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06TOKYO3523	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-26 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

06TOKYO3534	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-26 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3552	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3555	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-28 00:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3580	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-28 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3595	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3620	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3676	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/03/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3711	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-04 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3717	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 01:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3743	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 03:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3809	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-07 09:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3838	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 22:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3844	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-11 02:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3867	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-11 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3878	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-12 02:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3909	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 05:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3910	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3911	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 05:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3930	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 02:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3985	KOIZUMI AND ABE GET HIGH MARKS FOR UNSC [...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi and Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe have gotten high marks from most of the media SIPDIS and observers for Japan's work at the UN Security Council and G-8 Summit. The majority of the press views adoption of the UNSC resolution on North Korea as a success, [...]	2006-07-18 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JA
06TOKYO3988	ROK AMBASSADOR CLAIMS "TURNING POINT" IN SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: ROK Ambassador Ra Jong Yil told Ambassador Schieffer July 18 that public opinion toward North Korea had reached a "turning point" in South Korea as a result of the North's missile launches and bad behavior at the recent South-North ministerial. Ra worried, however, that a visit [...]	2006-07-18 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	JA KN KS PREL
06TOKYO3996	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4011	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4031	GSDF MISSION TO IRAQ HAILED AS IMPORTANT MILESTONE [...] (C) Summary: Media and political reaction to the July 17 withdrawal of the last Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) unit from Iraq on has focused on the success of the mission and its contributions to U.S.-Japan relations. Japanese officials are optimistic that the GSDF's positive experience in [...]	2006-07-20 04:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
06TOKYO4061	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4100	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-24 01:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4111	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON TSE'S NISHIMURO, [...] (C) Tokyo Stock Exchange President and CEO Taizo Nishimuro is an extremely friendly and gracious man. He wears an almost constant smile on his face, unusual among the Japanese who have been known to say that one must look serious in order to be taken seriously. Nishimuro's long association w [...]	2006-07-24 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR PREL JA
06TOKYO416	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 04:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4217	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-28 02:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4259	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4275	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 00:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4417	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 04:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO442	JAPAN CONDUCTS NUCLEAR TERRORISM DRILL AT PLANT ON [...] (C) On November 27, the GOJ conducted a one-day large-scale drill to respond to a potential act of nuclear terrorism under the auspices of the Protection of Citizens Law or PCL. The drill focused on the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that is located on the Sea of Japan coast in Fukui Prefec [...]	2006-01-27 03:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ENRG JA KNNP TRGY
06TOKYO4425	JAPAN'S ANNUAL REPORT ON HIV/AIDS FOR 2005 [...] According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) AIDS Surveillance Committee Annual Report on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic for 2005, a total of 832 new HIV- positive cases and 367 new AIDS cases were reported in Japan during the year. While the number of new HIV positive cases incr [...]	2006-08-07 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA
06TOKYO4431	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 09:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4438	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4486	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4499	DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: EMPHASIS ON CHINA [...] (C) Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Councilor Hideshi Tokuchi, principal editor of the 2006 JDA White Paper, pointed out to us just prior to the paper's August 1 release that its treatment of China was likely to grab a fair amount of attention. The report highlighted PRC reconnaissance flights, [...]	2006-08-10 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
06TOKYO4513	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 17:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4520	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4547	ROK FM BAN KI-MOON'S MEETINGS WITH FM ASO, CCS ABE [...] (C) Summary. During August 8-9 meetings with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Taro Aso, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon urged his interlocutors to emphasize dialogue with the DPRK, not pressure. Abe and Aso both responded that pressure was needed to produce d [...]	2006-08-11 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO4565	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 23:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4581	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 00:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4598	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 00:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4628	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at a important time in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented public and political interest in our bilateral defense relationship, especially in the field of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your m [...]	2006-08-15 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4629	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4637	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4663	JAPAN STATUS UPDATE ON HSPD-6 INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post has seen progress on several fronts in advancing the HSPD-6 Terrorist Screening Information Initiative. Post's inter-agency working group on HSPD-6 has been working closely to identify and educate key GOJ contacts, and to find solutions to potential obstacles. On June 6, 2006 [...]	2006-08-16 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4686	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4701	JAPAN LEANING TOWARDS CO-SPONSORING, WANTS TO [...] ESToff and DOE Attach on August 11, 2006 met with MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa and desk officer Toshio Kaneko, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Director [...]	2006-08-17 04:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP IAEA ENRG JA
06TOKYO4797	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4806	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4834	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4866	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4891	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4892	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented interest among Japanese in the U.S.-Japan defense relationship. This is particularly true for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your meetings in Tokyo, and the high-profile you will lend to the USS Shiloh's arrival in [...]	2006-08-25 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4915	JAPAN WILL ATTEND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports the proposed Sri Lanka Contact Group and will attend the September 27 meeting. Tokyo wishes to know whether other positive responses have been made to this proposal, whether the September 27 meeting will be the first formal meeting of the Group or whether it will [...]	2006-08-28 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM PTER MARR CE JA
06TOKYO4926	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/06 [...] Morihiro Hosokawa 68% 2. Junichiro Koizumi 50% 3. Tsutomu Hata 47% 3. Toshiki Kaifu 47% 5. Hayato Ikeda 44% 6. Ryutaro Hashimoto 43% 7. Tanzan Ishibashi 41% 8. Yasuhiro Nakasone 40% 9. Eisaku Sato 38 [...]	2006-08-29 04:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4948	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4962	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at an excellent time in U.S.-Japan relations. Our cooperative scientific relationship with Japan is one of the broadest and deepest in the world. Your attendance at the STS Forum and meetings in Kyoto will assist us to move forward on several specific [...]	2006-08-30 07:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV TRGY TSPL JA
06TOKYO4966	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5033	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5054	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 00:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5067	NAVY SECRETARY WINTER MEETS WITH MOFA DG KAWAI [...] (C) Summary. Acceptance of new U.S. military assets, efforts to locate a suitable location for night landing practice, relocation of Futenma, and Japanese commitment to operations in Afghanistan and the Indian Ocean dominated the August 28 conversation between Secretary of the Navy Donald Wi [...]	2006-09-06 05:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV OVIP JA
06TOKYO5081	IT'S A BOY! FIRST GRANDSON FOR JAPAN'S EMPEROR [...] Summary. Japan's long wait for a male successor to the Chrysanthemum throne came to an end early on the morning of September 6, as Princess Kiko gave birth to the Imperial family's first male heir in 41 years. His birth is likely to bring an end to any remaining debate on revising Japan's I [...]	2006-09-06 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5082	ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral William Fallon told Cabinet Secretary Abe Shinzo on August 24, that US-Japan relations had grown stronger since his visit in 2001 and that this was a welcome development. Abe, responding to Admiral Fallon's questions, outlined his views of China-Japan rel [...]	2006-09-06 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5089	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 23:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO510	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5138	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on September 5, North American Affairs Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told visiting Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill: -- the timing of the Japanese Prime Ministerial election process makes it impossible to say for certain who will be availabl [...]	2006-09-08 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR XB ZK AF CH IR IZ KN
06TOKYO5139	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Hill and MOFA Director General Atsumi agreed September 5 on the importance of strengthening ties with the nations of Southeast and Southwest Asia and playing up the cooperative nature of U.S. and Japanese efforts to take on a more active role in the region. [...]	2006-09-08 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
06TOKYO5209	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5213	SECNAV WINTER MEETINGS AT JDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent North Korean missile launches have heightened interest in ballistic missile defense cooperation, Japan Defense Agency (JDA) civilian and service chief counterparts told visiting Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter August 28. Self Defense Forces chiefs told Secretary [...]	2006-09-11 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO5249	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 02:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5286	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 02:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO529	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5309	JAPAN'S PLANS FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Summary. Gaining a permanent UNSC seat remains a top foreign policy objective, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Takizaki, and Japan looks forward to receiving a U.S. response shortly to Japan's most recent UNSC reform proposal. Japan's domestic political calendar makes it i [...]	2006-09-14 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA UNSC PGOV PREL BM JA
06TOKYO5325	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5357	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO536	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-01 02:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5483	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-22 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5562	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5605	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5625	INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 LUNCH WITH IAS [...] (S) Summary. Over lunch on September 25, INR Assistant Secretary Fort and MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service SIPDIS (IAS) Director General Takeuchi agreed that China and South Korea are critical players to resolving the North Korea issue. IAS Deputy Director General Shigeo Matsutomi [...]	2006-09-28 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH TH JA
06TOKYO5646	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO567	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5686	POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: GOJ RESPONSE TO U.S. [...] (SBU) A round of meetings with GOJ officials involved with postal privatization indicates gradual progress toward the goals of greater transparency and a level playing field. Contacts assured us that the Japan Post Corporation (JPC) could not obtain approval for new products through its July [...]	2006-09-29 06:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JA
06TOKYO5728	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - Abe's Conservative Cabinet 4 - GM Rice Creates Stir with GOJ 5 - Possible Resumption of Civair Negotiations in November 6 - New ANRE Head Bullish on New METI Minister 7 - U.S. Beef a Hot Item 9 - North Korean Supernotes Seized in Western Japan 11 - Governor Kimu [...]	2006-10-02 05:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5740	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO577	MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] All six dailies carried editorials concerning President Bush's State of the Union address. 2. "Continued US Commitment to the World Reconfirmed" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (2/2): "The 'prescription' President Bush wrote for the difficult issues facing th [...]	2006-02-02 04:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5805	JAPANESE IPR OFFICIALS POSITIVE ON ""GOLD STANDARD"" AGREEMENT; STILL NOT SUPPORTING WTO CASE AGAINST CHINA REF: A) TOKYO 3873 B) TOKYO 4025 TOKYO 00005805 001.2 OF 004 Classified By: CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH DONOVAN FOR REASONS: 1.4 b, d [...] (C) Summary: Japanese government and industry voiced strong support for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in meetings in Tokyo with State/EB DAS Chris Moore on September 21-22, but were not optimistic about changing Japanese laws to meet all elements of the &Gold Standard8 for IPR enf [...]	2006-10-05 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ETRD WTRO CH JP
06TOKYO5812	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5822	PRIME MINISTER ABE'S UPCOMING TRIP TO BEIJING AND [...] (C) Summary. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo did not make a second, secret trip to Japan to arrange Prime Minister Abe's trip to Beijing, as reported in the press, MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told Political Minister Counselor Meserve on October 5. Instead, a last-minute breakthroug [...]	2006-10-06 06:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP CH KN KS JA
06TOKYO5824	MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES THAILAND, BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Chihiro Atsumi told Charge October 6 that: -- Japan is not happy with the recent coup in Thailand and is concerned about the signals it sends to other states in the region, particularly Burma, but at the same time [...]	2006-10-06 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETRD PINR TH BM IN CE JA
06TOKYO5873	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5884	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 02:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5887	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - EB DAS Moore Discusses IPR, Economic Relationship in Tokyo 4 - Investment Initiative Looks Toward Future under Abe Government 7 - Michalak Meetings Signal Progress on Some Investment Issues 11 - AIG flags interest in Japan Post, retirement serv [...]	2006-10-11 02:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5940	ABE'S VISIT TO CHINA SIGNALS IMPROVING RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8 visit to Beijing was a success, according to MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura. Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao both raised the Yasukuni Shrine issue, but it did not impede discussions. Meeting one da [...]	2006-10-12 10:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG CH JA
06TOKYO5989	BILATERAL INVESTMENT INITIATIVE LOOKS TOWARD FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: In discussions with U.S. APEC Ambassador Michalak on the future of the U.S.- Japan bilateral investment initiative, GOJ counterparts expressed willingness to expand the initiative's agenda to include a study of investment chapters in FTA and possible exchange between U.S. and Ja [...]	2006-10-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON JA

06TOKYO6112	A/S HILL DISCUSSES ASIA SUMMITS AND DPRK AT DINNER [...] (C) Summary. During a dinner meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill in Tokyo October 16, MOFA DG for SIPDIS Asian Affairs Kenichiro Sasae asked the U.S. to consult closely with Japan on sanctions imposed following the recent DPRK nuclear test and requested that the U.S. take [...]	2006-10-20 04:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6160	MOFA PAINTS AZADEGAN CONTRACT CHANGE IN POSITIVE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Hideki Ito told EMIN on October 20 that Inpex's reduction in ownership of the Iranian Azadegan oil field from 75 percent to 10 percent has effectively delayed the start to the project by at least a year. [...]	2006-10-23 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6163	SAKHALIN 2 PARTNER CONFIDENT PROJECT WILL NOT BE [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Japanese Ambassador to Russia Takehiro Togo, currently senior counselor at Mitsui and Co., which is part of the Sakhalin 2 consortium, told Econoff on October 17 that the Russian government had no desire to pull the plug on the Sakhalin 2 project despite environmental co [...]	2006-10-23 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PREL JA RU
06TOKYO6174	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-24 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6241	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-26 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6249	VIETNAM'S PM VISITS JAPAN; ISSUES JOINT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Vietnam's Prime Minister concluded a positive four-day visit to Japan on October 22, drawing favorable reviews in the press for the growing relationship between the two countries. DPRK sanctions and UN reform were also on the agenda. Prime Minister Dzung stressed his strong opposition [...]	2006-10-26 10:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EAID JA VN
06TOKYO6292	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 22:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6316	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 01:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6323	IRAQI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAPANESE AND KOREAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Dr. Ghanim al-Jumaily is trying to persuade his Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay more attention to South Korea on both the security and economic fronts, Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer October 30 during a readout on his recent visit to Seo [...]	2006-11-01 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ECON ENRG IZ KS JA
06TOKYO6339	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6358	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6384	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren to Call for FTA with U.S. 4. Embassy Meets with GOJ Officials on Triangular Merger Issues 5. Louisiana Governor Leads Trade Mission to Japan 6. DPJ Member and Agriculture Expert Matsushita Voices Support for Cooperation on Food Safety 7. MAFF Needs [...]	2006-11-06 22:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6389	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Hussein's Death Sentence: Will It Inflame Sectarian Conflict?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/7): "Saddam Hussein will be hanged, but it is questionable whether this will have a positive impact on the reconstruction of Iraq.... We are concerned that the death sentence [...]	2006-11-07 04:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6404	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN SECOND TRILATERAL [...] (S/REL AUS) Summary: U.S., Australian, and Japanese Ambassadors for Counterterrorism and their interagency delegations held the second round of trilateral counterterrorism consultations in Tokyo on October 24. Participants offered general threat assessments for Indonesia, the Philippines, an [...]	2006-11-07 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER AS ID RP TH AF PK IZ JA KN
06TOKYO642	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-06 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6471	ABE ON THE EVE OF APEC: STRONG, DECISIVE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has moved quickly and decisively to demonstrate strong leadership since assuming office on September 26. Perceived as pragmatic and effective, he is receiving approval ratings in the 65-75 percent range. Abe's emphasis on close ties with the United States an [...]	2006-11-09 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO6475	THOROUGHLY MODERN AKIE ABE; JAPAN'S NEW FIRST LADY [...] (SBU) Summary. After more than five years of living under Japan's most famous bachelor, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Japan once again has a First Lady. Since the election of Shinzo Abe as prime minister on September 26, Akie Abe has begun to chart a very different course from her [...]	2006-11-12 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO6497	U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 09:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP PGOV JA KN
06TOKYO6499	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TRILATERAL LUNCH ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 10:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA
06TOKYO6529	A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 02:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA
06TOKYO6538	A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (U) Summary and Comment: Increased vigilance by police and immigration officers as well as new legislation has brought positive change to the trafficking-in-persons (TIP) situation in Japan. These measures have forc [...]	2006-11-15 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA
06TOKYO6575	2006 JAPAN INCSR PART II [...] (U) Japan is the world's second largest economy and a large and important world financial center. Although the Japanese government continues to strengthen legal institutions to permit more effective enforcement of financial transaction laws, Japan still faces substantial risk of money launder [...]	2006-11-16 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN
06TOKYO658	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6591	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TROLATERAL LUNCH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a Japan-hosted lunch on November 6 following the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral meeting in Tokyo, participants discussed cooperation on Resolution 1718. The GOJ circulated a draft of Q & As to use in the event a ship would not consent to boarding for inspection. U/S Joseph s [...]	2006-11-17 06:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA
06TOKYO6597	U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (S) Summary. During the November 6 U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral on implementation of UNSCR 1718, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and his counterparts Japanese DFM Tsuneo Nashida and Australian DFM David Richie, agreed upon the need for full and effe [...]	2006-11-17 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO6614	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. METI Minister Calls for Deepening of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. Keidanren Joins Call for a U.S.-Japan FTA 5. ACCJ Business White Paper Says Economic Integration Agreement Is Needed 6. Kansai Business Leaders Meet Finance Minister in Osaka; FTAs, EPAs St [...]	2006-11-20 07:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6632	U/S BURNS AND U/S JOSEPH MEETING WITH DEFMIN KYUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main goal is a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula, Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma told Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, SIPDIS Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, and Ambassador Schieffer dur [...]	2006-11-20 10:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6635	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA ON IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan shares U.S. concerns about Russia's obstructionist role in Iran discussions and would like to play a part in pressuring Iran to abandon nuclear enrichment, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told U/S Burns on November 6. U/S Burns underscored U.S. concern about Iran's involveme [...]	2006-11-20 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
06TOKYO6638	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 01:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6661	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6731	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6749	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 23:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6770	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6785	RUSSIA OIL SEMINAR REVEALS DIFFERING VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Two Russian guest panelists at a November 9 seminar on Russian energy strategy in Tokyo displayed starkly different views on Moscow's energy policy. An executive of the energy company Rosneft strenuously defended the Russian government and its environmental policies, particul [...]	2006-11-30 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG JA RU
06TOKYO6795	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6842	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6858	CCS SHIOZAKI-DUSD LAWLESS ON DPRI IMPLEMENTATION, [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 23:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6877	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 00:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6878	Polls Indicate Support for U.S.-Japan Alliance [...] (U) The results of the annual Yomiuri Shimbun-Gallup Poll released on December 2, 2006 indicated that support for the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty is at an all-time high among Japanese, with 66 percent of respondents indicating that the security treaty is useful to Japan, up 4 percent from a yea [...]	2006-12-07 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OPRC KPAO KPLS JA
06TOKYO6897	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 00:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO691	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6912	DAS JOHN,S MEETING WITH DDG KITERA ON BURMA AND [...] (C) Summary: DAS Eric John on December 4 underscored the importance of passing a non-punitive UN Security Council resolution on Burma as a starting point for increased diplomatic pressure on the regime. Deputy Director General Kitera responded that Japan would prefer a Presidential Statemen [...]	2006-12-08 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM BM TT JA
06TOKYO6926	INDIAN PM VISIT: LIKELY JOINT STATEMENT, ECONOMIC [...] (C) Preparations for Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 visit to Japan are proceeding well, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official told Econoff, and it appears the prime ministers will issue a joint statement announcing negotiations toward an "economic partnership agreement" [...]	2006-12-11 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL MARR JA IN
06TOKYO6941	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6943	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 00:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6979	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 03:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6993	TRIANGULAR MERGERS DEBATE REACHES THE END GAME [...] (C) Summary: The triangular mergers debate is reaching the end game. A formal announcement from the ruling party's tax policy committee on the issue of tax deferral for stock swaps will likely come December 14. Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki on December 11 called on the panel to ensure th [...]	2006-12-15 07:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON JA
06TOKYO7019	MEDIA REACTION - US-CHINA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE - [...] "US, China Reach Basic Agreement at Strategic Dialogue" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (12/18): "Economic ministers from the US and China held their first strategic economic dialogue last week in Beijing. Although the two nations agreed during the talks to promote cooperation in co [...]	2006-12-18 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO7028	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/06-2 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7042	JDA UPGRADE, FORM OVER SUBSTANCE? [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, the Diet passed a set of bills to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) to full ministry status. The package of legislation also includes a revision to the Self Defense Forces Law that lists international peacekeeping, rear area support for U.S. forces, Non-comba [...]	2006-12-18 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7067	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH VISIT OF INDIAN PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials are pleased with Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 Tokyo visit, according to MOFA contacts. During the visit, the "Global Partnership" inaugurated in 2000 was elevated to a "Strategic and Global Partnership" calling for closer political and diplomati [...]	2006-12-20 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAIR EINV ETRD SCUL KNNP IN JA
06TOKYO708	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7081	FTA WITH AUSTRALIA: GOJ WILL DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN [...] (C) There is a long, hard slog ahead after Prime Minister Abe and Australian PM John Howard agreed on December 12 to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement. MOFA officials, including DG for Economic Affairs, Kaoru Ishikawa, described for us the difficulty these talks will pose, parti [...]	2006-12-21 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO7097	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART ONE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials met December 8 with Japanese officials for a day of consultations on Central Asia. The U.S. team aimed to integrate an intensive strategic and policy consultatio [...]	2006-12-21 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON ZK JA
06TOKYO711	JAPAN'S UNSC REFORM EFFORT LOOSING STEAM? [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Option C plan "did not fly" with its G3 partners, MOFA's UN Policy Division Director Aikawa told PolOffs February 7. Aikawa did not know how much longer Japan could "paper over" its differences with the G3. Implying that UN Security Council reform may be loosing steam do [...]	2006-02-08 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC XA JA
06TOKYO7111	MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE TRANSFER OF SAKHALIN 2 [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...]	2006-12-22 04:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU
06TOKYO7113	MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...]	2006-12-22 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU
06TOKYO7115	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 05:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7123	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 01:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7130	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7174	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7193	ROK FM SONG'S TOKYO VISIT: A REAL "ICEBREAKER" [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and ROK Embassy contacts describe ROK FM Song,s December 26-27 Tokyo visit as &successful8 and &a real icebreaker.8 Song moved to establish a personal relationship with PM Abe and conducted a &heart-to-heart dialogue8 with FM Aso. On bilateral issues, Song asked Japan to: [...]	2006-12-29 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO727	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO77	GOJ REACTIONS ON DOHA ROUND AFTER HONG KONG [...] (U) WTO member states obtained about as much as they could under the circumstances at the Hong Kong Ministerial, according to Japanese officials from several ministries at a symposium hosted by Aoyama Gakuin University's WTO Research Center. The Director-General of the Agriculture Ministry's [...]	2006-01-06 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD EINV PGOV JA
06TOKYO772	JAPAN: DVFM KONO ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Masaharu Kono told DCM Donovan on February 10 that UNSC reform, specifically trilateral support of Japan's "Option C," was one area on which Japan, India and the United Sates could work together. While India currently is "skeptical" about Japan,s Option C, it i [...]	2006-02-13 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC JA
06TOKYO775	JAPANESE READOUT: DAI BINGGUO UNCOMPROMISING ON [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Tokyo, Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo relayed an uncompromising stand on Yasukuni Shrine and tried to elicit positive messages from Japanese interlocutors, according to MOFA sources, who speculated Dai was attempting to deflect domestic criticism of MFA's handling of [...]	2006-02-13 09:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH JA
06TOKYO805	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/15/06 [...] Historical perception of WWII 2. Evaluation of the Tokyo Trials 3. Asia diplomacy Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe Â [...]	2006-02-15 04:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO820	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO822	CHINA WATCHERS PIN HOPES FOR IMPROVED JAPAN-CHINA [...] (C) Summary: No improvement in Japan's relations with China should be expected during Koizumi's remaining seven months in office, according to Diet members and academic China specialists contacted by Embassy Tokyo. Citing domestic political difficulties in both countries, our interlocutors [...]	2006-02-15 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH JA
06TOKYO851	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO864	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/06 [...] Perception of the war 2. Tokyo Trials/war criminals 3. War responsibility TOKYO 00000864 008 OF 013 Abe Â [...]	2006-02-17 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO882	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO904	JAPANESE BUSINESS SEEKS INDEPENDENT CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Confidence in the Japanese Government's capacity to analyze and to interpret events in China is waning among Japan's business community, according to some Japanese and expatriate Chinese researchers and academics. The anti-Japanese demonstrations of spring 2005 also alerted Jap [...]	2006-02-21 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PREL JA CH
06TOKYO908	CONSULTATIONS ON BURMA WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In February 15 meetings on Burma with a visiting DOS delegation, Japanese officials said Japan: -- shares U.S. values and objectives in Burma and is sending the regime a similar message; -- has significantly reduced its level of economic assistance to the point that little [...]	2006-02-22 00:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON UNSC BM CH JA
06TOKYO923	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/06 [...] Promote a strategy for growth in the Japanese economy, including the conclusion of a Japan-China economic partnership agreement 2. Urge China to become a democratic nation slowly by 2030 by expanding its middle class. Japan will share its experience with China. 3. Establish a trouble- [...]	2006-02-22 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO925	JAPAN-ROK RELATIONS: STRONG EMOTIONS WON'T SHAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While acknowledging bad relations at the top caused in large part by PM Koizumi's controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, political, academic and diplomatic experts on ROK-Japan relations contacted in the run-up to Shimane Prefecture's February 22 "commemoration" of Takeshima [...]	2006-02-22 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA KS
06TOKYO929	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/23/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 02:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO957	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/23/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO960	JAPAN-CHINA: CHINA TRYING TO "WALL OFF" YASUKUNI? [...] (C) Summary. A flurry of political exchanges between China and Japan and initiatives arising out of the Dai Bingguo-Yachi "comprehensive policy dialogue" suggest that China's President Hu Jintao has decided to leave the Yasukuni issue aside for the time being and to move ahead on multiple fro [...]	2006-02-23 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON ENRG USUN PINR CH JA
06TORONTO1144	SOFTWOOD LUMBER: ONTARIO'S STAND [...] (SBU) Summary: While major Canadian softwood industry officials are pushing the Harper government to return to the negotiating table, Ontario forestry association representatives are concerned that a negotiated settlement will prove elusive. At the same time, the Ontario government struggles [...]	2006-04-07 10:55:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV CA
06TRIPOLI197	QADHAFI SONS SQUABBLE OVER COCA COLA [...] (C) Summary: A lengthy standoff between the franchise-holder for Coca Cola-Libya, Ka'Mur Bottling Company-U.K., and two of Mu'ammar Qadhafi's sons, Mu'tassim and Mohammed, appears to have stabilized in the wake of a compromise agreement. The problem became public on December 28, 2005 as se [...]	2006-05-10 08:36:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI198	QADHAFI INCORPORATED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Qadhafi often speaks out publicly against government corruption, but the politically-connected elite has direct access to lucrative business deals. This commercial access can easily be cut off when individuals fall out of favor. The Qadhafi family and other Jamahiriya political favorit [...]	2006-05-10 09:26:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	ECON ECIN ETRD PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI361	LIBYAN ECONOMY AND TRADE OFFICIALS REVIEW BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 11, 2006, Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson, accompanied by DCM met with Taher Sarkez, the Under Secretary of the General People's Committee for Economy and Trade (Economics Ministry). Looking forward, Sarkez hoped that more U.S. companies would register in Li [...]	2006-07-25 12:23:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC EINT LY
06TRIPOLI454	SENATOR SPECTER REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SENIOR [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 21-24 trip to Libya, Senator Arlen Spector, Chairman of the Senate Justice Committee, reviewed the bilateral relationship with senior Libyan officials and inquired about prospects for developing a "Libya model" that co [...]	2006-08-31 15:03:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	OREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI506	LIBYA WORKS TO FIND BALANCE ON LABOR AND MIGRATION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOL is beginning to work with international partners such as UNHCR and IOM on facing their migration challenges, but there is still ample room for strengthening cooperation. A staggering 750,000 to one million migrant workers currently live within Libya's borders in addition to [...]	2006-09-15 12:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF LY
06TRIPOLI586	RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA TEST ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Charge met with Ahmed Fitouri, Secretary of American Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA equivalent) on October 12 and conveyed reftel talking points, stressing the need for swift and stern measures in response to the North Kor [...]	2006-10-13 12:02:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN LY
06TRIPOLI600	LIBYAN NOC CHAIRMAN GHANEM'S VIEWS ON PETROLEUM ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman (and former Prime Minister) Shukri Ghanem on October 15 to discuss US-Libyan energy sector cooperation. Ghanem expressed confidence in Libyan efforts to boost oil production and defended the establishment of the Cabinet-leve [...]	2006-10-19 14:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL LY
06TRIPOLI648	LIBYAN CENTRAL BANK ESTABLISHING NEW TRAINING INSTITUTE [...] (U) See action request, Para. 7. 2. (U) The Libyan Central Bank is launching a new training center to improve employee skills throughout the banking sector, and its director is open to U.S. offers of assistance. Pol/Econ Chief and Econoff met with the Libyan Central Bank on the afternoon [...]	2006-11-10 16:07:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN EFIN LY
06TUNIS10	TRIP TO SOUTHERN TUNISIA: RESIDENTS TOUGH ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Poloff and MEPI FSN visited the southern industrial town of Gabes December 19-21 and met with ruling and opposition party leaders, NGOs, and many local residents. All interlocutors were curious, and many skeptical, about the visit of an Embassy official to this oft-overlooked so [...]	2006-01-03 13:42:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO TS
06TUNIS1099	BEN ALI STALWART RUMORED TO HAVE US SUPPORT AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since his appointment as Minister of National Defense in August 2005, Kamel Morjane's role in the domestic political scene has been a topic of increasing interest to Tunisian political observers. As Morjane spent much of his career outside of Tunisia working with the UN, few knew [...]	2006-05-09 13:59:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PGOV KDEM TS
06TUNIS1157	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) Embassy Tunis is very pleased to welcome you to Tunisia from May 19-20. As the highest ranking State Department official to visit Tunis since former Secretary Powell in December 2003, you are in an excellent position to reinvigorate with President Ben Ali a bilateral dialogue which focuse [...]	2006-05-15 13:52:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	OVIP KDEM PGOV PREL TS
06TUNIS12	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Following criticism of Tunisia's freedom of information and internet access during its November 2005 hosting of the World Summit on the Information Society, the Chamber of Deputies is debating plans to privatize Tunisia's master internet service provider (ISP) and sole international inte [...]	2006-01-03 15:50:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EPET EINT ELAB TS
06TUNIS1220	TUNISIA OBSERVES WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 11:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1230	Special Media Reaction: DepSec Visit to Tunis [...] (SBU) Summary. Tunisian print and broadcast media positively and prominently covered the May 18 - 19 DepSec Zoellick visit to Tunisia. While both the government and privately-owned press highlighted the DepSec's positive statements on Tunisian modernity and moderation, the private press also [...]	2006-05-23 12:02:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OIIP TS
06TUNIS1238	EMBASSY TUNIS ENGAGES TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 14:00:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1239	REDUCED WORK HOURS FOR WOMEN: ADVANTAGE OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In March 2006, President Ben Ali announced that his 2004 election proposal to allow women to work for half the hours for two-thirds the pay would be enacted in 2007. According to press reports, the draft law will apply to women working in the public sector with children under si [...]	2006-05-23 14:12:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI ELAB PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS1253	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 18, 2006; 4:30 P.M.; TUNIS, TUNISIA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson Christine Davies, D Special Assistant Kelly Dillon, D Personal Assistant Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Michael Matera, D Executive Assistant Richard Mills, D S [...]	2006-05-25 09:29:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV ECON TS
06TUNIS1277	TUNISIAN SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KPAO PGOV IZ TS
06TUNIS1305	JEWISH PILGRIMAGE TO DJERBA: A TUNISIAN SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Approximately 3,500 Jewish pilgrims, including reportedly 500 Israeli citizens, descended on the Tunisian island of Djerba for the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba synagogue on May 15-16, coinciding with the Jewish holiday Lag B'Omer. The pilgrimage took place with no reported prob [...]	2006-05-30 14:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO TS
06TUNIS1343	ABBAS VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30, Palestinian President Abbas began his three day state visit to Tunisia with a meeting with Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. The GOT, ever eager to play its traditional moderate role in the Middle East Peace Process, has focused the visit on its support for [...]	2006-06-02 12:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TS

06TUNIS1424	TUNISIAN CIVIL SOCIETY URGES SOLIDARITY TO ADVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent national congress of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women provided a unique opportunity for independent Tunisian civil society activists to gather and express their mutual aspirations to further democracy and freedom in Tunisia. More than ten legal and illegal c [...]	2006-06-12 07:44:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL TS
06TUNIS1425	TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE QUAGMIRE CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with individuals involved in the current Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) crisis (Ref C) indicate GOT repression of the group's activities is likely to continue indefinitely. Despite recent EU efforts to engage the GOT (Ref B),there is no sign the LTDH's di [...]	2006-06-12 07:46:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL PGOV TS
06TUNIS1433	OFFICIAL INFORMAL: ABMC NORTH AFRICA [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 09:47:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO MARR OEXC TS
06TUNIS1598	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINITER OF DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Hudson paid a farewel call on Minister of Development and Internationl Cooperation (MDIC) Mohamed Nouri Jouini on Jun 20, 2006. The Ambassador delivered a letter frm USTR concerning a proposed June 30, 2006 meetin between the minister and AUSTR Donnelly (SEPTEL. The di [...]	2006-06-27 13:17:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TS
06TUNIS1599	USTR TIFA LETTER DELIVERED TO MDIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Hudson paid a farewell call on Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) Mohamed Nouri Jouini on June 20, 2006. The Ambassador delivered a letter from USTR concerning a proposed June 30, 2006 meeting between the minister and Assistant United States [...]	2006-06-27 13:24:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KTIA TS
06TUNIS1622	CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART I: AN ECONOMIC SUCCESS? [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 10:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV TS
06TUNIS1642	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador's farewell call on Minister of Defense Morjane was marked by mutual appreciation for the strong bilateral military relationship and guarantees of its continuation. Morjane shared his views on the broader bilateral relationship, specifically political reform. Morjane [...]	2006-06-30 13:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV KDEM TS
06TUNIS1650	FREEDOM AGENDA QUARTERLY REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The one year anniversary of our Freedom Agenda was marked by increased USG engagement and continued GOT stagnation on political reform. This quarter, post continued its active engagement of the GOT, which was reinforced by Deputy Secretary Zoellick during his May visit and the vi [...]	2006-07-03 09:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KMPI KPAO TS
06TUNIS1658	SAMIA ABBOU: GOT PRESSURE LESS SINCE GANZOUI'S [...] (C) Summary: In a June 30 meeting, Samia Abbou, wife of jailed lawyer/writer Mohamed Abbou, told Poloff that GOT harassment of her and her family had diminished following the removal of Mohamed Ali Ganzoui as Interior Ministry Secretary of State of National Security on June 5. However, she c [...]	2006-07-03 13:02:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS
06TUNIS1702	DAS GRAY MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. During his June 27-28 visit, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray met with Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia, Saida Chtioui, to discuss the USG position on Libya, Tunisian relations with Iran, USG support for Guatemala for the Latin American Security Counc [...]	2006-07-06 13:48:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAO PGOV PHUM SMIG MARR TS
06TUNIS1818	IPR PROTECTION IN TUNISIA [...] SUMMARY: Tunisia has taken significant steps to strengthen its intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement throughout 2005 and 2006. There has been a noted change in attitude towards IPR among Tunisian officials, legal experts, and businesses. They now consider IPR not only as a legal t [...]	2006-07-19 05:28:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON TS
06TUNIS2155	MODERATE ISLAMISTS SEEK DIALOGUE WITH U.S. ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting hosted in Tunis by Washington-based Center for Islam and Democracy President Radwan Masmoudi, several self-described "moderate Islamists", including a founding member of the banned Tunisian Islamist party An-Nahdha, sought out Embassy officials to "reopen a dialogue" [...]	2006-08-21 08:04:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS224	MOVEMENT OF 18 OCTOBER COMPLAINS OF GOT ABUSE, [...] (C) Summary: The Committee of 18 October, an alliance of disparate opposition political groups and activists which grew out of the Movement of 18 October hunger strike (ref a),reported that plainclothes police "violently" blocked a committee meeting in Tunis on January 24. The following day, [...]	2006-02-03 14:29:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KMPI TS
06TUNIS227	SIGNS OF INCREASED PRESS FREEDOM, BUT TUNISIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 14:40:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS2299	LAW ADOPTED ON REDUCED HOURS FOR WOMEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 18, the Tunisian Chamber of Deputies adopted a law that will allow some female employees to work part-time while still receiving two-thirds of their original salary. While the GOT states the law was motivated by a desire to allow Tunisians to balance family and professiona [...]	2006-09-06 14:28:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI TS
06TUNIS2321	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes the Business Executives for National Security (BENS) delegation's September 13-14 2006 visit to Tunisia. This cable provides a brief overview of the political situation in Tunisia, as well as a summary of the business climate. -------------------------- [...]	2006-09-08 11:45:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER ASEC ECON TS
06TUNIS2408	TUNISIA: INTERFERENCE IN USG ACTIVITIES ON RISE; [...] (C) Summary. Embassy personnel are increasingly subject to GOT interference in their meetings and activities, the result of a culture of paranoia about dealing with foreign governments that appears to have spilled over from the MOI. While the phenomenon itself is not new, or targeted only at [...]	2006-09-20 13:37:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2424	MICROSOFT INKS AGREEMENT WITH GOT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum in South Africa July 11-12, the GOT and the Microsoft Corporation signed a partnership agreement that provides for Microsoft investment in training, research, and development, but also commits the GOT to using licensed Microsoft soft [...]	2006-09-22 10:44:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TINT KIPR ECPS TS
06TUNIS2465	TUNISIAN TEXTILE WORKERS FACE UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of a two-part series on the Tunisian textile sector. This cable addresses the impact of the end of the Multifiber Agreement on workers. While textile organizations and manufacturers viewed 2005 results as better than expected, the reality has been bleaker for [...]	2006-09-29 14:58:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD BEXP KTEX TS
06TUNIS252	BEN ALI'S NEW YEAR'S SPEECH TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 2, Ambassador, along with the entire resident and non-resident Diplomatic Corps, was invited to present New Year's greetings to President Ben Ali. In addition to personally greeting all ambassadors, Ben Ali delivered a speech outlining GOT political priorities. The [...]	2006-02-06 15:08:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PINR TS
06TUNIS2538	TUNISIA OUTRANKS U.S. IN COMPETITIVENESS, SAYS [...] (SBU) The Government of Tunisia is gloating over its ranking in the 2006 Global Competitiveness Report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on September 26th. Classified as the 30th most competitive country in the world and first among African and Middle East countries, Tunisia advanced [...]	2006-10-11 15:06:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD TC UK MO TS
06TUNIS2693	PRODI VISIT REINFORCES ITALY-TUNISIA RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi visited Tunis on October 30 for meetings with Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. According to Italian embassy contacts, Prodi's visit is part of a regional tour that includes Rabat and Algiers. While focusing on bilateral cooperation, [...]	2006-11-02 12:36:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2743	FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH LAYS IT ON THICK [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH ON NOVEMBER 6 CONVOKED CHARGE, "FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON." IN REALITY, THE GOAL OF THE MEETING WAS QUITE CLEAR: ABDALLAH SOUGHT TO EMPHASIZE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE U.S.-TUNISIAN BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, WHICH HE ENTHUSIASTICALLY CHARACTERIZED AS "TR [...]	2006-11-09 16:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2744	BEN ALI CELEBRATES 19 YEARS IN POWER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 7, Tunisian President Ben Ali celebrated the nineteenth anniversary of his assumption of power with a speech that highlighted his accomplishments and offered a few minor policy proposals. Typically, the speech focused on economic achievements and proposals. Although [...]	2006-11-13 06:55:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL TS
06TUNIS2771	Carrefour Closes its Counterfeit Optical Disc Sales [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT is taking positive steps to target the retail sector for enforcement of IPR. The Tunisian franchisee of retail giant Carrefour has stopped its practice of openly selling pirated optical discs. In addition, Carrefour's circulars now contain an explicit warning against r [...]	2006-11-17 09:56:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD TS
06TUNIS2826	GOT PREVENTS LEGAL OPPOSITION PARTY FROM [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the legal opposition party Democratic Forum for Labor and Liberties (FDTL) attempted to register a new newspaper on November 16, but were denied the necessary receipt from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) that would allow the would-be publishers to begin the process of au [...]	2006-11-30 14:45:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO KMPI KDEM PGOV TS
06TUNIS2856	AFTER INITIAL REFUSAL, GOT AUTHORIZES NEW [...] (C) Only weeks after refusing legal opposition party Democratic Forum for Labor and Liberties (FDTL) leadership the necessary paperwork to begin the process of authorization to publish a newspaper (Ref A),the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has reversed its position and approved publication, party [...]	2006-12-06 14:41:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM TS
06TUNIS299	TUNISIAN UNION COMPLAINS OF GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 7 meeting with Laboff on other topics, General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) Assistant Secretary General for International Affairs Mohamed Trabelsi criticized the GOT for restricting press coverage of the UGTT's 60th anniversary celebrations in January. Trabels [...]	2006-02-13 10:30:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV KDEM TS
06TUNIS358	Special Media Reaction: SecDef Visit to Tunis [...] (SBU) Summary. Tunisian broadcast and print media prominently covered the February 10 - 11 visit of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld to Tunis. The local SIPDIS reporting on the visit emphasized the positive strategic alliance between the U.S. and Tunisia as well as the Secretary's laudatory r [...]	2006-02-17 13:40:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OIIP TS
06TUNIS373	HAMAS VICTORY: DEMOCRATIC REFORM IMPLICATIONS [...] Summary: Pro-democracy contacts from across the region were shocked by the magnitude of the recent Hamas electoral victory, but at the same time were impressed by the genuinely democratic process. Looking at the impact that these events could have on democratic reform in the region, the democr [...]	2006-02-21 16:17:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KDEM PREL XT TS
06TUNIS392	ARAB MAGHREB UNION LABOR OFFICIALS PESSIMISTIC [...] SUMMARY. (C) During a February 17 meeting, officials of the Labor Union of Arab Maghreb Workers (USTMA),the labor entity of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU),expressed pessimism about the AMU's ability to revitalize itself. Officials said the recent appointment of a former Tunisian foreign minist [...]	2006-02-23 10:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV TS
06TUNIS423	NIH DIRECTOR ZERHOUNI ASSESSES POSSIBILITIES FOR [...] SUMMARY. National Institute of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni accompanied by a multi-disciplinary team, visited Tunis January 19-21 to understand research priorities and related GOT commitment. The team was impressed with the state of care and research in Tunisia; found the involve [...]	2006-02-27 15:43:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TBIO KPAO SOCI NIH OVIP MEPI
06TUNIS480	GOT REACTION TO PRISONER RELEASE STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 3, MFA Secretary of State for American and Asian Affairs Saida Chtioui summoned Charg to present a formal GOT reaction to the Department statement on the February 25 release of over 1600 Tunisian prisoners. Chtioui expressed the GOT's "surprise" that the Spokesman had ref [...]	2006-03-03 16:29:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TS
06TUNIS540	MODERATE TUNISIAN RESPONSE TO CARTOON CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Most Tunisian intellectuals and media responded with moderate and thoughtful commentary to the Danish cartoons featuring the Prophet Mohamed. While some editors used the polemic as an occasion to again criticize American foreign policy in the Arab world, most of the editorial re [...]	2006-03-09 12:58:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO ECIP SOCI TS
06TUNIS584	NEW POLITICAL PARTY AUTHORIZED IN TUNISIA; CRITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 3, Tunisian authorities authorized the establishment of the "Green Party for Progress" (French acronym is PVP),the first new political party created since 2002. Although President Ben Ali recently said new parties would be registered (reftel),the rapid approval of a [...]	2006-03-14 15:52:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS637	Special Media Reaction: A/S Welch visit to Tunis [...] (SBU) Summary. Tunisian media provided wide and positive coverage of the March 14 -16 visit of Assistant Secretary Welch. Headlines in all papers focused on the SIPDIS strength and "excellence" of U.S.-Tunisian relations and referred to "discussions of international issues of mutual concer [...]	2006-03-17 15:54:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OIIP TS
06TUNIS750	FREEDOM AGENDA QUARTERLY REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: This quarter was marked by significant USG engagement of the GOT, including visits by SecDef Rumsfeld and NEA A/S Welch. The GOT took some positive steps towards increased political reform, including pardoning approximately eighty prisoners described as political prisoners by hum [...]	2006-03-30 08:45:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KMPI KPAO TS
06TUNIS753	American Diplomat Builds Bridges of Understanding [...] Summary. During a March cultural program funded by the ECA Performing Arts Initiative and organized by Tunis PA, Embassy Political Officer Brennan Gilmore helped score a significant public diplomacy hit through his musical collaboration with Tunisian musician Riadh Fehri in a group called "K [...]	2006-03-30 12:51:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OPRC SCUL SOCI TS
06TUNIS80	SECULARIST-ISLAMIST DIVIDE IN NEW DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Network of Democrats in the Arab World was officially launched in Casablanca on December 17, 2005. Funded by DRL, the network brings together democracy activists of both "secular" and "Islamist" leanings. While differences between those two camps emerged quick [...]	2006-01-17 15:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL
06TUNIS807	NASA SCIENTISTS ENGAGE YOUTH ON SOLAR RESEARCH IN [...] SUMMARY. On March 23-24, 2006, four NASA scientists addressed Tunisian youth interested in science and solar research at the main Tunisian public science center. Following up on a successful visit in fall 2005, the scientists participated in workshops with the Tunisian Young Scientists Associa [...]	2006-04-06 12:26:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA KPAO TS
06TUNIS973	TUNISIA ADVERTISES GOOD TIES WITH IRAN, SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Through its mostly-government controlled press, Tunisian officials are playing up positive economic and cultural exchanges between Tunisia and officials in Iran and Syria. Two visits to Tunis within a week--Iranian Vice President for Tourism and Heritage on April 15, and Syrian P [...]	2006-04-24 15:00:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETRD SY IR TS
06ULAANBAATAR134	UPDATE ON COMMERCIAL DISPUTES AFFECTING US [...] (SBU) SUMMARY:. Summary. Potential American investment into the wireless telephony business in Mongolia, based on a recent case, turned soursouth, when the Mongolian government agency responsible for regulating telecommunications unilaterally cancelled an operating license in apparent violat [...]	2006-02-24 07:32:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR215	Press Pans Former Secretary Baker's Visit [...] Summary: Much of Mongolia's press reacted negatively to a visit to Ulaanbaatar by former Secretary of State James Baker. Secretary Baker is remembered warmly by many Mongolians as the man behind the strengthening of bilateral ties after Mongolia's 1990 democratic revolution. His visit here [...]	2006-03-29 01:38:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO EINV MG US EMIN ETRD
06ULAANBAATAR320	Briefer for EAP Senior Advisor Keith [...] We look forward to your visit, which will provide a good opportunity to both review the relationship and push selected issues. Background on Post ------------------ 2. (U) Briefings during the Friday country team will provide you with background supplementing this scenesetter. The on [...]	2006-04-26 08:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR326	MONGOLIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RECEIVES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Charge, accompanied by Econ/Coml Chief (also covering EST issues),called April 27 on Minister of Nature and Environment Erdenebaatar. Charge' congratulated Erdenbaatar on his recent appointment as Minister and also for attending post's Earth Day river clean-up on April 22 (reftel). Ec [...]	2006-04-30 22:27:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL CVIS UNEP KFRD MG
06ULAANBAATAR454	Genghis Khan Makes A Comeback [...] Earlier this week, Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) replaced the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP). The MPRP, the social democratic descendant of the Communist Party which ruled Mongolia for nearly seven decades, is the dominant party in the coalition government formed in January. [...]	2006-06-14 06:09:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR525	Scenesetter for Presidential Delegation [...] We and the Mongolian Government very much look forward to your visit. The presence of a presidential delegation at the 800th anniversary celebrations continues a stellar 2005-6 year for high-level USG visits to Mongolia -- starting off with Peace Corps Director Vasquez last July, Speaker Has [...]	2006-07-10 06:34:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID ETRD MG
06ULAANBAATAR550	Mongolia to Send 7th Rotation to Iraq [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the following diplomatic note to the Embassy on July 19: Begin text (informal embassy translation) (Complimentary opening) and takes the opportunity to state that, in relation to the completion of the period of duty for the sixth rotation of Mongol [...]	2006-07-19 09:17:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL MG IQ
06ULAANBAATAR591	IMF PUTS NEW PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS WITH MONGOLIA ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Local IMF Resident Representative Jang (strictly protect) told Emboffs August 3 that the IMF had decided to postpone further discussion with the Government of Mongolia (GOM) over a new IMF program to replace its long-lapsed program. Jang was now informing key donors and would a [...]	2006-08-03 08:52:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EAID PREL PGOV SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR593	KHAANQUEST 2006 PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE SCENESETTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: KHAANQUEST 2006 IS THE PACIFIC-AREA GLOBAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS INITIATIVE (GPOI) CAPSTONE EVENT OF THE YEAR. IT HAS FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS: 1) A MULTINATIONAL FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE (FTX) FOCUSING ON PEACEKEEPING SKILLS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIVE HILLS TRAINING CENTER, [...]	2006-08-04 08:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR622	Efforts Against Domestic Violence Increasing [...] Mongolia is increasing efforts to combat an epidemic of domestic violence which affects perhaps a third of all women. As well as a 2004 law, a draft national action plan will be submitted in September, and the Supreme Court may clarify some remaining legal issues in coming months. While publ [...]	2006-08-16 02:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI EAID PREF MG
06ULAANBAATAR646	Visiting PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon Makes Progress On [...] (SBU) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon paid his first visit to Mongolia, August 19-21, at the invitation of Mongolian Chief of the General Staff LTG Togoo. The Admiral's observation of Mongolia's first-ever multinational peacekeeping training exercise, Khaan Quest 06, and joint press [...]	2006-08-25 00:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PTER KPKO MG IZ PL
06ULAANBAATAR657	WHITHER U.S.-MONGOLIA RELATIONS? [...] (U) As I conclude my three-year tour as chief of mission in Mongolia, I offer the following reflections on the past and recommendations for the future, as we pursue the "comprehensive partnership" with Mongolia that was first enunciated in the July 2004, and reaffirmed in the November 2005, Jo [...]	2006-08-31 09:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MG PREL
06ULAANBAATAR660	Fiscal Snapshot: High Mining Revenues a Boon and a Danger [...] SUMMARY: Buoyed by sharp GDP growth in the last few years, Mongolia's government finds itself in a time of relative plenty. However, these large revenue increases have been driven by high international commodity prices for gold and copper. When the good times end for copper and gold, Mongoli [...]	2006-09-05 02:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR667	WHITHER U.S.-MONGOLIA RELATIONS? [...] (U) As I conclude my three-year tour as chief of mission in Mongolia, I offer the following reflections on the past and recommendations for the future, as we pursue the "comprehensive partnership" with Mongolia that was first enunciated in the July 2004, and reaffirmed in the November 2005, Jo [...]	2006-09-07 09:54:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MG PREL EAID ECON PGOV KMCA MASS
06ULAANBAATAR774	High Commodity Prices Create Rosey Optimistic Figures [...] Summary and comment: Mongolian government economic figures confirm that high commodity prices continue to fill government coffers. The budget surplus in the first eight months of 2006 was US $190 million, or 10% of official GDP. Rising commodity prices on the country's principle exports have [...]	2006-10-12 08:44:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR783	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-17 08:40:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL EAID KCOR KMCA MG
06ULAANBAATAR832	U.S.-Based Peabody Moves Toward Coal Investments With USG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A Department of Commerce advocacy letter, and post-arranged meetings with senior Mongolian officials, have boosted the efforts of U.S.-coal mining giant Peabody Energy to be involved in development of a 6.5 billion ton coal deposit. Last week, Peabody's China-based o [...]	2006-11-15 09:43:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
06ULAANBAATAR841	Public Diplomacy Captivates Mongolian Media by Highlighting [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 08:31:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PREL EAID SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC MG
06ULAANBAATAR858	Mongolian Human Rights Commission Claims Widespread Abuse [...] SUMMARY: The Mongolia's National Human Rights Commission annual report devotes 29 pages to chronicling the widespread abuse of pre-trial detainees and the poor conditions under which they are imprisoned. It's grim reading, with case after case of deaths caused due to beatings, reportedly ofte [...]	2006-12-07 04:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR870	Mongolia's New Mining Law: Many Concerns [...] (SBU) Mongolia's new mining severely disrupts an industry that will and must be Mongolia's economic engine for many years to come. Most worrisome to miners are new provisions for the government to take equity stakes in a long list of "strategic" mines, provisions that leave unclear how much th [...]	2006-12-14 08:24:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG PGOV MG
06UNVIEVIENNA466	IAEA ELBARADEI ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, AMBASSADOR SPOKE TO IAEA DG ELBARADEI (CURRENTLY TRAVELING IN CALIFORNIA) AND ENCOURAGED HIM TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT THAT (1) WELCOMES THE U.S. ACTION; (2) ENCOURAGES IRAN TO SUSPEND FULLY AND VERIFIABLY ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES; AND (3) REINFORCES IRAN'S RESPONSIBI [...]	2006-06-01 16:34:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IAEA PGOV PREL
06UNVIEVIENNA500	IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO [...] (SBU) At the June BOG, mission, per reftel, accomplished its objectives of underscoring the absence of confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, stressing Iran's need to halt enrichment-related activities, and re-dividing the NAM. Iran was dealt with under agenda item 8 (g) [...]	2006-06-16 09:29:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA511	IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO [...] (SBU) Further to Reftel, this message provides detailed information on the June 15 IAEA Board of Governors debate on Iran. During that discussion, 33 countries delivered statements, with a preponderance calling on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues identified in [...]	2006-06-23 13:39:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA IR KNNP
06USNATO425	READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: From the 05 July North Atlantic Council (NAC): --DPRK: In response to the July 4 missile launches, Amb Nuland urges NAC to issue condemnatory statement. --Darfur: NATO personnel to travel to Darfur, D/CMC notifies of possibility of additional airlift request if AMIS expands. - [...]	2006-07-06 16:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO MOPS MARR PREL IZ AF SU
06USNATO603	NATO'S POSITIVE REACTION TO MACEDONIA'S ANNUAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The NATO Senior Political Committee/Reinforced (SPC/R) met with a Macedonian (MK) delegation on October 6 to discuss the way ahead for Macedonia's eighth Membership Action Plan (MAP) cycle. The Macedonian delegation presented details of their Annual National Program (ANP) for [...]	2006-10-13 13:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PARM PGOV PREL MK
06USNATO626	AHTISAARI UPDATES THE NAC ON KOSOVO STATUS TALKS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 18, UN Special Envoy for Kosovo, (UNSEK) Martti Ahtisaari updated the NAC on the Kosovo status process under an expanded session with non-NATO KFOR contributing countries. Ahtisaari stated that the talks are reaching a point where he will have to make a comprehensive [...]	2006-10-20 12:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06USNATO641	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT OCTOBER 25, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Belgian FM De Gucht, addressing the NAC in his capacity as the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CIO),highlighted the OSCE,s intermediary role between Russia and Georgia, saying that there was "almost open conflict" between the two countries over South Ossetia, and argued for "addres [...]	2006-10-27 10:49:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO666	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT NOVEMBER 8, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Azerbaijan: Azeri President Aliev provides an upbeat assessment of Azerbaijan,s reforms, predicts an end to Russia,s energy monopoly, and warns that frozen conflicts are the biggest threat he sees to regional stability, (see separate front channel message). -- Afghanistan [...]	2006-11-13 13:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO668	EAPC CONSULTATIONS ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF NATO,S [...] (U) Partner Ambassadors responded positively to the Secretary-General,s briefing on plans to transform NATO,s SIPDIS partnerships at Riga in their last consultations with Allied PermReps before the November 28-29 Summit. They voiced support for expanding access to proven PfP tools to other [...]	2006-11-13 16:33:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
06USNATO670	AMBASSADOR NULAND,S MEETING WITH SERBIAN ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Serbian Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Branislav Dordevic, along with Serbian Ambassador Branko Milinkovic, met with Ambassador Nuland on November 7 to lobby for Serbia,s admission to Partnership for Peace (PfP) at Riga. Dordevic stressed the delicate political situation in Ser [...]	2006-11-14 11:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
06USNATO676	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT NOVEMBER 15, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Western Balkans: During an informal PermRep meeting, U.S. PermRep states that without more progress on ICTY, the Riga Summit is too soon to grant Partnership for Peace (PfP) status to Serbia; she proposes keeping pressure on Serbia through the elections, then taking up PfP i [...]	2006-11-17 17:23:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO687	NOVEMBER 7 HLTF AND NRC-ACE MEETINGS AT NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The HLTF met November 7 to review next steps regarding the U.S.-proposed "positive agenda" for engaging Russia on CFE issues during the next months; to consider language on CFE for inclusion in a Riga communiqu; and to address remaining questions regarding several I.S. discuss [...]	2006-11-28 11:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV KCFE NATO PREL RS
06USNATO699	A/S FRIED BRIEFS ADRIATIC THREE MINISTERS ON RIGA [...] (C) EUR A/S Fried briefed Albanian, Croatian, and Macedonian FMs December 3 on Riga summit outcomes and the upcoming decision on Kosovo,s final status. He urged their assistance in moderating both Serbian and Kosovar responses to this last unresolved Balkans security issue. The Adriatic Thre [...]	2006-12-07 07:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR XB
06USNATO701	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 06, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG conveyed the strong political convictions expressed by NATO Allies at the Summit in support of NATO's Afghanistan operations. He also cited the recent reduction in the overall level of violence in Afghanistan and the Hungarian donation of 20,000 rifles to t [...]	2006-12-07 15:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO707	EAPC AMBASSADORS ENDORSE RIGA SUMMIT DECISION TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Partner Ambassadors responded positively to NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer's briefing on the Riga Summit on December 6, and endorsed the Alliance's November 29 invitation to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro to join the Partnership for Peace. End Summary. 2. (U) Euro-Atla [...]	2006-12-11 14:46:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
06USNATO716	ACCESSION OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO, [...] (C) In a historic and emotional morning at NATO HQ on December 14, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia joined the Partnership for Peace by signing the PfP Framework Document in back-to-back meetings with the North Atlantic Council (NAC). BiH trilateral Presidency Chairman Nebosjsha [...]	2006-12-14 17:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR XB
06USNATO720	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 14, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG details a busy calendar of NATO events for early 2007. He observed that much more needs to be done on ANA train and equip. Ambassador Nuland seconds SYG,s call to accelerate military advice on ANA training before Seville, and also asked for more detailed br [...]	2006-12-15 16:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
06USNATO729	INDIA TO SEEK NATO POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer reported to the NATO PermReps today that India would like to seek, on a strictly confidential basis, the opening of political consultations with NATO. The Indian Ambassador told the Secretary-General in a private meeting that India will send [...]	2006-12-19 15:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV PREL IN PK AF
06USOSCE203	USOSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY'S VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN: [...] (SBU) This is a joint USOSCE-Embassy Ashgabat message. 2. (C) Summary: During her May 4-5 visit to Ashgabat, USOSCE Ambassador Finley met with GOTX officials to urge progress on human rights and democratic reforms in Turkmenistan. With the exception of FM Rashit Meredov, GOTX interlocut [...]	2006-05-16 09:07:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TX
06USOSCE246	WHITHER GOEST OSCE: A DEPARTING PERSONAL VIEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 16:17:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL
06USUNNEWYORK1008	UN/IRAQ: S/I AMBASSADOR JEFFREY ON AN IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Begin Summary. S/I Ambassador Jim Jeffrey briefed UN U/SYG Gambari and SRSG for Iraq Qazi May 9 on the proposal to develop an "Iraq Compact," whereby UNAMI would work closely with the newly elected Iraqi government to help al-Maliki's cabinet expand Iraq's partnership with the internation [...]	2006-05-18 09:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1013	UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS FOLLOW-ON [...] The Security Council May 17 adopted a follow-up resolution to urge progress on the implementation of UNSCR 1559 (2004). Drafted by the UK, U.S. and France and co-sponsored by Slovakia and Denmark, UNSCR 1680 (2006) was adopted by a 13-0-2 vote, with Russia and China abstaining. 2. Reflectin [...]	2006-05-18 17:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1017	DARFUR RESOLUTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH SOME [...] (C) After three rounds of working-level negotiations and an eleventh-hour Ambassadorial exchange over timing of adoption, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously May 16 to adopt Resolution 1679 (2006),Chapter VII reference and all (text in Paragraph 7). Congo, Denmark, France, [...]	2006-05-18 20:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1035	AMBASSADOR WISNER'S MEETING WITH UNMIK SRSG SOREN [...] (C) During a May 19 meeting at the Brook Club in New York, Ambassador Wisner and UNMIK SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen discussed recent developments in the Kosovo status process and progress towards standards implementation. (Note: As the Brook Club does not allow note taking on its premises, thi [...]	2006-05-19 22:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1066	EGELAND TELLS UNSC NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) Jan Egeland told the UN Security Council (UNSC) on May 19 that while 2005 was a 'lost' year in terms of peace and reconciliation in the Darfur crisis, 2006 was looking up, [...]	2006-05-24 13:41:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1067	UN REFORM: G-77 URGES POSTPONEMENT OF ECOSOC [...] (U) The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened an opening round of informal consultations on a review of its mandates on May 23 pursuant to the Secretary-General's report (A/60/733) and General Assembly guidelines for UN mandate review. Haiti's Permrep Leo Merores, who is ECOSOC Vic [...]	2006-05-24 15:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK1070	UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT'S 14TH [...] (U) Summary: Building on reforms advanced since the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the May 1-12 fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14) successfully focused on practical approaches to increase access to modern energy services. An interagency U.S. [...]	2006-05-25 14:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ENRG EAID TRGY ECON UN
06USUNNEWYORK1072	MAY 24 INFORMALS ON ENVIRONMENT HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) Co-chairs of the informal consultation process on the framework of the UN's environment activities, Ambassador Maurer of Switzerland and Ambassador Berruga of Mexico, convened a one hour meeting May 24 to brief New York delegations on the outcome of their recent trips to Nairobi and Geneva [...]	2006-05-25 20:08:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR SENV
06USUNNEWYORK1088	UNSC: MAY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] Summary: In the monthly briefing to the Security Council held May 24, U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari addressed the following subjects: developments on the Quartet's support for an EU funding mechanism for Palestinian assistance; the impact of Israeli closures, barrier construction and settlement activ [...]	2006-05-31 13:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1181	UN REFORM: U.S. HOSTS LUNCH TO DISCUSS WAYS FORWARD [...] Summary. In the latest in a series of lunches on reform in New York, Ambassadors and representatives from fourteen key countries on June 6 acknowledged that time was getting short and that it was critical to seek agreement on measures to strengthen the UN. At the lunch, hosted for the first [...]	2006-06-09 22:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1226	UNSC EXTENDS UNIIIC MANDATE AND ALLOWS BRAMMERTZ [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council voted unanimously on June 16 to adopt UNSCR 1686 (text contained in ref A),which extends the mandate of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) until 15 June 2007 and "supports the Commission's intention" to extend further its [...]	2006-06-16 21:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1251	RUSSIA CHALLENGES POSITIVE JESSEN-PETERSEN REPORT [...] (C) Summary: During a June 20 Security Council meeting on the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK),SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen praised new Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Agim Ceku for action on reforms and accelerated progress on standards implementation, [...]	2006-06-21 20:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1263	UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS EVALUATION CONCLUDES DPA NEEDS [...] This is an action request. Mission seeks guidance on the subject evaluation report in time for the next session of CPC, beginning August 14. 2. Summary: In its report on the UN's Department of Political Affairs (DPA),issued as E/AC.51/2006/4, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (O [...]	2006-06-23 20:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1287	NEPAL: INDIA SUPPORTS UN ROLE IN MAOIST DDR BUT IS [...] (SBU) Summary. Indian Mission to the UN diplomat Harsh Shringla told Poloff June 20 that while his government supports the early establishment of a UN mission in Nepal to monitor Maoist disarmament, New Delhi would greatly prefer to avoid adding Nepal to the UNSC agenda for discussion -- lest [...]	2006-06-29 14:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO NP IN
06USUNNEWYORK1318	GA REVITALIZATION DEBATE TO CONTINUE; NO AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary. The working group on GA revitalization continues to debate the co-Chairs' proposed report and recommendations, including language related to the selection process of the Secretary-General. The most recent group meeting, on June 29, revealed divergent positions on a number of issu [...]	2006-07-05 23:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1323	WRAP-UP OF UN CHARTER COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL [...] SUMMARY: The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ("Charter Committee") held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from April 3 to 13, 2006. The Charter Committee adopted a Japanese working paper regarding the Commit [...]	2006-07-06 21:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1334	UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE HOLDS 167TH MEETING [...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met on July 6 to discuss: 1) feedback from subcommittees on their use of the Preliminary Implementation Assessments (PIAs) and the draft Chairman's paper on how the CTC should use the PIAs to update its working methods, 2) prel [...]	2006-07-10 10:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1404	GAMBARI, KALOMOH, GUEHENNO, EGELAND ATTEND CORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 20, the Under Secretary-General (U/SYG) for the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, Ibrahim Gambari, hosted a meeting of members of the Core Group for Northern Uganda, composed of the U.S., UK, Norway, and Netherlands, with Canada also in attendance, to discuss the [...]	2006-07-25 13:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IV SU UG UNSC XA XW
06USUNNEWYORK1407	PACIFIC ISLAND STATES APPEAL FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its Executive Directorate (CTED) hosted a meeting on July 21 between representatives of Pacific Island States, potential donor nations, and select international organizations to discuss the Pacific Island States' technical [...]	2006-07-25 20:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC

06USUNNEWYORK1409	UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE NEAR AGREEMENT ON [...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met on July 20 to discuss: 1) preliminary conclusions of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) visit to Malaysia and the CTED Executive Director's visit to Paraguay, 2) CTED's Semi-Annual Report and the draft dire [...]	2006-07-25 20:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1428	1540: RUSSIA BLOCKS ADOPTION OF WORK PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) met informally July 27 to discuss the status of reporting, outreach activities, and the adoption of a new 12-month program. After no delegation commented on the draft work program during the informal m [...]	2006-07-31 12:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM UNSC AORC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1429	DANISH PRESENTATION ON BUILDING STATES' [...] Summary: At a July 19 meeting hosted by the Danish Mission to the UN, COWI A/S, an international consulting firm, and the Fourth Freedom Forum, a U.S. non-governmental organization, presented a working paper proposing strategies for counterterrorism capacity building and implementation of UNS [...]	2006-07-31 13:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1438	NHLAPO BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON LRA AND NORTHERN [...] (SBU) On July 28, the Director of the Africa I Division in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, Welile Nhlapo, updated the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the threat of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda. He noted that the progress of peace talks in Juba, Southern [...]	2006-08-01 15:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU UG UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1459	UN REFORM: GAO TEAM ASSESSES PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: A four-member GAO team (Government Accountability Office, International Affairs and Trade Section) already engaged in an ongoing analysis of UN reform efforts visited New York July 17-19 to assess progress to date on management reform and mandate review initiatives. They met with a [...]	2006-08-02 19:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ASIG KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1488	UNSC EXPANSION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES PRODUCES [...] (U) Summary and Comment. During more than ten hours of speeches over July 20 and 21, eighty-six delegations spoke in the General Assembly on Security Council expansion and working methods reform. Proponents of expansion cited the large number of speakers as evidence of continued support for [...]	2006-08-04 21:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KUNR UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1493	UN DEMOCRACY FUND REVIEWS FIRST PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 17:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EUN KDEM KUNR PHUM
06USUNNEWYORK1550	DPKO BRIEFS A/S HILLEN ON EXPANDED UNIFIL FORCE [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with PM A/S Hillen on August 16 in New York, UN DPKO A/SYG Hedi Annabi expressed deep concern that potential unwillingness by France to commit substantial forces to an expanded UNIFIL might have a "chilling effect" on other potential troop contributing countries ( [...]	2006-08-17 12:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1570	UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: MEMBER STATES [...] (U) Summary. During a meeting with current and potential troop contributing countries (TCCs) to an expanded UNIFIL force in south Lebanon on August 17, UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown made an impassioned SIPDIS appeal to member states to help secure a lasting peace by committ [...]	2006-08-18 01:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1599	STATE OF PLAY ON NEGOTIATIONS ON UK-US DARFUR [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. This cable outlines the views of key Security Council delegations on the UK-U.S. draft resolution authorizing the transition from an African Union (AU)-led to a UN-led force in Darfur. Russia, China and Fr [...]	2006-08-22 00:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1609	WAR ON TERRORISM - THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE - [...] Summary: UN efforts to counter terrorism have increased significantly since September 11, 2001. Pre-9/11 focus on negotiating conventions in the General Assembly has shifted to more robust and aggressive counter-terrorism measures mandated by the Security Council. Although the General Asse [...]	2006-08-22 22:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA UNSC KTFN
06USUNNEWYORK1660	UNSC/DARFUR: COUNCIL INCHING TOWARD ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an August 28 meeting of the Security Council on Darfur, the majority of delegations said that the dire situation in Darfur argued for swift Council action to finalize and adopt the UK-U.S. draft resolution by August 31, although delegations acknowledged that the Governme [...]	2006-08-28 23:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ET PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1717	AMB WOLFF AND UN U/SYG GAMBARI DISCUSS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary: DPR Amb Wolff advised UN U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari August 31 that the USG is highly skeptical about a Security Council ministerial on the peace process at this time. Amb Wolff noted, moreover, that since the Arab League has been unable to explain the purpose of the meeting, has fail [...]	2006-09-01 22:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1758	GAMBARI BRIEFS UNSC: COUNCIL SILENCE BROKEN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 29, following a briefing by Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari, Security Council members -- in a small, but welcome step forward -- agreed to a press statement that broke the Council's silence on the Cyprus issue for the first time since the [...]	2006-09-07 20:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CY GR TU
06USUNNEWYORK1769	UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: EXPERT-LEVEL MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) On September 7, USdel (UNMR) met with Finnish Fifth Committee delegate Katja Pehrman, in her capacity as EU president, to discuss positions and approaches to the UN scale of assessment methodology. USdel emphasized the need for the major financial contributors to work towards a common a [...]	2006-09-08 21:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1818	SYG SELECTION: STRAW POLL SEPTEMBER 14 [...] (C) The Security Council conducted its second straw poll on candidates for Secretary-General on September 14. Though the results were communicated only to Council members, the candidates and their sponsoring delegations, an accurate account of the vote was on the internet within an hour. The [...]	2006-09-15 14:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1823	FIRST UNSC KOSOVO MEETING FOR JOACHIM RUCKER [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 13, in his first appearance at a Security Council meeting on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),SRSG Joachim Rucker praised Kosovo's leadership for having "now achieved most of the priorities on standards implementation." Kosovo Pr [...]	2006-09-16 14:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1847	UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: AMBASSADORIAL LEVEL [...] Summary. On September 15, Ambassador Wallace met with Ambassador Tom Gronberg (Austria) who will negotiate the scale of assessment this fall on behalf of the European Union. Wallace and Gronberg engaged in a state of play discussion on US and EU positions (both of which remain under discussio [...]	2006-09-20 18:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1856	A/S FRIED'S 9/20 MEETING WITH TURKISH PM CHIEF [...] (U) EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Director Judy Ansley met with Ambassador/Chief Advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu September 21 for 90 minutes on the margins of the UNGA general debate in New York. Following recounts the meeting's substance by theme. PKK ------ 2. (C) [...]	2006-09-25 17:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PREL PTER TU UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1930	UN AND CT: DENMARK, BELGIUM, ARGENTINA SHARE VIEWS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: In meetings on the margins of the UN General Assembly, Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Crumpton exchanged views on how to invigorate the UN's counterterrorism efforts with Ambassador Ellen Loj, Danish PermRep and Chairman of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terr [...]	2006-10-10 14:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UNSC PREL KNNP KTFN
06USUNNEWYORK1934	SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH SYG ANNAN ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with UN SYG Kofi Annan, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios underscored the importance of moving forward with UN support for AMIS and persuading Sudanese President Bashir to back down from his rejection of a UN peacekeeping force in [...]	2006-10-10 22:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1936	CHINESE AND RUSSIAN PERMREPS TELL NATSIOS TO TAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 4 visit to the United Nations, Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios met separately with the Permanent Representatives of the PRC and Russia. Both envoys welcomed Natsios' role and broader mission, taking the opportunity to urge the USG not to pursue sanctions o [...]	2006-10-10 22:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC SU
06USUNNEWYORK1944	SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting in New York with Arab League Ambassador Yahya Mahmassani, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios urged the Arab League to use its influence over the Government of Sudan (GOS) to persuade President Bashir to accept the UN Peacekeeping fo [...]	2006-10-12 00:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1945	SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed DPKO to move quickly on implementing the UN support package for AMIS. Guehenno voiced cautious optimism regarding recent developments related to Dar [...]	2006-10-12 00:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2073	UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MINURSO FOR SIX [...] The Security Council October 31 extended the MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) mandate for a further six months to April 30, 2007. UNSCR 1720 (2006),based on a draft text developed and sponsored by Friends of Western Sahara (U.S., UK, France, Russia and [...]	2006-11-01 16:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK2077	UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE SUDAN 10/27 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 27 briefing to the UNSC on the Sudan, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean-Marie Guehenno called for "creativity" to break the diplomatic impasse with Khartoum regarding a UN peacekeeping deployment in Darfur. UK PermRep Emyr Jones Parry presented a UK compromise proposal for a [...]	2006-11-01 22:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2117	UNSC/DPRK: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE AGREES ON CHEM/BIO [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK Sanctions Committee has agreed on a list of chemical and biological weapons-related items to be included under the sanctions provisions of Resolution 1718. The Committee will now move to a discussion of its own internal guidelines, while simultaneously considering amendm [...]	2006-11-03 22:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK2118	MOZAMBIQUE SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN ILC ELECTION [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met November 2 with Ambassador Filipe Chidumo, Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations, who requested U.S. support for Ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso's campaign for re-election to the International Law Commission (ILC). Elections f [...]	2006-11-03 23:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA ILC MZ
06USUNNEWYORK2126	MNF-I RENEWAL: STATE OF PLAY IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: Discussions regarding a renewal of UNSCR 1637, which authorizes the MNF-I and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB),are beginning in New York. Informal soundings of P-5 members indicate they remain willing to support a renewal resolution in response to a speci [...]	2006-11-06 18:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ PINS
06USUNNEWYORK2166	UN FINANCES: IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF [...] SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 9 AND 15TH , THE FIFTH COMMITTEE (ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY) RESUMED CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION ON IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. CONTROLLER WARREN SACH HAD PREVIOUSLY (REFTEL) EMPHASIZED THE FOLLOWING THREE POINTS IN HIS STATEMENT PERTAINI [...]	2006-11-17 15:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2168	HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SCHWARTZ-SCHILLING SPEAKS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 8 Security Council meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),High Representative Christian Schwartz-Schilling told members that the state of affairs regarding progress on reform in the country had become a "complex reality." The High Representative stated that we [...]	2006-11-17 16:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
06USUNNEWYORK2189	UNGA RESOLUTION ON STRENGTHENING ECOSOC ADOPTED; [...] Meeting in plenary session November 20, the General Assembly adopted draft resolution A/61/L.24, entitled "Strengthening of the Economic and Social Council." The Secretariat read a carefully worded statement regarding SIPDIS ECOSOC's entitlement to hold meetings as a charter body. It note [...]	2006-11-27 15:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN KUNR ECOSOC
06USUNNEWYORK2196	SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES NEPAL; PROMISES QUICK [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 29, the Security Council discussed during a private meeting the November 22 letter from the Secretary-General proposing UN support for the peace process in Nepal. The SYG,s Personal Representative to the peace process, Ian Martin, briefed and responded to questions [...]	2006-11-30 00:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC NP
06USUNNEWYORK2233	SE NATIOS' MEETING WITH SYG ANNAN ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 4 meeting with SYG Kofi Annan, Presidential Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed for quick implementation of the Addis Ababa principles and highlighted the need for clarity on the mission's command and control. Annan expressed optimism in the face o [...]	2006-12-08 21:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2254	CHINESE IN NY THREATEN VETO OF BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Political Counselor Li Junhua told PolCouns and deputy PolCouns December 14 that if the United States moved forward with its draft resolution on Burma there would be a "political showdown" in the Security Council. Speaking without instructions but based on telecons wit [...]	2006-12-14 23:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
06USUNNEWYORK2260	UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 61ST GA [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 17:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
06USUNNEWYORK2265	BRAMMERTZ PRAISES SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH HARIRI [...] (C) Summary. During an open meeting of the UNSC on December 18, UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Head Serge Brammertz noted that his work had reached a "critical stage" which would prevent him from placing sensitive information about witnesses and suspects in the [...]	2006-12-19 20:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2281	SE NATIOS' MEETING WITH PRC PERMREP WANG [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 21 working lunch with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, Chinese UN Permanent Representative AMB Wang Guangya emphasized that the U.S. and the PRC share a common objective of a peaceful settlement to the Darfur crisis. Wang expressed optimism that Sudanese President [...]	2006-12-22 20:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2282	SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH DPKO USYG GUEHENNO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 21 meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno expressed skepticism that Sudanese President Bashir would provide a wholly forthcoming and constructive response to SYG Annan's letter outlining specific steps the Government of Sudan [...]	2006-12-22 20:55:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2298	UNGA 6TH COMMITTEE DEBATES NEW TOPIC -- THE RULE [...] (U) Summary. On November 16, the Sixth (Legal) Committee adopted without a vote the draft resolution on the "Rule of law at the national and international levels" (A/C.6/61/L.18) (as verbally amended). The U.S. joined consensus (REFS A, B). The resolution places the rule of law item on the [...]	2006-12-27 23:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK401	AMBASSADOR BOLTON'S MEETING WITH MOROCCAN PERMREP [...] (SBU) In a brief March 2 courtesy call on Ambassador Bolton, recently arrived Moroccan Perm Rep El Mostafa SAHEL said that Morocco's autonomy proposal for the Western Sahara has been completed and that consultations between the government of Morocco and Moroccan political parties were schedul [...]	2006-03-02 23:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK413	UNSC: UNSCO DE SOTO DISCUSSES CONUNDRUM OF [...] (C) Begin Summary: During his monthly briefing February 28 to the Security Council, the UN Special Coordinator on the Middle East Alvaro de Soto discussed the determinants of the current Palestinian assistance conundrum and the consequences of international inaction. Reporting that it is too s [...]	2006-03-03 19:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL
06USUNNEWYORK453	AHTISAARI BRIEFS UNSC ON KOSOVO FUTURE STATUS [...] (C) Summary: In closed UNSC consultations March 7, Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari briefed Security Council members on his work to date in the Kosovo Future Status Process. Delivering a candid message, Ahtisaari argued while the current government in Belgrade is not responsible for what Milo [...]	2006-03-09 22:48:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK SR YI
06USUNNEWYORK467	UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: The Perm Five Permanent Representatives met at 5:00 pm Friday, March 10 at USUN to discuss the British-French draft elements on Iran. Discussion went round and round, as the Russians and Chinese had no specific instructions on the text, speaking instead in general terms about h [...]	2006-03-11 00:27:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNNP EU IR AA
06USUNNEWYORK519	DUPLICATIVE DIALOGUES AMONG CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) Summary. This is an Action Request, per para 6. The UN Mission of the Philippines is attempting to formalize follow-up to a conference on "interfaith dialogue," which their Foreign Minister chaired in New York in June 2005. Creation of a proposed follow-up group is ill-defined, duplicates [...]	2006-03-16 18:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL PREL KISL RP
06USUNNEWYORK528	MARCH 15 P5 MEETING ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: The P-5 met at 8AM Wednesday, March 15 at the U.S. Mission to continue consultations on Iran. The Russians and Chinese continued to stonewall any progress on the British-French draft UNSC Presidential Statement, with no change in their positions since the March 14 P-5 and inform [...]	2006-03-17 14:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AA AORC EU IR KNNP IAEA
06USUNNEWYORK530	UN HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON SYSTEM-WIDE COHERENCE: U/S [...] Summary: In New York consultations March 13, Under Secretary Shiner surveyed the upcoming work of the UN SIPDIS Secretary General's High-Level Panel on UN System-wide SIPDIS Coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance, and Environment. The thirteen-member Panel -- man [...]	2006-03-17 16:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETRD KUNR AORC SENV UN
06USUNNEWYORK536	RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SOMALIA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE [...] Summary: Recent developments in Somalia have improved the prospect for peace, however the process remains vulnerable, and the pressing humanitarian crisis demands immediate international attention. The signing of the Aden Declaration and subsequent convening of the Parliament are important [...]	2006-03-17 23:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL SO UNSC KPKO XW
06USUNNEWYORK538	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on establishment of the Human Rights Council (HRC) by a vote of 170-4(U.S.) with 3 abstentions. Reftel reported on the presentation of the resolution text and Explanations of Vote (EOVs) delivered in [...]	2006-03-20 14:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK549	BRAMMERTZ SAYS HARIRI INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Ambassadors Bolton and Sanders met March 15 with Serge Brammertz, Commissioner of the International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC). Brammertz issued his first UNIIIC interim report on March 14, met with other P-5 ambassadors March 15, and briefed the Securit [...]	2006-03-21 11:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KCRM UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK562	UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS [...] SUMMARY: New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding Dan Doctoroff and Commissioner for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol Marjorie Tiven called on Ambassador Bolton on March 21 to discuss DC-5 and the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP). They highlighted the City [...]	2006-03-22 19:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK563	BAKASSI BORDER ISSUE: DEMARCHE AND UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General's Executive Director for Political Affairs Carlos Lopes and Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa Ahmedou Ould-Abdullah briefed Acting Polcouns on sensitive efforts underway to resolve the Bakassi border issue. Lopes said SY [...]	2006-03-23 00:53:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PINR PINS PREL CM NI UN
06USUNNEWYORK576	UN/IRAQ:HIGH-LEVEL U.S.-UN DIALOGUE ON IRAQ [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a useful and detailed March 16 meeting, the U.S. and UN, led by S/I Ambassador Jeffrey and DPA U/SYG Gambari respectively, exchanged views on Iraq. The U.S. expressed appreciation for the work of the UN, especially SRSG Qazi, and urged an increased UN role, especially [...]	2006-03-23 16:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK589	UN/IRAQ: UNSC QUARTERLY MEETING ON UNAMI AND MNF [...] (C) Begin Summary. In the March 15 UNSC meeting on Iraq, SRSG Qazi expressed concerns about sectarian violence and the human rights situation in Iraq, but described success in meeting the benchmarks in the political process. On behalf of the MNF, Ambassador Bolton briefed progress in trans [...]	2006-03-23 23:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK613	UN LEGAL COUNSEL BRIEFS ON LEBANON SPECIAL COURT [...] Nicolas Michel, UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs, briefed Security Council members March 23 on the status of preparations for a Lebanese Special Court. The briefing followed the release on March 21 of the Secretary General's Report (S/2006/176) on efforts to assist the Government [...]	2006-03-28 14:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM LE PGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK618	A STEP CLOSER TO TRANSITION: WITH UNSCR 1663 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sudan Jan Pronk's March 21 SIPDIS briefing to the Security Council revealed persistent divisions among Members on the prospect of African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) transition and imposition of targeted sanctio [...]	2006-03-28 20:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK643	UNSC: HEARS BRAMMERTZ, ISSUES STATEMENT ON THIRD [...] In his March 16 briefing to the Security Council on the "Third report of the International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005),1636 (2005),and 1644 (2005)" that included both his open briefing and his comments in close [...]	2006-03-30 22:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK645	UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI: ALL SMILES AND MANY [...] Summary. During an open debate on Haiti in the United Nations Security Council on March 27, UN Secretary-General Annan and representatives from 30 countries -- including Foreign Ministers or Vice-Ministers from Greece, Guyana, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, and Br [...]	2006-03-30 23:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK732	TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN MEETS CTC CHAIRMAN LOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee's (CTC) primary responsibility was to build a truly international coalition in the fight against terrorism by ensuring that less developed States were not "left behind," explained CTC Chairman Loj during her meeting with Treasury Assistant Secret [...]	2006-04-05 18:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC ETTC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK762	UNSC: MARCH MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] (U) In his March 30 briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tuliameni Kalomoh discussed the new Palestinian government, the just-completed Israeli elections, security issues, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and [...]	2006-04-11 15:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK794	AMBASSADOR BOLTON PROPOSES TO JUMP START SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The conflict in Western Sahara remains at a stalemate. From my perspective in New York, a fresh approach to Security Council action on MINURSO's mandate is one available option if we seek to accelerate Moroccan action on autonomy for the Western Sahara. If such an approach fails [...]	2006-04-14 13:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK796	UN/IRAQ: APRIL 13 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING ON [...] (C) Begin Summary. During the April 13 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI staff and security SIPDIS concerns, especially in southeast Iraq. They reported requests to the Brazilian and Turkish Missions for a dedicated ai [...]	2006-04-14 15:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ KU JA
06USUNNEWYORK797	PORTUGAL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HRC CANDIDACY: [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 16:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UN IR PO EVN
06USUNNEWYORK819	A/S SILVERBERG MEETS WITH U/SYG DPKO GUEHENNO TO [...] (C) Summary: Accompanied by USUN Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Kristen Silverberg met with Under Secretary General for the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Marie Guehenno and DPKO Assistant Secretary General Hedi A [...]	2006-04-19 17:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK825	UN/IRAQ: APRIL 19 REVIEW OF IRAQ ISSUES WITH [...] (C) During an April 19 meeting between UNMOVIC Acting Executive Chairman Demitrius Perricos and USUN staff, the following subjects were addressed: the non-paper on bunkers in Muthanna; the Iraq WMD compendium summary; and the Iraqi request for a copy of its FFCD of its chemical weapons progra [...]	2006-04-19 23:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK833	LIBERIA COMMITTEE CHAIR'S TRIP AND FUTURE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following her recent visit to Monrovia, the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN and Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee Ellen Loj concluded the Security Council should send a positive signal to the new Liberian government during the Council's scheduled June revie [...]	2006-04-24 13:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK835	UNSC/SUDAN: PALLOR HANGS OVER MEMBERS' ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. At an April 18 open briefing to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),African Union (AU) Special Envoy to the Abuja Peace Talks Salim Ahmed Salim, with what seemed like a false sense of security and optimism, proclaimed Darfur peace negotiations to be in the 'ho [...]	2006-04-24 13:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CD NI PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK881	HAITI: UN SECRETARIAT GREETS DEPARTMENTAL [...] (C) Summary. During meetings with UN Secretariat officials in New York on April 18, Interim S/CRS Head Ambassador Tim Carney outlined the USG's Departmental Stabilization Initiative (DSI) to promote reform and reconstruction efforts in troubled areas of Haiti outside of Port-au-Prince. The A [...]	2006-04-26 23:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK885	UNSC: LEBANESE PM FOUAD SINIORA BRIEFS SECURITY [...] Summary: Before a public meeting of the Security Council April 21, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora briefed on the Lebanese National Dialogue and delivered a strong message in support of Council actions and the recently released Secretary General's third report on UNSCR 1559. Siniora [...]	2006-04-27 22:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK890	UNSC/SUDAN: COUNCIL ADOPTS SANCTIONS RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) In an April 25 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution imposing on four Sudanese individuals the targeted sanctions (travel ban and assets freeze) authorized by UNSCR 1591 (2005). The vote count was 12 in favor and three abstentions (China, Qatar, [...]	2006-04-28 19:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC NI PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK893	UN: OIOS ISSUES REPORT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE [...] Summary. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 59/296 in which the Assembly requested the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to conduct a comprehensive management audit of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO),OIOS issued a summary report (A/60/717) of its seven separa [...]	2006-05-01 17:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK908	UN REFORM: G-77 WINS FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE IN [...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Fifth Committee, meeting in formal session April 28, voted 108 to 50, with 3 abstentions, to support adoption of a draft resolution introduced April 21 by the G-77 and China that attempts to impeded ongoing Secretary-General efforts to pursue management reform in the SI [...]	2006-05-03 20:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK913	UNSC: A/SYG ANNABI AND PERSONAL ENVOY VAN WALSUM [...] Summary: During a private meeting of the Security Council April 25, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Heidi Annabi reported on MINURSO operations, and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum discussed the Secretary-General's latest r [...]	2006-05-04 13:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK915	LARSEN TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL WHY SYRIA NEEDS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During private consultations with the UNSC on April 26, UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen robustly argued that full implementation of UNSCR 1559 would not be achieved until Syria responded to Lebanon's offer to demarcate their shared border and establish diplomatic relations. [...]	2006-05-04 13:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK917	1267 COMMITTEE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS AND FAIRNESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN delivered demarche (REF A) to all other P-5 delegations April 27 - 28. P-5 delegations supported U.S. efforts to address &due process8 concerns as a way to strengthen the 1267 sanctions regime and to encourage more States to participate in the 1267 process. France and Russia [...]	2006-05-04 15:42:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK974	CYPRUS: BRYZA AND SILLIMAN'S NEW YORK MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: On May 10, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman traveled to New York for meetings on Cyprus with U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari and SRSG on Cyprus and UNFICYP head Michael Moller. In a lunch meeting with Moller and his deputy Susan Allee joined by USUN Ambassador Sanders, [...]	2006-05-13 01:23:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PGOV PREL UNSC TU CY
06USUNNEWYORK979	HARIRI INVESTIGATION GOING WELL, BRAMMERTZ WILLING [...] (C) Summary: UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz told Ambassador Bolton May 10 that the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri is "going well" although he will not be ready to announce major developments when he next reports to the Security Counci [...]	2006-05-15 17:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK992	UN/CYPRUS:U/SYG BRIEFING TO P5 ON CYPRUS TRAVEL [...] (SBU) U/SYG for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari convoked the P5 May 12 to brief on his plans to travel to Cyprus and to seek UNSC support for the trip. He will next brief the full Council. (Note: The travel dates are not yet set. End Note.) Gambari has four goals for the trip: 1) enco [...]	2006-05-15 22:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC PGOV CY
06USUNNEWYORK993	UN REFORM: U/S BURNS SEES GA PRESIDENT ELIASSON [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns called on GA President Eliasson during a break in the HRC voting on Tuesday, May 9. Eliasson was clearly energized by the results of the voting and expressed his hope that the U.S. would be "encouraged" by the process. Both agreed that the proof of positive change woul [...]	2006-05-16 14:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR AORC UNGA UN IR
06VATICAN101	CARDINAL ZEN OPTIMISTIC ON HOLY SEE-CHINA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong, visiting Rome, told DCM that both the Holy See and China want to put their talks back on track, and that Rome's negotiator will be heading soon to Beijing for this reason. He also commented on his relations with Beijing and the Patriotic Association, th [...]	2006-06-06 09:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI VT
06VATICAN122	HOLY SEE: CARDINAL POUPARD'S VIEWS ON ISLAM [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's new principal voice on matters Islamic, Cardinal Poupard, told Ambassador that the Pope wants dialogue with Muslims to focus on the local level and to be approached through a framework of culture rather than of theology. Poupard's confident remarks are further evid [...]	2006-06-27 07:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN123	HOLY SEE DEPUTY FM DISCUSSION WITH EUR/WE DIRECTOR -- IRAN, [...] (C) Summary. Holy See deputy FM Parolin discussed a number of topics with visiting EUR/WE Director on June 22. He portrayed an essentially stable Holy See foreign policy despite some reorganization of the Curia; continuing concern over the flight of Christians from the Holy Land, doubt over t [...]	2006-06-27 07:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN141	POPE AVOIDS CONFRONTATION IN SPAIN [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI promoted traditional Catholic doctrine on the family and bioethics during his recent visit to Spain, but opted for respectful dialogue over open attacks against the Spanish government's policies on gay marriage, divorce and abortion. The pope aimed to pitch his message to the [...]	2006-07-19 16:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KIRF SP VT
06VATICAN153	HOLY SEE: FOREIGN MINISTER'S INTERVIEW ON LEBANON [...] (U) Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (i.e., Foreign Minister) gave an interview to Vatican Radio July 27 on the Rome Conference which met July 26 on the Lebanon crisis. The interview was published under the headline, "4 Positive Aspects of Talks on [...]	2006-07-28 13:10:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN154	LEBANON: VATICAN PUSHES CEASEFIRE, BUT STAYS POSITIVE [...] (C) Holy See FM Lajolo told the Charge July 28 that the Vatican still placed top priority on an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, but also acknowledged the good with regard to the Rome conference. Lajolo also emphasized "the positive aspects" of the summit in his comme [...]	2006-07-28 15:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN185	HOLY SEE'S CHINA ENVOY: RECENT TRIP A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary. Archbishop Celli, the Vatican's unofficial envoy to China, told Ambassador his July visit to China had a positive outcome and he hoped for a return visit later this year. Celli does not foresee any change in the overall situation for Catholics in China, but does think talks with [...]	2006-09-01 16:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT CH
06VATICAN188	HOLY SEE SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON MIGRATION HLD [...] (U) Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (equivalent to deputy foreign minister) called in DCM to discuss the High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (reftel),which DCM had raised with Foreign Minister Lajolo on July 28. [...]	2006-09-08 15:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VT
06VATICAN201	POPE AGAIN TRIES TO CALM STORM [...] (C) In his weekly audience September 20, Pope Benedict again sought to defuse tensions stemming from his September 12 remarks on Islam at the University of Regensburg. He emphasized that the controversy stemmed from a "misunderstanding" and again disassociated himself from the offending quot [...]	2006-09-20 16:41:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT KIRF PTER PHUM
06VATICAN203	VATICAN: MEDIA RESPONSE TO POPE'S RESPONSE ADDRESS [...] September 21 reaction by Vatican-based media to Pope Benedict's September 20th general audience remarks was strongly positive. Most press outlets reported the pope used the occasion to again express regret that his remarks on Islam had been misunderstood and to emphasize his "profound respect [...]	2006-09-21 16:49:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IT VT
06VATICAN207	POPE CONVENES MUSLIM AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI expressed "esteem and profound respect" for Muslims at a meeting September 25 with ambassadors from Muslim nations. He did not retract the quotation he used in Regensburg (reftels),or give further explanation of his speech in Germany. The pope instead emphasized posit [...]	2006-09-25 16:45:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SOCI PHUM KIRF VT
06VATICAN223	HOLY SEE: DAS MADISON MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM ON CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. End summary. 2. (U) WHA DAS Kirsten Madison, accompanied by DCM, called on Monsignor Pietro Parolin on October 23 to discuss Cuba and Nicaragua. Parolin is the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (equivalent to deputy foreign minister). ------- Cuba ------ [...]	2006-10-23 16:13:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VT
06VATICAN225	HOLY SEE: DAS MADISON MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM ON CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. WHA DAS Madison discussed Cuba and Nicaragua in an October 23 conversation with Holy See Deputy FM Parolin. Madison described the USG view of Cuba as it undergoes significant change in the wake of Fidel Castro's illness, our belief that Cuba's future is for Cubans to decide, and o [...]	2006-10-24 08:20:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN226	VATICAN: NGO CONSIDERS CHRISTIAN RESETTLEMENT IN NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Chaldean and Syrian Church Leaders in Mosul, Iraq have proposed resettling displaced Iraqi Christians in an area of Northern Iraq. Vatican-affiliated NGO the Community of Sant'Egidio plans to visit Northern Iraq in November to meet with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) leaders [...]	2006-10-24 13:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IZ VT
06VATICAN249	VATICAN: ENCOURAGEMENT, BUT NO CHANGE ON TURKEY/EU POLICY [...] (C) Despite media reports to the contrary, the Vatican remains officially neutral on the subject of Turkey's EU bid. It maintains its position that it sees "no obstacle" to Turkey's entry if the GoT fulfills the Copenhagen criteria on religious freedom. Holy See officials were quick to speak out an [...]	2006-12-01 17:24:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM SOCI TU VT
06VATICAN256	TURKEY: VATICAN BACKS INTEGRATION [...] (C) While not officially endorsing Turkey's entry into the EU (ref a),the Holy See continues to support the dialogue and reform process connected to the issue. Top officials, including the pope, have spoken positively in public and private about European integration. Although they are critical of [...]	2006-12-07 17:58:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM TU VT
06VATICAN269	LATIN AMERICA: 1999 VATICAN DOCUMENT STILL GIVES DIRECTION [...] (SBU) Latin America is home to about half of the world's more than one billion-plus Catholics, making it a key region for the Holy See. It is also a region where the Catholic Church is losing many adherents, especially to evangelical groups. For these reasons and others, Latin America is oft [...]	2006-12-27 18:04:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI ECON VT XM
06VATICAN31	CHINESE PRIEST ENCOURAGES POTUS WORDS ON FREEDOM [...] (C) Fr. Shu-Jie Chen of the Chinese Patriotic Church said February 21 that he appreciated the President's speaking out recently in China on religious freedom issues. Chen offered mild criticism of the Chinese government on human rights issues, but offered a generally positive view of religio [...]	2006-02-23 08:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV VT CH
06VATICAN33	DARFUR: SANT'EGIDIO MONITORING PROCESS [...] (C) The Community of Sant'Egidio continues to monitor closely the Darfur peace process, but is waiting until the end of the current round of negotiations to retake a more active role. Scelzo bemoaned the widening of the Darfur crisis and said he hoped that "Darfurian stake-holders" could reg [...]	2006-02-24 15:16:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VT SU PHUM
06VATICAN57	HOLY SEE'S CHINA NEGOTIATOR "HOPEFUL BUT WITHOUT ILLUSIONS" [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's principal China negotiator, Archbishop Celli, described the situation of the Catholic Church in China as complex, with continuing subtle layers of control in key areas. With regard to the bilateral relationship between China and the Holy See, the Vatican remains h [...]	2006-03-31 15:49:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI KIRF VT CH
06VATICAN96	HOLY SEE RESPONSE TO IRAN DEMARCHE: THINKING IT OVER [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See will probably issue some kind of response to our Iran demarche, supporting a "diplomatic path" but falling well short of what we have asked. The Holy See remains reluctant to speak out publicly on Iran (or indeed on most geopolitical issues) and appears to take a mil [...]	2006-06-02 12:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT

06VIENNA1121	SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Austrian-U.S. relations have a solid basis in the common values of democracy and civil rights, and Austria's international activities contribute to our shared vision of a world of peace, freedom, democracy and prosperity. Austria holds the rotating Presidency of the EU Council for the f [...]	2006-04-19 15:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OTRA OVIP KSCA KFLU AU
06VIENNA1419	EU-LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT: SLOW PROGRESS TOWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the May 11-12 EU-LAC (Latin America/Caribbean) Summit, the two regions sought strategies for closer cooperation. A striking lack of unity among LAC countries hampered the effort. The meeting produced a "Declaration of Vienna" enumerating common goals, among them the continu [...]	2006-05-15 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM CU BL VE EUN AU
06VIENNA142	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM PLASSNIK [...] (C) Summary. During a cordial and lively first meeting with Ambassador McCaw, Foreign Minister Plassnik expressed her desire to continue the improved tenor of transatlantic relations during the Austrian EU Presidency. She pledged solidarity on Iran and Afghanistan, and agreed that the EU ne [...]	2006-01-18 07:23:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU AU IR AF RU
06VIENNA1482	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY ISSUES DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Vienna delivered ref demarche to Austrian Foreign Ministry May 18. 2. (U) On May 19, the Austrian EU Presidency issued a declaration urging the Syrian authorities to reconsider all cases of political prisoners and immediately release all prisoners of conscience. The text [...]	2006-05-19 15:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SY AU
06VIENNA1501	KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS: MAY 22 UPDATE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS MARTTI AHTISAARI SPENT MOST OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS TRAVELING TO EUROPEAN CAPITALS AND WASHINGTON, AND IN [...]	2006-05-23 10:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA1552	May 4 EU Ministerial on the Role of Internal [...] (SBU) Summary. Over 50 states and international organizations attended the May 4-5 Austrian Presidency sponsored Internal Security Ministerial, designed in part to implement the EU JHA External Strategy paper adopted in December 2005. A U.S. delegation led by Attorney General Gonzales, who [...]	2006-05-31 11:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA1586	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY URGES IRAN TO RETURN TO [...] In her capacity as current President of the EU Council, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a statement on behalf of the EU urging Iran to return to the negotiating table. Before the June 1 "P5 1" meeting in Vienna, Plassnik met separately with Secretary of State Condoleeza Ri [...]	2006-06-02 12:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KNNP ETTC MNUC ENRG IR EUN AU
06VIENNA1649	May 3 EU-U.S. JHA Ministerial Troika [...] Summary. The U.S. - EU JHA Ministerial Troika was held in Vienna May 3 with the U.S. delegation led by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, accompanied by DHS Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson. The EU delegation was headed by SIPDIS Austrian Minister of the Interior Prokop, Justice Minister [...]	2006-06-08 09:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA1907	Austrian Airlines in Turbulence - On the Path [...] The Austrian Airlines (AUA) group, after losses of Euro 173 million ($216 million) in 2005, is on track for another loss in 2006 due to high debt levels, a burdensome cost structure, and high fuel prices. AUA's major creditors are reportedly very concerned with AUA's debts of Euro 1.8-1.9 bi [...]	2006-06-28 12:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR AU
06VIENNA2030	AUSTRIA'S 2006/2007 OUTLOOK CONTINUES TO IMPROVE [...] The Austrian economy exhibits solid growth and more optimism. Data for the first few months of 2006 show strong growth of exports and investments, and some improvement in private consumption. The two leading Austrian economic institutes have upgraded their 2006 forecasts slightly, predictin [...]	2006-07-07 10:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
06VIENNA208	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT [...] (S) Econ Chief and Poloff delivered ref A talking points on January 23 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division in the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik informed us that the Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterror [...]	2006-01-24 17:09:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AU IR MTCRE
06VIENNA2155	Visit of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat [...] (SBU) Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti- Semitism Gregg Rickman visited Vienna July 5-8 to pay introductory calls on Austrian and Jewish community representatives, as well as OSCE and EU officials. Rickman met with MFA Legal Adviser Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff; Secretary General of the Na [...]	2006-07-19 11:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
06VIENNA230	JANUARY 30 GAERC PRE-DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief delivered ref (a) demarche to Austrian MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Coordinator Andreas Riecken on January 24. Riecken noted that, in addition to the topics mentioned in reftel, the EU Foreign Ministers would discuss the problem of granting visas [...]	2006-01-25 16:01:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU EUN
06VIENNA2322	AUSTRIA'S EU PRESIDENCY: MANAGING THE GAME [...] (C) Summary: The Austrians approached the EU presidency like a solid backup quarterback takes the field: they had modest expectations, they strove for technical competence, and they set realistic goals. Their biggest successes -- winning agreement on a financial perspective, getting agreem [...]	2006-08-03 11:30:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN AU
06VIENNA2635	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 05, 2006 [...] The Social Democrats (SPOe) have entered an "election alliance" with the Liberal Forum (LIF) by providing the party one space for a parliamentary seat on their federal ballot list in an effort to broaden the Social Democrat's overall appeal to voters in the upcoming general election. SPOe leade [...]	2006-09-05 11:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA2689	SCENESETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Austrian-U.S. relations have a solid basis in the common values of democracy and civil rights, and Austria's international activities contribute to our shared vision of a world of peace, freedom, democracy and prosperity. Austria held the rotating Presidency of the EU Council for the fi [...]	2006-09-08 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP TBIO KSCA AU
06VIENNA2731	KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS: SEPTEMBER 8-9 TALKS MAKE LITTLE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) DESPITE A MORE POSITIVE SPIN IN THE MEDIA, TECHNICAL TALKS ON KOSOVO HELD IN VIENNA SEPTEMBER 8 AND 9 MADE LITTLE PROGRESS. THE MEETINGS C [...]	2006-09-13 12:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA2738	GAERC -- DEMARCHES ON IRAN, OTHER POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on September 13 to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken. Riecken made the following substantive comments. 2. (C) Western Balkans: There will be council conclusions on Bosnia and on Montenegro, Riecken said. The reference to Monte [...]	2006-09-13 15:20:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN PARM KNNP IR EU AU
06VIENNA2996	ENGAGING WITH AUSTRIA ON THE PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) In response to reftel, Ambassador has engaged in a public affairs initiative to publicize and promote the President's policy on detainees. At the same time, Ambassador and DCM have discussed the issue with key Austrian government contacts. 2. (U) Ambassador incorporated reftel public [...]	2006-10-06 13:22:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AU
06VIENNA3043	AUSTRIA'S ECONOMY POISED FOR FASTER GROWTH [...] Austrian economic institutes have revised 2006 and 2007 GDP forecasts upward to 3.1% and 2.3-2.5% respectively. Data for the first half of 2006 indicate continued robust growth of exports and investments, and some improvement in private consumption. Growth in 2007 should slow, as the negativ [...]	2006-10-13 12:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
06VIENNA309	TREASURY U/S LEVEY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT TWO [...] (U) This message contains a request from the Ministry of Finance for information from the Department of Treasury. Please see paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. (S) During January 19 meetings, U/S Levey reiterated USG concerns to senior Austrian officials about financial relations between [...]	2006-02-02 07:47:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP AU
06VIENNA3145	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 24, 2006 [...] Amid statements from the negotiation teams on the "positive atmosphere" during yesterday's meetings on domestic issues, talks today will address education issues. After the talks on domestic issues yesterday, both SPOe delegation head Norbert Darabos and Interior Minister Liese Prokop praised t [...]	2006-10-25 15:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA324	AUSTRIA ON A WAY FORWARD ON TURKEY/CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: The Austrian presidency will seek movement on ending the isolation of Northern Cyprus, starting with direct trade, but will do this quietly in order to avoid a torpedoing of the initiative by the Cypriots or by the British, who (according to the Austrian MFA's Southern Europe he [...]	2006-02-02 19:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU EU AU
06VIENNA3279	AVIAN FLU: BAXTER-AUSTRIA DEVELOPS A VACCINE AGAINST HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Austrian-based research facility of the U.S. healthcare company Baxter has developed a vaccine against the current strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The vaccine has been successfully tested in mice and also with human subjects, yielding a protection rate between 70 [...]	2006-11-08 13:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ASEC SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU
06VIENNA3296	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 09, 2006 [...] SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer and Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel will meet in Parliament Friday to discuss again whether there is still a chance for a grand coalition. In the meantime, Federal President Heinz Fischer has indicated he is prepared to give the two parties "one or two weeks" to come t [...]	2006-11-09 14:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3303	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 13, 2006 [...] The People's Party resents SPOe's demands that negotiations be resumed by Wednesday or not at all. SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer has threatened that he will "talk to the Federal President about alternatives," unless the OeVP returns to the negotiation table - the latter maintains that such an ult [...]	2006-11-13 15:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3475	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 04, 2006 [...] The next round of talks between representatives from the SPOe and the OeVP to form a grand coalition begins today. At the top of the agenda are issues including government and administrative reforms, as well as social affairs, such as the details and financing of the proposed basic security pay [...]	2006-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3584	AUSTRIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43-1-31339-2196 and email: RobisonDR(at sign)state.gov. Post emailed the updated Intellipedia version of this report to [...]	2006-12-20 13:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR EFIN AU
06VIENNA3591	THE AUSTRIAN ECONOMY - STATUS AND POLICY OUTLOOK IN LIGHT [...] (SBU) The Austrian National Bank (ANB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have recently presented positive analyses of the Austrian economy and the impact of reforms over the last five years. However, both the ANB and IMF recommend that Austria should continue to focus on macroeconomic [...]	2006-12-21 13:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ELAB EUN AU
06VIENNA470	AVIAN INFLUENZA LIKELY IN AUSTRIAN SWANS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health and Women's Affairs (MoH) publicly announced on February 14 that tests by the Austrian National Veterinary Institute indicate there is a 70% probability that two dead swans found in southern Austria were infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The MoH follo [...]	2006-02-15 15:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU
06VIENNA514	USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would [...]	2006-02-17 19:38:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU
06VIENNA515	USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would apprecia [...]	2006-02-17 19:38:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU
06VIENNA696	AVIAN FLU: CATS IN AUSTRIA "REJECT" H5N1 VIRUS [...] On March 6, the Austrian Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Veterinary Director of the Austrian state of Styria announced that Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) tests confirmed the existence of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the saliva of three cats. However, the MoH subsequ [...]	2006-03-07 16:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ASEC TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU
06VIENNA870	KOSOVO: READOUT OF MARCH 17 TALKS ON [...] (U) The following is information gathered by the US liaison officer to the UN Office of the Special Envoy for Kosovo negotiations (UNOSEK) in Vienna. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The March 17 talks on decentralization were largely free of polemics and stuck to the agenda of the financing of [...]	2006-03-23 11:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SR YI AU UNMIK
06VIENNA92	SYLVESTER HAGUE CASE: FIRST MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN [...] SUMMARY: PER REFTEL, CONGEN MET WITH THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTRIAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY (ACA),JUDGE ROBERT FUCIK (FOO-CHIK) ON JANUARY 11, 2006. THE LENGTHY DISCUSSION COVERED BOTH GENERAL ISSUES AND THE CURRENT SYLVESTER ACCESS CASE FILED UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION. FUCIK WAS REASSURINGLY [...]	2006-01-12 09:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CASC AU
06VIENNA956	U.S.-EU TROIKA ON NONPROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: ISN Acting DAS Andrew Semmel and Acting Permanent Representative to Geneva Conference on Disarmament Thomas Cynkin met representatives of the Austrian EU Presidency, the future Finnish Presidency, the European Commission's delegation to IAEA, and the EU Council Secretariat [...]	2006-03-31 12:00:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER MARR MNUC ETTC EFIN KNNP EUN
06VIENTIANE1141	A SAD ANNIVERSARY: WHERE ARE THE 26 CHILDREN AS WE [...] (U) This message contains an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 16. 2. (C) Summary: The case of the 26 missing children has been unresolved since December 2005. Since then, there have been rumors that the children may have been secretly deported back to Thailand or ev [...]	2006-11-28 08:03:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN LA PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
06VIENTIANE1232	REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS VICE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota, in her first visit to Laos, pressed Vice Foreign Minister Phongsavath to accept more of a role for NGOs, to take advantage of international respect for the ICRC by allowing it to monitor the situation of the Hmong within Laos, to resolve [...]	2006-12-29 05:40:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
06VIENTIANE298	DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES' LAO VISIT [...] (C) UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Wendy Chamberlin's March 28-30 visit offered some promise of a positive resolution to Laos' continued detention of 27 Hmong deportees. Chamberlin met with Politburo member Pany Yathoteu, and ethnic Hmong, and with Deputy Foreign Minister Phongsava [...]	2006-03-30 06:53:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM TH LA
06VIENTIANE302	THE LAO COMMUNIST PARTY'S GAME PLAN [...] (C) Summary: The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) -- the ruling Communist Party -- has absolute confidence in its ability to govern Laos well into the future. The Party believes that it is responsible for economic gains over the past decade, not comprehending that much of that progress w [...]	2006-03-30 09:28:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV SOCI LA
06VIENTIANE335	SCENESETTER FOR DAS ERIC JOHN'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (C) You are visiting Laos at a time when Lao-U.S. relations are at their lowest ebb since 1999, when two Lao-Americans disappeared on the border between Laos and Thailand. The Lao government's detention of 27 Hmong deported from Thailand in December has much to do with the strain, but there a [...]	2006-04-10 04:25:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LA
06VIENTIANE386	DAS ERIC JOHN VISIT: PREDICTABLY, LAO MFA DENIES [...] (C) During his April 25-26 visit to Vientiane for ASEAN-related meetings, DAS Eric John met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Somsavat Lengsavad, who categorically denied Laos faced any human rights problems in the areas of religious freedom or treatment of the ethnic Hmong minor [...]	2006-04-27 10:03:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL TH LA
06VIENTIANE443	PROSPECTS FOR A JOINT DEMARCHE ON MISSING HMONG [...] (C) The "like-minded" Embassies in Vientiane have agreed that a joint demarche to the Lao government on the missing Hmong children should be the next step in ongoing efforts to secure the release of the group. The decision whether to deliver the demarche will depend on the outcome of ongoing [...]	2006-05-17 10:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE496	PLANS FOR JOINT DEMARCHE ON MISSING HMONG CHILDREN [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 11. Summary ------- 2. (C) With no sign of the Lao intending to release the 26 Hmong children held since December, the "like-minded" group in Vientiane plans to jointly demarche the Lao government as soon as modalities can be arranged, perhaps a [...]	2006-06-02 04:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE564	USTR VISIT TO LAOS [...] Summary. On June 21 and 22 USTR Director for Southeast Asia and Pacific, David Bisbee, met with GoL officials from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC),Customs and Tax Officials from the Ministry of Finance (MoF),the IPR officers in the Science, Technology and Environment Section in t [...]	2006-06-22 09:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EFIN LA
06VIENTIANE636	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LAO WOMEN'S UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with newly-elected Lao Women's Union (LWU) President Sisay Leudetmounsone July 6 to discuss Embassy cooperation with the LWU across a range of issues. The LWU has played a prominent role on TIP issues, and Ambassador used the occasion to explain Laos' recent Tier [...]	2006-07-07 06:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KWMN LA
06VILNIUS1032	LITHUANIA LOOKS TOWARDS RIGA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Looking towards the Riga Summit, Lithuania hopes for encouraging words on Baltic air policing and NATO enlargement. The GOL remains committed to success in Afghanistan, where it may redeploy special forces in 2007. End Summary. Lithuania considering sending SOF to Afghanistan [...]	2006-11-16 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR LH LT
06VILNIUS1036	LITHUANIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUCCESS IN [...] (SBU) As the Fourth Lithuanian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) left for Kabul November 14, Lithuania continues to demonstrate its commitment to success in Afghanistan. Lithuania is set to take on the entire military operating expense of its PRT in Ghor Province starting January 2007; is c [...]	2006-11-17 13:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS LH AF
06VILNIUS1037	LITHUANIAN FM MEETS WITH RUSSIAN FOREIGN, [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian FM Vaitiekunas's discussions November 14 with Russia's Foreign and Transport Ministers in Moscow focused on positive areas of cooperation, like Kaliningrad policy and the EU-Russia PCA, as well as touchier subjects such as energy supply and neighborhood policy. Vaitiek [...]	2006-11-17 14:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ENRG RS LH
06VILNIUS135	LITHUANIA'S PRO-DEMOCRACY SUMMIT: AN OPPORTUNITY [...] (U) Summary. Lithuania intends to hold a high-profile "Summit of the Communities for Democratic Choice" May 4-5 in Vilnius. GOL conference organizers are aiming high, hoping to build momentum towards democracy among transitional countries in the former Soviet Union. They plan to convene he [...]	2006-02-10 15:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
06VILNIUS146	LITHUANIA: RESTITUTION LEGISLATION FOR JEWISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lithuania is moving ahead with plans for the restitution of former Jewish communal property, an important element in addressing its Nazi and Soviet legacy. The government's support for restitution remains solid, and the GOL plans to submit the necessary legislation to Parliament [...]	2006-02-13 13:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KNAR PHUM LH
06VILNIUS157	CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES PROGRESS ON LITHUANIA'S [...] The joint GOL-Embassy Consular Working Group (CWG) met at Embassy request on February 8, 2006. Attendees included the Foreign Ministry's Consular Department Director Vaidotas Verba, Deputy Director Petras Anusas, and Consular Attache Marijus Petrusonis, as well as the Consul, both Vice Consuls [...]	2006-02-15 08:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS PREL LH
06VILNIUS204	LITHUANIANS LIKE USA BUT GWOT SUPPORT IS TEPID; POLL HELPS [...] SUMMARY: An Embassy-commissioned poll funded by EUR/PPD showed that a strong majority of Lithuanians continue to view the United States favorably. The survey also showed a positive correlation between knowing an American and having a positive image of the United States. Not all the news was [...]	2006-02-28 12:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO CVIS PREL LH
06VILNIUS42	CODEL SENSENBRENNER DISCUSSES VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] Summary: Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, discussed Lithuania's Visa Waiver Program (VWP) prospects and expressed U.S. appreciation for Lithuania's support in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in meetings with President Adamkus and other senior off [...]	2006-01-18 13:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CVIS OVIP LH
06VILNIUS487	(C) LITHUANIA'S ISAF PRT (C-RE6-00473) [...] (C) This cable responds to reftel's questions about host country's Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) in Afghanistan. -------------------------------- GOL COMMITTED TO AFGHANISTAN PRT -------------------------------- 2. (C) The GOL remains committed to leading the PRT in Ghor Provin [...]	2006-05-26 11:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PINR MASS MOPS PTER LH
06VILNIUS502	LITHUANIA'S GOVERNING COALITION COLLAPSES [...] (C) Lithuania's ruling coalition collapsed on May 31 when its biggest member, the Labor Party, withdrew. PM Brazauskas and President Adamkus met today to discuss next steps. Multiple sources indicate the PM has tendered his resignation, although the PM has not made a public announcement. We [...]	2006-05-31 13:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
06VILNIUS53	WORKING WITH THE BRAZAUSKAS GOVERNMENT: LOOKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: One year ago, we laid out a plan to strategically engage the newly elected coalition government headed by veteran politician Algirdas Brazauskas (reftel). Despite political tumult within the coalition, we succeeded in enlisting the new government to support key U.S. objectives, [...]	2006-01-20 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AMGT EINV LH
06VILNIUS538	LITHUANIA: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TO MAKE STATEMENT ON [...] (S) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division on June 9. Gulbinas told us that Lithuania strongly agrees with United States on both the need for a common public EU position on Iran and the need to broaden discussion on Iran beyond Iran [...]	2006-06-09 13:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	UN KPAL PREL LH IR
06VILNIUS570	PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Muntianas, during the Ambassador's June 6 farewell call, expressed hope that a government coalition uniting Lithuania's political left and right will soon emerge. He declared his willingness to move Jewish property restitution forward a [...]	2006-06-19 10:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EINV KNAR LH
06VILNIUS573	LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT: EU INCOMPLETE WITHOUT TURKEY [...] (SBU) President Adamkus argued for the eventual accession of Turkey to the European Union in a June 17 interview with Turkish newspaper Miliyet, according to the Lithuanian press. Adamkus plans to make an official visit to Turkey later this week, where he will meet President Sezer, PM Erdogan, [...]	2006-06-19 13:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LH TU
06VILNIUS591	LITHUANIA RESPONSIVE TO TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Our interlocutors here positively appraised the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report and reftel points. The report,s recommendations have already inspired the GOL to implement measures to improve anti-trafficking efforts. The GOL is also working on a comprehensive strateg [...]	2006-06-23 09:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG LH
06VILNIUS610	LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT NOMINATES DEFENSE MINISTER AS [...] (SBU) Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus nominated acting Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas for the post of Prime Minister June 28. The parliament held hearings on the nomination June 29 and will vote on Kirkilas's candidacy as early as July 4. The Social Democrats and Conservatives appea [...]	2006-06-29 14:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LH
06VILNIUS675	LITHUANIA'S 14TH GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE AS [...] (SBU) Lithuania's parliament approved Prime Minister- designate Gediminas Kirkilas's government program and cabinet July 18 by a vote of 59 to 49. Support came from the coalition of 53 MPs with additional support from three Labor members and three Homeland Union (conservative) members in the [...]	2006-07-18 13:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR LH
06VILNIUS682	U.S.-LITHUANIA BILATERAL WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the annual Bilateral Working Group (BWG) meetings between the USG and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Vilnius July 12-13, all three Baltic delegations carried a unified message on Baltic cooperation and Baltic air policing. In both the multilateral and bilateral fora, [...]	2006-07-19 13:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS AF LH
06VILNIUS739	LITHUANIA SEEKING TO EXPAND SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) The GOL recently sponsored a pair of visits between Afghanistan and Lithuania aimed at shoring up support in both countries for its Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Ghor Province, Afghanistan. Ghor's Governor and a delegation of Afghan parliamentarians came to Vilnius for meetings [...]	2006-08-09 09:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LH AF
06VILNIUS773	LITHUANIA WILL MAKE MODEST CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On the margins of the Ambassador's presentation of credentials ceremony August 17, top Lithuanian foreign policy planners expressed Lithuania's willingness in some way to contribute to UNIFIL. Ambassador delive [...]	2006-08-17 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE LH
06VILNIUS789	PM AND FM UNDECIDED ON LEBANON; SEE OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: PM Kirkilas and FM Vaitiekunas both told the Ambassador in initial courtesy calls that Lithuania's likely contribution to UNIFIL would be small, given its commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq. They said [...]	2006-08-23 12:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM ENRG ECON LE LH
06VILNIUS818	LITHUANIAN DEFENSE UNDER SECRETARY ON BALTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MOD Under Secretary Renatas Norkus gave the Ambassador areadout of the recent Baltic Defense Ministers' meeting and a sketch of his plans for his upcoming visit to Washington during a meeting September 1. The Baltic Defense Ministers agreed they would try to encourage NATO to [...]	2006-09-05 13:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL AF LG EN LH
06VILNIUS852	SEPTEMBER GAERC AND LITHUANIAN VIEWS ON GYMNICH [...] (C) We delivered reftel points September 13 to Tomas Gulbinas, head of MFA's Common Foreign Policy and Security Division who is responsible for briefing the FM for the GAERC. Gulbinas said that the Lithuanian FM does not plan any interventions in the September 15 GAERC, which focuses on issue [...]	2006-09-14 13:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH EUN RS UP
06VILNIUS88	LITHUANIA: FAVORABLE PRESS FOR RICE-CHERTOFF OPEN [...] SUMMARY: Post actively publicized the January 17 Rice- Chertoff announcement on America's initiatives to welcome tourists, students and business travelers. The Lithuanian media reacted quickly and favorably. Keying off a detailed press release, national radio interviewed the PAO and played [...]	2006-02-02 07:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO CMGT PREL CVIS LH
06VILNIUS969	LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH ENERGY TALK AT LAHTI SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. President Adamkus's silence at the October 20 EU-Putin dinner notwithstanding, Lithuania was pleased that EU leaders reached a stronger consensus on external energy policy. Lithuanian officials believe that Putin's comments on Georgia may help them build sympathy for the Georgia [...]	2006-10-25 13:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN LH RS GG
06WARSAW107	POLAND: SENIOR ADVISOR FOR AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology Madelyn Spirnak visited Warsaw on November 29 and 30, 2005 to discuss the USG position on genetically modified organisms (GMO's),with GOP officials, members of the academic community, and the media. While the current GOP and much [...]	2006-01-25 13:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ETRD EAGR KSCA ECIN PL
06WARSAW1142	SENIOR DOS AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH ADVISOR SPIRNAK'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Madelyn Spirnak, State Department Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology, attended meetings in Warsaw on May 22 and 23, and in Krakow on May 24, 2006. Her visit came at a crucial time in the new GOP's legislative assault on agricultural biotechnology. In March the GOP [...]	2006-06-12 09:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON EAGR ETRD PL
06WARSAW1445	POLAND ON MISSILE DEFENSE: NO PRECONDITIONS, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the CDA on July 17, two senior MFA officials, Americas Director Henryk Szlajfer and International Security Policy Director Robert Kupiecki, reiterated Poland's continuing strategic interest in negotiating a bilateral agreement on Missile Defense (MD) with no prec [...]	2006-07-17 15:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARS MASS PL
06WARSAW1489	ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE POLISH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) is stung by criticism that it is anti-Semitic, gutting Holocaust education, and too slow to act on long delayed private property restitution, but does not have a strategy to deal with these problems. PiS points to its heretofore good [...]	2006-07-20 14:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNAR PL
06WARSAW1514	THE (LAST?) BATTLE FOR PUBLIC MEDIA IN POLAND [...] (U) Journalists and media observers continue to bemoan the perceived loss of independence for public media. While Polish Public media has ebbed and flowed with majority politics since 1989 never has the division between politicians and media been drawn in such sharp relief. The dust is settl [...]	2006-07-25 14:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PL
06WARSAW1523	THE (LAST?) BATTLE FOR PUBLIC MEDIA IN POLAND [...] (SBU) Journalists and media observers continue to bemoan the perceived loss of independence for public media. While Polish Public media has ebbed and flowed with majority politics since 1989 never has the division between politicians and media been drawn in such sharp relief. The dust is set [...]	2006-07-26 13:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PL
06WARSAW1611	POLAND - PRICE CUTS ON REFUNDABLE DRUGS LIST [...] (U) On July 22, 2006 Embassy received a copy of a letter from Polish Health Deputy Minister Boleslaw Piecha to Pawel Zelewski, President of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies Association (IPCA). The letter is the Ministry of Health's response to IPCA's concerns with regard to a 13 percent [...]	2006-08-07 13:33:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TBIO EINV PL
06WARSAW1632	Poland: Frank Mermoud's Visit [...] (SBU) Frank Mermoud, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, visited Warsaw July 14 to urge the Polish government to change its position on the 13% reduction in reimbursement prices for imported drugs that became effective July Â [...]	2006-08-08 06:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG PREL PL
06WARSAW1664	LEBANON: POLAND OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UNIFIL-PLUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 12:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER UN PL
06WARSAW1746	POLAND: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNIFIL [...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel points on UNIFIL contributions to MFA Middle East Africa Director and MFA Americas Acting Director on August 17. DCM also raised the issue in a previously scheduled meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Pawel Kowal on August 18. Kowal indicated that Poland [...]	2006-08-22 06:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE PL
06WARSAW176	U.S.-POLAND STRATEGIC DIALOGUE III: EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Septel reports on security and defense issues discussed by EUR A/S Dan Fried and ASD/ISP Peter Flory at the Third U.S.-Polish Strategic Dialogue (SD) January 25 in Warsaw and provides a list of the principal U.S. and Polish participants. This cable covers the SD sessions on East [...]	2006-02-03 15:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL UP BO RU
06WARSAW2104	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UNSC RACE: POLAND URGES [...] (C) Political Counselor orally delivered paragraph four points of reftel demarche to Beata Baranska, Director of the Political Division in the MFA's UN Department, emphasizing that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's UNGA speech was further evidence of that Venezuela was not an appropriate cand [...]	2006-09-29 09:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PL
06WARSAW2113	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH POLISH PM JAROSLAW [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met with Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski on September 8, 2006 and discussed Ukraine, Belarus, and energy security, all topics that we expect the PM to raise when he travels to Washington next week. Fried also discussed the chilly state of [...]	2006-09-29 14:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP
06WARSAW2159	A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH FM FOTYGA, MFA AND MOD [...] (C) Summary: (C) A/S Fried met September 8 with MFA and MOD officials to discuss a range of bilateral issues, and was hosted at dinner later that evening by Foreign Minister Fotyga. An extensive part of both conversations focused on Ukraine, and how to encourage the Ukrainian government to c [...]	2006-10-05 14:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP
06WARSAW2188	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV IN POLAND: A SOFT TOUCH, EXCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian FM Sergei Lavrov met October 5 with President Lech Kaczynski, PM Jarek Kaczynski and FM Anna Fotyga during a one-day visit to Warsaw. According to senior officials from the MFA and presidential chancellery, the overall tone of the visit was positive, although little was a [...]	2006-10-12 15:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL RS GG IR
06WARSAW2224	NORTH KOREA: POLISH MFA ASKS FOR INTENSIFIED [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA East Asia Pacific Department Director Jacek Najder invited Pol External Chief in for a lengthy discussion of Polish policy on North Korea, which culminated in a request for intensified bilateral consultations. Poloff took advantage of the opportunity to deliver Ref A demarche [...]	2006-10-18 14:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP PL KN
06WARSAW2257	MEETING SUMMARY FOR STAFFDEL FOLDI IN POLAND [...] This cable has been cleared by Staffdel Foldi. MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL POLICY - THE RULES AND REGS 2. For the governmental perspective, Staffdel Foldi met with Krzysztof Wieckiewicz, Director of the Department of the Public Benefit at the MOL. The 2003 Law on the Organizations of Pub [...]	2006-10-24 13:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PHUM PL
06WARSAW2286	REVIVAL OF JEWISH LIFE IN POLAND, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Twentieth century Poland's history of Jewish relations has made many Jews see Poland solely as a Jewish cemetery and hotbed of anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism persists, but is no worse than most European countries, and rejection of anti-Semitism is on the rise, notwithstanding th [...]	2006-10-27 13:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KNAR PGOV PHUM PREL PL
06WARSAW2360	POLAND STRONGLY SUPPORTS CONTINUING UKRAINE REFORM [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche October 31 to Amb. Andrzej Krawczyk, Foreign Policy Adviser to President Lech Kaczynski. Krawczyk responded that Ukraine was a key bilateral partner of Poland and a high priority in Polish foreign policy to which President Kaczynski attaches great importance. [...]	2006-11-08 15:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UP PL NATO
06WARSAW240	Poland's Stabilization Pact - What it means for the [...] (SBU) On February 2, the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party signed a stabilization pact with two opposition parties - Self Defense (SO) and the League of Polish Families (LPR). The pact includes a list of bills the parties agree to support, and a shorter list of those they will d [...]	2006-02-15 10:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PL
06WARSAW2433	POLAND OPTIMISTIC ON DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ [...] (C) Pol External Chief and British counterpart delivered Ref B points jointly November 20 to Amb. Krzysztof Plominski, Acting Director of the MFA Middle East Africa Department. PolExtChief also took the opportunity to share Ref A text of Secretary Rice's letter to the UNSC President. SIPDIS [...]	2006-11-22 07:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNSC MOPS MARR PL IZ
06WARSAW2636	S/CT CRUMPTON HEARS POLISH PERSPECTIVES OF THE GWOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on December 13, Deputy Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski, and Chief of the National Security Bureau, Wladyslaw Stasiak, conveyed their thoughts on counterterrorism to Ambassador Henry Crumpton, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism. In his si [...]	2006-12-22 09:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PL
06WARSAW339	POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]	2006-03-01 06:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06WARSAW348	POLAND WILL PROPOSE POSTPONEMENT OF EIB LOAN TO [...] (C) Begin Summary. Poland's MFA reported that it will recommend postponing a final decision on the EIB loan to the Syrian government until after a report on Syria's cooperation on the Rafiq Hariri assasination is provided to the UNSC in late March. Poland is uncertain that the postponement [...]	2006-03-01 16:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV SY PL
06WARSAW353	POLISH PRESIDENT CAUTIONS YUSHCHENKO ON GAS DEAL [...] (C) In the course of his February 28-March 1 visit to Ukraine, Polish President Lech Kaczynski delivered a strong message to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on the January gas deal with Russia, expressing concern about the consequences of the agreement for Ukraine's economy and its abili [...]	2006-03-02 13:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV UP PL
06WARSAW358	POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]	2006-03-03 06:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06WARSAW380	POLAND'S PROPOSED EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY TREATY [...] (C) Poland continues to consult with EU partners on its proposed European Energy Security Treaty. Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski requests a meeting with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns March 20 or 21 to discuss mechanisms in the NATO Treaty that can be transferred to [...]	2006-03-03 16:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PL
06WARSAW481	FHWA ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR VISITS POLAND, [...] (U) Summary. Poland's lack of a quality road infrastructure presents serious problems for economic development, road safety, and quality of life. In continuing to investigate this problem and encourage GOP action, Embassy Warsaw Public Affairs and Econ Sections collaborated to bring King Ge [...]	2006-03-16 08:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ELTN PL
06WARSAW50	POLAND: Scenesetter for CODEL Duncan Visit, January [...] (U) Poland with an area of 313,000 square kilometers is about the size of New Mexico. Poland's population of 38.6 million (2004 est.) is 96 percent ethnically Polish and almost entirely Roman Catholic. However, there are also small German, Belarussian, Roma, Ukrainian, Jewish and Russian min [...]	2006-01-12 13:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN ECON PL CVIS ETRD

06WELLINGTON1016	NEW ZEALAND REACTION TO JOINING [...] Summary: New Zealand officials are generally supportive of the objective of enhanced international cooperation in the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) as proposed in reftel and welcome the opportunity to participate further in its development but are also seeking clarification [...]	2006-12-27 22:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON128	NATIONAL CONTEMPLATES CHANGE ON NUCLEAR BAN STANCE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition National Party is considering changing its policy regarding New Zealand's anti-nuclear ban, hoping to thereby remove one of Labour's strongest weapons against National. Senior Party officials have explained to us behind the scenes that the modification would only cl [...]	2006-02-17 05:15:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON133	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL ABIZAID TO NEW [...] (C) Mission New Zealand warmly welcomes your visit on 23-25 January. The Government has just returned from its lengthy Christmas and summer holiday period and has real anxiety that it is vulnerable to opposition attacks in a number of areas, including foreign and defense policies and the Gov [...]	2006-02-21 21:02:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON155	CDR CENTCOM VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary: General Abizaid's February 23-25 visit to New Zealand came one month after Admiral Fallon's visit amid high media interest in the bilateral relationship. The General met with Prime Minister Clark, Defense Minister Goff and Foreign Minister Winston Peters, as well as with Chief of [...]	2006-02-28 01:37:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC NZ
06WELLINGTON157	EAP/ANP DIRECTOR KRAWITZ'S FEBRUARY MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary: Discussions during ANP Director Krawitz's February 8-11 visit to New Zealand addressed PRC activities in the Pacific, Pacific Island issues, regional stability, counter-terrorism, Antarctica, U.S.-New Zealand relations, bilateral military ties, and launch of a new U.S.-New Zealan [...]	2006-02-28 04:06:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON167	FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS U.S. SHOULD RECOGNIZE NZ'S [...] (C) Summary: According to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, his recent public observation that the United States should appreciate New Zealand's contributions in the South Pacific was not meant to be a criticism. Peters assures us that he was calling for both sides to recognize the positive [...]	2006-03-02 02:56:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON18	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADM [...] (C) Mission New Zealand warmly welcomes your visits on January 15-19 (PACAF) and January 16-22 (PACOM). New Zealand officials are also eager to meet with you. You will be arriving in New Zealand towards the end of the summer holiday period. With Parliament out of session until mid-February [...]	2006-01-10 02:36:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON195	SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILL'S MARCH 18-20 VISIT TO [...] (C) The Embassy welcomes your upcoming visit to New Zealand, which will enable you to meet a broad range of New Zealanders, including academics, journalists, lawyers, and students. Your meetings with GNZ officials will allow for productive discussions about regional/Pacific Island and securi [...]	2006-03-12 18:44:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OVIP NZ
06WELLINGTON260	THE NUCLEAR BAN AND NEW ZEALAND'S IDENTITY [...] (C) Summary: For reasons of history and politics, New Zealand's anti-nuclear legislation has become a core part of the nation's psyche. The ban arose just as the country was forging its post-colonial identity, and has become as integral to many Kiwis as the Constitution is to us. Although w [...]	2006-04-05 03:55:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON284	A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH NEW ZEALAND OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: During his March 19-20 visit to Wellington and Auckland, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill met with GNZ officials from foreign affairs, defense, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies. All agreed that the United States and N [...]	2006-04-13 02:58:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV XB NZ
06WELLINGTON341	NEW ZEALAND IVs EMERGE AS MEDIA LEADERS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: While some New Zealand participants in the IV program remain in their same influential roles, others have had diverse experiences, including being offered employment by Al Jazeera, becoming the host of a radio show, and being promoted to management. Until recently we were able to [...]	2006-05-03 04:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KIRC OIIP MNUC KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ
06WELLINGTON384	SAMOAN GOVERNMENT: NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA [...] (C) Summary: Officials for New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australia High Commission in Wellington continue to follow closely the implications of Samoa's March 31 general election. Both recognize the potential for improved governance following the announceme [...]	2006-05-18 05:05:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ WS
06WELLINGTON389	MORE ON FM PETER'S E-MAIL OUTBURST: AN ANTI-GOFF [...] (C) Summary: Chris Trotter, New Zealand's leading left-wing political analyst believes the recent attack by New Zealand First leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters on National Party Leader Don Brash was actually aimed at Trade and Defense Minister Phil Goff. In a recent article in the "I [...]	2006-05-19 05:45:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON395	NEW ZEALAND ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING FORMATION OF NEW [...] New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters issued a statement May 22 hailing the formation of the new Iraqi government. "I congratulate Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and his colleagues on persevering over many months with forming a representative list of Cabinet members," Peters said in his sta [...]	2006-05-24 04:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KPAO PGOV IZ NZ
06WELLINGTON451	INITIATING A DIALOGUE: NEW ZEALAND ACTIONS IN THE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials say New Zealand's main areas of concern in the Pacific are governance, economic stability and security. New Zealand is revising its approach to and strengthening engagement with Pacific Island countries (PICs),and is coordinating more [...]	2006-06-13 00:04:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NZ
06WELLINGTON481	NEW ZEALAND REVIEWING MEDICINES POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: The New Zealand government has launched a review of its long-term medicines strategy, aiming to identify ways to improve the drug-purchasing system that controls the range and price of most prescription medicines in the country. The review follows more than a year of escalatin [...]	2006-06-22 23:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON NZ
06WELLINGTON482	NZ MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PSI "LEADING [...] (C) This message contains an action request, at para 4. 2. (C) On June 22, Pol-Econ Couns was called into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) by Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division, and Nik Green, Policy Officer. Swain explained that GNZ officials [...]	2006-06-23 05:39:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS NZ
06WELLINGTON512	PM CLARK'S MARKS INDEPENDENCE DAY: NZ MEDIA REPORTS [...] SUMMARY: At the Embassy's July 4 reception, Prime Minister Clark's gave a speech that described the bilateral relationship as "of fundamental importance to our country and one which we greatly value". She stressed our shared values and expressed her desire for the relationship to "continue to [...]	2006-07-07 03:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC PREL NZ
06WELLINGTON513	DEATH OF MAORI INFANTS BRINGS DEBATE & DISCORD [...] (SBU) The brutal deaths of twin Maori babies who lived in a house with several benefit recipients has sparked nationwide debate over the actions of the family. It has also highlighted the growing problem of welfare dependency, drug and alcohol addiction and child neglect within the Maori commu [...]	2006-07-07 03:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON526	FOREIGN MINISTER PETERS' TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: During his July visit to Washington, NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters hopes to focus discussion away from the nuclear issue and towards positive areas of bilateral cooperation. Peters, who has from the start of his tenure openly called for improved US-NZ relations, will quiet [...]	2006-07-10 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON536	CHINESE/NEW ZEALAND TALKS ON PACIFIC ISLAND ISSUES [...] (C) As part of a first round of New Zealand-China Pacific Consultations, PRC's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs He Yafei visited New Zealand in June. According to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT),He said China recognizes New Zealand's "very important" role in the Pacific [...]	2006-07-12 03:29:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NZ CH XV
06WELLINGTON59	Bio Data for 2006 International Visitor Haydon [...] Post nominates Haydon Dewes for RP Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, April 3-21, 2006. 2. Haydon Dewes has Full Country Team Approval. 3. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT: : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edi [...]	2006-01-24 18:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
06WELLINGTON717	GNZ SHOULD IMPROVE U.S. TIES, SAYS FORMER NZ [...] (C) New Zealand's former Ambassador to the United States, John Wood, told an inflential local international affairs organization that New Zealand should take the initiative to improve US-NZ ties. Wood cited GNZ officials' anti-US election campaign rhetoric as a low point in the relationship. [...]	2006-09-11 05:23:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON749	NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER REITERATES HER PRAISE FOR [...] SUMMARY: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has publicly underscored her appreciation of the US State Department's contribution to fostering people-to-people cultural links. The PM made special mention of a reception at the Ambassador's residence that was a strategic use of Public Affairs g [...]	2006-09-25 19:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO OPRC PREL NZ
06WELLINGTON89	NZ DISARMAMENT MINISTER SUPPORTS DECISION ON IRAN [...] (U) On February 1, New Zealand Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff issued a public statement in support of the IAEA extraordinary meeting decision to report Iran's nuclear program to the UN Security Council. Goff, who is also New Zealand's Defense Minister, highlighted the concern [...]	2006-02-02 04:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV KNNP IR NZ
06WELLINGTON943	GNZ SAYS FIJI TALKS CONSTRUCTIVE BUT IS TAKING NO [...] (C) Summary: Fiji Prime Minister Qarase and Commodore Bainimarama today met for two and a quarter hours at Government House in Wellington. New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) characterized the meeting as a "considered and serious discussion" of Bainimarama's nine demands [...]	2006-11-29 07:14:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV FJ NZ
06WELLINGTON951	NZ OFFICIALS SOMEWHAT PESSIMISTIC ON FIJI [...] (C) Summary: GNZ officials remain positive about yesterday's talks in Wellington between Fiji PM Qarase and Commodore Frank Bainimarama, and say the PM now has a chance to win hearts and minds to his cause. But they say they believe a coup is more likely than a resolution, and think RFMF ma [...]	2006-11-30 06:27:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV FJ NZ
06WELLINGTON953	NEW NATIONAL LEADER WANTS CLOSER TIES TO U.S. BUT [...] (C) Summary: The opposition National Party's new leader, John Key, says that although he favors closer relations between the United States and New Zealand, he believes his country should maintain its nuclear-free policy. Key is clearly trying to remove the nuclear issue from the political ag [...]	2006-11-30 08:25:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ
06YAOUNDE1811	TOUGH LOVE IN CAMEROON'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. Corruption, specifically the Government's faithfulness to its anti-corruption promises, continues to take center stage in Cameroon. Indeed, this was Anti-corruption Week in Cameroon, as the Prime Minister launched a high-profile seminar on how to implment the UN Anti-Corrupt [...]	2006-12-08 11:31:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PREL PGOV EFIN CM
06YAOUNDE816	CAMEROON: A TALE OF TWO PRESIDENCIES [...] (C) In its 46 years of independence, Cameroon has only known two presidents, Ahmadou Ahidjo (1960-1982) and Paul Biya (1982-present). Ahidjo was a charismatic and decisive man who ruled a one-party state where citizens had no voice in their leadership. Under Ahidjo, Cameroon's economy fared [...]	2006-05-24 16:28:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM PINR CM
06YEREVAN1056	CIVAIR: GOAM CONSIDERING SECURITY [...] (SBU) On August 4, we delivered reftel points and draft agreement to Director General of Civil Aviation Artyom Movsesyan. We also sent a copy of the draft agreement with an accompanying diplomatic note to the MFA. Movsesyan told us that he felt such an agreement would be positive but that ot [...]	2006-08-04 10:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA AM
06YEREVAN1204	SETTING THE STAGE FOR FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Election experts offer mixed views of ongoing efforts to improve key democratic institutions prior to the May 2007 parliamentary election. The challenges -- technical, bureaucratic and political -- are daunting. However there is room for cautious optimism that the GOAM is at lea [...]	2006-09-05 10:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMCA KDEM AM
06YEREVAN1330	ARMENIA'S SOVIET-STYLE INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE A [...] (SBU) Armenia celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of its independence on September 21 with an over-the-top Soviet-style display of military power in a long parade on Yerevan's Republic Square and a host of other events celebrating Armenia's development. Literally thousands of soldiers and c [...]	2006-09-25 09:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV AM
06YEREVAN1388	GUAM ALLIES GANG UP ON RUSSIA DURING THINKTANK [...] (U) A Russian analyst who spouted anti-Western rhetoric at a local thinktank seminar this week in Yerevan found himself outnumbered when panelists from Georgia (including a former foreign minister),Ukraine and Azerbaijan ganged up on him during their speeches and particularly during the quest [...]	2006-10-05 12:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK GG RU AZ AM
06YEREVAN1403	CHIRAC AVOIDS DEMOCRACY TALK, FOCUSES ON 1915 [...] (SBU) French President Jacques Chirac avoided tough democracy talk during his first visit to Armenia September 29 through October 1, preferring instead to focus on crowd-pleasers like "genocide" recognition. Chirac also told reporters that Nagorno Karabakh settlement talks should remain the p [...]	2006-10-06 13:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL FR AM
06YEREVAN1410	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO OSCE MINSK GROUP VISIT [...] (SBU) The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs visited Armenia October 3-4 as part of a regional trip aimed at renewing contact between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. On October 3, the co-chairs, together with Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman in Off [...]	2006-10-10 12:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC AM KMDR KPAO
06YEREVAN1424	PUSHING ARMENIA TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST KONGRA GEL [...] (S) The Government of Armenia has taken little action to respond to USG requests to address concerns about the possible presence and activity of Kongra Gel in Armenia. A recent high-level push by visiting DAS Matt Bryza got a more positive response, but it is too soon to tell if the GOAM will [...]	2006-10-11 12:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER AM
06YEREVAN1445	ARMENIAN REGIONAL NGOS MEETING WITH SOME SUCCESS [...] PAO and PAS Grants Manager recently visited several NGOs outside of Yerevan that had received support from the Democracy Commission, whose work encompassed anti-corruption (in public education),journalism, and human rights. Not only did we find dedicated people, young and old, staffing the o [...]	2006-10-13 11:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EAID KPAO KDEM AM
06YEREVAN1466	GOAM REPS AND NGOS DISCUSS MEDIA AMENDMENTS [...] The Partnership for Open Society Institute (OSI) local NGO held a discussion on media freedom in Armenia on October 9. The discussion focused on the draft amendments on media regulations that the government plans to re-submit following the parliament's failure to achieve a quorum for an Octob [...]	2006-10-19 12:55:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON KPAO AM
06YEREVAN1476	BRYZA AND PRIME MINISTER DISCUSES DEMOCRACY, [...] (C) EUR DAS Bryza met with Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markarian on October 4 to encourage Armenia to work towards free and fair elections in 2007 and 2008 and to discuss energy security and other regional issues. Markarian was open and engaged. He welcomed U.S. assistance on elections [...]	2006-10-20 13:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET ENRG IR TU AM
06YEREVAN1516	REVISED ELECTION CODE MOVING FORWARD, FINALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenia passed its revised election code through its first reading October 26, a small positive step. The draft can still be modified before final passage. OSCE/ODIHR and the Council of Europe Venice Commission (CoE/VC) provided a detailed joint commentary on the draft bill. The [...]	2006-10-30 04:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM OSCE AM
06YEREVAN1538	A GOOD START: GOAM COMMITS FUNDS TO NUCLEAR SAFETY [...] (C) The GOAM has pledged USD 5.3 million towards safety upgrades at the Armenian nuclear power plant (ANPP) and USD 1 million annually to support Armenia's newly established decommissioning fund. The European Commission and the U.S. also proposed between USD 6-7 million each for safety upgra [...]	2006-11-02 07:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PNNL AM
06YEREVAN1586	FM OSKANIAN BLASTS GUL FOR MOSCOW COMMENTS ON [...] (C) FM Oskanian responded November 4 to Turkish FM Gul's remarks to RFE/RL on Turkish-Armenian relations. Oskanian's statement rebuked Turkey for ignoring President Kocharian's April 2005 response to PM Erdogan's historical commission proposal, and for Turkey's renewed insistence on the histo [...]	2006-11-08 13:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
06YEREVAN1597	ARMENIA'S TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Armenia has improved its record on four of the five interim assessment indicators provided to post by G/TIP. There have been no positive developments so far this year for the fifth indicator, "vigorously investigating and prosecuting officials for complicity in trafficking." However, we [...]	2006-11-14 06:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HSTC KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG AM
06YEREVAN1602	FM OSKANIAN PRESENTS FOREIGN POLICY GOALS [...] (C) Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian presented a succinct outline of Armenian foreign and domestic policy priorities during the Wilton Park Conference on the South Caucasus held in Yerevan November 6 - 10. Oskanian elaborated on Armenia's foreign policy of "complementarity," identified economic li [...]	2006-11-14 11:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ TU AM
06YEREVAN1603	RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT WARNS ARMENIA AGAINST "ELECTION [...] (C) A Russian diplomat delivered a strong anti-Western message at the Wilton Park Conference in Yerevan November 7. While discussing Russia's foreign policy vis a vis each of the South Caucasus countries, he praised Azerbaijani "independence," blasted Georgian nationalism, and warned Armenia a [...]	2006-11-14 13:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM RU AM
06YEREVAN1646	OPPOSITION POLITICIAN CLAIMS GOVERNMENT BANNED HIM [...] (C) The leader of the opposition New Times Party, Aram Karapetian, has announced that the GOAM has banned television stations from providing him with airtime. A New Times spokesperson says no television station has aired a political interview with Karapetian since April 2005. Television stat [...]	2006-11-28 08:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
06YEREVAN1667	RESULTS OF POST'S ANTI-TIP FULL-COURT PRESS [...] (C) A November 27 meeting with the Prosecutor General (PG) suggests our series of "straight talk" interventions with GOAM officials in late October and early November (ref B) may be bearing fruit. The PG was more forthcoming than in previous meetings, foreshadowing changes to the PG anti-TIP u [...]	2006-12-01 11:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	HSTC PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG AM
06YEREVAN1673	FM OSKANIAN UPBEAT ON N-K NEGOTIATIONS, WARNS [...] (C) In a December 1 briefing to Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions resident in Yerevan, FM Oskanian said that the November 28 meeting between Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev was "positive and productive." He went into limited detail about new elements which will be the basis of future discussions [...]	2006-12-04 11:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET UNGA AM
06YEREVAN1674	DE FACTO N-K AUTHORITIES INVITE U.S. TO OBSERVE [...] (C) The Yerevan representative office of the self-declared "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (NKR) asked post to convey a letter to EUR DAS Matt Bryza, in his capacity as Minsk Group co-chair, advising him of an NKR referendum December 10 and inviting him to observe the proceedings. Full text of the [...]	2006-12-04 16:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
06YEREVAN1677	REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF IRAQ-WOUNDED ARMENIAN [...] Post strongly urges that the Department of Defense approve the evacuation to Walter Reed Army Medical Center of Armenian First Lieutenant Georgi Nalbandian, who was wounded during his service with coalition forces in Iraq. Providing treatment and rehabilitative care to Nalbandian in Washington [...]	2006-12-05 14:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS AM
06YEREVAN1685	NDI PRESIDENT'S VISIT SPEAKS TO ARMENIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 14:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM AM
06YEREVAN1694	ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Since Armenia's severe energy crisis in the early 1990s, energy security and independence have been critical priorities for the government of Armenia (GOAM). This cable, drawn primarily from conversations with representatives from the Armenian Ministry of Energy and USAID energy project [...]	2006-12-08 13:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG AM
06YEREVAN1715	RESULTS OF PG'S TIP INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Although we believe the Prosecutor General's (PG) Office's internal probe into allegations of investigatorial misconduct was less than thorough, we were pleased to learn December 11 that the PG's order to restructure his Anti-TIP Unit includes the reduction in status and transfer of the ac [...]	2006-12-13 13:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	HSTC PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG AM
06YEREVAN208	AVIAN FLU UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST [...] (SBU) An eleven-member Avian Influenza (AI) Interagency Team including representatives from USAID, USDA, HHS/CDC, DoD and State, traveled in Yerevan from January 24-26. The team, or elements thereof, met with the Ministers of Agriculture, Health and Education, with representatives from interna [...]	2006-02-10 13:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV ECON PREL AM EAGR
06YEREVAN237	IS AN N-K SETTLEMENT DEAD? EVERYONE POINTING [...] (C) Official Yerevan remains careful not to close the door on the possibility of a settlement in the long-running Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, while opposition politicians and thinktankers appear almost gleeful in what is being widely reported as a breakdown in the talks at Rambouillet. Most im [...]	2006-02-15 14:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ AM
06YEREVAN238	ARMENIAN FM OSKANIAN REFLECTS ON RAMBOUILLET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Oskanian was not as pessimistic about the results of Rambouillet as we had anticipated when we heard him reflect on the event and on his views of the way ahead February 15. Although agreement eluded the two presidents at Paris, it was Oskanian's view that many is [...]	2006-02-16 04:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM AJ OSCE
06YEREVAN246	NA ELECTS HARUTYUNYAN OMBUDSMAN [...] (SBU) The National Assembly elected Armen Harutyunyan as Armenia's new Human Rights Ombudsman on February 17. As the president's candidate, his election was not in doubt, but the governing coalition and the president found they needed to expend more political capital than they had intended un [...]	2006-02-17 13:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AM
06YEREVAN255	DEMOCRACY, MCA AND CORRUPTION FOCUS OF USATF [...] (SBU) Minister of Finance Vardan Khachatryan and Ambassador Evans co-chaired the mid-term review session of the U.S.-Armenia Task Force on Economic Cooperation (USATF) February 17. The USG raised issues linked to the Action Plan of the September 2005 USATF meeting held in Washington and reque [...]	2006-02-22 12:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV AM
06YEREVAN269	ARMENIA ENJOYS FOUR YEARS OF DOUBLE-DIGIT [...] (SBU) For the fourth year in a row, Armenia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a double-digit rate according to National Statistical Service data. (Note: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has consistently praised the National Statistical Service for the quality of its data. End Note. [...]	2006-02-23 14:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID AM
06YEREVAN315	N-K: KOCHARIAN'S PRIME-TIME INTERVIEW [...] (SBU) In a rare, 45-minute television interview aired live on March 2, President Kocharian addressed Nagorno-Karabakh and OSCE-Minsk Group-led negotiations at Rambouillet in February. Looking fully at ease and in complete control of the scene, Kocharian answered questions from a carefully se [...]	2006-03-02 12:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AJ AM
06YEREVAN406	FM OSKANIAN "HOPES" TO DELIVER GOAM ENDORSEMENT OF [...] (C) We delivered points and draft diplomatic note contained ref A to MFA Arms Control and International Security Department Head Arman Hakobyan, Arms Control and International Security Advisor Vartuhi Asaturian, and Americas Desk Head Lilit Toutkhalian March 22. We noted that, despite numerou [...]	2006-03-21 13:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC AM
06YEREVAN458	SHOOTING DISRUPTS MARCH 29 OSCE MONITORING MISSION [...] (C) OSCE Special Representative Andrzej Kasprzyk told CDA on March 31 that he called off a March 29 cease fire monitoring event because shots were fired in the vicinity and neither the "N-K" nor the Azeri side could account for their origin. A report signed by OSCE Special Representatives And [...]	2006-03-30 13:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS OSCE AJ AM
06YEREVAN523	ARMENIA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 11:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM AM
06YEREVAN566	ARMENIAN SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT ON ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The OSCE Ambassadors' group (reftel) met with Speaker Baghdasarian of the Armenian National Assembly for an extensive briefing and discussion of electoral law revisions that have been sent to OSCE/ODIHR and the Council of Europe's Venice Commission for expert review. The new e [...]	2006-04-19 12:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM AM
06YEREVAN6	KOCHARIAN MENTIONS MCA, IRAN DURING ANNUAL NEW [...] (C) President Robert Kocharian's New Year's address, which is traditionally broadcast via all local television stations in Armenia on January 31, included a specific reference to the Millennium Challenge Account program. Kocharian said that thanks to the MCA program, Armenia would "see a brea [...]	2006-01-04 12:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
06YEREVAN747	ARMENIA PARLIAMENT ELECTS NEW SPEAKER, NO [...] (SBU) On June 1, the Armenian Parliament elected Tigran Torosyan to the post of Speaker of the National Assembly, which became vacant on May 29 (reftel A). Torosyan, a member of Armenia's Republican Party and the former Deputy Speaker, was the only candidate. The vote was 94-1, with two ballo [...]	2006-06-01 13:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AM
06YEREVAN751	ARMENIANS CAUGHT IN HEADLIGHTS ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with President Kocharian late June 1 to deliver ref A points on Iran, and with Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian the following day. Kocharian had no immediate reaction except to repeat his concerns about the heightening tensions over Iran's nuclear program, to la [...]	2006-06-02 10:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN768	FITCH RATES ARMENIA "BB-" WITH A STABLE [...] (SBU) On June 5, 2006, Fitch Ratings assigned Armenia foreign and local Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of "BB-" with a Stable Outlook. This is the first time Armenia has received a sovereign credit rating from an internationally-recognized rating company. Representatives from the Central Bank o [...]	2006-06-06 11:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD AM
06YEREVAN784	ARMENIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) GOAM Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian publicly declared Armenia's support for the U.S. statement on Iran during a June 8 press conference (see text in paragraph 3 below). Oskanian's statement came after the Ambassador's push to President Robert Kocharian, Oskanian and Deputy Foreign Minis [...]	2006-06-09 10:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
06YEREVAN831	ARMENIAN PRESIDENT GOING TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Armenian President Robert Kocharian will accept a long-standing invitation to visit Tehran for a working visit that has been tentatively set for July 5-6, according to Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian, who told the Ambassador this June 20 in the course of a meeting on ano [...]	2006-06-20 10:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN836	TIP RATING CATCHES KOCHARIAN'S ATTENTION [...] (C) Armenia's second consecutive ranking on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watchlist seems to have touched a nerve in the highest levels of Armenian government. During a June 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian confirmed news reports that Preside [...]	2006-06-21 09:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AM
06YEREVAN914	KOCHARIAN'S JULY 5-6 "WORKING VISIT" TO IRAN [...] (C) From July 5-6, during a "working visit" to Iran, President Kocharian met twice with President Ahmadi-Najad and presided over the signing of several agreements to further economic and cultural cooperation. Most significant of these dealt with increasing energy integration, including the c [...]	2006-07-07 11:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN946	NDI HOLDS WOMEN'S FORUM IN YEREVAN [...] (U) The National Democratic Institute (NDI) put on a well-attended forum about women and elections earlier this month. The event was the latest in a series that is part of NDI's Women's Leadership Forum of Armenia (WLFA),established in March, part of the Mission's USAID Democracy Promotion S [...]	2006-07-17 08:50:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWMN AM
06YEREVAN951	HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER: DEMOCRACY COULD BE [...] (C) During a July 13 lunch with Mission staff at the Ambassador's residence, Armenian Human Rights Defender Armen Harutyunyan speculated about Armenia's chances of becoming the region's leading democracy. When the Ambassador raised the linkage between potentially fraudulent elections and susp [...]	2006-07-17 11:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
06YEREVAN952	KOCHARIAN'S NEW COMMISSION ON ARMENIAN- [...] (U) Armenian President Robert Kocharian recently established a new Commission to better coordinate Armenia's collaboration with Europe. The high-ranking commission has been given two months to develop a timeline of "concrete activities" to fulfill Armenia's commitments to the Council of Europ [...]	2006-07-17 12:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
06YEREVAN982	ARMENIAN DFM SAYS HE'LL ASK ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian July 21, stressing that Armenia should use its influence with Iran to encourage the government to accept the P5 1 package and suspend nuclear enrichment-related activities. Kirakossian said he would discus [...]	2006-07-21 12:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC AM
06YEREVAN991	DEFENSE MINISTER JOINS RULING REPUBLICAN, [...] (SBU) As expected (reftel) the leadership of the governing Republican Party finally secured the long-awaited membership of Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian, electing him to the post of chairman of the party's governing council during its extraordinary congress July 22. The party also e [...]	2006-07-25 05:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
06YEREVAN999	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH EU SPECIAL [...] (C) During a July 25 meeting with the Ambassador, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby seemed most concerned with determining what "flanking measures" he could take to assist the Minsk Group in getting Nagorno Karabakh (NK) negotiations back on track. The Ambassador [...]	2006-07-25 13:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ AM
06ZAGREB1016	CROATIA POSITIVE TOWARD INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref demarche and Diplomatic Note to Ranko Vilovic at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department for the United Nations on August 25th, 2006. Vilovic noted that the Government of Croatia has not officially endorsed any candidate for re-election [...]	2006-08-28 13:13:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA HR
06ZAGREB1050	CROATIAN PM ON DEFENSIVE OVER TAKEOVER BID FOR [...] (C) Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader called Ambassador on September 4 to express his concern over an article on the Croatian on-line news site index.hr alleging that Sanader was colluding with Chairman of Pliva Pharmaceuticals Zeljko Covic and former FM Miomir Zuzul to tip the sale of Pliva in f [...]	2006-09-05 12:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL HR
06ZAGREB1056	VUKOVAR HIGH SCHOOLS END NINE YEARS OF ETHNIC [...] Demonstrating that ethnic reconciliation is slowly but surely taking place even in regions most severely affected by the conflict of the early 1990s, high schools in Vukovar this year ended the practice of educating ethnic Serb and Croatian students in separate schools. Ethnic Serb students [...]	2006-09-06 08:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM HR HUMAN RIGHTS
06ZAGREB1222	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] Embassy Zagreb has established a team at post as per reftel to monitor trade agreements and respond to foreign trade barrier complaints. Post notes that prior to this request to establish such a team, all relevant agencies were already collaborating in such activities. As presently structur [...]	2006-10-06 13:22:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD HR
06ZAGREB1231	SCENESETTER - PM SANADERâ€™S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Fifteen years after the death of Yugoslavia and eleven years after a horrible civil war, Croatia is poised to become that rarity ) a Balkans success story. With EU entry negotiations underway, tourism arrivals breaking records, and new construction on every corner, Croatia is rebranding itself [...]	2006-10-11 10:46:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR EUN NATO
06ZAGREB1247	CROATS WELCOME DIALOGUE WITH US ON BOSNIAN ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an October 9-10 visit to Zagreb, US Ambassador to BiH McElhaney updated top officials on USG views regarding BiH's future. He also called on Croatian political leaders to help encourage Bosnian Croats to support future constitutional reform efforts. The GoC, t [...]	2006-10-16 08:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1293	CROATIAN MUFTI SHARES PRESIDENT BUSH'S EID MESSAGE WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 12:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL KISL KPAO HR
06ZAGREB1314	CROATIAN PRESS COVERAGE OF PRIME MINISTER SANADER'S VISIT [...] Summary. Reporting on Croatian Prime Minister Sanader's visit to Washington was mainly positive in tone and grew more enthusiastic as the visit drew to an end, though a few commentaries wondered what concessions Croatia might have made to earn the top-level treatment that Sanader received in t [...]	2006-10-30 11:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR PGOV PREL HR
06ZAGREB132	ZAGREB FY-2004 CONSULAR PACKAGE NARRATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-01 12:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT HR
06ZAGREB1331	NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR NATO UNITES TOP LEADERSHIP [...] (U) President Mesic, PM Sanader and Parliament Speaker Seks agreed November 2 to co-chair a "National Committee for NATO Membership" to coordinate government, political party and state institutional activities in pursuit of NATO membership. Among other things, the committee will help relevant [...]	2006-11-03 14:52:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO HR
06ZAGREB1349	DELIVERED INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 13:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP ILC HR
06ZAGREB1415	CROATIA SHARPENS REGULATORY GUILLOTINE [...] Summary: The Croatian government has undertaken an ambitious regulatory reform campaign aimed at easing bureaucratic impediments for business and improving the investment climate. The program, supported by USAID, is known as the "regulatory guillotine." Its aim is to create an inventory of al [...]	2006-11-28 12:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAID HR
06ZAGREB1424	GOC WELCOMES RIGA LANGUAGE, PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 30, MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic expressed to Charge d'Affaires the SIPDIS GoC's appreciation of the positive assessment of Croatia in both the Riga communique and President Bush's speech. "We think Riga was a joint step forward," he said, stress [...]	2006-11-30 15:04:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1425	CROATIAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY MARKS 90 YEARS OF OFFICIAL [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At a November 29 commemoration, Croatia's top political leadership paid tribute to the local Islamic community as an active and constructive participant in civil society, and acknowledged the importance of promoting tolerance and religious pluralism in Croatia. The Presi [...]	2006-12-01 07:18:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV HR
06ZAGREB1439	MORE ON BOSNIAN CROAT PROPOSALS FOR BIH [...] (SBU) Ambassador met December 4 with MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic to follow up on Bosnian Croat proposals for amending the BiH constitutional reform package that Biscevic had given DCM November 30 (reftel). 2. (SBU) Parliamentary Houses: Biscevic confirmed that in the proposal th [...]	2006-12-04 14:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1462	NATIONAL NATO COMMITTEE APPOINTS HEAD OF PUBLIC [...] The National Committee on NATO Membership (reftel),under the chairmanship by President Stjepan Mesic, PM Ivo Sanader, and Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks, met on December 7 to review conclusions of the Riga Summit. In its second meeting since its formation in November, the committee expre [...]	2006-12-11 09:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1499	CROATIA VIEWS CEFTA AS POSITIVE FOR REGION [...] Summary: The Government of Croatia is satisfied with the outcome of the CEFTA negotiations and the signing of the agreement in Bucharest on December 19. Despite negotiations that dragged until the eleventh hour with Bosnia, Zagreb believes that the inclusive outcome is positive both for Croati [...]	2006-12-20 15:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ECIN PREL HR
06ZAGREB1513	GOC SOLVES RETURNEE HOUSING DISPUTES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. A December 7 Government meeting approved a resolution "process" for temporary occupants of refugee homes who made unsolicited investments to the properties and are seeking compensation from the refugee owners. Along with the OSCE, UNHCR, and EU, Post has pressed the [...]	2006-12-27 12:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB1514	HUMAN RIGHTS: NEW TACTICS TRAINING FOR NGO COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Through a joint POL-PA project aimed at sharing with the Croatian human rights community concrete planning strategies for combating, reducing, and eliminating human rights violations, Embassy Zagreb brought New Tactics in Human Rights Project Training Manager Nancy L. Pearson to Croati [...]	2006-12-27 13:33:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL HR
06ZAGREB176	Croatian B1-B2 Visa Reciprocity Embassy Zagreb [...] See action request, paragraph eight. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Zagreb proposes increasing the current B1/B2 reciprocity of 60 months to 120 months for Croatian citizens. Post bases its recommendation on the steadily improving economy, post's low refusal rate (just over four percent) for [...]	2006-02-10 13:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL ASEC HR
06ZAGREB198	CROATIA AND UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS [...] (SBU) Croatia has not yet ratified the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions. The GOC has made no public statements in support of the Convention or its eventual ratification since its adoption last October. Ratification is not currently on the parliamentary agenda and our contacts assess [...]	2006-02-14 14:15:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL UNESCO HR

06ZAGREB221	INITIAL TESTS POSITIVE FOR BOVINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-17 15:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON HR
06ZAGREB236	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 21, the Poultry Center lab at the Croatian Veterinary Institute confirmed that a dead swan found on the island of Ciovo tested positive for H5N1. The lab continues to operate without a real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) machine but a replacement machine is [...]	2006-02-22 15:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR
06ZAGREB252	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY [...] On February 27, the Poultry Center lab at the Croatian Veterinary Institute confirmed that a dead swan found at the Pantan nature park near the coastal town of Trogir tested positive for H5N1. The GOC has initiated bio-safety measures and the culling of approximately 500 fowl within three kil [...]	2006-02-27 14:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR
06ZAGREB311	CROATIA DETERMINED TO RESOLVE LINGERING ISSUES [...] (C) Summary and comment: MFA State Secretary Hido Biscevic briefed Ambassador March 1 on PM Sanader,s February 28 meetings in Tirana with Albanian and Macedonian officials, and laid out the GOC,s plans to resolve a number of lingering bilateral issues with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) and Se [...]	2006-03-08 10:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR
06ZAGREB321	EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----6 Feb, met with the General Director and Department Head of the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS). The main focus of the meeting was to review responsibilities of the office (est. June 2005 per Art. 22 of the Nuclear Safety Act) and [...]	2006-03-09 14:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO
06ZAGREB356	NATO ROADSHOW HIGH-IMPACT VISIT TO ZAGREB [...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland and EUR P/DAS Kurt Volker led an interagency team on a high-impact visit to Zagreb March 7. In separate meetings with President Mesic, Prime Minister Sanader, and members of the Sabor (parliament) the delegation urged Croati [...]	2006-03-15 13:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR HR
06ZAGREB358	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: MARCH 15 [...] SUMMARY: Several more wild birds have been confirmed as positive for H5N1 in Croatia. These discoveries have not activated any of Embassy Zagreb's tripwires but Post has sent a warden message with an update on the situation in Croatia and general information on avian flu. Dr. Gjenero- Marga [...]	2006-03-16 12:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR
06ZAGREB417	SENATOR VOINOVICH PROMOTES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Senator Voinovich met March 23 with President Stjepan Mesic, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, and Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to discuss NATO accession, Article 98 (ref A),and Croatia's potential role in resolving Kosovo's [...]	2006-03-28 15:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV SR YI HR
06ZAGREB45	CROATIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] SUMMARY: Only in recent years has Croatia begun to emerge as an attractive destination for investment. Croatia lagged behind many of the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe in attracting foreign investment following the fall of the Berlin Wall, partly as a result of the conflicts [...]	2006-01-13 12:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
06ZAGREB459	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: APRIL 1 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 12:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR
06ZAGREB469	EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----15 Mar, met with the MoF, Customs Directorate, Assistant Director General (anti-smuggling) and International Liaison Analyst to discuss interest in Port Security Training sponsored by DTRA. It was agreed to provide 20 Customs personnel for t [...]	2006-04-12 14:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
06ZAGREB528	CROATIA'S FOOD SAFETY REGIME: ILLEGAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 14:15:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO HR SCIENCE
06ZAGREB665	CROATIA WELCOMES MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM RESULT [...] (U) The initial reaction of GOC officials toward the Montenegrin independence referendum, as reported by the press, has been generally positive. In a May 25 Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader issued a statement in support of the outcome of Montenegro's Referendum on Independence. Th [...]	2006-05-30 07:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB676	CROATIAN'S ARE POSITIVE ABOUT U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] 1. (C) Ambassador demarched MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic the evening of May 31 drawing on reftel talking points. Biscevic said that the GOC supported the US move on Iran, a point he reemphasized in a June 1 meeting. He hoped that the Iranians would show maturity and act responsibly to [...]	2006-06-01 13:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR IR
06ZAGREB768	ANTI-SEMITISM ROUND TABLE HIGHLIGHTS RECENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Following several incidents targeting members of the Jewish community in early June, community leaders organized a round table on anti-Semitism in Croatia June 20. Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Ephraim Zuroff, representatives of ethnic minorities, the Catho [...]	2006-06-26 10:10:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM HR
06ZAGREB780	SERBIAN PRESIDENT TADIC'S VISIT TO CROATIA: A [...] (U) Serbian President Boris Tadic visited Croatia on June 27, meeting with President Stjepan Mesic, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, and traveling with President Mesic to the town of Knin, where the two statesmen met with ethnic Serb returnees. While the visit was held in a highly positive atmosph [...]	2006-06-30 13:19:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB799	CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR POSITIVE ON VISIT OF [...] (C) The June 27 visit by Serbian President Tadic to Croatia was excellent, Presidential foreign policy advisor Budimir Loncar told DCM June 28. Tadic was very open and forthcoming with Croatian President Mesic. 2. (C) Tadic indicated that the Montenegro question is now completely settled, [...]	2006-07-03 12:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR SR
06ZAGREB805	(C) IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES CROATIAN [...] (C) The atmosphere in Iran is much more positive following the P5 1 nuclear offer, Iranian Ambassador Shamsian told Croatian Presidential foreign policy advisor Budimir Loncar the week of June 19. Loncar briefed the DCM on the content of his meeting with Shamsian June 28. 2. (C) The GOI [...]	2006-07-03 12:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC HR IR IZ
06ZAGREB807	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRIME MINISTER - [...] (C) Summary: A Croatian public uncertain about the benefits of NATO membership, and as a &proud people8 sensitive to a potential snub, will not warm overwhelmingly to NATO membership until an invitation is clearly in the offing, PM Ivo Sanader told Ambassador Frank during a June 28 farewell [...]	2006-07-03 12:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR EINV HR
06ZAGREB821	NATO SYG SAYS ALL THE RIGHT THINGS IN ZAGREB [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: NATO SYG Hoop de Scheffer, in Zagreb for six hours July 6, met President Mesic and PM Sanader, and reassured the press about NATO's readiness for Croatian membership "as soon as Croatia is ready." The SYG's visit reinforced the GOC's efforts to educate its public about [...]	2006-07-07 09:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB837	"CROATIA SUMMIT 2006" REAFFIRMS REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Prime Ministers of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania and Albania and the President of Georgia, plus representatives of NATO, the EU, the USG and leaders of international organizations attended the Croatia Summit 2006, devoted to "Completing Europe's Southern Dimens [...]	2006-07-12 13:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB847	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PM SANADER [...] (C) Croatia is committed to promoting ever stronger Transatlantic cooperation, PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador during a July 13 introductory call. Europe and the United States can only succeed when they work together; Sanader emphasized that now, as well as when Croatia is a member of the [...]	2006-07-14 13:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV HR EU UP
06ZAGREB872	CROATIAN PM SANADER HAS POSITIVE UK VISIT [...] (U) PM Ivo Sanader's July 18 meeting with British PM Tony Blair during his first official visit to London received wide coverage in the Croatian press. The media focused on Blair's strong support of Croatia's EU accession and his statement that "there is no sense that Croatia has to wait for o [...]	2006-07-21 10:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EU HR UK
06ZAGREB911	CROATIA SEEKS FUNDING TO CONTINUE AIDS- [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 04:56:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KHIV PHUM PGOV HR
06ZAGREB941	AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON: CROATIA MODEL FOR REGION IN [...] (C) Summary: During a July 31 visit to Zagreb, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson welcomed Croatia's assistance on Serbia's Action Plan on ICTY cooperation and called on officials to continue their efforts to promote regional cooperation in addressing domestic war crim [...]	2006-08-08 11:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC ICTY SR HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB949	EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS ----17-18 JULY, CONDUCTED CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC WITH NP/ECC TO COORDINATE PLANNING OF 2006/2007, ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR CROATIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA AND PERIMETERS OF REQUESTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO HUNGARY. Croatia ----21 July, met wi [...]	2006-08-10 10:33:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
06ZAGREB950	CROATIAN PM SANADER'S CALL FOR A CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) Croatian PM Sanader's call for a conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina is primarily an effort to keep the attention of the international community on the needs of BiH in light of other high-profile concerns such as Kosovo and Lebanon, MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic told Charge August [...]	2006-08-10 11:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR BK
06ZAGREB952	CROATIA SEEKS FUNDING TO CONTINUE AIDS- [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 13:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KHIV PHUM PGOV HR
06ZAGREB983	IRAQ: CROATIA AIMING FOR PERMANENT PRESENCE AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT : Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic thanked Charge August 8 for Embassy Baghdad's assistance to his delegation during an August 1-3 visit to Iraq (reftels). Simunovic characterized the visit as extremely positive and noted that Zagreb's new Ambassador [...]	2006-08-18 11:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR
07ABIDJAN1006	COTE D'IVOIRE: COMPAORE'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary. Boureima Badini, Special Representative of Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA) Facilitator Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, told Charge on September 27 that both President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Soro are committed to OPA implementation, but that there is a lack of trust [...]	2007-09-28 15:07:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IV UV
07ABIDJAN1018	COTE D IVOIRE 2007 AGOA ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATION [...] Below is the text of Post's Eligibility Recommendation Input as emailed to EEB Janet Potash and USTR Connie Hamilton October 2nd: Country: COTE D'IVOIRE Current AGOA Status: Ineligible, Benefits Withdrawn January 1, 2005 Country Background Summary: Cote d'Ivoire's economy has struggled [...]	2007-10-03 16:57:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD XA IV
07ABIDJAN1080	OPA LIMPING ALONG [...] (C) Summary. United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) officials told TDY State/INR analyst and Pol/Econ Chief that, while Ivorians support the Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA),their optimism could wane if they do not begin to see concrete steps on its implementation. However, ther [...]	2007-10-24 14:03:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV IV
07ABIDJAN1110	COTE D' IVOIRE SCENESETTER FOR D VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Abidjan warmly welcomes your visit to Cote d,Ivoire. You will be the highest ranking USG official to visit Abidjan since 2005 when AF Assistant Secretary Connie Newman visited to discuss the peace process. We believe your visit will be viewed as a sign of increased USG interest i [...]	2007-10-31 18:11:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IV
07ABIDJAN1157	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S TRIP TO COTE D'IVOIRE [...] ( C ) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and AF Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer were well-received by government and SIPDIS opposition leaders as well as UN officials during their November 10-11 visit to Abidjan. In all of his meetings, the Deputy explained that the purpose of his visit was t [...]	2007-11-16 16:09:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP IV
07ABIDJAN1227	SCENESETTER FOR HARKIN CODEL JANUARY 7-9 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan warmly welcomes your visit to Cote d'Ivoire. Yours will be the second recent visit of high-level U.S. government officials, following the November visit of Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. We believe your visit will be viewed as a sign of increased USG intere [...]	2007-12-14 17:49:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV
07ABIDJAN1238	SCENESETTER FOR HARKIN CODEL JANUARY 7-9 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan warmly welcomes your visit. Yours will be the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Cote d'Ivoire in many years. Senator Harkin and Representative Engle's roles in developing and implementing the international public/private accord (the "Harkin-Engle Protocol" [...]	2007-12-18 18:02:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV
07ABIDJAN141	COTE D'IVOIRE'S DIRECT DIALOGUE UNFOLDS; [...] Summary. Direct talks between the President's representatives and their New Forces counterparts kicked off in Ouagadougou on February 5. No substantive negotiations were held, but despite this, participants and observers were upbeat. Apparently an agenda for the much-anticipated direct Gba [...]	2007-02-07 14:41:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	IV PGOV PREL
07ABIDJAN162	DIRECT DIALOGUE WRESTLING WITH IDENTIFICATION ISSUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following last week's widely publicized kick off of direct talks between the President's representatives and their New Forces (FN) counterparts, this week the cracks are beginning to surface as the talks wrestle with the issue of identification. Although there have been some press [...]	2007-02-14 16:56:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN ASEC IV
07ABIDJAN227	COTE D'IVOIRE: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup atempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoir has been partitioned in two with the governmentmaintaining control of the south and the rebel Nw Forces controlling the north. Tensions between he two sides have lessened through internationalmediation effort [...]	2007-03-02 07:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	KRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07ABIDJAN298	COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) EmbOff demarched Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Director of the MFA Office of UN and International Organizations, on U.S. concerns related to the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe as described in reftel. Ambassador Boutchoue and the Ivorian government were well aware of the situat [...]	2007-03-20 19:08:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI IV
07ABIDJAN466	SORO PRESIDES OVER GOV'T SEMINAR OUTLINING [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 2nd, following a week-long "pre-seminar" dominated by technocrats, new Prime Minister Guillaume Soro presided over a "governmental seminar in Yamoussoukro to define the way forward regarding each of the elements laid out in the Ouaga Accord of March 4. This included i [...]	2007-05-04 19:22:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IV
07ABIDJAN557	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CCF LIBERIA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the PRM-funded NGO, Christian Children's Fund (CCF) during a visit to Liberia from May 4-11. RefCoord visited their offices in Monrovia and Zorzor and a CCF pr [...]	2007-05-25 16:42:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN566	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR SEARCH FOR [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) conducted a monitoring and evaluation assessment of the PRM-funded Search For Common Ground (SFCG) project, "Mass Information in Support of Liberian Refugee Repatriation and Reintegration." SFCG's activities seem well conceived and f [...]	2007-05-30 10:07:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN600	THE ROCKY ROAD TO UNHCR'S JUNE 30 RETURN DEADLINE [...] (U) Summary: The Abijan-based Refugee Coordinator for West Africa (RefCoord),traveled by road from Monrovia to Abidjan from May 1 to May 17. RefCoord passed through Gbarnga, Voinjama, Macenta, Nzerekore, Danane, Duekoue/Guiglo, and Tabou during the trip. RefCoord visited a number of villa [...]	2007-06-07 09:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM IV LI GU
07ABIDJAN615	OUAGA ACCORD AT 90 DAYS - ASSESSING ITS [...] (C) Summary. Since the signature of the Ouaga Accord on March 4, Cote d'Ivoire has seen both successes and shortcomings in its implementation. At the 90 day mark, several key tasks remain undone, while a number of others have been accomplished (even if incompletely). The overall report ca [...]	2007-06-12 11:38:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IV
07ABIDJAN621	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE AMERICAN [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from May 1-11 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the American Refugee Committee's (ARC) PRM-funded project, "Supporting Sustainable Return, Reintegration and Stabilization of [...]	2007-06-14 08:49:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN669	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC LIBERIA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Integrated Protection and Assistance to Support the Reintegration of Displaced Liberian." RefCo [...]	2007-06-25 12:40:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN677	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC GUINEA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Guinea from May 11-14 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) report of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Facilitating Durable Solutions: Protection, Integration Assistanc [...]	2007-06-26 12:43:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV GU
07ABIDJAN691	END OF JUNE ASSESSMENT OF OUAGA ACCORD [...] (C) Summary. Implementation of the Ouaga Accord has not moved substantially since the Yamoussoukro CPC (reftel B). The Integrated Command Center is not functioning, the question of military ranks continues to bedevil efforts to begin integrating the militaries and the process of DDR, while [...]	2007-06-29 09:17:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IV
07ABIDJAN831	COTE D'IVOIRE LIGHTS FLAME OF PEACE [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Cote d'Ivoire held a July 30 "flame of peace" symbolic disarmament ceremony in the Forces Nouvelles stronghold of Bouake. While the ceremony was attended by 7 African heads of state or government, Ivorian opposition leaders Henri Konan Bedie, Alassane Ouattara a [...]	2007-08-09 17:23:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IC
07ABIDJAN962	COTE D'IVOIRE: FRANCE'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary. French Deputy Chief of Mission Sebastien Minot told Poloff September 11 that the differences in the positions of the Ivorian government and the Forces Nouvelles on disarmament and identification may be difficult to reconcile and could derail the Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA) [...]	2007-09-13 16:41:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IV FR
07ABUDHABI1015	JUNE 11 U.S.-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] (S) Summary: Department of State International Security and Nonproliferation/Counterproliferation Initiatives (ISN/CPI) Director Tony Foley led an interagency delegation to the June 11 US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) working groups meetings in Abu Dhabi to discuss questions relate [...]	2007-06-19 08:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR
07ABUDHABI1145	FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH ON ABBAS VISIT; GCC MINISTERIALS [...] (C) Ambassador spoke via telephone with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) Sunday afternoon, July 8, regarding the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who had arrived the day before. AbZ reported that Abu Mazen was still in Abu Dhabi, and would be meeting with UAE Presi [...]	2007-07-09 09:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KNUC IQ IR AE
07ABUDHABI1191	UAE REACTION TO POTUS 7/16 REMARKS [...] (C) Reactions from UAE political contacts on President Bush's July 16 call for an international coference on the Middle East have been generally positive, although UAE media reaction has been skeptical. Ambassador spoke with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed twice on 7/17 evening v [...]	2007-07-18 09:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL AE
07ABUDHABI1248	MEDIA REACTION: BLAIR ROUND TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST; [...] SUMMARY: A UK-based Lebanese writer in "Al Ittihad" states "Bush's conference exploits the current weakness of the Palestinians" while an Egyptian writer describes the peace initiative as a "Feast of the Wicked." A UAE columnist in "Al Ittihad" states Iran is politically blind in pursuing a [...]	2007-07-25 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1257	PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE [...] (SBU) On July 25 Emboff met with Anwar Barout, MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations, to urge UAEG adoption of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention (NTC) at its earliest opportunity. Emboff noted that other states in the Gulf region including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar (also Eg [...]	2007-07-26 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL AE
07ABUDHABI1377	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE SENIOR ADVISOR REVIEWS [...] (C) CODEL Graham (Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Henry Wood, and Rep. Robert Ingilis -- all R-SC) discussed Iran, Iraq, and economic issues August 12 with Yousef al-Otaiba, International Affairs Director for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). Citing the mutual benefits of UAE invest [...]	2007-08-16 15:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF ETRD IZ AE
07ABUDHABI1389	(S//NF) IN TOUR OF THE HORIZON WITH U/S LEVEY, UAE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-19 13:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PARM AE IR
07ABUDHABI1445	BLOGGER JAILED FOR DEFAMATION OF LOCAL OFFICIAL [...] (U) An AFP story dated August 22 noted that an Arab human rights group (Cairo-based Arabic Network for Human Rights Information -- HRInfo) was decrying the one-year sentence against a website owner in the UAE, Mohammed Rashed al-Shehhi, on defamation charges, adding that al-Shehhi was also fin [...]	2007-08-29 13:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AE
07ABUDHABI1512	CODEL JACKSON-LEE HEARS OF DUBAI'S AMBITIONS TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Representatives Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) reviewed Dubai priorities with Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed al-Gergawi (Chairman of para-statal Dubai Holdings and key aide to Dubai Ruler and UAE VP and PM Mohammed bin Rashid) on September 3. T [...]	2007-09-10 14:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR SCUL OVIP MO SU TS AE
07ABUDHABI1517	PUTIN PAYS A CALL ON UAE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Russian President Vladimir Putin made a six-hour stop in Abu Dhabi September 10, on his return from the APEC Summit in Australia. The visit was the first by a Russian head of state since the UAE gained independence in 1971. Putin lunched with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed and [...]	2007-09-11 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD RS AE
07ABUDHABI1539	MIXED PICTURE FROM ACTIVISTS ON UAE ANTI-TIP [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with Ansar Burney (head of a Pakistani trust who focuses on the camel jockey issue in the UAE) and Sharla Musabih (who runs a shelter for abused women in Dubai),highlight the complex nature of the TIP problem in the UAE, as well as positive yet limited offi [...]	2007-09-13 13:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE
07ABUDHABI1555	UAE PRESS WELCOMES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] (U) On September 17, most local English and Arabic dailies in the UAE cited the release of the 2007 U.S. International Religious Freedom (IRF) report prominently and in positive terms. Coverage generally highlighted the report's validation of UAE efforts to promote religious tolerance. The p [...]	2007-09-17 14:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF AE
07ABUDHABI1595	IRAQ AND IRAN KEY TOPICS IN MBZ MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a lengthy September 17 conversation, Admiral William J. Fallon, USCENTCOM Commander, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces discussed the Iraq security situation and the necessity for Government of Iraq [...]	2007-09-25 05:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ LE AE
07ABUDHABI1695	SUCCESSFUL US - UAE LEGAL/REGULATORY WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 15. 2. (SBU) Summary: On September 24-25, the U.S. held a legal and regulatory workshop for the UAEG legal team responsible for the UAE's export control law. The UAE's team members clarified ambiguous aspects of the law and stated that the U [...]	2007-10-10 12:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE
07ABUDHABI1696	ABU DHABI CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE ON SWF BEST PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Summary: Abu Dhabi financial officials told a Treasury delegation, led by DAS Ahmed Saeed that they welcomed the opportunity to cooperate with the USG. ADIA Managing Director Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Yousef Al-Otaiba, Foreign Affairs Director for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shei [...]	2007-10-10 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PINR AE
07ABUDHABI1699	SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' OCTOBER VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) General Petraeus: Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai welcome your visit to the UAE, where we look forward to supporting your media appearances and meetings with senior Emirati officials. Our most valuable senior interlocutor on defense issues and regional security is Abu Dhabi [...]	2007-10-10 14:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1840	2007-08 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 10:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM AE
07ABUDHABI1852	FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH,S VISIT TO UAE SCORES PUBLIC [...] (U) In an historic October 21-23 visit to the United Arab Emirates, First Lady of the United States Laura Bush scored a public diplomacy victory while helping to launch the first nation-wide UAE campaign for breast cancer awareness. Mrs. Bush was hosted for a gala luncheon by the "Mother of t [...]	2007-11-06 13:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL KMPI KDEM AE
07ABUDHABI1854	UAE APPRECIATES AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (S) Ambassador Crocker met November 1 with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) and Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Both expressed appreciation for USG engagement on Iraq and the Ambassador's visit to consult with them. Crocker told the UAE leaders he had come not [...]	2007-11-06 15:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS IR IZ AE
07ABUDHABI1899	ADIA APPROVES SWF TRILATERAL GROUP; NO DECISION [...] (C) Summary. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) Managing Director Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al Nahyan green lighted UAE's participation in a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) trilateral group proposed by Treasury U/S McCormick (ref). The proposed consultative group will include ADIA, the Government [...]	2007-11-19 12:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	AE ECON
07ABUDHABI194	UAE MINISTRY OF LABOR INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 5 the UAE Ministry of Labor published a revised labor law on a special web site and invited public comment. The law mainly provides for new ways to encourage "Emiratization." Contrary to what Embassy had been led to believe, the law does not adddress collective bar [...]	2007-02-07 11:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI GTIP AE
07ABUDHABI1944	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ANNAPOLIS (1) [...] SUMMARY: A Lebanese columnist in "Al-Khaleej" writes that wars have historically been waged under the umbrella of peace slogans and that Annapolis' real objective is to pave the way for wars in Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. A Jordanian columnist in "Al-Khaleej" opines that Arab participatio [...]	2007-11-29 08:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI208	Federal National Council Set to Convene February 12 - UAEG [...] On February 6, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a decree setting the date for the FNC's opening session as Monday, February 12. At the same time he announced that plans were under development--and would soon be announced--to strengthen the FNC's legislative powers, and c [...]	2007-02-11 06:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM AE
07ABUDHABI218	MUSIC VIDEO ON SUFFERING OF IRAQI NATION -- WITH LYRICS [...] (SBU) Summary: A music video on the suffering of the Iraqi nation with lyrics attributed to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR),the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is currently making the rounds in the Middle East. The video, implicitly critical of U.S [...]	2007-02-11 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PROP PTER IZ AE
07ABUDHABI228	HAMAS AND FATAH AGREE IN PRINCIPLE TO NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) on February 11 to relay reftel themes on the Hamas-Fatah agreement in principle for a National Unity Govenrment (NUG). The UAEG has issued two press releases regarding the Hamas-Fatah Agreement, and Abu Mazen has spoken t [...]	2007-02-12 12:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAL PREL IS AE
07ABUDHABI240	UAE Press Highlight FTA "Progress" [...] (SBU) On February 13, the UAEG issued a press release on the progress of the free trade agreement negotiations and on the intention to restart the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council that received extensive UAE press coverage. The UAEG's press release specifically did not m [...]	2007-02-13 12:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL AE
07ABUDHABI276	SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROOD: THE US-UAE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rood, Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE for the third meeting of the US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) on March 1. The UAE CTF Chair, Brigadier General Mohammad Al Qemzi -- Dubai's General Department of State Security Direc [...]	2007-02-15 14:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	AE ETTC IR PGOV PREL
07ABUDHABI387	UAE OFFICIALS DISCUSS GCC MONETARY UNION WITH [...] (C) Summary. On January 21 and 22, UAEG officials and local economists discussed perspective on challenges to the planned 2010 GCC currency union and the peg to the dollar. UAEG officials, while acknowledging the difficulties facing the currency union argued that its benefits outweighed the c [...]	2007-03-08 10:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE
07ABUDHABI465	ASSESSMENT OF TAQA AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR OPIC [...] (SBU) Embassy offers the following comments about the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa),the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA),the Farmers' Fund, and board members in response to ref a request for information. We do not have any information on the entities or individual [...]	2007-03-19 09:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN AE
07ABUDHABI479	TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) Summary. On March 6, 2007 Treasury U/S Levey met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) to encourage the UAE to apply financial pressure to Iran. U/S Levey discussed Iran,s financing of terrorism, WMD proliferation and its deceptive financial practices. Levey emphas [...]	2007-03-20 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE
07ABUDHABI510	INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (C) On March 25, DCM delivered reftel non-paper and copy of the resolution to MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan who opined that while it was a good thing that the sanctions presented a unified approach from the world community, he very much doubted that Iran would be moved in a positive direction [...]	2007-03-26 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN PARM MNUC TRGY AORC AE
07ABUDHABI528	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH [...] SUMMARY: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" wonders about the sudden U.S. interest in the Arab Peace Initiative, five years from it's declaration. The editorial concludes that if the U.S. continues to deceive Arabs and not forcefully stop Israeli terrorism, then the U.S. will simply be wasting it [...]	2007-03-28 14:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI63	PM SINIORA VISIT TO ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora concluded a very positive visit to the UAE on January 16, with a one-on-one meeting with UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, meetings with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, other UAE officials, and the Lebanese ex [...]	2007-01-17 14:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON LE AE
07ABUDHABI843	MEDIA REACTION: COMMENTARY ON CHENEY AND AHMADINEJAD [...] SUMMARY: A UAE intellectual in "Al-Khaleej" is highly critical of the recent visits of both Vice President Cheney and Iranian President Ahmadinejad. He feels both visitors exploited the UAE's "generosity and hospitality" in order to voice "arrogant" messages. Another UAE intellectual in "Al-K [...]	2007-05-22 08:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI897	NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT - UAE THOUGHTS [...] (SBU) Econchief contacted MinFinance A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al Bustani on May 30 to inform him that the President was expected to announce the nomination of Robert Zoellick as President of the World Bank and to stress Mr. Zoellick's strong qualifications for the position. Al-Bustan [...]	2007-05-30 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IBRD AE
07ABUDHABI949	THE NEW MOHAMMAD BIN RASHID FOUNDATION: A $10 BILLION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: This is a joint Embassy-ConGen Dubai message. Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, on May 19 announced the establishment of the USD 10 billion Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF) to improve education, cr [...]	2007-06-07 14:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI SCUL AE
07ABUJA112	CHIEFS OF MISSION ON ELECTIONS, DELTA SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 17, the Ambassador met with a small group of Chiefs of Mission (COMs) to discuss preparations and outlook for the April elections and the security situation in the Delta. All present agreed that preparation for a credible April election is deficient, though it was no [...]	2007-01-18 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1262	NIGERIA: EX-IM BANK ABUJA VISIT [...] Summary. ExIm Bank officials visited Abuja June 11, 2007 to assess the banking sector and country risk. They visited the Ministry of Finance (MOF),Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),and the Debt Management Office (DMO). They had further meetings [...]	2007-06-18 08:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1263	NIGERIA: SEN. NELSON MEETS WITH OIL EXECS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During Senator Nelson's June 1 meeting with John Chaplin, Managing Director of ExxonMobil in Nigeria (EM) and Anne Pickard, Regional Executive Vice President for Shell Exploration and Production in Africa, the executives lamented that criminal gangs have slowed oil production and [...]	2007-06-18 09:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENGR EPET PREL PGOV PTER NI
07ABUJA1265	AF A/S FRAZER'S MAY 29 MEETING WITH NIGERIA PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a May 29 meeting with A/S Frazer, newly inaugurated President Yar'Adua said he would reform Nigeria's flawed electoral system and continue his predecessor's economic reforms. He has established peace and security in the Delta as a first priority of his administration. He in [...]	2007-06-18 11:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER NI
07ABUJA1276	DOKUBO-ASARI RELEASED ON CONDITIONAL BAIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Nigeria's Federal High Court on June 14 released Niger Delta militant leader and Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari on conditional bail based on his deteriorating health. This decision reverses the Nigerian Supreme Court's June 8 ruling that [...]	2007-06-18 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PINR NI
07ABUJA1353	NIGERIA: CURRENT DEBT PROFILE AND FUTURE DEBT PLANS [...] Summary. On June 11, Econ and EXIM bank officers met with Nigeria's Debt Management Office (DMO). The Government of Nigeria's (GON) external debt as of March 2007 stood at $3.287 billion, of which 87% was held by multilateral institutions. Domestic debt totaled 1.87 trillion naira ($14.7 bi [...]	2007-06-26 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1366	NIGERIA: 2007 STRIKE INDICATIVE OF NEW PARADIGM? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2007 national labor strike (reftels) differed in some significant ways from other Nigerian national labor strikes. In particular, the 2007 strike was well-managed within the labor movement, was non-violent and resulted in a win-win agreement between the government and the la [...]	2007-06-27 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG NI
07ABUJA1434	NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA'S INITIAL ANTI-CORRUPTION RECORD [...] (C) SUMMARY. With just over one month in office, President Umaru Musa Yar'adua made history when he released his declaration of assets to the public, gaining praise for his transparency and setting a high marker for other public officials. However, other of his decisions raise the question o [...]	2007-07-06 08:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR NI
07ABUJA1447	GNU STALLING AFTER PDP INTRIGUES [...] (C) Summary: The Yar'Adua government's attempt to reconcile with opposition parties and create a "government of national unity" seems to be faltering. Although representatives of the ANPP, AC, and PPA met with the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) on June 26 and 27 to negotiate terms a [...]	2007-07-06 14:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA151	2007 BUDGET UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: On January 8, 2007, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) held a briefing discussing the 2007 budget. President Obasanjo submitted the budget to the National Assembly (NA) on October 11, 2006 and it was passed on December 20, 2006. The budget cycle for the GON is by calendar year and this i [...]	2007-01-24 10:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON NI
07ABUJA1545	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S END OF TOUR OBSERVATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In Africa, Nigeria has been indispensable to the U.S. It supplies a growing percentage of our oil and gas, is the site of our second largest investment on the continent (albeit almost solely in oil and gas),and, with up to one-quarter of the population of sub-Saharan Africa, it [...]	2007-07-20 06:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
07ABUJA1582	NIGERIA: MISSING LONG-TERM ENERGY PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria faces power problems despite abundant oil and gas resources because it does not have a coherent long-term energy plan, according to Dr. Joseph Makoju, Special Adviser to the President on Electric Power. Since 2005, the GON has spent $13.7 billion on the power sector, h [...]	2007-07-25 11:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI
07ABUJA1607	NIGERIA: DOMESTIC ENERGY SECTOR IN TRANSITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's power sector was in transition and the World Bank was integrally involved in this process, according to World Bank (WB) Energy Specialist Waqar Haider. He identified three aspects to the transition: unbundling the Nigerian Electric Power Authority (NEPA); regulatory fun [...]	2007-07-26 14:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI

07ABUJA1659	NIGERIANS FAVOR DEMOCRATIC, UNIFIED NATION [...] SUMMARY. A vast majority (82 percent) of Nigerians prefer democratic rule over military or religious rule and 74 percent want Nigeria to remain unified. However, Nigerians almost unanimously agree that the government is not doing enough for the people of the Delta and almost half are not sa [...]	2007-08-03 08:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1671	NORTHERN VIEWS ON YAR'ADUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Influential northern Nigerians remain split over whether the May 29 inauguration of President Umaru Yar'Adua, a northern Hausa-Fulani Muslim from Katsina state, may portend a change of fortune for the North. His northern extraction is overshadowed for many by the manner in which [...]	2007-08-03 12:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI NI
07ABUJA1828	NIGERIA: BANKING CONSOLIDATION SECOND WAVE [...] Summary. The second wave of banking consolidation is underway with a large portion of the banking community under-banked. By the end of 2007 at least 7 banks will have share capital in excess of $1 billion and ten with over $2 billion. Banks are raising additional capital in both the domest [...]	2007-08-23 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1832	NIGERIA: CHANGES IN BENUE STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poverty, and the lack of electricity and education are still rampant throughout Benue State, but new Governor Gabriel Suswam claims he is going to change that. Rural development, education and capacity building are the priorities Suswam says he will focus on during his tenure. S [...]	2007-08-23 14:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1834	EFCC CHAIR ON ADMINISTRATION'S ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. EFCC Chairman Ribadu told Charge on August 16 that Yar'Adua is committed to investigating corrupt former officials to send a message that no one is above the law. Despite GON support, however, Ribadu maintains that the EFCC is dependent on international donors to fulfill basic nee [...]	2007-08-23 15:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR KCRIM SNAR NI
07ABUJA1876	NIGERIA: CONGRESSMAN PAYNE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT, [...] SUMMARY. Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne discussed regional security issues, the Gulf of Guinea partnership, electoral reform, economic development and anti-corruption efforts in a meeting on August 20. Yar'Adua reiterated Nigeria's comm [...]	2007-08-30 08:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPKO KCOR NI
07ABUJA1936	BUILDING CAPACITY IN NIGERIA'S LABOR MOVEMENT [...] (SBU) Following the failed April 2007 elections, Nigerian civil society turned to the labor movement, and specifically to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC),for leadership in developing a unified message and mobilizing the populace. Although the labor movement is [...]	2007-09-06 11:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1948	GON CRITICIZES EMBASSIES FOR NOT GETTING OUT THE [...] (C) Summary. In a September 5 briefing for the Diplomatic Corps in Abuja, Foreign Minister Maduekwe and other senior officials described the GON's efforts to address the problems of the Niger Delta and improve the security situation there. The officials described the government's "holistic app [...]	2007-09-07 09:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1954	THE FOURTH AND FINAL IMF REVIEW OF NIGERIA'S PSI [...] (SBU) Summary. In its fourth Nigeria review, the IMF will recommend a positive outcome and noted satisfaction with overall macroeconomic figures. The third review had a few benchmarks that were not met, one of which questioned a $200 million loan from the Chinese Export Import Bank. Data from [...]	2007-09-10 13:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON EPET PINR NI
07ABUJA2007	(S/NF) NIGERIA: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" [...] (S//NF) Per Ref A request, names follow of "credible voices" in Nigeria's Muslim communities. 2. (S//NF) Shaykh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh AL-HUSSAINI (See Ref B) (A) INFLUENCE: Al-Hussaini enjoys popularity throughout Nigeria, particularly in the North-East, and is viewed as an authority on I [...]	2007-09-14 12:58:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	KISL PINR NI
07ABUJA2077	VISIT TO NIGERIA'S NORTHEAST [...] (U) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Gribbin and entourage spent the week of September 17-22 visiting Borno, Bauchi and Gombe states to open an American Corner in Maiduguri, donate school books, host Iftaar dinners, meet governors, emirs and the local press. We were warmly received everywhere. Durin [...]	2007-09-27 12:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
07ABUJA2108	NIGERIA - 2008 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) Country: Nigeria Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. (U) Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 140 million. 2005 GNI was $74.2 billion; 2005 GNI per capita was $560 (World Bank 2006 Data). Nigeria continues to struggle to consolidate democracy during handover from civili [...]	2007-10-02 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON NI
07ABUJA215	INSIDER'S VIEW OF ABUJA MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 31, PolOff met with Abuja-based Imam and 2005 International Visitor Program grantee Fouad Adeyemi, founder and director of al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society. Imam Fouad disclosed that he is presently teaching a course on the fundamentals of Islamic worship and belief to m [...]	2007-02-02 08:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KDEM SOCI SCUL OEXC NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA2240	NIGERIA: BANK CAPITALIZATION - OVERHEATING, OR [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's bank reforms, recapitalization, and consolidation in the sector have been positive and in line with other macroeconomic and financial reforms. Rapid capitalization has raised the issue of possible overheating if Nigeria's commercial banks rush to push available funds [...]	2007-10-22 16:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07ABUJA2286	NIGERIA: IBORI CASE HAMPERED BY EFCC-AG RIFT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Attorney General (AG) Michael Aondoakaa continues his attempts to derail the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation into former Delta State Governor James Ibori. Failure of the AG's office to respond in a timely manner to a request from the U.K. Crown Pros [...]	2007-10-26 14:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2296	NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL TRIBUNAL UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Presidential Election Tribunal recently consolidated the petitions of Muhammadu Buhari (All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP) and Atiku Abubakar (Action Congress, AC) which has had a positive affect on the progress. Despite pressure, neither candidate is likely to withdraw from the [...]	2007-10-29 15:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2309	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, U.S. Mission Nigeria welcomes your November 11-13 visit to Abuja. Your visit comes during a period of relative political calm as President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua nears the end of his first six months in office. With his cabinet finally in place, Yar'Adua's new administration [...]	2007-10-31 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PMIL ECON EPET KDEM NI
07ABUJA2322	NIGERIA: PILOTING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria is an admittedly risky environment in which to pilot a new governance initiative, particularly at the state level. Despite the risk, the establishment of better governance in Nigeria can have positive spillover effects for the rest of West Africa and the continent as a [...]	2007-11-01 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EUN OECD NI
07ABUJA2356	MEETING WITH NORTHERN NIGERIAN INTERFAITH "BRIDGE [...] SUMMARY: PolOffs and a visiting DRL/IRF PMF participated in an "Interactive Session with Interfaith and Faith Based NGOs in Kaduna State," sponsored by the Bridge Builders Association of Nigeria, a group of Christian bishops, Muslim clerics and activists which promotes interfaith dialogue and [...]	2007-11-08 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM NI
07ABUJA2377	NIGERIA: INTEGRITY GROUP FOCUSES ON PDP, GODFATHERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Integrity Group (IG) plans to become dormant within the House of Representatives and promote House unity while working quietly within the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in an attempt to rid Nigeria of the godfather politics that are the root of corruption and governance prob [...]	2007-11-14 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2381	NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EFCC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte and AF A/S Frazer, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Malam Nuhu Ribadu expressed appreciation for USG backing for the EFCC and asked for continued public and material support. Ribadu expressed single-minded d [...]	2007-11-15 10:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN KDEM KCOR KCRIM NI
07ABUJA2382	NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 12 meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte and Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua pledged to continue and deepen the U.S.-Nigerian bilateral partnership. The Deputy Secretary praised the Yar'Adua government's commitmen [...]	2007-11-15 13:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL MASS NI
07ABUJA2395	NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 13 meeting with the Deputy Secretary and AF A/S Frazer, Speaker of the House of SIPDIS Representatives, Dimeji Bankole (People's Democratic Party, PDP - Ogun State),said the members of the House are trying to build public confidence in the legislature by exam [...]	2007-11-16 08:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
07ABUJA2399	SNAPSHOT: NIGERIA ON AFRICOM [...] (C) During a November 15 meeting, Air Vice Marshal Christian Marizu of the Chief of Defense Staff's Policy and Planning Staff told Poloff that GON officials used Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's November 12-13 visit to Abuja to pressure her to no longer negotiate with the U.S. bilate [...]	2007-11-16 12:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL NI
07ABUJA2417	NIGERIA: 2008 BUDGET SHIFT TO INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Summary: President Umar Musa Yar'adua presented to the National Assembly (NA) his 2008 federal government budget of $21.11 billion (2.47 trillion naira - exchange rate of 117 naira to one dollar) on November 8. The 2008 budget is a 6.5% increase from 2007 budget. The 2008 budget is nearl [...]	2007-11-19 15:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV NI
07ABUJA2439	NIGERIA: SEEKS INCREASED COOPERATION DURING INL [...] (SBU) Summary. During INL Assitant Secretary (A/S) Thomas Schweich,s November 4-6 visit to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, GON Law Enforcement Officials expressed a strong interest in increasing bilateral cooperation and an equally strong desire for a strengthened relationship in order to tackle th [...]	2007-11-26 15:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM KJUS ECON PGOV SNAR NI
07ABUJA2464	NIGERIA: RULING PARTY CONVENTION DELAY - BUYING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Assistant Director and Coordinator for Foreign Chapters Agape Kramer (strictly protect) told Poloff senior PDP leadership, including National Chairman Ahmadu Ali, are intent on implementing the recommendations of the Alex Ekwueme-led Reconcili [...]	2007-11-28 16:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2479	ICPC'S ANTI-CORRUPTION BATTLE: OBSTACLES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) Executive Member Uriah Angulu told PolCouns he believes Yar'Adua is "honest and sincere" in his fight against corruption. In a recent meeting with ICPC leadership, Angulu said Yar'Adua ordered the ICPC to [...]	2007-11-30 11:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR NI
07ABUJA2508	NIGERIA: INDUSTRY UNHAPPY WITH NCC DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Adebambo Adewopo, Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC),has received negative press reports in the local media and been subject to complaints from intellectual property (IP) rights experts regarding his tenure at the NCC. Some of the reports against him [...]	2007-12-06 11:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR PGOV NI
07ABUJA2546	NIGERIA COMMEMORATES WORLD AIDS DAY [...] Summary: The HIV infection rate in Nigeria is estimated to be 4.4% or 3.9 million inhabitants with the most vulnerable the 20-24 year age group along with an estimated 930,000 orphans. The USG is the largest bilateral donor at $304 million for 2007 and holds the donor coordination chairmanshi [...]	2007-12-11 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID KPAO SOCI PGOV NI
07ABUJA2589	NIGERIA-IMF ARTICLE IV CONSULTATION, ECONOMIC DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISORY DISCUSSION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-18 12:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON EPET EAID PINR NI
07ABUJA2604	AMBASSADOR'S POSITIVE DISCUSSION WITH NIGERIAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador followed-up on instruction to engage Nigerian President Yar,Adua on his interest in moving forward with a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the United States, on the fringes of the December 14, 2007, civil society event hosted by the Academy for Education Development (AED [...]	2007-12-27 06:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN NI
07ABUJA2627	RIBADU: DISCUSSES MOVE ON HIM, YAR,ADUA, IBORI AND [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador had 4-hour private discussion with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu on the evening of December 28 at her residence to hear his views on the recent announcement that he will be transferred from the EFCC to the country,s leadersh [...]	2007-12-31 11:55:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV EFIN ECON NI
07ABUJA404	NIGERIA AVIAN FLU U.S. RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Nigeria is now better able to take samples and test reported outbreaks, most of the problems that have dogged the country in responding to AI persist. Surveillance remains very weak and urgently needs attention. Inter-ministerial cooperation is still a problem. The publi [...]	2007-03-02 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR NI
07ABUJA451	NIGERIA:AGOA SUCCESS STORIES AND REMAINING CHALLENGES [...] Summary. The Nigerian government (GON) has made strides towards using AGOA to diversify its exports and move away from relying on oil production. AGOA incentives are yielding some positive results. Category 9 Certification of folkloric and hand loomed textiles and the recent Turtle Excluder [...]	2007-03-08 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON EAIDNI
07ABUJA460	BUGAJE: A BAD ELECTION BETTER THAN A DELAYED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both external pressure from the international community and domestic activism are needed to ensure that the Nigerian Government sticks to its constitutionally mandated electoral calendar. Failure to adhere to the current calendar would plunge the country into a crisis of legitim [...]	2007-03-09 11:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA484	AMIN CHAIRMAN WARNS OF EXTREMISM, PLEDGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6, Poloff met with Sheikh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh Al-Hussaini, Chairman of the Assembly of Muslims in Nigeria (AMIN),at his Abuja residence. Sheikh Al-Hussaini is also Chairman of the Fatwa Committee of both the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Nigeria and the Jama'a [...]	2007-03-13 13:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL PTER SOCI NI
07ABUJA524	DEMOCRACY PARTNERS CONCERNED ELECTION CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With less than one month to go before elections the Nigeria-based U.S. election partners, NDI, IRI, PACT, and IFES, are strongly concerned that an election crisis is looming. The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has yet to begin basic election preparation [...]	2007-03-16 11:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA608	NIGERIA: FALLING BEHIND MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS [...] Summary. Nigeria is not on track to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) due to a lack of policy coordination between the federal, state and local governments. A major impediment is the lack of staff available to implement and monitor MDG projects. The Government of Nigeria (GON) ha [...]	2007-03-29 11:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV NI
07ABUJA61	NIGERIA: PDP EDUCATES CANDIDATES ON PLATFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an attempt to communicate a unified party ideology in the campaigning for the 2007 elections, the PDP party held a three-day retreat for all its candidates. The retreat focused on educating the candidates on the PDP Manifesto, a fifty-page policy document outlining objectives [...]	2007-01-11 15:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA628	NIGERIA'S ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of elections, from some angles Nigeria's economic performance looks impressive: low debt, high reserves, strong export earnings, stable inflation, GDP per capita up, strong non-oil sector growth, improved budget management, and increasingly modern banking all form the b [...]	2007-03-30 14:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG EAID SOCI NI
07ABUJA666	APRIL ELECTIONS, A SHAM IN SHAMBLES [...] (C) Summary: American election partners to date have yet to see a template or ballot for next month's elections. Despite assurances from INEC chairman Professor Maurice Iwu, there is no evidence that any of the estimated 300 million ballots needed have been designed, printed or distributed. [...]	2007-04-10 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA668	NIGERIAN ELECTIONS: CHAIRMAN IWU STILL BOBBING AND [...] (C) In a April 6 meeting with local Chiefs of Mission (COMs),Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Maurice Iwu at first insisted that all international observers of the forthcoming Nigerian elections would need to attend an orientation conference in Abuja the week of April [...]	2007-04-10 18:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA683	NIGERIA: NEW LAW STRENGTHENS IPR [...] Summary. Piracy remains a major challenge in Nigeria, however, the Copyright Optical Discs Plant Regulation 2006 (CODPR) should improve the situation. The CODPR empowers the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to implement a new policy framework under the Strategic Action Against Piracy (STR [...]	2007-04-11 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON NI
07ABUJA777	OJO MADUEKWE GIVES AMBASSADOR PDP SPIN ON ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDP Secretary General Ojo Maduekwe assured the Ambassador that the results of the 2007 election reflected the will of the Nigerian people, although he made no effort to defend the controversial election process or the announced results. The elections, Maduekwe argued, were the cu [...]	2007-04-25 07:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA786	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT OF THE 2007 NIGERIA ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Nigeria's April 14 (governors and state legislators) and April 21 (the Presidency and the National Assembly) elections were characterized by logistical and procedural shortcomings and by fraud. The announced results of the presidential, gubernatorial and Assembly races cannot be [...]	2007-04-25 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA804	VILLA DENIZENS SPIN THE ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 26, Ambassador met with Villa denizens Nasir el-Rufai, Femi Fani-Kayode and Akin Osuntokun to express disappointment with the flawed 2007 elections, to urge that election dispute mechanisms be credible, to reaffirm the unacceptability of violence, and to ask about dialo [...]	2007-04-27 13:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA81	NIGERIA - PDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (S) Summary: I called on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Umaru Musa YarQadua at a private residence in Abuja on January 12. He commented on the style of his potential presidency which would be characterized by an active, outward looking foreign policy and contin [...]	2007-01-12 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA852	LABOR CONDEMNS ELECTIONS AT MAY DAY CELEBRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a joint National Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) May Day celebration in Abuja, labor leaders condemned the April 2007 state and national elections and voiced displeasure with the failure of the Obasanjo administration to address basic issues affecting la [...]	2007-05-02 15:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ELAB NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA887	PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S FORUM ON ECONOMIC STAKEHOLDERS [...] Summary. In April, President Obasanjo hosted a "Presidential Forum with Stakeholders of the Economy". Presentations were made by key ministries and government agencies giving a glowing tribute to Obasanjo's leadership. The general theme was that there had been progress, but many challenges r [...]	2007-05-07 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR NI
07ABUJA911	NIGERIA: SUGGESTIONS ON FUTURE POLICY [...] (S) Summary: In the aftermath of Nigeria's deeply flawed 2007 elections, we need to consider how best to engage with the future Yar'adua government. Post suggests that the USG should reaffirm its commitment to electoral reform in Nigeria, publicly support the electoral tribunals and other j [...]	2007-05-10 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA955	ATTORNEY GENERAL BAYO OJO AND POLITICS AT NDLEA; [...] (C) According to NDLEA,s Director General, Lanre Ipinmisho, the forced &retirement8 earlier this year of 71 NDLEA officers for various offenses has not been finalized. Ipinmisho claims that several of the 71, including Vincent Ossai, have complained to Attorney General Bayo Ojo protesting the [...]	2007-05-16 13:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PINR NI
07ABUJA969	KANO GOVERNOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, TERM AGENDA [...] (C) During a May 10 meeting with PolOffs, newly re-elected Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau discussed the conduct and outcome of the April polls and provided insight into his agenda for the next term. Governor Shekarau expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the April 14 and 21 electio [...]	2007-05-18 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ACCRA1094	AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N1) OUTBREAK IN GHANA [...] (U) Summary: Ghana confirmed its first case of H5N1 on April 28, 2007. Since then, the GoG has done a significant amount of work to manage and contain the epidemic. To date there are four confirmed outbreak locations, all in Tema municipality (approximately 20-25 km east of Accra). No huma [...]	2007-05-16 16:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KFLU MARR MASS CASC
07ACCRA1375	UNSC DISCUSSIONS IN GHANA [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and other members of the UN Security Council visited Ghana as part of a five-day African tour. They met as a group with Foreign Minster Nana Akufo-Addo and President John Kufuor. Akufo-Addo was encouraged by recent progress in Sudan and [...]	2007-06-20 17:06:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH PGOV PREL SO SU AU UNSC KPKO
07ACCRA1437	GHANAâ€™S NEW NARCOTICS DIRECTOR, GROWING [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, Polchief and Pol FSN met with Ben Botwe, who recently took over from Major General Richardson Baiden as the Acting Executive Director of Ghana's Narcotics Control Board (NCB). Botwe is preparing a budget for urgent funding priorities and wants to build a stronger relationsh [...]	2007-06-28 17:41:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
07ACCRA1455	PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, head of the U.S. delegation to the 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, held bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summit with the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana, as well as with the Presidents of Lib [...]	2007-07-03 16:02:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	BF BO ER ET GH JA LI PREL RW SO SU TZ UG
07ACCRA1461	PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AU PEACE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30, on the margins of the June 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit. They agreed with the need to coordinate AU and UN documents on Su [...]	2007-07-03 16:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ER ET GH PREL SO SU
07ACCRA1483	SCENE SETTER FOR THE AGOA FORUM-JULY 18-19, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: On March 6, Ghana celebrated its fiftieth anniversary as sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. Ghana has emerged from a turbulent history into a period of stability, democracy and sustained economic growth. Ghana and the United States have enjoyed strong, positive ties [...]	2007-07-06 17:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR AMGT GH
07ACCRA1904	KIMBERLEY PROCESS: GHANA AWAITS PROMISED TECHNICAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoG is eager to move forward with promised USG technical assistance (TA) to help Ghana improve its capacity to abide by its Kimberley Process (KP) commitments. With the passage of key events such as the KP Review Team visit [...]	2007-09-07 10:55:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG GH
07ACCRA2140	GOG NOT DOING ENOUGH TO COMBAT NARCOTICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with Ghanaian officials and Western diplomats paint a disappointing picture of the Ghanaian Government,s efforts to combat its increasing problem with illegal narcotics trafficking. Several GOG officials and others question whether Ghana,s leadership appreciates the [...]	2007-10-09 13:25:00	Embassy Accra	SECRET	PGOV SNAR PINR PREL GH
07ACCRA2162	GHANA'S ICT DEVELOPMENT: IS THE GLASS HALF FULL? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the first of two cables on the Information Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Ghana. It covers policy and services. Septel will address privatization of the two national carriers. Ghana's ICT sector has considerable promise. Telephone penetration rates have ri [...]	2007-10-11 08:34:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EAID GH
07ACCRA2227	GOG HAS LITTLE CONTROL OVER NARCOTICS FLOW THROUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff toured Kotoka International Airport on October 16 to survey GOG efforts to combat the transit of narcotics. The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has around seven overworked and underpaid officers patrolling the airport. Resources are scant and a NACOB official told poloff th [...]	2007-10-22 07:18:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PINR GH
07ACCRA227	PRESIDENT KUFUOR AS AU CHAIR: A FIRST TAKE [...] (C) Summary: Ghanaians view President John Kufuor's selection as AU chair as a recognition of the country's African leadership role, democratic credentials, and status as the first independent country on the continent. Kufuor will use his low-key, positive leadership style to tackle Afric [...]	2007-02-01 16:45:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC GH PGOV PREL
07ACCRA2320	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR PISTOLE'S [...] (SBU) We look forward to your November 9 visit and provide the following background: 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2007 as Sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. It has emerged from a turbulent history into a period of stability, democracy and sus [...]	2007-11-01 15:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC ECON EAID GH
07ACCRA2381	Ghana - Signs of Economic Overheating [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of its most recent mission to Ghana, the IMF expressed concern about an overall worsening of the macro-economic situation and signs that the economy may be overheating. While growth continues to be strong, foreign reserves are at worrisome levels, inflation seems st [...]	2007-11-08 13:40:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID GH
07ACCRA2403	NKRUMAH'S PARTY LOOKS FORWARD TO 2008 ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with poloffs, the Convention People's Party (CPP) Deputy Secretary said that the CPP has the potential to "create some surprises" in the 2008 Presidential campaign. The CPP is strongest in the Eastern and Central Regions but has a foothold in the Ashanti [...]	2007-11-14 08:54:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH
07ACCRA2420	FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR MEETS WITH BNI, GHANA POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on November 9 with the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and Ghana Police officials, FBI Deputy Director John Pistole emphasized the importance of mutual cooperation to more effectively combat transnational crime. The Director of BNI told [...]	2007-11-16 11:28:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PINR GH
07ACCRA2533	ONE YEAR LATER: NARCOTICS COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Just over a year ago, the GOG released the Georgina Wood Committee report in response to a public outcry after several embarrassing cocaine scandals in 2005. The GOG endorsed the report and pledged to quickly implement its proposals, but it has largely failed to do so. Most key [...]	2007-12-13 17:16:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL GH
07ACCRA2577	CODEL INHOFE'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, President Kufuor and Ghana's Defense Minister told CODEL Inhofe that Ghanaian peacekeepers for Somalia and Darfur must be properly equipped before a deployment. Otherwise, he said, it would be akin to "sending them to the slaughter." Kufuor and Ghana's military l [...]	2007-12-20 10:08:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KWMN MARR MOPS GH
07ACCRA2587	THE NPP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION AND ELECTION 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the December 22 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Convention moves closer, the debate has intensified, and rank and file supporters appear more disillusioned by ostentatious campaigns and exorbitant spending. Some party officials fear the NPP is losing touch with its base and privat [...]	2007-12-21 12:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM GH
07ACCRA263	GHANA ON COTE D'IVOIRE: GROWING FRUSTRATION [...] (C) On February 1, Ghana's Secretary to the President Ambassador D.K. Osei told Ambassador he was not very optimistic about the prospects for peace in Cote d'Ivoire. He did not discount the possibility that a deal could be struck with President Gbagbo and thought new ECOWAS Chair Blaise Camp [...]	2007-02-06 17:27:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH IV PGOV PREL
07ACCRA321	GHANA AT 50: A MIXED ECONOMIC RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the fourth in a series of scene setter cables on Ghana at 50. Ghana can not only boast stability and an emerging democracy (septels),but also two decades of sustained economic growth and modest poverty reduction. However, economic stability is fragile, heavily depe [...]	2007-02-12 13:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN GH SOCI
07ACCRA474	GHANA AT 50: U.S.-GHANA RELATIONS [...] (U) Summary: This is the fifth in a series of scene setter cables focusing on Ghana at 50. Despite periods of friction in our relations, Ghana and the U.S. have had strong, positive ties for the past decade and are now at an all-time high. Ghana is a reliable, democratic partner for the U.S [...]	2007-02-28 17:59:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID ECON ETRD GH PGOV PHUM PREL
07ACCRA483	GHANA AT 50: A WORLD VIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the seventh and final in a series of scene setter cables looking at Ghana at 50 and the third looking at Ghana's external relations. Throughout its history Ghana has been independent and vocal on the international stage. It has preferred multilateral solutions, espe [...]	2007-03-01 18:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR CH ECON GH IN PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07ACCRA484	DIVIDED POLITICS ON THE EVE OF GHANA'S JUBILEE [...] (SBU) Summary: Heading into its Jubilee week, Ghanaian politics is heated and polarized. The ruling NPP party and the main opposition NDC party have recently offered contrasting views of the state of the nation. NDC presidential candidate John Atta Mills will participate in Jubilee activi [...]	2007-03-01 18:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH KDEM PGOV PREL
07ACCRA486	GHANA: DEFENSE MINISTER ASKS USG TO "DISCUSS [...] (C) Ghanaian Minister of Defense Kwame Addo Kufuor and Ambassador met one-on-one at the Minister,s request on February 26 at the Defense Ministry. Addo Kufuor recalled his strong and positive personal regard for the United States, and the positive and strong military to military relations our [...]	2007-03-01 19:08:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH MOPS PREL
07ACCRA497	CHINESE INFLUENCE IN GHANA - AN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Chinese involvement in Ghana, dating from the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1960, is strong and growing. After independence, President Kwame Nkrumah sought close ties with China, a relationship that continued throughout the Rawlings years. The bilateral friendship b [...]	2007-03-02 14:39:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL XA XE GH
07ACCRA593	GHANA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] Summary: On March 6, Ghanaians celebrated 50 years of independence with a colorful parade and other events attended by delegations from all over the world. The GOG appreciated the presence of the U.S. Presidential delegation, headed by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jack [...]	2007-03-14 17:37:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GH
07ACCRA811	IMF MISSION: UPBEAT ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. IMF Resrep (protect) provided local embassy representatives an upbeat assessment of the IMF Mission that concluded on March 28. Follow-on discussions with GoG officials echoed the positive readout. After a somewhat disappointing Mission in February when fiscal data were wor [...]	2007-04-16 11:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN GH
07ACCRA847	GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: his is the first in a series evaluting Ghana's energy crisis, focusing on near-term remedial power generation measures. Providing over 65 percent of the country's energy, the water level at Akosombo Dam is at a record low; dam operations are limited, load shedding is more freque [...]	2007-04-18 17:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD GH
07ADANA123	TURKEY: ADANA'S STAGNANT ECONOMY STILL AWAITING BTC-FUELED [...] (U) SUMMARY. Adana's business leaders are starting to develop alternatives to the big business-driven model that characterized the city's early growth. While an overvalued lira, financial mismanagement and removal of textile quotas in 2005 have led to closures of several large textile busin [...]	2007-10-31 10:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PREL ENRG TU
07ADANA19	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 13, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. GUNDEM: Municipality Assembly member [...]	2007-02-14 10:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA20	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 14, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. BOLGE / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / EKSPRE [...]	2007-02-15 13:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA37	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 13:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA40	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. YASAMDA GUNDEM: Gundem daily reappeared [...]	2007-03-14 10:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA47	TURKEY REOPENS ARMENIAN AKDAMAR CHURCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a year and a half of restoration work, the 10th century Armenian Akdamar Church was reopened in a March 29 ceremony attended by a GOAM delegation and members of the diplomatic establishment from Ankara, as well as members of Turkey's Armenian population. In opening rem [...]	2007-04-03 14:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU
07ADANA52	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 06, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 12:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA65	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 01, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 01, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY): [...]	2007-05-02 05:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADDISABABA1017	SOMALIA: DEPUTY FM TEKEDA DISCUSSES ETHIOPIA'S ROLE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador met State Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu, Ethiopia's point person on Somalia negotiations, on April 4 to review Ethiopia's approach to the Hawiye clan and reconciliation, and later with National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) chief Getachew. [...]	2007-04-05 12:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA104	ETHIOPIA: SEN. BROWNBACK CONFERS WITH PM MELES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles briefed Sen. Brownback and his staff on Ethiopia's military operation in Somalia during a Jan. 12 meeting. Meles said that the GOE had learned from U.S. interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan that it was essential to place the burden for establishing security and political [...]	2007-01-16 07:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA1061	USAU AMB COURVILLE MEETING W/UGANDAN AMB SSEMPALA [...] (C)SUMMARY: On 2 April 2007, USAU met with General Aronda, Chief of Defense of the Ugandan Peoples Defense Force and Ambassador Ssempala to discuss issues and concerns regarding the deployment of Ugandan troops in Somalia at the Ugandan Embassy in Addis Ababa. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Parti [...]	2007-04-10 11:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA1079	SOMALIA: TFG REACHES OUT TO HAWIYE, BUT PLANS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, Abdulkarim Farah, disputed reports of inter-clan tensions between the Darood (President Abdullahi Yusuf's clan) and Hawiye who control Mogadishu, asserting they were exaggerated by disenchanted Hawiye/Habr-Gedir/Ay [...]	2007-04-11 08:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID KDEM ET SO QA CA
07ADDISABABA1097	ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES POSITIVE ON HAWIYE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles called in Ambassador for an April 10 private meeting to discuss Somalia. He stated that Ethiopian military (ENDF) operations in the Hawiye-controlled northern Mogadishu area against extremist elements were costly but successful, resulting in the H [...]	2007-04-12 12:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1147	ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin briefed Ambassador April 13 on his personal protest to European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel on a report leaked in Nairobi of the Commission's intent to investigate war crimes against Ethiopia and Somal [...]	2007-04-16 14:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS ET SO
07ADDISABABA115	ETHIOPIA: TITLE 1 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE REQUEST [...] I, Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, urgently request Title 1 emergency food assistance for Ethiopia. As mentioned in the reftel, Prime Minister Meles requested Title 1 food assistance during A/S Jendayi Frazer's visit on January 4 to help meet the critical needs of the urban poor. The Prime Mini [...]	2007-01-16 14:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA1349	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIA POSITIVE ON JOINT U.S.-ETHIOPIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopia State Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeda noted to Ambassador May 2 that Ethiopia is positive on joint approaches with the U.S. to Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) on common messages to promote inter-clan dialogue. The approaches must be quiet, behind-t [...]	2007-05-03 08:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA1365	ETHIOPIA: PM AND FM ON SOMALIA, WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with Prime Minister Meles and Foreign Minister Seyoum on May 3, Somalia and follow-up to the Foreign Minister,s recent trip to Washington were key discussion topics with the Ambassador. The Prime Minister was concerned about the porous and open Kenyan-Soma [...]	2007-05-04 11:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER CASC ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1420	ETHIOPIA: IMPRISONED CUD LEADERS AND PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 30, a signed admission by detained Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) Chairman Hailu Shawel and Addis Ababa mayor-elect Berhanu Nega, accepting collective responsibility for their membership's actions which led to loss of life and damage to property during the civil [...]	2007-05-09 16:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS ET
07ADDISABABA1456	AF DAS SWAN CONSULTATIONS ON SOMALIA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In May 11 consultations with AF DAS Swan and Ambassador Yates, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu agreed that the current success of military operations in Somalia afforded a short-term opportunity for Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdull [...]	2007-05-15 05:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SO ET EG

07ADDISABABA1457	AF DAS SWAN CONSULTATIONS ON SOMALIA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In May 11 consultations with AF DAS Swan and Ambassador Yates, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu agreed that the current success of military operations in Somalia afforded a short-term opportunity for Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdull [...]	2007-05-15 05:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SO ET EG
07ADDISABABA1510	ETHIOPIA: POSITIVE MESSAGE ON THE EEBC PROCESS, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles and other senior officials expressed their deep concern to the Ambassador over the November 30 deadline set by the Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission (EEBC) for final demarcation of the border by "coordinates." The GOE wants to avoid anther border war wi [...]	2007-05-18 13:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
07ADDISABABA1512	ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER RELUCTANTLY SEEKS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles met Ambassador to request reluctantly financial assistance to help the Ethiopians train the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) troops and police, as well as build capacity and infrastructure. The Prime Minister said the budget is extremely [...]	2007-05-18 18:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL EAID KPKO ET SO
07ADDISABABA1558	ETHIOPIA: MELES TELLS ADMIRAL FALLON "TIDE HAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Meles told visiting CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon on May 11 that after a "second round" of fighting in Somalia in mid-April, the "tide had turned" against "jihadist insurgents" and in favor of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Meles acknowledged that th [...]	2007-05-23 07:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER ET SO ER
07ADDISABABA1652	ETHIOPIAN PATRIARCH A CRITICAL ALLY ON THE BATTLEFRONT [...] SUMMARY. The Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abuna Petros, and the Ambassador appeared at a public event on May 23 to advocate for HIV/AIDS victims to take antiretroviral treatment (ART),not just traditional holy water alone, as treatment for their disease. Hundreds of worshipper [...]	2007-05-30 07:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EAID KHIV SOCI OEXC ET
07ADDISABABA1744	ETHIOPIA-SOMALILAND: PRESIDENT KAHIN KEEPS HIS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Somaliland President Dahir Rayale Kahin said he kept his promise by releasing a detained Somalilander of interest to the USG. The release was kept quiet with most of his own cabinet kept in the dark. President Kahin and Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale stressed their hope [...]	2007-06-05 09:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER SO ET DJ YM
07ADDISABABA18	ETHIOPIA: PM MELES REPORTS TO PARLIAMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Meles told the Ethiopian Parliament Jan. 2 that Ethiopian military forces, along with TFG and Puntland militias, had defeated and dispersed Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) extremists. He highlighted the warm welcome and full cooperation Ethiopian forces had received from So [...]	2007-01-04 07:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV PTER SO ET
07ADDISABABA1818	ETHIOPIA: CUD LEADERSHIP FOUND GUILTY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, Ethiopia's High Court returned an unexpectedly sudden guilty verdict against 38 opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists, and civil society representatives, detained since November 2005, including CUD Chairman Hailu Shawel and [...]	2007-06-11 16:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA191	AMBASSADOR COURVILLE'S MEETING WITH CORE GROUP ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. During a January 23 USAU hosted initial meeting of Partners of the African Union (AU),representatives discussed how to support the AU and Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to deploy to Somalia. The following delegations were represented: Canada, European Union Commission, [...]	2007-01-23 16:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IO MOPS
07ADDISABABA1961	ETHIOPIA: REACHING OUT TO THE OLF AND CUTTING [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Norwegian Church Aid representatives Arne Saeveraas and Hans Birkeland told Ambassador June 21 that while there was little progress on their mediation efforts between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian Government, they were keeping lines of communications open. [...]	2007-06-23 14:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PGOV PINS ER ET
07ADDISABABA1988	DEMARCHE ON ICAO ASSEMBLY DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered demarche points (refs A-B) on June 22 to MFA desk officer for the United States, Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye, and to MFA Counsellor/Head for UN Principal Organs Fund and Programming, Lulit Zewdie Gebremariam. 2. Zewdie provided no detailed substantive response regarding GO [...]	2007-06-26 08:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV ET
07ADDISABABA207	ETHIOPIA: USG ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO MEET BURDEN OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopia's announcement that it will begin withdrawing troops from Somalia highlight the GOE's assessment that it has largely met its strategic objectives. While active engagement by the USG and others in the international community will be required to mobilize and support an [...]	2007-01-24 14:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	EAID PREL MASS KDEM ET SO
07ADDISABABA2171	ETHIOPIA: ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH INVITATIONS TO [...] ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 4. 2. On September 11, 2007, Ethiopia, which follows the Julian calendar, will celebrate the New Year and thus the Ethiopian Millennium. The GOE, NGOs, and many private organizations are planning large-scale celebrations (reftel) to mark the event and to focu [...]	2007-07-12 07:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ODIP OPDC OVIP KPAO ET
07ADDISABABA2174	USAID/DCHA FIELD TRIP AND ASSESSMENT, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA [...] SUMMARY. Drought in Ethiopia's Afar region has taken its toll on pastoralists in woredas most affected by the failure of recent rains, including Chifra, Uwa and Awra. While access to water is a concern, the lack of browse, pasture, and fodder for livestock has had a devastating impact on catt [...]	2007-07-12 09:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF ET
07ADDISABABA2176	ETHIOPIA: ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH INVITATIONS TO [...] ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 4. 2. On September 11, 2007, Ethiopia, which follows the Julian calendar, will celebrate the New Year and thus the Ethiopian Millennium. The GOE, NGOs, and many private organizations are planning large-scale celebrations (reftel) to mark the event and to focu [...]	2007-07-12 09:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ODIP OPDC OVIP KPAO ET
07ADDISABABA2284	ETHIOPIA: CUD LEADERS FREED FROM PRISON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 20, the 38 Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, CUD members and journalists that had been convicted on charges including "Outrages Against the Constitution," were granted a Presidential pardon and released from prison. The release is a result of months of neg [...]	2007-07-20 15:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2324	ETHIOPIA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR JUNE 2007 [...] SUMMARY: -- The GOE approved a federal budget of USD 4.9 billion for fiscal year 2007/08, a 20 percent increase over the previous year. -- The IMF reports that the Ethiopian economy grew by an average of 10.7 percent annually in the past three years, with 9.4 percent estimated for this year. [...]	2007-07-24 08:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EAIR ET
07ADDISABABA2361	ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER WEIGHED DOWN BY SOMALI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles, visibly weighed by the past weeks of tough negotiations on the amnesty for 38 high profile opposition leaders jailed since December 2005, and the close oversight of operations in Somalia and the Ogaden, questioned the Ambassador on July 24 over the Ogaden [...]	2007-07-25 15:34:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PINS CASC EAID MASS MOPS ET SO IS
07ADDISABABA2369	ETHIOPIA: PRESSURED BY HARD-LINERS, GOE LASHES OUT [...] (S/NF) The GOE's expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from the Somali Region highlights the deep internal cabinet divisions over operations in the Ogaden and extending into the conduct of operations in Somalia, and has implications for relations with the U.S. During [...]	2007-07-26 15:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS MOPS EAID ET US
07ADDISABABA2376	(C-AL7-01035): ETHIOPIA: GOE ORDERS ICRC TO CLOSE [...] (S) SUMMARY. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that Ethiopian officials have ordered the ICRC to close its two offices in the Somali Region, and to immediately dismiss all of its staff in the Somali Region. While portrayed as a decision by regional-level authorities, [...]	2007-07-27 16:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREF PHUM PINS MOPS EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2445	ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) ACTIONS AGREED ON OGADEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on August 3 to address current developments in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, and possible responses by international partners. UN officials, NGO representatives, and key donor missions reviewed the humanitarian and security situation i [...]	2007-08-03 16:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2523	ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) SOME COMMERCIAL FOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 9, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that World Food Program (WFP) emergency food relief is now finally en route to the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, with 4 trucks making deliveries, and 32 other trucks anticipated [...]	2007-08-10 12:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV MOPS EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2557	MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY AND OVERALL ASSESSMENT: Refugee Coordinator (refcoord) Kent (Sam) Healy visited Kakuma refugee camp at Kakuma, Kenya, several times the first 7 months of 2007. During these visits, time was spent to monitor and evaluate the IRC program "Continuation of an Integrated Health Care, and A [...]	2007-08-15 11:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID ET KE SU
07ADDISABABA258	ETHIOPIAN POPULAR OPINION: INFLATION, POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY In an informal survey Post conducted of Addis Ababa residents, interviewees said that the current domestic political climate has yet to recover fully from the violence that marked the 2005 post-election period, and that a subdued anger continues to fester as a result. However, des [...]	2007-01-30 05:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ET ER
07ADDISABABA2710	MELES DISCUSSES REGIONAL EVENTS WITH CJTF-HOA [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles thanked Admiral Hart August 30 for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, logistical support, and training for the Ethiopian military. The Prime Minister lamented that Ethiopia bears the primary burden in Somalia for providing [...]	2007-09-01 07:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS SO ET SU ER
07ADDISABABA2737	SHEIK AL AMOUDI DISCUSSES BUSINESS AND POLITICAL CLIMATE [...] Sheik Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi is Ethiopia's most prominent business leader. Born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and Yemeni father, he moved to Saudi Arabia in 1963. His holdings are vast and multinational, ranging from the two largest refineries in northern Europe to Sheraton Hotel [...]	2007-09-06 14:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ENRG EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BIOS ET
07ADDISABABA2781	A Sufi and a Wahabi Sit Down to Lunch... [...] (U) Amb. Yamamoto hosted two groups of Ethiopian Muslim leaders to pre-Ramadan lunches. The first group included the Mufti and moderate Sufi leaders allied with the Addis Ababa Islamic Council (AAIC),while the second group was composed of Wahabi Muslim leaders. While the lunches aimed to ope [...]	2007-09-10 14:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAO SCUL ET
07ADDISABABA2864	ETHIOPIA PRESSURING ERITREA ON BORDER IMPASSE [...] (S/NF) Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu privately informed the Ambassador September 19 that Ethiopia will shortly send a letter to Eritrean President Isaias, with copies to the Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council, calling on Eritrea to abide by the [...]	2007-09-20 08:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PBTS PTER MOPS ER ET
07ADDISABABA2876	ETHIOPIA'S HUMANITARIAN OUTLOOK - FLOODS UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: The overall humanitarian outlook in Ethiopia for the remainder of 2007 is cause for concern. While some areas of the country are particularly fragile, the combination of flooding, emerging nutrition hotspots, continued outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea (AWD),poor belg season rains, [...]	2007-09-20 12:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ET PHUM PGOV PREF MOPS
07ADDISABABA2887	ETHIOPIA: ACCOMMODATING CRITICISMS ON THE OGADEN [...] (S/NF) Summary: National Security Advisor Abay Tsehai told Ambassador, DCM and ORA chief September 20 in a follow-up to the visit of Assistant Secretary Frazer and NSC Senior Director Pittman, Ethiopia was addressing concerns raised by the UN and international community on the problems in the [...]	2007-09-21 09:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2899	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ICAO SPLIT-CURRENCY ISSUE [...] PolOff delivered demarche points on September 20th to MFA International Organizations Second Counselor Fortuna Dibaco. 2. Dibaco provided no detailed substantive response regarding potential GOE positions on USG support for split currency assessments but noted that our Montreal delegation sh [...]	2007-09-24 14:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ICAO ET
07ADDISABABA2944	Meskel: Crowds Celebrate a New Beginning for the Government [...] "Meskel", one of the most important Ethiopian Orthodox religious festivals, was celebrated on September 28. It attracted over 500,000 people in and near Meskel Square in the heart of Addis Ababa, with reports from the Ethiopian press that as many as one million people throughout the city celeb [...]	2007-10-01 11:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2945	IFTAR with Addis Ababa's poorest [...] Ambassador and Political Specialist have quietly and without publicity visited three mosques during the past two weeks, meeting with clerics and distributing food to some of Addis Ababa's poorest people during the Iftar breaking of the fast at sunset. While these "Iftars for the Poor" have bee [...]	2007-10-01 14:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL PREL ET
07ADDISABABA2981	ETHIOPIA: DIASPORA BUSINESS CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: The World Bank, USAID, and Netherlands Embassy sponsored the first Diaspora Business Conference on September 19, 2007. The conference aimed to illustrate how the Diaspora community can benefit from investment opportunities in Ethiopia. Participants heard remarks from the GOE, the Wor [...]	2007-10-04 14:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA302	ETHIOPIA'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY: FIGHTING TO PRESERVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopia's recent military incursion into Muslim Somalia, combined with several widely-reported earlier incidents of Christian-Muslim violence in the rural areas, have prompted quiet discussions among Muslims and Christians alike about whether or not Ethiopia's much vaunted religi [...]	2007-01-31 13:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL ET
07ADDISABABA3036	ETHIOPIA AGOA ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATION [...] Country: Ethiopia Current Status: Eligible -------------------------- COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY -------------------------- 2. After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the government of Ethiopia (GOE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open eco [...]	2007-10-15 08:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON ET
07ADDISABABA3270	AS LOCAL ELECTIONS APPROACH, THREATS TO THE [...] (C) (Note: Following is an initial survey of the domestic political scene in the run-up to local elections, the first major elections since the historic May 2005 national elections and the violent aftermath. We will report developments as local elections are held next year. End Note) The ne [...]	2007-11-08 06:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM ET
07ADDISABABA3323	US TREASURY TAX PROGRAM TERMINATED - WORK STILL TO BE DONE [...] SUMMARY: Since a U.S. Department of Treasury advisor began working with Ethiopia's Federal Inland Revenue Agency (FIRA) to improve its audit and collection programs in March 2004, FIRA has increased revenue collection by over 65 percent. While the assistance has shown tremendous results - larg [...]	2007-11-14 10:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID ET
07ADDISABABA3337	ETHIOPIA: UN A/SYG FOR PEACEKEEPING MULET ON [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On November 8 PolCouns and Poloff attended a "Friends of UNMEE" meeting where newly appointed UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping (A/SYG) Edmond Mulet briefed the resident diplomatic community on his views of the Ethiopian-Eritrean border situation and Somalia. M [...]	2007-11-16 06:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA3354	USAU: AFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD MEETING WITH [...] This cable is from U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Dr. Cindy L. Courville. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On November 7 AFRICOM Commander General Ward met Ambassador Said Djinnit, Commissioner of Peace and Security at the African Union to discuss AFRICOM. General Ward described AFR [...]	2007-11-20 05:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MARR MASS
07ADDISABABA3355	USAU: AFRICOM COMMANDER WARD MEETING WITH AFRICAN [...] This cable is from U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Dr. Cindy L. Courville. 2. (C) SUMMARY: AFRICOM Commander, General William Ward met with African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare on November 8. Their discussion focused on the status of standing up AFRIC [...]	2007-11-20 05:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MARR MASS
07ADDISABABA3386	PRIME MINISTER TELLS ADMINISTRATOR FORE "WE WILL [...] (C) Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Fore questioned Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles on reports of imminent starvation of children and that only half of the necessary food assistance is reaching the afflicted area of the Ogaden. The Prime Minister stressed that he wo [...]	2007-11-24 17:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID ET SU
07ADDISABABA3407	ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S VISIT TO THE OGADEN: URGENT [...] USAID Administrator and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore and Assistant Administrator Almquist visited Gode November 25, meeting with NGOs and local Government officials. Local officials said that the two major developments since the September 7 visit to Gode by Assistant Sec [...]	2007-11-28 11:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA3430	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S [...] (S) Your visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when Ethiopia faces security concerns from extremists based in Somalia, saber-rattling by Eritrea over the border demarcation impasse, and an increase in domestic insurgent activity. Ethiopia's excessive response to Ogaden National Liberation Front (O [...]	2007-11-30 12:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ET SO ER
07ADDISABABA3434	MELES TELLS CODEL INHOFE HR2003 INSULTING [...] (SBU) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles acknowledged Ethiopia's challenges as an emerging democracy to a visiting CODEL led by Senator James Inhofe, but clearly stressed that H.R. 2003 - The Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act - was an insult and risks jeopardizing the excellent U.S.-Ethiopi [...]	2007-12-03 04:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV EAID PTER ET SO
07ADDISABABA3584	ETHIOPIA: USAID OFDA REPORT - UPDATE OF OGADEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This USAID OFDA report corresponds to a meeting hosted by the Ambassador on December 14 (septel),the fifth in a series of meetings of NGOs, UN agencies and donor countries, with the purpose of discussing and sharing information on the Ogaden. The general consensus at this meet [...]	2007-12-18 13:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PHUM SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3586	ETHIOPIA: EMBASSY COORDINATED MEETING ON UPDATE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 14, the Ambassador hosted the fifth in a series of meetings of NGOs, UN agencies and donor countries, with the purpose of discussing and sharing information on the Ogaden. The general consensus was that access to the region by NGO groups has improved and that consid [...]	2007-12-18 13:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PHUM SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3601	ETHIOPIA: UN AND NGOS EXPRESS FRUSTRATION OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Key UN agencies and prominent international NGOs told Poloff in meetings on December 20 that, despite much of the progress discussed in the December 14 meeting at the Ambassador's residence (reftel),GoE bureaucratic challenges and deliberate interference at the local, regional a [...]	2007-12-21 11:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA393	ACTION REQUEST: SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL [...] Post provides the following names of influential women in Ethiopia per reftel. The embassy can assist in facilitating communications as mail can be unreliable. 2. For further reference, please contact Political Economic Officer Kimberly Wright at: WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV a. The Honorable W [...]	2007-02-07 10:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL ET
07ADDISABABA40	SOMALIA: PM MELES AFFIRMS NEED FOR ETHIOPIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a 90-minute meeting on January 4 with A/S Frazer, Prime Minister Meles said that Ethiopia sought to withdraw its forces from Somalia as soon as possible, as their prolonged presence would only serve to make them a target of possible terrorist attacks from remaining CIC fighter [...]	2007-01-08 09:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS KPKO ET SO XA
07ADDISABABA413	ETHIOPIA: PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVISOR BEREKET UPBEAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-09 08:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ET
07ADDISABABA452	ADDIS RESPONSE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) Regarding reftel A query on likely host government reaction to domestic designation of Human Appeal International (HAI),Addis Ababa Country Team assesses that the GOE will have either a neutral or positive response. The GOE actively monitors and investigates Islamic NGO's, particularly [...]	2007-02-13 12:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER
07ADDISABABA498	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN FONMIN UPBEAT ON TFG [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum told the Ambassador that he was more optimistic than ever about the prospects for TFG-led reconciliation efforts in Somalia following his recent trip to Baidoa. Seyoum cited the appointment of an Ayr sub-clan leader as the new minister of justice [...]	2007-02-21 10:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO ET SO
07ADDISABABA557	ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Prime Minister Meles discussed on February 21 the return of NDI and other USG sponsored programs to build the capacity of the anticipated new National Electoral Board as the nation prepares for local elections. The PM also remarked that it is important not to impo [...]	2007-02-26 05:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KREL ET ER
07ADDISABABA697	ETHIOPIA: BACKGROUND FOR U.S./CHINA DIALOGUE ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 06:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL EAID EFIN ET
07ADDISABABA721	ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: NORWEGIAN PERSPECTIVE ON A WAY [...] (S) Summary: Norwegian Ambassador Jens-Peter Kjemprud and the Norwegian Charge in Asmara, Arman Aardal, told Ambassador that they still hold out hope for moving forward on resolution of the Eritrea-Ethiopia border dispute, but that relations must improve between Eritrea and the U.S. before th [...]	2007-03-07 15:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPKO MOPS ET ER
07ADDISABABA78	PM MELES AND TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles stressed to Ambassador and DCM Jan. 9 that this was the best time for stabilizing and creating a new order in Somalia without warlords and extremists. He said the Somali clan system and Somalia practices must be respected and not circumvented in order to ens [...]	2007-01-10 16:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO MOPS ET SO ER KE
07ADDISABABA80	CORRECTED COPY - PM MELES AND TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF [...] (U) Revised to correct classification info in paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles stressed to Ambassador and DCM Jan. 9 that this was the best time for stabilizing and creating a new order in Somalia without warlords and extremists. He said the Somali clan system and Somalia [...]	2007-01-11 05:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO MOPS ET SO ER KE
07ADDISABABA895	UNMEE: ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER CALM DESPITE TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting UNMEE SRSG Ennifar said Eritrean troops continued to occupy the Temporary Security Zone and to establish defenses along the border with Ethiopia, but that the overall situation was "quiet," with "no sign of offensive action by either party." Despite UNSCR 1741, restriction [...]	2007-03-23 09:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO MARR ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA961	ETHIOPIA: PM MELES DISCUSSES TRAJECTORY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told visiting Assistant Secretary Lowenkron on March 15 that governance issues remain a priority for the GOE. While Meles admitted that the GOE made mistakes before the May 2005 national elections as well as in responding to June and November 2005 anti-government demons [...]	2007-03-30 09:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
07ADDISABABA962	ETHIOPIA: CENTRAL BANK CITES POSITIVE GROWTH, [...] (U) SUMMARY. During his semi-annual report to parliament March 22, Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (central bank) Teklewold Atnafu forecast another year of double-digit growth in 2007 and warned that inflation would continue to be a major concern. Teklewold reported that although ex [...]	2007-03-30 12:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ET
07ADDISABABA999	MEETING WITH BURUNDI'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON AMISOM [...] (S/NF) Burundian Foreign Minister Antoinette Batumubwira told USAU Ambassador Courville and Ambassador Yamamoto that logistical questions remain in preparation for deployment of Burundi,s troops to AMISOM. The challenges are strategic lift, training, equipment, survey of the planned deployment [...]	2007-04-04 13:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS BY ET
07AITTAIPEI1107	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, TAIWAN POLITICAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage May 16 on Taiwan's setback in its bid to join the World Health Organization (WHO); on the new cabinet to be headed by Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung; on the island's Han Kuang No. 23 milit [...]	2007-05-16 23:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1125	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies all gave front-page coverage May 18 to New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-Ming, whose steady performance Wednesday helped his team defeat the Chicago White Sox. News coverage also focused on the DPP's primary results for the year-end legislati [...]	2007-05-18 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1182	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 26-29 on the 2008 presidential election; on the Pentagon's release of its "Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2007" report Saturday; on a female Taiwan cadet who graduated from West Point on May 26; and on [...]	2007-05-29 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1199	MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 31 news coverage on the year-end legislative elections and the 2008 presidential elections; on a visiting U.S. West Point cadet who was allegedly involved in non-consensual sex; on the plunge of China's stock prices Wednesday followi [...]	2007-05-31 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1227	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 2-4 on U.S. law enforcement's announcement Sunday of its having foiled an alleged terrorist plot to bomb the JFK Airport; and on the year-end legislative elections and the 2008 presidential election. The pro-independe [...]	2007-06-04 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1396	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 19-20 on President Chen Shui-bian's proposal to hold a referendum on the island's UN bid under the name Taiwan and the U.S. State Department's statement Monday, which opposes such an initiative; on the 2008 presidentia [...]	2007-06-20 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1452	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-26 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1580	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-16 08:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1702	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: As DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's U.S. trip and Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations remain in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on July 31 focused on the rising oil prices and on the 2008 presidential poll. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's l [...]	2007-07-31 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI182	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE TEST, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage January 24 on the debt-ridden Rebar Asia Pacific Group; on the government's move Tuesday to publicize the names of certain non-performing borrowers; on the Donald Keyser case; and on the Presidential Office Allowance for S [...]	2007-01-24 08:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1866	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 16 on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's formal announcement Wednesday that former Premier Su Tseng-chang will be his running mate in the 2008 presidential election; on the UN referendum; and on the Taiwan gove [...]	2007-08-16 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2080	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies September 8-10 continued to report on Taiwan's UN referendum and the APEC annual meeting in Sydney, Australia, coverage also focused on the cross-Strait negotiations over the Olympics torch relay route, and on Taiwan film director Ang Lee's w [...]	2007-09-10 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2082	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies September 8-10 continued to report on Taiwan's UN referendum and the APEC annual meeting in Sydney, Australia, coverage also focused on the cross-Strait negotiations over the Olympics torch relay route, and on Taiwan film director Ang Lee's w [...]	2007-09-10 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2205	MEDIA REACTION: THE DPP'S "NORMAL COUNTRY RESOLUTION" [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 27 on the police crackdown of peaceful anti-government protesters in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday; on the DPP's controversial "normal country resolution;" and on DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun's announcement of his resigna [...]	2007-09-27 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2272	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3 on the inter-Korean summit Tuesday; on speculations about who will head the DPP now; and on the soaring commodity prices. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-independence "Liberty Tim [...]	2007-10-03 09:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2349	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-17 10:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2390	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2456	MEDIA REACTION: US CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2486	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (SBU) On October 23, the EXBS Advisor, CSI Consultant and AIT Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) to discuss on-going cooperation on investigations, including investigations of export control violations. Mr. Yeh Cherng-Maw, Director General of [...]	2007-11-15 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
07AITTAIPEI2494	ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER WINSTON DANG ON TAIWAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA) Minister Winston Dang told the Director on November 14 that President Chen Shui-bian's outspokenness on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) issues has caused problems for both the party and presidential candidate Frank Hsieh. Dang sa [...]	2007-11-16 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV CH TW
07AITTAIPEI2561	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 4 on the 2008 legislative elections; on Eastern Multimedia Group Chairman Gary Wang, who is now in custody for embezzlement and whose funds were frozen by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office Monday; and on the [...]	2007-12-04 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI360	TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH COURIERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel, AITOFF recently shared U.S. concern over illicit cash couriers with Taiwan officials. Taiwan officials responded positively, described current compliance with recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF),and indicated they will enhance compliance effo [...]	2007-02-14 03:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER LE PREL TW
07AITTAIPEI521	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 7 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's "Four Wants and One Without" remarks Sunday, on Vice President Annette Lu's announcement to run for the DPP's presidential primary Tuesday, and on the 2008 presidential [...]	2007-03-07 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI777	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 7-9 on the suspicion that China's "Internet army" may have hacked into home computers of senior officials from Taiwan's University of National Defense, planted a Trojan Horse virus, and gained access to classified inf [...]	2007-04-09 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI79	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage January 11 on the probe into the alleged violation of securities transaction regulations of the Rebar Asia Pacific Group, and on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Nicaragua. The pro-independence "Liberty Times, [...]	2007-01-11 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI839	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 13 on the human trafficking problem in Taiwan, on the Taipei prosecutors' raid of a local major mobile phone manufacturing company Thursday for alleged insider trading of company shares; on Taiwan's attempt to join th [...]	2007-04-13 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI895	MEDIA REACTION: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING INCIDENT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage from April 21-23 on the year-end legislators' elections and the 2008 presidential election; on the Virginia Tech shooting incident and its aftermath; and on other local political and social issues. On April 22, [...]	2007-04-23 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI923	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH COA CHAIRMAN SU: CCA AGENDA AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 24, Director Young met with Council of Agriculture (COA) Chairman Su Jia-chyuan to review a number of issues, including the status and plans for the Consultative Committee on Agriculture (CCA). Noting recent Executive Yuan (EY) approval of the founding documents and immi [...]	2007-04-26 05:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EFIS TW
07ALGIERS1140	AHMADINEJAD VISITS ALGIERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian president Mahmud Ahmadinejad's August 6-7 visit to Algiers generated significant noise, but apparently little of substance. The press, responding to a pre-visit public relations effort by the Iranian embassy here, obligingly described the Ahmadinejad visit as part the "r [...]	2007-08-13 08:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER OPEC ENRG ETRD KISL KNNP IR AG
07ALGIERS1181	ALGERIA: PROMOTING THE PRESIDENT'S FREEDOM AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Advancing the President's Freedom Agenda has been an ongoing effort by Embassy Algiers since the arrival of the Ambassador in August 2006. The Ambassador and Embassy officers routinely meet with democracy and human rights activists, political parties, journalists, and other me [...]	2007-08-21 14:40:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPOA PHUM PREL AG
07ALGIERS1330	GOA EAGER BUT CAUTIOUS ON FINANCIAL REFORM [...] SUMMARY: The Algerian Ministry of Finance leadership recognizes it should foster predictability for foreign investors, diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons and reform its financial sector. It is eager for U.S. assistance to meet these goals, but fearful of any sudden shock to its fin [...]	2007-09-18 11:25:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID PREL AG
07ALGIERS1560	UPDATED ALGERIA DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Securing a wider democratic opening in Algeria is a challenge. Many Algerian young people call the political leadership the "Jurassics" because so many leaders from the President down are entrenched politicos from the same generation that took over after independence in 1962. We [...]	2007-10-25 11:24:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI KPAO PGOV PREL AG
07ALGIERS1581	(MICRO)SOFT DIPLOMACY, VERSION 1.0 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer paid a brief visit to Algeria in a trip touted as an opportunity for Microsoft to help the GOA expand Algeria's information and communications technology (ICT) sector and enhance its education system. Ballmer said he was inspired by the GOA's commitmen [...]	2007-10-30 06:07:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR AG
07ALGIERS1727	ALGERIAN LOCAL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 29: WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local elections will be held in Algeria on November 29, but the big question is whether many Algerians will actually vote. Throughout the campaign season, elections' transparency and fairness have been called into repeated question because of irregularities in the pre-campaign p [...]	2007-11-28 14:56:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1741	WORLD BANK OFFICE CHIEF LEAVING ALGERIA CITING [...] (C) Summary: The World Bank is withdrawing its resident office director (resrep) here, since the Algerian government appears uninterested in implementing new reform strategies. The resrep, a long-time observer of Algerian economic issues, told the Ambassador November 21, that President Boutef [...]	2007-12-04 11:25:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IBRD AG
07ALGIERS1763	ALGIERS MEPI UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Progress continued slowly but steadily in MEPI programs and initiatives in Algeria during the period of July 1 through October 31. MEPI programs remain a key element of our effort to fulfill the political, economic and education reform goals in our Mission Strategic Plan. During thi [...]	2007-12-09 15:09:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AG
07ALGIERS1764	AMBASSADOR SCHULTE DISCUSSES IRAN AND NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian officials told visiting UNVIE Amb. Schulte that they have encouraged Iran to cooperate with the international community regarding its nuclear programs, but they stopped short of agreeing to make a public statement that Iran has violated its commitments under the Non-Prol [...]	2007-12-09 15:11:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP PGOV IR AG
07ALGIERS1777	POSITIVE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT MOVEMENT ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of engaging the Algerian government and civil society on TIP, we are seeing evidence of incremental improvement. NGO SOS Femmes en Detresse reports that some illegal immigrants are now receiving medical care, with no harassment from authorities, although it is uncle [...]	2007-12-12 11:04:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG

07ALGIERS1794	POSITIVE JUSTICE MINISTRY FEEDBACK ON MLAT [...] (SBU) In a December 9 meeting Mohamed Amara, Director General of Judicial and Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, was enthusiastic about the November 19-21 expert-level discussions in Washington on a possible Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) (ref A). DCM delivered the points contai [...]	2007-12-16 10:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA KCRM CJAN AG
07ALGIERS1810	WHERE HAVE ALL THE ISLAMISTS GONE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many observers here think Islamist parties suffered a significant defeat in the November 29 local elections (ref A). The moderate Islamist MSP, a member of the presidential coalition, received an official total of just 10.69 percent of the vote, while the opposition Islah party [...]	2007-12-21 10:14:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL AG
07ALGIERS259	COPS AND ROBBERS: ALGERIA COPES WITH MOUNTING CRIME [...] SUMMARY: The recent robbery of Algiers' consular chief at knifepoint typifies the rising crime rate in Algeria. Aggressive, violent and often armed theft has spiked even as insurgent violence has generally diminished over the last four years. Public perception, media coverage and police admi [...]	2007-03-01 09:53:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER ASEC ECON SOCI CASC AG
07ALGIERS46	ALGERIA UNYIELDING ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND [...] (C) A top Algerian MFA official was adamant that the Human Rights Council (HRC) should send a mission composed of ambassadors to study the situation in Darfur during his January 15 meeting with Ambassador. Ambassador reviewed with MFA Director General for International Organizations Bouguerra [...]	2007-01-16 17:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU AG
07ALGIERS47	NEA DAS CARPENTER'S REVIEW OF MEPI PROGRAMS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with MFA Director General for the Americas Selmane, NEA DAS Carpenter expressed satisfaction with the interest of various ministries in expanding MEPI programming in Algeria. Selmane undertook to coordinate the prioritization of the various requests and [...]	2007-01-17 07:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI KDEM AG
07ALGIERS66	FRIENDSHIP TREATY WITH FRANCE ON INDEFINITE HOLD [...] (C) French Political Counselor Francois Penguilly told PolEc Chief over lunch January 19 that it was doubtful France and Algeria would agree to sign the long-pending Friendship Treaty between them any time soon. Penguilly said the first obstacle to overcome was the French presidential election [...]	2007-01-23 11:04:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR AG
07ALGIERS666	ALGERIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN TRAIL: INFORMATION IN [...] (C) Summary: The Algerian legislative election, which will conclude with nationwide voting on May 17, has not been much focused on issues. The two major Algerian political parties, FLN and RND, form a presidential coalition with the Islamist MSP party. All three parties in their campaignin [...]	2007-05-15 12:00:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON AG
07ALGIERS708	ENERGY MINISTER UNMOVED BY CRITICISM OF CHANGES TO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Energy and Mines Chakib Khelil told Ambassador May 19 that the new hydrocarbon amendments were intended to slow oil development to maintain natural resources for future generations while redressing "unfair gains" made by foreign partners on certain contracts. He si [...]	2007-05-23 08:45:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS842	ALGERIANS CAUTIOUSLY WELCOME AFRICOM BRIEFING [...] (C) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry, accompanied by his delegation, consulted with newly installed Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci, Minister Delegate for National Defense Abdelmalek Guenaizia and senior representatives of the foreign and defense ministries and intellige [...]	2007-06-13 10:15:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL AG
07ALGIERS9	ALGERIA 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-06 15:15:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KPAO AEMR KCRM AG
07ALGIERS910	ALGERIAN SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL UPBEAT ON WESTERN [...] (C) MFA Secretary General (number two) Lamamra told Ambassador June 27 that he was hopeful the nascent UN-sponsored talks between Morocco and the Polisario might actually lead to real progress. Ambassador underlined that we hoped both Morocco and the Polisario would be realistic in the Augu [...]	2007-06-28 07:39:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AG MO WI
07AMMAN1005	NEA DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUTLER,S MEETINGS [...] (C) In separate meetings in Amman with the Jordanian Foreign Minister and the Amman-based Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, DAS Butler discussed perceptions of the Iraqi government, the Baghdad Security Plan, the International Compact for Iraq, and displaced Iraqis. [...]	2007-03-06 06:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF JO IZ
07AMMAN1064	SCENESETTER FOR PRM A/S SAUERBREY'S MARCH 13-16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman welcomes your visit, and looks forward to building upon your discussions with key Jordanian officials and Ambassador Hale in recent days in Washington to advance our dialogue with the GOJ on the needs of Iraqis in Jordan, as well as the other refugee issues of mutual [...]	2007-03-08 12:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREG PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1067	FEBRUARY PRM VISIT TO SYRIA AND JORDAN FOCUSED ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 12:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1218	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY'S MEETINGS IN AMMAN [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Ziad Fariz and Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Governor Umayya Toukan during his March 5th visit to Amman, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey discussed Jordan's draft [...]	2007-03-19 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KTFN PREL ECON JO
07AMMAN1312	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE AHEAD OF ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-25 03:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO XF IS IZ IR LE SU KWBG
07AMMAN139	INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah conveyed to Ambassador his support for the effort the President announced in his Iraq policy address. The Palace will encourage objective media commentary on the strategy. Many Jordanians, however, had taken a skeptical attitude to any U.S. Iraq policy changes ev [...]	2007-01-11 15:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
07AMMAN1508	KING AND SENIOR OFFICIALS GREET [...] (C) Summary: The King and senior GOJ officials told a Jordanian-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue in the Middle East. They described the burden large numbers of Iraqis impose on Jordan. The Minister of Labor explained the GOJ's plan to address repo [...]	2007-04-09 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ELAB IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN1672	GOJ RECEIVES SENIOR ISRAELI VISITORS [...] (C) Summary: The back-to-back visits to Jordan this week of Israel's Foreign Minister and a Knesset delegation are the first such visits since 2005 that the GOJ publicly acknowledged. Senior GOJ-GOI consultation, while frequent, has been mostly behind the scenes in recent years. The GOJ hop [...]	2007-04-18 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS JO
07AMMAN1998	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UNHRC ELECTION: JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 14:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC JO
07AMMAN2017	Developing Aqaba - The Gateway to Jordan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a May 2-3 trip to Aqaba, the Ambassador discussed the significant achievements in development of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) with local officials, shipping agents, students, young entrepreneurs, scientists, and environmental activists. The private sector has i [...]	2007-05-13 09:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV SENV SOCI JO
07AMMAN2255	UPDATE ON JORDANIAN REFORM INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary: Jordan has actively advanced the political and social reform agendas laid out at the July 2006 national unity conference (ref A). Since that time Parliament passed reform bills dealing with municipal government, political parties, press and publications, access to government in [...]	2007-05-24 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMCC SOCI JO
07AMMAN251	OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR JORDAN IN 2007 [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Both the GOJ and oppositionists view the two elections expected in 2007 as the chief challenges - and opportunities - of the coming year. Both camps are already framing their positions on foreign and domestic issues with an eye toward the polls. Islamists and o [...]	2007-01-21 16:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
07AMMAN2605	JORDANIAN MEDIA PROFESSIONALS SAY NEW LAW POSITIVE BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Parliament passed a new law in April giving citizens the right to access information held by government bodies. The law is currently pending endorsement by King Abdullah. The law's supporters point to the mass enfranchisement of a new democratic right, while detractors [...]	2007-06-18 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO PHUM KMDR KMPI
07AMMAN2641	USPTO-MEPI BOOK TOUR PROGRAM RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS ON [...] Jordan hosted June 13 a USPTO-MEPI Book Tour and Public Awareness Program, with the assistance of the Embassy and the USAID-funded Sustainable Achievement of Business Expansion and Quality (SABEQ) program. The Ambassador and Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Montaser Oklah gave opening re [...]	2007-06-20 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO IPR
07AMMAN27	IRAQIS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Iraqis in Jordan generally remain integrated into Jordan's economy, and many continue to travel frequently between the two countries. UNHCR is optimistic that the GOJ will respond positively to its request to carry out a socio-economic survey of Iraqis who are in Jordan but perm [...]	2007-01-04 16:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF ECON SMIG SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN2761	LETTER TO USTR SCHWAB FROM JORDANIAN MINISTER OF INDUSTRY [...] Post received by fax on June 24, 2007, the following letter from Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade addressed to USTR Schwab. The GOJ seeks U.S. support during the June 25-29 Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) negotiations, a request conveyed by Post to USTR (ref A). 2. Begin tex [...]	2007-06-26 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD JO
07AMMAN2827	JORDAN REPEATS REQUEST FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR PARIS CLUB [...] (SBU) Jordanian officials have renewed their request for the U.S. to join in supporting a debt buyback scheme. The King's Officer Director, Bassem Awadallah, sent Ambassador a new background paper and the text of a letter the Finance Minister sent to the head of the Paris Club (text below). [...]	2007-07-01 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL JO
07AMMAN2870	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Welch and Ambassador met Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al Khatib on June 27. A/S Welch and Khatib agreed that the new PA government led by Salaam Fayyad represented positive change compared to the NUG. Khatib emphasized that PM Olmert's actions now would be more [...]	2007-07-04 12:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PREF JO KPAL IS IZ QA LE
07AMMAN2990	JORDAN'S POULTRY SECTOR AND THE IMPACT OF THE MARCH 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's poultry sector, the largest agricultural business in the country, has almost recovered to pre-outbreak consumption and production levels after experiencing an occurrence of H5N1 Avian Influenza in March 2006 (Ref D). Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture officials and acad [...]	2007-07-12 12:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO KFLU JO
07AMMAN3043	GENERALLY POSITIVE JORDANIAN REACTION TO POTUS [...] (C) Summary. Jordanian reaction to the President,s speech among political contacts has been generally positive, with a strong emphasis on the call for an international conference. Those we canvassed were hopeful, although with a definite "wait-and-see" approach on the parts of some and outri [...]	2007-07-17 13:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO
07AMMAN3098	GCC+2 THEMES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-24 05:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV JO
07AMMAN3215	KING ACCEPTS RESIGNATIONS OF HEALTH AND WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Bakhit announced on July 29 the resignations of Minister of Water and Irrigation Alem and Health Minister Kharabsheh. The two offered their resignations following parasitic contamination of water supplies in northeastern Jordan that infected hundreds. New ministers have not [...]	2007-07-30 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV EAID EAGR JO
07AMMAN3260	Ozomatli's Music and Message Attract Thousands of [...] SUMMARY: The three-time Grammy award-winning Los Angeles-based Latino funk and hip-hop band "Ozomatli" performed a series of concerts to highly-receptive audiences during a visit to Jordan last week, captivating more than 3000 young Jordanians during their tour of the Kingdom. Ozomatli thril [...]	2007-08-02 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN3402	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WOMEN MAKE GAINS [...] (SBU) Women made considerable gains in the July 31 municipal elections as compared with 2003. Almost eight times more women ran as candidates in 2007 than in 2003 (355 versus 46),and women will hold at least 241 seats in municipal councils (as opposed to 97 in 2003). The election also resul [...]	2007-08-13 12:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KWMN SCUL KMPI JO
07AMMAN3472	JORDAN SEES SLIGHT INCREASE IN TRADE DEFICIT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan saw its trade deficit widen slightly to USD 3.4 billion during the first half of 2007, due to imports that more than doubled rising exports. Despite an overall increase in total national exports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) reported that apparel exports to [...]	2007-08-19 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ELAB EAID IS IZ JO
07AMMAN3752	A/S SAUERBREY CONGRATULATES GOJ ON PROVIDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey congratulated the GOJ for its recent decision to expand enrollment of Iraqi schoolchildren, and focused local and international media attention on the broader needs of Iraqi refugees in the region during her August 26-29 visit. Her announceme [...]	2007-09-09 05:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL IZ JO
07AMMAN3889	JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND AHLC [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 11:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL KWBG XF EUN
07AMMAN3949	American Foreign Policy Scholar Walter Russell Mead [...] SUMMARY: During a two-day speaker's program September 3-4, Council on Foreign Relations scholar Walter Russell Mead adroitly discussed many U.S. foreign policy issues, and disabused his influential audiences of several misperceptions they held concerning the motives and processes behind the f [...]	2007-09-25 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL JO
07AMMAN3992	Jordanian Labor Minister Continues to Focus on Improving [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paras 6-7. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a September 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Labor Bassem Salem provided an update on labor issues, noting that despite some intermittent problems, dramatic improvements have been made, particularl [...]	2007-09-27 08:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV JO
07AMMAN4094	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SEVEN IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 13:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER KFTN PREL JO
07AMMAN4129	JORDAN: DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the development of our initial democratic reform strategy for Jordan (REF A),the GOJ has made progress on a wide variety of the goals set out. Post made substantial contributions to democratic reforms in Jordan through focused, well-funded programming efforts, advocacy w [...]	2007-10-09 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KDEM PGOV PREL
07AMMAN4294	JORDAN: PARTIAL SOLUTION EMERGING FOR ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On October 19, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit issued a long-awaited statement on the ability of civil society organizations to monitor the upcoming November 20 election. While Bakhit effectively annulled earlier vague Interior Ministry prohibitions, by announcing that some form of [...]	2007-10-22 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KDEM PGOV
07AMMAN4320	JORDAN: WHY VOTE? [...] (C) Summary. Contacts across the political spectrum are showing apathy towards the November 20 parliamentary elections in Jordan. Reasons include: mistrust of the government following claims of improprieties during July's municipal elections, a perception that the parliament has no power t [...]	2007-10-24 14:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KDEM PGOV
07AMMAN434	GOJ COMMITED TO RESOLVING LABOR PROBLEM; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoJ officials continue to pledge their commitment to resolving labor issues in Jordan. In response to Ambassador's warnings that congressional and U.S. investor concern is deepening, the labor minister highlighted positive steps taken to date and plans for the coming months, pa [...]	2007-02-01 10:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO
07AMMAN4369	KING ABDULLAH DISCUSSES IRAQ AND REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah said October 28 that Jordan sought strategic consultations and close coordination with the USG in the effort to help to restore stability to Iraq. He told visiting Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker that Jordan would continue to work with PM Maliki and planned to send [...]	2007-10-29 16:17:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV JO IZ
07AMMAN438	SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT FRANCES TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO [...] ( C ) The Jordanian government and Embassy Amman are looking forward to your visit February 3-5. Jordan is a key partner on counterterrorism and other top U.S. priorities. King Abdullah views U.S. success in Iraq as essential to his own success; he also shares our concerns on Iran and is look [...]	2007-02-01 10:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PTER PREL JO
07AMMAN4409	King Abdullah Publicly Declares His Optimism About [...] Summary: Jordan's King Abdullah has publicly expressed his full support and hope about the Annapolis conference on three different occasions recently. The first came following his October 18 meeting with the Secretary in London, followed by statements he made October 28 in Bahrain and October [...]	2007-11-01 07:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PREL
07AMMAN4430	FROM THE TRIBES TO THE STREET: THE ANATOMY OF A [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's campaign season is in full swing. Many candidates start their campaigns on the tribal level, where they compete for endorsements and the support of a unified tribe. Not all receive a unanimous verdict, but most can count on some form of tribal base. Campaign teams (both [...]	2007-11-01 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM
07AMMAN4442	First Lady's Visit to Jordan Gives Boost to [...] Summary: First Lady Laura Bush's October 25-26 visit to Jordan generated tremendous goodwill among Jordanian officials and garnered extensive, positive coverage in the local and regional media. Her meeting with King Abdullah and her visit to the King Hussein Cancer Center to promote the Breas [...]	2007-11-01 16:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PREL
07AMMAN446	GOJ VIEWS ON NATO COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: A mid-level MFA official said the GoJ was "positive" on the concept of a NATO security cooperation center, but Jordan will "let the concept evolve." The GoJ continues to view NATO financing as essential. The GoJ welcomes NATO's offer to establish a Partnership for Peace Trust [...]	2007-02-01 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JO
07AMMAN4567	IRAQ/IRAN: IRAQI SHI'A CLERIC KHOE,I SAYS IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Anti-Iranian Iraqi Shi'a cleric Jawad al-Khoe'i (strictly protect) described to Emboff his views on Iranian perceptions of Iraq and the U.S., the current situation in Iraq and Iran (where he has been studying for ten of the last twelve years),political developments, ongoing Ir [...]	2007-11-14 12:44:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN4575	DRAFT 2008 BUDGET EXPECTS HIGH INFLATION AND SLOWING GDP [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's 2008 budget now being prepared is expected to include raises for public sector employees and pensioners, and to exclude fuel subsidies, which have necessitated budget annexes in 2007. The draft budget assumes a slow-down in GDP growth to four percent in 2008 after three [...]	2007-11-15 05:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ENRG PGOV JO
07AMMAN4599	USPTO PROGRAM IN JORDAN BUILDS IPR AWARENESS AND NETWORKS [...] The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) conducted successful training on Law and Policy for Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Enforcement from November 5-8 in Jordan with the assistance of the Embassy and USAID. Over 100 representa [...]	2007-11-18 09:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO IPR
07AMMAN4638	JORDANIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION INITIAL RESULTS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preliminary - but unofficial - election results released the day after Jordan's November 20 parliamentary election saw decisive victories for independent candidates, and a crushing defeat for candidates from the Muslim Brotherhood's party, the Islamic Action Front, which failed to [...]	2007-11-21 11:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
07AMMAN4663	ON ANNAPOLIS, FLEETING HOPE LEAVENS LOW [...] (C) Summary: As the Annapolis conference approaches, we have been pulsing our Jordanian contacts on their expectations for the event, speaking to a broad range of Palestinians and East Bankers. While few of our contacts evinced optimism about the meeting, neither complaints about its expecte [...]	2007-11-21 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO IS
07AMMAN4693	BIOGRAPHIES FOR JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In the wake of November 20 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit submitted his resignation to the King November 22, paving the way for a new government. On November 23, the King designated Nader Dahabi as the new Prime Minister, and the new cabinet was sworn in on November 25. [...]	2007-11-26 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	JO PGOV PINR
07AMMAN4732	KING ABDULLAH UPDATES CODEL INOUYE ON SYRIAN [...] (S) CODEL Inouye accompanied by Ambassador met with King Abdullah on November 28 and discussed developments in Iraq, the Annapolis meeting and a potential opportunity to change Syrian behavior. End Summary. 2. (U) Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens, Ambassador, and Minority Staff Direc [...]	2007-11-29 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL SY JO
07AMMAN4762	CODEL ROHRABACHER MEETS WITH JORDANIAN ROYAL COURT [...] (C) Summary. In November 29 meetings with Chief of the Royal Court Bassem Awadallah and NGOs who work with Iraqi refugees, Codel Rohrabacher heard about Jordan's struggle to cope with increased demands on its overburdened infrastructure. While describing Jordan's economic direction as posit [...]	2007-12-03 12:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KPAL SENV
07AMMAN4764	JORDANIANS ON ANNAPOLIS: WE WANT TO BELIEVE [...] (C) Jordanian reaction to Annapolis has been marked by the same mix of positive official comments and private cynicism and hope that was on display in the run-up to the conference (ref a). 2. (C) Public, official commentary has been positive, reflecting King Abdullah's strong public support [...]	2007-12-03 15:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
07AMMAN4793	CONGRESSWOMAN MCCOLLUM DISCUSSES IMPACT OF IRAQI REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 24-27 visit to Jordan of Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN),Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials described the strain that approximately 500,000 Iraqis have been placing on the Jordanian infrastructure. All stressed that while Jordan has opened up public [...]	2007-12-06 07:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON PREL IZ JO
07AMMAN4816	STAFFDEL WELLS EXAMINES CONDITIONS OF IRAQIS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During their five-day visit to Jordan, Staffdel Wells spoke with senior GOJ officials, refugee processing agencies, and NGOs in an effort to (1) better understanding the socioeconomic situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan; (2) review refugee processing efforts and outcomes; and [...]	2007-12-06 15:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ SY
07AMMAN483	GOJ OFFICIAL UPBEAT ON PRIVATIZATION, PESSIMISTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chairman of Jordan's Executive Privatization Commission (EPC),former Finance Minister Mohammed Abu Hammour, painted an optimistic view of the progress of privatization in Jordan. After a record year for privatization in 2006, 2007 should also register major progress, inclu [...]	2007-02-04 11:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPRV JO
07AMMAN4961	GOVERNMENT GETS RESOUNDING VOTE OF CONFIDENCE AS [...] (C) Summary. After presenting its platform to the newly elected parliament, the Dahabi government had its vote of confidence - by a historically high margin. Pledged to phase-out fuel and fodder subsidies early in 2008, the government is already facing skepticism in some quarters about its [...]	2007-12-17 15:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON JO
07AMMAN4971	WHO'S YOUR DAHABI? [...] (C) Summary. There are now two Dahabis at the center of Jordanian political life. Nader Dahabi is the Prime Minister, and his brother Mohammed is entering his third year as director of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID). While there is little public conversation on the subject, it i [...]	2007-12-18 07:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
07AMMAN519	GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR RESPOND POSITIVELY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USTR Middle East Director met with the Ministers of Industry and Trade, Justice, and Labor and with private-sector representatives to discuss labor conditions in Jordan's garment sector during a visit January 31-February 1. With government officials, USTR emphasized three key po [...]	2007-02-05 13:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO
07AMMAN543	NEW CENTRIST PARTY TO COUNTER ISLAMISTS [...] ( C ) SUMMARY: Establishment politicians are planning a new party to counter the Islamic Action Front (IAF) in 2007's elections. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Chamber of Deputies speaker Abdel Hadi al Majali told Ambassador January 31 that he was organizing with other establishment politicians [...]	2007-02-06 16:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
07AMMAN702	REACTION TO PUTIN'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN MET WITH KING ABDULLAH ON REGIONAL ISSUES AND ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION DURING HIS VISIT FEBRUARY 12-13. PUTIN ALSO MET SEPARATELY WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) SEE SEPTEL FOR AN INITIAL READOUT ON PRESIDENT PUT [...]	2007-02-14 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPAL IS RS JO
07AMMAN873	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO JORDAN, FEBRUARY 3-5 [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM (APHSCT) FRANCES FRAGOS TOWNSEND AND HER DELEGATION MET SEPARATELY WITH PRIME MINISTER BAKHIT, PRINCE FAISAL, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR DAHABI, MAJOR GENERAL JAMAL SHAWABKAH (COMMANDER OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS [...]	2007-02-26 12:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR JO IS KPAL
07ANKARA1010	TURKEY: ECONOMISTS STRESS ECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: As domestic political risk comes to the fore in the wake of the weekend's dramatic developments, Turkish economists underline the economy's remarkable transformation since the 2001 crisis. Strong growth, fiscal consolidation and surging Foreign Direct Investment underpin a si [...]	2007-04-30 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN BEXP ETRD TU
07ANKARA1015	TURKEY: ECONOMISTS STRESS ECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: As domestic political risk comes to the fore in the wake of the weekend's dramatic developments, Turkish economists underline the economy's remarkable transformation since the 2001 crisis. Strong growth, fiscal consolidation and surging Foreign Direct Investment underpin a si [...]	2007-04-30 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN BEXP ETRD TU
07ANKARA1017	TURKEY: FIFTH TIFA TALKS SEE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The fifth meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting convened April 12 - 13 in Washington, D.C. The issue-packed agenda included substantive discussions on agricultural market access, the Doha Round, the Generalized System of Pref [...]	2007-05-01 06:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KIPR TU
07ANKARA1034	TURKEY AND SOMO TALK - BUT FUEL TRADE STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi SOMO and Turkish officials met in Ankara on April 16-18 and reached agreement to move forward in reinstating blocked fuel trade, albeit in a reduced amount, but next action steps lie with SOMO. Turkish suppliers are not optimistic about new contracts and question SOMO's i [...]	2007-05-02 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1035	TURKISH POLITICAL STAND-OFF TRIGGERS MIXED [...] (C) Summary. Turks across the spectrum agree that early parliamentary elections are the only way out of the current stand-off. That, and PM Erdogan's miscalculation in nominating FM Gul, may be the only things on which they do agree. Many see the May 1 Constitutional Court decision as posit [...]	2007-05-02 17:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TU
07ANKARA1066	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1091	TURKEY: FM GUL AS THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES MASTER [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 11:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
07ANKARA1093	GROWTH HELPING ANATOLIAN BACKWATERS, BUT WORRIES ABOUT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TU
07ANKARA110	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1107	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1108	TURKEY'S GOVERNING BIG TENT PARTY -- SPLITS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The political crisis sparked by Foreign Minister Gul's failed bid for the presidency has exacerbated pre-existing divisions within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). While AKP has always been a "big tent" coalition of the devout, the moderate, the nationalists and t [...]	2007-05-10 13:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA1121	SOUTHERN CORRIDOR: MOVING ON TRANSIT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. In a May 9 meeting, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler agreed with Ambassador that setting a legal framework for transiting Shah Deniz production is the next step in developing Caspian gas exports to Europe via the soon to be completed Turkey-Greece Interconnector (TGI) and the Nabucco [...]	2007-05-11 09:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG BEXP GR AJ TU
07ANKARA1130	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (APR 2007) [...] Summary: The Wisconsin Project Team provided a presentation on their open source database to Government of Turkey (GOT) representatives. The database will assist GOT officials to process export licenses and investigate suspect companies/individuals. Department of Commerce contractors compl [...]	2007-05-11 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1136	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1138	CENTER-RIGHT MERGER STILL A WILD CARD IN TURKISH [...] (C) Summary and comment. The recent center-right merger throws a wild card into the line-up for Turkey's July 22 parliamentary elections. True Path Party (DYP) and Motherland Party (Anavatan) leaders announced the alliance on May 6, after prolonged negotiations. Supporters will approve the [...]	2007-05-11 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA115	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 10:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA116	TURKISH DEFMIN GONUL'S VISIT: SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Gonul's January 25-26 visit, preceding the February visits of Foreign Minister Gul and Chief of the General Staff GEN Buyukanit, provides an opportunity to reaffirm the US commitment on Iraq; urge a measured Turkish response to a possible Congressional Armenian [...]	2007-01-22 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AR
07ANKARA1175	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-16 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1176	TURKEY LOOKS SERIOUSLY AT KYOTO PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is a signatory to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),but has never signed the Kyoto Protocol. Turkish officials are looking seriously at the Kyoto Protocol, both because adopting it is a requirement of the daunting environment chapter of the EU "acqu [...]	2007-05-16 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU
07ANKARA1178	TURKEY-IRAQ BUSINESS COUNCIL IS BULLISH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 8 meeting, Turkey-Iraq Business Council Chairman Ercument Aksoy asked for help on accessing Japanese soft loans for Iraq, gaining good attendance at the Iraq Trade Fair in Gazientep later this month, and removing onerous performance bond requirements on bidders for Iraq [...]	2007-05-16 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET BEXP TU IZ
07ANKARA1191	TURKEY: KURDISH ACTIVIST ON CONTEMPORARY POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary and comment: A long-time Kurdish activist offered us a window into her tense, confused post-April 27 world. We have no way to judge the validity of her observations, but she conveyed a greater level of concern than usual. She described an unusually heavy military presence in Hak [...]	2007-05-17 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PHUM TU
07ANKARA1192	MFA U/S APAKAN ON TURKEY'S ESDP COMPLAINTS, [...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan told Ambassador on May 15 that Turkey's complaints about its role within the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) have not been resolved, but stated that Turkey was committed to a positive transition in Kosovo. Ambassador urged a rapid resolution of [...]	2007-05-17 16:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO TU
07ANKARA1215	TURKEY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: INTO THE BEAR'S DEN? [...] (C) Summary: Deepening economic and political ties between Russia and Turkey bear watching, but they do not signal a fundamental shift in Ankara's foreign policy orientation. Contacts believe Russia offers Turkey a sympathetic ear as both feel buffeted by a critical west. However, on key Turk [...]	2007-05-21 07:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TU RS
07ANKARA124	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1245	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1282	TURKEY: DIRECT LEBANESE REQUEST FOR AMMUNITION [...] (C) On May 24, DCM and visiting TRANSCOM Commander Gen. Schwartz raised the LAF ammunition request with Deputy Chief of Staff GEN Ergin Saygun and J-4 Logistics Chief LTG Arslan. We also notified the MFA Middle East Department and the Turkish General Staff (TGS) of the specific request for 105 [...]	2007-05-25 11:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER TU LE
07ANKARA1302	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA132	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN -- [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting in Ankara, Turkish U/S Ertugrul Apakan told U/S Burns that Turkey supports the U.S. strategy of reinforcing Iraq with additional troops. He appealed for U.S. help on the PKK and for a delay in Kirkuk referendum. Apakan expressed concern about Iranian infl [...]	2007-01-24 08:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ IR
07ANKARA133	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Turkish National Security Council President Yigit Alpogan told U/S Burns January 19 that 2007 would be a challenging year for bilateral relations. The Turkish government hopes passage of an Armenian genocide resolution in the U.S. Congress can be averted, fears relations with the U.S. wil [...]	2007-01-24 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NATO IZ IR KPAL EPET ENRG ZK
07ANKARA1337	GOT IRAQ ENVOY SEES POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM GOI ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: GOT Special Envoy Celikkol was encouraged by his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, he told the Ambassador May 30. PM Maliki welcomed increased Turkey-Iraq cooperation and sent positive signals on the PKK, as did other politicians (even including DPM Salih). Celikkol said he was tol [...]	2007-06-01 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ SY
07ANKARA134	U/S BURNS' LUNCH WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Turkish MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan exchanged views on Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus, the Halki Seminary, the possibility of an Armenian genocide resolution in the US Congress, and Central Asia at a working lunch January 19 that followed a m [...]	2007-01-24 10:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU

07ANKARA1344	TURKEY ALARMED ABOUT AFGHANISTAN; ASKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Apakan contacted Ambassador on May 31 to register Turkey's concern about developments in northern Afghanistan and to seek U.S. intercession. He said that conditions have deteriorated, especially in the north. Tension is rising and clashes have occurred between the cent [...]	2007-06-01 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL AF TU

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