggested that Sweden should learn from Norway in its [...]	2009-03-04 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM149	SWEDEN'S EU MINISTER ON COOPERATING WITH U.S. ON [...] (C) Summary: Sweden's EU Minister Cecilia Malmstrom met Charge on March 3 to discuss Sweden's upcoming EU presidency. On the Transatlantic Agenda, Malmstrom identified climate change, EU enlargement, Israeli-Palestinian talks and Afghanistan as being most important for cooperation with the US [...]	2009-03-04 16:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EU AF TU SW
09STOCKHOLM162	SWEDEN APPOINTS U.S.-FRIENDLY SUPREME COMMANDER [...] On March 6, Lieutenant General Sverker Goranson was appointed the next Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. Currently, the 54-year-old Goranson is Director of the Joint Staff, making him in principle the chief aide of current Supreme Commander Hakan Syrn. Goranson will take over Ma [...]	2009-03-06 15:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM163	CORRECTED COPY: SWEDEN APPOINTS U.S.-FRIENDLY SUPREME [...] On March 6, Lieutenant General Sverker Goranson was appointed the next Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. Currently, the 54-year-old Goranson is Director of the Joint Staff, making him in principle the chief aide of current Supreme Commander Hakan Syren. Goranson will take over M [...]	2009-03-06 16:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM170	SWEDEN ON MARCH GAERC AND GYMNICH [...] (C) On March 10, Poloff discussed the March GAERC and GYMNICH with EU Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel; on March 6, POL Counselor met separately with EU Correspondent Magnus Scholdtz. Their comments follow: General Affairs Session: Afghanistan, Chad, Ireland ------------------------------- [...]	2009-03-12 07:48:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO MD MW BK MK SU EG EU SW
09STOCKHOLM172	SWEDEN ON SYRIA: EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT "FAR [...] (C) On March 12, Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarches to Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, who was recently promoted to deputy of the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department. Dannfelt said the EU Association Agreement is a "long term" project and it is "far from certain" that consensus exists withi [...]	2009-03-12 17:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY SW
09STOCKHOLM178	SWEDEN ON INTEGRATING IRAQ INTO REGION [...] (C) Summary: Sweden thinks Iraq is integrating well into the broader Middle East and that the Expanded Neighbors Process is a good vehicle. Sweden supports the International Compact with Iraq but worries that it would be hard to attract ministers to Baghdad this summer because of security con [...]	2009-03-13 17:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ SW
09STOCKHOLM181	SWEDEN ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 15:29:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF SW
09STOCKHOLM192	SWEDEN ON AFGHANISTAN POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) In recent weeks, CDA and Poloffs have discussed Afghanistan with a wide range of Swedish officials in the Swedish Prime Ministry, MFA, Defense Ministry and aid agency. They confirmed that: -- Sweden will in 2009 implement last December's decision to deploy additional troops (130, for a [...]	2009-03-19 17:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM193	SWEDEN REPLY TO DEMARCHE: SEEKING ADDITIONAL DONOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 09:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO SO SW
09STOCKHOLM202	LAUNCHING A U.S.-EU ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is a joint USEU/Embassy Stockholm cable. Action requests in para 12. Summary ======= 2. Posts propose launching a "U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership" during the Swedish Presidency of the EU, July-December 2009. This partnership, based on Embassy Stockholm's successful One Bi [...]	2009-03-24 12:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG PREL EUN
09STOCKHOLM207	Sweden's Deputy PM Comes to Washington with climate change [...] Summary. Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson is the pragmatic political leader of the Center Party that holds the Cabinet positions for energy, environment, industry and agriculture. She has a strong relationship with PM Reinfeldt and has worked closely with him recently to reverse [...]	2009-03-25 16:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ENRG SENV KGHG SW
09STOCKHOLM209	SWEDES UNLIKELY TO ATTEND SEOUL GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 14:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC SW
09STOCKHOLM211	SWEDISH MFA CLAIMS EU FOREIGN MINISTERS TO APPROVE [...] (C) Summary: An EU-Syria Association Agreement will be approved by EU foreign ministers meeting informally in the "Gymnich" format March 27-28, according to Sweden's senior MFA officials dealing with EU matters. Discussion at the Prague meeting is expected to be "operational" on the topic, le [...]	2009-03-26 15:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY SW
09STOCKHOLM212	BELARUS, EASTERN PARTNERSHIP AND WESTERN BALKANS: [...] (C) Summary: EU foreign ministers meeting informally in the "Gymnich" format March 27-28 will reach a decision on the question of Belarus' participation at the May 7 European Summit, according to Sweden's senior MFA official dealing with EU matters. A "Burma solution" that has the Belarus for [...]	2009-03-27 07:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO GG MW ZL SW
09STOCKHOLM214	SWEDEN COMMITTED TO NATO KFOR MISSION THROUGH END [...] (C) Sweden will not pull its forces out of KFOR in 2009, according to Carl Magnus Ericsson of the MFA's International Security Policy unit. Replying to demarche points (Ref A) on March 26, Ericsson explained that Parliament last fall approved a bill extending the Swedish presence in KFOR for [...]	2009-03-27 14:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR SW
09STOCKHOLM220	SWEDEN HOPES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER TO BE INCLUDED IN EU [...] This cable contains action requests at para 8. 2. Summary. Ambassador Staffan Tillander, a senior GOS climate official, expressed concern about the lack of certainty and speed in the UNFCCC process, predicting that heavier political involvement will be required. Sweden hopes for two proces [...]	2009-04-01 11:14:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM222	SWEDES WELCOME AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM228	SWEDISH HEALTH MINISTER TO INVITE NEW U.S. [...] Minister of Health and Social Affairs Goran Hagglund told CDA on April 6 that he would like to invite the new Secretary of Health and Human Services to Sweden. Hagglund intends to invite the HHS Secretary to the informal meeting of the 27 EU ministers for employment and social affairs (EPSCO) [...]	2009-04-06 14:41:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EINT PGOV PREL TBIO TPHY SW
09STOCKHOLM231	SWEDISH VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 1 meeting, EU Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel discussed the problematic invitation of Pres. Lukashenko to the May 7 Eastern Partnership launch; the EU's policy plans with Israel, Syria and Iran; upcoming (and rescheduled) summits, and Montenegro. Wendel told us he a [...]	2009-04-07 16:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU BO IS IR SY MW ZK BM SP SW

09STOCKHOLM233	SWEDEN SUPPORTS RAPID DRAWDOWN OF OHR AND ALTHEA IN BOSNIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-08 09:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM237	SWEDEN'S MIGRATION MINISTER ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S) Swedish Minister of Migration Tobias Billstrom asked CDA to come see him on short notice on April 8 to discuss Guantanamo detainees. Saying that Sweden strongly approved of the "general approach" the Administration has taken on detainees, Billstrom stated that if Sweden can assist, it wou [...]	2009-04-09 13:47:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	KAWK PHUM MOPS PREL PTER PREF EU SW
09STOCKHOLM238	SWEDEN ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) On April 7, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Swedish MFA Deputy Director of the International Security Policy Department Carl Magnus Eriksson. Eriksson noted that the NSC recently delivered a request for a third OMLT to Sweden's Embassy in Washington, which the government "took very [...]	2009-04-09 14:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM24	DEMARCHE: URGING THE EU TO DELAY APPROVAL OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 16:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PREL SY SW
09STOCKHOLM249	SWEDES LIKELY TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 14:22:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV SW
09STOCKHOLM254	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 09:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM258	DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONSULTING WITH EU ON BURMA [...] (C) On April 24, Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Liselott Andersson, Head of the South East Asia Unit in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Andersson confirmed that there will be a rollover of the common position at the April 27 GAERC meeting. "The position is linked to what is happening [...]	2009-04-24 16:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EU BM SW
09STOCKHOLM259	SWEDEN ON APRIL 27-28 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: We discussed Ref A GAERC points with Swedish MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall, the EU Correspondent's office, and MFA country desks April 22-24. They told us the Czechs keep changing the GAERC agenda and Sweden wants to add a point on the possibility of the EU publishing huma [...]	2009-04-24 17:51:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW
09STOCKHOLM26	TERRORISM FINANCE: SWEDISH RESPONSE TO U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 13:46:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PINR SW
09STOCKHOLM262	SWEDEN PUSHES GREATER ENERGY SECURITY FOR BALTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Bo Diczfalusy, Director-General for Energy at the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Transportation, and MFA Baltic Desk Officer Isabella Torngren, told Econoffs on April 27 that Sweden: - views energy security as a key part of its EU Presidency focus on the Baltic Sea Strate [...]	2009-04-27 13:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG LG LH PL RS FI SW
09STOCKHOLM263	SWEDEN RECALLS CDA TO SRI LANKA FOR CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) On April 28, Sweden recalled its Charge d'Affaires to Sri Lanka for "consultations" in response to the Sri Lankan government's denial of a visa for FM Carl Bildt. FMs Bildt, Milliband and Kouchner had decided at the April 27 GAERC to travel jointly on April 29 to Colombo for talks with the [...]	2009-04-28 09:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU CE SW
09STOCKHOLM266	SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S WASHINGTON AGENDA [...] (S) Summary: For Bildt's May 4 visit to Washington, we recommend the following top three issues: additional contributions in Afghanistan, resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, and leadership in the EU on autonomous sanctions on Iran. Given Sweden's upcoming EU Presidency, July-December 2009, [...]	2009-04-29 15:14:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM268	SWEDEN WILL PARTICIPATE IN GICNT 2009 PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 10:39:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM RS PREL PTER KGIC NL SW
09STOCKHOLM27	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO A.Q. KHAN AND ASSOCIATES [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 13:50:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN SW
09STOCKHOLM270	SWEDISH FM BILDT WANTS BOSNIA TO BE AN EU [...] (C) Summary: On April 28, poloff discussed FM Bildt's visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with BiH Desk Officer Dinka Jasarevic. FM Bildt visited Sarajevo on April 8-9 for both bilateral talks and Presidency Trio discussions with BiH officials. Bildt's main goal for his visit to Sarajevo wa [...]	2009-04-30 13:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK EU SW
09STOCKHOLM274	UIGHUR HAKIMJAN GRANTED PERMANENT RESIDENCY, AGAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 13:46:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM275	TFFLU01: One Probable Case in Sweden, Per Swedish [...] (SBU) Sweden is currently testing one resident for possible H1N1 Influenza A infection. The woman had recently visited the United States and displayed suspicious but mild flu symptoms for several days. However, because the subject was never hospitalized and has already recovered, her tested [...]	2009-05-05 06:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09STOCKHOLM283	SWEDES TO INVESTIGATE SYRIAN CONNECTION WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 08:21:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PARM PREL MTCRE SY SW
09STOCKHOLM284	SWEDEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 08:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KPWR ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP PREL AF SW
09STOCKHOLM287	SWEDEN ON MAY 18-19 "SUPER GAERC" [...] (C) Summary: On May 8, poloff met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the GAERC agenda for May 18-19. Wendel said it will be a "Super GAERC," to include a special meeting between the Foreign and Defense Ministers. The overall agenda would therefore be brief. Highlights o [...]	2009-05-08 16:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM292	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SWEDEN ABOUT US WASSENAAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 09:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	KSTC ETTC PARM PREL PTER SW
09STOCKHOLM295	SWEDES TO REVIEW DEMARCHE ON ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS [...] On May 8, EmbOff delivered reftel points to Jonatan Bergstrom-Jurisoo, Desk Officer, Section for Peace Support Operations at the Swedish MFA. Bergstrom-Jurisoo told us he needed to consult with the Ministry of Justice on this issue and will contact Post once Sweden's position is clear. Post [...]	2009-05-13 06:30:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA SW
09STOCKHOLM301	SWEDES TO REVIEW DPRK BANKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 13:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM XE ZO KN SW
09STOCKHOLM308	SWEDEN CONTRIBUTES USD 3 MILLION TO PAKISTAN'S IDPS [...] Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson told journalists on May 19 that Sweden is contributing $3 million in humanitarian assistance to help Pakistan's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),as follows: - $1.3 million of its total contribution through the UNH [...]	2009-05-20 14:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PHUM PREF PREL PTER PK SW
09STOCKHOLM31	GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: SWEDES OUTLINE PROCESS, WAIT [...] (S) Summary: Sweden will not decide "right away" whether it will accept Guantanamo detainees but will likely make a decision if it gets a "signal" from the Obama Administration, MFA State Secretary Belfrage told DCM on January 14. Sweden would need to think carefully about accepting ethnic Uig [...]	2009-01-15 17:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM313	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON [...] Jonatan Bergstrom Jurisoo, Desk Officer, Security Policy Department, Peace Support Operations Section, the Swedish MFA told post on May 26 that Sweden welcomes the efforts made by the ship-owners and insurance companies regarding their work with risk awareness, lessons learned and best practice [...]	2009-05-26 12:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA SW
09STOCKHOLM32	SWEDISH POLDIR ON GEORGIA AND EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Lyrvall told us on January 15: -- Sweden sees "eye-to-eye" with the USG on Georgia and the separatist regions, but had been frustrated that a "harder line" was being resisted by other EU members who wanted to "move on"; -- Within the EU, Sweden would co [...]	2009-01-16 07:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG SW
09STOCKHOLM322	SWEDEN CONDEMNS DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] On May 25, the North Korean Ambassador to Sweden, Ri Hui Chol, was summoned to the MFA where State Secretary Frank Belfrage, the number two official in the ministry, delivered an official protest against North Korea's nuclear test. Belfrage called it an escalation of the already tense situati [...]	2009-05-27 11:27:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL NK SW
09STOCKHOLM337	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING THE AD-HOC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 14:53:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL EAID PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM338	SWEDES WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR A REVIEW OF 1267 [...] (SBU) Swedish MFA Sanctions Coordinator Per Saland told us on June 1 that Sweden will continue to work to improve UNSC 1267 sanctions during its EU Presidency. Saland commented that while UN 1822, which introduced narrative summaries and improved information-sharing, was a "good start," a numb [...]	2009-06-03 14:53:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KTFN PARM PREL PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM35	SENIOR POLDIR ON IRAN AND GAZA [...] (S) Summary: Swedish MFA Director-General for Political Affairs, Bjorn Lyrvall, told us January 15 that: -- On Iran, Sweden now backs an "intensified implementation of existing UN Security Council resolutions" that will result in EU designation of at least "one or two" more banks; -- It wo [...]	2009-01-16 17:50:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IS SW
09STOCKHOLM353	SWEDISH MFA STATE SECRETARY ON TURKEY, BOSNIA, [...] (C) Summary: State Secretary Frank Belfrage met with Charge June 5 to discuss Turkey, Bosnia, Iran, and Afghanistan. --On Turkey, he welcomed U.S.-Swedish convergence of views and observed that the German position on Turkish EU membership is shifting. --He urged strong U.S. pressure on th [...]	2009-06-10 09:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM355	AARGH! SWEDISH PIRATES SET SAIL FOR BRUSSELS [...] Summary and Comment: Sweden's two largest political parties, the ruling Moderates and opposition Social Democrats, saw little change over their 2004 levels of support in the June 7 European Parliament (EP) election here. Instead, the Greens and the pro-EU Liberal Party were the big winners -- [...]	2009-06-10 13:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ECON KIPR SW
09STOCKHOLM356	CLIMATE -- SWEDEN A BIT DISAPPOINTED IN SECOND MEF; AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The natural instinct of Sweden's climate negotiators, past and present, is to act as honest brokers - between the U.S. and Europe; between the U.S. and China; between the developed and developing world. Holding the EU Presidency will only reinforce this tendency. It is to t [...]	2009-06-10 14:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM358	CLIMATE -- SWEDEN A BIT DISAPPOINTED IN SECOND MEF; AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The natural instinct of Sweden's climate negotiators, past and present, is to act as honest brokers - between the U.S. and Europe; between the U.S. and China; between the developed and developing world. Holding the EU Presidency will only reinforce this tendency. It is to t [...]	2009-06-11 06:51:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM362	SWEDEN ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the June 15-16 GAERC, Emboffs met June 11 with European Correspondent Magnus Scholdtz just prior to his meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt to review the GAERC. We also spoke earlier with Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel and other officials. They told [...]	2009-06-12 16:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM368	POST SUPPORT OF POTUS BILATERAL WITH SWEDISH PM [...] (U) On June 16, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally requested a bilateral meeting for Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt with the President on the margins of the G8 in Italy on 8-10 July. (We understand the Swedish embassy in Washington passed this request to NSC also.) [...]	2009-06-18 17:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EUN IT SW
09STOCKHOLM375	SWEDISH-IRAQI TRADE INCHING FORWARD [...] Summary: With the opening of the new Swedish embassy in Baghdad this summer, all signs point to further strengthening and deepening of the cooperative ties between Sweden and Iraq. Trade deals between Swedish companies and Iraq partners are inching forward despite financing troubles and secu [...]	2009-06-23 13:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL IZ SW
09STOCKHOLM384	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S JULY [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisis and climate change. Bilateral relations are [...]	2009-06-24 19:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR ECON SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM385	SWEDISH CLIMATE OFFICIALS EAGER TO WORK WITH OUR EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 17, Svante Bodin, Director at the Swedish Environment Ministry's Climate division told us the Bonn UNFCCC negotiations made progress in some areas, but more importantly did not suffer any setbacks. He appeared eager to work with Pershing and other experts to arrive at [...]	2009-06-26 12:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM386	Swedish views on the third MEF [...] (SBU) Lars-Erik Liljelund, PM Reinfeldt's Director General for Climate told us on June 24 that the third MEF meeting was "much better than the Paris MEF". Liljelund is pleased with the progress on financing, adaptation, and technology transfer, but is concerned about the large gaps between p [...]	2009-06-26 14:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM389	SWEDISH MINDEF ON AFGHANISTAN AND SWEDISH DEFENSE REFORM [...] Summary. On May 29, Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors told CODEL Tanner: 1) Sweden is focusing on development and army training in Afghanistan, but has concerns about the capabilities of the Afghan National Police; 2) Swedish defense reforms signal the capacity for more international coo [...]	2009-06-26 14:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP MARR EUN MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM390	EMBASSY STOCKHOLM'S 4TH OF JULY INVITATIONS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 15:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM399	SWEDEN WELCOMES "NEXT BIG THING" INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) On July 2, Swedish MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage told CDA that the "Next Big Thing" alternative energy technology initiative (NBT),as outlined in ref c, was "good news" and "exactly the kind of hands-on transatlantic cooperation we need for the Swedish Presidency." He recommende [...]	2009-07-02 10:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ENRG KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM4	SWEDES TO PROVIDE $10 MILLION TO UNRWA'S GAZA [...] (SBU) On January 7, Poloff and Econoff shared reftel points with Fredrik Floren, Deputy Director for Levant Affairs & North Africa, Middle East and North Africa Department, at the Swedish MFA. Floren confirmed that Sweden will donate $10 million in humanitarian and development assistance. He [...]	2009-01-07 12:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM401	OSCE QUESTIONNAIRE DELIVERED TO SWEDES [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 13:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PARM PREL NATO SW
09STOCKHOLM402	DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 13:31:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM404	SWEDISH COOPERATION FOR CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 14:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM408	Swedes Propose Seminar to Break HLCG Redress Roadblock [...] (SBU) Summary. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) Mary Ellen Callahan met with her counterparts at the Swedish Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to discuss how to make progress on the final issue relating to the High Level Contact Group's agreement on the principles for [...]	2009-07-08 05:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS EUN PGOV PREL KCRM SW
09STOCKHOLM409	SWEDES VERY PLEASED WITH PROPOSED DE-LISTINGS OF [...] (SBU) On July 8, Acting Economic Counselor shared reftel points with Ambassador Per Saland, Sanctions Coordinator, and Sofie Hillbom, Counter-Terrorism Unit Desk Officer, at the MFA's Department for Security Policy. Saland thanked post for what he called the "very good news" that the U.S. woul [...]	2009-07-08 13:29:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PTER UNSC SW
09STOCKHOLM412	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON,S JULY [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisi [...]	2009-07-08 15:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	EUN ECON USAID MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM413	LEAHY VETTING FOR UPCOMING SWEDISH JCET [...] (S) Post has reviewed electronic and other files on the Swedish unit, SSG S3, and its commander, Colonel Urban Molin, who have been invited to participate in a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Sweden between US Naval Special Warfare Unit Two and the Swedish Special Forces to take plac [...]	2009-07-09 11:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM414	UPDATE ON SYRIAN EXPORT CONTROL CASE [...] (S) Principal Administrative Officer Magnus Danielsson, Swedish Inspectorate for Strategic Products (ISP),and Deputy Director Ulf Lindell, Division for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish MFA, told post on July 8 that ISP and the Swedish Security Service (SAPO) had concluded thei [...]	2009-07-09 13:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PARM PREL MTCRE SY SW
09STOCKHOLM415	64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 14:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM416	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NGO INVOLVEMENT AT [...] (U) On July 9, Poloff spoke with Andreas Hilmerson, Deputy Director in the Department for Multilateral Development Cooperation, regarding NGO Involvement at the UN. Hilmerson expected a high-level EU ministerial declaration to be developed on NGO involvement at the UN in the next week or so, [...]	2009-07-09 14:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM417	RWANDAN GENOCIDE SUSPECT TO BE EXTRADITED FROM [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 14:48:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PREL PGOV RW EU SW
09STOCKHOLM418	EUR A/S GORDON'S JULY 3 MEETINGS WITH THE EU [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon met with the 27 EU Member State Political Directors in Stockholm July 3. He then met with the EU Political Directors "troika," comprising Swedish PolDir Bjorn Lyrvall, EU Council Secretariat DG Robert Cooper, EU External Re [...]	2009-07-09 16:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV IR RS SW
09STOCKHOLM425	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered refs A and B points to MFA Korea Desk officer Emma Nordlund on June 29, and Pol Counselor followed up with MFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Klas Molin on June 30. On July 13, Molin responded that Sweden is "on board" with the measures called for in UNSCR 1874 bu [...]	2009-07-14 05:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTRE
09STOCKHOLM426	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered refs A and B points to MFA Korea Desk officer Emma Nordlund on June 29, and Pol Counselor followed up with MFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Klas Molin on June 30. On July 13, Molin responded that Sweden is "on board" with the measures called for in UNSCR 1874 bu [...]	2009-07-14 05:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTRE
09STOCKHOLM428	GAERC JULY 26-7 AGENDA: SWEDEN'S PRELIMINARY ITEMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Poloffs met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the July 27-8 GAERC agenda. He said that, as the Swedes intended, the agenda is short to focus discussion on the most important international issues. Currently, there are three B items: conclusions o [...]	2009-07-14 14:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IC NK BM SO IR KE GG UN EU SW
09STOCKHOLM430	SECRETARY'S REPLY TO CZECH FM FORWARDED TO SWEDISH [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 14:11:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ODPC PARM MNUC PREL EEC CZ SW
09STOCKHOLM440	SWEDEN TO DOUBLE CONTRIBUTION TO EUPOL IN [...] (C) Swedish officials are working to double Sweden's contribution to the EUPOL policing mission in Afghanistan to 20 personnel by the end of the year. Nils Daag, Swedish MFA Director for Security Policy, told visiting DASD James Townsend on July 17 that more and more, Swedes understand that " [...]	2009-07-20 10:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM AF SW
09STOCKHOLM442	SWEDES PREFER TO LET U.S. TAKE LEAD ON 1267 [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish MFA Sanctions Coordinator Ambassador Per Saland told Emboff on July 21 that Sweden is pleased with the U.S. decision to review the 1267 list, and that Sweden looks forward to a constructive dialogue on this issue. Regarding the delisting of Al-Barakaat and Moumou, he sa [...]	2009-07-21 12:47:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PTER UNSC SW
09STOCKHOLM444	MOVING FORWARD WITH UKRAINE, BELARUS, AND GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, Poloffs and EUR/ACE Larry Silverman met with Malena Mard, Director of the Eastern Europe and Central Asian Department, and Johan Frisell, Head of the Eastern Europe Desk. Mard gave a rundown on the challenges Sweden expects during its EU Presidency between the EU and [...]	2009-07-21 14:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UK BO GG EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM445	JULY GAERC FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SWEDES [...] (C) On July 17 and 20, Post followed-up on reftel GAERC demarche with Ambassador Marika Fahlen, MFA Horn of Africa Special Envoy; Johan Frisell, Georgia Desk Officer; and Magnus Scholdtz, EU Correspondent. --On Iran, they expect no "concrete steps" at the GAERC on additional sanctions until [...]	2009-07-21 16:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW
09STOCKHOLM446	BALTIC SEA STRATEGY: A PRIORITY FOR SWEDISH EU [...] (SBU) Summary: The Baltic Sea Strategy, a Swedish initiative that is one of its EU Presidency priorities, is a regional approach to deeper integration of environmental, economic, energy/transport, and security regulations and practices among the eight EU member states that surround the Baltic [...]	2009-07-21 16:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	NEI PREL ECON SENV ENRG EUR RU SW
09STOCKHOLM449	SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY HOLL LUTE'S [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Bilateral relations are close and collaborative, and you will find good partners in Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask, Minister for Asylum and Migration Tobias Billstrom, and Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. Sweden's EU Presidency priorit [...]	2009-07-22 16:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM451	SWEDES POSITIVE TO NEW MEMBERS JOINING THE CONTACT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 08:17:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM452	U.S.-EU JHA SENIOR LEVEL MEETING, STOCKHOLM, JULY 9-10, [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. and EU delegations met July 9 and 10 in Stockholm for the semiannual U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs Informal Senior Level Meeting. The meeting was unusually lively, substantive and outcome oriented, covering a lengthy agenda in an efficient manner. Delegates were well pr [...]	2009-07-23 10:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM456	SWEDEN TO CLOSE FIVE MISSIONS IN 2009 [...] (C) On July 23, the MFA officially announced the results of a controversy that has been brewing for some time: the closure of five of its missions abroad in 2009. This includes the consulates in New York and Los Angeles. MFA State Secretary Belfrage told CDA on June 30 that the closures and [...]	2009-07-23 15:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM457	BETTER TO JOIN AL-SHABAAB THAN DRINK BEER IN THE [...] (U) Summary: Sweden was recently the target of a recruiting visit by an al-Shabaab spiritual leader, Xasaan Xussen, and a counter-visit by the Somali Minister of Justice, Abdirahman Janaqoo. The MFA and security service are concerned about the radicalization of Swedish-Somali youth by al-Shab [...]	2009-07-23 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL SO EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM458	SWEDEN INFORMED ABOUT MANAS; REPLIES THAT VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 16:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM460	SWEDISH SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) On July 23, Poloffs raised reftel points with Carl Magnus Eriksson, MFA Director for Peace Support Operations; Brigadier General Gunnar Karlson, MFA Military Advisor; and Karin Anderman, Deputy Director in the Department of Security Policy. Eriksson directed us to a press statement indicat [...]	2009-07-24 07:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM461	SKIRMISH, SWEDES KILL THREE EXTREMISTS IN NORTHERN [...] (U) On July 23 at 2100 local time, Swedish troops came under fire in the Balkh district, three kilometers west of Mazar-e-Sharif, according to press and MFA sources. According to the Swedish Armed Forces, the attack on the Swedish rifle unit continued during the night. Reinforcements were disp [...]	2009-07-24 16:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF SW
09STOCKHOLM462	SWEDES TO PROPOSE PARLIAMENTARY BILL ON 2010 [...] (C) Summary: Sweden is increasing its troop presence in Afghanistan to 500 soldiers by year-end. FM Bildt has visited Afghanistan twice in recent months, including the visit July 24 with Amb. Holbrooke. Senior MFA and MOD officials tell us the government is now preparing its annual bill to [...]	2009-07-24 17:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM464	TREASURY COHEN TALKS SANCTIONS WITH THE SWEDES [...] (U) Summary: On June 18, Treasury's Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Financing David Cohen, along with Treasury and Embassy Stockholm officials, met with Swedish officials involved with banking and sanctions policy. The Swedish interlocutors included Deputy Minister of Finance Mats Ode [...]	2009-07-27 12:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TERR PREL PGOV IR NK SW
09STOCKHOLM467	SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY TALKS TURKEY LEFTOVERS [...] (C) Summary: Following a July 19 DVC between EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Swedish MFA Director of EU Affairs Lars Wahlund (reftel),PolOff meet with Peder Spangberg, Turkey Desk Officer on July 23 for follow-up. Spangberg said his ideal outcome from the EU Presidency on December 31 is "handing ever [...]	2009-07-28 07:22:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU SW
09STOCKHOLM474	MEK SET UP CAMP OUTSIDE OF EMBASSY, PROTEST CAMP [...] (C) Summary: At 1600 on July 28 a group from the National Council of Resistance of Iran, or Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK),began an unauthorized, peaceful protest directly outside the U.S. Embassy. The groups has grown and ebbed in size, averaging 90 people. The police have authorized the protest [...]	2009-07-30 10:14:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IR IQ SW
09STOCKHOLM476	SWEDISH COMMENTS ON JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 10:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG SENV PREL IS JO SW
09STOCKHOLM478	SWEDISH ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO INCREASE TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm has obtained an internal Swedish-language copy of a Swedish Foreign Ministry report on its Afghanistan aid program announced in a July 9 press release but which is still not available to the general public. This is the second in a series of cables detailing this [...]	2009-07-31 12:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM486	SWEDES HOPEFUL WORLD BANK AND JORDAN-ONLY WATER [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 12:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG SENV PREL JO SW
09STOCKHOLM488	SWEDEN HOSTS INFORMAL EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS [...] Summary: On July 15-17, Sweden hosted an informal EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministerial outside of Stockholm. The ministerial devoted its discussions to the future "Stockholm Program", a five year program on continued cooperation within the JHA area. The Ministers met in different se [...]	2009-08-04 13:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PGOV PREF PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM491	SWEDEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MTCR RIO PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 12:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA SW
09STOCKHOLM496	JULY GAERC DETAILS AND GYMNICH LOOKAHEAD FROM [...] (C) Acting DCM received additional details on the July 27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of the EU,s Foreign Ministers (FMs) from Hakan Emsgard, chief of the MFA's European Section, together with ambassadors from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and Japan. E [...]	2009-08-07 11:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW IR SO AF PK
09STOCKHOLM5	SWEDISH OFFICIAL ON IRAN: ELECTIONS, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In an initial call in December on the Swedes in their upcoming EU Presidency capacity (reftel),EUR/ERA Director Bill Lucas met with the MFA's Iran expert and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa Division, Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt. Dannfelt said: -- The EU3 has the policy [...]	2009-01-07 15:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IS SW
09STOCKHOLM500	SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY'S PLANS FOR AFGHAN ELECTION [...] The Swedish EU Presidency is working to develop an EU statement -- "a political blessing" -- to be released in conjunction with the August 20 elections in Afghanistan, MFA Afghanistan Desk Director Mathias Otterstedt told Poloffs August 11. Otterstedt, who had accompanied FM Bildt to Afghanis [...]	2009-08-11 15:48:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO AF SW
09STOCKHOLM502	EU FEELING ITS WAY AHEAD WITH PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Nearly two months after the first EU-Pakistan summit on June 17, the EU is still working to identify counterterrorism and development projects that best suit the EU's capabilities and Pakistan's needs. Swedish MFA Pakistan Desk Officer Majeed Olerud told Poloffs August 7 that the [...]	2009-08-12 09:02:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EUN PK EU
09STOCKHOLM504	SWEDEN'S PLAN TO MANAGE BORDER DISPUTES BETWEEN EU [...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by the use of EU accession as a bargaining tool in border disputes, Sweden is working on a new mechanism to solve the problem, MFA Deputy Director General for Europe Lars Wahlund told PolCouns July 19. The Swedes would like to add a "Good Neighbor Policy" as a "pseudo [...]	2009-08-12 11:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM505	FUTURE SWEDISH ISAF PARTICIPATION: TIMETABLE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Swedish Armed Forces will submit requirements to the government for the Swedish ISAF mission in Afghanistan by August 27, after which the Ministry of Defense (MOD) will initiate interagency meetings. The MFA will have the pen for the draft legislation extending Sweden's milit [...]	2009-08-13 06:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM507	SWEDISH RESPONSE AND EU DECLARATION ON AUNG SAN [...] (U) Summary: The news of Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) conviction prompted strong reactions, both from Swedish officials and from the Swedish EU Presidency. All sources condemned the verdict and weighed in on the possible effects of sanctions on Burma and against those responsible for the verdic [...]	2009-08-13 13:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BM SW
09STOCKHOLM509	SWEDEN POC FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (U) Amembassy Stockholm POC for nuclear nonproliferation issues is Economic Officer Richard W. LaRoche. Tel: 46 8 783 5326; Mobile: 46 70 783 5326; Fax: 46 8 783 5328; E-mail: larocherw@state.gov. 2. (U) The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs primary contact for nuclear nonproliferation is [...]	2009-08-14 08:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM51	SWEDISH MFA ON JANUARY GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 13:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW
09STOCKHOLM510	GICNT: SWEDEN INFORMED OF UNODC OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 09:00:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER SW
09STOCKHOLM512	CLIMATE -- SWEDISH PM'S CLIMATE ADVISOR EXPRESSES NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The comparability discussion continues to be important to the Europeans, and Reinfeldt's top climate advisor thinks that the mid-term target year needs to be moved beyond 2020. The Swedes sees potential in the MEF and are curious about the prospect of a limited MEF leaders' mee [...]	2009-08-14 13:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM515	A/S CARSON'S SWEDEN VISIT AND U.S.-EU TROIKA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 15:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ETTC EUN MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM524	SWEDES FAVOR U.S. PROPOSAL REGARDING IAEA SEARCH [...] (C) On August 20, Deputy Economic Counselor discussed reftel points with Asa Gustafsson, Deputy Director, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Gustafsson immediately characterized this as a very "complicated issue." She stated that Swe [...]	2009-08-21 10:52:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA EG IS SW
09STOCKHOLM526	PREVIEW OF EU TROIKA'S AGENDA FOR S/E STERN'S AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish Environment Minister Carlgren, who will head the EU troika in its Washington meeting with S/E Stern, wants to talk comparability, financing, and coordination of approaches to China and other key emerging economies. DCM suggested that the EU troika be prepared to focus [...]	2009-08-21 13:30:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM54	SWEDEN PREPARES FOR G-8 IN JULY AND POSSIBLY G-20 [...] (SBU) PM Reinfeldt's foreign policy advisor, State Secretary Gustav Lind, told Charge January 20 that he would be Sweden's sherpa for the July G-8 Summit in Italy. Lind explained that Reinfeldt would represent the EU Presidency, as one of the three EU leaders at the Summit (EC President Barro [...]	2009-01-23 15:51:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM542	SWEDISH ARTICLE ON ISRAELI ORGAN HARVESTING OF [...] (U) An August 17 article in the largest selling Swedish tabloid "Aftonbladet" alleged that Israeli soldiers harvested organs from Palestinian youths for sale on international markets, and it tied this allegation to a NYC-based organ trafficking ring. This resulted in a diplomatic feud between [...]	2009-08-24 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IS SW
09STOCKHOLM543	SWEDEN, COLUMBIA AND THE FARC [...] (C) Summary: Swedish Foreign Ministry officials noted their dismay with recent evidence that Swedish arms, originally sold to Venezuela, were diverted to the FARC. They said this evidence would be sufficient to prevent any future proposed arms sales from Sweden to Venezuela and promised that t [...]	2009-08-25 05:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL XT XM RS CO VE SW SP

09STOCKHOLM545	SWEDEN ASKS ABOUT U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR THE G-20 SUMMIT; [...] (SBU) Summary: As EU President, Sweden has asked what sort of political success the U.S. is seeking from the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. State Secretary for Finance Per Jansson noted the need to show concrete progress in handling the financial crisis, and on climate change. He also discusse [...]	2009-08-25 09:39:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM551	SWEDISH LEGAL OBSTACLES TO EXPRESSING REGRET FOR [...] Tensions between Israel and Sweden continue over an August 17 article in Sweden's largest tabloid newspaper, Aftonbladet, which alleged that Israeli troops harvested organs from Palestinian prisoners for sale on international markets. Press reports indicate Israel is asking for the GOS to cond [...]	2009-08-26 13:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM552	NEW SWEDISH DEFENSE PRIORITIES: SWEDEN PUTS [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy (DASD) James Townsend met with Ministry of Defense (MoD) Director General for Political Affairs Johan Raeder for bilateral defense consultations (BDCs) on July 17-18, the first such talks of what is expected to be an annual [...]	2009-08-26 16:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO KVIR MARR NATO PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM553	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) On August 25, Emboffs discussed reftel points regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference with Deputy General Director Christer Ahlstrom and Deputy Director Asa Gustafsson Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs [...]	2009-08-28 13:25:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM557	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid his first call on Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt August 28. The tone of the meeting was very positive, yet casual, as they exchanged anecdotes about their common experiences in the world of information technology. Highlights of the meeting included: [...]	2009-08-31 15:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AF TU SW
09STOCKHOLM558	SWEDISH NOTES ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC [...] (C) Summary: European Foreign Ministers will discuss the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at their informal Gymnich meeting in Stockholm 4-5 September. EU Secretariat Deputy Director Jonas Wendel and officer Wouter Vidlund, seconded from the [...]	2009-08-31 15:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM565	SWEDES OFFER MORE DETAIL ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) Sweden's MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall provided Pol Counselor with details on Swedish plans for discussions of the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at the informal gathering of EU foreign ministers ("Gymnich meeting") in Stockholm [...]	2009-09-03 13:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM567	CLIMATE - ENVIRONMENT MINISTER WANTS TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] Summary: On September 2, Environment Minister Carlgren told the Ambassador that the EU Troika meetings with U.S. Special Envoy Stern were very useful in increasing EU understanding of U.S. thinking. He put his public statements that the U.S. needs to do more on climate change in context by sa [...]	2009-09-04 14:27:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM570	SWEDEN,S PLANS FOR THE G-20, CONCERNS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador, Sweden,s Finance Minister Anders Borg praised the new mind set of the U.S. Administration that has us participating in international institutions. He urged the U.S. to keep countries focused on the political need to prevent an economic coll [...]	2009-09-08 08:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM573	PRIME MINISTER REIGNS IN PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON U.S. [...] (C) The Swedish Prime Minister's office has issued an internal directive to reign in government officials following a series of inconsistent public statements on climate change, including statements by Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren that the U.S. needs to do more. The Ambassador had rai [...]	2009-09-09 13:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM574	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENLARGEMENT, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (C) Summary. In the Ambassador's introductory call on the Minister for EU Affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom, the minister expressed Sweden's eagerness to work together with the United States on climate issues and in Afghanistan. She cautiously said the Swedish EU presidency so far was going "okay" and [...]	2009-09-10 12:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL TU SW
09STOCKHOLM576	AMBASSADOR TALKS CLIMATE, GUANTANAMO WITH SWEDISH [...] (C) Summary: On September 2, the Prime Minister's State Secretary for Foreign and EU Affairs Gustaf Lind told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Reinfeldt was looking forward to his visit to Washington for the U.S.-EU Summit and that Reinfeldt hoped for meetings that would favor substance over [...]	2009-09-10 14:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SENV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM577	FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT [...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...]	2009-09-10 15:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW
09STOCKHOLM585	SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTER INVITATION TO GEN. [...] (C) Summary: Swedish Minister of Defense Tolgfors very much hopes ISAF Commander General McChrystal will be able to attend a working dinner in Mazar-e Sharif on September 15, according to senior MOD officials. EU Special Representative to Afghanistan Sequi will attend the dinner, and UN Specia [...]	2009-09-11 14:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM586	AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, CAUCASUS AT THE SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministers will address Afghanisan and Pakistan (AfPak),Iran, and the South Caucasus at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) September 14-15. AfPak talks will center on fleshing out the EU's new regional strategy, reaction to final election results, [...]	2009-09-11 14:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EUN IR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM596	PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE: SWEDEN ON RUSSIAN ARMS [...] (C) Summary: Sweden, in a bilateral manner and not as EU President, briefed EU Member States at the September 4 COARM meeting on the discovery that 1980s-era Swedish-origin missile launchers sold to Venezuela ended up in FARC arms caches in Colombia (reftel A). They also plan to issue a "stat [...]	2009-09-18 11:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL XT XM RS CO VE SW SP
09STOCKHOLM597	RISE IN AFGHAN AND SOMALI MINORS TO SWEDEN, NORWAY [...] (U) Summary: A sharp rise in unaccompanied minors from Afghanistan and Somalia has been reported in Sweden, Norway and Finland, according to UNHCR's regional office in Stockholm. UNHCR explains that the teens are smuggled through Europe in order to escape deteriorating security and economic s [...]	2009-09-18 14:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL UNHCR EUN NO FI SW
09STOCKHOLM599	WHO IS CARL BILDT? [...] (C) Summary. As Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt heads to New York and Washington, we wanted to give you some background on this independent-minded individual who nevertheless wants very much to work with the United States to solve a variety of international problems. --A product of the C [...]	2009-09-21 14:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AF IR RU SW
09STOCKHOLM60	SWEDES SOUR ABOUT U.S. TRADE SANCTIONS ON LINGONBERRIES [...] In a January 19 reference to the recently announced U.S. trade sanctions on a large number of European products, Swedish Minister for Trade Ewa Bjorling issued a press statement that Sweden was "disappointed that the U.S. has chosen to escalate the hormone-treated meat conflict, not least in a [...]	2009-01-28 14:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM600	SWEDISH RESPONSE: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] (C) On September 21, Pol Counselor delivered reftel points to Andres Jato, Chief of Staff for MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall. Jato replied September 22 that Lyrvall had sent him the following message: "With respect to the Political Director's meeting, we agreed on a line of policy to ha [...]	2009-09-22 15:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM604	SWEDEN URGES THE EU-US SUMMIT NOTE COOPERATION ON [...] (U) Summary: Sweden's Minister of Health has urged the U.S. to support Sweden's efforts to have the Leaders Declaration from the US-EU Summit state that the US and EU will work together against the silent pandemic of antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance, especially on providing needed incentive [...]	2009-09-23 13:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV EU SENV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM605	SWEDISH VIEWS ON RECENT TURKEY/CYPRUS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Swedish MFA officers told us September 23 that "those closest" to the on-going Cyprus talks, including UN Special Envoy Alexander Downer, were optimistic about a "break-through" in November. With regards to Turkey, the Swedes admit there is a deal in place between French Presiden [...]	2009-09-23 15:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM609	DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT IN SWEDEN [...] Summary: Diaspora communities are vibrant and visible in Swedish life. Many of these groups arrived because of war and conflict at home. Some of the largest diaspora groups in Sweden include Iraqis (110,000),Iranians (80,000). Kurds (60,000) and Somalis (25,000). In-country outreach to imm [...]	2009-09-25 12:41:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BEXP BITO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM610	KREMLIN COLD SHOULDER: EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT SET FOR [...] (C) Summary: Moscow finally agreed to attend the EU-Russia Summit to be hosted by the Swedish EU Presidency in Stockholm on November 18. But the Russians are still refusing a bilateral leaders' meeting between President Medvedev and PM Reinfeldt. Comment: The agreed summit date relieves some [...]	2009-09-25 12:50:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RU SW
09STOCKHOLM615	"WE LOOK UNCOORDINATED": SWEDES "EMBARRASSED" BY [...] (C) In a September 25 discussion with Poloff, Swedish Desk Officer for Iran, Ulf Samuelsson, confirmed media reports that Sweden, as EU President, did not/not walk out during Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad's UNGA speech on September 24. He said the red lines agreed upon by the EU-27 -- the denial o [...]	2009-09-25 14:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR UN EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM616	COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES SECRETARIAT CALLS FOR U.S. [...] (U) Summary: The USG is invited to the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Annual Consultation between the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) and the CBSS Observer States, in Stockholm on October 6. At a September 24 preparatory meeting, the CBSS Secretariat Director asked of Observer State [...]	2009-09-28 05:11:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM62	IRANIAN MUJAHEDIN-E-KHALAQ (MEK) PROTESTS IN SWEDEN [...] (C) In advance of the January 25 GAERC, hundreds of exile Iranians demonstrated in downtown Stockholm to have Mujahedin-E-Khalaq (MEK, also known as the People,s Mujahedin Organization of Iran or POI) removed from the EU Terrorist list. After MEK's removal by EU foreign ministers at the Janua [...]	2009-01-29 09:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM620	SWEDES WORKING ON CLIMATE CHANGE TEMPTED BY THE PROSPECT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 25 meeting, Swedish Environment Ministry officials continued to resist U.S. urgings that the U.S. and EU speak with one voice to pressure emerging economies on climate change, but showed some weakening in their resolve when the conversation turned to the speci [...]	2009-09-29 13:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM624	SWEDISH SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION [...] (U) Summary: During his one-day visit to Stockholm on September 3, Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe outlined three themes for U.S. engagement in the Great Lakes: peace consolidation, regional economic integration, and interstate cohesion on security issues. The Swe [...]	2009-09-30 11:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	BE EMIN MARR MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL XW ZF ZU
09STOCKHOLM625	SWEDEN ASKS FOR U.S. VIEWS ON CHINESE PURCHASE OF VOLVO AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador, Swedish State Secretary for Enterprise Goran Hagglund described "very strong Chinese interest" in buying 100% of Volvo-cars, which is owned by Ford, and 30-40% of Saab which is owned by GM. He said his government had asked the companies to [...]	2009-10-01 05:17:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EINV ETRD PREL SW CM
09STOCKHOLM629	SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN: "PLEASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his October 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Swedish Defense Minister Tolgfors spoke primarily about Afghanistan. Highlights included: -- Security in Sweden's PRT was good during the elections but is declining overall. Swedish troops are patrolling more aggressively as a res [...]	2009-10-06 09:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PMIL PGOV KPAO AF SW
09STOCKHOLM63	SWEDISH RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF FOUR AL-QAIDA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 13:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR SW
09STOCKHOLM64	SWEDISH RESPONSE: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 13:35:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	EFIN PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM641	SWEDEN ON P5+1 IRAN TALKS: RUSSIAN TRR SUPPORT IS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM649	SWEDISH MFA STATE SECRETARY FRANK BELFRAGE ON USEU [...] (C) DCM discussed U.S.-EU Summit preparations and climate change with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage (DepSec equivalent) on October 13, two days before Belfrage's trip to Washington for talks with NSC and State counterparts. --Sweden still agreed with A/S Gordon's views expressed at the [...]	2009-10-13 15:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV PGOV IR SW
09STOCKHOLM65	PLANNED SPRINGTIME VISITS BY SENIOR SWEDISH OFFICIALS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 15:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL OVIP SW
09STOCKHOLM653	SWEDEN SUPPORTING EU-POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 13:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL PREL PHUM PTER EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM654	SWEDISH PREVIEW OF OCTOBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel told poloff on October 16 that the October 26-7 GAERC will be done according to the "Bildt Format," which begins with a dinner on the 26th, and a full day of discussions on the 27th. The dinner topics are: --Iran non-proliferation issues, and maybe [...]	2009-10-15 15:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR AF CE ZL ZF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM660	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ADMINISTRATOR FULGHAM's OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The Government of Sweden is focusing its EU Presidency on several global priorities, including the financial crisis, climate change and development issues. Bilateral US-Sweden relations are close [...]	2009-10-20 06:29:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL IZ IR SW
09STOCKHOLM666	DISCUSSED CONCERN OVER EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON GEOGRAPHICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOS has come to the conclusion that the Geographical Indications issue (GIs) is hugely important to some five EU Member States; it is perhaps the primary Doha issue for some MS. The GOS determination is that it can "stomach it", as a necessary component of an EU-wide comp [...]	2009-10-23 13:22:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EU SW
09STOCKHOLM667	SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...]	2009-10-23 14:21:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NK EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM668	SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...]	2009-10-23 14:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NK EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM669	SWEDISH MFA: EU TESTING THE WATERS WITH BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 14:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN BM SW
09STOCKHOLM674	COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES SEEKS MORE COLLABORATION WITH [...] Summary: On October 6, REO and Embassy staff attended the annual consultations between the Council of Baltic Sea States and its observer states (including the U.S.). CBSS officials presented priorities for the upcoming year and highlighted successful ongoing cooperation under CBSS experts gro [...]	2009-10-27 13:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM676	'SPOTIFY FOR MOVIES' PARTNERS WITH BREDBANDSBOLAGET [...] Summary: Voddler, also known as 'the Spotify of Movies,' was launched Tuesday Oct. 27. The service which offers access to movies online using streaming instead of downloads is expected to be a great success. End summary. 2. Voddler and Bredbandsbolaget, the second largest broadband provi [...]	2009-10-28 14:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM677	SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT [...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...]	2009-10-28 17:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM678	SWEDISH VIEWS OF LATVIA'S 2010 BUDGET PROPOSAL [...] (U) Summary: Sweden is optimistic about Latvia's 2010 budget proposal, but Stockholm is concerned about the income distribution effects of the measures. Sweden's appeals to shift more of the fiscal adjustment burden from expenditure cuts to tax increases have been rejected by Riga so far. Supp [...]	2009-10-29 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM679	WHO IS SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER FREDRIK REINFELDT? [...] (C) Summary: As Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt heads to Washington, we wanted to give you some background on this composed and reflective individual. This cable draws on personal observations of Post personnel and a review of recent public documents, and sketches Reinfeldt's most salient pe [...]	2009-10-30 07:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM686	OPPOSITION SOCIAL DEMS PLAN FOR 2010 ELECTIONS [...] (U) Sweden's opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP),the largest party in Parliament, held its 36th annual conference October 28-November 1. At the conference, the party decided its future domestic and foreign policy platforms -- all with an eye on the September 2010 general elections, when [...]	2009-11-03 15:11:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM687	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO SUDAN STRATEGY [...] (U) Poloff shared reftel points with Fredrik Folkunger, Desk Officer, Department of West Africa and the Horn of Africa on November 3. Folkunger expressed enthusiasm for the new U.S. Sudan strategy and emphasized that the Swedes "see no real divergent opinions" in the text. Sweden supports co [...]	2009-11-04 11:27:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SU SW
09STOCKHOLM69	SWEDEN PREPARES TO LEAD ON CLIMATE ISSUES DURING EU [...] This cable contains action requests at para 8. 2. Summary. The Government of Sweden is organized to actively lead the EU during its Presidency, with the climate issue as its top priority -- and no close second. In a February 2 meeting between Embassy and Sweden's top climate officials, the [...]	2009-02-04 15:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM691	SWEDISH LEFT PARTY'S FOREIGN POLICY GOALS: TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: On November 4, MP Hans Linde, the Left Party's foreign affairs spokesman, gave poloff a preview of his party's policy priorities, including on labor rights and Afghanistan -- two issues which are obstacles to consensus within the opposition Red-Green Coalition. Coalition parties [...]	2009-11-05 14:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TU EUN AF SW
09STOCKHOLM692	MORE TURKEY TIDBITS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 14:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM694	SWEDEN APPROVES NORD STREAM PIPELINE [...] Summary: On November 5, the Government of Sweden approved the request by Nord Stream AG to lay two pipelines to transport natural gas through international waters within Sweden's economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The pipeline would supply Germany with natural gas from Russia. In announcing the [...]	2009-11-06 06:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV PREL RU GM SW
09STOCKHOLM701	SWEDISH BANKING SECTOR STABLE, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] Summary: All four major Swedish banks continued to see deteriorations to their credit portfolios in the third quarter primarily as a result of exposure to the Baltic region and Ukraine, but signs of improvement appeared in the form of decelerating credit losses. Market commentators continued t [...]	2009-11-09 06:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM702	SWEDISH BANKING SECTOR STABLE, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] Summary: All four major Swedish banks continued to see deteriorations to their credit portfolios in the third quarter primarily as a result of exposure to the Baltic region and Ukraine, but signs of improvement appeared in the form of decelerating credit losses. Market commentators continued t [...]	2009-11-09 06:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM703	SWEDEN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Sweden is not a significant illicit drug producing country. However, police report that Sweden is increasingly becoming a transit country for illegal drugs to other Nordic countries and Eastern European states. The fight against illegal drugs is an important government priority and enjoys stro [...]	2009-11-09 13:29:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL KSEP SW
09STOCKHOLM704	SWEDEN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 13:30:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL KSEP SW
09STOCKHOLM705	SWEDEN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Sweden is not a significant illicit drug producing country. However, police report that Sweden is increasingly becoming a transit country for illegal drugs to other Nordic countries and Eastern European states. The fight against illegal drugs is an important government priority and enjoys stro [...]	2009-11-09 14:46:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL KSEP SW
09STOCKHOLM707	SOCIAL DEM LEADER SAHLIN MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: On November 9, Ambassador met with Social Democratic Party (SDP) Leader Mona Sahlin. Highlights of the conversation were: SDP supports Sweden's continued mission in Afghanistan; Sahlin would like to see increased cooperation with the U.S. on environment and cultural issues; and th [...]	2009-11-10 09:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM708	IRAN - STATEMENT ON EMBASSY TAKE-OVER ANNIVERSARY [...] On November 4 representatives of "The Green Movement of the People of Iran" delivered the statement in para 2 to U.S. Embassy Stockholm. They stated that the group was delivering the same statement to thirty (30) other U.S. Embassies. Embassy Stockholm received the document without comment. [...]	2009-11-12 07:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC SW IR
09STOCKHOLM709	SWEDEN'S STATE SECRETARY SPILLS ON IRAN, ISRAEL, [...] (C) Summary: On November 9, DCM and acting PolCouns met with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Frank Belfrage, to review Swedish perspectives on the November 3-4 US-EU Summit. Belfrage relayed EU thinking on Iran (expert level groups are in constant discussions on appropriate types of sanc [...]	2009-11-12 12:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN IR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM711	SWEDISH GOSSIP ON NEW EU POSITIONS [...] (C) On November 11, Swedish Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel gave acting PolCouns the Swedish scoop on the wheeling and dealing for new positions in Brussels. Reinfeldt has already spoken with each EU Member State and the announcement of the November 19 extraordinary meeting is an indicati [...]	2009-11-12 13:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM712	SWEDEN'S MENU FOR THE NOV. 16-7 SUPER GAERC [...] (C) Summary: On November 11, Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel discussed November 16-7 Super GAERC points with Acting PolCouns. Highlights include: improving EU-NATO cooperation; deciding on a way forward with Russia; preparing for the EU-Ukraine Summit; extending sanctions on Belarus; impr [...]	2009-11-12 13:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RU AF IS SW
09STOCKHOLM713	SWEDISH SOLDIERS CRITICALLY INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN [...] On November 11, five Swedish soldiers on patrol west of Mazar-e-Sharif were injured by an IED roadside bomb; their local interpreter died. Two of the soldiers suffered life-threatening injuries. The attack is the most serious for Swedish troops since November 2005, when two lieutenants were k [...]	2009-11-13 10:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM720	SWEDES ON EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT NOVEMBER 18 [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs on November 6 met with Swedish MFA Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Tobias Thyberg to discuss the November 18 EU-Russian Summit in Stockholm. The summit agenda will focus on climate change, the financial crisis, and energy issues. Leaders are also expec [...]	2009-11-17 13:48:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RU SW
09STOCKHOLM723	MINISTER MALMSTROM ANNOUNCED AS SWEDEN'S NEW EU [...] On November 17, PM Reinfeldt announced Cecilia Malmstrom, Minister for EU Affairs, as Sweden's new EU Commissioner. "She is a devout European with genuine academic background and experience as MEP", said Reinfeldt. Despite rumors that the position would be kept within the Moderate Party, PM [...]	2009-11-18 10:50:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL EU SW
09STOCKHOLM727	CHEMICAL TERRORISM CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 08:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC SW
09STOCKHOLM728	SWEDES DENY EGYPTIANS' ASYLUM APPEAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 09:48:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM729	SWEDEN ON OUR CONCERNS WITH SERBIA'S PROPOSED ANNEX AT [...] (U) Post relayed reftel points to Foreign Ministry desk officer for Serbia and Kosovo, Ms. Asa Pehrson. She was aware of the issue, as her Kosovo contacts have expressed concern about Serbia's proposed Annex at the ITU Study Group 2 meeting underway in Geneva. She was happy to get additional [...]	2009-11-20 10:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	IO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU SW
09STOCKHOLM73	ISRAELI AND IRAQI AMBASSADORS TALK IRAN AND [...] (S) Summary: On February 2, at a dinner hosted by the CDA, Iraqi Ambassador Ahmad Bamarni and Israeli Ambassador Benny Dagan held a friendly and thought-provoking discussion on the Middle East. UK Ambassador Andrew Mitchell, Swedish MFA Director General for the Middle East Robert Rydberg, and [...]	2009-02-05 10:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PINR MEPP IS IR IZ SW
09STOCKHOLM732	STOCKHOLM: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has Sweden worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The official position of the Swedish MFA is that to "support democratic forces" and to contribute to "positive changes [...]	2009-11-23 12:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV CU SW
09STOCKHOLM734	Sweden's Economic Outlook Improves, But Problems Remain [...] (U) Summary: Sweden's economy continues to recover. Although still in recession, the 2009 fall in GDP is projected to be less at 4.6 percent. Unemployment will peak earlier than expected, and at a slightly lower level of 10.7 percent. Finance Ministry projections remain somewhat more negativ [...]	2009-11-24 06:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM738	SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON IRAN AND SANCTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Swedish FM Bildt is skeptical but not dogmatic about the likely effectiveness of Iran sanctions. His experts tell him sanctions on the energy sector will not be enforceable, and while sanctions on the financial sector would have an immediate effect, Iran would quickly develop "wor [...]	2009-11-25 09:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	EUN IR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM739	SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On November 24, Swedish FM Carl Bildt told the Ambassador that if EU development efforts were better coordinated, "we could have twice the effect for half the cost." The EU "will be as supportive as we can" when the results of the U.S. Af/Pak strategy review are made public in De [...]	2009-11-25 14:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM741	SWEDISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP EXTENSION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 06:27:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM743	LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON DELIVERED TO SWEDISH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 09:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL EAID PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM746	TWO DPRK DIPLOMATS ARRESTED IN SWEDEN FOR SMUGGLING [...] On November 20, all Swedish media reported that two North Korean diplomats - a man and a woman in their fifties - were arrested by Swedish customs officers for attempting to smuggle 230,000 cigarettes by ferry from Mariehamn, Finland. The couple protested and tried to claim diplomatic immuni [...]	2009-11-27 11:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM747	SWEDISH RESPONSE: GVA CONSULTANTS SAY THEY [...] (C) On November 30, Emboff shared reftel points on reported investment in the Iranian oil and gas sector with Per Saland, Sanctions Coordinator, Department for Security Policy at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Holger Eriksson, Managing Director of the Swedish company GVA [...]	2009-11-30 11:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM749	CORRECTED COPY: SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON [...] (C) Summary: On November 24, Swedish FM Carl Bildt told the Ambassador that if EU development efforts were better coordinated, "we could have twice the effect for half the cost." The EU "will be as supportive as we can" when the results of the U.S. Af/Pak strategy review are made public in De [...]	2009-11-30 14:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM750	SWEDEN ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Parliament's smooth approval of legislation extending Sweden's military presence in Afghanistan through 2010 augurs well for a long-term troop presence, and there is strong support for a three-year, USD 170 million assistanc [...]	2009-11-30 15:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM751	SWEDISH PLAN FOR EU ADVISORY MILITARY MISSION TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On November 30, Carl Magnus Eriksson, Deputy Director for the MFA International Security Policy Department, and Brigadier General Lennart Bengtsson, MFA Military Advisor, briefed Poloffs on Swedish plans for discussion of the EUFOR A [...]	2009-11-30 16:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN NATO BK SW
09STOCKHOLM754	SWEDEN CLAIMS NOTHING NEW IN DRAFT FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 15:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN IS SW
09STOCKHOLM755	READOUT OF EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm did not result in significant breakthroughs, but Sweden delivered on tangibles such as the launch of five cross border cooperation programs to which Russia contributed EUR 103 million ($155 million),the start of expert level talks on a framework [...]	2009-12-03 15:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN RU SW
09STOCKHOLM756	SWEDEN ON DECEMBER GAC/FAC AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff discussed the December 7-8 GAC/FAC agenda with Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel on December 3. The General Affairs Council (GAC) will discuss enlargement problems regarding Turkey (slow progress on Ankara),Macedonia (name problem),and Serbia (Serbian authorities t [...]	2009-12-03 16:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM758	SEARCH FOR NEXT HEAD OF UN OFFICE OF INTERNAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 14:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL AMGT
09STOCKHOLM759	SCENESETTER FOR WHITE HOUSE ONDCP DIRECTOR R. GIL [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Your visit provides an opportunity to further cement close and collaborative bilateral relations with a nation and a government whose outlook on key international issues closely matches ours. For example, Sweden's foreign and defense minis [...]	2009-12-04 14:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PTER AF SW
09STOCKHOLM76	SWEDEN'S AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAM [...] Summary: The Swedish automobile industry (Volvo Cars - owned by Ford; Saab Automobile - owned by GM) has shed about 7700 jobs since the financial crisis began in September 2008. Sales are down in January 2009 by 50 percent, compared to last January. The Swedish government has issued a rescu [...]	2009-02-06 09:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL WTO SW
09STOCKHOLM765	SHRAPNEL FROM SWEDEN'S AFGHAN DESK OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 14:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM770	DEMARCHE ON OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 11:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PK SW
09STOCKHOLM778	SWEDISH-IRANIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS: BUSINESS AS [...] (S) Summary: Behind the Swedish government's reluctance to support further sanctions in Iran, especially unilateral European measures, is a dynamic (though still fairly small) trade involving some of Sweden's largest and most politically well-connected companies: Volvo, Ericsson and ABB to nam [...]	2009-12-15 07:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM779	SNAPSHOT OF MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN SWEDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: As in other European countries, Muslim communities in Sweden are fast-growing and diverse. Muslims represent between 2.7% to 4.4% of the total Swedish population of 9.2 million, some 250,000 to 450,000 persons. Prominent communities are from Iraq and other Arabic-speaking count [...]	2009-12-15 09:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM780	SWEDEN LAUNCHES EASTERN EUROPE ENERGY EFFICIENCY [...] (U) Summary: On NOvember 26, Sweden launched the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership by hosting a donor conference, which raised more that EUR 90 million in pledges from European countries and the US to finance energy efficiency projects. Poloff attended donor conferen [...]	2009-12-15 11:51:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN ECON EIND ENRG PGOV PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM782	SWEDEN GRABS THE LAST OF THE TURKEY [...] (C) Both Hakan Emsgard, MFA Director General for Europe, and Peder Spangberg, Turkey desk officer, confirmed to us today that Sweden was moving forward with the opening of Turkey's environment chapter of the EU acquis. The report is "technically finished," Spangberg said, and is currently bei [...]	2009-12-15 14:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM784	MUSLIM COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE TO INTEGRATE IN SWEDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 30% or 400,000 of Sweden's foreign-born population comes from a Muslim-majority country. Despite generous government-sponsored social services for newcomers, immigrants routinely face racial, ethnic and religious discrimination. Immigrants often live in segregate [...]	2009-12-16 11:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM785	SWEDEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED PRIORITIZING DJIBOUTI [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 15:02:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM787	SWEDEN'S PROGRAM OF PREVENTING ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: The Swedish Security Police (SAPO) have three specific areas of concern when it comes to combating Islamist radicalization and violent extremism: (1) individuals who travel from Sweden to Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq; (2) growing isolation and alienation felt by some me [...]	2009-12-18 14:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM790	DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8 MONTH IN PRISON FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 09:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM792	CORRECTED COPY: DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 11:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM793	SWEDEN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 15:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW

09STOCKHOLM794	SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told CDA that: --FM Bildt's recent meeting with his Burmese counterpart offered a good opportunity to convey EU concerns. --Implementing the EU Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan is a top priority, and the lo [...]	2009-12-22 15:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF IR BU UN EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM796	SWEDEN'S INTERIM REPLY ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, [...] (SBU) On December 21, POL Counselor delivered ref A points to Carl Magnus Ericsson, Deputy Director of the MFA International Security Policy Department, and Cecilia Helander of the MOD Security Policy Department. Ericsson stated that Sweden very much welcomes Washington's general approach of [...]	2009-12-23 10:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM797	SWEDEN'S CONCERNS ON TURKISH PRT IN JOWZJAN, [...] (C) Sweden officially welcomes the possibility of Turkey launching a PRT in Jowzjan Province (Ref A),which the Swedes currently patrol, though Stockholm is increasingly concerned over Ankara's unwillingness to take responsibility for provincial security and force protection for civilians trav [...]	2009-12-23 10:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM799	Post Gets Clarification of Sweden's Post COP-15 Public [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge called Prime Minister Reinfeldt's climate change advisor Lars Erik Liljelund to discuss recent public criticism of the United States by Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren. Liljelund agreed it was wrong to criticize U.S. efforts at Copenhagen, noting that the [...]	2009-12-28 06:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL PGOV ENRG SW
09STOCKHOLM800	Post Gets Clarification of Sweden's Post COP-15 Public [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge called Prime Minister Reinfeldt's climate change advisor Lars Erik Liljelund to discuss recent public criticism of the United States by Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren. Liljelund agreed it was wrong to criticize U.S. efforts at Copenhagen, noting that the [...]	2009-12-28 06:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL PGOV ENRG SW
09STOCKHOLM802	ONDCP DIRECTOR KERLIKOWSKE'S STOCKHOLM VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director R. Gil Kerlikowske on 8 December met with Stockholm County Police Commissioner Carin Gotblad, the Youth Chapter of the Stockholm Police Narcotic Division, Minister of Public Health Maria Larsson, and World Forum Against Dru [...]	2009-12-29 06:21:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KCRM AF SW
09STOCKHOLM803	GICNT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TERMS OF REFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 12:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC SW
09STOCKHOLM81	PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW WITH AL-ARABIYA RECEIVES [...] Swedish media gave broad and factual coverage to the President's interview with Al-Arabiya. Number two national daily Svenska Dagbaldet provided a full page, with a screen shot of the interview. Selected quotes focused on the President's expression of respect for the Muslim world. A side-b [...]	2009-02-09 13:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL
09STOCKHOLM83	SWEDISH TRADE MINISTER ON PROTECTIONISM, TRADE WITH IRAN, [...] This cable contains an action request at para 4. 2. On February 3, Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Ewa Bjorling, discussed with Charge the following issues: -- Fears of protectionism Bjorling expressed Swedish concerns about protectionist tendencies detected in the "Buy American" [...]	2009-02-09 14:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL IZ IR SW
09STOCKHOLM86	SWEDISH OPPOSITION LEADER ON PARTY'S FUTURE, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Senior career diplomat, UN mediator and Social Democratic Party (SDP) elder Jan Eliasson met with CDA on February 8 to discuss the Transatlantic Partnership, Iran, Israel, Russia and Swedish domestic politics. He made the following points: -- U.S. and EU should deepen relations [...]	2009-02-11 15:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU IR IS RU SU SW
09STOCKHOLM88	SWEDEN REVERSES BAN ON NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS [...] Summary: The four center-right governing Alliance party leaders announced the removal of the ban on construction of new nuclear power reactors February 5. This is a key element of the GOS' Climate and Energy policy bill, which it will send to Parliament in March. New reactors may be built to [...]	2009-02-12 13:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM91	SWEDISH VIEWS ON FEBRUARY GAERC AGENDA ITEMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 15:48:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW
09STPETERSBURG32	PSKOV OBLAST - VERTICAL OF POWER WITHOUT APOLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary. Pskov Oblast and City has a new political hierarchy with strong Kremlin ties -political and financial. The opposition sees these personnel moves as an effort to consolidate Muscovite control over the region. Local authorities say the oblast's and city's economies have not suff [...]	2009-03-24 10:29:00	Consulate St Petersburg	UNCLASSIFIED	RS PGOV PREL ECON EN LG
09STPETERSBURG94	NW RUSSIA REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction to President Obama's recent Moscow visit generally has been positive in Northwest Russia, despite some lingering apprehensions about the future course of U.S.-Russian relations. Local polls show the general attitude towards the United States in St. Petersburg following [...]	2009-07-28 05:09:00	Consulate St Petersburg	UNCLASSIFIED	RS OPRC PREL
09STRASBOURG15	COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS -- A PILLAR OF THE COE [...] (SBU) The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (COE) focuses on national and international trends in the 47 COE member states. Publicizing systematic failures to uphold the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and promoting the role of national courts and o [...]	2009-07-10 15:14:00	Consulate Strasbourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM COE FR
09STRASBOURG16	COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND KOSOVO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) The Council of Europe (COE),involved in democratic consolidation in Kosovo over the past decade, takes a "status-neutral" approach to Pristina; many COE member states that have recognized Kosovo independence, including the UK, are cautious about promoting Kosovo's potential COE membership. [...]	2009-07-17 13:07:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE KV FR
09STRASBOURG17	COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND GEORGIA: LITTLE TO SHOW AFTER AUGUST [...] (C) Summary: The Council of Europe (COE) has had a very limited effect on post-conflict relations between Russia and Georgia. The "quiet diplomacy" of the COE Commissioner of Human Rights has achieved only modest results. While Georgia may seek the suspension of the Russian COE parliamenta [...]	2009-07-29 09:54:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
09STRASBOURG18	COUNCIL OF EUROPE REVIEWS RELATIONSHIP WITH OBSERVER STATES [...] (C) Summary: The Council of Europe reviewed its relationship with observer states September 10 in the COE's Foreign Relations Committee. Most member states characterized the relationship as positive. Portugal asked what COE initiatives had been taken to obtain at least moratoria on the death [...]	2009-09-11 08:38:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR
09STRASBOURG19	COUNCIL OF EUROPE: STRUGGLING OVER ACCESS IN GEORGIA'S [...] (U) Summary: The Council of Europe (COE) discussed Russia-Georgia September 9. Russia called for direct dialogue between the international community and authorities from South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Georgia noted that Russia continues to violate its ceasefire commitments, including by denying [...]	2009-09-11 09:26:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM FR GG RS
09STRASBOURG20	LEGAL ADVISER'S DISCUSSIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Legal Adviser Harold Koh and European Court of Human Rights President Jean-Paul Costa supported increased contact between the U.S. and the Court during a meeting in Strasbourg September 11, with Costa noting that both face many of the same challenges. Koh outlined increased U. [...]	2009-09-15 14:13:00	Consulate Strasbourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL COE FR
09STRASBOURG21	COUNCIL OF EUROPE: OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE NEW SECGEN; [...] (C) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) is expected to elect the next Secretary General of the COE (REF A) September 29 or 30; a ranking Department official should consider reviewing our human rights agenda with the new SecGen soon - please see para two. The Georgians are pu [...]	2009-09-24 09:06:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG KV RS
09STRASBOURG22	COUNCIL OF EUROPE: PRIORITIES IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) Several Council of Europe (COE) ambassadors have pointed to COE programs and influence in Armenia as one of the COE's success stories. Our contacts, including the Armenian Ambassador, have highlighted a positive COE role, including the COE's Parliamentary Assembly's (PACE) enhanced moni [...]	2009-09-24 17:33:00	Consulate Strasbourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL COE AM FR
09STRASBOURG23	COE: NEW SECRETARY GENERAL; RUSSIA, GEORGIA, CLIMATE [...] (U) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) elected September 29 Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway as the new COE Secretary General. The PACE noted that Georgia had met most and Russia had met almost none of their respective COE commitments post-August 2008. The PACE rejected, however [...]	2009-10-02 13:44:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SENV COE FR GG NO RS
09STRASBOURG24	COE: TAGLIAVINI REPORT ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA; DEATH PENALTY [...] (U) Russia and Georgia traded barbs at the COE October 7 over the Tagliavini Report, with the Russian Ambassador calling on the COE to end debate on the consequences of the war. In light of the "European Day Against the Death Penalty" -- October 10 -- the COE Chair (Slovenia),the Swedish EU [...]	2009-10-08 14:57:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RS
09STRASBOURG25	CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM STRASBOURG [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 12:58:00	Consulate Strasbourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL FR US
09STRASBOURG27	STRASBOURG AND ISLAM: MOVES FORWARD; DISCRIMINATION STILL [...] (C)Strasbourg City Hall takes an pro-active approach toward the Muslim communities in the city, including via political and financial support for the construction of a new Grand Mosque. Our Muslim interlocutors are split along generational lines when they discuss discrimination - with young p [...]	2009-11-06 15:31:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL FR
09STRASBOURG28	NEW COE SECGEN: I WILL HELP ON GITMO RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) New Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland agreed November 9 to raise the resettlement of detainees from Guantanamo with officials from all 47 COE member-states, including his native Norway. Jagland stressed that the COE needs to reach out to positive forces in Russia [...]	2009-11-09 15:09:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO FR KV NO RS
09STRASBOURG3	COE: GEORGIA TOUGHENS STANCE; RUSSIA DOES NOT GIVE AN INCH [...] (C) The Council of Europe continued February 4 to discuss the consequences of the war between Russia and Georgia. Georgia toughened its rhetoric and called for the COE to issue a statement should Moscow veto UNOMIG's extension. Russia continued to refuse monitoring of its COE commitments. [...]	2009-02-04 17:16:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORG FR GG RU
09STRASBOURG30	COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY DECLINES TO OBSERVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 13:36:00	Consulate Strasbourg	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL COE FR XG
09STRASBOURG31	COUNCIL OF EUROPE LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA REGARDING [...] (U) Mission France received December 1 a letter (pouched to EUR/ERA) from Council of Europe (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) President de Puig asking us to forward a letter from de Puig to President Obama regarding Copenhagen. 2. (U) Begin text: Strasbourg, 30 November 2009 Dear [...]	2009-12-02 09:45:00	Consulate Strasbourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV COE FR
09STRASBOURG32	BELARUS AND COE: INCREASED ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) The Council of Europe (COE) seeks increased engagement with Belarus; if the GOB issues a death penalty moratorium the GOB likely will be invited to participate in more COE activities and negotiate accession to the COE Convention on Human Trafficking. While some COE member-states want eve [...]	2009-12-14 09:32:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE BO
09STRASBOURG33	SAVVY RUSSIAN MOVES ON COE PROTOCOL 14 [...] (U) Russian Ambassador Alekseev told Council of Europe (COE) plenary sessions December 9 and 14 that the Duma may ratify Protocol 14 in 2010 in light of written assurances that the European Court of Human Rights cannot specify how a member-state should implement court decisions. Most member-s [...]	2009-12-15 15:57:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR RS
09STRASBOURG5	EASTERN FRENCH VIEWS ON WAR IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Most local and regional officials caution that the French public's tolerance for continued French fighting in Afghanistan will sharply decrease if there are waves of French casualties. Viewed from the eastern France, the Central Government has thus far not demonstrated any conce [...]	2009-02-19 08:51:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF FR
09STRASBOURG6	COUNCIL OF EUROPE: MORE EFFECTIVE AROUND THE EDGES THAN AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Europe (COE) likes to portray itself as a bastion of democracy, a promoter of human rights, and the last best hope for defending the rule of law in Europe - and beyond. It is an organization with an inferiority complex and, simultaneously, an overambitious agenda. In eff [...]	2009-03-10 10:51:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL COE FR
09STRASBOURG9	COUNCIL OF EUROPE: RANCOR IN THE RANKS [...] C) SUMMARY: The Council of EuropeÂ´s (COE) election for its next secretary general has produced internecine warfare between resident ambassadors and the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE),with the former having short-listed only Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway and Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz of Poland fo [...]	2009-05-04 10:11:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
09SURABAYA101	EXXONMOBIL'S CEPU PROJECT: LOCAL POPULATION PERSPECTIVE MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil's operation of the Cepu oil field has come under harsh media criticism for failure to meet production targets and the expectations of the local population. The situation on the ground, however, paints a different picture. While eager to see more economic impact from [...]	2009-10-26 08:26:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EINV PGOV PREL ID
09SURABAYA11	FIRST USN SHIP VISIT TO BALI SINCE 2002 SPOTLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time since 2002, a U.S. Naval ship paid a visit to the resort island of Bali, spotlighting Indonesia's much improved security situation and deepening U.S.-Indonesia security and counterterrorism cooperation. The visit by USS LASSEN and its crew is the latest exampl [...]	2009-02-04 03:31:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO ASEC ID
09SURABAYA13	EAST JAVA: CHINESE SWEAT AND DIPLOMACY -- TRYING TO BUILD [...] (SBU) Summary: The bridge linking Surabaya and the nearby island of Madura is nearing completion. The Chinese continue efforts to transform their reported USD 1.6 billion in loans and financing into a milestone representative of China's increasingly close economic ties with Indonesia. China's V [...]	2009-02-09 10:03:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ID CH
09SURABAYA38	MALUKU: HIGH TURNOUT, ENTHUSIASM, ETHNICITY NOT RELIGION [...] (SBU). Summary: The parliamentary elections in Maluku were peaceful and voter turnout was high. Despite the area's history of sectarian conflict, the outcome of this and recent local elections demonstrated that religion is no longer the primary factor in choosing political leadership. Voters te [...]	2009-04-17 10:07:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL ASEC PHUM ID
09SURABAYA43	NEWMONT'S FUTURE IN SUMBAWA [...] (SBU) Summary. ConGenOff visited western Sumbawa from April 21-24, meeting with Newmont representatives as well as government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGO). The General Manager of Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT) said the recent arbitration ruling offers clarity in regard to [...]	2009-04-30 14:42:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN EFIN ETRD EINV PREL SENV SOCI ID
09SURABAYA45	TFFLU01: BALI'S REACTION TO THE H1N1 INFLUENZA THREAT [...] (U) Summary. While there are no reports of H1N1 infected persons on the Hindu tourist island of Bali, local Airport, Health, and Department of Animal Husbandry officials are all reportedly prepared for the possibility of H1N1 cases in Bali. Airport officials are utilizing thermal scanning equi [...]	2009-05-05 11:07:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09SURABAYA52	EAST JAVA: AFGHANS BREAK OUT OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION, [...] (SBU) Ten Afghan men are still at large after escaping from an East Java immigration detention center in the early hours of May 19. Indonesian immigration officers say the fugitives broke through a barred window and escaped leaving behind an ill compatriot and seven Iraqis. Indonesian immigr [...]	2009-05-22 04:13:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SMIG PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN ID AF
09SURABAYA81	EAST JAVA: SURABAYA'S RAMADAN OUTREACH MAKES A POSITIVE [...] (U) Summary: The staff of ConGen Surabaya extended their hands to 1500 Indonesians during the first three weeks of Ramadan. Surabaya hosted seven Iftaar events (known locally as Buka Puasas) throughout East Java and gave eight presentation on "Muslims in America" at local schools. The Iftaar [...]	2009-09-17 09:34:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL SOCI KISL ID
09SUVA102	FIJI'S LEADERS MEETING SETS STAGE FOR A PALAVER [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings with Fijian political and government leaders, EAP/ANP Director Alcy Frelick heard a wide range of views about the recent Leaders of Political Parties (LOPP) meeting held on March 13, in which all of Fiji's political parties participated. Although the views [...]	2009-03-20 03:45:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09SUVA105	Fiji's Government Intimidates the Opposition; Bainimarama [...] (U) Summary: A recent spate of late-night vandalism targeting opponents of Fiji's interim government (IG) ratcheted up a notch Sunday night with two unsuccessful fire-bombings. Meanwhile, a group of young men verbally harassed Interim Prime Minister Bainimarama on March 14 during two apparentl [...]	2009-03-25 05:53:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09SUVA107	FIJI LEAHY REPORTING: CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF GROSS [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Suva submits the following credible evidence of gross human rights violations by members of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and the Fiji Police. We have listed the individuals by name and then included a summary of the human rights abuses for which there is credible [...]	2009-03-25 23:59:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR FJ
09SUVA124	FIJI APPEALS COURT RULES AGAINST BAINIMARAMA; DECLARES COUP [...] (U) Summary: Fiji's Court of Appeals today ruled against interim Prime Minister and Armed Forces Commander Frank Bainimarama by overturning an October 2008 High Court judgment legitimizing his interim government (IG). Delivering its judgment just a day after closing arguments, the court declare [...]	2009-04-09 08:47:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09SUVA13	AGEING BUT HEALTHY FIJI PRESIDENT PRAYS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Fiji President Iloilo, despite memory challenges likely caused by early Alzheimer,s disease, can be remarkably lucid and is well aware of the political situation in Fiji. Iloilo longs to retire but feels he must remain in office until a new government is elected, in order to pr [...]	2009-01-13 05:26:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL FJ
09SUVA131	FIRST STEPS IN DEALING WITH POST-CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The abrogation of Fiji,s 1997 Constitution and the reinstatement of Fiji,s military-led interim government (IG) is the denouement of a series of IG blunders that has compounded the serious racial and economic problems already confronting ethnic and Indo-Fijians. The challenge [...]	2009-04-16 08:10:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	FJ KDEM PGOV PREL
09SUVA152	ANXIOUS FIJI MAINTAINS SURFACE CALM [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the abrogation of its constitution, life largely continues as normal in Fiji. Beneath the surface, many Fijians remain fearful and angry over the recent events. Some Embassy contacts warn of civil unrest in the upcoming months, but most discount the likelihood. [...]	2009-04-24 07:32:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA171	AMBASSADOR?S MEETING WITH PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM [...] (U) Summary: On May 4, I met with Secretary General Tuiloma Neroni Slade of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) to discuss Fiji's May 1 automatic suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) for failing to schedule elections by the end of 2009. Slade said that the unanimous decis [...]	2009-05-04 08:18:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM EFIN PINR
09SUVA176	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PM CHAUDHRY [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, I met with former prime minister and leader of the Fiji Labor Party (FLP) Mahendra Chaudhry. We discussed the situation in Fiji following the abrogation of its constitution and possible ways forward for the country. He said that the abrogation was a lost opportunity [...]	2009-05-08 20:08:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09SUVA189	C O R R E C T E D C O P Y SUVA 176 AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, I met with former prime minister and Fiji Labor Party (FLP)leader Mahendra Chaudhry. We discussed the situation in Fiji following the abrogation of its constitution and possible ways forward. He said that recent events amounted to a lost opportunity for the interim g [...]	2009-05-11 07:47:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA196	SITIVENI HALAPUA'S PROPOSED ROADMAP [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting in his personal capacity, long-time regional interlocutor Sitiveni Halapua has proposed an alternate path to democracy to Fiji's de facto government. The proposal envisions a two-stage dialogue process followed by a constituent assembly, all conducted outside government c [...]	2009-05-12 05:48:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREM KDEM FJ
09SUVA197	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRC AMBASSADOR HAN ZHIQIANG [...] (SBU) On May 12, PRC Ambassador Han Zhiqiang, accompanied by counselor Fei Mingxing and a note-taker, paid a friendly courtesy call on Embassy Suva. This was the first time the PRC ambassador had visited the U.S. embassy, though we have had previous meetings at his embassy and residence. Han [...]	2009-05-13 02:53:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREM FJ
09SUVA213	FIJI REGIME DETAINS PROMINENT LAWYERS FOR [...] (C) On May 20, armed with a search warrant, at least ten Fiji Police officers entered the legal offices of Munro Leys, confiscated equipment and detained two senior partners. The police erroneously suspected that the lawyers were the source of Auckland-based anti-regime blog rawfijinews. [...]	2009-05-21 03:46:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA215	AMBASSADOR CONCLUDES SHIPRIDER AGREEMENT WITH TONGA [...] (U) ON May 15,Ambassador McGann, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) District 14 CPT. David Swatland, DAO CMDR Robert Forwood and POL/ECON Chief James Crowe met with Tonga Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs Viliame Va'inga Tone, Solicitor General 'Asipeli 'Aminiasi Kefu and other government officials in [...]	2009-05-21 23:32:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA PREL EFIS TN
09SUVA216	FORMER PM CHAUDHRY REQUESTS URGENT MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 20, I met with former prime minister and leader of the Fiji Labor Party (FLP) Mahendra Chaudhry at his request. Chaudhry has yet to see Bainimarama since the abrogation but still wants a meeting to discuss the situation in Fiji. Chaudhry and deposed PM Laisenia Qarase ha [...]	2009-05-21 23:32:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR FJ KDEM
09SUVA219	FIJI DE FACTO GOVERNMENT APPOINTS JUDGES AND WEAKENS LAW [...] (SBU) On May 22, Fiji's senior judicial positions were partially repopulated, as the de facto government appointed a new Chief Justice and four Judges of the High Court six weeks after the constitution was abrogated and the judiciary sacked on April 10 (reftel B). Five High Court Judges led by [...]	2009-05-26 05:59:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM FJ
09SUVA220	Kiribati Requests U.S. Support for its Inter-American [...] We have received a diplomatic note from Kiribati (FAI: 13/4/163) dated 21 May 2009 requesting U.S. Support for its application to join the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. 2. The text of the note follows: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Republic of Kiribati pr [...]	2009-05-26 06:00:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS PREL KR IATTC
09SUVA233	FIJI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH RELEASE OF FIJI NATIONAL HELD [...] We have received a diplomatic note from the Fijian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Civil Aviation (Note No. 268/2009) dated 01 June 2009 requesting U.S. assistance in securing the release of a Fiji national being held hostage by Somali pirates. We request Department [...]	2009-06-03 03:30:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EWWT PTER FJ SO
09SUVA245	AMBASSADOR LUNCHES WITH TAIWAN'S TRADE MISSION [...] On June 4, I met with Victor Chin, Taiwan's Trade Mission Representative, for an informal luncheon to discuss Taiwan's goals in the region. Chin assured me that Taiwan was honoring its pledge to withhold any direct payments to Fiji's de facto PM Bainimarama. Chin recalled that immediately aft [...]	2009-06-10 21:48:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TW FJ
09SUVA247	POLITICAL INTRIGUE AROUND A LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: A letter calling for Tongan Prime Minister Dr. Feleti "Fred" Sevele to resign caused a stir at the May 28 opening of Parliament. Senior parliamentarians and nobles alike reportedly supported the letter, which was written by a close confidant of the king. End summary. ------ [...]	2009-06-10 23:13:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TN AS
09SUVA250	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTION PLAN PROMOTES PACIFIC ISLANDS [...] Since the election of President Obama, Pacific Island media has portrayed the United States in unprecedented favorable terms. We plan to further promote U.S. values and objectives through a variety of targeted public diplomacy activities. These initiatives will promote the development of de [...]	2009-06-12 03:16:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM FJ
09SUVA251	NOTED ACADEMIC'S SPEECH BANNED BY FIJI'S DE FACTO [...] (U) On June 12, Fijian police banned the opening session of the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants annual congress in Nadi because Fiji lawyer and outspoken critic of the de facto government Graham Leung and Dr. Brij Lal, Professor of Pacific and Asian History at the Research School of Pa [...]	2009-06-12 03:16:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09SUVA253	FIJI'S REGIME MIGHT REVEAL ITS ELECTIONS ROADMAP IN TWO [...] (U) Fiji strongman Frank Bainimarama announced June 14 that his military-led regime plans to reveal a national roadmap to elections that will replace the defunct President's Political Dialogue Forum (PPDF) process. Bainimarama said that the roadmap will be announced in a "couple of weeks." H [...]	2009-06-16 04:50:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09SUVA255	FIJI GOVERNMENT BANS METHODIST CONFERENCE [...] Summary: On May 28, Fiji's military-led government banned the Methodist Church from holding its annual national conference after deeming the conference a threat to national security under the Public Emergency Regulations (PER). The agenda for the August conference reportedly included a discus [...]	2009-06-16 21:25:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM PINR
09SUVA267	AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) Australian high commission and Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) secretariat officials reported that the Pacific Leader's Meeting and Post Forum Dialogue (PFD) chaired by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, August 4-7 in Cairns, would center on economic development in the Pacific region. Th [...]	2009-06-26 05:03:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09SUVA277	FIJI ROADMAP TO DEMOCRACY LEADS NOWHERE [...] (U) On July 1, Fiji strongman Bainimarama gave a national address entitled "Fiji's Strategic Framework for Change" (text provided septel). Bainimarama outlined his regime's plans to establish a new constitution for Fiji by September 2013 and to lead the country to "true democratic, non-commun [...]	2009-07-01 05:36:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR AMGT FJ
09SUVA282	MELANESIAN SPEARHEAD GROUP LEADERS TO MEET FIJI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Papua New Guinea (PNG) High Commissioner Peter Eafeare warns that the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meeting planned for July 10 must reaffirm directly to Fiji strongman Bainimarama MSG support for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) position regarding Fiji. Otherwise, MSG retreat [...]	2009-07-06 05:25:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA285	Chinese Ambassador Discusses Fiji and the Upcoming PIF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China in Suva Han Zhiqiang and Ambassador McGann met on June 29 to compare understandings regarding the August 4-7 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders meeting in Cairns. Han, who wanted to meet prior to departing Suva for Beijing, observe [...]	2009-07-07 04:57:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AMGT PINR FJ
09SUVA303	FIJI METHODIST LEADERS ARRESTED OVER PLANNING TO HOLD [...] Summary: Fiji's influential Methodist Church which claims to be the largest denomination with 270,000 members decided to defy Bainimarama's regime and continue to make plans to convene its annual conference from August 30-Sept 4, 2009. Police are questioning 9 senior church officials after the [...]	2009-07-21 05:37:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL FJ KDEM PINR
09SUVA346	SCENE-SETTER FOR PACOM VISIT TO TONGA [...] (C) Your visit to Tonga comes at a time when the benefits of our increased engagement are coming to fruition. This past year, the Tonga Defense Service (TDS) completed a successful deployment to Iraq. The U.S. Navy,s Pacific Partnership 2009 mission took place in July. This joint effort wa [...]	2009-08-31 04:35:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TN FJ PGOV PHUM
09SUVA347	Shiprider Agreement Nets Four Million Dollars for Kiribati [...] The High Court of Kiribati advised Deputy Chief of Mission Pruett on August 27 that it had upheld AUD 4.7 million (USD 3,967,743 million) of a lower court's judgment of AUD 5.1 million in fines against a fishing company for unlicensed fishing near Kiritimati (Christmas) Island in the Northern [...]	2009-09-01 03:47:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PREL KR
09SUVA350	KIRIBATI PRESIDENT SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION [...] In a discussion with Kiribati Chief of Protocol Bwena Maunaa, Deputy Chief of Mission Pruett learned that Kiribati President Anote Tong had survived a parliamentary no-confidence motion August 31. The motion failed on a vote of 20-25. 2. This was the second no-confidence motion against Ton [...]	2009-09-02 23:19:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KR
09SUVA421	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 05:25:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHIM KIRF UN FJ
09SUVA441	AMBASSADOR MCGANN MEETING WITH FIJI FM KUBUABOLA [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 00:06:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CONS FJ
09SUVA53	PRELIMINARY PIF SECRETARIAT READOUT ON PT. MORESBY [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission Richard Pruett met briefly on February 3 with Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat officials to seek their views on the January 27 PIF Special Forum Leaders Meeting in Port Moresby. The Secretariat officials: confirmed that public pronouncements aside, the un [...]	2009-02-10 05:39:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR FJ XU XV PP NH CH
09SUVA73	Ambassador McGann Presents Credentials in Nauru and Tuvalu [...] On February 6-8, 2009, Ambassador C. Steven McGann traveled to Nauru to present his credentials to President Marcus Stephen. During his time in Nauru, the Ambassador met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Commerce, Industry & Resources, Minister for Transport, Minister for Heal [...]	2009-02-26 05:17:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PGOV PREL ODIP FJ
09SUVA82	PRC VICE PRESIDENT XI'S VISIT TO FIJI [...] (SBU) Summary. The recent stop-over in Fiji of China's Vice President Xi Jinping enroute to his Latin America visits provided Beijing an opportunity to strengthen incrementally its growing economic, security, and political relationship with Suva. For Fiji's interim government (IG),the timin [...]	2009-03-05 03:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID FJ CH
09SUVA96	FIJI'S RULE OF LAW IN "DIRE STRAITS" [...] (U) Summary: The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) released a report entitled "Dire Straits: A Report on the Rule of Law in Fiji" on March 3. The IBA completed the report despite being banned from visiting Fiji by the Interim Government (IG). The report concludes [...]	2009-03-15 20:14:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ
09SUVA99	FIJI POLITICAL LEADERS AGREE ON AGENDA FOR DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary: Fiji's political leaders met with Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama on March 13 and agreed on the agenda for a political dialogue being brokered with the support of the UN and the Commonwealth. It was the second time Fiji's 18 political parties have met since the [...]	2009-03-19 02:50:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09TAIPEI1	TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR "MODEST" REACTION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Timothy Yang on December 31 told the AIT Acting Director that Taiwan hoped the United States reaction to the expected Legislative Yuan decision to ban imports of some U.S. beef products would be as "modest as possible." He urged the United States to work with Presi [...]	2009-12-31 20:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TW
09TAIPEI10	TIBETANS END SIT-IN, TAIWAN TO ISSUE TEMPORARY [...] (C) Summary: A group of 107 ethnic Tibetans, who ended their 24-day outdoor sit-in on January 1, are now waiting for temporary residence permits that the government has promised to issue on January 9. The Tibetans arrived in Taiwan at different times since 2002, generally bearing travel docum [...]	2009-01-06 11:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TW
09TAIPEI1004	POLITICAL HEAT RISING IN WAKE OF TYPHOON MORAKOT [...] (C) Summary. Vice Foreign Minister Andrew Hsia became the first political victim of Typhoon Morakot, stepping down to accept responsibility for his Ministry's initial decision to refuse international aid. Members of Taiwan's opposition party- and some ruling party legislators - are calling fo [...]	2009-08-18 10:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AEMR PGOV XE TW
09TAIPEI1011	MORAKOT SITREP 7: RELIEF EFFORTS MAKING HEADWAY AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has risen slightly, but is likely to more than double at some point in the near future as more than 400 missing persons are unaccounted for in areas buried by mudslides. Rescue and evacuation efforts are largely complete and restoration of w [...]	2009-08-19 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI1013	MORAKOT SITREP 8: TAIWAN SHIFTING FOCUS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The typhoon death toll stands at 141, with 440 individuals listed as missing. Services such as water, communications, and electricity have been restored to nearly 100 percent of affected households. The Central Emergency Operations Center is standing down, and will be replac [...]	2009-08-20 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI102	TAIWAN CDC DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ON IHR [...] (C) Summary. During a January 22 press conference, Taiwan,s CDC Director announced an agreement to give Taiwan a direct point of contact with the WHO to implement the International Health Regulations (IHRs). Taiwan officials privately expressed appreciation for U.S. coordination at the recent [...]	2009-01-23 04:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	WHO PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1029	CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in response to Typhoon Morakot during the August 20-22 visit of CODEL Berman. President Ma Ying-jeou and opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen both underscored the importance of U.S. security commitments to Taiwan, including th [...]	2009-08-25 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP OVIP MASS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM TW CH
09TAIPEI1039	PRESIDENT MA WELCOMES DALAI LAMA VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma approved in principle a visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan during the week of August 31-September 3. Earlier in the week, Kaohsiung Mayor (and the opposition DPP Party's most senior elected official) Chen Chu invited the Dalai Lama to come to Taiwan to offer comfort t [...]	2009-08-27 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TW CH IN
09TAIPEI1042	PRESIDENT MA STRUGGLES TO RECOVER POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou is working full time to regain his political footing after widespread criticism he reacted far too slowly to Typhoon Morakot. With opinion polls showing a precipitous decline in his popularity, Ma went to the worst-hit villages to console victims, apologize [...]	2009-08-28 00:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AEMR PGOV XE TW
09TAIPEI1043	BROAD PUBLIC, OPPOSITION SUPPORT FOR U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials, academics and other AIT contacts associated with the ruling KMT party, as well as Taiwan's opposition, voice support for an extradition agreement with the United States. Media and public opinion polling also suggests that pursuing an agreement will be relatively non- [...]	2009-08-28 04:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRIM TW
09TAIPEI1065	FOREIGN MINISTER URGES PROGRESS ON BILATERAL TIES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan hopes the restoration of mutual trust in the bilateral relationship will result in concrete progress on bilateral issues, Foreign Minister Ou Hong-lien told the Director during their introductory meeting. The Director said the United States also wants to deepen the relatio [...]	2009-09-01 10:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS ECON ETRD EAIR SENV UNGA TW US
09TAIPEI1072	TAIPEI COURT CONVICTS FORMER FIRST FAMILY MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary. A Taipei court on September 1 convicted four members of former President Chen Shui-bian's family of perjury and sentenced them to jail terms of six months to one year. No jail time is imminent because of the possibility of appeal and converting the sentences to community service. [...]	2009-09-02 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1081	PREMIER CALLS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Premier Liu Chao-shiuan agreed with the Director during their September 3 introductory meeting that Taiwan and the United States should strengthen disaster management cooperation. Liu, who is spearheading Typhoon Morakot reconstruction efforts, suggested that the Dalai Lama's vis [...]	2009-09-03 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI1092	PRESIDENT MA SEEKS TO REGAIN POLITICAL FOOTING [...] (C) On September 7, President Ma Ying-jeou accepted the resignation of Premier Liu Chao-shiuan and the entire Cabinet in a bold effort to regain his political footing after the Government's much-criticized typhoon response. Ma chose two savvy politicians to lead the new Cabinet, Kuomintang (KM [...]	2009-09-08 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TW CH
09TAIPEI1093	TAIWAN MAKES A CASE FOR UNFCCC PARTICIPATION AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is seeking U.S. assistance in a proposed bid to join the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as an "emissions entity." Taiwan argues it should be allowed to actively participate through the UNFCCC in global environmental discussions that may af [...]	2009-09-09 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC SENV PGOV PREL UNGA XE CH TW
09TAIPEI1103	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON TYPHOON MORAKOT [...] (C) Summary. Cross-Strait relations would not suffer long-term or significant damage because of the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan, Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director in a September 4 introductory meeting. Wang said the invitation to the Tibetan spiritual leader issued [...]	2009-09-10 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL TW CH SENV UN
09TAIPEI1104	TAIWAN'S MAINLAND AFFAIRS MINISTER GIVES UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-Yuan gave a particularly upbeat assessment of cross-Strait ties during Director Stanton's introductory meeting on September 9. She said China's objections to the Dalai Lama's visit and to the U.S. military's typhoon relief efforts in Taiwan [...]	2009-09-10 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI1105	VICE MINISTER ASKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister David Lin called in DDIR September 10 to detail Taiwan's strategy for expanding its meaningful participation in international organizations, programs and conventions and, in particular, its plans for the upcoming UNGA session. Taiwan had already decided to adopt a "m [...]	2009-09-10 10:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR SENV UNGA TW CH

09TAIPEI1106	OPPOSITION LEADER: DPP SUPPORT WILL GROW AS RULING [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on September 10 she anticipated no policy shifts under President Ma Ying-jeou's new Cabinet and predicted the new Premier would have a tough time managing the executive branch. The ruling Kuomint [...]	2009-09-11 07:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI1107	CABINET RESHUFFLE: MANY NEW FACES, BUT NO MAJOR [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou's policy of pursuing improved ties with China should continue apace under the new Cabinet sworn in September 10. In addition to naming a new Premier and Vice Premier, Ma put new faces atop key Ministries such as Defense, Foreign Affairs and Economics in th [...]	2009-09-11 07:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TW CH
09TAIPEI1109	LIFE SENTENCES FOR FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN, FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary. The Taipei District Court on September 11 convicted former President Chen Shui-bian and his wife Wu Shu-jen on multiple corruption charges including embezzlement, money laundering, and bribery. The presiding judge handed down life sentences for both and $16 million in fines. [...]	2009-09-11 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1111	TAIPEI MAYOR SUPPORTIVE OF NEW OFFICE COMPOUND [...] (C) Summary: The Taipei municipal government would ensure that land adjacent to the New Office Compound (NOC) site would be available should AIT want to expand the project, Mayor Hau Lung-bin told the Director at their introductory meeting on September 11. Hau said he already had stopped plan [...]	2009-09-14 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ABLD CH TW
09TAIPEI1112	FORMER PREMIER SAYS OPPOSITION PARTY HAS A CHANCE [...] (C) Summary. Former Premier Su Tseng-chang told the Director on September 14 he was optimistic the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) could return to power by regaining the people's confidence. The former DPP chairman criticized the current party leader as ineffective and hinted he wanted to [...]	2009-09-15 07:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PG TW PGOV
09TAIPEI1121	DPP HEAVYWEIGHT FRANK HSIEH: OPPOSITION MUST CHECK [...] (C) Summary. The opposition needed to play an oversight role in Taiwan politics, given KMT dominance of the executive and legislative branches, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) former Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director during their introductory meeting. In particular, the D [...]	2009-09-16 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1141	TAINAN COURT ACQUITS KEY DPP PLAYER [...] (SBU) Summary. Tainan Mayor Hsu Tian-tsai, the opposition politician most vocal in demanding a fair trial for former President Chen Shui-bian, was himself recently acquitted of corruption charges. The Tainan District Court last month ruled in favor of Hsu in a corruption case related to a local [...]	2009-09-21 02:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1145	SEPTEMBER 26 BY-ELECTION GIVES TAIWAN OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has a strong chance to capture a Legislative Yuan seat in a closely watched by-election this week because of a local split in the ruling Kuomintang (KMT). A victory for the struggling opposition could provide momentum going into i [...]	2009-09-21 08:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1146	THE DIRECTOR MEETS NEW FM YANG [...] (C) Summary: Although the results of President Ma's "diplomatic truce" with the PRC were mixed, Taiwan would continue efforts to improve cross-Strait ties, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Timothy Yang told the Director during their very cordial September 21 introductory meeting. Taiwan woul [...]	2009-09-21 10:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD AMGT UNGA MARR EAGR CVIS ABLD
09TAIPEI1149	UIGHUR DOCUMENTARY AT CENTER OF LATEST [...] (C) Summary: At the urging of the city government, a Kaohsiung film festival rescheduled the screening of a documentary about Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer in hopes of lessening possible PRC repercussions on the local economy. Several mainland tourist groups have cancelled visits to Kaohsiung [...]	2009-09-22 10:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1153	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S TRIAL A BAROMETER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of former President Chen Shui-bian (reftels) demonstrated that no one is above the law in Taiwan, even as it also revealed shortcomings in Taiwan's relatively young judicial system, according to the U.S.-Asia Law Institute's Jerome Cohen. Although Taiwan's judicial sy [...]	2009-09-23 05:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PHUM CH TW
09TAIPEI1157	NEW TAIWAN PREMIER SAYS PRESIDENT MA REGAINING [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Premier Wu Den-yih told the Director on September 23 that President Ma Ying-jeou was regaining the public's support after it fell precipitously in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Morakot. On cross-Strait ties, Wu said he didn't foresee long-term harm from the Dal [...]	2009-09-23 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ABLD AMED CH TW
09TAIPEI1161	DETENTION OF FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN EXTENDED AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Taiwan High Court judges who will hear former President Chen Shui-bian's appeal of his guilty verdict and life sentence for corruption decided on September 24 to extend his detention for three months. Although opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leaders have criticiz [...]	2009-09-25 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1166	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH STRAITS [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Ping-kun (P. K. Chiang) told the Director on September 24 the pace of cross-Strait working-level negotiations had increased after a dip that was partly attributable to China's displeasure over the Dalai Lama's visit. Chiang said se [...]	2009-09-25 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV
09TAIPEI1169	TAIWAN NSC: WHAT IS THE JDF DOING ON YONAGUNI? [...] (C) During a conversation on a separate issue (reftel, NOTAL) National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi asked the Director if the United States had more information about Tokyo's recent focus on the island of Yonaguni. Specifically, Su said, Taiwan was curious about the motivation beh [...]	2009-09-28 06:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA TW
09TAIPEI1170	TAIWAN OPPOSITION SCORES DOUBLE VICTORY IN [...] (C) Summary: Big wins by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in a September 26 legislative by-election and a separate referendum on a (government-backed) plan to allow casino resorts on one of Taiwan's offshore islands gave the DPP a much-needed morale boost and will energize s [...]	2009-09-28 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1185	JUSTICE MINISTER LAYS OUT THREE PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In her introductory meeting with Director Stanton on September 30, Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng laid out three priorities on which she hoped Taiwan and the U.S. could strengthen cooperation. She urged progress toward a U.S.-Taiwan extradition agreement, an issue she said en [...]	2009-10-01 07:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM PHUM TW CH
09TAIPEI1189	KMT GRANDEE LIEN CHAN CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director he favored gradual implementation of confidence-building measures to further improve relations with China. Lien spoke warmly about his relationship with China's President Hu Jintao, but appeared less enthusiastic abou [...]	2009-10-02 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR APECO TW CH
09TAIPEI1190	FORMER VP ANNETTE LU CALLS FOR CAUTIOUS TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During an October 1 introductory meeting with the Director, former Vice President Annette Lu said Taiwan should engage China but do so cautiously and on clear terms. She added that any important agreements President Ma Ying-jeou reached with Beijing should be subject to legisla [...]	2009-10-02 08:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KCRM TW CH
09TAIPEI1195	TAIWAN READIES FOR TYPHOONS PARMA AND MELOR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on October 2 predicted course tracks for typhoons Parma and Melor that would bring potentially torrential rains to northern and eastern areas of Taiwan October 4-8. Lighter rains are expected in central and southern areas, which are still [...]	2009-10-02 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI1196	VISA WAIVER FOR TAIWAN: THE U.S. NATIONAL INTEREST [...] (C) Summary: One of the most pro-United States places in the world, Taiwan has a highly literate, technologically advanced, and well-educated population, no links to terrorism, a low rate of fraud related to U.S. visas and immigration, and strong commercial, travel and educational links to th [...]	2009-10-05 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CVIS PREL TW
09TAIPEI1201	THE DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Director on October 5, Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu reiterated that F-16 C/Ds, submarines, utility helicopters and the two remaining batteries of PAC-3 air defense missiles were Taiwan's most pressing priorities. Minister Kao also noted the continu [...]	2009-10-06 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS TW CH
09TAIPEI1235	MOFA URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN ICAO AND UNFCCC [...] (C) On October 13, Taiwan's diplomatic allies sent letters to the UN Permanent Representatives of all ICAO and UNFCCC member states (except the PRC),urging them to support Taiwan's meaningful participation in those organizations, MOFA International Organizations Director General Paul Chang an [...]	2009-10-16 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR SENV TW
09TAIPEI1236	PRESIDENT MA TAKES OVER KUOMINTANG CHAIR IN MOVE [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou's accession to Chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) should give a boost to his efforts at rapprochement with China. Analysts argued Ma was now better positioned to pass legislation in support of his China policy and to further strengthen ties between his [...]	2009-10-19 06:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1258	OPPOSITION POLITICIANS ENDORSE U.S. EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wholeheartedly supported an extradition agreement with the United States, senior figures from Taiwan's major opposition party told Director Stanton during an October 21 dinner meeting. The politicians also expressed concern that President M [...]	2009-10-23 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM KJUS CH TW
09TAIPEI1261	KAOHSIUNG MAYOR IN THE LIMELIGHT AS SHE RATTLES [...] (C) Summary: Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu has suddenly emerged as a star of the beleaguered opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She won widespread kudos in July for her city's successful hosting of the World Games, a rare international event for diplomatically isolated Taiwan. She subse [...]	2009-10-26 03:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1266	MAINLAND CHINA TOURISM PROVING DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD [...] (U) This is the first of two reports on political implications of newly launched people-to-people cross-Strait exchanges. This cable looks at the influx of Chinese tourists to Taiwan. Septel will look at mainland university students in Taiwan. 2. (C) Summary: Tour groups from nearly every c [...]	2009-10-28 07:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM PREL ETRD SOCI CH TW
09TAIPEI1274	MA ADMINISTRATION "VERY GLOOMY" OVER U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi told the Director on October 30 that widespread public criticism of the recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol left him feeling very pessimistic about its prospects. He cited opposition from lawmakers who could derail the pact as p [...]	2009-10-30 05:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW
09TAIPEI1286	CROSS-STRAIT SCHOLAR PREDICTS LOOSENING TIES [...] (C) Summary. One prominent cross-Strait scholar told AIT he foresaw that shifts in &three pillars8 of U.S.-Taiwan relations -- educational, economic and political/military ties -- would likely loosen our bilateral bonds. Arthur Ding, Research Fellow at the Institute of International Affairs [...]	2009-11-03 00:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TW PGOV
09TAIPEI1293	FLOW OF CHINA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO TAIWAN STARTS [...] (U) This is the second of two reports on the political implications of people-to-people cross-Strait exchanges. This cable looks at Chinese students coming to Taiwan. Reftel examined the influx of mainland Chinese tourists. 2. (C) Summary: Cross-Strait educational exchanges have developed m [...]	2009-11-04 06:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EDU PINR KPAO TW CH
09TAIPEI1308	FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON BEEF, [...] (C) Summary: During a November 4 introductory meeting with the Director, former President Lee Teng-hui mainly attributed the current impasse on U.S. beef imports to the Kuomintang (KMT) administration's failure to inform Taiwan's people of its plans. The public needed to be assured that the [...]	2009-11-05 22:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI1324	NEXT STEPS FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Engaging Taiwan labor authorities remains a key goal for local U.S. counter-trafficking efforts. Recent high-profile anti-trafficking events, including G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca's October 23 DVC on labor trafficking, AIT Deputy Director's October 26 speech calling for increas [...]	2009-11-09 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1336	LEGISLATURE FREEZES PART OF BUDGET FOR PURCHASING [...] (C) Summary. The Legislative Yuan Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee froze nearly USD 200 million from the 2010 defense budget, most of which would buy U.S. weapons in the procurement pipeline or on Taiwan's &wish list.8 A well-placed legislative staff member said the freeze was a result o [...]	2009-11-10 06:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW CH
09TAIPEI1341	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SUFFERS SETBACKS IN [...] () Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian has suffered several legal setbacks since receiving a guilty verdict and life sentence in the first stage of his corruption trial. Taiwan's constitutional court rejected Chen's argument to dismiss the case because of legal irregulaties. His upcoming [...]	2009-11-12 05:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV TW
09TAIPEI1350	U.S. BEEF IMPORTS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE IN YEAR-END [...] (C) Summary: During recent reporting trips to three counties in north and central Taiwan, PolOffs found little evidence the controversy over expanded imports of U.S. beef would be a major issue in upcoming local elections. Although the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and even so [...]	2009-11-13 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ETRD TW
09TAIPEI1398	ACADEMIC TALKS SET MILESTONE IN CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: A November 13-14 conference in Taipei on cross-Strait relations marked a milestone in PRC-Taiwan political discussions. The PRC delegation, which included distinguished academics and retired senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, was the highest-profile group from the M [...]	2009-11-25 04:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PM PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1399	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S NOVEMBER 24 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt met with Ma Ying-jeou and National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on November 24 to brief them on President Obama's recently-concluded trip to Asia and to discuss prospects for U.S.-Taiwan relations. Because of improvements in U.S.-Taiwan ti [...]	2009-11-25 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI1410	AIT CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, BEEF [...] (C) Summary: President Obama strongly reaffirmed U.S. policy on Taiwan during his recent trip to China, AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt told ruling Kuomintang (KMT) officials and opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)leaders during his November 22-25 visit to Taipei. Taiwan officials urged [...]	2009-11-30 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI1418	BRIEFING TAIWAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON [...] (C) The Director briefed National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on the contents of reftel during a December 1 conversation. The United States would commit significant new additional civilian and military resources to the region, but this would not be an open-ended commitment, the [...]	2009-12-02 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK TW
09TAIPEI1419	YILAN COUNTY KEY BATTLEGROUND IN YEAR-END TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: The Yilan County magistrate race has emerged as the key battleground in the Dec. 5 elections for 17 city mayors and county magistrates. President Ma Ying-jeou has campaigned repeatedly for the Kuomintang (KMT) incumbent, who is facing a strong challenge from the opposition Democr [...]	2009-12-03 03:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI1420	CLARIFYING U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan has one of the world's largest fishing industries, and already plays an active role in various regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs). Taiwan's participation in these RFMOs helps meet U.S. conservation and economic interests, as would its participation in new [...]	2009-12-03 07:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIS PGOV PREL PHSA SENV CH TW XB
09TAIPEI1422	AIT DIRECTOR AND INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 3 introductory meeting with the Director, Interior Minister Jiang Yi-huah reaffirmed Taiwan's commitment to continued close cooperation with the United States on border security and anti-human trafficking issues. Jiang also said he hoped for progress on entering the [...]	2009-12-03 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1424	PRESIDENT MA, OPPOSITION PARTY SEEK POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Both President Ma Ying-jeou and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) view the December 5 elections for county magistrates, city mayors and local council members as crucial to resurrecting their battered political fortunes. Ma has been racing around the island to cam [...]	2009-12-03 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW CH PREL
09TAIPEI1426	AIT NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) AIT is pleased to nominate SHIH Cheng Yen for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. (U) Cheng Yen is a Buddhist nun, teacher, philanthropist, and the founder and leader of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation. Cheng Yen established the Tzu Chi F [...]	2009-12-04 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TW
09TAIPEI1435	TAIWAN SEEKS U.S. HELP WITH WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is seeking U.S. assistance in its efforts to participate as an observer at the January 18-23 World Health Organization Executive Board (WHO EB) meeting and to contribute 500,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine via the WHO. As a first step, Taiwan hopes the U.S. Mission in Geneva can [...]	2009-12-07 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL WHO
09TAIPEI1437	LOCAL ELECTIONS A SETBACK FOR PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary: The results of December 5 elections for 17 city mayors and county magistrates were a political setback for President Ma Ying-jeou and could have implications for his controversial opening to China. In capturing nearly as many votes as Ma's ruling Kuomintang (KMT),the opposition D [...]	2009-12-07 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1453	TAIWAN'S GHG REDUCTION STRATEGY FACES CARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is one of the world's largest per capita emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). Officials, academics, and civil society have found common cause in the idea of creating a "low-carbon society" in Taiwan, motivated by political, economic, and disaster mitigation goals. The cen [...]	2009-12-09 22:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
09TAIPEI1457	DIRECTOR URGES TAIPEI MAYOR TO END ANTI-U.S. BEEF [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Stanton on December 10 urged Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin to end the city's campaign against sales of U.S. beef offal and ground beef, which were permitted under a recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol. The Director reiterated that U.S. beef was safe to consume and that t [...]	2009-12-10 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD TW
09TAIPEI1484	TAIWAN CONFIRMS SETBACKS ON WHO VACCINE, EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Section Chief Jonathan Sun confirmed the information contained in ref, telling AIT Pol Chief on December 14 that the WHO would not accept a contribution of 500,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine because Taiwan was not &pre-qualified8 to donate [...]	2009-12-14 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL WHO TW CH
09TAIPEI1496	FORMER USPACOM COMMANDER KEATING'S OFFICE CALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ma and Admiral (Retired) Keating discussed cross-strait relations, confidence building measures, US-Taiwan relations, PRC military development, and arms sales during a December 15 meeting. Improved cross-Strait ties bolstered regional security, Ma said, but needed to [...]	2009-12-16 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MAS PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1502	KMT TO HOLD COURSE ON CROSS-STRAITS POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The senior Kuomintang (KMT) official on cross-Strait policy told the Deputy Director (DDIR) on December 16 that the party's setback in local elections earlier this month would not lead to substantive changes in President Ma Ying-jeou's opening to China. Chang Jung-kung said he b [...]	2009-12-17 09:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV TW CH
09TAIPEI1509	LATEST TAIWAN THINKING ON ICAO, WHO PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan believes that meaningful participation in ICAO would include observing its decision-making bodies and technical meetings, participating in mechanisms such as the Public Key Directory (PKD),and being able to contact ICAO and its Asia Pacific (APAC) office directly, according [...]	2009-12-18 05:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL WHO TW
09TAIPEI1511	DPP PROTESTS PLANNED AHEAD OF CROSS-STRAITS TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan,s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) hopes to attract 100,000 people to a December 20 protest of cross-Strait talks that opens two days later in Taichung City. Smaller protests are likely to greet the lead Chinese negotiator when he arrives the following day and to continu [...]	2009-12-18 05:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TW CH
09TAIPEI1521	CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN RESTORES DPP CONFIDENCE, GAINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Tsai Ing-wen is enjoying her highest level of support since becoming Democratic Progressive Party Chair in May 2008. The crowd at the December 20 DPP rally against President Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait policy rousingly welcomed Tsai to the stage, a marked contrast to the lukewar [...]	2009-12-23 06:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW CH PREL
09TAIPEI183	DPP CHAIRPERSON TSAI ING-WEN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on February 17 that she was concerned about the lack of transparency in the KMT government's dealings with Beijing on WHA and a possible Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). Tsai worried that President Ma, anxious to [...]	2009-02-18 11:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI194	LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on February 18 that Taiwan will continue to take a cautious approach to cross-Strait relations, ensuring that its fundamental security and sovereignty are not threatened. While agreeing on the need for dialogue betwee [...]	2009-02-19 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD CH TW
09TAIPEI197	FM OU ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, TRA ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Ou assured the Director on February 18 that the Foreign Ministry will keep AIT fully abreast of its planning for events related to the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and said no events are being planned on or around April 3, the anniversary of [...]	2009-02-20 09:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD CVIS CH TW
09TAIPEI209	NSC DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL ON ARMS SALES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's arms sale requests, including those approved but not yet notified and those pending U.S. approval are an essential part of the Ma Administration,s defense and cross-Strait strategies, NSC Deputy Secretary General Ho Sze-yin told the Acting Director February 24. NSC Secre [...]	2009-02-24 10:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ETRD MARR PGOV PREL EAID WHO TW
09TAIPEI223	NO LACK OF DRAMA IN FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian used pre-trial hearings this week to attack the credibility of several prosecutors, to plea for release from detention, and to claim he was being unfairly singled out for political reasons. As expected, Chen pleaded not guilty on all corruption-rel [...]	2009-02-27 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI236	HOW TAIWAN GETS ITS NEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Surveys show that fewer than half of the people in Taiwan read newspapers. All but 5% of the population watch several hours of TV daily. 90 percent of Taiwan's 15 million internet users are under age 35. Almost all educated young people turn to the Internet as their primary sou [...]	2009-03-04 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO TW OIIP
09TAIPEI238	NSC OFFICIAL LEE HAI-TUNG ON DEFENSE REVIEWS, ARMS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's arms requests, including those approved, but not yet notified and those pending U.S. approval, are an essential part of the Ma Administration's defense and cross-Strait strategies, NSC Deputy Secretary General Lee Hai-Tung told the Acting Director on March 2. Lee identi [...]	2009-03-04 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW
09TAIPEI241	MAC CHAIRWOMAN HINTS AT EARLY MAY SEF-ARATS MEETING [...] (C) Taiwan,s legislative calendar may mean the next SEF-ARATS talks could be scheduled for early May, MAC Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan told the Director March 4. The Legislative Yuan will need to approve agreements that require a change in law to take force, though the government does not envisio [...]	2009-03-05 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI254	PRESIDENT MA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND U.S. [...] (C). Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discussed bilateral relations, cross-Strait ties and Taiwan's domestic situation during a cordial one-hour meeting March 6. The President expressed confidence with the pace and direction of relations with China, noting that U.S. support for the process, in th [...]	2009-03-06 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAGR ECON ETRD MARR PREL TW WHO
09TAIPEI260	OPPOSITION LEADER ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND TAIWAN [...] (C) Taiwan will pay and unacceptably high political and economic cost for President Ma's proposed trade liberalization agreement with China, opposition DPP party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen predicted during a meeting with the Director March 9. Tsai also criticized Ma for his lack of transparency [...]	2009-03-09 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ETRD PGOV ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI276	VFM HSIA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES, FTA, VWP, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan appreciates U.S. support, including Secretary Clinton's comments concerning its defense needs, Vice Foreign Minister Hsia told the Director during a March 11 meeting. Hsia expressed optimism about the prospects for obtaining WHA observer status, but admitted that he was not [...]	2009-03-12 10:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL KJUS WHO TW CH
09TAIPEI280	MIAOLI COUNTY GEARS UP FOR BELLWETHER LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in Miaoli County's first district head to the polls on Saturday, March 14 to replace KMT legislator Lee I-ting, whose 2008 election was nullified because of vote buying. The KMT nominee, Lee's wife Chen Luan-ying, is heavily favored to defeat her opponent, a former KMT m [...]	2009-03-13 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI293	FORMER DPP PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. Despite President Ma,s unpopularity, the opposition DPP will have a hard time in December elections holding the offices it now controls, former Premier and DPP party elder Su Tseng-chang told the Director March 13. Su would not confirm whether he will seek the nod for the Taipei [...]	2009-03-17 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI3	TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA OFFERS OPTIMISM ON WHA, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is likely to make progress on its desire for more meaningful participation in the activities of the WHA and WHO, President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director during a cordial 45-minute meeting December 31. The President promised action in early January on efforts to open full [...]	2009-01-02 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV TW CH
09TAIPEI30	TAIWAN DEPUTY NSA OFFERS INITIAL READOUT ON HU [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Ho Sze-yin offered the Deputy Director his preliminary assessment of Hu Jintao,s &six point8 speech on Taiwan. Although the speech repeats many earlier themes and phrases, President Ma is likely to focus on the signs of flexibility it offers. The speech se [...]	2009-01-09 07:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV TW CH
09TAIPEI301	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Obama administration views progress in cross-Strait relations in very positive terms, visiting AIT Chairman Burghardt told President Ma Ying-jeou during their March 18 meeting. U.S. officials have made clear both publicly and in private with Chinese officials that the United States re [...]	2009-03-19 02:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GPGOV ECON ETRD EAGR MARR WHO CH TW
09TAIPEI304	CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP CHAIR TSAI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Burghardt told DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen on March 18 that the United States is pleased with President Ma Ying-jeou's efforts to improve cross-Strait ties. Tsai cautioned that DPP supporters are dissatisfied, believing Ma is moving too quickly and in a non-transparent w [...]	2009-03-19 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI308	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 16 MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng, AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt underscored U.S. security commitments to Taiwan and urged prompt legislative approval of Taiwan's WTO GPA accession. Wang expressed appreciation for continued U.S. support for Taiwan's [...]	2009-03-19 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH TW
09TAIPEI314	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH MAC [...] (C) Chairman Burghardt opened his March 18 meeting with Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) by expressing the good will of the incoming Obama administration and emphasizing U.S. support and satisfaction with the pace and substance of cross-Strait talks. MAC,s ultimate goal and responsibility is to [...]	2009-03-20 09:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PAS
09TAIPEI320	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FM OU DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Extradition, an FTA and visa waiver are Taiwan's top bilateral priorities, FM Ou told AIT Chairman Burghardt during their March 18 meeting. Although the leadership in Beijing has tacitly accepted Taiwan's diplomatic truce and mutual non-denial, this is not the case at lower lev [...]	2009-03-20 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH ES PM
09TAIPEI339	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...]	2009-03-25 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI341	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...]	2009-03-25 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI342	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...]	2009-03-25 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI343	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...]	2009-03-25 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI344	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...]	2009-03-25 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI349	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...]	2009-03-26 05:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI352	SUBSTANTIVE TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Following two months of pretrial hearings, the Taipei District Court opened the substantive portion of former President Chen Shui-bian's trial on March 26. On the first day, the court heard testimony accusing Chen of accepting bribes in connection with the Lungtan land deal, on [...]	2009-03-26 10:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI374	Taiwan Chiropractic Faces Long Road to Legalization [...] (SBU) Taiwan does not recognize chiropractic as a legitimate medical practice, and chiropractors operate in a legal gray area. Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) authorities recommend that chiropractors establish a chiropractic school or course of study in Taiwan as an intermediate step to full [...]	2009-04-01 05:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
09TAIPEI377	THE DIRECTOR'S MARCH 31 MEETING WITH PREMIER LIU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 31 meeting with the Director, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said opening Taiwan's market to the full range of U.S. beef imports is only a matter of timing. He predicted the opening could take place as early as May or early June. The Premier saw no obstacles to Legislative Yu [...]	2009-04-01 07:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EAGR PREL CVIS KIPR TW
09TAIPEI382	FRANK HSIEH TO URGE FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier and presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on April 1 that he would use his radio program later in the day to strongly urge former Chen Shui-bian to stop interfering in DPP politics. The party desperately needs to distance itself from the former pres [...]	2009-04-01 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI39	TAIWAN NSC ON PIRATES, BEEF, HU JINTAO SPEECH AND [...] (C) Summary. This is an action request; please see paragraph 11. During a January 12 meeting with Director Young, NSC Secretary General Su Chi told us Taiwan is not seriously considering sending naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden to protect its merchant ships. This was more a PR effort follo [...]	2009-01-12 11:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI416	PRO-GREEN ACADEMICS WORRY TAIWAN IS BEING [...] (SBU) Summary: A number of Taiwan and international participants at a recent conference on the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) expressed concern that the rise of China, Taiwan's growing economic dependence on the PRC, and cross-Strait detente are drawing Taiwan increasingly [...]	2009-04-07 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI417	REPRESENTATIVES LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AND MARIO [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart expressed support for the Taiwan Relations Act and for President Ma's strategy for improving cross-Strait relations during a cordial April 7 meeting. Ma emphasized the continued need for U.S. security assistance, noting [...]	2009-04-07 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD OVIP TW CH
09TAIPEI433	CROSS-STRAIT POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (C) Ma Ying-jeou is the central player in a vigorous, if at times poorly coordinated, effort to reshape Taiwan,s ties with China. While his approach to cross-Strait issues represents a dramatic shift from that of his predecessor, it is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Ma will focus on [...]	2009-04-09 07:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON WHO TW CH US
09TAIPEI461	CROSS-STRAIT DETENTE FUELS WORRIES ABOUT RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent pro-government conference on the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA),panelists, mostly from the U.S., expressed support for the Ma administration's efforts to improve cross-Strait relations and stressed that the U.S. will continue to provide Taiwan wi [...]	2009-04-15 10:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI467	GOVERNMENT TIGHT-LIPPED AS RUMORS OF WHA OBSERVER [...] (C) Despite widespread media speculation, Taiwan officials have been tight-lipped, both publicly and in private, about possible talks with China on Taipei's bid for WHA observer status. Although there are a number of sensitive political issues to be resolved, public statements by President M [...]	2009-04-15 10:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV WHO TW CH
09TAIPEI480	MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIRWOMAN LAI SHIN-YUAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 22 meeting with the Director, Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan said the April 25-26 third round of cross-Strait talks in Nanjing will result in agreements on anti-crime and financial cooperation and scheduled passenger flights, as well as a joint statem [...]	2009-04-22 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAIR TW CH
09TAIPEI486	FORMER FM CHIEN ON BOAO FORUM: BEIJING WANTS MA TO [...] (C) In an April 22 meeting with the Director, former Foreign Minister Fredrick Chien said he was received warmly by PRC Premier Wen Jiabao at last week's Boao Forum, and also had two long private meetings with Wang Yi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). Chien, who claimed he was no [...]	2009-04-23 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI489	REPRESENTATIVES LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AND MARIO [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed their appreciation to Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart for their efforts to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) during their April 6-8 visit to Taiwan, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. relations [...]	2009-04-24 07:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD OVIP TW CH
09TAIPEI49	TAIPEI MAYOR HAU LUNG-BIN ON POLITICAL AND [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 12, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin maintained that KMT party-government relations are smooth but admitted that President Ma and his core advisors have on occasion not communicated well with the KMT legislative caucus prior to controversial dec [...]	2009-01-13 10:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI494	TAIWAN PREPARED FOR CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. According to Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),the April 25-26 talks in Nanjing between SEF and its counterpart, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),will produce three agreements on cross-Strait flights, liberalization of the financial [...]	2009-04-24 08:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI510	TAIWAN ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT ON WHA [...] (C) Based on an April 28 personal invitation from WHO Director General Margaret Chan, Taiwan Health Minister Yeh Ching-chuan will lead a delegation to observe the May World Health Assembly meeting, VFM Andrew Hsia told the Director during an April 29 meeting. The invitation is the result of T [...]	2009-04-29 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV WHO TW CH
09TAIPEI514	TAIWAN AVIATION INDUSTRY HAS MUTED REACTION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The response in Taiwan to the agreement on passenger and cargo flights signed on April 26 in Nanjing (Reftel) has been mainly positive. Most industry representatives applaud the increase in the number of flights and more destinations. Some, however, question why only certain [...]	2009-04-30 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI516	PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANTE ON CROSS-STRAIT MOMENTUM, [...] (C) The announcement that Taiwan will take part in this year's WHA meeting is part of President Ma's larger effort to create momentum behind cross-Strait engagement, Taoyuan county magistrate and presidential confidante Eric Chu told the Director during an April 29 meeting. This momentum will [...]	2009-04-30 10:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TW WHO CH
09TAIPEI517	LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON WHA, [...] (C) Summary: Although recent progress in cross-Strait relations is generally positive, the pace of detente and the content of agreements like those recently signed in Nanjing need to take better account of Taiwan's sovereignty, security considerations, and the interests of the Taiwan people, L [...]	2009-04-30 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI518	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on April 30 that President Ma Ying-jeou had hoped to put the proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) on the agenda for the next round of cross-Strait talks later this year. However, during t [...]	2009-04-30 10:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW

09TAIPEI537	TAIWAN OFFICIAL ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. On May 1, Vice Chairman Fu Don-cheng of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),provided an overview of the April 25-26 talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS). He characterized the aviation ag [...]	2009-05-04 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI539	MOFA ISSUE-BY-ISSUE REVIEW OF BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) MOFA North American Affairs Division Deputy Director General Michael Hsu covered the range of bilateral issues during an April 30 meeting with visiting EAP/TC Deputy Director Deena Parker. MOFA wants to improve the security of Taiwan's passport, Hsu said, but worries that the new procedur [...]	2009-05-05 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW
09TAIPEI542	TFFLUO1; MAY 6 TAIWAN H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE [...] Summary. Taiwan remains free from the H1N1 virus, although authorities are still vigilant in screening international arrivals, and in preparing for any possible outbreak. Taiwan,s Center for Disease Control (TCDC) has requested the US CDC provide a sample of the H1N1 virus. End Summary. [...]	2009-05-06 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC AMGT CASC TBIO KFLU KFLO MARR PREL
09TAIPEI543	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang tendered his resignation to President Ma Ying-jeou on May 4, citing his age (76) and physical condition. On May 6, Ma expressed his strong hope that Chiang would stay on and told the media he had rejected Chiang's resignat [...]	2009-05-06 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI559	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU ON WHA, JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on May 7 that Taiwan plans to focus on participation in WHA and WHO activities for the present and not push to join other international organizations. Taiwan will proceed cautiously because Beijing is worried the WHA observership breakthro [...]	2009-05-08 11:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR CH TW
09TAIPEI570	TAIWAN HOPES CROSS-STRAIT LEGAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Cross-Strait Joint Crime-Fighting and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement (cross-Strait MLAA) signed in Nanjing on April 26 (See ref B for text of agreement),is intended to expand and regularize the judicial cooperation already enjoyed on a case-by-case basis under the 1990 Kinm [...]	2009-05-12 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRIM KJUS PGOV CH TW
09TAIPEI577	TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE OFFICIALS DOWNPLAY IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Taiwan opened its securities markets to Chinese institutional investors in early May, but the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) is not expecting a large influx of portfolio investment from China anytime soon. Senior TSE executives tell AIT that the biggest impact of loosening Taiwan restric [...]	2009-05-13 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI578	TAIPEI MAYOR HAU ON NEW OFFICE COMPOUND, DPP [...] (C) Summary. Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin (KMT) accepted the Director's invitation to attend AIT's New Office Compound (NOC) site dedication ceremony on June 22. Hau also indicated that his staff had approached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) about acquiring the plot of land adjacent to t [...]	2009-05-13 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ABLD PREL PGOV EAIR TW CH
09TAIPEI579	DEEP GREEN LEADERS FRET OVER CROSS-STRAIT AND [...] (C) Summary: At a dinner for the Director on May 12 hosted by DPP Legislator Trong Chai, a group of Deep Green leaders registered their concerns about President Ma "selling out" Taiwan to the PRC. Trong Chai expressed hope the U.S. would take a more balanced approach to Taiwan politics and n [...]	2009-05-13 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI590	MAC CHAIR ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS AND OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary. Cross-Strait talks continue to be successful, Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-yuan stressed to the Director on May 14, and she dismissed opposition criticisms as baseless. Plans to open financial services markets on both sides of the Strait, along with investment oppor [...]	2009-05-15 23:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI606	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER SAYS ECONOMY IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting with Director Young, Vice Premier Paul Chiu said he believes the worst is over for the economy and expects a turnaround by the end of the year. China's stimulus and other efforts directed towards Taiwan could have some positive effect, he stated. Chiu did not [...]	2009-05-19 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI609	TFFLU01: TAIWAN CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (SBU) On May 20, Taiwan health authorities confirmed the first occurrence of H1N1 in Taiwan. The infected passenger arrived on May 18 at 9:30 pm on Cathay Pacific flight CX 468 from Hong Kong, having started his trip in New York. The 52-year-old Australian national had a fever when he arrived [...]	2009-05-20 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO PREL HHS TW
09TAIPEI610	TAIWAN RATIFIES TWO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou on May 14 signed the instruments of ratification for the U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Local human rights advocates hailed the passage as a [...]	2009-05-20 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCRM TW CH
09TAIPEI622	TFFLU01: TAIWAN CONFIRMS FOUR ADDITIONAL H1N1 [...] SUMMARY. On May 21, Taiwan health authorities confirmed the second, third, fourth and fifth cases of H1N1 in Taiwan. All cases with the exception of one came on flights originating in the U.S. The exception is a Taiwan female who flew in from Manila. To date no community spread of the virus [...]	2009-05-22 10:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO PREL HHS TW
09TAIPEI623	TAIWAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: RELIABLE BUT ROOM FOR [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's judicial system is fundamentally reliable and independent, say legal scholars, practitioners, and officials, but there is room for reform - as evidenced by the controversy surrounding the prosecutions of former president Chen Shui-bian and other Democratic Progressive Par [...]	2009-05-22 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRIM PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI624	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU RIDING HIGH AFTER FIRST [...] (C) Summary: Independent polling shows public satisfaction with President Ma Ying-jeou's performance has risen from 29 to 39 percent over the past two months. Much of the improvement appears due to the recent rise in the stock market and public expectations of a better economy in the future. [...]	2009-05-22 11:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR MARR PINR US CH TW
09TAIPEI625	DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director she decided to visit former President Chen on May 14 because the "absolutely absurd" court decision to continue Chen's detention had made her "very mad." Tsai said the DPP's May 17-18 protest demonstration against Ma administration polici [...]	2009-05-22 12:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI637	SENIOR KMT OFFICIALS ON BILATERAL TIES, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Director on May 26, Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu and Taichung Mayor Jason Hu said PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi had made a special effort to give them a good impression at the recent Fujian Cross-Strait Forum. Also, Wang had been q [...]	2009-06-01 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR HK CH TW
09TAIPEI640	KINMEN CIVILIAN OFFICIALS EAGER FOR CLOSER PRC TIES [...] (C) Summary. Kinmen, a group of small islands held by Taiwan but situated just a few kilometers away from the prosperous Chinese city of Xiamen, stands as a symbol both of the decades-long military confrontation between China and Taiwan as well as of a possible future of closer economic integ [...]	2009-06-02 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI650	KMT CHAIRMAN ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao is committed to step-by-step progress on cross-Strait ties, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director during their June 3 meeting. Wu, just returned from an 8-day trip to China, was optimistic about prospects for reaching a framework trade deal with [...]	2009-06-03 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR CH TW
09TAIPEI651	TAIWAN INTEREST IN EXTRADITION PACT REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: During his May 27 Los Angeles transit, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou reiterated that signing an extradition agreement is a top priority for Taiwan's relations with the United States. Already, popular dissatisfaction with U.S. inability to return Taiwan fugitives is putting at risk [...]	2009-06-03 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM KJUS PGOV CVIS KFRD TW CH
09TAIPEI659	C-AL9-00948: TAIWAN ESTABLISHES JOINT COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of ongoing efforts to improve economic and trade relations, Taiwan announced the formation of a new Taiwan-Hong Kong cooperation mechanism after a June 5 meeting between Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam and Mainland Affairs Council Vi [...]	2009-06-05 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW HK CH
09TAIPEI670	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang confirmed he will be in China between June 16-21, with plans to meet Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin to initiate preliminary talks on the timing and agenda for the next round [...]	2009-06-08 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV
09TAIPEI671	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director on June 5 that he viewed PRC President Hu Jintao as more capable and much more flexible on cross-Strait policy than his predecessor Jiang Zemin. Lien thought cross-Strait discussions on an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement [...]	2009-06-08 10:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR CH TW
09TAIPEI673	MOFA: PRC PRESSURES UN SECURITY OFFICE TO REFUSE [...] (C) Summary. At China's urging, the United Nations security office recently formalized a policy of not accepting documents issued by Taiwan for identification purposes, according to Taiwan MOFA International Organizations Division Director General Paul Chang. This is despite comments by Chin [...]	2009-06-09 06:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR UN TW CH
09TAIPEI713	TAIWAN VISIT OF PRC OFFICIAL LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C) The KMT announced on June 10 that the fifth round of the Cross-Strait Economic and Cultural Forum (aka the KMT-CCP Forum )will be held in Changsha on July 10-11. Senior officials of the KMT's National Policy Foundation (NPF) and Zheng Lizhong, Deputy Director of the PRC's Taiwan Affairs Of [...]	2009-06-16 07:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD TW CH
09TAIPEI716	TAIWAN MAY SEEK GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH ICAO [...] (SBU) Summary. During a series of meetings with U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives June 3-4, officials of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) stated that Taiwan wishes to participate, in some manner, in the meetings of the International Civil Aviation Organization [...]	2009-06-16 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR PREL PGOV TW CH
09TAIPEI725	DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON MAINLAND AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: During the Director's farewell call on June 16, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Shin-yuan noted Taiwan's hope to expand meaningful participation in WHO activities and other functional international organizations following its success in becoming an observer at the r [...]	2009-06-17 10:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAIR CH TW
09TAIPEI759	PROPOSED DATES FOR TAIWAN POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) inquired earlier this month about Washington's views on its proposal to hold U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington. MOFA offered August 31 - September 2 as its preferred window for the meeting. MOFA again stressed that t [...]	2009-06-24 08:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI778	THE DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary. The United States does not agree with the PRC view that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are out of step with improving cross-Strait ties, the Director told Ma Ying-jeou during his June 25 farewell call on the President. Taiwan arms purchases are intended solely to replace older systems [...]	2009-06-26 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR TW CH
09TAIPEI847	COURT SLAPS FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN WITH TWO MORE [...] (C) Summary. The Taipei District Court ruled on July 13 to extend former President Chen Shui-bian's detention period by two additional months. This marks the third time that the Court has extended Chen's detention. Chen, who was previously scheduled to be released on July 25, now is slated [...]	2009-07-14 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW PREL KJUS
09TAIPEI904	MA YING-JEOU, HU JINTAO EXCHANGE LETTERS THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou, elected Kuomintang (KMT) Party Chairman on July 26, received a congratulatory letter the same day from Hu Jintao, in his capacity as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ma sent a reply the following day thanking Hu for his message and c [...]	2009-07-28 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI912	TAIWAN ECONOMY STRUGGLES IN FIRST HALF OF 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan's economy continued to struggle through a steep slowdown during the first half of 2009. Foreign trade, domestic sales, and industrial production posted significant year-on-year declines. Inbound and outbound investment decreased sharply, inflation eased, and unemploymen [...]	2009-07-30 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI915	MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIR LAI ON U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan told ADIR in a July 28 meeting that the overall message she received from U.S. officials and academics on her recent visit was support for Ma's cross-Strait policy and a strengthened U.S.-Taiwan relationship. Lai said, despi [...]	2009-07-30 10:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI939	THE KMT-CCP CROSS-STRAIT FORUM UNDER CHAIRMAN MA [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou, who was uncontested in the July 26 election for Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT),is likely to continue the KMT-CCP Cross-Strait Forum. The event, which held its fifth meeting July 11-12 in Changsha, Hunan, on educational, cultural, and social issues, has [...]	2009-08-06 02:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI941	REPRESENTATIVE GINGREY'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan must be confident in its security and its relations with the United States if it is to continue to pursue its goal of reducing cross-Strait tensions, President Ma Ying-jeou told visiting Congressman Phil Gingrey during an August 6 meeting. Specifically, Ma urged the United [...]	2009-08-06 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW CH
09TAIPEI964	RECOMMENDATION FOR FOREIGN POLICY REFUSAL OF VISA [...] (C) Summary. AIT recommends that the visa application for Chen You-hao (among the ten "Most Wanted" criminal fugitives in Taiwan) be denied on the basis of foreign policy considerations. Visa issuance would seriously undermine U.S. law enforcement cooperation with Taiwan and, further, could a [...]	2009-08-11 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KFRD KJUS PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI973	VISIT OF REPRESENTATIVE PHIL GINGREY TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. During the weather-shortened visit to Taiwan by Representative Phil Gingrey, Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for the U.S. and Congressional Taiwan Caucus role in ensuring peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and stressed the importance of continued arms sales and a U [...]	2009-08-12 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH CVIS ECON ETRD MARR MCAP OVIP PREL TW MASS
09TALLINN102	ESTONIA: YES ON KOSOVO IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance and the Bank of Estonia confirmed Estonia will vote yes on Kosovo's application for World Bank and IMF membership, as requested reftel. DECKER [...]	2009-04-15 09:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL ICJ KV EN
09TALLINN106	ESTONIA TO CODEL BERKLEY: U.S. VALUES MAKE WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14-15 visit to Tallinn by the Congressional delegation led by Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) provided an occasion for a clear affirmation of the strong U.S.-Estonia relationship. Media coverage was widespread and positive. All Estonian interlocutors urged caut [...]	2009-04-17 11:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP AMGT ASEC RU EN
09TALLINN110	Estonia Hopeful but Expects Little from Baltic [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia (GOE) and Eesti Energia are hopeful the discussions at the April 27 Baltic Prime Ministers' Council will be positive, but they don't expect concrete results this weekend. Eesti Energia feels the new Lithuanian government does not grasp the complexity of [...]	2009-04-24 14:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG RU LH LG EN
09TALLINN114	ESTONIA'S PESSIMISTIC APPROACH TO RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 14:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PREL PGOV RS GG EN
09TALLINN120	ESTONIA ENDORSES U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A and accompanying Diplomatic Note to Eve Sirp, Counsellor for International Organizations at the Estonian MFA. Sirp confirmed Estonian support for the U.S. candidacy in the upcoming elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The GOE followed up [...]	2009-05-05 13:04:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL EN
09TALLINN124	TFFLU01: ESTONIAN PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PLANNING [...] There are no suspected or confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza A in Estonia at this time. The Estonian Government has dusted off a pandemic influenza action plan prepared in 2006, when concerns about avian influenza were at their highest. Post has spoken with GOE officials and private practiti [...]	2009-05-06 14:15:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09TALLINN125	SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will visit Washington and New York May 12-15. Estonia's longest- sitting Prime Minister is ardently pro-American, a leading advocate for Estonia's military engagements abroad and the face of Estonian fiscal restraint. In his meetings, the Prime Minist [...]	2009-05-08 11:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON EN
09TALLINN135	ESTONIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN HAGUE GI PLENARY [...] (SBU) Estonia will participate in the 5th Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) in The Hague, Netherlands June 15-16, 2009. In April, Poloff and her counterpart from the Russian Embassy jointly delivered reftel invitation to Paul Teesalu, Director of Divi [...]	2009-05-13 11:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KGIC PTER PREL EN
09TALLINN140	ESTONIA: LIBERTAD ACT INFORMATION [...] (U) Per reftel instructions: Estonia does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. DECKER [...]	2009-05-15 13:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL EN
09TALLINN145	ESTONIA'S PM DIMISSES COALITION PARTNER BUT [...] (C) On May 21, Prime Minister Ansip jettisoned the smallest partner (Social Democrats - SDE) in the ruling coalition after the Government failed to reach agreement on 383 Million EUR (6 billion eeks) in budget cuts. This weekend, Ansip's Reform Party and its remaining coalition partner (Isamaa [...]	2009-05-22 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
09TALLINN169	H1N1 STRIKES AMERICAN STUDENT GROUP IN ESTONIA [...] Summary. H1N1 has emerged among a U.S. school group comprised of 33 high school students and 3 teachers (all American citizens except for one) traveling through Estonia on a bus trip through Eastern Europe. The group's plans to continue from Estonian to Latvia were delayed when five tested [...]	2009-06-26 13:46:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TALLINN193	Estonia Response to July GAERC Topics [...] (U) PolCouns met with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division on July 22 to discuss reftel GAERC topics. Meius provided the following Estonian positions: 2. (C) Georgia: Meius stated the only possible long-term solution respects Georgia's independence, territo [...]	2009-07-22 14:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN EUN
09TALLINN20	ESTONIA SUPPORTS US-ISRAEL MOU [...] (U) On January 16, we delivered points in reftel to Juri Kahn, Division Director for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Estonian MFA. Kahn confirmed that Estonia shares the view that weapons transfers into Gaza must be stopped and that the international community has a role to play in this field. [...]	2009-01-16 11:55:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EU IS EN
09TALLINN201	ESTONIA: 64th UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Please find below preliminary 2009 UNGA attendance information for the Government of Estonia. Post will provide more updates as the information becomes available. 2. (SBU) Head of State: President Toomas-Hendrik Ilves will attend. A. (U) Arrival and departure information for Pre [...]	2009-07-29 12:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA
09TALLINN205	ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]	2009-07-30 12:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN207	ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]	2009-07-30 12:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN219	Estonia Assistance to Afghanistan Beyond the Elections [...] Polcouns and DATT delivered reftel demarche to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, and to Kadri Peeters of the MOD's America's desk on July 29. Teesalu stated that Estonia would be unlikely to increase its troop contributions after the August elections. The GOE doubl [...]	2009-07-31 06:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EN
09TALLINN223	Estonia Likely to Accept Gitmo Detainee(s) [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a meeting with the Estonian Foreign Minister Paet on July 29 in Tallinn, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, Ambassador Daniel Fried, requested the Estonian government consider receiving detainees currently held at Guantanamo, who the U.S. government cannot return [...]	2009-08-03 14:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDRG EN
09TALLINN231	ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]	2009-08-04 13:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN235	Scenesetter for A/S Gordon's Visit to Estonia [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonians and their government are strongly pro-American, joining us in Afghanistan and other missions abroad from a sense of common values, but also to buttress Estonian security. Estonians very much look to NATO (and the U.S. in particular) to [...]	2009-08-05 12:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EN
09TALLINN243	Estonia Calls for Release of Aung San Suu Kyi [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 12:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV BM EN
09TALLINN247	A/S GORDON'S AUGUST 13 VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first official visit to Tallinn on August 13, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Estonian FM Urmas Paet discussed a wide range of issues and agreed there was much the U.S. and Estonia could do together to reinforce democracy in Eastern Eu [...]	2009-08-19 15:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EN
09TALLINN251	GOE AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SHIPMENTS OF COMMERCIAL DOD CARGO [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 06:38:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
09TALLINN253	RECALL 09 TALLINN 253 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 13:00:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EN
09TALLINN255	Estonia Still Committed to Georgia [...] (C) One year after Russia's invasion of Georgia, Estonia remains strongly committed to helping Georgia overcome the aftermath and avoid further hostilities. Estonia is driven both by a desire to share its own successful transformation with other post-Soviet states, and a fear that it too could [...]	2009-08-26 14:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EN GG
09TALLINN257	UPDATE: 64th UN General Assembly: Estonia High Level [...] (U) Please find below updated 2009 UNGA attendance information for the Government of Estonia. Post will provide more updates as additional information becomes available. 2. (SBU) Head of State: President Toomas-Hendrik Ilves will attend. A. (SBU) Arrival and departure information fo [...]	2009-09-02 14:08:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA
09TALLINN261	Estonia's Gymnich Agenda [...] (U) PolCouns met with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 3 to discuss reftel Gymnich topics. Meius provided the following Estonian positions for the four main Gymnich topics: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about the deteriorating human rights situ [...]	2009-09-03 11:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN267	Estonian Response to September GAERC Points [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 10. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Iran: Iran was discussed the previous week at the Gymnich, and there is little new. The GOE believes diplomatic pressure must rema [...]	2009-09-10 13:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN269	ESTONIA'S PRIORITIES FOR UNGA 64 [...] On 4 September, Poloff shared reftel USG priorities with Director of the MFA's International Organizations Division Eva-Maria Liimets, UN Affairs Desk Officer Helen Kaljulate, and USA Desk Officer Jaan Salulaid. Liimets expressed gratitude for the U.S. UNGA 64 priorities and affirmed that they [...]	2009-09-10 13:57:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA XG EN
09TALLINN27	ESTONIA CONCLUDES IRAQ MILITARY MISSION BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Government of Estonia (GOE) announced publicly its decision to end its participation in coalition operations in Iraq, bringing to a close five years of cooperation with the U.S. on the ground near Baghdad. The reason: the GOE --after repeated effort and strong s [...]	2009-01-23 14:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ EN
09TALLINN277	ESTONIA: ATTENDANCE AT UNGA FOOD SECUIRTY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered letter and draft statement on Thursday, September 10. As of Monday, September 14, the Government of Estonia has not determined if it will send a representative to this meeting. Post will send additional information on Government of Estonia attendance at this eve [...]	2009-09-14 13:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PREL EAID ETRD EAGR
09TALLINN281	Estonians Calm on Missile Defense Announcement [...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, on September 17. Teesalu said he had been expecting such an announcement, and that he understood the reasoning for changing U.S. missile defense plans. He added that Estonia looks forward t [...]	2009-09-18 13:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EN
09TALLINN289	Estonia and UNGA Red Lines [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 09:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
09TALLINN293	U.S.-Baltic Annual CFE Consultations: Support for CFE, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The three Baltic states used this year's annual CFE consultations in Tallinn to express regret that U.S.-Russia discussions on CFE were not progressing due to Russia's repetition of old ideas, but insisted the U.S. continue to lead on CFE in order to maintain a unified NATO appro [...]	2009-09-25 15:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL NATO KCFE EN
09TALLINN297	FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR ESTONIAN INDIRECT FIRE [...] Post has submitted a request for 2.01 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase Estonian indirect fire capabilities for current and future NATO ISAF and other operations in key theaters worldwide. The Chief of Mission has approved this request. Post's Office of Defense Cooperation de [...]	2009-09-30 08:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MARR MASS MCAP PREL EN
09TALLINN305	Relations with Russia, From Estonia's Russian East [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently visited Narva, in north-eastern Estonia, a city that sits (literally) on the EU's bridge to Russia. Narva is overwhelmingly ethnically and linguistically Russian, yet Emboff found that the city's ties to Russia are few and growing weaker. Students prefer t [...]	2009-10-06 09:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EN
09TALLINN307	Estonia: Goldstone Report Delivered [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 08:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EN
09TALLINN309	NATO SYG VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 13, poloff met with Kristel Engman, NATO desk officer in the MFA's Security Policy Division to receive a readout of NATO Secretary General Rasmussen's October 8th visit to Tallinn. The SYG met with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Foreign [...]	2009-10-14 13:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR NATO EN
09TALLINN315	Estonia: Response to October GAERC Points [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on October 22. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Afghanistan/Pakistan: Estonia believes the EU must play a more visible role in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and make this region a priori [...]	2009-10-23 13:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN317	Estonian FM Visit to Belarus; Lukashenko Goes On (and On and [...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met with MFA Desk Officer for Belarus, Moldova, and Central Asia Risto Roos on October 28 for a read-out of Foreign Minister Urmas Paet's October 20 - 21 visit to Minsk. Lukashenko, assuring Paet that Estonia was not his enemy, spent the bulk of their 90-minute meeting lashin [...]	2009-10-30 13:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO EN
09TALLINN321	ESTONIA SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITIONS IN UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] On November 2, poloff met with the MFA UN Desk Officer Helen Kaljulate and the International Organizations Division's Human Rights Officer Pille Kesler to discuss reftel demarche and Estonia's priorities for UNGA's Third Committee. They welcomed the information about U.S. priorities and affir [...]	2009-11-04 09:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN EN
09TALLINN323	China Interested in Estonian Port [...] (SBU) Chinese Vice Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun visited Tallinn November 2 - 3. While in Estonia, they met PM Andrus Ansip, President Toomas Ilves, visited the Port of Muuga, attended a business forum, and Zhijun met with FM Urmas Paet. Dejiang and Ansip [...]	2009-11-06 15:00:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PREL CH EN
09TALLINN325	Estonia Opposes Nord Stream Pipeline CLASSIFIED BY: Marc Nordberg, Political/Economic Chief; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) Classified by Charge Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 B & D. [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Nord Stream pipeline will not cross Estonian waters, Estonians are concerned about the pipeline for environmental and security reasons. Estonian MPs argue that they do not oppose Nord Stream, but complained that the pipeline company has failed to answer many questions ab [...]	2009-11-06 15:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL SENV RS EN
09TALLINN327	Estonian Defense Budget: Preserving Deployments Amidst Cuts [...] SUMMARY. Estonia's 2010 defense budget falls just short of its NATO commitment to spend two percent on defense, coming in at 1.86 percent of GDP. While the budget has fallen in absolute terms, defense spending remains comparable to 2009 as a percentage of GDP. The budget preserves spending [...]	2009-11-10 09:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS ECON EN
09TALLINN331	Estonian Response for November GAERC [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Affairs Division on November 12. Meius provided a laundry list of topics for the November Jumbo GAERC, including: 2. Russia: EU Foreign Ministers will discuss Russia in advance of the November 18 - 19 EU [...]	2009-11-13 06:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN EN
09TALLINN333	Estonia Likely to Support U.S. NATO Enlargement Strategy [...] (C) Pol Chief delivered reftel points November 13 to MFA Security Policy Director Paul Teesalu. Teesalu said the GOE is still engaged in internal debate on its position towards enlargement for the December ministerial, and thanked the USG for these points which would influence Estonia's thinki [...]	2009-11-13 15:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA EN NUC
09TALLINN335	Estonia: Opposition Dominates Local Elections [...] (U) SUMMARY. The October 18th local elections for 226 town councils throughout Estonia resulted in few surprises, other than a robust turnout of 60.57 percent, considerably higher than the 47.4 percent participating in the last local elections in 2005. The Center Party won a clear majority i [...]	2009-11-16 11:15:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
09TALLINN34	ESTONIA'S POST-IRAQ AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22, the Government of Estonia (GOE) concluded formally Estonia's participation in coalition operations in Iraq, after lengthy negotiations between GOE and Government of Iraq (GOI) on the status of Estonian forces failed to produce results. In the days following this d [...]	2009-02-02 12:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ EN
09TALLINN345	Deputy PM Ivanov's Non-Visit to Tallinn [...] (SBU) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov visited Tallinn November 19 to watch a basketball game between CSKA Moscow (which the press states Ivanov has long supported) and Estonian team BC Kalev Cramo. MFA contacts said the Estonian MFA learned of the visit just hours in advance. The [...]	2009-11-24 12:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS EN
09TALLINN349	FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR ESTONIAN UAV AND INDIRECT FIRE [...] This cable is a correction to Tallinn 297, adding an additional request for UAVs. 2. Post has submitted a request for 3.24 million USD in 1206 funding to increase materially Estonian UAV tactical intelligence and indirect fire capabilities for current and future NATO ISAF, counter-terr [...]	2009-11-25 14:55:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MARR MASS MCAP PREL EN
09TALLINN35	Estonian - Russian Relations (Part 1): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Estonia's economic ties with Russia are modest and relatively straightforward. Bilateral trade with Russia has held steady for several years at around eight percent of Estonia's total, with imports dominated by mineral fuels. Exports are spread across all sectors. [...]	2009-02-05 13:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV RU EN
09TALLINN351	Estonia with U.S. on Iran [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 15:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IR EN
09TALLINN353	ESTONIA'S SUPPORT TO KFOR ENDS IN 2010 BUT DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY. Estonia will likely end its military mission in Kosovo in February 2010, but it will maintain a staff presence and civil assistance program over the medium term. Estonia's commitment to development cooperation with Kosovo has deepened significantly in recent years; over the next two [...]	2009-11-30 13:04:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS KV EN
09TALLINN357	Estonia Scenesetter for DAS Quanrud [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonia is strongly supportive of USG policies, joining us in Afghanistan and in other missions abroad to buttress their own security, but also as a result of Estoniabs very real commitment to democracy. Fear of Russian aggression and/or manipul [...]	2009-12-01 07:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EN
09TALLINN36	ESTONIAN ACCEPTS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO [...] (U) On February 6, 2009, the Government of Estonia formally accepted the accession to NATO of Albania and Croatia by depositing its instruments of ratification of the NATO Accession Protocols with the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn. Post will forward the documents to Washington. DECKER [...]	2009-02-09 07:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TALLINN361	ESTONIA UPBEAT ON VISAGINAS NPP; PROSPECTS FOR A DOMESTIC [...] (C) In separate meetings with Econoff, GOE and Eesti Energia officials expressed their pleasure with the progress Lithuania has made recently on the Visaginas nuclear power plant (NPP) project and emphasized that Estonia was only at the earliest stages of developing its own, alternative, NPP. [...]	2009-12-03 14:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL EINV LH EN
09TALLINN370	Estonia Supports Macedonia's EU Negotiations [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points November 16 to Tonis Idarand, MFA Director for Central and Southern Europe. Idarand replied that Estonia shares the USG opinion and supports the EC's recommendation to start formal accession negotiations with Macedonia. However, Idarand said that Greece and C [...]	2009-11-16 14:27:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN MK EN
09TALLINN371	Estonia: DAS Quanrud Discusses Afghanistan, Russia, the [...] (C) Summary: GOE officials reaffirmed to visiting EUR DAS that Estonia will remain in Afghanistan as long as needed, and is looking for ways to increase its presence. Estonia will contribute an additional trainer to EUPOL and a counter-IED team in Helmand Province, and is considering other opt [...]	2009-12-16 10:30:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MOPS EN
09TALLINN373	Estonia Pleased with NATO Contingency Planning Plan [...] (U) Pol Chief and DATT delivered reftel points on December 15 to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, and to Sven Sakkov, MOD Undersecretary for Defense Policy, and Eerik Marmei, MOD Director of the NATO and ESDP Department. 2. (S) Teesalu welcomed the information and call [...]	2009-12-16 13:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	NATO MARR MCAP PREL EN
09TALLINN38	ESTONIA ACCPETS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Following Estonian Parliament's ratification of the NATO Protocols of Accession for Albania and Croatia on December 17, 2008, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves signed the instruments of ratification on February 12, 2008. The Government of Estonia provided these documents to the U.S. Embass [...]	2009-02-10 14:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TALLINN381	Parliamentary President on Afghan Commitment, Russian [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on President of the Parliament Ene Ergma on December 14, Ambassador applauded Estonia's contribution in Afghanistan, asked for her views on relations with Russia, and praised Estonia's remarkable economic resilience. Ergma stressed that she fully understand [...]	2009-12-17 12:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EN
09TALLINN383	Estonia's Missing Russian Parties [...] (U) Summary: Even though one-third of Estonia's population is Russian-speaking, Estonia has no strong Russian political parties. The few ethnic Russian parties that have formed have remained on the margins of politics. Instead, largely because it is the only Estonian political party reaching o [...]	2009-12-17 12:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI EN

09TALLINN390	Estonia Shares E-Governance with World [...] Summary: Estonia certainly is an e-state. It has been one of the world's leading users of information and communication technology (IT) in the fields of government, banking and social responsibility (such as e-tax filing and voting on the internet). According to the World Economic Forum, Eston [...]	2009-12-03 13:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID EN
09TALLINN396	ESTONIA ON COP-15: SKEPTICAL ABOUT CHANCES FOR SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed the diplomatic corps on the upcoming Copenhagen climate conference and the current state of climate negotiations. The presenters confirmed the GOE's priority for the conference is to reach an "ambitious and binding agre [...]	2009-12-07 11:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL EN
09TALLINN58	ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NPT SURVEY REQUEST [...] (U) On March 4, 2009, the Government of Estonia (GOE) provided a detailed response to Ref A (Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) survey). The text of the GOE response appears in paragraph 3. Per reftel request, Post is unaware of other reporting of the GOE position on this issue. The GOE [...]	2009-03-09 07:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09TALLINN77	ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2009 NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) The Government of Estonia (GOE) views the 60th anniversary NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl as a significant opportunity to showcase Alliance unity on issues such as Afghanistan and NATO enlargement. Estonia supports a new Strategic Concept and has proposed draft language for the final summ [...]	2009-03-26 11:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
09TALLINN78	ESTONIA ON ECON CRISIS: TRUST THE FREE MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 24 meeting with Econoff, Ministry of Finance (MOF),Central Bank and MFA officials concurred with most reftel points on the financial crisis, but noted that they do not feel the EU needs to increase the size of its stimulus package. GOE officials question whether the IM [...]	2009-03-26 12:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL EN
09TALLINN82	ESTONIA PLANS TO SUBMIT BRIEF ON KOSOVO TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On March 30, in response to reftel request, Tonis Idarand, MFA Director for Central Europe and the Balkans told Pol/Econ Chief that MFA's legal Department is in the process of drafting a written statement to the ICJ in support of Kosovo [...]	2009-03-30 09:08:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL ICJ KV EN
09TALLINN83	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ESTONIA [...] (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions contained in Reftel A, paragraph three: -- In 2008, Estonia received $4.15 million in combined IMET and FMF funding from the USG, and will receive funding under both programs again in 2009. -- In 2008 Transparency International (TI) ranked Esto [...]	2009-03-30 13:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL EN
09TALLINN86	ESTONIA on AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C) On March 31, POl/Econ Chief and DATT met with Christian-Marc Liflander, MOD Director for Policy Planning and MOD and Paul Teesalu, MFA Director for Security Policy to discuss the Government of Estonia response to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A) as well as possible deliver [...]	2009-04-01 07:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO PK AF EN
09TALLINN90	ESTONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 5, 9 and 10. 2. (C) MFA Undersecretary Harri Tiido officially informed the Charge on April 2 that the GOE has decided it will 1) deploy an Estonian platoon to Afghanistan for elections security and 2) move forward with plans to fold an Estonian cont [...]	2009-04-03 09:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO AF EN
09TASHKENT100	UZBEKISTAN: NEW STUDY ON LABOR MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In December, the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) office in Tashkent published a new study on labor migration from Uzbekistan based on surveys conducted in 2006 and 2007. While the study does not reflect the impact of the current financial crisis upon labor migratio [...]	2009-01-23 11:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON KIRF KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS KZ UZ
09TASHKENT1011	UZBEKISTAN: OFF-SHORE DEA COUNTRY ATTACHE FINALLY GRANTED [...] (U) Summary: On June 15, the Embassy was informed orally by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the accreditation request for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attache has been approved. This is a major step forward and should usher in a new era of enhanced counternarcotics c [...]	2009-06-18 10:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR KCRM EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1013	UZBEKISTAN: NEW IOM REGIONAL HEAD OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, poloffs met with regional officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and a prominent Uzbek anti-trafficking NGO to discuss the organization's status. A new IOM regional coordinator will cover all of Central Asia for IOM, and he is confident th [...]	2009-06-18 11:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB KTIP EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1023	UZBEKISTAN: SWISS CONCLUDE DRUG HARM REDUCTION PROJECT AT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Swiss Embassy in Tashkent marked the end of what it saw as a successful six-year drug harm reduction project, which included provision of clean needles and condoms to thousands of drug users in Uzbekistan with the goal of stopping the spread of disease, particularly HIV and [...]	2009-06-19 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KHIV SNAR SZ DEA UZ
09TASHKENT1025	UZBEKISTAN: SANJAR UMAROV'S HEALTH CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE [...] (C) Summary: On June 17, emboffs met with members of the Sunshine Coalition, who reported that their imprisoned leader, Sanjar Umarov, was suffering severe mental illness in prison. On June 18, the Ambassador met with Umarov's son Arslan, who just finished a four-day visit in the prison with [...]	2009-06-19 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1027	UZBEKISTAN: UNICEF MAY SEEK TO DISTANCE ITSELF FROM [...] (C) On June 17, Matthew Taylor, the Public Relations Officer at UNICEF's Uzbekistan office, told poloff that the organization will be "changing tack" to take a harder line in its dealings with the Government of Uzbekistan. Taylor said that a coalition of NGOs, led by Human Rights Watch, [...]	2009-06-19 10:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNICEF ELAB PGOV PREL KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT1037	Uzbekistan Pledges Support for U.S. ICSC Candidate [...] (SBU) On June 19, Bakhrom Babayev of the UN and International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Poloff that Uzbekistan will support U.S. candidate Lucretia Myers for the UN International Civil Service Commission. He indicated that MFA had sent a diplomatic not [...]	2009-06-22 06:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT105	UZBEKISTAN: JAPANESE OFFICIALS COMMENT ON BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: Japanese engagement in Uzbekistan appears to be on the rise, judging from recent comments from Japanese diplomats and consultants in Tashkent as well as press reporting. In addition to high-level Uzbek and Japanese visits in Tokyo and Tashkent in 2008, a "Central Asia Plus Japan" [...]	2009-01-27 04:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL ECIN PGOV PBTS EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1063	Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for CODEL Faleomavaega's June Visit [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your trip, which marks the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan in four years. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, its 28 million (overwhelmingly Muslim) people nearly as many as the other four former Soviet republi [...]	2009-06-24 11:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD KNNP MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT108	Medvedev's Visit to Uzbekistan [...] (C) Summary: Official Tashkent is still parsing the January 22-23 visit of Russian President Medvedev. Discussions here with contacts, including the Russian Embassy, have brought several key themes to the fore: -- Regional Water Issues: In a major victory for the Uzbeks in the perennial tug [...]	2009-01-27 14:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG RS UZ
09TASHKENT1095	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Round Table [...] (C) Summary: Local human rights activists and members of the diplomatic corps attended a round table discussion at the Embassy on June 23, 2009. Among the attendees was Elena Urlaeva, who reported she is doing fine after having been roughed last week by hooligans while doing activist wo [...]	2009-06-26 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1097	Uzbekistan: Embassy Input for OSCE Human Dimension Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw (scheduled for September 28-October 9),we are providing the following input for the pre-HDIM demarche to the Uzbek government. We w [...]	2009-06-26 12:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ OSCE KDEM
09TASHKENT110	UZBEKISTAN: INSPECTION OF BORDER CROSSING POINTS IN ANDIJON [...] (C) On January 20, Poloff and Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Assistant traveled to the Ferghana Valley to inspect EXBS and International Naroctics and Law Enforcement (INL) Program-funded equipment provided to the Border Guards of the National Security Service. The equipment [...]	2009-01-28 12:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ASEC PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1123	Uzbekistan: Post Concerns over GSP-related Proposed Actions [...] (C) As part of the review of Uzbekistan for the Generalized Systems of Preferences (GSP),the Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) have proposed to withdraw or limit GSP benefits if the GOU does not take certain actions related to child labor in the cotton se [...]	2009-07-01 13:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB USTR UZ
09TASHKENT1125	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO [...] (C) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary Burns and delegation. This visit comes at a pivotal moment as we seek to rebuild a relationship with the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) that has been foundering on the shoals of mutual mistrust for the past four years. Despite th [...]	2009-07-02 08:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1135	Security Forces Disrupt American University Event [...] (C) The Uzbek National Security Service (NSS) interrupted the American University of Central Asia's (AUCA) entrance exams in Tashkent on June 27, confiscating all exam materials and interrogating students and administrators. According to personnel at the International Business School, where t [...]	2009-07-02 12:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO OEXC SCUL UZ
09TASHKENT114	UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR MARSHALL CENTER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post requests that Department conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for three Government of Uzbekistan officials scheduled to participate in the Program in Advanced Security Studies (PASS 09-5) at the Marshall Center in [...]	2009-01-29 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1151	UZBEKISTAN: S&T IN UZBEKISTAN AND PROGRESS ON A U.S.-UZBEK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement. Uzbek science officials expressed a strong desire to co [...]	2009-07-06 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1161	Uzbekistan: INP Representatives Highlight Radiation [...] (SBU) On June 30, Post handed over some 290,000 USD in equipment-including a handheld radiation monitor, a Yantar-1U detection system, and video monitoring sets-donated by the Department of Energy's Second Line of Defense program to representatives from Uzbekistan's Institute of Nuclear Physics [...]	2009-07-06 13:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS KNNP PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1171	Uzbekistan: CODEL Faleomavaega Meets with GOU Officials [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Shaismatov and Foreign Minister Norov on June 29, Congressman Faleomavaega said that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to Central Asia and should approach relations with the governments of the region in a less ideological way. Faleomava [...]	2009-07-08 11:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD MARR MOPS PHUM
09TASHKENT1181	Uzbekistan: UNSCR 1874 Demarches Delivered [...] (SBU) On July 8, Poloff delivered reftel demarches on implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 to Nurillo Abdullaev of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk. Post will report any substantive response. NORLAND [...]	2009-07-09 11:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC ECON PREL PGOV MTCRE EFIN KN UZ
09TASHKENT1183	EXBS: UZBEKISTAN EXBS ADVISOR QUARTERLY REPORTING CABLE, [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. In advance of and during 5-17 April, EXBS Office/Pol- Econ Section provided support to the International Border Interdiction Training and International Rail Interdiction Training courses conducted by Department of Homeland Secur [...]	2009-07-09 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09TASHKENT1199	UZBEKISTAN: INL PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: In June, 2009 there was a major breakthrough in the counternarcotics situation in Uzbekistan when the host government finally accredited a DEA Country Attache, which presents an opportunity to pursue an important mutual interest. The strawman exercise resulted in limited fundin [...]	2009-07-13 10:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1201	Uzbekistan: U.S.-Uzbekistan Working Group Discusses [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group (JWG) met on June 24 for an update on the implementation of 38 projects funded by U.S. Food for Progress programs. Despite the apparent benefits that these jointly-agreed projects on irrigation, improving agricultural productivity, and enh [...]	2009-07-13 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECIN SOCI PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1217	Uzbekistan: Demarche on Deterring Uranium-Related Business [...] (C) On July 15, Poloff met with Nurillo Abdullaev, Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Desk Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche discouraging the sale or transfer of uranium to Iran. Abdullaev stated that Uzbekistan is committed to nuclear non-proliferation, citing Uzb [...]	2009-07-15 12:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM IR KNNP PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1219	Uzbekistan: Demarche on Results of U.S.-Russia Presidential [...] (C) On July 15, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the results of the U.S.-Russia presidential summit to Nurillo Abdullaev, Acting Americas Desk Chief at Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Abdullaev thanked Poloff for the detailed information. He remarked that Uzbekistan has been follo [...]	2009-07-15 13:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS UZ
09TASHKENT1243	Uzbekistan: U/S Burns Meets FM Norov [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns led an inter-agency delegation to Tashkent on July 12-13 that included NSC Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia Michael McFaul, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East and South Asia David Sedney. Burns used the occasion of a July 12 m [...]	2009-07-17 04:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT1245	UZBEKISTAN: USCENTCOM ON THE EVE OF CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Major General (MG) Kenneth Dowd, CENTCOM's Director of Logistics, had productive meetings on transit and local sourcing opportunities during his recent visit to Uzbekistan from June 22 through 26. In meetings at the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relatio [...]	2009-07-17 09:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL EIND MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1255	UZBEKISTAN: ADB SIGNS MOU ON AFGHAN RAILWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Hong Wang, the ADB's visiting Director for Transport and Communications, told us on July 16 that he expected to sign an MOU with the GOU to build a rail link from Hayraton to Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. He said construction would begin this October, and an ambitious timetabl [...]	2009-07-20 10:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR ETRD ECON PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1257	Uzbekistan: International Conference Addresses Problems and [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan and the Marshall Center co-hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security and stabilizing Afghanistan on June 17-18 in Tashkent. Uzbek participants appear to have been instructed to lobby for international support of Presid [...]	2009-07-20 10:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PINS
09TASHKENT1259	Uzbekistan: GOU Officials Shut Down Embassy Outreach Event [...] (C) On July 16, Government of Uzbekistan officials shut down an educational outreach event conducted by Post's Public Affairs Section (PAS) Education Advisor (a Foreign Service National) and Summer Intern at a Samarkand language center. The "English for You" language center (an officially regi [...]	2009-07-20 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	OEXC KPAO PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1269	Uzbekistan: U/S Burns Meeting with Uzbekistan Civil Society [...] (C) Summary: On July 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a delegation of U.S. officials met with five Uzbek civil society activists. The group explained that during the years since the 2005 Andijon events, civil society had been all but decimated. They we [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1271	Uzbekistan: Under Secretary Burns' July 13 Meeting with [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting that lasted over three hours, President Karimov affirmed to Under Secretary Burns his desire to turn the page on U.S.-Uzbek relations and work together to restore trust based on mutual interests and mutual respect. Citing Afghanistan as Uzbekistan [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1273	Uzbekistan: Former K2 Employee Describes Conditions in [...] (C) During a personal trip to Karshi on July 18-19, Poloff met with Furkat Tulqin, who worked at the U.S.'s Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Airbase as a procurement officer and interpreter between 2003 and 2005. Tulqin said that some 2,000 Uzbek citizens-mainly from Kashkadarya Province but also from ot [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1279	Uzbekistan Responds to Afghanistan Demarche [...] (C) On July 22, Charge d'Affaires and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on assistance to Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's new MFA Americas Department Chief Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Acting MFA USA Desk Chief Nurillo Abdullaev. Charge asked Uzbekistan to provide Post with a document outlining Uzbekista [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR PGOV AF UZ
09TASHKENT128	Uzbek Foreign Minister on Medvedev Visit [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov met with the Ambassador for over ninety minutes on January 29 for a wide ranging discussion that included Russian President Medvedev's visit to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, NDN, relations with Tajikistan and regional issues. Norov expressed satisfaction wi [...]	2009-02-02 13:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ENRG ECON TI RS UZ
09TASHKENT1281	Uzbekistan: Foreign Minister Likely to Participate at UNGA [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires and Poloff delivered reftel demarche requesting information on host country participation at the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly General Debate to MFA's Americas Department on July 22. New Chief of the Americas Department Bakhtiyor Ibragimov indicated that Foreign Min [...]	2009-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT129	UZBEKISTAN: A POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD FOR DEA'S RETURN [...] (C) Summary: On January 27-28, Visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Country Attache Chris Melink and Emboffs met with representatives from the Government of Uzbekistan to discuss further bilateral counternarcotics cooperation and the possibility of DEA's return to Uzbekistan. M [...]	2009-02-02 15:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT1299	UZBEKISTAN: FOLLOW UP TO CAIRO SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: Post initiated the consultative process on the Presidents strategy to engage Muslim communities by leading a discussion with foreign assistance partners. Drawing from the three areas of engagement suggested in reftel (which coincide with posts foreign assistance priorities),post l [...]	2009-07-23 12:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID OEXC UZ
09TASHKENT1315	Uzbekistan: New MFA Americas Department Officials Proactive, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with us on July 22, new MFA Americas Department officials Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Nurillo Abdullaev discussed a wide range of issues and showed themselves to be highly proactive, cooperative, and interested in addressing problems in our bilateral relationship. Ibragi [...]	2009-07-27 09:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPAO ECON UZ
09TASHKENT132	UZBEKISTAN EXCITED ABOUT S&T AGREEMENT, PRESENTS A DRAFT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dr. Shavkat Salikhov, Chairman of the Committee for Coordination of Science and Technology Development at the Cabinet of Ministers, told us in unequivocal terms on January 29 that Uzbekistan is very interested in negotiating a Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation agreement [...]	2009-02-03 08:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1325	Uzbekistan: Ataev and Norov Remarks Reflect Concerns About [...] (C) Summary: The first set of astonishingly high-level meetings between the Government of Uzbekistan and two representatives from the Center for Strategic and International Studies kicked off on July 27 with meetings between them and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, NSC First Deputy S [...]	2009-07-28 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC PGOV ECIN ELTN ENRG KISL MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT1329	UZBEK S&T: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable focuses on biotechnology and agricult [...]	2009-07-28 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT135	UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] (SBU) Post has conducted an internal review of its files and has found no credible evidence that Uzbek individuals in reftel are responsible for committing gross violations of human rights. NORLAND To view the entire SMART message, go to URL http://repository.state.sgov.gov/_layouts/OSS Searc [...]	2009-02-03 12:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MARR ASEC NATO SNAR RS UZ
09TASHKENT1357	Uzbekistan: Rumors of Succession Planning, Government [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 28, a member of the Government of Uzbekistan relayed to us a number of discussions taking place within Uzbekistan's Presidential Apparat about succession planning and government reshuffling. Some members of the Apparat believe that Gulnora Karimova will become President [...]	2009-07-31 05:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR AORC RS UZ
09TASHKENT136	RFG: Uzbekistan Transit Next Steps [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance at para 4. 2. (C) The diplomatic note containing the GOU's latest proposed agreement on transit (ref a) that was given to us on January 29 by Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov was confirmation that the GOU wants an agreement above and beyond a [...]	2009-02-03 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1371	Uzbekistan: Leahy Vetting Request for Marshall [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post requests that Department conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for two Government of Uzbekistan officials scheduled to participate in the Senior Executive Seminar (SES 09-9) at the George C. Marshall Center in [...]	2009-08-03 07:29:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1383	UZBEK S&T: PHYSICS, ENERGY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable -- one of a series on the state of Uz [...]	2009-08-03 13:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1385	UZBEK S&T: STATUS OF STCU AND ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable briefly comments on the status of the [...]	2009-08-03 13:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT14	UZBEKISTAN: STATE-RUN PRESS SAYS PUBLIC VIEWS GAZA CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 18:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UZ
09TASHKENT141	Manas May Raise Base Issue for Uzbekistan-and for U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The announcement in Moscow by Kyrgyz President Bakiyev that his government would close Manas air base has piqued interest in Tashkent, with the Uzbek MFA convoking the Ambassador today to inquire further. Although the Uzbeks said nothing to indicate that they wish to explore the p [...]	2009-02-04 15:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1421	Uzbekistan: Mixed Messages on Child Labor in the Cotton [...] (C) Summary: In conversations in the last few weeks with poloff, UNICEF Representative in Uzbekistan Mahboob Shareef and Child Protection Officer Siyma Barkin have expressed their frustration with the GOU and its efforts to address child labor. Neither Shareef nor Barkin expected an inde [...]	2009-08-05 10:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT1423	Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits August 5, 2009 [...] (C) On July 29, Center for Strategic and International Studies representatives Andy Kuchins and Tom Sanderson met with us to give us a read-out of their meetings with various Government of Uzbekistan officials. Across the board, GOU officials appeared very enthusiastic about improving relation [...]	2009-08-05 11:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC MOPS ECON PBTS PINR KJUS UZ
09TASHKENT143	CONCURRENCE FOR EXBS UZBEKISTAN FY 2008 PROGRAM PLAN [...] (SBU) Post confirms its concurrence with the Export Control and Related Border Security program plan in paragraph 6 of reftel. The Government of Uzbekistan also has demonstrated receptivity to engagement with the EXBS program and shown interest in participating in several of these activities. [...]	2009-02-06 05:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KNNP KSTC PBTS PREL MNUC PARM UZ
09TASHKENT1431	Uzbekistan: UNICEF: Rags to Riches [...] (C) In a "rags to riches" meeting between UNICEF representative Siyma Barkin and the Minister of Labor today, Minister Aktam Ahmatovich Haritov told Barkin that the GOU would like to implement all of the items in the UNICEF Work Plan, which was agreed to by the GOU last January. In fac [...]	2009-08-06 12:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB UZ
09TASHKENT1435	Uzbekistan: ICRC Prison Monitoring Program Extended [...] (SBU) Rafaello Muller, Deputy Head of the International Committee for the Red Cross's (ICRC) Regional Delegation, informed poloff today that the GOU agreed on Wednesday, August 5, 2009, to extend last year's six-month pilot program allowing ICRC to enter and evaluate prisons. Prison visi [...]	2009-08-07 12:45:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1437	UZBEKISTAN: Human Rights Update [...] (C) Summary: Although Post was happy to report the continuation of a prison monitoring program by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),the human rights climate in Uzbekistan remains difficult, at best. The recent sentencing of journalist Dilmurod Sayyidov to twelve years [...]	2009-08-10 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB UZ
09TASHKENT1441	Uzbekistan: Boosting Economic Ties with Brazil [...] (S/NF) On July 28, an official in Uzbekistan's Oliy Majlis provided Embassy's FSN Political Assistant with a readout of President Karimov's May trip to Brazil. (Note: The Uzbekistan National News Agency Online reported on May 28 that both sides signed agreements on technical cooperation; on e [...]	2009-08-14 04:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	EAGR ECON ECIN PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1443	Uzbekistan: Leahy Vetting Request for Marshall Center [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post requests that Department conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for one Government of Uzbekistan official scheduled to participate in a Senior Executive Seminar (SES 09-0) at the George C. Marshall Center in Gar [...]	2009-08-14 04:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1445	Uzbekistan: GICNT Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) On August 13, Post delivered reftel demarche to Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post will report any response septel. NORLAND [...]	2009-08-14 06:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC UZ
09TASHKENT1447	Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for the Visit of General Petraeus [...] (S) Summary: Your second visit to Uzbekistan comes at a pivotal moment in the U.S.-Uzbek relationship and will build upon the July 12-13 visit of Under Secretary of State Bill Burns during which we proposed to the Uzbeks the establishment of a structured bilateral dialogue. The Uzbek leadershi [...]	2009-08-14 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1451	AFGHANISTAN - MANAGING THE NEIGHBORS: UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) We have urged the Uzbeks to play a constructive role as the Afghan elections unfold. Ambassador discussed reftel points with Deputy FM Karamatov on Aug. 17, and CENTCOM Commanding General Petraeus delivered the message in his meetings with President Karimov, the Uzbek Foreign and Defense M [...]	2009-08-19 09:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ AF
09TASHKENT1453	Uzbekistan: PSI Exercise Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) On August 18, Post delivered reftel demarche on PSI Exercise Leading Edge 2010 to Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post will report any substantive response septel. NORLAND [...]	2009-08-19 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP UZ
09TASHKENT1455	Uzbekistan: Officials Preview Parliamentary Changes, [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan, in collaboration with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),hosted a conference dedicated to parliamentary systems and political parties in Tashkent on July 1-2. GOU representatives responded favorably to presentations from a [...]	2009-08-19 11:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1459	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Visitor: Child Labor Assessment Not [...] (C) Summary: UNICEF visiting Senior Child Protection Advisor Joanne Dunn met with DCM and poloff Monday, August 17 to discuss child labor and the upcoming cotton harvest. Dunn stated that it is "way too late" for an assessment to be planned and implemented during this year's cotton harv [...]	2009-08-20 08:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1463	UZBEKISTAN: MINISTER GANIEV TO ATTEND TIFA COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Post sent the proposed TIFA Council agenda (reftel) to the MFA by diplomatic note on July 30 with the request that it be forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade (MFERIT). The note further requested a meeting with MFERIT Minister Elyor Ganiev to disc [...]	2009-08-27 12:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EINV ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1469	DETAILS OF TASHKENT SHOOT-OUT MURKY; GOU TYPICALLY MUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Uzbek law enforcement officers engaged in a "shoot-out" with a group of armed men in a downtown neighborhood of Tashkent on Saturday, August 29, at approximately 18:00 local time. The identities and affiliations of the armed men have not been confirmed. Contacts in the Ministr [...]	2009-09-03 13:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT147	UZBEKISTAN: FERGHANA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS PUTTING [...] (C) On January 21, Poloff and Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Assistant visited Ferghana Province's Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Emboffs conducted end-use monitoring of counternarcotics equipment that the International Narc [...]	2009-02-06 10:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT1473	TASHKENT SHOOT-OUT ATTRIBUTED TO UZBEK EXTREMIST GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: An official press release from the Uzbek Attorney General's Office published September 4 reported that the shoot-out which took place on Saturday (reftel) was part of a special operation directed at a group of Islamic terrorists. The armed men were believed to be members of an [...]	2009-09-04 13:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT1475	RECALL 09 TASHKENT 1475 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 06:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1479	Uzbekistan: Amnesty Decree Announced, Human Rights Activist [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan announced an amnesty resolution last week, through which some prisoners and criminal defendants may apply to the court for clemency. The resolution includes several restrictions, which may serve to limit the number of political and religious p [...]	2009-09-09 16:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1481	Uzbekistan: Update on Trial of Journalist Dilmurod Sayid [...] (U) Summary: The Samarkand Regional Criminal Court commenced a hearing for journalist Dilmurod Sayid (aka Sayyidov) in Samarkand Province on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, to consider his harsh prison sentence and various procedural irregularities during his trial. Midway through the heari [...]	2009-09-11 08:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT1483	UPDATE ON UZBEKISTAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN [...] (U) Summary: Following recent discussions on the subject, the MFA of Uzbekistan provided the Embassy with an update on their involvement in the socio-economic reconstruction of Afghanistan. The contributions of the GOU have been primarily in the area of restoring and rebuilding infrast [...]	2009-09-11 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO ELTN AF UZ
09TASHKENT1487	UZBEKISTAN EAGER TO INCREASE BORDER SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: GOU Customs and Border Security Officials seemed eager to get down to business during a meeting with Regional Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) Advisor and poloff. Uzbek officials recalled successful joint projects which took place in 2001 and expressed their desire to [...]	2009-09-16 07:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS KNNP PREL ETTC MNUC PARM KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1489	Uzbekistan: Notes from the Northwest [...] (SBU) Summary: Hayitbay Yakirboy, a human rights activist from Khorezm, met with poloff on August 12, 2009 to discuss issues facing northwestern Uzbekistan. Yakirboy addressed labor trafficking problems and discontent in the semiautonomous region of Karakalpakstan and the northwest province o [...]	2009-09-16 11:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1491	Uzbekistan: Activists in Samarkand Making a Difference [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 8, Poloff met with ten human rights activists from "Ezgulik," the only registered human rights organization in Uzbekistan. They discussed their observations of trends in the areas of child labor and religious freedom, but most of them focus their attention on the [...]	2009-09-16 12:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1493	Tashkent Tidbits September 17, 2009 [...] (C) A Brazilian coach for Uzbekistan's premiere team, Bunyodkor, recently told PE Chief of an incident following a match against Bunyodkor's poor rival Pakhtakor (the cotton pickers)in which Bunyodkor lost 1-0 when most of its Brazilian star power got red cards in the first 10 minutes of play. [...]	2009-09-17 11:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT1496	UZBEKISTAN PREPARES FOR DECEMBER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan slated for December 2009 are likely to result in minimal changes to the overall structure of decision-making in the country; however, what may define the development of governmen [...]	2009-08-17 06:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT1499	Uzbekistan: Update on Trial of Journalist Dilmurod Sayid [...] (SBU) Summary: The Regional Samarkand Court on September 11 upheld the 12.5 year sentence of independent journalist and human rights activist Dilmurod Sayid on charges of extortion and bribery. (See reftel.) Sayid's attorney will appeal this decision to the Chairman of the Regional Court, and [...]	2009-09-18 08:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT150	UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN RESUMING COOPERATION ON COMMODITY [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan has demonstrated interest in resuming cooperation on International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP) activities sponsored by the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. These activities are intended to improve the abili [...]	2009-02-09 11:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KNNP PBTS PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1501	Uzbekistan: Hidirova Describes Her Imprisonment [...] (SBU) Post reported earlier this summer on the arrest and release of Jizzakh farmer and human rights activist Oyazimhon Hidirova (aka Khidirova),who spent roughly five weeks in jail after being arrested on charges of hooliganism. (See reftels.) Hidirova and her public defender Ziyodullo [...]	2009-09-18 08:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1503	UNGA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UZBEKISTAN WANTS TO COOPERATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Uzbek government wants to work together with the USG in areas of mutual interest, and is watching carefully for signals about the US perspective on the status of our bilateral relationship. Post delivered reftel points to Durbek Amanov, Director for UN and Internationa [...]	2009-09-18 09:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA XG
09TASHKENT1505	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Representative Discusses Child Labor [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, Ambassador Norland met with UNICEF Representative in Uzbekistan Mahboob Shareef to discuss child labor in the cotton fields. Shareef discussed a recent high-level meeting with the GOU, and discussed his ideas for short- and long-term solutions to the child [...]	2009-09-18 12:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1507	Uzbekistan: Suspected Case of Anthrax Puts USG-Funded [...] (SBU) Summary: In the month of August, media in Uzbekistan reported a suspected case of Anthrax in the Toytepi region near Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The man suspected with Anthrax was believed to have been exposed during the slaughtering of his cows. The Biological Threat Reduction Program labora [...]	2009-09-18 12:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TBIO TSPL CDC UZ
09TASHKENT151	UZBEKISTAN GRANTS STCU AN EXTENSION, BUT PROBLEMS PERSIST [...] (C) The Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) continues to face accreditation problems in Uzbekistan, though the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) has given STCU until the end of 2009 to complete active projects. (Note: The STCU, which works to combat proliferation by diverting the effo [...]	2009-02-09 11:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP UZ
09TASHKENT1511	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Representative Discusses Child Labor [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, Ambassador Norland met with UNICEF Representative in Uzbekistan Mahboob Shareef to discuss child labor in the cotton fields. Shareef discussed a recent high-level meeting with the GOU, and discussed his ideas for short- and long-term solutions to the child [...]	2009-09-22 06:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1513	Afghan Transboundary Water Training - Include the Neighbors [...] (C) We were intrigued by reftel's proposal to initiate capacity building for Afghan officials to develop their ability to negotiate with neighbors, including Uzbekistan, on future trans-boundary water sharing arrangements. The cable quite rightly points out that this issue is a tough one for [...]	2009-09-23 07:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EAID SENV ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1515	Ambassador's Sept 23 Meeting with Uzbek FM Norov [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov expressed appreciation for the Eid message from the Secretary and said he looked forward to meetings on the margins of the UNGA next week. Commenting on the draft agenda for the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC),he [...]	2009-09-23 12:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1519	Uzbekistan: Baptist Leader Faces Criminal Charges [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 12:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1531	POLITICAL PARTIES IN UZBEKISTAN: MUCH PAGEANTRY AND SOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of Uzbekistan's four political parties gathered with a number of international observers and "experts" to discuss political parties and elections. Discussion was lively, but the "round table" was quite literally split down the middle, with local politicians on [...]	2009-10-14 08:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT1535	Managing Uzbek Redlines in Bilateral Consultations [...] (C) Summary: Prior to the arrival in Tashkent of Assistant Secretary Blake, Foreign Minister Norov summoned the Ambassador for a meeting in which he reviewed the agenda for the visit and delivered the GOU's response to the U.S. draft agenda for the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC) (REF. B). [...]	2009-10-15 11:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ

09TASHKENT1543	Uzbekistan: A/S Blake Meets with Civil Society [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14, A/S Blake met with civil society representative Sukhrobjon Ismoilov in Tashkent. Ismoilov warned of a growing Islamist agenda amongst Uzbek exiles living in Europe - a particularly disturbing thought. He also addressed agricultural reform, advocating for [...]	2009-10-16 12:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1545	Uzbekistan: A/S Blake Meets with Leaders of Uzbek Parliament [...] (SBU) Summary: During his three-day visit to Tashkent, A/S Blake met with the leaders of both houses of the Uzbek parliament: the Speaker of the Oliy Majlis (the lower house),and the President of the Senate. Both seemed interested in developing greater ties with their counterparts in [...]	2009-10-16 13:27:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV OREP UZ
09TASHKENT1548	UZBEKISTAN PREPARES FOR DECEMBER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan slated for December 2009 are likely to result in minimal changes to the overall structure of decision-making in the country; however, what may define the development of governme [...]	2009-08-25 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT1549	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Brainstorming Session on Child Labor: [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, UNICEF hosted a brainstorming session for members of the international community to discuss the issue of child labor in the cotton sector. Although the failure of Uzbekistan to invite the International Labor Organization (ILO) to do an assessment this year wa [...]	2009-10-22 12:27:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UN UZ
09TASHKENT1551	Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits - October 26, 2009 [...] (C) According to both EU Embassy diplomatic contacts in Tashkent and press reporting, the EU looks set to lift its arms embargo on Uzbekistan, the last of the Andijon-related sanctions that remains since Brussels lifted the visa and travel ban in 2008. Although there apparently is not unanimity [...]	2009-10-27 06:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT156	UZBEKISTAN: PLIGHT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES WORSENING [...] (C) The newly arrived head of the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Refugee Support Unit in Tashkent, Ustina Kupreychik, reported that the situation for Afghan refugees in Uzbekistan has worsened since the fall (ref A). According to Kupreychik, 67 Afghan refugees have been forcibly [...]	2009-02-10 05:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1563	Uzbekistan: 64th UN General Assembly, Third Committee, 2009 [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post delivered the demarche requesting Uzbekistan's support for postponing the Defamation of Religions resolution in this year's UNGA Third Committee. Post determined that delivering the information on the remaining human rights priorities would be counterprodu [...]	2009-10-29 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT1571	Uzbekistan Amnesties Sanjar Umarov [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Norov told us that Sanjar Umarov will be released today (Nov. 5). Please note action request at para 6 (contingency press guidance). End Summary. 2. (C) Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov convoked the Ambassador today to inform us that jailed businessman and oppos [...]	2009-11-05 08:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT1573	Uzbekistan: The Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26, poloff met with Chairman of Uzbekistan's Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) to discuss concerns of various religious minority groups in the country. In preparation for the meeting and in the days that followed, poloff met with representatives from the Uz [...]	2009-11-09 12:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT1575	Sanjar Umarov Released on November 7 [...] (C) Opposition leader Sanjar Umarov was released from prison on November 7. The next day, he came to the Embassy for a conversation with Ambassador Norland and Embassy staffers. Still in disbelief over the events of the previous two days, he expressed his gratitude for everyone's effort [...]	2009-11-09 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1577	UZBEK RAIL: RED HOT WHEELS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Railroad engineer Michael Klaus (protect) told us that Uzbekistan Railroads is having difficulty operating freight trains on its new Karshi-Termez line. Obsolete locomotives with inadequate brakes result in multiple delays and wheels that glow red hot by the time a train has comp [...]	2009-11-12 04:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ECIN ELTN PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1578	UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON U.S.-UZBEK S&T AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena visited Uzbekistan in June to further negotiations on a proposed U.S.-Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) Cooperation Agreement (reftel). At the time of ESToff's departure, the S&T Agreement was going through the GOU's interagency approval process. 2. [...]	2009-08-28 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1579	Uzbekistan: The Cotton Harvest in Jizzakh [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, 2009, poloff met with human rights activists and a representative of the leading anti-trafficking NGO in Jizzakh, a city of roughly 150,000 people in a largely agricultural region about three hours southwest of Tashkent. Human rights activists spoke about seve [...]	2009-11-13 12:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT158	TASHKENT TIDBITS FEBRUARY 10, 2008 [...] (SBU) Post has updated its cost of living analysis for Uzbekistan through the end of 2008. At 21.6 percent, the cost of living grew more slowly in 2008 than in 2007, when it increased by 29.2 percent. The cost of foodstuffs increased by only 17.0 percent as contrasted with a 29.1 percent rise [...]	2009-02-11 04:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT1585	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Activist Beaten [...] (C) Summary: Human rights activist Bahtiyor Hamroev, a good contact of the Embassy from Jizzakh province, reported he was beaten by law enforcement on Wednesday, November 11, when he tried to meet recently returned opposition figure Bahodir Choriev in a Jizzakh cafC). A second activist, [...]	2009-11-13 13:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1589	Uzbekistan: TIP Interim Assessment [...] (U) In response to reftel, post submits the following information for the TIP Interim Assessment on Uzbekistan. A. Substantive Action to End the Use of Forced Labor During the Cotton Harvest --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -------------- [...]	2009-11-17 13:45:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG UZ
09TASHKENT1591	SCA DAS Krol's Meetings with Uzbek FM Norov and NSC Sec [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol in Tashkent on November 19, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and National Security Council Secretary Murat Atayev expressed satisfaction with improving U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations and the Annual Bilateral [...]	2009-11-23 12:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL PTER EINV ENRG MASS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1593	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Activists and Religious Figures [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 07:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT1595	UZBEKISTAN: SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 19 and 20, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol had a series of meetings on economic, trade, and energy issues in Tashkent. Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade and at the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce revolved prima [...]	2009-11-24 13:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL BEXP UZ
09TASHKENT1597	Uzbekistan: SCA DAS Krol Meets with Civil Society [...] (SBU) Summary: During his visit to Tashkent on November 18-21, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol reached out to civil society representatives, GOU officials, and journalists to discuss human rights and other broad issues facing Uzbekistan. (Please see reftels for a rea [...]	2009-11-25 07:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1599	Uzbekistan and Human Rights: The Lessons of Sanjar Umarov's [...] (C) Summary: The release from prison on November 7 of jailed businessman and opposition figure Sanjar Umarov was the most important step the GOU has taken on human rights this year. Umarov's release came about as the result of principled engagement and quiet, behind-the-scenes diplomacy. It wa [...]	2009-11-30 06:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT16	UZBEKISTAN: STATE-RUN PRESS SAYS PUBLIC VIEWS GAZA CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 05:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UZ
09TASHKENT1603	Uzbekistan: TIP Update: Trends and Tactics [...] (SBU) Summary: From early October to mid-November, poloff has had several meetings with government officials, NGO leaders, and representatives from the human rights community to discuss trends in trafficking, as well as anti-trafficking efforts. The GOU continues to prioritize tradition [...]	2009-12-01 11:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT1609	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Post continues to follow the cases of imprisoned journalist Dilmurod Sayyid (aka Saidov) and poet Yusuf Juma, two Uzbek citizens convicted of charges widely believed to be politically motivated. Family members of both Sayyid and Juma report the two men to be in bad health [...]	2009-12-04 07:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1611	Karimov speech spells out priorities for 2010 [...] (U) President Islom Karimov invited the Diplomatic Corps and an array of local dignitaries to the annual commemoration of Uzbekistan's Constitution Day December 5th at the impressive new white marble "Palace of Forums" on Amir Timur Square. These speeches are generally a review of the last ca [...]	2009-12-07 10:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UZ
09TASHKENT162	Uzbekistan Scenesetter for General Petraeus [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Uzbekistan is the first by a senior U.S. official since the new Administration took office and comes at a pivotal moment in regional politics. In Tashkent, as elsewhere in the region, there is concern about the course of events in Afghanistan and doubts as to whether [...]	2009-02-11 12:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1621	Uzbekistan: Suspending GSP Counterproductive [...] (C) Post understands that the inter-agency is preparing to discuss the issue of suspension of Uzbekistan's GSP benefits based on petitions related to child labor and intellectual property rights. A decision to suspend or revoke GSP for Uzbekistan would be counterproductive - it would do little [...]	2009-12-09 11:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ELAB PHUM ECON SOCI KIPR UZ
09TASHKENT1627	Uzbekistan: GOU Takes Small Steps on Child Labor [...] (SBU) Summary: Uzbekistan recently announced two initiatives to address child labor in the country: the first is a legislative change that reportedly will hold individuals responsible for using children to work under hazardous conditions; the second is the dedication of 2010 to youth de [...]	2009-12-15 12:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT163	UZBEKISTAN: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT FLETC [...] (SBU) On February 4, Emboffs met with five representatives of the State Customs Committee to discuss the development of cooperation between Customs and the U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). EXBS Advisor proposed that two Customs officers travel to the center for a one-week [...]	2009-02-11 13:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL ASEC SNAR KNNP UZ
09TASHKENT1631	Uzbekistan: The Saga of Bahodir Choriev [...] (U) Summary: Uzbekistan officials forcibly returned Bahadir Choriev, leader of the Birdamlik opposition party, to the United States on the morning of December 11. Choriev's presence had prompted much attention from law enforcement officials, and rights activists are in many ways relie [...]	2009-12-16 12:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1633	Uzbeks Looking for Assistance on Security for Afghan Rail [...] (C) Former Ambassador Joe Presel, in Tashkent on private business, gave Charge a readout of a meeting with the Chairman of the Uzbek National Security Service, Rustam Innoyatov. Confirming reports from other sources (Ref A),Innoyatov said the GOU is very concerned about the security of i [...]	2009-12-17 11:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1637	UZBEKISTAN: TASHKENT TIDBITS DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) Dilmurod Sayyid, who was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last June, was transferred December 15 from Navoi Prison to Sangorod, the Tashkent-based prison hospital. Embassy contact Abdurahmon Tashanov, who attended Sayyid's trial, told the Embassy that he was turned away from v [...]	2009-12-18 12:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ
09TASHKENT1639	UZBEKISTAN: GOU PROPOSAL ON TERMEZ [...] (C) Summary. An apparent Uzbek offer of troop transit to Afghanistan via Termez warrants close attention. It is not inconsistent with the gradual improvement in relations across the board, including on human rights, outlined in last week's political consultations with Foreign Minister Norov [...]	2009-12-23 12:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1641	UZBEKISTAN: FM NOROV "CLARIFIES" TERMEZ OFFER [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Norland on another issue on December 24, FM Norov provided us with further information regarding the apparent Uzbek offer of troop transit to Afghanistan via Termez (reftel). The diplomatic note passed to the State Department on Dec. 21 described a trilateral U [...]	2009-12-24 10:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1651	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN UZBEKISTAN: NOTHING WRONG BUT THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Elections for Uzbekistan's lower house of Parliament took place on Sunday, December 27. Five election observation teams from the Embassy visited 33 polling stations in Tashkent and the neighboring regions, and concluded that although the elections were not free and fair (no opp [...]	2009-12-30 11:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT177	UZBEKISTAN: REPORTS OF CRACKDOWN ON "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek authorities appear to be significantly ratcheting up the pressure on suspected members of the banned Nur (or "Nurcilar") religious organization, which is associated with the conservative (but not extremist) religious teachings and Pan-Turkish ideology of Turkish scholar Feth [...]	2009-02-13 09:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ
09TASHKENT183	UZBEKISTAN: ENGAGING STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Post advises against an additional demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) urging it to recognize Kosovo at this time. Despite multiple demarches over the past year, the GOU has refused to recognize Kosovo and we do not believe it is likely to do so in the near future. The Ministry [...]	2009-02-13 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KV ICJ UZ
09TASHKENT1850	Uzbekistan: Media Reaction to Assistant Secretary Blake's [...] (U) Summary: Media coverage of A/S Blake's visit to Uzbekistan was primarily factual and positive. Numerous articles noted U.S. appreciation for Uzbekistan's support of international efforts in Afghanistan. The existence of other shared interests was also noted by both state and unofficial medi [...]	2009-10-23 03:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT1926	Uzbekistan: GOU Demonstrates its Commitment to Education [...] (U) SUMMARY. With over 60% of its population under the age of 25, Uzbekistan has made a significant commitment in the last few years to improve its education system and to transition from a Soviet-era model to one that is consistent with internationally accepted requirements. The Government of [...]	2009-10-30 06:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI OEXC ECON UZ
09TASHKENT193	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS SEEK TO BRIDGE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador recently met with activists from the independent Rapid Reaction human rights group (RRG),who described their plans for the upcoming year, including applying for official registration and setting up a "think-tank" with like-minded activists and defense attorneys to [...]	2009-02-19 10:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT194	UZBEKISTAN: AFGHAN REFUGEES DESCRIBE HARRASSMENT; [...] (C) Summary: On February 12, poloff met with 25 Afghan refugees at the office of a Tashkent-based NGO which provides humanitarian assistance to refugees. The Afghans alleged widespread harassment by government officials, and some refugees experienced forced deportation back to Afghanistan. T [...]	2009-02-19 10:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1956	UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Director Bakhtiyar Ibragimov. Post will report any substantive response septel. NORLAND [...]	2009-11-03 11:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER UZ
09TASHKENT1958	UZBEKISTAN: DRAFT 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan is a geographically strategic crossroads between South Asia and Europe. It is primarily a transit country for opiates originating in Afghanistan, with an estimated 95 tons of Afghan opiates passing through Central Asia each year. Well-established trade routes fac [...]	2009-11-03 14:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1964	Uzbekistan: Leahy Vetting Request for Marshal Center Program [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (SBU) Post has been provided with names of 2 GOU officials nominated to participate in the Faculty Exchange Program at the Marshal Center during November 12 - December 2,2009 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The nom [...]	2009-11-04 12:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SNAR ASEC PINR UZ
09TASHKENT197	Uzbekistan Still Seems on Track with Money Laundering [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan is currently in the midst of a process to enact legislative changes that would bring its anti-money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime into compliance with international standards. The Uzbeks are likely on track to f [...]	2009-02-19 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON KCRM PINR UZ
09TASHKENT2	UZBEKISTAN: STAFFDEL DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM WITH MVD [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers and Emboffs discussed counterterrorism with several officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). The MVD officials held that Uzbekistan is stable and a system of information-sharing with other ministries an [...]	2009-01-05 11:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SOCI PGOV PREL PINS UZ
09TASHKENT2006	UZBEKISTAN: STCU RELUCTANTLY PROPOSES TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 3 e-mail, STCU Executive Director Andrew Hood informed us that the STCU Board of Governors meeting on November 19 in Kyiv is likely to decide to close the STCU Information Center in Tashkent. He said that no 2010 budget would be allocated for Uzbekistan and that S [...]	2009-11-10 12:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL UZ
09TASHKENT2008	UZBEKISTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUMMIT -- INITIAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent staff met on November 4 to discuss steps needed to implement reftel actions. USAID Country Director will chair Post's interagency working group on expanding economic opportunity and will coordinate activities associated with the Embassy-sponsored roundtable on entrepren [...]	2009-11-10 12:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT2018	Leahy Vetting for River Port Termez Unit, UNODC J-49 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (U) GOU officials nominated the River Port Termez Unit under the Surhandarya Customs and Border Committee for UNODC training course J-49 Targeting and Risk Management, to take place November 16-20. The training wi [...]	2009-11-11 02:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SNAR ASEC UZ
09TASHKENT206	SUSPECTED AMCIT MISSIONARIES TOLD TO LEAVE UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Authorities have told three AmCits associated with the New Hope faith-based humanitarian assistance NGO, which provides medical assistance to disabled persons in Tashkent, that they must depart Uzbekistan by February 25. Emboffs met with the AmCits, who plan to depart Uzbekistan [...]	2009-02-23 13:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EAID KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT208	UZBEK WORKSHOP FOR IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540 -- A REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary: On February 10-11 a workshop on implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 was jointly sponsored in Tashkent by the Export and Related Border Security (EXBS) program and the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This cable addresses broader region [...]	2009-02-24 08:27:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KNNP AORC OSCE UNSC UZ
09TASHKENT2110	Uzbekistan: Media Reaction to DAS Krol's Visit to Tashkent [...] (U) Summary: Local media reports on DAS Krol's visit to Uzbekistan were found only online. Of these, only two were by state media outlets. State media reported on the visit in the context of the adoption of the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABCs). Such reports were neutral in tone. Independen [...]	2009-12-01 10:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT2168	UZBEKISTAN: WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND HYDROLOGY WORKSHOP GIVES [...] (SBU). SUMMARY: On November 10-12 the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) hosted a Regional Workshop on Improving Weather, Climate, and Hydrological Service Delivery and Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters. The workshop's purpose was to discuss weather, climate, and hydrological service delivery [...]	2009-12-04 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL SENV TSPL UZ
09TASHKENT217	UZBEKISTAN: JOURNALIST REPORTEDLY ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF [...] (U) In an announcement on its website, the Ezgulik human rights group reported that independent journalist and human rights defender Dilurod Sayyidov was arrested in Tashkent on February 22 and handed over to authorities from Samarkand province on February 23. After his arrest, Sayyidov repo [...]	2009-02-25 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT22	UZBEKISTAN: TIP PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN CONTINUES; [...] (U) Summary: In the past few months, the government has continued a wide-ranging public awareness campaign on trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in the government-controlled mass media (ref A and B). Conducting a relatively non-extensive survey, poloff uncovered more than 70 separate TIP-related st [...]	2009-01-07 12:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI KZ RS UZ
09TASHKENT220	UZBEKISTAN: 2008 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 05:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL ASEC AFIN EAID UZ
09TASHKENT222	UZBEKISTAN: TRIAL OF ALLEGED RELIGIOUS EXTREMIST EXTRADITED [...] (C) Summary: The trial of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008, is nearing completion in Tashkent, according to an independent activist monitoring the trial. Juraboev has reportedly pled innocent to all the cha [...]	2009-02-26 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG
09TASHKENT223	UZBEKISTAN: IV ALUMNUS AND DISABLED RIGHTS ACTIVIST ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: On January 21 an independent news website reported that Chairman of the Uzbek Society of the Disabled (and International Visitor Leadership Program [IVLP] alumnus) Oybek Isoqov had been arrested on charges of bribery. When CAO met with him on February 13, Isoqov denied all wrong [...]	2009-02-26 13:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT2242	UZBEKISTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In Uzbekistan, widespread poverty and pockets of discontent with the social and political situation create conditions that religious extremists could exploit. Despite potential threats, the government of Uzbekistan (GOU) maintained tight control over the security situation within Uzbek [...]	2009-12-22 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR UZ
09TASHKENT226	Uzbekistan: State-run Shelter for TIP Victims Nears [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Justice told poloff in separate meetings on February 11 that, pursuant to President Karimov's decree in November and the country's new anti-TIP law, the first state-run shelter for TIP victims is nearing completion and will off [...]	2009-02-27 11:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTIP PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT227	UZBEKISTAN: MEDIA REACTION TO GENERAL PETRAEUS'S VISIT [...] (U) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus's February 16-17 visit to Tashkent received broad media coverage in the local, state-run press, the international media and wire services, and on GOU-controlled and independent news websites. There was much speculation that his trip was link [...]	2009-02-27 12:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT228	Passage of Request For Uzbek Support to Judge Painter [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 12:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA UZ
09TASHKENT2292	Uzbekistan: Media Reports on Parliamentary Elections [...] (U) Summary: In the run up to the elections, minor differences among parties were covered by both state and independent media to an extent never seen before. Coverage of the election results dominated media reports following the elections. State media highlighted high turnout among voters, whi [...]	2009-12-30 13:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT23	Uzbeks Skeptical on Afghanistan but Back Their Man in the [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador, Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia Anvar Salikhbaev commented on the situation in Afghanistan, including the future of Gen. Dostum. The Uzbeks acknowledge his flaws but still support Dostum. They continue to fault Karzai for Afghanistan's problems [...]	2009-01-07 14:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF UZ
09TASHKENT231	Tashkent Tidbits - March 2, 2009 [...] (SBU) A successful ongoing INL-sponsored forensic laboratory improvement program implemented by DOJ-ICITAP suffered a mild setback when the Government of Uzbekistan delivered a diplomatic note on February 17 denying a proposal to send an Uzbek forensic scientist to the Harris County Medical Exa [...]	2009-03-02 06:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ICRC KCOR ECON KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT242	Uzbekistan: Yusuf Jumaev Allegedly Mistreated in Jaslyk [...] (C) On February 27 poloff met with Feruza Yusufjon Kizi, the daughter of dissident poet Yusuf Jumaev, who is serving a five-year sentence at the Jaslyk prison in the remote northwest province of Karakalpakstan (ref B). Yusufjon Kizi was accompanied on the unscheduled visit to the Embassy by Ba [...]	2009-03-03 08:29:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT244	UZBEKISTAN, OSCE, AND WATER: CONVERSATION WITH OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador, OSCE Conflict Center Director Herbert Salber said he saw a slight opening in Uzbekistan's willingness to accept third party assistance to solve increasing water tensions in Central Asia. Uzbek officials do not exhibit the same confidence when dis [...]	2009-03-03 10:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON SENV PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT246	Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Rediscover Friendship of Peoples [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbeks pulled out all the stops for the February 24-25 visit of Turkmen President Berdymuhamedov to Tashkent, evidence that these two countries are rapidly developing a "special relationship." In addition to cultural and historical ties, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have common [...]	2009-03-03 13:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TX UZ
09TASHKENT249	Activist: Andijon Province Has Become a Mini-Turkmenistan [...] (C) On March 3 well-known human rights activist and long-time Embassy contact Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov visited the Embassy and talked to poloff about current conditions in Andijon Province. He previously reported that, unusually, the province was being administered almost entirely by outsiders [...]	2009-03-04 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT268	Discussion With Uzbek FM on Afghanistan Transit: Defining [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance at paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Talks with the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) on the exchange of letters for the transit of non-lethal cargo to Afghanistan have come very close to success, but we are not there yet. Politically, the GOU is [...]	2009-03-11 13:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT270	Uzbekistan: Global Initiative Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) This is an action request (see para 3) and response to State 18574. 2. (C) On March 11, Poloff, the Russian Embassy's Senior Counselor Alexey Mochulsky, and the Korean Embassy's Third Secretary Kwon O Yul jointly delivered reftel demarche to Uzbek First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of the M [...]	2009-03-12 11:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KGIC PTER PGOV PREL KS RS UZ
09TASHKENT271	Uzbekistan: Institute for New Democracies Director Denied [...] (C) Summary: On March 5 the recently arrived AmCit Country Director of the U.S. Government-funded NGO Institute for New Democracies (IND) was denied accreditation by the Uzbek Government. This is a surprising and disappointing event which, as usual, has not yet been explained (Ambassador is wr [...]	2009-03-12 11:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID PINR UZ
09TASHKENT277	UZBEKISTAN: "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP CRACKDOWN CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Authorities are continuing a widespread crackdown on suspected members of "Nur," a banned conservative (but not extremist) religious organization associated with Turkish scholar Fethullah Gullen (ref A). According to reports from independent and state-controlled media, at least 1 [...]	2009-03-13 12:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ
09TASHKENT279	UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON THREE CASES INVOLVING JOURNALISTS [...] (U) Summary: This cable provides updates on the cases of three journalists who have recently been imprisoned or charged with various crimes: Salidjahon Abdurakhmanov, a journalist from Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic who was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on politically-mo [...]	2009-03-13 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO OSCE PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT281	MFA Drubbing Over Tadjibayeva Award [...] (C) Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov convoked the Ambassador on March 13 to convey GOU displeasure over the March 11 International Women of Courage Award for Mutabar Tadjibayeva. Delivering in an icy tone a message that likely came on instruction from President Karimov, Norov said that giv [...]	2009-03-13 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT289	UZBEKISTAN: UN CONVENTION ON DISABLED PERSONS ADOPTED; [...] (U) On March 2, the state-controlled UzReport.com website reported that new Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations in New York Murad Askarov signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol on February 27. The article noted tha [...]	2009-03-16 08:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KPAO PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT29	UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR MARSHALL CENTER [...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post requests that Department conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for two Government of Uzbekistan officials scheduled to attend the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS) 09-3 at the Marshall Center in Garmis [...]	2009-01-08 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT291	UZBEKISTAN: INL SPONSORS FORENSIC DELEGATION VISIT TO USA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),with the support of the Department of Justice Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP),arranged as a part of a successful ongoing project the participation of Uzbek forensic experts in th [...]	2009-03-16 08:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC PHUM PREL KCOR KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT3	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ON KILLING OF AKROMIYIST; [...] (C) Summary: An Andijon-based human rights activist recently reported the killing by law enforcement officials of a young member of "Akromiya," a religious-business organization whose members were at the center of the 2005 Andijon events. The activist specifically requested that the United [...]	2009-01-05 11:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI KG
09TASHKENT323	At Times Angry Karimov Says Afghan Transit Can Continue, [...] (S) Summary. President Karimov told the Ambassador March 18 that his earlier understanding with General Petraeus regarding commercial transit of non-lethal cargo through Uzbekistan to Afghanistan remains in place, despite Karimov's evident embarrassment at the public recognition accorded hum [...]	2009-03-18 14:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM PINR UZ
09TASHKENT327	UZBEKISTAN: EDUCATION MINISTRY ON ANTI-CHILD LABOR EFFORTS; [...] (U) Summary: During a meeting on February 23, Ministry of Public Education officials discussed their efforts to combat child labor during the cotton harvest season. They reported that Uzbekistan's transition from 9-year to 12-year mandatory free secondary education, a major reform, would be f [...]	2009-03-19 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON ELAB KCRM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT331	UZBEKISTAN'S SYSTEM OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AT A [...] (SBU) Summary: A contact recently provided a copy of a government document entitled "Index of the Ministry of Public Education for the 2007-2008 Academic Year," which provides a useful snapshot of the country's primary and secondary education system. The document shows that few students study [...]	2009-03-19 13:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT343	IOM Predicts Slim Pickings for Uzbek Migrants and Increase [...] (SBU) Summary: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Country Director Mahmoud Naderi told poloff on February 10 that he expects the going to get tougher for Uzbek labor migrants and that he foresees an increase in TIP cases as desperate would-be workers seek [...]	2009-03-23 11:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIP ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PINR KCOR RS KZ UZ
09TASHKENT345	Uzbekistan: Timing is Not Conducive for Demarche on [...] (C) Post determined that it would be counterproductive to deliver ref A demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan encouraging it to resist signs of de facto recognition for Abkhazia or South Ossetia. Uzbekistan has to date consistently resisted strong Russian pressure to recognize both breakawa [...]	2009-03-23 11:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG UZ
09TASHKENT361	UZBEKISTAN: RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF PRISONER ABUSE AND DEATHS [...] (C) Summary: In the past few months, independent human rights activists and websites have reported on several serious human rights issues at Uzbek prisons, including deaths in custody. Activists also provided updates on the condition of political prisoners Alisher Karamatov and Sanjar Umarov. [...]	2009-03-26 08:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ICRC KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT363	UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR EXBS-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post requests that Department conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for eleven Government of Uzbekistan officials scheduled to participate in Export Control and Related Border Security Program-sponsored International Bo [...]	2009-03-26 08:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT395	UZBEKISTAN INDICATES AREAS WHERE HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS IS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a report of Uzbekistan's recent Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),Uzbek officials agreed to several substantive recommendations from other member states on how to improve its human rights record. Uzbek officials also anno [...]	2009-03-30 04:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KIRF KPAO KTIP PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT399	Uzbekistan to Participate in April Global Initiative Events [...] (C) On March 26, First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs United Nations and International Organizations Department informed Poloff that he will represent the Government of Uzbekistan at the April 14-15 Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism workshop and A [...]	2009-03-30 05:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KGIC PGOV PREL PINR PINS PTER UZ
09TASHKENT415	UZBEKISTAN: UNIVERSITIES NOT MEETING DEMAND FOR HIGHER [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent Embassy-sponsored Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) alumni reunion, one alumnus, a lecturer at a private university, revealed that the growth of the higher education system in Uzbekistan is not keeping pace with demand. Uzbekistan also lags behind its Centra [...]	2009-03-31 10:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC ECON KPAO PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT423	Uzbekistan: MFA Discusses Regional Security, Economic Issues [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Department Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views of a wide range of regional security and economic issues in a recent meeting with us. His remarks tracked closely with comments we have recently heard from GOU officials--Uzbekistan re [...]	2009-04-01 09:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ
09TASHKENT425	UZBEKISTAN: JFDP ALUMNA OPENS DOORS TO EMBASSY IN URGENCH [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10 and 11 Public Affairs Section (PAS) staff successfully held English language training workshops in Urgench and discussed several upcoming projects with the rector of Urgench State University (UrSU). The rector was surprisingly candid and open to future collaboratio [...]	2009-04-01 09:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT437	Uzbekistan: Counternarcotics Meetings for CENTCOM and DEA [...] (C) Summary: Experts in counternarcotics, engineering, and contracting from the U.S. Army's Central Command (CENTCOM) as well as the visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Ankara-based Country Attache participated in meetings with a wide range of law enforcement and military representa [...]	2009-04-03 08:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ
09TASHKENT441	Uzbekistan: World Bank Official Discusses Economic [...] (C) Summary: In a March 24 meeting with us, a World Bank economist discussed Uzbekistan's economy and the effects of the global financial crisis on it. Despite the limited exposure of Uzbekistan's financial sector to global markets, the slow-down in construction abroad (particularly in Russia) [...]	2009-04-03 10:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB EFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT443	Uzbekistan: Report on Fiscal Transparency [...] (SBU) The following is Post's response to reftel. A. Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes. Multiple programs funded by U.S. agencies including USAID and State provide technical assistance, but not dir [...]	2009-04-03 11:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT449	UZBEKISTAN: SECURITY SERVICES SEEKING TO ENTRAP HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The National Security Service (NSS) appears to be attempting to entrap the Embassy's Human Rights Officer by arranging meetings for him outside the Embassy on sensitive topics that could then be taped. On at least three separate occasions over the past month, we have strong re [...]	2009-04-06 06:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT451	UZBEKISTAN: THE WAY FORWARD ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: While human rights abuses remain all too common in Uzbekistan, the government has taken some positive steps in certain areas over the past year. Uzbekistan is not posed to become a democracy anytime soon, but we continue to believe that the most effective strategy for curbing abus [...]	2009-04-06 12:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID ELAB ICRC KDEM KIRF KISL KTIP PGOV PREL
09TASHKENT453	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS REPORTING UNRELIABLE CHILD LABOR DATA [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the independent Ezgulik human rights group released its report on child labor practices during the 2008 fall cotton harvest at a roundtable hosted by the British Embassy. While Ezgulik announced that nearly a million Uzbek children participated in the cotton harvest, [...]	2009-04-06 12:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON ELAB KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT463	UZBEK ASYLUM-SEEKER EXTRADITED FROM KYRGYZSTAN RECEIVES [...] (C) On March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov provided poloff with court documents regarding the case of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008 (reftel). According to the documents, on February [...]	2009-04-07 06:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG UZ
09TASHKENT467	Uzbekistan Parliament Passes Law Reestablishing an [...] (C) Summary: A Department of Justice (DOJ) expert traveled to Tashkent March 30 - April 2 to provide technical assistance to Uzbekistan regarding its draft anti-money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CTF) legislation. Surprisingly, the Uzbek Senate passed the legislatio [...]	2009-04-07 09:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN KCRM ECON ECIN PINR UZ
09TASHKENT469	Uzbekistan: DTRA and Uzbek Officials Review Biological [...] (C) Summary: A Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delegation met with officials from the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) in mid-March to discuss cooperation under the framework of the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP). The GOU showed up in force and at a high level--with many Deput [...]	2009-04-07 11:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO TSPL PTER PINS PGOV PBTS PREL ASEC SENV UZ

09TASHKENT483	UZBEKISTAN: UNICEF SIGNS NEW AGREEMENT ON CHILD LABOR WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador met with a visiting UNICEF representative from Geneva, who reported that UNICEF would sign a new Annual Work Plan with the government that fleshes out several key points from the September 2008 National Action Plan (NAP) on the elimination of child lab [...]	2009-04-10 09:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SOCI TX UZ
09TASHKENT497	UZBEKISTAN: RECENT RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting at the Embassy on March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov handed over to poloff a collection of court documents from recent trials he had monitored involving suspected religious extremists. The documents demonstrate that at least six women were [...]	2009-04-13 15:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT511	Uzbekistan: Anti-Corruption Workshop Launches UN Convention [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),with funding support from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),conducted a workshop on March 31 - April 1 on implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption. International experts, [...]	2009-04-14 13:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KCOR SOCI PHUM LG UZ
09TASHKENT519	Uzbekistan: Host Government Practices on Information [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post has not observed any change in the status quo since its last cable on this issue. BUTCHER [...]	2009-04-15 12:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KVPR CVIS PGOV PBTS PREL KHLS ASEC UZ
09TASHKENT533	UZBEKISTAN BELATEDLY APPROVES MOST OSCE PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: Bernard Rouault, an official at the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Project Coordination Office in Tashkent, told poloff on April 14 that the Government of Uzbekistan had finally approved most of the projects proposed on its 2009 submission after a prolon [...]	2009-04-16 17:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE PINR UZ
09TASHKENT537	UZBEKISTAN: AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [...] (U) In response to ref A, Post has neither observed nor received any information concerning discrimination against U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in airport construction projects funded by the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU). Post is not aware of any instances in which fair market oppor [...]	2009-04-17 08:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL UZ
09TASHKENT545	Uzbekistan on Afghanistan Contributions [...] (C) Charge and P-E Chief delivered points on Afghanistan contributions to Uzbek MFA Americas head Tahir Mamadjanov on April 20: Electrical Transmission: Mamadjanov noted that electricity supply to Afghanistan is proceeding without any problems. (Note: Uzbekistan currently supplies 75 MW [...]	2009-04-20 12:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT55	UZBEKISTAN: ANATOMY OF A HIZB UT-TAHRIR CASE [...] (C) Summary: This cable examines in depth a recent Hizb ut-Tahrir case reported by state-controlled and independent media and a local human rights activist. While the case highlights on-going abuses in the government's campaign against suspected religious extremists, it also demonstrates how [...]	2009-01-13 10:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT555	UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 11:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT559	TASHKENT TIDBITS APRIL 22, 2009 [...] (SBU) We attended a roundtable on transboundary water issues at the Oliy Majlis on March 4. The two hour session was chaired by Sadyk Safaev, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and former Ambassador to the U.S. The roundtable produced nothing new in terms of policy; all speakers [...]	2009-04-22 10:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT56	UZBEKISTAN: HIZB UT-TAHRIR ARRESTS IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: State-controlled media, independent news website s, and local human rights activists continue to report on arrests in Uzbekistan of suspected members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) religious extremist group, as well as the arrests of other banned religious groups members. In 2008, t [...]	2009-01-13 12:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI
09TASHKENT565	Uzbekistan: Leahy Vetting Request for EXBS-Sponsored [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post requests that Department conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for twenty Government of Uzbekistan officials scheduled to participate in WMD Commodity Identification Training under the auspices of t [...]	2009-04-22 13:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT567	UZBEKISTAN: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 11:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER
09TASHKENT57	UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR COMMODITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post requests that Department conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for two Government of Uzbekistan officials scheduled to take part in discussions related to Commodity Identification Training with Department of Energy [...]	2009-01-13 12:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT575	UZBEKISTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR US TRANSCOM COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: In the context of the roll out of the new strategy for Afghanistan and the signing of the exchange of letters on transit, your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the message that Afghanistan is a common endeavor in which the United States and Uzbekistan are partners. Although the [...]	2009-04-24 13:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT581	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ATTACKS ON HERSELF AND ADOPTED [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, poloff met with Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who reported being attacked by two unknown assailants on April 15 after receiving threatening phone calls for weeks demanding that she leave Uzbekistan. She also reported that her adopted 5-year old son wa [...]	2009-04-27 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT585	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST ACCUSES OPPOSITIONISTS OF EMBEZZLING [...] (C) Summary: During an April 23 meeting with poloff, Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who was attacked by unknown assailants on April 15 (septel),accused Free Farmers Party leader Nigara Khidoyatova and Gulam Umarov, the son of imprisoned Sunshine Coalition leader Sanjar Umarov, [...]	2009-04-27 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT593	Uzbekistan: Kosovo Demarche Inadvisable at this Time [...] (C) Post continues to advise against an additional demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) urging it to recognize Kosovo at this time. The GOU has made it clear that "third party" involvement in this issue is not welcome, and further discussions of this with the GOU could be count [...]	2009-04-28 06:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV UZ
09TASHKENT597	Uzbekistan: Global Initiative Demarche Delivered, Russians [...] (C) On April 24, Poloff and two Russian Embassy officials-Senior Counselor Alexey Mochulsky and Third Secretary Ekaterina Lazareva-jointly delivered reftel demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism plenary session to First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of Uzbekistan's Ministr [...]	2009-04-28 08:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KGIC PTER MNUC RS UZ
09TASHKENT615	Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Asian Development Bank [...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on U.S. support for Asia with an Asian Development Bank (ADB) General Capital Increase to Uzbekistan's First Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Rustam Azimov. Azimov said that Uzbekistan will support the capital increase and that [...]	2009-05-01 10:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB UZ
09TASHKENT617	Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Economic Cooperation [...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered talking points on the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Aripov and First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. Post delivered a diplomatic note with additional details to Uzbek [...]	2009-05-01 10:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT649	Uzbekistan: Short but Positive Meeting on Nuclear Forensics [...] (SBU) Summary: In a short but positive meeting at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) on April 21, INP officials signaled their receptivity to cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on nuclear forensics. (Note: Nuclear forensic [...]	2009-05-06 12:45:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL KNNP PREL PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT669	Uzbekistan: TRANSCOM Delegation Discusses Transit with GOU [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, a delegation led by Transportation Command Commander General Duncan McNabb met with First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and with railway officials in Termez to discuss issues related to the transit of goods across Uzbekistan's borders to Afghanistan. Azimov conveyed t [...]	2009-05-07 08:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS PINR PTER EINV ECON ETRD AF
09TASHKENT685	Uzbekistan: Upcoming Conference on Stability and [...] (U) Summary: Uzbekistan's Foundation for Regional Policy and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies are organizing an international conference entitled "Afghanistan: Issues and Prospects of Stabilization and Reconstruction," to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan June 17-19, 20 [...]	2009-05-08 06:45:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS ASEC PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT707	NDN Shipments Moving Under Uzbekistan Agreement [...] (C) The Uzbek Ministry of Defense issued approvals on May 6 for the first rail shipments on the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) following the signing of the Exchange of Letters on April 3. Approval for seven shipments came (just) within the 30-day window foreseen by the agreement. The firs [...]	2009-05-11 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ELTN UZ
09TASHKENT709	RECALL 09 TASHKENT 709 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 22:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ELTN UZ
09TASHKENT71	UZBEKISTAN'S RESPONSE TO NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) On January 15, Poloff briefed Dr. Bakhrom Babayev, United Nations Desk Chief in the UN and International Organizations Department of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the imposition of sanctions on individuals and companies associated with the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation netw [...]	2009-01-15 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PREL PARM EFIN UZ
09TASHKENT711	Uzbekistan Confirms Participation in Economic Cooperation [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 06:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL PGOV AF UZ
09TASHKENT715	ACTIVIST SHARES VIEWS ON TRENDS IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ambassador met with Bukhara-based human rights activist Shukhrat Ganiev, who argued that the recent government crackdown on independent groups over the past few months was largely driven by worries over presidential succession and the upcoming December 2009 Parliament [...]	2009-05-12 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT717	The Path to the Sea - The Larger Implications of NDN for [...] (C) Summary: The establishment of the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) connecting Central Asia and Afghanistan has the potential to transform regional commerce and transportation. Uzbekistan and some of the other Central Asian states have relatively well-developed rail networks that, as leg [...]	2009-05-12 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN MARR PREL AF UZ ZK
09TASHKENT73	UZBEKISTAN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] Summary: Per reftel request, post is providing the following update on child labor in Uzbekistan. In 2008, the Government of Uzbekistan undertook legal reforms to combat the use of child labor. In January 2008, Uzbekistan adopted a new law on children's rights which clarified protections for [...]	2009-01-16 10:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI
09TASHKENT751	UZBEKISTAN: AGRICULTURE, BORDERS, AND ISLAM IN THE FERGHANA [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited the Ferghana Valley on May 5-6, traveling through Fergana and Andijon Provinces en route to Kyrgyzstan. The overland trip was a good opportunity to take the pulse of this unique and populous area of the country. The land border crossing with Kyrgyzstan between And [...]	2009-05-13 10:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTIP SOCI EAGR KISL ASEC KG UZ
09TASHKENT765	UZBEKISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS MEETINGS INDICATE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ankara-based Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attache and poloff accepted an invitation to tour the National Canine Center, which is operated by the State Customs Committee. On May 8 meetings were held with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Af [...]	2009-05-14 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR AF UZ
09TASHKENT767	UZBEKISTAN: UNODC HOSTS OPERATION TARCET PRECURSOR [...] (U) Summary: On May 12-13, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia hosted a policy planning session in Tashkent in preparation for the second year of Operation TARCET, which is focused on interdicting precursor chemicals en route to Afghanistan. Th [...]	2009-05-14 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC UZ AF ZK IR
09TASHKENT771	UZBEKISTAN: GOU TO DAUSTR LILIENFELD: ROSES FOR A TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (DAUSTR) Claudio Lilienfeld visited Tashkent on April 28-29 to discuss U.S.-Uzbek trade relations and the future of the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). In meetings with GOU officials, the business commun [...]	2009-05-14 13:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT785	Uzbekistan: Customs Officials Pleased with Commodity [...] (C) Summary: U.S., Kazakh, and Uzbek instructors jointly conducted a Weapons of Mass Destruction Commodity Identification Training (WMD CIT) workshop for Uzbekistan's Customs officials at the Higher Military Customs Institute in Tashkent on May 6-8. The workshop marked a further step in re-eng [...]	2009-05-18 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS KNNP ASEC PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT795	Uzbekistan: Korean Ambassador Shares Views of Cooperation [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Korean Ambassador Jea-min Kyun gave the Ambassador a read-out of Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Uzbekistan earlier that week. An energetic President Karimov had accompanied Lee for virtually the entire duration of the three-day visit, and over the course of v [...]	2009-05-18 12:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ
09TASHKENT811	UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES SUBJECT TO [...] (SBU) On May 20th, Post delivered ref information regarding sanctions against North Korea following the April 2009 launch of the Taepo Dong-II (TD2) ballistic missile to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Americas Desk via dipnote. Post does not expect to receive any substantive response [...]	2009-05-22 06:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PREL PARM ZO KN UZ
09TASHKENT823	Apparent Terrorist Attacks in Eastern Uzbekistan [...] (C) Several years of relative calm was broken in Uzbekistan's Andijon province on May 26 when a group of assailants armed with AK-47s attacked security force installations in the town of Khanabad on the border with Kyrgyzstan. Information on the attack and ensuing firefight is sketchy. An of [...]	2009-05-27 12:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT825	Asian Development Bank Eager to Move on Afghan Rail Line to [...] (SBU) On the margins of a May 22 economic conference in Tashkent devoted to President Karimov's approach to the global economic crisis, attended by numerous representatives of international financial institutions, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Director General for Central and West Asia, Ju [...]	2009-05-27 12:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV PHUM ELTN UZ
09TASHKENT83	UZBEKISTAN: COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] Per ref A, Embassy Tashkent appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. We recognize that child labor continues to be [...]	2009-01-21 08:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT855	Uzbekistan: Kosovo's World Bank Membership Demarche [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 11:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT857	UZBEKISTAN ON LETHAL TRANSIT NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 12:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RS UZ
09TASHKENT913	UZBEKISTAN WILL PARTICIPATE IN ILO CONFERENCE IN GENEVA [...] (U) Per reftel, UNICEF Representative in Tashkent Mahboob Shareef previously told emboffs that Uzbekistan had agreed to participate in the upcoming International Labor Organization (ILO) conference, which is set to begin on June 8 in Geneva. On June 5, we learned that Uzbekistan had not regist [...]	2009-06-05 11:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ILO UN ELAB KOCI UZ
09TASHKENT917	UZBEKISTAN: NGO COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL SEEKS FORMAL [...] (C) Summary: On June 2, DCM and emboffs met with visiting representatives from Counterpart International, who are quietly exploring legal avenues for seeking formal registration in Uzbekistan. While humanitarian assistance programs have continued on a small scale since the Government of Uzbek [...]	2009-06-05 12:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PREL UZ
09TASHKENT919	Uzbekistan Gives Mixed Review of SCO Activities [...] (C) Summary: During a discussion of Uzbekistan's views of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on June 3, a representative of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that President Karimov will attend the SCO heads of state summit in Yekaterinburg June 15-16, immediately after [...]	2009-06-05 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC ECIN PGOV ECON PINS PTER UZ
09TASHKENT929	UZBEKISTAN: OSCE SPONSORS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4 in Tashkent the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sponsored a workshop on education efforts to promote awareness on human rights, which attracted several high-profile government officials and several international experts. A separate June 5 eve [...]	2009-06-08 09:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
09TASHKENT937	Afghan Trans-Boundary Water Discussions: Maintaining [...] (SBU) Reftel (A) notes that the Afghan government, with USAID and USFOR-A sponsorship, will hold a two-day conference on water management in early July. If it does not already plan to do so, we recommend that Afghanistan be encouraged to invite Central Asian neighbors such as Uzbekistan to tak [...]	2009-06-08 12:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV PREL SOCI SENV PBTS
09TASHKENT941	Uzbekistan: Border Security Training Courses at Termez [...] (C) Summary: From April 5 through April 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection trainers conducted border interdiction and rail interdiction training courses for Government of Uzbekistan officials at Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. Uzbek participants actively participated in the training [...]	2009-06-08 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PGOV KNNP PHUM ASEC UZ
09TASHKENT951	Advancing Religious Freedom: Ambassador's Meeting with Uzbek [...] (C) The Ambassador met on June 10 with First Deputy Foreign Minister Hamidulla Karamatov to discuss reftel points and ways forward on the religious freedom issue. Karamatov said that he understood the importance of the issue and the need to work together to find mutually acceptable langua [...]	2009-06-10 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT955	Uzbekistan: Leahy Vetting Request for EXBS-Sponsored [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post requests that Department conduct a human rights review and Leahy vetting for one Government of Uzbekistan official scheduled to participate in the Tenth International Export Control Conference in Istanbul, Turkey June 25 [...]	2009-06-10 12:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT961	UZBEKISTAN: ANDIJON ACTIVIST OFFERS CONSPIRACY THEORIES [...] Summary: On June 9, emboffs met with Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov, a well-known human rights activist based in Andijon and a frequent contact for independent websites and the Embassy alike. Zaynabiddinov reported that his youngest son was arrested for a double murder and, although his son confessed [...]	2009-06-11 08:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT997	UZBEKISTAN: HEAD OF ODIHR QUIETLY PLANNING VISIT AND [...] (C) Summary: The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ambassador in Uzbekistan, Istvan Venczel, told us that the Director of ODIHR is quietly planning to visit Tashkent and meet with high-ranking officials in July. The visit could set the stage for OSCE election monitorin [...]	2009-06-16 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE PGOV UZ
09TBILISI10	ABKHAZ GANG LEADER MURDERED;FIRE-FIGHT AT [...] (C) Begin Summary: On January 3, Emzar Tchkadua, head of an Abkhaz separatist gang, was murdered. Tchkadua himself killed one of his own relatives and fellow gang members, Daur Ladikovich Tchkadua, on December 30. The Georgian Foreign Ministry (Ref A) and Georgian media reported that Russi [...]	2009-01-05 14:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1000	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION SPLINTERING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The non-parliamentary opposition has long consisted of a disparate group of individuals with divergent and often contradictory aims. Despite their obvious tactical disagreements and often mutual disdain among the leaders, they were able to remain united for nearly two [...]	2009-06-01 13:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1001	GEORGIA TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL NO VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) In response to the request contained ref A and Department concerns that a quorum will not be reached in the vote for Kosovo membership in the World Bank (WB),Post asked the Georgian Government to submit an official vote. Initially the GoG said it would abstain in the votes for Kosovo me [...]	2009-06-01 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KV PREL
09TBILISI1005	GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIAN REGIME CLAIMS 50,000 VOTE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Elections for the de facto South Ossetia parliament were held in South Ossetia on May 31 without any official internationally-recognized monitoring organizations taking part. De facto officials claimed to the Russian press that about 50,000 people voted, with 46 perce [...]	2009-06-01 13:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KBDS RU GG
09TBILISI1010	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: AGAIN QUIET - TALKS ONGOING [...] (C) Summary: Only a few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 1; a similar number blocked traffic for one hour in the afternoon in front of the Tbilisi Mayor's office. Cells continued to be removed by protesters from Rustaveli Avenue, with protesters and cells concentrat [...]	2009-06-02 12:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1024	GEORGIA: PROTESTS MEAGER - MOIA CONFIRMS FIRING [...] (C) Summary: A few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 2; prior to that a joint statement was read at the Ministry of Defense condemning Saakashvili for what it called a "purposeful destruction" of the Georgian military. The statement called upon diplomats to monitor t [...]	2009-06-03 12:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1029	GEORGIA: POST PURSURING AVAILABILITY OF AIR ASSETS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SMIG PARM PK GG
09TBILISI1033	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: OBLIGATIONS CHARTER SIGNED - [...] (C) Summary: Protests were again small on June 3. A group of several hundred protesters gathered at the Supreme Court to watch 16 members of the non-parliamentary opposition sign an "Obligations Charter." The eight page document outlines the GoG's failures, the non-parliamentary oppositio [...]	2009-06-04 12:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1034	GEORGIA: RUSSIA MOVES IN ON ABKHAZ ECONOMY \ [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent moves suggest an \ increasing Russian interest in exploiting economic \ opportunities in Abkhazia. The Georgian Law on Occupied \ Territories stipulates that all business in Abkhazia be \ conducted pursuant to existing Georgian regulations (reftel),\ but Russian en [...]	2009-06-05 09:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PREL KBTS RS TU GG
09TBILISI1035	GEORGIA: DISCONTENT IN ABKHAZIA WITH RUSSIA'S WARM [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to press reporting and the Abkhaz government-in-exile, civil society groups and others in Abkhazia have begun to criticize de facto Abkhaz "president" Sergey Bagapsh for handing Abkhazia over to the Russians. Opposition leaders and ordinary Abkhaz appear es [...]	2009-06-05 09:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1041	GEORGIA: PROTEST UPDATE - GACHECHILADZE TALKING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Protests again were meager on June 4 and appear to be losing more momentum. The Ambassador met with Irakli Alasania (Alliance) at his request. Alasania confirmed that Levan Gachechiladze is speaking with the GoG. Alasania said that according to Gachechiladze, Saakashvi [...]	2009-06-05 12:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1045	GEORGIA: 2ND INCIDENT MECHANISM BETTER, OR MAYBE [...] (C) Summary and comment. On May 29 the EUMM and OSCE co-facilitated the second session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM) at Dvani on the South Ossetian administrative boundary line. The participants engaged on such substantive issues as security for locals livin [...]	2009-06-05 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPTS RS GG
09TBILISI1055	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: GACHECHILADZE - SAAKASHVILI TO [...] (C) Summary: More cells were taken down over the weekend of June 6-7 freeing Rustaveli Avenue in front of the Tbilisi Marriott. Cells remain adjacent to Parliament and still block a portion of Rustaveli Avenue. Protests were light over the weekend. The non-parliamentary opposition is pla [...]	2009-06-08 15:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1056	GEORGIA: MOIA RESPONDS TO INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Post continues to closely monitor claims of beatings, crime and other incidents surrounding the ongoing street protests in Tbilisi. In response to our inquiries about 22 reported incidents, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) sent a detailed list of all reported inc [...]	2009-06-08 15:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1057	GEORGIA: PEREVI -- STILL COMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russian forces still occupy the small village of Perevi, which is located in undisputed Georgian territory and outside South Ossetia -- a fact even the Russians do not dispute in private. The EUMM reports the Russians may be preparing finally to withdraw, thereby res [...]	2009-06-08 15:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPTS RS GG
09TBILISI1058	GEORGIA: POLL SHOWS PROTESTS AND PROTEST LEADERS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC),in partnership with the Eurasia Foundation, polled over 1,800 Georgians in May 2009 to gauge public opinion in regard to ongoing protests. The data indicated a significant negative outlook towards both the protest leaders a [...]	2009-06-08 15:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1069	GEORGIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Speaker David Bakradze announced the creation of a Commission of Constitutional Reforms (Commission) June 3. As announced, the Commission will have a diverse composition, including representatives from the government, all willing political parties, representatives from [...]	2009-06-10 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1073	GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE DISCUSSES UNOMIG WITH A/S [...] (C) Summary. In a June 10 meeting focused almost exclusively on the UN negotiations, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze made clear that Georgia would stick to its redlines, even if it meant ultimately killing a UN mission in Georgia. EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon pushed back h [...]	2009-06-11 09:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09TBILISI1078	GEORGIA: DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS DISCUSS UNOMIG WITH [...] (C) Summary. In a June 11 meeting with European ambassadors and heads of the three monitoring missions, EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon reviewed the state of UNOMIG renewal negotiations and possible ways forward. Everyone agreed that losing UNOMIG had potentially serious disadvantages f [...]	2009-06-11 14:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09TBILISI1080	EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT MAY 2009 [...] May 11-12: EXBS arranged the second of four implementing phases of the Tracker licensing system in Georgia. The main goals of this session were to review and revise the Tracker equipment request; collect all the local documents that Tracker needs to generate (licenses, permits, certificat [...]	2009-06-12 05:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
09TBILISI1089	GEORGIA: A/S GORDON MEETS LEADERS FROM ACROSS [...] (C) Summary: On June 10, A/S Gordon met with Speaker David Bakradze, United National Movement (ruling party) MPs, Parliamentary opposition MPs, and non-parliamentary leaders. Speaker Bakradze explained the GoG's strategy in dealing with the ongoing protests and the history behind street polit [...]	2009-06-12 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1090	GEORGIA: SECURITY INCIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Three separate security incidents within the last week could indicate that the Russians, Abkhaz or South Ossetians may wish to bump up instability in the midst of the UNOMIG negotiations. South Ossetians set up a new checkpoint near Perevi on June 8 and continue to h [...]	2009-06-12 15:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1095	GEORGIA: PARLIAMENT OPENS, VIOLENCE ENSUES [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, Parliament convened for the first time since the protests started on April 9. The day was marked by violence as protesters attacked MP Gia Tortladze and threw rocks, eggs, and other objects at Speaker Bakradze. Five protesters were arrested in connection with the [...]	2009-06-15 15:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1096	GEORGIA: UNOMIG MONITORS IN SUKHUMI AND ZUGDIDI ON [...] (C) Summary. UNOMIG military monitoring officers (MMOs) in Zugdidi and Sukhumi are frustrated with the application of the current UNOMIG mandate and strongly feel that another full technical rollover would be futile. The two main problems they face, according to the MMOs themselves, are lack [...]	2009-06-15 15:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG GG
09TBILISI1097	GEORGIA: PROTESTS MOVE TO DIGHOMI; MOIA ADMITS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On June 15, after a demoralizing weekend for protest leaders in which the USG and other members of the diplomatic community condemned June 12 attacks by protesters against members of parliament, protesters who had taken part in the attacks dared police to come and g [...]	2009-06-15 15:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1100	GEORGIA: ARMENIAN BISHOP DISCUSSES CHALLENGES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 12:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF AM GG
09TBILISI1101	GEORGIA: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS RE-OPENING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Government of Georgia announced May 26 that negotiations with Russia were underway to open the border at Kazbegi-Zemo Larsi, the only land border point of entry with Russia in the undisputed territory of Georgia. Russia closed the border in June 2006 in order to [...]	2009-06-16 13:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1104	GEORGIA: GOG APOLOGIZES; NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: The June 15 incident at the Dighomi Police Station (reftel) resulting in the detention of 39 protesters caused few initial political ripples. Non-parliamentary leaders addressed about 500-1000 supporters in front of Parliament at roughly 7 pm the same day. Non-parliamentary l [...]	2009-06-16 13:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1108	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 09:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GG
09TBILISI112	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA-RUSSIA -- THE HONEYMOON IS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent stories from inside Abkhazia suggest that the initial euphoria following Russia's recognition of Abkhazia's independence has faded, with the reality of Russia's all encompassing influence sinking in. Russia already wields tremendous influence on the political, [...]	2009-01-21 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1120	GEORGIA: DEFENSE MINISTER SIKHARULIDIZE MEETS A/S [...] (C) Summary. On June 10, Defense Minister Sikharulidze and EUR Assistant Secretary Gordon discussed the state of the Georgian military, progress on reform, NATO prospects, bilateral cooperation, the Geneva process, and UNOMIG negotiations. Sikharulidze made clear that Russia poses a bigger t [...]	2009-06-18 08:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1123	IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED MILITARY ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. The June 22 kickoff of the U.S.-Georgia Charter Commission will raise the question of the future of our military cooperation. Embassy Moscow's recent cable (reftel) has highlighted Russian views and the potential impact on our attempt to reset our relations with Moscow. There are, howe [...]	2009-06-18 12:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI113	GEORGIA: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - TALK SHOWS RESUME [...] (SBU) Summary: After a hiatus, Georgian Public Broadcasting channel is now running three political talk shows, Imedi TV has one, and Rustavi TV is planning to launch one as well. Kavkasia remains predominately a platform for opposition voices and newly-licensed Maestro is now producing its [...]	2009-01-21 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1131	GEORGIA: RUSSIA KEY TOPIC IN ABKHAZ POLITICS [...] (C) Summary and comment. In seeming contradiction to recent reports of concern in Abkhazia about Russian influence (ref A),UNOMIG officials, de facto authorities, opposition journalists, and NGOs in Abkhazia told visiting poloff that Abkhaz politicians are trying to out-do each other to show [...]	2009-06-19 13:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1132	GEORGIA: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF UNOMIG CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russia's veto of a technical rollover of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia leaves a significant gap in both transparency of the military situation in Abkhazia and protection of its residents, especially those in the Gali region. Nevertheless, the actual impact may b [...]	2009-06-19 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1134	GEORGIA: CIVIL SOCIETY MEETS WITH A/S GORDON [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 14:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV RS GG
09TBILISI1136	GEORGIA: EXPLOSIONS DAMAGE TWO EUMM VEHICLES; [...] (C) On June 21st at approximately 1105 am, explosions damaged an EUMM armored patrol vehicle and accompanying private ambulance near Eristskali, located west of the Enguri River near the Abkhazian administrative boundary line in undisputed Georgian territory. The Georgian ambulance driver di [...]	2009-06-22 12:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1140	GEORGIA: CIVIL SOCIETY MEETS WITH A/S GORDON [...] (SBU) Summary. Georgian academics, analysts and civil society leaders discussed domestic politics, the necessity of developing more robust civil institutions, and relations with Russia at a June 11 lunch with EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon. While participants' opinions varied, in gen [...]	2009-06-22 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG
09TBILISI1143	GEORGIA: MFA INFORMED OF GEORGIA'S TIER ONE TIP [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on June 15th. Poloff emphasized the recommendations set forth in the report. Ms. Shonia promised to relay the information to the appropriate GOG officials, including at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, [...]	2009-06-23 09:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP
09TBILISI1147	GEORGIA: WEEKEND MEDIA REVIEW: NEW OFFER, SAME OLD [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend, several politicians, including President Saakashvili, appeared in the media to discuss ongoing protests and political stalemate in Georgia. Saakashvili offered to allow twelve opposition leaders to reclaim their abandoned seats in Parliament and offered to am [...]	2009-06-23 14:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1150	GEORGIA: UPDATE ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] (C) Summary. There are conflicting reports on the extent of humanitarian-related problems in Gali among UNOMIG officials, NGOs in Zugdidi and Sukhumi, the Abkhazia Government in-exile and Abkhaz de facto authorities. The main issues affecting Georgian residents in Gali today include the lack [...]	2009-06-23 14:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1158	GEORGIAN THOUGHTS ON ARMENIAN/TURKISH RAPPROCHEMENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Representatives of the Georgian government, parliament, and academia have a wide range of opinions about recent improvements in the bilateral relationship between Armenia and Turkey. Even within the Georgian government, an incomplete and contradictory picture arises, [...]	2009-06-24 11:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AZ TU GG
09TBILISI1161	GEORGIA: THIRD SESSION OF INCIDENT MECHANISM DOES [...] (C) Summary and comment. As predicted reftel, the third session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM),scheduled for June 23 in Ergneti, did not occur. The meeting was postponed for an indefinite period due to te South Ossetian delegation's refusal to participate. [...]	2009-06-24 12:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1165	GEORGIA: MINISTER SHASHKIN - GOG TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Aid, Dmitri Shashkin gave Poloff a wide-ranging assessment of the current political situation and the GoG's plans to move forward with its reform agenda without non-parliamentary opposition participation. Shashkin said that the GoG no longer h [...]	2009-06-25 13:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI117	GEORGIA: INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS RUSSIANS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Internal Affairs Merabishvili told the Ambassador January 22 that using night-vision goggles, the Georgians had seen Russian special forces with sniper rifles conducting operations across the administrative boundary lines in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. (UNOMIG made [...]	2009-01-23 13:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RU
09TBILISI118	GEORGIA: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON REMOVAL OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: In spite of the August conflict and loss of official Georgian access to the Abkhazia separatist region, MFA officials continue to seek U.S. assistance to develop a plan to remove four high-level radioactive [...]	2009-01-23 13:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG GR
09TBILISI1184	GEORGIA: DISABILITIES FAIR HELPS RAISE AWARENESS [...] Summary: The first Disability Fair-Forum took place in Georgia June 14 and 15, bringing together 40 different international, non-governmental, governmental and business organizations to present their work and achievements in the disability sphere. Ambassador Tefft opened the awards ceremony [...]	2009-06-29 06:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM GG

09TBILISI1188	GEORGIA: SHARING INFORMATION WITH OMBUDSMAN'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In addition to the Embassy-Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) tracking system (see reftel),post has established a working-level channel with the Ombudsman's Office to exchange information regarding incidents of protest-related violence. Post will continue to update it [...]	2009-06-29 13:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG

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