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07MONTEVIDEO964	PULP MILL DISPUTE: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - VAZQUEZ [...] (C) Summary: On November 8, President Vazquez gave the order to allow the Botnia pulp mill plant to commence operations. The order came during the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile. During the summit, on November 7, Vazquez met with the Spanish facilitator Juan Antonio Yanez Barnuev [...]	2007-11-09 19:50:00	Embassy Montevideo	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EINV SENV UNGA AORC UY

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
07MOSCOW1319	ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM: DEMARCHE ON U.S. [...] (C) We previewed reftel U.S. initiatives to be tabled at the Helsinki ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting with Dmitriy Lukiyantsev, a Counselor in the MFA's Department of ASEAN and Asia Pacific Regional Affairs. Lukiyantsev said the GOR was interested in encouraging the ARF to be more respons [...]	2007-03-26 14:21:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM ARF RS
07MOSCOW1355	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A US-Russia working-level meeting at the MFA March 27 discussed the June 11-12 meeting in Kazakhstan of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),and considered recruitment efforts with both the EU and the OSCE to broaden participation in the Global Initiative. [...]	2007-03-28 11:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL PTER PINR KGIT RS
07MOSCOW1434	RUSSIA: THE HARSH IMPACT OF DEMON VODKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Leading European and Russian addiction and demographics experts met recently in Moscow to discuss alcohol consumption and policy in Russia. Binge drinking causes an estimated three percent drag on GDP and leads to about half a million premature deaths every year. The lack of a [...]	2007-03-30 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ETRD SOCI RS
07MOSCOW1499	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETING WITH NATURAL [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, accompanied by the Ambassador, met April 2 with Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuriy Trutnev. Responding to Gutierrez, Trutnev said that Ministry of Natural Resources' (MNR) inspection of the ExxonMobil-led Sakhalin-1 project was " [...]	2007-04-04 13:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW276	RUSSIAN-CHECHEN FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY ORDERED [...] (SBU) Russia's Supreme Court on January 23 upheld a lower court ruling ordering the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) liquidated based on its executive director's earlier conviction for "extremist" activity. The court deliberated for about 30 minutes before announcing its decision. T [...]	2007-01-23 16:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW3592	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MICRAN, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, (A) and (B) Micran, Tomsk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS li [...]	2007-07-23 11:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4289	NEW LEGAL TROUBLES AROUND FORMER RUSSIAN-CHECHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Regional officials in Nizhniy Novgorod are conducting investigations of organizations affiliated with Stanislav Dmitrievskiy, the head of the banned Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS),including the seizure of computers from the Nizhniy Novgorod Foundation to Support Tole [...]	2007-08-31 06:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RS
07MOSCOW4413	RUSSIAN-ESTONIAN RELATIONS: INCHING TOWARD NORMALCY [...] (C) Summary. The MFA and Estonian Embassy suggest that Russia-Estonia relations are slowly returning to normal, despite lingering GOR ill will and unhelpful political rhetoric in both countries. Although no high-level visits are on the horizon, the two countries are closely coordinating on m [...]	2007-09-07 13:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EN RU
07MOSCOW5497	GAZPROM-OWNED STROYTRANSGAZ ON SYRIA, OTHER [...] (C) In a November 20 meeting with Econoff, Leonid Bokhanovskiy, First Vice-President of the Gazprom-owned construction firm Stroytransgaz, confirmed that the company had completed a gas treatment facility in Syria as well as a gas pipeline from Egypt to Syria. He indicated that the company wo [...]	2007-11-23 11:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS IR IZ SY
07MOSCOW5571	RUSSIA: POWER SECTOR RESTRUCTURING ENTERS LAST [...] (SBU) The electricity sector's regulatory and policy framework after July 2008, when holding company RAO UES will cease operations, is taking shape. On October 26, RAO UES shareholders approved the restructuring plan and consented to the appointment of RAO UES' director of strategy as the new [...]	2007-11-29 09:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW5585	"SECURE GAS SUPPLY FOR EUROPE" -- NORD STREAM MOVING FORWARD REF: A. THE HAGUE 1999 B. MOSCOW 5399 C. TALLINN 737 D. HELSINKI 785 E. WARSAW 1975 F. RIGA 430 Classified By: Ambassador William J. Burns for Reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW5591	ANGARSK INTERNATIONAL URANIUM ENRICHMENT CENTER: [...] (SBU) Russia's plan to establish an international uranium enrichment center in Angarsk (Siberia) -- which stems from a Putin proposal made almost two years ago -- is moving forward. Russian officials and experts are confident in the ability of the Angarsk facility to handle increased demand [...]	2007-11-30 07:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP IAEA PREL RS
07MOSCOW5824	U.S., RUSSIA, AND EUROPEAN COOPERATION: FIRST WE [...] (C) Summary. MFA European Cooperation Director Ryabkov offered only partial reassurance on prospects for cooperation on European issues after a "stormy" round of international meetings, including strong disagreements on Kosovo and the OSCE. The MFA expected similar restrictions to be placed [...]	2007-12-14 15:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV EU OSCE GG RS
07MUNICH652	GALILEO AND THE EU -- NAVIGATING THE PORK BARREL [...] (SBU) EADS-Astrium officials told Embassy Berlin EMIN and ConGen Munich that the Galileo satellite navigation project is proceeding under its new EU funding mechanism, albeit well behind schedule. The officials expressed frustration at the Byzantine web of EU politics and blatant promotion of [...]	2007-12-21 10:53:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TSPA EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
07MUSCAT355	OMAN MOVING FORWARD ON PRIVATIZATION EFFORTS [...] (U) The Ministry of National Economy's Director of Privatization provided Econoff a status report on the government's various privatization initiatives in the power, water, waste, telecommunications, and postal sectors. The government will continue to proceed with its efforts at a measured pa [...]	2007-04-11 05:16:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL MU
07NAIROBI4097	KENYA ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman Samuel Kivuitu recently prepared a speech on the theme "Election 2007: Can Kenya Remain a Model for Africa?" The speech was delivered to the Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations by Kivuitu's deputy, as the Ch [...]	2007-10-16 08:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NICOSIA596	CYPRUS'S FOUR NEW CABINET MINISTERS SWORN IN [...] (SBU) GOC President Tassos Papadopoulos announced July 13 the appointment of four new ministers (including the first woman Foreign Minister, career diplomat Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis) to serve for the remaining seven months of the current administration. The four replace the communist AKEL mini [...]	2007-07-17 12:37:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRN CY
07OSLO1039	HOT AND COLD NORWEGIAN ICE TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 4, U.S.-Norwegian Informal Commercial Exchange (ICE) talks were held in Oslo, covering a wide variety of trade issues. Key U.S. matters included pharmaceutical patent protection, IPR issues, a Norwegian car tax adversely affecting American cars, the Government Pensi [...]	2007-10-16 06:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EINV
07OSLO1161	NORWAY'S DEFENSE POLICY AT A CROSSROADS: CLARITY [...] (SBU) Norway is undergoing a philosophical, bureaucratic and public debate on what its defense policy, obligations and needs will be for the next five to ten years. The outcome will have significant implications for Norway,s ability to fulfill NATO obligations as well as its ability to cope wi [...]	2007-12-18 13:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PINR PINS PGOV NO
07OSLO285	NORWAY AGREES MANDATE SHOULD NOT BE SINGLED OUT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 13:10:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNHRC PREL PHUM NO
07PANAMA779	PANAMA: ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT) DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-14 18:52:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC UNDC PARM PREL PM
07PARIS1116	OECD: MARCH 20 COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF ENLARGEMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 20 Council discussion of enlargement and enhanced engagement broke no new ground, with OECD Members holding to longstanding positions. Secretary General (SG) Gurria focused on the latest version of his informal paper, which continues to advocate opening discussions w [...]	2007-03-22 13:31:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PARIS147	Reporting Cable: NINTH OECD WORKING GROUP ON WASTE [...] The draft agenda (ENV/EPOC/WGWPR/A(2006)1) was accepted without comment, as was the Summary Record of the Eighth Meeting. AGENDA ITEM 3: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS --------------------------------------------- --- 2. Several countries including the US, gave brief synopse [...]	2007-01-12 15:15:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY FR
07PARIS158	UPDATE ON LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: FRANCE IS ENCOURAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON'S PROPOSED ECONOMIC PROGRAM TO GARNER DONOR SUPPORT, AND IS RELATIVELY WELL-ADVANCED IN PREPARATIONS FOR THE JANUARY 25 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR LEBANON. THE LEBANESE ECONOMIC TEAM GAVE A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION OF ITS ECONOMIC [...]	2007-01-16 15:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL LE SY FR
07PARIS2065	FRANCE'S NEW, GREEN, SUPER MINISTRY TO BE HEADED BY FORMER [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Prime Minister Alain Juppe has been tapped to become the Minister of State for a new, super Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Sustainable Planning in the May 17 government named by President Sarkozy. Juppe will rank third, after President Sarkozy and new [...]	2007-05-21 11:05:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TPHY PINR EAIR 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
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
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
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
07PHNOMPENH1270	UNHCR CAMBODIA ON MONTAGNARDS [...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR'S Phnom Penh office reported that direct arrivals of Montagnards to the UNHCR office in Phnom Penh makes up 75 percent of new arrivals in 2007, compared to 40 percent of new arrivals in 2006. During the UNHCR office reporting period starting May 1, the UNHCR has seen an [...]	2007-10-05 08:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CB
07PHNOMPENH16	SCENESETTER FOR PDAS KATHLEEN STEPHENS JANUARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. U.S. strategic interests are at play in Cambodia, although they relate as much to Cambodia's neighbors as to Cambodia. As has long been the case, Cambodia remains something of a "sideshow" in which world and regional powers (China, Vietnam, Thailand and the U [...]	2007-01-05 06:39:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CB
07PRAGUE130	CZECH REPUBLIC: NO EU CONSENSUS ON WTO/DOHA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-09 14:16:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO ETRD ECON EZ
07PRAGUE424	CZECHS ON APRIL 23-24 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the April 23-24 GAERC, the Czech government will support tougher sanctions on Iran, a "realistic" approach to the National Unity Government in Palestine, and reform efforts in Central Asia (but urge the EU to focus on improving human rights in the region). The Czechs continue t [...]	2007-04-20 11:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KPAL PREL EUN XG IS IR AF EZ
07PRAGUE881	Czechs Ready to Join Schengen [...] (U) Summary: The Czech Republic is anxious and ready to implement the Schengen Agreement on January 1, 2008. This is a high priority political issue that unites all political parties, as evidenced by the unanimous passage of the "Schengen Package" in Parliament May 2007 that brought domestic [...]	2007-07-27 12:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CVIS EZ
07PRETORIA142	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT Q SOUTH [...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2007 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2007 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2007 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment [...]	2007-01-12 11:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD KTDB SF
07PRETORIA3277	MEYER OPTIMISTIC ON HELSINKI IRAQ PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The August 31 - September 3 meeting of Sunni and Shia Iraqi politicians, hosted by the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) in Helsinki, went "better than expected," according to South African conflict resolution consultant and former SAG minister Roelf Meyer. Meyer was impressed t [...]	2007-09-14 14:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ EI FI SF
07PRETORIA4248	MEYER ON IRAQ, KOSOVO, COLOMBIA, AND BASQUE PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former South African Government (SAG) minister and conflict resolution expert Roelf Meyer updated A/PolCounselor and PolOff December 20 on his various international peace initiatives and gave his views on the recent ANC election (septel). Meyer will participate in the second mee [...]	2007-12-27 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PINR IZ YI CO SP SF
07PRISTINA340	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR WARE AND DEFENSE [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Ambassador to Finland Marilyn Ware and Embassy Finland Defense Attach COL. Joy Shasteen to visit Pristina May 8-10, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to escort six Finnish NATO tour participants. Point of Contact for this visit [...]	2007-05-02 16:44:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AORC OTRA ASEC FI
07PRISTINA489	KOSOVO: EUPT PROPOSES BROAD TRAINING CONCEPT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent weeklong course in Finland for candidates for the anticipated Kosovo European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) mission covered ESDP concepts, the goals of the Kosovo ESDP mission, an overview of rule of law sectors in Kosovo, Kosovo-specific case studies, and the missi [...]	2007-06-22 13:07:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KCRM KJUS PGOV PINS YI UNMIK KCRS
07RANGOON100	BURMA: ICRC CHIEF OUTLINES FUTURE STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by lack of progress with the regime, ICRC might issue public denunciations of repeated GOB violations of international humanitarian law and approaching third countries to enlist extra assistance. In response to the GOB's continued refusal to allow the ICRC access to [...]	2007-01-30 04:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RIGA654	Saeima Speaker Emsis will not step down for now [...] After meeting with the Board of the Union of the Greens and Farmers (ZZS) and Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis (People's Party - TP) on September 3, Saeima (parliament) Speaker Indulis Emsis announced that he will retain in his position. Emsis added that further decisions will depend on activiti [...]	2007-09-04 15:08:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
07RIGA794	LONG TRUCK LINES LIKELY TO CONTINUE ALONG LATVIAN-RUSSIAN [...] (U) Summary: A combination of factors, specifically, a significant increase in trade from the EU to Russia; a lack of action thus far to modernize and increase the capacity and efficiency of Russian checkpoint operations; and the lack of attractive alternative routes, have caused extended delay [...]	2007-10-24 10:42:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PBTS PREL ETRD EUN RS LG
07RIGA873	E-PINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS, MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The fall meeting of the e-PINE Political Directors was held October 26 in Riga, Latvia. Political Directors from seven Nordic and Baltic nations met with EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried to compare notes on the countries that make up e-PINE,s core focus: Georgia, Moldova, B [...]	2007-11-23 13:41:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG RS GG MD BO BK LG
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
07SANJOSE63	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT - COSTA RICA [...] The 2007 Investment Climate Report requested in reftel follows. As instructed the following report has also been submitted via unclassified email. 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Costa Rica A.1. OPENESS TO FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Costa Rica has a generally open international tr [...]	2007-01-12 15:39:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SANJOSE649	COSTA RICAN PROSECUTOR READY TO INDICT FORMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican federal prosecutor's office is finally ready to indict former president Rafael Angel Calderon (PUSC) for corruption allegations stemming from a 2001 loan from the government of Finland to the Costa Rican social security fund (INSS). If convicted, he could face [...]	2007-04-03 22:24:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR FI CS
07SANSALVADOR1088	Post reply to request for information on other donor [...] Summary: This cable provides information on non-USG TCB related environmental funded projects in the CAFTA-DR region and how these relate to environmental themes. Information was received from the Central American Commission for Environment and Developments and includes ongoing projects. [...]	2007-06-01 20:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES
07SEOUL1738	ROKG TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE CONFERENCE IN [...] (SBU) On June 1 poloff met with Park Chul-min, MOFAT's Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director, to formally welcome the ROKG into the Global Initiative (GI) as a new partner nation; deliver ref a points including a request for a government-wide GI point-of-contact (POC); and encouraging act [...]	2007-06-07 08:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PTER KGIC KS
07SEOUL219	ROKG SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) On January 23, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Kim Hye-jin of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Kim said that the Republic of Korea (ROK) agreed that any discus [...]	2007-01-23 08:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL KS
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
07STATE147620	DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) For the first time in seven years, there is no specific mandate on human rights in Cuba in the United Nations human rights machinery. While the Department and NSC have discussed numerous options for running a Cuba resolution a [...]	2007-10-23 16:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CU UNGA PHUM
07STATE165472	DEMARCHE ON GAMBLING - WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraphs 14 and 15. SUMMARY ------- 2. In May 2007, the United States began a process to clarify that its WTO obligations do not extend to gambling and betting services, in response to a WTO dispute settlement finding that the U.S. inadvertent [...]	2007-12-10 23:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO
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
07STATE4858	FOLLOWING UP ON THE EU'S DRAFT PROPOSAL ON [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-7. 2. In November, Reftel A asked posts to reach out to appropriate EU member state representatives to seek their views on a European Commission proposal to include international aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme [...]	2007-01-13 12:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON SENV EUN
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
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
07STATE99391	A COORDINATED APPROACH ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Promoting democratic reform and respect for human rights in Azerbaijan, a geo-strategically important, secular Muslim country, is a high USG priority. In December 2006, DRL A/S Lowenkron met with President Ilham Aliyev to launch a formal senior-lev [...]	2007-07-17 21:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AJ EUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL
07STOCKHOLM1239	SWEDEN'S POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (c) During an October 4 tour d'horizon, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall reviewed Sweden's meetings on the margins of the UNGA and its activities and views on key issues: -- Afghanistan. Sweden is considering a proposal from the Finns for the Finns to take over command of the Mazar e [...]	2007-10-05 15:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW AF CY BM IR IZ YI SU CD
07STOCKHOLM1277	SWEDEN'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN, BUDGET [...] (c) During a one-on-one October 15 meeting, Minister of Defense Tolgfors told Ambassador: -- Finland proposed the possibility of a rotation of the leadership of the PRT in Mazar-e-Sharif Afghanistan. Sweden did not see this as a way of removing itself from its obligation there. -- Swede [...]	2007-10-16 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL OTRA PGOV SW
07TALLINN134	EMBASSY TALLINN TO HOST OIL SPILL SPEAKER; [...] Summary. In response to reftel, post is enthusiastic to report that our Public Affairs and PolEcon Sections are planning to host Alaskan oil spill cleanup expert John Devens, Ph.D., under IIP's U.S. Speaker Program in May. Dr. Devens will meet with Estonian government, industry, and private [...]	2007-03-02 07:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EN SENV ENRG EWWT EPET EUN
07TALLINN2	ESTONIA: FM PAET VISITS GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Georgia December 18-19, Georgian Officials told Foreign Minister Urmas Paet that: -- they hope for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) already in 2007; -- they intend to extend economic and political reforms and substantially increase investment in educa [...]	2007-01-03 09:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU NATO OSCE GG RU EN
07TALLINN227	ESTONIA'S VIEW ON POLISH PARTICIPATION IN IGNALINA [...] (C) Based on our recent discussions with key officials in Estonia's energy sector, it is clear that Estonia is open to the idea of Polish participation in the Ignalina nuclear power project. However, GOE and Eesti Energia officials have expressed concern to us about the Lithuanian approach t [...]	2007-04-04 06:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LG LH PL EN
07TALLINN233	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART II): BIOS ON KEY [...] (U) Summary. On April 2, the Estonian Reform Party, Isamaa and Res Publica Union (IRL),and the Social Democratic Party (SDE) officially signed a coalition agreement forming the new government. The three-party coalition has 60 seats in the 101-member parliament (Ref A). Prime Minister Andru [...]	2007-04-05 13:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN24	TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes four FY07 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund. All four projects are integral parts of Embassy Tallinn's relationship with its FCS partnership post in Helsinki, Finland. The first is a summer 2007 FSI Commercial Tradecraft training program [...]	2007-01-16 06:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
07TALLINN27	ESTONIA: BUYBACK OF THE RAILWAY COMPLETE [...] (U) The buyback of the Estonian Railway by the Estonian government was completed on January 9, 2007. Representatives of the GOE and Baltic Rail Services (BRS) signed documents under which the state again became the owner of 100 percent of the shares of Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways). The s [...]	2007-01-16 06:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL EINV EN
07TALLINN273	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART IV): DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary. As reported in reftels, On April 4, 2007, the Estonian Reform Party formed a center-right coalition with the Isamaa-Res Publica Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The new government has four key domestic policy priorities: tax cuts, innovation, bolstering the workfor [...]	2007-04-25 15:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN297	UPDATE ON BRONZE SOLDIER AND ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Following days of demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow and an attack on their Ambassador, the GOE pushed hard for EU engagement with Moscow. The resulting Troika demarche in Moscow and statement by the Presidency was well-received by the GOE. A Russian State Ra [...]	2007-05-03 16:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN352	Estonian Policy Makers Discuss Energy Options [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent roundtable discussion on the future of Estonian energy policy, key players in Estonian government, industry and academia renewed calls to increase Estonia's energy efficiency and its use of renewable energy sources, and to lessen the its energy dependence on Russia. [...]	2007-05-30 14:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL RU EN
07TALLINN456	ESTONIA: TIP ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSES ESTONIANS [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 29, post organized and hosted a roundtable discussion on trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and TIP-related crimes for ten representatives of Estonian NGOs, labor organizations, student groups, Ministry of Justice (MOJ) officials, and representatives of diplomatic missions. [...]	2007-07-12 12:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EN
07TALLINN492	BANKERS PREDICT SOFT LANDING FOR ESTONIAN ECONOMY [...] (U) Summary: Macroeconomic analysts in and out of government continue to predict Estonia faces a 'soft landing' - 6 to 8 percent GDP growth - from its period of rapid economic growth. Despite a large current account deficit, rising inflation, and a tight labor market, the long-term outlook f [...]	2007-07-27 14:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EN
07TALLINN497	ESTONIA: DOJ TRAINING FOR PROSECUTORS AND POLICE [...] (U) Summary. A Post and Department of Justice (DOJ) organized workshop provided training for Estonian prosecutors and law enforcement officials on June 13-15. The training focused on public corruption, financial crime, and asset forfeiture. Estonia is relatively advanced in the region in tack [...]	2007-07-30 12:45:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM EAID CJAN ECON 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
07TALLINN520	THE ESTONIA-RUSSIA BORDER: MANY ROADS TO GRIDLOCK [...] (U) Summary: Extended delays in recent months for truckers waiting to transport goods from northeastern Estonia into Russia have raised many questions about possible causes, especially in the wake of Bronze Soldier- related transit disruptions since April. It is unclear whether politics or si [...]	2007-08-13 12:39:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RU ECON EN
07TALLINN543	ESTONIAN INTERNATIONAL AID AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Given its success with rapid democratic and economic reform, Estonia enjoys a high level of credibility and influence with developing countries seeking assistance. As part of the Government of Estonia's (GOE) larger plans to promote democracy and market-based development, deve [...]	2007-08-21 11:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EN
07TALLINN621	USDOC DAS FOR EUROPE VISITS ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: GOE officials told Department of Commerce DAS for Europe Paul Dyck that Estonia is very open to more U.S. investment and noted that Estonia's business climate has not suffered from the cyber attacks of early May. They also expressed interest in the goals of the new Trans- Atlan [...]	2007-09-20 10:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON PGOV EN
07TALLINN66	ESTONIA: IPR WORKSHOP REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS AND [...] (U) Summary: On January 17-18, Embassy Tallinn and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a workshop focusing on copyright infringement in the digital environment. The event was a rare coming together of 60 Estonian police, prosecutors, judges, government officials, law professor [...]	2007-01-31 15:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KIPR EN
07TALLINN754	PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: ESTONIA TRIES TO SPUR INNOVATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonia's relatively lean and dynamic economy can still make progress in a number of areas towards spurring greater innovation and productivity gains. Both will be necessary to meet labor shortages and move the economy up the value chain to a position where it can move out of com [...]	2007-11-23 12:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP EN
07TASHKENT2162	HIGH-LEVEL GOU ATTENDANCE AT BORDER SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: On December 18, representatives of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),Government of Uzbekistan (GOU),American and British Embassies, and the Asian Development Bank took part in a border project dedication ceremony at Hayraton checkpoint on the Uzbekistan-Afghan [...]	2007-12-26 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL SNAR PTER AF UZ
07TASHKENT809	UZBEKISTAN - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 08:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG UZ
07TELAVIV2082	NATO A/SYG COLSTON'S JUNE 24-26 VISIT SEES [...] (S) NATO Assistant Secretary General (Defense Policy and Planning) John Colston told NATO embassy representatives in Tel Aviv June 26 that his 3-day visit to Israel resulted in progress on implementation of five chapters of Israel's Individual Cooperation Program (ICP). Observing NATO and Isr [...]	2007-07-06 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL NATO PTER MASS MARR IS
07TELAVIV2124	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pakistan 3. Iraq 4. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post reported that the Arab League delegation composed of Egyptian FM Ahmed Ali Abu al-Gheit and Jordanian FM Abdelel [...]	2007-07-11 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV757	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 05:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1002	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Kimmo Laukenen (Finland) launched his facilitation with an extremely informative May 22 session, focusing on implementation developments since February 2007 and upcoming Technical Secretariat outreach activities. The facilitator noted that his goal would be to create a structu [...]	2007-05-29 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1103	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (U) Two issues will likely dominate the June 26-29 EC session: Albanian and Russian CW destruction. If Albania does not complete destruction by the start of the EC, there is every reason to expect that Iran will again be on a mission to generate a precedent that can be used against the U.S. i [...]	2007-06-08 14:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1234	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Kimmo Laukenen (Finland) held an 18 June 2007 consultation to discuss the Director General's Note "Summary of Developments in the Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention from 16 February to 25 May 2007 (EC-49/DG.12 dated 7 June 2007). In brief, Legal A [...]	2007-06-26 12:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1334	NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE PRIORITIZES EXPEDITIONARY [...] (C) Summary: In response to a request from the Dutch Parliament, Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop sent a letter explaining defense priorities leading up to the presentation of the 2007 defense budget in September 2008. Van Middelkoop noted that not all defense priorities (notably the Jo [...]	2007-07-12 12:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF NL
07THEHAGUE1347	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On July 10, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, U.S.) chaired a consultation on late declarations, which was well-attended. The discussion centered around the latest facilitator's draft decision text, as well as the Technical Secretariat's supporting paper, both of which were SIPDIS distrib [...]	2007-07-16 10:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1713	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) There has been a certain malaise since delegations returned from summer holidays, with widespread acceptance of the view that there will need to be a special session of the Executive Council during the Conference of States Parties to pass the budget and perhaps other agenda items. Alexan [...]	2007-09-18 14:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1729	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DESPERATELY SEEKING [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch Cabinet is prepared to approve an extension of the Dutch mission in Uruzgan for approximately 1,200 troops, but only if a third party (or parties) steps forward to replace the 400 or so Dutch troops who will need to be withdrawn. Dutch lobbying efforts -- bilaterally and thro [...]	2007-09-19 16:13:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE1786	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On September 17, Ambassador Romeo Arguelles (Philippines) chaired the preparatory meeting for EC-50 and review of the agenda. There was little discussion. Ambassador Javits urged delegations to address the issues for decision and avoid the deferrals of routine business that have characte [...]	2007-09-26 16:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1905	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO [...] (U) On October 2, Del Reps were invited to join the Executive Council Bureau meeting to answer questions on the upcoming visit to the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. Gabrielle Coman-Enescu of the Technical Secretariat also attended for the same purpose. The SIPDIS Ambassadors h [...]	2007-10-17 14:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1931	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]	2007-10-24 10:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1935	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]	2007-10-24 12:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1952	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (SBU) The November 5-9 Conference of the States Parties will either be extremely hectic or rather uneventful. When Executive Council 50 passed the 2008 budget, expectations for a meeting of the EC during the Conference faded. Del believes an EC meeting will be necessary during the week of t [...]	2007-10-30 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1963	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) During the October 19 consultation (at which Iran was noticeably absent),significant progress was made on a draft decision. As a result, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, Del) prepared a new draft to reflect the general consensus achieved during this most meeting. Based on subsequent consu [...]	2007-11-02 18:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1998	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) The Twelfth Conference of States Parties (CSP -12) approved a series of decisions to intensify action on Article VII implementation, to continue consultations on specific measures to implement Article XI, and to continue work on the action plan on universality. The Iranian price for allo [...]	2007-11-16 14:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LY PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2069	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met on December 12 to discuss preparations for the Review Conference (RevCon). The coordinator, Annie Mari (France),also proposed at the request of the Netherlands to hold an expanded WEOG meeting either January 22 or 20 to discuss voluntary [...]	2007-12-17 14:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS UK CWC

07THEHAGUE313	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) On February 12, the P-5 Ambassadors met to discuss universality efforts. Following welcoming remarks by Amb. Javits, DG Pfirter provided an update on universality efforts. On the three Caribbean non-SPs, the DG said he had specifically mentioned the Bahamas, Barbados and the Dominican [...]	2007-02-20 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE365	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (C) There are two important U.S. goals at EC-48. The first is to ensure that the Asian Group does not select Iran as its candidate to serve as the next EC Chair. The Malaysian Ambassador informed Ambassador Javits on Feb. 26 that the group decided that day to nominate the Ambassador of the [...]	2007-02-27 14:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE504	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) What promised to be an uneventful EC-48 on March 13-16 turned into a lengthy session that previewed important, upcoming issues. Iran's tactics have focused the minds of delegations on how to keep Iran from delaying work at future EC sessions. The handling of the Albanian destruction is [...]	2007-03-21 15:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE762	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Luis Garcia (Spain) held an April 17 consultation to discuss the opinion of the Legal Advisor Santiago Onate regarding what information could be made available on an anonymous facility list. Onate carefully laid out his opinion, based on the Verification Annex part IX, Section [...]	2007-04-24 12:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE857	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL JAMES [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards Service employee James C. Sayre to travel to the Netherlands from June 10-14, 2007. Mr. Sayre will be traveling through the Netherlands on the way to and from Finland. 2. Embassy understands that no further [...]	2007-05-07 11:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE878	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for June 24-25, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dana Lynne Bruden for a layover in Amsterdam enroute to TDY in Helsinki, Finland. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure are [...]	2007-05-09 14:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
07TOKYO438	JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary. Japan supports the U.S. position on cluster munitions (CM) and believes that the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) is the best venue for discussing the issue, according to MOFA officials. Japanese au [...]	2007-01-31 10:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO JA
07TOKYO5376	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO542	ASO REMARK THAT U.S. IRAQ POLICY "NAIVE": REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public remarks by Foreign Minister Aso on February 3 that the U.S. post-conflict planning in Iraq was "extremely naive" have made headlines here in the wake of more pointed criticism of the U.S. stance on Iraq and troop realignment by Defense Minister Kyuma. Vice FM Yachi said in [...]	2007-02-06 11:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JA
07TOKYO5682	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
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
07USNATO103	EAPC DISCUSSES KOSOVO, PARTNERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 14 [...] (SBU) The U.S. and UK responded forcefully to Serbian and Russian objections to UN Envoy Ahtisaari's formula for Kosovo's final status at the February 14 Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) session. Ambassadors discussed the outcomes of the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Planning Symposium [...]	2007-02-16 13:24:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
07USNATO218	VCC AND EXPERTS MEETINGS, MARCH 29, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings on March 29, VCC experts reached agreement on procedures for reporting ambiguities related to BRM-1K vehicles and use of GPS during inspections; they will continue to address use of digital cameras to report ambiguities and definition of inspection site. The V [...]	2007-03-30 16:57:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO274	USNATO RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MOD NATO PERSPECTIVES [...] (C) We appreciated receiving reftel and congratulate Embassy Tel Aviv and EUCOM for engaging with the MOD on the subject of Israel's cooperation with NATO. That engagement showed that there is apparently some confusion amongst GOI officials about the nature of its relationship with NATO. We [...]	2007-04-27 13:48:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL IS
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
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
07USNATO609	ACTION REQUEST: FUNDING TO CONTINUE NATO-RUSSIA [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Russia, Allies, contributing partners, and recipient countries enthusiastically support the continuation of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) 2006-07 pilot project to train counter-narcotics officials in Central Asia and Afghanistan in 200 [...]	2007-11-19 12:36:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR RU
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
07USNATO649	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 19, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 18:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO92	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 24 January 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 Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed policy guidance from t [...]	2007-02-14 11:35:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USOSCE365	OSCE Legal Personality, Round 6 Q Talks Make [...] Summary: Meeting for the first time since July, on September 13-14 the Working Group on the Convention on Legal Personality, Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities for the OSCE (CLPPI) made considerable progress in removing bracketed text and reaching compromise on previously disputed i [...]	2007-09-28 12:08:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE KTIA
07USOSCE366	OSCE Legal Personality, Round 6 ? Talks Make [...] Summary: Meeting for the first time since July, on September 13-14 the Working Group on the Convention on Legal Personality, Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities for the OSCE (CLPPI) made considerable progress in removing bracketed text and reaching compromise on previously disputed i [...]	2007-09-28 12:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE KTIA
07USUNNEWYORK1010	UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: On Nov. 5-6, UNGA's Third Committee addressed the Human Rights Council's Report and particularly its institution-building package. In introducing the Report, HRC president Costea (Romania) argued that the Council had made progress, faces major challenges, and should only be judged on [...]	2007-11-13 17:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA
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
07USUNNEWYORK122	SE AHTISAARI AND AMBASSADOR WOLFF STRATEGIZE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting Special Envoy Ahtisaari and Acting Permrep Wolff discussed the way ahead on the Kosovo status process including taking Ahtisaari's package to the Security Council and work that will follow. Wolff explained that the Russians were continuing to play for ti [...]	2007-02-12 17:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
07USUNNEWYORK157	UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE 2007 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF [...] Summary: The UNDP/UNFPA Joint Executive Board First Regular Session for 2007 took place on January 23-26. Opening the UNFPA segment, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid announced that UNFPA,s financial situation had achieved record highs in total core income, number of donor countries, and [...]	2007-02-28 15:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KUNR KWMN UNDP UNFPA
07USUNNEWYORK33	UK SLAPS U.S. ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FORECASTS STORMY [...] UKUN Counselor for Sustainable Development Alistair Fernie addressed the UN NGO Committee on Sustainable Development (a normally neutral organization) at a January 18 panel discussion on "The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Report." Joined by German scientist Philipp Schmidt-Thome of t [...]	2007-01-20 00:25:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG SENV UNCSD UNEP EU UK
07USUNNEWYORK415	U.S. BILATERALS AT THE UN COMMISSION ON [...] (U) Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky took advantage of the ministerial segment of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development's 15th Session (CSD-15) May 9-11 to conduct a number of bilateral discussions with key states, with climate change, energy and economic dev [...]	2007-05-25 21:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KGCC SENV EAID EAGR CH MD FI PK RS IN
07USUNNEWYORK773	UN DEBATE ON TAIWAN MEMBERSHIP [...] (U) Summary: When determining the agenda for the 62nd UN General Assembly September 19, the General Committee considered whether to include the agenda item "Urging the Security Council to process Taiwan's membership application pursuant to provision rules of procedure 59 and 60." Following a [...]	2007-09-20 21:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA CH TW
07USUNNEWYORK782	62ND UNGA ADOPTS THE REPORT OF THE GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 17:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA PHUM CH TW
07USUNNEWYORK786	UNGA KEEPS TAIWAN UN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION OFF [...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly met in plenary session September 21 to consider the report of the UN General Committee containing its recommendations for the agenda of the new (62nd) UNGA session which opened September 18. The General Committee had decided not to inscribe the agenda it [...]	2007-09-22 01:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA CH TW
07USUNNEWYORK851	UNGA HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON INTERRELIGIOUS AND [...] (U) Summary: Speakers at a UN General Assembly High-Level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, Oct. 4-8, stressed the value of dialogue and education in overcoming misunderstanding and the importance of respecting basic freedoms, particularly fr [...]	2007-10-11 13:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF AORC UNGA XF XC XD NU CU
07USUNNEWYORK914	UNGA/C-6:ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST A CONVENTION ON [...] During the October 19 debate on diplomatic protection the following delegations addressed the Sixth Committee: Canada (on behalf of CANZ),Norway (on behalf of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland),Portugal, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela, China, Poland, Mexico, Germany, Malaysia, Aus [...]	2007-10-24 22:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK915	UNGA/C-6:PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF UNCITRAL'S 40TH [...] SUMMARY: The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) presented the report of its 40th session to the Sixth Committee on October 22. Twenty-seven delegations addressed the Sixth Committee and took note of UNCITRAL's achievements in harmonizing international trade law. Concerning t [...]	2007-10-24 22:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNCITRAL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK968	UNGA: SIXTH COMMITTEE DEBATES ILC ARTICLES ON [...] SUMMARY: During the October 23 Sixth Committee debate, delegations delivered statements on the consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from harmful activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm, and the responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts. The key [...]	2007-11-07 19:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
07VIENNA1016	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CHANCELLOR GUSENBAUER [...] (C) In a cordial one-hour meeting with Ambassador McCaw on April 16, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer said that the Balkans would remain Austria's top foreign policy priority. In particular, his government was committed to a robust participation in a prospective EU ESDP mission in Kosovo to implem [...]	2007-04-18 14:27:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU PTER IZ AF YI
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
07VIENNA455	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 21, 2007 [...] BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler is scheduled to testify today before the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the scandal surrounding former union-owned bank Bawag. He is suspected of having intervened in favor of investment banker Wolfgang Floettl, a key figure in the Bawag affair. [...]	2007-02-22 07:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VILNIUS142	RUSSIA: LITHUANIA'S FAVORITE ANXIETY [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's relationship with Russia continues to affect Lithuania's foreign policy and much of its domestic politics. Fifteen years after independence, Lithuania is still a teenager, struggling -- sometimes rashly -- to demonstrate its independence. Nevertheless, most Lithuani [...]	2007-02-28 10:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH RU EUN
07VILNIUS217	LITHUANIA ASKS FOR HELP WITH THE OECD ENTRY PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Zygmimantas Pavilionis summoned the Ambassador on March 26 to complain that the USG was not promoting Lithuania's candidacy for the OECD. Pavilionis said that Lithuanian President Adamkus would press for Lithuanian entry during an upcoming visit to Paris. He s [...]	2007-03-27 10:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN OECD EUN LH
07VILNIUS783	SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL [...] (C) Lithuania will send a representative to the INTERPOL General Assembly meeting in Morocco on November 5. Argentina's diplomatic representation for Lithuania is provided by its mission in Finland. We contacted Embassy Helsinki for help determining if our assistance would be beneficial. [...]	2007-10-31 12:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV LH IR
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
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
07ZAGREB565	U/S NICHOLAS BURNS' MAY 10-11 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns visited Zagreb May 10-11 to consult with Croatian leaders and attend the Summit of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (septel). He met with PM Sanader, President Mesic, and FM Grabar-Kitarovic, and had several bilatera [...]	2007-06-08 13:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR OSCE NATO HR YI BK SR
08ADDISABABA1593	MELES ON NEW CSO/NGO LAW: BRACE FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told Ambassadors from the UK, France and the U.S. that the new CSO/NGO law (Ref. A) would be introduced to the Parliament before the July 7 recess and would become law probably by September. Meles presented a forceful argument for the new law. Characterizin [...]	2008-06-11 04:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL ET
08AMMAN104	JORDANIAN GID DIRECTOR RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (C) Summary: Following reports of deportations and residency refusals of foreign missionaries, the Ambassador asked Jordan's Intelligence Director in early January for an explanation. Dahabi replied in writing on January 7 affirming Jordan's commitment to hosting minority religious sects and [...]	2008-01-13 10:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOF KIRF JO
08ANKARA1148	EU FRIENDS OF TURKEY ON AKP CLOSURE CASE REACTIONS [...] (c) A close-hold, ad hoc EU Friends of Turkey group consisting of the foreign ministers of the UK, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Finland, plus Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, met June 19 to discuss possible reactions to a Turkish Constitutional Court decision to close the ruling Justice and Dev [...]	2008-06-20 11:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU TU
08ANKARA1760	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA265	TURKEY SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT OSLO PROCESS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on February 11 to MFA Department Head for Arms Control and Disarmament Elif Ulgen, who is coordinating Turkey's interagency position on cluster munitions and was a member of the Turkish delegation to the Oslo Process meeting in Vienna on 5-7 December. Ulgen sai [...]	2008-02-12 16:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO TU
08ASHGABAT1065	INTEK -- BACKGROUND ON A UNIQUELY SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Intek is a successful information technology, printing, and technical education company that was founded right after independence by Artur Ovezmuradov. A FLEX alumna is head of Corporate Sales discussed the company's long and impressive list of government, corporate, and intern [...]	2008-08-15 13:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EIND TX
08ASHGABAT269	TURKMENISTAN: OSCE CONSIDERING GREATER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation from OSCE's Conflict Prevention Center headed by Senior Board Advisor Henry Bolton told the Embassy on February 13 that, as a result of the Russian Federation's concern over the volume of opiate impo [...]	2008-02-22 11:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SNAR SMIG OSCE TX
08ASMARA290	GSE ACTIVELY SEEKS TO DIVIDE ARS [...] (C) Summary: A Finnish Parliamentarian who recently travelled from meetings with Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) members in Djibouti to meet with ARS members in Asmara emphasized that both sides expressed their desire to reunite. However, Asmara members have been discouraged f [...]	2008-05-29 14:17:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO ER
08ASTANA1671	KAZAKHSTAN - COMMON WORLD FORUM DRAFT COMMUNIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador participated in the Common World Forum senior officials meeting (SOM),which was held in Astana during August 28-29. The majority of European countries were represented by their embassies in Kazakhstan and most of the Muslim countries by senior-level MFA officia [...]	2008-09-05 09:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KISL KZ
08ASTANA672	KAZAKHSTAN - CSTO COUNTER-NARCOTICS MEETING [...] Summary: On March 27, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan (MVD) held a meeting in Astana of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Competent Bodies on Combating Illegal Drugs Trafficking (CCBCD) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The participants discussed th [...]	2008-04-03 11:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM KZ
08ATHENS1183	TFGG1: GREEK FM ON GEORGIA CRISIS, OSCE MONITORS [...] (C) Following the August 19 NATO Special Ministerial to address the on-going crisis in Georgia (reftel),Greek FM Dora Bakoyannis issued a statement, which contained both favorable and unfavorable elements in terms of U.S. policy and generally adhered to the positions of the "old Europe" NATO [...]	2008-08-20 15:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS GG GR
08ATHENS1605	GREECE/OSCE: GREEK VIEWS ON HELSINKI MINISTERIAL [...] (C) A/Political Counselor met 11/28 with Deputy Head of the MFA OSCE Chairmanship Task Force, Louis-Alkiviadis Abadis, to deliver reftel points on the U.S. priorities for the Helsinki OSCE Ministerial. Abadis had the following comments on our points: -- Ministerial Declaration: He noted t [...]	2008-11-28 14:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE GR RS GG AM AJ
08ATHENS260	GREECE FACING ONSLAUGHT OF IMMIGRANTS [...] (C) The immigration statistics for 2007 reveal that Greece continues to face a sharp increase of migrants attempting to cross into Greece as a destination point or a stop-over en route to other parts of Europe and beyond. Asylum applications have increased four times from the previous year wh [...]	2008-02-25 15:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI TU GR
08ATHENS719	UNHCR DISAPPROVES OF GREECE'S HANDLING OF REFUGEE [...] (C) A stunning April 15 UNHCR report called upon EU Member States to refrain from returning asylum seekers to Greece under the Dublin Protocol until further notice. According to the report, asylum seekers in Greece face undue hardships in having their claims adjudicated due to problems with p [...]	2008-05-22 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM GR
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
08BAKU541	PRESIDENT ALIYEV "HURT" BY U.S. CRITICISMS, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, President Aliyev bluntly detailed his personal sense of "hurt" over statements by the Secretary and President that were critical of Azerbaijan's democracy and human rights record. He views the statements as part of a trend -- the UNGA vote, the Presidential statement [...]	2008-06-10 11:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG AJ
08BAKU658	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: DRL A/S Kramer and Foreign Minister Mammadaryov conducted the fourth round of the DRL-led U.S.-Azerbaijan Democracy and Human Rights Dialogue on June 27 in Baku. Mammadyarov defended Azerbaijan's recent electoral changes as in keeping with European standards and agreed that imp [...]	2008-07-09 07:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KIRF PBTS AJ
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
08BANGKOK2461	THAILAND'S ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP BEGINS WITH MODEST [...] (SBU) Thailand assumed the ASEAN chairmanship on July 24. Comments from senior Thai officials since indicate the Thai plan to focus on increasing ASEAN's relevance to the region's citizens, food security, disaster relief, and the formation of an ASEAN human rights body authorized in the new ASE [...]	2008-08-15 09:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ASEAN TH
08BEIJING3855	Bilateral Investment Treaty Negotiations: Deliberate Pace in [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and China held the first round of bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations in Beijing, September 2-5, 2008. China concurred with the U.S. view that an agreement would be significant given the two countries' importance to the global economy as major investme [...]	2008-10-08 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING3856	CORRECTED VERSION OF BEIJING 3855 -- Bilateral Investment [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and China held the first round of bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations in Beijing, September 2-5, 2008. China concurred with the U.S. view that an agreement would be significant given the two countries' importance to the global economy as major investme [...]	2008-10-08 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN CH
08BEIRUT550	LEBANON: GEMAYEL TELLS WELCH UNIFIL SHOULD EXPAND [...] (C) In a April 18 meeting, former president Amine Gemayel told visiting NEA A/S David Welch, that the rules of engagement for UNIFIL troops should be changed, and added that he wanted UNIFIL to expand its area of operations (AOE) and its mandate in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL could also be used [...]	2008-04-22 14:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY
08BELFAST142	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BELFAST, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Your visit to Northern Ireland will provide an opportunity to demonstrate our continued support for the historic achievement of creating a power-sharing government and ending Northern Ireland's decades-long sectarian violence, and an opportunity to restate a strong message con [...]	2008-11-13 13:09:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON OVIP UK
08BELGRADE1108	SERBIA: EX-RADICALS TOUT OPENNESS AND CHANGE AT FOUNDING [...] (SBU) At the founding congress of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS),newly elected president Tomislav Nikolic and his deputy Aleksandar Vucic emphasized themes of open dialogue and change in tackling Serbia's political challenges. Seeking to appear moderate and to distance themselves from t [...]	2008-10-24 13:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SR
08BELGRADE1268	SERBIA: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW AMBASSADORS SANS AGREMENT [...] (SBU) At its weekly session on November 20, the Serbian government (GOS) endorsed the appointment of seven new ambassadors, even though we later learned from MFA contacts that the government had not yet requested agrement for the ambassadors-designate. This lapse of diplomatic protocol may com [...]	2008-12-10 14:35:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL CA FR GM MO PL RO SZ 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
08BERLIN1604	GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: NOVEMBER 26-27 MEETING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a November 26-27 conference in Berlin, ISAF RC-North Chiefs of Defense and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed a wide range of issues, including the insurgent threat along the border with RC-West, the requirements for a larger RC-North QRF and support for nex [...]	2008-12-01 16:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GM NO SW FI IT AF
08BERLIN1720	IRAN: GERMANY WELCOMES INFO ON ASSA CORP, EU MAY [...] (C) Germany's Ministry of Finance welcomed the information contained in reftel and the related press releases detailing Assa Corporation's actions as a front for Bank Melli's activities in the U.S. Finance Ministry Office Director Michael Findeisen was previously unaware of Assa's designation [...]	2008-12-30 09:26:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KNNP EFIN PARM IR GM
08BERLIN494	EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MINISTRY SHOWCASES GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: There are four major scientific research institutes in Germany, each with tens of affiliated research centers. The institutes are entirely funded by the German federal and individual state governments. The German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) sponsored a two-day [...]	2008-04-18 17:21:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPL SENV ENRG PREL GM
08BERLIN558	BERLIN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (SBU) Originally intended as a venue for formally rolling out German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's proposal to establish a new IAEA-run uranium enrichment facility, the scaled-back "International Conference on Nuclear Fuel Supply: Challenges and Opportunities," hosted by Germany, the Netherlan [...]	2008-04-30 13:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM AORC IAEA KNPP ENRG GM
08BISHKEK104	2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR KYRGYZSTAN [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime with a broad base of commercial laws. Unfortunately, these laws are not implemented consistently. Fo [...]	2008-01-31 02:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR KG
08BISHKEK1045	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO KYRGYZ PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gfoeller presented her credentials to President Bakiyev on October 14 in a ceremony at the Kyrgyz White House full of military precision, pomp, and circumstance. Other Ambassadors participating in the presentation ceremony were from Argentina, Finland, Japan, Mala [...]	2008-10-14 10:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KG
08BISHKEK211	KYRGYZSTAN 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2008 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2008-02-29 11:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
08BRATISLAVA316	SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN RELATIONS: NO BREAKTHROUGHS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 15:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
08BRATISLAVA507	SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN TENSIONS RISK DAMAGING [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Only two months after Prime Ministers Fico and Gyurscany dined together in Brussels, Slovak-Hungarian relations have reached a new low in the post-Meciar period. Actions by Slovak riot police against unruly Hungarian fans at a November 1 soccer match and subseque [...]	2008-11-04 16:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LO HU
08BRIDGETOWN116	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008 [...] (U) Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC, a.k.a. "Invest Barbados"),strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. [...]	2008-02-25 14:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV XL
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
08BRUSSELS1088	EULEX KOSOVO COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 16 EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors meeting, EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhouwer told EU member and third-state contributors that the EU and the UN were still trying to reach agreement on reconfiguration details. As a result of the unexpe [...]	2008-07-16 16:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN UNMIK KV
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
08BRUSSELS1468	IRAN SANCTIONS: U/S LEVEY MEETINGS WITH EU [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On September 8 and 9, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with EU and Member State officials to take stock of U.S.-EU cooperation regarding Iran's illicit proliferation activities. U/S Levey underscored the effectiveness o [...]	2008-09-23 10:45:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EFIN ENRG KNNP KTFN PTER PHUM PINR IR
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
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
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
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
08BRUSSELS1853	EU COUNTRIES PLEDGE TO TAKE IN SOME 10,000 IRAQI REFUGEES [...] EU ministers in the November 27 JHA Council pledged to take in, "as a signal of solidarity, up to around" 10,000 Iraqi refugees in particularly vulnerable situations. Reception will take place on a voluntary basis, taking account of the capacities of the individual Member States and of "the o [...]	2008-12-05 16:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS1879	DISCUSSIONS AT NOVEMBER 14 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING [...] (C) Discussions at the November 14 U.S.-European Union (EU) Troika meeting on Drug Issues confirmed U.S.-EU convergence on most drug issues. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Affairs David Johnson led the inter-agency U.S. Delegation as a sign [...]	2008-12-12 15:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS1887	BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER REMAINS OPTIMISTIC ON EU [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian MFA was optimistic the morning of December 12 that the EU would deploy an ESDP mission in Congo eventually, despite continued opposition from key member states. The MOD was less optimistic after French President Sarkozy's statement late afternoon that Europe cannot be [...]	2008-12-15 09:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM CG BE
08BRUSSELS1899	EU PONDERS MILITARY OPTIONS FOR DR CONGO [...] (C//NF) Summary: During the week of December 8, the EU Council Secretariat prepared a list of options for an EU response to UN SG Ban Ki-Moon's request for an EU "bridging force" in the DRC. Foreign ministers discussed these options on December 11 at a dinner on the margins of the European C [...]	2008-12-16 06:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CG XA MOPS EUN
08BRUSSELS1900	EU PONDERS MILITARY OPTIONS FOR DR CONGO [...] (C//NF) Summary: During the week of December 8, the EU Council Secretariat prepared a list of options for an EU response to UN SG Ban Ki-Moon's request for an EU "bridging force" in the DRC. Foreign ministers discussed these options on December 11 at a dinner on the margins of the European C [...]	2008-12-16 06:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CG XA MOPS EUN
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
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
08BRUSSELS34	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (KOSOVO) [...] SUMMARY: Kosovo generated the most interest at an all day donor coordination meeting hosted by the European Commission (EC) on December 13 to solicit bilateral input in advance of a new EC strategy for the Balkans. The meeting was attended by representatives from individual European Union ( [...]	2008-01-09 16:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
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
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

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
08BRUSSELS903	REFUGEE NUMBERS PROVE DIFFICULT MEASURE OF EUFOR [...] (U) Summary: Three months into the European Union's military mission to Chad and Central African Republic (EUFOR),officials at the Operational Headquarters (OHQ) told USEU officers the mission has been more logistically challenging than expected, but is fulfilling its goal of protecting refug [...]	2008-06-13 15:00:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EUN
08BUDAPEST1227	HUNGARY PLANNING EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The probable expansion of the Hungarian nuclear power sector offers significant opportunities to U.S. firms engaged in nuclear-related manufacturing and services. Hungary is currently considering building one or two new nuclear reactor units at the Paks nuclear plant. There is s [...]	2008-12-23 14:52:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US RS FR HU
08BUENOSAIRES58	Argentina: 2008 Investment Climate Statement [...] Argentina remains open to foreign investment. Five consecutive years of real GDP growth over 8 percent have attracted considerable U.S. and other international investor interest in exploring opportunities in the Argentine market. The government of Argentina, in turn, has signaled its desire [...]	2008-01-16 11:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AR
08BUENOSAIRES793	OAS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540, [...] A regional workshop on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, which concerns non-proliferation and export control obligations, was co-hosted by the U.S. and Argentina and held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from May 13-14, 2008. All members of the Organization of American Sta [...]	2008-06-10 17:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP AR
08CHENGDU78	TIBETAN ECONOMIC DISCONTENT -- LHASA MERCHANT ON OBSTACLES [...] (C) Summary: According to a merchant from Lhasa, the overall poor education level of Tibetans, their lack of access to capital, and the "discrimination" they face from Han Chinese make it very hard for Tibetans to succeed in business. The merchant's comments are reflected in a Chinese academi [...]	2008-04-22 07:39:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM CH
08CHISINAU1079	HUNGARY PLAYS ROLE ASSISTING MOLDOVA'S [...] (C) Summary: In an October 27 courtesy call, Hungarian Ambassador Gyorgy Varga discussed Hungary's active role in assisting Moldova's European integration. The Hungarian Ambassador favored a firm EU decision to bring Moldova into the EU club, and suggested giving Moldova associate member st [...]	2008-10-31 08:31:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID RS EU HU 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
08COLOMBO61	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
08COPENHAGEN321	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S PARTICIPATION AT ARCTIC OCEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte led the U.S. delegation to the Arctic Ocean Conference hosted by the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland Home Rule Government in Ilulissat, Greenland May 27-29. In closed discussions during the conference and at a concluding press conference, all part [...]	2008-06-06 10:53:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV OVIP PBTS PHSA KGHG ENRG ETRD
08COPENHAGEN322	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOELLER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting before the opening of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Danish FM Per Stig Moeller exchanged perspectives on cooperation in the Arctic; underlined shared goals for a climate change agreement and resolution of t [...]	2008-06-06 10:55:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SENV ETRD PBTS MARR KGHG AORC DA
08COPENHAGEN324	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CANADIAN RESOURCE [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Gary Lunn on May 28 following the Arctic Ocean Conference at Ilulissat, Greenland. They discussed the recent U.S. listing of the polar bear as a threatened species, energy resource exploitation in the C [...]	2008-06-06 11:05:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG EPET CA
08COPENHAGEN335	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S PARTICIPATION AT ARCTIC OCEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte led the U.S. delegation to the Arctic Ocean Conference hosted by the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland Home Rule Government in Ilulissat, Greenland May 27-29. In closed discussions during the conference and at a concluding press conference, all part [...]	2008-06-11 11:13:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV OVIP PBTS PHSA KGHG ENRG ETRD
08COPENHAGEN336	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOELLER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting before the opening of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Danish FM Per Stig Moeller exchanged perspectives on cooperation in the Arctic; underlined shared goals for a climate change agreement and resolution of t [...]	2008-06-11 11:17:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV ETRD PBTS MARR KGHG AORC DA
08COPENHAGEN338	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CANADIAN RESOURCE [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Gary Lunn on May 28 following the Arctic Ocean Conference at Ilulissat, Greenland. They discussed the recent U.S. listing of the polar bear as a threatened species, energy resource exploitation in the C [...]	2008-06-11 11:28:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG EPET CA
08COPENHAGEN538	NORDICS INTERESTED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department's initiative to explore interest among Nordic governments and research communities in a Nordic-U.S. partnership on renewable energy research and development has been welcomed in Nordic capitals and by the Nordic Council of Ministers. We welcome this Department in [...]	2008-10-07 09:51:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG ENRG SENV DA
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
08DAMASCUS477	FOLEY MEETINGS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In June 23-26 meetings with UNHCR, IOM, WFP, UNICEF, donor country representatives, and other organizations workings on Iraqi refugee assistance and resettlement issues in Syria, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, Ambassador James Foley heard: (1) Iraqis in Syria continu [...]	2008-07-06 16:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY
08DAMASCUS510	IIP SPEAKER DEREK SHEARER ENGAGES SYRIAN AUDIENCES ON U.S. [...] (U)SUMMARY. IIP speaker and former U.S. Ambassador Derek Shearer engaged diverse sectors of Syrians including university students, human rights, business, and media audiences during his May 26-29 visit. Shearer shared an political insider's view of how the U.S. elections process works and pro [...]	2008-07-16 04:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SY XF OEXC SCUL
08DARESSALAAM484	TANZANIA: MINI-DUBLIN GROUP DISCUSSES CURRENT [...] (U) The Assistant Regional Security Officer (ARSO) attended the "Mini-Dublin Group," an informal gathering of like-minded countries initiated by the President of Ireland focused on counter narcotics issues. Embassy representatives from the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Germany, Finland, the [...]	2008-08-02 16:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR TZ
08DOHA521	QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART TWO: ASSETS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) holds its estimated USD 60 billion in a wide variety of investments. Not content to sit on Treasury bills and other conservative, low-return assets, the QIA is buying significant stakes in Western and Asian firms, and taking on riskier inve [...]	2008-07-24 13:18:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON QA
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
08DUSHANBE1514	TAJIKISTAN: NARCOTICS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND JUSTICE SECTOR [...] Summary: The November visit by SCA DAS Krol provided welcomed insights into U.S. plans for Central Asia. EU and OSCE colleagues are still working to improve technical capacity for drug interdiction and Finland continues to stress strategic border management. Tajik law enforcement agencies hav [...]	2008-12-15 06:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI
08DUSHANBE444	TAJIKISTAN - SCENE SETTER FOR APRIL 1-3 VISIT BY [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe looks forward to the upcoming visit by DAS Pamela Spratlen. Following is a brief overview of the current situation in Tajikistan, and our thoughts on the key issues DAS Spratlen will confront during her visit. Political and Economic Overview ---------------------------- [...]	2008-03-31 03:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI
08GENEVA153	LOOKING TOWARD SELECTING THE NEXT UN HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, tendered her resignation to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon several months ago, according to a well-informed Mission contact at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). SYG Ban asked Arbour to exte [...]	2008-02-28 13:49:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA311	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: FUTURE UNCERTAIN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Human Rights Council kicked off its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with an April 7-18 session that examined the human rights behavior of an initial tranche of sixteen countries. It is too early to fully assess UPR's value, but the initial session revealed some of the mec [...]	2008-04-25 15:44:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNHRC
08GENEVA836	UNAIDS: REPORT OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE [...] Summary: The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) met in Extraordinary Session on October 2, 2008, to consider candidates for the position of UNAIDS Executive Director. The U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Mark Dybul, chaired the meeting. While the PCB noted that all four short [...]	2008-10-09 08:58:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV UNGA
08GENEVA936	AMB. FOLEY DISCUSSES IRAQ REFUGEE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador James B. Foley, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, visited Geneva from October 28-30 to meet with Geneva humanitarian organizations and donor missions. He was accompanied by Shirley Woodward from PRM/ANE. Foley held meetings with officials from UNHCR, IC [...]	2008-11-07 14:18:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM
08GENEVA977	The Seventeenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on [...] SUMMARY: The 17th meeting of the SCCR focused on establishing a future work plan for the committee. The SCCR agreed to continue discussion on limitations and exceptions to copyright, including the question of format accessibility to copyright protected content by visually impaired persons. T [...]	2008-11-18 14:59:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR
08HELSINKI1	FINNISH RESPONSE - BHUTTO ASSASSINATION AND US [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 13:05:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM PK FI
08HELSINKI12	FINLAND TO SEND A STRONG DELEGATION TO WIREC [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the formal invitation for the Washington International Conference on Renewal Energy (WIREC) to Mr. Henri Backman, Senior Advisor to the Minister in Finland's newly-created super Ministry of Employment and the Economy. A strong advocate of renewable energy sources, Mini [...]	2008-01-10 13:06:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08HELSINKI125	FINLAND ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OECD [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 12:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON OECD CM TW FI
08HELSINKI126	FINLAND BEGINS EDGING TOWARD THE NRF [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Halonen has authorized the GoF to make an official statement of interest in eventual NRF participation. This is a welcome and necessary first step, and we hope the Finns will deliver their official notification to NATO before the Bucharest Summit. However, in practice [...]	2008-03-19 12:42:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL MOPS FI
08HELSINKI132	FINLAND PARTICIPATES IN EU WIREC PLEDGE [...] (SBU) According to WIREC participant Henri Backman, Advisor to the Minister at the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland is participating in the EU's pledge to obtain 20 percent of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2020. Finland is not planning to make a separate WIR [...]	2008-03-27 12:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA FI
08HELSINKI137	FINNISH VIEWS ON THE MARCH 28-29 GYMNICH [...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA EU Correspondent Leena-Kaisa Mikkola March 26. Mikkola highlighted the following: 2. (SBU) WESTERN BALKANS: EU leadership is very concerned about Northern Kosovo, and Mikkola said she expected a discussion of recent developments there [...]	2008-03-28 11:16:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EU FI
08HELSINKI141	Finland: DOL Assistant Secretary for Policy [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 10:09:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SMIG SOCI ECON FI
08HELSINKI145	FINLND: GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG INAUGURAL MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 07:10:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP ARM PINR PINS PREL PTER FI FR
08HELSINKI146	FINLAND: AUSTRALIA GROUP PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 07:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ETTC CBW FI
08HELSINKI147	FINLAND: IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE ITEM PROVISION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 07:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP NSG IR MNUC FI
08HELSINKI149	Finland: DOL Assistant Secretary for Policy [...] Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Policy Leon R. Sequeira participated in a panel at the Nordic- American Dialogue at Hanasaari, a trans-Atlantic forum organized by the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Center in Helsinki Finland on March 3. On March 4, Sequeira discussed aging population i [...]	2008-04-02 09:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SMIG SOCI ECON FI
08HELSINKI151	FINLAND ON BELARUS [...] (C) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Tuula Yrjola, Director of the Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia April 1. The GoF has made strengthening democracy and urging reform in Belarus the rest of this region a focus of its OSCE Chairmanship-in- Office, so Yrjola appreciated the det [...]	2008-04-03 11:27:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	BO EU PHUM PREL FI
08HELSINKI155	THOUGHTS ON FINLAND AS I DEPART POST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Upon my departure following two years of service as the US Ambassador to Finland, I would like to thank you and President Bush for having afforded me this tremendous opportunity. My team and I have worked hard to nurture and strengthen the US- Finnish bilateral [...]	2008-04-07 13:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV MARR ETRD FI
08HELSINKI159	FINLAND: REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Leena Pylvanainen, Regional Manager of the Finnish MFA's Office of Middle East and North Africa, and to Ilkka Rentola, Counsellor, Unit for Human Rights Policy and Irma Lescelius, Unit for Humanitarian Assistance, April 2. Pylvanainen said Finland alloca [...]	2008-04-09 06:53:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL FI
08HELSINKI17	LESSONS LEARNED FROM FINLAND'S CONVERSION TO [...] (U) On September 1, 2007 Finland became one of the first countries in the world to broadcast all television signals digitally. Econoff recently sat down with Mr. Tauno Aijala, Project Manager of the switch-over at the Ministry of Transport and Communications, to gather best practices from an [...]	2008-01-15 08:10:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS FI
08HELSINKI179	EMBASSY HELSINKI REQUESTS EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] (U) Embassy Helsinki requests the opportunity to host an Embassy Science Fellow from the U.S. Forest Service, within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),to research emerging wood-based biofuel technology in Finland. The Embassy Science Fellow will collaborate with leading Finnish scien [...]	2008-04-23 07:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL KSCA SENV EAGR AMGT OTRA APER FI
08HELSINKI184	FINLAND: RESPONSE ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) PolOffs delivered subject demarche to Antti Vanska, Counsellor, Unit for Russia and Paivi Pihlajamaki, Second Secretary Unit for Europe and Central Asia April 28. The GoF generally agreed with the points. Pihlajamaki noted that Foreign Minister Stubb used the opportunity of his April 25 [...]	2008-04-29 12:18:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS FI
08HELSINKI185	HIGH TECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN HELSINKI [...] (U) Working in a high tech country provides opportunities to explore innovative public diplomacy avenues for outreach to a tech savvy crowd. Working closely with the Public Affairs Section, the Economic Section recently created a "geocache" in downtown Helsinki to encourage people to visit th [...]	2008-04-29 13:50:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS TSPL KPAO FI
08HELSINKI186	FINLAND: STUBB RAISES GEORGIA AND US MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finnish FM Stubb and Russian FM held their first official meeting April 25. Their lengthy discussions focused on bilateral issues, the EU-Russia relationship, and the OSCE. Stubb raised UAV incident in Georgia and the Russian Presidential Instructions on South Ossetia and Abkhaz [...]	2008-04-30 12:28:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FI RU
08HELSINKI197	RESPECTED FINNISH NGO HOSTS SECOND IRAQ [...] (SBU) The Crisis Management Initiative (CMI),a respected Finnish NGO headed by former President (and UN Special Envoy for Kosovo) Martti Ahtisaari, hosted a second reconciliation seminar in Finland for senior Iraqi political leaders April 24-27. The first occurred in Sept. 2007. Aimed at es [...]	2008-05-07 12:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ FI
08HELSINKI202	FINLAND TO OFFER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO BURMA [...] (U) On May 8, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Ms. Ulla-Maija Finskas, Head of the Unit for Humanitarian Assistance at the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) on the need for assistance in Burma following cyclone Nargis. Finskas shared similar U.S. concerns that humanitarian aid is [...]	2008-05-09 13:32:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL BM FI
08HELSINKI203	FINLAND JOINS REWNEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY [...] (U) On April 29, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP). Dr. Maranne Osterkorn, International Director at REEEP, atended the signing ceremony at the British Embasy in Helsinki. Finlan [...]	2008-05-09 13:39:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EUN FI
08HELSINKI206	FINLAND ON BURMA'S FLAWED REFERENDUM AND BURMA [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Johan Schalin, Director of the Finnish MFA's Asia and Oceania Office and Theresa Zitting, First Secretary on May 5. They said Finland expects Burma to hold and pass the referendum, albeit probably not May 10 in the face of the disaster caused by the cy [...]	2008-05-12 13:05:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM FI
08HELSINKI223	FINLAND: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 13:08:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ETTC PREL CU FI
08HELSINKI224	FINLAND: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 13:09:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM PREL EUN KPAO SOCI CU FI
08HELSINKI229	FINLAND: UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] (U) PolOff delivered the UN System of Internal Justice demarche to Deputy Director General Pekka Oinonen of the MFA's Legal Department and to Director Kai Sauer of the Unit for General Global Affairs on May 20. 2. (U) Oinonen stated that the GoF agrees with most of the points in the US non [...]	2008-05-27 13:26:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER PREL UNGA FI
08HELSINKI231	FINLAND TO JOIN METHANE TO MARKETS PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) On May 15th Finland announced its intentions to join the Methane to Markets Partnership (M2M),an international initiative that advances cost-effective, near-term methane recovery and use as a clean energy source. Finland will be the 25th country to join this U.S.-led international partner [...]	2008-05-29 04:18:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY SENV EAGR FI
08HELSINKI238	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] The following is Embassy Helsinki's response to reftel regarding the impact of rising food/commodity prices in Finland. Post has done no previous reporting on this subject. DEMAND 2. The most important agricultural commodities consumed in Finland are milk, meat and grains, and the most [...]	2008-05-30 10:37:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL FI
08HELSINKI247	FINLAND ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (U) PolOff delivered the "Securing Support for U.S. Candidate for IOM Director General" demarche to Counsellor Ilkka Rentola of the MFA,s Unit for Human Rights Policy on Jun 4. 2. (C) Rentola stated that the GoF's current discussion is focused on support for the Canadian candidate Sergio Ma [...]	2008-06-05 10:34:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SMIG AORC FI
08HELSINKI266	FINLAND: HIGH TECH VISIT BY AMBASSADOR GROSS [...] (U) Summary: On a May 22-25 visit to Helsinki, Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy met with key government leaders including Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Linden, and Ambassador Lanispuro, ICT and Information Society Policy [...]	2008-06-18 08:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND EINT ETRD BEXP FI
08HELSINKI269	AMBASSADOR BARRETT MEETS WITH FINNISH PRIME [...] (U) Ambassador Barbara M. Barrett paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen on June 3. Finnish Special Advisor, State Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Esko Hamilo also participated in the meeting. 2. (SBU) Vanhanen expressed overall satisfaction with the US-Finnish relationsh [...]	2008-06-23 13:26:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD USTR KIPR KGHG FI
08HELSINKI270	AMBASSADOR BARRETT MEETS WITH FORMER FINNISH [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-24 05:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OECD UN FI
08HELSINKI278	AMBASSADOR BARRETT MEETS WITH FINNISH EMPLOYMENT [...] (SBU) During the Ambassador,s June 19 courtesy call, Minister of Employment Tarja Cronberg indicated she may wish to pursue a meeting or other contact with Secretary Chao after returning from summer vacation. Cronberg complimented the Embassy's city outreach program bringing Embassy employees [...]	2008-06-25 12:40:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB ETRD EINV ENRG KGHG FI
08HELSINKI29	FINNISH RESPONSE - APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 06:23:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN FI
08HELSINKI292	AMBASSADOR BARRETT MEETS WITH FINNISH STATE [...] (SBU) During Ambassador Barrett's June 13 courtesy call on Risto Volanen, State Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, Volanen explained his duties as Chief- of-Staff for the Prime Minister. He invited Ambassador Barrett to bring issues to his attention that require emphasis or demand imme [...]	2008-06-26 15:16:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KGHG ENRG KIPR ETRD FI
08HELSINKI3	FINNISH RESPONSE - SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 12:40:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI NSC SY FI
08HELSINKI302	FINLAND: BURMA POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered demarche Shaping Post-Cyclone Assistance in Burma to Theresa Zitting, First Secretary, Asia and Oceania on July 2 who stated that Finland agrees with USG points on Burma: GoF condemns political prisoners, condemns that they are still under house arrest, is concerned with [...]	2008-07-02 13:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID BM EUN FI
08HELSINKI311	FINNISH GOVERNMENT APPROVES PHARMACEUTICAL [...] Summary: In a disappointing move and despite Embassy and industry efforts, the Finnish cabinet voted unanimously June 25 to approve a reference pricing scheme for pharmaceuticals, a provision of which undermines the value of patent protection for medicines created and manufactured by U.S. and [...]	2008-07-09 09:35:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD FI PREL
08HELSINKI323	FINLAND: SUPPORT FOR IAEA-INDIA AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 13:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC FI
08HELSINKI324	FINNISH COMMENTS ON GAERC JULY 22-23 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 07:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN PGOV FI IR SO SU ZI UP CD
08HELSINKI34	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KANERVA [...] (SBU) Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva briefed Ambassador Ware on various OSCE-related issues on January 24. He focused mainly on Russia, having just held consultations with visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko earlier in the week. 2. (C) FINLAND'S FIRST MONTH A [...]	2008-01-28 13:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FI RS
08HELSINKI343	FINLAND: DEMARCHE TURKEY ACCESSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 12:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU EUN FI
08HELSINKI375	FINLAND: KARADZIC FAMILY TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 14:03:00	Embassy Helsinki	SECRET	PREL ETTC KAWC ICTY BK EU FI
08HELSINKI380	FINLAND: DEMARCHE SUPPORT OSCE MONITORS GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-16 11:50:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL PBTS GG RS FI
08HELSINKI405	FINLAND: RESPONSE IRANIAN URANIUM ACQUISITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 13:23:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP IR PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC FI
08HELSINKI406	FINLAND: COMMENTS ON GYMNICH SEPTEMBER 5-6 [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff delivered points from reftels to Markku Lampinen, Deputy Director Deputy European Correspondent, Unit for European Common Foreign and Security Policy on September 3. Lampinen stated that the extraordinary European Council (EC) meeting on Monday (September 1) left less fo [...]	2008-09-04 13:43:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PREL PGOV GG PHUM RU FI
08HELSINKI415	FINDLAND COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 15-16 FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 14:26:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN PGOV FISO SO ZI UP
08HELSINKI420	FINLAND: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Econ Assistant delivered reftel points to Dr Merja Saarinen, Ministry of Social Affairs' Ministerial Counselor for Health/medical Affairs, primary POC for Avian Influenza, and chairwoman of a pandemic preparation working group at the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Points were a [...]	2008-09-18 09:01:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU AORC PREL FI
08HELSINKI424	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: FINLAND ADDITIONAL INFO [...] (SBU) Follow up to previous details provided by the Finnish MFA: --------------------------------------------- ------- D. Attendance of other VIPs --------------------------------------------- ------- Mr. Paavo Vayrynen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Arrival: Finnair, Septemb [...]	2008-09-18 13:31:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA FI
08HELSINKI427	FINLAND: GEORGIA CONFLICT SPURS DEBATE ON SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. While the crisis in Georgia appears not to have changed public opinion about Finland's security, it has generated debate and discussion about security policy. The consensus-based coalition government's policy on maintaining the "option" to join NATO remains, though the consensus [...]	2008-09-19 13:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI PGOV PREL XZ ZB
08HELSINKI45	FINNISH RESPONSE - CONDEMNING ARREST AND [...] (C) PolChief delivered subject demarche Feb. 5 to Deskoff for Syria and Lebanon Keijo Karjalainen. Karjalainen thanked us for the detailed information on the plight of Raid Seif and the Damascus Delcaration National Council members. He said that the GoF is now following these cases closely wi [...]	2008-02-05 10:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI SY FI
08HELSINKI451	GEORGIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Econ Assistant delivered reftel points regarding the upcoming International Georgia Reconstruction Donors Conference in Brussels to Mr Jaakko Lehtovirta, Georgia Desk Officer at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The MFA is working to determine how much room there is in Finland's [...]	2008-10-07 08:22:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EINV KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG FI
08HELSINKI456	AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON IN FINLAND [...] (C) Ambassador Williamson briefed Finnish officials about his recent trip to Georgia on September 15. Williamson urged the Finns to use their chairmanship to push for a more robust OSCE monitoring mission that would have access to South Ossetia and Abkahzia and could document abuses. Finnis [...]	2008-10-08 13:34:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN ICJ GG RS FI
08HELSINKI457	FINLAND COMMENTS: KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) PolOff and Finland Desk Officer met with Finnish MFA Counselor Tony Paso, Unit for EU Enlargement and West Balkans on October 7. Regarding the Serbian resolution, Paso said that the Government of Finland (GoF) will abstain regardless of the EU position, coinciding with the public position [...]	2008-10-09 07:41:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA ICJ KV FI
08HELSINKI462	FINLAND: NATO TOUR PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Helsinki proposes two NATO Tours for FY09, designed to promote greater understanding of the Alliance in the wake of the conflict in Georgia. The GOF's security policy emphasizes the importance of multilateral cooperation, including with the US, NATO and in particular th [...]	2008-10-09 13:27:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO OEXC OIIP PREL KPAO FI
08HELSINKI463	FINNISH COMMENTS ON OCTOBER 13 GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 10:32:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS FI
08HELSINKI469	FINLAND'S RESPONSE TO SECOND GEORGIA DEMARCHE [...] Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to Jaakko Lehtovirta, Georgia Desk Officer at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The MFA is currently formulating the amount and direction of aid it will provide for Georgia's recovery efforts. 2. The MFA received the Joint Needs As [...]	2008-10-16 10:49:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS FI
08HELSINKI485	INVITATION TO THE OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 14:05:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OSCE FI
08HELSINKI489	FINLAND: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] (U) Embassy Helsinki submits the following nomination for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage: Full legal name of nominee: Miranda Vuolasranta Job title/association: I. Executive Director/Fintiko Romano Forum ry (FRF) National Roma Forum of Finland II. Secre [...]	2008-10-27 15:04:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM FI
08HELSINKI516	MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS REFLECT NATIONAL PARTY FORTUNES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 26 voters went to the polls in Finland's 332 municipalities to vote for local council elections. The biggest winners were the National Coalition Party (NCP) and the True Finns. For the first time the NCP, the center-right member of the governing coalition, was the la [...]	2008-11-12 16:03:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI PGOV
08HELSINKI517	FINLAND'S PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL MARITIME [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Helsinki's Global Maritime Partnership (GMP) (composed of DAO, POL, RSO and chaired by ECON) has concluded that Finland is already engaged in a number of voluntary multinational initiatives that fall under the broad GMP umbrella. Current GOF collaborations range from sea surv [...]	2008-11-13 11:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08HELSINKI519	FINLAND PUBLISHES NATIONAL CLIMATE STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Finland (GOF) published its long-awaited National Climate Strategy on November 6th, 2008. The Strategy reviews the GOF's efforts to date in meeting Kyoto Protocol and EU greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, and provides a detailed plan of action to meet GHG emissi [...]	2008-11-14 07:20:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET TRGY FI
08HELSINKI52	SCENESETTER FOR KANERVA-RICE MEETING FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Kanerva will seek to use his Feb. 11 meeting with S to highlight the GOF,s priorities as 2008 Chairman in Office (CiO) of the OSCE. The Finns share our views on the key challenges currently facing the OSCE. However, they feel a deep historic tie to the organizatio [...]	2008-02-06 13:01:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR OVIP FI
08HELSINKI53	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT -- NEGATIVE REPLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 11:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN FI
08HELSINKI541	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO FINLAND, [...] (C) SUMMARY. You will arrive in Finland as the Finns enjoy considerable international acclaim for their efforts in international crisis management, not only as a result of their effective Chairmanship of the OSCE, but also for the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to former President Martti Ahtis [...]	2008-11-25 15:05:00	Embassy Helsinki	SECRET	FI MARR PGOV PREL
08HELSINKI56	FINLAND: INVITING COUNTRIES TO KOSOVO STEERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finland has signaled its intention to move very quickly to offer bilateral recognition to an independent Kosovo. Although the GoF strongly supports a "common EU platform" in favor of recognition, it recognizes that some member states' opposition makes this unlikely. Finland is e [...]	2008-02-08 14:15:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE YI FI
08HELSINKI561	U/S BURNS MEETS FINNISH FM AND OSCE CIO ALEXANDER [...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Burns met Finnish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman in Office (CiO) Alexander Stubb on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting December 4 in Helsinki. Burns provided Stubb an update on Secretary Rice's trip to India, and Stubb replied that was where she needed [...]	2008-12-11 13:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PHUM OSCE FI GG RS IR IS CH IN
08HELSINKI562	FINLAND TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Finnish officials, the revised Afghanistan policy to be presented to the Finnish Parliament in February 2009 will call for increased civilian and military personnel, as well as greater development assistance. Debate within the government (GOF) about increasing suppor [...]	2008-12-11 14:18:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI MARR PGOV PREL
08HELSINKI563	FINLAND: ELEVATING TRAFFICKING PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Finnish government has been proactively pursuing trafficking cases and opportunities to raise public awareness about trafficking. A Finnish court recently handed down prison sentences to five Finns for a trafficking case involving a single Finnish woman. Finnish authoriti [...]	2008-12-12 13:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP ELAB SOCI FI
08HELSINKI574	FINLAND: IRAQI HUMAN SMUGGLING CASES [...] SUMMARY. Iraqi asylum cases in Finland are on the rise, following a shift in the Government's refugee policy. As the Iraqi population rises, Finnish officials encounter instances of people trying to circumvent refugee processes abroad to reunite with family and former neighbors now resident in [...]	2008-12-19 11:32:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PBTS SMIG FI
08HELSINKI579	FINLAND: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Finland continued its support of the War on Terror, as evidenced by its approximately 100 troops deployed in Afghanistan in support of ongoing NATO/ISAF operations, 450 troops in KFOR operations in Kosovo and 60 in Chad. Officials of the Government of Finland focused on economic, social, and [...]	2008-12-23 09:31:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS FI

08HELSINKI60	NOKIA: FINLAND,S ECONOMIC DYNAMO LOOKS TO THE [...] (U) Summary: The Nokia transformation from a tire and boot company to a telecommunications powerhouse in just 20 short years is legend in both Finland and the industry. Nokia and the support industry it spawned account for nearly 20% of Finland,s economy. At the end of 2007, Nokia sold 1.5 m [...]	2008-02-12 07:19:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN ECON FI
08HELSINKI61	FEBRUARY GAERC: FINNS SUPPORT COMMON PLATFORM FOR [...] (U) PolChief delivered the Department's GAERC talking points to Finnish European Correspondent Leena-Kaisa Mikkola Feb. 12. Not surprisingly, Mikkola said that Kosovo will dominate the ministers' agenda. 2. (C) The EU still hoped to establish a "common platform" for member states' speedy re [...]	2008-02-12 11:50:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN FI
08HELSINKI64	OSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY MEETS CHAIRMAN KANERVA IN [...] (SBU) Summary: US OSCE Ambassador Julie Finley separately met with Finnish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman in Office (CiO) Ilkka Kanerva and MFA State Secretary Teija Tiilikainen in Helsinki January 30. Kanerva expressed gratitude for the US response to Finland's OSCE agenda presented in Vi [...]	2008-02-14 13:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS FI
08HELSINKI80	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL; FINLAND UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 08:29:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL FI
08HELSINKI83	FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN FINLAND [...] Per reftel request, Post contacted Ministry of Social Affairs and Health's Ministerial Counselor Anni Virolainen-Julkunen and Finnish Lung Health Association's Medical Adviser Arvid Nyberg to gain information on the status of implementation in Finland of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. [...]	2008-02-29 12:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO XG FI
08HELSINKI91	FINNISH VIEWS ON POSSIBLE UNSC ACTION ON PIRACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 07:34:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PBTS UN UNSC IMO SO XA XW FI
08HELSINKI93	FINLAND: PRE-GAERC RESPONSE [...] (U) PolChief discussed the GAERC talking points with Finnish MFA EU Correspondent Leena-Kaisa Mikkola March 4. 2. (SBU) WESTERN BALKANS: Mikkola noted that several member states insisted on a "Western Balkans" agenda point, rather than simply a specific Kosovo point. Some agreed that it w [...]	2008-03-05 13:08:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN FI
08HELSINKI97	FINLAND ON UNSC'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 11:14:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP PARM IR FI
08ISTANBUL540	IRANIAN AND AFGHAN REFUGEES IN TURKEY: A SNAPSHOT [...] (C) Summary: We met October 8-10 with UNHCR, provincial, municipal, and police officials, an NGO, and Iranian Baha'i families in Van province in southeast Turkey, to look at conditions facing Iranian refugees. Van hosts between 1700 and 2100 registered refugees, mostly Iranian and Afghan. So [...]	2008-10-23 05:17:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PINS PREL IT TU
08JAKARTA1028	Aceh Update and Fourth CoSPA Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari visited Aceh and Jakarta and pronounced his satisfaction with progress in the peace process while noting concerns regarding rising crime in the province. These concerns were echoed by General Supiadin and FKK Chair Gen Amirrudin who hig [...]	2008-05-27 06:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1757	GOI INVITE TO FOREST ELEVEN (F-11) MINISTERIAL [...] SUMMARY. On September 12 the Foreign Ministry (MFA) called representatives from G-8 Countries and other "partners" together to discuss an upcoming Ministerial Meeting of the Tropical Rainforest Countries (Forest Eleven/F-11) Plus Partners in Jakarta on October 17. 2008. MFA organizers said in [...]	2008-09-17 03:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR
08JAKARTA858	ACEH -- AMID CHALLENGES, PEACE PROCESS PROCEEDS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. It is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Although rising criminal violence and a poor medium-term economic outlook continue to hamper progress in Aceh, the political outlook in the province has improved. While several iss [...]	2008-04-29 09:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINS PHUM ID
08JERUSALEM1050	UNRWA'S JUNE 2008 ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING [...] (SBU) UNRWA's Advisory Commission held its biannual meeting June 10-11 in Damascus to discuss current developments affecting Palestinian refugees, UNRWA's financial situation, ongoing management reforms, and the development of UNRWA's 6-year, Medium-Term Strategic Plan. End Summary. UNRWA D [...]	2008-06-20 11:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL
08KABUL770	AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]	2008-03-26 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KATHMANDU313	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08KHARTOUM374	PARASTATALS - THE REGIME,S GRAY COMPANIES WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sudanese businessmen, former government officials, and American consultants in Sudan separately told econoff that the Sudanese economy is dominated by parastatal companies connected to the Northern ruling elite. One contact, a National Congress Party adherent, ex-manager of th [...]	2008-03-13 13:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EPET PHUM PREL SU
08KUALALUMPUR940	FINNISH COMPANY POLAR ELECTRO ASSISTS FORCED LABOR [...] (SBU) Finnish company Polar Electro recently provided compensation and repatriation assistance to 40 forced labor victims from its Malaysian joint-venture company, following interventions by an international NGO and Post. The Polar Electro case appears illustrative of the challenges facing so [...]	2008-10-24 08:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP FI VM ID MY
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
08KUWAIT761	SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT AND EXPERT DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 10, a delegation led by Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and including representatives from the Department of State, the Department of Energy (DOE),the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),and the Nuclear Regu [...]	2008-07-02 13:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PREL PARM
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
08KYIV2354	UKRAINE'S MEDIA MONITORS DECRY CURRENT STATE OF MEDIA IN [...] Summary: At a November 20 luncheon hosted by Ambassador Taylor, ten Ukrainian media monitors and observers shared their views on the current state of media in Ukraine. Participants agreed that, despite great expectations, Ukraine's media development had been disappointingly slow in the years s [...]	2008-12-02 05:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PGOV KPAI KPAO RS UP
08KYIV299	UKRAINE: READY TO WORK WITH FINLAND AS OSCE [...] (C) Summary: Unlike their Spanish predecessors, the Finns appear ready to take on the problem of Russia in the OSCE context, judging by Finnish Foreign Minister Kanerva's January 15-16 visit to Kyiv in his capacity as OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO). Kanerva met with President Yushchenko, FM O [...]	2008-02-07 05:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS OSCE RS UP
08KYIV401	UKRAINE: UNHCR APPEALS FOR RELEASE OF CHECHEN [...] (U) This is an action request - See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. The UNHCR informed the Embassy about its appeal to President Yushchenko to prevent the extradition of Chechen Refugee Lema Susarov to Russia and to release him from detention so that he can be resettled to Finland. Susarov [...]	2008-02-21 12:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF UP
08LIMA151	PERU 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, enables Peru to attract additional investment by clarifyin [...]	2008-01-28 20:29:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
08MADRID370	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - MARCH [...] ECON/EFIN: 2008 Economic Growth Forecast at 2.5 Percent 2. ECON/EFIN: Budget Surplus Declines 3. EIND: Housing Sales Decline Continues 4. ECON/EFIN: Catalan Economy Minister Concerned About U.S., Global Woes 5. ELTN: Emboffs Meet with Rail Security Lead 6. ENRG: Renewable Electricity Cos [...]	2008-03-28 19:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ELTN ENRG EPET
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
08MADRID929	SPAIN REPSONDS TO POSSIBLE RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) On August 25, Polcouns spoke with Juan Sell, Chief of Staff to Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Angel Lossada. Sell said Spain's position was very clear - Spain supported the territorial integrity of Georgia. Likewise, Spain supported the efforts of France as EU President an [...]	2008-08-25 15:25:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RU GG SP
08MANAGUA1220	NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS -- SO TRANSPARENT YOU CAN SEE [...] (C) Summary. On September 25, German Ambassador Betina Kern convened a meeting of the Elections Group (an informal group to monitor election-related issues chaired by the German Ambassador and comprising EU member states plus Japan, Canada and the U.S.) with Roberto Rivas, President of the S [...]	2008-10-03 15:16:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1357	DOL CHILD LABOR ERADICATION PROGRAM LAUNCH HIJACKED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, 2008, Ambassador Callahan met with representatives from five ministries at Nicaragua,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) to present award letters from the US Department of Labor,s (DOL) three-year, US $5 million project to eradicate child labor in Nicaragua entit [...]	2008-11-06 14:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL PINR LAB NU
08MANAGUA1427	NICARAGUA: FINLAND CUTS BUDGET SUPPORT [...] (U) On October 22, the Embassy of Finland announced an end to its $2.5 million annual assistance to the national budget of Nicaragua. Finland is now the fourth country to withdraw direct budget assistance, after Germany, Sweden, and Great Britain. The Budget Support Group (BSG),a group of five [...]	2008-11-28 12:56:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL NU
08MANAGUA1489	NICARAGUA: EUROPEAN BUDGET DONORS IN HOLDING [...] (C) Summary: European donors to Nicaragua's national budget (at both the EU and Member State level) are seriously examining their assistance to Nicaragua in large part as a result of the fraud perpetrated by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) during the November 9 municipal elect [...]	2008-12-12 23:07:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN NU PGOV
08MANAGUA266	NICARAGUAN FISCAL PROCESS FAIRLY TRANSPARENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Ref A request, Post reports that Nicaragua's budget is a public document published by the Ministry of Finance on its web site. The budget, which must be reviewed and approved by the National Assembly, does not, however, reflect funds coming from Venezuela. The USG and othe [...]	2008-03-06 16:18:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL NU
08MANAGUA885	NICARAGUAN DONORS GROW DISENCHANTED WITH ORTEGA [...] (C) Summary: Over the last six months, bilateral foreign donors in Nicaragua have grown increasingly disillusioned with the Ortega administration. This disappointment has coincided with an unrelated shift in European assistance agencies' priorities away from Central America towards Africa and [...]	2008-07-11 23:34:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV ECON NU PREL
08MANILA976	EU HEIGHTENS ENGAGEMENT IN PEACE PROCESS, HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14 visit of ten European Union (EU) ambassadors to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Central Mindanao underscored the EU's interest in the peace process. At the same time, recent EU assistance to improve governance, particularly in resolving cases of extrajudicial [...]	2008-04-24 10:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EU RP
08MAPUTO233	DAS THOMPSON SEES MOZAMBIQUE'S CHALLENGES AND USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 2-3 visit to Maputo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Carol Thompson met with the Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidency to urge the GRM to strengthen the business environment, participate in peacekeeping operations, and recognize Kosovo's independ [...]	2008-03-18 11:04:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MZ
08MAPUTO60	MOZAMBIQUE'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Mozambique's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investor [...]	2008-01-18 06:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MZ
08MEXICO152	MEXICO'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART 2 OF 2 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 16:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR EINV MX
08MILAN68	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
08MILAN69	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
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
08MONTERREY194	NUEVO LEON'S AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM LIKELY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite statements by President Calderon on down that Mexico needs to fundamentally reform its educational system, to date no reform proposals have been forthcoming at the federal level. While Mexico has achieved nearly universal coverage in primary school education, internat [...]	2008-04-21 23:32:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV MX
08MONTREAL59	ICAO: SECOND MEETING OF THE SPECIAL LEGAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Special Legal Sub-Committee on New and Emerging Threats met a second time (February 19-21, 2008) to consider the issue of unlawful transport by air of particularly dangerous goods and related items and fugitives, as directed by [...]	2008-03-05 19:54:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX
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
08MOSCOW1769	MARGELOV REFLECTS ON MEDVEDEV - PUTIN [...] (C) Summary: Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mikhail Margelov assured EUR DAS David Merkel June 18 that the GOR's unhappiness over Abkhazia was at bottom economic and that any friction would abate as the Sochi Olympics approached." Margelov comments on Iran were similar [...]	2008-06-20 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RS GG UP
08MOSCOW1811	RUSSIAN ANALYST WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES IF UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary: Dmitriy Trenin of the Moscow Carnegie Center told NSC Senior Director for Russia Mary Warlick and EUR/RUS Office Director Ian Kelly on June 19 that there was nothing the U.S. could do to convince Russia to accept Ukrainian membership in NATO. He thought that the GOR could abide by [...]	2008-06-24 20:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR GG UP RS
08MOSCOW2702	ODIHR HEAD LENARCIC SEEKS "NEW CHAPTER" IN [...] (C) Summary: On September 9, Janez Lenarcic, Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR),stated that he hoped for a "new chapter" in relations with Russia and that "there can be no double standards" in how ODIHR treats OSCE member countries. In coordina [...]	2008-09-10 03:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE KDEM RS
08MOSCOW2935	RUSSIA WORKING THE EU TO INFLUENCE THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On October 1, MFA European Cooperation Director Voronkov sketched a Russian strategy to improve relations with the U.S. by working through Europe. Russia's "pragmatic cooperation" with German Chancellor Merkel, Spanish PM Zapatero, Italian PM Berlusconi, and the French leadershi [...]	2008-10-03 03:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN COE RS
08MOSCOW3086	SEXISM, LOW PAY, AND REAL ESTATE: RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Like Russia itself, the MFA is still attempting to come to terms with the vast societal changes that came with the end of the Soviet era. The Russian diplomatic corps of 4,500 is younger and includes more women than previously, but sexism remains very much in the open. The hig [...]	2008-10-20 11:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDP PGOV SOCI RS
08MOSCOW520	ENCOURAGING RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia is ready to do more to assist in stabilizing and rebuilding Afghanistan - a key area of overlapping Russian, U.S. and NATO interests. Absent concerted U.S. effort, however, Russian attempts to constructively engage with the Karzai government likely will continue to founde [...]	2008-02-26 15:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL MASS RU AF
08MOSCOW687	KAZAN REMAINS TIED TO MOSCOW DESPITE TATARSTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Despite its unique status within the Russian Federation negotiated with the central government under Yeltsin in 1994 and again with Putin in 2007, Tatarstan is firmly part of Russia and seems set to remain so under Medvedev. President Mintimer Shamiyev is currently very much in [...]	2008-03-12 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM RS
08MOSCOW804	RUSSIAN MEDIA NOT CONCERNED ABOUT BEING LABELED A [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Dan Russell for reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Summary: The Russian Duma approved the second reading of the Strategic Sector draft law regulating foreign investment in 42 so-called "strategic sectors" -- including much of the media -- on March 21. If passe [...]	2008-03-24 15:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KPAO RS
08NAIROBI1365	SECOND FRIENDS OF EASBRIG MEETING SHOWS CONTINUED [...] This is an action message. Action request at para 11. ------- Summary ------- 2. The Eastern African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) hosted its second "Friends of EASBRIG" meeting on May 22 (ref B described the first). The meeting was notable for its increased participation and the level of [...]	2008-06-03 15:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL KEAI XW
08NAIROBI1453	TEXT OF HEADS OF MISSIONS STATEMENT ON KENYAN [...] As reported in reftel, the Ambassador joined with other Nairobi-based Heads of Missions in issuing a statement on the June 11 parliamentary by-elections. To follow is a text of the statement. 2. Begin text: Heads of Missions: Statement on 11 June by-elections We, the undersigned Heads o [...]	2008-06-13 11:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2375	JOINT HEADS OF MISSION STATEMENT ON COMMISSION OF [...] As per reftel, Post has signed the following joint Heads of Missions statement on the Commission of Inquiry on the Post-Election Violence, which was released to local media on October 16. Begin text: We, the undersigned Heads of diplomatic missions based in Nairobi, welcome the publicatio [...]	2008-10-16 12:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NDJAMENA381	CHAD CHRONICLE: AUGUST 2008 [...] INVESTIGATION INTO THE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2008 EVENTS: PRESIDENT DEBY SAYS HE WILL "FOLLOW UP" RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT. THE COMMISSION INVESTIGATING THE EVENTS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2008 SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO PRESIDENT DEBY ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. IN RECEIVING THE REPORT, PRESIDENT D [...]	2008-09-02 17:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF ECON EFIN IBRD PHUM UN LY CD
08NDJAMENA491	SRSG ANGELO ON MINURCAT CURRENT AND FUTURE: [...] (C) UN SRSG Angelo told Ambassador October 21 that MINURCAT I was up to 750 of its authorized 900 personnel; that it was about to deploy the first of 450 Chadian police and gendarmes it has trained along with their UNPOL mentors to refugee camps in eastern Chad; and that Chadian President De [...]	2008-10-23 13:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN PKO MARR PINR SU LY FR EU CD
08NEWDELHI1019	BIOGRAPHY: BHUTAN'S FIRST DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED [...] (SBU) On April 5, Druk Phuensum Tsogpa (DPT) President Jigmi Thinley was unanimously endorsed by his party to serve as Bhutan's first Prime Minister of its new democratically elected government. On March 24, the DPT crushed the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) during National Assemb [...]	2008-04-08 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BT INR
08NEWDELHI1895	CONFIDENCE VOTE FOLLOWS LEFT WITHDRAWAL AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Left Front stated on July 8 its intention to withdraw from the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and to seek a confidence vote, tentatively scheduled for July 21. The Samajwadi Party reiterated its support for the UPA government and the nuclear [...]	2008-07-08 14:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
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
08NEWDELHI2926	MENON ADDRESSES CIVIL NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS WITH NRC [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and NRC Chairman Klein discussed next steps on civil nuclear cooperation with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on November 12. Menon underlined the importance of India adopting a nuclear regulatory regime that would allow the industry to expand and avoid hamp [...]	2008-11-14 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI431	DELHI DIARY, JAN 31 - FEB 8 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 31- February 8, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- India to host Summit of India-Africa Forum in April -- Leaders Continue to Beat a Path to India's Door -- Three UP MPs Disqualified, Tel [...]	2008-02-08 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER TBIO KDEM SOCI IN CH BT DA
08NEWDELHI474	KARAT AND KAKODKAR SPAR IN PRESS WHILE INDIA [...] (C) Summary: After several weeks of near-silence, Communist leader Prakash Karat denounced the civil nuclear initiative February 11, and demanded that the UPA government wait to finalize the IAEA safeguards agreement until the next U.S. administration comes to power. Department of Atomic Ener [...]	2008-02-13 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI503	DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT FOCUSES ON CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS),held February 7 - 9, 2008, attracted a wide range of world leaders but proved to be more of a coup for it's organizers, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) than for the theme of sustainable development and climate change with few [...]	2008-02-15 13:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
08OSLO231	SPECIAL 301- NORWAY [...] (SBU) On April 25 Reftel A points were delivered to MFA U.S. Liaison Morten Aasland and the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Industrial Development and Industrialization section Director General Jan Farberg and Deputy Director General Ola Andreas Lindeman. (Note: Morten Berg, the Trade Minist [...]	2008-04-24 15:12:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD KIPR NO
08OSLO410	SPECIAL 301- NORWAY [...] (SBU) On April 25 Reftel A points were delivered to MFA U.S. Liaison Morten Aasland and the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Industrial Development and Industrialization section Director General Jan Farberg and Deputy Director General Ola Andreas Lindeman. (Note: Morten Berg, the Trade Minist [...]	2008-07-23 12:24:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD KIPR NO
08OSLO513	NORWAY, RUSSIA AND GEORGIA; OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (C) Summary. The GON is coming to terms with the changing nature of the West's relations with Russia after Georgia. Publicly, the GON has been critical of Russia's (and Georgia's) actions while stressing the need to continue close and productive bilateral relations with Russia. Privately, of [...]	2008-09-16 09:42:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET MARR PREL RS NO
08OSLO57	NOT YOUR FATHER'S NORWAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 13:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR NO
08OSLO594	NORDIC DEFENSE COOPERATION: A RORSCHACH TEST [...] (C) Summary: The old idea of Nordic Defense cooperation (NDC) has had new life breathed into it, bringing with it uncertain implications for NATO and the region's transatlantic ties. The momentum for this stems from a 2007 joint report on potential areas of defense cooperation issued by Norwa [...]	2008-11-03 15:11:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS DA IC FI SW NO
08OTTAWA1424	OTTAWA HOSTS LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES INFORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada hosted an informal meeting of like-minded countries on Zimbabwe in Ottawa on October 30. Delegates agreed that MDC and ZANU-PF are in the midst of a power struggle to which there is no easy solution in sight. Several countries expressed concern at the Like-Minded Group,s [...]	2008-11-07 16:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID ZI CA
08OTTAWA808	CANADA CONFRONTS RADICALIZATION ABROAD AND AT HOME [...] (C) Summary and comment: Canada has long struggled with how to avoid or reduce radicalization in one of the most diverse societies in the world, while also supporting global efforts to counter extremism. Its still evolving strategy involves multiple agencies working on various levels of forei [...]	2008-06-16 13:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SOCI CA
08PARIS1118	OECD/Export Credits: Plenary Covers Tied Aid Project, [...] (SBU) Summary: The OECD's Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) and the Participants to the Export Credit Arrangement (Participants) held their semi-annual plenary sessions and Aircraft Sector Understanding (ASU) meetings in Paris on April 21-25, 2008. The U.S. obtained s [...]	2008-06-13 08:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN ETRD EINV EXIM EAIR ECON OECD KCOR CH IN
08PARIS1201	PARIS CLUB: June 2008 Session, Private Sector Meeting, [...] Summary: At the Paris Club's June 10-12 session, the tour d'horizon addressed Burundi, Central African Republic, Grenada, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Sudan and Togo. Germany requested an informal update on Argentina; Russia sought resolution of its promissory note issue. As for methodological iss [...]	2008-06-25 15:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
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
08PARIS1872	PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 17 session, Club Chairman Musca briefed creditors on recent contacts with the Government of Argentina (GOA),which revealed that Argentina intends to clear arrears excluding late interest and resume debt service on future installments. Creditors in [...]	2008-10-10 14:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
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
08PARIS1980	FRENCH CIVILIAN NUCLEAR: CURRENT AMBITIONS AND FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. In 10/16-17 meetings French officials and private sector representatives told Special Representative Frank Mermoud that France wants its national energy industrial groups to be leaders in the "nuclear renaissance". Expansion is being driven by energy security and climate change [...]	2008-10-29 11:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PREL FR GM
08PARIS500	FRANCE: CIVIL NUCLEAR EXPORTS BOOM [...] (SBU) French President Sarkozy has announced contract signings or preliminary discussions for the eventual export of French nuclear technology during several recent trips abroad. Both France's nuclear powerhouse Areva (reftel) and French government officials emphasize that the export boom is f [...]	2008-03-17 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EIND ETRD KNNP PREL FR
08PARIS633	PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2008 DISCUSSION OF POLICY AND [...] (SBU) The Paris Club met on March 13 to discuss 16 countries and other policy and methodological issues. Creditors reported on contacts with the new Argentine government, which has been arguing against an IMF agreement and for minimizing external payments in seeking a Paris Club deal. The IM [...]	2008-04-07 10:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON OECD EAID FR
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
08PARISFR2144	LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian Ambassador to UNESCO has asked for meetings with the Japanese and French Ambassadors to UNESCO to find out if the Government of Japan (GOJ) and the Government of France (GOF) are supporting the Egyptian candidate for the next Director General of UNESCO. The results o [...]	2008-11-21 16:00:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL FR JA EG IS NO
08PRETORIA474	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Outlook for SA's Economy Weakens - High Marks for Economic Freedom - Vehicle Sales Fall on Higher Interest Rates - Eskom' French Kiss - [...]	2008-03-07 12:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA77	2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2008 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2008 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2008 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The [...]	2008-01-15 08:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
08PRETORIA934	OECD ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT WITH SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: OECD Deputy Secretary General Thelma Askey briefed the Pretoria contact group on April 25 on OECD Enhanced Engagement with South Africa, one of five designated target countries with the possibility of leading ultimately to membership. South Africa has expressed strong interest [...]	2008-05-05 10:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	OECD ECON EINV PREL SF
08PRISTINA239	KOSOVO: ICR FEITH CHAIRS SECOND ISG MEETING IN [...] (C) Summary: International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith convened the second meeting of the International Steering Group (ISG) on May 7 in Pristina, at which he polled members on ISG expansion, discussed transition and ICO growth, and previewed the agenda for the May 22 ISG Balkans Di [...]	2008-05-09 16:53:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA249	KOSOVO: THACI GOVERNMENT TAKING KEY STEPS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since taking office in January 2008, Prime Minister Thaci's government has taken some key steps in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Kosovo. In hopes of achieving better results in the future, the Kosovo government recently adopted a law enforcement-centered app [...]	2008-05-19 11:33:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA354	KOSOVO: JULY 11 DONORS CONFERENCE A MILESTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission (EC) will host a donors conference in Brussels on July 11 to mobilize funding for Kosovo's continued development in the wake of independence. The Government of Kosovo (GOK) will need 1.5 billion dollars over three years in donor support to address existin [...]	2008-07-07 15:20:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08RABAT739	WESTERN SAHARA: UNHCR MANEUVERING AROUND A [...] (C) Summary: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Western Sahara Operations Director Sergio Calle-Noreno (protect) said that he had received an agreement in principle from the Government of Morocco (GOM),the Polisario, and Algeria in May to attend a conference in Geneva in J [...]	2008-08-08 13:55:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PBTS UNHCR PREL KHDP WI AG MO
08RABAT741	CORRECTED: WESTERN SAHARA: UNHCR MANEUVERING [...] (C) Summary: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Western Sahara Operations Director Sergio Calle-Noreno (protect) said that he had received an agreement in principle from the Government of Morocco (GOM),the Polisario, and Algeria in May to attend a conference in Geneva in J [...]	2008-08-10 16:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PBTS UNHCR PREL KHDP WI AG MO
08RANGOON721	HOW EU SANCTIONS AFFECT BURMA'S TIMBER INDUSTRY [...] (C) The European Union in November 2007 imposed sanctions on Burmese timber imports to reduce the regime's revenues from timber sales. While trade figures show that 2008 sales to Europe have dropped dramatically, an increase in Burmese timber trade to Asian countries has far outpaced this de [...]	2008-09-12 09:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SENV PREL PGOV BM
08RIGA811	7.5 billion euro assistance package to Latvia announced [...] A December 19th statement by the French EU Presidency and the European Commission on the medium-term financial assistance to Latvia for the first time made public the amount and sources of the planned international financial assistance package to Latvia. The package is intended to total EUR 7. [...]	2008-12-22 15:05:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD LG
08ROME1191	PROTECTING U.S. INTERESTS AS ITALY GOES NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: The Berlusconi Government tells us it is serious about re-launching the Italian nuclear energy sector. If the GOI actually follows through, there will be tens of billions of dollars in commercial contracts. Already, we see high-level lobbying by British, French and Russian governme [...]	2008-09-24 07:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC IT 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
08ROME1577	INFORMATION ON ITALY'S PLANS TO RETURN TO NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (U) In response to Ref A questions, post provides the following information. 2. Plans to expand Italy's nuclear power program: (U) The GOI's Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola (i.e. Italy's de-facto energy minister) announced in May 2008 that Italy planned to return to nuclea [...]	2008-12-24 13:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO IT
08SANJOSE692	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] Per Ref A request, on August 21, we met with Juan Carlos Martin, the owner of Armas Martin Armar, and established the bona fides of the company. We consider Armas Martin Armar a legitimate recipient of United States Munitions List (USML) items. Martin told us he was familiar with the regulati [...]	2008-08-25 15:02:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CS
08SANTIAGO1030	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 22-24 [...] At the APEC Summit in Lima, President Bachelet called on the private sector to forge alliances with the public sector to protect employment and prevent massive layoffs. The President will travel to Cuba in February to open the Havana International Book Fair and meet with Fidel Castro; The Chri [...]	2008-11-24 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1032	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 25 [...] World stock markets on the rise as a result of the bailout plan for Citigroup; Finance Minister Andres Velasco foresees that Chile will end with a fiscal surplus in 2009 despite the drop in copper prices. U.S.-related News ----------------- 2. Chileans comment on Timothy Geithner. Vitto [...]	2008-11-25 18:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1035	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 26 [...] Peruvian President Alan Garcia phoned President Bachelet to apologize for the remarks made by his Commander-in-Chief, noting the General is being retired. Congress approved the 2009 budget that includes a 5.7% increase in public expenses compared to 2008. A Russian fleet docked in Venezuela. [...]	2008-11-28 10:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1041	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 28 [...] At ENADE, Chile's most important annual and national business gathering, speakers concurred that one way to reactive the economy is by lowering taxes and making labor laws more flexible. Bachelet announced a bailout program for the salmon industry. Ricardo Lagos scheduled meetings with the P [...]	2008-11-28 19:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1051	CHILE MEDIA REPORT: DECEMBER 2 [...] The front pages highlighted a Health Ministry epidemiology report that reveals the AIDS cases in Chile increased by 42% between 2006 and 2007. Separate headlines noted the government will submit a new education law to Congress today. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Experts concur [...]	2008-12-02 18:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI

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
08SINGAPORE1296	SINGAPORE VIEWS ON THE RISE OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (C) This Cable is in response to reftel demarche requesting information on Asian reactions to the Rise of China. This entire message is classified Confidential. A) Assuming your host country's response to China is marked by both engagement and hedging, which do you see as predominant at pre [...]	2008-12-12 09:45:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MARR PGOV PREL SN CN
08SINGAPORE1307	SINGAPORE VIEWS ON THE RISE OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (C) This Cable is in response to reftel demarche requesting information on Asian reactions to the Rise of China. This entire message is classified Confidential. A) Assuming your host country's response to China is marked by both engagement and hedging, which do you see as predominant at pres [...]	2008-12-16 06:53:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MARR PGOV PREL SN CN
08SOFIA44	BULGARIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 09:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
08STATE100866	INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS -- GETTING THE [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary. During recent consultations in Vienna, the Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reiterated its interest in working closely with the 1540 Committee. The TPB sought c [...]	2008-09-22 03:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CW IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE102928	INSTRUCTION CABLE - U.S. INTERVENTION AT OSCE [...] The Department requests that USUN deliver the following statement during the September 26 OSCE Chairman-in-Office Briefing to the UN Security Council. 2. Begin statement: I also would like to welcome the Chairman-in-Office and thank him for his comprehensive overview of OSCE activities un [...]	2008-09-25 23:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSCR PREL GG
08STATE103528	INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXTENSION OF TERM OF OFFICE OF [...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the draft UN Security Council resolution in para 2 below that extends the term of office of ICTY judges. If there are substantial changes to the text of the resolution USUN is requested to seek additional instruction prior to a [...]	2008-09-27 06:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM
08STATE111997	NORWAY HOSTS INFORMAL ARCTIC MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The Norwegian foreign ministry hosted an informal sub-ministerial Arctic meeting, outside the Arctic Council, in Tromso October 13-14. Arctic Council member states, Permanent Participants and state observers were briefed on the influence of non-CO2 drivers in Arctic warming; to [...]	2008-10-21 17:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG NO PREL SENV KGHG XT XG
08STATE114173	NORDIC AND BALTIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS, OCTOBER 2 [...] (C) Summary. On October 2, political directors and other senior officials from the nine members of the Expanded Partnership in Northern Europe (E-PINE),including EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried, met in Vilnius for semi-annual consultations. The principal issues discussed were Georgia, U [...]	2008-10-27 16:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNEI PREL EUR BO GG RS UP XG SW NO LG LH IC EN FI
08STATE114403	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...] - These changes are designed to clarify that all agreements, obligations, and commitments undertaken in the non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament arenas are important and to encourage support for capacity building and assistance for such upon request. - We believe tha [...]	2008-10-27 21:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM UNGA CDG PREL
08STATE11586	MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twenty first meeting in Muscat, Oman [...]	2008-02-05 14:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV XF MU IS JO JA KS NL QA KWBG
08STATE120153	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): 2008 [...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the press statement issued at the conclusion of the November 2008 Canberra MTCR Plenary. Addressee and info addressee posts may share this statement with interested parties as appropriate. Further information on the results of the Plenary will be forthcoming [...]	2008-11-12 18:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL PARM KSCA TSPA ETTC
08STATE123081	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]	2008-11-20 01:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE131277	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S DECEMBER 8 MEETING [...] (S) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried met December 8, 2008 with Turkish Undersecretary Apakan and a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a two-hour discussion on European issues as part of the Shared Vision strategic dialogue. They covered U.S.-Turkish cooperation and share [...]	2008-12-15 17:49:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU
08STATE132044	DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (U) The Nicaraguan Government's decision to certify the badly flawed November 9 municipal election results short-circuited a domestic and international effort to review the disputed vote count. Credible sources have reported that the GON close [...]	2008-12-17 14:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL NU
08STATE134385	THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY [...] (U) Summary: According to the German government, the German-proposed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),which will launch on January 26 - 27, 2009 in Bonn, Germany, is intended to promote increased use of renewable energy. While the USG strongly supports renewable energy, the USG [...]	2008-12-24 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN GM
08STATE13631	ICAO: INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT OFFENSES IN [...] Work is underway in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to amend the Montreal and The Hague aviation security conventions to strengthen their provisions against aviation-related terrorist acts. In November 2007, as a result of successful U.S. and Australian outreach (reftel) [...]	2008-02-08 23:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX
08STATE15838	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050087908 for the export of infrared searchlight equipment to Russia. Post is reques [...]	2008-02-15 16:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC RS
08STATE2033	VISAS FOR WIREC 2008 DELEGATES [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) will be held in Washington DC March 4 - 6. (See reftels D and E for background on WIREC 2008). The participatio [...]	2008-01-08 20:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG
08STATE2034	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...]	2008-01-08 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR
08STATE22794	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SERBIA ON [...] Should Serbia or another OSCE participating raise the International Steering Group (ISG) for Kosovo during the March 6 Permanent Council meeting, Post is authorized to present the response at paragraph 2, either as an individual country statement or as a joint statement with other ISG members [...]	2008-03-05 19:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KV SR
08STATE2476	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO INCOMING [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 10 Special Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: We are honored to welcome Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva to the Permanent Council as the Chairman in Office for 2008. The United States fully supports the object [...]	2008-01-09 16:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OSCE PHUM CFED FI
08STATE2731	PREPARING THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] This an action message for all posts. See paras 17-30. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement regarding Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions to the Department's eighth annual TIP report. The Department is required by the Trafficking Vi [...]	2008-01-09 23:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG XX
08STATE29319	RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH CENTRAL ASIAN CENTER - [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 19:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR RU KZ
08STATE33990	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050093514 for the export of diving equipment to Finland. Post is requested to complete this [...]	2008-04-02 15:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC FI KOMC
08STATE33991	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests posts' assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050093640 for the export of underwater breathing equipment to Estonia. Posts are requested t [...]	2008-04-02 15:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EN ETTC FI KOMC
08STATE34001	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050095047 for the export of F-18 spare parts to Finland via Sweden. Post is requested to com [...]	2008-04-02 16:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SW
08STATE56861	E-PINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS, APRIL 30TH MEETING IN [...] (C) Summary. Senior U.S., Nordic, and Baltic officials met in Washington D.C. on April 30th for the eleventh Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (e-PINE) Political Directors' meeting. They agreed: that MAP for Georgia and Ukraine in December is desirable, but may be problematic; that the cu [...]	2008-05-28 15:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNEI PREL EUR BO GG PL RS UP XZ ZB SW NO LG LH IC
08STATE60123	ICI ANNUAL REVIEW CONFERENCE - STOCKHOLM, MAY 29, [...] (U) Posts may draw upon this report as needed in their discussions with host governments about Iraq. 2. (U) Summary: In a meeting that most participants and commentators agreed helped to improve international perceptions of Iraq, eighty-four countries and twelve international organizations [...]	2008-06-04 18:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID IR IZ PGOV PREF PREL SW EUN
08STATE60216	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ATTENDANCE AND DONATIONS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Department requests action addressees to urge host governments to send high-level representatives to the donors' conference to be held in Vienna June 23 and to contribute generously to the joint appe [...]	2008-06-04 20:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA
08STATE61447	TWELFTH UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)'s quadrennial conference took place in Accra, Ghana, April 20-25. On balance, its outcome document, the 221 paragraph Accra Accord represents progress for developed countries and UN reform, and can be used as a reference doc [...]	2008-06-07 00:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV TSPL SMIG PREL ELAB
08STATE62235	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of power modules to Ukraine via Russia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern chec [...]	2008-06-10 14:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC FI KOMC RS UK UP
08STATE62452	Under SECRETARY BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQ, KOSOVO, [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- U/S WILLIAM J. BURNS, P PDAS KURT VOLKER, EUR SUMONA GUHA, SPECIAL ASSISTANT, P H. MARTIN MCDOWELL, EUR/NB DESK (NOTETAKER) SWEDEN ------ CARL BILDT, FOREIGN MINISTER AMBASSADOR JONAS HAFSTROM HAKAN MALMQVIST, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL, SWEDISH MFA ERIKA F [...]	2008-06-10 19:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK PBTS SENV PINR KO RS
08STATE67404	PROVIDING THE GOF WITH NEW INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On several occasions since 2006, we have raised our concerns with the government of Finland regarding the Finnish firm Vaisala Oy acting as a supplier to Iranian entities of concern (Refs). In late 2007, we a [...]	2008-06-23 20:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FI
08STATE70829	PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Department requests action addressees to approach respective Foreign Ministries to seek support for a prisoners of conscience public affairs event at the United Nations in New York during the final week of the [...]	2008-07-02 00:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM
08STATE71695	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-license check on distribution agreement (DA) 2592-05 for the export of defense services and technical data related to App [...]	2008-07-03 15:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC GM
08STATE75161	(S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE GOF ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On several occasions since 2006, we have raised our concerns with the government of Finland (GOF) regarding the Finnish firm Vaisala Oy acting as a supplier to Iranian entities of concern (Refs). In late 2007 [...]	2008-07-14 16:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FI
08STATE77144	NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS PLAN PATH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Atomic energy, law enforcement and policy experts from nearly 30 countries met in Sofia, Bulgaria June 17-19 under the auspices of the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to share experience on nuclear forensics and illicit trafficking issues. The I [...]	2008-07-17 20:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BE KNNP PREL PTER ENRG MNUC
08STATE83009	GUAM BATUMI SUMMIT STRESSES TRADE, TRANSPORTATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 1, the Black Sea port of Batumi played host to the 2008 Summit of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, familiarly known as GUAM for its members Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova. Georgia assumed the year-long GUAM presidency from Azerbaijan under [...]	2008-08-01 15:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP
08STATE88303	TGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 19 [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi could not confirm any Russian troop withdrawals. EU parliamentarians entered Gori after being stopped at the outskirts. They saw no troops in the city, but the Russian military has established checkpoints at major junctions along the road from Gori to Khashuri, giv [...]	2008-08-17 21:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE88304	TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 20 [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow reports the Russian Deputy Chief of the General Staff said preparations for a withdrawal are underway. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon). 2. (S/NF) Georgian forces established a checkpoint north of Kaspi within 1 km of Russian troops. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 3. (S/NF) T [...]	2008-08-17 22:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE92567	DEMARCHE REQUEST: POSSIBLE UNAUTHORIZED [...] (U) This is an Action Request for Embassy Stockholm. Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Post recently obtained information that European Helicopter Service (EHS) Sweden may be planning to retransfer four Bell 212 helicopters to a third country without prior approval [...]	2008-08-28 16:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC SW
08STATE98278	GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 - 26 WASSENAAR [...] (U) This cable provides guidance for the U.S. Delegation to the September 15 -26, 2008 Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) meeting in Vienna. 2. (U) USDEL should seek EG consensus on US objectives as articulated in this and previous EG guidance, the December 2007 plenary and inter [...]	2008-09-15 00:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER
08STOCKHOLM177	SWEDEN RESPONSE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Economic Counselor visited Robert Eklund, President of Avitronics International AB on March 3. Eklund said he operates as a distributor and not a broker because he purchases the searchlights from Spectrolab Inc. and pays for them against invoice. He maintained that his o [...]	2008-03-04 14:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC SW
08STOCKHOLM272	THREE ISSUES FOR MOD TOLGFORS APRIL 17 CALL ON [...] (C) In connection the upcoming April 16-17 visit by Swedish Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors to Washington, Embassy recommends raising two requests regarding specific additional contributions in Afghanistan (ref A) and Sweden's pending decision on participation in NATO's Rapid Response. We al [...]	2008-04-11 15:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR PGOV IZ AF SW
08STOCKHOLM557	MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT IN SWEDEN [...] (U) Muslim immigrants have achieved substantial but uneven success in Sweden. They represent four to five percent of Sweden's population of nine million people, comprised of Iraqis (100,000),Iranians (56,000),Bosnian Muslims (40,000),Turks (38,000),Somalis (35,000),and smaller numbers fr [...]	2008-08-08 09:00:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KISL KPAO OIIP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SW
08STOCKHOLM711	BALTIC SEA STATE COUNCIL: A KEY PLAYER DURING [...] On October 20, Acting Economic Counselor attended the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) 10th anniversary of the establishment of its Secretariat in Stockholm, Sweden. The CBSS was founded in 1992 to handle environmental, economic and labor issues in the Baltic Sea region. CBSS could ass [...]	2008-10-22 14:11:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB PHUM KNEI KOCI
08STOCKHOLM809	Sweden: Update on Impact of Financial Crisis [...] Summary. On December 4 the Central Bank announced its largest ever steering rate cut (by 175 basis points, down to 2.00 percent). The current recession and lack of confidence in the financial markets have severely impacted businesses and households' ability to finance their activities. The O [...]	2008-12-05 13:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV SW
08STPETERSBURG148	ST. PETERSBURGERS HESITANT TO LABEL U.S. AN ALLY, POLL [...] Summary. According to a recent poll, only a minority of St. Petersburg residents consider the U.S. to be a "friend" of Russia, while the perception that China is a close Russian ally is quickly growing. At the same time, however, a majority of residents now deem the U.S. to be closer to a frie [...]	2008-08-05 13:41:00	Consulate St Petersburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM RS
08TAIPEI732	MA YING-JEOU TO FOLLOW MORE PRAGMATIC FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou,s foreign policy will focus on Taiwan,s most important economic and security partners rather than continuing the diplomatic numbers game, according to National Security Council (NSC) Deputy Secretary-General Ho Szu-yin. This more pragmatic approach to dip [...]	2008-05-28 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV WHO CN TW
08TALLINN10	ESTONIA: COORDINATION ON HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting organized and hosted by the Embassy in December, key GOE officials briefed the diplomatic community on Estonia's HIV/AIDs epidemic and the status of GOE prevention/treatment programs. Estonian officials used the forum to suggest areas for international coordination [...]	2008-01-09 15:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV TBIO EN
08TALLINN113	ESTONIAN CUSTOMS CONFERENCE: ENFORCING IPR AT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A seminar sponsored by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Embassy Tallinn brought together Estonian, Finnish and U.S. customs inspectors in the city of Narva, on the Russian border, for two days of discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) and border enforce [...]	2008-03-20 12:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN
08TALLINN135	SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PRESIDENT ILVES' APRIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Estonia's own "Jersey Boy," visits Washington and Tampa April 17-22. President Ilves is fervently pro-American, and he supports strongly Estonia's military engagements abroad. In fact, keeping Estonia in Iraq will be high on Ilves' agenda during hi [...]	2008-04-14 13:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN
08TALLINN211	ESTONIA COURTS CHINESE INVESTMENT IN PORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With two new deals in the works - a commercial investment agreement between Estonian and Chinese ports, and a state-level bilateral shipping agreement - Estonia has come out ahead of potential regional competitors in attracting Chinese capital to its shipping sector. These ag [...]	2008-06-17 13:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EWWT CH EN
08TALLINN26	2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA [...] (U) The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Estonia, keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) A.l. Openness to Foreign Investment Since joining the EU in 2004, the Estonian government has sought to maintain liberal policies in order to attract investments that could produce [...]	2008-01-14 13:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB EINV OPIC USTR
08TALLINN264	ESTONIA'S EVOLVING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary. While a relative newcomer to the field of foreign assistance, Estonia continues to expand its role as a donor nation. The GOE goal is to spend at least 0.1 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) on development assistance by 2010, still short of the EU target of 0.17 percent for n [...]	2008-07-29 12:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EN
08TALLINN28	ESTONIAN AND BALTIC VIEWS ON NORDSTREAM [...] (C) Summary: Estonia feels the pressure is off them since their September refusal for NordStream to conduct environmental studies in Estonia's coastal economic zone. Though still opposed to an undersea Baltic gas pipeline, the GOE will have "no hard feelings" if the Finns should approval t [...]	2008-01-14 15:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EN
08TALLINN349	Estonia's Search for Electricity to 2018 and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greater energy independence is a high voltage political issue, and economic necessity, in Estonia. The Government of Estonia (GOE) is well aware the clock is ticking to replace the aging, dirty and CO2- intensive oil shale-fired power plants that generate 90 percent of the coun [...]	2008-10-03 14:33:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG EN
08TALLINN359	INNOVATION: THE SEARCH FOR ESTONIA'S NOKIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonia's government, science parks and private firms are searching for a global brand for Estonia to rival Finland's Nokia. For years a booming economy allowed Estonian companies to coast along, with little incentive to innovate. The recent economic downturn, however, may jolt [...]	2008-10-21 13:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV EN
08TALLINN363	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary. Mr. Secretary - welcome to Estonia! Your October 29 visit to Tallinn is a significant milestone in our bilateral relationship with Estonia, and will be seen here as the fulfillment of the President's promise of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) membership made during his 2006 visit to [...]	2008-10-23 09:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
08TALLINN366	ESTONIA NOT LIKELY TO BE THE NEXT ICELAND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 12:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
08TALLINN368	TALLINN'S BFIF FY08 REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 6,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to bring three leading U.S. science and technology parks representatives to the international innovation conference "Baltic Dynamics 2008", held in Tartu, Estonia September 3-5, 2008. The U.S [...]	2008-10-24 14:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
08TALLINN383	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' VISIT TO TALLINN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mr. Secretary, I will be delighted to welcome you to Tallinn on November 12-13. Estonia is a steadfast Ally and your visit is an important sign of the strength of the U.S.-Estonian bilateral relationship and Estonia's commitment to NATO. In the wake of Russia's invasion of Geor [...]	2008-11-04 12:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN384	2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2008 - 2009 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The seizures of record amounts of narcotic substances, destruction of cannabi [...]	2008-11-05 06:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EN
08TALLINN91	ESTONIA - EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...]	2008-03-04 14:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EN
08TALLINN96	CORRECTED COPY - ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) will be significant new milestones in our bilateral relationship with Estonia. Accession to VWP has been a long-standing priority for the Government of Estonia (G [...]	2008-03-06 15:08:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
08TALLINN97	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ESTONIA [...] (U) The following information on fiscal transparency in Estonia is provided for use in updating the 2003 country narrative - as requested reftel. -- The Government of Estonia (GOE) has set out transparent policies and effective laws to foster competition and establish "clear rules of the g [...]	2008-03-07 14:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL EN
08TASHKENT102	Part 2 of 2, 2008 Investment Climate Statement for [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 15:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR UZ
08TASHKENT1123	UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...]	2008-09-30 09:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT1124	UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...]	2008-09-30 09:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT632	UZBEKISTAN: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] Summary: Per reftel request, post is providing the following information on the use of child labor and forced labor in the production of specific goods in Uzbekistan. Numerous credible sources report the widespread use of child labor in Uzbekistan during the annual cotton harvest, a practice [...]	2008-06-06 11:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UZ
08TBILISI199	GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2008 [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2008. Introduction The dramatic change of government swept in by the 2003 peaceful "Rose Revolution" marked the start of serious political and economic reform in Georgia. Before 2003, Georgia's economic [...]	2008-02-07 05:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR GG
08TELAVIV1755	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Fighting in Georgia 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend almost all media led with the fighting in Georgia. Today Yediot bannered: "Russia's Iron Fist." Ha'aretz quoted Foreign Ministry officials as saying that Is [...]	2008-08-11 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV548	EMBASSY TEL AVIV RESPONSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 13:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08THEHAGUE112	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) During the week of January 28, the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) began to tackle the draft text of the Review Conference report but spent more time debating the provisional agenda than examining the text. The German delegation has begun informal discussion of industry inspection issues. [...]	2008-02-05 15:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE180	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 18 saw quite a number of meetings and consultations, several of which were convening for the first time this year ) Article X (February 18),the entire industry cluster followed by sampling and analysis and transfer discrepancies (February 19),the Host Country Commit [...]	2008-02-26 14:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE249	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Executive Council 52 (EC-52) followed the unfortunate recent pattern of deferring a large proportion of its substantive business to the next session )- not only the facility and verification documents, but also some routine reports from the Technical Secretariat (TS) and Director General [...]	2008-03-13 14:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE33	NETHERLANDS/KAZAKHSTAN: DUTCH VIEW ON KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The GONL concurs that close coordination among OSCE partners is necessary to help ensure Kazakhstan remains on track in terms of the commitments it made in exchange for the 2010 OSCE chairmanship. MFA Special Advisor for the OSCE Tony van der Togt said for their part, the Dutch [...]	2008-01-11 14:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OSCE PREL KZ NL
08THEHAGUE492	NETHERLANDS/BURMA: CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR [...] Summary: On June 3, PolOff shared reftel A points to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As reported in ref B, on May 22, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen strongly spoke against the actions of the Burmese regime and the continued delay of aid in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. [...]	2008-06-09 07:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PHUM NL BM
08THEHAGUE589	DUTCH PARTICIPATION IN GAZPROM'S NORD STREAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gasunie CEO Marcel Kramer told us that the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline enhances European energy security. GONL-owned Gasunie has a 9 percent stake in Nord Stream. Kramer described his positive experience partnering with Gazprom, Nord Stream's controlling shareholder. He [...]	2008-07-11 10:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET NL
08THEHAGUE609	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING JULY 11, 2008 [...] (U) This report covers the two weeks following Executive Council 53 (EC-53),from June 30 through July 11. Consideration of the draft 2009 budget began with preliminary consultations held on July 7 by the new budget facilitator. The facilitator for the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) held [...]	2008-07-18 15:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE644	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING JULY 25, 2008 [...] (U) Meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have ground to a standstill for the summer holidays. The delegation hosted IO/MPR's Lynette Podolsky on July 14-15 to look into recruitment and staffing issues for American citizen employees at the OPCW. The new [...]	2008-07-29 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE684	NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: SUPPORTING CONDEMNATION OF [...] (C) For the August 13 GAERC, the Dutch want a "strong, unified condemnation" of Russia's excessive use of force. Poloff shared ref A points on August 12 with Rochus Pronk, Deputy EU Correspondent, Carin Lobbezoo, deputy chief for East Europe and Central Asian Affairs, and Johanneke de Hoogh, Senior [...]	2008-08-12 15:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU NL GG
08THEHAGUE748	NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: EU DEMARCHE TO NICARAGUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect the EU demarche to Latin American governments to express opposition to recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and the Dutch are considering withholding aid to Nicaragua based on that country's Georgia policy and restrictions on domestic political parties. 2. ( [...]	2008-09-11 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID NL GG
08THEHAGUE876	CWC: AUSTRALIA GROUP, TECHNICAL EXPERTS [...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) held a technical experts intersessional implementation meeting in The Hague from October 8-9, 2008. Discussion considered 3 proposals to the chemical control list and one proposal for the biological control list. Technical delegations considered a number of rev [...]	2008-10-17 16:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC CWC
08THEHAGUE900	CWC: COORDINATION MEETING AND OPCW DESTRUCTION [...] (U) On October 13, the U.S. delegation participated in the Donor Coordination Meeting hosted by the Dutch MFA to review progress in international contributions to Russia's chemical weapons destruction program. Del also participated in the EC Chairperson's Destruction Informals meeting, at whi [...]	2008-10-27 13:42:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE928	CWC: WRAP UP FOR OCTOBER 20-31, 2008 [...] (U) Following the busy schedule leading up to and during the Executive Council's Fifty-fourth Session (EC-54),life at the OPCW geared down to a slower pace. In addition to weekly meetings of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG),only one consultation -- on Article VII -- was held dur [...]	2008-11-04 16:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE972	CWC: WRAP UP FOR NOVEMBER 3-12, 2008 [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 26. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The pace of meetings began to speed up in anticipation of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP-13). The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held regular weekly meetings on November 4 and November 12. In [...]	2008-11-20 15:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE977	CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, NOVEMBER 13-14, [...] (U) The three industry cluster meetings on November 13-14 were informative and somewhat productive. The Technical Secretariat (TS) presented their latest paper on Sampling and Analysis (S&A) and answered delegations' questions during the first meeting. Two new industry facilitations began: [...]	2008-11-21 15:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08TIRANA103	ALBANIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 06:29:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	AL ECON ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
08TOKYO1379	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1398	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 21:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1588	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1595	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2462	New Controls on Non-Listed Military End-Use Items [...] In response to Post inquiries about press reports concerning possible expansion in Japan's Export Control laws, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa presented the following nonpaper in English to EconOff on September 8. Begin Text: Bac [...]	2008-09-09 03:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD KOMC JA
08TOKYO3166	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3305	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 02:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08UNVIEVIENNA165	IAEA: WEOG STONEWALLS ON ISRAEL,S MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Following up on the effort during the U.S. WEOG Chairmanship last fall (Ref B) to extend membership to Israel, the Australian Chair relayed a formal request from Israel to the group. In a February 19 WEOG meeting, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Finland raised reserv [...]	2008-03-14 08:57:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNPP IS
08UNVIEVIENNA223	NPT: UKRAINIAN CHAIRMAN PREVIEWS PREPCOM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Schulte discussed the forthcoming NPT PrepCom with Ukraine PrepCom Chair Yelchenko on April 16. Yelchenko is intent on getting procedural issues out of the way, and seeks to have a productive outcome but did not insist on consensus - he preferred a strong Working Paper [...]	2008-04-18 11:37:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM AROC KNPP UP
08UNVIEVIENNA271	IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSES A POSSIBLE [...] (S) Over lunch with P5 1 Ambassadors May 6, Acting U/S Rood pressed for a Board resolution on Iran in June. The EU-3 agreed that Board and UNSC actions were complimentary and not mutually exclusive; the UK was particularly frustrated by the lack of Board action. EU-3 members joined the Actin [...]	2008-05-13 06:32:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR

08UNVIEVIENNA274	IAEA/IRAN: BUSHEHR SAFETY ISSUES; POSSIBLE DELAY [...] (U) This cable contains recommendations and guidance requests. See paras 15 and 16. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) IAEA safety officials have been reviewing the Russian-drafted Safety Analysis Report (SAR) on Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). Although they are being very ti [...]	2008-05-13 14:29:00	UNVIE	SECRET	ENRG KNNP IAEA UNVIE RS IR OSCE
08UNVIEVIENNA290	IAEA/SYRIA: SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE JUNE BOARD [...] (S) During a series of technical briefings on Syria May 16 and 19, following up on discussions during his Washington consultations, Ambassador Schulte canvassed Board member views on discussion of Syria in the June Board. Ambassador Schulte outlined U.S. objectives for the Board: to spotlight [...]	2008-05-20 18:09:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM MNUC AORC KNPP SY IS
08UNVIEVIENNA343	IAEA/GC: ONE MIDDLE EAST, TWO RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Both Egypt and the Arab League have circulated their respective draft IAEA General Conference resolutions (paras 27-28). The revised Egyptian text purports to be based on consensus UNGA language and incorporates some of the French-proposed amendments rejected last year, but is still not a [...]	2008-06-13 08:33:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM AORC KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA377	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING NORWAY'S [...] (C) Ambassador Schulte passed on the U.S. talking points to the Norwegians regarding their proposal for safety training in Iran and received a positive response. IAEA is moving ahead with plans for the program which includes training, workshops and on-the-job rotations in other countries for [...]	2008-07-08 07:39:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP IAEA RS IR OSCE
08UNVIEVIENNA395	IAEA: DG CONCERNED ABOUT INDIA AGREEMENT; SEEKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Responding to ref A demarche, IAEA DG ElBaradei assured Ambassador Schulte on July 14 that he will continue to support the India safeguards agreement and hoped for consensus at the August 1 Board of Governors but indicated Pakistan could be problematic. He urged the U.S. to high [...]	2008-07-14 15:43:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR IN
08UNVIEVIENNA437	IAEA/INDIA: BOARD ADOPTS INDIA SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT [...] (C) U.S-led diplomatic efforts in coordination with India and other key allies paved the way for the consensus adoption of the India Safeguards Agreement by the Board of Governors on August 1. A ringing endorsement from IAEA Director General ElBaradei helped sealed the deal in the Board. In [...]	2008-08-01 17:56:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN
08UNVIEVIENNA477	FOLLOW-UP ON IAEA-NORWAY SAFETY TRAINING PROJECT [...] (U) Mission rep spoke to IAEA and delivered ref D talking points regarding safety concerns at Iran's Bushehr reactor on August 13. Norway has agreed to the training plan and IAEA is moving forward with plans. The IAEA recommends that the United States demarche Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia and [...]	2008-08-27 14:13:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNPP UNSC IR NO
08UNVIEVIENNA543	IAEA/IRAN: STATUS OF NORWEGIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) At the request of the Norwegians, Mission Officers (MsnOffs) met with Erling Skjonsberg, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Section for Disarmament and Non-proliferation on Saturday, October 4 on the margins of the IAEA General Conference. Skjonsberg sought the mee [...]	2008-10-08 15:21:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA TRGY UNSC PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA545	IAEA/BOG: OCTOBER SESSION APPROVES DG ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 11:29:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNPP MNUC PREL UN
08UNVIEVIENNA565	IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 14:44:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA616	IAEA/SYRIA/IRAN: PRE-BOARD ENGAGEMENT WITH BOARD [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schulte hosted consultations with 16 Board members (Russia, China, Algeria, Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, India, Iraq, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland) on November 20 to solicit views on the Iran and Syria reports and next ste [...]	2008-11-20 17:27:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL KNNP TRGY SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA627	IIASA Council Selects New Deputy Director and Chairman [...] The IIASA Council held its annual meeting on November 17-18 in Laxenburg, where it made some personnel decisions triggered by the selection of American Detlof von Winterfeldt as IIASA's ninth director, effective January 1, 2009. The Council, which consists of representatives of the 18 Nationa [...]	2008-11-28 16:39:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA NAS AORC PGOV AU
08UNVIEVIENNA639	IAEA: NOVEMBER 2008 BOARD WRAP-UP [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 14:07:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY
08UNVIEVIENNA643	IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY,S CAMPAIGN PITCH TO WEOG [...] (C) Meeting with Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Ambassadors, at his request, on December 1, South African Governor Abdul Minty fielded a wide range of pointed questions on Agency priorities as a prospective candidate for IAEA Director General. Minty informed WEOG members that his Mi [...]	2008-12-05 14:16:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM IAEA KNPP JA AR SF
08UNVIEVIENNA644	IAEA: LETTER RECEIVED FROM IAEA REGARDING VOLUNTARY [...] U.S. Mission received a letter from the IAEA dated October 30, 2008, which we conveyed initially by e-mail. Begin text of letter: Sir, I have the honour to refer to my letter dated 2008-06-26 informing you of the IAEA's acceptance of your Government's voluntary contribution of USD 500, [...]	2008-12-05 15:31:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP IAEA AORC TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA647	INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY IN IRAN [...] (C) Per an IAEA readout, the recent two-day nuclear power conference displayed negligible international involvement in Iran's nuclear sector (apart from Russia) and cannot have failed to reflect to the Iranian government the limitations on its relations with the Agency. IAEA official Christer [...]	2008-12-09 16:27:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ENGR KNNP IAEA RS IR
08UNVIEVIENNA658	IAEA: LETTER RECEIVED FROM IAEA REGARDING VOLUNTARY [...] U.S. Mission received a letter from the IAEA dated October 30, 2008, which we conveyed initially by e-mail. Begin text of letter: Sir, I have the honour to refer to my letter dated 2008-06-26 informing you of the IAEA's acceptance of your Government's voluntary contribution of USD 50 [...]	2008-12-18 15:04:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP IAEA AORC TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA660	INCOMING CZECH EU PRESIDENCY SIGNALS ENTHUSIASM [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 15:45:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC KSTC SNAR KCOR IR SY
08UNVIEVIENNA666	UNODC MAJOR DONORS MEETING TACKLES UNGASS REVIEW, PIRACY [...] (SBU)INL A/S David T. Johnson led the USDEL to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Major Donors meeting, December 5. Discussion with the other 20 donor countries included (1) a proposal for UNODC action to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, (2) the funding situation of UNODC, and (3) [...]	2008-12-22 13:31:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC AF SW SZ GM FR CA IN IT
08USEUBRUSSELS1088	EULEX KOSOVO COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 16 EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors meeting, EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhouwer told EU member and third-state contributors that the EU and the UN were still trying to reach agreement on reconfiguration details. As a result of the unexpe [...]	2008-07-16 16:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN UNMIK KV
08USEUBRUSSELS1716	EU INFORMAL DEFMIN MEETING, DEAUVILLE, AND EU [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Finnish Defense Counselor (protect) discussed with USEU Defense Advisor the October 1 EU's Informal Defense Ministers' Meeting at Deauville, and a UK-France-Germany proposal for an EU crisis management and planning capability. On capabilities, the French presidency views its [...]	2008-11-10 06:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS MCAP EUN FI
08USEUBRUSSELS1877	World Customs Organization (WCO) Meeting of the [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The 38th Session of the RSC was held at the headquarters of the WCO in Brussels, Belgium, from November 15 through 26, 2008. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Raili Mdntymaa (Finland-European Community). Forty-one Contracting Parties to the Harmonized System Convention (forty cou [...]	2008-12-12 15:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AORC CTM SCCC
08USEUBRUSSELS930	NORDICS SEEK DIRECTION FOR NATO-EU INITIATIVE [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Finnish PSC PermRep and Norwegian EU Ambassador approached Charge on June 18 to seek U.S. views on NATO-EU relations, which they are concerned could further deteriorate if there are no organized efforts to improve the present dynamic. Five Nordic countries -- some members of [...]	2008-06-18 18:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PARM MARR EUN NATO
08USNATO130	READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]	2008-04-14 05:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO141	APRIL 15 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. At the Experts, Meeting, 17 topics for discussion and exchange of views for implementation issues in VD99 were identified and discussion papers will be prepared for future meetings. The VCC itself was mostly routine, although a conflict between the U.S. intent to conduct a VD99 [...]	2008-04-18 12:55:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO251	JULY EAPC: OSCE BRIEF, UNSCR 1325, DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: During their July 9 meeting, EuroAtlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadors exchanged views with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, covering issues such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Georgia. The EAPC also received a briefing on defense education and training fr [...]	2008-07-17 10:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AORC AM AJ RU GG SW FI AF
08USNATO287	DEBATE ON RUSSIAN ROLE IN OAE FORESHADOWS DIVIDING [...] (C) Summary: During the August 13 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, the U.S., Poland, the Balts, UK, and Czech Republic, and Canada, giving teeth to the "no business-as-usual" approach to NATO relations with Russia, opposed participation of the Russian ship Ladniy in Operation Active Endeavor ( [...]	2008-08-13 18:39:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO30	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...]	2008-01-24 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO31	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...]	2008-01-25 08:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO314	RUSSIA THROWS ITS WEIGHT AROUND IN THE EAPC [...] (C) Summary: The EAPCs first meeting after the summer break featured Georgian protests about Russian action and a Russian response made memorable by a claim that, if the Russian response had been proportionate, "Tbilisi would now lie in ruins." Russia announced it has withdrawn from the PfP SOFA. T [...]	2008-09-02 17:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP SP BO SR
08USNATO328	ALLIES SEND A UNIFIED MESSAGE TO RUSSIA IN EAPC [...] (S/NF) Summary: At the September 8 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC),Georgia and Russia traded accusations about who was to blame for the conflict between them. In rare form, Russian Ambassador Rogozin accused the Georgian Mission of organizing protests and threatenin [...]	2008-09-12 09:19:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO441	VCC/EXPERTS: U.S. TO CONDUCT VD99 EVALUATION VISIT [...] (C) Summary. During the 17 November VCC Experts meeting, USDel secured all primary and secondary objectives for U.S. VD99 verification activities in 2009. Experts debated alternative language for the IS working paper on Implementation Coordination, putting off consideration of three alternat [...]	2008-11-26 18:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USOSCE104	OPEN SKIES TREATY: APRIL 14 PLENARY - U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 14, the U.S. began its Chairmanship of the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) calling upon States to complete work on the digital video sensor decision. The U.S. also kicked off discussion on potential commemoration activities for the 500th observation flight e [...]	2008-04-18 06:20:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE106	FSC APRIL 16: U.S. REPLIES TO RUSSIA ON DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. responded in the Forum for Security Cooperation on April 16 to Russia's attacks a week earlier on the President's decision that Kosovo was eligible for defense cooperation. The U.S. reminded delegations that the arms embargo against Yugoslavia had been lifted by UN dec [...]	2008-04-21 06:07:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG
08USOSCE111	FSC APRIL 23: RUSSIANS BRANDISH "BLACKLIST" OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia protested it did not want to be a mentor to participating States who may have violated the Vienna Document timelines for requesting inspections or evaluations, but other delegations asked the CPC to broaden the scope of the inquiry into violations. Several states have c [...]	2008-04-24 15:52:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE125	FSC MAY 7: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA RETURN TO UAV [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia and Russia at the May 7 Forum for Security Cooperation resumed trading accusations on the April 20 UAV incident, Georgia insisting that a Russian fighter shot down the Georgian "interior ministry" drone with a missile as it over-flew Abkhazia. Georgia responded to Russi [...]	2008-05-09 07:50:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG RS XG
08USOSCE130	FSC MAY 14: RUSSIA TABLES ANOTHER REVISED VD99 [...] (SBU) Summary: During the May 14 Forum for Security Cooperation, Russia announced a revision of its 2007 draft decision to define the "specified area" of Vienna Document inspections, now limiting the area to 25,000 square kilometers. Russia also revised its proposal for a chair's statement on [...]	2008-05-15 11:34:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE136	FSC MAY 21: GEORGIA WILL WAIT FOR UNOMIG REPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia told the FSC on May 21 it would defer release of the findings of the independent group of investigators of the April 20 UAV incident until the UNOMIG fact-finding team reports. Georgia did announce that the independent experts--from the three Baltic states and the U.S.- [...]	2008-05-23 10:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG RS XG
08USOSCE150	FSC-PC JUNE 4: CYBER SECURITY AND PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Estonian defense minister and other speakers discussed cyber security and the need for the OSCE to remain involved in coordinating the efforts of participating States (pS) in responding to emerging threats to information and communication systems. Speakers extolled the Cou [...]	2008-06-06 12:43:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE KCIP EN FI XG
08USOSCE156	OSCE FSC/PC: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA AGAIN EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of three Joint FSC-PC meetings held on June 11 in response to requests by Georgia and Russia to further address tensions based on recent events in Abkhazia, both sides traded now familiar accusations on Abkhazia. Russia categorically denied its involvement in the [...]	2008-06-12 09:37:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG GG RU
08USOSCE164	FSC JUNE 18: AMMUNITION BEST PRACTICES GUIDES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 18 Forum for Security Cooperation Plenary adopted the decision to begin work on publishing a handbook of Best Practices Guides on conventional ammunition. A chair's statement, based on a revised Russian text, underlined the importance of complying "strictly" with the [...]	2008-06-19 10:19:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE166	FSC JUNE 25: LITTLE CONTROVERSY IN PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian Brigadier Feichtinger described the increasing importance of private military/security companies as a "worrisome development" that challenges the democratic control of the armed forces and the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. The U.S., in response, [...]	2008-06-26 16:16:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE MCAP MOPS XG
08USOSCE176	FSC JULY 9: U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 9 Forum for Security Cooperation, Russia (Ulyanov) read a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) statement that sharply criticized the recent U.S.-Czech Missile Defense (MD) agreement. The U.S. did not respond. In Security dialogue, U.S. Assistant Secretary [...]	2008-07-15 11:29:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG
08USOSCE178	OPEN SKIES: LIFT OFF! 500 FLIGHT COMMEMORATION [...] (U) Summary. On July 14, the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) held a special plenary session to commemorate the conduct of 500 observation flights since the Treaty entered into force in January 2002. The U.S. initiative received strong support from all delegations, and the 500 ballo [...]	2008-07-16 06:19:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE179	OPEN SKIES: LIFT OFF! 500 FLIGHT COMMEMORATION [...] (U) Summary. On July 14, the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) held a special plenary session to commemorate the conduct of 500 observation flights since the Treaty entered into force in January 2002. The U.S. initiative received strong support from all delegations, and the 500 ballo [...]	2008-07-16 06:19:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE187	OSCE/FSC: JULY 16, CZECHS - U.S. COUNTER RUSSIA ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Republic and the U.S. responded strongly to last week's intervention by Russia that inaccurately portrayed the U.S.-Czech agreement on missile defense radar. Drawing on material from President Medvedev's July 15 speech to the Russian MFA, Russia replied with claims t [...]	2008-07-18 14:56:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG FSC
08USOSCE194	OSCE/FSC: 23 JULY PLENARY: NAVAL CSBMS--ALLIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The final meeting of the OSCE,s Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) of the winter/spring session included a presentation by Ireland on the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Dublin agreement). Russia Also led a discussion under Security Dialogue on its Naval CSBM proposal. Bri [...]	2008-07-24 16:22:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE197	FSC: END-OF ROUND WINTER-SPRING-SUMMER 2008: [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 winter and spring-summer rounds in the Forum for Security Cooperation were highlighted by extensive discussion of the April 20 UAV incident in Georgia and U.S. missile defense in Europe. Russia pushed several CSBM proposals, including its rapid reaction forces informa [...]	2008-07-31 14:27:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE212	OSCE/FSC SEPTEMBER 10: RUSSIA WILL FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Forum for Security Cooperation began its autumn round on September 10 with an exchange of charges and counter-charges between Georgia and Russia. Georgia reports that large numbers of Russian forces remain on its territory, including South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and are engag [...]	2008-09-11 14:30:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG
08USOSCE221	FSC SEPTEMBER 17: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA CONTINUE FEUD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the September 17, FSC Russia and Georgia reprised their running feud over culpability for starting the August war. Russia presented an amateurish video purporting to show Georgia's responsibility for starting the conflict and evidence of Georgian attacks on civilian targets [...]	2008-09-22 06:06:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE228	FSC SEPTEMBER 24: GEORGIA-RUSSIA DUSTUP CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia gave a lengthy description in the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation today of Russian transgressions, dating back to the breakup of the Soviet Union and culminating in its continued occupation of Georgian territories. Russia's relatively brief response blamed the "crim [...]	2008-09-26 14:32:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE233	FSC:RUSSIA BLASTS U.S. ON CSBM POLICY, U.S. AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia criticized what it called the "depraved" U.S. policy of linking all Russian initiatives in the FSC to "unrelated and secondary issues" such as Georgia and CFE. The U.S. position is "unreasonable," and "demonstrates that Washington has lost all interest in arms control." [...]	2008-10-02 14:21:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE240	CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 7 PLENARY MORE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the October 7 JCG Plenary, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic, supported by Romania, France, the United States, Turkey, Portugal, Italy, and Germany, protested Russia,s latest refusals to allow inspections and called on Russia to resume implementation [...]	2008-10-09 06:27:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE243	FSC OCTOBER 8: USCG COMMANDANT ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia and Georgia again traded innuendo and accusations at the October 8 Forum for Security Cooperation. Russia said "some" were still trying to aggravate the situation in South Ossetia and provoke new military action, citing the October 3 car bomb attack, which killed several [...]	2008-10-10 08:11:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG
08USOSCE245	OPEN SKIES: 2009 QUOTA DISTRIBUTION/DECONFLICTION [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 9-10 USDEL participated in the 2009 active quota distribution meeting and led the deconfliction discussion for observation flights over Belarus/Russian Federation and Ukraine. The U. S. asked for and received 14 active quotas over Belarus/Russian Federation and 1 a [...]	2008-10-14 14:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE249	FSC OCTOBER 15: RUSSIA SAYS SOUTH OSSETIA/ABKHAZIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian deputy director for export controls and nonproliferation Petr Litavrin told Georgia he had no official information about arms transfers to separatists in South Ossetia and Abkhazia prior to the outbreak of war in August. However, he added, Russia can provide information [...]	2008-10-16 15:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE258	OSCE/FSC OCTOBER 22: MELANGE ELIMINATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: At the 22 October FSC Plenary Georgia accused Russia of violating the six-point cease fire agreement by not completely withdrawing its forces out of Georgian territory. Russia disagreed and countered that Georgia was increasing its military presence in the "buffer zone" area [...]	2008-10-23 16:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE264	FSC OCTOBER 29: MINISTERIAL DRAFT DECISIONS DEBATED [...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 29 Forum for Security Cooperation, the defense minister of Cyprus appealed for OSCE help in disposing of surplus MANPADS ODIHR director Lenarcic urged participating States (pS) to implement the recommendations of the ODIHR Handbook on human rights in the armed fo [...]	2008-10-31 16:26:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE270	OSCE/FSC NOVEMBER 5: PLENARY DISCUSSES UNPOA; [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 5 FSC Plenary the Republic of Macedonia criticized Greece for a 28 October military parade in Thessaloniki and said it had evidence that slogans against the Republic of Macedonia were chanted by Greek armed forces. Decision No. 11/08 introducing best prac [...]	2008-11-07 16:23:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE284	OPEN SKIES: A GOOD MONTH FOR NOVEMBER, INCLUDING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) plenary on November 24 agreed on a letter from the OSCC Chairperson to the Ministerial Council summarizing the past year. The Russian-chaired Working Group on Rules and Procedures (IWGRP) agreed on a draft decision on "alternative [...]	2008-11-25 14:36:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE291	FSC NOVEMBER 26: GEORGIA JOINS CONSENSUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia reluctantly joined consensus on a draft Ministerial decision that summarizes the FSC's 2008 work and tasks it to submit progress reports to the 2009 Ministerial. At issue was a reference to the Georgia-Russia conflict in August 2008, which Russia wanted described as the [...]	2008-11-28 13:39:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE293	FSC DECEMBER 10: UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE CHAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jorge Urbina, chair of the UNSCR 1540 Committee, told the FSC its members were in the vanguard of states implementing the resolution, which calls on all states to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems to non-state actors. Urbina said the Best P [...]	2008-12-11 15:01:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS CY XG
08USOSCE310	FSC AUTUMN 2008 END-OF-ROUND: GEORGIA-RUSSIA WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recriminations from the August Georgia-Russia war echoed through the autumn session in the Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC),coloring Security Dialogue presentations and even reactions to an otherwise mundane decision describing the work of the Forum. Russia introduced a d [...]	2008-12-17 12:30:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG
08USOSCE317	FSC DECEMBER 17: CYBER SECURITY AND AIAM AGENDAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 17 Forum for Security Cooperation adopted the agendas for the March 17-18, 2009 cyber security workshop and the March 3-4, 2009 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting. Russia complained that South Ossetia still needed natural gas and appealed for international e [...]	2008-12-18 14:29:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE60	OSCE 2008 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting (AIAM) on March 4-5 was not contentious, delegations restricting themselves to broad recommendations that were intended for further concrete development in the Forum for Security Cooperation. Russia did not spend much time bera [...]	2008-03-07 13:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE62	OSCE 2008 HEADS OF VERIFICATION MEETING: GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At the March 3 meeting of Heads of Verification (HOV),discussion of implementation matters extended into the policy arena, as had been anticipated after the 2007 HOV meeting, when the German verification head called for Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) inspection coordination in Vie [...]	2008-03-07 13:27:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE63	CORRECTED COPY - OSCE 2008 HEADS OF VERIFICATION [...] (SBU) (This corrected version of reftel contains revised numerical values in para 9.) Summary: At the March 3 meeting of Heads of Verification (HOV),discussion of implementation matters extended into the policy arena, as had been anticipated after the 2007 HOV meeting, when the German verifi [...]	2008-03-10 14:30:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE71	TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT: THREE PLUS TWO INCHES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Finnish chairmanship succeeded March 13 in winning approval from the 3 2 group for the OSCE mediator to approach Moldovan and Transnistrian authorities to encourage them to establish issue-related working groups at the technical level. The Finnish special envoy for unre [...]	2008-03-18 11:20:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE MD
08USOSCE91	FSC: APRIL 9 - RUSSIA JUMPS QUEUE TO BLAST ANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia opened the Forum for Security Cooperation spring-summer session even before the new chair had a chance to speak by attacking the U.S. for its announcement that Kosovo, as an independent country, was now eligible for defense assistance. Russia described this as an illegal [...]	2008-04-11 08:58:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE KV RS XG
08USUNNEWYORK1019	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FIVE AND SIX [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. On October 20, the Chairperson of the Governmental Group of Experts (GGE) on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened the debate. Representatives fr [...]	2008-11-05 13:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1094	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part one of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 27-28. Part one's topics included: Chapters 1-3, "Introductory Chapters;" Chapter 4, "Shared Natural Resources;" Chapter 5, "Effects of armed [...]	2008-11-19 22:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1108	UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS PALESTINIAN RESOURCES [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee (Economic and Financial) adopted four resolutions on November 20. Per reftel instructions, the United States called for a vote and voted against the resolution entitled, "Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the [...]	2008-11-25 11:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KPAL UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1117	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part three of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 31- November 5. Part three's discussion consisted of Chapter 9, "Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters;" Chapter 10, "Immunity of [...]	2008-11-26 17:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1173	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (U) To achieve U.S. objectives for the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, East Asian and Pacific Islands support was [...]	2008-12-16 00:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	BP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
08USUNNEWYORK577	USUN/UKUN/UN TRILATERAL MEETING ON IRAQ [...] (SBU) On June 26, UN Team Leader for Iraq Darko Mocibob met with USUN and UKUN for a regularly scheduled trilateral meeting on Iraq. Mocibob provided updates on UNAMI security, logistics and mandate issues. On the UN's long-term compound, Mocibob confirmed that Iraq had formally approved the [...]	2008-06-30 20:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREM UNSC IZ
08USUNNEWYORK737	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BRIEFS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UK Chair of the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon briefed Member States August 13 on progress relating to the STL. The Chair discussed the Management Committee, its functions, and composition, as well as developments concerning the building t [...]	2008-08-15 21:57:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK870	AT THE UN, IRAN, GEORGIA, BOLIVIA AND OTHERS [...] Summary: The annual UN General Debate continued in the afternoon of September 23 on the themes of global food crisis and UN reform among others. Iran and Lebanon strongly criticized Israel. Iran also defended its nuclear program. Georgia spoke about the need for a stronger UN role given Rus [...]	2008-09-29 14:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON UNGA AORC FI BK RW LH IR LE
08USUNNEWYORK955	IRAN LOSES RESOUNDINGLY IN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: Iran polled a mere 32 votes from the 192-member UN General Assembly in its failed bid for a Security Council seat over Japan. Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, and Uganda were elected in first round balloting. End Summary. 2. (U) In one round of balloting October 17, the UN Ge [...]	2008-10-20 16:55:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA UNSC PREL AORC
08USUNNEWYORK962	UN TO COMMEMORATE BICENTENNIAL OF END OF SLAVE [...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary-General's report on the Follow-up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/63/213),and passed a resolution on a Permanent Memorial to and Remembra [...]	2008-10-22 19:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIP AORC
08USUNNEWYORK966	SAUDI KING ABDULLAH TO ATTEND UN INTERFAITH [...] (C) Summary: Saudi ambassador Al-Jubeir told Ambassador Khalilzad that King Abdullah will attend the Saudi-backed UNGA high-level meeting scheduled for November 12 and 13 in New York, and requested US support for the interfaith meeting. Al-Jubeir noted that misunderstandings in the "draft" [...]	2008-10-22 22:31:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA KISL KIRF SA VT
08USUNNEWYORK973	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. TABLES REVISIONS [...] Underscores the contribution that compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and with other agreed obligations makes to enhancing confidence and to strengthening international security and stability; 2. Urges all States to implement and to comply fully w [...]	2008-10-27 19:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK993	UN REPORTS MIXED FINANCIAL SITUATION [...] On October 28, Under Secretary-General Angela Kane outlined the UN's financial situation the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). UN financial indicators show a mixed picture for 2008. The United States owes USD 711 million towards the regular budget, U [...]	2008-10-31 19:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC
08VIENNA1095	AUSTRIANS PROMOTE JOINT STATEMENT OF CONCERN AT [...] (C) Pushed by long-standing principle and short-term political calculations, Austria, with Norwegian support, is seeking support from "like-minded" states to agree to a statement of concerns about the terms of the IAEA Safeguards Agreement to be approved August 1. The Austrians do not believe [...]	2008-07-31 14:25:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP AU
08VIENNA548	AUSTRIAN SECURITY POLICY: MINISTER [...] (C) Driven by a desire to win domestic political standing and to keep Austria engaged in the development of European security structures (other than NATO proper),Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos has both supported and compelled a re-orientation of his Ministry's mission, according to [...]	2008-04-21 11:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM PGOV AU
08VIENNA61	2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, Aus [...]	2008-01-15 15:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
08VILNIUS854	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 10, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Convictions for Assault against Opposition Activist (para. 2) - Foreign Students Protest Racist Attacks (para. 3) - Malady Front Splits (para. 4) - Independent Weekly [...]	2008-10-10 15:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08WARSAW1374	POLAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) The U.S. can rely on Polish support on the major issues of concern at the December 4-5 Helsinki ministerial meeting -- the Russian European security treaty initiative, Georgia, and the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). Jacek Emmel in the MFA Security Policy Department told us th [...]	2008-12-03 17:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL KDEM GG RS PL PHUM
08WELLINGTON91	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ
08YEREVAN100	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Yerevan, Armenia submits the following as its 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. According to data from the National Statistical Service (NSS),foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to [...]	2008-02-08 03:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AM
08YEREVAN244	ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]	2008-03-20 05:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08ZAGREB49	CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART II) [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 14:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
08ZAGREB763	OSCE REVIEW MEETING FINDS THAT PROGRESS CONTINUES [...] (SBU) On October 21, the annual OSCE-GoC Plenary meeting to review progress on remaining issues within the OSCE Office's mandate took place. Four Croatian ministers attended as well as heads of mission from the OSCE, EC, UNHCR, Finland, Greece, France and the U.S. The meeting addressed sign [...]	2008-10-31 15:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV HR
09ABUDHABI1062	UAE NUCLEAR TENDER A BATTLE BETWEEN KOREA AND FRANCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Abu Dhabi's upcoming award of a $40+ billion nuclear power contract (reftels) has attracted the highest levels of diplomatic and commercial advocacy. Secretaries Clinton and Napolitano both recently advocated for the GE/Hitachi bid with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bi [...]	2009-11-10 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI1173	UAE AWARDS NUCLEAR TENDER TO KEPCO [...] (C) Summary: After more than a year of political and commercial jockeying, Abu Dhabi's Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) awarded a USD 20 billion "prime contractor" deal to a consortium led by South Korea's KEPCO. Long favored by Emirati officials for the technical and commercial adva [...]	2009-12-28 10:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI329	(U) WHY THE UAE IS PRESSING FOR IRENA HQ [...] (C) Summary. The UAE's push (refs A-C) to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) complements its political and financial commitment to encouraging renewable energy production and consumption. Although the fourth largest oil producer in the world, the UAE is expan [...]	2009-04-01 12:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PREL PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI355	MASDAR CEO REQUESTS MEETING WITH SECRETARY CHU [...] (C) On April 1, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (masdar.ae) asked the Ambassador for assistance in organizing a meeting with Secretary of Energy Chu during Al Jaber's April 16-17 visit to Washington. Al Jaber, who has previously met with former Secretary [...]	2009-04-06 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI827	UAE NUCLEAR TENDER UPDATE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Three international consortia are bidding on the UAE's nuclear power plant tender (reftels) valued at over USD 20 billion. KEPCO (now teamed with Westinghouse) appears to have the technical and commercial advantage, while Areva, teamed with Bechtel, is leveraging its French gov [...]	2009-08-19 11:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUJA2331	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------------------- NEW NIGERIAN COUNTER-TERRORISM UNIT ----------------------------------- 2. (C) Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI) [...]	2009-12-23 19:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MCAP NI
09ABUJA438	NIGERIA: DEATHS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS - GBONG [...] (C) Summary: On March 7 the third Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Victor Pam Dung Pam, died at the age of 73. The prominent contenders for the throne are former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service Jacob Gyang Buba (a cousin of Plateau Governor Jang and known as the favored candidate) and Se [...]	2009-03-12 13:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL NI
09ADDISABABA2902	USAU: AFRICAN UNION, UNECA HOLD PARTNERS DIALOGUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: From December 1-2, the AU and UNECA hosted a Partners Dialogue in Addis Ababa, bringing together 15 donor nations and other entities to discuss how to create a more strategic and equitable partnership between the AU/ECA and donors. Key themes that emerged included: the need for a [...]	2009-12-10 10:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UN AU

09AITTAIPEI1540	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 31 news coverage on the United States' statement in response to Taiwan legislature's decision to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation which violates the beef protocol signed between Taiwan and the United States. Local newspa [...]	2009-12-31 08:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1541	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 31 news coverage on the United States' statement in response to Taiwan legislature's decision to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation which violates the beef protocol signed between Taiwan and the United States. Local newspa [...]	2009-12-31 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09ANKARA1554	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1841	TURKEY DROPS VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE COUNTRIES [...] SUMMARY: (C) MFA Head of Visa Section Kemal Demirciler recently gave us a consular perspective on the increasing number of Turkish bilateral visa waiver agreements. He said his department is not consulted before a visa waiver agreement is signed, and he expects no notification as to which c [...]	2009-12-28 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS CMGT PGOV PTER SY LY TU
09ANKARA815	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ASHGABAT1122	TURKMEN-AFGHAN JOINT BORDER TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 21, Turkmen and Afghan customs officials completed joint training, facilitated by the OSCE, in Ashgabat and Atamurat (formerly Kerki),a town in southeast Turkmenistan. This was the first ever joint training for Turkmen and Afghan customs officers. The course was aime [...]	2009-09-03 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETTC PARM PREL PBTS OSCE AF TX
09ASHGABAT1155	TURKMENISTAN: OSCE CENTER READOUT ON ITS [...] (C) On September 9, OSCE Center in Ashgabat Political Officer and Acting Head of Center Anne Suotula gave Charge a readout on the Center's annual Statement to the OSCE Permanent Council, presented on September 3 in Vienna. According to Suotula, the statement highlighted new areas in the Cente [...]	2009-09-11 10:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OCSE TX
09ASHGABAT1598	TURKMENISTAN HOLDS ELECTRIC POWER EXHIBITION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On December 7-8, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Energy and Industry, Academy of Sciences, and Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the Second Annual International Electricity Industry Exhibition. The exhibition included l [...]	2009-12-10 13:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV EINV EIND BEXP BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT864	TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL NGO HOLDS SEMINAR ON PENITENTIARY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a July 9 seminar for the public on the penitentiary system of Turkmenistan, local NGO "Bosfor" Director Zalina Rossoshanskaya explained types of penitentiary systems in the world, types of penitentiary insti [...]	2009-07-09 13:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TX
09ASMARA25	MASSAWA'S ECONOMY DWINDLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs traveled to Massawa January 14-15 for a Public Diplomacy engagement (septel) and observed a more hollow, destitute city than we saw in April 2008. Although the city's vice mayor remained optimistic about the city's situation, the evidence on the ground suggested a more b [...]	2009-01-21 10:47:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI PGOV ER
09ASMARA38	UPDATE ON SHEIKH AWEYS AND THE HARD-LINE ARS [...] (C)) DWINDLING PRESENCE: Only about 20 members of the hard-line faction of the Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia (ARS) remain in Asmara, according to Pekka Haavisto, Finland's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, who met with the faction's representatives earlier this week. Sheikh Oma [...]	2009-01-30 08:40:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL ER SO
09ASMARA66	MEETINGS WITH SHEIKH AWEYS [...] (C) AWEYS MEETS WITH DIPLOMATS ------------------------------------ In recent weeks Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, leader of the hard-line faction of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia based in Asmara, has met with diplomats from a number of countries, including Canada, Egypt, Libya, [...]	2009-02-23 13:47:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PREL PTER ASEC ER SO
09ASTANA1171	KAZAKHSTAN: DRUG AND CRIME UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Drug seizures in Kazakhstan increased by 75% during the first quarter of 2009 while drug-related crimes dropped almost 2%. Prime Minister Masimov criticized law enforcement efforts to combat drug trafficking and called for the establishment of an interagency unit to arrest governmen [...]	2009-07-13 09:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KZ
09ASTANA1450	KAZAKHSTAN: IN VINO VERITAS [...] (C) On August 28, I hosted a reception at Embassy Astana's Chief of Mission Residence in honor of USNAVCENT Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Thomas Cropper and his team. Deputy Minister of Defense Rear Admiral Ratmir Komratov attended as the senior-most Kazakhstani military official, and stayed [...]	2009-08-31 05:44:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2053	KAZAKHSTAN: SUBSTANCE BEFORE SUMMIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 16 dinner, representatives from the Embassies of Italy, Spain, the UK, and the Netherlands reasserted that their governments' insistence on substance before they commit to a 2010 OSCE Summit. Se [...]	2009-11-19 01:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2064	KAZAKHSTAN: [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 18, deputy head of the Astana OSCE Center further briefed the CDA on the November 12 visit to Astana of the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Marc Perrin de Brichambaut. President Nazarbayev is prepared to personally [...]	2009-11-19 10:03:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2065	KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV TO PERSONALLY LOBBY FOR SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 18, deputy head of the Astana OSCE Center further briefed the CDA on the November 12 visit to Astana of the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Marc Perrin de Brichambaut. President Nazarbayev is prepared to personally [...]	2009-11-19 10:21:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2196	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009-2010 INCSR PART 1, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL [...] In response to reftel, the text of Part 1 of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Kazakhstan follows in paragraphs 2-67. SUMMARY 2. Kazakhstan is primarily a transit country for drug trafficking and is located on the northern route from Afghanistan. According [...]	2009-12-22 10:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR KCRM KCOR KZ
09BAKU141	AZERBAIJAN: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Conoff Scott Whitmore, phone 994-50-206-5617, email: whitmoresl@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on report is 50 hours. Number/letter format follows [...]	2009-02-23 08:30:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
09BAKU40	AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2009 and 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 Requirements and Incent [...]	2009-01-21 10:11:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB AJ
09BAKU869	EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - October [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 07:06:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
09BANGKOK1382	THAI ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE U.S. [...] (U) In response to ref A, post has compiled a list of energy partnerships between the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and the USG or entities in the U.S. private sector. USAID partnerships ------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID RDMA) oversees the Envir [...]	2009-06-09 07:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ENRG APECO TH
09BANGKOK3117	LOWER MEKONG NATIONS ENGAGE CHINA, TACKLE HYDROPOWER [...] (U) Summary: The Mekong River Commission (MRC) continues to mature as engagement with China expands. Member states Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam met at the MRC's 16th Council that included a meeting with the MRC Donor Consultative Group in Thailand November 26-28. Donors announced $66 [...]	2009-12-11 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV TH
09BANGKOK933	THAILAND'S DEFAMATION LAW -- A TOOL OFTEN USED TO [...] (SBU) Thailand's criminal defamation law continues to be used by individuals to lash out at political opponents and civil society critics and indirectly hamper free speech, but with varying results in the courts. A rash of recent cases reflects ongoing use by politicians of criminal defamation [...]	2009-04-09 07:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH
09BEIJING1663	JUNE 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SUB COLLISION, GREEN DAM, [...] Key points at the June 18 MFA press briefing: -- MFA Spokesman Qin Gang stated that China "respected the choice of the Iranian people" in recent elections. -- Despite controversy over the "Green Dam" internet filtering software China had a responsibility to protect Chinese youth from "bad [...]	2009-06-18 23:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINT CH CN KN KS TX UZ IR IN
09BEIJING2980	OCTOBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION, [...] Key points at the October 27 MFA press briefing: -- China would deepen ties with Egypt and promote China-Africa and China-Arab ties at the early November Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt -- China hoped relevant parties would q [...]	2009-10-26 22:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM EAID CH IR IS AF IN JA
09BEIJING3509	TRIAL AND SENTENCING OF LIU XIAOBO [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese denied access to diplomats from at least 15 countries who attempted to observe the December 23 trial of Charter 08 drafter Liu Xiaobo on charges of "inciting subversion of state power." After applications through diplomatic channels were turned down, PolOff, along w [...]	2009-12-31 05:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CH
09BEIJING872	NPC DELEGATE DISCUSSES MIGRANT LABOR, GRADUATE [...] (C) A rural Anhui Province delegate to the National People's Congress (NPC) recently told PolOff that his locality was trying to find jobs for more than 130,000 unemployed migrants returned from cities and coastal areas. Despite efforts to encourage them to start businesses or obtain vocationa [...]	2009-04-01 11:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON CH
09BEIJING953	APRIL 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK LAUNCH, IRAN DIALOGUE, [...] Key points at the April 9 MFA press briefing: -- China believes "pressure will not help" the situation in North Korea, "diplomatic efforts" need to be continued and all parties should "exercise calmness, restraint and caution." -- China "takes note of" North Korea's announcement of having [...]	2009-04-09 23:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM EFIN KNNP KCRM CH KS KN FR IR
09BEIRUT385	LEBANON: UNRWA DIRECTOR--WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF CASH [...] (SBU) In a March 27 meeting with international donors, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Lebanon Director Salvatore Lombardo stressed the dire financial situation that UNRWA faces. Regarding Nahr al-Barid reconstruction, he said the land [...]	2009-04-02 14:10:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE
09BERLIN1520	ANNUAL MEETING OF ISAF RC-NORTH CHODS FOCUSES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an annual conference hosted by Germany, ISAF RC-North CHODs and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed the deteriorating security situation in the north and the need for additional maneuver battalions and helicopters. While no major new contributions were an [...]	2009-12-02 09:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN326	GERMAN VIEWS ON APRIL 17 PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge Koenig delivered reftel points to MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg on March 18, in a joint demarche with Japanese Ambassador Takahiro Shinyo and Pakistani Ambassador Shahid Ahmad Kamal. Silberberg said the German MFA will be represented at the April 17 Donors Confe [...]	2009-03-20 11:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PK GM
09BISHKEK211	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 02:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK221	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MP CLAIMS ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with DCM on March 6, member of Parliament from the opposition Social Democratic Party Bakyt Beshimov claimed that he had survived an assassination attempt in the form of a staged car accident in the mountains outside Jalalabad, and that GKNB Chairman Sutalinov told hi [...]	2009-03-16 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KG
09BISHKEK224	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 10:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK225	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 10:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK79	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ [...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime on paper with a broad base of commercial l [...]	2009-01-28 08:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
09BRASILIA132	BRAZIL: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable transmits the text of the Brazil Investment Climate Statement for 2007. BEGIN TEXT: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. According to a recent United Nations report, Brazil is the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) re [...]	2009-02-03 16:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR BR
09BRATISLAVA45	SLOVAKIA - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Slovakia's once troubled economy has been transformed in the last ten years into a business friendly market-model, which led the region with GDP growth of 7.1 percent (est.) in 2008. Comprehensive structural reforms adopted by the Slovak government in the first several years of this decade led [...]	2009-01-26 15:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR LO
09BRUSSELS1028	EEB/ODF Director Nutter's Development Meetings with EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...]	2009-07-28 09:57:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS1029	EEB/ODF DIRECTOR NUTTER'S DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS WITH EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...]	2009-07-28 10:45:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS1031	EU MEMBER STATES APPEAR EXCITED ABOUT NBT, EVEN IF [...] (SBU) Summary. Sweden is moving forward with preparations to move the One Big Thing (OBT) initiative, which exists between Embassy Stockholm and the Government of Sweden to promote development of green technology through R&D and business partnerships, to the EU-level. Some Member States are [...]	2009-07-28 14:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS1033	EU GENERALLY POSITIVE ON U.S. CLIMATE POLICY, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Several EU officials are pleased with the direction the United States is taking in its climate policy, but some (notably Germany and France) are looking for more. However, on several other issues related to the UN negotiation process, the EU is far from a consolidated position. [...]	2009-07-28 14:47:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS1075	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: A FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the European Parliament (EP) has less decision-making power in foreign policy as compared to other EU policy areas, the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) is traditionally a prestigious one and offers a platform for high-level visitors to reach out to the EU. But the new [...]	2009-08-06 05:17:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EUN
09BRUSSELS108	INTRODUCING THE EU IV: THE JUDICIAL, FINANCIAL, SUPERVISORY [...] In addition to its core policy and law-making institutions (the Commission, Council and European Council, and European Parliament - see REFs B and C),the EU institutional system also includes several other bodies with judicial, monetary, financial, supervisory or advisory functions. Among th [...]	2009-01-27 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINV EUN PTER KTFN KJUS UNSC IR
09BRUSSELS1271	UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, during her first trip to Europe as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher held separate meetings on non-proliferation and disarmament issues with the EU's envoy for non-proliferation, Annalisa Giannella, EU Council Director [...]	2009-09-21 14:19:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL XF EUN ETTC
09BRUSSELS1304	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW DELEGATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The new EP Delegation for Relations with the U.S. (U.S. Delegation) was designated on September 16 in Strasbourg. It is the largest EP delegation with 53 members and is in charge of developing relations with the U.S. Congress. For the first time in nearly 20 years the delegatio [...]	2009-09-28 09:13:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EUN
09BRUSSELS1319	EU DAIRY FARMERS SEEK TO REVERSE REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EU dairy farmer protests are rapidly escalating into a widening milk delivery strike. The crisis in the EU dairy industry is due to decreased demand as a consequence of the economic crisis. Production of dairy products in the EU has been regulated/managed/protected since the mi [...]	2009-09-30 11:09:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EUN
09BRUSSELS1332	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.1 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 1 showed a further limited deterioration of the situation on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased to 9.1 percent in August 2009, up from [...]	2009-10-01 16:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS1404	ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...]	2009-10-21 05:30:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN
09BRUSSELS141	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.4 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) provide another confirmation of the deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.4 percent in December 2008 (up from 7.3 percent [...]	2009-01-30 16:55:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS1412	CORRECTED VERSION: ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...]	2009-10-22 05:15:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN
09BRUSSELS1497	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.2 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 30 showed further deterioration of the situation on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased to 9.2 percent in September 2009, up from 9.1 in [...]	2009-11-04 15:30:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS1616	BARROSO'S NEW COMMISSION SHOULD BE GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission President Barroso's announced line-up of the policy portfolios for the new Commission that takes office on/about February 1 has mostly good implications for U.S. economic policy interests: -- New Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht (Belgian Foreign Minister until [...]	2009-12-01 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV EAGR EIND
09BRUSSELS1630	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.3 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on December 1 showed further deterioration of the situation in EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased to 9.3 percent in October 2009, up from 9.2 in Septe [...]	2009-12-03 15:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS171	EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Per reftel, this is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment Q-Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation -- [...]	2009-02-06 11:28:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE
09BRUSSELS23	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.2 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. EU unemployment data just released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) provide a further confirmation of the worsening situation of the labor market in EU countries. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.2 percent in November 2008 (up from 7.1 perc [...]	2009-01-08 16:16:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS261	EU ARCTIC POLICY: BRUSSELS LOOKS NORTH [...] (SBU) On February 20, Janos Herman, Policy Advisor and Deputy Political Director, DG External Relations, called on USEU's Economic Section to discuss the policy paper (i.e., communication) "The European Union and the Arctic Region" (issued in November) and the Commission's request for observer [...]	2009-02-24 10:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV EUN
09BRUSSELS264	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: FEBRUARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 16:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS286	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.6 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on February 27 provide another confirmation that the current economic downturn is having a dramatic impact on the situation of the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for t [...]	2009-03-03 06:06:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS311	MOVING FORWARD ON BALTIC ENERGY INTERCONNECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. With the closing of Lithuania,s Iganlina nuclear power plant scheduled for January 2009, and Russia,s increasing penchant for using energy resources as a political tool, the energy security of the Baltic States has become a concern on both sides of the Atlantic [...]	2009-03-05 15:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET EUN
09BRUSSELS391	INTRODUCING THE EUROPEAN UNION, PART VI: THE ACCESSION [...] The EU has been growing from the founding "Six" to the current EU-27. Enlargement is viewed as one of the EU's most successful policies and a powerful foreign policy tool for extending a zone of peace and democracy across the European continent. The tight conditions for membership and the va [...]	2009-03-18 17:41:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN TU HR CY XH
09BRUSSELS450	EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS SEEK MORE ROBUST DEVELOPMENT [...] European counterparts within the Commission, Czech Presidency, and EU Member States have indicated strong interest in elevating development to a more important place on the trans-Atlantic agenda. In their view, the new U.S. Administration is likely to be receptive to these efforts, given a s [...]	2009-03-27 15:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EUN IO EAGR
09BRUSSELS471	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.9 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on April 1 confirmed the sharp deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.9 percent in February 2009 (up from 7.7 percent in [...]	2009-04-01 12:25:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS562	EU INDUSTRIES: CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS UNFAIR [...] A representative from International Paper (IP) reported todaythat the European paper manufacturer's association plans to file a formal complaint with Commission officials over U.S. clean energy incentives. The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has taken issue with tax credits I [...]	2009-04-15 08:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD EFIN EUN
09BRUSSELS566	THE PLIGHT OF MON810: POLITICS TRUMPS SCIENCE IN THE EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 14, the German Ministry of Agriculture announced a ban on the cultivation and sale of Monsanto's GMO corn MON810, the only GMO varietal currently approved for cultivation in the European Union, in Germany. The German action follows the March 22 announcement by Luxembou [...]	2009-04-16 13:15:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS577	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome to Brussels. Your visit comes as the EU struggles to develop a common energy policy, internally and externally. The Europeans view energy security in broad terms -- to include alternative sources and supply of gas, development of additional renewable resources, research into c [...]	2009-04-17 15:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET EUN
09BRUSSELS636	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 8.3 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on April 30 showed a further dramatic deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 soared to 8.3 percent in March 2009 (up from 8.1 percen [...]	2009-05-05 12:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS755	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS I: THE SETTING [...] SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP),the only multinational parliamentary assembly in the world elected by universal suffrage, will be re-elected 4-7 June across the 27 member states of the European Union for another five-year term. The EP's 754 members will represent 500 million citizens. [...]	2009-06-02 11:11:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EUN ECON
09BRUSSELS767	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 8.6 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on June 2 confirmed the sharp deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 soared to 8.6 percent in April 2009 (up from 8.4 in March). U [...]	2009-06-03 13:09:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS769	U.S-EU CONSULTATIONS ON HUMANITRIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Mgration Samuel Witten led a U.S. delegation of PRM and USAID officials in Brussels May 19 or the annual humanitarian Strategic Policy Dialogue (SPD) between the U.S. and the European Commission, the world's two largest hum [...]	2009-06-03 15:37:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID EUN
09BRUSSELS915	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 8.9 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on July 2 confirmed a broad pattern of deterioration on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 soared to 8.9 percent in May 2009 (up from 8.7 in April). Une [...]	2009-07-02 13:05:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS916	Commission Hosts Discussions on U.S. - EU Development [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 15-16, the European Commission hosted a Technical Meeting on Development in Brussels. The meeting was a continuation of a series of discussions between the U.S. and EU aimed at promoting a renewed trans-Atlantic dialogue on development. Sessions were held on food securit [...]	2009-07-06 05:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON EAGR TPHY TSPL
09BRUSSLS1332	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.1 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 1 showed a further limited deterioration of the situation on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased to 9.1 percent in August 2009, up from [...]	2009-10-01 16:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
09BUDAPEST338	HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEXT STEP TOWARD [...] (C) Summary: Hungary's Parliament recently approved the next step towards the eventual expansion of nuclear energy in Hungary. A feasibility study and tender offer will soon be underway for the probable addition of two new 1000MW reactors at the Paks nuclear plant at a total cost of about fi [...]	2009-05-05 15:42:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US HU
09BUDAPEST725	PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR PAKS NUCLEAR EXPANSION [...] (C) Summary: Work on the possible expansion of Hungary's Paks Nuclear Plant proceeds apace as experts work to define Hungary's power generation needs in the coming decades and potential suppliers begin their marketing efforts. The tender is expected to occur sometime in early 2011. Political [...]	2009-10-02 15:33:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US HU
09CAIRO36	EMBASSY MEETS WITH ERITREAN COMMUNITY LEADERS IN [...] Summary: The Embassy met with Eritrean community leaders in Cairo on January 4 to discuss the increased flow of Eritrean migrants, the plight of Eritreans in Egypt, and the recent Egyptian refoulement of Eritrean migrants. Eritrean leaders estimate there are 10,000 Eritreans living in Cairo. [...]	2009-01-08 15:56:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF ER EG
09CANBERRA33	AUSTRALIA BROADBAND - A SNAPSHOT (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (U) Summary: In Australia 4.3 million households (52%) have broadband connections, an increase of 800,000 through the Australian fiscal year ending June 30; 78% of Australian households with internet access have broadband. There has been more than a five-fold increase in the number of househo [...]	2009-01-09 06:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON AS
09CARACAS1262	HR DEFENDERS WARN OF AUTHORITARIANISM, ARBITRARY [...] (C) Summary: During a September 24 breakfast hosted by Embassy Caracas' human rights officer, Venezuelan human rights defenders expressed profound concern to 22 Caracas based diplomats about the increasingly limited democratic space within the country. They expressed concern about the disc [...]	2009-09-29 15:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
09CHISINAU44	MOLDOVA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Russia 154.08 2. United States 102.16 3. Italy 91.30 4. Spain 82.57 5. Netherlands 80.12 6. France 79.00 7. Romania 60.14 8. Germany 50.64 9. Austria 35.20 10. Cyprus 27.54 92. Based on figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, FDI since 1992 by sectors was as a perce [...]	2009-01-22 10:42:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
09COLOMBO67	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
09COPENHAGEN282	DENMARK HOSTS COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Baltic region officials decided to continue efforts to make the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) more focused on concrete projects to integrate the region's energy infrastructure and promote other links at a ministerial meeting on June 4 hosted by Denmark as outgoing CBSS pr [...]	2009-06-19 10:40:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL AORC ZB XZ DA
09COPENHAGEN397	FIVE FMS PLEDGE COOPERATION TOWARD COP-15 [...] (SBU) Summary: The foreign ministers of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom and France met in Copenhagen on September 10 to call urgently for reaching an ambitious climate agreement at the COP-15 climate conference in December. Warning that the risks of failure include potential "large- [...]	2009-09-17 09:16:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG PGOV EFIN PREL DA
09DAMASCUS343	KURDISH ACTIVIST MESHAAL TAMMO SENTENCED, DAMASCUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The First Criminal Court of Damascus sentenced Meshaal Tammo, leader of the Kurdish Future Movement, to three and one half years in prison on May 11. The judge did not permit Tammo to speak in his defense, though Tammo had a prepared statement he had intended to read in court. I [...]	2009-05-14 11:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS434	THE STRUGGLE OF DAILY LIFE FOR IRAQI-PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: For the first time in over two years an Embassy officer visited the Iraqi-Palestinian refugees camp in Al-Tanf, established in the "no-man's-land" between the Syrian and Iraqi borders. Conditions remain hostile despite the UN's best efforts to provide basic food, non-food, medic [...]	2009-06-23 09:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV KPAL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS604	DISBARMENT HEARINGS BEGIN FOR JAILED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Civil society activists, lawyers, journalists, and diplomats packed the narrow halls of the Damascus Lawyers' Syndicate offices on August 18 for the Syndicate's first administrative hearing to disbar human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani. The hearing, which was not opened to the [...]	2009-08-19 13:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS867	UNHCR OFFICIALS PRAISE SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting with NGO representatives and diplomats in Damascus on December 14, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Radhouane Nouicier bluntly criticized the Iraqi government for "failing to support" the [...]	2009-12-17 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PREL PREF PHUM
09DARESSALAAM385	ZANZIBAR: DONORS SEEK COMMON POSITION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Key donor nations agree that the political impasse in Zanzibar constitutes a "risk situation." There was a consensus that donors needed to reinforce their concerns with GOT and Zanzibar interlocutors and to press for change through a common position. Norway and Netherlands are [...]	2009-06-11 14:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM517	ZANZIBAR WHITE PAPER SHARED WITH KIKWETE/STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7 CDA reminded President Kikwete of our ongoing concerns about Zanzibar and left with him an aide memoire (see para. 4). Kikwete said he remained seized with the issue. At the same time, Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) tabled a draft for a common statement by donor cou [...]	2009-08-07 16:47:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM793	ZANZIBAR: POLITICAL RECONCILIATION NOT YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17, AF/E Deputy Director and Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) visited Pemba, the contentious second island of the Zanzibar archipelago and stronghold of opposition party Civic United Front (CUF). Since the handshake between Zanzibar ruling party CCM leader President Kar [...]	2009-11-19 13:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ
09DUBLIN545	IRISH POLICY DIRECTOR ON AFGHANISTAN, NATO PFP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 15 Ciaran Murphy (STRICTLY PROTECT),Assistant Secretary General and Policy Director in the Irish Department of Defense, told Poloff there was a slight possibility Ireland would send two military trainers to Afghanistan to help train Afghan security forces. Ireland ho [...]	2009-12-16 14:45:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EI AF
09DURBAN97	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CHECK ON LICENSES 050170678 AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, Durban Political and Economic Officer met with and interviewed Warehouse Manager Nathi Khomongoe, Sales Executive Andre van der Merwe, and Warehouse Dispatch Ian Davies at the African Outdoor Sports (AOS) warehouse in Pinetown, KwaZulu Natal. [...]	2009-09-18 14:00:00	Consulate Durban	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SF
09GENEVA1107	START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-065. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov [...]	2009-12-02 17:57:00	Mission Geneva	SECRET	KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA233	UNCTAD: Investment for Development [...] SUMMARY: UNCTAD experts, numbering approximately 50 member country and 40 field experts, focused on the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) at a recent meeting in Geneva. The experts covered many areas of current debate in the international investment community [...]	2009-03-18 13:26:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV UNCTAD
09GENEVA383	GUANTANAMO: SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED AND UNHCR ON NEXT [...] (U)Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Fried and Acting PRM A/S Witten, accompanied by S/GC Williams, Mission RMA Counselor and Legal Adviser, met on May 18th with UNHCR,s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Erika Feller, and her staff to discuss USG progress towards GTMO closure and t [...]	2009-05-20 07:35:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL
09GENEVA434	CHARGE HOSTS IRAQ REFUGEE DISCUSSION WITH GENEVA [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a lunch for key donor country reps, the Charge outlined the new US strategy for Iraq and made a pitch for additional funding, particularly for UNHCR's new proposal to lay the groundwork for sustainable returns for Iraqi refugees and internally displaced. Par [...]	2009-06-09 11:07:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM IZ
09GENEVA507	Eighteenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on [...] SUMMARY: Member States at the 18th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) agreed to continue without delay their work on facilitating the access of the blind, visually impaired persons (VIP) and other reading-disabled persons to copyright-protected works. [...]	2009-06-24 12:47:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR WIPO
09GENEVA53	UNHCR WILLING TO ASSIST WITH GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed a willingness to assist the USG, if the USG so desires, in finding durable solutions for some individuals currently detained at Guantanamo. UNHCR could undertake an assessment of detainees' pro [...]	2009-01-22 13:51:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM UNHCR
09GUANGZHOU602	Guangzhou Consulate Count: In - Argentina, Ecuador, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ecuador and Ethiopia recently opened consulate offices in Guangzhou, and Argentina opened in name though its "presence" is currently limited to frequent visits by a nominated CG resident in Beijing. Budget cuts at Sweden's Foreign Ministry will lead to the closure at month's en [...]	2009-10-23 09:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SCUL PGOV CH
09HALIFAX16	BIO DATA REPORT: LESLIE, MEGAN -- MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR [...] (U) Introduction/Summary: Rookie MP Megan Leslie won the Halifax seat as the New Democratic Party candidate in the October 2008 federal general election. Leslie replaced veteran NDP MP and former national party leader Alexa McDonough who retired from politics prior to the election. Initially [...]	2009-04-22 12:45:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR CA

09HAMILTON134	BERMUDA ON OECD'S "WHITE LIST", WARDING OFF "TAX HAVEN [...] (SBU) In June 2009, the Government of Bermuda moved onto the OECD's "white list" with the signing of the minimum required 12 Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs). Bermuda Government officials and international businesses hope that Bermuda's placement on the white list will deter possibl [...]	2009-11-12 19:05:00	Consulate Hamilton	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BD
09HANOI520	A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT VIETNAM'S UPR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's recent Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva was a lesson in the manipulation of process, according to the Canadian lead for the "troika" that coordinated Vietnam's UPR. The GVN clearly understood that only 60 countries would be ab [...]	2009-06-05 03:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HARARE826	MDC TO DISENGAGE FROM ZANU-PF, BUT REMAIN IN [...] (C) Precipitated by the re-arrest of Roy Bennett, the MDC has taken a decision to disengage from ZANU-PF, while remaining in government. This means it will continue to head ministries and participate in the process to draft a new constitution, but will not attend meetings of the Cabinet and [...]	2009-10-15 15:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HAVANA694	UNHCR HAVANA HEAD OFFERS A LOOK AT THIRD COUNTRY REFUGEE [...] On 4 November, RefCoord called on Alberto Aragon Cao, head of the UNHCR office in Havana. Aragon, a Cuban national, has worked for UNHCR in Havana for 17 years and speaks English well. He previously worked in the Ministry of Education where he dealt frequently with UNHCR on cases of foreign s [...]	2009-11-17 18:06:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL CU
09HELSINKI106	FINLAND PLEDGES $12-14 MILLION FOR PALESTINIAN [...] In a meeting with Econoff on March 9, Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Middle East and North Africa Unit Anna Savolainen confirmed that Finland has pledged between $12 million and $14 million this year for assistance to the Palestinian Authority. This includes $4.5 million the [...]	2009-03-17 08:10:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN FI
09HELSINKI115	NATO KFOR MISSION: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER [...] (U) Charge' raised US concerns over possible European withdrawal from KFOR during a March 19 meeting with MFA DG for Americas/Asia Kalkku (REF). Although Kalkuu does not have direct responsibility for the issue, she is a European Political-Military expert with considerable recent experience [...]	2009-03-20 13:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV
09HELSINKI118	FINLAND STILL CONSIDERING PLEDGE FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 12:47:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK FI
09HELSINKI12	FINLAND: IAEA ANNOUNCEMENT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 09:16:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09HELSINKI122	FINLAND: SEOUL KOREA GICNT WORKSHOP AND EPG [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 13:50:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MNUC KS FI
09HELSINKI127	FINLAND'S SECURITY POLICY: EU AN END POINT OR [...] (C) Summary. Media attention on the Finnish Government's (GOF) quadrennial defense and security white paper focused more on the "strong case" in favor of Finland's possible NATO membership than the fact that the document places primary importance on the European Union's role in promoting secu [...]	2009-04-02 10:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	EU FI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI129	FINLAND SEEKS STRONGER LINKS WITH U.S. ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) On March 26, Kari Kahiluoto, MFA Ambassador for Human Rights and Democracy, met with Charge to discuss the Alliance fr Civilizations (AOC) meeting in Istanbul (April2009),the UN, the Finnish Holocaust Task Force memership application, the Community of Democraciesmeeting (uly 2009),and t [...]	2009-04-02 13:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM FI
09HELSINKI13	CUBA: FINLAND REVIEW TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) PolOff asked Veikko Soralahti, Counselor, Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Finnish MFA on January 8 if there had been any changes in the Finnish relationship with Cuba since the EU dropped sanctions. He said that there had not. 2. (C) Post provides the following respons [...]	2009-01-09 13:22:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU FI
09HELSINKI132	FINLAND: BRIEF ON ICJ ADVISORY OPINION [...] (C) On April 3, PolOff met with Sari Makela, Finnish MFA Legal Counselor and Tony Paso, Counselor, Unit for EU Enlargement and Western Balkans (Kosovo & Serbia). Makela said that the Government of Finland (GoF) intends to submit a brief to the ICJ by April 17. She stated that the main legal [...]	2009-04-06 08:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV FI
09HELSINKI135	FINLAND: FOREIGN MINISTER ON UN REFORM, CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: Finnish Foreign Minister Stubb kicked off Finland's 2013-14 Security Council Seat campaign at a March 17 seminar entitled "The Role of Small States in the United Nations Security Council"(UNSC). Stubb defined Finland as a small state with proven leadership experience that would h [...]	2009-04-06 12:43:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV FI
09HELSINKI138	FINLAND: AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE [...] (C) Polchief met with Johan Schalin, MFA Director for Asia and Oceania, on April 8 to discuss specific contributions to Afghanistan (REF A) and Finland's participation in the April 17 Pakistan donors' conference (REF B). Schalin began by stressing that the Administration's white paper (REF C) [...]	2009-04-08 13:20:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI141	FINLAND: STUBB PRESSES HARD FOR NATO [...] At a well-attended NATO 60th anniversary event on April 2 in Helsinki, Foreign Minister Stubb spoke forcefully about the benefits of NATO membership. Stubb stressed that he supported the Government of Finland's (GOF) policy articulated in the recent defense white paper, according to which whil [...]	2009-04-09 09:43:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV FI
09HELSINKI143	FINLAND: MADAGASCAR RETURN TO DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 13:12:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID PGOV SZ NO MA FI
09HELSINKI144	FINLAND VOTES YES ON KOSOVO IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 12:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN FI KVPR PREL
09HELSINKI146	FINLAND: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 11:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC
09HELSINKI148	FINLAND: BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 13:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BM FI
09HELSINKI149	FINLAND: COMMENTS ON APRIL GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met with Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Markku Lampinen on April 23. Lampinen previewed all of the EU agenda items. The Government of Finland (GoF) believes that efforts should be made to encourage the new Israeli government to honor the commitments made by the [...]	2009-04-24 13:47:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV FI
09HELSINKI150	FINLAND: STUBB PUSHES FOR NEW THINKING IN FIRST [...] (C) Summary. Reflecting the influence of Foreign Minister Stubb, who has called for Finland to move away from "old phobias" and to abandon "empty and ritualistic rhetoric," Finland,s new Russia Action Plan seeks to create a comprehensive, realistic and honest set of guidelines to govern Finla [...]	2009-04-24 15:18:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS FI
09HELSINKI151	FINLAND: MEDVEDEV'S FIRST VISIT A "PROMISING [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Halonen came away very satisfied from Russian President Medvedev's first visit to Finland on April 20-21. Having forged a good relationship with Putin, Halonen seeks a good rapport with his successor, and Medvedev's self-deprecating and modest demeanor went over well w [...]	2009-04-24 15:43:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ENRG ETRD FI PREL RS
09HELSINKI160	MSGF01: THREE FINNS TESTED FOR SWINE FLU; TAMIFLU AND [...] (U) Three Finnish citizens who recently returned from travelling in Mexico have been tested for possible swine flu. One test has come back negative; the other two test results should be known within a week. The case garnering intense media attention involves an elderly woman who returned to L [...]	2009-04-30 12:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09HELSINKI162	SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER STUBB'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Finnish Foreign Minister Stubb arrives in Washington as the Finns enjoy considerable international acclaim for their efforts in international crisis management, not only as a result of their effective Chairmanship of the OSCE last year, but also for the award of the Nobel Peace Pr [...]	2009-05-05 13:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	SECRET	FI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI177	FINLAND ON THE MAY GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Finns doubt stronger language on Iran will issue from the May GAERC, given the lack of consensus regarding tougher sanctions. Though discussion within the EU has been limited, early signs are positive regarding continuation of Operation ATALANTA off the Horn of Africa. Signs [...]	2009-05-15 14:30:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN FI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI182	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Helsinki welcomes you to Finland. Your visit comes as we celebrate ninety years of diplomatic relations with Finland. Those relations are excellent. The Finnish government places high importance on deepening transatlantic ties as it also promotes a stronger role for [...]	2009-05-19 13:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MARR NATO OREP FI
09HELSINKI186	CUBA: FINLAND REVIEW TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Econoff and Poloff discussed Finland's Cuba relations with Kimmo Pulkkinen, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Ambassador for the Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean. Post provides the following responses to reftel A questions: 2. (C) -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, [...]	2009-05-20 15:19:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL FI
09HELSINKI197	FINLAND: ROMA OUTREACH 2009 [...] (SBU) Post maintains strong ties with the Roma community in Finland and has remained active in Roma engagement. On April 17, PolOff and PAS Cultural Assistant attended the opening of a Romani written and directed play on Finnish minority stereotypes entitled "Botox". In February, PolOff atte [...]	2009-05-27 13:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER KPAO PHUM SOCI FI
09HELSINKI211	FINLAND: PM PUTIN SETS CHILLY TONE WITH PM VANHANEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian Prime Minister Putin set a chillier tone in his June 3 visit to Finland than did President Medvedev last April. Finnish officials found Putin less cordial and less engaged than Medvedev on the bilateral trade matters that dominate high-level Finnish-Russian meetings. In [...]	2009-06-05 15:54:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ENRG FI PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI217	FINLAND: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 13:50:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA FI
09HELSINKI218	FINLAND: NOTIFICATION DELIVERY EXTRADITION TREATY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 13:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CJAN KTIA FI
09HELSINKI220	FINLAND: LEFT LOSES, POPULISTS GAIN IN [...] (SBU) Summary. With losses for the political left and wins for fringe parties, the Finnish European Parliament elections echoed results across the EU. The populist and Euro-skeptic True Finns gained their first parliamentary seat, and their leader received the most votes of any candidate. The [...]	2009-06-10 14:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV FI
09HELSINKI221	FINLAND: JUNE GAERC DISCUSSION [...] (C) On June 12 PolOff met with the MFA Deputy European Correspondent for European Common Foreign and Security Policy Markku Lampinen to discuss the June GAERC agenda. Lampinen said that the Middle East discussion would dominate in light of the Lebanese elections and since the last discussion w [...]	2009-06-12 12:42:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN FI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI223	FINLAND WARNS EU ABOUT PROPOSED RUSSIAN TRANSPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Finnish officials have raised in EU circles their concerns that container transport restrictions proposed by the Russian Customs Service will adversely impact trade bound for Russia through Finland, Estonia and Latvia. With the vast majority of containers crossing the Finnish-Rus [...]	2009-06-12 13:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ETRD ETTC FI PREL
09HELSINKI228	FINLAND: 2 MILLION EUROS FOR UN'S MAY APPEAL [...] Charge Michael Butler delivered reftel demarche on assistance for Pakistan's displaced persons to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for Development Policy Ritva Koukku-Ronde. Koukku-Ronde noted that Finland has contributed over four million euros in assistance to Pakistan, pri [...]	2009-06-16 13:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC PGOV PHUM PK FI PREF
09HELSINKI23	FINLAND: DEMARCHE EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 13:42:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU SY FI
09HELSINKI231	FINLAND SEEKS TO TAKE INITIATIVE FROM RUSSIA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Finns agree with the U.S. on how to address Russia's proposed overhaul of European Security arrangements, in particular on the core principles of focusing on existing institutions, examining security comprehensively and working through the OSCE. The challenge for the Finns i [...]	2009-06-17 09:31:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EUN NATO PGOV RS FI
09HELSINKI239	FINLAND: MUSLIM POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last two decades, Finland has experienced significant growth in its Muslim population, albeit based on smaller numbers than other European countries. In the last decade, the growth occurred mainly due to refugee acceptance programs. Analyzing that growth proves chall [...]	2009-06-24 10:42:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR KISL KPLS FI PHUM PGOV
09HELSINKI24	FINLAND: DEMARCHE US-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 13:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS FI
09HELSINKI242	FINLAND: POLITICAL PARTY CONSENSUS BREAKS ON NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. With opposition parties rejecting the Government's defense and security white paper on June 16, Finland saw a highly unusual break in its traditional "grand political consensus" on foreign and security policy. Opposition and governing coalition parties blamed each other for the b [...]	2009-06-26 09:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI MARR PGOV NATO
09HELSINKI278	64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: FINLAND INITIAL RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 13:16:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA FI
09HELSINKI281	FINLAND: RESPONSE AUSTRALIA GROUP PROMOTING [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to Finnish MFA First Secretary Marja Rosvall in the Unit for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation on July 23. She noted in particular that in her opinion, Russia approaches participation in the Australia Group ambivalently, desiring to participa [...]	2009-07-24 07:37:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC CBW FI
09HELSINKI284	FINLAND: DEMARCHE COMMENTS ON JULY GAERC [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche to Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Markku Lampinen on July 23. Somalia: The Government of Finland (GoF) would like more concrete political action on Somalia from the EU. The GoF supports the Djibouti Peace Process and the Somali Transitional [...]	2009-07-24 10:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW FI
09HELSINKI287	FINLAND: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 20, PolOff and PolAsst met with Dr. Pekka Tuomola, Director of the Helsinki Deaconess Institute Centre for Torture Survivors in Finland. The Centre for Torture Survivors provides a unique holistic approach to therapy, offering a range of treatments from psychological [...]	2009-07-27 11:36:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN FI
09HELSINKI289	FINLAND: MIGRATION IN FINLAND IN FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 05:10:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR ECON ELAB SMIG PREL PGOV FI
09HELSINKI293	FINLAND: Immigration Creates Future Integration [...] (U) Summary: After a slight lull in 2006 and 2007, Finland is experiencing a boom in asylum and refugee immigration. Finland's asylum policies are one of the most "accommodating" in the region - more so than neighboring Nordic countries. Yet even with Government of Finland (GoF) assistance [...]	2009-08-03 13:42:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR ECON ELAB SMIG PREL PGOV FI
09HELSINKI305	FINLAND: FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post has reviewed the records of the below named one military and four civilian training candidates for military training and found no derogatory information. -(Mr) Juha Silvola, Civilian, Work Shop Engineer, Finnair DOB: June 23, 1967 POB: Jyvaskyla, Finland -(Lt/Mal [...]	2009-08-11 13:52:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL FI
09HELSINKI310	FINLAND: DEMARCHE RESPONSE AUNG SAN SUU KYI [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Heidi Marttila, Finnish MFA Unit for Asia and Oceania on August 18. Marttila noted that while Government of Finland (GoF) does not comment or issue press releases unilaterally on issues covered through the EU, the Finnish Foreign Minister (Stubb) is well [...]	2009-08-19 07:09:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL BM FI
09HELSINKI312	FINLAND: LET'S TALK DETAINEES, JUST NOT UIGHURS [...] (C) In an August 18 meeting with CDA Butler, Prime Minister Vanhanen's Senior Advisor Esko Hamilo expressed the Finnish Government's willingness to discuss the possibility of accepting detainees from Guantanamo. Hamilo welcomed the prospect of a visit from Special Envoy Fried in September. He [...]	2009-08-20 14:41:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM FI CH
09HELSINKI317	FINLAND: INFORMED THAT UNODC IS GICNT OBSERVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 06:53:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC FI RU
09HELSINKI318	FINLAND: MTCR PLENARY PARTICIPATION REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 06:53:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FI
09HELSINKI319	IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: FINNS SHARE CONSENSUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 06:53:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS FI
09HELSINKI32	FINLAND AND THE JANUARY 26-27 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Polchief met on January 21 with Deputy Director Markku Lampinen of the MFA's Unit for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy regarding the January 26-27 GAERC (REF A). Lampinen stated that the Foreign Ministers' (FMs) agenda contains two broad topics, the Middle East Peace Proces [...]	2009-01-22 14:03:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
09HELSINKI321	FINLAND: FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post has reviewed the records of the below named five candidates for military training and found no derogatory information. -(Lt/Male) Marko Parantainen, F-18 Systems Engineer, Avionics, Finnish Air Force DOB: February 2, 1973 POB: Aanekoski, Finland -(Sgt/Male) Jari Y [...]	2009-08-25 08:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL FI
09HELSINKI329	FOOD SECURITY: FINLAND COMMITTED TO INCREASING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 12:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID EI ETRD FI
09HELSINKI332	FINLAND SUPPORTS APPROVAL OF BIOTECH CORN [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Matti Aho Director General for the Department of Food and Health at the Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture. Aho noted that Finland had received no imports of US soy products containing dust from biotech corn MON88017, and therefore had no reports of volunt [...]	2009-09-04 13:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EAGR FI
09HELSINKI337	FINLAND WELCOMES MORE, BUT NOT ALL, VOICES IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 11:14:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT PHSA PREL SENV FI
09HELSINKI338	NO DECISION ON ORAL STATEMENT AT ICJ REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 14:33:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC FI ICJ KV PREL
09HELSINKI355	FINLAND: HALONEN ASSUMES TRADITIONAL POSTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 11 Finnish President Halonen met, dined and relaxed with Russian President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin for five hours in the Black Sea city of Sochi. This was the third presidential meeting this year, and Finnish officials describe each as a warm encounter. Typic [...]	2009-09-28 10:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI PGOV PREL RS
09HELSINKI360	FINNISH COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN WEATHERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF has been a partner in Afghanistan with boots on the ground since 2002, and its political leaders, with few exceptions, continue to demonstrate their commitment to the mission both publicly and privately. However, having suffered only one fatality so far, Finland's politic [...]	2009-10-01 07:12:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	AF FI MOPS PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI374	FINLAND: IRAN'S CLANDESTINE ENRICHMENT FACILITY [...] (C/REL FRANCE/UK) On October 8 DCM delivered REFTEL points to MFA Political Director Teemu Tanner, accompanied by French DCM Frederic Joureau and British DCM Philip Malone. Joureau and Malone reinforced DCM's points: Joureau raised specific concerns about the clandestine uranium enrichment fa [...]	2009-10-09 14:43:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC IR FI PHUM
09HELSINKI378	FINNISH COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN STEADY BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The commitment of Finnish forces to ISAF continues to be a matter of public debate in Helsinki. All political parties (with the exception of the opposition Left Alliance) reiterated their support for Finland's current policy regarding Afghanistan including maintaining its partic [...]	2009-10-15 13:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	AF FI MOPS PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI39	HSPD - 6 FURTHUR DISCUSSIONS WITH FINLAND [...] (C) Summary: On January 26, 2009, Charge, POL chief and Consul met with Ministry of the Interior State Secretary Antti Peltari, who wanted to follow up on an earlier meeting with the Embassy when he received model language for an HSPD-6 agreement. (REF B) (Peltari has been promoted from Dire [...]	2009-02-03 12:30:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ASEC PREL KHLS PTER PGOV FI
09HELSINKI392	FINLAND: MISCOMMUNICATION OVER AFGHANISTAN TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Finnish Government's (GOF) withdrawal from Afghanistan next week of its Election Support Force (ESF) caught the GOF's top leaders unaware, leaving them embarrassed and scrambling for explanations. The President and Foreign Minister publicly claimed the ESF would stay through [...]	2009-10-23 14:29:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI396	FINLAND ON GI AND TRIPS [...] Pol/Econoff delivered reftel points to Pekka Kosonen Counsellor for the Department for External Economic Relations at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Kosonen noted that there is no unanimous opinion in the E.U. regarding GI and TRIPS issues and that the divide is clearly cut between northe [...]	2009-10-28 07:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR FI
09HELSINKI400	BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - CASE K/2356 [...] In response to the Department's Blue Lantern request, PolEconoff and Econ Assistant conducted a visit at Cojot Oy's Espoo headquarters on October 19, 2009 and met with Managing Director Samu Lentonen to talk about Cojot's application for a US defense articles/services brokering license. 2. [...]	2009-10-29 06:13:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC UK FI
09HELSINKI402	FINLAND: PUTIN WARMS UP IN LATEST MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a dramatic departure from their meeting last June, on October 25 Russian Prime Minister Putin warmly greeted Finnish Prime Minister Vanhanen in St. Petersburg. Describing Finland as a good partner, a smiling Putin put a positive face on Finnish-Russian relations. Putin pointed [...]	2009-10-29 11:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI PREL EPET ETRD WTO RS
09HELSINKI406	FINNS DEBATE NORD STREAM AS GOVERNMENT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Vanhanen said his Government (GOF) would decide whether to grant an Exclusive Economic Zone license for the Nord Stream pipeline project by November 5. If the GOF approves the license it then decide whether to grant a construction permit for the project, a proces [...]	2009-11-02 14:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET SENV RS FI
09HELSINKI408	FINLAND'S RUSSIAN SPEAKING MINORITY: INVITED BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Finland's Russian-speaking minority is the largest immigrant group in the country. Most Russian-speaking immigrants are ethnically Finnish, and have come since the 1990s as part of a government program to encourage resettlement of ethnic Finns in the Karelia region, lost to Rus [...]	2009-11-03 11:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR ECON ELAB SMIG PREL PGOV FI
09HELSINKI412	FINLAND: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] Pol/Econoff delivered reftel remarks to Kirsti Pohjankukka First Secretary for Human Rights Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Pohjankukka responded to USG's concern that the possible resolution may have an adverse impact on the peace process by stating that the peace process is GOF [...]	2009-11-05 05:28:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	FI PREL
09HELSINKI413	FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING: LEHTOMAKI, [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post has reviewed the records of the below named military candidate for military training and found no derogatory information. --(Maj/Male) Petri Kalle Juhani Lehtisalo, Major, Finnish Army DOB: July 2, 1971 POB: Tampere, Finland 2. (SBU) This candidate plans to attend [...]	2009-11-05 16:05:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	FI PGOV PHUM PREL
09HELSINKI416	FINLAND: (UN) ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UN GENERAL [...] Pol/Econoff delivered reftel points to Kirsti Pohjankukka and Janne Jokinen, First Secretaries in the Unit for Humans Rights Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Pohjankukka thanked the USG for its help with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Wome [...]	2009-11-06 14:47:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	FI PREL
09HELSINKI421	FINLAND: TEPID SUPPORT FOR BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Pol/Econoff delivered reftel remarks to Markku Lampinen, The MFA,s Deputy Director for the Unit for the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy. With obvious reluctance Lampinen said the Finnish government (GOF) is ready to extend the sanctions but would like to see a mechanis [...]	2009-11-12 05:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	FI PREL
09HELSINKI429	FINLAND: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 14:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM FI
09HELSINKI432	FINLAND: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 14:05:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL FI
09HELSINKI434	FINLAND SUPPORTS USG ON ITU KOSOVO-RELATED ACTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 13:16:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	IO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU
09HELSINKI440	HELSINKI HOSTS SCPAR WHILE PARLIAMENT PUSHES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In separate but nearly simultaneous events November 18-19 in Helsinki, the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR) held a workshop and meeting and the Finnish Parliament held a plenary session to which called for a comprehensive national Arctic Strate [...]	2009-11-24 14:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT FI PHSA PREL SENV
09HELSINKI441	AFGHANISTAN: SIMILAR EXPECTATIONS OF KARZAI, PRT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with MFA officials responsible for Afghanistan policy, poloff delivered reftel points regarding USG expectations of the new Karzai government and solicited information on the redesign of the Swedish-Finnish PRT. The interlocutors noted a lack of USG emphasis on follow [...]	2009-11-24 15:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	AF FI MOPS PREL
09HELSINKI442	FINLAND RESPONDS: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) On November 25 Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points to Anu Laamanen, MFA Deputy Director General of the Political Affairs Unit. Laamanen was careful to keep the discussion of Iran in an EU context, but did say that Finland welcomes the consideration of all options within a process that s [...]	2009-11-25 15:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI PREL
09HELSINKI446	FINLAND: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Pol/Econoff delivered reftel remarks to Anna Salovaara, First Secretary in the Unit for UN and General Global Affairs at the MFA, and Kiikka Eela, Regional Manager for the Midle East Unit in the Bureau of Middle East and North African Affairs at the MFA. Both GOF officials stated that [...]	2009-11-30 13:49:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09HELSINKI447	FINLAND CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN [...] (SBU) On November 25 Ambassador raised REF A points with MFA State Secretary Pertti Torstila. Torstila said the government would not make any statements regarding possible expanded participation in Afghanistan until after the President formally announces the policy. 2. (C) The same day Pol [...]	2009-11-30 15:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF FI
09HELSINKI45	FINLAND: GOVERNMENT UNVEILS 2 BILLION EURO [...] Summary: The Government of Finland (GOF) agreed on a stimulus package January 30 which is expected to have an overall impact of EUR 2 billion. The package was presented to parliament on February 3 as part of an overall supplementary budget request, the primary objective of which is to promo [...]	2009-02-06 14:06:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN FI PREL
09HELSINKI450	FINLAND PROPOSES EIGHTY PERCENT EMISSIONS [...] SUMMARY On November 20, the Government of Finland (GOF) presented its Long-term Climate and Energy Policy Report to the diplomatic community. The report - adopted unanimously by Parliament in October 2009 - examines four possible paths Finland could take to achieve an 80 percent reduction in [...]	2009-12-04 09:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELTN ENRG TRGY KGHG FI
09HELSINKI454	FINLAND ACTIVELY PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 14:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BM FI
09HELSINKI455	AFGHANISTAN: FINLAND TOPPING UP OMLT, EUPOL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's December 1 speech and the request for more support in Afghanistan from NATO Secretary General Rasmussen have triggered an extensive public discussion in Finland's political and media circles. There is a broad consensus behind the current level of commitment of [...]	2009-12-04 14:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF FI MOPS PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI457	FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING: MATTSSON, [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post has reviewed the records of the below named military officer and military unit for military training and found no derogatory information. --(Male) Jouni Ilari Kim Mattsson, Regimental Commander, Utti Jaeger Regiment, Finnish Army DOB: November 29, 1962 POB: Helsinki, [...]	2009-12-04 15:32:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	FI PGOV PHUM PREL
09HELSINKI458	AFGHANISTAN: FINLAND TOPPING UP OMLT, EUPOL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's December 1 speech and the request for more support in Afghanistan from NATO Secretary General Rasmussen have triggered an extensive public discussion in Finland's political and media circles. There is a broad consensus behind the current level of commitment of [...]	2009-12-04 17:10:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF FI MOPS PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI46	FINLAND TAKES MEASURES TO BOOST FINANCIAL MARKETS [...] Noting that banks have recently had to focus efforts to satisfy the financial needs of large-scale businesses, the Finnish Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy outlined on January 27 measures to boost financial markets in Finland. The committee announced that it will submit to Parliament in e [...]	2009-02-06 14:06:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN FI PREL
09HELSINKI464	MORE DELAYS FOR FINLAND'S NEW NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] SUMMARY: As the Government of Finland (GOF) deals with repeated delays in the construction of the fifth nuclear power plant, it also debates the future of nuclear power in Finland. The completion of Finland's fifth nuclear reactor has been delayed to Summer or Autumn 2012. Ministry of Employ [...]	2009-12-08 15:20:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG FI
09HELSINKI47	FINLAND TAKES MEASURES TO BOOST FINANCIAL MARKETS [...] Noting that banks have recently had to focus efforts to satisfy the financial needs of large-scale businesses, the Finnish Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy outlined on January 27 measures to boost financial markets in Finland. The committee announced that it will submit to Parliament in e [...]	2009-02-06 14:09:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN FI PREL
09HELSINKI484	FINLAND: PRIME MINISTER HOLDS FIRST RUSSIA FORUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on the government's "Russia Action Policy" issued earlier this year, on November 26 Prime Minister Vanhanen held the first "Russia Forum." According to the Action Plan, the PM should hold a Forum to connect Finns from government, business and academia in order to i [...]	2009-12-22 09:26:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI PGOV PREL EUR RS
09HELSINKI488	PM STEPPING DOWN AS PARTY LEADER NEXT JUNE [...] (SBU) In a surprise announcement made via Centre Party parliamentary leader Timo Kalli and his own blog on December 23, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen indicated that he would not stand for reelection as leader of the Centre Party at its June 2010 party conference. Citing health reasons (surgery [...]	2009-12-23 13:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	FI PGOV
09HELSINKI52	FINLAND: VISIT OF AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's National Security Advisor, Zalmai Rassoul, offered his government's appreciation for Finland's assistance during a visit from February 2-5. In meetings with the Foreign and Defense Ministers and other government officials, Rassoul listed as the top problems in Afgha [...]	2009-02-12 13:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR FI PREL
09HELSINKI59	FINLAND: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Post's point-of-contact on TIP is Political & Labor Officer Lisa Conesa(ConesaLB@state.gov; Tel: 358-9-6162-5482; FAX: 358-9-6162-5766). Ms. Conesa is an FS-04, and spent 100 hours on preparing the TIP report. Two local LES employees in the Political Section and Consular Section spent 6 [...]	2009-02-18 12:35:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB FI
09HELSINKI60	FINLAND: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 12:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB FI
09HELSINKI62	FINLAND AND THE MAY 2009 NPT PREPCOM [...] (C) PolChief met on February 10 with Outi Holopainen, the MFA's Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, to discuss the Finnish government's (GOF) views on upcoming non-proliferation meetings (REF). Holopainen said that, regarding the NPT review cycle, the GOF had not form [...]	2009-02-19 13:56:00	Embassy Helsinki	SECRET	AORC CDG ENRG FI KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI63	FINLAND COMMENTS ON FEBRUARY 23-24 GAERC [...] Summary: PolOff met with Markku Lampinen, Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent on February 20 in advance of the GAERC. Lampinen said that the main topics this month will be Afghanistan and the Middle East. This GAERC represents the first discussion of the Eastern Partnership Initiative [...]	2009-02-20 12:14:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN PGOV FI
09HELSINKI74	FINLAND: POSSIBLE RWANDAN GENOCIDE TRIAL [...] (U) Summary: On February 5, local media reported that Finnish police referred their investigation of genocide charges against a Rwandan resident in Finland for prosecution. Finnish officials investigated the charges after the Rwandan applied for asylum in Finland. Officials allege that the s [...]	2009-02-26 11:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF SMIG SOCI FI
09HELSINKI75	FINLAND: DAS MOON VISITS AS PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the end of 2008 the Finnish Government (GOF) decided to increase its military, civilian and development assistance to Afghanistan. In February the GOF submitted to Parliament its plan to temporarily double its troop contribution to support security arrangements for the Afghan [...]	2009-02-26 12:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI MARR PGOV PREL

09HELSINKI76	FINLAND: POSTURE TOWARDS THE DURBAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered subject talking points to Charlotta Spolander and Kirsti Pohjankukka in the Finnish MFA Unit for Human Rights Policy on February 27. Spolander said that the Human Rights Council (HRC) will continue planning for the Durban Review Conference. Spolander said GoF welcomes U [...]	2009-02-27 14:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL FI
09HELSINKI79	FINLAND: NEW DEFENSE POLICY INCHES TOWARD NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 23 the Finnish Government (GoF) released its quadrennial defense security white paper. It delayed release due to difficulty in arriving at a consensus on how to treat the question of Finland's possible NATO membership. Some in the Cabinet sought stronger language favo [...]	2009-03-02 10:34:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI9	FINLAND: OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed the Iranian candidacy for UNDP President with Marko Laine, Counselor, Unit for Development Issues (UNDP Desk for Finland). He plans to discuss the candidacy further with the political section at the Finnish MFA, but noted that their unofficial position will be to vote i [...]	2009-01-08 11:09:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR UN EAID FI
09HOCHIMINHCITY674	LOWER MEKONG INITIATIVE: FORECAST MEKONG IN THE DELTA [...] (U) Summary: One practical byproduct of the Secretary's Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) is the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) effort to help the Mekong countries assess how climate change and human activities impact the Mekong basin. USGS held a Forecast Mekong workshop in Can Tho city Decemb [...]	2009-12-16 11:26:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ENRG EAGR SOCI PREL PGOV EAID TH VN
09HONGKONG2025	HONG KONG 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is not a major transshipment point for illicit drugs destined for the international market. Some narcotics shipments do transit Hong Kong's high volume port, but its efficient law enforcement efforts, the availability of alternate rou [...]	2009-11-03 09:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR HK
09HONGKONG62	HONG KONG 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is not a major transshipment point for illicit drugs destined for the international market. Some narcotics shipments do transit Hong Kong's high volume port, but its efficient law enforcement efforts, the availability of alternate [...]	2009-01-09 09:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR HK
09ISLAMABAD902	DONORS PLEDGE OVER $5 BILLION IN NEW MONEY AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International pledges totaled more than $5 billion at the Pakistan Donors' Conference in Tokyo on April 17. The Donors' Conference was intended to support the implementation of Pakistan's International Monetary Fund (IMF) Stand-By Arrangement agreed to in November 2008. Specia [...]	2009-04-28 13:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID
09JAKARTA2023	ACEH -- FORMER FINNISH PRESIDENT UNDERSCORES NEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish President, on December 9. Ahtisaari--who helped facilitate the 2005 peace accord--commented that the situation in Aceh seemed to be calm and it was positive that the recent elections had gone smoothly. Aceh could not [...]	2009-12-09 10:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PNAT ECON ID
09JAKARTA654	ACEH ELECTIONS SMOOTH AND PEACEFUL [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. It is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Polling in Aceh was smooth and calm on election day, despite tensions and intimidation in the run-up to the legislative elections. Security was tight, wi [...]	2009-04-09 10:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ID
09JERUSALEM378	UNRWA'S FEBRAURY 2009 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ADVISORY [...] (SBU) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) convened an Extraordinary Session of the Advisory Commission in Amman, Jordan on February 17. UNRWA underlined its dire financial situation and provided an update on its operations in Gaza. UNRWA a [...]	2009-03-04 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL
09KABUL1278	Balkh Province - Security Setbacks, Corruption, Uneven [...] (U) Summary: Strong provincial leadership by Governor Atta makes the Balkh government work, but a worsening security picture in districts west of the provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif and widespread corruption within his administration threaten to undermine people's confidence in government. B [...]	2009-05-19 13:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EAID MARR AF
09KABUL1574	Jowzjan Province: Worsening Security; Mixed Reviews on [...] Over the past six months, deteriorating security has been the most significant change in Jowzjan province. Insurgents have demonstrated their ability to launch attacks both in remote districts of the province as well as along the ring road from Sheberghan to Mazar-e-Sharif. While the insurgen [...]	2009-06-20 08:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL2774	PRT MAZAR: SAMANGAN PROVINCE ASSESSMENT [...] This is a bi-annual assessment of Samangan Province. 2. SUMMARY: Security throughout Samangan province has remained mostly stable over the past year, but insurgents operating in neighboring Baghlan province are trying to undo that. Governor Enayat, considered by his detractors to be a wea [...]	2009-09-13 04:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KAMPALA629	Transitioning Northern Uganda - One Year of OTI [...] Summary: In June of 2008 USAIDs Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) opened the Northern Uganda Transition Initiative (NUTI) program in support of U.S. Government objectives to facilitate the transition from relief to humanitarian recovery in the North. Managed out of the USAID mission but [...]	2009-06-18 09:42:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG
09KAMPALA77	SUBJECT: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 05:29:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR UG
09KATHMANDU1127	NEPAL: READOUT OF ACTING DCM'S BARDIYA HUMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Acting DCM Terry White accompanied the heads or deputy heads of missions from Australia, Denmark, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, the UK, and the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on a two-day trip to Bardiya (Dec. 8-9) to highlight t [...]	2009-12-11 06:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM NP PGOV PHUM
09KATHMANDU377	MEETINGS WITH PM DAHAL AND UML LEADER KHANAL: [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador joined like-minded heads of mission in separate meetings with Prime Minister Dahal and UML leader Jhalanath Khanal. Dahal was especially emphatic in his defense of civilian supremacy and the need to have the principle fully recognized in Nepal. He called the Presi [...]	2009-05-06 11:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NP
09KATHMANDU404	NEPAL'S MAOISTS RUN AMOK IN RAMECHHAP AND OTHER [...] (SBU) Following the resignation of Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal on May 4, the Maoist District Organization Committee in Ramechhap, a hilly district 75 km east of Kathmandu, issued an ultimatum to members of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) to [...]	2009-05-12 07:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
09KATHMANDU679	NEPAL: UNHCR ADVOCATES REGISTERING TIBETANS [...] (SBU) During a July 13 meeting of the U.S.-hosted Tibetan Discussion Group, Kathmandu's UNHCR Representative Daisy Dell advocated for registration of Tibetan refugees in Nepal. Based on experience with Nepal's Bhutanese refugee community, Dell sees registration as the necessary first step t [...]	2009-07-24 08:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL CH IN NP
09KINSHASA615	REQUEST FOR INCREASED ENGAGEMENT ON EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Although a strategy to combat sexual violence in the DRC has been created, the GDRC has yet to implement it due to its extremely low level of capacity. The USG helps fund activities to fight sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in North Kivu, South Kivu, Orientale, Maniema, [...]	2009-06-29 13:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KJUS KWMN KOCI AF CG
09KOLONIA137	YAP STATE ATTEMPTS AT IMPLEMENTING ENERGY PLAN AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Yap State Legislators are hoping that the FSM National Government can provide a unified front to obtain international funding to meet the FSM's energy needs. Current funding from donor nations is greatly appreciated, but the project implementation process remains difficult. E [...]	2009-10-30 01:06:00	Embassy Kolonia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL FM
09KYIV1942	U.S.-UKRAINE NONPROLIFERATION MEETINGS SEPTEMBER [...] (S) Summary: Highlights of this semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine nonproliferation dialogue include: --Ukraine gave an inconsistent answer on the question of transferring HEU spent fuel to Russia. --Ukraine asked for additional security assurances beyond those provided in Budapest in 1994, and was intereste [...]	2009-11-09 12:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PARM PREL KNUC UP
09KYIV2175	YANUKOVYCH READY FOR RESET WITH RUSSIA, EU [...] (C) Opposition Party of Regions head and presidential front-runner Yanukovych told the Ambassador that he welcomed international observation of the January 17 election. International observers will help ensure presidential candidates adhere to the law and prevent falsification. Yanukovych warn [...]	2009-12-21 13:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV620	ABSENT BILATERAL FINANCING, UKRAINE NEEDS BROADER [...] (C) Summary. As the IMF mission team looks set to return to Kyiv on April 9, President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko have assured the IMF of their intention to see through more budget cutbacks when the Rada votes on key laws on April 14. Nonetheless, it appears that Ukraine's ensui [...]	2009-04-08 18:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
09LIMA77	PERU 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The Government of Peru (GOP) seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, 2007, and set to enter into force on February 1, 2009, sh [...]	2009-01-21 18:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
09LISBON447	HIJACKED SHIP NOT IN PORTUGUESE WATERS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Portuguese Navy officials confirmed on August 13 that the Portuguese government was closely monitoring the situation involving the Arctic Sea, a Maltese-flagged, Finnish-owned commercial ship with a Russian crew that "disappeared" July 24 off the coast of Sweden, while reported [...]	2009-08-14 11:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM PO
09LJUBLJANA12	2009 SLOVENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Slovenia follows: A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- A European Union member since May 1, 2004 and a eurozone member since January 1, 2007, Slovenia has a strong mix of qualities to recommend [...]	2009-01-15 17:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB SI
09LJUBLJANA196	SLOVENIA WORKING TO ADDRESS FINNISH ALLEGATIONS IN [...] (C) After discussions with Slovenia's Minister of Justice and Chief Prosecutor-General about Finnish allegations circulated at the June OECD Working Group on Bribery, post expects Finland and Slovenia will clear up the misunderstandings that gave rise to the allegations in September - before t [...]	2009-07-16 14:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON OECD EFIN SI
09LONDON2676	IMO: 14TH SESSION OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS, SOLID [...] Summary: The fourteenth session of the IMO Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) Sub Committee (S/C) met in London from 21-25 September 2009, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations from fifty-nine member states, one as [...]	2009-12-01 17:03:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT IMO IR PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON540	NUCLEAR FUELS: HMG SEEKS INPUT ON THEMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C/NF) Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials highlighted the overall goal of building multilateral trust and cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy in a February 26 planning meeting for the UK March 17-18 Nuclear Fuels Conferen [...]	2009-03-02 10:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG TRGY KNNP UK
09LUSAKA312	NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR CONFERENCE: WILL COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Following a tripartite summit in October 2008, and as part of a pilot Aid for Trade initiative, three regional economic communities (RECs) - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA),East African Community (EAC),and Southern African Development Community (SADC) - [...]	2009-05-07 13:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ELTN ENRG ETRD WTO XA ZA
09LUXEMBOURG11	LUXEMBOURG INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The following is Luxembourg's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg offers a very favorable and welcoming attitude toward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI reflects how [...]	2009-01-13 12:27:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR LU
09LUXEMBOURG196	LUXEMBOURG SCENE SETTER: FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn travels to the U.S. following ratification of a new coalition government on July 20. Luxembourg is a staunch ally of the United States and recently pledged four million Euro per year to support the Afghan National Army. Post began negotiations with [...]	2009-07-28 12:56:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG248	LUXEMBOURG: AUGUST 'DISPATCHES FROM THE DUCHY' [...] (SBU) Embassy Luxembourg hereby launches its first edition of 'Dispatches from the Duchy' to capture highlights from the press, diplomatic and international community, and news heard on the ramparts not otherwise reported during the month of August. 2. (SBU) Summary: The month of Ramadan [...]	2009-09-02 11:04:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AMGT LU
09MANAGUA168	NICARAGUAN COFFEE A MIXED BAG [...] Coffee is Nicaragua's second leading export, with the United States, Spain, and Finland the principal markets. During the harvest from November to March, the sector employs about 390,000 Nicaraguans, almost 19% of the workforce. Coffee production for the 2008/09 harvest is forecast to reach [...]	2009-02-12 19:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR NU
09MANAGUA245	ORTEGA CALLS FOR ANTI-U.S. ORGANIZATION OF LATIN AMERICAN STATES AND PLEDGES TROUBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (U) In a March 4 speech at a Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) rally following the presentation of credentials by ambassadors from Brazil and Finland, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called for the creation of an Organization of Latin American and Caribbean States to counter the n [...]	2009-03-06 21:34:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA314	VISIT NICARAGUA! DECREE TEXT AND REVISED COUNTRY [...] (U) Late on March 18, 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) released the official text of Decree 07-2009 that changed Nicaragua's visa policy. Our unofficial English translation appears below. The decree's fundamental change to Nicaragua's visa regime is that citizens from countries in "C [...]	2009-03-24 18:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS ASEC PGOV SMIG PREL NU
09MANAGUA432	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR LEADS DISCUSSION ON DONOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 15, Ambassador Callahan hosted ambassadors from Nicaragua's major European donor countries in a discussion about donor actions following the fraudulent outcome of the 2008 municipal elections (reftel) and the continued unwillingness of the GON to address the issue. The me [...]	2009-04-27 12:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV NU
09MANILA2273	GOVERNMENT AND INSURGENTS AGREE ON FORMAL PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taking another step forward for peace in the southern Philippines, the Philippine government and rebel group peace panels signed an agreement October 27 in Kuala Lumpur on the protection of civilian populations in armed conflict and set tentative dates for resuming formal peace ta [...]	2009-10-28 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS RP
09MANILA86	Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One [...] Part Two of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Efficient Capital Markets And Portfolio Investment The Philippines is open to foreign por [...]	2009-01-14 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MAPUTO1165	MOZAMBIQUE ELECTIONS: EUROPEANS EXPRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Heads of Mission (HOMs) met recently with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to convey concerns about the lack of transparency in the preparations for the October 28 presidential, legislative, and provincial elections. Baloi repeated the now well-rehearsed Government of Mozambiqu [...]	2009-10-27 15:38:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MZ
09MAPUTO65	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be a potential investor,s primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and nor [...]	2009-01-22 14:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MZ
09MEXICO160	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MEXICO [...] Mexico is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) in most economic sectors and has consistently been one of the largest recipients of FDI among emerging markets. In recent years, Mexico has become increasingly aware of its loss of competitiveness relative to other emerging economies, notably Ch [...]	2009-01-21 22:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB MX
09MONROVIA218	LIBERIA: 1200 DELEGATES ATTEND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Sirleaf and President of Finland Tarja Halonen convened the successful "International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security" March 7-8 at the Samuel K. Doe Stadium in Monrovia. The resulting "Monrovia Declaration" cal [...]	2009-03-24 15:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAO LI
09MONROVIA802	52ND LIBERIAN LEGISLATURE CONCLUDES FOURTH SESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The 52nd National Legislature has concluded its fourth session, recessing until the fifth session begins in January 2010. Despite the fact that several key laws were passed and concession agreements ratified, the Legislature failed to pass crucial measures related to meeting Lib [...]	2009-10-30 09:55:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI LI
09MONTERREY445	NUEVO LEON AND ZACATECAS GOVERNORS SEEK INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Mexico Business Summit, held in Monterrey November 8-10 (reftel),the Ambassador met (separately) with the Governors of Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas. During a November 10 meeting, the Ambassador and Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina (PRI) discussed innovati [...]	2009-12-07 20:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EINV SOCI ASEC EAID ECON MX
09MONTEVIDEO401	URUGUAY'S POTENTIAL AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADER IN THE [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Uruguay has the potential to become an alternative energy-based economy if it continues its current effort and improves the policy environment and needed infrastructure. I [...]	2009-07-13 12:45:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EAGR UY
09MOSCOW1225	RUSSIA'S HARDENING VIEWS ON SPHERE OF INFLUENCE [...] (C) As the Kremlin's new national security strategy (septel) reasserts the priority of strengthening Russian influence in the CIS, well-connected Russian analysts and government-supported institutniki increasingly call for "positive neutrality" or the "Finlandization" of Russia's neighbors. [...]	2009-05-14 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON NATO OSCE RS
09MOSCOW1268	RUSSIAN MFA ON TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Transnistria Conflict Negotiator Nesterushkin told us May 18 that DFM Karasin was planning to visit Chisinau and Tiraspol May 26-27 to pressure Smirnov to revoke the travel ban on Ambassador Chaudhry and EU negotiator Miszei, in order to make possible the next "3 plu [...]	2009-05-19 12:21:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS FI MD
09MOSCOW1281	RUSSIAN MFA REQUESTS COOPERATION ON BERING STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Head of Bilateral Relations at the MFA U.S. Desk on April 17 raised several Bering Strait issues, primarily extending the existing visa-free travel regime to all permanent residents of Chukotka and Alaska, agreeing to create a joint protected territory, and reviving the Berin [...]	2009-05-20 13:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CVIS ECON EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL KTIA XQ RS
09MOSCOW1424	LATEST RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT, LIKE ITS IMMEDIATE [...] (C) The May 21-22 Russia-EU Summit, held in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East (RFE),resulted in no breakthroughs on major energy, political and trade issues. Press reports focused on continuing "tensions" over energy, a topic dominated by Russia's push for the EU to finance Ukraine's gas ne [...]	2009-06-01 11:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS EU
09MOSCOW1439	IPR: RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTICIPATION IN A NORTHEAST [...] Summary. A delegation of Russian law enforcement officials participated in the 5th annual USPTO Northeast Baltic Regional Conference on Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment held in Helsinki, Finland on April 28-29, 2009. Their participation signals [...]	2009-06-02 12:18:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON RS
09MOSCOW1505	CRISIS FAINTLY BOOSTS PRESS FREEDOM; PUBLIC SNOOZES [...] (SBU) Summary: Criticism of GOR policy in some print and internet media has sharpened as the financial crisis has taken hold. This has raised hopes among some liberal observers that the financial crisis will improve press freedom in Russia, by forcing GOR officials to be more open to criticis [...]	2009-06-09 11:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1507	KALUGA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS ON DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to the ruling United Russia-dominated Kaluga Region, local government officials took great pains to portray it as one of the most attractive regions in Russia for foreign investment and, despite the current economic crisis, one that is thriving with virtu [...]	2009-06-09 14:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM KCOR SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1530	NORD STREAM CEO SAYS PIPELINE WILL BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 2011 -- IF IT STARTS ON TIME Classified By: Ambassador John R. Beyrle for Reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 13:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS GM
09MOSCOW1541	RUSSIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE [...] (C/NF) MFA Deputy Director Gorlach welcomed reftel demarche as an important signal and expressed interest in the idea of a joint U.S.-Russian statement for the Corfu ministerial. He said that Russia would not oppose efforts to discuss the human and economic agenda, but asked for specifics an [...]	2009-06-11 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EU NATO OSCE RS
09MOSCOW1670	VORKUTA: ARCTIC MINING TOWN WEATHERS CRISIS AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: A June 13-15 visit to Vorkuta, a former gulag mining town north of the Arctic Circle, revealed a company town (or so-called "monogorod") struggling to define itself amid "optimization" that has hemorrhaged jobs and residents over the past decade. A May 24 rally that attracted 1 [...]	2009-06-25 13:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM SOCI PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1869	INTERNET PIRACY: RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT SUCCESSFULLY TAKES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian law enforcement, in collaboration with local industry, conducted a raid against an Internet piracy release group "Interfilm" and arrested the owners of their bit- torrent site, "Interfilm.ru." The criminal action against this site is not only the first in Russia since th [...]	2009-07-22 03:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON RS
09MOSCOW2757	NIZHNIY NOVGOROD: TRANSFORMING RUSSIA'S DETROIT [...] (C) Summary: This year's Nizhniy Novgorod Scientific and Industrial Forum focused on President Medvedev's "Five I's" (innovation, investment, intellect, infrastructure and institutions). Nizhniy Novgorod Governor Shantsev, perceived to be business friendly and well connected to the Kremlin, [...]	2009-11-10 13:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EIND RS
09MOSCOW3055	RUSSIA ON MILITARY EQUIPMENT DONATIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: In parallel with SRAP Holbrooke's visit to Moscow, a U.S.-Russia interagency working group composed of counternarcotics and military experts met to discuss potential areas of cooperation and assistance to Afghanistan. Although the GOR counternarcotics programs for Afghan police [...]	2009-12-21 06:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS AF
09MOSCOW333	RUSSIA MOVING INTO HIGH GEAR ON NANOTECHNOLOGY; ACTIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since Russia's preeminent manager Anatoliy Chubays became Director General of Russia's Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) on September 22, 2008 Rusnano has both bolstered its international reputation and begun investing in nanotechnology in Russia. To showcase Russia's c [...]	2009-02-11 15:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TNGD TPHY ETRD BTIO TSPL PREL KIPR KTIA RS
09MOSCOW884	RUSNANO'S CHUBAYS SEEKS "NEW LEVEL" OF BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Rusnanotech head Anatoliy Chubays spoke optimistically of a "new window of possibility in bilateral economic relations" that he intends to cultivate during his upcoming May visit to the U.S. Goals for the trip will include learning more a [...]	2009-04-07 07:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI TNGD ETRD ECON RS IS
09NAIROBI369	JOINT HEADS OF MISSION STATEMENT ON IMPUNITY IN KENYA [...] On February 26, the Ambassador joined in a statement on impunity in Kenya, which was issued by Heads of Mission in Nairobi regarding impunity in Kenya. Begin text: Statement on impunity in Kenya We, the undersigned heads of diplomatic missions in Nairobi, welcome Professor Philip Alston [...]	2009-02-26 10:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC MOPS KE
09NAIROBI43	EASBRIG UPDATES ITS FRIENDS [...] (U) On November 25, the East African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) used the occasion of its first-ever Command Post Exercise (CPX) to bring donors together for an update on EASBRIG's progress and to request further support. While the meeting's agenda focused on capacity building for the still-nas [...]	2009-01-08 11:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL KE XW
09NAIROBI525	THREATS TO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS INCREASING [...] (C) Following the March 5 murder of two human rights activists from the Oscar Foundation NGO in Nairobi (Reftel A),an increasing number of human rights activists have been subjected to threats, mainly through text messages. Several leading human rights activists have temporarily fled Kenya in [...]	2009-03-16 05:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KE
09NDJAMENA203	ABSENCE OF AMBASSADOR LOUIS J. NIGRO, JR. [...] Embassy N'Djamena requests permission for Ambassador Louis J. Nigro, Jr. to be absent from post for personal travel to Helsinki, Finland and Paris, France from June 8, 2009 to June 26, 2009. During the Ambassador's absence, DCM Sue L. Bremner will be in charge. 2. Proposed itinerary is [...]	2009-05-29 09:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER KCOM OTRA CD
09NDJAMENA211	ABSENCE OF AMBASSADOR LOUIS J. NIGRO, JR. - REVISED CONTACT [...] Per reftels, Post provides the following updated contact information for Ambassador Nigro's personal travel to Finland and France from June 8, 2009 to June 26, 2009. 3. Contact information: June 9: Hotel Palace Etelaranta 10 Helsinki, Finland 00130 Hotel Te [...]	2009-06-04 11:20:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER KCOM OTRA CD
09NDJAMENA511	EASTERN CHAD: SECURITY FAMILIARIZATION VISIT TO ABECHE -- [...] (SBU) Post's current security practices for travelers to Abeche and eastern Chad under Chief of Mission authority are largely adequate within the security context. These practices are based on the operating rule that travelers will be under the protection of, and will abide by, the practices a [...]	2009-11-03 13:24:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREF PREL PHUM SU CD
09OSLO146	DREAMS IN POLAR FOG: PROPOSED NORDIC EFENSE AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-06 11:29:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PNR PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS DA IC FI SW
09OSLO386	NORWAY IS GOOD: NORWEGIAN EXCEPTIONALISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Norway's sense of exceptionalism, while under some pressure due to some significant policy failures, still is a central part of the national culture and has an outsized impact on Norwegian foreign policy. Norwegians truly believe that there is something inherently good about being [...]	2009-06-10 13:07:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL NO
09OSLO459	NORWAY'S RESPONSE: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with A/DCM and PolOff July 21, MOD and MFA Officials described on-going military and civilian contributions and outlined previously announced 2010 pledges to the UN's Law and Order Trust Fund and the expanded NATO ANA Trust Fund. The MFA is reviewing an option to co- [...]	2009-07-24 06:08:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR
09OSLO600	PROFILE OF THE LARGE AND ACTIVE NORWEGIAN DIASPORA [...] (U) Summary: The Norwegian diaspora in the United States is a large identifiable group with some 4.5 million people and maintains deep and firmly institutionalized connections to Norway. This cable responds to reftel request for information about this group. Several Norwegian-American organi [...]	2009-09-30 11:26:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP SCUL SMIG TSPL
09OSLO635	NORWAY'S 2010 DEFENSE BUDGET: HIGH NORTH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Defense Minister Espen Barth-Eide outlined October 13 his talking points for the NATO new Strategic Concept discussion in Luxembourg October 16. He emphasized that striking a balance between in-area and out-of-area operations is key to ensuring that NATO remains relevan [...]	2009-10-15 15:26:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS MARR NATO AF NO
09OSLO720	NORWEGIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ON NATO, RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: MoD Security Policy Director Svein Efjestad told EUR/NB Director, DCM, PolCouns, A/DATT and PolMil Officer November 12 that the recent NATO-Russia Council meeting held in Oslo on nuclear policy was a useful discussion, particularly as it addressed sub-strategic weapons, which re [...]	2009-11-18 13:47:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR OVIP NO
09OSLO73	NORWAY ? 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Here is the submission for Norway's 2009 Investment Climate Report. Per reftel, it will be incorporated in the Country's Commercial Guide. End summary. Chapter 6: Investment Climate Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensati [...]	2009-01-14 13:18:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR NO
09OSLO764	NORWAY'S MOD ON AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: During a December 3 Bilateral Study Group meeting, Ministry of Defense Director of Security Policy Svein Efjestad focused on civilian coordination in Afghanistan, in particular UNAMA's key role, and said Norway's Minister of Defense would have to manage public expectations follo [...]	2009-12-09 10:26:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR AF NO
09PARIS1679	Scenesetter: Special Envoy Morningstar Visit to Paris [...] (SBU) Embassy Paris warmly welcomes your visit on December 14-16. France is a strategic partner on global energy issues, both in its own right, and as a policy leader within the EU. France has a long-standing and statist policy of pursing energy independence. It currently meets 50 percent of [...]	2009-12-10 15:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PREL FR
09PARIS1720	FRANCE'S "YEAR OF" PROGRAM FINDS CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY Cultural exchanges serve as a vehicle for French commercial diplomacy and a key feature in its foreign affairs strategy. Through the semi-public agency CulturesFrance, France dedicates a calendar year or a shorter "season" to cultural cooperation with a chosen country in order to b [...]	2009-12-17 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV ETRD SCUL FR
09PARIS294	SCENESETTER FOR FRENCH MINISTER OF STATE BORLOO'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU): Minister of State Jean-Louis Borloo arrives in Washington March 4 to engage the USG on climate change and energy policy. As the head of France's "super ministry" combining environment, transportation and energy under the rubric of sustainable development, Borloo is the third ranking off [...]	2009-02-27 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENGR TRGY KGHG PREL FR
09PARIS304	FRANCE ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. French energy security policy centers on energy independence, security of supply through diversification, affordable but competitive energy prices via vertically-integrated utility companies, and low-carbon economic growth. French activism in pushing its civilian nuclear know- [...]	2009-03-02 16:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET SENV PREL FR
09PARIS643	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the April Paris Club meeting, the IMF reported Afghanistan's PRGF was back on track. Some creditors expressed a willingness to extend Afghanistan's debt treatment, but Russia noted some 'technical problems.' The World Bank and the Fund had approved Cote d'Ivoire's decisi [...]	2009-05-12 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS973	PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's June 23 meeting, the U.S. opposed a proposal to give new seniority status to crisis-related bilateral financing. Russia dropped its opposition to extending Afghanistan's Club treatment, clearing the way for continued debt relief as Afghanistan implements its [...]	2009-07-20 10:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARISFR1406	UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results [...] Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO Intern [...]	2009-10-19 06:08:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1474	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: EDUCATION MINISTERIAL AND [...] Summary: At UNESCO's 35th General Conference, approximately 70 Education Ministers and Vice-Ministers participated in the Ministerial Roundtable October 9-10 to discuss education policy issues. The Education Commission met October 13-15 and considered the UNESCO education sector's budget for [...]	2009-11-03 12:19:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL UNESCO HO
09PARISFR1481	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: SOCIAL AND HUMAN [...] Summary: The October 16-21 meeting of the Social and Human Sciences Commission was the scene of some of the most heated debates at UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Commission began its work by discussing whether to initiate negotiation of a proposed "Universal Declaration of Ethical Pri [...]	2009-11-04 17:41:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY PREL PHUM UNESCO
09PRAGUE29	CZECH AND DUTCH AG MINISTERS MEET ON CAP AND DAIRY REFORM. [...] Summary: On January 12, 2009, Gerritje Verburg, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality met in Prague with Czech Minister of Agriculture, Petr Gandalovic. They discussed the agenda of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development, priorities of the Czech Presidency, and also [...]	2009-01-14 16:21:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EZ EUN
09PRETORIA2507	AMBASSADOR GIPS MEETS WITH DIRCO DEPMIN EBRAHIM [...] (C) On December 3, Ambassador Gips met with Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Ebrahim cordially listed points on which the SAG was content with its relations with the U.S., he cited areas for collaboration in resolving Afri [...]	2009-12-07 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KGHG AF WI ZI IR SF
09PRETORIA538	PRE-ELECTION TOUR D'HORIZON WITH ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa gave us a glimpse into the operation of an institution key not only to the successful conduct of the 2009 elections but also to the preservation of South Africa's young democracy. The IEC officials briefe [...]	2009-03-20 17:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM EAID PGOV SF
09PRETORIA81	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA (PART [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents part two of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009, continued [...]	2009-01-15 16:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
09QUITO973	GOE "EXPLAINS" TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT TREATIES... [...] (SBU) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Falconi explained the reasoning behind the GoE's decision to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) during a November 12 meeting with Embassy representatives of the affected countries. Falconi reiterated the GoE's claim that Ecuador's 2008 Constitu [...]	2009-11-17 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EC
09RABAT195	MOROCCO'S TALLY OF COUNTRIES REJECTING/SUPPORTING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Morocco continues to work to persuade countries around the globe to de-recognize the Polisario Front's declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or at least freeze relations, beyond which they want countries to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saha [...]	2009-03-06 18:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV WI UNSC MO
09REYKJAVIK129	ICELAND MOVING FORWARD WITH EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS [...] (U) Summary: Iceland is swiftly moving forward with the EU membership process and accession could come as early as 2012. The issue remains contentious in Iceland with current popular opinion reportedly split down the middle. Ultimately, the decision will likely come down to a national referen [...]	2009-07-28 17:25:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC
09REYKJAVIK197	ICELAND: GOVERNMENT HOLDS TIP SYMPOSIUM [...] (U) More than 100 people overflowed a conference room for a symposium on human trafficking sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights on October 30. Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson opened the symposium by declaring the GOI's unwavering suppo [...]	2009-11-04 16:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK225	REYKJAVIK CIWG ANNUAL MEETING [...] (S/NF) On December 17, 2009, American Embassy Reykjavik convened a Counter Intelligence Working Group (CIWG) meeting. CDA Sam Watson chaired the meeting. In attendance were A/DCM, POL, PAO, CONS, ECON, IPC, MILREP, MGT and RSO. Ref A discusses Post's previous CIWG. Ref C discusses Post's pr [...]	2009-12-24 11:35:00	Embassy Reykjavik	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC IC
09REYKJAVIK36	ICELANDIC FISHERIES MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON REVERSING [...] (SBU) Summary: At the head of a delegation of seven ambassadors, the Ambassador urged the new Minister of Fisheries February 7 to rescind the quota established by his predecessor last month that would allow a large commercial hunt for fin and minke whales over the next five years. The Ministe [...]	2009-02-18 15:40:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD PGOV IC
09RIGA425	NEW LATVIAN GAS STORAGE UNLIKELY WITHOUT PUSH FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia is entirely dependent on Russia for natural gas supplies. Increased natural gas storage capacity could act as a stronger buffer against a potential cutoff - but prospects for a commercial project are bleak. While there has been some discussion of a new storage facility, [...]	2009-08-17 14:51:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON LG
09ROME1240	G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING [...] (C) The last Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting of Italy's G8 Presidency was held October 28 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Rome. Chaired by Minister Filippo Formica, deputy director of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Political Affairs, the agenda covered regional i [...]	2009-11-10 16:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM
09ROME171	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...]	2009-02-12 11:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
09ROME439	NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (II): INEFFECTIVE ITALIAN [...] (SBU) This is the second in a series of three reporting cables on immigration in Italy. This first reporting cable described the current situation. This second cable reports on the government's reaction to the immigration challenge. The third examines concerns about the limitations of the g [...]	2009-04-17 13:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF IT
09SANTIAGO442	Chile Wants Free Trade Commission Meeting To Review Pulp [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's wood and pulp industry association (CORMA),one of the nation's leading export industries, is pressuring the GOC to address a tax credit received by U.S. pulp and paper companies for use of alternative fuels. In response, the GOC on April 29 sent a letter to USTR reques [...]	2009-05-08 17:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR EFTA CI

09SARAJEVO385	BOSNIA -- THE COMING END OF EUFOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We understand that the administration is planning a review of the U.S. and international profile in Bosnia. The Embassy would like to call Washington's attention to decision processes underway which will impact our ability [...]	2009-03-27 13:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BK EUN
09SARAJEVO42	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...]	2009-01-13 10:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK
09SEOUL1374	DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...]	2009-08-27 01:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG KS KN
09SEOUL1873	SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Korea's Trade Dependency Over 90 Percent -- Foreign Currency Reserves Continue to Rise -- International Organizations Raise ROK Economic Outlook -- P [...]	2009-11-30 06:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SHANGHAI148	WORLD EXPO 2010: ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS ON "BETTER CITY, BETTER [...] SUMMARY: Shanghai officials and event organizers are already touting the "green" focus of Expo 2010, set to open May 1, 2010 and run for six months. With the theme "Better City, Better Life," the Expo will showcase new approaches to urban development, human habitats, lifestyles, and working c [...]	2009-04-02 08:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY SCUL BEXP CH
09SOFIA27	BULGARIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Bulgaria: A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Prom [...]	2009-01-20 15:14:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
09STATE109385	UNGA: GUIDANCE FOR UNSCEAR RESOLUTION FOR 64TH [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly will consider its annual UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) resolution on Thursday, October 22, 2009, in New York. The resolution is expected to be adopted by consensus [...]	2009-10-22 19:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG UNGA
09STATE110915	NUCLEAR SMUGGLING OUTREACH INITIATIVE: SIGNING OF [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Helsinki. See para 4. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs have reached agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the Finns will contribute 250,000 euros to the Second L [...]	2009-10-27 20:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PARM OTRA KNNP TRGY FI KTIA
09STATE115148	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective November 8, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-720. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]	2009-11-06 21:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE116023	October 2009 Paris Club Meeting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the October 2009 Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," creditors expressed consternation over the $939 million payment made by Congo-Brazzaville to litigating creditors (a.k.a. vulture funds),which violated the GOC's commitment to seek terms from private creditors comparable to i [...]	2009-11-10 19:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR
09STATE118799	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...]	2009-11-17 23:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09STATE129668	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective December 20, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-723. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entir [...]	2009-12-18 23:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE26179	NATO KFOR MISSION: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request in an effort to lock the barn doors on those NATO Allies and Partners who are looking for an early exit from the NATO Kosovo mission, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Although Foreign and Defense Ministers have pledged to keep NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR [...]	2009-03-19 01:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09STATE31102	REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...]	2009-04-01 00:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE322	ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...]	2009-01-03 03:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09STATE32712	FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3 for general talking points. Paragraph 4 has Post-specific points. 2. (U) Per reftel, Japan and the World Bank are co-hosting a Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17 in Tokyo. The stated goal of the conference is to raise $4 bill [...]	2009-04-03 16:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK
09STATE33629	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] (SBU) This is a time-sensitive action request for addressee posts. Given the importance of these IMF and World Bank votes, Department asks that the demarche be delivered at the highest appropriate level, preferably by Chief of Mission or DCM (please see paragraphs 2-5),with reports by April [...]	2009-04-07 11:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE38591	ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON BALTIC ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) The Prime Ministers and Energy Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will meet in Vilnius on April 26-27 to discuss energy security; Poland, Sweden and Finland will be represented at lower levels, as will CEOs of several Baltic energy companies. The United States supports and has [...]	2009-04-17 21:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG LG LH PL RS SW FI
09STATE40824	HCOC - ENCOURAGING INDIA TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HCOC [...] (C) Summary: Department requests Embassy to encourage India to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). This overture is consistent with India's positive efforts related to preventing the spread of ballistic missiles via harmonization and adherenc [...]	2009-04-23 16:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE44996	HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]	2009-05-04 15:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE44998	HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]	2009-05-04 15:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE46302	DEMARCHE: IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (C) Department requests Embassy to urge host government to vote for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Ambassador Amano is the best qualified candidate for Director General and the USG's preferred choice to lead the Ag [...]	2009-05-06 23:50:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AORC KNNP IAEA PREL
09STATE47360	KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]	2009-05-08 21:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47369	KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]	2009-05-08 22:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47372	KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]	2009-05-08 22:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE48359	ANTARCTICA: THE THIRTY-SECOND ANTARCTIC TREATY [...] Begin Summary and Comment: The 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) met in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 6-17, 2009, to discuss a range of issues related to Antarctica. The Meeting was convened initially at the Department of State in Washington as part of the first-ever joint mee [...]	2009-05-12 18:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AY KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY
09STATE48479	ITU TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION ADVISORY [...] Summary. This is a report of the results of a meeting of the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG),which met for three days in Geneva from April 28-30, 2009. TSAG is a meeting of Member States and Sector Members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It is res [...]	2009-05-12 21:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC ITU
09STATE50285	H1N1 -- UPDATE AND GUIDANCE [...] Summary: This is a joint cable to provide an update and guidance regarding the H1N1 situation from USAID's Global Health Bureau's Avian and Pandemic Influenza Unit and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. 2. The ident [...]	2009-05-16 01:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	REF SOCI EAID
09STATE50286	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH FINNISH [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 11, 2009, 11:00 11:45, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Judy Garber NSC Director Jeff Hovenier S Staff: Jake Sullivan EUR/NB Estonia/Finland [...]	2009-05-16 02:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID IAEA PARM KNNP
09STATE50880	GREEN/ALTERNATIVE FUEL POST RANKINGS [...] The Office of Motor Vehicles (A/LM/MV) has reviewed posts' responses to our annual alternative fuel/hybrid electric vehicle survey (reftel a). Based on those responses, posts have been ranked into three tiers. 2. Tier One posts responded to our annual survey indicating that they possess [...]	2009-05-18 21:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ATRN AMGT
09STATE53031	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective May 24, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-708. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]	2009-05-22 21:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE56790	CFE/VCC: GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 4, 2009 VCC [...] (C/NF) This is an action request, see para 5. Aside from standard agenda items, the June VCC will include a focused discussion on future work of the VCC group of experts. The NATO IS added this topic to the agenda following an April 23 VCC discussion concerning the U.S. non-paper on the stat [...]	2009-06-03 01:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE57105	DEMARCHE ADVOCATING INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The United States supports a significant real increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to strengthen its capabilities to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and prevent nuclear terrorism. Post is requested to demarche host governmen [...]	2009-06-03 16:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE59969	U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]	2009-06-10 22:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE59971	U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]	2009-06-10 22:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE60565	NIGERIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]	2009-06-11 23:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NI
09STATE60580	ESTONIA--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]	2009-06-11 23:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP EN
09STATE60582	FINLAND--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]	2009-06-11 23:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP FI
09STATE61286	U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. The USG is considering signing the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),the international agreement establishing the organization, in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Per reftels A and B, the D [...]	2009-06-13 17:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE69805	INSTRUCTIONS FOR ICTY/ICTR EXTENSION RESOLUTIONS [...] The Department authorizes USUN to vote for adoption of the following resolutions, included in paras 2 and 3, to be considered by the Council on Tuesday, July 7, extending the terms of the judges of the International Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR),2. Begin ICTY [...]	2009-07-06 21:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL ICTY ICTR
09STATE74362	ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] (SBU) The purpose of this demarche request is to encourage host governments to start thinking about how they might enhance their contributions to the effort in Afghanistan following the August 20 Afghan presidential election. General McChrystal, Commander of the International Security Assist [...]	2009-07-16 21:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE74887	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective July 19, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-712. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire m [...]	2009-07-17 19:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE77645	FOLLOWING UP WITH FINLAND ON EFFORTS BY IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In February 2009, the U.S. provided Finnish officials with information that Chinese company Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corp. Co. (STBPI) was working to procure an ultrasonic clean [...]	2009-07-24 19:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA FI IR CM
09STATE81678	REQUEST FOR DATA ON U.S. FIRMS' ACCESS TO FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs four and five for action request. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The current dearth of information on U.S. sales in foreign government procurement markets makes it difficult to accurately assess the effectiveness of government procurement commitments in trad [...]	2009-08-05 19:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BEXP WTRO
09STATE81957	REPORT OF U.S.- RUSSIA MANPADS EXPERTS MEETING [...] (S/NF) On the same week as the successful U.S.-Russia Presidential Summit in Moscow, the United States and Russia held their sixth Experts Meeting under their bilateral Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) Arrangement July 9-10 in Washington. Several items of interest were covered, including: [...]	2009-08-06 16:30:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL RS
09STATE85140	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective August 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-714. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]	2009-08-14 22:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE87762	LEAHY VETTING FAST TRACK THIRD TRANCHE AND [...] This cable announces the third tranche of countries approved for Fast Track Leahy vetting status. It also consolidates all three fast track tranches into one list that will be re-approved annually. This cable constitutes re-approval of the first two fast track tranches for another year from t [...]	2009-08-24 13:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM MASS PHUM PREL SNAR
09STATE88675	SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY 30 MEETING WITH [...] (U) July 30; 10:15 a.m.; Washington, DC. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Acting DAS William Lucas PA Spokesman Ian Kelly Executive Assistant Courtney Beale S Staff Joseph MacManus EUR/WE Director Maureen Cormack (Notetaker) Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn [...]	2009-08-25 19:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
09STATE90199	SEEKING ORAL STATEMENTS FOR ICJ ADVISORY OPINION [...] (SBU) This is an action request for action addressee posts that have recognized Kosovo. See paragraph 2. ACTION REQUEST AND OBJECTIVES --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (SBU) Embassies are requested to urge host governments to formally register with the Internati [...]	2009-08-28 20:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL ICJ KV
09STATE94817	BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...]	2009-09-11 19:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC FI
09STATE99089	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]	2009-09-24 02:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09STATE99783	US PARTICIPATION IN JOINT DEMARCHE TO ICELAND ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. Post is requested TO participate in a joint demarche to the Government of Iceland concerning their recent decisions regarding whaling activities. The text of the demarche is contained in paragraph 5. The United Kingdom has agreed to lead the demarc [...]	2009-09-24 21:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS IC KSCA PGOV SENV IWC
09STOCKHOLM148	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO THE NORDICS ON INCREASING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Afghan Ambassador to the Nordic countries, Jawed Ludin, met with CDA on February 26 to discuss ways to boost Sweden's role in Afghanistan. He focused on development aid as Sweden's comparative advantage. He suggested that Sweden should learn from Norway in its [...]	2009-03-04 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM178	SWEDEN ON INTEGRATING IRAQ INTO REGION [...] (C) Summary: Sweden thinks Iraq is integrating well into the broader Middle East and that the Expanded Neighbors Process is a good vehicle. Sweden supports the International Compact with Iraq but worries that it would be hard to attract ministers to Baghdad this summer because of security con [...]	2009-03-13 17:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ SW
09STOCKHOLM266	SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S WASHINGTON AGENDA [...] (S) Summary: For Bildt's May 4 visit to Washington, we recommend the following top three issues: additional contributions in Afghanistan, resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, and leadership in the EU on autonomous sanctions on Iran. Given Sweden's upcoming EU Presidency, July-December 2009, [...]	2009-04-29 15:14:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM309	SWEDEN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER [...] The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden, the first Congressional delegation to travel here since Rep. Larson of Connecticut visited in September 2007. The United States and Sweden share a strong and abiding relationship built on a foundation of shared values, cultural [...]	2009-05-20 15:53:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM446	BALTIC SEA STRATEGY: A PRIORITY FOR SWEDISH EU [...] (SBU) Summary: The Baltic Sea Strategy, a Swedish initiative that is one of its EU Presidency priorities, is a regional approach to deeper integration of environmental, economic, energy/transport, and security regulations and practices among the eight EU member states that surround the Baltic [...]	2009-07-21 16:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	NEI PREL ECON SENV ENRG EUR RU SW
09STOCKHOLM457	BETTER TO JOIN AL-SHABAAB THAN DRINK BEER IN THE [...] (U) Summary: Sweden was recently the target of a recruiting visit by an al-Shabaab spiritual leader, Xasaan Xussen, and a counter-visit by the Somali Minister of Justice, Abdirahman Janaqoo. The MFA and security service are concerned about the radicalization of Swedish-Somali youth by al-Shab [...]	2009-07-23 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL SO EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM545	SWEDEN ASKS ABOUT U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR THE G-20 SUMMIT; [...] (SBU) Summary: As EU President, Sweden has asked what sort of political success the U.S. is seeking from the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. State Secretary for Finance Per Jansson noted the need to show concrete progress in handling the financial crisis, and on climate change. He also discusse [...]	2009-08-25 09:39:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM577	FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT [...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...]	2009-09-10 15:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW
09STOCKHOLM597	RISE IN AFGHAN AND SOMALI MINORS TO SWEDEN, NORWAY [...] (U) Summary: A sharp rise in unaccompanied minors from Afghanistan and Somalia has been reported in Sweden, Norway and Finland, according to UNHCR's regional office in Stockholm. UNHCR explains that the teens are smuggled through Europe in order to escape deteriorating security and economic s [...]	2009-09-18 14:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL UNHCR EUN NO FI SW
09STOCKHOLM674	COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES SEEKS MORE COLLABORATION WITH [...] Summary: On October 6, REO and Embassy staff attended the annual consultations between the Council of Baltic Sea States and its observer states (including the U.S.). CBSS officials presented priorities for the upcoming year and highlighted successful ongoing cooperation under CBSS experts gro [...]	2009-10-27 13:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM677	SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT [...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...]	2009-10-28 17:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM694	SWEDEN APPROVES NORD STREAM PIPELINE [...] Summary: On November 5, the Government of Sweden approved the request by Nord Stream AG to lay two pipelines to transport natural gas through international waters within Sweden's economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The pipeline would supply Germany with natural gas from Russia. In announcing the [...]	2009-11-06 06:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV PREL RU GM SW
09STOCKHOLM701	SWEDISH BANKING SECTOR STABLE, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] Summary: All four major Swedish banks continued to see deteriorations to their credit portfolios in the third quarter primarily as a result of exposure to the Baltic region and Ukraine, but signs of improvement appeared in the form of decelerating credit losses. Market commentators continued t [...]	2009-11-09 06:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM702	SWEDISH BANKING SECTOR STABLE, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] Summary: All four major Swedish banks continued to see deteriorations to their credit portfolios in the third quarter primarily as a result of exposure to the Baltic region and Ukraine, but signs of improvement appeared in the form of decelerating credit losses. Market commentators continued t [...]	2009-11-09 06:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM705	SWEDEN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Sweden is not a significant illicit drug producing country. However, police report that Sweden is increasingly becoming a transit country for illegal drugs to other Nordic countries and Eastern European states. The fight against illegal drugs is an important government priority and enjoys stro [...]	2009-11-09 14:46:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL KSEP SW
09STOCKHOLM736	CONCERNS ABOUT ACTA NEGOTIATIONS AND IPR UPDATE: IPRED, [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish media and the usual blogger-circles have expressed similar concerns about the on-going ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) negotiations as we have seen in many other countries, mostly focusing on the secrecy and the internet chapter with its reported demands for [...]	2009-11-24 12:31:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR EINT ETRD ECON PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM746	TWO DPRK DIPLOMATS ARRESTED IN SWEDEN FOR SMUGGLING [...] On November 20, all Swedish media reported that two North Korean diplomats - a man and a woman in their fifties - were arrested by Swedish customs officers for attempting to smuggle 230,000 cigarettes by ferry from Mariehamn, Finland. The couple protested and tried to claim diplomatic immuni [...]	2009-11-27 11:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM765	SHRAPNEL FROM SWEDEN'S AFGHAN DESK OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 14:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM780	SWEDEN LAUNCHES EASTERN EUROPE ENERGY EFFICIENCY [...] (U) Summary: On NOvember 26, Sweden launched the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership by hosting a donor conference, which raised more that EUR 90 million in pledges from European countries and the US to finance energy efficiency projects. Poloff attended donor conferen [...]	2009-12-15 11:51:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN ECON EIND ENRG PGOV PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM787	SWEDEN'S PROGRAM OF PREVENTING ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: The Swedish Security Police (SAPO) have three specific areas of concern when it comes to combating Islamist radicalization and violent extremism: (1) individuals who travel from Sweden to Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq; (2) growing isolation and alienation felt by some me [...]	2009-12-18 14:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM790	DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8 MONTH IN PRISON FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 09:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM792	CORRECTED COPY: DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 11:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STPETERSBURG10	2009 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - ST. PETERSBURG [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 11:07:00	Consulate St Petersburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC
09STPETERSBURG117	ST. PETERSBURG AUTHORITIES CONTINUE HARASSMENT OF OPPONENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. The St. Petersburg police recently conducted a raid, with questionable justification, on the offices of a local offshoot of the Communist Party which had been vocally criticizing the city government. Separately, the city authorities denied permission to civil rights activists t [...]	2009-09-03 11:13:00	Consulate St Petersburg	UNCLASSIFIED	RS PHUM
09STPETERSBURG9	RUSSIAN GAS SALES IN THE BALTIC REGION - A COOPERATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The history of the international gas trade from northwest Russia to its Baltic neighbors is an example of an extraordinary smooth and successful shift towards market principles. The main factors that facilitated this were the financial willingness and ability of the Baltic cons [...]	2009-01-23 10:46:00	Consulate St Petersburg	UNCLASSIFIED	RS ECIN EPET EN LG LH FI
09STRASBOURG24	COE: TAGLIAVINI REPORT ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA; DEATH PENALTY [...] (U) Russia and Georgia traded barbs at the COE October 7 over the Tagliavini Report, with the Russian Ambassador calling on the COE to end debate on the consequences of the war. In light of the "European Day Against the Death Penalty" -- October 10 -- the COE Chair (Slovenia),the Swedish EU [...]	2009-10-08 14:57:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RS
09STRASBOURG32	BELARUS AND COE: INCREASED ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) The Council of Europe (COE) seeks increased engagement with Belarus; if the GOB issues a death penalty moratorium the GOB likely will be invited to participate in more COE activities and negotiate accession to the COE Convention on Human Trafficking. While some COE member-states want eve [...]	2009-12-14 09:32:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE BO
09TAIPEI588	TFFLU01: MAY 15 H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE FOR TAIWAN [...] Taiwan continues to have close calls with the H1N1 virus from arriving airline passengers who have been in proximity to H1N1 carriers on their journey. As of noon, May 15, however, there are still no confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Taiwan. At the CKS International Airport May 12, seven [...]	2009-05-15 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW CH KFLO
09TALLINN10	TRAVEL & TOURISM: ESTONIA'S HIDDEN ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The travel and tourism industry in Estonia accounts for an estimated one-fifth of GDP, and is increasingly important as the economy moves away from its old manufacturing base. In-bound and out-bound tourism from Finland, Sweden, Russia and elsewhere is thriving, and the cruise s [...]	2009-01-08 14:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN106	ESTONIA TO CODEL BERKLEY: U.S. VALUES MAKE WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14-15 visit to Tallinn by the Congressional delegation led by Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) provided an occasion for a clear affirmation of the strong U.S.-Estonia relationship. Media coverage was widespread and positive. All Estonian interlocutors urged caut [...]	2009-04-17 11:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP AMGT ASEC RU EN
09TALLINN18	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA [...] (U) The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Estonia, keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) A.l. Openness to Foreign Investment Since joining the EU in 2004, the Estonian government has sought to maintain liberal policies in order to attract investments that could produce [...]	2009-01-14 14:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB EINV OPIC
09TALLINN205	ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]	2009-07-30 12:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN207	ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]	2009-07-30 12:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN231	ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]	2009-08-04 13:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN237	AFHGAN ILLEGAL MIGRATION CORRIDOR THROUGH ESTONIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 09:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS SMIG PHUM PREF KFRD KCRM EN
09TALLINN247	A/S GORDON'S AUGUST 13 VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first official visit to Tallinn on August 13, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Estonian FM Urmas Paet discussed a wide range of issues and agreed there was much the U.S. and Estonia could do together to reinforce democracy in Eastern Eu [...]	2009-08-19 15:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EN
09TALLINN259	Estonian Economy Falling, Euro Adoption in Trouble [...] (C) Summary: On August 27, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) predicted the Estonian economy would contract by 14.5 percent in 2009, with positive growth only occurring in 2011. Unemployment will remain above ten percent for at least the next four years. In a meeting the same day with visiting Tre [...]	2009-09-02 14:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ECIN EN
09TALLINN305	Relations with Russia, From Estonia's Russian East [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently visited Narva, in north-eastern Estonia, a city that sits (literally) on the EU's bridge to Russia. Narva is overwhelmingly ethnically and linguistically Russian, yet Emboff found that the city's ties to Russia are few and growing weaker. Students prefer t [...]	2009-10-06 09:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EN
09TALLINN317	Estonian FM Visit to Belarus; Lukashenko Goes On (and On and [...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met with MFA Desk Officer for Belarus, Moldova, and Central Asia Risto Roos on October 28 for a read-out of Foreign Minister Urmas Paet's October 20 - 21 visit to Minsk. Lukashenko, assuring Paet that Estonia was not his enemy, spent the bulk of their 90-minute meeting lashin [...]	2009-10-30 13:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO EN
09TALLINN325	Estonia Opposes Nord Stream Pipeline CLASSIFIED BY: Marc Nordberg, Political/Economic Chief; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) Classified by Charge Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 B & D. [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Nord Stream pipeline will not cross Estonian waters, Estonians are concerned about the pipeline for environmental and security reasons. Estonian MPs argue that they do not oppose Nord Stream, but complained that the pipeline company has failed to answer many questions ab [...]	2009-11-06 15:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL SENV RS EN
09TALLINN35	Estonian - Russian Relations (Part 1): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Estonia's economic ties with Russia are modest and relatively straightforward. Bilateral trade with Russia has held steady for several years at around eight percent of Estonia's total, with imports dominated by mineral fuels. Exports are spread across all sectors. [...]	2009-02-05 13:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV RU EN
09TALLINN352	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2009 - 2010 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The seizures of large amounts of narcotic substances, detection of drug traffi [...]	2009-10-30 15:49:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EN
09TALLINN360	PSV AT AS ELCOTEQ TALLINN [...] Econ/Commercial Officer Brian Frere carried out post-shipment verification at AS Elcoteq Tallinn, on 10 November 2009. 2. Post met for approximately one hour with Jan Kotka, General Manager of AS Elcoteq Tallinn. An examination of the firm's records confirmed that Elcoteq received reft [...]	2009-11-12 15:23:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EN
09TALLINN37	ESTONIA - NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...]	2009-02-10 07:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09TALLINN380	FIRST H1N1 DEATH IN ESTONIA RAISES CONTROVERSY [...] Summary. Estonia reported its first confirmed H1N1-related death on November 23. The death of the otherwise healthy 13-year old boy has focused press attention on decisions made by local health practitioners, and raised questions as to whether the death was avoidable. The Estonian Social Mi [...]	2009-11-25 11:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED TBIO KFLU EN
09TALLINN390	Estonia Shares E-Governance with World [...] Summary: Estonia certainly is an e-state. It has been one of the world's leading users of information and communication technology (IT) in the fields of government, banking and social responsibility (such as e-tax filing and voting on the internet). According to the World Economic Forum, Eston [...]	2009-12-03 13:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID EN
09TASHKENT1271	Uzbekistan: Under Secretary Burns' July 13 Meeting with [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting that lasted over three hours, President Karimov affirmed to Under Secretary Burns his desire to turn the page on U.S.-Uzbek relations and work together to restore trust based on mutual interests and mutual respect. Citing Afghanistan as Uzbekistan [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS AF UZ
09TBILISI1790	GEORGIA: PREDICTABLE POLITICAL PARTY COMMENTARY ON [...] (U) Summary: Domestic political reaction to the Tagliavini report (reftel) predictably corresponded to long-held political perceptions. Various non-parliamentary opposition leaders took the opportunity, citing a finding in the report criticizing Georgia for a disproportionate use of force [...]	2009-10-02 14:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RR GG

09TBILISI2012	EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER 2009 [...] EXBS Georgia has recently learned that the Operation and Maintenance manual for the Caterpillar 3412 diesel engine is available on CD in the Russian language. The model 3412 engine powers the former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 82' Point Class patrol boats donated to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkmeni [...]	2009-11-16 12:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG

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