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08HONGKONG2320	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EXODUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 00:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC

08HONGKONG2321	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: VICTORY WAVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 00:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG255	TIP, MONEY LAUNDERING, PROTECTING AMCITS: CG [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a productive and friendly meeting January 29 with Macau's chief executive, Edmund Ho, Consul General Cunningham received positive initial reactions to our plans to expand contacts with the growing American community there and to strengthen liaison with the Macau government to e [...]	2008-02-11 02:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM CACS CH MC MG HK
08HONGKONG259	PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COMFORTABLE WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Macau Wan Yongxiang told Consul General Cunningham on January 30 that Beijing was comfortable with the rapid rise of U.S. and other foreign investment in Macau's gaming and tourism industry and, despite some stresses as Macau society [...]	2008-02-12 08:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM CACS CH MC MG HK
08HONGKONG270	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MILLIONBOND [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-02-13 07:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG282	HKEX PROFITS/AVOIDS POLITICAL RISK IN SEARCH FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) enjoyed it's most profitable year ever in 2007, buoyed by fees from dramatically increased trading volumes. Although total value of funds raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) fell from the record levels of 2006, the total number of IP [...]	2008-02-14 09:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN HK IR
08HONGKONG3118	MIXED REACTION TO NPCSC DECISION ON HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's pan-democratic parties reacted with disappointment and frustration to the December 29 PRC National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decision to defer universal suffrage for the Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) until 2017, and for the Legislative Council (Leg [...]	2008-01-01 23:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM CH HK
08HONGKONG336	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: REMARKABLE MASK TECHNOLOGY [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-02-25 09:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG368	HONG KONG INPUT ON NEW REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON [...] (U) In response to reftel, Consulate General Hong Kong provides the following input for reports required under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. No.110-140). 2. (SBU) Sections and Staff: The combined Economic-Political Section (EP),enhanced by regular involvement by [...]	2008-02-28 07:37:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV ABUD APER HK
08HONGKONG403	HONG KONG NGO'S CONCERNED ABOUT PRISON LABOR AND [...] (C) Summary: Work study programs in China are among the most troubling, under researched and uncorrected human trafficking cases there, but exploitation in prison labor programs, as well as abuses of Indonesian foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong contribute to the problem in the region. Th [...]	2008-03-05 01:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
08HONGKONG408	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU [...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragr [...]	2008-03-05 08:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG411	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: WALASEY LIMITED [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-03-06 01:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG467	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-03-13 08:35:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG510	MACAU: BEIJING'S STEPPING STONE TO LUSOPHONES, [...] (C) Summary: Professor Ivo Carneiro, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations at Macau's Inter-University Institute, recently told us that Beijing's goals for Macau include: (1) closer integration with the Pearl River Delta, especially Zhuhai; (2) expanding trade links with overse [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CH MC HK
08HONGKONG573	VETERAN HONG KONG DEMOCRAT MARTIN LEE WILL NOT [...] (C) Summary: Legislator and Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, Hong Kong's most senior pro-democracy leader, unexpectedly announced on March 27 that he would not seek another four-year term in the Legislative Council (Legco) in the September election. Lee, age 69, has been the most visible [...]	2008-03-28 09:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG706	HONG KONG JOURNALIST DESCRIBES PRC-SPONSORED [...] (C) Summary: According to a Hong Kong journalist who participated in the PRC Government-sponsored media visit to Tibet in late March, the primary cause of the riots was ethnic resentment against the Han Chinese by the Tibetans, rather than political differences. The timing of the riots was du [...]	2008-04-18 04:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL CH HK
08HONGKONG728	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HONG KONG COMPETITION [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-04-21 08:00:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG820	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 02:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG822	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BESCOM COMPUTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 02:11:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG823	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ADVANCED MATERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 02:11:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG834	TOY SAFETY VIEWED FROM HONG KONG: IMPROVED, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese-manufactured toys are much safer than they were a year ago, but new price pressures threaten to compell even responsible manufacturers to try to cut corners. Toy manufacturers, business and association leaders, and laboratory testers universally claim that the industry [...]	2008-05-07 09:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND BEXP HK CH
08HONGKONG837	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FABRICATORS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-08 01:07:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG843	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 08:37:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG859	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NIKKO TECH. [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-13 03:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG880	LABOR NGO CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY OF PRC-BASED [...] (C) On May 7, Han Dongfang (strictly protect) and Robin Munro (strictly protect) of the Hong Kong-based China Labour Bulletin (CLB, strictly protect) discussed ways to strengthen USG outreach and monitoring of CLB projects (funded by the USG) on the mainland with visiting Embassy Beijing laboff [...]	2008-05-15 08:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08HONGKONG894	MFA COMMISSIONER IN MACAU RESPONDS ON U.S. [...] (C) PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Macau Wan Yongxiang told Consul General Cunningham in a meeting in Macau on May 15 that the notion of a "consular agent" was still new to China, and would require further deliberation and study by Beijing. China was not yet ready to agree to [...]	2008-05-16 10:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT CVIS AMGT AFIN APER PREL HK MC CH
08HONGKONG913	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WING LEE TRADING [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-20 05:33:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG966	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FREE COMPONENTS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-28 09:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG969	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GOLDEN MUTUAL (H.K.) [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-29 02:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08IRANRPODUBAI2	AHMADINEJAD AND OIL MINISTER TAKE THE HIT FOR GAS SHORTAGES [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 12:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI28	READOUT OF JAPANESE DFM SASAE'S TRIP TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-27 13:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL KNNP IR JA
08IRANRPODUBAI6	IRANIAN STEEL INDUSTRY ACCORDING TO AN INSIDER [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 13:08:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EMIN PGOV IR
08ISLAMABAD1376	MUSHARRAF SWEARS IN 24 MINISTERS; PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Summary. On March 29, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gillani announced his "100 Day Plan" to the National Assembly. Within his plan, he looks to assist the lagging economy, continue to fight terror, strengthen Pakistan's ties with its neighbors and the West, restore the judiciary, and [...]	2008-03-31 12:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1396	A TROUBLING TREND: TEXTILE EXPORTS DOWN AGAIN. [...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan is losing its competitiveness in textile and apparel goods. Based on third quarter figures, Pakistan's textile export performance slumped in July-February 2007-08 putting the GOP's export target of USD 19.2 billion at risk. With the exception of readymade garments all [...]	2008-04-01 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD1609	MUSHARRAF ON RELEASE OF TALIBAN/AQ DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 11:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1613	PAKISTANI LEADERS DENY INTENT TO RELEASE A.Q. KHAN [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Chief Kidwai,Pakistan People's Party Co-Chair Zardari, and President Musharraf, DCM and Ambassador expressed our deep concern over GOP statements and press reports indicating that the restrictions on A.Q. Khan were about to be [...]	2008-04-18 14:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KNNP PK
08ISLAMABAD1614	PM GILLANI SAYS NO TO RELEASING 27 AQ/TALIBAN DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 15:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1678	GOP RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 REGIME [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 12:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	KTFN PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1719	INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FLOCK TO ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: In the past few weeks, international leaders have been streaming into Pakistan to meet the newly elected government. They included UK Foreign Secretary Miliband, the Chinese FM Jiechi, Turkish FM Babacan, EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana, Afghanistan FM Spatna, Malaysian FM Yatim, [...]	2008-05-01 06:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER AF CH EAID IN MY EU
08ISLAMABAD1742	PAKISTAN'S NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY SALMAN BASHIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Salman Bashir has replaced Riaz Mohammad Khan as Pakistan's Foreign Secretary. Bashir--who previously served as Ambassador to China and Denmark--is a veteran Foreign Service officer. Bashir told local press he intends to focus on "economic diplomacy" during his tenure as Foreign [...]	2008-05-05 10:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1758	BUDGET DEFICIT NUMBERS LOWER BUT SLOW GROWTH AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Private sector economists, the Ministry of Finance Special Advisor and IMF Resident Representative all expressed concern over Pakistan's record USD 8.3 billion budget deficit, but for different reasons. Citibank's Aziz Rahman was concerned that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's overs [...]	2008-05-06 06:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD179	CHINESE EMBASSY SEEKS IMPROVED EXCHANGES [...] (C) Following up on a phone conversation between U/S Burns and China's Assistant Foreign Minister, the Chinese DCM in Islamabad shared China's views on the political situation in Islamabad. China's primary foreign policy goals are to promote stability, fight terrorism, increase economic exc [...]	2008-01-11 12:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD1803	PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION OFFICIAL DISCOUNTS REPORTS [...] (C) Summary: Unsurprisingly, a source in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission said that a May 9 article in national circulation daily "Dawn News" reporting enhanced China-Pakistan civil nuclear cooperation was unfounded. The May 9 article alleged that, following President Musharraf's April 20 [...]	2008-05-10 10:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENGY ECON PGOV PREL KNNP PK
08ISLAMABAD1825	LIFE AT NDU: TRAINING PAKISTAN'S NEXT GENERATION OF MILITARY LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's National Defense University's curriculum is designed to foster national pride, but many of its students and instructors have an anti-American bias. Their attitudes demonstrate why we should continue our efforts to increase IMET opportunities, especially those aimed at the ge [...]	2008-05-12 12:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD226	NSA TARIQ AZIZ ON A NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 13:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2436	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: POSSIBLE PAKISTAN DIVERSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 07:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL ETTC KOMC
08ISLAMABAD2529	PAKISTAN: "STRATEGIC INTEREST" TO PREVENT URANIUM SUPPLIES TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-26 07:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM PK TRGY
08ISLAMABAD2608	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 02-04, 2008 [...] "SAARC Accord To Curb Terror, Fight Hunger" "Dawn" (08/04) "South Asian leaders signed a legal cooperation pact on Sunday to combat terrorism and agreed to set up a food bank to fight hunger in the face of rising food prices in one of the world's poorest regions. But the South Asian Associat [...]	2008-08-04 11:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2633	PAKISTAN'S TEXTILE SECTOR IN CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's textile sector is facing a crisis. A hefty rise in natural gas prices, rolling blackouts, and the announcement of the 2008-2009 Trade Policy - which lacks subsidies and support for the textiles and apparel sector - have fed industry woes. Textiles are the largest singl [...]	2008-08-05 14:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD2862	THE 2008 U.S.-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-Pakistan Economic Dialogue was held in Islamabad on August 11, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan and Pakistani Minister of Finance Syed Naveed Qamar. A topic of particular concern was the current state of th [...]	2008-08-29 09:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2904	TALIBAN KIDNAP CHINESE ENGINEERS FROM THE NWFP [...] (U) Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed on September 2 the Taliban were holding two Chinese nationals and two Pakistanis as leverage to force the GOP to stop military action against militants. Two Chinese engineers went missing from Shal Plam in the Lower Dir District of the Northwest Fro [...]	2008-09-03 13:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER CH
08ISLAMABAD3010	CORRECTED COPY: THE 2008 U.S.-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of reftel. 2. (C) Summary: The U.S.-Pakistan Economic Dialogue was held in Islamabad on August 11, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan and Pakistani Minister of Finance Syed Naveed Qamar. A topic of partic [...]	2008-09-12 12:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3073	ZARDARI TO PARLIAMENT: "I HAVE A DREAM FOR [...] (C) Summary: On September 20, a smiling but nervous President Asif Zardari addressed in English a packed joint sitting of parliament. This was the first time a Pakistani President had addressed the parliament in eight years; Zardari pledged to respect the supremacy of parliament and called fo [...]	2008-09-20 12:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3176	U.S.-PAKISTAN COUNTER-TERRORISM BILATERALS [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, a delegation led by Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dailey met with a delegation led by Minister of the Interior Malik for a counter-terrorism bilateral, the first such dialogue since 2006. The topics of discussion included security forces training, terro [...]	2008-10-02 11:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3182	REVISED COPY: U.S.-PAKISTAN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, a delegation led by Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dailey met with a delegation led by Minister of the Interior Malik for a counter-terrorism bilateral, the first such dialogue since 2006. The topics of discussion included security forces training, terro [...]	2008-10-06 05:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3186	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary: In a discursive conversation with President Zardari on October 2, Ambassador again encouraged the appointment of a czar for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). She stressed that the federal and provincial governments were not working well together to confront the is [...]	2008-10-06 10:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3231	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 09, 2008 [...] "Military Seeks Politicians' Support to Fight Militants; Opposition Dissatisfied" "Dawn" (10/09) "The military took elected representatives of the nation into confidence on Wednesday about the worsening situation in FATA, NWFP and Balochistan and the U.S.-led 'war on terror' during a joint [...]	2008-10-09 10:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3240	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 10, 2008 [...] "Bomber Runs Down Anti-Terror Office In Islamabad" "The News" (10/10) "At least eight people were injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the central office of anti-terrorist squad (ATS) located in the premises of Police Headquarters, Islamabad on Thursday." [...]	2008-10-10 10:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3281	PAKISTANI CARPET EXPORTS DOWN AS LUXURY SPENDING ABROAD [...] (U) Summary. According to media reports and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data, Pakistan's handmade carpet exports have declined by 10 percent in August 2008 over August 2007, continuing a downward trend in the sector's exports. Pakistan exported USD 16.1 million worth of rugs, carpets and mats [...]	2008-10-15 11:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON EINV EAID ELAB PK
08ISLAMABAD3339	ZARDARI EXPRESSES DELIGHT WITH CHINA VISIT, LOOKS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, President Zardari expressed complete satisfaction with his just concluded visit to China, reviewed planning for the Friends of Pakistan, and reiterated his determination to press the fight against extrem [...]	2008-10-22 08:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3350	BOUCHER OUTLINES WAY FORWARD FOR "FRIENDS OF A [...] (C) Summary. At an October 20 meeting in Islamabad hosted by President Zardari, representatives of Pakistan, the U.S., the UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and China discussed the organization and possible goals of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan group. They agreed to Foreign Secretary Bashir's s [...]	2008-10-22 13:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3371	FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. At a meeting October 22 with Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Bashir reported that the MFA was circulating to GOP ministries a tasking for an options paper on Pakistan's sectoral needs to build security and economic capacity. The MFA will share that paper with the U.S. and the UK [...]	2008-10-24 12:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3374	BALOCHISTAN PROVINCE: FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT ON THE FEDERAL [...] (U) Summary. As an underdeveloped region in Pakistan, Balochistan is dependent on the federal government for 94 percent of its budget and faces an estimated budget deficit of PKR 8.81 billion (USD 112 million) for the current 2008-09 financial year. Despite being the largest province in size [...]	2008-10-27 03:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3377	PAKISTAN-CHINA AGREEMENTS: NEITHER NEW NOR SPECIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary. To further the strategic partnership between the two countries, Pakistan and China signed 11 agreements during President Zardari's recent visit to China. These agreements range in scope from economic cooperation to the construction of two nuclear power plants to a Memorandum o [...]	2008-10-27 05:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3398	QURESHI TALKS TO BOUCHER ABOUT FRIENDS AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher met Foreign Minister Qureshi late October 20. Qureshi was appreciative of the effort put into the "Friends of Pakistan." He hoped the initiative would be more than "just a donors' group," and informed Boucher that an action plan was with President Zar [...]	2008-10-28 09:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3399	NAWAZ ASSURES BOUCHER HE WILL NOT EMBARRASS THE [...] (C) Summary. In an October 20 meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher, Nawaz Sharif expressed disappointment with the outcome of an ongoing joint session of parliament on the security situation and said he was sending a letter to Prime Minister Gilani outlining his party,s strategy on coun [...]	2008-10-28 11:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3590	IDEAS FOR USG ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and the IMF edge closer to finalizing an agreement, additional donor assistance will likely be sought to bolster the IMF package. Post recommends consideration of the following economic options to support the democratically-elected Government o [...]	2008-11-14 12:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3593	ZARDARI TO PETRAEUS: "DEFEAT IS NOT AN OPTION" [...] (C) Summary. During a November 3 meeting with CENTCOM Commander Petraeus, President Zardari repeated his commitment to fight terrorism, saying "defeat is not an option." He renewed his request for U.S. economic support, indicated he could support some unilateral U.S. military actions if they w [...]	2008-11-15 05:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3733	PAKISTAN: MUMBAI SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Ambassador has returned and will see Chief of Army Staff General Kayani at 3 pm local time. Zardari is unavailable for meetings today. 2. (C) UK PM Gordon Brown is trying to call President Zardari today. 3. (C) NSA Durrani advised DCM that Zardari is meeting this evening with all of the Pak [...]	2008-12-01 11:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3801	IMF LOOKS FOR USG SUPPORT WITH PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EconCounselor met with the IMF's Resident Representative to discuss Pakistan's implementation of economic stabilization policies. They agreed that the SBA adjustment measures are necessary for a stable economy and this message should be continually reinforced with officials of [...]	2008-12-09 14:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3807	GE LOCOMOTIVE ADVOCACY TO BE DECIDED AT PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A commercial decision to procure 75 locomotives by the state-owned Pakistan Railways has turned into a political decision after the newly appointed Minister of Railways announced that he would nullify a letter of intent to procure Chinese locomotives in favor of a General Electri [...]	2008-12-10 12:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND ELTN EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3861	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, [...] (SBU) Fighting continued in Bajaur into the first week of December with government forces reporting small advances, claiming to kill over 50 militants, but unable to fully secure the volatile agency. Troops reportedly began patrolling areas captured from militants in Nawagai tehsil. Security f [...]	2008-12-18 02:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD391	AMERICAN COMPANIES EXPERIENCE INCREASED DIFFICULTY DOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Islamabad has received an increased number of complaints from American companies over the last several months regarding unfair practices on the part of GOP, many stemming from action of the caretaker government. General Electric, Oracle, Bell Helicopters and AES have exper [...]	2008-01-26 03:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EAID EINV EFIN PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD392	AMERICAN COMPANIES EXPERIENCE INCREASED DIFFICULTY DOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Islamabad has received an increased number of complaints from American companies over the last several months regarding unfair practices on the part of GOP, many stemming from action of the caretaker government. General Electric, Oracle, Bell Helicopters and AES have experience [...]	2008-01-26 03:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EAID EINV EFIN PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD440	KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE PREPARING IPO; DIRECTORS INSIGHT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) for later this year, provided the GOP implementing legislation is signed by President Musharraf. Following the IPO, only 20 percent of the shares will be owned by members, with 40 percent owned by st [...]	2008-01-30 10:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV EFIN PK
08ISLAMABAD444	PAKISTAN: FY 2008 BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY AND FUNDING [...] Summary: Despite playing a critical role in the original Green Revolution, Pakistan has lagged behind neighbors India and China in the development and utilization of modern agricultural biotechnology. In response, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is looking to make the leap to join the "Gene [...]	2008-01-31 02:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO PK
08ISLAMABAD690	PAKISTAN TO BEGIN 3G LICENSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has announced that it will begin third-generation (3G) mobile phone licensing this year. Three licenses will be auctioned off, but only the five current mobile phone operators in Pakistan will be permitted to bid. By offering 3G licenses, [...]	2008-02-16 04:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EIND EINT PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD921	PAKISTAN OIL RESOURCES: ENERGY CORRIDOR WANTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Pakistan's oil reserves of 353.4 million barrels are inadequate to meet the country's growing energy requirements. Pakistan depends on expensive imports of crude oil, furnace oil and diesel to meet its energy needs, costing the country over 30 percent of its export earnings. A p [...]	2008-03-03 10:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISTANBUL147	LONG-TIME AKP-ER HAS WEATHERED THE STORMS, DEBATES [...] (C) Summary. Nureddin Nebati, a leading businessman associated with religiously-tied Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD) and a founding member of the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Istanbul branch, along with AKP's Istanbul Deputy Chairman of Economic Affa [...]	2008-03-24 12:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL152	MARCH 11 TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING: [...] (C) Summary: A Consulate Istanbul contact who works for Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) shared with us internal DEIK reports summarizing the March 11 Turkey-Iran "Joint Business Council" meeting in Iran. According to those reports and our contact's impressions of the meeting [...]	2008-03-27 15:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL233	BIG LNG PLANS BREWING AT THE NATIONAL IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Mohammed Souri, the Chairman of Iran's state-owned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC),pitched to an oil and gas tanker industry conference in Istanbul on April 22 Iran's ambitious plans in the coming decade to leverage its vast natural gas reserves into commerci [...]	2008-05-12 12:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EPET EINV IR TU
08ISTANBUL287	THE IRANIAN MFA'S THINK-TANK DIRECTOR ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary and comment: Dr. Rasoul Mousavi, the director of the Iranian MFA's think-tank, claimed at a conference on Asian security held in Istanbul on May 21 that Iran stands ready to help resolve outstanding regional security challenges; has the most to lose from continued instability and [...]	2008-05-29 04:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL468	ISTANBUL BRANCH OF NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY LOOKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ihsan Barutcu, Istanbul chair of the National Action Party (MHP),along with his deputy -- Nazme Celenk, and Mithat Melen, MHP MP from Istanbul, all welcomed greater cooperation with the United States in recent conversations with us. All three MHP officials stated Turkey must [...]	2008-08-28 08:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL469	TURKISH TEXTILES CHANGE COMPETITIVE FOCUS [...] Summary. A strong lira, rising production costs, and increased competition from China continue to needle Turkey's textile and apparel industry. Top textile sector officials have requested an extension of subsidies from the Ministry of the Economy to bolster the sector. In an effort to redefi [...]	2008-08-28 13:54:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU
08ISTANBUL492	STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY MEETS WITH AKP INSIDER AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary: On September 3 a House Foreign Relations Committee staff delegation led by Alan Makovsky discussed the future of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) with AKP founding member H. Cuneyd Zapsu; and, in a separate meeting, discussed the Turkish business climate with members [...]	2008-09-15 11:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU EINV IR
08ISTANBUL539	EXPANDED IRAQI ENERGY WORKING GROUP CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An Expanded Energy Working Group (WG) meeting on October 11 to assist with Iraq's reconstruction brought pledges and suggestions on how to best help the country become energy self-sufficient along with developing its energy export sector. The first half of the meeting followed [...]	2008-10-22 12:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG IR IZ JO PGOV PREL RS SY TU
08ISTANBUL560	IRAN EXPERTS REACT TO US ELECTIONS WITH SURPRISE, [...] (S) Summary: Our contacts in Turkey and in Iran who follow US-Iran relations closely, including think tank experts, correspondents, and businessmen, have expressed a range of reactions regarding the implications for US-Iran relations to the election of Barack Obama. Their views ran the gamu [...]	2008-11-05 13:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR US TU
08ISTANBUL562	STIFLING DIALOGUE - WEB SITE BLOCKS REACH 1,187 [...] Summary and Comment: Since November 2007, the Government of Turkey (GOT) has blocked 1,187 Web sites and received 14,503 public complaints. Lawyers and technology reporters argue that the contentious 2007 law regulating Internet content establishes an outdated and unwieldy regulatory framework [...]	2008-11-07 07:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM AA OSCE TU
08ISTANBUL85	THE D8 AND IRAN: EVEN WORSE THAN "BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: A tour d,horizon with the Secretary General of the "D8 Developing Countries" revealed an organization trying to find its niche in a crowded arena of multilateral economic organizations. The Secretary General has high hopes of using the D8 to foster "growth and developing across t [...]	2008-02-15 15:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON IR TU OIC
08JAKARTA106	INDONESIA -- CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Defense Minister Cao met Indonesian VP Kalla and DefMin Sudarsono on January 16 in Jakarta. The visit included discussion of exchanges and joint production of defense transport equipment. Cao also visited a base of the Army Special Forces (KOPASSUS). The visit reciproc [...]	2008-01-17 09:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS ID CH
08JAKARTA1102	SOUTHEAST ASIA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Jakarta will host the 2008 Southeast Asia Reporting Officers Conference (SEAROC) from October 8-9. This message reviews conference themes and solicits participation from addressees. Subsequent messages will provide further details re the conference schedule and adminis [...]	2008-06-05 09:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PGOV OTRA XB ID
08JAKARTA120	BURMA -- INDONESIAN CIVIL SOCIETY PLANS CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Indonesian coalition of civil society activists met January 17 with emboffs in order to plan a regional conference on Burma to take place in March in Jakarta. The USG-funded conference would invite civil society representatives from ASEAN and other Asian nations, as well as [...]	2008-01-22 06:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID BM ID
08JAKARTA1236	Indonesia on Board with U.S. Locomotives Bid and MCC [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Hume on June 19, 2008, Minister of National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Paskah Suzetta agreed to accept bids from U.S. companies on a $55 million locomotives contract for which General Electric (GE) intends to bid. Minister Suzetta promis [...]	2008-06-25 07:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ELTN EFIN ECON EAID PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1242	G8 OPPORTUNITY FOR US-BRAZIL-INDONESIA BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) Summary. President Lula of Brazil will be signing a biofuels Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Indonesia on July 12, according to Brazilian Embassy contacts at an informal discussion hosted by Ambassador Hume. Participants noted that the upcoming G8 Summit in Japan provides an oppo [...]	2008-06-26 01:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ENRG KGHG SENV PGOV ID BR
08JAKARTA1248	CHILD LABOR PARTICIPATION IN NORTH SUMATRA,S PRAWN [...] This cable was coordinated with Embassy Jakarta. 2. (SBU) Summary: Child labor is a persistent feature of North Sumatra's prawn industry. While the low level of economic development is one component of the problem, the sharp difference between junior high and senior high school fees - and [...]	2008-06-26 10:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1257	INDONESIA - JUNE 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) indefinitely postponed the June 26 signing of a Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),citing current NAMRU-2 politics as the reason for the signing ceremony cancellation. On June 19, the Minis [...]	2008-06-27 07:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1380	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: JUNE 2008 [...] On June 7, Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation released 25 orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in Bukit Batikap protected forest, Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan. According to BOS, the orangutans were victims of palm oil plantation expansion. BOS Communication Manager Nina Nuraisyah st [...]	2008-07-17 09:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA1476	MISSION REVIEW OF PROPOSED DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia has proposed a draft Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) for USG review (reftel). Indonesia is pursuing DCAs with regional partners as part of a policy to regularize and document its existing cooperation. Sign [...]	2008-08-04 04:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ID
08JAKARTA1483	PRIORITIES OF INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF MARINE AFFAIRS AND [...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries' (DKP) vision is one of environmentally sustainable coastal resource management and economic development. Its highest priority activities include: fisheries management plans for specific areas; capacity building and training on fisher [...]	2008-08-05 00:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID KGHG SENV PGOV ID

08JAKARTA1619	STALLED MAYBANK TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Indonesian Ministry of Finance's Capital Markets Regulatory Agency (BAPEPAM) modified its takeover rules in late June, generating unintended consequences for the regional financial sector. The most visible is the stalled bid by the Malayan Banking Corporation (Maybank) to a [...]	2008-08-26 07:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1629	BURMA -- SPECIAL ENVOY GAMBARI ON HIS LATEST TRIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari reported that during his August 18-23 visit to Burma he pressed key regime figures on the need for progress on reforms. He acknowledged disappointment with being unable to meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Senior General Than Shwe. He [...]	2008-08-27 09:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UNSC ID BM
08JAKARTA1632	NBA, EMBASSY JAKARTA REALIZE INDONESIA'S HOOP DREAMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Using the first-ever visit of a National Basketball Association (NBA) player to Indonesia as a platform, Embassy Jakarta reached Indonesian audiences with a combination of sports diplomacy and commercial advocacy. A gala reception at the Ambassador's residence and a basketball cli [...]	2008-08-28 05:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL ID
08JAKARTA165	ASEAN WIDENS DOOR FOR ENGAGEMENT ON ENVIRONMENT AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministerial and Leaders' statements during the 2007 ASEAN Summit focused on regional environmental initiatives, and recognized the significance of the illegal timber trade. The various statements, together with the recent U.S.-China MOU on illegal logging, present an opportunity [...]	2008-01-25 11:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1677	STRONG CANDIDATES WIN IN TWO MAJOR INDONESIAN PROVINCES [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. It was jointly drafted with U.S. Consulate Medan. 2. (U) Summary. Reputations for good governance and hard grassroots campaigning helped gubernatorial candidates gain apparent victories in successive gubernatoria [...]	2008-09-05 08:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KISL ID
08JAKARTA1779	ADVANCING U.S. RELATIONS WITH INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Now is the time to lock in place the positive directions that U.S.-Indonesian relations have taken since 2001 and to make more progress. Seven years ago, Indonesia was highly vulnerable to terrorist threats, but Indonesian resolve and U.S. assistance have reduced these risks g [...]	2008-09-19 03:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SENV PREL KDEM ID
08JAKARTA1803	UNGA: ADVANCING USG PRIORITIES WITH INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Possible upcoming meetings for senior USG officials with FM Wirajuda or Secretary General Imron Cotan (the number-three official in the Department of Foreign Affairs) on the margins of the UN General Assembly are a key opportunity to advance USG priorities with Indonesia. We su [...]	2008-09-23 06:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR ID BM IR
08JAKARTA182	APEC-ASEAN COOPERATION, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - [...] (SBU) Summmary. Ambassador Haslach met with business and government leaders January 21-23 in Jakarta. American business leaders noted that U.S. companies have a comparative advantage in the region on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. ASEAN and APEC are seeking ways to work more [...]	2008-01-29 10:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APEC ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ID
08JAKARTA1898	IMPACT OF BEIJING OLYMPICS: INDONESIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per Ref A queries, the Beijing Olympics received favorable coverage in Indonesian media, which focused largely on the selected events in which Indonesian athletes competed. In addition to favorable coverage of the success of the Chinese team, there was a limited amount of com [...]	2008-10-14 02:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL ID CH
08JAKARTA1923	GOI Takes Additional Steps to Bolster [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Indonesia has taken additional important steps to increase liquidity and bolster confidence in its financial markets. Actions included increasing by 20-fold the amount of bank deposits subject to government guarantee, reducing minimum reserve requirements on f [...]	2008-10-16 08:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1961	UPDATE - INDONESIA'S ILLEGAL LOGGING CHALLENGE [...] (U) Summary: Despite a number of recent seizures of illegal timber by Indonesian authorities, the challenge in containing Indonesia's illegal logging remains intense. The new Indonesian National Police Chief is expected to bring a renewed focus to his predecessor's campaign against environmen [...]	2008-10-24 05:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2016	U.S. ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL MISSION [...] (SBU) This telegram is Sensitive but Unclassified. It contains business sensitive information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Twenty-six U.S. company leaders from the ASEAN Business Council used high-level meetings to address company-specific issues with some success. The [...]	2008-10-31 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2032	INTERAGENCY CORDINATION, BEST PRACTICES AND [...] The PresidentQs Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) team in Indonesia will submit a Mini-Country Operational Plan on November 15, 2008, and will discuss interagency coordination in its Management and Staffing narrative. Indonesia is a priority USG focus country for tuberculosis, having the [...]	2008-11-04 04:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CASC EAID ID
08JAKARTA2049	SAUDI ARABIA -- A PRESENCE TO RECKON WITH IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Arabia enjoys a positive image among Indonesians and is ramping up its already robust educational assistance. In addition to the annual flow of pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi religious groups are active here. While few have direct links to extremism, Saudi religious influence i [...]	2008-11-06 02:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KISL ID SA
08JAKARTA2051	US-ASEAN 7: SUPPORTING A MEETING AT APEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission recommends a presidential meeting with the seven ASEAN leaders present on the margins of the November 22-23 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima. Indonesian officials and the ASEAN Secretariat propose using such a meeting to discuss the global financi [...]	2008-11-06 03:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ID PREL XC APEC
08JAKARTA2053	BINTAN ROUNDTABLE AND MANADO OCEAN DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia (GOI) hosted a roundtable meeting last week in Bintan, Indonesia, to prepare for the World Ocean Conference (WOC). At the Roundtable, the GOI presented a draft Manado Ocean Declaration (MOD) that was substantially different from an earlier draft (ref [...]	2008-11-06 08:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID
08JAKARTA2058	DISCUSSING NOVEMBER 15 SUMMIT WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono (SBY) wants Indonesia to be part of the solution at the upcoming Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy. At SBY's request, Ambassador Hume briefed him on summit preparations in a meeting on November 5. SBY welcomed the G-20 Leaders format and st [...]	2008-11-06 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SENV ENRG KMCA PGOV PREL MCC ID
08JAKARTA2059	CHIEFS OF DEFENSE CONFERENCE IN BALI -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Keating's participation in the Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference in Bali (November 11-14) offers an opportunity to consolidate the mil-mil relationship with Indonesia. On the margins of this multilateral event, Admiral Keating will meet with Defense Minister Sudarsono [...]	2008-11-06 11:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2067	DEFENSE COOPERATION -- AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 4 discussion with Defense Minister Sudarsono, the Ambassador laid out key U.S. goals for a bilateral defense cooperation agreement with Indonesia. The agreement should document current cooperation, build trust and provide a basis to expand cooperation. The USG wa [...]	2008-11-07 10:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2107	GOI PREPARATIONS FOR 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preparations for Indonesia's legislative and presidential elections in 2009 are well underway. Solid organizational progress has been made in what is an immense undertaking slated to involve approximately 175 million voters in this, the world's third largest democracy. 2. [...]	2008-11-17 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
08JAKARTA2121	INDONESIAN TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM LAUNCHED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 01:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TPSL AEMR TPHY KSCA ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA2140	Q3 GDP GROWTH OF 6.1% EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS, BUT PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's economy expanded at a higher than expected 6.1% (yoy) in the third quarter of 2008, on higher government spending, and continued strength in household consumption and investment. While the results boosted hope that 2008 growth may exceed 6%, most analysts have reduc [...]	2008-11-20 00:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2170	BALI DEMOCRACY FORUM: MORE DETAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Indonesia's Bali Democracy Forum will be attended by approximately 28 participants from Asia and the Middle East, including four heads of state, plus several observers from Europe and the Americas. Burma is sending a deputy minister. Iran and North Korea are not attending. Inv [...]	2008-11-25 11:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ID MG
08JAKARTA2197	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL AND REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume met FM Wirajuda for a wide-ranging discussion of bilateral and regional issues on December 2. The Ambassador urged moving forward on a number of pending bilateral agreements that were close to completion. Wirajuda agreed, particularly in concluding as soon as p [...]	2008-12-03 10:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO ID
08JAKARTA222	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INDONESIA'S TOP MILITARY [...] SUMMARY: In a February 1 call on Indonesian Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Santoso, the Ambassador discussed progress in U.S.-Indonesian defense relations and future regional security challenges in Southeast Asia. Santoso, who in December was appointed to the TNI's most senior position, [...]	2008-02-04 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS ID
08JAKARTA2222	USG TRAINING BOLSTERS INDONESIA'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: USG assistance is making a difference in helping the GOI combat trafficking. A joint RSO-DOJ/ICITAP program focused on training Jakarta police and prosecutors on human trafficking law enforcem [...]	2008-12-10 10:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SMIG ASEC ID SNAR
08JAKARTA2232	DEATH OF FORMER FM ALI ALATAS: SUGGESTED [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paras 6-7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Former Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas died of a heart attack in the early morning of Thursday, December 11, 2008. A seminal figure in the history of Asian diplomacy, Alatas will be buried early on December 12, [...]	2008-12-11 09:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OVIP ID
08JAKARTA2251	INDONESIA 2008-2009 INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] The following information was previously relayed via unclassified e-mail with tracked changes from the 2007-2008 INCSR (ref A),as requested by ref B. 2. As noted in ref A, report provided the USD equivalent figures reflecting an exchange rate of IDR 12,000/USD. The rupiah has been extre [...]	2008-12-15 02:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR ID
08JAKARTA2266	INDONESIA HOSTS INAUGURAL BALI DEMOCRACY FORUM [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia hosted the inaugural meeting of the Bali Democracy Forum (BDF),December 10-11. The event was attended by 32 Asian countries, and seven observer countries from Europe and North Ameri [...]	2008-12-15 10:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM XB XD XF
08JAKARTA2279	A RARE MOMENT TO ADVANCE U.S. INTERESTS IN [...] This message is Sensitive But Unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: 2009 presents a moment of opportunity to advance U.S.-Indonesian relations, with a creative smart power approach. This message describes that opportunity and outlines how we can develop a strong 21st [...]	2008-12-17 09:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM EFIN SENV ID
08JAKARTA2307	(C-AL8-02576) INDONESIAN REACTION TO THE RISE OF [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: This message responds to questions in ref A. We have tried to avoid repeating material presented in previous Jakarta reports on China and refer analysts to refs D and E as well. 2. (C) Indonesians are impressed by China's rise, especially as an economic gia [...]	2008-12-22 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON PINR ID CH
08JAKARTA243	FINANCIAL SECTOR UPDATE AND IMF BRIEFING [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Monetary Fund Senior Resident Representative in Indonesia briefed donors on the Indonesian economy on January 29. The IMF said that GDP growth for 2008 is on target at 6.1%, lower than the Government of Indonesia's estimate of 6.7%. Reserves are a healthy $56 [...]	2008-02-06 08:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA265	SECRETARY GENERAL SURIN ON BURMA, CHINA'S ROLE, AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary General Surin believes that China gains a heftier -- undeserved -- stature in ASEAN every time U.S. leaders are absent from an ASEAN Summit or high-level meeting, to our detriment. He notes the U.K. has decided to sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation; it is no [...]	2008-02-08 02:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEAN EAID KDEM KHIV PGOV PREL ID BM CH
08JAKARTA288	INDONESIA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF JOINT MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has announced that joint production of missiles with China has begun and will involve several Indonesian state-owned firms. While cost and technology transfer are the main considerations, the deal also ostensibly reflects Indonesia's desire to avoid over-dependence on W [...]	2008-02-12 09:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR ID CH
08JAKARTA293	KOSOVO -- SEEKING INDONESIAN RECOGNITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior GOI official told the Charge on February 13 that it would be very difficult for Indonesia to recognize Kosovo anytime soon. He left open the possibility that Indonesia might extend recognition after enough other countries had done so. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) URGING IND [...]	2008-02-13 08:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK ID YI KV
08JAKARTA294	BURMA -- NEW INDONESIAN APPROACH SLOWLY TAKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new Indonesian approach regarding Burma is slowly taking shape. Senior GOI officials say they are developing a comprehensive strategy which will address a wide range of concerns re Burma, including the need for a democratic transition, human rights and national integrity. As [...]	2008-02-13 09:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA323	MGKV01 -- URGING INDONESIA TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission delivered latest Kosovo points to GOI contacts on February 19. Pol/C underscored the need for states to support Kosovo's independence publicly and in international fora. GOI contacts noted that Indonesia planned to continue its "wait and see" approach (see Para 7 for t [...]	2008-02-19 07:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN ID YI
08JAKARTA360	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2008 [...] The South Kalimantan Regional Environmental Impact Agency (BAPEDALDA) examined coastal and mangrove forests in South Kalimantan and found that iron ore mining activities have polluted around 70 percent of the coastal area, the agency head announced on January 14. The mining activities have ca [...]	2008-02-25 01:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA38	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER - [...] Summary. Indonesia's December inflation came in lower on a year-on-year (YoY) basis as consumer demand eased after the Muslim festive season. Bank Indonesia (BI) cut its interest rate by 25 bps to 8% at its December board meeting after keeping it steady for four months ending in November. In [...]	2008-01-08 08:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA399	CHINESE PRESSURE ON OIL/GAS FIRMS IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Indonesia is not party to the disputes centering on contested areas of the South China Sea, discussed in reftel. It does have the largest natural gas field in the South China Sea, the Natuna D-Alpha block production sharing contract (PSC),which contains an estimated 46 trillion cubic feet [...]	2008-02-28 06:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PBTS EPET PREL ID
08JAKARTA401	BURMA -- INDONESIANS OFFER TWO SEPARATE APPROACHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two distinct and apparently separate Burma initiatives are under development in Jakarta. The two approaches were described to EAP DAS Scot Marciel in separate meetings on February 26. According to Presidential Advisor Dino Djalal, President Yudhoyono's office has prepared, and [...]	2008-02-28 08:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA407	US-ASEAN SUPPORT PROGRAM LAUNCHED [...] (SBU) ASEAN has been waiting with anticipation for a renewed commitment from the U.S., Secretary General (SG) Surin Pitsuwan stated in a February 25 courtesy call by DAS Marciel and representatives of the USAID Asia Regional Mission. The team met with the SG to present and formally launch ADVA [...]	2008-02-29 02:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA415	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia took a major step forward in fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) in April 2007 with the signing into law by President Yudhoyono of a tough, comprehensive Law on the Eradication of the Criminal Act of Trafficking in Persons. Police and prosecutors began using the n [...]	2008-02-29 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB EAID ID
08JAKARTA424	ASEAN REACHES OUT TO INDONESIAN BUSINESS LEADERS [...] Summary. Sundram Pushpanathan, Principal Director of the ASEAN Secretariat's Bureau for Economic Integration and Finance, presented SIPDIS ASEAN's plan for economic integration by 2015 at an Indonesian business forum. According to Pushpanathan, the ASEAN foreign ministers have expressed str [...]	2008-03-03 02:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA469	INDONESIAN ECONOMY - CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: Local economists remain cautiously optimistic about Indonesian economic forecasts for 2008 despite global and local pressures. Indonesia's 2008 economic growth will be 6.0-6.3%, down from the originally forecasted 6.8%, according to economists. The U.S. economic slowdown combine [...]	2008-03-10 03:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA508	INDONESIA PORT SECURITY ADVISORY EXEMPTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on March 10, 2008, an International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code verification team from U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) informed Deputy Director for Patrol and Security Untung, Head of Section for Security Affairs Mukhlis Tohepaly, and other Directorate Genera [...]	2008-03-12 10:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KHLS PTER PREL ECON ETRD ID
08JAKARTA515	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY - [...] Summary. Indonesia's inflation in February came as expected at 7.4% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, after an unexpectedly large jump in January. Bank Indonesia (BI) has maintained its reference interest rate at 8% for the past four months. Indonesia's economy grew at 6.3% in 2007, the fastest [...]	2008-03-13 08:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA588	ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE -- GOI STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: DepPol/C on March 24 briefed Umar Hadi--a senior diplomat with close ties to Foreign Minister Wirajuda--on the importance of Indonesian participation in the Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP). DepPol/C noted that the APDP would complement Indonesia's own Bali Democracy F [...]	2008-03-24 06:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ID
08JAKARTA60	FM WIRAJUDA OUTLINES BILATERAL AND REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Wirajuda discussed regional developments and outlined bilateral priorities. Wirajuda looked forward to increased security cooperation with the United States as Indonesia made progress on human rights. He worried [...]	2008-01-11 03:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MASS ID
08JAKARTA671	INDONESIA: DIVERGENT VIEWS ON IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. economic downturn will decrease Asian economic growth prospects, according to Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach, who spoke to Indonesian business executives on March 31. Lower U.S. consumption will likely reduce Asian exports to the U.S., a significant driver of [...]	2008-04-03 08:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA735	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BURMA, SECURITY ISSUES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume pressed key USG priorities--including Burma, counterterrorism, mil-mil cooperation and diplomatic privileges--in an April 9 meeting with Secretary General Imron Cotan, the number-two official at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Cotan did not commit to [...]	2008-04-10 09:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS AMGT KREC ID BM
08JAKARTA749	ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETINGS WITH KEY GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: USPACOM Commander Admiral Keating met President Yudhoyono and key defense officials on April 10-11 in Jakarta. He stressed support for Indonesia's progress on military reform, the desire to expand cooperation further, and Indonesia's strategic importance. GOI officials express [...]	2008-04-15 08:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PGOV ID XB
08JAKARTA759	ADMIRAL KEATING ENGAGES INDONESIAN EXPERTS ON [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: USPACOM Commander Admiral Keating engaged leading Indonesian national security experts during an April 11 roundtable at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),Jakarta's leading [...]	2008-04-16 01:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ID CH
08JAKARTA762	Food Prices: It All Hinges on Rice [...] (SBU) Summary. Government of Indonesia (GOI) concern about the impact of rising rice prices continues to grow as world rice prices soar. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono has requested World Bank (WB) assistance in determining the outlook for rice prices in Indonesia and outlining [...]	2008-04-16 06:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON ID
08JAKARTA763	A/S HILL DISCUSSES REGIONAL AND BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 4 in Jakarta, EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill assured key Indonesian officials of the USG's commitment to Southeast Asia. He also explored ways to press for reform in Burma, progress regarding Iran's nuclear program and Middle East peace. On the bilateral front, he discus [...]	2008-04-16 07:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID XB XF
08JAKARTA764	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 4 meeting, EAP A/S Hill and President Yudhoyono (SBY) engaged in a lively discussion of democracy, Burma and other issues in the Southeast Asian region, and China/Tibet. Yudhoyono and Hill also discussed U.S.-Indonesia bilateral relations, including plans for the Pea [...]	2008-04-16 07:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ID CH XC
08JAKARTA775	Indonesian Transportation Minister Positive on GE Bid, [...] (U) Summary. On April 16, 2008, Ambassador Hume met with Minister of Transportation Jusman Syafii Djamal and Director General of Rail Wendy Aritenang Yazid to advocate on behalf of General Electric's (GE) potential bid for a $55 million locomotives contract. Djamal was generally positive tow [...]	2008-04-18 02:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ELTN EFIN EAIR EWWT ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA805	OLYMPIC TORCH PROTESTED IN JAKARTA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Olympic torch passed through Jakarta April 22, guarded by 3,000 police, observed by 1,000 spectators and protested by 200 human rights activists. One Dutch human rights activist was arrested along with nine hired thugs. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In a closed ceremony held [...]	2008-04-22 10:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KISL ID PHUM
08JAKARTA859	INDONESIANS REQUEST US HELP TO CALM RICE MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary. This is an action request. Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu has requested that the U.S Government seek to persuade Japan and China to release rice stocks in an effort to calm world rice markets. Rice prices in Asia have tripled in the past four months, despite ample sto [...]	2008-04-29 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA876	COUNTERNARCOTICS: USG ASSISTS GOI AT JAKARTA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The USG and Australia have worked with GOI law enforcement agencies to create a counternarcotics coordination facility at Jakarta's international airport. The facility shares information and targets airline passengers and cargo fitting criminal profiles. Since its inception in [...]	2008-05-02 08:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL ID AS
08JAKARTA95	ASEAN FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) On January 16, The ASEAN Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary with a forum focusing on its achievements and future plans under ASEAN's Socio-Cultural Pillar (covering education, social development, the environment, and health). ASEAN Deputy Secretary General Nicholas Dammen delivered [...]	2008-01-17 00:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA975	USTR SCHWAB LEADS TRADE AND INVESTMENT DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Schwab held wide-ranging trade and investment discussions as part of an interagency delegation to Bali, Indonesia for negotiations under the U.S.-Indonesia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) on April 30-May 2 and for ASEAN-U.S. TIFA meetings on May 2-4. [...]	2008-05-15 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ECPS KFLU ID
08JAKARTA986	BURMA -- INDONESIAN FRUSTRATION WITH REGIME GROWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesians are frustrated with the Burmese regime's response to Cyclone Nargis. The GOI has already sent some assistance and President Yudhoyono has sent a letter to Than Shwe offering more support, but the regime has not yet responded. Indonesian legislators are harshly crit [...]	2008-05-16 09:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ID BM
08JEDDAH350	GACA EXPRESSES INTEREST IN REVIVING FAA [...] (C) During an August 4 - August 6 visit by Senior FAA Representative Roy Barnett from Emb Abu Dhabi, executives at the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) said they are proceeding on divesting and privatizing the authority's non-regulatory functions. They also expressed interest in re [...]	2008-08-20 05:40:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV PGOV SA
08JEDDAH495	SAUDIS HOST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PEACEFUL [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs attended the International Symposium on Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Technology in the GCC, hosted by Jeddah's King 'Abd al-'Aziz University (KAU) November 3 ) 5, 2008. The conference was attended by a variety of Saudi academics and foreign scientists. Presentation [...]	2008-11-19 13:25:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ECON ENRG TRGY SA
08JEDDAH91	OIC SYG ON KOSOVO, AMBASSADOR SWING, AND UPCOMING [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Consul General met with OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and other OIC SIPDIS officials to deliver demarches regarding Kosovo independence (Reftels B, C) and support for Ambassador Swing's candidacy for Director General (DG) of the International Organization [...]	2008-02-24 11:30:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK KISL YI EU KV SA
08JERUSALEM2194	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/04): PALESTINIANS: ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 10:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08KABUL1056	Safi Aviation's Future in Afghanistan Uncertain [...] (SBU) Econoff met April 24 with Rami Alhmad, Dubai-based managing director of privately held Safi Group and Safi Afghan Airways. Alhmad fretted that Safi's business prospects were perilous but possibly salvageable with a full reorganization. He said that Safi is currently losing USD 12,000-15, [...]	2008-04-29 09:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV AF
08KABUL108	AF: Afghan Ministry of Mines: Big Plans for 2008. [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Mines Adel told EconOff he intends to shepherd several natural resource tenders, including oil, gas and iron ore deposits, through the biding process this coming year. The Ministry intends to tender two blocks for commercial gas exploration and one for oil explorati [...]	2008-01-09 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL2473	WILLIAMSON-HODGKINSON: MOVING FORWARD ON [...] (U) Summary: On September 6-7, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and DOD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Detainee Affairs Sandra Hodgkinson led a delegation to Afghanistan to discuss the way forward for a number of remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). End sum [...]	2008-09-12 10:03:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER
08KABUL2729	FEELING IGNORED BY KABUL, PANJSHIRIS PULL INWARD [...] (S) Despite having achieved unrivaled success in governance and security, Panjshiris appear to be turning increasingly away from Kabul as they see little attention paid to their valley by those in the national government, including other prominent Panjshiris. Evidence of this can be heard in [...]	2008-10-08 10:30:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2810	3RD AFGHANISTAN TIFA TALKS POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, U.S. and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) delegations led by USTR Assistant Secretary for South Asia Michael Delaney and Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Mohammed Amin Farhang met in Kabul for the third round of Trade and Investment [...]	2008-10-21 06:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EAID AF PK
08KABUL2827	MINERALS ABOUND IN AFGHANISTAN, AN UPDATE ON THE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. A viable engine of economic growth, the mineral sector in Afghanistan is striving for advancement step by step. At times, Afghanistan's steps are firm, promoting modernization, other times they are wobbly or haphazard, resulting in retraction. In recent months, Afghanistan rec [...]	2008-10-22 08:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID EINV PGOV AF
08KABUL303	UZBEK WARLORD DOSTUM TANGLES WITH POLICE, SNUBS [...] (C) Armed supporters of Uzbek strongman Abdul Rashid Dostum abducted political rival Akbar Bay and brutally beat him at Dostum's Kabul residence on February 2. The standoff that ensued between Dostum's supporters and police sent to the scene ended with with Bay's release and a police withdraw [...]	2008-02-06 05:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3085	AFGHANISTAN: UPDATE ON ENERGY PROJECTS - FUEL SHORTAGE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Lackluster progress and recent setbacks in the energy sector underscore the difficulties of working in Afghanistan. In particular, critical lack of Afghan government planning and possible corruption, combined with very limited discretionary resources and competing demands, have [...]	2008-11-30 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL3237	KARZAI URGES CODEL MCCAIN TO SUPPORT ZARDARI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Accompanied by the Charge d'Affaires, Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham dined with President Karzai at the Presidential Palace December 6. Flanked by many from his cabinet, including the Foreign and Defense Ministers, Karzai urged the Senators to secure strong U [...]	2008-12-21 06:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM AF PK
08KABUL455	JCMB VII - TOKYO POLITICAL DIRECTOR'S MEETING ON AFGANISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 5 in Tokyo, Japanese Foreign Minister Komura, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta, and Acting Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Asplund kicked off the annual Political Director (PD)-level [...]	2008-02-24 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OTRA PREL AF
08KABUL530	AF: UPDATE ON AYNAK COPPER MINE NEGOTIATIONS, PLANS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE AFGHAN MINISTRY OF MINES (MOM),CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP (CMG) AND WORLD BANK-HIRED CONTRACT ADVISOR GUSTAFSON AND CO. FROM COLORADO, HAVE ARRIVED AT THE FINAL STAGE OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE USD 2.4 BILLION DEVELOPMENT OF THE AYNAK COPPER DEPOSIT. ALTHOUG [...]	2008-03-03 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL615	AFGHANISTAN'S TIP SOLICITATIONS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 [...] Post has received four proposals and submits summary information below. 2. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) requests USD 234,014 for a "Prevention of Human Trafficking in Vulnerable Provinces" project to last 12 months. Recognizing that one of the major reasons for the p [...]	2008-03-11 05:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AF
08KABUL651	AF: Current Afghan preparedness for ROZ implementation [...] (SBU) This message is keyed to reftel questions about Afghanistan's preparedness to implement the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone (ROZ) initiative after it is passed by the U.S. Congress. Although the Afghan government has been slow in its preparations and lacks capacity to implement many of t [...]	2008-03-13 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL71	2007 IN REVIEW [...] (SBU) 2007 was a year of important progress, but also continued challenge. The good news was on the battlefield, the economy, and strengthened local and national institutions. The bad news was increased terrorism, increased drug cultivation, and corruption. Afghanistan already is seeing leade [...]	2008-01-07 08:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID SNAR ECON KPAO PREF AF
08KABUL734	AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]	2008-03-24 05:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KABUL770	AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]	2008-03-26 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KAMPALA588	UGANDAN PRESIDENT DECRIES EAC'S INFRASTUCTURE NEEDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni opened the "First Strategic Retreat for East African Community (EAC) Ministers" on April 17 by reminding his audience that China, which lacked political freedom, was nevertheless booming economically. He decried the EAC's infrastructure deficiencies, in [...]	2008-04-29 07:35:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ECIN EAID ENRG ETRD PGOV UG
08KATHMANDU1016	NEPAL: PM DAHAL AFFIRMS DESIRE TO WORK WITH U.S. [...] (C) On September 9, in her first meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal since he took office, the Ambassador reviewed a range of bilateral issues between the United States and Nepal and sought his support. These ran the spectrum from stopping human rights violations by the Maoists' Young Co [...]	2008-09-11 12:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF ECON EAID ENRG SNAR
08KATHMANDU1048	SCENESETTER AND TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH [...] (C) During your meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal on the margins of the 63rd UN General Assembly, you should raise the following issues: (1) Government of Nepal (GON) plans; (2) progress in the peace process and UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) operations; (3) reining in the Maoist Young Com [...]	2008-09-19 09:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EINV MARR PREF KSEC
08KATHMANDU1068	NEPAL'S PRIORITIES FOR 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) On September 19, Rudra Nepal, Joint Secretary for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Emboffs that the priorities for the Government of Nepal (GON) at the 63rd UN General Assembly included landlocked least-developed countries, food security, t [...]	2008-09-23 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER OVIP KSEP UNGA CH IN RS GG
08KATHMANDU1178	NEPAL: DRAFT 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of nor a major transit route for narcotic drugs, hashish, heroin and domestically produced cannabis are trafficked to and through Nepal every year. Nepal's Narcotics Drug Control Law Enforcement Unit (NDCLEU) reports that more Nepalese citizens [...]	2008-11-10 04:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR NP
08KATHMANDU1189	CLAD SCENESETTER [...] (C) U.S. Mission Kathmandu warmly welcomes you to Nepal. In April, Nepalis elected a long awaited Constituent Assembly. In May the Assembly completed the country,s two-year-long evolution from a kingdom to a republic by abolishing the monarchy. Since August, the former Maoist insurgents have [...]	2008-11-12 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NP PGOV PHUM PREL
08KATHMANDU1265	MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT AFTER 100 DAYS: NEW NEPAL [...] (C) With few exceptions, Nepal's Maoist-led government has done little in the roughly 100 days since the coalition's formation in August to transform Nepal. From the cabinet, to foreign policy, the peace process, human rights and law and order, the Terai and the economy, the government's recor [...]	2008-12-05 08:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ECON ELAB IN CH NP
08KATHMANDU145	NEPAL: MFA CONFIRMS NO CHANGE IN POLICY ON TIBETAN [...] (C) The Under Secretary for UN Affairs at the Foreign Ministry confirmed to the Political/Economic Chief February 1 that the Government of Nepal has not changed its policy on Tibetan refugees. The reported threat in mid-January by Nepali officials of refoulement to China for 19 refugees (reft [...]	2008-02-01 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CH NP
08KATHMANDU313	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08KATHMANDU324	FOREIGN SECRETARY ADMITS NEPAL UNDER PRESSURE FROM [...] (SBU) On March 19 Deputy Chief of Mission Randy Berry raised U.S. concerns with Foreign Secretary Gyan Chandra Acharya regarding the Government of Nepal's recent crackdown on peaceful protests by Tibetans. While under pressure from China, the Government of Nepal (GON) confirmed minimal force [...]	2008-03-19 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF CH IN NP
08KATHMANDU418	NEPAL: MAOISTS' INITIAL PRESS STATEMENTS MODERATE [...] (U) On April 12 and 13 as the extent of the Maoist victory in the Constituent Assembly election's 240 first-past-the-post races was becoming apparent, the two seniormost leaders of the Maoists spoke with the press. Maoist Chairman Pushpa Dahal (aka Prachanda) expressed support for maintaining [...]	2008-04-14 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PTER NP
08KATHMANDU484	NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HCOC [...] (SBU) On April 24, Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Rudra Nepal, Under Secretary for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging the Government of Nepal (GON) to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation. T [...]	2008-05-01 08:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MTCR MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CH IN NP
08KATHMANDU489	NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA TRYING TO BALANCE [...] (C) As instructed (reftel),the Ambassador used a May 1 meeting with Prime Minister Koirala to express official U.S. concern about the treatment of Tibetans by Nepali authorities. She urged the Prime Minister to ensure the right to peaceful protest was maintained. Foreign Secretary Acharya r [...]	2008-05-01 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CH IN NP
08KATHMANDU585	NEPAL: OHCHR AND UNHCR SEE GRAVE PROBLEMS BENEATH [...] (C) On May 25, the Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal told South and Central Asia Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum that Nepal's recent election and its human rights stance in international circles had created a misleading picture of the country's human rights [...]	2008-05-27 11:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PTER KDEM BT CH NP
08KATHMANDU679	NEPAL: STEEP HIKES IN PRICES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS [...] (U) On June 9, the Government of Nepal (GON) directed the state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to raise the price of petroleum products; including petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas. (NOTE: The price of aviation fuel was already increased twice in the last two months, first on May 13 [...]	2008-06-13 10:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD PGOV KDEM IN NP
08KHARTOUM1085	REMAINDER OF CHINESE ENGINEERING CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Completing a slow process which began in mid-November 2007, the remainder of the 315-troop Chinese engineering unit arrived as anticipated on July 17 for their deployment in Nyala. The Chinese Embassy reported that UNAMID continues to experience logistical problems in delivering [...]	2008-07-18 08:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM112	DARFUR: THE PEACE PROCESS ON THE EVE OF THE AU [...] (C) Fifteen months after the Addis Ababa agreement of November 2006, the Darfur peace process has not advanced. Disarray within and among the rebel movements has confounded UN and AU mediators, alleviated any pressure on Khartoum to make political concessions, and stalled negotiations. No via [...]	2008-01-25 11:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU

08KHARTOUM1128	PLANNING FOR A U.S. TRADE DELEGATION TO SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 10:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ETRD PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1157	EU SPECIAL ENVOY SEES OPPORTUNITY IN KHARTOUM'S [...] (C) The European Union's Special Envoy for Sudan, Torben Brylle, sees both opportunity and peril in what he described as "Khartoum's new flexibility" in the wake of an announcement by ICC Prosecutor Ocampo about indicting President Al-Bashir for war crimes. In a meeting with Charge Fernandez [...]	2008-08-03 07:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1212	SE WILLIAMSON MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM ENVOY ANDERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Special Envoy Richard Williamson's August 9 meeting in Khartoum with Norwegian Petroleum Envoy Anders Hannevik, Williamson advocated NCP-SPLM negotiations on sharing petroleum revenues and on determining the North-South border in advance of the 2011 Referendum in which So [...]	2008-08-11 10:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1238	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: On 14 August Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson met with Dr. Awad Ahmed Aljaz, the Minister of Finance and close confidante of President Bashir. Aljaz dismissed SE Williamson,s concerns about oil revenue sharing as unfounded and asserted that all the real problems in Sudan [...]	2008-08-15 12:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1291	PESSIMISTIC WORLD BANK COUNTRY MANAGER REVIEWS SUDAN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Outgoing World Bank Country Manager Asif Faiz worries that Khartoum is not thinking through the potential economic fallout in crafting its strategy to counter a possible ICC indictment of President al-Bashir. Nor is the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) in Juba focusing on the e [...]	2008-08-25 14:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR EAID PGOV PREL PINR IBRD SU
08KHARTOUM1310	BASHIR OFFERS SCOLDING AND CALL FOR UNITY IN JUBA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In marked contrast with his recent tour of Darfur, and indicative of still-strained relations between the NCP and SPLM, President Bashir's visit to Juba - his first appearance in the South in more than two years and only his second visit to the seat of the GOSS Presidency since t [...]	2008-08-28 15:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM EAID SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM1353	"WE'VE DONE ENOUGH FOR ICC DEFERRAL," CLAIMS [...] (C) CDA Fernandez met with Minister of Federal Rule Abdel Rahman Saeed on September 3. Saeed is an interesting figure in Sudanese politics. A career military man, he was Deputy Chief of Staff of SAF (Sudanese Armed Forces) in 1989 when his subordinate, General (now Marshal) Omar Al-Bashir led a [...]	2008-09-04 10:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1354	CHINA COUNSELS SUDANESE ENGAGEMENT, U.S. RESTRAINT [...] (C) Summary: During his recent visit to Sudan, Chinese Special Envoy Zhai Jun strongly counseled the GOS to remain prudent in dealing with the threatened arrest warrant for President Bashir and to continue to engage with the international community, according to Chinese Ambassador Li. Zhai even sug [...]	2008-09-04 10:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC AU-1 SU CM
08KHARTOUM1410	MEDIA REACTION: THE BRITISH AND FRENCH WILL SAVE BASHIR? [...] (U) SUMMARY: An article published by Alex Duval in the September 14 edition of The Guardian (UK) entitled "British efforts to block the ICC indictment of President Al-Bashir" has emboldened the state-influenced press of Khartoum. The article made front-page news September 15 and 16, with a n [...]	2008-09-17 10:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1411	MEDIA REACTION: THE BRITISH AND FRENCH WILL SAVE BASHIR? [...] (U) SUMMARY: An article published by Alex Duval in the September 14 edition of The Guardian (UK) entitled "British efforts to block the ICC indictment of President Al-Bashir" has emboldened the state-influenced press of Khartoum. The article made front-page news September 15 and 16, with a n [...]	2008-09-17 10:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1416	LEADING BUSINESSMAN ON SUDAN'S AGRICULTURE SECTOR, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation, Sudanese business magnate Osama Daoud outlined a project to gradually develop as much as 1.26 million acres in northern Sudan for agricultural production. Daoud sees Sudan,s agricultural potential as immense, but says that it currently has far to [...]	2008-09-18 06:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EINV EAID PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1512	SE WILLIAMSON MEETINGS WITH SOUTHERN SUDANESE [...] (C) US Special Envoy to Sudan Ambassador Richard Williamson visited the southern Sudanese towns of Rumbek and Juba on 7 October to meet with Government of National Unity (GNU) First Vice President and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Sudan Liberation Peopl [...]	2008-10-13 09:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV UNSC KPKO AU SU
08KHARTOUM1613	JEM SENIOR LEADERSHIP ON DARFUR PEACE PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of JEM senior leadership told poloff in meetings in London on October 28-29 that JEM remains open to negotiations. However, they noted JEM is withholding judgment on the Qatar Initiative until it obtains more information about its nature and scope. While predictably skept [...]	2008-11-04 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1625	FURTHER INFORMATION ON MURDER OF CHINESE OIL [...] (C) Summary: According to the head of Sudan's Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID),the murder of five Chinese oil workers in western Kordofan was apparently triggered when the kidnappers spotted a GOS helicopter tracking their movements and panicked. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Ibrahim [...]	2008-11-07 09:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC AU SU CH
08KHARTOUM163	SUDAN'S OIL - DEBT, DYSFUNCTION, AND DISTRUST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with econoffs from January 24-31, leading oil experts expressed concern about significant northern oil revenue arrears to the south estimated to be between $150-250 million USD. Contacts were also critical of the dysfunctional institutions managing petrol [...]	2008-02-03 14:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
08KHARTOUM1653	CHINESE EMBASSY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chinese Embassy official who oversaw negotiations for the release of the kidnapped oil workers in South Kordofan told poloff that he had daily contact with the kidnappers and was prepared to pay a ransom, until negotiations were abruptly curtailed by the deaths of five of the [...]	2008-11-13 09:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1702	OIL EXECUTIVES DOUBT MINISTER'S CLAIM OF 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings from November 18-20, oil industry executives told econoff they were doubtful that Sudan could boost oil production from 500,000 to 600,000 barrels per day in 2009, as claimed recently by Minister of Energy and Mining Zubeir Al Hassan. While increasing production in [...]	2008-11-24 13:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN ASEC KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1726	UNAMID DEPLOYMENT IN GREATER DETAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID climbed to 50.3 percent of its authorized total force strength last week and expects to reach its goal of 60 percent by end of the year, as reported in Ref A. Most troop-contributing countries (TCCs) anticipated to arrive in the coming months have not provided load lists [...]	2008-12-01 15:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1770	LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM SUDANESE PRESIDENT AL BASHIR TO [...] (U) Post has received a letter of appreciation (text in paragraph 2) for President Bush from Sudanese President Al-Bashir. A copy of the original letter has been transmitted to the Department via pouch. 2. (U) Begin Text: Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the people and government of Su [...]	2008-12-11 15:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM271	MEDIA REACTION: DAWN OF SE WILLIAMSON'S VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: There has been a storm of media interest in the run-up to Special Envoy Williamson's visit to Sudan. Some papers echo the cautiously optimistic attitude of the Sudanese government that a positive outcome may result of the visit, while others cast the trip as "more business as usua [...]	2008-02-25 11:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OIIP SU
08KHARTOUM275	JEM LEADER COMMENTS ON DOWNED HELICOPTER AND SAF MOVEMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, Dr. Tahir Adam, the Speaker of the Legislative Council of the Justice Equality Movement (JEM),told econoff by satellite phone t$`estroyed by JEM within one week. SAF, however, publicly denied losing any aircraft to rebel fire. Adam also gave information regardi [...]	2008-02-26 11:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MCAP MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM280	S/E WILLIAMSON CLARIFIES FACTS OF UNAMID [...] (C) In a February 25 meeting with Chinese Envoy Liu Guijin in Khartoum, S/E Williamson reported that he had asked Khartoum to take practical steps to facilitate the deployment of UNAMID and "get more boots on the ground" in Darfur. He urged China to convey to Khartoum the importance of expedi [...]	2008-02-26 18:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU CH
08KHARTOUM332	"PRESIDENT AL-BASHIR IS A TABULA RASA" SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor Dr. Mansur Khalid warns that the National Congress Party is now divided in contending fiefdoms jockeying for power and canceling each other out, under the distracted supervision of A disengaged President Al-Bashir. Meanwhile, the SPLM uneasily monitors a disloy [...]	2008-03-06 12:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SU
08KHARTOUM367	POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES IN SUDAN'S OIL INDUSTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with econoff the week of March 9, oil industry insiders, former government officials, and petroleum experts appeared positive about the political and economic prospects of the Sudanese oil industry: the Norwegian Petroleum Envoy to Sudan stated that he is " [...]	2008-03-12 12:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ENRG EPET SU
08KHARTOUM39	LOOKING AHEAD ON THE SUDAN AEC [...] (C) Norway's Ambassador to Khartoum, in his capacity as Interim AEC (Assessment and Evaluation Commission) Chairman called AEC working group chairs (US, UK, Norway, Italy, Netherlands) together to survey the way ahead for the Commission over the next few months. UK Ambassador reported on the [...]	2008-01-11 11:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM403	SUDANESE PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismail confirmed on March 17 to CDA Fernandez that President Omar al-Bashir has accepted an invitation to attend the Arab League Summit in Damascus. Dr. Ismail noted that Sudan doesn't much care about internal political developments in either Lebano [...]	2008-03-17 14:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY SU
08KHARTOUM502	UNAMID DEPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNAMID Chief of Planning informed FieldOff on April 2 that "there will be no new infantry battalions coming in this year to UNAMID" beyond those that are currently planned. Instead, he stated UNAMID would be prepared to receive the Egyptian and Ethiopian battalions and the enabli [...]	2008-04-03 16:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU CD
08KHARTOUM647	GOSS REGIONAL AFFAIRS UNDERSCRETARY ON SPLM POLITITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In a wide ranging conversation April 25, the Undersecretary of the GoSS Ministry of Regional Cooperation said that the Council of Minister's vote to delay the census in the South reflected South Sudan's internal ethnic anxieties, that it is unclear whether President Kiir will r [...]	2008-04-28 12:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KCRM SU
08KHARTOUM667	RESPONSE: CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN SUDAN [...] (SBU) China's engagement in Sudan centers on the pursuit of its economic interests, particularly oil, and these interests underpin its relationship with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP). China's engagement on the political issues related to the conflict in Darfur or tensions between N [...]	2008-05-01 14:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR SU CH XA XE
08KHARTOUM69	UNAMID OFFICIAL SAYS GOS NEITHER HELPING NOR HARMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a January 15 conversation with FieldOff, United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Chief of Integrated Support Services (CISS) did not paint a picture of outright Government of Sudan (GoS) obstructionism to UNAMID deployment. Instead, the CISS reported that the G [...]	2008-01-17 14:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM702	CHINESE SEE UNAMID "INEFFICIENCY AND INCAPACITY" [...] (C) CDA Fernandez welcomed Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Cheng Wen to Embassy chancery on May 7 to discuss Chinese perspectives on UNAMID deployment. A clearly frustrated Wen noted that the remaining Chinese engineers should have been in place in February, but UNAMID's clear "inefficiency and [...]	2008-05-07 13:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM871	AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH SPQL ENVOY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 1 meeting Special Envoys Williamson and Eliasson compared notes on current circumstances complicating the path to peace in Darfur. Eliasson highlighted regional aspects of the Darfur crisis, namely the need for the P5 to facilitate normalization of Chad-Sudan relation [...]	2008-06-11 10:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU CD
08KHARTOUM878	MIXED REVIEWS FROM EL FASHER ON U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY'S VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Reviews are mixed in parts of Darfur about Special Envoy Williamson's June 3 suspension of bilateral talks with the Government of Sudan (GoS). However, most people tend to agree that the GoS will use this action as a pretext for further disingenuous behavior in its dealings with [...]	2008-06-12 13:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC AU SU
08KHARTOUM883	SPECIAL ENVOY ATTEMPTS TO BRIDGE UNAMID DISCONNECT WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Special Envoy and UNAMID Force Commander aired shared frustrations in a May 31 meeting over the disconnect between UNAMID in Darfur and UN Headquarters in New York, a disconnect which led the Force Commander to declare that UNAMID had actually regressed in the five months si [...]	2008-06-15 05:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU UNSC
08KHARTOUM90	SUDAN: NARROW WINDOW FOR ACHIEVING U.S. OBJECTIVES [...] (C) After seven years of intense diplomatic focus, U.S. efforts to secure a peaceful, stable, and transformed Sudan have accomplished much - ended the bloodiest and longest running civil war on the continent, saved several million Darfuri Sudanese who rely on US humanitarian assistance, pushed [...]	2008-01-22 15:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO PTER UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM933	SUDAN WON'T STOP UNTIL DEBY STOPS, CLAIMS GOS [...] (C) SUMMARY. For the GoS to refrain from interfering in Chad, Chadian President Idris Deby must stop his support for Darfur rebel groups, particularly the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) led by Khalil Ibrahim, GoS NCP Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail told CDA Fernandez. On a rece [...]	2008-06-24 06:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL SU
08KIGALI304	CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) The Chinese and Rwandan governments continue their cooperative relations on a number of fronts, with Chinese parastatals and private companies active in Rwanda, a number of development projects underway, and discussions continuing on various soft loans. As noted in refs B and C, China [...]	2008-04-30 14:15:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR SENV RW
08KIGALI363	RWANDA ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) This edition of the Rwanda economic review includes: Commercial News: - Rwandair shakes up management, cancels flights to Johannesburg - Government cracks down on shaky micro-finance institutions - Rwandex - Rwanda's largest coffee exporter suspends operations - Nakumatt - Kenya's lea [...]	2008-05-23 10:30:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
08KIGALI368	RWANDA ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) This edition of the Rwanda economic review includes: Commercial News: - Rwandair shakes up management, cancels flights to Johannesburg - Government cracks down on shaky micro-finance institutions - Rwandex - Rwanda's largest coffee exporter suspends operations - Nakumatt - Kenya's l [...]	2008-05-27 06:09:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
08KIGALI602	RWANDA ACCEPTS 20 MILLION DOLLARS OF USG DARFUR [...] (U) On September 3, Charge formally presented to the Rwanda Defense Forces approximately twenty million dollars of equipment and transportation support items under the Global Peace Operations Initiative, intended for use by Rwanda's UNAMID contingent in Darfur. The entire upper echelon of th [...]	2008-09-04 11:50:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS RW
08KIGALI668	RWANDA UNAMID DEPLOYMENT READINESS: REPORT #2 [...] (SBU) In conversation with our DATT on September 30, Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) J4 General Patrick Nyamvumba said the UN Pre-Deployment Visit (PDV) team noted in reftel will now arrive on October 8 for a three day final assessment of Rwanda's readiness to deploy to Darfur (other PDVs may be [...]	2008-10-02 09:27:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL RW KPKO
08KIGALI760	RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: Development Issues -- Government of Rwanda (GOR) consolidates seven agencies into the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) -- World Bank approves $24 million for ICT infrastructure -- GOR offers subsidies to local exporters -- Central [...]	2008-10-28 14:50:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC
08KINGSTON1039	JAMAICA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] Response to reftel request for the investment climate statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) seeks to attract foreign direct investment and markets itself to companies in Europe, North America and the Caribbean region. [...]	2008-12-10 13:02:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
08KINGSTON219	JAMAICA: CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND ECONOMY PRINCIPAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 12:00:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON277	JAMAICAN BUDGET TECHNOCRATS OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) released a USD 7 billion estimated expenditure budget on March 27. The fiscal deficit is 5.5 percent of GDP, but should return to the 4.5 percent of GDP target for next year. The GOJ is focusing on increased tax compliance and taking tougher measures agai [...]	2008-04-02 12:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD PREL PGOV EINV EAIR JM CH VZ XL
08KINGSTON366	JAMAICA RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD AND COMMODITY [...] (SBU) Jamaica does not currently face a chronic shortage in aggregate food supplies, but soaring prices over the last two years have led to a growing nutritional deficit among the most vulnerable citizens. Food substitution has also been on the rise as consumers search for cheaper alternatives [...]	2008-04-30 12:43:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD SOCI PREL AGR EAID ENRG
08KINGSTON414	JAMAICA/CUBA: PM GOLDING'S VISIT TO HAVANA; BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 13:38:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP EIND SOCI SNAR KPAO JM CU XL
08KINGSTON482	JAMAICA RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III [...] (C) Post has provided responses to questions listed in reftel A. Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding, accompanied by Mrs. Golding, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kenneth Baugh, Minister of Tourism Ed Bartlett, Minister of Health Ruddy Spencer, Minister of [...]	2008-05-27 20:53:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	TRAD ETTC PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON51	JAMAICA: NEW MINISTER OF TRANSPORT/WORKS RE: [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 12:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EWWT EAIR SENV PREL ECON IMO JM XL
08KINGSTON570	JAMAICA: JUNE ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: -- Senator Don Wehby is being criticized by the Tourism and Hotel sector for its management of Air Jamaica in the face of reduced flights to the Caribbean by other airlines. The government also has asked the airline's board to resign; a new board will be named soon. -- Jamaica's [...]	2008-06-25 14:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND IADB IBRD IMF TRSY
08KINGSTON703	JAMAICA: JULY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: -- Air Jamaica losses USD 85 million in the first quarter and revamps its corporate board. -- Energy expert Dr. Raymond Wright is optimistic about Jamaica's potential for offshore natural gas. -- Wigton Windfarm plans to double in size by adding 18 megawatts of new wind turbine [...]	2008-08-04 20:00:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND IADB IBRD IMF TRSY
08KINGSTON936	JAMAICA: OCTOBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) signed the Open Skies Agreement with the United States on October 30. -- Ministry of Energy rolls out E-10 at gas stations and considers investment in a castor bean biodiesel project. -- Energy Ministry also announces plans to invest in c [...]	2008-11-03 20:19:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM
08KINGSTON97	(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 19:57:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINSHASA1016	RWANDAN ARMED GROUP POLITICAL LEADERSHIP PUSHES FOR [...] (SBU) Post received a copy of a letter dated November 13 from the National Congress for Democracy (CND -- "Congres national pour la democratie" in French),which is a political umbrella for several FDLR elements, to Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexis Thambwe Mwamba. CND makes an open call to [...]	2008-11-17 13:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1059	FIRST OFFICIAL DONOR MEETING WITH NEW DRC PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: A group of heads of development and cooperation agencies from key donor countries met with new Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on November 22, 2008. The discussion lasted for approximately 90 minutes and touched upon the Prime Minister's new p [...]	2008-12-01 07:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KINSHASA135	DRC DECEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary Agriculture ----------- - GDRC sets up Forests' National Consultative Council Aviation -------- - A South African Aircraft Crash Lands Cooperation ----------- - African Bank for Development Acquires Shares of Advans Bank Congo - World Bank Approves 82 Loans and Credits [...]	2008-02-07 13:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA189	CONGOLESE URANIUM: GDRC LOOKS TO CHINA FOR HELP [...] (S/NF) Summary: Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx briefed the Ambassador on possible future Chinese involvement in uranium studies in the DRC at the request of President Kabila. End Summary. 2. (U) Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx requested a meeting with Ambassador Garvelink Thursday, 21 February after having met with [...]	2008-02-22 14:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET//NOFORN	EMIN ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS
08KINSHASA22	DRC DECEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary Agriculture - FAO Promotes Manioc Infrastructure - TV and Radio Broadcasters Recoup Licenses to Transmit - President of African Development Bank Announces Africa's First Satellite Investment - Swiss Government Allocates USD 136 Billion for Local DRC Elections Labor - E [...]	2008-01-10 14:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA326	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 15:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	CG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA327	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 16:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	CG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA329	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]	2008-04-04 15:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA332	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]	2008-04-07 06:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA333	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DRC [...]	2008-04-08 06:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA406	INGA [...] (U) Summary. African Ministers of Energy, civil engineers, and banking representatives attended a meeting hosted by the World Energy Council in London April 21-22 to discuss refurbishment of the Inga I and Inga II dams, the development of the Inga III hydroelectric power plant, and the larger [...]	2008-05-09 09:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV TRGY CG
08KINSHASA426	PRC Engagement in the DRC [...] (SBU) Summary: The story of Chinese (PRC) involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),dating to the 1970's when the DRC was barely into its second decade as an independent nation, is long and complex. Since the early 2000's, China has ramped up its presence and exchanges with the D [...]	2008-05-13 15:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ECPS MARR PREL PGOV SENV
08KINSHASA463	KISANGANI MEETING: POSITIVE MOVEMENT ON THE PART OF FDLR [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff attended the May 26 Kisangani meeting at which the GDRC and elements from FDLR-RUD and the RPR (Rassemblement du Peuple Rwandais) made public a document related to these armed groups' disarmament and repatriation or resettlement. The conference was principally ceremonial [...]	2008-05-27 13:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG RW
08KINSHASA560	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE JULY 01-02 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of central Africa a [...]	2008-06-26 15:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA625	STORM CLOUDS GATHER AROUND AMANI PROCESS; WILL FIGHTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Defense Minister Chikez convened a meeting July 28 with ambassadors of major donor countries and MONUC to discuss security sector reform (SSR),focusing specifically on three main areas: peace processes in the east; rapid reaction force training; and overall institutional deve [...]	2008-07-31 08:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA640	Piracy in the Congolese Music Industry: it hurts [...] (U) Summary: The vibrant recording industry has long been an integral part of Congolese culture. Due to the rampant piracy of cassette tapes and CD's, however, that industry has ceased to exist. Congolese musicians and producers are generally apathetic to the problem, having found ways to o [...]	2008-08-06 06:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BBSR EIND EINT EINV CG
08KINSHASA663	DRC/ZAMBIA - COBALT MINES AND PRICES BOOM [...] (U) This cable represents the fifth in a series of reports stemming from an innovative resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels). The sixth report will summarize DRC copper/cobalt mines. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Internat [...]	2008-08-13 10:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08KINSHASA677	KABILA MEETS AUGUST 5 WITH DONOR COMMUNITY ON DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Joseph Kabila convoked bilateral and multilateral development partners August 5 to assess progress on his development priorities and to review social and economic development issues. This meeting was significant as it was President Kabila's first encounter with the i [...]	2008-08-18 07:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PGOV CG
08KINSHASA706	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAYI [...] (SBU) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of Central Africa and beyond [...]	2008-08-27 16:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA733	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of Central Africa and bey [...]	2008-09-05 12:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PHUM PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR CG
08KINSHASA759	Kabila reaffirms commitment to Amani Process [...] (SBU) Summary: President Kabila came for an infrequent visit to Goma September 13 following CNDP's unilateral declaration of withdrawal and summoned P-5 ambassadors for a tour d'horizon September 14. Kabila was clear in his support for the Amani process which, it was announced at the meeting [...]	2008-09-15 09:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA791	DRC COPPER BELT: DREAMS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES [...] (U) This cable represents the sixth and final in an innovative collaboration in resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels). Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Specialist visited six of the largest mines in the DRC (and four [...]	2008-09-23 12:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08KINSHASA802	DRC PRIME MINISTER GIZENGA RESIGNS [...] (U) Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga delivered his resignation letter to President Joseph Kabila today, September 25. In a subsequent address on national television, Gizenga cited health reasons as the driving force behind his resignation, which Kabila has yet to formally accept. Although it w [...]	2008-09-25 16:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA844	Minister of Foreign Affairs convokes [...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs Mbusa Nyamwisi convoked UN Security Council P-5 representatives on October 4 to make an official statement on the situation in the eastern part of the Congo and to discuss GDRC preoccupations with Laurent Nkunda's recent belligerent declarat [...]	2008-10-06 14:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA896	October 10 letter to Secretary of State [...] Below at para. 3 is October 10 letter from rebel leader Laurent Nkunda to Secretary Rice. The letter was e-mailed to Embassy Kampala (polchief FitzGibbon) through Victor Ngezayo, a prominent Congolese Tutsi businessman from Goma who is close to the CNDP, Nkunda's political-military group. Th [...]	2008-10-17 10:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PTER CG
08KINSHASA909	ARRIVAL OF SECOND MONUC DEPUTY SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Algeria native Leila Zerrougui has recently assumed the position of MONUC Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG). She will join DSRSG Ross Mountain as one of two deputies to MONUC SRSG Alan Doss. DRSG Mountain serves as the development and humanitarian coordinat [...]	2008-10-21 15:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA918	THE DRC AND CHINA: WE CAN HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent public statements by the IMF, China (PRC)'s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) on the multi-billion dollar Sino-Congolese agreement concluded in early 2008 (ref A) share several common theme [...]	2008-10-22 15:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KINSHASA975	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES MUZITO GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly approved the government of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on November 2. The government easily obtained the necessary absolute majority vote following intense debate during an emergency plenary session of parliament. Muzito stressed reinforcing state author [...]	2008-11-06 06:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
08KINSHASA997	Foreign Minister Thambwe's November 11 [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba convoked ambassadors November 11 for a briefing on the summits in Nairobi on November 7 and in Johannesburg on November 9. Nairobi had reaffirmed the Amani and Nairobi processes as the "only framework" for resolving the conflict in the ea [...]	2008-11-12 15:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KOLKATA116	TIBETANS ARGUE OVER A THIRD RINPOCHE AS CALLS FOR A [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 27-30 visit to Darjeeling and adjoining towns, ConOff spoke with the Tibetan community about the unrest in Lhasa, and attended an enthronement ceremony for a possible Third Reincarnation of the Domogeshi Rinpoche. ConOff also visited the Tibetan Self-Help Center [...]	2008-04-10 10:00:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF IN CH NP
08KOLKATA134	THE EFFECT OF NEPAL'S MAOIST VICTORY ON INDIA'S LEFT [...] (SBU) Summary: Eastern Indian security officials are concerned about the implications of the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPNM)'s victory in the April 10 Constituent Assembly (CA) elections for regional stability. Indian leaders have sought to put the best face on the CPNM's success, [...]	2008-04-28 04:10:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PREF PGOV PINR IN NP
08KOLKATA159	INDIAN MILITARY PROTESTS CHINESE ACTIVITIES ON THE SIKKIM [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, during a scheduled Indo-Chinese division commander-level meeting at Sikkim's Nathu La Pass on the Tibetan border, Indian officers reportedly protested what they characterized as repeated Chinese intrusions into northern Sikkim's "Finger Area." Indian press has note [...]	2008-05-27 12:18:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MARR PGOV CH IN
08KOLKATA202	KOLKATA-BASED CHINESE CONSUL GENERAL EXPRESSES PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary: On July 2, ConGen met with Kolkata-based Chinese Consul General Mao Siwei and discussed Chinese perspectives on the Indo-U.S. civil nuclear agreement, Chinese incursions across the border in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and Chinese interest in developing the power sector in Indi [...]	2008-07-09 10:27:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV PINR CH IN
08KOLKATA289	ARUNACHAL PRADESH'S TAWANG DISTRICT: FEELING VULNERABLE ON [...] (SBU) Summary. During a visit to Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng and Tawang Districts, Kolkata PAO spoke with students and faculty at area colleges about the U.S. election process, as well as opportunities to study in the U.S. Conversations with local leaders and ordinary citizens in both di [...]	2008-10-10 09:49:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM KIRF SOCI IN
08KOLKATA50	PM SINGH SIGNALS INDIA'S COMMITMENT TO KEEP ARUNACHAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 31, barely two weeks after his visit to China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to Arunachal Pradesh, a northeast Indian state bordering China and Bhutan, to signal India's commitment to keeping the territory. He announced development projects to the tune of USD 2 [...]	2008-02-08 12:49:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MARR CH IN
08KOLKATA69	AI IN W. BENGAL SITREP 20 - APHIS ADVISOR VISITS BIRD FLU [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 13-15, USDA-APHIS Scientific and Technical Advisor for Emergency Management, Joseph Annelli and New Delhi Embassy Senior Attache for Agricultural Affairs, Oliver Flake visited a West Bengal district affected by the recent H5N1 outbreak. They also visited the India-Ban [...]	2008-02-22 15:43:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR TBIO SENV PREL PGOV AMED CASC IN BG
08KOLKATA98	DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA'S NORTHEAST STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH [...] (SBU) March 4-11, ConGen visited the remote northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh (AP) to assess the area's regional security, social and economic development issues. India continues to dispute China's claims to AP and is now seeking to develop the state's infrastructure to integrate i [...]	2008-03-18 14:12:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL EAGR EAID SENV SNAR CH IN
08KOLKATA99	A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT - CONNECTING BURMA AND INDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transport Project linking the landlocked states in Northeast India with Sittwe port in Myanmar holds the promise of making Mizoram an economic gateway, and providing India with access to international trade routes via the Bay of Bengal. The tentative ste [...]	2008-03-19 12:02:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV PGOV ETRD EWWT EPET IN BM BG
08KOLONIA103	(S) MOBIL REJECTS FSM PETROLEUM CORPORATION PROPOSAL FOR [...] (S) Summary. In a veil of secrecy, a nascent national petroleum corporation for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has begun to purchase fuel storage tanks from Mobil in all four FSM states. Purchase of the fuel terminals should be complete by the end of July. The President of Mobil [...]	2008-07-16 03:49:00	Embassy Kolonia	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL FM CH
08KOLONIA108	FSM GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO COMPACT CRITICISM WITH HURT, [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Hughes asked to call upon President Mori on July 25 to discuss shortcomings in implementation of requirements of the Amended Compact on the part of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). With sorrow, Mori said he felt wounded by the tone of recent communications [...]	2008-07-28 00:59:00	Embassy Kolonia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID FM CH
08KOLONIA110	CHINA SHIFTS FROM GRANTS TO LOANS IN THE FSM; OFFERS TO [...] (SBU) China's Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) advised that her country has recently diminished grant aid to the FSM. She claimed that Beijing was less inclined to fund her own proposals for grants and projects. Beijing believes there is little return on investment owing [...]	2008-07-29 05:44:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID CH FM PGOV
08KOLONIA150	CONFIDENCE EBBS IN THE MORI ADMINISTRATION - LEADERSHIP [...] (C) The administration of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Emanuel Mori is increasingly perceived within the FSM as secretive and ensnared within the narrow interests of cohorts from the President's home state of Chuuk. Mori, who is reserved by nature, rarely addresses the FSM [...]	2008-09-26 04:30:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH FM
08KOLONIA152	CHINA AND THE FSM EXTOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary. As frustration with the Compact of Free Association has mounted, FSM leaders have cautiously turned to China for material assistance. Privately, Micronesians have expressed misgivings about China's growing influence. On Independence Day of the Peoples Republic of China October [...]	2008-10-10 06:46:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FM
08KOLONIA177	CHINA TO BID U.S. COMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN [...] (C) Summary. In the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),the Chinese Ambassador has exercised broad authority from Beijing to initiate significant construction and other aid projects. The other three chiefs of mission from Japan, Australia and the United States use the limited resources at [...]	2008-12-03 07:45:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID FM CH JA
08KOLONIA188	CHINA FETES MICRONESIAN POLICE CHIEFS, AS FSM DISQUIET [...] (C) Summary. The Chief Police of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) described to Ambassador a ten-day trip that China recently sponsored for the national police chief and corresponding police chiefs from the four FSM states, along with their wives. Each couple receive [...]	2008-12-23 05:02:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CH FM
08KOLONIA45	REFORM IN CHUUK IS ALIVE BUT SPUTTERING - DISILLUSION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a recent trip to Chuuk, which is the most populous state in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),Ambassador encountered a deepening spiral of economic and social deterioration. With reluctance, the state government has embarked on a mandated program of reform. A cor [...]	2008-03-27 04:37:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID FM
08KOLONIA62	FSM OFFICIALS APOLOGIZE FOR MORI MAGAZINE INTERVIEW [...] SBU - Entire Text 2. Summary. With chagrin, two close aides of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Mori invited Ambassador to lunch on April 29 to apologize for the tenor of an interview with Mori published in this month's Pacific Magazine. The interview characterizes Mori as [...]	2008-04-30 02:59:00	Embassy Kolonia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID FM CH

08KOLONIA90	MICRONESIA DISSATISFIED WITH EU FISHING AGREEMENT [...] Summary: The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) reportedly is intentionally delaying issuance of fishing licenses to European Union (EU) flagged vessels in reaction to the EU's late access fee payments and because it wants to renegotiate the 2003 FSM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) [...]	2008-06-11 06:31:00	Embassy Kolonia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS ECON EAID SENV FM
08KOLONIA98	JAPAN'S FIRST AMBASSADOR TO THE FSM DOWNPLAYS EXPECTATIONS - [...] (C) Summary. Japan's first resident ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) presented his credentials on June 24. He conveyed an exceptionally brief message of good will on the part of the Emperor, omitting reference to specific goals. Japanese Ambassador Shoji Sato said pri [...]	2008-07-03 04:48:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FM JA CH
08KUALALUMPUR1013	AMBASSADOR AND DPM NAJIB DISCUSS APEC, WORLD [...] (C) The Ambassador met on November 11 with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and, in the context of priorities in our bilateral relations in the lead up to the new U.S. administration, discussed APEC, the global financial crisis, FTA talks, and economic reform measures. The Amb [...]	2008-11-14 09:11:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1024	MALAYSIA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON BURMA CRACKDOWN [...] (C) Polcouns and visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff member Paul Grove called on Malaysian Foreign Ministry Principal Assistant Secretary (Southeast Asia) Ismail Haji Salam and Assistant Secretary Firdauz Othman on November 19 and raised serious concerns over the Bu [...]	2008-11-20 05:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1050	MALAYSIAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER ASEAN SUMMITS [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy collected Malaysian economic and political views of the December ASEAN summits from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and from the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS),a government-linked think-tank. According to MITI Deputy [...]	2008-11-28 10:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ASEAN BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1111	MALAYSIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Following is the draft text of the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Malaysia. Until the report is finalized for submission to Congress, please treat as Sensitive. Begin Text: The police forces in Malaysia continued to conduct all counterterrorist investigations and operations. M [...]	2008-12-22 09:07:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV MARR KCRM ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR147	MALAYSIA'S EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Malaysia made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons during this reporting period, marking a positive shift from previous years. Malaysia's drafting, passage, and enactment of a comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons law represents an important advance in Malaysia's co [...]	2008-03-04 00:04:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR149	PROPOSED ASEAN PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-CHIP INTEGRATED [...] Econ Counselor and econoff discussed ref message on March 4 with P. Ravidran, Senior Director, Office of ASEAN Economic Cooperation, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). We delivered a copy of a letter from Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel to Ravidran regarding the March 14 meeti [...]	2008-03-05 10:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EIND MY
08KUALALUMPUR340	MALAYSIA'S FLUID SCENE - DAS MARCIEL'S MAY 5-7 [...] (U) Thank you for coming to Kuala Lumpur. Your May 5-7 visit to Malaysia provides an excellent opportunity to assess Malaysia's fluid political scene, identify new openings to pursue U.S. objectives, and support key areas in our regional and bilateral diplomacy. 2. (C) Not quite two mont [...]	2008-05-02 09:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR366	: SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER,S VISIT TO [...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]	2008-05-12 00:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR367	SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA [...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]	2008-05-12 05:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR4	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak met on December 31 for an introductory call, during which they discussed U.S. and Malaysia's common interests in bolstering international systems such as the UN and WTO. Najib described core relations with the U.S. as good and looke [...]	2008-01-02 09:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR ECON RP TH MY
08KUALALUMPUR410	CHINESE DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON MALAYSIA RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysia-China bilateral economic relations are growing by leaps-and-bounds, with two way trade growing by over 16 percent last year to $37 billion. Senior-level official encounters have become frequent, especially with the growth of the ASEAN plus 3 and the establishment of the [...]	2008-05-21 03:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR CVIS CH MY
08KUALALUMPUR436	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' MEETING WITH [...] (C) I welcome your planned meeting with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak in Singapore. Najib remains at the center of Malaysia's leadership crisis, but thus far has refrained from challenging the politically wounded Prime Minister Abdullah. Najib conveys a [...]	2008-05-28 08:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR476	MALAYSIA RAISES GASOLINE PRICE OVERNIGHT BY 40 PERCENT, [...] SUMMARY: In an effort to address rising costs of energy subsidies, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday announced a 40 percent price increase on gasoline, a 60 percent price increase on diesel, and 20 to 26 percent increases in electricity rates, effective at midnight on June 4. The new p [...]	2008-06-06 09:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR494	Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) [...] (U) At the Seventh Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-VII) in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 26-29, 2008, delegates adopted a revised Program Structure to bring the Sub-Commission in line with IOC priorities and IOC and UNESCO planning and budget [...]	2008-06-12 04:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID TPHY ECON PREL IOC
08KUALALUMPUR526	Tourism Growth in "Malaysia, Truly Asia" [...] Tourism is a growth industry in Malaysia. The government's "Visit Malaysia 2007" tourism campaign, with its ubiquitous "Malaysia, Truly Asia" theme song, enticed a record number of foreign tourists in 2007. Recent statistics portend continued strong growth in 2008. Tourists from Southeast As [...]	2008-06-20 09:26:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND MY
08KUALALUMPUR651	TREASURY DAS DOHNER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA [...] (U) Summary: Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner briefed Bank Negara officials on the U.S. economic and financial situation and exchanged views on Treasury's decision to include Malaysia in the executive summary of the U.S. Foreign Exchange Report. DAS Dohner defended th [...]	2008-07-24 03:31:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR935	THE SUMMER 2008 OLYMPICS THROUGH MALAYSIAN EYES [...] (U) This is Embassy Kuala Lumpur's response to action request in reftel. 2. (SBU) Summary: Interviews with media professionals and comments from other contacts in Kuala Lumpur confirmed that the opulent pageantry and success of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing enjoyed a short-lived posit [...]	2008-10-23 01:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR964	MALAYSIA 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following text for the 2008-2009 INCSR, Part 1. BEGIN TEXT: Malaysia I. Summary Malaysia is not a significant source country or transit point for U.S.-bound illegal drugs; however, domestic drug abuse in Malaysia remains on the rise, and Mal [...]	2008-11-03 09:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR989	POLICY LEVEL TALKS WITH MALAYSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for South and Southeast Asia James Clad conducted policy-level talks with the Malaysian Ministry of Defense on October 30. The talks, led on the Malaysian side by Dr. Haji Ismail Haji Ahmad, Defense Ministry Undersecretary for Policy, saw discus [...]	2008-11-07 10:54:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV PTER MY
08KUALALUMPUR99	Malaysia's 2007 Trade Figures: U.S. Economic Woes Take [...] Summary. After years of strong export growth that has formed the backbone of Malaysia's economy, Malaysia's trade growth leveled off in 2007, with exports growing just 2.7% from 2006. The manufacturing sector, which accounts for 75% of Malaysian exports, grew just 0.2%. A surge in palm oil ex [...]	2008-02-15 09:54:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD MY
08KUWAIT1123	GULF BANK: BETTING AGAINST THE DOLLAR... AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kuwaiti financial sector continues to feel the impact of Gulf Bank's trading losses (reftel). Speculation abounds as to the extent of the losses, the identity of the "client" who defaulted on derivatives contracts, and the role of the Central Bank of Kuwait in stabilizing Gu [...]	2008-11-11 13:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV KU
08KUWAIT165	SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR DONNELLY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Shaun, we look forward to and warmly welcome your visit to Kuwait on February 13 and 14 for the third round of TIFA talks, and the first in Kuwait. In addition to the TIFA Council meeting on February 14, we have arranged meetings for you with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebr [...]	2008-02-11 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV KU
08KUWAIT604	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S MAY 31-JUNE 1 [...] (C) Secretary Paulson, Embassy Kuwait welcomes you, Mrs. Paulson, and the members of your delegation to Kuwait. While we have requested meetings with the Amir and senior Kuwaiti leadership, we are able at this time to confirm only the Central Bank Governor, Kuwait Investment Authority Managin [...]	2008-05-27 09:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL PTER KTFN KU
08KUWAIT613	THE IMPORTANCE (AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS) OF BEING [...] (C) For a small country with a population of approximately 3.2 million, Kuwait possesses tremendous wealth; according the CIA World Fact Book, Kuwait has the world's sixth largest GDP per capita in terms of purchasing power. Kuwaiti citizens, an exclusive group that makes up about one third of [...]	2008-05-28 11:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD TIP KU
08KUWAIT62	2008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by t [...]	2008-01-15 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG KU
08KUWAIT64	2008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by [...]	2008-01-16 04:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV KTDB USTR OPIC KU
08KUWAIT665	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT KUWAIT'S HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Kuwait's new Oil Minister and the new CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have led a number of positive developments in Kuwait's oil sector in the past year and have announced plans to make USD 55 billion of investments in new projects over the next five years. After several years [...]	2008-06-11 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	EPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR
08KUWAIT761	SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT AND EXPERT DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 10, a delegation led by Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and including representatives from the Department of State, the Department of Energy (DOE),the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),and the Nuclear Regu [...]	2008-07-02 13:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PREL PARM
08KUWAIT789	NEW HEALTH MINISTER: MORE HOSPITALS, FEWER MEDICAL [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador and new Minister of Health Ali Al-Barrak laid the groundwork for USG-GOK cooperation in the healthcare sector during a very cordial meeting on July 8. The Minister highlighted the GOK's intention to build additional hospitals, which the Ambassador noted would be [...]	2008-07-13 06:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KU PGOV PREL
08KUWAIT910	GOK OFFICIALS TELL CODEL BARDALLO "THE SURGE HAS [...] (C) In an August 13 meeting, Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Defense Minister told CODEL Bordallo that Kuwait is committed to a close, long-term defense relationship with the U.S. and prepared to host U.S. troops indefinitely. Nevertheless, there is frustration over long delays in purchasin [...]	2008-08-21 06:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS OREP KU
08KYIV101	UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART [...] Ref A contained part one of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Part two of the ICS continues below. Begin Text of Part II: A.7. Protection of Property Rights MORTGAGES During the last few years, Ukraine's policymakers have launched several initiatives to develo [...]	2008-01-17 07:20:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08KYIV146	UKRAINE: CHINESE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR EXPERTS AND [...] (S - REL UP) We met January 22 with MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor Oleh Belokolos to provide reftel information regarding the possibility that four individuals from China's Fourth Academy, which develops and manufactures solid rocket motors for Chinese [...]	2008-01-22 13:52:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE PINR CH UP
08KYIV1516	UKRAINE: HATE CRIMES CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Since the beginning of 2008, human rights NGOs have reported over 40 apparently racially motivated attacks in Ukraine, five of which proved fatal. While the Government introduced new initiatives in 2007 and 2008 aimed at intensifying efforts to combat racism and intolerance, the [...]	2008-08-06 08:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UP
08KYIV194	UKRAINE: SENATOR LUGAR HEARS THAT ENERGY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In Kyiv meetings with Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) January 15-16, President Yushchenko, PM Tymoshenko, opposition representatives and local business leaders all discussed the importance of energy issues for Ukraine. President Yushchenko talked in detail about ways to transport Cen [...]	2008-01-29 13:42:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON PGOV UP
08KYIV2212	KUCHMA AND KRAVCHUK ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL [...] (C) Ambassador recently sounded out former Presidents Kuchma and Kravchuk on Ukraine's dual economic and political crises. Kuchma worries most about the potential for large-scale unemployment in the metal, mining, chemical and construction sectors. Kravchuk's focus is more on the political [...]	2008-11-07 07:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV2265	UKRAINE: IPR ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: GOU, Embassy, and industry representatives discussed efforts to combat counterfeit agrochemicals at a November 14 IPR Enforcement Cooperation Group (ECG) meeting. Constructive GOU-industry dialogue on this topic continued several days later under the auspices of the European Bu [...]	2008-11-19 11:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV404	UKRAINE IPR: 2008 SPECIAL 301 -- POST INPUT [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Embassy recommends Ukraine remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List, which is statutorily accompanied by Section 306 monitoring (ref A),although the Government of Ukraine continues to move in the right direction on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) prot [...]	2008-02-21 13:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV503	UKRAINE IPR: GOU TRYING TO IMPROVE HOLOGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission hosted an IPR roundtable on March 5 with participation from the GOU and rights holders to discuss the hologram sticker program for optical discs. Industry reps laid out their concerns regarding the technical design of the hologram sticker, the process of [...]	2008-03-07 11:19:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV706	UKRAINE/MTCR/WASSENAAR: SYRIAN MILITARY ENGINE [...] (S-REL UP) We provided ref A talking points April 7 to MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Counselor Oleh Belokolos during an previously planned meeting. Belokolos said he would distribute our information regarding Motor Sich's contract to overhaul Syrian military aircraft engi [...]	2008-04-07 13:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PARM ETTC MARR MTCRE PREL SY CH UP
08LAGOS116	NIGERIA: WIDESPREAD IPR VIOLATIONS INCREASE COSTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The prevalence of software piracy in large, established Nigerian companies and in the movie industry hinders Microsoft in identifying domestic partners in the fight to enforce intellectual property rights. U.S. company Schlumberger faces theft of proprietary information required [...]	2008-03-28 06:40:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS153	NIGERIA: IBB CONFIDANT SAYS YAR'ADUA HAS FOOD [...] (C) Summary: Professor Ukandi G. Damachi (strictly protect throughout),confidant of former military head of state Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) told Pol-Econ Chief that President Yar'Adua is ill with food poisoning. The remainder of the conversation followed a line of argument we have he [...]	2008-04-24 17:38:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
08LAGOS201	NIGERIA: AFRICA FINANCE CORPORATION: DEVELOPMENT BANK OR [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yar'Adua has ordered an investigation into the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) role in establishing the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC),which was set up in 2007 as an alternative to the African Development Bank (ADB). The AFC is owned by African banks (44 percent),i [...]	2008-06-10 06:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS315	NIGERIA: REPORT CASTS DOUBTS ON VIABILITY OF AFRICA FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23, news media reported the submission of a report by the Presidential Committee set up by President Yar'Adua to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Chukwuma Soludo's role in setting up the Africa Finanace Corporation (AFC),a multilateral development c [...]	2008-08-07 07:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS318	NIGERIA: STAKEHOLDERS BRIEF U/S JEFFERY ON BLEAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's top electric power sector companies told Under Secretary of State Reuben Jeffery July 26 that the Government of Nigeria (GON) would not attain its ambitious goals to significantly expand electricity generation and distribution with its current policy mix, which discour [...]	2008-08-11 08:26:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV ECON NI
08LAGOS382	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DELTA UNREST WORSE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 20 meeting, Levi Ajuonuma (strictly protect),Group General Manager for Public Affairs for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said unrest in the Niger Delta is hurting oil revenues far more than senior NNPC officials are publicly admitting. Because [...]	2008-09-26 12:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL RS CH NI
08LAGOS385	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND INTERAGENCY TEAM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During a September 27 interagency team visit to Bayelsa State to discuss development and political issues, Governor Timipre Silva told Ambassador (POL-ECON Lagos notetaker) that he, the other Niger Delta Governors, as well as the leadership in Abuja are growing impatient with mili [...]	2008-10-02 06:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
08LAGOS520	Nigeria: Experts Say Nigerian Economy Faring Better Than [...] (U) Summary: On December 11, Economic Associates (EA),a firm of economists reviewed the Nigerian economy in 2008 at its annual economic outlook session in Lagos. EA analysts said commodity prices, particularly oil, are Nigeria's major link to the global economy, although a dearth of foreign ca [...]	2008-12-30 06:42:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV NI
08LAGOS75	SHELL WORRIES ABOUT CHINESE IN NIGERIA; CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary. Shell's Vice President for Africa Ann Pickard met with the Ambassador on February 20. She admitted that the company badly miscalculated the new Nigerian administration and is playing catch up to ExxonMobil and Chevron. She claims new Nigerian petroleum legislation could lead to [...]	2008-02-26 08:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI CH
08LAHORE276	PUNJAB GOVERNOR TASEER TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT SHARIFS ARE TOO [...] (C) Summary: Punjab Governor Salman Taseer told Ambassador Patterson September 30 that Punjab Chief Minister Shabaz Sharif and his brother Nawaz have ignored the growing extremist threat in the Punjab. Taseer, a member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),criticized the Sharifs' focus on pol [...]	2008-10-07 06:05:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EFIN PK
08LAHORE309	BLASTS MAR INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EVENT IN LAHORE [...] (C) Summary: Three small blasts at an international cultural festival in Lahore November 24 injured two persons; no Americans were injured. The Punjab police arrested one suspect, a 16-year-old Afghan worker. Although no group has taken credit, most commentators speculated that the explosion [...]	2008-11-24 14:45:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PK
08LAPAZ1055	ORURO: STEPCHILD OF BOLIVIA'S ALTIPLANO [...] (C) Summary: Oruro--the smallest and least-populated of Bolivia's three altiplano departments or states--and its capital city Oruro are predominantly indigenous (Quechua or Aymara),poor, and loyal to the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Oruro city's main claim to fame is the UNE [...]	2008-05-07 18:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV PREL PINR PGOV BL
08LAPAZ1460	BOLIVIA-VENEZUELA: DYNAMITE, GUNS, AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Following the June 21 dynamiting of a private television affiliate in Tarija, more evidence is surfacing about Venezuelan and Bolivian government involvement. Senate President Ortiz gave a press briefing on June 27 where he revealed that the car used during the attack was rented by th [...]	2008-07-01 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL ECON EINV PGOV PREL PTER VE
08LAPAZ1851	MIL-MIL RELATIONS: MOD OPTIMISTIC, DESPITE SIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel told EmbOffs August 22 that mil-mil relations are "good" and poised to improve following President Evo Morales' lead to improve relations generally. San Miguel said "misunderstandings" are at the root of mutual suspicions of USG and Bolivian [...]	2008-08-29 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2111	BOLIVIA: REACTIONS TO ATPDEA ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Initial Bolivian reaction to the decision to suspend ATPDEA privileges has been muted but somber. A number of our contacts are faced with severe financial repercussions from the decision, but most people we have talked to understand that this was brought about by the Bolivian gov [...]	2008-09-26 21:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2118	BOLIVIA: EVO REACTS TO ATPDEA DECISION [...] (C) Summary: The initial characterization by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Fernandez of the government's reaction to ATPDEA suspension as "not happy" is proving to be an understatement. Foreign Minister Choquehuanca later announced to the press that the decision was "vengeance" and " [...]	2008-09-29 17:35:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2532	U.S. FURNITURE MAKER FACES BOLIVIAN CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SumaPacha is a Bolivian subsidiary of North Carolina-based ForestWorld. It is one of the largest woodcrafting plants in Latin America and is located in El Alto, the poor, largely indigenous city adjoining La Paz. Founded twenty years ago by a Bolivian graduate of the University of Nor [...]	2008-12-04 20:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EINV BL EFIN ELAB
08LILONGWE17	MALAWI: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CABINET HAS NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Jan. 7, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Joyce Banda to discuss the much-reported impending switch of recognition from Taiwan to the People's Republic of China. While confirming press reports that two ministers had made two exploratory trips to Beijing, she said the minis [...]	2008-01-09 08:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TW CH MI
08LILONGWE224	MALAWI TO OPEN EMBASSY IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: During a mid-April visit to Tehran, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda announced that the GOM will open an embassy in Iran to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, contradicting her previous statements in private to the Ambassador. Deputy Foreign Minister Henri Mumba pub [...]	2008-04-16 14:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR MI
08LILONGWE253	MALAWI - CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, the following information is provided for preparation of U.S.-China policy dialogues. China and Malawi established formal diplomatic relations a mere four months ago and engagement between the U.S. and Chinese Missions has so far been limited. China has alre [...]	2008-05-02 10:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CH MI
08LILONGWE393	MALAWI: MUTHARIKA'S BROTHER KEY TO THE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education John Bande says Dr. Peter Mutharika, the President's brother, has become the gatekeeper to the President. Bande said that Mutharika and his brother saw his presidency as a "miracle of fate" and intended to use the opportunity to [...]	2008-07-09 05:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE40	MALAWI RECOGNITION OF BEIJING ONE YEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: On January 14, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda officially announced Malawi's change of recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The announcement noted the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malawi and the People's Republic of China as of December 28, 2007. Formal Government approva [...]	2008-01-18 11:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW CH MI
08LILONGWE646	MALAWI: TEMBO TELLS AMBASSADOR "I'VE CHANGED" [...] (C) Summary: During a Nov. 4 meeting with Ambassador Bodde, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate John Tembo claimed he and his party had changed since Malawi's one-party state era. Ironically, Tembo's comments came just two days after Tembo ran unopposed at the MCP's national co [...]	2008-11-12 14:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MI
08LILONGWE94	MALAWI: PRESIDENT FIRES TWO IN CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika reshuffled his cabinet on Feb. 8 for the sixth time since taking office in 2004. Mutharika removed Minister of National Defense Bob Khamisa, who is involved in a fertilizer subsidy coupon scandal, and Minister of Health Marjorie Ngaunje. Despite criticism fr [...]	2008-02-12 14:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMCA MI
08LIMA1128	PERU RESPONSE: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION ANDEAN [...] (U) This cable provides a response to the request for information from the U.S. International Trade Commission Andean Investment and Drug Crop Survey for a report on the ATPA. 2. (U) The United States is Peru's top trading partner for both exports and imports. The growing importance to the [...]	2008-07-02 15:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SNAR PE
08LIMA1183	JUNE TRADE, INVESTMENT & AVIATION BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade, investment and aviation news from Peru: Trade -- Peru Pursuing Trade Negotiations in Asia -- Trade Agreement with China Moves Forward -- Bilateral Trade Between Peru and India Exceeds $450 million -- Imports Reach Record Level in May -- Wal-Mart a [...]	2008-07-11 17:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAIR USTR PE
08LIMA150	PERU SIGNS FTA WITH CANADA AND MOVES FORWARD ON OTHER FREE [...] (SBU) With the U.S.- Peru Free Trade Agreement, approved by the U.S. Congress last month, in its implementation phase, the Government of Peru (GOP) has closed its agreement with Canada, and is actively negotiating a tariff-only deal with China. The GOP is also looking to conclude agreements w [...]	2008-01-28 19:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR CA CH CI EU PE
08LIMA151	PERU 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, enables Peru to attract additional investment by clarifyin [...]	2008-01-28 20:29:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
08LIMA1616	PERU TRADE & INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: --Record Imports & Exports --Peru Joins OECD Declaration on Investment --IMF's Valdivieso Named Minister of Economy & Finance --Chinese Trade Negotiations & Investment Accelerating --Central Bank Fights Inflation --Ja [...]	2008-10-03 22:12:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1714	PERU'S ECONOMY: MORE PROTECTED THAN MOST FROM THE [...] (C) Peru's economy will slow as a result of the global financial crisis, but its relatively low exposure to risky external debt and high liquidity should soften the potential blow. Like its counterparts around the world, the Lima Stock Exchange has dropped significantly, sharply reducing the [...]	2008-10-27 16:28:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL PE
08LIMA1716	PERU'S ECONOMY: MORE PROTECTED THAN MOST FROM THE [...] (C) Peru's economy will slow as a result of the global financial crisis, but its relatively low exposure to risky external debt and high liquidity should soften the potential blow. Like its counterparts around the world, the Lima Stock Exchange has dropped significantly, sharply reducing the [...]	2008-10-27 20:16:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL PE
08LIMA1742	OCTOBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Update on Peru-China Free Trade Agreement Negotiations -- Peru-EFTA FTA Negotiations Concluded -- Export Growth in September - The Lowest Growth in Six Years -- Exports of Fruits and Vegetables Mostly Unaffec [...]	2008-11-03 20:28:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1864	NOVEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and China Close Trade Negotiations -- Peru and Mexico Trade Agreement - Issues Remain -- Peru and Japan Advance towards FTA Investment -- Koreans Visit Peru Looking for Business Opportunities -- P [...]	2008-12-03 19:54:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1973	DECEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- The EU Initiates Bilateral Trade Talks with Peru -- Mexico and Peru Expand Ace No. 8 -- The Global Financial Crisis and Exports to the US -- Ministry of Transportation to Ban Import of Used Cars -- Toy Ex [...]	2008-12-29 22:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA655	PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges at [...]	2008-04-15 19:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA693	PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges a [...]	2008-04-21 17:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA893	PERU ENERGY: SHIFTING FROM OIL TO NATURAL GAS [...] Peru's government is working to substantially diversify its energy mix over the next three years. It hopes to reduce its reliance on petroleum to one third of total energy use by increasing natural gas and renewable energy use to one third each. Although Peru imported 63% of its crude petrol [...]	2008-05-20 19:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LIMA956	PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS - MAY 2008 [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: TRADE -- Peru signs FTAs with Canada and Singapore -- Peru-China FTA May Be Completed in Two More Rounds -- Peru and Chile Moving Closer to Finalizing FTA -- Imports Registered a 47% Growth in April -- Overall Incr [...]	2008-06-02 19:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LISBON2629	(S/NF) PORTUGAL: "WE KNOW CHAVEZ IS A CRAZY MAN [...] (C) Summary: Hugo Chavez visited Portugal on September 27, at the end of a trip that included stops in Cuba, China, Russia, and France. Portugal has warmed towards Venezuela recently and become the EU nation most visited by Chavez over the past year. In addition to protecting the large Portuguese p [...]	2008-10-07 10:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2666	PORTUGAL FINANCIERS FORESEE LEAN TIMES AHEAD [...] Six leading Portuguese financiers told the Ambassador the Portuguese financial market is "getting by" with decreasing profits during the current "deleveraging" period. Although there is some concern about bank liquidity, the GOP is expected to announce a bank recapitalization program next we [...]	2008-10-27 12:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PO
08LISBON427	PORTUGUESE POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 18-19 [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha stressed that the February GAERC would be focused heavily on how to coordinate a unified response to a Kosovar coordinated declaration of independence (CDI). In addition, she responded to reftel points on the Middle East, Chad, Kenya, and Myanmar [...]	2008-02-19 12:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN PO
08LISBON512	PORTUGAL OPEN TO DISCUSSING IEA MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to the MFA's Director of International Economic Organizations Jose Rui Caroco and Senior Advisor on International Organizations and Economic Affairs Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha. Caroco stated that even though the IEA requires that its [...]	2008-02-27 17:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG IEA PO
08LISBON624	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS IPCC LANGUAGE TO REDUCE GHG [...] (C) EU member states, including Portugal, strongly support Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) language suggesting Annex 1 countries collectively reduce their emissions by 25-40% by 2020, according to a high-ranking Environment Ministry official who characterized the proposal as [...]	2008-03-12 17:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV KGHG EUN PO
08LISBON963	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS' VISIT: DRUG FLOWS TO EUROPE [...] (U) In meetings with Portuguese counternarcotics officials, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John P. Walters noted there has been a noticeable decrease in the supply of cocaine in the U.S. market and noted that there were anecdotal reports of increased demand in Europe. [...]	2008-04-22 10:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL SOCI PO
08LJUBLJANA101	SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008 [...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's eighth annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel A. Embassy POC is Political Officer Albert Kraaimoore; tel. 386-1-200-5676, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based o [...]	2008-03-03 11:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMJN PHUM PREF SMIG SI
08LJUBLJANA108	SLOVENIAN NGOs ENGAGE ON CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) On February 27, two local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) organized a roundtable entitled "Climate and Development" to bring attention to the growing concerns in Slovenia regarding climate change. The roundtable attracted senior-level politicians and experts from the field of clim [...]	2008-03-05 15:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV ENRG BEXP PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA115	SCENESETTER FOR A/G MUKASEY AND DHS CHERTOFF VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are looking forward to your visit. You will be the first USG Cabinet level visitors to Slovenia since it assumed the EU Presidency at the beginning of this year, and your meetings and events during your stay should bolster our already close ties with this country. From the o [...]	2008-03-06 16:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS PGOV EUN ASEC OVIP SI
08LJUBLJANA116	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES HOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 15, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles and Director of Office of Human Rights, Humanitarian and Social Affairs, Bureau of International Organizations, Doug Rohn held bilateral and U.S.-EU consultations wi [...]	2008-03-07 07:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA121	SLOVENIA SAYS COUNCIL LIKELY TO GO FORWARD WITH [...] (SBU) On March 11, Emboff briefed reftel talking points on U.S.-EU climate change cooperation to Andrej Kranjc--Secretary for International Relations at the Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning--who is Slovenia's national coordinator on climate change issues. Kranjc took note [...]	2008-03-11 14:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA141	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 28-29 GYMNICH [...] (C) On March 26, A/DCM delivered reftel's points on the March 28-29 Gymnich to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih noted that, in keeping with Slovenia's focus on the Balkans during its Presidency, FM Rupel had decided to devote the second day of the informal FMs' meeting to the Western Ba [...]	2008-03-26 11:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PHUM IS SY LE RS CH SI
08LJUBLJANA144	U.S.-EU JHA Ministerial Meeting Holds Productive Sessions [...] (U) Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate and Justice Minister Lovro Sturm hosted Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, and European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini on March 12-13 for the [...]	2008-03-27 15:11:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CVIS SMIG SNAR PREL KCRM KFRD EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA185	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 28-29 GAERC [...] (C) On April 24, A/DCM delivered the April 28-29 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the GAERC would issue conclusions on Burma, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and the Western Balkans. He noted that Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and China/Tibet/Olympics were not on the agenda. [...]	2008-04-24 13:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SI
08LJUBLJANA197	SLOVENIAN PRESIDENCY NOT SOFTENING POSITION ON [...] (C) On April 28, Emboff met with MFA Asia, Africa, and Pacific Division Minister Plenipotentiary Jasna Lhotka and Third Secretary Matjaz Marko to deliver reftel points noting the softer language on the Chinese arms embargo in the EU-Japan Summit Joint Statement, and expressing our belief that [...]	2008-04-30 13:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM JA EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA200	SLOVENIAN EU PRESIDENCY CALLING FOR FREE AND FAIR [...] (C) On May 5, Emboff met with MFA Asia, Africa, and Pacific Division Third Secretary Matjaz Marko to deliver reftel points urging the GOS to join the US in speaking out against the flawed May 10 referendum in the pre- and post-referendum periods. Marko said the Slovenian EU Presidency had pr [...]	2008-05-05 15:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM SI
08LJUBLJANA203	SLOVENIA'S MINISTER OF ECONOMY SUPPORTIVE OF TEC [...] (C) In a May 6 meeting with Charge, Minister of Economy Andrej Vizjak strongly agreed with our overall assessment that the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) is an excellent vehicle to raise complicated regulatory issues at the political level to effect change. He insisted that European eco [...]	2008-05-07 14:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EUN EINV ETRD SI
08LJUBLJANA22	US UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE ENGAGES SLOVENES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 16 - 17, U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Gregory Schulte visited Slovenia to engage the GOS and the media regarding U.S. positions and policy on nuclear weapons proliferation, focusing on Iran. The Ambassador also gave a well-attended s [...]	2008-01-17 13:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA MNUC PARM PREL KPAO IR SI
08LJUBLJANA23	EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS TROIKA MEETING FINDS COMMON [...] (C) At the January 11 U.S. - EU Troika meeting, A/S Fried and EU Presidency, Council, and Commission representatives generally found common ground on Afghanistan, Ukraine, Belarus, and Burma. On Iran, the EU advised that even a weak UNSCR would help pave the way for stronger EU sanctions. The [...]	2008-01-18 08:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV IR IS BM SY ECON ENRG SI
08LJUBLJANA30	GOS OFFICIALS DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) On January 18 OES Climate Negotiator Dr. Harlan Watson and CEQ-NSC Senior Coordinator for Energy Security and Climate Change Dr. Robert Dixon met with representatives from the Government of Slovenia (GOS) to discuss preparations for the various climate change meetings that will take place [...]	2008-01-23 14:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG SI
08LJUBLJANA561	SLOVENIA HESITANT ON BURMA SANCTIONS, BUT WILL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 16:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BM SI

08LJUBLJANA74	SLOVENIA PROPOSES SEMINAR TO BRING DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) On February 15, Emboff met with Andrej Kranjc, Undersecretary for International Relations at the Slovenian Ministry of the Environment to discuss Slovenia's preparations for the 18-19 February climate change meeting in Brussels between CEQ and France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, the UK, an [...]	2008-02-15 13:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TSPL KSCA KGHG EUN SI
08LOME373	TOGO: UFC HOLDS 2ND PARTY CONGRESS, CHOOSES [...] (C) Summary. The Union of the Forces of Change (UFC),the largest opposition party in Togo, held its 2nd party Congress on July 18-19 in Lome, Togo. The party released a number of resolutions concerning the political way forward and chose its candidate for the 2010 presidential elections. Aside [...]	2008-07-23 17:40:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TO UV
08LOME394	OVERFLIGHT OF TOGO'S FLOODED AREAS CONFIRMS [...] SUMMARY: Post was able to conduct an overflight and drive by of Togo's flooded areas. Water damage near Lome, north and east, is clearly visible as well as farther north towards Notse. Washed out bridges, both road and rail, as well as serious flooding in crop fields, lived-in parcels and [...]	2008-07-31 17:11:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETDR EAID SENV TO
08LONDON1135	(C) AN UPDATE ON HMG EXPECTATIONS AND PREDICTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Foreign Office's Zimbabwe section indicated on 21 April that time is running out for Robert Mugabe. Ineffective African mediation efforts may still yield positive results if all interested parties, including the African Union and the United Nations, coordinate with [...]	2008-04-22 12:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL UN UK EU SA CH ZI
08LONDON1151	(C) BP PREFERS TO MANAGE CHINESE PRESSURE OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY The Chinese government has threatened action against BP assets on the mainland if the company does not halt new projects in disputed South China Sea waters. BP would like to keep any reactions to Chinese pressure over the company's activities in the South China Sea within commercia [...]	2008-04-23 15:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PBTS PGOV PREL CA VN UK
08LONDON1176	UK FOOD SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS PM BROWN'S CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary: At an April 22, PM Brown-hosted meeting to address increases in food prices, participants disagreed about future trends and the impact of biofuels, agreed that action needed to be taken both for immediate social protection and longer-term agricultural investment, and that care s [...]	2008-04-25 16:40:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PGOV UK
08LONDON1506	HM TREASURY OFFICIALS ON TEC AND DOHA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: HM Treasury officials worry the French may use their EU Presidency to slow Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform and may even try to use labor clauses in free trade agreements to impose some of their own labor market rigidities. They are also concerned by signs of protecti [...]	2008-05-30 16:25:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR UK
08LONDON1535	INTERNATIONAL SECURITY DISCUSSIONS WITH HMG [...] (C/NF) Summary. FCO and Treasury officials said that HMG was taking steps to restrict Iranian banking activity in the UK but is restricted by the legal tools available to it. FCO PolDir Mark Lyall Grant, FCO Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie, and HMT International and [...]	2008-06-03 16:21:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MARR PREL IR SY UK
08LONDON1586	U/S JEFFERY AND A/S Oâ€™BRIEN PRESS UK ON IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery and Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien met with UK banking regulators on May 15 to urge increased scrutiny and tougher actions against Iranian banks operating in London. O'Brien and State Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney also d [...]	2008-06-09 10:58:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN ECON IR UK
08LONDON1595	IRAN: UK EXPECTS A FOURTH UNSCR WILL BE NECESSARY [...] (C) Summary: FCO working level contacts in informal conversations argue the likelihood that Iran will not respond in a useful fashion to Javer Solana's scheduled offer June 14 on behalf of the P5 1 will make a fourth UNSC resolution on Iran necessary. FCO contacts argue that whether a fourth [...]	2008-06-10 11:48:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MNUC KNNP UN IR UK
08LONDON1645	IRAN: FCO READOUT ON SOLANA IN TEHRAN AND PM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although Iran did not provide an immediate response to the P5 1 refreshed offer, Iran NSC Secretary Jalili unexpectedly agreed to "study the offer carefully," and also agreed it is now up to Iran, rather than the P5 1, to respond (ref a). A reference by Prime Minister Gordon [...]	2008-06-17 16:41:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON EFIN KTFN MNUC PINS IR UK
08LONDON1758	ZIMBABWE: UK CONTINUES TO SUPPORT U.S. DRAFT UNSC [...] (C) HMG continues to support the current U.S. draft UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe, according to FCO Zimbabwe Desk Officer Jason Moore. Moore reported that in a July 2 ministerial meeting FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown said the UK should continue to pursue sanctions, though a prematu [...]	2008-07-02 12:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1761	CWS/BWC: CLOSE ALLIES MEETING, JUNE 17-18, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 14:28:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PARM AORC CWC OPCW GM FR IZ UK
08LONDON1823	ZIMBABWE: UK OPTIMISTIC ON UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) Per reftel, the Charge spoke on July 9 with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown, who was optimistic there would be sufficient votes to pass the current UNSC draft resolution on Zimbabwe. Malloch-Brown suggested progress had been made with Moscow and Beijing in New York and at the G-8 Su [...]	2008-07-09 16:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1837	FOREIGN OFFICE SEES BROWN-MEDVEDEV TALKS LEADING [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev used their first one-on-one meeting at the G8 summit to build a friendly rapport rather than "score points" on smaller contentious issues, said the Foreign Office (FCO) to members of the diplomatic community. According t [...]	2008-07-10 16:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG PREL UK RS
08LONDON2027	U.S. FIRMS WELCOME ENHANCED USG SUPPORT OF UK [...] (U) Summary: State Special Representative for Commercial Affairs Frank Mermoud and Commerce DAS Jamie Estrada visited the UK July 17-18 to discuss upcoming events in the UK,s nuclear industry. HMG is aggressively moving forward with plans for new nuclear power plants. Government contacts poin [...]	2008-08-04 16:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY IAEA UK
08LONDON2186	IRAN: CHINESE EMBASSY ASKS WHETHER GEORGIA CRISIS AFFECTS P5+1'S IRAN POSTURE REF: BEIJING 3034 [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Embassy counterparts asked informally whether the Georgia crisis means in U.S. eyes a suspension or slowdown in multilateral efforts on Iran nuclear. London Iran Watcher (Poloff) said this is not the case; international equities on Iran are too urgent and well-defined, and Iran [...]	2008-08-22 16:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PINS PREL PTER CH IR UK
08LONDON2600	IRAN: UK CURRENT POSTURE -- FCO FORMAL AND INFORMAL VIEWS [...] (S) Please see Department information request at paragraph4. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Foreign and Commonwealth Office working contacts told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) October 14 that: -- Foreign Secretary Miliband pressed his Chinese counterpart to have China re-engage in the P5 1, with little resul [...]	2008-10-14 19:04:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	CJAN PINS PREL PTER GE FR IT IR UK
08LONDON2688	Lord Kerr on the U.S. - EU Transatlantic Dialogue [...] (SBU) Lord John Kerr, Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell, Advisory Council Member of Business for New Europe (BNE),and former UK Ambassador to the U.S. shared views on the changing nature of the transatlantic dialogue and climate change at a recent BNE-sponsored event. Transatlantic Dialogu [...]	2008-10-24 14:22:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAIR MARR ETRD PINR EU UK
08LONDON2778	IRANIAN IMPORTERS/EXPORTERS: HAVING MORE PROBLEMS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iranian importers and exporters are encountering ever-greater problems, in all regions including China, in obtaining trade financing due to USG-led international financial measures, according to statements by an Iran banking contact to Embassy London Iran Watcher (poloff). End su [...]	2008-11-03 15:59:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	CJAN ECON EFIN PINS PREL PTER KFIN IR UK
08LONDON2784	FINANCIAL CRISIS AND UK DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES [...] (U) Summary: Despite the economic crisis, HMG has no intention of cutting back on assistance and indeed, will move forward to increase funding, UK Development Secretary Douglas Alexander told Parliament on October 30. In response to a parliamentary inquiry, Alexander stated that he plans to pus [...]	2008-11-03 17:04:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN UK
08LONDON2858	AFRICA/CHINA: MORE ENGAGEMENT IS A TWO-SIDED COIN [...] (C//REL TO FIVE EYES) China's increasing engagement with African governments is a two-sided coin. China more readily works on its Africa partners' behalf in the United Nations (sometimes in unhelpful ways for the West),and it also provides significant direct investment and infrastructure cr [...]	2008-11-13 16:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID XA CA NZ AS CH TW UK
08LONDON2860	ALCHEMY FOR RECOVERY - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE G20 SUMMIT FROM SOME OF THE UK'S TOP ECONOMISTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 11:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV UK
08LONDON2961	PAKISTAN: UK ON MID-DECEMBER DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C/NF) The UK is generally on board with a donors conference on Pakistan, though there is some hesitation over the timing, according to FCO Pakistan Team Leader Laura Hickey. That said, it is likely that a UK Minister will attend. Both Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Development Secretary Do [...]	2008-11-28 14:29:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK UK
08LONDON3041	LONDON P3 CONSULTATIONS ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: During a P3 working discussion hosted in London November 10 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),both the British and French participants stressed that their countries remain committed to UNSCR 1540 Committee goals, but agreed that the Committee needs to be more focused and mo [...]	2008-12-04 16:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL PARM UK
08LONDON3062	PAKISTAN: LYALL GRANT AND BOUCHER AGREE ON [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Boucher and Foreign Office Political Director Lyall Grant agreed on the need for Pakistan, and especially General Kayani, to close down Lashkar e Taiba operations and move on to reform of the intelligence service. Lyall Grant observed there would be less political [...]	2008-12-08 16:51:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN PK CH UK
08LONDON3181	IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT ON MARINE [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the "London Convention") and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the "London Protocol") made progre [...]	2008-12-19 16:22:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PHSA SENV KGHG KRAD UK
08LONDON3196	TRADE AND FINANCE EXPERTS SOUND THE ALARM [...] European trade and finance experts speaking at a December 18 HMG-sponsored conference in London spoke of an "acute crisis" in trade and finance that "puts world trade genuinely under threat." The credit crisis has administered two blows to world trade by: (1) decreasing economic activity and ( [...]	2008-12-22 16:12:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECIN ETRD EINV EUN EU UK
08LONDON3215	IRAN: READOUT FROM UK LEGISLATORS AND FROM XXXXXXXXXXXX REP ON MEK RECONCILIATION [...] (C/REL UK) Summary: The Tehran regime is giving high priority and visibility to its efforts to reconcile those former members of the terrorist entity Mujahaddin e-Khalq (MEK aka MKO aka NCRI, inter alia) who have returned to Iran, according both to UK Parliamentary legislators who in October and N [...]	2008-12-24 11:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL IS IA IR LE UK
08LONDON347	UK BUSINESS RESERVEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON DOHA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UK international business figure Gary Campkin (PROTECT) is "reservedly optimistic" that the WTO Doha negotiations can be concluded this year. He says that the current global economic and political situation has created a climate giving impetus to reaching an agreement; it will be [...]	2008-02-04 17:57:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UK EINV
08LONDON470	INTERNATIONAL RUBBER STUDY GROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary. Per Department of Commerce's request, Embassy London Econoff represented the USG during the Executive Committee meeting of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) on February 12 - 13. U.S. concerns with the contract extension for the Secretary General (SG) found little tract [...]	2008-02-14 14:00:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD UK AGR EIND
08LONDON498	UK PM BROWN REACHES OUT TO CHINA AND INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CBI's head of international affairs Gary Campkin (PROTECT) described PM Brown's recent trip to China and India as "warm, but frantic." The UK-Chinese relationship is going through an especially friendly period in his opinion. In China, the PM discussed climate change, trade, sove [...]	2008-02-15 16:56:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON592	UK TO DESIGNATE THREE MEMBERS OF LIBYAN ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 17:08:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN PTER LY UK
08LONDON639	UK LABOUR SPRING CONFERENCE: GOOD INTENTIONS BUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Labour Party Spring Conference, held February 27 - March 2 in Birmingham, was characterized by low energy, poor attendance, and a lack of charismatic leadership, despite serving as a kick-off to the party's campaign for the May 1 local elections in England and Wales. In his Marc [...]	2008-03-03 17:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR UK
08LONDON745	UK SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS OF EXPANDED IEA MEMBERSHIP; [...] (SBU) The UK's Minister of Energy Willie Ricketts will attend the March 13-14 IEA Governing Board meeting in Paris and support the U.S. goal to begin a process of evaluating how to work best with China and India on IEA issues, according to Tom Reilly, Director of the Climate and Energy Office, [...]	2008-03-12 17:00:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG IEA UK
08LONDON778	Treasury Deputy Secretary and British [...] (SBU) Key issues facing the UK, the likely passage of the EU treaty, U.S. financial markets, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs),and the Clean Technology fund were discussed by Jon Cunliffe, Head of International Affairs and Europe at the Cabinet Office in a March 10 meeting with Treasury Deputy Se [...]	2008-03-17 09:47:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN UK
08LONDON875	UK/Climate Change: Businesses Concerned Over [...] (SBU) Summary: At a March 19 DCM-hosted lunch for businessmen on climate change, guests expressed concern about climate change regimes raising regulatory risk and eroding UK and European international competitiveness. Guests want an international climate agreement to bring in China and India, [...]	2008-03-26 16:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG UK
08LONDON878	BROWN MEETS MCCAIN: DISCUSS IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown met Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham in London March 20. Brown used the meeting to present his big ideas about reforming the international financial institutions (IFIS) and increasing assistance to Africa as a means to preven [...]	2008-03-27 09:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EFIN EAID UNSC IZ AF IS
08LONDON890	TONY BLAIR AND JOHN MCCAIN TALK ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Tony Blair used his meeting with Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham to underscore the "centrality" of Israel/Palestine in bringing stability to the Middle East. Blair said progress could be made by "building from the bottom up," including by developing [...]	2008-03-27 17:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR PTER IS RU UK
08LONDON92	(SBU) SUDAN: UK SUPPORT FOR JOINT INTEGRATED [...] (SBU) The UK considers the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) vital to full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the future of security in Sudan, according to Peter Lord, Senior Political Officer for North-South Issues in FCO's Sudan Unit. (Lord happens to be an American [...]	2008-01-10 16:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM SU UK
08LONDON981	IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT - 29TH [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) combined annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the 'London Convention') and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the 'London Protocol') took [...]	2008-04-04 13:54:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA SENV AORC ASEC UK
08LONDON991	UK ENERGY MINISTER WICKS TELLS U/S JEFFERY THAT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks, Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) told Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery that the UK was taking an assertive public and private position on climate change, but that energy [...]	2008-04-07 15:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG SENV KGHG UK
08LUANDA1023	DOS SANTOS'S CHINA VISIT DEMONSTRATES STRONG BILATERAL TIES [...] SUMMARY: President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' December 16-19 visit to China aimed to strengthen formal ties between the two states, focusing on aviation, business, and technical cooperation. The ministerial delegation accompanying Dos Santos concluded accords in those areas, while Dos Santos per [...]	2008-12-31 13:40:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AO
08LUANDA248	UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE ORDERED TO CLOSE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post recently learned that on March 4th, 2008, the GRA sent a note verbale to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) - Geneva, declaring that Angola will not sign an MOU formalizing the status of th [...]	2008-03-28 13:26:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA30	CHINESE AMBASSADOR REITERATES DESIRE TO COOPERATE [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent courtesy call by Ambassador Mozena, China's Ambassador to Angola, Zhang Beisan, said the end of Angola's civil war provided opportunities for both China and the U.S. to participate in rebuilding the nation. Recalling discussions last year with Ambassador Efir [...]	2008-01-11 14:47:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID AO CH
08LUANDA300	ANGOLA - OPIC FUND NEEDED, BUT INVESTMENT CLIMATE IS DIFFICULT [...] (SBU) Summary: Although awash in cash from its extractive industries, Angola's private sector is severely stunted by a lack of human capacity and a business climate that ranks among the worst in the world due to bureaucratic and legal inefficiencies. Nevertheless, a high rate of return is att [...]	2008-04-15 07:30:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON AO
08LUANDA536	CHINA's ENGAGEMENT IN ANGOLA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-13 07:34:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECPS EFIN PREL SENV AO CM
08LUANDA823	USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: ANGOLA OVERVIEW [...] (U) Embassy Luanda is pleased to provide the following overview of Angola's infrastructure conditions and export competitiveness for the USITC. In the six years since Angola emerged from civil war, the government has embarked on huge public investment projects to revitalize the country. Inves [...]	2008-10-17 12:34:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA AO
08LUSAKA302	ZAMBIA FEBRUARY 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- Government Seeks Financing for Large Oil Deal -- Chinese Expand Commercial Relationship -- Electricity Rates to Mining Companies Increase -- Officials Question Safety of Chinese Coal Mine -- Mining Companies and GRZ Bicker Over New Tax Regime -- Kafue Gorge Power Station Experience [...]	2008-03-14 08:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
08LUSAKA319	U.S. Businesses' Views on Zambia's Power Problems [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent American business roundtable gathering hosted by Ambassador Martinez, U.S. investors and local representatives of U.S. companies shared opinions and voiced frustrations over the electric power situation in the country. Overall, and not surprisingly, businesses are an [...]	2008-03-19 13:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV ENRG PGOV ZA
08LUSAKA40	PHARMACEUTICAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (ZAMBIA) [...] (SBU) Summary. Although counterfeit medicines are prevalent on the local market, the GRZ has not determined the extent of the problem and its implications on the economy and public health. Zambian regulatory institutions lack resources to carry out their mandate, and this shortcoming might con [...]	2008-01-10 15:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR BEXP KHIV EAID ZA
08LUSAKA44	Zambia Power Generation Update-Light at the End of the [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction. Zambia's installed power generating capacity is 1640 megawatts (MW),and consists almost entirely of hydroelectric power. Ongoing rehabilitation projects reduce actual generating capacity to 1200 MW for the near future, which is well below estimated peak demand [...]	2008-01-14 06:18:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BTIO ZA
08LUSAKA448	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO LUSAKA [...] (C) Your visit to Zambia is well-timed, in the aftermath of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit on Zimbabwe. Within the confines of SADC meetings, Mwanawasa has shown a willingness to address problems in Zimbabwe and confront Zimbabwe President Mugabe and South African Pr [...]	2008-04-21 12:05:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	SADC PREL ZA ZI
08LUSAKA463	CONSULTATIONS WITH MWANAWASA ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with President Mwanawasa, A/S Frazer and NSC Senior Director Pittman called upon the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to increase its pressure on President Mugabe, offer its protection to Tsvangirai, and send a delegation of senior statesmen to SIPDIS [...]	2008-04-27 13:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI ZA
08LUSAKA918	ZAMBIA AUGUST 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Inflation Increases in August -- Government Holds Off on Windfall Tax -- Zambian Companies Participate in Chinese Trade Fair -- GRZ Develops Railway Infrastructure -- Zambian Airways Faces Economic Problems Inflation Increases in August 2. (U) Year-on-year inflation conti [...]	2008-09-15 05:44:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EMIN EINV ECON ZA
08MADRID1073	U/S DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO MADRID 9/29 - 10/1 [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky visited Madrid September 26-October 1 to participate in an American Chamber of Commerce in Spain conference on clean energy and climate change. The U/S delivered a keynote speech on climate change and renewable energy at the conference. U/S Dobrians [...]	2008-10-08 16:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG EAGR KWMN KIRF SMIG SP
08MADRID1105	REQUEST TO INVITE SPANISH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 15:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL SP
08MADRID1123	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCT. 20-24 [...] (SBU) The hot topic for much of this week has been President Zapatero's failure to be invited to the upcoming global financial summit and GOS efforts to secure an invitation (ref A). Media reported October 24 that the government is reaching out "in every direction to the entire world at all [...]	2008-10-24 15:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL TSPA SP
08MADRID1262	SPAIN: MFA ADDRESSES HOST OF NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. POLCOUNS and POLOFF on November 28 met Spanish MFA officials for a wide-ranging discussion on non-proliferation issues. Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Sub-DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, and Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament discusse [...]	2008-12-02 12:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER SP SY IAEA IR VE
08MADRID1307	SPAIN: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) As requested in REFTEL A, Post's submission for the "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control," follows in paragraph 2. This report includes draft numbers for statistical information on seizures for the calendar year 2008. If information [...]	2008-12-12 17:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SP KCRM
08MADRID1362	SPAIN TO MAINTAIN CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY, NO FURTHER [...] (SBU) Summary. Civil nuclear power in Spain is being phased out. Nuclear power provides approximately 20 percent of Spain's electricity, and has remained relatively constant in recent years. Spain operates 8 nuclear reactors at 6 plants, as well as other nuclear facilities including a waste [...]	2008-12-29 12:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
08MADRID210	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHINA, INDIA IEA MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 17:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	IEA SP
08MADRID287	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE MARCH 1-7 [...] (U) The ICD came to an agreement with troubled real estate construction company Colonial owners Luis Portillo and Luis Nozaleda on 3/4/08. The Dubai fund will buy Colonial's bricks and mortar real estate assets and will end up paying something between euros 1.9 billion and 2.1 billion, i.e., [...]	2008-03-10 10:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID289	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan, and sovereign wealth funds with Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana in a March 6 meeting. Casajuana expressed pleasure that bilateral relations had evolved positively in recent [...]	2008-03-10 13:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV AF CU IR IZ KV SP
08MADRID293	EMBASSY COMMENTS ON GOS SPECIAL 301 OBSERVATIONS [...] Summary: The Embassy offers the following review of the Spanish government's observations (ref A) on the International Intellectual Property Alliance's (IIPA) Special 301 recommendation for Spain. Our review is keyed to the Spanish document. Our assessment (ref B) of Spain's copyright-related [...]	2008-03-11 12:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID315	SPANISH RENEWABLE ENERGY DELEGATION ENERGIZED BY [...] (U) Post and the Spanish government organized a highly successful renewable energy mission of Spanish companies and GOS officials to Washington and Denver February 11-14. In Washington, the delegation, which was led by Ambassador Aguirre and the Spanish Secretary of State for Tourism and Comm [...]	2008-03-14 12:45:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ENRG KGHG SENV SP
08MADRID347	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Multilateral Economic Relations Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde. Econoff explained that while the US strongly supports enhanced OECD engagement with China, the US does not/not support China's proposal for an MOU to essentially restri [...]	2008-03-19 15:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON CMGT TW OECD SP
08MADRID467	SPAIN/CUBA: TOUGH ROAD ALONG TWO TRACKS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuba Transition Coordinator (CTC) Caleb McCarry met Spanish divergence from U.S. Cuba policy with considerable diplomacy; pressed Spain not to allow its growing policy of engagement with the GOC to leave behind the importance of supporting Cuban civil society and political pris [...]	2008-04-24 13:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CU SP EUN
08MADRID499	TREASURY A/S LOWERY MEETING WITH SPANISH SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: Spanish Secretary of State for the Economy Vegara told Assistant Secretary Lowery that he expected Spanish growth rates to fall below two percent as a result of the housing slump, which had been complicated by international credit market difficulties. He cited as helpful the gove [...]	2008-05-07 06:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SP
08MADRID503	FINCEN DIRECTOR, SPANISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS MONEY [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by FinCEN Director Jim Freis. 2. (C/NF) Summary. During a visit to Madrid April 23-24, Department of Treasury FinCEN Director Jim Freis met with Spanish government officials involved in anti-money laundering and counter terrorism finance (AML-CTF) activitie [...]	2008-05-09 07:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SP ECON EFIN KTFN
08MADRID52	FIRST FORUM OF THE UN ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre represented Secretary Rice at the opening ceremonies of the First Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) in Madrid January 15-16. UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon, President Zapatero, President Erdogan of Turkey, and AoC High Representative Jorge Sampaio inaugurated th [...]	2008-01-18 17:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ODIP UN SOCI SCUL KISL KIRF KPAL
08MADRID53	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - JANUARY [...] (U) The FT's January 14 lead editorial is titled "Spain feels the credit squeeze pain: Europe's economic success story may be about to unravel." The editorial focuses on December's bad inflation numbers, falling housing prices and rising unemployment. The FT recommends that the GOS avoid ge [...]	2008-01-18 20:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN ETTC KIPR SENV SOCI TBIO SP
08MADRID571	S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON PRESSES SPAIN ON RWANDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In consultations with Spanish interlocutors in Madrid May 19-20, Ambassador Williamson (S/WCI) urged the Spanish government to reach out to the Rwandan government at the political level to try to ease tensions over the Spanish judiciary's indictment of 40 Rwandan officials in conn [...]	2008-05-23 11:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM MASS KLIG KAWC OFDP RW SP
08MADRID598	SPAIN REITERATES COMMITMENT TO UNSC SANCTIONS [...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Gregory Schulte visited Madrid May 19-21 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. Schulte briefed MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General for the Middle East [...]	2008-05-29 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PINR IR SP
08MADRID641	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AGRICULTURAL UPDATE [...] (U) During a June 4 congressional hearing, President Zapatero faced heavy criticism from opposition leaders regarding Spain's weakening economy. During this hearing, opposition Partido Popular leader Rajoy highlighted a waning economy and loss of confidence by businesses and families, and he [...]	2008-06-09 01:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELTN ENRG KIPR
08MADRID685	JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF COMMANDER, U.S. AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: General William E. "Kip" Ward, Commander U.S. Africa Command, visited Spain June 8-11 for meetings with Spanish officials regarding AFRICOM. The primary purpose of the visit was to meet with Spanish leaders to discuss AFRICOM as well as listen and learn from their experiences on the co [...]	2008-06-20 06:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
08MADRID767	POLICE CONFISCATE ABOUT EUROS 20 MILLION IN FAKE [...] (U) On June 25, the Spanish National Police (SNP) arrested four individuals based in Barcelona and Valencia. The police suspect the four arrestees of trafficking in fake shirts, pants, belts, watches and eyewear, principally made in China, although some of the merchandise also came from India. [...]	2008-07-14 16:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID784	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE, BIOFUELS, [...] (C) Summary: On July 16, Ambassador Aguirre met with Elena Espinosa, GOS Minister of the newly created Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Ministry. Ambassador Aguirre discussed the importance of climate change, emphasizing the shared USG and GOS goal of reducing greenhouse gas [...]	2008-07-18 10:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR SENV TBIO KGHG SP
08MADRID94	SPANISH FM MORATINOS BRIEFS CODEL MARTINEZ ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish FM Moratinos briefed Codel Martinez on bilateral developments during an hour-long meeting January 11. With regard to enhanced military support in Afghanistan, Moratinos said that it would be difficult to make any commitments in advance of the Spanish March 9 elections, [...]	2008-01-30 17:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPWR MEPP PREL SP CU
08MADRID972	MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE -- SEPT 2-5 [...] (U) The number of unemployed increased by 103,085 in August, bringing the total number of unemployed to 2.53 million, the highest total since 1998. President Zapatero will appear September 10 in parliament to discuss these and other poor economic indicators and the GOS response. Spain has on [...]	2008-09-08 05:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG SP
08MANAGUA1057	NICARAGUA: IOM TIP CONFERENCE UNDERSCORES NEED TO [...] (SBU) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) convened a regional workshop with funding from the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) July 22 to 23 focusing on strengthening regional cooperation for the recovery and reintegration of victims of hu [...]	2008-08-19 17:22:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG PREF NU
08MANAGUA127	NICARAGUA: MCC CEO EMPHASIZES CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: On January 22-24, Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, visited Nicaragua to inaugurate work on a key road segment of the Pan-American Highway and to hand out clean property titles and rural business development equipment during a public event wi [...]	2008-02-04 14:59:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV ECON EINV NU
08MANAGUA1315	NICARAGUA'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS - HOW THE [...] (C) Summary. Despite growing political violence, significant institutional hurdles, and an aggressive FSLN campaign machine working against them, Nicaragua's democratic opposition may well score several key victories in the municipal election on November 9. Polls continue to point to unusual [...]	2008-10-27 20:17:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1370	NICARAGUA: GON FOCUSED ON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS INSTEAD OF [...] (SBU) During the October 30 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification (OCI),said that she and her colleagues were focused on issuing local property titles rather than resolving claims. Zapata stated that some U.S. citizen claims require [...]	2008-11-12 17:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA1374	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FREE TRADE ZONE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met General (retired) Alvaro Baltodano on November 3 to get acquainted and encourage bilateral cooperation on bilateral trade and investment. Baltodano assured the Ambassador that Nicaragua would participate in the "Pathways to Prosperity" meeting to be held in Pan [...]	2008-11-12 21:17:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL NU
08MANAGUA1411	ELECTION FRAUD CONTINUES AS AUTHORITIES RELEASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 14, 15, and 18, the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) published the provisional results of the November 9 municipal elections. These results show the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) winning 106 of the 146 municipalities, the Vamos con Eduardo-Constitutiona [...]	2008-11-20 22:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1414	NICARAGUA: ATTORNEY GENERAL ESTRADA [...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Hernan Estrada is the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) lawyer and a close advisor to President Daniel Ortega. While Estrada is known to us as the point person on U.S. citizen property claims, he also is the lead government official on protecting the assets and natu [...]	2008-11-24 16:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN EIND ECON ENRG EU
08MANAGUA1436	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA SAYS VENEZUELAN ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) In reaction to MCC's announcement to freeze disbursements and review its program, President Ortega said on December 1 that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had promised to provide funds to continue the implementation of MCC programs if they are canceled. Ortega claimed that U.S. assista [...]	2008-12-03 15:27:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL KMCA NU
08MANAGUA153	ORTEGA TIGHTENS CONTROL OVER ELECTORAL ENVIRONMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 16:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PHUM
08MANAGUA242	NICARAGUA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] The Free Trade agreement between the United States, Central America, and the Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) entered into force on April 1, 2006, for the United States and Nicaragua. The CAFTA-DR Investment Chapter establishes a secure, predictable legal framework for U.S. investors in Central [...]	2008-03-03 13:11:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PREL OPIC KTDB USTR NU
08MANAGUA278	NICARAGUAN AMBASSADOR CRUZ ADDRESSES AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Nicaraguan Ambassador to the United States Arturo Cruz highlighted cooperation between the United States and Nicaragua on arms control, property rights, investment, and foreign assistance in a recent presentation for Nicaraguan businesspersons. Cruz believes maintaining close, personal r [...]	2008-03-07 21:36:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV NU
08MANAGUA304	NICARAGUA: EIGTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) During the April 2007 to March 2008 reporting period, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) maintained efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in the areas of prevention, raising awareness, and detection, but made little progress in terms of victim assistance and the prosecution and c [...]	2008-03-12 18:45:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG NU
08MANAGUA314	NICARAGUA: POST COMMENTS ON OPIC FINANCING FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MFI FUND [...] (U) Reftel requests post's comments regarding OPIC's direct loan to Global Partnerships Microfinance Fund 2008 (The Fund). The Fund has an established track record working with many of Nicaragua's microfinance institutions (MFIs). We are not aware of any derogatory information on the Fund or [...]	2008-03-13 19:36:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAID EFIN NU
08MANAGUA349	NICARAGUA CIVIL SOCIETY: STRUGGLING TO KEEP [...] (C) Nicaraguan civil society actors have expressed growing concern about the anti-democratic tendencies of the Ortega government, frustration with the political class, the private sector, and the lack of a coherent political opposition. They are also convinced that civil society is the only via [...]	2008-03-25 23:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR ECON NU
08MANAGUA350	CITIZEN POWER COUNCILS - THE TIP OF THE SPEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ortega's Citizen Power Councils are the "tip of the spear," helping Ortega and First Lady Rosario Murillo to further centralize and consolidate their personal power. CPCs have been most "successful" in municipalities with town halls controlled by the Sandinista Nation [...]	2008-03-25 23:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA485	NICARAGUA: EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua submits two proposals for the Embassy Science Fellows Program 2008: (i) The Nicaraguan National Autonomous University (UNAN) Biotechnology Laboratory, and (ii) UNAN Leptospirosis Epidemiology Research. Embassy Managua commits to providing one Science Fello [...]	2008-04-21 15:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER NU
08MANAGUA56	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ORTEGA [...] (C) At a January 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega expressed his desire to better understand the Millennium Challenge Account's Nicaragua operations (MCA-N) ahead of the January 22-24 visit of MCC CEO Ambassador John Danilovich. Ortega indicated that MCA is imp [...]	2008-01-16 20:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV ECON NU
08MANAGUA65	CAFTA-DR SUCCESS STORIES FOR NICARAGUA - FRUITS AND [...] Trade data suggest that the Dominican Republic - Central America - United States - Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has spurred only modest export growth for Nicaragua. USITC reports that Nicaraguan exports are up 2.5 percent for the first ten months of 2007, compared to the same period in 200 [...]	2008-01-22 22:34:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL NU
08MANAGUA693	Situation Report 1: Tropical Storm Alma [...] SUMMARY: According to the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER),Tropical Storm Alma exited Nicaragua at approximately 8:00 pm on May 29, 2008. A preliminary damage assessment in Leon, Chinandega, Managua, Carazo and Rivas departments carried out by the Nicaraguan National Disaster A [...]	2008-05-30 23:04:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
08MANAGUA697	SITREP 2: Tropical Storm Alma [...] SUMMARY: On May 30, an OFDA team traveled to Leon and Chinandega to assess damage from Tropical Storm Alma. In collaboration with Nicaragua's Civil Defense and the GON's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Agency (SINAPRED),OFDA identified roof reconstruction as the most urgent need. On June 1, 200 [...]	2008-06-02 23:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU

08MANAGUA698	NICARAGUA: U.S. CITIZEN PRIVATE PROPERTY DISPUTES ON THE [...] (SBU) Private property disputes involving U.S. investors are on the rise along the Pacific Coast and elsewhere in Nicaragua. Several U.S. investors have sought the Embassy's assistance to protect their property rights because they lack confidence in Nicaraguan law enforcement institutions. The [...]	2008-06-03 14:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA74	NICARAGUA: STAFFDEL JANUARY 9-11 VISIT TO REVIEW MILLENNIUM [...] (SBU) Two staff members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs saw first-hand implementation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Program in Nicaragua on January 9-11. The staff members were pleased to learn that a high percentage of women are participatin [...]	2008-01-24 18:45:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON NU
08MANAGUA763	EMBASSY AND GON HOST COMPETITIVENESS FORUM [...] (SBU) The Embassy and Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Commerce (MIFIC) co-hosted a day-long "National Forum on Competitiveness and Investment" on May 28, 2008, in Managua, Nicaragua. The forum, which served as a prelude to Secretary Gutierrez' Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF),scheduled f [...]	2008-06-16 19:23:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV NU
08MANAMA195	U/S LEVEY PROMOTES CHARITIES CONFERENCE, WARNS BANKERS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Treasury U/S Levey reiterated to banks the risks of engaging in transactions with Iranian financial institutions. U/S Levey said he expected the imminent U.S. designation of Future Bank. He told the Minister of Social Development about the importance of fund-raising oversight, and supp [...]	2008-03-24 14:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN IR BA
08MANAMA673	CONSTRUCTION SHORTAGES DRIVE REAL ESTATE MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain has faced a sharp increase in the price of construction materials since 2005. Even as land prices have stabilized, these cost increases have helped drive a similarly sharp increase in real estate prices. Although the purchase and lease rates for retail/office space have [...]	2008-09-29 11:11:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AMGT BA
08MANAMA765	KING HAMAD ON IRAN, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, RUSSIA, [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad confirmed that Iran expressed concern to Bahrain about U.S. naval "weapons systems." Bahrain plans to continue pushing its proposal for a new regional organization that includes Israel. The King was suspicious of China, apologetic about his upcoming visit to Russia, and warm [...]	2008-11-12 13:49:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR IR RS CH IN BA
08MANAMA795	(U) SCENESETTER FOR THE MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 12-14 REF: A. MANAMA 759 B. STATE 123514 C. MANAMA 773 [...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, Ambassador Burns, Chairman Mullen, General Petraeus - Embassy Manama is delighted to welcome you all back to Bahrain. King Hamad and his leadership team value your friendship and appreciate your visit. We and they will want to use this visit to advance greater GCC defense coop [...]	2008-12-02 10:35:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR KDEM IR IZ RS CH IN BA
08MANILA1050	Hunger and Poverty Worsen in the Philippines [...] (U) Summary: Recently-released Philippine government statistics indicate poverty increased in 2006 to engulf a third of the population. There has been little progress in reducing poverty or addressing the uneven distribution of incomes. The recent surge in the price of rice will push even m [...]	2008-05-02 04:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV RP
08MANILA1201	PHILIPPINES: CAUTIOUS REACTION TO BURMESE OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: News that the Burmese junta may offer limited concessions to the entry of international assistance are being received with caution by the Philippine government, media, and civil society. Department of Foreign Affairs officials held out hopes that the junta's May 19 agreement to [...]	2008-05-20 10:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
08MANILA1287	SHAPING PRESIDENT ARROYO'S WHITE HOUSE VISIT [...] (C) Summary: President Gloria Arroyo is keenly anticipating her planned June 24 meeting in Washington with President Bush, and her top advisors are focusing intensively on preparations for those talks and other expected events during her visit. In recent discussions with the Ambassador, top C [...]	2008-05-29 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA1354	DCM Emphasizes Close Ties, Partnerships in Northern [...] (U) SUMMARY: The DCM reached out to officials, key civic leaders and consular wardens in the two most Northern provinces of the Philippines to highlight U.S. commitment to the region through donation of law enforcement equipment and engagement with local leaders. On the two-day trip to citie [...]	2008-06-05 01:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC ASEC BTIO BEXP EAIR PGOV ECON EAID RP
08MANILA1461	KEY GOALS FOR PRESIDENT ARROYO'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo remains one of our staunchest allies in southeast Asia. Despite difficulties in creating effective governance and fighting endemic corruption, President Arroyo has been a reliable pro-democracy advocate, particularly in pressing for change in Bu [...]	2008-06-18 09:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA1491	PHILIPPINE RESPONSE TO ARF DISASTER RELIEF [...] (U) The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on June 17 welcomed the U.S. non-paper (reftel) that encourages an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Statement on Regional Disaster Preparedness. DFA Undersecretary for Policy Principal Assistant Leah Carada Rodriguez said that interest in her [...]	2008-06-20 05:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN RP
08MANILA1610	Mindanao: An Economic Overview [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Misconceptions abound, both inside and outside the Philippines, about the large southern Philippine island of Mindanao, where the USG focuses its development and counterterrorism activities in the Philippines. In particular, it is easy to over-generalize about [...]	2008-07-08 09:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA1618	Philippines Weighs Open Skies Options [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine Transportation and Communication Secretary Leandro Mendoza has announced that the ASEAN Open Skies agreement that ASEAN transportation ministers will sign in Manila in December will obviate the need for the proposed executive order to provide a "pocket open-skies" reg [...]	2008-07-09 09:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD BEXP RP
08MANILA1790	Davao: A Mindanao Success Story [...] (SBU) Summary: Davao, located in the southeastern section of Mindanao, is now one of the Philippines' major economic hubs, with rich natural resources, good infrastructure, an educated labor pool, strong local government support for business, and a pro-active business sector. The city has ga [...]	2008-07-29 02:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA1819	PHILIPPINE APPRECIATION FOR U.S. HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to USG humanitarian assistance provided in the wake of the June 21-22 Typhoon Frank, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo sent a warm, expansive letter of thanks to the Ambassador. The Foreign Secretary underscored the Philippines' heartfelt gratitude fo [...]	2008-07-31 08:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER RP
08MANILA1838	CONTROVERSY OVER SPRATLY ISLANDS TERRITORIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent steep increases in the cost of petroleum and pending deadlines associated with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) have kept the six-nation territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands in the eye of public debate in the Philippines. The underlying controvers [...]	2008-08-01 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL RP TW VM CH PG
08MANILA1886	Mining in Mindanao: Not Meeting Its Potential [...] (SBU) Summary: The mining sector holds great promise for the economic development of Mindanao. However, reputable mining companies currently operating in this region face many challenges, including lawlessness, insurgent violence, encroachments by small-scale miners, populist resistance, corr [...]	2008-08-08 06:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN SENV ECON EINV PGOV RP CM
08MANILA1890	Once a Leader, Philippine Education Falls Behind [...] (SBU) Summary: The quality of education has deteriorated across the Philippines. Inadequate budgets, supply shortages, meagerly paid and poorly educated teachers, and lagging enrollments are producing results that may jeopardize Philippine economic competitiveness and lock Filipinos into pover [...]	2008-08-08 06:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SOCI RP
08MANILA202	PHILIPPINES CIVAIR: FAA MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Regional U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives met with Philippine Department of Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza on January 23-24 to discuss how to improve air safety in the Philippines and regain a Category 1 safety rating for Philippine civil avia [...]	2008-01-25 05:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON RP
08MANILA2135	PHILIPPINE STATE-OWNED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: EconCouns met with Secretaries of Finance, Trade and Agriculture to express concern about the failure of a Philippine state owned enterprise to make required principal payments on its bonds, $20 million of which are held by GE Moneybank. GE is requesting that the government e [...]	2008-09-15 01:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2238	PHILIPPINE GAS RESOURCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Department of Energy has set ambitious goals for increasing energy self-sufficiency to 60%, but the country is unlikely to meet these goals. Potential significant hydrocarbon reserves in the South China Sea could make an important contribution to the Philippine [...]	2008-09-29 05:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN SENV ECON EINV PBTS PG RP
08MANILA2370	Philippines Calls for ASEAN+3 Response to Financial Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: In a press conference on October 12, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called for an ASEAN+3 meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming October 24-25 Asia-Europe summit in Beijing to coordinate regional responses to the global financial crisis (ref A). Philippine offi [...]	2008-10-21 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON RP
08MANILA2430	INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ELECTION [...] (U) The following information on Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, candidate for a seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ),is submitted as requested by reftel. As per reftel, basic background information on Senator Santiago is not provided. 2. (U) Senator Santiago is a vocal ad [...]	2008-10-29 01:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA UNSC
08MANILA2446	PHILIPPINE SENATE RATIFIES ASEAN CHARTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine Senate on October 7 ratified the new charter adopted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its 13th Summit in November 2007, bringing ASEAN one step closer to being a recognized legal entity. The Philippine government has consistently pressed Bur [...]	2008-10-30 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2605	Meeting in Manila on ASEAN+3 Crisis Fund [...] (SBU) Summary: A November 20 special meeting of ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank officials in Manila discussed a regional funding facility to help regional economies weather the global financial crisis. The meeting achieved consensus to expand the Chiang Mai Initiative rather than create a n [...]	2008-11-26 05:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
08MANILA2726	VISIT TO SUBIC BAY HIGHLIGHTS U.S. IMPORTANCE IN REGION [...] SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission's December 4 visit to the port of Subic Bay, site of the former U.S. naval base, highlighted the continuing importance of the region to U.S. business and the American citizen community, as the Ambassador and DCM have done on previous visits. The DCM recogni [...]	2008-12-16 05:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
08MANILA317	TAIWAN'S SPRATLY VISIT DRAWS SHARP REBUKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's highly publicized February 2 visit to a Taiwanese-occupied island in the Spratly Island chain drew a sharp reaction from Arroyo administration officials. Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo cast the visit as lamentable and irresponsib [...]	2008-02-05 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL RP TW VM CH PG
08MANILA404	BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS ROIL ARROYO ADMINISTRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several days of melodramatic Senate testimony have brought renewed opposition calls for President Arroyo to step down over allegations her husband and senior government officials sought to profit illegally from a telecommunications deal with a Chinese firm. Since the allegation [...]	2008-02-14 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PINR RP
08MANILA497	Philippines: 2008 Special 301 Report [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends retaining the Philippines on the Special 301 Watch List. The GRP increased its IPR enforcement actions during 2007, especially against optical disk piracy. The number and value of seizures in 2007 rose significantly. There remain issues of serious concern, [...]	2008-02-28 05:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RP
08MANILA539	PHILIPPINES: INPUT FOR THE 2008 TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from April 2007 to March 2008, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@state.gov, [...]	2008-03-03 11:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG RP
08MANILA668	China-Philippines Trade Discrepancy [...] (SBU) Summary: There is a difference in excess of USD20 billion between Philippine and Chinese estimates of 2007 bilateral trade between the two countries. Even after various adjustments, a large discrepancy remains compared with China's trade statistics with other ASEAN countries. The disc [...]	2008-03-14 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN KCRM ETRD ECCT PGOV RP
08MANILA998	Limits of Chinese Soft Power in the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: China's soft-power diplomacy has recently stumbled in the Philippines under a months-long media barrage of corruption allegations and scandal investigations. This has occurred against the backdrop of a tenfold increase in bilateral trade since 2000, increased security cooperatio [...]	2008-04-28 06:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV KINR KCOR RP CM
08MAPUTO1086	MOZAMBIQUE 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 13:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL MZ
08MAPUTO1098	MOZAMBIQUE 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 07:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL MZ
08MAPUTO324	ARMS SHIPMENT FOR ZIMBABWE DENIED ENTRY TO [...] (C) After receiving reports that a ship carrying Chinese arms destined for Zimbabwe had left Durban, South Africa and was headed to Mozambique, the Charge contacted the Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana early in the morning today to urge that the GRM not permit the arms to transit M [...]	2008-04-19 18:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EWWT MASS MZ ZI
08MAPUTO60	MOZAMBIQUE'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Mozambique's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investor [...]	2008-01-18 06:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MZ
08MAPUTO784	MOZAMBIQUE - CHINA'S RICEBASKET? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese Government (GoC) and businesses continue to expand commitments and investments in Mozambique; China is now the sixth largest foreign investor. Long-standing interests in natural resources are complemented by new investments in agriculture-especially rice, along with [...]	2008-08-18 07:26:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EINV SENV KCOR PGOV MZ CH
08MAPUTO847	MOZAMBIQUE AWASH IN A SEA OF COUNTERFEITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoff and visiting CommOff canvassed a wide spectrum of stakeholders in regards to intellectual property (IP) from August 13-21. Mozambique is making some headway, as the issue is gaining some attention at the highest levels--President Armando Guebuza made two public state [...]	2008-09-04 12:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO972	RESPONSE TO USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable responds to Ref B's request to provide an overview of the current physical infrastructure conditions of land transport (road and rail),maritime transport, and electricity in Mozambique to include capacity, state of repair, and state of technology; an overview of the [...]	2008-10-10 11:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON EINV MZ
08MASERU35	LESOTHO TO HOST FEB. 27-29 LDC TRADE MINISTERS MEETING [...] According to local government and diplomatic sources, the Government of Lesotho, through its Ministry of Trade and Industry, will host a meeting February 27-29 for Ministers of Trade from WTO-member Least Developed Countries (LDC). Lesotho, currently the chair of the WTO LDC Grouping, has obt [...]	2008-02-08 15:11:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO USTR LT
08MASERU5	LESOTHO DECEMBER 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: IT, IPR, CLINICS, [...] In this edition: -- GOL To Add Information Technology to School Curriculum -- Regional IPR Organization Meets, Promotes Regional Cooperation -- Government Clinics to Provide Free Services in 2008 -- China Loans Lesotho Capital for Telecommunications Expansion ----------------------------- [...]	2008-01-07 14:06:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EINV ETRD LT
08MASERU62	LESOTHO: 2008 COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE [...] Lesotho 2008 Country Commercial Guide Chapter 1: Doing Business in Lesotho The economy of Lesotho, a mountainous southern African nation completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa, is based on agriculture, livestock, light manufacturing, water exports, earnings from the Souther [...]	2008-03-03 15:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO LT
08MASERU76	LESOTHO: EXPANDED BUDGET SUPPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE, CIVIL [...] SUMMARY: In February, Minister of Finance and Development Planning Dr. Timothy Thahane presented a 2008/2009 budget to Lesotho's Parliament that towers 23% over last year's government expenditures. Minister Thahane praised new government initiatives, such as increased spending on infrastruct [...]	2008-03-12 19:10:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EAID PGOV LT
08MELBOURNE123	Melbourne Businesses See Tough Times Ahead [...] (SBU) Melbourne business leaders predict that Australian GDP growth will slow to approximately two percent in the coming three quarters. While most are not using the word recession, there is an expectation that jobs will be lost, commodity prices will fall and belts will have to be tightened. [...]	2008-10-24 06:15:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON CH AS
08MELBOURNE144	Tasmania Weathers Global Financial Crisis - So Far [...] (SBU) Tasmanians told Consul General during his first official visit on December 1-3 that Tasmania has weathered the global financial crisis so far, but there are already signs that the state may not escape unscathed. Declining real estate sales have cut into state revenue and tighter credit h [...]	2008-12-12 01:11:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MELBOURNE147	Commodities Downturn Threatens Northern Territory [...] (SBU) The Northern Territory's (NT) economy remains healthy, but is showing early signs of slowing as the global financial crisis works its way through Australia. The Territory's key mining and tourism sectors have softened since September while the NT government continues to tout the US$20 bi [...]	2008-12-15 20:54:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MERIDA222	YUCATAN MAQUILADORA INDUSTRY CAUTIOUS ABOUT ITS FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. Approximately 200 leaders of Yucatan's business community gathered in Merida on October 23rd to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Maquiladora Association and 26 years of maquiladora activity in the state. Business leaders report already feeling the pinch of the U.S. [...]	2008-10-28 18:23:00	Consulate Merida	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD PGOV MX
08MEXICO1133	LEADER OF NUEVO LEON TEACHERS UNION VIGOROUSLY [...] Summary: Mission Mexico personnel recently met with Juan Antonio Rodriguez Gonzalez, the head of Section 21 of the teachers, union in the northern state of Nuevo Leon. Section 21 is a part of the National Teachers Union (SNTE) whose members are federal civil service employees. Over the cours [...]	2008-04-15 16:49:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
08MEXICO1215	SAN DIEGO/BAJA MISSION ADVOCATES FOR BORDER DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The San Diego/Baja California Mission to Mexico, sponsored by the Mexico Business Center and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, met Mexican government officials and analysts during their third annual visit, including Mexican President Calderon; Economy Secretary Eduardo Sojo Guille [...]	2008-04-23 17:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON MX
08MEXICO142	FDI IN MEXICO: 2007 GREAT, WHAT ABOUT 2008? [...] Summary: FDI inflows to Mexico for the first three quarters of 2007 topped USD 18 billion and are expected to reach USD 23 billion for CY2007. At the same time, Mexico fell three slots in investment confidence as other countries surpassed it in investment attractiveness. CY2008 will likely se [...]	2008-01-18 19:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV MX
08MEXICO152	MEXICO'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART 2 OF 2 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 16:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR EINV MX
08MEXICO1523	MEXICO PUBLICLY PUSHES FOR PROGRESS ON [...] (U) In a May 14 briefing to the Trade and Investment Committe of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, Mexican Under Secretary of International Trade Negotiations for the Ministry of Economy Beatriz Leycegui urged the business community to support GOM efforts to improve the competitivene [...]	2008-05-20 12:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PBTS KTEX EAGR MX
08MEXICO1671	CALDERON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO ADDRESS RISING FOOD [...] (U) The Embassy Foreign Agricultural Service Section contributed to this report, which responds to questions posed in REF A. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The rising cost of food in Mexico is provoking concerns of another possible outbreak of the sort of political unrest caused by last year' [...]	2008-05-30 20:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON ENRG PGOV MX
08MEXICO1810	MEXICO AND CHINA AGREE ON PHASED LOWERING OF [...] (U) Mexico and China avoided a serious trade impasse by reaching an agreement on a transitioned approach to eliminating and/or reducing Mexican anti-dumping (AD) duties on a wide range of Chinese manufactured imports. Assuming the deal is approved by the Mexican Senate (as expected),Mexico w [...]	2008-06-12 20:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KTEX PINS MX CH
08MEXICO1907	MEXICO LAUDS CAFTA-DR TEXTILE CUMULATION AS FIRST [...] (U) Mexico's Economy Secretary and the head of the national textiles chamber praised the impending entry into force of the textiles cumulation provisions in the Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) as key to raising Mexican and regional competitiveness (parti [...]	2008-06-24 20:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX PREL ELAB MX CH
08MEXICO2037	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY JEFFERY'S VISIT TO [...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy objectives: improving security and [...]	2008-07-03 21:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON MX
08MEXICO2184	U/S JEFFERY'S VISIT TO MEXICO: THANK YOU FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U/S Jeffery visited Mexico City on July 10-11 where he met with officials from the Mexican Secretariats of Finance (Hacienda),Agriculture (SAGARPA),and Energy (SENER),as well as the head of Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX),the state oil company. Energy and biofuels were the key [...]	2008-07-16 16:45:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL MX
08MEXICO2673	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO [...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome you and your colleagues to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy objectives: imp [...]	2008-09-02 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON MX
08MEXICO2753	PRESIDENT CALDERON DELIVERS HIS "STATE OF THE [...] Summary. President Calderon presented the written version of an annual report on the &state of the union8 to Congress on September 1. Over prior decades, Mexico's president would deliver this report orally to Congress. Over the summer recess, however, Congress passed legislation that amen [...]	2008-09-09 21:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB
08MEXICO2890	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USOAS AMBASSADOR AND SUMMIT COORDINATOR HECTOR MORALES TO MEXICO, SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 1, 2008 [...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome you and your colleague to Mexico City and Monterrey. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy o [...]	2008-09-26 21:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON MX PGOV PREL OVIP
08MEXICO656	MX #2008-57, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques, March 24, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...]	2008-03-05 22:16:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO667	AMENDED MX00656 -- MX2008-58, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This is a corrected version of MX00656. 2. Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques, March 24, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...]	2008-03-06 21:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO668	AMENDMENT TO MX00656 -- MX #2008-58, NAS LEAHY VETTING [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques, March 24, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...]	2008-03-06 21:26:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO721	EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is Poloff Janelle Guest. She may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247 or GuestJR@state.gov). Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organization [...]	2008-03-11 22:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
08MEXICO790	TOTAL 2008 FDI IN MEXICO MEETS PREDICTIONS [...] Summary: Bancomext, the Mexican export finance organization, and the Secretariat of Economy have released total 2007 inward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. As predicted, total FDI was USD 23.2 Billion. First time direct investments continued to make up the bulk of FDI inflows. The fin [...]	2008-03-18 19:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV MX
08MEXICO944	President Calderon's Economic Development [...] (U) The pillar of President CalderonQs economic development strategy for Mexico is to preserve macro- economic stability in order to prevent a return to economic crises that periodically devastated Mexico during the 1980Qs and 1990Qs. While the economic stability Mexico has enjoyed since 2001 [...]	2008-04-03 13:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
08MEXICO949	PRESIDENT CALDERON'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY [...] (U) The pillar of President Calderon's economic development strategy for Mexico is to preserve macro-economic stability in order to prevent a return to economic crises that periodically devastated Mexico during the 1980's and 1990's. While the economic stability Mexico has enjoyed since 2001 h [...]	2008-04-03 16:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN EINT ETRD PINR MX
08MEXICO96	MEXICO'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 17:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR EINV MX
08MILAN68	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
08MILAN69	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
08MINSK160	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - March 07, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leader Detained Seven Times in Two Days (para. 2) - Protestants and Youth Warned About Activities (para. 3) - Soligorsk Small Business Activist Jailed (para. [...]	2008-03-06 16:06:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG KIRF BO
08MINSK201	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - March 21, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Rallies in Support Of Political Prisoners (para. 2) - Pro-GOB "Belaya Rus" Membership Rises (para. 3) - BKGB Admits Control over Internet Access (para. 4) - [...]	2008-03-21 13:46:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG EAGR BO
08MINSK23	2008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus [...] Per reftel, the follow is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The government of Belarus officially welcomes foreign investment, which is seen as a source of new production technologies, jobs and hard currency. T [...]	2008-01-15 15:04:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB OPIC USTR BO
08MINSK3	LUKASHENKO NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS - 2007 A BAD YEAR, [...] (SBU) Lukashenko's 2007 New Year's Eve address -- by far his most widely viewed speech each year -- stressed his perennial themes of security and economic development despite threats from abroad. In contrast with last year, however, Lukashenko presented threats to Belarus as originating almos [...]	2008-01-02 15:12:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BO
08MINSK74	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - February 1, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Expelled Activist Drafted into Military (para. 2) - New Life Church Receives Warning (para. 3) - Activists Jailed for Unsanctioned Rally (para. 4) - New Generation Pro [...]	2008-02-01 15:36:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08MONROVIA1005	LIBERIA: SOLID IPR FRAMEWORK; NO ENFORCEMENT (YET) [...] Summary: The Liberia Copyright Office (LCO)plans to launch a national anti-piracy program and is requesting USG support. Liberia has a robust legal framework to support intellectual property protection but requires an effective law enforcement and judicial capacity to enforce it and broader p [...]	2008-12-08 16:37:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EAID ECON LI
08MONROVIA117	LIBERIA STUMBLES IN AUCTION OF TWO NEW IRON ORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Liberia (GOL) has struggled - if not stumbled - in efforts to award the first two iron ore concessions tendered since the Contracts and Concessions Review of 2006 and the arrival of the Sirleaf administration. The President announced during her January 28 An [...]	2008-02-08 10:27:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV EMIN PGOV LI
08MONROVIA753	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN LIBERIA (UPDATE) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to the Chinese Embassy, China has committed $88,347,400 in assistance to Liberia since 2006, contributing to all sectors of Liberia's Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) except Governance and Rule of Law. We understand that China was uncharacteristically outspoken during [...]	2008-09-26 17:00:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR ECPS EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY LI
08MONROVIA999	LIBERIA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS MAY PRESENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her new economic management team hosted a well-attended roundtable discussion on the impact of the global financial crisis on Liberia. Although Liberia's economic isolation and lack of debt service requirements buffer the economy, the GOL expect [...]	2008-12-05 11:54:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV ETRD EAID EINV ECON LI
08MONTERREY10	MONTERREY: A NAFTA SUCCESS STORY [...] (SBU) Summary. The state of Nuevo Leon and its capital city of Monterrey have benefited greatly from NAFTA, with huge leaps in manufacturing exports and employment. Nuevo Leon faces stiff international competition on basic manufactured goods but hopes to move to higher value added products. [...]	2008-01-09 20:49:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL MX
08MONTERREY414	KIDNAPPINGS AND ORGANIZED CRIME CHALLENGE CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary. Over the past few weeks, Conoffs have reached out to various players within Nuevo Leon civil society to gauge the effect that the increase in kidnappings since the beginning of the year has had on local institutions. In our conversations with military and police officials, ma [...]	2008-09-02 19:45:00	Consulate Monterrey	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PINS SNAR ASEC PGOV PHUM MX
08MONTERREY444	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USOAS AMBASSADOR HECTOR MORALES'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consulate General enthusiastically welcomes you to Monterrey, the business hub of Northern Mexico. We are certain that your private sector and academic interlocutors will be very interested to learn more about the upcoming Summit of the Americas. ConGen Monterrey actively [...]	2008-09-26 17:36:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV ECON SNAR ETRD MX
08MONTERREY455	SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 14-16 VISIT OF WHA P/DAS KELLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consulate General of Monterrey enthusiastically welcomes your October 14-16 trip to Monterrey, the business hub of northern Mexico. We are certain that your participation in the International Conference on Philanthropy and the Non-Profit Sector will advance collaborative wo [...]	2008-10-08 16:11:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV ECON SNAR MX
08MONTERREY506	MEXICAN BUSINESS SUMMIT TOUTS LIMITED ENERGY REFORM; [...] Summary. Approximately 200 business leaders and government officials attended the sixth annual Mexican Business Summit in Monterrey, and they discussed energy reform, the impact of the U.S. financial crisis on Mexico, whether Mexican can increase its economic development, President Calde [...]	2008-11-21 05:52:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG ETRD EINV SNAR MX
08MONTEVIDEO313	SAO PAOLO FORUM: ANTI-AMERICAN ASSEMBLY AT IT AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: 844 participants from 35 countries gathered on May 22-25 for the Fourteenth Meeting of the Forum of Sao Paulo (FSP) in Montevideo. The Government of Uruguay (GOU) tried to distance itself. Paraguayan president elect Fernando Lugo was in town but did not attend. The final declar [...]	2008-05-28 19:02:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UY
08MONTEVIDEO34	BOTNIA OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY; ENCE PREPARES TO [...] (SBU) After a turbulent start, Finnish Botnia - the largest foreign investor in Uruguay - celebrated its second month of smooth operations on January 9. The firm is operating at 70% of its capacity and has already exported 148,000 ton of cellulose, worth $112 million, to China and Europe. Th [...]	2008-01-25 14:55:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL SOCI SENV AR UY
08MONTEVIDEO49	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The spring 2008 Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) reflects continued lack of police resources and EAC concern over a very porous border. The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between Uruguay and the U.S., and the visit of POTUS/SECSTATE in March 200 [...]	2008-02-01 13:45:00	Embassy Montevideo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER UY
08MONTEVIDEO587	SCENESETTER FOR TRIP TO URUGUAY OF DASD STEPHEN JOHNSON AND [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. SUMMARY - - - - 2. (SBU) Your visit comes at a time of strong and growing engagement between the U.S. and Uruguay's left-leaning Frente Amplio (FA) coalition government. Our areas of focus include trade, [...]	2008-10-23 09:28:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON UY
08MONTREAL59	ICAO: SECOND MEETING OF THE SPECIAL LEGAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Special Legal Sub-Committee on New and Emerging Threats met a second time (February 19-21, 2008) to consider the issue of unlawful transport by air of particularly dangerous goods and related items and fugitives, as directed by [...]	2008-03-05 19:54:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX
08MOSCOW1028	DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO NORTH [...] (C) We delivered April 14 reftel demarche to Oleg Davydov, MFA Korea Desk Senior Counselor and GOR representative to the Six-Party Economy and Energy Cooperation Working Group. Davydov reaffirmed Russia's continued commitment to the Six - Party Process and provided the following official res [...]	2008-04-15 13:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG KNNP PARM KN RS
08MOSCOW1200	ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOR FAVORS HANDS OFF [...] (C) Summary: The MFA told us Russia's "usual position" of noninterference in the internal matters of sovereign states applied in the case of Zimbabwe and that only the South African Development Community could legitimately engage on the results of the recent elections. MFA officials said the [...]	2008-04-30 03:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PINS PREL
08MOSCOW1213	PROGRESS, PROBLEMS FOR RELIGIONS IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with representatives of Protestant and Roman Catholic denominations show that the rapid growth in membership that accompanied the turbulent '90s has come to an end. Most representatives ascribe the current stagnation to the unprecedented prosperity which, th [...]	2008-04-30 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1424	MARKET BOMBERS RECEIVE SEVERE SENTENCES [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, the ultra-nationalist perpetrators of a 2006 Moscow bombing, in which 14 people were killed, were given severe sentences up to life imprisonment, by a Moscow court. Cherkizovskiy market, where the bombing took place, is known to be frequented by Chinese, Vietnamese, a [...]	2008-05-20 14:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1425	MEDVEDEV CULTIVATES KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Medvedev's first official state visit will be to Astana on May 22-23, underscoring Russia's overarching focus on its neighborhood and particular attention to Kazakhstan. Previewing the visit, MFA Third CIS Director Peshkov stressed protocol over deliverables, emphasizing that Me [...]	2008-05-21 03:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL PTER
08MOSCOW1430	MEDVEDEV'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP: EASTWARD TO CHINA [...] (C) Summary. Russian analysts argue that Medvedev's May 22-24 visit to Kazakhstan and China -- the first foreign trip as the new Russian President -- carries both symbolic and substantive significance. Specialists welcomed the choice, saying that Medvedev's decision to go eastward would remi [...]	2008-05-21 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KNNP CH RS
08MOSCOW1478	RUSSIA'S ROLE IN THE IRAN-SYRIA-LEBANON TRIANGLE [...] (C) Summary: Russia welcomed the May 21 Doha agreement as an opportunity to put Lebanon on the path toward national reconciliation, but understood that this was a temporary measure to overcome the country's latest political crisis. MFA officials believe the Lebanese factions' decision to avoi [...]	2008-05-23 14:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR LE SY RS
08MOSCOW149	RUSSIA PREPARES FOR A KOSOVO COLLISION [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, Russia has dug a deeper line in the sand on Kosovo. Putin recently reaffirmed Russia's "extremely clear" position that Kosovo's status must be negotiated and will serve as a "precedent" for other conflicts. Russia's differences with us remain largely principled [...]	2008-01-19 14:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW158	RUSSIAN STOCK MARKETS TUMBLE AMID GLOBAL CONCERN ABOUT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Russian investors prolonged the downward slide of the benchmark RTS Index that began last week. Although the market reported minor gains today, the RTS Index had fallen 15 [...]	2008-01-22 15:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON RS

08MOSCOW1587	DFM BORODAVKIN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 31 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Borodavkin was pleased Congressman Rohrabacher valued Russian cooperation in Afghanistan, but explained that Russia was disappointed in the response received so far to its offers of assistance. Borodavkin and Rohrabacher agreed on t [...]	2008-06-04 11:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP CH PK TX RS AF
08MOSCOW1599	PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary. President Medvedev's visit to China on May 23-24 is seen as confirmation of Russia's desire to project a new foreign policy focus towards other major partners, such as China. At the same time, Putin's visit to Paris (septel) and Medvedev's upcoming trip to Berlin ensure that Russ [...]	2008-06-05 11:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PGOV PINS PREL PROP
08MOSCOW1604	CODEL ROHRABACHER EXPLORES FUTURE PATHS OF U.S.-RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher discussed potential areas of U.S.-Russian space cooperation with Russian officials in Moscow May 30 to June 2. The Russians were receptive to the Congressman's proposals for a joint mission to the Moon. Energiya Space Corporation President Vitaliy Lop [...]	2008-06-05 13:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA PREL OREP RS
08MOSCOW1640	MEDVEDEV'S EASY TRIP TO KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russian MFA officials and experts termed Dmitriy Medvedev's May 22-23 visit to Kazakhstan--his first foreign trip as President--a success and his meeting with Kazakh President Nazarbayev "easy." Russian experts told us Medvedev's trip served to strengthen Russia's ties with Cent [...]	2008-06-09 14:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET EWWT MARR PGOV PTER TSPA TSPL
08MOSCOW1649	HR OMBUDSMAN LUKIN ON HR DIALOGUE, POWER TANDEM, [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with EUR DAS Merkel, Russia's HR Ombudsman Lukin expressed satisfaction with the informal human rights dialogue with Carnegie, with the next meeting scheduled for September 23, but conceded that the dialogue should raise its profile. Lukin argued strongly for [...]	2008-06-10 13:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV RS
08MOSCOW166	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Radio-Navigator Co., Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company i [...]	2008-01-24 12:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW167	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Radio-Navigator Co., Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company i [...]	2008-01-24 12:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1680	MEDVEDEV'S MESSAGE LADEN TRIP TO BERLIN [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA assessed Medvedev's June 5 trip to Berlin - his first European trip as President - as having successfully demonstrated the importance of Russia-German and Russia-EU relations. Although the short, eight-hour visit yielded little on substance, it provided Medvedev an oppo [...]	2008-06-11 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM RS
08MOSCOW1714	MEDVEDEV'S NEW EUROPEAN SECURITY TREATY? [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak confirmed to Charge that Medvedev's call for a new European security treaty, made during his June 5 Berlin visit and repeated subsequently, was an amorphous concept, with the GOR still studying next steps in Russia-European security relations. Wh [...]	2008-06-16 14:40:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1809	COLOMBIAN VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS'S HISTORICAL VISIT TO [...] (U) Summary. Moscow officials and experts viewed Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos's visit to Russia as a turning point in the bilateral relationship. Santos used the visit to strengthen economic ties and to explore the possibility of increasing Russian arms sales to Colombia. He met [...]	2008-06-24 14:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP PGOV MASS ETRD EPET EINV
08MOSCOW1836	SIBERIA SHOWS SUCESS, FAILURE OF APPOINTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fate of two regions, Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Kray, encapsulates the success and failure of Putin's system of appointing governors. In Irkutsk, Putin appointee Aleksandr Tishanin failed to consolidate the regional elite and resigned in disgrace for "personal reasons" [...]	2008-06-27 14:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1837	NON-PAPER ON NASA - CNSA CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION [...] (C) On June 27 we delivered reftel non-paper regarding the June 30 - July 1 initial meeting on Earth and space science between NASA and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to Georgiy Barsegov, Space Affairs Officer, Department of Security Affairs and Disarmament, MFA. Barsegov sa [...]	2008-06-27 15:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL CH RS
08MOSCOW1894	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ IN ST. PETERESBURG, [...] (U) On June 6 and 7 in St. Petersburg, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez delivered remarks at the opening plenary session of the annual International Economic Forum as well as a U.S.-Russia CEO roundtable, held talks with Russia's leading economic officials, and led a President's Export [...]	2008-07-03 10:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD RS
08MOSCOW1900	RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO NEW PCA [...] (C) Summary. The principal outcome of the Russia-EU Summit held June 26-27 in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiysk was, as expected, the approval to start negotiations on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA)(to begin July 4 in Brussels). MFA and European diplomats confirmed that [...]	2008-07-03 11:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETRD EAGR PGOV NATO RS
08MOSCOW1951	THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA'S REGIONS: VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Regional governments in Belgorod and Kursk work closely with their Ukrainian and Belarusian counterparts, and are minimally affected by any disputes their national governments may have. Local officials meet to discuss ways to promote cross-border trade, cultural exchanges, and w [...]	2008-07-08 14:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EIND ETRD MD PBTS PGOV RS SNAR UP BO
08MOSCOW1996	RUSSIA WILL VETO UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director of International Organizations Gennadiy Gatilov (the senior-most available officer in the MFA),told us July 11 that if the current U.S. draft UN Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe were put to a vote "with the current language," Russia would veto. When asked if [...]	2008-07-11 14:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ZI RS
08MOSCOW2033	MOSCOW VIEWS ON KOREA [...] (C) Summary. The GOR expressed satisfaction with the latest round of Six-Party meetings, with chief negotiator Aleksey Borodavkin confirming Russia's continued commitment to its Six-Party obligations. Most analysts thought that the success of the process depended on the U.S., the only Six-Pa [...]	2008-07-16 18:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN KS JA RS
08MOSCOW2098	(S) LUKOIL'S ALEKPEROV PRAISES COOPERATION WITH [...] (S) In a July 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray, and Ambassador Steven Mann, Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov welcomed greater U.S.-Russian business cooperation, praising his company's successful partnership with ConocoPhillips as a model for others. He said Central [...]	2008-07-22 07:32:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW2118	MEDVEDEV DENIES RENEGING ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. President Medvedev vehemently denied July 22 that he committed to agree on UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on Zimbabwe at the G8 meeting in Japan. While acknowledging concerns about the situation in Zimbabwe, Medvedev maintained that he had insisted that all mention of the [...]	2008-07-23 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ZI RS
08MOSCOW2125	RUSSIA'S "SAFE HAVEN" STATUS SLIPPING? [...] (C) In contrast to Russia's record-setting financial performance for 2007 and high hopes for 2008, the results from the first half of 2008 have revealed signs of strain. Net capital inflows are down substantially, as are Initial Public Offerings (IPOs),which through June have totaled only US [...]	2008-07-24 09:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON RS
08MOSCOW2240	RUSSIA RISES AS MAJOR CENTER FOR CLINICAL DRUG TRIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the volume of clinical drug trials in Russia enjoying rapid growth over the past few years, Russia has become the market leader for clinical drug trials among the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Russia enjoys numerous advantages in conducting trials, incl [...]	2008-08-01 13:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD EINV EIND RS
08MOSCOW2315	BITTER HARVEST: JOHN DEERE ON RUSSIAN TRADE CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deere & Company Russia Country Director Sidney Bardwell told us August 5 that Deere believes the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) have conducted a fair investigation, but will likely determine that domestic producers have been in [...]	2008-08-08 13:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON RS
08MOSCOW2317	RUSSIA-SOUTH OSSETIA SITREP AUGUST [...] (C) Summary. The MFA claims Russia's principal goal in taking military action in South Ossetia is to stop the bloodshed. Blaming the current crisis on Georgia, alluding to (but not confirming) the dispatch of Russian military to South Ossetia, accusing Tbilisi of "ethnic cleansing" in South [...]	2008-08-08 16:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RS
08MOSCOW2384	RUSSIAN COMMENTS ON PREPARATIONS FOR NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) On August 13, we met with MFA Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs Nuclear Issues Officer Alexander Bolychov to deliver reftel points regarding outreach activities prior to the NSG Plenary August 21-22. Bolychov reiterated Russia's support for the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG [...]	2008-08-13 13:58:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC AORC IN RS
08MOSCOW2414	TFGG01: RUSSIA DEFIANT [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials August 13 and 14 continued a defiant line, with Medvedev insisting that Russia would support an international agreement that recognized the rights of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. FM Lavrov questioned Georgia's territorial integrity and said Washington would need to cho [...]	2008-08-14 15:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RS
08MOSCOW242	RUSSIA AGREES WITH U.S. APPROACH TO INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) On January 24, we delivered reftel points regarding the status of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative to Russia's MFA Directorate of Disarmament and Security Affairs (DVBR). In a January 29 meeting, DVBR Division Chief Aleksey Karpov told us that he understood the U.S. [...]	2008-01-31 10:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP KTIA PARM PREL IN RS
08MOSCOW2426	TFGG01: ENERGY AND THE CONFLICT IN GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-15 11:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET GG PREL RS
08MOSCOW2472	RUSSIA'S DRAFT UNGA RESOLUTION ON OUTER SPACE [...] (U) On August 19 MFA Department of International Security and Disarmament (DVBR) passed Embassy Moscow English and Russian versions of a draft UN General Assembly resolution on transparency and confidence-building measures (TCBMs) in outer space activities. DVBR told us they would like to sub [...]	2008-08-20 11:15:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL TSPA UN RS
08MOSCOW2473	ECONOMIC LIBERAL CRITICAL OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent discussion of broad economic issues, former Economic Development Minister Yevgeniy Yasin told ECON officers he believes PM Putin's comments on Mechel were made following poor economic advice from Deputy PM Sechin; neither Putin nor Sechin had foreseen that the Mechel [...]	2008-08-20 11:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EAGR RS
08MOSCOW2486	TFGG01: RUSSIAN MODERATES' VIEWS ON THE CONFLICT [...] (C) In separate meetings August 19 with the Ambassador, former PM Yegor Gaidar and Igor Yurgens, Director of a think tank closely tied to President Medvedev, argued that a reform-oriented Medvedev presidency, with its promise of a freer Russia, could be a victim of the conflict over South Osse [...]	2008-08-20 15:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2502	RUSSIA CONCERNED POST-MUSHARRAF INSTABILITY HARMS [...] (C) MFA Senior Counselor for Pakistan Aleksey Yudintsev told us on August 21 that Russia was concerned that Musharraf's resignation as President of Pakistan would contribute to the country's existing political instability and draw attention from Pakistan's efforts to fight its extremist insurg [...]	2008-08-21 13:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF IN PK RS
08MOSCOW2563	MEDVEDEV LOSES OUT IN RUSSIA-GEORGIA WAR [...] (C) Summary. Unlike Putin, whose leadership during the Chechen war strengthened his political power, Medvedev's performance to date has reinforced his status as junior member of the tandem. Two anecdotal reports suggest that Putin was displeased with the President's performance at the start of the [...]	2008-08-26 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RS
08MOSCOW2615	AFTER THE WAR WITH GEORGIA: RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) That Russia is "back," at least economically, has been an insistent theme of the Kremlin the last few years. Russia's economic recovery from the depths of its financial crash in 1998 is indeed impressive. High growth, burgeoning international reserves, and rising living standards were the resul [...]	2008-09-02 11:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EINV RS
08MOSCOW2618	RUSSIA DOWNPLAYS ISOLATION POST-SCO SUMMIT [...] (C) Russia has used the relative silence from countries in Asia and the Middle East regarding events in Georgia, coupled with the "ambiguous" August 28 statement from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),to argue that its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has not left it isolate [...]	2008-09-02 12:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RS XD XE XF
08MOSCOW2633	PUTIN GETS VERBAL AGREEMENT ON UZBEK GAS, PIPELINE [...] (C) Uzbek Embassy Pol Counselor Kaib Bergenov told us September 3rd that the widely reported gas pipeline and price agreement emerging from PM Putin's September 2nd trip to Tashkent was "just verbal" at this point but that technical specialists would now begin working on a formal document. He [...]	2008-09-03 13:40:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW2701	NEW SARKOZY-MEDVEDEV AGREEMENT: QUESTIONS REMAIN [...] (S/NF) Summary: While achieving some key concessions from Russia on next steps in the Georgia conflict, the Sarkozy-Medvedev agreement from September 8 still leaves open questions about the nature and size of Russian troops, role of EU observers, and the format of October security talks. After [...]	2008-09-09 15:07:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW2719	CSTO SUMMIT HAILED AS VICTORY FOR RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: In what many here perceive to be a diplomatic victory for Russia, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) issued a statement at the end of its September 5 summit that blamed Georgia for recent events in South Ossetia. The organization also expressed its support for an [...]	2008-09-10 13:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PNAT MARR MOPS GG RS
08MOSCOW2735	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON "EGOCENTRIC" U.S., CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 8 roundtable held at the Embassy, several Russian analysts thought that the cooling in U.S.-Russia relations in the wake of the Georgia crisis was representative of the cyclical nature of the bilateral relationship, while others were pessimistic about achieving [...]	2008-09-11 14:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR CH GG IN IR RS
08MOSCOW2790	IEEPA SANCTIONS: POSSIBLE RUSSIAN RESPONSES [...] (C) At a meeting with Russian businessmen September 15, President Medvedev said any Western sanctions would be met with a "symmetrical" response. U.S. sanctions, even targeted IEEPA sanctions, are likely to be met with Russian counter-measures. There are indications, here at least, that the [...]	2008-09-16 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2791	RUSSIA LEANS TO THE RIGHT AFTER GEORGIAN CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary. Moscow's analytic community has embraced the idea that the Georgian conflict inaugurated a "new reality," not only for Russia's foreign policy, but also for Medvedev's domestic agenda. Our contacts, ranging from pro-Western to quasi-fascist, described a lurch towards a more author [...]	2008-09-16 15:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM RS SOCI
08MOSCOW2802	SECHIN AS ENERGY CZAR: MORE POWERFUL, MORE VULNERABLE [...] (C) In ref A, we examined questions about Deputy Prime Minister Sechin's career and reputation and discussed whether his current, more public duties, would bring him into better focus. In this cable, we look at those new duties and the possible effects Sechin may have on Russia's all-important ener [...]	2008-09-17 14:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
08MOSCOW2808	RUSSIA-CHINA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PAYING REAL [...] (C) Summary. The Russian government continues to claim publicly a diplomatic victory over what it declares as tacit Chinese support on Georgia despite Beijing's traditional emphasis on national sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is the latest example of successful coordination betwe [...]	2008-09-18 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD RS CH GG
08MOSCOW2840	SVERSTAL,S MORDASHOV OPTIMISTIC ON GEORGIA AND THE [...] (C) Sverstal's CEO Alexander Mordashov told the Ambassador September 18 that he was confident U.S.-Russia relations would improve; the relationship was too strategically important for tensions to persist and as tempers calmed, it might be possible to find a compromise in the South Caucasus. M [...]	2008-09-23 12:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2855	(C) CHEVRON CEO SAYS PUTIN "MISSED OPPORTUNITY" IN [...] (C) Chevron Chairman and CEO David O'Reilly told the Ambassador September 19 that Putin "missed an opportunity" to engage with and get input from the 10 international CEOs with whom he met in Sochi on September 18. He said he told Putin that rhetoric "from both sides" on derailing commercial a [...]	2008-09-24 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
08MOSCOW2856	GOR SILENCE ON KIM JONG IL'S HEALTH SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary. Moscow has had little to say about the reported illness of North Korean leader Kim Jong IL. Russian experts believe this is due to the fact that Russia no longer has real influence over or interest in the DPRK beyond the six-party talks. North Korea watchers here are divided on [...]	2008-09-24 14:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS CH KS KN
08MOSCOW2865	KUDRIN ON RUSSIA'S RISING DEFENSE BUDGET AND [...] (C) During a September 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin said defense spending in 2009 would increase only slightly. He acknowledged that there was pressure for greater increases because of the current tensions, but said Russia did not want and could not win a n [...]	2008-09-25 13:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PINR RS
08MOSCOW2935	RUSSIA WORKING THE EU TO INFLUENCE THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On October 1, MFA European Cooperation Director Voronkov sketched a Russian strategy to improve relations with the U.S. by working through Europe. Russia's "pragmatic cooperation" with German Chancellor Merkel, Spanish PM Zapatero, Italian PM Berlusconi, and the French leadershi [...]	2008-10-03 03:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN COE RS
08MOSCOW295	RUSSIA EMPHASIZES STABILITY IN GOTX RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Russian MFA officials and think tankers argue that Russia is comfortable with its relationship with the Berdimuhamedov regime, with the GOR emphasis on Turkmen stability over rapid democratic reform. Russia is pushing Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) membership on an indi [...]	2008-02-05 15:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENR EPET PGOV PREL PTER
08MOSCOW2969	RUSSIA-VIETNAM: A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH NO [...] (C) Summary. Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem's September 13-16 visit to Moscow resulted in a public Vietnamese endorsement of Russia's role in strengthening peace and cooperation in the Caucasus, but no recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The visit also included an a [...]	2008-10-07 10:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD RS VM
08MOSCOW3020	RUSSIAN-SOUTH KOREAN RELATIONS BECOME STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: During South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's September 28-30 state visit, Russia and South Korea agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship, continue to consider joint gas pipeline and railway projects that would pass through North Korea, and increase cooperation on a wide [...]	2008-10-10 12:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KS KN
08MOSCOW3025	CORRECT COPY: RUSSIAN-SOUTH KOREAN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: During South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's September 28-30 state visit, Russia and South Korea agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship, continue to consider joint gas pipeline and railway projects that would pass through North Korea, and increase cooperation on a wide [...]	2008-10-10 13:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KS KN
08MOSCOW3031	ZABAIKALSKY KRAI FACES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Officials in the Trans-Baikal territory (Zabaikalsky Krai),a new federal subject of Russia created on March 1, 2008 as a result of a merger of the Chita region and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Area, prepared for the krai's first elections on October 12. Ahead of the elections, Green [...]	2008-10-10 15:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS
08MOSCOW3060	PIRATED DISKS STILL WIDELY AVAILABLE IN MOSCOW MARKETS [...] (SBU) A recent visit by econoffs to two of Moscow's electronics markets revealed that despite recent progress, Russia still has a long way to go to reduce the availability of pirated compact disks, DVDs and software to Russian consumers. Vendors at the working-class Savelovskiy market openly s [...]	2008-10-16 07:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RS
08MOSCOW3064	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS URGE U.S. NOT TO LET GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 13 roundtable attended by HFAC Chairman Howard Berman and HFAC staff, analysts argued that Russians perceived NATO expansion as more of a threat than a nuclear Iran, which was not viewed by the political leadership as a "vital issue" for Russia. They warned a [...]	2008-10-16 10:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP IR IS RS
08MOSCOW3070	BURYATIAN ELITE RUN ROUGHSHOD OVER OPPOSITION, [...] (C) Summary. The Republic of Buryatia, located between Siberia and the Russian Far East, stewards of 60 percent of Lake Baikal's shoreline and the center of Siberian Tibetan Buddhism, remains largely overlooked by Moscow. Run by reputedly corrupt United Russia officials, the Buryatian capit [...]	2008-10-16 14:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS
08MOSCOW3098	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIAN FIRM SELLING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 10:12:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM MRCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS PK CH
08MOSCOW3110	EXXONMOBIL: CAUTIOUS ON SAKHALIN 1 FUTURE, [...] (C) In an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Neil Duffin (protect),President of ExxonMobil Development Company, told the Ambassador that he did not believe the Sakhalin 1 consortium would be able to sell gas to China (ref D) and expressed concern about GOR interference with the consortiu [...]	2008-10-22 10:53:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW3153	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DFM RYABKOV: POST-START, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Ambassador October 24 the GOR had begun studying the post-START Treaty text delivered that morning. But the need to translate the text and the fact that Russia had not received the missile defense (MD) documents meant November 6 wo [...]	2008-10-27 15:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP MARR IR RS
08MOSCOW316	JEFFERY-DENISOV MEETING YIELDS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) In a January 31 meeting, Under Secretary Jeffery and Deputy Foreign Minister Denisov agreed to establish a regular USG-GOR economic dialogue under their chairmanship. Both sides agreed that the dialogue should remain relatively informal, include the private sector and not supplant on-goin [...]	2008-02-07 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD RS
08MOSCOW3177	JAPANESE VIEW OF RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS FROM [...] (C) Summary. According to the Japanese Consulate General in Vladivostok, Russia and Japan currently enjoy a "calm and good" relationship marked by expanding economic ties. The Russian desire to develop its Siberian and Far East regions, as well as infrastructural needs for Vladivostok's ho [...]	2008-10-29 13:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD RS JA
08MOSCOW3210	WATCHING NORTH KOREA FROM VLADIVOSTOK [...] (C) Summary. North Korea experts in Vladivostok see small signs of economic reforms in North Korea but believe Pyongyang needs more confidence in its regime survival before being willing to take further steps to alleviate the poverty situation in the country. The experts hold varying views [...]	2008-10-31 13:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KS KN
08MOSCOW3220	STRONG CRITICISM FOR U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials have denounced the U.S. decision to renew sanctions against Rosoboronexport (ROE) and its subsidiaries under the terms of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act (reftel). Arguing that ROE's activity with Iran was fully compliant with international [...]	2008-11-03 04:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS
08MOSCOW3242	KASPAROV SAYS SOLIDARITY AIMS TO DISMANTLE, NOT [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging November 3 meeting with the Ambassador, former world chess champion and United Civil Front (OGF) chairman Garry Kasparov predicted that economic and political pressures will hasten government transformation and the end of the Putin regime before 2012. Kasparov h [...]	2008-11-05 14:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR RS
08MOSCOW3271	RUSSIA LOSES NO MATTER HOW THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Russia will lose no matter how the Iranian nuclear controversy is resolved, according to analysts who argue that Russia faces either the prospect of a nuclear Iran causing instability in the Middle East, or a negotiated settlement that will lead Iran to "drop" Russia in favor of [...]	2008-11-10 13:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG MARR MNUC IR RS
08MOSCOW3352	UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' LUNCH WITH DFM RYABKOV: [...] (S) Summary. DFM Ryabkov November 12 reiterated FM Lavrov's message to U/S Burns and the Ambassador that Russia saw the Sochi Strategic Declaration as the basis for future U.S.-Russian relations, and Medvedev's state of the union address had not been intended as a deliberate slap at President [...]	2008-11-19 12:22:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM
08MOSCOW3379	MFA ON RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN ROLES IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: On November 14, MFA officials expressed to DAS Krol Russian concern that the U.S. presence in Central Asia, combined with efforts to expand NATO, gave the appearance that Russia was "surrounded" and called for the U.S. to be transparent in its actions. The GOR understood, howeve [...]	2008-11-24 06:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG SENV SMIG SNAR AF RS ZK
08MOSCOW3391	RUSSIA WATCHES U.S. WITH A "WARY EYE" IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Russian analysts recently told SCA DAS Krol that while Moscow looked with suspicion upon U.S. activity in Central Asia, it was more concerned about the challenge presented by China, but was not sure how to counter a rival that had more resources at its disposal for winnin [...]	2008-11-24 13:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SENV SOCI AF RS ZK
08MOSCOW340	Russian Companies: Emerging Global Players [...] (SBU) Russian companies are increasingly going "global" -- expanding rapidly overseas through acquisitions and investments. Russian companies, flush with cash, are joining their Indian and Chinese counterparts as a new breed of multinationals. Oil and gas companies are the most active but met [...]	2008-02-08 13:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD RS
08MOSCOW346	RUSSIA SEEKS, AND FINDS, A ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Russia is playing a higher profile role in the Middle East peace process, designed to draw attention to Moscow's reemergence on the international stage, which remains a significant motivation in the Kremlin's diplomacy. Russia continues to position itself as a bridge between the [...]	2008-02-08 14:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE IS SY RS XF
08MOSCOW3526	MEDVEDEV BOLSTERS RUSSIA?S LATIN AMERICAN OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA and experts saw President Medvedev?s November 22-28 trip to Latin America as pragmatic, and focused on trade and economic issues, not driven by ideology or efforts to compete with the U.S. or China. In a meeting with the Ambassador December 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Ser [...]	2008-12-05 14:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS EAID ETRD EPET EINV ENRG RS XM
08MOSCOW3574	RUSSIAN TRAVEL AGENCIES EAGER TO PROMOTE TRAVEL TO THE [...] (U) Summary: RussiaQs recent economic growth has brought about a dramatic rise in Russian tourist travel to foreign destinations. While traditional beach resorts in Turkey and Egypt still attract the bulk of Russian travelers, Russians are traveling to more varied destinations, including to the [...]	2008-12-10 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PGOV ETRD RS
08MOSCOW3584	MFA Discusses the Kiril Islands with Codel Rohrabacher [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R, CA) met with Russian MFA's Director of Asia-Pacific Regions Mikhail Galuzin on December 6 to discuss the Kiril Islands dispute between Russia and Japan. The Congressman presented to Galuzin his proposed solution to the dispute, whil [...]	2008-12-11 15:11:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP RS JA
08MOSCOW3615	DFM KARASIN ON GEORGIA AND U.S. RELATIONS - MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 6 meeting with Congressman Bill Delahunt and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin conceded Russia had lost the p.r. battle in the August conflict with Georgia, but reiterated why Russia had been compelled to respond militarily and then r [...]	2008-12-15 06:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW3688	NATIONALIST GROUP MARCHES PEACEFULLY, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 12, Constitution Day, the Movement Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI) and the Slavic Union held the second "Russian March" in as many months. The peaceful and authorized gathering, attended by approximately 300 supporters under the banner "Support Your Constitution [...]	2008-12-19 14:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS SOCI
08MOSCOW3707	SENATOR LUGAR MEETS FM LAVROV: U.S. RELATIONS, POST-START, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, FM Lavrov welcomed the visit of Senator Lugar as recognition that the Senate appreciated the importance of relations with Russia. Lavrov emphasized Russia's interest in concluding a post-START treaty by December 2009 and urged a "quick start" to the [...]	2008-12-22 06:11:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNP ECON PARM OREP RS
08MOSCOW3708	SENATOR LUGAR: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR U.S. RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Lugar heard a mixed, but mostly positive, message on Russian receptivity towards rebuilding U.S.-Russian relations, with a range of officials and respected observers calling for a return to the official diplomatic architecture that once governed bilateral dialogue. Th [...]	2008-12-22 06:12:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS IR AF
08MOSCOW3741	PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR DISCUSSES ANTI-CRISIS [...] (C) In a December 19 meeting with Senator Lugar, President Medvedev's Chief Economic Advisor, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, was uncharacteristically pessimistic about Russia's growth prospects over the short and medium term and predicted a protracted global economic slow down. Dvorkovich said that dep [...]	2008-12-24 10:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV OREP PREL RS
08MOSCOW393	U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH SEVERSTAL DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development Elizabeth Dibble and EcMinCoun on January 30, Aleksey Mordashov, General Director of Severstal Gr [...]	2008-02-13 15:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD WTO RS
08MOSCOW396	INSIDE ROSOBORONEXPORT [...] (C) Summary: On February 7, officials at RosoboronExport (ROE),the Russian government's monopoly arms exporter, made it clear how little control the company has over decisions regarding Russia's military sales. Most of the decisions affecting the company, including what products and to which [...]	2008-02-14 07:16:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	EIND ETRD PGOV PREL RS MASS
08MOSCOW400	ANGARSK INTERNATIONAL ENRICHMENT CENTER: MOVING [...] (SBU) Development of the International Uranium Enrichment Center (IUEC) in Angarsk continues to move forward, though the center is still a "virtual" one to be carved out of the existing Angarsk Chemical Complex. Embassy was warmly received during a visit to the complex. Embassy toured the ca [...]	2008-02-14 13:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM RS
08MOSCOW421	MFA ON MULTILATERALIZING INF, NON-MILITARIZATION [...] (C) Summary. Vladimir Yermakov, MFA Director of Strategic Capabilities Policy, told us February 13 that FM Lavrov's proposal at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on February 12 to "multilateralize" the Treaty on the Elimination of Medium-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF) was necessary t [...]	2008-02-15 10:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO RS
08MOSCOW434	DFM LOSYUKOV ON IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 14 meeting with Ambassador, DFM Losyukov expressed frustration with the Iranian regime's arrogance and inflexibility. Considering Iranian domestic politics, the GOR foresees no serious political discussion occurring prior to its March 14 parliamentary elections. Lo [...]	2008-02-15 14:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP PINR AF IN JP IR RS
08MOSCOW467	IVANOVO: UNITED RUSSIA FRACTURE LEADS TO EARLY [...] (SBU) A simmering dispute in Ivanovo between a Kremlin-appointed Governor and a State Duma Deputy, over control of the local United Russia party and the economic benefits that go with it, reached a boiling point in December 2007 when more than half of the members of the regional Duma resigned [...]	2008-02-20 13:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON RS
08MOSCOW475	RUSSIA'S MILITARY MUSCLE-FLEXING [...] (C) Summary. Russia's recent steps to flex its military muscles are designed both to impress the Russian public in an election year that Putin has reestablished Russia as a major player on the world stage, and to underscore that Russia will no longer engage NATO and the West from a position of [...]	2008-02-21 09:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO PARM RS
08MOSCOW496	RUSSIA'S RESERVES: A $500 BILLION QUESTION [...] (C) Russian government policy has been to use its windfall from oil and gas revenues to build large reserves, rather than to address the country's many domestic needs. The bulk of Russia's reserves, which are approaching $500 billion, are held in low-yield government bonds in foreign currencie [...]	2008-02-22 15:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENIV ENRG PREL RS ETRD
08MOSCOW520	ENCOURAGING RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia is ready to do more to assist in stabilizing and rebuilding Afghanistan - a key area of overlapping Russian, U.S. and NATO interests. Absent concerted U.S. effort, however, Russian attempts to constructively engage with the Karzai government likely will continue to founde [...]	2008-02-26 15:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL MASS RU AF
08MOSCOW639	SIDELINED DEMOCRATS SPECULATE ABOUT MEDVEDEV, [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings with Ambassador, three opposition politicians described some of their current difficulties, the prospects for cooperation among western-looking democratic forces, and the future under President Medvedev. The three --ex-PM Kasyanov, ex-Duma Deputy Ryzhkov, and [...]	2008-03-06 15:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR RS
08MOSCOW655	GOR PULLOUT FROM CIS SANCTIONS AGAINST ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary: In a March 6 statement, the MFA announced that the GOR would no longer honor the CIS sanctions against Abkhazia. The statement justified the move by detailing the changed situation in Abkhazia since signing of the sanctions agreement in 1996. Consequently, the sanctions regime [...]	2008-03-07 12:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW702	RUSSIA CRIES FOUL OVER 2007 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Although press coverage of the 2007 Human Rights Report has been largely straightforward, the Russian MFA and several members of the State Duma have accused the U.S. of having double standards and a "Cold War" mentality. The head of the Helsinki Moscow Group defended the report [...]	2008-03-13 14:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM PINR RS
08MOSCOW716	RUSSIA-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK DESPITE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 14:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ RS
08MOSCOW744	LAVROV LINKS TIBET UNREST TO KOSOVO [...] Foreign Minister Lavrov linked the recent unrest in Tibet to Kosovo, telling the press that the violence in Lhasa had not occurred "by chance." In an interview published March 18 in Rossiskaya Gazeta, Lavrov used Tibet to demonstrate how Kosovo's independence had "already reverberated" among [...]	2008-03-18 12:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CH RS
08MOSCOW748	ACTING U/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN [...] (C) Summary: In a lively and wide-ranging March 17 meeting with Acting U/S Fried, DFM Karasin underscored the depth of Russian opposition to the "explosive Kosovo precedent" and NATO MAP for Ukraine and Georgia. Karasin claimed that public opinion in Russia toward the U.S. had sharpened and [...]	2008-03-18 16:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW767	RUSSIA LAUNCHES KYOTO PROTOCOL JOINT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 14:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG RS
08MOSCOW784	MFA REFUSES TO DISCUSS DOD REPORT ON CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-21 14:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP PREL PGOV TSPA CH
08MOSCOW817	MOSCOW UNDERSTANDS IRANIAN AMBITIONS, SAY RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a recent round of meetings, prominent Russian analysts argued that Russia's long history of dealing with Iran and its willing understanding of Iran's ambitions to be a great power in the Middle East and wider Islamic world are two important factors in appreciating the GOR appr [...]	2008-03-25 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ETRD IR RS
08MOSCOW833	RUSSIA-UZBEKISTAN RELATIONSHIP COMPLEX BUT GROWING [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Karimov's February visit, MFA officials and outside experts agree that Uzbekistan remains a priority, if difficult, partner for Russia. MFA officials stress Russia does not oppose the U.S. use of the Termez airbase in Uzbekistan, given the shared goal of a stable [...]	2008-03-27 04:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ENRG EPET ETRD MARR MASS PGOV PINS PREL
08MOSCOW859	RUSSIAN DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL NAZAROV ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a March 21 meeting with SFRC Staff Member Puneet Talwar and DCM, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Nazarov praised P5 1 unity on Iran, but argued that SIPDIS a lack of a roadmap, the failure to lay out positive inducements for Iranian action, over-reliance on sanct [...]	2008-03-28 13:40:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNDP RS IR
08MOSCOW944	RUSSIA-JAPAN RELATIONS: WAITING FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary. With the GOJ's abortive efforts to stage a summit before the end of the Putin presidency behind it, both Moscow Japan handlers and the Japanese Embassy say that the GOJ is waiting for the new Russian president to take the reins before trying again. GOR officials and analysts be [...]	2008-04-04 14:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RS
08MOSCOW970	GOR PROMOTES "INNOVATION ECONOMY" [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia continues to promote innovation as a means to harness its scientific expertise and diversify its economy beyond oil and gas exports. The Federation Council and Duma recently held hearings on stimulating innovation. The GOR also promoted innovation through sponsorship of [...]	2008-04-09 05:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL ECON EINT ETRD TNGD IR RS
08MOSCOW973	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Optolink Ltd., Zelenograd, Moscow Region, Russia. The co [...]	2008-04-09 11:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS

08MUMBAI113	CODEL PELOSI HEARS FROM INDIAN INDUSTRIALISTS THAT MARKET [...] (U) Summary: In an open and wide-ranging discussion, India's leading businessmen told Speaker Pelosi and her delegation that they prefer market incentives rather than tax policy to promote environmentally-friendly technology. They also stressed that, given high energy prices, large Indian c [...]	2008-03-27 10:28:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV ENRG TSPL ETRD IN
08MUMBAI136	MUMBAI MASALA APRIL 14, 2007: SEBI OPENS DIRECT MARKET [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. -- SEBI Ushers in Direct Market Access for Institutional Investors -- Confederation of Indian Industries Annual Conference in Mumbai -- Supreme Court Hearing Draws Attention to Controversial Salwa Judum Movement in Chhattisgarh [...]	2008-04-14 06:55:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PHUM PGOV IN
08MUMBAI284	MAHARASHTRA AG-EXPERTS AGREE THAT INDIAN FARMERS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4, a senior Foreign Agriculture Service official met with agricultural experts in Maharashtra to discuss rising global food prices and the impact on farmers of the food exports ban. There was a general consensus that the export ban harmed local farmers but that the go [...]	2008-06-13 10:13:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON IN
08MUMBAI321	INFLATION, INTEREST RATES, AND GROWTH IN INDIA [...] Summary: In recent weeks, the Reserve Bank of India has raised the main monetary policy rate over 75 basis points in order to fight rising inflation. At the same time, India's main stock market indicator, the Sensex, has continued its slide, and is now almost 38 percent off its January 2008 p [...]	2008-07-03 14:01:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET TRSY IN
08MUMBAI340	CARBON CREDITS SUFFICIENT BUT NOT NECESSARY FOR SUSTAINING [...] Summary. (SBU) Despite the risk and uncertainty of qualifying for carbon credits (see ref A),Indian businesses have pumped USD 25 billion into unilaterally developing Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to generate carbon credits. In discussions with ConGenoff and visiting analysts f [...]	2008-07-16 06:44:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA IN
08MUMBAI46	INDIAN IT AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH [...] (U) This cable is classified as sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: India's two largest foreign exchange earners - the textile and IT industries -- are struggling to adjust to the appreciation of the Indian rupee against the dollar. However, in a series o [...]	2008-02-11 11:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD IN
08MUMBAI480	MAHARASHTRA SEED COMPANIES CLAIM THAT GM CROPS ARE [...] (U) Maharashtra-based seed companies told Congenoffs that Bt-cotton seeds are "beneficial" to farmers and "necessary" to raise the yield of cotton. They also stated that despite being more expensive, the use of Bt-cotton seeds results in considerable savings to the farmers due to reduced pest [...]	2008-10-08 11:40:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ECON IN
08MUMBAI569	INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE GRAPPLES WITH NEW REALITIES [...] (U) Summary. The global credit crisis has hit infrastructure finance in India, making it difficult for financiers and development companies to raise funds to start or continue projects. While slow execution, regulatory uncertainty, high commodity prices, and investment barriers have slowed [...]	2008-12-05 07:53:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG IN
08MUMBAI77	CAN ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS RE-KINDLE U. S. INTEREST IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 10:22:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON IN
08MUNICH175	AUDI ON EU CO2 RULES, THE FUTURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE, AND THE [...] (SBU) Senior Audi officials told ConGen Munich they share BMW's view that proposed EU CO2 rules represent nothing less than French industrial policy. Going a step further, they made the questionable argument that the EU rules would effectively "kill" the European auto industry while achieving [...]	2008-05-14 05:30:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PREL FR GM
08MUNICH396	Germany/Economics - Mixed but Increasingly Worried Messages [...] (SBU) Chancellor Merkel, ridiculed by some for her cautious approach to an economic stimulus package, might be half right and half wrong, based on analysis of the evolving situation in Germany's touchstone state, Bavaria. On one hand, the graph from the November 2008 "business sentiment indic [...]	2008-12-16 07:56:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON GM
08MUSCAT100	2008 OMAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: PART II [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 13:30:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MU
08MUSCAT138	PROSTITUTION IN OMAN [...] (C) Summary: Contacts suggest that prostitution, particularly among women working in massage parlors and dance clubs, is a growing problem in Oman. The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has arrested and deported women for engaging in prostitution, but the government has not prosecuted to date any alleg [...]	2008-02-17 04:38:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT153	EXPATRIATE LABOR RETAINS SIGNIFICANT PRESENCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The number of expatriate workers in Oman grew in 2007, particularly among low and semi-skilled workers. Oman continues to rely on India for the bulk of its private sector workforce, but increasingly is looking to other countries as sources for labor. Contacts suggest that Oman [...]	2008-02-20 11:44:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON MU
08MUSCAT18	OMAN CONTINUES TO COURT ASIA [...] (U) Over the course of 2007, the Omani government has made significant efforts to strengthen its ties with its Asian trading partners. As an indication of its continuing courtship with the region, Oman recently sent a trade delegation, led by its Deputy Prime Minister, to Singapore and India [...]	2008-01-06 13:06:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL MU
08MUSCAT184	EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Oman has taken a number of actions to address trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of last year's report. The government completed drafting a comprehensive anti-TIP law, which will establish a national committee to combat TIP. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) published [...]	2008-03-03 09:43:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB MU
08MUSCAT187	NEW FOREIGN FIRMS SEEK FOOTHOLDS IN OMAN [...] (C) According to a key project development banker in Oman, new foreign firms, including those from Iran and China, are attempting to gain a foothold in Oman amidst the current construction boom. So far, entry has not been easy, in spite of Oman's generally clean tender process. Competence, [...]	2008-03-03 12:49:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL IR MU
08MUSCAT223	MORE PESSIMISM FROM OMANI FM ON UPCOMING ARAB [...] (C) Summary: Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi reiterated his previous pessimistic forecast (ref A) for next week's Arab League (AL) Summit in Damascus. Prospects for positive development on Lebanon and Israel-Palestine were "very modest," although bin Alawi in [...]	2008-03-19 12:05:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MU
08MUSCAT255	OMANI MINISTER REAFFIRMS AMBITIOUS TOURISM PLANS [...] (C) Oman's Minister of Tourism affirmed that the Sultanate's ambitious tourism development plans remain on track, despite the rapid escalation of construction and labor costs. Completion of several integrated tourism projects along greater Muscat's waterfront, along with the construction of a [...]	2008-04-02 13:23:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV MU
08MUSCAT265	OMAN TEXTILES INDUSTRY LOOKS TO FTA FOR REBOUND [...] (U) Oman's garment and textiles industry continues to shrink in the post-quota era, but the pending implementation of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) holds out the promise of a modest sector revival in the eyes of Omani government officials and remaining private firms. End Summary. [...]	2008-04-07 13:05:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KTEX MU
08MUSCAT583	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Editorials over the past week have primarily focused on visits by Sultan Qaboos to Libya, Egypt, and Jordan, and have stuck safely to standard language and praise. On regional issues, private daily "AL-Watan" noted that Palestinians should expect little from the visit of the U.S. Se [...]	2008-08-18 12:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT599	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: State daily "Oman" commented on the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners, it was surprising that there were Palestinian personalities revealed their identities and ideological belonging. "Oman" also stressed the importance of Iraqi stability for the region. Private daily "Al-Watan" h [...]	2008-08-25 12:29:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT877	OMANI MFA PRE-BRIEF OF GCC SUMMIT AGENDA AND ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed the diplomatic corps December 27 on the agenda for the December 29-30 GCC Summit. The agenda combines old, well-known issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf common market along with newer i [...]	2008-12-28 12:55:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PTER IR MU
08NAGOYA19	CENTRAL JAPAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FALLS FROM VERY GOOD TO GOOD [...] (SBU) The pace of growth in Japan's manufacturing heartland has begun to level off. Regional producers are facing a stronger yen, higher prices for inputs, and a slowdown in demand in the U.S. market. Increasing demand from the "BRICs" (Brazil, Russia, India and China) is balancing those neg [...]	2008-04-24 08:32:00	Consulate Nagoya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV JA
08NAIROBI1176	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA - KENYA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's engagement with Kenya is primarily a private sector-led effort, focused on trade generally, and the supply of goods and services in key infrastructure sectors like roads, info-tech, and energy. The Chinese government appears not heavily involved in those areas where the [...]	2008-05-07 09:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PREL PGOV KE CH
08NAIROBI1257	Somalia - Meeting With President Yusuf [...] (C) Somalia President Abdullahi Yusuf met with the Ambassador and Special Envoy to discuss his trip to the United States and next steps for the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to take advantage of this momentum. Yusuf highlighted the deteriorating security environment and urged us to pre [...]	2008-05-14 12:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER MOPS SO
08NAIROBI1365	SECOND FRIENDS OF EASBRIG MEETING SHOWS CONTINUED [...] This is an action message. Action request at para 11. ------- Summary ------- 2. The Eastern African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) hosted its second "Friends of EASBRIG" meeting on May 22 (ref B described the first). The meeting was notable for its increased participation and the level of [...]	2008-06-03 15:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL KEAI XW
08NAIROBI1449	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR SMALL ARMS FOREIGN [...] The Government of Kenya has been a close partner for the U.S. in many areas, including in military cooperation. They have provided important support in the Global War on Terror in spite of the risk they face, and it is in our interest to help them modernize their military forces to better prov [...]	2008-06-12 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL KE XW
08NAIROBI1821	KENYAN ELEPHANT EXPERTS REGRET CITES DECISION ON [...] (C) Summary: On July 15, the CITES Standing Committee granted China permission to import ivory from stockpiles held by Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe despite opposition from members of the African Elephant Coalition (AEC) and Australia. In the face of arguments from Kenya, Mal [...]	2008-07-29 08:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KE PGOV PREL SENV
08NAIROBI2140	PRIME MINISTER, DEFENSE MINISTER BRIEF CODEL PAYNE [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on August 7-8, CODEL Payne discussed a wide range of issues with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Defense Minister Mohammed Yusuf Haji, Trade Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Minister of Higher Education Sally Kosgei, former President Daniel arap Moi, Nobel laureate Wanga [...]	2008-09-10 16:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC ETRD PREF KE
08NAIROBI2553	SOMALIA - Business and Investment Council Shares U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26 the chairman and members of the Djibouti-based Somali Business and Investment Council (SBIC) told us that key business leaders are ready to support the peace process in Somalia and begin a new chapter in relations with the U.S. Government. The businessmen welcome [...]	2008-11-05 11:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SO
08NAIROBI2588	U.S. ELECTION DAY IN KENYA [...] Summary. Kenyans see President-elect Barack Obama as their "favorite son," and are delighted by his election. The Ambassador hosted an early morning November 5 event attended by over 2,000 Kenyans to watch the results, and issued a statement highlighting the transparent and peaceful nature of [...]	2008-11-13 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2618	SOMALIA - Diaspora Business Thrives in Dubai [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is the first of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora. Though Somalia remains mired in conflict, the country's private sector boasts successful operations in a variety of sectors including livestock, telecommunications, shipping, transportation, import and exports of [...]	2008-11-20 07:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE
08NAIROBI2671	DRUG TRAFFICKING ON THE RISE IN KENYA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 21, the British High Commission convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting in Nairobi to discuss the state of the drug problem in Kenya. The meeting was attended by representatives of one of Kenya's three police services, the director of the Kenyan government's anti-drug [...]	2008-11-26 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS SNAR UK UG KE
08NAIROBI2715	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: LATE NOV/EARLY DEC '08 [...] (SBU) CENTRAL BANK PREPS FOR ECONOMIC HEADWINDS 2. (SBU) DEMAND FOR KENYAN TEA FALLS SHARPLY 3. (SBU) TEA WORKERS GET PAY HIKE; GOK FORMS LABOR BOARD 4. (SBU) INTERPOL-KWS MAKE PROGRESS ON POACHING 5. (SBU) PM CONTINUES PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT 6. (SBU) CORRUPTION: FORMER FINANCE [...]	2008-12-04 12:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR
08NAIROBI2722	NO SALES OF KENYAN RUBIES TO BURMA [...] Summary: According to three senior Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources officials, Kenya does not export rubies to Burma. End Summary. 2. In separate December 4 meetings with Kenya's Commissioner of Mines and Geology Lojomon Biwott, acting Chief Geologist Shadrack Kimomo, and Ward [...]	2008-12-05 09:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EMIN ECON PREL PGOV EFIN BM KE
08NASSAU710	BAHAMA,S PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERING VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham informed Charge October 4 that he was considering joining a "group of his peers" on a CARICOM-sponsored visit to Cuba in December (NFI). PM Ingraham said he had last traveled to Cuba "a couple of decades" ago and noted that his Free National Moveme [...]	2008-10-07 18:41:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BF CU
08NASSAU764	AFTER SUMMER RESHUFFLE, NEW GCOB INITIATIVES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ingraham consolidated his government after a cabinet reshuffle in July and launched several new initiatives in the first hundred days since. The new Ministry of Environment has energetically pushed renewable energy options, while the new Minister of Tourism has u [...]	2008-10-30 14:17:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON BF
08NDJAMENA162	Petroleum in Chad: Business as Usual [...] (SBU) Summary: With the Government's full attention focused on security, representatives of the Esso (ExxonMobil)led Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline consortium, report "business as usual" in the petroleum sector with minimal friction with governmental authorities. Both Chinese and Taiwanese oil sec [...]	2008-04-16 17:43:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CD
08NDJAMENA238	CHAD RESPONSE: CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Since reopening its embassy in N'djamena in 2006, China's engagement with Chad has focused on responding to a variety of needs expressed by the Chadian government. Among the focus areas of Sino-Chadian cooperation are social services, energy, infrastructure, and military assistan [...]	2008-05-29 17:21:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL CD
08NDJAMENA276	SRSG SEEKS CHANGES TO MINURCAT MANDATE TO PREPARE -- FOR EXPANDED UN PKO TO REPLACE EUFOR IN CHAD, CAR. [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE: SEE PARA 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: SRSG Victor Angelo briefed UNSC member Chiefs of Mission July 3 on the upcoming report of the UNSYG on the UN Mission to Chad and CAR. He requested that UNSC member Chiefs of Mission alert capitals and PermReps of the changes [...]	2008-07-07 12:17:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO PREF PHUM UN EU LY CT CD SU
08NDJAMENA325	SCENESETTER FOR SE WILLIAMSON VISIT TO CHAD [...] (SBU) CHAD UNDER PRESSURE: SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN WILLIAMSON'S VISIT TO N'DJAMENA COMES AS THE RAINY SEASON LULL MASKS CONTINUING TENSION ALONG THE CHAD-SUDANESE BORDER, AS CHADIAN REBELS WHO OPERATE FROM OF SUDAN SANCTUARIES ARE HAMPERED BY WEATHER AND TERRAIN UNFAVORABLE TO THE CHADIAN STY [...]	2008-08-04 14:59:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON UN EU SU LY KPKO CD
08NDJAMENA70	SITREP 5: FIGHTING ONGOING IN NDJAMENA [...] (SBU) Sounds of artillery fire and automatic weapons have been heard off-and-on beginning 0845 2 February in N'djemana. Fighting between elements of the Chadian military forces loyal to President Deby and rebel forces continue. The road in front of the presidential palace is closed. There is l [...]	2008-02-02 08:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU PINS ASEC CD
08NDJAMENA81	JEM REBELS: DEBY'S SAVIOUR AND BUDDING NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of the Sudanese rebel group JEM told N'Djamena Emboffs on March 7 that JEM was well on the way to becoming an inclusive Sudanese national movement. They acknowledged that JEM forces had come to the aid of President Deby during the February 2-3 rebel attacks on N'D [...]	2008-03-07 16:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF SU CD
08NEWDELHI1013	GREYBEARDS AND INSIDERS GIVE DAS FEIGENBAUM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During three days of meetings in Delhi, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum heard from Indian academics, politicians and former top bureaucrats gave varying views on the bilateral relationship, Indian domestic politics, and regional affairs. Former Ambassador to the U. [...]	2008-04-08 07:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BM CH CE NP
08NEWDELHI1018	CONGRESS PARTY WOES CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Summary: With little political headway on the civil nuclear initiative and election defeats in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and the Northeast (refs A,B,C,D,E),good news for the Congress Party has been in short supply in recent months. The latest piece of bad news: rising food prices, whi [...]	2008-04-08 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR ECON PREF CH IN
08NEWDELHI102	MENON CLAIMS IAEA NEGOTIATORS NOT GOING BEYOND 123 [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that the demands made by the Indian negotiators during the January 2-4 safeguards talks with the IAEA appeared to go over beyond the principle of safeguards in perpetuity established in the 123 agreement. Menon countered that the [...]	2008-01-11 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR AF
08NEWDELHI1026	NEW PRO-DEAL VOICES EMERGE IN NUCLEAR LULL [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the lack of forward movement on the U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation initiative in recent weeks, political, business and religious proponents have emerged in India, revealing that the issue remains alive. Previously quiet Congress Party politicians have spoken in fav [...]	2008-04-09 11:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI103	DELHI DIARY, JAN 7-11 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 7-11, 2007, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India, Israeli Kick Off 2008 with High-Level Defense Talks -- India Remains Israel's Largest Defense Customer -- National Defense [...]	2008-01-11 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER SCUL SNAR SOCI
08NEWDELHI1035	DALAI LAMA PLEADS FOR U.S. TO PERSUADE CHINESE TO [...] Action request in para. 7. 2. (C/REL UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA) Summary: Hours before his April 9 departure for the U.S., the Dalai Lama summoned PolCouns to convey a message: please use all effective means to persuade the PRC to engage in dialogue with him. He said recent events had left him increasi [...]	2008-04-10 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IN CH
08NEWDELHI1044	INDIA DOUBLES ITS ANTE IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid positive press reporting and official press statements, Indian and African leaders concluded the two-day New Delhi based India-Africa Summit by unanimously accepting drafts of the Delhi Declaration and the India-Africa Framework for Cooperation. Nations agreed in principle [...]	2008-04-11 11:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN
08NEWDELHI1096	INDIA COMES TO GRIPS WITH MAOIST VICTORY IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. Official India welcomed Nepal's relatively free and fair election, saying in public statements that it was satisfied with the results and looked forward to working with the Maoist goernment. Foreign Minister Mukherjee has called Pushpa Dahal ("Prachanda") to offer official congr [...]	2008-04-17 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI1134	INDIAN IRAN RETORT MIGHT LAY GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee echoed April 23 the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesman's strong and unhelpful reaction to the U.S. statement on India's relationship with Iran. While the Communists expressed their approval for the MEA statement, Left leaders als [...]	2008-04-24 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR
08NEWDELHI1136	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 21-25, 2008, including the following items: -- INDIA SIGNS ON TO TAPI NATURAL GAS PIPELINE -- TREASURY U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND WITH POWER SECRETARY RAZDAN -- FDI HITS RECOR [...]	2008-04-25 10:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1172	A/S MCMURRAY URGES INDIA TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOUTH ASIAN [...] (U) OES Assistant Secretary Claudia McMurray met with Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) Secretary Meena Gupta on the sidelines of the Global Issues Forum on April 24, 2008 in order to engage the MoEF on the formation of a South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN). Mr. M.B. Lal, [...]	2008-04-30 07:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1194	MENON SAYS AHMADINEJAD PLAYED TO MASSES DURING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon related to the Ambassador May 1 that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the Prime Minister during his April 29 stop in Delhi that the world is changing in Iran's favor. When asked for specifics, Menon noted, Ahmadinejad voiced more mild opini [...]	2008-05-01 11:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP EPET KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN
08NEWDELHI1224	UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY ENGAGES INDIA'S SPECIAL ENVOY [...] SUMMARY: In a bilateral meeting on the margins of the Global Issues Forum held April 24, 2008 in New Delhi, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky led a delegation consisting of OES Assistant Secretary Claudia McMurray and Dr. Robert Dixon, NSC-CEQ Senior Coordinato [...]	2008-05-05 12:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
08NEWDELHI1257	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: MAY 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This cable is the continuation of the Biweekly Reporting Cables from Mission India ESTH Office to be sent out the first and third week of every month. Inputs in this biweekly include the Indian Space Research Organization's launch of 10 satellites, the GOI's initiative to develop [...]	2008-05-08 08:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI126	LET'S FIX IRRITANTS THAT PLAGUE THIS PARTNERSHIP, [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that a range of bilateral problems has started to make people question the strategic partnership that both sides seek, and wonder why the USG has encountered such difficulty when it has done so much to try to bring India into the g [...]	2008-01-14 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL AMGT KREC OFDP ODIP IN
08NEWDELHI1275	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 5-9, 2008, including the following items: -- GOVT MOVES ON DIVESTMENT PLANS -- GOVT BANS SOME MORE FUTURES TRADING -- CONTROVERSY OVER BIOTECH CROPS AND FOOD -- INDIA INCREASES FOOD GRAIN STOCKS - [...]	2008-05-09 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1333	DALAI LAMA REQUESTS BUSH TO VISIT LHASA DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 meeting, the Dalai Lama requested Poloff to convey a request to President Bush to visit Lhasa during the President's August 2008 Beijing visit. He characterized the April 27-29 China-Tibet talks as "productive," noting that China's representatives adopted a "softer" [...]	2008-05-14 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF CH IN
08NEWDELHI1345	INDIAN POLITICAL PARTIES CYNICALLY WOO WOMEN VOTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, amid chaos in the Rajya Sabha, the UPA government introduced the Women's Reservation Bill, which would reserve 33 percent of all seats for women in Parliament and the state assemblies. In an effort to appeal to women voters before a slew of state elections and nationa [...]	2008-05-15 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN KDEM PHUM PREL KIRF IN
08NEWDELHI1354	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 12-16, 2008, including the following items: -- EXIM VISIT HIGHLIGHTS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING FACILITY -- EXIM MEETS WITH INDIA INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE CO. -- INDUSTRIAL GROWTH MODERATES IN F [...]	2008-05-16 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1375	CHINA'S ATTACKS ON DALAI LAMA ALARM TIBETAN MPS [...] Send a fact-finding delegation to access the real situation inside Tibet. Urge upon the UN to do the same. 2. Impress upon China to stop killings & uphold the Fundamental Human Rights inside Tibet. 3. Facilitate International medical communities / organizations to render medical assistance t [...]	2008-05-21 03:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CH IN KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08NEWDELHI1405	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 19-23, 2008, including the following items: -- CUBAN TRADE DELEGATION IN INDIA -- RUPEE'S RECENT DEPRECIATION -- INTERNET NETIZENS IN INDIA CUBAN TRADE DELEGATION IN INDIA ---------------------- [...]	2008-05-23 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1410	NARAYANAN WORRIED ABOUT PAKISTAN AND NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told the Ambassador May 23 that the May 13 Jaipur blasts had HUJI "fingerprints," but he expressed greater concern about increased infiltration from Pakistan, which he believed could lead to greater tragedy. He related that Pakistan had not [...]	2008-05-23 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1432	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MAY 2008 VISIT [...] (SBU) Dear Senator Feingold: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a period of profound transformation in Indo-US relations. While we have successfully accelerated and expanded the ties between our two democracies into a [...]	2008-05-27 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08NEWDELHI1440	INDO-PAK DIALOGUE: INDIA LOOKING TO MAINTAIN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fifth round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue took place in Islamabad May 20-21, marking the first high-level contact between the two governments since Pakistan's newly elected government came to power in March. Foreign Secretary Menon met his counterpart Salman Bashir May [...]	2008-05-28 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS PK IR CH IN
08NEWDELHI1475	CODEL FEINGOLD DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy to the Prime Minister Shyam Saran told Senator Russ Feingold May 29 that India hoped to use its relative economic prosperity to promote the integration of South Asia. Saran expressed hope that the Indian government would soon submit the safeguards agreement to the I [...]	2008-05-30 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1503	SENATORS FEINGOLD AND CASEY MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. In a May 30 meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee noted that the key to stability in the region lies in addressing extremism in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions. He expressed concern over increasing cross-border infiltration attempts o [...]	2008-06-03 11:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM ENRG KISL PHUM PREL TRGY TSPL AF
08NEWDELHI1549	STAFFDEL ANDERSON DISCUSES REGIONAL ISSUES, [...] (SBU) Staffdel Anderson discussed a wide range of regional and domestic issues with government officials and non-governmental commentators during a visit to Delhi on June 1-4. A Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary justified India's relationship with Iran, emphasized its commitment to [...]	2008-06-06 08:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KNNP ENRG IN
08NEWDELHI1561	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 2-June 6, 2008, including the following items: -- ECB NORMS FOR SERVICES SECTOR LIBERALIZED -- ANTI-DUMPING DUTY REVIEW WORRIES SHRIMP EXPORTERS -- TRENDS IN INDIAN EXPORTS -- INDIA'S FY 2007-08 G [...]	2008-06-06 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1599	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JUNE 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes details about increased U.S. investment in India in High-tech ventures, demand for setting up 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) and a successful trial of indigenously developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft. T [...]	2008-06-11 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1669	CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON TALKS CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY [...] (U) Summary: On June 16, Chairman James Connaughton of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) met with Dr. Kirit Parikh, Member, Planning Commission of India, and Ministry of Commerce Secretary G. K. Pillai to discuss key climate-change and energy-security issues ahead of the M [...]	2008-06-18 05:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1700	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JUNE 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report includes a summary of the recent Asia Pacific Forum on Nuclear Technology, U.S.-India collaboration in accelerator technologies for the proposed International Linear Collider, a new launch date for India's first mission to the Moon, [...]	2008-06-20 09:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1756	SCENESETTER FOR REPRESENTATIVE ACKERMAN JULY 2008 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Dear Representative Ackerman and Delegation: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a period of profound transformation in Indo-US relations. While we have successfully accelerated and expanded the ties between our [...]	2008-06-25 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08NEWDELHI1783	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 23 to June 27, 2008, including the following: -- RBI USING RESERVES TO STEM RUPEE DEPRECIATION -- ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MANDATE FOR REGIONAL RURAL BANKS AND COOPERATIVE BANKS -- INDIA SIGNS FOUR E [...]	2008-06-27 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1795	TIBETAN YOUTH SEE POTHOLES IN THE MIDDLE PATH - [...] (C) Summary. A May visit to six Tibetan settlements across north and northeastern India underscores concerns that frustrated and dissatisfied Tibetan youth and concurrent Indian separatist movements could pose serious problems for the future viability of Tibetan settlements. A widening generational [...]	2008-06-30 10:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI CH IN
08NEWDELHI1818	INDIA UNVEILS ITS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary. A week before the G-8 Summit in Japan, India's Prime Minister (PM) and Union Minister of Environment and Forests (MOEF) Dr. Manmohan Singh launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) on June 30, 2008 in New Delhi. The plan has been eagerly awaited by environmental act [...]	2008-07-01 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1845	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 30 to July 3, 2008, including the following: -- INDIA AND JAPAN INK CURRENCY SWAP DEAL -- DRAFT CCI REGULATIONS EXCLUDE SMALL MERGERS -- INDIAN DOMESTIC CARRIERS FORCED TO INCREASE AIR FARES -- NEW [...]	2008-07-03 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1875	PM DEPARTS FOR G-8 WITH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Singh departed on July 7 for the G-8 Summit in Japan where he plans to ask world leaders to support the Indian government following its decision on July 4 to advance the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative to the IAEA and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). [...]	2008-07-07 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1895	CONFIDENCE VOTE FOLLOWS LEFT WITHDRAWAL AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Left Front stated on July 8 its intention to withdraw from the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and to seek a confidence vote, tentatively scheduled for July 21. The Samajwadi Party reiterated its support for the UPA government and the nuclear [...]	2008-07-08 14:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI193	NRI CONFERENCE CONNECTS INDIA TO ITS DIASPORA [...] (U) Summary: Critics called the sixth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, an annual gathering of overseas Indians, nothing more than a talk shop. However, the event draws a large crowd and more press coverage every year and participants appeared content engaging informally with old friends and making n [...]	2008-01-18 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI EINV ECON IN
08NEWDELHI1935	GAO EXPLORES INDIA'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE CDM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Analysts from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) visited New Delhi June 30 and July 1 to review India's experience with the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The GAO interviewed a wide range of public, private, and NGO stakeholders who were consistent i [...]	2008-07-11 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
08NEWDELHI2012	INDIA'S UPA GOVERNMENT SURVIVES CONFIDENCE VOTE -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The two-day special session of parliament to consider the confidence motion culminated late on July 22 with a victory for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government. The tally was 275 votes in favor of the confidence motion, 256 opposed, and 1 [...]	2008-07-22 14:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2019	INDIA DISPATCHES ENVOYS TO 54 CAPITALS, EMBASSY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Embassy hosted 41 local representatives of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) member countries to an information-sharing lunch on the next steps in the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative on July 23. Comments focused on the difficulties imposed by the compressed tim [...]	2008-07-23 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2078	SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRAL WIERINGA DPPG AUGUST [...] (SBU) The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at an important juncture in our military relationship with India. The commanding position that the Soviet Union and later Russia enjoyed on military sales to India is weakening, the Ministry of Defense is progressing [...]	2008-07-30 09:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN MASS MOPS PARM PREL XD
08NEWDELHI2086	INDIA CONTINUES TO DEBATE NUCLEAR INITIATIVE, WARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A week after the United Progressive Alliance (UP) government's victory in the July 22 confidence vote, the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative remains a focus of media coverage and political positioning. Print media scrutinized negotiations over the language of Indi [...]	2008-07-30 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2159	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NICKUNJ EXIMP ENTERPRISES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On July 30, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Nickunj Eximp Enterprises (NEE) in Mu [...]	2008-08-07 09:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
08NEWDELHI2160	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NIKUNJ EXIMP ENTERPRISES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On July 30, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Nickunj Eximp Enterprises Pvt. Limite [...]	2008-08-07 09:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
08NEWDELHI22	SCENESETTER PART III: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third scenesetter cable, which provides information and analysis on government authorities that exist and are being created for regulation of drugs, food, medical devices, and biotechnology. This is a long cable and our intent is to provide "complete picture" for yo [...]	2008-01-03 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED KSCA IN
08NEWDELHI223	MENON SAYS HE REALIZES THAT THE NUCLEAR CLOCK IS [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Menon told the Ambassador January 23 that India and the IAEA have settled all technical issues but must still decide how to reflect the terms of the 123 Agreement in the safeguards agreement. Although he hesitated to predict that the January 29-30 round would wra [...]	2008-01-23 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2246	MUSHARRAF RESIGNS: INDIAN REACTION PURPOSEFULLLY [...] (C) Summary. Official Indian reaction to news of President Musharraf's resignation has been a calculated message of non-interference and a desire to work with the GOP to continue to improve bilateral ties. Below the surface is a fear that Musharraf's departure could lead to a breakdown of ci [...]	2008-08-19 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PINR PTER KNNP PK IN
08NEWDELHI2266	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER [...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Mulford, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this snapshot of the bilateral relationship. Coming only days after the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Vienna, your visit gives us a chance to gauge where we stand in the NSG process and discuss next s [...]	2008-08-21 13:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP KSTC KOMC IN IR PARM PK
08NEWDELHI2278	PROSPECTS FOR COLLABORATION ON SOLAR ENERGY [...] (U) Summary. The recently announced National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) envisages solar energy as a key element to India's energy security and climate change strategy. It calls for the formation of a new National Solar Mission (NSM),which is expected to lead to more integrated Go [...]	2008-08-22 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON
08NEWDELHI2334	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 25 to August 29, 2008, including the following: -- TAMIL NADU'S WIND POWER WOES CONTINUE -- FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DECLINE -- ...AND ITS IMPACT ON EXPORTERS -- MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS HITTING NEW H [...]	2008-08-29 09:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2401	GOI OFFICIALS TELL AMBASSADOR PATTERSON POLITICAL PROGRESS CONTINGENT ON CT PROGRESS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-06 05:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN PGOV PINR PK PREL
08NEWDELHI2402	PLASTIC BAGS - A GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CONCERN [...] (U) Summary. The ubiquitous plastic bag, the common man's source of inexpensive and hygienic storage in India, is increasingly becoming a cause of grave concern to the environment and the health of both human beings and animals. The Government of India (GOI) and the state governments are real [...]	2008-09-08 02:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND ENRG TRGY KSCA ECON ETRD
08NEWDELHI2446	YANG DEFENDS CHINA'S NSG POSITION ON FIRST TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi,s first official trip to India September 7-9, ostensibly to inaugurate the new Chinese consulate in Kolkata and lay the groundwork for better momentum in India-China relations, was overshadowed by controversy over China's perceived lack of sup [...]	2008-09-11 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PBTS CH IN
08NEWDELHI2447	PRC DEMARCHE ON TIBETAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: [...] (SBU) On September 11, Chinese Political Counselor Hu Zhaoming delivered a demarche to PolCouns regarding Chinese annoyance and disapproval of the USG's Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP). Hu further expressed the PRC's displeasure with the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs' consulting [...]	2008-09-11 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	IN CH PHUM PREF KPAO SCUL

08NEWDELHI2553	NEW CHAPTER IN INDO-NEPAL RELATIONS? REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: On his first official visit to India, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal declared that a new chapter in Indo-Nepal relations had begun. Press coverage of the visit was positive, filled with talk of change and hope for renewed, strengthened relations and cooperation. Inte [...]	2008-09-22 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2579	CHINA TAINTED MILK RAISES CONCERN IN INDIA CLOSE TO FESTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: While China's adulterated milk and milk products worries consumers and regulators, fanning fears across Asia, India's Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA) sought a three month ban on the import of dairy products from China. Incidentally, the Indian Ministry of Food Process [...]	2008-09-25 11:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2604	RAILROADS AND REFUGEES: GOI'S TAKE ON DAHAL'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI was favorably impressed by the new Nepalese PM Dahal, according to Joint Secretary Preeti Saran, who reviewed the highlights of Dahal's September 13-18 visit to New Delhi. Saran called him "a statesman with political dexterity" and said that he was reassuringly mindful of [...]	2008-09-29 15:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG PHUM IN
08NEWDELHI2606	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this overview of the bilateral relationship. Coming only hours after hoped-for congressional approval of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, your visit gives us a chance to mark this milestone in the relationship while pus [...]	2008-09-30 07:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM ECON PGOV PTER EAID IN
08NEWDELHI2629	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, IRAN: [...] "NUCLEAR AGREEMENT: WHAT TO LOSE, WHAT TO GAIN?" editorial in the September 30 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "As desired by Manmohan Singh, the final seal on the Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement is just a matter of formality now. Very soon, the agreement would see the light of day [...]	2008-10-01 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN SIPDIS
08NEWDELHI2643	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL [...] "INDIA DID IT" editorial in October 3 Kolkata Bengali independent ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "... As if ridiculing those of his allies...who regard the agreement as America's imperialist design, Manmohan Singh signed a nuclear deal with the French President... That Manmohan could come back with a d [...]	2008-10-03 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2666	RAJASTHAN GETTING BACK TO BASICS [...] (SBU) Summary: An economic reporting trip to Jaipur and Udaipur Rajasthan the week of September 23-25 revealed a high level of dynamism and engagement in the state bureaucracy surrounding a number of programs geared to "get the basics right" in infrastructure, education, and service delivery. [...]	2008-10-07 11:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN
08NEWDELHI2670	TIBETANS' SITUATION SUFFERABLE, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary. During a series of visits to Tibetan settlements in six Indian states in May, June, and September, EmbOffs and visiting Refcoord learned that, overall, Tibetans fare better than other refugee populations in India, especially in the areas of primary and secondary education. Unfort [...]	2008-10-07 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM CH IN
08NEWDELHI270	DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS BRAJESH MISHRA AND M.K. [...] (U) Summary: Two of Delhi's top foreign policy experts, former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra and former Foreign Secretary M.K. Rasgotra, told visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that the civil nuclear initiative is may yet move through the governing coalition bu [...]	2008-01-28 06:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PTER TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
08NEWDELHI2709	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL [...] "GEORGE BUSH'S GIFT," op-ed in the October 11 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by political commentator and Congress party leader Rajiv Shukla: "President Bush's gesture of signing the nuclear agreement on the Indian Dasshera festival day is significant in that it is a unique and unprecedented agreem [...]	2008-10-14 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2732	INDIAN AMBASSADOR IN SEOUL TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (SBU) In an October 17 meeting with MEA Under Secretary Vishwesh Negi and Korean Embassy Counselor Lee Jeongkyu, Policy Planning Staffer Daniel Twining urged the MEA to consider sending a Joint Secretary level official to the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) senior officials meeting i [...]	2008-10-17 09:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2749	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, U.S. [...] "AMERICAN ATTACK ON PAKISTAN", editorial in October 18 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "For the last few months, Pakistan is paying the price of friendship and cooperation with America. America sought no permission from Pakistan for air attacks within its territory. Either Amer [...]	2008-10-21 03:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2759	MEDIA REACTION: U.S-INDIA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT, [...] "GOVERNMENT OF HOLLOW PROMISES," op-ed in October 20 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney: "After concluding the flawed nuclear deal with the US, PM Manmohan Singh should now be reminded of his assurance to allow a parliamentary probe into the deal. Not only has the [...]	2008-10-21 11:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI277	INDIA TRIES TO OUTFLANK COMMUNISTS WITH GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: The wintertime flurry of diplomatic engagement between India and China, the UK, Australia, Canada and France has provided the opportunity for the Indian government to demonstrate to its Communist coalition partners the full international dimension of civil nuclear cooperation and [...]	2008-01-28 13:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2780	MEDIA REACTION: WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. [...] "EASY SOLUTION TO ECONOMIC CRISIS," op-ed in October 22 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by former diplomat and parliamentarian Kuldip Nayar: "When you are hard up you reach for the money you have hidden. India or, for that matter, the entire South Asia, is facing the crisis of liquid [...]	2008-10-23 10:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2786	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "PAKISTAN BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE," op-ed in the October 23 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily by senior journalist Kuldip Talwar: "Pakistan is facing a serious threat to its security and sovereignty. The army is struggling with the Taliban in Swat and Bajaur areas. On the other hand, U.S. forces [...]	2008-10-24 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2795	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 20 to October 24, 2008, including the following: -- MOF SECRETARY ON FINANCIAL CRISIS -- CHIDAMBARAM PRAISES USAID FISCAL REFORM PROGRAM -- SHIPPING INDUSTRY BRAVES THE SLOW DOWN -- TRADE OPENS [...]	2008-10-24 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2800	MEDIA REACTION: US-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION, [...] "BRIGHT PROSPECTS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY TRADE," commentary in October 24 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily by Jayantilal Bhandari: "The picture of nuclear energy, which has emerged in India after the conclusion of the U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal, promotes new possibilities for economic [...]	2008-10-27 08:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2816	MENON ADDRESSES CIVIL NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS AND OTHER [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Mulford discussed next steps on civil nuclear cooperation and a range of bilateral issues with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on October 30. Menon said he was prepared to review draft diplomatic notes to bring [...]	2008-10-30 14:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2824	MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "MANMOHAN ON RECESSION," editorial in the October 27 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clearly said in the 7th Beijing Asia-Europe summit that this economic crisis is a result of developed countries' economic policies and the developing countries are paying the price. He s [...]	2008-10-31 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2826	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 27 to October 31, 2008, including the following: -- CHINESE SLOWDOWN HITS KARNATAKA -- JBIC TO FUND THE WESTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CHINESE SLOWDOWN HITS KARNATAKA ----------------- [...]	2008-10-31 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2835	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "U.S. ELECTIONS: THE COLOR OF CHANGE" op-ed article by Delhi-based foreign affairs columnist Ravi Amle in the November 3, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "While the opinion polls indicate a definite nationwide preference for Barack Obama, there is still a fear that Obama [...]	2008-11-03 10:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2849	MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "U.S. PREDICTION," editorial in the November 4 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Western countries, which dominate the world, have started showing signs of collapsing. According to the U.S. intelligence report if the current trend continues, China will emerge as the world's largest economy and to [...]	2008-11-05 11:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2852	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] "YES, HE CAN," editorial in the November 6 centrist THE TIMES OF INDIA. "Obama campaigned consistently as the candidate for change by handing a landslide victory to its first ever African-American president, America already is a different country ... With Obama's election America has come cl [...]	2008-11-06 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2878	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] "SOMETHING THAT WON'T CHANGE," editorial in the November 7 nationalist English daily HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "Does the departure of Mr. Bush change the amplitude of India-U.S. ties? The answer is a resounding no for two significant reasons. Mr. Obama is a man who is clear a [...]	2008-11-07 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2879	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 3 to November 7, 2008, including the following: -- IMF Lowers World, Indian Growth -- Jet Airways Serves Notice to Expat Pilots -- GE Commercial Air Services Files for Repossession of Kingfisher [...]	2008-11-07 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2884	DHARAMSALA DISQUIET: AS EIGHTH ROUND FAILS, [...] (C) Summary: During meetings over the past two weeks, Tempa Tsering, Representative of the Dalai Lama, updated PolOff on recent developments that have catapulted Tibet into the international headlines. Tsering stressed that the Dalai Lama's renewal of his demanding travel schedule proves his [...]	2008-11-07 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF IN CH
08NEWDELHI289	GORDON BROWN IN INDIA: "PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS" [...] (C) Summary. Gordon Brown's first trip to India as Prime Minister brought nearly unanimous positive public reaction, despite "deliverables" being mostly reiterations of previous policy declarations and confirmations of the potential for a more prosperous future. The UK High Commission emphasi [...]	2008-01-29 10:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UNSC IN
08NEWDELHI29	PUT THE ONUS ON INDIA FOR UNSC SEAT [...] (C) Summary. As we look to engage with India on greater cooperation within the United Nations (reftels),concurrent with a possible completion of the civil-nuclear deal in sight and inter-governmental negotiations on United Nations Security Council expansion, the time may be near when the USG [...]	2008-01-04 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO KUNR USUN IN
08NEWDELHI2904	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE," editorial in November 10 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Iranian President Ahmedinejad's congratulatory message to US President- elect Barack Obama makes it evident that Obama's victory has raised optimism in the Muslim world, including Iran... The message indicates [...]	2008-11-12 10:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2906	MENON OUTLINES VIEWS ON CIVIL NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador asked Foreign Secretary Menon in a November 10 meeting about India's timetable for next steps in implementing the civil nuclear agreement. Menon said that a GOI legal review of the draft texts of diplomatic notes that would bring the agreement into force would be [...]	2008-11-12 10:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ENRG EFIN IN
08NEWDELHI2909	INDIA G-20 SUMMIT GOALS: SECURING A VOICE IN GO-SLOW REFORM [...] (SBU) Since President Bush's invitation to participate in the G-20 Summit on November 15, India has gone into idea gathering mode - soliciting input from industrialists and think tanks, but mainly looking to a core set of government economic advisers, including summit Sherpa Montek Singh Ahluw [...]	2008-11-12 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN
08NEWDELHI2911	BHUTAN READY FOR PRAGMATIC, IF NOT FORMAL, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley, during his November 5-7 visit to Bhutan to attend the coronation of King Jigme Keshar Namgyal Wangchuck as Bhutan's new king. The former King expressed pessimism about the new government in Nep [...]	2008-11-13 07:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	BH IN KDEM MARR NP ODIP PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF
08NEWDELHI2912	BHUTAN READY FOR PRAGMATIC, IF NOT FORMAL, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley, during his November 5-7 visit to Bhutan to attend the coronation of King Jigme Keshar Namgyal Wangchuck as Bhutan's new king. The former King expressed pessimism about the new government in Nep [...]	2008-11-13 07:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	BH IN KDEM MARR NP ODIP PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF
08NEWDELHI2918	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION- [...] "OBAMA AND INDIA: OBAMA'S NAIVE VIEW ON KASHMIR" op-ed article by guest columnist and retired air vice marshall P.L. Purohit in the November 13, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Unfortunately, Barack Obama's understanding of the Kashmir issue is based on some half-truths [...]	2008-11-14 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2924	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 10 to November 14, 2008, including the following: -- PM Singh Comments on His Plans for G-20 Summit -- Inflation Rate Drops to Single Digits -- Private Carriers Protest Their Exclusion Under GOI [...]	2008-11-14 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI2941	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL WARMING / ENVIRONMENT, G-20 [...] "CLOUDS OF DANGER," editorial in November 17 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "With the winters' starting in the Asian countries the air turns into a thick layer of pollution. This atmospheric brown cloud hanging over major Asian cities is a serious threat to the environment. These [...]	2008-11-18 10:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2953	MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS / G-20 [...] "INDIA'S CONVICTION," editorial in November 18 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The tables have turned as the G-20 summit on the financial crisis concluded in Washington. This time, it is the developed countries that are under the scanner, while countries like India, China and Brazil have the [...]	2008-11-19 10:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2954	GOI SEEMS OPEN TO DEVELOPING RECONSTRUCTION AND [...] (C) Summary: Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization Ambassador John Herbst met MEA officials November 6 to explore potential areas of cooperation between the United States and India in civilian reconstruction and stabilizatioN efforts. United Nations-Political Division Joint Secreta [...]	2008-11-19 11:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN KCOR KCRS KDEM KPKO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08NEWDELHI2964	25 YRS LATER: MUBARAK VISITS INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a four day visit to India marked more by pomp and ceremony than solid results, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak signed a number of technical agreements and promised to establish a Foreign Minister-level strategic dialogue. He also formally received the Jawaharlal Nehru Awa [...]	2008-11-21 03:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UNSC MARR EG IN
08NEWDELHI3002	ENDORSEMENT FOR MIDDLE WAY LEAVES TIBETANS IN [...] (C) Summary. On November 17-22, over 560 Tibetans gathered in the north Indian hill station of Dharamsala - capital of the "government-in-exile" - to consider fundamental questions on the future strategy of the Tibetan movement. The conclave, called by the Dalai Lama, required Tibetan exiles [...]	2008-11-26 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM IN CH
08NEWDELHI3012	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 24 to November 28, 2008, including the following: -- July-September GDP Growth Surprises at 7.6% -- Budget Session of Parliament Outlook -- GOI Restricts Steel Imports -- GOI Considering Curren [...]	2008-11-28 10:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI3013	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS [...] "IT'S WAR," editorial in the November 28 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "This nation is under attack ... India is effectively at war and it has deadly enemies in its midst ... The government should immediately work on an internal security doctrine that de [...]	2008-11-28 11:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3016	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN DECEMBER 2008 VISIT [...] (U) Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham: On behalf of Ambassador Mulford and the Country Team, I warmly welcome you to Bhutan. Your visit comes at the end of a historic year for the small Himalayan nation, marked by the successful transition to a constitutional monarchy and the coronation [...]	2008-11-28 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BH CH IN KNNP PGOV PREF PREL
08NEWDELHI3035	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "GO TO THE SOURCE," editorial in the December 1 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "It's also time for New Delhi to work together with the US, the UK and other concerned governments to evolve a common approach towards Pakistan, which is the world's central t [...]	2008-12-02 01:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3041	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "DEALING WITH THE NEIGHBOR," editorial in the December 2 nationalist English Daily THE HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "There is little doubt that the origins of the Mumbai terror attack lie within the borders of Pakistan. India could consider severing the peace process and rolling [...]	2008-12-02 11:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3067	MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: INDIA REELS UNDER STRAIN [...] (C) Summary: A week after the Mumbai attacks, the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the Indian security bureaucracy and the Indian public continued to struggle to make sense of how the attacks occurred and what form a proper response should take, both internally a [...]	2008-12-04 15:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN
08NEWDELHI3071	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO INDIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3072	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 1 to December 5, 2008, including the following: -- India's Fiscal Deficit Set to Worsen -- GOI Set to Announce a Fiscal Stimulus Package -- Mumbai Terror Attack Slows IT Business -- Macro Updat [...]	2008-12-05 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI3114	PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV INDIA VISIT CONFIRMS CIV-NUKE [...] (C) Summary. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev capped off a 24 hour visit to India by delivering as promised on agreements for civil nuclear, space and defense cooperation. Medvedev expressed Russia's solidarity with India in the war on terror in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, reiterating a [...]	2008-12-10 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNUC KNNP ECON TSPA RS IN
08NEWDELHI3116	MUMBAI ATTACKS UPDATE: INDIA DISMISSES PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran T.C.A. Raghavan met with PolCouns to discuss the current status of Indo-Pak cooperation two weeks after the Mumbai attacks. Criticizing Pakistan's decision not to send to India the Ch [...]	2008-12-10 13:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK IN
08NEWDELHI3125	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) India is grappling with its worst crisis of political confidence in recent memory. The Mumbai terrorist attacks deeply demoralized and angered the Indian public. Indians have directed their fury at the political establishment, which they feel failed to protect them and responded in a hap [...]	2008-12-11 12:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI3127	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY [...] (C) Senator Kerry, as you know your visit comes at a time of new tensions between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks. The U.S. has encouraged the GOI to pursue a measured action. Both Secretary Rice and Deputy Secretary Negroponte have traveled to the region to meet with leaders in [...]	2008-12-11 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI313	MENON SAYS INDIAN NEGOTIATORS AWAIT ASSURANCE FROM [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador January 30 that the Indian government sought to arrange a call between Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Secretary Anil Kakodkar and IAEA Director General Muhammad SIPDIS ElBaradei before sending a negotiating team back to [...]	2008-01-30 14:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI3144	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE," editorial in December 11 HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The Pakistan government is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If it defends Jamaat-ud-Dawa it will have to face an even stronger global opposition. At the same time, it is incapable of acting tough against [...]	2008-12-12 10:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3152	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "PAKISTAN AT ITS DECEIVING BEST," op-ed article in December 14 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by security affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "In the name of action, Pakistan has rounded up a handful of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. This is out of fear that U.S. may declare Pakistan terrorist-sponso [...]	2008-12-15 11:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3165	PM SINGH TELLS CODEL KERRY RE PAKISTAN: ENOUGH IS [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Senator Kerry in a December 15 meeting that India had exercised tremendous restraint in responding to the Mumbai terror attacks but that India had reached its limit. He called on the U.S. to make clear to Pakistan that it must take ser [...]	2008-12-16 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER SENV AF PK IN
08NEWDELHI3187	LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON IMPRESSES CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The December 3-5 visit to Bhutan of Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham demonstrated strong U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom as this historic year draws to a close. The delegation met with the current and former Kings, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the [...]	2008-12-19 06:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KNNP BH IN CH
08NEWDELHI3195	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 15 to December 19, 2008, including the following: -- GOI Banking on Infrastructure Projects to Revive Faltering Economy -- Telecom Regulator Seeks Clarity on 3G Policy -- Bail-out Package for A [...]	2008-12-19 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI3204	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "PAKISTAN UP TO ITS GAMES," op-ed article in the December 21 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic columnist K. Subrahmanyam: "With its statements, Pakistan is trying hard to provoke India to take military action. Its objective is to blackmail the U.S. Pakistan wants to use it [...]	2008-12-22 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3242	December [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...]	2008-12-29 10:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3244	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...]	2008-12-29 10:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3259	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "INDIA IN SEARCH OF A STANCE VIS-A-VIS PAKISTAN" editorial in the December 31, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT. "China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei's visit to Pakistan seems to have eased considerable tension between India and Pakistan. If Pakistan's mellowed politica [...]	2008-12-31 08:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI333	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 28 - February 1, 2008. CARREFOUR COMING TO INDIA -------------------- 2. (U) French retail giant Carrefour, after several abortive attempts to reach a deal with an Indian partner over the pa [...]	2008-02-01 09:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI338	SARKOZY'S VISIT TO INDIA LONG ON DRAMA, SHORT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy made a two-day stop in India amid a whirlwind of media speculation regarding whether his famous girlfriend, supermodel Carla Bruni, would accompany him. Sarkozy's visit stimulated both governments to officially confirm that they have finalized their civil nuc [...]	2008-02-01 12:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS KNNP KOMC KUNR FR IN
08NEWDELHI343	DELHI DIARY, JAN 21-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- New HP Government Gets Moving -- Prime Minister Singh to Visit Indo-Chinese Border Areas -- French President's Visit Raises Turban Is [...]	2008-02-01 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS SOCI KWMN CH IN FR
08NEWDELHI431	DELHI DIARY, JAN 31 - FEB 8 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 31- February 8, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- India to host Summit of India-Africa Forum in April -- Leaders Continue to Beat a Path to India's Door -- Three UP MPs Disqualified, Tel [...]	2008-02-08 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER TBIO KDEM SOCI IN CH BT DA
08NEWDELHI433	GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LAUNCHES THE NANOTECHNOLOGY MISSION IN [...] (U) Summary: The Government of India (GOI) in its recent National Development Council (NDC) meeting has approved a Science and Technology (S&T) budget of approximately USD 18.7 billion in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-2012). This is a three-fold increase over its Tenth Plan allocation of [...]	2008-02-11 05:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV TSPL SENV TBIO TRGY TNGD
08NEWDELHI442	NEPALI MAOIST RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF "PEOPLE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reacting to news reports that the Maoists in Nepal had decided to re-establish its parallel "People's Governments" under the direction of the United Revolutionary People's Council, Ministry of External Affairs Under Secretary for Nepal Manish Gupta told Poloff that India views [...]	2008-02-11 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NP CH IN
08NEWDELHI449	CHINA PROTEST OF SINGH'S ARUNACHAL PRADESH TRIP [...] (U) India's major news outlets carried reports February 8-9 that China had informally objected to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's January 31 visit to Arunachal Pradesh (AP),during which he made a point of commenting that "Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost state of our country, and the sun [...]	2008-02-12 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS CH IN
08NEWDELHI456	MENON ATTEMPTS TO DRAW OUT BURMESE REGIME DURING [...] (C) In a February 11 meeting with Ambassador Mulford, Indian Foreign Secretary Menon reported that his February 8-10 visit to Burma made some progress. Regarding UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari, Menon related that the Burmese regime would likely meet with Gambari in a third country. However, [...]	2008-02-12 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM IN
08NEWDELHI467	ISRAELI DCM BRIEFS DCM ON POSITIVE TREND IN [...] (C) Summary. Israeli DCM Belotsercovsky told DCM recently that he was concerned that a renewal in criticisms from the Left and India's Muslim community could cause the Indian government to pull back from the rapid, positive trend in India-Israel relations. He refused to comment on allegations [...]	2008-02-13 09:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TSPA MOPS IN
08NEWDELHI478	TERROR (AND TERRORISM) ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 4 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani cancelled a dozen campaign events scheduled for the coming month after National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan warned him about terror threats to his personal safety. The BJP did, however, hold its kick-off rally, [...]	2008-02-13 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN
08NEWDELHI483	SENIOR INDIAN POLICE OFFICER REVIEWS NEPAL BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Director General (DG) of the Indian Border Guard Force (Sashastra Seema Bal or "SSB") Gopal Sharma told DepPolCouns that many competing forces, including the Maoists, Young Communist League (YCL),Muslim extremists and competing Madhesi groups were stirring unrest along the Indo [...]	2008-02-14 10:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PBTS PTER PINR NP PK IN
08NEWDELHI485	NSA NARAYANAN ENCOURAGES GREATER ASIAN COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Advisor MK Narayanan unsurprisingly highlighted India,s &benign and stabilizing role8 in his remarks at the Munich Conference on Security Policy on February 10. Although much of Narayanan,s address to the primarily European audience pointed to India,s role [...]	2008-02-14 11:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS KTFN PK IN
08NEWDELHI501	NEW DELHI EXPECTS INDIA-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: India-Australia relations under Prime Minister Rudd should continue to move forward on the positive path set by the Howard administration, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Australian High Commission and contacts in Delhi. However, while greater engagement in b [...]	2008-02-15 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV AS IN
08NEWDELHI538	IRANIAN SPOKESPERSON SOUNDS OFF IN NEW DELHI ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Syed Mohammad Ali Hosseini visited New Delhi February 11-13, reportedly to encourage Indian interaction with Iranian media. Hosseini, however, did not miss the opportunity to publicly urge the Indians to expedite the proposed Iran-Pakistan- [...]	2008-02-20 11:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG EPET IR PK IS CH IN
08NEWDELHI573	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 18-22, 2008. BIOTECH COTTON INCREASES FARMER INCOME ----------- 2. (U) The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications reports that biotech crops are gaining gr [...]	2008-02-22 13:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI606	INDIAN PARLIAMENT BEGINS WITH NUCLEAR BANG [...] (SBU) Summary: Building on the unexpected extension of Ambassador Ronen Sen's tenure in the U.S., President Patil's expression of hope for the completion of the nuclear deal during her first address to Parliament February 25 has injected life back into the civil nuclear cooperation initiative. [...]	2008-02-26 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI645	COMMERCE UNDER SECRETARY MANCUSO DISCUSSES TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: In their February 28 meeting, Commerce Minister Nath stressed to Under Secretary Mancuso the importance of progress on all of the U.S.-India economic dilaogues, including the HTCG, to ensure continued interest in the government-to-government engagement and forward progress in [...]	2008-02-29 12:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MTCR PARM PREL IN
08NEWDELHI690	SAFEGUARDS TALKS DONE, INDIA WILL SOON MAKE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Menon and Special Envoy to the Prime Minister Shyam Saran confirmed to Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher March 4 that India and the SIPDIS International Atomic Energy Agency had finally completed their negotiations on a safeguards agreement. Menon discounte [...]	2008-03-05 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI721	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 3-7, 2008. REACTIONS TO GOI BUDGET MIXED AMONG AMERICAN COMPANIES IN SOUTH INDIA ------------- 2. (SBU) The announcement of the GOI's budget on February 29 drew mixed reactions from some U.S [...]	2008-03-07 10:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI722	ELECTIONS VS. ELECTRONS: POLITICAL DETAILS LOOM [...] (C) Summary: With the resurgence of the civil nuclear political debate during the budget session of Parliament, observers have analyzed the minutiae to try to determine whether the UPA government calls the Left's bluff soon, waits until after the monsoon, or sits on the initiative altogether. [...]	2008-03-07 12:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI724	DELHI DIARY, FEB 29 - MARCH 7 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 29 - March 7, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Congress's Muslim Problem -- Stalking Tiger, Encroaching Dragon -- Homecoming after 35 Years in a Pakistani Prison Cell Congress's Mus [...]	2008-03-07 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS PINR MCAP CH BT IN
08NEWDELHI730	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: B.K. VET PVT. [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On January 18, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at B.K. Vet Pvt. Ltd. (BKVL),Del [...]	2008-03-10 10:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
08NEWDELHI731	INDIA LAUNCHES A NEW SALVO IN ASIAN MISSILE RACE [...] (S/NF) (NOTE: This cable is intended in part to fulfill reporting requirements outlined in SECSTATE 20964. END NOTE.) SUMMARY: India successfully test-fired an indigenously-designed submerged ballistic missile on February 26, signaling its intent and eventual capability to launch submarine-b [...]	2008-03-10 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KPRP MCAP MNUC PARM XD XF XE IN CH PK
08NEWDELHI734	INDIA'S DEFENSE BUDGET RISES MODERATELY, BUT PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The UPA government in its 2008-09 budget presented on February 29 increased its defense spending by 10% to Rs 1056 billion ($ 26.4 billion) from a budgeted Rs 960 billion ($24 billion) for FY 2007-08 and 14% compared to the actual spending for FY 2007-08. The budget seeks to est [...]	2008-03-11 08:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL MARR IN
08NEWDELHI753	MEA CHINA JOINT SECRETARY DISPLAYS SANG-FROID OVER [...] (U) This is an action request: please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PolCouns and DATT jointly delivered the US Department of Defense 2008 report on China to MEA Joint Secretary Vijay Gokhale (East Asia) on March 11. SIPDIS Dissenting with his counterparts in the Ministry of Defense, Gokh [...]	2008-03-12 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI763	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI [...] (SBU) Dear Speaker of the House Pelosi, Members of Congress Markey, McDermott, Miller, Sensenbrenner, Inslee, Holmes Norton, Solis, Eshoo, Holt and the Honorable Mr. Livingood: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a peri [...]	2008-03-13 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08NEWDELHI808	DALAI LAMA'S REPRESENTATIVE PREDICTS CONTINUED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 09:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OVIP CH IN
08NEWDELHI824	TIBETAN REFUGEES: INDIA RELEASING DETAINEES, [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on March 19. Responding to SIPDIS reftel points, Menon stated that the Indian government has spoken with both the Dalai Lama's representatives and four Tibetan non-governmental organizations and assured them th [...]	2008-03-19 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CH NP IN
08NEWDELHI849	BHUTAN: THE LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON PLANS FOR [...] (U) Summary: On a January 31 ) February 3 trip to Bhutan, SCA/INS desk officer and Poloff met with Bhutanese government officials and political figures to discuss the current political and social climate in the country ahead of its National Assembly (lower house) elections on March 24. Despite [...]	2008-03-24 06:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT
08NEWDELHI882	TIBET CLAMP DOWN AND PROTESTS PUT INDIA IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tibet remains a front-burner challenge in New Delhi more than 10 days after protests at the Chinese Embassy and a protest march out of Dharamsala led to the arrest of over 200 Tibetans. After another protest at the Chinese Embassy led to more arrests on March 21, the Indian press rep [...]	2008-03-26 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM CH IN
08NEWDELHI902	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 24-28, 2008. UNSEASONABLE RAIN LEAVES SOUTH REELING ------------------ 2. (U) A spate of unseasonable rains from March 19 to 24 caused 79 deaths and significant economic damage across South Ind [...]	2008-03-28 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI906	DALAI LAMA FEARS INFLUX OF HAN CHINESE WILL WIPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28 meeting with the Ambassador, His Holiness the Dalai Lama sketched out two scenarios for Tibet: a positive scenario, where the PRC agrees to dialogue and permits a degree of Tibetan autonomy; and a negative scenario, where the PRC continues to flood Tibet with eth [...]	2008-03-28 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL CVIS CH IN
08NEWDELHI934	FS MENON PESSIMISTIC ON TIBET AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador March 31 that he expected elements of the Tibetan community to become more independent of the Dalai Lama's moderate line the longer they reside in India's "free and open society." He asserted that India would have no problem [...]	2008-04-01 01:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EINV MNUC PARM IN CH PK
08NEWDELHI942	CODEL PELOSI ENGAGES INDIAN ENERGY EXPERTS ON CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chairman Dr. R.K. Pachauri's powerful NGO, brought out its leading experts to brief CODEL Pelosi on climate change and answer questions in a roundtable meeting held at the TERI Gram Campus in [...]	2008-04-01 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
08NEWDELHI950	DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETING WITH MEA'S GAITRI KUMAR, [...] (C) Summary: In a March 31 meeting, Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar provided SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum with a positive Indian assessment of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's March 24 visit to Washington, saying it had helped to bring clarity on many outstanding is [...]	2008-04-01 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ETRD EINV MARR TSPA AMGT OFDP
08NEWDELHI965	CODEL PELOSI ENGAGES INDIAN ENERGY EXPERTS ON CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chairman Dr. R.K. Pachauri's powerful NGO, brought out its leading experts to brief CODEL Pelosi on climate change and answer questions in a roundtable meeting held at the TERI Gram Campus in [...]	2008-04-02 09:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
08NEWDELHI984	CHINA SPURS INDIA TO REVITALIZE TIES TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India will host the India-Africa Summit April 8 to April 9 in New Delhi, having extended invitations to leaders of fourteen AU nations and representatives of eight Africa-centric multilateral fora. The GOI seeks to partner with African nations in key areas including technology, [...]	2008-04-03 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN

08NIAMEY1181	GOVT OF NIGER FY09 BUDGET INCREASES 28 PERCENT [...] Summary: On Friday, November 14, 2008, the National Assembly approved the Government of Niger's proposed budget of USD 1.532 billion for 2009, representing an increase of 28.41 percent over the 2008 budget and including significant additional spending for capital projects. The 2009 budget in [...]	2008-12-29 13:55:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ETRD EAID NG
08NIAMEY198	NIGER: COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE [...] (U) A U.N. Counter-terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) team led by Mike Smith on February 13 briefed diplomats on their visit to Niger. The meeting was under the auspices of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) and was hosted by the French Embassy on behalf of G-8 president [...]	2008-02-15 07:52:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL NG
08NIAMEY452	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN NIGER [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 14, the Chinese Ambassador to Niger gave an interview to the Nigerien weekly newspaper "La Griffe" (The Claw). In the article he summarized China's aid projects in Niger. He stated that Chinese aid to Niger was given "without selfishness and without conditions." The Ch [...]	2008-04-29 13:33:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS EMIN EPET EAID EFIN MARR SENV TRGY
08NIAMEY958	Nigerien Gov't Delegation Departs for China [...] On September 15, Prime Minister Seini Oumarou led a delegation bound for Beijing. The delegation included: -- Minister of Agricultural Development Mahamane Moussa; -- Minister of Mines and Energy Mohamed Abdoulahi; -- Minister of National Education Ousmane Samba Mamadou; -- Minister [...]	2008-09-15 14:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR EPET EMIN EAID CH NG
08NICOSIA126	CYPRUS: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Further to Ref A request, post submits our input for USTR's 2008 Special 301 review of country IPR practices. (Note: This report covers mainly the government-controlled area of Cyprus. A separate section is devoted to the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, whe [...]	2008-02-22 08:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY
08NICOSIA252	COMPOSITION OF WORKING GROUPS SPURS OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: President Demetris Christofias's appointment of well-known supporters of the 2004 Annan Plan to the working groups and technical committees soon to begin pre-negotiations preparations has pleased reunification activists but divided Cypriot political parties. Pro-government AKE [...]	2008-04-21 14:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CY
08NICOSIA32	CYPRUS: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Office [...]	2008-01-14 10:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
08NICOSIA749	CYPRUS: SHIPPING INDUSTRY CALM AMID GLOBAL TURMOIL [...] (SBU) Summary. Shipping executives in Cyprus tell us that their industry continues to flourish despite the global economic turmoil and volatility in energy prices. Their biggest problems are the Turkish embargo on Cypriot-flagged ships, the dispute with EU authorities over Cyprus' tonnage tax [...]	2008-09-18 12:11:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT CY
08NICOSIA836	CYPRUS: T/C NEGOTIATOR URGES GREATER U.S. ROLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 14:05:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TR CY
08NOUAKCHOTT624	FOLLOW-UP MEDIA REVIEW: 3 MONTHS POST-COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months into what initially appeared a quickly consummated coup, Mauritanian media leaders see the country either no closer to finding a solution to the August 6th coup d'etat or on the brink of another one, depending upon who you talk to. The PAO sat down with media who in [...]	2008-10-23 13:36:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT639	EXPANDING MINING OPERATIONS THREATENED BY THE COUP [...] (C) Summary: EconOff recently visited SNIM's iron ore mining operations in northern Mauritania. After many years of low prices for iron ore, higher prices in recent years have led SNIM to develop new projects to increase production. SNIM has two projects that it is developing on its own as w [...]	2008-11-03 10:27:00	Embassy Nouakchott	SECRET	ECON EFIN PGOV PTER EMIN MR
08NOUAKCHOTT721	AU-LED INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DELEGATION SETS [...] (C) Summary: The mid-level AU and other organizations delegation visiting Mauritania has set the bar low for the regime -- asking for full liberation of President Abdallahi, Abdallahi's participation in the discussions for an exit to the crisis, and early Presidential elections to re-establis [...]	2008-12-07 15:58:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT722	THE FNDD'S TAWASSOUL PARTY: STILL CONFIDENT OF [...] (C) Summary: Members of the moderate Islamist party Tawassoul expressed strong anti-coup sentiments and faith that their efforts to fight the military regime would eventually lead to its downfall. They rejected accusations by the High State Council (military junta) that they are "extremists [...]	2008-12-07 17:18:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
08OSAKAKOBE110	KANSAI ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: CONCERNS OF FLAGGING [...] (SBU) Summary. The impact of rising commodity prices on consumer sentiment is the biggest threat facing the Kansai economy, according to a top official at the Osaka branch of the Bank of Japan. Meeting with EMIN May 23, BOJ Osaka Branch Deputy Director Kunio Matsuda said his greatest anxiety [...]	2008-05-30 04:29:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
08OSAKAKOBE33	GREEN PASSPORTS, RED HEARTS? KOREANS IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ethnic Korean permanent residents in Japan are increasingly switching from GOJ-issued travel documents to ROK passports. The ease with which ethnic Koreans can change nationality makes it difficult to assess ties to the DPRK and apply visa clearance requirements. As this tren [...]	2008-02-12 07:27:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL KN KS JA
08OSLO278	NORWAY'S CHINESE STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. In a May 15 meeting with EAP DAS Tom Christensen, Norway's MFA China experts outlined their strategy for tackling economic, environmental, human rights and defense issues with China. They hope for FTA negotiations and a Security Policy Dialogue to start soon. Climate Change issu [...]	2008-05-17 11:05:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD SENV CH NO
08OSLO353	NORWAY AIMING TO BE A GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADER: [...] (SBU) Norway, the oil and gas giant of northern Europe, is working to become a leader in global renewable energy technology and cleaner fossil fuel production. Norway's renewable energy field, though lagging behind other European nations, has found niches to fill in wind power production, sol [...]	2008-06-24 15:16:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TRGY PGOV NO
08OSLO406	NORWAY'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE, ESPEN BARTH EIDE, POWER IN NORWAY'S MOD AND RISING STAR IN THE LABOR PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Defense State Secretary, Espen Barth Eide is one of the more powerful politicians in the current GON despite his deputy minister portfolio. His ties to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, think tanks, NGOs and the UN as well as his influential current position likely will resu [...]	2008-07-21 09:53:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	CIA INRA INRO PGOV PINR PREL NO
08OSLO460	NORWEGIAN DEFENSE VIEWS: A TOUR DE FORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In conjunction with an August 5-11 congressional staff delegation visit to Norway, State Secretary Espen Barth Eide gave a tour de force presentation on Norwegian defense policy. His presentations covered the High North, Norwegian military strategy, Russia's signaling behavior, a [...]	2008-08-15 13:01:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS MCAP MOPS RU NO
08OSLO483	NORWAY CAUTIOUS ON UNSC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE IRAN [...] (S) Poloff met with Erling Skjoensberg, senior advisor in the MFA department for disarmament and nonproliferation, who, along with Kaare Aas (current Ambassador to Afghanistan, but former security policy department head) will make decisions regarding reftel's subject matter for the GON. 2. [...]	2008-08-28 15:23:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	KNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA TRGY UNSC PREL
08OSLO57	NOT YOUR FATHER'S NORWAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 13:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR NO
08OSLO582	A/S KIMMITT'S OCTOBER 15-16 VISIT TO OSLO [...] Both POTUS candidates have indicated strong interest in an increase of U.S. support in Afghanistan; 2. The upcoming Afghan strategy review; 3. The appointment of General Petreaus as new theater commander and the application of lessons learned in Iraq. Iraq ----- 5. (C) A/S Kimmitt noted n [...]	2008-10-29 07:52:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP MASS NO
08OSLO608	NORWAY HAS HIGH HOPES FOR OBAMA ADMINISTRATION [...] (U) Summary: Norway's political leadership enthusiastically welcomed Barack Obama's election victory and outlined some of the issues they would like the next administration to focus on. These include climate change, the financial crisis, fight against poverty, UN reform, and efforts to ensure [...]	2008-11-07 15:28:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENIV PHUM PINR PREL NO
08OSLO634	NORWAY'S GOALS FOR POZNAN [...] Summary: Norway's chief climate negotiator, Hanne Inger Bjurstrom, speaking with Emboffs, outlined Norway's priorities for the upcoming climate negotiations at the UN conference in Poznan, December 1-12. Bjurstrom welcomed signs of increased U.S. leadership in climate change and clearly expec [...]	2008-11-28 07:43:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG NO
08OTTAWA101	DFAIT APOLOGIZES OVER TORTURE ALLEGATION [...] (C) Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Mulroney called Ambassador on January 18 to offer DFAIT's "real apology" that a Canadian consular training module on "Torture and Abuse Awareness" had included the U.S. on a list with Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Saudi [...]	2008-01-18 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CA
08OTTAWA1115	RESPONSES TO CANADA'S COMPETITION POLICY REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: On June 26, the government-appointed Competition Policy Review Panel released its final report entitled &Compete to Win.8 The Panel was created in July of 2007 and tasked with reviewing Canada's competition and foreign investment policies in order to issue recommendations to the [...]	2008-08-20 20:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CA
08OTTAWA1123	CANADA'S PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a strong partner in promoting and defending human rights globally. Thanks to its "principle-based" approach, the Conservative Party believes that "Canada's voice is being heard" once again. Canada has awarded honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama and Aung San [...]	2008-08-22 13:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CH IS BM CA
08OTTAWA1234	U.S. AND CANADA DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: An inter-agency USG delegation met recently in Ottawa with Canadian counterparts to discuss civilian and military cooperation in South Afghanistan. Canadian interlocutors described the strategic coordination and outreach efforts embodied in their Kandahar Action Plan. Canada seek [...]	2008-09-17 21:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA1245	CANADIANS CONSIDERING U.S. IDEAS, INITIATIVES ON [...] (S/Rel CAN) Summary: Canadian officials are studying ref a demarche on engaging China on proliferation-related trade with Iran, but warn that Canadian action could be slowed by the government's current pre-election caretaker status. Officials expressed appreciation for ref b ideas for blockin [...]	2008-09-19 17:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL EFIN KNNP PARM PINR IR XS CH CA
08OTTAWA1275	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Consulates General Vancouver and Montreal investigated Astro Global Trading (AGT) and DSP Electronics, respectively, regarding the disposition of two cylinder assembly components for the Pilatus aircraft exported under application 050096269. The owner of AGT -- Sal [...]	2008-09-29 16:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ETTC KOMC
08OTTAWA1315	NO CHANGE IN CANADIAN VIEWS OF CHINA FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Many Canadians viewed the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics through the prism of Canadian preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and were deeply impressed by the smooth success of the sporting events in China, as well as by the dramatic new sporting venues. The Beijing Olympic [...]	2008-10-10 15:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO CH CA
08OTTAWA1552	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, the United States, European Union, and Canada held their regularly scheduled trilateral discussion on Iran at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in Ottawa. Later in the day, U.S. and EU representatives met at the French Emba [...]	2008-12-12 21:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN UN XG XF IR CA
08OTTAWA156	CANADA'S NUCLEAR SECTOR: REACTOR SHUTDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn removed Linda Keen from the Presidency of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) late on January 15. (While no longer CNSC President, she remains a member of the Commission.) Undoubtedly the government hoped this would wrap up the tw [...]	2008-01-31 18:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY TBIO PGOV BTIO ENRG CA
08OTTAWA287	CANADIAN VIEWS ON IEA MEMBERSHIP FOR CHINA AND [...] (SBU) Using reftel points, ESTH Counselor demarched both the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and Natural Resources Canada, urging Canada to support eventual International Energy Agency membership for China and India. The growing role and impact of China and India [...]	2008-02-25 22:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG IEA CA
08OTTAWA312	CANADIAN AID TO KOSOVO (AND BALKANS) TO END BY 2010 [...] (C) Acting Director General for Europe of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Sean Boyd confirmed to PolMinCouns on February 29 that Canada was in the processing of "wrapping up" all of its assistance programs in the Balkans, including Kosovo, with an end date of 2010. He n [...]	2008-02-29 19:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EU KV CA
08OTTAWA334	CANADA TO FLAG ITS CONCERNS ON IRAN AT IAEA BOG [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Advisor for Non-proliferation Che van Haastrecht, Canada agreed with ref a points on Iran and the IAEA, and is particularly concerned about alleged Iranian studies that could point to weaponization. He added that I [...]	2008-03-04 22:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR CA
08OTTAWA346	CANADA'S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Canada is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). NGOs estimate that approximately 2,000 people are subject to trafficking into Canada each year. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has [...]	2008-03-07 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD CA
08OTTAWA378	CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES ON NAFTA: KEEP, KILL OR FIX? [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 15:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EINV PREL CA
08OTTAWA381	CANADIANS IMPRESSED BY DOD REPORT ON CHINA, WANT [...] This is an action request -- see para three. 2.. (C) Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Defense and Security Relations Deputy Director Elizabeth Baldwin-Jones on March 11 expressed appreciation for the 2008 Department of Defense (DOD) Report on China (ref [...]	2008-03-14 18:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MCAP TSPA CH CA
08OTTAWA39	CANADIAN SUPPORT ON ANTI-SATELLITE TEST DEMARCHE [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on January 8, Director General for East Asia Gordon Houlden of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed that Canada had raised the January 2007 anti-satellite test numerous times with the Chinese, both in Beijing an [...]	2008-01-09 13:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH CA
08OTTAWA394	LIBERAL ""BOUNCE"" FROM BY-ELECTIONS, BUT NOT ENOUGH? [...] (C) Summary: The Liberal Party won three of the four federal by-elections on March 17, which will bring high profile politicians Bob Rae and Martha Hall Findlay to Parliament to bolster the Liberal ""team."" The Conservatives picked up a former Liberal seat in Saskatchewan, however. Low voter [...]	2008-03-18 18:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA407	CANADA CARES ABOUT TIBET, TOO [...] (U) Several hundred protesters -- apparently including large numbers of ethnic Tibetans -- staged a peaceful protest march on March 20 from Parliament Hill to the Chinese Embassy, passing en route in front of the U.S. Embassy. They variously chanted "China out" or "Free Tibet," among other s [...]	2008-03-20 19:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH CA
08OTTAWA491	CANADA'S RENEWED FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: PM Harper has made Latin America one of a very few focal points for Canada's foreign policy, alongside Afghanistan, improving relations with the U.S., and developing stronger ties with the rising economic powers of Asia. Of the three pillars of the Latin America strategy -- secu [...]	2008-04-10 14:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM XM CA
08OTTAWA6	NDP PLANS TO RUN "LARGEST CAMPAIGN" EVER [...] (SBU) Summary: New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton has announced that the NDP "will run the largest campaign that our party has ever run in its history" in the next federal elections, which many observers believe will take place in 2008. Although it holds the fewest seats of the fo [...]	2008-01-04 14:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA636	SCENESETTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TRILATERALS, MAY 15-16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a key partner of the United States in the protection and promotion of human rights worldwide, in addition to being the home of one of the world's most successful democratic systems and strongest rule of law. Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads one of the most st [...]	2008-05-08 13:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CA
08OTTAWA645	CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS ON THE RISE, BUT SO ARE "LOST" [...] (U) Summary: In addition to accepting an increasing number of immigrants (especially high-skilled workers),Canada is also a growing destination for asylum seekers and refugees. Canada has successfully managed its immigration policies to maintain a reputation as a successful model of diversity [...]	2008-05-09 18:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PTER PGOV CA
08OTTAWA683	ITAR: PM DAS RUGGIERO, CANADIANS DISCUSS EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 21:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA685	ITAR: PM DAS RUGGIERO, CANADIANS DISCUSS EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: Canadian officials welcomed PM DAS Frank Ruggiero to Ottawa on May 9 to discuss Canada's export control systems. The visit was meant to build U.S. confidence in Canada's will and ability to execute the May and June 2007 U.S.-Canada Exchange of Letters (EOLs) that guide the imple [...]	2008-05-21 12:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA755	G-8 COMMITMENT AND DARFUR KEEPS CANADA FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Harper has made Latin America, U.S. relations, Afghanistan, and major emerging markets Canada's prime foreign policy themes, leading to concern that Africa would "fall off the map." Africa nonetheless has maintained its spot on Canada's radar screen, in large meas [...]	2008-06-06 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EAID XA SU CA CH
08OTTAWA758	US-CANADA-MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS TRILATERALS [...] (C) Summary. Discussions in annual U.S.-Canada-Mexico human rights trilaterals focused on forwarding human rights in multilateral venues, importantly at the UNGA (UN General Assembly) and the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). All three countries agreed that the HRC has failed in its treatment of [...]	2008-06-06 20:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MX CA
08OTTAWA803	CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS CALL ON CHINA TO [...] (U) Senator Consiglio Di Nino, chairman of the Canadian Senate's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade as well as head of the "Parliamentary Friends of Tibet" group, on June 13 shared with PolMinCouns a copy of a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao calling for "earn [...]	2008-06-13 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH CA
08OTTAWA881	NOTIFYING CANADA ON NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE [...] (SBU) ESTH Counselor discussed and left copy of reftel non-paper with officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Office of Innovation, Science and Technology on June 27. Their immediate reaction was that the proposed discussions with CNSA seemed reasonable and to [...]	2008-06-27 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL CA CH
08OTTAWA889	CANADA TO OPEN NEW TRADE OFFICES IN CHINA, MEXICO [...] (U) Summary: In a June 19 speech, International Trade Minister Emerson announced that Canada is establishing 10 new trade offices in China, Mexico, and Brazil as part of Canada's "aggressive" trade policy. This is in addition to new trade offices in India and Mongolia announced in April. The [...]	2008-06-30 19:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV CA EFTA CH BR IN
08OUAGADOUGOU373	A VIEW FROM BURKINA: FIRST AFRICA-INDIA SUMMIT REFLECTS [...] (U) Key Points: -- India hosted the first India-Africa Forum Summit April 8-9 in New Delhi, with 12 African heads of state or government in attendance, including Burkina Faso's Prime Minister. The African leaders represented the African Union (AU) and regional integration bodies or initiati [...]	2008-05-05 07:31:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECIN ETRD EFIN UV XA IN CH
08OUAGADOUGOU394	BURKINA FASO: GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO TOUT SAMANDENI DAM [...] Key Points: - In earl 2008, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) annouced that it had secured financing for the long-aticipated Samandeni dam and that construction woud begin in 2009. With a projected storage capacity of 1,050 million cubic meters, the Samandeni would be Burkina Faso's thi [...]	2008-05-09 11:18:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID SENV EFIN PGOV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU404	UN SECGEN DISCUSSES REGIONAL, GLOBAL ISSUES WITH UNSC [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 22-24, U.N. Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki Moon visited Burkina Faso as part of a regional tour including Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Liberia. With President Compaore, the Secretary General discussed: -- Cote d'Ivoire peace process (praising Compaore's leadership),-- R [...]	2008-05-12 15:27:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM EAID ECON UNSC SENV ZI IV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU427	BURKINA FASO: ESTH DEVELOPMENTS IN MINING, WILDLIFE [...] SUMMARY: During a May 9-14 mission to Burkina Faso, the Regional Environmental Officer (REO) met with Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) officials (Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ministry of Environment, National Tourism Board) and the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineerin [...]	2008-05-20 17:06:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR EMIN SENV GH UV CH TW
08OUAGADOUGOU438	BURKINA FASO: SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 3-4 VISIT OF AF DAS TODD [...] Introduction: In his 20th year in power, President Blaise Compaore is taking Burkina Faso, a country wracked by extreme poverty, in the right direction: moving forward on the process of democratization, working with donors and others to ensure the nation's economic stability, turning away fro [...]	2008-05-29 07:19:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL UV
08OUAGADOUGOU602	Burkina Faso's "Mining Boom": Second Gold Mine; Zinc, [...] Key Points: -- Seven months after the October 2007 opening of a gold mine in Taparko, Prime Minister Tertius Zongo presided over the May opening in Youga of the nation's second commercial gold mine. -- During his speech, Zongo opined that the opening of the Youga mine was the beginning of [...]	2008-07-07 08:07:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL UV
08OUAGADOUGOU694	Burkina Faso: Demarche on Zimbabwe Talks [...] (U) Charge presented reftel points to MOFA Cabinet Director Vincent Zakane on Sunday, July 27. 2. (C) Zakane expressed agreement with several of reftel's points with one critical difference: while the USG was in favor of a transitional coalition government between Vice President Mujuru and [...]	2008-07-28 11:13:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SADC UV ZI
08PANAMA126	PANAMA: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) "I will consult immediately with the Foreign Minister," Acting FM Ricardo "Dicky" Duran told POLCOUNS on February 11 in response to delivery of reftel demarche. Initially viewing the demarche through actions that the might be taken on the UNSC, Duran noted that Panama's Ambassador to the U [...]	2008-02-11 19:26:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN UNSC YI EU PM
08PANAMA253	PANAMA: GOP SEEKS TO PROVIDE RELIEF AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the March 1, 2008 National Assembly inaugural speech, President Martin Torrijos presented a $110 million fiscal package, aimed in large part to ease the impact of higher inflation. The package provides continued energy subsidies, a middle class tax cut, increased mortgage s [...]	2008-03-28 12:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFTA ENRG ETRD FAS PM
08PANAMA269	PANAMA: GOP SEEKS TO PROVIDE RELIEF AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the March 1, 2008 National Assembly inaugural speech, President Martin Torrijos presented a $110 million fiscal package, aimed in large part to ease the impact of higher inflation. The package provides continued energy subsidies, a middle class tax cut, increased mortgage s [...]	2008-03-28 22:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFTA ENRG ETRD FAS PM
08PANAMA563	PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) "Panama will be with the United States", Panamanian MFA Senior Advisor for UNSC matters Nils Castro reaffirmed to POLCOUNS on July 9th in response to reftel demarche on Zimbabwe. Furthermore, he stated that Panama supported a UNSC Chapter VII Resolution and did not want to debate the "co [...]	2008-07-09 19:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU
08PANAMA604	PANAMA: MESSAGE REINFORCING MESSAGE ON IRAN TO [...] (C) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis said he fully understood the U.S. message on Iranin advance of the Non-Aligned Movement Foreign Ministers' meeting in Teheran, in response to Charge's delivery of reftel demarche on July 23. "Panama is not sending a high-level delegation," Lewis added, but wo [...]	2008-07-25 14:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM TRGY IR PM
08PANAMA624	UPDATE ON OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION OF PANAMA CANAL [...] (U) Summary. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has not yet determined the exact financing method for the third set of locks for the Panama Canal. However, a recent agreement with the Andean Development Corporation could provide 500 million USD of the 5.25 billion USD needed. The deadline for th [...]	2008-07-29 12:22:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EWWT MARR PM EINV AA
08PARAMARIBO101	(SBU) SCENESETTER AND READ-AHEAD FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) THE FOLLOWING SCENESETTER IS A SENSITIVE-BUT-UNCLASSIFIED VERSION OF REFTEL. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming you to Suriname. Although we cannot yet confirm your appointment with President Venetiaan, who is out of the cou [...]	2008-03-11 16:17:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO118	OLD CAMPAIGN PROMISES HAUNT GOVERNMENT COALITION [...] (SBU) Summary. A 2004 agreement between the Government of Suriname (GOS) and a Chinese company to set up a palm oil plantation in the eastern District of Marowijne still has not been implemented due to the GOS's inability to overcome local villagers' opposition to key aspects of the plan. The [...]	2008-03-20 18:11:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV NS
08PARAMARIBO145	FIVE HOURS WELL-SPENT IN SURINAME: [...] (U) SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES FROM SHANNON/STAVRIDIS FIVE-HOUR VISIT: On March 28, WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon and SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Jim Stavridis spent five hours on the ground in Suriname. Together they met with President Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan (paras 2-4) and conducted a we [...]	2008-04-09 15:51:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PGOV PINR SNAR NS
08PARAMARIBO178	FRAUD SUMMARY - SURINAME, 2ND QUARTER FY 2008 [...] Per the instructions in RefTel, Paramaribo submits the following post fraud summary for the second quarter of FY 2008. Answers are keyed to the letters found in RefTel. A. Country Conditions The economy, while stable, is still developing, and more than half the population lives below the p [...]	2008-05-02 19:39:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NS
08PARAMARIBO194	China Wants to "Build a New City in Suriname" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A high-ranking official commented during the remarks period at a business lectu... [...]	2008-05-08 21:33:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH NS
08PARAMARIBO42	SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] (U) Post submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) has identified Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a key element in achieving sustainable development. In its 2006-2011 [...]	2008-02-04 16:42:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
08PARAMARIBO436	PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S STATE OF THE REPUBLIC -- OLD AND NEW [...] (U) Summary. President Venetiaan's September 29 State of the Republic speech made clear that he and his coalition government are finally moving into pre-election mode. In the lead-up to the 2010 elections, Venetiaan focused on the government's plans for development of the interior, and for impl [...]	2008-10-15 18:07:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO95	(C) SCENESETTER AND READ-AHEAD FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming you to Suriname. Although we cannot yet confirm your appointment with President Venetiaan, who is out of the country, our tentative plan for your three-hour visit would include a short meet/greet with [...]	2008-03-07 20:19:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NS
08PARIS1029	UNESCO SPRING EXECUTIVE BOARD: POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: UNESCO's April 1-17 Executive Board was a success for the United States. On the whole, we enjoyed good working relations with countries in other geographic groups. Regional voting blocs and economic and other groupings, such as the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G-77 initi [...]	2008-05-30 09:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU IR KPAL KV PHUM PREL SCUL UNESCO VE XF
08PARIS1073	WORLD HERITAGE WORKING GROUP ON ELECTION OF MEMBERS - PARIS [...] (U) Summary: The second session of the Working Group meeting to examine issues concerning the election of members of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) made little progress, as expected, but advanced on defining the key points to consider. End summary. 2. (U) The open-ended Working Group [...]	2008-06-04 15:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO SCUL
08PARIS1078	AIRBUS: FEARS OF DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS HURT U.S. EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of significant efforts to accelerate processing of export control licenses at the State Department, U.S. and European aerospace companies continue to be sharply critical of the USG export control system. Their perception affects a major American export industry -- U.S. a [...]	2008-06-05 15:54:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETTC KOMC ETRD EAIR PREL FR
08PARIS1118	OECD/Export Credits: Plenary Covers Tied Aid Project, [...] (SBU) Summary: The OECD's Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) and the Participants to the Export Credit Arrangement (Participants) held their semi-annual plenary sessions and Aircraft Sector Understanding (ASU) meetings in Paris on April 21-25, 2008. The U.S. obtained s [...]	2008-06-13 08:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN ETRD EINV EXIM EAIR ECON OECD KCOR CH IN
08PARIS1201	PARIS CLUB: June 2008 Session, Private Sector Meeting, [...] Summary: At the Paris Club's June 10-12 session, the tour d'horizon addressed Burundi, Central African Republic, Grenada, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Sudan and Togo. Germany requested an informal update on Argentina; Russia sought resolution of its promissory note issue. As for methodological iss [...]	2008-06-25 15:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1225	NOTIFICATION REGARDING NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE [...] (C) Per instructions reftel, on June 27 at 0900 hrs Paris local time, NASA Europe Representative Barry presented Mr. Peter Hulsroj, Director Legal Affairs and External Relations, European Space Agency, with subject non-paper which Hulsroj appreciated receiving. He noted that ESA has some exper [...]	2008-06-27 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL
08PARIS130	PRESIDENT SARKOZY ARTICULATES HIS FRAMEWORK FOR [...] (U) In this annual New Year's message to the Diplomatic Corps on delivered on January 18, President Sarkozy laid out a theoretical justification for recasting France's role on the international scene in the twin challenges before the international community: climate change and the "return of [...]	2008-01-24 16:36:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV FR
08PARIS1325	THALES PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN END USE CHECK [...] (SBU) On July 10, Thales Alenia Space President/CEO Reynald Seznec and Thales Group Senior VP for EU and NATO cooperation met with Econ Mincouns and Econoff in response to Embassy's letter relaying DTCC request for information (reftel). They previewed their pending written response, leaving a [...]	2008-07-11 11:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC FR
08PARIS1333	COUNSELOR COHEN ENGAGES FRENCH ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On July 8 and 9, State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen discussed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, ESDP, and the French Defense White Paper with officials from the French MFA, Elysee, MOD, and Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN). MFA interloc [...]	2008-07-15 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	MCAP PGOV PREL EUN AF PA IR IZ FR
08PARIS1367	DRC: PRESIDENT KABILA'S VISIT TO FRANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRC President Kabila's July 16-17 visit to Paris went smoothly, MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal reported on July 17, with an emphasis on economic issues centered on reducing or canceling DRC's IFI debts. Debt reduction has been complicated by new debts DRC has incurred with C [...]	2008-07-18 13:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN PINS CG FR
08PARIS1368	SUDAN: ICC ISSUE DOMINATES ALL OTHERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal said that the possible ICC prosecution of Sudan President Bashir was dominating the Sudan/Darfur debate, reinforced during Sudan FM Deng Alor's July 16 consultations with the French in Paris. This was the only subject he discussed, seeking ways [...]	2008-07-18 13:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR MOPS SU FR
08PARIS1369	OECD: REPORT OF JUNE 2008 MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. The OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) met June 16-20, 2008 at OECD headquarters in Paris. The agenda for the plenary session included the following topics: Responses by stakeholders to WGB Consultation Paper Argentina Phase 2 report Australia post-Phase 2 written report Es [...]	2008-07-18 15:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON EINV ETRD PREL OECD
08PARIS139	A/S SILVERBERG REVIEWS UN ISSUES WITH FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A/S Kristen Silverberg reviewed international organization issues with French counterpart Sylvie Bermann on January 22 in Paris. Bermann signaled doubt that France would host an International Compact on Iraq, described the aftermath of the NIE on Iran as "disastrous," reiterate [...]	2008-01-25 15:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA PHUM KPKO AF ET ER CD
08PARIS141	FRANCE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2008-01-28 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
08PARIS1423	PARIS CLUB - JULY 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's July 7-8 session, the Vice Chairman briefed creditors on his recent meetings in Kinshasa with the Ministers of Economy and Finance, noting concern that a proposed infrastructure deal involving a DRC sovereign guarantee was at odds with the Paris Club's project [...]	2008-07-24 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1446	FRANCE PROMISES A "MORE VOCAL" EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: State DRL and IO officials met with French MFA International Organizations and Human Rights officials on July 17 to discuss upcoming resolutions, declarations and strategy for the 63rd UN General Assembly in New York. French International Organizations A/S-equivalent Sylvie Berman [...]	2008-07-29 15:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN NGO PHUM UN
08PARIS1447	SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT'S NUCLEAR ENERGY SUPPLY [...] (U) Summary. On July 20-21, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Special Assistant Marc Humphrey traveled to Paris for consultations on civil nuclear supply criteria in light of the anticipated expansion in nuclear energy. Meetings were held with officia [...]	2008-07-29 16:51:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ETTC IAEA FR
08PARIS15	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met in Paris on December 21 with her French counterpart, Sylvie Bermann. They discussed a range of issues currently before the UN Security Council (UNSC). Bermann pushed for a UNSC endorsemen [...]	2008-01-04 17:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR
08PARIS1501	FRANCE'S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART I [...] (C) SUMMARY: The revised Africa policy President Nicolas Sarkozy announced after taking office in May 2007 is taking shape. This new policy features a reduction and consolidation of France's military presence to align it more closely with Africa's regional structures, more "business-like" rela [...]	2008-08-01 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS156	FRANCE AND IPR - OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As France prepares for its 2008 EU Presidency, President Sarkozy is placing a high priority on Intellectual Property Rights, pushing forward several initiatives that could influence the global evolution of online IPR. The Olivennes Commission Report on digital piracy, commission [...]	2008-01-29 17:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIPR ETRD PGOV FR
08PARIS1671	SUDAN: FRENCH OFFER NO "DEAL" BUT BELIEVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Presidency official Romain Serman on September 4 said that Sudanese officials seemed to be acknowledging reality and the need for them to change their behavior following consultations in Khartoum that Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Joubert and Serman held on September 2 with [...]	2008-09-04 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC SU FR
08PARIS1698	FRANCE'S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART III [...] (C) SUMMARY: France's new Africa policy may have its most immediate impact on France's military presence in Africa. The French are planning to consolidate their military presence and want to orient it towards cooperation with Africa's sub-regional groupings (e.g., ECOWAS, SADC, et al.) and awa [...]	2008-09-09 16:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1704	THE FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: INSTITUTIONAL GOALS IN [...] (C) Summary. French Presidency EU Advisor Fabien Raynaud provided his views on the first months of France's EU Presidency in an mid-August introductory meeting. Setting external issues aside to focus on internal EU cooperation, he said that the GOF is encouraged by progress thus far on its [...]	2008-09-10 16:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1726	SUDAN/ICC/SANCTIONS: "WE ARE NOT NEGOTIATING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for Sudan Helene Le Gal stressed on September 12 that "we are not negotiating with Sudan" concerning its recent discussion with the Khartoum regime during which the French explained to the Sudanese the things Sudan needed to do to improve its standing in the [...]	2008-09-15 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC SU CD FR
08PARIS1751	USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On September 12, USDP Edelman and Counselor Eliot Cohen met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner; Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy; and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to discuss Afghanistan, P [...]	2008-09-19 09:17:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF PA GG RU FR
08PARIS1761	SUDAN: GATHERING FRENCH SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with French presidential advisor Bruno Joubert in Paris on September 12 to discuss the results of Joubert's September 2 visit to Khartoum and gather support against Sudanese efforts to gain an Article 16 suspension in the UN Security Council ( [...]	2008-09-22 09:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC SU FR UN

08PARIS1777	ENERGY SECURITY: FRENCH GOALS ON CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 17 meeting with MFA Director for Economic Affairs Christian Masset, Special Envoy for Eurasia Energy C. Boyden Gray shared concerns over Caspian Basin supply diversification issues and the need for greater EU engagement with Central Asia. Masset told Gray the is [...]	2008-09-23 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ZK PREL FR EU

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