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06SOFIA638	BULGARIAN LEADERS SPEAK OUT IN SUPPORT OF BASING [...] (U) Since the signing of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in Sofia April 28, Bulgarian political leaders have stepped up their support of the accord. In a May 6 article in the Bulgarian daily "24 Hours," Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov, the most popular politician in Bulgaria, added his voi [...]	2006-05-08 15:31:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU

06SOFIA647	BULGARIA'S MOST POPULAR POLITICIAN: GREAT HOPES, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Sofia Mayor and former Interior Ministry General Boiko Borisov has stormed onto the national political scene in recent weeks, founding a new movement that has quickly become the most popular political force in the country. Borisov has denied rumors that he will be a candidate [...]	2006-05-09 10:04:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR ASEC KCOR KCRM BU
06SOFIA661	BULGARIA: EXTREME NATIONALISTS REAPING WHAT THEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extreme nationalist party Ataka is reeling from self-inflicted wounds just one year after its founding. A recent scandal steming from the erratic behavior of several Ataka members following a highway accident has contributed to a sharp decline in the party's support and led [...]	2006-05-10 11:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PINR SOCI RU BU
06SOFIA68	BULGARIA: COURT HEARS APPEAL OF JEWISH PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY. A five member panel of the Supreme Cassation Court (SCC) held a hearing January 17 on the Bulgarian Jewish community's appeal regarding restitution of the disputed Rila Hotel (reftel). The Jewish community organization Shalom is appealing a July 2005 decision on grounds that it [...]	2006-01-18 15:55:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KTIA BU
06SOFIA7	REINVIGORATIONG PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND [...] Post has not worked with sports programs. Our answers concern only cultural programming. A. Which of your mission objectives benefits from cultural programs or could be better supported by cultural programs, including sports programs? Please be specific in describing how these programs s [...]	2006-01-03 12:23:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EOXC SCUL EUR KPAO
06SOFIA713	BULGARIA: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES APPROVE DEFENSE [...] Six parliamentary committees overwhelmingly recommended final approval of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Bulgaria and the U.S. after concluding a review of the document May 18. The Committees on Defense, Foreign Policy, Legal Affairs, Internal Security, Economy, and Finance w [...]	2006-05-19 12:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR BU
06SOFIA714	BULGARIA: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES APPROVE DEFENSE [...] Six parliamentary committees overwhelmingly recommended final approval of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Bulgaria and the U.S. after concluding a review of the document May 18. The Committees on Defense, Foreign Policy, Legal Affairs, Internal Security, Economy, and Finance w [...]	2006-05-19 12:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR BU
06SOFIA716	NUCLEAR POWER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS BULGARIA'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-19 13:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY EUN PGOV SENV IAEA BU
06SOFIA719	BULGARIA SCENESETTER FOR MAY 25-26 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria has sought to play a positive and constructive role in helping to bring about a successful outcome to the talks regarding Kosovo's future status. Sofia has maintained a balanced approach to the talks and avoided favoring one side or solution over another. However, the [...]	2006-05-19 14:27:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KRKO SR BU
06SOFIA737	GREECE AND BULGARIA TO TRAIN IRAQI SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) The GOB is finalizing a plan with Greece to train approximately 30 Iraqi security personnel in Bulgaria this summer. Yordan Bozhilov, MOD Director for International Cooperation, told Poloff May 23 that the two-week training course will be held at the Bulgarian military academy in Veliko T [...]	2006-05-25 14:22:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL GR IZ BU
06SOFIA743	BULGARIA AND THE BLACK SEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A cautious Bulgarian delegation, led by Foreign Minister Kalfin, will attend the June 5 Black Sea Forum. The GOB's Black Sea interagency working group has not yet made a recommendation on Bulgarian participation in Operation Black Sea Harmony (OBSH),and the Bulgarians are looki [...]	2006-05-26 10:14:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS RS GG RO TU AR AJ BU
06SOFIA746	BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Parliament ratified the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Bulgaria and the U.S. May 26 by an overwhelming majority. The ruling socialist-led coalition and the right-wing opposition parties came together in support of the agreement. Only the ultra-nationalist Ataka par [...]	2006-05-26 12:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA774	BULGARIA TO CONTRIBUTE 60,000 EUROS TO NTM-I TRUST [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Rumen Kamenov in the MFA's NATO and International Security Directorate June 1. Kamenov said that the GOB will contribute 60,000 euros to the NTM-I trust fund this year, a 50 percent increase from last year. The MFA and MOD will formally authorize this [...]	2006-06-02 08:56:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS IZ BU
06SOFIA777	BULGARIA ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING U.S. IRAN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarches by Ambassador and DCM, the MFA released the following statement June 1: "Bulgaria welcomes the statement by the Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice for the preparedness of the USA to become a full partner to the EU 3 negotiations with Iran. This new ini [...]	2006-06-02 11:35:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR BU
06SOFIA783	BULGARIA OFFERS ITS SUPPORT ON KOSOVO TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In May 25 meetings with Ambassador Wisner, Bulgaria's prime minister and foreign minister emphasized Sofia's firm support for Ahtisaari's efforts to negotiate a final status for Kosovo and acknowledged that independence was the most likely outcome. Apart from continuing to encour [...]	2006-06-05 07:18:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KRKO SR BU
06SOFIA786	STATE SECURITY FILES COME BACK TO HAUNT BULGARIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The unfinished sixteen-year-old debate over Bulgaria's communist-era State Security files was unexpectedly revived in recent days when Interior Minister Rumen Petkov revealed that several prominent journalists and political figures, including the country's highest Islamic lead [...]	2006-06-05 13:39:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR BU
06SOFIA80	HOLLYWOOD STUDIO INCHES CLOSER TO FILM CENTER [...] NuImage was one of three final bidders for Boyana Film Center. It offered the highest bid, a total of EUR 6.250 M (BGN 12.2 M) and vowed first-year investments of EUR 11.4 M out of a total EUR 15.6 M in investment plans. Compensation instruments will be paid for 30% of the shares. Following [...]	2006-01-19 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KPAO BU
06SOFIA810	BULGARIA: BIG U.S. INVESTORS DISCOVERING THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria is seeing increased U.S. investment this year. Just during the week of June 5, three major American companies -- AES, General Electric and Hewlett Packard -- have broken ground or cut ribbons on projects bringing well over a billion dollars and thousands of jobs to B [...]	2006-06-09 13:22:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV BU
06SOFIA817	BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER'S IMPRESSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 14:12:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU BU
06SOFIA82	BULGARIA: SELECTION OF NEW CHIEF PROSECUTOR IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The main event on Bulgaria's political calendar this year is often considered to be the November presidential election, but in fact the selection of a new Chief Prosecutor today may have more of a lasting impact on Bulgaria's future. As previewed with the Ambassador by Interior [...]	2006-01-19 17:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KCOR KCRM BU
06SOFIA827	BULGARIA: SHORT WINDOW TO COMPLETE "ACTION PLAN" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria presented its Action Plan to the European Community on June 8 after weeks of collaboration to identify the most important weaknesses that threaten its 2007 entry. The government has until mid-July's first draft of the EC report to make real progress and begin swaying op [...]	2006-06-13 12:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EUN BU
06SOFIA83	BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 08:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	BU EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
06SOFIA834	BULGARIA: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States government is aware of one (1) claim of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bulgaria (GOB),and one claim that has been resolved. 2. List is keyed according to reftel instructions. A) Claimant A (Resolved case) B) 2003 C) Claimant A and [...]	2006-06-14 11:25:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE CASC PGOV BU
06SOFIA835	ISRAELI PRESIDENT PROMOTES TRADE AND SIGNS VISA [...] SUMMARY: Israeli President Moshe Katzav paid a two-day state visit to Bulgaria on June 11-12 that focused on promoting political dialogue, intensifying trade and economic contacts and encouraging investments in Bulgaria. News reports quote Katzav characterizing the visit as "very successful" [...]	2006-06-14 11:26:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CVIS IS BU
06SOFIA848	BULGARIA CAUTIOUS ON BLACK SEA HARMONY [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The GOB's impression of the June 5 Black Sea Forum in Bucharest was generally positive. While at the forum, the Bulgarian delegation received a draft bilateral agreement from Turkey to join Operation Black Sea Harmony ( [...]	2006-06-16 10:58:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR MOPS RO TU BU
06SOFIA85	BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT FORMS NEW INTER-AGENCY IPR [...] SUMMARY: Responding to the EU accession demands as well as sustained Embassy pressure, the GOB has established an inter-agency intellectual property body -- the Council of Intellectual Property Protection (CIPP) -- with higher level participation than the previous body. The Council is chair [...]	2006-01-20 16:42:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR ASEC BU
06SOFIA89	BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT. [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 10:13:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
06SOFIA90	BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT. [...] Bulgaria - 2006 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime and attracting foreign investment, especially American, is one of the new administration's top priorities. The government is focused on developing promising s [...]	2006-01-23 10:13:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
06SOFIA915	YEMEN ORDERS 5000 MORE BULGARIAN THERMOBARIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On June 29, Ivelina Bachkevanova and Christo Atanasov of the Ministry of Energy and Economy's Export Control Division called us in to inform us that they had received an export application for 5000 thermobaric rounds (Model GTB- [...]	2006-07-03 05:09:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PARM PREL PGOV ETTC KSTC YM BU
06SOFIA918	AMB. BEYRLE'S 6/30 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PARVANOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador on June 30 delivered Ref A letter from President Bush to President Parvanov reiterating U.S. support for Bulgaria's European Union accession. In the ensuing 40-minute discussion, Parvanov expressed deep appreciation for the President's timely response and vowed Bulga [...]	2006-07-03 10:41:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KNAR EUN LY BU
06SOFIA926	BULGARIAN CHIEF PROSECUTOR'S JULY 9-13 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev is arguably Bulgaria's best hope for fighting organized crime and related political corruption. His position under the constitution gives him vast powers, which, if wielded effectively, could put a major crimp in the activities of organized cr [...]	2006-07-05 07:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM OVIP BG
06SOFIA937	BULGARIA: UPDATE ON DOUBLE TAXATION TREATY [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 14:14:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN ETRD BU
06SOFIA952	RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) We delivered ref. A talking points on July 7 to Krassimir Stefanov, Director of the Asia, Australia and Oceania Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that Bulgaria fully shares the U.S. concerns about the provocative actions that the DPRK has undertaken, and is suppo [...]	2006-07-07 12:55:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KN BU
06SOFIA958	ZFR ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 13:04:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG
06SOFIA968	ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] (C) Summary. After ten months in office, the coalition government led by Socialist (BSP) Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev has surprised observers with its consistently pro-U.S. foreign policy, conservative fiscal policy and relative internal stability. Stanishev's government quickly reversed [...]	2006-07-11 12:06:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG
06SOFIA983	BULGARIA STEPS UP IPR PROTECTION, BUT STILL HAS [...] SUMMARY: The GOB has greatly increased its efforts to improve protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) over the last few months. Interagency cooperation has measurably improved - including relations with the new prosecutor - and there are plans to increase public awareness efforts th [...]	2006-07-14 04:48:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR BU
06SOFIA986	CAN ALL THE KINGS MEN PUT SIMEON BACK TOGETHER [...] (C) Summary: Rocked by scandal and feeling betrayed by his partner in the governing coalition, former Prime Minister and boy-king Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha is facing increasing frustration from his party's members, who fear his decline could spell an end to the party. The scandal -- which orig [...]	2006-07-14 14:53:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BU
06STATE170109	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): 2006 [...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the press statement issued at the conclusion of the October 2006 Copenhagen MTCR Plenary. Addressee posts may share this statement with interested parties as appropriate. Further information on the results of the Plenary will be forthcoming via septels. [...]	2006-10-10 21:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC
06STATE202476	BULGARIA AND ROMANIA WILL NO LONGER BE DESIGNATED [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. Bulgaria and Romania currently receive benefits under the U.S. Generalized System of Benefits (GSP) program, which provides for duty-free export to the U.S. for 3,400 products. Both countries are also scheduled to become European Union [...]	2006-12-22 19:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD
06TALLINN599	AFGHAN DELEGATION VISITS ESTONIA TO STUDY NATION [...] (U) Summary: Estonia recently hosted a high-level delegation from Afghanistan to discuss issues relating to nation building and e-governance. Although our Estonian interlocutors believe the Afghans are unlikely to implement what they learned about e-government in the near future, they belie [...]	2006-06-22 11:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EN
06TELAVIV914	ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV915	ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) This cable forms the first part of a four-part message in response to reftel A. Embassy point of contact is poloff James Miller, phone (972)3-519-7437, fax (972)3-519-7484. Poloff spent approximately 120 hours in preparation of TIP report; deputy polcouns spent six hours, polcouns spe [...]	2006-03-06 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06THEHAGUE1185	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH REMAIN SKEPTICAL ON [...] (C) Summary: Following the May 2005 "no" vote on the EU Constitution, the Dutch government instituted a one-year period of reflection. The GONL last week presented to Parliament the results of this reflection and made a recommendation for the next year: continue to reflect. The GONL has fai [...]	2006-05-24 16:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU NL
06THEHAGUE126	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE NETHERLANDS [...] The following transmits the draft 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with Chapter VI in the FY 2006 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has been forwarded by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA to the attention of J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Pa [...]	2006-01-19 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB NL OPIC USTR
06THEHAGUE1448	DUTCH TIP POLICY OFFICIALS TO VISIT UNITED STATES, [...] Summary. Eleven senior officials responsible for the development and enforcement of Dutch policy on combating trafficking in persons (TIP) will visit the United States July 4-7 to learn about U.S. approaches to TIP policy development, law enforcement, and victim assistance. The visit advance [...]	2006-06-28 18:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2602	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 100% destruction deadline to April 29, 2012. It also approved the Russian 100% destruction deadline request to 2012 and an accompanying decision regarding site visits that concerns the U.S. and Russia. Iran dragged the pro [...]	2006-12-13 15:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE334	DUTCH LAUNCH TIP OUTREACH CAMPAIGN [...] (U) Summary. The Dutch government launched a national outreach campaign January 12 to counter trafficking in persons in the prostitution sector. The multimedia campaign is designed to increase awareness of the trafficking problem, and educate the public on how to identify potential victims [...]	2006-02-14 16:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
06THEHAGUE399	TIP EXPERTISE CENTER STRENGTHENS DUTCH ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch National Expertise Center on People Trafficking and Smuggling (EMM) opened on May 18, 2005, bringing together officers from regional, national, and military police, as well as the Social Information and Investigation Service, and the Immigration and Naturalization Serv [...]	2006-02-22 19:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL
06THEHAGUE453	EMBASSY THE HAGUE SUBMISSION FOR SIXTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel A's request for input for the 2006 TIP report. Part One summarizes key developments during the past year and Part Two responds to the questions in paragraphs 21 - 24 of reftel A. Preparation time is about 170 hours (FSN - 110; FS-04 - 30; FS-02 - 30 hours). [...]	2006-03-01 16:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
06THEHAGUE617	NETHERLANDS: PENDING ADOPTION CASES IN ROMANIA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 21 to MFA Western and Central Europe policy officer Mara van der Poel, who handles accession issues for Romania and Bulgaria. The GONL is satisfied with the Romanian adoption law, which it believes (despite our arguments) is in conformity with inte [...]	2006-03-22 15:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC EU RO NL
06THEHAGUE829	"MELD M" ANTI-TIP OUTREACH CAMPAIGN SUCCESSFUL [...] The "Meld M" national awareness campaign against trafficking and sexual exploitation, which was launched by the Justice Ministry on January 12, 2006 (reftel),is proving to be very successful. According to an April 12 "Meld M" press release, the anonymous crime-reporting hotline received 51 r [...]	2006-04-13 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
06THEHAGUE896	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S. SUBMITS [...] (U) U.S. presented its extension request for the maximum allowable extension of the deadline for finishing destruction of 100% of its chemical weapons (CW) stockpile to the OPCW Executive Council this week. Del made it clear that the U.S. remains committed to complete elimination of its CW [...]	2006-04-24 05:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE912	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S. SUBMITS [...] (U) U.S. presented its extension request for the maximum allowable extension of the deadline for finishing destruction of 100% of its chemical weapons (CW) stockpile to the OPCW Executive Council this week. Del made it clear that the U.S. remains committed to complete elimination of its CW [...]	2006-04-25 15:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE913	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: SUPPLEMENTAL B-9 AND VICTIM [...] (SBU) Summary. In an April 20th letter to Parliament, Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk reported that 430 requests for B-9 temporary residence status were received from TIP victims between 2003 and 2005. Of the 430 applications for B-9 status during this period, 334 were granted, 74 were reje [...]	2006-04-25 19:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
06THEHAGUE976	NETHERLANDS/EU: SUPPORT FOR ENLARGEMENT CANDIDATES [...] (C) Summary: The Netherlands appears likely to follow the European Commission's recommendation, due this month, on Bulgarian EU accession. The GONL is ambivalent on the date for Romania - 2007 or 2008 - and is not making any bets on whether Turkey will ever make it into the Union. The GONL b [...]	2006-05-02 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU BU CY RO TU NL
06TOKYO1536	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-24 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2241	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2467	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3357	JAPAN-CENTRAL AND SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE RELATIONS: [...] (C) Summary. In a recent review of Japan's relations with Central Europe, MOFA officials related that ties with Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia are moving away from assistance and toward direct investment. Japan's relationship with Romania and Bulgaria is largely focused on ener [...]	2006-06-18 23:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID AADP SENV XH ZL ZS JA
06TOKYO4895	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6994	AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 14 LUNCH WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a lunch conversation on December 14, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and the Ambassador covered a wide range of issues including: -- the U.S.-Japan security relationship ("2 Plus 2" Talks, DPRI); -- Iraq; -- economic issues (sub-Cabinet meetings, "trian [...]	2006-12-15 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL ECON PGOV JA BM IZ KS RS AF IR
06TOKYO7165	MEDIA REACTION Q SOMALIA-ETHIOPIA TENSIONS AND [...] "Situation in Somalia Smacks of Proxy War" The liberal Asahi's New York correspondent wrote (12/28): "On the worsening situation in Somalia, there appear to be differing views within the UN Security Council over the council's role in dealing with a 'failed state,' with Arab and Islamic countri [...]	2006-12-28 02:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TRIPOLI454	SENATOR SPECTER REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SENIOR [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 21-24 trip to Libya, Senator Arlen Spector, Chairman of the Senate Justice Committee, reviewed the bilateral relationship with senior Libyan officials and inquired about prospects for developing a "Libya model" that co [...]	2006-08-31 15:03:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	OREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06ULAANBAATAR552	EBRD OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN MONGOLIA [...] (U) Summary: On July 15, 2006, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) received notification from the Russian Federation that it had ratified Mongolia's accession to the EBRD, the last of the sixty-one EBRD members to do so. EBRD Business Group Director Olivier Deschamps a [...]	2006-07-20 07:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL MG
06USNATO425	READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: From the 05 July North Atlantic Council (NAC): --DPRK: In response to the July 4 missile launches, Amb Nuland urges NAC to issue condemnatory statement. --Darfur: NATO personnel to travel to Darfur, D/CMC notifies of possibility of additional airlift request if AMIS expands. - [...]	2006-07-06 16:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO MOPS MARR PREL IZ AF SU
06USNATO603	NATO'S POSITIVE REACTION TO MACEDONIA'S ANNUAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The NATO Senior Political Committee/Reinforced (SPC/R) met with a Macedonian (MK) delegation on October 6 to discuss the way ahead for Macedonia's eighth Membership Action Plan (MAP) cycle. The Macedonian delegation presented details of their Annual National Program (ANP) for [...]	2006-10-13 13:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PARM PGOV PREL MK
06USNATO610	ALBANIA RECEIVES MIXED REVIEWS FROM NATO ALLIES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Albania received qualified praise from NATO Allies for its implementation of political and defense reforms and admonitions to quicken its reform pace during an October 10 meeting with NATO's Senior Political Committee/Reinforced. During the meeting, in which Albania presented [...]	2006-10-16 16:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AL
06USNATO643	NATO ECONOMICS COMMITTEE: "HEADS" AND "SECURITY & [...] (C) Summary: The NATO "Heads of Economic Intelligence" was convened by Defense & Economic Security Director Patrick Hardouin who reviewed the Committee's program over the past year. He then turned to the issue of the UK,s decision not to support the Committee's work in future and how to better [...]	2006-10-27 13:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET NATO PGOV RU UP
06USNATO687	NOVEMBER 7 HLTF AND NRC-ACE MEETINGS AT NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The HLTF met November 7 to review next steps regarding the U.S.-proposed "positive agenda" for engaging Russia on CFE issues during the next months; to consider language on CFE for inclusion in a Riga communiqu; and to address remaining questions regarding several I.S. discuss [...]	2006-11-28 11:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV KCFE NATO PREL RS
06USNATO716	ACCESSION OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO, [...] (C) In a historic and emotional morning at NATO HQ on December 14, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia joined the Partnership for Peace by signing the PfP Framework Document in back-to-back meetings with the North Atlantic Council (NAC). BiH trilateral Presidency Chairman Nebosjsha [...]	2006-12-14 17:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR XB
06USUNNEWYORK1043	BALKAN PERMREPS MEET AMBASSADOR WISNER TO TALK [...] (C) Romanian Ambassador Mihnea Motoc hosted a dinner on May 16 for U.S. Special Representative Frank Wisner to discuss the future status of Kosovo. Other invitees included the permanent representatives from Greece, Slovakia, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and S [...]	2006-05-23 20:10:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI EU SR
06USUNNEWYORK2169	U.S. CANDIDATE NOT ELECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary. In a General Assembly election, November 16, the U.S. candidate missed being elected to the International Law Commission by eight votes. Michael Matheson placed ninth among 11 candidates seeking to fill eight Western seats on the Commission. European Union candidates took six of the [...]	2006-11-18 00:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ILC ODIP UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK882	AMBASSADOR WISNER DISCUSSES KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 25 meeting in the office of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Secretary's Special SIPDIS Representative for the Kosovo Final Status Talks Ambassador Frank Wisner communicated current U.S thinking on the road ahead for Kosovo in 2006 and solicited the Secretary [...]	2006-04-27 17:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC YI UNMIK
06USUNNEWYORK908	UN REFORM: G-77 WINS FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE IN [...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Fifth Committee, meeting in formal session April 28, voted 108 to 50, with 3 abstentions, to support adoption of a draft resolution introduced April 21 by the G-77 and China that attempts to impeded ongoing Secretary-General efforts to pursue management reform in the SI [...]	2006-05-03 20:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06VIENNA1939	GOVERNMENTS COMMIT TO NABUCCO PIPELINE -- INDUSTRY [...] (C) At a June 26 conference, senior government officials from Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey, as well as EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, signed a joint declaration to initiate the Nabucco pipeline project. Construction of the Euro 4.6 billion ($5.8 billion) pipeline s [...]	2006-06-30 10:59:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV EUN AU
06VIENNA2635	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 05, 2006 [...] The Social Democrats (SPOe) have entered an "election alliance" with the Liberal Forum (LIF) by providing the party one space for a parliamentary seat on their federal ballot list in an effort to broaden the Social Democrat's overall appeal to voters in the upcoming general election. SPOe leade [...]	2006-09-05 11:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA2924	AUSTRIA'S OCTOBER 1 NATIONAL ELECTIONS -- [...] (SBU) Summary: This weekend's elections will likely result in a clear victory by the conservative People's Party (OVP) of Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel. It will be no landslide, however, as the Social Democratic Party (SPO) has managed to shore up its position. Under current conditions, th [...]	2006-09-29 11:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
06VIENNA3056	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 16, 2006 [...] The second round of coalition talks for a new Austria government will begin on Tuesday with meetings between the SPOe and the OeVP. A daily speculates that the SPOe could make major concessions regarding the Eurofighter deal in order to form a government with the OeVP. ORF radio early morning [...]	2006-10-16 14:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3105	OMV ON NABUCCO AND GAZPROM [...] (C) OMV Gas executives Werner Auli and Reinhard Mitschek told emboffs on October 12 that Nabucco Pipeline International had formally requested exemptions from the EU's Gas Directive -- restricting initial third-party access to the pipeline to 50% and insulating the project from tariff reducti [...]	2006-10-19 13:26:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV PREL AU
06VIENNA3114	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN REQUEST FOR [...] (S/NF) EconPolCouns discussed reftel demarche on October 17 with Ralph Scheide, MFA's Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa. Scheide immediately consulted with Margit Bruck-Friedrich, the MFA's export control expert. Bruck-Friedrich informed Scheide that she had not seen an exp [...]	2006-10-20 11:14:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC IR AU
06VIENNA3482	AUSTRIA'S OPPOSITION TO CZECH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [...] (SBU) The recent Czech decision to grant a final operating license for the controversial Temelin nuclear power plant has unleashed a barrage of criticism in Austria. State government officials in Upper Austria, which lies approximately 40 miles from Temelin, have been the most vehement critic [...]	2006-12-05 11:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PGOV EUN AU
06VIENNA3560	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 15, 2006 [...] Salzburg Governor Gabi Burgstaller of the SPOe emphasized that the new Austrian government would definitely be sworn in on January 11. Should there be no agreement on a grand coalition with the OeVP by then, the Social Democrats would go ahead and form a minority government, Burgstaller added. [...]	2006-12-15 15:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3602	Austria's Raiffeisen - A Domestic and Regional Heavyweight [...] The Raiffeisen Association is a commercial heavyweight within Austria, with wide-ranging and diverse business holdings. Its business interests permeate Austria's economy, with impressive holdings in the banking, investment, insurance, dairy, media, and retail sectors. By virtue of its commer [...]	2006-12-22 10:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECIN EFIN ETRD EUN AU
06VIENNA3605	Austria's Raiffeisen - A Domestic and Regional Heavyweight [...] The Raiffeisen Association is a commercial heavyweight within Austria, with wide-ranging and diverse business holdings. Its business interests permeate Austria's economy, with impressive holdings in the banking, investment, insurance, dairy, media, and retail sectors. By virtue of its commer [...]	2006-12-22 10:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECIN EFIN ETRD EUN AU
06VIENNA462	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location beca [...]	2006-02-15 14:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
06VIENNA6	Austria's Economic Footprint in Central Europe [...] Austrian commercial interests continue to benefit greatly from intensified trade and investment relations with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE),as well as Southeastern European (SEE) nations. Exports to CEE have more than doubled since 1995 and exports to SEE have quadrupl [...]	2006-01-03 12:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECIN ETRD AU EUN
06VIENNA678	AUSTRIA: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: I21. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination Police, M [...]	2006-03-06 15:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ALAB AU
06VIENNA941	AUSTRIAN ENERGY INITIATIVES - BEST PRACTICES [...] Post solicited information about domestic and international energy initiatives from Herbert Lechner, Scientific Director from the quasi-governmental "Austrian Energy Agency" (AEA),and from Aloisia Woergetter, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Sustainable Development Unit. The GoA pro [...]	2006-03-30 11:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ENGR EAID EPET TRGY AU
06VIENTIANE306	NEW CENTRAL COMMITTEE LINEUP [...] LTG Choummaly Sayasone (3) Present position: Lao State Vice President (since 2001),Party Secretary General Previous position: -- Deputy Prime Minister -- Minister of National Defense -- Vice Minister of National Defense Age: 69 Date of birth: June 3, 1936 Place of birth: Attapeu Province [...]	2006-03-31 08:29:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR LA
06VILNIUS135	LITHUANIA'S PRO-DEMOCRACY SUMMIT: AN OPPORTUNITY [...] (U) Summary. Lithuania intends to hold a high-profile "Summit of the Communities for Democratic Choice" May 4-5 in Vilnius. GOL conference organizers are aiming high, hoping to build momentum towards democracy among transitional countries in the former Soviet Union. They plan to convene he [...]	2006-02-10 15:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
06VILNIUS442	VILNIUS CDC SUMMIT: DEMOCRACY IS EUROPE'S DESTINY [...] (U) Heads of state from the Baltic, Black Sea and Caucasus regions gathered with EU and U.S. high-level officials May 4 for a regional conference, "Common Vision for a Common Neighborhood," which Lithuania and Poland co-hosted. This second Community of Democratic Choice (CDC) summit enabled f [...]	2006-05-12 12:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO LT LG EN PL GG BO AM AJ UP RO
06WARSAW2159	A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH FM FOTYGA, MFA AND MOD [...] (C) Summary: (C) A/S Fried met September 8 with MFA and MOD officials to discuss a range of bilateral issues, and was hosted at dinner later that evening by Foreign Minister Fotyga. An extensive part of both conversations focused on Ukraine, and how to encourage the Ukrainian government to c [...]	2006-10-05 14:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP
06WARSAW2323	READOUT OF CENTCOM,S IRAQ CONFERENCE IN WARSAW 3-5 [...] (U) SUMMARY. CENTCOM,s Coalition conference in Warsaw 3-5 Oct 2006 successfully gathered both military and civilian participants from current and prospective Coalition countries to provide an overview of Coalition planning for the next 12-18 months. All presentations and some keynote speeches [...]	2006-11-03 15:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS IZ PL
06WARSAW339	POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]	2006-03-01 06:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06WARSAW358	POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]	2006-03-03 06:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06YEREVAN1529	CONCERN BUT NOT PANIC: ARMENIAN BUSINESSES COPE WITH CLOSURE OF THE GEORGIA-RUSSIA BORDER [...] (SBU) While Armenian officials have voiced considerable concern about the economic impact of the Georgian-Russian border closing, the Armenian business community's response has been relatively mild and fatalistic. Some local exporters report a 30 percent increase in shipping costs to Russia, [...]	2006-10-31 12:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAGR AM KFRD
06YEREVAN1707	WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REMAIN RARE IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) In 2006, the Armenian government tightened some of its legislation pertaining to child labor. While there is still no explicit law against the worst forms of child labor, at the end of 2005 the government adopted a list of occupations considered too hazardous for children. The Labor Cod [...]	2006-12-12 09:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID AM
06YEREVAN213	NUCLEAR NEIGHBORHOOD: ARMENIA SEEKING US GUIDANCE [...] (C) This is an action request. Member states of the Association of State Nuclear Authorities of Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors are tentatively scheduled to meet June 2006 in Yerevan. Armenia is the current chair of the association. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian [...]	2006-02-13 12:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ENRG KNNP PREL AORC IR EU RS AM
06ZAGREB1109	CROATIA HOSTS SEMINAR ON MULTINATIONAL UNITS [...] (U) Fourteen NATO and Partnership for Peace member nations are attending a 12-15 September seminar on multinational police units in international peacekeeping operations. The Croatian Armed Forces' Military Police Department is hosting the event, held in the coastal city of Split, to expan [...]	2006-09-14 07:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM

06ZAGREB1332	CROATIA TAKES REGIONAL ROLE IN AVIAN INFLUENZA, BEGINS [...] SUMMARY: Although there have been no new incidents of the H5N1 virus in Croatia, the country's designated avian influenza lab has begun active monitoring of wild birds as well as testing poultry suppliers on request. The director of the Poultry Center at the Croatian Veterinary Institute said h [...]	2006-11-03 14:55:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR
06ZAGREB135	FREE TRADE PROPOSAL TOUCHES OFF STORM IN ZAGREB [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The European Union touched off an exaggerated, if predictable reaction in Croatia last Friday when it gave its support to the Stability Pact Free Trade Agreement for Southeast Europe. Seized upon by a press corps ever eager to stir up controversy and let political [...]	2006-02-01 16:03:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EU HR
06ZAGREB192	INDUSTRY AND REAL ESTATE POSSIBLE BUMPS IN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: EU accession is Croatia's top foreign policy goal and an area of unusual political consensus. After beginning negotiations in October 2005, the government of PM Ivo Sanader has set an ambitious goal of accession by 2009, in time to participate in European election [...]	2006-02-14 12:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EU HR
06ZAGREB298	ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons Report. Last year, Croatia was ranked as a Tier 2 country and Post recommends retaining that ranking for this reporting period. The GOC is making a concerted effort to take a proactive stance against TIP. Towards that g [...]	2006-03-06 11:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
06ZAGREB356	NATO ROADSHOW HIGH-IMPACT VISIT TO ZAGREB [...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland and EUR P/DAS Kurt Volker led an interagency team on a high-impact visit to Zagreb March 7. In separate meetings with President Mesic, Prime Minister Sanader, and members of the Sabor (parliament) the delegation urged Croati [...]	2006-03-15 13:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR HR
06ZAGREB45	CROATIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] SUMMARY: Only in recent years has Croatia begun to emerge as an attractive destination for investment. Croatia lagged behind many of the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe in attracting foreign investment following the fall of the Berlin Wall, partly as a result of the conflicts [...]	2006-01-13 12:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
06ZAGREB872	CROATIAN PM SANADER HAS POSITIVE UK VISIT [...] (U) PM Ivo Sanader's July 18 meeting with British PM Tony Blair during his first official visit to London received wide coverage in the Croatian press. The media focused on Blair's strong support of Croatia's EU accession and his statement that "there is no sense that Croatia has to wait for o [...]	2006-07-21 10:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EU HR UK
07ABUDHABI54	POSSIBLE UNSCR 1737 (IRAN) ECONOMIC IMPACT ON UAE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iran is one of the UAE's major trading partners, taking about 11 percent of the UAE's 2005 non-oil exports. Implementation of UNSCR 1737 is likely, therefore, to have some impact on the UAE trade. Thirty four percent of the UAE's exports to Iran fall into the category of mach [...]	2007-01-16 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ETTC PREL MNUC IR AE
07ACCRA27	PRESIDENT KUFUOR SIGNS CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR [...] Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor came to the Embassy January 4 to sign the condolence book opened in memory of the late former President Gerald R. Ford. President Kufuor wrote: "On behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Ghana, I express condolences to the government and [...]	2007-01-05 11:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH PGOV PREL
07AMMAN4820	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT APPLAUDS GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 5 visit to Jordan, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt emphasized that Jordan's economic reform program made it possible for the U.S. to support the GOJ proposal to the Paris Club to buy back some of its debt. He encouraged continued reforms, especially eliminat [...]	2007-12-09 11:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID JO IZ
07ANKARA10	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1215	TURKEY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: INTO THE BEAR'S DEN? [...] (C) Summary: Deepening economic and political ties between Russia and Turkey bear watching, but they do not signal a fundamental shift in Ankara's foreign policy orientation. Contacts believe Russia offers Turkey a sympathetic ear as both feel buffeted by a critical west. However, on key Turk [...]	2007-05-21 07:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TU RS
07ANKARA1219	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, March & April 2007 [...] Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) General Yasar Buyukanit gave his annual speech to the War College in Istanbul on March 16. In contrast to previous years, the speech was closed to the press, but was subsequently leaked to the media. In the speech, Buyukanit refrained from comment abou [...]	2007-05-21 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL FR AJ PK KS MK YI GM BU AL IT SI
07ANKARA1257	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1370	TURKEY ON RUSSIA'S CFE CONCERNS AND HLTF [...] (C) We shared reftel points with MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun on June 1. Gun subsequently called us in on June 4 to provide MFA feedback in advance of the HLTF meeting. Gun reported that the Russians had circulated a second, more focused paper [...]	2007-06-04 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1379	TURKEY HOSTS BSEC SUMMIT - USG ATTENDANCE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Secretary Rice's March message to FM Gul promising participation by a senior State Department official in the June 25 BSEC Summit in Istanbul (ref B) is an important opportunity to emphasize USG support for BSEC and our bigger objective of encouraging economic a [...]	2007-06-04 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV KCRM TU
07ANKARA1505	TURKISH-GEORGIAN RELATIONS: DEEPER AND DEEPER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Turkish MFA Deputy Undersecretary Unal Cevikoz (a former Ambassador to Baku) visits Washington from June 18-20 for consultations on South Caucasus and Central Asia. Cevikoz is likely to identify the strengthening relationship between Turkey and Georgia as a major co [...]	2007-06-13 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR ECIN ETRD SMIG NATO AJ AM GG TU
07ANKARA1536	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA160	ECONOMIC FREEDOM IN TURKEY: MORE, BUT NOT ENOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the Heritage Foundation's 2007 Index of Economic Freedom (IEF),Turkey has made impressive strides in reducing the dead weight of government interference in the economy and economic decision-making over the past five years. This helps explain Turkey's similarly i [...]	2007-01-26 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP PGOV TU
07ANKARA1619	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1660	TURKEY UNSATISFIED WITH CURRENT STATE OF EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey received the June 26 EU decision to open only two negotiating chapters rather than three with calm frustration. Turkish negotiators and business representatives reject the EU's technical justifications presented for not opening the economic and monetary union chapter, ar [...]	2007-06-27 16:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECIN ETRD EUN FR TU
07ANKARA1723	CERA Energy Conference Highlights Caspian Gas Transient and [...] (SBU) Summary. Over 250 government and industry representatives attended the tenth annual "East Meets West" Executive Conference in Istanbul, June 26-27, for two full days of presentations and discussions of energy security, resource access, oil and gas transit, and the impact of climate cha [...]	2007-07-06 09:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU
07ANKARA1895	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2049	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, July 2007 [...] The Silk Road-2007 Flag Officers Seminar (the 8th annual seminar) was held on July 2-6 in Antalya. Defense ministers and army chiefs from NATO, Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries participated in the seminar. In the keynote address, Chie [...]	2007-08-10 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL UP GR TU
07ANKARA2135	TURKEY'S RECENT ENERGY DIPLOMACY WITH IRAN, [...] (U) Summary: GOT officials say that Turkey intends to continue its energy cooperation with Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan as potential future sources of gas to meet Turkey,s growing domestic needs and supply European markets. We have on several occasions firmly reiterated U.S. polic [...]	2007-08-17 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2174	TURKEY: ALEVIS CELEBRATE CULTURE, CALL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 08:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2347	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-14 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2403	VETERAN DIPLOMAT FINALLY NAMED SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: On September 22, the Government of Turkey announced the appointment of Turkish Ambassador to Greece Tahsin Burcuoglu as Secretary General of Turkey's National Security Council (MGK),a post that has been vacant for months because of the previous President's refusal to sign off on [...]	2007-09-24 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TU
07ANKARA253	GENERAL BUYUKANIT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY [...] (C) Yasar Buyukanit ascended to the top of Turkey,s military just six months ago in September 2006. His actions since then have positioned him as one of the most dominant players in this political scene. He has spoken out aggressively in public fora about Turkey,s foreign policy, its domesti [...]	2007-02-06 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2532	TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: USD(P) Edelman and EUR A/S Fried told MFA U/S Apakan and senior MFA officials October 13 that the Administration regrets House Foreign Affairs Committee passage of HR 106 and will continue to strongly oppose its passage by the House. They urged Turkish officials to avoid reactions [...]	2007-10-15 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU AR AF IZ
07ANKARA260	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-07 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2749	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2774	TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DTP PARTY ELECTS HARDLINER AS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) members elected Nurettin Demirtas, 34, as party chairman and adopted the concept of "democratic autonomy" during a November 8 extraordinary convention in Ankara. Several Kurdish contacts believe the elevation of Demirtas, a h [...]	2007-11-15 12:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2846	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2969	TURKEY: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR TU
07ANKARA438	CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: TURKEY REVIEWING THE MOU [...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun told us February 23 that the ministry's legal office is reviewing U.S. comments on the draft MOU for Turkey's transfer of flank entitlements to the U.S. Gun said he is arguing for the more flexible, poli [...]	2007-02-28 08:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE NATO NO GR TU
07ANKARA458	TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Cathy Westley, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Westley (FS-03) spent [...]	2007-03-01 09:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA489	TURKEY EAGER TO COOPERATE ON CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: Turkish government officials agreed with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum to explore complementary cooperation where possible on our approaches to Central Asia (septel). Representatives from the Turkish General Staff, the Turkish International Cooperation Administration, the Foreign Trade [...]	2007-03-05 08:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX AJ UZ TI AF KG TU
07ANKARA604	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 12:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA64	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA77	TURKEY: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),are [...]	2007-01-17 09:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR TU
07ANKARA863	MARE NOSTRUM? BLACK SEA MARITIME SECURITY AND [...] (C) Turkey seeks to maintain its leadership role in Black Sea maritime security but remains frustrated that not all six littoral countries are enthusiastic followers. Ankara complains of Romanian foot-dragging as the GOT seeks to add anti-WMD and anti-terrorism capabilities to BLACKSEAFOR. An [...]	2007-04-13 05:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS GG RO RS UP BU TU
07ANKARA894	KAZAKHSTAN FM VISIT TO TURKEY -- BOSPORUS BYPASS [...] (c) During a recent meeting on various subjects, Turkish MFA Deputy U/S for Eurasia Unal Cevikoz described the results of Kazakh FM Murat Tazhin's visit to Turkey on April 5. Cevikoz attached significance to the fact that this visit was the first by a Kazakh foreign minister to Turkey since 199 [...]	2007-04-16 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET KZ TU
07ASHGABAT1068	TURKMENISTAN'S MARY PROVINCE: FARMERS PRO PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Farmers in Mary expressed their disgruntlement with the government cotton-growing and state-controlled purchasing system, and argued that farming private land would make farmers more prosperous, during a recent post visit to the province. Turkish factories appear to be provid [...]	2007-10-03 12:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCISZX KPAO TX
07ASTANA1038	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, April 1 - 14, 2007 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Nazarbayev Meets Lord Mayor of London -- 30 Leading Corporations to [...]	2007-04-23 03:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA1074	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Nazarbayev Meets Lord Mayor of London -- 30 Leading Corporations to [...]	2007-04-26 03:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ATHENS1460	GREECE: VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) On July 18, DepPolCouns discussed reftel points on the July 23 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Penny Douti. Responses below are keyed to major issue items: -- KOSOVO: Douti anticipated Kosovo would be discussed at lunch. Greece's position was well-known. While Greece acknowledged [...]	2007-07-19 08:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI GR
07ATHENS1542	GREECE UPDATED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE NEWS [...] (SBU) On August 2, DepPolCouns/GICO informed Greek counterparts that Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Zambia had endorsed the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (ref a). We also took the opportunity to provide to Greece its GI web portal interim log-on information (ref b). COUNTRYMAN [...]	2007-08-02 06:29:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC GR
07ATHENS1840	GREECE'S INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Defense and promotion of human rights and of those engaged in the cause of advancing human rights is one of our top Mission Strategic Goals. Embassy Athens regularly engages with defenders of freedom, meeting with NGO leaders in local clinics, shelters, and day cay centers; attending cr [...]	2007-09-13 13:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL GR
07ATHENS1864	GREEK "NEW MEDIA" SEEK YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN PRE-ELECTION [...] (SBU) When snap Greek parliamentary elections were announced in August for September 16, three major media outlets attempted to draw young viewers and internet-users into the election through innovative internet and television programs, including the first YouTube debate in Europe. Greece's [...]	2007-09-17 10:23:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO OIIP GR
07ATHENS2019	GREECE WILDFIRES - USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT [...] According to Greek firefighting authorities, the 2007 wildfire season in Greece was the worst on record, killing 76 people, injuring numerous others, and burning 270,000 hectares of land. In response to a request from the Government of Greece (GOG),the U.S. Agency for International Developm [...]	2007-10-10 10:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV XG ZL GR
07ATHENS2132	GREEKS EAGER TO COOPERATE ON BLACK SEA ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a readout of the October 25 BSEC FMs' meeting, MFA participant Ambassador Metaxas said it had been a "very tough meeting," which ultimately proved a success. Greece had opposed the proposed admittance of Iran, Japan, and Cyprus as BSEC observers because of the second-class stat [...]	2007-10-30 11:58:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PBTS PHSA ECON EWWT GR
07ATHENS2171	GREECE AND RUSSIA: THE GROWING TIES -- THAT BIND? [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, economic, political, religious, and cultural ties between Greece and Russia have deepened and broadened. Increased economic cooperation -- particularly in the energy field -- has been the most conspicuous area of growth, but [...]	2007-11-06 15:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU GR
07ATHENS2305	FM BAKOYANNIS FOCUSED ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite visits this week by Egyptian President Mubarak, Turkish FM Babacan, and UN mediator Nimetz, FM Bakoyannis focused on two main issues in her December 3 introductory meeting with Ambassador Speckhard: Kosovo and Macedonia. On Kosovo, she "unofficially" urged delaying a s [...]	2007-12-04 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS2375	GREEK PM IN MOSCOW: RHETORIC (APPARENTLY) [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 17-18 visit to Moscow, Greek PM Karamanlis signed with Russian President Putin and Bulgarian President Parvanov an agreement establishing a company to construct the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline through Bulgaria and Greece. Press reports also indicate Puti [...]	2007-12-19 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ENRG EPET GR KPRV PGOV PREL RS
07ATHENS362	CFE ENTITLEMENTS: GREEK COUNTER-PROPOSAL ON MOU [...] (C) On February 20, DepPolCouns met with MFA D2 Deputy Director Chronis Polychroniou to discuss ref d points, which Embassy had delivered to Polychroniou's office last week during his absence. Polychroniou provided a counter-proposal on the draft MOU, which he said the GoG would now prefer to [...]	2007-02-20 11:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO KCFE GR
07ATHENS462	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-GREEK ECCC MEETING MARCH 12 [...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Athens warmly welcomes DAS Bryza, USDOC DAS Dyck and AID DAA Mefford's March 12 visit to participate in the 2007 meeting of the U.S.-Greek Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission (ECCC). The visit offers an opportunity to strengthen our "strategic partnership," [...]	2007-03-05 09:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ENRG ECON GR
07ATHENS501	GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution"Section . This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...]	2007-03-09 09:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS502	GREECE PART 2: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 2. (SBU) PREVENTION: ----------- -- A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a problem in tha [...]	2007-03-09 09:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS503	GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continues to [...]	2007-03-09 09:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS504	GREECE PART 4: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 09:15:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS649	DIMITRIOS COPELOUZOS AND THE COPELOUZOS GROUP: [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dimitrios Copelouzos, the founding Chairman and Managing Director of the Copelouzos Group, has evolved into a key player in the regional energy market and is currently participating in a number of significant energy transportation projects including the Burgas-Alexandroupoli pip [...]	2007-03-29 13:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON AL BU ENRG GR MK RS
07ATHENS651	CFE GREECE: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. DEPARTMENT SEE PARA 2. 2. (SBU) U.S. delegation led by DAS Karin L. Look concluded with Greek counterparts the text of the political commitment (NOTE: referred to as an "arrangement" in the final text. END NOTE) that will govern the exchange of CFE Treaty ent [...]	2007-03-29 17:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL NATO KCFE GR
07ATHENS685	MY WAY: GREECE AND NATO TRANSFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's fulfillment of its commitment to the NATO Alliance in terms of defense transformation has been, at best, mixed. Greece has taken some steps to reform its military doctrine and strategic and tactical thinking. It also has introduced some new institutions and procured new [...]	2007-04-04 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS716	SCENESETTER FOR PDAS VOLKER'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurt: Welcome to Athens! Your expertise on NATO/EU issues will send an important message to GOG officials: that we see Greece as a productive partner on such key issues as Afghanistan, Kosovo, Balkans development, and a stable Middle East. Greece's reflexive anti-Americanis [...]	2007-04-11 07:47:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS763	GREECE WANTS TO ATTEND SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On April 12, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the signing of the International Compact with Iraq to Greek MFA D1 International Organizations Directorate deputy chief Ambassador Alexandros Rallis then followed up with acting deputy chief of the A7 Directorate for Arab and Middle East [...]	2007-04-17 09:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS788	BALKAN CHODS' MEETING OVERSHADOWED BY TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 18-19, Balkan region chiefs of defense (CHODs),as well as U.S. Naval Forces Europe Commander Admiral Ulrich, attended the first of what have now been agreed to be annual Balkan CHOD summits. Greek press attention thus far has been focused on Turkish CHOD General Buyuka [...]	2007-04-19 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS872	GREECE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY: Per ref a, Embassy has assessed Greece's ability and willingness to contribute military or civilian resources to enhance the security mission in Iraq. Greece has made financial, logistical, equipment, and training contributions to Iraq and may be amenable to further similar contr [...]	2007-05-02 15:16:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ GR
07BAGHDAD1226	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with UN Iraq Special Representative Gambari on April 7 to discuss the way ahead on the International Compact with Iraq (ICI). The following day Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Gambari co-chaired a meeting with ambassadors of the expanded prep group to announ [...]	2007-04-09 10:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1386	IRAQ COMPACT: GOI ACTIONS AND POST RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The confluence of the May 3 Compact launch and the May 4 Neighbors, Conference adds a further important dimension to the Compact process. This message lays out embassy thoughts on how to get the greatest bounce from the Compact event and leverage the Saudi debt relief offer to [...]	2007-04-23 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN
07BAGHDAD1430	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 25 MEETING WITH BULGARIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an April 25 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Valeri Ratchev, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Iraq, discussed Iraq-related issues that might be raised during President Bush's planned trip to Bulgaria in June and the upcoming International Compact Ministerial meeting at Sharm [...]	2007-04-26 16:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MARR ECON PTER PREL PGOV IZ BU AF
07BAGHDAD1464	DPM SALIH REVIEWS COMPACT DEALS [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih described to Treasury Attache on April 29 the results of a number of GOI efforts to engage the international community in advance of the launch of the International Compact on May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh. These efforts have produced good progress securin [...]	2007-04-30 15:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1475	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT, UPDATE FROM BAGHDAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Against the backdrop of intense diplomacy on the Neighbors' Conference and a difficult political environment, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has done a good job of getting international support for the Compact lined up. Given the relatively short lead time following the decision [...]	2007-05-01 19:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN IZ
07BAKU1230	COORDINATING OUR DEMOCRACY MESSAGE IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: On October 5, the Ambassador convened a group of like-minded ambassadors to discuss coordination of our democracy strategies in the run-up to Azerbaijan's 2008 presidential election. The EU will issue its first progress report on Azerbaijan's EU Action Plan in April 2008, and th [...]	2007-10-10 11:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
07BAKU136	AZERBAIJAN,S APPROACH TO THE "NEW" GUAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the past year, Azerbaijan's primary interest in GUAM appears to have been regional security, especially resolving the region,s "protracted" or "frozen" conflicts. As Azerbaijan prepares to assume the Chair of GUAM in June, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said GUAM should f [...]	2007-01-30 06:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS KDEM AJ GG MD UP
07BAKU228	AZERBAIJAN: READOUT ON MID-FEBRUARY NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a readout provided to resident NATO Ambassadors of a visit to Azerbaijan by representatives of the NATO international staff for the week of February 12, 2007, their outlook for Azerbaijan was much more positive than previously. This would be reflected in their assess [...]	2007-02-21 15:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER AJ PBTS IR RU
07BAKU254	PART II OF II: AZERBAIJAN 2007 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 11:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AJ
07BAKU287	ENERGY AND RELATIONS WITH EU AT THE FOREFRONT OF [...] (C) Summary: Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga's February 28 - March 1 visit to Azerbaijan focused on energy cooperation and assisting Azerbaijan in its relations with the EU. These two issues are highlighted in a bilateral Memorandum of Cooperation (text below) that was signed during the [...]	2007-03-09 13:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PL UP AJ
07BAKU309	KEY MP ANALYZES AZERBAIJANI RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Chair of Parliament's International Relations Commission Samad Seyidov discussed Azerbaijan's role in the Council of Europe and in GUAM. He outlined growing Russian influence in Azerbaijan, and expressed frustration over Russian pressure o [...]	2007-03-15 06:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM AJ
07BAKU411	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES RUSSIA, IRAN, ISLAM, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with Representative Hoekstra and the Ambassador, President Ilham Aliyev provided a tour d'horizon of Azerbaijan's foreign policy, regional geopolitics, energy policy and domestic development. Aliyev argued that Azerbaijan was unique, bordered by its former co [...]	2007-04-11 11:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET KDEM PHUM ABLD AMGT CASC
07BAKU693	UPDATE ON GUAM SUMMIT, JUNE 18-19 [...] (C) In a late May meeting, MFA Director for International Security Affairs Galib Israfilov told us that Azerbaijan, as incoming GUAM Chair, seeks to expand GUAM's geographic reach and raise its international profile. According to Israfilov, Azerbaijan views GUAM as a "natural bridge uniting E [...]	2007-06-05 04:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM MARR MD UP GG AJ
07BAKU784	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT TELLS DAS BRYZA ALL SHAH DENIZ PHASE TWO GAS TO BE EXPORTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 5 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza and Ambassador Derse, President Aliyev said that he planned to meet domestic gas needs with SOCAR domestic gas production, freeing up all Shah Deniz Phase Two gas for export through Turkey to Europe. DAS Bryza told Aliyev of his efforts to [...]	2007-06-25 06:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG ETRN PGOV PREL TX
07BAKU792	BAKU GUAM SUMMIT: LOOKING FOR RELEVANCE [...] (SBU) The GOAJ hosted the second annual Summit of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM on June 18-19 in Baku. The summit included meetings of GUAM members' heads of state, foreign ministers, national coordinators, and several GUAM working groups. There were also se [...]	2007-06-25 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ GG UP MD KZ TX
07BAKU815	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT GIVES TOUR D'HORIZON, IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 22 conversation with Ambassador Derse and Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) President Dr. Daniel Yergin, President Aliyev said that in general he was satisfied with the situation in Azerbaijan - "politically, economically and regionally." Domestically, Azerb [...]	2007-06-27 13:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ TU ENRG
07BAKU827	A WINDOW INTO PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S DACHA [...] (C) While visiting Baku June 17-19 for the GUAM summit, EUR DAS David Kramer attended a luncheon hosted by President Aliyev at his beach-front dacha in a Baku suburb. Aliyev hosted the luncheon for GUAM summit delegation heads, including the presidents from Georgia (and his wife) and Ukraine [...]	2007-06-29 12:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU886	EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTER HEYDAROV'S RISING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Through his Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES),Minister Kamalladdin Heydarov over the past year has increased his already significant economic and political clout. Through its civil defense forces, paramilitary troops, zoning, construction and licensing authority, and new f [...]	2007-07-12 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR PGOV KCOR PREL AJ
07BEIJING6396	ALL BUBBLES, NO BATH: HUNAN'S APPAREL FESTIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff's attendance at a recent apparel festival as part of a larger trip to Hunan province highlighted the provincial Party leadership's desire to attract foreign interest and investment, but exposed their limited understanding of how to actually do so. Despite flying in parti [...]	2007-09-28 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BTIO EINV ECON CH
07BEIRUT1978	LEBANON: NEA A/S WELCH AND DAPNSA ABRAMS URGE [...] (C) Former President and Phalange leader Amine Gemayel hosted a December 19 luncheon for visiting NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and Deputy Assistant to the President SIPDIS and Deputy National Security Advisor (DAPNSA) Elliott Abrams, attended by a strong showing of March 14 Christian [...]	2007-12-20 14:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SY LE
07BELGRADE1018	AMBASSADOR MEETS ENERGY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Ambassador Polt met with new Minister of Energy Aleksandar Popovic on July 11 to review his plans for addressing Serbia's energy security. The minister, a vice president in Prime Minister Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS),said Serbia has no alternative to sourcing gas from th [...]	2007-07-19 06:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE133	UPDATE ON ENERGY ISSUES FROM SERBIA [...] (SBU)Several major energy issues are still on the front burner as Serbia's democratic parties work to assemble a new government. Srbijagas's general director recently announced that Gazprom is likely to be Srbijagas's strategic partner in providing natural gas for the underground storage facil [...]	2007-01-29 15:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
07BELGRADE1400	SERBIA: ANTI-FASCISTS CLASH WITH NEO-NAZIS [...] (U) An unauthorized neo-Nazi rally on October 7 in Novi Sad, Serbia, ended with police arrests, after fighting broke out with counter-demonstrators. Parliament took up the battle in overheated debate. The rally was relatively well-contained and not likely indicative of rising Serbian extremis [...]	2007-10-12 19:47:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV
07BELGRADE1433	GAZPROM IN SERBIA - BUYING UP THE WORKS? [...] (U) Russia's Gazprom is making a push to control Serbia's key energy companies and infrastructure. During an October 9 visit, Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller linked three major energy projects in Serbia -- a new gas pipeline, a gas storage facility and perhaps a deal involving 51% ownership of the [...]	2007-10-22 07:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1482	SOUTHERN SERBIA: AVOIDING CARGO CULT [...] The United States' objective in Southern Serbia is to integrate the Albanian-majority Presevo Valley with the rest of the country. While the region is currently stable, its relationship with Belgrade is dysfunctional and local Albanian leaders have failed to commit to a future with Serbia. Lo [...]	2007-10-31 17:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1647	Serbia: 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 14:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SR
07BELGRADE1704	SERBIA: ELECTRICITY AND KOSOVO [...] (U) Recent discussions with the head of a large electricity trading firm and others indicate Serbia does not plan to break electricity connections with Kosovo. Serbia, however, remains firm in only dealing with UNMIK on Kosovo energy issues, and has moved away from electricity "donation" to se [...]	2007-12-20 13:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1709	SERBIA: 2007-2008 INCSR II ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] Reftel requested post update for Serbia on efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Serbia is upholding all international commitments to eliminate money laundering and terrorist financing. END SUMMARY. SERBIA: Not a Financial Center ------------------------------ 2. [...]	2007-12-20 14:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR SR
07BELGRADE266	KOSOVO'S FINAL STATUS BURDENS ECONOMIC TIES [...] (U) This is a joint cable from USOP and Embassy Belgrade. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Belgrade econ chief and Pristina econ officer made the rounds of UNMIK and PISG economic agencies to identify some of the economic issues that are factors in current and future relations between Kosovo and [...]	2007-02-27 11:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG ECON SR YI
07BELGRADE272	SERBIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] OVERVIEW --------------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 62 TIP victims. Of these, there were 60 females and 2 males; 33 wer [...]	2007-02-28 14:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
07BELGRADE459	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/2 - 4/5) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 2, the UNSC meeting attended by Prime Minister Kostunica was the dominant event related to Kosovo and Serbia. Both before and after the April 3 session, Belgrade media speculated [...]	2007-04-05 16:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE599	UPDATE ON ENERGY ISSUES FROM SERBIA [...] (U) Summary. State-owned gas monopoly Srbijagas has managed to improve its financial outlook via an intergovernmental agreement that uses old Yugoslavia clearing debt to pay gas arrears to Gazprom of USD 188.2 million, debt accumulated from 1994 to 2000. However, the company still has a debt [...]	2007-05-07 06:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR

07BELGRADE716	IS THE EU TIRING OF SERBIA? [...] (c) Summary: Despite a constant stream of pro-Serbian rhetoric from both European capitals and the EU itself, from the Belgrade perspective some in the machinery of the EU seem to feel Europe is getting tired of handholding its perennial "problem child." The view from the EU bureaucracy in [...]	2007-05-22 10:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EU SR
07BELGRADE750	SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER ON KOSOVO AND NEW [...] (C) On 5/29, in our first meeting since the formation of the new Serbian government, I told Prime Minister Kostunica that we are in full agreement with four of the "five principles" of the new governing coalition, but remain concerned that the fifth -- Serbia's Kosovo policy --- will undermine [...]	2007-05-30 11:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS YI SR
07BELGRADE988	A/S FRIED OUTLINES NEXT STEPS FOR KOSOVO: SERBIA ON [...] (C) Summary. Visiting A/S Fried urged Serbia's political leaders and the public to lead their country to a future in Europe following Kosovo's future independence. In separate meetings, July 10, the A/S outlined for President Tadic, PM Kostunica, and FM Jeremic the likely scenario of a minima [...]	2007-07-12 11:57:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SR
07BELGRADE997	DJINDJIC ASSASSINATION STILL POLITICAL FOOTBALL [...] (SBU) Special prosecutor for organized crime Slobodan Radovinovic has opened an investigation into the political background of late Serbian PM Djindjic's assassination in response to competing accusations between the LDP and the DSS over who bore ultimate responsibility for creating the condit [...]	2007-07-16 06:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM SR
07BERLIN459	GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...]	2007-03-07 09:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC
07BERLIN700	USD/P EDELMAN'S MARCH 28 CONSULTATIONS IN BERLIN [...] (C) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Edelman, accompanied by Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Anzalone, visited Berlin March 28 to hold consultations on missile defense and Afghanistan with senior officials in the defense and foreign ministries and at the chancellery [...]	2007-04-03 16:37:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO MOPS GM PL EZ RS AF
07BERLIN813	APRIL 18 MEETINGS PROVIDE VALUABLE CLARIFICATION [...] (C) Summary: A delegation from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD/P) visited Berlin April 18 to respond to a long list of detailed questions from German technical experts and analysts regarding U.S. MD plans in Europe. The delegati [...]	2007-04-20 15:24:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS NATO PREL GM RS
07BERN144	SWISS ELECTION YEAR -- WILL POLARIZATION AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 16:40:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SZ
07BERN200	TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 15:40:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SZ
07BOGOTA3620	JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW PROCESS BEGINS TO SHOW [...] (SBU) The Prosecutor General's (Fiscalia) Justice and Peace Unit Chief Luis Gonzalez told poloff on May 16 voluntary testimonies of ex-paramilitary leaders have so far helped to identify the perpetrators of over 200 murders and have been instrumental in helping the GOC create new mechanisms t [...]	2007-05-18 20:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
07BRATISLAVA112	FICO'S LIBYA TRIP A COMMERCIAL SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico's February 20-22 delegation to Libya focused on commercial objectives, primarily gaining Slovak military and infrastructure contracts in Libya as repayment for Libya's debt to Slovakia. Initial press reports indicate that Libya and Slovakia reached pr [...]	2007-02-23 16:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD ENRG LY LO
07BRATISLAVA113	SLOVAK PM CALLS BULGARIAN NURSES "PERPETRATORS" [...] (U) "Fico: The Nurses are Perpetrators" announced the headline of the Slovak daily SME on 2/23, referring to Prime Minister Robert Fico's statements during a visit to Libya 2/20-2/22. A rough translation of Fico's words to Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi follows: "As intensively as (pe [...]	2007-02-23 16:39:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BU LY LO
07BRATISLAVA134	PM FICO SHARES THOUGHTS ON DOMESTIC AND [...] (C) The Ambassador and PM Fico discussed Kosovo (reftel) and other issues over breakfast March 2. Following are some observations and highlights from the meeting. The Prime Minister/Party Leader ------------------------------- 2. (C) Fico was a few minutes late to the breakfast and explai [...]	2007-03-02 16:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON LO
07BRATISLAVA138	SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Tanya Spencer Position: Political Officer Phone: 421 2 5922 3277 Fax: 421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: spencertk@state.gov Total time to complete TIP report: FSNs: 33 hours FS03: 40 hours FS02: 2 hours FS01: 1 hour --------------------------------- [...]	2007-03-06 19:59:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
07BRATISLAVA326	SLOVAKIA RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN CFE CONCERNS [...] (U) Poloff and Air Attache delivered reftel points to Katarina Zakova, Deputy Director of Disarmament, OSCE and Counter-Terrorism at MFA. Zakova said Slovakia shares U.S. views on the points of Russian concern - except for point three (impact of U.S. deployments in Romania and Bulgaria) which [...]	2007-06-04 15:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL LO
07BRATISLAVA38	SLOVAK TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN, PM FICO,S OVERSEAS [...] (C) PM Fico,s Chief of Protocol Marek Estok (please protect) told DCM January 19 that Fico has made his decision about whether to move Slovak engineering troops from Kabul to Kandahar, although Estok demurred from saying what that decision is. Fico travels to Kandahar January 25, but it is no [...]	2007-01-19 15:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF LO
07BRATISLAVA61	PM FICO'S JANUARY 29 LUNCH WITH THE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. PM Robert Fico hosted the Ambassador for a two-hour lunch in his office on January 29. Fico denied that he is moving Slovakia's foreign policy further from the U.S. and agreed to consider or pass along many of the Ambassador's suggestions on energy security and other domestic issue [...]	2007-01-31 15:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF SR LY VE LO
07BRUSSELS1486	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLE AT 7.3 PERCENT; [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was stable at 7.3 percent in March 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on May 2. The unemployment rate for the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) was down t [...]	2007-05-04 07:12:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07BRUSSELS1824	EU-27 AND EURO ZONE UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 7.1 PERCENT [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for both the EU-27 and the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) were down to 7.1 percent in April 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on June 1. END SUMMARY. 2. With se [...]	2007-06-04 16:21:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07BRUSSELS2199	UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 7.0 PERCENT IN [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for both the EU-27 and the euro area (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) reached 7.0 percent in May 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on July 3. The figures confirmed the downwar [...]	2007-07-06 11:27:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07BRUSSELS2750	EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 6.8 PERCENT IN [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 6.8 percent in July 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on August 31. Unemployment in the eurozone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) stood at 6.9 percent. E [...]	2007-08-31 13:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07BRUSSELS2950	EU COUNCIL EXPECTS FULL VISA RECIPROCITY BETWEEN U.S. AND [...] EU ministers in the September 18 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council heard a presentation of the Commission's third report on the visa reciprocity mechanism, including the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) with the U.S. Commission Vice-President Frattini and Portuguese Interior Minister/Council ch [...]	2007-09-20 09:03:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM SW EUN
07BRUSSELS3068	EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 6.7 PERCENT; EURO ZONE [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 6.7 percent in August 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 2. Unemployment in the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) stood at 6.9 percent. [...]	2007-10-04 10:50:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07BRUSSELS3192	EU AND W. BALKANS: CARROTS NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVE; [...] (C/NF) The EU has repeatedly reaffirmed the "European vocation" of the countries in the Western Balkans. It is committed to membership for all countries in the region and the Commission plans to contribute almost USD two billion over 2007-09 to help prepare them for eventual membership. Whil [...]	2007-10-19 12:35:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID ZL EUN
07BRUSSELS3270	EU UNEMPLOYMENT AT 7.0 PERCENT; EURO ZONE UNEMPLOYMENT AT [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.0 percent in September 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 31. Unemployment in the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) stood at 7.3 per [...]	2007-10-31 15:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07BRUSSELS3299	COMMISSION'S ENLARGEMENT STRATEGY: CONSOLIDATION [...] (C) The European Commission's (EC) "Enlargement Strategy," published November 6, aims at tackling key issues, such as promoting judicial reform, both earlier than during previous enlargements and with the help of benchmarks. On Turkey, the EC's strategy notes that "the pace of negotiations ( [...]	2007-11-06 17:39:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID TU ZL EUN MCC
07BRUSSELS3444	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLE AT 7.0 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE DOWN [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 stood at 7.0 percent in October 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on December 3. Unemployment in the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) decreased slightly [...]	2007-12-04 07:27:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07BRUSSELS373	CREATING THE REGIONAL COOPERATION COUNCIL: FIRST [...] (SBU) Representatives of key donor governments and of SEECP countries met in Brussels on January 23 and 24 to begin the process of establishing a Regional Cooperation Council and secretariat as a regional cooperation vehicle to replace the Stability Pact by early 2008. Discussions were produ [...]	2007-02-02 16:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW
07BRUSSELS670	EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 7.5 PERCENT; EURO [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was down to 7.5 percent in January 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on February 28. The unemployment rate for the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) was [...]	2007-02-28 16:50:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07BRUSSELS694	Belgium 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (U) The 2007 Trafficking in Persons follows in paragraph two. Embassy Point of Contact is Political Counselor Theodore H. Andrews, telephone (32) (2)508-2111/fax 513- 5333. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report: Political Counselor (FO-1): 3 hours Political Assistant (LES-10): 4 [...]	2007-03-02 14:19:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BE
07BRUSSELS895	EU LEADERS STRUGGLE ON DECLARATION FOR 50TH [...] EU leaders on March 8 debated the contents of the "Berlin Declaration" to be issued at their March 24-25 celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. The Declaration, which will be jointly issued by the leaders, the Commission and the European Parliament (EP),will highlight t [...]	2007-03-16 17:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN
07BUCHAREST1266	ROMANIAN PREPARATIONS FOR NATO SUMMIT (C-RE7-02147) [...] (C) The GOR has appointed Ambassador Victor Micula, the Under Secretary of State at the Foreign Ministry, as overall NATO Summit coordinator. He has assembled an interagency task force with a core group currently of around 25 individuals representing a range of agencies. These include special [...]	2007-11-08 16:04:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO RO
07BUCHAREST1334	UPDATE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN ROMANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: While Romania remains both a country of origin and transit point for trafficking in persons (TIP),its growing prosperity has increased the risk of a concomitant growth in internal trafficking. Interior Ministry statistics also suggest that trafficking for labor exploitation is [...]	2007-12-05 15:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM RO
07BUCHAREST42	BENYATOV ARREST UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. citizen Vadim Don BENYATOV, a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) based in London, remains in preventive detention in Bucharest. The Romanian Office of the Prosecutor General is continuing its investigation of his alleged involvement in acts of "economic [...]	2007-01-11 15:48:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST655	ROMANIA'S DRAFT ENERGY STRATEGY - A MIXED BAG [...] (C) The Ministry of Economy and Finance released a draft of the national energy strategy for public comment on May 18. The draft strategy outlines the GOR's priorities in developing its energy profile (e.g. nuclear, thermal, hydro, renewable),privatizing remaining state-owned energy assets, [...]	2007-06-04 15:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV RO
07BUCHAREST656	CFE: ROMANIA'S VIEWS ON JUNE 12 EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) Polmiloff discussed contents of ref a on June 1 with HLTF Rep and Director for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control, and Combating Terrorism, Mihaela Vasiu and with CFE action officer Dana Marca, and followed up on June 4 after they had an opportunity to consult with GOR inter-agency contacts. [...]	2007-06-04 16:06:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PREL PARM OSCE RU RO
07BUCHAREST665	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu on June 5 in advance of Cioroianu's visit to Washington next week. While in Washington, Cioroianu will stress Romania's continued commitment to our strategic partnership, to reform and to combating corruption, and to making t [...]	2007-06-07 07:56:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST747	EC FRUSTRATED BY NEW ROMANIAN CORRUPTION AGENCY'S [...] (C) Summary. Romania's National Integrity Agency (ANI),the last major anti-corruption effort that the GOR promised before acceding to the EU, was formally established last month. While the European Commission is unhappy with Romanian backsliding in the fight against corruption, its monitor [...]	2007-06-27 15:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO
07BUCHAREST79	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 23 MEETING WITH FM UNGUREANU [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, Ambassador and Foreign Minister Ungureanu discussed the upcoming NATO Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers, Kosovo, and Romania's bid for the 2008 NATO Summit. Ungureanu has become increasingly involved in promoting Romania's offer to host the NATO Summit in 2008 [...]	2007-01-24 16:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SB RO
07BUCHAREST855	ROMANIA TO SUPPORT U.S. UNESCO CANDIDATES; ASKS [...] (SBU) Embassy received on July 6 from the MFA the following diplomatic note announcing Romania's support for the U.S. candidates for the UNESCO committees and requesting USG support for Romania's candidates. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Nr. C 2-2/3661 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romani [...]	2007-07-24 13:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	UN UNESCO PREL PGOV
07BUCHAREST876	ROMANIA'S FOREIGN POLICY AT MID-YEAR: THE CALM [...] (C) Summary: President Basescu is back in charge with a new, stronger presidential mandate, and he has reasserted himself into almost all aspects of day-to-day foreign policy formulation. Consequently, Prime Minister Tariceanu and his new cabinet have been marginalized by Basescu on key [...]	2007-07-31 08:27:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RO
07BUDAPEST101	HUNGARIAN UPDATE FOR JANUARY 26 INFORMAL NATO [...] (C) USAID hosted a PRT for senior GoH interagency representatives in Budapest January 23. Post capitalized on the meeting to review reftel points with representatives from the MFA's Office of Security Policy, highlighting our commitment to provide significant new resources and our call on Al [...]	2007-01-24 08:03:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS
07BUDAPEST1190	"AND PUTIN SMILED": HUNGARIAN READ-OUT ON THE [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Gyurcsany's Foreign and Security Policy Advisor, Karoly Banai, briefed Ambassador Foley on the July 19 Finno-Ugric Summit in Saransk, Russia, privately acknowledging the negative optics of the event but making every effort to downplay the discussion of political is [...]	2007-07-24 08:23:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL ENRG KDEM PHUM RU HU
07BUENOSAIRES16	NEWLY ELECTED SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI; US-LATIN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include Democrats taking control of both the US House of Representatives and Senate for the first time in a dozen years; Rep. Nancy Pelosi's selection as the first woman House leader in US history; Pelosi's statements about revisiting ties [...]	2007-01-05 22:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07CHISINAU1486	LUPU: BALACED AND HELPFUL [...] (C) Sumary: In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassdor December 17, Parliamentary Speaker Marian Lupu continued to be very interested in visiting the .S. to meet Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He promised tohelp get a bilateral Article 98 agreement signed to take steps to have a new Moldovan TIP Co [...]	2007-12-18 10:34:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD
07DAMASCUS437	SYRIAN COURT SENTENCES DISSIDENT LABWANI TO LIFE [...] (C) Summary. A Syrian Court convicted political detainee Kamal Labwani May 10 and sentenced him to life in prison, then commuting that sentence to 12 years. Such a strict sentence is longest prison term for a political detainee not associated with the Muslim Brotherhood or other Islamic grou [...]	2007-05-10 14:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS445	SYRIAN COURT SENTENCES FOUR MORE DISSIDENTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SYRIAN COURT CONVICTED AND SENTENCED ON MAY 13 PROMINENT SYRIAN WRITER AND DETAINEE MICHEL KILO AND THREE OTHERS TO PRISON FOR THEIR SIGNATURE ON A 2006 DECLARATION CALLING FOR STEPS TO IMPROVE SYRIA-LEBANON BILATERAL RELATIONS. KILO AND FORMER COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBER MAHMOUD [...]	2007-05-14 10:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS598	Syria/Greece, Syria/Italy, Syria/Netherlands, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 13 reported the visit to Damascus by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis and her meeting with President Asad on June 12 about bilateral relations and political developments in Iraq, the occupied territories and Lebanon. Bakoyannis praised Syria's [...]	2007-06-13 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DUBLIN286	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE APRIL 19-20 VISIT OF EUR PDAS [...] (SBU) Embassy Dublin eagerly anticipates your visit and the opportunity to join your discussions with ranking Irish Government officials and others on the full range of bilateral and U.S.-EU issues. Your visit comes at an historic moment in U.S.-Irish relations, with the scheduled restoratio [...]	2007-04-13 16:37:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MOPPS MARR ECON SENV EI
07DUBLIN565	IRISH SEE NEED FOR ACTION, BUT PREFER DIALOGUE [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Ref B demarche on July 19, 2007 to Pat Kelly, European Corespondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Kelly indicated that the Irish Government largely sees eye to eye with U.S. positions, with the exception that, in general, the Irish prefer to continue political di [...]	2007-07-20 09:11:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI EI
07EFTOATHENS174	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AIR SAFETY AND SECURITY WITH [...] (U) Summary: On January 18th, Ambassador called on Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) Governor Ioannis Andrianopoulos to discuss air safety and security, as well as the recent announcements by Continental Airlines and USAirways that they would be beginning direct service from the U.S. t [...]	2007-01-26 10:44:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR GR
07HANOI816	HOW ECONOMIC DECISIONS GET MADE IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In place since June of 2006, Vietnam's Prime Minister and his deputy have taken greater control of economic policy and its implementation, increasingly dominating the traditional consensus decision-making process of the Politburo. While Hanoi-based economists state that the Commu [...]	2007-05-04 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HELSINKI64	FINNS ASK 8 EU COUNTRIES TO JOIN IWC [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the recent meeting of the pro-conservation countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to Esko Jaakkola, Environment Counsellor at the Finnish Ministry of the Environment. Jaakkola, who represented the Government of Finland at the meeting [...]	2007-02-01 06:22:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS PREL ETRD KSCA IWC FI
07IRANRPODUBAI5	IRAN-UAE: TWO-WAY INVESTMENT (C-TN7-00045) [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 06:08:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON EFIN PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI68	FINANCIAL ANALYST SAID CAPITAL STILL FLOWING [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 15:11:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON IR EFIN
07ISLAMABAD5102	CODEL BENNETT'S MEETING WITH BENAZIR BHUTTO [...] (C) Summary. With Codel Bennett November 30, Benazir Bhutto indicated she will participate in the January 8 general elections but asked for USG assistance in ensuring those elections are free and fair. Codel members expressed support for ensuring the integrity of elections but noted the larger issu [...]	2007-12-01 10:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK
07ISTANBUL1006	EDIRNE FLOODS - AGAIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-23 08:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL517	TURKISH DEMOCRACY: ISOLATION AND TRADITION [...] (C) Summary. Sabanci University political science professor Ali Carkoglu argued in a recent meeting that traditional Kemalists - the military, the courts, Turkey's bureaucracy - are insulated from normal Turkish society and have no stake in its improvement. A siege mentality and sense of is [...]	2007-06-15 11:38:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ISTANBUL550	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE WINS PYRRIC VICTORY IN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. On June 26 the Turkish Higher Court of Appeals (Yargitay) upheld a local Istanbul court decision to acquit 12 members of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the charge of "illegal obstruction of religious service." In rendering this decision the court [...]	2007-06-27 11:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM TU
07ISTANBUL638	YARGITAY'S RULING ON ECUMENICITY: WHAT DOES IT [...] (C) Summary. Ecumenical Patriarchate attorney Kezban Hatemi and Ecumenical Patriarch senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton, separately, gave us very different assessments of the implications of the Turkish Higher Court of Appeals' (Yargitay) recent rejection of the ecumenicity of the Greek Ort [...]	2007-07-18 11:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
07ISTANBUL653	BURSA: RESERVED FORMER OTTOMAN CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Consulate Istanbul's final pre-election campaign visit was to Bursa, traveling aboard a new 75-minute car ferry from Istanbul to a dock just 25 miles from the town center, cutting the four-hour car trip to under two hours. Businessmen in their Mercedes joined vacationers to fil [...]	2007-07-20 11:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL773	NOT NEW, JUST REHEATED: AN UPDATE ON CHARGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Following recent Greek and Turkish press reports that an Istanbul prosecutor subpoenaed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholemeos, the Patriarch,s attorney Kezban Hatemi told us that new prosecutorial staff had mistakenly issued the subpoena when they overlooked the Patriarch,s prior [...]	2007-08-24 13:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL TU GR
07ISTANBUL854	SUCCESSFUL JOINT US - BSEC ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM [...] (U) Summary: On September 12-13 BSEC and the United States government jointly held a symposium bringing together government officials as well as representatives from the private and non-governmental sectors of the BSEC member states. The symposium was designed to explore the nexus between en [...]	2007-09-20 14:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN SENV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL868	ISTANBUL OFFICE CALLS UNDERLINE IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) Summary and comment. EUR/SE desk officer Danielle Garbe met recently with TESEV President Can Paker, former Special Envoy General Edip Baser and academician Kemal Kirisci to hear views on Turkey's domestic politics, its foreign relations and the bureaucracy's view of the fight against t [...]	2007-09-25 14:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU IR IZ
07KABUL946	UPDATE ON AFGHANISTAN DEBT FORGIVENESS AND DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-24 10:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON AF
07KIGALI217	RWANDA: REPEAL OF ARMS NOTIFICATION, CHILD [...] (C) Foreign Minister Charles Murigande requested Ambassador Arietti meet with him on March 2. In his office, Murigande sought U.S. support for repeal of the notification provision of UNSC resolution 1011 of 1995, which lifted the arms embargo on Rwanda, but left in place a notification pro [...]	2007-03-05 05:56:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF RW
07KOLKATA54	ITALIAN PM PRODI LEADS LARGEST EVER TRADE MISSION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. February 11-12, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi visited Kolkata with over 300 business representatives, Italian Commerce Minister Emma Bonino and other senior government officials as part of a "global strategy to open new markets in Asia." The delegation consisted mostly o [...]	2007-02-14 14:04:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN EIND IT IN
07KUWAIT107	2007 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2007 Kuwait Investment Climate Report: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- [...]	2007-01-24 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPIC EINV KTDB USTR KU
07KYIV118	UKRAINE: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Refs A and B contained parts one and two of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. The third and final part of the ICS is below. Text Continued: A.9. Efficient Capital Markets and Portfolio Investment BANKING The Ukrainian banking system consists of the National Ban [...]	2007-01-18 14:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
07KYIV186	UKRAINE: TURKMEN OPPOSITION VISA SCANDAL REALLY [...] (C) Summary. The scandal that has erupted over Socialist Transportation Minister Mykola Rudkovskiy pressuring Ukrainian ambassadors to issue visas to Turkmen opposition figures to travel to Kyiv in late December in the wake of former Turkmen President Niyazov's death is, at its heart, the lat [...]	2007-01-25 15:21:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EPET TX UP
07KYIV220	UKRAINE: USITC ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION ON SILICON METAL [...] Post provides the following information regarding silicon metal production in Ukraine in response to reftel request. This response contains no business proprietary information. Overview of Metallurgy Industry ------------------------------- 2. Metallurgy is one of the Ukrainian economy's [...]	2007-01-31 11:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON UP
07KYIV2266	UKRAINE: PREVIEW OF SEPTEMBER 14 SUMMIT WITH EU [...] (C) Summary: An EU delegation of Portuguese Prime Minister Socrates, EU Council Secretary General Solana, European Commission President Barroso, and Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner will participate in the EU-Ukraine summit September 14 in Kyiv. In their private meetings, the EU delegation will [...]	2007-09-11 12:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN ETRD ENRG EUN PO UP
07KYIV2753	UKRAINE: PSI Eastern Shield Exercise, October 29-31, Odesa, [...] (U) Summary: Ukraine and Poland sponsored a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Eastern Shield demonstration, with Romanian, Georgian, Moldovan, and Bulgarian participation, October 29-31 in Odesa, Ukraine. The demonstration, planned as the first PSI exercise in the Black Sea region, empl [...]	2007-11-06 09:24:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PTER KCRM PREL KNNP UP
07KYIV702	UKRAINE: THE STRUGGLE FOR SEVASTOPOL [...] (C) Summary: Sevastopol continues to be in the middle of a tug-of-war between Ukraine and Russian for the hearts and minds of its residents. Moscow Mayor Luzhkov visited Sevastopol February 21, to open a renovated Moscow-funded Russian Culture and Information Center, to visit the Russian Bla [...]	2007-03-29 08:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RS UP
07KYIV853	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH AND YUSHCHENKO AGREE EU [...] (C) Summary: During his March 27 visit to Brussels, PM Yanukovych said he wanted Ukraine to adopt a long-term strategy for EU membership and thanked his interlocutors for their help so far. Echoing President Yushchenko's earlier comments, Yanukovych urged the incorporation of a reference to U [...]	2007-04-11 15:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD ENRG EUN UP
07LAGOS492	BRITISH GIRL RELEASED; 2 EXPATS KIDNAPPED OFFSHORE [...] (SBU) On July 8, three-year-old British national Margaret Hill was released near Ogbakiri, Rivers State, after being abducted three days earlier in Port Harcourt (Reftel). No further details are known regarding her release; however, press reports suggest no ransom was paid to secure Hill's r [...]	2007-07-09 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS567	NIGER DELTA: HOSTAGE TAKING & DEATH, PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) Summary: On August 12, a foreign hostage of an unidentified nationality reportedly died in Bayelsa State en route to a hospital. On August 10, a British National was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on his way to work. On August 8, the son of a Bayelsa State legislator was report [...]	2007-08-13 12:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LISBON1882	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...]	2007-07-23 06:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI
07LISBON2680	EU LEADERS CLINCH LANDMARK DEAL ON "LISBON TREATY" [...] EU leaders, at their informal Summit meeting in Lisbon October 18-19, reached an overall agreement on the new EU Treaty that will be signed in Lisbon on December 13. The deal was clinched after the Portuguese Presidency managed to overcome outstanding reservations by Italy and Poland on two [...]	2007-10-19 15:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN
07LJUBLJANA119	SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007 [...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's seventh annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel. Embassy POC is Pol/Econ Chief Colleen Hyland; tel. 386-1 -200-5708, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based on info [...]	2007-03-01 15:11:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KRFD PREF SI
07LJUBLJANA414	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JUNE GAERC [...] (SBU) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Director of EU Affairs, Matej Marn June 14. Cuba - Marn noted the conclusions of the PSC on Cuba and predicted there would be no further discussion at the GEARC. ENP - He did not think Belarus would be discussed since as a condition of ho [...]	2007-06-15 15:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA469	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JULY GAERC [...] (C) Acting PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Office of EU Affairs representative Aljaz Arih July 18. Kosovo - Arih expressed hope that a UN resolution can be reached within the additional 120 days allocated for negotiation but is not optimistic. Slovenia has made no official deci [...]	2007-07-20 12:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA52	SLOVENIA: MOUNTAIN SCHOOL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a January 24 meeting with Lt. Miha Kuhar, the director of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) Mountain Warfare School, Kuhar eagerly embraced suggestions that the school partner with the U.S. Military's Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany and expressed [...]	2007-01-30 15:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA523	RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE BRINGS US-SLOVENIAN [...] (U) Summary. With support from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund and the International Information Programs Division, the Embassy organized a one-day Clean Energy Innovation Conference on June 26 that emphasized the importance of alternative energy as a strategy for economic developmen [...]	2007-08-14 15:19:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD OIIP KPAO SI
07LJUBLJANA757	SLOVENIA AGREES WITH U.S. VIEWS TO RESOLVE KOSOVO [...] (C) In a December 12 meeting with ADCM, MFA Director for Southeastern Europe Leon Marc expressed agreement with U.S. views to resolve Kosovo status (reftel). Marc asked about the timeline for a coordinated declaration of independence, explaining that Slovenia was not just looking at Serbian p [...]	2007-12-12 11:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV YI SI
07LONDON1991	ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT OF EU ENLARGEMENT FOR UK [...] Since Romania and Bulgaria formally joined the European Union (EU) on January 1, 2007, we have witnessed increased reference to economic activity between the UK and the new member states, ranging from high level visits to various UK contacts indicating they have purchased vacation property in [...]	2007-05-23 14:42:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL EU UK
07LUXEMBOURG80	LUXEMBOURG: 2007 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Luxembourg is pleased to present the following information regarding trafficking in persons in Luxembourg. Point of contact is Tom Boughter; tel: +352 46-01-23, ext. 2240. Political officer (FS-04) spent 20 hours meeting contacts and collecting information for this report. Acting [...]	2007-02-23 13:37:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB LU
07MADRID104	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 22 GAERC [...] (S) SUMMARY: Emboff discussed Spanish views in advance of the January 22 GAERC meeting with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA Subdirector General for the EU, on January 18. Fernandez-Arias highlighted the following areas of special Spanish interest. The EU expects to issue a communique either fr [...]	2007-01-19 11:17:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1597	SPAIN: IMMIGRATION UPDATE 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: In 2006, Spain's population rose from 43,758,300 to 45,166,894 according to the national census. Of the additional 1.35 million people, the majority were immigrants. Over the last six years, the overall immigrant population in Spain has more than doubled to 4.5 million. In the l [...]	2007-08-17 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SMIG SP
07MADRID382	SCENESETTER FOR MUSLIM OUTREACH COORDINATOR FARAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Madrid is a welcome opportunity to broaden our knowledge of and relations with the Islamic community in Spain. In your meetings with community leaders, private citizens, and government officials, we believe you will take away an impression that the large and growi [...]	2007-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV SCUL OVIP OPRC SP
07MINSK358	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 3, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Former Political Prisoner Banned From Traveling Abroad (para. 2) - Over 4,500 Signatures Collected to Challenge the Religion Law (para. 3) - GOB to Review Former Monas [...]	2007-05-04 08:48:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MOSCOW1129	U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS ON JOINT INITIATIVE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 26, a team led by A/S John Rood met with a team led by Oleg Rozhkov, MFA Deputy Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),to discuss the joint initiative to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation outlined in a January 10 letter from U/S Joseph [...]	2007-03-15 15:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PARM RS
07MOSCOW1653	RUSSIA-HUNGARY: WARMING TREND [...] (C) Summary: Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's late-March visit to Moscow continued the warming trend in relations between Russia and Hungary. Strong economic interests have been sufficient to overcome the historical legacy that dominates Russia's relations with some of its former s [...]	2007-04-12 08:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG HU RS
07MOSCOW1866	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Sevmorneftegeofizika, Murmansk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]	2007-04-23 12:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW2201	RUSSIA AND A CFE "MORATORIUM" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak reviewed with the Ambassador Putin's April 26 call for a moratorium on Russia's compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty and his insistence that all NATO Allies ratify the Adapted Treaty without linkage to the 1999 Istanbul c [...]	2007-05-11 15:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCFE OSCE PARM MARR NATO RS
07MOSCOW2226	RUSSIAN ENERGY: CPC EXPANSION IN THE WORKS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 press conference in Astana, President Putin told the press that he considered the expansion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) "possible," while President Nazarbayev said that additional oil shipments through CPC (the capacity of which would rise by 17 million t [...]	2007-05-14 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL RS
07MOSCOW2741	RUSSIA: NO FLEXIBILITY ON CFE REDLINES IN ADVANCE [...] (C) Summary: The Russians plan to come to the June 12 CFE Extraordinary Conference (which they convened) with no new initiatives. Instead, they plan to restate their longstanding positions and to listen to what the U.S. and its Allies have to offer. Barring an unanticipated decision by NA [...]	2007-06-08 11:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM RS
07MOSCOW3088	CFE: POINTS ON RUSSIAN DELAY IN CONDUCT OF US [...] (C) On June 23, DCM raised concerns about the Russian "force majeure" reply to the latest US request for a CFE inspection with MFA Office of Disarmament and Security Affairs Director Anatoliy Antonov. Drawing upon reftel points, DCM reiterated US expectations that Russia would meet its treat [...]	2007-06-25 15:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PARM PREL KCFE RS BU HU NATO OSCE
07MOSCOW3534	GAZPROM ASKS U/S JEFFREY TO HELP "MITIGATE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 16 meeting, Gazprom Deputy Chairman Aleksander Medvedev told U/S Jeffrey that EXIM's possible withholding of financing for the Sakhalin 2 LNG project would be neither in the interests of U.S. equipment and service suppliers nor the United States, an export destina [...]	2007-07-19 10:06:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW4634	RUSSIA-FRANCE RELATIONS: AFTER KOUCHNER, BEFORE [...] (C) Summary. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's two-day Moscow visit did not bridge the gap in the two countries' position on issues such as Kosovo and Iran. Both GOR officials and the French Embassy hope that the early October Sarkozy visit will provide an opportunity to narrow di [...]	2007-09-20 09:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNO UNMIK FR RS

07MOSCOW4691	CHEVRON RUSSIA PRESIDENT ON CPC BREAKTHROUGH, [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 12:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5082	A DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NARYSHKIN AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Naryshkin told the Ambassador October 19 that Russia favored expanded two-way trade and investment. The Ambassador said the U.S. did as well and noted that the new CFIUS law was intended to facilitate, not prevent, foreign investment, including Russian, into the Unit [...]	2007-10-19 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL RS
07MOSCOW509	RUSSIAN ENERGY: CHEVRON AND CPC - LOOKING AT [...] (C) Summary: On February 5, Chevron's Russia chief, Ian MacDonald, contacted us to talk about CPC expansion and the recently-inked Gazpromneft deal. (This discussion follows up on previous meetings with MacDonald with Mark Woloshyn, who Chevron has hired to shepherd along the Bosphorus bypass [...]	2007-02-06 11:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU
07MOSCOW5225	RUSSIAN DFM TITOV ON BOSNIA, KOSOVO, AND POLAND [...] (C) Comment: In an October 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Titov reiterated Russian complaints over High Representative Lajcak's invocation of Bosnia powers, which ran counter to assurances given during his Moscow consultations, but stressed Russian support for the D [...]	2007-10-31 15:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK RS
07MOSCOW5231	RUSSIA'S NORTH-SOUTH ENERGY STRATEGY: A KNIFE, A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian activism in recent years to strengthen the "north-south" energy corridor suggests an intention to slice through the conceptual "east-west" corridor, to reassert Central Asia's dependence on Russian energy routes, and to repair Russia's own fumbling gas balance. Russia ap [...]	2007-11-01 09:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5242	RUSSIA-BULGARIA ENERGY: SOUTHSTREAM MOU TO BE [...] (SBU) Bulgarian Economic Officer Kiril Vachev told us October 31 that Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov will visit Moscow November 7-9 to sign an MOU on the proposed Southstream gas pipeline (reftels). The MOU will signal political support in principle but leave all details to the fu [...]	2007-11-01 14:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW583	RUSSIAN ENERGY: AMBASSADOR MEETS GAZPROM'S MILLER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller praised recent moves on domestic gas price reform, and said gas price rises to FSU countries would move forward in tandem, and assets are a part of the payment mix. Miller stressed plans in play to develop Yam [...]	2007-02-09 10:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5841	ATOMSTROYEXPORT'S APPROACH TO THE "NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) During a recent meeting at a Moscow think-tank, an official from Atomstroyexport outlined priorities for the construction of Russian nuclear power plants abroad. China, India, Iran, and Bulgaria are their top target markets. The official downplayed the importance of the failure of Russ [...]	2007-12-17 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG PREL RS IN
07MOSCOW5955	RUSSIAN ENERGY MINISTER'S END-OF-YEAR REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on December 21, the day after the formal signing of the Tri-Caspian (Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan) pipeline agreement, Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko called it "a good note" on which to end the year. He commented on domestic en [...]	2007-12-28 11:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW613	PUTIN IN MUNICH: SHARP TONE, BUT FAMILIAR [...] (C) Summary: Putin's February 10 remarks to the Munich Conference on Security Policy were a familiar litany of complaints about Russia's treatment by the West, and particularly the U.S. The substance of his critique of the dangers of unilateral U.S. actions, NATO enlargement, and ballistic [...]	2007-02-12 15:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
07NEWDELHI2805	INDIA ON THE THRESHOLD OF ELECTING ITS FIRST WOMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 14, after what threatened to become an insurmountable impasse, Congress and Left Party leaders agreed on current Rajasthan Governor Pratibha Devisingh Patil as the UPA/Left nominee for President of India. A longtime Gandhi/Nehru family loyalist, Patil would be the first [...]	2007-06-15 09:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KIRF IN
07NEWDELHI4224	DELHI DIARY, SEPTEMBER 8-14 [...] (U) This week's product is a joint effort of Embassy New Delhi and Consulate General Mumbai. Below is a compilation of political highlights for September 8-14, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Senior Nuclear Scientist Speaks in Support of Nuclear Deal -- BJP [...]	2007-09-14 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KNNP KISL IR PK BU IN
07NEWDELHI4830	MTAG INDIA: MAYURAKSHI IS NOT INVOLVED IN [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Under Secretary Jayant Khobargade provided a nonpaper to PolOff October 26 in response to reftel demarches. Khobargade noted that three issues concerning the Indian firm Mayurakshi had been resolved: [...]	2007-11-01 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR BU IN
07NICOSIA165	AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: (357) [...]	2007-02-27 07:15:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07NICOSIA168	REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-336 [...]	2007-03-01 14:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07NICOSIA434	TURKISH CYPRIOT CENSUS DEBATE FOCUSES ON NATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Native" Turkish Cypriots continue to outnumber their mainland Turkey-born brethren, according to a controversial census that T/C authorities conducted in 2006 but whose results they are releasing in periodic installments. The census findings also refute an oft-repeated Greek Cy [...]	2007-05-18 11:12:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CY
07NICOSIA45	CYPRUS: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 15:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
07OSLO376	NORWEGIANS REPLY TO CFE DEMARCHE [...] (C) On April 16 we received a response to our February 24, 2006 demarche (Reftel A) concerning the transfer of battle tanks and artillery entitlements for the flank zone from Kaare R. Aas, MFA Director General and Siren Gjerme Eriksen, Deputy Director General. 2. (C) Begin response tex [...]	2007-04-17 10:35:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NRRC PARM KCFE NO
07PARIS1597	MUBARAK AND ABBAS BID ADIEU TO CHIRAC [...] (C) Summary: President Jacques Chirac received Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Paris on April 16, and then met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on April 17. While both visits were essentially courtesy calls, Chirac seized the opportunity to press Mubarak for support on [...]	2007-04-20 14:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL EG FR IS PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS1723	FRANCE SHARES U.S. VIEWS ON CFE AND PUTIN'S APRIL [...] (C) On April 30th, we raised reftel demarche on Russia and its CFE obligations with Arnaud Roux, MFA action officer responsible for CFE. Roux observed that France shared our concern with respect to Russian intentions, especially if Russia is looking to abandon its commitment to the CFE regime [...]	2007-04-30 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCFE PARM NATO RU FR
07PARIS1763	CFE AND PUTIN'S APRIL 26 REMARKS - RUSSIANS STATE [...] (C) In a May 2 follow-up conversation with Arnaud Roux, MFA action officer responsible for CFE (ref B),Roux provided us with a readout of his May 2 conversation with Russian Embassy representatives. According to Roux, the Russian representative emphasized that Putin's April 26 message was de [...]	2007-05-03 12:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCFE PARM NATO RS FR
07PARIS232	FRANCE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2007-01-22 12:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
07PARIS2743	U/S BURNS' JUNE 12 DINNER MEETING WITH FRENCH [...] (U) June 12, 2007, 8:30 P.M. 2. (U) Participants U.S. Under Secretary Burns Ambassador Stapleton P Staff Bame Pol Recinos (notetaker) France MFA Political Director Gerard Araud Elysee Strategic Affairs Advisor Francois Richier Elysee Americas Advisor Damien Loras MOD Diplomatic Advis [...]	2007-06-26 15:42:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS EUN NATO AF TU GG FR
07PARIS3107	FRANCE/LEBANON: TO DAMASCUS AND BEYOND [...] (U) The unexpected July 17 visit to Damascus by French envoy for Lebanon Jean-Claude Cousseran has for the past couple of days vied with news about an expected imminent visit to Libya by President Sarkozy in connection with the "Bulgarian medics" case as the top international story. This wa [...]	2007-07-19 16:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR IS LE PARM PGOV PREL PTER SY
07PARIS3193	PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S TRIP TO LIBYA SETS HIGH HOPES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Having achieved the desired political effect of burnishing his image as a man who can help resolve intractable issues, French President Nicolas Sarkozy used his July 25 visit to Libya following the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to boost economic and t [...]	2007-07-26 16:47:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON FR
07PARIS3199	CFE: DAS KRAMER'S JULY 20 MTG WITH FRENCH OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 20 meeting with Jean-Hughes Simon-Michel, PDAS-equivalent for Strategic Affairs, DAS Kramer explained that Russian DFM Kislyak would be in the U.S. the last week of July to discuss missile defense and CFE issues. Though not optimistic, we hoped to obtain a better unders [...]	2007-07-27 09:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR RS FR KCFE
07PARIS3200	SCENESETTER CABLE: CODEL OBEY AUGUST 5-7 [...] (SBU) You will be arriving in a France whose mood is decidedly up-beat. President Sarkozy's energy and determination to meet challenges head-on and break with the past have lifted national morale. His resounding presidential victory May 6 -- notwithstanding the French electorate's decision [...]	2007-07-27 10:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL FR EUN ETRD ECON PGOV SENV UNO
07PARIS3237	FRENCH MFA PUTS SARKOZY'S JULY 10-11 NORTH AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: President Sarkozy's first visit outside Europe July 10-11 to Algeria and Tunisia underscored his determination to proceed with his still vague Mediterranean Union initiative, establish his own relationships with the leaders in those countries, and pave the way for state visits in 20 [...]	2007-07-31 14:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PTER PBTS ETRD FR AG TU MO
07PARIS3336	FRANCE: ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (U) This is the latest in a series of periodic updates on the French energy sector. Feedback is welcome to help us make this product as useful as possible for our inter-agency USG audience. CONTENTS: -- Areva wins 5 billion USD contract in China, but agreement postponed (para. 2) -- EDF [...]	2007-08-07 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR
07PARIS343	OFFICIAL - INFORMAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 11:25:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	AMGT FR
07PARIS3579	PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S AUGUST 27 FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On August 27 French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivered a major foreign policy address in Paris to the annual French Chief of Missions Conference. He identified the building of Europe as "the absolute priority of France's foreign policy," and cited Iran as the "mo [...]	2007-08-28 18:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR FR
07PARIS3739	FRENCH PRESIDENCY NEA ADVISER ON THE "COLOSSAL [...] (C) In the course of a September 6 meeting largely devoted to Lebanon (septel notal),French Presidency adviser on NEA issues Boris Boillon spoke briefly about France's role in securing the release of Bulgarian "medics" from Libyan custody. Boillon stated that he was one of only three people [...]	2007-09-10 05:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR LI
07PARIS3740	FRENCH PRESIDENCY NEA ADVISER ON THE "COLOSSAL [...] (C) In the course of a September 6 meeting largely devoted to Lebanon (septel notal),French Presidency adviser on NEA issues Boris Boillon spoke briefly about France's role in securing the release of Bulgarian "medics" from Libyan custody. Boillon stated that he was one of only three people other [...]	2007-09-10 05:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR LI
07PARIS3808	A/S FRIED CFE TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FRANCE [...] (C) Summary. EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried and an interagency team met with Russian DFM Kislyak September 11 in Paris to discuss next steps on the U.S. parallel actions plan for ending the current deadlock on fulfillment of Istanbul commitments by Russia and ratification of Adapted CFE by [...]	2007-09-13 14:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR NATO KFCE FR GG RU MD
07PARIS3919	FM KOUCHNER'S SEPT. 19-21 VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) The Bernard Kouchner who arrives in Washington Sept. 19 remains both an extremely popular French politician and one of the few of President Sarkozy's ministers who has retained a margin of independent authority. Kouchner, the most prominent of the Socialists who accepted positions in the Sarkoz [...]	2007-09-18 17:09:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL FR EUN NATO UNO UNMIK YI RS IR IS LE
07PARIS4533	FRENCH MFA OVERVIEW OF NORTH AFRICAN ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: We reviewed a number of North African issues with French MFA DAS-equivalent for North Africa Nathalie Loiseau earlier this month. She called President Sarkozy,s state visit to Morocco positive and, despite the failure to sell the Moroccans Rafale fighters, excellent for French comm [...]	2007-11-20 16:11:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD PINR FR MO AG TU LY
07PARIS4622	PARIS CLUB - November 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) At the November 14, 2007 Paris Club tour d'horizon, Chairman Musca urged countries to stay on message in their contacts with the government of Argentina - Argentina should clear its arrears. Iraq's recent agreement with Bulgaria was deemed roughly comparable to Iraq's Paris Club agreement, [...]	2007-12-03 15:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS4732	FRANCE/AFRICA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential AF Advisor Romain Serman on December 17 reported on key France-Africa issues, some resulting from meetings at the December 8-9 Lisbon EU-Africa Summit: -- Rwanda: Presidents Sarkozy and Kagame agreed to work to normalize relations and to maintain personal super [...]	2007-12-17 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR SU CD IV RW CT UV FR
07PARIS797	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] Answers below are keyed to section and paragraph numbers in reftel. Embassy Paris TIP point of contact is Charlie Davis, daviscr3@state.gov. Phone 33 1 43 12 23 93 (or IVG 8-498-2393),fax 33 1 43 12 26 63. Time spent on TIP report: FS-04 poloff: 50 hours. LES-9 50 hours. FS-1 Deputy [...]	2007-03-01 16:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07PARIS798	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 16:01:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07PARIS830	OECD: REPORT OF JANUARY 16-18, 2007 MEETING OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: At its January 16-18 meeting, the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) heard remarks from Secretary General Gurria on the need for the WGB to combat corruption. The WGB also conducted a Phase 2 peer-review evaluation assessing Poland's implementation of its OECD Anti-Bribery Conv [...]	2007-03-05 14:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON EINV ETRD PREL OECD
07PODGORICA100	MONTENEGRO SENDS DRAFT CONSTITUTION TO PUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 09:31:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
07PODGORICA182	MONTENEGRO MARKS ONE YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE (C-RE7-00522) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 21 MONTENEGRO MARKED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE. MANY HAVE DESCRIBED MONTENEGRO AS A SOUTH EUROPEAN SUCCESS STORY, REFERRING TO THE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE INDEPENDENCE QUESTION AND THE VISIBLE PROGRESS THE COUNTRY HAS ACHIEVED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EU [...]	2007-06-04 11:55:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MARR MW
07PODGORICA229	ORGANIZED CRIME IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A SMALL NUMBER OF ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS IN MONTENEGRO USE LINKS WITH GROUPS IN NEIGHBORING STATES AND ELSEWHERE TO EXPLOIT MONTENEGRO FOR THE TRANSIT OF SMUGGLED DRUGS, PEOPLE AND ARMS. THE GOM, LARGELY IN RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE, IS CONFRONTING THE CRIMINAL GROUPS M [...]	2007-07-03 10:36:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM MW
07PODGORICA28	PRESS SAY MOORE "MOST SERIOUS CANDIDATE" FOR U.S. AMBASSADOR [...] (U) The Podgorica daily "Vijesti" on February 7 cites "diplomatic" (nfi) sources which speculate that Roderick Moore (currently DCM in Embassy Belgrade) is the leading candidate to become the first American ambassador to Montenegro. The front page story, later picked up by radio, says the U.S [...]	2007-02-08 11:57:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER PREL MW
07PODGORICA94	MONTENEGRO'S NORTHERNMOST CITY - PLJEVLJA: COAL, ELECTRICITY [...] SUMMARY: PLJEVLJA IS THE THIRD LARGEST ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION (MUNICIPALITY) IN MONTENEGRO. IT IS HOME TO MANY OF THE COUNTRY'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCER OF ALMOST HALF OF THE NATIONS ELECTRICITY. YET A VISIT TO THIS DOWN AT THE HEELS NORTHERN CITY OFFERS A SHARP CONTRAST TO DEVELOPME [...]	2007-04-04 09:10:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN ENRG ETRD SOCI PGOV PINR MW
07PRAGUE1232	CZECH-HUNGARIAN ENERGY JOINT VENTURE: POTENTIAL [...] (U) This is a joint cable by Embassy Prague and Embassy Budapest. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: The proposed joint venture between Czech electricity giant CEZ and Hungarian energy group MOL is a deal driven by business interests -- CEZ's desire to get its foot in the door in Hungary as a [...]	2007-11-16 10:21:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE200	PART I OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Throughout the course of 2006, the Czech Government continued to improve its capabilities and methods to combat trafficking in persons. GOCR political will to fight trafficking remained strong. This [...]	2007-02-28 13:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ
07PRAGUE201	PART II OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. ---------- PREVENTION (ref Para 28 SECSTATE 202745) ---------- G) The First Deputy Minister of the Czech Interior Ministry has primary responsibility for the implementation of the National Strategy for the Fight A [...]	2007-02-28 13:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ
07PRAGUE529	FIRST VISIT OF STATUS OF FORCES NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Robert Loftis and an interagency delegation met with representatives of the Czech Government in Prague to open negotiations on a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) May 10-11. Overall, discussions were productive and the Czech negotiation team was well-prepar [...]	2007-05-11 17:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE928	CZECH REPUBLIC: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Emboffs visited Banzai, Ltd. General Sales Manager Lukas Trachta at his office August 8 to conduct a pre-license check on the purchase of M-60 machine gun parts for the Czech 601st Special Forces Group (601st). Trachta said his firm is acting as a broker for the 601st, and [...]	2007-08-09 14:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC LO EZ
07PRAGUE992	CZECH ELECTRICITY GIANT'S MURKY GOVERNMENT CONNECTION MEANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Rising electricity prices, increasing demand from a robust economy, and a low cost generation fleet have led Czech electricity company CEZ Group (67.61% state owned) to become the most profitable company in the Czech Republic for the last two years. The lack of trans [...]	2007-08-29 14:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV EZ
07PRAGUE999	MISSILE DEFENSE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: WHAT WE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Our effort to win approval for a missile defense (MD) radar in the Czech Republic faces numerous obstacles. Politically, despite a recent victory on a controversial economic reform package, PM Topolanek's government does not yet have the votes in hand to approve the [...]	2007-08-30 14:46:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ
07PRISTINA150	KOSOVO: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Seventh Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Kosovo is administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244, which was adopted in 1999 following the NA [...]	2007-02-28 13:55:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF PGOV KJUS
07PRISTINA503	KOSOVO: CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING CONFERENCE FOCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presentations by U.S. experts at a June 13-16 meeting in Skopje of the expanded pre-constitution working group organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and supported by USAID/Kosovo (and attended by, among others, representatives of Kosovo's Serb community) have sparked discussion [...]	2007-06-29 10:10:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA677	KOSOVO: TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL, POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's energy sector is dominated by Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK),a publicly-owned, vertically integrated monopoly that provides ninety-eight percent of Kosovo's electricity. With help from contractors provided by USAID, KEK has made significant improvements in its operatio [...]	2007-09-10 13:45:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA768	KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] (U) Following is the submission from U.S. Office in Pristina for the narcotics and chemical control sections of this year's INCSR report. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kosovo is primarily a transit point for heroin originating in Turkey and Afghanistan and destined for Western European countries, but it [...]	2007-11-05 16:35:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA810	KOSOVO: EFFECTS OF POSSIBLE SERBIA ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite negative consequences for its own economy, Serbia appears determined to implement an economic blockade against Kosovo when independence is declared. While the length and degree of a blockade is impossible to predict, complete closure of every Serbia-Kosovo checkpoint to a [...]	2007-12-07 17:53:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
07RABAT362	AMU INCREASING CT FOCUS, ADVANCING TRADE DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Foreign Ministers from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Libya gathered in Rabat February 10-11 for the 26th Ministerial Council meeting of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU). A senior AMU contact told us discussions among the Ministers reflected increased focus in AMU fora on stemming [...]	2007-02-26 09:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL ETRD MO LY AG TS XA XF
07REYKJAVIK87	ICELAND: PARLIAMENT'S SHORT YET BUSY YEAR [...] (U) Summary: Due to the upcoming May 12 parliamentary election the Icelandic parliament, the Althing, cut its 2006-2007 session short. Nevertheless, the Althing passed 114 bills and 33 resolutions, the most contentious of which was the reestablishment of the Icelandic National Broadcasting S [...]	2007-03-28 17:27:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IC
07ROME1106	OIE CHINA/TAIWAN: ITALY SUPPORTS EU POSITION TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for East Asia Giuseppe Mistretta May 21, emphasizing the need to work for consensus and delay a vote on the PRC resolution in the absence of consensus. May 22, Mistretta responded that Italy fully supported the EU position: --The World [...]	2007-05-23 14:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR AORG TW CH IT
07ROME147	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART I [...] This is part one of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. 2. SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, the GOI still needs to enact economic reforms and take other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate. Current positives in [...]	2007-01-23 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME149	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II [...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...]	2007-01-23 16:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME1511	GOI SHARES ITS THOUGHTS ON ENI-GAZPROM "SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with Econoff to discuss the agreement between Eni and Gazprom to build the "South Stream" natural gas pipeline connecting Russia and Bulgaria, GOI officials emphasized their continued commitment to the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline, which will carry Azeri natural gas [...]	2007-07-11 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IT
07ROME1588	D'ALEMA/KOSOVO: CAN'T LET RUSSIA IMPOSE WILL ON [...] (C) The Ambassador probed FM D'Alema on Kosovo in a meeting on July 23, shortly after the minister returned from the GAERC. Ambassador noted that the situation was dangerous, and could blow up in Europe's face if there were no independence. FM D'Alema said recognition of Kosovo independen [...]	2007-07-26 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT
07ROME2305	ITALY: MURDER BY ROMANIAN SPARKS EXPULSION ORDER, [...] (C/NF) The mugging and murder of an Italian woman by a Romanian immigrant last week in Rome has set off a political firestorm and prompted the government to issue an expulsion decree for EU citizens residing in Italy who present a threat to public safety. The victim's funeral was attended by a [...]	2007-11-06 18:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL IT RO PHUM
07ROME411	ITALY: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) This is the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. 2. (SBU) 27. A. Italy is a country of destination and transit for inter [...]	2007-03-02 06:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT KWMN SMIG
07ROME46	ITALY FULLY SUPPORTS AHTISAARI, CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (C) MFA DG for European Affairs Laura Mirachian says Italy is fully onboard with the Contact Group's support of UNOSEK Ahtisaari. She stated that there is broad bipartisan and expert consensus in supporting Kosovar "delinkage" from Serbia and a NATO and EU future for all the countries of the [...]	2007-01-09 16:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO SR YI IT
07SANJOSE524	COSTA RICA?S 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy San Jose?s submission for the 2006-2007 annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to checklist questions outlined in reftel beginning at paragraph 27. Post?s POC for the report is Political Officer Robert E. Copley. Telephone number: (506) [...]	2007-03-16 22:32:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
07SAOPAULO242	BRAZIL: USTR SCHWAB MEETINGS WITH BRAZILIAN INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab pointed out recently to leading Brazilian industrialists and agriculture sector representatives in Sao Paulo meetings the significance to Brazilian interests of the current Doha Round and affirmed that non-agricultural market access (NAMA) is key to [...]	2007-03-26 15:34:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTO BR
07SARAJEVO2372	BOSNIA: DAS DICARLO'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) EUR DAS DiCarlo held bilateral meetings with political leaders on the margins of the October 30-31 PIC to discuss the current political crisis in Bosnia. She reviewed USG concerns with Haris Silajdzic (SBiH),Dragan Covic (HDZ),and Sulejman Tihic. Silajdzic complained about the high bar [...]	2007-11-02 19:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SINGAPORE24	SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...]	2007-01-04 00:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SKOPJE21	MACEDONIA: DRUG BUST NETS NEARLY 500 KGS OF [...] (SBU) Macedonia's biggest-ever drug bust, on January 7 at the Kosovo-Macedonia border, which netted more than 486 kilos of cocaine reportedly headed for Greece, is a good example of effective regional cooperation in a counter-narcotics operation. Separately, a counter-narcotics trial in Skopj [...]	2007-01-12 06:09:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL MK KS
07SKOPJE27	BUNGLED MACEDONIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BULGARIA: [...] (C) Macedonian police intercepted and halted a shipment of military weapons bound for Bulgaria on December 14, claiming that the trucks lacked the proper paperwork and the required police escort. The shipment of machine guns and mortars was the last of four shipments of excess weapons the M [...]	2007-01-12 16:12:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KOMC MASS PREL MK
07SKOPJE365	MACEDONIA: POLICE LAUNCH ANTI-TIP RAIDS IN WESTERN [...] (U) Four recent government (GOM) anti-TIP raids in western Macedonia in April and May highlight the GOM's increased anti-TIP efforts at the operational level. Ministry of Interior (MOI) officials acknowledge the initial raid was flawed, but have since provided better victim protection and evi [...]	2007-05-14 11:50:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MK
07SKOPJE476	MACEDONIA: SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS ON JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) Since independence in 1991, Macedonia has demonstrated slow but steady progress on judicial reforms. In Freedom House's "Judicial Framework and Independence Ratings for 2006," Macedonia currently ranks number two in the region, behind only NATO and EU member Bulgaria, and well ahead of t [...]	2007-06-19 08:52:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
07SKOPJE508	MACEDONIA: EASTERN BORDER REGION'S ECONOMIC WOES [...] (SBU) In the last several years, economically depressed rural eastern Macedonia has become Macedonia's main source of internal victims of trafficking-in-persons (TIP),a trend that is driven largely by the dire economic circumstances there. The January 2007 introduction of a visa requirement [...]	2007-06-26 13:50:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE533	MACEDONIA: AMBASSADOR NULAND URGES PRESIDENT AND [...] (U) During separate meetings with President Crvenkovski and PM Gruevski on the margins of the NATO EAPC Security Forum in Ohrid June 29, Ambassador Nuland urged the GOM to maintain steady progress toward meeting NATO standards in the crucial months leading up to NATO's Bucharest Summit in April [...]	2007-07-03 16:02:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK
07SKOPJE633	MACEDONIA: STRIPPED OF PARLIAMENTARY IMMUNITY, [...] (SBU) In a dramatic midnight session August 1, the Parliamentary Committee on Immunity revoked the parliamentary immunity of former Prime Minister and current opposition SDSM MP Vlado Buckovski. After being stripped of his immunity, Buckovski appeared in front of an investigative judge on Au [...]	2007-08-03 14:00:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MK
07SKOPJE748	MACEDONIA: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) USG efforts in Macedonia to protect and promote human rights focus on strengthening rule of law, decreasing political influence on and corruption in the security forces and judiciary, and capacity building to strengthen democratic institutions and civil society. 2. (U) Embassy officials [...]	2007-09-13 14:05:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MK
07SKOPJE797	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES INVESTMENT BARRIERS AND [...] (SBU) During a September 25 meeting with Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Zoran Stavreski, the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns regarding three outstanding investment issues: questions surrounding the GOM's decision on a recent power plant privatization, steps the GOM should take to ensure the p [...]	2007-09-28 12:18:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ENRG PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE886	MACEDONIA SCRAPS ELECTRICITY PRIVATIZATION AND [...] (C) The GOM announced on October 31 that it had canceled the "Negotino" power plant privatization, and would instead keep the plant state owned. This decision ended any possibility that the GOM would award the privatization and investment contract to the U.S. - Greek joint venture, SENCAP, t [...]	2007-11-07 15:21:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG PREL PGOV MK
07SOFIA1007	PM STRUGGLES TO CLOSE SOCIALIST RANKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP),hurt by a surprisingly poor showing in May's European Parliament elections and a high-profile corruption scandal, is struggling to close ranks ahead of October municipal elections. PM Stanishev has a two fold party mission: assert his l [...]	2007-08-17 12:53:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU PGOV
07SOFIA1013	STREET BATTLE IN CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS ROMA PLIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Riots rocked a section of Bulgaria's capital Sofia August 14-15 when some 200 armed Roma marshaled to combat a rumored imminent attack by a skinhead group. Several people were injured during two days of unrest. Both the President and Prime Minister called for a quick investiga [...]	2007-08-20 13:26:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PGOV BU
07SOFIA1023	LEGAL ADVISOR TO BULGARIA SEES DISORGANIZATION IN [...] (C) Summary: Negotiations on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline are disorganized and behind schedule, according to the U.S. attorneys advising the Bulgarian state-owned companies involved in the project. The sides are still dealing with basic issues such as the official language and incor [...]	2007-08-22 11:00:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG BU
07SOFIA1029	BULGARIA: SUBTLE SHIFT IN STANCE ON MACEDONIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria has subtly shifted policy toward Macedonia, tacitly linking Sofia's support for Skopje's Euro-Atlantic integration with Macedonia's conduct of "good neighborly relations." Both government officials and NGO experts recognize that Macedonia's EU and NATO accession is stro [...]	2007-08-23 13:04:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BU
07SOFIA1045	BULGARIA NAMES CAREER DIPLOMAT AS AMBASSADOR TO UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Parvanov appointed career diplomat Raiko Raichev (also spelled Raychev) as Bulgaria's new permanent representative to the United Nations. Raichev, 52, currently serves as Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin. A non-controversial figure, Raichev has held se [...]	2007-08-28 12:56:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BU
07SOFIA105	BULGARIA: DEMARCHE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 13:33:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO BU
07SOFIA1068	DEMARCHING EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) PolOffs presented reftel demarche to the Director of the United Nations and Global Issues Directorate, Emil Savov Yalnazov. The Director of the Directorate for Human Rights, Andrei Tehov, who is tasked to lead this issue, was traveling. Poloff provided non-paper to his staff member, [...]	2007-09-05 13:12:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EU PGOV PREL
07SOFIA1073	BULGARIANS CHAFE AT RUSSIAN HARD LINE IN B-A [...] (C) Summary: Bulgarian government officials are expressing public and private disdain for two Russian proposals tabled during August 27-28 negotiations for the Burgas-Alexandropolous Pipeline (B-A) in Athens. The proposals would require Bulgaria and Greece, as minority shareholders in B-A, [...]	2007-09-05 15:01:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BU
07SOFIA1075	(S) BULGARIA ANXIOUS TO OPEN EMBASSY IN IRAQ, BUT [...] (S) Summary: MFA Director Petko Doykov and Valery Rachev, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Iraq, stressed that Bulgaria is eager to open an embassy in Baghdad, but remains unable to reach agreement with the Iraqi government on a suitable location. They expressed frustration with the Iraqi bureau [...]	2007-09-05 15:40:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL PGOV BU IZ
07SOFIA1076	GYMNICH DEMARCHE: BULGARIANS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Poloffs presented reftel demarche and non paper to Head of MFA office for EU affairs Sergey Tassev on September 4. Tassev said that Minister for European Affairs Grancharova would lead the Bulgarian delegation, as FM Kalfin would be in Central Asia at the time of the meeting. 2. (SB [...]	2007-09-05 16:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PGOV PREL
07SOFIA1095	IDENTIFYING CREDIBLE VOICES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY. In response to reftel, Post submits Chief Mufti Mustafa Alish Hadji, recognized spiritual leader of the Bulgarian Muslim community, as a credible voice for this exercise. We continue to research potential candidates to supplement this submission. Hadji is a moderate; has a gen [...]	2007-09-12 13:50:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL BG
07SOFIA1100	BULGARIANS SEEKING PARTNERS FOR B-A PIPELINE; [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Regional Development Asen Gagauzov told Ambassador September 12 that Bulgaria is seeking proposals from oil suppliers, specifically Kazmunaigaz and Chevron, to allow Bulgaria to fill its 24.5 percent of the Burgas-Alexandropolous pipeline (B-A). Bulgaria is doing th [...]	2007-09-13 14:34:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BU
07SOFIA1119	FM KALFIN ON ENERGY ISSUES, KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 13 Foreign Minister Kalfin discussed energy issues with Amb Beyrle on the heels of his recent trip to Central Asia. On the Burgas-Alexandropolous pipeline (BAP),Kalfin said a coordinated effort by the other players, and inclusion of additional shareholders such as [...]	2007-09-17 16:12:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU ECON ENRG KZ LY PGOV PREL RS TX AZ
07SOFIA1122	SHIP DEAL WITH FRANCE TO DERAIL BULGARIAN MILITARY [...] (S) Summary: Several Bulgarian defense officials expressed concern over a plan, currently in its final stages, to purchase four Corvette class ships from France at a cost of over one billion dollars. Such a large expenditure for ships that do not fill an operational need would, according to [...]	2007-09-18 13:53:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	MARR PREL BU
07SOFIA114	BULGARIA LEANS FORWARD ON AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin told the Ambassador January 25 that Bulgaria had lifted its caveat regarding night operations in Afghanistan, and that there was political will to lift at least some caveats pending receipt of additional training and equipment. The government expects parl [...]	2007-01-25 14:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO MARR CVIS IZ AF SR BU
07SOFIA1149	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER US CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 05:01:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC LE PTER AU
07SOFIA115	LEADERSHIP CHANGES IMPROVE BULGARIAN INTELLIGENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria made a surprise, but largely positive change at the top of a key security service on January 11, replacing the country's counterintelligence chief, National Security Service (NSS) chief Ivan Chobanov, with long time NSS Deputy Head Ivan Drashkov. As attention centered o [...]	2007-01-25 15:10:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL BU
07SOFIA1152	BULGARIA SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 10:55:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV

07SOFIA1154	URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request: As required by the Leahy Amendment, we request that the Department perform a human rights review of the Bulgarian individuals proposed for participation in the Office of Defense Cooperation's International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program to be held f [...]	2007-09-24 13:10:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS PM EU BU
07SOFIA1155	BULGARIA NAMES DEPUTY INTERIOR MINISTER ENVOY TO EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Parvanov has appointed Deputy Minister of Interior Boyko Kotzev as Bulgaria's new permanent representative to the EU, a position viewed as one of the country's most important diplomatic post abroad. Kotzev, 51, is a career diplomat with twenty years of experience who ha [...]	2007-09-24 14:31:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU EUN PGOV PREL
07SOFIA1160	BULGARIAN REACTION TO NEW U.S. LAW ON MARITIME CARGO [...] (SBU) Post sent reftel guidance on the new U.S. law on maritime cargo scanning to the MFA, Maritime Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, Customs, as well as AmCham and the Association of Cargo Carriers. We received one response -- from the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) -- which stated [...]	2007-09-25 10:29:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER BU
07SOFIA1166	INFLATION, CURRENT ACCOUNT CAUSE CONCERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IMF officials announced revised statistics on Bulgaria September 21, estimating annual inflation of eight percent and a current account deficit of 20 percent of GDP in 2007. Finance and banking sector officials remain confident in the Bulgarian economy's fundamentals including [...]	2007-09-25 14:29:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV KCOR BU
07SOFIA1176	BULGARIA'S OCTOBER 28 LOCAL ELECTIONS: RULES AND PROCEDURES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgaria will hold elections on October 28 for mayors and municipal counselors in 264 municipalities for a four-year term in office. Mayors are elected individually. Where no mayoral candidate has won more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the first round, there will be a run- [...]	2007-09-28 07:23:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
07SOFIA1180	BULGARIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 11:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UN PHUM KWUN SOCI EU BG
07SOFIA1182	GOB VIGILANT ON PKK IN EUROPE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 14:42:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN OSCE TU IZ EU BU
07SOFIA1183	BULGARIANS NERVOUS OVER KOSOVO UDI [...] (C) Summary: Our recent high-level contacts with Bulgarian leaders on Kosovo reveal increased nervousness over a likely UDI in December, some softening of opposition to partition, and a clear reluctance to be in the early group of European states that would recognize Kosovo post-UDI. Bulgar [...]	2007-10-02 15:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV SR BG
07SOFIA1184	BULGARIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL INDUSTRY UPDATE [...] The following is an overview of the Bulgarian textiles and apparel industry, keyed to items listed in reftel. This information was gathered from the Bulgarian Association of Apparel and Textile Producers and Exporters, the National Statistics Institute, the Ministry of Economy and Energy (MoEE [...]	2007-10-03 06:35:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX BU
07SOFIA1185	SEECP FOREIGN MINISTERS: REGIONAL COOPERATION AND [...] (SBU) Meeting on September 14, SEECP Foreign Ministers and UNMIK/SRSG renewed their commitment to an operational regional cooperation agenda, building on the future Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and its secretariat in Sarajevo. There was a familiar discussion of Kosovo, with the group ag [...]	2007-10-03 06:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU
07SOFIA1189	BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 14:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07SOFIA12	BULGARIA READY TO EXTEND IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) In a January 5 meeting, Ministry of Defense International Cooperation Director Yordan Bozhilov officially informed Charge and Defense Attache of Bulgaria's readiness to extend for an additional year its mission at Camp Ashraf - [...]	2007-01-05 09:52:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS IZ BU
07SOFIA1202	RECOMMENDATION FOR BULGARIA TO BE ADDED TO WIREC 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Sofia strongly urges the inclusion of Bulgaria on the list of priority countries to be invited to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008.) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has called Bulgaria a "model country" in the impleme [...]	2007-10-05 13:35:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAID SOCI TRGY PGOV BU
07SOFIA1208	BULGARIA TO SUPPORT VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 06:26:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD EUN ECON BU
07SOFIA1216	BORRISOV'S PARTY ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC PLATFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov's new political party GERB recently unveiled an economic program aimed at making the party the leading center-right force in Bulgaria. GERB's ambitious economic pledges include a further reduction of the corporate tax burden (from the current ten to [...]	2007-10-11 11:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BU
07SOFIA1223	BULGARIA REQUESTS US SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY FOR [...] Post received on October 10, 2007 a Diplomatic Note Dated October, 8, 2007 from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting the U. S. Government's support for Bulgaria's candidacy for the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),in Category C, at the elections to be h [...]	2007-10-12 13:16:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PHSA PREL TSPL BU
07SOFIA1227	GAERC DEMARCHE: BULGARIA AGREES WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA head of office for EU affairs Sergey Tassev on October 10. Tassev said there were "no disagreements" with the US positions in the non-paper. Kosovo and Libya were the most important issues for Bulgaria. There were rumors that there was a new U.S. [...]	2007-10-12 15:16:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV RS LY IR SY LE BG
07SOFIA1233	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. CONCERNS ON SOFTENING EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-15 14:50:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PREL UZ XG ZK
07SOFIA1240	BULGARIANS UNDER PRESSURE ON SOUTH STREAM PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria is under intense pressure from Russia to sign a joint message on the South Stream pipeline, according to our Ministry of Economy and Energy (MOEE) contacts. The Bulgarians disagree with proposed Russian text that would allow the South Stream project to use existing Bu [...]	2007-10-17 11:04:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BG
07SOFIA1242	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. POSITION ON PRESSURING [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-17 13:37:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM
07SOFIA125	BULGARIA: PRESIDENT PARVANOV IN STRONG POSITION AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Parvanov, Bulgaria's first post-communist president to win re-election, begins his second term in office as the dominant actor on the Bulgarian political stage, despite his relatively limited constitutional powers. His behind-the-scenes influence over the current govern [...]	2007-01-26 14:55:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ BU
07SOFIA1251	BULGARIA PARTICIATION AT WIREC 2008 [...] Embassy Sofia appreciates Department's decision to include Bulgaria on the list of priority countries to be invited to WIREC 2008 (ref A). As reported in Ref B, official invitations should be sent to: Mr. Ivailo Kalfin, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Petar Dimitrov, Minister of Economy and [...]	2007-10-23 07:40:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EAID SOCI TRGY PGOV BU
07SOFIA1257	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 11:05:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UN UNGA
07SOFIA1258	UN THIRD COMMITTEE: BULGARIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the Department for UN and Global Issues, Kamen Velichkov on October 22. He said he could not confirm final positions, but anticipated that the GOB would support the Belarus resolution, the elections resolution, [...]	2007-10-24 11:05:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN
07SOFIA1259	RULING SOCIALISTS FACE POPULIST GERB CHALLENGE IN OCT 28 LOCAL VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Sergei Stanishev's ruling socialists square off against GERB, the new populist party of Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov, in the election for mayors and municipal counselors on October 28. Running on populist, anti-government rhetoric, GERB is set to win mayoral races in Sofia and Plovd [...]	2007-10-24 12:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
07SOFIA1260	NOMINATION FOR ANASTASIA GEORGIEVA MOSER AS A [...] (U) Post nominates Anastasia Georgieva Moser for the 2008 Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Woman of SIPDIS Courage (IWOC) for her personal sacrifices to advance the democratic process in Bulgaria. Moser emigrated to the U.S. in 1962 to be reunited her father, Georgi M. Di [...]	2007-10-24 15:06:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
07SOFIA1262	BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT GRAPPLES WITH ESCALATING TEACHERS' [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of Bulgarian teachers have been on strike for a month, demanding a doubling of their salaries and shutting most of the country's schools. The Socialist-led government of PM Sergei Stanishev believes meeting the teachers' demands would fuel inflation, trigger a wave o [...]	2007-10-25 13:59:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BU
07SOFIA1264	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER DEMARCHE ON BURMESE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 14:10:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL MASS PM EU BU
07SOFIA1265	BULGARIA STRONGLY SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 14:11:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MASS PM EU BU
07SOFIA1266	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. POSITION ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 14:12:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MASS PM EU BU
07SOFIA1267	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 14:13:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL MASS PM EU BU
07SOFIA1271	STRATEGY TO SHAPE BULGARIA'S MILITARY MODERNIZATION [...] (S) Summary: A recent Council of Minister's decision to revise Bulgaria's "Plan 2015" military modernization roadmap represents an important opportunity for the United States to influence the development of Bulgarian military capabilities over the medium and long-term. Our primary goal is increase [...]	2007-10-29 14:24:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR BU
07SOFIA1272	RULING SOCIALISTS, POPULIST GERB CLAIM VICTORY IN LOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Sergei Stanishev's ruling Socialists and the populist GERB party of Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov both claimed victory in the October 28 local vote, as party leaders spun the outcome of the hotly contested election. The Socialists said they had won the bulk of the nationwide [...]	2007-10-29 16:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
07SOFIA1274	ADDITONAL BULGARIAN RESPONSE TO NEW U.S. LAW ON MARITIME [...] (SBU) As reported in ref B, Post sent ref A guidance on the new U.S. law on maritime cargo scanning to the MFA, Maritime Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, Customs, as well as AmCham and the Association of Cargo Carriers. On October 3 we received an additional response -- from the Bulg [...]	2007-10-30 15:00:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER BU
07SOFIA1275	BULGARIA TO SUPPORT WALKER CANDIDACY, IF US SUPPORTS BULGARIAN CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 15:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UN UNGA
07SOFIA1284	BULGARIA: INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] (U) This cable provides information on Bulgarian Government practices on information collection, screening, and sharing. Responses correspond to questions listed in REF A. WATCHLISTING 2. (SBU) According to our contacts at the Financial Intelligence Agency and other Bulgarian gover [...]	2007-11-01 15:05:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KVPR PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS BU
07SOFIA1285	BULGARIA STRONGLY CONDEMNS PKK USE OF VIOLENCE. [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 15:20:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN BU
07SOFIA1287	CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ DIFFICULT WITHOUT [...] (S) Summary. Bulgaria's ruling coalition supports the deployment of 155 servicemembers to Iraq and is mulling the deployment of an additional 40 engineers, but it has consistently stated that it views a UNSCR as a politically necessary to continue its deployments. Given over 70 percent publ [...]	2007-11-02 09:39:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PGOV MOPS MARR BU IZ
07SOFIA1288	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS SOUTH STREAM POINTS [...] (C) Summary. In response to ref A points on South Stream, Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov told Ambassador October 31 that he welcomed and valued the U.S. appraisal of the project. He expressed concern that if Bulgaria did not go forward with South Stream, Romania, T [...]	2007-11-02 09:47:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EU PGOV RU BG
07SOFIA1290	LOCAL ELECTION RUN-OFFS CONFIRM GERB, BSP AS BULGARIA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov's GERB party gained strength in the run-off elections in major towns on November 4, asserting itself as a national political force to rival the ruling Socialists. In the first local elections since its formation in 2006, GERB candidates won against [...]	2007-11-05 14:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
07SOFIA1292	BULGARIA PREPARING PRIORITIES FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 15:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA
07SOFIA1295	BULGARIA SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 10:12:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK BU
07SOFIA1301	FATF/IRAN STATEMENT: FULL BULGARIAN SUPPORT ON [...] (C) Econoff delivered ref A and B demarches to Dr. Vasil Kirov, Director of the Bulgarian Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) on 02 November. Appropriately, Dr. Kirov, is also the current Chairman of MONEYVAL, one of the leading "FATF-style" Regional Bodies (FSRB). Dr. Kirov was fully suppo [...]	2007-11-09 15:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KNNP IR BU
07SOFIA1304	BULGARIA SETTLES IRAQ DEBT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Finance announced November 11 that Bulgaria had agreed to cancel Iraq's 3.5 billion USD debt in exchange for a Paris Club comparable payment of 360 million USD in cash. In a press conference announcing the deal, Minister of Finance Plamen Oresharski said the deal makes [...]	2007-11-13 16:15:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IZ BU
07SOFIA1311	NO RESPONSE REGARDING BULGARIA'S POSITION ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 07:16:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EUN BU
07SOFIA1312	SOFIA REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING - ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (U) This message provides administrative and logistical information for the Regional Energy Officers Training Session to be held at Embassy Sofia December 6-7, 2007. Attendees will receive a notional schedule via email in coming days. 2. (SBU) Based on email exchanges, the following is o [...]	2007-11-16 13:29:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG OTRA BU
07SOFIA1322	BULGARIA TO FOLLOW EU COMMON DECISION ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 13:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ERTD EFIN BM
07SOFIA1323	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 13:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE PHUM WHA EU
07SOFIA1324	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 14:30:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA
07SOFIA1325	BULGARIA MOVES FORWARD ON SOUTH STREAM AND [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Bulgaria signed a declaration with Russia on the proposed South Stream gas pipeline in Moscow November 8. As expected, the document is a general one-page political statement that leaves details about ownership of the pipeline to a later intergovernmental agree [...]	2007-11-21 13:47:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EU PGOV RU BG
07SOFIA1329	MOVE TO LEGALIZE PROSTITUTION THWARTED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian NGOs and their government allies, with strong Embassy and USG support, succeeded in defeating legislation backed by business interests and the National Tourism Board to legalize prostitution. This marks a victory in our anti-TIP effort. We will keep our guard up as pr [...]	2007-11-26 09:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PGOV BU
07SOFIA1333	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 12:03:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS
07SOFIA1339	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EUR DAS BRYZA TO BULGARIA [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Sofia comes at a time when Bulgaria is rapidly signing deals to position itself as a future energy transit hub. Eager to produce deliverables for a January 2008 Putin visit and develop new revenue sources, Bulgaria is rushing into South Stream, in particular, with [...]	2007-11-30 14:34:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BG
07SOFIA1340	BULGARIAN ENGINEERS TO IRAQ DELAYED UNTIL NEW UNSCR [...] (S) SUMMARY. Deputy Defense Minister Yankulova informed DCM Karagiannis that approval for the deployment of 40 military engineers to Iraq is contingent on passage of a new UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) on Iraq. Yankulova cited this as the "formal" reason approval of the deployment [...]	2007-11-30 15:33:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR BU
07SOFIA1348	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON UNCITRAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 15:00:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNCITRAL UN
07SOFIA1356	BULGARIA TO ATTEND UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 13:46:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07SOFIA1357	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON THE PARIS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 15:18:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07SOFIA1358	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON LEBANESE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 15:18:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07SOFIA1359	BULGARIA WILL TRY TO ALIGN ITSELF WITH EU VIEWS AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 15:18:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07SOFIA1364	RESULTS OF SOFIA REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6-7, 37 USG energy officers from more than 30 posts and agencies gathered in Sofia for a training session on midstream economics and pipeline projects. On December 6 outside speakers from industry, thank tanks and the European Commission briefed on pipeline projec [...]	2007-12-11 15:17:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET BU
07SOFIA1365	BULGARIA: IPR UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Bulgaria continues to make progress on IPR after being removed from the Special 301 List in 2007. The GOB's highly effective inter-agency IPR Council continues to perform well. The Cyber Crime Unit of the Ministry of Interior continues to take proactive measures against int [...]	2007-12-11 15:26:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR BU
07SOFIA1371	BULGARIA EXTENDS IRAQ MISSION; 20 MORE TROOPS FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Bulgarian Council of Ministers voted December 12 to extend the Bulgarian mission in Iraq until April 1, 2009 and to send an additional 20 soldiers to Afghanistan to strengthen its contingent currently guarding the perimeter at Kandahar Airfield. The deployment of two milit [...]	2007-12-13 14:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
07SOFIA1375	GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACADEMY (GIPA),GENERAL [...] (U) Per reftel, we would like to nominate Mr. Georgi Georgiev and Mr. Svetlan Savov, of the National Customs Agency, for USPTO training on February 11-14, 2008. Georgiev has been with the National Customs Agency since 1999. He is currently working as a state expert in the Customs Intelligence [...]	2007-12-14 13:55:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU
07SOFIA1382	AMBASSADOR WISNER'S MEETINGS IN SOFIA ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: On December 6 Special Representative to the Kosovo Status Talks Frank Wisner briefed Foreign Minister Kalfin and, in a separate meeting, members of parliament on the outcome of the Troika negotiations and next steps on Kosovo. Wisner told the Bulgarians that although the Troik [...]	2007-12-18 05:11:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV UN EU RU BU
07SOFIA1384	BULGARIA ON KOSOVO: CONCERNED, ACTIVELY ENGAGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria, concerned about the fallout from Kosovo independence, is working actively in the region to maintain (or build) EU unity on Kosovo and advocating the Ahtisaari plan with the Serbs. Following his visit to Belgrade December 17-18, FM Kalfin will attend a trilateral meet [...]	2007-12-18 15:52:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BU
07SOFIA1391	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. OPTIONS FOR UN BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 13:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA XA XD
07SOFIA1396	SUBJECT: BULGARIA: FACING RESURGENT RUSSIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Bulgaria is bracing for the January 17-18 visit of the Russian President, fully expecting Putin will bring some deliverables, but many more demandables. Together with a few cultural sweeteners, the Russians will push a hard line on Kosovo; missile defense, CFE, and U.S. temp [...]	2007-12-21 13:38:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PGOV PREL BU
07SOFIA1397	YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Kalfin comes to Washington as Bulgaria's coalition government faces some key foreign and security policy decisions, including Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan deployments, and Russian energy deals. President Putin will visit Sofia on January 17-18 to kick off the "Year of Russi [...]	2007-12-21 13:46:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG MOPS MARR RU KV AF IZ BU
07SOFIA1398	CORRECTED COPY: SERBS TO BULGARIA: "DON'T [...] (C) On December 21 MFA West Balkans Director Tulechki briefed us on Bulgaria's recent Kosovo moves, starting with FM Kalfin's visit to Belgrade early the week of December 17. Kalfin met Tadic, Jeremic, Vice PM Jelic, but not any hardliners. The Serbs at first asked Bulgaria not to recognize [...]	2007-12-21 15:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KV SR BU
07SOFIA149	BULGARIA: GOVT APPROVES IRAQ EXTENSION [...] (SBU) In a February 2 meeting with the DCM, MFA NATO and International Security Director Petio Petev officially informed us of the government's February 1 decision to extend Bulgaria's mission at Camp Ashraf in Iraq. He delivered a diplomatic note, the operative paragraphs of which read: "T [...]	2007-02-02 14:17:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PGOV IZ BU
07SOFIA150	B-A PIPELINE CLOSE TO FIRST DOWN; INDECISION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY Bulgaria, Russia and Greece plan to sign a broad intergovernmental agreement (IGA) giving the go ahead to the Burgas-Alexandropoulis (B-A) oil pipeline on February 7 or 8 in Burgas. Several key issues -- equity stakes, operation of the pipeline, and a final decision on control of [...]	2007-02-02 15:21:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON GR RU BU
07SOFIA160	BULGARIA: NEXT STEPS WITH ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel A demarche on February 7 to Zlatin Krystev of the MFA NATO Directorate and Anri Georgiev of the MoD International Cooperation directorate. As reported in reftel B, Bulgaria has announced deployment of an additional mechanized infantry company to Afghanistan and has lift [...]	2007-02-07 11:51:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF BU
07SOFIA163	BULGARIA: NOMINEES FOR MARCH 26-27 INSURGENCY [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-07 14:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PINS PROP KISL MARR MOPS EAID NATO
07SOFIA166	BULGARIA: EU MISSIONS PONDER ANTI-OC TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel B, Post expressed its strong support for establishment of a South Eastern European Regional Organized Crime Training Center (SEEROCTC) at the Bulgarian Police Academy. Post has subsequently met with representatives from four Embassies -- UK, Netherlands, Spain and Ger [...]	2007-02-08 12:38:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASCH PREL KCRM KJUS BU
07SOFIA168	BULGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's latest batch of constitutional amendments, approved [insert date] attempt to reform Bulgaria's dysfunctional judicial system by creating an OIG-like entity within the Supreme Judicial Council. (The sentence does not track as originally written) Building on earlier c [...]	2007-02-08 14:38:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM EUN BU
07SOFIA169	BULGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's latest batch of constitutional amendments, approved February 2, attempt to reform Bulgaria's dysfunctional judicial system by creating an OIG-like entity within the Supreme Judicial Council. Building on earlier core amendments, which were seen as a precondition for [...]	2007-02-09 09:37:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM EUN BU
07SOFIA172	BULGARIA READY TO HELP AHTISAARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahtisaari deputy Albert Rohan asked Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kalfin February 7 to try to convince Bucharest to be more supportive of Ahtisaari's plan. In a subsequent conversation, Prime Minister Stanishev's Foreign Policy Advisor flagged for us the issue of the Kosovo-Macedoni [...]	2007-02-09 14:48:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI BG
07SOFIA177	UNDER PRESSURE FROM RUSSIA ON ARMS LICENSES, [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: Russia has recently turned up the heat on Bulgaria in the long-running dispute over "licenses" for Soviet-designed small arms and light weapons. The GoB believes that Russia's claims are unfounded, but remains sen [...]	2007-02-12 13:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC RS BU
07SOFIA181	BULGARIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Bulgaria - 2007 Investment Climate Statement ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime; a top government priority is to attract foreign investment, especially American. The government foc [...]	2007-02-13 09:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
07SOFIA185	BULGARIA: NO PROGRAMS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 13:43:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL IR BU
07SOFIA187	BULGARIA SEEKS US VOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] Post received a Diplomatic Note from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, notifying the U.S. government, that Bulgaria will seek a seat in the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The IMO Council will be holding elections at their assembly scheduled to take place in [...]	2007-02-13 13:48:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PHSA PREL TSPL BU
07SOFIA188	BULGARIA AMENDS EXPORT CONTROL LAW, FOR BETTER AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: A new export control law passed by the Bulgarian parliament will rework Bulgaria's export control regime, with important implications for U.S. counterproliferation interests. Prompted by the need to incorporate the EU common policy on arms brokering and peer review recommendation [...]	2007-02-13 13:58:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PARM PREL MASS ETTC BU
07SOFIA190	BULGARIAN PRESIDENT OFFERS TO "HELP" WITH SYRIA [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Zlatin Trapkov recently invited us to discuss U.S. policy in Iraq generally and toward Syria's role specifically. Trapkov said he had been asked by the President to convey the message that Bulgaria was willin [...]	2007-02-14 07:41:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL PINR SY BU
07SOFIA204	BULGARIA: MOD CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 15 meeting, MoD Defense Policy Director Col. Ivan Milanov gave a readout of Bulgaria's discussions at the Seville Ministerial and outlined Bulgaria's plans for future deployments to Afghanistan. In addition to Bulgaria's previously announced commitment to deploy a m [...]	2007-02-15 13:37:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF BU
07SOFIA214	ENGAGING THE BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT ON IRAN AND [...] (SBU) Post has actively engaged a variety of Bulgarian Government officials on Iran and the impact of UNSCR 1737. On 13 February, the Bulgarian MFA's expert on Iran, Oleg Doychinov, told us that in December 2006 the MFA alerted all relevant agencies about the provisions associated with UNSCR 1 [...]	2007-02-16 13:07:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETTC KNNP IR BU PARM
07SOFIA216	BULGARIA TO SUPPORT HUNGARY ON MAINTAINING GMO BAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 14:12:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EU BU
07SOFIA218	BULGARIA SEEKS GUIDANCE ON HOSTING NEXT V-10 [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Foreign Minister Kalfin informally offered on January 25 to host a meeting of Vilnius-10 countries in Sofia (reftel). The MFA remains interested in hosting the event, but is reluctant formally to accept or discuss dates while [...]	2007-02-16 14:15:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO XH BU
07SOFIA224	BULGARIA: MFA TAKES HARD LINE ON BLACK SEA HARMONY [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 14 meeting, MFA Regional Security chief (and resident Black Sea expert) Dimitar Dimitrov briefed us on the GoB's emerging Black Sea strategy. He expressed hardening resistance to Bulgarian membership in Operation Black Sea Harmony (OBSH),and allowed poloff to revie [...]	2007-02-20 10:39:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS TU BU
07SOFIA227	EN 2007 APR BULGARIA NOMINATIONS [...] Embassy Sofia nominates Mrs. Gergana Cheshmedzhieva and Mr. Rossen Pavlov, of the Bulgarian Customs Office, for the USPTO GIPA Enforcement training seminar scheduled for April 16-20, 2007, as per reftel. 2. Mrs. Cheshmedzhieva has been with the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Direc [...]	2007-02-20 13:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA BU
07SOFIA231	BULGARIA 301: RECOMMEND RETAIN ON WATCH LIST, WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government has made tremendous strides over the past 15 months to improve its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime. It has met virtually all of our Action Plan requests (Ref C). With renewed political will, it has adopted strong IPR legislation; established [...]	2007-02-21 12:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD BU
07SOFIA232	BULGARIAN NURSES: GETTING BACK TO EFFECTIVE [...] (C) WE APPRECIATE REFTEL UPDATE ON THE QADHAFI FOUNDATION LETTER AND THE STATE OF PLAY IN TRIPOLI. IT COMES AS THE GOB CONCLUDES TWO DAYS OF HIGH-LEVEL IN-HOUSE DISCUSSIONS ON THE NURSES ISSUE, IN ADVANCE OF THE EU WORKING GROUP ON FEBRUARY 22 AND AMBASSADOR BEYRLE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PARVANOV [...]	2007-02-21 12:14:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA251	BULGARIA: RESPONDING TO RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 12:49:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BU
07SOFIA252	CONTROVERSIAL ECONOMY/ENERGY MINISTER GOES TO THE [...] (S) Bulgaria's Minister of Economy and Energy Rumen Ovcharov heads to Washington and several other U.S. cities on February 27 for an eleven-day road trip to drum up investor interest in Bulgaria. His meetings at State, Commerce, Energy and USTR will give us an opportunity to press for stron [...]	2007-02-26 15:12:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	ENRG ECON PREL OVIP BU
07SOFIA255	KOSOVO: BULGARIANS ENCOURAGED BY MODERATE RHETORIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Parvanov told the Ambassador that on his one-day visit to Serbia February 21 he found the Serbs to be much less hardline in their rhetoric in private. His overarching message to Belgrade's leaders was that the Ahtisaari plan is a good proposal and a "necessary basis for [...]	2007-02-27 13:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR BU
07SOFIA259	BULGARIA: 2007 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen the appointment of the new [...]	2007-02-28 07:10:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
07SOFIA26	BULGARIA: PATIENCE WEARS THIN ON LIBYA MEDICS CASE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS BULGARIA BEGINS THE NEW YEAR, PUBLIC RANCOR IS STEADILY BUILDING OVER LIBYA'S DECEMBER 19 CONFIRMATION OF DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST FIVE BULGARIAN NURSES. AFTER A HOLIDAY SEASON MARKED BY HIGH-PROFILE EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT [...]	2007-01-08 14:41:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA268	BULGARIA: VIEWS ON MARITIME SECURITY IN WAKE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Harry Ulrich (Commander of US Naval Forces Europe and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples) visited Bulgaria 21-23 February 2007, meeting with President Georgi Parvanov, Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov, Deputy PM and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ivaylo Kalfin, as well as [...]	2007-02-28 11:45:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS TU BU
07SOFIA28	BULGARIA: FM KALFIN TO ATTEND NATO MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-09 11:35:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO OPDC AF YI BU
07SOFIA303	NARCOTICS REPORT GRABS BULGARIA'S ATTENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) received unprecedented media coverage in Bulgaria. Overall coverage was factual and positive, concentrating on links between the OC-controlled drug trade and government corruption, and quoting Ambassador Beyrle e [...]	2007-03-07 12:09:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR OPRC PGOV PREL BU
07SOFIA307	NO BULGARIAN INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) On 19 February, Post delivered ref A information on the additional designations of Iranian entities under E.O. 13382 to Dr. Vasil Kirov, Director of the Bulgarian Financial Agency (FIA). Dr. Kirov is Post's main point of contact for addressing the financial and banking aspects of money [...]	2007-03-08 09:22:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KN PARM BU IR

07SOFIA324	BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA: GOB UNSURE WHO IS IN [...] (C) MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR PETKO DOYKOV TOLD US MARCH 7 THAT THE GOB BELIEVES LIBYAN MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS ABDELATI OBIDI HAS BEEN AT LEAST TEMPORARILY SIDELINED IN DISCUSSIONS OVER THE FATE OF THE FIVE BULGARIAN NURSES IMPRISONED SINCE 1999. THIS, COMBINED WITH THE PERCE [...]	2007-03-09 15:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN LY BU
07SOFIA344	BULGARIA: DIP NOTE ON IRAQ EXTENSION [...] This is an action request -- please see paragraph 2. 2. On March 7, we received a diplomatic note from the MFA notifying us of the National Assembly's ratification of Bulgaria's decision to extend its military mission in Camp Ashraf. We would appreciate Department assistance in providing [...]	2007-03-14 11:14:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS IZ BU
07SOFIA345	BULGARIA: HAJIEV'S EXTRADITION BACK IN THE COURTS [...] Summary: Annadurdy Hajiev, an accused embezzler and critic of Turkmenistan's human rights record, was re-arrested on February 20 on what seems to be an old Turkmenistan INTERPOL notice. A Bulgarian court denied the same request for extradition in 2003 because it judged the charge to be politi [...]	2007-03-14 13:22:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV TX BU
07SOFIA360	BULGARIA'S CURRENT-ACCOUNT DEFICIT WORSE THAN EXPECTED, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's Current Account (CA) deficit exceeded even the gloomiest expectations, coming in at 16 percent of GDP growth in 2006. The deficit was fuelled mainly by the growth of the foreign trade gap which increased to a record 21.8 percent of GDP last year. Strong export grow [...]	2007-03-16 11:23:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BU
07SOFIA361	BULGARIA HOLDS THE LINE ON ARMS LICENSES [...] (C/NF) On March 16 DCM discussed the state of BG-RU negotiations on the arms licensing issue with Valentin Radomirski, chief foreign policy advisor to PM Stanishev. Reftel A points were delivered to MFA, MOD, and Ministry of Economy and Energy on March 1 and had been previously conveyed to Rad [...]	2007-03-16 13:08:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC RS BU
07SOFIA364	BULGARIA'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: A year into his term, Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Boris Velchev is staying true to his goal to reform the dysfunctional Prosecution Service and make it an effective law enforcement and judicial tool. He has improved the country's image abroad by candidly speaking out against c [...]	2007-03-19 10:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EU BU
07SOFIA366	BULGARIA: GOVT VOTES TO TRIPLE DEPLOYMENT IN [...] (SBU) In a decision discussed on March 14 and signed on March 16, the Council of Ministers formally approved two separate deployments in support of NATO operations in Afghanistan. This decision is binding and does not require parliamentary approval. The first deployment will consist of 120 s [...]	2007-03-19 13:05:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF BU
07SOFIA369	BULGARIAN POLICE RAID MAJOR INTERNET PIRATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The owners of two of the largest torrent trackers, arenabg.com and zamunda.net, were arrested recently by police during raids on illegal Internet piracy facilities. Both were released by the courts after two days detention pending further investigation. Whether and when they go t [...]	2007-03-20 09:28:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR BU
07SOFIA372	BULGARIA ON CFE TRANSFERS - CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 13:47:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU
07SOFIA377	BULGARIA: MISSILE DEFENSE PD STRATEGY [...] (U) Per Ref A request, Post has designated DCM Alexander Karagiannis as the POC for public diplomacy and outreach efforts on missile defense. 2. (U) During the Sofia visit of Admiral Harry Ulrich, CINCUSNAVEUR, the Admiral briefed the Sofia and Varna press corps in appearances on February 2 [...]	2007-03-21 13:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KPAO PL EZ RU BU
07SOFIA400	BULGARIA CONTINUES TO BACK AHTISAARI, URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Kalfin told the Ambassador March 26 that "independence is the only option" for Kosovo and undertook to work toward an EU consensus in support of Ahtisaari's proposals. In meetings with Serb and Kosovar leaders the week of March 19, PM Stanishev preached realism and patience, [...]	2007-03-27 15:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK YI SR BU
07SOFIA424	BULGARIA IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747 AND TARGETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 12:55:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EFIN ETTC KTFN KNNP IR BU
07SOFIA43	BULGARIAN MFA EAGER TO KEEP TRADE TREATIES, BUT [...] (C) We delivered ref. A points to MFA's Emilena Popova, Director of the International Cooperation Directorate, and Ivan Danchev, Head of the U.S. and Canada Department in the Americas Directorate, on January 8. Popova was glad to hear that the USG agreed to discontinue the 1938 Treaty on Cer [...]	2007-01-10 13:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EUN PGOV BU
07SOFIA436	BULGARIA NOTIFIED OF U.S. DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-05 16:32:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR BU
07SOFIA456	BULGARIA: HAJIEV NOT LIKELYTO BE EXTRADITED SOON [...] (SBU) On April 10, we delivered reftl points to the Head of International Cooperatio Department at the Ministry of Justice, Georgi Rpchev. Rupchev was not familiar with the detailsof Hajiev's extradition case, but said that Turkensitan's spotty humn rights record justified our concerns. Wh [...]	2007-04-11 16:35:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF TX BU
07SOFIA461	BULGARIA: SUPPORT BUILDS FOR ANTI-OC TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) Since reftel C, we have continued to solicit support from EU member-states for the establishment of South Eastern European Regional Organized Crime Training Center (SEEROCTC). The UK Embassy committed concrete resources to the center, and the German and Spanish Embassies are looking for [...]	2007-04-12 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASCH PREL KCRM KJUS BU
07SOFIA473	BULGARIA IN THE EU: STILL FINDING ITS WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's recent accession to the EU has fueled speculation over what sort of member it will be--passive or active--and what priorities it will have in the Union. Many observers expect Bulgaria to continue its pre-accession approach of being cautious, flexible and non-confrontat [...]	2007-04-13 14:56:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL BU
07SOFIA474	BULGARIA NON-COMMITTAL ON GITMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 16:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC BU
07SOFIA492	PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 15:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL BU
07SOFIA498	GLOBAL INITIATIVE: CONFERENCE INVITATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 16:03:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP BU
07SOFIA499	PDAS VOLKER'S MEETINGS WITH BULGARIAN PM STANISHEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with PDAS Volker on April 11, PM Stanishev and FM Kalfin strongly endorsed supervised independence for Kosovo and pressed the need for a Security Council resolution. Both ministers also engaged on Black Sea issues, with Kalfin arguing for a stronger NATO pres [...]	2007-04-20 14:31:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO ENRG SR YI EU BU
07SOFIA500	PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 14:35:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL BU
07SOFIA505	PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a V-10 meeting with EUR PDAS Kurt Volker, allies were in agreement on key issues, including NATO enlargement, the Kosovo Status process, missile defense, and energy security. All believed strongly about the need for further NATO enlargement and insisted that it be based on rea [...]	2007-04-23 16:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL BU
07SOFIA51	BULGARIA CONSULTS ON ARMS TRANSFER TO COLOMBIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C/NF) Bulgarian government representatives have asked for our help in determining the bona fides of a proposed sale to the Colombian armed forces that is currently before Bulgaria's Export Control Commission for export license appr [...]	2007-01-12 08:15:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC CO BU
07SOFIA510	BULGARIA GRAPPLES WITH COMMUNIST-ERA FILES AMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seventeen years after the fall of communism, the Bulgarian National Assembly disgorged a law to open communist-era state security files. Rather than clearing the political air, passage of the law has further clouded it. Few Bulgarians believe the unredacted files of Bulgaria's cu [...]	2007-04-24 12:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BU
07SOFIA55	BULGARIA ON UNSCR 1737 [...] (C) After delivering reftel talking points on December 27, we followed up with MFA Iran desk officer Oleg Doichinov on January 11. Doichinov confirmed that state institutions (including the Financial Intelligence Agency, Customs Service, and Export Control Commission) had been advised of thei [...]	2007-01-12 13:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP BU
07SOFIA56	BULGARIAN PM SUPPORTS IRAQ STRATEGY, PLANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Stanishev told Ambassador Beyrle January 12 that Iraq is at a crucial crossroads and "no one wants to see the U.S. fail." He said his government would begin formal discussions next week aimed at extending for another year the mandate of the Bulgarian forces deploye [...]	2007-01-12 15:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ BU
07SOFIA582	BULGARIA GRAPPLES WITH GROWING CORRUPTION SCANDAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's establishment has been rocked by a far-reaching corruption scandal that involves high-ranking magistrates and government officials and may potentially lead to changes in the Socialist-led government. The high-profile case already forced PM Sergei Stanishev to sideline [...]	2007-05-11 15:05:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR BU
07SOFIA588	BULGARIA: ARMS CONTROL UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 14:00:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC CBW EU BU
07SOFIA589	UNHRC: BULGARIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SLOVENIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 14:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BU
07SOFIA59	BULGARIA: BIT INSTRUMENTS EXCHANGED [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 12:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV KTIA BU
07SOFIA590	YOUR JUNE 10-11VISIT TO SOFIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 15:01:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP BU
07SOFIA593	BULGARIA'S EU ENTRY HELPS MANY - BUT NOT ALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria entered the EU in strong macroeconomic and fiscal shape with 5 percent annualized GDP growth over the past 7 years and three years of budget surpluses. Foreign investors are piling in to take advantage of cheap prices and labor, much as they did in the EU-10 a few year [...]	2007-05-16 08:52:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN ECON EINV BU
07SOFIA594	BULGARIA HAPPY TO BE OFF 301; PLEDGES TO CONTINUE IPR [...] Bulgarian officials were very pleased to learn on April 30 that Bulgaria was being removed from the Special 301 Watch List. Deputy Minister of Culture Ina Kileva and Deputy Minister of Economy Lachezar Borisov thanked us and assured us that Bulgaria would continue to work hard to reduce Intel [...]	2007-05-16 10:04:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD BU
07SOFIA598	BULGARIA READY TO NEGOTIATE EXTRADITION AND MLAT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On May 3, we delivered reftel points to Georgi Rupchev, Head of International Cooperation Directorate at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),and, separately, to Ivan Dantchev, MFA's Acting Head of America's Directorate. MOJ's [...]	2007-05-16 12:57:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CJAN BU
07SOFIA611	PUTIN PUSHES RUSSIA-TO-BULGARIA UNDERSEA GAS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 13:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EUN RU BU
07SOFIA619	BULGARIAN PRIME MINISTER GETS A COLD SHOWER FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Putin told Bulgarian Prime Minister Stanishev May 8 that the proposed U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic are part of a "unified, strategic offensive system." Russia will not support the Ahtisaari plan because it will leave the Serbs feeling agg [...]	2007-05-18 15:10:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR YI RS LY BU
07SOFIA620	BULGARIA: DRAFT WMD AGREEMENT DELIVERED [...] This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. We delivered reftel draft to MFA International Security Director Petio Petev and Deputy Interior Minister Boiko Kotsev on May 18. Both stated their support in principle for the agreement and undertook to review the draft quickly. Pete [...]	2007-05-18 15:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM EUN BU
07SOFIA633	BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION 05-050046617 -- [...] (SBU) On May 22, Boyan Boyanov of the Ministry of Defense International Organizations and Arms Control Department confirmed that reftel quantities of atropine auto-injectors had been legitimately ordered by the Military Medical Academy (which is overseen by the Ministry of Defense). Boyanov f [...]	2007-05-22 14:22:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC BU
07SOFIA643	MEP ELECTION RESULT WOUNDS PM STANISHEV, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Stanishev,s Bulgarian Socialist Party fared surprisingly poorly in the May 20 European Parliament (EP) elections, while Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov,s new party made an impressive political debut, edging out the Socialists for first place. The poor election result, coming on the [...]	2007-05-23 14:58:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BU
07SOFIA678	PM SACKS PARTY LEADERSHIP, MOVES DECISIVELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a decisive move aimed at curbing corruption and re-asserting his authority, Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev accepted June 2 the resignation of Economy and Energy Minister Roumen Ovcharov, whom he had previously sent on a forced leave due to his involvement in a high-p [...]	2007-06-04 15:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BU
07SOFIA682	BULGARIA ON RUSSIAN CFE CONCERNS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Gergana Velichkova, the MFA's acting director of OSCE and Regional Security Affairs. Velichkova thanked us for reftel responses to Russian concerns; she enthusiastically agreed with our points. Noting that Bulgaria is specifically mentioned in two of the s [...]	2007-06-05 14:05:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU
07SOFIA695	BULGARIA BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO CFE EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) We delivered reftel A points on June 6 to Gergana Velichkova, the MFA's Acting Director of OSCE and Regional Security Affairs and Col. Stefan Yanev, Director of Defense Policy at the MOD. Both remarked that U.S. views on the upcoming conference were almost identical to those of the GoB an [...]	2007-06-06 14:43:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU
07SOFIA718	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FM KALFIN: IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin thanked the Deputy Secretary for President Bush's public and private assurances of support for the release of the five Bulgarian nurses imprisoned in Libya. He also asked for the opportunity to consult with the USG in advance of any travel by the Secretar [...]	2007-06-14 08:46:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EFIN NATO LY IZ BU
07SOFIA72	BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA: GOB REASSURED, AGREES [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S., UK, EU, AND BULGARIAN REPRESENTATIVES AGREED IN SOFIA JANUARY 16 THAT CONTINUED PRIVATE TALKS WITH LIBYAN MFA DIRECTOR OBEIDI OFFERED THE BEST HOPE FOR GAINING THE RELEASE OF THE FIVE BULGARIAN NURSES AND ONE PALESTINIAN DOCTOR JAILED IN LIBYA SINCE 1999 FOR ALLEGEDLY SPREAD [...]	2007-01-17 15:14:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN LY BU
07SOFIA735	BULGARIA EXPRESSES CONCERN TO IRAN ON [...] (C) On June 14 POL/ECON Officer delivered reftel points on detained/missing American citizens in Iran to Oleg Doychinov, Iran Desk Officer from MFA's Asia Directorate. Doychinov was sympathetic and said he would convey Bulgarian and USG concern for the American citizens to his Iranian counterp [...]	2007-06-15 12:51:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EUN KDEM IR BU
07SOFIA743	BULGARIA: EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES GEORGIA, KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Valentin Radomirski, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Stanishev, described to EUR A/S Dan Fried on June 11 Russian pressure tactics regarding Bulgarian relations with Georgia, especially regarding export of small arms and munitions to Georgia. Tbilisi's larger than normal [...]	2007-06-19 07:24:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO GG BU
07SOFIA794	BULGARIA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States government is aware of two (2) claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bulgaria (GOB). 2. List is keyed according to reftel instructions. A) Claimant A (ongoing case) B) 2000 C) In 1999, Claimant A established a subsidiary, whic [...]	2007-06-28 16:03:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE CASC PGOV BU
07SOFIA801	THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) GIPA [...] (U) Post nominates Mr. Georgi Damyanov and Mr. Bisser Yankov, of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture, Copyright Directorate, for USPTO GIPA training scheduled for August 6-9, 2007(per reftel). Mr. Damyanov has been Head of the Copyright Directorate at the Ministry of Culture since 2002. Before [...]	2007-06-29 12:32:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU
07SOFIA807	BULGARIA/EU: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S CRITICISM NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission's (EC) June 27 monitoring report, the first since Bulgaria joined the EU in January, criticized Bulgaria's progress on fighting organized crime and corruption, but stopped short of imposing safeguard clauses. While acknowledging Bulgaria's progress, the EC [...]	2007-07-02 08:06:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU
07SOFIA817	BULGARIA: SOFIA MAYOR STILL TRYING TO BE ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Sofia Mayor and GERB leader Boyko Borissov recounted his recent trip to the United States, dismissing the story that GERB mischaracterized A/S Dan Fried's "support" for the party as a provocation from hostile media. He met with both Int [...]	2007-07-03 11:19:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR BU
07SOFIA827	BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON FOREIGN [...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche to Petko Doykov, Director of the MFA's Middle East directorate, on July 5. Tailoring the demarche to Bulgaria's circumstances, we urged in particular that the GOB approach Syria and insist that it stop the flow of foreign fighters entering Iraq from Syria. Doyk [...]	2007-07-05 14:30:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL PTER SY IZ BU
07SOFIA828	BULGARIA - OVERHEATING ECONOMY OR JUST GETTING WARMED UP? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Strong domestic consumption in Bulgaria has sparked a large trade deficit and led to a current-account (CA) deficit of 15.8% in 2006. International analysts have warned that Bulgaria's growing external deficits render its economy vulnerable to exogenous shocks. While booming dom [...]	2007-07-05 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BU
07SOFIA834	BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA: MFA PESSIMISTIC ON EVE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER FAIM CHAUSHEV TOLD US JULY 9 THAT HE NOW EXPECTS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY BETWEEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK OF THE LIBYAN SUPREME COURT'S DECISION TO UPHOLD THE DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST THE BULGARIAN NURSES [...]	2007-07-09 16:06:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO LY BU
07SOFIA845	BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES BILATERAL DOUBLE [...] Please see guidance request in Para 4. 2. On July 12, 2007, the Bulgarian Parliament voted to approve legislation ratifying the U.S.-Bulgaria Double Taxation Treaty. Ministry of Finance official Iskra Slavcheva informed econoff that the legislation will be published in Bulgaria's Officia [...]	2007-07-12 13:37:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BU
07SOFIA846	BULGARIA REACTS WITH RESTRAINT TO LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials reacted with restraint to the Libyan Supreme Court decision to uphold the death sentences of the five Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. Both the President and the Prime Minister noted that the [...]	2007-07-12 14:13:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA861	BULGARIAN OFFICIALS CALL FOR PATIENCE ON LIBYAN MEDIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials reacted with balanced and measured statements to the July 17 Libyan Higher Judicial Council's decision to commute the medics' death sentences to life imprisonment, saying it paved the way for a final conclusion to the medics' eight-year plight. President Geor [...]	2007-07-18 14:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA862	BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES CABINET RESHUFFLE; REASSURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's Parliament approved July 18 two new ministers as part of the first reshuffle of the Socialist-led three-party coalition government which assumed office nearly two years ago. Petar Dimitrov, a Socialist MP who chaired Parliament's budget committee, was confirmed as th [...]	2007-07-18 14:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON KIPR KJUS BU
07SOFIA863	BULGARIA: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 16 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 15:22:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM NATO KCRM KCOR ECON ENRG LY BU
07SOFIA867	BULGARIAN MFA TRANSMITS REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF MEDICS TO [...] (SBU) Bulgarian MFA Middle East and Africa Office Director Petko Doykov confirmed July 19, that the MFA had transmitted to the Bulgarian Embassy in Tripoli the official request for transfer of the medics under the bilateral Legal Assistance Agreement. He would not confirm when the request was [...]	2007-07-19 14:09:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA87	BULGARIA AND OPERATION BLACK SEA HARMONY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Despite persistent U.S. lobbying and a high-level push from official visitors, GoB officials are not yet sold on membership in Turkish-led Operation Black Sea Harmony (OBSH). Credible doubts about Turkey's willingness to share information have fed into deep-seated mistrust of [...]	2007-01-18 13:10:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER NATO MARR MOPS TU BU
07SOFIA883	NURSES RETURN, BULGARIA REJOICES [...] (C) SUMMARY. BULGARIA GAVE AN EMOTIONAL WELCOME-HOME TO THE FIVE MEDICAL WORKERS RELEASED FROM A LIBYAN PRISON EARLY THIS MORNING AND FLOWN BACK TO SOFIA ON A FRENCH JET. AMBASSADOR BEYRLE JOINED PRESIDENT PARVANOV, PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV AND SEVERAL EUROPEAN AMBASSADORS FOR AN IMPROMPTU AIRPORT [...]	2007-07-24 13:05:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA916	PRESIDENT PARVANOV EXPOSED AS COMMUNIST STATE [...] (C) Summary: The commission set-up earlier this year to review the files of the former communist secret services announced that President Georgi Parvanov and key members of his staff collaborated with the communist-era State Security agency. Parvanov was recruited by the State Security's ext [...]	2007-07-31 14:56:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BU
07SOFIA93	KOSOVO STATUS: BULGARIAN PM SEES NO REASON FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Stanishev told the Ambassador January 12 that Bulgaria supports Ahtisaari and that the Kosovo final status process "cannot be dragged out." This echoes FM Kalfin's message to the Secretary on December 19 that Ahtisaari should present his report soon after the Serb [...]	2007-01-19 11:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR BU
07SOFIA940	Resolving Bulgaria's Unpaid Parking Tickets; Advancing our [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 3. 2. (SBU) In June, the Department sent a diplomatic note to the Bulgarian Embassy requesting the GOB pay USD 316,082 in accumulated parking tickets by September 1, or lose USD 449,951 in USG assistance for FY07. In reviewing the available data, P [...]	2007-08-06 05:46:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PARM BU
07SOFIA943	DROUGHT HITTING FARMERS, ECONOMY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The regional drought affecting the Black Sea region has severely damaged Bulgaria's main crops. With some harvests almost complete, yields are estimated to be down by 35 percent for wheat and 80 percent for corn. Rising grain and oilseed prices are causing near-term spikes in br [...]	2007-08-06 08:19:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV BU AGR
07SOFIA949	OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S.-BULGARIAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. New Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov recently told the Ambassador that he welcomes a partnership with the U.S. government on energy and will also work to eliminate obstacles to U.S. investments in Bulgaria. A newcomer facing a steep learning curve on energy, Dimitrov is [...]	2007-08-07 12:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV RU BU
07SOFIA951	PIPELINE EXPLOSION CUTS GAS TO GREECE [...] (U) Summary: A strong explosion disrupted a section of the pipeline used for transiting Russian natural gas to Greece on the morning of August 6. No one was injured in the blast. Officials quickly ruled out terrorism, blaming instead a landslide caused by recent heavy rains. Bulgargaz offic [...]	2007-08-07 13:16:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON RU BU
07SOFIA954	BULGARIA SUPPORTIVE ON KOSOVO [...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche August 7 to the MFA's Department Head for the Western Balkans Vania Andreeva and Western Balkan desk officer Angel Angelov. Andreeva agreed that a final solution following the Ahtisaari proposal, supported by a UNSCR, is the best solution. If an UNSCR [...]	2007-08-08 06:55:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL BU
07SOFIA962	BULGARIA TO INTRODUCE FLAT INCOME TAX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's center-left government approved the introduction of a flat 10 percent income tax on July 29. This move, largely unexpected from a socialist-dominated government, aims to boost domestic economic activity, stimulate investment, and curb the grey economy. Business o [...]	2007-08-08 13:56:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV KCOR BU
07SOFIA981	BULGARIA RECOVERS FROM NURSES' RETURN [...] On August 2, the GOB approved forgiving USD 56.635 million of communist-era debt owed by Libya. This debt forgiveness was Bulgaria's contribution to the deal brokered by the EU for Libya to release five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor. Whatever else may be murky in the deal, Bulgari [...]	2007-08-09 14:11:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL LY BU
07SOFIA985	BULGARIA: MFA DOWN BEAT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On August 9, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points and a copy of the new Afghanistan Counter-Narcotics Strategy to MFA Afghanistan desk officer Ivan Petkov. Petkov expressed the difficulties of weaning Afghan farmers off opium poppies. He said Bulgaria, partnering with Germany, had impo [...]	2007-08-10 08:17:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS SNAR AF BU
07SOFIA993	EXTENSIVE FLOODING, EIGHT DEAD [...] SUMMARY: After months of drought and record high temperatures (reftel),heavy rains and flooding have now hit northeast Bulgaria, killing at least eight people and damaging houses and infrastructure. A state of emergency has been declared in the municipality of Tsar Kaloyan, the worst-hit ar [...]	2007-08-14 10:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL BU
07SOIA828	BULGARIA - OVERHEATING ECNOMY OR JUST GETTING WARMED UP? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Strong domestic consumption in Bulgaria has sparke a large trade deficit and led to a current-accont (CA) deficit of 15.8% in 2006. Internationalanalysts have warned that Bulgaria's growing extrnal deficits render its economy vulnerable to exoenous shocks. While booming domestic [...]	2007-07-05 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV BU PGOV
07STATE129764	U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 - 5. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On October 1, 2007, on the margins of this year,s UN General Assembly (UNGA),Mali, the Chair the Community of Democracies (CD),will host a short meeting of Ministers that will set the stage for its bi [...]	2007-09-14 20:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
07STATE131603	THE SECRETARY'S SEPTEMBER 14 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR A/S Daniel Fried PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft Marc Nordberg, EUR note taker Hungary ------- FM Kinga Goncz Appointed Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi State Secretary Laszlo Varkonyi Acting Chief of Cabinet Gyorgy Varga DCM Viktor Sz [...]	2007-09-18 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HU
07STATE138379	SOFIA: SECSTATE LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Further to reftel the Department has reviewed its files and as of September 25, 2007 possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following Bulgarian individuals nominated to participate in the Office of Defense Cooperation's International Military Education [...]	2007-10-01 20:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM PREL BU EU PM
07STATE138761	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Notetaker Aaron Jensen Romania --------- Foreign Minister Adrian Mihai Cioroianu U.N. Permanent Representative Mihnea Motoc Charge Daniela Gitman Political Director Stefan Tinca Chief of Cabinet Gabriel Sopanda 2. [...]	2007-10-02 17:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ENRG HU SR MD RU MK AL PL RO
07STATE150552	RESPONDING TO BULGARIAN CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIAN [...] (C) As detailed in reftel, the Bulgarian government is under pressure from Russia to come to a quick agreement and sign various texts related to the Russian conglomerate Gazprom,s proposed South Stream pipeline project under the Black Sea. The GOB has requested USG assistance and talking poi [...]	2007-10-30 19:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BG ECON ENRG EU PGOV RS
07STATE159330	SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] This is an action request (see para 12) both for posts whose host governments have not yet accepted invitations to the New Delhi avian and pandemic influenza conference and for donor nations. SUMMARY ------- 2. Begin Summary: The USG has assumed a world leadership role in the effor [...]	2007-11-21 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL XX
07STATE19366	ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government/EU officials not earlier than 10:30 a.m. EST on Friday, February 16, 2007 that the United States is designating three additional Iranian ent [...]	2007-02-15 23:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KN PARM IR
07STATE35309	ENGAGING EU COMMISSIONER FOR ENLARGEMENT OLLI [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) EUR/ERA appreciates Embassy Helsinki,s initiative in reaching out to EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn as reported in Helsinki 70, and encourages future meetings whenever Rehn visits Helsinki. EU Commissioners can provide valua [...]	2007-03-20 21:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN
07STATE470	DEMARCHE TO ROMANIA AND BULGARIA ON BILATERAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 19. 2. SUMMARY: Per refs a and b, the Governments of Romania and Bulgaria have recently presented diplomatic notes to Embassies Bucharest and Sofia, respectively, proposing to amend or terminate several economic agreements with the United States in [...]	2007-01-03 21:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	BU ETRD EUN RO
07STATE75561	SUCCESSFUL CENTCOM COALITION CONFERENCE IN TAMPA [...] (U) SUMMARY. CENTCOM's Coalition conference in Tampa, FL, successfully gathered both military and civilian participants from current and prospective Coalition countries to provide an overview of Coalition planning for the next 12-18 months. The guest appearance by the President was particula [...]	2007-06-01 15:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ NATO
07STATE81232	EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE; [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]	2007-06-11 23:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07STATE83491	THE UNITED STATES AND THE GUAM ORGANIZATION -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The 2007 Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM Summit in Baku is an opportunity for the U.S. to bolster this organization, both by complimenting GUAM on its achievements and by urging establishment of its Se [...]	2007-06-14 21:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP
07STATE84207	ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government officials that the United States has designated four additional Iranian entities and two individuals under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Propert [...]	2007-06-15 21:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP KN PARM IR EUN
07STOCKHOLM1453	BILDT ON KOSOVO [...] (C) The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt discussed the way forward on Kosovo on December 11. Bildt said 26 of the EU states (except Cyprus) would likely recognize Kosovo independence in some form as early as February, but there were a number of important issues that remained to be [...]	2007-12-12 16:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF YI SW
07STOCKHOLM736	SWEDEN: DEMARCHE FOR JUNE 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) On June 13 Poloff met with Niclas Kvarnstrom, MFA Deputy European Correspondent, and conveyed USG positions on select topics in advance of the June 18-19 GAERC. Kvarnstrom's substantive responses follow. 2. (C) Cuba. Sweden opposes Spain's initiative to eliminate the EU's restrictive [...]	2007-06-13 15:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN KPAL ETRD SW
07TALLINN33	ESTONIA: LABOR SHORTAGE LOOMS LARGE [...] Since emerging from nearly 50 years of Soviet occupation in 1991, the economy of Estonia has been racing. Annual double digit growth rates have been the norm. Estonia is a country of just 1.35 million people with a working population of 692, 800 according to the Estonian Labor Market Board. [...]	2007-01-16 15:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV EN
07TALLINN5	ESTONIA: PRESIDENT AND PM DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 15:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EU RU EN
07TALLINN633	ESTONIA: PDAS VOLKER AT V-10 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker participated in the Vilnius Ten (V-10) political directors conference in Tallinn, Estonia on September 12-13. V-10 political directors generally supported eventual NATO enlargement for the Adriatic 3 (Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia) and the need for more EU unit [...]	2007-09-26 11:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KCFE EN
07TALLINN752	SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S NOVEMBER 27-29 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's November 27- 29 visit to Washington, his first as PM, comes on the eve of the Estonian Parliament's vote to renew Estonia's participation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Ansip supports Estonia's military engagements abroad, but relies on USG recognitio [...]	2007-11-21 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN
07TASHKENT1648	U.S. COTTON GIN IS A RARE SEMI-SUCCESS STORY [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 7, econoff visited the Central Asia Seed Company (CASC),a modern, fully U.S.-owned cotton gin located in Syrdarya, about two hours southwest of Tashkent. With over ten years experience in Uzbekistan, CASC is valued by the provincial government for its social and e [...]	2007-09-17 10:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ICAC UZ
07TBILISI1675	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 13 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 30-July 13. Education Minister Disputes Corruption Charges --------------------------------------------- - 2. A corruption controversy surrounding Education Minister Ale [...]	2007-07-13 13:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TELAVIV2109	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-10 10:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1376	JULY GAERC PRE-BRIEF [...] Summary: The Dutch are concerned about the lack of progress and will press for a unified European approach on Kosovo. They anticipate the upcoming Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) will be a formal ceremony without any substantive changes to the mandate text. The Dutch may provide a limited [...]	2007-07-20 05:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AL ENRG ETRD ETTC EUN IR IS KPAL PGOV PREL
07THEHAGUE1856	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ZEROING IN ON THIRD [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Coalition, Peacekeeping, and Multinational Cooperation Debra Cagan visited The Hague October 2 to discuss potential GONL extension plans regarding its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. In a series of productive meetings, Cag [...]	2007-10-05 14:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE1925	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: POSITIVE NEWS ON MARGINS [...] (S) Summary: The GONL received potentially good news from France on the margins of the European Council meeting in Lisbon on October 18-19. According to Dutch officials, French President Sarkozy agreed in a meeting with Dutch PM Balkenende to deploy up to two Operational Mentoring and Liaison [...]	2007-10-23 12:23:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE2020	NETHERLANDS/INCSR: PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL [...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov, +31.70.310.2339. As requested re [...]	2007-11-30 08:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR NL

07THEHAGUE264	DUTCH NATIONAL CRIME SQUAD DISMANTLES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL [...] An investigation by the National Crime Squad (NR) led to the arrest of key members of a major international network of Turkish people traffickers on February 6. National TIP prosecutor Warner ten Kate said the successful operation was the result of close cooperation among the national and reg [...]	2007-02-12 18:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL
07THEHAGUE899	NETHERLANDS/EU: MAY 14-15 PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GONL remains concerned about Sudan and will support EU sanctions if no UN sanctions are forthcoming. The Dutch are also concerned about progress on EU-Russia cooperation. They support an EU role in the International Compact with Iraq and Ahtisaari's recommendations for [...]	2007-05-11 15:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN ETRD KPAL PREL EAID NL
07THEHAGUE94	NETHERLANDS/EU: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: The GONL supports the European Neighborhood Policy but does not want to see it used as a back door to EU candidacy. The Dutch continue to push for Serbian ICTY cooperation and will view warily offers to compensate Serbia for any change in Kosovo's status. Secretary Rice's efforts [...]	2007-01-19 13:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG EUN KPAL MARR PGOV BK IR IS
07TOKYO1	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/03/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2480	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2656	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH'S TRIP TO EUROPE [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's economic daily Nihon Keizai front-paged GOJ plans to resume full-scale military exchanges with China after a suspension of more than nine years. 2. "Bush Receives Warm Welcome in Former Communist Nations" Sofia correspondent Takashi Sadahiro of the top-c [...]	2007-06-13 05:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO36	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-09 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3783	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/16/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO449	JAPAN,S FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS EASTERN EUROPE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minster Taro Aso's January 9-14 trip to Eastern Europe demonstrated Japan's increasing global focus, said a MOFA official during a January 16 meeting. In addition to promoting stability via economic development and exchanges, Japan took advantage of the trip to build supp [...]	2007-02-01 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BU HU LO RO JA
07TOKYO5116	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO585	SUBJECT: A/S SILVERBERG MEETINGS ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Subject: Improving efficiency in peacekeeping operations, promoting strong ethical practices, insisting on improvement in the Human Rights Council, and cooperating behind the scenes on upcoming international organization elections are some of the ways the United States and Japan can work [...]	2007-02-08 23:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KUNR KPKO JA BM
07TRIPOLI1033	QADHAFI'S TRAVEL TO SPAIN [...] (C) Summary: Planning for Leader Muammar al-Qadhafi's upcoming visit to Spain has been complicated by contradictory GOL requests for meetings and content. After initially saying the Leader did not want to sign bilateral agreements during his visit, the GOL has reversed course and the two sides are [...]	2007-12-12 14:07:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LY SP
07TRIPOLI1056	LIBYA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL: EXPERIENCING GROWING [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-23 09:56:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PREL KBIO PINR LY
07TRIPOLI1063	CORRECTED COPY - LIBYA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL: [...] (S/NF) Summary: Libya's newly-constituted National Security Council continues to experience growing pains. A shortage of skilled staff, questions about its mandate, and friction between National Security Adviser Mutassim al-Qadhafi and some senior GOL officials have limited the NSC's organizat [...]	2007-12-27 15:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KBIO PINR LY
07TRIPOLI169	LIBYA'S COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: HIV AWARENESS PROGRAMMING AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Libyan government continues to move forward with its own unique form of education awareness of HIV and AIDs. There is some basic level of educational programming in Libyan schools in conjunction with the UNDP office in Tripoli and the government has also held additional ac [...]	2007-02-19 16:29:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI KHIV LY
07TRIPOLI426	DRAMATIC STATEMENTS ABOUT HIV INFECTIONS AND MEDICS TRIAL [...] SUMMARY. Libya's newspapers, all government controlled, continue to run dramatic statements about the source of HIV infections in Libya. The press articles consistently blame the Palestinian doctor and Bulgarian nurses, along with foreign intelligence services including the CIA and Mossad, f [...]	2007-05-03 11:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV BU LY
07TRIPOLI474	LIBYA: MEDICS DEFAMATION CASE DECISION DUE MAY 27, SUPREME [...] (C) SUMMARY. All signs indicate the six foreign health workers accused of intentionally infecting over 400 Benghazi children with HIV/AIDS in 1999 will be convicted on May 27 of defaming two Libyan police officers they accused of torture (a separate case from the main criminal case). The Bu [...]	2007-05-18 14:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BU LY
07TRIPOLI487	LIBYA: INFECTIOUS DISEASES WORKSHOP ATTEMPTS TO INJECT [...] SUMMARY. On May 4-7 the Libyan National Center for Infectious Diseases Protection and Control (NCIDCP) held the first-ever Infectious and Endemic Diseases Scientific Conference in Tripoli, which included two sessions on HIV/AIDS in Libya. Most conference discussions were not highly technical, b [...]	2007-05-24 15:33:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PGOV PHUM LY
07TRIPOLI641	QADHAFI HOSTS SARKOZY FOLLOWING DEPARTURE OF BULGARIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Just one day after six foreign health workers accused of intentionally spreading HIV left Libya for Bulgaria, French President Nicholas Sarkozy arrived in Tripoli on July 25 for wide-ranging discussions with Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi. Sarkozy and Qadhafi reportedly discus [...]	2007-07-26 15:20:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EINV ENRG FR LY
07TRIPOLI664	LIBYA, FRANCE CONCLUDE "VERY GENERAL" CIVILIAN NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (S) Summary: According to French diplomats, a civilian nuclear deal concluded between Libya and France during President Sarkozy's visit to Tripoli constitutes only a "very general" framework for future cooperation, with no clear financial commitment from the French side and little expectatio [...]	2007-08-03 12:38:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG MNUC ECIN EINV ETRD KPWR FR
07TRIPOLI834	NURSES GONE, BUT LIBYA'S HIV/AIDS WOES CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A lavishly-funded treatment facility constructed exclusively for the 426 infected Benghazi children remains off limits to hundreds of other Libyans in Benghazi currently living with HIV/AIDS, according to a team of American HIV/AIDS experts who visited Libya in mid-September. T [...]	2007-09-24 13:33:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LY BG
07TRIPOLI949	SLOW PROGRESS ON ITALY-LIBYA COLONIAL COMPENSATION TREATY A [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 16:31:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV ETRD LY IT
07ULAANBAATAR164	Mongolia Customs [...] Summary: While there is a bilateral Customs agreement with the U.S., cooperation has waned since the end of the Multifiber Arrangement in 2005. Mongolia has a relatively liberal trade regime, with low tariffs and no quotas or onerous licensing requirements. Customs is widely viewed as corru [...]	2007-03-10 03:55:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR703	MONGOLIA'S NEW CABINET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (S) This cable provides analysis of the new 16-member Cabinet of Mongolian Prime Minister S.Bayar and identifies the Ministers' strengths, weaknesses, likely objectives and challenges. A separate cable will follow on the balance of power in Parliament and political parties' prospects for succ [...]	2007-12-20 06:12:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET	PREL MARR ECON SENV KCOR SOCI PGOV MG
07USEUBRUSSELS1100	EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 7.4 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE DOWN [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.4 percent in February 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on March 30. The unemployment rate for the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) was down to [...]	2007-03-30 15:47:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS2750	EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 6.8 PERCENT IN [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 6.8 percent in July 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on August 31. Unemployment in the eurozone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) stood at 6.9 percent. E [...]	2007-08-31 13:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS536	EU AGREES ON ACCESS TO POLICE DATABASES FOR [...] EU ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA Council) on February 15 agreed to incorporate into the EU legal order the main provisions of the Treaty of Pr\|m relating to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (issues coming under the so- called "third pillar") with the exception [...]	2007-02-16 11:55:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL KCRM RS EUN
07USNATO101	NATO/MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI HEARS ALLIES' CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Macedonian PM Gruevski told NATO's North Atlantic Council on February 14 that he was committed to implementing the reforms necessary to secure a membership invitation from NATO at its 2008 Summit. Allies offered solid support for Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic course, but expressed [...]	2007-02-15 16:47:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV MK
07USNATO111	AHTISAARI COMES TO NATO AND OUTLINES WAY FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 16, UN Special Envoy for Kosovo, (UNSEK) Martti Ahtisaari updated the NAC and non-NATO KFOR troop contributors on the Kosovo status process and his vision for the way forward. Ahtisaari said that prospects for a negotiated settlement by both sides were exhausted. Th [...]	2007-02-23 08:38:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07USNATO138	NAC-PSC DISCUSSES EU-NATO COORDINATION IN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Immediately following the February 26 NAC-PSC on Bosnia, NAC and PSC Ambassadors (with Cypriot and Maltese representatives present) met "informally" to discuss NATO/EU coordination in Kosovo. Both NATO SYG De Hoop Scheffer and EU High Representative/SYG Solana called for close co [...]	2007-03-02 17:35:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07USNATO140	NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES STILL GRAPPLING WITH MEANING [...] (S/NF) Allied PermReps and the Russian Ambassador sought to clear the air from the Munich Conference in the Feb. 28 NATO-Russia Council (NRC). The Russian delegation has stated repeatedly that Putin's speech in Munich gives us a road-map for future frank discussions at the NRC. Poland, UK, an [...]	2007-03-02 18:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL RU
07USNATO172	NATO WEIGHING NATURE OF POSSIBLE TIES TO QATAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 15:45:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO183	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MARCH 21 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 18:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO188	RFG: NATO ENGAGEMENT WITH BELARUS AND UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) NATO's Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) has sought political advice from the International Staff (I.S.),urging Allies to agree to invite Belarusian and Uzbekistani Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) and Foreign and Defense Ministers to upcoming CHOD and Ministerial meetings of the Euro-Atl [...]	2007-03-22 17:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR BO UZ
07USNATO191	NATO/GEORGIA: ALLIES PRAISE GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. NATO Allies unanimously praised Georgia's restrained response to the March 11 attacks in the Kodori Gorge (ref A) during a March 21 Political Committee meeting at NATO Headquarters. Allies commended Georgia for turning to the UN-led Joint Fact Finding Group, which [...]	2007-03-23 16:54:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL GG RS NATO
07USNATO263	ALLIES REACT POSITIVELY TO U.S. BRIEFING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 19, Senior U.S. Defense and State, officials briefed the North Atlantic Council on U.S. plans to counter the threat to Europe and North America posed by the Iranian and DPRK missile programs. The briefers emphasized our willingness to be transparent with Allies, make our [...]	2007-04-23 16:47:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS NATO
07USNATO266	HLTF MEETING MARCH 22, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite determined efforts by the U.S. and many other Allies, Germany derailed agreement at the March 22 High-level Task Force (HLTF) on the text of a NATO paper on cross-group stationing of forces under the CFE Treaty. Most allies, in particular Turkey, Greece, Norway, Bulgaria [...]	2007-04-24 07:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS
07USNATO270	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT APRIL 25, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: NAC discussed &whither a NATO common hostage policy?8 and alleged Afghan mistreatment of detainees. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the NAC on NATO training support to the ANA and his recent trip to Pakistan. D/SYG urged the NAC to find a way ah [...]	2007-04-25 15:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PTER AF
07USNATO304	ALLIES URGE MACEDONIA TO STEP UP PACE OF REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 9 meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers expressed confidence that Macedonia would continue to make progress on reforms and be ready to join NATO when the Alliance makes decisions on enlargement at its 2008 Summit. Perm Re [...]	2007-05-14 16:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK
07USNATO305	ALLIES URGE MACEDONIA TO STEP UP PACE OF REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 9 meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers expressed confidence that Macedonia would continue to make progress on reforms and be ready to join NATO when the Alliance makes decisions on enlargement at its 2008 Summit. Perm Re [...]	2007-05-15 06:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK
07USNATO306	ALLIES URGE MACEDONIA TO STEP UP PACE OF REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 9 meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers expressed confidence that Macedonia would continue to make progress on reforms and be ready to join NATO when the Alliance makes decisions on enlargement at its 2008 Summit. Perm Re [...]	2007-05-15 08:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK
07USNATO330	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 24, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) noted SACEUR,s letter to PermReps regarding the start of Operation Adalat. The D/CMC also highlighted recent offers of additional Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLTs),but stressed that these offers ar [...]	2007-05-25 06:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO337	HLTF MEETING MAY 16, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The May 16 HLTF meeting focused on CFE-related comments in Russian President Putin's April 26 statement and the positive steps the Alliance should take in response. The U.S. delegation was led by DOS/VCI DAS Karin L. Look. Allies concluded that NATO should continue to send a [...]	2007-05-25 15:17:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS
07USNATO340	MAY 16 NRC(ACE): RUSSIA EXPLAINS CFE MORATORIUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's Representative to the CFE Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Mikhail Ulyanov, used the May 16 NATO-Russia Council's Arms Control Experts (NRC(ACE)) meeting to try to explain the rationale for President Putin's April 26 threat to declare a moratorium on Russian implementation [...]	2007-05-25 15:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO PREL OSCE RS
07USNATO351	CFE: VCC AND VCC EXPERTS' MEETINGS, MAY 16, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 16 VCC and VCC experts' meetings: a. The U.S. announced an upcoming Vienna Document inspection in Sweden during the time a Swedish exercise below Vienna Document thresholds will be conducted; b. Experts agreed to attempt to hold a NATO Vienna Document course in Cen [...]	2007-06-04 14:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO357	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 6 2007 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG stated that force generation is a top priority for the Alliance in the run-up to the Defense Ministerial. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) briefed on: next steps in long-term Afghan National Army (ANA) training; support to ESDP police mission in Afgh [...]	2007-06-07 12:35:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO362	U.S. UPDATES NATO ALLIES ON MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Eric Edelman and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director LTG Obering met with Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer on June 5, and then informally with NATO PermReps, to update them on the status of U.S. Missile Defense (MD) plans in Europe, negotiations with Poland and [...]	2007-06-11 10:25:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL
07USNATO373	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 13 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: --Afghanistan: The SYG discussed civilian casualties and the need for ISAF to do more on OMLTs and equipment support to the ANA. The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault briefed on "modestly positive" force generation conference. SHAPE DCOS for Operations Major Gen [...]	2007-06-15 09:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO380	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 20 2007 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Minuto Rizzo reviewed the June 14-15 Defense Ministerial. Allies expressed deep concerns over continuing civilian casualties, including the Spanish PermRep,s insinuation that ISAF,s targeting policy was not being adhered to. Amb [...]	2007-06-21 12:51:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO392	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 24 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed two Food-For-Thought [...]	2007-06-27 15:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO409	NATO/HLTF MEETING, JUNE 28 2007 [...] (C) Summary. The all-day HLTF June 28 was focused on both assessing the Extraordinary Conference June 12-15, 2007 and preparing to deal with the likelihood that Russia may soon trigger a 150 day countdown to suspension of performance of its CFE obligations or (less likely) of Russia,s su [...]	2007-07-10 15:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO442	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 1 2007 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) reported on a series of ISAF-related decisions in the Military Committee. The Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee briefed the Council again on the need for rotary wing capability for RC-South when th [...]	2007-08-01 16:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO448	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 8 2007 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: D/SYG noted the upcoming Jirga in Kabul Aug 9-12 and applauded ISAF efforts in countering Taliban propaganda. The Deputy Chair of the Military Committee (DCMC) reported on the Border Security Sub-Committee Meetings, and the Ops Briefing show [...]	2007-08-08 15:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF AU
07USNATO457	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 22 2007 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: D/SYG commented favorably on U.S. and UK counternarcotics strategies and noted the upcoming National Counternarcotics Conference in Kabul. The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) reported that SHAPE will host a September conference on N [...]	2007-08-22 17:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO46	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 24, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG reported that Pakistan PM Aziz will address the NAC on January 30. The outgoing JFC-Brunssum and ISAF Operational Commander General Back presented his analysis of NATO,s efforts in Afghanistan stating that the Alliance's goals are too high. He called for mo [...]	2007-01-25 17:35:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO484	FM JEREMIC DISCUSSES THE KOSOVO CONUNDRUM AND [...] (C) Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic discussed Serbia's Partnership Presentation Document and possible ways forward on Kosovo with NATO PermReps on September 5. Jeremic was forward-leaning on engagement with the Alliance through PfP, but acknowledged Serbians' love-hate relationship to NA [...]	2007-09-06 14:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO SR
07USNATO495	ALLIES EMBRACE A/S ROOD READOUT OF US-RUSSIA MD [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 12:29:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL NATO PINR KACT RU
07USNATO502	SACEUR, COMISAF BRIEF ISAF PROGRESS AND CLEARLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate sessions first with the NAC in ISAF format (which includes the 11 non-NATO troop contributors) and then at 26 with the NAC, COMISAF General Dan McNeill described ISAF successes on the battlefield, and challenges in building an effective police force and strengthening [...]	2007-09-14 17:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO521	SUBJECT: HLTF: NATO ALLIES ENDORSE U.S. PARALLEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 13 HLTF, Allies endorsed the U.S. &Parallel Actions Plan8 as the basis to end the current impasse with Russia on the fulfillment of the remaining Istanbul commitments and ratification of the Adapted CFE Treaty. U.S. HLTF Representative Karin L. Look also successf [...]	2007-09-21 15:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO522	NATO PERMREPS' SEPTEMBER 18 AWAY DAY [...] (C) Summary: NATO PermReps and the Secretary General (SYG) brainstormed about goals for the April 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest and NATO headquarters reform at an all-day offsite on September 18. PermReps expressed no objection to the idea of a missile defense deliverable at Bucharest, althoug [...]	2007-09-21 16:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO
07USNATO524	NATO/VCC SEPTEMBER 13 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: The September 13 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and VCC Experts made progress on agreeing on procedures to deconflict Vienna Document Inspections with four non-Allied OSCE states (Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria) for the 2008 year. The NATO Staff will sen [...]	2007-09-24 16:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO539	GEORGIAN MINISTER BAKRADZE REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Georgian Conflict Resolution Minister Bakradze led an interagency delegation to meet with Allies in a Georgian-initiated discussion of its disputed territories. Bakradze's presentation, his forthright responses to tough questions, and Georgia's associated non-paper hit all the right notes [...]	2007-10-03 13:13:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO GG
07USNATO54	AFGHANISTAN: COMMITMENTS FROM JANUARY 26 INFORMAL [...] (C) The January 26 informal foreign ministerial at NATO HQ resulted in a reiteration of the Alliance's strong political commitment laid out at Riga. Though not a donor conference, the Ministerial also resulted in several Allied commitments of additional development and military assistance. [...]	2007-01-30 17:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO542	REVIEW AND CONCURRENCE OF HQUSEUCOM 1206 PROPOSAL [...] This message requests USNATO support for a HQUSEUCOM 1206 proposal entitled Global Stability Operations Training Capability (GSOTC). This proposal will minimize gaps that impede foreign nation's military forces to perform efficiently in Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW),and particul [...]	2007-10-04 08:01:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSN NATO
07USNATO562	DUTCH BRIEF US, UK, AUSTRALIA ON URUZGAN FORCE GEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. We found Netherlands Ambassador Herman Schaper unfocused and gloomy on October 16 in briefing key RC-S allies on Uruzgan backfill requests. Dutch engagement with its top three target nations has yielded some results, but not nearly enough. Slovakia is expected shortly to confi [...]	2007-10-17 09:13:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL AS UK NO FR LO
07USNATO566	KOSOVO TROIKA UPDATES NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL AND [...] SUMMARY: The representatives of the Kosovo Troika (U.S. representative Frank Wisner, EU representative Wolfgang Ischinger, and Russian representative Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko) briefed a special meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on Monday, October 15, providing a general update on w [...]	2007-10-19 07:52:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV PREL KV
07USNATO579	ALLIES SUPPORT U.S. MD OUTREACH TO RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies warmly endorsed recent U.S. Missile Defense (MD) proposals offered to Russia at the Oct. 17 reinforced North Atlantic Council (NAC) briefing offered by USD(P) Eric Edelman, A/S Daniel Fried and MDA. Dir. LTGEN Trey Obering. Allies further praised the U.S. effort to c [...]	2007-10-24 16:36:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR PARM IR RS
07USNATO587	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - OCTOBER 31, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG commended the good discussions on Afghanistan at last week's informal defense ministerial at Noordwijk and at this week's informal SYG coffee with PermReps. He also noted SACEUR,s recent letter regarding the strains placed on ISAF [...]	2007-11-02 17:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO589	IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT SURVEY: NO UNSCR, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: We assess that the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) would be unlikely to continue without the cover of a relevant United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) mandate. It is possible that the mission could continue with a non-Chapter VII mandate, but without some form of f [...]	2007-11-02 17:25:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
07USNATO596	IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT SURVEY: NO UNSCR, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: We assess that the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) would be unlikely to continue without the cover of a relevant United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) mandate. It is possible that the mission could continue with a non-Chapter VII mandate, but without some form of f [...]	2007-11-05 16:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
07USNATO601	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 7, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Balkans: The NAC discussion with Ambassador Miroslav Lajcak, High Representative and EU Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, reported separately in reftel. -- Afghanistan: The SYG reported on his November 6 phone conversation with President Kar [...]	2007-11-08 18:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO607	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 14, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG expressed his disappointment with the Amnesty International report on detainees in Afghanistan. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) Eikenberry reported on his visit to Afghanistan, noting among other things the operat [...]	2007-11-16 10:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO610	NATO-AFGHANISTAN: PRESSING ALLIES ON ISAF FORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Given the disappointing results during NATO's November 6-8 Global Force Generation Conference (GFGC),Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) joins me in asking Washington to turn up the political heat on those Allies whom we believe could do more to help fill the International [...]	2007-11-19 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO613	NATO/VCC NOVEMBER 14 AND 15 MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 14 and 15 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and VCC Experts made progress on several issues, but postponed others until the January VCC. Particular implementation concerns were discussed in regard to the potential Russian CFE suspension where HLTF policy guida [...]	2007-11-21 17:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO615	CFE: NOVEMBER 15 MEETING OF THE HLTF [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the NATO High Level Task Force on November 15, Allies welcomed U.S. updates on current U.S. ) Russian Federation discussions and considered appropriate next steps in anticipation of Russian suspension of implementation of the CFE Treaty on December 12. 2. (C) Allies agreed [...]	2007-11-23 15:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS
07USNATO623	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 28, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that the first draft of the Autumn 2007 ISAF Periodic Mission Review has been sent to the Policy Coordinating Group (PCG). Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault noted that SHAPE,s PRT initiatives are being [...]	2007-11-29 19:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO624	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) The NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Steering Committee met on September 14th 2007 and October 11th 2007 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Both meetings were co-chaired by senior representatives of the United States and of Poland. 2. (C) A paper entitled &Maritime Int [...]	2007-11-30 15:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO625	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) met in plenary session at NATO HQ on November 14. The committee was co-chaired by Mr. Joseph Benkert (PDASD/OSD/GSA) of the United States and Mr. Cezary Lusinski (MOD) of Poland. Associated with this month's Plenary, the DGP [...]	2007-11-30 15:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO636	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 12, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Ambassadors congratulated ISAF for excellent military and media coordination on Operation MAR KARARDAD in Musa Qala, but expressed concern that follow-up efforts to hold Musa Qala are implemented across the civil-military spectrum. Ambass [...]	2007-12-14 10:48:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO637	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 12, 2007 [...] (U) This cable is being retransmitted due to an error in the reftel number. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Ambassadors congratulated ISAF for excellent military and media coordination on Operation MAR KARARDAD in Musa Qala, but expressed concern that follow-up eff [...]	2007-12-14 11:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO640	HLTF: NATO ALLIES READY TO STAY THE COURSE ON CFE [...] (C) At the December 14 HLTF all NATO Allies - without exception - called for a continuation of NATO,s unified response to Russia,s unilateral actions on CFE and urged that the U.S. keep its "parallel actions" package on the table for negotiation with Russia. Praise for U.S. efforts to date wa [...]	2007-12-17 19:41:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE RS
07USNATO648	RFG AND READOUT OF VCC AND VCC EXPERTS MEETING - [...] This is a Request for Guidance. See Para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At the December 19 meeting of the NATO Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC),Allies agreed to allocate and coordinate CFE inspections -- including for Russia -- based on data from the previous Treaty year. Allies also coor [...]	2007-12-20 15:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USUNNEWYORK1072	SIXTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON THE REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The Sixth Committee held its debate on the report of the fifty-ninth session of the International Law Commission (ILC) from October 29 through November 6. ILC Chairman Ian Brownlie (UK) attended sessions from October 29 through November 2 to present the ILC report to the Sixth Comm [...]	2007-11-28 13:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1154	UN REPORTS PROGRESS WITH GOS ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: SYG Deputy Chief of Staff Kim Won Soo and DPKO Darfur Planning Director Mike Gaoutte told AMB Wolcott on December 10 that the UN and the Government of the Sudan (GOS) made progress on resolving outstanding UNAMID deployment issues during a December 8 meeting in Lisbon. According t [...]	2007-12-11 22:10:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1217	EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 62ND UNGA [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador James Gadsden, who served as Senior Area Adviser for Eastern European Affairs to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) Summary: Most Eastern European states generally supported US priority objectives for the Fall session of the 62nd UNGA [...]	2007-12-26 20:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNGA AA AM BK BU CY EN GG GR HR
07USUNNEWYORK1224	UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS OCEANS AND FISHERIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The General Assembly adopted without a vote the draft resolution on Sustainable Fisheries (A/62/L.24) on December 18 and the draft resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (A/62/L.27) with a vote (146-2-3) on December 22. The majority of delegations emphasized the significance [...]	2007-12-28 20:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PHSA PREL PREF PREM
07USUNNEWYORK159	UN/RWANDA SANCTIONS: RWANDA SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) This is a guidance request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) USUN Sanctions Unit Chief was approached by Rwandan First Counselor Nicholas Shalita on February 23 to request that the United States support a new resolution to modify the arms embargo on Rwanda. The Rwandans are consulting wit [...]	2007-02-28 19:18:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ETTC RW
07VIENNA123	AUSTRIA ON THE JANUARY 22-23 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarches on general GAERC topics and on the external energy policy on January 19 to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken. 2. (SBU) Riecken made the following substantive comments: -- Western Balkans/Kosovo: Riecken said Austria agrees [...]	2007-01-19 13:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR EUN AU
07VIENNA1605	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: JUNE 18-19 GAERC [...] (U) Acting EconPol Counselor delivered reftel points on June 14 to Andreas Riecken, the MFA's European Correspondent. Riecken offered the following observations: 2. (C) Cuba: Riecken does not expect much discussion, as Council Conclusions have already been drafted at the working level. [...]	2007-06-15 14:48:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL SOCI AU
07VIENNA187	THE GUSENBAUER GOVERNMENT'S COALITION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On January 16, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer presented the government program of the Grand Coalition between the Social Democratic (SPO) and the People,s Party (OVP) to parliament. Stressing his vision of a &more social Austria,8 Gusenbauer outlined a program that primarily represents a [...]	2007-01-25 16:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AU
07VIENNA1914	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 18, 2007 [...] On the third day of the bank Bawag trial, presiding judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner is expected to question the defendants on how the formerly union-owned bank incurred the vast losses of about 1.4 billion Euros between 1998 and 2000. Yesterday, all nine former bank officials, including ex-CEO Hel [...]	2007-07-19 10:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2000	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 27, 2007 [...] The President of the Economics Chamber Christoph Leitl in an interview with ORF radio and last night on Austrian TV sharply criticized the statement by Social Minister Erwin Buchinger (SPOe) that for the upcoming wage negotiations it "would be optimal if a four percent rise" could be achieved. [...]	2007-07-27 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2003	LATEST AVIATION DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRIA [...] New non-stop services from Austria to the U.S. include a Delta Airlines Atlanta-Vienna flight and an Austrian Airline's (AUA) Vienna-Chicago flight. AUA has increased the frequency of its Vienna-Erbil, Iraq flights, and added new destinations, such as Astana, Kazakhstan. AUA's has intensifie [...]	2007-07-27 15:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR AU
07VIENNA2071	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 3, 2007 [...] The intended implementation of the plan to introduce a minimal social security income is taking shape. According to Minister for Social Affairs, Erwin Buchinger, who presented a report on the current state of the negotiations between the federal government and the provinces the project is makin [...]	2007-08-03 14:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2423	NABUCCO MOVING FORWARD, BUT STILL LOOKING FOR [...] (C) OMV Gas CEO Werner Auli told Acting DCM and EconUnit Chief on September 11 that the Nabucco gas pipeline project was moving forward, with the imminent announcement of a 6th shareholder and the appointment of an EU Nabucco Coordinator to "manage Brussels." Auli argued that Nabucco had the [...]	2007-09-17 12:43:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV AU
07VIENNA269	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR [...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]	2007-02-06 12:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA2758	AUSTRIA: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 07:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SNAR AU
07VIENNA2874	OMV LOOKS TO RUSSIAN GAS FOR NABUCCO [...] (C) In a recent meeting with Emboffs, Reinhard Mitschek, OMV's Managing Director for Nabucco Gas Pipeline International, expressed concern that Azerbaijan could not provide enough gas by itself for Nabucco's initial phase in 2012. Nabucco would therefore turn to Russia to supply half of the [...]	2007-11-29 16:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AU
07VIENNA2920	U.S.-AUSTRIA C/T COOPERATION: INTERIOR MINISTRY [...] (C) USG and Austrian Interior Ministry officials met Nov. 10 to carry forward the discussions initiated by Austrian Interior Minister Platter during his Oct. 24-25 visit to Washington on enhanced U.S.-Austrian counter-terrorism (C/T) cooperation. The Austrian side also presented a series of p [...]	2007-12-10 15:42:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL AU
07VIENNA350	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 12, 2007 [...] Controversies and conflicts have been dominating the climate in the SPOe/OeVP coalition since it took office a month ago. Any major issue seems to have the potential so split the coalition partners: privatization, elderly care, pension reform or environmental issues. The SPOe suspects the OeVP [...]	2007-02-12 12:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC

07VIENNA532	AUSTRIA: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the seventh annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 27. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination P [...]	2007-03-01 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
07VIENNA728	NABUCCO PIPELINE: OMV STILL BULLISH ON 2012 STARTUP [...] (C) During a March 20 meeting with EconUnit Chief, the Managing Director of the Nabucco Pipeline consortium, Reinhard Mitschek, said that the project remains on track to begin operations in 2012. Nabucco is still looking to take on a major European gas company to help finance the project. Re [...]	2007-03-22 10:18:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV AU
07VIENNA88	AUSTRIA'S 2007/2008 OUTLOOK - DYNAMIC GROWTH [...] Austria's GDP grew at a better than expected rate of 3.3% in 2006, its highest growth rate since 2000. For 2007, Austria's two leading Austrian economic institutes have upgraded their growth forecasts to 2.6-2.7% on the basis of strong exports, robust investments, recovering private consumpti [...]	2007-01-17 12:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
07WARSAW1237	TIP ISSUES GRAB POLISH HEADLINES [...] (U) Summary. Polish media has recently highlighted a number of instances where law enforcement mishandled and deported TIP victims. Interior Minster Kaczmarek seized on the bad press to highlight the seriousness of the problem to the public and launched an internal investigation, and the Huma [...]	2007-05-30 09:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KCRM KJUS PL
07WARSAW1281	INCREASE IN WALK-IN TRAFFIC TO WARSAW'S CONSULAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the last year Warsaw,s consular section has seen an increase in both the number and diversity of walk-ins seeking asylum or refugee status in the United States. The majority of cases continue to come from neighboring countries, primarily Belarus. However, recent applicants ar [...]	2007-06-01 14:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT PREF PHUM ASEC RSOX PL
07WARSAW1723	WARSAW STOCK EXCHANGE BOOMING BUT FACES CHALLENGES [...] (U) Summary: Until a long-expected correction in July 2007, Warsaw Stock Exchanges (WSE) indices have been breaking new records and reaching new highs for over three years. The WSE is central Europe's leader in IPOs with 39 in less than 7 months. The number of foreign companies on the WSE [...]	2007-08-08 14:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW181	POLAND-EU: POLISH FM FOTYGA'S VIEWS ON JANUARY [...] (C) PolExt Chief delivered Ref B and C pre-GAERC demarches January 17 to Pawel Herczynski, Deputy Director of the MFA EU Department. Herczynski was unable to coordinate a response within the MFA before the January 22 GAERC. However, Post provides below post-GAERC comments by FM Fotyga at a Ja [...]	2007-01-26 16:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG EUN PL
07WARSAW1981	POLAND ENERGY: PIPELINES, MERGERS, STORAGE, GAS [...] (C) Summary: Poland continues to pursue the construction of the Odessa-Brody Plock oil pipeline and GOP officials will meet with counterparts from Georgia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan in Tbilisi on September 26. The Ministry of Economy opposes the merger of PKN Orlen and Lotos Refinery because [...]	2007-09-20 13:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PL PREL
07WARSAW538	POLAND: SEVENTH ANNUAL (2007) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Daniel Gedacht (telephone: 48-22- 504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GedachtDC@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one p [...]	2007-03-06 16:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07YEREVAN1448	CDA RAISES DEMOCRACY PROGRAM CONCERNS WITH PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA and polchief called on the PM December 4 to discuss our ongoing election assistance programs (highlighting IRI plans to conduct an exit poll),raise concern about residence permits for USAID anti-corruption program staff, and to review the Radio Liberty (RL) issue with the PM [...]	2007-12-18 12:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV EAID KDEM KPAO AM
07YEREVAN250	EMBASSY YEREVAN'S 2007 TIP REPORT INPUT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Armenia has made progress in its efforts to combat trafficking since the release of the 2006 TIP Repo [...]	2007-03-05 06:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN
07YEREVAN44	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 [...] (U) Following is our submission per reftel for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- Foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to USD 297 million as of September 2006, according to data from the National [...]	2007-01-12 12:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
07ZAGREB208	ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. In 2006, Croatia was ranked as tier two and Post recommends retaining that ranking for the current reporting period. The Government of Croatia (GOC) continued to improve its cooperation with NGOs to identify and ass [...]	2007-03-01 14:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
07ZAGREB220	SEECP FOREIGN MINISTERS MOVE POSITIVELY ON STABILITY PACT [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The March 2 SEECP Foreign Ministers meeting in Zagreb saw positive movement on the Stability Pact transition process to a new SEECP-led regional cooperation framework. The Ministers approved a methodology for selecting both the new Secretary General and the location [...]	2007-03-06 07:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB364	DAS BRYZA'S ZAGREB MEETINGS WITH GREEK AND [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Greek Minister of Development Dimitris Sioufas and Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Rumen Ovcharov on the margins of an April 3 energy conference in Zagreb. Both Sioufas and Ovcharov expressed concern over what they perceive as mixed signals co [...]	2007-04-16 09:50:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL GR BU AJ RS TU TX
07ZAGREB380	JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTERS TO CONTINUE REGIONAL [...] (U) In its capacity as Chair-in-office of the SouthEast Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP),Croatia hosted an April 13 conference of SEECP justice and interior ministers in Zagreb to discuss regional co-operation in judicial reform and combating cross-border crime and illegal migration. Prime [...]	2007-04-18 06:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB404	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CONFIRMS PUTIN CROATIA VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Tomislav Jakic, Foreign Policy Advisor to Croatian President Mesic, confirmed in an April 23 meeting with DCM that Russian President Putin will visit Croatia June 23-24. The centerpiece of the visit will be a regional energy summit that the GOC has organized, inviting heads of st [...]	2007-04-24 14:33:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG HR RS
07ZAGREB427	STABILITY PACT TRANSITION: SEECP AGREES ON RCC SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Stability Pact-SEECP meetings April 24-25 in Zagreb yielded consensus on the final institutional documents related to the creation of the proposed Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) as the successor to the Stability Pact in early 2008. Consensus with respect to the nomination [...]	2007-05-02 13:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI
07ZAGREB46	CROATIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed respectable economic growth over the last few years, accompanied by low inflation, a stable exchange rate and growth in the tourism sector. At the same time, the government has undertaken several initiatives aimed at streamlining the bureaucracy in an effort to [...]	2007-01-17 15:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ZAGREB524	CROATIA ENTHUSIASTICALLY INAUGURATES NEW REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As Chair of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP),the GOC hosted a May 11 Zagreb Summit to strengthen regional cooperation by establishing a Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) under SEECP auspices to replace the Stability Pact in early 2008. Coinciding w [...]	2007-05-30 15:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB56	EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----04 December, Participated in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) presentation of the findings of the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Survey of Croatia. The findings revealed the presence of approximately 968,000 weapons in civilian [...]	2007-01-19 14:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB561	U/S NICHOLAS BURNS' MAY 10-11 MEETINGS WITH [...] (U) Undersecretary Burns met with Macedonian President Crvenkovski, Turkish Economy Minister Babacan, Bulgarian PM Stanishev and Moldovan President Voronin May 10 and 11 on the margins of the Zagreb SEECP Summit. Macedonia --------- 2. (C) Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski sought U/S [...]	2007-06-08 10:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE NATO HR MK TU BU MD
07ZAGREB620	ZAGREB ENERGY SUMMIT: ALL TALK, NO SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Zagreb Energy Summit, held on June 24 and attended by Russian President Putin and South East European leaders garnered substantial media attention here, but brought little new to the discussion of regional energy supply. The Summit, organized by Croatian Preside [...]	2007-06-29 09:13:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL HR
08ABUJA2438	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR DECEMBER 1-14, [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of December 1-14 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Southern Economic News --Delta Security Incidents --Oil and Gas --Human Rights --Labor --Corrupti [...]	2008-12-16 14:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
08ACCRA93	EVICTION AGAINST BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE [...] On January 9, a disgruntled landlord attempted to evict the Bulgarian Ambassador from his residence which doubles as the Bulgarian Embassy. According to several sources, the landlord and his minions arrived early in the morning on January 9, forced their way inside the compound and began carr [...]	2008-01-16 16:43:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OFDP PGOV GH
08ANKARA105	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1068	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MAY 2008) [...] (U) Summary: Turkey continues to progress with proposed enhancements to their existing export controls and has submitted new proposed legislation to combine export control lists, form a Export Control Board (ECB),and improve licensing processes for dual-use and other sensitive items (ref a). [...]	2008-06-10 08:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1155	TURKEY: REPORTED FORCED DEPORTATION OF IRANIAN [...] (C) Post raised US concerns over reports of forced repatriations by Turkey to Iraq per reftel at various levels of the MFA. Ambassador has done so twice with MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan. Apakan was initially only slightly aware of the incident from having to approve MFA press guidance and said h [...]	2008-06-23 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL IR IZ SY TU
08ANKARA1238	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JUNE 2008) [...] (U) Summary: EXBS Advisor and Coordinator attended annual EXBS Advisor Conference in Washington DC June 9th-13th, 2008. EXBS's long awaited Nonproliferation Agreement was placed into force on June 9th, 2008 by GOT. MFA agrees to co-host a joint EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar in Ankara in Sept [...]	2008-07-09 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1288	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1441	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JULY 2008) [...] (SBU) Summary: EXBS Advisor and Coordinator visited Kapikule and Ipsala Border Ports of Entry to review Customs Inspection and Enforcement operations and assess Turkish border security capabilities. MFA confirms Turkish interagency participation in a joint EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar at [...]	2008-08-12 11:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1504	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-20 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1512	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1519	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1532	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1985	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2038	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA209	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES GAS TRANSIT WITH [...] (C) Summary. During a 14-hour stopover in Istanbul on January 28, U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Ambassador Steve Mann discussed a range of energy issues with BOTAS (state oil and gas pipeline company) General Manager Saltuk Duzyol, British Petroleum Turkey Director Tahir Uysal [...]	2008-02-05 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET IZ TU TX
08ANKARA2173	TURKEY/UNESCO: STILL UNDECIDED ON DG CANDIDATE [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Cultural Affairs Section Head Orhan Cetinel December 24. Cetinel does not expect Turkey to decide on a UNESCO DG candidate until shortly before the Executive Council meets later in 2009, but observed that Turkey's criteria for a DG are broadly [...]	2008-12-24 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO TU
08ANKARA424	TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hou [...]	2008-03-04 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA453	TURKEY/NABUCCO: DAS BRYZA URGES COMPROMISE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Nabucco pipeline is economically feasible as Russia can supply the gas for South Stream only from Turkmenistan, with Nabucco enjoying a forty percent advantage over South Stream in terms of the cost of shipping Caspian gas to Austria, DAS Matt Bryza told FM Babacan March 3. [...]	2008-03-07 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET AJ IQ RU TX TU
08ANKARA527	TURKEY REVISES GDP UP SHARPLY, BUT NEGATIVE TREND [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkstat, the Turkish statistical agency, released a long-awaited GDP revision on March 8, increasing Turkey's 2006 GDP by 31.6%, and making upward revisions to all Turkish GDP calculations since 1998. Final 2007 GDP figures will be released on March 31, and the upward revisio [...]	2008-03-19 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA529	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA562	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA628	TURKEY: ERDOGAN'S BALKAN TOUR HEAVY ON GOOD WILL, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: PM Erdogan's March 24-28 regional trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),Albania, and Bulgaria was "successful, but light on substance." It came at a time when Turkey wants to demonstrate what it can to enhance stability in the Balkans, and signaled as well to the Tur [...]	2008-04-03 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZL BK AL BU TU
08ANKARA640	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 13:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA692	TURKEY: A NONPROLIFERATION PARTNER ON ITS OWN TERMS [...] (C) Summary: As the only NATO ally bordering Iran and Syria, Turkey plays a pivotal role in our nonproliferation efforts in the region. Turkey shares our nonproliferation goals, but is also sensitive to its relations with neighbors. Turkey is frequently called upon by the U.S. and others to [...]	2008-04-11 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KNNP PREL PARM ETTC TU IR SY
08ASHGABAT1551	CHARGE RAISES NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK (NDN) [...] (C) Summary: Charge Miles raised the issue of the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) with Turkmen Foreign Minister Meredov. Meredov listened carefully to Charge,s points but then re-played the well-known Turkmen (negative) position on the issue. Charge emphasized that the issue was impo [...]	2008-12-02 12:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1618	TURKMEN CITIZENS' VIEWS ON WHETHER OR NOT TO VOTE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: December 15-18, poloff asked Ashgabat and Mary city residents about their participation in the December 14 Mejlis elections, to get a sense of how residents perceived the first major election since President Be [...]	2008-12-18 11:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT164	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV TELLS MANN, "WE [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov told Ambassador Mann on January 29 he -- wants a Trans-Caspian Pipeline with Azerbaijan but wants to "start small" and needs a legal basis for it to protect him from Russia and Iran; -- needs a legal structure to allow Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan jo [...]	2008-02-04 05:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM EPET TU RS IR KZ AJ TX
08ASHGABAT1644	LOCAL GAZPROM OFFICIAL DISCUSSES FIRM'S PROSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite ongoing discussion of an expanded Caspian gas pipeline to Russia, a local Gazprom official recently suggested that the project's prospects might be dimmed by the current financial crisis. Both political and commercial factors would influence an ultimate decision. Agreeme [...]	2008-12-30 07:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EIND PREL TX
08ASHGABAT279	TURKMENISTAN: COCKROACH OR NOT - OPPOSITION DISCREDITS [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: "Kronika Turkmenistana," an opposition website based in Bulgaria, recently carried an unlikely story that Turkmenistan TV's "Watan" newscast showed a cockroach walking across the news desk, which led to the firi [...]	2008-02-27 12:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PROP PHUM SCUL KPAO TX
08ASHGABAT49	TURKMENISTAN: HYDROCARBON AGENCY'S MURADOV [...] (U) See action request in para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a January 10 meeting, the Executive Director of Turkmenistan's State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources, Byrammurat Muradov, told the Charge that press reports that each of the three countries involved in const [...]	2008-01-10 12:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET RS KZ TX
08ASHGABAT778	TURKMENISTAN: HUNGARY'S NABUCCO AMBASSADOR MAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungary's new Ambassador-at-Large for the Nabucco Pipeline Project, Mihaly Bayer, told the Charge June 18 that, though Nabucco has "full European Union (EU) backing," less-than-united support from individual capitals and a multiplicity of interests at play in Brussels are slowin [...]	2008-06-19 10:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET EU HU TX
08ASTANA1210	ASSET STRUCTURE OF KAZAKHSTAN'S NATIONAL OIL AND GAS [...] (U) KazMunayGas (KMG),Kazakhstan's state-owned oil and gas company, is a vertically integrated company holding 25 subsidiaries in oil and gas exploration, extraction, processing, transportation, and sales. KMG produces 16% of Kazakhstan's oil output, transports 65% of its oil, and manages 10 [...]	2008-07-03 05:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EPET KZ
08ASTANA133	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 02:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA146	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department of [...]	2008-01-29 09:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA206	OIL COMPANIES AND AMBASSADORS DISCUSS OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Foreign oil company representatives told visiting Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Coordinator Ambassador Mann on January 25 that much remains to be worked out in finalizing the details of the new Kashagan agreement, including the role of KazMunaiGaz (KMG). The EC head of delegation to Kazakhsta [...]	2008-02-04 08:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON PREL KZ
08ASTANA2121	KAZAKHSTAN: BUILDING DEMOCRACY FROM THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the 14th annual meeting of the Assembly of the Peoples of Kazakhstan, a multi-ethnic presidential advisory commission, President Nazarbayev emphasized his fundamental goal to build a peaceful, tolerant, multi-ethnic country that would move slowly and responsibly toward making [...]	2008-10-28 08:14:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KDEM GG KZ
08ASTANA40	CPC PIPELINE EXPANSION MOVES FORWARD, BUT [...] Summary: (C) During his December 20 visit to Moscow, President Nazarbayev announced that Russia and Kazakhstan have agreed in principle to increase the capacity of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline. Arman Darbayev, KazMunayGas Executive Director for Oil Transportation, later told [...]	2008-01-09 11:59:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL KZ
08ATHENS1019	GAZPROM "REPAIR ISSUES" LEAVE GREECE WITH FIVE [...] (C) Claiming the need to undertake extensive "repair works" on its natural gas pipeline through Bulgaria, Gazprom has drastically reduced gas flows to Greece. According to Natural Gas Company of Greece (DEPA) President Makis Papageorgiou in a July 16 conversation with A/DCM, the cuts leave G [...]	2008-07-16 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET GR
08ATHENS1023	SCENE SETTER FOR ATHENS GREECE (U) [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Athens, we look forward to your important visit which comes at an important time in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Since your visit last July, ADM Fitzgerald (2-3 April),Lt Gen McFann (2 July),and LTG Eikenberry (3 July) visited Athens and met with key Greek m [...]	2008-07-17 08:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO TU MK GR
08ATHENS1043	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S JULY 27 - 29 [...] (C) Welcome to Athens. I am pleased that you are coming and the Embassy stands ready to make your visit a success. Your visit is opportune, as the Greeks are thinking carefully about Iran. On the one hand, those handling non-proliferation matters largely share international community concern [...]	2008-07-23 08:28:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA GR
08ATHENS1203	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR LAGON'S SEPTEMBER 1-3 [...] (C) Welcome to Athens. Your visit is an excellent opportunity to press Greece to show progress on TIP issues if it wishes to avoid a Tier-Two Watch-List rating. Your visit comes at a particularly delicate moment in U.S.-Greece relations. A NATO ally and EU member, Greece has been helpful in [...]	2008-08-26 15:37:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR PGOV PHUM PREL
08ATHENS1299	GOG TO EMB SKOPJE DCM: POSITION FIRM BUT READY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece is prepared to make a deal on the name dispute with Macedonia "tomorrow," senior Greek officials told visiting Embassy Skopje DCM Navratil in meetings August 22 in Athens, but Greece's position on a composite name and its universal international usage -- "ergo omnes" -- rema [...]	2008-09-12 12:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR MK
08ATHENS1515	THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: IMPACT ON GREECE AND [...] (SBU) While the Greek banking system has not been hit by first-round effects of the global financial crisis given its limited exposure to the complex financial products at the center of the storm, it has been affected by the ensuing freeze in the capital markets and the increased cost of rais [...]	2008-11-04 17:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN GR
08ATHENS1561	GREECE: 2008-2009 INCSR PART I [...] (U) The full text of the draft 2008-2009 INCSR Part I for Greece follows: Greece[DVM1] 2008-2009 INCSR Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary Greece is a "gateway" country in the transit of illicit drugs and contraband. Although not a major transit country for drugs headed f [...]	2008-11-17 05:56:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL GR
08ATHENS1693	PROTECTIN TGI: GREECE'S REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR [...] (C) Smmary. Greece's Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) is in the forefront of efforts to advance TGI's completion. In a December 15 conversation, RAE's Vice-President, Michael Thomadakis, outlined his organization's work to creQa faiQd transparent gas network code that promotes energy di [...]	2008-12-18 14:04:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GR
08ATHENS20	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit, which comes at an important time in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Greece is a NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. The center-right New Democracy governm [...]	2008-01-04 17:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON GR
08ATHENS21	PM KARAMANLIS TOUGH ON MACEDONIA NAME, PRAGMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis took a hard line on te Macedonia name issue, saying he had "done hs part," while Skopje had become increasingly intransigent. A mutually acceptable solution -- which could include a composite name of "New, [...]	2008-01-05 12:58:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
08ATHENS262	PROMETHEUS GAS CHAIRMAN: NO SOUTHSTREAM THROUGH [...] (C) Prometheus Gas Chairman Dimitri Copelouzos told the Ambassador and the acting Economic Deputy in a meeting on February 15 that he does not see Gazprom moving ahead with Southstream through Greece for many years. Copelouzos also indicated Prometheus Gas could supply another 3 bcm to Gree [...]	2008-02-26 05:37:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG GR
08ATHENS313	FM BAKOYANNIS ON MACEDONIA, KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) In a March 3 meeting, FM Bakoyannis told Ambassador Speckhard that she will tell NATO FMs March 6 that Greece is not ready for a NATO invitation for Macedonia and expects Alliance solidarity on this issue. Greece remains ready to make a deal on a composite name -- using "upper" or "new" [...]	2008-03-04 15:08:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CMGT CVIS MK NATO AF GR
08ATHENS362	GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008- PART 1 [...] (U) Sensitiv but Unclassified -- Protect Accordingly. 2.(SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continued domestic and regional effo [...]	2008-03-07 15:18:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS364	GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 3 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution" Section. This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...]	2008-03-07 15:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS366	GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 4 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 15:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS371	GREECE/AFGHANISTAN: DEFENSE MINISTER MANAGES [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard met with Defense Minister Meimarakis March 7 to press for increased Greek contributions to ISAF. Meimarakis said Greece recognizes the importance of the mission and wants to do more but that more time is needed to prepare the public. Greece cannot provide helicopters [...]	2008-03-11 11:44:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GR MK
08ATHENS411	GREECE/CFE: NON-PAPER ON FLANK AND NATIONAL [...] (C) On the margins of March 17 meetings on OSCE matters with visiting USOSCE Ambassador Finley and A/DAS Robbins, Greek MFA Director General for International Organizations and International Security and Cooperation Ambassador Nicolaos Kalantzianos said he had an important CFE issue to address [...]	2008-03-18 13:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS KCFE NATO GR
08ATHENS426	KOSOVO: SERBIAN FM JEREMIC PRESSES ATHENS [...] (SBU) In a "surprise" short visit to Athens March 19, Serbian FM Jeremic asked that Greece continue not to recognize Kosovo's independence. In public statements he appealed for no further recognitions of Kosovo independence and criticized the decision by Croatia, Hungary, and Bulgaria to rec [...]	2008-03-19 16:04:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR YI KV GR MK
08ATHENS438	ENERGY: GREEKS SEE BAKU READY TO COOPERATE, ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Development Folias told the Ambassador he had found a spirit of "excellent cooperation" in Baku during his March 17 trip there. Folias was particularly pleased to hear from Baku that Azerbaijan had "lots of gas", some of which was available immediately. Unfortunately [...]	2008-03-21 11:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG GR
08ATHENS469	SCENESETTER: ADMIRAL FITZGERALD VISITS ATHENS [...] (SBU) Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit which comes at an important time, during the Bucharest Summit, in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. As you know, Greece is an important NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. [...]	2008-03-31 07:47:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR NATO ODC PARM PGOV PREL
08ATHENS481	GREECE: PROGRESS ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] (SBU) In a meeting on March 18, Bank of Greece (BoG) officials updated the Economic Counselor and the acting Deputy Economic Counselor on the BoG,s actions to date in implementing recommendations made in the 2007 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report. These actions include the restructur [...]	2008-04-01 04:38:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KNNP MNUC PARN ETRD GR
08ATHENS576	DAS BRYZA'S APRIL 10-12 VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Summary. Arriving in the wake of the Bucharest Summit, EUR DAS Bryza found his Greek counterparts expressing a strong commitment to work with the United States on a range of issues including, but not limited to, the Macedonia name issue. On Macedonia, his counterparts promised that Greece [...]	2008-04-23 16:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET GR
08ATHENS596	GREECE/MACEDONIA: RECENT IRRITANTS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Skopje. 2. (SBU) In the aftermath of the veto of Macedonia's NATO accession, the Government of Greece has generally avoided escalating actions against Macedonia. We are not able to identify any major escalations in Greek behavior vis-a-vis Mac [...]	2008-04-30 12:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EAIR EAGR MK GR
08ATHENS598	P.M. KARAMANLIS TRIP TO RUSSIA: ENERGY [...] (C) According to Raphael Moisis, Chairman of the Greek Energy Council, P.M. Karamanlis and Russian President Putin signed "an important but general" inter-governmental agreement during Karamanlis' April 28-29 visit to Moscow. The IGA, he said, includes provisions that: a. an international hol [...]	2008-04-30 14:38:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET GR
08ATHENS716	Scenesetter for Representative Sarbanes and former [...] (SBU) Dear Senator and Congressman, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you ar [...]	2008-05-22 11:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR
08ATHENS734	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM BAKOYANNIS [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis said she and PM Karamanlis had told Macedonian President Crvenkovski that Greece seeks to conclude the name negotiations quickly. Macedonia must choose an adjective for "Macedonia" that makes clear the country is part of a broad [...]	2008-05-28 13:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO UNSC IR MK GR
08ATHENS743	Scenesetter for Ambassador Tahir-Kheli's visit, June 2-5 [...] (SBU) Dear Ambassador Tahir-Kheli, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you are [...]	2008-05-30 09:18:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR
08ATHENS873	INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (C) Post is grateful for the opportunity per reftel to provide preliminary input on U.S. statements regarding Greece at the upcoming Warsaw OSCE Human Dimension Meeting (HDIM). As context, Embassy notes this is a sensitive period in U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, and the statements made at [...]	2008-06-19 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR
08ATHENS959	GREECE: JUNE TIP UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This is the first in what we intend to be regular updates on Greece's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). In June, Greek authorities in cooperation with Europol and officials from neighboring countries, broke up three trafficking rings and granted [...]	2008-07-03 12:32:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GR
08BAGHDAD1538	JORDAN'S OFFER TO FORGIVE IRAQI DEBT [...] (C) Reftel refers to the Government of Jordan's (GOJ) offer to forgive Iraqi debt, which is believed to amount to approximately USD 1.3 billion. Based upon our conversations with Iraqi Ministry of Finance officials, including Minister Bayan Jabr and Advisor (and principal debt negotiator) Azez [...]	2008-05-19 12:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3252	BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR: WE WANT TO SUPPORT IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria is proud of its service in the Coalition and wants to remain engaged in Iraq, regardless of the probable departure of its 155 troops from Iraq at the end of the year, according to Bulgarian Ambassador Valeri Ratchev. Ratchev, who has just begun a three week visit to Bagh [...]	2008-10-08 12:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ BG
08BAKU1089	EXPORT-IMPORT BANK DIRECTOR VISIT BUILDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Export-Import Bank Director Bijan Kian visited Baku October 13-16 to follow-up on his February 2008 trip, checking in on U.S. based companies, their partners and projects, and to reassure interlocutors of the Bank's ability to continue to support those projects in spite of the rec [...]	2008-11-13 12:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN AJ
08BAKU1097	BAKU ENERGY SUMMIT ADVANCES U.S. EURASIAN ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 13-14 Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev hosted the IV Energy Summit in Baku, following up on previous energy summits in Krakow (May 2007),Vilnius (October 2007) and Kyiv (May 2008). Prominent attendees included the Heads of State of Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Lithuan [...]	2008-11-17 13:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TK
08BAKU123	CORRECTED COPY: AZERBAIJAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] This cable contains post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. The Statement includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requir [...]	2008-02-12 06:59:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD OPIC PGOV AJ
08BAKU136	AZERBAIJAN ENERGY PLAYERS GIVE STATUS UPDATE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Azerbaijan energy interlocutors agree the key to timely development of the Shah Deniz Stage Two gas project is settling issues of gas transit through Turkey. BP and Statoil claim that the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is moving too slowly in signing commercial cont [...]	2008-02-13 15:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV PBTS TU AJ
08BAKU191	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MANN TALKS ENERGY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev seeks enhanced cooperation with Turkmenistan on offshore energy development, and is willing to be minority partner with the GOTX in developing the Serdar-Kapaz field. Aliyev seeks concrete action from Turkmenistan showing it is interested in such cooperation, an [...]	2008-03-05 08:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU TX ENRG
08BAKU232	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Referring to Shah Deniz Stage Two, ACG Associated and Deep Gas and the offshore "Umid" field which Socar is developing, President Aliyev said that Azerbaijan will have much gas available for export. He told Ambassador for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Mann that "it was important for [...]	2008-03-12 05:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU250	SENATOR BROWNBACK'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) Summary: In a February 20 meeting with Senator Brownback, President Aliyev affirmed Azerbaijan's commitment to developing new Caspian gas reserves and export routes to Europe in spite of increasing pressure from Russia and Iran. He said that continued U.S. support would be key to these i [...]	2008-03-14 06:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD PBTS AJ
08BAKU282	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ENERGY COOPERATION WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 4-5 visit to Baku, EUR/DAS Bryza discussed energy cooperation in separate meetings with Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev, and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Valeh Alasgarov. Bryza briefed Mammadyarov on his recent e [...]	2008-03-26 06:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU348	AZERBAIJAN PLANS A MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE RAILWAY SYSTEM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Azerbaijan plans a five-year, USD 1.5 billion overhaul of the state railway system, expected to be launched by the end of the year. The plan envisions a major reorganization of the railway agency, as well as new construction, reconstruction, and procurement effo [...]	2008-04-10 06:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN BEXP BTIO IR RU AJ

08BAKU395	AZERBAIJAN: TGI FIGHTING NABUCCO, EU AND TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Edison SpA Business Manager Elio Ruggieri, one of the main executives involved in promoting the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline, TGI needs nine bcm/a of Shah Deniz Two gas for sanctioning. The minimum amount it sought was six bcm/a, although this limited amou [...]	2008-04-25 08:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG
08BAKU51	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT TELLS SENATOR LUGAR HE WANTS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 meeting with Senator Lugar, President Aliyev said that the Turkmen President is moving too slowly on trans-Caspian gas discussions while at the same time continuing to sign deals with Russia. Aliyev said that he needs a political signal in the next six months to [...]	2008-01-18 12:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG MARR AJ RS IR
08BAKU671	AZERBAIJAN SCENESETTER FOR JULY 14 VISIT OF [...] (C) Your second visit to Baku comes on the heels of your early June participation in the Fifteenth Annual Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (ref A),and your subsequent early July letter to President Aliyev providing input for next steps we can take together to pursue joint USG-GOAJ ene [...]	2008-07-11 09:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TU
08BAKU71	AZERBAIJAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] This cable contains post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. The Statement includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requir [...]	2008-01-28 11:39:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD OPIC PGOV AJ
08BAKU728	SOCAR VP, SE GRAY DISCUSS NEXT STEPS RE TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOCAR Marketing Vice-President Elshad Nassirov, one of President Aliyev's key energy advisors, told SE Gray that selling any more than four billion cubic meters (bcm) of Shah Deniz Phase Two gas (SD2) to Turkey would "kill the Southern Corridor project." He said Turkey sought ei [...]	2008-08-05 04:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL AZ TU
08BAKU739	PRESIDENT ALIYEV WELCOMES HIGHEST-LEVEL USG [...] (C) Summary: In an August 4 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting OVP Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Joe Wood, President Aliyev welcomed the proposed visit of the Vice President, expressing general satisfaction with the U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship. Identifying Nagorno-Kar [...]	2008-08-06 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ
08BAKU868	SOCAR STILL SEEKING SOLUTIONS FOR TURKISH TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: SOCAR continues to seek to find a way to convince Turkey to allow transit to Europe for its Shah Deniz Phase Two gas. However, according to SOCAR Marketing Vice-President Elshad Nassirov, Turkey continues to insist as a prelude to granting transit that Azerbaijan must sell it an [...]	2008-09-12 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU TX ENRG
08BAMAKO217	GENERAL WARD'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TOURE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 09:35:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MASS MARR
08BAMAKO824	FOLLOW UP ON TUAREG INSURGENTS IN MALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 10:27:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL PINS ASEC ML NG
08BEIJING2964	JULY 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Bush Visit, Bush Meeting with [...] Key points at the July 31 MFA Press Briefing: -- President Bush will meet with Premier Wen Jiabao, President Hu Jintao, and Vice-President Xi Jinping during the Olympics to hold discussions to develop bilateral ties, Liu said. They will discuss "many different issues" of mutual interest. [...]	2008-07-31 11:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY OVIP FR EZ RS KN KS BU HU JA
08BEIJING4145	ASEM IN CHINA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, CLIMATE [...] (C) The seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, in Beijing October 24-25, focused on the current global financial crisis but also covered climate change, Iran, the DPRK and Burma. ASEM leaders reached consensus on increasing regulation and transparency in global financial markets, as well [...]	2008-11-06 06:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD GM RU AF KN BM IR CH
08BEIRUT1791	LEBANON: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, questions regarding export license application 050057708 for the export of 10 million centerfire ammunition, calibers 5.56, 9mm, and 40S&W to the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) in Lebanon, Post confirms that this is a legitimate ISF purchase. In coordinat [...]	2008-12-24 04:13:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EG ETTC GM KOMC LE
08BELGRADE1139	Serbia: 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 14:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SR
08BELGRADE1275	SERBIA: DELTA REAL ESTATE'S LOFTY PLANS TEMPERED BY [...] (SBU) In October 2008, Delta Holdings, owned by controversial Serbian billionaire Miroslav Miskovic, opened the region's second modern shopping mall in Montenegro with high level government officials and business elite from Serbia and neighboring countries in attendance. Just a year after the [...]	2008-12-10 15:47:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD SR ZL
08BELGRADE222	ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] OVERVIEW ----------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and a destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 60 TIP victims. Of these, there were 51 females and 9 males; 26 [...]	2008-03-11 15:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PREL PGOV ELAB SR
08BELGRADE224	ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] OVERVIEW ----------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and a destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 60 TIP victims. Of these, there were 51 females and 9 males; 26 [...]	2008-03-11 15:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PREL PGOV ELAB SR
08BELGRADE26	SERBIA STILL DEALING WITH RUSSIA ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) In a January 4 meeting with Serbia's Energy Minister Aleksandar Popovic, the Charge emphasized U.S. concerns regarding potential nontransparent deals between Serbia and Russia's energy giant, Gazprom, and encouraged Serbia not to limit any future options for developing or supplying Serbi [...]	2008-01-08 08:09:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ENRG SR
08BELGRADE266	VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (CMEP) [...] The following candidates from Serbia are presented as nominees for CMEP Balkans IPC for 2008 Exercise scheduled from 1-3 April 2008 at Skopje, Macedonia; for SEESIM 08 MPC scheduled from 7-12 April 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria; for MEDCEUR 08 Exercise FPC scheduled from 10-15 March 2008 in Split, C [...]	2008-03-19 15:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KCRM SR
08BELGRADE577	SERBIA: WAR CRIMES FUGITIVE ZUPLJANIN ARRESTED [...] (SBU) Serbian authorities arrested Stojan Zupljanin, one of four remaining ICTY fugitives (PIFWC),on June 11 in a Belgrade suburb. His arrest was based on a tip from Serbian Intelligence Services (BIA) and carried out by officers of the Special War Crimes Prosecutors Office with participation [...]	2008-06-12 08:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV
08BELGRADE75	Serbia: Bulgarian DCM Say Serbs Don't Cooperate on Energy [...] (SBU) On January 17, the DCM met with her Bulgarian counterpart, Plamen Atanasov, to discuss energy issues and Gazprom. Atanasov said that he had approached Serbian Energy Minister Popovic in the past to discuss sharing information or cooperating in the negotiation process with Gazprom over t [...]	2008-01-18 14:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
08BELGRADE757	SERBIA TO RETURN AMBASSADORS TO EU COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) Despite our multiple warnings that such a move would be ill-advised and counterproductive, the Serbian Government voted "unanimously" on July 24 to send their ambassadors back only to European Union countries that had recognized Kosovo. Some ministers reportedly opposed the partial retu [...]	2008-07-28 10:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE78	SERBIAN VOTERS HEAD TO POLLS IN FORCE [...] (SBU) In a country where the number of conspiracy theories exceeds the population, the assumption is that Saint John (whom Orthodox Serbs celebrate today) and the Democratic Party conspired to ensure the fine weather that brought voters to the polls in record numbers for Serbia's first round of [...]	2008-01-21 10:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SR
08BELGRADE864	COMPLETING SERBIA'S MAJOR INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAYS - CORRIDOR [...] The Serbian government has said that it would need approximately $2.6 billion to finish Corridor 10, the Pan-European transportation network passing through Serbia. The goal of the new government is to complete Corridor 10 in two to three years with assistance from international financial ins [...]	2008-08-26 10:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN SR
08BELGRADE88	Serbia: DPM Djelic Outlines a European Economic Future [...] (SBU) During a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Djelic (DS) outlined the government's vision of a European economic future for Serbia. Djelic focused on Serbia's preparations for EU negotiations and hopes to sign an SAA as soon as January 28. Djelic admitted that [...]	2008-01-23 11:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG SR
08BERLIN1515	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. Elections, Russia, EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Outcome of U.S. Elections 3. (Russia) Medvedev Address 4. (EU) Accession Report Â [...]	2008-11-06 11:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM
08BERLIN153	GERMAN ENERGY GIANT RWE JOINS NABUCCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After negotiations lasting nearly a year, German energy giant RWE became the sixth member of the Nabucco Gas Pipeline consortium. RWE joins energy companies from Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey in the EU-supported project to pipe gas from the Caspian region to [...]	2008-02-08 09:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV PREL PGOV GM
08BERLIN1554	GERMANY: EXPECTATIONS LOW FOR NOVEMBER 19 GENEVA [...] (C)SUMMARY. Contacts at the MFA and the Chancellery remain hopeful that the Geneva Talks will succeed in bringing all parties--especially Abkhazia and South Ossetia--to the table on November 19. Poloffs met with Chancellery Desk Officer for South Caucasus and Central Asia Agapi Nehring, who [...]	2008-11-18 09:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM NATO EUN
08BERLIN256	GERMANY - 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission point of contact is Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127). 2. (SBU) [...]	2008-03-03 08:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV GM
08BERLIN296	GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Pol-mil/external chief met with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger March 7 to discuss ref A points regarding the March 10-11 EU General Affairs and External Affairs Council (GAERC) meeting. Embassy Iran watcher followed up on relevant points with the MFA Iran desk. Western Ba [...]	2008-03-07 17:31:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN327	CONTINUED GERMAN SUPPORT ON SERBIA AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Since Kosovo declared independence February 17, Germany has pressed Serb government leaders both publicly and privately to tone down the negative rhetoric and prevent violence, while privately urging "reasonable" Serbs to focus on European integration. It has also actively encoura [...]	2008-03-14 08:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM KV
08BERLIN358	GERMANY: STILL NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior German officials told visiting MDA Director Lt. Gen. Obering that at the upcoming Bucharest Summit, Germany can support tasking NATO authorities to develop options for how the Alliance might provide MD for NATO territory not covered by the planned U.S. European-based MD sy [...]	2008-03-20 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO GM
08BERLIN379	GERMAN VIEWS ON APRIL 28-29 GYMNICH [...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on April 26 points regarding the April 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...]	2008-03-26 17:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN381	CORRECTED DATES: GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29 [...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on April 26 points regarding the March 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...]	2008-03-27 08:26:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN382	CORRECTED DATES: GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29 [...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on March 26 points regarding the March 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...]	2008-03-27 08:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN493	GERMAN CONFERENCE PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: German officials say they plan to work with "like-minded" countries to establish the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) this fall, regardless of whether major developed nations support the endeavor. According to the German proposal, IRENA would offer policy advice, f [...]	2008-04-18 17:16:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN GM
08BERN122	TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 13:55:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SZ
08BERN179	TIP - SWITZERLAND: Supplement [...] (U) The Federal Office of Police has adjusted its organization and hired new staff to step up the fight against trafficking in persons and child sexual abuse. At the operational level, the former investigative unit "Pedophilia-Human Trafficking-Migrant Smuggling" in July 2007 was split up int [...]	2008-04-17 14:56:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ
08BERN633	SWISS CABINET ELECTIONS: UELI MAURER TO [...] (U) Swiss People's Party (SVP) candidate Ueli Maurer was elected December 10 by a joint session of the Swiss Parliament into the seven-member Federal Council (Executive Cabinet). In what was expected to be a narrow contest, Maurer won by a single vote, garnering 122 of the 243 valid ballots c [...]	2008-12-11 15:43:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SZ
08BRATISLAVA216	SLOVAKIA TO ADOPT EURO IN 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Commission's Convergence Report, released on May 7, recommended Slovakia for entry into the Euro zone as of January 1, 2009. The report noted that Slovakia's fulfillment of the Maastricht economic criteria (price stability, sound public finances, exchange rate stabi [...]	2008-05-12 15:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO
08BRATISLAVA93	SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY ---------------------------- A. Slovakia is steadily moving forward in its fight against TIP. In addition to allocating a substantial increase in anti-TIP funding (by multiplying it fourfold, from USD 91,000 to USD 364,000) the Government of Slovakia (GOS) has increased bot [...]	2008-03-03 16:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
08BRUSSELS1016	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 6.8 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE STABLE [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased slightly to 6.8 percent in May 2008, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on July 1. Unemployment in the euro zone (the fifteen EU countries participating in the euro) was stable at 7 [...]	2008-07-07 06:56:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS1117	JUNE 26 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON DRUG ISSUES [...] (C) U.S. and European Union (EU) officials discussed counter-drug trends and developments during a wide-ranging U.S.-EU Troika Meeting on Drug Issues on June 26. The discussions demonstrated considerable convergence on these issues, including strategies to use at Commission on Narcotic Drugs [...]	2008-07-22 15:46:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUM
08BRUSSELS1127	THE EUROPEAN UNION'S BORDER CONTROL INITIATIVES [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the border of the European Union continues to expand, concern about illegal immigration continues to increase, and the threat of terrorism remains, the EU is considering a number of measures to manage and reinforce their border and its security. Most measures being considered [...]	2008-07-24 10:56:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS EU PTEL
08BRUSSELS1189	AMBASSADOR SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH EU ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a July 28, 2008 meeting with Ambassador Silverberg, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs laid out his goals and concerns for the coming months. On the environment, Piebalgs argued for the need for the US, the EU, and Japan to adopt a common position going into the Copenh [...]	2008-07-31 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET SENV
08BRUSSELS1431	GAERC OUTLINES EU OBSERVER MISSION AND AID TO [...] (U) Summary: Meeting in Brussels September 15, EU Foreign Ministers formally established an independent civilian monitoring mission of at least 200 in Georgia, to be deployed by October 1. They designated Pierre Morel as EU Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia. Welcoming the the [...]	2008-09-15 18:10:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN RU GG SO ZI YI BO
08BRUSSELS1449	SCENESETTER FR 2008 U.S.-EU INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This yearQs annual U.S.-EU Information Society Dialogue (ISD) talks, on September 26, come after a busy period in Europe, with the European Parliament voting on a final scaled-back telecom reform package, the EU calling for negotiations to update the WTO Information Technol [...]	2008-09-18 15:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN
08BRUSSELS1504	DAS DOUG HENGEL'S MEETINGS WITH EU OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. In September 11 meetings with EU officials visiting DAS Doug Hengel learned that energy security is getting more focused attention at high levels with many initiatives underway. While the process going forward will be complex, the EU is focused on internal reforms (with compe [...]	2008-09-26 15:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EU
08BRUSSELS1526	SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY'S MEETINGS ON THE NABUCCO [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray met separately on September 25 with Hungary's Nabucco Ambassador Mihaly Bayer and Jeremy Ellis, the head of the Nabucco Project for Germany's RWE. Bayer laid out Hungary's plans to host a high-level Nabucco summit on January 26 [...]	2008-09-30 15:07:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EU
08BRUSSELS1579	COMPETING PIPELINES [...] (SBU) On September 25 Eurogas, an industrial association of 44 gas companies and federations, held its annual policy conference in Brussels. One of the sessions, "Key Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of Major Infrastructures," was comprised of presentations on the major East-W [...]	2008-10-10 15:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EU
08BRUSSELS164	EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 6.8 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was down to 6.8 percent in December 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on January 31. Unemployment in the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro - based on membe [...]	2008-02-01 13:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS1685	DEPSEC KUPFER DISCUSSES EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 6-7, 2008 Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffrey Kupfer met with EU and industry officials to discuss developments in European energy security and also discussed a wide range of topics including climate change and energy research. Research Commissioner Potocnik [...]	2008-10-31 15:47:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1686	STATE OF PLAY OF EU'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Union, headed by the French Presidency, is trying to finalize a Climate and Energy Package before the end of the year. The Package includes directives on Europe's cap and trade system and the methods to meet Europe's "20-20-20 in 2020 goals" (20% emissions cut as c [...]	2008-10-31 16:00:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
08BRUSSELS1687	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.0 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE STABLE [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.0 percent in September 2008 (up from 6.9 percent in August 2008),according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 31. Unemployment in the euro zone (EU-15 participating in the euro) w [...]	2008-11-04 13:19:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS1725	PIEBALGS OPTIMISTIC FOLLOWING VISITS TO TURKEY AND [...] (C) Ambassador Silverberg and Special Envoy Gray met with EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on November 11 to discuss his November 5-7 visit to Ankara and Baku. Piebalgs expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the USG to open the Southern Corridor and added the Turks appreciated the O [...]	2008-11-12 12:23:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1770	MEMBER STATES SKEPTICAL ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from several EU Member States have expressed skepticism that the EU will be able to come to compromise on all aspects of the Climate and Energy Package in time for an agreement by the end of the year, but each stated with differing levels of surety that an elevent [...]	2008-11-21 17:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
08BRUSSELS1793	BOSNIA AND OPERATION ALTHEA: OHR LAJCAK ADDRESSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 24 joint meeting of NATO,s North Atlantic Council and the EU,s Political and Security Committee, HR Javier Solana said he thought 5-plus-2 could be met by mid-2009. Acknowledging the positive momentum engendered by the Solana-Rehn paper on Bosnia and the Novem [...]	2008-11-26 16:22:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS EUN BK AF
08BRUSSELS1802	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.1 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data collected by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) confirm the deterioration of the labor market situation in Europe. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.1 percent in October 2008 (up from 7.0 percent in September 2008) [...]	2008-11-28 15:31:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS1854	GROWING OPTIMISM ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE [...] The horse-trading is moving at a furious pace in Brussels as efforts to finalize the EU,s Climate and Energy package appear to be yielding fruit. The French, in their capacity as Council President, have been holding meetings of representatives from member states (COREPER) and between Commissi [...]	2008-12-05 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
08BRUSSELS26	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLE AT 7.0 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE DOWN [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 stood at 7.0 percent in October 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on December 3. Unemployment in the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) decreased slightly [...]	2008-01-08 06:55:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS294	EU: TRYING TO FORGE CONSENSUS ON EUROPEAN PATH [...] (C) According to EU and member state contacts, 26 (save Cyprus) member states likely will recognize Kosovo by the end of the year. The Romanian PSC Ambassador floated to the Charge a proposal that would have Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece simultaneously recognizing Kosovo independence before [...]	2008-02-22 17:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EUN KV
08BRUSSELS306	PIEBALGS UPBEAT ON EU ENERGY SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs was surprisingly optimistic about Nabucco and European gas supply diversification in general during a February 22 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza and Special Envoy Gray. Piebalgs point [...]	2008-02-27 11:41:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EU
08BRUSSELS321	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLE AT 6.8 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE ALSO [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was stable at 6.8 percent in January 2008, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on February 29. Unemployment in the euro zone (the fifteen EU countries participating in the euro - membership en [...]	2008-02-29 15:37:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS447	DHS ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS WITH EU COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 14, 2008, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Policy Stewart Baker met in Brussels with European Union Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security (JLS) Jonathan Faull for a detailed discussion of the implementation along twin tracks of the U [...]	2008-03-26 10:47:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CA CMGT CVIS EUN
08BRUSSELS482	EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 6.7 PERCENT; EURO [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 stood at 6.7 percent in February 2008, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on April 1. Unemployment in the euro zone (the fifteen EU countries participating in the euro) was stable at 7.1 per [...]	2008-04-01 14:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS534	EU STRATEGY FOR THE SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In an April 7 meeting, EU Commission officials discussed the EU's strategy for the Southern Gas Corridor to bring gas from the Caspian region to Europe. Jozias Van Aartsen, the EU's Coordinator for the Southern Gas Corridor, believes the EU and Turkey need to agree to prioriti [...]	2008-04-09 05:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EU TU
08BRUSSELS666	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLED AT 6.7 PERCENT; [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was unchanged at 6.7 percent in March 2008, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on April 30. Unemployment in the euro zone (the fifteen EU countries participating in the euro) was also stabl [...]	2008-04-30 14:11:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS704	YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 13 TRANSATLANTIC [...] The U.S. Mission to the European Union and I welcome you to Brussels for the May 13 meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council. This meeting will help realize President Bush and Chancellor Merkel's aspiration for greater transatlantic economic integration, but much will depend on the app [...]	2008-05-09 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG WTO EUN
08BRUSSELS825	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLED AT 6.7 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was unchanged at 6.7 percent in April 2008, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on May 30. Unemployment in the euro zone (the fifteen EU countries participating in the euro) was also stable at [...]	2008-06-02 09:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS833	SUBJECT: EU STRATEGIC ENERGY ISSUES: LOOKING [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with visiting EEB Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel, EU officials said that they were committed to diversifying their sources and routes for gas into the EU but agreed that the EU,s professed aim to speak with one voice on external policy had not yet been a su [...]	2008-06-03 05:38:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EUN EINV
08BRUSSELS952	EU WORKING ON A GAS TRANSIT DEAL WITH TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. After working level discussions with Turkey last week, the EU Commission is optimistic they may be nearing an agreement with Turkey on gas transit. Turkey appears willing to drop its hold-up tactics, allow direct contracting between gas consumers and gas suppliers, will require [...]	2008-06-24 07:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EU
08BRUSSELS963	BLACK SEA SYNERGY INITIATIVE MARKS FIRST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The first anniversary of the European Commission's Black Sea Synergy Initiative provides a useful opportunity to highlight regional cooperation. As the initiative moves from "launch" to "implementation," funding will be available to support local civil society groups committed [...]	2008-06-25 13:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EUN ZJ XH
08BRUSSELS99	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (OTHER [...] SUMMARY: Ongoing development programs in several Balkan countries including Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro were discussed during a December 13 donor coordination meeting organized by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. The EC anticipates making more than 450 million euros available [...]	2008-01-18 10:34:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BUCHAREST117	BLAND JUSTICE: JUDICIAL INSIDERS DECRY WEAK EC [...] (C) Summary: A recent European Commission interim report on judicial reform in Romania provoked disappointment in many judicial circles, with pro-reform activists hoping for a sharper rebuke of recent backsliding. Based on comments from many local contacts, we have prepared a "parallel report" [...]	2008-02-13 13:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KCOR KJUS PGOV PREL RO
08BUCHAREST120	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ROMANIA NOT ATTENDING OSLO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 10:44:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN RO
08BUCHAREST139	2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- ROMANIA [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Romania remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2008. Although industry contacts report that there has been a decline in physical optical disc piracy, the growth of internet piracy - both peer-to-peer file sharing and business-to-consumer piracy - is a worrisome tre [...]	2008-02-21 06:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON RO
08BUCHAREST140	ROMANIA: ROMPETROL'S DINU PATRICIU ON ENERGY IN [...] (C) In a meeting with econoffs on February 6, Dinu Patriciu, Romania's richest man and CEO of the Rompetrol oil company, discussed his views on regional energy security and the announced deal between Gazprom and Serbia to sell a 51% stake in NIS, the Serbian state-owned oil company. According [...]	2008-02-21 11:28:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST216	ROMANIA STEADFAST ON ENERGY SECURITY, BUT WARY OF BEING ISOLATED [...] (C) With concerns growing that it is being out-maneuvered, the Government of Romania (GOR) has stepped up its energy diplomacy over recent weeks in an effort to parry perceived advances for Russia's "South Stream" natural gas pipeline project. While neighboring countries rushed to conclude agreemen [...]	2008-03-17 05:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON PREL PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST431	ROMANIA: STATE COUNSELOR BRIEFS ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. In a May 19 meeting with EconOff, State Counselor to the Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Constantin Ciupagea shared the Romanian Government's current thinking on LNG, pipelines, and the proposal for a consolidated state energy company. Ciupagea reiterated Romania's support f [...]	2008-06-02 09:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL RO
08BUCHAREST468	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR CLASSIFIED [...] (S) Summary: The Romanian Navy has requested a classified AEGIS capabilities brief from the USG. The Romanian Navy purchased two Type-22 Frigates from the UK in 2004 which did not include weapons or command and control systems. Romania is exploring possibilities for upgrading and refitting the [...]	2008-06-11 14:58:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL NATO MOPS RO
08BUCHAREST575	ROMANIA: TOURISM GROWING, BUT FALLING SHORT OF POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Romania offers travelers an intriguing if complicated mix of stunning scenery and rich culture and history, juxtaposed with generally poor infrastructure, widespread litter, and often-disappointing service quality. Industry experts say that although the travel and tourism sector is expan [...]	2008-07-21 11:48:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD RO
08BUCHAREST812	ROMANIA: BY TAPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE CENTRAL BANK KEEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Several factors particular to the Romanian economy have reduced the local impact of the global financial crisis. Overall, Romania's financial and banking system has sufficient liquidity and is not expected to experience any negative short-term repercussions from the current cr [...]	2008-10-23 09:29:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND RO
08BUCHAREST816	ROMANIA: NO SURPRISES ON ISPS PRE-INSPECTION VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff visited ports in Constanta and Galati together with visiting International Port Security Liaison Officers, LtCmdrs Radiah Jones and William Kasten, who were in Romania for an orientation visit between October 6th and 10th. Both ports are busy and profitable, with Consta [...]	2008-10-23 13:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON RO
08BUCHAREST88	LNG TERMINAL AN APPEALING PROSPECT AS ROMANIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A team of U.S. investors led by ETG International (www.etgint.com),a natural gas transport company and UGI (www.ugicorp.com),a natural gas marketing and distribution company, hope to construct an LPG and LNG terminal at the port of Constanta on Romania's Black Sea Coast. Proje [...]	2008-02-01 15:41:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV EFIN PREL RO
08BUCHAREST953	ROMANIA: FDI STILL FLOWING FOR NOW, BUT NEW PROSPECTS MAY [...] (SBU) The high levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) which have fueled economic growth and provided substantial cover for Romania's big current account deficit will likely dwindle in the coming months. While FDI already in the pipeline is expected to continue to flow over the next few mont [...]	2008-12-08 06:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL RO
08BUDAPEST1018	BUDAPEST FY 2009 REGIONAL ESTH HUB WORK PLAN [...] (U) In FY09, the Budapest Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Hub will build on its ongoing efforts promoting and leveraging U.S. engagement on ESTH issues to strengthen regional cooperation in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. To this end, we will seek [...]	2008-10-22 14:29:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KPSC AMGT XH XG ZJ ZL HU
08BUDAPEST1058	SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY TALKS PIPELINES, CLIMATE POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his two-day trip to Budapest to take part in an energy conference, Special Envoy Gray held a series of meetings with regional energy officials and experts. These conversations revealed that despite recent Russian diplomatic and financial setbacks, Gazprom and its partner [...]	2008-11-06 12:49:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV SENV KGHG HU
08BUDAPEST1108	BANKS SAY NO TO STATE ASSISTANCE...FOR NOW [...] (U) The IMF 12.5 billion euro stand-by loan to Hungary includes provisions to help increase the equity and liquidity of banks in Hungary. The "banking sector package" includes a HUF 300 billion (approx. USD 1.5 billion) Capital Base Enhancement Fund to increase banks' capital adequacy ratio to [...]	2008-11-21 15:34:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1118	PRIME MINISTER GYURCSANY AMBIGUOUS ON NABUCCO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungarian Prime Minister Gyurcsany continued to play both advocate and devil's advocate for the Nabucco pipeline at an energy summit in Baku on November 14. He argued forcefully for Nabucco on the grounds of its importance to European energy security, based on his comments to re [...]	2008-11-24 16:37:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST1188	GOH FINALIZING PLANS FOR NABUCCO SUMMIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: GoH continues to make progress, mainly due to the efforts of its Special Ambassador for the Nabucco project, Mihaly Bayer, in organizing the Nabucco Summit it will host in January. Bayer has already secured numerous high-profile commitments to attend the Summit, but several imp [...]	2008-12-15 10:51:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST1208	HUNGARY'S VIEW ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 13:27:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO HU
08BUDAPEST124	AVERTING CHECKMATE ON HUNGARIAN-TURKMEN ENERGY [...] (U) This is a joint guidance request from Embassies Ashgabat and Budapest. 2. (U) Embassies Ashgabat and Budapest request urgent guidance to avert the conclusion of a pending energy supply contract between Turkmenistan and Hungary which could be concluded within days. The contract, negot [...]	2008-02-07 13:30:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST307	HUNGARY RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (SBU) In a statement released March 19 shortly following a joint declaration of intent with Croatia and Bulgaria, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry announced the GoH's decision to recognize Kosovo. 2. (SBU) The statement: Recognizes that moving forward was necessary for lasting stability [...]	2008-03-21 09:08:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KO HU
08BUDAPEST492	NABUCCO: PARTNER NATIONS LOSING PATIENCE WITH ONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A gathering of Nabucco Consortium member countries, together with potential supplier states Azerbaijan and Iraq, at an Ambassador-hosted luncheon on May 9, revealed continuing concern on old themes: the ability of Caspian nations to supply gas; Turkey's intentions, whether transit [...]	2008-05-19 14:22:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST844	HUNGARY'S QUIET DIPLOMACY ON SOUTH OSSETIA AND [...] (C) Summary. The Hungarian Government will continue to work through their NATO and EU fora rather than directly confront the "difficult partner" Russia on the Georgia conflict. Prime Minister Gyurcsany will attend the EU's September 1 special meeting on Georgia, looking to draw a red-line ba [...]	2008-08-26 16:15:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG
08BUDAPEST858	HUNGARY ON UPCOMING EU COUNCIL MEETING RE [...] (C) The Foreign Minister's Chief of Staff briefed Ambassador Foley on the positions Hungary intends to forward at the upcoming EU Council meeting. Hungary will praise the French presidency for its activism, support the EU statement condemning the recognition of the disputed regions, demand fu [...]	2008-08-29 16:48:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE UN GG RS HU
08CARACAS1559	GBRV IMPEDES VISIT OF LECH WALESA [...] (C) Summary. The GBRV discouraged the visit of Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Poland Lech Walesa to Venezuela on November 2, citing security concerns. Walesa, a prominent pro-democracy figure, has at times been critical of President Chavez. The government reportedly notifie [...]	2008-11-10 14:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PL EZ VE
08CHISINAU1126	MOLDOVA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 14:44:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR KCRM KTFN ASEC MD
08CHISINAU123	FEW OUTSTANDING ISSUES BLOCK MOLDOVAN-ROMANIAN BORDER AND [...] (C) Summary: Treaty specialists from the MFA Legal Department and the Romanian DCM explained Moldovan and Romanian views of the outstanding issues on the draft border and political treaties currently under negotiation. Only minor differences in wording remain. If the political will existed on [...]	2008-02-08 10:46:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD RO
08CHISINAU151	MOLDOVA: TROUBLE ON THE DANUBE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Progress at the port of Giurgiulesti, Moldova's sole access to the Danube River, continues with the construction of additional berths for unloading bulk cargo and grains, and a grain storage facility. In 2007, the port's oil terminal opened, receiving the first shipment of gasol [...]	2008-02-14 12:21:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EWWT PGOV MD
08CHISINAU249	PRESIDENT REJECTS DUAL-CITIZENSHIP BAN FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS: [...] (C) Summary: To the surprise of many, President Voronin sent back to Parliament the draft law banning public officials from holding dual (read Moldovan and Romanian) citizenship. Most observers believe that Voronin, as the prime mover of the bill, had come to understand that the law would invo [...]	2008-03-06 08:20:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD

08CHISINAU268	MOLDOVA: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND TRANSNISTRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA'S Foreign Agricultural Service has approved funding for a targeted technical assistance project on Avian Influenza (AI) in the Transnistrian (TN) region of Moldova. Although we face political constraints, TN officials are receptive to the idea, acknowledging that they are no [...]	2008-03-11 12:04:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR KFLU TBIO MD
08CHISINAU34	CHRISTMAS TREE FIGHT DERAILS MOLDOVAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: An ecumenical outreach by the Government of Moldova (GOM),which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration planned to propose to Prime Minister Tarlev, was thwarted by the Christmas Tree fight (ref A) between the GOM and Chisinau's city government, and by an atmosp [...]	2008-01-11 12:36:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM PINR MD
08CHISINAU39	MOLDOVA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating corruption a [...]	2008-01-15 12:34:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
08CHISINAU639	NEW PRO-RUSSIA PARTY LEAST LIKELY TO SUCCEED [...] (SBU) Summary: A new pro-Russian political party in Moldova is promoting identity politics and Soviet nostalgia. Despite high-level support, it may be too late on the scene, and too ethnically centered, to establish itself as a significant player before the March 2009 parliamentary elections. [...]	2008-06-18 13:23:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MD
08CHISINAU67	MOST TRANSNISTRIANS HOLD MOLDOVAN PASSPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 16 the Government of Moldova adopted a decree prolonging until July 1 the free issuance of internal passports for Transnistrian residents. Since free issuance was introduced in 2005, an additional hundred thousand TN residents have signed up for citizenship papers. T [...]	2008-01-25 12:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PBTS MD
08CHISINAU846	RUSSIAN ENERGY GIANT COMPLETES TAKEOVER [...] (C) Summary: On August 1, Russian energy giant Inter RAO EES announced that it had completed acquisition of 100 per cent of shares in the Moldovan State Power Plant located in Kuchurgan, Transnistria, landing yet another major Transnistrian industrial site in Russian hands. This transaction [...]	2008-08-20 14:19:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL PBTS RS MD
08COPENHAGEN668	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: DENMARK [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS09). ICS09 will form part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide for Denmark. 2. INVESTMENT CLIMATE - Denmark Introduction Denmark is characterized by political, economic and regulatory stability. The macroeconomic environment is [...]	2008-12-16 15:46:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC DA
08DAMASCUS73	SARG STUMBLING THROUGH FUEL CRISIS [...] (C) Unseasonably cold weather, perhaps the coldest January in the last decade, has increased Syrian demand for heating fuels. Anecdotal information from Syrians, and our own observations, convey a situation in which increased demand, particularly for diesel (mazout),has exhausted supplies and [...]	2008-01-31 17:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SY KCOR
08DUBLIN398	IRISH GOVERNMENT ON OUTCOME OF MAY 2008 CLUSTER [...] (C) POLOFFs met on June 26 with Nicholas Twist, Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Affairs, to review the outcome of the May 19-30, 2008 Cluster Munitions Conference in Dublin (Ref A). During the Conference, the Irish achieved their two main objectives: the condemnation of cluster muniti [...]	2008-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV MOPS NATO EI
08DUBLIN43	KOSOVO/CHAD HIGH ON IRISH FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENDA [...] (C) During a meeting with visiting Office Director Kathy Allegrone, Irish Foreign Affairs Political Director Rory Montgomery stated that Ireland is likely to quickly recognize a declaration of independence by Kosovo, though not without misgivings. Montgomery reaffirmed Ireland's commitment to [...]	2008-01-23 15:27:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PARM KV EI
08DUBLIN51	IRELAND -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Dublin's 2008 Investment Climate Statement submission. 2. The text of the submission follows. BEGIN TEXT ---------- IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),[...]	2008-01-28 13:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EI
08DUBLIN81	IRISH WILL RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE, BUT [...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarche (Ref B) on February 13, 2008 to Jim Kelly, Director, Europe and UN Coordination Division, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Kelly reiterated the statements of DFA Political Director Rory Montgomery on January 18 (Ref C) that Ireland, without question, would r [...]	2008-02-14 13:08:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE EI
08ECTION02OF02ATHENS959	GREECE: JUNE TIP UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 12:32:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GR
08GENEVA752	PART ONE OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and should be protected accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The second annual meeting of BWC Experts for the 2007-2010 Work Program, focusing on biosafety, biosecurity, and professional responsibility in the life sciences, marked progress, register [...]	2008-09-04 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA913	ITALIAN UNECE CANDIDATE BELIEVES SYG BAN MAY ACT QUICKLY ON [...] (U) Paolo Garonna, Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE),met with Charge October 31 to seek USG support for his bid to be appointed by UN SYG Ban Ki-Moon as the UNECE Executive Secretary. Marek Belka is departing as ExecSec to work as an IMF Director in D [...]	2008-10-31 16:54:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN
08HANOI1286	STROLLING DOWN RED CARPET: VIETNAMESE LEADERS SEEK [...] (C) Summary: Over the past month, Vietnam's leaders have been especially busy carrying out Vietnam's "friends with all" foreign policy, visiting Beijing and Moscow and welcoming top leaders from around the world. According to an expert on Vietnam's foreign relations, the advisory councils of [...]	2008-11-20 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM
08ISLAMABAD3492	ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN WHEAT SALES ARE FALSE [...] (S//NF) Summary. Post is concerned over a recent RAO report (Reftel A) regarding the misuse by the Government of Pakistan (GOP) of USG funds earmarked to purchase wheat. Post takes any claim regarding the misuse of U.S funds seriously. In response, EconOff has attempted to confirm some of the [...]	2008-11-05 13:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PK PREL
08ISTANBUL558	AKP VICE CHAIR DISCUSSES TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a recent discussion with diplomats and media representatives, Egemen Bagis, who is Turkish ruling AK Party (AKP) Vice Chairman in charge of Foreign Affairs, MP for Istanbul, and a confidant to Prime Minister Erdogan, praised the AKP's redirection of Turkey's foreign policies [...]	2008-11-04 08:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EU SC TU
08ISTANBUL587	BSEC BANKING GROUP DISCUSSES FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. At the request of the BSEC Council of Ministers, the BSEC Working Group on Banking and Finance met in a special session on November 18 to discuss the effects of the on-going international financial crisis. Representatives from eight of the twelve BSEC member states as well as [...]	2008-11-20 09:09:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECIN
08JERUSALEM549	HAZIM ATTALLAH APPOINTED PA POLICE CHIEF [...] (C) Hazim Attallah (formerly PM Salam Fayyad's military secretary and a security advisor in the Office of the SIPDIS President) was appointed PA police chief effective March 24, replacing MG Faysal "Kamal" al-Shaykh. As part of the appointment, President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) promoted h [...]	2008-03-28 07:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PINS PINR PGOV IS
08KUWAIT62	2008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by t [...]	2008-01-15 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG KU
08KUWAIT64	2008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by [...]	2008-01-16 04:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV KTDB USTR OPIC KU
08KYIV101	UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART [...] Ref A contained part one of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Part two of the ICS continues below. Begin Text of Part II: A.7. Protection of Property Rights MORTGAGES During the last few years, Ukraine's policymakers have launched several initiatives to develo [...]	2008-01-17 07:20:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08KYIV1461	UKRAINE: GOU SIGNALS INTEREST IN TRILATERAL BYPASS PIPELINE [...] (SBU) Deputy Energy Minister Volodymyr Makukha signaled interest to DAS Matthew Bryza on July 24 in a possible EU/USG/GOU project to boost gas transit capacity through Ukraine in exchange for increased transparency in Ukraine's energy sector by constructing the Bohorodchany-Uzhgorod bypass pipe [...]	2008-07-30 12:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EFIN ECON ENRG PREL UP
08KYIV1510	UKRAINE: VISIT OF PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW SPURS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodoxy, arrived in Ukraine on July 24 for a five day visit to celebrate the 1,020th anniversary of the christianization of the Kyivan Rus. Although he has no jurisdiction over other Orthodox patria [...]	2008-08-04 14:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UP
08KYIV2339	U.S.-UKRAINE COOPERATION ON SCUD MISSILE [...] (C) Following up on proposals made by the U.S. delegation at the July 30-August 1 U.S.-Ukraine Non-Proliferation Working Group discussions (reftel),a State Department delegation met with Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and National Security and Defense Council officials in Kyiv on November 18. [...]	2008-11-26 16:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MASS PREL UP
08LJUBLJANA101	SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008 [...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's eighth annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel A. Embassy POC is Political Officer Albert Kraaimoore; tel. 386-1-200-5676, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based o [...]	2008-03-03 11:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMJN PHUM PREF SMIG SI
08LONDON3132	HMG SHARES USG CONCERNS ON UNESCO DG [...] (C) William Gatward of the FCO's International Organizations Department (Specialized Agencies Team) told Poloff that HMG was not in favor of Egypt's nomination of Culture Minister Farouk Hosni for Director General (DG) of UNESCO, but had made no official decision. Gatward said that Hosni is "not [...]	2008-12-15 17:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNESCO UK
08LONDON3181	IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT ON MARINE [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the "London Convention") and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the "London Protocol") made progre [...]	2008-12-19 16:22:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PHSA SENV KGHG KRAD UK
08MADRID1092	AMBASSADOR HITS RIGHT NOTES WITH NEW SPANISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre ensured that Spain's outgoing Chief of Defense and the Chiefs of the Spanish Army, Navy and Air Force Staff were properly celebrated September 25. Hosting a cocktail reception for more than 90 attendees, complete with a color guard and a 6-piece military jazz band [...]	2008-10-14 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR SP
08MADRID128	SPAIN DEPUTY FM LEON ON KOSOVO UDI [...] (C) Deputy FM Bernardino Leon approached Charge at a luncheon speech given by President Zapatero in Madrid February 6, to inform that Spain remained unable to support EU consensus on Kosovo prior to Spain's March 9 elections. Leon reiterated previously raised concerns about the sensitivities [...]	2008-02-07 12:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP KV
08MADRID52	FIRST FORUM OF THE UN ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre represented Secretary Rice at the opening ceremonies of the First Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) in Madrid January 15-16. UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon, President Zapatero, President Erdogan of Turkey, and AoC High Representative Jorge Sampaio inaugurated th [...]	2008-01-18 17:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ODIP UN SOCI SCUL KISL KIRF KPAL
08MADRID984	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: AMENDMENT OF ISAF OPLAN TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 05:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
08MINSK172	NO IMMINENT ECONOMIC CRASH IN BELARUS - IFI [...] (C) World Bank Regional Director for Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Paul Birmingham told representatives of Minsk's diplomatic corps March 10 that he sees little likelihood of an economic crisis in Belarus in the short term. Birmingham noted that the Belarusian authorities had managed to weathe [...]	2008-03-12 08:29:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN IBRD EBRD BO
08MINSK23	2008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus [...] Per reftel, the follow is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The government of Belarus officially welcomes foreign investment, which is seen as a source of new production technologies, jobs and hard currency. T [...]	2008-01-15 15:04:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB OPIC USTR BO
08MONTREAL58	ICAO Registry of U.S. BILATERAL AERONAUTICAL AGREEMENTS [...] U.S. Mission ICAO has received a February 20, 2008 letter confirming registration by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of various United States' bilateral agreements. The registrations include the following Air Services Agreements(ASAs),amendments, and extensions. --1989 [...]	2008-03-04 15:14:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ICAO EAIR KTIA XX
08MOSCOW104	ATOMSTROYEXPORT TO BUILD NUCLEAR PLANTS IN BULGARIA [...] (SBU) Summary: AtomStroyExport will sign a six billion dollar contract to construct two third-generation nuclear reactors in Bulgaria. The signing will take place on January 18 during President Putin's visit to Bulgaria. As part of a joint venture with Areva and Siemens, AtomStroyExport wi [...]	2008-01-16 16:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL ENRG BU RS
08MOSCOW116	SERBIAN EMBASSY SAYS SOUTH STREAM ROUTE KEY TO [...] (C) In a January 16th meeting with Emboffs, Serbian Embassy Counselor Boris Sekulic said the Serbian government is ready to accept a Gazprom offer to buy state-owned oil and gas monopoly NIS (ref B) if Russia guarantees that the proposed South Stream gas pipeline transits Serbia. Sekulic high [...]	2008-01-17 08:58:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW1192	JUST RUSSIA FLOUNDERS [...] (C) Summary: On April 25 the pro-Kremlin Just Russia (SR) party held its third party convention at the State Kremlin Palace amid speculation that its days as even a limited a political force were numbered. Just Russia Chairman Mironov offered assembled delegates at the listless convention lit [...]	2008-04-29 07:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1216	GREEK PM SIGNS SOUTH STREAM AGREEMENT, POLITICAL [...] (C) Greek Embassy Political Counselor Dimitrios Ioannou told us the South Stream (reftels) gas pipeline deal signed during Prime Minister Karamanlis's April 29-30 visit to Moscow contains "almost no specifics." He said the agreement calls for 50-50 ownership on Greek territory and for a decis [...]	2008-04-30 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW1321	Medvedev Names New Government [...] (SBU) In a government marked by experience and continuity, President Medvedev nominated a new cabinet today that leaves the "Zubkov" cabinet largely intact and our main interlocutors Sergey Lavrov at the Foreign Ministry and Finance Minister Kudrin at their posts. Some of the more notable cha [...]	2008-05-13 03:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI ECON RS
08MOSCOW184	RUSSIA INTERESTED IN LIBYA'S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's recent visit to Libya is part of a concerted GOR effort to improve relations with Tripoli and win contracts as Libya develops economically. The GOR is particularly interested in Libyan hydrocarbon resources, infrastructure projects, and possible constru [...]	2008-01-25 13:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON LY RS
08MOSCOW1865	SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 10:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS
08MOSCOW1875	SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON [...] (C) Summary. The Sixteenth Session of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG) met in Moscow on June 19-20. U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak, co-Chairs of the CTWG, led the interagency delegations (delegatio [...]	2008-07-03 08:00:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS
08MOSCOW222	ENI RUSSIA CHIEF ON SOUTH STREAM, GAZPROM [...] Summary: (C) Ernesto Ferlenghi, Chief Representative of ENI Russia/CIS, told us January 28 that South Stream is not a competitor to Nabucco because European demand will absorb gas from all currently planned pipelines, "and even more." He said he will say as much to the EU Energy Commission wh [...]	2008-01-30 03:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
08MOSCOW2317	RUSSIA-SOUTH OSSETIA SITREP AUGUST [...] (C) Summary. The MFA claims Russia's principal goal in taking military action in South Ossetia is to stop the bloodshed. Blaming the current crisis on Georgia, alluding to (but not confirming) the dispatch of Russian military to South Ossetia, accusing Tbilisi of "ethnic cleansing" in South [...]	2008-08-08 16:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RS
08MOSCOW3059	HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN MEETS FM LAVROV: U.S., IRAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with HFAC Chairman Berman and the Ambassador, FM Lavrov argued against holding U.S.-Russian relations hostage to ideology and politics, reaffirming the Sochi Declaration commitments. He pushed hard for continued diplomacy with Iran, criticizing unila [...]	2008-10-16 07:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNDP PTER OREP RS GG IZ IR
08MOSCOW3064	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS URGE U.S. NOT TO LET GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 13 roundtable attended by HFAC Chairman Howard Berman and HFAC staff, analysts argued that Russians perceived NATO expansion as more of a threat than a nuclear Iran, which was not viewed by the political leadership as a "vital issue" for Russia. They warned a [...]	2008-10-16 10:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP IR IS RS
08MOSCOW3547	RUSSIA REACTS TO THE NATO MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: The reaction by Russian officials to the December 2 NATO Ministerial was largely muted, with the MFA welcoming a "return to realism" as NATO decided to resume a political dialogue with Russia. GOR officials expect NATO to make the first step in reestablishing ties with Russia, a [...]	2008-12-08 15:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS NATO
08MOSCOW3685	RUSSIA DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION ON THE UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 11:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO EG RS
08MOSCOW3687	ROSTOV: TRADE HUB, PRODUCES GRUB, SUPPORTS CHUB [...] (C) Summary. As one of the country's most populous and temperate weather regions, Rostov Oblast in southwestern Russia boasts of being a leading agricultural and trade center. Recent travel to the region's capital, Rostov-Na-Donu (Rostov),gave us the opportunity to see how it has thrived i [...]	2008-12-19 13:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS SOCI ECON EFIN
08NAPLES36	ORGANIZED CRIME IN ITALY I: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: This is the first of a three-part series; this message offers some background on organized crime in Southern Italy and examines its political dimensions. Organized crime is one of Southern Italy's greatest challenges to economic growth and political stability, [...]	2008-06-04 15:34:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT
08NAPLES38	ORGANIZED CRIME III: CONFRONTING ORGANIZED CRIME IN [...] (C) Summary: This is the third of a three-part series (see reftels A-B for parts I and II); this message offers views on how to combat organized crime in Italy. The USG has a significant stake in the fight against organized crime in Italy. The Italian crime syndicates help support terrorist groups [...]	2008-06-06 17:20:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT
08NASSAU191	U.S.-BAHAMAS COUNTER-DRUG TASK FORCE REVIEWS TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister co-chaired the semi-annual Joint Counternarcotics/Illegal Migration Task Force Meeting (JTF) between the United States, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands on December 14, 2007. The parties discussed trafficking trends, reviewed year-to- [...]	2008-03-03 22:18:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL BF
08NEWDELHI1721	DELHI DIARY, JUNE 13-20 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for June 13-20, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Congress and JDS Team Up Against the BJP in Karnataka -- Jammu and Kashmir: Amarnath Yatra Begins -- Presumed "Dead" Former Bonded Labor [...]	2008-06-23 07:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KWMN KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI2019	INDIA DISPATCHES ENVOYS TO 54 CAPITALS, EMBASSY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Embassy hosted 41 local representatives of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) member countries to an information-sharing lunch on the next steps in the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative on July 23. Comments focused on the difficulties imposed by the compressed tim [...]	2008-07-23 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2641	WITH THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF "CHANDRAYAAN I" MOON MISSION, [...] (U) Summary. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is poised to take on many ambitious projects with the aim of establishing broader international collaborations, developing novel technologies to meet social and economic development needs, and attracting and harnessing India's young ta [...]	2008-10-03 10:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON
08NEWDELHI3114	PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV INDIA VISIT CONFIRMS CIV-NUKE [...] (C) Summary. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev capped off a 24 hour visit to India by delivering as promised on agreements for civil nuclear, space and defense cooperation. Medvedev expressed Russia's solidarity with India in the war on terror in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, reiterating a [...]	2008-12-10 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNUC KNNP ECON TSPA RS IN
08NICOSIA153	NEW CYPRIOT CABINET NAMED; FEW SURPRISES [...] Summary: After four days of difficult deliberations with the parties that supported his candidacy, RoC President-elect Demetris Christofias on February 28 announced the members of his cabinet. Filling the 11-member body are four ministers from Christofias's AKEL party, three from DIKO, two fr [...]	2008-02-29 15:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CY
08NICOSIA181	REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2007 - March 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Amy E. Dahm, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3345, Fax: (357) [...]	2008-03-14 11:12:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CY
08NICOSIA32	CYPRUS: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Office [...]	2008-01-14 10:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
08OSLO483	NORWAY CAUTIOUS ON UNSC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE IRAN [...] (S) Poloff met with Erling Skjoensberg, senior advisor in the MFA department for disarmament and nonproliferation, who, along with Kaare Aas (current Ambassador to Afghanistan, but former security policy department head) will make decisions regarding reftel's subject matter for the GON. 2. [...]	2008-08-28 15:23:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	KNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA TRGY UNSC PREL
08PARIS1138	ENERGY SECURITY: FRANCE WANTS EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CASPIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Steven Mann, Coordinator for Central Asian Energy Issues met May 29 with GOF officials, who outlined French plans to promote energy security during its upcoming presidency of the EU Council. Specific ideas included greater political engagement with Caspian countries, [...]	2008-06-16 14:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ZK PREL FR
08PARIS1240	FRENCH SEEK TO INCORPORATE SOCIETAL PREFERENCES INTO EU [...] Summary: In a memorandum submitted to the European Council on June 23, France moved forward with its plans to require that imported products conform to standards for EU production. The stated goal is to offset higher costs of European producers due to EU "societal" standards for food producti [...]	2008-06-30 16:48:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO PINR FR
08PARIS141	FRANCE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2008-01-28 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
08PARIS1423	PARIS CLUB - JULY 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's July 7-8 session, the Vice Chairman briefed creditors on his recent meetings in Kinshasa with the Ministers of Economy and Finance, noting concern that a proposed infrastructure deal involving a DRC sovereign guarantee was at odds with the Paris Club's project [...]	2008-07-24 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1568	FRANCEâ€™S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART II (FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: France's new Africa policy has received mixed reviews from Africans uncertain as France moves away from the "France-Afrique" model. Some Africans seem to accept the outlines of the new policy, some have expressed misgivings about replacing the familiar with the unknown, and some have p [...]	2008-08-13 17:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1777	ENERGY SECURITY: FRENCH GOALS ON CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 17 meeting with MFA Director for Economic Affairs Christian Masset, Special Envoy for Eurasia Energy C. Boyden Gray shared concerns over Caspian Basin supply diversification issues and the need for greater EU engagement with Central Asia. Masset told Gray the is [...]	2008-09-23 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ZK PREL FR EU
08PARIS1960	THE POLITICS OF NYET: RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND THE COE [...] (C) Russian intransigence, lack of EU unity for meaningful action, general European desire for dialogue with Moscow at almost any price, and a cautious Council of Europe (COE) Secretariat combine to provide little hope that even minimal COE monitoring of Russia and Georgia will succeed. Incom [...]	2008-10-24 15:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
08PARIS2004	PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 2008 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon included Argentina, Congo-B, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, DRC, Iraq, Liberia, the Seychelles, and Togo. Paris Club Co-Chairman Coeure reported that, in an earlier conversation with the Paris Club Secretariat, Argentine Minister Fernandez had re [...]	2008-10-31 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS2344	PARIS CLUB - DECEMBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 2008 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon included Argentina, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Pakistan, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and Togo. Argentine Economy Minister Fernandez had told the Secretariat that repayment was [...]	2008-12-31 08:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS245	P3 MEETING ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] (S) Summary. On February 7, Acting U/S John Rood and his delegation met his French and British P3 counterparts, Philippe Carre and Mariot Leslie respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control and disarmament issues. Unusually, the French were closer to the U.S. than were t [...]	2008-02-12 10:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL NATO PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH EG IN RU
08PARIS304	S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: S/I Satterfield discussed Iraq at the French Presidency and the MFA February 14 and 15. The French provided their formal response to the paper Satterfield had presented at the end of December. In addition to briefing the French on our view of the situation in Iraq, Satterfield [...]	2008-02-21 13:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EFIN SHUM FR IZ
08PARIS305	GOF: U.S. PUSHING FOR "TOO MUCH, TOO SOON" ON [...] (S) Summary. In two meetings on February 14, one with Philippe Carre, the Director of Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA and the second with Philippe Errera, the Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner, the French expressed disappointment that an agreement that they understood had been rea [...]	2008-02-21 14:04:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	MARR MOPS NATO PREL FR EZ PL
08PARIS750	AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, APRIL 14-18, 2008 REF: A. 07 MOSCOW 5535 B. 07 PARIS 2593 Classified By: ESTH/NP COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D),(E),and (H). -------------------- SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- [...] (C) The Australia Group (AG) held its 2008 plenary in Paris from April 14-18. In addition to approving several updates to the AG's Guidelines and control lists, the Group discussed Russia's continued interest in membership. AG members continued to express concern about Russia's implementation of ex [...]	2008-04-18 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC AS FR RS CBW
08PARIS976	FOSG PARIS MEETING MAY 2008 [...] (C) Summary: During a May 8 meeting in Paris, the Western Friends of the Secretary General on Georgia (FOSG),consisting of the U.S., UK, France, and Germany, enthusiastically endorsed EUR DAS Matt Bryza's proposal for reviving the Abkhazia peace process. Bryza laid out a new three-pronged ap [...]	2008-05-22 11:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS XH RS GG GM UK ZJ FR
08PARISFR1185	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: The race to succeed UNESCO Director-General Matsuura (Japan) is on in earnest, even though UNESCO's General Conference will not make the final selection until October 2009. Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Husni was the first to enter the race, but he has hurt his chances with a s [...]	2008-06-24 09:54:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR UNESCO EG MO BU BR LH CO
08PARISFR1945	UNESCO SETS DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION PROCEDURES [...] UNESCO's Executive Board at its session ending October 21 established the procedures for electing Director-General Koichiro Matsuura's successor when the latter's term expires November 2009. The Board settled on the following steps: A) Immediately after the conclusion of the Board's autumn 20 [...]	2008-10-23 13:37:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO SCUL PREL
08PARISFR2007	BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES AT UNESCO'S AUTUMN 2008 [...] Summary: UNESCO's Executive Board at its autumn 2008 Executive Board meeting (September 30-October 21) set in motion the process of preparing the program and budget for the 2010-2012 biennium. In this regard, the Board merely took note of the Director General's plea for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG [...]	2008-11-03 09:35:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO AORC
08PARISFR2103	DG CANDIDACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As instructed, Ambassador Oliver met with the Ambassador of Egypt to UNESCO to inform her that the U.S. would be unable to support their candidate for the position of the next Director General of UNESCO. Ambassador Oliver also had conversations on this matter with the UNESCO Amba [...]	2008-11-14 16:48:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO AORC
08PARISFR2202	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL SUCCESSION: CONVERSATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Mexican and Swedish UNESCO Ambassadors told Ambassador Oliver that their respective countries will oppose the candidacy of Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni for the position of Director General of UNESCO. The Mexican Ambassador also expressed misgivings about the pos [...]	2008-12-04 17:01:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL FR SW MX BR
08PARISFR2315	A/S HOOK'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR UNESCO SECRETARIAT STAFF [...] (C) Summary: IO Assistant Secretary Hook raised the DG election problem as well as the Mughrabi Gate issue in meetings with UNESCO Deputy Director and Chief of Staff. Both were concerned at the prospect that Egypt's Culture minister might succeed Director General Matsuura and put at risk man [...]	2008-12-23 10:35:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
08PODGORICA299	MONTENEGRO: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] As requested in reftel, Post submission for the 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism follows. POC for the terrorism report for Montenegro is Alexandra Bonura. Tel number is (382) 20 410 - 500 ext. 528 and e-mail is BonuraAD@state.gov 2. There were no terrorist attacks or terrorist-relate [...]	2008-12-22 10:39:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR MW
08PRAGUE258	CZECH REPUBLIC: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Czech Republic, like the rest of Europe, is experiencing a significant rise in food prices but at a higher rate than the average reported by the EU-27, and this phenomenon is contributing to the country's record inflation level of 7.5%. Czech nominal crops output pric [...]	2008-04-28 14:51:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE729	SE GRAY DISCUSSES SOUTHERN CORRIDOR, TEC IN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray stressed the importance of getting Caspian gas to Europe and the value of continuing the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) during a November 7-11 visit to Prague to discuss energy and the upcoming Czech EU Presidency. The C [...]	2008-11-24 16:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL PGOV EU EZ
08PRAGUE802	CZECHS PREFER WAITING FOR BETTER UNESCO D-G [...] (C) Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs UN Department officer Milan Kunar commented that the Czechs have serious reservations about Egypt's anticipated candidate for UNESCO Director-General, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni. Like the USG, the GOCR does not believe he is the right person for the jo [...]	2008-12-23 13:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO EZ EUN
08PRISTINA128	KOSOVO: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION PART ONE OF TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Eighth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. (Note: On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo to be an independent state. On February 18, 2008 the United States recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with [...]	2008-03-12 16:16:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV PHUM ELAB
08PRISTINA63	KOSOVO PREPARES FOR POST-STATUS SERBIAN EMBARGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo is preparing for the economic consequences of an independence declaration, including the likelihood that Serbia will close the border and implement an economic embargo. Government officials and local businesses are actively engaging their colleagues and international coun [...]	2008-02-08 18:13:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08ROME1184	SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR [...] (C/NF) The new Berlusconi government took office after winning a snap election in April 2008. Although it has a strong electoral mandate, the government needs to take decisive steps to revitalize the economy and reduce budget deficits. Over his first hundred days in office, Berlusconi deliv [...]	2008-09-23 07:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV ENRG ETRD ETTC KNNP
08ROME126	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]	2008-01-29 10:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08ROME1308	ITALIAN ENERGY ISSUES: SPECIAL ENVOY C. BOYDEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9 and 10, 2008, Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray visited Rome and met with key energy officials of the Italian Government and private sector. Major points of discussion revealed Italian worry about Caspian gas, namely whether the Turks will agree to let a sufficient amount [...]	2008-10-29 07:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IT RU AZ
08ROME150	GOI NON-PAPER SETS GOAL OF ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. In late December, the GOI provided the Embassy and Department a non-paper on Italian energy/energy security policy in response to questions raised during the December 11, 2007, meeting between President Bush and Italian President Napolitano. The full text is included below. The [...]	2008-02-04 10:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL RU AJ IT
08ROME1587	ITALY SHARES CONCERN OVER HOSNI CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO IT
08ROME451	ENI: WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT GAZPROM'S ITALIAN PARTNER? [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 13:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND EINV ENRG ETRD IT RU
08ROME461	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (C/NF) Your trip to Rome for the International Energy Forum (IEF) will occur immediately after Italy's April 13-14 parliamentary elections. While you are here, Italian parliamentarians will be in the beginning of the government formation process. Romano Prodi's center-left coalition governm [...]	2008-04-14 09:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPRT IT
08ROME94	YOUR FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER PRODI [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, on February 4 you will be seeing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who has surpassed my expectations in both his ability to manage for more than 18 months an inherently unstable governing coalition and to advance domestically controversial policies in support [...]	2008-01-23 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08SANAA88	PART TWO OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, part two of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This second section covers protection of property rights, transparency of the regulatory system, efficient capital markets and portfolio investment, political violence, corrup [...]	2008-01-15 11:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM
08SARAJEVO1426	BOSNIA: SARAJEVO SELLS ELECTRICITY SURPLUS DESPITE [...] (U) Summary: Sarajevo-based electricity distributor Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) announced their intention to sell close to 200 mln USD worth of surplus electricity to prospective utilities and electricity trading companies. Although profits from electricity surplus would be a boon for the Fede [...]	2008-09-08 14:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1790	BOSNIA: RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC INTEREST -- RESTRICTED [...] (C) Summary: The largest Russian investment in recent years into the RS, Zarubjezneft's purchase of the Brod oil refinery, the Modrica Lubricant Refinery and the "Petrol" network of gas stations, seems to be finally advancing to stage where the company has fulfilled its initial financial commi [...]	2008-11-26 08:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PINR PGOV EU BK
08SEOUL2428	UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 06:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL KS

08SEOUL993	ROK COURTS U.S. AND WESTERN VOTES ON HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) In a May 15 breakfast meeting with Ambassadors and DCMs from Europe and the U.S., Vice Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan asked for support of the ROK's re-election bid to the U.N. Human Rights Council. VFM Kim noted that Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, East Timor, and Bahrain had also announced [...]	2008-05-15 06:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC PREL PHUM UNGA KS

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