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07BEIRUT1728	LEBANON: PREVIEWING U.S. RESPONSE TO AN ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the opposition, predictably, protested what they view as U.S. interference in internal Lebanese affairs in response to Ref A demarche regarding economic and travel ramifications for those who participate in an unconstitutional government in Lebanon. Many view [...]	2007-11-05 08:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE

07BEIRUT1781	LEBANON: MARCH 14 ANXIOUS, CONFUSED AFTER STRATEGY [...] (C) An anxious Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad on November 13 described a divided March 14 coalition strategy meeting the night before. While Christian leaders urged a half-plus-one presidential election (should no presidential solution be found before the expiration of Emile Lahoud [...]	2007-11-15 08:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNSC LE FR SY
07BEIRUT1792	LEBANON: AOUN REPRISING SPOILER ROLE, FRENCH [...] (S) If successful, the French initiative to solve Lebanon's presidential crisis will lead to a compromise president not wholly satisfactory to either the March 8 or March 14 political blocs. While far from ideal, that is probably the best solution possible, given domestic, regional, and int [...]	2007-11-16 13:27:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT184	LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI SURPRISINGLY FOCUSES ON [...] (C) In a 2/2 meeting, Speaker Berri told the Ambassador that despite recent unproductive discussions between Saudi Arabia and Iran regarding Lebanon, he believes options now exist to escape from the current impasse. Specifically, he listed three ways to establish the "critical" Special Trib [...]	2007-02-02 17:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT1876	LEBANON: AMINE GEMAYEL OPEN TO ARMY COMMANDER [...] (C) In a November 27 meeting with the Ambassador, March 14 member and former president Amine Gemayel did not altogether rule out the possibility of electing a strong March 14 president by a half plus one majority, but gave the impression he is gradually (if sullenly) accepting the candidacy o [...]	2007-11-27 15:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SY PTER LE
07BEIRUT1877	LEBANON: WHY IS MARCH 14 READY TO CRY 'UNCLE' ON [...] (S) After we have been preaching unity to our March 14 and GOL contacts over the past few days, the message is taking hold: there is a March 14 leadership meeting tonight, and we detect a convergence of views among the major March 14 players. Yet, perversely, the unity points in the directi [...]	2007-11-27 15:54:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1899	LEBANON: TRYING TO MAKE A SLEIMAN PRESIDENCY WORK [...] (S) Despite the backing of Saad Hariri, Fouad Siniora, Walid Jumblatt, and -- less enthusiastically -- Samir Geagea, Michel Sleiman does not yet have his six-year lease on the Baabda Presidential Palace locked in. Just as Hariri et al. had hoped, March 14's backing of Sleiman caught Hizballa [...]	2007-11-30 12:14:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1916	LEBANON: INCREASING THE HEAT ON THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (S) The pro-Syrian March 8-Aoun forces have much to gain, and March 14 forces much to lose, from the ongoing delay in filling Lebanon's presidential vacuum. Tactically, March 14 has more bargaining power on selecting the prime minister and cabinet if the normal constitutional processes are [...]	2007-12-04 14:42:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1925	LEBANON: ACTING FM MITRI CREDITS SECRETARY RICE [...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Tariq Mitri, who represented Lebanon in Annapolis, expressed satisfaction with the conference and hope for future steps, attributing his hope to the sincere dedication he sees in Secretary Rice. He explained to the Ambassador on December 6 that his own speech at t [...]	2007-12-07 11:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS PHUM FR SY PREF KPAL KDEM LE
07BEIRUT1945	LEBANON: PM SINIORA BLAMES REGIONAL ISSUES FOR [...] (C) PM Siniora believes Syria's attempt to use Lebanon as a pawn in its efforts to secure regional recognition is the primary reason for the opposition's obstacles to electing Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman as president. Urging strong international support for Lebanon, h [...]	2007-12-11 15:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1987	LEBANON: FORMER AMAL PARTY INSIDER SAYS SYRIA [...] (C) Former Amal member Mohamed Obeid believes the pro-government March 14 bloc has thus far mishandled the presidential election crisis. He claims the matter is now hinging on secret talks between Druse leader Walid Jumblatt and Parliament Speaker Berri, who would have to get Hizballah appro [...]	2007-12-21 16:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1997	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH'S ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) Embassy contacts argue that Hizballah has no economic program because its goals are predominantly military and political. The group has, however, over the past fifteen years been forced to respond to domestic policy issues; since it joined goverment two years ago it has been forced to co [...]	2007-12-27 15:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KISL ECON EFIN PGOV LE
07BEIRUT2	OPTIONS FOR THE TRIBUNAL [...] (S) As the Christmas-New Year and 'Eid al-Adha holidays come to an end, the Lebanese seem no closer to completing the approval process for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. None of the options available to the GOL guarantee success; most ideas are unrealistic. Within GOL circles, there is g [...]	2007-01-03 07:10:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PREL KCRM LE SY
07BEIRUT200	LEBANON: SINIORA RECOMMENDS DUAL TRACK: [...] (C) In a 2/5 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Siniora interpreted Nabih Berri's support for a cross-confessional "tribunal document study committee" (reftel) as a Syrian ploy to avoid the fait accompli of a Chapter VII decision. Siniora maintained that Berri is clearly carrying out Syrian ord [...]	2007-02-06 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
07BEIRUT213	HARIRI CALLS BERRI; EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE TO BE [...] (C) As a follow up to what Saudi Ambassador Khoja described as a "Berri initiative" earlier in the day (reftel),MP Saad Hariri, still in Riyadh, called Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday evening (2/7),in the first direct communication between Hariri and Berri since November. The [...]	2007-02-08 16:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE SY SA
07BEIRUT231	LEBANON: HARIRI BELIEVES ACCEPTABLE POLITICAL [...] (C) In a 2/12 meeting, Future Movement leader Saad Hariri said that despite premature reports of its demise, the Saudi initiative remains alive, even though the Iranian regime may be trying to back out of its previous commitments. In essence, the resolution is comprised of three parts: expe [...]	2007-02-13 08:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT253	LEBANON: CITIBANK LEBANON DIRECTOR ANXIOUS FOR [...] (U) This message may contain proprietary information. Please protect accordingly. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In a February 13 meeting with the DCM and NEA/ELA Office Director, Citibank Lebanon's Director Walter Siouffi appeared shaken by the morning's bus bombings in Bikfaya, and viewe [...]	2007-02-15 16:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL KCRM PTER LE
07BEIRUT284	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND [...] (C) One month after Lebanon held a successful Paris III donor conference, Minister of Economy and Trade (MOET) Sami Haddad heads to Washington from February 25-28. Haddad is a pro-reform, nationalist technocrat seeking change and a broader leadership role, but he has no independent political [...]	2007-02-22 17:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT309	LEBANON: ACTING FM DISCUSSES CLUSTER BOMBS, [...] (C) On February 27 Acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri raised Lebanese concerns on cluster munitions, support for the Palestinian government, and most significantly, how to address Hizballah arms smuggling across the Syrian-Lebanese border. Mitri set forth standard positions on cluster bombs [...]	2007-02-27 16:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MARR KPAL LE SY IS
07BEIRUT320	LEBANON: UN MISSION TO LEBANON AND ISRAEL ON [...] (C) UN Senior Advisor Michael Williams visited Beirut February 27-March 1 to prepare a report to the SYG on implementation of UNSCR 1701. Williams remarks on his preceding visit to Israel were mostly negative. He was concerned at Israel's refusal to accept the visit of a UN cartographer to [...]	2007-03-01 17:12:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR LE SY SI
07BEIRUT403	LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT GOL [...] (C) Finance Minister Jihad Azour reported to us that none of the money pledged at Paris III has yet arrived, and Lebanon's short term financial situation is difficult but still manageable. The real problem is that continued political uncertainty is derailing Lebanon's anticipated cycle of ec [...]	2007-03-16 15:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT405	JUMBLATT FRETS THAT SYRIA IS PAINTING HIM AS PKK [...] (S) Over a 3/16 lunch otherwise dominated by discussion of Lebanon's domestic developments, Druse leader Walid Jumblatt told the Ambassador that he was deeply worried that Syria was implicating him with PKK terrorism. Former Syrian VP Abdulhalim Khaddam, who met with Jumblatt earlier that w [...]	2007-03-19 08:24:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER LE TU IZ
07BEIRUT426	FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) In a 3/22 meeting with the Ambassador, French Ambassador Bernard Emie expressed concern that, with the departure of French President Jacques Chirac, France will lose its only strong advocate for Chapter VII approval of the Special Tribunal. The "entire French bureaucracy" is against pro [...]	2007-03-22 16:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV LE SY SA FR
07BEIRUT427	LEBANON: AOUN SKEPTICS ON HIZBALLAH, POLITICAL [...] (C) Some of Michel Aoun's closest friends and MPs are unsure about the soundness of his arrangement with Hizballah and his fitness for the office of President. At a 3/21 dinner, they also observed that Hizballah's influence from abroad is incontestable, and that Iran has more control over it [...]	2007-03-22 16:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT430	LEBANON: SINIORA DETAILS TRIBUNAL STRATEGY [...] (C) In a 3/23 meeting, PM Siniora explained that he intends to take advantage of a flurry of diplomatic activity -- the upcoming visits to Beirut of Chancellor Angela Merkel, UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon, and U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as next week's Arab Summit -- to try to force the opposition [...]	2007-03-23 16:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM LE SY IS
07BEIRUT514	LEBANON: GOL REACTION TO USG PROPOSAL FOR CASH [...] (C) The GOL has reviewed U.S. proposals for conditionality on the USD 250 million cash transfer discussed at the Paris III Donors' Conference for Lebanon. The GOL response does not contain any surprises, and has the Lebanese most concerned about an increase in the gasoline tax. Arab donors h [...]	2007-04-13 13:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN LE
07BEIRUT558	PEDERSEN ON UN/OLA NICOLAS MICHEL VISIT: [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch with the Ambassador on 4/23, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen reported that, in his final meetings in Lebanon before departing 4/21, UN/OLA chief Nicolas Michel failed in his last attempts to get the Lebanese to agree to approve the Special Tribunal t [...]	2007-04-23 12:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KCRM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT576	LEBANON: SINIORA IN GO-SLOW MODE ON TRIBUNAL [...] (C) PM Siniora's recent trip to Egypt garnered an energy deal that could reduce Lebanon's dependence on Syria, but President Mubarak and Amr Moussa advised steadfastness, not confrontation, in the GOL's political conflict with Syria and its allies in Lebanon. Rumors of a Swiss track to solve t [...]	2007-04-25 06:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ENRG PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT592	G-8 LUNCHEON REVEALS EU, RUSSIAN HESITATIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: A 4/25 luncheon for G-8 ambassadors revealed a three-way split regarding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Whereas all envoys agreed that Lebanese domestic approval is all but impossible, only the French and American ambassadors thought the UN Security Council should consider [...]	2007-04-26 07:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV UNSC LE
07BEIRUT603	LEBANON: MODERATE LEADERS ON CHAPTER VII: ONLY [...] (C) Influential Maronite leaders Nassib Lahoud and Sheikh Michel Khoury acknowledged that Chapter VII is now the only realistic means to establish the Special Tribunal, and has to be introduced soon. But both moderate leaders strongly cautioned that only one chance exists: if the Security [...]	2007-04-30 06:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT611	SINIORA ON CABINET INITIATIVE, TRIBUNAL [...] (C) In a 5/1 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Siniora underscored his belief that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon must be established by the UNSC, as Lebanon's constitutional process is blocked. But he resisted sending a stronger, specific message requesting Chapter VII now. In what quickly [...]	2007-05-01 15:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT633	LEBANON: PRO-REFORM LEADERS URGE CHAPTER VII [...] (C) In a 5/3 meeting at the Embassy, a broad range of leaders from the March 14th movement, including Walid Jumblatt, Marwan Hamadeh, Ghattas Khoury and Nassib Lahoud, discussed the chances for a successful vote on a Chapter VII resolution, likely Syrian and opposition reaction to such a dev [...]	2007-05-04 15:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT635	LEBANON: FORMER AMBASSADOR FEARS IRANIAN [...] (C) Former Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Simon Karam expressed concerned that an allegedly Iranian-funded and Jihad al-Bina-managed highway linking Shia populations in the south and the Biqa' Valley could raise sectarian tensions and increase Hizballah's area of control. Meanwhile, the coun [...]	2007-05-04 16:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT638	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: CHATAH AND HAMADEH REVIEW DAYS [...] (C) Mohamad Chatah, Senior Advisor to PM Siniora, told the Ambassador in a 5/5 meeting that, based on his consultations in New York (reftel),he was awaiting receipt of a draft UNSCR regarding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Siniora's letter to the UN will be finalized according to the for [...]	2007-05-07 07:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07BEIRUT645	FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON TRIBUNAL, BRAMMERTZ, [...] (C) In a 5/7 meeting with Ambassador Feltman, French Ambassador Bernard Emie, just back from Paris, reported that France wants to move quickly toward a simple UNSCR establishing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Emie agreed that it appears that the pro-Syrians already recognize the inevita [...]	2007-05-07 14:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL UNSC LE SY
07BEIRUT666	LEBANON: AOUN ADVISOR'S RECONCILIATION INITIATIVE [...] (C) General Aoun's son-in-law and senior advisor Gebran Bassil provided details about Michel Aoun's anticipated initiative, which has yet to be publicly released. Bassil has been preparing the initiative for some time, but Aoun decided to wait until all of Lebanon's political players appeare [...]	2007-05-11 17:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM LE
07BEIRUT704	LEBANON: HARIRI FEELS GOOD ABOUT FRENCH AND BAD [...] (C) In a 5/15 meeting with A/S Welch, MP Saad Hariri reported with satisfaction about the start of his relationship with French President Sarkozy, which Hariri interpreted as a promising sign of continued French support. The Syrians, however, continue to worry Hariri. Having blocked the gover [...]	2007-05-18 15:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY LE
07BEIRUT746	MURR ON NASRALLAH SPEECH: HARMFUL, BUT GOL/LAF [...] (S) In a 5/26 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr attacked as "unacceptable" Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's televised speech the previous evening. While according to Murr Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman also [...]	2007-05-28 05:23:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PREL MOPS PREF MASS LE SY
07BEIRUT747	PM SINIORA RESOLUTE ON NAHR AL-BARID, MAKES FINAL [...] (S) In a one-on-one 5/28 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora speculated that the political will to "finish" Fatah al-Islam (FAI) had increased, not decreased, in the aftermath of Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's 5/25 televised address. SIPDIS He [...]	2007-05-28 17:12:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PREL PARM MASS MOPS LE SY
07BEIRUT784	POST-TRIBUNAL POLITICAL INITIATIVES: WHICH IS THE [...] (S) With the passage of UNSCR 1757 on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the international community handed a significant victory to the March 14 and GOL leaders. While figures such as Saad Hariri have strained to project a spirit of magnanimity toward Hizballah and its allies in the afterma [...]	2007-06-02 13:39:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT789	LEBANON: ECONOMY MINISTERS UPBEAT ON FINANCES, [...] (C) Ministers Azour and Haddad met the Ambassador on June 1 ahead of a ministerial meeting scheduled to give political affirmation to the LAF's military operations in Nahr al-Barid. Haddad described his determination to use economic policy to address extremism. Azour reassured us that the GO [...]	2007-06-04 08:59:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT859	LEBANON: FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF LBCI TELEVISION [...] (C) Twice in recent weeks, most recently during a meeting with the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief on political matters (reftel),Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has sounded alarm bells about control of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International television network (LBCI) passing i [...]	2007-06-14 13:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL PGOV LE SA
07BEIRUT944	LEBANON: CONGRESSMAN ISSA VISITS BEIRUT [...] (C) Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) visited Beirut June 24-25, where he held meetings with PM Siniora (reftel),Free Patriotic Movement General Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabil Berri, Future Movement leader Saad Hariri, and March 14 MP Samir Franjieh. The visit occurred in the wake of A [...]	2007-06-26 13:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BELGRADE1050	SERBIA ADOPTS NEW KOSOVO RESOLUTION, PM DECLARES VICTORY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Serbia's parliament approved a resolution on July 24 which empowers the GOS to negotiate on Kosovo status as long as Kosovo remains within Serbia. The document requires the GOS to "react vigorously" to any foreign government's recognition of Kosovo but does not prescribe any spec [...]	2007-07-26 06:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE1061	SERBIAN GOVERNMENT SPENDING RAISES MEDIUM TERM RISK [...] (U) Adoption of the 2007 budget on June 23, along with issuance of a memorandum of economic policies for 2008-2010, makes it clear that fiscal tightening will take place, at best, only in the medium term. The GOS outlook assumes a further increase in wages, which will fuel the growing trade a [...]	2007-07-27 12:32:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KPRV SR
07BELGRADE1160	KOSOVO WEEKLY: KOSTUNICA TARGETS NATO [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian leaders generally termed the Kosovo Troika's first visit to Belgrade as positive and a new start -- leaving behind the Ahtisaari's proposal. The DSS quickly dismissed partition of Kosovo as unacceptable and instead made pronouncements alleging that NATO is trying to for [...]	2007-08-17 17:26:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR
07BELGRADE1223	KOSOVO WEEKLY: RHETORIC OUTSHINES TROIKA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-NATO rhetoric and talk of inflicting "injury" in response to a Kosovo unilateral declaration of independence (UDI),in Serbia, eclipsed the first week of talks in Vienna. Tadic and his Democratic Party (DS) remain silent, while Kostunica and his Democratic Party of Serbia ( [...]	2007-08-31 16:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR
07BELGRADE1252	KOSOVO WEEKLY: DS HITS BACK AT DSS RHETORIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Party (DS) responded to the Democratic Party of Serbia's (DSS) NATO-bashing and inflammatory comments about Serbian "use of force" or "severe measures" in Kosovo. Serbian media covered the U.S. and EU's reactions to the latest DSS rhetoric, which included a Kosovo [...]	2007-09-07 18:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR
07BELGRADE133	UPDATE ON ENERGY ISSUES FROM SERBIA [...] (SBU)Several major energy issues are still on the front burner as Serbia's democratic parties work to assemble a new government. Srbijagas's general director recently announced that Gazprom is likely to be Srbijagas's strategic partner in providing natural gas for the underground storage facil [...]	2007-01-29 15:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
07BELGRADE1376	ENERGY MINISTER POPOVIC TELLS AMBASSADOR SERBIA NEEDS MORE [...] (U) Serbian Energy Minister Popovic told the Ambassador on October 4 that Serbia's single source of gas from Hungary, and domestic electricity production could not meet peak demand during winter cold snaps. Popovic compared Serbia's energy relationship with Russia as "business, not friends." [...]	2007-10-10 07:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1396	C MARKET - TYPICAL TYCOON PRIVATIZATION [...] Rival Serbian Tycoons Beko and Miskovic, agreed in August 2005, reportedly at Prime Minister Kostunica's initiative, to jointly take over C-Market, the largest retail chain in Serbia. The agreement was used to chase out other bidders via back-room advice, an official ruling of the Securities [...]	2007-10-12 10:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV SR MW
07BELGRADE1411	SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER KOSTUNICA AND PRESIDENT TADIC - CO-DEPENDENCY [...] (C) Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and President Boris Tadic dislike each other. This has the fortunate benefit of keeping the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and Democratic Party (DS) coalition together. Both men's political bases are equally based on exploiting differences bet [...]	2007-10-16 11:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE1435	Serbs Defend Kosovo Status Proposal to EUR/SCE Director [...] (SBU) Government of Serbia officials told visiting Director for South Central Europe (EUR/SCE) Chris Hoh on October 16 that Serbia's proposal for Kosovo autonomy was extensive and fair, and that the dynamics of the Kosovo status discussions were not. The government officials outlined their vi [...]	2007-10-22 10:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV
07BELGRADE1472	SERBIA'S DSS DECLARES MILITARY NEUTRALITY [...] (U) The Democratic Party of Serbia of Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica on October 28 adopted a declaration supporting military neutrality for Serbia. The declaration, while dramatic, in fact, allows for the possibility of Serbia entering a military alliance by public referendum. For the mome [...]	2007-10-30 12:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KV SR
07BELGRADE1514	SERBIA-$520 MILLION BANKRUPTCY AUCTION [...] On October 29 Verano Motors bought bankrupt department store chain "Robne Kuce Beograd" for $520 million in the fifth largest privatization deal in Serbia. Verano's offer prevailed over nine other bidders including two U.S. investment firms and well-known Serbian business tycoons. The purch [...]	2007-11-07 13:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV SR
07BELGRADE1529	ANTI-CUBAN EMBARGO RESOLUTION PASSES SERBIA'S PARLIAMENT [...] (U) The Serbian Parliament overwhelmingly approved a declaration condemning sanctions against Cuba, in principle. The text of the declaration reflects the vigorous debate between the democratic and radical MPs that resulted in only one explicit mention of the United States. While Serbia has v [...]	2007-11-08 20:59:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN CU SR
07BELGRADE1545	SERBIA: ECONOMIC NUMBERS POINT TO RISKS AHEAD [...] According to third quarter data for 2007, industrial production in Serbia continues steady growth of 5% annually, GDP growth of 7% is expected, strong export expansion continues, while import growth slowed slightly. The growing current account deficit as a result of the trade deficit and cre [...]	2007-11-15 08:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV SR
07BELGRADE1595	SERBIA: 2008 BUDGET SENT TO PARLIAMENT [...] On November 12, the Serbian Government adopted a 2008 budget with a 9.9% increase over 2007, with revenues of $12.02 billion, expenditures of $12.3 billion and deficit of $280 million. The consolidated fiscal deficit is projected to improve in 2008 to 0.6% of GDP, mostly by keeping increases [...]	2007-11-27 16:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV SR
07BELGRADE1632	SERBIA PREPARES FOR PEACEFUL RETALIATION TO KOSOVO [...] (C) In the event of a declaration of independence, the Government of Serbia will retaliate against Kosovo and against countries that recognize an independent Kosovo. But Serbia will not wage war. The Prime Minister's cabinet has prepared contingency plans, for now under wraps, detailing the [...]	2007-12-10 07:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV SR
07BELGRADE1647	Serbia: 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 14:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SR
07BELGRADE1659	(C) SERBIA TO TRY TO GET MANPADS DESTRUCTION BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Assistant Minister for Defense Dusan Spasojevic said the Government of Serbia would accept the U.S. interpretation of the bilateral agreement on the destruction of Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) and would fulfill the terms of their agreement. Spasojevic said that the MOD would [...]	2007-12-13 11:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PTER PREL MW SR
07BELGRADE1709	SERBIA: 2007-2008 INCSR II ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] Reftel requested post update for Serbia on efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Serbia is upholding all international commitments to eliminate money laundering and terrorist financing. END SUMMARY. SERBIA: Not a Financial Center ------------------------------ 2. [...]	2007-12-20 14:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR SR
07BELGRADE1733	PARLIAMENT ADOPTS UPDATED KOSOVO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Serbia's parliament overwhelmingly adopted on December 26 a resolution against Kosovo independence. A product of negotiations between ruling coalition parties, the text reiterated Serbia's Kosovo policy without prescribing specific steps Serbia must take if Kosovo declares independence, [...]	2007-12-27 16:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE188	WAR CRIMES ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS CROSS- [...] (SBU) Summary: A war crimes conference held in Belgrade to commemorate the second anniversary of the 2005 signing of the Croatia-Serbia MOU on war crimes cooperation highlighted the significant achievements that have been made since the MOU in establishing cooperation and cross-border collab [...]	2007-02-08 14:40:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ICTY PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE239	UNSCR 1737 IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel points on Iran to leaders of the business community in Serbia and also to Minister of Finance Milan Parivodic. 2. (SBU) On February 20, the Ambassador gathered the leaders of the of the American Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Investors Council, Serbian Ch [...]	2007-02-22 10:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN IR
07BELGRADE249	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. UNOSEK: the view from Belgrade ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) For the week of 2/19, almost all Kosovo focus was on the UNOSEK talks in Vienna. The media reports from Vienna have been mostly straightforward. [...]	2007-02-23 17:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE255	CEFTA - RATIFICATION LIKELY AS GOVERNMENT PREPARES NEW [...] (SBU) Following the initialing of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) in December, the Government of Serbia (GOS) is still in negotiations with various parties to minimize the adverse impact CEFTA will have on the domestic tobacco industry. Officials told econoffs that Serbia wil [...]	2007-02-26 10:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL HR SR
07BELGRADE27	PM KOSTUNICA'S OUTRAGE OVER BABIN MOST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Kostunica expressed to Contact Group (CG) Ambassadors 1/9/07 his deep concern over the alleged mistreatment of K-Serbs in Babin Most by ethnic Albanian KPS officers earlier this month. Displaying strong emotion, the PM stood by his earlier public assertion that the Babin Mos [...]	2007-01-10 16:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KBTS SR YI
07BELGRADE272	SERBIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] OVERVIEW --------------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 62 TIP victims. Of these, there were 60 females and 2 males; 33 wer [...]	2007-02-28 14:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
07BELGRADE307	SERBIA'S IPR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IMPROVE IN 2006 [...] The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA),in its yearly Special 301 submission to USTR, elected not to recommend that Serbia be placed on the Special 301 Watch list. Embassy supports this decision. Serbian authorities responsible for intellectual property rights (IPR) enforce [...]	2007-03-07 13:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL SR KIPR
07BELGRADE310	A/S FRIED'S VISIT TO SERBIA YIELDS FEW SURPRISES [...] (C) Ambassador Fried used his March 5-6 visit to Belgrade to focus Serbia's leadership and youth on the country's long-term future as a Euro-Atlantic partner. The A/S encouraged both Tadic and Kostunica to take strong measures to give Serbia a European future regardless of the Kosovo outcome. [...]	2007-03-08 08:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM SR
07BELGRADE323	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/5 - 3/9) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (U) Summary: For the week of March 5, Serbia's preparation for the final, top-level round of UNOSEK talks, as well as the visits of A/S Fried and NATO SYG Scheffer were the most notable events related to Kosovo and S [...]	2007-03-09 13:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE435	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/26 - 3/30) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (C) Summary: For the week of March 26, the announcement and international reactions to Ahtisaari's recommendation for the supervised independence of Kosovo were the dominant events of the week related to Kosovo and S [...]	2007-03-30 16:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE441	NEW TOBACCO STRATEGY ADOPTED [...] (u) The Government of Serbia (GoS) adopted an action plan for tobacco production and trade on March 22 in order to smooth its relationship with the cigarette industry and at the same time permit ratification of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). The new strategy has been nego [...]	2007-04-03 07:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL HR SR
07BELGRADE477	SERBIAN COURT CONVICTS FOUR FOR SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR [...] (sbu) Summary: On April 10, the Belgrade Special War Crimes Court handed down convictions to four former members of the "Scorpions" paramilitary unit for their roles in the execution of Muslim civilians in Trnovo, Bosnia, on July 17, 1995. Chief war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic said [...]	2007-04-12 14:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KJUS PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE599	UPDATE ON ENERGY ISSUES FROM SERBIA [...] (U) Summary. State-owned gas monopoly Srbijagas has managed to improve its financial outlook via an intergovernmental agreement that uses old Yugoslavia clearing debt to pay gas arrears to Gazprom of USD 188.2 million, debt accumulated from 1994 to 2000. However, the company still has a debt [...]	2007-05-07 06:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
07BELGRADE683	CERTIFICATION AND SERBIA'S "NEW" GOVERNMENT [...] (c) The new government in Serbia does not look appreciably different from the previous one. Tadic's DS now has the potential to play a large role in defense and foreign affairs that could have an impact on moving forward the Euro-Atlantic agenda, but Kostunica still holds many of the reins. [...]	2007-05-17 16:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ICTY PREL EAID SR
07BELGRADE894	REVISED BUDGET SEEN AS EXPANSIONARY [...] (u) Serbia's new government on June 14 presented a 2007 budget proposal that would continue expansionary fiscal policy with an expenditure increase of 27.4 percent and a projected deficit of 0.6 percent of GDP. A chorus of criticism, from economists, the central bank, and the IMF, greeted the [...]	2007-06-25 06:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KPRV SR
07BELGRADE895	REVISED BUDGET SEEN AS EXPANSIONARY [...] (u) Serbia's new government on June 14 presented a 2007 budget proposal that would continue expansionary fiscal policy with an expenditure increase of 27.4 percent and a projected deficit of 0.6 percent of GDP. A chorus of criticism, from economists, the central bank, and the IMF, greeted the [...]	2007-06-25 06:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KPRV SR
07BELGRADE933	KOSOVO DOMINATES BELGRADE COE MEETING [...] (U) Summary: Serbian President Boris Tadic and Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic used their speeches at the opening of the 1000th meeting of the CoE Ministers' Deputies to reiterate the GOS' position on Kosovo, advertise recent cooperation with The Hague, emphasize Serbia's sincere commitment to co [...]	2007-06-29 15:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE988	A/S FRIED OUTLINES NEXT STEPS FOR KOSOVO: SERBIA ON [...] (C) Summary. Visiting A/S Fried urged Serbia's political leaders and the public to lead their country to a future in Europe following Kosovo's future independence. In separate meetings, July 10, the A/S outlined for President Tadic, PM Kostunica, and FM Jeremic the likely scenario of a minima [...]	2007-07-12 11:57:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SR
07BELMOPAN150	BELIZE - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) Responses are keyed to the checklist (paras 27-32) in Ref. A. 2. (SBU) Overview of BelizeQs Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons A. Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking occurs within the countr [...]	2007-03-02 22:00:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH
07BELMOPAN287	BELIZE: OPPOSITION LEADER DISCUSSES THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader Dean Barrow told us that he expects victory in the upcoming election but is taking nothing for granted. Government corruption and a "reform agenda" will be his main issues in the campaign. He foresees good relations with the U.S., believes momentum is buildin [...]	2007-04-30 22:43:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON BH
07BELMOPAN5	BELIZE: PM MUSA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2007 [...] (U) In his New Year's Message, published in the December 31 edition of The Reporter (one of Belize's weekly newspapers),Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Said Musa was optimistic about the country's future - particularly in the areas of the economy and the border dispute with Guatemala. [...]	2007-01-04 19:49:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN BH
07BELMOPAN522	(C) BELIZE-VENEZUELA: NO INVITATION FOR CHAVEZ [...] (C) MFA Chief Executive Officer (deputy minister equivalent) Amalia Mai told Charge August 16 that although Belize has good relations with Venezuela and appreciates financial assistance from the BRV, Hugo Chavez will "never" be invited to Belize as long as the current government is in power [...]	2007-08-16 21:37:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BH VE
07BELMOPAN650	BELIZE INPUT TO CARIBBEAN BASIN RECOVERY ACT REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 20:42:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON BH
07BELMOPAN91	BELIZE: ANTI-TIP PROGRAM GETS MORE CASH [...] Summary. On January 30, poloff met with Anita Zetina (Chair of the Belize Anti-Trafficking Committee and Chief Executive Officer at the Ministry of Human Development) and Ayesha Borland (Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to discuss the government's latest efforts in combating T [...]	2007-02-09 16:49:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN BH
07BERLIN1007	SCENESETTER FOR G-8 AFRICA PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Chancellor Merkel will open the Eighth Africa Partnership Forum (APF) in Berlin immediately following the G-8 Finance MinistersQ Meeting in Potsdam May 19-20 and the German-World Bank Forum on May 21. Hosted by the German Development Minister, the APF will set out the key co [...]	2007-05-18 09:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ECIN EMIN ETRD PREL GM
07BERLIN103	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ECONOMIC MINISTER GLOS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos to discuss the Doha Development Round and cooperation on energy/environment issues. The Ambassador also delivered STATE 4760 points on Iran, which will be reported septel. Glos stated Doha's successful [...]	2007-01-18 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ENRG WTRO PREL GM
07BERLIN1032	G8 LABOR MINISTERS ON THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF [...] Labor ministers of the G8 countries, meeting in Dresden May 6-8, said governments need to address the social dimension of globalization by devising employment and social protection strategies and promoting corporate social responsibility. They asked the G8 heads of state and government to en [...]	2007-05-22 05:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SOCI OECD IBRD ILO GM
07BERLIN1067	TURKEY AND TURKISH-GERMANS [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish state has long considered Turks resident in Germany as potential allies and maintains official and unofficial means of influencing the community. For many years, Turkey had at best been ambivalent and sometimes directly hostile to integration. Turkey's stance has cha [...]	2007-05-25 12:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV PREL TU GM
07BERLIN1093	GERMANY'S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ON THE EDGE OF ... [...] (C) Summary. Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is showing early signs of a recovery after six months of declining fortunes. Though polls do not yet indicate a shift in the public mood, party leaders are taking steps to reassert discipline and unify the party; some party themes seem to [...]	2007-05-31 15:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN114	SCENESETTER: SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, your visit to Berlin will enable you to seek solutions to our bilateral and U.S.-EU challenges with a government and with a Minister who see things a lot like we do and who have the will and the authority to improve the status quo. Our key suggestions for your January 26 d [...]	2007-01-19 17:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KHLS KJUS PTER PGOV PREL GM EU
07BERLIN1294	MERKEL AFTER THE SUMMITS: THE WIND AT HER BACK [...] (C) Summary: After the successful conclusion of two high-profile summit meetings in June, Angela Merkel is at a high point of her Chancellorship. Her public support is rising after having negotiated a climate change "breakthrough" at the G-8 Summit and an agreement at the EU Summit to advan [...]	2007-07-02 10:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL
07BERLIN135	GERMANY ON AFGHANISTAN AND NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary and comment: German officials welcomed the U.S. comprehensive approach to Afghanistan, covered in the Secretary's meetings January 17-18 with Chancellor Merkel and SIPDIS Foreign Minister Steinmeier, and followed up January 22 by the Deputy Chief of Mission. Berlin expects to [...]	2007-01-23 16:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS NATO PINS AF PK GE
07BERLIN1450	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS AGAINST IRAN WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 08:02:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN GM IR PARM PREL
07BERLIN1604	SPD CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE SELECTION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: SPD Chairman Kurt Beck's low popularity rating, compared to those of other senior party figures, raises questions about who will likely be the SPD's chancellor candidate in 2009. The most likely outcome is that the SPD party chairman -- currently Kurt Beck -- will eventually be [...]	2007-08-24 10:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL
07BERLIN1612	GERMANY LOOKS EASTWARD: CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TRIP [...] (C) Chancellor Merkel will visit China and Japan August 26 ) September 1, in her longest trip abroad since taking office. The trip will be largely devoted to G8 issues raised at the summit in June, the so-called 'Heiligendamm process,' and climate change. Her visit to China will highlight th [...]	2007-08-24 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH JA GM
07BERLIN1621	GERMAN CABINET RETREAT FOCUSES ON CLIMATE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel emerged from the August 23-24 Federal Cabinet retreat with consensus among the parties in her Grand Coalition Government on a 50-point program designed to sustain Germany's economic upturn. No signs of coalition cracks appeared. The program inc [...]	2007-08-27 15:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SENV ENRG EFIN PREL ELAB GM

07BERLIN1648	EMBASSY BERLIN'S EFFORTS ON FY2007 IRAN DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a pilot post in the FY07 Iran Democracy Small Grants Program, Embassy Berlin has canvassed several local nongovernmental organizations working on Iran or Middle East issues to discuss Small Grant opportunities. While generally positive on overall initiative goals, organizatio [...]	2007-08-31 12:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM KPAO PREL GM IR
07BERLIN1772	CHANCELLERY REACTS SKEPTICALLY TO JUSTICE [...] (C) New draft anti-terrorism legislation proposed by Justice Minister Zypries (SPD) has come under fire from the other side of the governing grand coalition. Chancellery Director General for Interior and Legal Affairs Michael Wettengel told EMIN September 18 that the new draft counterterroris [...]	2007-09-19 13:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KHLS KJUS GM
07BERLIN1883	GERMAN MFA RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff and Econ Counselor met with German MFA and Economic Ministry officials respectively to discuss ref A. Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb, who is responsible for overseeing the drafting of position papers for the MFA's use at the October 15-16 EU General Affairs and Exter [...]	2007-10-12 15:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL RS LY IS IZ IR
07BERLIN1884	GERMANY'S AFGHANISTAN MANDATES: ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO [...] (C) Summary: With the Bundestag's approval of the ISAF/Tornado mandate Oct. 12, the spotlight now shifts to the upcoming parliamentary debate and vote on the OEF mandate. While most parliamentarians now seem to accept that dropping the OEF mandate would send a very bad political signal about G [...]	2007-10-15 05:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR GM AF
07BERLIN1887	GERMANY'S AFGHANISTAN MANDATES: ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO [...] (C) Summary: With the Bundestag's approval of the ISAF/Tornado mandate Oct. 12, the spotlight now shifts to the upcoming parliamentary debate and vote on the OEF mandate. While most parliamentarians now seem to accept that dropping the OEF mandate would send a very bad political signal about G [...]	2007-10-15 05:31:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR GM AF
07BERLIN1896	GERMAN CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY -- MERKEL COMMITTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Merkel is serious about pursuing aggressive international measures to meet the challenges of global warming. She has built her Chancellorship almost exclusively on this issue. Her support for mandatory, targeted global limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and [...]	2007-10-16 14:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV GM
07BERLIN1977	THE SPD RALLIES AROUND BECK AND LOOKS TOWARD 2009 [...] (C) Summary: The Social Democratic Party's (SPD) October 26-28 convention gave a much-needed boost to party chairman Kurt Beck, who emerged as the SPD's undisputed candidate for chancellor in 2009. The SPD focused squarely on a domestic agenda that should not directly affect our ability to wo [...]	2007-10-30 11:26:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AF IR GM
07BERLIN1980	SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL'S CRAWFORD VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Angela Merkel will arrive at Crawford riding a wave of public approval surpassing 70 percent. Her popularity is credited to her effective leadership style, Germany's economic growth, and her skill in turning centrist appeals on climate change and social issues to her advantage. [...]	2007-10-30 17:26:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECUN EU GM
07BERLIN2004	THE WRONG SIGNAL AT THE WRONG TIME: [...] (SBU) Summary. No tectonic shift in German economic policy came out of the SPD convention, perhaps, but the SPD's labor reforms could mark the beginning of a rollback in Schroeder's "Agenda 2010" reforms, a source at the Labor Ministry told the Embassy. The resolution to block privatization [...]	2007-11-02 06:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EFIN PREL PGOV GM
07BERLIN2015	TIP - UPDATE ON GERMAN EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] In 2007, Germany's counter-TIP campaigns and awareness raising programs brought together high-level decision makers and NGOs. As a result of strengthened legislation penalizing labor exploitation, NGOs and government officials are starting to focus on improving awareness and counseling in thi [...]	2007-11-05 09:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM
07BERLIN2037	GERMANY'S IRAN POLICYMAKING PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both privately and publicly, German officials continue to insist multilateral measures, coupled with quiet economic pressure on Iran, are the most effective way to change Iran's behavior. While Chancellor Merkel has been clear on the need to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapons [...]	2007-11-07 16:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR GM
07BERLIN2060	MUENTEFERING RESIGNS; STEINMEIER BECOMES [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise move, one of the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) top politicians and ministers, Franz Muentefering, announced his resignation as Vice-Chancellor and Labor Minister November 13, citing personal reasons. Later in the day, SPD Chairman Kurt Beck announced that Foreign [...]	2007-11-13 18:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN2081	"STURM UND DRANG" FOLLOWED BY "STAY THE COURSE" - [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite deeply-rooted German desires for a UN-mandated Kosovo/Serbia settlement, the German government has indicated it will recognize Kosovo if, as expected, Pristina unilaterally declares independence following the completion of the Troika process. The German government has als [...]	2007-11-16 16:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR YI KO GM
07BERLIN2094	GERMAN BANKS WEATHERING SUB-PRIME MORTGAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Third quarter reports show that most German banks appear to have weathered the turbulences in the international financial markets. Large private banks such as Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank reported losses in their investment portfolios, balanced by gains in other sectors, resu [...]	2007-11-20 10:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL PGOV GM
07BERLIN215	JOINT COORDINATION AND MONITORING BOARD: ENHANCED [...] At the high-level session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) in Berlin January 30-31, donor Government representatives and Afghan partners renewed their commitment to realize the political vision outlined in the January 2006 Afghanistan Compact. In the opening [...]	2007-02-02 15:32:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV ENRG AF
07BERLIN2157	GERMAN RESPONSE U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 19:18:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	GM IR KNNP MNUC PARM
07BERLIN2186	MERKEL CLAIMS POLITICAL CENTER FOR CDU [...] (C) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's central and ever present role in the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) December 3-4 convention and the absence of any major internal opposition to her policies or leadership reinforce her position as the undisputed leader of the most U.S.-frien [...]	2007-12-10 17:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN2202	ICAO/PSI - MFA CONTINUES TO LOBBY TRANSPORTATION [...] (C) On December 13, MFA Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation Division Desk Officer Thomas Muetzelburg provided emboffs with a readout of ongoing German interagency discussions on whether to support including transportation offenses related to WMD proliferation in the Montreal Convention a [...]	2007-12-14 12:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAIR KNNP KTIA OTRA PARM ICAO GM
07BERLIN230	AL-MASRI UPDATE -- NEXT STEPS ON ARREST WARRANTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The MFA's Acting Legal Adviser told emboffs Feb. 5 the German Government fully understands the USG's strong desire that international arrest warrants not be issued in the al-Masri case. She noted, however, that such warrants are routinely issued ("99.99 percent of the time") [...]	2007-02-05 18:48:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	KJUS PTER PREL PGOV GM
07BERLIN242	AL-MASRI CASE -- CHANCELLERY AWARE OF USG CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) In a February 6 discussion with German Deputy National Security Adviser Rolf Nikel, the DCM reiterated our strong concerns about the possible issuance of international arrest warrants in the al-Masri case. The DCM noted that the reports in the German media of the discussion on the issu [...]	2007-02-06 17:48:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	KJUS PTER PREL PGOV GM
07BERLIN254	GERMAN MPS NOTE IRANIAN UNITY ON NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Two delegations of German parliamentarians recently visited Iran on fact-finding missions, encountering broad-based support for the Iranian nuclear program and ignorance about the exact details of the international community's position on an Iranian civil nuclear program. O [...]	2007-02-08 10:02:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PREL GM IR
07BERLIN269	GOVERNMENT AND NGO REPORTS EVALUATE GERMAN EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: Reports prepared by the German Federal Interior Ministry and Federal Family Ministry, as well as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and key German anti-trafficking NGOs independently conclude there was no significant increase in trafficking in persons (TIP) during [...]	2007-02-09 15:19:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM
07BERLIN321	REPORT OF FIRST G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from February 12-15, 2006. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Director for Trans-Regional Affairs Roopa Rangaswa [...]	2007-02-16 06:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM OTRA PTER UNGA KJUS GM
07BERLIN362	BERLIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. delegation travelling to Berlin, Germany, for the Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting February 27-28, 2007. 2. (SBU) The control officer for this visit will be Global Affairs Officer Richard Crandell, who can be rea [...]	2007-02-22 18:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC OTRA PARM PREL GM
07BERLIN442	KINDERGARTEN CAPERS: CDU EATS THE SPD'S LUNCH [...] (U) Summary. In the debate with minority conservative elements in her own party over creation of new day-care/pre-school slots for Germany's children, Chancellor Merkel is advancing her program of modernizing the CDU's social image. At the same time, she has stolen at least some of the Socia [...]	2007-03-05 15:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV GM
07BERLIN45	GERMANY TAKES RUSSIAN - BELARUS OIL DISPUTE IN [...] (U) German reaction to the cutoff of Russian oil via the Druzhba Pipeline has been relatively muted. Economics Minister Michael Glos stated there was no cause for alarm as Germany has sufficient reserves to cover any shortages. That said, Glos demanded that "the pipeline be reopened as soon [...]	2007-01-09 16:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM
07BERLIN459	GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...]	2007-03-07 09:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC
07BERLIN46	GERMANY REVISITS ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES IN LIGHT [...] Summary. The arrest of a former top Siemens board member brings to six those detained in a scandal drawing attention to German corporate governance. The Siemens case is the latest of a number of corporate scandals that include a Volkswagen prostitution and embezzlement ring and German activi [...]	2007-01-09 17:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD GM KCRM OECD
07BERLIN494	MDB WISSMANN OUTLINES VISION OF NEW TRANSATLANTIC [...] (U) Summary: Building on his previous calls for closer transatlantic economic ties (reftel),Matthias Wissman, Chairperson of the Bundestag Committee on EU Issues, presented his latest ideas on further integrating the transatlantic economy at a press roundtable March 8. Wissmann told the press [...]	2007-03-09 19:03:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN520	GERMAN PRESIDENCY SEES CLIMATE/ENERGY AND PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has identified energy/climate change and progress on an EU constitution as her top priorities for the remainder of Germany's EU presidency, according to officials in the Chancellery and MFA. The German government believes the EU's consensus position has laid th [...]	2007-03-14 16:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM
07BERLIN554	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and German Finance Ministry State Secretary Dr. Thomas Mirow discussed the increased risks facing German firms in Iran and the need for targeted financial measures focused on Iranian illicit conduct. They also discussed hedge funds, the fin [...]	2007-03-20 13:31:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL GM
07BERLIN555	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MARCH 19 [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and German MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg discussed the need to maintain political unity within the international community on Iran and to work together to ensure effective implementation of multilateral agreements. They also discussed [...]	2007-03-20 13:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL SENV ENRG EAIR MARR GM IZ PK
07BERLIN576	GERMANY AND MISSILE DEFENSE: STRATEGY FOR DEFUSING [...] (C) Summary. Discussion of missile defense (MD) in Germany may become trapped by partisan domestic political interests. Social Democrats (SPD),suffering in the polls and without any major issues to distinguish themselves from the conservatives (CDU/CSU),seem to see an opportunity to reasse [...]	2007-03-21 16:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GM
07BERLIN60	GERMAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS EU DATA PROTECTION AND [...] (C) Summary. German Ministry of Interior (MOI) DG for Police and Counterterrorism Gunther Krause told a DHS-DoJ-USEU delegation the EU draft framework decision on sharing police and judicial information is unsatisfactory; Germany plans to re-write it during its 2007 EU Presidency. Concerning [...]	2007-01-10 16:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KHLS KJUS PTER PGOV EU GM EAIR
07BERLIN601	GERMANY/TIP - POLICE INVESTIGATIONS HIGHLIGHT [...] Summary: A number of TIP-related police investigations concluded in recent weeks highlight German efforts to prosecute German nationals allegedly engaged in child sex tourism and other forms of trafficking in South East Asian countries. Over the past two years, German law enforcement agenci [...]	2007-03-23 16:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM
07BERLIN602	GERMAN PLANS TO HELP SECURE THE LEBANON-SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Germany plans a four-step process to help Lebanon secure its border with Syria by 01/01/2008, beginning with a pilot project in the north. Equipment deliveries and training have begun. The 2006 German government team examining the prospects found, according to a recently releas [...]	2007-03-23 16:18:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR PGOV PBTS PREL GM LE SY
07BERLIN604	MDA DIRECTOR OBERING PROMOTES MISSILE DEFENSE IN [...] (SBU) Lt. General Henry A. Obering, Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, visited Berlin on March 15 to provide briefings and answer questions about U.S. missile defense (MD) plans from the German press, think-tank analysts, high-ranking government officials, and members of the German P [...]	2007-03-23 16:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL GM
07BERLIN619	BERLIN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Semmel, Foreign Affairs Officer David L. Evans, Senior Policy Advisor Gerald Stacy, and William F. Menold, Jr., to participate in the Global Partnership Working Group and Nonproliferation Directors [...]	2007-03-27 12:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AMGT OTRA ASEC PARM PREL GM
07BERLIN747	GERMANY'S GRAND COALITION IN GOOD CONDITION, FOR [...] (C) Summary. Germany's Grand Coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD is in good condition, despite tensions between the two parties on domestic and foreign policy. The CDU/CSU has for the most part taken the lead in domestic policy and Chancellor Merkel is broadly credited with doing a good job. The SP [...]	2007-04-12 16:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN791	MARCH 29 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The third G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin March 29. The Chair opened with a discussion of a draft document which reviewed the first five years of the Global Partnership (GP). Some delegations complained t [...]	2007-04-18 18:04:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN801	BERLIN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO U.S. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Semmel, Foreign Affairs Officer David L. Evans, and Senior Policy Advisor Gerald Stacy to attend the G-8 Global Partnership Working Group meeting from April 21-25, 2007. Per reftel, hotel reservations at [...]	2007-04-19 19:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC GM OTRA PARM PREL
07BERLIN802	SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL IN WASHINGTON: GOALS [...] (C) Summary. Angela Merkel arrives in Washington in an enviable position of political strength, both at home and in the EU. However, she is conscious that her strength derives largely from the weakness of her counterparts and other factors beyond her control. Achieving her goals for the EU - [...]	2007-04-20 07:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECUN EU GM
07BERLIN806	REPORT OF SECOND G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The second meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from April 16-19, 2007. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and included repr [...]	2007-04-20 10:27:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS OTRA PTER SNAR UNGA GM AF
07BERLIN834	SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]	2007-04-24 17:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERLIN835	SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]	2007-04-24 18:32:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERLIN884	SNAPSHOT OF GERMAN ECONOMY ? RECOVERY IN [...] Summary: The German economy is expected to grow 2.4% in 2007 according to the spring consensus forecast of Germany?s six leading economic institutes. After half a decade of below-average economic performance, Germany has finally caught up with the general growth trend in the Euro zone, ove [...]	2007-05-02 15:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM
07BERLIN940	BERLIN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew K. Semmel, ISN/DOS Alexander T. Liebowitz, and Senior Policy Advisor Gerald Stacy to participate in the G-8 NPDG meeting from May 12-15, 2007. 2. (SBU) Point of contact for this visit will be Global A [...]	2007-05-09 16:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC OTRA PARM PREL GM
07BERN1137	SVP GOES INTO OPPOSITION: SWISS POLITICS ENTERS [...] (C) Summary: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf announced her decision early the morning of December 13 to accept her election by the Parliament to the Federal Council (reftel). Following Widmer-Schlumpf's announcement, the SVP leadership made good on its threat to take the SVP into the parliamentary op [...]	2007-12-13 16:03:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SZ
07BERN200	TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 15:40:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SZ
07BERN896	BLOCHER-ROSCHACHER ROILS SWISS CONSENSUS POLITICS [...] (SBU) The Blocher-Roschacher affair is for the most part about Federal Councilor (and Justice Minister) Blocher's role in the July 2006 resignation of Federal Prosecutor Valentin Roschacher. The key question hanging in the air is whether Blocher abused his office as Justice Minister to exert u [...]	2007-09-13 05:53:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR SZ
07BISHKEK1187	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER KARABAYEV'S TRIP TO THE [...] (C) Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev will travel to Washington and New York between September 26 and October 3. This is his first trip to the United States since becoming foreign minister in February 2007, and the first high-level visit since President Bakiyev and former Foreign Minister [...]	2007-09-26 12:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1201	KYRGYZSTAN: NEXT STEPS ON MANAS AIR BASE ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kyrgyz have repeatedly requested a U.S. response to their June diplomatic note, which requested changes to the protocol covering payment for access to the base, as well as information on the disposition of the case regarding the December 2006 shooting incident. We underst [...]	2007-09-28 10:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK125	MANAGING KYRGYZ CRITICISM OF MANAS AIR BASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz domestic political turmoil in December and January over a new constitution and government has shifted public and political attention away from Manas Air Base. This welcome hiatus may prove temporary, however, once the new government is in place. Looking ahead, we see sev [...]	2007-02-06 11:59:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1304	BAKIYEV DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT AFTER NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission announced that, based on preliminary results, 75% of eligible voters approved a new constitution and electoral code in the October 21 referendum. The CEC claimed that nationwide turnout was over 80%, but local observers disputed that fi [...]	2007-10-23 12:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1328	Kyrgyz Consular Update: US Contractors, Kazakhstan and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On October 10, Kyrgyz MFA Consular Affairs Director Beshymbiev told Con Chief there is legislation pending before the Kyrgyz and Kazakh parliaments that would allow bearers of valid Kyrgyz visas to enter Kazakhstan without obtaining a Kazakh visa. Beshymbiev a [...]	2007-10-29 11:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC KG KZ CVIS PGOV PREL
07BISHKEK1425	KYRGYZ PARTY LEADERS AND OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 19-20 visit to Bishkek, Central Asia Officer Director Pamela Spratlen met with political party leaders, the head of the Central Election Commission, civil society activists, and other leading analysts. Discussion centered on the December 16 parliamentary electi [...]	2007-12-04 04:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1461	ELECTION EVE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst the political wrangling preceding the December 16 Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, there have been significant economic and financial developments in the Kyrgyz Republic during the past year. Despite strong economic growth in 2007, increasing inflation and the falling v [...]	2007-12-10 13:23:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1478	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: CHARGES OF INTIMIDATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the vote scheduled for December 16, accusations of the misuse of administrative resources, intimidation of government opponents, and continued controversy over the 0.5% regional threshold dominate the last days of the campaign. Government employees have been pressured to jo [...]	2007-12-12 13:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1504	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: IT'S NOT JUST THE VOTES CAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections won't be decided entirely by the votes cast on December 16. The heavy use of administrative resources virtually assures that President Bakiyev's Ak Jol party will take the vast majority of the seats, and a disproportionate regional threshold m [...]	2007-12-14 15:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1505	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS SHOW AK JOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary results showing that the pro-presidential Ak Jol party received enough votes to pass the nationwide and regional thresholds in the December 16 parliamentary elections. The opposition Ata Meken passed the nati [...]	2007-12-18 02:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1513	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]	2007-12-20 11:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1514	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]	2007-12-20 11:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1515	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]	2007-12-20 11:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1516	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]	2007-12-20 11:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1518	KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: 2007 CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek,s child labor update for the Kyrgyz Republic for subsequent inclusion in the 2007 Trade and Development Act Report. Feedback below is tied to the specific questions outlined in reftel. Section A: Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child l [...]	2007-12-21 05:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1520	EMBASSY BISHKEK'S SERIES OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE 16 DAYS FREE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Working in conjunction with Post's Mentor Program for Women Leaders and Peace Corps, Embassy Bishkek organized a series of events around the country, including the cities of Bishkek, Osh and Naryn to commemorate the 16 days free of violence against women that run from November 25 [...]	2007-12-21 07:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KG KWMN PHUM PREL
07BISHKEK155	THE GLITTER OF KYRGYZ GOLD TAXES CANADIAN MINE [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian-run Kumtor gold mine in eastern Kyrgyzstan, which generates 4-6% of Kyrgyz GDP, is expected to double its 2006 production of 303,000 ounces by 2008. Despite the rosy projections, Kumtor Operating Company (KOC) President Andrew Lewis told Embassy that a less friendly [...]	2007-02-09 12:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EINV KG
07BISHKEK181	KYRGYZSTAN'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to nominate an outstanding Kyrgyz candidate for the IWOC Award. Ms. Bubusara Ryskulova is a well-known promoter of women's rights in the Kyrgyz Republic. She has tirelessly worked in the area of women issues for the last 10 years. First among her many accomplishments wo [...]	2007-02-15 08:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KG
07BISHKEK21	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ [...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime with a broad base of commercial laws. Unf [...]	2007-01-16 08:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
07BISHKEK377	KYRGYZSTAN PREPARING FOR SCO SUMMIT IN AUGUST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12, below. 2. (C) Summary. Kyrgyzstan is preparing to host the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Bishkek in August. President Bakiyev has said that the summit is Kyrgyzstan's top foreign policy priority, an [...]	2007-04-06 07:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK435	DOWNBEAT INSIDER DOUBTS EASY RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met April 17 with MP Omurbek Babanov, who was skeptical about President Bakiyev's ability to settle the current political standoff and predicted that north-south divisions could be exacerbated as a result. Babanov was more confident in PM Almaz Atambayev's [...]	2007-04-19 10:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK437	DOWNBEAT INSIDER DOUBTS EASY RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met April 17 with MP Omurbek Babanov, who was skeptical about President Bakiyev's ability to settle the current political standoff and predicted that north-south divisions could be exacerbated as a result. Babanov was more confident in PM Almaz Atambayev's [...]	2007-04-19 10:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK490	DAS FEIGENBAUM AND FM KARABAYEV LAY GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his April 15-19 visit to Bishkek, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met twice, over five hours, with Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev for open and wide-ranging discussions. While many other meetings during the visit were dominated by the fast-changing domestic political situation, [...]	2007-04-27 06:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR AF KG
07BISHKEK614	KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT AND PRESS TARGET MANAS AIRBASE [...] (C) Summary: During a packed parliamentary committee session May 23, MPs criticized the Prosecutor General's office for its handling of the Hatfield case and called for the ouster of the U.S. military from Manas Airbase. Interest in extension renewals for the base's operations as well as tax [...]	2007-05-24 14:44:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK63	ANALYSTS OFFER GRIM VIEW OF KYRGYZ POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and visiting Central Asia Office Director Spratlen met January 23 with four leading Bishkek think tank directors and political analysts to discuss the current political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan, as well as the state of U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. The analysts described a Kyrgy [...]	2007-01-25 12:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK631	KYRGYZSTAN PASSES 2007 BUDGET [...] (U) Summary: On May 2, President Bakiyev signed Kyrgyzstan's 2007 budget. The 2007 budget projects a 12% increase in expenditures over the 2006 budget, with expenditures reaching $842 million. The government plans to cover the projected $105 million deficit by issuing treasury bills and se [...]	2007-05-29 11:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KG
07BISHKEK665	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) We warmly welcome you to Kyrgyzstan June 7 to 11. Your visit comes at an important time for the bilateral relationship. The series of high-level visits -- Secretary of Defense Gates on June 5, your visit, and then CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon later in June -- will demonstrate to the K [...]	2007-06-01 13:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK707	BAKIYEV TELLS BOUCHER BASE IS BILATERAL ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, President Bakiyev said that U.S.-Kyrgyz cooperation had been "mutually beneficial" on the political, economic, and security fronts, but there were unresolved problems with Manas Air [...]	2007-06-11 11:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EINV KG
07BISHKEK737	KYRGYZ PUSH FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE FINANCING, [...] (C) Summary: During a June 7-11 visit to Bishkek, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher met with senior Kyrgyz government officials, parliamentary deputies, civil society representatives, and business leaders. Prime Minister Atambayev was upbeat about the bilateral r [...]	2007-06-18 10:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV MARR KG
07BISHKEK832	KYRGYZ REFORMS: UNDER THE RADAR, BUT HAVING AN [...] (C) Summary: Against a backdrop of domestic political wrangling, changes in government personnel, and heated debate over the presence of the Manas Airbase, important reforms are beginning to reshape Kyrgyzstan's economy, business environment, criminal justice system, and media. While these [...]	2007-06-27 03:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR KMCA KG
07BISHKEK86	LOOING AHEAD AT U.S.-KYRGYZ RELATIONS IN 2007 [...] (C) Summary/Introduction. Looking back on 2006, U.S.-Kyrgyz relations suffered a series of body-blows, including the unprecedented expulsion of two U.S. diplomats and a series of unfortunate incidents related to the Manas airbase that have undermined the U.S. image as a beneficial partner. [...]	2007-01-29 12:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK907	KYRGYZ NGO FORUM FOCUSES ON INTERNAL, GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 150 Kyrgyz NGOs from throughout the country convened July 10-11 to discuss constitutional, economic, ecological, and social reform; corruption; the future of political party development; and the role of civil society in relation to the Kyrgyz Government's Country Developme [...]	2007-07-13 07:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK996	SNAPSHOT OF KYRGYZ AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Shortfalls in agricultural irrigation, coupled with the effects of alleged incompetence at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, have negatively impacted the agriculture sector. Man-made problems have exacerbated infestations of gypsy moths, whiteflies, viruses and fungi to dimi [...]	2007-08-07 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV KG
07BISHKEK997	SNAPSHOT OF KYRGYZ AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Shortfalls in agricultural irrigation, coupled with the effects of alleged incompetence at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, have negatively impacted the agriculture sector. Man-made problems have exacerbated infestations of gypsy moths, whiteflies, viruses and fungi to dimi [...]	2007-08-07 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV KG
07BISHKEK999	SNAPSHOT OF KYRGYZ AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Shortfalls in agricultural irrigation, coupled with the effects of alleged incompetence at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, have negatively impacted the agriculture sector. Man-made problems have exacerbated infestations of gypsy moths, whiteflies, viruses and fungi to dimi [...]	2007-08-07 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV KG
07BOGOTA101	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL PACE, CJCS [...] (C) Post welcomes the January 18-20 visit of General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to Colombia. With U.S. assistance, Colombia is fighting a war on four fronts -- FARC, ELN, paramilitaries, and drug traffickers -- with a mix of political, military, and police measures. A [...]	2007-01-05 20:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PHUM CO
07BOGOTA1088	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAYH [...] (SBU) Post welcomes CODEL Bayh to Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe was re-elected in May, 2006; he is the first president to be re-elected to a second, consecutive term in over 100 years. We expect close bilateral relations between the United States and Colombia to continue in his second ter [...]	2007-02-14 19:06:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOC ECON CO
07BOGOTA1302	GOC 'WEALTH TAX' BOOSTS DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) In December 2006, the GOC approved a four-year "wealth tax" on liquid assets of Colombia's richest citizens and businesses to boost military spending. Of the estimated $3.7 billion in new revenue over 2007-10, the major portion (about 70 percent) is expected to fund the domestic war effo [...]	2007-02-23 22:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA1400	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCGOVERN [...] (SBU) Post welcomes CODEL McGovern to Colombia. With U.S. help, President Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. In January, the GOC presented a Plan Colombia consolidation phase strategy, with a heightened emphasis on social development. USAID programs aim [...]	2007-02-28 21:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOC ECON CO
07BOGOTA1457	COLOMBIA'S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 52 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY ------- [...]	2007-03-02 22:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
07BOGOTA1472	SCENESETTER CHECKLIST FOR VISIT OF PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (C) Your visit highlights the strength of our bilateral ties, and comes at a critical time for President Uribe. Seven months into his second term, Uribe is looking for a firm U.S. commitment to sustain high aid levels--as well as U.S. congressional approval of our bilateral Free Trade Agreeme [...]	2007-03-05 22:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR ECON ETRD PHUM KCRM CO
07BOGOTA1516	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY U.S. TRADE [...] (SBU) Post welcomes DUSTR Veroneau to Colombia. With U.S. help, President Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. The economy is growing, the investment climate is strong, and there is both anticipation and nervousness over the fate of the U.S.-Colombia Trade [...]	2007-03-07 15:24:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL CO
07BOGOTA2102	ROBUST OBSERVATION MISSION REQUIRED FOR OCTOBER [...] (C) On March 20, Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo formally requested an OAS electoral mission to observe the October local elections. The request reflects concerns--heightened by recent revelations of paramilitary interference in the 2002 and 2006 legislative elections--that former paramilit [...]	2007-03-29 18:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	AADP PGOV PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA2835	FOREIGN MINISTER ARAUJO MEETING WITH WHA PDAS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo told WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro the GOC considered the bilateral Free Trade Agreement to be the "economic arm of Plan Colombia," whose ratification was key for Colombia to continue its success in fighting terrorism, reducing violence, and addressing social p [...]	2007-04-27 20:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PHUM PTER CO
07BOGOTA2923	PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH MOD SANTOS [...] (C) Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was seeking to provoke a confrontation with Colombia to strengthen his domestic political position. Colombia was working with Peru, Mexico and Chile to deepen economic integration an [...]	2007-04-30 22:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA2929	SCENESETTER CHECKLIST FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (C) Your visit follows President Uribe's May 2-4 visit to Washington. Uribe fears unsubstantiated claims in the Colombian Congress that he and his family are tied to the paramilitaries are undermining prospects in the U.S. Congress for continued high aid levels and ratification of the bilate [...]	2007-05-02 12:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR MARR PTER ECON ETRD KCRM
07BOGOTA4029	PRESIDENT URIBE EXPLAINS UNILATERAL RELEASE OF \ [...] (C) President Uribe explained in a radio and television \ news conference on June 4 that his unilateral FARC prisoner \ release was a goodwill gesture to gain the freedom of 56 \ political hostages held by the FARC, including the three U.S. \ hostages. XXXXXXXXXXXX told Polcouns \ President Uribe [...]	2007-06-05 18:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA4742	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES [...] (C) Your visit follows President Uribe's May and June visits to Washington. Uribe fears unsubstantiated claims that he and his family were tied to the paramilitaries are undermining prospects in the U.S. Congress for continued high aid levels and ratification of the bilateral Free Trade Agre [...]	2007-06-29 22:18:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR MARR PTER ECON ETRD KCRM
07BOGOTA5118	ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN PEACE TALKS WITH ELN SET TO [...] (C) Summary. The on-again, off-again peace talks between the GOC and ELN are set to resume July 14. ELN negotiator Palbo Beltran said in an interview the ELN was willing to agree to a cessation of hostilities and a release of hostages, but admitted that serious differences with the GOC on v [...]	2007-07-13 23:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA5431	COLOMBIA PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS FREE FROM [...] (C) Summary. The GOC and political parties are working to prevent the interference of illegal armed groups (FARC, ELN, new criminal groups) in the October elections for governors, mayors, and other local officials. A recent independent study concluded that 328 of Colombia's 1099 municipali [...]	2007-07-26 17:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO

07BOGOTA5651	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY USTR JOHN [...] (SBU) Post welcomes Deputy USTR John Veroneau to Colombia. With U.S. help, President Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. The economy is growing, the investment climate is strong, and there is both anticipation and nervousness over the fate of the U.S.-Col [...]	2007-08-02 20:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CO
07BOGOTA6290	GOC AND FARC MANEUVER ON HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE [...] (U) Summary: FARC spokesperson Raul Reyes insisted the GOC create a demilitarized zone ("despeje") for a humanitarian exchange of FARC-held hostages. GOC officials firmly rejected a despeje, but said the GOC would consider new proposals to achieve a humanitarian exchange. End summary. [...]	2007-08-27 21:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA6649	CHAVEZ FACES TOUGH JOB NEGOTIATING HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Summary. On August 31, President Uribe and Venezuelan President Chavez discussed Chavez' efforts to facilitate a "humanitarian exchange" of FARC-held hostages for FARC prisoners in Colombian jails. Uribe ruled out any demilitarized area ("despeje") or return of released prisoners to FA [...]	2007-09-12 17:05:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA6668	ELECTORAL VIOLENCE DOWN, BUT STILL AN ISSUE IN [...] Summary: As the October 28 local elections draw near, violence against candidates continues in specific regions--though at lower levels than in previous elections. Contacts from political parties across the spectrum expect free and fair elections in spite of the limited violence. The FARC and [...]	2007-09-12 21:09:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR CO
07BOGOTA6894	ELN "CONFUSED" AS PARTIES PREPARE FOR TALKS IN [...] (C) Summary. Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the last round of ELN talks in Havana (August 20-24) made it clear the Cubans would not press the ELN to make a deal, leading the GOC to accept the ELN's long-standing request to shift the talks to Caracas. The GOC thinks President Chavez wants [...]	2007-09-20 23:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO
07BOGOTA6899	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL MCCAFFREY [...] (SBU) President Uribe's "democratic security" policy has hit the FARC and ELN hard over the past five years, with security improving across the country. Colombians are free to travel highways and confidence has skyrocketed, translating into record economic growth. The paramilitary peace proc [...]	2007-09-21 18:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR PTER CO
07BOGOTA6957	OPIC CEO MOSBACHER HIGHLIGHTS U.S.-COLOMBIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In September 10-11 meetings with government and private sector representatives, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Mosbacher, Jr. highlighted the potential for increased U.S. investment in Colombia and the range of OPIC services a [...]	2007-09-25 14:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG OPIC CO
07BOGOTA6966	AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 21 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) The Ambassador briefed President Uribe on the latest developments on the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA),urged the GOC to coordinate closely with the USG on the efforts of Senator Cordoba and President Chavez to achieve a humanitarian exchange with the FARC, and outlined likely shift [...]	2007-09-25 17:01:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA6967	AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S SEPTEMBER 21 MEETING WITH [...] (C) GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo said that the GOC finds it hard to control Senator Cordoba's and President Chavez' efforts to facilitate a humanitarian exchange. The FARC has little interested in an exchange, but wants to use Chavez' role to gain international recognition, create tension [...]	2007-09-25 17:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV VZ CO
07BOGOTA7325	AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S 26 SEPTEMBER MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Brownfield met with Minister of Defense (MOD) Juan Manuel Santos and Vice MoD Juan Carlos Pinzon on September 26. Santos raised the need for agreement on GOC sharing of intelligence with Israeli defense contractors, as well as Colombia's request that its priority military purc [...]	2007-10-11 16:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA7470	UNITED STATES, COLOMBIA AND MEXICO MEETING [...] (C) Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Karen Tandy met with Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos Calderon and Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza on October 9 to promote increased counternarcotics cooperation. The meeting was part of a series and led to ag [...]	2007-10-18 22:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC ECIN PTER SNAR MX CO
07BOGOTA7772	COLOMBIA'S 2008 BUDGET INCREASES SOCIAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 16, Colombia's Congress approved the 2008 national budget with a 9 percent spending increase over the 2007 budget. Despite the increase, the GOC expects to come in below its fiscal deficit target of 3.3 percent of GDP while raising the primary surplus above 1 percent [...]	2007-10-31 20:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV CO
07BOGOTA790	TRADE CONFEDERATIONS SEND ANTI-FTA LETTER TO U.S. [...] (U) On January 23, two trade confederations and a pensioner's group released an open letter to the U.S. Congress, criticizing the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and urging that it not be ratified (See para 5). The trade confederations also invited a U.S. labor-Congressional delegation [...]	2007-02-06 11:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PGOV CO
07BOGOTA8045	AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 1 MEETING WITH FORMER [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 00:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER KJUS FR NU VE
07BOGOTA8092	COLOMBIA BIOFUELS UPDATE: PROMISE DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opening of Colombia's first biodiesel plant, establishment of a biodiesel free trade zone, and increasing blending mandates reinforce the GOC's commitment to adopt biofuels to diversify energy supplies and promote rural job creation. However, while growers expand palm oil c [...]	2007-11-15 22:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ECON EAID PGOV CO
07BOGOTA8255	IMPROVING SECURITY AND STRONG ECONOMY BOOST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Strong economic growth and record levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) are bolstering Colombian bank balance sheets as well as foreign financial institutions' interest in investing in the sector. Following a period of consolidation, three Colombian-owned banking groups have [...]	2007-11-27 15:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON CO
07BOGOTA8273	COLOMBIA'S SMALL FARMERS--COOPERATION AND CREDIT [...] Historically large agricultural producers in Colombia have benefited from government largesse to the exclusion of small farmers. Despite government institutions intended to help them get loans, small farmers often must turn to the informal lending system where they pay interest rates in exce [...]	2007-11-28 17:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID CO
07BOGOTA8306	GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER EXPLAINS SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Ambassador that Venezuelan President Chavez' repeated violation of the rules set by President Uribe for Hugo Chavez' effort to promote a humanitarian accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) had forced Uribe to suspe [...]	2007-11-30 23:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER MARR AR BR CS EC FR UY
07BOGOTA8362	SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 7-9 VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Your return to Colombia comes as the Uribe Administration continues building a safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic country. Murder rates declined 40 percent since 2002, violence against union members fell over 60 percent, and kidnapping rates plummeted 76 pe [...]	2007-12-04 23:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA8434	PROSECUTOR GENERAL DATA SKETCHY BUT SHOWS MOST [...] The Colombian Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) reports that since 2001, it has resolved 59 cases of violence against labor union members, resulting in the sentencing of 126 individuals. Eleven of the cases, leading to 20 convictions, were prosecuted by the special subunit set up by the [...]	2007-12-10 17:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KJUS PGOV PHUM PTER CO
07BOGOTA8455	AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 28 MEETING WITH GOVERNOR [...] (C) Governor Angelino Garzon told the Ambassador the GOC's suspension of Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba's and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' efforts to promote a humanitarian accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) stemmed from their mercurial approaches, the GOC's f [...]	2007-12-11 13:55:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ELAB ECON VE CO
07BOGOTA8477	CATHOLIC CHURCH BEGINS EFFORT TO CONTACT FARC ON [...] (C) Catholic priest Dario Echeverri told us the Church will reach out to the FARC to explain its proposal to create an "encounter zone" for GOC talks with the FARC on a humanitarian exchange. He said President Uribe had asked the Church to make the proposal to deflect international pressure o [...]	2007-12-11 21:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF AR CI FR SZ VZ VE
07BOGOTA8660	URIBE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS EXTRADITIONS AT [...] (SBU) The GOC processed a record number of 164 extraditions in 2007, surpassing the previous record of 134 set in 2005. Under President Uribe, 581 defendants involved in crimes such as drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and terrorism have been extradited to date to the United Sta [...]	2007-12-26 21:34:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR CO
07BRASILIA103	BRAZIL: OPIC SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT FUND [...] Post supports OPIC's planned investment in Paladin Realty LP Fund, which will assist in the development of affordable and middle-income housing in Brazil (reftel). Recent changes to Brazilian legislation have encouraged substantial growth in the real estate and construction sector. These cha [...]	2007-01-19 16:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON BR
07BRASILIA1034	LULA, CHAVEZ SPAR OVER BRAZILIAN SENATE RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. President Lula and Venezuelan President Chavez sparred in the media over Chavez's criticism of the Brazilian Senate's resolution on the RCTV forced closure on May 28, giving additional stress to an already frayed friendship. What began as a polite refusal by Lula to criticize [...]	2007-06-06 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECPS ETRD BR VE
07BRASILIA1037	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NSF OFFICIAL SMITH [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. William M. Smith, Program Director in the Office of the Assistant Director (GEO),to Manaus, Brazil, June 10-16, 2007, to attend the 24th meeting of the Inter-American Institute (IAI) Conference of the Parties (COP). 2. Visitors are remi [...]	2007-06-06 20:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA NSF OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1039	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NSF OFFICIAL BROWN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Louis B. Brown, Senior Staff Associate in the office of the Assistant Director (GEO),to Manaus, Brazil, June 10-16, 2007, to participate in the meetings of the Executive Council and Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute [...]	2007-06-06 20:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA NSF OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1040	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NSF OFFICIAL FILMER [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Paul E. Filmer, Program Director in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR),to Manaus (Brazil),June 10-17, 2007, who will lead the U.S. Government Delegation to the Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute. 2. Visitors ar [...]	2007-06-06 20:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA NSF OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1041	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH OFFICIAL ROSALY CORREA [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Rosaly Correa de Araujo, Director of the Americas, OGHA, OS, HHS to travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil, from June 9-10, to Brasilia, Brazil, from June 10-15, and to Sao Paulo, Brazil from June 15-16, 2007, to co-chair the meeting of the JCM Workgro [...]	2007-06-06 20:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1042	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR OES/EGC OFFICIAL [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Norman Barth, OES/EGC/State Department, to Manaus, Brazil, June 07-16, 2007, to attend the Executive Council and Conference of Parties of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens t [...]	2007-06-08 10:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TPHY OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1049	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SIMOES [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Eduardo Simoes, Prevention Research Program Director, NCCDPHP, DACH, COGH, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia (DF),Brazil, June 11-14, 2007, to represent HHS/CDC interests in establishing an agenda of future [...]	2007-06-08 16:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1099	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NPS OFFICIAL JOHNSON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Robert Johnson, Director of the Everglades-South Florida Natural Resources Center, National Park Service (NSP) in Florida, to Foz do Iguacu, Brasilia, and Cuiaba (Brazil),June 15-26, 2007, to participate in the Brazilian Congress on Protect [...]	2007-06-14 17:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY KSCA SCUL OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1115	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTORS PETERSON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David P. Perterson and Loren J. Habergger, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),July 5-19, 2007, to Itaituba and Creporizao (State of Para) Brazil, to work on projects on reduction of emissions from community and small scale gold mining in developin [...]	2007-06-15 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1145	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE DOS AND NNSA FUNDED [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for a Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration's (DOE/NNSA) International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP) for the following DOS and NNSA-funded personnel, from July 7-14, 2007 to conduct WMD Commodity Identifica [...]	2007-06-20 10:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KSCA KNNP BR
07BRASILIA116	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HOWARD [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. William Howard, Safety and Health Manager, Office of Health and Safety, OD, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia (DF),Brazil, February 6-8, 2007, to participate in the BSL-4 lab design workshop. 2. Visitors [...]	2007-01-22 20:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1185	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 96 [...] The following is the ninety-sixth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2007-06-22 19:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1204	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL SCHNEIDER [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for William Schneider, Office of Prevention, Pesticides an Toxic Substances, for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s OECD Biopesticide Steering Group, to Sco Paulo (transit only) and Brasilia, Brazil, from June 29 to July 05, 2007, to partic [...]	2007-06-26 19:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1216	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BLANDFORD [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John Blandford, Economist, NCHSTP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro, , from July 1-8; Brasilia, from July 8-14, to Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 14, 2007, as follow: -- Rio de Janeiro/Brasilia: to provide techni [...]	2007-06-27 19:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1220	BRAZILIAN SUPPORT FOR BOLIVIA ON CN ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Worried about the potential for increased narco-trafficking to (and through) Brazil, the Lula administration has sought to provide both economic and moral support to the Morales government. Consistent with their perception of Brazil as the (self-anointed) leader of South Ameri [...]	2007-06-28 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV ETRD ENRG BR BL
07BRASILIA1240	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE A/S KARSNER JULY [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Alexander Karsner, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitiveness and its Brazil [...]	2007-07-02 18:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1242	SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 9-11 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and Brazil share the basic goals of fostering hemispheric stability, promoting democracy, achieving a mutually satisfactory conclusion to the Doha round of WTO negotiations, preventing terrorist and drug transit activity and strengthening international non-proliferation [...]	2007-07-02 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ECON PGOV EFIN BR
07BRASILIA1262	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL FERNANDEZ [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Luiz Fernandez, International Affairs Specialist, Office of International Affairs (OIA),U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),to Brasilia, Itaituba, and Creporizao, Brazil, July 5-29, 2007, to work on UNEP Global Mercury Partnership P [...]	2007-07-05 10:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1278	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE BARTON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Bradley L. Barton, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Director of Commercialization and Deployment, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Sao Paulo (transit),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitivenes [...]	2007-07-06 15:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1285	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE LUTTRELL [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ellen Luttrell, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Consultant- Communications Advisor, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12-15) and Sao Paulo (transit: Jul 10 and 15),Brazil, to participa [...]	2007-07-09 13:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1287	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE SATTELBERG [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alfred P. Sattelberg, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Contract, Argone National Laboratory, Associate Lab Director for Physical Sciences, to Brasilia (July 9-13),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitiveness and its Brazilian coun [...]	2007-07-09 13:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1289	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE ARVISU [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dan E. Arvizu, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12-15) and Sao Paulo (transit: Jul 10 and 13),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Compet [...]	2007-07-09 13:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1308	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL LUDWIG [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Victoria Ludwig, Program Manager, Landfill Methane Outreach Program, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),to Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Goiania, Cuiaba, Porto Alegre and Florianopolis, Brazil, July 15-29, 2007, [...]	2007-07-10 18:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1331	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR HHS OFFICIALS TO TRAVEL TO [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. William R. Steiger, Special Advisor to Secretary Leavitt for International Affairs, HHS, and Dr. Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, Director Office for the Americas, Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA),OS, HHS to travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, [...]	2007-07-13 12:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1333	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL LINK AND [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Link, Health Scientist; William Garvin, Computer Specialist, COCHP/NCCDPHP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, August 11, and Brasilia, Brazil, from August 11-18, 2007: -- Brasilia: travelers will par [...]	2007-07-13 16:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1336	BRAZIL: July 11, 2007, meeting between U.S. Treasury [...] (SBU) Summary: In their July 11 Brasilia meeting, Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles told Secretary Paulson that Brazil appears to have overcome the extreme economic and financial volatility it experienced in the past, and that Brazil's medium-term growth and inflation outlook is positi [...]	2007-07-16 14:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV BR
07BRASILIA1412	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL MOKDAD [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ali Mokdad, Epidemiologist, COCHP/NCCDPHP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, August 12, and to Brasilia, Brazil, August 12-18, 2007, as follow: -- to Brasilia: to participate in a meeting and workshop to discus [...]	2007-07-25 15:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1413	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HICKS [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Marie Hicks, Public Health Advisor, NCIRD, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, August 15, and to Brasilia, Brazil, August 15-18, 2007, as follow: -- to Brasilia: to support the bilateral cooperation agreement wit [...]	2007-07-25 15:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1414	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BLANDFORD [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John Blandford, Economist, NCHSTP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, August 5, and to Brasilia, Brazil, from August 5-16, 2007, as follow: -- to Brasilia: to lead a data analysis workshop as part of a year lon [...]	2007-07-25 15:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1456	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL JOHNSON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Denise Johnson, Associate Director for Extramural Program, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro, August 7-14 and Brasilia, Brazil, from August 14-16, 2007, as follows: -- Rio de Janeiro: to provide [...]	2007-07-31 19:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1457	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FLANNERY [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Brendan Flannery, CCID/NCIRD/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Sao Paulo on or about (o/a) August 9; to Rio de Janeiro, o/a August 9-10 and to Brasilia, Brazil, o/a August 10-17, 2007, as follows: -- Rio de Janeiro: to partic [...]	2007-07-31 19:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1458	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL MOEN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ann Moen, Associate Director for Extramural Program, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from August 15-18, 2007, to provide an opportunity to meet with project staff to review progress and plan [...]	2007-07-31 19:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1463	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 98 [...] The following is the ninety-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2007-08-01 14:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1507	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL PRATT [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Pratt, Senior Medical Officer, NCCDPHP/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Brasilia, Brazil, August 22-26, 2007, provide technical assistance/consultation to the Brazilian Ministry of Health on developing national chronic [...]	2007-08-07 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1536	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA OFFICIALS MR AND MRS [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Jeffrey Williams (Astronaut) and Anna Marie Williams (spouse),National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) official, to Sao Paulo (SP),Campos dos Goitacases (RJ),Brasilia (DF) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) [...]	2007-08-10 12:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1581	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S REUBEN JEFFERY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a June setback to the Doha Round discussions, in which talks between the U.S., the EU, Brazil, and India stalled over disagreements concerning tariff cuts for goods and services and over agricultural subsidies. The Brazilian delegation, led by F [...]	2007-08-16 16:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PGOV PREL BR
07BRASILIA1651	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL IMAI [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Kumiko Imai, Service Fellow, NCCDPHP/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Brasilia, Brazil, from September 2 to September 6, 2007, to attend the Secretariat of Health Surveillance Meeting and Workshop, and present "Methodology Cos [...]	2007-08-29 19:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1653	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FLANNERY [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Brendan Flannery, Epidemiologist, NCIRD/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Brasilia, Brazil, from September 10 to September 21, 2007, to work with current HHS/CDC secondee for immunizations and the Pan American Health Organizati [...]	2007-08-30 12:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1654	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL PATEL [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Manish Patel, Medical Epidemiologist, NCIRD/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 17; to Brasilia, Brazil, from September 17 to September 20; and, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 20, 2007, as [...]	2007-08-30 13:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1686	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA CAREY BYLIN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Official Carey Bylin, to Brasilia, Brazil, from September 16 to September 18; to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 18 to September 23, 2007, as follows: In Brasilia: Meetings at Ministry of Mines and Energy. In Rio de Janeiro: Meetings at P [...]	2007-09-05 13:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1722	BRAZIL: VIEWS ON COALITION AGAINST WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING: [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazilian Ministry of External Relations Environment Division Director Coimbra stressed in an August 27 meeting with ESTH Counselor that Brazil had concerns about the scope of [...]	2007-09-11 16:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1742	BRAZIL: WASHINGTON SEPT. 27-28 MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil will certainly attend the September 27-28 meeting in Washington on climate change. It appears the Ambassador Everton Vargas, the Under Secretary for Policy in the Ministry of Exterio [...]	2007-09-13 16:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1743	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NSF OFFICIAL NOTMAN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Evan Notman, Assistant Program Officer in the Division of International Science Engineer (OISE),to Sao Paulo(SP),Manaus (AM),and Brasilia(DF),Brazil, from September 17 to September 26, 2007, to participate in the discussion of cooperative pr [...]	2007-09-13 16:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TPHY NSF OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1779	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL JACOBS [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Krista Jacobs, Economist, CCID/NCCPSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/HHS, to Rio de Janeiro, October 16 and Brasilia, Brazil, from October 16-20, 2007, as follows: In Brasilia: to assist in teaching a course in economic evaluatio [...]	2007-09-19 14:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1865	VENEZUELAN MERCOSUL ACCESSION MAY NOT PASS [...] (SBU) Summary. The bill to approve Venezuelan accession to Mercosul may not pass the Brazilian congress, in spite of support from the administration and the government's large majority in the chamber of deputies. President Chavez may have torpedoed Venezuela's chances when, at the September [...]	2007-09-28 19:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN BR VE XR
07BRASILIA1873	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BLANDFORD [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John Blandford, Economist, GAP, NCHHSTP/CCID/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October-16-2007 to October-16-2007; Brasilia, Brazil from October-16-2007 to October-20-2007; Sao Paulo, Brazil from Oct [...]	2007-10-02 14:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA188	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL KSIAZEK [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Thomas Ksiazek, Research Scientist, COCH, OD, HHS/ Centers for Disease Control (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from February 5-7, 2007, to assist in the developing stages of a Bio Safety Level 4 Laboratory (BSL4) facility. 2. Visitors are re [...]	2007-02-01 11:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1897	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF NEC DIRECTOR AL HUBBARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of an August visit to Brazil by State Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III. During his visit, the Under Secretary's discussions with GOB officials included biofuels and infrastructure (REFTELS A, B,C). A [...]	2007-10-04 10:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV BR
07BRASILIA195	EU TO APPROACH BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT ON TAXATION OF [...] (U) Action Request - paragraph 2. 2. (U) Summary and Action request. On January 31, EU Econ/Commercial Counselor Fabian Delcros approached Commercial Attache with respect to problems that EU cosmetics companies were experiencing regarding alleged discriminatory taxation upon their expo [...]	2007-02-01 19:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP ECON BR
07BRASILIA1976	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA LOREN HABEGGER [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Official Loren J. Habegger, to Itaituba, Brazil, from October 27 to November 5 and to Creporizao from November 5 and November 8, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to further test the performance of the technology installed in the two places [...]	2007-10-15 17:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA2020	BRAZIL: FRANK DISCUSSION ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. In a frank and wide ranging conversation, Director of the National Economic Council Al Hubbard, Deputy National Security Advisor Dan Price, and Ambassador Clifford Sobel met in Brasilia on O [...]	2007-10-22 15:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2021	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE RODMAN LINN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for DOE Official Rodman Linn, to Brasilia, Brazil, from November 3 to November 10, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to attend and do a presentation at the 19th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering. 2. Visitors are reminded that all [...]	2007-10-22 17:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA2065	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV/MULLER [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Richard P. Muller and Ann E. Mattsson, from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL),National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA),Office of Defense Programs, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),to Belem (Para),Brazil, November 3 to November 10, [...]	2007-10-30 19:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG TRGY OTRA KSCS BR
07BRASILIA2079	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV MILLS [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John M. Wills, Los Alamos National Laboratory, from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL),National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA),Office of Defense Programs, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) to attend the International Workshop on Full [...]	2007-11-01 13:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG TRGY OTRA KSCS BR
07BRASILIA2091	DRAFT 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Following is a draft of Part I of the Brazil chapter of the 2007 INCSR. As requested in reftel B, the money laundering portion of the INCSR will be submitted separately. BRAZIL ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. Brazil is a major transit country for illicit drugs shipped to Euro [...]	2007-11-06 09:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAID KCRM PREL BR
07BRASILIA2151	FORMER PRESIDENT URGES USG TO COUNTER CHAVEZ [...] (C) Summary. Former President and sitting senator Jose Sarney (PMDB, Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, governing coalition; of Amapa) urges the USG to do more to counter Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's increasingly destabilizing actions in the region. Sarney said Chavez threatens to c [...]	2007-11-19 15:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS MASS MCAP BR GY VE IR RS
07BRASILIA2160	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 27-28 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2007-11-21 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2161	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 26-30 1 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2007-11-21 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2162	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2007-11-21 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2188	BRAZIL: ILLICIT CASH COURIERS [...] On November 19, 2007 Econoff met with an advisor to the Council for Financial Activities Control (COAF) in Brasilia. COAF has actively worked with Customs to discourage illegal transportation of funds domestically and internationally. Brazilian regulations allow up to Reais $10,000 (approx [...]	2007-11-27 11:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EEB INL ECON KTFN PTER EETC PREL BR
07BRASILIA2193	Brazil: Draft National Trade Estimate [...] (U) Per reftel, set forth in paragraph 2 below is the text of post's draft of the National Trade Estimate. Post notes a new industrial policy is expected to be announced before the holidays, which may affect the subsidiaries and investment sections. 2. (SBU) Begin Text. TRADE SUMMARY [...]	2007-11-27 17:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON BR
07BRASILIA2206	BRAZIL:INVESTMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR COSTA [...] (U) Ronaldo Costa Filho, division head for Services and Investment, discussed bilateral and intra-Mercosul investment negotiations, as well as WTO services negotiations in a recent meeting with EconCouns. CAMEX (External Trade Chamber) has recently approved a new BIT parameters proposal intende [...]	2007-11-30 10:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN PREL BR
07BRASILIA2236	BRAZIL: INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...] (U) Post sends this cable in response to information requested in reftel. 2. (U) Total 2006 industrial production in Brazil was approximately USD 284 billion. Through June, 2007 (latest available figures),total industrial production increased 6.7% over the same period in 2006. 3. [...]	2007-12-06 15:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX BR
07BRASILIA2242	SCENESETTER FOR THE ECONOMIC DIALOGUE VISIT OF WHA A/S [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit for the economic dialogue will expand and develop economic cooperation themes discussed during the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben SIPDIS Jeffery's August visit (REFTELS A, B, C). We hope to use the dialogue to focus on areas wh [...]	2007-12-07 21:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL SENV BR
07BRASILIA2263	UNCTAD SEEKS MORE ACTIVE ROLE WITH BIOFUELS: CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND IS NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. UNCTAD, together with the Government of Brazil (GoB),held a conference on biofuels in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 4-5 as a pre-event to the twelfth session of the United Nations [...]	2007-12-12 14:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY UN UNCTAD KGHG ECON SENV ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2335	BRAZIL: IAEA DG ELBARADEI ADDRESES LATIN AMERICA-EUROPE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6-7, 2007, Rio based think-tank CEBRI (Centro Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais - Brazilian Center for International Relations) hosted an international seminar geared toward promotion of the use of nuclear energy and to enhancing the nuclear energy dialogue betwee [...]	2007-12-28 19:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
07BRASILIA290	AMBASSADOR LOBBIES MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CIVAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: On Feburary 13, Ambassador Sobel, EconCouns and Civair Officer met with Minister of Tourism Walfrido dos Mares Guia Neto, and National Civil Aviation Agency Director-President, Milton Sergio Silveira Zuanazzi, to discuss flight frequency issues and tourism development in Brazil [...]	2007-02-16 18:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ECON BR
07BRASILIA297	AMBASSADOR LOBBIES MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CIVAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: On Feburary 13, Ambassador Sobel, EconCouns and Civair Officer met with Minister of Tourism Walfrido dos Mares Guia Neto, and National Civil Aviation Agency Director-President, Milton Sergio Silveira Zuanazzi, to discuss flight frequency issues and tourism development in Brazil [...]	2007-02-18 18:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA ECON BR
07BRASILIA362	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met in Brasilia with six state governors, representing some of the largest and most significant states by population and GDP, on February 8 to discuss areas of potential cooperation. The governors described specific areas where they would welcome technical [...]	2007-03-01 14:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO ENRG PREL BR
07BRASILIA367	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL WEATHERS [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Andrew Weathers, Program Analyst, COCH, OD, HHS/Centers for Disease Control (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from March 18-23, 2007, to work with the Field Epidemiology Training Program staff to identity administrative and logistical priorities i [...]	2007-03-01 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA368	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USGS OFFICIAL TIESZEN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Larry Tieszen, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),Physical Scientist to travel to Brasilia (DF),Brazil (03/18-03/25/2007). PURPOSE OF TRAVEL: To participate in a meeting for South American mapping agencies organized by the Andean Development Corpo [...]	2007-03-01 19:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA394	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS OFFICIAL CROWLEY FROM APRIL 19 [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. James Crowley, U.S. Geological Survey Research Geologist to travel to Sao Paulo (SP) April 19-28, 2007 and Maraba (PA),Brazil, April 28 to May 4, 2007 (in transit at Brasilia and Sao Paulo airports). Purpose of travel: Dr. Crowley and scien [...]	2007-03-06 18:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA430	BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]	2007-03-13 11:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
07BRASILIA431	BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]	2007-03-13 12:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
07BRASILIA433	U.S.-BRAZIL SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON BIOFUELS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 16:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV KSCA TPHY TBIO US BR
07BRASILIA482	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIALS ZEPP AND [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Officials Richard Zepp, Senior Research Scientist and Marirosa Molina, Research Scientist, Office of Research and Development, to Brasilia (DF) April 13-20, and Florianopolis (SC),Brazil, April 20-23, 2007, to attend the Large-Scale Biosphe [...]	2007-03-21 18:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR

07BRASILIA487	BRAZIL: Hot Rolled Paper Dumping Case [...] Post received a letter from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the Embassy that it has accepted an anti-dumping petition on exports to Brazil of hot rolled base paper for siliconization originating from the U.S. Original will be [...]	2007-03-22 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BR
07BRASILIA498	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR ROBERT MIRANDA AND ALAN [...] Country clearance is granted for ROBERT MIRANDA and ALAN HAMPTON to visit Brasilia from 03/25-27/2007 for investigative purposes. All work will be coordinated through LEGAT Brassanini. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens traveling to Brazil for any purpose require visas, which must [...]	2007-03-23 19:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
07BRASILIA499	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR ROBERT MIRANDA AND ALAN [...] Country clearance is granted for ROBERT MIRANDA and ALAN HAMPTON to visit Brasilia from 03/25-27/2007 for investigative purposes. All work will be coordinated through LEGAT Brassanini. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens traveling to Brazil for any purpose require visas, which must [...]	2007-03-23 19:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
07BRASILIA50	Brazil Supports UNEP Voluntary Mercury Partnerships [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-10 15:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EMIN ETRD PREL SENV KSCA BR
07BRASILIA510	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 91 [...] The following is the ninety-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2007-03-26 19:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA524	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL YEOW [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Aaron Yeow, Environmental Health Scientist, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, and Executive Secretary and OSRTI Liaison for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Technical Review Workgroup (TRW) for Metal and Asbes [...]	2007-03-27 18:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA545	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SIMOES [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Eduardo Simoes, Director, Prevention Research Centers, NCCDPHP, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from April 9-19, 2007, to provide technical assistance to develop a long-term plan for training, scien [...]	2007-03-28 11:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA559	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS OFFICIAL NICHOLS PLUS 2 [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. James Nichols, Senior Scientist, Byron Williams, Senior Science Advisor, and James Hines, Computer Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey Research Geologist to travel to Cuiaba (Mato Grosso),Brazil, April 28 to May 12, 2007. Purpose of travel: [...]	2007-03-30 16:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA580	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 92 [...] The following is the ninety-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2007-04-03 15:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA592	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICER CHILLER [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Tom Chiller, Medical Officer, COGH/NCZVED, OD, CDC, HHS, Brasilia, Brazil, from April 23-27, 2007, and to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from April 22-23, 2007 to meet with collaborators to work on the final analysis of the Candidemia surveillance stud [...]	2007-04-04 19:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA671	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA OFFICIAL BRIDGES [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Nathan Bridges, National and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) official, to Carajas (PA),Brazil, to conduct fieldwork at the Carajas mine in support of the remote spectral characterization of terrestrial life formi [...]	2007-04-16 13:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA680	BRAZIL: MOJ OFFICIALS SUPPORT NEW PRIVATE INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Newly appointed Minister of Justice Tarso Genro joined Vice Minister of Justice Luiz Paulo Barreto in expressing support to representatives of the Motion Picture Association (MPA),the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and the Rio De Janeiro based Association o [...]	2007-04-17 18:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
07BRASILIA694	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE A/S KARSNER DELEGATION [...] Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Alexander "Andy" Karsner, and his delegation, to Sao Paulo and Brasilia, Brazil, April 22-25, 2007. Members of the Assistant Secretary's delegation include Courtney Gillespie, Michael Mills [...]	2007-04-19 12:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA697	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FLANERY [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Brendan Flannery, Epidemiologist, COCH/NCIRD/OD/HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from April 23-30, 2007, to meet with current CDC secondee to PAHO in Brasilia for measles and immunizations activities [...]	2007-04-19 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA698	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL CHILLER [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Tom Chiller, Medical Officer, COGH/NCZVED/OD/HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, from April 22-23, 2007, and Brasilia (DF) April 23-27, 2007 to meet with collaborators to work on the final an [...]	2007-04-19 18:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA71	BRAZIL HOSTS THE I SOUTH AMERICAN FISHERS FORUM ON SOLVING [...] On December 12-14, an OES-sponsored workshop with the slogan "Catch Fish Not Birds" brought together 50 experts from across the world to take a look at the potential to reduce seabird bycatch throughout the South American long-line fishery via the adoption of mitigation measures in South Americ [...]	2007-01-12 18:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA745	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL NESLUND [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms.. Verla Neslund, Special Project Advisor, OD/HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from May 1-5, 2007, to participate in WHO meeting as CDC foundation representative to ensure greater understanding of the [...]	2007-04-26 19:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA755	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS DELEGATION VISITS [...] (SBU) Summary: From April 11-13, FIESP (the Sao Paulo State Industrial Federation) hosted visits to Sao Paulo and Brasilia by a National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) delegation led by Governor John Engler, the organization's president. The meetings, which came on the heels of USTR Susan [...]	2007-04-27 20:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTO BR
07BRASILIA759	BRAZIL: MANAUS MEETINGS, MEANDERINGS AND MUSINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: As Virtual Presence Post Officer, Econoff visited Manaus, State of Amazonas from April 16-19 for public outreach and economic-related meetings. While there, she visited the U.S. Consular Agent in Manaus, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-Amazonas, and the bi-national center, Institu [...]	2007-04-30 15:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG KPAO OIIP CVIS PGOV SENV BR
07BRASILIA762	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SAMIRA ASMA [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Samira Asma, Associate Director, Global Tobacco Control Program, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo(transit),May 1; Brasilia, May 1-3; Rio de J [...]	2007-04-30 19:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA790	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS GREGG, IMAI, [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Edward Gregg, Epidemiologist; Kumiko Imai Senior Service; and Yiling Cheng, Scientist, NCCDPHP/HHSCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 6-12, 2007, to participate in a meeting and workshop to discuss the [...]	2007-05-04 14:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA800	SYMPOSIUM ON REMOTE SENSING CALLS FOR MORE LATIN AMERICA [...] SUMMARY: The 13th Brazilian Symposium on Remote Sensing was held from April 23-26 attracting nearly 2,000 participants. While the focus of the event was on increasing regional cooperation on remote sensing technologies through transferring technology, sharing methodologies, and building up r [...]	2007-05-07 17:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO TSPA SOCI SENV KSCA EAID XM XS BR
07BRASILIA839	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FLANNERY [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Brendan Flannery, Epidemiologist, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 27 to June 10, 2007, to work with current CDC secondee for immunization to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) o [...]	2007-05-10 17:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA840	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL WELLINGTON SUN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Wellington Sun, Dengue Branch, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 23-25, 2007, to attend as a Temporary Advisor at the Regulatory Forum on Clinical Evaluation of Dengue Vaccines, as part of the Sixth [...]	2007-05-10 17:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA841	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL PARASHAR [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Umesh Parashar, Medical Epidemiologist, CCID, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 22-23, 2007, to participate and present at a WHO Meeting on Developing Countries Vaccine Regulators Netw [...]	2007-05-10 17:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA854	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VISIT OF U/S DOBRIANSKY [...] The U.S. Mission in Brazil welcomes the May 16-17, 2007, visit of Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and delegation for the Common Agenda for The Environment and other meetings, and grants country clearance to the travelers. During your stay in Brasilia (DF),Bra [...]	2007-05-14 14:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA OVIP PGOV BR
07BRASILIA855	U.S. COMPANIES PRESS TRADE MINISTER ON COMPULSORY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 9 meeting with newly-appointed Minister of Trade Miguel Jorge, representatives from the Brazil-U.S. Business Council outlined their thoughts regarding the direction of bilateral trade trends. Chief on their mind was the damage to Brazil's investment climate done by t [...]	2007-05-14 15:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EIND BR
07BRASILIA858	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL PRATT [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Michael Pratt, Lead, Senior Medical Officer, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, May 15; to Brasilia, Brazil, May 15-18; to Curitiba, May 18-20; to Brasilia May 20-23; and, to Sao Paulo, Brazil, [...]	2007-05-14 17:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA888	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS SCHMID AND [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Thomas Schmid, Senior Evaluation Specialist and Eduardo Simoes, Chief, PRC, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS, to travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 20, 2007 and to Brasilia, Brazil, from May 20-24, 2007, and Sao Paulo on May 24, 2007. The purpose of the trip [...]	2007-05-18 15:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA890	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR HHS/FDA OFFICIALS TIERNAN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Rose Tiernan, Medical Officer and Robin Levis, Regulatory Coordinator, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS to travel to Brasilia, Brazil, from May 22-27, 2007. The purpose of the trip [...]	2007-05-18 17:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA905	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S A/S KARSNER VISITS BRAZIL TO JUMP [...] (SBU) Summary: During Assistant Secretary Karsner's April 23-25, 2007, visit, he was able to meet with a broad spectrum of policymakers representing state and federal government plus those from the private sector who make up Brazil's biofuel power elite. Beginning with meetings in Sao Paulo w [...]	2007-05-21 19:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA919	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTOR NOZIK [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Arthur J. Nozik, Sr Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory to Manaus, Brazil from August 19-25, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to present a speech on recent published results from NREL's research on multiple exciton generat [...]	2007-05-23 13:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG OTRA BR
07BRASILIA920	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH DR. KAMHAWI [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Shaden Kamhawi, Staff Scientist, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to Manaus, Brazil, June 3-9, 2007, to meet with Brazilian collaborator to continue Sand Fly Leishmania Program research related to malaria studies. [...]	2007-05-23 13:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA934	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH/FIC DR. COSTERO-SAINT [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Adriana Costero-Saint Denis, Program Officer, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),NIH, to Manaus, Brazil, June 3-15, 2007, to attend a two-week course, Biology of Disease Vector, at Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz. 2. V [...]	2007-05-24 16:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA958	BRAZIL: NEXT STEPS ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24, in a joint "NAFTA" approach to the Ministry of External Relations, the Econ Counselors from the U.S. and Canadian Embassies, along with the Commercial Counselor from the Mexican Embassy, met with Evandro Didonet, the Ministry's recently-appointed Chief of its Intern [...]	2007-05-26 19:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BR
07BRASILIA96	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 87 [...] The following is the eighty-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views ex [...]	2007-01-18 16:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA984	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH OFFICIAL HANDLEY [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Frank Gray Handley, Associate Director for International Research Affairs, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH),to Brasilia, Brazil, from June 10-14, 2007, to participate in the first me [...]	2007-05-31 17:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA985	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/FE OFFICIAL MCKEE TO [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Barbara McKee, Director, Office of Clean Energy Collaboration, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),to Brasilia, Brazil, June 26-30, 2007, to chair the International Energy Working Party on Fossil Fuels Executive Committee Meeting and speak a [...]	2007-05-31 17:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA990	FEAR OF CHINA CONSTRAINS BRAZIL'S STANCE ON THE DOHA [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian industry leaders and GOB officials have repeatedly underlined that concern about the impact of Chinese imports on domestic manufacturers is a root cause behind their unwillingness to agree to the non-agricultural tariff cuts proposed by both the USG and the EU. Brazil [...]	2007-05-31 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTO BR
07BRATISLAVA102	SLOVAKIA'S DEBATE ON KOSOVO STILL SIMMERING [...] (C) Summary: Kosovo remains a delicate topic in Slovak politics, with both opposition and government parties vying to show the strongest support for Serbia, and the MFA struggling to maintain room to maneuver. The final say on Slovakia's position will come from PM Fico. Key will be whether he [...]	2007-02-20 13:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI KOC LO
07BRATISLAVA115	KOSOVO: SLOVAK MFA STILL TRYING TO PERSUADE GOS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Political Director Miroslav Lajcak indicated to us Feb. 23 that the MFA is continuing its efforts to prevent Slovak politicians from passing the point of no return on the Kosovo issue. Lajcak, who considers this goal feasible, is busy orchestrating meetings or phonecalls with [...]	2007-02-23 17:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI KOC LO
07BRATISLAVA116	SLOVAK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ON FIVE-DAY STRIKE [...] (U) Summary. Slovakia's Air Traffic Control employees went on strike February 22, shutting down all international flights over Slovak airspace, including US military flights. The strike has resulted in significant costs to the US military due to re-routing. Slovak domestic air travel continu [...]	2007-02-26 16:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON MARR PGOV LO
07BRATISLAVA117	KUBIS LOOKING FOR DOMESTIC AGREEMENT ON KOSOVO IN [...] (C) Summary: FM Kubis told the Ambassador February 24 that language in a Slovak parliamentary resolution referring to regional peace and security could give the GOS a way to support an eventual UNSCR on Kosovo, even without the agreement of Serbia. Kubis and other MFA diplomats continue to st [...]	2007-02-26 17:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI KO LO
07BRATISLAVA133	FICO: I WILL NOT ALLOW MY GOVERNMENT TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Fico told the Ambassador that he will not allow his government to be isolated in Europe on the issue of Kosovo, which is what he believes to be the aim of opposition leader Mikulas Dzurinda. Fico expressed firm support for FM Kubis, who in turn gave public remarks [...]	2007-03-02 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KOC YI LO
07BRATISLAVA134	PM FICO SHARES THOUGHTS ON DOMESTIC AND [...] (C) The Ambassador and PM Fico discussed Kosovo (reftel) and other issues over breakfast March 2. Following are some observations and highlights from the meeting. The Prime Minister/Party Leader ------------------------------- 2. (C) Fico was a few minutes late to the breakfast and explai [...]	2007-03-02 16:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON LO
07BRATISLAVA138	SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Tanya Spencer Position: Political Officer Phone: 421 2 5922 3277 Fax: 421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: spencertk@state.gov Total time to complete TIP report: FSNs: 33 hours FS03: 40 hours FS02: 2 hours FS01: 1 hour --------------------------------- [...]	2007-03-06 19:59:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
07BRATISLAVA139	POLITICAL FALLOUT AFTER MUNITIONS EXPLOSION KILLS [...] (SBU) Summary. Three civilian-employees were killed and five remain missing after an explosion at the GOS owned Military Repair Company (VOP) in Novaky, Slovakia on Friday March 2. DefMin Frantisek Kasicky offered his resignation in the wake of the incident, but the offer was quickly rejected [...]	2007-03-07 16:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR LO
07BRATISLAVA140	SLOVAK MPS VISIT CUBAN DISSIDENTS, BRING MONEY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two opposition MPs traveled to Cuba recently to meet with dissidents and bring them money and medicine. They, along with Pontis Foundation, the NGO that organized the trip, hope to raise awareness of human and civil rights abuses in Cuba and to increase support for Cuban dissident [...]	2007-03-09 16:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM CU LO
07BRATISLAVA144	SLOVAKIA'S 2006 GDP GROWTH AT 8.3 PERCENT SECOND HIGHEST IN [...] SUMMARY: Slovakia's economy continues full steam ahead, posting 9.6 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2006, and a year-ending GDP growth of 8.3 percent in real prices for 2006. GDP growth was driven mainly by net exports, including roll-out production of automotive companies, machinery a [...]	2007-03-12 16:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO
07BRATISLAVA199	KUBIS CLAIMS SLOVAKIA STILL WITH EU WHEN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: FM Jan Kubis continues to insist publicly that Slovakia's priority in the Balkans is to give Serbia a European perspective and that Slovakia will be with the EU in the UNSC, but demurs from responding publicly to direct questions about how Slovakia will vote on Kosovo (as it appea [...]	2007-04-02 15:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC SR KO LO
07BRATISLAVA21	ARCHBISHOP PRAISES FASCIST WHILE NATIONAL MEMORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Slovak Prime Minister and President publicly refuted the statements (although not the person) of Slovak Archbishop Jan Sokol in praise of a WWII era fascist leader which had outraged local minority groups and received international media attention. Despite the PM's repudia [...]	2007-01-11 17:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF LO
07BRATISLAVA227	SECURING SLOVAK SUPPORT FOR UNSCR ON KOSOVO [...] (C) In response to ref A, we believe that there is no need for additional phone calls or messages to Slovak officials regarding Kosovo. Per ref B, the Slovak MFA is eager to see an early draft of the UNSCR and give input that will help sell the final resolution to Slovakia's domestic audience. [...]	2007-04-17 16:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL YI RS UNMIK LO
07BRATISLAVA241	TIP GRANT PROPOSALS FROM SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) First recommendation: Name of organization: Kulturne Zdruzenie Romov Slovenska (KZRS),(Cultural Association of Roma of Slovakia, an NGO) Name of primary contact: Andrea Buckova Requested funding amount from USG: USD 49,940 Total cost of project: USD 80,274 Project title: Prevention of [...]	2007-04-23 06:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM SMIG PHUM PGOV LO
07BRATISLAVA270	HZDS AND MECIAR: CAN'T LIVE WITH HIM, CAN'T LIVE [...] (C) Summary. Vladimir Meciar is being challenged for the leadership of his People's Party ) Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HzDS) for the first time in 14 years. HzDS Vice-Chairman Viliam Veteska,s reach for the HzDS top post is unlikely to succeed, but it reflects concerns about Meciar's [...]	2007-05-07 14:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LO
07BRATISLAVA281	FM KUBIS HAPPY WITH DRAFT UNSCR ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Jan Kubis informed the Ambassador May 11 that he was very happy with the draft UN Security Council resolution on Kosovo (ref A),and with the manner in which it is being distributed in the UNSC. He supports the content, but does not yet want to be seen signing on to it [...]	2007-05-11 15:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC YI KOC LO
07BRATISLAVA306	FORMER PM DZURINDA ON KOSOVO, RUSSIA, SLOVAK [...] (C) Summary. Former PM Mikulas Dzurinda discussed Russia, Kosovo and domestic politics in an informal meeting with Ambassador on May 19. Dzurinda said he will continue to criticize PM Fico for his Russophile leanings, but acknowledged the Slovak public is not bothered. He decisively dismissed [...]	2007-05-22 12:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI KO RU UNSC PHUM LO
07BRATISLAVA31	FM KUBIS ON AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, CUBA, VENEZUELA [...] (C) Ambassador delivered message in ref A to Foreign Minister Jan Kubis on January 17. Kubis told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Robert Fico still planned to travel to Kandahar, Afghanistan on January 25. Kubis would then travel to the January 26 Informal NATO Ministerial. Although Kubis [...]	2007-01-18 06:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU VE KO AF LO
07BRATISLAVA368	FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, MD AND ISAF [...] (C) Summary/introduction: In a frank, productive 60-minute conversation June 20, FM Jan Kubis told the Ambassador: - Slovakia must have a UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) in order to recognize Kosovo, but allowed that a mission under the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) might [...]	2007-06-20 13:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS YI KO RU UNSC PHUM LO
07BRATISLAVA385	SLOVAK ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW RAPIDLY, BUT SLOWER THAN [...] Summary: The Slovak economy continues to grow at a fast rate, reaching 8.9 percent real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2007, but did not attain the double-digit heights predicted by many economic analysts. Real wage growth increased 4.5 percent, which is higher than in the first quarter of [...]	2007-06-27 15:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO
07BRATISLAVA487	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C) YOUR MEETING WITH SLOVAK DEFENSE MINISTER FRANTISEK KASICKY WILL TAKE PLACE DURING HIS FIRST VISIT TO THE U.S. SINCE HIS APPOINTMENT IN JUNE 2006. IT WILL PROVIDE A TIMELY OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE A TOO OFTEN RELUCTANT NATO ALLY TO ASSUME A GREATER SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITY. KASICKY WILL MEET [...]	2007-08-30 16:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR LO
07BRATISLAVA499	STRONG MACRO PERFORMANCE KEEPS SLOVAKIA ON TRACK FOR EURO [...] SUMMARY: Slovakia's Statistical Office recently reported that the Slovak economy grew 9.4 percent in the second quarter of 2007. The swift economic growth was reflected also in higher salaries and lower unemployment. The average real wage increased 4.1 percent to 19,600 SKK (USD 795) in the s [...]	2007-09-07 11:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO
07BRATISLAVA527	FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, MISSILE DEFENSE, CFE, AND [...] (C) Summary. During a cordial one-hour meeting on September 18, Ambassador Vallee and Foreign Minister Kubis discussed Kosovo, CFE, Missile Defense, and Afghanistan. FM Kubis noted that he had begun to advocate in EU circles the idea of decoupling the results of the Troika process on Kosovo [...]	2007-09-18 15:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CVIS KOC YI RU LO
07BRATISLAVA540	SMER: NOT A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer party has introduced a range of measures this year to reduce public input into government decision making processes and otherwise curb the rights of individuals within society. Though Smer labels itself as a social democratic party, its civic go [...]	2007-10-01 08:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SENV LO
07BRATISLAVA542	PROSPECTS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY IN SLOVAKIA IMPROVING [...] Summary. On September 14, the Embassy funded and co-hosted the conference "Biotechnology and its Prospects for Biofuels," in cooperation with Slovakia's leading farm association. The conference, held in the spa town of Piestany, was attended by approximately 160 participants, predominantly f [...]	2007-10-01 08:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO LO
07BRATISLAVA546	EUROPEAN SOCIALISTS PUT OFF DECISION ON SMER - [...] (C) The Party of European Socialists (PES) voted October 4 to put off until spring a decision on whether to grant Prime Minister Robert Fico's party Smer-Socialna Demokracia (Smer) full membership in its European parliamentary grouping. The decision was expected, since PES Chairman Paul Nyrup [...]	2007-10-04 16:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
07BRATISLAVA560	SLOVAKIA: PM FICO RAISES SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. Past may not be prologue in Central Europe, but it is certainly present. A simmering dispute regarding the post-World War Two era "Benes Decrees" gained momentum when the Slovak Parliament adopted on September 20 a resolution reaffirming the inviolability of the Decrees. Hungaria [...]	2007-10-10 13:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	HU LO PREL PGOV
07BRATISLAVA605	SLOVAKIA ON GM POLICY: SOLID AT HOME, QUESTIONABLE [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel A demarche and related biotech issues today with Igor Ferencik, Director of Biosafety at the Ministry of Environment. Ferencik is responsible for drafting both domestic biosafety legislation on genetically modified organisms and recommended positions for Slovakia [...]	2007-11-08 16:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD LO
07BRATISLAVA61	PM FICO'S JANUARY 29 LUNCH WITH THE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. PM Robert Fico hosted the Ambassador for a two-hour lunch in his office on January 29. Fico denied that he is moving Slovakia's foreign policy further from the U.S. and agreed to consider or pass along many of the Ambassador's suggestions on energy security and other domestic issue [...]	2007-01-31 15:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF SR LY VE LO
07BRATISLAVA612	SLOVAKIA: FOREIGN MINISTER KUBIS ON KOSOVO AND [...] (C) In a brief one-on-one meeting prior to a luncheon hosted by FM Kubis in his honor, Ambassador Vallee and FM Kubis discussed Kosovo and Missile Defense. On Kosovo, Kubis again highlighted the need for legal "cover" to facilitate an ESDP mission in the absence of a new UNSCR. Regarding Mi [...]	2007-11-14 16:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO MARR NATO KV
07BRATISLAVA621	SLOVAKIA: 2007-2008 INCSR PART I [...] Post's submission for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control, follows in paragraph 2. This report contains actual statistics as of January 1, 2007. If newer information is available in time, an updated submission will be sent be [...]	2007-11-20 14:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR LO
07BRATISLAVA634	SLOVAKIA: STICKING WITH THE EU ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary. Slovakia will follow the EU line on Venezuela, but will not speak out on a national basis against President Chavez's attempts to expand his powers and restrict those of media, civil society and elected officials. MFA officials indicated that the GOS would be willing to support a m [...]	2007-12-01 16:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LO VE EUN
07BRATISLAVA638	SLOVAKIA: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DINNER WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico hosted a farewell dinner for Ambassador Vallee on December 2. Interior Minister Kalinak, Speaker of the Parliament Pavol Paska, and the Prime Minister's Director of Foreign Relations, Marek Estok, also attended the dinner. The tone of the conversation [...]	2007-12-04 17:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO MARR KIVR
07BRATISLAVA645	SLOVAKIA: INITIAL MFA RESPONSE TO IRAN NIE IS [...] (C) Charge, accompanied by the British Ambassador, reviewed ref A points with MFA Political Director Roman Buzek on December 5. PolEcon Chief also discussed the NIE judgments with MFA Director for Security Affairs Juraj Podhorsky on December 4. Buzek expressed firm agreement with Charge and [...]	2007-12-05 16:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO IR
07BRATISLAVA662	SLOVAKIA: EUR DAS DICARLO'S NOVEMBER 29 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met separately on November 29 with Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, MFA Political Director Roman Buzek, Head of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Boris Zala, and former Slovak Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan to discuss next steps on Kosovo, Bo [...]	2007-12-13 16:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	BH EU KVIR LO PREL
07BRATISLAVA663	SLOVAKIA: UPCOMING VISIT OF PRESIDENT GASPAROVIC [...] (C) Summary. President Gasparovic and Defense Minister Kasicky will make a one-day visit to Syria on December 18 to meet with Slovak peacekeepers deployed to the UNDOF Mission in the Golan Heights. Gasparovic also will meet briefly with President Asad. In his first meeting with President Gas [...]	2007-12-14 10:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO SY
07BRATISLAVA83	MFA MOVES CLOSER TO U.S. ON KOSOVO; POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Slovaks have come around within EU circles to acceptance of "welcoming the Ahtisaari proposal" and are working toward consensus on GAERC conclusions on Kosovo and Serbia, according to PolDir Miroslav Lajcak. On the other hand, Slovak political leaders are digging in their hee [...]	2007-02-08 16:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI LO
07BRATISLAVA87	FICO OPPOSES INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: While the SNS and SDKU 2/12 both introduced parliamentary resolutions opposing independence for Kosovo without the agreement of Serbia, Prime Minister Robert Fico made his true feelings known. Harking back to the Slovak public's opposition to NATO airstrikes in 1999, he reminded [...]	2007-02-12 17:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI KOC LO
07BRATISLAVA95	GOS DRAFTS LABOR CODE PROPOSAL; FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOS has prepared a draft labor code proposal, which it hopes to finalize and introduce in Parliament next month. The proposal contains numerous pro-worker changes that domestic and foreign investors will fight strenuously. While priorities different among employers, Americ [...]	2007-02-15 12:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV LO
07BRIDGETOWN104	ST. LUCIA: NEWLY APPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia's newly appointed Foreign Minister, Rufus Bousquet, visited the U.S. Embassy in Barbados on January 18 to discuss his visa ineligibility with the Consul General. FM Bousquet also paid a courtesy call on the DCM, who asked about APIS legislation for Cricket World Cup an [...]	2007-01-30 21:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC XL
07BRIDGETOWN1339	BARBADOS SEEKS ASSISTANCE WITH ITS [...] (u) This is an action request, see para 10. 2. (sbu) Summary: In a wide-ranging courtesy call with the Ambassador October 17, Barbados? Minister for Social Transformation said he was leading an effort to establish a domestic program for reintegrating paroled prisoners into Barbadian s [...]	2007-10-17 21:14:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ELAB PHUM BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN1420	BRIDGETOWN SUBMISSION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-13 17:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB AMGT XK XL USTR OECS
07BRIDGETOWN1440	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN TO ST. LUCIA: ARTICLE 98, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's October 17-19 trip to St. Lucia was highlighted by a positive meeting with PM King that helped move our Article 98 agenda forward. In addition, the Ambassador's presentation of USD 2 million to the OECS for a biodiversity grant and USD 39,000 worth of DSATA bomb [...]	2007-11-20 15:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EINV EIND ASEC CASC KTIA ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN1472	BARBADOS: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Barbados and Cuba enjoy a close relationship. As head of CARICOM this year, Barbados has publicly declared CARICOM's commitment to deepening their relationship further through increased bilateral collaboration and exchange in a number of areas such as sports, health, education, agricultur [...]	2007-12-03 21:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN1482	THE UNDERBELLY OF SUCCESS: ST. KITTS' KID CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Recent newspaper stories in St. Kitts and Nevis have highlighted the plight of child abuse in that country. The operator of a government-subsidized Children's Home has complained of threats against the home's female occupants and a recent incident in which a Cuban diplomat is all [...]	2007-12-04 19:35:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EAID SC XL KWMN
07BRIDGETOWN1554	DOMINICA DEVELOPING PRISONER REINTEGRATION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) The Dominica Prison Service is developing and implementing inmate rehabilitation and reintegration plans. Felix Gregoire, Cabinet Secretary, and Matthew LeBlanc, Labour Commission, both confirmed to PolOff that PM Skerrit has made prisoner rehabilitation a priority and is allocating fund [...]	2007-12-20 16:06:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PREL EAID DO XL
07BRIDGETOWN1562	DOMINICA: TRAFFICKING VICTIMS LIKELY EXIST, BUT NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff hosted a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons, pulling together representatives from key government offices and NGOs. The discussion showed that, although many officials believe trafficking victims might exist among commercial sex workers, Chinese laborers, an [...]	2007-12-21 19:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PHUM PGOV ELBA CN DR ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN262	TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally [...]	2007-03-01 22:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
07BRIDGETOWN263	TIP SUBMISSION - ST. LUCIA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Lucia for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...]	2007-03-01 22:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN264	TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destinati [...]	2007-03-01 22:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC XL
07BRIDGETOWN265	TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for int [...]	2007-03-01 22:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF AC XL
07BRIDGETOWN266	TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally [...]	2007-03-01 22:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN284	THIRD CWC 2007 ISAG MEETING: CWC TO WALK BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 held its third plenary session February 23 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The objective of the meeting was to bring together the group of hosting and playing nations and the international community fo [...]	2007-03-05 21:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PTER CASC PINR KCIP KTIA XL
07BRIDGETOWN286	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ourisman presented her credentials to the government of St. Lucia on February 20. In meetings with the Governor General, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and leader of the opposition, the Ambassador discussed crime in St. Lucia, Article 98, Petrocaribe, the Advance Pa [...]	2007-03-05 23:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM CASC ENRG EPET EFIN ASEC
07BRIDGETOWN299	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST. [...] (C) Summary: On February 25-27, 2007, Ambassador Ourisman visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines to present her credentials. Meetings with the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Opposition Leader focused on Venezuelan assistance, Article 98, narcotics trafficking and Cricket World Cup. T [...]	2007-03-08 21:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ECON EAID CMGT EAIR SNAR
07BRIDGETOWN368	BARBADOS BUDGET: TAX CUTS, CHEAP HOUSING, LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Last week's budget presentation by Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur and opposition leader David Thompson's response were greeted with much anticipation. The charged atmosphere was mainly due to the political context in which the two speeches and the ensuing debate took place, [...]	2007-03-26 15:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL
07BRIDGETOWN471	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED [...] As instructed in reftel, Post is submitting the following four (4) project proposals for G/TIP-managed FY 2007 ESF and INCLE Funds. Full proposal narratives will be sent via email. 2. Name of Applicant: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -- Office for the Eastern Caribbean Requeste [...]	2007-04-20 22:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG XL
07BRIDGETOWN472	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED [...] As instructed in reftel, Post is submitting the following four (4) project proposals for G/TIP-managed FY 2007 ESF and INCLE Funds. Full proposal narratives will be sent via email. 2. Name of Applicant: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -- Office for the Eastern Caribbean Requeste [...]	2007-04-20 22:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG XL
07BRIDGETOWN488	ST. LUCIA - TAIWAN BACK IN, CHINA TO BOW OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of St. Lucia formally announced during its April 24 budget debate that it will re-establish full diplomatic relations with Taiwan. In exchange, Taiwan has agreed to develop agricultural diversification, ecotourism, information technology, and learning centers thro [...]	2007-04-25 22:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD OFDP CH TW ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN517	DOMINICA: SLOW START-UP FOR NEW OFFSHORE SERVICES [...] (C) Summary: Although the government of Dominica has announced plans to resuscitate its economic citizenship program and offshore financial services sector, it has yet to develop the necessary policy framework and institutions to do so. The existing Financial Services Unit, envisioned as the [...]	2007-05-03 17:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EFIN EINV CPAS IR RS KS SZ
07BRIDGETOWN581	PRIME MINISTER MITCHELL RESHUFFLES GRENADA CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a May 6 New National Party (NNP) rally, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced a change in several cabinet portfolios, including the creation of a new ministry, effective May 15. He did not call parliamentary elections, as had been widely expected. His decision caught the [...]	2007-05-11 18:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB GJ PGOV PREL

07BRIDGETOWN641	CRICKET WORLD CUP MAY DELIVER LONG TERM SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: While the Cricket World Cup (CWC) has been an economic disappointment for the region (ref A),it has generated changes and reforms in the CARICOM security infrastructure that may yield lasting benefits for the region. The United States contributed to the region's CWC preparatio [...]	2007-05-21 12:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ASEC EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CASC BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN654	BARBADOS: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Embassy Bridgetown recommends a waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for Barbados. Barbados and Cuba enjoy a good relationship. Both countries recently committed to deepening their relationship further through increased bilateral collaboration and exchange in a number [...]	2007-05-23 19:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN656	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S MEETING WITH BARBADOS CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 16 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados Chief Justice Sir David Anthony Cathcart Simmons expressed appreciation for U.S. support to the Barbadian judicial branch over the years. Simmons spoke fondly of his working relationship with previous U.S [...]	2007-05-24 14:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN711	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S MEETING WITH BARBADOS DPM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados' Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Mia Mottley, thanked the United States for its assistance during Cricket World Cup and looked forward to further cooperation in the a [...]	2007-06-05 17:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	BB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL
07BRIDGETOWN85	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC),strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. The Government offers special [...]	2007-01-25 15:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB XL
07BRIDGETOWN907	CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING: HALTING [...] (C) Summary: The 28th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference took place in Barbados on July 1-4, 2007. Unsurprisingly, the Caribbean leaders agreed on a number of measures that should ensure some forward momentum in the region's integration efforts in the economic, security, and social develo [...]	2007-07-16 19:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BB EAID EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL
07BRUSSELS1222	BELGIUM IS ON TRACK TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1737 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In conformity with its role as chair of the UNSC Iran sanctions committee, Belgium has pledged full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1737 (ref D) and 1747. Belgian financial institutions appear to be fully implementing relevant freeze obl [...]	2007-04-11 15:28:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KNNP KTFN BE IR
07BRUSSELS1253	SERBIAN GOVERNMENT PULLS CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY GENERAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The transition of the Stability Pact (SP) regional cooperation agenda to regional ownership (refs) hit a bump with the April 11 Serbian withdrawal of the nomination of Goran Svilanovic, former Serbia-Montenegro Foreign Minister and Stability Pact Working Table I (Democracy) chai [...]	2007-04-13 16:21:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU
07BRUSSELS1548	BOUCHER DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. delegation to the COEST (the EU's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Working Party) troika on Central Asia. Throughout the German EU presidency, the EU has expressed a growing interes [...]	2007-05-10 05:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZK
07BRUSSELS1596	BOUCHER DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA WITH EU (CORRECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. delegation to the COEST (the EU's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Working Party) troika on Central Asia. Throughout the German EU presidency, the EU has expressed a growing interes [...]	2007-05-11 15:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZK
07BRUSSELS1882	LETERME'S CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS GAIN MOMENTUM IN [...] (C) With the election just days away, the latest polls show the alliance of the centrist Christian Democrats and the moderate nationalist New Flemish Alliance (CD&V/NVA),headed by CD&V's Yves Leterme, leading in Flanders with close to thirty percent of the votes. If the voters confirm these [...]	2007-06-08 08:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE
07BRUSSELS215	BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS TIMELINE [...] (C) Ambassador Korologos spoke with Belgian Foreign Minister DeGucht January 19 to urge support for UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's plans and timeline for concluding the Kosovo future status process (reftel). DeGucht was receptive to our arguments and expressed support for Ahtisaari. [...]	2007-01-22 16:35:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC BE
07BRUSSELS2164	BELGIAN ECONOMIC STEWPOT: June 25, 2007 [...] (U) Belgium's macro-economic outlook is quite favorable, according to projections released by the Belgian National Bank (central bank). The BNB revised the 2007 GDP growth estimate upward from 2.1 to 2.5 percent, compared with 3.0 percent growth reached in 2006. BNB forecasts 2008 GDP growth [...]	2007-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINT EINV SENV BE
07BRUSSELS2402	AMBASSADOR FINLEY DISCUSSES OSCE AND COE WITH EU [...] On June 27, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Julie Finley led the U.S. delegation to the COSCE (the EU's OSCE working party) troika. During the four hour consultations, the EU declared its hope for reforms in Kazakhstan in light of its CiO bid and agr [...]	2007-07-30 08:27:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR PARM OSCE EUN XH
07BRUSSELS242	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 26, 2007 [...] (C) Summary: We expect Belgian FM De Gucht to have three major subjects on his mind when he meets the Secretary in Brussels on January 26 -- Kosovo, Iran, and Russia. You will have worked over Kosovo at the lunch, but you can usefully reinforce next steps with the Belgians during your discus [...]	2007-01-24 18:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL BE
07BRUSSELS253	EUROPEAN COMMISSION OUTLINES PNR-STYLE APPROACH TO [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Treasury Deputy Assistant General Counsel, James Freis, and Michael Jacobson, from Treasury,s Terrorism Finance Office, met with the European Commission, the Council Secretariat and key member states in Brussels to discuss how to resolve the SWIFT issue January 16 [...]	2007-01-25 14:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PETR KJUST EFIN KTFN PGOV EUN BE
07BRUSSELS263	ON TAP: BELGIAN BEER BREWS BIG BUSINESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Long before it was selected as the capital for the European Union in 1958, Belgium was a capital of beer. The rich variety of choices (115 breweries produce nearly 500 different beers) makes Belgium a prime destination for beer enthusiasts. The world's biggest brewer is Belgian, [...]	2007-01-26 10:05:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB BE
07BRUSSELS2927	BELGIANS PAY A PRICE TO SECURE RELEASE OF HOSTAGE [...] (C) Belgian FM De Gucht's recent success in gaining the release of two Belgians kidnapped last month in Iran came at a price. In response to a direct question from the Ambassador to De Gucht during a meeting on September 18, 2007, De Gucht described a complicated three way deal of which the h [...]	2007-09-18 17:37:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL BE IR
07BRUSSELS3020	DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU DISCUSSES NEXT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 13:32:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS3039	CORRECTED COPY: DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 15:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS306	DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY KIMMITT'S JANUARY [...] (C) Summary: Belgium will do all possible to insure the vigorous implementation of UNSCR 1737, Belgian FM De Gucht assured Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt during a one hour meeting in Brussels on January 23, 2007. De Gucht indicated that he personally was engaged on the issue, and that all [...]	2007-01-30 10:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL BE IR
07BRUSSELS3120	EU AND KOSOVO: MOVING TOWARD REALITY [...] (C) EU and member state officials are increasingly recognizing the strong likelihood that Kosovo will become independent without a UNSCR and that launching an ESDP mission is vital to decreasing instability in the region. Some EU contacts believe member states may still wobble if Belgrade pre [...]	2007-10-10 14:49:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID EUN KV
07BRUSSELS3155	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS BARROSO [...] (SBU) Summary. Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Ambassador Gray held a warm meeting with Antonio Jose Cabral, Senior Advisor to European Commission President Barroso, on October 12, 2007. Kimmitt and Cabral discussed progress on preparations for the first U.S.-EU TEC meeting Nove [...]	2007-10-16 13:52:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON EUN
07BRUSSELS3241	FTC CHAIRMAN MAJORAS REVIEWS MICROSOFT CASE IMPACTS WITH [...] SUMMARY. FTC Chairman Majoras and Ambassador Gray reviewed U.S. and EU competition developments with nine prominent Brussels attorneys on Oct. 19. The group focused on the EU victory in its antitrust case against Microsoft, but also covered pending EU cases against other tech firms. Majoras [...]	2007-10-26 09:52:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN KIPR ECPS EINT ETRD EINV ECON EUN
07BRUSSELS3390	USG DELEGATION APPROACHES BELGIUM ON TERRORISM [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: An inter-agency USG team, led by S/CT Counterterrorism Coordinator Dell Dailey, met with representatives of Belgium's counterterrorism, law enforcement, and intelligence communities, as well as parliamentarians, to discuss Al Qaida's increasing threat to Europe and the West, a [...]	2007-11-27 09:08:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER TU BE
07BRUSSELS3453	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: For the foreseeable future, the continuing Belgian government formation crisis gives us no alternative to working closely with the current caretaker government in which Karel De Gucht serves as Foreign Minister. Generally speaking, this is good news since the current government [...]	2007-12-04 16:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV BE US
07BRUSSELS3477	A/S FRIED MEETS GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER GURGENIDZE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 15:56:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS EUN
07BRUSSELS3501	AMBASSADOR SCHWEICH DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN RULE OF [...] (C) The U.S. Coordinator for Counter-Narcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan, Ambassador Thomas Schweich, discussed police training and counter-drug issues with several European Union (EU) officials at a November 28 meeting in Brussels. Officials on both sides agreed on virtually all polici [...]	2007-12-13 20:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS3513	EU SUMMIT AUTHORIZES ESDP MISSION FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) The European Council (summit) in Brussels December 14 endorsed an ESDP Mission for Kosovo, overcoming Dutch and Cypriot reservations. The summit mandated Solana to prepare the mission "in discussion with the responsible authorities in Kosovo and the United Nations." Some contacts see th [...]	2007-12-17 12:22:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ESDP KV
07BRUSSELS3543	WAR CRIMES DEPUTY ASKS EU FOR HELP ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary: Milbert Shin, Deputy for War Crimes Issues, met with EU officials Dec. 12-13 to request EU assistance in facilitating U.S. agreements with European states to accept transferees from Guantanamo. While obtaining no commitments, he did receive assurances from officials in the Council [...]	2007-12-28 10:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS CB EUN
07BRUSSELS373	CREATING THE REGIONAL COOPERATION COUNCIL: FIRST [...] (SBU) Representatives of key donor governments and of SEECP countries met in Brussels on January 23 and 24 to begin the process of establishing a Regional Cooperation Council and secretariat as a regional cooperation vehicle to replace the Stability Pact by early 2008. Discussions were produ [...]	2007-02-02 16:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW
07BRUSSELS51	BELGIAN STEWPOT: JANUARY 8, 2007 [...] (U) Both foreign and domestic investment in Belgium rose strongly in 2006. Preliminary data show that domestic investment in fixed capital in Belgium rose 3.2 percent in 2006, after declining marginally in each of the past five years. Surveyed industrial firms expected final 2006 data would [...]	2007-01-09 17:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EIND SOCI BE
07BRUSSELS598	Investment Climate Improving, Still Work To Do [...] Summary. At a working breakfast on the eve of his departure from Belgium, Ambassador Korologos reviewed progress and priorities on Belgium's investment climate with representatives from the Belgian Employers Federation (FEB/VBO),American Chamber of Commerce, and U.S. companies from the sect [...]	2007-02-23 11:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG BE
07BRUSSELS772	LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Legal Adviser John Bellinger met with representatives of Belgium's Ministry of Justice and Foreign Ministry to discuss legal issues arising from the global fight against terrorism and ways to further transatlantic cooperation and partnership against terrorism. Bellinger reiterat [...]	2007-03-08 11:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER BE
07BRUSSELS930	Citibank Lending Practices Criticized by [...] (SBU) Summary. Flemish Socialist party (Sp.A) leader Johan Vande Lanotte has accused Citibank of predatory consumer lending practices, targeting persons already heavily in debt and encouraging credit card use by those financially weak. Citibank has defended itself, both denying inappropriate [...]	2007-03-21 17:45:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN BE
07BRUSSELS947	ITUC REPORT ON INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED CORE [...] ITUC Report Summary The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) report on Internationally-Recognized Core Labor Standards in the European Union issued on February 26, 2007, assesses the performance in law and practice of each Member State with regard to the eight International Labor Or [...]	2007-03-23 06:02:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SOCI KWMN PREL EUN
07BUCHAREST1244	ROMANIA: RESPONSE TO IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary: For Romania, the more specific the international mandate for Iraq, the better the outcome in terms of continued engagement in Iraq. President Basescu is committed to maintaining Romania's military commitments overseas, but the imprecisions within Romania's overlapping constitutio [...]	2007-11-02 13:52:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ RO
07BUCHAREST1272	ROMANIAN CENTRAL BANK HIKES INTEREST RATES IN FACE OF [...] (SBU) Faced with growing inflationary pressures in the economy, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) raised its benchmark interest rate a half point, from 7.0% to 7.5%, at its October 31 Board of Directors meeting. The hike marked a reversal of the looser monetary policy BNR had pursued since th [...]	2007-11-09 16:29:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST1296	NOVEMBER 25 EUROELECTIONS: HIGH APATHY, LOW TURNOUT, BIG STAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: Romanians go to the polls Sunday to vote for representatives to the European Parliament and to decide a referendum on electoral system reforms proposed by President Basescu. Most observers anticipate low voter turnout, despite initial hopes in the President's camp that the injection [...]	2007-11-21 16:08:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST144	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER TARICEANU [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador accompanied by DCM and Acting Polchief met with Prime Minister Tariceanu on February 8, to get his views on the current domestic political turmoil and to remind the PM of continuing US priorities on Iraq, Afghanistan and NATO. While Tariceanu was at times cagey in respon [...]	2007-02-09 18:55:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST165	ROMANIAN NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] (U) Embassy Bucharest Nominates Professor Liliana Popescu for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Name: Liliana Popescu Title: Professor of Political Science and International Relations Institution: National School of Political and Administrative Studies D [...]	2007-02-14 15:19:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM RO
07BUCHAREST168	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ORTIZ VISIT TO ROMANIA [...] (SBU) Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes you to Romania, and is eager for you to tour what will soon be the US-Romanian forward operating facilities in Constanta. President Traian Basescu has championed a strong strategic partnership with the United States, committing Romania to a trans-Atlan [...]	2007-02-15 05:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL RO
07BUCHAREST169	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ORTIZ VISIT TO ROMANIA [...] (SBU) Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes you to Romania, and is eager for you to tour what will soon be the US-Romanian forward operating facilities in Constanta. President Traian Basescu has championed a strong strategic partnership with the United States, committing Romania to a trans-Atlan [...]	2007-02-15 05:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL RO
07BUCHAREST192	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LANTOS VISIT TO ROMANIA, [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 18:14:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST202	PNL LAUNCHES PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE TO WITHDRAW [...] (C) Liberal Party (PNL) legislators, led by former Defense Minister Teodor Atanasiu and Senator Norica Nicolai opened a new front in the current political war by announcing at a press conference February 21 that they will launch a debate in Parliament on withdrawing Romanian troops from Iraq. [...]	2007-02-22 13:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ RO
07BUCHAREST237	ROMANIA,S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims - primar [...]	2007-03-01 15:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN
07BUCHAREST300	PRIME MINISTER TARICEANU TELLS AMBASSADOR BASESCU [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Tariceanu told the Ambassador at a March 13 meeting that he had decided to postpone European parliamentary elections until the fall because he feared that they could not be carried out in the current political turmoil in "a European manner." The PM appeared determi [...]	2007-03-14 16:19:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENIV RO
07BUCHAREST314	COMPARING NOTES ON MOLDOVA: AMB. KIRBY VISITS [...] (C) Summary: Romanian frustrations in dealing with Moldova were a leitmotif during Ambassador Kirby,s visit to Bucharest March 7-8, which included calls on senior Basescu advisors, the PM's Chief of Staff, the MFA State Secretary, and exchanges with MFA Moldova experts and representatives of l [...]	2007-03-16 16:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS RO MD
07BUCHAREST322	FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF RESIGNS [...] (SBU) The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE),Claudiu Saftoiu, resigned March 19, following his controversial testimony last week before the special parliamentary committee to investigate the president for abuse of constitutional authority. PC President Dan Voiculescu, who chairs [...]	2007-03-19 16:20:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KCOR RO
07BUCHAREST36	ROMANIA'S BANKING SYSTEM: CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Western banks play a dominant role in Romania's growing economy, controlling slightly over 83 percent of the country's banking system. This situation, coupled with tight regulation and close supervision by the Romanian Central Bank (BNR),leaves Romania with relatively few wor [...]	2007-01-10 07:17:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND RO
07BUCHAREST373	AMBASSADOR TO TARICEANU, BASESCU, AND GEOANA: PUT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Prime Minister, President, and the head of the opposition PSD, the Ambassador expressed concern about the current political turmoil spilling over into governance, investment, and Romania's trans-atlantic equities. He also warned that questions were [...]	2007-03-30 15:57:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST388	ROMANIAâ€™S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Deputy Polcons delivered per instructions reftel demarches (B-D) on April 4, to MFA Director for OSCE, Council of Europe and Human Rights Brandusa Predescu. In response to Predescu's inquiry, Deputy Polcons confirmed that this demarche was separate from earlier ones (ref a). Predescu said she u [...]	2007-04-05 12:05:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KAWC PHUM RO
07BUCHAREST457	PSD HEAD MIRCEA GEOANA ON THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Ambassador accompanied by Polcouns met with PSD head Mircea Geoana April 20. The meeting was at Geoana's request. Geoana began by stating that he had tried his utmost to find an amicable solution short of suspending President Basescu. He had met with Basescu twice, and had undertaken the [...]	2007-04-20 12:21:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST463	PM TARICEANU: DONâ€™T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Tariceanu told Ambasssador that he was personally disappointed with the ongoing domestic turmoil in Romania, but also claimed he had received a vote of confidence from European Commission President Barroso. Tariceanu was concerned about reports that the USG was being "mo [...]	2007-04-24 12:50:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST477	ON ROMANIA,S PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu is expected to push for a political decision by mid-May within the Supreme Council on National Defense (CSAT) to withdraw all Romanian troops from Iraq. The Prime Minister has asked Foreign Minister Cioroianu and Defense Minister Melescanu [...]	2007-04-27 17:06:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ RO
07BUCHAREST512	WHAT'S AT STAKE: SCENE-SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO [...] (C) When you arrive next week, Romania will be in the middle of an unprecedented 30-day suspension period for President Basescu. Barring further surprises in this soap opera, a May 19 national referendum will decide his fate; odds are he will be returned to office, perhaps by a wide margin. [...]	2007-05-04 16:15:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST556	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ANTICORRUPTION DIRECTORATE CHIEF DANIEL MORAR [...] (C) Summary: In a May 14 meeting, National Anticorruption Directorate Chief Daniel Morar described to Ambassador the negative effects of recent actions by Parliament and the new Romanian Justice Minister in undercutting the effectiveness of anticorruption prosecutions. Morar said parliamentarians w [...]	2007-05-16 04:42:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR KJUS RO
07BUCHAREST628	RFG: MFA SEEKS WASHINGTON VISIT TO DISCUSS CFE [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 4. 2. (C) State Secretary for European Affairs Adrian Vierita on May 29 told Charge that he would like to visit Washington the week of June 4 to consult on the upcoming CFE Extraordinary Conference. Vierita said the request for consultations [...]	2007-05-30 14:17:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PREL PGOV PARM MARR MCAP RU RO
07BUCHAREST655	ROMANIA'S DRAFT ENERGY STRATEGY - A MIXED BAG [...] (C) The Ministry of Economy and Finance released a draft of the national energy strategy for public comment on May 18. The draft strategy outlines the GOR's priorities in developing its energy profile (e.g. nuclear, thermal, hydro, renewable),privatizing remaining state-owned energy assets, [...]	2007-06-04 15:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV RO
07BUCHAREST665	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu on June 5 in advance of Cioroianu's visit to Washington next week. While in Washington, Cioroianu will stress Romania's continued commitment to our strategic partnership, to reform and to combating corruption, and to making t [...]	2007-06-07 07:56:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST670	SAME BED, DIFFERENT DREAMS: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: President Basescu told the Ambassador that in the aftermath of the failed attempt to remove him as President, he could no longer work with Prime Minister Tariceanu. He was now working on two fronts to replace the Tariceanu government--either through a bid to re-create a coalition [...]	2007-06-07 12:40:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST677	YOUR MEETING WITH ROMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ADRIAN [...] (C) Your meeting with Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu on June 13 affords us a golden opportunity to influence the thinking of a new, untested Minister on issues important to us. More importantly, it underscores our support for a close partnership with Romania, whatever the politic [...]	2007-06-11 14:08:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST797	"I NEED A SILVER BULLET": AMBASSADOR'S MEETING [...] (C) Summary: PSD head Geoana told the Ambassador that he wanted to encourage Romanian politicians to bring their infighting under control and to reach a "minimum common understanding" on a common agenda in order to ensure the success of the 2008 Bucharest NATO Summit. Geoana acknowledged the [...]	2007-07-10 14:25:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST876	ROMANIA'S FOREIGN POLICY AT MID-YEAR: THE CALM [...] (C) Summary: President Basescu is back in charge with a new, stronger presidential mandate, and he has reasserted himself into almost all aspects of day-to-day foreign policy formulation. Consequently, Prime Minister Tariceanu and his new cabinet have been marginalized by Basescu on key [...]	2007-07-31 08:27:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RO
07BUDAPEST1051	THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS: ORBAN ON ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) An energetic and upbeat Viktor Orban met with Ambassador Foley June 27 to discuss energy security, the transatlantic relationship, and Cuba (domestic political issues septel). ENERGY SECURITY: SUPPORTING THE [...]	2007-06-27 14:06:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST1096	SCENE-SETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of A/S Fried to Hungary. SUMMER OF NO LOVE LOST 2. (SBU) Your trip comes at the beginning of the summer "cucumber season," and an exhausted Gyurcsany government is taking a much-needed (if not particularly well-deserved) break after a year [...]	2007-07-06 11:18:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST11	2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY [...] (U) Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the GWOT, including through its deployment of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan. The Hungarian government also supports USG initiatives against al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations both within its borders and abroad. Th [...]	2007-01-04 14:59:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST1140	HUNGARY MUST FIND ITS VOICE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (S) Summary: In an extensive one-on-one conversation with EUR Assistant Secretary Fried July 10, Prime Minister Gyurcsany recognized the strategic challenge posed by Russia, reaffirmed his commitment to playing a more active role to promote a common EU policy on Russia and energy security, and [...]	2007-07-13 13:22:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG RU HU
07BUDAPEST1157	HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER FIRE [...] (U) Just over a year since the second Gyurcsany administration took office, parties, think tanks and the media are evaluating the performance of the government during a turbulent year that many say has changed the dynamics of politics more than any other since the system change. Although the [...]	2007-07-17 12:47:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST1158	NOT NO ... BUT NOT NOW: EMBASSY VIEWS RE REQUESTED [...] (S) Septel reports on the formal requests from GoH officials for meetings between POTUS and PM Gyurcsany and between Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Goncz, which we understand have also been raised directly by the Hungarian Embassy in Washington. 2. (S) Post is mindful of the extraord [...]	2007-07-17 12:48:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM OVIP HU
07BUDAPEST1164	A/S FRIED'S DISCUSSIONS ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with MFA State Secretaries Laszlo Varkonyi and Ivan Udvardi, Assistant SIPDIS Secretary Fried commended GoH activism on Cuba and called for SIPDIS similar leadership on issues including Russia and energy security. Varkonyi formally requested a meeting f [...]	2007-07-18 09:38:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1243	VISIT OF CHAIRMAN LANTOS TO HUNGARY, AUGUST 12-20, [...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of Chairman Lantos to Hungary. SUMMER OF NO LOVE LOST 2. (SBU) Your trip comes as Hungarians takesa much-needed break after a year characterized by conflict over domestic politics and drift in foreign policy. 3. (SBU) Hungary is subjec [...]	2007-08-01 12:14:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1350	HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY DRIFTING TO THE EAST [...] SUMMARY: In over a month since PM Gyurcsany's pledge to demonstrate his commitment to the Transatlantic relationship, the GoH's actions continue to give us cause for concern regarding a drift to the east in its policy. Gyurcsany's recent travel to Russia and Ukraine -- in both cases featurin [...]	2007-08-17 14:27:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	ENRG ECON HU
07BUDAPEST1376	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SIRES TO [...] Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Sires to Hungary. 2. You will arrive as the body politic prepares for Parliament's return to formal session in mid-September. Most observers predict a busy ) and possibly hot ) fall, with continued friction between the Gyurcsany governme [...]	2007-08-27 14:43:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM
07BUDAPEST1487	AN ISLAND OF CONSENSUS: CODEL SIRES FINDS STRONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior officials across Hungary's political spectrum pledged strong support for efforts to "bring democracy to Cuba and to bring Cuba to democracy" in meetings with Codel Sires August 29 ) 30. Members of the delegation encouraged Hungary to take an active role within the EU an [...]	2007-09-11 14:20:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1579	THE RESIDUE OF DESIGN: FOREIGN VISITS, MUTED [...] (C) Confronting a week fraught with political risks during the anniversary of last year's demonstrations, the Gyurcsany government has rebounded strongly. 2. (C) This week's demonstrations have been non-violent, with attendance dwindling with each passing day. Demonstrators themselves hav [...]	2007-09-24 14:35:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1784	2 GUYS NAMED KAROLY: NEW FACES WIELD NEW INFLUENCE [...] (C) Both the government and the opposition are paying unaccustomed attention to the substance and the stylistics of foreign policy. This has been particularly evident in their realignment of personnel, with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and FIDESZ turning to two ironically similar staffer [...]	2007-10-30 15:14:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR HU
07BUDAPEST1829	HUNGARY: KOKA ON TROUBLED COALITION, PARTY POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In a private meeting with Ambassador Foley November 8, Minister of Economy and SzDSz Party President Janos Koka expressed his pessimism over the prospects for further reform and cast doubts on continued coexistence with a fractured MSzP. He admits, however, that his party has fe [...]	2007-11-13 15:07:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HU
07BUDAPEST1831	ADJUSTING FIRE: HOW THE PARTIES ARE ADAPTING [...] (SBU) As Parliament enters the last month of its 2007 session, some clear trends are emerging regarding the evolving organization of both the government and the opposition. SPEED KILLS 2. (C) The government has demonstrated impressive resilience in its recent legislative offensive, mov [...]	2007-11-14 09:56:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1850	MR. KOSTUNICA GOES TO BUDAPEST [...] (C) Summary: In a visit described as "neither as bad as we feared or as positive as we hoped," Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica met with Hungarian officials in Budapest November 13. Prime Minister Gyurcsany encouraged Kostunica to engage fully in finding a diplomatic solution to the question [...]	2007-11-16 13:11:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HU SR KO
07BUDAPEST1889	KOKA: TRAVELS SHOW NABUCCO POSSIBLE; LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from a trip to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan, Economic Minister Janos Koka stressed the need to kick-start work on Nabucco, reviewed his plans to meet with European Energy Commissioner Piebalgs in Brussels on Thursday, November 29, and underscored the urgent need fo [...]	2007-11-28 08:29:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON HU EU
07BUDAPEST1934	2007 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY [...] Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the military, economic, and political aspects of the Global War on Terror. Hungary has made a long-term commitment to continue its leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and is proceeding with plans to increase its deplo [...]	2007-12-11 06:31:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST1980	2007 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY [...] Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the military, economic, and political aspects of the Global War on Terror. Hungary has made a long-term commitment to continue its leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and is proceeding with plans to increase its deplo [...]	2007-12-21 10:01:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST1981	2007 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY [...] Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the military, economic, and political aspects of the Global War on Terror. Hungary has made a long-term commitment to continue its leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and is proceeding with plans to increase its deplo [...]	2007-12-21 14:27:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST266	SCENE-SETTER FOR DAS DI CARLO'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST [...] (C) The integration of the Balkans into the Euro-Atlantic community remains an issue of bipartisan consensus despite Hungary,s fractious domestic political dynamic. All parties supported NATO and EU accession and see the International Community's presence as key to stability in the Balkans an [...]	2007-02-23 10:00:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST350	DAS DI CARLO'S CONSULTATIONS IN HUNGARY [...] (C) Summary: DAS Di Carlo's visit to Budapest March 1 - 2 updated key GoH decision-makers and opinion-leaders on our Balkan agenda, highlighted by our commitment to moving forward on final status for Kosovo to promote the entire region's integration into Euro-Atlantic structures. Hungarian of [...]	2007-03-07 12:02:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS HU
07BUDAPEST354	AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES: PM GYURCSANY'S [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gyurcsany addressed the diplomatic corps March 7 in his first "annual review" of Hungarian foreign policy. The event follows closely on the heels of a comprehensive but criticized study by the MFA (ref a),and sought to link constructive engagement abroad to conti [...]	2007-03-08 10:03:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST415	SCENESETTER FOR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST [...] (C) Domestic politics continue to dominate Hungary's public discourse. Parliament is back in session, and the parties are evaluating the impact of the March 15 demonstrations on what all regard as a critical year. Recently elected as President of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP),Prime Mi [...]	2007-03-21 06:30:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST509	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST [...] (U) Embassy Budapest looks forward to your visit and provides the following information in preparation for your arrival. 2. (C) Domestic politics continue to dominate Hungary's public discourse. Parliament is back in session to open what all regard as a critical year, and the parties are [...]	2007-04-03 08:03:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST518	EXCESS BAGGAGE: FOREIGN POLICY AND DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Foreign policy issues are playing an increasingly prominent role in Hungary's political discourse, with key questions highlighted by energy security challenging domestic issues for attention. The opposition is dedicating significant time, attention, and effort to its attacks on t [...]	2007-04-04 15:03:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST632	COVERING THE WATERFRONT: NATIONAL BANK CHAIRMAN ON [...] (C) Summary: Hungarian Central Bank (MNB) Chairman Andras Simor shared his views on Hungary's economic trends and their political impact with G-8 Ambassadors April 17. He expressed particular concern re Hungary's lagging growth rate, the continuing challenge of reforming attitudes as well as [...]	2007-04-25 14:17:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST639	CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: FIDESZ APPROACHES ITS PARTY [...] (C) FIDESZ and party president Viktor Orban appear stable in advance of the party Congress on May 5. All indications are that Orban will remain unchallenged for now, and that the party will make a "political declaration" but will not announce any long-term policy platform at the meeting. Aft [...]	2007-04-26 09:09:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV KUM HU
07BUDAPEST69	COLD COMFORT: POLITICAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) The shut-off of the oil pipeline from Russia and renewed sparring between the Gyurcsany government and the opposition have placed Hungary's ambivalent relationship with Moscow at center stage as the government returns from its holiday break. "THE MERRIEST BARRACKS IN GAZPROM" 2. (U [...]	2007-01-17 14:23:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU HU PGOV ECON
07BUDAPEST788	KOKA IN COMMAND: ECONOMY MINISTER OUTLINES REFORM [...] (C) A confident and conversant Economy Minister and SZDSZ party president Janos Koka outlined his views on the GoH's reform agenda and reviewed the SZDSZ party's prospects in a meeting with Ambassador Foley May 15. Koka cast his efforts to "rebuild the SZDSZ nation-wide" as a means to "comple [...]	2007-05-16 14:09:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG
07BUDAPEST818	HUNGARY: CLEANING HOUSE AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Long beleaguered Minister of Justice Jozsef Petretei and Head of the Police Security Service General Jozsef Dobozi resigned on June 20, followed on May 21 by National Security Service head General Lajos Galambos, amidst a flurry of police impropriety scandals that converged in the proceedi [...]	2007-05-21 15:49:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUM ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST823	FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM: FIDESZ PARTY CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ president Viktor Orban was reelected by an overwhelming margin at a May 19 - 20 party convention where sweeping invective against the Gyurcsany government competed with substantive policy discussion. The party worked hard - and in large part successfully - to place itself [...]	2007-05-22 14:05:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON HU
07BUDAPEST947	PAY ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN: [...] (C) FIDESZ Parliamentary Faction Leader Tibor Navracsics is rapidly emerging from relative obscurity to national political prominence. He is amassing influence within the party for his mastery of the issues and assuming a higher public profile as the opposition's spokesperson in Parliament. [...]	2007-06-11 09:50:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR HU
07BUDAPEST962	THE CRITICS AGREE: THE GROWING CHORUS OF CRITICISM [...] (C) Opposition figures, government insiders, and outside observers are increasingly vocal in their criticism of the substantive content and the bureaucratic process of Hungary's foreign policy. KICK ME 2. (C) The growing discontentment makes for strange bedfellows. Both Alexandra Dobo [...]	2007-06-12 14:14:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR HU
07BUDAPEST986	OPENING DOORS AND OPENING EYES: PM GYURCSANY ON [...] (S) Summary: PM Gyurcsany and his wife, Dr. Klara Dobrev, joined Ambassador Foley for lunch June 17. Discussion focused on Russia policy, with a tense, reticent and often defensive Gyurcsany expressing his desire "not to get caught in the middle" of the declining US-Russia relationship. He [...]	2007-06-18 12:18:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR RU HU ENRG
07BUENOSAIRES1004	ARGENTINA IN PLAY: RE-ENGAGING ON ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) We need to re-engage with Argentina on broad economic policy and debt management issues. This re-engagement should be both with GoA officials and with this nation's vibrant and diverse civil society and media. In the big picture, Argentina is in play. We should not abandon the field to th [...]	2007-05-22 18:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EINV AR

07BUENOSAIRES1043	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, MAY 14 - [...] Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period May 14 - 18, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to b [...]	2007-05-24 19:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES1046	ARGENTINA: CIVAIR TURBULENCE ON THE GROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Argentina has been seized recently with media stories alleging unsafe skies and a "broken" civil aviation regime, with some analysts and pilot and controller groups weighing in to support this charge. What began with a March 1 electrical storm that knocked out the primary radar se [...]	2007-05-24 21:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1062	MEDIA REACTION; RUSSIA NUCLEAR SUPER-MISSILE; ROBERT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the test of a Russian nuclear missile; the appointment of Robert Zoellick as the new head of the World Bank; and the implications of the USG Consular Information Sheet on Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Nostalgia" [...]	2007-05-30 15:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1070	ARGENTINA'S AIRPORTS OPERATOR ON HIGH AIRPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on May 18 with Ernesto Gutierrez, President of Aeropuertos Argentinas AA000 (AA2000),the private company that holds the 30-year concession to run 32 major Argentine airports. Gutierrez is a leading Argentine businessman, with extensive contacts and experience in [...]	2007-05-31 13:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAIR BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES1080	FED GOVERNOR KROSZNER IN ARGENTINA; HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Fed Governor Kroszner highlighted globalization's impact on international capital flows and yield curves in speeches and roundtable meetings with central bank, government, and private sector representatives during his May 15-16 visit to Buenos Aires. Issues raised during roundtables inclu [...]	2007-06-01 20:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1082	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, MAY 21 - [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period May 21 - 31, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov [...]	2007-06-01 20:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1083	ARGENTINE CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT TELLS FED GOV [...] (C) Argentine Central Bank President Redrado assured Fed Governor Kroszner and Ambassador that the GoA would make it through October elections without a sharp increase in inflation. However, he said post-election adjustments were needed to bring the inflation rate down and ensure a soft landi [...]	2007-06-01 20:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1088	ARGENTINA: SHOWDOWN FOR BUENOS AIRES MAYOR: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Center-right leader Mauricio Macri (PRO) was the clear winner of the first round of voting for mayor of Buenos Aires city on June 3, but the Kirchner administration can also claim victory, as its candidate, National Education Minister Daniel Filmus came in second. This has push [...]	2007-06-04 19:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1127	Managed Mercosur Auto Trade [...] (U) Argentina's auto sector is roaring ahead, and 2007 is well on track to be the best in its history. The auto industry is a crucial pillar of the Argentine economy, bringing good jobs, technology transfer and innovation. Given the auto industry's importance and political sensitivity, the GO [...]	2007-06-07 20:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD AR BR VE
07BUENOSAIRES1128	2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The following report outlines new and ongoing investment disputes between the GOA and US investors, following an action request cable (Ref A),and updating Post's 2004 Investment Disputes Report (Ref B),and its subsequent 2005 and 2006 updates (Refs C and D). There were no new disputes f [...]	2007-06-07 20:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV KIDE PREL OPIC AR
07BUENOSAIRES1183	ARGENTINE CONGRESS EXPEDITES PASSAGE OF COUNTER [...] (SBU) The Argentine Chamber of Deputies passed the GoA's draft counter-terrorism and counter-terrorism finance law on June 13, just one week after it passed the Senate on June 6. Neither house made changes to the government's draft, so the law will go directly to the office of the President for [...]	2007-06-15 17:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES119	ARGENTINA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] This cable transmits the text of the Argentina Investment Climate Statement for 2007 OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Argentina remains open to foreign investment. Four consecutive years of real GDP growth over 8 percent have attracted considerable U.S. and other international investor int [...]	2007-01-24 13:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV OPIC USTR AR
07BUENOSAIRES12	ARGENTINA'S VIEWS ON MERCURY AT THE UPCOMING 24TH [...] Reftel asked addressee posts to seek host government support for UNEP's voluntary mercury partnerships, and to solicit views on various proposals to control mercury that parties are expected to raise at the upcoming UNEP Governing Council meeting in Nairobi. With that in mind, Emboff spoke J [...]	2007-01-05 14:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EMIN ETRD SENV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1212	GOA view of MERCOSUR Economic Priorities: Lesser [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs Ministry (MFA) and Economy Ministry contacts are skeptical that MERCOSUR will make progress on its key economic priorities going forward: 1) revise the common external tariff (CET); 2) coordinate macroeconomic policy; 3) eliminate double collection of tariffs; 4) [...]	2007-06-21 19:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1246	GOA INTERIOR MINISTER ON COUNTERNARCOTICS AND [...] (C) Summary. On June 25, Ambassador Wayne called on Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez to discuss ongoing counternarcotics (CN) cooperation in the Tri-Border Area (TBA),the Department's offer to conduct a counterterrorism (CT) assessment of Argentina, and status of TIP legislation (reporte [...]	2007-06-27 14:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1257	MEDIA REACTION; ANTI-US FEELING IN ARGENTINA; US-LATIN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT - "Argentina, one of the countries that most reject the US" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for daily-of-record "La Nacion," comments (06/28) "The fact that George W. Bush is rejected in Argentina is little surprising, although the broad dimension of said [...]	2007-06-28 14:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1266	MEDIA REACTION; ACNUR REPORT; US IMMIGRATION REFORM; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include the UN High Commissioner's Report "2006 World Tendencies Report;" the status of the US immigration reform bill; and what Mercosur needs to operate efficiently. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "More refugees due to wars" [...]	2007-06-29 15:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1284	MEDIA REACTION; US IMMIGRATION REFORM; DECLASSIFICATION OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include the US immigration reform; the implications of the declassification of CIA documents; and Wall Street experts' opinion about the Argentine energy crisis. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The US - the newly arrived are no [...]	2007-07-02 20:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1296	MEDIA REACTION; CHAVEZ AND MERCOSUR; HAMAS AND THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with President Chavez'spat with Lula over Venezuela's entry in MERCOSUR, and HAMAS' liberation of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, viewed as a strategic move aimed at showing it's fully in control of the Gaza Strip. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chavez [...]	2007-07-05 19:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1313	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, JUNE 28 - [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period June 28 - July 5, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be [...]	2007-07-06 20:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1315	U.S., Argentina Sign Milestone Aviation Accord [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 3, in a public and widely-publicized ceremony, the Ambassador and Argentine Foreign Minister Taiana signed an aviation accord that significantly expands air service between our two countries, and contains an important and modernized security chapter. The accord was hailed [...]	2007-07-06 20:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR EINV ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES1347	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, JULY 6 - [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period July 6 - 13, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov [...]	2007-07-13 19:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1352	(C) GOA FOILS ETON PARK INVESTMENT BID: CORRUPTION [...] (C) Major U.S. investment fund Eton Park's two year effort to buy a minority stake in Argentina's regulated electricity transmission grid from Brazil's Petrobras offers a snapshot of GoA machinations to favor local -- and presumably more easily controlled -- capital investment in strategic [...]	2007-07-15 22:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG BEXP VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1360	ECONOMY MINISTER MICELI RESIGNS, REPLACED BY [...] (SBU) GoA Economy Minister Felisa Miceli, dogged by scandal following the discovery of over $60,000 in cash in her office, has resigned. Chief of Cabinet Minsiter Alberto Fernandez announced Miceli's subordinate, Secretary of Industry and Trade Migueil Peirano, will be named to replace her fo [...]	2007-07-16 22:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1363	GOA MOVEMENT ON DOHA UNLIKELY PENDING ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The EU Mission in Argentina sees little potential before October presidential elections for the GoA to support a Doha deal that cuts NAMA tariffs. Post shares that view. The GoA trade negotiator says Argentina counseled Brazil and India to walk out of the Potsdam G-4 meeting; that Argen [...]	2007-07-17 13:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL EU AR
07BUENOSAIRES1369	APACHE ENERGY EXPANDS ARGENTINE HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND [...] (SBU) Apache Energy is expanding exploration and development activities in Argentina's southern most Tierra del Fuego province, with $100 million invested in new production in 2006 and an additional $150 million budgeted in 2007. This expansion comes despite shrinking profit margins caused by [...]	2007-07-18 13:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ENRG ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES1379	OAS SYG INSULZA ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) On July 18, Ambassador met over breakfast in Buenos Aires with visiting OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza. Insulza told Ambassador that, as Secretary General, he feels it important to show the OAS is making every effort to work with Venezuela at this time. He said he believes th [...]	2007-07-18 20:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES140	ARGENTINA STRIKES DEBT DEAL WITH SPAIN, CONTINUES [...] (C) Economic Minister Felisa Miceli and new Finance Secretary Sergio Chodos forcefully argued the GoA case for a SIPDIS Paris Club restructuring deal during a January 24 meeting with the Ambassador. Miceli said the GoA and Spain had completed a separate deal on the repayment of Argentina's [...]	2007-01-25 20:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1415	ARGENTINE ENERGY SHORTAGE - A CRISIS FORETOLD [...] (SBU) A combination of an unusually cold winter, unseasonably low water levels at hydro-electric facilities, and a 5-year post-crisis legacy of under-investment in basic electricity and natural gas infrastructure has resulted in significant energy shortages in Argentina. The consequence: Ove [...]	2007-07-20 21:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV EPET ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES1436	MEXICAN AMBASSADOR ON RELATIONS WITH ARGENTINA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting July 13 with Ambassador, Mexican Ambassador to Argentina de la Garza Sandoval discussed President Kirchner's visit at the end of July to Mexico to sign an "Agreement of Strategic Association," which will group together under one instrument a number of existing bilat [...]	2007-07-24 19:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MX AR
07BUENOSAIRES1445	ARGENTINA: DOHA NAMA TEXT UNACCEPTABLE AS BASIS FOR [...] (SBU) The GoA views the current Doha Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) Modalities text presented by NAMA Committee Chair Stevenson wholly "unacceptable as a basis for negotiations" according to senior Argentine trade officials. They argue it fails to reflect the views of the NAMA 11, a dev [...]	2007-07-26 14:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1456	PLANNING MINISTER DE VIDO ON ENERGY CRISIS AND [...] (SBU) Argentina will successfully weather current and future energy shortages, according to Planning Minister De Vido, via a combination of short term fixes (including imports of Brazilian electricity and GoA subsidies for the import of diesel fuel for generators),plans for a post-election nat [...]	2007-07-27 19:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET EAIR BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES1459	US FIRMS AND LABOR MINISTER TOMADA DISCUSS CSR AND [...] (C) Summary. On July 24, Ambassador Wayne hosted a roundtable meeting with Labor Minister Carlos Tomada and representatives from U.S. companies to discuss the Labor Ministry's initiative to promote formal employment and decent jobs as well as U.S. companies' corporate social responsibility [...]	2007-07-27 19:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB AR
07BUENOSAIRES1496	NEW ARGENTINE ECONOMY MINISTER PEIRANO: [...] (C) New Economy and Production Minister Miguel Peirano was elevated from his Secretary of Industry and Trade and Small Business post in the same Ministry to replace Felisa Miceli on July 17. Miceli had resigned abruptly after a scandal involving the discovery of $100,000 in cash in her office [...]	2007-08-01 19:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1502	BUENOS AIRES MAYOR TELERMAN ON CITY AND NATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 1st meeting with Ambassador, Buenos Aires Mayor Jorge Telerman expressed his personal affinity for the U.S. and said he thought U.S.-Argentine relations were "like the swing of a pendulum" and would move in the other direction eventually. Telerman offered his vi [...]	2007-08-02 20:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1517	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CALLS ARGENTINE ECONOMIC [...] (C) The GoA's "fiscal policies are not sustainable past this year," Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado (PROTECT) told Ambassador during their July 31 meeting. He warned of increasing problems if Argentina maintained its domestic demand-driven growth policies (he noted the BCRA estim [...]	2007-08-03 20:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES1519	KIRCHNERS: PRESENT AND FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In recent group and individual discussions with G-8 and Spanish Ambassadors, all agreed that Cristina Kirchner is trying to convey more interest in international affairs and to show that she is listening to concerns expressed by others. But her proposals for how she will govern [...]	2007-08-03 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD AR SP GM MX
07BUENOSAIRES1535	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN RELATIONSHIP; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories are related to the bilateral relationship between Argentina and Venezuela; and Brazilian President Lula reinforcing an alliance between Mexico and Brazil. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Two presidents, among jokes and praising spe [...]	2007-08-08 13:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1557	Argentina Response to Airline Crew Tax Proposal [...] (U) Summary: On June 11, Post delivered via diplomatic note the reftel message to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the possibility of the GOA signing a multilateral Convention on Reciprocal Tax Exemption of Airline Crews. In response, on July 20, the MFA sent a diplomatic note proposi [...]	2007-08-10 08:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON KTIA EINV ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES1558	ARGENTINA ON DOHA AGRICULTURE MODALITIES AND NAMA LINKAGE [...] (SBU) The GoA believes the latest Doha Agriculture Modalities draft is moving in the right direction and notes common ground with the paper's domestic support, market access, and export competition language. Trade policy makers here appreciate that the USG is now "listening closely" to GoA Doh [...]	2007-08-10 09:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON EAGR EINV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1591	COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE: GOA CHARM [...] (SBU) The GoA used this year's Council of the Americas conference in Buenos Aires both to claim economic success and to stress its interest in U.S. investment. The high profile GoA presence, and particularly presidential candidate Cristiana Kirchner's wrap-up speech, have been widely seen as [...]	2007-08-14 15:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG PREL VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1593	COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE: GOA CHARM [...] (SBU) The GoA used this year's Council of the Americas conference in Buenos Aires both to claim economic success and to stress its interest in U.S. investment. The high profile GoA presence, and particularly presidential candidate Cristiana Kirchner's wrap-up speech, have been widely seen as [...]	2007-08-14 15:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG PREL VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1595	MEDIA REACTION; KARL ROVE'S RESIGNATION; VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories cover the resignation of US President George W. Bush's chief political strategist Karl Rove; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's reaction to the scandal involving a Venezuelan businessman who tried to smuggle nearly 800,000 US dollars into A [...]	2007-08-14 17:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES16	NEWLY ELECTED SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI; US-LATIN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include Democrats taking control of both the US House of Representatives and Senate for the first time in a dozen years; Rep. Nancy Pelosi's selection as the first woman House leader in US history; Pelosi's statements about revisiting ties [...]	2007-01-05 22:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1608	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN-ARGENTINE TIES; 08/15/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories are related to the current status of the Argentine-Venezuelan relationship in the aftermath of the suitcase-scandal and its impact on Cristina Kirchner's chances to win the Argentine presidency. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - [...]	2007-08-16 15:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1628	NEW PROTECTIONIST NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TARGET [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 09:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1644	NEW PROTECTIONIST NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TARGET [...] (SBU) President Kirchner and Economy Minister Peirano announced an ill-defined package of non-tariff protectionist measures that targets imports of plastics, textiles, artificial leather, and tires. Growing Argentine imports from China (up 54% in the first half of 2007) were singled out as a [...]	2007-08-22 18:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK RP
07BUENOSAIRES1648	ARGENTINA: NON-TARIFF TRADE BARRIERS NOT YET OFFICIAL, BUT [...] (SBU) President Kirchner's announcement late last week of non-tariff measures aimed at curbing Asian imports is affecting U.S. companies. Argentine customs has held up many Asian import shipments, including those from U.S. high technology companies Dell and Honeywell, pending clarification of [...]	2007-08-23 09:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK RP SN
07BUENOSAIRES1673	AMBASSADOR WAYNE MEETS CRISTINA'S RUNNING MATE, WITNESSES THE BOOM IN MENDOZA, ARGENTINA [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-24 18:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	AR ECON PGOV PREL SOCI
07BUENOSAIRES1689	ARGENTINA: STARTING AN IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoA officials confirmed, in response to Ref A questions, that import safety issues are a concern, but to date they have taken only limited measures to increase safety inspections. The GoA announced on August 17, 2007 new measures to restrict imports from 13 Asian countries (Ref B [...]	2007-08-27 15:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO AR
07BUENOSAIRES1705	MEDIA REACTION; ANTONINI WILSON; EVO MORALES; 08/29/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today are related to the FBI finding Antonini Wilson in Miami; the relationships among Argentina, Venezuela and the US; and internal Bolivian politics. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The FBI finds Wilson in Miami and now expects an ar [...]	2007-08-29 16:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1707	ARGENTINA-URUGUAY PULP MILL DISPUTE: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Relations between Argentina and Uruguay have deteriorated since early 2006 over the construction of the $1.2 billion Finnish-built "Botnia" pulp mill, now nearing completion on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River. Some Argentine residents across the river from the pulp mill [...]	2007-08-29 19:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EINV PREL SOCI UY AR
07BUENOSAIRES171	ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS [...] (C) Summary: Embassy in Buenos Aires and I warmly welcome you and your delegation to Argentina February 8-9. While not always seeing eye to eye with the USG, the Kirchner administration continues to be an important partner on a wide range of security issues, from non-proliferation and militar [...]	2007-01-30 21:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AR
07BUENOSAIRES1721	STAFFDEL QUILTER'S VISIT TO ARGENTINA (AUGUST 16-21) [...] (U) This message was cleared by HCFA Staffer Peter Quilter. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: (HCFA Staffer Peter Quilter visited Buenos Aires August 16-21, 2007, and met with Argentine political analysts, pollsters, and politicians to get their views on the political panorama for the October 28 presiden [...]	2007-08-30 16:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PINR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1726	ARGENTINA: ENERGY SECRETARY CAMERON ON U.S. BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Energy Secretary Daniel Cameron, a leading candidate to replace Planning Minister De Vido in a likely Cristina Kirchner administration, told Ambassador the Planning Ministry will be re-engineered to better administer its Energy, Transportation, Communications, Mining and Public Works resp [...]	2007-08-30 17:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES173	DUSTR VERONEAU VISITS ARGENTINA - ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT [...] (SBU) Deputy USTR Ambassador John Veroneau, accompanied by AUSTR Everett Eissenstat and Senior Director for the Southern Cone Susan Cronin, met with the Ministers of Economy and Foreign Affairs and with U.S. investors in a visit to Argentina that focused on developments in the Doha Round World [...]	2007-01-31 12:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD
07BUENOSAIRES1745	NEW ECONOMY MINISTER ON PARIS CLUB, DOHA TALKS, [...] (C) New Economy Minister Miguel Peirano emphasized to the Ambassador his interest in resolving the Paris Club impasse, supported Canada's IMF reform proposals, agreed to deal with disputes involving U.S. interests, and affirmed Argentina's commitment to broad trade liberalization in an August 2 [...]	2007-08-31 20:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1751	MEDIA REACTION; PRESIDENT CHAVEZ AND COLOMBIA; PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include implications of Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez' attempts to mediate between FARC and the Colombian Government; and the possible reasons for US President Bush's visit to Iraq. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chvez to the rescu [...]	2007-09-04 19:43:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1760	AMBASSADOR AND SECRETARY OF TOURISM REVIEW [...] (U) Ambassador Wayne met with Secretary of Tourism Enrique Meyer to discuss ways to encourage and support the growing tourism between the U.S. and Argentina. He also advocated on behalf of Sheraton Hotels/Starwood, which was caught up in a dispute between two factions of the taxi drivers union [...]	2007-09-06 13:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES1775	MEDIA REACTION; TERRORISM; GLOBALIZATION AND ARGENTINA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include Europe's expected reaction to the threat posed by terrorism; how Argentina should manage globalization in order to fully "deploy its potential for development;" and the Argentine Supreme Court's verdict on government spending in t [...]	2007-09-06 17:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1777	ARGENTINA'S PRESUMPTIVE NEXT PRESIDENT: OPEN TO A [...] (C) Cristina Kirchner appears headed to be Argentina,s next President. While she will not likely break significantly from the policies of her husband, it looks like she will be much more interested in international affairs and more attentive to relations with other countries, including the Un [...]	2007-09-06 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1813	ARGENTINA: TERRORIST FINANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] (S) Econoff conveyed the pre-notification demarche on the USG designation to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee of five Saudi individuals (Ref A) on September 10 to Jose Ignacio Tobella, Acting Director, Office of Terrorism Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tobella reiterated his office's no [...]	2007-09-11 19:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1816	MEDIA REACTION; S-11; ARGENTINE DEBT TO THE PARIS CLUB; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international opinion pieces today cover the features of "multinational" terrorism and an assessment of the world response on the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks; as well as ongoing negotiations between Argentina and the Paris Club. 2. OPINION PIECES [...]	2007-09-12 14:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1819	ARGENTINA: PAMPA HOLDINGS BETS ON GOVERNMENT PROMISE TO [...] (SBU) Pampa Holdings, one of Argentina's largest investment funds with a market capitalization of over $760 million, is aggressively expanding its participation in Argentina's electricity generation, transmission, and distribution sectors. Pampa principal Carlos Mindlin described his investme [...]	2007-09-12 16:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES1824	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES INNOVATION IN ARGENTINE AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10 Ambassador visited Los Grobo, one of Argentina's leading agricultural companies, and participated in a luncheon with several of the sector's leading producers to discuss business innovation and technology adoption in Argentine agriculture. These Argentine compan [...]	2007-09-12 18:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1826	ARGENTINE PRESIDENT SIGNS NATIONAL ANTI-MONEY [...] (C) In a high-profile ceremony on September 11, President Kirchner signed the GoA's new "National Agenda" on money laundering and terrorism financing. The Agenda is designed to serve as the roadmap for the GoA to improve coordination and enforcement on anti-money laundering and counter-terror [...]	2007-09-12 20:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES184	ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Embassy Buenos Aires warmly welcomes you and your delegation to Argentina February 6-7. While the Kirchner administration does not always see eye to eye with the USG, it continues to be an important partner in fighting transnational crime, drug and human trafficki [...]	2007-01-31 20:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KJUS PHUM AR
07BUENOSAIRES1877	ARGENTINE AMCHAM'S ANNUAL IPR CONFERENCE MAKES A SPLASH [...] (SBU) The American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina hosted a successful intellectual property rights conference on September 11, with international participation and significant press coverage. Government officials from Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and the U.S. spoke about their national programs [...]	2007-09-20 12:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES1888	CRISTINA IN HER WORDS: WILL ARGENTINA'S [...] (C) Summary. A well-briefed, confident Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) described her policy priorities to the Ambassador on September 20, a few days before she departs for a five-day program in New York. Although she defended GOA positions on controversial economic issues, CFK expressed a stro [...]	2007-09-21 14:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP EFIN EINV EAIR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1890	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period September 5-14, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be in [...]	2007-09-21 14:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1892	ARGENTINA: FRUSTRATED EXXON-MOBIL PUTS ASSETS IN [...] (C) After 96 years in Argentina, Exxon-Mobil is shopping its refining and retail assets. Company officials call this part of a region-wide "internal valuation exercise" that follows Exxon's recent decision to exit the Venezuelan market. It also reflects growing company frustration with a com [...]	2007-09-21 16:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ENRG ECON VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1920	ARGENTINA: EX-VEEP ALVAREZ ON MERCOSUR, VENEZUELA, AND [...] (SBU) Former De La Rua Administration Vice President "Chacho" Alvarez, currently serving as the President of Mercosur's Permanent Representatives Commission, sees Mercosur's current expansion agenda as a political effort to contain and manage Venezuela (protect). A Venezuela within Mercosur an [...]	2007-09-25 15:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PINR VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1933	MEDIA REACTION; UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND IRAN; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the political implications of Argentine President Nstor Kirchner's address to the UNGA, in which he urged the UN to persuade Iran to cooperate with a judicial probe into the 1994 bombing of the AMIA in Buenos Aires; and similarities b [...]	2007-09-27 10:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1949	MEDIA REACTION; US-ARGENTINE TIES; BOLIVIA-IRAN; 09/28/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the current status of the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; and the risks and contradictions involved by hard positions, which are held by both Bolivian President Evo Morales and his opponents. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]	2007-09-28 19:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1980	ARGENTINE PUNDITS: RESTORING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE KEY [...] (C) Summary. A group of top political and economic analysts maintain that the main challenges facing Argentina's next administration are restoring confidence in public institutions; reining in inflation and labor demands for higher wages; and improving juridical certainty to attract greater [...]	2007-10-04 12:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KLAB KCOR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1994	ARGENTINA: ELECTIONS 2007 WEEKLY ROUNDUP OCTOBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The latest polls confirm that Senator and Victory Front (FPV) presidential candidate Cristina Kirchner maintains a healthy lead over her closest challengers. Senator Kirchner's campaign continues to focus on foreign policy and travel, while downplaying domestic issues. The op [...]	2007-10-05 15:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1995	ELECTION-YEAR SPENDING EXTRAVAGANZA UNDERMINES [...] (SBU) Argentine President Kirchner's election-year spending spree has exceeded expectations and led to deteriorating fiscal accounts in 2007. Through July 2007, expenditures increased almost 50% year-over-year, a result of large increases in pension payments, subsidies, wages, and capital spe [...]	2007-10-05 18:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES2032	"Brinks Job" Theft at Argentina Airport: Another Black Eye [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 4 United Airlines flight from Washington to Buenos Aires was the scene of a highly publicized theft of $80,000 in cash, stolen within a U.S.-based Brinks container, part of a larger U.S. Federal Reserve Bank transfer to the Central Bank of Argentina. Government of A [...]	2007-10-11 16:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON EFIN KCOR ICAO AR
07BUENOSAIRES2044	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period September 17 - October 5, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state. [...]	2007-10-12 18:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES2062	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; CHINA; ARGENTINE PARIS CLUB DEBT; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include President Bush's warning that if Iran obtained nuclear weapons it could lead to "World War III;" the outcome of the 17th Communist Party Congress; and Argentina's ongoing negotiations to repay its Paris Club debt. 2. OPINION [...]	2007-10-18 15:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2065	MOTHERS AGAINST PACO: ARGENTINE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. Below is Post's nomination for the 2008 International Woman of Courage Award. In Argentina, women have led a number of social and political causes, such as struggles against trafficking in persons, human rights abuses, poverty, and drug abuse. AmEmb Buenos Aires' nomination rec [...]	2007-10-19 15:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN SNAR KCRM PHUM ASEC AR
07BUENOSAIRES2080	WORLD BANK LOOKS TO INCREASE FOOTPRINT IN [...] (C) New World Bank Country Director Pedro Alba told Ambassador that he will wait to see what reforms the next Argentine government implements before deciding whether to develop a new country assistance strategy (CAS) or just issue a progress report on the current CAS. The existing CAS is focu [...]	2007-10-22 19:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES2087	Argentina: Opposition Candidates' Economic Platforms [...] (SBU) Substantive policy debate about clouds gathering on Argentina's economic horizon has been largely absent from the presidential election campaign here. An exception has been high-profile sniping by principal opposition candidates Roberto Lavagna and Elisa Carrio at GoA mis-steps in its al [...]	2007-10-23 15:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES209	MEDIA REACTION; ANTI-SEMITISM; CHAVEZ; TRI-BORDER AREA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international lead stories include Iranian President Ahmadinejad's anti-Semitism; President Chavez' nationalization plans; the USG's concern over the Tri-Border Area; and Latin America increasing arms race. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The new face of anti-Semitism" [...]	2007-02-02 20:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2097	MEDIA REACTION; FIRE IN CALIFORNIA; PLAN MEXICO; VATICAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the fire in California; implications of Plan Mexico; and a Vatican member supporting Iran's right to "a peaceful use of nuclear energy." 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Evacuees" Hinde Pomeraniec, international columni [...]	2007-10-25 08:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2098	MEDIA REACTION; BUSH SPEECH ON CUBA; 10/25/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories focus on US President Bush's speech on Cuba. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Bush creates a world fund for the Cuban transition" Ana Barsn, leading "Clarn's" Washington-based correspondent, writes (10/25) "In an address to t [...]	2007-10-25 13:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2110	Argentina: Economic Challenges Facing the Incoming [...] (SBU) The inauguration of a new Argentine president in December 2007 will coincide with the conclusion of the Argentine economy's fifth (2003-2007) consecutive year of 8-9% real growth, and record levels of exports, foreign reserves, and formal employment. Argentina also enjoys solid, if declin [...]	2007-10-25 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AR ECON EINV ETRD EFIN ENRG PGOV
07BUENOSAIRES2112	ARGENTINA'S INFLATION DEBATE CONTINUES; ADOPTING U.S. CPI [...] (SBU) Amidst continuing accusations of GoA manipulation of inflation statistics, presidential candidate Cristina de Kirchner defended current statistics but said the government is studying adopting a new method of measuring inflation, "possibly the method of the United States." She reiterated [...]	2007-10-25 20:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN AR
07BUENOSAIRES2114	TOURISM SECRETARY PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF TOURISM PROSPECTS [...] As a follow-up to our July 29 meeting with Secretary of Tourism, Enrique Meyer, the Ambassador hosted a meeting with the Secretary and all relevant Agency section heads. Secretary Meyer explained that the United States was a priority market for the Argentine tourism industry and provided a det [...]	2007-10-26 13:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP OTRA ATRN AR
07BUENOSAIRES2116	MEDIA REACTION; WHITE HOUSE DELEGATION TO BUENOS AIRES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today are focused on post-election economic discussions between the U.S. and Argentina; implications of Brian O'Neill replacing Nancy Lee at the US Treasury Department; and increasing tension between the US and Iran. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDIT [...]	2007-10-26 15:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2131	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE FOREIGN POLICY; PLAN MEXICO; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend major international stories are related to the foreign policy of the future Argentine government; Plan Mexico; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's threat to intervene militarily in Bolivia in the event someone attempts to "oust" Bolivian President Evo Morales. [...]	2007-10-29 14:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2137	BRAZILIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARGENTINA ON ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) Ambassador Wayne met October 29 with Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina Mauro Vieira (protect). Following are highlights: 2. (C) Cristina Fernandez' election: Vieira had arranged for President Lula to call Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) at 2100 October 28 to offer congratulatio [...]	2007-10-29 19:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES2145	MEDIA REACTION; NEW ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT FOREIGN POLICY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include speculation about the newly elected Argentine Government's foreign policy; and an "emerging" arms race in Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The US expects Cristina Kirchner's wink" Hugo Alconada Mon, daily-o [...]	2007-10-30 17:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES22	IRAQ; US TRADE AGENDA; DEATH PENALTY; DEMOCRATS TAKING [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include US President Bush's announced plan to send additional troops to Iraq; US House of Representatives leader Nancy Pelosi's statements that Democrats could deny US President George W. Bush the money should he call for additional troops; the implications [...]	2007-01-09 10:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2206	DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN: CRISTINA'S NEW CABINET [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) announced a new cabinet November 14 that will look very much like her husband's. The early announcement was sparked by infighting among cabinet factions. The limited changes suggest strongly that any evolution in policies und [...]	2007-11-14 21:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV MARR PINR AR
07BUENOSAIRES222	AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S JANUARY 31 MEETING WITH CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 31, Ambassador Wayne called on Chief of Cabinet Alberto Fernandez. Ambassador Wayne talked through four areas for more work: cooperation on security issues (narcotics trafficking, counterterrorism); support for democracy; creating a more inviting investment climate an [...]	2007-02-05 20:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES2229	ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SANCHEZ [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina November 20-21. Your visit occurs during a period of heightened political interest following the October 28 election victory of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her November 14 announcement of her [...]	2007-11-16 20:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2241	ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY'S ABAD ON CRISTINA GOVERNMENT, TAX [...] (SBU) Alberto Abad, head of Argentina's customs and revenue authority, AFIP, sees key economic challenges facing the incoming Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) administration as re-inserting Argentina into global capital markets, dealing with inflation, reducing the heavy burden of state sub [...]	2007-11-20 15:18:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AR ETRD ECON KTFN
07BUENOSAIRES2251	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, NOVEMBER [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period November 1 - 16, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be i [...]	2007-11-21 19:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES2263	ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT-ELECT GIVES REVEALING INTERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Notoriously inaccessible to the media, Argentina's president-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) gave a lengthy interview to left-of-center, pro-government and often anti-U.S. daily "Pagina 12." The broad range of topics included her political attitudes; [...]	2007-11-28 15:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KPAO AR

07BUENOSAIRES2265	MEDIA REACTION; ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE; VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories deal with expectations for the Middle East Peace conference in Annapolis; the Venezuelan referendum on the country's constitutional amendment; and a critical view on the war on drugs. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chavez falling [...]	2007-11-29 07:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2268	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BUENOS AIRES VICE [...] (C) Ambassador Wayne met with Buenos Aires City Vice Mayor-elect Gabriela Michetti to discuss incoming Mayor Mauricio Macri's key policy priorities and challenges. She noted that increasing city revenue is a top priority, as the city's budget deficit makes it difficult to invest in public i [...]	2007-11-29 17:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES2271	Argentina's New Economy Minister Faces Daunting Policy [...] (SBU) Incoming Economy Minister Martin Lousteau will replace Miguel Peirano following the December 10 inauguration of President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK). The new Minister is a well-regarded 36-year old banker whose poise, intelligence and discretion reportedly caught CFK's ey [...]	2007-11-30 07:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AR ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR
07BUENOSAIRES2288	ARGENTINA: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Per reftel instructions, below please find post's update on the worst forms of child labor in Argentina. Our response is keyed to points found in reftel. A. (SBU) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor -- Law 20.774 sets the minimum age for employment at 14 year [...]	2007-12-04 14:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI AR
07BUENOSAIRES2292	INCOMING ARGENTINE ECONOMY MINISTER PRIORITIZES [...] (C) Incoming GOA Economy Minister Martin Lousteau, in a December 3 meeting with Ambassador, said his initial priorities will be to resolve the longstanding Paris Club impasse and to take concrete steps to improve Argentina's investment climate to attract needed FDI. Lousteau introduced Hugo S [...]	2007-12-04 20:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	AR ECON EFIN ETRD
07BUENOSAIRES2295	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM; AFTERMATH OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories are focused on implications of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's defeat last Sunday; and steps to build the 'peace construct' in the Middle East based on the Annapolis final declaration. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chavez in his la [...]	2007-12-05 17:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2296	ARGENTINA: 2007 INSCR PART I: DRUGS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 17:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2305	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SECRETARY OF LABOR ELAINE L. [...] THE AMBASSADOR WARMLY WELCOMES SECRETARY OF LABOR ELAINE L. CHAO AND THE DELEGATION SHE WILL LEAD TO REPRESENT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OF CRISTINA KIRCHNER AND MEET WITH GOA OFFICIALS. COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO ALL THE SUPPORT STAFF NAMED IN R [...]	2007-12-06 17:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PGOV ELAB AR UY
07BUENOSAIRES2312	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, NOVEMBER [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period November 19 - December 3, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state. [...]	2007-12-07 19:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB AR
07BUENOSAIRES2353	Argentina: Secretary of Labor Chao Talks Investment Climate [...] (SBU) Secretary of Labor Chao met December 10 with representatives of Citibank, IBM, and Wal-Mart, all major U.S. service sector employers in Argentina. Company reps highlighted their profitable operations here, praised the caliber of Argentina's labor pool, and agreed that rapid expansion of [...]	2007-12-18 13:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AR ECON EFIN BEXP OVIP
07BUENOSAIRES2354	ARGENTINA: INFORMATION FOR THE U.S. ITC REPORT ON [...] In response to Ref A, Post has compiled the following information on government policies in Argentina as they relate to the biofuels industry. Additional information is available in Ref C, which provided a response to a related request for information on industrial biotechnology (Ref B). Arge [...]	2007-12-18 14:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA
07BUENOSAIRES2361	G7 AMBASSADORS ON MIAMI ARRESTS: [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador briefed the Ambassadors and Charges of Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom on the December 11 arrest of three Venezuelans and one Uruguayan in Miami on charges of operating as unregistered foreign agents. Ambassado [...]	2007-12-19 12:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR CJAN KJUS ASEC KPAO VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2362	MEDIA REACTION; US-ARGENTINE DIPLOMATIC SPAT; 12/19/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local dailies carry opinion pieces on the implications of the Antonini Wilson suitcase scandal and recent allegations that the money was earmarked for Argentine President Cristina Kirchner's election campaign. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Expansion wave [...]	2007-12-19 14:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2371	Argentine Social Pacts: GoA Move to Expand Price/Wage [...] (SBU) The GoA is proposing negotiation of trilateral government, industry, and labor "Social Pacts" in ten key industry and service sectors to address public concern with rising inflation and provide a stable platform for needed new investment. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) ha [...]	2007-12-20 18:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL ELAB EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES2378	MEDIA REACTION; US-DIPLOMATIC SPAT; 12/21/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major opinion stories today are related to the implications of the Antonini Wilson case and its impact on the US-Argentine bilateral relationship. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Anger management II" Liberal, English-language "Buenos Aires Herald" editorializes [...]	2007-12-21 18:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2390	Argentina: GoA Extends Airport Concession Contract, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 7, outgoing President Nestor Kirchner, in one of his final moves before leaving office, approved a modification of the GOA concession contract with Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000),the company that operates the 33 major airports in Argentina. The AA2000 concessio [...]	2007-12-27 18:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES245	PLANNING MINISTER PROMISES TO ADDRESS US AVIATION COMPANIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Wayne hosted a civil aviation roundtable luncheon on January 31 for top Government of Argentina (GOA) officials, and representatives from the six U.S. air carriers operating in Argentina. Participants discussed the March 2007 USG-GOA aviation liberalization talks to [...]	2007-02-08 14:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR AR ECON PGOV
07BUENOSAIRES271	MEDIA REACTION; AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT VISITS OF AG [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Most dailies report positively on the visit of U/S Burns and A/S Shannon, particularly for playing down the controversy over Ambassador Wayne's intercession on behalf of Eton Park over Transener, for stating the Bush administration's categorical support for Argentina's inve [...]	2007-02-12 19:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES301	AG GONZALES'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER FERNANDEZ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ("AG"),several senior-level Department of Justice officials, and the Ambassador met with Argentine Minister of the Interior Anibal Fernandez on February 7. The Minister expressed Argentine concerns over what he characterized as the USG's unila [...]	2007-02-15 19:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR
07BUENOSAIRES303	AG GONZALES VISITS AMIA BOMBING SITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Leaders of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) and Delegation of Argentine-Israeli Associations (DAIA) welcomed Attorney General Gonzales to AMIA headquarters on February 7, thanking him in particular for USG support in the efforts to investigate and prosecute the [...]	2007-02-15 19:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR
07BUENOSAIRES305	ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALEZ' FEBRUARY 7 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 7, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Ambassador Wayne met with the heads of the Argentine security forces. The Attorney General asked the group about Argentina's experiences with gangs, information sharing, and budgeting. The Argentine security chiefs spoke ca [...]	2007-02-15 20:43:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR
07BUENOSAIRES335	ARGENTINA'S 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) In 2006, Argentine authorities responsible for providing "adequate and effective protection to intellectual property rights" made few meaningful improvements in IPR legislation, regulation and enforcement and there remain serious weaknesses in each of these areas. Proposed legislative a [...]	2007-02-21 16:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES343	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN, IRAQ, VENEZUELA, ANTI-TERRORISM, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Lead international stories today include the US decision to deploy a second aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf area, Prime Minister Tony Blair's reported plan to announce today the trimming of UK forces in Iraq and regional politics in light of President Nestor Kirchner's [...]	2007-02-21 21:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES353	MEDIA REACTION; KIRCHNER-CHAVEZ ALLIANCE VIS-@-VIS THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with President Kirchner's strong defense of Argentina's alliance with Chavez while defying U.S. pressures to contain him, and PM Blair's announcement of a reduction in the number of UK soldiers in Iraq, in sharp contrast to the U.S. troop buildup in Baghdad. [...]	2007-02-23 09:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES376	(C) U.S.- ARGENTINE RELATIONS: DR. JEKYL AND MR. [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner is trying to stake out a position for himself close to Chavez yet still working well with the U.S. on issues important to Argentina. With domestic political advantage and 2007 elections in mind, we expect Kirchner to continue the balanc [...]	2007-02-27 21:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES402	U/S BURNS AND FM TAIANA DISCUSS REGIONAL STABILITY [...] (C) U.S. Participants: Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicolas Burns Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon Ambassador Early Anthony Wayne DCM Mike Matera William McIlhenny, Member, Policy Planning Council (S/P) Heide Bronke, P Special Assistant D [...]	2007-03-01 21:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AR CU HA VZ BZ
07BUENOSAIRES41	USG REACTION TO CHAVEZ'S NATIONALIZATIONS; DEATH OF SADDAM [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers report on USG officials' response to Venezuelan President Chavez's announced planned re-nationalization of telecommunications and utility companies, like US Press Secretary Tony Snow's statement that "nationalization has a long and inglorious history of fai [...]	2007-01-10 19:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES413	(C) KIRCHNER STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS: A [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what amounts to an annual state of the union address, President Kirchner opened the GOA Congress's 2007 session on March 1 with a two hour, 15-minute speech, touting his administration's economic achievements, its "regained" political independence, and taking shots at the usua [...]	2007-03-02 22:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES414	AMBASSADORIAL TRAVELS IN PATAGONIA -- MAJOR US [...] (SBU) The fast-growing provinces that make up Argentine Patagonia are hungry for investment, particularly in energy and tourism, and they are eager to attract U.S. investors, tourists, and airlines. This according to the Governors of Argentina's three southernmost provinces -- Chubut, Santa C [...]	2007-03-05 14:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON EINV PREL SENV AR
07BUENOSAIRES44	Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly, December 26, 2006, [...] Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review, covering the period December 26, 2006, through January 5, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landberg [...]	2007-01-10 19:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD
07BUENOSAIRES466	MEDIA REACTION; PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International news pages today lead with President Bush's trip to Latin American, with stories dated from Sao Paulo, Montevideo and Washington DC. 2. OPINION PIECES "Lula bitterly criticizes the US shortly before Bush's arrival" Eleonora Gosman, correspondent in Sao [...]	2007-03-12 11:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES467	MEDIA REACTION; PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT World news pages today lead with President Bush's trip to Latin American. There also continues to be reactions to the State Department's annual human rights report. 2. OPINION PIECES "A short-lived priority" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington correspondent with the daily [...]	2007-03-12 11:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES503	G-8 AMBASSADORS WANT TO HANG TOUGH ON PARIS CLUB [...] (C) The German Embassy hosted a March 13 meeting of Ambassadors representing Argentina's top ten Paris Club creditors. Spain justified its bilateral treatment of its 2001 loan to Argentina, but promised solidarity on other bilateral debt. Participants generally agreed that: 1) an IMF comfort [...]	2007-03-15 20:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES519	ARGENTINA SUBMISSION FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally trafficked men, women and children. Trafficking in persons (TIP) in Argentina primarily involves Argentines trafficked internally for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation, mostly from the [...]	2007-03-16 22:27:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PGOV ELAB
07BUENOSAIRES549	IDB's ARGENTINA STRATEGY [...] (SBU) With $8 billion in approved credits, Argentina is the IDB's single largest creditor. IDB Argentine Country Director Daniel Oliveira told the Ambassador during a March 20 meeting that this Argentine portfolio concentration will likely increase in the short term given Argentina's temporari [...]	2007-03-21 20:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES56	ARGENTINA'S POST-CRISIS TRADE BOOM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the economic crisis of 2001/2, Argentine trade has grown quickly, and much more so than the economy overall. Total two-way trade has risen 85.0% since 2003. Argentina's leading trade partner remains Brazil, followed by the EU as a whole, and bilaterally by the U.S. and Ch [...]	2007-01-12 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES587	MEDIA REACTION; U/S NICHOLAS BURNS'S CRITICISM OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on the implications of US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns' critical statements SIPDIS about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's anti-US President Bush rally in Buenos Aires. Daily-of-record "La Nacion" carries an ed [...]	2007-03-26 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES603	ARGENTINA ENDS FALKLANDS/MALVINAS OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, Foreign Minister Taiana announced that the GOA would end a 1995 accord with the UK aimed at encouraging cooperation on oil and gas exploration around the Falklands/Malvinas islands. He maintained, however, that the GOA will continue to abide by the 1989-1990 sovereig [...]	2007-03-29 00:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL KTIA AR UK
07BUENOSAIRES612	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN TIES; 03/29/07; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today focus on the escalation of the conflict between the UK and Iran over the British detained military; and President Kirchner's upcoming trip to Venezuela in the aftermath of the USG complaint over President Chavez's anti-Bush rally in Bueno [...]	2007-03-29 20:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES621	ARGENTINA: FOREIGN MINISTER SEES WAY AHEAD ON [...] (C) Summary: "Let's put recent events behind us and move forward on our positive agenda" Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana told Ambassador Wayne March 29, offering no rebuttal to the Ambassador's conveyance of Washington's serious displeasure with the GoA decision to allow Chavez's March 9 anti-US [...]	2007-03-30 20:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM MARR ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES624	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; MEETING BETWEEN BUSH AND LULA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the capture of 15 British soldiers on the status of the war against Iran; and the implications of the meeting between US President George W. Bush and Brazilian President Lula da Silva for Brazil's strategic interests. [...]	2007-04-03 18:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES63	IRAQ-IRAN; CHAVEZ; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; 01/12/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local dailies report on the wave of domestic and international criticism unleashed by US President Bush's plan to send additional US troops to Iraq. Papers also cover the US blow to the Iranian consulate in Erbil; the Chavez administration's 'totalitarianism'; and envi [...]	2007-01-12 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES634	AMBASSADOR'S IT SECTOR ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Contains business-sensitive information. Not for internet distribution ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Ambassador hosted an information technology (IT) roundtable for Argentine country managers of IBM, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, Oracle, Intel, Avaya, Dell, AMD, and Cisco. [...]	2007-04-04 20:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ECPS AR
07BUENOSAIRES639	AMBASSADOR'S IT SECTOR ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Contains business-sensitive information. Not for internet distribution --------- Summary --------- 2. (SBU) Ambassador hosted an information technology (IT) roundtable for the Argentine country managers of IBM, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, Oracle, Intel, Avaya, Dell, AMD, a [...]	2007-04-05 10:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ECPS AR
07BUENOSAIRES640	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN SETS FREE 15 HOSTAGES; THE KIRCHNER [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories are Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to set free the 15 British Marines; and the US academics' opinion of the Kirchner administration and Argentina's economic recovery. 2. OPINION PIECES - "An End With No Winners" [...]	2007-04-05 15:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES642	ARGENTINE FINANCE SECRETARY CHODOS ON MEETINGS [...] (C) GoA Finance Secretary Sergio Chodos and Finance Undersecretary Alejandra Scharf discussed with Econoffs on March 27 their impressions of Chodos' March 18 bilat in Guatemala with U.S. Treasury officials. Chodos expressed Economic Minister Felisa Miceli's interest in meeting with Treasury S [...]	2007-04-05 15:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES65	ARGENTINA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS LEGACY: FIRST IN ICSID [...] (SBU) Now, five years after Argentina,s December 2001 economic implosion and the largest sovereign default in world history, considerable attention remains focused on over $20 billion in outstanding claims by holders of defaulted Argentine bonds. Less well appreciated is the over $13 billion [...]	2007-01-12 20:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EFIN AR
07BUENOSAIRES66	Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review, covering the period January 8 - 12, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be incl [...]	2007-01-16 19:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ELAB ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES666	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN'S INDUSTRIAL-SCALE NUCLEAR FUEL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers report Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement that Iran has begun industrial-scale nuclear fuel production in defiance of the international community. Also, daily-of-record "La Nacion" carries an opinion piece regarding the planned US immigrat [...]	2007-04-10 16:18:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES67	ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND [...] OSAC CRIME SAFETY REPORT: I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY: Traffic accidents are still the primary threat to life and limb in Argentina, especially in Buenos Aires. Pedestrians should be vigilant when crossing streets and remember to look both directions, even if the street is designated on [...]	2007-01-16 20:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07BUENOSAIRES675	SPANISH AMBASSADOR ESTRELLA ON REPSOL, RADARS AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Ambassador met April 4 with Spanish Ambassador to Argentina Estrella (protect). Estrella had recently been the target of false leaks to the daily paper Clarin which alleged that President Kirchner h [...]	2007-04-10 19:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR SP KSTC KFPC
07BUENOSAIRES68	IRAQ; US PENTAGON AND LATIN AMERICA; THE US FOREIGN POLICY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers carry opinion pieces on USG policy on Iraq; the relationship between the Pentagon and Latin America; current US foreign policy; Venezuelan President Chavez's announced transformation of his country; and problems in Bolivia. 2. OPINION PIECES - "Bush sai [...]	2007-01-16 20:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES687	ARGENTINA: K CAMPAIGNING ON CONFRONTATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: While opposition politicians are busy conducting their pre-campaigns, President Nestor Kirchner, with an overwhelming lead in all the polls, remains mum about whether he will run for reelection in October. Kirchner associates and rumors favor First Lady Senator Cristina Fernan [...]	2007-04-11 19:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES710	MEDIA REACTION; IMF AND ARGENTINA; TERRORISM; IRAN AND THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today focus on the IMF postponing its audit of Argentina's economy; implications of savage terrorist attacks in Northern Africa; and the regional strategic role of Iran. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The IMF will not audit Argentina thi [...]	2007-04-13 14:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES750	AMBASSADOR'S ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. PHARMACEUTICALS [...] (U) The following cable contains business-confidential information and should not be distributed via internet. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Ambassador hosted a roundtable for U.S.-based pharmaceutical firms doing business in Argentina, including Pfizer; Merck, Sharp & Dohme; Bristol [...]	2007-04-18 20:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIPR AR
07BUENOSAIRES767	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH [...] (SBU) POST WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOCIAL ISSUES, WHO WILL TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA FROM APRIL 25-28, 2007. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES AND TO ASSESS U.S. SUPPORTED MULTILATERAL [...]	2007-04-20 13:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI UNICEF WHO OTRA PREL AR BR CI
07BUENOSAIRES791	FOREIGN BANKS SEE STRONG GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (SBU) Representatives of foreign banks operating in Argentina praised the GoA's prudent fiscal policy, predicted at least two more years of high growth, and discounted the possibility of an external shock-led crisis anytime soon, during an April 10 lunch for the Ambassador hosted by the Argent [...]	2007-04-23 21:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES792	AMBASSADOR MEETS ARGENTINE BUSINESS LEADERS [...] (U) The following cable contains business-confidential information and should not be distributed via internet. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Association of Argentine Businessmen (AEA) Directors, a who's who of Argentina's business elite, are generally upbeat on Argentina's medium ter [...]	2007-04-24 10:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES80	FM TAIANA ON ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Correa represents "a new generation of Latin American leaders" Foreign Minister Taiana told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 16. He asserted that Correa is "not Chavez" and has demonstrated a willingness to negotiate early on, citing Correa's success in negotiating an ag [...]	2007-01-17 21:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR EC CO AR
07BUENOSAIRES801	ARGENTINE CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT ARGUES CASE FOR [...] (C) During an April 18 meeting to discuss the May 15 visit of Federal Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner to Argentina, Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado asked for Ambassador's help in explaining to Washington that the Argentine economy is still going through a post-crisis transition [...]	2007-04-25 11:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES831	Argentina's Auto Industry Roars Ahead; Ford and GM leaders [...] (U) Argentina's auto industry is in full throttle. In 2006, it enjoyed its best year since 1998 - for production, new and used car sales, exports and imports - and all categories registered strong increases from 2005. With investments in 2007-2008 totaling at least $720 million, the future lo [...]	2007-04-27 19:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD AR BZ VZ
07BUENOSAIRES844	SKANSKA GAS PIPELINE SCANDAL ROCKS KIRCHNER [...] (C) A blossoming corruption scandal is coming closer to linking kickbacks from contractors on a natural gas pipeline expansion public works project to senior GoA Planning Ministry and energy regulatory officials. Multiple judicial investigations and relentless media and opposition party atte [...]	2007-04-30 21:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ECON ENRG PREL SW AR
07BUENOSAIRES875	MEDIA REACTION; CRISTINA'S ADDRESS TO THE AJC; ISLAM AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Argentine Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's address to the American Jewish Committee; and the connection between violent Islam and terrorist attacks, in the opinion of a Spanish expert. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]	2007-05-04 15:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES900	MEDIA REACTION; SARKOZY'S TIES TO BUSH; TECHINT AND CHAVEZ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's views on France's relationship with the US; and Argentine company Techint toning down a possible conflict with Venezuelan President Chavez. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The US praises [...]	2007-05-09 17:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES905	OVERVIEW OF ARGENTINE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) There are four major pieces of environmental legislation that have either recently passed or will be on the Argentine national agenda in 2007. These include new laws and proposed legislation on the l [...]	2007-05-10 14:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ENRG SENVSPL PREL ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES906	ARGENTINA: CRISTINA FOR PRESIDENT AND OTHER HOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: With just over five months until the presidential elections in October, President Nestor Kirchner has yet to announce whether he will run for reelection, or as many speculate, whether his wife, Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, will run for the office. Respected journalis [...]	2007-05-10 15:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES907	ARGENTINE DRAFT COUNTER TERRORISM FINANCE LAW [...] (C) It appears increasingly uncertain that the Argentine Congress will pass pending counter-terrorism finance legislation prior to the June 2007 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) deadline, despite strong support from within the GoA, the private sector, and even within Congress. The main obst [...]	2007-05-10 16:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES927	POST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) On April 30, USTR announced that Argentina would remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List for the thirteenth year in a row (Ref A). Intellectual property (IP) protection is significantly lacking in Argentina: Piracy rates of music CDs and movies are above South American averages and [...]	2007-05-11 19:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES935	Ambassador in Mendoza Province - Students and Youth, [...] (U) In an active and well-publicized May 3-4 visit to the central-western province of Mendoza, the Ambassador held a successful youth outreach event at the Mendoza Binational Center, where he awarded scholarships to students to study English; met with Mendoza Governor, and possibly future vice [...]	2007-05-14 08:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG BEXP PREL OTRA TPHY TSPA SCUL OIIP
07BUENOSAIRES95	SCENESETTER: USTR AMBASSADOR VERONEAU'S JANUARY 26 [...] (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires warmly welcomes your January 26 visit to meet with the Ministers of Economy and Foreign Affairs and with members of the U.S. business community. Your arrival, immediately following your FTA consultations in Chile and your TIFA signing in Uruguay, will spark considera [...]	2007-01-22 09:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR AR EFIN OECD
07BUENOSAIRES958	ARGENTINE VICE PRESIDENT SCIOLI ON U.S. RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and DCM had a very productive three-hour discussion with Argentine Vice President Daniel Scioli. Scioli said he foresaw a natural partnership between Argentina, Latin America and the United States in the economic development and integration of the hemisphere and base [...]	2007-05-15 20:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES962	MEDIA REACTION; FRENCH PRESIDENT-ELECT NICOLAS SARKOZY'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's expected foreign policy; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to Russia; and UK PM Tony Blair's legacy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Sarkozy, with his eyes placed on Euro [...]	2007-05-16 19:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES973	MEDIA MAGNATE GRIPES TO THE AMBASSADOR ABOUT [...] (C) In a lunch punctuated by misgivings about the Kirchner Administration, ailing Clarin giant Hector Magnetto conveyed to the Ambassador that his vigor has not waned, despite a throat cancer that has diminished his ability to communicate. As the Ambassador was feted by Clarin,s top brass, May [...]	2007-05-17 17:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OPRC PREL KMDR AR
07BUENOSAIRES976	MEDIA MAGNATE GRIPES TO THE AMBASSADOR ABOUT [...] (C) In a lunch punctuated by misgivings about the Kirchner Administration, ailing Clarin giant Hector Magnetto conveyed to the Ambassador that his vigor has not waned, despite a throat cancer that has diminished his ability to communicate. As the Ambassador was feted by Clarin's top brass, May [...]	2007-05-17 19:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO OPRC PREL KMDR AR
07BUENOSAIRES977	ARGENTINA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRANIAN REACTOR [...] (C) Reftel asked addressees to urge host governments and their domestic nuclear industries to refuse to submit bids for the construction of two new reactors in Iran. To that end, ESTH met with Heriberto Jose Boado, the Argentine Atomic Energy Commission's Director of Institutional Relations; w [...]	2007-05-17 19:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR MNUC PARM ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES979	MEDIA REACTION; NUCLEAR NON PROLIFERATION; AMERICAS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international opinion pieces are related to Argentina's nuclear development and its commitments to the Nuclear Non Proliferation regime; Argentine government officials attending the Americas Competitiveness Forum to be held in Atlanta; and negotiations between [...]	2007-05-18 09:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES983	MEDIA REACTION; US IMMIGRATION DEAL; WOLFOWITZ'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include the US deal to overhaul immigration legislation; and Paul Wolfowitz's resignation from the World Bank. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Key US immigration deal" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for daily [...]	2007-05-18 15:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUJUMBURA543	BURUNDI'S CNDD-FDD PARTY SEEKS USG HELP IN [...] (C) Summary: On July 26, the President of Burundi,s ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party, Jeremie Ngendakumana, appealed to Ambassador Moller for assistance in resolving the government,s impasse with Burundi,s major politic [...]	2007-07-27 15:13:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07CAIRO1029	EMBASSY CAIRO ASSESSMENT OF CHILD PROSTITUTION AND [...] (C) Embassy Cairo has met with key Egyptian civil society advocates for women's and children's issues, and has reviewed the available literature on trafficking. We have seen no evidence that confirms that child prostitution and forced or temporary marriages are occurring on any significant, [...]	2007-04-11 11:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRIM KWMN EG
07CAIRO1170	SNAPSHOT OF UPCOMING LEGISLATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: EGYPT'S PARLIAMENT WILL CONSIDER AN ARRAY OF SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL LEGISLATION DURING ITS CURRENT SESSION (WHICH ENDS APRIL 24 FOR THE SHURA COUNCIL, AND JULY 15 FOR THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY),AS WELL AS IN THE SUBSEQUENT SESSION (BEGINNING NOVEMBER 15). SEVERAL OF THE LAWS ARE THE L [...]	2007-04-19 16:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL KJUS PTER EG
07CAIRO1258	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO SHARM EL [...] (C) PM Maliki,s April 22-24 visit to Cairo marked an important warming in Egyptian-Iraqi relations, despite deep and lingering mutual suspicions. Mubarak, PM Nazif, and other officials warmly received Maliki, reassured him of Egypt's support, and set a positive tone for the May 3-4 discussion [...]	2007-04-29 16:29:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON IZ EG
07CAIRO1407	EU-EGYPTIAN TRADE REGIME COULD CREATE HURDLES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trade between Egypt and the European Union has increased dramatically during the last three years, thanks in part to lower trade barriers under Egypt's Association Agreement with the EU. However, US-Egyptian trade has also expanded during that time and continues to grow robustl [...]	2007-05-13 14:30:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EG
07CAIRO1417	PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION IN EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION IS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM OF EGYPTIAN POLITICS. DESPITE INCESSANT WHISPERED DISCUSSIONS, NO ONE IN EGYPT HAS ANY CERTAINTY ABOUT WHO WILL SUCCEED MUBARAK, OR HOW THE SUCCESSION WILL HAPPEN. MUBARAK HIMSELF SEEMS TO BE TRUSTING TO GOD AND [...]	2007-05-14 14:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EG
07CAIRO144	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ANNOUNCES INTENT TO FORM [...] (C) Summary: Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders have publicly announced the organization's intent to form a political party within "a few weeks," an unprecedented step for the 79-year old organization. The new party would reportedly be "a civil party with an Islamic reference," and will not submi [...]	2007-01-18 16:02:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL EG
07CAIRO1442	IRAN: "SURPRISING" OVERTURE TO EGYPT BY AHMEDINEJAD [...] (C) Wire services reported late on May 15 that Iranian President Ahmedinejad, upon return from a visit to Oman and the Emirates, responded to an Egyptian reporter's question by saying Tehran was prepared to restore full diplomatic relations with Egypt that "very day" were the Egyptian governm [...]	2007-05-16 13:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EG IR
07CAIRO1499	IBN KHALDUN CENTER CONTINUES TO PUSH REFORM IN [...] (SBU) Under the leadership of Egyptian-American sociologist Saad Eddin Ibrahim (SEI),the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (IKC) continues to play a central role in advocating political reform in Egypt. Through weekly seminars in Cairo, conferences and workshops, and through SEI's [...]	2007-05-22 09:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB KDEM KMPI EG
07CAIRO1542	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) Representative Price, we warmly welcome you and your delegation to Egypt. You are scheduled to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and Speaker of the People's Assembly Ahmed Fathy Sorour and other parliamentarians. You will also mee [...]	2007-05-24 11:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAL IAEA EG IZ SO SU
07CAIRO1641	CODEL PRICE MEETING AT PARLIAMENT ELICITS PUBLIC [...] (SBU) IN A MAY 27 MEETING AT THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY, PRESIDED OVER BY SPEAKER FATHI SUROUR, CODEL PRICE MET WITH SEVERAL EGYPTIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS, INCLUDING HEAD OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) PARLIAMENTARY BLOC MOHAMED SAAD AL KATANI, NDP PARLIAMENTARY LEADER ABDEL AHAD GAMALEDDIN, AL WAFD LEADER [...]	2007-05-31 14:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL EG
07CAIRO1727	EGYPT: REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S PRAGUE SPEECH [...] (C) THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT, AND GOVERNMENT-DOMINATED MEDIA, HAVE REJECTED PRESIDENT BUSH'S JUNE 5 SPEECH IN PRAGUE, PARTICULARLY THE CALL FOR THE RELEASE OF AYMAN NOUR. THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TOOK EXCEPTION TO THE REFERENCE TO AYMAN NOUR. THE ST [...]	2007-06-07 12:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO1766	SCENE SETTER FOR AFRICOM CONSULTATIONS [...] (S) Mr. Henry, we warmly welcome you and your delegation to Cairo for AFRICOM consultations with Ministry of Defense (MoD) officials. A series of difficult, but unrelated issues have brought the mil-to-mil relationship to a sensitive juncture, and your primary interlocutor, Assistant Ministe [...]	2007-06-11 07:05:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS KPAL KMFO EAID EG IS IR SU IZ
07CAIRO1777	LOW TURNOUT IN SHURA COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) THE MEDIA AND DOMESTIC EGYPTIAN CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORS, ALONG WITH EMBASSY OFFICERS AND THIRD COUNTRY DIPLOMATS, REPORTED LOW VOTER TURN-OUT, A SIGNIFICANT SECURITY PRESENCE IN SELECT AREAS, AND AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OF VIOLENCE DURING THE JUNE 11 ELECTIONS FOR 77 SEATS OF THE 264-MEMBE [...]	2007-06-11 15:30:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO1888	FITCH UPGRADES EGYPT'S CREDIT RATING [...] (U) In a press release issued June 18, Fitch Ratings upgraded Egypt's Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) Outlook from Stable to Positive, but maintained the overall rating of "BB+." Fitch also maintained the Long-term Local Currency IDR at "BBB" with a Stable Outlook, the [...]	2007-06-20 12:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EG
07CAIRO1988	EGYPT: MORE CORRUPTION CHARGES, AD HOC RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: A recent report of a Shura Council member arrested for smuggling, corruption accusations in the People's Assembly by a Muslim Brotherhood (MB) legislator against businessmen affiliated with the National Democratic Party (NDP),and suspicions about the bidding process for a govern [...]	2007-07-01 11:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR PINR EG
07CAIRO2041	JUNE 28 DCM MEETING WITH DR. MOHAMED MATTAR REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 28, the DCM met with Dr. Mohamed Mattar for an update on his USAID-funded research project into human trafficking in Egypt. Dr. Mattar is an internationally recognized trafficking expert and the Executive Director of the Protection Project at Johns Hopkins University. He b [...]	2007-07-03 14:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL EG KWMN
07CAIRO2148	MB PLATFORM CALLS FOR "MIXED" PUBLIC-PRIVATE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) In preparation for the Shura Council elections, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) issued a platform that included an extensive economic component. The document, our first in-depth look at the MB's economic views, criticizes capitalism and free markets in general, particularly the GOE's econom [...]	2007-07-11 10:11:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EG
07CAIRO2280	SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 31 VISIT OF SECRETARIES [...] (C) The Egyptians welcome the joint visit of the Secretaries of State and Defense as a clear signal of mutual SIPDIS recognition of shared strategic interests, despite recent highly publicized bilateral tensions. President Mubarak and ministers Aboul Gheit, Tantawi, and Soliman, expect the [...]	2007-07-24 17:01:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	ECON EFIN KPAL MARR PGOV PREL SU EG IS IZ IR
07CAIRO2320	EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS: INTERDICTION OF SUDANESE DUE [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs pressed for a more humane GOE approach to migrants and asylum seekers attempting to enter Israel with MFA contacts on July 25, reinforcing points on July 29 per ref A demarche. Separately, emboff informed the UNHCR/Cairo office of our request for UNHCR/Geneva to take the [...]	2007-07-29 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL EG IS SU
07CAIRO2588	WHEAT SHORTAGE? [...] (U) Shortfalls in wheat and flour have lead to rising prices and fears of a bread shortage in the coming weeks leading up to Ramadan. Media reports claim wheat reserves will not last through August, but GOE officials counter that supplies are sufficient to last until January 2008. Minister o [...]	2007-08-20 13:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV EG
07CAIRO2601	DINNER WITH DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS: FRUSTRATION, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging three-and-a-half hour-long August 15 dinner, a group of five leading Egyptian democracy activists told the Ambassador and Pol-Econ Minister-Counselor that Egypt's domestic "deterioration" across the board has resulted in increased frustration and anger on the part [...]	2007-08-22 09:09:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
07CAIRO2622	(U) EGYPT: CHRISTIAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER [...] (C) Summary: Yousef Sidhom, a Christian publisher and chief editor of Watany newspaper, told the Ambassador that recent public debates in Egypt over conversion away from Islam are a "healthy" development. Sidhom opined that any direct public intervention by the USG in this complex and sens [...]	2007-08-23 11:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF EG

07CAIRO2686	EGYPT AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATES: VACCINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) participated in two field investigations of human Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks with Government of Egypt (GOE) teams in Qena and Damietta where the use of improper field techniques by GOE teams and uncooperative local citizens ini [...]	2007-08-30 13:11:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA KFLU EAGR PGOV EG
07CAIRO2726	ECONOMIC REFORMS SHOWING RESULTS, BUT SLOWING [...] (U) Summary and introduction: Since 2004, the Nazif government has cut tariffs and tax rates, fixed the current exchange system and eliminated the black market, rationalized fiscal cash managements with its Single Treasury Account, partially privatized and recapitalized the banking sector, [...]	2007-09-06 14:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PGOV EG
07CAIRO2805	IRAQIS IN EGYPT FACE CHALLENGES OBTAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraqis in Egypt are finding it difficult to obtain education, health services and job opportunities. More established Iraqi residents are depleting their savings, and newer arrivals are less wealthy than their predecessors. Although the GOE is publicly committed to providing ed [...]	2007-09-17 09:29:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM PREF EG IZ
07CAIRO2835	LEADING AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPERT, DR. DAVID SWAYNE, VISITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. David Swayne, Director of the Southeast Poultry Research Lab and leading expert on Avian Influenza (AI),met with the week of August 26 with Government of Egypt (GOE),non-government organization (NGO) and private sector poultry entities. USAID approved USD 8.2 million in f [...]	2007-09-19 13:33:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA KFLU EAGR PGOV EG
07CAIRO2836	SINAI: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Emboffs visited El Arish, capital of North Sinai governorate, September 12, to discuss economic development with local business leaders. Members of the North Sinai Businessmen's Association (NSBA) and the Al-Fawakhreya Association for Economic Development told Emboffs that the local eco [...]	2007-09-19 14:36:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD EG
07CAIRO2868	IMF BULLISH ON EGYPT: ARTICLE IV CONSULTATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The IMF recently concluded its annual Article IV visit to Egypt, issuing a preliminary report lauding the success of Egypt's macroeconomic reform. The report cited strong economic growth and a decline in unemployment as signs of the program's success. Inflation is a concern, but the spi [...]	2007-09-23 15:09:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV EG
07CAIRO2889	TRADE MINISTER'S POLITICAL AMBITIONS INFLUENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid, a leader of the cabinet's economic reformers, has been hesitant this year to confront bureaucratic opposition to key reform priorities. At the same time, he has laid out a bold public vision for the future of economic reform in Egypt [...]	2007-09-25 09:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ETRD EAGR PINR PREL IS EG
07CAIRO3001	EGYPT: UPDATED DEMOCRACY STRATEGY [...] (C) Our fundamental reform goal in Egypt remains democratic transformation, including the expansion of political freedom and democratic pluralism, respect for human rights, and a stable, democratic and legitimate transition to the post-Mubarak era. While our programs in the areas of judicial reform [...]	2007-10-09 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI EG
07CAIRO3021	RAMADAN HIGHLIGHTS EGYPTIANS' INFLATION CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Egypt's overall inflation rate declined over the summer from a peak of 12% year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2007, but ticked up again with the start of Ramadan in September. Some of the increase is attributable to new Consumer Price Index (CPI) methodology introduced at the beginning of Se [...]	2007-10-11 09:06:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EG
07CAIRO3080	GAMAL MUBARAK: CONCENTRATING ON RULING PARTY AS [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several months, presidential son and National Democratic Party (NDP) assistant secretary general Gamal Mubarak has focused his energies on re-vitalizing the party. With no military background to draw on as his power base (the army being the traditional source of Egy [...]	2007-10-18 14:41:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
07CAIRO3097	ANTI-COMPETITIVE FINDING TESTS EGYPT'S REGULATORY REGIME [...] (U) Summary: The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) recently released a report alleging anti-competitive collusion among 12 Egyptian cement producers. The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) referred the companies to the Public Prosecutor for prosecution under Egypt's competition law. I [...]	2007-10-22 07:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EG
07CAIRO313	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CLAIMS ARRESTS HURTING ECONOMY [...] (U) Recent postings on the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) website (www.ikhwanweb.com) claim that the arrest of 29 prominent MB-affiliated businessmen (reftels) has negatively impacted Egypt's economy. The articles allege the arrests and subsequent freezing of assets of the MB-affiliated businessmen [...]	2007-02-05 13:33:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KISL PGOV EG
07CAIRO3155	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN PISTOLE [...] (S) The Egyptians, and I, will warmly welcome you to Cairo. Despite strains in the relationship over the past several months, our partnership in law enforcement and mutual security affairs remains solid. Your visit provides the opportunity to review and reinforce our law enforcement cooperation [...]	2007-10-30 05:00:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PTER PREL PHUM KJUS
07CAIRO3166	EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST FACES LAWSUITS [...] (C) Summary: Saad Eddin Ibrahim (SEI),the prominent Egyptian-American democracy activist, faces four separate lawsuits for "spreading false news" and trying to harm Egypt's economy by calling for cuts in U.S. assistance to Egypt. Court proceedings in the four lawsuits, all filed by privat [...]	2007-10-30 14:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI CASC EG
07CAIRO318	AYMAN NOUR FOCUSED ON LEGAL TECHNICALITIES, NOT [...] (C) In an apparent response to A/S Sean McCormack's January 23 comments regarding a health-based release for Ayman Nour, the imprisoned Al Ghad Party leader has indicated in a letter to Ambassador Ricciardone (full text below) that his current strategy is to pursue legal exoneration (vice rele [...]	2007-02-05 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
07CAIRO3247	EGYPT: AMBASSADOR GROSS DISCUSSES ICT [...] (U) Summary: In his November 3 ) 6 visit to Cairo, Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, congratulated Egyptian information and communications technology (ICT) officials and business leaders on the progress in the Egyptian ICT market [...]	2007-11-14 09:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV EG
07CAIRO3257	Egypt: Inflation Update [...] (U) Inflation dropped to 7.5% year-on-year (y/y) in October, down from 9.3% y/y in September. The CBE maintained interest rates unchanged at a November 1 meeting, but indicated that inflation could reach the upper limit of CBE's "comfort zone." This is the first public sign of a move toward [...]	2007-11-14 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EG
07CAIRO3420	IRI GARNERING ATTENTION FROM RULING PARTY AND PRESS [...] (SBU) Over the past week the activities of the International Republican Institute (IRI) have garnered an unusual amount of attention, following on the heels of the Deputy Foreign Minister's November 21 complaint to us about IRI (reftel). In a clear signal of the GOE's mounting displeasure wit [...]	2007-12-06 13:46:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO3424	EGYPT TO BUY IRANIAN WHEAT TO REDUCE COSTS OF [...] (SBU) Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid agreed to purchase 200,000 tons of reduced-price Iranian wheat last week during a visit to Cairo by Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali-Akbar Mehrabian, according to Egyptian trade officials. However, Egyptian agricultural inspectors [...]	2007-12-06 15:08:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EG IR
07CAIRO3498	EGYPTIAN PUBLIC SENTIMENT TOWARD PALESTINIANS [...] (C). Summary. Although the Palestinian cause remains a primary political issue in Egypt, there are indications that attention to it is decreasing among younger Egyptians. The constant violence following the outbreak of the intifada in 2001 and recent intra-Palestinian fighting are factors. [...]	2007-12-17 08:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS EG
07CAIRO3503	REPAIRING EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI COMMUNICATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 11:51:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM KPAL EG IS
07CAIRO3542	EGYPT REACTS TO CONGRESSIONAL CONDITIONS ON US [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the Eid, Egyptian reaction to Congressional conditioning of US assistance has become more pronounced. Privately, GOE officials have expressed anger but hope that the Secretary will waive the conditionality. On December 23, Minister for Foreign Affairs Aboul Gheit told Am [...]	2007-12-27 12:12:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KPAL EG IS XF
07CAIRO3558	CONTROVERSY OVER AL-AZHAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE RESEARCH CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent opening of the English Language Research Center (ELRC) at the premier Islamic studies university in the Middle East (Al-Azhar University in Cairo) was a key milestone in U.S. public diplomacy efforts in Egypt. There have been ten articles on the new center, three of [...]	2007-12-31 14:00:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF KDEM SCUL SOCI EG
07CAIRO3560	EGYPT: MIXED MESSAGES ON TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: During G/TIP Reports and Political Affairs Officer Gayatri Patel's December 11 - 17 visit to Cairo, Egyptian officials at the Ministries of Interior (MOI),Justice (MOJ),and Social Solidarity (MOSS) asserted that Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) is not an internal Egyptian problem, [...]	2007-12-31 14:54:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG AEMR EG
07CAIRO474	U/S JOSEPH AND EGYPTIAN MINISTER OF ENERGY DISCUSS [...] (U) February 3, 2007; 1030 hrs; Cairo, Egypt 2. (SBU) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Under Secretary Robert Joseph Ambassador Ricciardone ISN Assistant Secretary John Rood T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie DOE/NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey Economic Officer Kevin Roland (Embassy notetaker) [...]	2007-02-21 14:47:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PARM EG
07CAIRO517	U/S JOSEPH AND EGYPTIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY: U/S Joseph met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on February 3. He was accompanied by A/S Rood, Ambassador, DOE-NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey, T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie, and econ counselor (notetaker). U/S Joseph described his recent discussions in Moscow, incl [...]	2007-02-26 13:18:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ENRG KNNP EG IR NK
07CAIRO542	GAZA MARINE GAS FIELD: EGYPT DEAL UNLIKELY [...] (C) As a prelude to his meeting with NEA A/S Welch in Washington on February 27, British Gas (BG) Head of International Government and Public Affairs provided Econoff with an update on the current status of BG's efforts to develop the Gaza Marine offshore gas field. The update was a follow-up [...]	2007-02-28 12:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON KPAL EG IS GZ
07CAIRO580	EMBASSY CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) This message responds to reftel. Embassy POC is poloff Roger Kenna, phone 20-2-797-2749, fax 20-2-797-2181, kennart2@state.gov. Poloff spent approximately 16 hours in the preparation of the TIP report. PA officer spent two hours; ECPO Minister Counselor spent two hours; DCM spent t [...]	2007-03-05 11:21:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG
07CAIRO671	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: MAJOR DECISIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THE THIRTY-FOUR PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BEFORE EGYPT'S PARLIAMENT WILL BE PUT TO A LEGISLATIVE VOTE BY MARCH 20, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO A NATION-WIDE REFERENDUM ON OR ABOUT APRIL 4. THE ACTUAL TEXTS OF THE AMENDMENTS ARE NOT YET PUBLIC (AS THEY ARE REPORTED [...]	2007-03-12 10:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
07CAIRO673	GOE IMPOSES EXPORT FEES ON STEEL AND CEMENT [...] (SBU) Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid recently imposed export fees on cement and steel, carrying out earlier threats of harsh measures if industry did not observe voluntary domestic price caps. Rachid also told the press that the GOE will eliminate energy subsidies for industry within fi [...]	2007-03-12 13:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EG
07CAIRO715	MFA COMMENTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) In a March 11 meeting with visiting NEA DAS Scott Carpenter and the DCM, Assistant Foreign Minister for North American Affairs Hatem Saif El-Nasr elaborated on Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's strident criticism of the Department's Human Rights Report. (Note: In widely reported comments t [...]	2007-03-14 11:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM EG
07CAIRO816	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: NATIONAL REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A SURPRISE MOVE, FOLLOWING PARLIAMENT'S MARCH 19 PASSAGE OF PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PACKAGE, THE GOE MOVED UP THE DATE FOR THE OBLIGATORY SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL REFERENDUM TO MARCH 26, TEN DAYS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. IN THE MIDST OF APPARENT [...]	2007-03-21 15:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL EG
07CAIRO829	QUARTERLY ECONOMIC REPORT [...] In this edition: - Strong macroeconomic indicators - Unemployment, inflation remain high - The government introduces a new five year plan - Ministry of Finance announces bad-debt repayment plan - State-owned banks merge - Wages stagnate... - ...and consumer confidence dips - Capital Market [...]	2007-03-22 10:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG
07CAIRO90	EGYPTIAN REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S JANUARY 10 [...] (C) Reaction to President Bush's January 10 Iraq speech has so far been muted from both official and private sources, yet the general tenor of opinion among contacts and media sources is one of pessimism that an additional twenty thousand U.S. troops will end the violence in Iraq. During a J [...]	2007-01-11 17:16:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EG IZ
07CANBERRA1547	DUTCH, CANADIAN AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/REL AUS, UK, CANADA) At our quarterly U.S.-UK-Canada-Netherlands lunch on October 19, Dutch Ambassador to Australia Niek van Zutphen commented that senior Dutch officials were sincere in voicing continuing support for the Netherland's troop commitment in Afghanistan, but faced formidable do [...]	2007-10-19 07:20:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV AS
07CANBERRA1610	AUSTRALIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] SUMMARY ----------- Australia is a committed partner in international efforts to combat illicit drugs. Domestically, Australian government policies are designed to address fully both the law enforcement needs and the demand reduction sides of the equation. Australian law enforcement agencies [...]	2007-11-06 00:13:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AS
07CANBERRA1682	SCENE SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Your visit comes on the heels of Australia's November 24 federal election in which voters decisively rejected John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition government after more than eleven years in office, and embraced opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd. Rudd, [...]	2007-11-27 06:22:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OTRA AS
07CANBERRA1683	SCENE SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Your visit comes on the heels of Australia's November 24 federal election in which voters decisively rejected John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition government after more than eleven years in office, and embraced opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd. Rudd, [...]	2007-11-27 10:47:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OTRA AS
07CANBERRA1742	AUSTRALIA'S PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER 12 [...] (C/NF) Gerry McGuire, Director for Counter-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, told poloff December 11 Australia agreed with the U.S. judgment that Jakarta's December 12 seminar on "PSI in the Framework of Maritime Security" does not meet its requirements as a venue to adv [...]	2007-12-11 02:14:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PHSA PBTS MNUC ETTC KNNP EWWT AS ID
07CANBERRA1744	U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MINISTER [...] (C) Under Secretary Nicholas Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, called on newly sworn-in Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon on December 4. Fitzgibbon reaffirmed the Rudd government's commitment to the alliance with the United States, asserted his government's long-term commitment to Afgh [...]	2007-12-11 23:33:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS KNNP PREL AS
07CANBERRA1771	CHINESE RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIAN M/V IRAN MATIN [...] (S) Further to Ref A, Counter-Proliferation Director Gerry McGuire gave us a readout December 18 of the results of Australia's demarche in Beijing on December 14 on the M/V Iran Matin. Upon the U.S. request for Australia and the UK to demarche China (Ref D),DFAT had sought authorization to [...]	2007-12-18 05:25:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MASS PTER AS CH
07CANBERRA1783	U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH JAPAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a December 4, 2007 meeting in Canberra, Australia with Under Secretary Burns, Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka outlined Japan's goals to improve the relevance of multilateral fora in Asia and its desire for greater United States engagement in the region. The two also [...]	2007-12-20 03:03:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AS
07CAPETOWN253	CHINESE TEXTILE QUOTA A BUST? [...] (U) Summary. South Africa's two-year "emergency" quota on Chinese textile and clothing imports was implemented in January 2007 to fend off a flood of inexpensive, low-quality Chinese imports that had battered the local clothing and textile industry (reftel). According to import data, indust [...]	2007-10-03 14:37:00	Consulate Cape Town	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD CN SF
07CARACAS1003	VULNERABILITIES OF THE VENEZUELAN ECONOMY [...] Summary: (C) Although Venezuela has a strong external position, we continue to maintain that the economy is very vulnerable in the next 12-30 months due to increasing economic distortions (caused by increasing statist/retrograde economic policies) that will eventually lead to an economic/finan [...]	2007-05-22 15:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN
07CARACAS1016	RCTV CLOSURE: UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMORS OF VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. The Caracas rumor mill is in full gear as the BRV's announced May 28 date for the closure of independent broadcaster RCTV approaches. Most of these rumors are being fueled by President Chavez and other senior BRV officials who have alleged for several months that the opposition, [...]	2007-05-24 19:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1053	BILKING THE BRV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuela's currency control regime and fixed exchange rate, administered by CADIVI, have become huge wealth generators for Venezuelans and foreigners playing the unregulated parallel market. As has been the case with previous currency control regimes in Venezuela, the current sy [...]	2007-05-30 18:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1054	RCTV CLOSURE, BRV FUELS GROWING INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: After 53 years on the air, Radio Caracas Television (RCTV),Venezuela's oldest network, ceased broadcasting at midnight May 28 and was replaced with state-run, "public service" station TVes. Despite the shutdown, RCTV's problems with the BRV continue unabated. RCTV management acc [...]	2007-05-30 18:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS1127	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. This press freedom update comes on the heels of the BRV-imposed May 28 shutdown of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). Despite ceasing its broadcasts, RCTV continues to operate internally and is enduring for the moment, although recent Supreme Court (TSJ) rulings could jeopardize R [...]	2007-06-08 17:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV SCUL SOCI ASEC VE
07CARACAS1138	GO ON, TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic and political uncertainty have convinced many Venezuelans to move assets abroad. While Venezuela has long been a source of capital flight, in recent years Venezuelans have begun to move not only liquid assets out of the country, but also to "de-capitalize" their busine [...]	2007-06-11 21:11:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1193	UN NUEVO TIEMPO: BUILDING IN VENEZUELA; LOBBYING [...] (C) Summary. Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) leaders told visiting Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy June 14 that they were happy with their party's initial efforts to become a nationwide opposition party. They noted that the party now had strong leaders in all states and is working ha [...]	2007-06-15 21:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM VE
07CARACAS1228	S/C MCCARTHY'S MEETINGS WITH ECONOMIC PLAYERS [...] (SBU) Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with local economists, businessmen, consultants, and bankers during her June 12-15 visit to Venezuela. While the economists agreed that mounting problems in the Venezuelan economy, including deficit spending and a lack of fiscal con [...]	2007-06-20 20:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1272	S/C MCCARTHY'S MEETINGS WITH VENEZUELAN MEDIA AND POLITICAL FIGURES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 21:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
07CARACAS1335	CHAVEZ' DOMESTIC POPULARITY LARGELY UNSCATHED BY [...] (C) Summary: Although recent polls suggest a majority of Venezuelans disagreed with President Chavez' shutdown of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV),the decision does not appear to have significantly hurt his popularity rating. According to Datos polling firm, 67% of respondents--mostly poor an [...]	2007-07-03 19:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS134	ECONOMIC RAMIFICATIONS OF CHAVEZ' ENABLING LAW: [...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly unanimously passed preliminary approval of the Ley Habilitante ("Enabling Law") during a special emergency session on January 18. When fully approved, probably on January 24, the Enabling Law will permit Chavez to control the economic pulse of the country. [...]	2007-01-22 21:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV VE
07CARACAS135	CHAVEZ TO U.S.: "GO TO HELL" [...] (C) Summary. An extremely confident President Chavez resumed his weekly "Alo Presidente" television broadcast January 21 after a four-month campaign/inauguration hiatus. During the nearly six-hour broadcast, Chavez lashed out against a USG expression of concern about a pending Enabling Law, a [...]	2007-01-22 22:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON VE
07CARACAS1365	A PEAK INSIDE CITGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior Citgo representative stated the sale of two asphalt refineries has been delayed due to concerns over supply contracts. Citgo president Alejandro Granado has adopted an extravagant lifestyle and is not accessible to employees. Citgo executives focus on the company's fuel o [...]	2007-07-09 19:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1416	MACROECONOMIC UPDATE JULY 2007 [...] Overview 2. Economic growth 3. Unemployment 4. International reserves 5. Money supply M2 6. Exchange rates, Central Bank liquidations, and Venezuelan basket average oil prices 7. Consumer price index 8. Balance of payments 9. Merchandise trade balance 10. F [...]	2007-07-17 13:59:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1419	VENEZUELA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM BACK TO FRONT [...] (C) Summary: After saying in early May that constitutional reform was not a priority for this year, President Chavez surprised everyone by announcing two months later that he would present his proposed changes in the second half of July. Around the same time, an alleged draft of one of his [...]	2007-07-17 15:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
07CARACAS1432	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (SBU) This press freedom update outlines new and sustained efforts by the BRV to curtail freedom of expression in Venezuela. After removing Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) from public access television, the BRV has launched another round of attacks in an effort to damage the network's credibi [...]	2007-07-18 15:11:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS1544	A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: NOTHING'S CHANGED, [...] (C) In analyzing Venezuela's history of boom and bust cycles, a series of patterns emerge that offer predictive value for the end of the current cycle. Links between oil prices, government spending, inflation, and devaluation are clearly evident over the past 35 years as oil booms have led to [...]	2007-08-02 15:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EPET VE
07CARACAS1554	SUMMER BONDING IN VENEZUELA [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Venezuela is preparing a third "bonos del sur" issue for August or September which according to reports will be announced formally during Chavez' upcoming August 6 visit to Argentina. The expected anno [...]	2007-08-03 18:12:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN VE
07CARACAS1555	SUPREME COURT GRANTS RCTV TEMPORARY RELIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Supreme Court (TSJ) approved a last-minute injunction August 1 to grant cable network Radio Caracas Television International (RCTV) temporary relief from closure. The decision follows a July 26 announcement by Minister of Telecommunications (CONATEL) Jesse Chacon requiring R [...]	2007-08-03 20:26:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS1597	JEFE SUPREMO: HUGO CHAVEZ'S PERSONALITY CULT [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez and his supporters are devoting considerable resources to construct a cult of personality for the Venezuelan president (see Embassy Caracas website on Siprnet for accompanying photo essay). Flattering images of the Venezuelan president dominate government buildi [...]	2007-08-10 19:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI VE
07CARACAS161	SUMATE SEES TOUGH YEAR AHEAD [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met with Sumate President Alejandro Plaz and Director Roberto Abdul January 17 to discuss their views of developments and plans for 2007. Pleased with the significant expansion of their volunteer network engendered by their activities during the 2006 presidential campa [...]	2007-01-24 18:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS1628	LABORING UNDER CHAVEZ' ECONOMIC PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2005 the BRV has tightened the noose around the Venezuelan private sector by steadily approving rigorous labor laws, including the Organic Law on Prevention, Work Conditions, and Work Environment (Lopcymat),a laundry list of nearly impossible to fulfill labor regulations. [...]	2007-08-15 22:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV EINV VE
07CARACAS1638	BLAME IT ON THE VOLATILITY OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the afternoon of August 16 Finance Minister Cabezas announced that the BRV would cancel its USD 1.5 billion "bonos del sur" bond issuance. According to Cabezas, the volatility of international markets made the issuance untimely. Section contacts considered the bonds a marg [...]	2007-08-17 11:44:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1680	CHAVEZ REACHES OUT TO COLOMBIA; BUT BORDER SPAT [...] (C) Summary. Despite President Chavez's historically rocky relationship with Colombia, he has made an effort of late to reach out to the Uribe government, particularly through his offer to be a key mediator in the negotiations for a humanitarian exchange with the FARC. The importance of comm [...]	2007-08-23 19:31:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR ETRD VE
07CARACAS1686	THE TEFLON EFFECT: CHAVEZ EVADES SUITCASE SCANDAL [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez so far seems to have escaped largely unscathed by the fallout from the seizure in Buenos Aires of $800,000 cash carried by a U.S.-Venezuelan businessman. Using a variety of public relations tactics, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) has managed to defle [...]	2007-08-24 15:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1690	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) is employing a variety of mechanisms to harass opposition-oriented journalists and independent media outlets. Journalists, particularly former International Visitor (IV) Program participants, have been harassed and accused of fomenting [...]	2007-08-24 16:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL VE
07CARACAS1718	ROUND ONE OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM DEBATE [...] (C) Summary. In the days following President Chavez' rollout of his proposed constitutional revisions, debates are already taking shape as to the reform process. Chavez' opponents, still divided over whether or not to participate at all, have been unsuccessful in their initial attempt to inf [...]	2007-08-28 20:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL VE
07CARACAS173	VENEZUELA -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 12:12:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN KTDB STR OPIC VE
07CARACAS174	VENEZUELA -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 12:12:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN KTDB STR OPIC VE
07CARACAS1742	POLITICAL POLARIZATION: VENEZUELA'S DIVIDED [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan society has become increasingly politically polarized as a result of President Chavez' "with me or against me" tone of governance. Controversial constitutional reform proposals and his efforts to implement an increasingly radical "revolutionary" program in the Bolivar [...]	2007-09-04 19:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL VE
07CARACAS175	USAID/OTI WATCHDOGS START TO SHED LIGHT [...] (C) In October of 2005, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) began implementation of a USAID/OTI funded project to develop a grants program to support watchdog organizations. Although the Bolivarian "Revolution" is failing its citizens in many ways, there are few reputable organiz [...]	2007-01-26 14:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS182	CHAVEZ THREATENS TO PNG AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary - During a lengthy speech at a swearing-in ceremony on the evening of January 25, President Chavez threatened to expel the Ambassador. Chavez said, "Mr. Ambassador, if you keep interfering in Venezuelan affairs, you could be declared persona non grata (PNG) and would have to lea [...]	2007-01-26 20:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1969	NGOS CITE WORRISOME HUMAN RIGHTS PATTERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Several prominent local human rights organizations recently released critical reports on the human rights situation in Venezuela. These studies document patterns of human rights violations, often allegedly involving Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) officials, agents, and sy [...]	2007-10-04 22:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS2010	VENEZUELA AND CUBA -- CONFEDERATION? [...] (C) Summary - President Chavez visited Cuba October 13-14, reportedly spending four hours with Fidel Castro. Chavez hosted his weekly Alo Presidente television program, in honor of Che Guevara, from Santa Clara, Cuba. The program included a video tape of his meeting with Castro as well as an [...]	2007-10-15 21:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS2013	THE BRV'S PROPOSED ECONOMIC CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Chavez' proposed economic changes to the constitution included in his reform package (Reftel A) are breathtaking in both scope and ambition. The draft proposals give Chavez, inter alia, the broad constitutional authority to consolidate his vision of a socialist model [...]	2007-10-16 20:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV VE
07CARACAS2050	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. [...] (C) Late on Friday October 12 the Venezuelan National Assembly's Mixed Commission on Constitutional Reform announced the addition of 25 amendments to the constitution, on top of the 33 proposed by President Chavez on August 15 (Ref A). While a few of the changes are fairly innocuous, many wil [...]	2007-10-19 22:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIPR PHUM KDEM ECON VE
07CARACAS2058	FEAR, LOATHING, AND STATE PATERNALISM IN MERIDA [...] (C) Summary. University administrators, opposition parties, and civil society leaders in the university city of Merida increasingly fear the growing authoritarianism of President Chavez. University of Los Andes (ULA) administrators believe the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) will put [...]	2007-10-22 22:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM VE
07CARACAS2074	AGRICULTURE EXPERTS PREDICT CORN, WHEAT, AND MILK [...] (SBU) Summary: Milk, white corn and wheat which make up Venezuela's three most consumed products (milk, pre-cooked corn meal, and pasta),are all facing worsening or impending shortages. Global price increases combined with local price controls have led to the current milk shortage and an eme [...]	2007-10-25 19:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ALOW VE
07CARACAS2144	AMBASSADOR DUDDY'S VISITS VALENCIA TO PROMOTE THE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Duddy's visit to the industrial city of Valencia on October 31 to November 1, 2007 included meetings with the three largest American auto manufacturers in Venezuela, American owned agricultural feed conglomerate Protinal, three of the largest industrial and commercial chambers [...]	2007-11-06 22:11:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV VE
07CARACAS216	ROBIN HOOD WAS A SOCIALIST [...] (SBU) During the past two weeks Chavez and other BRV officials have proposed a dizzying array of tax increases, all of which Chavez will have the ability to impose through decrees sanctioned by the new "enabling" law. These proposals maintain the trend of growing the tax burden on individuals [...]	2007-02-01 13:58:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
07CARACAS217	INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION VS. THE BRV [...] (C) Summary: International arbitration will become increasingly important to foreign investors as Chavez moves forward with his selective nationalizations and disputes over "prompt, adequate, and effective compensation" arise. Foreign investors have three options to avail themselves of arbitr [...]	2007-02-01 15:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV ECON VE
07CARACAS2181	THE BRV PUTS THE BRAKES ON CAR IMPORTS [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the BRV issued a resolution requiring all auto importers to obtain a license from the Ministry of Popular Power for Light Industry and Commerce (MILCO) for vehicle imports. The resolution also stipulates that all imported and locally assembled vehicles must run on [...]	2007-11-14 19:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD VE
07CARACAS219	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HANDS CHAVEZ BROAD LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) gave final approval January 31 to an omnibus Enabling Law that provides President Chavez with broad authority to issue executive decrees over the next 18 months in eleven areas, including energy. President Chavez is expected to promulgate the measure wi [...]	2007-02-01 16:26:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM VE
07CARACAS2195	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: PLAYERS AND THEIR POSITIONS [...] (C) Summary. The December 2 constitutional referendum is a highly polarized political battle between President Chavez and his extensive base on one side and opposition parties, university demonstrators, Catholic bishops, and important sectors of civil society on the other. President Chavez's [...]	2007-11-16 19:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
07CARACAS2207	CHINA LOANS VENEZUELA USD FOUR BILLION TO BE [...] (U) SUMMARY: BRV President Hugo Chavez and PRC Vice Minister of the National Committee and Reform Zhang Xiaoqiamg presided over a televised signing ceremony for energy, financial and technology agreements on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the presidential palace. The main agreement established [...]	2007-11-20 14:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET CH VE
07CARACAS2225	REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN UPDATE-NOVEMBER 21-23 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pro-government and opposition university students across the country organized demonstrations in support of and against President Chavez' reform package November 21. Opposition student leaders announced that university students will not participate in the opposition's march Novem [...]	2007-11-23 21:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS2226	CHAVEZ ELECTORAL MACHINE KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez' government and the "Yes" campaign are increasingly one and the same in the run-up to the December 2 referendum on Chavez' proposed, sweeping changes to the constitution. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) is injecting significant personnel and resources [...]	2007-11-23 21:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
07CARACAS2228	BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DATA MAY FORESHADOW CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Venezuela's (BCV's) third quarter balance of payments data illustrate two important trends: a declining volume of petroleum exports and rapidly growing imports. Imports over the first three quarters of 2007 have grown a hefty 36 percent relative to the same p [...]	2007-11-26 12:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET VE
07CARACAS2231	CHAVEZ' COLD WAR WITH COLOMBIA AND SPAIN [...] (C) Summary: President Hugo Chavez publicly announced November 25 that he was putting relations with Colombia "in the freezer" following his dismissal as mediator between Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) by Colombian President Uribe. Describing Uribe with a strin [...]	2007-11-26 16:31:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CO VE
07CARACAS2243	CHEVRON'S NEXT MOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV has approached Chevron with a proposal to significantly increase production at the former Ameriven strategic association. Petrochina has also offered to partner with Chevron in a Faja project. Chevron is not in a hurry to make additional investments in Venezuela. Labor [...]	2007-11-27 20:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON CH VE
07CARACAS2271	REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN UPDATE-NOVEMBER 29-30 [...] (C) Summary: Following the November 29 final, substantial rally of the "No" camp, President Chavez canceled a planned visit to Ecuador. Instead, he prepared for his final "Yes" campaign speech on November 30 rally, while his Zamora Command alleged domestic conspiracies to reject a "Yes" vic [...]	2007-12-01 15:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
07CARACAS2272	CHAVEZ ALLEGES USG ELECTION INTERFERENCE; [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez told a mass rally November 29 that his electoral battle to win approval of sweeping proposed constitutional changes in the December 2 referendum is really a struggle against the United States and its opposition "lackeys" in Venezuela. As expected, Chavez has ram [...]	2007-12-01 18:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
07CARACAS2284	WHY CHAVEZ' CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM FAILED [...] (C) Summary: Chavez's defeat in the December 2 constitutional referendum is a rejection of the aggressive, radical agenda which he tried to impose this year. Chavez's sweeping proposals kept many of his supporters from voting, and lead many to vote against him. They also energized new sourc [...]	2007-12-04 20:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS2294	CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: WINNERS AND LOSERS [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan democracy is the big winner after voters rejected President Chavez' proposed anti-democratic changes to the 1999 Constitution on December 2. There are still few real checks on Chavez' power, but Chavez will be unable to legally impose much of his desired elements of a [...]	2007-12-07 14:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
07CARACAS2303	SIFTING THROUGH THE REFERENDUM RUMOR MILL [...] (C) Summary: Since the polls closed on the December 2 constitutional referendum, Caracas has been rife with rampant rumors about the accuracy of the results and Chavez's willingness to quickly accept defeat. While we may never know the real story of events, the opposition has publicly and pr [...]	2007-12-07 20:29:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS231	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TEODORO PETKOFF [...] (C) In a lunch with the Ambassador January 30, long-time leftist and opposition figure Teodoro Petkoff shared his view of the post-election period. While he believed that Chavez would be in power for some time, Petkoff thought the Venezuelan President's aggressive political agenda was planti [...]	2007-02-02 20:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS235	CHAVEZ'S SELF-CORONATION; GOES AFTER ELECTRICITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez promulgated the omnibus Enabling Law February 1, an instrument that gives him effectively unlimited power to rule by decree in eleven vaguely-defined areas for the next eighteen months. He then engaged in a rambling four-hour follow-on press conference in whic [...]	2007-02-02 21:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM VE

07CARACAS2351	BRV CALLS ANTONINI INDICTMENTS A U.S. PLOT [...] (C) Summary. In a December 12 press release Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro denounced the Justice Department's arrest of three Venezuelans and one Uruguayan as "a U.S. plot to smear progressive governments in South America". Information and Communication Minister William Lara later told a gov [...]	2007-12-14 19:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
07CARACAS2380	NEW BOLIVAR, SAME OLD ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: The BRV is finalizing plans to change the denomination of its currency. Beginning January 1, 2008, one new bolivar (known during the transition period as the bolivar fuerte, or "strong" bolivar) will be worth 1000 old bolivars. Venezuela's Central Bank has provided what appears [...]	2007-12-20 19:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
07CARACAS2381	FOOD VULNERABILITIES: BRV POLICY RESPONSES CRACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Thanks to growing demand, inflation, strict price controls and other retrograde BRV economic policies, rolling shortages of basic food staples persist. To try to cope the BRV has rolled out massive open-air markets known as MegaMercals (frequented primarily by poor Venezuelans),[...]	2007-12-20 19:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR VE
07CARACAS241	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Japanese Ambassador Matsui, at Matsui's request, on February 2 to discuss the current investment environment in Venezuela. Matsui was clearly concerned about the Japan Bank for International Cooperation's (JBIC) one billion USD loan to PDVSA. Matsui opin [...]	2007-02-05 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS243	VENEZUELA: JUSTICE COWED [...] (C) During the opening of the Supreme Court's 2007 judicial year, Chief Justice Omar Mora laid the legal foundation for President Chavez' "socialist" agenda, and called on the entire judicial system to support Chavez' vision. Most of the initiatives Mora announced to transform the court syst [...]	2007-02-05 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS321	VERIZON AGREES TO SELL CANTV SHARES TO THE BRV [...] (SBU) Four days after AES agreed to sell the BRV its interest in EDC (Reftel A),the BRV and Verizon announced February 12 that they had struck a deal for the sale of Verizon's 28.51 percent controlling interest in CANTV. Verizon will be paid USD 572 million for its shares and has indicated t [...]	2007-02-14 15:48:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ENRG PGOV VE
07CARACAS329	VENEZUELA: EU DIPLOMAT CONCERNED ABOUT RCTV AND [...] (C) EU First Secretary Denis Daniilidis (protect) told Poloff February 7 that the EU Commission is increasingly concerned about President Chavez' push to implement his "socialist revolution." Daniilidis said the EU mission is organizing a trip to Brussels for Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) [...]	2007-02-15 13:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EU VE
07CARACAS336	CHAVEZ: DEATH TO THE U.S. "EMPIRE" [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chavez lashed out (again) at the United States on February 14 and threatened to nationalize supermarkets not abiding by government price controls. Responding to Under Secretary Burns' comments last week on U.S. foreign oil dependence, Chavez downplayed the importanc [...]	2007-02-15 22:03:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENRG VE
07CARACAS363	SUPREME COURT JUSTICE: "THERE IS NO JUSTICE IN [...] (C) Perhaps the sole remaining opposition-leaning Supreme Court Justice Blanca Rosa Marmol bluntly told Poloff during a February 13 meeting that justice no longer existed in Venezuela, as the BRV had fired, intimidated, or co-opted once independent judges, and packed the judiciary with sympat [...]	2007-02-21 11:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS VE
07CARACAS366	2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION: KEEP VENEZUELA [...] Summary: (SBU) The BRV's protection and enforcement of IPR continues to deteriorate. The market for legitimate music CDs is eclipsed by piracy, with piracy rates for CDs, DVDs, and business software hovering around 80 percent. SAPI, the agency that oversees IPR enforcement and issues patent [...]	2007-02-21 14:38:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR VE
07CARACAS387	CHAVEZ WELCOMES KIRCHNER TO VENEZUELA'S OIL BELT: [...] (SBU) Summary: During a 24 hour trip to Venezuela's Faja oil belt, February 21-22, Presidents Kirchner and Chavez announced a new USD 1.5 billion joint "Bond of the South" offering, and the creation of the "Bank of the South" within 120 days. The two presidents also inaugurated Argentina's ( [...]	2007-02-23 22:24:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV
07CARACAS404	CHAVEZ' FIRST DECREE UNDER THE ENABLING LAW: [...] (SBU) Summary: The decree-law against speculation and hoarding, the first executive decree introduced by Chavez under the Enabling Law, was published, as amended, in Venezuela's Official Gazette on February 21. This measure criminalizes the hoarding and price speculation of food products sub [...]	2007-02-26 20:49:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV VE
07CARACAS473	EU AND DOMESTIC OBSERVERS RELEASE FINAL ELECTION [...] (C) The recently released European Union (EU),Ojo Electoral, and Sumate final observation reports on the 2006 presidential election reinforced criticisms of the preliminary versions (Ref A). All criticized President Chavez for his illegal use of government resources in the campaign, BRV off [...]	2007-03-05 20:43:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS474	CHAVEZ: NEGROPONTE A "PROFESSIONAL ASSASSIN" [...] (SBU) President Chavez launched his latest round of anti-American insults March 4 as a special guest on the first edition of former-Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel's new Sunday television talk show, "Jose Vicente, Today." Chavez called the Deputy Secretary a "professional assassin," and ac [...]	2007-03-05 20:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
07CARACAS505	CARACAS-TEHRAN FLIGHT: BUILDING A BOLIVARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 2, an Iran Air Boeing 747 touched down in Caracas, carrying 60 passengers on the inaugural flight of the Caracas-Damascas-Tehran route. Iran Air will operate this route once a week as a code-share with Conviasa, the BRV's fledgling state carrier. The inauguration of t [...]	2007-03-08 15:42:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAIR VE
07CARACAS52	CHAVEZ NAMES A "YES" CABINET/PREVIEWS HIS [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez used the televised January 8 swearing-in ceremony for his new cabinet to preview his plans to steer his government toward "socialist" reforms, including expropriations of privatized industries and the revision of Venezuela's commercial code. He also harshly crit [...]	2007-01-09 21:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR VE
07CARACAS53	TO THE MAT: CHAVEZ TAKES ON INSULZA AND CHURCH [...] (C) SUMMARY In a blustery January 8 address to commemorate the swearing-in of his new cabinet (septel),President Chavez again declared that the non-renewal of RCTV's broadcast license was "irreversible." Chavez lashed out at two actors who urged reconsideration of the RCTV decision, OAS S [...]	2007-01-09 21:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS597	CHAVEZ' ETHANOL HYPOCRISY [...] (SBU) Summary: Subsequent to the ethanol cooperation agreement President Bush signed with Brazil on March 9, Chavez has labeled ethanol as "immoral," accusing the United States of turning "food into fuel." The BRV's reaction is indicative of its hypocrisy. It has actively pursued a domestic [...]	2007-03-20 21:01:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG PREL VE CU
07CARACAS610	VENEZUELA SIGNS TREATY WITH TNT ON SHARED GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Chavez and Trinidad and Tobago (TNT) Prime Minister Patrick Manning signed an accord to unify the reserves of two offshore gas fields on March 20. The accord is the first unitization agreement signed in the Western Hemisphere. The agreement will permit both countries [...]	2007-03-22 17:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS62	CHAVEZ' SWEARING IN: "SOCIALISM OR DEATH" [...] (C) Summary. At his carefully choreographed January 10 inauguration ceremony, President Chavez staunchly defended and elaborated on his plans to enact profound "socialist" changes in Venezuela as the embodiment of the "will of the people." The Venezuelan president reiterated his intention to [...]	2007-01-10 21:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS71	CHAVEZ'S WAY AHEAD: WORDS TO DEEDS [...] (C) SUMMARY In the wake of President Chavez's January 10 swearing-in, Post offers the following preliminary assessment of how Chavez intends to unfold his "socialist" project in coming months. Chavez has been foreshadowing most of these moves, and we take him at his word. Untethered by vo [...]	2007-01-12 11:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
07CARACAS710	MORE BRV POLICY CONTRADICTIONS: IPR "REFORM" AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuela's withdrawal from the Andean Community (CAN) in April 2006 has created legal uncertainty as to both the present and future legal framework of IPR. Venezuela must now deal with an awkward reality of three concurrent IPR regimes - vestiges of the CAN, outdated domestic [...]	2007-04-10 16:46:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA VE
07CARACAS718	EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) The BRV is spending more money than ever before on the back of historically high oil prices. Despite these high oil prices, PDVSA appears to have cash flow problems stemming from its role as the BRV's cash cow. Official production figures exceed most analyst estimates, and PDVSA's abili [...]	2007-04-11 16:01:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET EINV ENRG VE
07CARACAS789	VENEZUELA CONDEMNS POSADA CARRILES' RELEASE ON BAIL [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez, Foreign Minister Maduro, and the National Assembly have all condemned a U.S. federal judge's decision to order Luis Posada Carriles' release on bail. They have also reiterated the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV's) demands that Posada Carriles be extrad [...]	2007-04-20 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER VE
07CARACAS812	POOR TURNOUT AT RCTV SOLIDARITY MARCH [...] (C) Summary. The highly publicized April 21 opposition demonstration to protest the government's decision to revoke independent television station Radio Caracas Television's (RCTV's) broadcasting license on May 28 failed to generate a significant show of public support. The march's coordinato [...]	2007-04-24 21:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS907	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 21:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS92	RCTVQ,S LAST DITCH FIGHT AGAINST BRV CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 lunch with ChargQ, Polcouns and A/PAO, RCTV President Marcel Granier outlined his plans for a last ditch defense against the closure of RCTV. He believes he has a strong case under both domestic and international law, but doubts the fairness of the former and e [...]	2007-01-16 22:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS930	VENEZUELA'S DEBT PICTURE [...] (SBU) Venezuela's debt profile is changing, with the BRV financing more domestically and incurring additional debt and liabilities through PDVSA and the Central Bank. External debt as a percentage of GDP remains low (16 percent of GDP) by historical and regional terms; however, "total debt" ( [...]	2007-05-09 20:42:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN VE
07CARACAS990	BATTLE OVER RCTV'S CLOSURE HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary. RCTV lost the first of its legal appeals to fend off the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV's) plans to close the independent broadcaster on May 28. Battlelines are hardening between the BRV and proponents of RCTV and freedom of expression. The BRV is forcing private statio [...]	2007-05-18 21:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ELAB VE
07CASABLANCA135	GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO TO SIGN ACCORD WITH UNHCR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On June 20, the Government of Morocco announced it would sign a cooperation agreement with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) delivering full diplomatic status to the UNHCR [...]	2007-07-20 12:31:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG PREF PREL SOCI MO
07CASABLANCA16	2006 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) This message provides requested input for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Host County's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2005 (ref A) concerning Morocco's child labor laws and regulations, la [...]	2007-01-18 15:38:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO
07CASABLANCA181	VOTE BUYING IN HAHA AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: During a recent visit to three coastal cities and numerous villages south of Casablanca, Poloff and PD FSN discovered a general lack of interest for the upcoming parliamentary elections, despite the fact that campaign season was in full swing. The dearth of enthusiasm was bla [...]	2007-09-06 19:03:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PINR PREL KDEM
07CASABLANCA254	2007 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2006 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and reg [...]	2007-12-14 19:20:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN USAID MO
07CASABLANCA255	2007 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR - [...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2006 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and reg [...]	2007-12-14 19:20:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO
07CASABLANCA42	MOROCCO: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to action request (ref A) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from April 2006 to March 2007. --------------------------------- Morocco Remai [...]	2007-03-07 16:52:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MO
07CASABLANCA66	BANK CEO SAYS OPTIMISM JUSTIFIED IN MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: When it comes to Morocco, optimism characterizes the view of Othman Benjelloun, chairman and CEO of BMCE Bank. He attributes Morocco's positive environment to a healthy banking sector, a cooperative-minded Central Bank, and a booming economy. BMCE itself is doing well, and will soo [...]	2007-04-04 18:11:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA71	SECOND TRANSPORT STRIKE HAS MOROCCANS ON EDGE [...] (SBU) Summary: As Morocco enters the fourth day of its second transportation strike in less then a month, the country's citizens, economy, and government are paying a significant and growing price. The strike, initiated by a group of 46 taxi drivers unions and associations, was initially to l [...]	2007-04-06 18:55:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD MO
07CHENGDU124	CHINA'S YUNNAN PROVINCE BUILDS OUT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: Yunnan officials in southwest China see construction of new road, river, and rail links with neighboring ASEAN countries as the key to ending their mountainous and landlocked province's long history of isolation and stimulating economic growth. While provincial authorities disag [...]	2007-05-15 04:02:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU230	SOUTHWEST CHINA'S TIBETAN AREAS - SIMMERING TENSIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Tibetan areas of Sichuan and Yunnan are under increased security pressure from government authorities in the wake of demonstrations in the town of Litang in western Sichuan's Ganzi Prefecture that were set off by the arrest of a man calling for the return of the Dalai Lama [...]	2007-09-06 09:26:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENGDU272	GUIDE TO OFFICIAL RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS IN SOUTHWEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The religious activities of the official 350,000 Muslims - , Protestants, Buddhists and Catholics in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in Southwest China, are organized according to both national and local religious affairs regulations. While the 2004 State Council regul [...]	2007-11-27 11:23:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU285	ENCOUNTER WITH SOUTHWEST CHINA PROPAGANDA OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: Openly disparaging of the Communist Party's standard propaganda manual, a young Kunming City propaganda department official in southwest China told us of his hopes to work his way up to a comfortable job in a state enterprise. Among other "pearls of wisdom," the widely available [...]	2007-12-07 09:44:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH SOCI
07CHENGDU32	GUIZHOU LACKS RESOURCES TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (C) Summary: A women's issues NGO-founder and researcher from the Guizhou Academy of Social Sciences recently told Congenoff that Guizhou Province -- one of China's poorest -- lacks both human and financial resources to fight trafficking in persons. Guizhou faces a serious problem with traff [...]	2007-02-01 07:41:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KTIP CH
07CHENGDU33	ORANGE GROVES AND CORRUPTION ALONG THE YANGTZE [...] (U) This cable contains business sensitive information - please protect accordingly. 2. (C) Summary. During a recent visit by Consul General and Congenoff to Chongqing's Zhongxian County, U.S. investors in a citrus cultivation project described the many trials and tribulations of trying to [...]	2007-02-01 09:21:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV SENV CH
07CHENGDU35	CHONGQING ATTORNEY'S FIGHT FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent discussion with us on the challenges he faces trying to advocate for the rights of migrant workers, former People's Liberation Army soldier and Chongqing attorney Zhou Litai stressed that economic and political realities are putting the viability of his law firm [...]	2007-02-02 07:34:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CH
07CHENGDU77	URGING TAR FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON [...] (C) Summary: The Consul General and Beijing Polmincouns urged Director General of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) Ju Jianhua to provide information on the Chinese investigation of the September 30, 2006 shooting (reftel) of border crossers by Chinese border gu [...]	2007-03-22 01:36:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENNAI214	CHINDIA: TALES OF SYNERGY PREMATURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January swing through India's high-tech heartland, including Hyderabad and Bangalore, visiting Washington-based econoffs met with India's leading software firms and discussed the challenges these firms face in the China market. Most felt that the media hype about "Chind [...]	2007-03-20 11:37:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ETRD IN CN
07CHENNAI223	CHINDIA: TALES OF SYNERGY PREMATURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January swing through India's high-tech heartland, including Hyderabad and Bangalore, visiting Washington-based econoffs met with India's leading software firms and discussed the challenges these firms face in the China market. Most felt that the media hype about "Chind [...]	2007-03-22 08:28:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ETRD IN CN
07CHENNAI244	PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS USED TO DEVELOP TAMIL NADU'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deficit budgets and demands for more projects in Tamil Nadu have resulted in a tight funding climate for infrastructure projects. The state government has used public-private partnerships, in the form of dedicated companies known as Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs),to finance much [...]	2007-03-29 10:43:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV IN
07CHENNAI363	BOMBING AT HISTORIC MOSQUE IN HYDERABAD KILLS FIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A bomb exploded at Hyderabad's historic Mecca Masjid, the city's oldest and largest mosque, today at approximately 1:25 p.m. local time, killing five people and injuring many others. The bomb detonated during Friday prayers when the mosque was filled with up to 10,000 worshi [...]	2007-05-18 13:39:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IN KISL PGOV PTER
07CHENNAI54	CODEL SPECTER IN SOUTH INDIA: COMMUNISTS, COMPUTERS AND [...] (U) Summary: During a December 17-22 visit to the south Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) viewed first-hand India's high-tech and business boom, met with judicial officials and journalists, and experienced traditional culture and politics, the latter [...]	2007-01-22 11:09:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SCUL IN
07CHENNAI694	TAMIL NADU GARMENT INDUSTRY (MOSTLY) CHILD LABOR FREE BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tirupur, a small city near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu's second largest city, is a remarkable economic success story. In the span of just a few decades, Tirupur's garment industry has grown to account for more than half of India's knitwear exports. With a rapid growth creating a de [...]	2007-11-28 11:31:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PGOV SOCI IN
07CHIANGMAI155	U.S. AGROBUSINESS FIRM HINGES NORTHERN THAILAND INVESTMENT [...] The U.S. agrobusiness firm Monsanto finds northern Thailand an advantageous location for low-cost production of hybrid corn seeds for domestic and export markets. Monsanto is poised to make significant new investment here if the Thai Government lifts its moratorium on biotech crop field trial [...]	2007-09-24 06:39:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO TH XC SF XM
07CHIANGMAI165	THAI CIVIL SOCIETY RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT BURMA [...] (SBU) For the first time ever, Chiang Mai University (CMU) held a public meeting on Burma designed to increase awareness of the problems caused by the Burmese regime's repressive policies and encourage students to pay closer attention to the plight of the Burmese people. The gathering was well [...]	2007-10-12 04:40:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
07CHIANGMAI187	NORTHERNERS REMAIN LOYAL TO "THAKSINOMICS" [...] (SBU) In the run-up to the December 23 election, villagers from northern Thailand praise former Prime Minister Thaksin's populist economic policies, especially the Village Fund credit program and the 30 Baht health care plan. Villagers' admiration for these policies present a challenge for the [...]	2007-11-23 03:41:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KDEM TH
07CHISINAU1283	FOREIGN MINISTER STRATAN SUPPORTS US ON [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS David Kramer's October 19 meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Andrei Stratan won willing support on U.S. positions regarding Transnistria (TN),CFE and the OSCE. Stratan expressed his appreciation for U.S. transparency on talks with Russia an [...]	2007-10-23 14:41:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PBTS PGOV PINR PREL MD
07CHISINAU1301	TRANSNISTRIA OPTS TO DEAL WITH MOLDOVA -- FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: In a reversal of earlier policy, Transnistria's Foreign Minister Valery Litskai said at an informal 5 plus 2 gathering that he was open for dialogue with Chisinau and praised President Voronin's initiatives on Transnistria. Litskai said Transnistria was prepared to resolve the [...]	2007-10-25 12:14:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PBTS PREL PINR MD
07CHISINAU1331	IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: MOLDOVA [...] (C) Summary: Because of its constitutional neutrality, Moldova sends its officers and soldiers abroad only to conduct peacekeeping and humanitarian operations under a specific mandate, such as UN or OSCE, and for a specific purpose. For Iraq, the Moldovan soldiers officially deploy at the r [...]	2007-11-02 14:06:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ MD
07CHISINAU1367	NO VORONIN-ZUBAKOV AGREEMENT ON TRANSNISTRIA; [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the DCM, Presidential advisor Marc Tkaciuk categorically denied the existence of any agreement made between President Voronin and Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Yuriy Zubakov. The meeting with Zubakov mostly concerned domestic political issues and th [...]	2007-11-14 15:27:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PGOV TN GM RS MD
07CHISINAU1382	THE CHALLENGES OF INVESTING IN MOLDOVA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Government of Moldova (GOM) has adopted measures to attract foreign investment, the business climate remains uneven. In 2006, Moldova achieved record foreign direct investment (FDI) of USD 240 million and 2007 continues to show a positive trend. However, FDI inflows [...]	2007-11-23 14:22:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM MD
07CHISINAU1383	MOLDOVA MEDIA MACHINATIONS [...] (C) On November 17, John Maxemchuk (protect),General Director of Sun Communications, an American joint-venture cable and internet service provider, told Econoff of a request made to his company to stop the transmission of television channels that compete with pro-President Voronin television [...]	2007-11-23 14:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM MD
07CHISINAU1384	NEW MOLDOVAN REGULATION TO IMPEDE TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Side-stepping Parliament and filters intended to give the business community a voice in new regulations effecting them, the Government of Moldova (GOM) adopted a decision requiring a state commercial stamp on all containers of non-alcoholic beverages sold in Moldova. Ostensibly [...]	2007-11-23 14:40:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTO PGOV PREL MD
07CHISINAU1404	MOLDOVA CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] The Government of Moldova (GOM) has taken positive legislative and regulatory steps in recent years to address problems related to child labor. However, lack of government funding; poor staffing levels in monitoring agencies; customary employment of children, especially during the harvest; cul [...]	2007-11-29 09:17:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD
07CHISINAU1520	MOLDOVAN ENERGY WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moldovan energy sector continues to suffer from political manipulations, which in a society accustomed to government subsidies prevents charging full cost-recovery tariffs for increasingly more expensive natural gas, electricity, and heating. According to recent media reports [...]	2007-12-28 15:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL MD
07COLOMBO103	BFIF FY07 PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 09:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EFIC ETRD CE MV
07COLOMBO1045	SRI LANKA: CONDITIONS FOR "UP-COUNTRY" TAMILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are approximately 1.5 million Tamils, mostly of Indian origin and often referred to as "Up-Country" Tamils, working on tea, rubber and coconut plantations in Sri Lanka. Plantation exports account for more than 50 percent of Sri Lanka's gross domestic product, but the Govern [...]	2007-07-27 07:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1050	SRI LANKA: EMBASSY HELPS GLOBAL ENERGY REVIVE ITS OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy continues advocacy for U.S. firm Global Energy and Industrial Operations, Inc., which seeks to build and operate an $800 million oil refinery near Colombo. The project has been stalled since 2004, when Global Energy thought it had a deal upon signing a memorandum of und [...]	2007-07-30 06:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE
07COLOMBO1093	SRI LANKA: EAST DEVELOPMENT -- TRINCOMALEE NOT READY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trincomalee, the eastern seaboard town boasting one of Asia's finest natural harbors, is underdeveloped and depressed as a result of over two decades of civil war in Sri Lanka. The government wants to translate its recent reassertion of control over the east into development, mu [...]	2007-08-08 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PTER CE
07COLOMBO135	MALDIVES: A NEED TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met government officials and the leader of the opposition in Male' on January 16 to discuss the lagging democratic reform process. Ambassador also promoted the Maldives' purchase of Boeing aircraft and a potential joint venture with an American wind power firm. Int [...]	2007-01-23 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MV
07COLOMBO1399	SRI LANKA: LAGGING IN WORLD BANK EASE OF DOING BUSINESS [...] Summary: Sri Lanka rated poorly in the World Bank Group's just-released Doing Business 2008 index and in the middle of Transparency International's 2007 Corruption Perception Index. In the Ease of Doing Business index, Sri Lanka ranked 101 out of 178 economies. Notable was its ranking of 133 [...]	2007-10-10 09:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAID KMCA KCOR CE
07COLOMBO148	SRI LANKA: ATTITUDE SURVEY REVEALS SINHALESE VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Sri Lankan think tank, the Centre for Policy Alternatives, recently released a study intended to provide a measure of public confidence in the peace process and public opinion on resolving the conflict. This attitude survey provides valuable insight into the views of the maj [...]	2007-01-24 13:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1484	SRI LANKA: UN BRIEFS AMBASSADORS ON RESULTS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour did not call publicly for an international human rights monitoring mission during her recent visit here. However, she made her desire for international monitoring clear to Sri Lankan government officials in private. The GSL i [...]	2007-10-31 09:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1488	SRI LANKA: DEBUT SOVEREIGN BOND ISSUE RAISES $500 MILLION [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: International investors, 40% of them American, purchased all $500 million of Sri Lanka's first-ever sovereign bond issue, despite domestic opposition efforts to block the sale. The government offered 8.25% coupon bonds with a five-year maturity, and received orders [...]	2007-11-01 08:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON KMCA CE
07COLOMBO1527	SRI LANKA: CO-CHAIRS SEE LITTLE PROSPECT OF A [...] (C) SUMMARY: A meeting of Co-Chair Ambassadors in Colombo on November 5 concluded there will be little scope for promoting new peace talks in the next several months. Participants agreed to propose to capitals that the Co-Chairs principals meet during the first quarter of 2008 in Tokyo. Sever [...]	2007-11-08 11:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PINR CE
07COLOMBO1546	SRI LANKA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) After meeting with numerous officials from throughout the GSL, Post assesses that the Government acknowledges the trafficking problem in Sri Lanka and is committed to addressing it. However, resource constraints, a lack of coordination among concerned ministries, and systemic problems [...]	2007-11-15 10:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG CE
07COLOMBO1603	SRI LANKA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE - NOV 2007 [...] As requested by Ref A, below is an update of the worst forms of child labor information for Sri Lanka. Child Labor Legislation ----------------------- 2. Sri Lanka ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 on Minimum Age for Employment on November 2, 2000, and ILO [...]	2007-11-29 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE
07COLOMBO162	SUPPORTING A BELEAGUERED TAMIL PRESS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and PAO called on beleaguered Tamil dailies "Tinakkural" and Sudar Oli" to demonstrate support for a free press. Ambassador agreed to try to help solve specific problems with their Jaffna editions, in immediate danger of closing due to lack of newsprint and other suppli [...]	2007-01-26 09:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM CE
07COLOMBO1661	SRI LANKA: 2008 BUDGET WOULD BOOST DEFENSE AND TRANSFERS TO RAJAPAKSA CONSTITUENTS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The Rajapaksa government could survive or fall depending on the outcome of a December 14 final vote on its 2008 budget. The proposed budget continues the president's emphasis on high taxes to fund big government and transfers to his primary constituents: civil servan [...]	2007-12-13 10:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KMCA PGOV CE
07COLOMBO227	MALDIVES: AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES BOEING AND WINDPOWER SALES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Blake advocated for the purchase of Boeing aircraft by a Maldivian airline and the expansion of an upcoming wind power pilot project utilizing US-made wind turbines during his January 16 visit to the Maldives. Either of these sales could significantly boost US exports [...]	2007-02-06 11:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EAIR ETRD MV
07COLOMBO250	SRI LANKA: GROWING COUT AND APPEAL OF NON-WESTERN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Sri Lanka is increasingly looking to non-Western partners like China, India, Korea, Malaysia, and even Iran to fund major infrastructure projects. These donors are promising aid without conditions, while the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European donors and t [...]	2007-02-09 09:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV PREL CE CH IN IR JA KS MY
07COLOMBO251	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 - MALDIVES [...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for Maldives for 2007. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT-MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2007 Investment Climate --Introduction Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusive resort islands. Populati [...]	2007-02-09 09:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV
07COLOMBO257	SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR URGES PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a candid, hour-long meeting with President Rajapaksa on February 9, Ambassador pressed the President to show personal leadership in taking concrete steps to improve his government's human rights performance. Rajapaksa weighed in against a proposal by members of Congress to app [...]	2007-02-12 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO303	SRI LANKA: PRESS COVERAGE FOR SIGNING OF ACQUISITION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Department concurrence, Post plans to sign an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) with the government of Sri Lanka on or about February 28, 2007. Because of the risk that the agreement could be misconstrued by local parties pursuing domestic political agendas, [...]	2007-02-20 13:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL MOPS MASS CE
07COLOMBO304	SRI LANKA: PRESS COVERAGE FOR SIGNING OF ACQUISITION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Department concurrence, Post plans to sign an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) with the government of Sri Lanka on or about February 28, 2007. Because of the risk that the agreement could be misconstrued by local parties pursuing domestic political agendas, [...]	2007-02-20 13:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL MOPS MASS CE
07COLOMBO350	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR SCA PDAS MANN'S VISIT [...] (C) Your visit to Colombo comes at a critical time. There is a substantial risk of a return to fighting in the east and north in the next few weeks. Prospects are uncertain that the ruling Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP) will present a viable devolution proposal to the All-Party Representati [...]	2007-03-01 12:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO367	SRI LANKA: THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Mission's submission for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Anamika Chakravorty, telephone +94-11-249-8822, fax +94-11-249-8820. Paragraph 27: Sri Lanka Overvi [...]	2007-03-05 12:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
07COLOMBO370	SRI LANKA: PARA-TARIFFS BOOST REVENUE AND INCREASE [...] Summary: Tariffs and para-tariffs have hiked Sri Lanka's effective tariff rates to 50-85 percent. The para-tariffs include at least seven different levies, taxes, and surcharges, the rates of which frequently change (generally upward). These fees have added complexity and unpredictability to [...]	2007-03-06 10:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CE
07COLOMBO375	SRI LANKA: 2006 U.S. EXPORTS UP, BUT BARELY DENT USD 1.9B [...] (U) Summary: The United States-Sri Lanka goods trade balance narrowed to nine-to-one in Sri Lanka's favor in 2006, from over ten-to-one in recent years. The improvement came from 20 percent growth in U.S. exports to Sri Lanka, while U.S. imports from Sri Lanka rose by only 3 percent. Neverth [...]	2007-03-06 12:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAID CE
07COLOMBO411	SRI LANKA: PDAS MANN'S MEETING WITH FINANCE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Steven Mann raised the Millennium Challenge Account, the payment dispute between Sri Lanka and U.S. power producer AES, and prospects for offshore oil exploration with Finance Secretary P.B. Jayasundera March 8. Jayasundera remains optimistic about the health of the Sri [...]	2007-03-14 03:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE
07COLOMBO500	SRI LANKA: IMPLICATIONS OF THE LTTE AIR ATTACK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are indications that the damage to the Sri Lankan Air Force's fleet of attack aircraft may be more serious than the GSL has conceded. The military have clamped a virtual news blackout over the incident, refusing reporters and even the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission access to [...]	2007-03-27 12:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE
07COLOMBO536	SRI LANKA: 2006 GDP GREW 7.4 PERCENT; 2007 GROWTH LIKELY TO [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Sri Lanka's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 7.4 percent in 2006, its highest annual growth rate since 1978. The Central Bank Governor announced that he expects 2007 growth to come in between and 7.5 and 8 percent. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts only [...]	2007-04-06 06:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE
07COLOMBO540	SRI LANKA: JVP MAINTAINS PRO-WAR STANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 5, the Ambassador met with Somawansa Amarasinghe, chairman of the Marxist, Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),to discuss the prospects for a peaceful solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. The JVP, long critical of U.S. foreign policy, has made public [...]	2007-04-06 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO58	SRI LANKA: INDIAN FOR MIN URGES GOVERNMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee, in Colombo ostensibly to invite President Rajapaksa to the next SSARC summit in April, expressed India's concern to the President and other senior leaders over civilian casualties in the two-decade old ethnic conflict. He ga [...]	2007-01-11 13:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV MOPS IN CE
07COLOMBO631	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: Your visit comes at a time when the environment for human rights, civil liberties, and media freedom is declining broadly as the conflict escalates. Our top priority is to press the government to put forward a serious power-sharing proposal that can help it win back the sy [...]	2007-04-27 11:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ECON EAID SL
07COLOMBO637	SRI LANKA: LTTE AIR ATTACKS HITTING THE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack early Sunday morning on oil storage facilities outside Colombo (septel) was the terrorist organization's first aerial strike aimed at an economic target. Whether by directly hitting economic infrastructure or by indirectly raisi [...]	2007-04-30 14:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAIR PREL PTER CE
07COLOMBO779	SRI LANKA: CORRUPTION PANELISTS TELL AMBASSADOR POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent roundtable hosted by Ambassador, participants from government, civil society organizations, the private sector, and the media described corruption as endemic at all levels of Sri Lankan government, and also widespread in dealings between business and government. Most [...]	2007-05-30 12:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KCOR PGOV CE
07COLOMBO805	SRI LANKA: EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS OF RED CROSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The issue of abductions has again taken center stage in Sri Lanka as President Rajapaksa prepares to travel to Geneva to deliver a speech to the International Labor Organization on June 15 and meet with Louise Arbour. On June 1, President Rajapaksa announced a new committee desi [...]	2007-06-06 11:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO82	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 12:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07COLOMBO833	SRI LANKA: AMBASSADAR HIGHLIGHTS U.S.EFFORTS AT [...] Ambassador addressed an event organized by the U.S. Embassy, USAID and the Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (SLEMA) to commemorate Earth Day 2007. Over 300 school children, government officials, representatives of the private sector and local NGOs participated in this half day seminar. [...]	2007-06-12 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL SENV CE
07COLOMBO843	SRI LANKA: WAR, AIR ATTACKS HIT BUSINESS CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The resumption of war in Sri Lanka is hurting the economy both in the short term and the long term, by driving up day-to-day business costs and by making firms nervous about new investments. Veteran Sri Lanka business people say the current investment environment is as bad as th [...]	2007-06-14 10:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD CE
07COLOMBO947	MALDIVES REPORTS PROGRESS ON NEW CONSTITUTION AND [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed called on Ambassador and DCM on June 29 to report positive progress on political reform. Shaheed and opposition contacts tell us that most of the draft of the new constitution is complete and that the Special Majlis, the committee drafting the new [...]	2007-07-03 12:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE

07CONAKRY1180	INFORMAL PRICE SURVEY - GUINEA'S PRICES ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Based on an informal market survey conducted weekly by Embassy staff over a three-month period, prices for basic goods fluctuated significantly since August 1. Although the Government of Guinea attempted to control prices through a wide range of tools, including moral suasion and [...]	2007-10-24 17:06:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EFIN ECON GV
07CONAKRY1202	GUINEA COOPERATIVE PLANTATION EYES AGOA BENEFITS [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 16, a representative of the West African Trade Hub in Dakar, Marlene Gummo, gave a presentation at the AGOA Day held in Conakry. The next day, she toured a fruit and vegetable plantation in the Kindia region of Guinea. The plantation is literally 'growing', and hopes [...]	2007-11-01 15:32:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV GV
07CONAKRY122	GUINEAN FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERESTIMATES [...] (C) On February 1, Foreign Minister Mamady Conde and the Ambassador met over lunch at the latter's residence. The discussion focused mainly on Guinean domestic politics in the wake of the recent general strike. Young compared to most members of President Lansana Conte's government and entou [...]	2007-02-01 15:41:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GV
07CONAKRY1267	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MIN OF FINANCE ON GAS SUBSIDY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 16, the Ambassador met with the Minister of Finance. The Minister discussed the budget for the CENI, ongoing difficulties with implementation of program budgeting without a supportive budget director, the profoundly negative effects of the gasoline subsidy, and the [...]	2007-11-26 15:28:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EFIN ECON GV
07CONAKRY145	GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR GUINEA'S BAN ON EXPORTS [...] (SBU) On January 29, the government of Guinea issued a decree banning the exportation of all agricultural, forestry, livestock, fisheries and petroleum products. The ban is one of the union demands included in the January 27 tripartite agreement that suspended the general strike. Its objectiv [...]	2007-02-07 12:21:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV ELAB ASEC PINS GV
07CONAKRY173	SITREP 37: FEBRUARY 12, 2007, 2130 [...] (C) Guinea is under martial law. Appearing briefly on television and radio at just after 2000 local February 12, President Lansana Conte expressed his disappointment that when he had met union conditions for ending the general strike, people had in bad faith nonetheless caused disruption and [...]	2007-02-12 20:56:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PINR AMGT GV
07CONAKRY267	GUINEA 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past year, the Government of Guinea has made concentrated efforts to address trafficking in persons. Most importantly, it has successfully investigated and prosecuted a trafficking case, sentencing the perpetrator to time in prison. The judicial sector is plagued by [...]	2007-03-02 12:31:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF GV
07CONAKRY438	GUINEA'S EXPORT BAN RELAXED [...] (U) In brokering a suspension of the general strike that crippled Guinea beginning in January 2007, the former Guinean government agreed to questionable economic concessions, including a ban on agricultural exports. Initially scheduled to last through December 2007, the export ban has proved u [...]	2007-04-19 16:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV ELAB PINS GV
07CONAKRY829	GUINEA'S FY07 BUDGET PROPOSAL AIMED AT STABILIZING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In Guinea's FY07 proposed budget, submitted to the National Assembly on July 6, the Kouyate administration identified increased spending for public infrastructure and rural development as priorties for stabilizing the economy. It also called for an increase in election spendi [...]	2007-07-19 14:02:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECIN GV
07CONAKRY981	GUINEAN GOVERNMENT TRIES TO SQUEEZE MORE OUT OF MINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Guinean government's contract review commissions published their reports regarding the contracts of U.S. oil company Hyperdynamics and Rusal, the Russian bauxite mining company. The GoG recommends major changes in both contracts in order to collect desperately needed addit [...]	2007-08-29 16:54:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EFIN ECON EMIN GV
07COPENHAGEN63	DANES IN IRAQ: EDGING TOWARD THE EXIT? [...] (C) Summary: Recognizing growing domestic opposition, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has signaled that Denmark hopes to join the British in scaling down its Iraq deployment by mid-2007, provided that Iraq forces can take over security responsibilities there. At the same time, the [...]	2007-01-18 08:45:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ DA
07COPENHAGEN970	DENMARK'S NASER KHADER TWO YEARS AFTER THE MOHAMMED CRISIS: POSTURING TRUMPS POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-15 15:57:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL DA
07COPENHAGEN998	DANISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: RASMUSSEN'S TO LOSE [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks ahead of Danish parliamentary elections November 13, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen looks set to return to office as head of a center-right minority government -- although perhaps with the backing of a broader and less manageable coalition. The opposition so far h [...]	2007-10-31 13:14:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON EUN DA
07COTONOU477	BENIN: UPDATE ON EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BENIN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In conjunction with President Yayi's program to fight corruption in the administration and advance good governance in the country, the Front of National Anti-Corruption Organizations (FONAC) has accused two former Executive Directors of the Benin Electric Energy Corporation (SBEE [...]	2007-06-29 09:15:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KMCA BN
07COTONOU875	PARLIAMENT WELCOMES USG'S TOUR D'HORIZON ON US/BENIN [...] Summary: In a November 13, 2007 speech, the Ambassador outlined major elements of the USG/Benin cooperative partnership for economic growth and trade, investing in people, poverty reduction, anti-corruption, and regional peace and security in a well-attended National Assembly session in Porto [...]	2007-11-16 08:06:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD ECON EWWT MASS PTER KMCA
07COTONOU893	BENIN'S INTERIOR MINISTER PRESSES FOR USG AID TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 11:18:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MASS PINR BN
07COTONOU915	BENIN: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] This cable responds to the Department's request for information for the Worst Forms of Child Labor report (Reftel). -------------------- Laws and Regulations -------------------- 2. Benin uses laws and ministerial decrees to set the minimum age for employment, to prohibit child traffick [...]	2007-11-30 07:28:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID BN
07CURACAO938	CURACAO: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and the Netherlands together form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The two Caribbean parts of the Kingdom have autonomy over their internal affairs, with the right to exercise independent decision making in a number of counter narcotics areas. The Government of [...]	2007-11-27 19:04:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NA AA
07DAKAR1027	OPPOSITION BOYCOTT THREATENS LEGITIMACY OF [...] (C) Alleging gerrymandering, Senegal,s leading opposition parties have formed an alliance to boycott the June 3 parliamentary election. President Wade, whom the opposition also accuses of manipulating electoral rolls, continues to dismiss calls to postpone for a third time. The press is rif [...]	2007-05-10 18:22:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR112	SENEGAL: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] Senegal offers investors political stability, democracy, advanced telecommunications infrastructure, an advantageous geographic location, a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, low inflation, a currency pegged to the euro, easy repatriation of capital and income and abundant se [...]	2007-01-12 15:44:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTBD OPIC EFIN USTR ETRD SG
07DAKAR1136	A WALK THROUGH DAKAR: THE PEOPLE SPEAK [...] (C) A pre-election walk through Dakar,s vibrant Medina district and the city,s principal domestic bus station revealed five themes on the minds of the populace. It is the duty of every citizen to vote; the opposition boycott is ill-conceived and undermines Senegal,s democracy; the cost of li [...]	2007-05-23 18:22:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR1223	IMF: SENEGAL'S POOR PUBLIC FINANCES WILL MAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to IMF Resrep for Senegal, Alex Segura, President Wade's administration has greatly exacerbated the country's public finances problems in recent years. The GOS and the IMF are facing difficult negotiations on a new program, whether a PRGF or a Policy Support Instrumen [...]	2007-06-05 17:14:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL KCOR SG
07DAKAR1452	HISSENE HABRE PROSECUTION STALLED [...] (C) International and domestic press are reporting accusations by human rights groups that Senegal is &dragging its feet8 on prosecuting former Chadian President Hissene Habre. Stephen Rapp, Special Prosecutor for Sierra Leone, discussed the issue during March 2007 meeting with Ambassador Ja [...]	2007-07-11 11:13:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PINR SG CD
07DAKAR1591	IMF MISSION: MIXED MARKS, BUT READY TO SUPPORT SENEGAL'S [...] Summary: A visiting IMF team led by Johanness Mueller provided an end-of-mission briefing for donors on July 26 to inform them of the state of the ongoing negotiations of a new program with Senegal. Mueller termed FY 2006 a "difficult year," and said that, while Senegal is still struggling [...]	2007-07-31 13:34:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID SG
07DAKAR1957	SENEGAL'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] (U) Per reftel request, post provides the following information on Senegal's textile and apparel industry. 2. (U) Senegal is not a significant global producer of textile and apparel products. In 2006, total textile/apparel exports were USD 33.9 million, with exports to the U.S. at less than [...]	2007-10-01 15:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX ECON EINV AGOA SG
07DAKAR2071	2008 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE: SENEGALESE CANDIDATE. [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 08:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KISL SG
07DAKAR2211	IS POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THE HORIZON? [...] (S) In November 5 meeting Charge informed Barthelemy Dias, the new leader of the Socialist Party's youth movement and perennial presidential thorn in the side, that he had been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and informed that because of Dias's American citizenship the GOS believes [...]	2007-11-14 14:34:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM CASC SG
07DAKAR457	TERRORIST FINANCE: SENEGAL'S RESPONSE TO USG CONCERN OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per Ref A request, Econ Counselor met separately with Senegal's Financial Intelligence Unit (CENTIF),Senegal's Department of Customs, and ECOWAS' Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA),to exchange views on the capacity and willingness [...]	2007-02-28 12:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER ECON EAID SG
07DAKAR501	SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: After being upgraded last year from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2 status, Senegal has continued to devote significant time and attention to the issue of trafficking in persons. Following passage of its first trafficking-in-persons (TIP) law in April 2005, police now maintain a compute [...]	2007-03-05 12:13:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF SG
07DAKAR508	TRANS-SAHARAN COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP (TSCTP) [...] (C) The Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) and the EUCOM Deputy Commander met in Dakar on February 6 and 7. There was general agreement that terrorism in North and West Africa is linked with organized crime, including illegal migration and traffickin [...]	2007-03-05 17:50:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR ECON PHUM EAID MASS PREL SG
07DAKAR547	SENEGAL: REFLECTIONS ON THE THREAT AND THE [...] (S/NF) With a population of approximately 12 million, democratic, pro-Western Senegal should remain stable for the foreseeable future. Despite its predominately Islamic population and high levels of unemployment, there is no evidence, and indeed little chance, that Jihadist ideologies have t [...]	2007-03-08 12:54:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC EAID PREL KISL SG
07DAKAR588	SENEGAL'S FY07 BUDGET RELYS ON HIPC SAVINGS AND DOMESTIC [...] Senegal's FY2007 (January 1 - December 31) budget expenditures of CFAF 1.519 trillion (USD 2.978 billion) represents an overall increase of 7.9 percent over the 2006 budget. For 2007, the Government of Senegal is anticipating revenues of CFAF 1.048 trillion (USD 2.0 billion) from domestic sou [...]	2007-03-15 07:41:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID SG
07DAKAR682	SENEGAL - RELATIVELY WELL-PREPARED FOR AVIAN/PANDEMIC [...] SUMMARY: Senegal appears relatively well-prepared to cope with an outbreak of Avian and/or Pandemic Influenza (AIPI). The Government of Senegal has an active AI working group and has hosted a number of AIPI conferences and exercises. The USG has also hosted several regional seminars on AIPI [...]	2007-03-26 11:37:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMGT ASEC CASC KSAF SG
07DAKAR696	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDING [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for President Abdoulaye Wade's second inauguration on April 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United Sta [...]	2007-03-27 14:12:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ELAB PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR777	TSCTP/RSI CONFERENCE: LESS COUNTERTERRORISM, MORE [...] (S) SUMMARY: To succeed in the medium- and long-term against terrorism in the Trans-Sahara region, the USG must help countries address fundamental social, economic, and political problems that undermine their stability, concluded Ambassadors at the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership ( [...]	2007-04-10 11:51:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PTER EAID MASS PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI SG
07DAMASCUS1012	RAMADAN SHAMMY: LATE NIGHT GOSSIP ON THE ECONOMY, [...] (C) Summary: While attending to our day jobs, Embassy staff tried (in vain) to keep up with a rigorous late night Syrian Ramadan social calendar. Despite SARG efforts to scare Syrians away from our events and to deter others from inviting us to theirs, we held three successful Embassy Ramad [...]	2007-10-11 10:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS1016	UPDATE ON SYRIA'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] (U) Summary. As Syria's oil exports decline, its textile/apparel industry is assuming a larger share of total Syrian exports at 17 percent. Relatively, however, Syria's textile/apparel industry remains a small player in the international arena. Combining subsidized raw materials and product [...]	2007-10-11 13:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD KTEX SY
07DAMASCUS102	Syria/Spain, Russia, Syria/Turkey, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 31 reported that President Asad received, on Jan. 30, a phone call from Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in which they discussed the Palestinian situation and current efforts to stop intra-Palestinian fighting. Premier Zapatero underscored Syr [...]	2007-01-31 12:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS1075	SYRIANS WAKE UP TO GASOLINE PRICE HIKE [...] (SBU) Syrians awoke on November 1 to find that the SARG had increased the price of gasoline by 20 percent overnight, from 30 to 36 SP/liter (USD 2.27 to 2.72/gal). The increase was less than the 40 SP/liter price many economists had predicted during a heated public debate over the need to eli [...]	2007-11-01 15:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET SY
07DAMASCUS108	NEW TACTICS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO SARG REGIME [...] (C) Summary. As the USG continues to consider strategies for increasing the pressure on SARG regime members and supporters, post solicits Washington's feedback on our below suggestions for expanding the use of sanctions against the Syrian regime. Targeted sanctions can help to delegitimize co [...]	2007-02-01 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC SY SANC
07DAMASCUS1143	SARG SECURITY COURT ACTIONS AGAINST JIHADISTS MORE [...] (C) Summary. On November 25, the Syrian Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) formally accused three alleged jihadists with attempting to join the insurgency against U.S. forces in Iraq. To date there has been no official SARG comment on the trial. Human rights activists speculate that the cou [...]	2007-11-29 16:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1156	DAMASCUS DECLARATION ANNOUNCES CREATION OF [...] (C) Summary: More than two years after signing the original Damascus Declaration in October 2005, 163 civil society, human rights, and opposition leaders gathered at the Damascus home of leader Riad Seif to vote on the creation of a new legislative body (the National Council) and elect its C [...]	2007-12-06 16:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1178	UNHCR DONOR MISSION TO DAMASCUS: DONORS AIR [...] (C) Summary: On December 2-3, UNHCR hosted 18 donor country representatives and attempted to give an updated assessment on the Iraqi refugee situation. UNHCR filled two days with meetings, site visits and official meetings. While the donors appeared sympathetic to the needs of the Iraqi refug [...]	2007-12-13 16:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS122	Palestinian Territories, Syria/Netherlands, Lavrov/Mousa, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 7 quoted an official source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry expressing, on Feb. 6, deep concern over Israeli excavations in the area of the al-Aqsa Mosque that threaten the safety and sanctity of the mosque. "Syria, which strongly condemns this aggression, sees t [...]	2007-02-07 13:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS126	Asad, Syria/Tajikistan, Syria/Vatican, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 8 reported President Asad's Feb. 7 address at the start of a two-day conference of the Ba'ath Party Central Committee, in which he called for maintaining Syrian national unity, pointing out the complementary nature of Islamic thought and pan-Arabism. He called [...]	2007-02-08 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS139	Mousa, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories (2/13) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 13 reported President Asad's meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa on Feb. 12. Talks focused on Arab developments, particularly in Iraq, the Palestinian territories, and Lebanon. The President stressed that national accord is the only way to achi [...]	2007-02-14 06:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS15	Syria/Europe, US/Syria, Bush's Iraq Strategy, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 8 reported the Jan. 7 visit to Damascus by a British-European parliamentary delegation headed by Former European Commission President Jacques Santier. The delegation met President Asad. Talks focused on developments in Iraq, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinia [...]	2007-01-08 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS157	Iran/Syria, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories [...] Summary: The major topic in Syrian papers over the weekend was President Asad's state visit to Iran, which commenced on Feb. 17. All papers reported Asad's talks with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad; Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iranian Islamic Revolution; Ali Larij [...]	2007-02-20 10:01:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS161	Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Iraq, Abbas-Olmert-Rice Meeting, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 20 reported that President Asad received former Lebanese Prime Minister Dr. Salim al-Huss on Feb. 19. Talks touched upon regional and international developments, particularly in Lebanon, and the importance of strengthening national unity on the basis of Lebano [...]	2007-02-20 13:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS185	Syria/Spain, Lavrov, Palestinian Territories, Arab League, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 22 reported FM Walid al-Mouallem's visit to Madrid and his meeting with his Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos on Feb. 21. Talks focused on bilateral relations, regional issues, most importantly the situation in the occupied territories following the Mecca Accord [...]	2007-02-26 12:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS192	Syria/Egypt, Syria/Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territories [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 28 reported that President Asad received a phone call on Feb. 27 from President Mubarak about preparations for the Arab Summit scheduled for March 28 in Riyadh. On Iraq, papers reported that FM Mouallem received a telephone call on Feb. 27 from Turkish FM Abdul [...]	2007-02-28 13:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS202	SYRIA ELECTIONS UPDATE: SIX WEEKS FROM NATIONAL [...] (S/NF) Summary: Less than two months from expected Syrian National Assembly Elections, the official election date has yet to be announced. Syrians seem largely uninterested in the process because they have little faith that representatives will take into account their interests, according [...]	2007-03-01 15:42:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS213	Syria/Venezuela, Syria/Norway, Syria/Italy, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on March 5 reported the March 4 visit to Damascus of Venezuelan FM Nicolas Maduro and his meeting with Deputy FM Faisal Miqdad. The purpose of the visit was to boost bilateral relations and carry out agreements signed during the visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chave [...]	2007-03-05 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS218	SYRIA: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S SUBMISSION TO THE ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT. THE EMBASSY'S POINT OF CONTACT IS POLOFF MARIA D.G. OLSON. OFFICE TELEPHONE: (963) (11) 3391-3785. FAX: (963) (11) 3391-3999. OFFICER SPENT 40 HOURS IN PREPARATION OF THE REPORT, WHICH IS STRUCTURED TO [...]	2007-03-06 09:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07DAMASCUS229	SCENESETTER FOR A/S SAUERBREY'S VISIT TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Damascus warmly welcomes you to Syria. Your visit comes amidst heightened SARG sensitivity to the presence of up to 1.3 million Iraqi refugees here, especially given public grumbling about price hikes and increased crime and social woes. Additionally, the SARG has real [...]	2007-03-08 14:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SY
07DAMASCUS232	NEW EMBASSY TRAVEL PROCEDURES: VISIT TO HOMS [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE SARG HAS MOVED TO FURTHER RESTRICT EMBASSY DAMASCUS, ABILITY TO ENGAGE SYRIANS OUTSIDE OF THE CAPITAL. AS A RESULT, THE EMBASSY HAS ADAPTED ITS TRAVEL PROCEDURES TO ENSURE OFFICERS CONTINUE TO GET OUT OF THE CAPITAL AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. OUR MOST RECENT TRIP USING OUR NEW T [...]	2007-03-08 15:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND PREL SY
07DAMASCUS236	Baghdad Conference, Syria/Iran, Syria/EU, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 11 reported the inauguration of the Baghdad Conference of Iraq's Neighboring Countries on Mar. 10. The Syrian delegation was headed by Assistant Foreign Minister Ahmad Arnus, who delivered a statement in which he explained Syria's position toward the difficult s [...]	2007-03-11 14:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS258	VISITING A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH SYRIA'S DEPUTY FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: VISITING ASSISTANT SECRETARY SAUERBREY MET FOR AN HOUR MARCH 12 WITH SYRIAN DEPUTY FM FAISAL MIKDAD IN DAMASCUS, FOLLOWED BY A LUNCH HOSTED BY MIKDAD. DURING THE MEETING, THE DFM NOTED SYRIAN SATISFACTION WITH THE VISIT AND DISCUSSED HOW THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT WAS ADDRESSING THE [...]	2007-03-13 16:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV IZ SY
07DAMASCUS275	Solana's Visit, Syria/Iran, Syria/Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by European Union Higher Representative for Common Foreign Policy and Security, Javier Solana on March 14. Ziyad Haydar, a journalist in independent Al-Watan said Solana and President Asad held a closed 50-minute meeting during which the [...]	2007-03-18 15:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS292	Syria/Kuwait, Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 25 reported VP Shara's visit to Kuwait on Mar. 24 to convey a message from President Asad to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on bilateral coordination prior to the upcoming Arab summit in Riyadh. During the meeting Shara reviewed the [...]	2007-03-25 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS299	Syria/PLO, Arab Summit, Peace Process, Iraq, Lebanon [...] Summary: Papers on Mar. 26 reported the visit to Damascus by Rouhi Fattouh, Special Envoy of Mahmoud Abbas, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority, and his meeting with VP Shara on Mar. 25 conveying a message from President Abbas to President Asad on the latest Palestinian development [...]	2007-03-26 12:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS3	SYRIAN REFORMER TELLS CODEL SPECTER THE [...] (C) Summary. In a 45 minute meeting with Senator Specter and Representative Kennedy, Syrian opposition leader Riad Seif detailed the activities of the newly formed National Council, including the regime,s arrest of seven of the Council,s members; the types of coercion the SARG uses to silence [...]	2007-12-31 14:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS33	Syria/Iraq, Syria/US, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 28 reported that President Asad received a message from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. The message was handed by the Iraqi President's special envoy Fakhri Karim during a meeting with Asad. Talks dealt with developments in Iraq and bilateral relations. Pa [...]	2007-01-10 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS331	CODEL WOLF DISCUSSES BAKER-HAMILTON WITH ASAD [...] (C) Summary. As the initiator of the Iraq Study Group, Congressman Wolf told Syrian President Asad and Foreign Minister Mu,allim that his delegation was interested in exploring the possibility of dialogue with Syria, but was not in Syria to negotiate. Congressmen Wolf, Pitts and Aderholt exp [...]	2007-04-03 12:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS341	Syria/Macedonia, Pelosi's Visit, Prisoner-swap, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 10 reported FM Mouallem's meeting on Apr. 9 with Macedonian FM Antonio Milososki. Talks focused on the latest developments in the Middle East and the Balkans and prospects of bilateral cooperation. During the meeting, FM Milososki expressed his country's desir [...]	2007-04-11 04:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS371	Syria/Iran, Syria/Palestinian Authority, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 18 reported the Apr. 17 visit to Damascus of Iranian FM Manuchehr Mottaki, during which he held talks with Foreign Minister Mouallem and senior Foreign Ministry officials on bilateral relations and regional issues. Papers also reported VP Shara's meeting on Ap [...]	2007-04-19 09:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS406	Syria/Djibouti, Syria/Vietnam, Syria/Italy, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 27 reported that President Asad received a letter from the President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Ghaila, connected with bilateral relations, regional developments and developments in the Horn of African. The letter was conveyed by Djibouti Minister of Foreign Affa [...]	2007-04-29 13:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS41	Syria/Australia, Shara, President Bush's Iraq Strategy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan 11 reported Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash's meeting on Jan. 10 with an Australian Parliamentary delegation headed by the President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, Meredith Burgmann, focusing on prospects for bilateral cooperation. Mrs. Burg [...]	2007-01-11 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS417	SYRIA: ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Post is submitting one project for the ESF Anti-Trafficking in Persons Projects from the International Office for Migration (IOM). 2. (SBU) The project is as follows: A. Title: Capacity Building on Identifying and Assessing Human Trafficking and Providing Protection to Victims of [...]	2007-05-03 14:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KCRM ASEC ELAB SMIG
07DAMASCUS419	Asad, Syria/Palestinians, Winograd Report, Iraq, Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 2 featured President Asad's visit to Der Ezzor province on May 1 to inspect development projects. He addressed a crowd of citizens and officials, saying that "this time the enemies are playing the card of discord among sects in the region." He added that what i [...]	2007-05-07 06:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS431	Syria/Cuba, Syria/Libya, Syria/US, Syria/France, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 9 reported Information Minister Mohsen Bilal's meeting on May 8 with Cuban MP Kenia Serrano, during which Bilal stressed Syria's concern to achieve stability and security in the Middle East through a just and comprehensive peace based on UN resolutions. Talks al [...]	2007-05-09 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS433	CANADA STATEMENT ON SYRIA'S RECORD ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) THE CANADIAN EMBASSY ALERTED US THAT THE CANADIANS HAD ISSUED A STATEMENT ON APRIL 26 TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE SENTENCING TWO DAYS EARLIER OF SYRIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER ANWAR AL-BUNNI, THE TRIALS OF OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS, AND THE PROCESS SURROUNDING THE APRIL 22-23 PARLIAMENTARY [...]	2007-05-09 15:01:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS436	Syria/Libya, Syria/UN, Syria/France, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian press on May 10 reported President Asad's meeting on May 9 with Libyan Prime Minister El-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi. This is the first high level meeting between the two countries for years. Talks dealt with bilateral relations, mutual cooperation, and topics on the agenda of [...]	2007-05-10 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS456	Asad Nomination/Referendum, Mouallem, Syria/France, [...] Summary: The press campaign for President Asad's second term in office continues, with papers publishing articles and reports praising his policies and noting Syria's accomplishments under his rule. A curious electoral sidelight is the report on the website of the opposition National Salvati [...]	2007-05-16 07:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS46	SYRIAN OPPOSITION ELDER STATESMAN ASSESSES CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: Senior opposition figure Riad Turk told A/DCM January 10 that the internal opposition has been weakened over the past year by regime repression, although he did not believe the condition was permanent. In his view the SARG is isolated and in a state of crisis because of its int [...]	2007-01-15 14:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY IZ LE
07DAMASCUS482	Syria/Lebanon, Golan, Asad/Referendum, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 21 reported that clashes erupted on May 20 in the Lebanese city of Tripoli and in the nearby Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp between the Lebanese army and militants from the Palestinian group Fatah al-Islam. All papers featured an official statement by th [...]	2007-05-21 13:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS496	Asad/Referendum, Syria/UNDOF, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 24 reported VP Shara's lecture at Damascus University on May 23 in anticipation of the May 27 referendum on a new term for President Asad. Vice President Shara renewed Syria's rejection of the war in Iraq, stressing support for the political process in the count [...]	2007-05-24 11:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS501	SUBSIDIES: A GROWING RISK FACTOR FOR THE SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: In spite of a modestly strengthening economy, the SARG faces increasing fiscal pressure to reduce the billions of dollars it currently expends on subsidies. The SARG's budget deficit is increasing dramatically because of the dual challenge of declining oil revenues and growing pu [...]	2007-05-24 14:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS502	WAITING TO SAY "YES": ON THE EVE OF SYRIA'S [...] (C) Summary: In the days leading up to the May 27 presidential referendum, the streets of Damascus have taken on the air of a long-running block party, with signs, banners and flags expressing support and even love for President Bashar al-Asad. Pro-Bashar expressions are not limited to Dama [...]	2007-05-24 14:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS515	BASHAR GETS HIS SECOND SEVEN-YEAR TERM IN HOLLOW [...] (C) Summary: Official Syrian poll results announced May 29 indicated that 97.62 percent of the Syrian voters (or almost 11.2 million persons) who cast a ballot had approved a second seven-year term for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. Significantly stepped-up pressure on people to vote in the [...]	2007-05-29 14:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS516	BASHAR GETS HIS SECOND SEVEN-YEAR TERM IN HOLLOW [...] (C) Summary: Official Syrian poll results announced May 29 indicated that 97.62 percent of the Syrian voters (or almost 11.2 million persons) who cast a ballot had approved a second seven-year term for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. Significantly stepped-up pressure on people to vote in the [...]	2007-05-30 04:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS520	Presidential Referendum, Syria/UK, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 29 reported Vice President Shara's meeting on May 28 with former Archbishop Hilarion Capucci in which they discussed the regional situation and the international community's disregard of the oppression of the Palestinians under Israel's abusive practices. Shar [...]	2007-05-30 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS521	Presidential Referendum, Syria/UK, Syrian Policy, Iraq [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement made by Speaker of the People's Assembly on May 29 officially announcing Bashar Al-Asad as the President of the Syrian Arab Republic for a new 7-year term following the final results of popular referendum in which the President won a reported 97.62 [...]	2007-05-30 14:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS526	Asad Re-election, International Tribunal, Syria/UK, [...] Summary: On May 31 Syrian papers featured a statement by a Syrian Foreign Ministry source commenting on the US State Department spokesman's reaction to the Syrian popular consensus on renewing President Asad's term as president of the Syrian Arab Republic. The statement expressed surprise t [...]	2007-05-31 13:45:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS53	SYRIA'S RIAD SEIF LOOKING FOR POLITICAL SPACE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: SYRIAN OPPOSITION LEADER RIAD SEIF MET JANUARY 9 WITH A/DCM TO DISCUSS HIS DAMASCUS DECLARATION (DD) GROUP'S PLANS TO FIELD CANDIDATES IN THE APRIL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AND CAPITALIZE ON VOTERS' ANGER OVER THE REGIME'S DOMESTIC POLICIES. THE AVERAGE SYRIAN BACKS WITHOUT MUCH [...]	2007-01-16 14:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY LE
07DAMASCUS54	Syria/Iraq, Syria's Role in the region, Rice's visit to the [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 16 continued to report on the visit to Damascus of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Headlines featured President Talabani's visit on Jan. 15 to the tomb of late President Hafez Asad in al-Qerdaha, where he laid a wreath of flowers on the tomb, read verses from t [...]	2007-01-16 14:12:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS542	SYRIA'S WTO DREAMS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: In the last several months, Syria has taken several public steps in an expressed desire to advance its WTO bid, including the formation of new committees on WTO accession planning, and the holding of several workshops and conferences designed to highlight their ongoing efforts to [...]	2007-06-05 12:55:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFTA ETRD PREL SY
07DAMASCUS567	SYRIAN PRIVATE AIRLINES: SAME LEOPARD, NEW SPOTS [...] (C) Summary. The SARG has dusted off two options to upgrade its aging fleet of commercial aircraft: buying Russian planes, or leasing Boeing or Airbus planes with assistance from ICAO/UNDP. President Asad's cousin, Rami Makhlouf, appears to be progressing with his plan to establish a private [...]	2007-06-11 09:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS568	Syria/Spain, Syria/Israel, Syria/Lebanon, Malaysia, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 8-9 reported the visit to Spain on June 7 by FM Mouallem, who conveyed an oral message from President Asad to King Juan Carlos of Spain on bilateral relations and current regional developments, particularly in Iraq, the occupied Palestinian territories and Leban [...]	2007-06-11 11:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS572	Palestinian Territories, Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Israel, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 11 reported that the Arab League on June 10 renewed its condemnation of the US congressional resolution which expressed support for Israel in its continued occupation of Jerusalem, describing the resolution as a flagrant violation of international law. Papers f [...]	2007-06-11 11:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS588	Syria/Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Iran [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 12 reported a meeting by the Central Leadership of the National Progressive Front (NPF) on June 11. The Leadership stressed Syria's firm position toward the issue of peace with Israel, describing the current peace proposals to Syria as "contradictory and not s [...]	2007-06-12 12:58:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS596	THE SARG OPENS A NEW BID ROUND FOR OIL AND NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The SARG opened seven on-shore blocks for oil and natural gas exploration, but only two have not been previously offered. Royal Dutch Shell and PetroCanada are the largest international oil companies (IOC) involved in the current on-shore round which is set to close on July 12 [...]	2007-06-13 12:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS598	Syria/Greece, Syria/Italy, Syria/Netherlands, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 13 reported the visit to Damascus by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis and her meeting with President Asad on June 12 about bilateral relations and political developments in Iraq, the occupied territories and Lebanon. Bakoyannis praised Syria's [...]	2007-06-13 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS603	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/Israel, Iraq [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 14 quoted an official Syrian source as saying on June 13 that the Syrian government and Syrian people are concerned about intra-Palestinian fighting and violence. "Fighting among the Palestinian brothers will only serve the interests of the enemies of the Pales [...]	2007-06-14 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS613	SARG NOT OFFSETTING LOSS OF OIL PRODUCTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria has long depended on oil production to account for a significant portion of its GDP, but with oil exports declining, Syria needs to generate new sources of growth and income. In March 2007, the SARG significantly revised prior year macroeconomic numbers to support claims t [...]	2007-06-18 12:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS690	Syria/Sudan, Syria/US, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 7 reported the visit to Sudan by Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri and his meeting with Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir on July 5. Their talks focused on bilateral relations and means of boosting them in all domains. The Sudanese President hailed Syria' [...]	2007-07-08 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS70	Syria/Norway, Syria/China, Bush's Iraq Strategy, Rice's [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 18 reported FM Walid Mouallem's meeting on Jan. 17 with Svein Sieve, Advisor of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry for Middle East Affairs. Sieve reiterated the importance of Syria's role to cement security and stability in the region. FM Mouallem emphasized the n [...]	2007-01-21 08:05:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS701	SYRIAN OPPOSITION LEADER ON HIS STRUGGLE WITH [...] (C) Summary: On July 3, prominent Syrian opposition leader Riad Seif provided an update on his unsuccessful efforts so far to obtain permission to travel overseas for treatment of his prostate cancer, including his meetings with a Syrian VP and intelligence chiefs. He observed that the rela [...]	2007-07-10 14:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS723	Syria/US, Syria/UAE, Syria/Guinea-Bissau Syria/France, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 13 reported President Asad's meeting on July 12 with Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, and Catholic Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Brooklyn Diocese, focusing on the tense situation in the Middle East. President Asad reiterated the [...]	2007-07-15 14:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS730	Asad, Cousseran, Lebanon, Bush/ME Peace, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: President Asad's oath-taking ceremony and speech at the People's Assembly on July 17 was the main topic in Syrian papers on July 18. Banner headlines were dedicated to the speech, which was carried in its entirety. President Asad said that "Syria has emerged stronger a fter facing [...]	2007-07-19 10:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY

07DAMASCUS74	Syria/PLO, Syria/Iran, Syria/Libya, Syria/Belgium, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 22 reported President Asad's and VP Shara's meetings with Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, on Jan 21. Talks focused on current regional developments. Larijani conveyed a message from President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad about [...]	2007-01-22 13:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY

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