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05BANGKOK6817	THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...]	2005-10-31 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH

05BANGKOK6843	THAILAND REACTION TO EU AGRICULTURE PROPOSAL [...] Embassy delivered talking points on the EU agriculture proposal to the RTG Ministry of Commerce as requested in reftel. Ms. Sirinart Chaimun of the Ministry's Department of Trade Negotiations said that the RTG shared essentially the same view as the U.S. of the EU proposal and considered it t [...]	2005-11-01 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR EU TH
05BANGKOK7040	THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...]	2005-11-10 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH
05BANGKOK7289	THAILAND AMBITIOUS ON HONG KONG, BUT WARY [...] On November 22, Econoff met with Ms. Sirinart Chaimun, Director of the Bureau of Multilateral Trade Negotations in the Ministry of Commerce to discuss the RTG agenda for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The RTG is sending a thirty-plus person team to the Ministerial headed by Deputy [...]	2005-11-23 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO OIIP TH WTRO
05BANGKOK7801	THAILAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AVIAN AND [...] (U) Post hereby provides updated responses to second avian influenza questionnaire contained in reftel A: A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A PREPAREDNESS PLAN/STRATEGY FOR PREVENTING AVIAN FLU FROM BECOMING A PANDEMIC AND CONTAINING A PANDEMIC ONCE IT OCCURS? IF TH [...]	2005-12-22 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX
05BOGOTA10176	REQUESTS TO URGE EU TO TABLE MEANINGFUL [...] SUBJECT DEMARCHE WAS DELIVERED TO ANDRES ESPINOSA, TRADE ADVISOR TO THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, AND RAFAEL BARBOSA, ADVISOR FOR THE DIRECTORATE OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE. ESPINOSA NOTED IN HIS RESPONSE THAT AS A MEMBER OF THE CAIRNS GROUP, THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA IS SE [...]	2005-10-28 20:38:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR CO
05BOGOTA10967	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - COLOMBIA [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy provides the following responses regarding avian and pandemic influenza preparedness in Colombia. -------------------------- PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -------------------------- 2. (SBU) DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A PREPAREDNESS PLAN/STRATEGY FOR PREV [...]	2005-11-25 16:30:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CO
05BOGOTA10993	CHINA'S LIMITED TIES TO COLOMBIA [...] Summary. Ties between China and Colombia are based on a modest economic relationship with minimal interaction on political issues. The level of Chinese investment in Colombia has been very small compared to other countries, but 2005 will show a slight increase from past levels. China views [...]	2005-11-28 16:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PGOV
05BOGOTA221	COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY IN 2004 LOOKED STRONG, BUT... [...] (C) Summary: While the Colombian economy posted positive results in 2004, the sustainability of such performance is still in question. On the macroeconomic side, growth reached almost 4 percent; IMF targets for the budget deficit, inflation, and reserves were either met or exceeded; publi [...]	2005-01-07 21:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR PGOV CO
05BOGOTA2367	COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN [...] (C) Summary. During a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez emphasized the GOC's need to close FTA negotiations by June and the commitment of the Colombian negotiating team to do so. Botero and Gomez also expressed their desire to advance [...]	2005-03-11 19:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EINV KIPR CO FTA
05BOGOTA4397	AMBASSADOR TELLS TRADE MINISTER COLOMBIA NEEDS TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-11 18:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR CO
05BOGOTA5098	COLOMBIAN DELEGATION FOR THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-27 12:01:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO
05BOGOTA5217	THE FTA AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOC is now facing increasing opposition from the agricultural sector for the FTA as it becomes clearer that the agreement will negatively affect the interests of some groups. While these groups, interests are being challenged, potential winners are still not clearly iden [...]	2005-05-31 21:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA5222	AGRICULTURE IN THE FTA RAPIDLY REACHING THE [...] (C) Unwillingness to provide a date for agricultural bilats and to exchange informal agricultural offers have brought the FTA negotiations to a crisis point here. The GOC is seriously considering dropping out of the upcoming Guayaquil FTA round (see septel). I recognize that we may not be [...]	2005-05-31 22:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA6013	GOC LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR FURTHER DELAYS IN THE FTA [...] (C) Summary: Colombian Trade Minister Botero is preparing the domestic audience for further delays in the FTA. In public comments, Botero stated that the negotiations were at their darkest and later reversed the GOC,s long-standing public line by stating that he could not guarantee that th [...]	2005-06-23 22:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA6521	CODEL THOMAS DELIVERS HARD MESSAGE TO COLOMBIANS [...] (SBU) Summary. During his meetings in Bogota, Chairman Thomas delivered a clear message that ATPDEA will not be renewed and that the window for successfully negotiating a U.S.-Andean-FTA was closing rapidly. President Uribe, Agricultural Minister Arias and Trade Minister Botero all argued th [...]	2005-07-12 17:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR FTA
05BOGOTA8414	PRESIDENT URIBE ORDERS FTA NEGOTIATING TEAM TO PUT [...] (C) During a September 7 meeting, Foreign Minister Barco took the initiative to inform the Ambassador that after the September 5 meeting with President Toledo to discuss the US-Andean FTA, President Uribe had ordered the Trade and Agricultural Ministers and the lead FTA negotiator to quote p [...]	2005-09-07 19:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA8415	TOLEDO SUCCESSFULLY PRESSES URIBE TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Uribe and Peruvian President Toledo met in Bogota on September 5 to discuss the future of the FTA. According to the GOC, Toledo told Uribe that his government was willing to conclude the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. by October and preferred not to do so [...]	2005-09-07 19:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA8454	FOREIGN MINISTER BARCO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) Ambassador Wood thanked Foreign Minister Carolina Barco September 7 for the GOC's offers of assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Barco said the GOC could send its 30 disaster relief experts and nutritional powder immediately and is standing by for further instructions from the U. [...]	2005-09-08 17:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER ECON ETRD EAGR KCRM KJUS CO EI
05BOGOTA9413	COLOMBIAN TO PARTICIPATE IN AVIAN FLU SENIOR [...] (U) PolOff met with representatives from MFA, the Ministry of Public Health and animal health experts from the Ministry of Agriculture on September 27 to discuss Colombian participation in the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) and the Senior Officials Meeting (S [...]	2005-10-03 21:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA CO
05BOGOTA9423	WTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 21:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD KIPR
05BRASILIA1142	SLOW GROWTH IN US EXPORTS TO BRAZIL [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT STATE/FCS MESSAGE; IT INCLUDES INPUT FROM AMCONSULATES SAO PAULO AND RIO DE JANEIRO. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, DISCUSSION OF U.S. EXPORT TOTALS IS BASED UPON USDOC, NOT GOB, DATA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. OVER THE PAST DECADE GROWTH IN U.S. EXPORTS TO BRAZI [...]	2005-04-28 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ETRD EAGR BR
05BRASILIA126	CARTAGENA PROTOCOL AND BRAZIL BIOTECH REGS [...] Since the first Meeting of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in February 2004, the GOB has introduced, but still not passed, legislation that would change regulatory practices concerning biosafety. Although, the bill is pro-GMO, it would reinforce existing labeling and documentat [...]	2005-01-13 12:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR EAID SENV KSCA BR
05BRASILIA1567	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTRY U/S [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Hugueney of Brazil's Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) told Ambassador June 6 that U.S. pharmaceutical companies should improve their offers on pricing and/or voluntary licenses for AIDS treatment drugs so as to avoid compulsory licensing by the Ministry of Health (MoH). H [...]	2005-06-10 13:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ETRD EAGR EFIN BR IZ WTRO IPR
05BRASILIA1929	MP 252 - BRAZILIAN TAX BREAKS FOR EXPORTERS [...] As reported in reftel, on June 15 the Lula administration issued Provisional Measure (MP) 252, which enacts a series of changes in the tax system to benefit multiple sectors. Some Brazilian analysts have questioned the WTO-consistency of the tax benefits provided by the MP to exporters. Spe [...]	2005-07-19 15:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR BEXP
05BRASILIA2216	LETTER FROM AG MINISTER RODRIGUEZ REGARDING THE WTO [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTO
05BRASILIA2367	CHINESE ECONOMIC INVOLVEMENT IN BRAZIL -- LARGELY [...] (SBU) Summary: China's involvement in Brazil's economy primarily is trade-driven. Despite the fanfare and the billion dollar-price-tag investment projects trumpeted during President Hu Jintao's November 11, 2004 visit to Brazil, Chinese investment remains a tiny fraction of FDI in Brazil. By [...]	2005-09-08 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD EINV EAGR PHUM
05BRASILIA2619	BRAZILIAN PARTICIPANT IN THE SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, head of the Brazilian Ministry of Health Infectious Disease section will be attending the IPAPI Senior Officials meeting on October 6 and 7. Dr. Barbosa's contact information is as follows: Phone (55- 61) 3224-8861/3226-1216, Cell: (55-61) 9970-0880, Fax (55-61) 3223-1168 [...]	2005-09-30 19:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO FAO OIE
05BRASILIA2652	ADDITIONAL INFO ON BRAZILIAN PARTICIPANT IN THE [...] Per reftel, additional information for Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Brazilian participant in the IPAPI Senior Officials meeting on October 6 and 7 is as follows: Brazilian Official Passport SA167908, issued March 31, 2003; Date of Birth: May 16, 1957. DANILOVICH [...]	2005-10-05 11:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO FAO OIE
05BRASILIA298	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ROBERTO RODRIGUES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Danilovich met with the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply ("MAPA" is the Portuguese acronym),Roberto Rodrigues, on January 25 in Brasilia to discuss trade concerns and issues leading up to the CCA meetings in Washington in March 2005. Rod [...]	2005-02-01 20:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV ECON BR
05BRASILIA3026	SLOW GOING ON BIOTECH, BUT MONSANTO LOOKING AT [...] (SBU) Summary. In early November, Monsanto executives blanketed Brazil as first CEO Hugh Grant and his management team visited the country, followed shortly thereafter by a week-long tour of the company's Growth Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding the problems that the firm has experienced in [...]	2005-11-16 14:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KIPR BEXP ETRD BR CH IPR
05BRASILIA455	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 50 [...] The following is the fiftieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science & technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed d [...]	2005-02-22 15:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
05BRASILIA573	BRAZILIAN CONGRESS PASSES BIOSAFETY LAW -- VICTORY [...] SUMMARY. On March 2, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly passed the Biosafety Law that regulates biotechnology crops and stem cell research. After a year and a half and competing versions in Congress, this was the final vote, and President Lula is expected to sign it into law qu [...]	2005-03-03 16:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR ECON PREL TSPL SOCI BR
05BRASILIA598	NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES FOR BRAZIL'S AMAZON [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 17, 2005 Brazil's Minister of Environment, Marina Silva, announced a presidential decree aimed at combating land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazon. The three-pronged strategy sets up five separate forest reserves totaling 12.8 million acres, places a ban on [...]	2005-03-04 21:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV EAGR ELAB SOCI BR
05BRASILIA770	BRAZIL: CENTRAL BANK ON BANCO SANTOS CASE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles March 17 to advocate on behalf of American creditors to Banco Santos, a Brazilian bank that has been under Central Bank intervention since November 2004 (reftel). The Ambassador relayed the desire of U.S. creditor banks, which [...]	2005-03-22 11:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PREL BR
05BRATISLAVA138	WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 13:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD LO WTRO
05BRATISLAVA306	TRADE ACTION AGAINST U.S. CORN GLUTEN FEED [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-15 14:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO PREL LO
05BRATISLAVA34	ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES DEMARCHE [...] Econoff delivered questions, per reftel, to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) point of contact in Slovakia, Dr. Igor Ferencik of the Ministry of Environment (MOE). Ferencik shared the questions with officials from the MOE and the Ministry Agriculture (MOA),and they returned the f [...]	2005-01-18 11:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO
05BRATISLAVA412	THE FUTURE OF GMOS IN SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff held a series of meetings to assess the status of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Slovakia. The Minister of Environment Laszlo Miklos, previously a supporter of GMOs, has now succumbed to unspecified political pressures and is attempting to bar their usage in [...]	2005-05-27 13:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR ETRD LO
05BRATISLAVA713	SENIOR ADVISOR SPIRNAK, GMOS, AND SLOVAKIA [...] (U) Summary. During the July 29 to August 1 visit of Madelyn Spirnak, the Department's Senior Advisor on Agricultural Technology, Econoffs obtained additional insight into the status of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Slovakia. In science and industry, Slovaks appear educated, prac [...]	2005-09-08 15:17:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ETRD LO
05BRATISLAVA716	SLOVAK'S POSITIVE ABOUT AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 12:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO LO
05BRATISLAVA851	SLOVAKS SATISFIED WITH CURRENT COMMISSION MANDATE [...] (C) In response to reftel, Ambassador delivered talking points and USTR fact sheets to Minister of Economy Jirko Malcharek. We separately delivered the points to Agriculture State Secretary Marian Radosovsky. Malcharek indicated that he personally would like to see far-reaching global trade [...]	2005-10-17 15:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD LO WTO
05BRATISLAVA865	SLOVAKS PURSUING AVIAN INFLUENZA AND PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials from the GOS appear to be making good progress on contingency plannnig for an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) as well as the possibility of a human-to-human pandemic disease. Ministry of Health State Secretary Alexandra Novotna (also Deputy Health Minister and SI [...]	2005-10-25 15:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR SOCI KSCA LO WHO FAO OIE
05BRATISLAVA873	SLOVAK AVIAN INFLUENZA FRAMEWORK PLAN [...] On October 26, the GOS approved and publicly released its framework plan to combat the threat of avian influenza (AI) and the possibility of a pandemic virus. The new plan replaced a previous version established in August of 2001. The framework established a Commission, headed by Minister of [...]	2005-10-27 14:36:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR SOCI KSCA LO WHO FAO OIE
05BRATISLAVA935	SLOVAKS ANSWER AVIAN FLU QUESTIONS [...] The following are the responses to the reftel request for information about Slovakia's avian and pandemic influenza preparedness. 2. The GOS first drafted an emergency preparedness plan for pandemic influenza in 2001. It was updated October 2005 to factor in recent developments and curre [...]	2005-11-22 16:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL LO
05BUCHAREST133	BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PROJECT FOR ROMANIA [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Unique in the region, Romania which is expected to join the European Union (EU) in 2007, is a biotech pioneer, promoting and cultivating transgenic soybeans currently not approved for commercial planting in the EU. The Mission's objective is to help Romania enter the EU with i [...]	2005-01-18 12:58:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ETRD ECON TBIO RO
05BUCHAREST1467	CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION (CAC) SESSION: [...] FAS Bucharest passed Reftel demarche to the following government officials in the Romanian Veterinary and Food Safety National Authority (VFSNA): Dr. Liviu Rusu, General Director of the General Food Safety Directorate; Monica Neagu, Director, Division for Standards, Marks and Food Quality, Nat [...]	2005-06-30 09:15:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON TBIO RO
05BUCHAREST1533	ROMANIA AGREES TO GLOBALIZE THE ITALIAN CHEESE [...] Bucharest's Agricultural Office received consent of Romanian Government to globalize the remaining Italian cheese Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) granted to Romania. 2. Romania was granted a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation for Italian-type cheese in the Uruguay Round for 500 tons. Under the U. [...]	2005-07-11 14:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR RO BU
05BUENOSAIRES269	AGRICULTURAL COUNSELOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 27, the Agricultural Counselor (AgCouns) and staff, and representatives from the Political Section met with Congresswoman Maria del Carmen Alarcon (Partido Justicialista - Santa Fe) and members of the agricultural lobbying organization, "Pampa Sur". Deputy Alarcon [...]	2005-02-07 19:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AR
05CAIRO4061	GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT MAY USE USDA'S GSM-102 PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: On May 26, AgCounselor Asif J. Chaudhry met with Hassan Kheder, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, to discuss Egypt's participation in the GSM-102 Program. The Vice-Chairman of General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) also attended the meeting. The meeting was a f [...]	2005-05-31 04:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ECON EAID EG
05CAIRO5564	EGYPT SUPPORT FOR USG POSITION ON FOOD AID [...] (SBU) During a conversation with Walid Nozahy, WTO Director of Egypt's Commercial Representation Office, tradeoff asked about Egypt's failure to support the USG position on food aid during July 6 WTO discussions in Geneva (reftel). Nozahy expressed surprise, claiming to have directed his rep [...]	2005-07-20 15:49:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EG ETRA WTRO
05CAIRO6292	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON CODEX AD HOC TASK [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-16 15:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON EG
05CAIRO6703	THE NEW CABINET ONE YEAR LATER: REFORMS AND [...] (C) One year after the cabinet shuffle that placed Ahmed Nazif and other economic reformers into significant ministerial positions, President Mubarak (and in the background, his son Gamal) have gained strength from the concrete results of the economic reform agenda. Overcoming skepticism fro [...]	2005-08-31 13:07:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EAID EG ECON PGOV USTR
05CAIRO7890	WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 13:25:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR EG WTO
05CAIRO8033	U.S. WTO AG PROPOSALS: EGYPTIAN RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 17 to Dr. Samiha Fawzy, First Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry. Dr. Fawzy was well aware of the U.S. reform proposals and said she would review the demarche po [...]	2005-10-18 14:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EG WTRO
05CAIRO8081	MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (SBU) In an October 17 meeting, Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Rashid pressed for a specific date for the start of FTA negotiations, and said that Egypt supports the U.S. on WTO Ag reform. Rashid took on board the Ambassador's call to make anti-corruption a plank of the NDP par [...]	2005-10-20 07:34:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EAGR EG WTRO
05CAIRO8334	EGYPT: WTO DOHA EUROPEAN AG PROPOSAL [...] (U) Econoff delivered Ref A demarche on October 30 to Dr. Samiha Fawzy, First Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry (MFTI). FAS delivered key points to the DG at the Ministry of Agriculture. Egypt will continue to press for an improved European WTO Agriculture proposal. [...]	2005-10-31 13:18:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EG
05CAIRO8734	Egypt: Minister of Agriculture Discusses [...] Summary: Ambassador Ricciardone met with Egyptian Minister of Agriculture, Ahmed El Leithy, to discuss the Egyptian ban on imports of poultry products from all sources, and to discuss the upcoming USDA mission to assess status of implementation of the Bio-safety Protocol. The Ambassador als [...]	2005-11-20 13:40:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO EG
05CAIRO8878	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to requests for information in reftel regarding the government of Egypt's (GOE) planning and response capabilities with regard to the threat of avian influenza (AI). The GOE has made AI a top priority, and has taken steps to mobilize government ministrie [...]	2005-11-23 16:47:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL
05CARACAS1356	LAND LAW CHANGES TO LEGALIZE CURRENT GOV ABUSES [...] (C) The Venezuelan National Assembly amended the 2001 land law on April 14 to increase the types of land subject to expropriation, to grant squatters more rights, and to empower the National Land Institute (INTI). The modifications, however, do not provide INTI objective standards to use as [...]	2005-05-04 14:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR SENV VE
05CARACAS160	CHAVEZ'S LAND REFORM JUGGERNAUT [...] (C) Summary: President Hugo Chavez signed a decree to "Reorganize the Use and Tenure of Agricultural Land" before thousands of cheering supporters January 10. Prior to the decree, several governors issued decrees to register property or otherwise assist the land reform process. The Nationa [...]	2005-01-18 20:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR KDEM VE ENV
05CARACAS1954	PROBLEMS WITH VENEZUELAN COOPERATIVES [...] (C) Summary: Rural cooperatives are a pivotal part of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's land redistribution effort. Thousands of agricultural cooperatives are forming to petition land and monetary grants from the GOV as participants in Chavez's "Mision Vuelvan Caras" job training program [...]	2005-06-27 21:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR VE
05CARACAS334	CBD AND GENETIC RESOURCE SHARING IN VENEZUELA [...] (U) This telegram is in response to reftel's request for information regarding access and procedures for access to genetic resources in Venezuela. --------------------------- Laws and National Authority --------------------------- 2. (U) Access to genetic resources is controlled by the [...]	2005-02-01 13:52:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON SENV TBIO VE
05CARACAS578	THROUGH DISCOUNT CHAIN, THE STATE TAKES OVER MUCH [...] (C) The state-owned "Mercal" chain of discount food stores may be for lowest income Venezuelans the most visible sign of the Bolivarian revolution. Paid for with petroleum revenue, it has become a massive undertaking, with thousands of outlets, either state-run or franchised, that provide s [...]	2005-02-23 20:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV VE
05COLOMBO1157	NEGOTIATIONS ON ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT [...] Legislation and regulation of research and collection of biological resources: Sri Lanka does not have a unified set of laws that cover all aspects of research and specimen collection on biological and genetic resources. Several articles and provisions of legislation address research aspect [...]	2005-07-05 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO1592	AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS IN SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff met with the Chief Epidemiologist for the Ministry of Health (MOH) as well as an officer working in the Colombo office of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding reftel. Sri Lankan officials and academics are watching for signs of avian flu and other illnesses wi [...]	2005-09-09 05:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CE KSTH WHO
05COLOMBO1594	INITIAL SRI LANKAN RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 06:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO CE
05COLOMBO1842	SRI LANKA WILL URGE EU TO MATCH AMBITIOUS US [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 10:43:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD CE
05COLOMBO1867	PRESIDENTIAL PLATFORMS HIGHLIGHT STARK ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: The Sri Lanka presidential candidates have released their election "manifestos" (platforms). Both have clearly learned the lessons of the April 2004 parliamentary elections, in which the rural vote proved decisive, and have included significant benefit increases for the rural sect [...]	2005-10-28 08:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO1919	CULTURALLY SENSITIVE RICE SECTOR A KEY CAMPAIGN ISSUE [...] Summary. Rice is Sri Lanka's most important agricultural crop in terms of area cultivated, production and rural employment (approximately 1.8 million farmer families depend on rice for their livelihood). Rice production contributes 4 percent of the country's GDP and around 850,000 hectares are [...]	2005-11-08 02:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO1992	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - SRI [...] (U) THIS IS THE SECOND CABLE REPORTING ON PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PREVENT A HIGHLY PATHENOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) IN SRI LANKA (REF A) AND RESPONDS TO REF B QUESTIONS REGARDING SRI LANKA'S EFFORTS TO CONTROL AVIAN FLU AND ITS CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. PREPAREDNES [...]	2005-11-23 10:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC CE KSTH WHO
05COLOMBO1993	SRI LANKA: AVIAN FLU TRIPWIRES [...] US EMBASSY COLOMBO'S TRIPWIRES AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS FOR VARIOUS AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) SCENARIOS WERE PREPARED BY POST'S AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKING GROUP (AIWG) AND HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC). WE INVITE AND WELCOME FEEDBACK FROM RELEVANT OFFICES AND AGENCIES WITH EX [...]	2005-11-23 10:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO ECON CE
05COLOMBO2026	WTO DOHA ROUND - AMBASSADOR RAISES US CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador raised reftel WTO points with Trade Minister Fernandopulle on November 29 and Econchief has passed same points to representatives from the Finance Ministry and members of influential private sector groups. Minister Fernadopulle is not well-versed on the issues set to a [...]	2005-12-01 10:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRC KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD OIIP CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO2121	SRI LANKA: AVIAN FLU TRIPWIRES AND SHELTER-IN- [...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE REPORTS OUR REVISED AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI OR H5N1) TRIPWIRES AND SHELTER-IN-PLACE PLANS REQUESTED IN REF D. THIS CABLE SUPERSEDES REF C. 2. SRI LANKA LACKS SEVERAL CRITICAL RESOURCES - TAMIFLU, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT TO IDENTIFY AI, AND MODERN, FULLY EQUIPPED HOSPITALS. [...]	2005-12-20 06:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC EAGR KFLO TBIO ECON CE
05DAKAR3185	SENEGAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT: GREAT HARVEST DOES NOT [...] SUMMARY: Quarterly Ministry of Finance statistics for the last trimester confirm that the strongest contributors to economic growth continue to be government capital investments and remittance-fueled consumer spending. The banking sector,s contribution to facilitating formal sector capital i [...]	2005-12-23 15:06:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN EINV SG
05DAMASCUS5972	TRANSPORT OF IRAQ-BOUND U.S. WHEAT REMAINS A [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past three months, Post has witnessed an incremental increase in the amount of Iraq- bound, U.S. wheat accumulating at the port of Tartous awaiting transport from Syria into Iraq. On the surface, the reason for the delay in wheat transport is a lack of available truc [...]	2005-11-16 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELTN ECIN
05DAMASCUS6134	SYRIA NATIONAL PLAN FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Following is a translation of the SARG's national contingency plan for avian influenza, dated October 11, 2005, which was adopted by the Council of Ministers (including the Ministers of Transport, Local Administration and Environment, Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Interior, Economy and Tra [...]	2005-11-27 06:58:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SY SYAI
05DAMASCUS6327	FATAL EXPLOSION IN LATTAKIA PORT [...] (SBU) Local and international press reported widely yesterday a huge explosion in the Lattakia port that resulted in eighteen injuries, one death and the destruction of up to four grain silos as well as the system of conveyor belts that connects them. Dr. Mohammad Fadel, manager of a major gra [...]	2005-12-05 16:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ELTN ECIN SY
05DAMASCUS6397	SYRIA'S AI-RELATED IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The AI-related trade ban on all poultry imports into Syria, which expires next week, has not impacted poultry consumption and prices as much as has the Syrian population's fear and uncertainty of the exact nature of the threat posed by avian influenza. In the past two months, t [...]	2005-12-08 17:12:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR SYAI
05DARESSALAAM982	Tanzania: AGOA Textile Update [...] Summary: Tanzania's small textile industry remains underdeveloped and faces new challenges since Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA) quotas ended in December 2004. Only two textile companies in Tanzania (Star Apparel and Sunflag) export garments to the U.S. under AGOA, and they demonstrate two very d [...]	2005-05-19 03:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV EINV EAGR TZ
05DHAKA3249	FIRST RAINS BRING FLOODS TO BANGLADESH, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite record-breaking floods during last year's monsoon season, national and local Dhaka governments appear ill prepared to prevent floods this year. Prime Ministerial promises not-withstanding, media and BDG sources report that water pumps have not been upgraded or serviced, [...]	2005-07-11 09:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG SENV TPHY BG BGD
05DHAKA4205	BDG MADHUPUR FOREST PROJECT STILL DISTURBING GARO [...] (C) On August 21, Poloff met with Garo community leaders at the Pirgacha Mission about the BDG National and Eco Park projects' effects on the local Garo community in the Madhupur Forest in northern Bangladesh. Father Eugene Homrich, an American priest and director of the Pirgacha Mission for t [...]	2005-08-24 10:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAGR SENV BG
05DHAKA4347	BANGLADESH: FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-01 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR BG AID WTO
05DHAKA4393	RECENT CONFERENCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE: [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) held a successful conference on biotechnology in agriculture on August 24 in Dhaka. The conference targeted public and private sector opinion makers, researchers, government officials, and end-users in a positio [...]	2005-09-06 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON BG
05DHAKA4796	AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...]	2005-09-23 02:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA
05DHAKA4797	AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...]	2005-09-23 02:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA
05DHAKA5633	MONGA - CYCLES OF POVERTY AND HUNGER IN NORTHERN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Each fall and winter, the northern rural agricultural districts of Bangladesh experience "monga," a period of severe food insecurity coupled with high seasonal unemployment as a result of natural gaps in the normal planting season on which these regions depend. Government food p [...]	2005-11-20 04:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV TBIO BG AGR CARE CDC
05DHAKA6366	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MR. SAYED SARWER [...] (U) AmEmbassy Dhaka requests country clearance for Mr. Sayed Sarwer Hussain, Agricultural Specialist and Ms. Ferdousi Ara, Administrative Assistant, USDA/FAS for their travel to India from January 11 through January 15, 2006. 2. (U) The purpose of their travel is to attend the FAS Strateg [...]	2005-12-27 03:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BG
05DJIBOUTI1000	CLARIFICATION FROM FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ON [...] (C) An apparent internal Djiboutian government turf battle over control of coordination of the USAID-sponsored Livestock Project in Djibouti prompted Ambassador's urgent request October 6 for a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. The Ambassador sought the Minister's [...]	2005-10-05 13:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAGR ECON EAID DJ
05DJIBOUTI1156	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti has very little capacity to handle avian and pandemic influenza. Responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. End Summary. 2. (U) Preparedness/Communication: -- Djibouti does not have a plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and contai [...]	2005-11-22 11:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI1266	DJIBOUTI ENGAGES SAUDI INVESTOR FOR USAID [...] (C) Summary: With a claim of dissatisfaction with technical aspects of construction and progress of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Livestock Export Facility in Djibouti, the Government of Djibouti has advised Embassy and Regional Economic Development Services Offi [...]	2005-12-28 09:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ SA
05DJIBOUTI630	FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION - U.S. [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 30 June to the Americas Desk Officer in the Department of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Omar Djama. Djama said he would pass the information on to the appropriate offices, but had no information whether Djibouti would [...]	2005-07-04 11:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AORC DJ
05DJIBOUTI9	DJIBOUTI TO HOST COMESA SUMMIT IN 2006; RWANDA IN [...] (U) In the Ambassador's January 2 meeting with Djibouti's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saleban Omar Oudine (reported Ref A),the Minister told the Ambassador that Djibouti and Rwanda have switched dates for hosting the annual Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) summit. [...]	2005-01-02 14:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON EAID PREL PGOV EAGR DJ RW
05DUBLIN1267	IRISH BEEF EXPORTS TO EGYPT RESUME [...] Irish beef exports to Egypt are set to resume, albeit slowly, with the completion of the production of 700 metric tons this week. Egyptian authorities imposed restrictions on Irish beef in late 2000 following worries over the incidence of BSE in the EU. Irish exports to Egypt peaked at 154,000 [...]	2005-10-14 13:48:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON
05DUBLIN1279	IRELAND: EU HAS HIT THE LIMIT ON WTO AG [...] On October 17, Post Agricultural Specialist delivered ref A demarche to Damian Flynn, Department of Agriculture and Food (DAF) EU Trade Office Principal Officer. Flynn said that the GOI was scrutinizing the October 10 U.S. proposal, but conveyed DAF's view that the Commission had already off [...]	2005-10-17 16:34:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05DUBLIN1322	IRISH SEE DOMESTIC POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES IN WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, high-ranking GOI officials told the Ambassador that Ireland could not afford to be more flexible in EU discussions on the WTO agricultural negotiations, given domestic political sensitivities with the farm community. The officials noted prior EU commitments not [...]	2005-10-26 11:38:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTO ECON EAGR EI
05DUBLIN1360	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND UNEASY ON MACEDONIA, [...] (C) Summary: On November 3, Post delivered ref A and B demarches to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent. Kelly noted the EU's challenge in playing tough with Syria without derailing EuroMed diplomacy and the Barcelona Anniversary Summit. He said that Ireland was n [...]	2005-11-04 15:40:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KPAL SY YI EAGR MK ETRD BO EI EUN
05DUBLIN1418	IRISH AGRICULTURE MINISTER INFLEXIBLE ON EU DOHA [...] (C) Summary: In a November 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan reiterated GOI inflexibility on the EU agricultural proposal for the Doha negotiations. She remarked that Irish farmers would not allow further concessions on agriculture, as they faced an uneven p [...]	2005-11-21 08:35:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD EI WTO
05DUBLIN1434	IRELAND INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] On November 21, Emboffs reviewed reftel with Brian Mullen, Principal Officer for Community Health in the Department of Health and Children and also the GOI point-of-contact on avian flu issues. The following information, drawn principally from our discussion with Mullen, is keyed to reftel's [...]	2005-11-23 13:57:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL EI

05DUBLIN53	ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT SHARING: [...] The information in paras below is based on Post's discussion of reftel questions with Dr. Philip Buckley, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) national focal point for Ireland. Buckley has been the Director of the Heritage Policy Division in the Department of Environment and Local Go [...]	2005-01-19 11:53:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO
05DUBLIN718	IRELAND: HUNGER AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN AFRICA [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 16:44:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR
05DUSHANBE1743	CARE/TAJIKISTAN FY 2006 NOVEMBER CALL FORWARD FOR THE FY [...] Mission concurs with CARE's re-submission of previous call forward postponed for below mentioned commodities for arrival in March, 2006. Mission supports CARE's request for commodities for distribution submitted on behalf of CARE, Save the Children and Counterpart. 2. Mission understa [...]	2005-10-31 07:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR TI
05DUSHANBE1779	TAJIKISTAN: STOPPING AVIAN FLU AT ITS BORDERS WITH NO [...] To date, Tajikistan has no reported cases of Avian Flu. The Ministries of Health and Agriculture as well as the country's Veterinary Services have taken stringent measures to stop Avian Flu from entering Tajikistan's borders. 2. The Veterinary Service has begun to capture and examine wild [...]	2005-11-04 12:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KSCA SOCI TI KSTH WHO
05DUSHANBE1856	TAJIKISTAN: GOVT UNABLE TO HANDLE POTENTIAL AVIAN FLU [...] Head Veterinarian, Dr. Mulojon Amirbekov, explicitly stated that Tajikistan is not prepared to combat an Avian Flu outbreak. Tajikistan does not have a strategy for containing a pandemic if it occurs; however, various government ministries have taken measures, within their capabilities, to avo [...]	2005-11-23 11:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSCA SOCI TI KSTH WHO
05DUSHANBE1878	EVERYTHING'S COMING UP COTTON IN TURSONZODA, TAJIKISTAN [...] In a series of meetings November 25, government officials, farmers and a businessman were universally--and surprisingly-- positive about the economic and political situation in Tursonzoda. The Dushanbe-appointed Chairman of the City Administration Barakatullo Akhmedov emphasized there were "n [...]	2005-11-30 09:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAGR TI
05DUSHANBE1941	CARE/TAJIKISTAN FY 2006 DECEMBER CALL FORWARD FOR THE FY [...] Mission concurs with CARE's re-submission of previous call forward postponed of below mentioned commodities for arrival in April, 2006. Mission supports CARE's request for commodities for distribution submitted on behalf of CARE, Save the Children and Counterpart. 2. Mission understan [...]	2005-12-05 06:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR TI
05DUSHANBE1981	TAJIKISTAN POULTRY BAN CONFUSION; AVIAN FLU: ADDRESSING [...] Although the government of Tajikistan officially issued poultry bans on ten countries, customs inspectors are unaware of the new regulations. Mahmadnazar Tashrifov, Senior Inspector of the Department of Veterinary Service reported that to date, the department has authorized three resolutions [...]	2005-12-09 10:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PREL TBIO SENV TI USTR
05GABORONE568	SADC'S ROLE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOSAFETY IN THE [...] Biotechnology can play a key role in economic and social development in the Southern African region. Agricultural technologies, including genetic modification, have the potential to increase food production over the next 50 years and help fight regional hunger. Progress is being made in som [...]	2005-04-21 17:18:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SENV EAID BC
05GABORONE66	REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH [...] Summary: Embassy Gaborone requests USD7,000 from EB to fund a biotechnology outreach project in Botswana that will provide two weeks of technical assistance to the Government of Botswana's National Coordinating Committee on Biosafety (NCCB) in creating a national framework for biosafety. We [...]	2005-01-14 10:56:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP KPAO BC
05GABORONE838	PROSPECTS FOR LIBERALIZING BOTSWANA'S [...] Summary. The recently-formed Botswana Cattle Producer's Association (BCPA) submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in late May to remove the monopoly of the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) on the exportation of beef. If the proposal were accepted, the beef industry would es [...]	2005-06-17 09:38:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EAGR ETRD BC TRADE
05GENEVA2391	LOGISTICAL/ARRIVAL INFORMATION FOR IPAPI SENIOR [...] Dr. Klaus Stohr, Team Coordinator, WHO Global Influenza Programme, Department for Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, will represent the World Health Organization at the Senior Officials Meeting. Stohr's DOB is 3 January 1959. He will travel on UN Laissez-passer No. SA61578, vali [...]	2005-10-05 05:05:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO
05GENEVA2425	DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY [...] SUMMARY: At its meeting on September 27, 2005, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") heard statements regarding the status of implementation from the United States in United States - Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998; United States - Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Hot- Rolle [...]	2005-10-07 10:45:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA2731	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE CONFERENCE LEAVES AN UNCLEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ten days after the 26 October UN ministerial conference on aid for Pakistan's earthquake victims, there is still a dramatic under-funding of UN agencies and other partners in the UN Flash Appeal. While the conference netted $579 million in additional pledges, raising the total am [...]	2005-11-09 06:18:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAGR EAID ECIN ECON MASS PGOV PK PREF PREL SENV AESC UN
05GENEVA2778	WTO COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (TBT) [...] Begin Summary: On November 2, 2005, the WTO TBT Committee met to review new trade concerns arising from the following notifications (or lack thereof): China's proposed regulations to control pollution from electronic information products, the EU's Directive on eco-design requirements for ene [...]	2005-11-16 03:13:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2797	WTO TRIPS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION October 27 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council Special Session met on Thursday, October 27, 2005. The Special Session is charged with negotiating a system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GIs) for wines and spirits eligible for protection in those WTO Members participating in the sy [...]	2005-11-16 09:14:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA2798	WTO TRIPS COUNCIL October 25-26 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Tuesday and Wednesday October 25-26, 2005. Mr. CHOI Hyuck of Korea chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held in the morning of October 25, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon and conti [...]	2005-11-16 09:17:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA836	WTO TRIPS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION, MARCH 11, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council Special Session met on Friday, March 11, 2005. The Special Session is charged with negotiating a system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GI's) for wines and spirits eligible for protection in those WTO Members participating in the syst [...]	2005-04-01 13:15:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA837	WTO TRIPS COUNCIL, MARCH 8-9, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Wednesday and Thursday, March 8-9, 2005. Mr. Tony Miller of Hong Kong, China chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held on the morning of March 8, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon of the fir [...]	2005-04-01 13:16:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GEORGETOWN1273	President's Economic Vision for Guyana [...] At a December 1 speech to the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, President Jagdeo threw away his speech and instead spelled out, unscripted, his economic vision for Guyana's future. His remarks highlight a strategy for Guyana's infrastructure, macroeconomic policy, and growth sectors. ------- [...]	2005-12-06 12:46:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BTIO PGOV EAGR EFIN ENRG GY
05GEORGETOWN1281	JAGDEO: U.S. LOSING PR BATTLE IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge and PolOff met with President Jagdeo on December 5 for an informal, amiable discussion of ongoing bilateral issues. Jagdeo also shared his candid view on a topic that clearly interests him -- the U.S. public relations problem in Latin America. During the conversation, Jagd [...]	2005-12-07 17:02:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR ELTN SCUL KPAO XM GY
05GEORGETOWN1309	GUYANA TRADE MINISTER BLASTS 'UNFAIR' TRADE SYSTEM [...] SUMMARY: Guyana's Minister of Foreign Trade, Clement Rohee, criticized developing countries for negotiating trade rules that "further marginalize" developing countries. The remarks are the latest in a series of public pronouncements expressing distrust of the Doha Development Agenda. END SUMM [...]	2005-12-15 13:07:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR GY
05GUATEMALA2050	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN GUATEMALA [...] (S) Summary: Guatemala does not maintain substantial public or private sector ties with PRC China. Taiwanese influence in political and military affairs effectively blocks Chinese access. That influence has been maintained through direct assistance and bribes to government officials and is [...]	2005-08-26 18:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN EMIN PINS PGOV KCOR CH TW GT ESENV
05GUATEMALA2395	GUATEMALA NEEDS TPS [...] Embassy Guatemala strongly supports granting Guatemalans living in the United States Temporary Protected Status (TPS) following Hurricane Stan, which produced floods and mudslides that have devastated the country. Guatemala is in a state of calamity and will be hard pressed to address any add [...]	2005-10-17 22:19:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF CVIS SMIG EAID MASS PHUM AEMR ASEC ETRD EAGR GT
05GUATEMALA2483	Top economists' views on Guatemala [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemalan economists generally agree that to address the country's socio-economic problems institutions must become more effective. However, for this the government will need more revenue, and tax increases have been repeatedly blocked by special interest groups, including bu [...]	2005-10-28 18:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EAGR GT
05GUATEMALA2504	DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF STAN [...] Summary: Still gripped with the immediate concerns of disaster relief, GOG officials have not yet tallied the economic costs of Tropical Storm Stan and the accompanying rains that drenched more than one third of Guatemala's territory in the first two weeks of October. Some estimates have put [...]	2005-11-02 21:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ET EAID SENV PGOV KPAO EAGR GT
05GUATEMALA888	IMMIGRATION IN U.S.-GUATEMALAN RELATIONS: [...] This is an action request: See paras 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary: Supported by civil society and the mainstream media, the Guatemalan community in the U.S. has from the outset of the Berger administration brought acute pressure on the Government of Guatemala to be assertive with us on t [...]	2005-04-08 16:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG ELAB PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN CVIS KPAO GT
05HANOI1034	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU: RECENT MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: This week new information emerged about Avian Influenza H5N1 (AI) in meetings with CDC Influenza Epidemiologist Keiji Fukuda, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Donor Group. Experts now believe that the virus may be changing in the north of Vietnam, but [...]	2005-04-29 10:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI1050	FOOD FOR PROGRESS: AMBASSADOR'S FUND IN VIETNAM [...] Summary: The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) selected Vietnam as a recipient of a commodity donation program three times, in FY2000, FY2002 and FY2004. Each time, FAS and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) agreed to set aside a small portion of the [...]	2005-05-05 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR VM
05HANOI1218	VIETNAM - AVIAN INFLUENZA SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Local media reported three new cases of avian influenza (AI) in northern Vietnam this week. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has not received official notification from the Ministry of Health (MoH) of these cases yet, WHO believes that reporting of human cases has im [...]	2005-05-26 04:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI1729	VIETNAM - AVIAN INFLUENZA SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam has seen some new human cases of Avian Influenza appear into the summer months, but there is no evidence that the Avian Influenza (AI) strain, H5N1, has mutated to allow human-to-human transmission. Vietnam is preparing for animal vaccination trials and developing a mul [...]	2005-07-06 09:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI1916	AVIAN INFLUENZA TEAM VISITS VIETNAM TO DETERMINE [...] Summary: A ten member U.S. Government Interagency Assessment Team visited Vietnam on July 18-19 to determine key priorities and appropriate responses; find potential partners; and, develop the next steps to implement U.S. assistance for the prevention and containment of H5N1 Avian Influenza ( [...]	2005-07-27 11:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI197	VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON THE MINISTER OF [...] Summary. On January 20, The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat. In addition to traditional agricultural and aquaculture products, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has responsibility for the export of furniture [...]	2005-01-24 03:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD KSCA SENV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2192	A/S SIMONSON DISCUSSES COOPERATION ON AVIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary (A/S) Stewart Simonson of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) visited Vietnam on August 14-17 to discuss a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation between HHS and the Ministry of Health (MOH),as well as to discuss Vietnam's efforts to [...]	2005-08-24 07:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2220	POST PROPOSES FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM FOR VIETNAM [...] Summary. The Vietnamese Mission has concerns that USDA/Washington has removed Vietnam from the list of priority countries for its Food for Progress program. The food security situation in Vietnam remains precarious and the country continues to make progress in introducing greater political a [...]	2005-08-26 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID VM
05HANOI2289	VIETNAM'S AVIAN INFLUENZA SITUATION - SEPTEMBER 1, [...] (U) This cable is the first in a series of weekly reports requested in reftel A. Avian influenza (AI) issues and developments in Vietnam were previously reported in ref B and C. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese press reported a fatal case of the H5 strain was discovered August 28 in a distr [...]	2005-09-01 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2324	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human cases of Avian Influenza (AI) since Mission Vietnam's last reporting. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is continuing its poultry vaccination program and the Ambassador attended a Donors' Chief of Mission Meeting on September 5 to discuss AI and the GV [...]	2005-09-08 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2398	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOH VM ON PEPFAR [...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Ambassador met September 9 with Vice Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen to discuss the progress of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Vietnam, the activities leading to the development of the 06 Country Operational Plan (COP),the development of a p [...]	2005-09-14 10:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM HIV AIDS
05HANOI2413	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR [...] (U) Summary. The United Nations Pandemic Preparedness Mission Team briefed the diplomatic community on its examination of the GVN Avian Influenza (AI) emergency plan on September 9. The team was impressed with the emergency plan (which has yet to be released) as a "first draft", but noted ar [...]	2005-09-15 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2430	VIETNAM - REVISED AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES [...] Mission Vietnam developed and submitted tripwires and possible actions for various Avian Influenza (AI) scenarios in March, 2005 (Reftel). The Mission's AI Working Group (AIWG) recently met to revise tripwires and responsive actions in response to new assessment of the situation. The follow [...]	2005-09-19 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2471	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human cases of Avian Influenza (AI) since Mission Vietnam's last reporting on September 15. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the August 28 death reported in the media was caused by H5N1 AI. Mission Vietnam continues to work with the int [...]	2005-09-22 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2519	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human cases of Avian Influenza (AI) since Mission Vietnam's last reporting on September 22. In a meeting with Embassy officers, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) officials noted that post poultry vaccination monitoring was essential to c [...]	2005-09-29 10:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2569	VIETNAM HIT BY WORST TYPHOON IN TEN YEARS [...] Summary: A typhoon has caused severe damage to coastal and mountainous areas of northern Vietnam. While loss of lives was minimized due to the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) early preparation and evacuation efforts, an estimated 200,000 people lack food and perhaps a greater number of people [...]	2005-10-04 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG VM
05HANOI2597	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new cases of human or poultry Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on September 29. Delays in vaccine and equipment delivery have caused postponement of the third round of poultry vaccination. The Government of Vietnam (G [...]	2005-10-06 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2609	Ambassador Discusses AI with Vice Minister of [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with Ministry of Health (MOH) Vice Minister Trinh Quan Huan on September 7 to reiterate USG concerns over Vietnam's Avian and Pandemic Influenza (AI) preparedness planning. Huan was recently appointed as the lead official on AI at the Ministry of Health (MOH). Th [...]	2005-10-07 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2655	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new cases of human or poultry Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 6. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported it hopes to extend the poultry vaccination campaign to an additional 38 pro [...]	2005-10-13 06:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2709	APEC OFFICIAL MICHALAK'S WHO MEETING ON AVIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Senior Official for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Michael Michalak met with Dr. Hans Troedsson, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Vietnam, on October 10 to discuss avian influenza (AI) issues, including Vietnam's response plans, current contr [...]	2005-10-17 08:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2762	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new cases of human Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 13 (reftel). The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is showing increasing commitment to deal seriously with AI. The level of direct involvement in dealing with a p [...]	2005-10-20 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2822	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE VIETNAMESE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt met with Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat on October 14 to discuss avian influenza (AI) issues and ways to improve U.S.-Vietnam cooperation to combat AI more effectivel [...]	2005-10-25 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV VM AFLU
05HANOI2823	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETINGS WITH HAIPHONG [...] (SBU) Summary: On his second full day in Vietnam, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt SIPDIS traveled to the port city of Haiphong to survey the avian influenza (AI) and HIV/AIDS situations there. He met with local Haiphong Provincial Health Department officia [...]	2005-10-25 10:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM HIV AIDS AFLU
05HANOI2824	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE VIETNAMESE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt met with Vietnamese Minister of Health (MOH) Tran Thi Chung Chien on October 14 at the Ministry to discuss avian influenza (AI) issues and ways to improve U.S.-Vietnam cooperation to combat AI more effectively. [...]	2005-10-25 10:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU HIV AIDS
05HANOI2825	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt met with the Director of Vietnam's National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE),Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, on October 14 to highlight NIHE's efforts to combat avian influenza (AI),learn about the Institute' [...]	2005-10-25 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM HIV AIDS AFLU
05HANOI2826	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai October 14 to discuss bilateral health cooperation and mutual concerns about avian influenza (AI). The Prime Minister outlined Vietnam's commitment to tackle AI, [...]	2005-10-25 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV VM AFLU HIV AIDS
05HANOI2858	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new cases of human Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 20 (reftel). The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues its poultry vaccination program and the National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) will ho [...]	2005-10-27 10:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2923	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new cases of human Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 27 (reftel). Two suspected cases of AI are currently under investigation by the World Health Organization (WHO). The United Nations Development Program (UND [...]	2005-11-03 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3000	VIETNAM SEEKS TO MAKE TAMIFLU OR HUMAN VACCINE [...] Action Request: See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Minister of Health Tran Thi Chung Chien unexpectedly joined a November 8 meeting between the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung on WTO and bilateral issues. Madame Chien asked for U.S. assistance in persuading R [...]	2005-11-10 03:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KIPR EAID EAGR SOCI PGOV VM AFLU WTO
05HANOI3009	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER [...] (U) Summary. There has been one new confirmed AI human fatality in Vietnam since Hanoi's last reporting on November 3. This death on October 29 is Vietnam's 42nd from AI. The first phase of the nationwide poultry vaccination campaign has been completed in 50 of 64 provinces in Vietnam, but [...]	2005-11-10 10:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3038	AVIAN INFLUENZA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM - [...] (U) Summary. This cable examines the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) overall strategy toward Avian Influenza (AI) and recent actions taken by GVN to plan for and respond to a potential AI pandemic in Vietnam. The GVN has developed a broad, multi-agency approach following the advice of the Worl [...]	2005-11-16 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3041	RECOVERING FROM DISASTER - A LOOK AT ONE PROVINCE [...] SUMMARY: A visit to the typhoon stricken province of Thanh Hoa by US Embassy staff revealed a province struggling with slow recovery from the Typhoon Damrey and a recent outbreak of avian influenza in poultry. Damrey damaged or destroyed more than 30,000 houses (out of more than 100,000 in 1 [...]	2005-11-16 10:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG VM AFLU
05HANOI3055	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER [...] (U) Summary. While local press reported several possible human AI cases this week, there have been no confirmed cases and no AI deaths since the October 29 death reported in Reftel. The GVN's Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City released information suggesting possible mutation of the H5N1 [...]	2005-11-18 08:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3124	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There were no new confirmed human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since the October 29 death. The total number of AI-affected provinces and cities rose to 17 out of Vietnam's 64 provinces and cities, despite the de-listing of two provinces in the Mekong Delta and Hanoi city. News [...]	2005-11-25 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3190	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths in Vietnam since October 29. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Vietnam's 66th human AI case on November 25 after a 15-year old boy contracted H5N1. During an informal donors' meeting chaired by the World Bank [...]	2005-12-02 10:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3240	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since the confirmed October 29 death of a Hanoi man. The total number of active AI-affected provinces and cities decreased to 15 out of Vietnam's 64 provinces and cities, but localized poultry outbreaks have spread. Th [...]	2005-12-09 07:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3287	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) cases. The number of active AI-affected areas decreased from 166 communes in 17 provinces to 126 communes in 15 provinces over the past two weeks, with no new reported outbreaks in poultry during the past week. The Government [...]	2005-12-16 06:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3353	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths in Vietnam since October 29. The number of animal AI affected provinces in Vietnam continues to drop from a high of 21 in mid-November to 13 this week. With AI "in check" in recent weeks and consumer confidence rebounding [...]	2005-12-23 02:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3384	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths in Vietnam since October 29. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued a circular guiding the quarantine, transport and sale of poultry and poultry products. Post's Marine Attache observed four disin [...]	2005-12-29 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3392	A DOLLAR HERE, A DOLLAR THERE: THE ECONOMIC COST OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The cost of Avian Influenza (AI) both in human and agriculture terms has been greater in Vietnam than in any other country. AI has killed 42 people in Vietnam and over 50 million poultry have been culled to prevent its spread since December 2003. The World Bank estimates that [...]	2005-12-30 08:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI467	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU: SITUATION REPORT [...] The outbreak of Avian Influenza, subtype H5N1, in Vietnam resulted in approximately 1 million dead or destroyed ducks and chickens, and 13 cases in humans. Human- to-human transmission has been confirmed in one very close family contact situation (i.e., from an infected individual to the pri [...]	2005-02-25 10:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI502	Second FAO/OIE Regional Meeting on Avian Influenza [...] The Second FAO/OIE Regional Meeting on Avian Influenza Control in Asia was attended by 168 individuals including Chief Veterinary Officers of 28 countries and a delegation from Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, headed by Minister Cao Duc Phat. Leaders of the UN Food and [...]	2005-03-01 10:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI626	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU: SITUATION REPORT NO.2 [...] In humans: As of March 7th, the WHO officially reports 21 cases of Avian Influenza, H5N1 (AI) in humans in Vietnam during the 2004-2005 outbreak, 13 of which have resulted in death. The four cases reported in February include: a) A 21-year-old man from Thai Binh Province. He developed symp [...]	2005-03-11 10:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI664	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU: MEDEVAC OPTIONS THRU [...] Summary: The SOS International Clinic in Hanoi reports that they have the capability to transport AI patients, but cautions that it is uncertain whether the GVN will release patients, or countries will be found to accept patients. End Summary. 2. On March 9th, Consular Chief and MED speci [...]	2005-03-18 08:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI752	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU: SITUATION REPORT [...] According to the Director of the Epidemiology Division of Department of Animal Health (DAH) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD),only 7 new outbreaks of Avian Influenza, type H5N1 (AI) were detected in poultry (in Tra Vinh and Ben Tre provinces) over the past two weeks [...]	2005-03-30 10:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI846	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU: SITUATION REPORT [...] Avian Influenza, subtype H5N1 (AI),infection has been confirmed in the family of five in Hai Phong (reported in para 4 of reftel) and these cases are now reported on the WHO website. None of the five cases has resulted in death. 2. The Vietnamese National Institute for Hygiene and Epide [...]	2005-04-11 10:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI857	VIETNAM SUFFERING SEVERE DROUGHT IN SOME AREAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The South Central and Central Highland regions of Vietnam are experiencing a severe drought. According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD),an estimated 1.12 million people are facing daily water shortages and more than 500,000 people are suff [...]	2005-04-12 08:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG VM
05HANOI875	VIETNAM - AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES [...] (U) Summary: The representatives of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization have provided an Avian Influenza update to major donor missions in Hanoi. They also revisited an outstanding GVN-WHO-FAO request for donor assistance for an "Avian Influenza Technical [...]	2005-04-14 03:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HARARE125	BIG MANUFACTURER HALTS U.S. FURNITURE EXPORTS [...] (C) Once Zimbabwe's largest exporter to the U.S., local furniture manufacturer Wilson International's head recently told Econoff that he now considers his firm uncompetitive in the U.S. market. Due to an overvalued zimdollar and the GOZ,s revocation of export incentives, Wilson currently ships [...]	2005-01-24 13:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ZI
05HARARE1307	UN IN ZIMBABWE ANNOUNCES MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-20 14:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PREL US ZI
05HARARE1318	Subject: Food Import and Distribution [...] Summary: Since April 2004, the import and distribution of food aid in Zimbabwe have been constrained by ambiguous GOZ requirements and unresolved issues concerning the quality of US- donated food. Currently there are no large amounts of food waiting for distribution or import, but it will b [...]	2005-09-22 14:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1330	NGO study highlights enormous [...] (U) Summary: ActionAid International recently presented to the US Mission the findings of the first nationwide assessment of the impact of the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) Operation Murambatsvina. Their staggering conclusions indicate that nearly 1.2 million people were directly affected [...]	2005-09-26 14:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1346	ISOLATED LAND SEIZURES BUT MIXED SIGNALS ON [...] (C) Summary: Incendiary comments about "Faster Track" land reform by GOZ Ministers may have spurred some recent isolated, but violent farm seizures, but it is unclear whether they signal a new series of farm invasions. Nevertheless, pressure on commercial farmers to give up their farms is i [...]	2005-09-29 06:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM ZI
05HARARE1361	UN OCHA REP BEGINS TO PUT BACKGONE IN UN AGENCIES [...] (SBU) Agnes Asekenye-Oonyu from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs met with the Ambassador and USAID mission director to discuss her efforts at improving humanitarian coordination among the UN agencies in Zimbabwe and with donors and NGOs (reftel). Asekenye-Oonyu descr [...]	2005-10-03 13:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EAGR EAID ZI
05HARARE14	WHITE FARMER GROUP SAYS SITUATION MIGHT IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Doug Taylor-Freeme, the head of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU),said the pace of fast track land reform had perceptibly slowed. He attributed this in part to the efforts of Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono to try to restore productivity to the agriculture sector. H [...]	2005-01-06 13:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD EINV
05HARARE1447	ANOTHER POOR HARVEST LIKELY IN ZIMBABWE IN [...] (SBU) The outlook for the upcoming agricultural season in Zimbabwe is poor. Climate forecasts indicate an increased chance of normal to above-normal rainfall in Zimbabwe during the 2005-2006 growing season. In addition, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that maize see [...]	2005-10-21 05:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1489	GOZ REJECTS SHELTER PROPOSAL FOR [...] In a meeting on donor coordination on Thursday, October 27th, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator, Agostinho Zacarias, announced to the major donors that the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has rejected the UN's proposal to provide temporary shelter to families displace [...]	2005-10-28 10:13:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL PHUM US ZI
05HARARE1507	DECLINING FOOD SECURITY IN ZIMBABWE [...] The Ambassador traveled to Bikita, a district in hard-hit Masvingo Province, in early October to observe the food security situation. Although no overt signs of starvation were apparent, it was clear that deprivation had increased dramatically. The country's severe economic contraction and [...]	2005-11-03 11:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1536	LEO MUGABE,S EXCESS PROMPTS GOVERNMENT REBUKE [...] (C) Robert Mugabe,s nephew Leo Mugabe on October 20 was arrested on charges of illegally exporting 30 tons of flour. Leo Mugabe and his wife face charges of fraud, smuggling, and violating handling procedures of a controlled commodity -- grain. Mugabe,s lawyer told poloff the third charge was [...]	2005-11-10 11:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EAGR ZI
05HARARE1549	FY 2006 Re-declaration of Disaster in [...] The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is deteriorating due to a variety of factors, including: continued economic and especially agricultural collapse brought about by government mismanagement and corruption, the government's displacement of large numbers of families, in urban areas through [...]	2005-11-14 10:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1576	ZIMBABWE'S AVIAN FLU RESPONSE CAPABILITY [...] (U) The GOZ has begun planning for a potential avian influenza outbreak, but lacks the scientific expertise or financial wherewithal to detect outbreaks and implement response measures effectively. Burdened by a high HIV infection rate, growing incidence of tuberculosis, high emigration rates [...]	2005-11-17 13:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ZI
05HARARE165	WHITE FARMER GROUPS STILL AT ODDS [...] (C) A recent appeal by a branch of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) requesting financial assistance for a reception for Vice President Joyce Mujuru has divided white farmers. The CFU, which has defended the appeal, told us privately it was part of an effort to rebuild ties with the GOZ. Howe [...]	2005-01-31 14:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ZI ECON EINV
05HARARE1655	ZIMBABWE TAKES CAUTIONARY APPROACH ON DETECTED [...] (SBU) Government sources confirmed that avian influenza (AI) was found in several ostriches in southwestern Zimbabwe had a strain of AI. However, further testing showed it was not the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain. A poultry quarantine and export ban had been initially imposed but was expecte [...]	2005-12-07 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PREL ZI
05HARARE1674	THE 2006 BUDGET - FAULTY PREMISES UNDERMINE THE [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe,s 2006 budget, announced December 1 by Finance Minister Murerwa, is premised on a number of unrealistic projections, primarily a strong rebound in the agricultural and mining sectors. It forecasts 2-3.5 percent GDP growth in 2006, a fall in inflation to 80 percent by end-2006, [...]	2005-12-12 14:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV
05HARARE1681	ZANU-PF CONFERENCE ATTACKS PARTY/GOZ OFFICIALS, [...] (U) At the ZANU-PF annual national conference held in Esigodini December 9-10, President Mugabe conceded significant problems in agrarian reform, which he attributed in part to misallocation among ruling party officials and poor planning by the government. The party reportedly adopted a repo [...]	2005-12-13 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAGR ZI ZANU PF
05HARARE1699	LARGE SCALE FOOD DISTRIBUTION REINITIATED IN [...] Large-scale international food aid operations have once more begun in Zimbabwe. The World Food Program, which recently concluded protracted negotiations with the Zimbabwean Government on an MOU governing food assistance operations, has started large-scale food distributions through its tradi [...]	2005-12-19 14:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE212	U.S. SEED PRODUCER YEARNS FOR BETTER TIMES [...] (C) Summary: U.S seed-producer Pioneer Hi-Bred International expects a disappointing commercial maize harvest in Zimbabwe this year, Financial Controller Simon Nyanhete told Econoff on Feb. 8. Pioneer has enlisted hundreds of farmers resettled by the GOZ under fast-track land reform to grow [...]	2005-02-10 14:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ZI ECON EINV
05HARARE425	POOR MAIZE HARVEST EXPECTED IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's maize (corn) harvest this year will likely be less than last year's due to late planting, limited access to fertilizer and other inputs, and poor rainfall in many areas. Although official information on cereal planting, production and stocks is closely guarded by the GOZ, re [...]	2005-03-16 12:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE559	LOWER QUALITY ZIMBABWEAN TOBACCO HITTING MARKET [...] (C) Summary: Mashonaland Tobacco Company Marketing Director Graham Dupree told Econoff on April 8 his company was paying about half as much per kilogram of tobacco this year as last. Dupree attributed the steep fall in price to both an increasing global supply and a poorer quality Zimbabwean [...]	2005-04-11 13:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ZI EINV
05HARARE710	Food Security Update [...] (SBU) Food insecurity will likely be widespread in Zimbabwe this year. Concerns about the maize (corn) harvest (reftel),the country's staple crop, have been borne out and a large deficit is being forecast. The problem could be exacerbated by Zimbabwe's lack of foreign exchange, which could [...]	2005-05-20 05:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PREL ECON ZI
05HARARE923	"RESTORE ORDER", HUNGER STALK MASVINGO [...] (C) Poloff's visit to Masvingo June 27-28 disclosed that the GOZ's Operation "Restore Order" was less onerous there than in Harare and other locations. However, opposition and NGO sources said hunger was growing in the region and continued food availability was uncertain. End summary. --- [...]	2005-07-06 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR ECON EAID SOCI ASEC ZI
05HARARE944	OPERATION RESTORE ORDER WREAKS HAVOC IN MUTARE [...] (C) On June 23 and 24, poloff visited the city of Mutare in Zimbabwe,s Eastern Highlands to see the effects of Operation Restore Order. During the visit she met with the City,s MDC Mayor as well as local businessmen. The high-density suburb of Sakubva has been hard hit, and Mutare,s main mar [...]	2005-07-11 11:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR ECON EAID SOCI ASEC ZI
05HELSINKI1170	FINNISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche to EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala, who highlighted the Balkans, ICTY cooperation, Syria, Iran and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) among Finnish priorities for the November GAERC. 2. (SBU) BALKANS: Syrjala anticipated (correctly) that former Mar [...]	2005-11-02 13:29:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID BO KPAL IZ SY YI EAGR MK ETRD FI EUN EU GAERC

05HOCHIMINHCITY1046	AVIAN FLU: U.S. BUSINESS CONCERN GROWS [...] SUMMARY (U) ConGen has noted an increase in interest in Avian Influenza (AI) pandemic preparedness among American Citizens and the U.S. business community in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). In searching for answers, more and more individuals are turning to the ConGen for guidance. An informal sam [...]	2005-10-04 07:47:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON AMED TBIO CASC PGOV SENV SOCI VM AFLU
05HOCHIMINHCITY1200	POULTRY ALMOST UNAVAILABLE IN HCMC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ho Chi Minh City authorities are tightening restrictions on the sale of poultry within city limits as part of its avian influenza prevention plan. Several large supermarkets in HCMC have halted sales of domestic poultry, though they still plan to sell eggs. Combined with the GVN [...]	2005-11-10 10:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EAID PGOV TBIO SOCI PINR CASC AMED VM AMGMT AFLU
05HOCHIMINHCITY1269	AVIAN INFLUENZA - A LOOK AT FOUR PROVINCES IN VIETNAM'S [...] (SBU) Summary. USAID Regional Infectious Diseases Advisor and EconOff visited Can Tho, Hau Giang, An Giang and Dong Thap provinces of the Mekong Delta region in southern Vietnam to assess provincial Avian Influenza (AI) preparedness activities. While outbreaks of AI in poultry and humans in th [...]	2005-12-07 13:10:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HOCHIMINHCITY1295	MEKONG DELTA DEVELOPMENT- RIPE FOR BIOTECH AND CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Mekong Delta provinces will have difficulty meeting the GVN's goal of nearly doubling per capita GDP by 2010 without substantial reform and investment. A recent visit by the Consul General to two of the most prosperous Delta provinces revealed neither advances in produ [...]	2005-12-16 09:39:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV SOCI EINV EAID EAGR VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY162	DEVELOPMENT AND BORDER ISSUES IN THE NORTHERN MEKONG [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent visit by the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) to the Mekong Delta provinces of Dong Thap and Vinh Long revealed that, like much of the rest of the Mekong Delta, these provinces rely heavily on agri- and aquaculture to fuel their economic growth. Plentiful harvests of rice [...]	2005-02-16 13:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV PREL SOCI ETRD PHUM EAGR SNAR VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY534	AVIAN FLU IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM: COMPLACENCY SETS IN [...] (U) Summary: Although avian influenza continues to pose a serious medical and economic risk to Vietnam since the most recent outbreak in December 2004, average Vietnamese citizens in southern and central Vietnam have modified neither their diet nor their livelihood, continuing to eat and rais [...]	2005-05-24 01:10:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR KPAO SENV PGOV SOCI VM AFLU
05HOCHIMINHCITY58	AVIAN FLU: FRESH OUTBREAK IN SOUTHERN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the end of December 2004, Vietnam's southern provinces have experienced a renewed outbreak of avian flu. Southern provincial authorities have issued a ban on the transport of poultry and poultry products within and out of disease-stricken areas. Chicken is disappearing fr [...]	2005-01-19 23:54:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR KPAO SENV PGOV SOCI VM AFLU
05HOCHIMINHCITY622	U.S. CUSTOMS BONDS HIT SHRIMP INDUSTRY HARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Vietnamese shrimp exporters, a new bond requirement issued by U.S. Customs may effectively close the U.S. market to Vietnamese shrimp. These recently-implemented bond regulations require U.S. importers to pay as much as USD 20 million in bonds, up from USD 50,000, i [...]	2005-06-09 07:08:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIS EAGR ECON PREL VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY855	AVIAN FLU IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Experts in southern Vietnam have begun to prepare for the possibility of an avian influenza (AI) outbreak during the cool season of December-February by focusing on poultry biosafety and vaccinations. ConGen contacts report that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural`QQ$Qpment h [...]	2005-08-16 00:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON AMED TBIO CASC PGOV SENV SOCI VM AFLU
05HOCHIMINHCITY891	AVIAN FLU: POULTRY VACCINATION BEGINS IN TIEN GIANG [...] (SBU) Summary: A ConGen visit to southern Tien Giang Province provided insights into the way in which Vietnam is handling poultry vaccinations as a means of halting the spread of avian influenza. Tien Giang is one of two provinces nation-wide that will serve as a starting point for the GVN' [...]	2005-08-23 23:51:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON AMED TBIO CASC PGOV SENV SOCI VM AFLU
05ISLAMABAD16190	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: UN TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission staff with direct interaction with the UN's earthquake relief effort - from the team leader for USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to emboffs attending UN sectoral cluster groups -- characterize the UN response thus far as "a day late and a dollar short," wit [...]	2005-10-31 01:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAGR EAID ECIN ECON MASS PGOV PK PREF PREL SENV AESC UN
05ISLAMABAD16643	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF [...] As of November 2, approximately 981,800 affected beneficiaries in Pakistan are receiving food aid. This is 98% of the 1 million caseload identified by the U.N. World Food Program (WFP). WFP's recent assessment estimates more than 2.3 million people are in need of food aid. Various non-gove [...]	2005-11-09 06:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC EAGR PGOV PREL PK
05KABUL5245	HOW THE WEST ISN'T DONE: AMBASSADOR VISITS HERAT [...] (C) During a December 11-12 visit to Herat, Ambassador observed many of the problems which threaten commercial investment, provincial stability, and rule of law. Although rightly proud of their accomplishments, Herati industrialists face an almost insurmountable task if they are to survive. [...]	2005-12-27 02:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD AF
05KATHMANDU2150	NEPAL AGREES TO PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Dr. Bishnu Prasad Pandit, the senior point of contact on Avian Influenza for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (ref A),informed Emboff on September 30 that Nepal agreed to be listed as a partner on the International Partnership on [...]	2005-09-30 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI NP WHO
05KATHMANDU2361	NEPAL'S PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN FLU; DELIVERY OF [...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) is working through a Task Force established in 2004 to upgrade its capacity to handle an avian flu outbreak, but Nepali officials worry about what resources may be available to assist with Nepal's preparedness. While no cases of avian flu have be [...]	2005-10-28 11:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL NP WHO FAO
05KINGSTON1042	BITTER PROSPECTS FOR JAMAICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY [...] (U) The sugar industry is on the decline in Jamaica, suffering one of the worst years on record in the 2004-2005 season. Damaged by extreme weather, hampered by inefficiency and labor disputes, the industry will most likely not meet its production targets for this year. To make matters worse, [...]	2005-04-15 13:50:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR JM
05KINGSTON1528	IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL [...] On June 15, Econoff spoke with Karl James, General Manager of Jamaica Cane Products Sales Limited and, per reftel instructions, inquired whether Jamaica had shipped, or planned to ship additional sugar to the United States for delivery by September 30. James responded that the 2,821 tons that [...]	2005-06-17 18:09:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD JM
05KINGSTON1532	PATTERSON SEEKS SUGAR RELIEF FROM TONY BLAIR [...] Summary: On June 10, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson wrote to British Prime Minister Tony Blair seeking support for relief from the European Commission's (EC) planned 39 percent cut in the price guaranteed to Caribbean sugar producers. In his letter, Patterson complained that the cut is unreal [...]	2005-06-17 19:10:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD JM ENG
05KINGSTON1652	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JUNE 17-30, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Poll Shows Davies Gaining Ground -- Six Closer to Extradition to U.S. -- JCF Recruits Abroad as Crime Soars -- Jamaica to Launch Copyright Campaign -- Trade Deficit Deteriorates -- Jamaica and China Sign Bauxite Agreement -- Thailand Views Jamaica As Possible Hub - [...]	2005-07-05 11:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM KCRM CASC EAGR
05KINGSTON188	INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 20:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD EIND EAGR EMIN KTDB JM
05KINGSTON2306	JAMAICA - ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] On September 27, Pol/Econ Chief, accompanied by USAID Missof, met with Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Grace Allen-Young and Dr. Lynette Peters, MOH Veterinary Services Director, to discuss the state of Jamaica's preparations to confront any outbreak of avian influenza on the island. P/E [...]	2005-10-06 19:43:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI JM WHO
05KINGSTON2382	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 20:34:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR JM WTO
05KINGSTON2383	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST TO SUPPORT WTO AG [...] (U) On October 18, Polcouns transmitted reftel talking points and USTR fact sheet to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),by fax. On October 20, Econoff met with Alison Stone, Acting Director of Foreign Trade at MFAFT to follow up. Stone said she would be share USG conc [...]	2005-10-20 20:36:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD JM WTO
05KINGSTON2504	WTO DOHA ROUND: INCREASING PRESSURE ON THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 14:53:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR JM
05KINGSTON2643	RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) This cable responds to information requested by Department (Ref A). It is a joint State-USAID message. Answers are updated from information provided by post (Ref B). 2. (U) Responses are keyed to Ref A. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has a draft e [...]	2005-12-05 15:18:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL JM
05KINSHASA1033	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP [...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...]	2005-06-23 10:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC
05KINSHASA1187	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered between June 28 and July 7, 2005. 2. Over-Fortification of Small Amounts of Food Aid (REF A) -- Although none of the food aid referenced in the cable went to the Republic of Congo, Econ/Cons Officer presented the demarche talking points to two NGOs wo [...]	2005-07-21 09:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR EAID PREF PHUM IS SZ CF ICRC UNSC UN
05KINSHASA1365	CONGO/B: CHINESE PRESENCE IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: As was stated in Ref B, Chinese presence in the Republic of Congo (ROC) is on the rise. One corporation is constructing a hydroelectric dam, another is building low-income housing, another is bringing drinking water to low-income communities, and yet another is expanding televi [...]	2005-08-24 13:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CH ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ENRG ETTC PHUM PREL ETRD SENV CF ENIV
05KINSHASA1647	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered on September 16, 2005 to Mr. Felix Ngoma, the Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Note: REF G had also been earlier delivered, on September 9, 2005, by Charge' d'Affaires Rutherford to the Minister of Finance (see paragraph 6). [...]	2005-10-04 07:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KISL KPAO OIIP TBIO EAGR ECON ECIN EAIR EAID KSCA SOCI UK SA CF UNGA WTO AID
05KINSHASA1917	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND, [...] Annual Status Report for FY 2005 as of November 9, 2005: (Note: Newly-arrived Charge d'affaires had the opportunity to visit several of these SSH projects November 17-18 with post's Aid Project Coordinator, Margo Mulumba, and Econ/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken. Additional commentary and [...]	2005-11-20 12:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PREL SENV AMGT CF TO
05KINSHASA1918	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Annual Status Report for FY 2005 as of November 9, 2005: (Note: Newly-arrived Charge d'affaires had the opportunity to visit several of these DHR projects November 17-18 with post's Aid Project Coordinator, Margo Mulumba, and Econ/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken. Additional commentary and [...]	2005-11-20 12:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL ECON SENV AMGT CF TO
05KINSHASA1922	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND, [...] Annual Status Report for FY 2005 as of November 9, 2005: (Note: Newly-arrived Charge d'affaires had the opportunity to visit several of these SSH projects November 17-18 with post's Aid Project Coordinator, Margo Mulumba, and Econ/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken. Additional commentary and [...]	2005-11-21 07:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PREL SENV AMGT CF TO
05KINSHASA1952	Congo/Brazzaville: Avian and Pandemic [...] SUMMARY. In response to reftel A, post made inquiries to various host government officials and representatives from international organizations to assess the current posture and readiness of the Government of the Republic of Congo (ROC) to respond effectively to an outbreak of avian influenza. [...]	2005-11-28 09:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMGT ECON EAGR EAID PREL CF KFLU
05KINSHASA852	CONGO/B: Update on Ebola Outbreak in Northern [...] Summary. Econ/Cons Off and DCM attended a UNDP meeting 18 May 2005 on the recent outbreak of Ebola in the north central region of the country. At the meeting it was confirmed that the recent cases observed in the northern region of Cuvette-Ouest were indeed Ebola. The government is working [...]	2005-05-24 08:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO EAGR ZF CF CACS
05KUWAIT2631	KUWAIT LIFTS REMAINING BAN ON US BEEF IMPORTS [...] (U) On May 29, Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued Ministerial Resolution 166, lifting the remaining ban on fresh, chilled and frozen imports of beef and its derivatives from Washington state to Kuwait (full text in para 2). The order went into effect on June 12, following its [...]	2005-06-14 07:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO KU
05KUWAIT3054	FOOD AID AND THE WTO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-09 12:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD KU WTRO
05KUWAIT3055	U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION - [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-09 12:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AORC KU
05KUWAIT3976	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NO DECISION ON KUWAITI [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Abdul Mohsen Al-Babtain in a September 7 meeting. Noting that Kuwait was both a destination and a transit point for many people coming from south-east Asia, the area most affe [...]	2005-09-07 12:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR EAID TBIO KU UNGA
05KUWAIT4433	WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-16 06:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTO
05KUWAIT4824	RESPONSE TO DEPARTMENT TASKER ABOUT AVIAN [...] (U) This message is Post's response to the questions contained in Reftel A regarding the GOK's efforts to control Avian Influenza (AI),and its capability to respond to an AI epidemic. Questions are answered in the order provided in reftel. -------------------- ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ----- [...]	2005-11-20 11:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX KU
05KUWAIT4962	GOK REMAINS UNDECIDED REGARDING DOHA ROUND [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered ref b points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on November 27. He stressed the need for sustained engagement and noted that the European partners needed to be pushed on their proposals regarding access to agricultural markets. Al-Jar [...]	2005-11-30 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL KU WTO
05KUWAIT4982	NO DEFINITIVE RESPONSE FROM GOK ABOUT WTO [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-04 04:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL KU WTO
05KUWAIT5044	GOK SUPPORTS U.S. WTO PROPOSAL IN PRINCIPLE, [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 11:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL WTO KU
05KUWAIT571	BSE: COMMERCE WILL PUSH FOR REMOVAL OF WASHINGTON [...] On February 8, emboffs met with Ministry of Commerce Undersecretary Rasheed Al-Tabtabaei and Assistant Undersecretary for Commercial Controls Abdulaziz Al-Khalidi to discuss Kuwait's remaining ban on U.S. beef imports from Washington state. Econ/C explained that the regional ban does nothing [...]	2005-02-09 06:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO KU
05KUWAIT65	KUWAIT LIFTS BAN ON U.S. BEEF IMPORTS EXCEPT FROM [...] On January 2, the GOK officially announced that it had lifted its ban on imports of U.S. beef from all states except/except Washington, effective December 22, 2004. The ban, imposed in late 2003 following the discovery of a BSE-infected cow in Washington State, prevented the import of all U. [...]	2005-01-05 08:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD BEXP ECON PREL
05KUWAIT989	BSE: FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW BAN ON US [...] (U) During a March 9, 2005 meeting with Undersecretary Rasheed Al-Tabtabaei, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Abdulaziz Al-Khalidi, the Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Commercial Controls, Econcoun inquired about the status of the ban on importing beef from Washington state, refe [...]	2005-03-09 13:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO KU
05LAGOS1420	BASIC FOOD PRICES RISE CONSIDERABLY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRICES OF BASIC FOOD ITEMS HAVE RISEN CONSIDERABLY IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS. CORN, SORGHUM, MILLET AND COWPEA PRICES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED DURING THE PAST YEAR. LOCAL SOURCES ATTRIBUTE THE SPIRAL TO A COMBINATION OF FACTORS, NAMELY: (A) LOW PRODUCTIVITY AND UNATTRACTIVE PRIC [...]	2005-09-14 07:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PGOV NI AME
05LAGOS1747	NIGERIA: FOOD PRICE QUARTERLY [...] (U) Summary: Food prices in Nigeria have risen over the last twelve months. While official reports estimate an increase of below 20% for staple foods, nongovernmental food industry reports estimate staple foods increased between 20 - 60%. This increase has a disproportionate impact on the poo [...]	2005-11-10 15:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV SOCI NI
05LAGOS1863	NIGERIA CANNOT DETECT H5N1 AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. AgAttache met with the acting director of Nigeria's Department of Agriculture and Pest Control Services to discuss the GON's plan for contending with an outbreak of AI. Senior GON policymakers are keenly aware that an AI outbreak would very likely destroy Nigeria's poultry industry [...]	2005-12-09 14:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR AMED CASC EAID XX NI WHO FAO
05LAGOS1866	REQUEST TO URGE EU TO SUSPEND IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-09 16:18:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NI
05LAGOS1943	NIGERIA TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL CONTINGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: National technical committee of experts on the prevention and control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) concluded deliberations in Abuja December 12-14, 2005 and proposed contingency plans for a pandemic in Nigeria. Federal Ministries of Agriculture and Health techni [...]	2005-12-22 15:26:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PGOV NI
05LILONGWE1018	MALAWI LAND REFORM STALLED [...] Malawi's informal system of land administration continues to hinder economic development. A land reform program adopted last year proposes across-the-board reforms, but resistance from local chiefs is stiff. There has been some progress putting a land bureaucracy in place, but the current GO [...]	2005-12-05 09:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV MI
05LILONGWE1062	RE-ENERGIZED MUTHARIKA LAUNCHES IRRIGATION DRIVE [...] (U) Summary: Fresh from his party's by-election victory, a newly confident President Mutharika has launched a major GOM initiative to expand irrigation and improve food security. In a wide-ranging donor briefing on December 16, the president talked of plans for commercial farming, new dams and [...]	2005-12-20 09:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR PGOV MI
05LILONGWE143	MALAWI CROP ESTIMATE: SHORTAGE COMING [...] (U) Malawi's first crop estimates show a shortage of over 20 percent in maize, due mainly to late distribution of fertilizer and a developing dry spell. Grain stocks are adequate for now, though the hunger season is now reaching its peak. If the crop is seriously impaired, it may begin to imp [...]	2005-02-15 14:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA EAGR ECON EAID PREL MI
05LILONGWE188	NATIONAL ACTION GROUP [...] Summary: Over the past year, Malawi has seen a remarkable reversal in the level of importance the GOM has placed on the role of the private sector in contributing to economic growth and poverty reduction. Now, more than ever, the US Mission is uniquely positioned to contribute significantly to [...]	2005-03-02 08:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KMCA MI
05LILONGWE282	MALAWI PAUSES ON FOOD CRISIS ACTION [...] (SBU) Malawi's president has recently softened his public stand on this year's food crisis and the government's likely reaction to it. From earlier indications, the GOM appeared to be set on a course of massive government-funded importation of maize for the commercial market. After several m [...]	2005-03-29 06:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV MI
05LILONGWE302	PREACHING FREE MARKETS IN MALAWI [...] Over the past several months, Mission Lilongwe's economic team has undertaken a concerted effort to promote the virtues of free markets among Malawi's key decision makers. The country has made halfhearted efforts toward market reforms in recent years, and the new president is pressing a pro-gr [...]	2005-04-06 11:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN EAID EAGR KMCA MI
05LILONGWE331	MALAWI TOBACCO SELLING AGAIN [...] Malawi's tobacco auction floor reopened on March 12 after being closed for a week and a half in a dispute over prices. While the negotiated base price is an improvement over last season's closing price, the size of the crop is estimated to be down nearly 20 percent from last year's. Large left [...]	2005-04-18 05:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAGR ECON MI
05LILONGWE447	RURAL LOAN PROGRAM ENDANGERS MICROFINANCE SECTOR [...] Summary: Against the advice of donors and banking experts, the GOM has launched a controversial rural loan program with subsidized interest rates, administered by a state-owned bank that has no experience in microfinance. The U.S. and other donors have expressed our concerns, but the GOM is de [...]	2005-05-26 06:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EAID EAGR KMCA MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE514	MALAWI DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SLOW ONSET FOOD [...] In a letter dated June 1, 2005, the Government of Malawi formally requested food aid assistance from the USG. This request follows the recent release of Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee results for the May 2005 to April 2006 marketing year that indicate e significant unmet food aid n [...]	2005-06-17 08:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR MI
05LILONGWE515	MALAWI SUGAR QUOTA FOR REST OF FY05 [...] Per reftel, econoff has spoken with Illovo Sugar of Malawi regarding additional sugar shipments before the end of FY05. Malawi intends to ship an additional 580 metric tons before September 30. This will leave a balance of 324 MT against Malawi's total quota of 10,530 for FY05. Malawi request [...]	2005-06-17 08:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON MI
05LILONGWE563	FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] CDA and PolOff met with Principal Secretary Thouse Odala from the Foreign Ministry and delivered reftel talking points. PS Odala said he would pass the information along to Malawi's trade representative in Geneva. GILMOUR [...]	2005-06-29 14:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD WTRO
05LILONGWE696	MALAWI TOBACCO SHUT DOWN OVER PRICES [...] Frustrated over low prices at Malawi's state-controlled auction floors, smallholder tobacco farmers have closed down the auctions for the sixth time this season. In the past two weeks, Malawi's president and parliament have joined the fray, accusing international buyers of price collusion and [...]	2005-08-16 12:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EINV ECON MI
05LILONGWE750	SACHS AND FERTILIZER IN MALAWI [...] (C) The UNDP's recently issued Flash Alert on Malawi's food crisis contains a plan for providing free fertilizer and seed for 2 million farmers this growing season. The plan has received practically no support among local agriculture and food experts in Malawi, for reasons that Embassy views a [...]	2005-08-31 14:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EAID MI
05LILONGWE905	MALAWI ON WTO AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points to trade ministry principal secretary Newby Kumwembe on 3 October, with follow up on 11 October. As is usual in Malawi's multilateral trade discussions, Kumwembwe anticipated that Malawi would follow the consensus of least-developed countries in the WTO n [...]	2005-10-13 14:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EAGR ETRD
05LILONGWE913	MALAWI SITUATION REPORT AND FY 2006 DISASTER [...] This cable re-declares a disaster for FY 2006 in Malawi due to food insecurity and provides an update on the situation. Per reftel, it is estimated that over four million Malawians (more than one-third of the population) will be unable to meet their food needs over the next six months, until [...]	2005-10-19 13:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR MI
05LILONGWE946	SUBSIDIES WORSEN MALAWI'S FOOD SHORTAGE [...] (SBU) In a year marked by severe shortages of food and fertilizer, it is increasingly clear that the government's interventions in these commodities have considerably deepened the crisis. The current shortage of maize is in part a result of the GOM's insistence on selling subsidized maize thr [...]	2005-11-02 13:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAGR EAID MI
05LIMA2335	STRIKES BY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AFFECT TEN [...] (SBU) Agricultural producers from 10 departments, all with distinct agendas, began a series of strikes and road blockages on 5/23. The GOP quickly reached an accommodation with potato growers in the south, and remains in negotiation with rice farmers from the north. Textile manufacturers and [...]	2005-05-25 21:47:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS EAGR ETRD CASC PE
05LIMA2540	TINTAYA MINE: FROM CONCILIATION TO CONFLICT [...] (U) Problems remain at BHP Billiton's Tintaya Mine in the wake of the May 23-25 agricultural strike (Ref A). Protesters temporarily occupied part of the mine's facilities on 5/24, demanding that the company revise a September 2003, Oxfam America-brokered agreement with local communities where [...]	2005-06-07 16:28:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EAGR ETRD CASC PE
05LIMA2553	GOP RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURAL STRIKE! PROMISES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a four-day strike, that ended May 27, agricultural producers in ten departments put up roadblocks demanding import controls and price supports and concessions/protections for agriculture in the FTA negotiations. However, in some areas only a 15-day pause was agreed upon, hin [...]	2005-06-07 21:54:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAGR EC
05LIMA2565	GOP RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURAL STRIKE! PROMISES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a four-day strike, that ended May 27, agricultural producers in ten departments put up roadblocks demanding import controls and price supports and concessions/protections for agriculture in the FTA negotiations. However, in some areas only a 15-day pause was agreed upon, hin [...]	2005-06-08 17:03:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAGR EC
05LIMA2720	VISIT OF PERUVIAN MINISTERS TO DISCUSS FTA [...] (C) Summary. Four Peruvian Ministers -- Trade, Finance, Agriculture, and Production -- will be traveling to Washington D.C. for high-level meetings with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, USTR Portman, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, NSC Tom Shannon and several members of Congress, June 21-22. The Pe [...]	2005-06-17 19:33:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EAGR PE ENIV
05LIMA3256	FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] On Friday July 1 Ambassador J. Curtis Struble met with Foreign Relations Minister Ambassador Manuel Rodriguez Cuadros of Peru and delivered the talking points in reftel. Subsequently, a translation of the talking points was sent in a letter from the Ag Attache to the Ministers of Economy and [...]	2005-07-27 18:01:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD WTRO
05LIMA3554	PERU RESUMES FTA NEGOTIATIONS WITH THAILAND [...] (U) Summary. After almost 10 months of delay, the GOP resumed free trade talks with Thailand on August 15. During round six, held in Lima August 15-17, the GOP and GOT will negotiate chapters on market access, rules of origin, customs procedures and safeguards. GOP officials view Thailand [...]	2005-08-17 16:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA3924	PERU WILL JOIN-DEMARCHE REPLY - AVIAN FLU [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 22:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ASEC EAID KSCA TBIO ECON PREL SOCI PE KSTH WHO
05LIMA4008	PERU AND AVIAN FLU -- OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE [...] Summary: The GOP is slowly progressing on its action plan to combat the Avian Flu threat, but the Health and Agriculture Ministries have insufficient resources to implement it. Public health capacity is already stretched thinly across a wide range of needs. Peru is at risk due to expanding [...]	2005-09-15 19:19:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID KSCA PREL SOCI KTDB ECON PE UNGA
05LIMA4504	TOLEDO AND URIBE ENCOURAGE PRESIDENT TO SUPPORT FTA [...] On October 17, we received a fax transmittal of a letter from President Toledo and President Uribe to President Bush regarding the subsequent conclusion of the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations. Presidents Toledo and Uribe have instructed their negotiators to quickly conclude negotiations. As su [...]	2005-10-18 21:34:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EAGR PE
05LIMA4706	REQUEST FOR PL-480, TITLE I PROGRAM FOR PERU [...] Post requests a USD 10 million PL-480, Title I program for Peru in FY 2006. The program could consist entirely of soybean meal or crude soybean oil, or a mix of both depending on global market conditions. Peru has experience importing these two commodities. 2. Funds generated from resale [...]	2005-11-03 20:33:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PE
05LIMA4969	PERU SIGNS "PARTIAL" FTA WITH THAILAND [...] (U) Summary. After over a year of negotiations, the GOP signed an "early harvest" free trade agreement with Thailand on November 19 during the APEC Conference in Busan, South Korea. The agreement covers approximately 70 percent of products exported by the two countries, but does not cover s [...]	2005-11-22 20:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV PREL PE
05LJUBLJANA268	SLOVENIA ON U.S. CORN GLUTEN FEED [...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points 14 April to Franc But, State Secretary at the Slovene Ministry of Agriculture. Despite the negative outcome of the Standing Committee vote, Slovenia could be helpful to the U.S. as this matter progresses. State Secretary But said Slovenia would be willi [...]	2005-04-19 11:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA285	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NORVAL FRANCIS [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to USEU Brussels Agricultural Minister-Counselor Norval Francis, to visit Ljubljana, Slovenia May 03 - 04, 2005, as a Committee Member for the FAPC Expert Training Seminar. 2. Control Officer for your visit is Matjaz Kav [...]	2005-04-29 05:34:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EUN
05LJUBLJANA599	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. JOHN PAYNE [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to Mr. John H. Payne, Animal and Plant Health Inspector, to visit Bled, Slovenia, from September 10 to 15, 2005. Mr. Payne will attend NATO FAPC Vital Respources seminar. 2. Control Officer for your visit is Spela Zlatna [...]	2005-08-18 05:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR
05LJUBLJANA634	SLOVENIA ON FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel nonpaper 31 August to Marko Verbic, Head of the EU Coordination and International Affairs Service at the Slovene Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. Acknowledging the need for CSSD reforms, Verbic said he felt concerns over transportation costs could be one [...]	2005-09-02 08:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR SI
05LJUBLJANA652	SLOVENIA ON JOINING AN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON [...] Charge delivered ref A points to MFA director for Americas on September 8, Polecon Chief shared the points with the UN Department at the MFA, and Econoff delivered the points to the State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture. None were able to definitively commit Slovenia to joining the I [...]	2005-09-12 06:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO SI
05LJUBLJANA757	SLOVENIA'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT AVIAN FLU [...] (U) Summary: In light of the geographic proximity of recent cases of avian flu in neighboring countries, Slovenia realizes it will likely see (and may already have) cases of avian flu within its borders. In order to prevent or at least contain possible outbreaks, the GOS has undertaken a ser [...]	2005-10-26 08:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO SI
05LJUBLJANA785	ACCOUNTING FOR BFIF-FUNDED AGRICULTURE [...] On 6 October, Embassy Ljubljana used funds from a Business Facilitation Incentive Fund grant to host a seminar on agricultural coexistence in Slovenia. As reported reftel, the event was the first ever of its kind hosted by Post and helped pave the way for open, science- based debate on biote [...]	2005-11-15 00:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO SI
05LJUBLJANA807	SLOVENIA ON CONTROLLING AVIAN FLU [...] (U) Summary: On 21 November, Econoff and Econ Assistant met with Simona Salamon, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer at the Slovene Veterinary Administration, to discuss Slovenia's efforts to control avian flu. Salamon has the lead in the GOS for all avian flu related matters. Following is a su [...]	2005-11-23 06:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA822	SLOVENIA ON CONTROLLING AVIAN FLU: PART TWO [...] (U) Summary: On 28 November, Econoff and Econ Assistant met with Dr. Marija Seljak, Director General of the Public Health Directorate at the Slovene Ministry of Health, to discuss Slovenia's preparedness for a potential influenza pandemic. Following is a summary of measures the Health Ministr [...]	2005-11-30 00:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA848	SLOVENIA ON AI-RELATED POULTRY IMPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] (U) Econ Specialist delivered ref A points to Rok Tomsic, U.S. desk officer at the Slovene Ministry of the Economy, and Simona Salamon, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer at the Ministry of Agriculture. As reported ref B, Slovenia currently bans poultry imports from 14 countries, all of which ha [...]	2005-12-13 08:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON SI
05MADRID2504	DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CODEX VICE CHAIR [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-01 11:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD SP
05MADRID2618	U.S.-EU WINE NEGOTIATION:SPANISH CONCERNS [...] EconOff met with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Subdirector General for Agricultural Trade, Agustin Velilla Sanz, on 7/12/05 to discuss ref (B). Velilla was reticent to spell out the Spanish position; he prefaced his remarks by saying there would be a common EU position, and that it w [...]	2005-07-12 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EU SP
05MADRID2663	POSITIVE BIOTECH DEVELOPMENTS IN SPAIN [...] The local Monsanto representative has reported that the Spanish Interministerial GMOs Commission (composed of the Ministries of Environment, Agriculture, Health, Education and Science, and Industry, Tourism and Trade) took the following positive decisions at its 7/13/05 meeting. a) Monsanto' [...]	2005-07-15 10:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO SP
05MADRID2834	FIRST DEATH IN SPAIN FROM VARIANT [...] The Spanish Health Ministry announced July 29 that the first known Spanish death from Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) had occurred July 10 in a Madrid hospital. (Note: vCJD is likely contracted from eating products originating from animals infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopat [...]	2005-08-02 15:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR SP
05MADRID2876	AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 3 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] Summary: Ambassador stressed the importance of a level playing field in government procurement/infrastructure projects and explained our trade policy interests, particularly in intellectual property rights and agricultural biotechnology. Responding to the Ambassador, Montilla noted the import [...]	2005-08-05 14:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR TBIO SP
05MADRID2985	AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY:CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE [...] Trade policy officer discussed contents of ref B on August 12 with the GOS working-level head of the interministerial working group charged with coordinating Codex issues. His name is Juan Carlos Calvo (Ministry of Health). Tel : 34 - 9133808883. E-mail: jcalvo@msc.es He will not be attend [...]	2005-08-19 11:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON TBIO SP
05MADRID3489	SPANISH OFFICIALS ATTENDING IPAPI SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 13:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA SP WHO FAO OIE
05MADRID3570	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN MADRID [...] Summary. During her September 27 visit to Madrid to meet with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos (REF A),Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky also met with Director General for International Organizations and Multilateral Affairs Arturo Laclaustra to discuss USG initiativ [...]	2005-10-11 16:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO PGOV EAGR SP
05MADRID3635	SPAIN PLAYS DOWN AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT [...] The reported arrival of the H5N1 virus in Greece and a flurry of EU and national meetings on Avian Influenza have kept "Bird Flu" in the Spanish headlines over the past week. Spanish Health and Agriculture Ministry spokespersons having been urging calm, alleging that Avian Influenza is not lik [...]	2005-10-18 11:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA SP WHO FAO OIE
05MADRID3652	REQUEST FOR EU MEMBER STATES TO SUPPORT US WTO AG [...] Post made reftel demarche points to Alicia Villaruiz, Director for International Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture on October 17. Ms. Villaruiz responded with the following points: -- In Spain's view, the EU has already reformed its agricultural practices far more than any other WTO [...]	2005-10-19 06:42:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SP WTRO
05MADRID4022	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 14:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SP

05MADRID453	CHARGE MEETING WITH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TOURISM [...] Summary: Charge reviewed outstanding trade issues with Spain's number two trade official, Pedro Mejia Gomez, on 2/2/05. Charge pressed for progress on rice talks, airbus negotiations, biotechnology, intellectual property rights, and wine. Mejia urged U.S. support for Pascal Lamy's WTO candid [...]	2005-02-07 10:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO KIPR SP
05MADRID501	DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AND EU PERMREPS ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-09 12:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU WTRO
05MADRID689	SPAIN: THE TRADE IMPACT OF REVISING THE WHO'S [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-23 13:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SP WTRO
05MANAGUA2113	NICARAGUA ON FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] Post received a letter dated July 14, 2005, from Minister of Trade, Industry and Development (MIFIC) Azucena Castillo in response to ref a demarche. The letter informs us that Eduardo Castillo, Nicaragua's alternate WTO representative, spoke on the subject of Food Aid in the WTO Committee on [...]	2005-07-21 22:56:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD NU WTRO
05MANAMA1266	BAHRAIN: FOOD AID AND WTO [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-31 15:22:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR BA WTO AID
05MANAMA1314	BAHRAIN: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 09:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO BA
05MANAMA1427	BAHRAIN: WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 13:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR BA WTO
05MANAMA1430	BAHRAIN: IPAPI SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 13:07:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON BA
05MANAMA1456	BAHRAIN: WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND [...] (U) Econoff October 9 delivered Ref B demarche concerning WTO agriculture negotiations and geographical indications (GI) to Ministry of Industry and Commerce Director of Foreign Trade Relations Abdul Razak Zainalabedin, Director of Industrial Property Mohammed Dhirar Al-Shaer and Head of Inter [...]	2005-10-10 08:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR BA WTO
05MANAMA1567	BAHRAIN: URGING EU TO TABLE MEANINGFUL AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) Econoff October 25 delivered Ref A demarche requesting Bahrain to urge the EU to table a meaningful WTO agriculture market access proposal to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said he was in consultations with his colleagues in the Ministry of [...]	2005-10-26 11:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD BA WTRO
05MANAMA1605	BAHRAIN'S AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] This an action cable; please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Ministry of Public Health Director of Public Health Dr. Sameer Abdulla Khalfan found International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) meeting summaries (reftel) useful and consistent with the [...]	2005-11-01 12:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL BA WHO FAO
05MANAMA1623	BAHRAIN: WTO DOHA ROUND EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE [...] (U) EconOff November 2 delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Industry and Commerce Director of Foreign Trade Relations Abdul Razak Zainalabedin concerning the need to encourage greater flexibility from the EU in the wake of the October 28 EU agriculture proposal. He expressed familiarity w [...]	2005-11-02 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EU BA
05MANAMA1821	BAHRAIN: MESSAGE ON WTO DOHA ROUND [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-11 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON BA WTRO ROW
05MANAMA1874	BAHRAIN: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-20 13:39:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BA ECTRD ROW
05MANAMA241	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON THE WHO'S INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-23 04:53:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD BA WTRO
05MANAMA299	MINISTER OF MUNICIPALITIES AND AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh discussed the free trade agreement and municipal, environmental, and economic reform with the Ambassador February 28. Al Saleh told the Saudi Ambassador in Bahrain that Saudi Arabia should join the WTO in order to [...]	2005-03-02 13:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA882	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHES ON DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AU [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-20 10:42:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PREL BA
05MANILA4278	AVIAN FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: GAPS IN PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary: Although there have been no reported cases of avian influenza (H5N1) in the Philippines, the GRP's capacity to respond to a potential outbreak is limited by lack of resources in many areas. The GRP lacks funds for materials such as protective gear and stockpiles of Tamiflu. K [...]	2005-09-11 10:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5059	AVIAN INFLUENZA - LIMITED SURVEILLANCE AND [...] (U) This is the third of a series of reports on the Philippines' preparedness to avert a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak (Refs C and D). This report focuses on stages 1 and 2 of the Philippines' Avian Influenza Protection Program: HPAI prevention and the establishment of co [...]	2005-10-27 02:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5287	PHILIPPINES TAKES REACTIVE STANCE TOWARD APEC [...] (SBU) Summary. The GRP views the APEC agenda positively. The GRP's overarching approach to the upcoming APEC meetings is to wait and see what other members put on the table and then react according to RP interests. With respect to WTO Doha Round issues, senior officials express hope for bal [...]	2005-11-09 07:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET EAGR PREL RP APEC WTO
05MANILA5291	NEW AVIAN FLU "CZAR" WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTION [...] On November 2, President Arroyo appointed Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Domingo Panganiban as the "anti-Avian Flu Czar" supervising avian flu preparedness. Panganiban will lead the National Avian Influenza Task Force (NAITF) that coordinates inter-agency efforts to prevent and cont [...]	2005-11-09 07:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5344	MINDANAO TUNA INDUSTRY AT RISK [...] The tuna industry, which generates $400 million in annual revenues in Mindanao, faces a potential reduction in access to the EU market and restrictions in traditional fishing grounds. Indonesia is reluctant to extend a crucial bilateral fishing agreement beyond December 3. Tuna producers ar [...]	2005-11-15 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL PGOV ECON RP WTRO
05MANILA5393	TEXT MESSAGE RUMORS SHOW RISING PUBLIC CONCERN [...] This is an information message. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. The Philippines remains free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI),but recent text message rumors of HPAI cases in the Philippines show rising public awareness and concern over avian flu. The GRP faces increasing chall [...]	2005-11-17 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5458	AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] This cable responds to questions in Ref A. Post previously reported on avian influenza preparedness (ref E),the GRP's limited surveillance capacity (ref D),the appointment of an Anti-Avian Flu Czar (ref C) and rising public concern in the Philippines over Avian Flu (ref B). --------- SUM [...]	2005-11-22 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL RP
05MANILA5790	GRP WILL SUPPORT U.S. AT MONTREAL PROTOCOL MEETING [...] (SBU) Charge met with Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Defensor on December 7 and delivered points in ref A. Defensor said he would instruct the GRP's delegation to support approval of a critical use exemption for the United States (26.4 percent) in accordance [...]	2005-12-13 04:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL PINS EMIN RP
05MANILA5800	MIXED SIGNALS FROM MANILA ON WTO DOHA ROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo expressed unequivocal support December 9 for the US position at this week's WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kon (septel),but other senior GRP officials have told us that the Philippines will "wait and see" before taking a position. We would welcome feedback o [...]	2005-12-13 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON RP WTRO
05MANILA5864	Avian Flu-Related Trade Restrictions on Poultry [...] This cable confirms delivery of ref A talking points to the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). It also provides information requested in ref A on poultry market trends and GRP import restrictions. The GRP appears to follow guidelines of the World O [...]	2005-12-16 07:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5922	NEW FORD ENGINE PLANT TO FUEL EXPORT MARKET [...] (SBU) Ford announced plans to invest USD 30 million in the Philippines to build a flexible fuel engine plant during a meeting with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila, and the Charge on December 20,. The plant will make the Philippines Ford's third l [...]	2005-12-22 03:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON KIPR RP WTRO
05MANILA5929	INDONESIA ALLOWS ONE-YEAR TRANSITION TO REFLAG [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 07:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL PGOV ECON RP WTRO
05MAPUTO1061	MOZAMBIQUE: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-22 14:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON MZ
05MAPUTO1101	MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR FY06 USDA FOOD AID [...] Although Mozambique still remains one of the poorest countries in Africa, its government has been successful in encouraging economic growth, attracting foreign investment and revitalizing several industries destroyed by the 16-year civil war. In spite of the recent growth, Mozambique still mai [...]	2005-08-26 09:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID MZ ETRD
05MAPUTO115	MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-24 16:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAGR ETRD BTIO BEXP EAID KTDB MZ USTR OPIC
05MAPUTO1171	MOZAMBIQUE: FOOD AID AND THE WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On August 26 Emboff delivered talking points and non-paper to Cerina Mussa, Director for International Relations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Mussa gave no indication that the GRM had changed its position (ref B) since the last USG demarche. She also stated that she did not believe [...]	2005-09-13 05:46:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR MZ EAID WTO
05MAPUTO1404	MOZAMBIQUE - SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique in September 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. This issue of the Digest contains, mainly, information on new assistance flows. The items discussed are as follows: -- USG Title I Grant -- [...]	2005-10-27 13:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID EINV ETRD EMIN ENRG MZ
05MAPUTO1481	MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT REVOKES CONCESSION FOR US [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Mozambique's (GRM) recent decision to revoke a large tobacco concession held by a US company without transparency, documentation or the steps required by Mozambican law is causing considerable concern in Mozambique's business community and could damage Mozambique' [...]	2005-11-10 11:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EINV MZ
05MAPUTO1528	MOZAMBIQUE - OCTOBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during October 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. 800,000 people face food shortages due to drought 3. Water projects planned 4. Fuel prices rise 5. Dea [...]	2005-11-21 07:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO173	SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY MOSELEY [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of IBFAN-funded Reencontro's activities on infant feeding feeding and nutrition in Mozambique, the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS under the President's Emergency [...]	2005-02-08 12:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHIV ECON ETRD MZ EAGR
05MAPUTO201	2005 FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE - NOTHING LIKE THE [...] Summary. Repeated heavy rains inundated central and northern Mozambique in December 2004 and January 2005, provoking floods in late January along the Zambezi river, and raising water levels at the Cahora Bassa Dam to a potentially dangerous level. Many people living along the Zambezi were evac [...]	2005-02-14 10:33:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR MZ
05MAPUTO308	U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITS [...] Summary: On February 15-18, a high-level USDA delegation, led by Deputy Secretary James Moseley, visited Mozambique to gain a better understanding of International Baby Food Network (IBFAN)-funded activities on breast-feeding, infant feeding and nutrition. USDA is reviewing IBFAN's 2004 Propos [...]	2005-03-07 09:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID KHIV ECON ETRD MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO537	SUCCESSFUL USG-SPONSORED FORUM ENCOURAGES [...] Summary: On March 22-23 the Embassy and the USAID-funded Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub together hosted a business seminar - the Entrepreneurship Forum - in Maputo, attended by Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials, with outside sp [...]	2005-04-28 15:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO MZ EINV BFIF
05MAPUTO98	MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES [...] Econ/Poloff contacted Calisto Bias, Director of Plant Health, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA),regarding Mozambique's action on procedures for granting research, collection, and export permits for access to genetic resources, as requested by reftel. The following is based o [...]	2005-01-19 12:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO MZ
05MASERU205	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR LESOTHO [...] The Ambassador declares that a humanitarian disaster exists in Lesotho due to the continuing shortage of food. In essence, the conditions that created a humanitarian disaster starting in 2002 (ref E) and continuing in 2003-2004 (REF D) remain in effect: the drought continues and the situation [...]	2005-04-19 15:09:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL LT
05MASERU424	CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Charge a.i. met August 17 with Stanley Damane, Director of the National Environment Secretariat in the Ministry of tourism, Environment, and Culture, to deliver the points and non-paper in ref. (Appropriate officials in the Ministry of Agriculture have not been available.) 2. Damane said [...]	2005-08-17 09:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON LT
05MASERU531	DEMARCHES ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GI'S) AND U.S. WTO [...] On October 19, DCM met separately with David Rantekoa, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Mohale Sekoto, Deputy Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (the highest level ministry official available) to present and discuss the talking points in refs. [...]	2005-10-19 14:54:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR LT WTRO
05MILAN532	US speaker Prof. Bruce Chassy. Program in [...] As part of a PA Milan U.S. Speaker Program, Prof. Bruce Chassy, Executive Associate Director of the Biotechnology Center, at the University of Illinois had a very intense five-day agenda, September 19-24, in Northern Italy - which included Milan, Venice, Treviso and Trieste - addressing divers [...]	2005-11-23 13:26:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO ECON IT FAO
05MINSK1075	"Privatization Not For Slavs" [...] (C) Summary: On August 19, Lukashenko opined that Slavs are not mentally ready for privatization and, therefore, private farms have no future in Belarus. According to Lukashenko, the state collective is the best option and must be preserved. The president's statements drew sharp criticism fr [...]	2005-09-08 11:45:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ECON BO
05MINSK1305	Importing Barley A "Treasonous" Act [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB has been trying to promote domestic beer production since 2003. Though Belarusian beer is cheap and sold in half-liter or larger bottles, the low quality of the barley used in brewing has resulted in even worse tasting beer and the industry's loss in competitiveness on [...]	2005-10-26 11:36:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV ECON BO
05MINSK1432	Avian and Pandemic Influenza Information from [...] This is a response to ref A action request. All information is from Emboff meetings (ref B) with Belarusian Ministry of Health (MoH) officials, public briefings, and press statements. A Plan for Avian Influenza -------------------------- 2. The GOB has a preparedness plan/strategy for [...]	2005-11-25 12:33:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BO
05MINSK870	Farming In Belarus Still A Risky Business [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited a "privatized" collective farm on July 7 to assess the progress made since the previous visit in July 2004. Financial loss, alcoholism, theft, laziness, and government interference remain big problems. The infrastructure has improved little while more money needs [...]	2005-08-01 10:28:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM BO
05MINSK923	The "Best" Harvest Ever [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2005 harvest campaign is in full swing in Belarus and, like in years past, Lukashenko expects an unattainable yield. During his annual conference on the "battle for the harvest", Lukashenko rattled off his demands and listened to exceptional progress reports from nervous a [...]	2005-08-05 13:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV ECON BO
05MUMBAI2427	PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL MARKETS [...] (U) Private sector efforts to take computer technology, retail trade, and modern commodities exchanges to rural India are helping farmers in Madhya Pradesh (MP) get higher prices for their crops by cutting out middlemen. The Indian Tobacco Company (ITC),a major buyer of agricultural goods in [...]	2005-12-30 05:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD PREL IN
05MUSCAT1488	OMAN PASSES ON AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. A Ministry of Health official said that Oman will not participate in the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),or in the October 6-7 senior officials meeting. However, he outlined the steps that Oman has already undertaken steps to prepare for a po [...]	2005-10-05 05:59:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI MU ESTH
05MUSCAT1597	OMAN'S RESPONSE TO WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL [...] Per reftel request for information on Oman's compliance with new regulations governing wood packaging material, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed its response through diplomatic correspondence dated October 24, 2005. 2. Begin informal translation of the operative paragraphs: "The [...]	2005-10-25 13:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD MU ESTH
05MUSCAT272	OMAN - CARTAGENA PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION STATUS UPDATE [...] During a January meeting with the U.S. Agricultural Trade Officer, Oman's Director General (DG) of Specifications and Measurements at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry reconfirmed that Oman remains in the process of developing bio-safety standards to comply with its Cartagena Protocol obligat [...]	2005-02-16 07:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO MU ESTH
05NAIROBI2571	KENYA ARTICLE 98: ANTI-U.S. CENSURE MOTION MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kenyan newspapers reported during the week of June 13 that MP Paul Muite had filed a motion in Parliament to censure the U.S. for attempting to arm-twist Kenya into signing an Article 98 agreement. A reliable source in Parliament reported, however, that, as of June 21, no such m [...]	2005-06-22 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SOCI SENV PGOV EAGR PINS MASS KE
05NAIROBI2695	KENYAN DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ON ARTICLE 98: [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, David Musila, explained June 29 that the underlying reason for Kenyan opposition to an Article 98 agreement is that Kenya feels "unappreciated." In recognition for all the security assistance Kenya has provided to the U.S., Kenya should not be requir [...]	2005-07-01 03:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PINS ECON SOCI SENV PGOV EAGR KE
05NAIROBI4343	ADDITIONAL KENYAN RESPONSE TO WTO GEOGRAPHICAL [...] On October 17, Post received a more detailed response on Kenya's position on the WTO debate on Geographical Indications (GIs) from David Nalo, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Kenya's position paper was drafted by the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI); text [...]	2005-10-19 09:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR KIPR KE WTO
05NAIROBI4781	WFP: POLITICS, ECONOMICS HINDER KENYA'S FIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Food Program (WFP) officials briefed Ambassador and Emboffs on the November 2nd appeal for donor support for Kenya's continuing food emergency, which will likely keep more than 1.2 million people at risk until at least February. WFP Country Director Tesema Negash expres [...]	2005-11-17 12:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL TBIO KCOR
05NAIROBI4829	KENYA INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) Mission Nairobi responses to reftel follow: A) Preparedness/Communication ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Kenyan government has established an inter- ministerial taskforce to create an action plan to address the threat of avian flu. The taskforce is nominally headed by Mr [...]	2005-11-18 07:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE
05NAIROBI4949	KENYA: EU APPEARS TO HOLD SWAY ON KENYA'S POSITION [...] (SBU) Econ/C raised ref A points regarding Kenya's position on Geographical Indications (GI) with Ministry of Trade Permanent Secretary David Nalo on November 30, and pointed out that Kenya's position in favor of the EU's proposal on extending GIs (ref B) appeared at odds with Kenya's economi [...]	2005-11-30 11:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR KE WTRO
05NAIROBI4983	WTO - KENYA, WITH THE EU, PREPARES FOR HONG [...] (U) This report includes an action request for State, USTR, and USDA; please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the fact that it does not have a sitting Trade Minister, Kenya hopes to play a leadership role in developing a consensus among African countries at the upcoming WTO Ho [...]	2005-12-01 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE
05NAIROBI5030	WTO - KENYA'S PROTECTIONIST TAKE ON HONG KONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kenyan Trade officials prepare to depart for the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, it is clear that their main goal, and perhaps for most African countries, is to promote "flexibility" in market access, protect existing preferences (through new compensation measures),and ensur [...]	2005-12-06 07:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE
05NAIROBI5074	UNICEF APPEAL FOR NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS [...] Results of an October UNICEF nutritional assessment revealed emergency levels of malnutrition amongst 45,000 pastoralist children in three districts of eastern Kenya. The lack of rainfall and its effect on pastoralist livelihoods is cited as contributing to the malnutrition, however, the sur [...]	2005-12-08 11:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KE EAGR ETRD
05NAIROBI5126	KENYA EMOP RESOURCES. WHEAT SWAP WITH [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. To address the immediate food needs of drought victims in the southeastern and coastal lowlands, as well as among pastoralists in Northeast Kenya, while also supporting Kenya's oversupplied maize market, post recommends USAID/FFP/DCHA appro [...]	2005-12-14 08:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KE EAGR
05NAIROBI5247	MALNUTRITION IN KENYA?S TANA RIVER DISTRICT [...] Chronic food insecurity and drought in several communities of Kenya?s northern Tana River District are responsible for high levels of malnutrition, particularly amongst children under five years and pregnant women. A UNICEF nutritional assessment conducted in October found malnutrition rates [...]	2005-12-23 06:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KE EAGR SOCI
05NASSAU1601	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN THE BAHAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese presence in The Bahamas has been steadily expanding since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1997. The PRC and the GCOB have exchanged high-level delegations to discuss the full range of international political issues, explore economic opportunitie [...]	2005-09-08 18:46:00	Embassy Nassau	SECRET	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH BF ESENV
05NDJAMENA1492	CHINA'S LIMITED INFLUENCE IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Since 1997, N'Djamena's official recognition of Taiwan has limited Chinese influence in Chad. Chinese firms, however, are interested in becoming involved in Chad's oil sector. Chad is not taking the People's Republic of China up on recent overtures. End Summary. 2. (SBU) [...]	2005-10-04 13:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON CD EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PREL SENV AF CH ENIV
05NDJAMENA1706	DEMARCHE ON COTTON EVENT AT WTO HONG KONG [...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke with Minister of Commerce Ngarmbatina December 5 to convey points in ref on our concerns over the event on cotton planned for December 12 at the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The Ambassador highlighted U.S. interest in working with Chad on a mutually beneficial ou [...]	2005-12-05 16:52:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD CD USTR WTO
05NDJAMENA1737	CHADIAN COTTON NEGOTIATOR ON HONG KONG MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chad's influential cotton negotiator sought to allay concerns about the Cotton-4 event at the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial in a meeting with us December 5. He also urged concrete actions to cut the domestic subsidy programs that hurt Africa's cotton producers. END SUMMARY 2 [...]	2005-12-07 14:40:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV ETRD CD WTO
05NDJAMENA1753	CHAD: MOVING SLOWLY ON AI PREPAREDNESS [...] Summary: Chad is slowly gearing up to official recognition of the threat of avian influenza. The government has prohibited the entry of live poultry into areas at risk and strengthened the government's existing veterinary surveillance system. Wild birds are expected in the Lake Chad area f [...]	2005-12-09 12:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ECON EAGR CD
05NDJAMENA308	CATTLE, CAMELS, ELEPHANTS, AND REFUGEES: SKETCHES [...] (U) Pressures on the land are multiplying in southern Chad. Cattle and camel herds are expanding as nomads migrate further south and stay longer. Clashes with local farmers are breaking out as livestock trample crops and drain water reserves. Refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR [...]	2005-03-01 14:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD SU
05NDJAMENA326	FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON [...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]	2005-03-03 11:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA329	FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON [...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]	2005-03-03 14:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA330	FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON [...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]	2005-03-03 14:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA653	MINISTER OF COMMERCE DISCUSSES COTTON ISSUES [...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador April 6, the Minister of Commerce discussed plans for an early-May meeting in N'djamena among Cotton-4 trade ministers to prepare a unified strategy for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The Minister reiterated the GOC's appeal for elim [...]	2005-04-25 09:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD CD WTO
05NEWDELHI103	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 5 [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in India, through nightly call-backs in response to tsunami-related missing persons inquires, have closed more than 350 cases in the last 48 hours and expect to bring the number below 200 by January 6. Following the Ambassador's January 4 press conference, r [...]	2005-01-05 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV
05NEWDELHI139	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 6 [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Defense Secretary Singh on January 6 to request that New Delhi send liaison officers to Utapao and Honolulu. In a sign of the GOI's strong commitment to our tsunami partnership, the Foreign Secretary on January 5 held a rare joint briefing with the SIPD [...]	2005-01-06 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI353	INDIA TSUNAMI UPDATE: JANUARY 13 [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in Chennai continue to work to resolve the fewer than 20 remaining missing persons inquiries in India. The USAID/DART team that conducted assessments in Andhra Pradesh has found that there is not an emergency need for shelter, food and water in the state. The [...]	2005-01-13 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI38	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP JANUARY 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: India-wide, consular officers have amassed a database of 500 missing persons inquiries to which they are responding, but still have no reported Amcit casualties in India. Mission engagement with the GOI on tsunami relief for India and the region continued with the Ambassador's [...]	2005-01-03 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI5047	U/S BURNS DISCUSSES PM'S VISIT WITH FS SARAN [...] (C) Summary: In a three and a half-hour session with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 24, U/S Burns reviewed deliverables for PM Manmohan Singh's July 18 visit to Washington, discussing in detail those of greatest interest to New Delhi (Civil Nuclear cooperation and UNSC reform) and revi [...]	2005-07-01 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC EAGR IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI6311	PUNJAB WORRIED ABOUT DRUGS AND JOBS, NOT TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to media reports warning of a resurgence in Khalistani terrorism in Punjab and northern India, Poloff traveled to Chandigarh August 4-5 to interview government, business, police, civil society and political leaders. They were uniformly unperturbed by reports of mil [...]	2005-08-12 13:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EAGR SNAR ELAB EINV IN PK
05NEWDELHI6725	GOI WANTS AGRICULTURE MEETING IN OCTOBER [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar told A/DCM on August 31 that while the Agriculture Initiative would be the most difficult of the new US-India undertakings to fulfill, it would be pushed through the Indian side quickly [...]	2005-09-01 10:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR EAID IN
05NEWDELHI74	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 4 [...] (SBU) Summary: India Consular officers have been focusing on unaccounted for American citizens through an ongoing effort to respond to inquiries, and have been successful in resolving about 170 cases. In a January 4 session with members of the local media, the Ambassador highlighted the US r [...]	2005-01-04 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI7436	RE-TOOLING THE HTCG: EMBASSY'S THOUGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As we plan for the December 1-2 meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) in New Delhi, the Embassy HTCG working group -- Econ, Pol, Sci, FAS, ODC, FCS - met on September 20. The consensus of our group is that the focus of the HTCG in the post-NSSP era should u [...]	2005-09-23 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETTC EINT EINV ETRD PREL EAGR IN HTCG
05NEWDELHI8245	BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...]	2005-10-24 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US
05NEWDELHI9514	GOI SIFTING POTUS DELIVERABLE IDEAS, FINALIZING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Saran's priority for his Washington visit, aside from presenting India's proposals for separation of its nuclear program, is to begin detailed consultations on deliverables for the upcoming POTUS visit, MEA official Jaishankar told the Charge on December 19. Jai [...]	2005-12-19 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KNNP TRGY TNGD EAGR ENRG MARR MASS IN
05OTTAWA1801	CANADA'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CHALLENGING OTHER [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 18:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR CA
05OTTAWA1860	SCENESETTER: Your Visit to Alberta, Canada [...] I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and House Agriculture Committee members and staff to Canada. I am sure that your visit will be productive and will help us advance the agenda on two of our biggest bilateral bilateral economic issues. The Canadian Political Scene 2. [...]	2005-06-21 12:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN EAGR PREL CA
05OTTAWA2108	TREASURY SECRETARY SNOW'S VISIT TO CANADA: "MOST [...] For official use only. Not for Internet distribution. 2. Summary: Treasury Secretary Snow's July 7-9 visit to Calgary highlighted the strong positive relationship between the US and Canada and focused on cooperation in the energy sector. Canadian Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale hosted a [...]	2005-07-12 19:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ENRG EAGR EAID ETRD CA NI
05OTTAWA2881	CANADA UNTIES HALF ITS FOOD AID [...] (U) Up to 50% of Canada's food aid may now be purchased in developing countries. Until September 22, 90% of Canada's food aid contributions had to be Canadian-sourced. The ministers of International Cooperation, of International Trade and of Agriculture and Agri-food made their announcement [...]	2005-09-26 18:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PREL CA
05OTTAWA2936	NOTIONAL AGENDA FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-29 20:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI CA
05OTTAWA2976	CANADA TO HOST HEALTH MINISTERS MEETING ON AVIAN [...] Summary: As part of the continuing international response to the threat of avian and pandemic influenza, the Canadian Government will host a meeting of health ministers from more than 30 countries and international organizations in Ottawa, October 24/25. The purpose of the meeting is to enco [...]	2005-10-05 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI CA WHO FAO OIE
05OTTAWA3114	OTTAWA OUTREACH EVENT ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] Summary: Embassy Ottawa's October 14th outreach event on WTO and Geographical Indications (GI) was hosted by FAS and Econ and attended by officials from International Trade Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, Industry Canada, and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. The Canadian [...]	2005-10-18 14:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR EAGR ECON ETRD WTO
05OTTAWA3348	PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR UK-HOSTED MEETING OF THE [...] (U) Post delivered ref points to Sebastien Beaulieu, Deputy Director for Counter-Terrorism in the International Crime and Terrorism Division (ICT) of Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). While Canada will not/not be submitting any proposals for the December 12 BTEX meeting in London, Beaulieu thanked [...]	2005-11-09 20:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER TBIO PINS EAGR
05OTTAWA3511	WTO DOHA ROUND - CANADA: LOOKING TOWARD HONG KONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite differences on the details, notably over the future of Canada,s single desk Canadian Wheat Board, Canadian WTO negotiators see themselves as working in close cooperation with the U.S. on the elements of a package for Hong Kong. They stress that they have not given up o [...]	2005-11-28 17:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRC KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD OIIP WTRO
05OTTAWA3519	CANADIAN FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL TRADE MINISTERS [...] Canadian International Trade Minister Jim Peterson and several provincial counterparts (including those representing Canada's four most populous provinces) met in Ottawa on November 22 and spoke to reporters afterward. Peterson stressed the GOC's continued hope for an "ambitious outcome" fro [...]	2005-11-29 14:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR CA WTRO
05OTTAWA3586	WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL: INDUSTRIES PUBLICLY [...] Reftel reported a joint press availability at which trade ministers from the GOC and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec vowed to defend Canada's agricultural "supply management" system at the WTO. In subsequent days, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion supporting supply manageme [...]	2005-12-05 16:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR CA WTRO
05OTTAWA3747	WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL: CANADIAN REACTIONS [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canadian players' reactions to the outcome of this month's WTO Hong Kong ministerial were generally positive, as the declaration keeps alive the promise of greater market access for Canada's competitive sectors such as livestock and grain, while not appearing to threaten [...]	2005-12-23 17:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR CA WTRO
05OTTAWA486	CANADA, DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EXTERNAL EVALUATION - [...] (U) Econoffs spoke with Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) Senior Policy Advisor for UN Specialized Agencies regarding funding for the external evaluation of FAO. FAC reports that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has earmarked C$25,000 (roughly US$20,000) as an initial contrib [...]	2005-02-16 18:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR EAGR AORC
05OTTAWA541	OTTAWA DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TRADE IMPACT OF REVISING [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 21:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO

05OTTAWA587	Proposed law would ban trans-fats in Canada [...] A law proposed by Canada's social democratic party, the NDP, would amend Canada's Food and Drug Act to prohibit content of more than 2 grams of trans-fatty acids per 100 grams of oil or fat in foodstuffs. This proposed law, would take Canada down the same path as Denmark, which in March 2003, [...]	2005-02-25 14:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO CA NDP
05PANAMA2311	PANAMA'S READINESS FOR AVIAN/PANDEMIC FLU [...] Summary: the GOP has nearly completed a National Avian Influenza (AI) Plan that details the institutions responsible for preparedness/communication, surveillance/detection, and response/containment. The GOP's inter-agency effort is led by the Ministry of Health and includes support from the P [...]	2005-11-25 21:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAID EAGR ECON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
05PARAMARIBO679	REQUEST TO SUPPORT U.S. WTO AG PROPOSAL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-19 15:41:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD NS WTRO
05PARAMARIBO688	WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-21 17:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR NS WTO
05PARAMARIBO764	INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC FLU - SURINAME [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-28 17:10:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL NS
05PARIS1054	FRANCE: NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS WTO, [...] This is an action request. See Para 6. 2.(U) Summery: France's new Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau told Ambassador he would welcome a visit to France by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. During a call by Ambassador Feb 17, Bussereau said he hoped to visit the United State [...]	2005-02-18 11:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO FR
05PARIS3922	JOSE BOVE CALLS FOR MORE DESTRUCTION OF BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-biotech organizations backing activist Jos Bove have proclaimed June 18 as a day of protest against genetically modified organisms (GMOs),and have threatened to destroy all open-field testing plots of GM products in France. This call is in response to a National Assembl [...]	2005-06-06 16:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV FR
05PARIS4163	FAS/F Participation at ANUGA [...] As requested in reftel, please note that FAS/Paris will encourage buyers attending ANUGA 2005 to visit the USA Pavilions. Post will keep in touch with Sharon Cook and FAS/Berlin as to recruitment progress a/o any suggestions/ideas for Promotional/PR events. 2. FAS/Paris has tentatively r [...]	2005-06-14 11:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AMGT OTRA FR
05PARIS6447	FRENCH GOVERNMENT WARY OF POSSIBLE WTO PRE-AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EU AND THE U.S., READY TO OPPOSE IT. [...] (SBU) AGRICULTURAL MINISTER COUNSELOR MET WITH HERVE LEJEUNE, ADVISER FOR AGRICULTURE TO FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20. DURING THAT MEETING, LEJEUNE EXPRESSED FRENCH CONCERNS ABOUT A POSSIBLE PRE- AGREEMENT ON WTO PARAMETERS FOR AGRICULTURE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE [...]	2005-09-21 16:19:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
05PARIS645	FRENCH GOVERNMENT POSITION ON HERVE GAYMARD [...] Summary: The focal point for France regarding the Biosafety Protocol is the Ministry of Ecology. The Ministries of Agriculture and Economy are also involved in inter-ministerial discussions. Article 18.2 of the Protocol is the main obstacle to implementation encountered by France, which ha [...]	2005-02-02 11:31:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ETRD EAID TBIO FR
05PARIS6478	SURPRISE! FRENCH FARMERS ARE GROWING BIOTECH CORN [...] (U) Summary. This month, the French press revealed - to the surprise of many - that 500 to 1,000 hectares (approximately 1,000 to 2,200 acres) of genetically modified corn was being grown in Southwestern France. The GOF confirmed that French farmers had voluntarily declared 500 hectares of G [...]	2005-09-22 13:01:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON BEXP FR
05PARIS6631	Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns meeting with [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: (SBU) After opening cordialities, Minister Bussereau implicitly referred to the previous day's meeting between Secretary Johanns, USTR Portman and their EC counterparts, stating that whatever the EC negotiates will have to be approved by all 25 Member States. He str [...]	2005-09-27 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
05PARIS6759	REQUEST FOR UK TO HOST G-8 BIOTERRORISM EXPERTS [...] (C) On September 30, ESTH Officer delivered talking points contained in REFTEL to Etienne Sur, responsible for chemical and biological disarmament at the MFA. Although message was passed to Mr. Sur, Gabriel Bernier, outgoing biological weapons specialist attended. Mr. Sur understood the point [...]	2005-10-03 12:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER TBIO EAGR FR
05PARIS681	FRENCH GOVERNMENT POSITION ON BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL [...] Summary: The focal point for France regarding the Biosafety Protocol is the Ministry of Ecology. The Ministries of Agriculture and Economy are also involved in inter-ministerial discussions. Article 18.2 of the Protocol is the main obstacle to implementation encountered by France, which ha [...]	2005-02-03 10:47:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ETRD EAID TBIO FR
05PARIS7132	AVIAN FLU: FRANCE REACTS TO THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The presence of the H5N1 virus in Romania, Turkey, and (possibly) Greece has captured front-page headlines and triggered much commentary in the French media. The French government reacted swiftly, too. Prime Minister de Villepin confirmed on October 14 the two French gover [...]	2005-10-18 16:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR SOCI FR
05PARIS7223	French press minimizes US offer [...] SUMMARY: The French daily paper Le Figaro dated October 19, 2005, published an article entitled : "America supports its farmers as never before" which asserts that despite last week's proposal to make deep cuts in domestic support, US agriculture would continue to be highly distortive. END S [...]	2005-10-21 13:48:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN INR
05PARIS7226	Perspectives on WTO, Biotechnology, the [...] SUMMARY: Fred L. Dailey, Director, Ohio Department of Agriculture recently met with representatives of the French Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg) to share perspectives on the WTO, biotechnology, the Farm Bill and biofuels. After making it clear that he did not speak for the USG, Director Dai [...]	2005-10-21 14:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN INR
05PARIS7521	FRENCH REACTION TO DEMARCHE FOR EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Deputy Political Minister-Counselor met November 3 with MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy CFSP unit deputy director Pascal Le Deunff to receive an informed French reaction to ref A and B demarches for the November 7 meeting of EU foreign ministers. The points were also shared with [...]	2005-11-03 17:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EAID BO KPAL IZ SY YI EAGR MK ETRD EUN
05PARIS7573	AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS: FRENCH EFFORTS [...] Summary. The GOF continues to hone preparations for a future avian flu pandemic. On October 27, Research Minister Goulard made symbolic visits to some of France's most prestigious biological research facilities that could prove critical in any response to an H5N1 viral outbreak. On November [...]	2005-11-04 18:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR SOCI FR
05PARIS7598	WTO DEMARCHE: FRENCH MAINTAIN VIEWS ON AG TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs delivered ref A points to key French officials at the Elysee, the Trade Ministry and the Foreign Ministry, who continue to voice their objections to the Commission's revised proposal for the WTO Doha Round negotiations. The French approach seems to have changed very li [...]	2005-11-07 17:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV FR
05PARIS7838	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - FRANCE [...] (U) Detailed GOF reactions and responses to date to the possibility of an avian flu pandemic are contained in reftels (B) - (E). The following paragraphs respond to reftel A queries. -------------------------- Preparedness/Communication -------------------------- 2. (U) Following news t [...]	2005-11-17 18:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL FR
05PARIS7935	Unofficial translation of article from Le [...] Trade Minister Christine Lagarde has signed two recent op-ed pieces on the WTO round. The latest, published on November 21 in the Financial Times entitled "Big Cuts in Farm Tariffs are No Solution to Poverty" warns against "blindly slashing" agricultural tariffs, and proposes focusing on the [...]	2005-11-21 18:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD FR WTRO EUN
05PARIS8149	WTO TRADE TALKS: FRENCH BUSINESS BEGINS TO [...] SUMMARY. In a first public breach of the French position on agricultural trade, French business leaders -- with French Ministers of Economy and of Trade present -- openly criticized the GOF's support for the interests of the agricultural sector and maintenance of the EU's Common Agricultural [...]	2005-11-30 17:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PREL FR
05PARIS8505	Despite Obstacles French Corn Growers [...] SUMMARY: Despite a recent judicial decision suspending jail sentences for 49 people found responsible for test plot destruction and the absence of a French law on coexistence of biotech and non-biotech crops, French corn growers are determined to continue planting biotech corn. They planted [...]	2005-12-16 14:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
05PARIS8619	FRANCE'S LEADING FARMERS UNION [...] Summary: Even though France's President Jacques Chirac publicly expressed his satisfaction with the commitments made during the Doha negotiations in Hong Kong, the leading French farm organization, Federation Nationale Des Syndicats D'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA),issued a press release on [...]	2005-12-22 15:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN INR
05PARIS8627	FRANCE'S LEADING FARMERS UNION DISSATISFIED WITH [...] Summary: Even though French President, Jacques Chirac publicly expressed his satisfaction with the commitments made during the Doha negotiations in Hong Kong, the leading French farm organization, Federation Nationale Des Syndicats D'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA),issued a press release on [...]	2005-12-23 06:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
05PORTAUPRINCE1325	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN HAITI EXACERBATES [...] SUMMARY: Poor land management in Haiti, caused by poverty, has led to deforestation, land loss, and aquifer depletion. All three exacerbate poverty in Haiti by increasing the cost of food production and dependence on more expensive imported food. Though the Government of Haiti has long known [...]	2005-05-12 13:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID SENV HA
05PRAGUE1057	CZECH REPUBLIC AGREES TO THE US-EU WINE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-14 15:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU EZ
05PRAGUE1164	CZECH REPUBLIC: VISIT OF MADELYN SPIRNAK, SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the course of an intense two-day visit to the Czech republic (July 27-28),Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology, Madelyn Spirnak met with senior government officials and US business leaders to advance the US position on transgenic crops and to enlist Czech aid in wo [...]	2005-08-09 12:30:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD ECON EAGR PINR EZ
05PRAGUE1204	CZECH REPUBLIC: NO DELEGATE TO THE CODEX AD HOC [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-17 13:59:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON EZ
05PRAGUE123	INFORMATION ON RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING [...] Summary: Researchers collecting specimens in the Czech Republic should be especially careful about activities in nature reserves and collection of protected endangered species. Legislative authority and agencies responsible for administration of permits are outlined para 2. End Summary. [...]	2005-01-27 12:37:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR TBIO EZ
05PRAGUE1284	CZECH REPUBLIC: TOEING THE EU LINE ON FOOD AID [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Agriculture, which has the lead on this issue, stated that the GOCR supports the EU position on this matter and that further discussion with [...]	2005-09-02 14:17:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR EZ WTRO
05PRAGUE148	CZECH REPUBLIC TO SUPPORT MON863 BIOTECH CORN [...] On January 26, Embassy economic officer and agricultural specialist met with Karel Blaha, the Director of the Department of Environmental Risks at the Ministry of Environment. Blaha is the Czech official most involved in European Union rulemaking on issues affecting the environment such as b [...]	2005-02-02 08:09:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO EZ
05PRAGUE1496	CZECH RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL FOR WTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Industry and Trade received our demarche with genuine welcome and said that although they would have to consult with the Ministry of Agriculture, it would be in the interest of the Czech Republic to urge the EU to seize this timely opportunity to get beyond the ag [...]	2005-10-18 13:13:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EZ WTRO
05PRAGUE1526	CZECH REPUBLIC REMAINS IN THE PROGRESSIVE CAMP ON [...] (SBU) In culmination of a multi-day campaign to urge the Czech government and industry to push hard for a positive EU response to the U.S. agriculture proposal, the DCM met October 25 with Ladislava Votavova, Director of the Department of EU Multilateral Trade Policy at the Ministry of Trade, [...]	2005-10-25 12:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EZ WTRO
05PRAGUE1533	AVIAN FLU: CZECHS DON'T HAVE THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW [...] (SBU) Summary: There is no evidence of Avian Flu in the Czech Republic. However, due to a lack of political leadership and a delayed reaction to the potential pandemic, the government only has sufficient medical supplies and facilities to deal with a mild outbreak. A larger outbreak would o [...]	2005-10-26 14:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR EZ PGOV TBIO WHO
05PRAGUE1638	CZECH REPUBLIC: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (U) This cable responds to the request for information in reftel A in the same order as the original questionnaire. 2. (SBU) Preparedness/Communication: -- The GOCR has a preparedness plan for pandemics that was submitted to the WHO in 2000 and updated in April of 2004. It can be found at [...]	2005-11-23 15:50:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL EZ
05PRAGUE1678	CZECH REPUBLIC: HOPEFUL ON DDA BUT EXPECTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 24 member Czech delegation to Hong Kong, led by Minister of Industry and Trade Milan Urban, is doubtful that progress can be achieved in Hong Kong and yet remains hopeful about the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). Both the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Foreign Affairs b [...]	2005-12-04 13:25:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD WTRO EUN EZ
05PRAGUE536	CZECH REPUBLIC TO SUPPORT COMMISSION ON BT10 CORN [...] We discussed the impending vote in the Standing Regulatory Committee on Food and Animal Health, relating to imposing a certification requirement on U.S. corn gluten feed that may contain BT10 corn, with two officials at the Ministry of Agriculture on April 14. Both Milena Vicenova, Director [...]	2005-04-14 15:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO PREL EZ EUN
05PRAGUE630	USDA/ARS COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - AKIN, DANNY [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Danny Akin, Microbiologist, USDA, ARS, SAA, Athens, GA. to travel to the Czech Republic, June 1-4, to assess equipment used in measuring flax fiber standards. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Mark Canning tel: (420) 257 5333 822 [...]	2005-04-28 14:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR
05PRAGUE634	USDA CLEARANCE REQUEST: JANET HUNT [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Janet Hunt Nutritionist, Grand Forks USDA/ARS/NPA. North Dakota, to visit the Czech Republic 5/20 - 6/02, 2005 to make a presentation on women's iron absorption. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Mark Canning, tel: (420) 257 5333 [...]	2005-04-29 05:31:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR
05PRETORIA1256	SOUTH AFRICA: BIOSAFETY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent biosafety developments and policy decisions in South Africa raise the possibility that local conditions for the approval and use of agricultural biotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) may worsen. A recent judicial ruling supported greater transparency a [...]	2005-03-30 06:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO SF
05PRETORIA169	SOUTH AFRICA: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND [...] (U) 1. Background and introduction.: South Africa's National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act became law in mid-2004. Chapter 6 of the Act deals with Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit Sharing, and Chapter 7 addresses the issuance of permits authorizing the use or export of indigen [...]	2005-01-14 05:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO SF
05PRETORIA2082	ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON U.S. POULTRY [...] (SBU) Deputy Econ Chief and Agricultural Counselor raised reftel points with three officials of ITAC, the International Trade Administration of South Africa, on May 26: Nomonde Maimela, Chief Commissioner; Carina Grove, Director: Trade Remedies 1; and Niki Kruger, Senior lawyer. The U.S. Emba [...]	2005-05-27 05:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON SF
05PRETORIA2374	SOUTH AFRICA, BIOSAFETY UPDATE AND STATE SENIOR [...] (SBU) Summary. During a June 8-15 visit to South Africa, State Department Special Advisor for Biotechnology Madelyn Spirnak met with government officials, researchers, private sector representatives and officials from the New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) to discuss ag [...]	2005-06-20 08:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO SF
05PRETORIA2565	Challenging Other Donors to Fight Hunger and [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-30 11:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR SF
05PRETORIA3930	SOUTH AFRICA EXPROPRIATES FIRST FARM IN LAND [...] (SBU) Summary. The South African Government initiated expropriation procedures against the first farm as part of its land reform program, but will compensate the farmer for his property. The land restitution program seeks to restore land, which was seized by the apartheid regime, to its ori [...]	2005-09-26 05:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR SF
05PRETORIA4387	POST PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-31 12:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR PREL SF
05PRETORIA4607	SOUTH AFRICA: OFFICIALS OUTLINE POSITIONS ON WTO [...] (U) Summary: At a roundtable on WTO agricultural negotiations on November 16, Chief Negotiator Xavier Carim and National Department of Agriculture Deputy Director Gunter Muller discussed a number of South African positions and views. In particular, they discussed market access, subsidies, spe [...]	2005-11-18 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON SF
05PRETORIA4618	RESULTS REPORT: DVC WITH U.S. PERMANENT [...] Activity: On November 16, PAS hosted a DVC featuring U.S. Perm Rep to the UN Mission to International Organizations Ambassador Gregory Schulte. The focus of the program was U.S. perspectives on Iran's nuclear aspirations, and targeted a media audience. The program resulted in print and broa [...]	2005-11-21 12:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD KPAO SF
05PRETORIA4756	SOUTH AFRICA: CHIEF NEGOTIATOR ADDRESSES WTO ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Chief Trade Negotiator Xavier Carim told Econoff that the United States' proposal on agriculture had helped it reclaim the moral high ground in WTO negotiations and put the EU on the defensive. Nevertheless, analysis indicated that the United States could actually increase its [...]	2005-12-02 15:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON SF
05PRETORIA4817	DEMARCHE REQUEST - METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION [...] Post has delivered the subject demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),Department of Agriculture (DAg),and Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT). DAg has not responded. The DFA advises that the knowledgeable people in DFA are currently in Montreal at the Meeti [...]	2005-12-08 14:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SA
05PRETORIA847	DTI DISCUSSES DOHA WITH COMMERCE DAS VINEYARD [...] (SBU) Summary. Commerce DAS Holly Vineyard met with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officials on February 18. There is more interest now by South Africa in taking advantage of the category 9 provisions of AGOA that allow duty-free import of certain handloomed, handmade and folkloric [...]	2005-02-25 11:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KTEX SF USTR
05QUITO1159	PALACIO PROPOSES HUGE INVESTMENT IN SCIENTIFIC [...] Summary. In a conversation with the director of Ecuador,s national scientific research institution (SENACYT, or Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia),we learned that the Palacio administration has proposed a $40 million infusion for scientific research. The director, while pleased, w [...]	2005-05-17 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD KSCA PGOV TPHY EC
05QUITO2101	ECUADOR - AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 17:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO EC
05QUITO2464	ECUADOR REQUESTS USG ACTION ON WTO EU BANANA [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE and Ecuadorian businessmen are urging the USG to press the EU to abide by WTO decisions regarding EU banana tariffs and quotas. During an October 25 meeting with the Ambassador, GOE Minister of Trade Jorge Illingworth requested that the USG urge the EU to abide by the [...]	2005-10-28 20:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD AORC PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO263	BANANA EXPORTERS CONTEST PROPOSED EU TARIFF [...] Summary. On January 26, Quito hosted a meeting of representatives from seven Latin American banana- exporting countries who oppose a recent European Union decision to impose a 230 Euro (US$ 300) per metric ton tariff on banana imports beginning in January 2006. The presidents of Guatemala, [...]	2005-02-02 16:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO2673	ECUADOR - AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Per reftel, post is providing the following information regarding the GOE's efforts to control Avian Influenza (AI) and its capability to respond to an influenza pandemic. The answers are keyed to reftel questions. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- The GOE began working on a preparedness [...]	2005-11-21 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON PREL EC
05QUITO2765	GOE LETTERS TO SECRETARY RICE AND USTR PORTMAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 13:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL EC WTO
05QUITO2852	ECUADOR 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT DRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 16:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR EC FTA
05QUITO2938	MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ON FTA, EU BANANA TARIFF [...] SUMMARY: In a December 15 courtesy call on Minister of Agriculture Pablo Rizzo, Ambassador Jewell stressed that Ecuador would need to improve its agricultural proposals in the FTA negotiations. Rizzo stated that Ecuador wants to sign an FTA with the United States but is still looking for excep [...]	2005-12-27 16:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON EAID EC FTA
05QUITO563	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSE REYES [...] Post welcomes and grants Country Clearance to Jose Reyes, PPQ Officer, Laredo, Texas to Guayaquil and Puerto Bolivar from March 2 to March 6, 2005 to vessel certification. POC in Quito is Esteban Espinosa, APHIS Specialist, APHIS (Embassy: 593-2-2549848, Cel: 593-9-497- 7133). Please read t [...]	2005-03-11 15:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR
05QUITO719	ECUADOR UPDATE FOR ATPA REPORT [...] Per reftel request, we provide the following information for the update to the ATPA report for Ecuador. A Microsoft word version of the information below has been sent separately via email to USTR. 2. Ecuador Population: 13,027,000 (2004 est.) National Product per capita: $1,447 (2004 e [...]	2005-03-31 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EAGR EC
05RABAT1136	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Sixty-six state-owned companies were fully or partially privatized by the GOM since 1993, earning nearly $9 billion for the state, according to Abdelaziz Talbi, Director of Public Enterprises at the Ministry of Finance. Morocco ranked first in privatization receipts among Arab countries and [...]	2005-06-01 16:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ELAB ELTN KMPI MO
05RABAT2139	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Ahmed Lahlimi, High Commissioner for Planning announced during an October 4 press briefing on the 2004 census results that the poverty rate in Morocco in 2004 stood at 14.2%, 2.3% lower than in 1994. The census showed improvement in both urban (2.5% decrease) and rural areas (1% decrease). [...]	2005-10-13 16:41:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT PTER KTEX EAGR EAIR ETRD MO SOCI
05RABAT2244	WTO/AGRICULTURE PROPOSAL: INCREASING PRESSURE ON [...] (SBU) On October 31, Emboffs delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division Chief for Multilateral Economic Cooperation Zakia El Midaoui, to Khalid Sayeh of the Foreign Trade Ministry, and to Hassan Serghini, Director of Planning and Economic Affairs at the Moroccan [...]	2005-11-01 15:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTRO MO
05RABAT2532	AVIAN INFLUENZA RESPONSE: MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: Post committee on Avian and Pandemic Influenza met Dec. 1 to discuss the Government of Morocco's National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan and to assess the Government's general level of preparedness. The GOM's National Plan is of high quality and is backed at th [...]	2005-12-19 16:32:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL MO
05RABAT2540	AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO MOROCCO'S DESERT SOUTH [...] Summary: Ambassador traveled to Morocco's southeastern province of Errachidia December 6-9 to review USG assistance programs in the area and explore ways the Government of Morocco might use Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) funding to generate income and employment in the overwhelmingly rur [...]	2005-12-20 16:33:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR KMCA SENV ASEC PGOV MO
05RANGOON1036	BURMA: HOST COUNTRY AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable contains responses to questions sent to post (ref A) on the level of preparedness of the Government of Burma (GOB) for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza. Official GOB data is difficult to obtain and is often not reliable. Our responses are based on the best inf [...]	2005-09-08 11:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SOCI PGOV PHUM EAID EAGR BM
05RANGOON1038	BURMA: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN FLU AND [...] (SBU) On September 9, post delivered ref A talking points and the Statement of Core Principles to MFA Americas Division Director U Min Lwin and International Organizations Division Director U Denzil Abel. Per ref D, we excised the talking point that specifically invited Burma to join the partn [...]	2005-09-09 05:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO BM
05RANGOON1157	BURMA ILL-PREPARED FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK [...] (C) Summary: Representatives in Burma of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) assess that the GOB is aware of a potential Avian Influenza threat in Burma and has some sort of a national preparedness plan. The WHO and FAO representatives note, ho [...]	2005-10-12 09:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SOCI PGOV PHUM EAID EAGR BM
05RANGOON1257	BURMA AI UPDATE: QUASHING OUTBREAK RUMORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rumors of avian influenza (AI) outbreaks are making the rounds in Burma. A reported suspicious outbreak in Tachileik, eastern Shan State appears to be unsubstantiated. FAO says it heard that the GOB sent a team to investigate a reported outbreak in northern Shan State, but kno [...]	2005-11-04 07:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO BM
05RANGOON1275	BURMA: CHARGE MEETS THE MINISTER OF HEALTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge made a courtesy call November 8 on Dr. Kyaw Myint, Minister of Health. The minister assured the Charge of the GOB's commitment to transparency on avian influenza outbreaks in Burma and his ministry has several initiatives to mitigate the spread of AI. The minister des [...]	2005-11-09 10:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EAGR PGOV SOCI TBIO BM
05RANGOON1304	BURMA AI UPDATE: NOVEMBER 17, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: We have met in the past week with the Minister of Health and other embassies to gather information on AI and to coordinate planning. We have seen reporting from the Burmese media, closely controlled by the GOB, raising public awareness of AI issues. End Summary. 2. On November [...]	2005-11-17 03:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TBIO BM CACS
05RANGOON1323	BURMA: RESPONSES TO AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Burma has made some strides in preparing for a potential avian influenza (AI) pandemic, but much more needs to be done. Our responses to questions in ref A follow: PREPAREDNESS /COMMUNICATION 2. Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming [...]	2005-11-23 05:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI TBIO BM
05RANGOON372	BURMA'S INFORMAL ECONOMY: COMMODITY TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted in ref B, the gray and black markets help keep the Burmese people and government afloat in the rough seas of chronic economic mismanagement. However, little is clearly known about the size of these markets except for unsubstantiated assumptions that they are perhaps ev [...]	2005-03-30 03:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ENRG ECON PGOV BM
05RANGOON605	BURMA: UNODC CASH FLOW WOES [...] (SBU) Summary: UNODC-Burma says it is strapped for funding and may need to reduce counterdrug activities as of August. Prospects for 2006 funding are solid, but UNODC is seeking an additional $400,000 for its next illicit crop survey. We recommend support for several UNODC projects in FY2006 t [...]	2005-05-19 09:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL EAGR BM
05RANGOON824	BURMA'S RICE POLICY: THE MIDDLE PATH [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB has tweaked its rice export policy again to allow some private companies to sell the staple overseas, but only if the rice has been grown on "new" land. This tortured evolution is not a meaningful return of the private sector to the rice trade, and will not bring rice ex [...]	2005-07-13 07:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON BM
05RANGOON904	BURMA: WFP EXTENDS ASSISTANCE TO EX-POPPY GROWERS [...] Summary: The World Food Programme has extended emergency food assistance for a second year in Burma's Shan State. The new $7.9 million program will benefit over 347,000 beneficiaries in ex-poppy growing communities and WFP would "welcome (donor) support." End Summary. 2. WFP, like other U [...]	2005-08-04 11:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PGOV SNAR PREF BM NGO
05RANGOON909	WFP CHIEF REVEALS GOB SKIMMING DURING BURMA VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: WFP Executive Director James Morris, the UN's most senior visitor to Burma in over a year, told Rangoon donor missions that, unbeknownst to WFP, the GOB has been levying a 10% "export tax" on all commodities that WFP purchases in country for its feeding programs. Morris was angry [...]	2005-08-08 00:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID EAGR BM NGO
05ROME1123	INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF FAO: STEADY [...] (U) Summary: In its February and March meetings, the Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO took significant steps to move the IEE process forward: (1) designation of a regionally balanced Bureau with a U.S. vice chair, (2) agreement on crite [...]	2005-04-01 15:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO
05ROME1142	FAO'S AVIAN INFLUENZA ACTIVITIES [...] Summary. USUN Rome has been holding informal meetings with technical experts of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to ascertain FAO's activities to contain Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Since January 2004 when the outbreaks first occurred, FAO and its [...]	2005-04-05 08:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF SENV XC UN FAO
05ROME1264	A REPORT BY USUN ROME AMBASSADOR TONY HALL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Tony Hall, U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, traveled to Ethiopia and Uganda from March 16 through 23, 2005, to investigate humanitarian issues in both countries. In Ethiopia Ambassador Hall visited USAID-funded projects for HIV/AIDS orphans and mothers, observ [...]	2005-04-14 11:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV PGOV KPAO EAGR ET UG UN
05ROME1451	PESTICIDE OVERSTOCKS: FAO LETTER TO LOCUST [...] Summary. The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) alerted USUN Rome to a potential problem with pesticides overstocks in Sahelian and North African countries currently embattling desert locusts, via a letter (see below) to affected countries and the donor community to en [...]	2005-04-29 06:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR SENV XI XY UN FAO
05ROME1452	19TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON [...] Summary. The Nineteenth Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Agriculture (COAG) met in Rome April 13-16, 2005. The Committee reviewed and provided recommendations on FAO's program of work in the food and agriculture sector. Members supported the main progr [...]	2005-04-29 09:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EAID SENV FAO
05ROME1521	FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2005 AND MINISTERIAL [...] Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ministerial Meeting on Forests, which immediately preceded the Committee on Forestry, resulted in a ministerial statement calling on FAO to maintain its leadership role in the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and to report to the Un [...]	2005-05-04 10:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR AORC EAID FAO
05ROME1623	ITALY,S PASSIVE APPROACH TO TRADE POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Italy defers to other EU member states, especially France and Germany, in setting the direction of EU trade policy, despite the size of the Italian economy and the importance of trade to the country's prosperity. Italian trade officials generally support U.S. views on many issues, [...]	2005-05-11 09:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EAIR PREL IT EUN
05ROME1685	REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR HALL TO MEET WITH FAO DG [...] The Ambassador, on May 16, delivered to FAO Director General Jacques Diouf ref A talking points regarding US support for the candidacy for Eric Bost for FAO's Deputy Director General position. The Ambassador told Diouf that Bost was a superb candidate with excellent credentials. He noted that [...]	2005-05-16 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR FAO
05ROME1735	FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE: PROGRAM OF WORK AND [...] With the biennial conference scheduled for the end of 2005, one of the Finance Committee's more important discussions was over the program of work and budget for 2006/7. The Secretariat, as usual, had prepared a "Summary Programme of Work and Budget" (SPWB) document, which was intended to pr [...]	2005-05-19 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID FAO WFP
05ROME1742	FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE: FAO ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ [...] Summary: At a May 11, 2005, FAO Finance Committee meeting of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),Henri Carsalade, Assistant Director General for Technical Cooperation, provided an overview of current FAO activities in Iraq. US Deputy Permrep, coordinating with Kuwait as Near East G [...]	2005-05-20 09:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR SENV XI XY UN FAO IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1765	FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE: WEAK FINANCES; SHARP [...] Summary. In addition to issues discussed Refs A- C, FAO's May 9-13 Finance Committee considered the organization's weak financial health (the organization expects to have to borrow $40 million as early as August),strongly criticized the Secretariat's tepid response to the decentralization e [...]	2005-05-23 15:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID FAO WFP
05ROME1821	RESOURCES AND THE FAO: ACHIEVING RESULTS AND [...] Ten years of zero nominal growth budgets at FAO have resulted in a greatly downsized organization. FAO is more efficient and modernized in many respects. But there is no evidence of an increased prioritization or significant improvement in the organization's effectiveness. Simply put, FAO [...]	2005-05-27 16:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID FAO WFP
05ROME1888	FAO COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS SIXTY-FIFTH [...] Summary. The Sixty-Fifth Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) met in Rome April 11-13, 2005. The Committee reviewed FAO reports on the state of world commodity markets and its projections of supply, demand, trade and prices. Member [...]	2005-06-03 14:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID AORC FAO
05ROME1976	PLEDGE TO FAO NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAM FACILITY: [...] Mission received a May 17 response from FAO to our April 15 pledge letter regarding a CY 2005 voluntary contribution of 180,000 dollars to the FAO National Forest Program Facility. Text is as follows: Excellency: I have the honor to refer to your letter of 15 April 2005 concerning the pl [...]	2005-06-10 09:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR KTIA EAID FAO
05ROME2049	UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, ROME-BASED MEDIA REACT [...] (U) Summary: Outreach to World Food Program, UN diplomats and locally based international and Italian journalists garnered positive reaction to last week's Presidential announcement of an aid package to Africa. In response to Mission efforts to highlight the Administration's initiative, WFP Ex [...]	2005-06-15 15:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF SU LY XA FAO WFP
05ROME2082	UN REFORM AND THE FAO INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL [...] (SBU) If properly executed, the new initiative for an Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO will produce a mechanism through which we can once and for all begin restructuring an organization that over time has become increasingly unwieldy and out of sync with the aspirations of major [...]	2005-06-17 07:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO
05ROME2083	INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF FAO: [...] (U) Summary: The Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO has reached broad consensus on the scope and objectives of the proposed evaluation. Substantive work by two hired consultants on an approach paper outlining the IEE is underway. The IS [...]	2005-06-17 08:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO
05ROME2194	"HUNGER BANQUETS" AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY A [...] (U) I would like to bring to your attention a big public diplomacy success story in hopes that our experience might work as well for your mission as it did for us. It has the potential to bring broad media attention to the story of U.S. generosity -- a story that needs to be told. 2. (U) L [...]	2005-06-28 14:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF PREL FAO WFP
05ROME2226	POVERTY INSURANCE: ROME-BASED AGENCIES AND PERMREPS [...] Summary: On June 29, 2005, the Italian Committee of the Thomas More Institute hosted a conference at the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on poverty insurance, entitled "Reinsurance: A New Key to Development Aid." French academic Michel Vate was the featured presenter [...]	2005-07-01 13:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR SENV UN FAO
05ROME2280	128TH SESSION OF THE FAO COUNCIL, JUNE 20-25, 2005 [...] Summary: The 128th Session of the FAO Council, held in Rome June 20-25, made progress in a collegial and positive atmosphere on a variety of substantive and institutional issues: -- Members generally endorsed the recent work of FAO's technical committees on World Food Security (CFS) Agric [...]	2005-07-07 14:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EAID SENV FAO

05ROME2543	AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY ACTIVITY IN AFRICA: [...] Summary: USUN-Rome arranged for Dr. Michael Hall, Regional Biotechnology Advisor for USAID's Regional Economic Development Services Office (REDSO) based in Nairobi, Kenya, to meet with representatives at FAO and WFP. Hall also met with an official from the Holy See (to be covered in septel fr [...]	2005-07-29 13:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV EAID AORC XA VT FAO WFP
05ROME2555	DESERT LOCUSTS: FAO'S WORK ON PESTICIDES AND OTHER [...] Summary: In a letter dated April 16, 2005, the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Jacques Diouf alerted the international donor community to a potential problem with pesticides overstocks in Sahelian and North African countries currently embattling des [...]	2005-08-01 13:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR SENV XI XY UN FAO
05ROME2560	DESERT LOCUSTS: JULY 21 FAO DONORS' MEETING [...] Summary: On July 21, an informal desert locusts donors' meeting was hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Chaired by FAO Director-General (DG) Jacques Diouf, the meeting was well represented by donors and affected countries. The meeting provided informa [...]	2005-08-01 15:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR SENV XI XY UN FAO
05ROME2565	28-th Session of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius [...] The 28-th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) was held 4-9 July 2005, in Rome, Italy. The Session was well attended with 513 representatives from 122 member countries, and 40 international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. 2. Members of the United Sta [...]	2005-08-02 13:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO WHO
05ROME2679	ITALY UNABLE TO INCREASE AFRICA EMERGENCY AID [...] (SBU) Summary: Italy is unable to increase its emergency humanitarian assistance for Africa due to severe budget difficulties. Italy's overall aid spending levels will likely remain at 0.17 percent of GDP (the same level as 2004) only because of debt relief, particularly for Ethiopia. "Real" [...]	2005-08-11 14:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR XA IT FAO
05ROME2743	RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT AT FAO [...] Summary: In light of a long history of continued calls for UN reform, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) over the past seven years has implemented a Results Based Management (RBM) reform initiative. The process proceeds in three planning tiers. Supporting the Program of Work and Bud [...]	2005-08-19 09:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO
05ROME2787	AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL RETURNS TO ZIMBABWE [...] SUMMARY: Three years after my 2002 visit (see Ref A),I returned to Zimbabwe August 11-13 and found the country again poised for a food-security crisis. As a result of the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) misguided policies, drought, hyperinflation, and the associated lack of agricultural input [...]	2005-08-23 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV EAID AORC XA PHUM PREL ECON ASEC SOCI ZU FAO WFP UNDP ZI SF VT
05ROME2819	WFP SECURITY COST SURGE BEGS CENTRAL UN FUNDING [...] SUMMARY. The World Food Program (WFP) has briefed USUN Rome on security activities being taken in the field to ensure that food aid is not disrupted. Those activities include augmenting field security staff and equipment, providing country security assessments, and coordinating closely with [...]	2005-08-25 09:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC WFP
05ROME2915	Codex Secretary Comments on Biotech Task Force [...] In an August 30 meeting, Codex Commission Secretary, Kazuaki Miyagishima, discussed prospects for the upcoming meeting of the Codex Ad Hoc Task Force on Biotechnology with Ag MinCoun. Miyagishima expects the discussion over the Task Force's workplan to be difficult and therefore plans to att [...]	2005-09-01 10:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO WHO
05ROME2979	FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND THE RISK [...] Summary. With the potential risk that the Avian Influenza (AI) deadly sub-virus H5N1 may be transported via the migratory flyways of wild water fowl from South Asia to the Middle East and Europe, the activities of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to stamp out AI [...]	2005-09-09 08:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TSPL XB XC XD XE UN FAO OIE WHO
05ROME3107	USUN ROME HITS THE GROUND SPRINTING: A LOOK BACK ON OUR [...] Summary. Confronted by a world media environment that takes daily shots at U.S. foreign policy, USUN Rome pulled no punches during its first year with a Public Diplomacy office. The Ambassador's trips to Africa brought journalists face-to-face with U.S. assistance in action. Combined with creat [...]	2005-09-17 07:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF XA FAO WFP
05ROME327	MAJOR DONORS DISCUSS FAO INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL [...] (U) Summary: Rome-based representatives of the "Geneva Group" (top 14 UN contributors) met on 28 January to plan next steps in the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO. They agreed on a general approach to the organization and governance of the IEE Intersessional Working Group (ISW [...]	2005-02-01 11:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR EAID PREL KUNR FAO IFAD
05ROME3521	FAO DG'S UPCOMING MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) Summary: FAO Director General (DG) Jacques Diouf will be in Washington October 26-27 for senior- level meetings at State, USDA and USAID. U.S. Mission Rome believes it is important that all three agencies convey a clear signal to the DG regarding USG dissatisfaction with his leadershi [...]	2005-10-21 10:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR EAID FAO
05ROME3609	ITALY SEEKS "PARALLELISM" TO BREAK DOHA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Rome has met with senior officials in the Vice Ministry of Trade and Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs to urge the GOI to support EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson on a new EU proposal on agricultural market access within the "negotiating zone" of the USG an [...]	2005-10-28 04:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT EU WTO
05ROME3638	AFRICA GROUP SEEKS STRONG MANDATE FOR RE- [...] (SBU) On October 31, Egyptian Ambassador Helmy Bedeir (current chair of the Africa Regional Group in Rome) and Senegalese Ambassador Papa Cheikh Saadibou Fall (representing the nominating country) called on Ambassador Hall in order to seek USG support for the re- election of Dr. Jacques Diou [...]	2005-10-31 14:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR XA FAO
05ROME3805	FINANCIAL ISSUES AT WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] Summary. At the Second Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board (EB) meeting on November 7- 11, 2005, the U.S. set into motion a series of steps to address concerns about WFP's financial management and reporting. WFP has now committed to develop for consideration reports on (1 [...]	2005-11-17 16:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR WFP
05ROME3845	WITH COMPROMISE, GOI SEES HOPE FOR SUCCESSFUL HONG [...] (U) Summary: On November 8, Amadeo Teti, Vice Ministry of Trade Director General for Commercial Agreements, laid out for Acting EcMin the recipe for a successful Hong Kong Ministerial: (i) U.S. and EU compromise on key issues, (ii) collaborative work to build momentum in the negotiations, [...]	2005-11-22 09:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON EU IT UN
05ROME3949	AVIAN INFLUENZA: ENCOURAGING FAO TO DEVELOP A [...] Summary: USDA APHIS Administrator Ron DeHaven met with FAO veterinary officials Samuel Jutzi and Jan Slingenbergh on November 29 to discuss ways to improve collaboration between USDA and FAO on Avian Influenza. OIE official Alex Thiermann also participated in the meeting. FAO is currently [...]	2005-12-01 09:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO EAID AORC FAO OIE
05ROME3976	AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO HOLDS SPECIAL EVENT DURING [...] Summary. During the 33rd session of the FAO Conference, FAO hosted a side event on Avian Influenza on November 23rd (septel on the FAO Conference will be issued shortly). The aim was to update the membership on recent developments and the action taken by FAO as well as provide an outline for [...]	2005-12-02 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV SOCI TBIO FAO OIE WHO
05ROME3980	AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL VISITS GUATEMALA: CHRONIC [...] Six weeks after Hurricane Stan swept through Guatemala, I visited the country from November 12 to 15 to assess the food security situation and efforts to restore the nation's infrastructure. Damage to foodstocks and infrastructure has made emergency assistance challenging; reconstruction will [...]	2005-12-02 16:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC GT CONGRINT FAO WFP
05ROME4001	AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND POVERTY HIGHLIGHED IN [...] Summary: FAO will release the 2005 State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) Report on December 7 at 11:00 am in Geneva. It will be available at www.fao.org shortly afterwards. The special focus of this year's report is Agricultural Trade and Poverty: Can Trade Work for the Poor? The report c [...]	2005-12-06 11:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID AORC FAO WTRO
05ROME4005	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON "CLUSTER LEADS" STRATEGY [...] Summary. This message responds to reftel query of UN agencies regarding a strategy for more effective division of labor among these agencies in the field in meeting the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs). USUN-Rome transmitted to the World Food Program (WFP) as the sectoral lead on [...]	2005-12-06 17:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF EAGR AORC UN WFP FAO
05ROME4027	REPORT OF THE 33ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE [...] At the meetings of the Conference and Council of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),held in Rome from 16 to 28 November 2005, member governments discussed international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues, and the key institutional questions of the organization [...]	2005-12-09 12:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO WFP
05ROME4080	ITALY: IMPACT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA ON POULTRY MARKET [...] (U) This message responds to reftel regarding the impact of avian influenza on the Italian poultry market. GOI efforts to control avian flu and the GOI's ability to respond to an influenza pandemic will be reported septel. Please note that the United States does not export poultry meat to [...]	2005-12-19 12:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO IT USTR
05ROME4113	ITALIAN PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN/PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (U) Information on avian/pandemic influenza preparedness in Italy is keyed to categories and questions in reftel. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) Does the government of Italy have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu (AI) from becomi [...]	2005-12-20 16:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL IT FAO
05ROME4188	ITALY: AVIAN INFLUENZA POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (U) In response to ref A, Embassy Rome DCM met on December 14 with representatives from the following sections/agencies: Management, Consular, Science, Health Unit, Foreign Agriculture Service, Foreign Commercial Service, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC/DOD). The Regional Security O [...]	2005-12-30 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC AMED CASC AEMR KFLO TBIO SENV EAGR ECON PREL IT AVIAN INFLUENZA
05ROME458	ITALY/BIOTECH: COEXISTENCE DECREE-LAW PASSED BY [...] (U) On January 25, 2005 the Italian Senate passed legislation on the coexistence of conventional, organic and biotech crops, approving a draft that had been passed by the Chamber of Deputies earlier in the month. The decree-law requires all of the Italian regions to produce their own coexis [...]	2005-02-11 13:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA IT
05ROME459	FAO UPDATE ON TSUNAMI DISASTER RESPONSE [...] Summary: At a briefing on 9 February for representatives of affected states and donor countries, FAO officials provided a progress report on the agency's response to the Asian tsunami disaster. FAO has received over $30 million in donor contributions and pledges. This exceeds the organizati [...]	2005-02-11 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIS PREF EAGR SENV AORC XO FAO
05ROME669	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF [...] Summary. During a call on the FAO Director General (DG) the Ambassador raised several issues: -- The Ambassador outlined the US position on debt relief (ref A). Diouf said he agreed personally with the points we outlined, but his organization does not officially have a position. -- The [...]	2005-02-28 16:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID EFIN EAGR FAO UN
05ROME715	WFP EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE [...] Summary. At its third regular Executive Board session in October 2004, WFP presented an update on actions already taken and activities to be implemented in a 30-month timeframe that will enable it to strengthen "its competencies and capacities to ensure the quality, credibility, comparability [...]	2005-03-03 13:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP
05ROME764	FAO AND THE NEXT DESERT LOCUST INVASION [...] Summary. USUN Rome has been actively engaging the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the desert locust emergency in Sahelian West Africa and the Maghreb to determine FAO's preparedness for the next spring and summer 2005 locust control campaign. It has learned that [...]	2005-03-08 06:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF SENV XI XY UN FAO
05ROME857	DEPARTING IRANIAN AMBASSADOR MAY SEEK SENIOR FAO [...] (SBU) Mohammad Saeid Noori-Naeni, who has served as Iran's Ambassador to the UN agencies in Rome since 1994, returns to his academic roots in Iran this month to become Rector of the University of Tehran. Indications are that the Iranian diplomat, who is popular in Rome, may be contemplati [...]	2005-03-14 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAGR KUNR PINR PREL IR FAO
05ROME860	ITALY WILL DONATE TO FAO EXTERNAL EVALUATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-14 17:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR IT KUNR FAO
05ROME877	REVIEW OF FAO's EMERGENCY PROGRAMS [...] Summary. At a March 1 briefing, FAO's assistant director general for technical cooperation, Henri Carsalade gave a general review of FAO's programs in 2004 and challenges for 2005. He also provided an update on FAO's continuing efforts to control desert locusts in north and west Africa, fund [...]	2005-03-15 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF SENV UN FAO
05SANAA127	BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PROJECTS - FY05 YEMEN [...] The government of Yemen is moving from an embryonic policy understanding of biotechnology to a greater desire to embrace international trade standards and to join the international trade market and open their markets to biotechnology. In the last two months, the office of the US Trade Represen [...]	2005-01-19 04:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO YM ENVIRONMENT COM
05SANAA2460	UNABATED POVERTY AND MALNUTRITION: YEMEN REQUESTS [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Sanaa seeks FY-2006 PL-480 Food for Progress commodities for rural agricultural development program assistance in counterterrorism, poverty alleviation, and critical water needs. Post requests assistance in the form of $4.4 million in concessional loans and $15.5 million [...]	2005-08-29 13:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID YM
05SANAA3167	YEMEN AND AVIAN FLU - LONG ON STRATEGY - SHORT ON [...] SUMMARY: A/DCM Tom Burke, accompanied by USAID's Senior Health Advisor in Yemen, Dr. Ahmed Attieg, met with Yemeni Public Health Deputy Minister, Dr. Majid al-Gunaid at his request on 10/17/2005, at which he discussed Yemen state of preparations to respond to the Avian Flu Influenza. Deputy [...]	2005-10-30 14:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA KPAO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI YM WHO AID COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA3290	YEMEN INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (U) Summary: This cable describes ROYG preparations and capabilities in the event of an avian influenza pandemic; responses are keyed to reftel questions. End Summary. 2. Preparedness/Communication -- Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from bec [...]	2005-11-22 06:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL YM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA58	YEMEN REPORT - ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND [...] Per request in reftel and in preparation for the February 2004 Seventh Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),EconCommoff interviewed the CBD point of contact for Yemen, Mahmoud M. Shidiwah, Chairman of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA),and Dr. Mo [...]	2005-01-10 06:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO YM ENVIRONMENT
05SANJOSE2020	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN COSTA RICA [...] (C) Summary. Costa Rica officially established diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1959 and is one of only 26 countries to officially recognize Taiwan. Costa Rica has no official diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China (China or PRC). (Note: Post will follow WTO naming convent [...]	2005-08-26 22:27:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH CS ESENV
05SANJOSE2052	COSTA RICA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CODEX TASK FORCE [...] On August 22, 2005 AgAtt conveyed reftel demarche to Isabel Cristina Araya, Technical Secretary of the National CODEX Committee. 2. By means of a letter dated August 29, 2005, Ms. Araya indicated that Costa Rica would not be represented at the CODEX Intergovernmental Task Force on Biotechno [...]	2005-09-02 13:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR CS ECON TBIO
05SANJOSE2071	COSTA RICA: FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] On August 29, 2005, Econoff delivered non-paper to Doris Osterlof, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade (COMEX),Melissa Delgado, Advisor to the Minister, and Ronald Obaldia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. COMEX is the lead GOCR organization on this issue and shared the information with other [...]	2005-09-02 21:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECPS ECON CS WTO AID
05SANJOSE2098	COSTA RICA: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 21:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO CS
05SANJOSE2710	ON THE ROAD TO SANTA CRUZ: OAS TECHNICAL WORKSHOP [...] SUMMARY: On November 2, Regional Environmental Hub Officer (REO) and Regional Environmental Assistant (REA) joined Dan Martinez, Economic Advisor and Alternate Representative for the U.S. Mission to the OAS, Department of Agriculture official Catherine Karr-Colque, and other U.S. delegation [...]	2005-11-23 17:15:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR XS XM CS OAS
05SANJOSE2718	COSTA RICA AND AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] The responses below key off reftel. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A PREPAREDNESS PLAN/STRATEGY FOR PREVENTING AVIAN FLU FROM BECOMING A PANDEMIC AND CONTAINING A PANDEMIC ONCE IT OCCURS? IF THE COUNTRY HAS A STRATEGY, HOW CAPABLE IS IT OF IMPLEMENTING IT? PLEAS [...]	2005-11-23 22:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL CS
05SANJOSE2802	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION [...] In response to demarche request (Reftel),on December 5, 2005 Post shared talking points with Vice Minister of Environment and Energy Allan Flores, Environmental Coordinator for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Cristina Castro, and Enid Chaverri of the International Cooperation Office. [...]	2005-12-08 16:57:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL
05SANSALVADOR2426	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN EL SALVADOR [...] (U) The following is provided in response to Ref. B. Summary ------- 2. (C) El Salvador does not have diplomatic relations with China and instead has ties with Taiwan. As a result, official Salvadoran contact with the Chinese is limited. Trade and investment volumes are very low. However, [...]	2005-08-30 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH ES ESENV
05SANSALVADOR2514	NO SALVADORAN RESPONSE ON AVIAN FLU DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 21:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO
05SANSALVADOR2530	FY 2005 General Authorization, Final Review [...] Following is Ag San Salvador's General Authorization Final Review funds: 2. General Authorization No. 1-120. - Current Oblig. Requir. Total Surplus(PLUS) - Auth. (Oct-Sept) (4) Deficit (-) - (1) (2) (3) (2&3) (5 [...]	2005-09-12 22:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AMGT ES
05SANSALVADOR2692	AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP NOT A PRIORITY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 22:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI ES WHO
05SANSALVADOR2793	GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS VIDEO FOCUSES GOES ATTENTION [...] (U) On October 12, Economic Counselor and Agricultural Specialist showed ref a video to representatives of the trade policy offices of the Ministries of Agriculture and Economy, of the National Registry Center (CNR),and of the National Science and Technology Committee (CONACYT). Embassy staf [...]	2005-10-12 22:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD KIPR ES WTO
05SANSALVADOR2958	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Visiting Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with his Salvadoran counterpart, Minister of Economy Yolanda Mayora de Gavidia, for a brief bilateral meeting on October 21. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with the Minister's presentation on GOES implementation of CAFTA-DR and i [...]	2005-11-01 16:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR OVIP PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR3433	INFORMATION ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Post, through USAID and the Regional Medical Officer (RMO),is coordinating with Salvadoran authorities to support local efforts to control avian influenza and assess their capability to respond to an influenza pandemic. Responses to Ref. A questions are included in paragraph 2; they are based [...]	2005-12-08 15:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ES AVIAN FLU
05SANTIAGO1794	CHILE: INCREASING TIES WITH CHINA [...] (S/NF) Summary: Chile is trying to position itself as the business platform for Latin America. It is using China's interest in stable suppliers -- primarily for copper -- to increase ties with its second largest bilateral trading partner after the U.S. and with the Pacific Basin as a whole. Chile [...]	2005-08-29 11:29:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET//NOFORN	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL SENV CH
05SANTIAGO2393	CHILE: PART I - AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PREPARATIONS [...] Summary: This cable outlines preparations in Chile's agricultural sector. An evaluation of the Chilean public health sector preparations with be reported septel. 2. Chile has experience with avian influenza (AI) issues due to a 2002 outbreak of the disease. The GOC demonstrated transparen [...]	2005-11-23 18:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO CI
05SANTIAGO2423	AVIAN INFLUENZA - SANTIAGO, UPDATE ON SEC FOR USMC [...] SUMMARY: The DCM convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at Embassy Santiago on 11/22/05 to discuss the Avian Influenza Trip wires for Chile. The EAC also reviewed final security preparations for the 230th USMC BAll. The meeting was chaired by the DCM with AMB, RAO, E/POL [...]	2005-11-28 15:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAGR EAID PREL SENV TBIO AVIAN FLU
05SANTIAGO2431	CHILE: PART II - PUBLIC HEALTH PREPARATIONS FOR [...] Summary: This cable outlines preparations in Chile's public health sector. An evaluation of the Chilean agricultural sector preparations was reported in reftel B. 2. Chile has experience with avian influenza (AI) issues due to a 2002 outbreak of the disease in poultry. The agricultural [...]	2005-11-30 10:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2441	CHILE HAS LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR WTO HONG KONG [...] (SBU) Summary. Top Chilean trade officials do not see a clear sense of direction among WTO members and see no action-causing event at or beyond Hong Kong that would lead to the successful conclusion of the Doha round in 2006. They are worried about the long-term health of the WTO and would re [...]	2005-12-01 20:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO WTO CI
05SANTODOMINGO2797	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RENEWAL OF USDA/SEA [...] Summary. On April 26, 2005, USDA renewed their bilateral Cooperative Agreement with the Dominican Republic (DR) Department of Agriculture (SEA) for a second five-year period. This is the second USDA Bilateral Agreement signed by the Fernandez Administration. The purpose of the Cooperative A [...]	2005-05-18 14:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON
05SANTODOMINGO3349	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CERTIFICATION OF FIRST MANGO [...] (Summary) On June 4, 2005, USDA/APHIS certified the first mango hot water treatment (HWT) facility in the Dominican Republic (DR). On June 9, the first shipment of mangoes was successfully exported to New York, under the supervision of an APHIS TDY Officer as part of an APHIS Preclearance (PC [...]	2005-06-23 20:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAGR ETRD CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3446	FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION - U.S. [...] Embassy officer delivered reftel demarche and curriculum vitae of the U.S. candidate for vice-chair of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to MFA UN/OAS affairs division chief Michelle Cohen on July 1, pointing out that the election will occur during the July 4-9 meeting. Cohen undertook to pr [...]	2005-07-04 17:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AORC
05SANTODOMINGO3447	FOOD AID AND THE WTO: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy on July 1 delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN/OAS division chief Michelle Cohen and counselor for OAS affairs Johanna Mendelson and left para 8 points as a non-paper, in Spanish translation. Cohen undertook to inform the ministries of industry and commerce -- which is involved in WTO [...]	2005-07-05 11:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO3929	(C) DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC WHA ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Taiwan's ambassador to the Dominican Republic John Feng welcomes informal contact and has readily commented to us upon various visits of PRC officials during the first year of the Fernandez administration. This cordial arrangement works well for us and we see no need to make it more formal [...]	2005-08-08 19:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO3938	ORGANIC MOVEMENT ATTRACTS COFFEE PRODUCERS [...] (U) The following was posted on the Embassy's classified website on June 21: Organic Movement Attracts Coffee Producers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hoy newspaper carried in its weekly economic section on June 12 the title "More Coffeegrowers Join the Boom, in Organic Coffee [...]	2005-08-09 18:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON EAGR
05SANTODOMINGO4104	SANTO DOMINGO: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 13:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH
05SANTODOMINGO4498	INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] In response to Ref A demarche, delivered September 12 (Ref B),Embassy received September 30 a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry with the following text (informal translation from Spanish): "(Complimentary opening),in view of the traditional ties of cooperation between both our coun [...]	2005-10-03 23:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI
05SANTODOMINGO4670	GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN WTO - DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) DCM on October 4 delivered Ref A talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano. She had no immediate response, but promised to pass the information to the appropriate Dominican Government officials. Based on our prior contacts (Ref B),Embassy understands that the Dominic [...]	2005-10-18 12:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KIPR DR ECON
05SANTODOMINGO4767	WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL [...] ON OCTOBER 21, 2005, THE FAS OFFICE IN SANTO DOMINGO CONFIRMS DELIVERY OF CORRESPONDENCE TO THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AMILCAR ROMERO IN REFERENCE TO THE AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, AS SPECIFIED IN THE ACTION REQUEST IN CALE 180474. KUBISKE [...]	2005-10-25 15:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR DR
05SANTODOMINGO5187	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy's answers to country-specific questions about avian and pandemic influenza (AI) follow and are keyed to the subheads and ticks in para 4 reftel: A. Preparedness/communication: -- The country does not yet have a plan orstrategy for preventing avian influenza from becoming a pandemi [...]	2005-11-29 19:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV DR ECON EAGR EAID PREL
05SANTODOMINGO5395	LETTER FROM MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AMILCAR [...] SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, 2005, ACTING AGRICULTURAL COUNSELOR PAUL HOFFMAN AND SENIOR AGRICULTURAL SPECIALIST CARLOS SUAREZ MET WITH THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AMILCAR ROMERO, TO DISCUSS ONGOING CONCERNS ABOUT AVOCADOS AND THE DOMINICAN REQUES [...]	2005-12-16 20:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR DR
05SANTODOMINGO564	CORRECTED COPY: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CARTAGENA [...] (U) This is a response to a Reftel action request. 2. (U) The Government of Dominican Republic has no specific legislation or laws dealing with genetically modified organisms. The Dominican Republic is a large consumer of U.S. genetically modified agricultural products used mainly as fee [...]	2005-02-04 22:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO DR
05SAOPAULO624	AMBASSADOR VISIT TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by officers from Consulate General Sao Paulo, visited Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, May 1- 3. During the visit, Ambassador met with the governor and the mayor; toured the modern General Motors and Dell Compute [...]	2005-05-23 20:17:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD KIPR EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV PINR BR
05SINGAPORE1311	AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS IN SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary. Although Singapore has not detected avian influenza infections in either poultry or human beings, it is preparing to address this growing regional threat. After its successful control of the 2003 SARS outbreak, the GOS is confident it can respond adequately to a bird flu epi [...]	2005-04-27 03:27:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR ETRD SN
05SINGAPORE2524	FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS -- SINGAPORE INPUT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is satisfied that the Government of Singapore (GOS) would rapidly respond to halt the spread of an influenza pandemic within Singapore. The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has developed an "Influenza Pandemic Readiness and Response Plan" that is available for public view [...]	2005-08-22 09:50:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR SOCI TBIO ECON KHIV EAGR ETRD SN
05SINGAPORE3017	UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S OCTOBER 12 VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky focused on Singapore's influenza preparedness, its leadership role in the region on this emerging disease, and the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) during a busy half-day visit to Si [...]	2005-10-14 07:25:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TBIO KHIV EAGR ECON SN
05SINGAPORE370	USTR CONCLUDES FIRST REVIEW OF U.S.-SINGAPORE FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: In their first annual review of the U.S.- Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held February 2, representatives from the USG and GOS expressed general satisfaction with implementation of the FTA during its first year. AUSTR Barbara Weisel noted Singapore's recent efforts to e [...]	2005-02-11 01:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN ECPS EINV KIPR EAGR SENV SN
05SOFIA1565	BULGARIA REQUEST FOR FY06 USDA PL-480 TITLE I [...] Name and Address of Applicant Government of Bulgaria Contacts: Brian Goggin Agricultural Attache Sofia Bulgaria Telephone: (3592) 939-5704 Email: Brian.goggin@usda.gov 2. Country of Donation Bulgaria 3. and 4. Kind and Quantity of Commodities Requeste [...]	2005-09-09 12:42:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID BU
05SOFIA1568	BULGARIA TO RESPOND SHORTLY TO INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 04:01:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO BU
05SOFIA17	BULGARIA'S BIOSAFETY LEGISLATION: CARTAGENA [...] Bulgaria ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in 2000. In 1996 Bulgaria set out a Biosafety Decree regulating biotechnology work for contained use, and field testing. Commercialization and trade (both imports and exports) were not subject to this decree. Therefore, the legislation [...]	2005-01-04 14:11:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ETRD ECON TBIO BU
05SOFIA1799	BULGARIA: U.S. WTO AG PROPOSAL [...] We delivered reftel demarche and fact sheet to Bulgarian trade official Diana Naydenova on October 17. The GOB is currently reviewing the U.S. proposal with its future EU colleagues. Naydenova feels agriculture is the most advanced topic in the discussions. She said the EU proposal put forth [...]	2005-10-18 03:36:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD BU WTRO
05SOFIA1950	2006 NTE UPDATE FOR BULGARIA [...] The following is Embassy's input for the 2006 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report for Bulgaria. The text -- including the ranking of barriers -- has been sent electronically to USTR and State (EB). RANKING OF BARRIERS: The following are general range estimates of what the increase in U.S. e [...]	2005-11-21 14:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON KIPR BEXP EAGR PGOV BU
05TAIPEI1070	TAIWAN'S SPLIT PERSONALITY ON TRADE POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan displays a split personality when it comes to trade policy. Open trade is desirable for the manufacturing and industrial sectors, but on agriculture, Taiwan takes a decidedly protectionist approach. Despite a dramatically improved environment in bilateral trade over the [...]	2005-03-11 08:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR PGOV TW
05TAIPEI1708	USTR CALLS ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: The USTR Director for Taiwan and Hong Kong met with government officials and US business representatives in Taipei to discuss ongoing bilateral trade concerns and the delay of proposed meetings under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Eliminating barriers to ag [...]	2005-04-08 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR EAGR TW IPR
05TAIPEI2243	PRC'S CROSS-STRAIT AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE - [...] (C) The PRC has offered to eliminate tariffs on ten of the twelve categories of fruit that can be legally imported from Taiwan to the PRC. In addition, Beijing announced it will expand the number of permitted import categories to 18. The Taiwan government is insisting that government-to- go [...]	2005-05-20 07:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI3598	HEALTH MINISTER SAYS TAIWAN WORKING TO PREPARE [...] Summary. In accordance with reftel A, AIT Director Paal delivered Undersecretary Dobriansky's avian influenza (AI) demarche to Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) Minister Hou Sheng-Mou on August 26. Paal thanked Taiwan for making AI a high priority and encouraged Taiwan to take even more pre [...]	2005-08-29 22:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON PREL TW ESTH
05TAIPEI3606	U.S. ORGANIC EXPORTERS HAVE A GROWING MARKET IN [...] (U) Summary: U.S. exporters of organic products will see a growing market in Taiwan. In the past, inadequate labeling rules have made it difficult for consumers to determine whether a product was truly organic. Three new changes could increase consumer confidence in organic products. First [...]	2005-08-30 07:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR PINR EINV TW
05TAIPEI3661	NO REAL PROGRESS ON CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Unofficial exchanges continue between Taiwan and China over economic initiatives launched in the wake of China visits by KMT and PFP leaders in May. Progress, however, remains slow as Taiwan continues to hold out for discussions between officials from Taiwan and China to finaliz [...]	2005-09-02 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV EAGR PREL TW CH
05TAIPEI4060	TAIWAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings on September 28-30, AIT briefed senior Taiwan officials from the National Security Council (NSC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),and Department of Health (DOH) on the U.S. initiative to establish the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Inf [...]	2005-10-03 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO EAGR ECON PREL TW KSTH WHO
05TAIPEI4480	TAIWAN BOFT: G10 WANTS TOUGHER AGR PROTECTIONS [...] (C) BOFT Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs Jack Hsiao spoke with AIT about Taiwan's response to the US request for additional pressure on the EU to improve their agriculture offer at the WTO on November 2. Hsiao appreciated the US position but noted that Taiwan and the rest of the G- [...]	2005-11-04 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TW WTO
05TAIPEI4686	MOEA DM CHEN RESPONDS TO DOHA DEMARCHE, BEEF, TYCO [...] (C) Econ Chief delivered reftel points to Ministry of Economic Affairs Deputy Minister Steve Chen (Ruey-long). He took the occassion to raise Taiwan's continued ban on U.S. beef, the status of Tyco thermistor cases, Taiwan's opening to some types of chocolate imports from China and proposed [...]	2005-11-23 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TW
05TAIPEI555	PREMIER PROMISES ACTION ON SPECIAL BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary: During a February 14 meeting with the Director, Premier Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) promised a pragmatic approach to domestic, cross-Strait, and economic issues during his tenure in office. The Director highlighted a number of pressing issues in the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, includi [...]	2005-02-14 10:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV CH TW
05TAIPEI58	RECOGNIZING THREAT, TAIWAN PREPS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. Taiwan has thus far managed to avoid Avian Influenza since early 2004. Following the outbreak of H5N2 Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) in Taiwan in early 2004 and the outbreaks of H5N1 High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in neighboring countries both last year and this year, [...]	2005-01-07 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAGR ECON EAID TW
05TAIPEI94	TAIWAN'S ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-11 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EAID EAGR ESTH
05TEGUCIGALPA1720	HONDURAS: MACROECONOMIC UPDATE: SIGNS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: As of July, inflation remains moderate, at 8.6 percent year-on-year, though fuel price increases have led to increases in consumer prices for foodstuffs, lodging, utilities, and transportation. The GOH continues to consult broadly on proposals for applying an estimated USD 212 [...]	2005-08-18 13:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB EAGR PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1823	HONDURAS FY06 USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL [...] FAS/Tegucigalpa requests an FY 2006 Food For Progress (FFP) government-to-government grant of USD 9.4 million for Honduras. We request the following donated commodities: USD 3.4 million soybean meal, USD 5 million yellow corn, USD 0.7 million red beans (for direct feeding),USD 0.3 million mi [...]	2005-09-02 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID HO
05TEGUCIGALPA183	CODEL WELLER LAUDS CLOSE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, [...] (U) Summary: Congresspersons Jerry Weller, Collin Peterson, and Marsha Blackburn visited Honduras January 16 to 18, 2005. The delegation met with President Ricardo Maduro and top ministers, key Honduran Congressmen, including President of Congress (and Presidential candidate) Porfirio "Pepe" [...]	2005-01-28 18:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ELAB ETRD EWWT HO KCRM KIPR OREP PGOV
05TEGUCIGALPA1833	CHINESE ACTIVITY IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: This cable is a response to reftel request for updates on Chinese activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Honduras has no significant public or private sector ties to the People,s Republic of China (PRC). Data indicate a limited but growing trade relationship between Hond [...]	2005-09-07 13:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PGOV EAGR ELAB CH TW HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1841	GOH Approves MCC Compact and Creates MCA-Honduras [...] On August 26, the Honduran National Assembly approved the MCC Compact and on August 30 approved the law creating MCA- Honduras, which is the GOH legal entity that will be responsible for implementing the MCC Program. 2. MCC staff will be working with GOH to complete the remaining steps so t [...]	2005-09-07 22:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1867	HONDURAS INFORMALLY EXPRESSES INTEREST IN [...] On September 9, EconOff spoke to Dr. Lizardo Reyes, Director of the GOH animal and plant health administration SENASA, about the proposed International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI). Dr. Reyes said that Honduras fully appreciates the importance of preventing the avian in [...]	2005-09-09 22:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1983	HONDURAN "PACTO POLITICO" SPONSORED BY UNDP [...] (SBU) On September 5, EconChief attended the very public disintegration of the 2005 &Political Pact8 during its planned rollout. The document, based on a similar Pact from 2001, was intended to serve as a blueprint for the political transition following the November 27, 2005 presidential elec [...]	2005-09-26 23:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ELAB EAGR PREL HO

05TEGUCIGALPA2041	CHEESED OFF: FDA CITES POOR FOOD SAFETY IN HONDURAN [...] Summary: FDA dairy inspectors finishing a three-week inspection visit to seven Honduran dairy plants expressed concern over a lack of standardized safety procedures in the production of quesillo, a locally popular soft white cheese. Although the seven plants had been specially selected by GOH [...]	2005-10-04 13:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EIND ETRD AMED HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2060	HONDURAS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHICAL [...] As instructed in reftels, Post delivered the talking points associated with the U.S. position on the Geographical Indications (GIs) debate in the WTO to Minister of Industry and Commerce Irving Guerrero and Chief Commercial Negotiator Melvin Redondo. 2. Redondo agreed that the discussion o [...]	2005-10-05 18:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR WTO
05TEGUCIGALPA2169	HONDURAS: WTO AG PROPOSAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On October 19, Post delivered reftel talking points and USTR fact sheets to GOH Minister of Agriculture Mariano Jimenez and to Melvin Redondo, Chief of Commercial Negotiations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Redondo plans to discuss the proposal with his agricultural specialists as [...]	2005-10-20 22:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON HO WTRO
05TEGUCIGALPA2339	HONDURAS OFFERS SUPPORT ON WTO; SEEKS USG HELP ON [...] (C) Summary: Following a meeting with Ambassador and EconChief, GOH officials agreed on the need to keep expectations high for the Hong Kong negotiating round of the WTO Doha Development Agenda. In return, the GOH seeks a clear USG position opposing any EU effort at those talks to further sta [...]	2005-11-17 17:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2390	USDA Finds No Fault with Honduran Meat Inspections [...] This is an action request: please see para 7. 2. Summary: USDA inspectors have found the GOH beef plant inspection system to be sound and noted no serious health violations in the two Honduran plants that currently export to the U.S. Inspectors were favorably impressed with the exhaustiv [...]	2005-11-25 22:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EIND ETRD AMED HO
05TEGUCIGALPA348	HONDURAS: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND [...] Summary: The Government of Honduras has no legislation or regulations which deal specifically with access to genetic resources or the sharing of benefits from such resources. Procedures do exist for the import and export of any biological specimens and for the approval of any activity likely [...]	2005-02-11 21:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO
05TEGUCIGALPA364	HONDURAN LABOR LEADERS' OPPOSITION TO CAFTA: MORE [...] (U) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with EmbOffs and WHA/PPC Labor Advisor, leaders of Honduras' three major labor confederations explained the reasons for their opposition to CAFTA. Their complaints were wide-ranging, including insufficient protection for labor rights in the agreement, "fin [...]	2005-02-14 20:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PGOV EAGR SENV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA708	Central America: Progress on a Customs Union; A [...] Summary: The Central American customs union is on its way, slowly but surely. On Wednesday March 9 of this year, Honduras and Guatemala consolidated the process of customs unification by signing a bilateral agreement at El Florido, a border crossing between the two countries in the Department [...]	2005-04-02 00:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETRD ELTN ECON EAGR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA733	HONDURAS: U.S. PRODUCER SAYS BANANA TALKS WITH EU [...] (SBU) On April 1, EconChief spoke with Gerry Brunelle, Country Manager for U.S. firm Dole (a large banana producer in Honduras) about the ongoing negotiations with the EU over banana tariffs. The EU is seeking tariffs as high as 230 Euros, while Latin producers, including Honduras, continue to [...]	2005-04-06 13:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD HO
05TEGUCIGALPA765	Congressional Staffers Visit Honduras, Question [...] (SBU) Summary: Five U.S. Congressional staffers, representing House Democrats, visited Honduras in late March, on a trip aimed at building support for CAFTA-DR among undecided U.S. Congressmen. The visit, which was organized by the GOH and funded by the Honduran private sector, involved visit [...]	2005-04-08 22:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EAGR HO
05TELAVIV4035	BASSEY UPDATE ON DISENGAGEMENT PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Yonatan Bassey, Director of the Disengagement Authority (SELA),told Economic Counselor on June 14 that although only 300 families have applied for financial compensation, he expects a flood within the next two weeks. He said that 450 mobile homes will be ready in Nitzanim two [...]	2005-06-27 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAGR KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV4201	GAZA NGO LEADER DESCRIBES HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Jamal Safi, chairman of the Environmental Protection and Research Institute (EPRI) and winner of the prestigious Zayed International Prize for the Environment, key health and environmental challenges for Gaza include blood-borne infectious diseases, lead poisoning [...]	2005-07-06 09:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID EAGR TBIO SOCI KHIV PREL KPAL KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV426	ISRAELI ACTIONS ON GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT [...] Summary: Israel has a legal and institutional framework to protect biodiversity. Although Israel does not have a specific law that prohibits the introduction of alien species, it does restrict the import of plant species included in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species [...]	2005-01-25 14:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV4621	CHIEF DISENGAGEMENT AUTHORITY BASSEY DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Talwar met with Yonatan Bassey, Director of the Disengagement Authority (SELA),on July 11 to discuss Israel,s ongoing preparations for the upcoming evacuation of 17 settlements in the Gaza Strip and four settlements in the northern West Bank under Prime Minister Ariel S [...]	2005-07-25 07:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5279	AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS IN ISRAEL - A MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI is putting together plans for dealing with a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) and will share those with Embassy once available. The Ministry of Health has purchased USD 10 million worth of the Tamiflu vaccine and has been in contact with international agencies [...]	2005-08-26 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6160	ISRAEL SEEKING REGIONAL COORDINATION ON AVIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI is hoping to use an existing health grouping to pull together a meeting of health ministers to coordinate regional preparations on avian influenza. The Turkish Health Minister reportedly has agreed to host such a gathering. GOI officials hope that there can be some US [...]	2005-10-20 13:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PREL IS CY EG JO KPAL KWBG TU ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6170	ISRAELI NGO PROPOSING TO TRACK INFECTED MIGRATORY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel is making a proposal to the GOI Ministries of Agriculture and Health to set up a surveillance system focused on migratory water fowl which are more likely than over migratory birds to be carriers of the H5N1 strain of avian influ [...]	2005-10-21 12:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR PREL ECON IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6238	AVIAN INFLUENZA: GOI ASSISTING PA; GROUPS FEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli officials are in daily contact with their counterparts from the Palestinian Authority and have been testing birds on behalf of the PA. GOI veterinary officials have provided their Palestinian counterparts with antigens to detect avian influenza. GOI and PA veterinary o [...]	2005-10-31 09:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PREL ECON KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6720	AVIAN INFLUENZA: NO CONFIRMED H5N1 IN ISRAEL; [...] (U) INTRO AND SUMMARY: This message is Post's response to Ref A questions regarding the GOI's efforts to prepare for avian and pandemic influenza, and its capability to respond to an AI epidemic. Questions are answered in the order provided in reftel. To date, there have been no/no confir [...]	2005-12-01 12:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV7102	ISRAELI AVIAN FLU-RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY [...] SUMMARY: On October 13, 2005 Israel banned all imports of poultry products from Turkey following a reported case of AI there. Israel currently bans the import of poultry and poultry products from areas where AI cases have been confirmed - Southeast Asia, Croatia, Russia, and Romania. The su [...]	2005-12-30 14:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL
05THEHAGUE2897	PUSHING THE DUTCH TO HELP ON WTO/AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) On October 24, Charge called Helen van Dongen, Deputy Director of WTO Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),to urge continued Dutch activism within the EU for an improved market access offer ahead of the October 27 Five Interested Parties (FIPs) meeting in Geneva. Van Dongen sai [...]	2005-10-25 15:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD NL WTRO EUN KPAO
05THEHAGUE3033	AVIAN FLU: DUTCH ASSESS PREPAREDNESS [...] SUMMARY: The GONL has initiated a series of steps to enhance its ability to deal with a possible outbreak of avian influenza. Measures include a nationwide evaluation of regional preparedness, stockpiling anti-viral treatments, information campaigns to answer common questions about the virus, [...]	2005-11-08 16:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO NL FAO WHO OIE
05TOKYO1458	CHARGE DISCUSES BSE, DOMESTIC POLITICS WITH LDP'S [...] (C) Summary. Over dinner with the Charge March 9, LDP Diet members Hidenao Nakagawa and Hiroshige Seko agree that the process for resuming the importation of U.S. beef should be accelerated and that Japan's consumers should be allowed to make their own choices. Nakagawa expects the Diet to pa [...]	2005-03-14 05:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ETRD JA
05TORONTO2609	Canada Asks U.S. to Change Rule on Insurance [...] During a September 26 financial services roundtable discussion with Consulate and embassy officials, leaders of the Canadian insurance industry advised that the Government of Canada would soon request changes to the U.S. policy on the certification of insurance coverage for cross-border motor [...]	2005-10-06 11:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO CA
05TORONTO2804	Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program Benefits [...] Summary: Seasonal Mexican Workers form the backbone of Ontario's multi-million dollar greenhouse farming sector. Mexico's bilateral agreement with Canada defines its sole official guest worker program. The program has expanded over the past thirty years throughout Canada, but workers are conc [...]	2005-10-25 11:56:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM CA MX
05TUNIS1484	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 7, 2005 [...] (U) During the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce's (TACC) recent conference on Free Trade, June 29-30, Tunisian Minister of Commerce Mondher Zenaidi, said that the GOT will continue integration with the world economy to support Tunisia's socio-economic development. Zenaidi noted that an F [...]	2005-07-07 13:18:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR TS ENIV
05VATICAN514	VATICAN: LOOKING AHEAD ON BIOTECH [...] (C) Recent conversations between Holy See officials and USAID and EB representatives visiting the Vatican confirmed the cautious acceptance of biotech food by the Holy See. Vatican officials asserted that the safety and science of genetically modified foods would eventually be non-issues at the [...]	2005-08-26 07:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT
05VIENNA1153	VIENNA FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Vienna follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1206 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 227,737 95,021 148,400 243,42 [...]	2005-04-08 07:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AU
05VIENNA1154	ZAGREB FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Zagreb follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-227 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 54,723 25,843 28,880 54,7 [...]	2005-04-08 07:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD HR
05VIENNA1155	PRAGUE FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 56,447 32,002 43,100 75,1 [...]	2005-04-08 07:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD EZ
05VIENNA1156	SARAJEVO FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 37,126 16,240 23,300 39, [...]	2005-04-08 07:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD BK
05VIENNA1157	BUDAPEST FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 0 [...]	2005-04-08 07:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD HU
05VIENNA1234	AUSTRIA: DEMARCHE ON CORN GLUTEN FEED [...] FAS/Vienna delivered talking points on April 14, 2005 to Dr. Reinhard Blauensteiner, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, and to Dr. Berhard Jank, Federal Ministry for Health and Women. Dr. Jank is the Austrian representative who will participate in th [...]	2005-04-14 13:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA171	AUSTRIA: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT [...] In researching reftel questions, post obtained information from publicly available sources, as well as from GoA officials in the Ministry for Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, and Water Management (MoA) and in the Austrian Patent Office. 2. There are no access restrictions for natural r [...]	2005-01-20 15:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO AU
05VIENNA2005	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE TO DONORS TO FIGHT [...] Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on June 15 to Johannes Kyrle, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Secretary General (Deputy Secretary equivalent). The Ambassador pointed out the initiative of the President and Prime Minister Blair in pledging significant funds to address African humanitaria [...]	2005-06-15 12:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV EAGR PREL XA AU
05VIENNA2195	FAO/WHO CODEX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel, FAS/Vienna delivered talking points and Dr. Karen Hulebak's CV to Dr. Erhard Hoebaus, Austrian FAO/WHO Codex Contact Point, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water. 2. Dr. Hoebaus plans to attend the Codex session scheduled for July 4-9. Dr. Hoebaus knows Dr. H [...]	2005-06-29 12:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AORC AU FAO
05VIENNA2282	BUDAPEST FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 [...]	2005-07-07 10:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD HU
05VIENNA2283	PRAGUE FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 75,102 49,855 23,020 [...]	2005-07-07 10:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD EZ
05VIENNA2284	SARAJEVO FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 39,540 25,601 9,475 [...]	2005-07-07 10:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD BK
05VIENNA2285	VIENNA FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Vienna follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1206 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 243,421 166,069 69,405 [...]	2005-07-07 10:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AU
05VIENNA2286	ZAGREB FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Zagreb follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-227 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 54,723 41,725 13,650 [...]	2005-07-07 10:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD HR
05VIENNA2380	U.S.-EU WINE NEGOTIATIONS: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Post conveyed reftel talking points on July 11 to Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Affairs Division and to Hans Kordik, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's EU Coordination and Planning Division. Kordik promised to provide comments at a later d [...]	2005-07-15 06:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA2702	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE [...] Per reftel, FAS/Vienna delivered talking points and non-paper on August 10, 2005 to Dr. Bernhard Jank, Austrian Federal Ministry for Health and Women, Department for New and Genetically Modified Food, FAO/WHO-Codex Alimentarius, Food Additives and Non- Food-Products. Dr. Jank plans to attend [...]	2005-08-11 12:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON AU
05VIENNA2716	U.S.-E.U. WINE NEGOTIATIONS: AUSTRIAN POSITION [...] Summary: On August 11, Dr. Rudolf Schmid, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's Wine Department, provided written comments in response to reftel talking points. The response noted that Austria supported the European Commission in all previous proceedings of the U.S.-EU wine negotiati [...]	2005-08-12 10:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA2928	FY 2005 TRAINING REPORT [...] VIENNA: ---------- EMPLOYEE: QUINTIN GRAY COURSE: GERMAN LOCATION: U.S. EMBASSY DATE: 10/1/2004 - 9/30/2005 NO. OF HOURS: 50 COST: 0 INSTRUCTOR: STAFF EMPLOYEE: SARAH D. HANSON COURSE: GERMAN LOCATION: U.S. EMBASSY DATE: 10/1/20 [...]	2005-09-01 09:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AU
05VIENNA2940	FOOD AID AND THE WTO: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] On August 25-26, Post conveyed reftel nonpaper on proposed reform recommendations for the FAO's Consultative Subcommittee on Surplus Disposal (CSSD) to Gabriella Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Division; to Friedrich Huemer, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture [...]	2005-09-01 14:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AU WTO AID
05VIENNA2990	VIENNA FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final review for Vienna follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1206 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 235,474 202,035 33,439 235,47 [...]	2005-09-08 08:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AU
05VIENNA2991	PRAGUE FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final GA/MPCC review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 72,875 59,937 12,93 [...]	2005-09-08 08:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD EZ
05VIENNA2992	SARAJEVO FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 35,076 30,763 3,975 34, [...]	2005-09-08 08:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD BK
05VIENNA2993	ZAGREB FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final review for Zagreb follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-227 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 55,075 49,364 5,805 55,1 [...]	2005-09-08 08:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD HR
05VIENNA3007	BUDAPEST FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final GA/MPCC review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 [...]	2005-09-09 08:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD HU
05VIENNA3011	AUSTRIAN INTERIM RESPONSE: INTERNATIONAL [...] On September 8, DCM delivered reftel talking points on the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) to Clemens Auer, the Minister of Health's Chief of Staff. Auer thanked the USG for promoting increased cooperation on avian and pandemic influenza. Auer said Austria [...]	2005-09-09 13:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO AU EUN
05VIENNA327	EU RICE DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel, Embassy Vienna delivered the EU Rice talking points to our contacts at the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Economics. Embassy Vienna's primary contacts, Hans Kordik, Head of Division III (EU- Coordination and Planning),Ministry of Agriculture and Gabriela Habermayer, Hea [...]	2005-02-04 13:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA3273	AUSTRIAN REPRESENTATION AT IPAPI SOM IN WASHINGTON [...] According to Gisela Polte, Head of the MFA's Energy, Nuclear Safety and Health Unit, an official from the Austrian Embassy in Washington will represent the GoA at the IPAPI Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) October 6-7. Polte promised to notify post and the department, as soon as the MFA had de [...]	2005-10-03 14:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI AU WHO FAO
05VIENNA3398	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: REQUEST FOR EU MEMBER STATES [...] (U) Post delivered ref (a) points on October 17 to key trade officials in the Ministries of Economics and Agriculture. In a preliminary discussion on October 17, the Economics Ministry's Multilateral Trade Division head, Gabriela Habermayer, told us she would ensure that the Austrian delegat [...]	2005-10-19 08:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD AU WTRO
05VIENNA3442	DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA ON EU'S AGRICULTURAL MARKET [...] In response to ref (a),Charge delivered our request for Austria's support to key Austrian officials. 2. On Friday, October 21, Charge urged Agriculture Minister Josef Proell to support reductions in tariffs to a zone between the U.S. and the G-20 positions. Proell, who was going [...]	2005-10-24 15:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA3470	AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT: SUMMARY COMMENTS FROM [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 15:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL AU WHO FAO
05VIENNA3489	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: NOVEMBER 7 EU FOREIGN [...] (U) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken on October 28. 2. (C) Riecken made the following comments on our points: -- On Iran, there will be a conclusion calling on the need to maintain contact with civil society. The conclusion will [...]	2005-10-28 16:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KPAL IZ SY EAGR ETRD AU EUN
05VIENNA3496	AUSTRIAN REACTION TO THE ECJ BIOTECH RULING [...] Following the recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling against the state of Upper Austria's complete ban against GMOs, the state government is considering alternative strategies to keep Upper Austria "biotech free." Upper Austria will look to "best practices" from other Austria [...]	2005-10-31 11:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON XG AU
05VIENNA3586	WTO -- DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA ON EUROPEAN [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires presented ref (a) demarche on November 3 to Josef Mayer, the Under Secretary-level Chief of the Austrian Economics Ministry's Trade Section. Charge and Agriculture Counselor delivered ref (a) demarche on November 4 to Werner Wutscher, Secretary General (Deputy Minister) of t [...]	2005-11-08 15:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EU AU
05VIENNA364	DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AND EU [...] Per reftel, Embassy Vienna delivered the wood packaging materials talking points to our contacts at the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Economics. Embassy Vienna's primary contacts; Hans Kordik, Head of Division III (EU-Coordination and Planning),Minis [...]	2005-02-08 13:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA3840	WTO TRADE TALKS: AUSTRIA UNITED AGAINST FURTHER [...] (SBU) Austria's Agriculture and Economics Ministers have announced that the GoA is "totally united" behind the current EU position on agricultural market access. The Minister of Agriculture, Josef Proell, and the influential Austrian farm lobby have engaged in an intensive public relations ca [...]	2005-12-09 13:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PREL AU WTRO
05VIENNA3865	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] Enclosed, are Post's responses to the questions in reftel. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION Q: Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and containing a pandemic once it occurs? If the country has a strategy, how capable is it [...]	2005-12-14 08:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CASC AU WHO
05VIENNA546	EU COMMISSION GMO CO-EXISTENCE SYMPOSIUM IN [...] Summary: The EU Commission hosted a Symposium on Co- Existence of GMO Seeds and Agricultural Production at the ParkHotel in Vienna, Austria, February 22-23, 2005. More than 100 EU biotech experts and policymakers attended the symposium. Participants said that most Member States h [...]	2005-02-25 12:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO AU
05VIENNA963	UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) [...] Post conveyed reftel demarche on the independent external evaluation of the FAO to Walter Lichem, Head of the international organizations office in the FMA and to Hedwig Woegerbauer, GoA official responsible for FAO issues in the Ministry of Agriculture. 2. In a follow-up, Lichem told us [...]	2005-03-23 14:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KUNR AORC AU FAO
05VILNIUS1239	LITHUANIA READY ON PAPER TO COUNTER AVIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL has plans in place to manage a possible outbreak of avian influenza or human pandemic influenza. An outbreak of extremely virulent human pandemic influenza would undoubtedly strain Lithuania's capabilities, but the GOL likely would report its situation truthfully and s [...]	2005-11-23 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL LT
05VILNIUS1284	LITHUANIA HAS NO AI-RELATED IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON [...] The Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) told us that Lithuania has no AI-related ban on the import of U.S. poultry products. Lithuania does, however, maintain a ban on imports of U.S. poultry due to an ongoing dispute between the United States and EU over anti-microbial treatm [...]	2005-12-08 09:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR LH
05VILNIUS641	LITHUANIAN LEADERSHIP ON EU CRISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Valdas Adamkus and Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis, who both witnessed the collapse of the EU summit last week, discussed recent events in the EU separately with the Ambassador on the margins of June 20 meetings on Iraq. Adamkus offered an insight into his dealing wi [...]	2005-06-20 15:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR LH
05VILNIUS88	AG MINISTER PRUNSKIENE: MORE EU MEANS ROOM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Agricultural Minister Kazimiera Prunskiene, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 25, painted a picture of an EU branded agricultural policy for Lithuania and pledged to focus her efforts on rural development. She praised U.S.-Lithuanian cooperation on agricultural and rural de [...]	2005-01-26 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ETRD ENRG PHUM LH
05VILNIUS946	LITHUANIA: INTERESTED IN COMBATING AVIAN [...] Summary. The Government of Lithuania is fully engaged on the Avian Influenza issue. The Ministry of Health is in the process of drafting the Government's national action plan, and Health Minister Zilvinas Padaiga told the Ambassador that the GOL would "be very supportive" of the USG's initiat [...]	2005-09-09 10:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO KSCA LH
05WARSAW3903	POLAND: UPDATED INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] Summary. Post has reported extensively on our positive relationship with the GOP in its effort to prepare for a potential avian influenza outbreak (see refs b - e). Polish officials are actively preparing for the appearance of the disease, which they expect will occur in the Spring. Rather [...]	2005-11-23 14:50:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PL
05WELLINGTON409	MINISTER SUTTON'S INVITATION TO USDA SECRETARY [...] (SBU/NF) Aides to New Zealand Agriculture Minister Sutton have reiterated to us their hope that Secretary Johanns will visit New Zealand, noting that a potential August/September visit, timed to a Quint Ministerial in Australia, would be viewed as "supportive." Minister Sutton would welcome t [...]	2005-05-24 01:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON489	NEW ZEALAND POSITION AT CODEX COMMISSION MEETING [...] New Zealand will participate in the 28TH session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) in Rome, July 4- 9. The New Zealand delegation will be headed by Andrew Mckenzie,Executive Director of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority(NZFSA). The delegation will also include Steve Hathaway, D [...]	2005-06-22 04:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON566	THE SLEAZE HITS THE FAN: AN INCREASINGLY WORRIED [...] (C) Summary: Facing rapid losses in the polls, the ruling Labour Party has apparently decided to play the anti-American card, telling New Zealanders that a vote for the National Party means a vote against New Zealand's independent foreign policy. Embassy Wellington is in general keeping a low [...]	2005-07-22 06:23:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON613	USDA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. SECRETARY OF [...] Embassy grants country clearance for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Michael O. Johanns; Press Secretary Edgar Loyd; Under Secretary J.B. Penn; Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator A. Ellen Terpstra; FFAS Special Assistant Jennifer Ehn, OIG Special Agent James Holst; and OIG Special Agent [...]	2005-08-12 01:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON618	NEW ZEALAND POSITION AT CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE [...] Summary: New Zealand will participate in the fifth Session of the Codex Ad-Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology (Task Force) in Chiba, Japan September 19-23, 2005. New Zealand will be generally supportive of U.S. positions. New Zealand agrees with the United S [...]	2005-08-15 03:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON659	BOLSTAD-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Dr. Gary Bolstad, Senior Program Auditor, USDA/FSIS/OPEER/Omaha to visit New Zealand from September 03-19, 2005 to conduct a routine inspection system equivalence audit of New Zealand's meat inspection system. 2. Embassy will assist with [...]	2005-08-29 04:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON660	STERN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Norman Stern, Microbiologist, USDA/ARS/SAA to visit Auckland, New Zealand from September 11-16, 2005 to attend seminar at New Zealand World Poultry Science Association on campylobacter problem. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2005-08-29 04:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON662	ARMSTRONG-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, John Armstrong, Research Entomologist, USDA/ARS/PWA, Hilo, Hawaii to visit New Zealand from September 25 to October 09, 2005 to attend and present a paper at the Australasian Postharvest Horticulture Conference in Rotorua and visit scientists [...]	2005-08-30 00:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON667	VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND OF USDA SECRETARY JOHANNS [...] Summary: During his visit to New Zealand, Secretary of Agriculture Johanns emphasized the U.S. commitment to an ambitious outcome to the WTO, including the reduction of global trade distortions in agriculture. The Secretary told Prime Minister Clark, Agriculture Minister Sutton, and others th [...]	2005-08-31 08:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON705	NEW ZEALAND TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON [...] Charge shared reftel information with Simon Murdoch, CEO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Murdoch is the most senior career official at the Ministry. Murdoch agreed to review the information and forward it to appropriate ministry officials. 2. On September 12, Rosemar [...]	2005-09-13 05:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO NZ
05WELLINGTON722	HOLLINGSWORTH-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Robert Hollingsworth, USDA/ARS/PWA/HAWAII to visit Auckland and Rotorua, New Zealand from September 22 to October 10, 2005 to attend and present a paper at the Australasian Postharvest Horticulture Conference in Rotorua and attend a pre-confer [...]	2005-09-19 21:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON751	LEWANDROWSKI-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official Jan Lewandrowski, Senior Economist, Office of Chief Economist, USDA to visit Auckland New Zealand from October 15-23, 2005 to participate in informal dialogue on the role of land use, land use exchange, and forestry in the climate change respo [...]	2005-09-29 00:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON752	ANDREWS, SHARKEY AND REAVES-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA officials Patricia Andrews, Brian Sharkey and Jimmy Reaves USDA/Forest Service to visit Auckland New Zealand from October 03-18, 2005 to attend Autralasian Fire Authority Conference-2005 Innovative Technology Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that cou [...]	2005-09-29 00:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON753	COLE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Ronald Cole, National Wool Reporter, Livestock and Grain Market News, Livestock and Marketing Program, Agriculture Marketing Service/USDA to visit New Zealand from October 28 to November 4, 2005 to visit wool testing facilities, wool auctions [...]	2005-09-29 00:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON759	NEW ZEALAND ENDORSES JOINT STATEMENT BY [...] The New Zealand government supports the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza and would welcome being included in the Joint Statement to be issued by the partnership (ref B). 2. Post on September 26 delivered ref A talking points and Joint Statement to the New Zealand Mi [...]	2005-09-30 03:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON KSCA PREL SOCI NZ WHO
05WELLINGTON785	FARLEY-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official Christopher Farley, Biological Scientist, USDA/Forest Service to visit Rotorua, New Zealand from October 14-25, 2005 to participate in informal dialogue on the role of land use, land use exchange, and forestry in the climate change response. [...]	2005-10-12 22:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON786	GUERRO/PRUETT-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Felix Guerrero, Physiologist and John Pruett, Microbiologist to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from October 13-21, 2005 to attend World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology 20th International Meeting. 2. Embassy underst [...]	2005-10-12 22:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON787	ANDERSON-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Dean Anderson, Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS/SPA to visit Hamilton, New Zealand from October 10-15, 2005 to visit Gallagher Animal Management Systems to discuss commercialized cirtual fencing and present seminar. 2. Embassy understands that c [...]	2005-10-12 22:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON788	HOFFMAN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Wesley Hoffman, USDA/ARS/SPA, Texas to visit Rotorua and Invercargill, New Zealand from October 10-14, 2005 to attend seminars on Forest Bio-Security & Protection Facility and New Zealand Aerial Application Association Meeting and present pro [...]	2005-10-12 22:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON791	HERRICK-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official Jeffrey Herrick, Soil Scientist, USDA/ARS/SPA/NM to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from November 11- December 02, 2005 to attend the Dahlem Desertification Protocol workshop to serve as co-organizer to discuss soil degradation. 2. Embassy [...]	2005-10-13 00:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON816	NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHIC [...] Summary: New Zealand shares the concern of the United States that the EU and others may attempt to hold up negotiations at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial unless their demands on geographical indications (GIs) are met. New Zealand will work closely with the United States to prevent this from oc [...]	2005-10-20 02:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON NU KIPR NZ WTRO
05WELLINGTON861	NEW ZEALAND TRADE MINISTER TOUTS FTA TO AMERICAN [...] Summary: In a meeting with visiting American Farm Bureau Federation representatives, New Zealand Minister of Trade Phil Goff pitched his country's case for free-trade negotiations with the United States. Goff asserted that a free-trade agreement would benefit both countries and that U.S. agri [...]	2005-11-04 03:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON908	NEW ZEALAND'S AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (C) Summary: Since launching a government-wide effort in June, the GNZ has vigorously planned for the possibility of avian and pandemic influenza entering New Zealand. Under the coordination of the Ministry of Health (MOH),the Inter-sectoral Pandemic Group (IPG) of thirteen ministries and de [...]	2005-11-25 03:34:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON952	SEYBOLD-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Cathy Seybold, Soil Scientist to visit Willington from December 30, 2005 to January 15, 2006, to collect data from maintenance on soil climate stations in New Zealand. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. [...]	2005-12-12 01:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON988	STAUB-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jack Staub, Horticulturist, UDA/ARS/MWA/Madison to visit Christchurch from January 18 to July 31, 2006 to visit Lincoln University to acquire education in area of bio-chemical genetics of carotenoids and aroma; assist with student research on aromatic volat [...]	2005-12-21 21:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05YEREVAN1589	ARMENIA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE TO THE CODEX AD [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-01 08:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AM
05YEREVAN1641	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARMENIA LIKELY TO JOIN THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 11:51:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO AM UNGA
05YEREVAN1730	ARMENIA JOINS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN [...] (U) On September 27, CDA Godfrey met with Armenian Minister of Health Norayr Davidian to discuss the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, invite Armenia to participate in the Senior Officials Meeting and pass reftel A points. Prof. Vladimir Davidyants, the GOAM point of [...]	2005-09-27 12:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI AM WHO
05YEREVAN1807	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 02:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD AM

05YEREVAN1856	UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF MASS BIRD DEATHS IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) In a recent news article, Ornithologist Martin Adamyan reported that mass bird deaths had been observed in the Lake Sevan and Arpi regions of Armenia. He speculated that bird migration patterns made it particularly likely that avian flu will be found in Armenia in the near future. Deput [...]	2005-10-18 09:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA ECON PREL SOCI AM WHO EAGR
05YEREVAN1900	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FIRST [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-25 12:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA SENV ECON PREL AM WHO FAO EAGR
05YEREVAN1905	MASS BIRD DEATHS REPORTED IN NORTHERN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-26 11:54:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA ECON PREL SOCI IR AM WHO EAGR
05YEREVAN2053	ARMENIA: RESPONSE TO AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Armenia is ill-prepared to respond to an avian influenza (AI) outbreak in either the animal or the human population. There is no active surveillance system in place and the GOAM currently lacks basic diagnostic capacity to evaluate any potential AI outbreak. There is, however, some sci [...]	2005-11-23 07:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL AMED AM WHO
05ZAGREB1339	Croatia Not Expected to Send Representative [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-12 17:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON HR
05ZAGREB1868	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: NOVEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-23 14:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR
05ZAGREB1894	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: NOVEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-01 08:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR
05ZAGREB1926	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: DECEMBER 7 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 09:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR
05ZAGREB1927	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA-RELATED TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 09:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR
05ZAGREB1946	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY UPDATE: [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 15:07:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR
05ZAGREB215	CROATIA: BACKGROUND ON NEGOTIATIONS ON ACCESS TO [...] Croatia has yet to establish clear rules and procedures governing Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) of genetic resources apart from permits required to conduct research on protected land or endangered species. Authority for implementing CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) MAT (Mutually A [...]	2005-02-11 10:19:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO HR
05ZAGREB510	DRAFT GMO LAW BRINGS ANTI-BIOTECH FEELINGS BACK TO [...] (SBU) A proposal to consolidate Croatia's restrictive legislative framework for the introduction of genetically modified seeds has brought public outrage at the thought of GMOs in Croatia back to the surface. While Parliament seems set to institutionalize a precautionary principle approach fo [...]	2005-03-31 12:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ETRD PGOV HR
06ABIDJAN1093	COTE D'IVOIRE'S PALM OIL SECTOR [...] Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's palm oil production has increased steadily in recent years, and its exports have nearly doubled. However, it still accounts for only one percent of world production and half of one percent of world exports. Palm oil also directly accounted for less than 1 percent o [...]	2006-09-29 16:39:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON IV
06ABIDJAN1094	COTE D'IVOIRE'S PALM OIL SECTOR [...] Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's palm oil production has increased steadily in recent years, and its exports have nearly doubled. However, it still accounts for only one percent of world production and half of one percent of world exports. Palm oil also directly accounted for less than 1 percent o [...]	2006-09-29 16:39:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON IV
06ABIDJAN1263	IVORIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY CRIES FOWL AS GOVERNMENT [...] On November 2, 2006, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries announced a plan to slash the tariff on poultry imports by 50% (from 22.5% to 11.5%). The announcement followed the October 31 Council of Ministers, which recommended taking &all necessary measures to supply the poultry mark [...]	2006-11-13 16:19:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND ELAB EAGR IV
06ABIDJAN1306	NINE TURKEYS DIE OF H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA JUST IN [...] On November 20, the National Institute for Public Hygiene in Cote d'Ivoire (INHP) confirmed results by the National Laboratory for Agricultural Development (LANADA) on November 17 of another instance of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) in Cote d'Ivoire. Culling began November 21, as 76 birds were s [...]	2006-11-24 17:07:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR EMED CONS IV
06ABIDJAN1347	COCOA STRIKE ENDS WITH HARDLY A WHIMPER, [...] (C) Summary. The strike in the cocoa sector has come to a quiet, almost stealthy end although most of the putative demands made by strikers remain unaddressed. The harvest is proceeding, and a good crop is expected. According to industry observers, the government was essentially able to b [...]	2006-12-07 07:31:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON AID PREL IV
06ABIDJAN368	COTE D'IVOIRE: TROUBLED COCOA SECTOR [...] (C) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's 2005-2006 cocoa harvest looks to be up slightly from last year. The share of the world market price that is going to the farmers is higher than last year but still only 50 percent. Another 37 percent goes in taxes and fees to the government and to four cocoa sup [...]	2006-04-06 10:51:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EIND PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN433	COTE D'IVOIRE: SUSPECTED CASES OF AVIAN FLU [...] Several birds found dead in Abidjan have been tested at the state-owned Institute Pasteur in Abidjan for H5N1 Avian Flu. However, officials have not yet confirmed the presence of the virus in Cote d'Ivoire. Additional samples were sent for testing to a lab in Italy on April 24. The cases were [...]	2006-04-27 11:54:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED EAGR IV TBIO
06ABIDJAN442	COTE D'IVOIRE: PRESENCE OF AVIAN FLU ALL BUT [...] Initial results from several birds found dead in Abidjan have tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI). Screening for the virus was performed by two labs, the Insitut Pasteur in Abidjan and in Paris. Ministry officials are waiting for final confirmation from the United Nations Food and [...]	2006-04-28 16:58:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR EMED IV
06ABIDJAN883	COTE D'IVOIRE: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN SAN PEDRO [...] On June 10, five chickens and a wild bird were discovered dead in an industrial rubber plantation near the port city of San Pedro, 500 km southwest of Abidjan. According to a July 20 report published by the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, the specimens tested on June 28 by the National Agricult [...]	2006-08-07 15:06:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR EMED IV
06ABUJA1025	MAY 5 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. Nigeria's human- and animal-surveillance systems for AI remain deficient. No human cases of H5N1 infection have been confirmed in Nigeria. Villagers in Dong Village, Plateau State ate in early April culled or AI- infected birds but don't exhibit symptoms of AI. Plateau State has e [...]	2006-05-05 14:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1097	MAY 11 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Economic officer attended on May 9 the UN and foreign donors meeting on AI in Nigeria. UN and foreign officials expressed serious concern over the GON's inaction and evident desire to declare the AI outbreak "solved." The GON has moved the Avian Influenza Crisis Management Cent [...]	2006-05-11 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1359	JUNE 6 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Nigeria experienced continued outbreaks of AI in Kano and Bauchi States in May, though the GON has not reported on these in detail. Some of these occurrences possibly were reinfections on poultry farms whose owners restocked too quickly and without carrying out proper decontamin [...]	2006-06-06 10:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1387	JUNE 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. On May 25 the Ambassador handed over to the Nigerian minister of agriculture a representation of anti-AI commodities, including equipment and disinfectant, worth more than 46 million naira (about $360,000). The agriculture minister said Nigeria had paid 1.7 million naira (almost [...]	2006-06-08 06:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1412	JUNE 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- GON LOSES FOCUS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON's high-level meetings on AI have declined to negligible levels although are set to increase. The ministers of health, agriculture, and information have met once in 10 weeks, and there are considerable tensions between the Ministries of Health and Agriculture. The thric [...]	2006-06-08 13:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1429	JUNE 9 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The June 7 meeting of the AI Technical Committee featured considerable bitterness, as the Ministry of Agriculture accused the Ministry of Health of telling "lies" about AI's spread in Kano State. The National Veterinary Research Institute confirmed three new instances of AI in [...]	2006-06-09 14:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1505	THE CHARGE MAKES COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] On June 7, 2006, The Charge' called on Minister of Environment Chief Helen Esuene in response to her April 6 letter to the Ambassador requesting U.S. collaboration on proposed agricultural anti-desertification projects in 11 northern states. AgAttache accompanied the Charge'. Permanent Secreta [...]	2006-06-15 06:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PARM TBIO ETRD NI
06ABUJA1606	JUNE 26 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE - NO HUMAN CASES? [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON AI Steering Committee met June 14 for the first time since April 20. Nigeria will issue permits to four major poultry producers to import grandparent birds for restocking and will discuss possibly permitting poultry vaccinations. Nigeria does not yet have a system for [...]	2006-06-26 16:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1608	NIGERIA AVIAN FLU LABORATORY ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Two veterinarians from the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Cairo assessed in May five Nigerian laboratories' capabilities for detecting AI. The laboratories generally were deficient in infrastructure, equipment, and technicians' level of training. The capability of the As [...]	2006-06-27 07:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1680	NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE FOR JUNE 30 [...] Summary. Economic officer attended on June 27 the foreign donors meeting on AI in Nigeria. The FAO reported new outbreaks in Taraba State and Lagos State. Recent outbreaks of African swine fever occurred in Benue State. The concern is that pigs could act as a vector for humans for highly pa [...]	2006-06-30 14:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1791	AVIAN FLU: NIGERIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY OVERVIEW [...] Summary. Information is fragmentary on Nigeria's poultry sector. Chickens constitute more than 95% of Nigeria's poultry. Nigeria has an estimated 150 million birds -- 70 million on commercial farms and 80 million belonging to "informal" or backyard farmers. The decentralized nature of Niger [...]	2006-07-12 17:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1826	NIGERIA PLANS NORTHERN ANTIDESERTIFICATION PROJECT [...] Summary. Nigerian and Israeli companies are proposing an anti-desertification agricultural project for 11 states in northern Nigeria, to be expanded to eight additional states. After a tree belt stabilizes an area environmentally, the GON would bring back the people driven out by desertific [...]	2006-07-14 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR EIND NI
06ABUJA1956	NIGERIA: AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary: Results are awaited from several recent suspected outbreaks in the commercial poultry producing Southwest states of Ogun and Lagos. Field teams are visiting the affected areas. UNICEF has placed four consultants at in state capitals to work on state level communications plans, and PAC [...]	2006-07-28 10:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR NI
06ABUJA2238	AVIAN FLU IN NIGERIA: POULTRY SECTOR IN KANO STATE [...] Summary. Kano State is one of the leading markets for poultry in northern Nigeria. In Kano, most poultry farms are small -- about two thirds have no more than 5,000 birds, and only about 5% of poultry farms in Kano State stock more than 50,000 birds. Kano formerly could not meet locally the [...]	2006-08-28 07:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA2459	AMBASSADOR, UNDP NIGERIA CHIEF VIEW ELECTIONS, AI [...] (U) Ambassador, DCM, Political and Economic Counselors, and Embassy, Centers for Disease Control, and USAID officers met on September 14 in Abuja with Alberic Kacou, the new UN Development Program resident coordinator in Nigeria. 2. (U) The Ambassador and Kacou discussed the coordination of [...]	2006-09-19 14:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID PGOV NI AVIAN FLU
06ABUJA2466	ADVANCING SAHARA BOOSTS NIGERIA'S DESERTIFICATION [...] Summary. Desertification and drought are the most serious environmental problems facing northern Nigeria and now affect 15 states. Nigeria loses about 865,000 acres of farmland or grazing land to desert conditions every year, with the Sahara Desert advancing south an average of 0.6 km annual [...]	2006-09-20 12:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR EIND NI
06ABUJA2508	NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE: SOUTHWESTERN OUTBREAKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Cooperation between the Ministries of Agriculture, Information, and Health on the issue of avian influenza (AI) remains an issue, and relations between Agriculture and Health officials remain tense over the extent of AI in Nigeria and whether to authorize poultry vaccinations. [...]	2006-09-25 08:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA2509	SURVEY VIEWS AVIAN FLU'S NIGERIA ECONOMIC IMPACT [...] Summary. A team from the USG's Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) visited six Nigerian states in August to assess the avian influenza socioeconomic impact on Nigeria's poultry sector. Nigeria has about 36% of West Africa's poultry and the sub-region's most modern poultry sector. [...]	2006-09-25 08:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA2535	NIGERIA AVIAN FLU: ANIMAL SURVEILLANCE LAUNCHED [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the Ministry of Agriculture launched on Sept. 21 their European Union/USG-funded program for active animal surveillance of the avian influenza (AI) in Nigeria. Preparations will consist of six to eight weeks of training, followed by [...]	2006-09-26 10:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA2539	NIGERIA AVIAN FLU: ANIMAL-SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM [...] Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture launched on Sept. 21 their EU/USG-funded program for active animal surveillance of the avian influenza (AI) in Nigeria. Training would precede fieldwork, which would cover all 36 states and the Federal Cap [...]	2006-09-26 14:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA2777	NIGERIA OCTOBER 18 AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Nigeria's (GON) response to an avian influenza (AI) outbreak remains sluggish. A World Health Organization (WHO) official said Nigeria's AI animal-surveillance program already had fallen one month behind an optimistic schedule. He said the GON's sense of urgen [...]	2006-10-19 09:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA2800	NIGERIA OCTOBER 25 AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Nigeria's (GON) response to the avian influenza (AI) remains limited but has demonstrated recent improvement. Economic and USAID officers attended the October 18 United Nations/foreign donors AI meeting in Abuja and met with representatives from the UN Develop [...]	2006-10-25 14:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA441	FEB 22 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON announced Feb. 21 that AI has been confirmed in an eighth state, Gombe State. The Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) said Nigeria has 170 surveillance sites nationwide where the disease is most likely to be encountered, and the GON has tested more than 1,200 samples of susp [...]	2006-02-22 17:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA448	FEB 22 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU - UN MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Development Program hosted in Abuja on Feb. 22 an information session on AI in Nigeria attended by international diplomatic and aid representatives. With some prompting, the Abuja UN Resident Coordinator's Office agreed to create "soon" a matrix to record international [...]	2006-02-23 13:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA449	FEB 22 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU FIELD TEAM REPORTS [...] Summary. Experts from the CDC, the Nigerian Ministry of Health, and the WHO visited Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, and Katsina States, starting on Feb. 18, to ascertain the extent of AI there. On Feb. 22, they presented their findings. The team found Kaduna's logistical support to combat AI extremel [...]	2006-02-23 13:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA479	FEB 23 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. A GON official said Nigeria did not have surveillance information on free-range chickens, which may be a greater threat to unaffected zones than commercial chicken farms. He cautioned implicitly against the GON's taking stern action against these farmers, saying, "This is the liveli [...]	2006-02-27 17:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA480	FEB 27 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 26, the GON confirmed the presence of AI in two more states, Yobe and Nasarawa. Though not confirmed, it is almost certainly in Jigawa. Currently four states and the Federal Capital Territory have had samples confirmed H5N1 positive through the FAO laboratory in R [...]	2006-02-27 17:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA501	FEB 28 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: A donors' meeting noted progress on approving plans, procedures and guidelines in the animal, health and outreach functions, but noted continued gaps in coordination and information. Surveillance is stepping up in the South, but enforcement of movement bans is still lacking. Poul [...]	2006-03-02 07:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA517	MARCH 2 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. Bird-culling operations were carried out in Bauchi and Nasarawa States on Feb. 28. A GON official said the government hoped to begin paying compensation for birds by March 3, or by March 5 at the latest, and that Nigeria would concentrate on compensation to commercial chicken farmer [...]	2006-03-02 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA524	ECOWAS SAYS PREPARING TO MEET AVIAN-FLU CHALLENGE [...] Summary. Ambassador met March 2 with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who noted with concern AI's SIPDIS advance in Nigeria. Chambas said ECOWAS countries needed to have national strategies, after which regional ones could be created. He said Nigeria's "lessons learned" wou [...]	2006-03-03 15:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA532	UNICEF COMMUNICATION MEETING [...] SUMMARY: THE AVIAN INFLUENZA COMMUNICATION COMPONENT IS FINALLY COMING TOGETHER AFTER WEEKS OF DELAY AND CONFUSION. THE GON HAS APPROVED A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, AND HAS SCHEDULED WEEKLY MEETINGS FOR DONORS AT THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL REORIENTATION. FOUR PROPOSALS APPROVED [...]	2006-03-06 11:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA536	MARCH 6 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE; H5N1 SPREADS [...] (SBU) Summary. A GON official said the HN51 virus is now present in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Benue State, and Anambra State, as confirmed by the Vom laboratory. The agriculture minister traveled to Kano State to kick off on March 6 the government's compensation program for culled birds. [...]	2006-03-07 06:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA552	MARCH 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The HN51 virus is now confirmed as present in 11 Nigerian states, including Anambra and Rivers States in the south. An outbreak of AI was reported March 8 in three locations within the Federal Capital Territory. Jigawa State also is very likely to have AI, as do all of its nei [...]	2006-03-09 06:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA558	MARCH 9 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON announced March 9 that an additional state, Ogun State, was confirmed positive for the H5 virus. This result was confirmed by the Vom National Veterinary Research Institute, near Jos. Officials said the government had paid no additional compensation to poultry farmers [...]	2006-03-10 06:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA576	MARCH 13 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The GON announced March 9 that an additional state, Ogun State, was confirmed positive for the H5 virus. An Ogun official said the state is investigating the outbreak at a commercial poultry facility in Akute-Oja, near the border between Lagos State and Ogun State. Southwestern [...]	2006-03-13 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA592	MAR 15 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- LAGOS OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary. The Lagos State agriculture commissioner said on March 14 that a commercial poultry farm in Iju, Lagos State, near the border with Ogun State, reported a suspected outbreak of AI. He said the outbreak likely was H5N1. The GON's chief veterinary officer later confirmed the out [...]	2006-03-16 06:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA593	MARCH 15 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. The Vom laboratory confirmed an outbreak of H5N1 in Anambra State, but the state agriculture commissioner rejected this finding. The AI outbreak in Ogun State continues, but the GON has not heard from its Ogun field team. An Ogun official said containing the outbreak would be a "to [...]	2006-03-16 06:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA596	Avian Flu in Nigeria: The Long Haul [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a substantial effort to respond to the Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in Nigeria by the GON and international partners, the epidemic clearly has not been brought under control. Given the weak human- and animal- health infrastructures, and the complicated issues of federa [...]	2006-03-16 10:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA647	MARCH 22 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. As of March 15, reliable information, including from testing, was not available on the extent of AI in Nigeria. State veterinarians lacked vehicles and equipment, and some lacked personal protective equipment. There was no documentation on the location and numbers of small flo [...]	2006-03-22 16:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA656	MARCH 23 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- WHO CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary. The WHO's representative in Nigeria sought constructive criticism to improve UN agencies' efforts in combating AI, especially in boosting assistance to improve operational field capacity. He warned that Nigeria's anti-AI efforts "most probably" were not diagnosing human cases. [...]	2006-03-23 15:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA658	MARCH 23 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. The DCM and World Bank officials on March 22 discussed the GON's sluggishness in employing already provided foreign assistance against AI. The Bank officials said their main concerns are the need to vaccinate birds and compensate poultry farmers. The GON discussed with the Ban [...]	2006-03-23 16:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA659	MARCH 24 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ogun State and GON officials culled by March 20 more than 85,000 birds at a farm in Akute, Ogun State. Culling workers did not use personal protective equipment. Almost 3,700 birds were culled at a farm in Iju, Lagos State. A Lagos State agricultural official denied AI's pre [...]	2006-03-24 06:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA931	APRIL 24 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON is losing its sense of urgency on AI. The GON appears to be moving toward adopting the line that Nigeria's AI crisis is more or less over. Lack of reporting on new outbreaks, previously attributable to weak surveillance, more recently appears also to be due to deliber [...]	2006-04-25 17:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ACCRA2824	CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: DEMARCHE ON EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-25 14:46:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD
06ACCRA2905	GMO RICE: GOG WOULD WELCOME PUBLIC FORUM TO [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bridgewater met with GoG Minister of Food and Agriculture Ernest Debrah on November 28, 2006 to address GoG concerns about American rice imports to Ghana. The Minister indicated many of the explanations he had received about the August shipment, which contained trace amount [...]	2006-12-06 09:55:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD NI GH
06ACCRA836	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY - MARCH 2006 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for February and March 2006. The issues covered are: -- Dole subsidiary inaugurates one million tree banana farm -- Communications Minister's comments on future of Westel -- ADM plans construction of a cocoa processin [...]	2006-04-11 11:36:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAGR ECPS EAID ETRD GH
06ADDISABABA1954	ETHIOPIA: TRADE MINISTER CONFIDENT OF SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Trade and Industry Minister Girma Birru assured the Charge on July 13 that the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) is fully committed to WTO accession and plans to submit the Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR) no later than the end of August. Minister Girma stressed that th [...]	2006-07-18 06:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ET
06ADDISABABA2061	ETHIOPIAN PASTORALISTS DISCUSS INTERNAL AND CROSS- [...] (U) SUMMARY: From July 16-18, the UN's Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Activities (UN OCHA) convened approximately 300 pastoralists from about 15 West and East African countries, as part of UN OCHA's DFID-funded Pastoralist Communications Initiative. The meeting provided a platform [...]	2006-07-26 12:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PGOV PREF ET
06ADDISABABA2073	ETHIOPIAN PASTORALISTS GATHERING DISCUSS INTERNAL AND CROSS-BORDER CONFLICTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: From July 16-18, the UN's Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Activities (UN OCHA) convened approximately 300 pastoralists from about 15 West and East African countries, as part of UN OCHA's DFID-funded Pastoralist Communications Initiative. The meeting provided a platform [...]	2006-07-26 14:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREF ET EAGR OPIC
06ADDISABABA3387	ETHIOPIA: GOE REVISES GDP GROWTH RATES UP [...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) significantly revised real GDP growth rates to nearly double the IMF estimate: 11.9 percent (vice 11.6),10.5 percent (vice 9.5),and 9.6 percent (vice 7.1) in fiscal years 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06, respectively. In addit [...]	2006-12-26 11:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
06AITTAIPEI1444	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIWAN'S AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. During his April 24 introductory call on Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) Minister, Mr. Su Chia-chyuan, Director Young raised U.S. concerns over Taiwan's sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) import requirements and Taiwan's advocacy of protection for so-called sensitive agricul [...]	2006-04-26 23:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI2037	RAW SUGAR TARIFF QUOTA: TAIWAN [...] REFTEL TALING POINTS DELIVERED TO TAIWAN AUTHORITIES ON JUNE 12. TAIWAN SUGAR CORPORATION'S RESPONSE, RECEIVED TODAY (JUNE 14),IS COPIED BELOW AND EMAILED SEPARATELY TO USDA. 2. TAIWAN SUGAR CORPORATION'S RESPONSE: "WE CAN SHIP 13,647 METRIC TONS OF CANE RAW UNDER OUR FY 2006 ALLOCATION A [...]	2006-06-14 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI2612	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN'S AGRICULTURE CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. In his August 1 meeting with Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) Chairman, Mr. Su Chia-chyuan, Director Young gained a commitment to finalize the documents establishing the Consultative Committee on Agriculture (CCA) by the end of October, reiterated the primacy of science-bas [...]	2006-08-03 07:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI2962	TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW-UP: PROGRESS AND HIGH LEVEL [...] Taiwan rolled out the red carpet for Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Eric Altbach and the U.S. trade delegation visit to Taipei August 17-21 to follow-up the May TIFA talks. Taiwan was eager to reaffirm its commitment to the TIFA process and report on actions taken since the May T [...]	2006-08-25 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EIND EINT ETRD KTEX TW
06AITTAIPEI3016	TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW UP - AGRICULTURE [...] Summary. Official reaction to both the discovery of trace levels of biotech rice in the U.S. and our response to Taiwan's audit of U.S. beef packing plants has been as good as could have been expected. In TIFA follow-up talks, however, the Council of Agriculture (COA) sought to downgrade the [...]	2006-09-01 03:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI3880	POLITICS STILL LOOMS OVER TAIWAN IMPORTS OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of USDA Deputy Undersecretary Lambert's visit, Taiwan Minister of Health Hou Sheng-mou complained to AIT Director Young about politically motivated criticism of DOH and its decision-making process to reopen Taiwan's market to U.S. beef. Hou sought the Director's sup [...]	2006-11-17 01:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TW
06AMMAN1513	Jordan and EU Declare Reciprocal Liberalization [...] Summary: Jordan and the EU declared reciprocal liberalization measures in agricultural trade on February 28. The change liberalizes some categories of agricultural products ahead of schedule. However, some Jordanian producers and exporters report that the benefits of the agreement will st [...]	2006-03-02 10:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD JO
06AMMAN2108	JORDAN LOOKS TO NEIGHBORS FOR HELP WITH WATER [...] (SBU) Summary: With rainfall at 65% of the long-term average for this time of year, and reservoirs at 54% of capacity, Jordan is seeking help from Israel and Syria to cover an emerging water supply gap. Israel has been helpful, Syria reluctant. Reftel Red-Dead feasibility study should start [...]	2006-03-22 13:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR PREL PGOV SY IS JO
06AMMAN4692	JORDAN INCREASINGLY DESPERATE FOR WATER THIS SUMMER [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's senior water officials are trapped between dwindling water supplies, fixed water obligations under treaties, and ever-growing demand from Amman and other cities for domestic water. Irrigation in the Jordan Valley is the only place they can cut some deliveries. Even unde [...]	2006-06-25 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR JO SENV XF
06AMMAN5952	Jordan Lifts Its Temporary Ban on US Beef [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan resumed imports of US beef after the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) endorsed the recommendations of the Higher Committee (HC) for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) to adopt the new World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) risk-based code on BSE. END SUMM [...]	2006-08-07 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD JO
06AMMAN8401	Jordan's Water and Sanitation Sector [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan is a country that is critically and chronically short of water. It has immense needs in its water and sanitation sector. There is much potential for enhancing the already significant USG engagement in this sector. A coordinated, multi-agency approach within the USG wil [...]	2006-11-14 07:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PGOV EAGR JO
06AMMAN8510	Avian Flu: Jordan Takes Major Steps in Planning, Training, [...] (SBU) During the summer of 2006, the GOJ continued to invest in avian influenza (AI) planning and preparedness measures, and is significantly further along in its preparations now than it was last year at this time. A major train-the-trainers program and an AI public awareness campaign began [...]	2006-11-20 08:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KFLU JO
06AMMAN8596	AVIAN FLU/PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: EMBASSY PREPAREDNESS AND [...] (U) Summary: Post has regularly and consistently encouraged the personal responsibility measures suggested reftel for avian flu preparedness (stockpiling non-perishable food, water, and medicines, maintaining good hygiene by washing hands and surfaces, and cooking food properly). Post also ma [...]	2006-11-26 15:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC EAGR KFLU JO
06AMMAN905	Jordan Adds Muscle to Avian Flu Preparedness [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan continues to develop its resources in preparation for avian influenza (AI). It now has rapid testing capability in labs around the country, an inclusive interagency committee, a public outreach plan, professional training programs for the agricultural and medical commun [...]	2006-02-08 11:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR PGOV JO
06ANKARA104	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 6 [...] Summary. As of mid-day January 6 there are three confirmed deaths resulting from bird flu. The third death has not confirmed as H5N1, however the three positive cases yesterday have now been confirmed as H5N1. European Union and WHO teams arrived in Turkey January 5 and travelled to the affe [...]	2006-01-06 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA1114	AVIAN INFLUENZA IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: AI is present only along Iran's eastern and northern borders according to Iranian visa applicants in Ankara. Iranians in the medical field believe that the GOI does not have the plans, the resources, or vaccine stock to handle an AI outbreak. Iranians outside the medical profes [...]	2006-03-06 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PINR PREL TU TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU
06ANKARA118	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 7 [...] Summary. As of mid-day January 7 there are no new deaths or additional confirmations of human cases. Nine or ten sub- provinces are under animal quarantine. Though there are multiple reports of dead birds in other regions, none have been confirmed as AI, with the possible exception of two wi [...]	2006-01-09 09:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA120	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 8 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...]	2006-01-10 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA121	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 9 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...]	2006-01-10 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA130	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 12 [...] Summary. There are 18 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases continues to broaden with the two new cases in southeastern Turkey. Official sources now pu [...]	2006-01-13 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA133	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 12 [...] Summary. There are 18 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases continues to broaden with the two new cases in southeastern Turkey. Official sources now pu [...]	2006-01-13 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA137	TURKISH AGRICULTURE MINISTER ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Eker, in a meeting with Ambassador January 13, reported on the progress made in responding to the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza in Turkey and agreed to a proposed US assessment team visit the week of January 16. He appealed for U [...]	2006-01-14 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA1496	TURKEY: TRADE MINISTER SEEKS TO END WTO RICE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Trade Minister Tuzmen told Ambassador March 21 that he will present a letter to USTR Portman on March 27 agreeing to abolish the tariff quota system and licensing requirement. Separately, post receive by anonymous fax an internal memo from Tuzmen to other GOT Ministers a [...]	2006-03-22 09:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR WTO TU
06ANKARA1524	AI Continues to Plague Turkish Poultry Sector [...] (U) Summary. The AI outbreak continues to plague the poultry sector in Turkey albeit at a reduced pace. AI has been confirmed in 151 locations in 28 provinces throughout Turkey, according to the most recent report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Poultry consumption remain [...]	2006-03-23 10:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
06ANKARA1744	TURKEY: WTO PANEL CONTINUES AND MEDIA ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) Summary: A March 31 article in "Referans" (Turkey's business paper of record) reports that the Ministry of Agriculture will begin issuing control certificates for rice imports on April 1. Upon hearing about the decision, Turkish domestic producers sharply criticized the GOT for this de [...]	2006-03-31 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTO TU
06ANKARA1943	KIRSEHIR: A CITY CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kirsehir, two hours southeast of Ankara, is an Anatolian city of 88,000 plagued by a lack of business investment. Blessed with geothermal resources and included in the government investment incentive scheme for low-income provinces, Kirsehir hopes to generate a tourism market [...]	2006-04-10 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS ECON EFIN EAGR TU
06ANKARA20	Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey - No Human Cases [...] Summary. On December 31, 2005, and January 1, 2006, a total of seven people, five of which were children, from the Eastern part of Turkey were hospitalized with bird flu-like symptoms. One child died late in the evening of January 1, 2006. On January 2, test results showed that the child d [...]	2006-01-03 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
06ANKARA206	Tourism Key to Economic Impact of Avian [...] (SBU) Summary: Unless the Avian Influenza outbreak continues to expand and stays in the headlines, the economic impact for the overall Turkish economy is likely to remain confined to the poultry sector and additional hardships for poor families with backyard flocks. The larger risk -- that t [...]	2006-01-19 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR TU
06ANKARA2069	Turkish Agriculture Import Policies [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey is a major market for U.S. bulk commodities and other raw materials important to the domestic processing sectors. Nonetheless, Turkey continues to restrict trade in food and agricultural products with a host of tariff and non-tariff barriers. In addition to excessively [...]	2006-04-17 10:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU

06ANKARA2113	TURKISH AGR MINISTER ON AI AND WTO RICE CASE [...] Summary. Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mehmet Eker, in a meeting with Ambassador April 17, reported that bird flu had been essentially eliminated in Turkey and thanked the United States for its financial support in dealing with AI. Eker also reported that with the next fe [...]	2006-04-18 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA263	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: AMBASSADOR'S JAN 19 [...] SUMMARY: In his first meeting with the GOT Minister of Health, Ambassador focused on the Avian Influenza (AI) situation, expressing U.S. sympathy, commitment to provide support, and admiration for Turkey's response, transparency, and collaboration. The Minister stressed that AI was a global [...]	2006-01-24 05:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA2708	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AND THE WORLD BANK [...] SUMMARY: Coming on the heels of the WHO/FAO hosted Avian Influenza (AI) conference in Ankara (supported by USAID),The World Bank gained Executive Board approval on April 24 for a $34.4 million loan to Turkey (out of a $54 million package) that will support Turkey's AI readiness and capacity [...]	2006-05-14 12:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU
06ANKARA327	US and GOT Discuss Bilateral Ag Issues [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 24, U.S. and Turkish officials met on the margins of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting in Ankara to discuss bilateral trade issues at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA). Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Eur [...]	2006-01-30 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
06ANKARA3307	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI cases in poultry or on wild birds in Turkey since March 31, 2006. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the AI outbreak was completely extinguished by April 24, 2006. The Protection and Control General Directorate issued the last follow up report [...]	2006-06-07 07:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID TBIO AMED CASC KFLU SENV TU
06ANKARA3324	TURKEY AND IRAQ FINALLY MEET ON REGIONAL WATER [...] (sbu) Summary: Tigris-Euphrates river flows and irrigation issues were the main subjects at an historic May 24 meeting in Ankara between Turkish and Iraqi water experts. Topics included use of "closed system" irrigation in Turkey and restoration efforts for the marshlands in Iraq. The Turki [...]	2006-06-07 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ
06ANKARA341	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AS MODEL FOR REGION [...] SUMMARY: The USG AI Delegation that recently visited Turkey, as well as international organizations on the scene, applaud Turkey's robust and transparent response to recent AI animal and human outbreaks, including good cooperation with international actors. They cite Turkey's response as a r [...]	2006-01-30 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU KFLU
06ANKARA3691	TURKEY TRANS-BOUNDARY WATER AND ILISU DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's DSI (State Hydraulic Works) provided additional information on the May 24 bilateral meeting in Ankara with Iraq (ref),characterizing it as a productive exchange of information, but disappointing in not covering new ground. Turkey is set on building the Ilisu Dam on th [...]	2006-06-22 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ
06ANKARA4462	TURKEY DETERMINED TO BUILD CONTROVERSIAL ILISU DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ilisu dam project on the Tigris River has been one of the most widely criticized hydropower dam projects of the Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP). Despite the continued controversy, Turkey remains doggedly committed to building the dam. The Turkish press announced recently t [...]	2006-08-03 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ SY
06ANKARA479	FOURTH TIFA RENEWS DIALOGUE FOR EXPANDING TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council held January 24 in Ankara was an opportunity for the U.S. and Turkey to discuss ways to revive our bilateral trade relationship in an open and positive dialogue. Along with the specifi [...]	2006-02-06 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KIPR TU
06ANKARA5324	CRIMEAN-CONGO FEVER IN TURKEY [...] Summary: Cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey have increased over prior years to 279, which resulted in 20 deaths over the past summer, causing public concern. Because transmission to humans is mainly via ticks from domesticated animals, the Ministry of Health is coordinating cl [...]	2006-09-14 11:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR TU KFLU
06ANKARA55	TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA CAUSES TWO HUMAN DEATHS [...] Summary. Turkey's Ministry of Health has confirmed two human deaths from H5 Avian Influenza. N Sub-type has not been determined, but H5N1 is suspected. It appears that the victims caught AI from handling sick birds. There is no indication of human to human transmission. The GOT continues [...]	2006-01-05 10:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA5625	CARGILL'S SWEETENER PLANT CONTINUES TO SOUR IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Cargill representatives will meet with Turkish PM Erdogan on September 30 in New York to once again ask for his intervention in continuing legal troubles regarding Cargill's sweetener plant near the city of Bursa in northwestern Turkey. In addition to the meeting with Erdogan, we underst [...]	2006-09-26 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV BEXP TU
06ANKARA5641	TURKEY: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] The following describes how Post is organized to monitor compliance with trade agreements and our efforts to monitor and respond to trade barrier complaints. Answers are keyed to correspond to reftel questions. 2. (A) Our Economic Section cooperates closely with Foreign Agricultural Servic [...]	2006-09-28 06:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR TU
06ANKARA5899	Agricultural Counselor Meeting with Mehdi Eker, Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 10 meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA),AgCouns and Minister Mehdi Eker discussed key topics regarding agricultural cooperation. Minister Eker thanked USDA for hosting him last month in Washington, and said he looked forward to Secretar [...]	2006-10-12 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TU
06ANKARA630	AVIAN INFLUENZA: USG SUPPORT FOR WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The World Bank is moving ahead with a flagship Avian Influenza (AI) package for Turkey that should be ready for Executive Board approval by the end of March. A U.S. contribution as part of this package could help fill local gaps in a country that remains highly vulnerable to [...]	2006-02-13 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU
06ANKARA6417	USAID Grant Signing Ceremony and Summary of Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, the Ambassador participated in a signing ceremony for the $1 million U.S.AID grant to Turkey (through the World Bank) to support Turkey's efforts against Avian Influenza (AI). Remarks by the Ambassador, the Minister of Agriculture Eker, and the Country Director of [...]	2006-11-14 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU TU
06ANKARA6464	CSIS-SANDIA IN TURKEY FOR GLOBAL WATER PROJECT [...] Summary: Collaborating on policy and technology aspects of their "Global Water Futures" project, CSIS (Center for Strategic Studies) and Sandia National Laboratories sent a joint delegation to Turkey as one of five countries of focus in the second phase of the project. The Delegation met with [...]	2006-11-21 10:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR SENV EAGR TU
06ANKARA6505	TURKEY CONTINUES TO SEEK WTO RICE SETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) We met November 22 with Foreign Trade Undersecretariat Director General Sevket Ilgac to discuss ways to improve cooperation on IPR issues in advance of the regular Special 301 cycle (reftel). Ilgac appreciated the demarche and instructed his staff to work with the embassy on the various [...]	2006-11-27 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTRO TU
06ANKARA6540	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AND THE WORLD BANK [...] The Turkish MFA told us that the Government of Turkey (Ministries of Health or Agriculture) will not be participating in the reftel Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza December 6-8. The Ministry of Health and the local WHO representative confirmed this information. Turkey perce [...]	2006-11-30 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO PREL EAID MA TU KFLU
06ANKARA67	Ministry of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary [...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 4 meeting, Ministry of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary Nebi Celik and other Turkish government officials to discussed the WTO rice case. Celik stressed that Turkey hopes to resolve this issue before it goes to panel. He also made clear that policy changes canno [...]	2006-01-05 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
06ANKARA6743	TURKEY - USAID AND AI ASSISTANCE PERIOD [...] Summary and Action Request: By diplomatic note, the GOT asked for an extension of the one-year period for using the USAID avian influenza related grant in an amount of $1 million for restructuring of the backyard poultry sector in the east. We recall that this question was discussed previousl [...]	2006-12-26 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO PREL EAID TU KFLU
06ANKARA861	AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY DE-BRIEFS TURKEY MOH [...] SUMMARY. Embassy AI team de-briefed GOT MOH officials on the conclusions and observations of the interagency AI team that visited Turkey January 16-22 (Ref C). Given the apparent respite in new human AI cases, MOH said it is moving from crisis to risk management AI. World Bank negotiations [...]	2006-02-23 05:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU
06ANTANANARIVO1425	PRESIDENT OFFERS LITTLE IN RESPONSE TO SEABOARD [...] (C) Ambassador delivered points (Ref A) about Seaboard's investment difficulty in Madagascar to President Ravalomanana December 19. The President interrupted the short demarche to blame the whole problem on Seaboard's Madagascar Director Armando Lopez. He claimed Lopez botched a deal in Angol [...]	2006-12-20 12:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD KTDB PGOV AGOA MA
06ASHGABAT1000	Avian Influenza: Turkmenistan Preparedness Update [...] (U) On September 14, the UNDP sponsored a donors' meeting to review and discuss a project proposal on Turkmenistan's preparedness for avian/pandemic influenza. The meeting identified roles of donors, their potential input and project implementation mechanisms. Representatives of the World Ba [...]	2006-09-25 08:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT1055	COTTON, LIES AND COPIERS IN DASHOGUZ [...] (C) President Niyazov's complete control over the minds and means of Turkmenistan is in full view in Dashoguz Welayat (province). The man widely rumored to be Niyazov's heir apparent, the charming and utterly devoid of democratic sensibilities Aganiyaz Akiyev, firmly enforces the president's [...]	2006-10-05 14:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR CVIS PINR SENV TX
06ASHGABAT1104	NIYAZOV HOPES TO FIX THE COTTON FAILURE BY ADMINISTATIVE [...] (SBU) Presiding over an October 6 Cabinet of Ministers meeting attended by provincial governors, agricultural officials and defense and law enforcement ministers, President Niyazov criticized this year's poor cotton harvest and set the stage for potential firings of the welayat hakims (provinci [...]	2006-10-23 10:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV TX
06ASHGABAT1222	Niyazov Makes Massive Purges over Agriculture Fiasco; [...] (SBU) Turkmenistan's President Niyazov on November 27, conducted a massive purge of high-ranking officials, rivaling, if not surpassing, the oil and gas purge of December 2005 (ref a). Responding to allegations by Minister of Agriculture Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev during an October 25 meeting (ref [...]	2006-11-30 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM TX
06ASHGABAT134	EMBASSY ASHGABAT HOLDS AVIAN FLU TOWN HALL [...] On January 25, 2006 the Embassy organized a town hall meeting for resident American citizens in Turkmenistan to discuss concerns regarding avian flu. Approximately 40 Americans (including Embassy and Peace Corps staff) attended the event. 2. Ambassador informed the audience that although [...]	2006-01-26 06:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAGR ETRD CMGT KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT141	WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] PER REFTEL E, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. INVESTIGATION INTO MYSTERIOUS BIRD DEATHS ----------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) ON JANUARY 20, A SOURCE AT THE MOH TOLD USAID'S HEALTH PROJECT SPECIALIST THAT CHIEF OF SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SERVICE L [...]	2006-01-27 13:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT171	NIYAZOV FORMALIZES DOWNGRADING OF THEORETICAL [...] (SBU) Upon his return from a rare trip to Moscow, Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov convened meetings in which he reshuffled the heads of major Turkmen educational institutions, appointed a new Minister of Education with little relevant experience, and issued pronouncements that threaten t [...]	2006-02-03 10:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV SOCI PHUM EAGR ELAB KPAO TX
06ASHGABAT213	GOTX PUBLISHES AI ARTICLE [...] (U) THE GOTX INCREASED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL AI PLAN DURING A FEBRUARY 14-16 WHO-SPONSORED WORKSHOP. THE GOTX ALSO TOOK THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF PUBLISHING A FRONT-PAGE ARTICLE AND AIRING A RADIO NEWS STORY ON AI. THE ARTICLE FOCUSED ON THE GOTX'S SELF-PROCLAIMED PROACTIVE MEASURES [...]	2006-02-21 11:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT234	WHO RECOMMENDS VIROLOGICAL REFERENCE LAB AND [...] PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. WHO RECOMMENDATION ------------------ 2. (SBU) FOLLOWING THE FEBRUARY 14-16 SEMINAR ON AI (REF A),WHO REPRESENTATIVES VISITED THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY'S (MOHMI) ASHGABAT SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL [...]	2006-02-24 11:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT253	TURKMENISTAN REQUESTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 13:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT270	NIYAZOV ORDERS WEEKLY UPDATES ON AI [...] (U) PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. MINISTER REPORTS TO PRESIDENT ----------------------------- 2. (U) AT THE MARCH 3 CABINET MEETING, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS AND MINISTER OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) GURBANGULY BERDIMUHA [...]	2006-03-10 13:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT309	WHAT'S IN A NAME? NEW GOTX COTTON COMMISSION [...] (SBU) President Niyazov recently created five commissions under each of the provincial governors' offices to administer cotton sales on the international market. While GOTX officials view the creation of the commission as a positive step, farmers remain pessimistic. GOTX officials say that [...]	2006-03-22 12:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV EIND TX
06ASHGABAT321	TURKMENISTAN BANS POULTRY SALES IN PROVINCES [...] PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. 2. POL/ECON OFFICER WAS FORCED TO TAKE A RUSSIAN AND TURKMEN LANGUAGE FLYER WARNING ABOUT THE RISKS OF AI DURING HER TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES FLIGHT TO ISTANBUL ON MARCH 14. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION DISSEMINATED ON THE RE [...]	2006-03-28 05:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT361	SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICIALS BRIEFED DCM ON AI [...] (U) PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. ON APRIL 5, THE DCM MET WITH SENIOR VETERINARY SERVICE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE GOTX'S EFFORTS IN FIGHTING AI. CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER OF TURKMENISTAN AND DIRECTOR OF THE STATE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT MURAD GOCHMURADOV, [...]	2006-04-07 04:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT385	WHO EXPERTS ASSIST IN TURKMENISTAN'S [...] (U) PER REFTEL B, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) AND THE WHO CO-SPONSORED A SEMINAR ON LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS AND THE PREVENTION OF AVIAN FLU APRIL 4-7. THE SEMINAR GATHERED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES O [...]	2006-04-14 09:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT478	AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN SIGNS KABUL DECLARATION [...] (U) AT AN APRIL 17-20 REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN KABUL DEDICATED TO CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AND ORGANIZED BY USAID AND WHO, TURKMENISTAN'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) BASHIM SOPIYEV SIGNED A REGIONAL DECLARATION TO FIGHT AGAINST CHOLERA, HIV/AIDS, MALARIA, POLIO, TUBERCULOS [...]	2006-05-03 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT528	AVIAN FLU: WHO SHARES ASSESSMENT RESULTS; WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISITED ASHGABAT APRIL 2-14 TO CONDUCT TWO SEMINARS AND ASSESS AI PREPAREDNESS AT GOTX FACILITIES. THE ASSESSMENT TEAM'S UNPUBLISHED FINDINGS, RELAYED TO EMBASSY STAFF BY WHO'S LIAISON OFFICER IN A [...]	2006-05-17 10:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT620	AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN'S BAN ON IMPORTED LIVE [...] (SBU) THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) IMPOSED AN IMPORT BAN ON LIVE BIRDS AND EGGS ON JANUARY 22. THE BAN DAMAGED LOCAL POULTRY BUSINESSES, WHICH PREVIOUSLY IMPORTED EGGS AND CHICKENS FROM IRAN AND TURKEY. A STATE VETERINARY SERVICE OFFICIAL TOLD POL/ECON ASST THAT THE GOTX PLANS TO LIFT THE B [...]	2006-06-12 11:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT682	AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN SEEMINGLY ACTIVE ON AI [...] (U) DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER ANNAMURAD ORAZOV, DEPUTY HEAD OF STATE VETERINARY SERVICE HUDAIBERDY MUHAMMEDOV AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF DESERTS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF NATURE PROTECTION REPRESENTED THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN AT THE JUNE 12-13 INTERNATIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFERE [...]	2006-06-28 11:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT741	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKMENISTAN NEUTRAL ON [...] (U) ON JULY 3 THE EMBASSY RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) IN RESPONSE TO THE EMBASSY'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S CURRENT RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY IMPORTS. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY REPORTED THAT THE STATE EPIDEMIOLOGICA [...]	2006-07-13 06:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT899	SUBJECT: IT TAKES A TOUGH MAN'S SON TO MAKE A [...] (C) Turkmenistan continues to get curiouser and curiouser. The embattled but profitable German-Turkmenistan Joint Venture "Shohrat" chicken farm apparently is being slowly but surely expropriated, possibly to end up as a model enterprise for presidential son Murat Niyazov. The Turkmen partn [...]	2006-08-24 03:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EINV KCOR PREL PGOV PHUM TX GM
06ASHGABAT953	Turkmenistan Imports Eggs Before Chickens [...] (SBU) The largest private poultry producer in Turkmenistan, Altyn Hilal, resumed direct market sales of chicken at local markets on September 5, after an involuntary five-month hiatus. The government's covert January 22 ban on imported poultry products had forced Altyn Hilal company owner Ahme [...]	2006-09-12 06:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT995	Diminishing Chicken and Egg Stocks Put Pressure on [...] (SBU) In the wake of the legal case against the largest egg-producing farm in Turkmenistan and lingering prohibitions on imports due to avian influenza concerns, supplies of chicken and eggs have dramatically diminished in local markets. The subsequent increase in chicken and egg prices is put [...]	2006-09-22 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASMARA261	ERITREA'S IMPROVED READINESS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since December 2005, Eritrea has developed a response plan to Avian Flu. Established recently, the National Avian Influenza Committee is an inter-ministry collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Health. The Committee aims to r [...]	2006-03-15 15:10:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CASC AMED AEMR EAGR EAID KSCA PREL ER
06ASTANA721	AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFERENCE AIMS TO STRENGTHEN CENTRAL [...] Summary: On December 4-6 in Almaty, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),through its partners the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Winrock International, will hold a regional conference on technical aspects of Avian Influenza surveillance. Th [...]	2006-12-04 01:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR TBIO KFLU KZ
06ASUNCION1123	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JOSEPH [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Joseph Bognanno, Diplomatic Passport: 900525202, Clearance:Secret, for travel to Asuncion during the period of November 27 - December 1, 2006, for the purpose of working with INL to provide technical assistance to the Superintendent of Banks and Fin [...]	2006-11-07 20:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AMGT ASEC PA AR CI UY
06ASUNCION1248	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JOSEPH [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Joseph Bognanno, Diplomatic Passport: 900525202, Clearance:Secret, for travel to Asuncion during the period of December 17-22, 2006, for the purpose of working with INL to provide technical assistance to the Superintendent of Banks and Financial Int [...]	2006-12-15 16:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AMGT ASEC PA AR CI UY
06ASUNCION789	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PROPOSED MAP PROCUREMENT [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Judith Monte, Diplomatic Passport: 900442164, Clearance:TS, for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 14-20, 2006, for the purpose of Map Procurement Mission. The conrol officer for the visit is Sterling Tilley, Jr., office tel.: 011-59 [...]	2006-08-03 18:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AMGT ASEC PA AR CI UY
06ATHENS293	GREECE DEFIES THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION; HARDENS [...] (C) Summary. On January 30th, Greece's Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexandros Kondos signed a ministerial decision to continue and expand the ban on 17 strains of the MON810 seed corn family to 31 strains. Kondos' decision continues Greece's lone defiance as a member of the EU on biotech prod [...]	2006-02-02 08:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TBIO EAGR GR BIOTECH
06ATHENS350	FY 2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR [...] (U) Greece would like to be considered among the Posts eligible to receive allocation in FY 06 on biotech projects. Post proposes the organization of an Education Seminar to educate and influence participants resulting in greater acceptance of biotech products that will pave the way for the sa [...]	2006-02-07 08:53:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO GR BIOTECH
06BAGHDAD1244	BEGINNING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 11:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1286	CAUTIOUS BEGINNINGS TO FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Evidence on the ground indicates that the GOI intends to reform -- and eventually eliminate -- its Public Distribution System (PDS),a $3 billion subsidy program that fails in its mission of ensuring food security for all Iraqis. The Embassy PDS Reform Team (chaired by Embassy [...]	2006-04-20 10:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1382	OFFICIAL ORDER TO CLOSE IRAQ'S BORDERS TO [...] Summary: Post has received a copy of the official March 22, 2006 correspondence from the Cabinet of Ministers to all Ministries directing them "to prohibit entrance of chicken, table egg, and hatching egg to Iraq till further notice." Imports for the Multi- national Forces are excluded. Th [...]	2006-04-27 14:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD IZ
06BAGHDAD2031	NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER EMPHASIZES INCREASED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM Satterfield and Embassy staff met on June 5 with new Agriculture Minister Yuarib Nadhim Al-Abudi and members of his staff. Al-Abudi, a Shi'a with Sadrist affiliation, told us that he looks forward to an improved relationship with the Embassy and a joint effort to rebuild Ir [...]	2006-06-15 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KFPC PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2044	FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM AND WTO ACCESSION GAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: Adnan J. Shareefi, Ministry of Trade Chief of Staff, told us June 14 that Trade Minister Al-Sudani would like to reform Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS) by distributing only the most critical food ration items and gradually monetizing the PDS, hopefully starting later this [...]	2006-06-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2108	IRAQI FARMERS UNION FACES SADRIST PRESSURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a June 12 meeting, General Federation of Farmers Unions VP Adil Aladily told EmbOffs that his organization has made substantial progress since its re-establishment following the fall of Saddam. He complained, however, of Sadrist efforts to take over the Federation's board of d [...]	2006-06-20 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ELAB EAGR IZ
06BAGHDAD2375	MESOPOTAMIA SEED AND IRAQ'S PRIVATIZATION CONUNDRUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Mesopotamia State Company for Seeds (MESO) exemplifies the GOI's main challenges in privatizing its state-owned enterprises (SOEs). MESO employs a large number of unskilled workers who would be displaced by any privatization effort; it heavily relies on subsidized inputs; [...]	2006-07-06 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB ETRD IZ KIPR
06BAGHDAD2380	TRADE MINISTER FIGHTING FOOD SUBSIDY CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Trade Minister Al-Sudani told us on July 3 that he is ready to install electronic tracking systems in the Ministry of Trade's (MoT) trucks and warehouses to fight corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS). He said he would like Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih's Econo [...]	2006-07-07 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD241	DPM CHALABI ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In a January 14 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi said he intends to continue to push substantive reform of the Public Distribution System (PDS) while simultaneously reinvigorating Iraq's struggling agricultural sector in order to better meet domestic demand and re [...]	2006-01-28 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD3031	IRAQ: FIRST USG WORKING MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 13, IRMO, USDA, USAID, and Econoff met with new Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Yaarub Nadhum Al-Obodi; the Deputy Minister, Dr. Subhi Al-Jumaily; and the Director General for Planning, Mr. Sabah This meeting was only the second between post officials and the minister, [...]	2006-08-21 03:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD USTR IZ PREL FAS
06BAGHDAD343	EMBASSY BAGHDAD AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES AND [...] The Embassy Baghdad Avian Influenza (AI) Working Group (AIWG, which included MED, ECON, Health Attache, IRMO, USAID, USDA/FAS, MGT, PAO, and MNF-I),met on January 18, 2006 to discuss Embassy tripwires and possible responses. Based on this meeting, the Embassy Health Unit drafted AI Tripwires [...]	2006-02-06 13:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC ASEC EAGR EAID TBIO KFLU
06BAGHDAD3465	MEETING WITH LOCAL IRAQI BUSINESSMEN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-16 04:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EINV IZ
06BAGHDAD3485	AGRICULTURE PROJECT AND KOREAN VOCATIONAL TRAINING [...] (U) Summary. MNF-I's Civil-Military Directorate and Econoff traveled to Erbil August 29 - 30, to visit a vocational instruction site operated by Korean coalition forces, and a honey production project supported by USAID. The Korean project conducted training in a wide range of skills. Clas [...]	2006-09-18 02:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB IZ
06BAGHDAD400	DPM REQUESTS ECONOMIC ADVICE ON AVIAN FLU RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: EconMinCouns on February 8 accepted Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways's invitation to discuss Avian Influenza (AI) economic issues. EconMinCouns suggested to DPM Shaways that the current all-encompassing ban on poultry imports might encourage Iraqi farmers to sell questionable [...]	2006-02-09 18:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4576	SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS AT IRAQI PORTS OF ENTRY [...] (C) Summary. The GOI is plagued by what seems a never ending stream of problems involving imports of vitally needed goods from petroleum products to grain. Smugglers, including terrorists and militias, seem to have little difficulty bringing people and weapons into the country. The Ports of [...]	2006-12-16 12:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETLN EWWT EAGR ETRD PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4620	PRT TIKRIT: FARMERS STRUGGLING IN IRAQ,S [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The growth of the agricultural sector is essential in Salah ad Din, a rural province in the Sunni heartland largely lacking many of the natural resources of its neighbors. Farmers in Salah ad Din face a number of significant [...]	2006-12-19 13:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR IZ IR
06BAGHDAD4692	GAINING SUPPORT FOR ERBIL AGRICULTURAL PROJECT [...] Summary. During December 11-14 Multi-National Forces-Iraq Civil Military Office (MNF-I CMO) and Econoff traveled to Erbil to discuss construction of facilities for honey production and a farmers' market in northern Iraq with Multi-National Division-North East (MND-NE) at Camp Zaytun. The grou [...]	2006-12-24 12:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR IZ
06BAKU1327	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's August 28 courtesy call on Minister of Emergency Situations Kammaladdin Heydarov, Heydarov explained the difficulty of coordinating the various formerly independent agencies that were brought together to form the MES eight months ago. He requested help with [...]	2006-09-11 12:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR KFLU PGOV PREL TBIO PINR AJ
06BAKU1444	AZERBAIJAN'S OCTOBER 6 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Azerbaijan prepares to hold partial municipal elections on October 6, campaigning has proceeded quietly and calmly, with far greater interest in rural areas than in Baku. 4,562 candidates remain in competition for 1,931 seats. Candidates are actively campaigning by word-of-mout [...]	2006-10-04 08:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ECON EAGR AJ
06BAKU1595	THE IMISHLI SUGAR FACTORY: A NON-OIL SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Imishli Sugar Factory is credited with bringing much-needed development to the rural and impoverished Imishli region. Owned by agricultural import-export conglomerate Azersun Holding, the factory processes 5,000 tons of sugar beets and refines 1,000 tons of raw sugar daily. An [...]	2006-11-02 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ETDR ECON EAGR EIND PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU1624	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Presidential elections only two years away, President Aliyev already is highlighting his economic progress during his presidency. In a series of public addresses during a recent trip to Azerbaijan's regions, President Aliyev highlighted the country's economic development dur [...]	2006-11-08 15:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAGR EAID AJ
06BAKU1779	AZERBAIJAN: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: While initial GOAJ testing of dead birds from the southern region of Jalalibad did not indicate avian influenza (AI),a visiting USAID technical advisor and FAO representative who visited the region are concerned that the GOAJ test results were inconsistent with the high mortalit [...]	2006-12-07 15:13:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV PREL KFLU TBIO CASC AJ
06BAKU1799	GOAJ PREPARING FOR SUCCESSFUL INAUGURAL [...] (SBU) Following up on her November 30 meeting with President Aliyev (REF A),Ambassador Derse met separately with Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov and Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev to discuss the February 2007 inaugural U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission and to [...]	2006-12-11 06:32:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EAID EAGR ETRD EINV AJ
06BAKU208	AVIAN CASES OF H5N1 CONFIRMED IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOAJ announced February 10 that samples taken from birds in Azerbaijan had tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza. The tests were conducted at an international reference laboratory at Weybridge, UK. Ministers of Health and Agriculture did the right thing by quickly announci [...]	2006-02-10 16:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID CASC KFLU AJ
06BAKU235	AMBASSADOR AND UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR URGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 14 Ambassador Harnish along with representatives from UN agencies and the USAID country director met with Prime Minister Artur Rasizadeh to urge a more active response by the GOAJ to the avian influenza outbreak in Azerbaijan. In a positive step forward, Rasizadeh gav [...]	2006-02-15 13:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KFLU SOCI TBIO KSCA EAGR EAID CASC ASEC AJ
06BAKU257	AZERBAIJAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOAJ, [...] (SBU) International pressure on the GOAJ to take avian influenza seriously appears to have prompted the GOAJ to take action. Following Ambassador and UN Resident Coordinator,s February 14 approach to Prime Minister Rasizade (reftel) and European Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner,s February 16 pitc [...]	2006-02-17 14:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PGOV KFLU ASEC CASC AJ
06BAKU280	ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK; FEBRUARY 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 20 briefing for the diplomatic corps on avian influenza, Azerbaijani Minister of Agriculture Abbasov reviewed the steps the GOAJ has taken and reported that the GOAJ's revised action plan had been submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers. Abbasov said the GOAJ now ha [...]	2006-02-23 04:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR KFLU EAID PGOV ASEC CASC AJ
06BAKU306	PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF ON MAY ELECTIONS, JC3, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev was in general agreement with our approach to May parliamentary re-run elections, and did not object to NDI/IRI sending observers if they were interested. He also asked to meet with IRI and NDI count [...]	2006-02-27 14:02:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KFLU EAID EAGR MAPP AJ
06BAKU322	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PROMISES TO DO MORE ON AVIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 24 meeting with the Ambassador and USAID and UNICEF representatives, Deputy Prime Minister for Agriculture (and head of the presidential avian influenza commission) Abbas Abbasov showed a new interest in serious measures to address the issue. He indicated that [...]	2006-02-28 14:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID KFLU PREL PGOV AJ
06BAKU329	AZERBAIJAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a tense meeting with the donor community March 1, a very agitated Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Abbasov, head of the GOAJ avian influenza commission, confirmed for the first time avian influenza in domestic poultry and one commercial poultry farm. Abbasov indicated that GOAJ lab [...]	2006-03-01 14:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON KFLU PREL PGOV CASC AJ
06BAKU356	AMBASSADOR AND EU TROIKA RAISE CONCERNS WITH PM ON [...] (C) SUMAMRY: In a March 6 meeting requested by the Ambassador and EU Troika (EU Commission, German Ambassador, French Charge) to highlight common concerns about Azerbaijan's handling of avian influenza problems, Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zade, welcomed international expertise in dealing with t [...]	2006-03-06 15:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PGOV KFLU CASC AJ
06BAKU377	AVIAN INFLUENZA IN AZERBAIJAN: NEED FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Despite significant and prolonged intervention by Post, the GOAJ continues to react poorly to the threat of avian influenza. The GOAJ's extremely poor veterinary response appears to have largely destroyed the commercial poultry industry, in addition to an unkno [...]	2006-03-09 14:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PGOV PREL EAGR KFLU CASC AJ
06BAKU444	WHO CONFIRMS 5 AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 21, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that UK reference laboratory tests showed that five deaths (reftel) in Azerbaijan were caused by H5N1 avian influenza. Testing confirmed two additional H5N1 infections; one patient recovered and has been discharged fro [...]	2006-03-22 13:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KFLU EAID PGOV EAGR TBIO CASC AJ
06BAKU447	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR'S ECONOMIC VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Harnish traveled to Ismailly and Sheki March 9 and 10 to open a Regional Information Center and a renovated pre-school and boarding school funded by the U.S. During the trip, the Ambassador met with local government officials and discussed economic and political deve [...]	2006-03-22 13:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL PGOV KFLU AJ
06BAKU528	AZERBAIJAN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to USDA FAS Lawrence Barbieri to travel to Baku on/about 3-6 May 2006, to participate in the U.S.- Azerbaijan Joint Economic Task Force on 4 May 2006. Control officer will be Economic Officer Aaron Scheibe. Mr. Scheibe can be reached a [...]	2006-04-05 13:06:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC EAGR OTRA AJ
06BAMAKO1372	MOROCCO PUSHES SDAR OUT OF BAMAKO CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) A diplomatic offensive by Moroccan Ambassador to Mali Moulay Idriss Fadhil paid off when Mali reportedly compelled the AU organizers to not extend an invitation to the Sahara Democratic Arab Republic (SDAR) to attend the Fourth International Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (ref [...]	2006-12-01 11:59:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID ML
06BAMAKO1415	CANVASSING BAMAKO VOTERS: T-SHIRTS, CASH AND COLD [...] Summary: The Embassy called on fish vendors in the heart of Bamako's largest market to measure grassroots support for newly proclaimed presidential contender Soumeylou Boubey Maiga. Echoing the sentiments of local fruit sellers (reftel),fish vendors regard Maiga as an attractive presidenti [...]	2006-12-15 08:29:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EAGR PGOV KDEM ML
06BAMAKO1423	Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza reviews [...] Summary: Meeting in Bamako Dec. 6-8, international donors pledged approximately $475.9 million in new assistance for the global fight against avian and pandemic influenza (API),including $100 million from the USG (the largest single pledge, followed by Canada and the European Commission). The [...]	2006-12-19 10:08:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU EAID ECON PREL ML
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN580	BRUNEI RESPONSE TO APEC FARMER AGRICULTURAL [...] Embassy delivered reftel request to the Agricultural Department on October 26 with a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2. On November 11, Embassy received response from Mrs. Hajah Aidah Mohd Hanifah of the Agriculture Department informing us that they are not able [...]	2006-11-14 04:15:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR BX
06BANGKOK2856	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN BANGKOK - THAILAND'S CONTAINMENT [...] Summary: Thailand experienced 22 cases of human H5N1 avian influenza in 2004 and 2005, 14 of which were fatal. It has also reported more than 1000 separate outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry, most of them occurring in 2004. Since November 2005, however, Thailand has not detected a singl [...]	2006-05-15 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI PGOV EAID EAGR KPAO XE
06BANGKOK3237	SEED PIRACY IN THAILAND: A "GROWING" PROBLEM [...] Summary: Behind the headlines of record losses to optical disc and trademark piracy in Thailand lies a less known but equally serious form of intellectual property infringement. Plant breeders in Thailand have seen their plant varieties and the seeds derived from them, which typically tak [...]	2006-05-30 07:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR EAGR TH
06BANGKOK4530	AVIAN INFLUENZA RE-SURFACES IN THAILAND; ONE HUMAN DEATH [...] (U) Summary: Numerous die-offs of poultry have occurred in Thailand over the past month, concentrated mostly in the central and north-central provinces. Despite testing of samples taken from the dead birds over the month-long period, government veterinary laboratories failed to detect the vir [...]	2006-07-27 02:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU SOCI PGOV EAID EAGR KPAO XE
06BANGKOK4612	THAILAND AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Human Health: Since the death on July 24 of a 17-year-old boy from H5N1 avian influenza in Phichit Province in north-central Thailand, local public health workers have stepped up their active surveillance activities in the area. While local news reports have accentuated the increase in the nu [...]	2006-07-28 12:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV SOCI TH
06BANGKOK4613	AVIAN INFLUENZA AND FIGHTING COCKS IN THAILAND [...] In a public address on July 26, Prime Minister Thaksin said it was imperative that local villagers report unusual poultry deaths to and register all fighting cocks with authorities. Thaksin said, "The case in Phichit (Province) is that villagers wanted to get rid of all their dead chickens o [...]	2006-07-28 13:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV PREL SOCI XE
06BANGKOK4792	THAILAND'S SECOND HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA DEATH IN [...] (U) Summary: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) confirmed by laboratory testing that a second human avian influenza death in as many weeks occurred on August 3 in Uthaithani, a province in west-central Thailand. Testing of veterinary samples from the man's home returned negative resu [...]	2006-08-07 23:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV SOCI TH
06BANGKOK6039	THAILAND TRADE AGREEMENT AND COMPLIANCE [...] Thailand's trade relationship with the U.S. is guided primarily by each country's commitments in the World Trade Organization. Negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement began in 2004 but have been delayed due to continuing political troubles in Thailand, and its completion before expira [...]	2006-10-03 02:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TH

06BANJUL132	SUSPECTED AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN THE GAMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have received credible reports of suspected Avian Influenza (AI) cases in The Gambia, although the Secretary of State for Health adamantly denies the validity of these reports. Bird samples from an undisclosed area were reportedly sent on 1 March 2006 to labs in the UK to test [...]	2006-03-01 17:23:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA
06BANJUL174	UPDATE: SUSPECTED AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Suspected AI cases, fi(s" e o*ted in reftel on March 1, 2006, have yet tt be sent for testing, according to FAO and Government of The Gambia (GOTG) sources. The FAO country representative referred to the outcome as a politically-motivated decision that contradicted the advice of [...]	2006-03-21 13:32:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA
06BANJUL176	THE GAMBIA: HEALTH MINISTER'S DENIAL OF AI CASES [...] (SBU) Ambassador met March 21 with Health and Social Welfare Minister Dr. Tamsir Bowe, registering concern over persistent, credible reports of suspected AI cases among dead birds in The Gambia and of GOTG's failure to have samples tested abroad (reftel). Noting GOTG's previous statements den [...]	2006-03-21 18:11:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA
06BANJUL524	GAMBIA: MESSAGE ELIVERED ON U.S. GENETICALLY [...] (C) Charge delivered Reftel message to Dr. Badara Loum, Permanent Secretary of the Gambian Department of State for Agriculture. Dr. Loum was previously unaware of Secretary Johann's announcement and was pleased that we had brought the information regarding the discovery of trace amounts of GE [...]	2006-08-23 12:12:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO GA
06BANJUL757	THE GAMBIA: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR'S CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Dakar-based Israeli Ambassador Behar gave an upbeat readout on his initial meeting with President Jammeh, who described former Israeli Prime Minister Barak as "my friend." In the meeting, Jammeh indicated particular interest in Israeli technical aid in the agricultural sector, and proved [...]	2006-12-18 13:45:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL GA IS XF XY EAID EAGR
06BASRAH175	BASRAH'S DATE PALMS PROJECT OFFERS JOBS, POSSIBILITY OF [...] (U) This cable was cleared by PRT Basrah. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Basrah provincial government has begun implementation of a $10 million project to restore the date palm plantations of Basrah, creating 2,000 immediate jobs. The director of the Basrah Date Palm Research Center, Mohammed A. H [...]	2006-12-02 20:02:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD ETRA IZ
06BASRAH22	MAYSAN PROVINCE: AVIAN INFLUENZA, FLOODING AND AGRICULTURAL [...] Summary: Information from the Danish Embassy Office and the UN indicates that there are confirmed cases of H5N1 in birds in Maysan province. There is currently no evidence that it has affected humans, but there are six suspicious cases (including one death) still awaiting test results. Recen [...]	2006-02-20 11:53:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AMED EAID ECON EAGR PGOV PREL IZ
06BEIJING11704	New Socialist Countryside Budget Insufficient, [...] (SBU) Summary: A Chinese policy advisor believes the allocated budget for the recently launched New Socialist Countryside initiative is woefully inadequate. While Central Government funding for rural programs is increasing, the allocation as a percentage share of the total budget remains rela [...]	2006-06-09 07:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING13476	HARD TIMES, HOT PROPERTY IN HUNAN [...] (C) During a June 9 visit to Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, poloff discussed development trends with a broad range of local professionals (protect all),all of whom agreed that Hunan's economy has grown rapidly over the past 3-4 years. Investments from the major coastal cities have [...]	2006-06-23 13:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI EAGR CH
06BEIJING15779	COMMERCE U/S LAVIN MEETS NDRC VICE CHAIRMAN ZHANG, [...] (SBU)Summary: Franklin L. Lavin, Department of Commerce Under Secretary (U/S) for International Trade on July 28, 2006 held separate meetings with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Xiaoqiang and State-owned Asset Supervisory and Administration Commission (SA [...]	2006-08-01 08:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON WTRO KIPR CH TW
06BEIJING19660	CENTRAL PARTY SCHOOL PROFESSOR SAYS RURAL REFORM [...] (C) A researcher at the Central Party School said that a recent conference on rural reform has important implications for rural policy. The Central Government in recent years has pursued a micro approach to rural development, emphasizing the livelihoods of individual farmers. The announced th [...]	2006-09-15 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV EFIN SOCI CH
06BEIJING19662	LAND COMPENSATION REGULATIONS FOR WATER PROJECTS [...] (C) EMBASSY CONTACTS QUESTION WHETHER REVISED REGULATIONS ON COMPENSATION STANDARDS FOR LAND THAT IS EXPROPRIATED FOR DAM CONSTRUCTION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MEET THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIVE OF CREATING A NATIONAL STANDARD. INSTEAD, OUR CONTACTS BELIEVE THAT PROVINCIAL [...]	2006-09-15 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EINV ENRG PGOV CH
06BEIJING21970	BOOSTING RURAL INCOMES: THE CASE OF TOURISM IN [...] (SBU) Tourism has emerged as an important source of non- farm income in Hunan Province and may account for as much as 50 to 60 percent of rural incomes in tourist destinations in Hunan's countryside. Provincial officials, motivated by this trend, plan to provide additional resources to expand [...]	2006-10-17 08:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING22125	COMMENTS ON STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT FROM A HUNAN [...] (C) Hunan Province's economic "growth at all costs" approach to development threatens to undermine social stability in the province in the view of a provincial economic policymaker who focuses on rural issues. He cited water pollution, land seizures, and the state of public finances in the wa [...]	2006-10-18 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAGR ELAB EFIN SOCI CH
06BEIJING22413	U.S. NGO: CHINESE GOVERNMENT MICROFINANCE PROJECTS [...] (C) Representatives of a U.S.-based NGO that provides business capital to entrepreneurs said that they are concerned China's current focus on microfinance may do more harm than good because government-sponsored projects threaten to undermine NGO activity. They predicted increased interest in [...]	2006-10-24 01:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV CH
06BEIJING22876	LEADING CHINESE ECONOMIST ON CHINA'S CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) One of China's leading economists briefed China Mission Economic Officers on the country's economic challenges. Although he expressed concerns about income inequality, deflation, and the challenges of following through on economic reforms, his overall message was that the quality of lea [...]	2006-10-30 09:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING23786	CONSUMPTION LAGGING IN HUBEI'S NEW COUNTRYSIDE [...] (SBU) In rural Hubei Province, incomes remain low and government policies have failed to boost consumption, according to Provincial Government officials. Local governments are facing a financial crunch due to loss of tax revenue and increasing pressure to provide compensation to farmers for l [...]	2006-11-15 10:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING23787	WUHAN TO TAKE THE LEAD ON CENTRAL CHINA RISING [...] (SBU) Hubei Provincial Government officials said that the Central Government is relying on Wuhan to lead the recently launched Central China Rising initiative. In order to promote more robust economic development in the region, the six provinces of Central China will need to emphasize private [...]	2006-11-15 10:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING24171	HENAN PROVINCE'S NINE-CITY URBANIZATION PLAN [...] (SBU) Provincial and municipal level officials in Central China's Henan Province look to rapid urbanization to accelerate economic growth and absorb excess rural labor. Henan's urbanization plan focuses on nine cities that account for 40 percent of the province's population and 60 percent of i [...]	2006-11-30 04:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING24338	The New Socialist Countryside One Year Later [...] (SBU) One year after its launch in October 2005, officials at all levels emphasize that the Central Government's New Socialist Countryside policy -- tagged by the State Council as China's top policy priority for 2006 -- should be understood as a long- term endeavor that will not offer immediat [...]	2006-12-06 07:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING24669	U/S SHEERAN HOLDS 6TH ROUND OF THE STATE-NDRC [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Sheeran and the Vice Chairman of China's National Development Reform Commission (NDRC),Zhu Zhixin, co-chaired the sixth round of the State-NDRC Dialogue on December 17 in Beijing. Following on the heels of [...]	2006-12-20 03:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING5079	(C) WTO AFFAIRS DG ON AUSTRALIA FTA, DOHA ROUND, [...] (C) Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) World Trade Organization (WTO) Department Director-General ZHANG Xiangchen will travel with Premier Wen Jiabao to Australia on April 1, and then to Geneva for a WTO Trade Policy Review meeting on China. He described domestic pressures which could limit Chin [...]	2006-03-17 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV EINV CH AS
06BELGRADE1015	DISSOLUTION OF STATE UNION OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO - [...] (U) Introduction: The Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro will need to take a series of steps to implement the dissolution of the State Union. Belgrade and Podgorica posts are reporting periodically on the actions being taken by the republics and by the USG to ensure the peaceful and, to th [...]	2006-06-23 14:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR SR MW
06BELGRADE343	SERBIA ANNOUNCES FIRST CASE OF H5 AVIAN FLU [...] The Serbian Ministry of Agriculture announced on March, 2 that a case of Avian Influenza was found in a dead swan in a canal in the Backi Monostor area in Sombor (near the Hungarian border). Following lab tests conducted by the Veterinary Scientific Institute in Novi Sad and the Veterinary In [...]	2006-03-03 16:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT TBIO ASEC CASC ETRD EAGR EAID KFLU RO WHO
06BELGRADE957	DISSOLUTION OF STATE UNION OF SERBIA AND [...] (U) Introduction: The Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro will need to take a series of steps to finally dissolve the State Union. We will report periodically on actions being taken by the republics and by us to encourage a successful transition. End introduction. Upcoming Travel to U.S. [...]	2006-06-15 06:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR SR MW
06BERLIN3076	GERMANY MULLS NEW APPROACH FOR DEEPENING [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has publicly affirmed that she plans to pursue deepening transatlantic economic relations during Germany's EU Presidency. In response, German officials have been scrambling to devise a plan to increase economic integration with the U.S. without adopting the form [...]	2006-10-23 16:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL PGOV GM EU EFIN EAGR
06BOGOTA576	COLOMBIANS HOPE TO CLOSE USATPA NEGOTIATIONS ASAP [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Trade Minister Botero and Chief Trade negotiator Gomez on January 20 to urge rapid Colombian movement toward agreement of a final text. Botero and Gomez indicated a clear determination to reach agreement, but more than any other time, indicated concern ov [...]	2006-01-23 19:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECIN EAGR CO FTA
06BOGOTA8650	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR COLOMBIA [...] Summary: At the invitation of the DCM, Post's Avian Influenza (AI) Committee met on September 7 with GOC agencies responsible for monitoring and first response to a potential AI outbreak. While the GOC's AI policy planning and monitoring regime appears on track, operational contingencies are l [...]	2006-09-20 14:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ETRD SENV PREL CO
06BOGOTA9274	COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER BOTERO ON U.S. TPA, [...] (C) GOC Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce Jorge Botero told visiting WHA official Matthew Rooney that on October 11 the Andean Community (CAN) will authorize Colombia to regulate beef imports in accord with its commitment to the USG. The Colombians will await resolution of the beef i [...]	2006-10-06 21:55:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON CO
06BRAILIA1079	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 75 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 15:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1079	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 75 [...] The following is the seventy-fifth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2006-06-02 15:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1089	BRAZIL TO PRODUCE PAPER ON TECHNICAL BILATERAL [...] Science Counselor met on June 1 with Paulo Rogerio Goncalves, Director of International Relations for Brazil's Ministry of Science and Technology. Goncalves said that Minister of Science and Technology Rezende had asked his scientists to quickly develop a non-paper to address how Brazil envisi [...]	2006-06-02 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG KSCA EINV ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1163	PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE INTERAMERICAN [...] In 2003, OES sponsored and the Regional Environmental Hub organized an event on using remote sensing to help control the spread of infectious diseases. A publication on the proceedings of the Interamerican Workshop on the Use of Remote Sensing to Control Infectious Diseases in the Americas ha [...]	2006-06-09 17:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1322	BRAZIL: MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE RESIGNS AFTER TUSSLE OVER [...] (SBU) On June 28, Roberto Rodrigues, the GOB Minister of Agriculture announced his resignation, effective June 30. While Rodrigues first attributed his departure to concerns about the health of his wife, he later indicated to the press that the real reason behind his exit was his inability to [...]	2006-06-30 18:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PINR BR
06BRASILIA1455	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 77 [...] The following is the seventy-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views exp [...]	2006-07-19 09:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1461	BRAZIL BIOFUEL UPDATE, JUNE/JULY 2006 [...] Brazil's main sugarcane-producing center, in the southwest region of the country, exported a record 428 million liters of ethanol in June 2006, in contrast to 268 million liters of ethanol over the same period last year. Most of the region's exports went to the United States, which has been im [...]	2006-07-19 18:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1480	THE VEGETABLE OIL REVOLUTION - FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE CAR [...] Summary: Brazilian energy parastatal Petrobras recently publicized the development of a new diesel fuel, H-Bio, further bolstering Brazil's already prominent position in the world of biofuels. A hydrogenated synthesis of petroleum and vegetable oil, Petrobras is touting the social, environment [...]	2006-07-24 11:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1509	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 78 [...] The following is the seventy-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]	2006-07-27 13:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1520	BRAZIL ESTH UPDATE, JUNE/JULY 2006 [...] The Government of the Brazilian state of Para has approved the creation of the second the biggest protected area in the country. The state forest (Flota) of Paru will be 36,000 square kilometers (3.6 million hectares),an area larger than France, and it will be used for both preservation and su [...]	2006-07-28 18:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1618	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 79 [...] The following is the seventy-ninth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2006-08-09 17:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1657	CAN A ROAD SAVE THE AMAZON? THE BR-163 [...] Summary: BR-163 is an unpaved highway located in Brazil's Amazon Forest which leads from the city of Santarem, in the state of Para, to Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. While abandoned for the past three decades, it has once again become a government priority for the development of that area. The regio [...]	2006-08-11 19:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1667	CAN A ROAD SAVE THE AMAZON? THE BR-163 - Corrected Version [...] Summary: BR-163 is an unpaved highway located in Brazil's Amazon Forest which leads from the city of Santarem, in the state of Para, to Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. While abandoned for the past three decades, it has once again become a government priority for the development of that area. The regio [...]	2006-08-14 17:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1711	BRAZIL ESTH UPDATE, JULY/AUGUST 2006 [...] American Company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has announced construction of a biodiesel plant in the state of Mato Grosso. ADM will invest a total of USD 30 million in the refinery, which will be the biggest biodiesel-producing plant in the world with a yearly production capacity of 180 thous [...]	2006-08-17 15:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1770	PANTANAL REGIONAL MEETING DISCUSSES JOINT MANAGEMENT [...] The European Union (EU) hosted the Campo Grande Regional Symposium (CGRS) on the research agenda for the Upper Paraguay River Basin (UPRB) and the Pantanal, July 27-28 in Campo Grande, Brazil. The Pantanal is the vast floodplain of the Upper Paraguay River Basin and is one of the world's most [...]	2006-08-22 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI TBIO BR
06BRASILIA1774	BRAZIL BIOFUEL UPDATE, AUGUST 2006 [...] A consortium headed by the French bank, Societe Generale, has announced a USD 1 billion outlay in projects to expand the ethanol market in Brazil. The bank estimates it will invest USD 20 billion in the ethanol sector over the next five years. Furthermore, it has declared its intention to in [...]	2006-08-23 13:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1787	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 80 [...] The following is the eightieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed [...]	2006-08-24 19:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1856	GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL SET TO INVEST OVER USD 175 MILLION [...] The following is an excerpt from an article published in the August 31 issue of the Brazilian daily Valor Economico: Begin Text: President Lula's Chief of Staff, Minister Dilma Rousseff, announced Aug 30, 2006, during the first national biofuels meeting, that the Government of Brazil (GoB) [...]	2006-09-01 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1933	USG PRESENTS ETHANOL COOPERATION STRATEGY TO BRAZIL'S MFA [...] (U) Greg Manuel of the Department of State and Sarah Ladislaw from the Department of Energy (DoE),accompanied by Matthew Golden and Morgan Perkins from Mission Brazil, met with the MFA's U/S Patriota and Minister Antonio Simoes, on September 5, to discuss bilateral, biofuel cooperation. The m [...]	2006-09-13 23:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1934	ETHANOL FORUM - PREPARATORY MEETING OUTCOMES [...] (U) Summary: Brazil hosted the first preparatory meeting to the Ethanol Forum on September 5 in Brasilia. Five delegations attended including India, South Africa, China, the EU, the U.S. and Brazil. The USG delegation was headed by State's Greg Manuel and included Sarah Ladislaw from the Depar [...]	2006-09-13 23:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1935	USG TALKS ETHANOL WITH THE BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Greg Manuel of the Department of State (DoS) and Sarah Ladislaw of the Department of Energy (DoE) accompanied by Morgan Perkins and Matthew Golden of Mission Brazil met with Alessandro Teixeira, President of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) on September 5. [...]	2006-09-13 23:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA2051	BRAZIL BIOFUELS UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2006 [...] The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a USD 600,000 grant to Ecologica Institute, a nongovernmental organization in Brazil, to create alternative market opportunities in rural areas of the state of Tocantins. The project will implement an integrated model for the [...]	2006-09-26 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA2066	REPORT ON BRAZIL WORKSHOP ON MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR [...] (U) Summary: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) co-sponsored with their Brazilian counterpart, the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO),a workshop entitled, "Measurements and Standards for Biofuels: Enabling a Transition from [...]	2006-09-28 12:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY TBIO TSPA SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA2069	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 81 [...] The following is the eighty-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2006-09-28 16:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2150	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 82 [...] The following is the eighty-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2006-10-11 14:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2228	BRAZIL RESPONSE TO METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION DEMARCHE [...] Scioff delivered reftel's talking points to Otavio Trindade of the Ministry of External Relation's Division for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development. In response to the points, Trindade stated that the GoB would take the USG's request under consideration, but pointed out that Brazi [...]	2006-10-25 14:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD BR
06BRASILIA2233	THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR SOBEL, ACCOMPANIED BY EMBASSY AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC COUNSELORS, MET WITH MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE LUIS CARLOS PINTO GUEDES ON SEPTEMBER 28 TO DISCUSS GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ISSUES. DISCUSSION CENTERED ON BRAZIL'S RAPID RISE AS A WORLD AGRICULTURAL EXPORT POWER, U.S. [...]	2006-10-25 19:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2399	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 84 [...] The following is the eighty-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2006-11-14 20:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2448	Strengthening of Regional Management for the Sustainable [...] The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) carried out the "First Meeting of National Coordinators for the Project 'Strengthening of Regional Management for the Sustainable Use of Amazonian Biodiversity'" in Brasilia (Brazil) October 25-27, 2006. The following spot report details the ID [...]	2006-11-21 15:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2487	EU DELEGATION SEEKS EMBASSY SUPPORT ON REGULATION OF [...] (U) Action Request - paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On November 24, EU Econ Counselor Fabian Delcross contacted Emboff to enlist USG support in persuading the GOB to proceed with plans to tighten up current regulations governing the import of generic agrochemicals. According to Delcross, the nat [...]	2006-11-24 23:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EIND BR
06BRASILIA2523	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 85 [...] The following is the eighty-fifth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2006-11-30 17:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2626	BRAZIL: CODEL GOODLATTE PARTICIPATES IN INFORMATIVE SET OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Goodlatte, led by Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives Bob Goodlatte, accompanied by eight members of the House Agricultural Committee and one member of the House Appropriations Committee, visited Rio de Janeiro on November 26-28. During t [...]	2006-12-18 14:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OREP EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA339	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 70 [...] The following is number 70 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and healh news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do n [...]	2006-02-15 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA452	BRAZIL'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON BUREC'S PROAGUA [...] On February 23, 2006, Embassy Brasilia's Science Section received a diplomatic note dated January 25, 2006. In the note, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency Division of the United States and Canada forwards an inquiry regarding the Bureau of Reclamation's activities on the PROAGUA-Semi-Arido Prog [...]	2006-03-08 13:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KTIA EAGR SENV PREL BR
06BRASILIA476	BRAZIL'S ADVENTURES IN ETHANOL [...] Summary: Ethanol continues to be at the forefront of international politics, as sky-high oil prices have highlighted the necessity to find alternative fuels sources. Brazil, with a 30-year-old alcohol program and a sophisticated production and distribution infrastructure, is a model that many [...]	2006-03-10 20:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA498	BRAZIL'S ADVENTURES IN ETHANOL [...] Summary: Ethanol continues to be at the forefront of international politics, as sky-high oil prices have highlighted the necessity to find alternative fuels sources. Brazil, with a 30-year-old alcohol program and a sophisticated production and distribution infrastructure, is a model that many [...]	2006-03-13 18:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA596	LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES DISCUSS URBAN AIR QUALITY IN [...] The 1st Bolivian Congress on Urban Air Quality Management, held in Cochabamba March 16-18, brought together students, environmentalists, scientists, academics, and international consultants from several Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico [...]	2006-03-23 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BO BR
06BRASILIA603	BRAZILIAN VICE-PRESIDENT ALENCAR HELPS LAUNCH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazilian Vice-President Jose Alencar's March 19-24 trip to Shanghai and Beijing generated little notice here as both the public and the press instead devoted their attention to domestic issues. While in years past the creation of the China-Brazil High-Level Committee on Con [...]	2006-03-27 16:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS EAGR KIPR PGOV PREL BR CH
06BRASILIA628	BRAZILIAN INTEREST GROUPS DUG IN ON WTO DOHA ROUND ISSUES [...] (U) Over the past week two sets of high-level visitors, CODEL Grassley and representatives from the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, have raised WTO Doha Round issues with GOB cabinet members and private sector interest groups. The week of March 20 CODEL Grassley met with Foreign Minister Amorim [...]	2006-03-30 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA637	CODEL GRASSLEY MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. During a March 19-23 trip to Brazil, a Congressional delegation led by Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley (IA),visited Manaus, Santarem (Para state),Brasilia, Maringa (Parana state),and Sao Paulo. This cable reports on the Codel's Ma [...]	2006-03-31 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTRO ENRG PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA639	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 72 [...] The following is the seventy-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]	2006-03-31 19:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA773	BILATERAL COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL ON BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. In view of the President's State of the Union address calling for expanded U.S. use of ethanol and Brazil's desire for closer ties to the United States in this area, Mission would like to stage a bilateral conference with Brazilian government and industry on e [...]	2006-04-20 17:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KSCA EAGR TRGY EINV ETRD BR
06BRASILIA778	BRAZIL - TRADE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT - AI AND BSE [...] (SBU) Agricultural Counselor personally delivered to the Ministry of Agriculture (April 11) and the Ministry of External Relations (April 13) the talking points from Reftel regarding the status of Brazil's import measures that continue to restrict access for commercial shipments of US beef and [...]	2006-04-20 18:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD USDA USTR BR
06BRASILIA788	THE ETHANOL DILEMMA - INADEDQUATE SUPPLY VS GROWING DEMAND [...] Summary: As countries worldwide search for alternatives to increasingly expensive petroleum, not to mention green fuel alternatives that help meet Kyoto Protocol targets, Brazil finds itself in an enviable position. The world's largest producer of both ethanol and sugar is the purveyor of tec [...]	2006-04-24 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA800	BRASILIA HUB PROPOSAL FOR FY 06 AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH [...] Despite the approval of Brazil's Biosafety Law (#11,105 in March 24, 2005),followed by the signing of Presidential Decree (#5,591 on November 22, 2005),which implemented the new law, agricultural biotechnology continues to be a difficult issue in Brazil. Government agencies and consumer group [...]	2006-04-25 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON TBIO BR
06BRASILIA870	GEF FUNDING CONCERNS AND THE CERRADO [...] SUMMARY: During the Meeting of the Parties of the Commission on Sustainable Development in Curitiba in March, Marina Silva, Brazil's Minister for the Environment, announced the intention of the Government of Brazil to increase legal protection of the Cerrado ecosystem. Part of this new focus [...]	2006-05-04 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI BR
06BRASILIA940	DELIVERING OF BUREC'S RESPONSE TO BRAZIL'S REQUEST [...] On May 3, 2006, Embassy delivered Diplomatic Note 126 dated May 2, 2006, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Brazil and a letter (per State 56827) from Bureau of Reclamation (BUREC) in response to GOB's January 25, 2006, diplomatic note ABC/DEUC/006/ETEC BRAS-EUA. 2. Tex [...]	2006-05-12 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA KTIA EAGR SENV PREL BR
06BRASILIA954	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 74 [...] The following is the seventy-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]	2006-05-16 17:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA965	GOB PROVIDES EMERGENCY AID TO SOY FARMERS [...] Summary. The Brazilian federal government announced on May 12 a subsidy of 1 billion Reais (approximately US$470 million) in emergency aid for soybean farmers in the form of price supports. The package seeks to reduce the indebtedness of soy farmers and help improve the generally adverse agric [...]	2006-05-17 18:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR WTRO ETRD ECON BR
06BRATISLAVA139	SLOVAKIA CONFIRMS PRESENCE OF AVIAN FLU [...] Agriculture Minister Zsolt Simon confirmed the first two cases of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) in Slovakia on February 21. A falcon found near the Danube River 37 miles southeast of Bratislava and a grebe discovered on the outskirts of the capital both tested positive for AI. The samples have [...]	2006-02-21 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR TBIO FAO WHO ECON LO
06BRATISLAVA177	SLOVAK ENERGY SECURITY MEANS NUCLEAR, NOT GAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 15:06:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EAGR LO
06BRATISLAVA190	SLOVAK ENERGY SECURITY MEANS NUCLEAR, NOT GAS [...] (SBU) Summary. A March 2 lunch hosted by the Ambassador provided new insights on energy security in Slovakia. Like many of its neighbors, Slovakia is almost completely reliant upon Russia for its gas, oil, and nuclear fuel. However, the GOS believes that it was not significantly affected by [...]	2006-03-06 15:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EAGR LO
06BRATISLAVA343	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, APRIL 26, 2006 [...] (C) On April 20, the Slovak parliament approved an expansion of the mandate of Slovakia's demining unit in Iraq, allowing for increased force protection and training roles. Unsurprisingly, communist party KSS voted against the mandate, as did opposition party Smer (including Robert Fico, but [...]	2006-04-27 13:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG EAGR SOCI UK IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA375	NEW GMO LAW LOOKS GOOD, SO FAR [...] (U) Summary: Slovakia adopted new "co-existence" legislation for genetically modified organisms in April 2004, and is now in the process of drawing up regulations to enforce the new law. The law will enable the Ministry of Agriculture to establish conditions for growing genetically modified c [...]	2006-05-11 09:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL
06BRIDGETOWN1128	BARBADOS 2005 ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Summary: The Barbados economy performed well in 2005. GDP growth, inflation, and unemployment registered 4.1, 5.1, and 8.5 percent, respectively. Construction drove growth, making up for a drop in tourism. The fiscal deficit (2.9 percent of GDP) and the national debt (88 percent of GDP) ha [...]	2006-06-30 16:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EIND EINV ELAB ETRD PINR BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1220	BARBADOS SUGAR INDUSTRY - STILL ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The ailing Barbados sugar industry is a large drain on government resources. In 2004, the country lost US$498 on each ton of sugar exported, for a total loss of US$17,136,360. Instead of shutting down this incredible drain on resources, the government plans to invest US$150 m [...]	2006-07-13 20:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN126	MISSENT COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ROGER I. [...] Embassy Bridgetown received a country clearance request from USDA for Roger I. Vargas to travel to Papeete, French Polynesia. The cable was missent to Bridgetown. Post requests that the country clearance be resent to Embassy Suva. 2. Embassy Bridgetown handles country clearances for the f [...]	2006-01-19 21:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB XL FJ FP XB XV
06BRIDGETOWN1286	CARICOM HEADS SPEAK OUT ON DOHA ROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: At their recent annual meeting, CARICOM Heads of Government (HOGs) said they felt marginalized in World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha round negotiations. In the HOGs' opinion, "small and vulnerable economies" are being ignored in the trade talks, which have been dominated by t [...]	2006-07-21 20:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID PREL PINR WTO XL
06BRIDGETOWN1306	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CIOMPERLIK FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Matthew Ciomperlik, USDA Entomologist, to travel to Barbados from September 24-October 7, 2006, for the purpose of conducting collaborative research on the Chilli Thrips and Giant African Snail. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands a [...]	2006-07-27 15:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1307	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STEVENS FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Timothy Stevens,USDA Plant Protection and Quarantine Service,to travel to Barbados from September 24-October 7, 2006, for the purpose of attending the Giant African Snail meeting. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is no [...]	2006-07-27 15:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1467	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KENNETT AND MALONEY [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Alan Kennett and William Maloney to travel to St. Kitts/Nevis and Barbados from August 26-September 6, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to provide technical expertise related to the feasibility of converting the former St. Kitts sugar [...]	2006-08-22 13:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB SC
06BRIDGETOWN1474	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GONZALEZ AND GALLOGLY [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Omar Gonzales, Deputy Director, Caribbean Basin Agricultural Trade Office (CBATO),and Charlotte Gallogly, President of the World Trade Center Miami and of the IFE Americas Food & Beverage Show, to travel to Barbados from September 6-8. [...]	2006-08-23 13:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1475	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JONES AND MORALES FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Eloisa Jones, Area Director for USDA APHIS, and Paula Morales, Agriculture Specialist, to travel to Barbados from September 5-12, 2006, for the purpose of attending meetings at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and with E [...]	2006-08-23 13:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1562	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CALLISON FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Scott Callison, to travel to Barbados, from September 10-13, 2006, for the purpose of facilitating U.S. government participation and leadership in the global effort to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). 2. Per ref [...]	2006-09-07 15:00:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1593	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CHU FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Chang-Chi Chu, to travel to Barbados from September 21-27, 2006, for the purpose of performing insecticide trials of chili thrips on pima cotton. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Embassy Bridge [...]	2006-09-12 17:43:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1801	LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUEL INITIATIVE: [...] (U) Discussions with eastern Caribbean Energy Ministries in the region revealed a strong interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. Like the countries themselves, the proposed alternatives are very diverse, ranging from ethanol and geothermal, to solar and wind, and even to waste conversion. [...]	2006-10-10 21:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	BB EAGR ETRO PGOV PREL EAID EPET ENRG EINV
06BRIDGETOWN1832	AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...]	2006-10-17 15:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE
06BRIDGETOWN1833	AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...]	2006-10-17 15:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE
06BRIDGETOWN1852	BIOFUELS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN: UNCLASS/SBU [...] (U) Discussions with eastern Caribbean Energy Ministries in the region revealed a strong interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. Like the countries themselves, the proposed alternatives are very diverse, ranging from ethanol and geothermal, to solar and wind, and even to waste conversion. M [...]	2006-10-20 00:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB
06BRIDGETOWN1898	AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: DOMINICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtesy calls on the President, Acting Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica. With both the President and the Acting Prime Minister, the Ambassador discussed goals for economic development in Do [...]	2006-10-27 17:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR ECON ENRG EPET EIND UNSC
06BRIDGETOWN1930	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BORRI-DIAZ FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Veterinary Medical Officer Miguel Borri-Diaz to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from November 13-17, 2006 for the purpose of attending the 13th Caribbean Amblyomma Program Annual Meeting. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not [...]	2006-11-02 17:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL EAGR AC

06BRIDGETOWN1951	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GEORGE FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to John George, Entomologist, USDA/ARS/SPA, to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from November 13-18, 2006, for the purpose of participating in the 13th Meeting of the Amblyomma Programme Council (APC). 2. Per reftel, no further embassy assistanc [...]	2006-11-06 19:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA AC XL

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