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08ANKARA1607	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-08 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

08ANKARA1611	TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL MEETS U/S BURNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a September 5 meeting with Under Secretary Burns, Turkish President Gul said his trip to Yerevan the next day is intended to lay the foundation for progress in bilateral relations. He spoke at length about his private "blunt" discussions with Iranian President Ahmadinejad [...]	2008-09-09 09:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO
08ANKARA1625	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-10 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1626	TURKEY: RULING AKP AIMING HIGH IN MARCH 2009 [...] (C) Summary and comment: Showing signs of the political prowess that led to its political dominance, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is astutely gearing up for March 2009 local elections well before its opponents. AKP hopes to demonstrate it is "the party of all Turkey" by [...]	2008-09-10 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1627	U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5 [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan: -- underscored Turkey's desire for close cooperation with the U.S.; -- called for new impetus on the Nabucco pipeline; -- stated that Ankara seeks to strengt [...]	2008-09-10 16:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO
08ANKARA1628	U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5 [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan: -- underscored Turkey's desire for close cooperation with the U.S.; -- called for new impetus on the Nabucco pipeline; -- stated that Ankara seeks to strengt [...]	2008-09-10 22:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO
08ANKARA1633	CJCS VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) The timing of your visit to Turkey is ideal. The President's commitment in November to provide enhanced intelligence against the PKK immensely strengthened US engagement here. But we are now at some pivot points: -- in Turkey, a new CHOD and DCHOD, both critical people for our work on [...]	2008-09-11 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR GG IZ TU
08ANKARA1634	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1635	TURKISH CAUCASIANS' INFLUENCE ON REGIONAL POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The conflict in Georgia has mobilized a large portion of Turkey's ethnic Caucasian community to lobby Ankara to join Moscow in recognizing Abkhaz and South Ossetian independence. As during the Chechen wars of the 1990s, ethnic Caucasian groups will force the GOT to w [...]	2008-09-11 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RU TU
08ANKARA1636	TURKEY: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On September 4 we solicited from MFA Acting Head of Department for Council of Europe and Human Rights Yonca Sunel GOT support for U.S. priority country-specific and thematic resolutions that will be offered, urged Turkey to vote against the Defamation of Religions resolution, and sought [...]	2008-09-11 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN TU
08ANKARA1642	GUL IN BAKU AND YEREVAN; GEORGIAN PM IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) MFA South Caucasus Section Head Firat Sunel briefed us September 11 on President Gul's September 10 visit to Baku. Despite criticism in the Azerbaijani media and some Turkish outlets of Gul's September 6 trip to Yerevan, President Aliyev gave Gul and the visiting Turkish side the impression [...]	2008-09-12 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ GG TU
08ANKARA1643	TURKEY: CHARITY FUND SCANDAL PROMPTS PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. A very public and ugly battle has erupted between Prime Minister Erdogan and the Dogan Group. The conflict dominated the news this week after Erdogan lashed out at business and media mogul Aydin Dogan for reporting on allegations in a German court that the German-based Deniz Feneri Cha [...]	2008-09-15 04:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL TU
08ANKARA1652	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1660	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1667	TURKEY: OPPONENTS SEE CHINKS IN AKP'S ARMOR AMID [...] (C) Summary and comment: Critics of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) point to a recent SONAR company poll showing a decline in AKP's popularity to 32 percent as a sign voters are souring on the party. Opposition politicians, journalists, and analysts believe a struggling econom [...]	2008-09-18 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1669	SCENESETTER FOR USG-GOT UNGA MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials will be highly visible in New York for this year,s UN General Assembly as their years-long effort to secure election to a UN Security Council seat representing the Western European and Others group comes to a climax. U.S. officials will want to engage the Turks o [...]	2008-09-18 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU
08ANKARA1680	TURKEY REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR NORTHERN IRAQ GAS [...] (C) As part of the first U.S.-Turkey Energy Working Group held in Ankara on September 15, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray and DAS Matt Bryza discussed Iraq energy issues with the GOT. Caspian energy issues reported septel. Gray and the head of the Turkish delegation MFA Dep [...]	2008-09-22 08:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ TU
08ANKARA1686	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1689	CJCS ADMIRAL MULLEN CALL ON PRESIDENT GUL [...] (C) Summary: President Gul told CJCS Admiral Mullen September 15 that Turkey wanted our close counterterrorism cooperation to continue and that U.S. success in Iraq is critical for Turkey. Admiral Mullen pledged U.S commitment to sustaining intelligence cooperation. Gul said Turkey continue [...]	2008-09-22 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PTER IZ GG IR PK AF TU
08ANKARA169	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1693	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1694	TURKEY FLOATS MIDDLE EAST SECURITY AND COOPERATION [...] (C) President Abdullah Gul will unveil Turkey's security and cooperation in the Middle East initiative (reftel) during his September 23 UNGA speech, according to MFA Middle East desk officer Murat Omeroglu. In very general terms, Gul will advocate for increased regional dialogue and propose th [...]	2008-09-23 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1696	DAS BRYZA TALKS CYPRUS, MONTREUX CONVENTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 15 meeting in Ankara with EUR DAS Matt Bryza, MFA DU/S Berk said the GOT is pleased Cyprus negotiations have begun, but remains circumspect until it becomes more clear the Greek Cypriots are committed to negotiating a comprehensive settlement and not just going [...]	2008-09-23 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU CY
08ANKARA170	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1710	NEAR-TERM IRAQI GAS TO TURKEY? [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed the near-term possibility of importing Iraqi gas to Turkey and Europe with the Chairman of Turkerler Group, Kazim Turker, on September 23. Turker said his Iraqi partner, Dana Gas, is committed to use early gas to supply Iraqi domestic needs but gas for expo [...]	2008-09-25 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ TU
08ANKARA1711	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1721	TURKS INTERESTED BUT CAUTIOUS IN FURTHERING EXPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: A 17-18 September 2008 Seminar co-sponsored by the EXBS program (State ISN/ECC) and the Turkish MFA highlighted opportunities for bilateral cooperation to strengthen Turkey's nonproliferation regime and engage with Turkey in outreach to promote stronger nonproliferation efforts [...]	2008-09-26 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU EXBS
08ANKARA1724	RUSSIANS ARE THE SOLE BIDDER ON TURKEY'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary. Ignoring delay requests from a majority of potential bidders, the GOT stuck to the September 24 bid submission deadline for the nuclear power tender and received only one bid, from AtomStroyExport of Russia. The bid will be subjected to an approval process, but GOT officials se [...]	2008-09-26 16:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV ENRG RS TU
08ANKARA173	TURKEY: KARAMANLIS VISIT PAVES WAY FOR IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary: Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis' January 23-25 trip to Turkey symbolizes the improved state of Turkish-Greek relations. During his meeting with PM Erdogan, the two Prime Ministers focused on how to overcome the three most contentious bilateral issues -- Cyprus, the Aegean, and mi [...]	2008-01-30 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU GR
08ANKARA1760	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1762	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 04:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1766	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1781	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1806	TURKEY: PKK ATTACK PUTS MILITARY UNDER A MICROSCOPE [...] (C) Since the October 3-4 PKK attack on the Aktutun military outpost, Turkey's military has come under unprecedented press criticism. This included calls for the resignation of the Deputy Chief of Staff (for failing to prevent the attack) and of the Chief of Turkey's Air Force (for being caug [...]	2008-10-17 04:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
08ANKARA1824	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1828	TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS IN NATIONWIDE LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Politics are personal and party affiliation counts for little in Turkey's Black Sea port of Trabzon. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is hoping to win Trabzon -- one of the very few large municipalities outside of its control -- in the March 2009 local [...]	2008-10-20 16:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU
08ANKARA1839	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1850	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1854	TURKEY: A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 21 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a three-hour meeting October 21 with EUR A/S Fried, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan said that Turkey: -- hopes to wrap up an agreement with Armenia before the end of the year; -- wants both the U.S. and EU to join the Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform in its se [...]	2008-10-24 07:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO
08ANKARA1857	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1879	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1881	TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ISSUES DETAILED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Following closely on the heels of its October 22 verdict in the headscarf case (ref A),Turkey's Constitutional Court October 24 issued its detailed verdict fleshing out its July 30 ruling not to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for alleged anti-se [...]	2008-10-28 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1888	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA189	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1897	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1898	TURKEY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION GATHERING REQUEST: [...] (C) The GOT has not yet publicly offered any ideas on reform of Bretton Woods institutions. GOT contacts say that they are awaiting the Summit agenda before meeting to discuss Turkey,s position on the specific agenda items. The Prime Minister and Treasury Minister have publicly said that T [...]	2008-11-03 05:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA1901	EU COMMISSIONER PIEBALGS TO GET TURKEY TO DROP [...] (C) Summary. On October 22, an EU Commission delegation led by Heinz Hilbrecht, Director for Conventional Energy Sources, Directorate General for Transportation and Energy met with Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Selahattin Cimen, MFA Deputy Undersecretary Selim Kuneralp and other GOT off [...]	2008-11-03 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU XG
08ANKARA1902	SCENESETTER FOR THE WASHINGTON VISIT OF TURKISH [...] (C) Admiral Atac's visit will permit us to further cement strong bilateral military ties through the service with which we have perhaps the strongest bond. This visit will allow Atac to raise the most pressing issues for the Turkish Navy today: -- U.S. naval presence in the Black Sea in re [...]	2008-11-03 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS IZ RU TU
08ANKARA1904	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1911	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1917	FM BABACAN IN AFGHANISTAN; GILLANI, KARZAI IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Babacan stressed Turkey's commitment to Afghanistan during his October 26-27 visit to Kabul, Wardak and northern Afghanistan. The Turks are pressing forward on infrastructure and education projects, but face obstacles from local and national authorities in Kabul. Turkey has [...]	2008-11-05 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER MARR EAID EINV AF PK TU
08ANKARA1932	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1937	TURKEY: EU PROGRESS REPORT CITES LACK OF REFORMS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The EU's annual progress report on Turkey released November 5 met with mixed reaction here. Referring to the assessment as "balanced," GOT officials publicly highlighted its positive aspects, including Turkey's contributions to regional and energy security and progress [...]	2008-11-07 17:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1950	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA196	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA198	TRENDS FOR TURKISH ECONOMY IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: 2008 will be a challenging year for the Turkish economy and the government's economic policies. Turkey already has felt effects from the global credit crisis and investor risk re-assessment and it remains vulnerable because of its external financing needs. Economic growth is s [...]	2008-02-04 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EFIN TU
08ANKARA1980	TURKEY/AZERBAIJAN: GUL PROPOSES TRILATERAL MEETING [...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S for Eastern Europe and South Caucasus Unal Cevikoz and PM Foreign Policy Advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told Ambassador separately that President Gul proposed a trilateral Turkey-Armenia-Azerbaijan summit, perhaps in late January or early February, to President Aliyev, during Aliye [...]	2008-11-14 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AM AJ TU
08ANKARA1985	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1991	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1992	TURKEY/IRAN: TURKEY EAGER FOR CHANGE IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials and Think-tankers in Ankara told Department of State Iranian Affairs Office Director Todd Schwartz during November 13 meetings that the U.S. should initiate direct talks with Iran and signal a willingness to "extend a hand of friendship" early in the Obama Admini [...]	2008-11-17 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG IR TU
08ANKARA1996	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2004	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2012	TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN'S PASSAGE TO INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Eight years after the last visit to New Delhi by a Turkish Government leader, Prime Minister Erdogan departs November 20 for a four-day trip to India. Both the MFA and Indian Embassy in Ankara describe the visit as "overdue," but emphasize that it reflects a healthy bilateral r [...]	2008-11-20 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL TU IN AF PK
08ANKARA2013	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2018	TURKEY: MFA'S AFRICA DEPARTMENT RAMPING UP FOR UNSC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The MFA's Africa Department (AFGY) is ramping up its efforts to prepare for Turkey's rapidly approaching 2009-2011 non-permanent UNSC tenure. While MFA leadership has not determined how the decision-making process will work, the three-man department is taking nascent [...]	2008-11-21 06:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC TU
08ANKARA2025	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA203	TURKEY: POSITIVE SHIFTS IN PUBLIC OPINION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The overwhelmingly positive reaction of political leaders to US-Turkey cooperation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is now also being reflected in public opinion. Recent polls indicate that the US has reversed the downward trend in public opinion that had U [...]	2008-02-05 09:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA2038	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2051	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2056	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2058	AN IRAN VIGNETTE; DUAL EXISTENCES IN DAILY LIFE [...] (C) Summary: In a September interview with Leila E, an official with the Iranian Ministry of Interior, she offered insights into political, social, and religious issues occurring in Iran. She described pervasive efforts by the regime to monitor and control the activities of the Iranian po [...]	2008-11-26 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SOCI TU
08ANKARA2063	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2069	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2077	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 13:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2078	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2088	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) MFA Under Secretary Apakan's December 8-9 visit will be the fifth iteration of the "Shared Vision and Structured Dialogue" agreed upon by Secretary Rice and then-FM Gul in July 2006. Knowing it will take some time for the new administration to have its new team in place, U/S Apakan presse [...]	2008-12-04 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL TU
08ANKARA2109	TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR MAYOR ENVISIONS 2009 PROGRESS [...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Diyarbakir mayor Osman Baydemir voiced hope that the incoming Obama administration will address Turkey's Kurdish issue by mediating a dialogue that would result in an end to violence by the PKK and an expansion of Kurdish political righ [...]	2008-12-12 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA2126	U/S APAKAN ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, IAEA, NSG [...] (S) SUMMARY: MFA U/S Apakan and Amb discussed U.S.-Turkish cooperation on energy, Afghanistan, and Iran. Apakan asked for U.S. support for a Turkish proposal to increase NATO-ESDP cooperation, and expressed concern for NATO's support for exercise Noble Archer. Amb asked for Turkey's continu [...]	2008-12-17 09:44:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL NATO CY US TU
08ANKARA2140	TURKEY WELCOMES OPENING OF EU CHAPTERS [...] (C) The GOT readily welcomed the European Union's decision to open two accession chapters, "free movement of capital" and "information, society, and media," following the 6th Turkey-EU Accession Conference in Brussels. This brings the total number of opened chapters to ten. (Note: The EU froz [...]	2008-12-19 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU
08ANKARA2148	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 11:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2156	TURKEY: RESPONSE TO NOBLE ARCHER LIMITED TO [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Basat Ozturk told Pol-Mil Couns on December 22 that Turkey's response to Noble Archer is complete; it was limited to three letters: From Turkey's NATO PermRep to the NATO SecGen, from Turkey' Military Representative at SHAPE to [...]	2008-12-22 16:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO GR TU
08ANKARA216	TURKEY-IRAN JOINT ECONOMIC COUNCIL ADVANCES [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's economic relationship with Iran continues to grow, with the bilateral trade volume increasing from $1 billion in 2000 to $7.4 billion in 2007. 80% of this trade, however, continues to be Iranian fuel exports to Turkey, totaling $5.2 billion in 2006. The number of Irania [...]	2008-02-07 11:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TU IR
08ANKARA2177	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 12:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2187	TURKEY URGES IRAQI PM MALIKI TO PRESS AHEAD WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both PM Erdogan and President Gul encouraged PM Maliki, during his December 24 visit to Ankara, to enact political reforms that will encourage Sunni participation in government, according to an MFA readout. Maliki reportedly understood the political challenges he faces. The Turk [...]	2008-12-30 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU
08ANKARA2196	TURKEY: INFLUENTIAL THINKERS LOOK AHEAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Influential Ankara-based opinion makers told visiting EUR/SE Deputy Director Brink that: -- Continuation of US support for the fight against the PKK and the prevention of an Armenian Genocide Resolution (AGR) will be the key early bell-weather for Turkish-U.S. relations under th [...]	2008-12-31 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CY TU
08ANKARA22	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA226	SCENESETTER FOR ASD SO/LIC/IC VICKERS' FEBRUARY [...] (S) Summary: US-Turkish mil-to-mil relations are stronger now than at any time since 2003. Both the political and military leadership welcome US intelligence support for Turkish military efforts against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq. This positive environment has helped revitalize the hist [...]	2008-02-07 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER TU
08ANKARA271	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JANUARY [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor met with EU Commission representative to coordinate future border security assistance programs with Turkish Customs. EXBS program completed Customs clearance of CT-30 Kits and Gerber tool Kits and moved them into temporary storage at Post, awaiting MFA acceptance of new [...]	2008-02-13 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA30	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA306	TURKEY'S INTERNET REGULATION AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) Summary: An ongoing struggle between Google and Turkey's Telecommunications Authority (TTA) highlights the difficult issues Turkey is grappling with as it attempts to harness the positive aspects of the Internet while limiting harmful content. Google, which owns the popular video-sharing [...]	2008-02-19 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA319	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA321	EU NABUCCO COORDINATOR SAYS TURKEY MUST ACT NOW ON [...] (C) Summary: On February 14, EU Coordinator for Nabucco Jozias van Aartsen told us he would deliver a firm message to his Turkish interloctuers (which included Prime Minister Erdogan) that Turkey must act now to save the Nabucco pipeline. He said he has a six-month time horizon for progress [...]	2008-02-21 07:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA328	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA335	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA337	AS TROOPS GO AFTER PKK, TURKEY LOOKS TO INCREASE [...] (S) SUMMARY: GOT officials are considering ways to increase engagement and cooperation with Iraqi counterparts, even as Turkish troops move across the Iraqi border to root out the PKK presence from areas through which they routinely access Turkish territory. Murat Ozcelik, the GOT's new Actin [...]	2008-02-22 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA339	TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL CONGRATULATES [...] (U) On February 21, Turkish President Abdullah Gul sent a message to Armenian President-elect Sargsyan, addressing him as "Esteemed President," and congratulating him on his election victory (see full text, para 4). Gul expressed his wish that their joint efforts would contribute to stability [...]	2008-02-22 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM TU
08ANKARA34	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA341	TURKEY/IRAQ SITREP 3: GROUND OPERATION CONTINUES, [...] (U) Turkish ground operations inside of northern Iraq continue, with Turkish troops supported by artillery and air strikes as well as helicopter gunships. 2. (U) In a public announcement late on February 22, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) reported that operations are being carried out by J [...]	2008-02-23 12:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA342	TURKEY/IRAQ SITREP 3: GROUND OPERATION CONTINUES, [...] (U) Turkish ground operations inside of northern Iraq continue, with Turkish troops supported by artillery and air strikes as well as helicopter gunships. 2. (U) In a public announcement late on February 22, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) reported that operations are being carried out by J [...]	2008-02-23 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ

08ANKARA343	TURKEY/IRAQ SITREP 3: GROUND OPERATION CONTINUES, [...] (U) Turkish ground operations inside of northern Iraq continue, with Turkish troops supported by artillery and air strikes as well as helicopter gunships. 2. (U) In a public announcement late on February 22, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) reported that operations are being carried out by J [...]	2008-02-23 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA345	PM ERDOGAN TELLS CODEL BIDEN TURKEY CAN DO MORE IN [...] (C) Summary. Turkish PM Erdogan briefed visiting Senators Biden, Kerry and Hagel February 22 on GOT efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, the fight against terrorism and Turkey's relations with Armenia. Noting the senators' previous stop in Afghanistan, Erdogan said Turkey can do more in Afghanistan [...]	2008-02-25 07:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PTER PGOV AF IZ TU
08ANKARA349	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: January 2008 [...] Turkey carried out air strikes against PKK terrorist positions in northern Iraq on January 15. Turkish General Staff (TGS) announced that over 60 targets were hit. Counter-terrorism operations within Southeast Turkey against PKK terrorists continued during month. TGS reported that 36 terrori [...]	2008-02-25 08:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL IZ IT UK MK QA GR TU
08ANKARA356	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA357	TURKEY: DPM CICEK,S HARSH RHETORIC SETS BACK CT [...] (C) Summary. In separate February 19 meetings with the Belgian Ministers of Justice and the Interior, Turkey's DPM Cemil Cicek used very blunt language to insist that Belgium crack down on terrorism, according to both Turkish MFA and Belgian Embassy sources. Cicek implied Belgium should not [...]	2008-02-25 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL BE TU
08ANKARA360	TURKS TERM INAUGURAL TURKEY-EU CT TALKS "GOOD [...] (C) Summary. The first Turkey-EU bilateral counterterrorism talks held February 19 in Brussels were generally positive, according to MFA officials. Although the Euros continue to be focused on Al Qaeda and counter radicalization, new CT mechanisms can also be applied to the PKK, they noted. [...]	2008-02-25 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EU TU
08ANKARA371	TURKEY: DOSTUM UNWELCOME IN TURKEY, STAND-OFF [...] (C) The Dostum stand-off continues, MFA South Asia DDG Babur Hizlan told us February 26. Hizlan had phoned us on February 25 to relate that Dostum wants security guarantees to leave Kabul and go to the north, and the ten days on the Chief Prosecutor's order to Dostum to turn himself in or le [...]	2008-02-26 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF TU
08ANKARA376	TURKEY/IRAQ SITREP 6: DAY 5 OF GROUND OPERATIONS [...] (C) Turkish ground troops continued to receive air and artillery support on February 26, despite poor weather conditions. Weather in the objective area is expected to improve over the next 24-48 hours. Normal logistics and customs operations continue at Habur Gate. 2. (U) A Turkish Genera [...]	2008-02-27 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA377	TURKEY PRIORITIZES PAKISTAN STABILITY; COURTS INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey favors a grand governing coalition in Pakistan, to continue to include President Musharraf, MFA South Asia DDG Hizlan told us February 26. Rather than internal politicking, Pakistan's politicians should be focused on curtailing violence and extremism. Turkey is not dir [...]	2008-02-27 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF IN PK TU
08ANKARA378	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA384	CODEL BIDEN MEETS WITH FM BABACAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Biden discussed with Turkish FM Babacan ongoing U.S.-Turkey cooperation and efforts to promote stability in the region, notably in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, during a February 22 meeting. Babacan described the EU accession process as integral to Turkey's ongoing dem [...]	2008-02-27 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV TU
08ANKARA385	Codel Biden talks Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan with [...] (SBU) Summary: President Gul, in a February 22 meeting with Codel Biden, focused on political realism and participation as the key to stability in Iraq. Maximalist demands were counterproductive. The surge was working. Passage of important legislation would further enhance political integra [...]	2008-02-27 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV PK BM AF EUN TU
08ANKARA386	CODEL BIDEN MEETS WITH FM BABACAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Biden discussed with Turkish FM Babacan ongoing U.S.-Turkey cooperation and efforts to promote stability in the region, notably in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, during a February 22 meeting. Babacan described the EU accession process as integral to Turkey's ongoing dem [...]	2008-02-28 07:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV TU
08ANKARA387	CODEL BIDEN TALKS IRAQ, PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN WITH TURKISH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Gul, in a February 22 meeting with Codel Biden, focused on political realism and participation as the key to stability in Iraq. Maximalist demands were counterproductive. The surge was working. Passage of important legislation would further enhance political integra [...]	2008-02-28 07:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV PK BM AF EUN TU
08ANKARA392	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA393	TURKEY-RUSSIA RELATIONS REMAIN ON TRACK DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The atmosphere was surprisingly positive during Turkish FM Babacan's February 19-20 visit to Moscow, MFA Russia and Eastern Europe Department Head Meltem Buyukkarakas told us February 26. Trade and investment continue to drive relations, though the Turks are dissatisfied with a [...]	2008-02-28 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU TU
08ANKARA405	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA41	TURKEY'S PM DISCUSSES TERRORISM, ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [...] (C) Summary. In a January 7 meeting with Codel Martinez, Prime Minister Erdogan said he hopes for continued, vigorous bilateral cooperation against terrorism and stressed Turkey wants to contribute positively to Iraq's welfare. He said the House's Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.R.106) had [...]	2008-01-09 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AM IZ TU
08ANKARA423	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA424	TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hou [...]	2008-03-04 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA43	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA431	AFTERMATH OF TURKEY'S REDEPLOYMENT FROM IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: As reported in reftel, the military and government have come under public criticism here for having withdrawn Turkish troops from northern Iraq "in response to US pressure" that was conveyed in remarks Secretary Gates and the President made on February 28. One senior officer com [...]	2008-03-05 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS IZ US TU
08ANKARA435	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA436	TURKEY: KURDISH REACTIONS TO THE CROSS-BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 05:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER OSCE TU IZ
08ANKARA440	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ARMENIA, GEORGIA WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY. DAS Bryza stressed to FM Babacan and MFA Deputy U/S for Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union),Africa, East Asia and Pacific Cevikoz, March 3, the need to move forward on normalizing Turkey-Armenia relations and resolving Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K),though this will be difficult until [...]	2008-03-06 09:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AM AJ GG TU
08ANKARA442	SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Since your 2002 visit, US-Turkey relations have been buffeted by differences over Iraq, combatting the PKK, and the House Armenian genocide resolution. We are pulling out of that tailspin, largely due to recently expanded cooperation against the PKK. Anti-Americanism is easing and we are [...]	2008-03-06 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER ECON IZ TU
08ANKARA444	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA449	ENERGY COORDINATOR MANN URGES TURKEY TO NEGOTIATE [...] (C) Summary. On February 25-26, Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Steve Mann met with GOT officials to discuss gas and oil issues. Energy Minister Guler stressed that security of supply is Turkey's most urgent priority. He suggested Turkey and the U.S. work together to develop Iraqi [...]	2008-03-07 11:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA452	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA453	TURKEY/NABUCCO: DAS BRYZA URGES COMPROMISE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Nabucco pipeline is economically feasible as Russia can supply the gas for South Stream only from Turkmenistan, with Nabucco enjoying a forty percent advantage over South Stream in terms of the cost of shipping Caspian gas to Austria, DAS Matt Bryza told FM Babacan March 3. [...]	2008-03-07 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET AJ IQ RU TX TU
08ANKARA464	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA465	TURKEY ADVOCATES DIALOGUE, UNDERSTANDING IN MIDST [...] (C) Summary: In the months following Annapolis, Turkey has adopted an increasingly responsible and constructive tone in its engagement with Israel and Palestine. The Justice and Development Party (AKP)-led government has reduced its casual use of anti-Israel rhetoric and added a more conciliat [...]	2008-03-10 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IS
08ANKARA468	YOUNG TURKS VISIT ARMENIA: BUILDING TIES THAT BIND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Several Turkish alumni of British universities who visited Armenia January 20-25 shared with us a taste of their unique experience and the favorable impressions made by their Armenian contacts. The realization [...]	2008-03-10 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL OPRC AM TU
08ANKARA471	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-11 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA482	TURKEY AND TALAT ON THE SAME PAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: "TRNC President" Talat's March 6 visit to Ankara underscored the congruity of Turkish views and those of their Turkish Cypriot counterparts on the way forward toward resuming comprehensive settlement talks. The GOT position remains unchanged: it wants to push forward on comprehen [...]	2008-03-12 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU
08ANKARA483	TURKEY/IRAQ: DIPLOMACY MUST COME FIRST [...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior GOT officials are committed to following through with efforts to transform Turkey's relationship with Iraq and set a new course focused principally on diplomacy. Jalal Talabani's successful March 7-8 visit to Ankara, the first by a democratically elected Iraqi head of stat [...]	2008-03-12 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA504	TURKEY PREVIEWS MARCH 24-25 BERDIMUHAMEDOV VISIT [...] (C) Summary. The GOT is prepared to encourage Turkmenistan to open its energy sector to foreign investment and work with Western energy companies during Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov's March 24-25 visit. A lack of enthusiam from the Turkmen side has forced the Turks to pull-back on their [...]	2008-03-14 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU TX
08ANKARA514	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA522	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA526	TURKEY: AKP CLOSURE CASE UPDATE (3/19) [...] (C) Summary and Comment: As everyone awaits the Constitutional Court rapporteur's opinion on whether the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is technically complete, some are urging AKP to press forward with reforms of the judiciary, the political parties law, [...]	2008-03-19 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
08ANKARA529	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA54	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA553	TURKEY: THE UPS AND DOWNS OF GOVERNMENT-MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish military operations against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq over the past three months have lent a facade of unity to the contentious relationship between the military leadership and Prime Minister Erdogan's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP). The Turkish Gener [...]	2008-03-21 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PSEC MOPS PTER TU
08ANKARA559	TURKEY: SE KURDS HOPE REFORM MOMENTUM WILL [...] (C) Optimistic voices in the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) and Diyarbakir NGO community view the combination of Western pressure, alleged Turkish military set-backs against the PKK, and the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP's) self-interest in expanding democratic refor [...]	2008-03-24 10:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA561	TURKEY: AKP CLOSURE CASE UPDATE (3/24) [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In the wake of several detentions of prominent individuals on March 21, the focus is on connections between the closure case against ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the crackdown on the Ergenekon gang, a shady collection of leftist ultra-nationalists wh [...]	2008-03-24 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA562	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA564	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-25 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA567	TURKEY/NATO: TURKEY AND OUR BUCHAREST SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey broadly supports USG priorities for the NATO Summit in Bucharest. MFA and Turkish General Staff (TGS) contacts told us Turkey: -- continues to make significant contributions to Afghanistan and may be open to additional contributions to ISAF; -- does not oppose on-the-groun [...]	2008-03-26 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO TU
08ANKARA573	TURKEY SAYS IT IS IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE ITEM [...] (C) MFA Arms Control Department Head Elif Ulgen expressed appreciation for reftel non-paper and stressed Turkey's commitment to implementing the dual use item prohibitions of UNSCR 1803, during a March 27 meeting. Ulgen shared that Turkish Customs officials had prevented the shipment of dual [...]	2008-03-27 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC TU
08ANKARA574	TURKEY-DENMARK C/T COOPERATION AND ROJ-TV [...] (C) During Danish FM Per Stig Moller's March 25-26 visit, he and Turkish FM Ali Babacan signed an MOU (reported septel) which, among other things, agreed to enhance "bilateral cooperation in the field of the fight against terrorism," Danish DCM Soren Jacobsen told us March 27. A separate add [...]	2008-03-27 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER DE TU
08ANKARA575	TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL'S NEW TAKE ON ACTIVISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Six months into his tenure as Turkey's president, Abdullah Gul was striding confidently across the world stage while walking more carefully on the domestic tightrope. It is an image that encapsulated his presidency up to March 14, 2008, the day the chief public prosecutor filed [...]	2008-03-27 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA577	TURKEY STRESSES TO FM SPANTA ITS CONTINUED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghan FM Spanta, visiting Ankara March 18, did not ask for more troops from Turkey, saying it was a NATO decision. He did, however, ask for more military training. Turkey is prepared to respond; FM Babacan will take up the issue with the Turkish General Staff (TGS). Spanta als [...]	2008-03-27 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NATO AF PK TU
08ANKARA583	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA598	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA607	TURKEY: NATIONALIST OPPOSITION LOOKING TO CASHING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition Nationalist Action Party (MHP) since its entry into parliament in July 2007 has shrewdly managed to corner the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) and exploit its weaknesses. MHP is keenly aware that hiving off votes from AKP is its only hope to strength [...]	2008-04-01 12:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA611	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA627	TURKEY/IRAQ: S/I SATTERFIELD CONSULTS GOT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In discussions with MFA U/S Apakan, MFA Deputy U/S Sinirlioglu, GOT Iraq Coordinator Ozcelik, Presidency foreign affairs advisor Turkoglu, and D/CHOD Gen. Saygun March 31, S/I Satterfield warned of the political situation in which Iraq PM Maliki finds himself as a result of the se [...]	2008-04-03 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS PINS PGOV TU IZ IR
08ANKARA628	TURKEY: ERDOGAN'S BALKAN TOUR HEAVY ON GOOD WILL, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: PM Erdogan's March 24-28 regional trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),Albania, and Bulgaria was "successful, but light on substance." It came at a time when Turkey wants to demonstrate what it can to enhance stability in the Balkans, and signaled as well to the Tur [...]	2008-04-03 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZL BK AL BU TU
08ANKARA629	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA630	TURKEY/TURKMENISTAN: BILATERAL TIES INCH AHEAD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite media reports to the contrary, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov discussed energy matters in some detail with President Gul and PM Erdogan during his March 24-25 visit to Turkey, MFA Central Asia Department Head Sule Gurel and Energy Department Head Berris Ekinci told us [...]	2008-04-03 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG TU TX
08ANKARA654	TURKEY: MINISTER SIMSEK ON IMF RELATIONS, EBRD [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wilson met April 3 with State Minister for the Treasury Mehmet Simsek. Simsek said Prime Minister Erdogan has told ministers that, to the maximum extent possible, it should be "business as usual" in the face of the AKP party closure suit and that the GOT should proceed [...]	2008-04-07 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL TU
08ANKARA659	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA671	TURKEY'S RULING PARTY MAKES ITS FIRST MOVE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) revealed the first moves in its strategy to survive the party closure case now pending in the constitutional court. Following AKP's April 7 Central Decision Making and Administrative Board meeting, party officials a [...]	2008-04-08 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
08ANKARA679	TURKEY/GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA DISCONNECT [...] (C) The GOT has told Georgia it is ready to facilitate Georgia's Abkhaz autonomy proposals (ref A and B),Georgian DCM Irakli Koplatadze told us April 8. Turkish facilitation is acceptable to Georgia, he said, as Georgian President Saakashvili has previously told President Gul and FM Babacan. [...]	2008-04-10 09:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG TU
08ANKARA680	TURKEY: ERGENEKON INVESTIGATION INEXTRICABLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Alleged links between the investigation into the Ergenekon deep state gang (ref A) and the chief public prosecutor's closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are both difficult to prove and impossible to ignore. Although evidence of a direct link remai [...]	2008-04-10 10:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA684	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA688	ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP COMMISSION SCENESETTER [...] (C) The EPC has added balance to a bilateral relationship that has been heavily weighted to political and security cooperation. At the start of last year's EPC meeting, Turkey's economy was in its sixth year of strong growth, the government was steering a steady course, and the business clim [...]	2008-04-11 09:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TU
08ANKARA691	IMPLICATIONS OF AKP CLOSURE CASE AND OUR PUBLIC [...] (c) Summary: The closure case against Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is a blow to this country's future. It reflects unresolved conflicts about the nature of Turkey, the state, the extent of popular democracy and the role of religion in society. It also results from fai [...]	2008-04-11 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA7	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA727	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA752	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA753	ABKHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA: TURKEY CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Turkey shares our concerns about the new presidential instructions to the Russian government to create "mechanisms" to protect the rights of Russian citizens in Abkhazia and South Ossetia (reftel),MFA Deputy DG for South Caucasus and Central Asia Umit Yardim and South Caucasus Department [...]	2008-04-22 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS TU
08ANKARA755	TURKEY: SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS WITH ISRAEL AND THE [...] (U) This cable is in response to ref a request. 2. (C) Summary: The GOT supports the Annapolis process and the Road Map, and increasingly sees itself as an impartial regional facilitator, capable of playing a constructive role in the Middle East peace process. Ankara hosted PA President A [...]	2008-04-22 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL TU
08ANKARA767	TURKEY-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN: SUMMIT DATES BEING FINALIZED; DOSTUM ARREST WOULD THREATEN TURKISH-AFGHAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	AF PGOV PK PREL TU
08ANKARA772	TURKISH MFA ON IRAQ MEETINGS IN KUWAIT [...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Sinirlioglu briefed Ambassador April 24 on Turkish FM Babacan's talks with PM Maliki in Kuwait earlier this week. He said the Turks found Maliki more confident after the Basra confrontation. Both sides were pleased with progress on the mil-mil front, economic coope [...]	2008-04-24 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ US TU
08ANKARA773	TURKS POLITICK ON AKP CLOSURE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Babacan appealed privately for stronger Western support of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),which faces a closure case, during his London visit last week. Turkey's two most prominent business associations are pushing for a constitutional convention as a [...]	2008-04-24 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
08ANKARA781	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA792	TURKEY: VIEWS ON A TURKEY-ARMENIA HISTORICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Creating an historical commission to analyze the shared histories of Turkey and Armenia and the genocide issue has been Ankara's proposed first step toward normalizing relations between the two countries. In Turkey, political, legal and institutional obstacles undermine prospec [...]	2008-04-28 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM TU
08ANKARA797	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-28 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA799	TURKEY: GOT CONGRATULATES NEW ARMENIAN [...] (U) PM Erdogan congratulated newly-appointed Armenian PM Tigran Sarkissian on his assignment in an April 22 letter in which he called on the two "neighborly countries" to take concrete steps to find lasting solutions to their existing problems through dialogue and establishing good neighborly [...]	2008-04-28 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM TU
08ANKARA817	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-29 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA853	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA859	TURKEY: SENIOR AKP INSIDERS SEND PM ERDOGAN STRONG [...] (C) Summary and comment. Three senior members of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) are separately sending strong messages to PM Erdogan to pursue confidence building measures and decrease tensions that have polarized Turkey. AKP MP Vehit Erdem, former Deputy PM Abdullatif Sener and Depu [...]	2008-05-05 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA860	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA87	TURKEY: OPPOSITION TO DIALOGUE WITH KRG SLOWLY [...] (S) Repeated and ongoing efforts to convince the GOT to engage directly with Iraqi Kurds, beginning with President Talabani and eventually include Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials, appear gradually to be gaining traction. GOT Deputy Iraq Coordinator Murat Ozcelik (please protect) is [...]	2008-01-16 09:38:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA878	TURKEY: MFA DEPUTY U/S CEVIKOZ INTERESTED IN [...] (SBU) This is an action message for EUR, AF, and SCA. 2. (SBU) MFA Deputy U/S (A/S equivalent) for Central Asia and Caucasia, Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union),East Asia and Africa Unal Cevikoz has expressed interest in visiting Washington before August 2008 for consultations on Africa [...]	2008-05-07 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU
08ANKARA89	TURKEY RE-LAUNCHES BID TO WIN CENTRAL ASIAN HEARTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish President Abdullah Gul is spearheading a renewed GOT effort to strengthen Turkish-Central Asian relations through visit diplomacy. Unlike Turkey's initial, post-Soviet era approach to the region, the Turks are viewing Central Asia as a partner not a patron, and offering [...]	2008-01-16 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG EPET EINV KZ KG TI TX
08ANKARA899	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA91	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA922	Turkey: FY 2009 IVLP Nomination Slate [...] Ahmed Arpat, News Reporter/Editor, Kanal D television European Regional Project, Current Social, Political, and Economic Issues for Young European Leaders I (October 20 - November 7, 2008) (Alternate: Ozan Acar, Research Associate at the Turkish Economic Policy Foundation) 2. Orhan Kema [...]	2008-05-13 10:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL TU
08ANKARA937	TURKEY: EU TROIKA, IN ANKARA, FOCUSES ON NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: The EU continued its intense engagement with Turkey (following EC President Barroso's recent visit) with a May 6 EU Troika meeting in Ankara. The EU delegation stressed the accession door remains very much open for Turkey, but reforms must be reinvigorated. Turkish [...]	2008-05-15 05:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU EUN
08ANKARA952	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA953	AFRICA: TURKEY'S NEXT FRONTIER? [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Like China and India, Turkey has joined the rush to forge relations with sub-Saharan Africa. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has raised Turkey's political profile since coming to power in 2002 -- declaring 2005 the "Year of Africa" and announcing plans to open 1 [...]	2008-05-16 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TU AF
08ANKARA958	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA964	TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DTP LEADER AHMET TURK [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
08ANKARA965	TURKEY: STOPPING THE FLOW OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO [...] (C) Summary. Turkey is acutely aware of the Al Qaeda Network (AQN) threat and is actively collecting against it, an MFA official told us May 20. Turkey cannot, however, engage in broad "profiling" of young male travelers. Urged to consider new border security and information-sharing arrange [...]	2008-05-21 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC IZ SY TU
08ANKARA979	TURKISH JUDICIARY LASHES OUT AT GOVERNMENT - AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a May 21 statement, the Court of Appeals (Yargitay) publicly accused the government of pressuring the judiciary while two critical cases are pending, one of them the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The court criticized the gover [...]	2008-05-23 09:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
08ANKARA99	TURKEY AT A CROSSROADS ON SOUTHEAST, [...] (C) Summary and comment: Dengir Mir Mehmet Firat (please protect),ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) vice chair, political veteran and ethnic Kurd, believes President Gul and PM Erdogan's recent White House meetings created an opportunity for progress on Turkey's Kurdish issue. It [...]	2008-01-17 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU IZ
08ANKARA999	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANTANANARIVO157	Mission to Anjouan - Bacar Still Intransigent [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anjouan renegade Colonel Mohamed Bacar remained intransigent before an international delegation delivering an ultimatum February 27. The delegation later informed Union President Ahmed Sambi who was unsurprised, disappointed, and intent on a military solution to restore the [...]	2008-02-28 08:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN

08ANTANANARIVO230	FORMER COMORAN PRESIDENT AZALI POSITIONS HIMSELF [...] (SBU) With increasing political and military activity in the Union of the Comoros (REFTEL),former Union President Assoumani Azali has stepped up his communication with Embassy Antananarivo. The latest was a statement from his political party, the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC) [...]	2008-03-20 12:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO443	COMORAN PRESIDENT VISITS IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and a high-ranking political and economic Comoran delegation arrived in Tehran for a three-day visit that included meetings with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Foreign Minis [...]	2008-06-20 10:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IR CN
08ANTANANARIVO499	COMOROS RESHUFFLE PORTENDS FEW CHANGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 10, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi reshuffled his cabinet with only minor changes. Main embassy interlocutors remained largely the same, with the exception of Abdourahim Bacar, who was downgraded from Minister of Education to Minister of Post and Te [...]	2008-07-14 13:46:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO523	COMOROS REJECTS CITIZENSHIP BILL FOR STATELESS ARABS [...] (U) The Union of the Comoros' Parliament recently rejected a bill that would confer Comoran citizenship on people in exchange for financial investment in the real estate market. According to Comoran Vice President Idi Nadhoim, in 1997 the Kuwaiti Government approached the Comoros with a propos [...]	2008-07-29 09:26:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM CN
08ANTANANARIVO524	MADAGASCAR'S FLAWED BUDGET PROCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Assembly of the Republic of Madagascar passed a supplemental budget to pay off arrears and to address the rising costs of food and fuel on the local population (REF A). The supplemental budget is financed by higher-than-expected local tax revenues as well as an in [...]	2008-07-29 10:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR MA
08ANTANANARIVO7	ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: -------------------------------------- A. Crime occurs in Madagascar as it does in most major cities in the world. Over the past year, Antananarivo has seen its violent crime rate increase for the first time in several years. For the first time in over te [...]	2008-01-07 13:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC MA CN
08ANTANANARIVO716	French Update on Comoros-Mayotte Issue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France and the Comoros continue to address the Mayotte issue bilaterally, notwithstanding the Comoros' "symbolic" effort to raise the question at the UN General Assembly. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) French Ambassador to the Comoros Hallade told Comoros Officer October 24 that [...]	2008-10-27 05:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PGOV CN
08ASHGABAT1007	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CSTC-A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to continue our bilateral dialogue in the area of security cooperation. Your first visit to Turkmenistan follows the outgoing [...]	2008-08-04 10:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR EPET ECON SCUL SOCI SNAR KDEM
08ASHGABAT1008	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to continue our bilateral dialogue in the area of security cooperation. Your first visit to Turkmenistan follows the outgoing [...]	2008-08-04 10:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR EPET ECON SCUL SOCI SNAR KDEM
08ASHGABAT1041	FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV ASSERTS TURKMENISTAN'S [...] (C) Deputy Chairman/Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov called in the Charge on August 11 to respond to Ref. A demarche on discouraging an Iran-Turkey natural gas agreement. During a one-hour, one-on-one meeting, Meredov outlined Turkmenistan's view of the issue. He said he had briefed President [...]	2008-08-12 05:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET ETTC TX
08ASHGABAT1045	TURKMENISTAN: ENJOYING THE BENEFITS OF ITS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Few would disagree that China's relationship with Turkmenistan centers almost exclusively on its expanding energy partnership and trade. Regular political and economic engagement between the two states during [...]	2008-08-12 10:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EINV EIND CH TX
08ASHGABAT1049	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SEPTEMBER 6-9 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue on energy. President Bush met briefly with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on April 3 [...]	2008-08-12 14:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET ECON KDEM MARR SCUL SOCI SNAR
08ASHGABAT1051	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our continuing bilateral dialogue. President Bush met briefly with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on April 3 [...]	2008-08-13 06:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EPET SCUL SOCI KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT1055	TURKMENISTAN: IDHR DIRECTOR AKHMEDOVA'S JULY 5-12 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Director Shirin Akhmedova led a delegation to the UK July 5-12 to explore UK best practices in human rights, civil society regulation, and penal, judicial, and legal reform. Akhmedova told her hosts that the meetings were all very useful an [...]	2008-08-13 11:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM KJUS TX
08ASHGABAT106	TURKMENISTAN: WHY THERE'S HOPE: INDPENDENT STUDENTS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In December and January, Embassy Ashgabat's Consular Section interviewed dozens of students studying in the United States but not on U.S. government programs who had returned to Turkmenistan for the holidays but plan [...]	2008-01-22 09:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI CVIS TX
08ASHGABAT107	TURKMENISTAN: WHY THERE'S HOPE: INDEPENDENT STUDENTS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In December and January, Embassy Ashgabat's Consular Section interviewed dozens of students studying in the United States but not on U.S. government programs who had returned to Turkmenistan for the holidays but plan [...]	2008-01-22 09:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI CVIS TX
08ASHGABAT1148	TURKMENISTAN: CHINESE PRESIDENT'S VISIT SWIMMING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chinese president's second visit here in less than a year offered a strong indication that bilateral cooperation, in particular on the planned Turkmenistan-China pipeline, is proceeding very well. If they [...]	2008-09-02 20:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV EPET TX CH
08ASHGABAT1158	DAS KROL DISCUSSES TURKMENISTAN/CENTRAL ASIA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 2 lunch with members of Ashgabat's foreign diplomatic corps, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol raised regional issues of direct concern to the United States and western governments. There was much discussion the situation in Turkmenistan and the region, es [...]	2008-09-03 17:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1168	TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN ENERGY COMPANIES PRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the summer, some foreign oil and gas companies, hoping to make progress on proposals they submitted to the government months ago, were in a "wait and see" mode, after Turkmenistan's hydrocarbon officials gave them subtle hints that responses could be forthcoming or policie [...]	2008-09-04 16:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET TX
08ASHGABAT1179	EU/TURKMENISTAN: SEEKING TO ENGAGE DESPITE HUMAN [...] (SBU) During a September 3 courtesy call, the European Commission's Regional Political Affairs Adviser for Central Asian Countries, Alessandro Liamine, told the A/DCM that the European Commission is determined to move its relationship with Turkmenistan ahead. Although a number of EU countries [...]	2008-09-05 12:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EU TX
08ASHGABAT1186	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a friendly meeting lasting almost two hours September 3 with Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov: -- stressed the importance of the bilateral relationship, including commercial ties and cooperation. -- encouraged U.S. companies to [...]	2008-09-09 05:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ECON EPET ETRD TX
08ASHGABAT1218	TURKMENISTAN: HEAD OF UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met September 4 with United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy Head of Office Miroslav Jenca to discuss regional issues, including water, energy, and Afghanistan. Jenca described Turkmenistan's proposed UN resolution on energy [...]	2008-09-15 08:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBIO PREL ECON ENRG EPET UN TX
08ASHGABAT1230	TURKMENISTAN: HEAD OF UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met September 4 with United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy Head of Office Miroslav Jenca to discuss regional issues, including water, energy, and Afghanistan. Jenca described Turkmenistan's proposed UN resolution on energy s [...]	2008-09-15 13:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBIO PREL ECON ENRG EPET UN TX
08ASHGABAT1231	TURKMENISTAN: HEAD OF UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met September 4 with United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy Head of Office Miroslav Jenca to discuss regional issues, including water, energy, and Afghanistan. Jenca described Turkmenistan's proposed UN resolution on energy s [...]	2008-09-15 13:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBIO PREL ECON ENRG EPET UN TX
08ASHGABAT1330	TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In his September 29 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Paul Dyck, Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev summarized measures taken by the Turkmenistan government to improve its trade relations [...]	2008-10-08 07:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1374	TURKMENISTAN: UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY CENTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN's Preventive Diplomacy Center in Ashgabat hosted the Central Asian deputy foreign ministers in a one-day forum to discuss regional challenges that include water, energy and Afghanistan, and to negotiate the e [...]	2008-10-17 14:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER SNAR UN TX
08ASHGABAT14	TURKMENISTAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Text of Embassy Ashgabat's Investment Climate Statement for 2008 is as follows: BEGIN TEXT OF PART I OF II: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydrocarbon resources. The government reg [...]	2008-01-04 11:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR TX
08ASHGABAT1406	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's December 28 New Year party provided a glimpse of his government at work -- and at play. The Ministry of Culture and Broadcasting organized it as a dinner-cabaret (to be televised later) in the south wing of the central Exhibition Palace. Guests in [...]	2008-01-02 08:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT1420	TURKMENISTAN: HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHERAN ON [...] (C) Summary: The Hungarian ambassador to Iran and Turkmenistan, based in Teheran, spoke at length with the Charge earlier October 28, giving a read-out on Iran's worsening economic situation, the upcoming Iranian and U.S. presidential elections, views on the Israel-Palestinian conflict and Ira [...]	2008-10-30 06:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET IR TX
08ASHGABAT1421	TURKMENISTAN/ROMANIA: RELATIONS ARE GOOD, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Romanian Charge, relations between his country and Turkmenistan are fairly good. Nevertheless, there are several areas of concern, including Turkmenistan's request that Romania convince EU member states not to be so critical of Turkmenistan's human rights record. [...]	2008-10-30 15:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ECON TX
08ASHGABAT1480	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows Department of Comme [...]	2008-11-10 11:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX
08ASHGABAT1484	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan during the 13th Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Conference as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue concerning the further d [...]	2008-11-12 06:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET PHUM TX
08ASHGABAT15	TURKMENISTAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Text of Embassy Ashgabat's Investment Climate Statement for 2008 is as follows: BEGIN TEXT OF PART II OF II: RIGHT TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AND ESTABLISHMENT Foreign and domestic private entities in Turkmenistan have the right to establish and own business enterprises, though this is as [...]	2008-01-04 11:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR TX
08ASHGABAT154	TURKMENISTAN: USCENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL [...] (SBU) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES: USCENTCOM Commander William J. Fallon USCENTCOM PolAd Henry Ensher Embassy Ashgabat Defense Attache LTC James Zink Charge d'affaires (note-taker) TURKMENISTAN: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov [...]	2008-01-31 10:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EPET SNAR SCUL KPAO AJ
08ASHGABAT1542	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV VISIT TO GERMANY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) President Berdimuhamedov led a large delegation to Germany on November 13 for a three-day visit. According to German Deputy Chief of Mission Silke Hahn, it was not an official, state visit for Berdimuhamedov, because the [...]	2008-11-28 09:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV ETRD TX
08ASHGABAT1552	FM MEREDOV PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF U.S.- TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent call by Charge d'Affaires Richard Miles on Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, the Minister provided his perspective on U.S.-Turkmenistan relations and areas for expanded engagement. Addressing the political, economic and cultural spheres, Meredov outlin [...]	2008-12-03 07:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AJ TU TX
08ASHGABAT1602	TURKMEN ELECTION OFFICIALS AND NGO REPS EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 2-4 working visit to Ashgabat, representatives from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems ("IFES") met with officials of the Central Election Commission ("CEC"),as well as other international organizations and local contacts, to discuss internatio [...]	2008-12-15 08:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT164	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV TELLS MANN, "WE [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov told Ambassador Mann on January 29 he -- wants a Trans-Caspian Pipeline with Azerbaijan but wants to "start small" and needs a legal basis for it to protect him from Russia and Iran; -- needs a legal structure to allow Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan jo [...]	2008-02-04 05:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM EPET TU RS IR KZ AJ TX
08ASHGABAT165	TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV DESCRIBES TO AMB. MANN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 29 meeting with U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy AmbassadorSteven Mann, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers/Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov said Turkmenistan wants to find the legal basis for joint development with Azerbaijan of the disputed [...]	2008-02-04 05:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EPET AJ TX
08ASHGABAT173	TURKMENISTAN: UKRAINE STUMBLES AS IT SEEKS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ukraine's representation in Turkmenistan is continuing to have a difficult time reviving its bilateral diplomatic and business relationship. Ukrainian diplomats are showing deep interest in the frequent arriva [...]	2008-02-05 07:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET UP CH IR TX
08ASHGABAT178	FRAUD SUMMARY: ASHGABAT, Q4 2007 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Embassy Ashgabat submits this quarterly consular fraud report for the period October through December 2007 as requested in reftel A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS 3. (SBU) Turkmenistan is experiencing important social, political [...]	2008-02-05 10:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KFRD TX
08ASHGABAT2	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's December 28 New Year party provided a glimpse of his government at work -- and at play. The Ministry of Culture and Broadcasting organized it as a dinner-cabaret (to be televised later) in the south wing of the central Exhibition Palace. Guests in [...]	2008-01-02 09:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT219	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S FIRST YEAR IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his first year in office, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has delivered more change than most here expected or even thought was realistically possible for immediate post-Niyazov Turkmenistan. Spurred by a wish to make Turkmenistan a respected member [...]	2008-02-12 10:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SNAR SOCI KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT223	TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMEDOV ONE YEAR ON: LET'S [...] (C) When "The Eternally Great Saparmurat Turkmenbashi" Niyazov died on December 21, 2006, U.S. foreign policy took the opportunity to approach Turkmenistan's soon-to-be new president, offering to "turn the page" in our bilateral relations. To the extent Turkmenistan was ready to engage with [...]	2008-02-12 10:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TX
08ASHGABAT228	TURKMENISTAN: WHY ASHGABAT SHOULD HOST THE 2008 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In response to Ref A. request asking embassies in Central Asia to poll host governments about where to hold the 2008 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan both expresse [...]	2008-02-13 09:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD TX
08ASHGABAT300	TURKMENISTAN: UKRAINIAN INDUSTRIALIST MENDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With a series of diplomatic and commercial forays in January and February, the Ukrainian government appeared to be aggressively working to resolve contractual issues that have stalled its relations with Turkmen [...]	2008-03-04 11:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV UP TX
08ASHGABAT307	TURKMENISTAN'S HYDROCARBONS: FLOUNDERING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During back-to-back meetings on Feburary 29 with U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Ambassador Steven Mann, Turkmenistan's Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tachberdi Tagiyev, and Executive Director of the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources By [...]	2008-03-06 06:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV AJ TX
08ASHGABAT363	TURKMENISTAN: TAKING STOCK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Our new relationship with Turkmenistan is now over a year old, and it's time to take stock. After several score U.S. delegations, including a number of very high-level visits, we have a better view of the contour of the relationship and the personalities of the leaders. In gen [...]	2008-03-24 05:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS TX
08ASHGABAT455	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR U/S REUBEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue on energy and economic reform issues. President Bush met briefly with President Gurbanguly [...]	2008-04-11 12:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET TX
08ASHGABAT472	EC TROIKA IN TURKMENISTAN: THE HEADLINE WAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 9-10 EU Troika-Central Asia Ministerial added to Turkmenistan's international and regional credentials. The media headline from the event was Turkmenistan guarantees at least 10 bcm/y natural gas for Europe/Nabucco, although it took a while for media commentators to r [...]	2008-04-15 11:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID EPET KG KZ TI TX UZ EU
08ASHGABAT474	TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT TRIES TO KICK-START [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on April 14 held a marathon cabinet meeting at which he announced a number of new initiatives in the economic/financial, media, and construction sectors directed toward accelerating reform. Most significantly, he ordered a one-year process [...]	2008-04-15 12:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN SCUL TX
08ASHGABAT524	TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA UNSURE HOW TO MEET THE [...] (C) President Berdimuhamedov gave state media a May deadline to make significant improvements in the quality of its broadcasting. Despite the president's calls for creativity and higher quality news and programming, it appears state media is not able at this stage to meet these demands. In [...]	2008-04-28 04:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EAID SCUL KPAO TX
08ASHGABAT533	USAID ECONOMIC GROWTH PROGRAMS WARMLY RECEIVED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: April 16-22, a delegation led by USAID/CAR Economic Growth Office Director met with major Turkmen counterparts to discuss the status of USAID's Economic Growth programs in Turkmenistan. The Ministry of Energy and [...]	2008-04-29 03:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON ENRG TX
08ASHGABAT565	TURKMENISTAN: RESPONSE ON OUTREACH TO ACTIVISTS AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmenistan is a tightly-controlled dictatorship where citizens are not permitted to engage in direct human rights advocacy work. There are no international human rights organizations present, including from United Natio [...]	2008-05-05 12:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF TX
08ASHGABAT6	TURKMENISTAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Text of Embassy Ashgabat's Investment Climate Statement for 2008 is as follows: BEGIN TEXT: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydrocarbon resources. The government regularly proclaims [...]	2008-01-02 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR TX
08ASHGABAT65	TURKMENISTAN: SENATOR RICHARD LUGAR AND FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: SUMMARY: During a positive and businesslike meeting on January 12, Foreign Minister Meredov told Senator Lugar Turkmenistan -- has designed its new foreign policy to further expand and deepen relations in the world, focuses on improving regional relations (especially with Uzb [...]	2008-01-15 07:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID EPET AF AZ UZ TX
08ASHGABAT653	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the areas of education and the human dimension. President Bush met briefly with Preside [...]	2008-05-21 09:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SCUL SOCI SNAR KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT667	TURKMENISTAN-EU ENERGY MOU MIGHT OPEN NEW DOORS [...] (C) During his early-November 2007 visit to Brussels, President Berdimuhamedov agreed that Turkmenistan and the European Union would draw up and sign an energy memorandum of understanding (MOU). The original intention was that Deputy Prime Minister for Oil and Gas Tachberdi Tagiyev would retu [...]	2008-05-27 11:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EU TX
08ASHGABAT668	TURKMENISTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS NON-PAPER DELIVERED [...] (SBU) As instructed reftel, Charge delivered on May 27 to Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov the English original and Russian translation of the non-paper, "Steps for Further Democratic Reform and Human Rights Protection," noting SCA Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher coul [...]	2008-05-27 12:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TX
08ASHGABAT670	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY SPECIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue on energy. President Bush met briefly with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on April 3 [...]	2008-05-27 12:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EPET TX
08ASHGABAT680	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV PLIES AND A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov told Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher: -- Turkmenistan is committed to funding and building two new power stations to provide electricity to Afghanistan, and strongly supports the Trans-Afghani [...]	2008-05-29 10:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET KEDM AF TX
08ASHGABAT712	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF NAVCENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of security cooperation. Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows Assist [...]	2008-06-04 04:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SCUL SNAR SOCI KDEM
08ASHGABAT722	TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER OPEN-MINDED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a nearly two-hour meeting on June 4 with U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray, Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov: -- praised U.S.-Turkmenistan energy cooperation; -- expressed cautious interest in an idea that could by-pass the cur [...]	2008-06-06 08:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET AJ TX
08ASHGABAT745	TURKMENISTAN: TREASURY DELEGATION ENCOUNTERS A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A team of four U.S. Department of the Treasury assistance advisors representing public finance and management, economic policy, and banking visited Ashgabat June 2-6 to evaluate possible areas of technical cooperation with Turkmenistan. The delegation met with various governm [...]	2008-06-11 12:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT748	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV FOLLOWS HIS OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the June 6 CIS Summit in St. Petersburg, President Berdimuhamedov reaffirmed Turkmenistan's neutrality and held bilateral meetings. While expressing support for the relatively new goal of expanding economic ties among the CIS states, he again reminded attendees and observer [...]	2008-06-12 06:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV KCIS RS UP TX
08ASHGABAT801	TURKMENISTAN: ENGAGE, ENGAGE, ENGAGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the fundamentals of U.S. policy in Central Asia have remained consistent and on-target: to advocate political and economic reform as the keystone of America's strategic interests. After [...]	2008-06-27 04:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS CH TX
08ASHGABAT849	TURKMENISTAN: CHALIK ENERJI DELINQUENT ON [...] (C) Almost 18 months ago, Turkmenistan had a major blowout in its South Yoloten gas field in an exploratory drilling operation operated by Turkish company Chalik Enerji. After weeks of trying to handle the blowout, Chalik Enerji signed a contract on an emergency basis with U.S. company Cudd [...]	2008-07-08 06:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ECON TU TX
08ASHGABAT9	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN OF [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes the visit to Turkmenistan of Senator Richard G. Lugar, Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Your visit will advance our bilateral dialogue on energy issues, while rein [...]	2008-01-04 07:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EPET SCUL OREP TX
08ASHGABAT93	SCENESETTER FOR CDR, USCENTCOM VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits in mid-January of Senator Lugar to Ashgabat and of the Turkmenistani Defense Minister and Border Service Chief to NAVCENT HQ in Bahrain. This visit will help continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while [...]	2008-01-18 03:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR EPET ECON TX
08ASHGABAT955	TURKMENISTAN: ROMANIANS SAY BERDIMUHAMEDOV PROMISED TO CUT BACK GAS TO RUSSIA TO FILL NABUCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's July 16 trip to Romania appears to have been a success, yielding constructive agreements that will expand the political and economic bilateral relationship and Romania's assistance with development in the areas of education, water management, and investment. [...]	2008-07-24 12:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EPET TX RO
08ASHGABAT964	TURKMENISTAN/AZERBAIJAN: SUMMER OF DISCONTENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: While commercial contacts between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan apparently have continued to expand, the two countries' budding political dialogue by all accounts has taken a nosedive. While not solely responsible for the cooling of efforts to find a political resolution of the [...]	2008-07-25 14:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET AJ TX
08ASHGABAT994	TURKMENISTAN: MOTHER OF FORMER AMERICAS DESK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy was recently approached by a woman claiming to be the mother of a former MFA Americas desk officer who was arrested by Turkmen authorities in 2005 for engaging in espionage on behalf of Russia. The woman requested assistance in passing a letter, in which her son cla [...]	2008-07-31 08:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TX
08ASMARA158	SPLM OFFICIAL: ARREST, TORTURE AND POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: On March 13, DCM met with Amar Najm Eddine al-Jak (Amar),a Khartoum spokesman for the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM),who had been spirited from Sudan to Asmara by the SPLM after being arrested and tortured by Sudanese National Security services (reftel). Amar relay [...]	2008-03-25 11:16:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREF SU ER
08ASMARA198	RARE INSIGHTS FROM PFDJ INSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Hagos Ghebrehiwot gave subtle signals to the ambassador that the Eritreans were ready to work with, rather than against, the United States on bilateral and regional interests. Considered to be strictly the bagman and CEO of party-run enterprises, Hagos displayed surprising poli [...]	2008-04-04 08:45:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ER
08ASMARA204	FRAUD SUMMARY - ASMARA [...] The following is a summary of fraud conditions experienced during the January to March 2008 period. Point of contact is Conoff Brian Shelbourn, shelbournbl@state.gov, 291-1-12-00-04. ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) COUNTRY CONDITIONS ---------------------------- The Government o [...]	2008-04-09 14:36:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC ER
08ASMARA228	PFDJ VOICES OPINIONS ON BORDER AND SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Director of East African Affairs James Knight met on April 18 with Yemane Ghebreab, head of Political Affairs for the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),Eritrea's ruling (and sole) political party. Yemane reiterated the two main points made in Knigh [...]	2008-04-23 14:03:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KREC ER ET SO
08ASMARA249	ARS READY TO TALK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leadership of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) is committed to UN-brokered discussions with representatives of the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) scheduled to commence May 10 in Djibouti. Their willingness to enter into these talks should not be mis [...]	2008-05-07 14:17:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SO DJ
08ASMARA254	ERITREA PESSIMISTIC ON SUDAN'S CPA [...] (C) Summary: Eritrea's point man on Sudan, Abdella Jabir, believes "the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) will not succeed because the SPLM's leadership is weak." He revealed that Eritrea has 40 monitors on the Chad-Sudan border and commented that Libya is "unreliable" as its priorities shift [...]	2008-05-12 14:49:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SU SO
08ASMARA27	CODEL PAYNE MEETS SOMALI ARS REPRESENTATIVES [...] (U) Summary. On January 4 CODEL Payne met with five representatives of the Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia (ARS) at the Intercontinental Hotel in Asmara. ARS members stated their views of U.S. policies in the Horn of Africa, the reasons for and consequences of the Ethiopian invasion [...]	2008-01-17 08:19:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL PTER ER SO
08ASMARA275	ISAIAS VISITS IRAN; GARNERS ECONOMIC AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) President Isaias Afwerki's May 19-20 state visit to Tehran and meetings with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have received front page coverage in the Eritrean government-controlled media. President Isaias' visit included an interview with Iran's Press TV, the ful [...]	2008-05-22 14:07:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IR ER
08ASMARA33	WHAT,S ERITREA UP TO IN SUDAN? [...] (C) Summary: Finnish MP and former EC Special Envoy for Sudan Pekka Havisto told the ambassador January 18 that Eritrea is working to help fulfill the "Garang Dream" in Sudan, wherein marginalized people in the South, East, and in Darfur cooperate to counterbalance the National Congress Party [...]	2008-01-23 13:28:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SU
08ASMARA346	FRAUD SUMMARY - ASMARA [...] The following is a summary of fraud conditions experienced during the April to June 2008 period. Point of contact is Conoff Brian Shelbourn, shelbournbl@state.gov, 291-1-12-00-04. ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) COUNTRY CONDITIONS ---------------------------- The Government of th [...]	2008-07-08 14:10:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC ER
08ASMARA38	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] The following responses are keyed to reftel paragraph 15. Post submitted the 2006 Investment Climate Statement by email only, thus no reftel. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Eritrea remains a strict command economy, pushi [...]	2008-01-28 11:23:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ER
08ASMARA480	FRAUD SUMMARY - ASMARA [...] (U) The following is a summary of fraud conditions in Asmara from April to September 2008. Point of contact is Conoff Brian Shelbourn, shelbournbl@state.gov, 291-1-12-00-04. ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) COUNTRY CONDITIONS ---------------------------- The Government of the Sta [...]	2008-10-02 08:45:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC ER
08ASMARA494	A SORDID TALE OF UNMEE CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: A well-placed UNMEE contact recounted a long and twisted tale of personal empire building and corruption during UNMEE's presence in Eritrea. High-ranking UNMEE officials enhanced their careers at the expense of the mission and personally profited from their positions. The cont [...]	2008-10-08 14:14:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO ER
08ASMARA519	WORLD BANK SUSPENDS ERITREA DISBURSEMENTS [...] (C) DEADLINE MISSED, CASH-FLOW HALTED ----------------------------------------- As the cash-strapped government of Eritrea missed yet another World Bank repayment deadline, the World Bank Country Director (please protect) told Emboffs October 24 that the Bank, in accordance with policy and r [...]	2008-10-27 10:09:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL EAID PGOV ER
08ASMARA592	SLM/UNITY OFFICIAL ON DARFUR DYNAMICS [...] (C) DARFUR FRACTIONALIZATION: Darfur rebel leader Sharif Harir, SLM/Unity's chief of Foreign Relations, claims his organization has surpassed JEM in terms of size and clout to become the largest of the many Darfuri rebel groups. Meeting with Emboffs at the Peacebuilding Center for the Horn of [...]	2008-12-12 09:24:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SU ER
08ASMARA603	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The following is keyed to reftel, para 15. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Eritrea remains a strict command economy, with government activities crowding out most private investment. Investors in Eritrea face significant risks, including: lack of transparen [...]	2008-12-23 10:37:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV ER
08ASMARA89	ERITREAN MFA ON UNMEE, COUNTER-TERRORISM, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fessehazion Petros, the second-ranking official in Eritrea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with the ambassador for ninety minutes February 21 and discussed UNMEE, regional dynamics, counter-terrorism, Kosovo, and bilateral issues. He reiterated a litany of perceived slights t [...]	2008-02-21 13:35:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PTER ER
08ASTANA1158	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS'S VISIT TO KAZAKHSTAN FOR [...] (SBU) Your visit to Kazakhstan for the annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly comes at a particularly opportune time. With its recent selection as 2010 OSCE chairman and thriving energy sector, Kazakhstan is showing increasing confidence on the international stage. The country is r [...]	2008-06-20 05:16:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OSCE OVIP OTRA KZ
08ASTANA1195	PAVLODAR - CIVIL SOCIETY SHOWS SIGNS OF INCREASED [...] (SBU) Emboffs visited Pavlodar during June 4 to June 6 and met with the Akimat (local government administration),the ruling Nur Otan party, opposition political parties, a representative of the Central Election Commission, media, and NGOs. Akimat officials were upbeat regarding both the poli [...]	2008-06-30 12:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON KZ
08ASTANA1211	SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN - ASIA SOCIETY CONFERENCE [...] (U) The Asia Society's Second Kazakhstan International Business Conference was held June 12-14 in Astana. The event brought together businessmen from Kazakhstan and abroad, government officials, diplomats, and academics to discuss obstacles to and opportunities for economic development in Kaz [...]	2008-07-03 06:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ
08ASTANA1220	KAZAKHSTAN - SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE SEEKS FURTHER USG [...] (SBU) On June 18, Ambassador Ordway and USAID Regional Director Bill Frej attended the opening ceremony for a USAID-funded courtroom recording system in Astana. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan, Kairat Mami, attended as well. After the ceremony and a brief demonstration, M [...]	2008-07-08 11:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID KZ
08ASTANA1321	KAZAKHSTAN - LAUNCH OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE ECONOMIC [...] (U) Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud and Commerce DAS Paul Dyck joined Kazakhstani Prime Minister Masimov and a delegation of U.S. and Kazakhstani public and private sector officials to launch the U.S.-Kazakhstan Public-Private Economic Partnership Initia [...]	2008-07-23 01:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID PREL PGOV KZ
08ASTANA133	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 02:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1355	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID'S AUGUST 7-8 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Your visit to Kazakhstan comes at a particularly opportune time. With its recent selection as 2010 OSCE chairman and thriving energy sector, Kazakhstan is showing increasing confidence on the international stage. The country is rightly proud of its achievements: a booming economy, larg [...]	2008-07-28 04:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV ECON OVIP OTRA KZ
08ASTANA1381	KAZAKHSTAN - SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) During July 22 meetings, Kazakhstani government officials expressed optimism to visiting Special Envoy Boyden Gray regarding the restructuring of Kashagan. They explained that Kazakhstan was moving forward with Azerbaijan and the companies on the Kazakhstan-Caspian Transportation System ( [...]	2008-08-01 14:48:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA1382	KAZAKHSTAN - SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) During July 22 meetings, Kazakhstani government officials expressed optimism to visiting Special Envoy Boyden Gray regarding the restructuring of Kashagan. They explained that Kazakhstan was moving forward with Azerbaijan and the companies on the Kazakhstan-Caspian Transportation System ( [...]	2008-08-04 02:11:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA146	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department of [...]	2008-01-29 09:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1512	KAZAKHSTAN -- CODEL REID MEETS WITH PM MASIMOV, [...] (C) CODEL Reid met with Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Masimov on August 7 to discuss several aspects of the U.S. - Kazakhstan relationship. Masimov opened the meeting by highlighting Kazakhstan's progress on democratic and economic liberalization since independence. He thanked U.S. companies fo [...]	2008-08-14 08:58:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL OVIP PARM PHUM ETRD OREP KZ

08ASTANA1562	KAZAKHSTAN'S GERMAN MINORITY IS MORE THAN JUST A SHOWPIECE [...] (SBU) Although their community shrank dramatically in the 1990s, ethnic Germans remain one of the largest and best organized minority groups in Kazakhstan. The German government provides the German minority significant resources to strengthen its minority Association, improve its economic pros [...]	2008-08-21 11:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL ECON KZ
08ASTANA1697	KAZAKHSTANI LEADERSHIP PROMISES BOUCHER FOLLOW [...] (C) Prime Minister Masimov and Foreign Minister Tazhin, citing President Nazarbayev's public commitment, told Assistant Secretary Boucher on September 2 that Kazakhstan would follow through on its Madrid commitments on democratic reform. Masimov looked forward to next steps on the Public-Priv [...]	2008-09-08 07:59:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM OSCE ECON KZ
08ASTANA1872	KAZAKHSTAN - CRIMINAL CASE OPENED UP AGAINST KEY [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on September 24 that it has opened a criminal case against several key opposition figures -- Azat's Bulat Abilov, OSDP's Amirzhan Kosanov, Alga's Vladimir Kozlov, and the Shanyrak movement's Asylbek Kozhakhmetov -- for allegedly concealing the w [...]	2008-09-25 11:13:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KZ
08ASTANA1968	KAZAKHSTAN: MILITARY UNITS SOON MAY BE READY TO DEPLOY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified (military FOUO). Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A NATO evaluation team judged the Kazakhstani deployable battalion (KAZBAT) "interoperable and deployable," but did note some deficiencies. ARCENT experts believe that the deficiencies are not insu [...]	2008-10-05 07:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MOPS NATO KZ
08ASTANA1977	KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES BRIEF AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Several international oil companies active in Kazakhstan briefed the Ambassador on their current operations and future plans in separate meetings during September 30 to October 2. They reported that negotiations on [...]	2008-10-06 11:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EINV ELAB TX GG RS KZ
08ASTANA2080	KAZAKHSTAN: FM TAZHIN THANKS AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 17 meeting, Foreign Minister Tazhin thanked U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Khalilzad for his attendance at the Common World ministerial. Tazhin told Khalilzad that he expected Kazakhstan to finalize an agreement with NATO on land transit of supplies for [...]	2008-10-20 11:31:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EINV KISL KDEM AF KZ
08ASTANA2087	KAZAKHSTAN: JUDICIARY EXPRESSES FURTHER INTEREST IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, USAID led an emergency meeting to resolve issues related to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan's Administration Committee. USAID met with the Chairman of the Committee [...]	2008-10-22 04:23:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID KZ
08ASTANA2147	KAZAKHSTAN: FM TAZHIN REAFFIRMS MADRID [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Tazhin: -- reaffirmed Kazakhstan's commitment to fulfilling its Madrid commitments; -- made a case for building a more mature bilateral relationship by noting his government's desire to be released from the [...]	2008-10-30 11:02:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD KDEM KNNP IZ AF KZ
08ASTANA2166	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CORKER'S NOVEMBER 13-14 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Kazakhstan will be most useful to reinforce the importance we place on the U.S.-Kazakhstan strategic partnership. Both Secretary of State Rice and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad visited Astana in October. With its selection as 2010 OSCE ch [...]	2008-11-03 09:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET OREP KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2182	KAZAKHSTAN: ELECTION EVENTS RAISE AWARENESS OF AMERICAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Mission Kazakhstan conducted a wide variety of events to raise awareness of the 2008 U.S. elections in Kazakhstan and underscore our commitment to democratic values. Activities included distributing election-related [...]	2008-11-05 11:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL OIIP KPAO KZ
08ASTANA2245	KAZAKHSTAN: AUSTRIANS PURPORTEDLY PREPARING TO [...] (S) On November 11, Canadian Embassy Political Counselor Dierdrah Kelley confirmed for us rumors that Austrian Embassy DCM Peter Hoehlmuller and his family had departed Kazakhstan several days previously on short notice and might not be returning to the country. Kelley, who is close to Hoehl [...]	2008-11-12 12:06:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM AU KZ
08ASTANA2249	KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION POLITICIANS PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with leaders of four key opposition parties in Almaty on November 6. They told him that while they expect "great change" from the new U.S. Administration, they do not foresee any drastic shifts [...]	2008-11-13 11:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO RS KZ
08ASTANA2291	KAZAKHSTAN: KULIBAYEV ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 20, Timur Kulibayev, newly-appointed Deputy Chairman of the Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund, gave the Ambassador his assessment of the domestic impact of the global financial crisis and an update o [...]	2008-11-21 10:24:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR EPET EINV SOCI KPAO RS IR AJ
08ASTANA2297	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE REQUESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Minister of Defense Akhmetov and, separately, Deputy Minister of Defense General Sembinov on November 19. The two meetings illustrate the generally sound U.S.-Kazakhstan military relationship, but they also illustrate Kazakhstan's multi-vector foreign [...]	2008-11-24 08:19:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF KZ
08ASTANA2318	PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV CALLS FOR GREATER INTERNATIONAL ROLE, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In his speech to Kazakhstan's top diplomats on November 19, President Nazarbayev asked the MFA to develop a new foreign policy concept that underscores Kazakhstan's growing role on the global scene. He n [...]	2008-11-24 10:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM OSCE KZ
08ASTANA2320	KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT MOVES SWIFTLY TO STABILIZE BANKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the first in a three-part series analyzing Kazakhstan's response to the global financial crisis. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 13, President Nazarbayev announced a series of sweeping measures to be enacted by the G [...]	2008-11-24 11:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
08ASTANA2346	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD MUSIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Ambassador met Aslan Musin, Head of the Presidential Administration, to discuss Kazakhstan's broad goals as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE and the package of legislative amendments currently be [...]	2008-11-25 10:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PARM ECON EFIN EINV SOCI KNNP KDEM KPAO
08ASTANA2350	KAZAKHSTAN: OPPORTUNITY IN MANGYSTAU OBLAST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Chief of Mission and poloff visited the port-city of Aktau, the capital of Mangystau oblast, during November 5-6. In addition to attending the construction completion ceremony of the U.S.-funded Sodium Pr [...]	2008-11-25 15:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EPET KPAO KDEM AE
08ASTANA2365	KAZAKHSTAN: SENATE CHAIRMAN OFFERS TO CONSULT WITH THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, Ambassador Hoagland met with Senate Chairman Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev. Tokayev told the Ambassador that the Senate's priorities are to pass a package of "Madrid" amendments now making their way throug [...]	2008-11-26 12:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2379	KAZAKHSTAN FY 2009 COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF 1206 FUNDING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy Astana Country Team and Ambassador approve the Kazakhstan Fiscal Year 2009 1206 funding proposals. The two separate proposals are for equipment and training for the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brig [...]	2008-12-01 11:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MCAP PARM PINS EAID KACT KCFE KOMC KZ
08ASTANA2388	KAZAKHSTAN: RELIGION LAW PASSES PARLIAMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, Kazakhstan's parliament adopted the amendments to the religion law, and the legislation is now before President Nazarbayev for signature. While the draft is a marked improvement over the origina [...]	2008-12-03 10:59:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2445	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR IDRISOV ON RAKHAT ALIYEV, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met Kazakhstan's Ambassador Erlan Idrisov for lunch at the Georgetown Club in Washington on December 5. They discussed -- President Nursultan Nazarbayev's exiled ex-son-in-law and how he is an irritant in the U.S.-Kazakhstan bilateral relationship; -- presid [...]	2008-12-10 11:00:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KDEM RS KZ
08ASTANA2450	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Administration head Aslan Musin called in the Ambassador on December 10 to discuss Rakhat Aliyev, expressing concerns about international press reporting on the Aliyev case and explaining he had information that Aliyev might be seeking American citizenship or U.S. polit [...]	2008-12-11 11:24:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KDEM KIRF KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2457	KAZAKHSTAN: FOLLOW-UP ON RAKHAT ALIYEV, PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev's Foreign Policy Adviser Yerzhan Kazykhanov on December 12 on three current issues: the impact of exiled former son-in-law Rakhat Aliyev on the bilateral relationship, the need to move rapidly on TRANSCOM's Northern Distributio [...]	2008-12-12 09:18:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL CASC MARR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2551	KAZAKHSTAN HANDS OVER NON-PAPER AND COURT DOSSIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A government of Kazakhstan non-paper alleges that President Nursultan Nazarbayev's exiled ex-son-in-law Rakhat Aliyev has hired U.S. public relations firms to build the case that he is a political dissident standing up to a tyrannical and corrupt Nazarbayev, with the ultimate go [...]	2008-12-24 10:29:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PROP KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2566	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA RESHUFFLES SENIOR DIPLOMATS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. MFA RESHUFFLE 2. (SBU) On December 29, Kairat Sarybay, until December 26 the Deputy Foreign Minister, was appointed senior foreign policy advisor to President Nazarbayev, succeeding Yerzhan Kazykhanov, who was named Kazakhstan's [...]	2008-12-30 10:16:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR OFDP KZ
08ASTANA281	SCENESETTER FOR SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your trip to Kazakhstan follows January visits from Senator Lugar, Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Coordinator Mann, and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Central Asia Shivers. The steady traffic of high-level visitors to and from Kazakhstan (Prime Minister M [...]	2008-02-08 02:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET KZ
08ASTANA282	Kazakhstani Koreans Wield Disproportionate Influence [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan's ethnic Korean minority has made great strides in the country's business and political spheres since independence, with a number of them holding influential positions. The success Kazakhstani Koreans have achieved in the post-Soviet era is a product of their higher ra [...]	2008-02-08 02:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI KZ
08ASTANA522	YUSHCHENKO'S VISIT TO KAZAKHSTAN PAYS NO IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Summary: Presidents Yushchenko and Nazarbayev both described Kazakhstan - Ukraine relations as excellent during Yushchenko's March 5-6 visit to Kazakhstan. No agreements were reached, however, on energy cooperation. Instead, President Nazarbayev publicly pronounced that Kazakhstan will n [...]	2008-03-17 08:35:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET KZ
08ASTANA66	SENATOR LUGAR MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN [...] (C) Summary: During his January 9-11 visit to Astana Senator Richard Lugar discussed energy, non-proliferation, regional security, and economic cooperation issues in a series of meetings with high-ranking officials. Kazakhstani officials praised Senator Lugar for his long support of Kazakhsta [...]	2008-01-14 11:34:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET ENRG KZ
08ASTANA760	LIFESTYLES OF THE KAZAZHSTANI LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Kazakhstan's political elites appear to enjoy typical hobbies -- such as travel, horseback riding, and skiing. Not surprisingly, however, they are able to indulge in their hobbies on a grand scale, whether flying Elton John to Kazakhstan for a concert or trading domestic property for a pal [...]	2008-04-17 10:35:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KZ
08ASTANA767	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW LEGISLATION THREATENS RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) On April 2, a group of parliamentarians introduced draft amendments to Kazakhstan's laws governing religious organizations. Among other things, the amendments would require all religious groups in the country to re-register under more restrictive procedures; limit the activities of smal [...]	2008-04-18 11:52:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF KDEM PREL KZ
08ASTANA769	AMBASSADOR OPENS AMERICAN CORNER, MEETS WITH KEY [...] (C) The Ambassador attended the official opening of the eighth American Corner in Kazakhstan on April 8 at the Aktobe branch of the Republican Science Technical Library. While in Aktobe, he also held meetings with oblast (regional) and city officials, NGO's representatives, and local businessm [...]	2008-04-18 12:35:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI KZ
08ASTANA869	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) This cable constitutes post's response to reftel, which requested specific information regarding the impact in host country of rising food and agricultural commodity prices. 2. (SBU) DEMAND: The most important foods and agricultural commodities consumed in Kazakhstan include flour, b [...]	2008-05-06 06:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KZ
08ASTANA870	KAZAKHSTAN - ALL IS CALM IN ALMATY OBLAST, AND THAT'S HOW [...] (SBU) All is calm in Almaty Oblast and its capital, Taldykorgan, and residents are enjoying a steadily improving quality of life, at least according to oblast officials. The urban population is growing, though the oblast remains largely rural and agricultural. Taldykorgan itself has experience [...]	2008-05-06 07:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF PREL KZ
08ASTANA970	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL RAHALL'S MAY 25-27 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Kazakhstan comes at a particularly opportune time. With its thriving energy sector and recent selection as 2010 chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),Kazakhstan is showing increasing confidence on the international stage. The [...]	2008-05-22 06:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET OVIP OTRA KZ
08ASUNCION138	PARAGUAY: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) Paraguay's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons (TIP) are as follows: A. Is Paraguay a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked [...]	2008-03-05 10:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PA
08ASUNCION163	LUGO'S AMCHAM SPEECH LACKS SUBSTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Patriotic Alliance for Change (APC) presidential candidate Fernando Lugo outlined his six-point plan for governing to the Paraguayan-American Chamber of Commerce March 11. Three goals were economic -- agrarian reform, "economic growth with social equity," and "emergency" job creat [...]	2008-03-14 12:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PA
08ASUNCION178	BLANCA OVELAR'S VISION FOR PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colorado Party standard-bearer told Ambassador March 18 she will seek to broaden and deepen relations with the United States should she win Paraguay's April 20 presidential elections. She spoke of the need to reform the state, fight corruption, increase citizen participation in [...]	2008-03-19 21:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PA
08ASUNCION195	THREE WEEKS 'TIL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Please see Action Requests contained in paragraph 18. 2. (C) With three weeks remaining before the April 20 national elections, Colorado Party candidate Blanca Ovelar represents the status quo and the continuation of 61 years of uninterrupted Colorado rule. Patriotic Alliance for Chang [...]	2008-03-31 14:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC ECON SNAR PGOV PA
08ASUNCION239	A PRIMER ON GENERAL OVIEDO [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Union of Ethical Citizens (UNACE) presidential candidate Lino Oviedo, one of the top three contenders for the presidency in the April 20 national elections, has a long (and somewhat dark) history in Paraguayan politics. This message is intended to provide a chronological [...]	2008-04-15 16:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
08ASUNCION245	OVIEDO PITCHES FREE MARKET AND DEMOCRATIC REFORMS [...] (SBU) Coup-plotting general turned presidential candidate Lino Oviedo told U.S. business representatives March 27 that his plan for governing is based on economic development, decentralized government, and reform. Oviedo said he will privatize corrupt and inefficient government-owned enterpri [...]	2008-04-16 14:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PA
08ASUNCION256	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEFINE THEIR FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguay's four major presidential candidates express interest in expanding and strengthening regional relations. They offer differing views on engaging or disengaging with hemispheric actors, including the United States and Venezuela. Fernando Lugo and Blanca Ovelar express i [...]	2008-04-18 11:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC ECON SNAR PGOV PA
08ASUNCION261	THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OVIEDO BUT WERE [...] (C) A review of much Embassy reporting since the early 1990's reveals a fairly consistent description of General Lino Oviedo's dominant personality traits: a strong, messianic leader with great ambition and perhaps some mental instability, undemocratic and violent tendencies, and a knack for d [...]	2008-04-18 20:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PINR PREL SNAR PINS PGOV PA XM
08ASUNCION263	LUGO LANDSLIDE FOR CHANGE IN PARAGUAY [...] SUMMARY: Former bishop Fernando Lugo is Paraguay's president-elect. Despite high tensions, the elections were seemingly fraud free with record turnout. With all exit polls indicating a clear win for Patriotic Alliance for Change (APC) candidate Lugo, confirmed by official quick count resul [...]	2008-04-21 02:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PA
08ASUNCION358	PRESIDENT-ELECT FERNANDO LUGO: A PROFILE [...] (S) President-elect Fernando Lugo will need to rely on his diverse background to govern Paraguay and hold together the varied interests in his political coalition. Lugo comes from a family of long-time Colorado dissidents, particularly vocal during the Stroessner years. After distinguished national [...]	2008-06-02 15:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL SNAR PA XM
08ASUNCION360	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT FEDERICO FRANCO: A PROFILE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 18:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL PA
08ASUNCION401	CANCELLATION OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING [...] (C) Chief of Mission and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Paraguay nonconcur with the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) mission (reference SPA2008JCET420WH) scheduled for August 10 - September 18, 2008, due to political sensitivities in Paraguay. Paraguayan Armed Forces Commander Gen [...]	2008-06-19 12:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION403	CANCELLATION OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING [...] (C) Chief of Mission and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Paraguay nonconcur with the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) mission (reference SPA2008JCET420WH) scheduled for August 10 - September 18, 2008, due to political sensitivities in Paraguay. Paraguayan Armed Forces Commander Gen [...]	2008-06-19 22:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION507	STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT WITH THE LUGO GOVERNMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: To jump start a cordial relationship with the newly elected Paraguayan government, the Embassy arranged a one-week, abridged version of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) to Washington the week of June 16 for five senior officials of the incoming Lugo administrati [...]	2008-07-23 20:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	FAGR SENV PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL PA
08ASUNCION508	STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT WITH THE LUGO GOVERNMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: To jump start a cordial relationship with the newly elected Paraguayan government, the Embassy arranged a one-week, abridged version of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) to Washington the week of June 16 for five senior officials of the incoming Lugo administrati [...]	2008-07-23 20:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	FAGR SENV PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL PA
08ASUNCION516	FOREIGN MINISTER NOMINATION IGNITES CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request in paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) President-elect Fernando Lugo's decision to designate Paraguayan Ambassador to Lebanon Alejandro Hamed Franco as his foreign minister July 23 ignited a domestic political controversy. In 2007 [...]	2008-07-29 13:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL CVIS PA
08ASUNCION535	SCENE-SETTER FOR LUGO INAUGURATION [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and members of the U.S. delegation attending the August 15 inauguration of President Fernando Lugo. The Lugo administration represents the first interruption in Colorado Party rule in 61 years. Your visit provides an o [...]	2008-08-01 18:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION545	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DINNER WITH LUGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and A/DCM met with President-elect Fernando Lugo and Foreign Minister-designate Alejandro Hamed Franco August 1, Ambassador Cason's last night in Paraguay before departing post August 2. While Hamed said very little, Lugo's demeanor was warm and engaging. Ambassador a [...]	2008-08-05 22:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PA
08ASUNCION575	SEC. GUTIERREZ ASSURES LUGO OF US FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: President-elect Lugo received Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez and the U.S. delegation to his inauguration August 14, one day before taking his oath as president. Lugo told Secretary Gutierrez that he was pleased with U.S. cooperation and assistance. Gutierrez stressed that despit [...]	2008-08-19 21:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PA
08ASUNCION606	LUGO AND HAMED FRIENDLY WITH A/S SHANNON BUT LIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his August 28 meeting with President Lugo, Assistant Secretary Shannon reinforced Secretary Gutierrez' message to Lugo about U.S. interests in strengthening commercial ties, and also expressed support for Lugo's social agenda. Above all else, Lugo said he wants to strengthen P [...]	2008-08-29 18:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SNAR PA
08ASUNCION62	THREE PLUS ONE READOUT [...] (C) The January 10-11 Three-Plus-One Security Dialogue with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and the United States in Asuncion played out as expected, with fruitful coordination on the margins of the meeting, but plenary interventions from the three focused primarily on crime fighting and preserving [...]	2008-01-29 17:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PGOV GTIP SNAR PA BR AR
08ASUNCION624	LUGO FOCUSES ON COUNTERNARCOTICS, MICROENTERPRISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lugo expressed interest in closer counternarcotics cooperation with the United States and requested U.S. assistance with microenterprise development during a Friday, August 29 dinner with the Ambassador. Lugo made clear that he does not trust some of his closest advisors [...]	2008-09-05 18:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PGOV ECON PA
08ASUNCION646	A/S SHANNON'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon visited Paraguay August 28-29 to meet President Lugo (reftel) and -- as he articulated to Paraguay's press -- to discuss ways the United States and Paraguay can work together to combat corruption, strengthen democratic institutions, improve health c [...]	2008-09-15 13:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PA
08ASUNCION665	INSIDE SCOOP ON REGIONAL POLITICS AND UNASUR [...] (C) Chilean Ambassador Fabio Vio Ugarte told Ambassador September 17 that he met privately with Chilean President Bachelet when he returned to Santiago for a COM meeting to prepare for the UNASUR Summit. To his surprise, she firmly stated her dislike for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Howev [...]	2008-09-25 20:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PA
08ASUNCION691	TRADE-TALK: PARAGUAY'S OPPOSITION IN THE WTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Paraguayan Government of Fernando Lugo is soon to decide whether to lift Paraguay's three-year old opposition in the WTO to U.S. requests for waivers for AGOA, CBERA, and ATPA trade preference programs. Commerce Minister clearly wants to reverse Paraguay's position. Howev [...]	2008-10-09 18:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA
08ASUNCION696	SCENE-SETTER FOR BUSH-LUGO MEETING: PARAGUAY [...] (C) President Fernando Lugo's administration represents the first break in Colorado Party's 61-year stranglehold on power; as such, it is shaking the foundations of Paraguayan society. President Bush's October 27 meeting with President Lugo offers the United States an opportunity to reaffirm it [...]	2008-10-14 18:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION722	TENSIONS WITH BRAZIL INCREASE OVER LAND AND [...] (C) Paraguay's bilateral relations with Brazil soured in October over Brazilian military exercises on the Paraguayan border and an increase in invasions of land owned by Brazilian-Paraguayans. Although Brazil informed Paraguay of its plans to conduct military exercises, Paraguayan officials c [...]	2008-10-24 18:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PINS PGOV PREL PA BR AR ES
08ASUNCION747	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Engel November 11-13. President Fernando Lugo's administration represents the first break in the Colorado Party's 61-year streak in power; as such, it is shaking the foundations of Paraguayan society. Just on the heels of President Lugo's October 27 [...]	2008-11-04 12:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION785	D/USTR VERONEAU REASSURES LUGO OF US TRADE INTERESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau met with President Lugo early November 20 to reinforce President Bush's interest in strengthening trade relations with Paraguay. Lugo said international solidarity is key to Paraguay's development, and asserted that Paraguay needs fa [...]	2008-11-20 20:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD PA
08ASUNCION99	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH CANDIDATE LUGO [...] (C) In his first meeting with bishop-turned-presidential front-runner Fernando Lugo, Ambassador delivered a strong message that the United States wants good relations with whomever becomes Paraguay's next president, and we have numerous opportunities to work together toward common interests. [...]	2008-02-14 15:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PGOV PA
08ATHENS1009	GREECE/MACEDONIA: GRUEVSKI LETTER ON MINORITIES [...] (U) This message has been cleared with Embassy Skopje. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Greece reacted negatively to a July 14 letter from Macedonian PM Gruevski to PM Karamanlis requesting that Greece address issues related to property restitution and citizenship of ethnic Macedonians [...]	2008-07-15 13:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MK GR
08ATHENS1023	SCENE SETTER FOR ATHENS GREECE (U) [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Athens, we look forward to your important visit which comes at an important time in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Since your visit last July, ADM Fitzgerald (2-3 April),Lt Gen McFann (2 July),and LTG Eikenberry (3 July) visited Athens and met with key Greek m [...]	2008-07-17 08:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO TU MK GR
08ATHENS1043	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S JULY 27 - 29 [...] (C) Welcome to Athens. I am pleased that you are coming and the Embassy stands ready to make your visit a success. Your visit is opportune, as the Greeks are thinking carefully about Iran. On the one hand, those handling non-proliferation matters largely share international community concern [...]	2008-07-23 08:28:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA GR
08ATHENS1053	GREECE WELCOMES KARADZIC ARREST [...] (SBU) GOG officials, including FM Bakoyannis, and the main opposition party have welcomed Serbia's arrest of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and have emphasized that this action further opens Serbia's path to Europe. The only discordant note was sounded by Greece's Communist Party [...]	2008-07-23 14:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BK SR GR
08ATHENS1060	DEPA AND BOTAS: CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR [...] (U) This i a joint Embassy Athens-Embassy Ankara cable. 2. (C) Summary. Greek and Turkish natural gas companies DEPA and BOTAS are close to an agreement to supply Greece increased quantities of gas at a time of great Greek need. According to DEPA, two key issues remain outstanding: how [...]	2008-07-24 14:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GR
08ATHENS1070	GREECE/SYRIA: GREEK VIEWS ON DEALING WITH THE SARG [...] (C) A/Pol Counselor delivered ref A points on the Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) on 7/24 to George Ayfandis, acting Director of the MFA A-6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East. Ayfandis said that Greece shared U.S. concerns about the SARG, highlighting, in particular, S [...]	2008-07-25 13:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE EU RS TU NO SW
08ATHENS1095	P-1 REFERRAL FOR U.S. RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM: WARDA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy has identified Iraqi citizen Johnson Hermiz Warda as a candidate for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program as a Priority 1 referral. Warda submitted a written request to the Embassy for refugee resettlement to the United States based on his prior employment in Iraq wit [...]	2008-07-31 10:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF CVIS KDEM PGOV PHUM GR IZ
08ATHENS1109	UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN and International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Greg Schulte visited Athens on July 28 to discuss Iran-related developments at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),and the broad two-track approach to negotiations with Iran and [...]	2008-08-01 13:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA GR
08ATHENS1152	GEORGIA CRISIS: GREEKS SCRAMBLING TO FORMULATE [...] (C) Charge delivere U.S. position on a Qdemning Russian militar Constantinos Bitsios, @M Karamanlis, and to Ha FM Bakoyannis. Bitsiososition had not yet be(###) need for calm in deliberations. Lalacos likewise demurred from providing a Greek position, noting that FM Bakoyannis would enunciate [...]	2008-08-11 14:24:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT KFLO GR
08ATHENS1203	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR LAGON'S SEPTEMBER 1-3 [...] (C) Welcome to Athens. Your visit is an excellent opportunity to press Greece to show progress on TIP issues if it wishes to avoid a Tier-Two Watch-List rating. Your visit comes at a particularly delicate moment in U.S.-Greece relations. A NATO ally and EU member, Greece has been helpful in [...]	2008-08-26 15:37:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR PGOV PHUM PREL
08ATHENS1216	TFGG01: GREECE'S BUSINESS-AS-USUAL WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite strong statements at NATO and the EU by FM Bakoyannis supporting Georgian territorial integrity and condemning Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, the GOG at the same time is moving ahead with several "business-as-usual" events with Ru [...]	2008-08-28 17:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG GR RS
08ATHENS124	DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF ATHENS AND ALL GREECE [...] (SBU) The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Christodoulos, passed away at 0515 local time on Monday, January 28. His funeral is expected to take place on Thursday, January 31 -- or possibly Friday, February 1. The Archbishop played a social and political role, and his successor is expecte [...]	2008-01-28 12:38:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KREL PHUM KIRF GR
08ATHENS1243	GREECE/EU: GYMNICH POINTS DELIVERED [...] (C) On September 2, A/Political Counselor delivered ref A points on Georgia and EU/Russia relations in advance of the September 5-6 Gymnich, and ref B points on other issues on the Gymnich agenda to MFA European correspondent Antonia Katzoulou. Katzoulou had the following observations: -- [...]	2008-09-03 15:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU GG GR RU
08ATHENS1287	GREEK VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref A and C points on the September 15-16 meeting of EU foreign ministers (GAERC) to MFA European Correspondent Ant/nia Katzourou and took the oppo2tunity 4o ask for a readout of the September 5-6 G9mnich meeting. On the latter, Katzourou said 3he had ngt gotten a de [...]	2008-09-10 11:23:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GR RS SU ZI YI EUN
08ATHENS1290	GREECE/CYPRUS: GOG SUPPORTS UN PROCESS BUT WORRIED [...] (C) PM Karamanlis and FM Bakoyannis are pleased with the momentum on Cyprus, sending positive signals about the September 3 start of UN-brokered talks. Cyprus has been center stage in Athens with visits from UN Special Envoy Downer and Cypriot Foreign Minister Kyprianou. PM Karamanlis and F [...]	2008-09-10 14:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR CY UN
08ATHENS1294	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL GRAPSAS' VISIT TO D.C. [...] (C) The visit of General Demetrius Grapsas, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, to Washington is an important opportunity to recognize Greece's support of multiple U.S. Navy and Air Force operations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, including Iraq through ove [...]	2008-09-11 14:27:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR PGOV PREL
08ATHENS1303	GREECE/IRAN: AMBASSADOR WARNS MFA SECGEN TO CANCEL [...] (S) At a September 9 dinner hosted by the Turkish Ambassador, MFA Secretary General Agathocles told Ambassador Speckhard he was planning a trip to Teheran in the near future. Ambassador warned him to cancel the visit, given UN and EU sanctions against Iran and the current state of Iran's rela [...]	2008-09-12 15:16:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR IR PGOV PREL
08ATHENS1326	FM BAKOYANNIS PLEDGES ENGAGEMENT ON NIMETZ [...] (S) To help lay the groundwork for New York meetings on the Macedonia name issue, on September 16 Ambassador Speckhard spoke with Foreign Minister Bakoyannis to urge her not to reject the most recent Nimetz proposal, to engage constructively in negotiating textual changes Greece may need to be [...]	2008-09-18 07:25:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL GR MK
08ATHENS1348	GREECE/NATO: POINTS DELIVERED ON "NO BUSINESS AS [...] (C) On 22 September, Poloff delivered ref points on "no business as usual" in NATO-Russia relations to Andreas Kintis, NATO desk officer in the MFA's D2 Directorate for NATO and Western European Union (WEU) Affairs. Kintis said he would forward the information to his superiors and to the Gr [...]	2008-09-22 13:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL GR GG RS
08ATHENS1360	GREECE AND IPR - VISIT BY USDOC [...] (SBU) The GoG and Greek industry IPR representatives painted a complex picture of GoG progress on IPR, illustrating mild improvements, following Greece's listing on the 2008 Special 301 Watch List. During the September 8-10 visit of Department of Commerce Hilleary Smith, government representa [...]	2008-09-25 04:12:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR GR PREL
08ATHENS1427	GREECE/MACEDONIA: FM BAKOYANNIS POSITIVE ON NIMETZ [...] (C) In a 10/9 conversation with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis said Greece considered UN mediator Nimetz' latest proposal to be a "good basis," but with some remaining areas for refinement - particularly stronger provisions on bilateral usage of the new name. Bakoyannis laid out the GOG [...]	2008-10-10 11:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS MK GR
08ATHENS1445	101ST U.S.-GREEK JOINT COMMISSION: MEETING SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On September 29, DCM led USG delegation to the 101st meeting of the U.S. and Greek Joint Commission. The commission focuses on bilateral political-military issues, particularly the relationship between Souda Bay Naval Support Activity (NSA) and the Government of Gre [...]	2008-10-16 13:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL GR
08ATHENS1452	GREECE: ADVANCING THE U.S. AGENDA ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) The October 23 - 24 meeting of the High Level Consultative Commission (HLCC - a policy-level bilateral on political-military issues mandated by the U.S./Greece treaty that establishes basing rights in Greece) is an important opportunity to advance our agenda on Afghanistan. We recommend [...]	2008-10-17 09:34:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS MARR GR
08ATHENS1455	MFA SECGEN ON IRAN, VISA WAIVER, GTMO DETAINEE, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In an October 16 meeting, DCM raised with MFA Secretary General Agathocles a range of topical issues, including: 1) Greece's status in the Visa Waiver process and our intention to move ahead (Agathocles was pleased to hear the news but cautioned that certain legal issues remained t [...]	2008-10-17 16:03:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	MOPS GR IR PHUM CVIS KCRM PREL
08ATHENS1456	GREECE AND IPR -- VISIT BY USTR [...] (SBU) During the visit of Leslie Yang (USTR's Director for Europe),Government of Greece (GoG) officials outlined current and planned efforts to improve IPR protection and enforcement. Yang also met with Greek industry representatives including: Business Software Alliance (BSA),the Associat [...]	2008-10-17 16:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR GR PREL
08ATHENS148	GREECE/TURKEY: MFA TERMS KARAMANLIS VISIT [...] (C) MFA officials termed PM Karamanlis' January 23 - 25 trip to Turkey "positive but not concrete." They were pleased by statements by PM Erdogan that "could be seen as positive openings" on the status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, on the Aegean "casus belli," and on broader Ae [...]	2008-01-31 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM SOCI TU GR
08ATHENS1495	GREEK VIEWS ON NOVEMBER GAERC ISSUES [...] (S) DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered ref A points to MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katzourou and her future successor Niki Kamba. Her responses below are keyed to the main issue topics of the demarche: -- RUSSIA: Katzourou noted that the Medvedev Security Treaty Proposal had not been di [...]	2008-10-31 13:01:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD GR EUN
08ATHENS1569	GREEK RESPONSE TO MACEDONIAN ICJ LAWSUIT STRONG [...] (SBU) Greek reaction was swift and forceful to the announcement by the Republic of Macedonia that it had filed legal proceedings against Greece in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the terms of the 1995 Interim Accord by blocking MacedoniaQs NATO accession (reftel). Almo [...]	2008-11-18 15:52:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR MK EU NATO
08ATHENS1570	GREECE/TURKEY: NAVAL STANDOFF OVER OIL EXPLORATION [...] (C) In a 11/17 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathocles confirmed that the immediate crisis is "over" with Turkey over a Norwegian ship accompanied by a Turkish frigate that had been conducting oil exploration approximately eighty miles south of the Greek [...]	2008-11-18 15:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS GR TU
08ATHENS1635	GREECE/CHINA: GREEKS SEE PRC AS MORE "AGGRESSIVE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Embassy and Greek MFA readouts painted very different pictures of Chinese President Hu's recent visit to Athens. The Chinese saw the visit as fulfilling three goals: repaying Greece for President Papoulias' visit during the Olympics; cementing the Chinese-Greece "comprehe [...]	2008-12-05 14:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD GR PGOV PREL CH
08ATHENS1692	GREEK RIOTS - WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW THEY IMPACT [...] (C) The riots that began in Greece following the December 6 police shooting of a teenager have shocked even the most cynical of Greeks, and have resulted in hundreds of millions of Euros in economic damage. The unrest has deeply polarized society, with youth of all socio-economic backgrounds [...]	2008-12-18 13:00:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL SOCI ASEC PHUM ECON TU MK GR
08ATHENS1715	GREECE: DECEMBER 2008 TIP UPDATE [...] (U) This is Embassy Athens' third regular update on Greece's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). REFTELS refer to previous TIP update cables. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greek anti-TIP police continued aggressively tackling trafficking rings, successfully completing two major investigatio [...]	2008-12-23 13:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP GR
08ATHENS207	KOSOVO: GREECE NOT "AMONG THE FIRST" TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) On 2/13 Ambassador Speckhard and DCM raised ref B points on encouraging recognition of Kosovo with PM Karamanlis' diplomatic advisors Alexandros Sandis, Constandinos Bitsios, and Marina Skordeli. Sandis and Bitsios acknowledged that independence is imminent, but reiterated that Greece wi [...]	2008-02-14 12:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL YI KV GR
08ATHENS21	PM KARAMANLIS TOUGH ON MACEDONIA NAME, PRAGMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis took a hard line on te Macedonia name issue, saying he had "done hs part," while Skopje had become increasingly intransigent. A mutually acceptable solution -- which could include a composite name of "New, [...]	2008-01-05 12:58:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR

08ATHENS217	GREEK MFA ON RUSSIA/ABKHAZIA AND GREECE/RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek MFA Russian affairs directorate chief Ambassador Tsamados said Greece had seen little evidence indicating Russia was serious about recognizing Abkhazia as independent and had no interest in altering Soviet-era borders. The GOG was not pleased by Putin's recent comments comp [...]	2008-02-15 16:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PGOV PREL GG RU KNAR
08ATHENS257	BSEC THINK-TANKERS ON BLACK SEA PROSPECTS [...] (C) On February 20, Ambassador hosted Dr. Dimitrios Triantaphyllou and Amb. Tedo Japaridze, respectively, director and deputy director of the International Center for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS),the think tank of the organization for Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). In a wide-ranging dis [...]	2008-02-25 14:26:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR ZS XH
08ATHENS271	AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW GREEK ARCHBISHOP [...] (C) On February 25, Ambassador Speckhard met with newly elected Greek Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos II. The Archbishop told the Ambassador that coordinated efforts, discipline, and the absence of fanaticism were all necessary to achieve advances in human dignity. The Archbishop pledged his b [...]	2008-02-26 16:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIRF SOCI PINR GR
08ATHENS300	GREECE/TURKEY: TGS CONCERNS DOMINATE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Athens has kept its ears to the ground and eyes toward Ankara in the month following Karamanlis, historic visit to Turkey (reftel). While we have not seen indications of a serious effort to capitalize on the momentum created by his trip, the GOG is cautiously optimist [...]	2008-03-03 06:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO TU GR
08ATHENS303	GREECE/MACEDONIA: PM TELLS PARLIAMENT "ONE NAME" [...] (SBU) During the PM's "Question Time" at the Greek Parliament, Prime Minister Karamanlis stated clearly that Greece seeks one international name for all uses, and rejected any compound names that would "describe the existing type of government" in Skopje. These statements further limit the G [...]	2008-03-03 12:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MK GR
08ATHENS32	LEVINSON CASE: GREEK FM WILLING TO RAISE WITH IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 6. 2. (S) On January 7, Deputy Director of the MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs Giorgos Ayfantis requested a meeting with DepPolCouns to discuss the case of Amcit Robert Levinson missing in Iran (ref b). Ayfantis said [...]	2008-01-07 15:28:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL CASC KDEM IR GR
08ATHENS336	SLOVAKIA PM FICO VISITS ATHENS/KOSOVO ON THE AGENDA [...] (SBU) Slovak PM Robert Fico paid a one-day visit to Athens March 3, meeting with President Papoulias, PM Karamanlis, and Foreign Minister Bakoyannis. According to Greek MFA officials, this visit had been planned for "several months." 2. (U) In public statements, the two PMs said they had [...]	2008-03-07 10:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR LO KV YI
08ATHENS366	GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 4 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 15:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS369	LEBANON: GREECE UNLIKELY TO ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT [...] (C) A/Political Counselor delivered reftel points on encouraging attendance at the March 14, 2008 convention in Beirut to Georgos Ayfantis, Deputy Director of the MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East. Ayfantis said Athens was unaware of the convention, but after hearing [...]	2008-03-11 08:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE
08ATHENS427	GREECE/OSCE: BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS ON 2009 [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Athens/USOSCE Cable. 2. (C) Summary. USOSCE Ambassador Finley, EUR A/DAS Robbins, and Embassy Athens and USOSCE personnel met March 17 with Greek officials to consult on Greek plans for the upcoming 2009 Chairmanship of the OSCE. The Greeks have identified ke [...]	2008-03-20 08:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM KRIF GR AF ZL
08ATHENS449	GREECE: LIMITED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH BELARUS - [...] (U) Poloff delivered subject demarche on March 26 to the MFA A5 Department for CIS Countries, Counselor Elisabeth Fo with Belarus at this time. Lacking a diplomatic mission in Minsk, minimal reporting on Belarussian affairs is covered by the Greek mission in Moscow. The Greek Ambassador las [...]	2008-03-26 09:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BO EU PREL PGOV
08ATHENS464	GREECE/MACEDONIA: KARAMANLIS AND BAKOYANNIS [...] (U) Following the March 25 meetings hosted by UN Envoy Nimetz in New York on the Macedonia name issue, the Greek press trumpeted that the proposed international name was "Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)." Almost immediately, Greek officials publicly laid out concerns with the proposal, both t [...]	2008-03-27 14:22:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO MK GR
08ATHENS469	SCENESETTER: ADMIRAL FITZGERALD VISITS ATHENS [...] (SBU) Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit which comes at an important time, during the Bucharest Summit, in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. As you know, Greece is an important NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. [...]	2008-03-31 07:47:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR NATO ODC PARM PGOV PREL
08ATHENS505	GREECE/MACEDONIA: KARAMANLIS ADDRESSE TE NATION [...] (U) In the wake of Greece's veto of a NATO invitation for Macedonia, Prime Minister Karamanlis and Foreign Minister Bakoyannis have made public statements that reiterate the Greek perspective on the name issue, stressing their desire for continuing talks under UN auspices to find a mutually a [...]	2008-04-04 14:40:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO MK GR
08ATHENS548	MACEDONIA NAME, KOSOVO STIR HEATED EXCHANGES AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Rhetoric on Balkan policy from the Macedonia name issue to Kosovo independence continues to dominate the political scene in Greece. At a high-level conference on Balkan policy, Greek Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis reiterated standard themes of Greek policy toward the Balkans, no [...]	2008-04-18 07:07:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
08ATHENS575	GREEK VIEWS ON APRIL 29 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) On April 23, DepPolCouns discussed issues likely to be addressed at the April 29 EU Foreign Ministers meeting (GAERC) with MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katzourou. Katzourou said the GAERC agenda was to be announced on April 24 but agreed that many of the following topics were likely [...]	2008-04-23 13:12:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN GR PGOV PREL
08ATHENS576	DAS BRYZA'S APRIL 10-12 VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Summary. Arriving in the wake of the Bucharest Summit, EUR DAS Bryza found his Greek counterparts expressing a strong commitment to work with the United States on a range of issues including, but not limited to, the Macedonia name issue. On Macedonia, his counterparts promised that Greece [...]	2008-04-23 16:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET GR
08ATHENS626	IRAQ: GREEK MFA ON ICI AND DEBT FORGIVENESS [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref A demarche on the May 29 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis was unable to say definitively which senior Greek official would attend the Ministerial, but he believe [...]	2008-05-08 12:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ GR
08ATHENS627	GREECE/MACEDONIA - FOSTERING PROGRESS FROM ATHENS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bakoyannis and Prime Minister Karamanlis continue the public line that Greece supports Macedonian integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, but only after the name issue is resolved. They continue to profess that the next move must be Macedonia's to agree to a name acce [...]	2008-05-08 13:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08ATHENS654	GREECE/TURKEY: GREECE OBJECTS TO TURKISH MFA [...] (C) Greek FM Bakoyannis has publicly objected to statements on the Turkish Foreign Ministry website related to Greece, terming them "absolutely groundless." The Greek MFA has called in a Turkish Embassy representative and delivered a protest note in Ankara. The issue rose to public consciou [...]	2008-05-14 09:37:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM TU GR
08ATHENS665	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO RHODES DURING USS TRUMAN [...] (U) Ambassador Speckhard visited Rhodes May 7-9 in conjunction with the visit of the USS Truman, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier transiting the Mediterranean on its return to Norfolk from nearly seven months in the Persian Gulf. The visit afforded the Ambassador the opportunity [...]	2008-05-15 06:50:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU GR PARM NATO
08ATHENS678	GREECE/TURKEY: FALLOUT OF NATO DECISION NOT TO [...] (C) We understand NATO authorities have informed Greek military officials that NATO will not provide support for the proposed May 20 "Noble Archer" exercise, which involved overflight of Agios Efstratios island (but which had excluded overflight of the island of Limnos, which has long been a N [...]	2008-05-16 13:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS TU GR
08ATHENS716	Scenesetter for Representative Sarbanes and former [...] (SBU) Dear Senator and Congressman, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you ar [...]	2008-05-22 11:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR
08ATHENS721	CANCELLED NATO EXERCISE STIRS POLITICAL ROW [...] (SBU) The Government and opposition sparred over NATO's withdrawal of support to Noble Archer (ref),which the opposition claimed had led to the "indirect questioning" of Greek sovereignty over the island of Aghios Efstratios. In Parliament, Minister of Defense Meimarakis dismissed oppositio [...]	2008-05-22 16:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS TU GR
08ATHENS743	Scenesetter for Ambassador Tahir-Kheli's visit, June 2-5 [...] (SBU) Dear Ambassador Tahir-Kheli, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you are [...]	2008-05-30 09:18:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR
08ATHENS802	SARKOZY WOWS ATHENS [...] (SBU) With already established "rock star"-like status in Greece, French President Sarkozy's June 6 visit to Athens solidified Athens' perception of him as Greece's closest partner within the EU. Feted by the President, Prime Minister, and receiving the rare honor of speaking before the Gree [...]	2008-06-09 13:39:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR GR
08ATHENS81	INTERIOR MINISTER PLEDGES COUNTERTERORRIST [...] (S) On 16 January 2008, Ambassador Speckhard, accompanied by Regional Affairs (RAS) Counselor Chadason, paid a courtesy call on Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Deputy Interior Minister for Public Order Panayiotis Chinofotis. In his first official meeting with them, the Ambassador s [...]	2008-01-18 16:09:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV KTER KCRM ASEC KHLS EAGR SENV TU GR
08ATHENS842	GREEK, TURKISH JOURNALISTS BRING "EARTHQUAKE [...] (SBU) Meeting for the fifth time since 1999's "earthquake diplomacy" brought them together openly, some 70 members of the loosely-organized "Contact Group of Greek and Turkish Journalists" spent the weekend of June 6-8 at a luxury resort in Crete. Greece's Minister of Tourism (and former gov [...]	2008-06-13 09:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO TU GR
08ATHENS873	INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (C) Post is grateful for the opportunity per reftel to provide preliminary input on U.S. statements regarding Greece at the upcoming Warsaw OSCE Human Dimension Meeting (HDIM). As context, Embassy notes this is a sensitive period in U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, and the statements made at [...]	2008-06-19 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR
08ATHENS88	DEFENSE MINISTER: MACEDONIA VETO THREAT [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard paid an introductory call on Minister of Defense Meimarakis January 18. On Turkey, Meimarakis noted that Greece considers Turkey an ongoing threat, but termed PM Karamanlis' pending trip on January 23 a step forward. Meimarakis reiterated the Greek desire to see Mac [...]	2008-01-22 14:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MASS MK AF GR
08ATHENS896	U.S./GREECE MIL-TO-MIL COOPERATION: THE GOOD, THE [...] (C) The U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship is facing a particularly difficult time, as Washington and Athens have differing views on issues such as the Macedonian name, the independence of Kosovo, and relations with Russia. However, the U.S./Greek military-to-military relationship and the wor [...]	2008-06-24 12:09:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	MASS MOPS MARR PREL PGOV GR
08ATHENS899	GREECE: AS SUMMER HEATS UP, PASOK MELTS DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite popular discontent with the New Democracy (ND) government stemming from steep rises in food and fuel costs, continued problems in the universities, and hard-to-swallow pension reforms, leading opposition party PASOK remains behind in the polls and has descended into an int [...]	2008-06-24 14:22:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR
08ATHENS92	MANAGING GREECE ON KOSOVO AND MACEDONIA [...] (C) Managing Greece over the next few months is likely to be difficult on the key Balkan issues of Macedonia and Kosovo. To leverage Greek behavior we should: -- Engage the Greeks on Kosovo and Serbia, including through extending an invitation to them to participate in international struct [...]	2008-01-22 16:24:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS NATO MK KI SR GR
08ATHENS925	JOINT EXERISE HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENT GREEK, ISRAELI [...] (S) In a June 25 conversation with DCM, PM Karamanlis' diplomatic advisor Constantinos Bitsios confirmed that the military exercise that took place in the eastern Mediterranean over Greek airspace in early June and reported in the NY Times June 20 was a joint Israeli-Greek exercise. Bitsios ex [...]	2008-06-27 15:42:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV GR IR IS
08ATHENS952	KOSOVO: GREEKS NOT READY TO RECOGNIZE BUT [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard spoke with FM Bakoyannis July 3 to urge that Greece recognize Kosovo independence, emphasizing the need to take steps that foster regional stability, and noting that it is time for Greece to join the other 20 EU states that have recognized Kosovo. Bakoyannis said Gre [...]	2008-07-03 11:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV KPKO UN YI EU KV GR
08ATHENS996	GREEK PARLIAMENT'S STEFANOU ON TGI, SOUTH STREAM, [...] (C) In a meeting on July 10, the Secretary General of Parliament, Nikos Stefanou, voiced his support for the TGI pipeline and confirmed the GoG,s strong support for this project. At the same time, he expressed skepticism on South Stream, implying there is no concrete plan in place for its dev [...]	2008-07-14 05:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GR PGOV PREL RS CVIS KCRM EU EPET
08AUCKLAND9	NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS BETWEEN COMPLACENCY AND FATALISM [...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealand's business leaders - like their compatriots - are uneasy about their economy's ability to compete in a globalized world. While the cliche is that cheap travel and the Internet have made the world smaller, New Zealanders still feel disadvantaged by their small size [...]	2008-01-25 03:33:00	Consulate Auckland	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV NZ
08BAGHDAD1006	IRAQI NSA RUBAIE ON RECENT SAUDI VISIT [...] (C) In a March 30 meeting with S/I Satterfield and Polmilcouns Ries, National Security Advisor Muwaffaq al-Rubaie said his recent meetings in Saudi Arabia were "very good." During his meetings he outlined common Saudi - Iraqi interests, particularly in combating terror, and told his hosts th [...]	2008-04-01 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ SA PTER PGOV
08BAGHDAD1015	RRT ERBIL: BARZANI ADVISOR SUPPORTS CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Fuad Hussein, a key advisor to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani, told RRTOFF that Barzani voiced his support to PM Maliki's crackdown on criminal gangs and militia in Basra in a March 31 phone call. The call, the first conversation between the two [...]	2008-04-02 09:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD1020	FADILA BLOC MEMBER DR. BASIM SHARIF ON THE COR, PM [...] (C) Summary: In a frank conversation held at the al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad, COR and Fadila bloc member Dr. Basim Sharif al-Hechaimi discussed the recent Iraqi military operation in Basra. Decrying what he considered a unilateral act on the part of the PM, Dr. Basim highlighted the recent ac [...]	2008-04-02 18:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD1028	AYAD ALLAWI: WE ARE ALL IN THIS BOAT TOGETHER [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told PolCouns on April 2 that re-establishing peace and stability following the violence in Basrah will be critical to Iraq's long-term stability. Allawi said the GOI is not doing enough to reach out to its Arab neighbors, which is one strateg [...]	2008-04-03 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD103	SADRIST SEEKS USG HELP IN "CLIPPING SATAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Jawad al-Hasnawi, a senior Sadrist Trend official and Deputy Governor of Karbala province, told us January 10 that he and a growing number of other Sadrists have come to the conclusion that Iran, not the United States, is Iraq's greatest nemesis, and he proposed that the USG work [...]	2008-01-14 13:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1030	ATTIYAH AND MASHHADANI STAND BY MALIKI, OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary: In separate April 3 conversations with Polcouns, COR Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani and COR Deputy Speaker Sheikh Khalid al-Attiyah both proclaimed their support for PM Maliki's government. Attiyah stated that all Sadrists had ties to Iran, while Mashhadani offered a more nuanced [...]	2008-04-03 14:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1033	BADR'S HADI AL-AMRI ON BASRAH CRACKDOWN AND TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Badr Organization strongman Hadi al-Amri told us April 2 that the recent GOI crackdown in Basrah was a largely successful and long-overdue first step in "the surgical removal of the disease of armed militias," a process that will continue in the coming days. Hadi claimed that Pri [...]	2008-04-03 18:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1037	U.S.-IRAQ STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS: [...] (S) SUMMARY: The United States and Iraq held their first round of negotiations of a status of forces agreement (SOFA) March 23 through April 3 in Baghdad. This agreement is designed to provide a foundation for a long-term military to military relationship between the United States and Iraq. [...]	2008-04-05 06:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR PREL KTIA IZ
08BAGHDAD1040	PRT-WASIT: MID-LEVEL SADRISTS REENGAGE OVER [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On 1 April, TL and IPAO met with three Wasit Sadr Trend district-level officials who complained that ISF and CF operations disproportionably targeted Sadrists, though they admitted the movement "has some bad people" who deserve ar [...]	2008-04-05 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1043	STUCK BETWEEN AN ARROGANT MAN AND A MAD MAN [...] (C) Summary: Wearing his mediator hat, Dr. Ahmed Chalabi spoke with PolCouns on April 3 to discuss Basra and the Iranian involvement in the conflict, as well as the subsequent Sadrist movement to oust Maliki. Chalabi urged the USG to take great caution in dealing with the Sadrists, and indic [...]	2008-04-05 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1045	VP ADEL ON SECURITY CRACKDOWN, "CONFUSED" [...] (C) Summary: In an April 5 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told us that the time is ripe for harsh and decisive GOI action against the "cancer" of armed outlaw groups, a measure supported by the Iraqi political class and public and even by Iranian General Qasim Sulaimani. He said th [...]	2008-04-05 17:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1047	SAI LEADER SHEIKH AHMED SPEAKS ON HIS NEW [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, leader of the Iraq Awakening Movement, or Sahawa Al-Iraq (SAI),spoke to us on April 2 for over two hours about SAI's movement towards becoming a national political party, his personal attitude on th [...]	2008-04-06 07:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS KDEM SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD1056	PRT WASIT: LOCAL LEADERS ASSESS RECENT VIOLENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. On 04 April, PRT TL and IPAO met first with the Wasit Governor and then with the PC Chairman to discuss events of the past week and the current situation in Wasit. Both officials shared their views of the Sadrist movement and their [...]	2008-04-06 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ PINS PINR
08BAGHDAD106	TALABANI ON KURDISH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS [...] (S) Summary: Iraqi President Talabani on January 12 told S/I Satterfield he and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani had agreed on a list of measures to improve relations with the U.S. and restart political progress under the Maliki government. These include eliminating Kurd [...]	2008-01-14 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1065	MALIKI SCORES BIG AT APRIL 5 PCNS MEETING [...] (C) According to an ISCI representative, the April 5 meeting of the Political Committee for National Security (PCNS),a body comprised of representatives of all political blocs, was attended by President Talabani; Prime Minister Maliki; Deputy PM Barham Saleh; Vice Presidents Adel Abdel Mehdi [...]	2008-04-07 07:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1073	RRT ERBIL: SRSG PREVIEWS DISTRICT VISITS; KURDS [...] (C) Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura briefed RRT that his upcoming visits to Hamdaniya, Makhmour, and Akre districts will lay the groundwork for recommendations to the Presidency Council to begin resolving Article 140. He said his goal is for the UN t [...]	2008-04-07 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1076	KRG LAW ESTABLISHES FRAMEWORK FOR INCREASED JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) In November 2007 the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) passed a law separating the judiciary from the executive. Specifically, the Judicial Power Law (JPL) establishes a Judicial Council (KJC) to take over responsibility for the management of judges and courts from the KRG Ministry of J [...]	2008-04-07 16:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS IZ
08BAGHDAD1099	FADHILA ON THE PCNS, PROSPECTS FOR RECONCILIATION [...] 1. (C) Summary: In a meeting held at the COR on Monday, April 7, Dr. Basim Sharif al-Hechaimi of Fadhila shared his views on the current crisis between the GOI and the Sadrists, including Fadhila's participation in the Political Council for National Security (PCNS) meeting held on Saturday eve [...]	2008-04-09 02:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD1113	ISCI'S AMAR AL-HAKIM ON POST-BASRAH UNITY, JAM, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) heir apparent Amar al-Hakim told us the recent GOI crackdown in Basrah was an important step in affirming Iraq's identity as a nation based on the rule of law and institutions rather than a country ruled by outlaw gang [...]	2008-04-09 19:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1115	TALABANI APPARENTLY PERSUADES IRAN TO CONDEMN IZ [...] (S) SUMMARY: NSC Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan Brett McGurk spoke on April 7 with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to discuss the ongoing political situation including the recently held PCNS meeting and the Executive Council meeting scheduled for that evening. Talabani reiterated th [...]	2008-04-09 19:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1132	PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM STAFFING ASSESSMENT [...] (U) In December 2007, the Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) requested Team Leaders from the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams (ePRTs) to conduct a bottom-up staffing assessment to determine what, if any, additional positions and skill sets [...]	2008-04-11 03:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AODE APER ECON EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD1147	SADIQ AL-RIKABI UPBEAT ON REBUILDING SADR CITY, [...] (C) Summary: Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk met on April 10 with Sadiq al-Rikabi, political advisor to Prime Minister Maliki. Rikabi detailed a $150 million plan to rebuild Sadr City and Shula, Sadrist-heavy neighborhoods in Baghdad which have seen heavy fighting since late [...]	2008-04-12 13:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1168	NECHIRVAN BARZANI HAILS NEW AMITY WITH BAGHDAD [...] (C) Econ Minister-Counselor Charlie Ries, Pol/Mil Minister-Counselor Marcie Ries, and Special Assistant to the President for Iraq and Afghanistan Brett McGurk met on April 12 with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani. Barzani proclaimed a dramatic upswing in G [...]	2008-04-14 10:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1186	AYAD ALLAWI: RELUCTANT FOR IRAQIYYA LIST TO [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told PolCouns and Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk on April 13 other GOI leaders are encouraging Iraqiyya to rejoin the GOI. He is open to this goal, he said, but demands that PM Maliki clear his name in unfair allegations fro [...]	2008-04-16 08:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1197	PRESIDENT TALABANI ON SUPPORT FOR MALIKI; IRAN, [...] (S) Summary: At a lunch on April 14, President Talabani told the Ambassador he was optimistic that broad political support for PM Maliki in the wake of Basra would hasten the return of Sunni Arab Tawafuq and secular Iraqiya blocs to government. He said that his analysis of Iran was that Tehr [...]	2008-04-17 07:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1198	THE AMBASSADOR'S AND GENERAL PETRAEUS' APRIL 14 [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister (PM) Maliki reviewed plans for security operations in Mosul with the Ambassador and General Petraeus on April 14. Maliki expressed consternation with what he saw as overly-generous descriptions of the Sadrists during the recent Congressional testimony; the Ambassado [...]	2008-04-17 08:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1201	PRT MUTHANNA: DANGEROUS BUSINESS: IRANIAN EFFORTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MCFI) SUMMARY: Post Basra, Sadrist fortunes are reviving in Muthanna, coupled with growing disenchantment with Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) and Dawa,a politicians who control the local and provincial government. However, a th [...]	2008-04-17 12:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1207	VP ADEL: JAM AND SADRISTS DOWN BUT NOT OUT, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In an April 16 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador that Sadrist insiders have confirmed his analysis that Muqtada al-Sadr (who is in Iran, not Iraq) is mainly a symbolic leader of a fragmented and failing movement comprised of diverse bands of thugs, sheik [...]	2008-04-17 19:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1218	MCNS APRIL 13: BASRAH LESSONS LEARNED, MOSUL NEXT [...] (S REL AUS UK) SUMMARY: PM Maliki chaired the 13 April Ministerial Committee on National Security, focusing on security operations in Basrah and Mosul. Discussion underscored the importance of analyzing recent operations in Basrah and elsewhere to correct deficiencies in Iraqi Army and Police [...]	2008-04-20 02:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PINS PGOV PREL PTER IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1219	ADEL AND BARHAM OPTIMISTIC OVER BATTLE WITH JAM [...] (C) Summary: In separate April 15 meetings with Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh marveled at the new political atmosphere in Baghdad following PM Maliki's offensive in Basrah. Both leaders expressed optimi [...]	2008-04-20 06:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ MOPS
08BAGHDAD1237	EPRT BAGHDAD 2 AT YEAR ONE; SUCCESS STORIES [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable drafted by Team Leader Eric Whitaker. 2. (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Baghdad 2 E-PRT has undertaken a variety of activities in the areas of local governance, community reconciliation, economic growth and development, and essential [...]	2008-04-21 15:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ECON EAID SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD1240	BORDER SECURITY WORKING GROUP IN DAMASCUS: DEFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG MFA allowed the Iraqi delegation considerable latitude to pursue its agenda at Syria's second hosting of the Iraq Neighbors' Border Security Working Group (BSWG) April 13-14 (the first Damascus meeting was in August 2007). Surprisingly, given the state of Syrian Saudi relati [...]	2008-04-22 02:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PTER IZ KU
08BAGHDAD1262	IRAN MANAGING THE POST-BASRAH BACKLASH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) and its Special Group offshoots (JAM-SG) targeting ISF in Basrah with Iranian-provided weaponry March 23 to 30, Iraqi government officials are talking more about the need to confront Iran about its support for illegal militias in Iraq. Ir [...]	2008-04-23 14:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1274	SRSG DISCUSSES TURKEY, ELECTIONS AND NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Summary: On April 18, the Ambassador met with UNAMI SRSG Staffan de Mistura to discuss a wide range of issues. The SRSG briefed on his fact-finding mission to Erbil and Ninewa provinces, and his surprise that out of the four districts UNAMI is working on for early recommendations, the two [...]	2008-04-24 11:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1276	ISCI/SADRIST CONTEST IN BAGDHAD; LACK OF BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Baghdad province's uneasy power-sharing agreement between the Islamic Supreme Council in Iraq (ISCI) and the Sadrists appears to be unraveling. This cable analyzes how these two factions divvied up the choice positions in provinci [...]	2008-04-24 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1277	NECHIRVAN BARZANI: NASCENT PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani met on April 17 with the Ambassador and April 19 with S/I Satterfield and Economic Minister-Counselor Ries. Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk attended both meetings. Barzani reiterated that KRG-G [...]	2008-04-24 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1292	TALABANI CHARACTERISTICALLY ROSY ON CABINET, [...] (C) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on April 23 met with the Ambassador and S/I Satterfield. Talabani was characteristically upbeat on engaging Iraq,s moderate neighbors, specifically Kuwait, Turkey, and Egypt, and likewise on bringing Fadilah, Iraqiyya, and Tawafuq back into government. He s [...]	2008-04-26 10:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1299	PROVINCIAL POLITICS IN BAGHDAD: ANOTHER KIND OF WAR [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: If we accept the adages that warfare is the expression of politics by other means, and that all politics is local -- it is clear why Baghdad's local political scene is looking more and more like a battlefield. The uneasy power-sha [...]	2008-04-27 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1308	UK FOREIGN MINISTER: MOTTAKI IS COCKY [...] (S) Summary: Following his participation in the Neighbors Conference in Kuwait, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband met with Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus on April 24. The meeting covered a wide range of topics including Iranian influence in Iraq, the current security situation [...]	2008-04-28 06:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1315	MALIKI ON IRAN WEAPONS SMUGGLING, CURRENT MILITARY [...] (S) SUMMARY: During his weekly security meeting on April 24 with the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus, Prime Minister Maliki said he would privately confront Iran with evidence about its supplying weapons to criminal elements in Iraq. He said the delegation would depart for Teh [...]	2008-04-28 16:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ IR MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD132	IRAQI VICE PRESIDENTS HASHIMI AND ABDEL MEHDI ON [...] (S) During a January 16 meeting, the Ambassador urged Vice President Hashimi to support early Presidency Council approval of a Justice and Accountability law (de-Baath),recently approved by the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). While not committing to a specific course of action, he i [...]	2008-01-18 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD133	S/I SATTERFIELD AND FM ZEBARI DISCUSS THE UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. S/I Satterfield, White House Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan Brett McGurk, and PolCouns discussed with Hosyhar Zebari on January 16 the recent 3 plus 1 meetings earlier in the week and plans for negotiating the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Zebari said the composit [...]	2008-01-18 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1343	ISCI CHAIR ABDEL AZIZ AL-HAKIM ON ANTI-MILITIA [...] (C) Summary: Flanked by his son and heir-apparent Amar, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Abdel Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador and S/I Satterfield on April 29 that the GOI and the vast majority of Iraqi citizens are tired of crimes perpetrated by armed outlaw gangs (read Muqt [...]	2008-04-30 19:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1347	RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO THE [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil reporting cable. 2. (SBU) A tailored Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT) consisting of Gary Novis (Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT)-Head of Delegation),Robert Stapleton, (Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture and Money [...]	2008-05-01 09:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR IZ
08BAGHDAD1348	RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-01 09:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR IZ
08BAGHDAD1366	REPORTS OF ZAIN'S IMMINENT DEMISE ARE GREATLY [...] (C//REL MCFI) SUMMARY: Several former USG officials and some non-mainstream media reports have claimed that Zain, Iraq's leading mobile telecommunications operator, risks the collapse of its network infrastructure on May 14, 2008, if it fails to conclude negotiations with its private security [...]	2008-05-02 19:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINT
08BAGHDAD1392	PATRIOTIC UNION OF KURDISTAN MOVING CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) Summary: The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party, beset by internal fighting and facing leadership succession concerns, is struggling to negotiate a new, slimmed-down Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) cabinet with rival Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leaders that is acceptable to [...]	2008-05-04 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1407	THE TAWAFUQ COALITION: A PORTRQT OF SUNNI [...] (S) The largest bloc of Sunni political parties, the "Tawafuq Front," is likely to fracture over internal feuding between its three senior leaders, tensions created by the prolonged negotiations to return Tawafuq to government, and positioning in the run-up to provincial elections. Relations [...]	2008-05-06 09:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1416	(SOUTHERN) POLITICS AS USUAL: IRAN'S PLAN FOR [...] (U) The following is a joint POL, REO Basrah, PRT Diwaniyah, Babil, Wasit, Maysan, Muthanna, Najaf, Karbala and Dhi Qar cable. 2. (S) Summary: All indications show that Iran sees the Iraqi provincial elections as an opportunity to advance its goals of continued ties to and influence over [...]	2008-05-06 18:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1426	THE AMBASSADOR'S MAY 6 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary: President Talabani, accompanied by DPM Barham Saleh, told the Ambassador that he had advised PM Maliki to wait and see whether Iran implemented its promises to not support Shi'a militants before deciding whether to visit Tehran. Talabani said he warned Iranian Ambassador Qomi ear [...]	2008-05-07 18:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1432	PRT WASIT: PC MEMBERS SEE TOUGH ROAD AHEAD FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: In May 3 meetings with the PRT, Provincial Council (PC) members Siraj Ali and Haji Jassem discussed the relations with other Shi'a parties and the challenges facing independents in the next election. Jassem identified the primary c [...]	2008-05-08 07:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1447	RRT ERBIL: KRG PM BARZANI FORECASTS HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister told the Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq and RRTOffs May 6 that he expects the KRG to complete its short list of modifications to the February 2007 text on national hydrocarbon legislation soon. He does not plan, h [...]	2008-05-09 12:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD1464	DANISH MOD WANTS DENMARK TO REMAIN ENGAGED IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 6 meeting, Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus thanked Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade for Denmark's important contributions to the NATO Training Mission-Iraq and provided an overview of the current situation here, with an emphasis on events in B [...]	2008-05-11 12:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1480	TRADE MINISTRY SEEKS BILLIONS TO FUND PDS IN 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Minister of Trade Abdul Hadi Kadhim al Hameiri told Emboffs that the Ministry of Trade (MinTrade) needs USD 4 to 4.5 billion to fund the Public Distribution System (PDS) for the remainder of 2008; increased commodities and shipping costs will consume MinTrade's roughly USD 3 [...]	2008-05-12 14:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EFIN
08BAGHDAD1481	TRADE MINISTRY SEEKS BILLIONS TO FUND PDS IN 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Minister of Trade Abdul Hadi Kadhim al Hameiri told Emboffs that the Ministry of Trade (MinTrade) needs USD 4 to 4.5 billion to fund the Public Distribution System (PDS) for the remainder of 2008; increased commodities and shipping costs will consume MinTrade's roughly USD 3 [...]	2008-05-12 14:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EFIN
08BAGHDAD1483	MALIKI DEMANDS HALT TO IRANIAN AND SYRIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During his weekly security meeting on May 7 with the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus, Prime Minister Maliki cited increasing evidence of Iran's direct interference in Iraqi affairs and the backlash it has engendered among Iraqis at all levels of society. He said he [...]	2008-05-12 16:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD1489	DE MISTURA PLANS MAY 22 DIB ANNOUNCEMENT [...] SUMMARY: In a May 10 meeting, Special Representative Staffan de Mistura told Ambassador Crocker and Senior Advisor Krajeski that he planned to announce UNAMI recommendations regarding the first four internal disputed boundary (DIB) districts (Makhmour, al Hamdaniyah, Amre and Mandali) as soon [...]	2008-05-13 13:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN IZ
08BAGHDAD1514	KRG BOUNDARIES STILL CONTENTIOUS ON EVE OF UNAMI'S [...] (C) Special Advisor for Northern Iraq Tom Krajeski in early May visited Kirkuk, Mosul, and Erbil to discuss the status of Kirkuk and other disputed internal boundaries in the run-up to the first United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) recommendations on resolving KRG boundaries. Ambassador Kra [...]	2008-05-15 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1518	BARHAM SALIH ON SFA/SOFA, JORDAN TRIP, TALABANI'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih on May 13 updated the Ambassador on the Iraqi side of SFA/SOFA negotiations. He highlighted the Iraqis' top two concerns at present: a stronger pledge to protect Iraq against external aggression, and stronger protection of Iraqi assets against [...]	2008-05-15 17:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1524	THE IRAQI COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES: AN [...] (C) Summary. The Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) held its first session on March 16, 2006, and since then, has developed into a working democratic institution. Speaker Mashadani and Deputy Khalid Attiyah are increasingly pressing CoR members to adhere to the CoR by-laws, but hiccups in [...]	2008-05-17 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1526	SCENESETTER FOR NECHIRVAN BARZANI'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani is visiting Washington on May 17-21 after receiving an honorary degree from Washington and Jefferson University. His meetings will include the Vice President, the Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary. Nechirvan [...]	2008-05-18 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1557	TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON DISPUTED TERRITORIES/KIRKUK, [...] (C/NF) Summary: Turkish Ambassador Derya Kanbay told Senior Advisor May 18 that Turkey would reject any Kurdish "annexation" of Kirkuk because of concerns about Iraqi territorial integrity but also emphasized the GOT found UNAMI's efforts on disputed territories and the status of Kirkuk to be [...]	2008-05-20 07:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
08BAGHDAD1558	IT'S TRIBAL TIES THAT BIND IN NORTHERN BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a PRT Baghdad and e-PRT 5 reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Introduction: Reconciliation in Baghdad takes many shapes: it can mean dialogue between sects and tribes, acceptance of the Government of Iraq (GOI),and/or cooperation with Coalition Forces. The role of tribal leaders in al [...]	2008-05-20 09:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ

08BAGHDAD156	FM ZEBARI DISCUSSES NEIGHBORLY RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: On January 20, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and the Deputy Chief of Mission met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to discuss Iraq's relationship with its neighbors, the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and current Iraqi legislation. Zebari updated Menendez on the u [...]	2008-01-22 10:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1564	RRT ERBIL: INFLUENTIAL KRG MINISTER EYES [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting May 6 with the Ambassador,s Senior Advisor and RRTOffs, KRG Minister of Finance Sarkis Aghajan (Sarkis) provided maps outlining the proposed zone, and said a decision must be made &now8 to save Iraq,s Christians. Since 2003, up to 40,000 Iraqi Christians have fled [...]	2008-05-20 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KIRF VT IZ
08BAGHDAD1577	FM ZEBARI ON REGIONAL ISSUES; AMBASSADORIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 21 meeting with PolCouns and Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari was skeptical about the prospects for a June Arab League ministerial in Baghdad, but more upbeat about an Expanded Neighbors FM-level meeting here. Zebari described bilatera [...]	2008-05-22 11:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1582	PM MALIKI TELLS CODEL PELOSI: IRAQ WANTS [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told CODEL Pelosi and the Ambassador on May 17 that Iraq is making great political and security strides this year. When asked about Iraq's relationship with its Arab neighbors, PM Maliki responded that Iraq receives little support and added Iraq sho [...]	2008-05-23 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1585	PRT-WASIT: POLICE CHIEF MEETS WITH SADRIST PC [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S//REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary: On May 20, CDR 214 FB and PRT met with Sadrist Provincial Council (PC) member Ahmed Hasan Ebrah, Wasit Provincial Director of Police (PDoP) MG Abd al Haninn Hamud Faysal al Amir, and Kut Criminal Investigative Divi [...]	2008-05-23 14:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1588	ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Beginning with the GOI,s Anti-Corruption Conference in January there have been a number of newsworthy events on the anti-corruption front so far in 2008. The January Conference was followed by a UN Office of Drugs and Crime meeting in mid-March timed to coincide with the signing and rat [...]	2008-05-24 06:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ECON EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD1592	KARBALA PRT MEETS WITH SADRIST PC MEMBERS [...] (U) This a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: On May 8, PRT met two Sadrist members of the Karbala Provincial Council (PC). The Sadrists had only recently returned to the Council after warrants for their arrests were withdrawn. The Sadrists warned of Iranian influence in south [...]	2008-05-24 09:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD1601	IRANIAN-BACKED PARTIES PREPARED TO DOMINATE [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The failure of the Shiite religious parties since 2005 to improve the daily lives of average Iraqis has left many Shia disillusioned. In Muthanna, nationalist, tribal, technocratic, and secular groups are coalescing to offer a [...]	2008-05-25 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1603	GOI KURDS ON SFA/SOFA, TIES WITH THE NEIGHBORS, [...] (C) The Ambassador and Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk met on May 20 with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih, May 21 with Salih and President Talabani, and May 22 with Salih and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. On the Strategic Framework and Status of Forces Agreements ( [...]	2008-05-26 05:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1605	SHEIKH OMAR AL JABOURI WANTS TO BE THE NEXT SUNNI [...] (C) Summary: On May 20, PolOff, EPRT-2 Team Leader and CF met with Sunni leader Sheikh Omar al Jabouri (SOAJ) in order to discuss the founding of the Independent National Tribal Gathering (INTG),upcoming provincial elections and his break from the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP). SOAJ explained [...]	2008-05-26 11:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1610	PRESIDENT TALABANI ON TAWAFUQ RETURN, SFA/SOFA, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 25 meeting, President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador that he has been mediating between Prime Minister al-Maliki and Vice President al-Hashemi to secure the return of Tawafuq officials to the GOI cabinet, and he expressed optimism that a final deal could be reached bef [...]	2008-05-26 16:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1616	PM MALIKI ON SISTANI MEETING, ELECTIONS, SFA, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a May 23 meeting, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that Grand Ayatollah Sistani is generally supportive of a long-term security agreement with the USG and is keenly interested in upcoming provincial elections. Sistani told the PM he will issue a public stateme [...]	2008-05-27 08:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1641	PRT ANBAR: UNAMI VISITS ANBAR TO DISCUSS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A small UNAMI delegation visited Ramadi on May 27 with a dual purpose: to hold talks with provincial officials on economic development in advance of the expected establishment of a permanent UNAMI presence in the province and to m [...]	2008-05-29 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ECON EAID UN IZ
08BAGHDAD1650	KDP - PUK RELATIONS: CABINET NEGOTIATIONS SHOW [...] (C) Through a broad range of discussions with party officials and a drawn out, public airing of party laundry in the press, RRT has learned that mistrust, greed, and political jockeying have greatly delayed decisions on the Kurdistan Region Government,s sixth cabinet. Despite six months of n [...]	2008-05-30 04:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1668	ENGAGING IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS ON GOI EFFORTS TO [...] (U) Para 11 contains talking points that addressees may wish to use in updating the engagement approach laid out in Refs A and B. 2. (C) Summary: The government of Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki has undertaken significant steps to confront militias and criminal groups supported by Iran and to [...]	2008-06-02 02:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1676	KOUCHNER MEETS CG PETRAEUS, LAUDS SPECTACULAR [...] (C) Summary: French FM Kouchner congratulated MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Petraeus on "spectacular" progress in Iraq during an hour-long June 1 meeting held at the Guest House on President Talabani's Karrada compound. Also attending were S/I Satterfield, and, for the French, Ambassador Je [...]	2008-06-02 16:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR IZ
08BAGHDAD1708	VP ADEL ON IRAN'S VIEW OF SFA AND IRANIAN MEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: In a June 4 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told S/I Satterfield that his recent discussions with top-tier Iranian Government officials had succeeded in blunting Tehran's intense hostility toward a USG-GOI security agreement. Claiming that Iran is less powerful in Iraq t [...]	2008-06-05 09:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1726	TURKISH ENVOY ON GOT-KRG COOPERATION, KIRKUK [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Special Envoy Murat Ozcelik told S/I Satterfield on June 4 that he is pleased with ongoing GOT-KRG talks and is currently in Baghdad finalizing arrangements for a possible July 3 visit to Baghdad by Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan. He also hoped to meet with Kurdistan R [...]	2008-06-06 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD1763	MEETING BETWEEN S/I AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD AND [...] (C) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with S/I Satterfield, Deputy Speaker Sheikh Khalid Attiya said that most remaining obstacles to a new election law can be resolved, but that there is no agreement on the division of seats for the Kirkuk council. Delaying the election there might be the most [...]	2008-06-10 18:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1772	TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY UPDATES S/I SATTERFIELD ON [...] (S) Summary: During a June 9 meeting, Turkish Special Envoy Murat Ozcelik provided S/I Satterfield with an update on the state of play of issues discussed ref A, following Ozcelik's meetings in Baghdad over the past several days. Overall, Ozcelik said he came away impressed with the level of c [...]	2008-06-11 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD178	SAMI AL-ASKERI DESCRIBES JANUARY 19 ATTACK ON NSA [...] (S) Summary: PM Advisor Sami al-Askeri described scrambling to reach out to Sadr/JAM contacts and organize a GOI response to an apparent JAM attack on a mosque where National Security Advisor Muwafaq al-Rubaie was attending Ashoura services Saturday evening. As Rubaie remained holed up in th [...]	2008-01-23 19:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1782	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrives in Washington at a critical juncture. SOFA negotiations have become a domestic political flashpoint and the fodder for political agendas, a vehicle for Iranian machinations, and the crux of a false choice between sovereignty and security. Zeba [...]	2008-06-13 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1784	PM MALIKI RECOUNTS HIS JUNE 7-9 VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (S/NF) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's June 7-9 visit to Tehran featured meetings with all of Iran's senior leadership, but Maliki told S/I Ambassador Satterfield that he went to visit Supreme Leader Khamenei, agreeing to the other meetings solely out of protocol. The Ministers of Defe [...]	2008-06-14 06:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ IR PREL PGOV PINR
08BAGHDAD179	MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON PRISONS AND COR HR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim on January 19 criticized living conditions she observed during a recent unannounced visit to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ)-operated Khadamiya women,s prison that she undertook at PM Maliki's request. She said that while some inmates alleged [...]	2008-01-23 20:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KJUS PGOV PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD1794	RRT ERBIL: KDP INTEL DIRECTOR AND KRG PM BARZANI [...] (S) Summary: In a June 11 meeting with Senior Adviser Thomas Krajeski to discuss Kurdish reaction to initial UNAMI reports offering advice for the resolution of disputed internal boundaries (septel),Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Intelligence (Parastin) Director Masrur Barzani offered his [...]	2008-06-14 14:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1889	MEK: GOI SEEKS TO ASSUME SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (S) The GOI has informed us over the past few days that it seeks to assume security responsibility for the MEK members located at Camp Ashraf. PM Maliki told MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus on June 15 the GOI's desire to see the MEK issue resolved, as their prolonged presence in Iraq would c [...]	2008-06-22 11:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1922	AYAD ALLAWI DISCUSSES RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Former Prime Minister and Iraqiyya Bloc Leader Ayad Allawi played down rumors of a formal alliance with the Sadrists, Fadila, Iraqi National Dialogue Front (INDF),and Ibrahim Jafari's party in a June 22 meeting with PolCouns, but admitted that Iraqiyya coordinates on some com [...]	2008-06-24 07:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1927	PRT NAJAF: GOV'S OFFICE AWASH IN RUMORS OF ISCI [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The relationship between Najaf Governor Asaad Abu Gelal Al-Ta'ie and Deputy Governor Abdul Hussein Abtan, both firmly entrenched members of ISCI's inner circle, has long been characterized within the province as disruptive and compe [...]	2008-06-24 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1929	EMBASSY AND MFA CLARIFY LINES OF COMMUNICATION ON [...] (C) On June 17, Pol and Management Counselors met with Ambassador Srood Najib, MFA's Americas Director, to review recent developments related to turning over USG-occupied property in the International Zone (IZ) to the MFA as sites for future foreign embassies. In particular, POL and MGT Counse [...]	2008-06-24 16:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AMGT ABLD IZ
08BAGHDAD193	ERBIL: KURDISTAN REGIONAL PRESIDENT MASOUD BARZANI [...] (C) Summary. In response to extensive criticism by NGOs (both local and international) and local journalists, Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani rejected the Press Law bill passed by the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) on December 11. He returned the bill on January 15 to the KNA [...]	2008-01-24 16:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ
08BAGHDAD1989	NECHIRVAN BARZANI ON SOFA, OIL LAW, ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, accompanied by Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official Rowsch Shaways and KRG Oil Minister Ashti Hawrami, on June 26 met with the Ambassador, Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk, Econ Minister-Cou [...]	2008-06-29 08:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD20	A GREAT BARGAIN IN BAGHDAD: DOURA MARKET REVIVES [...] (U) The Doura Market in Baghdad's Rashid district -- formerly one of the city's most dangerous areas -- has experienced a rebirth over the course of the past six months due to significant gains in security for residents of the Doura neighborhood. The improvements are visible and measurable. [...]	2008-01-02 17:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD2000	FORMER BASRAH IP CHIEF MISSES OLD LIFE [...] (C) Summary: During a June 24 dinner, former Basrah IP Chief MG Jalil expressed frustration over his transfer to Baghdad. He credited the GOI offensive in March for improving security in Basrah, but predicted that JAM would regain its strength as the government shifted its attention elsewher [...]	2008-06-29 13:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2012	(S) PRT MAYSAN: $100 MILLION IN THE WORKS FOR [...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: In a June 26 conversation with Team Leader (TL),advisor to the governor Zaid Khalaf al-Hoshi confirmed reports that the GOI will commit $100 million for reconstruction efforts in Maysan province, and broadly painted how the reconstruction funds are expected to be adminis [...]	2008-06-30 02:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD2035	ANBAR PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN SHARES [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on July 1, Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Dr. Abdulsalam Abdullah Mohammend Al-Ani discussed ideas to improve relations between the central and provincial government, the Anbar Provincial Council's (PC) ongoing struggle with the Ministry of Interior [...]	2008-07-02 17:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PTER PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD204	BAGHDAD ESSENTIAL SERVICES: 2007 YEAR IN REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: Initiated in 2007, Fardh Al Qanoon (FAQ),aka the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),emphasized several themes, including the delivery of essential services. Although initially led by DPM Zoubai, his attempted assassination and the political boycott of the Tawafuq bloc hindered efforts to [...]	2008-01-25 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	AMGT EAID ECON ENRG IZ PGOV PINR PREL SOCI
08BAGHDAD2045	ECA A/S AMERI FROM AMBASSADOR ERELI [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Ameri: As the new Public Affairs Counselor at Embassy Baghdad, I have been on the ground now for about a month. In that time, it has become clear to me that U.S.-Iraqi relations are at an important crossroads and that the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs can ha [...]	2008-07-03 02:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2060	NUNCIO AFFIRMS IRAQI CHRISTIANS WANT TO STAY, NOT [...] (C) Summary: The Papal Nuncio to Iraq, Archbishop Chullikat, affirmed on July 3 that most Christians wished to remain in Iraq. He declared the trend toward emigration reversible, with generating employment opportunities the best remedy for their hardships. He called for Christians to be int [...]	2008-07-04 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD2069	AMBASSADOR AND CG DISCUSS SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ryan Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General (CG) David Petraeus met with Prime Minister Maliki June 26 to discuss a "bridge" security agreement between the United States and Iraq to facilitate continued U.S. support for the GOI while the Status of Forces Agreement nego [...]	2008-07-04 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS IR IZ PREL
08BAGHDAD2071	NSC JUNE 29 REVIEWS SUCCESSFUL SECURITY [...] (S/REL UK AS) Summary: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki chaired June 29 the National Security Council (NSC) that discussed security operations in Amarah (Maysan Province),the security situation in Diyala, and the need for supplemental funding of the Ministry of Interior. The Prime Minister ope [...]	2008-07-05 08:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD208	NEW CPI COMMISSIONER FAVORS TRANSPARENCY AND TERM LIMITS [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Days after his appointment as the head of the Commission on Public Integrity (CPI),Judge Raheem Al-Ugaili sounded consistent themes in interviews with local media and meetings with emboffs. Speaking frankly of the danger public corruption poses to Iraqi soci [...]	2008-01-25 13:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ KCOR PGOV EAID PINR
08BAGHDAD2084	FADILAH LEADER SUGGESTS SADR REPLACEMENTS [...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: In a wide-ranging June 29 conversation with Poloff and Wasit PRToffs, Fadilah spiritual leader Abbas al-Zaydi explained that Iran supported both ISCI and JAM, but for different functions; "JAM is tactical; ISCI is strategic." He complained that the GOI was "acting as a [...]	2008-07-06 12:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV IR IZ PINR
08BAGHDAD2115	RRT ERBIL: VOTER REGISTRATION PREPARATIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Erbil Governorate Electoral Officer, Handreen Muhammed Salih, told RRTOff and IFES Liaison Officer June 30 that the Independent High Electoral Commission's (IHEC) centralized approach to hiring, message development, and approving costs hampers his office's abilities to organize [...]	2008-07-08 06:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PTER EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD2124	REPORTED UNIFIED SLATE FOR DAWA AND KARBALA TRIBAL [...] (S) Summary: On July 1 in Karbala, a delegation of tribal sheiks from Salah ad Din Province and tribal sheiks from Karbala signed an agreement in support of security, reconciliation, national unity, democracy, reconstruction, and private investment. Also on July 1, tribal sheiks from Karbala, [...]	2008-07-08 14:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO IZ
08BAGHDAD2152	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI ON: THE PROVINCIAL [...] (S) Summary: In a July 8 meeting with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, Ambassador Crocker, joined by NSC Senior Director Brett McGurk and DASD Mark Kimmitt, discussed progress on the Provincial Elections Law and on the Strategic Framework Agreement and accompanying protocol/MOU. On the Provinc [...]	2008-07-10 16:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD2153	TALABANI ON SOFA, IRAQI FOREIGN RELATIONS, KEY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on July 7 with President Jalal Talabani and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih. Talabani called for a specific USG-GOI plan for countering Iranian opposition to the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) and Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),but praised recent st [...]	2008-07-11 02:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD2157	NINEWA PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR VISITS TAL AFAR AND [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 5, Ninewa Governor Duraid Kashmoula, accompanied by Ninewa Vice Governor Khasro Goran, the Provincial Directors General of Water and Electricity, a local journalist, the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment (3 ACR) Commanding Officer and the PRT Leader, visited the [...]	2008-07-11 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2201	VP ADEL ABDEL MEHDI ON SFA AND TAWAFUQ RETURN TO [...] (S) Summary: In a July 13 meeting, the Ambassador told Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi that his July 12 conversation with PM Maliki had produced a common understanding on the process to conclude a bilateral agreement that would include a Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) that sets out princ [...]	2008-07-14 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2202	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SUNNI WAQF CHIEF AHMED [...] (C) Summary: In their first formal meeting, Sunni Waqf Chief Ahmed Abdel Ghaffur al-Samaraie detailed for the Ambassador a number of reconciliation projects he is directing to bring Sunni political voices back into the Iraqi political process. He said he has worked to strengthen the Sahwa gro [...]	2008-07-14 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD2206	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SFA/PROTOCOL WITH VP [...] (C) In a brief July 14 meeting, Ambassador Crocker outlined for Vice President Tariq Hashimi the U.S. approach to the Strategic Framework Agreement and protocol to be taken up by the Executive Committee that evening. Ambassador Crocker said that on July 12 he and PM Maliki had discussed the i [...]	2008-07-15 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD2212	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SFA/PROTOCOL WITH VP [...] (C) In a brief July 14 meeting, Ambassador Crocker outlined for Vice President Tariq Hashimi the U.S. approach to the Strategic Framework Agreement and protocol to be taken up by the Executive Committee that evening. Ambassador Crocker said that on July 12 he and PM Maliki had discussed the i [...]	2008-07-16 04:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD2228	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AL-IRAQIYYA LEADER AYAD [...] (C) Summary: In a July 13 lunch hosted by Ambassador Crocker, al-Iraqiyya bloc leader and former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told Ambassador Crocker that he was not against an SFA/SOFA with the United States in principle, but that he and other parliamentary bloc leaders wanted more clarity from [...]	2008-07-17 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD223	HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION STILL STALLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Jeffery lobbied a series of GOI officials January 14-18 for speedier passage of the hydrocarbon framework legislation, but technical and political issues abound, and the law remains entangled among other legislative priorities (reftels). END SUMMARY. DPM Sal [...]	2008-01-26 10:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ECON ENRG PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2231	WASIT: SADRIST PC MEMBERS MEET PRT AND BRIGADE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 02:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD224	VP ADEL ON BUDGET, NEW CABINET, SECURITY, REGIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador January 24 that Prime Minister Maliki continues to obstruct passage of the 2008 GOI budget, but it is unlikely that the budget would need to be submitted for an additional, time-consuming cabinet vote prior to final parliamentary [...]	2008-01-26 10:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2241	NINEWA: KRG-AFFILIATED ASSYRIAN LEADERS, SHABAK [...] (C) As part of an ongoing outreach effort to minority communities in Ninewah Province, PRT leader met separately with two prominent Assyrian Christians and four Shabak political activists. All were concerned about threats to their communities and sought continued USG engagement on the way fo [...]	2008-07-19 10:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON EPET ENRG PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2242	BASRAH'S RELIGIOUS MINORITY LEADERS HOPE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor for Southern Affairs Gordon Gray and REO incoming and outgoing directors met on July 15 and 16 with Father Emad and Abdel Kareem al-Khazraji, the leaders of Basrah's minority Christian and Sunni communities. Both leaders expressed dismay over the widespread emigrat [...]	2008-07-19 11:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2243	BASRAH SECURITY COMMANDERS: SITUATION IMPROVED, [...] (C) In separate July 16 meetings with Senior Advisor for Southern Affairs Gordon Gray and incoming and outgoing REO Directors, Basrah's Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police leadership proudly noted the security improvements following the March 2008 'Charge of the Knights' operation but warned of danger [...]	2008-07-19 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PGOV MCAP IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2268	BASRAH GOV CRITICAL OF GOI AND SAFA AL-SAFI [...] (C) Summary: In a July 15 meeting with Senior Advisor for Southern Affairs Gordon Gray and incoming and outgoing REO Directors, Basrah Governor Mohammad Musabeh al-Waeli said the security situation had improved since the March 2008 Operation Charge of the Knights (COK). He decried Iranian i [...]	2008-07-21 12:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2276	KARBALA DROUGHT MASKS DEEPER WATER WOES [...] (C) Summary: Water, Karbala,s most precious resource, has become increasingly scarce in recent years, posing challenges to continued economic development in the province. Drought is the apparent culprit, with below-average rainfall during the past several years. Water scarcity is also the pro [...]	2008-07-22 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV EAGR PREL PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD2279	PRT MAYSAN: MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS LIST IMMEDIATE [...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. Summary and Comment: -------------------- 2. (C) The Director General (DG) of Municipalities and Director of Maysan (Amarah) Municipalities identified solid waste collection and disposal as a top priority during a July 15 meeting with PRT Munic [...]	2008-07-23 05:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS ECON EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD2296	KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI PLEDGES COOPERATION ON [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's July 20 trip to Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani said he is ready to travel to Baghdad within the week to discuss the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) with PM Maliki. Ambassador noted the KRG's improved relations with Tur [...]	2008-07-23 19:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ENRG PHUM PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2297	VP HASHIMI, AMB CROCKER, CG PETRAEUS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 18 dinner hosted at his residence for Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus to discuss how to promote better relations between the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) and Coalition Forces (CF) in Anbar Province, IIP Secretary-General and Iraqi Vice President Hashimi, IIP MPs, an [...]	2008-07-23 19:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PMIL IZ
08BAGHDAD2298	HARIRI VISIT FURTHERS OPENING TO ARAB NEIGHBORS, [...] (C) Summary: Lebanese MP and Future Movement leader Saad Hariri on July 17 briefed Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus at the end of his one-day visit to Baghdad and Najaf. Hariri viewed the trip as an opportunity to increase contacts and understanding between his Saudi allies and both t [...]	2008-07-23 19:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD230	SAI AND ISCI: UNLIKELY ALLIANCE, UNCLEAR RESULTS [...] (S/NF) This is a joint Baghdad POL - Karbala and Najaf PRT cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Ramadi-based Iraq Awakening Movement (SAI) hopes to expand into the south to increase the standing of Ahmed Abu Risha and the strength of the SAI relative to the Tawafuq Bloc. National GOI and ISCI l [...]	2008-01-27 09:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2312	SCENESETTER FOR WASHINGTON VISIT OF IRAQI MINISTER [...] (S) Iraqi Minister of Interior Jawad al-Bolani is a hard working, honest broker achieving real but fragile success in his efforts to rid the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) of corruption and sectarianism. He arrives in Washington against a backdrop of increasing good news about security in Ira [...]	2008-07-24 15:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PGOV PTER PNAT MOPS MCAP MARR IZ
08BAGHDAD2328	EMBASSY HOLDS SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE FOR GOI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An Embassy-sponsored conference in July brought together representatives from all three branches of the Iraqi government to begin discussing ways to improve the legislative process. The conference was an Iraqi-led event with minimal facilitation by the Embassy, and the Iraqi p [...]	2008-07-26 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2355	MAYSAN IA OFFICERS: OPS GOING WELL, BUT GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) operations in Maysan went "better than planned," said 10th Iraqi Army (IA) Division Deputy Commander Brigadier General Jabar Nehma and 38th Brigade Deputy Commander Colonel Mustafa Khydair in a July 24 meeting with MND-C DCG-S COL Smith and poloffs. Th [...]	2008-07-28 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2362	ZEBARI PROMISES UNAMI RENEWAL LETTER [...] (C) PolMinCouns July 27 conveyed to FM Zebari reftel suggested text for the necessary GOI letter requesting renewal of UNAMI's mandate. Zebari noted that Iraq's UN Mission in New York had already informed the MFA on the need to transmit a letter to the UN prior to Security Council action on t [...]	2008-07-28 17:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK UN IZ
08BAGHDAD2366	FM ZEBARI FRUSTRATED WITH PM MALIKI AND WONDERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari was his usual gregarious self but also made no effort to hide frustrations stemming from his relationship with PM Maliki and his continued disappointment that King Abdullah had not yet rescheduled his visit to Baghdad (originally planned for July 9 [...]	2008-07-29 04:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD238	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTS, [...] (S) During their January 25 meeting, the Ambassador and Vice President Hashimi discussed the Executive Council, a draft amnesty law, Mosul, Concerned Local Citizens (CLCs),and Iran. Hashimi voiced concern that PM Maliki might decrease relative authority of the Executive Council in favor of [...]	2008-01-27 17:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD239	"THE STREET IS STRONGER THAN PARLIAMENT:" SADRIST [...] (C) Summary: As a harbinger of Sadrist Trend hostility to a prospective USG-GOI long-term strategic relationship (LTSR) agreement, Sadrist Deputy Governor of Karbala Jawad al-Hasnawi told us January 24 that if Trend efforts to quash parliamentary approval of the agreement were to fail (a highl [...]	2008-01-27 18:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2402	SECURITY OPERATION BENEVOLENT DIYALA STARTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) On July 28, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) launched Benevolent Diyala, the security operation designed to sweep residual terrorist elements and supporters from Diyala province. The ISF blockaded the provincial capital Baqub [...]	2008-08-01 09:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR MOPS PTER ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD2441	WASIT ISF OFFICERS WARN BORDER IS COMPLETELY OPEN [...] (C) In a July 29 meeting with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray, 41st Fires Brigade Commanding Officer Colonel Richard Francey, and PRT members, Wasit's chief security officials complained about political and judicial resistance to Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) operations and warned that the border wi [...]	2008-08-05 07:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2444	WASIT GOV: PEOPLE WANT CHANGE [...] (C) "People want change," said Wasit Governor Abdel Latif Turfa in a July 29 conversation with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray and PRT Team Leader. Although Turfa declined to offer any prediction over election results, he said the Sadrists were unpopular, while Prime Minister Maliki had gained Sun [...]	2008-08-05 07:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2446	WASIT SADRIST: THERE IS NO MORE JAM [...] (C) "The character of the GOI justifies Sadrist resistance," claimed Sadrist Provincial Council (PC) Member Ahmed Ebrah in a July 29 meeting with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray and PRT members. However, Ebrah claimed that Sadr's June 13 statement was tantamount to a dissolution of Jaysh al-Mahdi [...]	2008-08-05 07:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2463	KIRKUK: TENSE, RETURNING TO NORMAL, BUT NO RESUMPTION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past two weeks, ethnic relations in Kirkuk have been buffeted by the passage - and subsequent veto - of a controversial provincial elections law in Baghdad, a terrorist attack at a Kurdish demonstration resulting in mass casualties, a violent confrontation between Kurdis [...]	2008-08-06 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MOPS KCRM IZ
08BAGHDAD2473	THE POWERS OF JULY 22 BLOC: ONE HIT WONDER? [...] (C) Summary: On July 29, Dr. Habib Jabir Habib, an independent Shia Council of Representatives (COR) member and political analyst for the pan-Arab daily newspaper, Al-Sharq al-Awsat, told Poloff that the Kirkuk issue united the "Powers of July 22" to pass the (subsequently vetoed) Provincial [...]	2008-08-07 10:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL
08BAGHDAD2488	VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT FOR SADR'S [...] (C) As reported in Ref A, Muqtada al-Sadr's July 28 public statement divided his Jaysh al-Mehdi (JAM) militia into two groups: an unarmed group that performs "thought jihad" and an armed resistance cell to battle "the Occupation." On August 5, the Sadrist movement issued a six-page pamphlet th [...]	2008-08-07 15:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD249	NINEWA: MOSUL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT PROPOSES BROAD [...] (S/REL ACGU) Summary: Mosul University President Dr. Obay al-Dewachi told us he was open to broad cooperation with the PRT. Although the university was a bastion of the Ba'athist system and is a known safe haven for terrorists, as one of the best universities in Iraq the PRT will begin immedia [...]	2008-01-28 07:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2501	THE GERMAN-IRAQI INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the departing German Ambassador to Iraq, the recently initialed German-Iraq Investment Promotion Agreement (IPA) would be better described as an "Investors' Protection" Agreement. Routine to nearly all German bilateral commercial relationships, similar documents ar [...]	2008-08-10 06:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD IZ GM
08BAGHDAD2517	EMBASSY BAGHDAD WELCOMES VISIT OF EGYPTIAN [...] (S) Strengthening Iraq's relations with key Arab neighbors continues to be a high USG priority and the return of an Egyptian Ambassador here would provide significant momentum to this effort. Please convey to the GOS that Embassy Baghdad welcomes this important step and stands ready to provid [...]	2008-08-11 07:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ EG
08BAGHDAD254	SENIOR DAWA OFFICIAL ON LTSR, SADRIST "GHOSTS," [...] (C) Summary: Senior Dawa Party CoR member Haidar al-Abadi told us January 27 that CoR ratification of any long-term strategic relationship (LTSR) agreement will likely turn on provisions governing legal immunity and the U.S. military's ability to arrest and detain Iraqi citizens. He claimed th [...]	2008-01-28 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2545	LEGAL CLAIMS AGAINST IRAQI ASSETS: WHAT NOW? [...] (C) An interagency team led by Principal Deputy Legal Adviser Joan Donoghue traveled to Baghdad July 18-24 to discuss with GOI officials the protection of Iraq's assets, the settlement of Iraq's remaining Saddam-era debt and commercial claims, and the resolution of Saddam-era personal injury s [...]	2008-08-12 13:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2553	JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH VISITS BAGHDAD [...] (C) The long awaited, once postponed, and highly secretive visit to Baghdad of Jordan's King Abdullah successfully took place August 12. On the ground for a relatively short time, Abdullah held a one hour meeting with PM Maliki (Deputy PM Barham Salih, National Security Advisor Mowaffaq al- [...]	2008-08-13 12:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JO
08BAGHDAD2555	IRAQ: MOI INTEL DEPUTY SAYS COOPERATION BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 12 meeting with POL-MIL Minister-Counselor and S/CT Regional Coordinator, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior's Deputy Chief of Intelligence said he considered cooperation between Syria and Iran to be a serious problem, including the likely return to Iraq of Special Groups [...]	2008-08-13 12:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2561	PRT TEAM LEADER'S CONFERENCE - MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The message of the July 6-7 Team Leader's Conference was clear: Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) must lay the groundwork for Iraqis to assume greater responsibility, which will occur sooner rather than later. State-DoD cooperation will be essential as DoD turns it [...]	2008-08-13 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREZ IZ
08BAGHDAD2596	MOHR TO LEAD DRAFTING OF GOI HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) will lead GOI efforts on drafting a national human rights strategy based on a report MoHR completed in July outlining the principles for a national strategy. DRL granted $500,000 to American University (AU) to assist the MoHR and other min [...]	2008-08-15 13:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD26	SCENESETTER FOR IRAQI MINISTER OF DEFENSE ABDEL [...] (S) Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdel Qadr arrives in Washington against a backdrop of encouraging news about security in Iraq, still tentative legislative progress, and just as the USG SOFA negotiating team begins its preliminary work prior to its initial meeting with the GOI later this month. [...]	2008-01-03 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
08BAGHDAD2608	IRAQI NSC ON AUGUST 10 REVIEWS SECURITY SITUATION [...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki chaired the August 10 meeting of the National Security Council (I-NSC) that focused on security operations in Diyala, budget execution, and the need for re-energized security operations in Mosul in the face of an up-tick of AQI and criminal [...]	2008-08-17 09:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2628	THE AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH PROMINENT SHI'A [...] (C) Summary: A prominent Shi'a cleric told the Ambassador August 13 that Iraqis perceive significant security improvements, but stressed that regional engagement against foreign fighters would be key to sustaining this progress. Sayyed Mohammed Bahr al-Uloom and his two sons, politicians in th [...]	2008-08-18 06:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD2702	PARLIAMENTARY ALLIANCE FRAGILE AMIDST KURD-SHI'A [...] (C) SUMMARY: While bitter feelings linger toward the Kurds over the election law/Kirkuk impasse, mainstream Shi'a political leaders (particularly ISCI) appear to recognize that their political self-interest requires a continuation of their alliance with the Kurds. Kurdish interlocutors have v [...]	2008-08-22 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2703	PARLIAMENTARY ALLIANCE FRAGILE AMIDST KURD-SHI'A [...] (C) SUMMARY: While bitter feelings linger toward the Kurds over the election law/Kirkuk impasse, mainstream Shi'a political leaders (particularly ISCI) appear to recognize that their political self-interest requires a continuation of their alliance with the Kurds. Kurdish interlocutors have v [...]	2008-08-22 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2708	CONFIDANTE TO SUNNI ARAB VICE PRESIDENT BLASTS PM [...] (C) Summary: A senior advisor to (Sunni) Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi complained August 21 that Prime Minister Maliki, emboldened by the success of this spring's security operations in Basra and Sadr City, was increasingly dropping the pretense of partnership with the ruling coalition's Sunn [...]	2008-08-23 11:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD2724	SINIORA/ABDULLAH: A TALE OF TWO VISITS [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's August 20 visit to Baghdad ran longer than expected and focused on economic (trade, investment, and reduced-tariff oil sales) rather than political issues. Meeting with the Secretary on August 21, a clearly pleased Prime Minister Maliki praised th [...]	2008-08-25 06:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2725	MAYSAN ISCI HEAD: IRAN'S NOT SO BAD [...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: Local ISCI head and PC member Sayyid Hashim al-Shauki called the Maysani provincial government "ineffective" in an August 21 meeting with U.S. officials, blaming in part militant pressure on Sadrist politicians. He identified provincial elections as the sole means of i [...]	2008-08-25 06:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2727	UPDATE ON INVESTMENT IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the recent months, Iraq has seen some early but significant successes in attracting foreign (and, to a lesser extent, domestic) investment. The Ministry of Industry and Mining has moved several SOEs toward point of sale or joint venture status and received 56 JV bids. The [...]	2008-08-25 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD2728	MIDDLE EAST QUINT POLICY PLANNING DIALOGUE: IRAQ [...] (C) Speaking with PolMinCouns August 21, Foreign Minister Zebari welcomed participation in a Middle East policy planning meeting with Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. He thought Iraqi participation would help improve Iraqi relations with those states. The notional agenda looked acceptable to [...]	2008-08-25 09:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO SA EG IZ
08BAGHDAD2751	NINEWA: A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CONSIDERS ITS FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Two prominent Assyrian Christian leaders in Tel Kaif district told the PRT they want to remain a part of Ninewa Province, believing that the KRG is increasingly authoritarian, likely to split on tribal lines, and more prone to Islamic extremism than is currently apparent. By cha [...]	2008-08-27 07:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD2768	WORLD BANK OFFICIALS ON ENERGY STRATEGY, WORLD [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the World Bank has the expertise to assist the Iraqi Government develop a national energy strategy and believes a strategy is important, working level staff in the World Bank's headquarters will not expend resources on this effort until the GOI demonstrates a genuine commit [...]	2008-08-28 13:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG SENV EFIN IZ

08BAGHDAD2782	MALIKI CONFIDANTE CAREFUL ON SOFA AND DISPUTES [...] (C) SUMMARY: One of Prime Minister's closest confidantes told us August 28 that the Prime Minister will keep asserting the Baghdad government's right to deploy the Iraqi army up to the Green Line. He acknowledged Kurdish sensitivities over towns like Khanaqin and Kirkuk but insisted they a [...]	2008-08-29 12:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD2783	SUNNI SHEIKHS FEELING EXCLUDED FROM THE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many Sunni tribal views of the GOI are defined by perceptions of corruption, and the belief that political and sectarian motives drive a Shi'a-dominated government that utilizes the Iraqi Security Forces (both police and military) as a political tool. Sunni tribal contacts are ge [...]	2008-08-29 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2792	ERBIL: MORE BELLIGERENT KURDISH RHETORIC SIGNAL [...] (C) Summary: Increasingly heated rhetoric from Kurdish interlocutors is a sign of the strain placed on the Shia/Kurdish alliance following the failed effort to pass the provincial elections law and the GOI demand that the 34th Peshmerga unit withdraw from Diyala. In an August 21 meeting, a [...]	2008-08-31 11:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2795	PRT ANBAR: ANBAR PROVINCE ON THE EVE OF PIC [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Security responsibility in Anbar Province is scheduled to be transferred from the Coalition Forces (CF) to Iraqi national and provincial authorities in a ceremony in Ramadi on September 1. Called Provincial Iraqi Control [...]	2008-08-31 13:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PTER PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD280	FM ZEBARAI ON NEIGHBORS PROCESS; SFA FRAMEWORK; [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 29 meeting, Foreign Minister Zebari told PolCounselor he expected a complete round of Neighbors Working Group meetings to take place in February and a Baghdad PrepCon (level to be determined) to be held in March. He said another top MFA priority was to appoint car [...]	2008-01-30 18:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2802	GENERAL OTHMAN TALKS TRIBES, SECURITY, IRAN [...] (C) General Othman, Commander of the Iraqi Army (IA) 8th Division (responsible for all five Middle Euphrates provinces),spoke openly with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray on August 27 regarding political dynamics in the region, particularly developments that will impact the security situation. Key [...]	2008-09-01 15:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2809	ERBIL: S/A KRAJESKI MEETS WITH ANGRY KRG LEADERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: KRG officials are frustrated with the stagnation in the implementation of Article 140, dismayed about recent Iraqi Army attempted deployments into Khaneqin and other disputed territories, and fearful for their future within a federal Iraq if the perceived anti-Kurd sentiment gro [...]	2008-09-01 16:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD2812	KARBALA: IRAN EXERTS HEAVY INFLUENCE THROUGH [...] (S) Summary: Since Iraq's liberation, Tehran has sought to increase its sway within Karbala and other key Shi'a holy cities. Iranian agents make use of direct payments and business favors to ensure that provincial government figures remain compliant and favorably inclined to Iranian interests. Sham [...]	2008-09-02 06:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2819	CETI: DPM BARHAM SALIH WANTS CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: At his introductory meeting with EMIN Wall on September 1, DPM Barham Salih provided a tour d'horizon of economic issues. He noted that Iraq is in a transitionQperiod; key challenges include: political reorganization (including the status of Kirkuk),energy -- especially hydroc [...]	2008-09-02 14:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD EAID ECON
08BAGHDAD2831	SUNNI LEADER PESSIMISTIC ABOUT GOI INTENTIONS WITH [...] SUMMARY (C) According to Sahwa leader Abu Azaam, the GOI and Shi,a have opposed Sahwa and the Sons of Iraq (SOI) since its establishment, and transitioning the Sahwa to GOI administration would lead to its dissolution. This will increase the sense of betrayal among Sunni Arabs, and could lead [...]	2008-09-03 12:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD284	NINEWA: MOSUL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT PROPOSES BROAD [...] (S/REL ACGU) Summary: Mosul University President Dr. Obay al-Dewachi told us he was open to broad cooperation with the PRT. Although the university was a bastion of the Ba'athist system and is a known safe haven for terrorists, as one of the best universities in Iraq the PRT will begin immedia [...]	2008-01-31 08:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2862	PRT SALAH AD DIN: KIRKUK ISSUE HEIGHTENS TENSIONS [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) For Salah ad Din (SaD) residents, the Kirkuk Provincial Council's (PC's) call for Kirkuk to join the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has proved to be a very emotive issue. This is a particularly sensitive issue [...]	2008-09-05 19:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD2884	BAGHDAD CAPITAL LAW WORKING GROUP MAY CALL FOR NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to apparent inaction within the Council of Representatives (CoR),a group of Baghdad stakeholders has taken the initiative and started discussions on a draft Baghdad Capital Law (BCL). Although passage is a constitutionally mandated requirement, the BCL has fallen [...]	2008-09-07 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2902	IRAQI OIL MINISTER'S FAILED RAID ON SOUTH OIL [...] (SBU) In a September 4 decision, Oil Minister Shahristani appointed Jabbar al-Luaibi to a new position within the Ministry of Oil that will oversee the new Maysan Oil Company, the South Gas Company, and the South Oil Company, rather than simply reinstating him to his old position as director g [...]	2008-09-08 16:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2905	IRAQI REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT: UPWARD TREND [...] (C) Summary: The arrival of the UAE Ambassador to Iraq on September 4 - the first Arab Ambassador to return to Iraq in several years - and the apparently imminent posting of a Bahraini ambassador later this month provide a concrete demonstration that Iraq's engagement with its Arab neighbors [...]	2008-09-09 05:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ BA AE
08BAGHDAD2906	IRAQ PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE CHAIRS ON CAPACITY [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (COR) Economic Committee Chairman Haider al-Abadi and COR Finance Committee Chairman Ayad al-Sammarai told EMIN in separate meetings that the overall situation in Iraq has greatly improved. Abadi warned that these improvements have led Iraqis to have hig [...]	2008-09-09 07:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB EPET PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD293	BLUEBLOOD SHIA CLERIC COMMENTS ON "BACKWARD" [...] (C) Summary: Scion of a prominent Najafi clerical family and related to both Grand Ayatollah Sistani and Moqtada al-Sadr, Emad Klanter told us January 30 that bumbling Iraqi politicians fail to make progress of any sort but actively encourage a public perception of "American Occupation" throug [...]	2008-01-31 15:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2930	PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS: ELECTIONS IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: Senior Iraqi election commission (IHEC) officials told us September 9 that they require 135 days of lead time between passage of an election law and the holding of elections to organize credible provincial elections. They indicated that January 2009 was the earliest date an ele [...]	2008-09-10 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD2937	SISTANI FEARS PROVINCIAL COUNCIL VALIDITY IN [...] (S/NF) Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani worries provincial councils will lack legal standing without new elections by end 2008, Senior Advisor Gordon Gray learned in a UNAMI read-out of SRSG De Mistura's September 6 meeting with the Najaf-based cleric. DSRSG Andrew Gilmour (protect),joined by [...]	2008-09-11 12:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2962	AMB, CG AND PM DISCUSS ELECTIONS, GOI/KRG [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In the regular weekly meeting held on September 11 with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Ambassador and Commanding General MNF-I General David Petraeus discussed the elections law, relations between the KRG and GOI, foreign business investment in Iraq, crude oil processing [...]	2008-09-14 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER ENGR EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD2966	NINEWA: SHREWD AND MERCURIAL GOVERNOR FAVORS KRG, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ninewa provincial governor Kashmoula is a pro-KRG Sunni Arab whose administration has contributed to the socio-economic decline of the province. Elected with US support by Kurdish and pro-Kurdish members of the Provincial Council following the 2004 assassination of his cousin, [...]	2008-09-14 17:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD2967	KARBALA: DA'WA, ISCI COMPETE FOR APATHETIC VOTERS [...] (S) Summary: Amid widespread voter apathy among Karbalans concerning the political process, members of the two dominant parties -- Da'wa and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) -- are jockeying for position in the run-up to provincial elections. Da'wa increasingly appears to have the u [...]	2008-09-15 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IZ IR
08BAGHDAD299	ARTICLE 140: WHERE ARE WE NOW? [...] (C) Summary: The issue of Article 140 and the status of Kirkuk and the disputed territories is solidly in the middle of the national debate, although there are significant disagreements on all sides in terms of addressing this complex problem. A fair, transparent and agreed resolution to the [...]	2008-02-01 16:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2990	IRAQ CBI GOVERNOR ON POST-SBA RELATIONS, CASH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with EMIN and Treasury Attache September 14, Central Bank Governor Sinan Shabibi offered a tour d'horizon of issues concerning the CBI. Shabibi looked forward to the final tranche of Paris Club debt write off. He was open to a follow on "precautionary" Standby Agreem [...]	2008-09-16 13:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD2993	SADR CITY UPDATE: BOSS SHAMA,S RETURN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Hassan Shama, the Sadr City politician wounded in the June 24 blast that killed several EPRT members and U.S. military personnel, returned to work on August 12 and, after a small public wrangle, resumed his role as District Council (DC) chairman. Since then, Shama has moved aggr [...]	2008-09-16 14:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3008	ANBAR'S AWAKENING AT TWO YEARS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) The Anbar's "awakening movement" was founded in September 2006, a date that arguably marks the turning point in the battle against Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). It is now a political party, the Iraq Awakening Conference (Muatam [...]	2008-09-18 14:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3023	ISCI/BADR FEELING UNDER THREAT, RAISING INTER-SHIA [...] (S) The influential Shia Islamist party ISCI/Badr has become increasingly isolated among Shi'a parties in the past month, and its governing practices have become increasingly restrictive. Tensions have risen dramatically between ISCI/Badr and its fellow Shi'a Islamist coalition partner Da'wa [...]	2008-09-19 13:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3024	WASIT ISCI PARTY CHIEF SLAMS DA'WA, SADRISTS, AND [...] (C) Summary. PRT met on September 14 at al-Kut's ISCI headquarters building with Wasit ISCI party chief Ahmed al-Hakim. Al-Hakim is vehemently critical of Da'wa and the tribal support council concept, and mildly negative about ISCI's electoral prospects given public irritation over the lack [...]	2008-09-19 13:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3031	AMB, CG AND PM DISCUSS SOFA, SOI, AMBASSADOR'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In the regular weekly meeting held on 18 September 2008, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) MNF-I General Raymond Odierno discussed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),Sons of Iraq (SOI),the Ambassador's trip to KRG and relations bet [...]	2008-09-21 13:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER ENGR EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD3032	KARBALA: TRIBAL FEUD RESOLUTION IN OFFING [...] (C) Summary: Resolution of the long-simmering dispute between Shi'a tribes in Karbala's eastern Ayn al-Tamr district and Sunni tribes in neighboring al-Rahaliyah in al-Anbar Province now appears possible. In response to a request from PRT Karbala, a prominent mediator has brought leaders fro [...]	2008-09-21 14:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PREL PINR IR IZ
08BAGHDAD3045	DIPLOMATIC UPDATE: MOMENTUM ON ARAB AMBASSADORS, [...] (C) Summary: According to a senior MFA official, Syria's appointment of an ambassador to Iraq might set the stage to enable the two countries to engage on security and other issues. The official is hopeful that the Syrian ambassador-designate's intelligence background will advance Neighbor [...]	2008-09-22 12:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY
08BAGHDAD3051	BAGHDAD REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE RHYTHM ROAD AMERICAN [...] (U) Embassy Baghdad requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program during the winter of 2009, preferably at the end of February. Post would like to host a Jazz quartet, for a total of six programming days. Our audience will consist of important mission contacts, includ [...]	2008-09-22 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL IZ
08BAGHDAD3059	(S) MAYSAN PC CHAIR RUBBED WRONG BY ISF [...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: In his first meeting with American representatives or Coalition Forces (CF) in several years, Abdul Jabar Wahid, the devout Sadrist chairman of Maysan,s Provincial Council, expressed intense dissatisfaction with this summer's "Operation Good Tidings of Peace," describing [...]	2008-09-23 13:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR IZ
08BAGHDAD3062	PRESIDENT BARZANI - NOTHING IS AS IT SHOULD BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 16, an agitated Kurdistan President Barzani told the Ambassador that he had lost trust in Prime Minister Maliki and if the Prime Minister pushed too far with Iraqi army units there would be armed conflict. Barzani inferred that Maliki has betrayed their friendship [...]	2008-09-23 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ IR TU
08BAGHDAD3070	UNAMI CONTEMPLATING GREATER ROLE IN FACILITATING [...] (C) Summary: In the face of some skepticism from UN Headquarters, SRSG de Mistura believes the UN should be more proactive in ameliorating tensions between Baghdad and Erbil. He is worried by rising Arab-Kurd tensions, concerned by news of a reported Turkish-Iranian agreement to stifle Kurdi [...]	2008-09-24 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UN IZ
08BAGHDAD308	PRT WASIT: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIR AIRS SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S//REL USA, ACGU) Summary: In a 29 Jan meeting with PRT Team Leader (TL),Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Mohammad Hassan Jabir expressed fear that potential Sadrist election victories and the advent of Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) in Wasit wo [...]	2008-02-02 14:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD3106	IRAQ NEIGHBORS PROCESS: UNAMI PLANNING FOR [...] (C) Summary: GOI preparations are moving forward for an expanded neighboring countries ministerial in Baghdad this fall but, according to a senior UNAMI advisor, the Neighbors Process is a weak mechanism that falls short of its goals. This is due, he said, to the lack of a coherent Iraqi re [...]	2008-09-26 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET PREF IZ TU SY JO
08BAGHDAD3124	SETTING THE SCENE FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS IN TUZ [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) While the situation remains reasonably calm in the Tuz district of Salah ad Din province, background tension exists among the different ethnic groups present there. Even though Tuz is not formally a "disputed area," [...]	2008-09-27 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER PREL KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3139	ERBIL: KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY (KDP) POLITBURO [...] (C) Summary: In a September 23 courtesy call, KDP Politburo head Fadhil Merani expressed the view that a political solution could be found to resolve the Article 140 impasse, and stated that in the absence of agreement, a delay was better than resorting to violence. He made a number of obse [...]	2008-09-28 12:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3142	PRT WASIT: SADRIST PC MEMBERS DELIVER DOCUMENT TO [...] Prepare for the coming religious state 2. Prepare the people spiritually 3. Guide society by spreading a correct Islamic awareness 4. Teach people about God and Islamic laws 5. Spread social equality and justice through the Islamic system 6. State and spread human rights according to Isl [...]	2008-09-29 08:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3144	PRT WASIT: SADRIST PC MEMBERS DELIVER DOCUMENT TO [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S//REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary: On September 14, Sadrist Trend Provincial Council (PC) member Ahmed Hasan E'barah delivered a statement to the PRT from Muqtada al-Sadr ordering his followers to turn away from armed struggle and enter his new pro [...]	2008-09-29 13:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3166	BAYJI OIL REFINERY DG TAKING ACTION AGAINST FUEL [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) In a September 18 meeting Bayji Oil Refinery (BOR) Director General Ali Obeidi (protect throughout) told PRT and Joint Security Station officers (JSS) that he has made progress in shutting down corruption and black ma [...]	2008-10-01 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCOR PTER PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD317	MAKHMOUR REFUGEE CAMP: BREAKING THE LOGJAM [...] (C) Post believes that there now exists an opportunity to make progress on the closure of Makhmour refugee camp, given a more positive attitude by the GOI, and what appears to be political breathing space in Ankara. Post read with great interest Ref A on the probability of closing Makhmour re [...]	2008-02-04 08:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL IZ TU
08BAGHDAD3172	UNAMI TO OPEN OFFICE IN RAMADI [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. A UNAMI delegation led by Special Representative for the Secretary de Mistura visited Ramadi on September 29 to announce the formal opening of UNAMI operations in the province. The delegation met with Governor Ma'amoun and some tw [...]	2008-10-01 14:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL IO IZ
08BAGHDAD3188	RETURNEE PROCESSING IN EASTERN BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: The recently-opened returnee registration center in Karada has processed approximately 3,000 returnee families to the entire Baghdad province since it opened in late July, a rate of 100-200 per day. These are in addition to the 5,600 returnee families that the MoDM has registered [...]	2008-10-02 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ
08BAGHDAD3192	MUTHANNA TRIBAL LEADERS SUPPORT FOR SOFA, [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of Shia tribal leaders from southern Iraq told Special Advisor Gray on September 24 they supported the SOFA and expanded relations with the U.S. and expressed concern about Iranian influence in the South. The sheikhs looked forward to the upcoming provincial electi [...]	2008-10-03 11:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3211	PRT SALAH AD DIN: POLITICAL TENSIONS INCREASE AS [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. SUMMARY ------------ 2. (C) As provincial elections approach, the PRT is hearing more complaints of political infighting, and accusations against provincial officials in Salah ad Din (SaD). One key duel is between two of the most powerful [...]	2008-10-05 06:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD3238	D PRESSES PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Speaker Mashadani told DepSec Negroponte that a majority in the parliament supported the bilateral security agreement, but that many deputies would not support it publicly. Noting that other countries benefit from security agreements with the U.S., he said the continued American [...]	2008-10-07 05:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3240	IRAQIS CONDEMN PKK ATTACK ON TURKISH ARMY OUTPOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both GOI and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) leaders were quick to publicly condemn the October 3 evening terrorist attack by Kongra-Gel (PKK) rebels on a Turkish military outpost situated on the Iraq-Turkey border. KRG leaders firmly denied a subsequent Turkish accusation that [...]	2008-10-07 08:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ TU
08BAGHDAD3252	BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR: WE WANT TO SUPPORT IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria is proud of its service in the Coalition and wants to remain engaged in Iraq, regardless of the probable departure of its 155 troops from Iraq at the end of the year, according to Bulgarian Ambassador Valeri Ratchev. Ratchev, who has just begun a three week visit to Bagh [...]	2008-10-08 12:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ BG
08BAGHDAD3263	SAHWA LEADER ABU AZZAM AN AMBITIOUS POLITICAL [...] (C) Sahwa leader Thamir Al Tamimi, aka Abu Azzam, said that the Sahwa issues are not yet over for the government of Iraq (GOI),despite his own claims in the press that the process is going smoothly. This is not the only time Abu Azzam has issued contradictory statements weeks. He has also [...]	2008-10-09 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD3269	KIRKUK: DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE HEARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Deputy Secretary Negroponte's October 4 visit to Kirkuk, local political leaders expressed support for the provincial elections law and denounced the removal of Article 50 that contained quotas for minority representation. They also demonstrated support for the committee t [...]	2008-10-09 14:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3294	IRAQI CLERICS AND THE BILATERAL SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with prominent Iraqi Islamic clerics revealed support for a bilateral security agreement from several interlocutors, but another expressed strong reservations. In our conversations, only one prominent Islamic figure indicated a willingness to publicly advocat [...]	2008-10-13 06:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD3296	SWEDISH ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ INCREASING; SWEDISH [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has made a large commitment to Iraq and intends to do more, particularly as it looks ahead to its July 2009 European Union (EU) Presidency. In an October 8 meeting, visiting Swedish Ambassador Niclas Trouve and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director G [...]	2008-10-13 07:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV ETRD IZ SE
08BAGHDAD3311	IRAQI TURKOMAN ALLEGE KURDISH MISRULE AND US BIAS [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Turkoman both in and out of government in late September broadly agreed that Kurdish oppression is their community's largest problem and that the U.S. sytematically discriminates against Turkoman and in favor of Kurds. Contacts generally criticized the Iraqi Turkoman Front [...]	2008-10-14 08:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3325	I-NSC OCTOBER 12 REVIEWS SITUATION IN MOSUL, [...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary. The October 12 meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council (I-NSC) opened with the Prime Minister setting aside the prepared schedule and calling for a briefing on the situation of reported Christian persecution in Mosul City, Ninewa. All members of the NSC wanted to [...]	2008-10-15 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ
08BAGHDAD3330	MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS ON MOSUL RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Communications Farouk Abdul-Rahman claims to have spent all of the USD 100 million provided by the Central Government for reconstruction in Mosul. He said that Provincial Government budget-execution lags behind, and he has asked Prime Minister Maliki to reassign some [...]	2008-10-16 10:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAID ECPS EINT EINV IZ
08BAGHDAD3331	MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS ON MOSUL RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Communications Farouk Abdul-Rahman claims to have spent all of the USD 100 million provided by the Central Government for reconstruction in Mosul. He said that Provincial Government budget-execution lags behind, and he has asked Prime Minister Maliki to reassign some [...]	2008-10-16 10:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAID ECPS EINT EINV IZ
08BAGHDAD3357	CHRISTIAN POLITICIANS COOPERATE ON ARTICLE 50 [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's two Christian parliamentarians, political bloc leaders, and other minority representatives are redrafting Article 50, which was excluded from the Provincial Elections Law (PEL) parliament passed on September 24 (reftel). (Note: Article 50 would have established set-aside [...]	2008-10-19 15:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3364	US-IRAQ DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION: A PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION: In preparation for the early November U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Business and Investment Climate, this cable looks back at the February 2008 Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC); reviews what was agreed then; and takes stock of what has been achieved in the interim. [...]	2008-10-20 11:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV IZ
08BAGHDAD3383	PM DEMANDS ACTION TO PROTECT CHRISTIANS IN MOSUL [...] (S) Summary. In an uncharacteristically short meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council (I-NSC),Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki demanded quick action by the Government of Iraq (GOI) to end the intimidation and fear that had driven thousands of Christians from their homes in Ninawa Provinc [...]	2008-10-22 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KIRF MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER SY
08BAGHDAD3402	RRT ERBIL: ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT BARZANI CITES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Region's chief advisor on Turkish matters believes that the recent killing of 15 Turkish soldiers by PKK forces increased public and military pressure on the Turkish government and so precipitated the revival of the dialogue between Turkey and the Kurdistan Regiona [...]	2008-10-25 10:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER TU IZ
08BAGHDAD3458	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE PROVIDING SUPPORT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Heather Therrien, Political Party Development Director for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Iraq, outlined NDI's political party training and election observer training efforts to an inter-agency provincial election working group at Embassy Baghdad on October 28, 2 [...]	2008-10-30 11:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3475	BASRAH RESIDENTS ANGRY, WORRIED ABOUT IRANIAN [...] (C) Basrawis blame Iran for the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) violence and intimidation that ended in April following Operation Charge of the Knights, community leaders and security officials told Senior Advisor Gray during a visit October 26-29. With the exception of an Islamic Supreme Council of Ir [...]	2008-11-02 02:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
08BAGHDAD3476	PLANNING MINISTER BABAN'S BUDGET AND ICI CONCERNS [...] (C) EMIN and Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) Ali Baban met October 26 and discussed Baban's concerns about the 2009 budget, the International Compact with Iraq (ICI),and future assistance. Baban believes that the GOI's favoring the operational portion of the pared-do [...]	2008-11-02 05:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD3479	UNHCR DOUBLES PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORTS RETURNS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant UN High Commissioner for Refugees for Operations Judy Cheng-Hopkins briefed the Ambassador October 28 on UNHCR,s new strategy to sharply increase engagement inside Iraq to support returns. Ambassador Crocker encouraged UNHCR to continue direct engagement with the Iraq [...]	2008-11-02 11:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREF PREL
08BAGHDAD348	PRT MAYSAN: MAYSAN'S TRIBES SEEK POLITICAL ROLE [...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Tribal members in Maysan are asserting their political relevance by occupying key positions and creating independent advocacy groups. Members of several local tribes, including the Bani Malik, the al-Fartusi, and the al-Gharrawi, [...]	2008-02-06 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3487	UNAMI INTERESTED IN "GRAND BARGAIN" FOR KIRKUK, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 2 meeting with S/A Krajeski, UNAMI's Andrew Gilmour said UNAMI will finish its second round of reports on the disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) areas by mid-December, but delay issuing them until after the provincial elections because of the currently tense politic [...]	2008-11-03 10:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UN IZ
08BAGHDAD3488	PRINCE OF THE MARSHES ON SOFA AND MAYSAN,S FUTURE [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion, prominent Maysani Sheikh Abed al-Kareem al-Mohammedawi of "Prince of the Marshes" fame explained that he was pitching the SOFA to local and tribal leaders to counter attempts by Iran and others [...]	2008-11-03 12:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3492	MUTHANNA: IRANIAN IRON AND STEEL INVESTMENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting Cable. 2. (C/REL) SUMMARY: Muthanna Provincial Investment Committee (PIC) Chairman Adel Dakhel al-Yasiri told local media that the PIC has nearly completed negotiations with an Iranian company to build a 100 million USD iron and steel plant near t [...]	2008-11-03 15:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IZ IR
08BAGHDAD3493	PRT DHI QAR HOSTS NUNCIO AT INTERFAITH PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Papal Nuncio visited Ur on October 23 accompanied by senior Embassy officials. Although weather conditions compressed the party's time on the ground, it had the opportunity to meet with the small Christian community, which [...]	2008-11-04 02:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KRIF PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3508	IRAQIS WELCOME OBAMA VICTORY, BUT EXPRESS CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: In discussions following the November 4 election of Barack Obama, Iraqi contacts have reacted positively but cautiously. While some expressed surprise at Obama's victory, all contacts were congratulatory and positive, recognizing the historic significance of the election of the [...]	2008-11-05 17:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3511	KRG VIEWS ON SOFA, MALIKI, KIRKUK, MOSLAWI [...] (C) Summary: In a November 5 meeting, KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani was critical of PM Maliki's "double game" on the SOFA but believes Iraqi leaders will eventually sign it. He told how KRG President Masoud Barzani disappointed his Iranian hosts on his most recent visit to Tehran by p [...]	2008-11-06 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PTER MOPS TU IZ
08BAGHDAD3513	ARAB LEAGUE TO SEND OBSERVERS TO MONITOR [...] (C) The Arab League (AL) plans to send 70-80 election observers to Iraq for the January 2009 provincial elections, according to newly arrived AL Ambassador Hani Al-Khallaf. In a November 5 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Al-Khallaf said that Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHE [...]	2008-11-06 15:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ EG
08BAGHDAD3517	KARBALA WELCOMES IRANIAN TOURISTS BUT WARY OF [...] (C) Summary: Karbala business leaders and government officials discussed their concerns about Iranian influence and reliance on tourism revenue from Iranian pilgrims in a visit November 2-3 by Senior Advisor Gordon Gray. Governor Aqeel al-Khazali (Da,wa) hinted that the Iranians were behind [...]	2008-11-07 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EFIN IR IZ
08BAGHDAD3526	SUNNI AND SHIA POLITICIANS EXPRESS OPPOSING VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Secretary's Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, Ambassador James Foley, visited Baghdad October 22-27 to review Iraqi refugee admissions and special immigrant visa (SIV) programs and to assess the role the U.S. can play in facilitating refugee and IDP returns. Dep [...]	2008-11-08 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IZ PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08BAGHDAD353	DIWANIYAH PRT: GOVERNOR REACHES OUT TO PRT [...] (C) Summary: During a January 30 meeting with PRToffs, Diwaniyah Governor Al-Khudari stressed that he wants to improve cooperation between his government, coalition forces and the PRT and would like to see more private, particularly U.S., investment in the province. He focused on the needs o [...]	2008-02-06 15:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3530	UAE AMBASSADOR: OUR PRESENCE BOOSTS IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: The growing presence of Arab Ambassadors in Baghdad is boosting Iraqi confidence that improved security will last and that Iraq's neighbors are committed to its future, according to the UAE Ambassador to Iraq. UAE engagement on the economic front is also expanding, with large [...]	2008-11-09 04:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EINV IZ AE
08BAGHDAD354	BAGHDAD PC CHAIRMAN FIGHTS TO STAY ON TOP [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. The Chairman of the Baghdad Provincial Council, Mueen al-Khademy (ISCI/Badr) is working overtime to shore up his position in the increasingly uncertain environment of provincial politics in Baghdad. Chairman Mueen must prepare for [...]	2008-02-06 18:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD3545	ERBIL RRT: STANDING ROOM ONLY AUDIENCES FOR U.S. ELECTION [...] With the strong support of Embassy Baghdad's Public Affairs Section, RRT Erbil's Public Diplomacy Section brought University of Massachusetts-Amherst Professor Mike Hannahan to the Kurdistan Region October 26-November 7 for a series of lectures at major universities. Hannahan, the Director of [...]	2008-11-09 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL SOCI PGOV OEXC OIIP KPAO IZ
08BAGHDAD3561	THE SADRIST PROGRAM FOR KARBALA [...] (SBU) Summary: The PRT obtained in early November a copy of an Arabic-language pamphlet titled The General Program of the Martyr al-Sadr Office in Karbala, signed by Shaykh Muhannad Abd al-Hussein al-Karbala'i, Manager of the al-Sadr Office in Karbala, and dated 2008. We have sent a scanned c [...]	2008-11-11 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD358	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: BAGHDAD PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both the GOI and UNAMI are working to enhance the prospects of meeting the benchmarks outlined in the International Compact with Iraq (ICI). The GOI is building the size and capacity of the small ICI secretariat, and has embarked upon a serious effort to pull together its dr [...]	2008-02-07 08:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID EAGR IR
08BAGHDAD3587	RRT ERBIL: LVIN EDITOR DETAILS KDP ATTEMPT TO KILL [...] (C) During a November 5 meeting with Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq Krajeski, Sulaimaniya-based Lvin Magazine Editor-in-Chief Ahmad Mira provided details on what he said was a recent attempt by the KDP to kill him. Mira explained that PUK Asayeesh officers told him they arrested two men Sep [...]	2008-11-12 13:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS KDEM SOCI SCUL IZ
08BAGHDAD3590	NINEWA CHRISTIANS SLOWLY RETURN [...] (C) Estimates of the number of Mosul Christians killed in early-October attacks range between eight and 15, with military sources (ISF and CF) giving lower figures than the Christian IDPs who fled the city. Since then, a well-coordinated humanitarian assistance effort has provided for appro [...]	2008-11-12 13:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3600	CHRISTIAN ELECTION BOYCOTT THREATS: A ROAD TO [...] (C) Christian religious and political leaders continue to sound off against the paucity of guaranteed seats -- one each for Baghdad, Basrah, and Ninewa -- allocated to them following the Council of Representatives' November 3 vote on Article 50. The threat of a boycott of the provincial elec [...]	2008-11-13 14:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3601	CHRISTIAN ELECTION BOYCOTT THREATS: A ROAD TO [...] (C) Christian religious and political leaders continue to sound off against the paucity of guaranteed seats -- one each for Baghdad, Basrah, and Ninewa -- allocated to them following the Council of Representatives' November 3 vote on Article 50. The threat of a boycott of the provincial elec [...]	2008-11-14 03:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3614	WASIT SADRISTS FRACTURING; SOME MAY SUPPORT PRIME [...] (C) In separate November 9 discussions with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray in Wasit, Sadrist Provincial Council (PC) member Ahmed Hassan E'barah and independent PC Chairman Hassan Jabbar described further splits among Sadrists in Wasit and other southern provinces. E'barah, who recently delivered [...]	2008-11-14 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD3629	BAGHDAD REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN IIP'S STRATEGIC SPEAKER [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Baghdad requests participation in the Speaker and Specialist Program by hosting Walter Russell Mead in early January. Post would like to organize a program which utilizes Mead to engage Iraqis who are interested and engaged in international issues. Our audience will consis [...]	2008-11-16 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL IZ
08BAGHDAD363	QASSIM DAOUD ON POSSIBLE ALLIANCE TO END ALL [...] (C) Summary: Shia Independent CoR member Qassim Daoud told us February 5 that he has had several meetings in recent days with senior ISCI leaders about the formation of a "National Front" CoR grouping that would alter Iraq's current political landscape and end the government of Prime Minister a [...]	2008-02-07 14:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3631	SHIA FADHILAH PARTY SUPPORTIVE OF SOFA, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Continuing his intensive diplomatic outreach to gather support for the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),the Ambassador updated the Fadhilah party's Secretary-General, Hashim al-Hashimi; Council of Representatives (CoR) bloc leader Hassan al-Shimmari; and CoR member Karim Yacoubi [...]	2008-11-16 10:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD3634	MAYSAN DEPUTY PC CHAIR LAUDS CONTINUED USG PRESENCE [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: Da,wa provincial party head and Deputy Provincial Council Chair Latif Abud Kaseem told PRT members that Maysan has benefited from the increased USG presence in the province, and emphasized the need for continuing USG traini [...]	2008-11-16 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR PINR EINV IZ
08BAGHDAD3636	IRAQ PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: TRANSITION IN 2009 (SBU) [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14-15, 2008, Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Team Leaders convened in Baghdad for the quarterly Team Leaders Conference. The theme of transition animated this Team Leaders Conference. Presenters highlighted the need for continuing State Department-Department o [...]	2008-11-16 13:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREZ IZ
08BAGHDAD3638	KIRKUK LEADERS' DISCUSSIONS WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR, [...] (SBU) This is the second of two PRT Kirkuk cables reporting meetings of Senior Advisor (S/A) Krajeski with Kirkuki Arab, Turkmen, and Kurdish provincial leaders. This message reports their views on the dispute over agricultural land contracts under Article 140, and on Prime Minister Maliki's [...]	2008-11-16 14:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD364	BARZANI: NO PEACE, NO STABILITY WITHOUT ARTICLE 140 [...] (S) Masood Barzani February 4 warned that external and internal pressures were aligning to stall the Constitution's Article 140 process for resolving the status of Kirkuk and other disputed territories. The Kurds would not accept this. If Article 140 was dead, the KRG President said, the Con [...]	2008-02-07 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU IZ
08BAGHDAD3649	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT DISCUSSES THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a pull-aside at the Dialogue on Business and Investment Climate (DBIC) on November 1, 2008, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt met with the Government of Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Services, al-Issawi, and members of his staff. Discussion focused on al-Issa [...]	2008-11-18 13:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD3652	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT,S DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt had a series of meetings with key Iraqi economic officials at events surrounding the Dialogue on Business and Investment Climate (DBIC),including a large dinner hosted by Finance Minister Bayan Jabr at his home in the International [...]	2008-11-18 14:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD3664	DIWANIYAH RESIDENTS' OPINIONS ON PROPOSED SOFA [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable summarizes comments about the proposed SOFA agreement made to the PRT by Diwaniyah city residents, including local officials. Some remarks were made during meetings scheduled by the PRT for other purposes, while most were made during conversations with PRT Locally Em [...]	2008-11-19 14:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD367	PRT-WASIT; MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE [...] (S//REL USA, ACGU) Summary. On Jan 31 at FOB Delta PRT Team Leader (TL) met two Sadrist Trend representatives: Ahmed Hasan Ebrah, Deputy Chairman of the Wasit Provincial Council (PC),and Ahmed Khazaim, Chairman of Al Kut City Council. Ebrah (1) relayed a message from Sadrist Trend leadershi [...]	2008-02-07 15:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3679	NAJAF SADRISTS DISORGANIZED BUT STILL HAVE [...] (C) Security in Najaf Province remains stable, but recent IED attacks suggest that the province's Sadrist militants are still active, albeit weakened. In a series of meetings with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray on November 17-18, local Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),politicians, and tribal sheikhs [...]	2008-11-21 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD3695	SENIOR SISTANI REP IN DHI QAR EXPRESSES CITIZEN [...] (C) Summary: PRT met with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani,s senior representative in Dhi Qar, Sayyid Majeed Jassim, on November 18. Sayyid Majeed and PRT had agreed at a previous lunch to collaborate to assist mosques in poor neighborhoods. After discussing the mosque project, Sayyid Majeed expressed [...]	2008-11-23 13:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL IZ

08BAGHDAD371	PRT MAYSAN: GENERAL MEHDI ANGLES TO BE NEXT POLICE [...] (C) On 01 February 2008, the Maysan PRT met with Major General Mehdi al-Gharrawi at his Baghdad residence. Mehdi, a former commander of the Public Order Brigade in Fallujah, hails originally from Maysan province and also has a home in al-'Amara. Discussion focused on security in Maysan, notab [...]	2008-02-08 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3710	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. DECIDE TO ESTABLISH COORDINATING [...] (C) The November 19, Baghdad, Turkey/Iraq/U.S. security trilateral on combating the PKK resulted in an agreement to form a trilateral committee to be based in Baghdad within ten days to share intelligence and discuss operational coordination and also saw successful participation by KRG repres [...]	2008-11-25 05:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ TU PREL MARR GR
08BAGHDAD3722	WASIT: SADRIST LEADER SUPPORTS SOFA, MALIKI [...] (C / / REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary: Over 1,000 people participated in a November 20 pro-SOFA rally in Kut, organized by Sheikh Mohammed Reda al-Numani, an associate of Prime Minister Maliki and a long-time friend of the al-Sadr family. On the preceding day, PRT, 41st Fires Brigade, and Iraqi A [...]	2008-11-25 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD3723	KARBALA'S TRIBES AND THE SUPPORT COUNCILS [...] (C) Summary: Karbala's tribes are an enduring source of order and security. They participate in the tribal Support Councils initiated by Prime Minister Maliki, but should be viewed as "rented" rather than "owned" by the Da'wa Party. Tribal backing, key to candidates' success in the provincial [...]	2008-11-25 13:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD3744	SUPPORT COUNCILS: WHAT THEY ARE [...] (U) In recent months, Support Councils (majilis al-isnad) established by Prime Minister Maliki in various regions have become an important and controversial part of Iraq's political landscape. Their implications for the United States range from the strategic (the balance of central and provi [...]	2008-11-28 15:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD3747	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES TRILATERAL MEETING WITH U.S. [...] (S) Summary. At the November 23 meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC),with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rafi Essawi sitting in as chair for the Prime Minister, the Council received a report from Minister of State for National Security Affairs Shirwan Waeili on the recent U.S.- [...]	2008-11-28 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ
08BAGHDAD3759	MUTHANNA GOVERNOR AND PC CHAIRMAN DISCUSS [...] (C) The governor and Provincial Council chairman told Senior Advisor Gray and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Muthanna staff on November 24 that the elections will be successful and free of violence, the SOFA agreement should pass, and foreign investment will continue to be a top priorit [...]	2008-11-30 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ ECON EINV
08BAGHDAD376	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Mr. Secretary: Since your visit in December (reftel),we have seen further progress on security: CLCs, now renamed the Sons of Iraq, continue to flourish; and the Iraqi people's confidence in the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) is increasing, evidenced by greater commercial activity in urban [...]	2008-02-09 11:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
08BAGHDAD3764	IRAQI-KUWAITI BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (S/REL MNFI) In a November 26 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Haj Hamoud told Senior Advisor Gordon Gray that the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for notifying Kuwait prior to undertaking a wreck-clearing project in the Khor Abdullah (KAA) waterway remained mired in the bureaucracy [...]	2008-11-30 16:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PBTS PREL MARR MOPS IZ KU
08BAGHDAD3765	SALAH AD-DIN RESIDENTS WORRIED ABOUT PERCEIVED [...] (S/NF) Summary: Judges and community activists in the mostly Sunni province of Salah ad-Din expressed concern about Iranian meddling in Iraq during a visit by Iran Watcher to the province Nov. 22-25, but struggled to point to specific instances of Iranian influence aside from Iranian products [...]	2008-11-30 17:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
08BAGHDAD3771	PRT SALAH AD DIN: INDEPENDENT MEDIA FACE [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Government officials and insurgents continue to intimidate and harass journalists in Salah ad Din (SaD). Many journalists associate themselves with powerful clients who can offer protection, such as political part [...]	2008-12-01 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD3774	SALAH AD DIN PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS PART I: PARTIES [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Political entities in Salah ad Din (SaD) province have been working intensively to forge alliances for upcoming provincial elections. The Governor, Deputy Governor, and Provincial Director of Police (PDOP) a [...]	2008-12-01 17:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD3776	KRG DIVIDED: SPECIAL ADVISOR KRAJESKI DISCUSSES [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) During Senior Advisor Krajeski's recent visit to the Kurdistan Region, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and non-KRG interlocutors suggested that the power struggle between the two dominant Kurdish political pa [...]	2008-12-01 18:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3784	THE SIMMER BEFORE THE BOIL? SPECIAL ADVISOR [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Senior Advisor (S/A) for Northern Iraq Thomas Krajeski engaged Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and non-KRG interlocutors on KRG relations with the Government of Iraq (GOI),upcoming provincial elections, arti [...]	2008-12-02 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3789	IRAQI POLITICS: SHIFTING ALLIANCES AND THE [...] (C) Summary: The grueling Iraqi political debates that eventually yielded consensus on the provincial elections law and the ratification of the Status of Forces Agreement pointed to an evolution in Iraqi politics in late 2008 as opposed to the way they worked in 2004-06. The contrasts are ge [...]	2008-12-03 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3791	IRAQI POLITICS: SHIFTING ALLIANCES AND THE [...] (C) Summary: The grueling Iraqi political debates that eventually yielded consensus on the provincial elections law and the ratification of the Status of Forces Agreement pointed to an evolution in Iraqi politics in late 2008 as opposed to the way they worked in 2004-06. The contrasts are ge [...]	2008-12-03 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3795	KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ ON THE TASKS AHEAD [...] (C) Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq, Ali Al-Mou'min, told Senior Advisor Gordon Gray November 29 that Iraq and Kuwait must move quickly -- at least on issues where they agree in principle -- to show their respective publics the benefits of strengthened bilateral ties. Al-Mou'min expressed some f [...]	2008-12-04 06:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ KU IR
08BAGHDAD3811	COUNTERING HOSTAGE-TAKING IN IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. Embassy Baghdad's Office of Hostage Affairs (OHA) has provided critical support to the Embassy and MNF-I in the recovery of hostages captured by a multitude of criminal/insurgent organizations in Iraq. Formed in 2004 as the Hostage Working Group (HWG),OHA has three primary role [...]	2008-12-04 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ASEC IZ MOPS PGOV PINS PTER
08BAGHDAD3827	MAYSAN: FADHILAH LEADER UPBEAT ON ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Ali Kadhem Khalaf, Fadhilah provincial party head and one of two Deputy Provincial Council Chairmen, told the PRT that future elections will strengthen democracy in Iraq as newly-elected local and provincial officials continue to imp [...]	2008-12-07 09:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EINV KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3835	ENCOURAGING CREDIBLE VOICES TO COUNTER VIOLENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Few places have suffered the ravages of violent extremism more than Iraq. There is a wealth of powerful and persuasive Iraqi voices that speak out against this violence. In coordination with Mission elements, the Multinational Force Iraq (MNF-I) and Provincial Reconstruction Tea [...]	2008-12-08 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO IZ
08BAGHDAD3836	TALABANI GIVES PUK DEPUTIES EQUAL AUTHORITY - TALK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leaders have denied press reports that PUK General Secretary Jalal Talabani has been removed from power. As a result of recent PUK leadership meetings, Talabani empowered both KRG VP Kosrat Rasoul and DPM Barham Salih with equal authority to ma [...]	2008-12-08 13:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3845	KIRKUK: CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS FORCE OBEIDI TO [...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Obeidi from the Iraqi Republican Gathering (IRG) was removed as Coordinator of the Arab Unity Bloc (AUB) in Kirkuk, due to allegations of stealing IRG funds targeted to the AUB. Obeidi's membership in the IRG was also revoked. Sheikh Khary al-Assi took his place as the new [...]	2008-12-10 09:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3849	MAYSAN MARSH PRINCE DISCUSSES POST-SOFA ISSUES [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: In a December 6 meeting with PRT members, prominent Maysani Sheikh Abed al-Kareem al-Mohammedawi (aka the Prince of the Marshes) lauded the timely passage of the SOFA and recommended that the U.S. should now look for opportu [...]	2008-12-10 09:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3851	CORRECTED COPY: MAYSAN MARSH PRINCE DISCUSSES [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: In a December 6 meeting with PRT members, prominent Maysani Sheikh Abed al-Kareem al-Mohammedawi (aka the Prince of the Marshes) lauded the timely passage of the SOFA and recommended that the U.S. should now look for opportu [...]	2008-12-10 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3853	KHALILZAD AND ISCI LEADER AL-HAKIM DISCUSS IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Leading Shi'a politician Abdelaziz al-Hakim, president of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),told visiting USUN Amb. Khalilzad that his party would step up political reform efforts in the coming year, hinting that ISCI might support a vote of no-confidence against the Mali [...]	2008-12-10 12:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD3860	BABIL: WILL MODERATE SADRISTS EMERGE IN ELECTIONS? [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Sadrist leaders in Babil Province believe that a more moderate Sadrist presence may emerge if Muqtada al-Sadr's followers comply with his recent directive to participate in the upcoming provincial elections. Da'wa provincial leaders are hopeful about the prospects for co [...]	2008-12-11 08:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3861	SADRIST MAYSAN PC CHAIR: WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: Meeting with the PRT and Coalition Forces Commanders on December 4, Sadrist Maysan Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Abdul Jabbar Wahid Homaydi expressed the PC's appreciation for U.S. reconstruction assistance. He said th [...]	2008-12-11 08:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD3874	RRT ERBIL: BUYING SOCIAL CONSENSUS IN THE KRG [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Government oversight over religious affairs and civil society organizations in the Kurdistan Region is cemented by financial ties that bind these organizations to the government in a client/ [...]	2008-12-11 14:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3880	FIVE COMMITTEE TALKS - POSSIBLE ROADMAP FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Participants in the Five Committee Talks on constitutional issues have told us the process has been positive, hard-hitting and honest. Heightened Shia-Kurd tensions, the confrontation in Khanaqin (reftel A,B,C and D) led to a Kurdish President Barzani visit to Baghdad at the end [...]	2008-12-12 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3881	FIVE COMMITTEE TALKS - POSSIBLE ROADMAP FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Participants in the Five Committee Talks on constitutional issues have told us the process has been positive, hard-hitting and honest. Heightened Shia-Kurd tensions, the confrontation in Khanaqin (reftel A,B,C and D) led to a Kurdish President Barzani visit to Baghdad at the end [...]	2008-12-12 14:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3893	PRT SALAH AD DIN: PLOT THICKENS IN DEPUTY [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Questions surround the potential disqualification of Salah ad Din (SaD) Deputy Governor Abdullah Hussein Jebara from running as a candidate in the upcoming provincial elections. The Government of Iraq's (GOI) Commission on [...]	2008-12-14 06:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD39	ANBAR POLITICAL LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL AND [...] (C) Summary: Four Anbari leaders met with the Ambassador December 31, to highlight the newly formed Anbar Higher Committee (AHC) as a conflict-resolution mechanism in the province. Anbar is eager to pursue an economic zone (EZ),perhaps in the city of al-Qaim. The Anbaris noted the lack of [...]	2008-01-04 14:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3932	KEY BABIL SHEIKH ON SUNNI PERSPECTIVES, BABIL [...] Summary (C) In a two-hour meeting on December 10 with PRT Leader and DCG-S, Sunni Sheikh Adnan Janabi painted a largely positive picture of the Sunni community's outlook in Babil. His candidate slate of largely Sunni tribal sheikhs has engaged in discussions with a wide variety of other parti [...]	2008-12-16 13:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD3947	FIRST USG/GOI MEETING ON SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (S) Summary: In the first meeting on implementation of the detainees article of the USG-GOI Security Agreement on December 10, the CG detailed the USG plan for releasing and/or transferring up to 1,500 detainees per month. Barham Saleh, the head of the existing GOI detention committee, pro [...]	2008-12-17 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PTER KJUS PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD400	ANBAR PROVINCIAL COUNCIL RECOMMENDS LEGAL ACTION [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Anbar Provincial Council (PC) voted February 9 to recommend prosecuting two local figures, Hameed Al-Heiss and Sheikh Ali Hatim Suleiman, for allegedly threatening to use violence to loosen the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) grip on po [...]	2008-02-11 09:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD4004	SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS A CONCERN FOR BAGHDAD'S [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial elections in Baghdad involve big numbers, a wide range of conditions and complicated planning -- like most things in the capital area. Over 2,400 candidates will compete for the 57 positions comprising the next Baghdad [...]	2008-12-22 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
08BAGHDAD4006	GOI TO ASSUME REPONSIBILITY FOR CAMP ASHRAF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 16. 2. (S) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie led a joint GOI-USG delegation to Camp Ashraf December 20 to discuss the assumption of security responsibility for the camp, home to over 3000 Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) [...]	2008-12-22 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD4014	IRAQI OIL MINISTER ON HIS MEETING WITH KRG [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Shahristani told UN Ambassador Khalilzad December 1 that oil issues took up "only 10 percent" of his two-hour meeting with KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on November 24 (ref A),but that he and Barzani had agreed to allow Ministry of Oil employees back to work [...]	2008-12-23 08:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV EINV EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD4058	SUMMING UP IRAQ'S YEAR OF ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih declared in January that 2008 was to be Iraq's year of combating corruption but Iraq has made only incremental gains in doing so. Salih issued an 18-point plan to fight administrative corruption that was issued in the PM,s name, of which four [...]	2008-12-29 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD4064	PRT SALAH AD DIN: APPREHENSION OVER COMING SOI [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial leaders are concerned that the upcoming transition of responsibility for Sons of Iraq (SOI) contracts from Coalition Forces (CF) to the Government of Iraq (GOI) could undermine security improvements in Salah ad Din ( [...]	2008-12-30 14:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ
08BAGHDAD4067	AMBASSADOR AND DPM SALIH DISCUSS FALLING OIL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and EMIN delivered a letter from Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt to Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih on December 28. In a wide-ranging discussion, Salih noted with alarm that the GOI's oil exports in 2009 will most likely not exceed 1.6 million barrels per day [...]	2008-12-30 15:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KCOR EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD4076	MUTHANNA SHEIKH SAYS TRIBAL SUPPORT COUNCILS [...] (U) This is a Muthanna PRT reporting cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: PRT Team Leader met with Sheikh Abu Chefat to discuss current political issues in Muthanna, including Tribal Support Council (SC) activities in the province. Chefat stated that despite the lack of Provincial Council (PC) support, [...]	2008-12-31 13:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD409	GOI SEEKS LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) PM Reconstruction Advisor Haq al-Hakim told us on February 7 that the GOI expects reconstruction on the Shia Golden Mosque of Samarra to be in full swing by October or November 2008. EmbOffs joined a delegation led by al-Hakim to Samarra in Salah ad Din (SaD) Province for February 6 me [...]	2008-02-11 19:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD425	IRAQI ISLAMIC PARTY HITS BACK AT THREATS BY ANBAR [...] (S) During a February 11 meeting with the Ambassador (septel),Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi raised the issue of recent public threats made by controversial Anbar figures Hamid al-Heiss and Ali al-Hatim against the Iraqi Islamic Party (reftel). Hashimi confirmed that legal actions were bei [...]	2008-02-13 07:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD431	SMALL KURDISH PARTIES TAP FRUSTRATION WITH KDP AND [...] (C) Summary: Islamist and other small parties in Iraqi Kurdistan are attempting to exploit growing public frustration with the dominant Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Based on anecdotal evidence, the two parties appear to be losing popularity, though [...]	2008-02-13 19:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD456	TALABANI, SALIH AND SHAWAYS ON LTSR, GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met with President Talabani, DPM Barham Salih and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) representative Rowsch Shaways in two separate meetings on February 12. All noted that the Prime Minister will oversee the technical team's negotia [...]	2008-02-17 11:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD472	EPRT FALLUJAH: CITY COUNCIL BECOMING LEGITIMATE [...] (U) This is a joint ePRT Fallujah/POL reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Nearly non-existent only eight short months ago, the Fallujah City Council (FCC) is developing into a legitimate governing force that is building political capacity and driving economic development in Fallujah. The Co [...]	2008-02-19 08:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD477	THE PROVINCIAL POWERS LAW: A HARD COR BATTLE WON, [...] (C) Summary. CoR members passed the provincial powers law February 13 as part of an omnibus package with the 2008 budget and amnesty law. Among the three pieces of legislation, the provincial powers law was the most controversial, as it delineates the authorities between Iraq's central and [...]	2008-02-19 14:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD49	CODEL COLEMAN DISCUSSES 2008 OUTLOOK WITH HAKIM [...] (C) On January 5 CODEL Coleman (Sens. Norm Coleman (R-MN),John Cornyn (R-TX),Johnny Isakson (R-GA)) met with ISCI Leader Abd al-Aziz Al-Hakim. MPs Hadi al-Amri and Redha Taki also attended the meeting. Hakim opened by saying 2007 ended on a better note than it began, citing a "20-25%" dec [...]	2008-01-07 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV
08BAGHDAD509	NEIGHBORS PROCESS: UNAMI ROLLS UP ITS SLEEVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: At his February 20 introductory call at Embassy Baghdad, Ambassador Gerard Sambrana, Special Political Advisor to SRSG de Mistura, exchanged views on the Neighbors Process with PolMil M/C and PolCouns. Sambrana communicated de Mistura,s commitment to try to improve the "process" [...]	2008-02-22 09:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EG IR IZ KU TU UN SY
08BAGHDAD512	FORMER PRIME MINISTER AYAD ALLAWI IS BACK ON THE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi emphasized with the Ambassador in a dinner meeting on February 19 that Iran's growing interference is deterring Iraq's Arab neighbors from establishing stronger diplomatic ties. He received a request to meet with President of Iran Mahmoud Ahm [...]	2008-02-22 11:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD53	SALIH AND RUBAIE SAY 2008 THE YEAR OF ECONOMIC, [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and National Security Advisor Muwaffaq al-Rubaie met January 5 with Senators Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, and Johnny Isaksen in Salih,s home. All agreed that Iraq has made important security strides in the last year, a fact which Salih hoped the Senators [...]	2008-01-08 17:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD539	DPM SALEH'S GRAND BARGAIN--KURDS NEED SUNNIS; [...] (C) During a two-and-one-half hour discussion on February 20, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Saleh told Ambassador Crocker and Special Adviser Pearce that both Massud and Nechirvan Barzani would shortly arrive in Baghdad for lengthy stays. Saleh emphasized that the USG must act as the mae [...]	2008-02-25 02:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD540	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER HAMOUD ON LONG-TERM [...] (C) PolMil Minister Counselor (PMMC) Marcie Ries called on Deputy Foreign Minister Hamoud February 16 to discuss preparations for negotiations on the Long-Term Strategic Relationship (LTSR),including a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). She used the opportunity to inquire about efforts to en [...]	2008-02-25 07:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ETRD EU EWWT IZ KISL MARR PREF PREL TU KU
08BAGHDAD547	Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - February 19 [...] SUMMARY: The February 19th meeting for the Provision of Services Committee heard concerns, including fiscal, from the Baghdad Sheraton Hotel and the Babil Hotel. The Baghdad General Manager for the Ministry of Transportation was there to discuss bus shortages and transportation costs. For the s [...]	2008-02-25 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD553	ABDEL AZIZ AL-HAKIM ON "TIRESOME" SADRISTS, IDPS, [...] (C) Summary: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Abdel Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador on February 24 that, despite contrary claims by "tiresome" Sadrists, the ISCI-Sadrist non-aggression agreement remains valid, though Hakim remains concerned about Sadrist thuggery and militia v [...]	2008-02-26 07:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD562	BAGHDAD: LOCAL COUNCILS AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary. Recent security gains and progress toward reconciliation have opened a window for greater cooperation between local councils and the authorities responsible for delivering services to Baghdad residents. As national leaders work to [...]	2008-02-26 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PTER KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD582	PRT-WASIT: UPDATE FROM WASIT POLICE CHIEF [...] (U) This is a PRT-Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Wasit Iraqi Police (IP) Chief, Major General Abdul Haninn Hamud expects Sadrist elements to honor the Muqtada al Sadr (MAS) ceasefire extension, but expressed the need to mount operations with CF in Jaysh al Mahdi (JAM)-controlled [...]	2008-02-28 12:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD586	PRT KIRKUK: KURDISH BROTHERHOOD VIEWS ON THE [...] (U) This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Kirkuk Provincial Council members Ali Al-Salhi and Awad M. Ameen (Kirkuk Brotherhood League-KBL) told us February 14 that the KBL had accepted the Turkman bloc's request to resume negotiations [...]	2008-02-28 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD590	BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES [...] (U) This is post's summary of trafficking in persons activities for the period April 2007-April 2008. Little progress has been noted since the previous report, and post strongly recommends that Iraq continue to be treated as a special case during this rating period. The government of Iraq co [...]	2008-02-29 09:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IZ
08BAGHDAD594	TURKISH ENVOYS AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS GOI [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish PM Advisor Ahmet Davutoglu asserted to Ambassador that Turkish ground operations were inevitable after the October kidnapping of Turkish soldiers and refused to predict when the operation would end. Ambassador pressed for operations to end before they upset the fragile [...]	2008-02-29 18:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD601	FOREIGN MINISTER PROVIDES AHMEDINEJAD VISIT [...] SUMMARY. During a February 28 meeting, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Political Counselor Matt Tueller and NSC Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan Brett McGurk that he would urge the Iranians to avoid making inflammatory statements directed at the United States during President Ah [...]	2008-03-01 07:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD610	DPM ON OIL, SOFA AND TUWAITHA [...] (S) SUMMARY: DPM Barham Salih on February 25 urged Under Secretary Jeffrey to sustain USG engagement to help Iraq pass SIPDIS the hydrocarbon framework legislation, and while he agreed with Ambassador Loftis on the need to move quickly on a new strategic relationship and status of forces a [...]	2008-03-02 02:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL EPET ECON ENRG PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD613	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 1 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) In a March 1 meeting with the Ambassador, President Talabani said the Turkish withdrawal from the north opens the door for a political solution; said he hopes to visit Turkey March 10-12 to talk frankly with them about the PKK as well as come away with an agreement to restart the trilateral [...]	2008-03-02 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IR IZ
08BAGHDAD615	HUGE SHIA ARBA'EEN COMMEMORATION REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: As many as several million Iraqi and foreign Shia pilgrims converged on the central Iraq city of Karbala February 26-29 to mark the end of the symbolic forty-day "Arba'een" commemoration to honor the seventh-century death of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad who is ento [...]	2008-03-02 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD643	Dialogue on Economic Cooperation Ends With Follow-Up [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GOI) hosted the U.S. Government (USG) at the Al Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad February 27-28, 2008 for the U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC). Senior officials from both governments discussed the nature of the bilateral economic relationship, its [...]	2008-03-05 07:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG IZ
08BAGHDAD659	AL-FADHILA BLOC CHAIRMAN, OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Embassy officials on March 4 at the Council of Representatives, al-Fadhila bloc chairman Hassan al-Shammari and other al-Fadhila CoR members expounded on several topics, including Vice-President al-Mehdi's recent veto of the Provisional Powers Law, the feasibility [...]	2008-03-05 16:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD66	KURDS STILL SEEKING CHANCE TO REPLACE MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish leaders have agreed not to remove Prime Minister Maliki in the short term, but have little faith in him and probably would move to replace him if not for the Secretary,s strong message that Iraqi leaders must focus on issues instead of personalities. While that message r [...]	2008-01-09 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD664	AMAR AL-HAKIM ON SFA, AHMADINEJAD VISIT, AND [...] (S) Summary: In a March 4 meeting, ISCI heir apparent Amar al-Hakim expressed support for the concept of a Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) as a broad expression of our shared interests and vision. He said he and his father, ISCI Chairman Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, frequently talk about the impo [...]	2008-03-06 13:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD665	VP ADEL ABDEL MEHDI ON VETO, SFA, AND AHMADINEJAD [...] (C) Summary: In a March 4 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi defended his decision to veto the Provincial Powers Law (PPL) and said he would work closely with CoR leaders and bloc heads to effect a compromise bill that would be passed by the Presidency Council without another CoR vote. [...]	2008-03-06 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD666	JAM FREEZE ENTERS "PHASE OF DOCTRINAL AND [...] (S) Summary: After a flurry of mixed public signals regarding the future of his "freeze" on the Jaysh al-Mehdi (JAM) militia, Muqtada al-Sadr announced a ceasefire extension through August 16 via Sadrist prayer leaders on February 22. At the same time, Sadrist officials appear to have embark [...]	2008-03-06 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD68	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 7 MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (S) During a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Samir Sumaidaie, the Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S., sought to establish shared U.S.-GOI priorities in the lead up to the Ambassador's upcoming testimony to Congress. The Ambassador told Sumaidaie the most significant bilateral issue at han [...]	2008-01-10 03:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ECON KCOR IZ
08BAGHDAD684	THE PARTY OF PRIME MINISTERS: DAWA UNITY REMAINS [...] (C) Summary: The Islamic Dawa Party, the grandfather of Iraq's Shia religious-based political parties, is no stranger to division, and the latest fissure pits a faction led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki against a smaller but scrappy camp headed by former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaffri. F [...]	2008-03-08 09:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD700	MALIKI CHASTISES JUDICIARY, REQUESTS HELP ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the Prime Minister's weekly security meeting with Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus, Maliki immediately turned to the acquittal of the former Deputy Minister of Health. Maliki lamented the failure of the judiciary to promote justice and promised to seek redress. During [...]	2008-03-09 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ KU
08BAGHDAD705	NSA RUBAI ON SOFA, SFA, AND GETTING APPROVAL [...] (C) In a wide-ranging March 5 conversation, National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwaffaq al-Rubai shared his views on the Strategic Framework (SF) and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Embassy PolMil MinsCouns Marcie Ries and NSC's Brett McGurk. Rubai stressed the delicate political clim [...]	2008-03-10 03:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD730	AMBASSADOR AND FM DISCUSS SFA AND SOFA PREPARATION [...] (C) In a March 3 meeting with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Ambassador Ryan Crocker delivered the U.S. concept for diplomatic rollout of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). It was apparent that the Iraqis were thinking of the SFA and SOFA as [...]	2008-03-12 07:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IZ
08BAGHDAD734	SHAWAYS GUARDED ABOUT SFA/SOFA PROCESS [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting, KDP Baghdad Representative (and former Deputy Prime Minister) Rosch Shaways told Ambassador Crocker, Senior Advisor to the Secretary on Iraq Satterfield and NSC Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan McGurk that KRG leadership was prepared to take positive, practi [...]	2008-03-12 09:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD739	U.S./IRAQ SOFA: NEGOTIATING ABOUT NEGOTIATING [...] (S) Summary: The first meeting of the full U.S. and Iraqi Status of Forces Agreement negotiating teams on March 11 was largely a ceremonial affair in which the two sides introduced themselves and their opening positions. The press was not present. The Iraqis continued to press their vision [...]	2008-03-13 03:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL MARR IZ
08BAGHDAD743	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE - MARCH 7 [...] (C) Summary. In the absence of Prime Minister Maliki, the Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir (MoD) Chaired the Iraqi Executive Steering Committee (IESC) in support of the Baghdad Security Plan (FaQ). The meeting featured complaints from representatives of Sadr City about the extremely poor state [...]	2008-03-13 12:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PGOV
08BAGHDAD744	TALABANI'S ANKARA VISIT STRESSES PKK, GOI-GOT [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi President Talabani met on March 10 with Ambassador Crocker, S/I Satterfield, Pol-Mil Minister-Counselor Ries, and NSC Senior Director McGurk. Talabani told the Ambassador he was quite satisfied with his visit to Turkey and especially with progress on Northern Iraq. In fran [...]	2008-03-13 12:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD748	PRT WASIT: PRT INCREASES SADRIST ENGAGEMENT [...] (S//REL USA, ACGU) Summary. In a meeting with Wasit PRT on 1 March, Sadrist Trend Provincial Council member Ahmed Hasan Ebrah and Deputy PC Chairman Nisar Kathim Fraieh described the continued adherence to the ceasefire in al Kut by "true" Jaysh al Mahdi and applauded perceived changes in the [...]	2008-03-13 15:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD780	TALABANI VISIT TO TURKEY: PURSUING THE POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: The successful March 7/8 visit of President Talabani to Turkey has changed dramatically the political atmosphere between the two countries, and created the space for setting in motion diplomatic steps that can lead to concrete cooperation on the PKK problem. To be successful, th [...]	2008-03-15 13:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER IZ TU
08BAGHDAD782	AL-FADHILA AND THE REGIONS LAW: STAY TUNED. [...] (C) Summary: On Tuesday, March 11, Poloff met with Dr. Basim al-Hechaimi, a member of the Council of Representatives (COR) from the al-Fadhila bloc. During this informal and cordial meeting, Dr. Basim opined on several topics, including Vice-President Adil Abd al-Mehdi's recent veto of the Pro [...]	2008-03-15 13:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD789	TRADE MINISTRY PLANS RADICAL PDS REFORM 2008-2010 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Trade (MoT) has indicated that the Public Distribution System (PDS) will remain essentially untouched this year, fully funded either through the 2008 budget alone or with supplemental appropriations as well. The MoT has, however, provided Emboffs a cogent plan it [...]	2008-03-16 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN IZ PGOV
08BAGHDAD79	VENICE COMMUNIQUE TEXT ON ARTICLE 140 [...] During a January 9 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Italian Ambassador to Iraq Maurizio Melani mentioned a December 18-22 conference in Venice focused on Article 140. He noted that the conference included participation by members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and Kurdish National As [...]	2008-01-11 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD850	VISIT TO MAKHMOUR REFUGEE CAMP [...] (C) MNF-I coordinated a March 8 visit for senior UNAMI, Embassy, and PRT Ninewa officials to the UNHCR refugee camp in Makhmour, Ninewa Province. Refugee representatives at the camp said the residents unanimously want to return to Turkey. Local Kurdish Iraqi officials said the camp and its r [...]	2008-03-20 09:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREF PREL
08BAGHDAD854	VP HASHIMI ON TAWAFUQ'S RETURN: THE PROBLEM IS [...] (C) Summary: VP Tariq al-Hashimi told the Ambassador on March 16 "the problem is not with us" with respect to negotiations for Tawafuq's return to the GOI. Other parties also fed up with PM Maliki, he said, include Iraqiyya, the Kurds, the Sadrists, and the Fadhila Party. On the Strategic Fra [...]	2008-03-20 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD856	PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE - LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE [...] On March 3 and 4, the embassy's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted the second quarterly Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Team Leaders Conference in Baghdad. The conference details are found in SEPTEL. Within the body of the conference, however, a separate closed-door session was he [...]	2008-03-20 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREZ IZ
08BAGHDAD857	PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE - BRINGING TEAMWORK AND [...] Summary. On March 3 and 4, the embassy's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted the second quarterly Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Team Leaders Conference in Baghdad. This gathering of nearly every PRT, ePRT, and RRT team leader provided an ideal venue for State, DoD, and interagency [...]	2008-03-20 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREZ IZ
08BAGHDAD864	CODEL LEVIN MEETING WITH VP ABD AL-MEHDI [...] (C) Summary: On Sunday, March 16, CODEL Levin met with Vice-President Adel Abd al-Mehdi at the Hakim Compound in Baghdad. In a civil yet frank exchange, Senator Levin and Adel discussed a host of topics. Focusing initially on the political and security environment in Iraq, Senator Levin pres [...]	2008-03-21 13:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OREP IZ
08BAGHDAD866	TURKISH ENVOY VISITING IRAQ TO IMPROVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik told Ambassador March 20 that he will stay flexible with how long he remains in Iraq during this visit in the hopes of holding a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani next week, which the GO [...]	2008-03-21 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD887	THE AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 23 MEETING WITH VP ABDEL [...] (S) Summary: In a March 23 meeting with the Ambassador, VP Abdel Mehdi shared his analysis of the latest IDF strikes on the International Zone; discussed the reasons for his withdrawal of his veto of the Provincial Powers Law; speculated on the CoR's priorities when it reconvenes; described a [...]	2008-03-24 12:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD897	CODEL LEVIN MEETING WITH VP ABD AL-MEHDI [...] (C) Summary: On Sunday, March 16, CODEL Levin met with Vice-President Adel Abd al-Mehdi at the Hakim Compound in Baghdad. In a civil yet frank exchange, Senator Levin and Adel discussed a host of topics. Focusing initially on the political and security environment in Iraq, Senator Levin pres [...]	2008-03-25 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OREP IZ
08BAGHDAD9	HAKIM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2008 IN MEETING WITH AMB [...] (C) Summary: In a December 31 meeting with the Ambassador, ISCI leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim agreed that significant security, economic, and political progress had been made in 2007. He expressed hope that provincial elections would be held in 2008 but was noncommittal over the possibility of [...]	2008-01-02 11:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD901	THE AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 23 MEETING WITH VP ABDEL [...] (S) Summary: In a March 23 meeting with the Ambassador, VP Abdel Mehdi shared his analysis of the latest IDF strikes on the International Zone; discussed the reasons for his withdrawal of his veto of the Provincial Powers Law; speculated on the CoR's priorities when it reconvenes; described a [...]	2008-03-25 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD905	TURKISH ENVOY VISITING IRAQ TO IMPROVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik told Ambassador March 20 that he will stay flexible with how long he remains in Iraq during this visit in the hopes of holding a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani next week, which the GO [...]	2008-03-25 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD907	VISIT TO MAKHMOUR REFUGEE CAMP [...] (C) MNF-I coordinated a March 8 visit for senior UNAMI, Embassy, and PRT Ninewa officials to the UNHCR refugee camp in Makhmour, Ninewa Province. Refugee representatives at the camp said the residents unanimously want to return to Turkey. Local Kurdish Iraqi officials said the camp and its r [...]	2008-03-25 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREF PREL
08BAGHDAD91	VP ADEL ABDEL MEHDI: KEEP PRESSURE ON MALIKI [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told S/I Satterfield January 12 that ISCI fully supports the USG position that the Maliki government must reform in order to operate in a more inclusive and effective manner. However, Adel opined that Prime Minister Maliki is misreading USG attitu [...]	2008-01-13 08:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD916	VP HASHIMI ON TAWAFUQ'S RETURN: THE PROBLEM IS [...] (C) Summary: VP Tariq al-Hashimi told the Ambassador on March 16 "the problem is not with us" with respect to negotiations for Tawafuq's return to the GOI. Other parties also fed up with PM Maliki, he said, include Iraqiyya, the Kurds, the Sadrists, and the Fadhila Party. On the Strategic Fra [...]	2008-03-25 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD921	NSA RUBAIE ON UPCOMING DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a March 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowafuq Rubaie reviewed a series of upcoming diplomatic engagements including his trip to Saudi Arabia, possible PM attendance at the Arab League Summit, the Prime Minister's trip to Brussels, and the Expan [...]	2008-03-26 02:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ KU SA SY

08BAGHDAD94	RECENT IRANIAN ECONOMIC INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-13 12:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON IR IZ
08BAGHDAD951	HAKIM AND S/I DISCUSS BASRAH, PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a March 27 meeting with S/I Satterfield, ISCI leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim agreed that the current ISF offensive needs to be seen as directed against criminals rather than any particular party. Hakim was vague on the particulars of the election law, saying only that it needed t [...]	2008-03-28 09:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD959	SOUTHERN IRAQ SITUATION REPORT: MARCH 28, 1300 [...] (S REL MCFI) Fighting continues in numerous areas of Basra city and the surrounding province. Sporadic violence is also reported in other southern provinces as well as Baghdad, which is now under curfew until March 30, 0500 local. Council of Representives (COR) Speaker has called for an emerg [...]	2008-03-28 17:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ KU MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
08BAGHDAD963	VP ABD AL-MEHDI, AMB, AND S/I DISCUSS SADRIST [...] (S) Summary. In a March 27 meeting with Ambassador Crocker and S/I Satterfield, VP Adel Abd al-Mehdi weighed in on the current Sadrist insurrection, labeling the Sadrists as "fragmented and weak." He also highlighted the incredible restraint that the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) has [...]	2008-03-29 12:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD968	RUBAIE ON CURRENT SECURITY AND POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a March 28 call on National Security Advisor Mowafuq Rubaie, the Ambassador discussed the current security situation in Baghdad, Basrah, and the southern provinces, all of which were the scenes of intensified conflict with criminal elements associated with Moqtada al-Sadr [...]	2008-03-29 13:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER EG IR IZ JO SA SY
08BAGHDAD97	ERBIL: KRG PRESIDENT AND PM CRITICIZE GOI [...] (C) During their meetings on January 6 in Erbil with U.S. Senators Norm Coleman (R-MN),John Cornyn (R-TX) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA),the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) President and Prime Minister expressed their continued strong support for national reconciliation and passage of a natio [...]	2008-01-13 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU IZ
08BAGHDAD983	NINEWA: TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY ELABORATES ON GOT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Turkish Special Envoy Murat Ozcelik told PRT officers, Multi-National Division-North Deputy Commanding General BG Thomas and 3 Armored Cavalry Regiment Commander COL Bills at a March 26 meeting at the Turkish Consulate General in Mosul that ongoing Turkish military opposition wa [...]	2008-03-31 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ENRG TU IZ
08BAKU1013	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador reviewed with President Aliyev's International Relations Advisor Novruz Mammadov USG comments on Azerbaijan's October 15 presidential election and shared observations on the assessment of the elections by international observers. The U.S. will continue to support a [...]	2008-10-22 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU1018	HAIDAR ALIYEV'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR ON IRAN [...] (S) During a wide-ranging tour d'horizon with Embassy Iran watcher, former President Haidar Aliyev's chief foreign relations advisor, and regionally prominent international affairs commentator, Vafa Guluzadeh provided recommendations for USG Iran strategy and discussed Iran's economic "Achille [...]	2008-10-24 08:57:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ECON PGOV IR RU AJ
08BAKU1039	PRESIDENT ALIYEV TELLS BENS HE SEEKS GREATER US [...] (C) Summary: Just ahead of his inauguration, President Aliyev told visiting U.S. business executives that Azerbaijan is a force for stability in an insecure neighborhood. During his second administration, Nagorno-Karabakh will remain "issue number one." By occupying Azerbaijan's territories, [...]	2008-10-29 12:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ AM
08BAKU1049	ELECTION WRAP-UP WITH CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 31 Embassy officials met with Central Election Commission Chairman Mazahir Panahov to wrap up issues related to Azerbaijan October 15 presidential election. Overall, Panahov was proud of CEC's work during the election period and grateful for the aid received from the [...]	2008-11-03 12:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU1068	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev told Commerce Deputy Secretary Sullivan October 28 that economic reform and diversification would be among his top priorities in a second term. The GOAJ, while facing lower oil prices and declining revenues, will continue to promote the Azerbaijan Investment Com [...]	2008-11-07 11:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG PREL PGOV AJ
08BAKU1069	IRAN-AZERBAIJAN SNAPSHOT AND OVERVIEW [...] This cable provides a general unclassified snapshot of Iranian political, economic, and commercial activities in Azerbaijan, outlining apparent evolving Iranian regional priorities and recent and pending developments in bilateral political and economic relations. Many issues noted in the cab [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG ECON RU IR AZ
08BAKU1089	EXPORT-IMPORT BANK DIRECTOR VISIT BUILDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Export-Import Bank Director Bijan Kian visited Baku October 13-16 to follow-up on his February 2008 trip, checking in on U.S. based companies, their partners and projects, and to reassure interlocutors of the Bank's ability to continue to support those projects in spite of the rec [...]	2008-11-13 12:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN AJ
08BAKU1094	SENATOR CORKER MEETS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11 the Ambassador held a dinner for Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and five members of Azerbaijan's parliament. These MPs represent a wide range of political opinions. While all guests agreed that Azerbaijan has to further reform its education system and to fight corrupt [...]	2008-11-17 04:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU1098	SECRETARY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) Summary. Secretary Bodman, accompanied by Ambassador and DAS Matthew Bryza, met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on November 12 in Baku before the opening of the Baku Energy Summit. During or in the weeks following the Summit, Azerbaijan intends to sign a memorandum of intent with Turke [...]	2008-11-18 03:37:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	AJ AM PREL PGOV RU TU TX
08BAKU1135	DRL A/S KRAMER BATTLES WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: On November 18 DRL A/S David Kramer and the Ambassador met with Head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev. After A/S Kramer explained U.S. requests for more media freedom in Azerbaijan, Mehdiyev first read a detailed list of unfulfilled GOAJ expectations from the Un [...]	2008-12-01 05:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU1136	DRL A/S KRAMER, PRESIDENT ALIYEV DEBATE PACE OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On November 18 DRL A/S David Kramer and the Ambassador met with President Ilham Aliyev for a two-hour discussion of democracy and human rights issues. Most of the discussion centered on the deteriorating state of media freedom in Azerbaijan, including the jailed journal [...]	2008-12-01 05:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU1138	USAID ADMINISTRATOR FORE - PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) Summary: In a November 24 meeting with USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore, President Aliyev welcomed intensified cooperation with USAID, especially in five key areas: water and sanitation, agriculture, IT/telecoms, environmental remediation and anti-corruption. Azerbijan,s leadership fee [...]	2008-12-01 07:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AJ
08BAKU1147	PRESIDENT GUL TELLS SECRETARY BODMAN OF SOUTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 13 meeting with President Gul, Energy Secretary Bodman stressed U.S. support for the region and the Southern Corridor, with Gul expressing appreciation for USG support and noting its importance to future projects. Gul indicated that Turkey and Azerbaijan are close t [...]	2008-12-03 12:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
08BAKU1148	DRL A/S KRAMER: DIALOGUE ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: On November 19 DRL A/S David Kramer and the Ambassador attended a marathon meeting at the Foreign Ministry with a wide range of government and non-government officials, chaired by a Deputy Foreign Minister, on the full realm of democracy and human rights issues. Attendees gave b [...]	2008-12-04 04:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU1153	BBG VISIT TO BAKU TO SUPPORT USG BROADCASTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3 a delegation from the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio free Europe/Radio Liberty visited Baku to discuss the GOAJ's possible removal of Voice of America and Radio Liberty broadcasts from national frequencies. The delegation met with the chairman of the Nat [...]	2008-12-05 08:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU1157	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR GUARDEDLY [...] (C) Ambassador Derse, accompanied by EUR/CARC Office Director Baxter Hunt, met Novruz Mammadov, chief foreign policy advisor at the Presidential Apparat, on December 3. Ambassador unequivocally warned Mammadov that closure of United States-sponsored broadcasting in Azerbaijan would cause a ser [...]	2008-12-05 09:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU1158	USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECTOR OF [...] SUMMARY: The visit of USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H. Fore to Azerbaijan capitalized on the existing USG strong host-country counterpart relationships. During her three-day visit, Administrator Fore held meetings with AzerbaijanQs President (see reftel),[...]	2008-12-05 09:25:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET ADPM AJ
08BAKU12	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEXLER'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan, [...]	2008-01-04 11:47:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET MARR MASS PTER KDEM AJ
08BAKU122	SCENESETTER FOR S/CT FRANK URBANCIC'S VISIT TO BAKU [...] (C) Frank: My team and I look forward to your February 13-16 visit. Your visit provides a valuable opportunity to address key security issues with the GOAJ, particularly extending our non-intelligence CT cooperation and pushing the GOAJ to address its energy infrastructure gaps. 2. (C) [...]	2008-02-11 14:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ENRG KTFN KISL AJ
08BAKU123	CORRECTED COPY: AZERBAIJAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] This cable contains post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. The Statement includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requir [...]	2008-02-12 06:59:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD OPIC PGOV AJ
08BAKU126	CORRECTED COPY OF SCENESETTER FOR S/CT FRANK [...] (C) Frank: My team and I look forward to your February 13-16 visit. Your visit provides a valuable opportunity to address key security issues with the GOAJ, particularly extending our non-intelligence CT cooperation and pushing the GOAJ to address its energy infrastructure gaps. 2. (C) [...]	2008-02-12 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ENRG KTFN KISL AJ
08BAKU135	EU TROIKA VISIT FOCUSES ON ENERGY, DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) Summary: During a February 4 visit to Baku, the EU Troika opened the European Commission Delegation and discussed energy, democracy and human rights and the NK conflict with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov. Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and EU embassy contacts separatel [...]	2008-02-13 13:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG EAID AJ
08BAKU136	AZERBAIJAN ENERGY PLAYERS GIVE STATUS UPDATE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Azerbaijan energy interlocutors agree the key to timely development of the Shah Deniz Stage Two gas project is settling issues of gas transit through Turkey. BP and Statoil claim that the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is moving too slowly in signing commercial cont [...]	2008-02-13 15:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV PBTS TU AJ
08BAKU14	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHUSTER'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan, [...]	2008-01-04 12:38:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET MARR MASS PTER KDEM AJ
08BAKU140	AZERBAIJAN'S OIL COMPANY UPBEAT ON COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOCAR President Abdullayev was very upbeat upon hearing of Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov's willingness to increase bilateral cooperation with Azerbaijan and looked forward to follow up discussions with the USG as soon as possible. He denied European charges that SOCAR was no [...]	2008-02-14 14:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG PBTS TU TX AJ
08BAKU149	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BROWNBACK'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe and to use its energy resources to drive growth and development in the region, make it an important U.S. partne [...]	2008-02-15 15:02:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ECON AJ
08BAKU164	VISIT OF AZERBAIJANI MINISTER OF DEFENSE TO IRAN [...] (C) Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev visited Iran February 18-19, his first visit to the Islamic Republic since 2004. During a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Abiyev noted that he was preparing for the trip. In addition to Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar [...]	2008-02-22 14:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
08BAKU185	IDEAS FOR PROMOTING A U.S.-AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Ankara and Baku. 2. (C) Embassy Ankara and Embassy Baku provide the following informal suggestions to follow up with EUR A/S Fried's December 2007 speech at the Mayflower Hotel on a strategic partnership among the U.S, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. Bo [...]	2008-03-04 13:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG TU AJ
08BAKU195	PROFILE OF IRANIAN-EDUCATED AZERBAIJANI SHIA [...] (C) Summary: While most Azerbaijani clerics espouse moderate religious and political views, the Embassy has been developing a relationship with one Shia cleric trained in Qom, Iran who espouses anti-Israeli and pro-Hezbollah rhetoric. Haji Namik Babahanov was the head imam at a local Baku m [...]	2008-03-05 12:33:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO KIRF IR AJ
08BAKU21	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN, [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan, [...]	2008-01-08 10:29:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG MARR MASS AJ
08BAKU224	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MANN TALKS ENERGY WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eurasian Energy Coordinator Ambassador Mann told Foreign Minister Mammadyarov that BTC expansion was "imperative." On Turkmenistan, Mann said President Aliyev and Azerbaijan could provide a good example to Berdimuhamedov of how to invite foreign energy companies into a productive [...]	2008-03-11 07:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TX ENRG
08BAKU231	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF RAMIZ MEHDIYEV PLEDGES [...] (C) Summary: In a March 3 meeting, the Ambassador reviewed with Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev the criteria the U.S. would consider as it evaluates Azerbaijan's October presidential election. She also briefed Mehdiyev on the planned USD 3 million in election-related assistance ac [...]	2008-03-11 14:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU250	SENATOR BROWNBACK'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) Summary: In a February 20 meeting with Senator Brownback, President Aliyev affirmed Azerbaijan's commitment to developing new Caspian gas reserves and export routes to Europe in spite of increasing pressure from Russia and Iran. He said that continued U.S. support would be key to these i [...]	2008-03-14 06:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD PBTS AJ
08BAKU251	AZERBAIJANIS SEEK REPEAL OF SECTION 907 IN [...] (C) Summary: In separate February 20 meetings, the AmCham Board of Directors, Deputy Foreign Minister Pashayev and a group of reform-minded MPS told Senator Brownback (R-KS) that Azerbaijan sought to deepen its ties with the United States. In recognition of Azerbaijan's growing partnership [...]	2008-03-14 06:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG ECON KPAO AJ
08BAKU262	AZERBAIJAN: 2007 HRR ROLLS OUT TO MIXED REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 12 press event, the Ambassador rolled out the 2007 Human Rights Report to a group of human rights activists, representatives of the Human Rights Ombudswoman's office, and Parliament's Human Rights Commission Chair. Although the Human Rights Commission Chair questioned [...]	2008-03-17 13:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS KPAO AJ
08BAKU275	AZERBAIJAN'S NK UNGA RESOLUTION UNDERSCORES [...] (C) Summary: The March 14 UNGA vote on Azerbaijan's "Situation in the Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan" resolution reflects the GOAJ's broader attempt to underscore Azerbaijan's fundamental redlines in the Minsk Group negotiations and to find additional tools outside of the Minsk Group to [...]	2008-03-19 13:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM AJ
08BAKU277	LOOKING TO ARMENIA,"AZERBAIJAN NOW SYMBOL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A clearly pleased President Aliyev branded the recent Armenian Presidential elections "a fraud," the incoming and outgoing Armenian President "criminals," and said that the sham elections and subsequent violence, where the Armenian government was forced to kill its own people, al [...]	2008-03-25 05:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TX AR ENRG
08BAKU280	DAS BRYZA PROMOTES DEMOCRACY AGENDA WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate March 4-5 meetings with Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, EUR/DAS Bryza reviewed election assistance and the issue of our bilateral democracy dialogue agenda with Azerbaijan, underscoring the importance of democratic ref [...]	2008-03-26 05:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AR GA AJ
08BAKU282	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ENERGY COOPERATION WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 4-5 visit to Baku, EUR/DAS Bryza discussed energy cooperation in separate meetings with Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev, and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Valeh Alasgarov. Bryza briefed Mammadyarov on his recent e [...]	2008-03-26 06:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU3	AZERBAIJAN'S INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: In the past few years and especially the last year as oil revenues have come on-line, the GOAJ has adopted a strikingly more confident and activist foreign policy. The GOAJ's new activism is reflected in a high volume of foreign visits to and from Azerbaijan, the large number o [...]	2008-01-03 10:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG KDEM AJ
08BAKU302	U.S.-AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRACY DIALOGUE [...] (C) David, I would like to congratulate you on your appointment and invite you to Azerbaijan at your earliest convenience to continue the bilateral dialogue on democracy and human rights that Barry Lowenkron initiated in December 2006 at President Aliyev's suggestions. This forum, led on the [...]	2008-03-31 11:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF AJ
08BAKU310	A LOOK AT AZERBAIJAN,S SECRETIVE, SHI,A VILLAGE OF [...] (C) Summary: Nardaran, a conservative village of 7,000 residents on Azerbaijan,s Absheron peninsula is routinely cited as a restive, Shi,a hotbed of Iranian influence. Yet according to a Nardaran resident, village elders are the center of authority within Nardaran, not Tehran. The resident [...]	2008-04-02 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL ASEC IR AJ
08BAKU320	UPDATE ON AZERBAIJANI FRUSTRATION WITH CO-CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Public attention on the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries' vote against Azerbaijan's "Situation in the Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan" UNGA resolution continues, as do GOAJ official statements and some orchestrated political activities. While the issue has gradually slipp [...]	2008-04-04 11:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KPAO AJ
08BAKU35	CODEL SHUSTER RAISES ENERGY, IRAN, DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) Summary: During a friendly January 10 meeting, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and CODEL Shuster discussed a wide range of issues including strengthening the U.S-Azerbaijan partnership, energy, Iran, Azerbaijan's growing regional role, and the Farhad Aliyev case. President Aliyev outli [...]	2008-01-15 11:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET PTER PBTS KDEM ECON AJ
08BAKU358	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF RAMIZ MEHDIYEV LAYS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, echoing President Aliyev (ref a),laid down a tough new line on democracy assistance. He said that the National Democratic Institute must conduct joint training for pro-government and oppositi [...]	2008-04-11 16:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU359	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF RAMIZ MEHDIYEV [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev expressed the GOAJ's strong disappointment with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs' "no" vote on Azerbaijan's UNGA resolution regarding Nagorno Karabakh and the occupied territories. Stressing that [...]	2008-04-11 16:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
08BAKU366	AZERBAIJAN: PLANS TO IMPROVE ELECTORAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Azerbaijan's presidential election set for October 15, the GOAJ already is making technical preparations. Through dialogue with the Council of Europe's Venice Commission, the GOAJ is preparing changes to the electoral code and the law on freedom of assembly. Both pieces of [...]	2008-04-16 14:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU377	PRESIDENT ALIYEV REJECTS CRITICISM ON MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 15 meeting with visiting Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jeff Gedmin, President Aliyev firmly denied that Azerbaijan has any problems in the area of media freedom, and accused the U.S. of applying a "double standard" in its criticisms. The Preside [...]	2008-04-21 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PBTS KDEM KISL AJ
08BAKU38	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a January 9 meeting with Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL),President Aliyev said he was confident about winning the October Presidential election, due to his government's accomplishments and the opposition's inability to introduce fresh faces. Aliyev said Azerbaijan is [...]	2008-01-15 12:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET MARR MASS PTER KDEM AJ
08BAKU380	RUSSIA REPORTEDLY SEEKS APPROVAL TO TRANSIT [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: An Azerbaijani MFA officer informed us that the Azerbaijani Government has received repeated requests from the Russian Government to allow the transit of unspecified equipment to Iran's light water reactor at Bushehr. The [...]	2008-04-21 14:12:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC AORC UNSC IR AJ
08BAKU383	FATA-ALIYEV MEETING - APRIL 16, 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a cordial one-hour meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata on April 16, President Aliyev delivered a direct plea for greater US support for Azerbaijan's security in the face of growing regional pressures, especiall [...]	2008-04-23 08:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MARR MASS ENRG AJ
08BAKU392	FATA-MAMMADYAROV MEETING - APRIL 16, 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 16 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov underscored increasing volatility in the region and pressure from Azerbaijan's neighbors, especially in connection with Azerbaijan's commitmen [...]	2008-04-24 06:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MARR MASS ENRG AJ
08BAKU415	EU PROGRESS REPORT ON AZERBAIJAN INTENTIONALLY [...] (C) Summary: According to European diplomats, the European Commission's first report on Azerbaijan's implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy Action was intentionally "soft" on Azerbaijan's democracy and human rights record. EC Head of Delegation Alan Waddams chalked up the soft a [...]	2008-05-01 07:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU42	CONGRESSMAN WEXLER REVIEWS REGIONAL, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: During a January 9 meeting with Congressman Wexler, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov provided an overview of Azerbaijan's relations with Iran and Russia, suggesting that Azerbaijan would be willing to play a mediating role between the U.S. and Iran. In separate January 9 me [...]	2008-01-16 13:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR RU AJ
08BAKU44	AZERBAIJAN'S INTENTIONAL AMBIGUITY TOWARD NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) has not publicly defined its ultimate goal with respect to NATO membership, nor do we expect it to do so. Azerbaijan's NATO policy appears to be movement toward the organization while intentionally remaining silent on the question of ultimatel [...]	2008-01-17 08:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARK MASS PBTS NATO AJ
08BAKU446	U/S JEFFERY MEETS WITH KEY AZERBAIJANI MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 22 visit to Baku, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Reuben Jeffery III discussed with the Foreign Minister and State Oil Company president the importance of gas transit and securing Caspia [...]	2008-05-12 05:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AJ
08BAKU447	AZERBAIJAN: SENIOR OFFICIALS REACT STRONGLY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior GOAJ officials have reacted unusually harshly to recent USG statements criticizing Azerbaijan's lack of political will to resolve its separatist conflict, its imprisonment of journalists and especially, comparing Azerbaijan's record on democracy unfavorably to that of Arm [...]	2008-05-13 13:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PGOV PHUM PREL
08BAKU460	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan. [...]	2008-05-16 12:56:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PBTS AM AJ
08BAKU467	PRESIDENT ALIYEV SHARES HIS VISION WITH U/S JEFFERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 22 conversation with U/S Jeffery and Ambassador Derse, President Aliyev said that he was seeking "greater clarity" from the Nabucco countries as to their real intentions, and from Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov on how active the GOTX will be in seeking energy cooper [...]	2008-05-21 06:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU481	OPPOSITION JOURNALIST FEARS FOR LIFE, SEEKS ASYLUM [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Azadliq newspaper reporter Agil Khalil told us May 22 that he faces continuing pressure and threats following February and March assaults against him and subsequent smear campaign. A May 7 assault and attempted kidnapping prompted him to stop working and flee to his [...]	2008-05-23 14:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM PREL AJ
08BAKU482	INITIAL READOUT OF TURKMEN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan President Berdimuhamedov's May 19-20 visit to Baku was a significant step in the ongoing improvement of bilateral relations. According to SOCAR President Abdullayev, although the two heads of state seems to have reached no specific agreement on offshore energy devel [...]	2008-05-23 15:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TX
08BAKU483	ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN: MIXED MESAGES FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL APPARAT ON U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: On May 23, the President's senior legal advisor told the Embassy that the USAID-funded Election Monitoring Center (EMC) would not be allowed to conduct election monitoring following the recent court decision to de-register and disband the organization. In contrast, on May 15 in [...]	2008-05-23 15:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PGOV PREL
08BAKU496	KOREAN COMPANIES FACE CHALLENGES IN AZERBAIJAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the press has reported that South Korean companies are winning major construction and transportation deals, the Baku-based Director of the Korean Ministry of Construction and Transportation Yong Seog Kim reports that Korean companies are facing problems in concluding the [...]	2008-05-30 10:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR EFIN ETRD AJ
08BAKU499	RECOMMENDING GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH AZERBAIJAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Azerbaijan is an increasingly important partner for the United States. A Muslim country bordered by Russia and Iran, it is a firmly secular, pro-American partner in a region beset by radical Islam. Our security cooperation is excellent and growing, and could take on still m [...]	2008-05-30 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ENRG MOPS KDEM PBTS AJ
08BAKU51	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT TELLS SENATOR LUGAR HE WANTS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 meeting with Senator Lugar, President Aliyev said that the Turkmen President is moving too slowly on trans-Caspian gas discussions while at the same time continuing to sign deals with Russia. Aliyev said that he needs a political signal in the next six months to [...]	2008-01-18 12:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG MARR AJ RS IR
08BAKU511	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF STILL STEWING OVER [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev used a May 27 meeting with visiting NDI Regional Director Laura Jewett and the Ambassador to lay out in stark terms the Azerbaijani Government's continuing anger over recent public statements by U.S. officials that were critical of Azer [...]	2008-06-02 14:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU541	PRESIDENT ALIYEV "HURT" BY U.S. CRITICISMS, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, President Aliyev bluntly detailed his personal sense of "hurt" over statements by the Secretary and President that were critical of Azerbaijan's democracy and human rights record. He views the statements as part of a trend -- the UNGA vote, the Presidential statement [...]	2008-06-10 11:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG AJ
08BAKU552	AZERBAIJAN: SE GRAY'S MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray, accompanied by EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, Eurasian Energy Coordinator Ambassador Steven Mann, Ambassador Richard Hoagland, and Ambassador Anne Derse, met separately with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Energy Minist [...]	2008-06-17 10:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG PINR PGOV PREL AJ TX
08BAKU553	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF CONTINUES TO EXPRESS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev told visiting EUR DAS Bryza that, as a strategic partner, Azerbaijan expects the U.S. to take a more active role in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. Mehdiyev said greater U.S. activism and pressure is needed to balance Rus [...]	2008-06-17 10:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KDEM AJ
08BAKU559	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S KRAMER'S VISIT TO BAKU, [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev and his closest advisors are still perturbed over what they perceive as a series of slights from the USG, which they view as inconsistent with our bilateral partnership. They are expressing their anger through a new, tough line on democracy and human rights iss [...]	2008-06-18 08:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
08BAKU560	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S KRAMER'S VISIT TO BAKU, [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev and his closest advisors are still perturbed over what they perceive as a series of slights from the USG, which they view as inconsistent with our bilateral partnership. They are expressing their anger through a new, tough line on democracy and human rights iss [...]	2008-06-18 08:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
08BAKU566	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR TELLS SE GRAY EVERYONE WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev told a USG delegation on June 2 that in addition to competition among the Nabucco, TGI and TAP pipeline projects for Shah Deniz Phase Two gas, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Russia have each individually notified SOCAR that they wish to purchase all o [...]	2008-06-18 11:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TX TK
08BAKU593	AZERBAIJAN: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. This cable contains proprietary business information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to request in reftel for information on current business disputes and expropriation claims for inclusion in the Department's annual report to [...]	2008-06-24 05:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIDE PGOV AJ
08BAKU6	PRESIDENT ALIYEV OUTLINES PLNS FOR STATE FUNDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 13, President liyev issued a decree outlining a plan to provid state funding to NGOs and creating a Council fo State Support of NGOs. This decree was issued as a follow-up to the President's July 27 decree initially proposing the GOAJ's new NGO concept (reftel). The [...]	2008-01-04 09:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHU KDEM AJ
08BAKU602	PRESIDENT ALIYEV PITCHES AZERBAIJAN AS STRONGER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 24 meeting with CODEL Schiff, President Aliyev outlined Azerbaijan's cooperation with the U.S., highlighting contributions in security, counter-terorrism and energy security, and contrasting them to Armenia's continuing dependence on Russia. He said Azerbaijan seeks gr [...]	2008-06-26 08:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KDEM PHUM AM AJ
08BAKU621	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION PREPARATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Panahov reviewed preparations for Azerbaijan's October presidential election, including voter education and efforts to improve the voter lists. He defended recent changes to the electoral cod [...]	2008-06-30 13:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU624	AZERBAIJAN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA IN THE LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will make his first state visit to Baku on July 3-4, following on the heels of recent stops in Azerbaijan from the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin, and Speaker of the Lower House of the Duma Boris G [...]	2008-07-02 04:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG RU AJ
08BAKU646	RUSSIAN PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV DISCUSSES ENERGY AND NK [...] (C) Summary: During his July 3-4 visit to Baku, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed energy and Nagorno-Karabakh with President Aliyev. Despite the usual public rhetoric of friendly relations, public statements from the leaders and press reporting indicate that no substantive agreement [...]	2008-07-07 13:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV ENRG RU AJ
08BAKU652	DRL A/S KRAMER URGES PRESIDENT ALIYEV TO IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary: In a very frank June 27 meeting, DRL A/S Kramer urged President Aliyev to "turn an area of friction into an area of improvement" in the bilateral relationship by taking concrete steps to address Azerbaijan's human rights problems. Although initially cool and somewhat testy, Pre [...]	2008-07-08 08:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS AJ
08BAKU658	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: DRL A/S Kramer and Foreign Minister Mammadaryov conducted the fourth round of the DRL-led U.S.-Azerbaijan Democracy and Human Rights Dialogue on June 27 in Baku. Mammadyarov defended Azerbaijan's recent electoral changes as in keeping with European standards and agreed that imp [...]	2008-07-09 07:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KIRF PBTS AJ
08BAKU67	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF RAMIZ MEHDIYEV REVIEWS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 meeting with visiting EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev repeated long-standing policy that Azerbaijan is prepared to give Nagorno Karabakh "the highest autonomous status" but cannot agree to "give territory to Armenia." Arguing that [...]	2008-01-28 06:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU674	PRESIDENT ALIYEV SAYS NO COUNTRY HAS RIGHT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a speech delivered to the biannual conference of all Azerbaijani heads of diplomatic missions, President Aliyev pushed for a strong public diplomacy effort to bolster Azerbaijan's position in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, presented a confident vision of Azerbaijan's place in [...]	2008-07-11 15:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU675	PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV'S VISIT MEANT TO TELL [...] (C) Summary: According to the Russian Ambassador to Baku Vasily Istratov, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Baku had one major purpose: to convey the message to the GOAJ that "Azerbaijan matters" to Russia. Defining the new relationships as "same book, different page," Istratov c [...]	2008-07-11 15:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG RU AJ
08BAKU698	TWO NEW ECHR JUDGMENTS AGAINST GOAJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 10 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered two new judgments against the GOAJ. The judgments in both Hajibeyli v. Azerbaijan and Rahmanova v. Azerbaijan found that the GOAJ had violated the plaintiff's right to a fair and timely trial, along with other violati [...]	2008-07-22 12:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM AJ
08BAKU70	RUMORS SWIRL OF MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since his 2005 appointment as Minister of Economic Development, Heydar Babayev's political influence and personal financial wealth have been growing. Many attribute his appointment to his close personal relationship with President Ilham Aliyev; the two studied in Kyiv and are ru [...]	2008-01-28 11:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETDR ECON WTRO PINR PGOV KCOR PREL AJ
08BAKU71	AZERBAIJAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] This cable contains post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. The Statement includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requir [...]	2008-01-28 11:39:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD OPIC PGOV AJ
08BAKU731	TURKISH FETULLAH GULEN NETWORK'S PRESENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: The Fetullah Gulen network is one component of Azerbaijan's Islamic scene. The network's Turkish orientation and emphasis on establishing quality educational institutions has enabled it to establish a presence in Azerbaijan. "Chag Oyretim" ("Modern Education") -- a private Tur [...]	2008-08-05 10:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF AJ
08BAKU739	PRESIDENT ALIYEV WELCOMES HIGHEST-LEVEL USG [...] (C) Summary: In an August 4 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting OVP Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Joe Wood, President Aliyev welcomed the proposed visit of the Vice President, expressing general satisfaction with the U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship. Identifying Nagorno-Kar [...]	2008-08-06 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ
08BAKU757	AZERBAIJAN-IRAN COOPERATE ON NATURAL GAS, CONSIDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Azerbaijan-Iran natural gas relationship is expanding and will continue to be strategically important to both countries. This opinion was conveyed to polecon officer in separate meetings with Azerigaz Vice-Chairman, Nazim Sadmed-zadeh; State oil Company of Azerbaijan Vice P [...]	2008-08-11 11:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR ENRG PREL PGOV
08BAKU77	AZERBAIJAN'S OPAQUE PROCUREMENT SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary: Although Azerbaijan is in the midst of a massive public investment program to overhaul its physical and social infrastructure, the GOAJ does not have a transparent tendering system to administer this program. Formal tendering -- done by the State Procurement Agency -- usually is [...]	2008-01-30 06:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV KCOR AJ
08BAKU771	AZERBAIJANI JOURNALIST'S COURT SAGA UNDERSCORES [...] (C) Summary: Embattled opposition Azadliq newspaper reporter Agil Khalil left Azerbaijan on July 24, flying to Paris after receiving assistance from the French Embassy. Khalil had sought to leave Azerbaijan on July 21, but poor GOAJ inter-ministerial communication and perhaps intervention fr [...]	2008-08-14 11:17:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU773	IRANIAN STUDENTS IN BAKU SPEAK OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY The Iranian public is keen for more opportunities to engage with the United States. Three Iranian students studying in Baku conveyed this sentiment to polecon officer during two wide-ranging discussions on life in Iran. Polecon officer outlined the ways the USG reaches out to the [...]	2008-08-15 05:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AZ PGOV PREL
08BAKU79	AZERBAIJAN UPBEAT ON TURKMAN RELATIONS AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In conversations with the Ambassador, GOAJ officials were highly positive about he January 17 GOAJ-GOTX Intergovernmental Commission meeting and the bright prospects they now see to accelerate the improvement in relations with Turkmenistan. Ascribing improved relations largely to [...]	2008-01-30 13:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ TU PREL PGOV ENRG

08BAKU797	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR LUGAR'S AUGUST 24-25 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Baku warmly welcomes Senator Lugar back to Azerbaijan. This visit comes at a particularly critical time, during the ongoing Georgia-Russia conflict and in the wake of several public USG-GOAJ bilateral disagreements. While the GOAJ, and President Aliyev in particular, ha [...]	2008-08-22 14:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ GG PGOV PREL OTRA
08BAKU804	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The unfolding Russia-Georgia conflict has critical and sensitive ramifications for Azerbaijan. In particular, President Aliyev worries about the implications of the crisis in terms of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and its impact on Azerbaijan's westward oil and gas exp [...]	2008-08-25 15:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA CHENEY RICHARD AJ GG
08BAKU812	FOREIGN MINISTER: RUSSIAN INVANSION SENDS MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador August 26 that the Russian invasion of Georgia was primarily intended to send a message to the U.S. that Russian power in the region "is back." He warned that Russian insistence on buffer zones in Georgia around the conflict areas will af [...]	2008-08-27 13:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG GG PREL RS
08BAKU813	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES GEORGIA, ENERGY WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev told Senator Lugar August 25 that his visit to Azerbaijan was very important and timely, coming on the heels of a stopover in Tbilisi. Azerbaijan, the President said, was first to send assistance to Georgia and will continue to do so, despite grave errors and "ir [...]	2008-08-28 03:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU821	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR FEARS RUSSIA'S [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev's International Relations Advisor sees Russian actions in Georgia as "the beginning of a new era," with Azerbaijan's energy export routes, and consequently, the country's independence and sovereignty, ultimately at risk. Russia's acts were premeditated, with a g [...]	2008-09-02 10:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KPKO MARR AJ GG RU
08BAKU833	AZERBAIJAN: VICE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE WELL [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice President Richard Cheney's September 3-4 visit to Baku was widely seen as significant and timely given concerns about energy and security in the wake of the Russian invasion of Georgia. Azerbaijan's media gave extensive and decidedly positive coverage to VP Cheney's visit [...]	2008-09-05 13:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG KIRF AJ
08BAKU856	MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTIES SIGN JOINT BOYCOTT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 5 the heads of the five largest opposition parties signed a public statement boycotting the October 15 presidential election. This represents a step forward in organization for the normally fractured opposition. Discussions with opposition party leadership reveal, [...]	2008-09-11 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG RS AJ
08BAKU865	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT SAYS JOINT EFFORTS MUST [...] (C) Summary. In a September 9 meeting with a USG delegation headed by Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray, President Aliyev said he was pleased with Vice-President's Cheney's recent visit, in which he and the Vice President agreed that a strong bilateral relationship was even more important followin [...]	2008-09-12 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TX ENRG TU
08BAKU870	TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL SEEKS TO REASSURE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish President Gul's September 10 visit to Baku probably focused on reassuring the GOAJ and the general public that Gul's attendance at a soccer match in Yerevan would not degrade Turkey's "special relationship" with Azerbaijan. The GOAJ almost certainly is nervous about a t [...]	2008-09-15 05:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM AJ
08BAKU879	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER DISCUSSES THE [...] (C) Summary: Head of the President's Socio-Political Department Ali Hasanov described for the Ambassador a highly successful and productive visit to the United States in August, including attendance at the Democratic National Convention in Denver and meetings in Washington, DC. Hasanov pledg [...]	2008-09-17 07:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU884	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION ENVIRONMENT WITH OSCE AND OSCE/ODIHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 4 Ambassador Jose-Luis Herrero Ansola of the OSCE Office in Baku briefed OSCE member state ambassadors on the Office's election-related activities, including training for regional leaders (ExComs) on non-interference in the election and the importance of freedom of a [...]	2008-09-17 13:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU891	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CALLS FOR U.S. TO FILL VOID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador, International Relations Advisor to President Aliyev Novruz Mammadov said he did not think that withdrawal of Azerbaijani forces from Iraq by the end of 2008 "would be a problem." (reftel) Mammadov also shared his views on a number [...]	2008-09-18 11:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ IR TU RS
08BAKU9	AZERBAIJANI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ARGUE PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: During a December 28 meeting with the Ambassador, eight of Azerbaijan's leading human rights activists said GOAJ pressure against government critics is rising, with the GOAJ relying on political charges such as espionage, libel, and terrorism to silence or intimidate critics. T [...]	2008-01-04 11:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU90	AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ENERGY AND [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister appeared unaware that Iran may soon move the Alborz oil rig, while noting that Azerbaijan would respond through diplomatic and legal means if Iran moves the rig into disputed waters. Mammadyarov raised the need for an EU energy summit in Brussels, co [...]	2008-02-01 12:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG PHUM AMGT ABLD AJ IR
08BAKU904	UNODC REPORTS MAJOR UPSURGE IN HEROIN FROM IRAN, [...] (S) Summary: UNODC Baku reports that trans-shipment of heroin and other opiates from Iran through Azerbaijan has skyrocketed. Total heroin seizures by GOAJ security authorities increased from twenty kilos to over 250 kilos in 2007. These seizures accounted for less than five percent of the [...]	2008-09-23 11:19:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PINR AJ AM TU
08BAKU915	AZERBAIJAN FOREIGN MINISTER PROMOTES TURKMEN GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 12 meeting with Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy C. Boyden Gray, GOAJ FM Mammadyarov said that the GOAJ was encouraging Turkey to purchase gas from Turkmenistan at the Turkmen border. He explained that the April Caspian incident in which GOAJ vessels co [...]	2008-09-26 08:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TX ENRG
08BAKU917	UNODC REPORTS MAJOR UPSURGE IN HEROIN FROM IRAN, SUGGESTS SIGNIFICANT IRANIAN DRUG PROCESSING ACTIVITY (BAKU 911 CORRECTED COPY) [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 10:39:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PINR IR AJ AM TU
08BAKU920	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes as the Russia-Georgia conflict continues to unfold, with critical and sensitive ramifications for Azerbaijan. Baku quietly supported Georgia from the start, providing immediate assistance to Tbilisi in the form of food and other commodities, financial aid to ba [...]	2008-09-26 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA AJ
08BAKU937	AZERBAIJANI CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS HOST [...] (C) Summary: The Azerbaijan National Committee for European Integration (ANCEI) hosted a conference entitled "The Russia - Georgia Conflict and Its Security, Economic, and Humanitarian Implications" in Baku on September 29. During the first panel on international security in the aftermath of [...]	2008-10-06 05:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG AJ
08BAKU94	PROFILE OF A POPULAR AZERBAIJANI SHIA CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Many young and devout Azerbaijani Shias have identified Haji Shahin Hasanov, the imam at Baku's Dadash mosque, as a well respected Shia cleric. A soft-spoken, intelligent imam with a history degree, Hasanov says there is a Shia renaissance occurring in Azerbaijan, which paralle [...]	2008-02-04 12:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO KIRF IR AJ
08BAKU945	AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: Over dinner October 1 with the Deputy Secretary, key Azerbaijani foreign policy thinkers discussed the role of Russia and Iran in the Caucasus, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and efforts to intensify the U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship. Participants highlighted Azerbaijan's diffic [...]	2008-10-08 08:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AM ENRG GG PGOV PREL RS
08BAKU968	AZERBAIJAN'S 2008 ELECTION: LIMITED JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: Local legal experts state the Azerbaijani judiciary has little independence in cases touching on the GOAJ or Azerbaijani elites' financial and political interests. In a political culture that favors personal relations and closed-door meetings over transparent processes and unif [...]	2008-10-10 13:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG KIRF AJ
08BAKU970	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev, meeting with Deputy -Secretary Negroponte on October 2, lauded the timely September visit of Vice President Cheney and re-emphasized the importance of further enhancing U.S.-Azerbaijan relations in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia conflict. President Aliyev, [...]	2008-10-10 14:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG KDEM AJ
08BAKU971	AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 2 and 3 Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Deputy Assistant Secretary Bryza met with representatives of the international community and with local NGOs working in Azerbaijan. Representatives of the international community agreed that it is unclear whether democratizatio [...]	2008-10-14 04:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU972	AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 2 and 3 Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Deputy Assistant Secretary Bryza met with representatives of the international community and with local NGOs working in Azerbaijan. Representatives of the international community agreed that it is unclear whether democratizatio [...]	2008-10-14 04:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAMAKO217	GENERAL WARD'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TOURE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 09:35:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MASS MARR
08BAMAKO239	TRIBAL FAULT LINES WITHIN THE TUAREG OF NORTHERN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 14:21:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ML
08BAMAKO290	AUSTRIAN EFFORTS TO FOLLOW AQIM HOSTAGE CRISIS IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 14:36:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO366	EXECUTION OF TWO TUAREGS IN KIDAL SETS MALI ON EDGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-14 15:28:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR PHUM ML
08BAMAKO396	EFFORTS CONTINUE TO SAVE MALI'S ELEPHANTS [...] SUMMARY: An estimated 550 to 700 elephants in Mali's Gourma region are threatened by drying climate, landscape degradation, and increasing human contact. The Malian herd is the northernmost group of elephants in west Africa and the only surviving group in the Sahel. International conservat [...]	2008-04-24 16:21:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ML
08BAMAKO491	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 10:54:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR ML
08BAMAKO606	SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY MICHAEL O. LEAVITT'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 16:52:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ML
08BAMAKO666	MALIANS AND TUAREG REBELS PREPARE FOR DIRECT TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 13:46:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO787	FALL 2008 SEPQ RESPONSE-BAMAKO [...] (SBU) Embassy Bamako responses to the security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) are as follows: --------------------------- 2. (S) Political Violence --------------------------- DEMONSTRATIONS: A. Are there any ethnic or religious groups in country that are capable of carryin [...]	2008-09-11 15:48:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	ASEC
08BAMAKO835	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO MALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 05:45:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TBIO KHIV ML
08BAMAKO883	US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...]	2008-11-12 13:53:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR
08BAMAKO884	US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...]	2008-11-12 14:35:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR
08BAMAKO942	NORTHERN MALI POLICE BLOTTER AND EVENTS CALENDAR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 15:00:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR ASEC KCOR PHUM ML
08BAMAKO968	EFFORTS TO SAVE ALGIERS ACCORDS ACCELERATE AS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 16:38:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN131	SULTAN SAYS BRUNEI WILL STAY IN PHILIPPINES IMT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: After a confused initial Bruneian reaction to Malaysia's announcement that it will begin a phased withdrawal of its peacekeeping troops from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao, the Sultan of Brunei has reportedly decided that Royal Brunei Armed [...]	2008-05-01 07:52:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RP BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN136	Brunei Fraud Conditions Summary - FY2008 [...] (U) Brunei is a low-fraud environment for consular services and historically has had low rates of fraud and low non-return rates. Brunei has been a member of the Visa Waiver Program since its inception. On May 5, the Government of Brunei announced that it would begin issuing ICAO compliant bio [...]	2008-05-06 07:38:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN153	BRUNEI: MFAT VIEWS ON BILAT ISSUES, APEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following topics were covered in discussions with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials occasioned by Ambassador's impending departure: -- Government of Brunei (GOB) support for APEC remains undiminished. APEC Leaders Meetings were the regional meetings the S [...]	2008-05-19 06:53:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN35	CHINA TAKES DEFENSE CHARM CAMPAIGN TO BRUNEI [...] (C) Chinese Defense Minister, General Cao Guanchuan, led the latest detachment from China's charm offensive to Brunei for an official visit January 14-16. While no new agreements or business deals were announced during the three day visit, the General scored points with Brunei officials for ta [...]	2008-01-24 07:14:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CH BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN69	BRUNEI: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Having recently reengaged with the Government of Brunei on IPR protection and enforcement (refs B, C and D),it is not yet time to put Brunei on the Special 301 Watch List. GoB enforcement efforts have been minimal in the past, but we see increased willingness to work with rights holders [...]	2008-02-21 08:27:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PREL BX
08BANGKOK1218	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE PADILLA [...] (U) Summary. Your visit to Thailand gives you the opportunity to affirm our strong economic relationship with Thailand as we celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce. After being led for 15 months by an interim military-appointed government following a coup in Sept [...]	2008-04-22 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN OVIP PGOV PREL TH
08BANGKOK1279	UK ENVOY ON BURMA ENCOURAGES BETTER THAI ROLE ON [...] (C) UK Prime Minister's Special Representative for Burma Michael Williams encouraged the RTG to consider a more proactive role in Burma during his April 16-18 trip to Thailand. During a private meeting with Ambassador John, Williams expressed the UK's shared concern about the current situatio [...]	2008-04-25 11:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1283	MFA ON INTRA-ASEAN RELATIONS, IMPORTANCE OF US ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrukul met with DOD A/S James Shinn and DAS James Clad on April 22. He encouraged the US to strengthen its engagement in the region, suggesting the establishment of a regular US-ASEAN Defense Ministers meeting, and increased joint training for [...]	2008-04-28 00:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1290	THE AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH THAKSIN [...] (C) I hosted a small private dinner for Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Khunying Potjaman, at the Residence the evening of April 24. Also attending were Deputy Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and his wife (and Thaksin's sister),Yaowapa, as well as former Minister for Transportation Pongsak [...]	2008-04-28 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON TH
08BANGKOK1314	AMBASSADOR REES DISCUSSES BURMA WITH RTG, NGOS [...] (C) During a April 17-21 visit to Thailand, U.S. Special Representative for Social Issues Ambassador Rees discussed Burma with MFA North America Division Director General Nongnuth Petcharatana and in a separate meeting with International Organizations Deputy Director General Ittiporn Boonpraco [...]	2008-04-30 05:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK136	RTG WAITING FOR DPKO ON WORD OF SUDANESE [...] (C) POLOFF met January 14 with Cherdkiat Atthakor, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the MFA to confirm the RTG position on contributing to UNAMID. Cherdkiat said that the RTG considered its deployment to Sudan a multilateral issue not a bilateral issue with the gove [...]	2008-01-14 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH
08BANGKOK1392	LEADING DEMOCRAT LEGISLATOR COMMENTS ON THAI [...] (C) Leading Democrat Party legislator Sukhumbhand Paribatra told us on May 7 that current media speculation about a possible coup d'etat evoked earlier rumors that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra might orchestrate a seizure of power to undo the effects of the 2006 coup. Sukhumbhand as [...]	2008-05-07 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1430	MGBM01: RTG, THAI NGOS SENDING CASH, SUPPLIES TO [...] (SBU) The MFA reported to us that the RTG was already in the process of transferring USD 300,000 to the Burmese government and that the Royal Thai Air Force delivered three planeloads of relief supplies as of May 8. Thus far, RTG assistance has been limited to the delivery of supplies only, a [...]	2008-05-09 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID TH BM
08BANGKOK1521	PRIVY COUNCILOR COMMENTS ON POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lunch meeting on May 15, the Ambassador briefed Privy Council President Prem on US assistance for Burmese cyclone victims, and underscored our concerns about the possibility of another coup. GEN Prem showed great interest in US humanitarian relief efforts. He strongly [...]	2008-05-16 12:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TH
08BANGKOK1561	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Jonah Blank, Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to travel to Bangkok for official business from January 08-21, 2008. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri [...]	2008-05-21 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT TH
08BANGKOK1594	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Frank Jannuzi, Senior Professional Staff member,Senate Foreign Relations Committee to travel to Bangkok for official business from May 24 to June 03, 2008. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajad [...]	2008-05-23 02:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT TH
08BANGKOK1611	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Mr. Secretary, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your June 1-2 visit as an opportunity to advance key U.S. foreign policy interests. Your meeting with Prime Minister/Defense Minister Samak Sundaravej will provide an opportunity to emphasize the importance of Thailand to our r [...]	2008-05-23 12:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1613	RTG HACHET MAN TAKES AXE TO MEDIA, BUT WOUNDS HIMSELF [...] (SBU) Embattled Prime Minister's Office Minister Jakrapob Penkair suffered another blow when the Democrat Party filed a motion on May 21 to impeach him. Jakrapob, the bete noir of the media, has been accused of abuse of power and lese majeste. This is the latest chapter in a series of running [...]	2008-05-25 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK1632	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: In a May 20 courtesy call by Ambassador John, Minister of Interior Chalerm Yoobamrung made a forceful request for more counter narcotics assistance and assured us human rights would be respected in Thailand's new "war on drugs." The Ambassador acknowledged Chalerm's request, and [...]	2008-05-28 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR TH
08BANGKOK1658	AMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PM DISCUSS POLITICAL [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Sahas Bunditkul told the Ambassador May 28 that he expected a degree of "turbulence" as Thailand readjusts to having an elected government, but he did not expect serious problems affecting stability. The Ambassador highlighted foreign investor concerns about the poli [...]	2008-05-30 05:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV ETRD SENV KNNP TH BM
08BANGKOK1670	COBRA GOLD INTEGRAL TO USG ALLIANCE STRUCTURE IN [...] (C) Summary. Cobra Gold, America's largest multilateral exercise in Asia, is much more than a bilateral exercise with Thailand. In that Thailand provides good training infrastructure, large areas for unrestricted live fire operations, and access to bombing ranges -- all in short supply in [...]	2008-06-02 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1723	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL TYSON [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's [...]	2008-06-05 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1753	THAILAND CONSIDERS SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND [...] Summary: With over $100 billion in accumulated foreign exchange reserves, Thailand is considering whether to establish a Sovereign Wealth Fund to better invest its excess foreign holdings. Bank of Thailand and Ministry of Finance officials believe they have sufficient funds available to star [...]	2008-06-09 08:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK1778	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: IDENTITY, CULTURE AND RELIGION [...] (SBU)Summary: On May 26 and 27, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff members Jonah Blank and Frank Jannuzi traveled with Poloff to Narathiwat, Pattani, Hat Yai and Songkhla in southernmost Thailand for discussions about the root causes of the insurgency in Thailand's deep south, and the po [...]	2008-06-10 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK1879	FORMER CABINET MINISTER DISCUSSES LESE MAJESTE [...] (C) Jakrapob Penkair, the former Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office who resigned on May 30 after being charged with lese majeste, told us on June 17 that he may be prosecuted for this alleged offense, but he would expect to be pardoned if convicted. He believed the police were li [...]	2008-06-18 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK1916	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ms. McNerney, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance our nonproliferation and security interests and to meet with key counterparts. In these meetings, you will have an opportunity to discuss ongoing cooperation on export control and nonprolife [...]	2008-06-20 11:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETTC TH
08BANGKOK1978	LEADING GENERAL PRAISES SAMAK'S APPROACH TOWARDS [...] (C) Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul told the Ambassador on June 25 that Prime Minister Samak appeared unlikely to crack down harshly on anti-government protestors, and, even if Samak were to do so, this would not necessarily prompt military intervention in politi [...]	2008-06-26 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MOPS KDEM TH
08BANGKOK198	ALL CLEAR FOR PARLIAMENT TO OPEN, NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Everything appears on track for the opening of Parliament on Monday, January 21. Chart Thai and Motherland parties have formally announced they will join the coalition led by the People's Power Party (PPP). Negotiations over the ministerial portfolios are ongoing; the PPP leade [...]	2008-01-18 11:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2021	Thai Media Sides with Opposition During Censure Debate [...] (U) The recent censure debate over the performance of Prime Minister Samak's administration has swept the headlines with virtually all local Thai print and broadcast media outlets dedicating significant space and airtime to readouts on the daily action in the House. Local print dailies devoted [...]	2008-07-02 23:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK2207	PREAH VIHEAR: TENSION, DIALOGUE, AND EMBASSY [...] (C) Tensions in the Thai-Cambodian border area remain high, with an influx of Thai soldiers to the area close to Preah Vihear temple. The Royal Thai Air Force is standing by to evacuate Thais from Cambodia should bilateral relations deteriorate dramatically before a Thai-Cambodian meeting of [...]	2008-07-18 11:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK224	PRIVY COUNCILLOR TELLS AMBASSADOR OF STEADY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's January 22 courtesy call, a Privy Councillor with long experience in the South encouraged the Ambassador to travel in the troubled region. Palakorn Sunwanrath believed that a visit with southern religious and community leaders would show sympathy for Th [...]	2008-01-23 11:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS TH
08BANGKOK2243	THAKSIN PREDICTS NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin told the Ambassador in a four-eyes meeting on July 23 that Prime Minister Samak had received royal approval to form a government of national unity in order to heal Thailand's political rifts. Thaksin estimated this government, incorporating all political part [...]	2008-07-23 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2269	FALUN GONG IN THAILAND [...] (C) Falun Gong (FLG) practitioners in Bangkok are a small mix of mainland Chinese seeking refugee status and resettlement to third countries, alongside a smattering of high-society Thais. Thai immigration authorities are strictly applying immigration law in cases involving FLG practitioners, [...]	2008-07-25 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV TH CH KIRF
08BANGKOK2461	THAILAND'S ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP BEGINS WITH MODEST [...] (SBU) Thailand assumed the ASEAN chairmanship on July 24. Comments from senior Thai officials since indicate the Thai plan to focus on increasing ASEAN's relevance to the region's citizens, food security, disaster relief, and the formation of an ASEAN human rights body authorized in the new ASE [...]	2008-08-15 09:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK258	DAS MARCIEL PRESSES MFA PERMSEC ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Burma remained a complicated issue for the RTG, and the Thais shared China's concerns about the potential impact on its borders if the situation in Burma were to destabilize, MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul told Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel over lunch on Jan [...]	2008-01-25 08:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM
08BANGKOK2591	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BOONSRANG'S COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bangkok is extremely appreciative that General Boonsrang Niumpradit will be able to conduct a counterpart visit with CJCS Admiral Mullen. The visit will reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 [...]	2008-08-29 09:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2621	THAI MFA DG ON THE THAI ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP, [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of ASEAN Affairs Director General Vitavas Srivihok shared his views on the Thai chairmanship of ASEAN and prospects for Thai ratification of the Charter August 29. Vitavas expected Thailand would pass necessary implementation an [...]	2008-09-04 02:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK2674	THAI UNION LEADER STANDS ALONE AMID THREATS AND [...] (C) Summary: The abrupt dismissal of labor union leader Jitra Kongdej by garment maker Triumph International on July 29 for alleged slights to the monarchy, and the subsequent prolonged protest by union members, is symptomatic of the ongoing wider battle between pro and anti-Thaksin groups and [...]	2008-09-08 11:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO TH
08BANGKOK276	BIO OF THAI PRIME MINISTER SAMAK SUNDARAVEJ [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK2837	DAS MARCIEL DISCUSSES ASEAN, BURMA AND BORDER [...] (C) Summary. Thai MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul told visiting EAP DAS Scot Marciel and the Ambassador September 9 that the RTG viewed recent Cambodian border actions as contradictory to progress achieved during recent discussions by the two nations' Foreign Ministers. Virasakdi s [...]	2008-09-18 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM PREF TH
08BANGKOK2899	CABINET APPOINTMENTS WILL SIGNAL CONTINUITY AND [...] (C) Ambassador's meetings and media reports this week indicate that PM-elect Somchai Wongsawat's cabinet -- poised to receive endorsement by King Bhumibol at the time of writing September 24 -- appears unlikely to change the tone of Thai politics in the short term, and likely will not last in [...]	2008-09-24 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2940	ENGAGING NEW THAI FM SOMPONG AT UNGA: THE CURRENT [...] (C) Newly-inaugurated Deputy Prime Minister Sompong Amornwiwat, who serves concurrently as Foreign Minister, will make a short visit to UNGA/New York, arriving late September 27 with meetings on September 29-30. Post recommends an appropriate USG high-level interlocutor meet with Sompong in N [...]	2008-09-26 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KJUS ETRD UNGA TH
08BANGKOK3042	THAILAND POLITICAL CRISIS: BANGKOK QUIET IN [...] (C) Summary. The streets of Bangkok's government district were quiet October 8 after a day and evening of violence left a large number of demonstrators and police injured and two dead. Thai police told us that a number of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrators had been armed with [...]	2008-10-08 11:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3191	THAI PM SOMCHAI AIMS FOR CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT; [...] (C) Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat told the Ambassador he was committed to a peaceful resolution of political disputes. He welcomed the Ambassador's expression of USG support for democracy and the rule of law, and Somchai said the way forward entailed a fact-finding commission's report on t [...]	2008-10-22 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH CB
08BANGKOK3226	THAKSIN ASSOCIATE HOPES FOR MEDIATION OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Yongyuth Tiyapairath, a close ally of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, told the Ambassador on October 28 that a neutral Thai figure should mediate between Thaksin and Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda, whom Yongyuth considered the principal leaders of the two sides in the [...]	2008-10-28 07:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM ASEC MOPS CASC TH
08BANGKOK3251	PRIVY COUNCILOR PREM SAYS SITUATION CALM; ARMY TO [...] (C) Summary: Privy Council Chair Prem Tinsulanonda told the Ambassador October 29 that the political situation was getting calmer and that he was not worried about a planned November 1 rally by pro-Thaksin supporters. In a separate October 29 meeting, Deputy Army Commander General Jiradej Kot [...]	2008-10-30 06:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3252	SOUTHERN THAILAND: PM VISITS; CROWN PRINCESS [...] (C) Summary: Crown Princess Sirindhorn told the Ambassador October 27 that she was concerned with how the Thai government was utilizing the already abundant educational resources that the RTG directed towards the South. During an October 28 visit to southern Thailand, Prime Minister Somchai W [...]	2008-10-30 06:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3268	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the Ninth International Export Control Conference in Croatia, Oct. 20-22. The EXBS program co-sponsored an Industry-Government Outreach Seminar with the Ministry of Commerce on Oct. 22. The ASEAN regional UN 1540 Workshop in Bangkok, scheduled f [...]	2008-10-31 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK3317	PALACE INSIDER TELLS AMBASSADOR OF THE KINGâ€™S [...] (C) King Bhumibol explicitly told Army Commander Anupong Paojinda not to launch a coup, XXXXXXXXXXXX, an advisor to Queen Sirikit, told Ambassador November 4. XXXXXXXXXXXX also claimed that the Queen had not meant to signal support for the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) anti-government agend [...]	2008-11-06 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM MOPS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3341	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your brief meeting with Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Chief of Joint Staff General Ratchakrit Kanchanawat at the Chiefs of Defense conference affords a chance to affirm the United States Government's commitment to working with a democratically elected Thai gove [...]	2008-11-10 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3342	U.S. ELECTION WATCH IN THAILAND DRAWS RECORD CROWD [...] Summary: U.S. Mission Thailand directly engaged over 2,000 members of the public through three simultaneous Election Watch events held in Bangkok and Chiang Mai on November 5. Media interest was intense and Post estimates that approximately 25-35 million Thais were reached through the widespre [...]	2008-11-10 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV OIIP PREL SCUL OPRC TH
08BANGKOK3386	INTERPRETING FORMER PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN'S [...] (C) A spokesman for former Prime Minister Thaksin told the media that Thaksin and his wife, Potjaman, divorced in Hong Kong on November 14. Most Thais believe the divorce was driven by tactical considerations. An advisor to the Prime Minister told the Ambassador that Thaksin now "can go full [...]	2008-11-17 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK340	AMBASSADOR AND PRIME MINISTER SAMAK DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej at his residence on February 1 and welcomed the return of a democratically-elected government to Thailand. Samak explained his decision to serve concurrently as Minister of Defense and confirmed reports of his intended appointments t [...]	2008-02-01 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SNAR KDEM KJUS TH BM
08BANGKOK3408	THAI MFA OFFICIAL OFFERS LITTLE PROMISE OF ACTION [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on the recent crackdown in Burma and the UNGA Third Committee resolution to Thai MFA East Asian Affairs Department Director Kallayana Vipattipumiprates on November 18. On the disturbing direction of developments, Kallayana responded that the MFA would not issue [...]	2008-11-19 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM
08BANGKOK341	EU ENVOY FOR BURMA MAKES LITTLE HEADWAY WITH THAIS [...] (C) The RTG had little to offer the EU Special Envoy for Burma, who in turn presented no details or clarifications on what he thought the region should do about Burma. While he met with a wide cross section of actors that focus on Burma, including NGOs, ASEAN diplomats, and members of the UN [...]	2008-02-01 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPAO KDEM BM TH
08BANGKOK3426	LETHAL EXPLOSION AT BANGKOK PROTEST SITE KILLS ONE [...] (C) A pre-dawn explosion at the Government House compound on November 20 killed an anti-government protestor and wounded at least 20 others. The explosion is the latest in a long string of politically motivated bombings in Thailand, although some of the earlier attacks appeared primarily symb [...]	2008-11-20 10:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3440	NAVIGATING THAILAND-CAMBODIA RELATIONS NO EASY [...] (C) Summary: The Thai MFA Director responsible for Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos revealed to us November 18 that Thailand-Cambodia relations have dominated his division's workload the past several years, even factoring in the 2007 Saffron Uprising, Cyclone Nargis, and the international pr [...]	2008-11-21 07:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3461	THE THAI PLAN NOT TO ATTEND IRAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE [...] (C) Thai MFA officials were not aware of Iran's First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development, and are not planning to attend. Political and Economic Officers delivered reftel demarche November 21 to Ms. Pimpiree Pyramarn, First Secretary, De [...]	2008-11-25 07:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08BANGKOK3503	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL LUSE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on official business from December 11-13, 2008. 2. The Embassy confirmed the below hotel reservation for Mr. Luse from December 11-13 for two nights [...]	2008-11-28 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AFIN TH
08BANGKOK3522	AMBASSADOR AND FM SOMPONG DISCUSS CHOICES FACING [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador engaged FM Sompong Amornvivat December 1 on the ongoing political crisis and the choices facing PM Somchai Wongsawat. Sompong said that there would be informal discussions on the margins of a December 2 Cabinet meeting to be held in Chiang Mai about whether Somchai sho [...]	2008-12-01 12:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3579	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Interagency Relations and Infrastructure Workshop in Bangkok, Nov. 3-5. ECC Desk Officer Rachel Owen met with Vietnamese officials, Nov. 3-4. Advisor, Vietnam Program Assistant and Thai and Vietnamese officials attended the Export Control [...]	2008-12-08 06:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB

08BANGKOK3585	THAI UPDATE: KING ILL; DEMOCRATS PREPARE TO FORM [...] (C) Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and Princess Sirindhorn announced jointly on December 4 that King Bhumibol was too ill to deliver his annual address to the nation; subsequent reports from the Palace indicated the King was recovering. The Secretary General of Thailand's Democrat Party (DP),fla [...]	2008-12-08 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH

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