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09ASHGABAT235	TURKMEN PREFERENCES MAY DETERMINE THE FORM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Longtime resident and EU TACIS program coordinator Michael Wilson,s contacts and knowledge of business activities in Turkmenistan give him a bird,s eye view of energy sector development. On February 11 he shared his perspectives on the dramas that are currently unfolding as th [...]	2009-02-17 13:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX CH

09ASHGABAT236	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRAN,S AMBASSADOR ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) The Russian-language "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" published an interview on February 11 with Iran's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammad-Reza Forqani. The interview focused almost exclusively on economic and trade topics, avoiding anything even remotely controversial such as the Iranian nucle [...]	2009-02-17 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT239	TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC BUSES IN MARY AWAIT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Two hundred brand-new Russian buses sit parked in a Ministry of Transportation parking lot in Mary Province awaiting President Berdimuhamedov's official "inauguration" before they can be put into service. The Preside [...]	2009-02-18 13:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT248	TURKMENISTAN: TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) The Turkmen Government announced earlier this month that President Berdimuhamedov had signed a decree allowing the state chemical concern "Turkmenkhimiya" to enter into a contract with Ekomet-S of Russia for the transfer and burial of radioactive waste. The waste was reportedly produced at [...]	2009-02-24 04:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	IR PGOV PHUM RS TX
09ASHGABAT256	READOUT FROM EMBASSY ASHGABAT LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Post,s Law Enforcement Working Group held its quarterly meeting on February 17, chaired by the DCM. DEA, POL/ECON (INL),DATT, RSO, EXBS and POL/MIL updated the group on their sections, activities in coordination with Turkmen law enforcement entities. DEA PRESENCE EXTENDED 2. (C) DE [...]	2009-02-24 13:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT266	TURKMENISTAN: HOW SOME FOREIGN COMPANIES GAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Perhaps the single greatest challenge in seeking to do business in Turkmenistan is the lack of access to the people empowered to make decisions about commercial contracts here, particularly those involving infrastructural and energy sector development. Most companies have come [...]	2009-02-27 10:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV KCOR TX
09ASHGABAT267	TURKMENISTAN: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT A [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Amcit Managing Director for Global Solutions of U.S. company, Tyco Telecommunications, and Mamia Sanadiradze, CEO of Georgian partner Caucasus Online, said in a meeting with Economic Officer on February 22 that they [...]	2009-02-27 12:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO TX GG
09ASHGABAT270	U.S. AGRICULTURE ECONOMISTS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The visit of two professors from the University of Nevada, Reno College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources to teach seminars at the Agriculture University was successful, with groundwork laid for [...]	2009-02-27 12:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID TX
09ASHGABAT271	MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND DVELOPMENT OFFICIALS SAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Ministry of Economy and Development said that Turkmenistan has not been affected by the worldwide economic crisis, and furthermore, listed many "improvements" in the country's economic and busin [...]	2009-02-27 12:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR EFIN EIND TX
09ASHGABAT272	GERMAN FIRM WORKING WITH TURKMENISTAN -- ALLEGEDLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German consulting firm Goetzpartners is advising the Government of Turkmenistan on economic development and strategic planning. Sectors of focus include tourism, textiles, education, and infrastructure. The German Ambassador claimed that he doesn't know anything about the ag [...]	2009-02-27 13:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TRD SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT283	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY WAS THE FOCUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat-based diplomats with close ties to the Iranian Embassy say that increased energy cooperation was the focus of talks between President Berdimuhamedov and Iranian leaders during a February 13-15 visit to Tehran. In addition to an energy pact, in which Iran reportedly agree [...]	2009-03-02 12:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT284	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY WAS THE FOCUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat-based diplomats with close ties to the Iranian Embassy say that increased energy cooperation was the focus of talks between President Berdimuhamedov and Iranian leaders during a February 13-15 visit to Tehran. In addition to an energy pact, in which Iran reportedly agree [...]	2009-03-02 13:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT288	TURKMENISTAN: POSITIVE SITUATION FOR EVANGELICALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An evangelical pastor in Turkmenabat recently reported that things have gone well for his church since it completed its registration process last year. The church holds a weekly service in a rented meeting room. He said the church has many Muslim converts to Christianity who fe [...]	2009-03-03 11:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT291	TURKMENISTAN: WINTERSHALL MANAGER REPORTS LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: German energy company Wintershall's general manager, Kal Sandhu, talked with poloff on March 2 about the company's failure in 2008 to find hydrocarbons in two Caspian blocks. Although Wintershall continues to talk to Turkmen officials about onshore work, the discussions have m [...]	2009-03-04 05:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET GM TX
09ASHGABAT301	TURKMENISTAN: U.S. OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT FIRM [...] (C) Poloff met on March 4 with Cameron country manager Gurban Seyitli to hear how things were going for the US-based oil and gas equipment company. Seyitli said the company's main contracting partner here is Turkmen State Oil Concern, for whom he claimed Cameron currently provides for 75 per [...]	2009-03-05 15:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT303	TURKMENISTAN: WHY ENGLISH MATTERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: English Language programs continue to play a vital role in achieving Embassy Ashgabat's MSP goals of assisting civil society development and promoting democratic and economic reforms in a predominantly Muslim countr [...]	2009-03-06 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT311	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA COVERAGE OF EUR/ACE COORDINATOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daniel Rosenblum, Coordinator for U.S. Assistance in Europe and Eurasia visited Turkmenistan February 23-24, 2009, holding a number of meetings in Turkmenistan. State media inaccurately reported Rosenblum's title, which was then replicated in many outlets, including non-state [...]	2009-03-09 12:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT320	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON FEBRUARY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In February, media provided generally accurate coverage of Post-conducted events. Embassy press releases played a large role in shaping the stories carried in state and non-state media. While one TV news program o [...]	2009-03-11 11:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT321	TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 12:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT322	TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Deputy Chairman of the Council on Religious Affairs (CRA),the Government supports the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom, although resolution of these issues will take time and cannot be done from outside the country. He stressed t [...]	2009-03-12 03:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT323	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? IRAN [...] (C) The Iranian Minister of Oil, Gholam Nowzari, announced on March 5 that Iran may sue Turkmenistan for shutting off the supply of natural gas for three months last winter. According to Iran's Press TV, which first aired the story, Nozari said that Iran had created a special committee for tha [...]	2009-03-12 10:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT325	TURKMENISTAN: TURKISH ENERGY COMPANY LOTUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish-born Chairman of Lotus Enerji discussed the company's ongoing electricity, petrochemical and compressed natural gas refueling station projects, which are the first projects it has landed in Turkmenistan since its 2007 founding. The company has its eye on some potent [...]	2009-03-12 10:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT326	AUSTRALIAN PTROCHEMICALS FIRM TAKING A CLOSE LOOK [...] (C) An Australian trade delegation led by Australian Trade Commission Senior Commissioner for Russia and the CIS Dan Tebbutt told Economic Officer on March 10 that he observed, during a similar visit with Australian mining companies last year, that Turkmen officials from the mining sector wer [...]	2009-03-12 12:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EMIN EPET PREL TX AS
09ASHGABAT328	ACCORDING TO TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to one of the top officials at the Ministry of Finance, Turkmenistan's exchange rate will remain fixed for at least the next year in order to maintain stability and confidence among foreign investors. S [...]	2009-03-13 07:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ETRD TX RU IR
09ASHGABAT35	TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON MEJLIS [...] Post has gathereed biographic information, so far, on 61 of the 125 deputies elected December 14, 2008 to the Mejlis (parliament). This cable presents the bios for those repesenting Ashgabat City districts. The Parliament's opening session is on January 9. 2. District 1 - Gulgeldi Gulgel [...]	2009-01-09 12:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM TX
09ASHGABAT350	TURKMENISTAN: UNRESOLVED OVERFLIGHT FEES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has banned the overflight of all USG aircraft not covered by our blanket overflight agreement until we pay overflight bills from 2007 and 2008. The U.S. Government does not pay overflight fees for state aircraft, but we may be able to resolve this issue with an "in-k [...]	2009-03-17 13:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PREL MARR TX
09ASHGABAT352	TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 06:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS TX
09ASHGABAT358	TURKMENISTAN: SMALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH FINDS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Church of Christ in Ashgabat is a small evangelical group founded by missionaries in the 1990s. The group has been registered for four years and rents a multi-purpose room in a commercial building where it holds its worship services, seminars, and youth activit [...]	2009-03-19 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT368	TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FOR OIL AND GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with a visiting U.S. energy scholar, Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tagiyev emphasized the size of Turkmenistan's oil and gas resources and underscored the government's confidence that state enterprises will be able to manage the expense and complexity of developi [...]	2009-03-23 08:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT369	TURKMENISTAN'S OIL AND GAS MINISTER CONFIDENT THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Turkmenistan's Minister of Oil and Gas, the country has abundant, as yet undeveloped, oil resources. He said his Ministry handles strategic planning for the hydrocarbon sector. Significant increases in gas production are planned and will be managed by state ente [...]	2009-03-23 08:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT371	TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON GICNT WORKSHOP IN SOUTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 14:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC TX
09ASHGABAT372	TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT PROVIDES UPDATE ON STATUS OF IPR [...] In a diplomatic note received on March 2, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed to post an overview of intellectual property protection in Turkmenistan. A summary of the Russian language text is provided below. PATENT SYSTEM OF TURKMENISTAN 2. Since its independence, Tu [...]	2009-03-23 14:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX
09ASHGABAT374	TURKMENISTAN OFFICIALS INVITE COOPERATION IN CARTOGRAPHY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, a geographic specialist with the Office of the Geographer met with officials of the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Issues under the Ministry of Oil and Gas, and the Institute of Mapping and Cartograph [...]	2009-03-24 08:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PBTS TX
09ASHGABAT377	ENGINEERING FIRM KBR PROSPECTING FOR WORK IN [...] (C) On March 18, the Charge met with executives from the U.S. engineering and construction firm KBR, who came to Ashgabat to meet with Turkmenistan Government hydrocarbon sector officials. Although KBR has been active in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, supporting clients such as BP and Chevron, th [...]	2009-03-24 11:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT38	TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Minister of Communications, Resulberdi Hojagurbanov, said at a January 7 meeting with the Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Europe and Eurasia, Daniel Stein, that the Ministry has great interest in [...]	2009-01-09 12:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECPS EIND TBIO TX
09ASHGABAT380	TURKMEN GAS DIRECTOR EXPOUNDS ON PRODUCTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The director of the Turkmen State Gas Concern (Turkmengas) recently described the company's responsibilities and activities, and discussed the Turkmenistan Government's hopes for development of its hydrocarbon resources. He indicated that Turkmengas is moving forward with the [...]	2009-03-24 12:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX CH RS
09ASHGABAT381	TURKMENISTAN: MFA SHARES PERSPECTIVE ON A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Hajiyev recently spoke to a U.S.-based scholar about Turkmenistan's goals in hosting the late April pipeline security conference. It is becoming more apparent that the Turkmen Government is laying the groundwork for the development of an international c [...]	2009-03-25 06:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX UN RS AJ
09ASHGABAT387	TURKMENISTAN: NOT WELL-MANAGED, BUT STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EBRD's country manager recently painted a fairly stable picture of Turkmenistan's financial condition, in spite of the continuing global crisis. The EBRD, though not a significant player here, is hoping to do more to promote the development of small- and medium-sized busin [...]	2009-03-26 05:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET EFIN EBRD TX RS
09ASHGABAT389	TURKMENISTAN: BURREN ENERGY STILL HOPING THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.K.-based Burren Energy is continuing to pull 25,000 barrels of oil per day from wells southwest of Balkanabat, and has at least ten more years to do so. But while the company is on a steady course with its PSA, its takeover in 2007 by Italian conglomerate ENI is still cau [...]	2009-03-26 13:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET TX UK
09ASHGABAT390	TURKMENISTAN: REGIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSS CENTRAL [...] (C) Carefully avoiding any reference to the term "conference," the UN Center for Preventive Diplomacy (Center) held a two-day seminar in Ashgabat on March 11-12 entitled "Central Asia and Global Challenges." Iran Watcher got a read-out from Armands Pupols, a Political Officer with the Center [...]	2009-03-26 13:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN ZK TX
09ASHGABAT395	TURKMENISTAN: RELIGIOUS LEADERS DISCUSS THE MYRIAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 25 roundtable with leaders of minority religious groups that have been registered, the participants observed that registration is a threshold obstacle. Following registration, there remain myriad issues that continually pose challenges to their groups' ability to free [...]	2009-03-27 12:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT396	TURKMENISTAN: WINTERSHALL MANAGER PROVIDES RANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: German-based Wintershall's country manager recently provided a broad picture of the challenges and intrigues of doing business in the energy sector here. The manager described some of the complexities of interacting with Turkmen energy officials, most of whom cling tightly to [...]	2009-03-30 10:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX RS IR CH
09ASHGABAT402	TURKMENISTAN: MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETS IN ASHGABAT [...] (SBU) At a March 13 meeting in Ashgabat of Mini-Dublin Group members organized by the Italian Embassy in Moscow, representatives of the U.S.,French, UK, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Japanese and Russian embassies exchanged views with two officials of the State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) on [...]	2009-03-30 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT405	TURKMENISTAN: BIG BROTHER ON THE STREETS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The presence of undercover security agents on the streets is nothing new in Turkmenistan. People have grown accustomed to seeing them standing on nearly every street corner of the capital, purportedly to ensure " [...]	2009-03-31 09:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT408	TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on March 30 with Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to discuss several bilateral issues and to learn more about President Berdimuhamedov's recent visits to Iran and Russia. Charge briefed Meredov on the Interagency Policy Group's Report on U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan a [...]	2009-03-31 11:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TX
09ASHGABAT41	TURKMENISTAN: USTDA MEETINGS WITH HYDROCARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings with the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia and Charge, Turkmenistan hydrocarbon sector officials agreed to consider further cooperation with TDA. Turkmengas will continue to develop onshore gas deposits itself, hiring ser [...]	2009-01-13 10:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT423	TURKMENISTAN: IN TURKMENBASHY, IT'S ALL ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Caspian port city of Turkmenbashy is quickly being overshadowed by the construction work underway at the nearby Avaza National Tourist Zone, where the President is pressuring contractors and ministries alike to get the work done in time for mid-June ceremonies. The city [...]	2009-04-03 12:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV TX TU
09ASHGABAT424	TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENBASHY REFINERY MODERNIZING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmenbashy Oil Refinery has continued for the past several years to refurbish and modernize its facilities, and is producing a wide range of petroleum products mostly for the export market. Modernization will help it boost its production, and, combined with specific env [...]	2009-04-03 13:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT429	TURKMENISTAN: UNODC LAW ENFORCEMENT DONOR COORDINATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 3, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted the Law Enforcement Donor Coordination meeting in Ashgabat. It was the first of four such events this year. Representatives of internationa [...]	2009-04-06 13:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT43	TURKMENISTAN: NEW SENIOR ADVISOR JOINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As in previous years, letters of congratulation on the new year from various Turkmenistan officials to the Turkmen president were published in the state-controlled press, including one from senior officials of the secretive Presidential Apparat. Two letters from apparat offici [...]	2009-01-13 11:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT433	TURKMENISTAN: PROGRESS VISIBLE ON SEVERAL NEW GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent trip up along the coastline north from the port city of Turkmenbashy revealed that construction work on several natural gas projects is proceeding apace. Malaysian energy company Petronas has several projects underway about 20 kilometers north of Turkmenbashy, including [...]	2009-04-07 12:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX IR
09ASHGABAT436	TURKMENISTAN: MARCH MEDIA REACTION - MEDIA PRAISE GROWING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In March, media favorably and accurately covered events reflecting U.S.-Turkmenistan cooperation in education and health care, and highlighted various U.S. visits. The visit by USAID Regional Director William Frej [...]	2009-04-08 12:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT44	TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER URGES MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, and Charge, Turkmenistan Deputy Foreign Minister, Wepa Hajiyev, expressed hope the Stein's visit would encourage more trade between Turkmenistan and the U.S. Hajiy [...]	2009-01-13 11:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TX
09ASHGABAT452	TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIAN PIPELINE WOES EXPOSED DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhammedov's official visit to Moscow in late March produced few milestones in the Turkmen-Russian relationship, which seems to be suffering from financial stress as a result of the global crisis. The most significant item on the agenda, an agreement on the Russ [...]	2009-04-08 14:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT458	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to advance our urgent military overflight issues, as well as to show continued support for U.S. investment in energy resource development, greater cooperation in education, and progress in human r [...]	2009-04-09 13:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT461	TURKMEN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON 2009 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov chaired an expanded session of the Cabinet of Ministers on April 6 for the purpose of reviewing social and economic development in the first quarter of the year, as well as a number of p [...]	2009-04-10 03:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT462	TURKMENISTAN: GAZPROM AND TURKMEN GOVERNMENT BLAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gazprom and Turkmen officials have begun an all-out press war over who is to blame for the explosion that likely damaged three of four lines delivering gas to Russia on April 9. While Gazprom officials are publicly stating that they notified the Turkmen government of their int [...]	2009-04-10 11:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX RS
09ASHGABAT470	TURKMENISTAN AND RUSSIA WORKING OUT GAS BARTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU TACIS Program Manager, Michael Wilson, provided some additional detail on April 10 regarding Turkmenistan's proposal to exchange a substantial portion of the value of its exported gas to Russia for goods and services. The deal could be a good one for Turkmenistan, if offici [...]	2009-04-13 13:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX RS
09ASHGABAT475	TURKMENISTAN: LACK OF PROGRESS IN EDUCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A local economist and a member of Ashgabat's international banking community told a Eurasian Foundation of Central Asia delegation that change, while not happening as fast as some people would have liked, is taking place in Turkmenistan. The economist said that it will take d [...]	2009-04-15 11:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID EIND EFIN SCUL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT476	IPC AGRI: ONE EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIAL SUCCESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sales of Case New Holland equipment to Turkmenistan continue apace in 2009, with shipment of 300 tractors and $30 million in spare parts underway. Exclusive importer of Case New Holland and John Deere equipment to Turkmenistan, IPC Agri feels that its business is secure due t [...]	2009-04-15 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID EIND ETRD TX RU
09ASHGABAT477	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMMEDOV STAYS IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's hosting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting on April 10 was well-covered in regional press. Although a broad range of topics were on the agenda, it does not appear that the body came to any significant conclusions. Beginning with his opening remarks, Pr [...]	2009-04-15 11:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD AORC PREL TX
09ASHGABAT479	TURKMENISTAN: BENEFITS OF CIVIL SOCIETY REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the head of an organization that provides training and resources to civic groups, the current registration difficulties reflect government uncertainty about the benefits of NGO activity. Apparent bureaucratic roadblocks could be instantly dissolved by top-level inter [...]	2009-04-16 10:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT483	TURKMENISTAN-AFGHANISTAN MARCH 11 CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11, USAID met with representatives of the Turkmenistan Ministry of Energy and Industry (MOEI) to continue consultations in support of the supply by Turkmenistan to Afghanistan of 300 MW of electric power [...]	2009-04-17 08:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID TX
09ASHGABAT491	TURKISH GULENIST MOVEMENT IN TURKMENISTAN: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish-run schools in Turkmenistan have been surprisingly successful since their start in 1993. The schools, which include language centers, high schools and a university, are loosely linked by their affiliation with the Beshkent Educational Firm, which is the financial organ [...]	2009-04-17 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CVIS TU TX
09ASHGABAT492	TURKMENISTAN: FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent opposition website article about Turkmen government purchases of trucks from the Russian company KAMAZ exposed some interesting facts that suggest the government buys the vehicles for an inflated purchase price, leaving room for intermediaries and those who sign the co [...]	2009-04-17 12:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU RS
09ASHGABAT495	TURKMEN PRESIDENT IS MIGHTILY ANNOYED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a wide-ranging and lengthy meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher on April 15, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov expressed his appreciation for U.S. efforts in Afghanistan as well as his satisfaction with the Administration's Policy Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Berdimu [...]	2009-04-20 05:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG ECON MARR OVIP RS TX
09ASHGABAT496	TURKMENISTAN: TOUGH TIMES FOR BOUYGUES [...] (C) Following a meeting with his boss two weeks ago, one expatriate employee of French construction firm, Bouygues, was unexpectedly sacked by his boss by e-mail. Several expatriate employees at Bouygues (strictly protect throughout) have told Economic Officer in the past week about the "ter [...]	2009-04-20 05:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND TX FR
09ASHGABAT497	CENTRAL ASIAN WATER DISPUTES HEATING UP; PROSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 16, Miroslav Jenca, the Head of Office of the Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, briefed Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher about the Center's work and conditions in the region. According to Jenca, t [...]	2009-04-20 05:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UN ENRG ZK AF TX
09ASHGABAT499	RFE/RL'S TURKMEN SERVICE: "SALTY" INTERNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's recent contact with RFE/RL's Turkmen service reveals an alarming dispute related to journalistic integrity within the organization. Post,s main point of contact with RFE/RL in Ashgabat believes he is being marginalized for his lack of "salty" reporting, and despite his sub [...]	2009-04-20 10:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT501	TURMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE HAZAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDP and the Global Environmental Fund are sponsoring a project for community outreach in the Hazar Nature Reserve, to reduce the amount of hunting and fishing of endangered and unique species in the area. This involves the delicate work of trying to change the habits of those [...]	2009-04-20 10:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID EPET ESTH SENV AORC TX
09ASHGABAT502	WHY ONE PERSON IS LEAVING THE FRONT LINES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A construction industry professional with several years of experience in Turkmenistan explained that he is leaving another firm to consult because he cannot deal with working in the middle of this environment, including battling with ministers who do not want to pay for project [...]	2009-04-20 11:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND TX TU
09ASHGABAT508	LEGAL NGO SUPPORTS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY OFFERING [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Six months after reports of questionable business practices (reftel),Post checked in with local NGO "Bosfor" for an update on its activities. The NGO carries out youth outreach and provides legal services, in [...]	2009-04-21 05:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT516	BERDIMUHAMEDOV TO HONEYWELL CEO: WE WANT CLOSER [...] (C) On April 22, Honeywell Director for Government Relations, Europe, Middle East and Africa Daniela Pandrea discussed Honeywell's business plans for Turkmenistan with DCM and poloff. She described the circumstances that led to Honeywell's CEO meeting with President Berdimuhamedov on March 9. [...]	2009-04-23 08:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT518	TURKMENISTAN: A/S BOUCHER VISIT DRAWS SIGNIFICANT MEDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Turkmenistan April 14-17, holding a meeting with President Berdimuhamedov, and meetings with other high-ranking government officials. The visit [...]	2009-04-23 11:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT519	TURKMENISTAN: PRICE CONTROLS ON FOOD REMAIN IN PLACE; [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent price check in local markets revealed that, compared with December 2008, posted prices reflected a 26 percent average decrease for basic imported food items, and a 17 percent average decrease for locally [...]	2009-04-23 12:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT522	TURKMENISTAN: DAS KROL'S MEETING WITH THE GRAND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, 2009, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, met with Grand Mufti, Rovshen Allaberdyev, and the Deputy Chairman of the Council on Religious Affairs, Nurmuhammet Gurbanov. The Mufti emphasized [...]	2009-04-24 12:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT53	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON EXEC OFFERS VIEWS ON HOW TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USTDA Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, met with the Amcit Chevron country representative to hear how the company has been faring regarding its proposal to work with the Turkmen government on onshore sub-salt energy exploration and development. The company h [...]	2009-01-14 12:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT530	CONSTRUCTION IN TURKMENISTAN: FOR MAJOR COMPANIES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the local representative from Deloitte in Turkmenistan, Turkmen-owned construction companies register offshore in order to move money overseas and take part in the part of the lucrative construction industry reserved for foreign companies. Foreign companies that are [...]	2009-04-27 04:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT546	TURKMENISTAN: LEGISLATIVE REFORMS ARE A GOOD THING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 27, 2009, Professor of Law, and internationally recognized arbitration specialist, Dr. Murad O. Haitov discussed with Embassy Officer recent legislative actions adopted by the Turkmenistan Parliament. The acts cover a wide variety of issues from labor code to food safet [...]	2009-04-30 03:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT55	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: POLISH AMBASSADOR'S PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's Ambassador to Turkmenistan reports that Iran and Turkmenistan have not agreed on a price for natural gas sales to Iran and are waiting until Turkmenistan and Russia reach a similar agreement. He said that Iran not only hopes to gain a foothold in Turkmenistan's energy s [...]	2009-01-14 12:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT562	TURKMENISTAN: EFFECTIVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF DAS KROL AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, George Krol, visited Turkmenistan April 22-24, 2009, holding meetings with government officials and heading the U.S. delegation at the "Reliable and Secure Tran [...]	2009-05-04 06:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT564	TURKMENISTAN: OIL AND GAS SECTOR OFFICIALS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives met on April 30 with six top oil and gas officials to answer questions and get government commitment to a two-day seminar on pipeline management. The appearance of the six officials in one meeting and their confirmation that th [...]	2009-05-04 12:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET TX
09ASHGABAT565	TURKMENISTAN HOLDS PIPELINE SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 23-24, the Turkmen Government held a conference on "Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy and Its Role in Ensuring Sustainable Development and International Development." The conference was attended by an [...]	2009-05-04 14:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT567	TURKMENISTAN REVISES LAW ON FOOD QUALITY AND TIGHTENS BABY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 28, the official newspaper, "Neytralniy Turkmenistan," published two revised laws that impose new measures to ensure the safety of baby food and other food products and that outline the government's responsibilities to assure that imported foods, in particular, are safe [...]	2009-05-05 10:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT569	TFFLU01: OFFICIAL TURKMEN REACTION TO INFLUENZA A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Although there have been no reported cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan or in the Central Asia region, the government has taken certain steps in reaction to the influenza A (H1/N1) scare and has publicized many of these measures i [...]	2009-05-05 11:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09ASHGABAT573	TURKMENISTAN: FOUR WEEKS UNDER GAS SIEGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: It has been almost four weeks since the supply of Turkmen gas exported to Russia stopped due to the April 8 gas pipeline blast. In the days following the accident, the two sides exchanged high-tempered public sta [...]	2009-05-06 10:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT576	TURKMENISTAN: DETAILS EMERGE REGARDING RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A longtime European resident and energy sector insider, Michael Wilson (protect),told Political Officer that Russia had indeed been the party that halted the gas flow from Turkmenistan immediately after the early April pipeline explosion, and was continuing the embargo under we [...]	2009-05-07 12:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET TX RS
09ASHGABAT578	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON APRIL POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In addition to coverage of visits by Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and DAS George Krol in April (Refs A and B),April saw media provide generally accurate and favorable coverage of numerous U.S. visitors and P [...]	2009-05-08 04:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT580	TURKMENISTAN'S SAFEGUARDS AGAINST A/H1N1 VIRUS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a televised May 1 Cabinet meeting, President Berdimuhamedov ordered subordinates to undertake a range of preventive measures in an effort to block the arrival of the H1N1 flu virus in Turkmenistan. The Min [...]	2009-05-08 14:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KFLU TX
09ASHGABAT600	TURKMENISTAN: A REBORN PUSHKIN THEATER PUSHES BOUNDARIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's resurrected Pushkin theater has on its own initiative begun to introduce audiences to a growing variety of international plays, some of which push the boundaries of what is generally acceptable in offic [...]	2009-05-13 04:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT605	TURKMENISTAN COMMEMORATES VICTORY DAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 9 Victory Day commemorations in Ashgabat focused on the fact that it has now been 64 years since the end of World War II. Russian representatives held some special events marking the heroic roles pl [...]	2009-05-13 11:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI TX RS
09ASHGABAT617	TURKMENISTAN: IMF ARTICLE IV REVIEW CAPTURES HALF [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that the international financial crisis has not affected Turkmenistan because of the country's limited integration in international financial markets. [...]	2009-05-14 12:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR EFIN EIND EINV EPET ETRD SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT626	TURKMENISTAN HOSTS CURIOUS BUSINESS EXHIBITION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13 - 15, the Turkmen Government hosted another well-publicized exhibition devoted to private and government commercial enterprises. Both state enterprises and foreign private companies were represented, bu [...]	2009-05-15 12:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV EIND TX
09ASHGABAT627	ONE PERSON ALLEGES TURKMENISTAN IS READY TO LOOK [...] (C) In a meeting on May 13, Europa House Co-Coordinator, Theo Hensels (please protect),said that in addition to Turkmenistan's search for political support following the gas pipeline explosion on April 9 (reftel),the Turkmens' "eyes are opened and they now have a strong will to go for diver [...]	2009-05-15 12:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EU SOCI TX RU XG
09ASHGABAT628	TURKMEN DELEGATION TO UN IN VIENNA PRESENTS LIST [...] (C) On May 15, a Western embassy passed to post a copy of the Note Verbale sent by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan (to the United Nations office in Vienna) to the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 3, 2009. The list contains a total of 78 people who can be cla [...]	2009-05-15 14:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TX
09ASHGABAT640	TURKMENISTAN: DIFFERENCES WITH RUSSIA BLOCK PROGRESS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Turkmenistan has taken no actions that would advance the development of the Caspian Littoral (aka Pre-Caspian) Gas Pipeline project since at least the run-up to President Berdimuhamedov's visit t [...]	2009-05-21 10:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT648	TURKMENISTAN: STATUS OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil and gas sector development in Turkmenistan is making progress, albeit slowly. There has been no change in the policy of barring foreign companies from onshore PSAs, but the door appears to be open rega [...]	2009-05-26 08:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET TX RS
09ASHGABAT65	HOW THINGS WORK (OR DON'T) -- INSIGHTS INTO THE [...] (C) Churchill once described Russia as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Turkmenistan remains a black box behind a translucent window. You kind of see something, but you're not sure. You have your hand on something, but what is it? All of this makes observing and working in [...]	2009-01-15 13:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT661	TURKMENISTAN: WHERE WILL PETRONAS SEND ITS CASPIAN GAS WHEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Petronas officials are making confident statements regarding the company's goal of delivering its first natural gas from offshore Block 1. The company is etimating it will begin delivering five bcm per year of ga [...]	2009-05-28 06:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX

09ASHGABAT666	TURKMENISTAN SEES NEUTRALITY AS PART OF ENERGY DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, state-controlled newspaper "Neytralny Turkmenistan" published an op-ed by a Turkmen MFA official outlining the main objectives, directions, and energy diplomacy component of Turkmenistan's foreign polic [...]	2009-05-29 07:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT671	TURKMENISTAN: TRADITIONS OF NOHUR CHALLENGED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nohur, a remote settlement of about 5,000 people located in a mountainous area near Iran in the Western part of Ahal province, is notable for its traditional culture and animalistic-superstitious variant of Islamic belief. Living conditions are primitive and the economy is based [...]	2009-06-01 09:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS SCUL SOCI EAGR TX IR SA TC
09ASHGABAT672	TURKMENISTAN: LOCALS RECOUNT LIVES MARRED BY DRUG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In conversations with Iran Watcher, two Turkmen women candidly described how addiction to heroin and opium, the drugs of choice for Turkmenistan's addicts, has affected members of their own families and communities. The two women, of differing socioeconomic backgrounds, both a [...]	2009-06-01 10:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT676	TURKMENISTAN: POINTS ON LETHAL TRANSIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 13:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RS TX
09ASHGABAT677	TURKMEN GOVERNMENT RELUCTANT TO OPENLY DISCUSS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: While the Government of Turkmenistan has recently authorized environmental cleanup projects, it appears to be motivated more by preparations for the Avaza Tourism Zone than by a desire to improve the living condit [...]	2009-06-02 08:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV EIND ENRG TRGY TX RU AORC
09ASHGABAT684	TURKMENISTAN INTRODUCES NEW ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING ACT 2. (U) on May 29, State-run Russian-language newspaper "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" printed the full text of the newly adopted Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrori [...]	2009-06-03 08:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT686	TURKMENISTAN: 195 GAS WELLS SHUT DOWN AS RESULT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Turkmen official recently provided further details about the impact on Turkmenistan of the halt of gas exports to Russia. The information sheds light on the damage that the dispute may be inflicting on Turkmenistan's gas infrastructure. An astounding 195 gas wells have been [...]	2009-06-03 09:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX RS
09ASHGABAT687	IRAN ELECTIONS: FOR THESE MASHHAD TRUCKERS, IT'S [...] (C) In conversations with Iran Watcher near the Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan border last week, a dozen or so Iranian truckers, most coming from the northern city of Mashhad, voiced strong and nearly unanimous support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's upcoming presidential election. We spoke with d [...]	2009-06-03 10:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT690	TURKMENISTAN: DEPORTED TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of illegal Turkmen migrant workers deported from Turkey due to the violations of the visa regime has reportedly increased significantly in the past year. Failing to find jobs in their hometowns in Tu [...]	2009-06-04 10:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PMIG PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT691	TURKMENISTAN: DESPITE REGISTRATION, KRISHNA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two leaders of the Society for Krishna Consciousness described the registered religous group's situation in generally positive terms, but mentioned many restrictions and uncertainties that hinder the group from attracting new members and becoming better established. Members are [...]	2009-06-04 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT694	TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT STATES HIS INTENT TO [...] (C) Summary. The first meeting between President Berdimuhamedov and newly appointed Special Envoy for Eurasia Energy Morningstar went quite well. Prospects for the American energy companies were explored and Berdimuhamedov made clear his intent in expanding cooperation with the United Sta [...]	2009-06-05 05:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT695	TURKMENISTAN: TAKING ITS OWN PATH ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 29, Deputy Cabinet Chairman for Oil and Gas, Tachberdy Tagiyev, told members of the Morningstar delegation that Turkmenistan prefers Western technology and has had a long and successful working relationship with Western service firms. He said Turkmenistan is very focu [...]	2009-06-05 11:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT696	TURKMENISTAN: ISRAEL TO OPEN EMBASSY "SOON" [...] (S) The Israeli Ambassador to Central Asia and the Caucasus (currently based in Jerusalem),Shemi Tzur, said in a meeting with Charge on June 4 that Israel was planning to open an embassy in Ashgabat "very soon" -- in July or perhaps even sooner -- in part due to Foreign Minister Avigdor Libe [...]	2009-06-05 12:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PREL EINV PTER EPET ETRD SNAR TX IS AJ KZ
09ASHGABAT704	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON RECEPTIVE TO PROPOSALS THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Morningstar delegation's meeting with Chevron's country manager was an opportunity to exchange information and brainstorm on creative ways that U.S. energy companies can try to engage Turkmen officials on innovative types of agreements. For its part, Chevron is willing to [...]	2009-06-08 12:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX CH
09ASHGABAT720	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON MAY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat maintained a high profile in state media during the month of May. Post organized events such as USAID's 15th anniversary celebration of partnership with Turkmenistan in early May, a one-week tour [...]	2009-06-09 09:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT721	TURKMENISTAN: UN CENTER FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of the UN Center for Preventive Diplomacy, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, plans to brief UN and U.S. officials on the activities of the Center during an upcoming visit to the U.S. The Center is working on some ideas to promote stability in Afghanistan and high-level regio [...]	2009-06-09 10:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR SNAR UN TX AF
09ASHGABAT722	TURKMENISTAN: EFFECTIVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Secretary of State's Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard L. Morningstar visited Turkmenistan May 29, 2009, holding meetings with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and high-ranking government off [...]	2009-06-09 10:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT723	TURKMENISTAN: NONDENOMINATIONAL PROTESTANT GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Pastor Vladimir Tolmachev, his registered Greater Grace Church encounters numerous government hindrances, despite its legal status. Religious literature, youth camps, property ownership, registration of branches, and invitations for foreign visitors all need govern [...]	2009-06-09 11:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT737	TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: ASHGABAT RESIDENT RECOUNTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 11:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT740	TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES DOMINATE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The June 7-9 textile exhibition in Ashgabat, organized by the Turkmen Government, hosted the representatives and displays of local enterprises and some 30 foreign companies seeking to enter the market or expand th [...]	2009-06-11 12:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ERD EIND TX KS
09ASHGABAT741	NATO LIAISON PESSIMISTIC ABOUT COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) On June 10, visiting NATO Liaison officer, Evan Tracz, painted a negative picture about NATO-Turkmenistan cooperation for a group of political officers from the Polish, German, UK, Turkish and U.S. Embassies. The reason for Tracz's meetings with Turkmen officials was to solicit their rene [...]	2009-06-11 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO TX
09ASHGABAT750	TURKMENISTAN: CADDO EXPLORATION MAKING SOLID [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. energy services company Caddo Exploration has signed an agreement to do a pilot oil well sand control project in Balkan province, representatives told poloff. If the pilot goes well, the company expects to sign a large contract that will have Caddo doing sand control and [...]	2009-06-12 12:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT753	SABIT COORDINATOR BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The coordinator of the Central Asia office of the U.S. Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program met with Turkmen government officials to promote the program. She focuse [...]	2009-06-12 13:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET SOCI
09ASHGABAT754	LEAHY VETTING FOR GOTX NATO-RUSSIA [...] Per reftel, Post was asked to conduct a human rights review for the nominees listed below to attend the USG-funded NATO-Russia Counter- Narcotics Training 22 June-26 June 2009, Turkmenistan. 2. Post has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 12, 2009, it possesses no credible informa [...]	2009-06-15 06:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT761	TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's PAO had a friendly and open meeting with the Chair of the Mejilis (Parliament) committee on Education, Science, and Culture. The discussion revealed that the committee has a massive portfolio of issues, bu [...]	2009-06-17 10:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO ECA TX
09ASHGABAT763	TURKMENISTAN -- A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Turkmenistan's population is small, the country's wealth -- due primarily to its natural gas deposits -- makes it a potentially attractive market for U.S. businesses. Obstacles include a restrictive visa regime, lack of rule of law, bureaucracy and corruption. Despit [...]	2009-06-17 13:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EIND EFIN TX
09ASHGABAT769	TURKMENISTAN: AVAZA NATIONAL TOURIST ZONE OPENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov officially opened the Avaza National Tourism Zone on June 15, accompanied by the government, the diplomatic corps, businessmen, and international journalists. "Avaza" consists currently of two hotels. Although plans are for an artificial ri [...]	2009-06-18 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON TX
09ASHGABAT770	TURKMENISTAN: GAS PRICE IS THE ONLY BIG ISSUE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 18 EU-TACIS Program Manager Michael Wilson shared news he had recently heard through his energy sector network regarding the ongoing negotiations with Gazprom. He said government officials are saying that the future price of gas is the only remaining business issue, but [...]	2009-06-19 08:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV RU BO TX
09ASHGABAT78	KAZAKH AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS ON TURKMENISTAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with the Charge, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Turkmenistan touched upon his country's improving relations with Turkmenistan, ongoing negotiations about Caspian Sea boundaries and drug trafficking routes through Central Asia. He analyzed the Turkmenistan governm [...]	2009-01-16 10:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ TX
09ASHGABAT797	AVAILABILITY OF QURAN IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A survey of bookstores in central Ashgabat to check the availability of the Quran, the holy book of Muslims, revealed that the book was practically unavailable in state stores except for rare cases of second- [...]	2009-06-25 07:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV SOCI SCUL TX
09ASHGABAT80	TURKMENISTAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive by unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Following please find post's 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydroc [...]	2009-01-16 11:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR TX
09ASHGABAT808	TURKMENISTAN: EDUCATIONAL CORRUPTION EXPENSIVE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A well-connected local said that all students in Turkmenistan's institutions of higher learning are enrolled because their parents paid bribes of up to $70,000, with few exceptions. While some who accept bribes for university places work directly in the institution, some are si [...]	2009-06-29 10:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT809	TURKMENISTAN: LUKASHENKO VISIT FOCUSED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Lukashenko's recent visit to Turkmenistan focused on enhancing bilateral commercial relations. The relationship is particularly important to Belarus, given large Turkmen purchases of Belarus tractors and trucks and the mammoth potash fertilizer project that was just k [...]	2009-06-29 10:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EMIN PREL PGOV BO TX
09ASHGABAT813	TURKMENISTAN: CATHOLIC CHURCH MAINTAINS LOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the local unregistered Catholic congregation enjoys certain benefits from the diplomatic status of the Apostolic Nunciature, it nonetheless maintains a low profile that attracts little unwelcome attention from the government. The church offers regular weekly services in a [...]	2009-06-30 02:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF SCUL PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT815	TURKMENISTAN: CHINA GETS NO ADDITIONAL ONSHORE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 24, the Governments of Turkmenistan and China agreed that the annual volume of Turkmen natural gas supplied to China will reach 40 bcm, which is ten bcm more than the initially planned volume. They also [...]	2009-06-30 07:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT819	TURKMENISTAN: FOR CATERPILLAR, DOING BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan does not buy from U.S. heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar on a regular basis, but when there are purchases, they are significant. Caterpillar shows its appreciation for Turkmenistan's business by donating simulators, equipment, and tools for educational use a [...]	2009-06-30 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR EIND TX KZ
09ASHGABAT820	DIRECTOR OF TURKMENISTAN'S DESERT INSTITUTE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Institute of Desert Flora and Fauna is active in all aspects of desert studies and has worked extensively internationally. The Institute supports the creation of the Turkmen Lake and serves as the g [...]	2009-06-30 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR SENV TX
09ASHGABAT83	TURKMENISTAN: GENERAL PETRAEUS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, CENTCOM Commander, General Petraeus, accompanied by Charge Miles, met with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov for over an hour. Berdimuhamedov was accompanied by Foreign Minister Meredov. Berdimuhamedov paid close attention to the detailed strategic briefing of th [...]	2009-01-19 07:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TX
09ASHGABAT837	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to regularizing our bilateral diplomatic dialogue. Key issues are increased transit for [...]	2009-07-02 08:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT838	TURKMENISTAN: SMALL PENTECOSTAL GROUP FACES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite a long history of Pentecostalism in Turkmenistan dating back to the 1940s, the current Full Gospel Church is a small, scattered group that meets in its members' homes. Registered since 2004, the group is currently in the process of re-registering due to changes in its l [...]	2009-07-02 11:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV SCUL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT84	TURKMENSITAN: GENERAL PETREAUS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, following his conversation with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov, CENTCOM Commander Petraeus, accompanied by Charge Miles, met for an hour and a half with Turkmen Foreign Minister Meredov. The Minister was accompanied by the Ministry's North American Office Chief [...]	2009-01-19 07:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL TX
09ASHGABAT843	THE OUTLOOK FOR TURKMENISTAN'S 2009 WHEAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The wheat harvest in Turkmenistan is in full swing. Provincial governments expect to report their final production figures by the end of July. As in the past two years, the government has not released official s [...]	2009-07-07 02:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT847	TURKMENISTAN: EXCHANGE RATE ILLUSTRATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant aspects of the dual exchange rate system that existed in Turkmenistan until May 2008 remain a mystery. While people knew that someone or some people profited handsomely from the system, it was not clear who the beneficiaries were. After exchange rate unification, [...]	2009-07-07 07:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN AORC TX
09ASHGABAT849	SOME INSIGHTS INTO HOW TURKMENISTAN SUPPORTS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The cost of living in Turkmenistan has risen dramatically since exchange rate unification and redenomination, without an improvement in the standard of living. According to the International Monetary Fund and financial experts in Ashgabat, the Turkmen manat is strong due to a [...]	2009-07-07 09:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EIND TX RU PK CH IR
09ASHGABAT851	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON JUNE POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: June saw media provide generally accurate and favorable coverage of U.S. government and post conducted events in Turkmenistan. The U.S. Department of Energy-organized workshop on pipeline integrity and management [...]	2009-07-07 11:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO 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
09ASHGABAT867	TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) U.S. President Barak H. Obama delivered a speech at a graduation ceremony of New Economic School in Moscow on July 7. While there was no reaction by local Turkmen media or coverage of the event, people with access to Internet [...]	2009-07-10 10:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT873	TURKMENISTAN: UPDATE ON GAS EXPORTS TO IRAN, CHINA [...] (C) A recent meeting with two local expatriate contacts provided updates about Turkmenistan's gas export woes, as well as views about the increased prevalence of corruption. One source, the local representative of a foreign energy company, informed that as of July 1, Turkmen gas exports to Ira [...]	2009-07-13 11:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT876	TURKMENISTAN: DISMISSAL OF TURKMENISTAN'S HIGHEST RANKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an expanded Cabinet session on July 10, President Berdimuhamedov announced the dismissal of Tachberdi Tagyev, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet in charge of the oil and gas industry. Berdimuhamedov cited t [...]	2009-07-14 06:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT879	TURKMENISTAN: A WORRISOME SUMMER FOR ASHGABAT DRIVERS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In June, Turkmen authorities put a network of traffic monitoring cameras into operation throughout Ashgabat. Since the authorities did not provide citizens with advance notice about the system and its consequen [...]	2009-07-14 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT880	CORRUPTION IN EDUCATION - BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption in higher education is pervasive and comes at a high cost to the integrity of the educational system, as well as a high cost to parents who are forced to borrow huge sums from family and friends in order [...]	2009-07-15 03:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
09ASHGABAT886	TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: AGREEMENT FOR A NEW PRICE AND INCREASED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 12, 2009, Turkmen state media reported that Turkmenistan and Iran had agreed to a new price for Turkmen natural gas, to be based on an international formula, as well as to increase the volume of supplies to [...]	2009-07-15 12:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX IR
09ASHGABAT888	TURKMENISTAN: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an hour and a half, wide-ranging discussion on July 10, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov touched on regional issues, including Turkmen support for the stability of Afghanistan. Other participants in the meeting incl [...]	2009-07-16 10:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT897	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN COMPANY MANAGER SAYS [...] (C) In a July 14 conversation with Iran Watcher, the general manager of the Ashgabat branch of Iran Samen said that the U.S. needs to focus on reaching out to the "more than 20 million Iranians who voted for Mir-Hussein Mousavi." Gholamreza Gieahpour, who has headed the office since 1996. He a [...]	2009-07-17 12:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT898	TURKMENISTAN: SPECULATING ON A FUTURE SUCCESSION [...] (C) Given the stove-piped sovereign power and authority that seems to be the Turkmen president's alone, there is frequently speculation about what would happen if the current president suddenly died or was assassinated. Since the sitting president is only the second president elected in Tur [...]	2009-07-17 12:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TX
09ASHGABAT899	TURKMENISTAN: U/S BURNS MEETS FM MEREDOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a delegation of senior U.S. officials met with Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Meredov on July 11 for a productive discussion of bilateral and regional issues. Meredov welcomed further exploration of a bilateral mechanism [...]	2009-07-17 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG ECON TX
09ASHGABAT915	TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) A. Attendance of the Head of State -- Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan -- Arrival and departure dates unknown. -- Unkown if spouse will accompany. -- Russian interpretation will be required in meetings. B. Attendance of Head of Government -- Not applicable. [...]	2009-07-21 12:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA TX
09ASHGABAT918	TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL PLANS TO STEP UP [...] (C) On July 22, ExxonMobil officials called on the Charge to discuss the company's current strategy for Turkmenistan. Their visit to Ashgabat, for meetings with oil and gas sector officials, was intended to raise ExxonMobil's profile with the Turkmen. According to one company official, ExxonMo [...]	2009-07-22 12:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT925	TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL IWPR REPORTER MAINTAINS LOW [...] (C) On July 22, poloff discussed conditions for independent journalists in Turkmenistan with local Institute for War and Peace Reporting ("IWPR") contributor Svetlana Mamedova. Prior to 1999, Mamedova worked 24 years as a correspondent and editor for State Radio and Television. Her ability t [...]	2009-07-24 12:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT926	TURKMENISTAN: NO SURPRISES EXPECTED IN UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Central Election Commission and Mejlis officials recently outlined highlights of the upcoming July 26 Gengesh (local council) elections that will be held in rural areas across Turkmenistan. The electoral process for the gengeshes was similar to the process used during the 2008 [...]	2009-07-24 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT932	TURKMENISTAN: LAND OF USED CARS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The passenger car market in Turkmenistan has rapidly expanded over the past seven years. Most of the cars that have been imported to Turkmenistan during that period were U.S., Japanese, and German models. More th [...]	2009-07-27 12:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT940	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: HOW TURKMEN VIEW RECENT EVENTS [...] (C) Decreased travel to and from Iran in the last decade and the lack of independent media and internet access in Turkmenistan have all contributed to a general lack of knowledge or understanding among Turkmen about their neighbor to the south, despite the presence of over a million ethnic Tur [...]	2009-07-28 13:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT947	TURKMENISTAN'S PERSPECTIVE ON CASPIAN DELIMITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the July 24 Cabinet of Ministers session, President Berdimuhamedov made a strong statement that Azerbaijan's position on delimitation of the Caspian boundary hampers the negotiation process. He criticized Azerbaijan for its unilateral decision to start development of the [...]	2009-07-29 13:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET PBTS EINV AZ TX
09ASHGABAT948	ENERGY AND TRADE MAIN TOPICS FURING VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romanian President Trajan Basescu visited Turkmenistan July 21-22. The Romanians consider the visit successful and believe that it has put bilateral relations on a higher plane. The main emphasis was on trade and energy. Although the Romanians state that Berdimuhamedov expressed [...]	2009-07-29 13:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ENRG RO TX
09ASHGABAT951	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON JULY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In July, media carried accurate and favorable coverage of post events. U.S. Independence Day and the speech which the Charge d'Affaires delivered at Post's official reception were highlighted in state print media. [...]	2009-07-30 08:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT953	TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT'S TOUTED CRACKDOWN ON THE DRUG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's local press continue to report an increase in arrests and convictions of drug dealers. Ashgabat residents, however, are skeptical about the government's so-called "rigorous measures" to crack down [...]	2009-07-30 09:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT973	TURKMENISTAN: MFA-AUTHORED ARTICLE OUTLINES [...] SUMMARY: On July 30, state-run Neutralniy Turkmenistan newspaper published an article prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan outlining the country's energy policy. The article also highlighted recent gas-export developments in the country's energy sector and speculated a [...]	2009-07-31 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT975	PANDEMIC H1N1 INFLUENZA RESPONSE - TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, there have been no officially documented cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan. However, it appears that the country would be unprepared, if there was an outbreak. Primary health care is limited in the capital a [...]	2009-07-31 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU PREL AEMR CASC PINR AMGT SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT992	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits of Assistant Secretary Boucher in April, Special Envoy Morningsta [...]	2009-08-05 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX
09ASHGABAT993	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: SCHOLAR PREDICTS MORE OF THE [...] (C) In a conversation this week with Iran Watcher, Ghandeem Gurbanov, Turkmenistan's most prominent Farsi language scholar, who currently teaches at the Iranian Embassy's Cultural Center in Ashgabat, said that Iranians residing in Turkmenistan voted nearly unanimously for and continue to suppo [...]	2009-08-05 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT996	TURKMENISTAN: OMV ESTABLISHES LOCAL PRESENCE; [...] (C) On August 5, the Charge met with the newly-arrived expatriate country manager for Austrian energy firm OMV. Although new to Turkmenistan, the manager has had years of experience in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. He described himself as "an exploration and production guy" whose job it is to d [...]	2009-08-07 05:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASMARA323	RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN ERITREA (C-CI9-01825) [...] (C) Per Reftel post submits the following responses as requested: A. (C) There is no Russian trade representative in Eritrea. The Russian Embassy consists of three officers: an ambassador, a DCM, and one attache. B. (C) There are no Russian companies operating in Eritrea. The Russian Em [...]	2009-09-24 12:57:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR BBSR ECON EINV ER
09ASTANA1000	KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 10, Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin: -- praised President Obama's Cairo speech for its intelligence and candor; -- expressed gratitude for the briefing on the possibility of a U.S.-Russia agreement to transit lethal supplies for Afghanistan; -- undertook to facilita [...]	2009-06-11 09:28:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM ECON ETTC MARR MCAP OSCE RS
09ASTANA1002	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: President Obama's Cairo speech has received overwhelmingly positive press coverage in Kazakhstan. Official "Khabar TV" broadcast President Nazarbayev's welcoming comments about the speech, and daily "Liter" published an in-depth, analytical story on the address. The overall coverag [...]	2009-06-12 02:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KCRM KPAO KMDR AF KZ
09ASTANA1005	KAZAKHSTAN: WTO NEGOTIATOR AITZHANOVA CONFIRMS DECISION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's lead WTO negotiator, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, told the Ambassador on June 11 that the decision by Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus to launch joint WTO accession negotiatio [...]	2009-06-12 07:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ
09ASTANA1006	KAZAKHSTAN: KEY MAJILIS LEADER NAMED AMBASSADOR TO IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Majilis International Relations, Defense, and Security Committee Chairman Nurbakh Rustemov told the Ambassador on June 11 he has been appointed ambassador to Iran and is awaiting agrement. He described the draft Internet law as "not right, but necessary," admitted that it was par [...]	2009-06-12 09:56:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ETRD KDEM RU IR KZ
09ASTANA1018	KAZAKHSTAN: CUSTOMS UNION WITH RUSSIA TRUMPING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent evidence suggests the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan (RBK) Customs Union that Russian Prime Minister Putin announced in Moscow on June 9 was already becoming concrete a reality in May, if not earlier. Even before that, we had ample warning that Kazakhstan was weighing the adva [...]	2009-06-15 11:15:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG WTRO EU RS BO
09ASTANA102	KAZAKHSTAN STILL UNDECIDED ON NABUCCO SUMMIT IN [...] (C) Hungarian Ambassador Janos Balla called on the Ambassador January 20 to deliver the current Hungarian draft of the Budapest Nabucco Summit scheduled for January 27. He expressed deep frustration that one week before the summit he has yet to pin down who will represent Kazakhstan, if anyon [...]	2009-01-20 09:44:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET RS HU KZ
09ASTANA1027	KAZAKHSTAN: AFGHAN AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghan Ambassador Abdul Haider called on the Ambassador on June 15. During an hour-long discussion, a relaxed and well-informed Haider spoke openly in fluent English about three issues. He expressed gratitude for U.S. and Kazakhstani assistance to Afghanistan, registered concer [...]	2009-06-16 10:22:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AF KG PK RS KZ
09ASTANA1028	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 11 PRESS CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador gave a press conference on June 11, in which he highlighted President Obama's Cairo speech, reported on his participation in Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin's visit to the United States, and answered journalists' questions on hot-button political topics. Thi [...]	2009-06-16 11:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR AF KZ
09ASTANA1029	KAZAKHSTAN: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN PEACE CORPS CASE OVER, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp departed Kazakhstan on June 13, after an appellate court vacated his two-year probation at the Prosecutor General's request. Sharp's departure ends an affair that began on November 26, when he was arrested in what appeared to be a classic Sovie [...]	2009-06-16 11:19:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR CASC KZ
09ASTANA1033	KAZAKHSTAN: BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE URANIUM MINING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 10-11, Energy Officer met with senior managers from Kazakhstan's national nuclear energy company Kazatomprom (KAP) and KAP's foreign partners in Almaty to discuss the impact of the Prosecutor General's ong [...]	2009-06-17 09:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1034	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MAY 24-JUNE 6 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Reorganization in Response to Five-Year Plan -- Banking Sector News -- Samruk-Kazyna Establishes New Direct Investment Fund -- May Inflation -- Critic Suggests Revising [...]	2009-06-17 10:01:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB CH KZ
09ASTANA1035	KAZAKHSTAN: DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11, Energy Officer met separately with a Western manager from the U.S. oil services company Baker Hughes and an American partner with the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, both of whom shared experience [...]	2009-06-17 10:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR ECON EPET EINV ELAB SMIG CH KZ
09ASTANA1068	KAZAKHSTAN: EMBASSY INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This cable responds to reftel's request for post's input on Kazakhstan for demarches in advance of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). DEMOCRATIC REFORM 3. (SBU) The September 26 - October 9 HDIM is [...]	2009-06-24 07:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1088	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JUNE 7-20 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan Welcomes IMF Technical Assistance -- National Bank Reduces 2009 Inflation Forecast -- Kazatomprom News -- Agip KCO News -- Energy Statistics KAZAKHSTAN W [...]	2009-06-28 08:34:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN KZ
09ASTANA1089	PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV URGES FOREIGN COMPANIES TO CONTINUE [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, in the provincial northern city of Kostanai, President Nazarbayev convened the 21st plenary session of Kazakhstan's Foreign Investors' Council (FIC). Nazarbayev encouraged foreign companies to continue investing in Kazakhstan's economy and discussed the country's plan fo [...]	2009-06-29 06:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ
09ASTANA1090	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS REMARKS AT EVENT [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador traveled to Semey on June 18 to participate in a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the cessation of Soviet nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk test site. President Nazarbayev's speech at the event received heavy media coverage. He highlighted Kazakhstan's decisi [...]	2009-06-29 08:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MNUC SOCI KNNP KPAO KMDR RS KZ
09ASTANA1103	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Astana is a key opportunity for engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship, with close cooperation on such critical issues as [...]	2009-07-02 11:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1105	KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON DISCUSSES NEW INVESTMENTS, CPC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 10, Chevron executives told Energy Officer that they will press hard to sanction expansion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline by the end of the year, despite indications from KazMunaiGas (KM [...]	2009-07-07 11:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA112	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, below is Post's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Kazakhstan. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Kazakhstan 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Kazakhstan Openness to Foreign Investment Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy sinc [...]	2009-01-22 00:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KZ
09ASTANA1131	KAZAKHSTAN: CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA HEARS, "PLEASE TELL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During Congressman Eni Faleomavaega's July 2-3 visit to Astana, - President Nazarbayev told him that he has been urging Russian Prime Minister Putin and President Medvedev to seize the opportunities President [...]	2009-07-08 08:14:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1145	KAZAKHSTAN: RBK CUSTOMS UNION, WTO, AND THE WAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Kazakhstan's WTO negotiator -- reiterated that Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have suspended, not abandoned their individual WTO accession negotiations; -- revealed Russia will hire, probably befo [...]	2009-07-09 10:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ
09ASTANA1161	KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH CIVIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 10, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns met in Astana with civil society leaders. Burns told them that Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship presented unique opportunities for Kazakhsta [...]	2009-07-13 02:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1164	KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns brought greetings to President Nazarbayev from President Obama and underscored the importance of the U.S.-Kazakhstan relationship by noting Kazakhstan was his delegation's first stop in Central Asia. He told Nazarbayev that President Obama is committed to st [...]	2009-07-13 03:52:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PHUM KDEM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1165	KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 10 meeting in Astana with Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Under Secretary of State Bill Burns urged Kazakhstan to continue its bilateral WTO accession negotiations and not to close any doors, even if Astana is currently focusing on the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan (RBK) Custo [...]	2009-07-13 03:52:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV EFIN WTRO BO RS KZ
09ASTANA1166	KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 10 meeting in Astana, Under Secretary of State Bill Burns told Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin that the United States wants to move forward on establishing a commission to oversee bilateral relations. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blak [...]	2009-07-13 03:53:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1170	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JUNE 21-JULY 4 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector News -- GE Locomotive Assembly Plant Opened in Astana -- KazMunaiGas Acquires Rompetrol Group -- Kazatomprom Launches Semizbay Mining Project -- KMG E&P [...]	2009-07-13 08:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET EINV EFIN KZ
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
09ASTANA1175	KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST BANKS TO BE DECIDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the second in a three-part series analyzing recent developments in Kazakhstan's banking sector, the possible future liquidation of its assets, and potential implications for international export credit agencies. 3 [...]	2009-07-13 09:23:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ

09ASTANA1178	KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JUNE 2009) [...] On June 2, President Nazarbayev signed legislation ratifying Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) umbrella agreement, officially known as the Amendment to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Destruction of Silo Launchers of Intercontine [...]	2009-07-13 10:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1184	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION FOR THE ASTANA VISIT OF [...] SUMMARY: The Kazakhstani media broadly reported Under Secretary of State Bill Burns's July 10 meeting in Astana with President Nazarbayev; however, the majority of the coverage was factual rather than analytical, due to the fact that the event happened on a Friday, after all of the weekly ana [...]	2009-07-14 10:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KNNP KDEM KPAO KMDR RS KZ
09ASTANA1187	KAZAKHSTAN: GAS PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and national oil company KazMunaiGas recently briefed Energy Officer on the latest natural gas production forecasts and pipeline projects. END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-07-15 04:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA1207	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE IN AKTAU [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador travelled to Aktau on July 15-16. Aktau, located in Mangystau oblast (province) in western Kazakhstan, is a small city known primarily for its oil production and as Kazakhstan's only operational port on the Caspian Sea. While in Aktau, the Ambassador met with Askar Nu [...]	2009-07-21 07:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA1215	KAZAKHSTAN: PUBLIC-PRIVATE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Coordinating Committee of the Public-Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPEPI) held its second meeting on July 17 in Astana. During the meeting, the PPEPI Secretariat summarized the initiative's progress to date. The meeting revealed that there are obstacles and imp [...]	2009-07-22 10:18:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KZ
09ASTANA1220	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES BN-350 PROGRAM, WTO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador asked Prime Minister Karim Masimov on July 22 to ensure Kazakhstan meets its funding commitment for the BN-350 spent fuel program and to sign a decree facilitating transfer of the program's fuel tra [...]	2009-07-23 01:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KNNP WTRO AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1222	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS BN-350 NUCLEAR REACTOR, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, the Ambassador toured the Mangistau Atomic Energy Complex (MAEC),including the decommissioned BN-350 fast-breeder nuclear reactor, the sodium processing facility (SPF),and a desalinization plant. Th [...]	2009-07-23 07:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1251	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER'S AUGUST 8-9 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 8-9 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) [...]	2009-07-24 08:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM EPET KDEM KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1253	KAZAKHSTAN REPORTS OF FIRST CASES OF H1N1 [...] SUMMARY: The local press reported the first cases of H1N1 influenza in Kazakhstan on July 23. There are three confirmed and three suspected cases. CDC Almaty reports that the Kazakhstanis will send viral samples from the infected individuals to an outside laboratory for independent confirma [...]	2009-07-24 10:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV KFLU KZ
09ASTANA1302	KAZAKHSTAN: BTA BANK OFFERS TO RESTRUCTURE ITS DEBT [...] SUMMARY: On July 24, BTA Bank, one of Kazakhstan's largest commercial banks, declared a moratorium on interest payments. This follows the bank's decision in April to cease debt principal payments. BTA's external debts are valued at $13 billion, of which the bank said it will repay $3 billio [...]	2009-08-03 09:41:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ
09ASTANA1303	KAZAKHSTAN: THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF AKTAU SEA PORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has been informed that the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has decided not to approve two proposed projects to develop Kazakhstan's maritime and port capabilities because Kazakhstan conducts trade with Iran [...]	2009-08-03 09:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV MARR RS IR KZ
09ASTANA1320	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, July 27-31 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...]	2009-08-04 07:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ
09ASTANA1330	KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR TWO SCIENCE FELLOWS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post requests the assistance of two Embassy Science Fellows for a two-week period from mid-August through September 2009. The Fellows will work in Astana, Kazakhstan, under the supervision of the Political-Econo [...]	2009-08-04 11:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TSPL BEXP KSCA KZ
09ASTANA1339	KAZAKHSTAN: "NEWSWEEK" GOT IT WRONG ON KIMEP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an on-line article appearing August 1, "Newsweek" magazine accused the Kazakhstani government of suppressing Western-oriented education at what is arguably the country's most prestigious university. The articl [...]	2009-08-05 07:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA134	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMOCRACY IN ACTION AT EDITOR'S CLUB [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On January 21, the Ambassador attended a meeting of the Astana Editors-in-Chief Club. Though this organization has been in existence for some time, it has recently risen in profile through increased government ties [...]	2009-01-23 10:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO KDEM KZ
09ASTANA1355	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 19-AUGUST 1 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Refinancing Rate is Reduced Again -- Amendments to Currency Control and Currency Regulation Law Approved -- National Bank's Comments on New Currency Law -- Banking Sector [...]	2009-08-06 07:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ
09ASTANA1357	KAZAKHSTAN: PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO TIFA AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Pol-Econ Chief met on August 5 with Saadat Asanseitova, Director of the Department for Regional Integration at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, to discuss the draft agenda for the 4th U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting on [...]	2009-08-06 10:20:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EINV EFIN KZ
09ASTANA1365	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS BOEHNER CODEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 8, Prime Minister Karim Masimov briefed a U.S. Congressional delegation led by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) on a wide range of economic and energy issues. Masimov said Kazakhstan is showing signs of recovery from the global economic and financial crisis, an [...]	2009-08-10 13:58:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR EPET ECON EFIN EINV SOCI
09ASTANA1366	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW MINISTER OF DEFENSE OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister of Defense Adilbek Dzhaksybekov on August 7 to congratulate him on his June 24 appointment, and discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani military cooperation. Dzhaksybekov: -called bilateral military relations positive, and expressed hope relations would cont [...]	2009-08-10 14:02:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR RS KZ
09ASTANA139	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 17-23 [...] The following is another of the weekly cables from Embassy Astana with tidbits on daily life in Kazakhstan. UPROAR LEADS TO RETENTION OF NATIONALITY IN PASSPORTS 2. On January 5, Kazakhstan began issuing new, electronic passports. Complying with international conventions, the new documen [...]	2009-01-23 11:23:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KPAO KDEM KZ
09ASTANA1399	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER HEARS MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a frank conversation with the Ambassador on August 12, Presidential Adviser Kairat Sarybai said he expected that the new State Commission for the OSCE would propose further steps, "since that is part of the commission's mandate," that could be taken on democratization bef [...]	2009-08-17 01:41:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR KDEM OSCE RS KG KZ
09ASTANA140	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA PRAISE INAUGURATION OF "PRESIDENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Kazakhstani media's reaction to President Obama's inauguration has been overwhelmingly positive and laudatory. The coverage has ranged from detailed accounts of the inaugural speech to human interest stories on [...]	2009-01-26 03:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO KMDR KDEM KZ
09ASTANA1400	KAZAKHSTAN: KMG HALTS KCTS NEGOTIATIONS, THEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From recent discussions with energy executives and government officials, it is clear that negotiations over the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) have stalled. The key issue is whether and to what [...]	2009-08-17 03:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET ECON KZ
09ASTANA1403	KAZAKHSTAN: NARCOTICS AND PROPERTY SEIZURES BY COMMITTEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's Committee for National Security (KNB) publicly reported its narcotics seizures for the first half of 2009. Total KNB seizures increased 466% from the same period last year. In addition, the KNB reported [...]	2009-08-17 10:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR KCRM KZ
09ASTANA1407	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 26-28 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O [...]	2009-08-18 07:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA1422	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: USCENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus met Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Tazhin on August 13 to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani military cooperation and request support for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Petraeus specifically requested the deployment of Kazakhstani staff office [...]	2009-08-20 06:33:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE RS AF KZ
09ASTANA1423	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR GENERAL PETRAEUS' [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Security Council Chairman Suleymenov discussed potential Kazakhstani noncombatant military and other assistance to support U.S. policy in Afghanistan, including the possibility of Kazakhstan hosting a l [...]	2009-08-20 07:05:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR RS AF KG TI UZ KZ
09ASTANA1429	KAZAKHSTAN: WHY TO PAY SERIOUS ATTENTION [...] (S/NF) During USCENTCOM CDR General David Petraeus' August 13 meetings in Astana, senior Kazakhstani officials made more clear than ever that President Nursultan Nazarbayev wants an enhanced relationship with the United States and is offering us a logistics/transit facility for U.S. and Coali [...]	2009-08-25 04:36:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SOCI KNNP KDEM AF
09ASTANA1432	KAZAKHSTAN: AES FILES FOR ARBITRATION, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 10, U.S. power company AES notified the government that it will go to international arbitration to appeal more than $200 million in fines assessed for allegedly monopolistic behavior. This action would be the final step in a long, public, legal battle between the co [...]	2009-08-26 00:15:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG EINV SOCI KZ
09ASTANA1438	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging, frank, and lively conversation on August 25, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar discussed regional energy security with a panel of senior government officials, including the Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna, Timu [...]	2009-08-26 10:32:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET IR RS CH GG
09ASTANA1439	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S ADVISOR WARNS OF AN "INFORMATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 22 interview published in the newspaper "Liter," Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, President Nazarbayev's advisor on political issues, railed against the "runaway billionaires" who have declared an "informatio [...]	2009-08-27 05:14:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCOR OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1445	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 26, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar met with Prime Minister Karim Masimov to discuss economic and energy security issues, including oil and gas export routes from Central Asia, the September 14 Caspian Sea Summit in Aktau, the influence of Russ [...]	2009-08-27 11:05:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET CH RS TX KZ
09ASTANA1449	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 26, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar met with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Sauat Mynbayev to discuss two oil export projects: the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline expansion and the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation [...]	2009-08-28 10:27:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET AJ CH RS TX KZ
09ASTANA1464	KAZAKHSTAN: WHAT'S BEHIND THE CURRENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The well-connected Israeli Ambassador analyzes that the current anti-corruption campaign in Kazakhstan is not a political-economic clan struggle to succeed President Nazarbayev. Rather, it is Nazarbayev himself cracking down to preserve his generally positive economic legacy an [...]	2009-09-03 08:10:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON KCOR KZ
09ASTANA1465	KAZAKHSTAN: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Ambassador to Kazakhstan Israel Mei-Ami told the Ambassador on September 2: -- Kazakhstan is a major oil supplier for Israel; -- this year's military procurement scandal has left lingering headaches for him; -- despite the scandal, Israel-Kazakhstan relations are t [...]	2009-09-03 08:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EPET EAGR MASS KCOR IS SA KZ
09ASTANA1468	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, the Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov to present officially Under Secretary Blake's proposal on Annual Bilateral Consultations. Zhigalov responded that the government i [...]	2009-09-03 11:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ
09ASTANA147	KAZAKHSTAN: ENTREPRENEUR NURLAN KAPPAROV DESCRIBES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: During a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Kazakhstani entrepreneur Nurlan Kapparov stressed the need for further banking-sector reforms and signaled his approval of the recent appointment of Grigoriy Marchenko to hea [...]	2009-01-26 10:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV EFIN EAGR EPET ENRG KZ
09ASTANA1478	KAZAKHSTAN: LAND-LOCKED OIL POWER WANTS TO IMPROVE NAVY, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On August 28, U.S. NAVCENT Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Thomas Cropper met General-Major Mazhitov, Deputy Director of Kazakhstan's Border Guard Service; Rear-Admiral Abikeyev, Chief of Kazakhstan's Border Guard Service Coast Guard Directorate; and Rear-Admiral Ratmir Komratov [...]	2009-09-04 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR RS AF KZ
09ASTANA1487	KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE AMBASSADOR BELIEVES KNB TOOK CONTROL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 4 meeting, the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Center, Ambassador Alexandr Keltchewsky, told the Ambassador Kazakhstan has taken some positive steps in its preparations to become the 2010 OSCE Chairman-in-Office. He added [...]	2009-09-08 06:25:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1494	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZHOVTIS WITH KAZAKSTANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 8, the Ambassador met with Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser, Kairat Sarybai, for a frank exchange on the case of internationally-respected human rights advocate, Yevgeniy Zhovtis, who was convicted of vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to four years in a penal c [...]	2009-09-09 06:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1495	EAST KAZAKHSTAN: AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 20, the Ambassador visited Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk),East Kazakhstan, an industrial region well-endowed with natural resources and populated by blue-collar miners, shady businessmen, political patrons, a [...]	2009-09-09 07:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KZ
09ASTANA1509	KAZAKHSTAN: FINANCE MINISTER LAUDS COOPERATION - [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 5 meeting, Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev discussed with the Ambassador stability in the financial sector and U.S. technical assistance provided under the Cooperative Threat Agreement (CTR) [...]	2009-09-10 10:28:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
09ASTANA1512	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZHOVTIS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, the Ambassador and Kazakhstan's State Minister and Foreign Minister, Kanat Saudabayev, exchanged frank views on the Zhovtis case reftel A. The Ambassador delivered a strong message on the importance of a transparent appeals process and finding a way forward that [...]	2009-09-11 09:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1513	KAZAKHSTAN: KEEPING PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) With the Yevgeniy Zhovtis case -- Zhovtis is the internationally renowned human rights advocate whose most unfortunate auto accident some in the government of Kazakhstan appear to be exploiting -- we can all agree that Kazakhstan has stepped on its tail in a most appalling and old-guard K [...]	2009-09-11 09:27:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1517	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAYS FUNDING APPROVED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orenbayev told the Ambassador that the Cabinet approved VAT exemption for all goods and services procured with Cooperative Threat Reduction funds on September 7, and th [...]	2009-09-11 10:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA1518	KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSES HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent days, Kazakhstan has proposed an OSCE Summit in 2010 to be co-chaired by Kazakhstan and the United States, repeated its desire to establish a Joint Presidential Commission, and renewed its effort for an Obama-Nazarbayev meeting at the general time of the April 2010 Nuc [...]	2009-09-13 03:45:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KNNP KISL OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA1535	KAZAKHSTAN TO RESUME WTO ACCESSION TALKS SEPARATE FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are signs Kazakhstan might be willing to resume its suspended bilateral WTO accession negotiations. Concluding U.S.-bilateral WTO negotiations would be in our national interest and would enhance Kazakhstan's independence and sovereignty. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On Septemb [...]	2009-09-17 06:45:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN WTO RS KZ
09ASTANA1539	KAZAKHSTAN: CASPIAN SEA SUMMIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 12, President Nazarbayev hosted the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan at a private resort in Kenderliy, south of the port city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan. According to press repor [...]	2009-09-18 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR RS KZ
09ASTANA1541	KAZAKHSTAN: A KEY PARTNER ON NON-PROLIFERATION REF: A. A. ASTANA 00607 B. B. ASTANA 01090 C. C. ASTANA 01164 D. D. 08 ASTANA 01867 E. E. 08 ASTANA 01648 F. F. 08 ASTANA 01649 G. G. ASTANA 02232 H. H. ASTANA 00200 I. I. ASTANA 00623 J. J. STATE 76904 K. K. ASTANA 00521 L. L. 08 ASTANA 02298 M. M. 08 ASTANA 02316 N. N. ASTANA 00254 O. O. ASTANA 01536 Classified By: Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland, 1.4 (b/d) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is a full and supportive partner of the United States on countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Kazakhstan actively participates in many international counter-proliferation organizations. Recently, it sought to enhance its role in non-proliferation [...]	2009-09-18 11:12:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1616	KAZAKHSTAN: THE COMPLEXITY OF "OPPOSITION MEDIA" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a media roundtable the Ambassador hosted in Almaty, independent and opposition journalists detailed their opinions, concerns, and experiences. It was a useful and informative snapshot, but it wasn't the wh [...]	2009-09-23 09:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KPAO KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1618	KAZAKHSTAN: IFTAAR DINNER BUILDS RAPPORT WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 14, the Ambassador hosted an Iftaar dinner for more than 20 prominent Muslim community members, including the Deputy Chairman of the Kazakhstani Muslims' Spiritual Board Muhammad Alsabekov, many Kazak [...]	2009-09-23 10:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KISL RS KZ
09ASTANA1622	KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCO DISCUSSES TURKMENISTAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 24, senior executives from ConocoPhillips (COP) briefed the Ambassador on their continued pursuit of a natural gas deal in Turkmenistan, the status of the N Block exploration in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian, and concerns about exposure and delays with the Ka [...]	2009-09-25 08:50:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET AJ RS TX KZ
09ASTANA1626	KAZAKHSTAN: THE GOVERNMENT'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO BTA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani financial officials are negotiating with export credit authorities (ECAs) from at least 14 countries, who have demanded sovereign guarantees for debt repayment on several billion in exposure. For seve [...]	2009-09-28 01:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN GM UK IT KZ
09ASTANA1627	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your October 5-8 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OS [...]	2009-09-28 01:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA1628	KAZAKHSTAN: THE TANGLED WEB OF (NON)TRUE TRADE FINANCE AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: While ECAs represented on the BTA steering committee appear to be finding a compromise (reftel),Alliance Bank has recently reneged on a commitment to separate the restructuring options for trade finance due to pr [...]	2009-09-28 02:00:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
09ASTANA165	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FOR [...] SUMMARY: The following is a summary of local media reports on human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan from July to December 2008. END SUMMARY. LABOR EXPLOITATION 2. December 2, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda: In October, an oblast-level court in Karaganda increased a lower court's sentence from [...]	2009-01-28 10:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KCRM RU UZ KZ
09ASTANA166	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF ENERGY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES NATURAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 21, Energy Officer discussed the production, marketing, and sale of Kazakhstani gas with an official from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. He described the role of market intermediaries Ka [...]	2009-01-28 11:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA169	KAZAKHSTAN: SOUTH KOREANS SEEKING INVESTMENTS, BUT GLOBAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met several times in January with South Korean Embassy First Secretary Lee Jooil and Second Secretary Lee Moon-bae to discuss economic relations between Kazakhstan and Korea. They explained that overall bi [...]	2009-01-28 11:15:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET KS CH KZ
09ASTANA1696	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW SCIENCE STRATEGY FACES CONSTRAINTS [...] SUMMARY: In a new strategic plan, Kazakhstan's Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education and Science identified future scientific research priorities in the areas of energy, biotechnology, mining and metallurgy, renewable energy, information technology, and agriculture. To achieve it [...]	2009-09-28 10:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV SOCI KPAO KZ
09ASTANA170	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 4 - JANUARY [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Refinancing Rate -- Update from Samruk-Kazyna -- Humanitarian Aid for Tajikistan -- Arcelor Mittal To Modernize Coal Mines -- China To Build A Gas-Fired Power Plant [...]	2009-01-28 11:15:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB TI CH IN KZ
09ASTANA173	KAZAKHSTAN: KOREANS SHARE U.S. VIEWS ON MADRID COMMITMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met several times in January with South Korean Embassy First Secretary Lee Jooil and Second Secretary Lee Moon-bae to discuss political and cultural relations between Kazakhstan and South Korea. South Kore [...]	2009-01-29 09:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SCUL KDEM KIRF KS KZ
09ASTANA1761	KAZAKHSTAN: POLITICAL ANALYST DISCUSESS "HAWKS AND DOVES" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Independent political analyst XXXXXXXXXXXX believes that the elites surrounding President Nazarbayev are split into two camps -- the "hawks" and the "doves." The hawks, or the "old guard," believe that the international community can do little but accept Kazakhstan "as is" becaus [...]	2009-10-02 05:27:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA1762	KAZAKHSTAN: THE ABLYAZOV FACTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former CEO of Bank Turan Alem (BTA) Mukhtar Ablyazov is accused of having embezzled at least $1.1 billion from BTA before fleeing to London on February 3. Ablyazov reportedly plans an international public relations campaignm with two goals: 1) to rebrand himself as the persecut [...]	2009-10-02 06:26:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR OSCE UK KZ
09ASTANA1765	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXISTENCE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarch on October 2 to Chairman of the Security Council of the Government of Kazakhstan Marat Tazhin. 3. (SBU) Tazhin replied that Kazakhstan's position is well-known and has not change [...]	2009-10-02 08:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ
09ASTANA1767	KAZAKHSTAN HAS NO PROBLEM WITH INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF [...] (C) On October 2, the Ambassador informed Kazakhstan's Security Council Secretary and Assistant to the President, Marat Tazhin, that the inaugural flight of the U.S.-Russia transit agreement would likely occur on October 5 (reftel). The Ambassador emphasized that the U.S. government is mainta [...]	2009-10-02 10:07:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU KZ KG UA PL
09ASTANA1770	CURRENT U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI NON-PROLIFERATION PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 12:12:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1772	KAZAKHSTAN: FM SAUDABAYEV ON IRAN, OSCE SUMMIT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting with the Ambassador on October 5, State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev: -- reaffirmed that Kazakhstan fully supports the U.S. position on Iran and reported that he personally had made the case to Foreign Minister Manoucher Motakki -- "based on [...]	2009-10-05 08:52:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM MNUC MARR KNNP OSCE UZ KZ
09ASTANA1774	KAZAKHSTAN AND AZERBAIJAN SIGN ENERGY AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 2, during President Nazarbayev's visit to Baku, the national oil companies of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan signed three documents on energy cooperation. The agreements do not preclude the participation of [...]	2009-10-05 10:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV AZ KZ
09ASTANA1776	KAZAKHSTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL NGO "GREEN SALVATION" TAKES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The environmental NGO Green Salvation, one of the oldest NGOs in Kazakhstan, defends the environmental rights of citizens including with lawsuits, if necessary. It monitors implementation of the Aarhus Convention that grants citizens access to information concerning the enviro [...]	2009-10-06 03:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SENV SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA1809	KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (SEPTEMBER [...] September 1-10, EXBS Advisor Paul Shott processed into Embassy Astana and conducted office turnover with departing EXBS Advisor Robert Colbert. 2. September 15, EXBS Advisor and administrative assistant met with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Customs Control Committee. The Chairma [...]	2009-10-07 00:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1810	KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENTARIAN SEES GROWING ROLE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 23, Parliamentarian Daria Klebanova spoke about the growing role of the Parliament and anticipated domestic violence legislation. Also an active journalist, she contradicted recent negative reports b [...]	2009-10-07 01:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA1813	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN JOINT ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) On October 7-8, the United States and Kazakhstan held the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership. Four working groups -- nuclear security and nuclear power, oil and gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and electric power -- took place. After chairing a plenary se [...]	2009-10-09 10:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET MNUC KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA1814	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP MEETING [...] (U) On October 7-8, the United States and Kazakhstan held the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership. Four working groups -- nuclear security and nuclear power, oil and gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and electric power -- took place. After chairing a plenary se [...]	2009-10-09 10:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1816	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES -- ZHOVTIS' CASE DISCUSSED ON [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Almaty, Kazakhstan's "southern capital." For this edition, we review how the local media and civil society have reacted to the conviction of leading human rights activist [...]	2009-10-13 02:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KZ
09ASTANA184	KAZAKAHSTAN WILL ATTEMPT TO ADVOCATE FOR MANAS [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Embassy Astana attempted to communicate talking points to the highest possible level. Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Khairat Sarybay is in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum with President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin is in A [...]	2009-01-30 08:53:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS KG KZ
09ASTANA1843	KAZAKHSTAN PRESSES AGAIN ON OSCE SUMMIT, ANNUAL [...] (C) To follow up on the October 7-8 visit to Astana by Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman, the Ambassador met on October 12 with Deputy Foreign Kairat Umarov to seek clarification how the Foreign Ministry would coordinate Kazakhstan's inter-agency process to designate a single lead ent [...]	2009-10-13 08:12:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE RS CH AF KZ
09ASTANA1857	KAZAKHSTAN: GEARING UP INSTITUTIONALLY FOR OSCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During lunch on October 15, Doulat Kuanyshev, Kazakhstan's Ambassador-at-Large for OSCE Issues, described Kazakhstan's special state commission for the OSCE and again pressed the Ambassador for an OSCE summit in 2 [...]	2009-10-16 05:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1858	KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN BRIEFED ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, during the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Astana, the government of Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of French companies to study construction of a 730- [...]	2009-10-16 05:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV FR KZ
09ASTANA1886	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY'S BILATERALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discussed cooperation on counter-proliferation and peaceful nuclear energy production with several of Kazakhstan's most influential non-proliferation policymakers during h [...]	2009-10-19 05:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1891	KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIAL DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, the DCM met Motoo Konishi, the World Bank's Regional Representative for Central Asia, who described his surprisingly positive views on each Central Asian country's economic situation, the potential i [...]	2009-10-20 05:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EAGR ECIN EINV KZ
09ASTANA1900	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY PONEMAN'S MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting between Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana on October 8: -- Poneman urged rapid forward movement on the final steps for the full decommissioning of the BN-350 fast-breeder nuclear reactor at Aktau, as well as [...]	2009-10-21 09:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP FR IR KZ
09ASTANA1902	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY DISCUSSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman met Mangystau Oblast Akim (governor) Krymbek Kusherbayev to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani energy and non-proliferation projects in western Kazakhstan. Ponem [...]	2009-10-21 09:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC SOCI KNNP AJ RS TX KZ
09ASTANA1914	KAZAKHSTAN: "BIG FRIEND" MEDDLES AGAINST U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov suggested on October 21 that disinformation from Russian intelligence played a role in Yevgeniy Zhovtis' conviction and prison sentence being upheld. He also said that Russian intelligence is getting the word to President Nazarbayev that th [...]	2009-10-22 07:07:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MARR KDEM OSCE RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA1919	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST [...] SUMMARY: On October 20, an Almaty regional court upheld the conviction of prominent Kazakhstani human rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis on charges of vehicular manslaughter (reftel). Most major pro-government and government-controlled news outlets did not report the story. Notable among thos [...]	2009-10-23 10:34:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA192	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, JANUARY 24-30 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani media focused during the week of January 24-30 on President Nazarbayev's trip to Davos and his comments on how the global economy needs an international currency to replace the dollar. Analytical writer [...]	2009-02-02 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR KMDR KPAO KG KZ
09ASTANA193	KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA MAYOR TASMAGAMBETOV DETAILS PLANS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Astana Akim (Mayor) Imangali Tasmagambetov told the Ambassador on January 28 that government assistance is facilitating a recovery of Astana's construction sector. He maintained that signature projects in the city' [...]	2009-02-03 01:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI KZ
09ASTANA1935	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH SPEAKS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During her October 13 visit to Almaty, Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith broke new ground by visiting Kazakhstan's only Islamic University and engaging the students in a lively discuss [...]	2009-10-28 00:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KISM KIRF OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1947	KAZAKHSTAN'S CSIS OSCE SEMINAR REINFORCES THE CHALLENGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Institute for New Democracies, as part of a year-long joint project with the government of Kazakhstan, brought together in Astana on October 2 [...]	2009-11-02 07:24:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA1949	KAZAKHSTAN: DAS KROL REVIEWS PPEPI, OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol and National Security Council Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly met Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev on October 30, primarily to review the structure, goals, and i [...]	2009-11-03 00:41:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ
09ASTANA1950	KAZAKHSTAN: DAS KROL DISCUSSES OSCE WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov told SCA DAS George Krol and NSC's Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly on October 29 that as OSCE Chairman, Kazakhstan will be "unbiased" and "equally fulfill all thre [...]	2009-11-03 02:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1951	KAZAKHSTAN: SCA DAS KROL DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 29 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, and NSC's Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly discussed the upcoming Global Nuclear Security Su [...]	2009-11-03 02:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG KNNP OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1953	FIRST INTERNATIONAL ARAL SEA 2009 CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: The Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg hosted the First International 2009 Aral Sea Conference on October 11-15, with the participation of leading scientists from Russia, Central Asia, Europe, Israel, and the United States. Zoological Institute Director Pugachev said the [...]	2009-11-03 06:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV KZ
09ASTANA1967	KAZAHKSTAN: DAS KROL COMPARES NOTES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS George Krol met with Security Council Deputy Chairman Marat Shaikhutdinov in Astana on October 29. Their meeting was a refreshingly open "exchange of views," in which Shaikhutdinov, hand-picked from the Foreign Ministry by Security Council Chairman Marat Tazhin, asserte [...]	2009-11-05 03:45:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR SNAR CH RS AF ZK
09ASTANA1977	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES [...] The following is a summary of local media reports of human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan February-April 2009. Septel will summarize media May-July 2009. TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN 2. February 2, Interfax; February 3, "Liter," February 5 Novosti, February 6 "Kazpravda": A 28-year-old Ru [...]	2009-11-06 09:34:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ
09ASTANA198	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER MASIMOV REQUESTS CLEAR MESSAGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Karim Masimov told the Ambassador on February 3 that he needs a clear message from the United States that Kazakhstan is welcome in the WTO in order to "slow down" the Russian-Belarus-Kazakhstan custom [...]	2009-02-03 10:16:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB EPET AF KZ
09ASTANA1982	KAZAKHSTAN: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR CUSTOMS UNION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 4, Kazakhstani Deputy Chairman of the Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance Serzhan Duisebayev told EconOff that the government will likely approve several long-anticipated amendments to [...]	2009-11-10 05:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KIPR RS BO KZ
09ASTANA1985	KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN COMPLETED [...] SUMMARY: INL's anti-trafficking information campaign, including 10 performances of the play "Night Stars," a roundtable, and press conference, received unanimously positive responses. "Night Stars," based on true-life stories of former victims of trafficking, was performed in Astana by the Kok [...]	2009-11-10 10:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB EAID SMIG SOCI KTIP KCRM KWKN KZ
09ASTANA2000	SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY ON NON-PROLIFERATION AND OTHER SECURITY ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 06:12:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KNNP RS AF KZ
09ASTANA2003	KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (OCTOBER [...] October 8, EXBS Advisor had his initial meeting with Border Guard leadership. The Deputy Chairman was unavailable so the meeting was chaired by Admiral Kenzhebergen Abikeyev, Commander of the Kazakhstan Maritime Border Guards. Admiral Abikeyev welcomed the advisor and thanked him for all the [...]	2009-11-12 08:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA2004	KAZAKHSTAN: STAFFDEL WOOLFORK HEARS VIEWS ON KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 11, Staffdel Woolfork met with DCMs from several European embassies, who said that Kazakhstan has made some progress on liberalization, but it needs to do more. The Spanish DCM said Spain will not suppo [...]	2009-11-12 09:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ

09ASTANA2005	KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON CEO DISCUSSES MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron's current and incoming CEOs, Dave O'Reilly and John Watson, briefed the Ambassador on November 11, following their meeting earlier that day with President Nazarbayev. Jay Johnson, Director of Chevron's Eurasia Business Unit, and amira Kanapianova, Country Director for K [...]	2009-11-12 10:17:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET RS TX KZ
09ASTANA2006	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your November 17-18 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent region. Although Ka [...]	2009-11-13 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2007	MINISTER OF ENERGY ON BN-350, SEMIPALATINSK AND ALATAU [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 12, the Ambassador discussed non-proliferation issues, specifically the transfer of BN-350 spent-fuel and the Semipalatinsk and Alatau projects, with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sauat Mynbayev. The Minister welcomed further cooperation on BN-350 security [...]	2009-11-13 06:29:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EPET MARR KNNP IT TU KZ
09ASTANA2008	KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE SYG HEARS SUMMIT IS NAZARBAYEV'S TOP [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para seven. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the deputy head of the Astana OSCE Center, Kazakhstan's desire to organize a summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) during its 2010 chairmanship was the main topic of discuss [...]	2009-11-13 07:49:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE KDEM KZ
09ASTANA2026	KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY, EDUCATION, AND EXPECTATIONS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mud, oil, gas, and ambition blend to form the strange clay that molds the Western Kazakhstani city of Atyrau. In a three-day visit from November 5-7, DCM, Energy Officer, and local staff met with the Deputy Gover [...]	2009-11-13 08:41:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET EAID SOCI KDEM KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2050	KAZAKHSTAN: PREPARATIONS FOR DFM UMAROV'S VISIT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (S) SUMMARY: At the request of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),PolOff met on November 13 with the Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department, Barlybai Sadykov, whose Department is responsible for all non- [...]	2009-11-17 11:10:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PARM PGOV PINR PREL KNNP START IR RS UP UZ 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
09ASTANA2066	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 12, Deputy Director of the Marshall Center, Dr. James MacDougall, met with Kazakhstan's Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC),Marat Shaikhutdinov, to discuss continued support for participation in Marshall Center programs. Shaikhutdinov -- and form [...]	2009-11-19 10:29:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MARR CH RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA2070	KAZAKHSTANI RAILWAY OFFICIALS COMMIT TO BN-350 DRY-RUN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representative met with officials from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZh) -- the national railway company a [...]	2009-11-20 11:24:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC RS KZ
09ASTANA2071	U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI MILITARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: U.S.-Kazakhstani Bilateral Defense Consultations, held in Washington and Arizona November 16-18, discussed how to sustain and strengthen cooperative U.S.-Kazakhstani military-to-military engagement. Key topics during Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Defense Sembinov's meetings [...]	2009-11-23 00:40:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR KZ
09ASTANA2072	KAZAKHSTAN: OIL PRODUCTION PLANS AT THE SUPERGIANT FIELDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM and Energy Officer visited Atyrau, toured the Tengiz oil field, and met with senior government officials and energy executives in November. Previous reports about the visit (ref A and B) have discussed th [...]	2009-11-23 05:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ
09ASTANA2083	KAZAKHSTAN: FBI-PROSECUTOR GENERAL MEMORANDUM OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 17, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert S. Mueller III and Kazakhstani Prosecutor General Kairat Mami signed a Memorandum of Understanding on law enforcement cooperation in Astana, whi [...]	2009-11-24 00:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA209	KAZAKHSTAN'S URANIUM MARKET: KEY PLAYERS, PLANS, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15-16, Energy Officer met with top managers of Kazakhstan's state nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP) and its foreign partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan's commercial hub. They discussed the role of internati [...]	2009-02-04 10:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ
09ASTANA2098	KAZAKHSTAN: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE [...] In response to ref A, Post submits the following nomination for the International Woman of Courage award: NAME: Galina Morozova TITLE: President ORAGANIZATION: NGO Feminist League DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 15-Apr-1949, Russia ID NUMBER: 000813104 LANGUAGES: Russian ADDRESS: 107, Lubov She [...]	2009-11-30 09:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SMIG SOCI KPAO KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2099	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable responds to reftel request for nominees from Kazakhstan for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit in 2010. It also summarizes Mission plans to conduct a series of public diplomacy events and business roundtables to highlight the importance of fostering entrepreneu [...]	2009-11-30 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EINV EAID KZ
09ASTANA21	KAZAKHSTAN: CONNECTIONS KEY TO SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is home to a number of government-sponsored initiatives to improve conditions for small and medium enterprises. However, such support from the highest levels of government still has little impact on th [...]	2009-01-08 11:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KCRM KZ
09ASTANA2100	KAZAKHSTAN TO STUDY PLANS FOR SAMSUN-CEYHAN PIPELINE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Meeting in Yalta on November 20, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstani Prime Minister Karim Masimov witnessed the signing of a protocol to study plans for the construction of an oil pipeline betwee [...]	2009-11-30 10:43:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ RS TK AJ IT
09ASTANA2101	KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS IN KOKSHETAU - NGO [...] SUMMARY: During a November 12-13 visit to northern city of Kokshetau, the DCM reviewed efforts to fight trafficking in persons (TIP). She met with a local NGO, visited its shelter for victims of trafficking, and opened the anti-trafficking play "Night Stars" and a trafficking-prevention train [...]	2009-12-01 04:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2106	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES ABS CASE WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, the Ambassador raised the issue of granting the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) official status as a recognized ship classification organization in Kazakhstan with Deputy Prime Minister Ye [...]	2009-12-02 10:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ
09ASTANA2107	KAZAKHSTAN: THE ABC'S OF SUCCESSS: U.S. SCIENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Company PASCO Scientific has sold laboratory equipment and curriculum to 1700 schools in Kazakhstan to teach students how to gather and analyze data and do modern science. PASCO is working closely with the K [...]	2009-12-03 13:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV KZ
09ASTANA2110	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your December 9 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security and law enforcement partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent regi [...]	2009-12-04 04:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SNAR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA213	KAZAKHSTAN: NGO HEAD RECOMMENDS MORE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met on February 4 with Tamara Kaleyeva, director of the media watchdog NGO "Adil Soz." Kaleyeva said the Kazakhstani media are very polarized between pro-government and opposition media outlets, wi [...]	2009-02-05 10:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA2131	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following information responds to reftel request. TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kazakhstan was $618 million in 2008, an increase of $119 million from $499 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $986 million, up 30.9 percent from the previous year. Corresp [...]	2009-12-08 09:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR KZ
09ASTANA2157	KAZAKHSTAN: SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE HOSTS MUSLIM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake chaired a roundtable discussion of Kazakhstan's business environment with 14 of the country's leading Muslim entrepreneurs in Almaty. The Decem [...]	2009-12-15 10:28:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI KCOR KISM KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2158	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW KNB CHAIRMAN VOWS TO FOLLOW THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Newly appointed KNB Chairman Adil Shayakhmetov told the Ambassador on December 12 that he will strive to increase U.S.-Kazakhstan counter-terrorism cooperation, and that the KNB under his chairmanship will work strictly within the law. When the Ambassador raised several cases o [...]	2009-12-17 07:49:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PHUM KZ
09ASTANA2161	KAZAKHSTAN PUSHES FOR OSCE SUMMIT WITH A/S BLAKE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai separately pressed Assistant Secretary Blake for U.S. support for a 2010 summit of the Organizatio [...]	2009-12-19 12:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2162	KAZAKHSTAN: NUR OTAN'S LIBERAL DEMOCRAT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yerlan Karin, the secretary of the President's ruling Nur Otan party, is not shy about criticizing the policies of his party and the government. A former think-tanker who came to the government because he became tired of "criticizing from the sidelines," Karin openly assesses the [...]	2009-12-21 05:12:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM OEXC SCUL KZ
09ASTANA2163	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan continued to aggressively combat domestic terrorism and extremism, and took tangible steps to continue cooperation and information sharing with various countries and international organizations. Kazakh [...]	2009-12-21 09:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR ASEC KZ
09ASTANA2168	KAZAKHSTAN: HU JINTAO'S PIPELINE DIPLOMACY SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Prior to Chinese President Hu Jintao's December 12 visit to Kazakhstan, the media touted Kazakhstani and Chinese positive expectations for the visit, as well as reports of a demonstration in protest of a Chinese i [...]	2009-12-22 01:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET SOCI CH RS TX KZ
09ASTANA218	KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT DEVALUES TENGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The National Bank of Kazakhstan allowed the country's currency, the tenge (KZT),to devalue on February 4 from its exchange rate of approximately 122 to the dollar. Announcing that it would abandon it [...]	2009-02-06 03:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ELAB KZ
09ASTANA2190	KAZAKHSTAN'S PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave his annual summing up to the diplomatic corps on December 22. Since he broke no new ground on any issue, we are reporting only excerpts from his presentation about issues of special in [...]	2009-12-22 08:27:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SENV OSCE EU CH RS
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
09ASTANA2197	KAZAKHSTAN: RUSSIAN HAND IN KAZATOMPROM DRAMA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The case against Mukhtar Dzhakishev, former head of the state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP),finally is heading to court, as rumors intensify about the reasons behind his arrest. In videos posted on YouTube on November 4, Dzhakishev asserts that his arrest is linked to a [...]	2009-12-22 10:50:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EMIN ETRD TRGY RS KZ
09ASTANA2198	KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR NORTH-SOUTH OVERFLIGHT [...] (S) SUMMARY: The long-existing east-west (trans-Caspian) overflight path agreement the United States has had with Kazakhstan to support U.S. efforts in Afghanistan never specified (or limited) the cargo of the aircraft. The agreement was simply to support Operation Enduring Freedom in Afgh [...]	2009-12-23 01:31:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR AF KZ
09ASTANA22	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit will foster our bilateral cooperation and our strategic interests, and will provide you the opportunity thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to encourage and support [...]	2009-01-09 02:19:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR MCAP MASS AF KZ
09ASTANA2200	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER TELLS SCA A/S BLAKE ECONOMY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After briefly noting the government of Kazakhstan's obligatory talking points on the need for a 2010 OSCE summit and a bilateral meeting between Presidents Obama and Nazarbayev during the April Global Nuclear Secu [...]	2009-12-23 02:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD EFIN KZ
09ASTANA2202	KAZAKHSTAN'S VIEWS ON ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake thanked State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai for Kazakhst [...]	2009-12-23 05:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON OSCE AF CH IN IR KZ
09ASTANA2204	KAZAKHSTAN: TERRORISM AND SECURITY CONCERNS INFLUENCE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 22, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov met to discuss outstanding U.S. requests to amend the 2001 overflight and 2009 Northern Distribution Network (NDN) agreements (refs A, B). Umarov told the Ambassador that 10 Kazakhstani government agenci [...]	2009-12-23 09:37:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR AF RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA2205	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW POLITICAL PARTY, PIPE DREAM, OR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A Kazakhstani functionary with an intriguing resume says he wants to found a Green Party of Kazakhstan. We are unsure if he is a sincere big dreamer, or if he might possibly have ties to others who want to chall [...]	2009-12-24 02:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA2233	KAZAKHSTAN SETS UP AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF POLLUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Environment recently hosted a round table on setting up an electronic register of emissions and pollution transmissions (PRTRs) with the participation of several environmental NGOs and the Organiza [...]	2009-12-24 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV KDEM OSCE UN KZ
09ASTANA2255	KAZAKHSTAN: CASPIAN MARITIME TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This report summarizes international donor efforts to promote Caspian maritime trade and transportation, including projects to bring Kazakhstan's maritime legislation in line with international standards, improve [...]	2009-12-30 05:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2264	KAZAKHSTAN: BAD SUMMER FOR BANKING BECOMES A WINTER OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A dreary summer has become a cold, dark winter for the banking system in Kazakhstan as investigations into three banks have led to criminal charges and convictions for embezzlement, fraud, and money laundering. Th [...]	2009-12-30 09:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN KCRM KZ
09ASTANA2272	KAZAKHSTAN SEEKS NEW OVERFLIGHT AGREEMENT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 30, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov met again to discuss outstanding U.S. requests to amend the 2001 overflight and 2009 Northern Distribution Network (NDN) agreements (reftel). Umarov told the Ambassador that Kazakhstani government agenci [...]	2009-12-31 05:32:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR AF RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA235	KAZAKHSTANI ACADEMICS DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH CHINA, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In December, PolOff met with several academics from one of Kazakhstan's most prestigious universities, Al-Farabi National University in Almaty. PolOff's interlocutors stressed the importance of Kazakhstan's balan [...]	2009-02-10 01:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO KDEM CH KZ
09ASTANA236	KAZAKHSTANI STUDENTS DISCUSS BORAT AND OBAMA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of our Public Diplomacy Outreach program, PolOff recently gave a talk on American culture and U.S.-Kazakhstan relations with students at one of Astana's elite high schools. In general, the students had ve [...]	2009-02-10 05:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA238	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 18-31 [...] SUMMARY: The information in this Kazakhstan economic and energy update is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani media and has not been further verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector News -- Labor Market Update -- Energy Ministry Asks Government to Support Subsoil Users -- Prime Minister [...]	2009-02-10 10:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN ELAB EPET RS KZ
09ASTANA248	KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JANUARY [...] (SBU) On January 23-26, Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev paid an official visit to India. During this visit, Kazakhstan's national nuclear energy company Kazatomprom (KAP) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL),run by India's State Department of Atomic Energy, signed a me [...]	2009-02-11 10:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA249	KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF MUFTI CRITICISES EXTREMISM, CAUTIOUSLY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 6 meeting, Chief Mufti and Head of the Spiritual Association of Muslims in Kazakhstan (SAMK) Absasttar Derbisali told the Ambassador that Islam is undergoing a renaissance in Kazakhstan. He shar [...]	2009-02-12 01:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF KPAO KZ
09ASTANA250	KAZAKHSTAN: POLITICAL ANALYST SEES INTRA-ELITE WARFARE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador in Almaty, Kazakhstani political analyst Dosym Satpayev said that the recent state take-over of two leading banks is part of a larger trend of increased government contro [...]	2009-02-12 01:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA251	KAZAKHSTAN: REGIONAL ELECTRICITY MARKET MUST OVERCOME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 5, Energy Officer accompanied USAID Senior Energy Policy Specialist Michael Trainor to meetings with major players in Kazakhstan's power sector to solicit feedback on USAID's new Regional Energy Market [...]	2009-02-12 02:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID ENRG EINV KZ
09ASTANA253	KAZAKHSTAN SUGGESTS MULTILATERAL APPROACH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Khairat Sarybay February 11 to seek Kazakhstan's views on Kyrgyzstan's announced decision to close Manas Air Base and Russia's intentions in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Noting that Russia is Kazakhstan's strategic a [...]	2009-02-12 05:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF KG KZ
09ASTANA256	KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL AVIATION COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT AIR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: EconOff met on February 4 with Civil Aviation Committee Deputy Director Daulet Mamekov to solicit official feedback on model bilateral and multilateral Open Skies agreements that we provided the Kazakhstani govern [...]	2009-02-12 08:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAIR KZ
09ASTANA261	KAZAKHSTAN: RECOMMENDATION THAT WE NOT DEMARCHE [...] (C) In response to reftel, post recommends that we not demarche the Kazakhstani government to recognize Kosovo at this juncture. If not counterproductive, such a demarche would certainly be futile, and viewed by the Kazakhstanis as inconsistent with our demarches urging that they not recogniz [...]	2009-02-13 06:11:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AORC ICJ KV KZ
09ASTANA265	KAZAKHSTAN: CICA SECRETARIAT OFFICIAL SAYS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 26, PolOff met with Avinash Pandey, an Indian diplomat currently seconded to the secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Almaty. Pandey discussed [...]	2009-02-13 09:41:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KZ
09ASTANA269	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 7-13 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The reported closure of Manas Airbase in neighboring Kyrgyzstan continues to make news in Kazakhstan, spurring a number of stories about regional politics and the announcement of a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Rapid Response Force. Both the closure decision and [...]	2009-02-13 09:59:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PROP EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA281	KAZAKHSTAN SECURES LUCRATIVE DEALS WITH INDIA, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Nursultan Nazarbayev's January 23-26 trip to New Delhi as the guest of honor at India's 2009 National Day celebration underscored the close political relations between Kazakhstan and India which have existed since Kazakhstan's independence. However, despite profession [...]	2009-02-17 10:37:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET ETRD MARR IN KZ
09ASTANA283	KAZAKHSTAN CASPIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives from the national oil companies of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan met with international oil companies in Astana on February 10-11 to negotiate terms and conditions for the transportation of oil westwar [...]	2009-02-18 06:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA285	KAZAKHSTAN: CZECH PRIME MINISTER PROMOTES SOUTHERN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Representing the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU),Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek visited Astana on February 12 to discuss European energy security, bilateral trade and investment, and other issu [...]	2009-02-18 10:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EPET EINV KDEM KZ
09ASTANA286	KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION LEADER KOZLOV SEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 4 meeting, Vladimir Kozlov, the head of unregistered opposition party Alga, claimed that ex-BTA bank chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov was ousted from his position for reasons not connected to the bank's financial health. As Kozlov put it, Ablyazov had either grown "too p [...]	2009-02-18 10:25:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EFIN KDEM KZ
09ASTANA296	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 13 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION-ORIENTED ECONOMISTS CRITICIZE DEVALUATION 2. The devaluation of Kazakhstan's national currency, the tenge, dominated t [...]	2009-02-19 10:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA297	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL URGES A POTUS VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 18 with Pol-Econ Chief, MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev pressed for a POTUS visit to Kazakhstan in the near future. This would send a clear signal to Russia that the United States remains fully engaged in Central Asia, and would support Kazakhsta [...]	2009-02-19 10:30:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KNNP IAEA RS AF KZ
09ASTANA307	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 11-18 [...] SUMMARY: A perceived delay in the final decision on closing Manas airbase triggered speculation on whether the Kyrgyz Government's announcement on closing the base was simply an attempt to try to squeeze a few more dollars out of the United States. The U.S. stimulus-package legislation also [...]	2009-02-20 09:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA308	KAZAKHSTAN: JUSTICE MINISTER BALIYEVA EXPRESSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Justice Zagipa Baliyeva expressed appreciation for U.S. government assistance to her ministry and asked for further support. She noted in considerable d [...]	2009-02-20 09:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KCRM KDEM KZ
09ASTANA311	KAZAKHSTAN: ONCE "SECRET" BIOWEAPONS CITY STILL IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff recently accompanied several U.S. scientists on a trip to Stepnogorsk. Once a secret "closed" Soviet city dedicated to research on biological weapons, Stepnogorsk today represents the opportunities and cha [...]	2009-02-20 10:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EINV SOCI TBIO KNNP RS KZ
09ASTANA317	KAZAKHSTAN: THE UPWARD TRENDS OF TENGIZCHEVROIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 20, Jay Johnson, Chevron's Managing Director for Eurasia (protect),briefed the Ambassador on the latest plans and projects of Tengizchevroil (TCO),in which Chevron owns 50 percent, ExxonMobil 25 perc [...]	2009-02-24 10:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA319	KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER TAZHIN SAYS RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed the U.S. government's Afghanistan-Pakistan policy review and the increase in U.S. military forces in Afghanistan with Foreign Minister Tazhin on February 24. Tazhin said that the Kazakhstani government is considering providing reconstruction and humanit [...]	2009-02-24 10:13:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID AF PK RS KZ
09ASTANA348	KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE AMBASSADOR DENIES ANY CHINESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping told the Ambassador on February 24 that he expects China will agree to participate in the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) for commercial shipment of non-lethal supplies to Afghanistan. He described China's principal objective in [...]	2009-02-25 08:18:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR CH AF RS KG UP KZ
09ASTANA350	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER MASIMOV BECOMES COUNTRY'S MOST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a surprising development, Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Masimov recently posted an edition of opposition paper "Respublika" on his government blog. This is the latest move in Masimov's blogging experiment, [...]	2009-02-25 23:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA352	KAZAKHSTAN: KMG's IDENOV ENTERTAINS, REVEALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, the Ambassador met Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of KazMunaiGas (KMG),and the government's lead negotiator for all new oil exploration and production deals. Idenov was candid and animated t [...]	2009-02-27 01:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA353	KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF MUFTI'S OFFICE EXPRESSES INTEREST IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to the Ambassador's recent discussion with Chief Mufti and Head of the Spiritual Association of Muslims in Kazakhstan (SAMK) Abasasttar Derbisali (see reftel),Regional English Language Office [...]	2009-02-27 01:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF KPAO EG KZ
09ASTANA358	KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION PROTEST FIZZLES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Azat party organized an anti-government protest rally on Saturday, February 21 in Almaty, but it did not draw a large crowd, despite Azat's active efforts to publicize the event. The protest's part [...]	2009-02-27 09:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA361	KAZAKHSTAN: SCIENCE FUND STRUGGLING, BUT CONTINUING TO [...] SUMMARY: Created by Presidential decree in March 2006, Kazakhstan's Science Fund provides loans and grants to worthy applied-science projects in the areas of nanotechnology, new materials, biotechnology, mining technology, nuclear research, and alternative energy. Since April 2008, the Fund' [...]	2009-02-27 09:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SENV TSPL KZ
09ASTANA362	KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC'S TWO TESTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, General Electric (GE) executives briefed the Ambassador on the company's current projects and future prospects in Kazakhstan. Ron Pollett, President and CEO of GE Russia/CIS, said he has "two test [...]	2009-02-27 09:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD RS KZ
09ASTANA363	KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC'S TWO TESTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, General Electric (GE) executives briefed the Ambassador on the company's current projects and future prospects in Kazakhstan. Ron Pollett, President and CEO of GE Russia/CIS, said he has "two test [...]	2009-02-27 09:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD RS KZ
09ASTANA369	KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION PROTEST FIZZLES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Azat party organized an anti-government protest rally on Saturday, February 21 in Almaty, but it did not draw a large crowd, despite Azat's active efforts to publicize the event. The protest's part [...]	2009-02-27 10:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA371	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 21-27 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of February 21-27, the Kazakhstani media continued to speculate about the regional ramifications of Kyrgyzstan's decision to close the Manas airbase, as well as about the future of both the U.S. dollar and the Kazakhstani tenge amidst the continuing global economic cr [...]	2009-02-27 10:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA372	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT ADVISOR YERTYSBAYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the course of a very frank conversation on February 26, Presidential Advisor Yermukhamet Yertysbayev told the Ambassador that he supports early parliamentary elections and establishing a dialogue between the government and opposition. He explained he favors a two-party system [...]	2009-03-02 06:57:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SOCI KDEM RS KZ
09ASTANA373	KAZAKHSTAN: PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SENTENCED TO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Following the conclusion of his criminal trial in Ridder on February 26, Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp was sentenced to two years in prison on explosives charges -- and taken away in handcuffs straight to jail. The Ambassador immediately raised this development with senior [...]	2009-03-02 10:41:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL CASC KZ
09ASTANA376	KAZAKHSTAN: THE CENTRAL ASIAN PIVOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have enormous equities at play in Afghanistan, Russia, and China. Kazakhstan in particular, and Central Asia more widely, has a pivotal role to play in securing our national interests. With the advent of a new Administration, we need to take hold of the opportunities in a f [...]	2009-03-03 06:50:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS AF KZ
09ASTANA382	KAZAKHSTAN: MANY EXPERTS EXPECT A FURTHER DEVALUATION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From February 17-20, Department of Treasury Advisor Thomas Lanier held meetings in Astana and Almaty to assess the Kazakhstani government's response to the global financial crisis. There was significant discussion [...]	2009-03-03 10:35:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KZ
09ASTANA386	KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST PRIVATE BANK UNCERTAIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During February 17-20, Department of the Treasury Advisor Thomas Lanier held meetings in Astana and Almaty to assess the government's response to the global financial crisis. A key element of the government's ant [...]	2009-03-04 09:20:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ
09ASTANA387	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. AIR WAR COLLEGE DELEGATION MEETS WITH [...] SUMMARY: Three main documents serve as the basis for Kazakhstan's environmental activities and underpin the government's environmental policies, Ministry of Environment official told a visiting U.S. Air War College delegation on March 2. These documents are the Environmental Code, the Concep [...]	2009-03-04 09:41:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EPET SENV KZ
09ASTANA410	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE EAGER TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his March 4 introductory call on Minister of Education and Science Zhanseit Tuymebayev, the Ambassador raised U.S.-Kazakhstani cooperation in the field of education, including on the Bolashak program and reg [...]	2009-03-05 08:51:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TBIO KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA415	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of February 28-March 6, Kazakhstani media gravitated away from specific discussions on the Manas base issue in favor of broader analyses of Central Asia's strategic orientation toward Russia and the United States. The Department's recently released 2008 Country Repor [...]	2009-03-06 09:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA416	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 15-28 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Minister Concerned About Manufacturing and Mining -- Inspection Moratorium for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises -- Population Census -- Economic Statistics -- Kazakh [...]	2009-03-06 09:20:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ
09ASTANA417	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of February 28-March 6, Kazakhstani media gravitated away from specific discussions on the Manas base issue in favor of broader analyses of Central Asia's strategic orientation toward Russia and the United States. The Department's recently released 2008 Country Repor [...]	2009-03-06 09:23:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA419	KAZAKHSTAN WITHDRAWS FROM REGIONAL POWER GRID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 26, for the second time in ten years, Kazakhstan withdrew from the Central Asian Power Grid (CAPG) by disconnecting all high-voltage lines to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The last time Kazakhstan took s [...]	2009-03-06 09:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID ENRG EINV ZK
09ASTANA420	KAZAKHSTAN: NO GRAND BARGAIN IN THE WORKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: As EEB DAS Hengel conveyed to the Ambassador (ref A),a Shell oil executive expressed concern on March 4 that economic problems in Kazakhstan increase the likelihood that the government will turn to Russia or China for financial assistance. If that were to happen, Shell is conc [...]	2009-03-06 09:44:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV ECON EINV EPET RS CH KZ
09ASTANA421	KAZAKHSTAN: UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY CENTER HEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Miroslav Jenca, Director of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA),met with the Ambassador on March 2 to discuss regional water and energy cooperation and a conference on those issues that will be held in Almaty April 19-21. Jenca said that Kaz [...]	2009-03-06 09:44:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ENRG SENV UN ZK
09ASTANA425	KAZAKHSTAN'S PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV FOCUSES SOLELY ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev delivered his annual address to Parliament on March 6. The entire address was devoted to the economy and overcoming the global economic crisis. He claimed that many governments have come to unde [...]	2009-03-06 12:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI KZ
09ASTANA434	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW LEGAL INSTITUTE DIRECTOR LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 24, INL representatives met with General-Major Serik Yerkenov, the new director of the Ministry of Interior's Karaganda Legal Institute, to discuss his plans for the Study Center on Combating Illegal Mi [...]	2009-03-11 11:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA435	KAZAKHSTAN: DFM ZHIGALOV SAYS KAZAKHSTAN WOULD [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov told the Ambassador on March 11 that Kazakhstan would very much welcome a POTUS visit. He said Kazakhstan attaches great importance to hosting the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council's Security Forum in June. Zhigalov explained that [...]	2009-03-12 07:28:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ETRD KNNP KIRF OSCE NATO AF RS KZ
09ASTANA441	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV CALLS FOR NEW WORLD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the second annual Astana Economic Forum on March 11, President Nazarbayev called for a new world currency and a "more accountable" monetary policy and urged world leaders to take this up at next month's G-20 su [...]	2009-03-13 06:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
09ASTANA442	KAZAKHSTAN: ITALY REMAINS A MAJOR INVESTOR, ACTIVE IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff met on February 17 with Ugo Boni, First Secretary and DCM at the Italian Embassy in Astana, to discuss the Kazakhstan-Italy relationship. Boni characterized the overall Kazakhstan-Italy relationship as pos [...]	2009-03-13 08:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IT KZ
09ASTANA443	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR RECOMMENDS "BE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay called in the Ambassador on March 12 to discuss the criminal case against Peace Corps volunteer Anthony Sharp. He advised the Ambassador it is not "constructive" to describe the case as a "political provocation." He said he woul [...]	2009-03-13 08:31:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR CASC IR KZ
09ASTANA444	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, MARCH 7 - 13, 2009 [...] (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest [...]	2009-03-13 09:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KZ
09ASTANA445	KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR EMBASSY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Assistant Secretary Johnson, I want to express my great appreciation for INL's support for counter-narcotics, counter-trafficking in persons, and other law-enforcement programs in Kazakhstan. We have a fine INL officer post [...]	2009-03-13 09:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL APER EAID SNAR KCRM KTIP AF KZ
09ASTANA446	KAZAKHSTAN: THEY AREN'T READING WHAT WE'RE READING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is highly oriented toward the Russian language. Much of its media are available only in Russian and come from Russia. Thus, the vast majority of Kazakhstani citizens get their world view from Russia. Eng [...]	2009-03-13 09:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC SCUL KPAO KZ

09ASTANA447	KAZAKHSTAN: AK ZHOL LEADER BAIMENOV SAYS PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 5, Alikhan Baimenov, the leader of opposition Ak Zhol party, alleged to us that until recently his party was the target of an "information blockade" by both pro-government and opposition media. The recent easing of this blockade allowed Ak Zhol to re-emerge on the publi [...]	2009-03-13 09:48:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EFIN KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA450	KAZAKHSTAN: A BILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 13, the director of Chevron's operations in Eurasia told the Ambassador that Tengizchevroil (TCO),in which Chevron has a 50% share, has come under "renewed attack" from the government over sulfur storage [...]	2009-03-13 10:01:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA478	KAZAKHSTAN: "MOSCOW WANTS YOU TO FAIL IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Kazakhstani foreign-policy insider told the Ambassador Moscow strongly objects to Kazakhstan playing any kind of military role in Afghanistan, but at the same time Astana is striving to balance its interests and find the best way to be helpful in Afghanistan. He said Kazakhsta [...]	2009-03-17 08:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PROP MARR IR RS AF KZ
09ASTANA479	KAZAKHSTAN: SMOOTH OPERATOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 13, the Ambassador had lunch with Nurbakh Rustemov, the Chairman of the International Affairs, Defense, and Security Committee of the Mazhilis (the lower house of the parliament),and Romin Madinov, the C [...]	2009-03-17 09:23:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR SOCI KNNP UZ KG KZ
09ASTANA481	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR 2009 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has continued to demonstrate a commitment to the development and modernization of its IPR protection regime. The Government of Kazakhstan, and more specifically [...]	2009-03-17 09:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR KZ
09ASTANA482	KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL FUND TO SAVE THE ARAL SEA HEAD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Almabek Nurushev, Executive Director of the International Fund to Save the Aral Sea (IFAS),told us on March 12 that IFAS would like to fashion a bilateral Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan agreement on use of water resources. [...]	2009-03-17 10:14:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF ZK KZ
09ASTANA484	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS, PUBLISHES DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 16, the Ambassador delivered a speech on democracy to approximately 100 students and professors at the Kazakh University of Humanities and Law in Astana. The text of the speech was published in full on pa [...]	2009-03-18 00:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA494	KAZAKHSTAN: NATO REP FOR CENTRAL ASIA BRIEFS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons told NATO Ambassadors in Astana on March 18 that the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Security Forum is administratively on track for June 24-25 in Astana, even though Kazakhstani officials made [...]	2009-03-19 09:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NATO OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA495	KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the International Conference on Sustainable Development and Environmental Integration in Central Asia held in Astana on March 13, newly appointed Kazakhstani Minister of Environmental Protection Nurgali Ashimov said that Kazakhstan's Environmental Code is the first in the C [...]	2009-03-19 10:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET ECON SENV ZK KZ
09ASTANA497	KAZAKHSTAN: LEAD WTO NEGOTIATIOR REQUESTS FLEXIBILITY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 18, the Ambassador met with Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova to discuss the status of Kazakhstan's WTO accession negotiations with the United States. Aitzhanova expressed frustrat [...]	2009-03-20 02:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID RS KZ
09ASTANA498	KAZAKHSTAN: FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO OSCE ENGAGES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Ambassador to the OSCE Eric Lebedel briefed a select group of Western Ambassadors on March 19 that he was in Astana to promote the European Union's perspective on the OSCE and to emphasize Kazakhstan's need to take seriously its responsibilities on democracy, human rights [...]	2009-03-20 05:20:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SENV OSCE KZ
09ASTANA529	KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCO'S CEO ON THE N BLOCK NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, ConocoPhillips (Conoco) CEO Jim Mulva briefed the Ambassador on the status of negotiations with national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG) to explore and develop the offshore N Block. Mulva expressed f [...]	2009-03-24 09:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA530	KAZAKHSTAN: THE POLITICS OF PIPELINES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17-18, Energy Officer spoke with representatives from Kazakhstan's national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG) and international oil companies about planned oil and gas export projects, particularly the Casp [...]	2009-03-24 09:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA531	KAZAKHSTAN: WILL KAZTRANSGAS LEAVE GEORGIA? [...] SUMMARY: This report provides a Kazakhstani perspective on the management changes to KazTransGas-Tbilisi (KTG-Tbilisi) reported in reftel A. It is derived entirely from open source material. On March 16, the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission appointed the Chief [...]	2009-03-25 08:57:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA535	KAZAKHSTAN: CHARGES FILED AGAINST FORMER CHAIRMAN OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. This cable is based on open source material and local press reports in Kazakhstan. It should be read in conduction with reftel B. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 2, the Government of Kazakhstan, represented by Samruk-Kazyna National [...]	2009-03-25 09:24:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EFIN KCRM KZ
09ASTANA538	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 1-14, 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- News from the Banking Sector -- Samruk-Kazyna Updates -- Unemployment: a Growing Challenge -- 2009 Harvest Projection -- Economic Statistics -- Kazakhstan Seeks Contro [...]	2009-03-26 04:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA55	KAZAKHSTAN: STATE SECRETARY DECLINES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Internal Affairs investigators have recommended that the Prosecutor General charge Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp with violation of Article 251, Part 1, of the Kazakhstan Criminal Code, illegal possession of firearms (explosives) while trespassing in a restricted [...]	2009-01-12 08:36:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR CASC RS KZ
09ASTANA555	KAZAKHSTAN: AES AGREES TO EARLY BUY-OUT OF EKIBASTUZ [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, Kazakhstan's largest private mining company, Kazakhmys, terminated after just 15 months a three-year management agreement for U.S. power company AES to run the Ekibastuz coal-fired power plant. The co [...]	2009-03-31 10:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ
09ASTANA557	KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev said on March 30: he wants to be a strong, non-ideological partner with the United States to help on Afghanistan; he continues to advise Tehran to give up their nuclear ambitions, and will do so once again on April 6 when President Ahmadinejad visits Ast [...]	2009-03-31 11:36:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM START RS IR AF KZ
09ASTANA558	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 21-27 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of March 21-27, the Kazakhstani media focused on economic issues, ranging from the U.S. government's stimulus plans to the effect the economy is having on pushing young people out of villages and into the cities. A lengthy analysis was devoted to what Presidents Obama [...]	2009-03-31 11:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR AF RS KZ
09ASTANA560	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR ACCOMPANIES NASA DELEGATION TO [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During March 25-27, the Ambassador accompanied a NASA delegation to the Baikonur cosmodrome in south-central Kazakhstan to observe the launch of a Russian Soyuz space capsule destined for the International Space S [...]	2009-03-31 12:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TSPA SENV RS KZ
09ASTANA572	KAZAKHSTAN: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON START TREATY, [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Russian Ambassador Mikhail Bocharnikov for a one-on-one lunch April 2. The Ambassador briefed Bocharnikov in detail on his March 24 meetings at the Foreign Ministry in Moscow with Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin and Director of the Third CIS Department Maksim Peshko [...]	2009-04-02 10:20:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KACT OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA578	KAZAKHSTAN: MARINE TRANSPORTATION EXPERT ADVISES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1, Captain Kjell Landin, Marine Manager for Chevron Transport Corporation, briefed Energy Officer on the complexities of the proposed Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS). He said that, from [...]	2009-04-02 13:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV IR KZ
09ASTANA587	KAZAKHSTAN: OPINION POLL INDICATES PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a U.S. Government-funded survey commissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and conducted by Baltic Surveys/The Gallup Organization, 41 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the Unit [...]	2009-04-03 10:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO RS KZ
09ASTANA588	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE IN A SMALL MINING TOWN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Ridder, a mining town in East Kazakhstan oblast March 8-12, and had an opportunity to observe the local socio-economic environment. Close to the Russian and Chinese borders, Ridder seems almost lik [...]	2009-04-03 10:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EMIN SENV SOCI CH RS KZ
09ASTANA593	KAZAKHSTAN: LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION -- TO BE OR NOT TO BE [...] SUMMARY: Kazakhstan has struggled for years with the question of prostitution. Though not legalized, prostitution is not technically illegal and this legal grey zone has enabled the country to deflect difficult questions. In a recent, public appeal to the government, Rosa Petraus, Chairwom [...]	2009-04-03 12:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KCRM KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASTANA594	KAZAKHSTAN COMMITTED TO PUBLIC PRIVATE ECONOMIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1, the initial Coordinating Committee meeting of the Public Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPEPI) was held in Astana. While the initiative has been slow getting off the ground since it was laun [...]	2009-04-03 12:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KZ
09ASTANA596	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 25-APRIL 1 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of March 25-April 1, there was no one topic that dominated the Kazakhstani media. Independent weekly "Delovaya Nedeleya" ran a lengthy interview with Deputy Defense Minister Bulat Sembinov regarding Kazakhstan's participation in Afghanistan, and pro-government weekly [...]	2009-04-06 08:01:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KCRM AF RS KZ
09ASTANA597	NEW TIMES REQUIRE NEW METHODS FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) As the Obama Administration moves to implement the policy objectives determined by the Afghanistan-Pakistan strategic review, and also works on the U.S.-Russia relationship, it would be useful to reconsider public diplomac [...]	2009-04-06 11:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PROP PINR KPAO RS ZK
09ASTANA598	KAZAKHSTAN: SENIOR OFFICIALS DENY GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mazhilis (i.e., the lower house of parliament) is currently considering draft legislation regarding the introduction of a special currency regime, which would include certain currency control measures. Senior K [...]	2009-04-06 12:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN KZ
09ASTANA607	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV DISCUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visited Astana April 6-7, where he met with President Nazarbayev, participated in several ceremonial events, and gave a speech at a local university. During a joint press conference following the Nazarbayev-Ahmadinejad meeting, Ahmadinejad d [...]	2009-04-08 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC KNNP IR KZ
09ASTANA610	KAZAKHSTAN: HUNGARIAN-LED BOMCA DELEGATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with a Border Management in Central Asia (BOMCA) delegation on April 6 to discuss efforts to implement European Integrated Border Management (IBM) in Kazakhstan. According to the delegation's leader, General Istvan Samu, Deputy National Commander of the Hungarian [...]	2009-04-09 05:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KNNP KCRM KZ
09ASTANA613	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 15-28 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Adjusted Macroeconomic Forecast and Budget -- "Wartime" Economy -- Government to Issue Domestic Bonds [...]	2009-04-09 11:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA621	KAZAKHSTAN: FUTURE LEADERS EXPRESS VIEWS ON FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 19, the Ambassador hosted 10 future Kazakhstani leaders who are alumni of the Marshall Center. The alumni, who represented at least five government ministries and agencies, asked the Ambassador questions [...]	2009-04-10 12:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KZ
09ASTANA622	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 2-APRIL 8 [...] SUMMARY: This week Kazakhstani media highlighted what the media believes is a possible visit of President Obama to Kazakhstan, spurred by an invitation from President Nazarbayev that Senate Chairman Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev gave the President during his trip to Turkey. The media also focused o [...]	2009-04-12 07:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA623	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. ASSISTANCE HELPS CUSTOMS CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's Export and Related Border Security (EXBS) and Department of Energy (DOE) offices have provided assistance to strengthen border security at many of Kazakhstan's 112 border crossing points. Typical site assessments indicate Kazakhstan's border crossing points typically pro [...]	2009-04-12 07:57:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MNUC KNNP CH KZ
09ASTANA625	KAZAKHSTAN: OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE RELATIVELY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Soros Foundation's Open Society Institute's (OSI) Executive Director in Kazakhstan judges that the government of Kazakhstan's political will to provide access to government-related information is "spotty but [...]	2009-04-13 09:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA638	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA REASSURES VISITING SCA/CEN DIRECTOR THAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev told visiting SCA/CEN Director Tom Hushek on April 8 that Kazakhstan is committed to upholding ODIHR's mandate during its 2010 OSCE Chairmanship. Tazhiyev explained [...]	2009-04-14 11:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KNNP TU KZ
09ASTANA64	KAZAKHSTAN HANDS OVER NON-PAPER AND COURT DOSSIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A government of Kazakhstan non-paper alleges that President Nursultan Nazarbayev's exiled ex-son-in-law Rakhat Aliyev has hired U.S. public relations firms to build the case that he is a political dissident standing up to a tyrannical and corrupt Nazarbayev, with the ultimate go [...]	2009-01-13 10:31:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PROP KCRM KZ
09ASTANA65	KAZAKHSTAN HANDS OVER NON-PAPER AND COURT DOSSIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A government of Kazakhstan non-paper alleges that President Nursultan Nazarbayev's exiled ex-son-in-law Rakhat Aliyev has hired U.S. public relations firms to build the case that he is a political dissident standing up to a tyrannical and corrupt Nazarbayev, with the ultimate go [...]	2009-01-13 10:31:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PROP KCRM KZ
09ASTANA660	KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL CANINE CONFERENCE [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. INL funded a March 26-27 International Conference on the Role of Canines in the Fight against Drug Trafficking, Extremism and Terrorism in Almaty. Representatives from the canine services of the five Central Asian countri [...]	2009-04-17 10:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI KCRM ZK KZ
09ASTANA662	KAZAKHSTAN: FUTURE OF LARGEST BANKS REMAINS UNCLEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent developments within the Kazakhstani banking sector -- specifically pertaining to BTA and Alliance banks -- indicate continued instability and increased risk of default on the repayment of foreign obligation [...]	2009-04-17 11:40:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV EFIN KZ
09ASTANA663	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 9 - 15 [...] SUMMARY: Kazakhstani political commentators focused on the domestic political scene this week, weighing the relative merits of the ruling Nur Otan party and its adversaries in the opposition. "Delovaya Nedelya," an independent weekly, published a wrap-up of the G-20 summit in which it mocked [...]	2009-04-17 11:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA664	KAZAKHSTAN: KAZKOSMOS LAYS OUT SPACE AMBITIONS, REQUESTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Kazakhstan's National Space Agency, KazKosmos, expects that Russia and Kazakhstan will sign an agreement this year to allow visits to the Baikonur cosmodrome for tourists. Russia's current Baikonur lease runs until [...]	2009-04-17 12:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TSPA SENV KNNP KZ
09ASTANA666	KAZAKHSTAN: INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a diplomatic note on April 14 requesting bilateral consultations in Washington during May 4-5 to discuss Kazakhstan's interest in joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The text of the note follows: BEGIN TEXT No. 10-3/1270 [...]	2009-04-20 11:31:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP MTCR KZ
09ASTANA67	KAZAKHSTAN: UNIFICATION CHURCH MISSIONARY SENTENCED TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 9, an Almaty court found Unification Church missionary Yelizaveta Drencheva guilty on charges of "instilling a sense of inferiority in citizens based on their tribal and social association," and sentenc [...]	2009-01-14 10:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM KZ
09ASTANA673	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 29-APRIL [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector News -- Etihad Airways to Fly to Astana -- New Commodity Exchange Launched -- Kazakhstan Raises Loan For Europe-China Transit Corridor -- Economic Statis [...]	2009-04-20 11:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA674	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin's May 4-5 visit to Washington is the Obama Administration's first opportunity for face-to-face engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship with Kazakhstan, with cl [...]	2009-04-21 11:45:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA675	KAZAKHSTAN CASPIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Kazakhstan is committed to developing alternative oil export routes, whether by pipeline, rail, or tanker, that reduce its dependence on Russia. From April 9-17, Energy Officer joined a definiti [...]	2009-04-22 07:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS IR KZ
09ASTANA678	KAZAKHSTAN: CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION ACQUIRES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On April 16, during President Nazarbayev's state visit to Beijing, KazMunaiGas (KMG) and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced that they will jointly acquire the production assets of MangistauMunaiGa [...]	2009-04-23 07:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS IR KZ
09ASTANA68	KAZAKHSTAN: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS HARD, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The financial crisis continues to hit Kazakhstan hard, but the government has responded in a vigorous, aggressive manner that should maintain social stability and support modest economic growth in 2009, particular [...]	2009-01-14 10:44:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KZ
09ASTANA713	KAZAKHSTAN -- MORE EURASIA THAN CENTRAL ASIA -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: From many conversations with top-level officials and other signals, it is clear Kazakhstan is seeking an enhanced relationship with the United States, in part to better balance its relations with especially Russia but also with China. Kazakhstan is different from the other four [...]	2009-04-27 04:08:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON RS AF KZ
09ASTANA714	KAZAKHSTANI FM TAZHIN'S PRIORITIES FOR HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Previewing for the Ambassador his May 4-5 visit to Washington, Foreign Minister Tazhin said: -- he hopes to be prepared to make new "strategic non-military proposals" for enhanced Kazakhstani asssistance in Afghanistan; -- he will be fully prepared to discuss with Secretary [...]	2009-04-27 05:39:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE CH RS KZ
09ASTANA715	KAZAKHSTAN'S EIGHTH EURASIAN MEDIA FORUM: [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Dr. (sic) Dariga Nazarbayeva organized (or at least it was organized in her name),the Eighth Eurasian Media Forum, April 23-24, in Almaty, co-sponsored by CNN and "The International Herald Tribune," with support from EuroN [...]	2009-04-27 06:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PROP SOCI KPAO RS KZ
09ASTANA724	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, APRIL 18-24 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...]	2009-04-27 11:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KZ
09ASTANA748	KAZAKHSTAN: A KCTS SCORECARD OF RISKS AND REWARDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From April 7-17, Energy Officer accompanied a definitional mission from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to identify potential technical assistance projects in support of the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation [...]	2009-04-30 05:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS KZ
09ASTANA759	REQUEST FOR FY09 USCENTCOM/SOCCENT COUNTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS A AND B, THIS MESSAGE IS AN EMBASSY ASTANA REQUEST FOR FY09 DOD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNDER 1004, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 1991, AS AMENDED, FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTER NARCO TERRORISM (CNT) TRAINING DEPLOYMENT (CKZ2009CNT021N) WITH THE KAZAKHSTAN S [...]	2009-05-04 10:24:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS SNAR KZ
09ASTANA760	KAZAKHSTAN TO PARTICIPATE IN GICNT PLENARY BUT UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 10:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PTER MNUC KNNP KGIC KZ
09ASTANA811	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REMOVING H1N1-RELATED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Akhmetzhan Sultanov, Vice Chairman of the Ministry of Agriculture's State Inspection Committee told us on May 6 that, in response to the H1N1 virus, the Government of Kazakhstan took preemptive steps to prevent the [...]	2009-05-07 08:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD ECON SENV KZ
09ASTANA813	KAZAKHSTAN: VICE MINISTER OF ENERGY DISCUSSES NUCLEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6, the Charge d'Affaires met with Vice Minister of Energy Asset Magauov to discuss the Kazakhstani government's financial commitments to the safe storage of spent fuel from the decommissioned BN-350 nuclear [...]	2009-05-07 11:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KNNP KZ
09ASTANA818	KAZAKHSTAN: SCIENTOLOGISTS, JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES HAVE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, USAID's State and Society Advisor met with representatives of the Church of Scientology and the Jehovah's Witnesses in Almaty. The two organizations offered contrasting views of progress on religious f [...]	2009-05-08 08:59:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI KIRF KZ
09ASTANA819	KAZAKHSTAN: UK ENERGY ENVOY TOURS REGION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, the Ambassador met with UK Caspian Energy Envoy Angus Miller (protect throughout) to discuss his six-week tour through the Caucasus and Central Asia. Miller said that an investor from the United Arab [...]	2009-05-08 09:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS GG TX KZ
09ASTANA825	KAZAKHSTAN: PETROCHEMICAL PROPOSAL ATTRACTS INVESTORS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, Energy Officer met with Raushan Sarmurzina, Director of the Petrochemicals Department at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR),to discuss Kazakhstan's plans to develop a domestic petroc [...]	2009-05-12 09:35:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA827	NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK IN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In early April, President Nazarbayev reshuffled the heads of nearly all of Kazakhstan's law agencies. General Major Serik Baimagambetov, a member of the Majilis (i.e. the lower house of parliament),was named Ministe [...]	2009-05-12 11:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA828	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 30 - May 6 [...] SUMMARY: A draft law on Internet regulation, which passed the lower house of Parliament this week, drew a fusillade from opposition and independent media outlets who object to what they see as potential for overbearing government control over new media. Though the Internet law was the hot top [...]	2009-05-12 12:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA829	KAZAKHSTAN: ISLAMIC LEADERS DISCUSS THEIR WORK, COOPERATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During the week of April 20, USAID's Regional Society and State Advisor met in Astana with the Deputy Imam of the Nur Astana Mosque, Beibit Alikpekovich Mirzageldiyev, and in Almaty with the Deputy Mufti of Kazakhstan [...]	2009-05-13 01:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID KZ
09ASTANA830	KAZAKHSTAN: KAZAKHSTAN WELCOMES REVITALIZED TIFA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 24 and April 27, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative (DAUSTR) for South and Central Asia Claudio Lilienfeld held meetings in Almaty and Astana to discuss the future of the Central Asia Trad [...]	2009-05-13 03:35:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ
09ASTANA837	KAZAKHSTAN: TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, AND TRIUMPHS OF THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6, AES Vice President Mike Jonagan (protect throughout) met with Energy Officer and a visiting delegation from the Department of Energy's Office of Russian and Eurasian Affairs to discuss the state of Kazakh [...]	2009-05-14 09:00:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ
09ASTANA853	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, APRIL 27 - MAY 8 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. AZAT'S ABILOV -- THE CHOSEN ONE? 2. Rumors are swirling around Azat party leader Bulat Ab [...]	2009-05-15 11:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KZ
09ASTANA854	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA CALLS APRIL 28 SUMMIT OF CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Kazakhstan's MFA regards the April 28 Summit of the Presidents of the Founding States of the International Fund to Save the Aral Sea as "successful," despite disagreements over water management issues. Kazakhstan h [...]	2009-05-18 04:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON SENV ZK KZ
09ASTANA855	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 16 - MAY 9 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Refinancing Rate -- Banking Sector News -- Government Procurement Legislation Signed -- Presidents Discuss Customs Union -- Government to Enhance Control Over Anti- [...]	2009-05-18 06:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN EAGR CH KZ
09ASTANA862	KAZAKHSTAN: SMALL OIL COMPANY HOPES TO MAKE IT BIG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the Chief Executive Officer of Canamens, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in London, briefed the Charge on the company's plans and activities in Kazakhstan [...]	2009-05-19 10:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR KZ
09ASTANA898	KAZAKHSTAN: MAZHILIS HOSTS "PATH TO EUROPE" CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, the Mazhilis (the lower house of parliament) hosted a conference entitled, "Modern Kazakhstan and the Path to Europe." The high-profile event, attended by high-ranking government officials and foreign [...]	2009-05-27 09:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA924	KAZAKHSTAN: BTA SAGA CONTINUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Questions remain about how BTA, Kazakhstan's fourth largest commercial bank which is already in partial default, and its self-exiled former chairman, Mukhtar Ablyazov, managed to wind up in such dire straits. Forei [...]	2009-05-29 12:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV EFIN KZ
09ASTANA925	KAZAKHSTANI FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT VISITS UNITED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY. A delegation from the Committee of Financial Monitoring of the Ministry of Finance participated in an FIU orientation program presented by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The orientation program wa [...]	2009-06-01 06:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KCOR KZ
09ASTANA928	KAZAKHSTAN: PUBLIC-PRIVATE ALLIANCE LEADS TO INCREASED [...] SUMMARY: The Sustainable Dairy Global Development Alliance (SD-GDA),initiated in 2006 by USAID in cooperation with U.S. and Kazakhstani based dairy farms and dairy service providers, is a public-private partnership designed to increase the profitability of small and medium sized dairy farms. [...]	2009-06-01 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EAGR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA94	KAZAKHSTAN: CENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS MEETS PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 00:53:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF IR RS KZ
09ASTANA943	KAZAKHSTAN: CHANGES AND CHARGES AT KAZATOMPROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, former Minister for Industry and Trade Vladimir Shkolnik replaced Mukhtar Dzhakishev as head of the state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP). On May 22, the 45-year old Dzhakishev was arrested on [...]	2009-06-03 11:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ
09ASTANA95	KAZAKHSTAN: CENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS MEETS PRESIDENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev told CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus: -- the situation in Afghanistan greatly worries him; the Taliban should never be allowed to become a coalition partner in the Afghan government; -- Iran cannot be allowed to become a nuclear state, but the United States need [...]	2009-01-20 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF IR RS KZ
09ASTANA953	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, MAY 22 - 29 [...] SUMMARY: Mukhtar Dzhakishev, the head of the state nuclear company, Kazatomprom, was arrested this week as a part of a continuing government anti-corruption campaign. The other major story was the publication and banning of "Godfather-in-Law," a book written by the former son-in-law of Presi [...]	2009-06-05 05:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KCRM KPAO KMDR AF KZ
09ASTANA957	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LETHAL TRANSIT [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on June 5 to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybai. 2. (C) The Ambassador explained that the initiative for the possible transit of lethal materiel across Russian territory came from President Medvedev, and he told Sarybai that he want [...]	2009-06-05 11:15:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR RSZ TI TX UZ KG KZ
09ASTANA959	KAZAKHSTAN: KOSTENAI, THE WHEAT AND SLAVIC HEARTLAND OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 24-26, the Charge d'Affaires visited Kostanai -- a northern city of 250,000 people located in a heavily agricultural area -- to attend a concert by visiting American jazz musicians and to open Kazakhstan's n [...]	2009-06-08 02:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI KPAO KZ
09ASTANA982	KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON KEY FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 5, Chinese Ambassador Cheng Guoping hosted the Ambassador for dinner at the restaurant on the 23rd floor of a striking new hotel built in Astana and owned by the Chinese National Petroleum Company. During a fascinating, wide-ranging, three-hour tour d'horizon, the Chinese Amb [...]	2009-06-08 10:08:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET AF GG RS IR KN ZK KZ
09ASTANA983	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 5, the Ambassador delivered demarches on a possible Kazakhstani arms sale to Syria and on U.S.-Russian discussions on the transit of lethal supplies to Afghanistan to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay (see reftels),and briefed Sarybay on his recent visit [...]	2009-06-08 10:13:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PINR MNUC CASC KNNP NATO KZ
09ASUNCION284	FAKE BOMB CAUSES DOWNTOWN CONFUSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At approximately 8:30 am on May 5, 2009, the Paraguayan police located what appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED) in downtown Asuncion. After securing the area, the Government of Paraguay (GOP) requested U.S. Government assistance. RSO, FBI and SOCFWD elements re [...]	2009-05-05 20:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PA
09ASUNCION561	BOLIVIA EXPLAINING ARMS PURCHASES [...] (U) Press reports that Bolivian ministers of defense and foreign affairs are visiting Paraguay to better explain up to USD 100 million in future Bolivian arms purchases from Russia. Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata responded to earlier press reports with an official request for information to [...]	2009-09-10 12:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PGOV PREL PA BL
09ASUNCION569	REGIONAL TENSIONS MOVE PARAGUAY TO CANCEL NEW HORIZONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOP declined a USG a 2010 DOD-sponsored training and humanitarian exercise due to regional tensions over the Colombia-U.S. Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA). President Lugo's moderate stance on the DCA agreement at Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) meetings receive [...]	2009-09-11 16:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV MOPS PA
09ASUNCION595	BOLIVIA EXPLAINING ARMS PURCHASES [...] (U) Press reports that Bolivian ministers of defense and foreign affairs are visiting Paraguay to better explain up to USD 100 million in future Bolivian arms purchases from Russia. Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata responded to earlier press reports with an official request for information to Boli [...]	2009-10-08 20:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PINR PA
09ASUNCION91	PARAGUAY'S 2008 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND 2009 OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) COMMENT: Following a period of strong economic growth in the first semester of 2008, economic activity decelerated during the last quarter of 2008 across the three main sectors of the economy: agriculture, services and manufacturing. GDP growth for 2009 is expected to slow down to 2 to 3 [...]	2009-02-11 21:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV PA
09ATHENS1103	A/S Gordon's June 27 Meeting with Polish FM Sikorski: Russia [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR Assistant Secretary Gordon met with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on the margins of the June 27-28 NATO-Russia Council and OSCE Informal Ministerial in Corfu, Greece. Their discussion centered on Georgia, U.S.-Russia nuclear disarmament negotiations, missile defen [...]	2009-06-30 08:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PL
09ATHENS1139	FM/OSCE Chairman Bakoyannis Heads to Azerbaijan and Armenia [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bakoyannis is traveling to Azerbaijan and Armenia to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict in her capacity as OSCE Chairman, as well as Greek- Caucasus air communication and energy issues. FM Bakoyannis departed Greece for Azerbaijan on July 1, will continue on [...]	2009-07-02 10:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR TU AM AJ OSCE ENRG
09ATHENS1233	U.S.-Russia Summit Results Demarche Delivered: Greek MFA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 13:01:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR RS
09ATHENS1257	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH GREEK FOREIGN [...] (C) Greek Foreign Minister and OSCE Chair-in-Office Theodora Bakoyannis told Deputy Secretary Steinberg May 15 that although she had stopped negotiations on an OSCE mandate in Georgia, her last proposal remained on the table in case Russia were to reconsider its position. She agreed that Russ [...]	2009-07-17 11:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
09ATHENS1261	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MAY 15 MEETING WITH GREEK PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his May 15 meeting with Greek PM Karamanlis (accompanied by FM Bakoyiannis),Deputy Secretary Steinberg outlined our strategic vision for broadening the U.S.-Greece relationship. The Deputy Secretary reviewed key global challenges where we could work more closely together, i [...]	2009-07-17 13:22:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
09ATHENS1311	Greek Views on July 2009 GAERC (Follow-Up) [...] (C) On July 23, in a follow-up meeting, Poloff delivered ref A points on U.S. positions on the July 27-28 GAERC to Niki Kamba, MFA European Correspondent. (Post had reported on initial Greek reactions, from MFA ESDP Division Head Evgenios Kalpyris, in reftel B.) On Georgia, Kamba said that G [...]	2009-07-24 14:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GR
09ATHENS1365	OSCE CiO S/R Discusses Tbilisi Bureau, Seeks Guidance on [...] (C) Summary: OSCE CiO Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts Charalampos Christopoulos met with Ambassador Speckhard July 28 to discuss intentions to open a CiO Special Representative Bureau in Tbilisi, the OSCE's role in Georgia and developments in Moldova. S/R Christopoulos gave Amb [...]	2009-07-30 16:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE GR RS GG
09ATHENS1445	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS KAIDANOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (U) Dear Tina, 2. (SBU) It's my pleasure to welcome you to Greece. The last twelve months have been marked by a succession of crises for the government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, who has managed to hold onto his one-seat majority in Parliament through the global financial cri [...]	2009-08-26 17:12:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OTRA GR
09ATHENS1455	NEW NATO SYG GETS MIXED REVIEWS IN GREECE [...] (C) Greek government and media reaction to the August 26-27 visit of new NATO Secretary General Rasmussen has been moderately negative. While Greeks were pleased to have the opportunity to brief Rasmussen on their positions on the Aegean, the new NATO strategic concept, and other issues, they [...]	2009-09-02 15:14:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL CY TU GR
09ATHENS1465	DAS Kaidanow's Sept. 1-2 visit to Athens Features Turkey, [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Tina Kaidanow visited Athens September 1-2, meeting with FM Bakoyannis, PASOK Party president George Papandreou, Deputy FM Valinakis, Deputy MOD Tasoulas, Interior Ministry SecGen for Public Order Bitsios, Finance Ministry SecGen Sideropoulos, and Parliament External Affairs [...]	2009-09-11 09:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS MARR MOPS
09ATHENS1467	Greek Views on September 2009 GAERC, Sri Lanka [...] (C) On September 10, Poloff discussed ref A points on U.S. positions on the September 14-15 GAERC with Niki Kamba, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Kamba that Iran and Afghanistan would be the only two external relations items on the September [...]	2009-09-11 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN GR CE

09ATHENS1483	AMBASSADOR AND FM FOCUS ON VWP, TURKEY, IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Looking ahead to Foreign Minister Bakoyannis' meeting in New York with the Secretary, Ambassador Speckhard reminded the FM that the earliest the U.S. could announce approval of the Visa Waiver Program for Greece would most likely be the end of October 2009, encouraged Greek good [...]	2009-09-18 13:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS KNNP GR TU UN IR OSCE
09ATHENS1485	PASOK Official Foreshadows Foreign Policy Priorities [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met with PASOK International Secretary Paulina Lampsa September 10 for a wide-ranging discussion on the October 4 elections and PASOK ambitions for Greek foreign and economic policy. With PASOK currently polling ahead of Prime Minister Karamanlis' ND party, Lampsa rev [...]	2009-09-18 14:14:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY SENV GR RS PTER FMC SMIG IMO ECON
09ATHENS1511	Embassy Athens Engages with GoG on Iran [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens' Front Office and Political Section have engaged with our Greek partners from the highest levels to the working level at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to expand our dialogue on Iran. Characterizing the Iranian regime as weak, Greek interlocutors maintain [...]	2009-09-25 14:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA IAEA KPAL IR IS GR
09ATHENS1513	Likely Scenarios for Greek Elections/Impact on USG interests [...] (C) Summary: All indications point to PASOK winning narrowly; the vote is more a protest against ND than a vote for PASOK and its policies. An interregnum leading to a second round of elections in November resulting in a stronger PASOK government is also possible. A PASOK government is unlik [...]	2009-09-25 14:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL ECON EFIN MK TU GR
09ATHENS1515	Greece's Surging Far-Right LAOS Party Inches Towards Center [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of their unprecedented success in European Parliament elections in June, the leaders of Greece's surging, far-right Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) expect to win 6 to 7 percent of the vote and up to 20 parliamentary seats in October 4 domestic elections and are pre [...]	2009-09-28 15:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KIRF GR
09ATHENS1529	Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...]	2009-10-05 11:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON GR
09ATHENS1533	Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...]	2009-10-06 10:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON GR
09ATHENS1539	Papandreou's First Cabinet Meeting: Move Fast, Move Smart, [...] (SBU) On October 7, after a brief swearing in ceremony for the new cabinet, PM George Papandreou convened the first cabinet meeting to outline his policy priorities. He stressed that the new government must focus on moving the country away from "stagnation and decline." Our job, he said, is to [...]	2009-10-08 14:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON GR
09ATHENS154	GREECE: NEW TERRORIST ATTACK ON POLICE [...] (U) At about 0400 local time on February 3, at least three unidentified people reportedly threw a hand grenade and fired more than nineteen rounds from a 9 mm sub-machine gun at the police station in Korydallos, a western suburb of Athens. The grenade -- reportedly manufactured in "an East Euro [...]	2009-02-03 16:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC GR
09ATHENS1544	FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 24 SITREP [...] (SBU) Over the weekend of August 21-23, over 80 wildfires broke out throughout Greece. The worst of these hit northeast of the greater Athens area, fueled by strong winds and evoking images of Greece's devastating 2007 fire season. In response, Post issued a Warden message. While the worst o [...]	2009-08-24 16:59:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR
09ATHENS1560	FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 26 SITREP [...] (SBU) Wildfires in towns north of Athens subsided on 25 August after four days of destruction. No casualties were reported, but press reports indicate about 50,000 acres of land had been burnt and 50 homes destroyed. Following an "emergency" cabinet meeting on August 25, the Government of Gree [...]	2009-08-26 15:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR
09ATHENS1571	GREECE/GICNT: UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) On October 20, Poloff and Russian Third Secretary Dmitriy V. Novikov delivered ref A demarche to Greek MFA D1 Political Counselor for International Security Issues, Dimitrios Papandreou. Delivery of the demarche was delayed because the Russian side did not receive its instructions from Mosc [...]	2009-10-23 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC GR
09ATHENS1577	Greece on Iran: Wants More Information on Additional [...] (C) In the latest in a series of meetings on Iran, PolCouns and PolOff met 10/16 with representatives from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs A6 Middle East and D1 International Organization directorates to give a readout of the P5+1 October 1 meeting, underscore the need for vigilance in mo [...]	2009-10-26 13:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV ENRG IR GR UNGA IAEA RS PHUM
09ATHENS1587	Greece: Uncertainty Reigns as Main Greek Opposition Party [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 12:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
09ATHENS1589	SCENESETTER FOR ADM ROUGHEAD'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Welcome to Greece. You are the first and most senior flag officer to visit Greece since the October 4 national elections. Admiral Stavridis (as SACEUR) and Admiral Fitzgerald (as NAVEUR) visited Athens in late September. Your visit comes as newly elected PM George Papa [...]	2009-10-30 09:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PGOV NATO GR
09ATHENS1623	SCENESETTER FOR ASD VERSHBOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. Your visit is an important one and reinforces efforts by recent high-level USG visitors (SACEUR ADM Stavridis, COMNAVEUR ADM Fitzgerald, PM A/S Shapiro, and CNO ADM Roughead) to demonstrate to the Greeks that we are serious about our Alliance and about working with them [...]	2009-11-12 17:08:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR AF TU
09ATHENS1627	MFA VIEWS ON NATO ENLARGEMENT, NRC, CFE, OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece supports our goal at the December Foreign Ministerial of MAP for Montenegro, and agrees BiH is not ready. On NATO-Russia, he noted that the SecGen's draft ministerial tasking to begin a joint review of common threats may be a bit overly ambitious, but that it was importan [...]	2009-11-13 15:46:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO MARR GR AF
09ATHENS1631	Greek Views on November 2009 GAERC [...] (C) On November 10, Poloffs discussed ref points on U.S. positions on the November 16-17 GAERC with Niki Kamba, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division, and Vassilis Tselios, Deputy Head of the MFA C1 Directorate for EU External Relations. Ka [...]	2009-11-16 12:12:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GR
09ATHENS1649	ASD/ISA VERSHBOW'S PARTICIPATION IN THE HIGH LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The desire for an upgraded and substantive strategic partnership was a recurring theme of the Greek side when Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow met with Greek Alternate Minister of Defense Panos Beglitis for the 14th U.S-Gr [...]	2009-11-20 14:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO GR TU MK AF ZL
09ATHENS1651	ASD VERSHBOW'S GREEK BILATS: AEGEAN/TURKEY, NATO, ISAF, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings November 16 with the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Dimitris Paraskevopoulos and MFA Secretary General Ioannis-Alexis Zepos following his participation in the High Level Consultative Committee (reftel),Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Sec [...]	2009-11-20 15:27:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR NATO GR TU MK ZL AF RS IR
09ATHENS168	IRAQI FM, IRANIAN DFM BOTH SEEK GREATER COOP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Athens, Iraqi FM Zebari discussed a wide range of topical issues with Greek FM Bakoyannis, thanked Greece for its decision to open a commercial office in northern Iraq, and urged Bakoyannis to make good on her long-standing promise to visit Iraq. Following [...]	2009-02-06 09:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ IR GR EAID ENRG
09ATHENS1721	Russia Looks to Court New GoG Officials, Displays Interest [...] (C) In recent weeks Russian officials, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, have reached out to Greek officials and the Greek public, in an effort to display reinvigorated Russian-Greek ties and paint a picture of close cooperation with the Greece on economic, political and cultur [...]	2009-12-22 11:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OSCE RS BU GR
09ATHENS175	CHOD GRAPSAS ON TURKEY AND AEGEAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In a February 4 lunch at the Ambassador's reQence, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, General of the Army Demitrios Grapsas, termed recent Turkish behavior in the Aegean "childish" and made clear that the perception of the Turkish threat drives Greek military procur [...]	2009-02-06 15:46:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF GR
09ATHENS1774	FRAUD SUMMARY ATHENS [...] Over the past 20 years Greece has seen a remarkable improvement in its standard of living. This is primarily due to the long-term convergence plan of the European Union for socioeconomic uniformity among member states. This, together with its geographic location, has made Greece an attractiv [...]	2009-09-30 13:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GR
09ATHENS19	FM BAKOYANNIS ON GAZA, AEGEAN ISSUES, OSCE, [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis led off by expressing concern about the situation in Gaza, and emphasizing the need for a "humanitarian truce," and a UN Security Council Resolution. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also deeply concerned about the [...]	2009-01-07 17:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE GG GR RS TU CVIS CJAN
09ATHENS203	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 1 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the first of four cables. After the Summary, the cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 23 (THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION) and 24 (SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS). ---- [...]	2009-02-17 14:38:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS204	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...]	2009-02-17 14:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS205	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 3 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the third of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 26 (PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS). ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ----- [...]	2009-02-17 14:46:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS206	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...]	2009-02-17 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS235	FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYIANNIS' VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Dora Bakoyiannis will use her visit to Washington to define, publicly and privately, Greece's relations with the Obama administration. A charismatic yet practical politician, Bakoyiannis relishes her job as Foreign Minister, and will offer to work with us on a broad r [...]	2009-02-23 05:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
09ATHENS249	SENATOR DURBIN DISCUSSES CYPRUS, TURKEY, VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a cordial and very substantive discussion during his visit to Athens, Senator Richard Durbin told Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis about his impressions of the chances for a settlement of the Cyprus issue following his visit to Nicosia and underscored the new administration's [...]	2009-02-26 11:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL CVIS ECON ENRG PTER PGOV TU CY GR
09ATHENS286	GREECE/OSCE: BAKOYIANNIS MEETING WITH OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rabbi Andrew Baker, the OSCE Personal Representative for Combating Anti-Semitism (and International Jewish Affairs Director for the American Jewish Committee) told Polofs that the OSCE Chairmanship was focused on security issues, and had not developed an agenda or active plan fo [...]	2009-03-09 10:39:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGO PHUM GR KIRF
09ATHENS327	KARAMANLIS DEFENDS FOREIGN POLICY AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 12 unscheduled Parliamentary debate, PM Karamanlis defended his government's foreign policy, noting that its "red lines" on the Macedonia name issue remained unchanged, as did its insistence that Turkey must comply fully with all EU obligations for accession. Main opp [...]	2009-03-16 12:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU GR
09ATHENS336	GREECE AGREES "COMPLETELY" WITH U.S. ON RUSSIA, [...] (C) DepPolCouns discussed reftel points on Russia recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and basing plans with OSCE Special Envoy for Protracted Conflicts Greek Ambassador Charalambos Christopoulos and, separately, with MFA A5 Directorate for CIS Countries Counselor Lambros Kakissis. Both [...]	2009-03-18 14:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE GR RS GG BO
09ATHENS338	FM BAKOYIANNIS PLANS CALL TO SECRETARY SEEKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 17 dinner, Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis told Ambassador Speckhard that, in her capacity as OSCE Chairperson in Office, she wanted to speak with the Secretary to discuss two linked issues: her plans to move forward on OSCE's mission in Georgia and her proposal to host [...]	2009-03-18 17:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR TU OSCE
09ATHENS350	GREECE ALREADY SUBMITTED HCOC AD, URGES U.S. TO [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on boosting the number of HCOC Annual Declarations (ADs) received this year to Second Counselor Loukas Tsokos and Counselor-Expert on Disarmament Issues Pantelis Margaris at the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations. In response, Margar [...]	2009-03-20 14:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA GR
09ATHENS40	GREECE ASSURING LNG-BASED GAS SUPPLIES FROM [...] (C) Summary. Greece's natural gas company (DEPA) has contracted LNG deliveries to supply the country through January 20 and is close to finalizing LNG supplies through the end of the month. Observers remain uncertain how Gazprom's gas cut off will affect Greek energy policy. One senior of [...]	2009-01-13 17:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL GR IT AJ RS BU
09ATHENS657	Re-Shaping the U.S.-Greece Relationship [...] (C) SUMMARY: The overwhelming positive attitudes of the Greek public toward the new Administration offers an opportunity to reshape U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, moving Greece from a reluctant to reliable and proactive partner. To achieve this, we need to move the focus of our relationsh [...]	2009-04-24 12:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GR PGOV NATO AF KNNP MK UN OSCE
09ATHENS695	Ambassador, FM on Resetting Bilateral Relations, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with FM Bakoyiannis on April 30, Ambassador Speckhard outlined our strategy for re-focusing the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship toward common strategic challenges, and away from the more narrow parochial interests that have defined our relationship in recent year [...]	2009-04-30 16:04:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS TU AF GR
09ATHENS757	Scenesetter: Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Visit to Athens, [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are delighted to welcome you to Greece. Your visit provides crucial support to our efforts to re-shape the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Building on the overwhelmingly positive attitudes in Greece to the new administration, we are working to focus on common strategic [...]	2009-05-11 14:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OVIP GR MK TU
09ATHENS807	Greek Views on May GAERC [...] (C) On May 14, PolOff delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the May 18-19 GAERC to MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the agenda for the GAERC would include: the May 21-22 EU-Russia summit, Moldova, Iran, Georgia, the Atalanta anti-piracy mission, Sri Lanka, and Operation Alt [...]	2009-05-15 12:10:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GR
09ATHENS83	GREEK VIEWS ON JANUARY GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) DepPolCouns discussed ref A and B GAERC issues with newly arrived MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the Czech EU Presidency had decided on a policy of downsizing GAERC agendas and focusing more intently on one or two issues. Thus, they had eliminated most of the issues co [...]	2009-01-22 13:32:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ZL AFIN SU ZI UP BO GR
09BAGHDAD1097	FM ZEBARI,S CHIEF OF STAFF PROMISES HELP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 16 meeting with EMIN Wall, Foreign Minister Zebari,s Chief of Staff, Ambassador Srood R. Najib noted that he would facilitate formalizing documents related to physical assets transfer from the USG to the Government of Iraq (GOI). After many months of delay, Najib [...]	2009-04-24 03:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL EINV KCOR ECON PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1207	BARHAM SALIH REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE ON OIL [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki wants to conclude direct contracts with international oil companies for six oil fields in hopes of accelerating output, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told Ambassador Hill May 5. He said the PM would soon create a group to focus on this new strate [...]	2009-05-08 12:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV EINV PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD1390	PROGRESS ON OIL-FOR-FOOD CONTRACTS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Zebari,s Chief of Staff Ambassador Srood Najib told the Embassy that he had reduced the number of outstanding Oil-for-Food (OFF) contracts from 130 to 80. He hopes to have all outstanding OFF accounts closed, and return whatever is left to the Development Fund f [...]	2009-05-27 17:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KCOR ECON PREL IZ UN
09BAGHDAD1446	RRT ERBIL: CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP GAS FIELD IN [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE's Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas have entered into a consortium with two European energy companies to develop a natural gas field in the Kurdistan Region (KR) to supply the Nabucco pipeline. Separately, Crescent/Dana's plans to develop Gas City, a massive gas utilization i [...]	2009-06-02 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PGOV HU GM IR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD1540	THIRD MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND ENERGY JOINT [...] (C) The third meeting of the Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) met under the Strategic Framework Agreement on June 10, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih and EMIN Marc Wall, Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq, at which working group chairs provide [...]	2009-06-13 08:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EPET PREL CVIS IZ
09BAGHDAD1828	INTERIM GOI RESPONSE TO DRAFT UNSYG REPORT [...] (C) Deputy Pol/C on June 22 passed MFA North America Office Director Mohammed Al-Hamaimidi a copy of the draft UN paper outlining relevant facts for the preparation of the UNSYG's Iraq UNSCR Report. Caveating that he could not provide the authoritative GOI response to the UN paper, Al-Hamai [...]	2009-07-08 07:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ KU
09BAGHDAD1869	A PREVIEW OF IRAQ FM ZEBARI'S TRIP TO THE U.S. - [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with FM Hoshyar Zebari to discuss his upcoming trip to the U.S. FM Zebari noted that he had asked the Iraqi permanent mission at the UN to request a meeting with the U.S. permanent representative during his July 12-15 stay in New York; he looks forward to his [...]	2009-07-10 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ KU EG TU
09BAGHDAD2000	SITREP: U.S. MONITORS REPORT QUIET AND ORDERLY [...] (SBU) Today, July 25, voters in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region head to the polls to vote for a new regional parliament and to participate in the first popular election of a Kurdistan president. This election is the first Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament election since January 30, 2005. In th [...]	2009-07-25 10:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PGOV KDEM
09BAGHDAD2078	IRAQ AND THE NABUCCO PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary: At the Nabucco pipeline summit meeting in Ankara on July 13, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki made an unexpected pledge to supply roughly half of the pipeline's projected capacity by 2015. The announcement reflects Maliki's ambitions to see Iraq as a significant partner of Turkey and [...]	2009-08-03 09:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL EINV PINR IZ TU EUN
09BAGHDAD235	UPBEAT MINORITY LEADERS ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) While Christian and other minority leaders still smart over the single-seat minority quotas in the Provincial Elections Law (PEL),they no longer talk of a boycott and are encouraging their constituents in the north and other regions to vote in the provincial elections on January 31. Chri [...]	2009-01-29 13:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2496	IMPORTANT SIGNS FROM MARJIYAH AND IRAN ON [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, 2009, Najaf Governor Adnan Zurfi met Multi-National Corps-Iraq Commanding General (MNC-I CG) Jacoby to discuss upcoming elections and security conditions. Governor Zurfi discussed his concerns related to the upcoming campaign and elections, especially interference [...]	2009-09-15 15:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2744	EVOLUTION OF INFLUENCE IN IRAQ: COMMERCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's evolving political and economic environment has led to increased engagement from other countries using commercial advocacy on behalf of their national political interests. The GOI has begun to engage a number of countries in high level commercial dialogue, and despite its [...]	2009-10-12 15:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON POL PGOV PREL IZ EINV
09BAGHDAD2762	FM ZEBARI DEMARCHED ON IRAN, COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: In an October 12 meeting, A/DCM delivered the (reftel) points relating to the P5 1 talks with Iran to FM Zebari. Zebari responded with a brief readout from a recent meeting with Iranian President Ahmedinajad, suggesting that Iran will not immediately comply with P5 1 demands. [...]	2009-10-14 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU SY
09BAGHDAD2885	CHAPTER VII DOMINATES AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki and FM Zebari seized upon Ambassador Rice's visit to express their dissatisfaction with the UN Secretary-General (UNSYG)'s decision to appoint a political official to gather information on foreign support for the perpetrators of the August 19 bombings. While [...]	2009-10-28 09:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC UN IZ
09BAGHDAD2899	Reduced Turkish and Iranian Water Flows to Iraq's Tigris [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily water flows into three major Iraqi dams (the Mosul, Dokan, and Derbendikahn) indicate significant reductions in waters crossing into Iraq from both Turkey and Iran. Iranian river blockages and diversions contribute to low Tigris River and Shatt Al Arab water flows in Iraq [...]	2009-10-29 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PBTS PREL SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID
09BAGHDAD2902	Reduced Turkish and Iranian Water Flows to Iraq's Tigris [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily water flows into three major Iraqi dams (the Mosul, Dokan, and Derbendikahn) indicate significant reductions in waters crossing into Iraq from both Turkey and Iran. Iranian river blockages and diversions contribute to low Tigris River and Shatt Al Arab water flows in Iraq [...]	2009-10-30 13:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PBTS PREL SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID
09BAGHDAD2930	WATER RESOURCES MINISTER DISCUSSES MAJOR WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transboundary water negotiations, repair of the Mosul Dam, salinity issues in Basra province, and improvement of irrigation drainage are the major water issues facing Iraq, Minister of Water Resources Dr. Latif Rashid told USG personnel in late October. END SUMMARY Three Prima [...]	2009-11-02 15:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PBTS SENV TNGD TPHY EAGR
09BAGHDAD294	IRAQI EFFORTS TO CLOSE OUT OIL FOR FOOD CONTRACTS [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi MFA is optimistic that it can make serious progress over the next month to close out the remaining Oil For Food contracts. The GOI goal is to collect all necessary documentation and convene a final meeting in New York to review all the disputed contracts and make a fin [...]	2009-02-04 15:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
09BAGHDAD2961	PM ADVISOR RIKABI ON DFI, SADDAM-ERA CIVIL CLAIMS, [...] (C) Summary: Pol M/C and Embassy Legal Advisor (ELA) met with PM Advisor Sadiq Rakabi November 4 to review the points contained in refs A and B, regarding the settlement of Saddam-era civil claims and a one year extension of the arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). Rikabi s [...]	2009-11-08 12:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ KU
09BAGHDAD2976	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH BARZANI IN ERBIL [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with KRG President Masoud Barzani in Erbil October 24. She stressed the importance of holding national elections on time and including Kirkuk. She pressed for KRG flexibility to allow for the election law to move forwar [...]	2009-11-10 08:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD31	GEN PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) During a December 26 meeting, CENTCOM Commander Gen. David Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki discussed the security situation in different regions of Iraq, the implementation of the Security Agreement, and the drawdown of coalition forces. General Petraeus congratulated the Prime M [...]	2009-01-07 09:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD3187	GOI AND USG FURTHER DIALOGUE ON CHAPTER VII ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 9, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senior Policy Adviser, Ambassador Fareed Yasseen, and MFA Policy Planner Sarhad Fatah, engaged in a video-conference with a six-member pre-JCC technical group at the Department of State in Washington and the U.S. Mission to the United [...]	2009-12-12 08:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ KU
09BAGHDAD3196	OIL STAMPEDE: IRAQ,S 2ND BID ROUND RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: In a landmark event for Iraq and the global oil industry, Iraq's 2nd oil bid (licensing) round on December 11-12 showcased the potential of Iraq's oil sector. Overall, the event proceeded with remarkable organization, precision, and transparency. The bidding started as a rush and [...]	2009-12-14 12:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3234	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 10 meeting with the Presidency Council (PC) in Baghdad, Secretary of Defense Gates (SecDef) expressed his condolences for the December 8 bombings and reassured the Iraqis that the United States was willing to assist in any way possible. SecDef explained the importanc [...]	2009-12-15 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3245	THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IRAQ'S OIL BID ROUNDS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI's June and December oil bid rounds ) history's largest (by reserves) ) have the potential to significantly alter Iraqi economics and politics. While much can easily go astray (on contracts, timetables, onshore construction, or export infrastructure),Iraq could conceiv [...]	2009-12-16 13:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3282	IRAQ'S OIL BID ROUND 2: U.S. FIRMS' PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Only one U.S. firm bid for a contract in Iraq,s second oil bid round, as part of a larger consortium, and that consortium did not win. U.S. companies' decisions on whether or not to participate were driven by myriad complex factors and judgments the companies hold very close t [...]	2009-12-21 09:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3313	A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES CHAPTER VII ISSUES WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: Acting Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Haj Hamoud told visiting NEA Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman on December 17 that the GOI accepts the border as demarcated in 833, noting "We must accept it," but also making clear in a sustained series of exchanges that the G [...]	2009-12-23 07:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS IZ KU
09BAGHDAD3316	NEA A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting NEA A/S Feltman on December 14, President Talabani underscored the importance for Kurds of the POTUS/VPOTUS telephone calls with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani, the December 7 White House statement on Iraq's electio [...]	2009-12-23 09:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY TU EG IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3332	DUST TO DINARS: WASIT PC PROFITS FROM AN [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Wasit Provincial Council (PC) is pursuing independent efforts to offset resource shortages from the national government. A provincially owned - and potentially lucrative - truck staging area at the Zurbatiyah Iran/Iraq [...]	2009-12-26 11:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ETRD IZ PBTS PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD419	IRAQ MAKING ENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON NUCLEAR CLEAN-UP [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) took EconOffs, MNFI, and two visiting Texas Tech University (TTU) Professors on a walking tour of the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Facility (TNRF) February 9 to assess the progress of MoST's nuclear facility dismantlement and disposal project. T [...]	2009-02-18 07:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	TPHY SEVN TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA ENRG
09BAGHDAD530	IRAQI OIL MINISTRY NEGOTIATING UNITIZATION OF [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See para 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Some modest movement recently has generated publicity regarding the possible signing of agreements between Iraq and Kuwait or Iraq and Iran to develop cross-border oil and gas fields. A committee formed by the Iraq Ministry o [...]	2009-03-01 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ENRG EINV ETTC PREL KU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD599	CDA, CG AND PM DISCUSS INITIAL DRAWDOWN OF US [...] (S) Summary: In their regular weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on March 5, Charge d' Affaires (CDA) Butenis and Commanding General (CG) MNF-I Odierno discussed the initial drawdown of U.S. forces, foreign fighters, airport development, and former Iranian President Rafsa [...]	2009-03-08 11:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD630	DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY: INTEGRATING IRAQ WITH ITS [...] (S) Iraq is undergoing a fundamental shift. For 50 years, since the revolution of 1958, Iraq has destabilized the region, launched two wars, countered U.S. interests and defied the international community-while brutalizing its own people. Iraq is now a moderate force for stability in the reg [...]	2009-03-10 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD959	IRAQI MARSHES STRUGGLING TO MAKE A COMEBACK (PART [...] (SBU) Iraq's marshes have been in trouble for a long time. Considering the marshes to be a waste of land and a breeding ground for mosquitoes, early British plans called for the near complete drying out of the marshes. By 1990, the marsh area had already been reduced by 50%. Saddam greatly [...]	2009-04-08 07:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SOCI SENV EWWT KGHG IZ
09BAKU10	PRESIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVISER ADVISES POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: On January 8 the Charge and the British Charge met with Shahin Aliyev, head of the legal department of the Presidential Administration, regarding the closure of Radio Liberty, Voice of America, and the BBC. Aliyev in large part stuck to talking points we have heard previously: t [...]	2009-01-08 13:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KHUM AJ
09BAKU101	AZERBAIJAN HAS NO PLANS TO CUT 2009 OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite public comments by President Aliyev, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has no intention to curtail 2009 oil production in an attempt to stabilize prices, and indeed, all indications are that Azerbaijan will seek to maximize its oil production in 2009. According [...]	2009-02-06 10:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
09BAKU109	AZERBAIJAN AND RUSSIA: CAN BAKU MAINTAIN THE [...] (C) Summary: Analysts across the political spectrum in Baku suggest that Russia has stepped up diplomatic efforts to lure Azerbaijan away from its political, security, and energy links to the West. They note that this is part of a broader Russian effort to regain its position as the politica [...]	2009-02-10 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ AM RU
09BAKU125	AZERBAIJAN REGISTERS ADVOCACY GROUPS FOR REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Azerbaijan,s Central Election Commission (CEC) approved the petitions of nine organizations to function as "advocacy groups" ahead of the March 18 referendum on constitutional changes. Those approved include the President,s political party, as well as two opposition groups. F [...]	2009-02-13 13:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU126	AZERBAIJAN SHAKEN BY GENERAL'S MURDER [...] (C) Summary: Baku is in a state of shock following the February 11 murder in broad daylight of the commander of the country's air force and air defense forces, Lt. Gen Rail Rzayev. He held the rank of Deputy Minister of Defense. Rzayev died from a single gunshot from an assailant who attack [...]	2009-02-13 13:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU AJ
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
09BAKU144	AZERBAIJAN: SHAH DENIZ PHASE TWO GAS -- MORE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to BP Azerbaijan executives, gas production from the second phase of the giant offshore Shah Deniz gas field will be approximately sixteen billion cubic meters annually, higher than expected. However due to inability to reach agreement with Turkey on a gas transit regi [...]	2009-02-24 12:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TU
09BAKU151	AZERBAIJAN REFLECTS, LOOKS FOR HIGH-LEVEL U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor Novruz Mammadov bemoaned a Russian resurgence in the Caucasus, calling the CSTO Rapid Reaction Force "a bloc of resistance" against NATO. New Russian assertiveness and growing disillusionment with western support, especially on Nagorno Karabakh, is influenci [...]	2009-02-26 18:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU TU AJ
09BAKU153	STAFFDEL SOCHA'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: On 15-17 February 2009, Embassy Baku hosted Senior Policy Adviser Chris Socha and Legislative Assistant Jack Julson from the staff of Senator DeMint (R-SC). Staff del expressed interest in energy issues; security issues, particularly vis-a-vis Russia and Iran, and the effectiven [...]	2009-02-27 10:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR KISL PGOV PHUM PREL TU
09BAKU157	PRESIDENTIAL APPARAT EXPLAINS RADIO LIBERTY [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Apparat insider Elnur Aslanov complained that Radio Liberty's content is unfair and unbalanced, presenting a poor view of Azerbaijan and government officials. Content was markedly pro-opposition during the 2008 presidential campaign, he said. Aslanov, with help fr [...]	2009-02-27 13:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL
09BAKU172	IRANIAN FILM DIRECTOR ON IRANIAN ROCK, DRUGS, AND [...] (C) An Iranian film Director told Iran watcher that Iranian society is becoming more liberal even as the regime becomes more "backward." He described a widespread youth culture, embracing all regions and classes, in which underground rap and rock music bands are proliferating and "classic ro [...]	2009-03-04 12:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SCUL SNAR AJ IR
09BAKU175	IRAN'S MONEY LAUNDERERS, SANCTIONS-BUSTERS, AND [...] (S) According to widespread rumor, many Iranians in Baku are involved full- or part-time in Iranian regime-related profit making, sanctions-busting, money laundering, and similar activities. Activities range from assisting Iranian interests "on the side" of pursuing private activities, to w [...]	2009-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETRD SNAR ECON AJ TU RU IR
09BAKU177	"DO US A FAVOR": IRANIAN EXPORTER DISCUSSES REGIME [...] (S) A Tehran-based Iranian shoe manufacturer and agricultural exporter told Baku Iran Watcher that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for "help" in br [...]	2009-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ETTC SNAR ETRD AM RU AJ IR
09BAKU178	"DO US A FAVOR": IRANIAN EXPORTER DISCUSSES REGIME [...] (S) A Tehran-based Iranian shoe manufacturer and agricultural exporter told Baku Iran Watcher that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for "help" in br [...]	2009-03-06 10:49:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ETTC SNAR ETRD AM RU AJ IR
09BAKU179	IRANIAN SOURCE NAMES "U.K.-REGISTERED" COMPANY AS [...] (S) A well-connected Iranian businessman who owns a Baku-based oil services company told Baku Iran watcher that a company called "INSULTEC," owned by UK citizens of Indian origin, has secretly provided cladding, thermal insulation, and ancillary equipment to the government of Iran in a varie [...]	2009-03-06 12:32:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC ETRD ENRG UE UK TU AJ IR
09BAKU181	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 - AZERBAIJAN [...] (U) Subject of proposal and general information: - Topic: Coastal and Marine EcoSystem Management - Relevant Ministries/Agencies: Ministry of Ecology, Ministry of Energy, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR),State Oil Fund of Azerbaija (SOFAZ) - Timeframe: 1-3 months, Spring-Summer [...]	2009-03-06 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG AMGT APER AJ
09BAKU188	WHY NOW FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS REFERENDUM? [...] (C) Summary: The GOAJ's announcement to hold a referendum on changing the constitution to remove, inter alia, the two-term limit on the presidency was rushed through parliament just two months after President Ilham Aliyev overwhelmingly won a second five year term in office. The speed of th [...]	2009-03-11 12:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU189	MFA ON LAVROV VISIT, NARYSHKIN DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Baku March 11 for a two-day working visit that will include meetings with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov as well as the ceremonial opening of a Russian cultural center. In advance of Lavrov's arrival, Pol/Econ [...]	2009-03-11 12:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ RS PINR
09BAKU192	AZERBAIJAN: NABUCCO PARTNER RWE CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A high-level executive from Nabucco Consortium partner RWE Gas Midstream said the next four to six months were "crucial" for the pipeline project's fate. If the Nabucco transit countries can initial an Intergovernmental Agreement at the May 7 Prague Summit it would "send a strong [...]	2009-03-11 12:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
09BAKU195	AZERBAIJAN: MFA DEPMIN FURTHER EXPLAINS [...] (C)Summary: Azerbaijan Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov described a stark situation in Pakistan and expressed fears of Afghanistan losing control of its southern regions in a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador. Social instability and corruption are exacerbating the situation, and many [...]	2009-03-12 09:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AJ
09BAKU20	AZERBAIJAN'S DISCREET SYMBIOSIS WITH ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PRL PTER AJ IS IR
09BAKU201	AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY: STILL ONE NATION, TWO STATES? [...] (C) Summary: Although Azerbaijan is a former Soviet republic and is still properly considered part of the ex-Soviet space, it is culturally, linguistically and economically much more a satellite of Turkey than Russia. Ties between the two countries are exceptionally strong along the entire spe [...]	2009-03-13 11:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG SOCI ECON ETRD AJ TU
09BAKU210	RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON AZERBAIJAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Presidential Administration International Relations Advisor Novruz Mammedov on March 17. Mammedov received the demarche agreeing that we need to find the right approach under the new administration to constructively and productively address issues of [...]	2009-03-17 14:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM
09BAKU22	BAKU'S PERSPECTIVES ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH [...] (C) Summary: One of the few positive effects of Russia's war on Georgia in August 2008 was a reinvigoration of efforts to solve the Caucasus' other frozen conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Many observers, and even officials at the highest levels of both governments, felt that the stark demonstr [...]	2009-01-13 13:00:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV AJ AM RU TU

09BAKU224	AZERBAIJAN'S ECONOMY: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: In public February 23 remarks, President Ilham Aliyev lauded Azerbaijan's social development and economic situation with confidence and optimism, claiming that the goals of the 2004-2008 "State Program for Socio-Economic Development of the Regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan" [...]	2009-03-19 10:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECIN ECON EFIN EPET ETRD EINV AJ
09BAKU226	DEFENSE MINISTER ON GABALA, ARMAVIR, RUSSIA [...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Safar Abiyev on March 14 told the Ambassador he did not object to exploration of joint U.S.-Russian use of the Gabala radar station, but was deliberately vague on whether the Russians' lease would be renewed on its expiration in 2012. He also shared details of his rece [...]	2009-03-19 12:19:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV AJ RU PINR
09BAKU227	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS TEHRAN ECO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On Tuesday, March 10 Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran to formally hand-over the revolving Presidency of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to incoming President Mahmud Ahmedinejad, and to participate in the ECO summit. Heads of State from Turkey, Turkmenistan, [...]	2009-03-25 04:09:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL AJ IR
09BAKU229	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON LAVROV VISIT, [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Derse met Foreign Minister Mammadyarov March 13, one day after Secretary Clinton called President Aliyev and following a visit to Baku by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. Mammadyarov liberally shared his impressions of a correct but not warm Lavrov visit and showed a [...]	2009-03-25 13:15:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV AJ IR RU TU AM
09BAKU23	IFIS WEIGH IN ON EFFECT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In early December, EconOffs met separately with representatives of the EBRD, IMF, and World Bank in Azerbaijan who unanimously expressed confidence that the Azerbaijani economy and banking sector would be able to absorb the twin shocks of the global credit crisis and the sharp d [...]	2009-01-13 13:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EXIM EINV AJ
09BAKU238	AZERBAIJAN: TURNING AWAY FROM DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: All 29 proposed changes to Azerbaijan's constitution were passed in a referendum held on March 18. Embassy observers and other international and domestic monitors found serious flaws in the voting process, but these likely did not change the outcome. The passage of the amendment [...]	2009-03-30 11:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU246	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR: GAZPROM MOU NOT SIGN OF ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbajian's State Oil Company (SOCAR) has denied reports that its March 27 Memorandum of Understanding with Gazprom implies any change in Azerbaijan's energy policy. Cautioning that these words "must not reach the Turks," a high-level SOCAR executive said that the MOU was prima [...]	2009-04-01 11:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU TX
09BAKU252	AZERBAIJAN: WHAT FOLLOWS THE RAPPROCHEMENT? [...] (S/NF) Summary. As Turkey and Armenia head toward a historic reconciliation, official Baku is in shock at what it views as possible major abandonment by its closest cultural and political partner. Foremost in the minds of Azerbaijani leaders is the effect of renewed Turkey-Armenia relations on [...]	2009-04-02 08:50:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TU AM AJ
09BAKU256	AZERBAIJAN: YOUTH ASK U.S. HELP IN EDUCATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 31 the Ambassador held a discussion with leaders of Azerbaijani youth groups. While these young people agree that their compatriots are largely apathetic towards politics and the referendum reflected a clear turn away from democratic reform, they have many ideas on ways [...]	2009-04-02 11:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
09BAKU266	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON AFGHANISTAN "ASKS" [...] (C) Ambassador Derse and DAS Matt Bryza raised reftel points with President Aliyev, FonMin Mammadyarov and Deputy FonMin (handling national security issues) Araz Azimov on April 3. Additional Troop Contributions ------------------------------ 2. (C) Underscoring that &we are committed [...]	2009-04-06 08:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF AJ TU
09BAKU269	AZERBAIJAN: TURKISH AMBASSADOR PLEADS FOR REAL N-K [...] (S/NF) Summary. Turkish Ambassador Hilusi Kilic called Ambassador Derse Sunday April 5 to relay his deep alarm at the coming "crisis" in Azerbaijan-Turkey relations and plead for U.S. assistance to ensure that Armenia continues to negotiate in good faith on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) after achievin [...]	2009-04-07 04:34:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL TU AM AJ
09BAKU271	AZERBAIJAN: TURKISH AMBASSADOR AND DAS BRYZA [...] (S/NF) Summary. Ambassador Derse hosted EUR DAS Matthew Bryza and Turkish Ambassador Kilic at dinner Friday April 3, following her and DAS Bryza's meetings with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, the latter accompanied by Deputy Minister Araz Azimov. Kilic was extremely anxious [...]	2009-04-07 04:54:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL TU AM AJ RU
09BAKU274	AZERBAIJAN: REQUEST FOR POTUS LETTER, HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Baku strongly recommends that the USG participate in the June 2-5 Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (COGS) COGS at the most senior level possible, in order to demonstrate continuing USG resolve in support of the Southern Corridor project and [...]	2009-04-07 06:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG OVIP PGOV PREL
09BAKU275	AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ'S "IRAN POINT MAN" ENDORSES [...] (C) In an April 3 meeting with Ambassador, GOAJ Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov warmly applauded President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's outreach efforts to foreign partners, including their commitment to increased consultation on international issues. He praised President Obama's [...]	2009-04-07 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN PREL SNAR RU IR AJ
09BAKU3	CLOSURE OF FOREIGN RADIO BROADCASTS: STATIC ON FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 30 2008, the Azerbaijan National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) announced that as of January 1 it revoked the broadcast licenses for operations on FM frequencies of the Voice of America, Radio Liberty (Radio Azadliq),and of the BBC. The decision came as a surpris [...]	2009-01-05 12:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KHUM AJ
09BAKU30	AZERBAIJAN: BP DOWNBEAT ON 2009 SHAH DENIZ PHASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acording to BP Azerbaijan, inability to reach agrement between Azerbaijan and Turkey on the price of Shah Deniz Phase One gas currently being sold toTurkey and on transit of Shah Deniz Phase Two ga has delayed and will continue to delay the deveopment of the Shah Deniz Phase Two projec [...]	2009-01-15 11:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
09BAKU300	AZERBAIJAN: MINENERGY DESCRIBES SOCAR-GAZPROM GAS [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijan Minister of Energy Natiq Aliyev described to EUR DAS Matt Bryza April 3 a natural gas swap agreement between Azerbaijan,s SOCAR and Russia,s Gazprom that would provide gas to the North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan in exchange for Russian gas for an Azerbaijani-owned pe [...]	2009-04-14 08:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON AJ
09BAKU302	AZERBAIJAN: AZIMOV ON TURKEY-ARMENIA PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidetial Envoy on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) Araz Azimov addressed an exclusive group of diplomats, academics, parliamentarians and commentators on the Turkey-Armenia situation at MFA's Diplomatic Academy on Friday, April 10. In a nearly three-ho [...]	2009-04-15 08:53:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ TU
09BAKU31	AZERBAIJAN: MOTION ON SHAH DENIZ PHASE TWO TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Shah Deniz Consortium members SOCAR, StatoilHydro and BP Azerbaijan, there has been no progress in talks with Turkey on either the price of Shah Deniz Phase One gas currently being delivered to Turkey or on the marketing and transit of Shah Deniz Phase Two gas to and [...]	2009-01-15 13:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TK ENRG
09BAKU314	AZERBAIJAN: CONOCO-PHILLIPS SAY NOW IS KEY TIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a Conoco-Phillips executive, the project for moving Kazakhstan crude oil from the Kashagan mega-field to market is at a stage similar to where BTC was in 1997-1998, where major decisions are being made that will shape the project's future and its commercial viability. [...]	2009-04-17 11:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU KZ
09BAKU323	AZERBAIJAN: FINANCE MINISTER TALKS CIS, G20, NO [...] SUMMARY: In an April 7 meeting, Azerbaijan's Finance Minister, Samir Sharifov, defended his ministry's policy of supporting the manat (currency) and indicated that the policy would not likely be changed any time soon. He also described deliberations at the March 30 meeting of CIS Finance Mi [...]	2009-04-21 10:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN AJ
09BAKU326	AZERBAIJAN: DEFMIN SIGNALS TEP INTEREST TO CG [...] (C) Summary. On April 17, Commander, USAREUR General Carter Ham met with Azerbaijani Minister of Defense General-Colonel Safar Abiyev on the eve of the combined U.S.-Azerbaijan exercise REGIONAL RESPONSE 09 (RR09). During the meeting Abiyev expressed interest in a Train and Equip Program (TE [...]	2009-04-22 03:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ RU IR GE NATO MARR
09BAKU329	AZERBAIJAN: DAS BRYZA MEETS APPARAT OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) Summary. Following meetings with President Aliyev on April 15, as well as with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and Minister of National Security Mahmudov (septels),EUR DAS Matthew Bryza and Ambassador Derse met with Presidential Apparat chief Ramiz Mehdiyev and foreign policy counselor Novr [...]	2009-04-22 04:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ TU
09BAKU334	AZERBAIJAN: DEFENSE MINISTER ON RUSSIA TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) This telegram supplements Reftels. During the April 17 meeting between Commander, USAREUR General Carter Ham and Azerbaijani Minister of Defense General-Colonel Safar Abiyev (Reftel A),Abiyev described his introductory meeting with the newly assigned Russian Ambassador to Baku, Vladimi [...]	2009-04-22 11:07:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR AJ RU AM
09BAKU337	AZERBAIJAN: A SHIFT IN GAS EXPORT STRATEGY? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of President Aliyev's recent high profile, energy-focused trip to Russia, SOCAR continues to insist that the goal of its gas export strategy remains export to Europe via Turkey. However, SOCAR now states that due to continued inability to find a mutually acceptable gas [...]	2009-04-22 12:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TK RU
09BAKU339	AZERBAIJAN: SCENESESTTER FOR GEN MCNABB'S BAKU [...] (SBU) Your visit to Baku comes as President Aliyev has consolidated his domestic political position through a national referendum eliminating the two-term limit that would have forced him to leave office in 2013, while facing immense economic and foreign policy challenges. The country has ma [...]	2009-04-23 10:09:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR AF TU AM AJ
09BAKU34	AZERBAIJAN'S 2009 BUDGET: A SUSTAINABLE POLICY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 11 the Azerbaijan government (GOAJ) published the 2009 state budget, which the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) passed 92 to 8 in November. Coming from several years of strong economic growth, with increasing reserves, at the start of the global financial crisis and having [...]	2009-01-16 08:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECIN ECON EFIN EPET ETRD EINV AJ
09BAKU341	AZERBAIJAN: DON,T FORGET ABOUT OUR INTERESTS IN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Administration National Security Advisor Novruz Mammedov relayed to DAS Matt Bryza April 24 in Baku the nervousness and skittishness that some in Azerbaijan are feeling on the heels of Turkey,s and Armenia,s decision to initial a roadmap on normalization, and Washing [...]	2009-04-24 14:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
09BAKU342	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR HAS LITTLE NEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24 the Ambassador met with Presidential Advisor on Social-Political Affairs Ali Hasanov to discuss the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) proposed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to return Voice of America and Radio Liberty to FM frequencies. Hasanov began t [...]	2009-04-24 14:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
09BAKU359	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANCE SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Baku is abuzz with analysis, sometimes speculative and alarming, of Turkey and Armenia,s recent announcement of a "roadmap" to reconcile differences over interpretation of events of 1915 and the eventual reopening of borders, and implications of the deal on Nagorno-K [...]	2009-05-01 09:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENGR AJ
09BAKU366	AZERBAIJAN: OIL ACADEMY SHOOTING UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 1, the day after the shooting at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy which has left 13 people dead, several large protests were held. The demonstrators seemed to be expressing both sadness over the incident and some anger at the GOAJ over its decision not to announce an offi [...]	2009-05-04 12:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU376	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S EU MEETINGS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his trip to Brussels, President Ilham Aliyev met with both European Commission President Barroso and EU Council High Representative Javier Solana. According the readout provided by the Council representative in Baku, Aliyev and Barroso discussed Azerbaijan's economy, the [...]	2009-05-08 12:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EU AJ
09BAKU377	NEXT STEPS ON EURASIAN ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassies Ashgabat, Ankara and Astana have provided input for this cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The USG needs to intensify its engagement on Eurasian energy issues, and do it quickly. In Azerbaijan, lack of progress on creating a "Southern Corridor" for Caspian gas, due primarily to Turkey [...]	2009-05-10 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TU KZ TX
09BAKU394	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT REACTS MILDLY TO OBAMBA [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev complained of double standards on democracy and human rights, based on President Obama's recent statement on press freedom. The President joked that it was probably just copied reflexively from last year's statement and he hoped this would not continue to be emp [...]	2009-05-14 13:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU
09BAKU395	SCENESETTER FOR USEUCOM COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Baku continues to be abuzz with analysis, sometimes speculative and alarming, of Turkey and Armenia's recent announcement of a "roadmap" to reconcile differences over interpretation of events of 1915 and the eventual reopening of borders, and implications of the deal [...]	2009-05-15 04:17:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF AM TU 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
09BAKU404	AZERBAIJAN: SOUTHERN CORRIDOR BREAKTHROUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: After 18 months of stasis, there seems to have been a breakthrough on bilateral negotiations between Azerbaijan and Turkey that could lead to creating a "Southern Corridor" for gas. Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) believes this breakthrough is at least partially due to the [...]	2009-05-18 12:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ TK PGOV PREL ENRG
09BAKU408	AZERBAIJAN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 11:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AM ECON EFIN EINT GG PINR
09BAKU409	AZERBAIJAN: WILLING TO ASSUME GREATER TRANSPORT [...] (C) Summary. On April 28, U.S. TRANSCOM Commander General McNabb met with Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov to discuss the status of Northern Distribution Network (NDN). Azimov focused on Russia's reaction to NDN activities and wondered aloud if there was a risk in using Georgia as a transit [...]	2009-05-20 03:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
09BAKU411	AZERBAIJAN: OIL ACADEMY SHOOTING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Summary: On May 15 the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the Prosecutor General issued a public statement announcing further evidence uncovered in the investigation of the April 30 shooting at the State Oil Academy (reftels). This evidence backs [...]	2009-05-20 13:12:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ
09BAKU415	AZERBAIJAN: HEAD OF STATE COMMITTEE FOR WORK WITH [...] Summary: POLOFF met with Hidayat Orucov, head of the State Committee for Works with Religious Structures (SCWRS) in April to discuss his role in leading the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) delegation to the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) event in Turkey on 06-07 April 2009. The primary pur [...]	2009-05-21 07:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM AJ
09BAKU430	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT REPEATS REQUEST FOR A [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told EUCOM Commander Craddock on May 21 that Azerbaijan's independent policies in support of NATO, Georgia and especially on energy leave it increasingly exposed to growing Russian and Iranian pressure. Azerbaijan needs "serious political and security guarant [...]	2009-05-26 10:22:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM ENRG ETRD PREL RS AF TU AJ
09BAKU433	AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTER: SEEKING STRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 21, the Defense Minister told visiting EUCOM Commander Craddock that Azerbaijan is committed to building strong military relations with the U.S. and NATO. However, the Minister continued, Azerbaijan is under pressure from Iran, Russia and Armenia and requires greater com [...]	2009-06-01 03:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ENRG ETRD PREL RS IZ TU AJ
09BAKU437	IRAN/AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ INCENSED BY IRANIAN PRESSURE [...] (C) The GOAJ, as well as a large number of political figures and organizations from across the political spectrum, has expressed deep resentment over recent heavy-handed Iranian government efforts to force the GOAJ to rescind its recently extended official invitation to Israeli President Pere [...]	2009-06-01 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR AJ
09BAKU438	AZERBAIJAN: DEFENSE MINISTER ABIYEV DISCUSSES U.S. [...] (S//NF) Summary: Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev complained to visiting Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia (RUE) Policy Mary Warlick May 6 that the Turkish officials he recently met with claimed the U.S. was pressuring Turkey to re-open t [...]	2009-06-01 08:32:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL AJ
09BAKU439	IRAN/AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ INCENSED BY IRANIAN PRESSURE [...] (S) The GOAJ, as well as a large number of political figures and organizations from across the political spectrum, has expressed deep resentment over recent heavy-handed Iranian government efforts to force the GOAJ to rescind its recently extended official invitation to Israeli President Pere [...]	2009-06-01 09:17:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR AJ
09BAKU443	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT EXPRESSES INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 5, Acting DASD(P) for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Mary Warlick met with President Ilham Aliyev. During their meeting, he provided his views on the Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Process and the Turkey-Armenia Reconciliation Process, stating the two issues were linked and a pot [...]	2009-06-02 09:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL AJ RU IR TR
09BAKU445	AZERBAIJAN: TURKISH FM'S VISIT STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 28 Congressional Staff Delegation Markovsky and Katz met with Deputy Chief of Mission of the Turkish Embassy Erkan Ozoral. Ozoral gave a detailed account of the recent "crisis" in Turkish-Azerbaijani relations over Turkey's plan to normalize relations with Armenia. Ozoral [...]	2009-06-02 11:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TU AJ
09BAKU448	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Congressional Staff Members Markovsky and Katz met with the Head of the Foreign Relations Division Novruz Mammadov May 27 and 29 to discuss GOAJ relations with its neighbors and the U.S. Mammadov's comments focused on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) and the seven occupied districts. [...]	2009-06-03 06:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR PGOV PREL RU TR
09BAKU456	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON NK [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 12:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM AM IR TU RU IS AJ
09BAKU457	AZERBAIJAN: STAFFDEL DISCUSS GEORGIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 28 Congressional Staff Delegation Markovsky and Katz met with Georgian Ambassador Nikoloz Natbiladze. Natbiladze gave a detailed account of the 20 May visit of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to Baku. The recent visit was characterized as a great success with both [...]	2009-06-05 12:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG AJ GG
09BAKU465	AZERBAIJAN: NEW OSCE AMBASSADOR TO CONTINUE PUSHING REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new head of the OSCE Office in Baku, Ambassador Ali Bilge Cankorel, told the Ambassador on June 1 that as a career Turkish diplomat, there was some concern before his arrival that he would not actively promote political reforms in Azerbaijan, as the Turkish government does n [...]	2009-06-09 08:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TU AJ
09BAKU468	AZERBAIJAN: USING IDPS TO SEND TOUGH MESSAGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 5, the Azeri IDP community held a congress supposedly to elect new leadership and to educate the international community about its plight. In reality, this was a Foreign Ministry-organized event intended to send strongly negative messages about the role of the Minsk Grou [...]	2009-06-09 12:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AR PGOV PREF PREL TU
09BAKU470	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE [...] (C) Your visit to Baku comes on the heels of a successful visit by U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Issues Morningstar and the June 4 meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in St. Petersburg. The mood here with respect to US-Azerbaijani relations remains skeptical, fed [...]	2009-06-09 13:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF AM TU AJ
09BAKU477	AZERBAIJAN: DRAFT LAW WOULD RESTRICT NGO ACTIVITY [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: On June 8 the Presidential Administration delivered draft changes to the law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to parliament. These draft changes would restrict the activities of both foreign and domestic NGOs in a nu [...]	2009-06-12 11:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU481	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV TALKS EURASIAN ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Aliyev told Special Envoy Morningstar that lack of transit through Turkey for Azerbaijani gas destined for European markets was the biggest obstacle facing a "Southern Corridor" for Caspian gas westwards. The European Union should recognize that Nabucco, although perha [...]	2009-06-16 05:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
09BAKU484	AZERBAIJAN: NEW CONSORTIUM OF NGOS FORMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 12 meeting with the Ambassador, the leadership of the new Azerbaijani NGO Consortium "The Dialogue for Peace and Progress" discussed issues including Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) resolution, human rights, women's rights and media fr [...]	2009-06-18 04:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AJ
09BAKU494	AZERBAIJAN: A/S GORDON MEETS CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: On June 11 EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon met with five prominent members of Azerbaijan's civil society. The group explained that civil society has increasingly less freedom to act within Azerbaijan, and that newly proposed changes to the law on NGOs would be a death knel [...]	2009-06-22 07:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM AJ
09BAKU52	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT COMMITS TO NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza, President Aliyev said that he had directed his staff to begin negotiations on the resumption of VoA, BBC and Radio Liberty. He continued that he was surprised by the January 13 letter from President Bush given his good discussion with [...]	2009-01-23 12:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG ETRD IR KDEM PGOV PREL RS TU
09BAKU524	AZERBAIJAN: ALIYEV'S DOWNBEAT FAREWELL [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a farewell call with the Ambassador on June 22, President Ilham Aliyev vented about a series of issues on which he claimed the United States has ignored Azerbaijan's interests, despite Baku's real and continuing contributions to U.S. policy priorities, especially on securit [...]	2009-06-30 12:02:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU AM AJ
09BAKU529	AZERBAIJAN'S SECOND CITY A MICROCOSM OF DIFFICULT [...] (C) Summary: Ganja, Azerbaijan's historic capital and second largest city, has experienced economic stagnation since the end of the Soviet Union. Endemic corruption and brain drain have exacerbated this decline. There is little hope that reform will come through involvement of opposition p [...]	2009-07-01 08:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU535	BRINGING ILHAM ALONG: HOW TO CONVINCE AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijan has loudly and repeatedly complained that the Turkey-Armenia reconciliation process potentially weakens Azerbaijan's position in its conflict with Armenia (reftel a). They have through domestic pressure and threats of a natural gas cutoff tried to force the Turks to [...]	2009-07-02 12:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU AM AJ
09BAKU546	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S VISIT [...] (C) Your visit to Baku comes on the heels of successful visits by U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Issues Morningstar, EUCOM General Craddock and Transcom General McNabb, and A/S EUR Gordon. The mood here remains skeptical about the new U.S. administration, fed by perceptions that the [...]	2009-07-07 15:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG KDEM ECON AJ AM TU
09BAKU554	EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - June [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 05:17:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
09BAKU574	IRAN VIEW FROM BAKU: TWENTY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Baku Iran watcher has conducted approximately thirty interviews since the June 12 Iranian presidential elections with Iranians (both Baku-based and resident in Iran) and Azerbaijani Iran experts. Interviews dealt with reactions to, and analyses of, the election results; subsequent protes [...]	2009-07-21 13:25:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU575	IRAN VIEW FROM BAKU: TWENTY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Baku Iran watcher has conducted approximately thirty interviews since the June 12 Iranian presidential elections with Iranians (both Baku-based and resident in Iran) and Azerbaijani Iran experts. Interviews dealt with reactions to, and analyses of, the election results; subsequent protests; pro [...]	2009-07-21 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU58	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR CLAIMS TURKEY SEEKS TO BURY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOCAR is increasingly convinced Turkey is seeking to stop, not promote, the Southern Corridor project, in a quest to minimize the price it must pay for Azerbaijani gas. Despite making what it feels are convincing political and commercial arguments to Turkey in support of the Sou [...]	2009-01-26 06:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
09BAKU594	AZERBAIJAN: CONTINUED EFFORTS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: International and local efforts continue in Azerbaijan to encourage the GOAJ to release detained youth activists Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade. Deputy Foreign Minister (and uncle of the First Lady) Hafiz Pashayev told the Charge that has already once tried to get the President t [...]	2009-07-29 13:02:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU595	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT TELLS THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging set of meetings and dinner on July 10, President Aliyev told Deputy Secretary Steinberg that he believes that there is a good chance for agreement on the Nagorno-Karabakh Basic Principles by the end of the year. He warned that a breakthrough on Nagorno-Karabak [...]	2009-07-30 04:21:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV KDEM ENRG ETRD PREL AJ RU IR TR
09BAKU60	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR CLAIMS TURKEY SEEKS TO BURY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOCAR is increasingly convinced Turkey is seeking to stop, not promote, the Southern Corridor project, in a quest to minimize the price it must pay for Azeri gas. Despite making what it feels are convincing political and commercial arguments to Turkey in support of the Southern [...]	2009-01-26 10:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
09BAKU605	AZERBAIJAN'S PERSPECTIVE ON CASPAIN DELIMITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 30, the Charge met with SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov to discuss the recent public quarrel between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan over Caspian Sea Delimitation. Nassirov had more questions than answers regarding the "strange and sudden" behavior of the Turkmen Presi [...]	2009-07-31 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL TX AJ
09BAKU61	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR CLAIMS TURKEY SEEKS TO BURY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOCAR is increasingly convinced Turkey is seeking to stop, not promote, the Southern Corridor project, in a quest to minimize the price it must pay for Azeri gas. Despite making what it feels are convincing political and commercial arguments to Turkey in support of the Southern [...]	2009-01-26 11:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
09BAKU625	SOCAR RESTRUCTURING: BACK IN THE USSR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In July, President Ilham Aliyev issued and signed several decrees affecting the oil and gas industry, primarily expanding the role and power of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). A July 1 decree placed the state gas company, Azerigaz, under SOCAR's control, with the s [...]	2009-08-06 11:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL AU AJ
09BAKU644	AZERBAIJAN: DAS BRYZA ENGAGES PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON [...] (C) Summary: During his August 12 visit to Azerbaijan, outgoing EUR DAS Matthew Bryza discussed the case of arrested youth group leaders Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade (reftel A) with President Aliyev. The President took a more positive tone in this discussion than he had previously with Europ [...]	2009-08-17 04:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU646	AZERBAIJAN: DAS BRYZA'S ENERGY TALKS AUG 12 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 12 farewell meeting with EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, President Aliyev described the latest round of Turkey gas transit talks as going "bad, almost hostile." He instead focused on the prospects of concluding purchase and sales agreements with Greece and its neighbors, an [...]	2009-08-17 06:52:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON ENRG PREL AJ TU TX GR
09BAKU655	AZERBAIJAN'S PERSPECTIVE ON CASPAIN DELIMITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 30, the Charge met with SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov to discuss the recent public quarrel between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan over Caspian Sea Delimitation. Nassirov had more questions than answers regarding the "strange and sudden" behavior of the Turkmen Presi [...]	2009-08-19 07:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL TX AJ
09BAKU680	AZERBAIJAN: GERMAN MOD COMMENTS CLOSE OFF AWACS [...] (C) Summary. Local media gave top billing August 28 to reporting Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan's apparent refusal to allow Konya (Turkey)-based NATO AWACS aircraft to overfly their territory en route to their NATO missions over Afghanistan. The news broke through a statement by a German MOD sp [...]	2009-08-31 03:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR AJ GE TX
09BAKU688	AZERBAIJAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Suggesting that Turkey is putting short-term gas needs for its domestic market ahead of longer-term objectives to transport gas to Europe, PresidentAliyev questioned Turkey's commitment to constructng Nabucco. In a conversation with Special Envo Morningstar on August 27, Aliyev [...]	2009-09-01 10:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET AJ TU TX
09BAKU693	AZERBAIJAN: SE MORNINGSTAR, PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov separately told Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar August 27 that, despite Baku's diplomatic efforts, Turkmenistan largely remains a mystery. The Turkmen President's recent statements on Ashgabat claims to the A [...]	2009-09-02 07:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET AJ KZ TX
09BAKU707	AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES THE [...] (C) On September 4, the Charge presented reftel talking points to Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on the appointment of Ambassador Robert Bradtke as the new Minsk Group Co-Chair for the Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Process. Mammadyarov said that he hoped that this appointment would mark an impor [...]	2009-09-04 08:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AJ AM
09BAKU709	BAKU DISAVOWS REPORTS OF ANTI-TURKEY RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijan's public response to the latest revelations about the Turkey-Armenia process has differed markedly from March and April 2009 (reftels). By contrast, this time the GOAJ has taken pains to emphasize their closeness to the Turks, and even took the extraordinary step of o [...]	2009-09-04 11:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU AM AJ
09BAKU722	GOAJ: THE NEXT GENERATION [...] (C) Summary: Ireli Public Union, formerly the Ireli Youth Movement, is a pro-government NGO focused on "developing Azerbaijani youth." In a September 2 meeting, Ireli's leadership explained the various projects the group is conducting, including summer camps, IT training, and a small grants [...]	2009-09-10 06:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR AJ
09BAKU73	BAKU UP IN ARMS OVER ALLEGED RUSSIAN WEAPONS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Official Baku has expressed vocal concerns since January 12, when press reports surfaced that Russia allegedly had transferred a quantity of vehicles, weapons and ammunition worth USD 800 million from the Russian Base No. 102 in Gyumri, Armenia to the Armenian armed f [...]	2009-01-29 14:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AM AJ
09BAKU732	AZERBAIJAN: WORKING PARTIES ARE NEITHER WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's actions at the July 2009 Working Party meetings in Geneva, coupled with Parliament's passage of the Entrepreneurship Law (which ultimately was not signed by President Aliyev) are sending mixed signals about Azerbaijan's interested in WTO accession. It is unclear if [...]	2009-09-11 13:27:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ
09BAKU738	AZERBAIJAN: SUMMER 2009 MOSQUE CLOSURES, [...] (C) Summary: Through open source reporting and communication with embassy contacts, Post provides a list of specific allegations regarding mosque closures and destruction over the last four months. Much has been made in the press regarding these closures, with some alleging a trend of religio [...]	2009-09-16 08:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR KISL PGOV PHUM PREL
09BAKU739	THE AQTAU SUMMIT: MUCH TO DO ABOUT NOTHING [...] (C) Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalfov told Eurasian Energy Senior Advisor Daniel Stein that the September 11 Caspian Summit (minus Iran) in Aqtau was "short, informal and not exclusively about Caspian delimitation." Khalafov attended the Summit, but was not in the 90-minute i [...]	2009-09-16 11:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG IR KZ PREL TX RU
09BAKU743	AZERBAIJAN'S DIASPORA SMALL, NOT POLITCALLY ACTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijan's diaspora of permanent migrs is small, although there are possibly 2 million labor migrants in Russia and Turkey. The diaspora has not been active in affairs in Azerbaijan or in the United States, but two new groups have recently formed: one pro-government and one pro [...]	2009-09-18 06:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL SMIG AJ
09BAKU746	AZERBAIJAN'S REACTION TO MISSILE DEFENSE ALL ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Charge briefed Foreign Minister Mammadyarov on the United States' new approach to missile defense in Europe on September 18. The Minister focused on the relevance of Gabala radar station in the new architecture, and maintained the line the GOAJ has followed since the missile def [...]	2009-09-18 10:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EZ RU IR PL CZ AJ
09BAKU749	PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV - MICHAEL (CORLEONE) ON THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev utilizes distinctly different approaches to foreign and domestic policies. He typically devises the former with pragmatism, restraint and a helpful bias toward integration with the West, yet at home his policies have become increasingly authorit [...]	2009-09-18 11:17:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AJ RU TU AM
09BAKU754	SOCAR ON SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY TRANSIT OPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOCAR continues negotiate transit fees and seek additional financial data to make a final decision on whether to throw its weight behind the Nabucco Pipeline or the competing Italy Turkey Greece Interconnector (ITGI). This past week's meetings in Baku gave the Azerbaijani national [...]	2009-09-23 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON AJ
09BAKU756	RWE AND OMV CONTINUE TO PROMOTE NABUCCO PIPELINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor to the Eurasian Energy Envoy Dan Stein met with Nabucco promoters RWE and OMV in Baku. Both remain bullish on the prospects for the Nabucco Pipeline, but admit the project must move ahead within the next year or face eclipse by competing projects such as the ITGI ( [...]	2009-09-23 12:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON AJ
09BAKU776	NAGORNO-KARABAKH STATE OF PLAY VIEWED FROM BAKU [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Baku realistically sees few prospects for a near-term breakthrough, i.e., at Chisinau and immediately thereafter, that would pave the way for a peaceful and favorable resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. The fallout from the August 2008 war in Georgia and th [...]	2009-09-30 03:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM RU GG AJ
09BAKU777	HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ROUNDUP, SEPTEMBER 11-28 [...] (U) This cable is part of a regular series that will summarize major ongoing human rights issues in Azerbaijan. This series aims to pull together many different sources of information into one readable biweekly summary of human rights cases, with the aim of giving a fuller picture of Azerbaija [...]	2009-09-30 06:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU782	SUBJECT: SCENESETTER FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Baku comes on the heels of successful visits by Department of State Deputy Secretary Steinberg and U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Issues Morningstar. The mood here remains skeptical about the new U.S. Administration, fed by perceptions that the U.S. is pro [...]	2009-09-30 13:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL ARM TU AJ
09BAKU80	MAGNITOGORSK STEEL'S IRAN AGENT COMMENTS ON [...] (S) The Iran Agent for Russia's largest steel company MMK discussed the Iranian steel industry and related issues with Baku Iran watcher. He described the extent and mechanics of MMK's Iranian steel operations, and the expansion of privately versus state-owned steel manufacturing activities [...]	2009-01-30 11:29:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON EIND ETRD PREL AJ RU IR
09BAKU801	IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...]	2009-10-07 12:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR
09BAKU804	IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...]	2009-10-08 06:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR
09BAKU806	IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...]	2009-10-08 11:10:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR
09BAKU810	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DOE DEPSEC PONEMAN [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev, meeting with Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman on October 5, expressed support for the Southern Corridor, but blamed Turkey for delays. Azerbaijan is exploring alternatives, but the President acknowledged the inadequacies of each. Azerbaijan has not mad [...]	2009-10-09 09:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINT PREL AJ TX TU GG
09BAKU811	EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 10:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ

09BAKU812	AZERBAIJAN: DOE DEP SEC PONEMAN, SOCAR DISCUSS GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary Poneman met with the head of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR, Rovnag Abdullayev, on 5 October while in Baku. Both concurred on the urgency of resolving issues with Turkey related to gas transit and pricing for Southern Corridor [...]	2009-10-09 11:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET AJ TU TX GG
09BAKU818	TEHRAN-BAKU TENSIONS HEAT UP [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 07:08:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER SNAR ECON AJ IR
09BAKU820	BAKU SCENESETTER FOR DAS KAIDANOW'S OCT 22-24 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Baku on the heels of the signing of the historic Turkey-Armenia protocols. Given tensions in the region, it will be an important opportunity to build upon the reassurances offered by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg and Energy Deputy Secretary Poneman. Azerbaijan [...]	2009-10-15 12:06:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL AM TU RU AJ
09BAKU822	Embassy Baku Concurrence on FY09 Requests for Section [...] (U) As required by the procedures to request Section 1206 funding for FY09, this message provides Chief of Mission concurrence for the projects by the U.S. European Command for Azerbaijan. 2. (SBU) Azerbaijan is an important partner in the war on terrorism, as evidenced by its continuing p [...]	2009-10-16 06:16:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR KTIA AJ
09BAKU825	CONOCPHILLIPS SEEKS EXPLORATION BLOCK IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConoCPhillips (CP) representatives visited Embassy Baku October 15 to discuss interest in renewing their energy exploration in Azerbaijan. CP left its two exploration fields in Azerbaijan about 4 years ago due to differences with SOCAR, the state oil company. It now believes the [...]	2009-10-16 10:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET AJ TX RS
09BAKU829	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT INTENT TO ENFORCE TURKISH [...] (C) Summary. Azerbaijani reaction to the signing of the Turkey-Armenia protocols has been cagey but restrained. The interval between the announcement of the "road map" in April and the ultimate signing of the protocols appears to have given Aliyev time to overcome his anger at what he still p [...]	2009-10-16 12:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM TU AJ
09BAKU846	READOUT OF BAKU BSEC MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Azerbaijan hosted the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Forum October 20-22. This was Azerbaijan's last act as chair of the BSEC, as the baton was then passed to Bulgaria. Highlights included appearances by Turkish FM Davutoglu and Armenian DFM Kirakossian. Both of their appearances [...]	2009-10-28 05:42:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AJ TU AM GG
09BAKU848	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER EXPLAINS RATIONALE [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Ambassador Tina Kaidanow had a wide-ranging discussion in an introductory meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku October 23. Mammadyarov said the negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh are "so close" to a breakthrough, but lamented Armenian &delay [...]	2009-10-28 05:52:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER TU AM AJ
09BAKU850	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT DISCUSSES TURKEY-ARMENIA, [...] (C) Summary: In a notably cordial meeting with DAS Tina Kaidanow, President Aliyev emphasized a long record of cooperation ) energy, security, counter-terrorism, regional development ) and said that Azerbaijan fully expects Turkey to hold to its promise not to ratify the rapprochement protoco [...]	2009-10-28 09:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER AM TU RU AJ
09BAKU86	EU COMMISSIONER FERRERO-WALDNER TRIP TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 21 EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner visited Baku. Her first point in her meeting with President Aliyev was media freedom; President Aliyev took the opportunity to criticize sharply the content of Radio Liberty while suggesting that he had [...]	2009-02-02 12:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU861	SCENESTER FOR NOVEMBER 4 SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: This Security Dialogue comes at a frankly uncomfortable point in our bilateral relations. U.S. support for Turkey-Armenia rapprochement adds to the pre-existing disquiet over Section 907 in particular, and the general sense of doubt in Baku that the United States has enough inte [...]	2009-10-30 13:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
09BAKU868	DAS KAIDANOW DISCUSSES POLITICAL REFORM WITH CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow met with six leaders of Azerbaijan's civil society on October 23. All six agreed that Azerbaijan is headed in the wrong direction on democracy and human rights, and that USG support was needed on this issue. They highlighted support of youth as critical, in [...]	2009-11-04 06:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL 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
09BAKU877	ALBORZ RIG MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO ACCELERATE [...] (S) This cable contains action requests for S/CT, the inter-agency CEIP working group, and USEUCOM/USNAVEUR (Center for Naval Analysis) in paras 8, 12, and 14. Summary --------- 2. (S) The recent move of the Iranian Alborz rig into potentially disputed waters in the Caspian offers a t [...]	2009-11-06 10:30:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ
09BAKU881	SOCAR: NO AGREEMENT TO ALLOW ALBORZ IN AZERBAIJANI [...] This is an action request for EUR/CARC, pls see para 7. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Energy Off and Naval Attache met on 6 November with state energy company SOCAR VP Elshad Nassirov to discuss the recent movements of the Iranian Alborz rig. We informed him that the Azerbaijani Navy had confirmed the [...]	2009-11-06 16:04:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ENRG EPET ECON PREL AJ
09BAKU900	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PREDICTS THAT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Charge, Naval Attache, and Regional Energy Officer met on 16 November with Ali Asadov, senior energy advisor to President Aliyev, to discuss recent movements of the Iranian Alborz drilling rig into Azerbaijani claimed territorial waters. Asadov told us that President Aliyev was [...]	2009-11-17 13:23:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ENRG AJ RU TX KZ IR
09BAKU904	AZERBAIJAN: EUSR VISIT DISCUSSION OF BLOGGERS, [...] (C) Summary: On November 18, the political advisor to Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus, briefed poloff on Semneby's recent trip to Baku and Yerevan that concluded November 16 and included meetings with both Presidents, the Azerbaijani FM and Russian Ambass [...]	2009-11-19 12:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG RU TX AM TU AJ
09BAKU915	ALLEGED IRANIAN SNSC DEBATE ON SAUDI, USG ISSUES [...] (S) On November 23, Baku Iran watcher held a follow-up meeting with the Baku-based Iranian contact who provided the information related reftel. At the meeting source provided additional information concerning the alleged content of a November meeting of the Iranian Supreme National Security [...]	2009-11-25 09:26:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL INRA SA YM AJ IR
09BAKU916	AZERBAIJAN: GAS TRANSIT TALKS REMAIN A STRUGGLE [...] (C) In a series of meetings over the last two weeks with Dan Stein, Senior Advisor to the Eurasian Energy Envoy, SOCAR and GOAJ interlocutors reported surprising and hopeful progress on Azerbaijan,s gas negotiations with Turkey. However, much-anticipated November 24 Azerbaijani-Turkish tran [...]	2009-11-25 09:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ
09BAKU917	AZERBAIJAN: NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] (SBU) Full Name: Leyla Yunusova Job Title/Association: Director, Institute for Peace and Democracy Date of Birth: December 21, 1955 Place of Birth: Baku, Azerbaijan Citizenship: Republic of Azerbaijan Address: 38-2 Sh.Badalbeily St., Baku 370014 Azerbaijan Phone number: +99412 497-32-00 Ema [...]	2009-11-25 09:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KWMN AJ
09BAKU918	AZERBAIJAN: 2009 INCSR PART 1 SUBMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 09:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AJ
09BAKU919	AZERBAIJAN: DEVELOPING A PLAN B FOR GAS TRANSIT [...] (C) In the event that Turkey disappoints Azerbaijan once again on the on-going gas transit negotiations, SOCAR and the GOAJ are developing a "plan B" to market Azerbaijani gas, involving small but diversified gas sales to the north (Russia),south (Iran),and west (Bulgaria and Romania). How [...]	2009-11-25 09:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ECON ENRG EPET IR PREL TU
09BAKU921	ALLEGED IRANIAN SNSC DEBATE ON SAUDI, USG ISSUES [...] (S) On November 23, Baku Iran watcher held a follow-up meeting with the Baku-based Iranian contact who provided the information related reftel. At the meeting source provided additional information concerning the alleged content of a November meeting of the Iranian Supreme National Security [...]	2009-11-25 11:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL INRA SA YM AJ IR
09BAKU925	AZERBAIJAN: FM READOUT ON IRAN'S EVOLVING [...] (S) In a November 19 meeting, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and Charge D'Affaires Lu discussed the Iran Alborz rig situation (reftels) and Mammadyarov provided additional commentary on Iran's evolving political situation. He noted Supreme Leader Khameini is in weak health, and said that Ayat [...]	2009-11-25 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ENRG PREL IR AJ
09BAKU927	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES POSSIBLE [...] (S) DASD Dr. Celeste Wallander met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku November 23. On Afghanistan, the Minister argued against large troop increases but did not totally close off the possibility of EUCOM assessing Azerbaijani forces for a TEP. He said Azerbaijan had [...]	2009-12-01 06:48:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG IR AF AM AJ
09BAKU940	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, meeting December 3 with EUR/CARC Office Director Ethan Goldrich, had kind words of support for President Obama's December 1 speech and the Afghanistan mission. Azerbaijan, based on Turkey's assurances, sees a link between Turke [...]	2009-12-08 11:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG IR AF AM AJ
09BAKU943	C-REN-02185: AZERBAIJAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (S) This cable replies to Reftel A. Azerbaijan is a critical node of theBlack Sea leg of NDN. It is the one country on he route that absolutely must be transited if tht leg of NDN is to bypass Russian and Iranian territory en route to theater. As of December 4, 30 percent (1,414 of 4,793) o [...]	2009-12-08 13:01:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG MARR MOPS AF AM AJ
09BAKU955	AZERBAIJAN: MPS DEBATE NK AND DEMOCRATIC REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lively, sometimes heated, discussion on December 3, Members of Parliament from different political parties talked about the major problems facing Azerbaijan with Ethan Goldrich, visiting Director of the State Department's Office of Caucasus Affairs and Regional Conflicts. Al [...]	2009-12-11 10:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL SZ AJ
09BAKU965	AZERBAIJAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL AJ IR
09BAKU969	SOCAR VP: TOUGH VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (S) In a 15 December meeting, Elshad Nassirov SOCAR Vice President described his December 14-15 trip to Tehran, accompanying Foreign Minister Mammadyarov. Nassirov told us this was their first trip back to Tehran since this year's disputed election. He described the atmosphere with Iranian [...]	2009-12-16 13:52:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ
09BAKU976	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR INSIGHTS ON BOTAS FINANCIAL [...] (C) In a lengthy December 15 meeting, SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov provided details of his recent visits to Turkey on December 7 and Tehran on December 14-15 (reftel A). Nassirov analyzed the continuing difficulties with the gas negotiations as follows: BOTAS' driving motivation in [...]	2009-12-18 14:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU RU AJ
09BAKU979	AZERBAIJAN: US COUNCIL ON INTL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: From 07-12 December 2009, Embassy Baku hosted Catherine Cosman and Mary Zeng from the staff of the U.S. Council for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Cosman and Zeng met a wide range of official and religious contacts before attending a 10-11 December human rights confere [...]	2009-12-21 13:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL IR AJ
09BAKU980	AZERBAIJAN: A MODEST PIPELINE PROPOSAL? [...] (C) In a lengthy December 15 meeting, SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov laid out a new natural gas pipeline proposal, and provided details of his recent visits to Turkey and Iran. (reftels A and B). Nassirov suggested combining Nabucco and White Stream into one energy transit corridor, [...]	2009-12-22 11:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ
09BAKU985	SOCAR SIGNS MOU TO SELL GAS TO IRAN [...] (C) Following up on a discussion regarding FM Mammadyarov and SOCAR delegation trip to Tehran (reftel),SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov told Energy Off in an 18 December email: "We have signed a memo with Iran on sales of 1 million cubic meters (mcm) (per day) for 100 days. (This is) [...]	2009-12-23 08:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR AJ TU TX
09BAKU996	AZERBAIJAN: THE VIEW FROM BAKU ON THE [...] (C) Summary: The recent launching of the TransAsia gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China made much press in the Caspian region, particularly here in Baku. Azerbaijan has no role in the project now, but pundits and others are wondering aloud about potential for exporting future gas east to [...]	2009-12-30 09:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ
09BAMAKO225	GOLD INDUSTRY LURES INVESTORS GOOD AND BAD [...] Summary: Comprising an estimated 70 percent of Mali's exports, gold is frequently cited as the country's most important financial resource and a key engine for its economic growth and development. In light of this, Mali held its third annual mining and petroleum conference in Bamako from Mar [...]	2009-04-14 16:37:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML
09BAMAKO538	MALI USING SPECIALIZED UNITS IN FIGHT AGAINST AQIM [...] (U) This report is a joint effort of the Pol/Econ section and the Office of the Defense Attache. 2. (S) Summary: Faced with mobile enemies on harsh terrain, the Malian Army has created a number of specialized units known as Echelons Tactiques Inter Armes, or ETIAs. The ETIAs are small, mob [...]	2009-08-12 18:26:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER ML
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN166	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF U.S. - RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 07:57:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BX RU
09BANGKOK1088	UNESCAP 65TH COMMISSION SESSION DISCUSSES THE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) held its 65th annual session at its headquarters in Bangkok on April 23-29. A recurrent topic of discussion was the current global economic downturn and the meeting's ministerial segment provi [...]	2009-05-01 05:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR IR CH INCB KS JA PK RS XB TH
09BANGKOK1146	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (U) Please see requests for further information in paras 2 and 3. GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In a joint demarche on May 5 with the embassies of Australia, Japan, and Russia, we delivered reftel talking points on th [...]	2009-05-11 02:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PGOV PINR PREL ASR TH
09BANGKOK1223	THAILAND: FM KASIT AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BURMA, [...] (C) Summary: Thai FM Kasit Piromya hosted Ambassador for lunch May 20 to follow-up Kasit's April 24-26 visit to Washington and his May 16 telcon with Secretary Clinton. Burma and bilateral relations dominated the conversation. On Burma, Kasit stressed that the top priority should be Aung Sang [...]	2009-05-20 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF TH
09BANGKOK1246	ASEAN DEBATES ASSK DETENTION [...] (C) EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary (and U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN) Scot Marciel attended the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) in Phuket May 19-20. He had a brief encounter with his Burmese counterpart, Director General for ASEAN Affairs U Than Tun, on the margins and [...]	2009-05-21 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TH BM
09BANGKOK1359	MGSF01: WHO and GPO Thailand developing vaccines [...] SUMMARY. Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has been working with World Health Organization to develop its vaccine production capabilities for both seasonal and pandemic influenzas. The technology utilized will be through a sub-license from the American pharmaceutical comp [...]	2009-06-04 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1415	ASEAN SYG SURIN DISCUSSES ASSK TRIAL AND OTHER [...] (C) Embassy Rangoon Charge d'Affaires Dinger met in Bangkok with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan June 10. Surin sees the ASEAN Charter as already building political will in the region. He praised ASEAN Ministers for spending an hour at the recent ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) in [...]	2009-06-12 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TH BM
09BANGKOK1662	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY [...] (C) Madam Secretary: You will arrive July 21 in a Kingdom of Thailand divided politically and focused inward, uncertain about the country's future after revered but ailing 81 year old King Bhumibol eventually passes. Despite a deep and broad alliance partnership that continues to deliver sign [...]	2009-07-13 07:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1705	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL
09BANGKOK1842	THAILAND: FM KASIT EXPLAINS ASEAN AND ARF RESULTS, [...] (C) Summary: Thai FM Kasit invited the diplomatic corps to an ASEAN Ministerial and ASEAN Regional Forum readout session July 30. His comments covered ASEAN aspirations going forward as a "community of peoples," global challenges facing the region, and security challenges, specifically North K [...]	2009-07-30 11:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ARF TH BM KN
09BANGKOK1901	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to welcoming you back to Thailand. Your visit will afford a chance to express the United States' commitment for Thailand's democracy in meeting its current challenges and emerging strengthened, as well as to engage Thai officials and others on [...]	2009-08-05 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS TH
09BANGKOK1939	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FM KASIT ON US-THAI [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador engaged Thai FM Kasit Piromya August 6 on U.S.-Thai relations, DRPK and the ARF Chair Statement, Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),Cambodian border issues, the Lao Hmong, and Viktor Bout's extradition. Ambassador and Kasit agreed on the need to elevate the nature of t [...]	2009-08-07 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK1966	H1N1 Vaccine development in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is moving ahead with its program to produce H1N1 vaccines later this year. H1N1 continues to make headline news with the country's first prenatal infection, 81 deaths, over 10,000 cases and as many as 500,000 suspected cas [...]	2009-08-11 01:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1998	NEXT STEPS ON THE VIKTOR BOUT EXTRADITION CASE IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. The disappointing August 11 Thai Lower Court ruling against the extradition of Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, and its dubious legal reasoning, requires a multi-pronged effort to seek a successful reversal during the appeals process. The lead judge's foray into foreign [...]	2009-08-13 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER KCRM TH RS CO
09BANGKOK2002	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN MINISTER KASIT AGAIN ON [...] (C) During an August 13 telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, currently in Malaysia, the Ambassador stressed that the USG was disappointed and mystified by the August 11 Thai Lower Court ruling against the extradition of Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout. The Ambassado [...]	2009-08-13 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM TH RS CO
09BANGKOK2019	UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED; THAI MFA SHARES ITS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC UNESCO UN TH
09BANGKOK2045	SENATOR WEBB FOCUSES ON BURMA WITH PM AND FM; [...] (C) Summary. During the course of August 17 meetings with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Foreign Minister Kasit Pirmoya, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) shared the details of his recent visit to Burma and outlined his thoughts on breaking the impasse with the regime. Both Kasit and Vejjajiva not [...]	2009-08-18 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER TH BM RS
09BANGKOK206	AMBASSADOR AND CROWN PRINCE DISCUSS POLITICS, [...] (U) The Ambassador had a private New Year's audience with Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn for 45 minutes at the Amporn Palace in Bangkok on January 26. The Crown Prince's consort, Princess Srirasmi, also attended. Political Scene --------------- 2. (C) The Crown Prince noted it was clear to [...]	2009-01-27 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON ETRD KJUS KCRM TH
09BANGKOK2182	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG DELEGATION MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Summary. During meetings with the Thai Ministry of Foreign Relations and the Bank of Thailand, Ambassador Philip Goldberg and delegation stressed the importance of full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1874 and 1718. Thai Foreign Ministry officials reiterated [...]	2009-08-28 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC EFIN KNNP UNSC TH KN
09BANGKOK2278	THAI THOUGHTS ON NPT REVIEW AND HOPES FOR BANGKOK [...] (C) We met September 4 with Cherdkiat Atthakor, Director of the MFA's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, to discuss reftel questions regarding the NPT review cycle. Cherdkiat welcomed President Obama's prioritization of non-proliferation concerns and of arms control. The approach was a [...]	2009-09-08 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BANGKOK2307	SOUTHERN THAILAND: NOT ALL VIOLENCE INSURGENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The violence in Thailand's Deep South cannot exclusively be attributed to the insurgency, according to a range of academic, government, and NGO contacts we engaged on an August 16-19 trip to Thailand's southern three provinces. Other key factors behind incidents of violence/mur [...]	2009-09-10 08:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2342	"KILL THE CHICKEN TO WARN THE MONKEY": NEW LESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Thai judiciary sentenced red political activist Daranee "Da Torpedo" Charnchoengsilpakul to 18 years in prison August 28 for lese majeste offenses committed in a series of speeches at red-shirt rallies in June-July 2008. The handling of the case demonstrated both the sensitivi [...]	2009-09-15 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK2505	Thailand Hopes for Nuclear Power by 2020 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's 2007-2021 Power Development Plan (PDP) calls for nuclear production of electricity by 2020. Newly-revised goals call for 1,000 MW from nuclear power in each of four years beginning in 2020, which would account for about five percent of total electricity use. Author [...]	2009-10-01 08:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA TRGY ENRG TH
09BANGKOK3066	RUSSIA LOOKS TO REINVIGORATE BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Thai-Russia bilateral relationship blossomed earlier this decade after years of stagnation during the Cold War but has had little forward momentum since then, despite a November 27 visit to Bangkok by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sobyanin and Thai pledges that the Prime Minister a [...]	2009-12-04 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV RU TH
09BANGKOK385	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PM ABHISIT AND DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (S) Summary. During a February 12 meeting, the Ambassador raised with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva the ongoing extradition case concerning Russian international arms trafficker Viktor Bout and serious concerns that Bout's associates had been able to influence testimony given by [xxxxxxxxxx]. Ab [...]	2009-02-13 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER KCRM TH
09BANGKOK499	THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 08:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
09BANGKOK567	AMBASSADOR PRESSES DEPUTY PM SUTHEP ON VIKTOR BOUT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador on March 4 pressed Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban to ensure retraction or rebuttal of false court testimony in the extradition proceedings of Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, which resume March 6. Suthep said Prime Minister Abhisit had previously [...]	2009-03-05 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER PREL PARM PGOV ECON KCRM KJUS TH RU
09BANGKOK660	THAILAND DOES NOT SUPPORT RUSSIA'S RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of the European Affairs Department Pachuen Phornmongkol on March 16 and conveyed reftel's points condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. Pachuen stated that Thailand has not recently [...]	2009-03-16 09:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS PGOV TH
09BANGKOK888	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR AND FM KASIT DISCUSS U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador hosted Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya April 6 for a two-hour one-on-one lunch. Ambassador and Kasit discussed Kasit's priorities for his upcoming trip to the U.S. April 19-24 and Kasit's desire to engage the Secretary on strategic issues of interest to both countr [...]	2009-04-07 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF BM TH
09BANGKOK987	FOREIGN MINISTER KASIT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Madame Secretary: Your meeting with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya on April 23 offers you the opportunity to reaffirm our nation's strong commitment to democracy in Thailand and our continued support for a broad-based partnership with this vital Southeast Asian friend and ally. Coming on t [...]	2009-04-20 04:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS ECON TH
09BANGUI191	BANGUI RESPONSE TO STATE 087508 - STATE OF CIVILIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fundamentally, the solution to the LRA incursion into the Central African Republic (CAR) does not lie on the Central African side. The humanitarian community, already overstretched by the enormous demands in the rest of the CAR is trying to respond to the relatively small (but gr [...]	2009-08-28 20:07:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINR MOPS CG UG SU CT
09BANGUI22	LEADER OF A FAILED STATE: HOW BOZIZE MAINTAINS POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Francois Bozize took power in the Central African Republic on March 15, 2003 overthrowing Felix-Ange Patasse. It was his second attempt at that coup, but may have been only the last in a long series of extra-legal attempts to gain power. This message describes how Bozize, ofte [...]	2009-02-14 03:54:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID CT
09BASRAH41	BASRA: TWO AMERICAN FIRMS TO HELP BUILD MASSIVE "SPORTS [...] (U) Summary: According to local officials and media reports, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has selected two U.S. firms to design and provide engineering services for a massive new sports complex in Basra. The site is planned to be completed in preparation for the Basra-hosted 2013 Gulf Cup, an [...]	2009-07-06 13:03:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV SOCI ELAB KPAO SCUL IZ
09BASRAH54	BASRA: A GLUM SHELL WONDERS ABOUT NEXT STEPS ON (DELAYED?) [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent visit to Basra, Royal Dutch Shell representatives told PRT EconOff that local stakeholders expressed continued strong support for its flared-gas project. However, they also expressed frustration about Shell's apparent inability to finalize the deal with the GOI a [...]	2009-09-27 12:25:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV IZ
09BASRAH64	BASRAH BLACK GOLD RUSH BEGINS: OIL COMPANIES FACE "DOING [...] (U) This is a Basrah PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) With the conclusion of Iraq's second oil bid round, successful bidders and oil-service firms are now increasing their presence in Basrah. Four super giant fields recently awarded at auction lie in Basrah Province - Rumai [...]	2009-12-29 08:17:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EINV PGOV SENV EAID IZ EWWT KCOR BTIO
09BASRAH65	BASRAH BLACK GOLD RUSH BEGINS: OIL COMPANIES FACE "DOING [...] (U) This is a Basrah PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) With the conclusion of Iraq's second oil bid round, successful bidders and oil-service firms are now increasing their presence in Basrah. Four super giant fields recently awarded at auction lie in Basrah Province - Rumai [...]	2009-12-29 09:08:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EINV PGOV SENV EAID IZ EWWT KCOR BTIO
09BAU339	AZERBAIJAN: SCENESESTTER FOR GEN MCNABB'S BAKU [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 10:09:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR AF TU AM AJ
09BEIJING1010	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "U.S. media acknowledged that there is insufficient evidence for the "Chinese hacker" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(04/16): "Tang Lan from the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations tells t [...]	2009-04-16 08:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1013	APRIL 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, HOLBROOKE VISIT, [...] Key points at the April 16 MFA press briefing: -- China has "taken note" of reports that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have been expelled from North Korea. -- Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke "exchanged views on issues of common interest [...]	2009-04-16 22:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM KNNP KWBG IAEA EFIN AMED CH KS KN
09BEIJING1063	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS, CHINESE NAVY'S [...] FINANCIAL CRISIS a. "The internal defect and future evolution of the international currency system" 21 Century Business Herald (21Shiji Jingji Baodao) under Guangdong 21 century publishing company Ltd. (04/21): "For more than 30 years, the Dollar Standard System has caused the abnormal dev [...]	2009-04-21 09:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1067	APRIL 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UN CONFERENCE ON RACISM, [...] Key points at the April 21 MFA press briefing: -- China "regrets to see some countries did not attend" the UN Conference on Racism. -- China is ready to play a constructive role in the Middle East and hopes relevant parties follow UN resolutions and use diplomacy to achieve "the peaceful c [...]	2009-04-21 22:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG KPAL IAEA SENV CH EG IS JA RS
09BEIJING1107	MEDIA REACTION: AMERICAN NETWORK SECURITY, TAIWAN, U.S. [...] AMERICAN NETWORK SECURITY "American 'Network War Command Office' is set up to control the network power [and security of the U.S.]" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(04/24): "The Wall Street Journal reported that the Obama administrat [...]	2009-04-24 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1125	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, IRAN, U.S. POLICY, DALAI [...] NORTH KOREA "Three doubts in North Korean issue" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(04/27): "There are three questions concerning North Korea's development of nuclear weapons. First, is it a goal or a method? Second, concerning the nu [...]	2009-04-27 08:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING113	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA, ISRAEL, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] RUSSIA "The conflict is on a downward spiral, even though the conflict took a briefly positive turn" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(01/14): "If Russia wants to transfer gas into Europe, it must transport gas through the Ukrainian border. However, Ukraine has not [...]	2009-01-15 09:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING1131	AGENDA FOR JUNE GICNT PLENARY IN THE HAGUE [...] On April 29, PolOff joined Arjen van den Berg, Political Counselor at the Dutch Embassy in Beijing, and Andrey Chernyshov, Second Secretary at the Russian Embassy in Beijing, to present the proposed agenda for the June 16-17 2009 Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary Me [...]	2009-04-28 06:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER MNUC KGIC KNNP CH RS NL
09BEIJING1133	CHINA/RUSSIA: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS OR STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY: In spite of PRC public support for the Sino-Russian "strategic partnership," Chinese officials privately view Russia as "irrational, aggressive and untrustworthy," according to an opinion page editor at a leading state-owned newspaper. Our contact noted that many readers found a rec [...]	2009-04-28 08:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH RS AF
09BEIJING1147	MEDIA REACTION: H1-N1, OBAMA'S 100 DAY, U.S.-CHINA [...] H1-N1 "H1-N1 approaches East Asia" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(04/29): "The WHO has upgraded the emergency status of the H1-N1 virus to level 4, this adjustment has created tension in many countries. The U.S. has published its p [...]	2009-04-29 08:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1172	PRC: CHINESE SCHOLARS SUGGEST ACHIEVING NEAR-TERM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese participants at a UK/France-sponsored seminar on UN Security Council Reform April 29 uniformly affirmed the need for UN Security Council reform, though none expressed any urgency in acting on this need. While offering generally positive views of the UK/France "intermedia [...]	2009-04-30 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KUNR UN CH JA RS
09BEIJING1179	NASA DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH CHINA NATIONAL SPACE [...] (SBU) On April 24, NASA Assistant Administrator (AA) for External Relations Michael O'Brien briefly met with Dr. SUN Laiyan Administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to discuss upcoming NASA-CNSA bilateral expert group meetings on cooperation in earth and space science. [...]	2009-05-03 22:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA TSPL TPHY PREL CH
09BEIJING1189	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POLICY, A(H1N1),U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC [...] U.S. POLICY Quote: "There is strength in Obama's soft-style diplomacy" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(05/04): "It's time to make some conclusions concerning Obama's diplomacy during his first 100 days. Ob [...]	2009-05-04 08:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1227	MAY 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HU-OBAMA TELCON, USNS VICTORIOUS, [...] Key points at the May 7 MFA press briefing: -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barack Obama discussed bilateral relations and had an "in-depth exchange of views" on H1N1 influenza, agreeing to cooperate in addressing the issue. The two leaders also discussed the Korean Peninsu [...]	2009-05-07 23:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AMED MCAP CH MX CE CA AS KU JP
09BEIJING1261	CHINA/RUSSIA: FM YANG'S VISIT TO MOSCOW REAFFIRMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: China and Russia share a common interest in a multi-polar world and "democratization of international relations," but the China-Russia strategic partnership is "not an alliance and not directed at a third country," according to an MFA official. The official said China and Russia [...]	2009-05-11 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH RS AF
09BEIJING1314	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (SBU) Senator Kerry, the Chinese leaders place great importance on personal relationships with foreign counterparts and on the symbolism of high-level visits. They will want to use your visit to demonstrate that China is deepening links with all parts of the U.S. Government. They will welcome [...]	2009-05-15 09:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH
09BEIJING1315	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (SBU) Madame Speaker, your visit to China comes at a significant time. 2009 marks a series of key anniversaries: January 1 commemorated 30 years of diplomatic relations between our two countries; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; [...]	2009-05-15 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH
09BEIJING1353	MAY 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, BOC [...] Key points at the May 19 MFA press briefing: -- -- China "hoped the new U.S. Ambassador to China would play a positive role in promoting friendship between the two countries." -- China "welcomed the verdict" convicting two former Bank of China employees who "committed embezzlement and then [...]	2009-05-19 11:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH FR AS KN PK BR IN KS XG BM RS
09BEIJING1361	MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL, A/H1N1, RUSSIA [...] ISRAEL "Obama urges Israel to accept this historic opportunity for peace" The official intellectual publication Guangming Daily (Guangming Ribao) (05/20): "It was said that Obama's main goal for this meeting was to send a message to Netanyahu demanding that Israel not surprise the U.S. wit [...]	2009-05-20 08:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1384	SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS A MIXED BAG OF TENSIONS, [...] (C) Chinese academic and Indian diplomatic contacts in recent meetings painted a mixed picture of Sino-Indian ties. Interlocutors cited historic tensions and present disagreements, but also noted that incremental progress had been made. Chinese scholars downplayed the "String of Pearls" strat [...]	2009-05-22 09:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PBTS PHSA IN NP PK CH
09BEIJING1395	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, GEITHNER'S VISIT, PELOSI'S [...] NORTH KOREA "20 Chinese experts are polled on North Korean nuclear issue" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(05/26): "Qing Hua University professor Sun Zhe believes, "North Korea's nuclear test is blackmail in nature. North Korea took [...]	2009-05-26 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1429	CODEL KERRY MEETING WITH NPC VICE CHAIRMAN LU [...] (SBU) China "resolutely opposed" the latest North Korean nuclear test and wanted to work with the international community to push North Korea back to the Six Party Talks said National People's Congress Vice Chairman Lu Yongxiang in a meeting with Senator John Kerry on May 26. On climate chan [...]	2009-05-29 09:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG CH KN KS
09BEIJING1432	CODEL KERRY MEETING WITH PRC NPC FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Chinese National People's Congress (NPC) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Li Zhaoxing and Senator John Kerry (D-MA) May 27 both noted multiple avenues for cooperation on climate change at the December 2009 UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. Twenty-nine pieces of environment [...]	2009-05-29 09:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG CH KN KS
09BEIJING1440	MEDIA REACTION: GEITHNER'S VISIT, NORTH KOREA [...] GEITHNER'S VISIT "Complaint diplomacy should be discarded" The official Xinhua Daily Telegraph (Xinhua Meiri Dianxun) (06/01): "Before the visit began, Geithner informed the Chinese media that the first goal of the visit is to inform China about the measures the U.S. will take to deal with [...]	2009-06-01 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1474	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1495	JUNE 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SECRETARY CLINTON'S TIANANMEN [...] Key points at the June 4 MFA press briefing: -- China calls Secretary Clinton's message on the twentieth anniversary of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre "groundless accusations" in contravention of the U.S.-China Joint Communiqus and international norms. China believes the Secreta [...]	2009-06-04 23:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ETRD SENV CH KN KS JP BR IN

09BEIJING1531	S/P Slaughter's Talks with MFA, MOFCOM, NDRC, and Academics [...] (C) In a June 1 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) VM He Yafei, State Department Policy Planning Director Anne-Marie Slaughter discussed the U.S. proposed agenda for the late July first meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (SnED),noting differences between the [...]	2009-06-08 07:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UNSC ECON EFIN EAID MNUC PTER JP AF PK KS
09BEIJING1543	CHINA/RUSSIA: CROSS-BORDER TRADE SUFFERS FROM ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China-Russia cross-border trade has dropped noticeably since October 2008, due largely to Russia's economic troubles and a Russian crackdown on Russian shuttle traders, according to Chinese officials in the border town of Suifenhe in Heilongjiang Province. Suifenhe officials ha [...]	2009-06-09 06:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EIND ETRD CH RS
09BEIJING1549	JUNE 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CENSORSHIP SOFTWARE, NEW [...] Key points at the June 9 MFA press briefing: -- China hoped all parties would "proceed from the interests of denuclearization and strengthening peace and stability" on the Korean Peninsula to avoid a deterioration of the situation. -- Asked directly whether the Treaty of Friendship, Coopera [...]	2009-06-09 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS BR GB RS LO
09BEIJING1557	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. DIPLOMACY, NORTH KOREA [...] U.S. DIPLOMACY "Smart Power, 3Ds, and soft diplomacy" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (06/10): "After Obama took office, he successively visited the American States, Europe and the Middle East. In this way, he manifests an obvious difference between himself and [...]	2009-06-10 08:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1578	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, GREEN DAM SOFTWARE, EASTERN [...] NORTH KOREA "U.S. stance on the North Korea issue gets tougher" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(06/11): "Secretary Clinton recently implied that the U.S. will take tough actions against North Korea. Analysts think the tougher stance by the U.S. is related to sub [...]	2009-06-11 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1589	SCO: SECRETARIAT STAFF PREDICT NOT MUCH NEW AT [...] (C) Contrary to MFA official comments trumpeting the importance of the upcoming SCO summit in Yekaterinburg June 15-16, officials at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretariat in Beijing downplayed expectations for new developments at the summit in a meeting with PolOff June 12. T [...]	2009-06-12 11:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR
09BEIJING161	CHINA WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES OF ICC ARREST WARRANT [...] (C) Summary: China is concerned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir that will make the Sudanese Government less cooperative and further destabilize the situation in Sudan, MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Su [...]	2009-01-20 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM CH SU
09BEIJING1626	JUNE 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: USS JOHN MCCAIN, KIM JONG-IL [...] Key points at the June 16 MFA press briefing: -- China had "taken note" of media reports regarding a June 11th collision between a Chinese submarine and a sonar array trailed by the destroyer USS John McCain. -- The spokesperson said China was "not aware of the relevant situation" when ask [...]	2009-06-16 09:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF CH GJ JA KN KS SENV
09BEIJING1638	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AMERICAN BONDS [...] IRAN "Iran falls into a suspected color revolution" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(06/17): "Two Chinese experts expressed that because Iran has a supreme leader with high authority it is hard to compare it to the former Soviet stat [...]	2009-06-17 08:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1661	CHINA/RUSSIA: CHINESE SCHOLAR AND RUSSIAN [...] (C) Despite China and Russia's public statements about the importance of their strategic partnership, neither country viewed its bilateral relationship as its top foreign policy priority, a Chinese expert on Russia told PolOff June 15. The scholar predicted that the Shanghai Cooperation Organi [...]	2009-06-18 10:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH RS
09BEIJING1662	PRC/IRAN: HU-AHMADINEJAD MEETING; ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: An MFA official reported that President Hu Jintao told Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the margins of the SCO Summit that Iran needed to show flexibility, take advantage of the opportunity to engage with the United States, and help the international community oppose nuclear prol [...]	2009-06-18 14:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
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
09BEIJING1761	PRC/DPRK: CHINESE SCHOLARS ON UNSCR 1874 AND [...] (C) Chinese scholars in recent conversations with PolOff said that Pyongyang's response to UNSCR 1874 had been "tepid" so far and that North Korea's domestic political situation did not appear to be tense. The DPRK had not anticipated such a strong reaction to its nuclear test from the internation [...]	2009-06-26 07:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KNNP MOPS EFIN KN KS CH
09BEIJING177	EU'S TAKE ON THE SINO-EU STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to previous years, the January 19 Sino-EU Strategic Dialogue was surprisingly productive, according to the Czech Embassy. After an initial Chinese diatribe on Tibet, the remainder of the dialogue was open, friendly, and "more than just talking points." Though the fo [...]	2009-01-21 09:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KIRF XG EZ TW CH
09BEIJING1801	MEDIA REACTION: GREEN DAM, U.S. POLICY, U.S. MILITARY, [...] GREEN DAM "The network is a sensitive zone for the China-West conflict" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(06/30): "Recently, concerning friction between China and the West, internet supervision has become a sensitive topic. The U.S. [...]	2009-06-30 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1804	JUNE 30 MFA PRESS BREIFING: ASEAN+3, FIVE PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the June 30 MFA press briefing: -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Qin Gang stated that China would continue to "play a constructive role" through the ASEAN+3 and Regional Security Forum and, given that the international security and economic situation was "changing ra [...]	2009-06-30 23:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR PHSA AO BM CH JA IR KN KS SW
09BEIJING1826	2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT), [...] (C) During a discussion on advancing the U.S.-PRC Dialogue on Nuclear Policy and Strategy as part of the 10th U.S.-China Defense Consultative Talks (DCT),Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian responded to a U.S. presentation on the Defense Department's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR),Ballistic Missil [...]	2009-07-01 01:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS CH TW
09BEIJING1834	MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET CENSORSHIP, CYBER WAR, NORTH [...] INTERNET CENSORSHIP "Foreign media demonizes the fighting over Green Dam software" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(07/02): "The postponement of the Chinese government's installation of Green Dam software has been widely welcomed by [...]	2009-07-01 05:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1838	JULY 2 MFA PRESS BREIFING: WU DAWEI, G-8, GREEN DAM, [...] Key points at the July 2 MFA press briefing: -- Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei began his visit to Russia, the United States, Japan and South Korea on July 2, and will "exchange views with relevant parties" on the situation on the Korean Peninsula as well as issues relating to Northeast Asia. [...]	2009-07-01 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM ECIN CH JA KN KS ZI RS IT TW
09BEIJING1839	WFP Scaling Back DPRK Operations [...] (SBU) Summary: The WFP is scaling back its work in North Korea because of lower than expected donor support as well as new restrictions imposed by the North Korean government, according to World Food Program (WFP) North Korea Country Representative Torben Due. The WFP is refocusing their eff [...]	2009-07-01 12:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID PREL CH KN
09BEIJING1843	WFP Scaling Back DPRK Operations [...] (SBU) Summary: The WFP is scaling back its work in North Korea because of lower than expected donor support as well as new restrictions imposed by the North Korean government, according to World Food Program (WFP) North Korea Country Representative Torben Due. The WFP is refocusing their eff [...]	2009-07-04 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID PREL CH KN
09BEIJING1844	SCO SUMMIT: CHINA WEIGHS LEADERSHIP ROLE AS [...] (C) Chinese and other Shanghai Organization (SCO) member countries' diplomats told us that the June 16 SCO summit in Yekaterinburg had served primarily as a forum for SCO members to demonstrate a sense of urgency in responding to the global financial crisis, eclipsing discussion about increasin [...]	2009-07-05 02:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR
09BEIJING1877	JULY 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: XINJIANG, RUSSIA [...] Key points at the July 7 MFA press briefing: - Regarding the events in Xinjiang, MFA spokesperson Qin said that the "facts could not be clearer" and that an "evil crime" had taken place that some people called a "peaceful demonstration." Qin said that these people were cowards and "totally l [...]	2009-07-07 11:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CH RS
09BEIJING1911	SCENESETTER FOR DOE SECRETARY CHU VISIT TO CHINA [...] (SBU) Secretary Chu, Chinese leaders are eagerly looking forward to your visit to China and to engaging you on issues of energy, climate change and science, among others, that will help determine the quality of life of the Chinese and American people over the next few decades. Your visit come [...]	2009-07-08 23:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING1924	SCENESETTER FOR DOC SECRETARY LOCKE VISIT TO CHINA [...] (SBU) Secretary Locke, I wanted to send you a note that addresses some of the issues you will raise from a China mission perspective. I know that your staff has prepared papers on these matters and hope we are not duplicating some of their observations. 2. (SBU) Clearly, Chinese leaders are [...]	2009-07-09 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING1927	JULY 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: XINJIANG UNREST, RIO TINTO [...] Key points at the July 9 MFA press briefing: -- Regarding the events in Xinjiang, while current casualty figures were not available, no foreign casualties had been recorded. -- Regarding Turkey's proposal to discuss the events in Xinjiang before the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),[...]	2009-07-09 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MNUC CH AS RS TU
09BEIJING1947	DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL [...] On July 10, Acting DCM delivered reftel non-paper highlighting President Obama's summit meeting with Russian President Medvedev to Acting DG for North American and Oceanian Affairs Ding Xiaowen. Also on July 10, PolOff shared the non-paper with the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department [...]	2009-07-10 07:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL RS CH
09BEIJING1969	PRC SCHOLARS URGE QUICK ASSISTANCE FOR IDPS; WARY [...] (C) State Council-affiliated academics told Embassy officers that recent progress on counter-terrorism efforts in Pakistan could collapse if the basic needs of IDPs resulting from military operations were not addressed quickly. According to Chinese scholars, mistrust of U.S. military intention [...]	2009-07-13 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER NATO MOPS MARR EAID CH PK AF
09BEIJING1971	China's new super think tank [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to widespread official and media criticism of Chinese think tanks' failure to adequately respond to the global financial crisis, China's Premier Wen Jiabao pushed for the creation of a new think tank with an impressive roster of high-level members. The center made i [...]	2009-07-13 10:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN CH
09BEIJING2025	JULY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHU AND LOCKE VISIT, RIO TINTO [...] Key points at the July 16 MFA press briefing: --China "opposes any country providing a platform" for Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer's "separatist activity." --China's position on mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions has been "consistent and clear" and China would "follow the principles [...]	2009-07-16 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MNUC CH AS RS TU
09BEIJING2041	XINJIANG: PRC SCRAMBLES TO AVOID ANTI-ISLAM IMAGE [...] (C) According to Beijing-based diplomats, PRC officials scrambled in the wake of the July 5 violence in Xinjiang to head off potential anti-Chinese reactions in the Muslim world by urging governments from majority-Muslim countries to refrain from official statements and control their media's p [...]	2009-07-17 11:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CH ID EG TU
09BEIJING2079	MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, MILITARY, RUSSIA [...] ENVIRONMENT "'Post-crisis' economy has a new engine: green industries" The official Communist Party international paper, People's Daily Overseas Edition (Renmin Ribao Haiwaiban) (07/21):" Zhong Maochu, a professor at Nankai University's Graduate School of Economics said various indications [...]	2009-07-21 08:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING2094	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, CHINA-RUSSIA MILITARY [...] U.S.-CHINA "Former U.S. Speaker of the House wants to use nuclear-armed Japan to suppress China" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (07/22): "The former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich recently openly used a nuclear-armed Japan [...]	2009-07-22 07:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING2152	MEDIA REACTION: S&ED, U.S. BACK IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, [...] S&ED "The U.S.'s hospitality to China surprised the world" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (07/28): "The opening of the S&ED that the U.S. held for China was like a 'millennium wedding' for the two countries. However, Niu Xinchun, [...]	2009-07-28 08:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL ECON KMDR CH
09BEIJING2155	SCENESETTER FOR HOUSE MINORITY LEADER BOEHNER'S [...] (SBU) Minority Leader Boehner, your visit to China comes in a year filled with key anniversaries: January 1 commemorated 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; June 4 marked the 20th annive [...]	2009-07-28 10:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH
09BEIJING2174	MEDIA REACTION: S&ED, NORTH KOREA, TAIWAN [...] S&ED "The first S&ED ended: friendly atmosphere, few outcomes" The Shanghai-based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing) (07/30): "Yan Xuetong, Director of the Institute of International Studies at Tsinghua University, argued that although the S&ED has [...]	2009-07-30 09:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL ECON KMDR CH
09BEIJING2177	PRC/RUSSIA: MFA, SCHOLARS DOWNPLAY IMPACT OF [...] (C) In response to the closure by Moscow authorities of the Cherkizovsky market, the largest Chinese market in Russia (reftel),China's state-controlled media was uncharacteristically critical of Russia's "heavy handed" actions, and the issue generated commentary among Chinese bloggers complai [...]	2009-07-30 10:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH RS
09BEIJING22	LOOKING AT THE NEXT 30 YEARS OF THE U.S.-CHINA [...] (C) January 1, 2009, marked the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. This anniversary followed the PRC commemoration of roughly 30 years of China's "reform and opening" policy under Deng Xiaoping, which led to Ch [...]	2009-01-06 08:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR MASS CH
09BEIJING2249	SCENESETTER FOR HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Chairman Berman, your visit to China comes in a year filled with key anniversaries and events: January 1 marked 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; June 4 marked the 20th anniversar [...]	2009-08-06 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PHUM PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH TW
09BEIJING2382	MEDIA REACTION: THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH KOREA, TAIWAN [...] THE MIDDLE EAST "The U.S., Russia, and the EU start another round of chess in the Middle East" (pg 3) The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (08/18): "Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's meeting with U.S. leaders will play a key role in the Middle East Peace Process. T [...]	2009-08-18 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2494	PRC/IRAN: CHINA IN WAIT-AND-SEE MODE BILATERALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is biding its time until the political crisis in Iran reaches a clearer resolution and the Ahmadinejad government consolidates power, and will signal its renewed engagement by sending a high-level delegation to Tehran once the political situation has been resolved, accordin [...]	2009-09-01 12:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING2522	MEDIA REACTION: SIX PARTY TALKS, JAPANESE ELECTION, [...] SIX PARTY TALKS "What if the Six-Party Talks completely fail? (pg 14)" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(09/02): "There are several possible outcomes If all the parties involved in the Six-Party Talks insist on maintaining their own [...]	2009-09-02 09:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2533	THE FOURTH CCP PLENUM: REFORM WITH NO CHANGE [...] (C) On July 23, a Xinhua press release announced that the Fourth Plenum of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party would convene in September. In keeping with established practice, a date for the Plenum was not announced, but the press release noted that the Plenum would add [...]	2009-09-03 11:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
09BEIJING2552	MEDIA REACTION: JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE, U.S. NAVAL [...] JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE "U.S. and Australia invite China to participate in military exercise" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(09/04)(pg 1): "The invitation by the U.S. and Australia - through their respective media outlets - to Chi [...]	2009-09-04 09:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2555	ETHNIC HAN URUMQI RESIDENTS PROTEST "SYRINGE [...] (C) Security forces locked down central Urumqi late September 3 in the wake of protests by as many as "tens of thousands" of ethnic Han demonstrators, but failed to prevent smaller protests from breaking out September 4. The official PRC Xinhua News Agency said the protesters on September 3 ha [...]	2009-09-04 11:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PROP CH
09BEIJING2593	CHINA: NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE REPORTING REQUEST [...] (C) Below, please find Embassy Beijing's responses to reftel questions in preparation for the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference (RevCon). -- What is the host government's general attitude towards CTBT, FMCT, NPT, and U.S.-Russian arms control efforts? What factors influence its [...]	2009-09-10 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PGOV UNGA
09BEIJING2615	CHINA/INDIA: TENSIONS OVER ADB DISPUTE SUBSIDE AS [...] (C) Summary: The India-China border dispute and their recent skirmish at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) over a proposed project in Arunachal Pradesh (AP) "will not get in the way" of bilateral economic relations, according to an Indian diplomat. He said both sides were focused on increasing [...]	2009-09-11 09:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CH IN
09BEIJING2669	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA TRADE, U.S. NATIONAL [...] U.S.-CHINA TRADE "Obama is not reliable" The official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao)(09/17)(pg 2): "The special protection case on tires reflects the remarkable cultural differences between China and the United States. Chinese experts were so optimistic a [...]	2009-09-17 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2670	SEPTEMBER 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NIS REPORT, NORTH [...] Key points at the September 17 MFA press briefing: -- Regarding the 2009 National Intelligence Strategy report, China urged the United States to drop its "Cold War mentality," which could undermine mutual trust and mislead the American public. -- On North Korea, China remained committed to [...]	2009-09-17 23:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS MNUC CH KN KS IR JP AF RS SF
09BEIJING268	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POLICY, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] U.S. POLICY a. "Financial crisis leads to a reduction in the U.S. military budget---this is a bonus in the crisis" 21 Century Business Heral (21Shiji Jingji Baodao) under Guangdong 21 century publishing company Ltd. (02/04): "During this financial downturn, America, Russia and several othe [...]	2009-02-04 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING2718	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM, AFGHANISTAN [...] U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM "Obama's new policy receives unprecedented criticism" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(09/22)(pg 1): "Obama's plan to reduce the U.S. nuclear arsenal will surprise the world even more than his decision to [...]	2009-09-22 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2720	SEPTEMBER 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UIGHUR LEADER, JOURNALITS [...] Key points at the September 22 MFA press briefing: -- Dolkun Isa, the Uighur leader recently refused entry into South Korea, was suspected of various crimes and wanted by Chinese and international police -- The MFA passed along the concerns of Kyodo journalists who said they had been beate [...]	2009-09-22 23:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC PARM SENV CH KN KS JP RS
09BEIJING2724	MONGOLIA-CHINA RELATIONS: HIGH-LEVEL PROGRESS, [...] (C) Summary: The 60th anniversary of the establishment of PRC-Mongolia relations has moved that relationship in a positive direction, but mutual popular mistrust persists, according to Beijing-based scholars. Per the Mongolian Embassy, plans are for Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to visit Mongoli [...]	2009-09-23 06:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH MG NK MARR PBTS
09BEIJING2733	PRE-ANNIVERSARY TIGHTENING OF CONTROLS ON NGOS [...] (C) Summary: In the run-up to the October 1 sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chinese authorities have tightened control over civil society groups, according to contacts. In recent months, many NGOs have encountered official harassment, ranging from off [...]	2009-09-24 06:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
09BEIJING2746	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, TIRE TRADE, U.S.-CHINA [...] NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT "The U.S. and UK actively promote 'a world free of nuclear weapons'" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(09/24)(pg 16): "According to a recent poll, the Chinese people have serious doubts about the attitudes of the [...]	2009-09-24 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2792	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, EAST ASIA, CHINA TRADE POLICY [...] IRAN "China could take more initiative on the Iran issue" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(09/29)(pg 14): "In the past, China could, together with Russia, oppose U.S., UK, and French proposals on Iran. However, now that the U.S. ha [...]	2009-09-29 08:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2793	PRC/IRAN: SCHOLARS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR COVERT [...] (C) SUMMARY: While state-run media in China question the motives of Western-led efforts to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue and stress that dialogue is the only way forward, two of China's leading Iran experts are doubtful the P5-plus-1 engagement with Iran will bear fruit. They echoed co [...]	2009-09-29 13:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING2794	SEPTEMBER 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, NORTH KOREA, BURMA, [...] Key points at the September 29 MFA press briefing: -- China supported the maintenance of the nuclear nonproliferation program and resolving the Iran issue through negotiation. -- During his visit to North Korea, Premier Wen Jiabao would exchange ideas on bilateral and regional issues of mut [...]	2009-09-29 23:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC PARM CH KS KN RS IR ZK BM AF
09BEIJING2812	NORTH KOREA: UPDATE ON UNDP AND WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] (C) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is preparing to restart its program in North Korea, a World Food Program (WFP) official in Beijing told Econoffs (the UNDP office here declined to confirm this report),and Chinese officials have, for the first time ever, asked WFP for briefing [...]	2009-10-03 00:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR ECON PREL KN CH
09BEIJING2847	OCTOBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILES, NOBEL PRIZE, [...] Key points at the October 13 MFA press briefing: -- North Korea's recent short-range missile test would not affect the improving situation on the Korean Peninsula. -- China congratulated President Obama on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. -- During his visit to China, A/S Campbell wo [...]	2009-10-13 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH KS KN RS IR AF IN PK UK
09BEIJING285	PRO-REFORM BLOGGER DESCRIBES PRC DEMOCRACY GROUPS, [...] (C) The main model for the December-released "Charter 08" manifesto calling for democratic reforms in China (ref B) was "Formosa Magazine," the former journal of the Taiwan democratic opposition, according to well-known Chinese liberal blogger and media commentator Zhao Jin (aka "Michael Anti, [...]	2009-02-05 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KDEM TW CH
09BEIJING2868	PRC/BURMA: A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH ASIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: In an October 13 meeting with EAP A/S Kurt Campbell, MFA Asian Affairs Department Director General Yang Yanyi said that China saw many positive aspects in the U.S. review of its Burma policy and suggested proceeding based on its conclusion, despite PRC concern over continuing sanc [...]	2009-10-14 10:46:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PHUM PGOV PARM BM KN CH
09BEIJING2872	A/S CAMPBELL'S DINNER WITH CHINESE ACADEMICS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an October 13 dinner with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, three leading Chinese international affairs experts urged the United States to start bilateral talks with North Korea. China had done its part by keeping pressure on the DPRK, they said, but now it was up to the [...]	2009-10-14 11:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PGOV NK SK JP RU IN CH
09BEIJING2883	CHINA: GICNT UPDATE WITH RUSSIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] PolOff and Russian Embassy Second Secretary Andrey Chernyshov delivered reftel demarche informing China that the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Exercise Planning Group (EPG) meeting scheduled for November had been postponed to January 19, 2010 to MFA Arms Control and Dis [...]	2009-10-15 08:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC CH RU
09BEIJING2904	MEDIA REACTION: CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "It is hard for the U.S. Congress to change its view on China" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao) (10/19)(pg 4): "On October 16, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued a 'Hum [...]	2009-10-19 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2912	OCTOBER 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PIRATES, CHINA-INDIA, NORTH [...] Key points at the October 20 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese Government attached great importance to the safety of the Chinese crew members taken hostage on their cargo ship, the Dexinhai. -- China-India relations had enjoyed "good momentum" and Chinese efforts to obtain resources from [...]	2009-10-20 23:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH KS KN RS IR AF IN PK UK
09BEIJING2917	China/Russia: Putin's Visit Leads to Energy [...] (SBU) Summary: During Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's October 13-15 visit to Beijing, the two sides agreed to a framework for continued negotiations on a natural gas purchase arrangement; formed a joint venture to explore for natural gas in Siberia; and reached agreement on a joint ven [...]	2009-10-21 08:46:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD EFIN PREL RS CH
09BEIJING2930	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ISRAEL, "G2," U.S. POLICY IN SOUTHEAST [...] U.S.-ISRAEL "U.S. reassuring Israel" The Beijing-based newspaper sponsored by official intellectual publication Guangming Daily and Guangdong Provincial official publication Nanfang Daily The Beijing News (Xin Jing Bao)(10/22)(page A28): "Zhu Zhaoyi, an expert on Israeli issues, said tha [...]	2009-10-22 08:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2934	OCTOBER 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PIRATES, CHINA-INDIA, REBIYA [...] Key points at the October 22 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese Government remained concerned about the security of the 25 member crew of the De Xin Hai and an "all-out rescue effort" was ongoing. -- China and India were both emerging countries and had common interests that would benefit f [...]	2009-10-22 00:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH IR IS AF IN JA
09BEIJING2946	XINJIANG: URUMQI CAUTIOUSLY CALM AS RIOT TRIALS [...] (C) Summary: During October 19-21 travel to Urumqi, PolOffs confirmed that security measures and troop presence remained high; People's Armed Police, local municipal police, and volunteer security personnel continuously patrolled the city. Most Urumqi residents we spoke to cautiously claimed [...]	2009-10-22 09:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CH
09BEIJING2978	DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Daniel Poneman met privately with the head of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) ZHANG Guobao on the margins of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial in Beijing on October 23. The two discussed the [...]	2009-10-26 09:09:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	ENERG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
09BEIJING2984	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA MILITARY RELATIONS, U.S. SPACE [...] U.S.-CHINA MILITARY RELATIONS "U.S. and Chinese military shake hands at the Pentagon" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(10/28)(pg 1): "During the visit of Chinese military leaders to the U.S., the U.S. opened up rarely-seen, secret m [...]	2009-10-27 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3001	CHINESE SPECIAL ENVOY TALKS IRAN, MIDDLE EAST WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 26 meeting with PRC Special Envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike, Senior Director for the Central Region Dennis Ross underscored the high priority that the United States placed on the pursuit of peace in the Middle East and on resolution of the Iran nuclear issue. Both [...]	2009-10-30 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC OVIP ENRG PGOV CH IR IS
09BEIJING3005	PRC/INDIA: CORDIAL HIGH-LEVEL TALKS VEIL [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to recent media reports, the October 24 meeting between Indian PM Manmohan Singh and PRC Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the East Asian Summit were cordial and addressed the ongoing bilateral border dispute without acrimony, according to an Indian diplomat who att [...]	2009-10-30 11:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL CH IN
09BEIJING3035	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON IN PAKISTAN, MISSILE [...] SECRETARY CLINTON IN PAKISTAN "Secretary Clinton blames the Pakistani government for insufficient effort in the War on Terror" Elite Reference (Qingnian Cankao),a newspaper affiliated to the official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (11/03)(pg 4): "Secretary Clinton's criticism o [...]	2009-11-03 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3037	NOVEMBER 3, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AFGHAN ELECTIONS, [...] Key points at the October 29 MFA press briefing: -- China had conveyed congratulations to Hamid Karzai for his election victory. -- China had expressed its "grave concerns" and opposition to reports of a planned visit to Arunachal Pradesh by the Dalai Lama. -- PRC Government remained com [...]	2009-11-03 11:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM SOCI CH PK IN UK RS EG MY
09BEIJING3061	NOVEMBER 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARIZATION OF SPACE, [...] Key points at the November 5 MFA press briefing: -- China's position on the militarization of outer space remains unchanged. China opposes the militarization of outer space and will not engage in any arms race in outer space. -- China will continue to take "effective measures" to combat c [...]	2009-11-05 23:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM MOPS KGHG TSPA CN CI SO KN
09BEIJING3096	GNEP BEIJING MINISTERIAL - AGREEMENT TO CONSIDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China--led by National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman and National Energy Administration (NEA) chief ZHANG Guobao--hosted the third Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Executive Committee meeting on October 23 in Beijing. The U.S. delegation was le [...]	2009-11-13 00:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
09BEIJING3097	TRACK-1.5 CHINA-U.S. STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent bilateral track-1.5 discussions on strategic nuclear issues, several themes emerged, particularly with respect to PRC concerns regarding the direction of U.S. nuclear strategy and policy: (1) China wants "strategic reassurance" from the United States that ballistic m [...]	2009-11-13 01:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV MARR MNUC MASS CH
09BEIJING3113	NATO DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL IN BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: In Beijing November 9-12 for the NATO-China dialogue, NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero briefed the Chinese on NATO's New Strategic Concept effort, operations in Afghanistan, and relations with Russia, Central Asia, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [...]	2009-11-13 09:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MNUC PHSA MOPS AF PK IR
09BEIJING3123	MIXED IMPACT AND INDUSTRY SKEPTICS FOR CHINA'S FOREST [...] (U) On October 29, five Chinese central government agencies (State Forestry Administration (SFA),National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC),Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM),Ministry of Finance (MOF),and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT)jointly issued a "Forestry Industry Devel [...]	2009-11-16 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA CH
09BEIJING3141	IAEA: CHINA TENTATIVELY SUPPORTS ANGARSK NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche encouraging China to support an anticipated Russian resolution to create a nuclear fuel reserve at Angarsk, Russia, during the November 26-27 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zhang Shen o [...]	2009-11-20 00:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC TRGY ENRG KNNP IAEA CH
09BEIJING315	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT, U.S. POLICY, [...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT "The order of the visits gives clues to Clinton's diplomacy goals" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(02/09): "Secretary Clinton has carefully arranged her Asia trip. She is creating a b [...]	2009-02-09 08:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING3226	CHINESE WATCHING U.S. NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The PRC hopes the ongoing U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) will foster significant disarmament as a reflection of President Obama's "Prague vision" of a nuclear weapons-free world, which in turn would "positively" impact China's nuclear policy, several academics told PolOff in r [...]	2009-12-03 04:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC PGOV MARR CH
09BEIJING3237	DECEMBER 3, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] Key points at the December 3 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes developing countries such as China and India do not have an "obligation" to binding initial carbon reduction targets. -- China hopes to cooperate and sustain the momentum on dialogue with the United States regarding Ce [...]	2009-12-03 11:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MNUC MARR SENV CH AF IR CA RS
09BEIJING3239	DECEMBER 3, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CLIMATE CHANGE, SOUTH [...] Key points at the December 3 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes developing countries such as China and India do not have an "obligation" to binding initial carbon reduction targets. -- China hopes to cooperate and sustain the momentum on dialogue with the United States regarding So [...]	2009-12-04 03:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MNUC MARR SENV CH AF IR CA RS
09BEIJING3252	PRC SCHOLAR ON IRAN, RUSSIA, CENTRAL ASIA, SCO, [...] (C) Summary: A well-connected scholar of Russian and Central Asian studies argued that China would not alter its basic position on the Iran nuclear issue in response to an apparent Russian shift in approach, because PRC leadership understands that Russia's change is in tone only, Russia's und [...]	2009-12-04 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH AF IR
09BEIJING3264	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, AFGHANISTAN, NORTH KOREA [...] CLIMATE CHANGE a. "The world sets its eyes on Copenhagen" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(12/07)(pg 13): "Many people describe the Copenhagen Conference as the last chance to save the globe. For Bangkok and cities in the neighboring area, climate change has beco [...]	2009-12-07 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3276	DECEMBER 8, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH [...] Key points at the December 8 MFA press briefing were: -- China supports U.S.-DPRK dialogue and hopes Ambassador Bosworth's talks with the DPRK lead to the resumption of the Six-Party Talks. -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen at the invit [...]	2009-12-08 23:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM MNUC KNNP SENV CH CB RS KN DA
09BEIJING3288	PRC: SKEPTICAL REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Official PRC reaction to the President's announcement of the way ahead on Afghanistan and Pakistan has been limited to a cautious statement by the MFA press spokesman at a regularly scheduled press conference December 3. Party-run media outlets expressed skepticism about the Pr [...]	2009-12-09 15:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER NATO MARR EAID CH PK AF
09BEIJING3293	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CONFERENCE, OBAMA'S [...] COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CONFERENCE a. "In Copenhagen, a Chinese official is refused entry three times" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/10)(pg 16): "For the past two days, Chinese delegates at the Copenhagen climate conference have d [...]	2009-12-10 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3294	NORTH KOREA: UPDATE ON UNDP AND WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: The UN's World Food Program (WFP) Beijing-based North Korea coordinator on December 9 told Econoffs that North Korea's "middle class" would be the worst hurt by Pyongyang's recent currency revaluation. Furthermore, despite official North Korean estimates that the 2009 harvest was [...]	2009-12-10 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR ECON PREL KN CH
09BEIJING3311	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, COPENHAGEN, ARMS [...] OBAMA'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE "In receiving the peace prize, Obama defends war" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/11)(pg 1): "When receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama said that although wars have led to tragedies, militar [...]	2009-12-11 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3312	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' DECEMBER 9, 2009 [...] (SBU) December 9, 2009; 3:45 p.m.; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Beijing 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary Burns Amb. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Embassy Beijing David Shear, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Laura Rosenberger, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary [...]	2009-12-11 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MNUC SENV PARM CASC
09BEIJING3313	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS MEETING WITH CCID DIRECTOR [...] (C) Under Secretary Burns met with Director of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee International Liaison Department (CCID) Wang Jiarui December 9 to discuss U.S.-China cooperation on North Korea and Iran. Wang said that the "ideal outcome" of Special Representative for North Korea Polic [...]	2009-12-11 10:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC PGOV KN IR CH
09BEIJING3335	CHINA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is China's submission for the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. The Embassy POC is Donna Gorman, who can be reached via email at GormanDX@state.gov. 2. (U) China continued its counterterrorism cooperation with the United States and other nations throughout the year. In [...]	2009-12-15 06:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASCE CH
09BEIJING3337	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, CHINA MODEL, TAIWAN [...] CLIMATE CHANGE "China's high-profile criticism demonstrates skillful diplomacy" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(12/15)(pg 2): "China's high-profile criticism of developed countries will help China gain control in the climate negotiat [...]	2009-12-15 08:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING344	UNSYG SPECIAL ADVISER GAMBARI DISCUSSES BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese military regime's objective is to organize elections in 2010 that will be won by a military-based political party, UN Special Adviser on Burma Ibrahim Gambari told the Charge and four other Beijing-based Western mission representatives February 10. Gambari added that [...]	2009-02-11 07:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH BM IN UN
09BEIJING3475	CHINA: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GICNT TERMS OF [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche informing China of the proposed amendments to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Terms of Reference to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Officer Xu Feng on December 28. Xu thanked PolOff for the draft Terms of [...]	2009-12-28 10:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC MNUC CH
09BEIJING3487	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POLICY, CHINA POLICY [...] U.S. POLICY A. "New breakthroughs in U.S. healthcare reform: towards a managed competition" Guangdong 21st Century Publishing Company Ltd.'s business newspaper 21st Century Business Herald (21Shiji Jingji Baodao)(12/29)(pg 2): "Because the Democratic Party is the majority party in both th [...]	2009-12-29 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH

09BEIJING351	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POLICY, CHINA'S ROLE [...] U.S. POLICY a. "American supervision only considers white people" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/11): "The recent crash of a tour bus has directed all of the blame on travel agencies operated by Chinese Americans. However why w [...]	2009-02-11 09:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING353	GEORGIAN DIPLOMAT LAMENTS LACK OF CHINESE SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Georgia has received "practically nothing" from China since the Russia-Georgia conflict began in August 2008, a contact at the Georgian Embassy in Beijing told PolOff February 11. The Georgian diplomat expressed disappointment with China's limited assistance and unwillingness to [...]	2009-02-11 09:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MARR RS CH GG
09BEIJING381	Talking Points Delivered: CNSA Response to Satellite [...] (SBU) On February 13, ESTHOFF conveyed points in REFTEL regarding the collision of a U.S. and Russian satellite and discussed the issue directly by phone with Mr. XU Yansong of the China National Space Agency's (CNSA) International Cooperation Department. Post also transmitted points in writin [...]	2009-02-13 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA TSPL TPHY PREL KSCA CH
09BEIJING384	MFA WILL STUDY CHINA TRANSIT PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) PolMinCouns on February 13 conveyed to MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Deputy Director General Deng Hongbo reftel talking points laying out a U.S. proposal for a transportation route through the PRC in support of t [...]	2009-02-13 11:24:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV CH AF
09BEIJING397	CHINESE BUSINESSMAN ON CIC IN THE U.S., HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary. The China Investment Corporation (CIC),China's sovereign wealth fund, remains interested in pursuing additional investments in the U.S., although not in the financial sector, according to Charles Liu, a well-connected Chinese private equity firm manager in Beijing. CIC Chairman [...]	2009-02-17 08:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PREL CH HK
09BEIJING41	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS DISPUTES, CHINA'S [...] RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS DISPUTES a. "A prolonged delay is not beneficial and a compromise is hard to make" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (01/07): "This is the third time that Russia has cut off the gas supply to Ukraine. This cut-off has had a smaller impact on Euro [...]	2009-01-07 09:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING416	MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN, U.S.-CHINA [...] ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN a. "The U.S.' selfish bill makes the world feel cold" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/18): "Along with the approval of the U.S.' economic stimulus plan, 787$ billion, the disputable 'buy American' bill has [...]	2009-02-18 08:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING431	FEBRUARY 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CLIMATE CHANGE, SECRETARY'S [...] Key points at the February 19 MFA Press Briefing: -- China "takes a positive attitude towards strengthening cooperation" on climate change and would "like to work with the United States." -- Good relations between the United States and China are "conducive to peace and stability" and in th [...]	2009-02-19 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SENV CH KS PK
09BEIJING439	CHINA SHARES NPT PREPCOM AND REVCON PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff discussed reftel questions regarding China's priorities for the upcoming Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) third Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and 2010 NPT Review Conference (RevCon) with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director [...]	2009-02-20 08:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC AORC DCG ENRG KNNP PREL PGOV UNGA
09BEIJING469	February 24 MFA Press Briefing: Clinton Visit, DPRK Missile [...] Key points at the February 24 MFA press briefing: -- Secretary Clinton's first visit to China achieved "positive results." The two sides reaffirmed their desire to "maintain their close dialogue" and will expand areas of common interest in this "new era." -- China "takes note" of a possib [...]	2009-02-24 10:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KS KN EU RS JA SW PK IN CH
09BEIJING470	RUSSIA SEEKS TO DEFUSE TENSIONS WITH CHINA AFTER [...] (C) The Russian military's February 15 sinking of the Chinese cargo ship "The New Star" has caused tension between Russia and China but will not have a long-term impact on bilateral relations, a Russian Embassy contact in Beijing told PolOff February 24. Our contact reported that the MFA summ [...]	2009-02-24 10:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EWWT ETRD MARR PBTS CH RS
09BEIJING509	CHINA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Please find post's contribution to the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph designations are keyed to reftel A questions China's TIP Situation --------------------- A. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) serves as our main source for information on TIP related statist [...]	2009-02-27 07:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING552	MEDIA REACTION: NATO, U.S. POLITICS, CHINA'S NUCLEAR [...] NATO "NATO wants to borrow China's 'Wakhan Corridor'" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/04): "A Chinese military officer has said that it is impossible for China to open the Corridor to NATO in order to also help support military a [...]	2009-03-04 08:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING559	PRESS BRIEFING: DEFENSE SPENDING, FISCAL STIMULUS [...] (SBU) At a March 4 press conference designed to preview the March 5 opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC),NPC Spokesman Li Zhaoxing commented on the following issues: -- Defense Spending: China's defense spending in 2009 will increase by 62.4 billion RMB (approximately 9.2 [...]	2009-03-04 12:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN CH TW
09BEIJING57	DASD SEDNEY'S MEETING WITH COMMUNIST PARTY [...] (C) Vice Minister of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Department (CCID) Zhang Zhijun told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney December 18 that China "treasures" its relationship with the United States and considers the U.S.-China relations [...]	2009-01-08 09:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS CH AF XD SO RS TW KN IZ XA
09BEIJING576	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S DIPLOMACY, RUSSIA, GAZA, TIBET [...] CHINA'S DIPLOMACY "What concepts does China have that would change the world?" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/05): "Recently, 'the summit on Chinese and western intellectuals' to discuss China's model and its international influ [...]	2009-03-05 09:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING579	PRC: COW'S TONGUE CLAIM NOT LICKED, DESPITE [...] (C) China expects the South China Sea (SCS) sovereignty dispute arising from a maritime baselines bill recently passed in the Philippines Congress will not ratchet up tension in the region and will not affect China's SCS claim, according to an MFA official. China will continue its "shelve dif [...]	2009-03-05 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHSA PREL PGOV ECON CH TW XC
09BEIJING58	PRC: DASD SEDNEY DISCUSSES MIL-MIL, IRAN, TAIWAN [...] (S) In a December 19 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney emphasized the need for improving U.S.-China military-to-military relations and stressed that single issues should not interfere with dialogue between the United States an [...]	2009-01-08 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PARM PTER CH TW IR PK IN KN
09BEIJING588	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S MILITARY EXPENSES, U.S. POLICY, [...] CHINA'S MILITARY EXPENSES "China's military officer talks about China's defense budget" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/06): "Recently, China announced that it will increase its defense budget by 14.9%. This arouses great suspici [...]	2009-03-06 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING589	NPC PRESS BRIEFING ON CHINA'S ECONOMY BY PBOC, [...] (SBU) Summary. At a March 6 press conference held in conjunction with the ongoing National People's Congress annual meeting (refs),People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, Minister of Finance (MOF) Xie Xuren, and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Zhang [...]	2009-03-06 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK TW
09BEIJING601	SAO DELAYS LOSE SALES AND COST AMERICAN JOBS FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. aviation companies point to current SAO processing times of 16 weeks or longer as an unreasonable threat to U.S. exports, U.S. jobs, and the chances of recovery for their communities in the U.S. The industry has grown remarkably over the past 5 years in China, and has succe [...]	2009-03-09 09:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS OEXC ECON EAIR CH
09BEIJING607	FOREIGN MINISTER YANG JIECHI HOLDS NPC PRESS CONFERENCE [...] Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi outlined China's foreign policy priorities in a March 7 press conference held on the margins of the ongoing National People's Congress (NPC). U.S.-China relations are "off to a good start" under the new Obama administration, Yang said, noting there currently is an [...]	2009-03-09 12:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PHUM ENRG CH TW XA RS KN KS
09BEIJING614	JILIN GOVERNOR FOCUSES ON THE ECONOMY AND U.S. [...] (C) Jilin Governor Han Changfu focused on his province's plans for coping with the global financial crisis and attracting U.S. investment during a March 9 lunch hosted by the Charge d'Affaires on the margins of the National People's Congress (NPC). Jilin was experiencing an economic downturn [...]	2009-03-10 11:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI CH
09BEIJING623	CHINA/RUSSIA: LOANS-FOR-OIL DEAL STILL IN THE PIPELINE [...] (C) After months of negotiations, China and Russia appear closer to reaching an agreement on the expansion of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) Pipeline to northeast China. A USD 25 billion oil-for-loans agreement announced in mid-February will, if finalized, provide much-needed liquidity [...]	2009-03-11 07:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EINV EFIN CH RS
09BEIJING625	CHINA/RUSSIA: OIL-FOR-LOANS DEAL STILL IN THE [...] (C) After months of negotiations, China and Russia appear closer to reaching an agreement on the expansion of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) Pipeline to northeast China. A USD 25 billion oil-for-loans agreement announced in mid-February will, if finalized, provide much-needed liquidity [...]	2009-03-11 07:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EFIN CH RS
09BEIJING666	PREMIER ADDRESSES FINANCIAL CRISIS, TIBET, TAIWAN, [...] (SBU) Premier Wen Jiabao set the tone for his annual press conference at the conclusion of the National People's Congress (NPC) by noting on March 13 that this year's NPC session had been convened in the midst of the global financial crisis and therefore had focused on China's financial stimul [...]	2009-03-13 18:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL EFIN CH TW KN KS FR
09BEIJING686	Mantis 2008 (1 of 2): More Workload, More Waiting in [...] Summary: This cable summarizes Beijing's 2008 Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) review. In 2008, overall SAO Mantis volume increased by 10 percent, and wait times quadrupled to 16 weeks for SAO clearance. End Summary. ------------------------------- 2008 in Review: By the Numbers - [...]	2009-03-17 09:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS ETTC OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA
09BEIJING698	CHINA MAINTAINS "CONSISTENT POSITION"; WILL NOT [...] (C) China maintains its "consistent position" of not recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, MFA European and Central Asian Affairs Department Caucasus Division Deputy Director Zhang Hongjian told PolOff March 18 in response to reftel points urging China to reject and conde [...]	2009-03-18 08:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS UNGA CH GG RS
09BEIJING701	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE [...] PAKISTAN "Chaotic Pakistan worries the world" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/18): "The Pakistani government has recently resumed the position of the Chief Judge. The former Premier, Sharif, has requested that the protesting ceas [...]	2009-03-18 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING727	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, COCA-COLA'S [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "Gates suddenly weakens the threat of China and Russia" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/20): "The U.S. Defense Secretary Gates has suddenly suggested that there is no reason to send more war ships as escor [...]	2009-03-20 09:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING794	SOUTH KOREA INVITES CHINA TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] On March 26, PolOff joined Lee Heon, Director at the South Korean Embassy in Beijing, and Andrey Chernyshov, Second Secretary at the Russian Embassy in Beijing, in extending an invitation to China to attend a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop and Exercise Planning [...]	2009-03-26 05:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER PGIC MNUC KGIC KS CH
09BEIJING807	MARCH 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARY POWER REPORT, TIBET, [...] Key points at the March 26 MFA press briefing: -- The recently released China Military Power Report "contains gross distortions of fact" and China has expressed its "resolute opposition" and "made representations" to the United States. -- The "Dalai Clique premeditated and coordinated" the [...]	2009-03-26 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM EINT CH KS KN JA RS AF FR TW
09BEIJING886	MEDIA REACTION: G-20, U.S. Military [...] G-20 "The focus of the G20 should not only be on how to handle the financial crisis" a. Shanghai based News Agency under Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication China Business News (Diyi Caijing) (04/02): While we are paying so much attention to the solutions to the financial crisis at the G- [...]	2009-04-03 00:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING896	MEDIA REACTION: G-20, U.S.-Russia relations, U.S. dollar [...] G-20 a. "The outcomes of the G-20 are beyond all expectations" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (04/03): Many agreements were reached in London. The global stock markets consequently rose. Senior journalist Ding Gang from People's Dail [...]	2009-04-03 07:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING904	LEADING DEMOCRACY THEORIST YU KEPING EXPOUNDS ON [...] (C) Political reform in China was continuing despite recent economic setbacks, prominent Communist Party democracy theorist Yu Keping (protect) told A/DCM March 26. Chinese-style democracy should eventually include competitive elections, rule of law, and checks and balances, Yu said. Democrati [...]	2009-04-03 10:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM CH
09BEIJING905	NEW PRC "AL-JAZEERA-LIKE" NEWS CHANNEL AIMS TO [...] (C) Still smarting from the public relations bloody nose they received in the international media during 2008's Tibet riots and the Olympic torch run, Communist Party leaders hope to improve China's image overseas by spending large sums of money on state media outlets' international operations [...]	2009-04-03 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PROP PGOV PREL PHUM CH HK
09BEIJING938	MEDIA REACTION: Global financial crisis, Obama in Turkey, [...] Global financial crisis a. "West moots China-U.S. 'co-governance' concept to woo China" The China Radio International-sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(04/08) opined: Hu Jintao's meeting with President Obama in London caused another G-2 rush. In fact, the G-2 concept w [...]	2009-04-08 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING950	MEDIA REACTION: Obama in Iraq, Shanghai 2010 World Expo, [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 08:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING951	CHINESE ACADEMICS DISCUSS DPRK LAUNCH, MILITARY [...] (C) Senior Chinese foreign policy scholars March 31 predicted to visiting EAP DAS John Norris that the PRC would be unable to support a UN Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's "satellite" launch. Based on the "surprising" timing of the USNS Impeccable incident in the South Chin [...]	2009-04-09 09:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL ECON EFIN CH KN
09BEIJING952	PRC/DPRK: POST-LAUNCH ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINESE [...] (C) The Chinese are telling the P-3 countries, Japan and the ROK the same thing about the DPRK's missile launch: it might have been a satellite launch (technical data are ambiguous) and therefore we cannot conclude that it was a UNSCR violation, pass another resolution or apply additional or e [...]	2009-04-09 11:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN KS CH
09BEIJING96	DUTCH INVITE CHINA TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] On January 13, PolOff accompanied Arjen van den Berg, Political Counselor at the Dutch Embassy in Beijing, and Andrey Chernyshov, Second Secretary at the Russian Embassy in Beijing, in a meeting with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue. Van [...]	2009-01-13 06:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MNUC MARR MASS CH RS NL
09BEIJING970	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. Policy, ASEAN Summit & Protests in [...] U.S. POLICY "For the first time, the U.S. simulates an Economic World War" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(04/13): The Pentagon simulated a military drill on the theme of economic security. Many economic experts were involved in th [...]	2009-04-13 09:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING973	CHINESE OFFICIAL ON DPRK, AF/PAK, SNED [...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official claimed the UNSC's Presidential Statement responding to the DPRK's missile launch as a win for Sino-U.S. cooperation and said China would play up the fact that it was not a resolution in discussions with the North Koreans on the need to rejoin the Six-Party T [...]	2009-04-13 10:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UNSC PTER KN KS JA AF PK CH
09BEIJING982	FM YANG AND CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) PRC Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told CODEL McCain April 9 that U.S.-China relations were enjoying a "new spirit" of positive relations anchored by cooperation on global and regional concerns of mutual interest, and sought assurances that Congress would show "understanding" on Taiwan, Tibe [...]	2009-04-14 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV ETRD PBTS PHUM MNUC EWWT CH
09BEIRUT108	LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER MURR SAYS MARCH 14 [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr stressed his "purely UNSCR 1701" agenda for his planned January 28 visit to Damascus. He again expressed concern about the lack of March 14 organization for the upcoming parliamentary elections and said he continues t [...]	2009-01-27 15:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT117	LEBANON: TALKING TO SYRIA IS A REDLINE FOR JUMBLATT [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt lamented to the Ambassador in a January 28 meeting that the March 14 alliance was still struggling to agree on which candidates will run in each district. Insisting that his relationship with Druze rival Talal Arslan was "good," Jumblatt revealed that Arslan had [...]	2009-01-28 16:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT1195	DANGERS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE BIG SCREEN (ECONOMIC WEEK [...] (SBU) On October 24, an Lebanese environmental NGO, the League of Independent Activists (IndyAct),hosted a screening of the drama documentary, "The Age of Stupid," highlighting the dangers of climate change, in collaboration with the British Embassy, the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, [...]	2009-11-03 06:03:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV SENV LE
09BEIRUT1235	2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: LEBANON [...] (U) Summary: This 2009 TIP Interim Assessment for Lebanon is submitted in response to action request in reftel. The Government of Lebanon (GOL) made limited progress in addressing trafficking in persons (TIP) issues, partially because of parliamentary inaction before the June 2009 elections a [...]	2009-11-18 10:18:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG LE
09BEIRUT1358	PM HARIRI URGES INCREASED MILITARY AID [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. must fully support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to enable it to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Ambassador and visiting Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Frederic Hof on December 18. Lebanon wo [...]	2009-12-29 13:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL MARR MASS IS LE
09BEIRUT235	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR SIGNS LETTERS OF AGREEMENT [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador in a February 26 meeting that he had signed all seven pending Letters of Agreement needed to ensure the timely delivery of several items of U.S. military assistance before the June 7 parliamentary elections. Murr expressed appreciation for c [...]	2009-02-26 18:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS AE LE
09BEIRUT283	LEBANON: JUMBLATT, WITH FELTMAN AND SHAPIRO, [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt thanked visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador for continued U.S. support for Lebanon. Acting A/S Feltman reaffirmed the U.S. position that Lebanon's sovere [...]	2009-03-12 08:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC LE SY IR RS
09BEIRUT400	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR MAKES A PLEA FOR MORE U.S. [...] (C) On the eve of his trip to Washington, Defense Minister Elias Murr discussed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) many successes and credited U.S. military assistance. Deeply appreciative of U.S. support, Murr, a leader within Lebanon's Greek Orthodox community, made a plea for an additional cl [...]	2009-04-06 14:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PGOV PTER PINR MARR MOPS LE
09BEIRUT496	LEBANON: DDEFMIN MURR ON FOUR GENERALS, MARCH 14 [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador April 30 that the release of the four generals held in connection with the assination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri would provide the opposition with ammunition against March 14. Murr assessed the Christian community was especially [...]	2009-04-30 16:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT534	LEBANON: PM: GHAJAR WITHDRAWAL WOULD SHOW THAT [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Hale, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed the need for March 14's leaders to come together in the run-up to the June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora added that the release of the four generals would not [...]	2009-05-14 08:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF UNSC FR IR IS LE SY
09BEIRUT535	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI CONFIDENT ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) In his May 8 meeting with March 14 coalition leader Saad Hariri, visiting NEA DAS David Hale assured Hariri that the U.S. has not and will not sacrifice Lebanese sovereignty as it engages Syria. Hariri expressed confidence in the March 14 coalition's election prospects. Complaining that h [...]	2009-05-14 08:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT570	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN: ONE YEAR IN OFFICE [...] (C) During his first year in office, President Michel Sleiman has emerged as a popular leader who has sought a "middle road" to defuse Lebanon's confessional tensions. Since his May 25, 2008 swearing in, Sleiman has worked to polish Lebanon's international stature. Lebanon and Syria establish [...]	2009-05-20 17:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS SY LE
09BEIRUT580	LEBANON: RUSSIAN FM LAVROV DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Russian FM Sergei Lavrov made a one-day visit to Lebanon May 25. Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Alexander Chvykov told the DCM on May 27 that the trip had three purposes: discuss bilateral relations, express support for Lebanon's stability ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections and [...]	2009-05-27 15:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PINR PREL SA RU
09BEIRUT593	LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN ASSURE SLEIMAN: NO [...] (C) Vice President Joe Biden visited Lebanon on May 22, the first visit by a U.S vice president since 1983. Regional peace talks topped the agenda of his meeting with President Michel Sleiman, including the issue of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and the roles of both Syria and Iran. Biden [...]	2009-05-29 15:06:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IRLE
09BEIRUT624	LEBANON: CAMPAIGN ISSUE: THE ELECTIONS AND THE [...] (C) Both the March 14 coalition and the opposition are seeking to capitalize on the possible economic impact of the international community's reactions to the June 7 parliamentary elections to gain votes. March 14 leaders have floated the idea that an opposition-led Lebanese government would [...]	2009-06-05 12:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN MARR LE SY
09BEIRUT644	LEBANON: HARIRI SAYS HE'LL BE PRIME MINISTER, [...] (C) March 14 coalition and Future party leader Saad Hariri told visiting Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Ambassador on June 8 that he would be Lebanon's next Prime Minister following March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (reftel). One of his priorities as Pri [...]	2009-06-10 10:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT687	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR PREDICTS HE'LL KEEP DEFENSE [...] Lebanese Minister of Defense Elias Murr told the Ambassador and Poloff June 19 he predicted the upcoming cabinet formation process would be quick. Murr believes he will remain as Defense Minister. Looking ahead, Murr said his priority was to ensure the Lebanese Armed Forces were prepared for [...]	2009-06-22 15:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR LE
09BEIRUT7	LEBANON: SINIORA URGES UNSC ACTION USING 1701 MODEL [...] (C) On January 2, PM Siniora convoked Ambassadors and Charges from UNSC members represented in Beirut and urged UNSC action to produce an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. He suggested the Council use UNSCR 1701, which marked the end of 2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict, as a model. He argued that Isr [...]	2009-01-02 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MOPS LE IS
09BEIRUT805	LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS PETRAEUS ASSISTANCE FOR LAF [...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with Commanding General U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General David Petraeus, Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri said he had begun consultations on government formation, and though the opposition and the Syrians would make the process difficult, he was confident he [...]	2009-07-17 06:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON OVIP MASS MCAP LE SY SA
09BEIRUT821	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR TELLS GENERAL PETRAEUS NEW [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr affirmed to visiting CENTCOM Commanding General David Petraeus in a June 30 meeting that the strong U.S.-Lebanese military partnership will grow stronger under the new Lebanese government. Murr said the Lebanese Armed Forces' (LAF) work on a Five Year Plan would [...]	2009-07-20 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS IS SA SY LE
09BELGRADE1112	SERBIA: UPDATE ON DEFENSE AND SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) As the Serbian government begins its second year in office, it is inching closer to NATO at an almost imperceptible rate - naming an ambassador after months of delay and slowly implementing the Security Agreement - while searching for ways to increase its involvement in regional grouping [...]	2009-09-25 17:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PREL SR
09BELGRADE1166	THE SHIFT IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE: IS SERBIA BECOMING MORE [...] (SBU) A series of traumatic events in Serbia in recent weeks, including the cancellation of a Pride Parade and the brutal murder of a French tourist, has prompted a new level of introspection among the Serbian public regarding shared values and the country's Euro-Atlantic orientation. Despite [...]	2009-10-09 10:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PGOV KPAO SR
09BELGRADE12	GAS CRISIS BEGINS TO BITE SERBIA [...] With the cutoff of gas supplies from Serbia's sole gas import pipeline from Hungary on January 6, Serbia is effectively without natural gas until the end of the Russia-Ukraine dispute. Deliveries of gas to Serbia ended on January 6 as an Orthodox Christmas Eve present from Moscow. Most Serbi [...]	2009-01-08 13:32:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD SR
09BELGRADE1222	SERBIA: WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (U) Ambassador Rapp has cleared this cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In meetings with President Tadic and other Serbian government officials on October 16, Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp received updates on the search for International Criminal Tribun [...]	2009-10-22 15:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KAWC SR
09BELGRADE125	ANOTHER FACE OF SERBIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with Prime Minister Cvetkovic, the Ambassador underscored U.S. frustration with the Serbian the government's inflexible approach to Kosovo issues and proposed a new emphasis on economic issues in our bilateral relations. Cvetkovic expressed interest in me [...]	2009-02-10 12:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR
09BELGRADE1258	SERBIA SURVIVES MEDVEDEV VISIT, BUT MUST DEAL WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 10:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG ECON SR RS
09BELGRADE1330	Serbia's Flying Circus: Opening JAT to Competition [...] (SBU) After an early October strike by aircraft maintenance firm JAT Tehnika that grounded JAT airline planes (Ref A),Serbia's civil aviation officials are picking up the pace to open the market to foreign competition and expand airport facilities. Foreign carriers, especially discount airlin [...]	2009-11-12 11:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EINV JAT SR
09BELGRADE1334	SERBIA AND IMF REACH AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) On November 4, the Serbian government and the IMF reached agreement on the second review of the country's $4 billion Stand By Arrangement. The IMF concluded that Serbia had met most of the economic targets, except the fiscal deficit which they agreed to expand for 2009 to 4.5% of GDP an [...]	2009-11-13 07:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE1430	SERBIA'S FORGOTTEN EAST: DIGGING A DEEPER HOLE [...] (SBU) Bor, located in eastern Serbia's Timok region, is one of the poorest and most polluted cities in Serbia. Its economy is tied to the fortunes of RTB Bor, a bankrupt state-owned copper mining and smelting company. The company (which has expressed interest to purchase newer American equipme [...]	2009-12-02 14:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EMIN SR
09BELGRADE148	SERBIA'S EASTERN CITIES: GLOOMY FORECOAST WITH BOUTS OF [...] (SBU) Eastern Serbia may represent a preview of things to come for all of Serbia due to lack of investment and slow privatization. Despite their bleak economic outlook, three of Eastern Serbia's largest cities - Pirot, Zajecar and Bor -- have competent mayors who work closely with authorities [...]	2009-02-18 15:39:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV SR
09BELGRADE1484	SERBIA: OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM WORKSHOP RECOMMENDED [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Belgrade nominates the following individuals to attend the 11-12 February 2010 OSCE counterterrorism workshop in Vienna. Both candidates would contribute to the discussions at the workshop and are in a position to influence policy. 2. (SBU) Governme [...]	2009-12-11 14:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER OSCE SR
09BELGRADE1512	SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) is the largest and most influential religious institution in Serbia. It also is the most privileged of the seven "traditional" religious communities recognized by the 2006 law on religion. Public opinion polls consistently demonstrate that the Church i [...]	2009-12-18 16:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF SR
09BELGRADE173	SERBIA'S YEAR OF UNREALIZED FEARS AND UNFULFILLED [...] (SBU) One year after Boris Tadic's reelection as president of Serbia, the country has achieved several notable successes. Rather than succumbing to nationalism in the wake of Kosovo's declaration of independence, its citizens elected a new government that declared European Union membership it [...]	2009-03-01 11:39:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE184	Serbia: January Economic Data Highlights Sharp Downturn [...] (SBU) Newly released data from January showed the sharp downturn in the Serbian economy as the financial crisis affected the currency, trade, and production. While layoffs have not yet made headlines in Serbia, the data show that Serbia is not insulated from the global crisis and the governmen [...]	2009-03-04 13:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SR
09BELGRADE21	Gas Crisis: EU Countries Come To Serbia's Aid [...] Heat is coming back to Serbia thanks to European assistance. On January 8, Hungary and Germany responded positively to Serbia's request for urgent gas deliveries. On January 9, Austria also agreed to supply Serbia with gas. Gas from Hungary started to flow in the late afternoon of January 8 [...]	2009-01-12 06:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD SR
09BELGRADE210	SERBIA: Serbia: How the Economic Crisis could Lead to a [...] (SBU) Politicians in Serbia are facing the increasingly sober reality that the global economic crisis will hit Serbia hard this year. After initially trying to duck under the economic crisis wave, the political leadership is now resigned to the fact that Serbia must address the economic challe [...]	2009-03-12 13:42:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN EINV PGOV SR
09BELGRADE232	SERBIA INFORMED OF APRIL GICNT MEETING IN KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 14:39:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC SR
09BELGRADE236	SERBIA: MAYOR DJILAS OUTLINES BELGRADE'S PRIORITIES [...] Mayor Djilas told Ambassador his foremost priority was to implement social programs for Belgraders amid this tough economic period. Due to the financial crisis, infrastructure projects have slipped to second place on Djilas's priority list. Djilas believed both of these tasks would be diffic [...]	2009-03-19 06:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SR
09BELGRADE246	SERBIA: RUSSIANS STIR THE POT [...] (SBU) Russia's ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Konuzin has recently taken a much more aggressive approach to Kosovo by advocating partition during recent speeches and interviews and condemning the 1999 NATO bombardment. The takeover of Serbia's national oil industry by Russian giant Gazprom has [...]	2009-03-23 06:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RU KV SR
09BELGRADE251	SERBIA: UNCERTAIN RELATIONSHIP WITH GAZPROM [...] (SBU) Serbia's energy marriage with Gazprom centered on the sale of state oil firm NIS at the beginning of this year had a rocky start and Serbs are increasingly unsure how Gazprom's interests fit with Serbia's. Gazprom's initial actions since taking over NIS raise questions about the company' [...]	2009-03-24 06:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN SR
09BELGRADE275	VOJVODINA SERBIAN ORTHODOX BISHOP SAYS CHURCH NEEDS TO [...] (SBU) Bishop Irinej Bulovic, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Novi Sad and Backa in Vojvodina, spoke to the Ambassador March 25 about the future of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Irinej highlighted the importance of electing a new Patriarch and reaching out to other religious communities. Irinej's w [...]	2009-03-30 11:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SR
09BELGRADE31	SERBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER STRIKES CONCILIATORY NOTE, BUT REPEATS SAME MESSAGE [...] (SBU) In an address to Serbian ambassadors gathered in Belgrade, Foreign Minister Jeremic called for cooperation based on international law during a time of shifting balances of power. He identified Kosovo, European integration, and the Western Balkans as Serbia's top foreign policy prioritie [...]	2009-01-12 15:26:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE325	SERBIA/ROMANIA: TADIC VISIT SHOWCASES "MODEL [...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly with Embassy Bucharest. Summary ------- 2. (C) Serbian President Tadic's recent visit to Bucharest highlighted Serbia's bilateral relationship with Romania as the most positive of Belgrade's relationships with its neighbors. Romania's position aga [...]	2009-04-14 12:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON RO SR
09BELGRADE346	SERBIA INVITED TO JUNE 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 04:42:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL PTER KGIC SR
09BELGRADE352	SERBIA: GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO CLOSE THE BUDGET GAP [...] (SBU) The Serbian government revised downward the budget to reflect the stark economic contraction and the requirements of the IMF to move ahead with an expanded $4 billion program. At its April 16 session the government adopted a rebalanced 2009 budget which included deep expenditure cuts in [...]	2009-04-24 13:25:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE386	SERBIA PULLS OUT OF NATO EXERCISE IN GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Serbia's government decided on April 30 not to participate in an upcoming NATO/PFP exercise in Georgia. The decision was a direct result of pressure from Russia on Serbia, and was taken despite Serbia's previous intention to participate in the exercise. Serbia's last minute pull-out fro [...]	2009-05-04 17:59:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV RU GG SR
09BELGRADE402	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: We eagerly anticipate your May 20 visit to Belgrade as an opportunity to refocus Serbia's leadership on the key tasks of Euro-Atlantic integration and economic development. The Serbian government has the potential to be a constructive partner and a force for regional [...]	2009-05-07 15:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR
09BELGRADE489	Serbia: First Quarter 2009 Results - Crisis Continues, [...] (SBU) Serbia's first quarter 2009 macroeconomic figures show further economic deterioration. However, with his usual economic optimism Deputy Prime Minister Dinkic claimed that Serbia had passed the low point of the crisis and would see "better and better news." Positive signs included the st [...]	2009-06-09 15:40:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE49	SERBS REWRITE HISTORY: MEDIA CAMPAIGN GEARS UP AS NATO [...] (SBU) March 24th will mark the tenth anniversary of the start of the NATO bombing campaign against the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia. With two articles published in widely-read dailies on January 15, the Serbian media continues with its "Serbs as victims" theme, casting the Albanians as th [...]	2009-01-16 12:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV SR
09BELGRADE51	Serbia: Gas Deliveries from Germany and Hungary Continue [...] Hungary and Germany continue to deliver gas to Serbia as the Ukraine-Russia gas dispute went unresolved. The government took proactive action and decided to allow for more fuel oil imports and an increase of its reserves in the event of a protracted dispute. Serbian officials continued to bla [...]	2009-01-20 06:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD SR
09BELGRADE511	SERBIA: LOCAL ELECTIONS STRENGTHEN EX-RADICALS, RATTLE [...] (SBU) The results of June 7 local elections in two Belgrade municipalities strengthened the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) - led by ex-Radicals Tomislav Nikolic and Aleksandar Vucic - while leading to discord within the Democratic Party (DS) and the national governing coalition. Although the [...]	2009-06-15 06:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE527	SERBIA ALREADY MISSING IMF TARGETS, REVISED ARRANGEMENT [...] (SBU) Just one month after approval of a $4 billion Stand By Arrangement with the IMF, it is already clear Serbia will be unable to meet the fiscal and GDP targets in the agreement and that a revised arrangement will be necessary by early fall. The National Bank of Serbia remains confident th [...]	2009-06-18 06:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE607	SERBIA: GAZPROM DRILLING DEEPER INTO ENERGY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Russia's energy giant Gazprom continues to make inroads into Serbia's energy sector, six months after it secured a deal giving it a majority stake in Serbia's state-owned petroleum company NIS. Through Gazprom, Russia is now following through on investments in both oil and gas and is co [...]	2009-06-30 14:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN SR
09BELGRADE667	SERBIA: PM PDAS COUNTRYMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE [...] (SBU) PDAS Thomas Countryman's July 8 visit was the first high-level visit following Vice President Biden's May visit to Belgrade. Though initial plans were for two meetings, the one day visit morphed into four ministerial level meetings, a TV interview in Serbian, and a small reception with [...]	2009-07-13 13:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR SR
09BELGRADE699	SERBIA: CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Serbia's leadership expressed pleasure with the results of the U.S.-Russia presidential summit and defended Belgrade's partnership with Moscow as a high-minded exercise of placating Serbia's Russophile population while moving towards Europe. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Charge [...]	2009-07-17 12:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL RS SR
09BELGRADE719	SERBIA: JAGODINA MAYOR PALMA RAISES PROFILE ON NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Over the past year, Dragan Markovic "Palma," founder and president of United Serbia (JS),has emerged as an increasingly prominent voice on the national scene. Leveraging his success as mayor of Jagodina and developing his friendship with Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) President Ivica [...]	2009-07-22 14:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR

09BELGRADE75	SERBIAN PARLIAMENT IN NEED OF REFORM [...] (SBU) Rather than serving as an effective counterweight to the executive branch, Serbia's parliament is so plagued by inefficiency and internal divisions that it has become an obstacle to the country's reform efforts and European Union aspirations. The governing coalition's narrow majority al [...]	2009-01-27 16:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR

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