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04MADRID2602	VP SOLBES SAYS BUSINESS RELATIONS WITH U.S. CRUCIAL [...] SUMMARY: AT a June 24 Embassy-hosted lunch, Second Vice President and Minister for Economy and Finance Solbes said the new Spanish Administration wants to foster U.S.-Spanish business relations. He reiterated his intention to retain budget stability and increase productivity while devolving [...]	2004-07-08 14:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL SP

04MADRID2605	SPAIN: MARINE SECURITY PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel request, we interviewed Spanish officials regarding marine security programs. No single GOS agency is responsible for marine security. Each regional port authority is responsible to assure that ports in its jurisdiction comply with International Ship and Port Facilities [...]	2004-07-09 08:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EWWT ACOA ASEC ETRD ECON ETTC ENRG PARM PTER PHSA SP
04MADRID2735	PRE-LICENSE CHECK, CARLOS GARCIA PANDO [...] COMMERCIAL ATTACHE NICHOLAS KUCHOVA AND FSN TRADE SPECIALIST CARLOS PEREZMINGUEZ CARRIED OUT THE PRE-LICENSE CHECK OF ISCAL AT POETA ANTGEL GONZALEZ, 10 33204 GIJON (ASTURIAS),SPAIN ON JULY 15, 2004. 2. THE CS TEAM MET WITH CARLOS GARCIA PANDO, OWNER OF THE COMPANY, MR. JES [...]	2004-07-19 13:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC SP
04MADRID2784	RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: INST. TECNOLOGICO [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-22 08:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC SP
04MADRID2795	SPAIN TOYS WITH IDEA OF CULTURAL EXCEPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Spain's new Minister of Culture has vowed to find ways to help the Spanish film industry. The press has seized on her sometimes over the top remarks and is reporting that the GOS is pursuing a policy of cultural exception along the lines of the French model. A high-level Minis [...]	2004-07-22 15:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON KPAO SP
04MADRID2911	PRE-LICENSE CHECK, INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE [...] COMMERCIAL ATTACHE NICHOLAS KUCHOVA AND FSN TRADE SPECIALIST CARLOS PEREZMINGUEZ CARRIED OUT THE PRE-LICENSE CHECK OF INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CASTILLA Y LEON AT LOPEZ BRAVO, 70, POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL VILLALONQUEJAR, BURGOS, SPAIN ON JULY 29, 2004. EX THERM IS A PORTABLE 50HZ, [...]	2004-07-30 12:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC SP
04MADRID3273	SPANISH CABINET APPROVES C02 EMISSIONS PLAN TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOS August 27 issued a Royal Decree-Law that launched a National CO2 Emissions Allocation Plan designed to both: (1) set Spain on course for meeting its CO2 emissions commitments under the Kyoto Protocol; and, (2) comply with the EU Directive intended to launch the EU's CO [...]	2004-08-31 08:48:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ETRD ENRG PGOV SP
04MADRID3901	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHANE VRIGNAUD [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephane Vrignaud, NOAA Fisheries Representative to the European Union, United States Mission to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium, to travel to Vigo and Madrid, Spain from October 6-8, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in [...]	2004-10-06 10:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP SP EUN
04MADRID3932	STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY (STOP) [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-07 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO SP WTRO
04MADRID3991	DEMARCHE ON U.S. ACTIONS TO TERMINATE LARGE [...] (U) We delivered Reftel A demarche to Javier Hergueta Garnica, Deputy Director General of Bilateral International Economic Relations with Europe and the OECD, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, as well as Sr. Joan Trullen Tomas, Secretary General of Industry and Jesus Candil Gonzalo [...]	2004-10-14 07:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ETRD SP
04MADRID4114	WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA) MARKET [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-22 15:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SP WTO
04MADRID4299	SPECIAL 301 MID-TERM REVIEW WITH COPYRIGHT [...] This is an action cable. See para. 6.1. 2. Summary: Spanish copyright industry representatives said at a 10/29/04 DCM-hosted lunch that it was too soon to tell where the Zapatero government was going with respect to IP protection. The majority said they had no view at this time whether Sp [...]	2004-11-08 16:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR SP
04MADRID4341	BEST WISHES AND PENDING ISSUE [...] I was saddened to hear of the President' acceptance of your resignation. The Administration is losing one of its most effective leaders. Thank you for your tireless efforts to further the President's Economic Program. 2. Please accept my best wishes as you return to your family in Texas [...]	2004-11-12 16:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC SP SY
04MADRID4431	SPAIN WILL LIKELY SUPPORT U.S. METHYL BROMIDE [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-19 12:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SP
04MADRID4603	VIRTUAL PRESENCE PROGRAM (VPP) IN [...] (SBU) Summary Embassy Madrid has decided to initiate Virtual Presence Programs (VPP) for Andalusia and the Basque country a one year trial basis. Charge initiated the Andalusia VPP concept while visiting Seville November 30-December 1. He hosted a well attended reception for the U.S. Davis [...]	2004-12-03 13:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL SP
04MADRID4638	VIRTUAL PRESENCE PROGRAM (VPP) IN SEVILLE/ANDALUSIA INITIATED [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid has decided to initiate Virtual Presence Programs (VPP) for Andalusia and the Basque country on a one year trial basis. Charge initiated the Andalusia VPP concept while visiting Seville November 30 - December 1. He hosted a well attended reception for the U.S. Da [...]	2004-12-09 10:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL
04MADRID4709	BIOSAFETY DEVELOPMENTS IN SPAIN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. (U) Summary: The Zapatero government is changing Spain's previously pro-biotech position to one more opposed to the technology. This is clear from Environment Minister Narbona's statements, Spanish votes on EU Commission biotech proposals, a d [...]	2004-12-15 07:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD SENV SP
04MADRID4728	SPAIN ON EU BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] ESTHOFF discussed reftel December 15 with Environment Ministry Waste Prevention Deputy Director General Juan Martinez Sanchez, requesting answers to the five specified questions. Martinez Sanchez provided the following responses (keyed to the five questions): -- Until December 8, 2004, Sp [...]	2004-12-16 10:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV SP
04MADRID4777	POPULAR PARTY FORESEES ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Popular Party's Economic Spokesperson in Parliament Miguel Arias Canete predicted 2005 would be a good year for Spain, but that beginning in 2006 Spain's economy would sour and imperil Spain's Socialist government. He declared strong respect for Minister of Economy and F [...]	2004-12-20 17:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD TBIO SP
04MADRID484	SPANISH PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) On February 11 we spoke with Roman Escolano, Economic Advisor to Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar to get an update (since reftels A and B) on where Aznar's initiative for barrier-free transatlantic trade is going. Escolano confessed that the GOS is in an anomalous situation -- a month [...]	2004-02-12 12:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL SP EUN
04MADRID513	BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL: HIGHLIGHTING SPAIN'S BT [...] In response to reftel, Embassy's Biotechnology Working Group would like to propose creating a video to record and widely disseminate Spain's positive experience with planting and commercializing Bt corn. While local estimates for executing our project proposal are likely too high to be comple [...]	2004-02-13 12:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TBIO TSPL ETRD SENV EAGR KPAL SP
04MADRID553	Spanish Film Campaign: Promotion or Protectionism? [...] Spain's film industry has kicked off 2004 with a campaign aimed at promoting Spanish films by belittling those "made in the USA." Despite the campaign's anti-American tone, there's no need for Hollywood to worry yet. GOS policy, as voiced by President Aznar, suggests that the introduction of m [...]	2004-02-18 08:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON SP
04MADRID606	SUCCESS! NIKE WINS IN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After more than 14 years of court battles, Nike has won a major victory in the Spanish Constitutional Court that once again allows the company to use its trademark (both the name and the swoosh) on apparel sold in Spain. On February 16, in response to Nike's appeal of a negative [...]	2004-02-20 18:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON SP
04MADRID639	IPR Crimes: The Impact of Spain's Penal Code Reform [...] Summary. On November 25, 2003, the Government of Spain modified its Penal Code to reinforce intellectual and industrial property protection. The revised Spanish Penal Code increases the punishments for crimes against intellectual property and copyright infringements, especially for repeat of [...]	2004-02-25 07:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON SP
04MADRID651	Spain approves nine new GM corn varieties [...] SUMMARY. The Spanish government approved last week nine new varieties of genetically modified (GM) corn for commercial planting. This reflects a continued openness towards GM cultivation for feed in Spain. In 1998 and 2003, six other GM corn varieties were approved for planting. The new GOS [...]	2004-02-25 16:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SP EUN
04MADRID683	SPAIN INCLINED TO BE FLEXIBLE ON FSC [...] (SBU) We shared reftel letter and points with GOS contacts in Moncloa (the Spanish equivalent of the White House) and the Ministries of Economy and Foreign Affairs. Nicolas Lopez, Spain's 133 Committee titular, told us that while reconsideration of the March 1 retaliation is not possible, Sp [...]	2004-02-27 17:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON SP USTR WTRO
04MADRID736	SPECIAL 301: PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION [...] SUMMARY: Despite the strong political will of government officials and the stepped up enforcement efforts of police, piracy continues to be a significant problem in Spain as pirates adapt their way of doing business to avoid police, to take advantage of legislative loopholes, and to better use [...]	2004-03-03 18:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD SP
04MADRID756	BETTER INFORMING SPANISH ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Following up on our February 12 meeting with Ministry of Economy contacts (ref A),we met March 4 with Enrique Navarro, who is spear-heading Ministry of Defense efforts to help Spanish business get Iraq reconstruction contracts. We shared lessons learned from the January 2004 Cze [...]	2004-03-04 18:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ SP
04MADRID829	SPAIN ON TRADE AND UNCTAD XI [...] We shared reftel talking points with trade officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Economy. According to our Spanish contacts, EU member states, including Spain, share our concern and are also committed to preserving the integrity of the Doha Development Agenda. 2. S [...]	2004-03-11 13:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SP
04MADRID841	Spanish Customs Administration [...] This cable contains responses to reftel cable re: EU member state customs regimes. Responses are queued to questions listed in reftel para 6. We collected the information during routine visits with Customs and business contacts. A. CUSTOMS PROCEDURES The formal procedure is comprised of t [...]	2004-03-12 09:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SP ETRD EU WTO USTR
04MADRID859	SPAIN ON OECD DECISION-MAKING REFORM PROPOSAL [...] We raised the USG reform proposal on decision-making with the MFA's Director General for International Economic Relations German Bejarano. He described Spain as strongly in favor of a reform on decision-making in the OECD. Bejarano criticized the lack of leadership evinced by the Secretary [...]	2004-03-12 17:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SP OECD
04MANAMA1047	BAHRAIN CONFIRMS IMPLEMENTATION OF MARITIME [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-05 08:18:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ACOA ASEC EAIR ETRD ECON ETTC ENRG KSTC PARM PTER PHSA PREL BA
04MANAMA1121	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USDA AND HHS ANNOUNCE [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-17 09:18:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON KPAO BA
04MANAMA1214	PRIME MINISTER COMMITTED TO NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and select members of his Cabinet stressed to Charge that security is Bahrain's utmost priority and that consequently Bahrain will remain at a heightened state of vigilance. PM stressed that full cooperation and sharing of informati [...]	2004-08-03 05:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD BA KSEC
04MANAMA1216	(C/NF) BAHRAIN AND TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-03 05:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR ECON ETRD BA
04MANAMA1225	(C/NF) MINISTER OF INDUSTRY TALKS SECURITY AND FTA [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-04 10:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETRD KTEX ELAB BA KSEC KINR
04MANAMA1228	BAHRAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES DOD SCHOOL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa stressed to Charge during an August 4 meeting the need to find a way to work together to keep the most important cultural tie, the Department of Defense Bahrain School, operational. Shaikh Mohammed conveyed GOB's offe [...]	2004-08-04 17:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAIR ETRD BA IZ
04MANAMA1337	CODEL MILLER DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM, IRAQ, [...] (C) Codel Miller met with Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa August 22 and discussed the domestic security situation, status of counter-terrorism laws in Bahrain, Iraq, the military confrontation in Najaf, U.S. public outreach efforts in the Middle East, Arab-Israeli relations, A [...]	2004-08-28 15:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR ECON ETRD BA IZ
04MANAMA1353	INITIATIVE TO FACILITATE BUSINESS TRAVEL [...] Post's Consular Section accepts walk-in applications and issues same day visas. Applicants generally wait less than two hours from the time they walk in to apply for the visa to the time they walk out with their visas in hand. 2. Although Post does not have an appointment system, the Con [...]	2004-08-30 12:45:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS BEXP ETRD
04MANAMA1355	BAHRAINI CABINET APPROVES DRAFT FTA [...] (U) On August 29 the Bahraini Cabinet approved the current draft of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Press reports on the Council,s decision followed a familiar refrain, highlighting the FTA's economic benefits, particularly the potential for job creation, as well as dut [...]	2004-08-30 14:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV BA
04MANAMA1357	MINSTATE ABDUL GHAFFAR DISCUSSES SECURITY, [...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar August 30 to discuss priority issues in the bilateral relationship. Regarding the security situation in Bahrain, the Ambassador, stating that he had learned that the judge had granted a [...]	2004-08-31 11:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ECON ETRD BA
04MANAMA1365	CABINET AFFAIRS MINISTER MUTAWWA DELIVERS DRAFT [...] (S) The Ambassador paid an introductory call September 1 on Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawwa and discussed Bahrain's draft counter-terrorism law, bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and the six terrorism suspects, U.S. influence in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia, [...]	2004-09-01 16:04:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA1386	MINISTER SAIF READY TO LAUNCH FTA ROAD SHOW [...] (U) The Ambassador met with Minister of Finance and National Economy Abdullah Hassan Saif September 7 to discuss the upcoming signing of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the October 1 meeting of finance ministers on the G8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) initiative [...]	2004-09-08 14:26:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL BA
04MANAMA1388	BAHRAINI TENDER BOARD BRINGS TRANSPARENCY TO [...] (U) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister of State and Chairman of the Tenders Board Abdul Hussein Ali Mirza on September 6, discussed the upcoming Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),and reviewed the recently implemented tender process. The Ambassador noted that the FTA would [...]	2004-09-08 14:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL BA
04MANAMA1391	BAHRAIN SUPPORTS BMENA INSTITUTE [...] (U) The Ambassador met with Bahraini Minister of Finance and National Economy Abdullah Saif September 7 to discuss the October 1 meeting of finance ministers on the G8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) initiative (Ref A),the IFC's Private Enterprise Partnership for the Middle East a [...]	2004-09-10 12:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL BA
04MANAMA1465	COMMERCE MINISTER CALLS FTA A TURNING POINT [...] The Ambassador met with Minister of Commerce Ali Bin Saleh Al Saleh on September 15 to discuss the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the potential for increased cooperation between U.S. and Bahraini businesses. Al Saleh noted that this year had been a "turning point" in the U.S.-Ba [...]	2004-09-22 15:08:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PGOV ETRD BA
04MANAMA1494	BAHRAIN: TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...] Expiration of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) will likely have a small negative impact on the Bahraini economy because the textile and apparel sector is a relatively minor contributor to the gross domestic product. However, the potential for layoffs in the textile sector is a [...]	2004-09-29 12:33:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD ELAB BA
04MANAMA1595	BAHRAIN: OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] (U) Pol/Econ chief delivered reftel demarche October 12 on opposing Cuba's UN resolution against the embargo to MFA Director for International Organizations Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said that Bahrain always votes in favor of the resolution because of Cuba's steadfast support for resolutions o [...]	2004-10-19 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD BA CU UNGA
04MANAMA1603	BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER GETTING OFF THE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified (Deliberative Process); not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On October 12 the Ambassador met with Minister of Finance and National Economy Abdulla Bin Hassan Saif to discuss implementation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Bahrain's decision to host a [...]	2004-10-20 08:39:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL BA
04MANAMA1677	BAHRAIN: STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel talking points and STOP! fact sheet on October 24 to Salma Waheedi, Senior Economist at the Ministry of Finance and National Economy (MOFNE). Ms. Waheedi underscored Bahrain's commitment to ensuring a strong Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime and its rigorou [...]	2004-11-07 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO BA WTRO
04MANAMA1727	AMBASSADOR VISITS BAHRAIN INVESTORS CENTER [...] (U) Summary: On October 13 the Ambassador toured the Bahrain Investors Center (BIC),the Ministry of Commerce's newly launched "one-stop shop" for investors. The BIC is the GOB's first e-Commerce and e-Government initiative. It removes much of the red tape that had stalled Bahrain's efforts [...]	2004-11-20 07:51:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD BA
04MANAMA1745	SCENESETTER: KING HAMAD'S NOVEMBER 29 VISIT TO [...] (S) King Hamad requested to visit Washington to congratulate the President on his reelection, reaffirm Bahrain's strong support for U.S. Iraq policy and the war on terrorism, and consult with the President on Bahrain's hosting of the December 20 GCC Summit and outcomes the USG would like from [...]	2004-11-22 14:26:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER ASEC PHUM ECON ETRD BA
04MANAMA1769	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-28 08:33:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BA WTO UNESCO
04MANAMA1781	BAHRAIN: BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE DEMARCHE AND [...] (U) On November 28 Embassy Manama delivered the letter from Secretary Powell regarding the Forum for the Future meeting on December 11 (reftel A) to Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa via diplomatic note. 2. (U) As requested in reftel C, EconOff reviewed the status of t [...]	2004-11-29 13:43:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KDEM PREL KMPI BA
04MANAMA1792	GCC COMPLAINS US-BAHRAIN FTA BREAKS THE RULES [...] (C) Summary: A November 23 Reuters article generated a flurry of responses in the Bahraini press including front-page coverage of comments by the Prime Minister. The article quoted an unnamed Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) official who said GCC member states believed the U.S.-Bahrain Free Tra [...]	2004-12-01 08:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL BA
04MANAMA1839	BAHRAIN TO PROCEED WITH GCC SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-09 11:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD BA GCC
04MANAMA1866	LATEST ON SAUDI-BAHRAIN FTA ISSUE [...] (C) Minister of Finance Abdulla Seif, just back from the Forum for the Future meeting in Rabat, was short on details about discussions on the margins of the Forum about the FTA dispute with Saudi Arabia, but expressed confidence that a formula will be found to resolve the issue within the GCC. [...]	2004-12-13 15:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL BA GCC
04MANAMA1885	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (S) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdulla December 5 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Bin Alawi said that Oman is looking forward to negotiating a free trade agreement with t [...]	2004-12-15 12:34:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER ASEC ETRD ECON MU IR BA
04MANAMA1909	BAHRAIN: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-21 14:00:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO BA
04MANAMA1912	GCC MANAMA SUMMIT CONCLUDES UNDER SHADOW OF [...] (C) Saudi Arabia's concern about bilateral free trade agreements with the United States overshadowed the 25th GCC Summit, which took place in Bahrain December 20-21. The last minute downgrading of Saudi's representation from Crown Prince Abdulla to Prince Sultan set the tone at the beginning [...]	2004-12-21 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD BA GCC
04MANAMA1925	GCC SUMMIT: BAHRAIN MFA GIVES UPBEAT READOUT [...] (C) Summary. Bahrain MFA Minister of State Abdel Ghaffar termed the 25th GCC Summit a "very good and successful event," citing the conclusion several economic agreements aimed at mobility and integration within the GCC as well as the Summit's success in sidestepping Saudi concerns over FTAs. [...]	2004-12-22 15:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD BA GCC
04MANAMA203	ROUSING RECEPTION OF FTA ROUND ONE IN BAHRAIN [...] SUMMARY: The United States and Bahrain held round one of Free Trade Agreement negotiations in Manama, January 26-30. Government of Bahrain (GOB) officials across the board are thrilled with the progress the negotiating teams made during the first round, and this enthusiasm was echoed in the pre [...]	2004-02-11 15:21:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KPAO KMPI
04MANAMA249	YEAR 2004 SPECIAL 301 INPUT: BAHRAIN'S PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: In 2003, Bahrain sustained a strong anti-piracy policy, seizing nearly 468,000 audiovisual products, mostly DVDs. The GOB legalized its Microsoft software and is now purchasing, rather than illegally copying, additional software products. Bahrain is holding up enactment of eight draft [...]	2004-02-23 07:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA265	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY GROSSMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Grossman, the American Embassy in Bahrain looks forward to your visit next week, and we know the Bahrainis will be anxious to talk to you about the Greater Middle East Initiative. Bahrain, a Major Non-NATO Ally, and the United States are long-time friends, and King Hamad is a parti [...]	2004-02-24 17:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD BA
04MANAMA269	INSURANCE - BAHRAIN'S NEXT FINANCIAL SECTOR GROWTH [...] Bahrain has targeted insurance as its next financial growth market. It is revamping the regulatory regime to facilitate more competition and faster growth. Bahraini sources relate that based on market penetration (two percent of GDP),Bahrain is the Arab World's largest and most sophisticate [...]	2004-02-25 10:19:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN BA
04MANAMA272	GEARING UP FOR FTA ROUND TWO: STICKY ISSUES [...] FTA round one produced remarkable progress. Round two promises to be more difficult because negotiators will have to tackle sticky issues. Eliminating physical presence requirements and disclosure of judicial decisions will likely require extensive revision of local laws. Textiles, technol [...]	2004-02-26 11:16:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA278	MANAMA'S REQUEST FOR FY04 BFIF FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: Manama requests USD 7000 in funding from the FY04 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to establish and equip a resource center for a new chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain. END SUMMARY. 2. BACKGROUND: In FY03, BFIF supported AmCham Bahrain formation by f [...]	2004-02-28 14:05:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD BA
04MANAMA311	BMA REVIEWING OPENING OF LOCAL INSURANCE MARKET TO [...] Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) insurance regulators are looking carefully at the possibility of opening the local insurance market to U.S. competitors 24-30 months after an FTA entes into force, BMA Governor Shaikh Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Khalifa told Charge on March 8. Small local brokers, he c [...]	2004-03-08 13:52:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD BA
04MANAMA314	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESIDENT'S GSP PROCLAMATION - [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-09 07:50:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD AC BA BB
04MANAMA325	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POULTRY BANS DUE TO AVIAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-10 10:37:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON AMED TBIO
04MANAMA326	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNCTAD XI: MANAGING THE TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-10 11:15:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD UNCTAD WTO
04MANAMA335	BAHRAIN'S FTA TA REQUESTS: POST INPUT [...] Drafting of legal texts: Begin across-the-board assistance to review existing legislation and draft legal texts to comply with the requirements of the agreement (as noted on Page 1, item 1). This is necessary to expedite Bahrain's readiness to bring the FTA into force and to implement the agr [...]	2004-03-10 15:01:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI ETRD EAID BA
04MANAMA370	POST RESPONSE: U.S.-BAHRAIN FTA GOVERNMENT [...] Post believes that the following should be ADDED to the list of government entities that conduct procurements that may be of interest to U.S. suppliers: --Royal Court --Prime Minister's Court --Crown Prince's Court The following have independent budgets and so should also be included: - [...]	2004-03-17 12:44:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL BA
04MANAMA381	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNCTAD XI: MANAGING THE TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-21 09:45:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD UNCTAD WTO
04MANAMA496	BAHRAIN SET TO BEGIN UTILITIES PRIVATIZATION [...] SUMMARY: The Government is looking to partial privatization of its power and water sector to meet rising demand when the GoB cannot support the construction of new power plants. Beginning with a new power plant currently under tender, the GoB intends to privatize subsequent power and water pro [...]	2004-04-07 14:29:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD BEXP BA
04MANAMA511	DETRACTIONS FROM COMPETITIVENESS: BAHRAIN ON THE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Through the TIFA and FTA negotiation processes, Bahrain has been making great strides to improve its business and investment climate, improving regulatory standards in banking and finance and establishing new laws to protect IPR and enhance transparency. Nonetheless, Bahra [...]	2004-04-12 11:49:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA525	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Congressman Ryan called the Arab League's boycott of Israel a "Free Trade Agreement (FTA) showstopper" in his April 7 meetings with parliamentarians, the Minister of Finance and National Economy and the Minister of State of Foreign Affairs. Although Ryan praised Bahrain for being the lea [...]	2004-04-14 08:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT PREL ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA644	ISLAND INSIGHTS: MINI FTA BACKGROUNDER [...] (U) This cable contains company-proprietary information. Please protect accordingly. Not for intrnet distribution. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU/NF) We offer in this cable insights into four major remaining FTA issues: insurance, government procurement, car tariffs and textiles. Ind [...]	2004-05-05 11:16:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA726	PERSPECTIVE OF SOME SHI'A WOMEN APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Bahrain anticipates that the WTO-mandated end of textile quotas at the beginning of 2005 will cause its garment manufacturing sector to contract. The Ministry of Industry estimates that there are 3,600 conservative Bahraini Shi'a women working in this industry. There are few i [...]	2004-05-17 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KTEX KMPI ETRD PREL KWMN BA
04MANAMA734	CONFERENCE REINFORCES BAHRAIN INTEREST IN [...] NIST's Stephen Carpenter briefed ECON on May 10 regarding response to his participation at the Second Middle East Measurement and Instrumentation Conference and Exhibition. Carpenter reported that Bahrain is interested in setting up for the Gulf a regional metrology system to complement the ex [...]	2004-05-19 12:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BA WTO
04MANAMA797	BAHRAIN CABINET APPROVES AMCHAM BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-26 14:01:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD BA
04MANAMA799	SOME BAHRAINIS RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO PLAN FOR [...] SUMMARY. Assistant USTR for Labor WIlliam Clatanoff, who visited Bahrain May 9-13, sounded a clarion call warning to Bahrainis that its textile and garment industry is in danger from the WTO-mandated end to the textile quota system. He made clear that the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) [...]	2004-05-26 14:12:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KTEX PGOV PREL ETRD KWMN KMPI BA
04MANAMA969	GOB FORGES AHEAD TO HELP FTA DREAM BECOME A [...] SUMMARY: Bahrain's government and business community are actively pursuing ways to make the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States become a powerhouse for the economy, as responsibility begins to shift from the givernment to the private sector. Seeking to strengthen commercial ties [...]	2004-06-21 10:14:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP ECON BA
04MANAMA975	AMCHAM OFFICIALLY REGISTERED IN BAHRAIN [...] On December 19, Bahrain's Ministry of Commerce officially registered The American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain as a non-profit company. That evening, the Minister announced the registration at an AMCHAM membership dinner sponsored by Microsoft and American Express. Approximately 60 high-lev [...]	2004-06-21 13:12:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA99	AIG FACING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE BAHRAINI [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-21 13:56:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV BEXP BA
04MAPUTO1001	MOZAMBICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO VISIT UNITED [...] (SBU) The visits to the United States of ruling party FRELIMO presidential candidate Armando Guebuza and opposition party RENAMO Presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama offer an opportunity to learn about the positions of the two main candidates in what should be tightly contested December elec [...]	2004-07-27 13:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV ETRD MZ RENAMO FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1091	JULY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Vodacom, the South African mobile phone operator that began operations in Mozambique in December 2003, now estimates that it has 100,000 subscribers in Mozambique. Mcel, the national operator, estimates that is has 500,000 subscribers. There is clear market growth in this sector and the num [...]	2004-08-13 09:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1183	SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AFONSO DHLAKAMA TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition party RENAMO's presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama will visit Washington following his attendance at the Republican National Convention. RENAMO party officials consider Dhlakama's visit to Washington key for both the party's and the candidate's credibility. As in p [...]	2004-09-02 08:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV ETRD MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO1211	AUGUST ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------ FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Ministry of Public Works announced the creation of a Zambezi Bridge Project Office, located in the National Road Administration (ANE) [...]	2004-09-10 08:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1213	MOZAMBIQUE REMAINS ELIGIBLE FOR AGOA BENEFITS [...] Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting [...]	2004-09-10 10:50:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM PREL MZ AGOA
04MAPUTO1321	STATUS OF MOZAMBIQUE PORT ISPS COMPLIANCE [...] On September 29, econ/poloff delivered reftel letter and Port Security Advisory (PSA) to Ministry of Transportation and Communication Chief of Staff Antonio Cuna. Mr. Cuna responded by saying that the Port of Maputo and the Port of Beira were in compliance with the International Maritime Organ [...]	2004-09-30 13:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EWWT KTIA PBTS PHSA PINS PREL PTER MZ ASEC
04MAPUTO1366	MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATED CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. Summary -------- 2. (SBU) Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions [...]	2004-10-13 16:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID PHUM SOCI ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1376	SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH TO [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Mozambican political environment, government, private sector, civil society, and MCC team and to increase Mozambican understanding of the MCC. You will be here during the c [...]	2004-10-18 15:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD MZ MCC
04MAPUTO1398	SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. -------------- MACROECONOMICS -------------- 2. (U) The GRM reports that the Mozambican economy is in line with the 8% growth rate target for 2004. Economic activity grew by 8.4% in the first six month [...]	2004-10-21 15:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1432	MOZAMBIQUE: FY 2004 BFIF COMMERCIAL OUTREACH REPORT [...] SUMMARY. In September-October, econ/poloffs and econ/commercial and political assistants traveled to five Mozambican provinces visiting various U.S. businesses, commercial associations, and local entrepreneurs to support U.S. commercial and investment activities and evaluate the business climat [...]	2004-10-29 10:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF
04MAPUTO148	MOZAMBIQUE AS PILOT COUNTRY FOR EVIAN [...] Post welcomes the opportunity for consideration as a candidate pilot country under the Evian Anti-corruption/Transparency initiative and submits results of initial internal discussions below. The GRM has demonstrated a commitment to combating corruption and has worked closely with the IMF and [...]	2004-02-02 09:46:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO1502	MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR TARIFF RATE QUOTA FOR TOBACCO [...] This is an action request for USTR. See para 3. 2. Below is the text of correspondence received October 14 from the International Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in which the GRM requests that it be allowed to export tobacco to the United States under the tariff [...]	2004-11-17 14:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1519	MOZAMBIQUE - VISITING CORPORATE COUNCIL ON [...] SUMMARY. On November 10-11, a high-level Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) delegation visited Mozambique to learn about possibilities for U.S. investment. The delegation met with a senior GRM official and several local businesspeople to get a flavor for the most promising investment areas. CCA [...]	2004-11-22 14:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1609	NOVEMBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------- FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------- 2. (U) On November 12, the Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) was awarded the Moatize mines exploration concession (Ref [...]	2004-12-14 04:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ

04MAPUTO1624	MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON BIOSAFETY DEVELOPMENTS [...] On December 13 emboff and econ/commercial assistant met with Calisto Bias, Director of Plant Development, National Institute of Agronomic Investigation (INIA) to learn about Mozambique's recent biosafety developments. INIA is a key participant in an inter-ministerial commission that addresses [...]	2004-12-16 14:18:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID MZ
04MAPUTO1625	MOZAMBIQUE RATIFIES THE U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE BILATERAL [...] On December 14, Luis Sitoi, advisor to the Minister of Industry and Commerce, informed the Embassy that the Mozambican Council of Ministers ratified the U.S.-Mozambique Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) during the week of Dec 6. The text of the BIT has been sent for publication in Mozambique's [...]	2004-12-17 03:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETRD EINV ECON MZ BIT
04MAPUTO1628	MINISTER OF COMMERCE PRESSES CASE FOR TARIFF RATE [...] (SBU) On December 16, Ambassador La Lime met with GRM Minister of Industry and Commerce Carlos Morgado at Morgado's request to discuss the Mozambican government's October 14 request for tariff rate quota on several varieties of tobacco (request letter text in reftel). The Minister referenced t [...]	2004-12-17 09:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1643	MOZAMBIQUE PREPARES TO HOST G-8/NEPAD-SPONSORED [...] Econ/Poloff met with Dr. Firmino Mucavele, Economic Counselor to the President, on December 21 to discuss Mozambique's preparation for the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Plan (CAADP) regional planning meeting in Maputo on February 15-18. Dr. Mucavele is the GRM point of contact [...]	2004-12-22 16:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO180	JANUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-10 07:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO269	MOZAMBIQUE: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] AGOA Trade and Investment: Mozambique has had limited success in expanding trade and investment under AGOA, though there remains strong potential to increase exports in several key sectors. Two apparel companies, Mauritian-owned BELITA and Pakistani-owned OMAR, exported apparel products to the [...]	2004-02-25 15:03:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD MZ AGOA
04MAPUTO274	MOZAMBICAN PARTICIPATION IN EVIAN G-8 TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) Initial Mozambican government reaction to the Transparency Pilot Program, including the need for an explicit commitment at the outset to high transparency standards over time support, has been very positive. Further GRM consultations will be undertaken before we receive a formal response. [...]	2004-02-27 08:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO294	AGOA III: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] Overview: Mozambique's once thriving and highly heterogeneous textile and garment industry experienced steady and significant decline throughout the early 1990s. At its peak, the industry was comprised of 45 facilities, including 19 textile and 26 garment factories, producing a wide range of p [...]	2004-03-04 09:06:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX EINV PREL MZ AGOA
04MAPUTO30	DECEMBER MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) In December, KPMG Mozambique announced the "Top 100 Businesses in Mozambique" for 2002. The list was topped by Mozal, the large South African-owned aluminum smelter, generating the highest revenues for a firm in-country (foreign or nationally-owned) in 2002. Six US companies ranked in the [...]	2004-01-08 14:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO340	FEBRUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: [...] (U) In a meeting with Mozambique country director and marketing manager for South Africa's Vodacom, Econ/Poloffs learned that the firm has already captured 12-13% of the national cell phone market. Vodacom began operating in Mozambique in December 2003 and launched strong campaigns in three key [...]	2004-03-12 10:12:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO463	NACALA CORRIDOR PROJECT IN JEOPARDY -- YET AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Nacala Port and Rail Corridor project is yet again in trouble. Two principal outstanding issues remain: 1) the lack of the government of Malawi (GOM)'s signature on a Direct Agreement and 2) on-going disagreements between the project's US-led consortium and the principal Mozam [...]	2004-04-02 09:27:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PGOV PREL MZ OPIC
04MAPUTO505	MARCH MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Mineral Resources Survey: The GRM signed an agreement with a South African firm, Fugro Airborne Surveys, to undertake aerial surveys in the northern and central provinces of Zambezia, Tete, Niassa, and Cabo Delgado, as reported by Noticias, the daily newspaper. The objective of the surveys [...]	2004-04-12 11:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO625	APRIL MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) With significant Mozambican official travel to China in April (President Chissano, Minister of Industry and Commerce Morgado, Minister of Labor Sevene, Minister of Agriculture Muteia, and others),the Government of China announced its willingness to support the building of mega- projects [...]	2004-05-10 05:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO689	REQUEST TO SEND TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDs) [...] This is an Action Request for the OES Bureau - See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. The GRM requests that the USG send a TEDs Training Team to Mozambique August 2-6 to train local fishermen and government officials to build, use, and monitor TEDs. This request is generated from recent legislation [...]	2004-05-25 05:51:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO70	2003 BFIF CLOSE OUT [...] SUMMARY: Post wishes to thank the Department for providing 2003 BFIF funding in the amount of $7,000. Post was able to travel to several provinces, visiting with various U.S. businesses, commercial associations, and local entrepreneurs to support U.S. commercial activities and encourage further [...]	2004-01-16 08:14:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
04MAPUTO712	MAY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) A major Zimbabwean horticultural company is shifting its operations to Mozambique and Zambia as a result of land seizure in Zimbabwe. Ousted by the Zimbabwean Government, Kondozi Company will be granted 800 hectares of land in the Manica Province by the GRM, according to AIM Reporting. H [...]	2004-05-28 10:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO776	ECONOMIC ACTIVITIY INCREASES IN A REMOTE PROVINCE: CABO [...] (U) SUMMARY. More foreign operators are moving in to take advantage of resource-rich opportunities in the poor province of Cabo Delgado. Operators of Middle-Eastern, South Asian, and European descent, are bringing employment and increased production to the community, although the lack of infras [...]	2004-06-15 08:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ EAGR EFIS
04MAPUTO84	FY O4 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Post requests funding in the amount of $30,322 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY 04. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following projects for FY04: A. Commercial Outreach, Market Development, and Export Promotion. Proposed Funding Level: $15,322 Twice the [...]	2004-01-20 10:40:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
04MAPUTO894	JUNE MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-06 14:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO998	MOZAMBIQUE CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES THE PROSPECT OF A [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with Minister of Industry and Commerce Carlos Morgado on July 22 to follow-up on discussions held between Morgado and USTR officials in Washington in early July on the prospect for a US-Mozambique FTA, as well as to discuss the status of Mozambique's participation [...]	2004-07-26 16:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID PREL MZ AGOA MCC TIFA
04MASERU312	U.S.-SACU TRADE PROMOTION ROUNDTABLE: SUGGESTED INVITEES [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-24 16:09:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD LT USTR
04MASERU321	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION INITIAL VISIT TO LESOTHO [...] SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation team of Clay Lowery, Tom Briggs and Wesley Wilson paid a very successful initial visit to Lesotho May 26-28. Over the course of two and a half days, they met with the Prime Minister, nearly the entire Cabinet, almost all of the Principal Secretarie [...]	2004-06-01 16:08:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD PREL LT MCC
04MONTREAL1435	HYDRO QUEBEC CHANGES COURSE, AFTER SUROIT [...] SUMMARY: Environmental NGOs and community activists have drawn sufficient negative attention to Hydro Quebec's proposal to build the Suroit natural gas plant near Montreal that the utility appears to have shelved the project. The provincial legislative commission that had been tasked to con [...]	2004-11-09 12:58:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY ETRD CA
04MONTREAL308	SIXTH MEETING OF THE ICAO COMMITTEE ON AVIATION [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING MOST OF ITS GOALS AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION'S (ICAO) COMMITTEE ON AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CAEP),HELD IN MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 2-12, 2004. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RESULT RELATED TO AIRCRAFT NOISE [...]	2004-02-25 19:48:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR SENV ETRD ICAO
04MONTREAL766	Implementation of Capetown Convention [...] Summary: ICAO Preparatory Commission selects Ireland as host country for new International Registry for financing interests in aircraft. 2. The Capetown Diplomatic Conference established a Preparatory Commission of 20 states, including the U.S., to set up the new international registry, i [...]	2004-06-01 16:30:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD CA EI SN ICAO UNIDROIT
04MUSCAT2012	CODEL THOMAS DISCUSSES POTENTIAL FTA WITH TOP OMANI [...] SUMMARY: In lengthy meetings with Sultan Qaboos and Oman's Foreign Minister, as well as a brief but productive final meeting with the Omani Commerce Minister, CODEL Thomas took advantage of the opportunity to explore Oman's readiness to jump into full- blown free trade agreement (FTA) negotiat [...]	2004-11-19 10:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP ECON ELAB EINV MU
04MUSCAT2030	NEW SPORTS MINISTER ON THE BALL, BUT OFF ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Oman's energetic new Minister of Sports, Ali al-Sunaidi, shared with the Ambassador his active agenda for developing athletics in Oman. He is eager to build linkages to the U.S. and other countries, both to develop sports programs and training facilities, as well as to market Oman as an [...]	2004-11-23 12:39:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PINR SCUL OEXC SNAR TBIO ETRD MU
04MUSCAT2112	AMBITION, VISION, AND FRUSTRATION: OMANI COMMERCE [...] INR/B - please see biographic notes, para 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) A rising mid-level Omani commerce official recently described the rapid decline of the Omani textile industry, her experiences within the government, the ill-timed departure of the Commerce Under Secretary, and [...]	2004-12-05 03:26:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KTEX PINR EIND PREL KWMN SCUL PGOV MU
04MUSCAT2189	OMAN FONMIN ON SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE [...] (C) Visiting NEA DAS Dibble reviewed themes in the Secretary's oral message with Omani Foreign Minister Bin SIPDIS Alawi. Concerning Iran's behavior, the Minister recommended finding ways to address Tehran's security concerns and feelings of isolation as an effective means of reducing its [...]	2004-12-16 18:10:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS OPDC ETRD MU
04MUSCAT2190	COMMERCE MINISTER ON FTA, SAUDI CRITICISM [...] (C) Summary: Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan reassured visiting NEA DAS Philo Dibble that Oman remains firmly committed to signing a bilateral FTA with the U.S. Bluster from the Saudis notwithstanding, Maqbool reiterated that the Omani cabinet has already ap [...]	2004-12-16 18:18:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL BEXP MU
04MUSCAT2285	INDIA WINS OMANI SUPPORT FOR UNSC SEAT, DEEPENS [...] (U) On December 25-26, Indian Minister of External Affairs Natwar Singh met with Sultan Qaboos and various government ministers to boost bilateral relations. Oman formally announced its backing of India's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and the two parties pledged to cont [...]	2004-12-29 07:37:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EPET KCRM MARR IN MU
04NASSAU1534	TOURISM UPDATE 2004 [...] SUMMARY: The Bahamian tourism industry continues to rebound from the effects of 9/11. Visitor arrivals are up and economic indicators reflect increased growth in visitor arrivals and tourism development throughout 2004. The national flag-carrier, Bahamasair, acquired two new jets and resol [...]	2004-08-13 13:04:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD BEXP BF
04NASSAU341	TOURISM UPDATE FOR 2003 [...] SUMMARY. Led by cruise ship arrivals, particularly to the Family Islands, overall tourism arrivals to The Bahamas increased in 2003 for the fifth consecutive year. However, there was a downturn in hotel room revenues and arrivals to Grand Bahama also declined slightly. After highly conten [...]	2004-02-18 22:01:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BEXP ETRD BF
04NEWDELHI7249	INDIAN COMPANIES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS IN [...] (U) Summary. Some Indian companies that buy high tech goods are asking potential U.S. exporters to agree to additional requirements regarding U.S. export controls, in some cases limiting the exporters' ability to sell in the Indian market. The buyers require clauses in sales contracts that s [...]	2004-11-16 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ECON ETRD PREL KSTC MASS IN
04NEWDELHI7424	GOI DOCUMENT: INDO-PAK PROPOSALS WHERE INDIA [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7425	GOI DOCUMENT: RECENT INITIATIVES IN INDO-PAK [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN PK INDO PAK GOI
04NEWDELHI7426	INDIA SAYS SAFTA ON CRUISE CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is heading into the January SAARC Summit in Dhaka upbeat about having maintained an ambitious SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Area) negotiating schedule that aims to have a document ready for member ratification by mid 2005. This optimism has prevailed despite apprehension i [...]	2004-11-22 13:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD PK BG IN GOI
04NEWDELHI7427	GOI DOCUMENT: DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNNP MOPS IN PK GOI INDO PAK
04OTTAWA2967	CANADIAN BROADCAST REGULATION ON THE ROPES? [...] A Quebec court ruled on October 28 that the GOC's measures to prevent Canadians from subscribing directly to U.S.-origin satellite television services are unconstitutional. Industry lawyers are scrambling to interpret the repercussions of this ruling, which could be read as striking down an [...]	2004-11-04 19:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD CA
04OTTAWA2989	GETTING TO KNOW YOU: MEXICAN PRESIDENT FOX VISITS [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: Mexican President Vincente Fox marked the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of NAFTA with a working visit to Canada October 24-26. Accompanied by eight cabinet-level officials, three senators, and about 40 business leaders, the [...]	2004-11-08 19:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON EINV CA MX
04OTTAWA2990	GOC LAYS OUT THEIR PREFERENCES FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary - Canada would welcome a January visit by President Bush to set a tone of partnership for the next four years, according to Alex Himelfarb and Tim Murphy, the Prime Minister,s top aides. They would like to use the visit to emphasize Canada,s commitment to North American security in [...]	2004-11-08 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ETRD PREL CA
04OTTAWA2991	CANADIAN PRIVACY LAW AND POLICY: BACKGROUND [...] On October 29, the Information and Privacy Commissioner for the Canadian Province of British Columbia released a report titled "Privacy and the US Patriot Act." The report (reftel) finds a "general consensus" that, under the Patriot Act, U.S. authorities could order a U.S.-based corporation t [...]	2004-11-08 20:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV CA
04OTTAWA3046	CANADA FORGES AHEAD ON CLEAN COAL [...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Clean Power Coalition, an association of coal and energy producers, is developing a "roadmap" for building a clean coal power plant in Canada by 2012. The group comprises public and private entities which are responsible for over 90 percent of Canada's coal-fired [...]	2004-11-12 17:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD SENV CA
04OTTAWA3059	WATCHING PHARMACEUTICAL PRICES IN CANADA [...] PREVIOUS MESSAGES HAVE EXPLAINED WHY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS MAY SELL AT CONSIDERABLY LOWER PRICES IN CANADA THAN IN THE U.S. MARKET. IN ORDER TO TRACK EFFECTS OF THE CROSS-BORDER "INTERNET PHARMACY" TRADE ON CANADA'S PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETS, THIS MESSAGE CITES SOME KEY SOURCES OF DATA AND ANA [...]	2004-11-15 13:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CA
04OTTAWA3159	THE CASE FOR RESTORING TRADE WITH CANADA [...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. This cable was prepared jointly by Ottawa's Economic and Foreign Agricultural Service staff. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) This message describes the economic costs which are estimated to stem from continued trade restrictions put in place to c [...]	2004-11-23 15:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR CA
04OTTAWA3407	GOC SUBSIDY TO BOMBARDIER LIKELY [...] (SBU) Summary: There is strong political pressure on the GoC to find a way to support Bombardier, especially given its current financial troubles. However, decisions on how or when to come up with money are likely to be made at the political level, leaving officials scrambling to find a fundi [...]	2004-12-20 13:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD CA WTO NAFTA
04OTTAWA3413	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NORTHERN PIPELINES WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for distribution outside USG channels. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call December 14 on Minister of Natural Resources John Efford, reviewing a range of topics relating to plans for natural gas pipelines from Alaska's North Slope and [...]	2004-12-20 18:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD EPET CA
04OTTAWA3420	IPR WEBSITE: CANADA [...] Post regrets delay in response to reftel. 2. Econ Counselor discussed the pros and cons of developing an IPR toolkit for Canada with FCS colleagues, who have experience with the highly successful China IPR toolkit. Our conclusion is that developing a similar project for Canada is not the [...]	2004-12-20 21:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD CA NAFTA
04OTTAWA3431	SUMMIT AGENDA ON COMMON PROSPERITY: THOUGHTS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AT THE BILATERAL SUMMIT ON NOVEMBER 30, 2004, THE PRESIDENT AND CANADIAN PM PAUL MARTIN AGREED TO AN AGENDA FOR "COMMON SECURITY, COMMON PROSPERITY" THAT COMMITTED THE TWO SIDES TO "PURSUE JOINT APPROACHES TO PARTNERSHIPS, CONSENSUS STANDARDS, AND SMARTER REGULATIONS THAT RESUL [...]	2004-12-21 21:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD CA
04PANAMA1046	EMBOFFS DISCUSS COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION, [...] (C) On April 22, PolOffs met with Russian Embassy Counselor (DCM) Oleg Ostrovskiy and First Secretary Evgeny Lebedev for our first tete-a-tete. Both GOR diplomats are Americas specialists and have already served in Panama for a year or more. Noting the good relationship between our countries [...]	2004-05-03 22:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA111	ENDARA TO RUN AS PANAMA'S "HONEST GOVERNMENT" [...] (C) Former president Guillermo Endara has mapped a come-from-behind election strategy, positioned himself as the campaign's most serious anti-corruption reformer, derides front-runner Martin Torrijos's lack of experience and ability, and plans tough talks with U.S. negotiators on agriculture [...]	2004-01-20 15:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1116	PANAMA: IMPLICATIONS OF THE TORRIJOS VICTORY FOR [...] (C) Martin Torrijos, a 40-year-old politician with little national policy experience, scored a crushing electoral victory on May 2, while his Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) is positioned to control Panama's unicameral legislature. After it takes office on September 1, the new governmen [...]	2004-05-07 20:27:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN EWWT PM CM CO TW POL CHIEF
04PANAMA153	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (PANAMA): NEW VICE MINISTER [...] Romel Adames (42) was appointed Vice Minister for Trade at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MICI) by President Moscoso on January 1, 2004. Adames, Harvard-educated and until recently Panama's Ambassador to the WTO, will be the lead negotiator for the GOP during the upcoming FTA negotia [...]	2004-01-23 21:16:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PINR PM ECON
04PANAMA1700	WHERE IS PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT HEADING? [...] (C) Martin Torrijos and his inner circle, due to take power on September 1, are pushing an energetic and ambitious transition agenda featuring clear-cut goals in foreign policy (priority to the U.S. and Colombia),security (cooperation with U.S. objectives, new attention to the Caribbean coast [...]	2004-07-01 12:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA204	PANAMA PRESIDENT MOSCOSO DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) On January 21 Special Envoy for Hemispheric Initiatives Otto Reich, accompanied by Ambassador Watt, met with Panama President Mireya Moscoso. Flanked by Foreign Minister Harmodio Arias and Commerce and Industries Minister Joaquin Jacome, Moscoso pushed an April 2004 start date for the bi [...]	2004-01-30 21:26:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA205	PANAMA'S FOUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MEET WHITE [...] (SBU) On January 22, Special Envoy Otto Reich and Ambassador Watt met with Panama's four presidential candidates -- Ricardo Martinelli, front-runner Martin Torrijos, Jose Miguel Aleman, and Guillermo Endara. The candidates explained their strategies, goals, and priorities in a series of 10-m [...]	2004-01-30 21:36:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2105	SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO PANAMA'S [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I want to express our warmest welcome on your upcoming September 1, 2004 visit to Panama's Presidential Inauguration. Following your November 3, 2003 visit to Panama's Centennial celebrations (reftel),your presence here as the government of Martin Torrijos [...]	2004-08-18 22:37:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD OVIP PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2153	PANAMA CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE DEVELOPMENT [...] Has the GOP developed a list of occupations considered to be the worst forms of child labor? -------------------------------------------- - In 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) fully funded a $1 million program with the International Labor Organization/International Programme on [...]	2004-08-24 11:47:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2362	PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS AMBASSADOR WATT [...] (C) In a September 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro, Ambassador Watt discussed the Secretary's recent visit to Panama and President Torrijos' travel plans to the UN General Assembly in New York. The Ambassador also discussed ways Panama could contribute to the corruption [...]	2004-09-16 22:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2524	UNDERSTANDING PANAMA'S COLON FREE ZONE [...] (C) Summary: An important pillar of Panama's service-based economy, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) is the largest duty free zone in the hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Offering much more than just duty-free wholesale shopping, however, the CFZ draws upon the strengths of Panama's wo [...]	2004-10-12 18:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA2530	PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT IN PRODUCTIVE TALKS WITH [...] (C) WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Fisk's October 5-7 meetings with President Torrijos and key cabinet officials brought friendly and productive exchanges on security and law enforcement cooperation; foreign policy; economic and trade policy; and good governance/anti-corruption. DAS Fisk [...]	2004-10-13 18:09:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG SNAR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2937	PANAMA, THE G4 AND "PLAN PUEBLA" [...] (C) Mexican President Vicente Fox publicly endorsed Panama's inclusion in the G3 (Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico) during his November 2-3 visit to Panama. According to MFA Advisor Nils Castro and International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas, the GOP's primary interest in joining the G [...]	2004-12-06 21:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG PM CO VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2943	PANAMA AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING [...] (SBU) Embassy Panama offers the following information and analysis in response to Reftel A tasking. CUBA AND PANAMANIAN POLITICS ----------------------------- 2. (C) Six days before leaving office, late on the evening of August 25, 2004, Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso pardoned fou [...]	2004-12-07 19:52:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PGOV EFIN ETRD PM CU POL CHIEF
04PANAMA3009	PANAMA - 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Panama was $1.5 billion in 2003, an increase of $443 million from $1.1 billion in 2002. U.S. goods exports in 2003 were $1.8 billion, an increase of 31 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Panama were $301 million, rou [...]	2004-12-17 17:06:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA3025	PANAMA: ECONOMIC TRENDS AND LOOMING CHALLENGES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Introduction: Hoping to capitalize early on its campaign promises (anti-corruption, transparency, fiscal responsibility and economic growth),current popularity (70 percent),and control of the legislatu [...]	2004-12-21 16:53:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA441	PANAMA'S SCORECARD ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] Summary and Comment: Overall, Panama's intellectual property rights regime is headed in the right direction and has improved during the past year. Panama has relatively well-developed intellectual property laws and institutions, and the GoP has increased specialized IPR training and technic [...]	2004-02-25 18:33:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA452	CODEL WELLER UNDERSCORES GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) Summary: Codel Weller,s February 19-22 visit to Panama underscored our strong friendship and high level of bilateral cooperation with GoP interlocutors, who included President Moscoso, FM Arias, National Security Advisor Jarvis, and VM for Foreign Trade Adames. Congressman Weller expres [...]	2004-02-26 20:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA584	PANAMA (FTAA/TNC): STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE G-14 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Panamanian Vice Minister for Foreign Trade Romel Adames told Econ Chief on March 8 that Panama would strongly support the USG position within the G-14 and moving forward with agreement on procedures for p [...]	2004-03-10 20:38:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA615	TORRIJOS TEAM BEGINNING TO LOOK AHEAD TO NEW [...] (C) Still leading in the polls, Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential candidate Martin Torrijos is starting to consider what his administration might look like, well aware of our interest in key PRD appointments. Meeting with PolOff, senior advisor and "friend of Martin" Ubaldino [...]	2004-03-16 21:00:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ETRD MASS PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA648	U.S.-PANAMA FTA NEGOTIATIONS - THOUGHTS ON TIMING [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Commerce and Industry Joaquin Jacome and VM for Trade Romel Adames will be traveling to Washington next week for the March 23 TPSC Panama hearing at USTR and to press for moving forward expeditiously with FTA negotiations. The upcoming November U.S. elections and the [...]	2004-03-19 17:49:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA669	PANAMA'S INPUT: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, [...] Summary. Post has provided primarily financial support and equipment to Panama in support of promoting effective protection and enforcement of IP rights. Panama has relatively well-developed intellectual property laws and institutions, and the GOP has also increased specialized IPR training [...]	2004-03-22 20:30:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA748	DHS AMBASSADOR ARCOS PRESSES MARITIME SECURITY [...] Summary: During a March 23-24 visit to Panama, Ambassador Cresencio Arcos, Director for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pressed the USG agenda on maritime security. At a meeting with Panama's Minister of Government and Justice (MOGJ),Arnulfo Escalona, the [...]	2004-04-01 15:28:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PTER ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA798	PANAMA: KEY AGRICULTURAL ISSUES FOR THE UPCOMING [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: This cable provides an overview of Panama's agricultural sector and Post's assessment of key issues in preparation for the upcoming bilateral negotiations (Round One will be held April 26-30, 2004 in Panama [...]	2004-04-05 16:46:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA802	PANAMA'S DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONARY PARTY (PRD) AND [...] (C) The prospect of a PRD government assuming power on September 1 is high, barring an unforeseen development. Martin Torrijos enjoys a big lead in the polls barely four weeks before Panama's May 2 presidential election. According to many observers, Martin has consolidated his control over t [...]	2004-04-06 13:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA85	SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR OTTO REICH'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Panama welcomes Special Envoy for Western Hemisphere Initiatives Ambassador Otto Reich on his January 17 - 24 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate the Ambassador's good governance message to GOP officials, including Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso, priva [...]	2004-01-15 20:19:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EWWT SNAR OVIP PM NAS
04PANAMA861	PANAMA'S TELECOM/TECH SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW [...] Summary: Panama's telecommunications and technology sector is growing, and now represents 6% of GDP. The regulatory authority "Ente" has maintained a fairly good record for enforcement over the sector, though the former monopoly, Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) has been slow in negotiating int [...]	2004-04-13 20:32:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA875	PANAMA'S FORMER PRESIDENT GUILLERMO ENDARA DRIVES [...] (SBU) His campaign may lack money and glitz and his poll numbers are stubbornly stuck in second place behind Martin Torrijos but former president Guillermo Endara (1989-1994) is confident his single-message campaign -- that he is Panama's only hope for honest government -- will catapult him to [...]	2004-04-14 22:12:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA906	USG SUCCESS STORY: PANAMA REGAINS CATEGORY 1 FOR [...] Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded Panama in 2001 for not complying with international air safety standards. Over the past 18 months, the Embassy has worked to focus the GoP's highest levels on making needed changes to its aviation authority to regain the status. [...]	2004-04-20 19:33:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP CASC PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA929	SCENESETTER: AUSTR VARGO'S TRIP TO PANAMA FOR THE [...] (U) I warmly welcome your April 25-30 visit to Panama. The USDEL's visit marks the culmination of a long campaign by the GoP to move forward on an FTA with the U.S. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to expanding trade and investment between our two countries, and to pre [...]	2004-04-22 20:43:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PARAMARIBO1	SURINAME INTRODUCES SURINAME DOLLAR TO BOLSTER [...] Summary: On January 1, 2004, Suriname will launch its new currency, the Surinamese dollar. The new currency will be set at an exchange rate of SR$ 2.80 to one USD, versus Sf 2,800 to one USD. According to Central Bank President Andre Telting, the introduction of the new currency is meant to [...]	2004-01-02 18:09:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON EFIN NS
04PARAMARIBO126	LOCAL PUNDIT'S CRITICISM OF FTAA GETS BIG MEDIA [...] SUMMARY: A JANUARY 19 EDITORIAL BY LOCAL PUNDIT NICO WAAGMEESTER CRITICIZED THE FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS (FTAA) PROCESS FOR STRAYING FROM THE ORIGINAL IDEALS OF DEVELOPMENT, DEMOCRACY, FREE TRADE, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. WAAGMEESTER, A MEMBER OF THE CONSERVATIVE EMPLOYERS' UNION ( [...]	2004-02-12 14:43:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL EMIN NS
04PARAMARIBO128	SURINAME BANS IMPORT OF US CHICKEN [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-12 18:47:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR NS
04PARAMARIBO184	BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT SURINAME: TRADE, [...] ACCORDING TO THE FEBRUARY 24 EDITION OF THE LOCAL DAILY "DE WARE TIJD," SURINAMESE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY MICHAEL JONG TJIEN FA ANNOUNCED DURING LOCAL CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS ON FEBRUARY 20 A VISIT BY BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LUS INCIO LULA DA SILVA TO SURINAME AT THE END OF MARCH/EARLY APRI [...]	2004-02-27 19:24:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAGR ETRD NS
04PARAMARIBO31	SURINAME RECEIVED US TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT B. [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-16 10:36:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NS WTO
04PARAMARIBO9	SURINAME IMPOSES TEMPORARY BAN ON IMPORT OF US BEEF [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-06 12:14:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR NS
04PARAMARIBO97	THE 17TH FTAA TRADE NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE MEETING, [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-04 17:07:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTIA NS
04PARIS7539	CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION: FRENCH RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-14 15:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU FR UNGA
04PRETORIA3051	U.S. MULTI-NATIONALS CONTINUE ICT CHARTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives of U.S. multi-national corporations (MNCs) and the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Charter Working Group continue to negotiate proposed equity ownership requirements. The MNCs have presented a list of barriers to transferring equity and suggested [...]	2004-07-08 04:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA3113	SOUTH AFRICA'S PLANS FOR RESTRUCTURING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin recently refuted union assertions that the government had abandoned its plans to sell-off state assets and restructure state-owned enterprises. While senior government officials concede that partial privatizations of Eskom, Transnet or Den [...]	2004-07-09 16:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA3175	NEW INCENTIVES FUEL ADDITIONAL HOPES FOR ROBUST [...] The feature and commercial film industry in South Africa continues to grow vigorously. An industry that in 1995 generated 4,000 jobs now employs an estimated 20,000 workers. Film production ranging from commercials and shorts to full-length movies produced in South Africa has grown substanti [...]	2004-07-14 09:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD SCUL PGOV SF
04PRETORIA3308	ECONOMIC POLICY: SENDING THE WRONG SIGNALS, [...] (C) Summary/Conclusion. Recent policy statements by senior government officials and moves to intervene in the economy send the wrong signals to the business community and undermine investor confidence. Still, despite the counterproductive rhetoric and ill-conceived policy interventions, th [...]	2004-07-21 15:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON SF
04PRETORIA3472	SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT PROPOSES CHARTER FOR [...] SUMMARY: The South African Department of Agriculture released its proposal for black economic empowerment (BEE) in the agricultural sector this week. The draft charter calls for major changes in the racial demography of the sector within ten years. The vastly white agricultural community cr [...]	2004-07-30 15:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SF EINV
04PRETORIA3480	USITC STUDY ON U.S.-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN TRADE AND [...] This cable responds to Reftel A request for post's input for the fifth annual USITC study on AGOA. A. Major developments in host country economic, trade and/or investment policies, or U.S. policies directly affecting host country --------------------------------------------- --------------- [...]	2004-08-02 07:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID XA SF AGOA USTR
04PRETORIA3501	SOUTH AFRICA'S CREDIT RATINGS [...] (U) From the end of June through mid-July 2004, several research and credit agencies (Fitch, Moody's Ratings, Standard & Poor's, and the Economist Intelligence Unit) presented to Johannesburg audiences their outlook and ratings for Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa in particular. The [...]	2004-08-03 07:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA3543	USITC STUDY ON U.S.-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN TRADE AND [...] This cable provides supplementary information on reftel A that provided post's input for the fifth annual USITC study on AGOA. B. - Developments in major regional groupings (COMESA, EC, ECOWAS, IGAD, SACU, SADC, WAEMU, IOC, and CEMAC) (where applicable) -------------------------------------- [...]	2004-08-04 14:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID XA SF AGOA USTR
04PRETORIA3560	SOUTH AFRICA: DEBEERS CONTEMPLATES THE U.S. MARKET [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, Econoff and EconFSN sat down to an hour-long conversation with Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of E. Oppenheimer and Sons and Managing Director of De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd., to review the landscape for De Beers in the wake of its July 13 settlement with the U.S. [...]	2004-08-05 12:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EIND ETRD SF BC WA TZ AO CG GH CA
04PRETORIA3591	SOUTH AFRICA REACTS POSITIVELY TO WTO NEGOTIATING [...] The South African government hailed the August 1 deal reached in Geneva on a new framework for the negotiations of the Doha Development Agenda as an important milestone and victory for developing countries. Xavier Carim, South Africa's chief trade negotiator, said that the group of 20 develo [...]	2004-08-06 15:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SF WTO WTRO USTR
04PRETORIA3726	LOCAL REPS FOR U.S. ICT COMPANIES ENDORSE NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives for U.S. information and communication technology (ICT) companies operating in South Africa endorsed new charter language on equity in an August 11 meeting. The new language outlines conditions that must be met before companies may implement alternative equity [...]	2004-08-17 15:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA3831	ANSWERS TO KEY EMPOWERMENT QUESTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several industry charters are non- compliant with Black Economic Empowerment guidelines, according to Teddy Daka, one of the original drafters of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Bill. He also explained that sector charters would be issued as Codes of Good Prac [...]	2004-08-24 15:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF
04PRETORIA3898	SACU-EFTA FTA TALKS [...] (SBU) Swiss Embassy contact informed us that the next round of FTA talks between EFTA (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) will take place in Geneva from September 13-17, 2004. Reftel reported EFTA cancelled the June round. FRAZER [...]	2004-08-27 13:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SF USTR

04PRETORIA3905	MOTOR SALES REMAINED FIRM IN JULY [...] Summary. Domestic demand for automobiles in South Africa grew by 15% year-on-year from July 2003 to July 2004. July sales of 26,631 units represented a 23-year high. Strong consumer confidence is driving the current high sales environment. The stronger rand is also increasing demand for U.S [...]	2004-08-27 15:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SF AGOA USTR
04PRETORIA4025	NOMINEES FOR U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE [...] Post nominates the following South African government officials to attend the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Academy on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property offered October 5-8, 2004 in Crystal City, Virginia: Maggie Venter Counterfeit Specialist National Industry Co-ordinator Anti- [...]	2004-09-05 09:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA SF
04PRETORIA4027	HUGE TRANSNET LOSSES FORECAST SELL-OFF OF STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Transnet's Annual Report revealed a bloated, inefficient and undisciplined state-owned enterprise (SOE) that suffered a R6.3 billion loss last year. CEO Maria Ramos plans to divest all non-core businesses and focus on providing integrated, seamless transport and logistics ser [...]	2004-09-07 05:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON SF
04PRETORIA4028	MINISTER UNLEASHES MASSIVE TELECOMS LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a surprise announcement, Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri announced sweeping policy decisions to liberalize South Africa's telecommunications sector by February 2005. Her announcement benefits Value-Added Network Service (VANS) providers who will be allowed to [...]	2004-09-07 05:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
04PRETORIA4042	STRATEGY ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE FTA [...] (SBU) Summary. In order to reinvigorate the Free Trade Agreement talks between the United States and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU),post proposes the following way forward: (A) clarifying senior political buy-in, including possibly raising the level of the negotiators; (B) changi [...]	2004-09-07 14:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA4098	INPUT FOR AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW OF SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) South Africa has continued to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, respecting the rule of law, implementing policies to reduce poverty, and combating corruption. There is a strong case to be made that South Africa is meeting the eligibility requirements of the African Gr [...]	2004-09-10 12:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL XA SF
04PRETORIA4193	TELECOM LIBERALIZATION GOES RURAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Africa Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri has approved four under-serviced area licenses (USALs) three years after the government first announced its strategy to promote telecommunication services in rural areas and include black entrepreneurs in a traditio [...]	2004-09-16 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINT ECON SF
04PRETORIA4199	DURBAN PORT - IMPROVEMENTS, CONCESSION, SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Infrastructure and process improvements as well as new equipment are increasing efficiency at Durban Port according to Mervyn Chetty, Executive Manager of Corporate Strategy and Continuous Improvement at South African Port Operations (SAPO). New cranes are expected to double c [...]	2004-09-17 04:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EWWT EAID ECON PINR PTER SF
04PRETORIA4252	Visit of Treasury Under Secretary for [...] (SBU) Summary. Treasury U/S Taylor and DAS Fratto sought support from South African Finance Minister Manuel to a U.S. proposal to move from loans to grants for HIPC countries in the multilateral development banks. The Minister agreed that the HIPC program had lowered debt levels for partic [...]	2004-09-21 05:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ETRD OTRA SF
04PRETORIA4312	APPROVAL OF SNO LICENSE - AN EMPTY GESTURE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe- Casaburri conditionally approved a license for the Second National Operator (SNO) on September 17. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) must now oversee negotiations to issue the license despite the lack of a [...]	2004-09-25 06:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF
04PRETORIA4313	AMERICAN FIRMS CRITICIZE FOURTH DRAFT OF ICT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa (AmCham) submitted comments on the fourth draft of the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) empowerment charter September 15 to the ICT Charter Working Group. American businesses described the fourth draft as impractica [...]	2004-09-25 06:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF
04PRETORIA4424	ADVANCING IPR ENFORCEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH [...] Summary. The Intellectual Property Action Group (IPACT),which includes representatives of U.S. companies, organized two useful workshops on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in South Africa in August and September. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funded the first worksho [...]	2004-10-01 13:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD SF AGOA USTR
04PRETORIA4456	SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK (SARB) SEPTEMBER [...] Summary. The September 2004 South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) quarterly bulletin reported mostly positive developments in South Africa's macroeconomic indicators for the second quarter of 2004. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth continued its over 3 percent growth, reaching 3.9 [...]	2004-10-05 09:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4503	UPDATE ON BEE CHARTER ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel helped to resolve the deadlock over the composition of the Financial Services Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Council in a September 20 meeting with industry stakeholders. Banks are concerned, however, that community and labor groups, excluded f [...]	2004-10-07 12:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF
04PRETORIA4515	The South African Motor Industry [...] (U) Summary: In 1995, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) introduced the South African Motor Industry Development Program (MIDP) to promote production and exports of locally produced vehicles. The DTI recently announced that between 2005-2006 it would review the MIDP [...]	2004-10-08 11:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EIND ETRD SF
04PRETORIA4527	SOUTH AFRICAN APPAREL INDUSTRY -- STRUGGLING [...] Summary. The South African apparel industry is struggling because of increased imports, mostly from China, and a decrease in exports. The attractiveness of low-priced quality merchandise from China combined with the effects of the stronger rand is hurting its ability to compete. Total impo [...]	2004-10-08 14:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ETRD ECON SF USTR
04PRETORIA4529	OCTOBER 8 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS [...] Summary. Each week, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter include September Motor Vehicle Sales, Update on Trade Con [...]	2004-10-08 14:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4532	DTI MINISTER ON BEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa reviewed the economic and social rationale for BEE and said that empowerment would contribute to economic growth during a September 30 breakfast briefing. Mpahlwa said that Codes of Good Practice regulating rating agencies were im [...]	2004-10-08 15:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF
04PRETORIA4545	PERSPECTIVES ON NEPAD, ISLAM AND THE USA IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: S/P consultations in South Africa October 6-10, 2004 confirmed strong public and private sector support for NEPAD, due largely to Presidents Mbeki and Obasanjo's strong leadership. Expecting legal status as an African Union (AU) entity, the NEPAD Secretariat was optimistic, [...]	2004-10-12 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI SF
04PRETORIA4576	BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT - AN OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Act, signed in January 2004, specifies that the Department of Trade and Industry will oversee the BEE process. DTI still has to create a critical advisory council and issue important guidelines. In the meantime, industry char [...]	2004-10-14 11:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF
04PRETORIA4621	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 15, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No change in Interest Rates; - Tourism Earns Mor [...]	2004-10-18 13:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4686	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Third Quarter FDI Improves but Still Low; - Nove [...]	2004-10-22 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4689	AMBASSADOR MEETS DTI MINISTER ON FTA AND BEE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Frazer discussed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and raised U.S. concerns about Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in her meeting with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Minister Mpaphlwa on October 19. She underscored U.S. goals for a comprehensive F [...]	2004-10-25 07:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL XA SF
04PRETORIA4748	TRADE LINKAGES DRIVING SOUTH AFRICA'S BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with several Angola watchers from government, business, and academia yielded the common theme that South Africa's relationship with Angola will over the coming years be defined by burgeoning trade linkages between the two. South African firms are investing heavily [...]	2004-10-28 08:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	AO ETRD PREL SF EINV
04PRETORIA4784	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New Bank Account Aimed at Poor; - Mid Term Expen [...]	2004-10-29 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4786	MINISTER RADEBE ON OPEN SKIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Department of Transportation's (DoT) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Susan McDermott met with South Africa's Minister of Transport Jeffrey Radebe and Dr. Ian Phillips, Special Advisor to the Minister, on October 27, 2004 at the Minister's p [...]	2004-10-29 15:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA4809	SOUTH AFRICA: MBEKI ECONOMIC ADVISOR OUTLINES THE [...] (U) Summary. Alan Hirsch, Chief Director for Economic Policy Coordination and Advisory Services in the South African Presidency, met with members of the Southern African Regional Poverty Network on October 7 to discuss South Africa's growth path in the decade ahead. Hirsch said that over the [...]	2004-11-03 08:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SF
04PRETORIA4831	SOUTH AFRICA: FOREIGN MINING COMPANIES FILE [...] (C) Summary. Four foreign mining companies filed notices on October 29 with the Department of Minerals and Energy stating their intent to pursue legal action for mineral rights potentially lost as a result of the implementation of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act on May 1, [...]	2004-11-03 15:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ETRD SF
04PRETORIA4876	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Trade Deficit Narrows; - Tourism Increases Although Si [...]	2004-11-05 15:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4879	MID TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT [...] (U) Finance Minister Trevor Manuel presented the Mid Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS),supporting the South African government's three-year budgeting plans under the Mid Term Expenditure Framework. The MTBPS updates economic growth, revenue and expenditure forecasts and suggests pote [...]	2004-11-05 15:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SF
04PRETORIA4936	SBC TO SELL TELKOM SHARES, EXIT SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. telecommunications firm SBC Communications and Telkom Malaysia announced November 8 that they would sell their remaining interest in Telkom SA and exit South Africa. An empowerment consortium led by senior ANC officials and influential empowerment figures (Andile Ngcaba, [...]	2004-11-12 05:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINV SF
04PRETORIA4950	South Africa may reintroduce culling to manage its [...] (SBU) South Africa is working to identify an acceptable solution to the problem of elephant overpopulation in its national parks. An October conference with stakeholders held at Kruger National Park reviewed different elephant management methods, including relocation, contraception and culli [...]	2004-11-12 09:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SOCI SF ETRD
04PRETORIA4960	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Growth for Eighth Consecutive Month; [...]	2004-11-12 12:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5007	SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCE MINISTER SPELLS OUT [...] (U) Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel addressed Parliament on October 26 to table the Medium Term Policy Statement, an appropriations adjustment bill, and a tax amendment. He presented a detailed overview of the government's development priorities over the next three years and economic [...]	2004-11-17 10:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SF
04PRETORIA5029	SAG PENSION FUND PICKS UP SBC TELKOM SHARES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The sale of a 15.1 percent stake in Telkom took a twist when the Public Investment Commissioners (PIC) announced November 16 that they had acquired the stake for R6.6 billion ($1.1 billion). PIC CEO Brian Molefe said the Commissioners purchased the shares on behalf of an empo [...]	2004-11-18 12:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINV SF
04PRETORIA5040	REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA - A [...] Summary: The reality in southern Africa is that except for SACU, regional integration has predominantly not progressed much further than attempts to create free trade areas amongst some states and talks about possible customs unions. Within Southern Africa there are a number of regional integ [...]	2004-11-18 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ETRD ECON SF USTR
04PRETORIA5041	NEXUS TO WITHDRAW OBSTACLES TO SNO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A telecommunications consultant to Nexus Connexion, the empowerment shareholder in South Africa's second national/network operator (SNO),said that Nexus would remove its legal challenges to the SNO by the end of 2004 and have a license to operate by February 2005. Nexus is w [...]	2004-11-19 05:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
04PRETORIA5043	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 19, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Foreign Exchange Reserves Target Published Next Year [...]	2004-11-19 07:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5063	DTI OFFICIAL CLARIFIES BEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Director of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Jeffrey Ndumo met with representatives from U.S. firms at the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa (AmCham). Ndumo said that DTI would release nine Codes of Good Practice in two phase [...]	2004-11-22 09:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF
04PRETORIA5072	SAG OFFICIALS INTEREST IN OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Econ Minister Counselor and Econoff gauged interest in a potential Open Skies agreement between South Africa and the United States in separate meetings with Commissioner Seboseso Machobane from the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (CAA); South African Airways Executive Ma [...]	2004-11-23 05:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SF
04PRETORIA5158	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - October Consumer Prices Slightly Higher than Market [...]	2004-11-29 11:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5223	SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT STANDS UP TO ACTIVISTS ON [...] Following the recent passage of a World Conservation Union resolution recommending a moratorium on the further release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO),South African anti-GMO activist groups Biowatch and African Centre for Biosafety blasted the Government of South Africa for its failu [...]	2004-12-02 05:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TSPL SENV ECON SF
04PRETORIA5238	SCENESETTER FOR SACU FTA MEETING IN WALVIS BAY [...] (SBU) We welcome USTR Ambassador Robert Zoellick's upcoming visit to southern Africa. The U.S.-SACU FTA negotiations are at a crossroads. Ambassador Zoellick's initiative to meet with SACU trade ministers on December 10 in Walvis Bay is critical to any hope for re-establishing momentum for [...]	2004-12-02 15:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL SF
04PRETORIA5244	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Gross Domestic Product Revised Upwards; - Octobe [...]	2004-12-03 08:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5259	SOUTH AFRICA'S APPROACH TO OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dr. Ian Phillips, Special Advisor to Transport Minister Jeffrey Radebe, met with Econ M-C and Econoff to clarify recent comments about the SAG's approach to proposed Open Skies talks with the United States (Reftel A) and to discuss the Minister's upcoming visit to the United S [...]	2004-12-03 15:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SF
04PRETORIA5293	PROGRESS ON EFTA-SACU FTA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) EFTA and SACU FTA negotiators met in Pretoria December 1 -7. Reliable contact in Swiss Embassy (please protect) told econoff that the round made "considerable progress" but that it required compromises on services and IPR. There will be a chapter on services but not much substance. It [...]	2004-12-08 11:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD SF
04PRETORIA5313	SACU TO NEGOTIATE FREE TRADE DEAL WITH INDIA [...] Summary: The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) and India will start free trade negotiations in the middle of 2005. The free trade talks would evolve in two stages, starting with the establishment of a preferential trade agreement covering trade in goods, to be later upgraded into a free [...]	2004-12-09 08:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX ECON SF USTR
04PRETORIA5316	TRADE MINISTER RELEASES BEE CODES OF GOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa released three draft Codes of Good Practice providing long-awaited guidelines on the Black Economic Empowerment Framework, Equity Ownership, and Management. The Minister said these Codes come at a time of "incons [...]	2004-12-09 11:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON SF
04PRETORIA5319	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]	2004-12-09 11:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA5323	SOUTH AFRICA: EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Pretoria was pleased and privileged to host Dr. Subhash Gupta as Embassy Science Fellow from September 29 to December 8, 2004. During his ten-week stay, Dr. Gupta met with research groups at five universities and two government research councils, private sector represe [...]	2004-12-09 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO SF
04PRETORIA5333	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No Change in Interest Rates; - IMF Seep Progress [...]	2004-12-10 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5345	SOUTH AFRICA: BIOSAFETY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In October 2004, the National Department of Agriculture (NDA) published amendments to the current Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Act, to bring it in line with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; public comments were requested by November 19, but it is unclear how quickly [...]	2004-12-10 13:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO SF
04PRETORIA5357	SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCE MINISTER THINKS AHEAD [...] (U) Summary. Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel was the guest of honor at the 60th anniversary conference of the Bureau for Economic Research (BER),a well respected South African think tank. Manuel reflected on progress made since the Growth, Employment, and Reconstruction (GEAR) plan was lau [...]	2004-12-13 12:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SF
04PRETORIA5363	South Africa recognizes, supports and [...] Summary. South Africa continues to support the protection and development of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) through a variety of government and private efforts. In the late 1990s, the new South African Government encouraged deeper investigation into IKS through research projects and sur [...]	2004-12-13 14:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI TBIO KSCA ECON ETRD KIPR SF
04PRETORIA5407	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 17, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Third Quarter Bulletin Released; - AmCham Survey [...]	2004-12-17 07:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5433	2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR SOUTH [...] This cable responds to reftel request for updating and revising last year's NTE chapter on South Africa. Post is also sending the text by e-mail to EB/MTA/MST and to USTR contacts. Post understands Washington will update the figures contained in the first paragraph in the trade summary. [...]	2004-12-20 04:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN SF
04PRETORIA5506	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Prices Increase Slightly Above Expectation [...]	2004-12-23 12:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5555	REGULATOR PROPOSES TELECOM REGULATIONS FOR VANS [...] (U) SUMMARY. A series of Ministerial decisions to liberalize South Africa's telecommunications sector by February 2005 led to an industry-wide colloquium to discuss the intent behind the determinations. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) considered feedback from [...]	2004-12-30 12:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
04QUEBEC108	MIXED PREDICTIONS ON BTA ENFORCEMENT IMPACT ON QUEBEC [...] Summary: As the August 12 deadline for BTA enforcement draws near, a report in the Quebec City daily "Le Soleil" claims that most small Quebec agricultural export companies have yet to comply with the BTA requirements for registration and are unprepared for prior notice. The article said that [...]	2004-07-16 20:11:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ETRD EAGR PTER CA
04QUEBEC12	FDA INTERNET PHARMACY MEETINGS IN QUEBEC CITY [...] Summary: FDA representatives met with Quebec officials January 12 to discuss the internet pharmacy trade and other issues related to an upcoming meeting between FDA Commissioner McClellan and Premier Charest in Davos. In his meeting with Commissioner McClellan, Premier Charest is likely [...]	2004-01-20 18:07:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CA FDA
04QUEBEC202	QUEBEC LUMBER INDUSTRY ON SOFTWOOD STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recently met with Quebec lumber officials who told us the Province's first priority is to head off a Lumber V and carve out a permanent solution to the bilateral dispute. They argued that American industry is not benefiting from the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute as [...]	2004-11-19 16:07:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND CA US
04QUEBEC215	QUEBEC GOVERNMENT ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] (C) Summary: Government of Quebec (GOQ) officials requested a meeting with CG Friedman to review the bidding on the draft UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention in advance of the Dec. 14-17 drafting group meeting in Paris, where Quebec will participate as an observer. GOQ officials said Quebec [...]	2004-12-13 20:59:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD SCUL FR CA UNESCO
04QUEBEC224	QUEBEC FOREST INDUSTRY COUNCIL ANGERED BY COMMERCE LUMBER [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-17 14:53:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD CA ECON EAGR
04QUEBEC35	QUEBEC NATURAL RESOURCE MINISTER ON SOFTWOOD,ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Natural Resources Minister Sam Hamad told CG Keogh February 17 that a combination of allocation quotas at a level of 35% and dropping the 48/52 split of the accumulating duties as proposed by the U.S. would form the basis of a softwood lumber deal. A substantial portion of th [...]	2004-02-24 18:27:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV EMIN CA
04QUEBEC41	JANSSEN-ORTHO PROMOTES MANAGED PRICE INCREASES FOR QUEBEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate met with Janssen-Ortho representatives February 25 to discuss their plan to get the Quebec Government to adopt a modified American-style pricing system that would manage price increase pressures in the pharmaceutical sector. After a meeting with the Quebec Ministry o [...]	2004-03-03 16:21:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CA
04QUITO2327	THE PROCURADOR STRIKES BACK AT OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM [...] (U) See paragraph 11 for an action request. 2. (C) Summary. Ecuador's Procurador (Solicitor General) may be seeking to terminate Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) Block 15 participation contract for alleged violations of the hydrocarbon law. If the allegations are upheld, Oxy's Block 15 contr [...]	2004-08-24 21:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET ECON EC
04QUITO2365	NO WORD FROM ECUADOR ON TEDS CHANGES [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-26 14:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ETRD SENV EC OES
04QUITO2380	PROGRESS ON OCCIDENTAL CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) and Embassy efforts to tone down the rhetoric and reach an amicable resolution with the GOE are starting to pay dividends. Oxy had a productive meeting with the Procurador (Solicitor General). President Gutierrez has selected a commission, comprised [...]	2004-08-27 17:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON EC
04QUITO2399	FAWNING THRONGS GREET LULA IN QUITO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cheering crowds met Brazilian President Lula da Silva at every stop during his August 24-25 visit to Quito. Pre-arrival press was universally positive, portraying the ex-labor leader as a third-world savior and counterweight to the United States. Concurrently, editorials ravag [...]	2004-08-30 18:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EFIN EC BR UN
04QUITO2418	OXY BRINGS IN THE BIG GUNS - EMBASSY KEEPS FIRING [...] (U) Summary. Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) brought a team of lawyers and executives to Ecuador to discuss the GOE's claims that Oxy failed to comply with the hydrocarbon law in the transfer of 40% share of its Block 15 interest to Canadian oil company EnCana. Oxy is confident that it is on sol [...]	2004-09-02 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON EC
04QUITO2448	ECUADOR CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Child labor remains a major problem in Ecuador. However, the GoE, NGOs and other institutions are taking steps to combat worst forms of child labor in Ecuador. More clearly needs to be done, particularly in the enforcement of child labor laws and the rehabilitation of child la [...]	2004-09-08 17:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EC
04QUITO2462	OXY: GOE TAKES A SERIOUS WRONG TURN [...] (U) See action request in paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary. The GOE is proceeding with the contract nullification process (caducidad) against Occidental Petroleum (Oxy),potentially triggering the nationalization of Oxy's assets in Ecuador. Presidential Legal Advisor Carlos Larrea acknowledge [...]	2004-09-10 18:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON EC
04QUITO2464	GALAPAGOS PARK LEADERSHIP POTENTIALLY DESTABILIZED [...] (U)Summary: The status of the leadership of the Galapagos National Park (GNP) is uncertain, with Park Director Edwin Naula facing possible dismissal. There are political motives behind the change and we will continue to press for stability. The US Mission has expressed concern at the highes [...]	2004-09-10 19:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2509	OXY: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM - OR PROGRESS? [...] (C) Summary. Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) meetings in the US and USG efforts have provided a temporary calm in the contract nullification process. Oxy has still not been officially notified of its alleged violations of the hydrocarbon law, thus the statutory time period for it to respond has [...]	2004-09-16 14:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON EC
04QUITO2550	GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK WORKERS CONTINUE TO STRIKE [...] (U) Summary. On September 10, the Minister of the Environment (MOE) replaced the Galapagos National Park (GNP) Director. In protest, the employees of the GNP went on strike. The strike began peacefully and the strikers initially promised not to interrupt tourist operations if their demands [...]	2004-09-20 23:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2588	MIXED VIEWS FROM INDIGENOUS ON FREE TRADE [...] Summary. Indigenous leaders are not all opposed to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA); however, there is mounting social opposition from some indigenous organizations and unions. Starting October 1, various social groups will try to obtain one million signatures to demand a referendum on whether th [...]	2004-09-24 15:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD EC
04QUITO2599	NEW GALAPAGOS PARK DIRECTOR LITERALLY FIGHTS HIS [...] Summary. On September 22, a group of local fishermen, who have long been at odds with the park leadership over environmental regulations, stormed the office of the GNP headquarters in Santa Cruz and helped Fausto Cepeda, the newly appointed director, install himself as park director. The vio [...]	2004-09-24 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2613	TIDE TURNING IN OXY'S FAVOR BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (C) Summary. The efforts of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) and the Mission are gathering momentum in blunting misperceptions raised by the Procurador's (solicitor general equivalent) allegations against Oxy. Business chambers, financial analysts and GOE officials are coming to understand what Ec [...]	2004-09-28 23:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON PREL EC
04QUITO2614	MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE [...] Summary. The Minister of the Environment (MOE),Fabian Valdivieso, announced to the press on September 27 that Fausto Cepeda had been replaced as Galapagos National Park (GNP) Director by GNP employee Victor Carrion. The MOE will form a commission to oversee any future selections of the GNP [...]	2004-09-28 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2704	ECUADOR TRYING TO STABILIZE GALAPAGOS PARK [...] Summary. The Minister of the Environment, Fabian Valdivieso, is attempting to change the process for selecting directors of the Galapagos National Park (GNP),hoping that an independent procedure will purge politics from this position and stabilize park management. The Minister proposes hiri [...]	2004-10-07 13:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2762	ECUADOR TO SUPPORT CUBAN UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (U) In response to Reftel, the Embassy October 7 delivered pro-embargo, anti-resolution talking points to the Ecuadorian foreign ministry. In a follow-up meeting October 14 with MFA Director General for Multilateral Policy Miguel Mendes, Poloff emphasized three points: the U.S. embargo was [...]	2004-10-15 14:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EC
04QUITO2891	ECUADORIAN, CHILEAN FM'S TALK BORDERS, TRADE [...] Summary. Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker met with Ecuadorian officials in Quito on October 28. In a subsequent joint declaration, the countries committed to begin FTA negotiations in 2004, respect existing international treaties (in reference to Chile's maritime disagreements with P [...]	2004-10-29 22:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EC CH
04QUITO2923	ECUADOR BANS EXPORT OF SHARK FINS [...] Summary. President Gutierrez has issued a decree banning the export of shark fins. The ban applies to all shark fins, whether they are intentionally harvested or are the result of bi-catch. Despite having been consulted prior to the decree's issuance, a local fishing group is asking Preside [...]	2004-11-05 17:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2943	TEXTILES AND APPAREL EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTION IN [...] Summary. Reftel requests information on the textile and apparel sectors in Ecuador. Statistical information, particularly with respect to employment information, is highly unreliable in Ecuador. In general, textile production increases appear to have outpaced overall industrial production [...]	2004-11-09 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD EC
04QUITO3053	PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES SEEK USG HELP ON GOE [...] See action request paragraph 7. 2. Summary. Econ and FCS met November 19 with representatives from Bristol Meyers and Pfizer. The pharmaceutical representatives complained that the GOE is trying to exert further control over drug prices and company profits. This latest initiative by the [...]	2004-11-22 18:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EFIN EC
04QUITO3115	DONORS LOSING PATIENCE WITH MANAGEMENT OF GALAPAGOS [...] Summary. Ecuador continues to take two steps backward for each step forward in the Galapagos. President Gutierrez signed a decree in October banning the export of shark fins from Ecuador (Reftel A),to promote conservation. The Minister of the Environment, Fabian Valdivieso, however, repla [...]	2004-11-30 13:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO3260	ECUADOR SPLIT ON SUPPORT OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] Summary. A public opinion poll sponsored by USAID shows that about half of the Ecuadorian public has heard about the FTA and about half of the public (both informed and uninformed) supports it. Not surprisingly, solid majorities believe that the FTA will benefit the U.S. far more than Ecuado [...]	2004-12-20 20:52:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EC FTA
04QUITO3262	MOL UNDERSTANDS NEED FOR LABOR CODE REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: While Minister of Labor Izurieta understands the need for labor code reform, he is not focused on freedom of association issues. The Embassy has made it clear to Izurieta that the U.S. Congress is less likely to pass a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) including Ecuador unless the l [...]	2004-12-20 22:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ETRD EC
04QUITO3289	ECUADOR 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Quito's submission for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report. A copy of the report has been provided to USTR Bennett Harman via email. The report was a collaborative effort between State, the Commercial Service and the Foreign Agricultural Service. TRADE SUMMARY ---- [...]	2004-12-23 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
04RANGOON1294	BURMA'S GARMENT MAKERS FEAR 2005 [...] (C) Summary: After a few months of improved fortune for Burma's garment sector (reftel),things are turning gloomy as 2005 nears. Industry officials are hopeful but not optimistic that the troubled industry will survive the end of quotas in 2005. If not, factory closures and layoffs will lik [...]	2004-09-30 01:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KTEX BM
04RANGOON1330	BURMA: RICE POLICY INDECISION [...] (C) Summary: A surprising re-entry into the rice market by the GOB's agricultural export arm adds another layer of confusion to the government's rice policy. We don't see the GOB remaining in the business long, though we cannot predict the imminent return of the private sector either. However [...]	2004-10-07 01:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON1345	BURMA'S GRUNTS VS. MI: ROUND ONE? [...] (C) Summary: An apparent up-country attack by the Burmese army's regular forces on a once untouchable interagency unit including military intelligence officers has led to speculation that long-simmering hatred between MI and the regular troops has begun to heat up. The incident is quite extra [...]	2004-10-14 00:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PINR MOPS ETRD ECON BM
04RANGOON138	BURMA SANCTIONS: GARMENT INDUSTRY TAKES STOCK [...] (C) Summary: We are getting a slightly clearer picture of the impact of last year's U.S. import ban on the Burmese garment industry -- the industry most directly impacted by the measure. Even the most optimistic garment manufacturers say they will not survive 2005, when the global quota system [...]	2004-02-02 09:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	KTEX ETRD PHUM ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON1503	BURMA: TATMADAW TAKES AWAY M.I.'S KEYS [...] (C) Summary: Since former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt was ousted in mid-October, the SPDC has been striking at areas of economic graft formerly controlled by him and his Military Intelligence (MI) apparatus. One of the most visible crackdowns is on the illegal import of cars from Thailand and C [...]	2004-11-24 09:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON214	NO BIOTECH REGULATIONS IN BURMA [...] The Burmese government currently has no laws or regulations on the books regarding the import of biotechnology-derived food products. The Ministries of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Fisheries, and the Customs Department are now forming a working committee to draw up a framework to addr [...]	2004-02-19 04:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL BM
04RANGOON34	BURMA: LIBERALIZED RICE EXPORTS AREN'T SO LIBERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's sudden decision to "suspend" exports of rice was the latest foible in the move toward allowing the private sector to export rice for the first time in 40 years. Aside from further underlining the regime's ambivalence about giving up control of Burma's most important p [...]	2004-01-09 07:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON488	THE BURMA-THAI BORDER TRADE CHRONICLES: PART I, [...] (C) Summary: A recent joint visit by Bangkok and Rangoon Econoffs to Ranong and Kawthaung, along the southern Burmese-Thai border, shows business as usual in the informal movement of goods and people. However, the formal economy on both sides is sluggish due to the continued ban on Thai fishi [...]	2004-04-21 03:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EFIS BM TH
04RANGOON497	THE BURMA-THAI BORDER TRADE CHRONICLES: PART II, [...] (C) Summary: A recent visit by Bangkok and Rangoon Econoffs to Mae Sot and Myawaddy, the largest trading point on the Burmese-Thai border, shows trade volumes that are flourishing despite U.S. sanctions and increasingly ludicrous Burmese trade policy. Even more than it does the sleepy Kawthau [...]	2004-04-22 02:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV PHUM BM TH
04RANGOON513	THE BURMA-THAI BORDER TRADE CHRONICLES, PART III: [...] (C) Summary: Despite predictions that new U.S. sanctions would cause major changes in border trade and migration, a recent visit by Bangkok and Rangoon Econoffs to two of the three major Thai-Burma border crossings (refs A and B) shows business as usual in the movement of goods and people. Tho [...]	2004-04-23 04:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PHUM PREL ECON PGOV BM TH NGO
04RANGOON681	NEW BANGLADESH COMMERCIAL OFFICE: MUCH A-BUZZ [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officers paid a courtesy call on newly arrived Bangladesh Commercial Counselor Mohammed Aftabuzzaman on May 13, 2004. Aftabuzzaman has been charged with opening a commercial office and increasing bilateral trade between Burma and Bangladesh, which he characterized as currently [...]	2004-05-27 09:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD BM BG

04RANGOON764	BURMA'S IMPORTERS TAKE ANOTHER BLOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A PLAN TO STICK IMPORTERS WITH HUGE NEW CUSTOMS EXPENSES IS PAR FOR THE COURSE. IT ADVANCES THE GOB'S DUAL ECONOMIC PRIORITIES -- RAISING REVENUE WITHOUT REFORMING THE DECREPIT TAX SYSTEM AND DISCOURAGING IMPORTS. THE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY IS HARD TO PREDICT. FLOURISHING SMUGG [...]	2004-06-18 05:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON768	BURMESE USING THAIS TO VIOLATE U.S. IMPORT BAN [...] SUMMARY: BURMESE GARMENT FACTORY OWNERS ADMITTED TO AN EMBASSY OFFICER THAT THEIR COMPANY IS CIRCUMVENTING THE U.S. IMPORT BAN ON BURMESE PRODUCTS BY EXPORTING THEIR "U2" AND "ADIDAS" BRAND GARMENTS OVERLAND TO BANGKOK, AND THEN RE-EXPORTING THROUGH A THAI COMPANY DIRECTLY TO THE UNITED STATE [...]	2004-06-18 08:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CVIS KTEX TH BM
04RANGOON886	Western China Woos Burma Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: The largest-ever business delegation to travel to Burma from Southwest China's Sichuan province visited Rangoon in late June for a Chinese-export trade fair. Ironically, many Chinese goods exhibited at the fair are on Burma's list of items restricted or banned for import. Bur [...]	2004-07-14 02:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON BM CH
04RANGOON912	BURMA'S GARMENT SECTOR TAKES A TURN FOR THE BETTER [...] (C) Summary: New garment orders from Europe and Canada have put about 25,000 back to work around Rangoon. These orders are offering a much smaller profit margin than normal, though, thus the GOB is gaining little extra income from the new business. Despite the good news, garment factory owner [...]	2004-07-20 07:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KTEX BM
04ROME1057	PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES TREATY LIKELY TO ENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the FAO Secretariat, 36 countries have now submitted ratification instruments for the International Treaty (IT) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Anticipated action by EU member states by March 31 would likely take the number of ratifications [...]	2004-03-17 14:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO
04ROME1066	ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSFERS AT ONE OF ITALY'S [...] ITALIAN TAX POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING 97 EMPLOYEES AND NINE CLIENTS OF BANCA FIDEURAM FOR UNAUTHORIZED FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES, PRIMARILY ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSFERS TO SWITZERLAND. BANCA FIDEURAM IS AN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY PROVIDING INVESTMENT ADVICE AND PERSONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, 75 PERCENT- [...]	2004-03-18 06:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT
04ROME1158	NO IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR [...] Summary The Italian Feed Association Assalzoo convened feed manufacturers and Ministry of Health officials in Bologna on March 18 to discuss Italian implementation of Traceability and Labeling (T&L) and Food and Feed regulations (F&F). The meeting came one month prior to the deadline for enf [...]	2004-03-23 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON GM
04ROME1296	2003 driftnet enforcement data - no violations in [...] Summary: On January 22, Department and Embassy Rome officers met with Paolo Scarpa Bonazza Buora, the Italian Under Secretary of Agriculture responsible for fisheries. The U/S was very familiar with the driftnet problem and urged his Fisheries people to pass the 2003 enforcement data to the [...]	2004-04-01 14:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PHSA ETRD IT
04ROME1340	FAO Twenty-Third Africa Regional Conference [...] (SBU) Summary: The subject conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 1 - 5, 2004, and was attended by USDA U/S Eric Bost and staff, by Ambassador Mattie Sharpless, and by Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome DCM Michael Cleverley and Agricultural Minister Counselor. Conference h [...]	2004-04-05 14:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KUNR EAID EAGR ETRD KHIV XA FAO
04ROME1417	PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES TREATY PASSES [...] FAO announced on March 31 that 48 countries had ratified the International Treaty (IT) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (see ref A). Simultaneous submission of instruments of ratification at the end of March by 12 EU countries and the European Community carried the IT over [...]	2004-04-09 11:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO
04ROME1496	BETWEEN PLAGUE AND FAMINE: ASSISTANCE AND [...] On the margins of FAO's March 1-5 Regional Africa Conference in Johannesburg, FODAG DCM Michael Cleverley and Agricultural Minister Counselor Geoffrey Wiggin discussed and visited World Food Program (WFP),Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),NGO, and USAID operations in South Africa, Swa [...]	2004-04-15 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO
04ROME1648	ITALY: Telecommunications Sector and Internet [...] Italy's telecommunications market is highly developed, liberalized, and mature, particularly in the mobile phone segment. Limited problems remain in the sector, particularly with overlapping EU and national laws, and with regional environmental regulations. Also of some concern is the GOI's c [...]	2004-04-27 10:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON IT ECIP
04ROME1649	C-RE4-00182: G8 SUMMIT AGENDA ISSUES - ITALIAN [...] (U) The Political, Economic, Consular and Science sections have provided the following responses to ref a request for Italian views on G8 Summit Agenda proposals. GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE (GME) ------------------------------------ 2. (C) The Italians have been very supportive of the [...]	2004-04-27 10:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PINR PREL IT KPRP
04ROME1935	ITALY ENACTS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA SECTOR REFORM BILL [...] Summary. President Ciampi signed the new text of the Berlusconi government's controversial media reform bill - known as the Gasparri Law - on May 4, after having rejected an earlier version on grounds of unconstitutionality (ref b). Critics argue that the law was designed exclusively to all [...]	2004-05-19 11:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD PGOV IT EUN
04ROME1955	SNAPSHOT OF ITALY'S ECONOMY BEFORE UPCOMING [...] Because of a marked decline in domestic demand and exports, the GOI has just decreased 2004 GDP growth estimates from 1.4 to 0.9-1.0 percent. A key economic ratio - budget deficit/GDP -- continues to climb upward, because the deficit is growing faster than the economy (as measured by GDP gro [...]	2004-05-20 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN NATO
04ROME2171	Commerce DAS Eric Stewart Visit to Rome [...] (U) Summary and Introduction. On May 25, 2004, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Commerce for Europe, Russia, and the Independent States Eric Stewart held discussions with Government of Italy (GOI) counterparts and met with local business representatives on trade and market access and compl [...]	2004-06-08 09:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IT ECIP
04ROME2418	GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: U.S. PRIVATE- [...] Summary: The Global Crop Diversity Trust is an independent international endowment that aims to provide permanent funding for the world's major crop diversity collections, which provide the foundation for future improvements in agricultural productivity. The Trust has garnered firm pledges o [...]	2004-06-22 12:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO IPGRI
04ROME2427	GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: ESTABLISHMENT [...] Provided below, for the record, is the text of a letter from FAO Director General Jacques Diouf, dated February 13, 2004, inviting member governments to sign the Agreement that establishes the Global Crop Diversity Trust. Signature does not imply any financial commitments to the Trust. Reft [...]	2004-06-22 15:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO IPGRI
04ROME2436	FAO SPEAKS OUT ON BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Summary: FAO's recent report on the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) concludes that agricultural biotechnology has the potential to benefit small, poor farmers in developing countries. It cautions, however, that biotechnology is no panacea, and that socio-economic impacts, food saf [...]	2004-06-23 09:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD SENV EAID KIPR AORC FAO
04ROME2463	"UNTIED FOOD AID" - WFP STUDY FOR UNCTAD [...] (SBU) The WFP Secretariat has shared with the US Mission a paper prepared for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) entitled: "Food Aid and the Untying of Aid: Opportunities and Challenges for the Least Developed Countries." The key premise for the untying of food aid [...]	2004-06-24 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF ETRD WFP UN UNCTAD
04ROME2657	BIOTECHNOLOGY: WFP INTERNAL GUIDANCE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN AN INTERNAL "CORPORATE MESSAGE" RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED TO ITS STAFF WORLDWIDE, SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) STRESSED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NEUTRAL IN THE DEBATE ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) FOODS. EMPLOYEES ARE INSTRUCTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT (1) WFP [...]	2004-07-08 07:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD SENV AORC WFP
04ROME280	PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: TREATY COULD ENTER [...] SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE FAO SECRETARIAT, AS OF 26 JANUARY SOME 34-35 COUNTRIES HAD SUBMITTED RATIFICATION INSTRUMENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY (IT) FOR PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. THE EC IS EXPECTED TO DO SO IN MID MARCH 2004, CONCURRENTLY WITH AT LEAST A HANDFUL [...]	2004-01-27 12:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO
04ROME3105	PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: MATERIAL TRANSFER [...] Summary: The Expert Group on the Terms of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) will hold its first meeting on 4-8 October in Brussels, hosted by the European Commission (EC). The standard MTA will specify the terms for access and benefit sharing under the multilateral system envis [...]	2004-08-11 12:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO
04ROME3125	ITALIAN AGRICULTURE: MIXED [...] Summary. Reactions of Italian agricultural opinion leaders to the WTO framework agreement reached in Geneva July 31 were generally positive. The majority hold tenaciously to the hope that geographical indications should be addressed in the WTO. Government, farmers' organizations, political [...]	2004-08-12 14:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EU IT FAO
04ROME3530	ITALY ON LARGE AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES TALKS WITH EU [...] On September 13, Economic Minister Counselor presented the demarche on large commercial aircraft subsidies to Foreign Ministry Director General for Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation, Giandomenico Magliano, and Office Director Diego Ungaro. EcMin also conveyed the demarche separ [...]	2004-09-14 16:47:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EIND ETRD IT EUN FAA AVIATION
04ROME3541	SPECIAL TRUST FUND FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT [...] Summary and Recommendation: U.S. Mission received a letter dated 26 August 2004 from FAO's Assistant Director for Technical Cooperation, soliciting USG support for the newly established Special Trust Fund for the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). The concept of a voluntary f [...]	2004-09-15 13:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD AORC ABUD IPPC FAO
04ROME3841	30TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD [...] Summary. The annual session of FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) discussed the world food security situation and follow-up to the World Food Summit (WFS),noting uneven progress among countries and regions. The Committee: -- asked that a working group of experts be convened to [...]	2004-10-05 08:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EAID PHUM FAO
04ROME3862	G8 SUMMIT COMMITMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY [...] Summary. USUN-Rome organized a panel discussion entitled, "Planting the Seeds for Africa's Future: G8 Partnerships to Raise Agricultural Productivity Through Capacity Building," on Sept. 21 in the margins of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Committee on World Food Security (CFS). [...]	2004-10-05 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID AORC ETRD KPAO KSUM XA FAO
04ROME3885	30TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD [...] Summary. The annual session of FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) discussed the world food security situation and follow-up to the World Food Summit (WFS),noting uneven progress among countries and regions. The Committee: -- asked that a working group of experts be convened to [...]	2004-10-06 11:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EAID PHUM FAO
04ROME3998	ITALY REGARDING U.S. ACTIONS TO TERMINATE LARGE [...] (U) Post delivered ref A demarche on October 6 to senior Italian government trade officials Amedeo Teti, Director General for Commercial Agreements, Ministry of Productive Activities (MPA); Federico Eichberg, Senior Advisor to Foreign Trade Vice Minister Adolfo Urso; and Sandro Fanella, Direct [...]	2004-10-18 04:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IT EUN
04ROME4035	RSVP EXTRANCHECK PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NIKON INSTRUMENTS [...] ON OCTOBER 15, 2004 DEPUTY SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER LINDA ARCHER AND COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST BARBARA LAPINI VISITED THE COMPANY NIKON INSTRUMENTS SPA AND MET WITH LORENZO VANNINI, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, AND ENGINEER GIANCARLO CAPPANI, CONSULTANT. 2. CS ITALY OFFICIALS WERE WELL RECEIVE [...]	2004-10-19 14:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC IT BEXT
04ROME4141	ITALY/BIOTECH: PROPOSED COEXISTENCE DEGREE COULD [...] (C) Summary. Agriculture Minister Alemanno has once again asked the Italian Council of Ministers to approve a decree-law on the coexistence of GM and non-GM seeds planted in Italy. Like the draft that Alemanno attempted (unsuccessfully) to push through in November 2003, the vague text of the [...]	2004-10-26 15:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA IT
04ROME4165	CUBAN RESOLUTION AGAINST US EMBARGO: EU/ITALY WILL [...] (U) Paolo Miraglia, MFA Central America and Caribbean Office Director, told PolOff that, although highly concerned about the human rights situation in Cuba, Italy will support the EU position and vote in favor of the Cuban resolution. Miraglia stated that the Dutch presidency will deliver an e [...]	2004-10-27 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU IT UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME4443	ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-19 17:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SENV IT
04ROME4678	Italy: WTO Government Procurement Agreement Market [...] This message responds to reftel A request for our suggestions on possible areas for expansion of Italy's market access commitments under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). 2. The following are Embassy responses to questions A to D of reftel A para 5. [...]	2004-12-09 16:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IT WTO
04ROME4797	ITALY/BIOTECH: BAN ON FOUR GM CORN [...] (U) Summary. Italy's August 2000 ban on the commercialization of four biotech corn varieties was annulled on November 29, 2004, by a Lazio regional court. The ruling on the so-called Amato Decree result from a lawsuit filed in November 2000 by three multinational seed companies and an Italian b [...]	2004-12-20 05:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR TBIO KSCA IT WTO
04ROME4809	ITALY/BIOTECH: BAN ON FOUR GM CORN [...] (U) Summary. Italy's August 2000 ban on the commercialization of four biotech corn varieties was annulled on November 29, 2004, by a Lazio regional court. The ruling on the so-called Amato Decree resulted from a lawsuit filed in November 2000 by three multinational seed companies and an Italia [...]	2004-12-20 12:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR TBIO KSCA IT WTO
04ROME4840	ITALIAN POSITION ON EU BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] On December 20, Franco Macor of the Italian Mandatory Consortium for Spent Batteries and Lead Waste (known by the Italian initials COBAT) responded to reftel request for information on Italy,s views regarding the EU battery directive. 2. What is Italy's position on the ban of lead/cadmium [...]	2004-12-22 09:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD EUN
04ROME4872	CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY - ITALY [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Per ref A, on December 10, SCI Specialist discussed Italy's views on biosafety with Marco Vetrano, Director of the Biosafety Division of the Italian Ministry of Environment. Vetrano stated that Italy ratifi [...]	2004-12-27 06:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ETRD TBIO EAID IT
04ROME563	ITALIAN BIOTECH POLICY [...] SUMMARY. Italian biotech policy and policy-making appears to growing less transparent and more confused. The NK603 dossier is only the latest example. The Embassy believes it is unlikely that a Feb 17 GOI interagency meeting of technical experts will develop a consensus view. In our e [...]	2004-02-13 16:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ETRD EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
04ROME568	ITALIAN VIEWS ON PROSPECTS FOR WTO TALKS IN 2004 [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the European Commission's lead, the GOI generally agrees with USTR Zoellick's initiative, as expressed in his January 11 letter to trade ministers, to ensure that 2004 not be a lost year for trade negotiations. However, Italy was disappointed that the letter made no m [...]	2004-02-17 08:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IT WTO
04ROME620	AD-HOC TASK FORCE ON ANIMAL FEED MEETING IN MAY [...] SUMMARY: THIS IS A BACKGROUND MESSAGE FOR THE SUBJECT MEETING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE MAY 17-19, 2004 IN COPENHAGEN. THIS TASK FORCE IS DRAFTING A CODEX CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR ANIMAL FEEDING. THE LANGUAGE IN THE DRAFT CODEX DOCUMENT INCLUDES PARAGRAPHS THAT ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH US APPROAC [...]	2004-02-19 10:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD FAO
04ROME709	MISSION ITALY INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Summary: Mission Italy recommends that Italy remain on the 301 watch list. Overall frequency of copyright piracy has remained essentially stable since 2000, when Italy's copyright law was enacted. Nonetheless, total losses due to piracy are mounting, and Italy's piracy and counterfeiting ra [...]	2004-02-25 16:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD IT
04ROME731	ITALY'S ONGOING CONCERNS REGARDING U.S. [...] Summary. GOI officials continue to raise concerns about the U.S. Bioterrorism Act (BTA),in particular the burden it places on Italian small- and medium-size exporters, whose products make up a significant portion of Italys food exports. Officials from three ministries emphasized to Embassy [...]	2004-02-26 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON IT EUN EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME801	NINTH SESSION OF FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES [...] SUMMARY: THE FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISH TRADE HELD ITS NINTH SESSION IN BREMEN, GERMANY, FEBRUARY 10-14, 2004. GREG SCHNEIDER (U.S.) WAS ELECTED TO CHAIR THE MEETING; RICHARD SISSON OF AUSTRALIA SERVED AS RAPPORTEUR. THE FAO SECRETARIAT PRESENTED A REPORT ON THE RECEN [...]	2004-03-02 13:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ETRD EAGR AORC FAO
04ROME978	ITALY UPGRADES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MEASURES AND [...] The GOI approved February 13 a legislative decree implementing the EU's Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2001/97/CE). The legislative decree requires notaries, lawyers, auditors, certified public accountants, accountants, and labor advisers to report suspicious financial activity to the Uffi [...]	2004-03-12 09:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT ITALIAN POLITICS
04SANAA1191	EXTRANCHECK REPORT: PRE-LICENSE CHECK FADEL [...] (u) Summary. Reftel c requested a pre-license check (PLC) of the cargo trucks and spare parts of the Republican Guard of Yemen. Despite repeated attempts, Post did not get the full cooperation of the Republican Guard and was not able to access facilities to conduct the PLC as requested by De [...]	2004-05-18 12:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD ETTC YE
04SANAA1959	ADEN SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: On an 8/4-8/6 introductory visit to Aden, CDA met Deputy Governor Shaif, representatives of political parties, businessmen, security and Coast Guard officials and members of civil society. The recent firing of a corrupt official running the Aden Free Zone, some increase [...]	2004-08-11 13:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV YM COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA2015	YEMEN CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TDA REPORT [...] Summary. In Yemen, children augment family and household incomes as street vendors and workers in family businesses or on the family farm. Slavery, child prostitution and trafficking are not major issues in Yemen. Some donors express concern that child trafficking may be on the rise. Govern [...]	2004-08-21 13:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM HUMAN RIGHTS TRAFFICKING PERSONS
04SANAA2723	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-20 13:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD YM DEMARCHE
04SANAA2742	YEMEN'S TENDERING SYSTEM - A TEST OF PATIENCE [...] Summary: Yemen's non-transparent government procurement process tops the list of frustrations for Western companies interested in investing in Yemen. The poorest and least developed country in the Middle East, government projects offer one of the better ways for foreign companies to invest in [...]	2004-10-26 04:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KCOR YM COM
04SANAA2775	IPR IN YEMEN: NEW LAWS AND ENHANCED ENFORCMENT NEEDED [...] Summary. Intellectual Property Rights Laws in Yemen need to be updated to meet Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Standards (TRIPS),and existing laws should be enforced. Although it is not a major transit point or purchaser for illicitly produced goods and is not on USTR Sp [...]	2004-11-01 06:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR YM COM
04SANAA2784	WTO UPDATE FOR YEMEN - FIVE YEARS AND COUNTING [...] Summary/Comment. While accession to the World Trade Organization is still five to seven years out, with the first working party meeting to be held in Geneva on November 30 Yemen will enter a new, more difficult stage of trade negotiations. Through the Integrated Framework (IF) process sponsored [...]	2004-11-01 13:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KMPI YM COM
04SANAA2785	Services in Yemen: Legally Open For Investment [...] Summary and comment: Insurance, telecommunications and the banking industry are all possible fields for American investment in Yemen. The insurance industry is steadily growing and open to investment. With only 1.3 million fixed lines, potential exists for the telecommunications services to e [...]	2004-11-01 13:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KMPI YM COM
04SANAA2833	CUSTOMS MAKING PROGRESS [...] Summary: Yemen's existing customs and tariff schedule is calculated under the Brussels Definition of Value, which is not compliant with WTO standards. As part of the ROYG's economic reform package, reductions to customs and tariffs are being considered, but further revisions will be required f [...]	2004-11-08 12:32:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD YM COM
04SANAA3098	DPM SOFAN SEEKS U.S. POLITICAL COMMITMENT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy PM and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan reviewed development cooperation and sought strong political support for Yemen's WTO accession bid from visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary Philo Dibble on December 15. Sofan complained of a lack of Sa [...]	2004-12-18 05:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV YM COM
04SANAA3099	YEMEN BIOSAFETY STATUS - CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON [...] Ref A asked posts to help identify a small number of countries in order to engage them in more detailed bilateral discussions over the coming months over issues related to the Cartagena Protocol. Since the conclusion of the February 2004 First Meeting of Parties (MOP-1) to the Cartagena Proto [...]	2004-12-18 05:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO YM ENVIRONMENT
04SANAA396	FM QIRBI ON WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (s) In a February 16 meeting (ref a),CDA reviewed Foreign Minister Abubaker al-Qirbi's successful visit to Washington February 2-6. Noting the positive meetings Qirbi had with the FBI Director and DCI, CDA said that arrangements should proceed soon for teams from the CIA and FBI to visit Yeme [...]	2004-02-18 13:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS PTER ETRD YM COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA823	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK FADEL AL-HUSSEINI [...] (u) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (u) Post received original PLC request in reftel on March 8. The purchaser is the Fadel Al-Husseini Trading Group. The enduser is the Republican Guard of Yemen. The enduser site is the training and storage facilities of the Yemeni Repu [...]	2004-04-07 14:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD ETTC YE
04SANAA960	MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAMS [...] Per reftel, Embassy Sanaa would like to be included in the Maritime Security Collective. 2. Point of contact for Embassy Sanaa is Pol/Econ Chief, Mary Brett Rogers, who can be contacted at the following phone numbers: Embassy: (967) (1) 303-155 extension 2236, cell phone (967) 7321-8475 [...]	2004-04-27 10:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EWWT ACOA ASEC EAIR ETRD ECON ETTC MARITIME SECURITY
04SANTODOMINGO1567	DOMINICANS SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. POSITION FOR MARCH [...] Upon receipt of reftel March 9 the Ambassador telephoned Dominican Foreign Minister Guerrero Prats, who expressed interest in U.S. position. At Guerrero Prats' request, Embassy delivered text of non-paper immediately to help MFA formulate the Dominican instructios. 2. Ambassador also rai [...]	2004-03-10 12:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SENV DR CU PHUM
04SANTODOMINGO1703	NEW DOMINICAN REGULATIONS ON BROADCASTING AND IPR [...] A special supplement March 12 in the HOY newspaper publishes for public comment (30 days) Resolution 029-04, a comprehensive set of regulations governing TV services and licensing of broadcasters. Most of the supplement is very technical, but of note is Chapter 1, Article 2.1: (unofficial tra [...]	2004-03-15 14:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ETRD KIPR EINV
04SANTODOMINGO2607	ROCK ASH SHIPMENTS FROM PUERTO RICO TO DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A controversy over rock ash shipments from a Puerto Rico power plant owned by U.S.-based energy company AES has become a topic of local comment. The Dominican Environment Secretariat confirms that the local firm that imported the product for construction in the north obtained [...]	2004-04-29 16:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP SENV DR ETRD EWWT EIND
04SANTODOMINGO3424	DOMINICAN GRUPO M SHUTTING DOWN MANUFACTURING [...] SUMMARY. Dominican apparel company, GRUPO M, is close to shutting down their apparel plant in Ouanaminthe, Haiti due to "Workers' Struggle," a group of activist employees who have made the plant inefficient and ineffective. GRUPO M President, Fernando Capellan, stated that the company plans [...]	2004-06-14 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO DR ELAB ETRD EINV HA
04SANTODOMINGO483	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: USTR ZOELLICK LAUNCHES FTA [...] (U) Summary. U.S. Trade Representative Amb. Robert Zoellick told Dominicans on January 15 that bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations offer an opportunity for new engagement, economic growth and strengthened institutions. He stressed that an FTA, free and fair presidential electio [...]	2004-01-27 16:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV PREL OVIP OREP
04SANTODOMINGO5024	DOMINICAN POLITICS: SUGAR, IPR, TAXES AND TRADE -- [...] (U) Following is the first in our series on the politics of the new Dominican administration of Leonel Fernandez. (U) Dominican Politics #1: Sugar, IPR, Taxes and Trade ) Trouble for Free Traders (U) Powerful opponents of free trade are mounting a campaign to discredit the agreement with t [...]	2004-09-07 17:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ETRD EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5080	DOMINICAN SENATORS TELL AMBASSADOR THEY'LL BLOCK [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador obtained from Senate and PRD leaders September 8 a commitment to delete a proposed 25 percent tax on beverages using imported high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from paragraph 9 of the pending fiscal reform legislation (reftel). The Ambassador told them the protection [...]	2004-09-10 17:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD EFIN PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO5156	DOMINICAN AMCHAM MEETING TURNS UGLY OVER SUGAR AND [...] (SBU) At the American Chamber of Commerce,s September 13th board meeting, Charge and Embassy staff were subjected to a harsh rant by sugar interests. The meeting was to have focused on DR-CAFTA, but it became a forum for a discussion of the demands of the sugar sector for protection and the r [...]	2004-09-15 20:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL BEXP
04SANTODOMINGO5242	DOMINICAN PRES. FERNANDEZ OFFERS TO RESOLVE CORN [...] (C) Summary: Visiting USOAS PermRep Ambassador John Maisto and Ambassador Hertell took advantage of a meeting planned on Summit of the Americas to tell President Fernandez and Foreign Secretary Carlos Morales Troncoso September 16 that a proposed 25 percent tax on products containing high fruc [...]	2004-09-20 18:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO5302	FORMER DOMINICAN PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC THAT SENATE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Former Dominican President Hipolito Mejia told Ambassador Hertell September 22 that he expects that the effort will succeed to remove from the fiscal reform bill now in the Senate the proposed 25 percent tax on beverages that use high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It [...]	2004-09-22 22:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL BEXP PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5468	DOMINICAN POLITICS #4: FERNANDEZ AND REPEAL OF TAX [...] Following is number 4 in our series on the 2004 politics of the Fernandez administration: Fernandez and Repeal of Tax Measure President Leonel Fernandez signed and promulgated on September 28 the tax measures passed by the Dominican Congress and submitted to the Dominican Senate on Septem [...]	2004-10-01 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD DR
04SANTODOMINGO5671	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - DEMARCHE AGAINST CUBA'S [...] (SBU) EcoPol chief delivered demarche and talking points on Cuba's embargo resolution to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano on October 14. EcoPol chief recalled the Dominican Republic's help in passing the Cuba resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission. Liriano heard out the presen [...]	2004-10-15 17:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD
04SANTODOMINGO5727	DEMARCHES TO DOMINICANS ON HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP [...] (U) Summary. EcoPol counselor delivered talking points urging rapid repeal of the 25 percent tax on fructose-sweetened drinks to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano on October 14. She accepted the document and undertook to pass it on. EcoPol counselor and poloff met Senator Alejand [...]	2004-10-19 17:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO5757	DOMINICAN TEXTILES - PROSPECTS FOR PRODUCTION AND [...] Embassy Santo Domingo provides the following information in response to reftel. 2. Nominal GDP in billions of USD FY 2002 21.6 FY 2003 16.8 Nominal Manufacturing GDP (industrial production) in billions of USD FY 2002 3.48 (16.1 percent of total GDP) FY 2003 2.57 (15.3 percent of t [...]	2004-10-20 18:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ETRD KTEX DR EINV
04SANTODOMINGO5856	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OAS AMB. MAISTO ADDRESSES FREE [...] (U) U.S. PermRep to the OAS Ambassador John Maisto, emphasized goals of the OAS Monterrey and Quebec Summits of the Americas in discussions with government, private sector, and NGO leaders and the media during his September 16-18 visit to Santo Domingo. He was accompanied by Ambassador Hertel [...]	2004-10-25 20:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KSUM KCOR KHIV ETRD SCUL XL XM DR
04SANTODOMINGO5952	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON CORRUPTION, FREE TRADE [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Fernandez asked on October 21 for USG help in addressing corruption issues. He told the Ambassador that he remains strongly in favor of the free trade agreement (FTA). He gave the sugar sector an opportunity of "only three weeks" (until sometime the week of [...]	2004-10-28 19:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6052	SANTO DOMINGO PARTICIPANTS IN WHA ECONOMIC [...] Embassy Santo Domingo will send econ officers Stephen Wheeler and Mark Kendrick, arriving Wednesday, December 8 and departing Friday, December 10. HERTELL [...]	2004-11-04 17:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	XL AMGT APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD DR
04SANTODOMINGO6062	IFIS ON DOMINICAN FINANCES - TIGHT TIMETABLE WITH [...] (SBU) Despite progress on institutional reforms, the Dominican government still has a number of decisions to make before a new standby agreement can be reached with the IMF. Concerns about electricity sector reforms and and unanswered questions on fiscal problems mean that a tentative IMF Boar [...]	2004-11-05 11:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN DR PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO6280	ACTION REQUEST ON NEGOTIATIONS UNDER GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso received the Ambassador on November 18, heard out USG concerns from reftel concerning the requested U.S. allocation of methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol, and readily assured the Ambassador that the Dominican Republic would supp [...]	2004-11-18 21:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO6292	DOMINICAN SENATORS SCHEDULE VOTE ON REPEAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Senate president Andres Bautista has scheduled a Senate vote to repeal the 25 percent tax on beverages sweetened with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) for Saturday, November 20. This move follows the Ambassador,s delivery of USTR Amb. Zoellick,s November 16 letter to President [...]	2004-11-19 15:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6413	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...] The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Organization for Copyright Protection (ONDA) provided a preliminary copy of the late rep [...]	2004-11-30 20:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6415	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...] Note proposed Embassy action, para 9. 2. The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Office for Copyright Protection (ONDA) prov [...]	2004-11-30 21:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6472	DOMINICAN POLITICS #10: SANTO DOMINGO, BETWEEN [...] (U) This is #10 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Between Taipei and Beijing (C) Summary and comment: Beijing's global campaign to isolate Taiwan has reached the Dominican Republic, the largest Caribbean island nation that maintains diplomatic re [...]	2004-12-02 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EPET CH TW DR XE
04SANTODOMINGO6492	DOMINICAN AGRICULTURE SECRETARY DEFENDS FREE TRADE [...] On December 1 Dominican Secretary of Agriculture Amilcar Romero replied to an anti-trade-agreement diatribe at a national ceremony with a reasoned defense of the free trade agreement with the United States and Central America (CAFTA) and advised ranchers and farmers that agriculture will have [...]	2004-12-03 17:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL
04SANTODOMINGO6609	DOMINICAN VOTE TO REPEAL PROTECTIONIST TAX - [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Senate achieved a breakthrough of sorts on December 7 with a preliminary vote (19 to 1) in favor of repealing a protectionist 25 percent tax on beverages containing imported high fructose corn syrup, which for months has been a barrier to Dominican participation i [...]	2004-12-09 20:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6656	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PRC REPRESENTATIVE PUSHES [...] (SBU) During a courtesy call December 10, the head of the Santo Domingo Commercial Development Office of the People's Republic of China Cai Weiquan told Charge Kubiske that his purpose in the Dominican Republic is to encourage it to switch diplomatic recognition, recognizing Beijing instead o [...]	2004-12-14 17:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EINV PINR CH TW DR
04SANTODOMINGO6699	DOMINICAN STANDOFF ON REPEAL OF PROTECTIONIST TAX [...] (SBU) Summary: President Fernandez on December 14 implied he would veto a bill to repeal a the protectionist 25% tax on fructose-sweetened beverages if the Dominican Senate does not remove all of the "compensatory" tax breaks for agribusiness and industry that have been added to the original d [...]	2004-12-16 11:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN DR
04SAOPAULO1130	Two for Two: Brazil's Trade Policy Machine Delivers [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-12 12:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO PGOV KIPR BR
04SAOPAULO1795	GOVERNOR ALCKMIN LAUDS RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin told the Ambassador during a December 14 courtesy call that he was confident the country was on good economic and political footing, and said he expected continued healthy growth in GDP and exports in both the state and Brazil during 2005. Al [...]	2004-12-30 15:41:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD EINV BR
04SINGAPORE3294	SINGAPORE PLAYS THE INDIA CARD [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is actively cultivating a closer political, military, and economic relationship with India. The GOS values India's "strategic weight" and hopes it can balance China's rising influence in the region. Singapore's defense cooperation with India has taken off this year, with [...]	2004-11-22 09:37:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SN IN EAIR
04TAIPEI3050	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CUBAN SUGAR ASSURANCES [...] In response to our letter to TECRO on August 12 requesting information on Taiwan's policy on purchase and re- export of Cuban sugar, we received the reply from the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT). 2. Below is the text of BOFT response from Director General Huang Chih-peng. 3. Begin text. [...]	2004-10-01 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3093	TAIWAN: TIME FOR TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan's recent change in attitude towards making efforts to resolve long-standing bilateral trade concerns with the U.S. has led to real improvements in the environment for intellectual property protection, agricultural trade, telecommunications liberalization, and pharmaceutica [...]	2004-10-05 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR EAGR ECPS PGOV IPR
04TAIPEI3110	END-OF-SHOW REPORT: NEW PRODUCTS USA 2004, [...] One hundred and fifty-nine American businesses received 555 trade leads as a result of their participation in New Products USA Multi-State Catalog Show in Kaohsiung on September 23 and 24, 2004. U.S. State participants were pleased with the high quality of the attendees as well as the event's [...]	2004-10-06 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3186	TITAS 2004 Focuses on Facing 2005: [...] Summary. The Taipei International Textile & Apparel Show 2004 (TITAS 2004) kicked off on September 21. 280 domestic/foreign companies participated in the three-day event. Aside from the exhibition, 13 seminars by various agencies including the American Apparel Producers' Network (AAPN),Joc [...]	2004-10-13 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX TW
04TAIPEI3198	TAIWAN SEIZES COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL PRESS REPORTED ON OCTOBER 2 THAT THE TAICHUNG PROSECUTORS' OFFICE RAIDED NINE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TAIWAN, SEIZING OVER 2.5 MILLION COUNTERFEIT DRUG PILLS, INCLUDING VIAGRA, REDUCTIL, AND STILNOX, AND ARRESTING FOUR SUSPECTS, INCLUDING ONE LICENSED PHAR [...]	2004-10-14 05:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3264	"STOP!" DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TAIWAN LOBBIES ON [...] Econoff delivered ref demarche to the Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO),Jack Lu. Lu and his staff had just returned from training in Washington with USPTO and had already been extensively briefed on the STOP! initiative. Lu expressed Taiwan's willing [...]	2004-10-19 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KPAO ECON ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3323	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - THIRD QUARTER [...] During the third quarter of 2004, the PRC legalized tourism to Kinmen and Matsu for all Fujian residents. Taiwan legalized 81 product categories for import from the PRC. However, most are agricultural goods that will still be restricted for lack of cross-Strait sanitary and inspection agreem [...]	2004-10-22 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ETRD EINV EWWT CH TW
04TAIPEI3406	CROSS-STRAIT SHIPPING - INEXPENSIVE, NOT [...] (U) Businesses on both sides of the Taiwan Strait look forward to the possibility of direct marine cargo links between the Mainland and Taiwan. However, they have also been very resourceful at taking advantage of small openings and the flexibility of Taiwan, PRC and other authorities to ship [...]	2004-10-29 07:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON ETRD PREL CH TW
04TAIPEI3464	TAIWAN - TFT-LCDS, NOT THE NEXT SEMICONDUCTORS [...] (U) TFT-LCD (thin-film transistor liquid crystal display) manufacturing is a key industry in Taiwan with high expectations for future expansion. TFT-LCDs and other flat-panel displays, which are used in all laptop computers, most desktop monitors and increasingly in televisions, earned USD 1 [...]	2004-11-03 07:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3509	TAIWAN RESPONSE TO TEXTILE TRANSSHIPMENT MOU [...] This is an Action Request. Please see Para 8. 2. Summary: AIT/T delivered reftel demarche to Taiwan's Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Import/Export Director Peter Ho November 5. Ho was accompanied by several staff and representatives from the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF). Ho protested [...]	2004-11-05 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND KTEX TW

04TAIPEI3690	TAIWAN SPECIAL 301 OCR: AIT VIEWS [...] (SBU)Summary: Taiwan authorities charged with protecting Intellectual Property Rights have made substantial progress since the last review in March 2004. AIT recommends reducing Taiwan's current Special 301 classification from the Priority Watch List to the Watch List. Further reductions mig [...]	2004-11-18 08:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR TW IPR
04TAIPEI3728	TAIWAN MULLING OVER THERMISTOR CLASSIFICATION [...] Summary: AIT Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Economic Affairs Vice Minister Steve Chen on November 17, 2004. Chen was familiar with the case and said that Taiwan has about a month before it would need to submit a report to the World Customs Organization. Apparently, Tai [...]	2004-11-22 07:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND
04TAIPEI3768	TAIWAN TIFA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary: AIT/T delivered reftel demarche on TIFA talks to Ministry of Economic Affairs Vice Minister Chen on November 24. Chen was aware of the content of the demarche and understood the need to avoid characterizing the talks as discussions on an FTA. Chen recognized the U.S. desire [...]	2004-11-26 05:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3845	TAIWAN DREAMS OF AN INDIAN CARD [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan dreams of parlaying closer economic, political, and educational ties with India into an economic and even strategic counterweight to China's regional dominance. India seeks Taiwan investment along with manufacturing and commercial expertise but rejects the idea of forming [...]	2004-12-06 05:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PREL TW IN
04TAIPEI3850	CROSS-STRAIT AVIATION - THE GOLDEN LINK STILL OUT [...] (C) Direct air transportation is the last area where the "three-links" have not been realized in either name or substance. Direct air links would cut passenger travel time by up to an hour and a half; ticket prices by more than 25 percent; and airfreight costs by 20 percent or more. Taiwan's [...]	2004-12-06 07:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW CH
04TAIPEI3930	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT KEEPS GROWING [...] Taiwan investment in the PRC approved by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs during the first six months of 2004 was 68 percent higher than the same period last year. PRC data also shows a substantial increase in contracted investment but a modest drop in realized investment. High-tech firm [...]	2004-12-10 07:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD TW CH
04TAIPEI3961	Bilateral Consultations on Competition Law and Antitrust Seminar [...] (U) In order to share information and open channels for future cooperation on antitrust issues, AIT and the US Department of Justice met with officials from the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) in Taipei, November 15-16. DOJ and TFTC officials compared antitrust developments in the US and [...]	2004-12-14 00:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3996	TAIWAN REACTIONS TO CHINA/ASEAN FTA [...] Summary: Reactions in Taiwan to the announcement of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ranged from dire predictions of imminent isolation to suggestions that the immediate impact on Taiwan's economy will be minimal. Most analysts [...]	2004-12-16 07:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TW
04TAIPEI4066	TRAINING CUSTOMS TO TAKE OVER EXPORT MONITORING [...] Summary: The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) announced in early 2004 their desire to abolish the Export Management System (EMS) and transfer those responsibilities to the Department of Customs in an effort to shift funds to more urgent intellectual property protection priorities. T [...]	2004-12-27 02:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR TW IPR
04TAIPEI4122	SUPPORTING THE RICE BOMBER - A DEMONSTRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 26, about 500 farmers and activists demonstrated in central Taiwan to support Yang Ru- men, the "Rice Bomber," who planted a series of bombs around Taipei over the past 14 months. The farmers protested against rice imports and other post-WTO changes in Taiwan's trad [...]	2004-12-30 00:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON
04TEGUCIGALPA124	HONDURAS REACTS POSITIVELY TO ZOELLICK LETTER [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-20 20:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD HO WTRO
04TEGUCIGALPA1259	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 1, 2004 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 5/29 entitled "Towards an uncertain future." "CAFTA took a step ahead after being signed by the Central American trade ministers and the U.S. Trade Representative, even though it has an uncertain future because it depends on the res [...]	2004-06-02 15:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA1308	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 8, 2004 [...] Op-ed by Ramon Villeda Bermudez (current member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress and former Liberal Party presidential candidate) in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/5 entitled "Two lies in three letters." "Representatives of several unions from Central America an [...]	2004-06-08 20:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA1385	MEDIA STRATEGY FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [...] As part of a PAS media strategy for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) team visiting Honduras, PAS arranged a press conference for President Ricardo Maduro and John Hewko, Vice-President for Country Relations at the MCC, to address the Millennium Challenge Account(MCA) importance for p [...]	2004-06-18 17:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA1411	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S JUNE 28 - 30 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Shelby to Honduras June 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, two-and-a-half years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there have [...]	2004-06-22 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1526	Honduran Economic Highlights: April-June 2004 [...] On April 14, Paris Club creditors and the GOH agreed to a restructuring of Honduras' public external debt, leading to the cancellation of approximately $147 million of Honduran debt, and the rescheduling of $214 million more (see reftel). Under the agreement reached between Paris Club partic [...]	2004-07-09 18:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD EWWT KJUS PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1554	CODEL SHELBY DISCUSSES BANKING, MONEY LAUNDERING, [...] Summary: Codel Shelby's June 28-30 visit underscored the close economic and political relationship between the U.S. and Honduras, while providing a welcome focus on financial regulation and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. In meetings with GOH officials and business an [...]	2004-07-13 21:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KJUS PREL PTER OREP HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1567	HONDURAS READY TO ADVANCE ON DOHA, UNEASY ABOUT G- [...] (U) EconOff delivered ref A talking points to Vice Minister for External Trade Irving Guerrero on July 13. As Honduran officials have stated in the past (ref B),the GOH is eager to move forward with the Doha Round negotiations and are generally supportive of U.S. positions, but regard themse [...]	2004-07-15 18:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV HO WTO
04TEGUCIGALPA1577	Honduras Poised to Become Leader in Port Security [...] SUMMARY: Following a June visit to the ports of Honduras, a United States Coast Guard delegation confirmed that Honduras was taking the appropriate measures to ready its ports for certification on July 1, and to successfully comply with International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements an [...]	2004-07-16 18:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EINV ETRD PBTS SNAR PTER BEXP ECON PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2093	Honduras: President Gives Economic Overview [...] Summary: On September 9, at the opening of an event to promote DR-CAFTA, President Ricardo Maduro presented a sweeping overview of the state of the Honduran economy. As usual, President Maduro emphasized what he sees as the accomplishments of his administration - reining in government spendi [...]	2004-09-20 20:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ETRD ELAB EINV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2237	Honduras: ECA Postponement Demarche Delivered [...] (U) EconOff received ref A talking points by e-mail (ref B) on September 24, and delivered them on September 27 to Gerardo Salgado, Vice Minister for Natural Resources and Energy in the Minstry of Natural Resources and Environment. Salgado serves as acting Minister when Minister Panting is out [...]	2004-10-06 12:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2276	Honduras: Textile and Apparel Statistics; Both [...] Post provides the following information in response to reftel. ---------------------------- The Limits of the Statistics ---------------------------- 2. The two primary sources of information on the Honduran textile and apparel sector are the Central Bank, which collects statistics on [...]	2004-10-13 14:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD ELAB BEXP HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2313	"Cumple y Gana" Labor Project Advances CAFTA [...] Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor-funded "Cumple y Gana" project held two recent public outreach events in Honduras, aimed at informing the private sector as to the contents and implications of CAFTA-DR with regards to protection of labor rights and enforcement of labor laws. EconOffs par [...]	2004-10-15 14:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB EINV PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2314	Honduras' Reaction to July Framework: Cautiously [...] (U) Summary: GOH trade officials are reasonably satisfied with the WTO July Framework, regarding it as an agreement that recognizes Honduras' key interests but nonetheless defers most difficult decisions for future negotiation. Honduras will support the candidacy of Perez de Castillo of Urugua [...]	2004-10-15 14:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV HO WTO
04TEGUCIGALPA232	HONDURAS IMF AGREEMENT FULL STEAM AHEAD -- PRIOR [...] (C) Summary. The Honduran government has fully completed the prior conditions listed in the preliminary Letter of Intent (LOI) for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF) agreed to with the IMF mission on November 25. In addition, the GOH has put to rest two new IMF [...]	2004-01-30 21:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV EPET ELAB HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2330	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, OCTOBER 15, 2004 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 10/12, entitled "Towards CAFTA." "The warning about the negative consequences of CAFTA made by the World Bank and the turn this issue may take if Bush loses the November elections should be a matter of concern and of immediate acti [...]	2004-10-19 21:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA236	TEGUCIGALPA PROTEST PLANNED FOR FEBRUARY 5: IMF [...] (C) Summary: The leftist organization Popular Block is planning a large protest march for February 5 in Tegucigalpa. The protest, which may include over a thousand demonstrators, will focus on controversial domestic legislation linked to the recent IMF agreement and various U.S. foreign polic [...]	2004-01-30 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB SOCI ETRD PREL ECON ASEC PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA238	Honduras and CAFTA Labor Track II: Ministry of [...] (SBU) Summary: In Honduras, there is good will in the Ministry of Labor (MOL) in general and Minister of Labor German Leitzelar in particular to protect core labor rights. Honduran labor law, while deficient in some areas with respect to ILO core conventions, is not the main issue for the pr [...]	2004-02-02 14:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM ECON PGOV KJUS PINR HO ILO
04TEGUCIGALPA2383	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, OCTOBER 15, 2004 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 10/12, entitled "Towards CAFTA." "The warning about the negative consequences of CAFTA made by the World Bank and the turn this issue may take if Bush loses the November elections should be a matter of concern and of immediate acti [...]	2004-10-26 13:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA2424	HONDURAS: TAX SERVICE STRENGTHENS INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary: The tax authority,s internal affairs unit, known as the Transparency Unit, has mounted a vigorous effort over the last 18 months to investigate and combat corruption within the tax and customs services. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the dismissals for corruption have had an a [...]	2004-10-29 15:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KCOR ETRD PGOV PINR KMCA KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2426	CORRECTED COPY: HONDURAS CASHIERS ITS TAX MAN; [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, it was reported that Mario Duarte, head of the Executive Revenue Directorate (DEI, the GOH equivalent of the USG,s Internal Revenue Service) will be moved out of his position effective November 1. Duarte will become the new Director of the National Ports Company. [...]	2004-10-29 15:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PINR KMCA HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2435	Honduras: 2003 Trade Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual trade overview for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. This cable contains information on imports, exports and the trade deficit; information on macroeconomic, monetary and financial d [...]	2004-10-29 21:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2452	Honduras: 2003 Macroeconomic Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual macroeconomic summary for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. Reftel contains information on imports, exports, and the trade deficit; this cable contains information on economic growth, [...]	2004-11-02 12:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2458	Honduras: 2003 Monetary and Financial Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual monetary and financial overview for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. Ref A contains information on imports, exports, and the trade deficit, and ref B contains information on economi [...]	2004-11-02 20:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2509	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, NOVEMBER 5, 2004 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 11/5, entitled "CAFTA to Congress." "The Executive has sent the text of CAFTA to Congress for its approval, which may be subject to a wide process of consultation with different sectors of Honduran society." "With the reelection of [...]	2004-11-05 20:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA2644	HONDURAS SHARES CONCERNS OVER VAGUE UNESCO DRAFT [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Mario Fortin, Director of Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Norman Garcia, Minister of Trade and Industry, on November 8. EconOff then raised the points in a meeting with Minister Garcia and other Trade Ministry offic [...]	2004-11-24 20:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON HO WTO UNESCO
04TEGUCIGALPA2645	GOH Trade Officials Worried about DR Exclusion from [...] (SBU) Summary: GOH trade officials are increasingly concerned that the exclusion of the Dominican Republic from CAFTA would require Honduras to re-sign CAFTA and re-start its process of Congressional approval and ratification. They believe that there is no legal mechanism under Honduran law b [...]	2004-11-24 20:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV EAGR ELAB HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2757	CAFTA Debate Heats Up Ahead of Possible December 15 [...] Summary: As the Honduran Congress considers CAFTA and moves closer to a vote, both supporters and opponents of the agreement have been making their views known in public fora and through the press. In recent weeks CAFTA has been publicly denounced by Roman Catholic Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez [...]	2004-12-10 12:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV EAID KIPR EAGR ELAB PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2766	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: NATIONALS - [...] (SBU) Introduction: During recent meetings with Washington visitor, National Party leading presidential candidates Miguel Pastor (first in polls) and Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo (second in polls) were impressive, Liberal Party leading presidential candidate Mel Zelaya was charismatic, while third pla [...]	2004-12-10 21:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2768	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: NATIONALS - [...] (SBU) Introduction: During recent meetings with Washington visitor, National Party leading presidential candidates Miguel Pastor (first in polls) and Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo (second in polls) were impressive, Liberal Party leading presidential candidate Mel Zelaya was charismatic, while third pla [...]	2004-12-13 12:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2787	HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2005 [...] The text of the 2005 National Trade Estimate report for Honduras follows. TRADE SUMMARY (Note that the following paragraph is to be updated by Washington with USDOC statistics.) In 2003, the U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $486.4 million, a decrease of $203.8 million from deficit o [...]	2004-12-14 18:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2822	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 21, 2004 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 12/21, titled "They should hurry." "CAFTA is now in the process of being ratified by the Congresses of each country. Just last week and after long discussions, El Salvador was the first one to ratify it despite the opposition of left [...]	2004-12-21 20:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA2831	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 22, 2004 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 12/22, entitled "Let's get it over with." "As we said before, El Salvador has already fulfilled their duty by ratifying CAFTA. In Honduras, the pressure has increased to follow that example, while the Congress has said that once it [...]	2004-12-23 16:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA2870	Honduras: Biosafety Update [...] Summary: The GOH has introduced no new restrictive laws or regulations that pertain to Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) or biotechnology since the First Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in February 2004. Honduras remains generally open to the import of LMOs and bi [...]	2004-12-29 20:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA298	LARGE BUT PEACEFUL TEGUCIGALPA PROTEST COMES OFF [...] As promised, the leftist organization Popular Block held a large protest march February 5 in Tegucigalpa, and a smaller protest in San Pedro Sula. The protest also included temporary morning road blocks on main highways near major cities in several parts of the country. The largely peaceful [...]	2004-02-10 21:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB SOCI ETRD PREL ECON ASEC PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA31	NOMINATION FOR LES ECONOMIC TRADE AGREEMENT [...] Embassy Tegucigalpa would like to nominate Economic Section LES Carlos Diaz for the Trade Agreement Monitoring and Implementation Course for LES/FSNs (PE-222) to be held at FSI in May 2004. 2. Listed below is the information requested in reftels: Name and grade of LES nominee: Carlos D. [...]	2004-01-07 21:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ETRD ECON AFSI
04TEGUCIGALPA325	Honduran Econ Highlights: December 2003 - January [...] (U) On December 30, 2003, Congress passed the 2004 federal budget. The consideration of the budget, traditionally undertaken in a special December session of Congress, took on particular importance this year, as the government of Honduras worked under the constraint of meeting the prior condi [...]	2004-02-12 15:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD ELAB EINV PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA401	Port Security: Honduras on Track to Meet U.S. and IMO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Honduras (GOH) is well positioned to be in compliance with MTSA and IMO requirements by the July 1, 2004 deadline. The country's chief challenges in meeting the requirements set out in the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) and in the Internati [...]	2004-02-24 15:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP ECON ETRD PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA405	HONDURAS: INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Honduran legislation regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is largely in compliance with the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). However, Honduran authorities lack the personnel and expertise necessary to wage a trul [...]	2004-02-24 18:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA538	GOH PROGRESS ON TEDS PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the visit of the State / NOAA training team in December 2003, Honduras has been working to continue improving the turtle excluder device (TED) program and enforcement abilities of fisheries officials. Understanding that re-certification was premised upon training new inspe [...]	2004-03-05 22:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO
04TEGUCIGALPA560	Honduran Econ Highlights: February 2004 [...] (U) On February 2, the GOH signed a Letter of Intent for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF),which was then approved by the IMF Board in Washington on February 18. This marks the end of two long years of negotiations between the IMF and the Maduro government, but the re [...]	2004-03-09 21:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV TSPA HO IMF
04TEGUCIGALPA704	HONDURAN VIEW ON UNCTAD IX [...] EconOffs delivered reftel talking points to Melvin Redondo, Director of Trade Policy and Honduras' Chief Negotiator for trade agreements, on March 17. While Redondo was initially unaware of the draft UNCTAD document, he quickly appreciated its importance, and expressed agreement that a re-in [...]	2004-03-24 18:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL HO UNCTAD WTO
04TEGUCIGALPA705	AVIAN FLU: HONDURAS STILL BANS POULTRY FROM TEN [...] SUMMARY: A new decree has renewed and slightly modified the ban which Honduras places on poultry exports from certain U.S. states, citing concerns of high-pathogenic and low-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI and LPAI). The decree implementing the ban was signed on March 5, but only brought to [...]	2004-03-24 18:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD AMED TBIO PGOV HO OIE
04TEGUCIGALPA707	Popular Block Protests Presence of Honduran Troops [...] The Popular Block (Bloque Popular-BP) pulled together a small and peaceful two-hour demonstration on March 20 at the Embassy to protest the "War on Iraq." The BP convoked its member labor unions, indigenous groups, affiliated leftist political party, the Democratic Union, student organization [...]	2004-03-24 21:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ETRD PINR ASEC HO
04TEGUCIGALPA715	HONDURAS READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON FTAA, BUT FEELS [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOffs discussed reftel and the way forward on the FTAA with Honduran Director of Trade Policy, Melvin Redondo. The GOH is committed to the negotiation of a high-quality plurilateral agreement within the FTAA, and supports using the next Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) to m [...]	2004-03-25 19:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA778	HONDURAN TRADE PRIORITIES: DOHA NEGOTIATIONS AND [...] SUMMARY: The GOH's two top trade priorities for 2004 are progress in the WTO negotiations of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and the creation of a Central American customs union. In the WTO negotiations, Honduras' main concerns focus on agricultural market access, rather than agricultural [...]	2004-04-02 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV HO WTO
04TEGUCIGALPA811	Honduras Announces New Minimum Wage - Nine Percent [...] After long and contentious negotiations, on April 1, the Government, the private employers' association (COHEP),and the three labor confederations announced they had agreed upon a raise in the minimum wage effective immediately. Unlike past years when the raise was backdated to January, this [...]	2004-04-06 21:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA858	CODEL BALLENGER DISCUSSES CUBA, IRAQ, CAFTA, [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 12, CODEL Ballenger met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro. Issues discussed at the meeting included Cuba, Iraq, the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA),narcotrafficking, and humanitarian/development assistance. Representative Ballenger expressed U.S. [...]	2004-04-14 22:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP ETRD SNAR PGOV PHUM EAGR CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA950	INFORMATION ON FREE TRADE ZONES IN HONDURAS [...] This cable is a response to reftel and provides information about Honduran Free Trade Zone laws: a. Does the country have any type of customs free zone, free trade zone, foreign trade zone, export processing zone, freeport or manufacturing bonded warehouse? How many zones are there currentl [...]	2004-04-26 22:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV HO
04TELAVIV1336	ISRAEL'S ECONOMIC POLICIES GET HIGH MARKS AT THE [...] (C) Summary. The U.S. delegation to the 2004 U.S.-Israel Joint Economic Development Group meeting in Jerusalem (JEDG),led by Under Secretary Larson and Treasury Under Secretary Taylor, expressed satisfaction with the steps the Government of Israel has taken to implement the government's ec [...]	2004-03-04 09:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD BEXP IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1362	WERTHEIMER APPARENTLY GIVING UP ON "MARSHALL PLAN" [...] (SBU) Israeli industrialist Stef Wertheimer told visiting NSC Director Adnan Kifayat and Embassy Econoff on Feb. 24 that he will no longer seek USG financial assistance for his "New Marshall Plan" for the Middle East. Using the phrase "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't force him to [...]	2004-03-04 14:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PREL KWBG TU JO IS GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1381	ISRAELI VENTURE CAPITALISTS REQUEST CLARITY ON [...] (C) Summary. Senior Israeli venture capitalists outlined to the Ambassador March 3 difficulties Israeli firms are having selling software relating to homeland security and counterterrorism to certain USG entities. According to Chemi Peres, chairman of one of Israel's largest VC firms, Pitang [...]	2004-03-05 09:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PTER IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS LABOR COMMERCE
04TELAVIV1464	USING THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE OUR [...] (C) I encourage Washington to convene a meeting of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) as soon as possible. Our combined efforts to focus Israel on our trade and investment concerns are beginning to pay dividends. A new agricultural agreement that will increase access to U.S. agricultural pro [...]	2004-03-09 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BEXP ECON IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1623	COMMERCE U/S JUSTER RAISES TRADE ISSUES AND LOOKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a visit to Israel March 2-4, Under Secretary of Commerce Kenneth I. Juster, head of the Bureau of Industry and Security met with high-ranking Israeli officials, as well as with both Israeli a leaders from the private and public sectors in Israel's hi-tech and def industries. [...]	2004-03-16 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP KIPR KWBG IS LABOR COMMERCE ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1676	QIZ TALKS: GETTING CLOSER, BUT ISRAELI, EGYPTIAN [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Embassies Tel Aviv and Cairo. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The third round of Israeli/Egyptian QIZ talks ended without an agreement on March 17 in Jerusalem. As in the previous discussions in Jerusalem and Cairo, the stumbling block remained the minim [...]	2004-03-18 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ECON EG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL LABOR COMMERCE
04TELAVIV1683	COMMERCE U/S JUSTER RAISES TRADE ISSUES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a visit to Israel March 2-4, Under Secretary of Commerce Kenneth I. Juster, head of the SIPDIS Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),met with high- ranking Israeli officials, as well as with both Israeli and American leaders from the private and public sectors in Israel's [...]	2004-03-18 13:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP KIPR KWBG IS LABOR AND COMMERCE ECONOMY FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1729	TRADE MINISTER OLMERT PROMISES COOPERATION, ACTION [...] (C) Summary. Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor (MOIT) Ehud Olmert told the Ambassador March 18 that he takes U.S. complaints about trade barriers seriously and would seek to correct problems. He said MOIT will be the point of contact on complaints related to gov [...]	2004-03-22 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BEXP IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2039	GOI DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON ISRAEL-EGYPT QIZ [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Gabbi Bar, Deputy Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor confirmed to us April 2 that Israel and Egypt had agreed to 11.7% minimum Israeli content for all Egyptian QIZ products. Bar said the next step is a meeting in Athens April 14, wher [...]	2004-04-02 13:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL EG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL LABOR COMMERCE
04TELAVIV2041	UNHAPPY ISRAELI TRADE MINISTER REACTS TO POSSIBLE [...] (C) Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade and Communications Ehud Olmert called the Ambassador late April 1 to complain about reports that the USG intended to put Israel back on the 301 Priority Watch List. Olmert said such an action would be unjustified. Olmert noted that he [...]	2004-04-02 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2070	SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE GETS QUICK GOI ATTENTION [...] (C) Summary: Aaron Abramovitch, Director General of Israel's Ministry of Justice, told Econ/C April 5 that the GOI was "surprised and confused" by the USG statement that it planned to raise Israel to Special 301 Priority Watch List status unless action is taken on data protection and copyri [...]	2004-04-05 13:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2271	BIBI BULLISH ON ISRAELI ECONOMY TO CODEL ISSA [...] (C) Summary: An ebullient Binyamin Netanyahu told CODEL Issa April 14 that Israel's economy is continuing to improve now that reforms are beginning to take effect. Netanyahu's "success" in battling the unions, GDP growing at 3 percent this year, pension reform, and lower taxes are all contri [...]	2004-04-20 16:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04THEHAGUE1234	DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER: DUTCH VIEWS [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-21 09:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NL EUN
04THEHAGUE219	DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] Embassy discussed reftel with Ms. Inge van der Leij, coordinator for genetic modification of the Dutch Environment Ministry (VROM),who will be leading the official Dutch delegation to Kuala Lumpur. 2. Ms. Van der Leij said she will be pleased to discuss issues raised in demarche with the [...]	2004-01-29 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ETRD TBIO NL
04THEHAGUE2311	DUTCH RESPONSE ON LARGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-14 11:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAIR EIND NL USTR EUN
04THEHAGUE2590	NETHERLANDS/EU/UN: PLANNING TO VOTE FOR CUBAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche October 8 to Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, MFA's Policy Advisor on Cuba and Caribbean Issues. Groenemeijer responded that while the U.S. and Europeans certainly agree on many aspects of the human rights and political situation in Cuba, he did not foresee any chang [...]	2004-10-08 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD CU UNGA
04THEHAGUE2617	DUTCH RESPONSE ON HYDROFLUOROCARBONS (HFCS) [...] (SBU) On September 17, EconCouns discussed ref A points with Tilly Swartepoorte, Director of Climate Change and Industry, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM). Post delivered the same day ref A points and related European Partnership for Energy and Environme [...]	2004-10-12 15:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV NL USTR
04THEHAGUE2747	WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA): THE [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy The Hague's response to reftel request regarding the Netherlands' market access commitments under the WTO GPA. Post provided this information via email to DOC country desk officer David de Falco on October 22, 2004. 2. (SBU) The following is a list of add [...]	2004-10-26 12:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NL WTO EUN
04THEHAGUE3177	NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA: CHINA SUMMIT CONTENT STILL [...] (C) Summary: With just over one working day left before the EU-China Summit, the Dutch are still in negotiations with the Chinese regarding content of an EU-China Joint Statement, including what if anything will come of talk about a Chinese "gesture" on human rights as part of a package for a p [...]	2004-12-06 16:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR PARM CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3280	REPLY, UNITED STATES CONCERN OVER THE EU BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] In response to reftel, the Netherlands, in its role as EU Preside proposed amendments to the EU Battery Directive ("Directive"). As a government advocates an unqualified ban on all portable cadmium, merc 2. The Dutch already have a collection system in place for small chem Collection bins [...]	2004-12-16 12:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE555	WTO ROUND: ECONOMICS MINISTER BRINKHORST OPTIMISTIC [...] Summary: Dutch Economics Minister Brinkhorst has returned from a trip to India, China, and Japan optimistic over the prospects of reinvigorating Doha Round talks and setting forth the elements of a negotiating agenda that he believes will set the stage for positive results. This agenda call [...]	2004-03-04 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IN NL WTRO EUN
04THEHAGUE604	UNCTAD XI: NETHERLANDS POSITION [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Economic Affairs responded to demarche requested ref a by noting that the Netherlands attaches considerable importance to UNCTAD XI and hopes that It will exert a positive influence on the Doha Round negotiations. Although the Dutch do not want UNCTAD XI to interfere in [...]	2004-03-11 16:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NL UNCTAD WTRO EUN
04THEHAGUE609	NSG TRILATERAL UNDERSTANDING ON OSCILLOSCOPES: [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-12 12:11:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	KNNP ETTC TRGY PARM PREL ENRG ETRD AFSI IN NL
04THEHAGUE645	ACTION REQUEST ON CRISIS IN GLOBAL AGREEMENT TO [...] In response to reftel, Embassy forwarded non-paper and talking points, as well as EPA press release, to contacts in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Environment and Agriculture. In addition, Ambassador Sobel left non-paper with Foreign Minister Bot after a meeting on March 9. 2. We fol [...]	2004-03-12 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SENV NL
04THEHAGUE730	DEMARCHE ON POULTRY IMPORT BANS [...] Embassy/The Hague delivered the demarche talking points in reftel to the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Henk Leemans, Department of Food and Veterinary Affairs, LNV, said the EU decision to close its market to most U.S. poultry an [...]	2004-03-19 13:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD NL
04THEHAGUE791	REACH: Latest Dutch Views [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch are pushing for EU REACH proposals so that registration and evaluation requirements are targeted to substances posing the most significant potential risks. They are concerned with the potential impact of existing proposals on SME's and are interested in further informa [...]	2004-03-26 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE82	DUTCH RESPONSE TO USTR ZOELLICK LETTER ON DOHA [...] Ministry of Economic Affairs officials confirm that Minister Brinkhorst received Ambassador Zoellick's letter and report that the Minister is "very pleased" with this "unexpected initiative." The ideas put forward in the letter correspond fairly closely with Brinkhorst's own views and reinfor [...]	2004-01-13 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NL WTRO
04VATICAN2767	HAITI: HOLY SEE AWAITS NEW NUNCIO [...] (SBU) Holy See Country Director for Haiti Monsignor Giorgio Lingua told us July 15 the Vatican was eager for new Papal Nuncio (Ambassador) Mario Giordano to take the reins in Port au Prince. Giordano was just ordained an archbishop and is due to begin work in Haiti "any day now." Lingua was [...]	2004-07-16 04:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU EAID EFIN ETRD EU HA PHUM PREL VT
04VILNIUS1497	SUCCESS STORY: AT&T AND LITHUANIAN TELECOM [...] Summary. AT&T and Lietuvos Telekomas, Lithuania's largest fixed-line telecommunications service provider, concluded a new mobile call termination agreement, settling a dispute over rates in Lithuania. Telekomas had threatened to block all AT&T incoming traffic if the two failed to arrive at [...]	2004-12-08 13:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD BEXP LH
04WELLINGTON1037	NEW ZEALAND'S PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET: NO QUICK FIX [...] (SBU) Summary: After trying in vain for years to persuade the New Zealand government to change its restrictive pricing policies on pharmaceuticals, the drug industry is taking another tack: reaching out to patient groups with information designed to bolster their demands for cutting-edge drugs [...]	2004-12-15 01:08:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR NZ
04WELLINGTON1075	2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT: NEW ZEALAND [...] Following is post's input for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report on New Zealand. We assume that Washington agencies will provide updated trade and investment data. 2. We also note that the section on "Biotechnology Food Approval" should be consistent with the NTE on Australia. 3. [...]	2004-12-29 03:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN NZ
04WELLINGTON596	NEW ZEALAND-AUSTRALIA REGULATORY AGENCY TO RAISE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. makers of medical devices and dietary and nutritional supplements face the prospect of additional regulatory costs to enter the New Zealand market -- but perhaps not as high as the industry had feared. An Australian-New Zealand authority to regulate therapeutic products in [...]	2004-07-13 04:34:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON598	NEW ZEALAND'S MOBILE TERMINATION RATES UNDER [...] (SBU) Summary: The New Zealand Commerce Commission has launched an investigation into whether a lack of competition has placed the country among nations with the highest rates for terminating mobile phone calls. The commission could recommend regulation of termination charges. Telecom, the f [...]	2004-07-15 01:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON686	NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO BOTH RELAX AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Proposed changes to the New Zealand government's review of foreign investments would reduce the scope of business deals requiring its review while tightening the screening of land purchases by foreigners. The government [...]	2004-08-11 01:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECIN ECON ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON690	NEW ZEALAND PARTICIPATION AT APEC HIGH LEVEL [...] Embassy's Agricultural Attach and Economic officer discussed the draft workplan for the APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology (HLPDAB) and ongoing capacity building initiatives on agricultural biotechnology with David Walker and Richard Graves of the Ministry of Foreign [...]	2004-08-11 04:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO SENV EAGR ECON NZ
04WELLINGTON697	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Representative David Nguyen-Galante to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand, from on or about August 23 to on or about August 28, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Customs Service and New Zealand Police. [...]	2004-08-13 05:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ASEC AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON725	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Representative Ronald Lee to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on or about September 6 to on or about September 10, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to follow up on two current investigations and meet with New Zealand C [...]	2004-08-25 05:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD ASEC AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON727	NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO APEC PROPOSALS ON CUSTOMS [...] Post delivered ref talking points August 24 to Adele Bryant, deputy director in the economic division of New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2. On the proposal for permanently extending the customs duties moratorium on electronically transmitted products (ref B),Ms. Bryant [...]	2004-08-25 21:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN ETTC EINV NZ APECO
04WELLINGTON729	CODEL SHELBY TALKS TRADE AND SECURITY WITH NZ [...] (SBU) Summary: Codel Shelby met with New Zealand officials August 8-9. Discussions focused on lessons learned from New Zealand's successful effort to eliminate domestic agricultural subsidies, current state of the NZ economy, potential for a U.S.-New Zealand FTA and the need to promote for [...]	2004-08-25 22:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ETRD ENRG PREL AS NZ CODEL
04WELLINGTON740	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MATTHEW KING AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Attache Matthew King and Deputy Assistant Director Foreign Operations Scott Davis to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from on or about September 16 to on or about September 18, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand [...]	2004-08-30 01:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD ASEC AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON747	CITING DESIRE FOR FTA WITH CHINA, NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's economic affairs minister withdrew his application for a visa to attend a business conference in Wellington after the New Zealand government made it clear that it would not approve his visit. Although the minister, Lin Yi-fu, had traveled to Wellington two years ago to a [...]	2004-09-02 04:58:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PREL NZ

04WELLINGTON784	NEW ZEALAND'S VIEWS ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] Seeking New Zealand's support for U.S. positions on a UNESCO convention on cultural diversity, post on September 10 delivered the reftel demarche to Jane Kominik of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and to Charlotte Frater of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's United Nations and C [...]	2004-09-14 00:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD NZ UNESCO
04WELLINGTON808	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Representative Matthew King to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on or about September 22 to on or about September 24, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet the new Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service. [...]	2004-09-21 00:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD ASEC AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON833	NEW ZEALAND: LUKEWARM RESPONSE TO CITES [...] (C) Summary: The GoNZ is unlikely to support the U.S. draft resolution that aims to clarify the term "Introduction from the Sea." New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) interlocutors expressed skepticism that the draft submission as written will address illegal, unregulated [...]	2004-09-30 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EFIS TBIO ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON861	NEW ZEALAND POSITION UNCHANGED ON CUBA'S UN [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Mike Shaw, Americas Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) Shaw offered to circulate the information to relevant MFAT personnel, but stated that the GoNZ was unlikely to change its vote, or to abstain. Poloff urged Shaw to mainta [...]	2004-10-14 00:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD NZ UNGA
04WELLINGTON882	NEW ZEALAND WATCHDOG BACKS CURBS ON MOBILE PHONE [...] Summary: A draft decision issued October 18 by the New Zealand Commerce Commission put telecommunications companies on notice that the agency stood ready to intercede to cut the fees charged to complete mobile telephone calls. Fees now charged by the country's mobile-phone service providers t [...]	2004-10-20 17:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON900	REVISED PATENT LAW WON'T HELP DRUG INDUSTRY IN [...] (U) Summary: A proposed revision of New Zealand's patent law will disappoint pharmaceutical companies by failing to extend the effective patent life of drugs -- stuck at seven years on average -- and prohibiting patents for methods of medical treatment. U.S. pharmaceutical firms especially want [...]	2004-10-28 00:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON915	NEW ZEALAND AND THAILAND AIM TO CONCLUDE [...] (C) Begin summary: New Zealand and Thailand have begun the fourth and possibly final round in negotiations for a free-trade agreement, which New Zealand hopes to conclude by November 19, before the next APEC summit. The New Zealand government acknowledged that its effort has been hampered by [...]	2004-11-02 23:14:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TH NZ
04WELLINGTON933	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE/MATTHEW [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Singapore ICE Attache Matthew H. King, to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on or about November 28 to on or about December 4, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to coordinate meetings for Keith Thomson, Assistant Commi [...]	2004-11-09 02:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON964	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Post provided reftel points to Emma Kerslake, Environment Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) MFAT noted that they would respond following consultations with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF.) AgAttache spoke separately with MAF Biosecurity [...]	2004-11-18 23:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL NZ
04YEREVAN1473	ARMENIA: SURPRISINGLY LITTLE TRADE WITH IRAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Despite Armenia's geographic isolation and closed borders, trade with its southern neighbor Iran remains surprisingly small. While the April 12-13 meeting between Armenian Foreign Minister V [...]	2004-06-30 12:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAIR ETRD AM
04YEREVAN1662	ARMENIA TRIES TO SQUEEZE VALUE FROM DIAMONDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) While constituting only 5 percent of GDP, Armenia's rapidly expanding diamond cutting industry attracts both strong domestic attention and significant foreign investment. Precious and simple to [...]	2004-07-28 12:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND AM RU
04YEREVAN1899	ARMENIA'S OLIGARCHS: STAYING RICH ON FOOD, GAS, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Trade in the most basic goods in the Armenian economy is controlled by a small number of oligarchs with strong ties to government. While it is considered common knowledge that oligarchs use p [...]	2004-08-30 12:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EIND ETRD PGOV KCOR AM
04YEREVAN1936	ARMENIA CONCERNED OVER US CUSTOMS ACTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Six containers of clothing shipped from Armenia are being held by U.S. Customs (ref A). The containers hold clothing purportedly produced by two of Armenia's largest textile plants. U.S. Customs suspects [...]	2004-09-01 12:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD AM
04YEREVAN2026	LETTER ROM THE MINISTER OF TRADE TO CUSTOMS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs transmitted the following letter to the Embassy September 13, 2004. The original English language text follows. BEGIN TEXT: 03/09/2004 Mr. Robert C. Bonner Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Department of Homeland Security Government of [...]	2004-09-14 09:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD AM
04YEREVAN2071	IMF TEAM LEAVES ARMENIA UNIMPRESSED WITH PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The IMF team conducting the Sixth review of Armenia's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program has left Armenia concerned about Armenia's progress in key areas of reform. The Resident Representative, James McHugh, told us that he anticipated problems completing the sixth rev [...]	2004-09-20 12:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ETRD KCOR AM
04YEREVAN2210	IPR: PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Per reftel we delivered talking points on piracy of intellectual property to Deputy Minister of Trade Tigran Davtyan, October 6. Davtyan expressed interest in the Strategy Targeting Organi [...]	2004-10-06 11:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO AM WTRO
04YEREVAN2242	ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-08 12:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD CU AM UNGA
04YEREVAN2367	RUSSIA OPENS BORDERS TO CAUCASUS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ----------------- BORDER OPEN AGAIN ----------------- 2. (SBU) On Friday October 22, the Russian government reopened the border checkpoint Verkhniy Lars that had been closed September 15, following the Beslan Sch [...]	2004-10-25 08:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL RS AM
04YEREVAN2406	POWER STRUGGLE: ARMENIA SELLS GEORGIA CHEAP [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Sources in Armenia's energy sector claim that, following the October 10 sabotage of transmission lines from Russia (Ref A),the Georgian government forced Armenia to sell electricit [...]	2004-11-01 13:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD EAID AM
04YEREVAN2446	CORRUPTION HINDERS ARMENIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenia faces severe and continuing deforestation. Although the law prohibits commercial cutting, corruption and inefficacy in Hayantar, the state forestry agency, result in the continued illeg [...]	2004-11-08 06:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD AM
04YEREVAN2449	ARMENIAN FLIGHTS HAMPERED BY FUEL SHORTAGES [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) A shortage of aviation fuel is forcing Armenia's outbound flights to make intermediate landings to refuel before continuing on their scheduled itinerary. Although government and av [...]	2004-11-08 09:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG ETRD EAID GG AJ AM
04YEREVAN2656	RAIL BLOCKADE: TIGHTENING THE NOOSE AROUND ARMENIA [...] (C) For more than twelve years, the blockade of Armenia by Turkey and Azerbaijan has disrupted regional transit corridors. All political considerations aside, regional economic development has been stymied. Recent steps by Azerbaijan to improve the effectiveness of its blockade have tighten [...]	2004-12-10 11:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD AM AZ
04YEREVAN350	ARMENIA: INCREASING (BUT STILL MODEST) TRADE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) The Armenian press noted that trade turnover for the first nine months of 2003 between Armenia and Russia increased 84 percent over 2002 levels of the same period and was distributed almost e [...]	2004-02-12 13:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAIR ETRD AM
04YEREVAN470	ARMENIA SPECIAL 301 COMMENTS [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post recommends that Armenia remain off the Special 301 Watch List for 2004. Music and video piracy does exist in Armenia, but industry losses in the Armenian market are probably small and th [...]	2004-02-25 11:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR AM
04YEREVAN657	ARMENIA PUSHING HARD ON JACKSON-VANIK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Deputy Minister of Trade Tigran Davtyan called for a meeting with us March 17, 2004 to protest the failure of the United States to graduate Armenia from the restrictions of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment. Davt [...]	2004-03-18 14:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AM
04ZAGREB1037	POLITICS AND PORK OVERTAKE SCIENCE IN CROATIA'S [...] (C) After initial tests in February first raised the prospect of unlabeled GMOs in the Croatian food market (reftel A),the GoC has thoroughly politicized the GMO debate and shown an eagerness to cash in on populist anti-GMO sentiment to drum up support. A move in GMO policy away from scienc [...]	2004-06-08 08:25:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL PGOV HR
04ZAGREB1297	CROATIAN PROGRESS ON PRIVATIZATION [...] Since assuming office in December 2003, the new government of Croatia (GoC) has, on several occasions, publicly repeated its commitment to rapid and transparent privatization by 2006 of virtually all of the approximately 1,100 companies in which the GoC holds equity. This divestiture will con [...]	2004-07-15 09:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PGOV HR
04ZAGREB1339	UNLICENSED GMO CORN RETURNS BIOTECH TO HEADLINES [...] (U) On July 9, Minister of Agriculture Petar Cobankovic announced that a hybrid corn seed imported by US-based Pioneer Seeds tested positive for GMO content. Cobankovic estimates that 2,000 hectares of farmland have been planted with the GMO-contaminated seed. Destruction of contaminated cropl [...]	2004-07-22 13:51:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL PGOV HR
04ZAGREB1527	CROATIA: UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR [...] This cable responds to reftel questions on Croatia's efforts to prevent the worst forms of child labor. 2. Croatia has taken solid steps to counter the worst forms of child labor, enacting legislation proscribing the problem and ensuring the implementation and enforcement of existing legisl [...]	2004-08-27 15:05:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI HR
04ZAGREB1836	IMPLEMENTATION OF IP MOU STALLS: EC NOT THE [...] (SBU) The GOC has not yet taken action on legislative changes need to implement and bring into force the Intellectual Property MOU, finally ratified in March, despite Ministerial-level reassurances in September. European Commission officials have raised open-ended questions about the MOU in m [...]	2004-10-21 10:15:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EU HR
04ZAGREB1893	CROATIAN REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON TRADE IN [...] Econoff discussed reftel demarche with Predraga Boic- Ljubic, Assistant Minister for International Trade, on October 22. We emphasized the U.S. desire to work cooperatively with the GOC to fight a common scourge, and noting that the USG has provided assistance to Croatian Customs through the [...]	2004-10-29 12:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR HR
04ZAGREB2004	EU INTEGRATION MINISTER HELPS AVERT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-18 10:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EU HR
04ZAGREB2113	CROATIA FINALLY PROVIDES DATA EXCLUSIVITY; [...] (U) On December 3, the Croatian parliament passed an amendment to the Drug Law which provides data exclusivity (protection against other companies using clinical trial data provided to the government as a condition of marketing authorization). The protection lasts for six years after the dru [...]	2004-12-10 14:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD PREL HR
04ZAGREB2196	2004 GMO AND BIOSAFETY DEVELOPMENTS IN CROATIA [...] Reftel requested an update on biosafety issues in preparation for the next meeting of the parties to the Cartagena Protocol. As an EU candidate country, Croatia will almost certainly follow the EC lead on any biosafety or GMO issue. Following is an overview of recent developments on these issu [...]	2004-12-29 09:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO HR
04ZAGREB288	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 301 REVIEW: INTELLECTUAL [...] (SBU) WE DO NOT CONCUR WITH THE PHRMA REQUEST TO MOVE CROATIA TO THE PRIORITY WATCH LIST SINCE THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S RECENT ACTIONS TO SECURE RATIFICATION OF THE 1998 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS MOU DEMONSTRATE A SERIOUS NEW COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED BY PHRMA. 2. (U) O [...]	2004-02-18 13:46:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR PREL HR
04ZAGREB387	SANADER GOVERNMENT DELIVERS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) Late on March 3, the Croatian parliament approved the Memorandum of Understanding on Intellectual Property Rights, which the GOC had signed in May 1998 but had never ratified. While the MOU does not go into effect until implementing regulations and laws are in force and diplomatic notes [...]	2004-03-05 15:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR PREL HR
04ZAGREB552	MESIC PLEASED WITH MIDDLE EAST VISIT [...] (C) In a meeting on March 27 with the Ambassador arranged to discuss a Croatian proposal to refit a Libyan military vessel (ref),Croatian President Stipe Mesic spent most of his time discussing his recent visit to the Middle East. He said he had a very full schedule of meetings in Damascus [...]	2004-04-01 08:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD HR QA IS SY
04ZAGREB578	BAD TEST RESULTS FORCE GMO ISSUE [...] (U) THE RECENT SCANDAL AROUND THE ALLEGED PRESENCE OF NON-APPROVED GMOS IN 14 FOOD SAMPLES HAS SPED THE ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS ON LABELING AND APPROVAL OF GMOS AND STIRRED PUBLIC DEBATE, EVEN THOUGH SUBSEQUENT TESTS FOUND THAT ONLY ONE OF THE SAMPLES HAD MORE THAN ONE PERCENT GMO CONTENT. TH [...]	2004-04-05 05:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR
04ZAGREB85	PROPOSALS FOR BIOTECH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES [...] In response to ref A, Mission proposes the following biotech outreach activities: -- placement of biotech articles targeted for Central European market, especially those by European authors. -- funding to help promote local pro-biotech organizations. -- organize trips for regulators to [...]	2004-01-16 06:18:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR
05ABIDJAN1861	COTE D'IVOIRE: ICCAT CHAIRMANSHIP AND NEW [...] On October 7, econoff delivered ref A and B demarches to Seraphin Dedi Nadje, Director of Fishery Production, Ministry of Animal Production and Fishery Resources. 2. In response to ref A demarche, Mr. Dedi Nadje replied that Cote d'Ivoire would be interested in supporting Dr. Hogarth's ca [...]	2005-11-09 10:23:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ETRD PHSA SENV AORC IV ICCAT IATTC
05ABUDHABI1003	SUBJECT: DUBAI ARRESTS COUNTERFEIT AUTO PARTS [...] (U) UAE officials remain staunchly committed to stemming the flow of counterfeit auto parts, and they routinely publicize their efforts against counterfeit dealers. A February 27 news article in a local newspaper detailed police and law enforcement actions against counterfeit auto parts deale [...]	2005-03-02 12:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR PREL ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI1005	UAE PREPARING ACTIVELY FOR FTA FIRST ROUND [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG continues its preparations for negotiating an FTA with the USG. UAE negotiators have reached out to the private sector, including banks, textile manufactures, and insurance companies to solicit input in advance of the March 6 launch of the first round of FTA negotiations [...]	2005-03-02 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON ELAB EFIN PHUM TC
05ABUDHABI1006	POINTS FOR A/USTR NOVELLI'S FTA BILATS [...] (U) Summary. During your March 7-11th visit to the United Arab Emirates for the first round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations, you will have a number of bilateral meetings with senior UAEG officials. We are providing short bios of your interlocutors and an overview of probable points of di [...]	2005-03-02 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL USTR NEA PI
05ABUDHABI1167	UAE ANNOUNCES CAMEL JOCKEY LAW IN EFFECT BY MARCH [...] (C) Summary: After weeks of lobbying by the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and de facto Foreign Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) issued a statement March 13 announcing that a law will be on the books by April 16, 2005 banning jockeys under age 16 from participating in camel [...]	2005-03-14 10:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ELAB PHUM TC
05ABUDHABI1274	UAEG OFFICIALS: "WE WILL SOLVE THE CAMEL JOCKEY [...] (C) Summary: Senior UAEG officials have publicly and privately committed to ending the problem of underage camel jockeys. In response to reftel demarche, they have told Charge that their priority is to identify, rescue and repatriate the children, and not drive the problem underground. To [...]	2005-03-21 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI TC
05ABUDHABI1315	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMBASSADOR DAVID GROSS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and Consulate General welcome the visit of Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator of International Communications and Information Policy. The UAE has both a rapidly growing economy and a rapidly growing population, which makes it an attractive market for U.S. com [...]	2005-03-23 08:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECPS OTRA TC
05ABUDHABI1333	LABOR UNION RIGHTS A LENGTHY AND COMPLICATED TASK [...] (U) This is a joint Abu Dhabi and Dubai cable. 2. (C) Summary: DoL D/US Levine held labor consultations March 19-21 with a wide range of senior UAE officials, professional associations, and businesspeople. The labor delegation discussed current labor laws and practices and workers right [...]	2005-03-26 03:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL TC
05ABUDHABI1438	US/UAE FTA FIRST ROUND [...] (C) Summary: The United States and the UAE held the first round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations in Abu Dhabi, March 8-10. UAEG leaders are enthusiastic about the prospect of an FTA with the United States. After a somewhat slow start the negotiators made significant progress, concluding [...]	2005-04-02 02:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL USTR TC FTA
05ABUDHABI1523	UAE MINISTER OF CABINET AFFAIRS ON CAMEL JOCKEYS, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Saeed Al Ghaith told Ambassador April 5 that he expects federal cabinet approval of a new law banning underage camel jockeys at its next meeting on Monday, April 11. Although formal approval is pending, the UAEG has implemented it effective [...]	2005-04-05 12:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM ELAB ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI1550	ARBIFT $116 MILLION UNFROZEN...FINALLY [...] (SBU) On April 2, Abu Dhabi EconChief and Manama OFAC attach met with Ibrahim Lootah, the Managing Director of the Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (ARBIFT). They met to discuss whether J.P. Morgan Chase Bank had released ARBIFT's assets frozen pursuant to the lifting of U.S. sanctio [...]	2005-04-06 12:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN KIDE
05ABUDHABI1551	UPTICK IN UNDERAGE CAMEL JOCKEY REPATRIATION [...] (U) Summary: In the three weeks since the UAEG announced that a new law banning underage camel jockeys would take effect March 31, a small but growing number of children from TIP source countries (especially Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sudan) have been "rescued" from their captors and are now ei [...]	2005-04-06 12:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM ELAB ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI160	DUBAI CUSTOMS REENGINEERS FOR UPCOMING FTA [...] This cable is a joint Abu Dhabi - Dubai message. 2. (SBU) Summary: The UAE press reported this week on three recent events that are relevant for upcoming planned U.S. - UAE FTA negotiations. Dubai customs is in the middle of multi-million dollar program to upgrade its customs and document [...]	2005-01-10 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB ETTC TC
05ABUDHABI1604	UAE CAMEL JOCKEY SOLUTION: ROBOTS [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and de facto Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed told Ambassador April 10 that the UAE was working to resolve the camel jockey/trafficking in persons (TIP) problem. Sheikh Hamdan, who is also Chairman of the Camel Racing Federation, said the UAE has alr [...]	2005-04-11 11:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM ELAB ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI1605	SHEIKH HAMDAN ON IRAQ, GAZA, MLAT [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and Ambassador met April 10 to review regional developments and U.S.-UAE relations. The UAE remains very worried about Iranian influence in Iraq. HbZ urged the U.S. to stand behind Mahm [...]	2005-04-11 12:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD JO IZ IR TC
05ABUDHABI1712	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON U.S. - UAE BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 16, Ambassador called on long-time presidential advisor Mohammed Habroush Al-Suwaidi to review our bilateral agenda (FTA, MLAT, and Camel Jockey Trafficking). On FTA, Al-Suwaidi opined that there was no reason the process would not move ahead. The concerns of some busin [...]	2005-04-17 11:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET PHUM ELAB ETRD SA TC
05ABUDHABI1873	UNICEF MOBILIZING TO HELP UNDERAGE CAMEL JOCKEYS [...] (C) UNICEF is firmly committed to helping the UAE Government develop a master plan for registering and safely repatriating underage camel jockeys. In a telephone conversation from her office in Muscat, UNICEF Gulf Area Office acting representative, June Kunugi, told Pol Chief April 26 that he [...]	2005-04-27 23:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETRD ELAB TC
05ABUDHABI1874	ILO VISITS UAE, WILL REVIEW DRAFT LABOR LAWS [...] (C) Summary: During his April 23-25 visit, the UAE Ministry of Labor presented ILO regional Middle East director Dr. Taleb Al Rafai with its draft revised labor law and draft labor union law for formal ILO review and comment in bringing UAE labor laws in line with international standards. Alt [...]	2005-04-27 23:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL TC
05ABUDHABI1951	UAEG PREPARATIONS FOR ROUND TWO OF FTA TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and EconChief discussed FTA round two with lead UAE negotiator, MinEcon Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and MinFin FTA coordinator Khalid Al-Bustani on May 1. Sheikha Lubna confirmed the UAEG's commitment to a successful second round, although she predicted that the complexity o [...]	2005-05-03 13:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN TC FTA
05ABUDHABI2067	UAE OPENS TELECOM SECTOR FOR COMPETITION [...] (U) The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced this week it has approved the establishment of a new telecommunications company that will compete with Etisalat, which up until now was the sole telecommunications entity in the UAE. According to a May 7 Gulf News report, TRA [...]	2005-05-09 13:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINT ETRD EFIN PGOV KPRV TC
05ABUDHABI2528	CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS SEE UAE INTEREST IN FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of eight House and Senate staffers visited the UAE from May 28 to June 1 at the invitation of the UAEG to discuss FTA issues. UAEG interlocutors stressed the close relationship between the U.S. and the UAE and their interest in a mutually beneficial FTA. Information Min [...]	2005-06-07 09:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ELAB OVIP OREP TC FTA
05ABUDHABI2543	AUSTRALIANS GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH FTA [...] (C) Summary: On June 7, lead Australian negotiator Stephan Deady told Ambassador that he was "quite pleased" with the results of the second round of FTA negotiations, although the talks are still in a very preliminary stage. The Australians plan to move the agreement forward, but are not going [...]	2005-06-08 09:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL AS TC FTA
05ABUDHABI2624	SUSTAINING ENERGY DIALOGE - UAE [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, Ambassador met with UAE Energy Minister Al-Hamili as part of our continued dialogue on energy issues, to include briefing him on U.S. efforts to spur conservation and improve energy efficiency and exchanging views on the volatile oil supply situation. Al-Hamili noted t [...]	2005-06-12 10:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB TC
05ABUDHABI2704	UAE PROGRESS ON FTA ISSUES -- SLOW BUT STEADY [...] (C) Summary: The UAE continues to make slow, but steady progress on outstanding Free Trade Agreement issues in advance of the proposed June 27 or 28 DVC between the lead negotiators. We have noticed an up tick in UAE preparations as the date of the DVC draws near. For that reason, Embassy su [...]	2005-06-15 11:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN AS CH TC FTA
05ABUDHABI2781	SCENESETTER FOR PDAS CHENEY'S VISIT TO THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: We look forward to welcoming you to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The UAE leadership will be very interested in hearing your perspectives on the latest developments in Iraq and on the Mideast peace process, as well as listening to your views on reform in the region. We have requested mee [...]	2005-06-20 10:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KMPI PTER ETRD PHUM MASS IZ AF TC
05ABUDHABI2815	UAE-IRAN RELATIONS: AN UNEASY CALM [...] (C) Summary: The UAE and Iran have long had a wary co-existence. While the two countries enjoy robust trade ties and have historical social and cultural links, Iran's nuclear program and the possibility of a clandestine weapons component, interference in Iraq's internal affairs, and continued [...]	2005-06-21 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETRD PINR IZ IR GCC TC
05ABUDHABI2833	UAE PROGRESS ON TIP ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: Since receiving the TIP report and mini-action plan from us on June 1, the UAE Government has made steady progress in addressing the suggested steps in the plan. Ministry of Interior police continue to identify and rescue underage camel jockeys. Government social workers working [...]	2005-06-22 11:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI2946	PDAS CHENEY CONSULTS WITH SHEIKH HAMDAN ON KSA, [...] (S) Summary: NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney consulted with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) on June 26 on debt relief for Iraq, Saudi Arabia, political reform, assistance for the Palestinians, and free trade. With respe [...]	2005-07-01 09:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI KPAL SA WE GZ TC
05ABUDHABI2947	PDAS CHENEY DISCUSSES REFORM, TIP AND TRADE [...] (C) Summary: During NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney's visit to the UAE June 26-27, she had an SIPDIS opportunity to speak to different audiences about political reform, trafficking in persons, and economic issues. Cheney emphasized that to fully empower its citizens, the UAE [...]	2005-07-01 09:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI PHUM TC
05ABUDHABI296	USG EMPHASIZES NEED FOR LABOR LAW REVISIONS IN [...] (U) Summary: The UAEG told A/USTR Clatanoff a revised labor law and trade union law should be issued by summer 2005. The original 1980 labor law will be revised to bring it into compliance with ILO standards and address needed labor market reform. The trade union law will allow expatriate [...]	2005-01-18 10:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PHUM TC
05ABUDHABI2968	HIGH PROFILE UAE GOVERNMENT OUTREACH ON FTA [...] (U) The UAE government has been actively pursuing high-level outreach to the press and UAE business community on the benefits of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Minister of Economy and Planning Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi and Minister of State for Finance and Industry Dr. Moh [...]	2005-07-03 09:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL USTR TC
05ABUDHABI303	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS - [...] The UAE is an attractive place for U.S. businesses, but the legal framework here favors local over foreign investors. Post assesses that the overall level of openness for services in the UAE is medium. In some cases, we have assessed different sectors at different levels of openness. 2. [...]	2005-01-18 12:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTO TC
05ABUDHABI3074	TIP ACTION UPDATE: LABOR [...] (C) Summary: The UAE Ministry of Labor has taken a number of proactive steps since June 1 in response to the TIP Mini-Action Plan (reftel) that requires the UAE to establish shelters for trafficking victims, articulate how the UAEG will extend formal protection to domestic workers and other l [...]	2005-07-12 10:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM ETRD PREL TC
05ABUDHABI3131	ABU DHABI EMIRATE RESTRUCTURES ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY [...] (U) President Khalifa bin Zayed signed a law on July 10, 2005 that restructures the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's environmental authority. Formerly known as the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA),the new Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi has greatly increased enforcement auth [...]	2005-07-17 04:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA ECON EPET ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI3144	LABOR: SPONSORSHIP TRANSFER REGULATIONS LOOSENED [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE Cabinet formally approved new sponsorship transfer regulations on July 12, 2005 which grant the Ministry of Labor's 2.1 million workers more freedom of movement in the labor market. The new laws allow a worker to change sponsorship after 1, 2 or 3 years of employment (d [...]	2005-07-17 09:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ETRD PREL TC
05ABUDHABI3194	UAE PROGRESS ON TIP ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: With two weeks to go before the end of the 60-day TIP action plan, the UAE continues to make progress in addressing the suggested steps in the action plan (ref C). The following is a review of progress made to date on the mini-action plan, keyed to the six points provided by G/TIP. [...]	2005-07-19 09:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI327	EFFECT ON INSURANCE SECTOR OPENING LIMITED IN NEAR [...] (C) Summary: The UAE has announced that it will open its insurance sector to new foreign insurance companies. The impact of this move, meant to fulfill WTO obligations, is likely to be limited in the near term, as locally-owned companies are likely to continue to have preferential access to [...]	2005-01-23 11:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI3297	UAE TIP ACTION PLAN UPDATE: PROSECUTIONS [...] Summary: With one week to go before the end of the 60-day TIP action plan assessment period, the UAE continues to make progress in addressing the suggested steps in the action plan (ref A). The UAEG has provided data on 19 investigations and prosecutions of persons of different nationalities [...]	2005-07-27 10:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB ETRD KJAN TC
05ABUDHABI332	ASD RODMAN MEETING WITH UAE INFORMATION MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During a January 12 meeting with UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ASD Peter Rodman discussed Iraq,s upcoming election and its role in achieving stability. Sheikh Abdullah shared concerns about Sunni participation in the election and representation in [...]	2005-01-23 13:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	AF ETRD IR IZ MAS PREL PTER TC
05ABUDHABI3436	UAE MAKING PROGRESS ON FTA ISSUS OVER SUMMER [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG continues to make progress on FTA issues over the summer months. The UAE Rules of Origin Committee announced a set of conditions that companies would need to comply with in order to have a good classified as "made in the UAE." According to MinFin's Saeed Al-Rukn, these [...]	2005-08-08 06:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN TC
05ABUDHABI3437	REPORT OF MORE TIP PROSECUTIONS, CAMEL JOCKEY [...] Summary: UAEG progress on addressing the human trafficking problem has continued right through the August 2 60-day TIP action plan assessment period deadline (ref A). At the request of the Consul General, the Dubai Justice Department provided information on three new sex trafficking prosecuti [...]	2005-08-08 07:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM KJAN TC
05ABUDHABI349	PROPOSED CHANGES TO UAE LABOR LAW [...] (U) Summary: During meetings with A/USTR William Clatanoff on January 17(reftel),Ministry of Labor officials listed points that are expected to change in the revised labor law that is expected to be issued by summer 2005. The UAEG has been working on a revision to the 1980 Labor Law for sev [...]	2005-01-24 07:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI353	USTR VISIT REINFORCES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant United States Trade Representative for Labor William Clatanoff met with representatives from the Ministries of Interior, Labor, and Foreign Affairs on January 17-19 to discuss a number of labor issues related to upcoming free trade negotiations. One subject Clatanoff [...]	2005-01-24 09:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL TC
05ABUDHABI3851	WHAT'S BEHIND THE UAE-SAUDI BORDER DISPUTE [...] This is an Action Request. Please see para. 15 2. (C) Summary: In response to the rising volume of private and public sniping between the UAE and Saudi Arabian governments over the status and meaning of their 1974 Agreement on the Delimitation of Boundaries (refs),Embassies Abu Dhabi and [...]	2005-09-10 15:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PBTS EPET PGOV ETRD SA TC
05ABUDHABI3877	UAE LABOR: EXPANDING EXPAT WORKER RIGHTS TARGETS [...] (C) Summary: The UAE Ministry of Labor has been proactive in changing many of the most restrictive laws and regulations governing the expatriate labor market over the past two months, Labor Minister Dr. Al Ka'abi told Ambassador September 10. These changes -- including changing the sponsors [...]	2005-09-12 12:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL ETRD KDEM PINR PHUM TC
05ABUDHABI3884	MEETING WITH UAE ENERGY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On September 11, Ambassador met with UAE Energy Minister Al-Hamili to thank him for UAE and OPEC support after Hurricane Katrina (including a $100 million UAE donation to relief efforts) and brief him on U.S. and international efforts to respond to the crisis. Al-Hamili said that [...]	2005-09-12 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB IR MU TC
05ABUDHABI3925	TROUBLED UAE TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR PINNING [...] SUMMARY: The UAE textile industry is slowing down due to increased international competition sparked by the elimination of the worldwide textile quotas. The Ministry of Economy and Planning and senior officials from five textile factories in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (AlPine Creation, Fine Texti [...]	2005-09-14 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI3966	ABU DHABI CIVIL AVIATION: RAISING THE PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi is raising its profile in the civil aviation arena, building a new government-sponsored airline and renovating the airport to accommodate significant growth, as it begins investing money to raise Abu Dhabi's international profile. Although Abu Dhabi is the capital cit [...]	2005-09-19 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD PREL PINR TC
05ABUDHABI4105	UAE DESIRES MECHANISM TO REVIEW ASSET FREEZES [...] (C) Summary. During his September 17-19 visit to the UAE, Bob Werner, Director of the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),met with Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed, General Manager of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA),to discuss concerns the UAE has raised during [...]	2005-09-28 12:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETRD ECON TC
05ABUDHABI4111	ENCOURAGING A NATIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK FOR UAE [...] (U) Two Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) seismologists, Dr. Keith Nakanishi and Dr. Arthur Rodgers, visited the UAE on September 13 and 14 in coordination with a planning meeting for the 2006 Gulf Seismic Forum that will be hosted in Oman. The two seismologists have been working wi [...]	2005-09-30 13:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA ECON EPET ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI4175	UAE LABOR: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Labor laws and practices in the United Arab Emirates are in a state of flux; the young Minister of Labor, Dr. Ali Al Ka'abi, is a technocrat appointed in the November 2004 Cabinet reshuffle for his energetic plans for reform rather than for family connections. In the [...]	2005-10-03 14:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL ETRD KDEM PINR PHUM TC
05ABUDHABI4232	FOLLOW-UP ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Two Department of Commerce officials from the Office of Anti Boycott Compliance visited the UAE on September 28. They had productive meetings with three U.S. businesses and with the Director of the Ministry of Economy's trade control department. Subsequently [...]	2005-10-05 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KBCT KMPI ETRD ECON TC
05ABUDHABI4306	SHEIKH HAMDAN DISTURBED BY LACK OF FTA PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: On October 11, UAE Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed told Charge and Econ Counselor that he was disturbed by the performance of both sides during the high level FTA talks in London on October 7. He stressed that FTA negotiations w [...]	2005-10-12 15:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TC
05ABUDHABI4546	SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN TO [...] (C) We look forward to Secretary Bodman and team's November 11 to 13 visit to the UAE. The UAE is both a key regional security partner and a major oil producer. It holds 8 to 9 percent of the world's proven oil reserves and is the world's fifth largest natural gas reserves. The individual e [...]	2005-11-07 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EPET ENRG ETRD AE
05ABUDHABI4573	UAE FTA CO-CHAIRS ON UPCOMING FTA ROUND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: On November 8, UAE FTA Co-Chairs MinEcon Sheikha Lubna and Minstate Finance Dr. Khirbash told Ambassador (in separate conversations) that the Emirati side is committed to an FTA with the U.S. and that they were working to ma [...]	2005-11-08 14:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN AE
05ABUDHABI468	UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES CT FINANCE, FTA [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi to discuss counterterror finance cooperation on January 29. Governor Al Suwaidi focused on regional CT finance engagement and on expected Free Trade Agreement discussions with the banking sector. End summary. [...]	2005-02-01 11:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD IZ PTER TC
05ABUDHABI4741	ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: UAEG and Abu Dhabi government interlocutors told Secretary Bodman during his November 11-13 visit that the UAE is committed to expanding crude oil production (including condensates) to 4 mb/d over the next seven to ten years, with 200,000 b/d coming on line in early 2006. The UAE [...]	2005-11-21 14:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ETRD PK AF SA IR IZ
05ABUDHABI4880	PREPARING FOR THE DECEMBER 4-5 KABUL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) On November 26, Econchief briefed MFA A/US for International Cooperation Mohammed Abduljaleel about the Kabul Conference. Abduljaleel suggested that Econchief also brief MFA A/US for Political Affairs Tariq Al-Haidan as the person responsible for the conference. On November 28, Econch [...]	2005-11-29 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KPWR PREL ECON PGOV AF AE
05ABUDHABI509	UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES CT FINANCE, FTA [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi to discuss counterterror finance cooperation on January 29. Governor Al Suwaidi focused on regional CT finance engagement and on expected Free Trade Agreement discussions with the banking sector. End summary. [...]	2005-02-04 05:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD IZ PTER TC
05ABUDHABI600	UAE Federal Cabinet Approves FTA negotiating Committee [...] (U) The UAE Cabinet, on February 7, formally approved establishment of a committee to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. According to the Cabinet decision, the committee would negotiate "within the framework of the Ministry of Finance and Industry's efforts on the issue." [...]	2005-02-08 11:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON EFIN
05ABUDHABI663	ABU DHABI LEADERSHIP REITERATES COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: On February 13, MbZ aide Yousef al Otaiba told Ambassador Sison that the smaller emirates would suffer a financial penalty from Abu Dhabi if they do not cut the trafficking of underage camel jockeys. MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi told visiting ARPI Office Director Alan Misen [...]	2005-02-14 08:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL TC

05ABUDHABI675	AMERICANS AND EMIRATIS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVES OF FA, [...] (SBU) Summary: State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud supported our strong commercial relationship and highlighted how a free trade agreement would enhance trade and investment during his January 29-31 visit to the UAE. His interlocutors exp [...]	2005-02-14 10:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ECON ETRD PREL TC
05ABUDHABI685	AMERICANS AND EMIRATIS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVES OF FTA, [...] (SBU) Summary: State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud supported our strong commercial relationship and highlighted how a free trade agreement would enhance trade and investment during his January 29-31 visit to the UAE. His interlocutors exp [...]	2005-02-14 11:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ECON ETRD PREL TC
05ABUDHABI711	EMIRATI PREPARATIONS FOR FTA TALKS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: In meetings over the past several days, we have gained more of a sense of how the UAEG is preparing for its upcoming FTA talks with the U.S. In addition to the formal addition of MinEcon Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi as a co-chair of the negotiating committee (reftel),it appears that [...]	2005-02-15 12:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON TC
05ABUDHABI760	UAE DESIGNATES LEAD NEGOTIATORS FOR FTA [...] On February 15, Minister of State for Finance and Industry Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash chaired the first meeting of the UAE FTA negotiating committee. The committee, established by the UAE Cabinet on February 7 (reftel),assigned the lead negotiating responsibility for various sections [...]	2005-02-16 12:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON TC
05ABUDHABI833	G/TIP VISIT TO UAE INFORMATIVE BUT DISAPPOINTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. G/TIP Senior Coordinator for Reports Mark Taylor visited the UAE February 5-8 to update information for the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report. High ranking UAEG officials assured him of their ongoing commitment to combating all forms of human trafficking. (Note: On February 1 [...]	2005-02-22 12:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL TC
05ABUDHABI841	EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The UAE Government remains strongly committed to protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). The UAE continues to enforce copyright, trademark, and patent laws passed in 2002 to protect U.S. intellectual property, and remains committed to the 2002 agreement prov [...]	2005-02-23 07:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR PREL ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI883	EMIRATI PREPARATIONS FOR FTA TALKS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: On February 19 Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi told Ambassador that she understood that labor was a potential "show stopper" for the USG on the FTA, and that the UAE Minister of Information had stressed to the UAE cabinet that the UAEG needed to push forward with labor [...]	2005-02-23 12:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON ELAB KBCT TC
05ABUDHABI992	SCENESETTER FOR FIRST ROUND OF US-UAE FTA [...] (U) Summary: The UAE is a federation of seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Qaiwain, Fujairah, and Ras Al-Khaimah) founded in December 1971. Over the last 34 years, the UAE has developed into the third largest economy in the Arab world, with an estimated 2004 GDP of at [...]	2005-03-02 10:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD PREL TC EINV USTR
05ABUDHABI993	ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TO REMAIN A LONG-TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: Former UAE President Sheikh Zayed, who died in November 2004, was widely respected in the UAE as an avid environmentalist who worked to "green" the UAE by promoting forestry and agriculture. Rapid expansion of agriculture, however, has negatively impacted the UAE,s ground wat [...]	2005-03-02 10:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD KSCA SENV TC
05ABUJA1133	NIGERIA'S TRADE POLICY: ECOWAS COMMON EXTERNAL [...] Summary: Since July 2003, Nigeria's trade policy has taken a protectionist turn, with import bans imposed on various items including textiles, many consumer goods, and industrial minerals. Now Nigeria appears slowly to be implementing ECOWAS's new Common External Tariff (CET),which would har [...]	2005-06-24 14:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON NI ECOWAS
05ABUJA118	TRADE AND INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, NIGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 10:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV NI
05ABUJA1677	NIGERIA: EXXON MOBIL CHIEF ON REFINING DEMANDS, [...] (C) Exxon Mobil Nigeria Chief John Chaplin told the Ambassador on September 6 that oil majors were in the midst of renegotiating their MOU with the Nigerian government (GON),which would allow them to keep a part of the revenue over $30 per barrel, all of which now goes to the GON. They also a [...]	2005-09-09 12:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ETRD NI OIL
05ABUJA1692	NIGERIAN PRESIDENT ABOLISHES EXPORT INCENTIVES [...] (U) The federal government of Nigeria has withdrawn the Bona-fide Manufacturers Scheme, and Manufacturer-in-Bond Export Scheme - two incentives the government extended to local manufacturers to be more competitive due to their alleged abuse. The Bonafide Manufacturers Scheme allowed manufactur [...]	2005-09-12 09:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EFIN NI
05ABUJA1846	NIGERIA: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN RE PRC IN AFRICA [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria has had some contact with official Taiwanese in Nigeria. Deputy Chief of Economic Section recently met socially with the Deputy Director of the Taiwan Trade Delegation, Mr. CHANG Ming. Two recently arrived Missions members have transferred from Taiwan. 2. Post believe [...]	2005-09-28 08:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PREL CH TW NI
05ABUJA1900	NIGERIA AGOA SUBMISSION AND RECOOMENDATION [...] (U) Country: Nigeria Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. (U) Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 140 million. 2004 GNI was $55.9 billion; 2004 GNI per capita was $390. (World Bank 8/2005 Data) Nigeria completed civilian-run national and state elections in 2003 that were m [...]	2005-10-05 07:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM NI AGOA
05ABUJA1925	CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN NIGERIA [...] Summary. (U) The People's Republic of China (hereafter China) has been for some time expanding its economic and business activity in Nigeria. Trade, energy, telecoms, and agriculture are the main areas of activity. Military cooperation is also an important area of engagement, both with Nig [...]	2005-10-07 07:35:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID ECON PREL MASS EMIN ENRG ETRD AF CH
05ABUJA2006	NIGERIA ECOWAS COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF UPDATE [...] Summary: Nigeria appears set to implement the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET),before the end of October 2005. The CET would harmonize Nigeria's tariffs with those of other ECOWAS member states, and make Nigeria's trade policies more predictable. Though Nigeria had earlier abolished impor [...]	2005-10-19 08:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN EINV NI AGOA ECOWAS
05ABUJA2142	A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH NIGERIAN FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, Assistant Secretary Frazer and Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discussed Nigeria's completed Paris Club deal and Nigeria's efforts to improve its budget process and promote increased trade and investment. The Minister urged favorable U.S. action on [...]	2005-11-07 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAIR ETRD EINV NI
05ABUJA60	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: U.S. MARKET-ACCESS [...] The following responds to ref's request for information about U.S. service suppliers' market access in Nigeria. This cable ranks Nigerian sectors' level of priority for U.S. service providers (a value from 1 to 5, with "1" being a top priority for U.S. service suppliers). This rating is bas [...]	2005-01-14 17:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTO NI
05ACCRA1148	U.S. CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURERS IN GHANA TO WORK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. chocolate industry is pressuring the GOG to issue a high level statement no later than mid-June declaring its commitment to eliminate child labor from the cocoa sector. Industry reps hope such a step may persuade members of Congress to drop draft legislation that would [...]	2005-06-10 17:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON EIND ELAB ETRD GH PGOV PREL
05ACCRA1203	GHANA WILL SUPPORT WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS TO [...] On June 16, Econoffs delivered reftel demarche seeking support for the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade to Brigadier-General Baiden, Commissioner of the Government of Ghana's (GoG) Customs Service. Baiden said he was planning to at [...]	2005-06-20 13:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON GH CTM
05ACCRA1391	GHANA AND AGOA: RECENT SUCCESSES WITH A DIVERSE [...] (SBU) In 2004, Ghana increased its exports to the U.S. under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by over 85%, to over $74 million dollars -- accounting for over 50% of Ghana's total exports to the U.S. In 2005, USAID's West Africa Regional Program's Accra-based West Africa Trade Hub [...]	2005-07-14 17:34:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KMCA GH
05ACCRA1788	GHANA DEMARCHE: FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] (SBU) USAID Acting Mission Director and EconChief met September 1 with Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen to deliver Ref A demarche on food aid and the WTO. This meeting followed on Post's July 5 letter to the Minister outlining the points articulated in the earlier State cable on food aid reform [...]	2005-09-02 13:12:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON ETRD GH WTO
05ACCRA1812	GHANA ECON HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for August and September 2005. The issues covered are: -- ExxonMobil Exits Ghana, Thirteen other African Countries -- Visit of US Coast Guard Port Security Liaison Officers -- MCC gives $3 million to Develop GoG Compa [...]	2005-09-08 12:25:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD ECPS KMCA GH
05ACCRA2012	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS, SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for September 2005. The issues covered are: -- GoG/Donors plan for November 7 Consultative Group Meeting -- U.S. Customs Assesses Ghana Customs' Capabilities, Needs -- Ghana's oil refinery suffers exodus of senior emp [...]	2005-10-01 10:35:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD EAID ENRG GH
05ACCRA2267	GHANA'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY: POST'S SUBMISSION [...] Mission's submission regarding Ghana's continuing eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act(AGOA) is formatted at requested in ref a. Submission was originally transmitted in ref. b. 2. Begin eligibility paper: TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION 2005 COUNTRY ELIGIBI [...]	2005-11-04 13:17:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	AGAO ETRD ECON XA GH
05ACCRA2484	WTO DOHA ROUND ACTION PLAN: GHANA [...] (SBU) In response to Reftels, Ambassador, Econoffs, and USAID/Ghana and USAID West Africa Regional Program (WARP) officers are working closely with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) to prepare GoG representatives for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial in Hong Kong with trai [...]	2005-12-06 17:32:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO OIIP GH WTRO
05ACCRA2512	OPPORTUNITY MISSED: GHANA UNLIKELY TO BACK U.S. [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Bridgewater met with Minister of Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen December 7 to discuss the upcoming WTO ministerial in Hong Kong. Kyerematen confirmed Ghana's intention to negotiate as a bloc with other African Union (AU) WTO members --despite serious differences wit [...]	2005-12-09 12:31:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL KDEM GH PROV WTRO
05ACCRA2565	GHANA'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...] Summary: Ghana's textile and apparel sector is small and -- despite the extension of AGOA benefits -- continues to shrink. Labor problems, cheap imports, lack of access to capital, smuggling, and copyright infringements have all contributed to a slow but steady decline over the last 30 years. [...]	2005-12-19 11:21:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD
05ACCRA314	GHANA: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] Per reftel criteria, Post recommends the following private sector contacts that can be contacted to discuss a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization: Mr. Andrew Lawson, Executive Director Association of Ghana Industries Tel: 233-21-777283, 779023, 779024, 779793 Fax: 233-21-773143 Ema [...]	2005-02-11 12:20:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD GH WTO
05ACCRA404	GHANA: INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Economic Situation: Ghana has a market-based economy with few barriers to trade and investment. In February 2005, the GoG ceded control of petroleum prices to the National Petroleum Tender Board, made up of GOG representatives and oil retailers, and gasoline prices immediately jumped 50 perce [...]	2005-02-25 11:49:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD GH
05ACCRA416	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2005 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for the period December 2004 to February 2005. The issues covered are: -- IAEA in Ghana -- UK Firm Negotiating Power Deal -- West African Agribusiness Conference -- Information Technology Conference -- World Bank Water [...]	2005-02-28 10:41:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EINV ENRG ETRD GH
05ACCRA471	AMBASSADOR AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Mary C. Yates, African Development Foundation (ADF) Board Chairman Edward Brehm, and ADF President Nathaniel Fields met with President Kufuor March 2 to discuss the current state and future of ADF's assistance to Ghanaian businesses. Minister for Private Sector Development [...]	2005-03-08 17:20:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAID EFIN ETRD GH
05ACCRA519	AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S PRESIDENT ON MCA, TIP, [...] (C) Ambassador Yates met March 9 with President Kufuor to recommend urgent action on Ghana's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal, Trafficking in Persons (TIP) legislation, and planning for the April G8/NEPAD Agricultural Productivity Conference (Ref A). The President acknowledged the [...]	2005-03-15 17:22:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD KWMN PHUM PREL KMCA GH
05ACCRA552	AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S NEW ENERGY MINISTER, MIKE [...] (C) The Ambassador used a March 14 courtesy call on new Energy Minister Mike Oquaye to inquire about the status of petroleum sector deregulation and highlight USAID technical assistance to the energy sector and West Africa Gas Pipeline. Oquaye confirmed the GoG would halt the deregulation proc [...]	2005-03-18 13:57:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ETRD KMCA GH
05ACCRA553	AMBASSADOR AND NEW ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) During a March 14 courtesy call on new Energy Minister Mike Oquaye (see Reftel for readout) Ambassador Yates inquired about the GoG's recent agreement with "Arabian Gulf Oil Limited," purportedly from Bahrain, on a USD 2.8 billion oil refinery investment. Oquaye was unable to give details, [...]	2005-03-18 14:01:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ETRD KMCA GH
05ACCRA570	GHANA'S PRESIDENCY RESPONDS TO EMBASSY LOBBYING ON [...] (C) Summary: Senior GoG advisors to President Kufuor told Emboffs of steps they are taking to accelerate Ghana's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) process. They have instructed the Finance Ministry to expedite the financing and full-time staffing of a permanent Ghanaian MCA team, with the g [...]	2005-03-22 15:03:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ETRD KMCA GH MCA
05ACCRA656	FIRE AT PORT KILLS 15, DAMAGES OIL REFINERY SUPPLY [...] (U) Summary: On March 25 a large fire at the port of Tema broke out on a ship at the PCS Tema Shipyard (PCS) and damaged the parastatel Tema Oil Refinery's (TOR) fuel offloading pipeline, the Volta River Aluminum Company's (VALCO) alumina conveyor and a small shipping and cold storage company. [...]	2005-04-04 07:53:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	KMCA ETRD ENRG
05ACCRA754	CHILD LABOR IN GHANA'S COCOA INDUSTRY: HIGH STAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: At least 80,000 children are estimated to be working in Ghana's cocoa industry. Several programs are in place to eliminate child labor in this sector. However, the problem in Ghana and Cote d,Ivoire fueled Congressional demands for U.S. industry to certify their chocolate as ch [...]	2005-04-19 14:09:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV
05ADANA2	NEW TURKISH-SYRIAN TRADE DEAL SIGN OF BETTER THINGS TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-03 07:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL SY JO IZ TU ADANA
05ADANA220	OIL EXPLORATION, IRAQI BORDER TRADE CAUGHT IN TURKISH [...] (SBU) Summary: AMCON Adana conoff's met with Chevron and Iraqi border province regional business officials on 11/9, taking the temperature on regional attitudes about cross-border trade and energy exploration potential. Conoff's encountered frustration from multiple contacts, but a desire t [...]	2005-11-28 10:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD ELTN ECON TU ADANA
05ADANA37	TURKEY'S 2004 TRADE WITH IRAQ SURPASSES 2003 LEVELS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-24 12:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL ENRG IZ TU ADANA
05ADANA38	SE TURKEY: INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURITY HINDER INCREASED TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-24 13:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELTN IZ TU ADANA
05ADANA41	TURKISH CONGLOMERATE AND TRADE GROUPS WEIGHING SYRIAN [...] (SBU) Summary and guidance request: AMCON Adana in the last three weeks has engaged with a large Turkish conglomerate and a regional trade group whose members are considering investment in Syria, primarily Aleppo, to familiarize the parties with the U.S. sanctions against Syria. So far no la [...]	2005-02-25 15:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ETTC ELAB SY TU ADANA
05ADANA51	COMMERCIAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO U.S. MILITARY IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 08:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MARR MOPS IZ JO TU ADANA
05ADANA63	PRIVATE IRAQ TRADE MEETING SHOWS DIVERGING BUSINESS, [...] (SBU) Summary: A regional Turkish-American Business Association discussion of Iraq trade on March 18 in Iskenderun yielded some proposals from the Turkish business sector to expand their role in Iraq trade and profiled government involvement in the Iraq issue which seemed out of tune to busi [...]	2005-03-28 09:05:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ELTN IZ TU ADANA
05ALGIERS1289	UTILITY PRICES RISING AS THE GOA BEGINS TO [...] Parliament passed June 16 a revised Water Code allowing public water and sanitation services to take on private partners and to adjust the sliding water tariff schedule, which will likely lead to more price increases. (Minimum per cubic meter water prices for typical consumers already increa [...]	2005-06-27 17:02:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EIND ETRD BEXP AG
05ALGIERS1402	BOUTEFLIKA'S STRATEGIC MANEUVERING ON THE [...] (C) President Bouteflika has spoken out twice in the last ten days against the French law passed by the French Parliament in February citing the positive achievements of the French colonial period. Prior to Bouteflika's comments, however, Algerian Foreign Minister Mohamed Bedjaoui spoke of a n [...]	2005-07-12 06:04:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD FR AG
05ALGIERS1591	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-ALGERIAN COOPERATION, [...] (C) Ambassador was the first official caller on newly appointed MFA Secretary General Ramdane Lamamra July 31. Lamamra, a former Ambassador to Washington from 1996-99 and to the UN from 1993-96, was recalled from Lisbon last week to replace a colleague (former Secretary General Hocine Meghlao [...]	2005-08-01 17:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD MARR AG MO WI IZ US SOFA
05ALGIERS1593	ALGERIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Air Algerie General Manager Tayeb Benouis has been summoned by the prosecutor in charge of the ongoing Khalifa Airways case. The prosecutor will question Benouis about the relationship between the state airline company and Khalifa Group CEO Abdelmoumen Khalifa. The Khalifa Group and various go [...]	2005-08-02 15:02:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV BEXP PGOV AG
05ALGIERS1912	CHILD LABOR MANDATORY REPORTING RESPONSE FOR [...] Child labor is not pervasive in Algeria. Most of the instances where it does occur are in the agricultural sector where there is either a shortage of labor, few educational opportunities, or a combination of both. Algeria has established ages for compulsory education (six to sixteen years o [...]	2005-09-11 16:37:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD AG
05ALGIERS2055	SKIKDA REFINERY FIRE EXPECTED TO HAVE NO EFFECT ON [...] (U) This cable has been sent sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Algeria's second largest crude oil refinery at Skikda experienced a fire October 4 that burned through the night and into today. Early morning reports to us from local industry officials said the [...]	2005-10-05 14:10:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD EWWT PTER PINR ASEC AG
05ALGIERS2091	VULNERABILITY OF KEY FOREIGN OIL SUPPLIERS [...] (S) Post provides the following answers to the Department's questions on the vulnerability of key foreign oil supplies in Algeria: (S) -- Have host governments completed vulnerability assessments of the facilities (Arzew Terminal and Skikda)? Following the 2004 explosion at Skikda (see par [...]	2005-10-12 09:31:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	KHLS EPET ETRD EWWT PTER PINR ASEC
05ALGIERS2145	IMF Recommendations for Algeria [...] Summary: In an October 16 press conference following a two-week visit to Algeria, Mr. Erik De Vrijer, Division Chief for Middle East and Central Asia at the IMF declared that Algeria showed favorable economic development in 2005. De Vrijer highlighted the "significant" structural reforms under [...]	2005-10-22 13:03:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EIND ETRD BEXP AG
05ALGIERS2213	Algeria Economic Highlights: [...] Spanish Group to Build Desalination Plant 2. $15 Billion Trade Balance Surplus 3. New Payment System Combats Money Laundering 4. Draft Law on Nuclear Energy 5. Sonatrach to Supply LNG to U.S. firm Sampra SPANISH GROUP GEIDA SELECTED FOR DESALINATION PLANT --------------------- [...]	2005-10-31 13:23:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EIND ETRD BEXP AG
05ALGIERS2228	Algeria Economic Highlights [...] Oil Export Revenues expected to hit $40 Billion 2. French Interest in Bank Privatization 3. Booming Mobile Phone Sector 4. Spanish Aquatia Selected for Desalination Plant 5. Algeria Among Least Transparent Countries 6. $51 Billion Foreign Exchange Reserve 7. Algerian Purchasing Power Do [...]	2005-11-02 15:27:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EIND ETRD BEXP AG
05ALGIERS2293	ALGERIA BANKING SECTOR SUFFERS ANOTHER SETBACK [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Algerian banking system was recently hit by another scandal of fund embezzlement at the state- owned National Bank of Algeria (BNA). This comes at a time when the GoA is making a big push to privatize and reform the banking sector. According to media sources, between 2002 and [...]	2005-11-14 16:09:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ETRD EFIN AG
05ALMATY1707	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post delivered Reftel talking points to MFA Americas Desk head Kuat Seksenalinov April 29. 2. Per Reftel, points were delivered verbally. Seksenalinov did not provide a substantive response. Ordway NNNN [...]	2005-05-04 08:00:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR KZ
05ALMATY1905	POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION FOR LSC PAVLODAR OIL [...] CS ALMATY SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER MITCHEL AUERBACH AND INDUSTRY SPECIALIST OKSANA CHUKREYEVA CONDUCTED A PSV AT THE LSC PAVLODAR OIL REFINERY/PETROCHEMICAL PLANT, ON APRIL 26, 2005, AS REQUESTED IN REFTEL USDOC 00036. THIS PSV WAS CARRIED OUT REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF A MIKRON INFRARED THERM [...]	2005-05-19 02:35:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC KZ
05ALMATY1991	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS TO [...] Econoff delivered Reftel demarche and talking points to Alikhan Mambetalin, Deputy Chairman of the Kazakhstan Customs Committee and Colonel of the Customs Service Daniyar Kerimbekov, Head of the International Relations Division of the Kazakhstani customs service. 2. Kerimbekov seemed very f [...]	2005-05-27 01:33:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KZ
05ALMATY2099	POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION FOR KAZOHOTRYBOLOVSOYUZ [...] PLEASE NOTE THAT KAZOHOTRYBOLOVSOYUZ LTD. MADE PURCHASES OF THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM ONE US SUPPLIER, LEUPOLD AND STEVENS, INC, WHICH RECEIVED TWO EXPORT LICENCES, NUMBERS D318838 & D302823. YOUR CABLES (REF ABOVE) REQUESTED TWO DIFFERENT PSV'S ON THE SAME END-USER, FOR THE SAME PRODUCT FROM THIS [...]	2005-06-03 11:03:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC KZ
05ALMATY2462	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] On July 1, post delivered reftel demarche and the CV of Dr. Hulebak to the MFA Americas desk officer, Kuat Seksenalinov. Seksenalinov promised to convey all of the information to his colleagues on the International Organizations desk, who were not available to receive the demarche personally. [...]	2005-07-05 04:35:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AORC KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY2842	KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN FLU INCIDENT: NO HUMAN CASE, USG [...] Summary/Background: Despite serious fears to the contrary, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Health stated on August 2 that the poultry farm worker from the Golubovka farm (Pavlodar oblast) has not/not tested positive by any locally available laboratory means for the strain of avian influenza (AI) [...]	2005-08-04 06:35:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY2904	KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: After additional testing using reagents developed with U.S. assistance, the suspected human avian influenza (AI) patient in Pavlodar oblast (reftel) has not yet indicated the presence of the AI virus. The hospitalization of fifteen people in East Kazakhstan oblast has been confi [...]	2005-08-11 09:33:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY2957	KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Summary: Post has obtained confirmation that on August 12, Kazakhstani health authorities released diagnoses of H5N1 AI in birds from parts of North Kazakhstan and Akmolinskaya oblasts. The diagnoses were based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests developed with the assistance of U.S. exp [...]	2005-08-17 01:55:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3085	KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This telegram supplements Reftels A-C and responds to the directive in para. 5 of Reftel D. On August 18, additional outbreaks of H5N1 AI were confirmed in villages of North Kazakhstan Oblast, which borders on the Russian Federation. Thousands of domesticated birds have been c [...]	2005-08-24 03:05:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3091	KAZAKHSTAN: AVIAN FLU DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) In accordance with Ref A instructions, A/DCM delivered subject demarche to two senior GOK officials: Chairman of the Veterinary Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture Asylbek Kazhumratov and First Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Nurakhmet Bizahnov in Astana August 24. 2. (SBU) [...]	2005-08-24 10:32:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON SOCI ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3112	KAZAKHSTAN: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Summary: In accordance with Ref A, this telegram provides updated data on Kazakhstan's compliance with international norms on the prevention of the worst forms of child labor. This cable updates Ref B. This information is provided to assist in the determination of Kazakhstan's continued eli [...]	2005-08-25 12:39:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3147	KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE, AUGUST 26 [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable supplements Refs A-E and responds to the directive in paragraph 5 of Reft F. No/no further reports of bird deaths, suspected AI, or human contraction of AI have been made since August 15. GOK authorities appear optimistic that they have succeeded in containing the c [...]	2005-08-31 01:47:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3230	KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE SEPTEMBER 6 [...] Summary: This cable responds to the directive in paragraph 5 of Ref A. No/no further reports of human or animal cases of AI have been made since Ref B August 26. The GOK lifted the quarantines imposed in three of four affected oblasts. North Kazakhstan Oblast is the only region where prevent [...]	2005-09-06 11:30:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3415	KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE SEPTEMBER 23 [...] Summary: This cable responds to the directive in paragraph 5 of Reftel. No/no further reports of human or animal cases of AI have been made since Ref B. CDC's Central Asia Region representatives are continuing their informal, but fruitful cooperation with Kazakhstani authorities. End Summar [...]	2005-09-23 10:48:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3486	AVIAN FLU PARTNERS MEETING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Econoff delivered Ref A talking points and invitation to Almatbek Demeseinov of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 23. 2. On September 30, Demeseinov informed Econoff that Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Askar Shakirov had signed [...]	2005-10-05 04:52:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON SOCI ETRD PGOV KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY4160	2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE FOR KAZAKHSTAN [...] Per Reftel request, Embassy Almaty submits 2006 National Trade Estimate (NTE) below and separately via email to USTR. TRADE SUMMARY (UPDATED DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY USTR) Kazakhstan submitted its application for WTO membership on January 29, 1996 and the fact-finding phase of the accessi [...]	2005-11-23 04:32:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KZ ECONOMIC USTR
05ALMATY4235	PRE-LICENSE CHECK AT THE ASTANA INTERNATIONAL [...] CS ALMATY SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER MITCHEL AUERBACH AND INDUSTRY SPECIALIST OKSANA CHUKREYEVA CONDUCTED A PRE- LICENSE CHECK AT THE ASTANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND THE ASTANA CITY DEPARTMENT'S SANITARY EPIDEMILOGICAL INSPECTION SERVICE, ON NOVEMBER 17, 2005, AS REQUESTED IN REFTELS USDOC [...]	2005-11-29 21:06:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC KZ
05ALMATY4276	KAZAKHSTAN: AI-RELATED IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON [...] Summary: This cable responds to Reftel. Kazakhstan has placed import restrictions on poultry from countries where avian influenza has been detected. Additionally, some restrictions are in place on poultry from safe origin countries that transited a country covered by the import ban. Post is [...]	2005-12-02 08:43:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PGOV KZ USTR
05ALMATY607	COMMERCE DAS ERIC STEWART VISITS ASTANA, DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Department of Commerce DAS Eric Stewart (Market Access and Compliance-Europe) visited Astana February 8 and met with several key contacts in Kazakhstani ministries. DAS Stewart told the Kazakhstani officials that, on balance, the economic and trade relationship between the tw [...]	2005-02-16 07:46:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY753	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301: [...] Summary: Since the release of the 2004 Special 301 report, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has worked actively and with notable success to modernize and strengthen its IPR regime. As WTO accession has increased in importance as a political goal, the GOK has fully accepted that a modern, f [...]	2005-02-24 03:16:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY900	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Summary. On March 3, Ambassador met with Presidential Administration (PA) Deputy Karim Masimov. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, PA Chief of the Center for Foreign Policy Nurlan Yermekbayev, Astana PO and Astana USAID officer were also present. In preparation for W [...]	2005-03-04 07:33:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON KZ ECONOMIC
05AMMAN1147	UPDATE ON U.S.-JORDAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT JOINT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 5 and 14. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since USTR hosted Jordan at the annual Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee (JC) meeting last June, steady progress has been made on the twelve action items raised. Five action items are completed, from t [...]	2005-02-09 15:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV CVIS PREL EAGR KTIA JO
05AMMAN13	JORDAN, ISRAEL UPGRADE TRADE AGREEMENT TO CREATE [...] (SBU) Jordan hosted the signing of an upgraded trade agreement with Israel December 23 to take aim at a Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) arrangement with the EU using cumulation of content under a pending Pan-Euro-Mediterranean rules of origin system. The pact moves Jordan and Israel toward [...]	2005-01-03 12:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL KTIA KTEX IS JO
05AMMAN1515	Jordan Re-engaging with Israel, U.S. on TRIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from Jordan, Israel and the United States met in Amman on February 16 to discuss collaboration under the Trilateral Industrial Research and Development fund (TRIDE). Jordan is now ready to re-engage on TRIDE. Each of the three countries has committed one- third [...]	2005-02-23 14:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ECON PREL EAID IS JO
05AMMAN1649	NEA ESTH Conference Links ESTH To Full Range of [...] (SBU) Summary: Thirty-eight officers from a range of U.S. departments and NEA missions met in Wadi Mousa, Jordan February 2-3 for a workshop to discuss U.S. environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) priorities in the region. The workshop provided an opportunity for participants to ex [...]	2005-02-27 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD KPAO TBIO KHIV SOCI JO XF
05AMMAN1697	SUCCESS WITH JORDAN COPYRIGHT LAW, CENSORSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's parliament has approved new copyright legislation, and we expect King Abdullah to sign it into law soon. Censorship fees (ref A) are also reportedly to be restructured shortly, using a formula acceptable to key IPR supporters in private industry. Finally, a MEPI-spon [...]	2005-03-01 08:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ETRD PREL KTIA JO
05AMMAN1701	YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-01 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD JO
05AMMAN255	JORDAN TO EXPEDITE FOOD TRUCKS TO AND FROM IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordanian Customs officials confirmed January 4 that they have begun expediting outbound food trucks destined for Iraq under the Public Distribution System (PDS). Customs Director General Mahmoud Quteishat said that GOJ customs is prepared to implement a seven-day, 24-hour c [...]	2005-01-11 11:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ELTN ETRD PREL ECON IZ JO
05AMMAN2608	WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND [...] Econoff delivered reftel non-paper to counterparts in the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade and to the National Library, which has responsibility for IPR enforcement issues. While GOJ officials took on board the points and indicated general sympathy with the message, they were not yet [...]	2005-03-29 18:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EAID OIIP JO WIPO
05AMMAN2706	WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT - [...] Econoff delivered reftel non-paper to counterparts in the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade and to the National Library, which has responsibility for IPR enforcement issues. While GOJ officials took on board the points and indicated general sympathy with the message, they were not yet p [...]	2005-04-03 04:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EAID OIIP JO WIPO
05AMMAN2850	JORDAN AGREES TO POSITIVE STEPS TO FACILITATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a call on Minister of Industry and Trade Ahmad Hindawi April 4, Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash was briefed on Jordan's latest positive responses to USG concerns (reftel) regarding trade barriers created by Jordan's DAMAN product conformity program. Hindawi promi [...]	2005-04-06 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL KTIA JO
05AMMAN3171	IPR ENFORCEMENT TEAM GOES AFTER COPYRIGHT LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Within days of the new Jordanian Copyright Law's promulgation on March 31, GOJ IPR enforcement teams were on the streets enforcing the new law. Officials raided 40-50 software shops and confiscated pirated software in five, referring the cases for prosecution. With the Busi [...]	2005-04-20 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON KTIA JO
05AMMAN3358	NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER EAGER TO MOVE AHEAD WITH [...] This is an Action Request for EPA--see para. 8 for action requested. 2. Summary: Newly-appointed Environment Minister Khalid Irani hopes to revamp his Ministry and transform it into a regulatory agency not charged with managing directly all aspects of Jordan's environment. One of the to [...]	2005-04-27 15:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD JO
05AMMAN4297	NEW CARS REMOVED FROM DAMAN INSPECTION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Jordan standards official announced May 31 the immediate removal of new passenger vehicles from the list of products covered by its DAMAN product conformity program, a story covered by most of Jordan,s Arabic-language dailies on June 1. This is the first in what post expect [...]	2005-06-01 13:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL KTIA BEXP JO
05AMMAN4440	ASSISTANT SECRETARY WAYNE'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: EB Assistant Secretary E. Anthony Wayne met with two new reformist Jordanian ministers from the Ministries of Trade and Planning on the margins of the BMENA Trade and Investment Finance Conference held in Amman May 18. Both laid out the GOJ's aggressive plans for fiscal reform, [...]	2005-06-05 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG EAID ECON JO
05AMMAN451	JORDAN - SEMINAR ON IPR ENFORCEMENT FOR MEPI REGION [...] Embassy Amman nominates the following three candidates for the MENA regional seminar on IPR enforcement for customs officials, sponsored by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),and to be conducted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Amman, Jordan on February 15- 16. [...]	2005-01-19 05:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA JO
05AMMAN4549	ASSISTANT SECRETARY WAYNE'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the BMENA Trade and Investment conference in Amman on May 18, Qatar's Sheikh Mohamed Ahmed Al-Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, told Assistant Secretary E. Anthony Wayne that while substantially increased investment was flowing to Qatar from the U.S., US [...]	2005-06-07 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ENRG BEXP ECON JO
05AMMAN4659	SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE: CISCO [...] Embassy Amman nominates Cisco Systems, Inc. of San Jose, California, for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence. Since the joint announcement of the Jordan Education Initiative at the World Economic Forum in 2003, Cisco Systems has shown a deep commitment to King Abdullah's vision fo [...]	2005-06-09 14:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD SENV KSEP JO
05AMMAN4759	WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS TO SECURE AND [...] (SBU) ECON/C June 14 delivered Ref A demarche to Jordan's new Customs Director General Alaa A. Batayneh, noting Jordan's strong support for the USG position in prior World Customs Organization (WCO) meetings, including at the Policy Commission meeting chaired by Jordan in Amman last December [...]	2005-06-15 07:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL JO CTM
05AMMAN5130	JORDAN-ISRAEL TRADE AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has pursued trade discussions with Israel and Egypt related to Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). The GOJ seeks USG support of Jordanian positions to lower Israeli content to five percent in QIZ products and to use the simpler Egyptian QIZ product [...]	2005-06-27 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL KTIA SENV ECON PGOV KDEM EG IS JO
05AMMAN5195	WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs J. Frank Mermoud and his Senior Advisor Bill Behrens held meetings on the margins of the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea (May 20-22) with numerous businessmen and Government of Jordan (GOJ) leaders who repeated posit [...]	2005-06-28 14:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL JO
05AMMAN531	JORDAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 [...] In response to reftel request, post submits the Investment Climate Statement for 2005 for Jordan. As requested, post will also send a copy of the ICS via email to EB/IFD/OIA. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, JORDAN: Investment Climate Openness to Foreign Investment Since [...]	2005-01-23 07:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB JO OPIC USTR
05AMMAN5313	FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION - U.S. [...] Post June 23 delivered Ref (A) demarche to the Government of Jordan Ministry of Agriculture seeking support for USG candidate Dr. Hulebak for the Vice-Chairperson position of Codex Alimentarius. Post followed up again on June 30 (Ref B) with the Ministry and with the Jordan Institute of Stan [...]	2005-07-03 12:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AORC FAO

05AMMAN5917	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 09:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SY LE JO
05AMMAN6925	UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION: [...] Post has contacted appropriate ministries and NGOs per ref A in order to update ref B reporting on the worst forms of child labor in Jordan, and the efforts in place to combat them. The bulk of the information from ref B remains unchanged, and the worst forms of child labor, as defined in ILO [...]	2005-08-28 11:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI JO USAID
05AMMAN6975	JORDANIAN FIRMS TO CODEL HOEKSTRA: STAY THE COURSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During two informal meetings arranged by Jordanian businessman Khaled Kanaan, a congressional delegation led by House Intelligence Committee chairman Peter Hoekstra heard prominent Jordanian businessmen strongly urge members of congress to remain engaged in Iraq while rethinkin [...]	2005-08-30 07:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD IZ JO
05AMMAN7415	DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S 2005 [...] (U) Embassy Amman's Country Team reaffirms our nomination of Cisco Systems for the Secretary's 2005 Award for Corporate Excellence. Cisco clearly excels in adhering to its core value of corporate social responsibility, and we are glad to respond to your request for further due diligence on [...]	2005-09-15 06:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV JO
05AMMAN7495	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] (U) Following is post's response to reftel request for data and answers to questions on Jordan's textiles and apparel sector. Post will provide septel further analysis of Jordan's unique position as a country with a growing apparel industry attempting to serve both the U.S. and European mar [...]	2005-09-19 08:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX ECON ETRD JO
05AMMAN7507	UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-19 11:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD JO UNESCO
05AMMAN7793	JORDAN AND ISRAEL CLOSE TO NEW QIZ ARRANGEMENT [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan is close to agreeing with Israel on an amendment to their Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Agreement that would change the terms of the product review mechanism by which Israeli content in Jordanian QIZ produ [...]	2005-10-02 07:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO
05AMMAN7794	JORDAN AND ISRAEL CLOSE TO NEW QIZ ARRANGEMENT [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan is close to agreeing with Israel on an amendment to their Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Agreement that would change the terms of the product review mechanism by which Israeli content in Jordanian QIZ produ [...]	2005-10-02 07:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO
05AMMAN8005	TRADE MINISTER ZU'BI ENGAGES DAS DIBBLE ON S&T [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement is a platform upon which to increase higher value-added production and attract investment in advanced laboratories, research institutions, and manufacturing, Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Sharif Zu'bi told visiting NEA Deputy Assis [...]	2005-10-06 09:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KIPR PREL EAID JO
05AMMAN8024	FM KASRAWI ON UNESCO, ARAB LEAGUE-IRAQ TIES [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche on the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to Foreign Minister Kasrawi October 6. Kasrawi also shared a brief readout with Charge of the October 2 meeting of the Arab League Contact Group in Jeddah [...]	2005-10-06 15:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL SCUL IZ JO BHUM UNESCO
05AMMAN8215	URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-17 11:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL JO UNESCO
05AMMAN8228	AMENDED JORDAN-ISRAEL QIZ AGREEMENT [...] (C) Ministry of Industry and Trade official Baha'a Al-Armouti passed to Econoff October 17 the initialed amendments to the 1997 Israel-Jordan Qualifying Industrial Zone Agreement. The changes reflect mutual understandings reached in September (Ref B). Armouti explained that the amendments t [...]	2005-10-17 14:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO
05AMMAN8299	URGENT DIPLOMATIC NOTE AND POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL JO UNESCO
05AMMAN8330	JORDAN IPR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS: PART I - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Safeguarding intellectual property rights (IPR) in Jordan has been a major government concern, but implementation is not yet well-coordinated, and the GoJ is ill-prepared for modern IP pirating techniques. As the sophistication of Jordan's IPR protection regime increases, the [...]	2005-10-23 10:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD KTIA PGOV ECON JO
05AMMAN9708	JORDAN IPR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS: PART II - GAPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan,s governmental infrastructure to protect IPR is decent, but most observers agree that human resource capacity building is a pressing need for that infrastructure to function effectively. The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Industrial Property Protection Directorate, a [...]	2005-12-18 07:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD KTIA PGOV ECON JO
05AMMAN9748	JORDAN'S IPR CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: PART III - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Protection of original pharmaceutical formulations in Jordan is governed not by patent laws, but by drug registration procedures that allocate exclusive marketing rights for innovative drugs for five years from the date of approval by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JF [...]	2005-12-19 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD KTIA PGOV ECON JO
05AMMAN982	AQABA PORT ISPS SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Aqaba port authorities are working hard to comply with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) International Ship and Port Facility Security Plan (ISPS),which took effect last July 1 (Ref C). A strong management team from the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority [...]	2005-02-07 04:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ETTC PARM KSTC PREL JO
05ANKARA1079	Turkish Rice Quota Restrains Imports [...] (SBU) Summary. In February 2005, the Turkish government issued import licenses for rice under its new import regime announce in August 2004. However, because of the costly procedure and high tariffs no significant rice has been imported into the country. Traders estimate that import demand [...]	2005-03-01 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV TU
05ANKARA1085	Special 301: Comment on IACC Submission [...] Based on input from the automotive industry, the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition's (IACC) Special 301 Recommendation on Turkey alleges that the Turkish Customs Undersecretariat requires industry to pay USD 20,000 to provide anti-counterfeit training. Moreover, the IACC requests that [...]	2005-03-01 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA1105	TURKEY SUSPENDS SOMO SUSTAINMENT FUEL LOADING [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish officials decided to cease loading SOMO fuels and the coalition fuels loaded at three sites in Turkey as a measure to reduce the estimated 100 KM plus backlog of trucks in Turkey. An MFA official estimated that the decision would be in effect for four to five days. H [...]	2005-03-03 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IZ MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA1109	UPDATE ON TURKISH LIMITS ON CHINESE TEXTILE [...] (SBU) Shortly after imposing surveillance and protective measures against 42 categories of Chinese textile and apparel imports in connection with section 242 of the Working Party report, GOT and Chinese officials held consultations in Ankara in late January. Both the Chinese Ambassador to Turk [...]	2005-03-03 10:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX TU CH
05ANKARA1214	TURKEY RESUMES LOADING OF JP-8 BOUND FOR [...] (SBU) Turkish Customs confirmed to Ankara Economic Section that on Friday, March 4, Turkey ordered that fuel trucks providing JP-8 for MNF-I resume loading in Turkey, partially rescinding the GOT's March 1 decision (reftel) that all fuel trucks making deliveries to Iraq for SOMO and MNF-I wou [...]	2005-03-08 05:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IZ PGOV PREL TU
05ANKARA1283	TURKEY'S RENEWED INTEREST IN SECOND BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials have renewed their calls for a second border crossing to Iraq. They have asked the USG to help persuade Iraqi officials to agree on a second border gate and inquired about the U.S. offer of 2004 to fund a TDA feasibility study of the border options. Post reco [...]	2005-03-10 11:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA129	GOT TO LIMIT CHINESE TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...] (U) Summary: On December 23, the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) published a communique in the State Gazette announcing surveillance and protective measures against 42 categories of Chinese textile and apparel imports. An FTU official told us that he expects the GOT will impose limits i [...]	2005-01-10 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KTEX TU
05ANKARA1329	Turkish Patent Institute on Pharmaceuticals [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the Turkish Patent Institute supports the idea of patent linkage and will work on a system to ensure that the Health Ministry was informed of valid patents for pharmaceuticals. He defended Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation and stated that there is no pr [...]	2005-03-11 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA1333	Turkey Wants to Participate in CSI [...] This message contains an action request in para 6. 2. On March 10, Basat Ozturk, MFA Head of the Maritime Affairs Department, conveyed the GOT's official, positive response on including the port of Izmir in the Container Security Initiative (CSI). He said that the Turkish Customs Undersecr [...]	2005-03-11 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC TU
05ANKARA1338	BACK IN BUSINESS: FUEL DELIVERIES FROM TURKEY TO [...] (C) Summary: Following Embassy's strong objections, Turkish officials appear to have rescinded the March 1 decision to stop the loading of SOMO and MNF-I fuel trucks. Turkey allowed trucks hauling JP-8 to load beginning March 5, and we confirmed March 10 that all MNF-I and SOMO fuel trucks a [...]	2005-03-11 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA1482	SUSTAINING TURKISH COOPERATION IN MARITIME [...] (U) Reftel requested Embassy input on building international support for an improved global maritime security framework, an objective of the December 2004 Presidential Directive on Maritime Security Policy. The Embassy and USG agencies work closely with the GOT on maritime security programs, i [...]	2005-03-15 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON ETRD PREL PTER PARM TU
05ANKARA1484	IRAQ: TURKS TRYING TO CHANGE A LOSING GAME [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's leadership and policy establishment appears to be grasping for a new and more constructive policy direction on Iraq, in part (we believe) based on the desire to limit the weight Iraq puts on the U.S.-Turkish relationship, in part also due to the Turks' post-election evalu [...]	2005-02-28 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ELTN ETRD TU IZ
05ANKARA1551	Special 301: Customs' Response to IACC [...] Econoff met with Cahit Gokcelik, Deputy Director General, Customs General Directorate, and Hulya Erbay, Customs Expert, on March 15 to discuss the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition's (IACC) Special 301 Recommendation on Turkey. (The Recommendation alleged that the Turkish Customs Und [...]	2005-03-17 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA1558	Mersin's Transit Trade for U.S. Poultry to Iraq [...] (U) OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, TURKEY, AND IN PARTICULAR THE PORT OF MERSIN, HAS BECOME A MAJOR TRANSIT POINT FOR COMMERCIAL SALES OF U.S. POULTRY MEAT TO IRAQ AND COUNTRIES IN THE REGION. TURKEY CREATED A FREE-TRADE ZONE IN MERSIN IN 1987, WHICH HAS EXCELLENT PORT FACILITIES AND AMPLE COLD ST [...]	2005-03-17 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV TU
05ANKARA1652	SPECIAL 301: Update on Copyright/Trademark [...] (U) Summary: A judge in Turkey's specialized intellectual property courts outlined difficulties in rendering effective IP enforcement as well as recent and forthcoming changes in Turkey's IP regime. Turkey's Trademark Association reported a rise in anti- counterfeit court cases. The GOT pro [...]	2005-03-22 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA1831	TURKEY DEFERS ON TDA STUDY OF SECOND TURKEY-IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: The GOT considers additional border crossings with Iraq a high priority, but contrary to recent indications, it continues to insist that the second border must be constructed according to the Turkish proposal -- with the crossing near the Syrian border and new roads running sout [...]	2005-03-30 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA1981	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD JONES' VISIT TO [...] (C) Turkey's leadership is trying to take a more positive attitude toward both the United States and Iraq. This has resulted both from policymakers' understanding that they need to stand up more for the relationship and from the realization that Turkey has more to gain by supporting Iraq's de [...]	2005-04-06 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS ELTN ETRD TU IZ
05ANKARA2031	TURKEY SUPPORTS US OBSERVER STATUS TO BSEC [...] (U) In conjunction with the visit of EUR/ACE Special Advisor John Markey to the Istanbul headquarters of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organization, Econoff met with MFA BSEC desk officer Ali Sain Akin April 6 to discuss the U.S. application for observer status and Turkey's object [...]	2005-04-07 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD TU PREL
05ANKARA2170	TRADE OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON PHARMACEUTICALS, [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Deputy Director General for Agreements Osman Bekaroglu to deliver reftel demarche on anti-schizophrenia drug Zyprexa. Bekaroglu said that the Health Ministry was well aware of the sensitivities involved in the Zyprexa issue. With r [...]	2005-04-18 08:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA2260	TURKISH VIEWS ON OECD ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey has not yet determined its position on the U.S. task force proposal or on the Differentiated Engagement Strategy (DES) at the OECD. The MFA Department Head responsible for OECD issues, however, outlined Turkey's general approach to these issues in a way that suggests sig [...]	2005-04-21 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PREL TU RS OECD
05ANKARA2277	SPECIAL 301: Update on Copyright/Trademark [...] (SBU) The GOT reports a sharp rise in seizure of pirated materials in 2004, along with other measures supporting copyright protection. Our principal film industry anti-piracy contact seems relatively upbeat about IP protection, but trademark owners, publishers and the software representative [...]	2005-04-22 07:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA2294	APPAREL EXECUTIVES ON CHINESE EXPORTS, TIFA, [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Amconsul Istanbul. 2. (SBU) Summary: In an April 8 lunch, textile and apparel industry representatives praised U.S. movement toward limits on Chinese textile imports and expressed the hope the European Commission would follow suit. They also supported [...]	2005-04-22 10:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX EFIN TU CH EUN
05ANKARA2324	"OUR VIEWS ARE THE SAME AS YOURS," TURKISH IRAQ [...] (C) Turkey almost entirely shares our views on Iraq, GOT Special Envoy Koruturk told Senior Adviser and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Amb. Richard Jones on April 19. Amb. Jones outlined for the Turks our approach over the coming year, including providing support for the Iraqi Security Forces (I [...]	2005-04-25 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD TU IZ NATO
05ANKARA2389	NEA WATER ADVISOR CHARLES LAWSON DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NEA Senior Advisor for Science and Technology Issues Charles Lawson visited Turkey April 18-21 to explore GOT interest in cooperation on the Tigris-Euphrates basin. Lawson visited water infrastructure programs in the Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP),which encompasses the hea [...]	2005-04-27 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD IZ PREL SENV SY TU
05ANKARA2522	Special 301: MFA Disappointed With PWL [...] (U) Per ref A, Econoff alerted MFA, the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU),the Turkish Patent Institute (TPE) and other agencies on April 29 that Turkey would remain on the Priority Watch List due to concerns about data exclusivity, patent linkage and copyright/trademark enforcement. FTU a [...]	2005-05-03 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA2527	TURKEY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON USG FUEL DELIVERIES [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy received a diplomatic note May 3 requesting information on U.S. purchases of refined products in Turkey for delivery to Iraq during the period May 2003 through April 2005. Para 4 contains text of diplomatic note. The informat [...]	2005-05-03 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EPET ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA2585	SE TURKISH GOVERNORS TONE DEAF ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-05 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL PGOV ETRD CASC TU
05ANKARA2717	SPECIAL 301: HEALTH MINISTRY PLANS TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) The Deputy Undersecretary of the Turkish Health Ministry told us that the GOT had committed to the EC to extend data exclusivity protection to nonpatented drugs, which would address a major shortcoming in Turkey's regulatory regime. Separately, Lilly's Managing Director in Turkey inform [...]	2005-05-11 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA2729	ANKARA FORUM PROMOTES BUSINESS COOPERATION AMONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Chamber of Commerce organized the first meeting of Israeli, Palestinian and Turkish business associations April 27 in Ankara, Turkey. In a joint statement after the meeting, the three parties named the initiative "the Ankara Forum for Palestine-Israel-Turkey Economic [...]	2005-05-12 07:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECIN ECON ETRD IS PREL TU
05ANKARA2733	NEW IPR CERTIFICATION REGULATION TO HELP COMBAT [...] (SBU) The GOT issued a new certification regulation last month, requiring all businesses involved in the recording, sale, reproduction and distribution of copyright materials to be certified from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MOCT). The regulation also imposes a Source Identification ( [...]	2005-05-12 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA2786	TURKS AGREE TO REGULAR CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) On May 13, Acting DCM discussed reftel list of proposed consultations with Turkey with Amb. Selahattin Alpar, MFA Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs. Visiting EUR DAS Laura Kennedy and MFA Under Secretary Ali Tuygan had informally agreed on reftel list in their May 3 meeting [...]	2005-05-17 04:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD PGOV US TU IZ
05ANKARA2803	TURKISH MFA ON EU, IRAQ, BTC, AND BYPASSES [...] (SBU) Summary: A Turkish MFA official expressed concerns about continued lack of oil flow in the Iraq-Turkey pipeline, but optimism about potential for providing additional Turkish electricity to Iraq. He explained that the GOT was unable to initial the draft of the EU's Energy Community Tr [...]	2005-05-17 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU
05ANKARA2892	ACTION REQUEST: TIME TO RESTART TRILATERAL [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 8. 2. (C) The United States engaged in trilateral talks with the Turkish and Iraqi governments on trucker security on Nov. 30, 2004 and on the PKK on Jan. 11 of this year. At both sets of talks--which were USG initiatives--all three sides agre [...]	2005-05-20 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ETRD MOPS EAID TU IZ US
05ANKARA2901	GOT PREPARING REVISED WTO SERVICES OFFER [...] (SBU) On May 11, Econoff delivered reftel demarche urging the GOT to submit a revised WTO services offer by the May deadline to Sevgi Boz, Deputy Director General at the Turkish Treasury Undersecretariat. Boz responded that Treasury was coordinating an interagency review with the aim of submi [...]	2005-05-23 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TU WTO
05ANKARA2912	TURKS REPORT SUCCESSFUL JA'AFARI VISIT [...] (C) ITG PM Ja'afari made a successful May 19-21 visit to Turkey, according to a senior MFA official. Turkey offered to double its electricity exports to Iraq right away, and to increase these exports seven-fold in the next half a year. The Iraqi Finance Minister proposed an unorthodox procedur [...]	2005-05-23 17:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID ENRG PTER IZ TU
05ANKARA296	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: The Turks, led by PM Erdogan, FonMin Gul, and chief foreign policy advisor Davutoglu, are selling improved relations with Syria as a major foreign policy success. GOT leaders cast Turkey as a channel of communication for the U.S. and Israel with Syria and as a friend that can supp [...]	2005-01-18 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD TU IS IZ SY
05ANKARA3027	Upcoming Revisions to Industrial Property [...] (SBU) Summary: Two bills amending Turkish patent legislation are under consideration. One of these, which is not supported by the GOT, threatens to gut enforcement provisions for most foreign patent holders. The Ankara-based attorney who alerted us to this legislation remains concerned that [...]	2005-05-27 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR USTR TU
05ANKARA3047	TRADE OFFICIAL ON SPECIAL 301, ZYPREXA, RICE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Trade Undersecretariat's (FTU) Director General for Agreements maintained that the GOT would not take any action on applications to market copies of Zyprexa while the issue is still in the courts; promised that State Minister Tuzmen would soon reply to the joint USD [...]	2005-05-31 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR TU
05ANKARA3079	TURKISH CUSTOMS ON WCO DEMARCHE, CSI, HABUR [...] (U) Econ Counselor and Econoff delivered reftel demarche urging Turkish support for the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade to Acting Customs Undersecretary Riza Tuna Turagay on May 27. We also raised the Container Security Initiative [...]	2005-06-01 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER ETRD EAIR TU IZ
05ANKARA322	Suggested Services Market Access Priorities [...] As requested reftel, Embassy has ranked market access priorities for Turkey's services sectors. We have also consulted with the local American business chamber on these priorities. Rank 1 are the highest priorities and 5 are the lowest. In addition, market openness is rated as high, medium [...]	2005-01-18 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TU
05ANKARA3263	TURKEY HOPES FOR INCREASED EXPORT OF ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Working to build on agreements between the Iraqi and Turkish Governments to increase electricity exports from Turkey to Iraq from current 150 MW to as much as 1200 MW (reftels),Turkish Company Kartet/Karadeniz is eager to fulfill this opportunity, but many obstacles remain: Tu [...]	2005-06-09 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU
05ANKARA3347	RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE GSP WAIVERS COUPLED [...] (U) Embassy understands that Washington agencies are considering a waiver of competitive needs limits for travertine, as well as de minimus waivers and a redesignation for other Turkish products, under our Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The Pharmaceuticals Research and Manuf [...]	2005-06-13 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA3842	SOMO DRAWS DOWN ARREARS TO TURKISH COMPANIES, [...] (C) Summary. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, SOMO, has made progress in drawing down arrears to Turkish oil products suppliers and has signed new contracts for 4.9 million tons of oil products to be delivered during the second half of this year. The Turks and Iraqis are also activ [...]	2005-07-01 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA394	GOT's New Data Exclusivity Regulation - Major [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT issued a revised regulation on January 19 providing a six-year term of data exclusivity protection for confidential pharmaceuticals test data effective January 1, 2005. The regulation contains major loopholes, including lack of retroactivity and other provisions which [...]	2005-01-25 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA4058	Zyprexa Update- MOH Issues Sales and Marketing [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-12 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR TU
05ANKARA4166	TURKEY AND IRAQ COOPERATE ON TRUCKER SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: Turkey and Iraq continue to work to improve the safety for Turkish drivers who transport large volumes of refined products and other goods into Iraq. Trucker deaths have fallen sharply in 2005. On June 22-23 Turkish and Iraqi officials met in Ankara to discuss transportation se [...]	2005-07-18 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA4187	IRAQ: TURKS PLEASED WITH KORUTURK'S WASHINGTON [...] (C) On July 13, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff called on MFA Deputy Director General Safak Gokturk to get the Turkish assessment of the July 5-6 Washington visit of the GOT's Special Envoy for Iraq, Amb. Osman Koruturk (Gokturk accompanied Koruturk). Gokturk characterized the meetings as positive [...]	2005-07-19 18:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD IZ TU SY US
05ANKARA4288	TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ - REGULATORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S., Turkish, and Iraqi Governments share the goal of increasing exports from Turkey to Iraq. Turkey's Kartet Company currently exports 200 MW and seeks to increase in two steps: 1) to 350 MW, generally using existing capacity, and 2) to 1200 MW, asserting that it has the s [...]	2005-07-26 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU
05ANKARA4366	FUEL SUPPLY CHAIN INTO IRAQ BACKED UP; RISK OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-28 04:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA4367	FUEL SUPPLY CHAIN INTO IRAQ BACKED UP; RISK OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-28 04:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA4504	TURKISH CHAMBER CONTINUES TO PROMOTE BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary: Business delegations from Israel, Palestine and Turkey (the Ankara Forum) met in Jerusalem June 7 and agreed to move forward with an Israeli proposal to revive the Erez Industrial Zone in Gaza and restore more than 4,000 jobs to Palestinian workers there. Special Envoy Wolfensoh [...]	2005-08-03 11:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECIN ETRD IS PREL TU
05ANKARA4553	HIGH-LEVEL U.S. PARTICIPATION FOR TURKISH-IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD BEXP TU IZ
05ANKARA46	Turkey Biotech Regulations On Hold [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. TURKEY HAS DRAFTED BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS THAT IF ADOPTED IN THEIR CURRENT FORM, WOULD RESTRICT AGRICULTURAL TRADE. THE DRAFT WAS RECENTLY FINALIZED AND CIRCULATED TO RELEVANT INDUSTRIES. INDUSTRY SOURCES INDICATE THAT THE DRAFT REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD AFTER A [...]	2005-01-04 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TU
05ANKARA4609	TURKEY AND IRAQ DEADLOCKED ON SECOND BORDER [...] (C) Summary: With reports of increasingly tight fuel supplies in Iraq, the Charge called the MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and wrote to the GOT to urge SIPDIS whatever action can be taken by Turkish customs to maximize throughput at Habur Gate. Separately, an MFA official [...]	2005-08-05 17:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA47	TURKEY AND IRAQ DISCUSS STEPS TO IMPROVE TRUCKER [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and Turkish delegations met in Ankara December 29-30 to discuss implementation of agreements reached at the November 30 trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) trucker security meeting. The Iraqis proposed a more eastern route for Turkish truckers driving from Zakho to Baghdad and [...]	2005-01-05 05:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA4880	TURKEY WORKING TO EXPEDITE FUEL EXPORT TO IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: The GOT seems to be doing its best to maximize truck traffic at Habur Gate, but shipping flow through the gate will remain an on-going problem for a variety of reasons, particularly because the single gate will remain a bottleneck and because civilian and military needs in Iraq a [...]	2005-08-19 13:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA5065	FUEL FLOWING AGAIN TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Fuel shipments through Turkey to U.S. military and SOMO depots appear to have resumed following the partial clearing of SOMO payment arrears owed to Turkish suppliers and the establishment of a new Turkish system for monitoring deliveries in order to reduce smuggling. At the s [...]	2005-08-29 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECIN PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA5107	TURKEY: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Turkey has made a commitment to eliminate child labor as it pursues its EU membership bid. The GOT's short-term goal is to limit and improve the conditions under which children work. The GOT's long-term goal is to increase access to basic and vocational education as a means of improving the [...]	2005-09-01 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
05ANKARA5119	ADDRESSING THE AI THREAT IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary. Post delivered referenced talking points to officials at the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA). MARA officials are very concerned that Avian Influenza could spread to Turkey primarily by wild bird populations migrating from Russia. Officials welcomed a [...]	2005-09-01 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO KSTH
05ANKARA5122	TRADE MINISTER TUZMEN WASHINGTON MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Turkish State Minister Tuzmen does not appear to have a specific agenda for his September 8-9 meetings at USTR, Commerce and DHS. In addition to our agriculture and IPR issues, it would be helpful to remind the tin-eared Minister of the importance of communication and dialogue [...]	2005-09-02 08:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA5168	TURKEY AND POTENTIAL GAS TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-06 06:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD TU GG AZ
05ANKARA5310	TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ - GOOD NEWS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's Kartet Company gained GOT regulatory approval for increasing its exports to Iraq to 300 MW from current 200 MW, but for a limited and indefinite period, in favor of aiming for a competitive tender for allocation of transmission capacity for the longer term or for a lar [...]	2005-09-13 08:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD TU IZ OPIC
05ANKARA5425	Biotech Speaker in Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary. Most Turks, including government officials, journalists and academics, continue to express concern with transgenic crops and food. Despite the available scientific evidence, most people continue to believe that food products made from transgenic crops are unsafe and should wi [...]	2005-09-19 11:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KSTH
05ANKARA5531	UNESCO CONVENTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-23 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL TU UNESCO
05ANKARA6066	BSEC SECGEN PUSHES FOR ACTIVE U.S. ROLE [...] (SBU) In a September 27 meeting with Charge, Ambassador Tedo Japaridze was delighted that Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) "senior officials" had agreed to U.S. observer status in the organization. This would make his job of making BSEC a more effective organization. He said the decis [...]	2005-10-06 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL TU
05ANKARA6095	SOMO ARREARS TO TURKEY REACH $668 MILLION [...] (C) MFA Coordinator for Iraq and Afghanistan Reconstruction Amb. Koray Targay called in A/DCM Oct. 6 to report that arrears owed to Turkish companies by the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) for humanitarian fuel for the Iraqi people had reached U.S.$ 688 million. In total, SOMO o [...]	2005-10-07 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA6096	IRAQ/KURDS: VISIT OF IRAQI PLANNING MINISTER [...] (C/Rel MCF-I) During a late September visit to Turkey, Iraqi Planning Minister Barham Salih proposed opening a second Turkey-Iraq border crossing about five kilometers west of the Habur Gate. According to the MFA, he noted with concern increasing Iranian influence in Iraq and was critical of [...]	2005-10-07 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL PTER IZ TU
05ANKARA6105	Turkey's AI Outbreak - More Questions [...] Summary. Turkey is waiting for the results of tests, which were sent to England to determine the type of Avian Influenza (AI) that was detected in a turkey flock near Baliksehir last week. There is still some uncertainty among officials whether the virus is the H5N1 strain. The outbreak o [...]	2005-10-10 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO
05ANKARA6138	Turkey's AI Outbreak - More Details [...] Summary. More details are emerging about the recent AI outbreak in Turkey. On Thursday, officials expect to receive test results for specimens sent to England to determine the subtype Avian Influenza (AI) that was detected in a turkey flock last week. The government has been taking extraor [...]	2005-10-11 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO
05ANKARA6190	GOT SEES TIFA AS OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE IMPROVED [...] (U) During an October 11 meeting with visiting State EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman, Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Director General of Agreements Tevfik Mengu said that the upcoming November 30 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting provides an opportunity for Tu [...]	2005-10-13 06:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV TU
05ANKARA6231	SOMO ARREARS TO TURKEY AND FUEL SHORTFALL TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) MFA informed EconOff on October 13 that SOMO arrears (45 days past product delivery) to Turkish fuel suppliers had grown to $750 million and urged the USG to make demarches in Iraq to alleviate this growing problem (Ref A). According to the MFA, SOMO recently annulled 22 of 36 contracts [...]	2005-10-13 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA6232	H5N1 Avian Influenza Confirmed in Turkey [...] Summary. The Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced that tests from the recent outbreak confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza in Turkey. Samples had been sent to England earlier this week for testing. The Minister of Health made a similar announc [...]	2005-10-13 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU
05ANKARA6236	Turkish Agriculture on the Eve of EU Negotiations [...] Summary. Turkey is expected to open the chapter on agriculture by January 2006. While agriculture will be one of the more difficult negotiations, given the significant and wrenching changes needed in rural areas, Turkey may benefit from the process itself. The Turkish government is being c [...]	2005-10-14 08:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO
05ANKARA6291	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] Summary. Although there have been several suspicious cases of bird deaths in the Western and Eastern regions of the country, there have been no new outbreaks of Avian Influenza in Turkey. The Government plans to lift the quarantine restrictions in the AI affected zone by the end of the mont [...]	2005-10-17 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU
05ANKARA6308	TURKS PRESENT CSI DRAFT AGREEMENT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On October 12, GOT MFA Maritime Director Basat Ozturk presented emboffs with a GOT draft of an agreement that would implement the Container Security Initiative (CSI). Ozturk focused on the import [...]	2005-10-18 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC KTIA PBTS TU
05ANKARA6468	TURKEY: SOMO ARREARS APPROACH BREAKING POINT [...] (SBU) Angry Suppliers: MFA informed EconOff on October 26 that SOMO arrears (45 days past product delivery) to Turkish fuel suppliers had grown to almost $900 million (out of accounts receivable of about $1 billion). Both the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK - representing Turkish supp [...]	2005-10-27 11:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL IZ
05ANKARA648	THE TURKEY-IRAQ BORDERS CROSSING WORKS DESPITE [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: At the Turkey-Iraq border crossing, officials and facilities are strained but still functioning. The lines on the Turkish side waiting to enter Iraq are relatively short and orderly, in contrast to the apparent chaos across the Iraqi border where hundreds of t [...]	2005-02-03 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IZ MARR PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA6481	TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND PREPAREDNESS RAPID [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey experienced one confirmed outbreak of the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza in Balikesir in northwestern Turkey in early October without reports of human illness or deaths. The Ministry of Health has taken a leadership role in contingency planning for a potential pandemic [...]	2005-10-27 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED
05ANKARA6496	GOT ON US AG PROPOSAL: AMBITIOUS BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey expressed its concerns about the USG Doha agriculture proposal and remained noncommittal on our request for assistance in urging the EU to table a meaningful proposal. The GOT opposes reducing tariffs before developed countries reduce their domestic support and hopes to [...]	2005-10-28 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR WTRO
05ANKARA6514	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] Summary. The Government of Turkey (GOT) plans to lift the quarantine restrictions in the AI affected zone if new lab results determine that there is no sign of AI in the 7 kilometer radius outside the quarantine zone near Balikesir. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed reports in the press [...]	2005-10-31 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU
05ANKARA6561	TURKEY'S PLANS FOR MOVING FORWARD ON EU ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Bozkir, one of the leads in Turkey's EU accession negotiations, told us that the GoT's inter-ministerial negotiating structure is up and running, and they are proceeding with the screening of initial chapters. His immediate concerns are the Progress Report and Acc [...]	2005-11-07 06:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PROV TU EU
05ANKARA6605	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] Summary. The Government of Turkey (GOT) is still cautious about lifting the quarantine restrictions in the AI affected zone until more testing is done. The dead poultry in Inegol tested negative for AI. Although there continues to be no new confirmed outbreaks of AI in Turkey, there are repo [...]	2005-11-08 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
05ANKARA6641	TURKEY TIFA: PROPOSED DATE, AGENDA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 & 3. 2. Turkey has proposed January 23 through 24, 2006, for the next Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) Council meeting with the US. Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) U/S Tuncer Kayalar will lead the Turkish delegation. Embassy w [...]	2005-11-10 11:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TU USTR

05ANKARA6775	Meeting at Turkish Foreign Trade Regarding WTO Rice [...] (SBU) Summary. The Turkish Under Secretariat for Foreign Trade has requested the U.S. response for dates in Geneva for consultations in connection with the U.S. WTO case concerning Turkey's import rice regime as well as data regarding the case. Turkish officials expressed the desire to res [...]	2005-11-18 05:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
05ANKARA6838	Visit to Turkey by USAID Avian Influenza Official [...] Summary. In the month since the outbreak of Avian Influenza in Turkey, international and bilateral partners have been examining Turkey's response as a possible model for other countries and exploring possible deficient areas in which to collaborate with Turkey in case of any future outbreak [...]	2005-11-21 09:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
05ANKARA6899	PROPOSAL WOULD GUT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary. A bill abolishing penalties for infringing the industrial property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications) of goods produced outside Turkey remains on the Turkish Parliament's agenda. Embassy contacts claim that the legislation was recentl [...]	2005-11-22 16:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA6952	TURKEY-IRAQ HABUR GATE - WHERE TO GO FROM HERE? [...] (C) Summary. Geographical and political realities make Turkey the only neighbor of Iraq with the potential to meet Iraq's growing civilian and military needs for imported fossil fuels and consumer goods. While there are certain short and medium term fixes that can increase the capacity of [...]	2005-11-25 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ETRD TU IZ
05ANKARA6957	TURKEY: DECEMBER 4-5 KABUL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy DG (DAS) for Bilateral Economic Issues Ayse Sinirlioglu says Turkey has not yet decided how it will be represented at the Kabul Conference, but that the delegation will likely be led by senior MFA Afghanistan Coordinator Ambassador Koray Targay. Sinirlioglu, who will also at [...]	2005-11-28 06:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON KPWR PGOV AF TU
05ANKARA7034	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) in Turkey since the October outbreak. According to reports, the Government of Turkey (GOT) has been testing for AI in the case of any suspicious bird deaths. Poultry consumption has steadily risen but is still well below [...]	2005-12-01 10:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
05ANKARA7097	TURKEY'S MOH OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Health U/S Necdet Unuvar appeared optimistic about his ministry's new responsibilities after the MOH assumed many of the programs previously administered by Turkey's Social Security Commission (SSK). The GOT views these reforms, and the costs involved with them, as nec [...]	2005-12-02 16:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO KIPR EFIN TU
05ANKARA7098	IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki visited Ankara November 30 to December 1 and met President Sezer, PM Erdogan, FM Gul and key opposition party leaders. Press coverage was low-key and largely positive. Turkish leaders reportedly gave Mottaki a "clear message," warning that Iran,s nuclear [...]	2005-12-02 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG PHUM ETRD IR TU
05ANKARA7237	AMBASSADOR WILSON PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS [...] (C) Ambassador presented his credentials to Turkish President Sezer on December 8. In a cordial, 20 minute private meeting following the ceremony, Sezer commented on the importance Turkey attaches to its close relationship with the US, which he described as a fundamental point of his country, [...]	2005-12-09 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD TU US
05ANKARA7296	BUSINESS GIVES MIXED REVIEWS TO TURKEY'S IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Turkish music, film, and publishing industries give mixed reviews to the GOT's latest IPR enforcement efforts. While they agree that the 2004 IPR enforcement law is a welcome improvement, they argue that poor enforcement due to lack of training and knowledge [...]	2005-12-13 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA730	OUTREACH TO TURKISH NON-GOVERNMENTAL [...] Ref A requested information on private sector organizations which might have an interest in a sectoral initiative within the non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiating framework in the WTO. While there are a number of Turkish industries (especially the apparel, leather, tile, glasswar [...]	2005-02-08 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX TU
05ANKARA7308	TURKISH JUDGE LIFTS ZYPREXA INJUNCTION AND GENERIC [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent lifting of a Turkish court injunction allowed a generic copy of the Eli Lilly product Zyprexa to come on the market December 9. Lilly representatives plan to continue fighting the case in court, but asked us to refrain from discussing their specific case with the GO [...]	2005-12-14 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA731	Mars on Alleged Turkish Infringement of [...] Evie Kyriakides, Trademark Counsel for Mars Incorporated, and Hoda Barakat, a partner in the Al Tamimi and Company law firm, called on Econoff and FCS Counselor in separate meetings on February 2 to seek USG advice and assistance with respect to alleged trademark infringements of Mars confect [...]	2005-02-08 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR BEXP TU
05ANKARA7318	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture's Protection and Control Division published its fourth and final report on Avian Influenza (AI)on December 8, 2005 and submitted it to the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE). 2. The report declares that the country is free of AI a [...]	2005-12-14 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
05ANKARA7423	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH TURKISH FM [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ETRD ECON PTER TU US IZ IR SY EU CY
05ANKARA7593	Minister of Agriculture, Mehdi Eker's comments on [...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 22 meeting, Minister of Agriculture Mehdi Eker gave the Ambassador a general overview of the new Turkish agriculture policy and commented on the Turkish rice situation, in light of the current WTO case. Both sides agreed that the best manner to resolve the rice [...]	2005-12-28 09:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
05ANKARA7606	Second Avian Influenza Outbreak in Turkey [...] (U) Summary. On December 27, the Government of Turkey announced a second outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in the country. This one occurred in the East, near the Armenian border, in an area where there are only backyard farms and no commercial production operations. The government took all [...]	2005-12-28 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
05ANKARA7658	TURKEY'S 2006 "YEAR OF THE AMERICAS" [...] (SBU) Summary. Based on the success of similar regional strategies the GOT has been implementing since 2003, Turkey's Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) will focus its 2006 trade promotion strategy on the United States. With a target of increasing the share of Turkish goods in U.S. impor [...]	2005-12-30 11:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP TU
05ANKARA786	PLANNING FOR THE SECOND U.S.-IRAQ-TURKEY [...] Action Request: Embassy Ankara seeks Washington approval and guidance to discuss with Turkish officials scheduling the second trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) meeting on trucker security. The first meeting was held November 30 in Ankara, followed by a bilateral Turkey-Iraq meeting December 29. [...]	2005-02-10 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD IZ MOPS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA835	GOT DEFENDS NEW DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATION [...] (SBU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as far as is legally possible to protect research-based companies within Turkey's legal framework. The Health Ministry reported that it had implemented a system f [...]	2005-02-14 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA839	GOT Defends New Data Exclusivity Regulation [...] (SBU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as far as is legally possible to protect research-based companies within Turkey's legal framework. The Health Ministry reported that it had implemented a system f [...]	2005-02-14 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA862	SENIOR BIOTECH ADVISOR'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) In meetings with GOT officials and private sector organizations, State's Senior Agricultural Biotech Advisor raised U.S. concerns about the potential of Turkey's draft biosafety law to hinder trade and development, and provided an overview of U.S. biotechnology policies, particularly w [...]	2005-02-15 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO TU
05ANKARA939	TURKEY: DATA EXCLUSIVITY DEMARCHE TO MFA [...] (SBU) Following-up on our meetings with the Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Under Secretariat (ref A),DCM made ref B demarche to MFA Director General for the Americas Selhattin Alpar on February 18. The DCM highlighted the important role intellectual property issues have played in our bi [...]	2005-02-18 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA941	Turkey Takes Positive Steps in IPR Enforcement [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Culture considers the 2004 copyright legislation, which brought about a significant fall in street sales of pirated materials and jail terms for several convicted pirates, to be successful. The Ministry is now waiting for the Prime Ministry to approve a new C [...]	2005-02-18 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA971	Special 301 - Recommendation to Continue [...] (SBU) The GOT has taken a number of steps in the last year to improve intellectual property protection, especially for copyright owners. However, Turkey has not implemented fully TRIPS-consistent data exclusivity protection, and piracy and counterfeiting rates remain high. Embassy recommend [...]	2005-02-23 07:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU
05ASUNCION1025	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 7 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: --New Mission Chief to Cuba is Pro-Castro --Venezuelan Investment in Paraguay --Drugs, Thugs, Guns and Money --31 Small Economies Discuss Access at WTO --------------------------------------- New Mission Chief to Cuba is Pro-Castro --------------------------------------- 2 [...]	2005-08-13 19:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1069	PARAGUAY: IMF MISSION BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During a lunch hosted by the Ambassador, the visiting IMF team told us that the government appears to have stayed the course on fiscal responsibility and to have tentatively met all of the e [...]	2005-08-24 21:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1072	PARAGUAY 2005 CHILD LABOR REPORT UPDATE [...] The following responses are an update to the 2004 Child Labor Report (ref. B) The responses are based on input from the Ministry of Children and Adolescents, the Ministry of Education, the International Labor Organization (ILO),and Pro Joven (Pro Youth),a non-governmental organization. 2 [...]	2005-08-25 17:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PA AID
05ASUNCION1090	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 21 [...] Summary -- Ambassador Reaffirms Commitment to Strengthen US - GOP Relations -- Negotiating for Oviedo Release -- Cespedes is New Minister of Justice and Labor -- Visit Sparks New Interest in EXIM Financing --------------------------------------------- --------------- ---- Ambassador [...]	2005-08-30 15:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD PINR PA
05ASUNCION1095	PARAGUAY: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC WHA [...] (S) The Taiwanese Ambassador to Paraguay took up his assignment this year. The Ambassador has infrequent social contact with him but believes the Taiwanese Ambassador would be amenable to contact on PRC activities. The Polcouns has relatively frequent social and professional contact with th [...]	2005-08-31 15:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	EAGR ECON EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL CH PA
05ASUNCION1121	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 28 [...] (U) Summary -- Smells Like Drugs -- Thousands Receive Medical Care -- Paraguay Interested in FTA - Someday ----------------- Smells Like Drugs ----------------- 2. (U) On August 26, the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) Canine Unit detected and seized 7.3 kilogra [...]	2005-09-02 18:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1144	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary -- Duarte to Veto Public Bank Law -- Deputies Block Investigation of Amambay Governor -- Esso Scores Judicial Victory -- Duarte-Frutos a Candidate for ANR Presidency -- Castiglioni Meets Senate about US-GOP Relations ------------------------------ [...]	2005-09-12 20:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD ECON PA
05ASUNCION1167	(C) AMBASSADOR URGES STRONGER ACTION ON CUSTOMS BY [...] (C) In a meeting requested by the Ambassador, Minister Bergen supported the Ambassador,s requests that a new investigative unit to be created in Customs fall directly under the supervision of the Customs Director, and that members of that unit and two others in the Ministry of Finance be subj [...]	2005-09-14 20:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KMCA KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1177	CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT DUARTE [...] (C) Summary: On September 14, I called on President Nicanor Duarte Frutos (NDF) to urge his involvement in seeking enactment of an anti-money laundering bill, and he concurred. We also talked about a September 16-18 workshop to help the GOP develop national security strategies and a State-fu [...]	2005-09-19 16:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD US PY
05ASUNCION1213	PARAGUAY'S 2006 BUDGET PROPOSAL, PUBLIC BANK LAW [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Paraguay's 2006 budget proposal, recently submitted to Congress, projects a fiscal deficit of 0.66% of GDP, with 2006 real GDP growth of 3.5 percent (vice 3.25 percent for 2005 [...]	2005-09-26 12:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1214	PARAGUAY'S 2006 BUDGET PROPOSAL, PUBLIC BANK LAW [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Paraguay's 2006 budget proposal, recently submitted to Congress, projects a fiscal deficit of 0.66% of GDP, with 2006 real GDP growth of 3.5 percent (vice 3.25 percent for 2005 [...]	2005-09-26 12:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1215	MINISTER OF FINANCE REQUESTS BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Bergen has asked the Ambassador for USG assistance with a major overhaul of the Ministry's financial management function, as part of a general restructuring of [...]	2005-09-26 13:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1216	MINISTER OF FINANCE REQUESTS BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Bergen has asked the Ambassador for USG assistance with a major overhaul of the Ministry's financial management function, as part of a general restructuring of [...]	2005-09-26 13:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1222	PARAGUAY AND VENEZUELA: MORE ON CHAVEZ ACTIVITIES [...] (U) The following information responds to Department's action request in ref H and supplements information previously reported in ref I. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post has no new information regarding campesino trips to Venezuela funded by the GOV for ""special indoctrination training."" The website ww [...]	2005-09-27 18:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINR MARR ETRD PA VE
05ASUNCION1242	PARAGUAY'S PLAN TO FORMALIZE CDE [...] The GOP has announced a new tax plan designed to help formalize the economy of Ciudad del Este, situated on the border with Brazil. The system will be voluntary and is expected to take effect in November. Participants will receive benefits such as lower tariffs and lower up-front tax paymen [...]	2005-10-04 14:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KCRM KMCA KTFN PREL PA
05ASUNCION1270	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JTIC USDEL AND ASSOCIATED [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for members of the U.S. Delegation to the U.S.-Paraguay JCTI: (1) Mary Teresa Sullivan, USTR, delegation head, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 11-13, 2005; (2) David Nolan, State/WHA/BSC (Security cl [...]	2005-10-11 11:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1321	UNESCO AND PARAGUAY: US APPEAL UNSUCESSFUL ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 21:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL PHUM SCUL UNESCO
05ASUNCION1322	PARAGUAY SEEKING INTERNAL CONSENSUS ON US WTO AG [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-21 11:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PA WTRO
05ASUNCION1324	AMBASSADOR SHOWCASES ASUNCIONS BIODIVERSITY, [...] On Oct. 6, Ambassador hosted members of local conservation organization Guyra Paraguay, along with environmentalists, businesspeople and media representatives to observe the wealth of flora and fauna contained within the 10-acre Embassy compound. The event featured the debut of two fold-out g [...]	2005-10-21 14:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON PA
05ASUNCION423	PARAGUAY: POST SUPPORTS ICE PROPOSAL FOR A TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: USG Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have proposed the creation of a Trade Transparency Module (TTM) in Paraguay, identified as the second highest priority country after Colombia. A TTM involves the use of sophisticated data mining software to ana [...]	2005-03-28 19:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KMCA KCRM KTFN PTER PA
05ASUNCION481	PARAGUAY: WIPO SESSION ON IPR AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On March 31, Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to the GOP's Director General of Intellectual Property, Astrid Weiler. Ms. Weiler, who has been a very effective advocate of intellectual property rights in Paraguay, said tha [...]	2005-04-07 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR OIIP PA WIPO
05ASUNCION597	PARAGUAY'S VP ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND MWH CASE [...] (U) May 2 the Ambassador asked VP Castiglioni to push money laundering legislation presently before two Senate committees (legislation, and budget.) Noting that the draft meets international standards and addresses major GOP and USG priorities but has been in the Senate for almost a year, the [...]	2005-05-03 20:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SNAR PA
05ASUNCION621	PARAGUAY: IMF MISSION BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] Summary: On May 3, the Ambassador received the visiting IMF team, here for the fifth review of Paraguays Standy-by Arrangement. The program remains on track quantitatively, but faces some continued delays on the structural reform front. The Mission Chief was not overly concerned since, in [...]	2005-05-06 11:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PA
05ASUNCION649	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 7-13 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Human rights agenda takes center stage this week -- Justice Rienzi re-appointment saga continues -- NDF and Rachid pursue increased trade with Arab countries -- SENAD agents capture narco-pilot wanted in Brazil Human rights agenda takes center stage this week [...]	2005-05-16 12:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ETRD SNAR KCRM PA VE
05ASUNCION675	PARAGUAY'S FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: President Duarte accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Dionisio Borda today, and shortly thereafter named current Minister of Industry and Commerce Ernst Bergen as Borda's replacement. In naming Bergen, the Pres [...]	2005-05-19 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION681	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 14-20 [...] (U) Summary: ------------------ -- Paraguay to import Venezuelan oil? -- Paraguay establishes relations with Bahrain -- Paraguay to repatriate 29 women from Argentina -- Additional drug busts in Paraguay Paraguay to import Venezuelan oil? ---------------------------------- 2. (U) On Ma [...]	2005-05-20 15:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR ETRD EPET KCRM VE PA GTIP
05ASUNCION689	PARAGUAY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON CARTEGENA [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-23 21:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO PA
05ASUNCION701	PARAGUAY WILL NOT SUBMIT REVISED WTO SERVICES OFFER [...] Econcouns delivered reftel demarche on WTO services negotiations to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ruben Ramirez on May 24. Ramirez explained that Paraguay would not be submitting a revised services offer until it sees more progress in agriculture negotiations, Paraguay's priority. Ramire [...]	2005-05-25 20:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PA WTO
05ASUNCION714	Ambassador Sees Positives During Visit To [...] Ambassador traveled to the departments of Alto Parana, the capital of which is Ciudad del Este, and Itapua May 14- 15. During his visit, he attended the Santa Rita Expo, a major regional agricultural fair, and helped to inaugurate a USAID-funded municipal tax collection system in Ciudad del [...]	2005-05-31 12:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD EAGR EIND PA
05ASUNCION726	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW FINANCE MINISTER WHO [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador and Treasury technical advisors on May 26, new Minister of Finance Ernst Bergen assured the Ambassador that the GOP would maintain the same fiscally conservative policies and [...]	2005-06-01 21:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION733	EX-FINANCE MINISTER BORDA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON HIS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted ex-Minister of Finance Dionisio Borda and his top advisor, Fernando Masi at a private breakfast on May 27. Borda claimed that he had been forced out under a pretext (see ref B) to clear the way for excessive, politically motivated economic stimulus in adva [...]	2005-06-02 21:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION745	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On May 31, Ambassador, Econcouns and Resident Enforcement Advisor (REA) called on new Minister of Industry and Commerce Raul Vera. Vera started off by assuring the Ambassador that he intended to follow the sam [...]	2005-06-06 19:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION750	DEBTORS AT THE DOOR [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Ernst Bergen shared his concerns with me about a renewed attempt by industrialists and bankers to raid government coffers. They seek a rollover and/or forgiveness of debts owed by industrialists to banks dating back to the mid-1990's, with the GOP picking up th [...]	2005-06-07 21:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION758	PARAGUAY WILL SUPPORT WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-09 21:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PA CTM
05ASUNCION797	PARAGUAYS REMAINING RAW SUGAR EXPORTS TO USA FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-22 20:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PA
05ASUNCION841	MERCOSUR SUMMIT: LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-30 18:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECIN EFIN EPET ETRD KIPR CU PA KICC VZ
05ASUNCION90	PARAGUAY: CODEL DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCING, [...] Summary. On 1/11 Senators Dodd, Chaffee, and Nelson toured Ciudad del Este (CDE) and visited the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam. On 1/12, they met with President Duarte (see reftel),Paraguayan Senators and Presidential Advisors. In their meeting with Senators, CODEL Dodd registered its concern [...]	2005-01-18 15:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION913	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 11 - 15 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-15 18:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KCRM PA PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
05ASUNCION936	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 16 - [...] (U) SUMMARY --------------- --Liberal Party Dissident Elected Comptroller --Customs Trys To Take Control of CD Imports --Protests Against US Troops --Hassan Barakat Has Fled to Beirut ------------------------------------------- Liberal Party Dissident Elected Comptroller ----------------- [...]	2005-07-25 18:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM ETRD PA
05ASUNCION955	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS WESTERN HEMISPHERE WALTER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for USDOC Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere Walter Bastian (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 3-4, 2005, for the purpose of signing the Business Ethics Pact. The contact officer for [...]	2005-07-29 13:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PA
05ASUNCION957	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH COOK, INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for USDOC International Trade Specialist and Country Desk Officer for Paraguay Sarah Cook (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 2-7, 2005, for the purpose of working on the Good Governance Program, and attendin [...]	2005-07-29 17:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PA
05ATHENS171	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: GREEK [...] Greece as a member of the EU has an open market and services represent the largest and fastest growing sectors of the Greek economy. U.S. and other non-EU investors receive less advantageous treatment than domestic or EU investors in the banking, mining, broadcasting, maritime and air transport se [...]	2005-01-14 13:53:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD GR
05ATHENS232	GREEK COTTON FARMERS DEMAND FULL SUBSIDIES FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Greek cotton farmers are staging their annual protest and threatening to block the North-South highway unless they receive subsidies on their entire cotton production, not just the amount within the EU?s quota. The GoG cannot subsidize the entire 2004 cotton crop unless it uses state [...]	2005-01-20 15:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD GR
05ATHENS2992	GREEKS FLEXIBLE ON WTO MARKET ACCESS, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the end of a week of pressing at all levels, Ambassador met with Greek Minister of Finance Alogoskoufis for second time, who admitted that while Greece is willing to be flexible regarding market access for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA),their national interest does not [...]	2005-11-23 11:21:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD GR
05ATHENS3094	AVIAN FLU: GREEK POULTRY INDUSTRY UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-06 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR AVIANFLU
05ATHENS365	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 26 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: On January 26th Ambassador Ries called on Minister of National Economy and Finance Giorgos Alogoskoufis. Alogoskoufis thanked the U.S. for its assistance on combatting terrorist financing and explained the government of Greece's plans for meeting its Stability and Growth Pact obliga [...]	2005-02-03 15:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD GR PTER AMB
05ATHENS377	WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] Per reftel criteria, Embassy has identified a number of business associations that can be contacted to discuss a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization. 2. List of professional associations Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries Address: 23 Lagoumitzi Street, Kallithea Telephone [...]	2005-02-04 14:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD GR
05ATHENS429	EU RICE; GREECE SUPPORTS COMPROMISE [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 4 to the Ministries of Agriculture, Economy and Finance, and Foreign Affairs. (The Ministry of Agriculture conveyed our arguments to the Greek WTO mission in Geneva.) On February 8, the Agriculture Ministry's Secretary General for Policy, Christos A [...]	2005-02-10 12:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD GR
05ATHENS430	WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM): GREECE SUPPORTS EC [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-10 12:56:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD GR
05ATHENS529	IPR UPDATE -- GREECE [...] (U) Post does not object to Greece's inclusion on the special mention list, but does not believe the IPR problems merit inclusion on any higher level of the Special 301 list. The Greek Government continues its efforts to protect intellectual property and fight piracy. Existing national legis [...]	2005-02-23 13:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD GR KIPR
05ATHENS799	INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND OUTREACH [...] This is in response to reftel invitation of post's input on Greece's adoption of maritime security measures in accordance to the President's Maritime Security Policy. 2. Greece, as host of the 2004 Summer Olympics, has expedited implementation of many security plans including maritime sec [...]	2005-03-22 10:35:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD KSTC PARM PHSA PREL PTER ASEC EU GR IASA
05ATHENS828	INFORMATION ON GREEK LAW REGARDING [...] The following information is keyed to reftel questions regarding appeals from Greek Customs decisions. 2. Greek Customs procedures are governed by Greek national law 2960 of 2001, which is harmonized to EU regulations 2913/92 and 2454/93. Article 28 of Law 2960/2001 provides for customs [...]	2005-03-24 09:09:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EU GR
05BAGHDAD2374	LATEST FROM IRAQ'S MINISTER OF TRADE ON THE PDS. [...] (SBU) In a June 1 meeting with IRMO reps Minister of Trade Abd' al-Bassit Kareem informed us that he does not expect new wheat, sugar or rice imports into Iraq for the Public Distribution (food ration) System (PDS) until mid- July. According to the Minister, US wheat, including a shipment fro [...]	2005-06-02 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PREL IZ ECON
05BAGHDAD2527	IRAQI MINISTER OF TRADE: PDS, JEC AND THE ARAB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraqi Minister of Trade Abd' al-Bassit Kareem is confident the Public Distribution (food ration) System (PDS) has enough wheat and rice supplies for the months of June and July. The Minister, who has discussed the Arab League Boycott (ALB) demarche (reftel) with Prime Minister [...]	2005-06-15 14:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID IZ ECON
05BAGHDAD2821	IRAQ'S PDS: USG NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the efforts of the Iraqi and U.S. Governments, Iraq's Public Distribution (food ration) System (PDS) continues to deteriorate, leaving a significant portion of the population with few options to o supplement their food needs. As the Iraqi Transition Government (ITG) at [...]	2005-07-04 10:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD2972	PRIME MINISTER PREVIEWS IRAN TRIP, PLEDGES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Jafari told us July 15 that his main message in Iran would be to urge that they tighten controls over the common border while he also warned them away from interference in Iraqi internal affairs. He said he would also raise bilateral agreements on supply of es [...]	2005-07-17 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINS ETRD IZ
05BAGHDAD3037	FURTHER ON RUSSIAN COMPANIES IN IRAQ [...] (C) Embassy Baghdad read with great interest Embassy Moscow's two excellent cables on Russian companies in Iraq and on how Russia is coming to terms with the new Iraq (REFTELS),and wanted to add that at least one Russian company is reaching out to the U.S. in Baghdad in an attempt to generat [...]	2005-07-21 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EPET RS IZ
05BAGHDAD3066	JCRED AMMAN: Trade Session Discussion focuses on [...] (SBU) Summary: The inaugural U.S.-Iraqi Joint Committee on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) meeting held in Amman, Jordan on July 10-11, 2005 saw detailed discussions of developments in Iraq's trade and agriculture sectors. Delegates discussed the imminent July submission of I [...]	2005-07-24 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD3132	IRAQ TRADE MINISTER DECIDES NOT TO REQUIRE ARAB [...] (SBU) On July 28, acting ECON Counselor, accompanied by IRMO senior consultant and IRMO technical management consultant, expressed USG concerns over the Ministry of Trade's imposition of an Arab League Boycott declaration on foreign investors in Iraq. GOI Minister of Trade Abdel Basset Karim [...]	2005-07-29 10:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV IZ BEXP BTIO ECON
05BAGHDAD3411	IRAQ TRADE MINISTER SEEKING SUPPORT OF OTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 15, Acting Econ Min. Counselor and IRMO Senior Consultant met with the Minister of Trade Abdel Basset Karim to express the USG's continuing concern regarding enforcement of the Arab League Boycott (ALB) against foreign investors in Iraq (reftels). The Trade Minister [...]	2005-08-18 20:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KBCT PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3547	UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME'S IRAQ DIRECTOR LAYS OUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paolo Lembo, Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme Iraq, met with IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard on August 14 to discuss UNDP priorities in Iraq after having recently opened its liaison office in Baghdad. He stressed UNDP's focus on building Iraq's weak g [...]	2005-08-30 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL ETRD EINV EAID ELAB IZ KCRS UN
05BAGHDAD3550	FUEL SHORTAGE REACHES BAGHDAD, ITG TAKES ACTION [...] (C) Summary: A series of events culminating in the August 24 suspension of fuel shipments from Turkey to Iraq, due to the State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO)'s unpaid debt to Turkish firms, has caused a serious fuel shortage in northern Iraq that is cascading into Baghdad and points south. A [...]	2005-08-30 18:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV TU IZ ECON
05BAGHDAD3555	JCRED AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq agricultural issues in Amman during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) July 11. Minister of Agriculture Dr. Ali Hussein Al-Behadli presented his strategy to reduce poverty and increase food security. In add [...]	2005-08-31 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EIND KPRV SOCI EAID IZ
05BAGHDAD3562	JCRED REVIEWS IRAQ ENERGY ISSUES [...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq energy issues in Amman during an energy bilateral on July 10, and during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) on July 11. The Ministry of Oil plans to expand oil production to 2.5 million barrels/day by year [...]	2005-08-31 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ENRG EPET SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD3760	TETSURO SHARES JAPANESE PLANS TO FULFILL FUNDS [...] (SBU) On September 2 Amano Tetsuro (Minister- Counselor of the Embassy of Japan, Baghdad and Chief Liaison and Representative of Japan to Baghdad) met with IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard and Deputy Director David Harris to discuss Japan's fulfillment on the commitment of funds pledged to Iraq [...]	2005-09-13 02:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL ETRD EINV EAID ELAB IZ KCRS
05BAGHDAD3787	ENGAGING THE MINISTER ON IRAQI DATES [...] (SBU) Summary: USG representatives met with Minister of Agriculture Ali al-Bahadili on September 11 and reviewed the process for and advantages of gaining approval to export dates to the United States. During the meeting, a senior ministry official confirmed that Iraqi dates have been enter [...]	2005-09-14 07:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3792	GLOBAL RESUMES NORMAL OPERATIONS AT BAGHDAD [...] (U) Summary: Following GOI assurances of partial payment of $12.5 million on claimed arrears, Global Risk Securities (GRS) resumed full operations at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) at 0600 hours September 10. All flights - civilian, commercial, and military - are operating normally. P [...]	2005-09-14 10:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3824	UPDATE ON RAYTHEON PAYMENT FOR BIAP RADAR [...] (U) Raytheon Corporation has a contract to install and commission a radar system at Baghdad International Airport. The original contract amount was $27.5 million and was a cost-plus contract. The Ministry of Transportation (MoT) currently owes Raytheon $15.2 million -- $9.4 million for work c [...]	2005-09-15 18:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3976	VP ADEL ABD AL-MAHDI UPBEAT WITH CODEL STEARNS [...] (SBU) VP Adel Abd al-Mahdi told CODEL Stearns September 24 that he expects the referendum to pass without problems. He added that the U.S. had facilitated the negotiations but it was an Iraqi product. In the end, it was the best that could be produced, he said, even if he was not entirely hap [...]	2005-09-26 11:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EFIN ETRD IZ
05BAGHDAD3988	DRAFT LAW LIBERALIZING FUEL IMPORTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has obtained a draft of a proposed GOI law to liberalize the import and distribution of refined fuel products (text in para 4). If adopted and implemented, the draft law will END the State Oil Marketing Company's monopoly on fuel imports. The law is ambiguous, however, as [...]	2005-09-26 16:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4006	(U) FIRST KURDISTAN REBUILDING EXPO ATTRACTS 200 [...] (SBU) Summary: A USG delegation attended the Rebuild Iraq Expo and Conference on September 15 & 16 in the Kurdish city of Erbil. Organized by the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, it was the first such event held in Iraq. Kurdish areas want to show they are open and ready for [...]	2005-09-27 12:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4035	DPM AL-JABBURI VISIT TO THE U.S.: IRAN/IRAQ ENERGY [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Deputy Prime Minister Abd Mutlak al-Jabburi intends to visit the US in early October to discuss the Iraqi Constitution, human rights, security, and economic projects, particularly the Iraq-Iran oil pipeline proposal. Post requests guidance on potential ILSA inf [...]	2005-09-29 15:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR IZ
05BAGHDAD4084	JCRED - PROGRESS REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Significant progress has been made with Iraq in many economic policy areas since the July 10- 11 Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) in Amman, Jordan. The Iraqis have moved toward the approval of their 2006 budget and beginning negotiations on a [...]	2005-10-03 12:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID EFIN EINV EPET KBCT IZ ENRG ETRD
05BAGHDAD4204	IRAQ - AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES THE IMF, [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPM Ahmed Chalabi invited Ambassador Khalilzad to break the Ramadan fast with him October 7. During wide-ranging discussions, Chalabi expressed confidence that Iraq will succeed in negotiating a Standby Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before year's en [...]	2005-10-12 09:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV ECON IZ IMF
05BAGHDAD4218	PRELIMINARY IRAQI THINKING ON FALL JCRED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with EconOffs and Treasury Attache on October 12, the Minister of Finance's chief of staff shared some of FINMIN Allawi's thinking on the next US/Iraq Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Develo [...]	2005-10-13 16:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL IZ

05BAGHDAD4345	IRAQ'S FUEL SITUATION WORSENS UNDER IMPACT OF [...] (S) Summary: National power blackouts and repeated interdictions of crude oil and product supply lines to and from major refineries have reduced Iraq's domestic fuel production, and increased its reliance on imported fuel. Stores of gasoline are low (critically in the north) and dropping, as [...]	2005-10-21 18:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4384	AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK DOES NOT POSE SIGNIFICANT [...] SUMMARY: The H9N2 strain of avian flu virus detected in the northern governorates does not pose a significant health risk to humans. The GOI is responding and developing response and prevention plans. An Embassy task force is following the situation and assisting the GOI as necessary and ap [...]	2005-10-25 08:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KSCA TBIO IZ
05BAGHDAD4506	ACTIONS TO ASSURE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRITY [...] (C/REL MCNI/IRAQ) SUMMARY: Failures of Iraq's critical energy infrastructure have reached unprecedented levels which are seriously hindering the Iraqi Transitional Government's (ITG) ability to raise desperately needed revenues and to deliver basic services such as electricity, fuel, and wate [...]	2005-11-03 03:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT KCOR KCRM KHLS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PTER NATO
05BAGHDAD4893	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BUDGET, BANK RESTRUCTURING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador urged Minister of Finance Allawi on December 1 to ensure the passage of the 2006 budget in order to fulfill the GOI's commitment to the IMF. (NOTE: The Transitional National Assembly (TNA) passed the budget on December 4. END NOTE.) The Ambassador also pressed the Mini [...]	2005-12-08 08:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV KBCT MOPS
05BAGHDAD4904	OPIC INQUIRY RE: ERBIL HOUSING PROJECT [...] This cable is in response to questions posed in reftel re: OPIC interest in Erbil Housing Project. ------------------------------------- Scimitar, Bazian, and KRG Background ------------------------------------- 2. Iraqi contacts indicate that Scimitar Global Ventures acts as a broker [...]	2005-12-08 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ
05BAGHDAD4908	PM DISCUSSES PRISON INSPECTIONS, VISIT TO SAUDI [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On the evening of December 3, Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari hosted a meeting at his residence attended by Charge, MNF-I Commanding General and Deputy Commanding General, UK Ambassador Patey, and DepPolMilCouns. Present with the PM were Chief of Staff Dr. Abdul Azi [...]	2005-12-08 19:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ETRD IZ
05BAGHDAD4929	AVIAN FLU UPDATE: POULTRY CONSUMPTION LAGS [...] SUMMARY: From November 26-30, Embassy Agriculture Attache and Senior Agricultural Advisor visited Kurdish governorates and met with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Agriculture to follow up on U.S. poultry imports since the lifting of the import ban on poultry (ref A). Ac [...]	2005-12-10 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD IZ USTR
05BAGHDAD4990	IRAQI BUSINESS EXPATRIATES-WATCHING AND WAITING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraqi business expatriates in Amman assess opportunities in Iraq to be uncertain at present. They focus on 1) getting Iraqi businesses involved in doing reconstruction, 2) improved security and stability to permit investment, and 3) opening of competitive opportunities via priv [...]	2005-12-14 06:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD IZ
05BAGHDAD5101	OPIC INQUIRY RE: IMMDF LOAN PROPOSALS [...] This cable is in response to reftel A re: OPIC request for Embassy comments on potential Iraq Middle Market Development Foundation (IMMDF) loan proposals. 2. Post IRMO/Private Sector Development was closely involved in the referral process for projects A (Naseer Oxygen Gas),C (Hilal Al K [...]	2005-12-24 08:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ
05BANGKOK1026	AMBASSADOR BOYCE CALLS ON THAI COMMERCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Boyce paid his first official call on Thai Commerce Minister Watana Muangsook on February 4, 2005. A beaming Watana predicted a landslide for the ruling party on February 6, saying it was vindication of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's hands-on "CEO style." Watana [...]	2005-02-09 05:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EINV ETRD ASCH ID TH
05BANGKOK1266	THAKSIN,S ECONOMIC POLICY: THE NEXT FOUR YEARS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL TH
05BANGKOK1345	Thai Customs Notifies Ports: Zero Percent Duty on [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's Customs Department informed Econoff on February 18 that its November 1 ruling, that ATMs that dispense cash as a core function are entitled to a zero percent import tariff under the Information Technology Agreement (ITA),had been distributed to Thailand's ports in J [...]	2005-02-23 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TH
05BANGKOK1425	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- EMBASSY RECOMMENDS WATCH [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Overall IPR protection in Thailand remains woefully inadequate by any measure. During the past year, however, the RTG has modestly improved upon its commitments to improve IPR protection. Minister of Commerce Wattana Muangs [...]	2005-02-25 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON KIPR TH
05BANGKOK1427	Thailand: Customs Valuation Issues [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18, Embassy representatives met with the Customs Department's Mr. Watana U-Thasoonthorn, Director, Customs Procedures and Valuation Directorate. Noting that some customs officers continue to assign arbitrary values to data on carrier media (CD) imports, Watana agree [...]	2005-02-25 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TH GATT WTRO
05BANGKOK1899	THAI SHRIMP INDUSTRY ASKS FOR AD RELIEF [...] On March 15, the Embassy received a delegation representing the Thai shrimp industry. The delegation, comprised of the heads of several regional shrimp farmers associations, the Thai Shrimp Association, and the Thai Marine Shrimp Farmers Association, presented to the Economic Counselor a 2-p [...]	2005-03-16 04:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TH
05BANGKOK2048	Thailand: Coordination and Outreach on Maritime [...] (U) In response to reftel, various agencies at Post have portfolio responsibility and/or interest in maritime security. The Economic section has portfolio responsibility for maritime security from an economic policy standpoint. The Political section has responsibility for engaging and coordi [...]	2005-03-22 00:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON ETRD EWWT KSTC TH
05BANGKOK2137	MEGAPROJECTS: WE KNOW WHY, NOBODY KNOWS HOW [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-25 05:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TH
05BANGKOK2838	THAILAND: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary, on behalf of the entire Embassy community, I welcome you to Bangkok. You are visiting at an opportune point in our negotiations with the Thai on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra no longer distracted by elections and firmly back [...]	2005-04-26 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL PTER TH OVIP
05BANGKOK3041	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: PATRICIA [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Patricia Scoggs, Andrea Richhart and Teri Simpson Lojewski to attend the U.S.-ASEAN Informal Coordinating Mechanism from May 15 - May 18, 2005. 2. (U) Per Ref E-mail, USAID Regional Development Mission has made reservations at the [...]	2005-05-06 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECIN ETRD TH
05BANGKOK3890	THAILAND: DRIVING FORWARD ON TRAFFIC SAFETY [...] Summary: The upcoming International Road Federation (IRF) meeting in Bangkok this June affords an opportunity to engage Royal Thai Government (RTG) contacts and consider USG follow- up work on traffic safety in Thailand, including the status of two US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) projects [...]	2005-06-13 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ELTN ECON ETRD PREL SOCI TH
05BANGKOK3963	BIG COMPROMISES PUSH JAPAN-THAI FTA INTO FINAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. As the negotiation of the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) enters its final stages, Thai and Japanese negotiators have moderated some key demands to avoid a stalemate. A Japanese economic officia [...]	2005-06-16 08:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EINV TH
05BANGKOK4780	CHINA REVALUES; THAI BUSINESS SHRUGS [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON CH TH
05BANGKOK5077	The Future of Thailand's Automotive Sector [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-08 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR TH
05BANGKOK5095	DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ON TREATY [...] (C) Reftel demarche was delivered on August 9 to Dr. Virachai Plasai, Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Economic Affairs. Virachai expressed appreciation for the "clear USG effort to consider the RTG's views and concerns on this matter" and [...]	2005-08-09 08:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PREL TH
05BANGKOK5128	APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES INITIATIVE DEMARCHE: RTG [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche (reftel A) to Chutintorn Gongsakdi, Director of International Economic Policy at MFA; Katanawadee Kalayanamit, International Organizations/Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at MFA; and Amornsate [...]	2005-08-10 05:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD ECIN TH APECO IAEA
05BANGKOK5217	THAI ECONOMY CONTINUES TO SLOW [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Increasing oil prices exacerbated a turn in Thailand's business cycle resulting in GDP growth of 3.3 percent in 2Q 2005. Continued declines in consumer and business sentiment caused weakness in consumer spending an [...]	2005-08-15 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TH
05BANGKOK5271	AMBASSADOR'S FTA MEETING WITH DEPUTY PM [...] (SBU) On August 16, Ambassador Boyce called on Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak to express USG concerns about the slow pace of FTA negotiations, explain that an FTA with the U.S. must be a single undertaking (the Thai-Japan FTA model is not an option for us),the [...]	2005-08-17 03:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TH US FTA
05BANGKOK5454	THAILAND CIV AIR: PROPOSAL FOR OPEN SKIES TALKS [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) As reported in Ref A, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra recently proposed sending an Open Skies delegation to Washington before his scheduled visit to the United States with an eye to be able to announce substantial progre [...]	2005-08-24 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD PREL TH
05BANGKOK5569	THAILAND CHILD LABOR REPORT - 2005 [...] (U) Contradictory statistical surveys by various Royal Thai government (RTG) agencies involved in child labor issues make an estimate of the scope of the phenomenon in Thailand difficult. Children found in street peddling/begging and other illegal industries such as prostitution are generally [...]	2005-08-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5628	THAI RESPONSE TO SAICM DEMARCHE [...] Talking points in reftel were delivered on August 30 to Mr. Chusak Wongwatcharakarn, Director of the Hazardous Substance Control Bureau, Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry, and to Mr. Komgrit Varakamin, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, Department of I [...]	2005-09-01 08:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON TH
05BANGKOK5636	THAILAND CIVAIR: CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) The Royal Thai Government has officially confirmed its plans to send a delegation to engage in talks on September 7-8 (with September 9 held in reserve) with the objective of concluding an Open Skies Agreement. Mr. Chaisak Angkasu [...]	2005-09-01 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD OVIP PREL TH
05BANGKOK5671	EU GRANTS GSP TO THAI SHRIMP IMPORTS [...] Summary: The EU,s reinstatement of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for shrimp imports should be a high note for an otherwise hard-hit Thai shrimp industry this year. The reduction in duties for Thai shrimp broadens a previously small market for exporters, but supply issues [...]	2005-09-02 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TH
05BANGKOK5882	THAILAND'S RESPONSE REGARDING CODEX AD HOC [...] Post contacted Thai lead of delegation, Ms. Orathai Silapanapaporn, Assistant Director, Office of Commodity and System Standards, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards regarding ref tel action request. 2. Thai position on questions posed in reftel is as follows: [...]	2005-09-13 08:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO TH
05BANGKOK6016	THAI TEXTILES AND APPAREL: COPING WITH A [...] Summary: Thailand's textiles and apparel exports continue to grow following the expiration of the global quota system, albeit at a more moderate pace than during the banner year of 2004. The overall sector has seen exports rise by a solid 5.8 percent in the first half of 2005, defying the mos [...]	2005-09-20 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD ELAB
05BANGKOK6098	MEDICAL TOURISM: OUTSOURCE YOUR KNEE SURGERY TO [...] Summary: Low costs and high quality medical treatment in Thailand are bringing in a new breed of visitor, the medical tourist traveling overseas for treatment unavailable or too expensive in their own country. Thai hospitals are positioning themselves to be the regional destination of choice [...]	2005-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
05BANGKOK6154	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: THAILAND RESPONSE [...] Econoff contacted Ministry of Commerce's Department of Trade Negotiation (DTN) officials per reftel regarding the Thai offer on trade in services. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. Q: Has the host government stated specifically that its offer is tied to further movement in ag [...]	2005-09-27 05:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO
05BANGKOK6386	LIFTING THE BAN ON U.S. BEEF [...] Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin,s pledge to President Bush to lift the ban on imports of U.S. beef has filtered down to the working level for implementation. However, this is the third time that PM Thaksin has promised to lift the ban without resolution. Technical requirements still remain [...]	2005-10-06 11:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TH
05BANGKOK6440	THAI UNIONS, LABOR EXPERTS CRITIQUE DRAFT LABOR [...] (U) Summary: At an October 5 NGO-sponsored roundtable, 12 Thai labor leaders called Thailand's draft revision of the 1975 Labor Relations Act (LRA) a "step backwards" for labor rights in this country. U.S. labor advisers and ILO representatives presented a more balanced view of the LRA draft [...]	2005-10-12 01:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6564	THAILAND AND GI IN THE WTO [...] On October 17, Emboff met with Deputy Director General Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa of the Department of Intellectual Property, and Trademark Office Director Pajchima Thanasanti and presented talking points on upcoming WTO agriculture negotiations and geographical indications (GI) as requested in r [...]	2005-10-17 08:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR WTO
05BANGKOK6627	THAILAND TO MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 02:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM SCUL TH UNESCO
05BANGKOK6693	THAI GROUPS PRESS TO LIFT U.S. SHRIMP TARIFFS [...] On October 26, about forty persons representing various Thai shrimp farmer organizations held a press conference on the sidewalk outside of Embassy Bangkok, expressing concern about the outcome of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) review of anti-dumping tariffs on Thai shrimp export [...]	2005-10-25 05:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON TH
05BANGKOK6817	THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...]	2005-10-31 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH
05BANGKOK6843	THAILAND REACTION TO EU AGRICULTURE PROPOSAL [...] Embassy delivered talking points on the EU agriculture proposal to the RTG Ministry of Commerce as requested in reftel. Ms. Sirinart Chaimun of the Ministry's Department of Trade Negotiations said that the RTG shared essentially the same view as the U.S. of the EU proposal and considered it t [...]	2005-11-01 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR EU TH
05BANGKOK6901	THAI TELECOM SECTOR: NORWAY'S TELENOR BUYS OUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 20, 2005, Norway's Telenor announced an indirect takeover of Thailand's UCOM and its mobile phone subsidiary Total Access Communications (TAC). The complex transaction paves the way for Telenor control of Thailand's second-largest mobile phone operator. The National T [...]	2005-11-03 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH
05BANGKOK6943	THAILAND: FOLLOWING UP ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Poloff passed reftel points to Chutintorn Gongsakdi, MFA Director of International Economic Policy, and Katanawadee Kalayanamit from the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at MFA. Chutintorn received the points without comment. Katanawadee said that Thailand does not plan to de [...]	2005-11-04 09:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD ECIN TH APECO
05BANGKOK7000	EXPORTS REVIVE THAI ECONOMY [...] Summary: After a weak showing in the first quarter, the Thai economy has strongly recovered, achieving 4.4 percent GDP growth in the second quarter with even stronger growth anticipated for the second half. Exports account for almost all this growth as domestic consumption and private investme [...]	2005-11-09 04:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD TH
05BANGKOK7033	U.S.-THAILAND FTA: GOOD PROSPECTS FOR PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the Round 6 FTA talks in London, prospects look good for making solid progress in most negotiating areas scheduled for discussion. There are signs that the mood here has shifted from passive resistance to a resigned, "let's get on with it" attitude. Even in financ [...]	2005-11-10 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV TH
05BANGKOK7040	THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...]	2005-11-10 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH
05BANGKOK7043	THAI TELECOM SECTOR REFORM:PROSPECTS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Royal Thai Government (RTG) plans to privatize the telecom operators TOT PCL (TOT) and CAT Telecom PCL (CAT) are finally moving forward. Several practical problems require resolution, however, before either enterprise will be able to effect an initial public offering (IPO) of s [...]	2005-11-10 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH
05BANGKOK7079	THAI RESPONSE TO CODEX DEMARCHE [...] On November 8, Embassy presented talking points on infant formula standards for the upcoming Codex meeting in Bonn as requested in reftel. 2. Metanee Sukontarag, Director of the Office of Commodity and System Standards in the Ministry of Agriculture, responded via email that Thailand in p [...]	2005-11-15 06:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD FDA
05BANGKOK7090	PRIME MINISTER'S SENIOR ADVISOR PANSAK MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. DAS Eric John and Ambassador Boyce met with Pansak Winyarat, senior advisor to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, on November 9 for open-ended discussions. Pansak's iconoclastic and uncensored views often give insights into the thinking of the Prime Minister. Discussion focus [...]	2005-11-16 00:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF ETRD TH BURMA CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK7289	THAILAND AMBITIOUS ON HONG KONG, BUT WARY [...] On November 22, Econoff met with Ms. Sirinart Chaimun, Director of the Bureau of Multilateral Trade Negotations in the Ministry of Commerce to discuss the RTG agenda for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The RTG is sending a thirty-plus person team to the Ministerial headed by Deputy [...]	2005-11-23 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO OIIP TH WTRO
05BANGKOK7523	THAIS TO TAKE U.S. TO WTO OVER CONTINUOUS BOND [...] RTG trade officials decided December 6 to file a complaint against the U.S. in the WTO over a U.S. requirement that shrimp importers file a continuous bond to cover expected anti-dumping duties. Nadhawan Tanyongmas, Trade Officer in the Department of Foreign Trade, said RTG representatives i [...]	2005-12-07 08:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TH
05BANGKOK7526	PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS AND THE FTA [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The prospect of strong "TRIPS-plus" patent provisions in a U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been a controversial issue in Thailand. Anti-FTA activists from NGOs and within the RTG claim that stronger patent protection for pharmaceutical products in an [...]	2005-12-07 09:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
05BANGKOK7529	LUNCH WITH THAKSIN [...] (S) Summary: During lunch at the residence on December 7, Prime Minister Thaksin and I discussed the King's recent birthday speech, the situation in Thailand's south, the issue of extrajudicial killings, Thai-Malaysian relations, Burma policy, North Korea, the US-Thai Action Plan, Thailand's [...]	2005-12-07 12:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	ETRD PGOV PHUM PTER TH BURMA CIA
05BANGKOK7613	CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH PRIME MINSITER THAKSIN [...] (SBU) In a December 9 meeting, Codel Gordon Smith met with Prime Minister Thaksin at Government House. During the course of their forty-five minute conversation, The PM assured the Senators that completion of bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with the U.S. is of paramount importance to [...]	2005-12-14 04:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD TH
05BANGKOK7645	THAILAND TAKES A PASS ON ASEAN-KOREA FTA [...] (U) South Korea signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur on December 13, with the notable absence of Thailand, which declined to sign. Thai leaders did sign a framework agreement for the FTA, but balked at the deal on trade in goods after South Korea insisted on exclusi [...]	2005-12-15 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TH
05BANGKOK7921	DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON AER [...] (U) On December 29, post delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as requested in reftel. The diplomatic note was delivered after the RTG declined to withdraw its diplomatic note of December 29, 2004 stating its intention to withdraw from Articles IV and X of the Treaty [...]	2005-12-30 07:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TH
05BEIJING10421	USTR/DOC DELEGATION MEETING WITH VFM YANG JIECHI [...] (C) During a June 23 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Deputy USTR Josette Shiner and Acting Undersecretary of Commerce Tim Hauser stressed U.S. desire to address the trade deficit and intellectual property rights (IPR) though cooperation. They emphasized that the United States [...]	2005-06-27 08:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KIPR CH
05BOGOTA10383	GOC RESPONSE TO WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATION QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-03 21:30:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO
05BOGOTA10993	CHINA'S LIMITED TIES TO COLOMBIA [...] Summary. Ties between China and Colombia are based on a modest economic relationship with minimal interaction on political issues. The level of Chinese investment in Colombia has been very small compared to other countries, but 2005 will show a slight increase from past levels. China views [...]	2005-11-28 16:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PGOV
05BOGOTA11030	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (C) Colombia has cut off and reestablished diplomatic relations with Cuba multiple times in the past, the bilateral relationship is currently stable, with Colombia generally exercising a "hands off" policy. 2. (C) Colombia has not been a member of the United Nations Commission on Human Ri [...]	2005-11-28 16:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL
05BOGOTA11257	Colombia's Capital Control Regime - Ineffective and [...] SUMMARY: Colombia's Central Bank has used capital controls to provide macroeconomic stability both before and after the liberalization of the economy since 1967. The latest controls were enacted in late 2004 in hopes of stemming the flow of speculative capital as a response to exporter complai [...]	2005-12-05 17:29:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV CO SIPDIS
05BOGOTA11615	COLOMBIA'S REACTION TO U.S.-PERU FTA [...] Summary: GOC policy makers are putting a positive public spin on Peru's decision to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. on December 7. With the Peru agreement, Colombia now has a clear understanding of the way forward to completion of its own FTA. Critics are suggesting the GOC [...]	2005-12-14 21:00:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CO FTA
05BOGOTA11901	COLOMBIA: SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Avantel, a U.S. affiliated telecommunications company in Colombia, continues to assert that Colombia has not been in compliance with its telecommunications trade agreements. According to Avantel, Colombia has not offered complete and fair access to and use of public telecommu [...]	2005-12-23 15:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD CO
05BOGOTA1929	GOC FIRES LEAD IPR NEGOTIATOR FOR THE FTA [...] (SBU) On February 24 Commerce Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez announced that the GOC removed Colombia's lead intellectual property negotiator, Luis Angel Madrid. Javier Gamboa, Madrid's deputy, will now lead the Colombian IP team. Botero and Gomez fired Madrid after findin [...]	2005-03-01 20:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CO FTA
05BOGOTA2001	COLOMBIA: SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] Per reftel, Econoff met with appropriate Colombian government authorities, including the GOC's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT),and provides the following responses to complaints about excessive mobile to mobile termination rates, excessive fixed to mobile termination rates, an [...]	2005-03-02 21:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ECPS CO
05BOGOTA221	COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY IN 2004 LOOKED STRONG, BUT... [...] (C) Summary: While the Colombian economy posted positive results in 2004, the sustainability of such performance is still in question. On the macroeconomic side, growth reached almost 4 percent; IMF targets for the budget deficit, inflation, and reserves were either met or exceeded; publi [...]	2005-01-07 21:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR PGOV CO
05BOGOTA2367	COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN [...] (C) Summary. During a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez emphasized the GOC's need to close FTA negotiations by June and the commitment of the Colombian negotiating team to do so. Botero and Gomez also expressed their desire to advance [...]	2005-03-11 19:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EINV KIPR CO FTA
05BOGOTA2561	REGIONAL COLOMBIAN LIQUOR MONOPOLIES TARGET EACH [...] Summary. Emboffs made a recent visit to one of Colombia's regional "licoreras" to learn how these publicly held monopolies manufacture and distribute Colombia's favorite hard liquors, aguardiente (cane liquor) and rum. Emboffs also held a follow on meeting with the Executive Director of the N [...]	2005-03-17 19:22:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR CO
05BOGOTA3052	THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES PROCESS IN COLOMBIA [...] Summary. On March 29, Vice President Santos hosted a meeting on the Voluntary Principles (VPs) process in Colombia. Present at the meeting were the Ambassador, members of the National Committee on Voluntary Principles, and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Presidenci [...]	2005-04-04 20:47:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD PHUM PREL CO
05BOGOTA3827	AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS TO THE AMERICAN BUSINESS [...] (U) On April 14, the Ambassador gave the following informal comment to the American Business Council of Colombia. 2. (SBU) Text: I asked Jaime for an opportunity to speak to you today because I believe something important is happening right now that affects all of Colombia, including the [...]	2005-04-21 20:25:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM KJUS ECON ETRD CO
05BOGOTA4146	CODEL BURTON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary: During a working lunch with CODEL Burton, President Uribe discussed the successes his government has achieved in security, economics, and the fight against narco-terrorists. He outlined broad, short-term goals in support of his current policies related to demobilization, drug e [...]	2005-05-02 17:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD CO
05BOGOTA4397	AMBASSADOR TELLS TRADE MINISTER COLOMBIA NEEDS TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-11 18:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR CO
05BOGOTA4569	PROPOSED REMINGTON SALE TO INDUMIL INTENDS [...] (U) Post closely examined the proposed sale of Remington munitions components to Industrias Militar (INDUMIL)(reftel). The components would be used for the production of 0.38 spl and 7.65 mm caliber ammunition. INDUMIL officials confirmed that this grade of ammunition is used only for self-de [...]	2005-05-16 18:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER MOPS PREL CO ETRD
05BOGOTA5098	COLOMBIAN DELEGATION FOR THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-27 12:01:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO
05BOGOTA5217	THE FTA AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOC is now facing increasing opposition from the agricultural sector for the FTA as it becomes clearer that the agreement will negatively affect the interests of some groups. While these groups, interests are being challenged, potential winners are still not clearly iden [...]	2005-05-31 21:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA5222	AGRICULTURE IN THE FTA RAPIDLY REACHING THE [...] (C) Unwillingness to provide a date for agricultural bilats and to exchange informal agricultural offers have brought the FTA negotiations to a crisis point here. The GOC is seriously considering dropping out of the upcoming Guayaquil FTA round (see septel). I recognize that we may not be [...]	2005-05-31 22:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA5276	COLOMBIA WANTS TO JOIN IATTC - BUT WITH CONDITIONS [...] Summary: The GOC has decided to ratify the Convention on the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC),and will apply to join the Commission at the upcoming IATTC meeting in June. Colombia will ask the IATTC to grant certain conditions to "facilitate" Colombia's ratification of the [...]	2005-06-01 21:22:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ETRD CO
05BOGOTA5564	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Concern over potential Cuban support for armed guerrilla groups affects Colombia's cautious Cuba policy. Cuban influence is assumed in the recently failed Mexican-brokered peace talks between the GOC and the National Liberation Army (ELN). Rumors of Cuban-sponsored campaign financing for [...]	2005-06-10 13:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CO UN
05BOGOTA5566	CODEL DAVIS: TERRORISM, DRUGS, FTA IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) Summary. Representative Tom Davis (R-VA),Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, led a Congressional delegation to Colombia June 1 to June 3. Other Government Reform Committee members included Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI),Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD),and Rep. Carolyn Mal [...]	2005-06-10 13:58:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD OREP SNAR CO
05BOGOTA5762	ATPDEA-RELATED INVESTMENT ACTIVITY DURING 2004 [...] (U) Below is Post's response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's request for information regarding Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)-related investment in Colombia during 2004. 2. Over the past decade, ATPA/APTDEA has provided significant economic benefit [...]	2005-06-16 18:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA ASEC CO
05BOGOTA5802	CLIPPED WINGS: COLOMBIA'S AIR ASSET LIMITS [...] (S) Colombia's size and terrain make military air operations vital to the nation's security. However, the Colombian Air Force (COLAF) accounts for less than 8 percent of the 2005 defense budget. The COLAF's primary offensive aircraft are based in Cundinamarca and Atlantico Departments, which [...]	2005-06-17 18:02:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO ETRD
05BOGOTA6013	GOC LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR FURTHER DELAYS IN THE FTA [...] (C) Summary: Colombian Trade Minister Botero is preparing the domestic audience for further delays in the FTA. In public comments, Botero stated that the negotiations were at their darkest and later reversed the GOC,s long-standing public line by stating that he could not guarantee that th [...]	2005-06-23 22:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA6521	CODEL THOMAS DELIVERS HARD MESSAGE TO COLOMBIANS [...] (SBU) Summary. During his meetings in Bogota, Chairman Thomas delivered a clear message that ATPDEA will not be renewed and that the window for successfully negotiating a U.S.-Andean-FTA was closing rapidly. President Uribe, Agricultural Minister Arias and Trade Minister Botero all argued th [...]	2005-07-12 17:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR FTA
05BOGOTA7191	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT URIBE'S VISIT TO CRAWFORD [...] (C) President Uribe's visit to Crawford comes at a key moment and will serve as an opportunity to advance several items in our bilateral relationship. Uribe will thank the President for U.S. political support and financial assistance for the counter-drug, counter-terror, and development effort [...]	2005-07-29 21:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD MOPS CO
05BOGOTA7361	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH SENIOR GOC OFFICIALS AND [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 8:00-10:30 pm, Ambassador's Residence, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood DCM Milton K. Drucker Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Brian Wa [...]	2005-08-04 16:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD PHUM CO VE BR SP
05BOGOTA8412	CSI - FAVORABLE CARTAGENA ASSESMENT [...] Summary: The Port of Cartagena impressed visiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, and the joint team will recommend that the port be accepted as a Container Security Initiative (CSI) facility. End Summary. 2. On August 30-Sept. [...]	2005-09-07 18:19:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SNAR PTER CO
05BOGOTA8414	PRESIDENT URIBE ORDERS FTA NEGOTIATING TEAM TO PUT [...] (C) During a September 7 meeting, Foreign Minister Barco took the initiative to inform the Ambassador that after the September 5 meeting with President Toledo to discuss the US-Andean FTA, President Uribe had ordered the Trade and Agricultural Ministers and the lead FTA negotiator to quote p [...]	2005-09-07 19:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA8415	TOLEDO SUCCESSFULLY PRESSES URIBE TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Uribe and Peruvian President Toledo met in Bogota on September 5 to discuss the future of the FTA. According to the GOC, Toledo told Uribe that his government was willing to conclude the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. by October and preferred not to do so [...]	2005-09-07 19:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA8454	FOREIGN MINISTER BARCO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) Ambassador Wood thanked Foreign Minister Carolina Barco September 7 for the GOC's offers of assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Barco said the GOC could send its 30 disaster relief experts and nutritional powder immediately and is standing by for further instructions from the U. [...]	2005-09-08 17:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER ECON ETRD EAGR KCRM KJUS CO EI
05BOGOTA8516	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT URIBE'S VISIT TO [...] (C) President Uribe arrives in Washington September 14-15 for a visit with the legislative branch on the eve of a Constitutional Court decision on his right to seek immediate reelection. The military situation is at a strategic standoff and both the GOC and illegal armed groups appear to be [...]	2005-09-09 22:52:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PHUM MARR ETRD CO
05BOGOTA8730	BIG RATE DROP FOR FIXED LINE TO MOBILE CALLS [...] Summary. The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) announced a new regulation capping the price of fixed-line to mobile calls on September 13. The regulation requires mobile operators to gradually lower the per minute rate from about 1000 Colombian pesos (COP) (about 44 cents using [...]	2005-09-15 21:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD CO USTR
05BOGOTA8932	NOTES FROM THE FIELD: CUCUTA, NORTE DE SANTANDER [...] (C) Summary: In Cucuta, capital of Norte de Santander Department along the Venezuelan border, political leaders and opinion makers expressed concern about President Chavez's meddling in Colombia and Latin America in general. But few offered specifics. They said Colombia's Armed Forces are [...]	2005-09-21 20:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ENRG PTER CO VE
05BOGOTA9001	COLOMBIA IN NO HURRY TO APPROVE UNESCO CULTURAL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to newly-arrived Colombian Coordinator for UNESCO in MFA's Multilateral Affairs office, Ambassador Carlos Gamba, on September 22. Poloff stressed U.S. concerns regarding the draft Convention's potential for misinterpretation and encouraged the GOC to work [...]	2005-09-22 21:00:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL ETRD CO UNESCO
05BOGOTA9232	PRESIDENT URIBE COMMITS PUBLICLY TO SIGNING FTA AS [...] (SBU) During a speech at the Annual National Exporters, Association Conference on September 27, President Uribe stated that he was willing to pay the necessary political cost to quickly conclude the FTA negotiations (translation of remarks below.) Uribe underscored that his support for the FT [...]	2005-09-28 21:38:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV CO
05BOGOTA9423	WTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 21:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD KIPR
05BOGOTA9715	DEFENSE ARTICLE REGULATONS FOR COLOMBIA [...] (U) Presidential Decree 2535 of 1993 governs Colombia's weapons imports and manufacturing processes. Per the regulations, Industrias Militares (Indumil) is the only entity in Colombia with the ability to import or manufacture weapons. Once the production or import is complete, weapons become [...]	2005-10-13 18:54:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD MARR PGOV CO
05BOGOTA9785	LABOR AND INDIGENOUS PROTESTS AGAINST FTA FIZZLE [...] Summary. Public concerns over FTA negotiations were highlighted as indigenous groups and the major labor unions held anti-FTA protests around the country this week. While most of the demonstrations were peaceful and smaller than predicted, some protesters were injured and one protester died [...]	2005-10-14 23:29:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV CO FTA
05BRASILIA1017	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF [...] (C) Summary/Action Request. On 12 April Ambassador and PolCouns met for a private lunch at the COM Residence with the Presidency's Civil Household Minister and Presidential Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu, who was accompanied by his international affairs advisor, Ambassador Americo Fontanelles. Di [...]	2005-04-13 20:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BR FTAA

05BRASILIA1067	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF OF DIRCEU ON FTAA AND [...] (C) Summary. On April 18, Ambassador and a visiting delegation from the State of Florida met with Presidential Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu to discuss Miami,s bid to become the permanent FTAA secretariat site. Dirceu took the opportunity to state his desire that the FTAA talks move forw [...]	2005-04-20 13:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR SOCI BR FTAA

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