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07TOKYO5655	DNSA PRICE ENGAGES JAPANESE ON DOHA, BEEF, CHINA, [...] (C) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price directly engaged Japanese politicians, business figures, and officials in Tokyo December 5 - 7 on the margins of the U.S./Japan Sub-Cabinet meetings and stressed the need to avoi [...]	2007-12-26 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KGHG EAGR ETRD SENV JA

07TOKYO5658	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5668	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5671	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5678	SUB CABINET MEETINGS, DEC. 6-7, U.S. URGES MORE [...] (SBU) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price led a deputies-level team from USTR, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and State for the U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet Dialogue meetings on December 6-7 in Tokyo. The over-a [...]	2007-12-28 06:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD JA
07TOKYO5690	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-31 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO582	I/O SILVERBERG'S JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. MOFA DVM Kawai told IO A/S Silverberg on January 25 that Japan would contest Iran for the 2009-10 UNSC nonpermanent Asia slot. A/S Silverberg recalled Washington's positive experience working with Japan during Tokyo,s last tenure on the UNSC. She applauded Japan's approach on UN [...]	2007-02-08 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC JA
07TOKYO61	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-10 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO619	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO643	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO645	The Japan Economic Scope - February 9, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Inbound FDI Negative for 2006, Japan Likely to Miss Five-Year FDI Target 4. Keidanren Chairman Visits Australia, Wants an FTA 5. Japanese Reaction to U.S. WTO Subsidy Case Against China 6. The New Reg Reform Council Launched 7. EMIN Meets Niigata and Kan [...]	2007-02-14 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO659	A/S SILVERBERG'S JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan views positively recent steps taken by the United States to reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process and is hopeful that progress will be made, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda told visiting Assistant Secretary for International [...]	2007-02-15 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KPAL IS IR LE SU JA
07TOKYO661	JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT PASSAGE OF "COMFORT WOMEN" [...] (C) The Abe government is moving ahead on several fronts to counter the proposed sense of Congress resolution condemning Japan for its treatment of World War II "comfort women." MOFA Asian Bureau Regional Policy Division Director Aikawa told us February 13, he had been asked to relay that the [...]	2007-02-15 10:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KS CH JA
07TOKYO692	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO695	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR FOR IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Ambassador in Charge of Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq Gotaro Ogawa visited Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar January 24-31. Ogawa reports he found all four countries to be deeply concerned about the lack of stability in Iraq, critical of United States policy, a [...]	2007-02-16 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ SA QA TU SY JA
07TOKYO697	VFM YACHI ATTENDS FIRST JAPAN-RUSSIA STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials told VFM Yachi during his January 23-25 Moscow visit that Russia has no intention of "controlling" or "monopolizing" Central Asia, but said that Moscow should be "an important interlocutor" on issues affecting the region, according to MOFA Russia Division Direct [...]	2007-02-17 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET JA RU
07TOKYO7	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO701	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO702	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO704	MEDIA REACTION - CHENEY VISIT/SECOND ARMITAGE [...] "Strategic Cooperation Among US, Japan, and Australia Needed" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (2/20): "Vice President Cheney will arrive in Japan this afternoon and meet with Prime Minister Abe and Foreign Minister Aso on Wednesday before leaving for Australia.... Cheney's vi [...]	2007-02-20 02:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO708	AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 16 MEETING WITH KOMEITO [...] (SBU) Summary. During a February 16 courtesy call with the Ambassador, Komeito Chief Representative Ota: -- stated his firm belief in the U.S.-Japan alliance; -- expressed appreciation for U.S. efforts to keep abductions on the front burner in dealings with the DPRK; -- said he strongly supp [...]	2007-02-20 04:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
07TOKYO722	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-21 00:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO752	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-22 05:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO763	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-22 23:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO774	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO784	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO856	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO859	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO876	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO879	JAPAN MOVES TO WEAKEN 1993 KONO APOLOGY ON [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe is directing efforts to pursue World War II historical issues, including "comfort women," LDP Diet member Yasuhide Nakayama told Embassy Political Minister Counselor Meserve on February 28. The Japanese government actions are in response to the U.S. congressi [...]	2007-03-01 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO903	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO910	The Japan Economic Scope - March 2, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 3. Upper House Member Running for Reelection Predicts Win for DPJ 4. Russian PM Fradkov Visits Japan 5. MAFF Sounds the Alarms About Free Trade 6. An Intelligent Diet Debate on [...]	2007-03-05 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO967	PM ABE TAKES BACK FIRST OF "FAILED" POSTAL REBELS [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe's abrupt decision to allow postal rebel Seiichi Eto to rejoin the LDP for the purpose of running in the July Upper House election has the potential to further weaken his public support, reopen divisions within the party, and strain relations with ruling coalit [...]	2007-03-07 07:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO973	IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TOKYO, AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran is willing to negotiate over its nuclear program, but will not agree to suspend enrichment activities as a precondition to talks, Iran's DFM for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araghchi told his Japanese hosts March 2. According to MOFA contacts, FM Aso and DFM Yabun [...]	2007-03-07 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO977	JAPAN, AUSTRALIA BACK CLOSER TRILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese and Australian defense and diplomatic officials endorsed a U.S. proposal for an Assistant Secretary-level Trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF),and called for an ambitious, "results-oriented" agenda for the new body focused on "early deliverables", dur [...]	2007-03-07 22:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO985	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TRIPOLI1026	ABDALLAH YEHIA IS "UNQUESTIONED LEADER" OF SLA/UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Three SLA/Unity representatives visiting Tripoli said December 9 that Abdallah Yehia is the unquestioned leader of the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA)/Unity branch and that SLA/Unity is open to an agreement with the newly-formed United Revolutionary Front (URF),though serious [...]	2007-12-10 14:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07TRIPOLI1053	U.S. COMPANIES WIN $2 BILLION WORTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACTS AS REWARD FOR POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP REF: TRIPOLI 1023 TRIPOLI 00001053 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Chris Stevens, CDA, Embassy Tripoli, State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-18 08:55:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	BTIO ECON EIND EINV PREL PGOV LY
07TRIPOLI1066	QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION DIRECTOR SOUNDS WARNING ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-31 11:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SOCI KPAO SCUL OEXC KISL LY
07TRIPOLI421	QADHAFI'S CALLS FOR AFRICAN AND MUSLIM UNITY RESONATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In two recent public appearances -- a March 27 Al Jazeera interview and a March 31 speech to Tuareg tribal leaders in Agadez, Niger -- Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi continued his long drift away from the Arab world and worked to portray himself as a distinctly African leader. Sp [...]	2007-05-02 09:16:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LY
07TRIPOLI426	DRAMATIC STATEMENTS ABOUT HIV INFECTIONS AND MEDICS TRIAL [...] SUMMARY. Libya's newspapers, all government controlled, continue to run dramatic statements about the source of HIV infections in Libya. The press articles consistently blame the Palestinian doctor and Bulgarian nurses, along with foreign intelligence services including the CIA and Mossad, f [...]	2007-05-03 11:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV BU LY
07TRIPOLI474	LIBYA: MEDICS DEFAMATION CASE DECISION DUE MAY 27, SUPREME [...] (C) SUMMARY. All signs indicate the six foreign health workers accused of intentionally infecting over 400 Benghazi children with HIV/AIDS in 1999 will be convicted on May 27 of defaming two Libyan police officers they accused of torture (a separate case from the main criminal case). The Bu [...]	2007-05-18 14:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BU LY
07TRIPOLI664	LIBYA, FRANCE CONCLUDE "VERY GENERAL" CIVILIAN NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (S) Summary: According to French diplomats, a civilian nuclear deal concluded between Libya and France during President Sarkozy's visit to Tripoli constitutes only a "very general" framework for future cooperation, with no clear financial commitment from the French side and little expectatio [...]	2007-08-03 12:38:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG MNUC ECIN EINV ETRD KPWR FR
07TUNIS102	DAS CARPENTER'S ROUNDTABLE WITH TUNISIAN CIVIL [...] (C) During his January 10-12 visit to Tunis, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary J. Scott Carpenter met with six leaders of Tunisian civil society. In a wide-ranging two-hour discussion, several common themes emerged: -- critiques that the United States, rhetoric was falling behind it actions in [...]	2007-01-23 15:53:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
07TUNIS1044	MOHAMED ABBOU TO CONTINUE ACTIVISM FOR FREEDOM IN [...] (C) On July 31, EmbOffs met with Mohamed Abbou, a political prisoner released on July 24 after serving over two years of a three-and-a-half year sentence. He and his wife Samia expressed their appreciation for USG support of them and their family during Abbou's incarceration. Abbou discuss [...]	2007-08-03 08:28:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KPAO KDEM TS
07TUNIS105	MINISTER JOUINI: UNITED STATES AND TUNISIA NEED TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: During Ambassador's January 16 courtesy call on the Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC),Mohamed Nouri Jouini discussed the way forward for the US-Tunisian economic relationship. Ambassador asked Jouini what he wanted out of the relationship over the n [...]	2007-01-24 10:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD TS
07TUNIS1068	THE TUNISIAN SECULAR STATE: A MODEL FOR THE MUSLIM [...] (C) Following independence in 1956, Tunisia has witnessed the development of a largely secular system of government that maintains a strict separation of mosque and state. Former President Bourguiba implemented policies that, building on Tunisia's secular leanings, established Tunisia as one o [...]	2007-08-07 14:59:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KISL PTER KDEM TS
07TUNIS1085	SCENESCETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL COSTELLO [...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative Jerry Costello and accompanying members of CODEL Costello to Tunis from August 18 - August 20, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural reso [...]	2007-08-10 14:53:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EWWT TS
07TUNIS1095	FRENCH AMBASSADOR,S VIEWS ON TUNISIAN POLITICAL [...] (C) French Ambassador Serge Degallaix told Ambassador Godec August 8 that the French Government believes the GOT is making progress on democracy and human rights, albeit slowly. Degallaix also said: -- President Sarkozy's visit to Tunisia was excellent, but major changes in French policy vis--v [...]	2007-08-14 15:33:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER FR TS
07TUNIS111	POLITICAL FSN SENTENCED UNDER QUESTIONABLE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) ON JANUARY 24, POST'S SENIOR POLITICAL FSN JAMIL HALFAOUI WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON ON A 2001 CHARGE OF DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, FOR WHICH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FOUND NOT GUILTY. HALFAOUI [...]	2007-01-25 18:01:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KMPI ASEC TS
07TUNIS112	TIMELINE ON EVENTS LEADING TO SENTENCING OF SENIOR [...] (C) ON JANUARY 24, POST'S SENIOR POLITICAL FSN JAMIL HALFAOUI WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON ON A 2001 CHARGE OF DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, FOR WHICH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FOUND NOT GUILTY. POST IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND IT APPEARS THE CASE MAY BE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED [...]	2007-01-25 18:04:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KMPI ASEC TS
07TUNIS1136	CODEL COSTELLO PROMOTES OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT AND [...] (SBU) During a August 18-20 visit to Tunisia, the 11 members of CODEL Costello were warmly welcomed by GOT officials, who were eager to highlight Tunisia's economic success and express their enthusiasm for the recently founded Tunisia caucus. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi focused on the e [...]	2007-08-21 16:30:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD TS
07TUNIS1159	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JACKSON LEE [...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and Representative Steve Chabot to Tunis from August 29 - August 30, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural resources, [...]	2007-08-22 15:36:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TS
07TUNIS1171	TUNISIA: GUBERNATORIAL AND RCD CHANGES; CABINET [...] (C) The last several days in Tunisia have seen a reshuffle of governors, as well as the appointment of six new secretaries-general of the ruling Constitutional Democratic SIPDIS Rally (RCD) party. Most observers here expect a cabinet reshuffle will soon follow. One informed contact specula [...]	2007-08-24 15:29:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS1202	SCENESCETTER FOR ECONOMIC DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes PDAS Elizabeth Dibble, DAS Holly Vineyard, Elizabeth Hopkins, Paul Burkhead, and Alex Severens to Tunis from September 9 - 12, 2007. After a productive roundtable with the GOT and private sector on a US-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement and a series of Ambassador [...]	2007-08-30 16:33:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EAIR KIPR BEXP EFIN TS
07TUNIS1224	CABINET RESHUFFLE HIGHLIGHTS BEN ALI FOCUS ON [...] (C) Following recent reshuffles of officials in the ruling party and regional governors (Ref A),President Ben Ali made a minor reshuffle to his cabinet on September 3. Five new ministers were appointed (for Public Health; Tourism; Trade and Handicrafts; Communications Technologies; and Women, [...]	2007-09-05 14:31:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC SOCI TS
07TUNIS1249	ECONOMIC DELEGATION SPURS GOT ACTION [...] (C) During a September 9-12 visit to Tunisia, the interagency economic delegation headed by EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble stressed the US commitment to strengthening the bilateral economic relationship and the need for concrete action. Meetings with Minister of Development and International Coope [...]	2007-09-14 12:26:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAIR EINV BEXP TS
07TUNIS1263	MEPI LESSONS LEARNED 2: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Learning from early experience (reftel),MEPI has adopted a two-track approach to promoting reform in the Arab World: timely and flexible response to short-term reform opportunities are wedded to longer-term efforts at building and strengthening the next generation of democratic reformer [...]	2007-09-18 09:20:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMPI KDEM PGOV PREL XF EAID
07TUNIS1273	MEPI LESSONS LEARNED 3: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since MEPI's launch in 2002, we have learned a great deal about public-diplomacy efforts towards reformers in the Arab world. Building trust and name recognition has required on-the-ground engagement by posts and the MEPI Regional Office. The primary challenges have been iden [...]	2007-09-19 09:45:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMPI KDEM XF PREL PGOV EAID
07TUNIS1280	MEPI LESSONS LEARNED 4: SMALL GRANTS - THE SECRET [...] (SBU) The MEPI Small Grants program is a highly effective tool for promoting democratic reform from the ground up in the Arab world. Small Grants allow us to respond quickly to opportunities as they emerge, have an immediate impact at the grassroots level, and link up with groups the USG often [...]	2007-09-20 09:05:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMPI KDEM XF PREL PGOV EAID
07TUNIS1293	TUNISIA - DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY [...] (C) Even non-French-speaking observers of Tunisian politics use the phrase, "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose" to describe the country in recent years. As we review our democratic reform strategy, despite some minor achievements, our two main objectives remain promoting increased free [...]	2007-09-21 14:30:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS132	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) During a December 15 courtesy call on Minister of Justice and Human Rights Bechir Tekkari, Ambassador focused on Tunisia's record on political freedom and human rights, noting that these issues would be a key component of a broader strategic dialogue between the United States and Tunisia. [...]	2007-01-30 07:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KMPI PREL TS
07TUNIS1345	THE WAY AHEAD IN THE MAGHREB [...] (S) On Friday, September 14, we (Ambassadors Ford, Godec and Riley) met in Tunis to review developments in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, assess US policy, and chart a way ahead. While our three countries are different in important ways, they all face a difficult challenge from extremists and [...]	2007-10-03 15:44:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL ECON KPAO KMPI PINS PTER SCUL XI
07TUNIS1353	DRL DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (C) On October 3, visiting DRL/NESCA Deputy Director Kari Johnstone met with opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) hunger strikers Maya Jribi and Nejib Chebbi, the President of the governmental Higher Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties Moncer Rouissi, and members o [...]	2007-10-05 14:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1496	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL INOUYE [...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Senators Daniel Inouye and Theodore Stevens and accompanying members of CODEL Inouye to Tunis from November 25 - 26, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natura [...]	2007-11-21 06:25:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
07TUNIS1497	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL INOUYE [...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Senators Daniel Inouye and Theodore Stevens and accompanying members of CODEL Inouye to Tunis from November 25 - 26, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natura [...]	2007-11-21 06:26:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
07TUNIS1503	EU PUTS TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ON THE TABLE [...] (C) EU Charge de Mission Bernard Philippe told the Ambassador on November 15 that he was encouraged that the November 12 EU-Tunisian Sub-Committee on Human Rights had taken up several serious issues, including torture and the 2009 elections. Philippe noted, however, there were a few missed [...]	2007-11-21 16:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1532	CODEL INOUYE PROMOTES US-TUNISIAN TIES [...] (C) During their November 25-26 visit to Tunisia, Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens were warmly welcomed by Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane and MFA Secretary of State Saida Chtioui. The GOT officials, who apologized President Ben Ali was unavailable to meet the Senators on a S [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OREP ECON PTER MASS TS
07TUNIS1548	TUNISIAN ISLAMISTS CONCERNED BY EXTREMISM, SEEK [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting with PolOffs, former an-Nahdha leader Ziad Daoulatli said that the GOT has created a climate of fear that discourages Tunisians from political participation. The lack of freedom of expression and association, said Daoulatli, is increasingly driving Tunisians t [...]	2007-12-03 14:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS1556	EU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE GOT COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) EU Charge de Mission Bernard Philippe told the Ambassador on December 4 that the November 19 Association Council meeting with Tunisia, which was preceded by the November 12 Sub-Committee Meeting on Human Rights, had given a "boost" to EU-Tunisian relations. Philippe said the two meetin [...]	2007-12-05 16:24:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KDEM PGOV PTER ECON PREL TS
07TUNIS230	FOREIGN MINISTER CONCERNED BY HUGHES CANCELLATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On February 13, Foreign Minister Abdallah convoked Ambassador to express his concern about the cancellation of a planned visit to Tunisia by Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes. Abdallah referred to an internal "report" prepared by MFA Secretary of State Chtioui t [...]	2007-02-14 16:14:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS246	UNION LEADER HIGHLIGHTS SHARED VALUES, DISILLUSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. During Ambassador's February 16 courtesy call, General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) Secretary General Abdessalem Jerad stressed the shared values between Tunisia and the United States. Jerad explained that the UGTT membership is representative of all political, economic and s [...]	2007-02-22 07:19:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM KDEM ECON TS
07TUNIS257	ICRC DIRECTOR SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT GOT TREATMENT [...] (S/NF) During a February 22 meeting, ICRC Regional Director Bernard Pfefferle (strictly protect) told Ambassador that the GOT has not granted ICRC access to Ministry of Interior detention facilities in Tunisia, in contravention of the 2005 GOT-ICRC agreement. Pfefferle characterized MOI treat [...]	2007-02-23 15:04:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL KAWC PGOV TS
07TUNIS272	CONGRESSIONAL STAFF VISIT: GOT HONES ITS MESSAGE [...] (C) Increasingly focused on its public face, the GOT has begun to advertise its success story for US policy- and opinion-makers through familiarization visits. The GOT is also targeting its message to attract foreign assistance dollars. During a February 19-25 visit of a group of ten Congres [...]	2007-02-27 14:50:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS ECON ETRD TS
07TUNIS389	TUNISIA AND FREEDOM: I HAVE A DREAM -- DEFERRED [...] (S) Fifty years after independence, Tunisia's freedom deficit is impeding its political, economic and social modernization. For years, Tunisia was a model for Arab and African countries. Tunisians took pride in having established many of the political institutions of a modern democracy and s [...]	2007-03-28 14:40:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS409	TUNISIA AND FREEDOM: EYES ON THE PRIZE (PART II) [...] (S/NF) Tunisia is ready for freedom. But Tunisia today is also a country at risk, near a key crossroads. As reftel described in detail, Tunisia could go either way -- further down the road of repression, lack of freedom, and greater instability and extremism; or it could begin to embrace -- [...]	2007-04-02 16:01:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS47	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS CARPENTER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Embassy Tunis is very pleased to welcome your visit on January 10-12, 2007. The Tunisian security services' December 23 and January 3 operations against a reported group of armed Salafists form the immediate backdrop to your visit. Although much about the gr [...]	2007-01-05 18:06:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PGOV OVIP KDEM TS
07TUNIS573	VCJCS MAY 5 MEETING WITH FM ABDALLAH [...] (C) SUMMARY. DURING HIS MAY 4-6 VISIT TO TUNISIA, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ADMIRAL EDMUND GIAMBASTIANI MET WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ABDELWAHEB ABDALLAH ON MAY 5 TO DISCUSS BILATERAL MILITARY AND COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION. ABDALLAH SAID THAT, THANKS TO WISE POLITICAL, ECONOMI [...]	2007-05-09 10:40:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV TS
07TUNIS59	MAKING SENSE OF THE RECENT THREAT IN TUNISIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the absence of credible, publicly available information, the rumor mills will continue to crank out speculative blather about the true nature of recent security threats. While person-on-the-street reactions will be reported septel, this cable will summarize what we have learn [...]	2007-01-10 15:11:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV TS
07TUNIS615	SCENESETTER FOR 22ND US-TUNISIA JOINT MILITARY [...] (C) The Embassy welcomes the visit of DASD Whelan and other USG officials for the 22nd US-Tunisia Joint Military Commission (JMC). The Government of Tunisia (GOT) will see your visit and the JMC as an indication of the solid relationship it has with the United States; a relationship it consid [...]	2007-05-17 13:25:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	OTRA PREL MARR TS
07TUNIS648	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL TANNER [...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative John Tanner and accompanying members of CODEL Tanner to Tunis from May 30 - June 1, 2007. Tunisian government officials may wish to discuss the latest political, economic and security issues relevant to the US-Tunisian bilateral relationship, as [...]	2007-05-24 12:52:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
07TUNIS67	TERROR THREAT IN TUNISIA: WHAT HAPPENED, WHY AND [...] (S) Over a two-week period in late 2006 and early 2007, the Government of Tunisia conducted operations against a significant terrorist group, killing 12 and arresting 15. At least two GOT security personnel were killed and three wounded in the operations. The "Salafi" terror group, accordin [...]	2007-01-12 10:36:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS698	CODEL TANNER MEETINGS FOCUS ON COUNTERTERRORISM, [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-05 12:07:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP TS
07TUNIS699	BEN ALI TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CODEL TANNER [...] (C) In a meeting May 31 with Congressman John Tanner (D-TN) and nine other Representatives, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali emphasized his commitment to close ties with the United States. He also: -- asked for more US economic engagement; -- insisted the ruling political party is too str [...]	2007-06-05 12:11:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS710	CODEL TANNER MEETINGS FOCUS ON COUNTERTERRORISM, [...] (C) During their May 30 to June 1 visit to Tunisia, the ten members of CODEL Tanner were warmly welcomed by GOT officials who stressed the history of positive bilateral relations between the United States and Tunisia. Highlighting that Tunisia is a loyal friend, FM Abdallah and Defense Ministe [...]	2007-06-06 12:37:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP TS
07TUNIS722	SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH'S VISIT [...] (C) FOREIGN MINISTER ABDELWAHEB ABDALLAH'S UPCOMING JUNE 11-15 VISIT TO WASHINGTON PRESENTS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE USG TO ENGAGE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE GOT, AS OFFICIAL VISITS TO WASHINGTON ARE INFREQUENT. WHILE ABDALLAH WILL LIKELY TRY TO EMPHASIZE GENERALITIES ABOUT THE US-TUNISIAN L [...]	2007-06-07 14:36:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM TS
07TUNIS758	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OUTLINES REFORM AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During Ambassador's June 7 courtesy call, Central Bank (BCT) Governor Taoufik Baccar emphasized the importance of the BCT in shaping GOT economic policy and outlined his agenda for reform. Baccar is currently pursuing reform in three main areas: monetary policy, banking, and cu [...]	2007-06-15 13:09:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON ETRD TS
07TUNIS83	LABOR PROGRAMMING NEEDS IN TUNISIA [...] (SBU) Post welcomes reftel's request for input on labor programming needs in the region. Tunisia has a strong labor history pre-dating independence, and unions are active across all sectors and throughout Tunisia. The General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT),the sole labor confederation, is [...]	2007-01-17 15:12:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID ECON EIND ETRD TS
07TUNIS839	BEN ALI GIVES INDEPENDENT NGO CASH GIFT [...] (C) In early June, the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD),an authorized and independent NGO active in debating and publicizing women's issues, received a TD 50,000 (approximately US $40,000) gift from President Ben Ali. While focused primarily on social issues, ATFD leaders have [...]	2007-06-26 14:01:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI TS
07TUNIS84	DAS CARPENTER'S MEETING WITH FM ABDALLAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his January 10-12 visit to Tunis, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary J. Scott Carpenter met with Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah on January 11. DAS Carpenter briefed Abdallah on the President's January 10 speech on Iraq. Abdallah stressed the importance of rooting out te [...]	2007-01-17 15:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL TS
07TUNIS841	RCD VP LAUDS PARTY INFLUENCE, BEMOANS OPPOSITION [...] (C) In a June 25 courtesy call with the Ambassador, ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) party Vice President Hamed Karoui argued that the party was behind much of Tunisia's political, social and economic progress. The Ambassador noted that while social and economic achievements are n [...]	2007-06-26 14:15:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI ECON EINV TS
07TUNIS869	REGIME INSIDER OUTLINES TUNISIA'S CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's June 29 courtesy call, President of the Economic and Social Council and Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) party stalwart, Sadok Chaabane presented his views on trade, extremism, and democracy. Chabaane stressed the importance of reducing economic depen [...]	2007-07-02 13:51:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ETRD KDEM TS
07TUNIS938	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE LOYAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) On July 10 the Ambassador met with three opposition party leaders: Mohamed Bouchiha (Secretary General of the Popular Unity Party or PUP),Mongi Khamassi (Secretary General of the Green Party for Progress or PVP),and Mondher Thabet (Secretary General of the Liberal Social Party or PSL). [...]	2007-07-16 09:48:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS984	FM ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS, REGIONAL VIEWS [...] (C) The July 12-14 visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki capped months of active GOT-GOI engagement. However, Foreign Minister Abdallah told Ambassador on July 24 that there is no change in Tunisia's position on Iran's nuclear ambitions. Abdallah said Mottaki made clear Iran th [...]	2007-07-24 15:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PTER KNNP IR IZ TS
07ULAANBAATAR112	Third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States State Department held the third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral, Regional, and Global Issues (CBRGI) on January 29 at Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen [...]	2007-02-21 07:34:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ETRD MASS MARR PREF MG
07ULAANBAATAR165	Scenesetter for TIFA Talks [...] (SBU) The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks have become an important part of our overall bilateral relationship since 2004. During the third annual round of talks on March 12, the U.S. delegation will need to fend off Mongolia's efforts to get the U.S. to agree by the end [...]	2007-03-10 06:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EINV PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR193	Finance and Foreign Ministers lobby AUSTR Stratford for [...] (SBU) Summary: During March 12 calls on Foreign Minister Enkhbold and Finance Minister Bayartsaikhan, Assistant US Trade Representative Timothy Stratford gently deflected calls for USG movement on a Free Trade Agreement but affirmed MCC's commitment to reaching a Compact with Mongolia. Althoug [...]	2007-03-27 06:49:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR228	MONGOLIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD (AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Preliminary figures for 2006 from the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) Statistics Office show that Mongolia is experiencing unprecedented economic growth. Reaching US$2.7 billion in 2006, nominal GDP increased 8.4%. Mongolia has averaged 7% growth in GDP since 2002 (a low base poin [...]	2007-04-17 04:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR265	Is Mongolia's New Minister of Industry and Trade His Own [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: New Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Ts. Davaadorj's low-key, if sometimes eccentric demeanor is a welcome relief compared to the sometimes disastrous tenure of the frenetic, flamboyant and feckless B. Jargalsaikhan, who reportedly spared no opportunity to exploit his positio [...]	2007-05-07 22:13:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN PREL PINR MG

07ULAANBAATAR267	New Minister of Industry and Trade Seeks U.S. Help on [...] (U) This an action cable for USTR. See action requested in para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Ts. Davaadorj invited Charge over to press for a favorable reply to Mongolia's request for a five-year extension of its export tariffs on cashmere. He also [...]	2007-05-08 05:55:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EMIN KNNP EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR276	Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the third annual round of TIFA talks held in Ulaanbaatar on March 12, Mongolian trade representatives continued to lobby for a roadmap towards an FTA with the U.S. and requested USG support on joining APEC. Rather than a roadmap, AUSTR Stratford instead recommended focusing o [...]	2007-05-11 05:59:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR310	Scope Paper and Issues for Assistant Secretary Hill's June [...] (SBU) SCOPE: Assistant Secretary Hill's visit to Mongolia fulfills the dual purposes of: 1) reinforcing the strong U.S.-Mongolia relationship and, 2) attendance at the Asia Society's June 15-18 Williamsburg conference (the conference is covered in a separate memo). This visit fulfills a lon [...]	2007-05-29 06:46:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF MARR EAID KMCA MG IZ KN
07ULAANBAATAR327	MCC Issues Briefer for Assistant Secretary Hill's June [...] (SBU) The following draft bullets and talking points are provided in preparation for Assistant Secretary Hill's planned visit to Mongolia. 2. (SBU) Background: -- After three years of false starts and sometimes emotional give-and-take with MCC, there is very strong optimism that a Compact [...]	2007-06-12 00:09:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF MARR EAID KMCA MG
07ULAANBAATAR335	Trade and Economic Issues Briefing for Assistant Secretary [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's economy grew 8% in 2006 (yielding GDP of US$2.7 billion) and is projected to reach 7.5% in 2007. Mining (copper, coal and gold),cashmere, tourism, and small retail trade were the primary economic drivers, coupled with high world commodity prices. Mining prospects im [...]	2007-06-12 23:31:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF MARR EAID KMCA MG IZ KN
07ULAANBAATAR336	Mongolia Scenesetter for A/S Hill [...] (SBU) We and the Mongolian Government very much look forward to your visit. You will be the most senior solo State Department visitor to Mongolia since Jim Kelly in October 2004; Kelly visited to inaugurate the first session of the "Comprehensive, Bilateral, Global, Regional Issues" (CBRGI) d [...]	2007-06-12 23:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EMIN ETRD PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR349	A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH MONGOLIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill met on June 15 with Mongolia's President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. None of the officials revealed their thinking on the pending decision on whether to send an 8th rotation of troops to Iraq, but President Enkhbayar noted that [...]	2007-06-18 04:10:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID SCUL MG IZ KN
07ULAANBAATAR376	Mongolia Scenesetter for Codel Payne [...] (U) We and the Mongolian Government very much look forward to your visit, and to the initiation of the House Democracy Assistance Commission's program of exchange with the State Great Hural. The historic 2005 visits of Speaker Hastert and the President and First Lady underlined the increasing [...]	2007-06-25 09:11:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EMIN ETRD PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR418	TRAGIC CRASH FOCUSES ATTENTION ON HELICOPTER SAFETY. [...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in of the FAA in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The crash of a Mongolia Border Forces Russian-built MI-8 helicopter that claimed the lives of 15 firefighters has led to renewed focus on the safety of the country's dwindling helicopter fleet, [...]	2007-07-18 06:07:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR424	VISIT OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER YANG TO MONGOLIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his first trip abroad since his appointment, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Mongolian officials June 30 to July 2 to forge closer political, economic, and commercial ties between the two northeast Asian neighbors. Both sides viewed this visit as a favorable [...]	2007-07-20 05:25:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EMIN EINV MG CH
07ULAANBAATAR437	US DELEGATION THANKS MONGOLIA FOR ITS CONTINUED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a July 22-24 visit to Mongolia, NEA DAS Ambassador Lawrence Butler and Peter McVety, Office of the Secretary of Defense,s Director of Coalition Affairs for Iraq and Afghanistan, met July 23 with senior government officials including the President, Foreign Minister, Chief [...]	2007-07-27 08:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID MG IQ
07ULAANBAATAR56	MONGOLIA NONCOMMITTAL ON 8TH ROTATION IN IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: In meetings this week, visiting EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen urged that Mongolia send a full 8th rotation of soldiers to provide force protection to Polish troops in Iraq. In response, Foreign Minister Enkhbold noted the government's earlier decision to red [...]	2007-02-01 06:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET	MARR PREL PGOV MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR637	MONGOLIA'S INCOMING PM OUTLINES NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolia's ruling party chief Bayar, who is almost certain to become Prime Minister this month, indicated in a November 6 meeting with the Ambassador that he is "fully committed" to continuing Mongolian participation in the Iraq Coalition. Bayar, elected Chairman of the ruling Mon [...]	2007-11-07 07:37:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR642	Snapshot of Mongolia's North Central Selenge Province [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's central northern Selenge aimag (province) hopes to develop mining, agricultural production and tourism. Selenge has generally good relations with its Russian neighbor, but the Russians remain bureaucratic and uncooperative in facilitating border crossing. During the [...]	2007-11-13 08:28:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EMIN ETRD PREL SOCI MG RU CM
07ULAANBAATAR670	HIV/AIDS in Mongolia: Crisis in the Making? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia retains its reputation as a country with a low rate of HIV infection, but testing among at-risk populations remains at a low level, and experts fear that official figures do not tell the whole story. To date 41 HIV/AIDS cases have been officially recorded (involving 35 M [...]	2007-11-30 09:05:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID SOCI PGOV PINR PREL MG KHIV
07ULAANBAATAR703	MONGOLIA'S NEW CABINET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (S) This cable provides analysis of the new 16-member Cabinet of Mongolian Prime Minister S.Bayar and identifies the Ministers' strengths, weaknesses, likely objectives and challenges. A separate cable will follow on the balance of power in Parliament and political parties' prospects for succ [...]	2007-12-20 06:12:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET	PREL MARR ECON SENV KCOR SOCI PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR712	Ambassador Meets New Minister of Industry and Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Kh. Narankhuu told the Ambassador, during an initial courtesy call December 21, that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) hopes to conclude one or both of the two major mining projects under consideration (Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi) ov [...]	2007-12-27 00:32:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON SENV MARR PGOV KMCA MG
07ULAANBAATAR85	Parliament Fires Controversial Trade Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 6, the State Great Hural (SGH, Mongolia's parliament) voted to sack controversial Minister of Industry and Trade B. Jargalsaikhan. Although many in and out of government -- particularly in the mining community -- greeted the ex-minister's dismissal with unconcealed g [...]	2007-02-07 22:22:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR89	MCC Official Briefs on Hope for Late 2007 Compact [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Europe, Asia, and Pacific Managing Director Frances Reid visited Ulaanbaatar January 31 to February 3. During her meetings with Prime Minister Enkhbold, Finance Minister Bayarsaikhan, and MCC Mongolia's National Council (NC) and [...]	2007-02-08 23:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EINV ECON PGOV MG
07UNVIEVIENNA644	IAEA/IRAN: SETTING A STANDARD OF FULL DISCLOSURE [...] (S) Summary: P3 Ambassadors and German Charge discussed October 24 the inauspicious Jalili-Laranjani-Solana meeting and reviewed Mission-proposed criteria for evaluating a "positive outcome" as defined by the September P5 1 Ministerial statement (ref a). All agreed on the need to set factual [...]	2007-10-29 08:47:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC IAEA IR KNNP
07UNVIEVIENNA710	IAEA/BOG/IRAN: BOARD STATEMENTS INCREASE PRESSURE [...] (SBU) Summary: While Iran tried to emphasize positive progress at the November 22-23 Board of Governor's meeting, most members expressed concern over the DG's report and called on Iran to rectify the situation. Even though DG ElBaradei's opening statement to the Board was slightly more posit [...]	2007-11-23 19:14:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA KNPPIS AORC IR
07USEUBRUSSELS1276	U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (U) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central American gangs. The U.S. delegation consisted of WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, USEU Deputy Pol [...]	2007-04-16 17:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES
07USEUBRUSSELS1502	EU TELLS PRESIDENT ISAIAS HE IS KEY TO STABILITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: European Commissioner Louis Michel met May 4 with Eritrean President Isaias to stress Eritrea's role in promoting regional peace and stability. Michel delivered a harder message during a separate one-on-one meeting in which he expressed EU displeasure with Eritrean violations o [...]	2007-05-07 05:08:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EUN EAID BE FR IT NL UK
07USEUBRUSSELS1537	NO EU UNITY GOING INTO REVIEW OF COMMON POSITION [...] (C/NF) EU and member state officials told visiting WHA DAS Madison and Cuba Coordinator McCarry May 2-3 that the EU has not yet reached consensus on what parts of its Common Position on Cuba will be renewed in June. Contacts agreed on the need for Cubans to decide their future with encouragem [...]	2007-05-08 17:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EAID EUN BR CU
07USEUBRUSSELS1879	U.S. AND EU FIND COMMON GROUND IN ANNUAL [...] (U) The U.S. and the European Union (EU) held their annual Strategic Dialogue on humanitarian issues May 3 in Brussels, discussing common concerns and programming in Africa and Asia, as well as thematic issues including the United Nations humanitarian reform process, protection of international [...]	2007-06-07 15:34:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS1890	GERMAN PSC AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACT OF [...] (C) Summary: German PSC Ambassador (and current presidency chair of the EU Political and Security Committee) Clemens Von Goetze warned that Turkish refusal to allow NATO-EU dialogue on the EU Afghan police training mission was not only endangering the mission itself but risked damaging the Tu [...]	2007-06-08 11:37:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EUN TU CY
07USEUBRUSSELS2000	TURKS MAINTAIN THEIR CONCERNS OVER ESDP ARE [...] (C) Summary: According to the Turkish Mission to the EU, Ankara's treatment and status within ESDP represents a serious problem, and their list of demands does not constitute a bargaining ploy related to other political issues. They stress the EU has committed itself to a number of initiative [...]	2007-06-18 14:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN TU
07USEUBRUSSELS283	(U) READOUT ON EU HIREP SOLANA'S JAN 19-21 MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to EU Council Middle East Director Christian Jouret, Solana's Middle East visit resulted in good, in-depth discussion with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders, though there were clear differences on both the pace and scope of possible negotiations. Solana met with Isra [...]	2007-01-26 17:08:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL XF LE SY IS EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS2984	DAS KRAMER'S QUAD CONSULTATIONS ON RUSSIA, [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 13:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EUN MARR OSCE PARM PGOV PHUM PREL
07USEUBRUSSELS3050	EU TAKES STEPS TO ADDRESS TURKEY'S ESDP CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary. The EU has proposed a series of nine steps designed to address Turkey's concerns over its role within the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). The steps envisioned consist largely of broader and more frequent consultations. More meaningful changes in Turkey's status wi [...]	2007-10-02 13:41:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN TU
07USEUBRUSSELS3178	HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-17 15:50:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3488	EU TREATY OF LISBON - THE ROAD AHEAD [...] (SBU) When EU leaders clink champagne glasses over the Treaty of Lisbon on December 13, the mood will be celebratory. Do not be deceived, however: in many ways, the real work and political maneuvering will be just beginning. Over the next year, the member states and institutions will have the [...]	2007-12-12 11:31:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN PGOV PHUM ECIN PBTS
07USEUBRUSSELS3511	U.S. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERNARCOTICS AND JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary. The EU Police Mission in Afghanistan is deeply interested in working closely with the U.S. The EUPOL mission was delayed in its deployment by internal procurement difficulties, but these have been resolved and vehicles and equipment should be delivered by January. The EUPOL mis [...]	2007-12-14 16:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN AF
07USEUBRUSSELS90	EU POLITICAL UNIT UNWILLING TO PRESS ALGERIA ON [...] (C) Refugee Officer delivered talking points (Ref A) on Jan. 11 to Manfredo Fanti, Deputy Head of Unit for the Mahgreb at the European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations (RELEX),urging the EU to press the Government of Algeria and Polisario to allow UNHCR to conduct a cen [...]	2007-01-11 17:49:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM AG BE
07USNATO101	NATO/MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI HEARS ALLIES' CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Macedonian PM Gruevski told NATO's North Atlantic Council on February 14 that he was committed to implementing the reforms necessary to secure a membership invitation from NATO at its 2008 Summit. Allies offered solid support for Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic course, but expressed [...]	2007-02-15 16:47:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV MK
07USNATO109	NSA HADLEY TALKS TO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley discussed a wide range of strategic issues with NATO Allies on February 21, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, new U.S. efforts to revive the Middle East peace process, and relations with Russia. Mr. Hadley's visit comes as Europe [...]	2007-02-22 13:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL WEU RU
07USNATO131	QATAR-NATO SHOWDOWN OVER AIR OPERATIONS [...] (U) This is a request for guidance - see para. 5. 2.(C) Summary: A senior Qatari Air Force officer told NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General (DASG) Robert Simmons in Brussels on March 1 that Qatar would assert full jurisdiction over NATO personnel in the ISAF liaison group working at the [...]	2007-03-01 18:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR QA XF
07USNATO138	NAC-PSC DISCUSSES EU-NATO COORDINATION IN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Immediately following the February 26 NAC-PSC on Bosnia, NAC and PSC Ambassadors (with Cypriot and Maltese representatives present) met "informally" to discuss NATO/EU coordination in Kosovo. Both NATO SYG De Hoop Scheffer and EU High Representative/SYG Solana called for close co [...]	2007-03-02 17:35:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07USNATO139	NATO-QATAR TALKS FAIL, ALLIES PACKING BAGS TO LEAVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 17:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS QA
07USNATO140	NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES STILL GRAPPLING WITH MEANING [...] (S/NF) Allied PermReps and the Russian Ambassador sought to clear the air from the Munich Conference in the Feb. 28 NATO-Russia Council (NRC). The Russian delegation has stated repeatedly that Putin's speech in Munich gives us a road-map for future frank discussions at the NRC. Poland, UK, an [...]	2007-03-02 18:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL RU
07USNATO150	AU PSC COMMISSIONER DJINNIT ADDRESSES THE NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a disappointing March 2 address to the NAC, African Union Peace and Security Council Commissioner Said Djinnit said the AU "highly appreciated" support received from NATO, including assistance with airlift, capacity building, and "important" lessons learned training, and wel [...]	2007-03-07 17:23:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS NATO PREL AU SU UN
07USNATO152	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MARCH 7, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: PermReps and SYG discussed apparent failure to pre-brief the NAC on Operation Achilles, launch with many parties expressing frustration and disappointment. SYG promised to take this issue of poor communication up with SACEUR. The SHAPE Operations Director MG S [...]	2007-03-08 07:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO170	IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN/MISSILE DEFENSE: USD/P EDELMAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, and Deputy National Security Advisor Meghan O'Sullivan briefed Allied PermReps on the latest U.S. thinking on Iraq, Afghanistan, and missile defense in a coffee session at USNATO on [...]	2007-03-15 15:54:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF IZ
07USNATO172	NATO WEIGHING NATURE OF POSSIBLE TIES TO QATAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 15:45:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO188	RFG: NATO ENGAGEMENT WITH BELARUS AND UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) NATO's Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) has sought political advice from the International Staff (I.S.),urging Allies to agree to invite Belarusian and Uzbekistani Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) and Foreign and Defense Ministers to upcoming CHOD and Ministerial meetings of the Euro-Atl [...]	2007-03-22 17:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR BO UZ
07USNATO237	RFG - OSLO NRC MINISTERIAL TASKING AND 2007 NRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 16:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS
07USNATO252	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 27 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed Implementation of the Co [...]	2007-04-17 09:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO265	MISSILE DEFENSE: A/S ROOD CONSULTS WITH CZECH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the April 19 meetings at NATO HQ on Missile Defense (reftels),Assistant Secretary Rood briefed his Czech, Polish, French and German counterparts on his April 17 meetings in Moscow and the U.S. offer of Cooperation across the full spectrum of missile defense act [...]	2007-04-23 17:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL CZ PL RU
07USNATO268	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON GREEK AMENDMENTS LINKING [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Negotiations among NATO Allies over the text of the 2006-2007 report on Macedonia's progress under the Membership Action Plan (MAP) hit an impasse April 24 over Greek amendments that link the dispute over Macedonia' [...]	2007-04-25 12:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO GR MK
07USNATO270	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT APRIL 25, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: NAC discussed &whither a NATO common hostage policy?8 and alleged Afghan mistreatment of detainees. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the NAC on NATO training support to the ANA and his recent trip to Pakistan. D/SYG urged the NAC to find a way ah [...]	2007-04-25 15:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PTER AF
07USNATO29	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 17, 2007 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: The NAC agreed to invite UN, EU, World Bank, Japan, and South Korea to January 26 Foreign Ministerial session on Afghanistan with troop contributors and Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta. The SYG will invite Afghan Minister of Defense Wardak to Seville meeting of [...]	2007-01-19 08:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO304	ALLIES URGE MACEDONIA TO STEP UP PACE OF REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 9 meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers expressed confidence that Macedonia would continue to make progress on reforms and be ready to join NATO when the Alliance makes decisions on enlargement at its 2008 Summit. Perm Re [...]	2007-05-14 16:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK
07USNATO305	ALLIES URGE MACEDONIA TO STEP UP PACE OF REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 9 meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers expressed confidence that Macedonia would continue to make progress on reforms and be ready to join NATO when the Alliance makes decisions on enlargement at its 2008 Summit. Perm Re [...]	2007-05-15 06:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK
07USNATO306	ALLIES URGE MACEDONIA TO STEP UP PACE OF REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 9 meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers expressed confidence that Macedonia would continue to make progress on reforms and be ready to join NATO when the Alliance makes decisions on enlargement at its 2008 Summit. Perm Re [...]	2007-05-15 08:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK
07USNATO309	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 16, 2007 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Kosovo: During the NAC, the Turks forcefully drew a line in the sand, linking acceptance of the Transition Directive to acceptable language on NATO/EU relations and to the submission of the Technical Arrangements for NAC approval. -- Afghanistan: Deputy Chairman of the Mili [...]	2007-05-16 17:47:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO324	A/S FRIED BRIEFS NATO PERMREPS ON SECRETARY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16 Assistant Secretary Fried told NATO PermReps that US-Russian relations, Kosovo, and the internal Russian political climate were the principal subjects of the Secretary's discussions with President Putin, FM Lavrov, and others in Moscow. The Russians took on board the [...]	2007-05-23 06:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR XB
07USNATO337	HLTF MEETING MAY 16, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The May 16 HLTF meeting focused on CFE-related comments in Russian President Putin's April 26 statement and the positive steps the Alliance should take in response. The U.S. delegation was led by DOS/VCI DAS Karin L. Look. Allies concluded that NATO should continue to send a [...]	2007-05-25 15:17:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS
07USNATO338	PM BERISHA MAKES ALBANIA'S CASE FOR NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Albanian Prime Minister Berisha told a May 24 meeting of the North Atlantic Council that Albania had made tangible progress in meeting NATO's membership standards and he was confident Albania would be ready to receive an invitation to join the Alliance in 2008. Allies sent a c [...]	2007-05-25 15:35:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AL
07USNATO340	MAY 16 NRC(ACE): RUSSIA EXPLAINS CFE MORATORIUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's Representative to the CFE Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Mikhail Ulyanov, used the May 16 NATO-Russia Council's Arms Control Experts (NRC(ACE)) meeting to try to explain the rationale for President Putin's April 26 threat to declare a moratorium on Russian implementation [...]	2007-05-25 15:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO PREL OSCE RS
07USNATO410	NATO-UKRAINE COUNCIL MARKS TENTH ANNIVERSARY JULY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, the 27 members of the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) met in Ambassadorial session at NATO headquarters to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership which established the NUC. Allies commended Ukraine's contributions to [...]	2007-07-11 16:02:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO UP
07USNATO448	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 8 2007 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: D/SYG noted the upcoming Jirga in Kabul Aug 9-12 and applauded ISAF efforts in countering Taliban propaganda. The Deputy Chair of the Military Committee (DCMC) reported on the Border Security Sub-Committee Meetings, and the Ops Briefing show [...]	2007-08-08 15:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF AU
07USNATO457	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 22 2007 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: D/SYG commented favorably on U.S. and UK counternarcotics strategies and noted the upcoming National Counternarcotics Conference in Kabul. The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) reported that SHAPE will host a September conference on N [...]	2007-08-22 17:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO46	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 24, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG reported that Pakistan PM Aziz will address the NAC on January 30. The outgoing JFC-Brunssum and ISAF Operational Commander General Back presented his analysis of NATO,s efforts in Afghanistan stating that the Alliance's goals are too high. He called for mo [...]	2007-01-25 17:35:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO479	BUILDING SUPPORT FOR A NAC VISIT TO GEORGIA [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: At a September 4 informal discussion among NATO Perm Reps, there was significant movement towards consensus in favor of the proposed October 3-4 visit of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) t [...]	2007-09-05 16:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GG
07USNATO520	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General )- supported by U.S. and UK )- urged the Military Committee to resolve breaks of silence on the ISAF contract helicopter lift initiative; The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) reported he was assured of Australia,s [...]	2007-09-20 15:51:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO522	NATO PERMREPS' SEPTEMBER 18 AWAY DAY [...] (C) Summary: NATO PermReps and the Secretary General (SYG) brainstormed about goals for the April 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest and NATO headquarters reform at an all-day offsite on September 18. PermReps expressed no objection to the idea of a missile defense deliverable at Bucharest, althoug [...]	2007-09-21 16:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO
07USNATO527	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 [...] (S) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Minuto-Rizzo urged continued efforts to find a long-term fix to ISAF helicopters shortfalls, and Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) Eikenberry reminded the NAC of continuing CJSOR shortfalls. T [...]	2007-09-27 10:37:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO528	ALBANIA'S ANNUAL NATIONAL PROGRAM WINS OVER SOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO's Senior Political Committee (Reinforced) (SPC/R) met with an Albanian delegation on September 25 to discuss their latest Annual National Program (ANP) for the final Membership Action Plan cycle before the April 2008 summit in Bucharest. The delegation outlined its successe [...]	2007-09-27 12:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO AL
07USNATO537	MACEDONIA'S ANNUAL NATIONAL PROGRAM ENGENDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO's Senior Political Committee (Reinforced) (SPC/R) met with a Macedonian delegation on September 20 to discuss their latest Annual National Program (ANP) for this year's abbreviated Membership Action Plan cycle before the April 2008 summit in Bucharest. Many Allies commended [...]	2007-10-02 12:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL MK
07USNATO547	DEA ADMINISTRATOR TANDY PUSHES NATO ON CN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen Tandy pushed NATO to do more to support Afghan drug interdiction efforts during a powerful presentation to Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer and the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on October 1. She highlighted the intertwi [...]	2007-10-08 06:32:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	SNAR NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO561	SECOND FRENCH PAPER ON PROPOSALS FOR STRENTHENING [...] (C) Summary: Norway's deputy PermRep provided USNATO with a draft of a French paper on improving EU-NATO cooperation that was circulated at the EU on 1 October. This paper follows an earlier French paper on NATO-EU relations presented at NATO and provides more detail on French ideas. USNATO [...]	2007-10-16 14:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EU FR XG XT
07USNATO563	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - OCTOBER 17, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: In a farewell address to the NAC, Deputy SACEUR indicated NATO must transform and adapt to contemporary demands and operational tempo if it is to survive. He provided a tour d,horizon on force generation, capabilities, funding, and NATO-E [...]	2007-10-17 17:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO564	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - OCTOBER 17, 2007 [...] This is a resend of USNATO 00563, to add additional addressees. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: In a farewell address to the NAC, Deputy SACEUR indicated NATO must transform and adapt to contemporary demands and operational tempo if it is to survive. He provided [...]	2007-10-18 06:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO569	REPORT OF SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD PLENARY MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Resource Board (SRB),meeting on October 12 and 13, endorsed the Capability Package (CP) addendum for Missile Defense Feasibility Study to address the impact of the third U.S. site; agreed to forward to Council the report on analysis of expenditures for the NATO Securit [...]	2007-10-22 05:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC MARR NATO
07USNATO577	NRC: RUSSIANS ILL-PREPARED TO RESPOND TO US 2+2 [...] (C/NF) Summary: In the October 17 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) reinforced meeting on missile defense, Under Secretary of Defense Edelman, EUR Assistant Secretary of State Fried, and Missile Defense Agency Director LTG Obering offered our vision for a joint U.S./NATO/Russia regional missile defens [...]	2007-10-24 15:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR RU
07USNATO587	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - OCTOBER 31, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG commended the good discussions on Afghanistan at last week's informal defense ministerial at Noordwijk and at this week's informal SYG coffee with PermReps. He also noted SACEUR,s recent letter regarding the strains placed on ISAF [...]	2007-11-02 17:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO589	IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT SURVEY: NO UNSCR, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: We assess that the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) would be unlikely to continue without the cover of a relevant United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) mandate. It is possible that the mission could continue with a non-Chapter VII mandate, but without some form of f [...]	2007-11-02 17:25:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
07USNATO596	IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT SURVEY: NO UNSCR, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: We assess that the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) would be unlikely to continue without the cover of a relevant United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) mandate. It is possible that the mission could continue with a non-Chapter VII mandate, but without some form of f [...]	2007-11-05 16:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
07USNATO599	HIGH REPRESENTATIVE LAJCAK BRIEFS THE NAC ON [...] (C) Summary: In a calm yet forceful address to the North Atlantic Council on November 7, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Lajcak called on NATO and the international community to recognize that the Bosnian Serbs are working with the support of Belgrade and Moscow to und [...]	2007-11-07 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL BK
07USNATO60	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 31, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) provided a readout of JCMB meeting in Berlin. The International Military Staff (IMS) Operations Director highlighted the need for more troops, the poor progress on staffing of ISAF X composite HQ, and the concern that misunderstandings abo [...]	2007-02-01 15:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO615	CFE: NOVEMBER 15 MEETING OF THE HLTF [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the NATO High Level Task Force on November 15, Allies welcomed U.S. updates on current U.S. ) Russian Federation discussions and considered appropriate next steps in anticipation of Russian suspension of implementation of the CFE Treaty on December 12. 2. (C) Allies agreed [...]	2007-11-23 15:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS
07USNATO616	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 21, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE reported that November through February historically has been a period of reduced activity by Opposing Militant Forces (OMF),but OMF would likely seek to retain a high op tempo in limited areas. Ambassador Nuland noted that she had [...]	2007-11-23 16:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO62	PAKISTANI PM AZIZ MEETS THE NAC: "WE ARE AN ANCHOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his first meeting with the North Atlantic Council, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz vigorously defended Pakistani actions against Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, and his nation's commitment to a peaceful, stable Afghanistan. He asserted that Pakistan was "an anchor of [...]	2007-02-02 08:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
07USNATO623	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 28, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that the first draft of the Autumn 2007 ISAF Periodic Mission Review has been sent to the Policy Coordinating Group (PCG). Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault noted that SHAPE,s PRT initiatives are being [...]	2007-11-29 19:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO632	UKRAINE'S A/FM KHANDOGIY TELLS NATO MINISTERS [...] (C) At the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) Ministerial meeting at NATO Headquarters on December 7, Acting Foreign Minister Khandogiy forecast a Ukrainian request to launch a NATO Membership Action Plan at the April 2008 Summit in Bucharest and announced Ukraine's readiness to contribute forces t [...]	2007-12-11 14:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR KCFE PARM BO
07USNATO71	PAKISTANI PM AZIZ DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, MIL-MIL [...] (SBU) NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer distributed to Allies a report on his discussions with Pakistani Prime Minister Aziz on January 30 preceding Aziz's meeting with the NAC (REFTEL). 2. (C) Text of SYG's Report SG(2007)0095 follows. Note internal numbering. Begin text: ( [...]	2007-02-06 12:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PREL MARR PK
07USNATO76	MOLDOVAN MINISTERS DISCUSS PARTNERSHIP, REGIONAL [...] (C) Moldovan Foreign Minister Stratan and Defense Minister Plesca consulted with NATO Ambassadors in a January 31 "NAC 1" on Moldova's progress toward implementing its Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). NATO SecGen de Hoop Scheffer agreed that Chisinau had made a good start, and calle [...]	2007-02-07 10:52:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PREL MARR ML
07USNATO82	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT FEBRUARY 7, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Departing COMISAF LTG Richards highlighted NATO accomplishments and remaining challenges, including: continued force shortfall, the need for reconstruction, development and governance to keep pace with Afghan expectations, and the importance of driving a wedge b [...]	2007-02-08 13:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL AF
07USOSCE331	OSCE LEGAL PERSONALITY, ROUND 5 - MOVEMENT FORWARD AS [...] (SBU) Summary: At the July 5-6 round of negotiations on a Convention on Legal Personality, Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities for the OSCE (CLPPI),the absence of key players limited the WG's ability to deal with unresolved issues. There was extended discussion on a Belgian proposal [...]	2007-08-01 10:08:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE KTIA
07USUNNEWYORK1013	UN- FOLLOWING DPKO RESTRUCTURING BAN MOVES TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. 2. Summary: Following the restructuring of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) earlier this year, Secretary-General Ban has now called for strengthening the SIPDIS Department of Political Affairs (DPA). Ban,s proposal c [...]	2007-11-14 19:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1015	HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADDRESSES UN [...] (U) On October 24, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly heard reports by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour. She highlighted the pervasiveness of impunity for gross violations of human rights, noting a lack of will and resources to address the issue. Without elab [...]	2007-11-15 12:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM NP UG
07USUNNEWYORK1069	UN - P-5 DISCUSS DPA STRENGTHENING [...] Summary: The five permanent members of the Security Council (P-5) met at the Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) level with Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on November 21 to discuss SYG Ban's proposal to strengthen the Department of Political Affairs (DPA). [...]	2007-11-27 18:08:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK107	SYG BAN DOES LITTLE TO EASE COUNCIL FRUSTRATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his first appearance at a closed Security Council (SC) consultation, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon on February 6 said little SIPDIS to assuage Members' frustration with the slow pace of progress on Darfur. He reported that African Union (AU) Comm [...]	2007-02-08 15:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK1129	CAUTIOUS BAN SEEMS TO SUPPORT OUR KOSOVO BOTTOM [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, the Coordinating and Drafting Group minus Russia plus Portugal met with SYG Ban to discuss the way ahead on Kosovo in the post-Troika period. The group laid out the likelihood of a blocked Security Council and the need to find a status solution outside of the Coun [...]	2007-12-06 00:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL UNMIK KV YI
07USUNNEWYORK113	ISRAEL AND JUSCANZ DISCUSS UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-09 19:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK114	SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANSION: WIDE DIFFERENCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly's Open Ended Working Group on Security Council expansion and reform, meeting for the first time this year, accepted GA President Khalifa's suggestion to proceed via five separate consultations on "key issues" related to Council reform. Facilitators will beg [...]	2007-02-09 19:37:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1149	UNSC: U/SYG ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] (U) On December 6 John Holmes, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed an open session of the Security Council following his recent mission to Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia (as well as Nairobi, Kenya to meet with donors and UN staff working [...]	2007-12-11 14:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF UNSC SO SU ET
07USUNNEWYORK1159	MNF RESOLUTION: POSITIVE REACTION TO US/UK TEXT [...] (C) On December 12, the Security Council met at experts level to discuss the draft UK/US resolution extending for 2008 the mandates of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I),the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). Significantly, no del [...]	2007-12-13 00:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1167	IRAQI PERMREP PROPOSES CHANGES TO MNF UNSCR [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Upon receipt of revised text from Washington (ref e-mail),Amb Khalilzad met with Iraqi PermRep Bayati December 13 to provide him with the UK/US revision to the resolution to extend through 2008 the authorities for MNF-I, DFI, and the IAMB (reftels). For his [...]	2007-12-14 00:11:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1209	62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (U) Support from East Asian and Pacific Island (EAP) countries was essential for achieving U.S. objectives in this 62nd UN [...]	2007-12-26 16:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	BP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG

07USUNNEWYORK1210	UN: 62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: SOUTH ASIA WRAP [...] (U) Joe Melrose served as the Senior Area Advisor for the 62nd UN General Assembly for South and Central Asia. The following is his summary of the UNGA as it pertained to South and Central Asia. The South and Central Asian states did not provide the drama of some other regions or even of [...]	2007-12-26 16:35:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF BG CE IN KG KZ NP PHUM PK PREL TI TX
07USUNNEWYORK1217	EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 62ND UNGA [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador James Gadsden, who served as Senior Area Adviser for Eastern European Affairs to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) Summary: Most Eastern European states generally supported US priority objectives for the Fall session of the 62nd UNGA [...]	2007-12-26 20:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNGA AA AM BK BU CY EN GG GR HR
07USUNNEWYORK1218	UNGA 62: DEALING WITH WESTERN EUROPE [...] (U) Robert Smolik served as the Senior Area Adviser for Western Europe during the main session of the 62nd UN General Assembly. The following is his summary of the UNGA as it pertained to the region. 2. (C) Throughout this 62d UN General Assembly our EU partners have not always proven effec [...]	2007-12-27 12:58:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA US XG XH XT ZB
07USUNNEWYORK122	SE AHTISAARI AND AMBASSADOR WOLFF STRATEGIZE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting Special Envoy Ahtisaari and Acting Permrep Wolff discussed the way ahead on the Kosovo status process including taking Ahtisaari's package to the Security Council and work that will follow. Wolff explained that the Russians were continuing to play for ti [...]	2007-02-12 17:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
07USUNNEWYORK128	PAKISTAN UN PERMREP ON SANCTIONS ENFORCEMENT [...] (S) Although initially critical of U.S. efforts to raise in New York the issue of Pakistan's apparent lack of compliance with UNSCR 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban),following Ambassador Wolff's intervention (ref A),Pakistani PermRep Akram reported that he had advised Islamabad to "take steps" to addr [...]	2007-02-13 17:58:00	USUN New York	SECRET	ETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PTER KTFN PK
07USUNNEWYORK131	DEMARCHE: TURNING OFF THE CEIRPP UN-SPONSORED [...] On February 14 Polmincouns delivered reftel demarche on a conference of the Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) to be held in Rome on March 22-23 co-hosted by the Italian government. USUN explained to Assistant Secretary-General for Politica [...]	2007-02-14 19:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK161	UNSC MOVING CAUTIOUSLY ON UN PEACEKEEPING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At February 27 consultations, a majority of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members advocated a go-slow approach toward UN peacekeeping in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR),mindful of Chadian President Deby's attitude toward deployment, which so far has been eq [...]	2007-03-01 14:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD ET PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK17	NEW YORK UPDATE ON BURMA UNSCR [...] (U) USUN placed the revised text of the draft Burma UNSCR (ref A) "in blue" the afternoon of January 11. The Russian delegation, which currently holds the Council presidency, has scheduled a vote for 3:30 p.m. on January 12. Veto Threats ------------ 2. (C) Amb Wolff met with Chinese [...]	2007-01-12 01:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK182	PROPOSED NEXT STEPS ON BRAMMERTZ COMMISSION AND [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz is scheduled to deliver his latest report on the Commission's activities March 14 and to brief the Security Council March 21. In order to foster UNSC support for the Commission and Tribunal, USUN recommends that Brammertz [...]	2007-03-06 23:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK193	DARFUR DEPLOYMENT: THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Most every element of Darfur deployment is frustrated by political and physical realities: supporting infrastructure for light support package (LSP) military and civilian officials is inadequate, and AMIS has refused to integrate even the relative few who have arrived; constructio [...]	2007-03-12 10:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK236	UN DEMOCRACY FUND BEGINS MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following up reftel, USUN has worked with a consultant to the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and others to reassess management practices of the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The UNDEF Executive Director has initiated a number of corrective steps, including a commitment t [...]	2007-03-23 18:37:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK270	UNSC: SYG BAN KI-MOON'S AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST TRIP [...] In the April 4 briefing of his recent trip to Africa and the Middle East, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon focused on five issues: the Middle East Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, Darfur and Somalia. This cable will review only his comments on the Middle East Peace Process. His comments on other s [...]	2007-04-06 13:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK273	RUSSIA OBSTRUCTIVE AS UNSC CONSIDERS PROPOSAL FOR [...] (C) Special Envoy Ahtisaari briefed the Security Council on April 4 on the Kosovo status process and detailed his reasoning for recommending that Kosovo become an independent state. The format of the meeting was decided only 90 minutes before Ahtisaari began his presentation, largely because [...]	2007-04-09 21:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK UNSC YI
07USUNNEWYORK283	WOLFF-FASSI FIHRI MEETING AND SUBSEQUENT CONTACTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: April 11 was a day of intense activity on the Moroccan Western Sahara initiative. In a meeting with Ambassador Wolff, MFA Minister Delegate Fassi Fihri requested US assistance in helping solidify Moroccan public and political party opinion in support of this initiative by convinc [...]	2007-04-11 22:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WS
07USUNNEWYORK286	CTC DEBATES VISITS, COUNTERTERRORISM INSTRUMENTS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At its 182nd meeting on April 5, the Security Council's Counterterrorism Committee (CTC) discussed the Counterterrorism Executive Directorate's (CTED) coordination with international, regional and sub-regional organizations; a CTED analysis of the status of adoption of th [...]	2007-04-12 12:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL PTER
07USUNNEWYORK312	UNSC: CONSULTATIONS ON THE WESTERN SAHARA [...] Summary: In an April 20 briefing on the situation in Western Sahara that he shared with Special Representative (SRSG) Julian Harston, Personal Envoy Peter van Walsum reiterated the Secretary-General's call on Morocco and the Polisario Front to engage in "direct negotiations without preconditio [...]	2007-04-23 15:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
07USUNNEWYORK32	CHINESE THREATEN VETO OF MINUSTAH MANDATE ABSENT [...] (C) Following up on earlier conversations (ref A),Chinese PolMinCouns Li Junhua approached USUN PolMinCouns on January 16 to provide an update on PRC concerns about renewing the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) given Haiti's support for Taiwan at the UN. After notin [...]	2007-01-18 00:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO CH TW HA
07USUNNEWYORK352	KOSOVO AT UNSC: RUSSIANS ARGUE FOR DELAY LEADING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Khalilzad suggested to Russian PermRep Churkin on May 4 that the just-concluded Security Council trip to Kosovo seems to have established a solid Council majority in favor of the Ahtisaari package leading to independence for Kosovo. The ambassador framed the Kosovo iss [...]	2007-05-07 13:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK374	IN MEETING WITH P3 SYG BAN STILL CAUTIOUS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 11 meeting with Permanent Three Security Council Members, United Nations Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon seemed defensive about his emphasis on the political process as the appropriate way to proceed on Darfur. While SYG Ban agreed joint and/or individual pressure [...]	2007-05-14 22:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO YI UNMIK
07USUNNEWYORK378	MOUSSA DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH AMB KHALILZAD [...] (C) Summary: In a May 11 meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa that focused exclusively on SIPDIS Iraq, Ambassador Khalilzad urged Arab League involvement that would reassure the Iraqi Shia and comfort the Iraqi Sunni and help create an Iraqi identity based not on sectarianis [...]	2007-05-15 00:49:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK391	UNSC MISSION TO AFRICA WILL INCLUDE SUDAN [...] (SBU) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) met on May 16 and 17 to discuss the draft itinerary and terms of reference (TOR) for its Mission to Africa in June. In the May 16 discussion Members agreed in principle that the UK and South Africa would co-chair the visits to Addis Ababa and A [...]	2007-05-19 00:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ET PGOV PREL SU UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK392	UNSC LUNCH WITH SYG BAN: LEBANON, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Khalilzad hosted the monthly lunch for Security Council Perm Reps with the Secretary-General. In addition to updating the Council on SIPDIS his discussions on Iraq and Afghanistan, SYG Ban used the opportunity to follow-up on Lebanese PM Siniora's letter requesting [...]	2007-05-19 00:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IQ LE AF SY
07USUNNEWYORK393	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: P-3 PERMREPS ENGAGE COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary. P-3 PermReps joined forces May 18 to canvass their Council counterparts to explain the draft Chapter VII resolution on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (ref A) and seek their support. Most delegations said they had yet to receive instructions on the draft text and conceded tha [...]	2007-05-19 01:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK405	P5 WITH BAN, 5/18: SUDAN, DPKO RESTRUCTURING AND [...] (C) Summary. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with P-5 Ambassadors on May 18. Ban noted that he had some way still to go to complete his high level appointments. He urged the Council to be cautious in moving forward with sanctions against Sudan lest it undermine the current "credible progr [...]	2007-05-23 00:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KUNR AORC UNGA SU
07USUNNEWYORK431	DPKO WARNS OF RISING TENSIONS ALONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At May 29 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations Assistant-Secretary-General Annabi described rising tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea and dangerous restrictions on the movement of the UN Mission there (UNMEE). Annabi warn [...]	2007-06-01 15:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK433	UNSC/CHAD: NO AGREEMENT YET ON UN PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At May 31 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Director Titov updated on the security situation in eastern Chad and on prospects for UN peacekeeping in the region. Titov reported on conversations that the UN t [...]	2007-06-01 19:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK441	HAITI: COUNCIL ENDORSES MULET'S LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on Haiti on May 30, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Edmund Mulet hailed recent GOH/MINUSTAH success in combating gangs and securing Cite Soleil, but warned that the international community must "stay the course" and avoid a "premat [...]	2007-06-04 20:53:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO HA
07USUNNEWYORK469	ERITREA-ETHIOPIA BORDER IMPASSE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Per reftel instructions, PolMinCouns and Poloff discussed the Eritrea-Ethiopia border impasse with Norwegian Deputy Permanent Representative Juul in the run-up to the November 27 deadline for demarcation by coordinates as imposed by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC). [...]	2007-06-11 22:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AU ER EU PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO ET
07USUNNEWYORK496	UN INTERRELIGIOUS DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) The UN has seen a number of initiatives recently to grapple with the "clash of civilizations" notion and the aftermath of last year's violence over Dutch cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammed. The initiative with the most wide-spread backing is the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC),whi [...]	2007-06-19 20:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL KISL UNESCO UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK557	DPKO BRIEFS P3 PLUS BELGIUM AND SOUTH AFRICA ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Guehenno briefed the P3 plus Two (South Africa and Belgium) on the situation in the DRC and its implications for an eventual MONUC phase-out. The discussion mostly concerned the deteriorating security situation in the Kivus [...]	2007-07-09 23:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC UNSC KPKO MOPS CG
07USUNNEWYORK564	SRSG RUCKER AND COMKFOR KATHER WARN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 "informal dialogue" with the Security Council, COMKFOR General Roland Kather said that the security situation in Kosovo was under control and could be kept that way so long as the international community maintained momentum and there was a prospect for some kind of [...]	2007-07-11 11:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI
07USUNNEWYORK574	WEST AFRICAN STATES ASK FOR HELP IN COMBATING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) held an informal meeting on July 11 to address the technical assistance needs of West African states in fulfilling their counter-terrorism obligations under Security Council resolution 1373. Present at the meeting w [...]	2007-07-13 19:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER XY KFTN KCRM
07USUNNEWYORK58	SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE [...] 1. This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 13. 2. As reported reftel, the General Assembly (GA) agreed on December 22, 2006 to additional funding for 27 special political missions (SPMs),including the UN missions in Iraq and Afghanistan (A/RES/61/252 Section VII). Howeve [...]	2007-01-25 15:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA AORC KUNR PREL
07USUNNEWYORK597	ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: RESPONSE TO USG INSTRUCTIONS ON [...] (SBU) On July 20 Acting PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ms. Margaret Vogt, Deputy Director of the Africa I Division in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA). Also present was DPA Africa I Division Political Officer Mamadi Toure and Poloff. (NOTE: DPA Under-Secretary-Ge [...]	2007-07-20 23:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ER ET PBTS PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK6	SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH UN DPKO GUEHENNO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 5 meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno said the UN is making progress in implementing phases one and two of the Addis/Abuja framework. Full implementation, however, will require greater clarity on the UN/AU hybrid command ph [...]	2007-01-09 22:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK640	ACABQ COMPLETES REVIEW OF SYG'S PROPOSED BUDGET [...] Summary: The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) held its spring session May 15 - July 27 2007. The session primarily focused on the Secretary General's proposed budget for the biennium 2008-2009 (A/62/6). It held extensive hearings with Secretariat offici [...]	2007-08-03 22:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK851	UNGA HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON INTERRELIGIOUS AND [...] (U) Summary: Speakers at a UN General Assembly High-Level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, Oct. 4-8, stressed the value of dialogue and education in overcoming misunderstanding and the importance of respecting basic freedoms, particularly fr [...]	2007-10-11 13:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF AORC UNGA XF XC XD NU CU
07USUNNEWYORK918	U.S. AND JAPAN DISCUSS BURMA, AFGHANISTAN, DPRK, [...] (C) Summary. At Japanese request, Amb Khalilzad and Japanese PermRep Yukio Takasu held a wide-ranging consultation on October 22 on issues currently before the UNSC as well as on UN reform. On Burma, Takasu urged increased pressure on the regime, but argued against actions which risk losing [...]	2007-10-25 20:22:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KUNR BM AF KS IR
07USUNNEWYORK936	UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON [...] (U) On October 26, the Third Committee of the General Assembly heard reports from the Special Rapporteurs on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions; Freedom of Religion or Belief; the Human Rights of Migrants; and the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK, Burundi and the DRC. The U.S. [...]	2007-10-31 17:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF UNGA KIRF
07USUNNEWYORK949	SYG BAN VENTS DARFUR FRUSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council's Perm 5 that he has become "personally angry" with Sudanese President Bashir for lack of cooperation on UNAMID force generation and for lack of implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Urging the [...]	2007-11-01 21:49:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK953	UNGA/C-6: RULE OF LAW DEBATE [...] SUMMARY: Fifty delegations addressed the Sixth Committee during its October 25 - 26 debate on the rule of law at the national and international levels. Many delegations underscored the importance of rule of law activities and their contribution to human rights and international peace and secu [...]	2007-11-02 18:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK969	GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),presented the Court's annual report at a meeting in the plenary of the General Assembly on November 1, 2007. He briefly outlined recent developments at the Court and spoke about the importance of con [...]	2007-11-07 19:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK97	KOSOVO: USUN RUNS INTERFERENCE AT UN FOR AHTISAARI [...] (C) SUMMARY. USUN has delivered strong messages at several UN levels making clear our conviction that Special Envoy Ahtisaari should have the last word on the composition of his own settlement proposal and report. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Europe Director Harland reassur [...]	2007-02-02 23:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YI UNMIK
07USUNNEWYORK971	LEBANON: UNSC AGREES THAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a private meeting of the Security Council November 5, UNSC Resolution 1559 Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen reported that the political crisis that had "paralyzed" Lebanon since November 2006 had made it very difficult to achieve further progress towards the implementatio [...]	2007-11-07 22:08:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPKO SY LE IS
07VATICAN102	VATICAN: FORMER FOREIGN MINSITER TO BE ISLAM CZAR [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI has appointed former FM Jean Louis Tauran as President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, the lead Vatican department for relations with non-Christian faiths, including Islam. The move restores the autonomy of a Council that Benedict had placed und [...]	2007-06-28 14:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KIRF PTER LE VT
07VATICAN111	VATICAN EXPECTS STRONG REACTION TO POPE'S LETTER TO CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: According to Holy See MFA Country Director for PRC Rota Graziosi, the Pope's China Letter has undercut the standing of the Government of China in "administering" the Catholic Church in China and as a result, the Holy See expects a strong, but perhaps, moderated reaction sometime [...]	2007-07-12 16:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF SOCI PREL PGOV CH VT
07VATICAN12	AFRICA ON FRONT BURNER AS POPE ADDRESSES DIP CORPS [...] (SBU) Pope Benedict placed particular emphasis on challenges facing Africa in his second annual address to the diplomatic corps. He called attention to Darfur and Somalia, and criticized an attempt "to trivialize abortion" in Africa. Benedict decried the uselessness of "armed solutions" to [...]	2007-01-10 15:43:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF KISL KPAL KNNP VT
07VATICAN135	HOLY SEE: BACKGROUND ON MEETING OF SUDANESE PRESIDENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's point man on Sudan provided DCM September 26 with some background to the recent meeting of Sudanese President Bashir with Pope Benedict XVI; the meeting went well, according to the Vatican. End summary. 2. (SBU) DCM spoke briefly September 26 with Monsignor France [...]	2007-09-27 07:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
07VATICAN138	A/S DESUTTER ENGAGES HOLY SEE ON NONPROLIFERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula DeSutter, in a September 13 meeting with Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent Monsignor Pietro Parolin, reviewed the status of various arms control negotiations currently underway and stressed the [...]	2007-09-28 16:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA MNUC KNNP IR VT IS
07VATICAN139	HOLY SEE: DISCUSSING FATHER RYDZYK [...] (C) Summary. Department's Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues met key officials from the Holy See and the Redemptorist order to discuss the case of Radio Maryja and the impact of Father Rydzyk's anti-Semitic remarks on Polish restutition efforts. Church officials spoke cautiously but took caref [...]	2007-10-01 08:54:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI PHUM SCUL PL VT
07VATICAN147	HOLY SEE REVIEWS CLIMATE CHANGE WITH APEC DIPLOMATS [...] Summary. At an October 8 diplomatic gathering, Charge drew on recent high-level USG statements to provide Holy See and other representatives with a broad view of USG activities addressing climate change and the environment. Holy See deputy FM Parolin confirmed in detail the Holy See's increas [...]	2007-10-10 16:11:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV APEC VT
07VATICAN150	VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT CUBA [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of State Bertone is likely to visit Cuba in January of 2008. Bertone's visit would coincide with the 10th anniversary of John Paul II's historic visit, and is intended to assess social and religious developments since then. The Vatican continues to favor dialogue as a [...]	2007-10-17 07:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF CU VE VT
07VATICAN151	"A COMMON WORD" -- NEW DEVELOPMENT IN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. A large and diverse group of Muslim scholars has issued a document addressed to the Pope and other prominent Christian leaders, inviting them to a theological dialogue. The document, entitled "A Common Word Between Us and You", is the fruit of long labor guided by a Jordanian i [...]	2007-10-22 15:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI VT
07VATICAN170	HOLY SEE: PDAS SATTERFIELD'S MEETING WITH FM MAMBERTI ON [...] (C) Summary. During a November 15 meeting in Rome, NEA PDAS/Iraq Coordinator Satterfield and Holy See foreign minister Mamberti discussed Lebanon and other Middle Eastern issues. Satterfield and Mamberti agreed on the priority of supporting the democratic process in Lebanon to ensure the elect [...]	2007-11-21 09:40:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF VT
07VATICAN172	HOLY SEE UPSET ABOUT ISRAELI SINGLE-ENTRY VISA POLICY FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Holy See is upset about new Israeli visa policies that effectively limit the ability of the Church to serve the needs of Catholics in the Holy Land. The new Israeli visa policy comes at a time when Vatican diplomats are already expressing frustration over the lack of progress [...]	2007-11-21 10:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF IS VT
07VATICAN177	VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HOLY SEE SHARES USG CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See shares USG concerns about the proposed constitutional reforms in Venezuela and supports statements made by the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference and by the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM). As CELAM speaks for all of Latin America bishops' conferences, the Hol [...]	2007-11-28 08:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF VE VT
07VATICAN178	CORRECTED COPY: VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HOLY SEE [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See shares USG concerns about the proposed constitutional reforms in Venezuela and supports statements made by the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference and by the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM). As CELAM speaks for all of Latin America bishops' conferences, the Hol [...]	2007-11-28 09:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF VE VT
07VATICAN180	HOLY SEE PLEASED ABOUT SAUDI KING MEETING WITH POPE, [...] (C) Summary: a Vatican official with first-hand knowledge of the recent meeting between the Pope and King Abdallah characterized the Saudi monarch's visit as an important step in the development of Saudi-Holy See relations. The Holy See continues to press for greater religious freedom in Sau [...]	2007-11-30 09:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA VT
07VATICAN2	POPE BENEDICT XVI'S STRONG WORLD PEACE DAY MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary. Pope Benedict XVI's first World Peace Day message, released in December, contains strong arguments of both religious and political nature. The 14-page document entitled "The Human Person, The Heart of Peace" follows some familiar philosophical themes, but also reflects Benedict's [...]	2007-01-03 18:36:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI VT
07VATICAN24	HOLY SEE: NEW NUNCIO TO SUDAN [...] Pope Benedict XVI has appointed 53 year-old career diplomat, Monsignor Leo Boccardi, as papal nuncio in Sudan. Boccardi replaces Archbishop Dominique Mamberti who became Secretary for Relations with States (i.e., foreign minister) SIPDIS last September. To date, Boccardi has been serving [...]	2007-01-25 08:52:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR KISL SU VT
07VATICAN26	HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST, CHINA, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy FM Parolin discussed a number of countries with visiting EUR/WE Director Allegrone on January 24. The Holy See was unsatisfied by its recent talks with Israel on a Final Agreement. Parolin sought information about the funding situation for the Palestinian Authority. He wa [...]	2007-01-29 07:57:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
07VATICAN47	HOLY SEE: NEA DAS DANIN DISCUSSES LEBANON AND MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. NEA DAS Danin discussed Lebanon, Israel/Palestinians, and Holy See relations with Israel with Deputy FM Parolin on Febaruary 23. On Lebanon, Danin shared the USG analysis of the situation, and clarified USG perspective on Syria's role. Parolin emphasized the need for Christian u [...]	2007-03-01 10:28:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE VT
07VATICAN51	VATICAN: PUTIN'S VISIT MAINLY CEREMONIAL [...] (C) Vatican officials told us March 1 that President Putin's March 13 visit to Pope Benedict XVI (ref a) would be a short "get-acquainted" session, as it would be the first meeting between the two men. No meeting had yet been scheduled for Putin with Cardinal Secretary of State Bertone. Off [...]	2007-03-05 16:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM SOCI RS VT
07VATICAN71	HOLY SEE COMMENTS ON ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM discussed the Holy See-Israel Fundamental Agreement during a meeting with Holy See deputy FM Parolin, and also discussed the Holy See's participation in a recent UN event in Rome addressing Palestinian rights. Parolin said the recently postponed plenary sessio [...]	2007-04-04 10:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS VT
07VATICAN84	HOLY SEE: NEA A/S WELCH APRIL 24 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. NEA A/S Welch met Holy See FM Mamberti April 24. Welch urged Mamberti to consider sending a papal envoy to Lebanon and to press Patriarch Sfeir to be as active as possible. Welch expressed concern about the situation in Palestinian areas, the unhelpful role of Syria, and recent [...]	2007-05-04 08:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
07VATICAN85	PAPAL VISIT TO BRAZIL: A PREVIEW [...] (SBU) Pope Benedict XVI travels to Brazil May 9-13 to open a plenary session of the council of Latin American and Caribbean bishops conferences (CELAM). The three most recent continental meetings (Colombia 1968, Mexico 1979, and Dominican Republic 1992) provided direction for the Catholic Chur [...]	2007-05-06 13:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF ECON SCUL SOCI BR VT XM
07VATICAN86	SANT'EGIDIO PESSIMISTIC REGARDING PRC --HOLY SEE RELATIONS [...] (C) Valeria Martano of the Vatican-linked Sant'Egidio Community believes China-Holy See relations are stuck in neutral in the short to mid-term because the Chinese do not see a clear benefit to formalizing relations with the Holy See. China's economic clout on the international trade front tak [...]	2007-05-09 00:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH VT
07VATICAN90	HOLY SEE GEARS UP FOR ISRAELIS [...] (C) The Holy See will host a May 21 plenary session addressing issues related to the 1993 Fundamental Agreement with Israel. The Vatican still hopes for a breakthrough in the stalemated negotiations, but negotiator Fr. David Jaeger told us he feared that the Israelis would not bend on proper [...]	2007-05-18 14:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KIRF IS VT
07VIENNA1036	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: APRIL 23-24 GAERC AND EU [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) points on the GAERC agenda and ref (b) points on EU Cuba policy to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken on April 20. 2. (C) Riecken made the following substantive comments: -- Central Asia: There will be no decisions on Central Asia [...]	2007-04-20 12:21:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETRD PGOV PHUM CU AU
07VIENNA1037	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 20, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) has said he will not publish the assessment on the Austrian Eurofighter purchase by legal expert Koziol at this point. The Minister has also refused to provide the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the deal with a copy of the file, emphas [...]	2007-04-20 13:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1068	(ILSA) OMV REVEALS DETAILS OF IRANIAN GAS DEAL [...] (C) Ambassador met separately on April 24 with OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer and with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Political Director, Thomas Mayr-Harting, to convey the USG's strong disapproval of OMV's recent Heads of Agreement with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to participa [...]	2007-04-25 12:02:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR
07VIENNA1162	DETAINEE RESETTLEMENT -- AUSTRIA: EXPAT [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to reftel information requests. 2. (C) Embassy Vienna POCs on resettlement issues are as follows: Deputy Chief of Mission Scott Kilner kilnersf@state.gov, kilnersf@state.sgov.gov 43-1 31339-2415 Economic Unit Chief Phillip Nelson nelsonpr@state [...]	2007-05-04 15:33:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR AU
07VIENNA1176	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 07, 2007 [...] Eurofighter boss Aloysius Rauen and Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) will be interviewed by the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the Austrian Eurofighter purchase deal today. The committee will also demand that Darabos provide them with a copy of the expert opinion asse [...]	2007-05-07 13:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1182	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 08, 2007 [...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos from the Social Democrats says he is convinced that the Eurofighter interceptors for the Austrian armed forces will fail a major quality control test, which will be carried out by Defense Ministry officials next week. Although he did not go into detail, [...]	2007-05-08 12:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1204	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 09, 2007 [...] There are new tensions in the SPOe-OeVP coalition government over the parliamentary inquiry into the Eurofighter purchase. Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer of the People's Party has criticized Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of the Social Democrats over his handling of the [...]	2007-05-09 14:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1218	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 10, 2007 [...] The parliamentary investigative committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria's armed forces will hold the next round of hearings today. A key figure in the affair is due to appear before the committee: Erhard Steininger, a lobbyist for the EADS consortium, who has been a [...]	2007-05-10 13:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1270	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA -- GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns presented reftel points orally to Austrian MFA Americas Director Rudolf Lennkh and Latin America chief Andreas Melan. 2. (S) Lennkh said Austria follows the situatino in Venezuela very closely, and has also noted with concern the growing relationship between Venezuela a [...]	2007-05-15 09:11:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR AU
07VIENNA1312	JUNE 5 U.S.-AUSTRIA MARSHALL PLAN CEREMONY -- [...] This message contains an urgent action request in para 4. 2. Per refs, the Austrian government has proposed a memorandum of understanding to serve as the vehicle for recording consensus on the use of European Recovery Program (ERP) funds under a 1961 bilateral U.S.-Austrian agreement. It i [...]	2007-05-18 14:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL AU
07VIENNA1350	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 22, 2007 [...] The Austrian Press Agency reported yesterday that US Ambassador to Austria Susan McCaw opened the American Corner (ACI) at Innsbruck University's Institute for American Studies on Monday. Austrian Press Agency APA reported on the opening of the American Corner Innsbruck, which aims at "emphasiz [...]	2007-05-22 13:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1363	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 23, 2007 [...] The quality control test for the first Eurofighter jets for the Austrian armed forces will take longer than the usual testing period of two days, a spokesperson for Eurofighter told the Austrian Press Agency yesterday. This is "not unusual," however, given that it is the first interceptor earma [...]	2007-05-23 13:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1414	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 29, 2007 [...] The head of the parliamentary committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria's armed forces, Peter Pilz, has accused the People's Party of "blocking" the inquiry. Pilz harshly criticized as an "ultimatum to Parliament" the OeVP's demand that the committee's hearings and int [...]	2007-05-29 13:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA144	Who's Who in the Gusenbauer Cabinet [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 10:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA147	Who's Who in the Gusenbauer Cabinet [...] (SBU) President Heinz Fischer swore in the new Austrian Cabinet on January 11. The Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP) each 7 ministers and three state secretaries, reflecting the closeness of the October 2006 election results (SPO with 35.3% and OVP with 34.3%). On the SPO side, [...]	2007-01-23 10:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA1604	IRANIAN MINISTER VISITS AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) During a June 12-13 visit to Austria, the Iranian Minister for Economics and Finance, Davoud Danesh Jafari, met with Minister of Economics Martin Bartenstein, President of the Economic Chamber Christoph Leitl, and Head of the Kontrollbank (Austria's export credit agency) Rudolph Scholten [...]	2007-06-15 13:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD EINV PREL IR AU
07VIENNA167	KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS TIMELINE -- AUSTRIA IN [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche on January 24 to Austrian MFA Political Director Thomas Mayr-Harting. Embassy had previewed the message to the MFA's EU affairs office on January 19. 2. (C) Charge stressed that it was crucial that the EU and U.S. maintain unity in backing UN Specia [...]	2007-01-24 16:07:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU AU
07VIENNA1798	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 06, 2007 [...] The Austrian Parliament will meet for its last session before the summer recess today. After it concluded the investigation into the purchase of Eurofighter interceptors for Austria's armed forces yesterday, Parliament will now also wrap up the inquiry into Austrian banking practices in connect [...]	2007-07-06 12:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1817	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 09, 2007 [...] The Interior Ministry's Human Rights Advisory Board has come to the conclusion that the Austrian immigration and alien laws need to be amended, as they are not in compliance with the EU's Human Rights Convention. Because the Convention is part of the Austrian Constitution, the Advisory Board ha [...]	2007-07-09 12:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2082	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 7, 2007 [...] All Austrian median continue to report on the trial of nine former managers of bank Bawag, which has entered its fourth week. The key question is why the bank under CEO Helmut Elsner gave co-defendant and former investment banker Wolfgang Floettl hundreds of millions of dollars in additional fu [...]	2007-08-07 11:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA240	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 01, 2007 [...] Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer presented the SPOe-OeVP coalition's government program in the Upper House of Parliament, the Bundesrat, yesterday. Key issues on his agenda, the Chancellor emphasized, are cutting unemployment by providing better education and training opportunities, and i [...]	2007-02-01 15:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2423	NABUCCO MOVING FORWARD, BUT STILL LOOKING FOR [...] (C) OMV Gas CEO Werner Auli told Acting DCM and EconUnit Chief on September 11 that the Nabucco gas pipeline project was moving forward, with the imminent announcement of a 6th shareholder and the appointment of an EU Nabucco Coordinator to "manage Brussels." Auli argued that Nabucco had the [...]	2007-09-17 12:43:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV AU
07VIENNA2489	AUSTRIA, ESDP, AND BATTLEGROUPS: ANOTHER CHALLENGE [...] (C) Austria's expected early November final cabinet decision to assign troops to EU battlegroups has already prompted one dust-up between the Defense and Foreign Ministries, with FonMin Plassnik opposing DefMin Darabos' statement that Austrian troops could only deploy on an EU mission under a [...]	2007-09-26 08:51:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EU AU
07VIENNA2525	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 28, 2007 [...] The good economic figures have made it possible: Austria's provinces and communities will get a considerably larger share from federal tax revenues. An agreement on revenue sharing was concluded between the federal government and the provinces and communities, according to which the former wil [...]	2007-09-28 11:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2564	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 4, 2007 [...] After the latest deportations of families to Kosovo, the government rallied behind Minister of the Interior G\|nther Platter on Wednesday. The OeVP ministers reiterated Platter's position that "laws have to enforced," while Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer backed up Platter's proposal that the provi [...]	2007-10-04 14:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2565	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 1, 2007 [...] After a week's hiatus, the Bawag trial will resume on Monday with more prominent politicians testifying. The first to testify is former Federal Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, followed by former Vice-Governor of the National Bank, Gertrude Tumpl-Gugerell. On Wednesday, former Minister of Finance an [...]	2007-10-04 14:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2663	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 22, 2007 [...] Austrian President Heinz Fischer began a three-day official visit to Egypt at the weekend. He is accompanied by Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and a business and cultural delegation. Topping the agenda of his meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will b [...]	2007-10-22 13:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA269	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR [...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]	2007-02-06 12:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA2759	GTMO DETAINEES: AUSTRIA SEES "RATHER BLEAK" [...] (C) DCM and Econ/Pol Counselor met 11/5 with Austrian Chancellor Gusenbauer's diplomatic advisor, Bernhard Wrabetz, to review Austrian thinking on accepting GTMO detainees. Wrabetz had accompanied Chancellor Gusenbauer to the EU Summit in Lisbon on October 18-19, on the margins of which both t [...]	2007-11-07 07:19:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PHUM PREL AU
07VIENNA282	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 06, 2007 [...] The Eurofighter investigation committee has concluded that the Austrian government purchased the technically most advanced and, at the same time, most expensive interceptor planes. The version purchased was calculated to be the best deal because only new (not used) planes were considered and ma [...]	2007-02-06 14:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2841	MINORITY RIGHTS AND DIVISIVE POLITICS IN CARINTHIA [...] (C) EconPolOff met November 17 with Dr. Marjam Sturm, head of the "Central Association for Slovenes", in Klagenfurt to discuss the situation of the Slovene minority in Carinthia province. Sturm averred that Slovenes are reasonably content in Carinthia, except for the rhetoric of certain local [...]	2007-11-21 16:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG AU
07VIENNA2849	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 26, 2007 [...] The departure of the Austrian Army contingent's advance party to Chad will not take place today, as originally scheduled. The Commander of the Austrian unit, which will participate in peacekeeping and humanitarian aid efforts in the African state, Lt. Gen. Guenther Hoefler, said the delay was b [...]	2007-11-26 13:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU

07VIENNA2945	AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT FISCHER TO MEET ASSAD DECEMBER 17 IN [...] (SBU) Austrian President Heinz Fischer's Chief of Cabinet, Susanne Gaugl, informed Embassy Charge December 12 that Fischer will meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad December 17 in Damascus, following a visit to Austrian peacekeeping troops in the Golan Heights "this coming weekend." Gaug [...]	2007-12-13 15:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV AU SL
07VIENNA2947	VISIT OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR AU
07VIENNA2948	AUSTRIAN TRADE DELEGATE VIEWS ON IRANIAN POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) A former Austrian trade delegate to Iran recently told Emboff that financial sanctions are effective in the banking sector, but less successful in deterring Austrian companies from trading with Iranian counterparts. In the view of the trade official, U.S. sanctions were counterproductiv [...]	2007-12-14 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD EINV PREL IR AU
07VIENNA3005	SYRAIN PRESIDENT ASAD'S DEC 17 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 09:38:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY AU
07VIENNA306	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 08, 2007 [...] A conflict is under way between Minister for Economy and Labor Martin Bartenstein and Minister for Social Issues Erwin Buchinger about the former's proposal for a new model for elderly care. Buchinger called the Bartenstein initiative "counterproductive" and said the proposal should not have be [...]	2007-02-08 14:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA328	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 09, 2007 [...] Starting Friday, the SPOe/OeVP coalition will begin working on an extensive reform of state and government which, according to Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, will be the "core piece" of the grand coalition and is intended for completion in summer. The reform will build on reforms announced and p [...]	2007-02-09 13:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA350	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 12, 2007 [...] Controversies and conflicts have been dominating the climate in the SPOe/OeVP coalition since it took office a month ago. Any major issue seems to have the potential so split the coalition partners: privatization, elderly care, pension reform or environmental issues. The SPOe suspects the OeVP [...]	2007-02-12 12:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA370	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR'S [...] (C) 1. SUMMARY: Bernhard Wrabetz, the Diplomatic Advisor to new Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, told DCM and visiting EUR/AGS Director Moon that the Chancellor's foreign policy will feature marked continuity with his predecessor's. Austria will continue to work through the EU and mu [...]	2007-02-13 10:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU
07VIENNA374	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 13, 2007 [...] The infighting in the SPOe/OeVP coalition has culminated in a sharp attack by Minister for Environmental Issues, Josef Prll on Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, reproaching him for "lack of leadership qualities." Prll said the OeVP did not have the impression that Gusenbauer sees himself as the he [...]	2007-02-13 13:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA380	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NABUCCO, EXPORT CONTROLS, [...] (C) During a February 8 meeting with Minister of Economics Martin Bartenstein, the Ambassador thanked the GoA for its cooperation on export controls, but asked the GoA to remain vigilant about Iranian proliferation activities. Bartenstein told the Ambassador that Turkey remained the most diff [...]	2007-02-13 17:13:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC ENRG ETRD WTRO AU
07VIENNA437	UNSCR 1737: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS TIMELY, EU-WIDE [...] (C) EconUnit Chief delivered reftel nonpaper on February 15 to Birgit Ertl and Elisabeth Ottawa from the Austrian Ministry of Finance's Financial Markets Division. EconPolCouns had delivered the points on February 14 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Middle East Director. Ertl said that A [...]	2007-02-20 11:25:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC AU
07VIENNA478	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 23, 2007 [...] Erika Rumpold, head of public relations company 100 Percent Communications, which received over 6 million Euros to promote Eurofighters refused to answer questions at the parliamentary inquiry looking into the purchase of the planes. Committee members said Rumpold may face a fine similar to tha [...]	2007-02-23 14:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA532	AUSTRIA: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the seventh annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 27. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination P [...]	2007-03-01 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
07VIENNA688	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ACTION ON [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered refetl demarche on March 19 to Austrian MFA Human Rights Director Engelbert Theuermann. Theuermann said Austria is only an observer at the UN Human Rights Council, but plays an active role. He said Austria has an embassy in Zimbabwe, and therefore has followed de [...]	2007-03-20 11:00:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNSCR PREL ZI EUN AU
07VIENNA701	OMV CEO: NABUCCO KEY FOR EUROPE'S ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) During a recent lunch with Ambassador, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer emphasized that obtaining a sufficient supply of Azeri gas is the key for the start-up of Nabucco. Without Azeri gas, OMV would have to look for other possible suppliers--Iran and Russia--that would not be good alternat [...]	2007-03-20 19:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV AU
07VIENNA714	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 21, 2007 [...] The SPOe-OeVP coalition will make an effort to settle its ongoing dispute regarding implementation of Kyoto goals at today's Council of Ministers. There has been disagreement on a number of aspects of Austria's planned new climate strategy, including on the SPOe's proposals of holding a climate [...]	2007-03-21 15:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA756	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 23, 2007 [...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos met with Eurofighter boss Aloysius Rauen to discuss the contract to purchase 18 jets for the Austrian armed forces. The time and place of the meeting was kept secret. It is believed that the talks aimed at finding ways to reduce the cost of the aircraf [...]	2007-03-23 15:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA773	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 26, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) is still confident he has legal grounds for a cancellation of the Eurofighter purchase contract. A complete backing-out of the deal continues to be "our number one priority," he stressed on Austrian television. "Intensive negotiations" to that effect will [...]	2007-03-26 14:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA785	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 27, 2007 [...] Despite demonstrations of unity, cooperation between the coalition partners SPOe and OeVP has been marked by quarrels and disagreement. It is therefore hardly surprising that benchmark information on Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer's address in Parliament to present the double budget for 2007 [...]	2007-03-27 14:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA791	(S) PALFINGER CRANES SHIPPED TO IRAN [...] (S/NF) On March 26, EconUnit Chief delivered ref A talking points to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik said he was unaware of the impending shipment, but promised to inquire with Palfinger Europe GmbH immediately. Krehlik exp [...]	2007-03-27 15:01:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE AU IR
07VIENNA856	TREASURY A/S PATRICK O'BRIEN'S DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (U) On March 14, Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien led a delegation to Vienna to meet with officials at the Austrian Ministry of Finance, Ministry of European and International Affairs (formerly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs),Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BACA),and Raiffeisen Ze [...]	2007-03-30 12:23:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PREL ECON AU
07VIENNA891	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 03, 2007 [...] Helmut Elsner, one of the chief suspects in the Bawag banking scandal, has begun rehabilitation treatment in a facility in the south of Austria after a heart bypass operation. The former CEO of Bawag is expected to remain in the clinic for at least four weeks, during which time Austrian justice [...]	2007-04-03 14:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PAO AU
07VIENNA909	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 04, 2007 [...] Greens MP Werner Kogler says he believes a "network" connecting intermediaries and Austrian ministry officials was set up surrounding the Eurofighter purchase deal, citing specifically two members of the Defense Department's evaluation commission, who entertained close personal ties with interc [...]	2007-04-04 14:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PAO AU
07VIENNA916	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 05, 2007 [...] An improvement of the legal rights of people living in same-sex partnerships in Austria could happen soon - provided the OeVP settles its intra-party disputes over the issue. OeVP secretary general Hannes Missethon suggested on ORF television yesterday that same-sex partnerships could in the fu [...]	2007-04-05 13:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PAO AU
07VIENNA919	UKRAINIAN PM YANUKOVYCH ASKS AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR [...] (U) Austrian media has prominently reported on Ukrainian Prime Minister Yanukovych's April 5 news conference, in which he announced that he had asked Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer to mediate the political crisis in Ukraine. Austrian press reports quoted Yanukovych as pointing to Austr [...]	2007-04-06 11:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU UP
07VIENNA932	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 10, 2007 [...] Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer of the SPOe, and the head of the parliamentary inquiry into the Eurofighter deal, Peter Pilz of the Green Party, believe the country's chances to get out of the purchase contract have increased. Last week new documents surfaced which allegedly confirmed bus [...]	2007-04-10 12:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA970	RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: AUSTRIA WILL [...] (C) During an April 11 meeting with Acting Econ/Pol Counselor, MFA Legal Advisor Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff said the GoA would consider accepting one or two Guantanamo detainees. Trauttmansdorff cautioned that it would be a difficult and long process, but there was a certain level of politica [...]	2007-04-13 11:43:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PTER PREL KAWC PHUM AU
07VIENTIANE110	DIPLOMATIC TOUR OF RESETTLED HMONG; WHERE ARE ALL [...] (C) Summary: An MFA-led February 8 tour of one Hmong area near Vientiane proved little about the situation of resettled Hmong in Laos -- especially former insurgents. Only one family of five from the group of 52 economic migrants had been returned to the well-to-do area visited. However the [...]	2007-02-12 10:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN LA PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
07VIENTIANE12	REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: During her first visit to Laos, Representative Betty McCollum met with a series of senior Lao National Assembly (NA) officials, including Madame Pany Yathotu, NA Vice President as well as member of the ruling party's Politburo, members of the NA,s Foreign Affairs Committee, and th [...]	2007-01-08 10:31:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG SOCI TH
07VIENTIANE137	SEAS-2007 BULLETIN NO. 2 - NOMINATIONS DUE 20 FEB 07 [...] (U) Embassy Vientiane is pleased to nominate Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Europe and Americas Department Director General (DG) Southam Sakonhninhom to attend this course. Our alternate candidate is Mr. Khamvone Phanouvong, MFA Asia-Pacific and Africa Department Deputy DG. Their personal [...]	2007-02-20 10:20:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL LA
07VIENTIANE139	CORRUPTION IN LAOS: THE CLOSER YOU LOOK, THE [...] (C) Summary. Corruption in Laos is endemic. At a recent governance and anti-corruption workshop in Vientiane, sponsored by the World Bank, donor and non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives met to discuss the current situation. While there are some positive trends, such as the w [...]	2007-02-20 10:34:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV KFRD CASC SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE185	SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a receiving country. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victims of trafficking, go to Thailand, where cultural and linguistic similarities and an a [...]	2007-03-05 11:15:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KFRD PREL
07VIENTIANE288	VIENTIANE DIPLOMATS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of "like-minded" countries and international organizations in Vientiane, including the United States, EU, France, Australia, UNICEF, UNDP, and others, met to review recent events on the human rights front, including the recent visit by EU Parliamentarians to Laos. [...]	2007-04-06 06:32:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS LA PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL TH
07VIENTIANE312	AES MOVES FORWARD WITH INVESTMENT PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) Summary: Econoff met March 29 with AES representatives Flora Zhao and Jasper Camacho to discuss their proposal for a run of the river hydropower project on the Mekong River. AES submitted the proposal March 29 to the G [...]	2007-04-17 09:54:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD EINV EWWT ECON SENV PREL LA
07VIENTIANE329	NORTH KOREAN CHILDREN: INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION [...] (S) Summary: The South Korean Embassy continues to press the Lao government for the release of the three North Korean children detained in November. They are seeking a meeting with the Director General for Consular Affairs at the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has expressed hope for a [...]	2007-04-23 10:28:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET	CASC PREF PGOV PHUM KN KS KPAO LA
07VIENTIANE364	UNHCR'S ERIKA FELLER DISCUSSES HMONG ISSUES; LAO [...] (C) Summary: The visit of UNHCR's lead protection official, Erika Feller, haS provided insight into Hmong issues including what may happen to the 152 Hmong (plus three babies) being held in Thailand's Nong Khai Province. Unfortunately, we are concerned UNHCR may be overestimating the ability o [...]	2007-05-04 09:32:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM LA
07VIENTIANE558	CABINET RESHUFFLE INCLUDES NEW FACE AT FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a cabinet reshuffle announced by the Prime Minister at the closing of the National Assembly, Finance Minister Chansy Phosikham was named to replace Somphet Thipmala as governor of Vientiane Province. Chansy's former deputy, Somdy Douangdy, became finance minister. Somphet b [...]	2007-07-11 09:45:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN ENRG LA
07VIENTIANE801	LAOS PRESSES FOR LIFTING OF EXIMBANK LIMITATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The prohibition on EXIM Bank operations in Laos -- based on the characterization of Laos as a Markist-Leninist country -- is out of date and does not serve U.S. interests. GOL views the EXIM ban as inconsistent with the USG's economic policy toward Laos, highlighted by Congr [...]	2007-10-30 02:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EFIN PREL EINV LA
07VIENTIANE897	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) I and the Vientiane Country Team are delighted to welcome you and your team to Laos. The Lao agreed to a far broader range of meetings with senior officials than they did for Admiral Fallon who visited in July 2006. I believe that they have made a strategic decision to begin a step-by-ste [...]	2007-12-12 10:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KPOW LA MARR MOPS OVIP PGOV PREL
07VIENTIANE926	LAOS: ANNUAL UXO MEETINGS HIGHLIGHT U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 10:00:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHDP PREL LA MASS
07VILNIUS13	LITHUANIA STRUGGLING TO MEET SCHENGEN REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is in a race to meet Schengen requirements by early 2008, the anticipated date of Schengen expansion. Despite a contracting and spending spree in December 2006, Lithuania will struggle to meet the early 2008 deadline for implementation of Schengen requirements at its [...]	2007-01-08 10:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN LH
07VILNIUS142	RUSSIA: LITHUANIA'S FAVORITE ANXIETY [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's relationship with Russia continues to affect Lithuania's foreign policy and much of its domestic politics. Fifteen years after independence, Lithuania is still a teenager, struggling -- sometimes rashly -- to demonstrate its independence. Nevertheless, most Lithuani [...]	2007-02-28 10:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH RU EUN
07VILNIUS191	STATE SECURITY CHIEF'S RESIGNATION: IT AIN'T OVER [...] (C) Summary: A March 15 parliamentary vote rejected the resignation of State Security chief Arvydas Pocius, despite a previous decision by the same body that he was not capable of doing the job. Pocius remains in the job, but his position is weak and probably untenable. End Summary. 2. ( [...]	2007-03-16 15:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
07VILNIUS340	DAS DAVID KRAMER'S MAY 11 VISIT TO VILNIUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 11, EUR DAS David Kramer provided the GOL an account of his recent visit to Belarus and delivered the message that the USG and its allies must keep pressure on Belarusian President Lukashenko until he takes concrete steps toward reform. His GOL interlocutors were skeptical [...]	2007-05-16 07:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LT BO UP
07VILNIUS542	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE LITHUANIAN [...] (C) As part of President Adamkus's decision to maintain a combat platoon on Iraq, he tasked Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas and Defense Minister Olekas to travel to Washington to discuss Lithuania's role in Iraq. MNF-Iraq has given the Lithuanian military a variety of options and promised needed [...]	2007-08-01 08:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ LH
07VILNIUS629	U.S.-BALTIC A/CFE MEETING IN VILNIUS, AUGUST 30 [...] (C) Summary: U.S. HLTF Representative Deputy Assistant Secretary Karin L. Look led CFE consultations with Estonia, SIPDIS Latvia, and Lithuania on August 29 and 30, 2007 in Vilnius, Lithuania. On 29 August with Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Pavilionis and on 30 August with all three Baltic [...]	2007-09-07 05:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO KCFE PARM PREL ZB RS
07VILNIUS647	LITHUANIA: BACKGROUND FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY. Lithuania actively promotes democracy in the "new neighborhood," especially in Belarus. Post has good relations with NGOs, but limited funding to support them. The Ambassador and Post work with NGOs, with the GOL, and in the media to promote tolerance and encourage the GOL to addre [...]	2007-09-12 13:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
07VILNIUS648	LITHUANIA'S CORRUPT MEDIA HURTS EVERYONE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Some media outlets in Lithuania, newspapers especially, extort politicians and businessmen using rewards of positive coverage and the threat of negative coverage. Media corruption damages media credibility, undermines Lithuania's democratic institutions, and intimidates politicia [...]	2007-09-13 13:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KCOR LH
07VILNIUS789	AMBASSADOR CLOUD MEETS WITH NEW CHIEF OF SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary. On October 24 Ambassador met with newly commissioned Director of Special Investigations Service (STT) Zymantas Pacevicius (pat-SEV-i-chuss) to discuss the challenge of fighting corruption in Lithuania and his desire for further training opportunities. End Summary. 2. (U) Pa [...]	2007-11-02 09:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR LH
07VILNIUS828	EU'S LACKLUSTER PROGRESS ON BIOTECH NOT WORRISOME [...] (C) Begin summary. In separate meetings on November 13 and 14 we met with Environment, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture Ministry officials to deliver reftel demarche. Our GOL interlocutors support the introduction of biotech in some cases. However, they all cited negative public opinion as [...]	2007-11-16 16:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD LH
07VILNIUS829	LITHUANIA WILL FOCUS ON GEORGIA FOR NOVEMBER 19 [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's focus for the November 19 GAERC will be Georgia. FM Vaitiekunas plans to try to convince other EU members that Georgia needs more support now, not less. He will push for a statement urging other countries not to intervene in Georgia's domestic political affairs. On [...]	2007-11-16 16:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GG IR PK BM LH
07VILNIUS878	LITHUANIA'S GOVERNMENT UNDER STRESS [...] (C) Summary. The opposition Conservative party has begun calling for early elections in Lithuania. The Social Democrats, who lead the minority governing coalition and who also used to have the support of the Conservatives, have been hurt by increasing inflation and allegations of poor planning [...]	2007-12-10 15:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
07VLADIVOSTOK135	VISALESS IN SEATTLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Vladivostok Consul General Tom Armbruster's trip to Seattle last week provided a chance to encourage American companies to take advantage of an improved business climate and new opportunities in the Russian Far East. Seattle is already deeply involved in Russia through trade, [...]	2007-12-11 04:16:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON RU
07WARSAW1098	YOUR JUNE 8 VISIT TO POLAND AND MEETING WITH [...] (C) Mr. President. The Polish people and government, as well as I and my entire staff, are looking forward to your June 8 visit as a sign of the importance you attach to our close partnership with Poland, and for the boost it will give the relationship as we embark on negotiations to place a [...]	2007-05-11 16:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW1165	POLAND: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON THE GROWING [...] (C) Political Counselor delivered reftel on May 17 to Jacek Hinz, Deputy Director of the America,s Division responsible for Latin America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PolCouns reviewed U.S. concerns over increasing ties between Iran and Venezuela, emphasizing growing economic and poli [...]	2007-05-17 14:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER IR VE PL
07WARSAW1359	POLAND'S FOREIGN ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR WANTS TO [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Jerzy Pomianowski, Director of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation Department (Polish AID) would like to meet with his US counterparts while in Washington June 25 and 26 for meetings with the World Bank. Pomianowski is the GOP equivalent of t [...]	2007-06-12 13:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PO
07WARSAW1748	POTENTIAL POLISH MANPADS SALE TO GEORGIA [...] (S) Summary: In three separate meetings August 10, Charge and Polcouns conveyed reftel demarche to Robert Draba, the President's acting Chief of Staff, who oversees the presidential-level Polish-Georgian commission; Adam Lipinski, Chief of the Prime Minister's Political Cabinet and advisor on [...]	2007-08-13 09:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL
07WARSAW1760	POSSIBLE ELECTIONS: INITIAL OUTLOOK AND PROGNOSIS [...] (C) Summary: Early elections now seem more likely than at any other time since Law and Justice (PiS) won the parliamentary and presidential elections in 2005, but are still not completely certain. No action will be taken in moving forward on a resolution to dissolve the Sejm until Septembe [...]	2007-08-14 15:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW1786	SCENE-SETTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL VISITS TO POLAND [...] Your visits to Warsaw come at a somewhat turbulent political time in Poland, with the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party leadership having just dissolved a fractious coalition with two extremist junior partners and declared they will seek elections in the fall. The elections could be stave [...]	2007-08-17 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW1901	POLISH BUSINESSMEN STAYING ABROAD WHILE KRAUZE [...] (C) Summary: David Ensor told us that the Polish investors in his company, Mercuria Energy, are staying out of Poland while the GOP investigates Polish businessman Richard Krauze. Ensor stated that the company is afraid that during the likely upcoming election campaign that PiS will use a [...]	2007-09-06 14:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PO ES RS GM
07WARSAW1938	POLAND:MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, ROUND THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S John C. Rood's U.S. delegation conducted a productive third round of negotiations on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) with Poland's team headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski on September 6-7 in Warsaw. The two sides exchanged views on the strategic context of [...]	2007-09-13 08:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW2136	URBAN VOTERS DELIVER LANDSLIDE VICTORY TO CIVIC [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Civic Platform (PO) won a decisive victory over ruling Law and Justice (PiS),as urban and youth voters, motivated apparently by PO leader Donald Tusk's decisive debate with PM Jarek Kaczynski, and by PiS's over-the-top campaign tactics, turned out in high numbers. [...]	2007-10-22 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR PL
07WARSAW2142	CIVIC PLATFORM GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO LEAVE IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: With their victory clear, Civic Platform (PO) leaders are making public statements on a wide range of foreign policy objectives, including their party's position on Polish deployment in Iraq. Reflecting widespread popular dissatisfaction with the Iraq war, PO consistently has ca [...]	2007-10-23 14:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW2224	TUSK DESIGNATED AS NEW POLISH PM [...] (U) Summary. President Lech Kaczynski designated Donald Tusk as Poland's next prime minister on November 9, as expected. Tusk promised to unveil his recommended cabinet tomorrow, November 10. Presidential advisor Michal Kaminski confirmed that the cabinet should be sworn into office on Fri [...]	2007-11-09 17:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2274	PM TUSK WINS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: As expected, PM Donald Tusk won a vote of confidence in the Polish Sejm on November 24, winning 238 votes (230 are necessary). Tusk presented his governmental expose to the Sejm on November 23, outlining an ambitious agenda that includes health sector reform, infrastructure imp [...]	2007-11-27 16:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2289	MFA OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC ON CHANGE IN CUBA [...] (C) Emboffs met with Daniel Gromann, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Division, and until August 2007, Poland's Charge d'Affaires in Havana. Gromann spent six years in Havana, and was Charge for his final two years. He played an instrumental role with respect to setting up the video co [...]	2007-11-29 14:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL CU PL
07WARSAW2361	AMBASSADOR THOMAS SCHWEICH'S DECEMBER 3 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) On 3 December, Ambassador Thomas Schweich, United States Coordinator for Afghan Counternarcotics and Justice Reform and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, briefed a roundtable of Polish government officials on the new U.S. five pillar st [...]	2007-12-12 12:33:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF KNAR PGOV PL PREL
07WARSAW2369	RUSSIA LIFTS BAN ON POLISH MEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Polish and Russian Ministers of Agriculture have announced that next week the two-year old Russian ban on imports of fresh meat from Poland will be lifted, removing a major trade irritant. Thanks to strong demand, trade levels should quickly rebound. The Russian embargo on [...]	2007-12-13 14:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL PL RU
07WARSAW247	DEPARTURE OF DEFMIN RADEK SIKORSKI: RESIGNATION OR [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski accepted February 5 the resignation of DefMin Radek Sikorski, only hours after the MOD spokesman announced that Sikorski had submitted it. Although it will not be clear how Sikorski's departure might affect U.S. interests until a successor is named, the chang [...]	2007-02-05 16:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
07WARSAW258	NEW DEFMIN ALEKSANDER SZCZYGLO, A LOYAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: 44-year-old Aleksander Szczyglo, Head of the Presidential Chancellery and a loyal protege and confidante of President Lech Kaczynski (Ref A),will succeed Radek Sikorski (Ref B) February 7 as Poland's Minister of Defense. By acknowledging Sikorski's concerns over the control of mi [...]	2007-02-06 15:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PL
07WARSAW315	POLISH FM ON HALTING EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered Reftel demarche on Iran Export Credits to Polish FM Anna Fotyga on January 25. Fotyga responded that the GOP took the Iran sanctions very seriously and would make every effort to ensure compliance with UNSCR 1737. She could not promise at present that Poland would t [...]	2007-02-09 13:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN MNUC PL IR EXIM UNSC OECD
07WARSAW316	POLAND-EU: FM FOTYGA REQUESTS THAT U.S. MONTHLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to MFA officials, FM Anna Fotyga has requested that her briefing book for every GAERC include the text of the monthly U.S. pre-GAERC demarches. Fotyga has become fully engaged in Poland's relations with the EU and clearly values U.S. views, and our cooperation with MFA [...]	2007-02-09 14:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EUN PL
07WARSAW538	POLAND: SEVENTH ANNUAL (2007) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Daniel Gedacht (telephone: 48-22- 504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GedachtDC@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one p [...]	2007-03-06 16:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07WARSAW583	YUSHCHENKO AND KACZYNSKI DISCUSS ENERGY, EU: TALK [...] (C) Summary: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Polish President Lech Kaczynski focused on the Odessa-Brody pipeline project as well as Ukrainian aspirations for greater engagement with the EU during their March 7 meetings in Plock, Poland. Yushchenko's subsequent call for dialogue wi [...]	2007-03-09 15:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SENV EINV ETRD EAGR PL
07WARSAW691	POLAND-GERMANY: (C-RE7-00514) MERKEL'S SPRING [...] (U) German Chancellor Angela Merkel's March 16-17 visit to Poland was deemed a great success by both sides, and could prove an important step in warming previously frosty bilateral relations (reftel). By declaring opposition to the claims of German WWII expellees on Polish land Merkel earned [...]	2007-03-20 15:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR ENRG PL GM
07WARSAW937	POLAND-IRAQ: GOP REAFFIRMS MND-CS COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 30, an interagency delegation met with GOP officials to press for a GOP commitment to maintain Polish troops and bases in Iraq through the end of 2007 (del list in para 2). The common Polish position was a commitment to keep Polish troops in Iraq throughout 2007 with a p [...]	2007-04-23 13:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL PL
07WELLINGTON143	Proposal for U.S. Speaker Dr. Karen Litfin to attend the [...] Post requests U.S. speaker Dr Karen Litfin, Associate Professor, who specializes in international relations theory and international environmental politics at the University of Washington at Seattle, where she is primarily interested in the impact of science and technology on world politics. I [...]	2007-02-14 04:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP
07WELLINGTON191	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2007 [...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traf [...]	2007-03-02 01:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON194	PM CLARK GOES TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Clark has announced to New Zealanders that she will use her March 20-21 visit to Washington to discuss key regional and world events with the President and other Senior Officials. In reality, she has a broader agenda as well: to improve the tone of her dialogue w [...]	2007-03-02 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON305	POTENTIAL FOR NZ FOREIGN MINISTER-GOVT SPLIT OVER NZ-CHINA [...] (C) A source close to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, whose New Zealand First Party seriously lags in the polls, says Peters may openly voice his opposition to New Zealand's free trade deal with China in an effort to secure the loyalty of his voter base. Although the dispute could strain the [...]	2007-04-15 19:19:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON361	DEFENSE AND TRADE MINISTER PHIL GOFF'S TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand's Minister for Defense and Trade Phil Goff sees his May 9-11 visit to Washington as a chance to build on the positive momentum created by PM Helen Clark's March visit (Ref A). On the Defense side, Goff will express hope that both countries can continue to identify j [...]	2007-05-08 03:57:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD MARR NZ
07WELLINGTON448	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-18 06:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON449	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-18 22:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON450	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-18 23:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON451	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-18 23:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON453	GOVT TALKS UP US-NZ RELATIONS DURING ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) In observing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand's iconic anti-nuclear legislation, the Government chose not to dwell on past tensions with the U.S. In a testimony to how far the bilateral relationship has come in recent years and how the anti-nuclear issue has lost much of its political [...]	2007-06-19 21:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON464	NZ OPPOSITION LEADER JOHN KEY'S JUNE 26-9 TRIP TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: A disciplined and effective performer in Parliament, National Party Leader John Key has moved quickly since taking command late last year to signal that his party is a government-in-waiting. He has managed to unseat PM Helen Clark as preferred Prime Minister in NZ opinion pol [...]	2007-06-20 06:45:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON489	STATUS OF RECENT NEW ZEALAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: New Zealand remains embroiled in a politically contentious battle over access to medicines and regulatory reform of its pharmaceutical industry. Recent legislation aimed at linking a proposed to create a joint Australia - New Zealand regulatory body (ANZTPA) along with stricter ma [...]	2007-07-05 06:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD KIPR PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON526	LABOUR GOVERNMENT ABANDONS TRANS-TASMAN DRUG BILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 07:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ECPS ETRD KIPR PREL NZ AS
07WELLINGTON566	AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL SECURITY REMARKS GET NO REACTION FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The July 5 Australian White Paper on and expressions of willingness by both Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australia's Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd to deploy the military to help stabilize the Pacific region has not yet received an official reaction from the New Zeala [...]	2007-08-06 21:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON567	AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL SECURITY REMARKS GET NO REACTION FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The July 5 Australian White Paper on and expressions of willingness by both Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australia's Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd to deploy the military to help stabilize the Pacific region has not yet received an official reaction from the New Zeala [...]	2007-08-07 04:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON568	AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL SECURITY REMARKS GET NO REACTION FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The July 5 Australian White Paper on and expressions of willingness by both Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australia's Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd to deploy the military to help stabilize the Pacific region has not yet received an official reaction from the New Zeala [...]	2007-08-07 19:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON604	OPPOSITION NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE RALLIES TROOPS, OFFERS [...] Summary (SBU) The opposition National Party, riding high in the polls, recently held its annual conference in Auckland from August 3 - 5. The party used the conference to portray itself as a government-in-waiting and to make its case against Labour. National spokesman made it clear National [...]	2007-08-19 19:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON646	YOUR VISIT AND EXPANDING US-NZ COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Since your last visit to New Zealand, we have seen an unprecedented improvement in dialogue and cooperation between the United States and New Zealand on a range of security and foreign policy objectives, culminating in the successful visit of New Zealand PM Clark [...]	2007-08-30 05:09:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL US NZ
07WELLINGTON653	ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP PITCHED TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23 and 24, National Security Council Senior Director William Inboden and Senior Advisor Paul Lettow from the State Department's Global Affairs Bureau briefed the U.S. proposal for an "Asia Democracy Partnership" (ADP) (reftel) to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),the Ministry [...]	2007-08-30 19:47:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NZ KDEM
07WELLINGTON658	BGEN TOOLAN (OSD) VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary. Brigadier General John Toolan's visit marked the highest level OSD visit to New Zealand in years. The General met with the leadership of the New Zealand Defense Force and Ministry of Defense, including Chief of Defense Force (CDF) LTGEN Jerry Mateparae, Secretary of Defense Jo [...]	2007-09-04 23:03:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NZ
07WELLINGTON682	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE RALPH T. BRYAN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ralph T. Bryan to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from 14-21 October 2007. The purpose of this trip to Rotorua: To assist in analyzing the progress made to date in establishing the International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement and t [...]	2007-09-18 20:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON686	NEW ZEALAND: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S MEETINGS [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Hill has cleared this message, which was drafted by ConGen Auckland and approved by Embassy Wellington. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Assistant Secretary Hill's New Zealand interlocutors emphasized the need to ensure that, as New Zealand approaches national e [...]	2007-09-19 04:04:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PARM KNNP NZ XV AF KN FJ TT
07WELLINGTON69	EAP DAS DAVIES MEETING WITH NZ FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C/NF) Summary: NZ Foreign Minister Peters met January 17 with EAP DAS Davies. Peters stressed that it is in New Zealand's interest to have a strong relationship with the United States. He also expressed appreciation for his meetings with the Secretary. Peters said he understands that New [...]	2007-01-23 04:02:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEAN NZ FJ BM
07WELLINGTON704	EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S SEPTEMBER 12-13 MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Following the successful US-NZ Partnership Forum (reftel),ANP Director McGann visited Wellington on September 12-13 for discussions with MFAT and MOD officials covering a range of bilateral issues with an emphasis on the Pacific Islands. On Guam, McGann urged MFAT officials to [...]	2007-09-26 04:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NZ US

07WELLINGTON757	NATIONAL'S FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY: NO [...] (SBU) Summary. The opposition National Party released its foreign policy discussion paper on October 2. National announced that the policy disputes (read: nuclear issues) of the last two decades are over, and that New Zealand needs a bipartisan approach to foreign affairs; the only differe [...]	2007-10-14 18:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR NZ
07WELLINGTON785	A/S HILL REVIEWS REGIONAL AND BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (S) Summary. During an October 19 stopover in Auckland, EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill met MFAT Secretary Simon Murdoch to review regional and bilateral issues. They agreed that the Pacific Islands Forum had produced good results, holding the line on elections in Fiji and RAMSI in the Solomons. P [...]	2007-10-30 00:22:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	PHUM PREL KN NZ US
07WELLINGTON797	WHO SPEAKS FOR MAORI IN NEW ZEALAND? [...] (SBU) Summary. Race relations in politically correct New Zealand remain a sensitive issue. Two different viewpoints on the rights of the indigenous Maori were on display over the weekend of October 27-28 as two minor parties, the Maori Party and the New Zealand First Party held their respecti [...]	2007-11-05 19:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NZ
07WELLINGTON830	NZ'S TOP LAWYER THROWS OUT TERROR CHARGES [...] (U) Summary. In a landmark decision, New Zealand's Solicitor-General ruled on November 8 that the 17 people (Maori and other activists) arrested on terrorism charges during nationwide police raids on October 15 cannot be charged under the Terrorism Suppression Act (TSA),the country's 2002 a [...]	2007-11-27 23:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM NZ
07WELLINGTON839	Ambassador Herbst Discusses Stabilization/Reconstruction [...] (U) Summary. During a November 27 visit to New Zealand, S/CRS Ambassador Herbst met with a range of GNZ officials in the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, as well as police and NZAID representatives to discuss his office's approach to coordinating USG resources in post-conflict stat [...]	2007-12-02 22:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID KDEM NZ
07WELLINGTON842	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (S) DCM met with MFAT Deputy Secretary Alan Williams December 4 to present NIE and talking points per reftel. Williams said that MFAT would immediately prepare a summary for cabinet and the Prime Minister. 2. (S) Williams commented that New Zealand has been clear in its messages to Iran in [...]	2007-12-04 18:50:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM IR NZ
07WELLINGTON866	NEW ZEALAND AND US MIL-TO-MIL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. During a December 4-5 visit to New Zealand, OSD New Zealand Director Jessica Powers and PACOM New Zealand Desk Officer Rick Bairett reviewed US-NZ military cooperation, discussed the implementation of a new notification policy covering eight areas of mil-to-mil engagement, and [...]	2007-12-19 00:29:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NZ
07WELLINGTON88	PM CLARK REBUKES MINISTER FOR BROADSIDE AT US IRAQ POLICY [...] (SBU) On January 12th, Jim Anderton, the New Zealand Government's Duty Minister at the time, launched a blistering attack on President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq. PM Helen Clark and Foreign Minister Winston Peters quickly disavowed Anderton's comments, and the PM removed him as Dut [...]	2007-01-26 03:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07YAOUNDE1109	CAMEROON: BOLD STROKE FOR COMPETENCE, [...] (C) Summary. President Biya on September 7 ordered a major cabinet reshuffle, dismissing 14 ministers -- including a number of the most notoriously corrupt and inept -- and refashioning two ministries to create a Ministry of Finance and a Ministry of Economy, Planning and Rural Development. [...]	2007-09-10 13:47:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PREL PINR CM
07YAOUNDE1271	SARKOZY-BIYA SUMMIT: A FRENCH VIEW FROM CAMEROON [...] (C) Summary. Less than one week after returning from UNGA and a protracted stay in Geneva, President Paul Biya left October 22 for Paris, where he will attend UNESCO's general conference and meet on October 26 with French President Sarkozy for the first bilateral meeting between the two pre [...]	2007-10-24 15:13:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KCRO KPKO CM FR
07YAOUNDE1315	CAMEROON: COUP JITTERS [...] (C) Summary. In an October 30 meeting with the Ambassador, the Dutch and British Chiefs of Mission said they would report to their capitals the allegations of a coup attempt or staged coup attempt in Cameroon. The source of this information is of questionable reliability and coup rumors ar [...]	2007-11-06 06:21:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM KCOR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL
07YAOUNDE1428	HYDROMINE: AMERICAN DEAL-MAKER FOR CAMEROON'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Hydromine, an American project developer partnered with mining companies from the UAE and India, has been working since 2004 to develop Cameroon's multi-billion dollar bauxite resources and related infrastructure, including a railroad and deep water port. While the Prime Min [...]	2007-12-06 12:22:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM ECON EMIN ETRD EINV ECOM PGOV PINR
07YAOUNDE1478	CAMEROON: IS BIYA PREPARING TO CHANGE THE [...] (U) This is an action message (see para 9). 2. (C) Summary. Almost immediately after President Paul Biya returned from his October 26 meeting with French President Nicholas Sarkozy, officials at all levels of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) began calling for a con [...]	2007-12-19 08:58:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI
07YAOUNDE1479	CAMEROON: IS BIYA PREPARING TO CHANGE THE [...] (U) This is an action message (see para 9). 2. (C) Summary. Almost immediately after President Paul Biya returned from his October 26 meeting with French President Nicholas Sarkozy, officials at all levels of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) began calling for a con [...]	2007-12-19 08:58:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI
07YAOUNDE179	CAMEROON'S DIPLOMATS: IN THE COUNTRY'S DISSERVICE, [...] (C) The recent death of Cameroon's long-serving Ambassador to the E.U. resparked recurring public and media commentary on Cameroon's dramatically stagnant diplomatic corps. More than a dozen Cameroonian ambassadors have occupied their positions for more than 10 years, several have been in p [...]	2007-02-13 11:47:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM CVIS KCOR KFRD PINR PREL NI
07YAOUNDE227	CAMEROON: POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS TO PRESIDENT BIYA [...] (SBU) President Biya's 74th birthday (February 13, 2007) revived speculation about who might succeed him, especially if were not to complete his term in office (which ends in 2011). The latest round of succession talk began last year following his spring 2006 illness (Ref. A),and his final [...]	2007-02-22 13:05:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV CM KCOR
07YAOUNDE445	CAMEROON: BIYA ON ELECTIONS AND WAR AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: President Biya claims he is still hard at work against corruption, and that he will fire and arrest some of his most corrupt ministers (and his incompetent transport minister) before election day. Finding lieutenants who are both clean and competent seems to be a huge challeng [...]	2007-04-09 16:25:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PREL PGOV KCOR PINR
07YAOUNDE446	CAMEROON'S RULING PARTY SHUFFLED; DIFFERENT SUITS, [...] (C) President Paul Biya's April 4 shuffle of CPDM Party leadership amounted to internal housekeeping triggered by the need to replace an ailing senior leader and to shore up CPDM support among some constituencies in the run-up to legislative and municipal elections later this year. Changes [...]	2007-04-10 06:32:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KCOR CM PINR
07YAOUNDE731	CAMEROON: HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN DEBT RELIEF HAVE [...] (C) Summary. Seven years after the beginning of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief process, the hundreds of millions of dollars specifically allocated for pro-poor development projects have had "no impact" according to the Cameroonian official charged with piloting the p [...]	2007-06-07 08:24:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCOR PREL PGOV EAID CM
07YAOUNDE894	CAMEROON ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR [...] (C) Summary. With the July 22 polls just five days away, campaigning across Cameroon has intensified to a fever pitch as political elites drum up support for their candidates in the Parliamentary and municipal elections. The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM),largely indi [...]	2007-07-18 14:01:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KMCC EAID PHUM CM
07YAOUNDE904	CAMEROON ELECTIONS: THE NEXUS BETWEEN CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary. High-level corruption is intrinsic to democratic politics in Cameroon. With Cameroonians going to the polls on July 22, critical USG interests in improving governance and democratic processes are affected by the nexus between grand corruption and the financing of political part [...]	2007-07-20 16:51:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID CM
07YAOUNDE960	CAMEROON: M'BORORO REFUGEE TRAIL OF TEARS POURS [...] (U) Summary. Refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) are crossing Cameroon's eastern border in increasingly large numbers. They are the victims of escalating violence, and their situation has worsened despite continued aid from NGOs. Aid operations are impeded by the tenuous secur [...]	2007-08-02 14:40:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PGOV CM CT
07YAOUNDE974	CAMEROON: M'BORORO REFUGEE TRAIL OF TEARS POURS [...] (U) Summary. Refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) are crossing Cameroon's eastern border in increasingly large numbers. They are the victims of escalating violence, and their situation has worsened despite continued aid from NGOs. Aid operations are impeded by the tenuous secur [...]	2007-08-06 12:19:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PGOV CM CT
07YEREVAN1000	EUR DAS BRYZA'S VISIT YIELDS UPDATES ON NK, [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Bryza's intense day of meetings in Yerevan July 30 touched important bases with top GOAM and opposition leaders. The visit was aimed at bilateral business, but Nagorno-Karabakh deliberations nonetheless dominated meetings with the President and Foreign Minister. On Turkey, [...]	2007-08-07 10:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AM TU IR
07YEREVAN1012	CDA CALL ON ENERGY MINISTER RAISES IRAN, NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. CDA met August 6 with Energy Minister Armen Movsisian to discuss the Armenian nuclear power plant (ANPP) and Armenia's economic relations with Iran. Movsisian assured that the GOAM aims to close the plant by the target date (2016). He believed that Armenia's only option is to [...]	2007-08-09 05:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ETTC PREL PARM IR AM
07YEREVAN1032	TOUCHING ALL THE BASES: DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bryza's opposition party meetings pointed up the sharp contrast between the two, with Heritage on the upswing, and Orinats Yerkir seeming like a spent force. The parliament speaker, typically, delivered a windy oration of questionable relevance on Armenia's constitution. Bryza [...]	2007-08-16 03:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM TU
07YEREVAN1089	PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER, AND OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (U) President Robert Kocharian took time out from his Greek vacation to send a congratulatory message to new Turkish President Abdullah Gul. As Kocharian is abroad on a private trip, details of the message were unavailable in Yerevan. Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian sent his own letter of [...]	2007-08-31 08:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AM TU
07YEREVAN1148	READING THE TEA LEAVES -- AN INSIDER'S TAKE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Halfway out the door, a government insider offered a behind the scenes peek into the jockeying now underway among ruling elites to secure their places in the presumed Serzh Sargsian presidency. The leading candidates for prime minister: current DPM Hovannes Abrahamian, former P [...]	2007-09-14 06:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PINR AM
07YEREVAN1197	CDA FINDS CATHOLICOS A CONSTRUCTIVE VOICE ON TOUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA called on Armenian Catholicos Karekin II September 27 to discuss the church leader's five-week visit to the United States, which begins September 30. CDA conveyed that at the moment a meeting with President Bush appeared unlikely. The Catholicos expressed disappointment, rem [...]	2007-09-28 12:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF OVIP AM
07YEREVAN1241	SCENESETTER FOR PM SERZH SARGSIAN'S WASHINGTON [...] (C) Prime Minister Serzh Sargsian's visit to Washington October 17-23 is his chance to see and be seen with Washington leaders in the run-up to his February 2008 presidential election bid. With his extensive defense and security background, Sargsian now needs to show himself as a world leade [...]	2007-10-16 02:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP SERZH SARGSIAN KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1251	DASD CAGAN RECEIVES QUALIFIED AGREEMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: DASD Cagan's Yerevan visit October 11 got positive signals from the Armenian government on doubling its Iraq contingent to 100 and taking on a new fixed-site security mission. Sargsian requested, however, that CDA Perina present the request directly to President Kocharian, who [...]	2007-10-17 06:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL AM IZ
07YEREVAN1255	ARMENIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS [...] This is the latest in our periodic series of cables highlighting news of U.S. policy interest. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS: (U) POLITICAL NEWS: -- Ex-President Blasts Government In Quasi-Campaign Speech -- ...And Reaches Out To Old Enemies -- PM Sargsian Talks Iran and Turkey in Moscow -- Pro [...]	2007-10-17 12:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD KCRM AM
07YEREVAN1257	EX-PRESIDENT (AND CANDIDATE) TER-PETROSSIAN MAKES [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) asked CDA to convey points on Nagorno-Karabakh to Minsk Group negotiator Matthew Bryza. LTP said he met recently with new NK "President" Bako Sahakian, and found in him a credible partner to discuss N-K settlement options. Ter-Petross [...]	2007-10-17 12:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PBTS PREL AJ AM
07YEREVAN1259	SANCTUARY AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR ARMENIA'S [...] (SBU) Numbering 40,000, the Yezidi minority in Armenia has found sanctuary as well as economic hardship since taking refuge in Russian Armenia in the 1830s. Based on fieldwork by Dr. Mark Yoffe, a George Washington University researcher participating in the U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Progr [...]	2007-10-17 13:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC PTER PREF SMIG SOCI KWMN KIRF KFRD
07YEREVAN1333	SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-October 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Letter of Request totaling $6.8M of FMF for Peacekeeping equipment and radios requested for Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade; Review of Armenian National Military Doctrine conducted; DASD Cagan visit; Letter of Agreement for Excess Defense Articles (EDA) still awaits State Dep [...]	2007-11-07 08:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP KCFE XG AM
07YEREVAN1347	DELIVERING MCC SCORECARD TO PM, WITH A SIDE ORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA called on Prime Minister Sargsian to present the MCC FY08 scorecard, and discuss its implications. He acknowledged the message that Sargsian had heard in Washington from MCC CEO Danilovich, that Armenia should not be "punished" for having graduated to a higher national income [...]	2007-11-12 14:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1359	PM STAFF GIVE AND TAKE ON TURKEY, ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/DCM had a long and fruitful conversation with two of PM Sargsian's close advisers. The two men affirmed the PM's desire to start a process to reconcile with Turkey, even before he become president. They agreed that a string of recent events against pro-opposition figures damag [...]	2007-11-19 04:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TU IR AM
07YEREVAN1376	RENEWING THE MESSAGE ON IRAN CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA conveyed Ref A points to the Foreign Minister, Energy Minister, and presidential chief of staff, while A/DCM conveyed to senior staff of the prime minister (Ref B). All interlocutors insisted Armenia had no intention to build infrastructure capable of exporting Iranian gas [...]	2007-11-26 14:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC EFIN ENRG KNNP IR TU AM
07YEREVAN1383	THE TER-PETROSSIAN SCENARIO: A LONG SHOT, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-president Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) has become the leading opposition candidate for president. His chances of success -- whether at the ballot box or with a street protest strategy after the fact -- remain small, but he should not be dismissed prematurely. LTP enjoys unique [...]	2007-11-27 16:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1394	ANOTHER BROADSIDE FROM THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ON [...] (C) Presidential Chief of Staff Armen Gevorkian called in CDA November 27 to renew Kocharian's visceral objections to Radio Liberty (RL) programming which, according to Gevorgian, has been "turned into a mouthpiece for (former President) Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) by the director of the RL Arme [...]	2007-11-30 09:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1446	ARMENIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER) [...] (U) Headlines in this round-up: -- MONITORING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COVERAGE -- CIVIL PROTEST OVER INFORMATION POLICY OF PUBLIC TV -- CONTINUING REPORTS OF MEDIA CLAMPDOWN -- THE ONGOING TRAVAILS OF GALA TV -- TER-PETROSSIAN'S PRE-ELECTION MONITORING REPORTS -- HOUSING CERTIFICATES FOR 1 [...]	2007-12-18 12:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC SOCI ELAB KDEM KJUS KWMN HSTC
07YEREVAN165	ANALYSTS WORRIED, GOVERNMENT UNCONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) GOAM officials' mild public statements about the finalizing of the Kars-Akhalkalki-Baku railway agreement (ref A) belie the significant resentment and frustration they feel about it. Newspapers have been abuzz with analysts' gloomy predictions of further Armenian isolation, and harsh crit [...]	2007-02-15 13:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG TU AM
07YEREVAN186	DASD MACDOUGALL'S MEETING WITH DEFMIN SARGSIAN, [...] (C) During a February 16 meeting with Armenian Defense Minister Sargsian, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Jim MacDougall praised Armenia's progress in defense reform, thanked Armenia for its contribution to coalition operations in Iraq, and encouraged Sargsian to consider sending a conti [...]	2007-02-22 10:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
07YEREVAN192	PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY CONGRESS A SUCCESS, REAL [...] (C) Prosperous Armenia (PA),the new oligarch-founded party that has taken Armenia's political scene by storm (but whose agenda is still unclear),held its long-awaited pre-election congress on February 15. The congress hall was packed, and also drew a number of sour-faced senior government o [...]	2007-02-23 11:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN194	STAFFDEL TILLEMANN FOCUSES ON DEMOCRATIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SFRC Majority Staffmember Tomicah Tillemann visited Yerevan February 18-20, with an eye on Armenia's May elections and MCC eligibility under the "Ruling Justly" category. In a range of meetings with GOAM officials, he made clear that, despite Armenia's many friends on the Hill, [...]	2007-02-23 14:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA AM
07YEREVAN21	PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN'S NEW YEAR'S EVE REMARKS [...] SUMMARY: President Kocharian's New Year's Eve remarks reiterated his call for free and fair parliamentary elections in 2007, and for deepening Armenia's political and economic reforms, especially for competitive markets, judicial reform, and anti-corruption. He said that government-paid salari [...]	2007-01-08 11:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM AM
07YEREVAN250	EMBASSY YEREVAN'S 2007 TIP REPORT INPUT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Armenia has made progress in its efforts to combat trafficking since the release of the 2006 TIP Repo [...]	2007-03-05 06:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN
07YEREVAN328	IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE: GOAM REPLIES TO OUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA called in CDA March 19 to present Armenia's reply to Ref A demarche (see para 5 for full text of MFA non-paper),three hours before Presidents Kocharian and Ahmadinejad formally opened the pipeline. The most significant point in their reply is that "there is no more imp [...]	2007-03-19 12:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET EINV IR AM
07YEREVAN385	PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN DISCUSSES IRAN, TURKEY, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian President Kocharian met for over an hour with EUR DAS Bryza following the funeral of PM Margarian on March 28. On Iran, Kocharian explained that Armenia, in its precarious geopolitical situation, must carefully think through the consequences of every step it takes with it [...]	2007-03-30 13:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR AJ AM
07YEREVAN409	HOLY CROSS OPENING - ARMENIA MORE POSITIVE AS THINGS COOL [...] (SBU) Following local media criticism of Turkey's decision to reopen the ancient Armenian Holy Cross Church as a museum (refs),the GOAM delegation that took part in the ceremony tried to focus on the positive aspects of the renovation. During a press conference, Deputy Culture Minister Gagik [...]	2007-04-05 11:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO AM
07YEREVAN44	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 [...] (U) Following is our submission per reftel for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- Foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to USD 297 million as of September 2006, according to data from the National [...]	2007-01-12 12:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
07YEREVAN443	BOOM! EXPLOSIONS MARK THE FIRST WEEK OF ARMENIA'S [...] (C) Early in the morning on April 12, two bombs exploded in close succession at Prosperous Armenia offices in Yerevan's Avan and Kanaker neighborhoods. President Kocharian's office quickly condemned the bombings, which caused physical damage but no injuries, and Yerevan police are investigati [...]	2007-04-12 11:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AM
07YEREVAN559	ARMENIA POLITICAL PARTY PRIMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides a basic reference to the political parties in the May 12 parliamentary race. Out of seventy-four registered political parties in Armenia only 24 parties and one bloc registered to participate in the parliamentary election, and two have since dropped out. END [...]	2007-05-04 03:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AM
07YEREVAN564	ARMENIA ELECTIONS: KOCHARIAN CONVOKES OSCE CHIEFS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 3, President Kocharian convoked all Chiefs of Mission of OSCE Member States resident in Yerevan regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections. He sought to convey to the dip corps that his administration was doing all it could to ensure an election process which should me [...]	2007-05-04 12:39:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE AM
07YEREVAN607	ARMENIAN ELECTION SCENESETTER [...] (C) The stage is set for this election to go far better than other recent polls in Armenia, but we have not, by a long shot, seen a fundamental change in political culture here, and things could still go very wrong on Election Day. We are cautiously optimistic that Armenia's parliamentary ele [...]	2007-05-11 13:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM AM
07YEREVAN77	OPENING THE TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER: BUSINESSES AND [...] On January 13 and 14 the Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG),with funding from USAID, the British Embassy, and the Eurasia Foundation, held a conference on "The Economic and Social Consequences of Opening the Armenia-Turkish Border." While the caliber of the papers was mixed, [...]	2007-01-23 06:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ELNT PGOV PREL TU GG AM
07YEREVAN782	FM OSKANIAN ON PUTIN'S GABALA STATION MISSILE [...] (U) Several Armenian media outlets quoted Foreign Minister Oskanian's comments on the Gabala idea during his interview on Kentron television. Oskanian commented that he saw no physical danger to Armenia from the proposed project, noting that the facility would only be a radar station, not an [...]	2007-06-15 12:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KMDR AM AJ RU
07YEREVAN783	CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM RESTRUCTURES INVESTIGATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian law enforcement is grappling with a major restructuring that strips the powerful Prosecutor General's or "Procuracy" organization of all its investigative functions and staff, transferring the investigators themselves into police agencies. The reform is an excellent one [...]	2007-06-15 12:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KJUS KCRM KDEM KTIP HSTC
07YEREVAN815	IRAN-ARMENIA PIPELINE DEMARCHE; MEDIA REPORT U.S. [...] (C) CDA and Pol/Econ chief delivered Ref A demarche points to FM Oskanian June 13. CDA also emphasized the continuing diplomatic and public relations disaster that Armenia's Iran engagement represents, given the context of UNSCRs and international consensus on the need to isolate Iran. He po [...]	2007-06-22 13:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC PREL KMDR IR AM
07YEREVAN827	NATO OFFICIAL UPBEAT ON ARMENIA'S IPAP PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO's special Caucasus representative found much to praise after his June 21-22 visit. Top Armenian officials affirmed strong political commitment to defense reform goals and the NATO relationship, and IPAP benchmarks are on or ahead of schedule. END SUMMARY 2. (C) TOU [...]	2007-06-27 11:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR NATO AM
07YEREVAN888	NEW CDA CALLS ON DFM KIRAKOSSIAN: RADIO LIBERTY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires met Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian for initial GOAM courtesy call, (with FM Oskanian abroad),which then delved into substance. Kirakossian said he and his minister fully agreed with us on Radio Liberty, but urged CDA to raise it at higher levels. Kirakoss [...]	2007-07-12 05:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HSTC KTIP AM TU
07YEREVAN896	PRIME MINISTER ENCOURAGING ON RADIO LIBERTY; NOT [...] (C) CDA paid an introductory courtesy call on Prime Minister Serzh Sargsian July 12, accompanied by DCM and pol/econ chief. Sargsian joked that he had expected to get a permanent U.S. Ambassador, but failing that, he was very pleased to see CDA in Yerevan again. CDA affirmed that Washingto [...]	2007-07-13 10:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS MASS EAID KDEM AM IR
07YEREVAN926	PRIME MINISTER UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sargsian hosted CDA and DCM to a private dinner July 18, for a long evening of vodka toasts and frank conversation, by way of welcome to CDA and farewell to DCM. The overarching message of the event was the Prime Minister's clear intent to sustain a close working r [...]	2007-07-20 10:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN93	CHARGE CLEARS THE AIR ON ELECTION ASSISTANCE, MCA CRITERIA, [...] (SBU) On January 24, the Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by the MCC Armenia Country Director, held a press conference that received wide-spread coverage. During the press conference, the Charge focused on U.S. assistance programs, including the Millennium Challenge program and the Embassy's USD [...]	2007-01-29 09:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KMDR KPAO AM
07YEREVAN935	KOCHARIAN ON RADIO LIBERY, NDI, HR CASES, IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an almost 90 minute introductory call by the CDA, President Kocharian defended his positions on Radio Liberty, NDI, and human rights cases in a friendly but unbending manner. He was determined to move Radio Liberty broadcasts from state radio to a private network, but emphat [...]	2007-07-23 14:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AM IR
07YEREVAN939	IRANIAN FM VISIT PROMPTS WEAK DEFENSE FROM FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian FM Mottaki was received by Armenia's president, prime minister, and foreign minister, and energy minister during his July 20 visit to Yerevan to take part in the 7th annual Armenian-Iranian inter-governmental economic commission. Armenian leaders were unhelpfully positive [...]	2007-07-24 14:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMDR IR AM
07ZAGREB1011	NATO ROAD SHOW VISIT TO CROATIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: USNATO PermRep Victoria Nuland led an inter-agency "NATO Road Show" visit to Zagreb on November 9. President Mesic, Prime Minister Sanader, Foreign Minister Kitarovic and Defense Minister Roncevic all expressed confidence to the U.S. delegation that Croatia was well-prepared for [...]	2007-11-15 09:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO HR
07ZAGREB1028	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 21, 2007 [...] (U) In order to ensure broader distribution to potential readers, Embassy Zagreb is changing the format of its previous email Activity Reports to a weekly cable wrap-up of events at Post in Croatia. Today's cable is the first edition. 2. (U) President Mesic Urges Belgrade to Stop Fomentin [...]	2007-11-21 16:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1065	CROATIA'S FISHING ZONE - A TRAIN WRECK IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) and its 6 seats in parliament are nearly certain to be a member of any governing coalition formed after Croatia's November 25 elections. The HSS has said a primary condition for its joining any coalition is application of Croatia's Protected Ec [...]	2007-12-06 15:04:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIS SENV PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB122	CROATIA AND SLOVENIA AT ODDS OVER MARITIME [...] (C) Summary: The long-standing dispute between Croatia and Slovenia over their maritime boundary flared up this week when the GOC renewed a 2001 concession to its national oil and gas company INA for exploration in the Northern Adriatic. With rhetoric that was more heated than usual in this [...]	2007-02-02 15:56:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT ENRG ECON HR SI REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB145	TRADITIONAL SLAVONIAN REGION GEARS UP FOR NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With momentum building toward national elections expected in November, center-left parties in Slavonia, the traditional rural heartland of continental Croatia, seem less active and enthusiastic than those on the right. This could be the result of savvy public relati [...]	2007-02-08 15:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB167	PRESIDENTIAL SPARRING IN THE PRESS OVER ANNUAL [...] (SBU) In a sharply worded statement February 12, Croatian President Mesic expressed "unpleasant surprise" at Italian President Napolitano's remarks at the annual February 10 Italian commemoration of ugly WWII-era massacres of Italians by Yugoslav anti-fascist Partisans. The Croatian press in [...]	2007-02-14 14:54:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB184	STABILITY PACT TRANSITION ENGAGES THE SEECP [...] (U) Summary: The February 14-15 meeting of the Stability Pact transition Institutions Working Group (IWG) in Zagreb successfully resolved most fundamental issues related to the creation of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) as the successor regional structure to replace the Stability Pact [...]	2007-02-21 06:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU
07ZAGREB202	MARCH 2 ZAGREB MINISTERIAL TO ENDORSE NEW COOPERATIVE [...] Croatian MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic previewed for the diplomatic corps February 26 the upcoming March 2 South East Europe Cooperative Process (SEECP) Foreign Ministerial. His presentation was brief but emphasized that regional relations have matured sufficiently to permit regional [...]	2007-02-27 06:03:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON HR
07ZAGREB208	ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. In 2006, Croatia was ranked as tier two and Post recommends retaining that ranking for the current reporting period. The Government of Croatia (GOC) continued to improve its cooperation with NGOs to identify and ass [...]	2007-03-01 14:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
07ZAGREB258	CROATIA NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH MONTENEGRO [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Since Montenegro's independence in 2006, Croatian leaders have moved quickly to normalize relations with Podgorica. This positive dialogue intensified in 2007 with official visits to Montenegro by PM Ivo Sanader and Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks, and was capped [...]	2007-03-16 10:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC MW HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB259	LIBYA: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Agency Alan, the MoD's arms marketing agency, has unofficially approached Post seeking guidance on conventional arms sales to Libya. Alan General Manager Ivan Nekic told PolOff February 28 that he believes the L [...]	2007-03-16 14:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ETTC PREL LY HR ARMS CONTROL
07ZAGREB265	NATO ROUNDTABLE REFLECTS ENTIRE NGO SPECTRUM [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Nearly 20 local NGOs and a dozen leading academics debated the pros and cons of Croatia's NATO candidacy at a March 13 roundtable organized by DEFIMI, a scientific research NGO focused on defense and security issues which receives some government funding. Participating NGO [...]	2007-03-19 14:55:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB395	NATO OUTREACH IN HIGH GEAR, CROATIAN PUBLIC [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: After a slow start, the GoC's NATO public education campaign is moving into high gear. Head of MFA's NATO Office Neven Mikec highlighted the GoC's now crowded public outreach calendar with Embassy PolOff, PAO, and DATT at April 12 joint communications working group sessio [...]	2007-04-20 16:24:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO KPAO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB404	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CONFIRMS PUTIN CROATIA VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Tomislav Jakic, Foreign Policy Advisor to Croatian President Mesic, confirmed in an April 23 meeting with DCM that Russian President Putin will visit Croatia June 23-24. The centerpiece of the visit will be a regional energy summit that the GOC has organized, inviting heads of st [...]	2007-04-24 14:33:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG HR RS
07ZAGREB422	NEW FORWARD ON IRAQ: CROATIA'S CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: While politically unable to make direct troop contributions to operations in Iraq, the GoC has offered weapons and training courses to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) (ref C),provides police trainers to the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC) [...]	2007-04-30 11:18:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB449	IRAQI MP EYES CROATIA AS POST-CONFLICT MODEL [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: An Iraqi Member of Parliament and close relative of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Ms. Ala Talabani, visited Croatia April 20-27 in search of a successful post-conflict model to further promote human rights, strengthen the role of NGOs, and develop women's rights in Iraq. [...]	2007-05-09 15:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN HR IZ
07ZAGREB46	CROATIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed respectable economic growth over the last few years, accompanied by low inflation, a stable exchange rate and growth in the tourism sector. At the same time, the government has undertaken several initiatives aimed at streamlining the bureaucracy in an effort to [...]	2007-01-17 15:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ZAGREB507	PRESIDENT'S A-3 LUNCH SCENESETTER - SANADER [...] (C) Still enjoying the afterglow of his highly successful White House visit last October, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader is very much looking forward to seeing President Bush again at the A-3 leaders lunch in Tirana June 10. The PM views his relationship with the President as key to Croatia's int [...]	2007-05-23 15:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR
07ZAGREB524	CROATIA ENTHUSIASTICALLY INAUGURATES NEW REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As Chair of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP),the GOC hosted a May 11 Zagreb Summit to strengthen regional cooperation by establishing a Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) under SEECP auspices to replace the Stability Pact in early 2008. Coinciding w [...]	2007-05-30 15:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB546	MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY ELECTS YOUTHFUL NEW LEADER [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Zoran Milanovic is the new President of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP). A youthful 41 years old, this former diplomat defeated acting party president and former defense minister Zeljka Antunovic in the second round of voting by 828 to 675 votes of dele [...]	2007-06-04 15:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB561	U/S NICHOLAS BURNS' MAY 10-11 MEETINGS WITH [...] (U) Undersecretary Burns met with Macedonian President Crvenkovski, Turkish Economy Minister Babacan, Bulgarian PM Stanishev and Moldovan President Voronin May 10 and 11 on the margins of the Zagreb SEECP Summit. Macedonia --------- 2. (C) Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski sought U/S [...]	2007-06-08 10:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE NATO HR MK TU BU MD
07ZAGREB565	U/S NICHOLAS BURNS' MAY 10-11 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns visited Zagreb May 10-11 to consult with Croatian leaders and attend the Summit of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (septel). He met with PM Sanader, President Mesic, and FM Grabar-Kitarovic, and had several bilatera [...]	2007-06-08 13:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR OSCE NATO HR YI BK SR
07ZAGREB608	PRESIDENT OF MONTENEGRO VIEWS ON KEY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a relaxed June 22 lunch in Podgorica with Charge Barnes and visiting Ambassador Bradtke, Montenegro President Vujanovic discussed bilateral, regional, and domestic issues. Vujanovic, who had just returned from the Southeastern Europe Energy Summit in Zagreb, described Rus [...]	2007-06-26 15:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR MW
07ZAGREB618	CROATIA COMMITTED TO NATO REFORM RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador, DCM, and PolOff delivered ref A points during week of June 18 to FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Asst DefMin Igor Pokaz, and MFA NATO Office Director Neven Mikec respectively. GoC representatives were grateful for USG support and guidance and emphasized com [...]	2007-06-28 13:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB664	CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BEAN [...] You are coming to Croatia at an exciting time, as this young nation prepares to take its place among democratic, free-market members of the Euro-Atlantic community with a level of freedom, security, and prosperity that were unimaginable fifteen years ago. Croatia will very likely receive an inv [...]	2007-07-11 10:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB669	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER SANADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 7 meeting with Prime Minister Sanader on the margins the of the "Croatia Summit," EUR Assistant Secretary Fried welcomed the Summit as evidence of Croatian leadership in Southeastern Europe. Sanader reviewed his efforts to gain support for the closure of the OSCE Missi [...]	2007-07-11 15:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG OSCE HR
07ZAGREB717	CODEL BEAN Visits Croatia [...] Summary: CODEL Bean visited Zagreb on 22-23 July and met with Croatian business, government, and parliamentary leaders. Discussion at most meetings focused on Croatia's leadership and stabilizing role in the region, Kosovo, future membership in NATO and the EU, its international contributions t [...]	2007-07-27 14:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB750	CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO [...] You are coming to Croatia at an exciting time, as this young nation prepares to take its place among democratic, free-market members of the Euro-Atlantic community with a level of freedom, security, and prosperity that were unimaginable fifteen years ago. Croatia will very likely receive an in [...]	2007-08-08 13:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB766	US CARDINAL REACHES OUT TO CROATS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The August 12-14 visit of Theodore McCarrick, Emeritus Cardinal of Washington, to Croatia reassured Croatian leaders that the U.S. is engaged in Bosnia and Herzegovina and interested in the situation of Croats there. McCarrick heard from Croatian leaders that Bosnia [...]	2007-08-17 15:20:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	HR CROATIA PGOV PHUM PREL
07ZAGREB791	MEETING WITH OSCE CIO PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR [...] (C) Former Croatian FM Miomir Zuzul told the Ambassador on August 25 that his recent visit to Georgia and Moscow had convinced him that it was a Russian missile that was involved in the August 6 incident he had been asked to investigate by the OSCE Chairman in Office. Particularly after visiti [...]	2007-08-27 14:56:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS OSCE GG RU HR
07ZAGREB792	APPARENT DOMESTIC CONSENSUS ON PLAN FOR CROATIA-SLOVENIA [...] SUMMARY: In what was portrayed as a breakthrough in its long-standing border dispute with its northern neighbor, Croatian PM Ivo Sanader joined Slovenian PM Janez Jansa after a meeting at Lake Bled on August 26 to announce bilateral agreement to refer the dispute to the International Court of J [...]	2007-08-27 15:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SI HR
07ZAGREB933	GOC PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION WITH ICTY; PM TO [...] (C) Parties from across the political spectrum in Croatia have denounced the ICTY's verdicts on the "Vukovar Three" (reftel) as "shameful", but only fringe groups have called into question Croatia's continued cooperation with the ICTY. Nonetheless, public frustrations continue to simmer, and p [...]	2007-10-11 14:46:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KAWC ICTY PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB950	SCENESETTER FOR CROATIA'S NOVEMBER 25 PARLIAMENTARY [...] This is the first in a series of reports on Croatia's upcoming elections, providing a general overview of the issues central to the election. Further installments will discuss specific parties and issues in greater detail. 2. SUMMARY: As Croatia gears up for parliamentary elections tentati [...]	2007-10-17 12:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB990	ENGAGING THE CROATIANS ON THEIR UNSC MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: While some key decisions affecting Croatia's UNSC membership, particularly on personnel, will have to await the outcome of Croatia's parliamentary elections on November 25, the basic lines of Croatia's approach are already becoming evident. We can expect President Mesic, who will [...]	2007-11-05 07:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC HR

07ZAGREB994	NATO ROADSHOW '07 -- CROATIA SCENESETTER [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The GoC feels confident approaching NATO's Bucharest Summit after repeated strong statements of support from President Bush and State Department officials (U/S Burns, A/S Fried) as well as positive feedback from Allies during presentation of their Annual National Progr [...]	2007-11-05 14:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ABIDJAN120	PATH TO TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS FRAUGHT WITH [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met on February 19 with Independent Electoral Commission (Commission Electorale Independante - CEI) President Mambe to discuss the status of election preparations. Some progress has been achieved. Mambe told Ambassador all political actors have accepted the 2000 electo [...]	2008-02-21 12:13:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IV
08ABIDJAN133	CHINESE VIEWS ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary. Chinese Embassy Political Counselor Fulin Ma told Pol/Econ section chief February 25 that he thinks elections will take place in 2008, most likely between August and October. Ma believes there is a real chance for President Gbagbo to win transparent elections due to the average [...]	2008-02-28 16:34:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IV CH
08ABIDJAN138	COTE D'IVOIRE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Cote d'Ivoire is beginning to emerge from a five-year crisis during which the country was divided in two, with government forces controlling the southern half of the country and rebel forces, known as the New Forces (NF),in control of the north. President Laurent Gbagbo and New Forces [...]	2008-03-03 16:13:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
08ABIDJAN286	MINISTER OF PLANNING DISCUSSES HIPC, RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Cote d,Ivoire,s Minister of Plan has established a timetable to ensure that his country is ready to be considered for a HIPC decision point by the end of 2008. The Minister fears that Cote d,Ivoire may lose the opportunity to benefit from debt relief under the HIPC initiative if [...]	2008-05-06 15:01:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IMF IBRD EAID PGOV PREL IV
08ABIDJAN337	OBSERVANCE OF NOVEMBER 30 ELECTION DATE FEASIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary. AF/W Director Thomas Dougherty held meetings in Abidjan May 15-16 with representatives from across Cote d'Ivoire's political spectrum. His conversations indicate that the political will exists to observe the scheduled November 30 election date and that it is technically feasib [...]	2008-05-28 14:14:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL EAID IV
08ABIDJAN36	COTE D'IVOIRE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Despite the ongoing political/economic crisis, the Ivorian government actively encourages foreign investment through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, or startups. There are no significant limits on foreign investment nor are there generally diffe [...]	2008-01-16 14:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC USTR KTDB ECON ETRD
08ABIDJAN398	(C) KOUCHNER VISIT SIGNALS WARMING RELATIONSHIP, [...] (C) Summary. The June 14-15 visit of French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner to Cote d'Ivoire is a signal of warmer bilateral relations, but full normalization will not occur until Ivorian presidential elections are held. Kouchner told President Gbagbo that France will work with whichever ca [...]	2008-06-18 17:51:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IV FR
08ABIDJAN56	CODEL ENGEL'S VISIT ON CHILD LABOR IN COCOA DRAWS [...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Engel, Senator Harkin and Senator Sanders met with President Gbagbo, Prime Minister Soro and key government ministers to discuss the implementation of the Harkin Engel Protocol, a key element of which is the July 1, 2008 deadline, which aims to put in place a c [...]	2008-01-24 18:09:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EAID ELAB OREP IV
08ABIDJAN62	COTE D'IVOIRE ADOPTS BUDGET ON TIME; IMF, WORLD [...] (C) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire adopted its 2008 budget in late December 2007, fulfilling a key demand from the international financial institutions engaged in ongoing assistance negotiations with the government. The budget is 8.5 percent higher than that of 2007, reflecting higher personnel co [...]	2008-01-28 16:51:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IDA IMF PGOV PREF USTR EITI IV
08ABIDJAN893	UPDATE ON COCOA GOVERNANCE AND LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Cocoa and Coffee Sector Management Committee (CGCC) named by President Gbagbo in September (ref A) has already run afoul of industry leaders. Its setting of a relatively high "indicative" farmgate price for cocoa beans led to a brief disruption of the market, and its decisi [...]	2008-12-23 10:26:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV PHUM IV
08ABUDHABI1162	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE UNITED [...] (U) We warmly welcome your visit, both for the Forum for the Future and for bilateral meetings with the UAE's leadership. 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses of the region (our largest export market in the Middle East) an [...]	2008-10-15 14:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KNNP IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI1163	MFA MINSTATE GARGASH ON KEY ISSUES IB US-UAE BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a 28 September meeting at which Ambassador presented copies of his credentials, MinState for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash outlined two key areas for the Ambassador to focus on in the bilateral relationship: visas and MLAT negotiations. Both agreed that the overall [...]	2008-10-16 11:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV KCRM CVIS AE
08ABUDHABI1173	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USTR SCHWAB TO THE UAE [...] (SBU) On behalf of the US Mission, I warmly welcome your October 21-24 visit to the United Arab Emirates. Public and private sector officials look forward to the opportunity to discuss bilateral trade and investment issues, particularly at this sensitive time for the world economy. -------- [...]	2008-10-19 03:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1189	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH YEMENI FM ABU BAKR AL-QIRBI [...] (S) Summary: Meeting on the margins of the October 19 Forum for the Future ministerial in Abu Dhabi, Deputy Secretary Negroponte heard from Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi that Yemen was committed to parliamentary elections in spite of the "headache" of democracy. He blamed the emer [...]	2008-10-20 15:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KDEM PTER YM
08ABUDHABI1192	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH YEMENI FM ABU BAKR AL-QIRBI [...] (S) Summary: Meeting on the margins of the October 19 Forum for the Future ministerial in Abu Dhabi, Deputy Secretary Negroponte heard from Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi that Yemen was committed to parliamentary elections in spite of the "headache" of democracy. He blamed the emer [...]	2008-10-20 16:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KDEM PTER YM
08ABUDHABI1217	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH MOROCCAN FM FASSI-FIHRI; [...] (C) Meeting on the margins of the October 18-19 Forum for the Future ministerial in Abu Dhabi, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and NEA A/S Welch held a cordial exchange with Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi-Fihri on three core issues: the Forum for the Future, the Western Sahara negotiation process [...]	2008-10-22 12:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI XI MO MR WI
08ABUDHABI1222	CIVIL SOCIETY AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS MEET AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE SOM IN ABU DHABI [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 14:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KMPI XF AE
08ABUDHABI1237	DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN NEGROPONTE MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 11:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KMPI XF AE
08ABUDHABI1244	WELCOMING SECRETARY SPELLINGS TO ABU DHABI [...] (U) Madame Secretary, the U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates warmly welcomes your return visit, which presents an opportunity to follow up on your prior interaction with UAE Minister of Education Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qasimi ("Dr. Hanif") and assess progress on the UAE's ambitious plan [...]	2008-10-30 12:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SCUL AE
08ABUDHABI1247	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE FIFTH MINISTERIAL MEETING IN ABU DHABI OCTOBER 19, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-02 12:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KMPI XF AE
08ABUDHABI1265	USTR SCHWAB PROMOTES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary: United States Trade Representative Susan Schwab visited the UAE October 21-23 for a series of discussions with government officials and representatives of Dubai's private sector. She reiterated the United States' strong commitment to an open and dynamic trade relationship with th [...]	2008-11-06 06:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1318	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT [...] (C) General: we look forward to your first visit to the UAE in your capacity as CENTCOM Commander. ------------------------------ Punching above its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years, the UAE has emerged as a regional powerhouse, using its financial c [...]	2008-11-18 04:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE
08ABUDHABI1381	U/S LEVEY PRESSES UAE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (S) Summary. On 18 November 2008, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and DCM Doug Greene (in Abu Dhabi) and Paul Sutphin, the Consul General (in Dubai) discussed with UAE counterparts recent U.S., international and UAE steps to increase financial pressure on Iran. In particular, Levey detai [...]	2008-12-03 14:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
08ABUDHABI1430	SENATOR BAUCUS'S VISIT TO THE UAE [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) During his December 13-15 visit to the United Arab Emirates, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and accompanying delegation from the Senate Finance Committee staff met with senior government and financi [...]	2008-12-21 09:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ETRD ENRG OREP PREL SENV PARM KNNP AE
08ABUDHABI159	ADMIRAL FALLON'S UPCOMING VISIT TO ABU DHABI [...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi again welcomes you for a visit to the UAE, where we look forward to your engagement with U.S. personnel on the ground and your discussions with the nation's top strategic defense planner, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Arme [...]	2008-02-05 14:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR KPAL IR IZ AF LE
08ABUDHABI173	HEAD OF UAE TIP COMMITTEE SHARES PROGRESS REPORT [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires, ADCM, and POLOFF met February 5 with UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs and head of the UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, Dr. Anwar Gargash, to discuss the upcoming 2008 TIP report, TIP-specific training, the Dubai and Abu Dhabi s [...]	2008-02-07 14:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PREL PGOV PREF SMIG KMPI KCRM KWMN AE
08ABUDHABI190	MFA MINSTATE VIEWS ON IRAN [...] (C) The Charge took the opportunity of a February 10 meeting with UAE Minster of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain al-Sha'ali to emphasize the importance of keeping pressure on Iran through UNSC deliberations on potential sanctions, also noting the USG stance not to comment extensivel [...]	2008-02-11 14:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC IAEA IR AE
08ABUDHABI222	UAE PRIME MINISTER'S QUICK VISIT TO TEHRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: UAE Prime Minister, Vice President, and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid embarked on a sudden visit to Tehran and Damascus February 18, taking the Foreign Minister (an Abu Dhabi royal) in his entourage. Public explanations of the visit are benign and innocent, and we heard fr [...]	2008-02-19 14:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP IR SY AE
08ABUDHABI296	MARCH 11 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE AND MARCH 12 JOINT [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the March 11 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) and March 12 Joint Military Commission (JMC) as opportunities to renew our mutual commitment to shared strategic goals with the UAE, to remind the UAE military of U.S. appreciation for its support and i [...]	2008-03-06 12:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ LE AE
08ABUDHABI372	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY REUBEN JEFFERY III [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai welcome the April 6-8 visit of Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery. Economic and Financial Growth Strong ------------------------------------ 2. (U) UAE economic growth continues to be strong, on the b [...]	2008-03-24 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV AE
08ABUDHABI379	TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-25 15:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI382	TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is home to a broad array of communities, including those vulnerable to exploitive human traffickers. The population is comprised of over 80 percent foreigners, many of whom provide unskilled or minimally skilled labor to a fast-growing economy. In thi [...]	2008-03-26 11:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI392	THE UAE'S YOUNG NEW AMBASSADOR -- MBZ'S RIGHT HAND MAN GETS [...] (S) Summary: The UAE on 24 March nominated a new Ambassador to the U.S. in the coming months. The choice of 34-year-old Yousef Mana al-Otaiba -- the sharp, loyal, aide and right-hand man to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Zayed (MbZ) -- reflects a desire to heighten the UAE's visibility [...]	2008-03-27 14:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL OVIP AE
08ABUDHABI403	MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: Columnists in U.A.E. Arabic dailies generally considered the Arab Summit as a success because the Arab leaders managed to meet despite recommendations to boycott it. This was explicitly highlighted by one columnist in Al-Khaleej who deemed the summit was a major step forward. In [...]	2008-04-01 15:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
08ABUDHABI424	IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA SEAT - UAE CONSIDERING [...] (S) Econchief took the opportunity of a April 3 meeting with MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani to quietly urge the UAE to run for the open MESA seat on the IAEA Board of Governors. He applauded the UAE's desire to serve as a regional role model for the responsible de [...]	2008-04-03 14:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KNNP ENRG PREL IAEA AORC SY AE
08ABUDHABI428	MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: UAE columnists and editorials viewed the Damascus summit somewhat positively, certainly more so than the impression one gets reading the front page headlines that declared it a flop. One writer said that holding the meeting despite U.S. efforts to derail it was, per se, a success. An [...]	2008-04-06 04:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP KMDR TC
08ABUDHABI472	MFA on Interdictions and Export Control Prosecution [...] (S/NF) Summary: On April 3, MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani denied requests for USG access to the remaining containers (interdicted at USG request yet still sitting in Dubai awaiting further processing),explaining that there was increasing UAEG concern that the USG le [...]	2008-04-14 14:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI510	BOUCHER DISCUSSES PARIS CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN WITH UAE [...] (C) Ambassador Boucher discussed Afghan development needs and the June 12 Paris conference with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi April 15, citing funding needs of $12 to $15 billion. Abdullah said joint Gulf Cooperation Council contribution [...]	2008-04-24 05:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID AF AE
08ABUDHABI528	A/S WELCH WITH UAE FOREIGNMINISTER ABDULLAH [...] (C) Summary: Ina private lunch conversation on April 20 in Abu Dabi, Assistant Secretary for NEA David Welch covered a broad range of issues with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ). Notes follow on Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, nuclear power, IAEA, Iran, Palestine, Pakistan, Algeria [...]	2008-04-28 14:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL MASS EAID KNNP LE IZ IR AG YM AE
08ABUDHABI535	A/S WELCH AND KHALDOON AL-MUBARAK DISCUSS INVESTMENTS, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On April 20, Mubadala CEO Khaldoon Al-Mubarak told A/S Welch that he was seeing a slightly improved political risk for investment in the U.S. than he had in the summer and that ADIA's work with the U.S. Treasury and Singapore to develop best practices for Sovereign Wealth Funds wa [...]	2008-04-30 04:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL EPET ENRG IR AE
08ABUDHABI57	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S VISIT TO THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: Press coverage of President Bush's visit has been widespread and generally favorable. Key points including Iran, the democracy agenda and Israeli-Palestinian affairs were prominently reported in headlines and there have been positive and optimistic assessments of the likely impact on [...]	2008-01-15 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
08ABUDHABI593	S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEFS UAE FOREIGN MINISTER AND STATE SECURITY [...] (S) Special Advisor on Iraq David Satterfield held very productive meetings with UAE officials in Abu Dhabi May 7, an afternoon session with Director of Research and Analysis at State Security Directorate (SSD) Brigadier General Hamad al-Shamsi and an evening discussion with Foreign Minister A [...]	2008-05-14 07:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI619	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE STRESSES EDUCATION IN [...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince told Secretary of Education Spellings May 18 that education is vital to overcoming the influence of Islamic extremism in the Middle East. Youth immunized early in life with a balanced perspective are better able to adapt and contribute to a diverse yet [...]	2008-05-20 08:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SCUL AE
08ABUDHABI668	SYRIAN PRESIDENT VISITS UAE [...] (C) On his fourth official visit to Abu Dhabi as Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad met UAE President Khalifa June 1 for yet another "brotherly" discussion reportedly focused on closing Arab ranks on regional issues and seeking expanded investments in Syria. The visit follows within days of UAE [...]	2008-06-03 03:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY AE
08ABUDHABI697	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AMERICA AND IRAN [...] SUMMARY: Local media perceives an increase in volume and stridency toward Iran by both Israel and the U.S., though alleged causes vary: "Al-Ittihad" accuses PM Ehud Olmert of rattling sabers to divert attention from corruption charges; "Gulf News" suggests that Israel wants to push a confrontat [...]	2008-06-12 13:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP KMDR TC
08ABUDHABI711	UAE-IRAQ RELATIONS ON THE EVE OF FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (S) As the U.S. and Iraq prepare to co-host, on UAE soil, the Friends of Iraq Conference June 17-19, we offer a few thoughts on the UAE's policy vis-a-vis Iraq and potential opportunities to deepen mutual engagement between the two nations. The Conference follows closely after UAE Foreign Min [...]	2008-06-15 15:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI745	UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: On the margins of the Friends of Iraq Conference held in Abu Dhabi, Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus discussed potential UAE contributions to Iraq with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) June 19, and used a subsequent lunch conversation with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince M [...]	2008-06-25 04:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI757	UAE APPROACH TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) The following answers to ref A (para four) questions are based on Post understanding of UAE foreign aid trends and are developed without specific inquiries to the UAEG. Conclusions are therefore Post's considered judgment rather than stated UAEG goals. (Comment: Post is uncomfortable wit [...]	2008-06-26 15:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECIN PHUM ECON EFIN PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI761	UAE PRESIDENT KHALIFA GIVES RARE INTERVIEW -- MINIMIZES UAE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who rarely addresses the press, gave an interview with Lebanese newspaper Al Nahar June 28, touching on UAE security, Lebanon, UAE policy toward Iran, sovereign wealth funds, Arab labor in the UAE, nuclear cooperation, and the propos [...]	2008-06-30 05:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM AE
08ABUDHABI793	VISIT OF COMMERCE UNDER SECRETARY MARIO MANCUSO JUNE 22-24, [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Mario Mancuso visited the UAE from June 22-24, 2008 and met with key UAE government and commercial interlocuters to discuss export control, counterproliferation and foreign direct investment issues. During this visit U/S Mancuso met w [...]	2008-07-08 09:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ECON ETRD OTRA IR BEXB ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI851	UAE RELIEVES MINISTER OF DUTIES UNDER CORRUPTION CLOUD [...] (U) Summary: On July 27, 2008, UAE President Khalifa relieved Minister of State Dr. Khalifa Bakheet al-Falasi of his duties after the latter was referred for prosecution for allegedly mishandling the assets of a deceased business partner. End summary. 2. (SBU) After some speculation in th [...]	2008-07-28 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AE
08ABUJA1016	(S/NF) NIGERIA: xxxxxxxxxxxx [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: xxxxxxxxxxxx contended that Yar'Adua began experiencing symptoms of acute renal failure in late 1999, and traveled at that time to Mainz, Germany, to consult with kidney specialists. xxxxxxxxxxxx claimed, that in 1999, German doctors told Yar'Adua to undergo dialysis treatment, and [...]	2008-06-02 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SOCI NI
08ABUJA1040	NIGERIA: NAPTIP PLEASED WITH TIP REPORT AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered a copy of the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Director of Investigations and Monitoring, and second in command at the agency, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, was pleased that Nigeria r [...]	2008-06-05 16:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO SMIG ELAB NI
08ABUJA106	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JANUARY 1-15, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of January 1-13, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Election Tribunals -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- ECOWAS -- National Assembly -- Human Rights, Labor, Refugees - [...]	2008-01-16 16:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF EFIN ETRD EPET KCOR MASS ELAB
08ABUJA107	NIGERIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- With an estimated population of 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic [...]	2008-01-17 06:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR NI
08ABUJA1227	NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN (JUNE 2008) [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes Congressman Howard Berman and his Congressional delegation to Abuja. Your visit comes just after President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has completed his first year in office. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections in April 2007, h [...]	2008-06-24 15:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EPET NI
08ABUJA1270	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHELL AND EXXON [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Shell Executive Vice President Anne Pickard June 25. Pickard described in detail the June 19 militant attack on the Bonga platform (see reftel),and claimed there was likely internal collusion in the attack; that members of the National Assembly accused Sh [...]	2008-07-01 08:38:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ENRG MOPS ASEC NI
08ABUJA1287	NIGERIA: CODEL BERMAN VISITS HOUSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 28, a CODEL, led by House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Chairman Howard Berman and the Ambassador visited the Nigerian National Assembly to meet with members of the Nigerian House of Representatives. Discussions included the progress and challenges of electoral reform [...]	2008-07-03 10:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM OREP NI
08ABUJA1294	NIGERIA: CODEL BERMAN MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Codel Berman discussed bilateral relations, Zimbabwe, regional peacekeeping, the situation in the Niger Delta, and prospects for economic growth with Vice President Goodluck Jonathan. The Vice President lauded bilateral relations and called for increased investment in Nigeria [...]	2008-07-03 15:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET EINV ENRG EAGR OREP NI
08ABUJA1332	ZIMBABWE: AMBASSADOR AND NIGERIAN FORNMIN ON UNSC [...] (C) Ambassador met with Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe on July 11 to discuss and demarche on co-sponsoring a draft UN Security Council Chapter VII sanctions resolution on Zimbabwe introduced in the Council on July 3 (Poloff notetaker). Ambassador expressed appreciation for Nigeria's s [...]	2008-07-11 14:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC NI ZI
08ABUJA1467	NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA COMMITTED TO BAKASSI WITHDRAWAL [...] (U) With the August 14 transfer of the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon under the Greentree Agreement fast approaching, the GON has stepped up public statements expressing its commitment to go ahead with the handover. On July 25, President Yar'Adua stated at the credentialling of the new Cameroo [...]	2008-07-30 14:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM EAID MOPS PREF MASS SOCI
08ABUJA1481	NIGERIA: U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a July 25 meeting, U/S Jeffery and FonMin Maduekwe discussed US technical support for efforts to improve the Nigerian power sector, changing attitudes in Nigeria toward corruption, and the GoN's desire to improve the business climate and encourage investment in Nigeria. The Am [...]	2008-07-31 06:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ENRG EPET EINV NI
08ABUJA1482	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JULY 1-16, 2008 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of July 1-16 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]	2008-07-31 06:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS PHUM NI
08ABUJA152	PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA ON: PFIZER AND AFRICOM [...] In a short phone call to Ambassador late January 21 just prior to his departure for the Davos Summit in Switzerland, Nigerian President Yar'Adua made the following points on next steps on Pfizer and his position on AFRICOM and a possible visit to Nigeria by the AFRICOM Combatant Commander (COCO [...]	2008-01-24 14:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV NI
08ABUJA1567	MISSION NIGERIA WELCOMES STAFFDEL SMITH [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff Ms. Shannon Smith and Ms. Sarah Margon to Abuja, Nigeria from August 12-14, and Lagos from August 14-16, 2008. Embassy Abuja and Consulate General Lagos will work to schedule requested meetings. The [...]	2008-08-08 10:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NI
08ABUJA1593	NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON (AUGUST [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. and his delegation to Abuja. Your visit comes three months into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's second year in office. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections, he was initially praised [...]	2008-08-11 14:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EPET NI
08ABUJA1632	NIGERIA-CAMEROON: BAKASSI HANDOVER PROCEEDS [...] (C) Summary: The transfer of authority over the Bakassi Peninsula happened as scheduled on August 14. GON Attorney General (AG) Michael Aondoakaa headed the Nigerian delegation, and GRC Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Ahmadu Ali led that of Cameroon. The ceremony took place in [...]	2008-08-15 06:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHSA NI CM
08ABUJA1827	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR AUGUST 16-31, [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja/ConGen Lagos compilation of August 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Military, Security, and Bakassi --Economic and Business --Southern Political --Oil and Gas --Other News ---------- [...]	2008-09-09 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ETRD KDEM ECON EPET MOPS KTIP NI
08ABUJA1929	NIGERIA: CODEL JOHNSON VISITS ABUJA [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Congressional Delegation, led by Congressman Hank Johnson and including Congresswoman Jean Schmidt, visited Abuja on August 19. The Codel discussed bilateral relations, mutual security issues, foreign investment and future cooperation between the GON and USG with members of Niger [...]	2008-09-30 14:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS PHUM NI
08ABUJA1952	NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA TECHNICAL COMMITEE CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: During their three hour September 30 meeting the Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff, notetaker) and Ledum Mitee, Chairman of the new Niger Delta Technical Committee (NDTC),discussed the committee's mandate to review past reports and submit a comprehensive report to the Vice Presid [...]	2008-10-06 07:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08ABUJA1977	NIGERIA - 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) Country: Nigeria Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. (U) Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 147 million. 2006 GDP was $115.3 billion; 2006 GNI per capita was $620 (World Bank 2008 data). Nigeria continues to struggle to consolidate its fragile democracy following a ci [...]	2008-10-07 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON NI
08ABUJA2008	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR SEPT 16-30, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos Compilation of September 16-30, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- National Assembly -- Corruption -- Military Affairs -- Labor -- Economic News -- Oil and Gas -- Criminal Justic [...]	2008-10-10 16:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ETRD ELAB NI
08ABUJA202	NIGERIA: AF DAS MOSS'S MEETING WITH SGF KINGIBE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and AF DAS Moss met with Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Kingibe SIPDIS January 23, and discussed the situation in the Niger Delta, the recent sidelining of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chair Ribadu, and the court case again [...]	2008-02-01 08:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EINV ECON MARR NI
08ABUJA2095	35 NIGERIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW: OUR TOP FIVE IN [...] (C) Introduction: Understanding who matters, not what matters, is often the half the battle in Nigeria. Perhaps more than any other country on the subcontinent, Nigeria has hundreds upon hundreds of politicians, businessmen, retired military generals, and traditional leaders who wield tremend [...]	2008-10-24 09:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR NI
08ABUJA2119	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WITH FONMIN CURRENT PRECARIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador had a two hour one-on-one meeting with Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe at his home evening October 26 following his arrival from the Cotonou October 24-25 NEDPAD peer review meeting on Uganda and Nigeria. The main points the Ambassador raised during the meeting we [...]	2008-10-27 20:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08ABUJA2123	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOVERNOR SARAKI - [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador held an October 27 one-on-one meeting with influential Governor's Forum Chairman, PDP inner circle member, and close Presidential confidant Kwara Governor Bukola Saraki to get his viewpoint on the pending Supreme Court (SC) decision on the 2007 presidential election a [...]	2008-10-28 19:09:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV NI
08ABUJA2131	NIGERIA TO EXTEND EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE, NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to October 10 press reports, President Yar'Adua has ordered the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to "ensure the extension of Nigeria's continental shelf beyond the present 200 nautical mile limit." The GON believes this move will not/not upset relations with Nigeria [...]	2008-10-29 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS EPET EFIS EMIN PHSA PGOV PREL GH CM TP
08ABUJA2146	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT DISMISSES 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Late on October 29, President Yar'Adua announced the dismissal of 9 Ministers and eleven Ministers of State, believed to be the first step in his long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle (reftel). The Ministers of Commerce, National Planning, Mines and Steel Development, Air Transport, Ed [...]	2008-10-30 12:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON NI
08ABUJA2165	(C) NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND CBN GOVERNOR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador had the rare opportunity to have an hour long substantive luncheon with Nigeria's elusive Governor of the Central Bank (GCBN),Professor Charles Soludo, while she was in Lagos November 1, 2008. The key points Soludo made centered on Nigeria's financial stability and P [...]	2008-11-03 13:38:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
08ABUJA217	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JANUARY 16-31, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of January 16-31, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Party Politics -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- Military Affairs -- National Assembl [...]	2008-02-04 09:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB EPET MOPS KCOR SENV NI
08ABUJA2170	NIGERIA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 10:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NI IZ
08ABUJA2190	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT FROM [...] Below is the text of a congratulatory message to President-elect Obama from Umaru Musa Yar A'dua, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. The original letter will be sent via diplomatic pouch. 2. Text of letter: "Felicitation. On this epic day in the political history of the United [...]	2008-11-06 09:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP NI
08ABUJA2206	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEA EXPULSION FROM [...] (C) On November 11, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations Second UN Division. Ibrahim suggested that the situation in Bolivia is linked to existing tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, and note [...]	2008-11-10 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR NI
08ABUJA2212	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR OCTOBER 16-31, [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of October 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Fishing and Agriculture --Environment --Health --Financial News --Education --Labor --Corruption --Political/Int [...]	2008-11-12 08:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
08ABUJA2222	NIGERIA: SOURCE COMMENTS ON PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S [...] (S) DOD/HIV Officer reported that Lebanese businessman Ramzi Abu Hassan (strictly protect) met with Nigerian President Yar'Adua on November 7 for approximately 20 minutes. Hassan reported to DOD/HIV Officer that Yar'Adua seemed in reasonably good shape and appeared "with it" and "on top of th [...]	2008-11-13 10:30:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR NI
08ABUJA2224	NIGERIA: FEELING THE HEAT, EFCC CHAIR TRIES TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Within the last week, the EFCC has revisited three high-profile corruption cases, with some ending in new arrests and arraignments. The surge in EFCC activity comes on the heels of EFCC Chair Farida Waziri's controversial remarks at an October 13 anti-corruption conference regard [...]	2008-11-13 12:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2274	NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...]	2008-11-19 11:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2275	NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...]	2008-11-19 11:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA23	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR DECEMBER 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria's fragile democracy continues to face several challenges. Domestic and international observers assessed the April elections, which brought President Umaru Yar'Adua (of the People's Democratic Party, PDP) to power as marred by gross irregularities, intimidation of voters [...]	2008-01-07 07:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KCOR KJUS NI
08ABUJA2307	NIGERIA: FURTHER HARASSMENT OF FORMER EFCC CHAIR [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the latest attempt to discredit Former EFCC Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, he and his family were physically escorted away from his graduation ceremony from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Jos on November 22. On November 24, Ribadu came to the Embassy [...]	2008-11-25 06:13:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA233	NIGERIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Summary Nigeria remains a hub of narcotics trafficking and money laundering activity and is still ranked as one of the world's most corrupt countries. Nigerian criminal organizations dominate the African drug trade and transport narcotics to markets in the United States, Europe, Asia, and oth [...]	2008-02-05 14:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NI IZ
08ABUJA2347	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EFCC, RIBADU, BIT & [...] (C) Summary: On November 26, 2008 the Ambassador met with Tanimu Yakubu, the Chief Economic Advisor and close personal confidant to President Yar'Adua, to discuss the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former EFCC Chair Ribadu. She also covered the lack of progress and roadblo [...]	2008-12-02 07:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG PGOV NI
08ABUJA2350	NIGERIA: NFIU GIABA DELEGATES TELL ALL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: INLOff was briefed on the developments relating to NFIU Director A.B. Okauru's resignation by two members of the Nigerian delegation at the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) Plenary in Dakar, Senegal on November 19. According to th [...]	2008-12-02 13:45:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2369	ICPC RAISES ANTI-CORRUPTION AWARENESS, BUT LOWERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolCouns and PolOff (notetaker) met with Executive Member Dr. Uriah Angulu of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on November 21 to discuss the USG's concerns with Nigeria's stalled progress on anti-corruption. He acknowledged that the [...]	2008-12-05 10:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2486	NIGERIA: AGRIBUSINESS CLIMATE IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In November, the USAID contractor Booze Allan Hamilton (BAH),conducted a survey on the agricultural business climate in Nigeria focusing on agribusiness, trade, access to credit and property. What they found is that poor infrastructure in the country contributes to increased b [...]	2008-12-19 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV NI
08ABUJA249	NIGERIA: EMBASSY ENGAGES MEDIA ON AFRICOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 30, Ambassador while in Lagos and Poloff in Abuja, engaged with the Nigerian media on Africom in an attempt to reduce the overall negative coverage to date on the issue. Ambassador first met with a group of leading newspapers in Lagos to dispel fears and distrust of Afr [...]	2008-02-06 15:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV NI
08ABUJA2521	Nigeria: NGO Democracy Roundtable: 40 NGOs give Mixed Views [...] (U) Summary. On December 16, the Ambassador hosted a roundtable discussion called "Looking Back on Nigeria's Democracy in 2008" with stakeholders from 40 civil society organizations ranging from NGO groups on electoral reform, democratic principals, human rights, faith-based organizations, med [...]	2008-12-24 07:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG EINV NI
08ABUJA2526	NIGERIA: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW MINISTERS [...] (C) Per reftel A, the following is comprehensive biographical information, with comment, on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's new cabinet. The list is presented in alphabetical order by Ministry. 2. (C) Michael Kaase Aondoakaa -- Attorney General/Minister of Justice. Aondoakaa hails from Be [...]	2008-12-24 14:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON ETRD EAGR EAID NI
08ABUJA313	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 1-14, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of February 1-14, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Party Politics -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- Military Affairs -- National Assembl [...]	2008-02-20 07:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET PHUM EFIN ETRD KCOR KDEM ELAB MOPS

08ABUJA345	NIGERIA: AN ANALYSIS - YAR'ADUA AND HIS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a series of two analytical cables that will take a close look at President Yar,Adua and his government during their first eight months in office, providing a report card of how we think he and his administration have done. This will be followed by a "Look Ah [...]	2008-02-22 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON KPKO NI
08ABUJA404	NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. Trafficking also occu [...]	2008-02-29 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NI
08ABUJA521	NIGERIA Q 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] In response to reftel, this cable contains Nigeria's submission for the 2008 President's Report on AGOA. . Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- -- . 2. A new government headed by Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was sworn in on May [...]	2008-03-18 15:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON NI
08ABUJA578	CODEL SHELBY MEETS WITH ACTING EFCC CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senators Shelby, Gregg and Corker met with Acting Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Executive Chairman Ibrahim Lamorde on March 17 in Abuja. Ambassador, EconCouns and INLOff also attended. The meeting focused on the activities of the EFCC regarding corruption, money [...]	2008-03-31 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OREP PREL KCOR EFIN ECON NI
08ABUJA652	NIGERIA CHILD LABOR: CHILD RIGHTS ACT, ALMAJIRAI, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ministry of Womens' Affairs and Social Development officials working on child labor told Poloffs on March 13 the Child Rights Act, a critical piece of legislation in fighting child labor, has been slow to pass in the predominantly Muslim northern states due to specific provisions [...]	2008-04-10 15:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV NI
08ABUJA734	NIGERIA: REACTION TO ANTI-ISLAM VIDEO (C-D18-00223) [...] (S) Following is Post's keyed-in responses to reftel request for Government of Nigeria (GON) preparations for, public reactions to, and related responses to the release of Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders' film, which is allegedly critical of Islam. A. (S//NF) IDENTIFY HOST NATION SECURI [...]	2008-04-18 13:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KISL KIRF NI
08ABUJA77	NIGERIAN INSIDERS EXPLAIN RIBADU'S REMOVAL FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 14:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR NI
08ABUJA779	(C/NF) NIGERIA: ATIKU SEEKS COMEBACK, REBUFFS IBB [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: After losing his April 2007 presidential bid, and the subsequent election tribunal case against President Yar'Adua (though this is still being appealed),former Vice President and Action Congress (AC) candidate Atiku Abubakar seeks to regain a place in national politics. In an [...]	2008-04-25 14:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
08ABUJA784	NIGERIA: FY 2008 INL PROPOSAL, Request FOR $1.190 Million [...] Summary: Per reftel instructions, Post proposes 3 key INL projects and 1 alternate project to be funded with FY 2008 funds for a total amount of $1.190 million dollars. This amount includes $600,000 in Program Development and Support(PD$S): $300,000 in Interdiction and $290,000 in the area of [...]	2008-04-29 08:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV SNAR ECON NI
08ABUJA812	NIGERIA: PDP WINS CREDIBLE ADAMAWA RE-RUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 26, PolOffs and PolSpec observed the gubernatorial by-election in the north-eastern state of Adamawa. Though not totally without problems, PolOffs agree with the popular assessment that the election was, for the most part, free and fair. With an estimated turnout of aro [...]	2008-05-05 14:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
08ABUJA815	FRAMEWORK FOR PARTNERSHIP: TEAM NIGERIA MEETS GON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and an interagency team met, for the second time this year, with senior-level Nigerian officials as part of the "U.S.-Nigeria Framework for Partnership" in April 2008. During the exchange, the Minister of State for Power reported that the Government of Nigeria (GON [...]	2008-05-06 11:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID ETRD EAIR SNAR NI
08ABUJA816	NIGERIA: DEMOCRACY OUTREACH SUMMARY [...] (U) In response to ref A, Nigeria is generally considered a free nation and developing democracy. In keeping with the President's Freedom Agenda, the Chief of Mission and officers from relevant Mission agencies and sections (including Political, Public Affairs, and USAID) regularly meet with [...]	2008-05-06 13:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KPAO NI
08ABUJA901	WHY THERE IS NO NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN SOCIO-POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 09:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KIRF NI
08ABUJA946	NIGERIA: ACTING EFCC AND NFIU CHAIRS ON WAZIRI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Lamorde and Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director Asishana Bayo Okauru told Poloff, INLoff and Legatt on May 18 and 19 that current Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki (who is also head of the G [...]	2008-05-23 14:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KCOR SNAR NI
08ABUJA962	NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA GOVERNMENT'S REPORT CARD AT ONE [...] (S) This is the second cable in our series to address U.S. Mission Nigeria's analysis of President Yar'Adua's performance as head of state. Our first report card on him appeared at just over the halfway mark of his first year in office (ref A). This cable looks at what he has or has not done [...]	2008-05-28 18:39:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PINR KCOR PREL ECON NI
08ABUJA971	(C/NF) NIGERIA: IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO COUNTER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Reports that Nigerians may be studying Shi'ism at the Imam Hussein Foundation in Ghana may open up opportunities for the growth of Shi'ism in this traditionally-Sunni region. Iranian attempts at promoting Shi'ism in Nigeria (which began in the 1980s when Iran trained and fund [...]	2008-05-30 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KISL SOCI NI IR
08ACCRA1383	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON AKUFO-ADDO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador called on Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP),to underline USG's expectation for free and fair elections in Ghana. Akufo-Addo assured Ambassador that the NPP was a party steeped in democratic principles, a [...]	2008-10-23 16:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA1476	JERRY ON JERRY: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FLT. LT. [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador called on former Ghanaian president Jerry J. Rawlings as part of his outreach efforts to convey U.S. neutrality vis a vis the Ghanaian elections to all major political parties. In a marathon session that lasted more than two hours, Rawlings gave an Oscar-worthy perfo [...]	2008-11-20 16:57:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA15	GHANA SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON, JANUARY 7-9, 2008 [...] (SBU) I look forward to your return visit to Ghana and am pleased to provide some background information for you and the delegation. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at the beginning of what promises to be another eventful year for Ghana. After celebrating 50 years of independence in [...]	2008-01-03 16:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA1509	GHANA ELECTIONS: POLITICAL PUNDIT PREDICTS NDC WIN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Political commentator Kwesi Pratt (Protect) predicts an NDC win in a runoff election. He says that NPP candidate Akufo-Addo has Libyan backing, lacks party support in funding his campaign, is less corrupt than others in the Kufuor government, and is innocent of charges that he ha [...]	2008-11-28 09:03:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA1510	GHANA ELECTIONS: ALL THEY ARE SAYING, IS GIVE [...] SUMMARY. If Ghana's December elections somehow go awry, it won't be for lack of trying to focus the attention of the populace on peace. For the past two months, the call for peaceful elections has been omnipresent and inescapable, even drowning out discourse on political platforms and the eve [...]	2008-11-28 09:33:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA1522	GHANA MINING HIGHLIGHTS, NOVEMBER 2008 [...] SUMMARY: A. The Government of Ghana announced the privatization of its troubled state-owned aluminum company, along with accompanying foreign investments worth USD 4.5 billion. The purported international buyers announced that no such deals existed. B. Ghana has benefitted from increase [...]	2008-12-02 14:06:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EIND EINV KPRV GH
08ACCRA1611	GHANA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports on Ghana,s current civilian uses of atomic technology and their plans to become a nuclear power producer (response to REF A). Ghanaian atomic science research is established institutionally, but at a low level of technical sophistication. Ghana,s atomic scien [...]	2008-12-24 07:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINT TRGY TBIO EINV BEXP BTIO GH
08ACCRA1612	GHANA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports on Ghana,s current civilian uses of atomic technology and their plans to become a nuclear power producer (response to REF A). Ghanaian atomic science research is established institutionally, but at a low level of technical sophistication. Ghana,s atomic scien [...]	2008-12-24 07:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINT TRGY TBIO EINV BEXP BTIO GH
08ACCRA1616	A/S FRAZER MEETS WITH CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer met with presidential candidates Nana Akufo-Addo of the NPP and John Atta-Mills of the NDC on December 27, one day before the Ghana's runoff election. At each meeting, she underlined the need for both candidates [...]	2008-12-30 10:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA188	ELECTORAL COMMISSION PREPARATIONS FOR 2008 ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 16 meeting with Kwadwo Sarfo-Kantanka, Deputy Chairman of Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC),Sarfo-Kantanka said preparations for the election are going well and that the EC should begin to update the voter registers in March or April following the purchase of camer [...]	2008-02-06 16:00:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM GH
08ACCRA194	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR SECSTATE VISIT FEBRUARY 19-21, [...] Warmest Welcome to Ghana Madame Secretary. Your participation in the President's visit comes at the beginning of what promises to be another eventful year for Ghana. After celebrating 50 years of independence in 2007, Ghana is preparing to hold Parliamentary and presidential elections in lat [...]	2008-02-07 17:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA220	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR U.S. PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO GHANA [...] (U) Mr. President: Our entire mission joins me in extending a very warm welcome to you to Ghana. We are delighted that you, Mrs. Bush and your delegation are visiting Ghana at the beginning of what promises to be another eventful year. After celebrating 50 years of independence in 2007, Gha [...]	2008-02-13 10:37:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA300	PRESIDENT KUFUOR DELIVERS FINAL STATE OF THE NATION [...] SUMMARY: ON FEBRUARY 14, 2008, PRESIDENT KUFUOR DELIVERED HIS FINAL STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT, FOCUSING ON THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITIVE ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE HE CAME TO OFFICE IN 2001. HE SAID HIS GOVERNMENT HAD BROUGHT A PERIOD OF ACCELERATED GROWTH, LARGELY ACHIEVED THROUG [...]	2008-03-03 15:12:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON GH
08ACCRA324	NPP Campaign Strategy Unfolding [...] SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting with Poloff and visiting Ghana Desk Officer Dana Banks, New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary Nana Ohene Ntow outlined the party's campaign strategy of focusing on the government's record of accomplishments, managing communication issues, and targeting w [...]	2008-03-07 13:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR GH
08ACCRA395	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL FRANK'S VISIT TO GHANA MARCH [...] Mr. Chairman and Honorable Members of Congress: Our entire mission joins me in extending to you a very warm welcome to Ghana. We hope your visit here helps inform you and the committee members, and look forward to supporting your objectives. 2. SUMMARY: After celebrating 50 years of indepe [...]	2008-03-25 14:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA480	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY BARRETT'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 08:10:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA509	GHANA TRANSPORTATION: SAFE SKIES AND FRIENDLY PORTS [...] SUMMARY: On April 11, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Thomas Barrett, accompanied by Charge d'Affaires Sue K. Brown, officials from the Department of Transportation, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, met with Ghanaian counterparts to discuss ai [...]	2008-04-15 15:17:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EPET DOT GH
08ACCRA530	GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: On April 17, former New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate Alan Kyerematen delivered a resignation letter to his party amidst speculation that he will launch an independent bid for the presidency. Following weeks of intense media speculation, NDC presidential candidate John [...]	2008-04-21 07:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF GH
08ACCRA605	NPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables as I begin farewell calls on key interlocutors, civil society, and institutions. 2. (C) I hosted New Patriotic Party presidential flag bearer Nana Akufo-Addo for lunch at the residence on May 2. Arriving relaxed in jeans and jacket, Nana made th [...]	2008-05-06 16:55:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GH
08ACCRA612	NDC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN EVANS ATTA-MILLS [...] (C) Summary. This is the second in a series reporting the Ambassador's discussions with presidential candidates and key interlocutors. National Democratic Party flag bearer John Evans Atta-Mills, looking and sounding strong and projecting energy and confidence, said he is "no one's puppet"; [...]	2008-05-08 16:43:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PINR ECON GH
08ACCRA673	AF/W DIRECTOR THOMAS DOUGHERTY'S MEETINGS WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: On May 19, National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate John Atta Mills told visiting AF/W Director Thomas Dougherty that he is determined to ensure a peaceful election in Ghana but that his confidence in the Electoral Commission (EC) has "been shaken." Should there b [...]	2008-05-22 09:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SNAR PINR GH
08ACCRA690	AF/W DIRECTOR DOUGHERTY MEETS NPP CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 20 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo told visiting AF/W Director Thomas Dougherty that he was optimistic about his party's chances in the December election. While acknowledging problems with inflation, corruption and narcotics, Akufo-Addo la [...]	2008-05-28 11:45:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SNAR GH
08ACCRA798	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PRICE'S VISIT TO GHANA JUNE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 18:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA89	GHANA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 09:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN OPIC USTR
08ADANA24	TURKEY: COURT ACQUITS THREE CHILDREN INDICTED FOR SINGING [...] (U) The Diyarbakir Heavy Criminal Court on June 19 acquitted three teenagers, who were accused of "making propaganda for a terrorist organisation or its aims" under the anti-terrorism law. The prosecution was brought after the children, who are all members of the Diyarbakir Yenisehir Municipa [...]	2008-06-20 09:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU IZ
08ADANA50	TURKEY: ADANA MAYOR'S RACE BREAKS WIDE OPEN AS INCUMBENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The sudden resignation of Adana's four-term mayor Aytac Durak from AKP may present an insurmountable challenge to the party's chance to retake Adana in upcoming municipal elections. Outside theories abound on reasons for Durak's renunciation of AKP membership including a spurn [...]	2008-12-02 16:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
08ADDISABABA105	ETHIOPIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] As requested in Reftel, post is pleased to submit the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Ethiopia. Begin Text: 2. Openness to Foreign Investment 2006/2007 HIGHLIGHTS -- In a bid to curb increasing food prices the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) levied a 10 percent surtax on selected import [...]	2008-01-14 13:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON KTDB USTR OPIC ET
08ADDISABABA1154	REVOLUTIONARY DEMOCRACY! [...] (C) Understanding Ethiopia's domestic political (and economic) actions, and developing a strategy for moving the ruling party forward democratically, requires understanding the ruling Tigrean People's Liberation Front's (TPLF) prevailing political ideology: Revolutionary Democracy. Hard-line T [...]	2008-04-28 14:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA1259	ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER MELES ON 2010 NATIONAL [...] (SBU) During a nearly three hour meeting on May 9 held jointly with the Ambassadors of France and the UK, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told Ambassador Yamamoto that his administration fully supported ethnic diversity and the importance of democratic values and good governance in conjunction [...]	2008-05-12 07:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM EAID ET
08ADDISABABA1357	ETHIOPIA: SCHOLARS DESCRIBE EPRDF CONSOLIDATION OF [...] (S/NF) Following the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front's (EPRDF) landslide victory in the April local elections (ref A),Deputy Political-Economic Counselor spoke separately with ten scholars to canvass elites' opinions on the current Ethiopian polity. The scholars divi [...]	2008-05-16 07:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ASEC ET
08ADDISABABA1411	ETHIOPIA-ISRAEL-U.S.: GETTING OUR MIL TO MIL [...] (C) Ambassador, DATT and SAO requested Prime Minister Meles to review the military training offered by the U.S. Government for his military personnel and to develop a five year plan, to allow the USG to consider how to better meet the needs of the Ethiopian military. This year, after great ef [...]	2008-05-21 14:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL MARR EAID ET IS
08ADDISABABA1493	ETHIOPIA WILLING TO INCREASE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Ambassador-at-Large Coordinator for Counterterrorism Dell L. Dailey and Ambassador Yamamoto on May 21, 2008 that his government was grateful for the counterterrorism support it received from the United States and that Ethiopia was w [...]	2008-06-02 08:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL SO ET
08ADDISABABA1546	LACK OF POLITICAL WILL PROMPTS TREASURY PROJECT SUSPENSION [...] SUMMARY: Seven months after the signing of the Terms of Reference (TOR) between the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) and the U.S. Treasury Department for an Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) program, the U.S. Department of Treasury has decided to suspend work on the [...]	2008-06-06 05:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EAID ECON EFIN PTER PREL ET
08ADDISABABA1564	ERITREAN OPPOSITION UNITES, AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The May 5-11, 2008 Eritrean political opposition congress in Addis Ababa reformed and expanded the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA) to serve as the umbrella organization for all Eritrean opposition groups. Embassy officers spoke with more than a dozen opposition leaders and [...]	2008-06-09 10:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PREL PBTS ET ER
08ADDISABABA1571	ETHIOPIA'S BROKEN PROMISES [...] (S/NF) A paradigm shift must occur in the United States' discourse with Ethiopia on foreign assistance. Over the past year, the United States Government (USG) has delivered on all Ethiopian government (GoE) claims of "broken promises" in order to enhance the security of the Ethiopian state and [...]	2008-06-09 12:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MASS MOPS ET
08ADDISABABA1674	DISMANTLING ETHIOPIA'S POLITICAL SPACE [...] (S/NF) This is the first in a series of cables outlining policy options on U.S.-Ethiopia relations in light of recent restrictions on political and democratic space (Refs. A and B). 2. (S/NF) The ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) came to power in 1991 under mu [...]	2008-06-19 08:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PGOV ASEC EAID ET
08ADDISABABA2078	A DIALOGUE ON ETHIOPIA'S DEMOCRATIZATION: DRL A/S [...] (C) In a broad-ranging 90-minute conversation, DRL Assistant Secretary David Kramer effectively noted senior Washington concerns about recent developments in Ethiopia's progress toward democratization with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on July 23. In response, the Prime Minister conveyed the mo [...]	2008-07-29 07:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2103	DRL A/S KRAMER NOTES U.S. CONCERN ON CSO LAW [...] (SBU) DRL Assistant Secretary David Kramer highlighted significant U.S. concerns over the likely impact and potentially unintended consequences of Ethiopia's draft Civil Society Organizations (CSO) law in meetings with Prime Minister Meles, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu, [...]	2008-07-31 08:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2112	U.S.-ETHIOPIAN RELATIONS MESHED IN UNEASY INTERNAL [...] (S/NF) The growing independence in bilateral policy discussions by hard-liners within the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party -- including members of the Central Committee and Executive Committee or "Politburo", as well as by powerful outsiders like military [...]	2008-08-01 11:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PGOV ASEC EAID ET
08ADDISABABA214	PM'S ADVISOR BEREKET DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND VOA [...] (C) In a broad-ranging discussion with visiting Africa Bureau PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield on January 17, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bereket Simon, offered his version of history and less than wholly accurate assurances to comfort the USG that the Government and ruling Ethiopian Pe [...]	2008-01-29 04:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KPAO PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2143	ETHIOPIA'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM: IN TRANSITION [...] (SBU) This cable provides a brief overview of Ethiopia's judicial system, based on contacts with legal practitioners. Ethiopia has both a regional (state) and a federal court system. The federal system handles matters of federal law and has benefited from external assistance, primarily from C [...]	2008-08-06 13:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS ET
08ADDISABABA215	PM'S ADVISOR BEREKET DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND VOA [...] (C) In a broad-ranging discussion with visiting Africa Bureau PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield on January 17, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bereket Simon, offered his version of history and less than wholly accurate assurances to comfort the USG that the Government and ruling Ethiopian Pe [...]	2008-01-29 05:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KPAO PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2223	ADDIS ABABA RESPONSE - SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND DEMONSTRATIONS ------------------------------------- A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? -Yes, there is a sizable Muslim population throughout Ethiopia as well [...]	2008-08-12 12:40:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER ET
08ADDISABABA2290	ETHIOPIA: "WE'RE FOLLOWING CHINA'S MODEL" [...] (C) At a hail and farewell on August 19 for Chinese Economic and Commercial Counselor Liu Yunbiao (reftel) and his replacement, Qian Zhaogang, Ethiopian State Minister for Trade and Industry Tadesse Haile extolled the close and growing commercial relationship between China and Ethiopia and sai [...]	2008-08-21 07:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ET CH
08ADDISABABA2487	ETHIOPIA: OROMO ELDERS BELIEVE RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Oromo Elders told Ambassador September 6 during a private meeting that they believe reconciliation between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian government (GoE) is within reach. They plan to hold a meeting of Oromo civic and local leaders in the next few weeks to consolidate [...]	2008-09-09 04:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ET
08ADDISABABA249	STATE MINISTER TEKEDA DISCUSSES REGIONAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tekeda Alemu, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield asked about Ethiopia's SIPDIS outlook for the new Somali government, the Ethiopian relationship with Sudan, as well as noted the importan [...]	2008-02-04 07:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA2541	ETHIOPIA/CHINA: PRC COMPANIES FEEL FOREIGN [...] (C) During a working lunch, newly arrived People's Republic of China (PRC) Ambassador to Ethiopia Gu Xiaojie and DCM Zhang Yuebang said that Ethiopia's foreign exchange crunch (septel) was "trouble" for Chinese companies, which have been unable to procure easily materials and supplies from int [...]	2008-09-16 08:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID CH ET
08ADDISABABA2561	ETHIOPIA BRACES FOR AN UNCERTAIN RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles told the Ambassador during a private two hour meeting September 13 that Ethiopia is committed to U.S. relations as the cornerstone for its security and development, but many ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party members and non-party [...]	2008-09-17 13:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM ET
08ADDISABABA2750	(S) ETHIOPIA EXPLORING CHANGING TFG PRESIDENT AND [...] (S/NF) Summary. Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu told the Charge on October 3 that Ethiopia's objective for the upcoming October 27-29 InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) summit in Nairobi was to constrain Somalia's Transitional Federal Government [...]	2008-10-06 13:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA2837	BEIJING OLYMPICS IMPRESS ETHIOPIA [...] (U) Discussions with Ethiopian officials, political opposition leaders, and professional colleagues suggest that China impressed Ethiopia by hosting one of the most precisely orchestrated and technically impressive Olympic Games in memory. While news of pre-games demonstrations did reach the E [...]	2008-10-14 13:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ET CH
08ADDISABABA286	ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER AND PRIME [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On January 31, Assistant Secretary Frazer met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in a broad ranging 100 minute discussion on Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland, and the Eritrean border. Also in attendance were Ambassador Yamamoto, Ambassador Courville, Sudan S/E Will [...]	2008-02-06 07:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS PNAT MOPS KPKO ET ER SO SU KE
08ADDISABABA2941	MORE ETHIOPIAN MFA THOUGHTS ON SOMALIA NEXT STEPS [...] (S/NF) Summary. In response to the Ambassador's pushback that Ethiopia not hijack the upcoming Nairobi summit with radical "regime change," Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu told the Ambassador on October 21 that the Ethiopian government saw three available optio [...]	2008-10-27 09:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA2945	A/S KRAMER PRESSES PRIME MINISTER MELES ON CSO [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) David J. Kramer met with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on October 20 to discuss continued United States Government (USG) concerns over Ethiopia's draft Civil Society Organizations (CSO) law and the overall narrowing of [...]	2008-10-28 07:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF EAID ECON ET
08ADDISABABA3000	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFDEL PHELAN [...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes Mr. Michael Phelan, Minority Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) to Ethiopia November 1-7, 2008. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Travelers should re-confirm [...]	2008-10-31 08:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF AFIN ET OREP OTRA
08ADDISABABA3092	PRIME MINISTER MELES DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Professional Staff Member (PSM) Michael V. Phelan met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on November 6 to discuss potential United States support for agricultural development to enhance food security in countries and regions receiving a signifi [...]	2008-11-13 08:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR OTRA EAID ET SO
08ADDISABABA3116	VOA HORN OF AFRICA SERVICE CHIEF DISCUSSES VOA [...] (SBU) Voice of America (VOA) Horn of Africa Service Chief David Arnold met with Advisor to the Prime Minister Bereket Simon on October 23 to request the Ethiopian government (GoE) to consider favorably VOA applications for licenses for VOA reporters (local stringers) to be based outside Addis A [...]	2008-11-17 09:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO ET
08ADDISABABA3159	GOE CLAMPS DOWN ON OROMOS, OPPOSITION PARTIES [...] (C) Over the past two weeks, the Ethiopian government (GoE) has arrested at least 53 ethnic Oromos (some reports are as high as 200) and supporters of the mainstream political opposition Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement (OFDM) for alleged support to the banned Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). [...]	2008-11-20 11:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM ASEC ET
08ADDISABABA3242	AFRICOM COMMANDER AND PRIME MINISTER MELES DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Visiting USAFRICOM commander General William E. Ward met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on November 21 to reinforce AFRICOM's relationship with Ethiopia, and to discuss regional dynamics. Meles, focused primarily on Somalia, said the Somali Transitional Federal Gove [...]	2008-11-28 08:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA3283	CODEL MEEK DISCUSSES SOMALIA, HR 2003, TERRORIST [...] (C) Visiting Congressmen Kendrick Meek, Charles Boustany, and Andre Carson met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Wednesday, December 3 to discuss the timeline of Ethiopia's withdrawal from Somalia, the Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act (H.R. 2003) before Congress, and al-Sh [...]	2008-12-05 12:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV SO ET
08ADDISABABA3296	PRIME MINISTER MELES EXPLAINS SOMALIA WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles praised U.S. relations as vital to regional security and Ethiopia's efforts to fight poverty, during the visit by Senator Inhofe, who was accompanied by Congressmen Miller, Neugebauer and Aderholt. Prime Minister Meles particularly praised our bilateral intel [...]	2008-12-09 13:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID ET SO SU
08ADDISABABA3370	REVISED POLITICAL PARTIES REGISTRATION PROCLAMATION [...] (SBU) Ethiopia's revised Political Parties Registration Proclamation (reftel) came into effect on September 24, 2008 instituting additional new reporting requirements that will further dampen opposition parties' ability to raise funds and compete in Ethiopia's ever-shrinking political space. [...]	2008-12-17 12:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM ASEC ET
08ADDISABABA338	ETHIOPIA: CENTCOM COMMANDER AND PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Visiting USCENTCOM commander Admiral William J. Fallon met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on February 7 to reinforce CENTCOM's relationship with Ethiopia and to discuss regional dynamics. On Kenya, Meles suggested that the United States might look to informal non-s [...]	2008-02-11 14:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SO KE
08ADDISABABA3476	ETHIOPIA UNCOMPROMISING ON REJAILING OF OPPOSITION [...] (S/NF) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Meles on December 31 in an effort to secure the release from prison of prominent opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa, who had been jailed on the evening of December 29 (Reftel). Birtukan was arrested on alleged charges of violating the terms of her [...]	2008-12-31 15:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA583	MFA DISCUSSES SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA/ERITREA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs including State Minister Dr. Tekeda Alemu met for lunch with Ambassador Yamamoto and Emboffs. The discussion was wide-ranging and candid. On Somalia, the MFA shared information regarding the Foreign Minister,s February 27 tri [...]	2008-03-03 08:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ER ET PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL
08ADDISABABA60	ICRC STILL ON THE OUTS WITH GOE, STILL NOT IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27, Polchief and Refcoord met with Pierre Wettach, ICRC Head of Delegation in Ethiopia. Wettach reported that ICRC's operational situation has not substantially changed since ICRC was expelled from the Somali region/Ogaden this past summer. He provided a readout of a [...]	2008-01-09 09:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ET
08ADDISABABA838	ETHIOPIA: CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TO BE PARDONED [...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly two and half years in prison, civil society leaders Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie, the final two political prisoners from the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) trial, are set to be granted a pardon and released from prison. Though they are now only about [...]	2008-03-28 08:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA84	ERITREA: OPPOSITION GROUPS EXPLORING FORMATION OF [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On January 9, PolCouns and PolOff met with Noor M. Idris, Chairman of the opposition Eritrean Nahda Party (ENP),to discuss current opposition efforts to form a new, more inclusive umbrella group. Noor explained that at least 11 opposition parties would hold a conference in [...]	2008-01-11 08:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PREL PBTS ET ER
08ADDISABABA87	(C) DEFENSE OFFICIALS IMPOSE LAST-MINUTE [...] (S/NF) Despite Prime Minister Meles' apparent receptivity to discussing Ethiopia's arms supply relationship with North Korea (Ref A) as well as discussion with the Secretary during her visit, Ethiopia's Chief of Defense Staff (CHOD),General Samora Yonus, adamantly opposes U.S. scrutiny of Ethi [...]	2008-01-14 04:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MARR PREL KN ET
08ADDISABABA89	DEFENSE OFFICIALS REQUEST MORE MILITARY AID [...] (C) In January 3 and 4 meetings with Ambassador, DATT, ORA Chief, and P/E Chief, Defense Minister (DefMin) Kuma Demeksa and Chief of Defense Staff (CHOD) Gen. Samora Yonus respectively argued for more U.S. military assistance to Ethiopia to focus more on in-country training to develop Ethiopia [...]	2008-01-14 08:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EAID ET
08AITTAIPEI1008	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 08:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1030	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 12-14 on the alleged telephone conversation between U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi at the end of June; on eight Taiwan businessmen who went [...]	2008-07-14 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1037	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI104	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 19-22 on the various steps taken by the DPP to review and remedy itself in the wake of its severe defeat in the January 12 legislative elections; on the KMT's selection of its nominee for the new deputy legislative [...]	2008-01-22 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1062	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1066	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 19-21 news coverage on the flash floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kalmaegi in central and southern Taiwan last Friday and the agricultural losses Taiwan has suffered; on President Ma Ying-jeou's sliding approv [...]	2008-07-21 13:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1074	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI110	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1109	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 26-29 on Typhoon Fung-wong, which swept across the island Monday; on the current status of the U.S.-Taiwan arms deals; on the title of Taiwan's Olympic team; and on President Ma Ying-jeou's upcoming trip to Paraguay an [...]	2008-07-29 23:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1138	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 2-4 news coverage on the Olympic Games in Beijing; on President Ma Ying-jeou's call for "workable diplomacy" in Taiwan's foreign relations; on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the domestic oil price adjustment policy. Several pa [...]	2008-08-04 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1189	MEDIA REACTION: THE BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES; PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 9-11 news coverage on the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games; on weightlifter Chen Wei-ling winning Taiwan's first medal in the Olympics; and on the conflict in South Ossetia. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a [...]	2008-08-11 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1252	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, GEORGIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 20 news coverage on the continuing investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian and his family members' alleged money laundering, and on Chinese Taipei's defeat by the United States at the Beijing Olympic baseball competitio [...]	2008-08-20 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1268	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their August 23-25 news coverage on the investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian's money laundering case; on Taiwan Taekwondo athlete Su Li-wen's show of sportsmanship by sustaining injuries in a competition and fighting up to [...]	2008-08-25 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1300	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA-GEORGIA SITUATION, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 30 - September 2 news coverage on the continued investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian's money laundering case; on Saturday's mass rally targeting President Ma Ying-jeou's first one hundred days in office; and on Japan [...]	2008-09-02 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1325	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2008 [...] (SBU) On August 14, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss trade promotion activities in North Korea and Burma. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works closely [...]	2008-09-05 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW

08AITTAIPEI1353	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 13-15 on Typhoon Sinlaku's pounding of Taiwan over the weekend and the import of tainted Chinese milk powder to Taiwan. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the centrist, KMT-leaning "China Times" published a [...]	2008-09-15 06:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI14	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 05:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1424	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 27-30 on Super Typhoon Jangmi, which pounded Taiwan heavily Sunday and Monday, bringing massive rains and causing considerable damage to the island; on the House of Representatives' veto of the Bush Administration [...]	2008-10-01 01:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1426	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage October 1 on U.S. President George W. Bush's call for Congress to pass the US$700 billion bailout bill Tuesday; on the Taiwan government's measures to prop up the Taiwan stock exchange after the House of Representativ [...]	2008-10-01 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1438	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3 on a order by Taiwan's Department of Health Thursday to remove from shelves more dairy products from China that were found to be contaminated with melamine; on the U.S. Senate's approval of a revised US$700 billio [...]	2008-10-05 22:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1443	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 4-6 on the U.S. financial bailout bill, which U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law Friday; on the approved U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the probe into the alleged money-laundering case involving former [...]	2008-10-06 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1450	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 7 on the arrest of Yeh Sheng-mao, former Director of the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau (MJIB); National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Henry Tsai's remarks that SARS was a bio-chemical warfare a [...]	2008-10-07 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1488	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM, U.S. FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 18-20 news coverage on the funeral of Formosa Plastics Group founder Wang Yung-ching; on the DPP's planned rally on October 25 to protest the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's "pro-China" policy and the upcoming visit to Taiwan by Ch [...]	2008-10-20 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1492	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S. FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their October 21 news coverage on a Taiwan Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) and its two pilots that went missing near Penghu [Pescadores] Monday on a training mission; and on the continuing probe into former first family's money launderi [...]	2008-10-21 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1528	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 08:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1538	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 30 news coverage on former Vice President Lien Chan being appointed as Taiwan's envoy to the APEC leaders' summit in late November; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remarks Wednesday that he will receive China's Association for Relati [...]	2008-10-30 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1550	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 1-3 to the five-day Taiwan visit by China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin; the talks to be held between ARAT [...]	2008-11-03 09:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1565	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: The four agreements signed between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin Tuesday concerning the three links across the Taiwan Strait received extensive coverage in Tai [...]	2008-11-05 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1567	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies all gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 6 to the election of Democrat Barack Obama as the next U.S. president. News coverage also focused on the mass protests in Taipei Wednesday against the vis [...]	2008-11-06 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1578	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 7 on the violent clashes between pro-Green supporters and police on Thursday night; on the short meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairma [...]	2008-11-07 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1601	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 11-12 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was handcuffed and taken into to court Tuesday night as prosecutors sought his detention on alleged corruption and embezzlement charges; and on the students stagi [...]	2008-11-12 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1616	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 15-17 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was taken to hospital Sunday evening after having been on a hunger strike since he was detained last Wednesday; on the prosecutors' questioning of Chen's family members [...]	2008-11-17 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1622	MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 08:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1650	Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Relations [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 23:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1656	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...]	2008-11-26 08:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1667	MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS IN TAIWAN, CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 27-28 on the economic difficulties that Taiwan need to deal with now; on the former first family's corruption scandals; on the political confrontation in Thailand; and on the Mumbai attacks. 2. In terms of edit [...]	2008-11-28 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1669	MEDIA REACTION: THE MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS, THE U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 29 - December 1 on the probe into the former first family's corruption scandals; on the economic downturn in Taiwan; and on speculation about a cabinet reshuffle. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, rega [...]	2008-12-01 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1673	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...]	2008-12-01 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1682	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the Cabinet's decision to allow four days off for the New Year holiday; on the probe into former first family's money laundering; and on the safety problems of the Maokong Gondola in Taipei. 2. In terms of [...]	2008-12-03 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1716	USTR VISIT FOCUSES ON AGRICULTURE ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During December 8-9 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs Tim Wineland and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka pressed their Taiwan interlocutors on key agricultural market access issues, including beef, pork, and rice. Winel [...]	2008-12-11 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1719	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 12 news coverage on the Central Bank's biggest interest cuts in 26 years; the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's corruption cases; and the police's surprise eviction of members of the "Wild Strawberry" Student Movement [...]	2008-12-12 07:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1741	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT LINKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1752	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 05:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1767	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 20-22 news coverage on the confirmation of the H5N2 avian flu epidemic situation in southern Taiwan; on the fourth KMT-CCP forum held in Shanghai; and on the local economic downturn. 2. Following the recently-concluded forum [...]	2008-12-22 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1770	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI193	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI21	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI227	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, U.S.-CHINA [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to report on the March presidential poll and the UN referenda, news coverage on February 16-19 also focused on the "Taiwan Goal," a defense industry company the DPP administration has recently set up to coordinate the business of U. [...]	2008-02-19 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI23	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI266	MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI271	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 27 on the island's March presidential poll and the UN referenda; on a Taiwan policy report recently released by former U.S. officials Randall Schriver and Dan Blumenthal; on Taiwan's officials being barred from att [...]	2008-02-27 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI293	AIT DIRECTOR OUTLINES TRADE AGENDA WITH MOEA [...] (C) On March 4, Director met with Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Ruey-long Chen to review the bilateral trade relationship and the TIFA agenda. Chen observed that the U.S.-Taiwan economic and political relationship has been strained for the past year, but expressed hope that after the Mar [...]	2008-03-05 07:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON EINV KIPR TW
08AITTAIPEI314	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 7 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the UN referenda, and on the island's consumer price hike. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-independence "Liberty Times" discussed th [...]	2008-03-07 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI348	MEDIA REACTION: THE UN REFERENDA, THE U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 13 on the clash outside DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's campaign headquarters; on the presidential election campaigns; and on the Chinese Taipei baseball team beating Australia and winning a spot in the Beiji [...]	2008-03-13 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI353	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 07:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI38	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI390	MEDIA REACTION: TIBET AND TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 19 on the two presidential candidates' responses to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's comment Tuesday on the demonstrations in Tibet; on the USS Kitty Hawk leaving its home base at Yokosuka, Japan Tuesday and its current w [...]	2008-03-19 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI4	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, HONG KONG DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 1-2 news coverage on the island-wide celebrations for the New Year; on President Chen Shui-bian's New Year's address; on the upcoming legislative elections; and on the Blue camp's call on the voters to boycott the two referenda t [...]	2008-01-02 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI422	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, U.S. [...] Summary: The Chinese-language and English-language dailies in Taiwan gave significant reporting and editorial coverage March 22-24 to Saturday's presidential election, in which KMT's Ma Ying-jeou won a landslide victory over DPP's Frank Hsieh. The two controversial referenda proposed by the K [...]	2008-03-24 23:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI430	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their March 25 news coverage on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the soaring Taiwan stock index and NT dollar appreciation Monday, the new cabinet to be formed by president-elect Ma Ying [...]	2008-03-25 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI439	MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage March 26 on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the caretaker government's plans before president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration on May 20; possible personnel arrangements for t [...]	2008-03-26 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI451	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 28 news coverage on U.S. President George W. Bush's call to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Wednesday, in which Hu mentioned that China is willing to resume dialogue with Taiwan based on the "1992 consensus;" on the chances [...]	2008-03-28 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI474	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused their April 1 news coverage on the controversy over whether the Chen Shui-bian caretaker government should raise or freeze gasoline prices; on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's planned meeting with President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday morning; on possi [...]	2008-04-01 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI480	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI488	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 09:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI497	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 9 news coverage on the speculation that incumbent Soochow University President Liu Chao-shiuan will be appointed as the next premier; on the upcoming Boao Forum hosted by China; on the international torch relay for the Beijin [...]	2008-04-09 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI514	MEDIA REACTION: THE BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA (BFA) [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 12-14 on Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew's historic meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The interaction between the Chinese government and Siew's delegation was the focal of local media attention as we [...]	2008-04-14 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI535	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI574	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language April 25 dailies focused news coverage on Taiwan's Supreme Court not guilty verdict for President-elect Ma Ying-jeou in his special allowance case; on Taipei Deputy Mayor Samuel Wu's resignation amid allegations that he received money from an arms deale [...]	2008-04-25 07:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI580	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS; THE CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 26-28 on the amendment to Taiwan's Labor Standards Law; on the search for eight missing scuba divers in waters off southern Taiwan; and on the unexpected appointment of former Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Lai Sh [...]	2008-04-28 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI588	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 29 on the announcement of the second lineup of 18 Cabinet members; on the successful rescue of eight scuba divers; and a victim whose blood clot and subsequent coma are suspected of being caused by the contraceptive p [...]	2008-04-29 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI613	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI618	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI63	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage January 12-14 to Saturday's island-wide legislative elections, in which the KMT scored a landslide victory over the ruling DPP, winning a two-thirds majority in the newly [...]	2008-01-15 02:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI640	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 10:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI645	MEDIA REACTION: NEW THINKING IN TAIWAN'S DIPLOMACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI654	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 10-12 on the continuing investigation into Taiwan's Papua New Guinea diplomatic fund scandal; on the sudden death of Taiwan's Interior Minister-designate Liao Fung-te; and on the lineup of Taiwan's President-elect Ma Yi [...]	2008-05-12 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI661	MEDIA REACTION: NATURAL DISASTERS IN CHINA AND BURMA; [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 13 on the massive earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, and on the temporary shutdown of Taiwan's debt-ridden Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation (FAT). 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the [...]	2008-05-13 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI669	MEDIA REACTION: THE SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA; BURMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 14 on the rescue efforts in the Sichuan earthquake in China. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-unification "United Daily News" tried to shed lights on the "rise of China" from the Chinese [...]	2008-05-14 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI675	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI704	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news reporting and editorial coverage May 21 to President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration ceremony and his inaugural speech Tuesday, in which he emphasized that both sides across the Taiwan Strait will resume dialogue based on the " [...]	2008-05-21 12:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI71	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI714	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI719	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 23 news coverage on Beijing's formal and positive response to President Ma Ying-jeou's inaugural speech, on the Cabinet's decision Thursday on fuel and electricity hikes, and on the opening and acceleration of exchanges across [...]	2008-05-23 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI725	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 24-27 news coverage on KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung's visit to China Monday and the new developments in cross-Strait relations, on the controversy over whether a KMT legislator still retains U.S. citizenship, on the soaring commodity p [...]	2008-05-27 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI735	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 29 news coverage on the historic meeting between KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing Wednesday; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the fuel price hike i [...]	2008-05-29 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI744	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: On May 30, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage to the resumption of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which are scheduled to kick off on June 11. News coverage a [...]	2008-05-30 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI752	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused May 31-June 2 news coverage on various new developments in cross-Strait relations; on DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen's interview with print media Sunday, in which she expressed concern over the KMT's approach to handling cross-Strait relations; an [...]	2008-06-02 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI771	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 23:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI786	TAIWAN PREPARES FOR PROGRESS ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As Taiwan and China prepare to resume negotiations on cross-Strait issues, beginning with charter flights and tourism, Taiwan authorities and industry representatives agree that initial progress should be straightforward. Taiwan authorities believe that during their June 11-14 [...]	2008-06-06 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI797	MEDIA REACTION: TIP REPORT, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 6 news coverage on talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which will kick off next Wednesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remark Wednesday tha [...]	2008-06-06 11:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI806	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI81	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 16 on the soaring of Taiwan's stock index and currency markets Tuesday in the wake of the KMT's victory in last Saturday's legislative elections; on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who unveiled his cross-St [...]	2008-01-17 06:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI820	Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Talks [...] Summary: On June 12, Taiwan's print media gave extensive coverage to the historic talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations. News coverage also focused on the aftermath of [...]	2008-06-12 07:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI830	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS [...] Summary: Taiwan's print media June 13 gave significant coverage to the historic meetings between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations Thursday. All major Taiwan dailies front-paged th [...]	2008-06-13 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI857	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus June 18 news coverage on the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on electricity price hikes in Taiwan, [...]	2008-06-18 09:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI866	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TAIWAN-JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 19 news coverage on new developments in cross-Strait relations; on speculations over the personnel reshuffle at the Control Yuan and the Examination Yuan; and on a major downsizing of the "China Times," one of the four largest Chine [...]	2008-06-19 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI886	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 21-23 news coverage on the peaceful resolution to a recent dispute between Taiwan and Japan, triggered by the collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese frigate in early June; on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of Co [...]	2008-06-23 10:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI912	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 26 news coverage on the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's new measures to liberalize financial regulations vis-a-vis Mainland China; on China's Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi's remarks Monday regarding Taiwan's participation in [...]	2008-06-26 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI943	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS; ANTI-HUMAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 28-30 on the government's effort and incentives to boost the economy and revitalize the stock market; on the kickoff of limited conversion between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi); and on the prepa [...]	2008-06-30 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI966	MEDIA REACTION: THE LAUCHING OF DIRECT CHARTER FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI999	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 9 news coverage on the plummeting Taiwan stock index; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. Both the [...]	2008-07-09 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08ALGIERS1005	ALGERIA'S PARTICIPATION AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL [...] Per reftel, we are transmitting the list of Algeria's delegation to the 63rd UN General Assembly, which the MFA provided us via diplomatic note on September 17. A. Attendance of the Head of State: No plans to attend as of 09/17/08. B. Attendance of the Head of Government: No plans to at [...]	2008-09-17 17:41:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA AG
08ALGIERS1052	ALGERIAN MFA OFFERS MEASURED CRITICISM OF 2008 IRFR [...] (C) MFA Director General for the Americas (A/S equivalent) Fatiha Selmane called in the Ambassador on September 28 to deliver an official reaction to the 2008 International Religious Freedom Report (IRFR) (ref A). Selmane asserted that the IRFR's conclusions did not match Algerian reality. Sh [...]	2008-09-30 14:36:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO AG
08ALGIERS1053	SENATE PRESIDENT ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, THIRD TERM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian Senate president said September 29 that, press reports notwithstanding, there had been no official movement on a constitutional revision paving the way for a third term for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Senate President Abdelkader Bensalah [...]	2008-09-30 15:27:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AG
08ALGIERS1108	AIRBUS DETERMINED TO BREAK BOEING IN ALGERIA [...] (U) Airbus has dramatically increased pressure on Algeria to dump Boeing, going so far as to offer to buy Air Algerie's entire Boeing 737 fleet and replace it with Airbus aircraft, simulators and training. As reported in reftel, Airbus has been lobbying Air Algerie intensely for some time, but [...]	2008-10-14 07:01:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP AG
08ALGIERS111	POLITICAL ELITES LINING UP BEHIND THIRD TERM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the week of January 24, a series of high-profile political leaders came out publicly in support of constitutional change to allow President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a third term. They included key members of the presidential coalition, the speaker of parliament and [...]	2008-01-30 14:55:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS1163	BOUTEFLIKA LAUNCHES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced on October 29 that he will convene a special session of parliament in the coming weeks to effect a partial and limited revision of the Algerian constitution. The changes he outlined would open the way for him to seek a third term as presi [...]	2008-10-29 16:42:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS1232	CROSSING THE ALGERIAN BORDER: AVENUES FOR REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Economic integration in the Maghreb is effectively blocked by the physical border closure between Algeria and Morocco. While there may be hope for a "quiet" rapprochement on the Moroccan side (ref A),Algerian policy makers voice such ardent, public distrust of their Moroccan co [...]	2008-11-19 08:03:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL ENRG ECON AG
08ALGIERS1279	NEW TELECOM MINISTER IDENTIFIES PRIORITIES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Post and Telecommunications Hamid Bessalah laid out for us an ambitious internet and telecom agenda that includes requests for U.S. engagement and assistance as well as opportunities for U.S. investment. Bessalah is a first-time minister who assumed his post in the Jun [...]	2008-12-07 07:39:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD AG
08ALGIERS1280	CODEL HASTINGS PRESSES ALGERIA ON ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL) urged that Algeria invite international observers for the April 2009 presidential elections. He met with positive but carefully hedged responses from his Algerian government interlocutors. The parliamentarians he met were generally warm to t [...]	2008-12-07 07:39:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AG
08ALGIERS1288	FLN LEADER SEES MORE REFORM, HOPE FOR CLOSER U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Liberation Front (FLN) Secretary-General (and former Prime Minister) Abdelaziz Belkhadem, now the leader of the alliance pushing for a third term for President Bouteflika, believes there is a hope for closer economic and political relations with the U.S. He told the Amba [...]	2008-12-10 19:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS1296	ALGERIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS ON BOUTEFLIKA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Parliamentarians told Codel Hastings on December 2 that they believed the international community must play a greater role in resolving the Western Sahara question and that a third term for President Bouteflika is necessary for the well-being of Algeria. The Minister of Parliame [...]	2008-12-15 07:56:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OREP PBTS MO AG
08ALGIERS1306	RIFTS WITHIN THE "POUVOIR" MAKE RARE HEADLINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: An extremely rare public and personal exchange between a former president and a retired general has broken the omerta code usually observed by Algeria's ruling elite, exposing divisions within the "Pouvoir" that have persisted since the struggle for independence. The bitter excha [...]	2008-12-18 08:21:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS133	PROSELYTIZING IN ALGERIA: ONWARD CHRISTIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: From June to December 2007, a steady trickle of reports surfaced in the Algerian press about Christians and alleged Christian proselytizing in Algeria. Since January 2008, the frequency and length of the reports have increased markedly, and parliamentarians from the Islamist pol [...]	2008-02-04 16:33:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF AG

08ALGIERS141	SENIOR ALGERIAN MFA OFFICIAL DOWNBEAT ON LEBANON, [...] (C) MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Bouzaher (A/S equivalent) told Ambassador February 6 that the political situation in Lebanon looked deadlocked and that the Algerian Government was not hopeful that the Arab League would succeed in paving the way for a presidential election. Bouzaher [...]	2008-02-07 08:53:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM LE AG
08ALGIERS157	ALGERIAN BUSINESS GROUP LOBBYING FOR MAGHREB [...] (SBU) Summary: The often outspoken head of a prominent Algerian business association told Ambassador January 13 that together with other North African business leaders he is lobbying for the Maghreb governments to take steps promptly to enable Maghreb economic integration. The business leade [...]	2008-02-11 16:22:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL AG MO TS
08ALGIERS198	SCENE SETTER FOR A/S WELCH VISIT TO ALGERIA [...] (C) We and the Algerians are looking forward to your visit next week. There was a prominent article about your visit, generated with help from our PAO, in best-selling el-Khabar newspaper on February 21. You will be visiting just as the government machine is gearing up to amend the Algerian constit [...]	2008-02-22 11:28:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AG
08ALGIERS21	SAHRAWI AMBASSADOR: POLISARIO ENERGIZED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Polisario Ambassador to Algeria, the December 14-20 party congress in Tifariti has provided the Polisario with an injection of energy and confidence moving into the January 8-9 Manhasset negotiations. While the pledge to resume armed struggle against Morocco "has [...]	2008-01-07 14:53:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PBTS MO WI AG
08ALGIERS223	BOUTEFLIKA LOOKS TO THE LEVANT WITH A/S WELCH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a three-hour tour d'horizon with NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika provided his candid opinions on a wide range of issues (septel),but spoke at length about the Levant. He revealed his personal views on Syrian interference in Lebanon, the [...]	2008-02-29 10:11:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM AG
08ALGIERS248	GOVERNMENT ASSAULTS EMBASSY IN THE PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent media interest in the activities of the Ambassador and Embassy officials suddenly exploded onto the front pages March 3 when several major local newspapers featured critical remarks from Prime Minister Belkhadem and Foreign Minister Medelci. According to the papers, both [...]	2008-03-03 13:16:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM AG
08ALGIERS255	GOVERNMENT ASSAULTS EMBASSY IN THE PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent media interest in the activities of the Ambassador and Embassy officials suddenly exploded onto the front pages March 3 when several major local newspapers featured critical remarks from Prime Minister Belkhadem and Foreign Minister Medelci. According to the papers, both [...]	2008-03-03 15:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM AG
08ALGIERS274	MFA OFFICIAL CALLS GOVERNMENT ATTACKS ON EMBASSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: There was more media clamor on March 5 about the Algerian government accusations that the U.S. Embassy and the Ambassador of "interference" in internal Algerian affairs (ref A). Government spokesman Boukerzaza told the press March 4 that there was no diplomatic crisis with the Em [...]	2008-03-05 19:10:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ODIP KDEM AG
08ALGIERS335	NEW POLISARIO LEADERSHIP DEFIANT, SAHRAWIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 12-14 visit to Tindouf by Emboff and visiting PRM officers, Polisario leaders expressed increasing frustration with the Manhasset negotiation process, consistent with recent public statements by Polisario officials in Algiers. Although the Polisario leadership was vagu [...]	2008-03-20 10:10:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF UNSC WI MO AG
08ALGIERS422	MFA OFFICIAL: SAHEL HEATS UP AS MALI PLAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting, MFA Director General (Assistant Secretary equivalent) for African Affairs Ismail Chergui told Ambassador that Algeria perceives that the security situation in northern Mali and Niger is deteriorating. Chergui said Algeria was frustrated by the "unhelpful" [...]	2008-04-14 17:55:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AG
08ALGIERS437	PREPARING THE WAY FOR THE 2009 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria is scheduled to hold its next presidential election in April 2009. Parliamentary and local elections in 2007 saw very low turnout and our contacts warn us of broad disinterest in the political system. In order to help avoid radicalization of some elements of the disench [...]	2008-04-21 16:05:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM AG
08ALGIERS465	SLIPPING TOWARDS ADDICTION: ALGERIA'S EVOLVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria is evolving from primarily a transit point for drugs entering Europe into a destination and producer of drugs. The first few months of 2008 have featured a wave of front-page press reports on domestic drug production, announcing that areas of the southern Sahel region ar [...]	2008-04-24 09:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EAGR PREL PTER ECON AG
08ALGIERS481	PACKAGING AND REPACKAGING ALGERIA'S WTO BID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's chief WTO negotiators said in press interviews surrounding an Algerian Senate-sponsored conference about Algerian WTO membership negotiations that Algeria's WTO bid was in an "advanced state" and that they are preparing for a new round of talks that they expect to occur [...]	2008-04-28 10:27:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL AG
08ALGIERS509	THE RETURN OF AHMED OUYAHIA - FUTURE PRESIDENT ? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister and current head of the ruling coalition National Democratic Rally (RND) party, Ahmed Ouyahia has recently been tapped by President Bouteflika to represent him on several high-profile foreign trips and even representing Bouteflika at the party congress of one [...]	2008-05-06 11:05:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AG
08ALGIERS522	EMBASSY URGES DECRIMINALIZATION OF PRESS DEFAMATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day May 3, the Ambassador gave a major speech urging Algeria to decriminalize press defamation. The message received positive media coverage and was coupled with an emphasis on training to elevate the standards and ethics of responsible jou [...]	2008-05-08 10:09:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO SCUL AG
08ALGIERS587	ALGERIA RESPONSE ON LEBANON BUILDING ON ARAB [...] (C) During a May 20 reception, Ambassador collared Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci and relayed reftel demarche message. Ambassador said the U.S. strongly supports the Arab league mediation of the Lebanon crisis and the agreement announced in Beirut on May 15. Medelci said that Alg [...]	2008-05-21 12:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY AG
08ALGIERS617	CONTAINING POLITICAL ISLAM: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: As its tumultuous three-day party congress drew to a close at the end of April, the (Muslim Brotherhood) Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP),one of the three parties in the ruling coalition, re-elected Bouguerra Soltani as its leader after a power struggle between Soltani and hi [...]	2008-05-27 10:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM AG
08ALGIERS724	FILLON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENT FRANCO-ALGERIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 20-22 visit to Algiers, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon signed bilateral cooperation agreements with the Algerian government in civilian nuclear energy development, military cooperation and financial cooperation to facilitate French investment in Algeria. Symbo [...]	2008-06-24 07:36:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MARR FR AG
08ALGIERS728	CABINET RESHUFFLE BRINGS OUYAHIA BACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The AlgeriantopkQ/2QW]Qz&p_QQUQJune 23 a long-rumored cabinet reshuffle that catapulted Ahmed Ouyahia back into the prime minister's chair for the third time. Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem was downgraded to minister of state without portfolio, a role unlikely to represent a [...]	2008-06-24 15:42:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAIR ECON AG
08ALGIERS739	BOUTEFLIKA SAYS HE WANTS BETTER U.S. TIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's farewell call June 24, a reasonably healthy-looking President Abdelaziz Bouteflika wistfully wondered why American relations with Algeria couldn't be more like those the U.S. enjoys with Morocco and Tunisia. The Ambassador noted that as Algeria opened up [...]	2008-06-28 17:35:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PHUM PTER MARR AG
08ALGIERS750	KEY OFFICIALS SAY CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IS IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Algerian press over the past nine months has regularly trumpeted that constitutional change was coming any day, June 30 conversations with new Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, parliamentary Speaker Abdelaziz Ziari and prominent senators and MPs suggested that the effort [...]	2008-07-02 10:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS782	BOUTEFLIKA SEEKS TO RECONCILE THE UNRECONCILED [...] (U) During his July 5 Algerian independence day speech to the military leadership, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika revisited the theme of national reconciliation, calling on Algerians to unite against extremism and "to put down the fire of Fitna." He underscored the need to pursue security and [...]	2008-07-12 06:24:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM KISL AG
08ALGIERS800	CODEL MCCOLLUM MEETS THE NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 30 meeting with Codel McCollum, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia proved surprisingly forthcoming about Algeria's past mistakes and his own aggressive anti-Islamist credentials, while professing support for WTO accession and religious freedom within Algeria. His offered some [...]	2008-07-16 14:33:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS837	MERKEL EXPLORES DEEPER ALGERIAN TIES - AND GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her first visit to Algiers July 16-17 in an effort to boost natural gas supplies and promote stronger commercial ties between Germany and Algeria. Following on the heels of the Mediterranean Union Summit in Paris, Merkel's trip was also seen [...]	2008-07-28 16:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ETRD MARR GM AG
08ALGIERS85	FRENCH AMBASSADOR: BOUTEFLIKA MAY NOT NEED TO [...] (C) French Ambassador Bajolet told the Ambassador on January 23 that he and the French government are worried that Algeria is gradually headed towards more instability, but they do not see an alternative to Bouteflika's remaining in power for a third term beginning in 2009. Bajolet, who served here [...]	2008-01-25 11:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR AG
08ALGIERS916	BOUTEFLIKA CAUTIOUSLY DEFENDS IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 11 speech at an official breakfast in Tehran, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika cautiously affirmed Iran's legal right under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to develop a peaceful civilian nuclear energy program, but urged Iran to continue negotiations with the We [...]	2008-08-19 06:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PINR IR AG
08ALGIERS921	ALGERIA SPEAKS OUT ON MAURITANIA COUP [...] (U) MFA Minister-Delegate for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkhader Messahel (U/S equivalent) met with Mauritanian Special Envoy General Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed during an August 13 meeting in which the General passed a letter from coup leader General Abdelaziz addressed to Presiden [...]	2008-08-20 10:37:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MG AG
08ALGIERS922	ALGERIA SPEAKS OUT ON MAURITANIA COUP [...] (U) MFA Minister-Delegate for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkhader Messahel (U/S equivalent) met with Mauritanian Special Envoy General Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed during an August 13 meeting in which the General passed a letter from coup leader General Abdelaziz addressed to Presiden [...]	2008-08-20 11:38:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MG AG
08ALGIERS926	THE TROUBLED MARRIAGE OF BOUTEFLIKA AND OUYAHIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The initial fanfare surrounding the June 23 return of Ahmed Ouyahia to the prime minister's chair has given way to a period of uncertainty and rumored tension between Ouyahia and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The atmosphere has observers suggesting that Ouyahia was not Boutefl [...]	2008-08-21 10:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AG
08AMMAN1030	POLL SHOWS PM'S POPULARITY STEADY DESPITE ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: According to a recent opinion poll, public confidence in the government of PM Nader Al-Dahabi held steady in the first 100 days of his administration - reportedly the first time in the history of the poll that a PM has not suffered an initial drop in popularity. The depth of thi [...]	2008-04-08 14:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JO
08AMMAN104	JORDANIAN GID DIRECTOR RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (C) Summary: Following reports of deportations and residency refusals of foreign missionaries, the Ambassador asked Jordan's Intelligence Director in early January for an explanation. Dahabi replied in writing on January 7 affirming Jordan's commitment to hosting minority religious sects and [...]	2008-01-13 10:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOF KIRF JO
08AMMAN1233	FM BASHIR DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, LEBANON WITH S/I [...] (C) Summary: In an April 17 discussion with Foreign Minister Salah Bashir, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq (S/I) Ambassador David Satterfield urged Jordan to return an ambassador to Baghdad in order to gain a clearer understanding of political developments. In respons [...]	2008-04-23 06:37:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL IR IZ JO LE TU
08AMMAN1248	QUARTET ENVOYS DISCUSS GAZA, HAMAS, AND UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary: The Quartet Envoys met in Amman on April 17 in preparation for the May 2 Principals meeting in London. The Gaza situation dominated, with all sides agreeing that the volatility there impedes peace prospects. The UN's Robert Serry presented a plan Serry said was proposed by Pales [...]	2008-04-24 06:57:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	KWBG PREL IS JO
08AMMAN1265	ROYAL COURT CHIEF AWADALLAH TELL S/I SATTERFIELD [...] (C) Summary: In a discussion with Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah on April 17, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq (S/I) Ambassador David Satterfield urged Jordan to consider the significant accomplishments the Baghdad government has made recently, particularly the resp [...]	2008-04-24 16:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	IR PREL IZ JO
08AMMAN1329	MODERATE ISLAM - PROMOTING THE AMMAN MESSAGE, FOUR [...] (SBU) Jordanian Islamic scholars, in close cooperation with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, continue to propagate the themes of moderation and authentic Islam represented by the Amman Message and its sequel, the Amman Interfaith Message. The Amman Message seeks to promote [...]	2008-04-30 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL JO
08AMMAN1359	JORDAN: ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman is in constant contact with democracy and human rights activists within Jordan, and has occasional contacts with the small numbers of dissidents (mainly Syrian) who reside in Amman. Post is actively engaged in promoting the spread of democratic practices and values at all [...]	2008-05-06 09:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM JO
08AMMAN1385	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SHURA COUNCIL ELECTS HAWKISH [...] (C) After holding membership elections in March and April, the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood's Shura Council, its highest body, met on May 2 after multiple delays and elected a hawk, Hammam Saeed, as Controller General, ousting Salim Al-Falahat, considered a dove. Saeed is the first Controller [...]	2008-05-08 06:24:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
08AMMAN1446	SOMETIMES THE WEAK SURVIVE - JORDAN'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of a new political parties law, the number of parties in Jordan has been cut in half. The public financing envisioned by the law has yet to appear, and the parties are wary of the strings that may be attached to it. Fourteen parties remain - five liberal reformist p [...]	2008-05-12 16:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1455	LAND DEALS GENERATE A DEBATE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) Summary: Three recent land deals by the state to foreign investors have raised questions among the public about transparency in Jordan. The alleged sale of the King Hussein Medical Center (and an adjoining military complex),the cancellation of a deal to construct a casino on the Dead Se [...]	2008-05-13 10:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR AE JO
08AMMAN146	JORDAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] Since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne in 1999, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward- oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in the info [...]	2008-01-15 09:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR
08AMMAN1465	REVISED LAW ON ASSOCIATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's parliament will likely consider the new draft of an associations law during a June extraordinary session. The previous draft, widely criticized as too restrictive, was withdrawn by the PM in January. As currently written, the new law consolidates responsibility for reg [...]	2008-05-14 06:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1535	JORDAN SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH TO LEBANON, SINIORA [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on support for Lebanon to Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah and Foreign Minister Salaheddin al-Bashir on May 18. Awadallah and Bashir agreed to both the U.S. approach to Lebanon, and to the need for complete support for Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad [...]	2008-05-20 15:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE JO
08AMMAN155	JORDANIAN MEDIA REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Jordanian press commentary has focused this past week on President Bush's visit to the region and his meetings with Arab and Israeli leaders. Opinions in Jordanian editorials were mixed. While there was praise for the symbolism of the President's visit, particularly to the West B [...]	2008-01-16 05:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR
08AMMAN1569	PARLIAMENT'S EXTRAORDINARY SESSION - A PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's parliament is expected to reconvene in mid-June for an extraordinary session following a directive from the King. Among the thirty-three laws up for consideration are a major reform of the social security system, a landmark law governing the operations of civil society, [...]	2008-05-22 16:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
08AMMAN1570	THE IAF'S ENTOURAGE [...] (C) Summary: The Higher Coordinating Committee of National Opposition Parties (HCCNOP) is a group of seven Jordanian political parties which is dominated by the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood. The committee, originally formed to counter Jordan's [...]	2008-05-22 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
08AMMAN1614	TRIBULATIONS OF JORDAN'S "PEACE CAMP": ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: Sixty years after Israel's establishment and 14 years after the formal establishment of Israeli-Jordanian peace, the Jordanian atmosphere outside government circles remains hostile to advocates of reconciliation with Israel, and to those who interact with Israelis and Israeli ins [...]	2008-05-28 09:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
08AMMAN1658	GOJ TAKES STEPS TOWARD IRAQ, AND COMMENTARIAT ASKS [...] (S/NF) Summary. The King's deep dismay over the absence of an effective, moderate Arab strategy to deal with Iran's manipulation of conflicts in the Arab world has focused him on improving Arab states' relations with Iraq, using Prime Minister Maliki's action against Iranian interests as cause [...]	2008-06-02 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL IZ JO
08AMMAN1666	STAFFDEL DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, REGIONAL EVENTS, [...] (C) Summary: During a week-long visit to Jordan organized by the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a ten-member U.S. congressional staffdel met with a variety of senior figures, including Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi, Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah, Advisor to the Chief of Defense [...]	2008-06-03 15:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KIRF KPAL IS SY IZ IR LE JO
08AMMAN1723	EMBASSY BAGHDAD DELEGATION BRIEFS GOJ ON PROPOSED [...] (S) SUMMARY: An Embassy Baghdad delegation briefed senior Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials on the proposed site of the new Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad following King Abdullah's announcement that the GOJ would send an ambassador to Iraq. In separate meetings on June 5, Embassy Baghdad Man [...]	2008-06-09 14:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL ASEC PGOV PINS PTER IZ JO
08AMMAN1737	HOW ISLAMISTS INFILTRATED JORDAN'S BAR ASSOCIATION [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Bar Association is controlled by the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB),even though most of the country's lawyers are not Islamists. The JMB maintains its position in the Bar by exploiting the lack of political engagement on the part of pro-government lawyers and buildi [...]	2008-06-10 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KPAL JO
08AMMAN1753	PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 4: [...] (SBU) Note: This is the fourth cable of a four-part series examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two examined the isolation of the camps - h [...]	2008-06-12 06:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAL KISL KREF JO
08AMMAN1789	MALIKI'S VISIT TO AMMAN SETS A POSITIVE TONE [...] (C) Summary. The King and his senior team members separately have told us of their great satisfaction with the June 12-13 visit to Jordan by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. All of the Jordanians' key objectives were met: a turning of the page in the relationship, acknowledgment by Maliki [...]	2008-06-16 15:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF IZ JO
08AMMAN1871	TRIBAL CONSERVATIVES PUSH PUBLIC GATHERINGS LAW [...] (C) Summary: On the strength of a bloc of tribal conservatives, the lower house of parliament has endorsed amendments to Jordan's public gatherings law. The pro-government bloc pushed the bill through despite several attempts by a coalition of Islamists and liberals to either water it down [...]	2008-06-24 05:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
08AMMAN189	JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS BATTLING OVER THE FUTURE OF THE [...] (C) Disarray within Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) continues to be aired in the public sphere. Since its drubbing in parliamentary elections on November 20, the Islamic Action Front (the MB's political arm) called on an MB member of the Jordanian Senate to resign; the MB Shura Council disb [...]	2008-01-17 16:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
08AMMAN1982	JORDAN NAMES AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ [...] (C) On June 30, the GOJ swore in Nayef Fantoul al-Zeidan as Ambassador to Iraq, following through on last month's pledge to finally appoint a representative in Baghdad, after a long gap (reftel). This is the latest in a series of steps suggesting that the King is having success reorienting hi [...]	2008-07-02 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ JO
08AMMAN1983	JORDANIAN FOREIGN POLICY REACHES INTO CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: Jordan, with the heavy personal engagement of King Abdullah, has been reaching beyond the Middle East for partners on a variety of energy, economic, and political issues. Of particular note are the efforts expended on improving and expanding ties with former Soviet republics in [...]	2008-07-02 15:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON KISL ZK ZJ TU IR JO
08AMMAN2052	ISLAMIST WEEKLY SEEKS TO CHALLENGE MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fact International ("al-Haqiqa al-Duwlia") Chairman Zakaria al-Sheikh told us recently that his Islamist weekly newspaper seeks to challenge the dominance of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Islamist press. While his newspaper criticizes the Muslim Brotherhood and aims to "portray [...]	2008-07-10 10:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL SCUL SOCI JO
08AMMAN2133	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR JULY 22 VISIT OF CODEL REED [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the visit to Jordan of CODEL Reed. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East, and is active in a broad range of regional engagement activities. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) King Abdullah is ap [...]	2008-07-16 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN2231	RESIGNATION OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ahmed Obeidat, head of the quasi-governmental National Center for Human Rights, was recently asked to resign for signing a widely disseminated letter to the GOJ criticizing its economic reform and privatization program. Former Prime Minister Adnan Badran has been appointed as O [...]	2008-07-24 13:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM JO
08AMMAN2292	"WHAT ABOUT OUR PRISONERS?" JORDANIANS ASK AFTER [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Jordan's front pages have been crowded over the past two weeks with demands from local figures and advocacy groups for the release of four Jordanians, currently detained in Jordanian jails, who were turned over by Israel in July of 2007 (Ref A). These groups, includi [...]	2008-07-31 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER JO IS
08AMMAN2300	DOES JORDAN'S NEW ASSOCIATIONS LAW COVER THE [...] (C) Summary: A sub-plot in the debate over the new law on associations (Ref A) has been the issue of whether it applies to the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB). The JMB insists that it is more than a mere NGO, and has a "special status" as a result of its long-standing relationship with the [...]	2008-07-31 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
08AMMAN2337	POLITICAL PARTY DEVELOPMENTS - MAJALI TRIES AGAIN, [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian lower house of parliament speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali has been planning for some time to transform his "National Democratic Trend" from a parliamentary bloc into a full-fledged political party. Now that the initial uncertainty surrounding Jordan's political parties law [...]	2008-08-10 06:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN2359	CIVIL SOCIETY WATCHES AND WAITS FOR ASSOCIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: One month after the end of the parliamentary session, Jordan's new law on associations is still awaiting royal signature (Refs A-C),but local and international NGOs are already starting to look at how the new law will be implemented. Minister of Social Development Hala Latouf is [...]	2008-08-12 10:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN2381	AFTER IRAQ VIST, JORDAN'S KING TO PUSH PEERS TO [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah and the senior officials who accompanied him to Iraq on August 11 consider the visit a success, and one that will lead to intensified bilateral contacts. The King also hopes to use the example he has just set to convince other Arab leaders to follow suit. Our cont [...]	2008-08-13 16:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL EPET IZ JO
08AMMAN2383	AQABA FACES THE CHALLENGES OF GROWTH [...] (C) Summary: Aqaba has grown rapidly and consistently since 2001 when it was placed under a special administrative model designed to encourage investment, growth and development. This growth has come at something of a price when it comes to local governance; locals complain that they lack a [...]	2008-08-14 05:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KPAL KDEM JO
08AMMAN2424	JORDANIAN OFFICIALS MEET WITH HAMAS AND THE MUSLIM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Jordanian media outlets have reported in recent weeks that Lieutenant General Mohammad Dahabi, the head of the General Intelligence Department (GID),has held a series of separate meetings with members of the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political party [...]	2008-08-19 14:17:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL JO
08AMMAN2457	FORWARD MOMENTUM, BUT IRAQ STILL A BITTER PILL FOR [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Jordanian officials have conveyed to us their satisfaction with the recent mutual measures between Jordan and Iraq to improve strained ties. Most notable have been the King's August 11 trip to Iraq, which made him the first Arab leader to do so since the fall of Sadda [...]	2008-08-21 15:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR JO
08AMMAN2484	KING'S RUSSIA VISIT AIMS TO BOLSTER TIES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: King Abdullah, accompanied by Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah, has just wrapped up an August 21-24 trip to Russia, where he met with both President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to discuss a range of bilateral and Middle Eastern issues. Coming on [...]	2008-08-25 15:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU JO
08AMMAN255	JORDANIAN NGOS QUESTION THEMSELVES AND RESOLVE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ withdrew two highly controversial bills on professional associations and NGOs from Parliament on January 9. Minister of State for Media Affairs Nasser Judeh told the press that the withdrawal reflected "the government's keenness to proceed with political development an [...]	2008-01-23 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM JO
08AMMAN2585	MAJALI RALLIES HIS NEW POLITICAL PARTY, AND [...] (C) Summary: The National Trend bloc of Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali is now well on the road to becoming a political party. Despite some last minute defections, the group has held its organizing conference and is currently drawing up the necessary paperwork to formally register as [...]	2008-09-07 05:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN264	STAFFDEL CAMMACK VIEWS IRAQIS IN JORDAN THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: During their January 6-7 visit to Amman, Staffdel Cammack (Senate Committee staff members Perry Cammack and Sharon Waxman) visited with senior GOJ officials and were shepherded though Amman by UNHCR, which gave them open access to its registration office, community centers, medic [...]	2008-01-24 14:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
08AMMAN265	CODEL PRICE DISCUSSES JORDANIAN POLITICAL REFORM, [...] (C) Summary: During the January 9-11 visit to Jordan of Codel Price (comprising Representatives David Price, Harold Rogers, Dennis Rehberg, James Moran, Michael Simpson, and Eleanor Holmes Norton, all of the House Appropriations Committee),the group and their staffers met with Chief of the [...]	2008-01-24 15:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO IS SY IZ
08AMMAN2781	MEDIA REPORTS FURTHER GOJ CONTACT WITH THE MUSLIM [...] (U) Media outlets reported recently that the director of the General Intelligence Department (GID),LTG Mohammad Dahabi, held a third round of meetings with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and spoke on the phone with HAMAS Political Bureau Director Khaled Meshal in mid September. Islamist-leaning [...]	2008-09-29 14:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KISL KPAL PGOV
08AMMAN2798	KING SHUFFLES THE ROYAL COURT, CALLS PARLIAMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: Last week saw the culmination of recent rumors as Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah stepped down and was replaced by East Banker Nasser Al-Lozi. In Lozi, King Abdullah has found the desired centrist, establishment figure to rebuild relationships following the departure of his c [...]	2008-10-06 14:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN2819	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 12-14 VISIT OF ISN PDAS [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the October 13-14 visit to Jordan of International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau PDAS McNerney. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and is active in a broad range of regional engagement [...]	2008-10-09 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN3013	JORDAN'S ISRAEL WATCHERS LIKE LIVNI, SEE HER LOSING [...] (C) Summary: The political tumult in Israel has grabbed the attention of Jordan's Israel-watching cadre. Most of our contacts - largely supportive of, if pessimistic about, the peace process - were pleased Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni had won leadership of the Kadima Party (particularly given [...]	2008-11-04 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS JO
08AMMAN3017	U.S. Pharmaceutical Company Pulling Out of Jordan Creates [...] (U) Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Senior Vice President Frank Pasqualone told EmbOffs October 30 that BMS will be closing its nine-person Jordanian sales operation and BMS drugs will no longer be available for direct sale in Jordan. Pasqualone said this closing is part of a larger corporate str [...]	2008-11-05 05:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BTIO KIPR JO
08AMMAN3079	Jordan Media Reaction to Obama Election [...] Summary: nearly all columnists and editors writing in the Jordanian press today welcomed the election of Senator Obama as the next U.S. President, with the dominant theme being that he would bring very positive change to an America allegedly tarnished by the bush presidency. Following are exc [...]	2008-11-06 14:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PREL
08AMMAN3122	JORDANIAN-QATARI RELATIONS START TO THAW IN BUSINESS AND [...] (C) Prime Minister Nader Dahabi led a high-level November 8-9 delegation to Qatar which included the Ministers of Labor, Industry and Trade, and Media Affairs. According to press reports, Jordan and Qatar agreed to establish a joint investment fund, with up to $1 billion from Qatar, and to se [...]	2008-11-17 07:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO QA
08AMMAN3125	IRAQI MEDIA OUTLETS BASED IN JORDAN: PROFILES [...] (U) A number of Iraqi satellite television channels have established operations in Amman since 2005. These channels offer news and entertainment programming aimed at primarily Sunni audiences in Iraq and in neighboring countries. Following is a profile of the major channels, based on intervie [...]	2008-11-17 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR IZ JO
08AMMAN3164	JORDAN FEARS IT WILL BEAR BURDEN OF FAILURE (OR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: With some frequency over the past several months the local commentariat has expressed anxiety that Jordan risks becoming the alternative Palestinian homeland, given Palestinian disunity and perceived Israeli and U.S. duplicity. Officials have publicly reaffirmed thei [...]	2008-11-20 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN3167	U.S.-JORDAN POLITICAL DIALOGUE FOCUSES ON REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The Jordanian Foreign Ministry hosted senior department officials and Embassy Amman for the kick-off of a strategic policy dialogue on November 17. The dialogue is an offshoot of the assistance Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in September with the GOJ, outlining furthe [...]	2008-11-20 16:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN3173	IN SPITE OF GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES JORDANIANS ARE [...] (U) Summary: After years of steady GDP growth near 6% and inflation near 5%, skyrocketing inflation in Jordan in 2008 has dwarfed wage growth and created new challenges for GOJ. While wages have increased an estimated 25% since 2002, the Consumer Price Index has increased an average of 44%, an [...]	2008-11-23 10:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI JO
08AMMAN3189	GOJ LEADERS TALK AID, REFORM, PALESTINIANS, LEVANT [...] (C) Summary: NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Hale, who was in Amman to participate in the U.S.-Jordan Political Dialogue (Ref A),spent November 18 in separate meetings with King Abdullah, Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi, Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir, Senate President Zeid [...]	2008-11-25 07:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL SY IS LE AE MO JO
08AMMAN3262	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS PUSH THE LIMITS WITH GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic Action Front (IAF) has recently launched a campaign to lift the siege on Gaza with a series of rallies and petitions and the proposed dispatch of a ship of humanitarian supplies. On December 3, IAF members staged a walkout in Parliament when [...]	2008-12-04 15:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KISL KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN3292	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 14-16 VISIT OF [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the December 14-16 visit to Jordan of Codel Dorgan. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and is active in a broad range of regional engagement activities. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summa [...]	2008-12-11 16:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC JO OREP PGOV PREL
08AMMAN3329	U.S.-JORDAN POLITICAL DIALOGUE ADDRESSES REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Following the signature of a joint MOU on assistance September 22, the first session of a U.S.-Jordan political dialogue convened in Amman on November 17 (Reftel). Jordan was represented by FM Salah Al-Bashir and members of his staff, while the American side was represented by S [...]	2008-12-17 09:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IS JO
08AMMAN3335	JORDAN: THE DAHABI GOVERNMENT, ONE YEAR ON [...] (C) Summary. A year after taking office, Jordan's PM Nader Dahabi and his government enjoy strong support from the political elite and average Jordanians. Ongoing concerns about the economy remain, but Dahabi and his government have successfully explained the need for restructuring in the fa [...]	2008-12-17 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
08AMMAN3353	KING'S DECENTRALIZATION PLAN HAS MANY CRITICS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. The King is pushing the Jordanian government to revive an ambitious decentralization plan. While the plan's stated goal is to respond more effectively to local concerns, the King may also be pushing the plan for some of its political side-effects, including changes in Jordan's e [...]	2008-12-18 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM KPAL JO
08AMMAN3360	JORDAN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In its public statements and security measures, the Government of Jordan continued to place a high priority on its fight against violent extremism in 2008. This occurred against a backdrop of low support among Jordanians for terrorism. The Pew Research Center Global Attitudes survey of 200 [...]	2008-12-23 04:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC JO
08AMMAN3368	IPR PIRACY AND ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN THREATEN GROWTH AND [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's Information Technology (IT) sector grew 15% in 2007, but 2008 statistics, when released, are expected to reflect a decline because of the worldwide economic slowdown. Nevertheless, for a country which lacks natural resources, but has an abundance of educated human capital [...]	2008-12-23 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT ETRD KIPR JO
08AMMAN3389	JORDAN MAINTAINS STRIDENT POSITION ON MUGHRABI GATE [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador's questions about the ongoing Jordanian-Israeli dispute over work on the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif, the King tasked a formal white paper laying out Jordan's position on the issue. The paper underscores Jordan's position [...]	2008-12-30 04:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL UNESCO KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN3390	JORDAN MAINTAINS STRIDENT POSITION ON MUGHRABI GATE [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador's questions about the ongoing Jordanian-Israeli dispute over work on the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif, the King tasked a formal white paper laying out Jordan's position on the issue. The paper underscores Jordan's position [...]	2008-12-30 04:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL UNESCO KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN3402	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION TO SITUATION IN GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Since the weekend, Jordanian media outlets have focused all but exclusively on events in Gaza involving Israeli air strikes on militant positions. Coverage has been accompanied by gruesome photos taken of casualties in Gaza. Events dominate editorial commentary as well as front and i [...]	2008-12-30 12:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
08AMMAN3405	JORDANIAN GID'S DAHABI REPLACED WITH A SPECIALIST [...] (S) In a development surprising for its timing, given intense ongoing public and parliamentary anger at Israel's raids on Gaza, Lieutenant General Muhammad Al-Dahabi has been replaced as Director of the General Intelligence Department, ending just over three years in the post. A Royal Decree [...]	2008-12-30 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR JO
08AMMAN3408	CODEL DORGAN DISCUSSES REGION WITH JORDAN,S FM [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Salah Al Bashir discussed the strength of the U.S.-Jordanian relationship and the importance of resolving the Israel-Palestinian issue, as well as Jordan's support for Iraq and Lebanon, with Senators Dorgan, Conrad, Cochran and Whitehouse. He also spoke of the ne [...]	2008-12-31 07:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN347	ISLAMISTS RAMP UP ANTI-NORMALIZATION RHETORIC TO [...] (C) Summary: After losing two-thirds of its parliamentary representation in November's elections, the Islamic Action Front (IAF) is pulling out the stops to rebuild its base. In the past six weeks, the IAF has sought to capitalize on popular unhappiness with the situation in Gaza with a serie [...]	2008-02-04 13:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KISL IS JO
08AMMAN390	HABASH DEATH DRAWS JORDAN'S GAZE BRIEFLY; SOME SEE [...] (C) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine founder George Habash, whose calls for the overthrow of the Hashemites and brazen, terrorist airline hijackings here in 1970 ran afoul of the Jordanian Government and precipitated the crackdown on Palestinian groups known as Black September, d [...]	2008-02-06 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL PTER JO IS
08AMMAN391	THE RIGHT OF RETURN: WHAT IT MEANS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: The right of return for Palestinians is one of the issues at the heart of the debate over what it means to be Jordanian. Though our GOJ interlocutors insist that the theoretical option of return remains, they are now more engaged with the issue of compensation, both for individua [...]	2008-02-06 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL JO
08AMMAN394	A/S WELCH AND JORDANIAN FM DISCUSS ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) Summary: On February 5, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch met with Salaheddin Al-Bashir, Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Speaking about the ongoing Annapolis process, Bashir and Welch agreed that regional conferences could help create more positive atmospherics to keep momentum go [...]	2008-02-06 16:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS JO

08AMMAN532	UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER REVIEWS HIS TRIP TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR High Commissioner Antonio Guterres highlighted UNHCR's pleasure with the growing "consolidation of asylum space in the region" for Iraqi refugees in a February 18 meeting with the diplomatic and donor communities in Amman. The "relation of confidence" UNHCR has developed [...]	2008-02-20 05:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM SOCI EAID JO IZ SY LE
08AMMAN536	JORDANIAN CONCERNS ON THE OLD CITY'S MUGHRABI GATE [...] (C) Jordan is actively engaged in discussions with Israeli and UNESCO officials about plans to replace the access ramp leading up to the Mughrabi Gate to the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif in the Old City of Jerusalem, but remains concerned that Israel will disregard archeological finds of sign [...]	2008-02-20 12:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PINR JO IS
08AMMAN604	JORDAN'S ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION SHOWS SIGNS OF [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is showing tentative signs of life. The ACC's chair told Post that the institution is now digging into casework after securing a new building and a full complement of staff. Some in the donor community, however, are deeply skeptical of t [...]	2008-02-26 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM JO
08AMMAN612	EVANGELIZING, PROSELYTIZING, AND SHEEP-STEALING IN [...] (C) Summary: The GOJ's recent expulsion of a number of missionaries (reftel) has provoked a media and political firestorm, exposing major rifts between the Christian communities in Jordan and generating a highly defensive tone on the part of the government. The "traditional" churches of Jorda [...]	2008-02-26 16:12:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI JO
08AMMAN693	JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS BEGIN INTERNAL ELECTIONS; HAWKS [...] (C) Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has begun to conduct internal elections for its Shura Council, the MB's highest leadership body. The vote for the 50-member council lasts from late February until mid-March. The election pits "hawks" against "doves" from within the MB, though their policy [...]	2008-03-04 11:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
08AMMAN76	STAFFDEL DIAMOND DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, SYRIA, [...] (C) Summary: During the visit of Staffdel Diamond to Jordan January 6-7, the group discussed the peace process, Jordanian relations with Syria, Iraqi refugee issues, and nuclear energy with Jordanian officials. Interlocutors stressed the need for concrete steps that would create immediate t [...]	2008-01-09 07:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ENRG JO IS SY
08AMMAN776	JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) During the preceding year, the Government of Jordan demonstrated its commitment to combating trafficking in persons (TIP) and addressing forced labor concerns related to the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ)s. The government drafted an anti-TIP law; increased the training for its labor [...]	2008-03-11 09:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
08AMMAN78	JORDAN REAPS $232 MILLION FROM ROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES IPO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan sold 71 percent of national air carrier Royal Jordanian's (RJ) shares in a recent IPO and raised $232 million. During the IPO road show, RJ President Samer Majali highlighted RJ's growth in a growing region and the profitability of its Iraq routes. Since [...]	2008-01-09 08:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON KPRV JO
08ANKARA100	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1006	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1015	TURKEY'S KURDISH DTP: HAWKS 1, DOVES 0 [...] (C) The Democratic Society Party's (DTP) July convention is likely to be a turning point for the pro-Kurdish party, following a tumultuous period that saw the ouster of party moderates in favor of hard-line leadership. DTP Parliamentary Group Chairman Ahmet Turk's surprisingly frank statement [...]	2008-06-02 09:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA102	TURKEY: POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE SURROUNDS KARAMANLIS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Turkey and Greece's decade-long rapprochement will take a much awaited step forward with Greek PM Costas Karamanlis' January 23-25 trip to Ankara and Istanbul -- the first visit of a Greek prime minister to Turkey in 49 years. His meetings with high-level GOT official [...]	2008-01-18 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU GR
08ANKARA1022	SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER BABACAN'S [...] (C) Summary. FM Ali Babacan is projecting a business-as-usual image as Turkey's domestic political situation continues to roil over the fate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). With the Prime Ministry focused on Iraq issues and the Presidency tracking Turkey's relations with A [...]	2008-06-02 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID TU
08ANKARA1023	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1026	TURKEY: WHY INVESTORS ARE NERVOUS [...] Summary: Both economic and financial indicators show the honeymoon is over for the Turkish economy. Expectations are negative and Turkish assets are losing value. Our investment banking contacts see more nervousness from investors, occasionally setting Turkey apart from other emerging mark [...]	2008-06-03 09:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA1029	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1032	TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to [...]	2008-06-03 16:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TU
08ANKARA1033	TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to pa [...]	2008-06-04 04:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TU
08ANKARA1034	TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to [...]	2008-06-04 04:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TU
08ANKARA1037	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1040	TURKEY/IRAN: NO STATEMENT ON IAEA REPORT, [...] (C) We delivered reftel non-paper to MFA Department Head for Iranian Affairs Devrim Ozturk and MFA Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Bora Kerimoglu on June 3. Ozturk offered the following response: -- Turkey appreciates the reftel information and has been studying the IAE [...]	2008-06-04 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IR
08ANKARA1043	TURKEY'S RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE POSTS [...] (U) Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate's (Diyanet) guidance on "appropriate" conduct for Muslims, posted on its website, is generating considerable debate, particularly proscriptions governing "sexual life." The list attracted attention during a May Provincial Muftis Conference; Radikal d [...]	2008-06-05 06:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU
08ANKARA1050	THE MANY FACES OF TURKISH SECULARISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Differing interpretations of secularism in Turkey cloud public discussion of a concept central to the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the struggle to modernize Turkish society. Traditional "secular" elites focus on state authority -- over r [...]	2008-06-06 03:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1054	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 12:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1055	CODELS TANNER AND LEAHY MEET WITH PM ERDOGAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: In May 29 meetings with Codels Tanner and Leahy, President Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan lauded improved U.S.-Turkey relations and expressed gratitude for U.S. support against PKK terrorism. Erdogan complained of Congressional resolutions introduced on Cyprus and the Aegean t [...]	2008-06-06 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR PTER ENRG ETTC IR IS TU
08ANKARA1062	ABKHAZ "FM" SHAMBA IN ANKARA: "INDEPENDENCE NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Addressing a small audience of supporters and Caucasus experts in Ankara June 4, Abkhaz "FM" Shamba underscored the priority Abkhazia attaches to its "special relationship" with the Abkhaz diaspora in Turkey and the importance of opening direct travel with Turkey, but describe [...]	2008-06-09 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG TU
08ANKARA1088	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1090	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1098	EXPERT VIEWS ON TURKISH MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings this week with Central Bank (CBRT) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) managers, we heard similar complaints about GOT shortfalls in economic management and fiscal policy. Central Bank Markets Department Manager Cigdem Kose said the CBRT will have trouble [...]	2008-06-13 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA11	TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL'S JANUARY VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) Abdullah Gul is Turkey's first president to visit Washington since 1999. He took office in August following a sharp confrontation between the government and military in April and an overwhelming Justice and Development Party (AKP) victory in parliamentary elections in July. Gul's move f [...]	2008-01-03 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL PTER ENRG TU
08ANKARA1137	TURKEY: CHP'S EMBRACE GETS COLD SHOULDER IN [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal traveled to Turkey's Kurdish southeast June 4-5 to deliver a message of understanding for the needs of the region's farmers and of pride in Turkey's ethnic diversi [...]	2008-06-18 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1138	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR AND MFA U/S APAKAN DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: During a June 18 meeting with MFA U/S Apakan, Ambassador urged Turkey to encourage Iran to accept the P5 1 package (ref a),sought MFA's assistance in modernizing U.S.-Turkish cooperation in counterterrorism, and recommended Turkey do more to develop a coordinated message on Nabucc [...]	2008-06-18 16:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG NATO EUN TU
08ANKARA1149	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 12:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1150	TURKEY: ISRAEL-SYRIA PEACE TALKS' DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Since the media began reporting on the latest round of Israel-Syria peace talks, Turkey's regional leadership role has resonated particularly well with its domestic audience, at a time when the government could use a foreign policy success. The talks are the first major victory f [...]	2008-06-20 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS SY TU
08ANKARA1156	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1170	TURKEY: MILITARY MACHINATIONS ALLEGED, CRITICIZED [...] (C) Chastened by the unintended consequences of its April 2007 "e-memorandum," Turkey's military has refrained from publicly commenting on politics for well over a year. However, a series of media reports suggest the brass has been busy behind the scenes seeking to influence key institutions a [...]	2008-06-26 03:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
08ANKARA1175	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1182	TURKEY GSP WAIVER REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador carried out reftel instructions regarding Turkey's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) eligibility for gold jewelry with MFA U/S Apakan by phone June 27 and in person June 28. Apakan reaffirmed the positions stated in Foreign Trade Minister Tuzmen's April 8, 200 [...]	2008-06-28 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL TU
08ANKARA1187	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA119	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1193	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 12:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1196	TURKEY LESS OPTIMISTIC ON PAKISTAN FOLLOWING [...] (C) The GOT is more pessimistic about the prospect for Pakistani political unity following Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Zardari's June 27-28 visit, according to MFA Section Head Ilhan Sener. Zardari, who stopped in Turkey enroute to Socialist International meetings in Athens, explain [...]	2008-07-01 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF PK TU
08ANKARA1206	TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHP UNDER ATTACK ON TWO FRONTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is under scrutiny both within Socialist International (SI) and by Turkey's Constitutional Court in unrelated developments that highlight the party's feckless leadership and the lack of meaningful alternatives on the left. CH [...]	2008-07-02 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1222	SCENESETTER FOR C. BOYDEN GRAY'S JULY 10-13 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit coincides with political uncertainty surrounding the fate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) due to a closure case against it pending in the Constitutional Court. Recent high-profile detentions in connection with a year-long investigation into suspec [...]	2008-07-07 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1223	TURKEY -- A FINE MESS [...] (c) Summary: The next four weeks in Turkey will likely be as dramatic as any in over a decade. This time frame will probably see a ruling by the Constitutional Court on the AKP closure case, an indictment in the alleged Ergenekon plot by retired military and other Kemalists to overthrow the [...]	2008-07-07 16:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1224	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 03:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1227	TURKS PLAY THE WAITING GAME AS AKP CLOSURE CASE [...] (C) Summary. Following oral arguments last week, the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) enters its final phase. Once the Constitutional Court's rapporteur completes his assessment of the evidence, including a non-binding recommended ruling, the chief justice [...]	2008-07-08 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
08ANKARA1237	TURKISH-IRANIAN ETHNIC OPPOSITION GROUPS UNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iranian regime is suppressing Azeri-Iranian (Turkish) ethnic opposition groups in Iran, leading those groups to become more militant and espouse armed struggle, according to Center for Eurasian and Strategic Studies (ASAM) Middle East Expert Arif Keskin (protect). Ethnic na [...]	2008-07-09 12:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR TU
08ANKARA1240	TURKEY REMAINS STAUNCH KOSOVO SUPPORTER, BRUSSELS [...] (C) On July 3 we met with MFA Department Head Ilhan Saygili and made REF A points. Saygili reiterated that Turkey was among the first countries to recognize Kosovo, remains a staunch Kosovo supporter through International Steering Group (ISG) membership, and continues to press for additional [...]	2008-07-09 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PGOV TU KV
08ANKARA1241	TURKEY EVALUATING SARGSIAN'S INVITATION TO [...] (C) Turkey has received the written invitation to President Gul from Armenian President to attend the Turkey-Armenia World Cup qualification match in Yerevan, September 9 (reftel),according to MFA South Caucasus and Central Asia DDG Umit Yardim. Yardim told us that the invitation was receiv [...]	2008-07-09 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM GA TU
08ANKARA1265	SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. US-Turkish relations have been transformed in the nearly three years since your last visit in 2005. You come right after Erdogan's visit to Baghdad (July 10),Boyden Gray's visit here (July 11) and President Bush's July 11 condolence call to President Gul over the Istanbul consul [...]	2008-07-14 16:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON IZ SY IS IR AF PK CY TU
08ANKARA1270	TURKEY: MEK IRANIAN REFUGUEES STILL NOT WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past few weeks, the issue of MEK (Mujahideen-E-Khalq) Iranians entering Turkey has again come to the fore in Post's conversations with the GOT on refugee issues. At least 45 MEK Iranians are currently known to have entered Turkish territory from Iraq, nearly all having [...]	2008-07-15 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM TU IZ
08ANKARA1286	CORRECTED: SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY URGES TURKEY TO MOVE [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray discussed regional energy issues and moving Caspian gas westward with Turkish PM Erdogan, Energy Minister Guler and others on July 11. Erdogan reiterated Turkey's strong support for Nabucco and the Turkey-Greece-Italy gas projects [...]	2008-07-17 09:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1288	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA129	TURKEY: GUL FOCUSES ON BUSINESS, ARAB LEAGUE IN [...] (C) President Abdullah Gul's January 14-16 visit to Egypt was successful and primarily focused on enhancing the bilateral economic relationship, according to MFA Levant Desk Officer Murat Omeroglu. In addition to his meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, PM Ahmed Nazif, FM Ahmed Abou [...]	2008-01-23 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV ETRD TU EG
08ANKARA1293	TURKEY APPROACHES MEDITERRANEAN UNION WITH CAUTION [...] (C) Summary: Despite PM Erdogan's last minute decision to attend the Mediterranean Union Summit July 13-14, the GOT remains highly skeptical of the organization's viability, as well as French intentions. Turkey's MFA successfully negotiated a series of concessions in the final communiqu to e [...]	2008-07-18 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR TU IS SY
08ANKARA130	CODEL SHUSTER IN TURKEY: PKK TERRORISM, ARMENIAN [...] (C) Summary. During a January 11-15 trip to Turkey, MFA U/S Apakan said cooperation against PKK terrorists had created a "renewed partnership" but cautioned the House's Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.R. 106) remains a challenge. Codel Shuster asked the GOT to expand outreach efforts on Capi [...]	2008-01-23 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU
08ANKARA1301	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1303	TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY SO FAR UNHINDERED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Domestic political uncertainty arising from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) closure case and Ergenekon prosecution (reftel) has not constrained PM Erdogan from painting himself the statesman through bold foreign policy activism. Turkey's foreign and security appa [...]	2008-07-21 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
08ANKARA1304	TURKEY: DTP'S YEAR OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES [...] (C) Summary and comment. The results of the 2007 parliamentary elections raised hopes that Turkey could achieve progress on the Kurdish issue. Some 20 pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) MPs, elected as independents in districts throughout the Southeast, gave the party parliamentary r [...]	2008-07-22 09:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU
08ANKARA1306	TERRORIST EXTRADITION ROUNDTABLE IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Top terrorism prosecutors and judges from Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iraq, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland met in Istanbul, Turkey June 24-26, 2008 to discuss their respective practices and overcome obstacles in extraditing terrorists. The meeting, co-hosted [...]	2008-07-22 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV TU
08ANKARA1310	TURKEY'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SETS DATE FOR AKP [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's Constitutional Court will begin deliberations July 28 on the closure case pending since March against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). It is expected to take several days to produce a verdict, although the Court is not required to rule by any date certain [...]	2008-07-23 11:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA132	S/I SATTERFIELD CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ/PKK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In discussions with FM Babacan, MFA U/S Apakan, MFA Deputy U/S Sinirlioglu, Iraq Coordinator Celikkol, Presidency foreign affairs advisor Turkoglu, and D/CHOD Gen. Saygun January 18, S/I Satterfield noted progress made in Iraq on security and the economy, but characterized gains a [...]	2008-01-23 17:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON TU IZ IR KU
08ANKARA1325	TURKEY: MEDIA SUPPORT FOR ARMENIA TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish media have reported "secret," high-level Turkey-Armenia talks on normalizing bilateral relations with little fanfare, but positively; the political opposition and their media outlets have not objected. Nor has the military. The media's approach suggests broad public [...]	2008-07-24 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OPRC AM TU
08ANKARA1326	BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY GROUNDBREAKING; GOAJ [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Gul traveled to the ancient Armenian capital of Ani July 23 before joining Georgian President Saakashvili and Azerbaijani President Aliyev for a groundbreaking ceremony in Kars, Turkey on the Turkish leg of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, July 24. The bilateral m [...]	2008-07-24 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV AJ AM GG TU
08ANKARA1331	TURKISH GULENIST SCHOOLS: "BE EVERYWHERE OR BE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Gulenist-administered Turkish schools are inspired by the same humanistic philosophy no matter where they operate in Turkey or the world, according to teachers and students at a leading Gulenist math and science school in Ankara. The teachers underscored that these schools mus [...]	2008-07-25 10:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI TU
08ANKARA1334	HARD-LINE TURKISH HISTORIAN OUSTED [...] (C) In a surprise move, reported by the press as a good will gesture toward Armenia, quasi-governmental Turkish Historical Society (TTK) President Yusuf Halacoglu was relieved from his duties by a Cabinet decision published in the July 23 Official Gazette. Halacoglu, during his 15-year tenur [...]	2008-07-25 12:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
08ANKARA134	TURKISH DEPUTY CHOD GEN. SAYGUN'S VISIT TO US [...] (S) Summary: US-Turkish military-to-military relations are stronger now than at any time since 2003. GEN Saygun's January 15 visit to Baghdad has improved prospects for Turkey-Iraq cooperation on PKK terrorism and given impetus to bilateral dialogue. During January 29-30 High Level Defense G [...]	2008-01-24 08:03:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER TU
08ANKARA1355	TURKEY: IRAQ ARREARS CAUSE DESPERATE ACTION BY [...] (C) Summary. Ignoring pleas from high-level GOT officials, BOTAS (state-owned oil and gas pipeline company) temporarily suspended, then resumed, operation of the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipeline, a major export route for Iraqi oil on July 22. BOTAS claims the inability to collect on large Iraqi d [...]	2008-07-29 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU IZ
08ANKARA1372	TURKEY: GUL-ALIYEV/SAAKASHVILI BILATERALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Energy issues and Azerbaijani-Turkmen relations monopolized President Gul's bilateral with Azerbaijani President Aliyev, at the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway groundbreaking ceremony in Kars, July 24, MFA U/S Cevikoz told the DCM July 29. Gul also had an unexceptional discussi [...]	2008-07-30 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELTN ETRD ENRG EPET AJ AM GG TX TU
08ANKARA1374	TURKEY RELIEVED AT COURT DECISION NOT TO CLOSE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turks breathed a collective sigh of relief July 30 as the Constitutional Court released its decision to fine but not close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for anti-secular activities (reftel). Announced after three days of deliberations, the ruling came [...]	2008-07-31 10:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TU
08ANKARA1377	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1386	REQUESTING DIPLOMATIC STATUS FOR OFFICE OF DEFENSE [...] Post requests Department approve diplomatic status for Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Turkey personnel in accordance with 3 FAH-1 H-2438.2 in lieu of status under the NATO Status of Forces (SOFA) Implementing Agreement with Turkey. ODC Turkey Chief enjoyed diplomatic status until 2005, w [...]	2008-08-04 12:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	APER MARR TU
08ANKARA1401	TURKEY/NATO-EU: NO SIGNS OF LET UP IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: While acknowledging recent French efforts to improve NATO-EU ties as a gesture of goodwill, Turkish officials are unimpressed. They view the recent French non-paper proposing a NATO-EU high-level working group with suspicion, and believe it is designed to circumvent the NATO-EU [...]	2008-08-05 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EUN NATO TU KV
08ANKARA141	TURKEY: MFA BALKANS CHIEF DISCUSSES KOSOVO, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: GOT officials tell us that Turkey is ready to recognize Kosovo independence. Timing, however, is contingent on EU solidarity. Should a majority of EU countries, including key members, immediately recognize Kosovo, Turkey will rapidly follow suit. MFA Balkans Departm [...]	2008-01-24 10:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU KV MW
08ANKARA1410	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1440	TURKEY: MILITARY VS. OPPOSITION PART DEUX (THIS [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish military and the main opposition Republican People,s Party (CHP) recently entered into their second public clash in six months. On August 5, CHP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu publicly criticized the Supreme Military Council's (YAS) decision [...]	2008-08-12 10:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
08ANKARA1448	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1465	TURKEY: AHMADINEJAD VISIT SCHEDULE STILL FLUID [...] (C) President Gul's Foreign Policy Advisor Amb. Gurcan Turkoglu characterized Iranian President Ahmedinejad's August 14-15 Istanbul trip to CDA as a "political necessity" to maintain good bilateral relations. It is impossible for Turkey to ignore Iran, he said. Given the nuclear issue's grow [...]	2008-08-13 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR TU
08ANKARA1494	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1497	TURKEY URGES AHMADINEJAD TO ACCEPT P5/1 OFFER [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an MFA readout, President Gul told visiting Iranian President Ahmadinejad August 15 that Iran should take advantage of the P5/1 refreshed package and urged the Iranians to be constructive on regional issues. Ahmadinejad did not respond substantively, other than to den [...]	2008-08-19 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET IR TU
08ANKARA1508	HOW TURKEY'S YOUTH VIEW THE US: LOSING A [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Turkey faces a "demographic window of opportunity," with 60% of its population under the age of 30. Politically disengaged and generally neglected as a resource by political parties (refA),young Turks face high unemployment and a country struggling to balance tradit [...]	2008-08-21 09:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA151	TURKISH COURTS BLOCK ACCESS TO "YOUTUBE" WEBSITE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish courts banned access to the immensely popular "YouTube" website for five days beginning January 17, to block a picture with swear words imposed over Turkey's founding father, Ataturk, and the Turkish flag. The GOT maintains the courts are properly implementing a new In [...]	2008-01-25 11:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1519	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA152	TURKEY: CODEL DAVIS STRESSES COOPERATION IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During their January 10 - 12 visit to Ankara, CODEL Davis met with Turkish Members of Parliament (MPs),officials from the Central Bank, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Treasury, and representatives from the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges (TOBB),Turkey's [...]	2008-01-25 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN TU IZ
08ANKARA1549	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-27 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1552	TURKEY: THIRD NATIONAL PROGRAM AIMED AT [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) recently rolled out a "Third National Program" to define the government's priorities and reinvigorate EU-related reforms over the next four years. Senior AKP contacts admit reaching consensus on the plan will be difficult, given the [...]	2008-08-27 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1553	TURKEY SUPPORTS GEORGIA'S SOVEREIGNTY AND [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to MFA South Caucasus Department Head Firat Sunel, urging a clear statement rejecting Russia's recognition of Abkhaz and South Ossetian independence. Sunel noted the August 26 MFA statement (see paragraph 6),calling it a short but clear message of concern, and [...]	2008-08-27 16:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU TU
08ANKARA1559	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA156	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1563	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 10:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1565	VICE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) Your planned September 6 meeting with Turkish PM Erdogan offers an opportunity to consult on five sets of issues: Georgia and the Caucasus, energy, Iran, Iraq, and the need for renewed Turkish reform. Erdogan is in confident form following relative victory in the closure case against th [...]	2008-08-29 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU
08ANKARA1566	VICE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) Your planned September 6 meeting with Turkish PM Erdogan offers an opportunity to consult on five sets of issues: Georgia and the Caucasus, energy, Iran, Iraq, and the need for renewed Turkish reform. Erdogan is in confident form following relative victory in the closure case against th [...]	2008-08-29 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU
08ANKARA1567	VICE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) Your planned September 6 meeting with Turkish PM Erdogan offers an opportunity to consult on five sets of issues: Georgia and the Caucasus, energy, Iran, Iraq, and the need for renewed Turkish reform. Erdogan is in confident form following relative victory in the closure case against th [...]	2008-08-29 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU
08ANKARA157	TURKEY RELUCTANT TO RECEIVE, SHARE INFORMATION [...] (S) Anticipating the flow through Turkey of foreign fighters and others affiliated with known terrorist organizations will increase in the future, the FBI has proactively reached out to Turkey's law enforcement and intelligence communities to initiate formal information sharing on known or su [...]	2008-01-25 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER ASEC TU
08ANKARA1576	TURKEY: GEORGIAN FM URGES GLOBAL SOLUTIONS IN [...] (C) Georgian DCM Irakli Koplatadze on September 1 gave DCM a readout of the August 31 meeting between Turkish FM Babacan and Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili in Istanbul. Babacan, said Koplatadze, began the meeting by expressing "deep concern" for Russian actions and strong Turkish support for the [...]	2008-09-02 12:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RU TU
08ANKARA1586	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1595	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 10:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1596	TURKEY: NEW MILITARY CHIEF'S FIRST POLICY SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: During new Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Ikler Basbug,s nationally televised speech at his August 28 change of command ceremony, Basbug: -- Highlighted the importance of US-Turkey bilateral relations and preserving the "perfect level of cooperation" against the PKK; -- Vo [...]	2008-09-04 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
08ANKARA1600	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 11:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

08ANKARA1602	BABACAN/LAVROV IN ISTANBUL: "FRIENDS CAN DISAGREE" [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey underscored its support for Georgia's territorial integrity during FM Babacan's September 2 meeting with Russian FM Lavrov in Istanbul, MFA DDG for Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Murat Burhan told us September 4. However, Lavrov called the decision to recognize Abkh [...]	2008-09-05 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU TU

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