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06AMMAN239	FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF JORDAN'S NEW CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah II has tasked Jordan's new government with three broad goals: --boosting security (but maintaining civil rights) in the wake of the November 9 bombings, --restoring momentum to economic and especially political reforms, and --attending to poverty alleviation an [...]	2006-01-16 07:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EFIN KISL PINR JO

06AMMAN2504	JORDAN TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-10 08:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PGOV PHUM UNGA JO
06AMMAN3229	JORDAN REJECTS IRANIAN CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref B demarche May 3 to Foreign Minister Al-Khatib, who confirmed that Jordan will not support Iran in the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) election. Khatib reiterated to the Ambassador that Jordan is seeking one of the Asia Group's seats on the HRC (ref C). 2. [...]	2006-05-07 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR UNHCR JO
06AMMAN4356	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (HRC) DEMARCHE DELIVERED - [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL JO
06AMMAN4368	DRAFT DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 09:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL JO
06AMMAN4388	JORDANIAN REACTION TO THE SUICIDES AT GUANTANAMO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Islamic Action Front (IAF) described the prisoner suicides at Guantanamo Bay as "heartbreaking news," while the head of the Islamist-led professional associations condemned the "killing" of the three prisoners. Members of Parliament and the press issued more measured, [...]	2006-06-15 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL JO
06AMMAN4514	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT [...] (C) Per Ref A, Charge reiterated to Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib June 20 the U.S. position on the inaugural meeting of the HRC, and our fears that OIC delegations intend to pursue lopsided resolutions regarding Israel, noting that he was doing so on the Secretary's instruction. Khatib [...]	2006-06-20 10:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JO
06AMMAN4768	NEW JORDANIAN AMBASSADORS TO ISRAEL AND LEBANON [...] (U) Jordan's new Ambassador to Israel is career diplomat Ali Al-Ayed, most recently the chief political advisor to Prime Minister Bakhit. A charge d,affaires has run the Jordanian Embassy in Tel Aviv since August 2005. Al-Ayed is to arrive in Israel June 27. 2. (U) PM Bakhit (himself, a f [...]	2006-06-27 12:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IS JO LE
06AMMAN4982	JORDAN REACTS TO STATEMENTS OF UN RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR [...] (U) Summary: Dr. Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, visited Jordan June 25-29. Nowak visited prisons and police stations, as well as attorneys and NGOs working on human rights issues. In a June 29 press conference, Nowak said he had observed indications that torture had taken pl [...]	2006-07-03 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL JO UN
06AMMAN5768	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 11:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7737	PRODUCTIVE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF PARLIAMENT [...] ( SBU ) Summary: Jordan's Parliament concluded its extraordinary session September 28, six weeks after King Abdullah recalled the legislators and handed them an ambitious 42-bill agenda (ref A). A potential crisis over two imprisoned Islamist MPs was averted when the Islamic Action Front ba [...]	2006-10-10 15:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KMCA KDEM KMPI KTFN EFIN JO
06AMMAN863	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8 FEBURARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-02-06 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN873	POST'S NOMINATIONS FOR THE "FY-06 MIDDLE EAST [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES FIVE PRINCIPALS AND ONE ALTERNATE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. THE CANDIDATES ARE MEMBERS OF THE KING ABDULLAH II FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT (KAFD). THE FUND WAS INITIATED BY HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH II. IT AIMS TO COME UP WITH A MECHANIS [...]	2006-02-07 10:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
06AMMAN8749	Jordanian Cabinet Following the November 22 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 06:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON JO
06AMMAN8754	JORDANIAN CABINET FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER 22 RESHUFFLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 07:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON JO
06AMMAN888	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN8967	WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: UPDATE [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, Post has contacted appropriate ministries and NGOs 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 reported in Ref b remains accurate, and the worst forms of child [...]	2006-12-18 14:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PREL JO
06AMMAN932	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING AT JORDANIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs Kristen Silverberg met with MFA Secretary General Nabih Shuqom January 17. Discussions SIPDIS focused on the formation of the new Human Rights Council, the UN Peacekeeping Commission, and Syria. Jordanian participant [...]	2006-02-08 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ IS JO UN UNHRC
06ANKARA1121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1227	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-09 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1402	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1479	GOT CONCERNED FRENCH PROPOSAL COULD STALL EU [...] (U) Summary: GOT and UK Embassy contacts say they are concerned about a French-led proposal that would require Turkey -- and perhaps other accession candidates -- to make progress on human rights reforms before opening talks on EU acquis chapters. GOT officials called the proposal a "headache [...]	2006-03-21 10:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
06ANKARA1513	DECLINE IN TURKISH-AMERICAN DEFENSE INDUSTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense industrial cooperation, historically the strongest area of US-Turkish bilateral relationship, has deteriorated in recent years. No US firm has won a direct commercial sale (DCS) since 2002 and post-contract negotiations hamper the few US direct sale and FMS projects that [...]	2006-03-22 17:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU
06ANKARA1652	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1676	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1813	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2043	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA207	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2114	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2154	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2214	LOCAL G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING IN [...] (SBU) The Russian Embassy in Ankara convened a meeting of G8 Embassies plus Australia, Switzerland and the European Commission on April 12 as the local Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG). Most Missions were represented at the counselor level. Russian Ambassador Petr Stegniy opened the ses [...]	2006-04-21 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TU
06ANKARA2242	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2444	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2447	EU INVITES TURKEY TO OPEN ACQUIS CHAPTER [...] (U) Summary: The EU has invited the GOT to open negotiations on the Education and Culture chapter of the EU acquis, without requiring Turkey to first make progress on political reforms. The invitation resolves, for now, a dispute over a French-led proposal that would have attached political b [...]	2006-05-03 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
06ANKARA2448	TURKISH RESPONSE TO IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche May 2 to Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Deputy Director General Tunc Ugdul. Ugdul told us that he was already well aware of the USG position vis--vis Iran,s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The GOT is still considering var [...]	2006-05-03 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR UNHRC PREL TU
06ANKARA2478	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Monday, April 3: TITLE: Mobile [...]	2006-05-04 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2596	ACCUSATIONS OF GOT MEDDLING IN JUDICIARY RING [...] (U) Summary: Judicial officials and opposition politicians often accuse Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of stocking the judiciary with judges and prosecutors who share the party's Islam-oriented views. Most contacts, however, say the accusations are alarmist. They note tha [...]	2006-05-09 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA2662	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2970	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3021	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3124	EVALUATION: Voluntary Visitor Project for the [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL TU
06ANKARA314	TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftels, we contacted the MFA, shared with them the points on reform, and underscored the importance that the USG places on this issue. We subsequently followed up with Tunc Ugdul, head of the MFA's International Political Organizations Department, stressing the importa [...]	2006-01-27 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO TU
06ANKARA3200	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3344	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3368	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3517	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3641	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4015	TURKEY: GOT CRITICIZES PURPORTED RULING ON [...] (U) Summary: The Turkish press has reported that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has decided to rule against the GOT in a case challenging the legality of Turkey's mandatory religion courses. Two GOT ministers have criticized the purported ruling. However, the reports of an ECHR ru [...]	2006-07-10 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TU
06ANKARA414	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4162	TFLE01: TURKISH REACTION TO MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: [...] (C) Summary: In an overcharged environment where PKK killings of 16 security forces in the last few days has dovetailed with popular outcry over Israel's actions against Hizballah, Turkish press and public reaction to Middle East developments has been overwhelmingly negative. Media commentar [...]	2006-07-18 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE TU
06ANKARA4197	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4251	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4473	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4687	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4754	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5175	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5463	EU-TURKEY DISCONNECT LENDS CREDENCE TO POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: Fears of some form of "train wreck" in Turkey's EU accession process appear well-founded, given the apparent disconnect between cautiously optimistic Turkish officials and less sanguine EU contacts. In recent conversations, GOT officials have predicted that the EU may suspend ne [...]	2006-09-19 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA5475	TURKEY/KOSOVO: LITTLE CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO FINAL [...] (C) Summary. We detect little real concern in Turkey over Kosovo final status, with Turkish officials prepared for an independence outcome. MFA Eastern European Department Head Hasan Asan concurred with USG views regarding Kosovo final status negotiations, sharing the concerns expressed by a [...]	2006-09-19 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU YS
06ANKARA5608	TURKEY: SOUTHEASTERN KURDS SEE LITTLE PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary. During a week-long trip to Turkey's Southeast, government officials and local Kurds expressed diametrically opposed views to us regarding the progress of human rights in the region. Centrally appointed government officials praised the GOT's progress on improving rule of law, fre [...]	2006-09-26 10:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM OSCE EU TU
06ANKARA5612	TURKEY: NO PROGRESS ON TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: More than a year after Treasury Under Secretary Levey's June 2005 visit, Turkey has made negligible SIPDIS progress strengthening its regime against terrorism finance and in some respects is backsliding. Although terrorism finance is now criminalized, the definition of terror [...]	2006-09-26 12:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
06ANKARA5862	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5883	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5927	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5940	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-16 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5952	TERRORISM FINANCE: COURT REJECTS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) On October 12, the Administrative Chamber of the Danistay (Council of State) rejected the Government's application to withdraw its appeal of the al-Qadi case. As explained reftel, the Government (Prime Ministry and MFA) had filed appeals of the Danistay's July 20 ruling that invalidated [...]	2006-10-16 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
06ANKARA6213	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6393	IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE: EU REPORT DELAYS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 17:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA6447	DIYANET SEES POPE'S VISIT TO TURKEY AS OPPORTUNITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA6469	LEFTIST PRISONERS' RIGHTS GROUP OVERRUNS ANKARA AP [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA6529	TURKEY'S NEW FOUNDATIONS LAW ADVANCES RELIGIOUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA6593	TURKEY'S PRESIDENT RESISTS REFORM BY VETOING [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 09:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA660	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6665	TURKEY,S KURDS' EXPECTATIONS SINKING AS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish leaders in Turkey's southeast have concluded that serious discussion of the Kurdish issue will be trumped by nationalistic posturing until after next year's elections. Continuation of the PKK ceasefire, which is universally welcomed in the region, is threatened by ongoin [...]	2006-12-15 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA6696	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA68	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-05 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA934	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA989	TURKEY: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Linda Fenton, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Fenton (FS-04) spent a [...]	2006-02-28 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA999	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Wednesday, February [...]	2006-02-28 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ASHGABAT1052	SCENESETTER FOR DASD MACDOUGALL'S OCTOBER 17-18 [...] (C) Embassy Ashgabat welcomes your visit but fears the Government of Turkmenistan may now have developed cold feet regarding signing a Mary Divert Agreement. Although the agreement originally was proposed by President Niyazov to State's Deputy Assistant Secretary Lynn Pascoe in 2004 (ref a),[...]	2006-10-05 12:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IR MARR PGOV PHUM PREL RS TX US
06ASHGABAT1097	Turkmenistan's President Niyazov Amnesties 10,000 Prisoners [...] (U) President Niyazov announced on October 16 that he would amnesty 10,056 prisoners, including 8 people convicted of crimes related to the alleged November 2002 presidential assassination attempt. A lengthy list, published only in Turkmen, was released on October 18. Niyazov said that the e [...]	2006-10-20 13:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT1142	NIYAZOV'S GRIM FAIRY TALE - TURKMENISTAN AFTER 15 [...] (C) Amidst the fake joy and practiced pageantry that constituted Turkmenistan's celebration of its 15th year of independence, there was palpable fear and resignation throughout Ashgabat. Teachers took children out of school for two months preceding the events to rehearse for the stadium even [...]	2006-11-03 13:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TX EPET
06ASHGABAT1150	Turkmenistan's Ambitious 2007-2030 Oil and Gas Development [...] (SBU) For the first time, the Government of Turkmenistan has approved an independent oil and gas development plan that is not part of an overall economic development plan. The new plan, which President Niyazov called for in July after several months of severe criticism by the West of Turkmenis [...]	2006-11-07 11:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON PINR EPET TX
06ASHGABAT1313	DEATH OF NIYAZOV SITREP 005: 12/27/2006 [...] (C) Turkmenistan remains calm. Peace Corps volunteers are returning to their assigned cities, and government institutions are continuing to function, albeit in some chaos. Charge met today with the head of the Americas section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss next steps, includ [...]	2006-12-27 14:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TX
06ASHGABAT1323	TURKMENISTAN SURVIVES A WEEK WITHOUT NIYAZOV [...] (C) Turkmenistan's first week of independence without Niyazov was eerily calm. After saying farewell to their first president with pomp and respect, the remaining powers in Turkmenistan's government rallied around Interim President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, even providing a well-intentione [...]	2006-12-29 14:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS TX US
06ASHGABAT272	RFE/RL REPORTERS' DETENTION IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (SBU) Two RFE/RL Turkmen Service stringers were detained in Mary City on March 7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Desk Chief Serdar Bashimov responded relatively quickly to the embassy's March 10 dipnote request for details on the arrests, calling the DCM to a Monday morning meet [...]	2006-03-13 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT550	Islam in America Speaker Ahmed Younis [...] (SBU) Turkmenistan was the first destination in the three-country Central Asian speaking tour of Ahmed Younis, National Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, a tour which included Kyrgyztan and Tajikistan. Embassy Ashgabat welcomed Younis, its first Islam in America speaker, and organ [...]	2006-05-24 03:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PGOV TX KY
06ASHGABAT651	Turkmenistan: Demarche On Human Rights [...] (SBU) PER REFTEL, POST DELIVERED ON JUNE 19 VIA DIPLOMATIC NOTE TALKING POINTS URGING THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT IN REGARD TO ANTICIPATED ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE'S (OIC) HIGHLY POLITICIZED RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL. TURKMENISTAN RARELY RESPONDS TO DIPLOMAT [...]	2006-06-20 12:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TX
06ASHGABAT821	SCENE SETTER FOR PDAS MANN'S AUGUST 13-15 VISIT TO [...] (U) PDAS Mann, welcome back to Ashgabat, we look forward to your return. Your visit will provide us with an opportunity to meet President Niyazov to discuss oil and gas issues and review progress on the key priorities of our bilateral relationship: -- Promotion of democratic reform and h [...]	2006-08-02 13:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT883	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE JULY 2006 [...] (U) Turkmenistan state media provided relatively positive coverage of and adequate support for mission events in July. Turkmenistan state television was active and positive in its coverage of ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson's statement on U.S. Independence Day, her farewell meeting with Preside [...]	2006-08-18 10:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT987	GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN REFUSES TO MAKE PUBLIC [...] (C) On September 16 Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashit Meredov, emphatically told OSCE Ambassador Djikic that Turkmenistan did not intend to make public the results of the Myradova autopsy. Taking a legalistic approach, Meredov told Djikic that Myradova's case had been handle [...]	2006-09-18 13:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL OSCE TX
06ASHGABAT998	MYRADOVA CASE: HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPOSITION PRESS [...] (C) A week after the death in prison of Turkmenistan journalist Ogulsapar Myradova, the authorities have not issued an autopsy, and one is not expected for at least another week. Embassy officers have not talked with any members of Myradova's family since September 15, and there are no signs [...]	2006-09-22 13:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL OSCE TX
06ASMARA1034	PFDJ POLITICAL CHIEF ON DARFUR, SOMALIA AND THE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) Political Director Yemane Ghebreab on December 12. On Sudan, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) remains hopeful - unrealistically so it appears for now ) that it may still play a role in helping to [...]	2006-12-14 13:21:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KREC ER
06ASMARA384	ERITREA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN'S UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 14:00:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL PHUM UNHRC ER
06ASTANA27	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIZATION COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 30, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on State Secretary Oralbay Abdykarimov, who was recently named to run the new Democratization Commission ("the Commission") as deputy to President Nazarbayev. Abdykarimov, who will undertake the day-to-day operations of the commis [...]	2006-04-11 09:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE PINR KZ
06ASTANA668	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a November 25 meeting with Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev in Astana, the Ambassador proposed policy discussions on the permanent disposition of BN-350 spent fuel, expressed disappointment at Kazakhstan's voting record in the Third Committee, and offered expanded trainin [...]	2006-11-27 04:24:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PARM PHUM PREL PTER AF KZ
06ASTANA903	KAZAKHSTAN: NO PROGRESS IN HARE KRISHNA SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary: There has been no progress in resolving the dispute surrounding the Hare Krishna community near Almaty, where 13 homes were demolished on November 21. On November 26, legal proceedings were launched against an additional five homes. Despite assurances by the Foreign Minister t [...]	2006-12-21 07:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KZ
06ASUNCION1001	PARAGUAY ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-29 00:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PA
06ASUNCION1085	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCTOBER 21 [...] SUMMARY: -- UN Debate on Development and Human Rights -- Global Infancia Holds Forum on Child Pornography -- Vote Count: A Long Night Ahead -- Export Potential -- Safety Awareness -- Cutting-Edge Code of Ethics UN DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS 2. (U) The United Nations Office in Paraguay he [...]	2006-10-27 18:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON AID PA

06ASUNCION1200	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOVEMBER [...] (U) TABLE OF CONTENTS: -- Oviedo Sentence Confirmed, Prompting Protests -- UN Official Discusses Torture -- Pension Fund President Indicted -- Security Expert Talks About Military Transformation -- Supreme Court Justice Fretes Rejected by Opposition -- Paraguay Ranked an Imperfect Democracy [...]	2006-12-01 18:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL
06ASUNCION391	PARAGUAY ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 16:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA PA
06ASUNCION447	PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO IRAN'S CANDIDACY TO UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 15:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL PA
06ATHENS1299	GREECE'S MUSLIM MINORITY IN THRACE: POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's large Muslim minority in Thrace could be the source of reciprocal CBMs between Greece and Turkey that lessen tension and assist Turkey's EU accession, a strategic GoG objective. Unfortunately, that is not the case at present: Greece views this minority as purely a dom [...]	2006-05-19 13:12:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR
06ATHENS1304	GREECE'S MUSLIM MINORITY IN THRACE: POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's large Muslim minority in Thrace could be the source of reciprocal CBMs between Greece and Turkey that lessen tension and assist Turkey's EU accession, a strategic GoG objective. Unfortunately, that is not the case at present: Greece views this minority as purely a dom [...]	2006-05-22 07:06:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR
06ATHENS1648	AMNESTY INT'L PROTEST OVER DETAINEES TURNS INTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two representatives from Amnesty International Greece (AI) met with poloffs June 26 to deliver 1000 petitions addressed to President Bush which call for the closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. After poloff delivered reftel talking points in response to criticisms [...]	2006-06-27 13:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KPAO GR HRIGHTS
06ATHENS1892	GREEK PM CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON/ISRAEL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Greek Prime Minister on July 19 called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Israel, the unconditional release of all captive soldiers, the disarmament of paramilitary organizations, and assistance to civilians in the region. On July 18, the Foreign Minister also called [...]	2006-07-20 13:03:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PINS GR
06ATHENS1945	CONVICTED NOVEMBER 17 TERRORIST RELEASED FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Convicted November 17 terrorist, Nikos Papanastasiou, was released from prison on July 19 for "health reasons." Papanastasiou was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for "setting up and participating in a criminal group," for his affiliation with the November 17 terrorist or [...]	2006-07-25 14:56:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER GR
06ATHENS1958	PROTESTERS TOPPLE TRUMAN STATUE IN DOWNTOWN ATHENS [...] (U) Summary: Members of PAME, a trade unionist movement affiliated with Greece's Communist Party (KKE),toppled the Harry S. Truman statue in downtown Athens on Tuesday night, July 25. The act was committed on the margins of a rally to express solidarity with the Palestinian people, where pro [...]	2006-07-26 15:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR
06ATHENS437	NEW GREEK CABINET LINEUP [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Greek Government Spokesman Roussopoulos announced the much-anticipated reshuffle of the Greek Cabinet February 14. Ref A reports in depth on new Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyianni. The new Cabinet, which was sworn in at 10am (local) February 15, includes 14 mini [...]	2006-02-15 15:24:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR INTERNAL
06ATHENS570	GREECE PART 2: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 3. PREVENTION: --------------- - [...]	2006-03-01 05:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS571	GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution" Section. This is the third of four cables. 3. INVESTIGATIO [...]	2006-03-01 05:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS573	GREECE PART 4: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Protection and Assistance to Victims" Section. This is the fourth of four cables. 3. PROT [...]	2006-03-01 05:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS784	GREEK REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The release of the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR) received wide coverage in most major Greek media and a range of reactions from post's human rights contacts. More than fourteen print articles factually conveyed the report's account of human rights abuses occurring in Greece, but sa [...]	2006-03-22 14:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KPAO GR HRIGHTS
06BAGHDAD1004	ABU GHREIB COUNCIL MEMBERS COMPLAIN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 23 IPAOmet with five members of the Abu Ghreib Qada Council and the Abu Ghreib Chief of Police to discuss issues including security and other issues. Council members complained of lack of support and representation from the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC). They also c [...]	2006-03-27 11:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD1006	UN MOVES FORWARD ON IRAQI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. UNAMI Human Rights Chief Gianni Magazzeni explained to PolOffs March 17 that the UN was spearheading efforts with Iraqi Government leaders to establish a Human Rights Commission in Iraq by fall 2006 (reftel). The Commission, mandated in Article 50 of the TAL (and reconfirmed in A [...]	2006-03-27 11:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1024	TOUR D'HORIZON FROM HIGHER JURIDICAL COUNCIL [...] (S) Summary. Judge Medhat al-Mahmud, President of the Iraqi Higher Juridical Council and Chief Justice of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court, described the importance of public integrity and the need to keep -- but improve -- all the major anti-corruption institutions in Iraq today. He called [...]	2006-03-29 10:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM KCOR KCRM IZ
06BAGHDAD1025	COR MEMBERS ALLEGE DISPLACEMENT CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Shia Council of Representatives (CoR) members report more displacements of Shia families under threat of violence. Shia Coalition member Hassan Radi al- Sari (Missan Governorate) and Iraqiyya List member Shaykh Jamal Abd al-Mehdi al-Shemari (Wasit Governorate) told PolOffs March [...]	2006-03-29 10:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PTER KDEM KISL KAWC IZ
06BAGHDAD1050	SHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS SHARPLY CRITICIZE U.S. [...] (U) On March 28,the office of Ayatollah Sadiq al- Husayni al-Shirazi in Karbala issued a statement (ref a) condemning the Iraqi/US raid in the Ur neighborhood as a "heinous crime." Shirazi's statement also warned "the occupation forces" not to clash with the Shia majority to satisfy a Sunni [...]	2006-03-31 15:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1097	BAGHDAD BUSINESSES TARGETED IN ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. Businesses in Baghdad have been increasingly targeted as insurgents, criminals, and elements dressed as Iraqi Security Force (ISF) members concentrate on soft targets. These businesses have been targeted in two ways: small-scale but violent attacks on small entities such as bake [...]	2006-04-04 14:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT ECON EFIN KCRM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1306	SUNNI PARLIAMENTARIANS FORM HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD; [...] (C) In an April 18 conversation, Sunni Council of Representative (CoR) and National Dialogue member Hasan Dekan Khudeir Al-Janabi told Poloff that Tawaffuq had created a human rights abuse review board to focus on displacement and detentions. Degan said that the Board, currently comprised of [...]	2006-04-22 18:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1317	IRAQ PRTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 7-13 APR 06 [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self-governance capability. The following paragraphs summarize their activities in several areas for the period 7-13 April [...]	2006-04-23 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1368	YOUNG PUK COR MEMBER CRITICIZES SPEAKER; WARNS OF [...] (C) In an April 24 meeting with PolOffs, Kurdish Alliance and new Council of Representatives (CoR) member Tania Tal'at Muhammad Gilly expressed great disappointment with new CoR Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani's April 22 acceptance speech and his recent comments in the press. Gilly charged that M [...]	2006-04-26 18:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD1433	PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS REPS ON PALESTINIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: On April 24, Palestinian Human Rights Association (Jamyat Huquq al-Insan al-Filistinia) president Muhammed Abid Mutlak Mowsiq and a delegation of three other members expressed to RefCoord their continuing concerns about the security situation of Palestinians in Iraq. They promis [...]	2006-05-01 12:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PINS PTER IZ JO SY
06BAGHDAD1441	CABINET FORMATION AND PM OFFICE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. In an April 30 meeting with PolOffs, Shia Coalition independent Sami al-Askari reported that PM-designate Nuri Kamil al-Maliki has named Ahmad al-Saadawi as his private office director. Al-Maliki's inner circle is moving forward with re-organization and expansion plans for the PM [...]	2006-05-01 22:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD148	JA'FARI WOOS RAMADI, ANBAR SECURITY COUNCIL WOWED [...] (C) Summary. The Anbar Security Council warmly welcomed Prime Minister Ja'fari on January 15. The PM deftly fielded the Anbaris' complaints regarding the fate of former Iraqi military service members, the inclusion of Anbaris in the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),the release of 'innocent' deta [...]	2006-01-18 12:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1613	COR RANK AND FILE GRUMBLE OVER GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) Summary. While their party leaders talked in more restricted settings, in May 14 conversations with PolOffs, a number of Council of Representatives (CoR) rank and file members expressed dissatisfaction with the ministerial positions they understood PM-designate Maliki had offered to their [...]	2006-05-15 13:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1623	TAWAFUQ GRUMBLES OVER HEALTH; FADHILA CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Tawafuq negotiator Ali Baban told Poloff May 15 that PM designate Nuri al-Maliki had informed the Sunni Arab bloc that they would not receive, as expected, the Health Ministry. Baban predicted that the Sadr movement would get the ministry instead. Baban said that in compensation, Tawafuq [...]	2006-05-16 13:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1655	IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION: BARGAINING DURING END [...] (C) Summary: As of midday May 18, a final deal on the new cabinet was close, but there were last minute changes and demands. The Finance, Interior and Defense slots were still undecided and we heard Tawafuq grumbling about some of the candidates proposed. Tawafuq negotiator Ali Baban told Po [...]	2006-05-18 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1664	MALIKI WINS BROAD CONFIDENCE IN A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki won a wide vote of confidence in a national unity cabinet in a special parliament session on May 20, but not before several Sunni Arab parliamentarians walked out of the session protesting their exclusion and a continued deadlock over the security por [...]	2006-05-20 19:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1689	CABINET FORMATION ATMOSPHERICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Atmospherics at the May 20 inauguration of the new Iraqi Cabinet, reflected a blend of mirth, frustrated ambition, chaos -- but also satisfaction that a hurdle had been passed. Kurdish attendees joked over Speaker Mashadani's occasional malaproprisms and the fluid denouement to [...]	2006-05-22 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1690	IMPLICATIONS OF SUNNI COALITION SPLIT [...] (C) Summary. The simmering conflict within the Sunni Tawafuq bloc exploded on May 20 when Adb Nasir al-Janabi lead a walkout by about a dozen of the 59 Sunni Arab CoR members during Prime Minister Maliki's presentation of the cabinet (reftel A). The walkout was a manifestation of a long sta [...]	2006-05-22 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD17	BAGHDAD PD RESULTS (09/01/05 - 12/24/05) [...] Summary. Embassy Baghdad PAS programming (09/01/05- 12/24/05) addressed post's MPP themes of Democracy, Stability, Prosperity, and Mutual Understanding. This programming produced positive results from exchange alumni, distribution of books to target audiences in Baghdad and beyond, and a mee [...]	2006-01-03 05:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPRC OIIP KPAO IZ
06BAGHDAD1767	NEW MOJ EAGER TO ENGAGE, SKEPTICAL ABOUT IRAQI [...] (C) On May 24, newly-appointed Minister of Justice Hashim Abdulrahman al-Shibli met in his office at the Ministry with MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations (DCG-DO),Major General Jack Gardner, for an introductory brief on current MNF-I detention operations, the legal basis f [...]	2006-05-27 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1778	SHAWAYS' JADIRIYYA BUNKER REPORT SUMMARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Then Deputy Prime Minister Rawsh Shaways met on May 13 with Rule of Law Coordinator Yellin and Poloff to review the findings of the Investigative Committee in the Al-Jadiriyya Shelter, which Shaways chaired. The report, translated on May 20, concluded that serious human rights vi [...]	2006-05-29 04:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KCRM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1822	MANSOUR HUMAN RIGHTS LEAD SAYS KILLINGS HAVE [...] (C) Hussein Al-Bayati, the human rights lead for the Mansour District Advisory Council (DAC),told PolOffs May 24 that the Baghdad neighborhoods of Khadra, Ghazaliya, and Hatin have experienced a marked decrease in reported extrajudicial killings (EJK) over the past month. Based on conversati [...]	2006-05-30 20:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1854	BIOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND ON BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL [...] The following is a biographic outline of the leadership of the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC),with background information on each of the committee chairs as well as the senior members. Included as available with each entry is biographic information, perceived views of the United States an [...]	2006-06-02 02:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1898	IRAQ BEGINNING TO FOCUS ON PLANNING FOR [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed to Prime Minister Maliki on June 5, the NSC-approved "Framework for Our Work with the New Iraqi Government/Three Track Effort" that lays out three tracks: Security and National Reconciliation; National Recovery; International Support. In para 2 below, is the text of [...]	2006-06-05 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1923	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING, [...] C) On June 1, PolCouns delivered talking points (ref A) on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Human Rights Minister Wijdan Mikhail Salim. Salim expressed interest in the issue as well as in learning more about the data supporting the assessment on Iraq. PolCouns agreed to assist the M [...]	2006-06-07 16:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1928	TRANSCRIPT OF PM MALIKI PRESS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 02:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1929	ALLEGATIONS OF AT LEAST THREE LEAVING MOI COMPOUND [...] (C) Adamiyah District Council member and human rights lead Dr. Riyad al-Adhadh told EmbOffs June 1 that three Adamiyah residents were kidnapped and later killed as they were driving from the Ministry of Interior headquarters detention facility. According to Dr. Riyad, Mustafa Mu'aid Ibrahim, [...]	2006-06-08 02:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1958	SADR CITY DAC MEMBERS ON SECTARIAN DISPLACEMENT, [...] (C) Summary. On June 5, PolOffs met with Sadr City District Advisory Council members to discuss their assessment of security and human rights abuses. DAC Chairman Juwad Kadhem Al-Atabi, Deputy Chairman Abbas Ali Al-Tamimi, and member of the Sadr City human rights committee Dr. Haider Jabr Ze [...]	2006-06-10 04:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD211	60-DAY ASSESSMENT OF PROVINCIAL [...] (U) THIS IS A COORDINATED EMBASSY BAGHDAD AND MNF-I CABLE. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Coordination Team (NCT) provided AMB Khalilzad and GEN Casey the 60-Day Assessment of the three operational Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) on January 19. From this assessment, it remains clea [...]	2006-01-26 03:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PINS ODIP OFDP PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2112	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ALLOCATION [...] (SBU) The political blocs have completed negotiations on the leadership of the 24 permanent Council of Representatives (CoR) committees, but have not finished the committee membership lists. Once the committee member names are finalized, the CoR will vote to approve the composition of each co [...]	2006-06-20 19:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2136	MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF INTERIOR, JAWAD [...] (C) On June 18, EmbOffs met with the new Minister of Interior, Jawad al-Bolani, to congratulate him on his appointment and to pledge ongoing U.S. support for the ministry's efforts to combat terrorism and criminality. EmbOffs emphasized the importance of enhancing public confidence in the mini [...]	2006-06-22 02:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PINS PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2147	THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND DIALOGUE PROJECT [...] (C) As per ref, PM Maliki may announce his national reconciliation plan as early as the Council of Representative's next session, June 25. Discussion continues among the Presidency, Prime Minister, DPMs and CoR leadership on the details. Sunni VP Tarik al-Hashimi has proposed additions that [...]	2006-06-22 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2148	REACTIONS TO THE BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN [...] (C//REL MNFI) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Baghdad Security Plan commenced operation June 14. The June 20 MCNS review of the plan assessed the operation positively, noting room for improvement (reftel). On June 24, the plan will be formally reviewed to determine what modifications are needed to [...]	2006-06-22 14:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PDEM KCRM MOPS MARR IZ
06BAGHDAD2154	MASHADANI CONFIRMS PARLIAMENT TO STAY IN SESSION [...] (C) In a June 22 meeting with PolCouns, Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani confirmed that the CoR would extend its session throughout July and adjourn August 1 for a month recess. He noted that July would have an active legislative agenda, emphasizing the Investment L [...]	2006-06-23 08:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2238	EU TROIKA QUESTIONS URGENCY OF IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and A/DCM Speckhard met June 24 with an EU Troika delegation (participants listed para 10) to discuss EU policy toward Iraq, particularly with regard to the Compact process. The EU delegation expressed the EU's desire that the Compact be more than "just a pledging exer [...]	2006-06-27 06:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID PREL PINR IZ EUN IR GCC
06BAGHDAD2350	DESCRIPTION OF INTERNATIONAL COMPACT AGREED UPON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-04 19:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2445	MOI OFFICIAL SAYS WOMEN CANNOT OBTAIN PASSPORTS [...] (C) Summary. MOI Director of Nationality and Travel Yasseen al-Yassiri told PolOffs July 26 that Iraqi women were once again required to have their husbands' permission (or that of another male relative) in order to obtain a passport. This requirement, which was in effect during Saddam Hussei [...]	2006-07-10 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PINS PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2446	MOI OFFICIAL SAYS WOMEN CANNOT OBTAIN PASSPORTS [...] (C) Summary. MOI Director of Nationality and Travel Yasseen al-Yassiri told PolOffs June 26 that Iraqi women were once again required to have their husbands' permission (or that of another male relative) in order to obtain a passport. This requirement, which was in effect during Saddam Hussei [...]	2006-07-10 18:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PINS PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2569	PRT BAGHDAD: DISPLACED PERSONS STILL A CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with PolOffs July 9, representatives of the 9 Nissan's District Advisory Council (DAC) described the difficulties facing the IDPs in the area, notably lack of assistance by the Iraqi government and the international community. The representatives commented on insecu [...]	2006-07-18 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC IZ
06BAGHDAD2590	COR HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR SUPPORTS HR COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. On July 12, EmbOffs met with newly appointed Chair of the Human Rights Committee for the Council of Representatives (CoR),Mohammed al-Haideri (Shia Coalition/Independent). With less than two weeks under his belt, al-Haideri told PolOff that his Committee was still in the process [...]	2006-07-20 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PHUM PNAT
06BAGHDAD2629	SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT TO [...] (S) Introduction and Summary: Two months into his tenure as Iraq's first permanent Prime Minister since liberation, Nuri Kamel Maliki has staked his reputation and political future on improving the security situation, providing basic services, and rebuilding the Iraqi economy. Although he fac [...]	2006-07-22 19:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2653	TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE READOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI),in partnership with the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights (UNHCR),held a conference on transitional j [...]	2006-07-24 17:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PHUM PNAT PREL
06BAGHDAD267	MASHHADANI SAYS SEIZE MOMENT TO END INSURGENCY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leading Sunni Arab Tawafuq bloc figure Mahmud Mashhadani told Poloff January 29 that his group favors Nadeem al-Jabiri for the prime ministership but is more focused on the dynamics of the next government than its members. Mashhadani said that Tawafuq strongly supported the creat [...]	2006-01-31 03:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2825	DEPUTY SPEAKER OF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 4 introductory call with the DCM, Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives Shaykh Khalid Al-Attiya described the agenda of the CoR in September, growing dismay across party lines regarding the behavior of Speaker Mashadani, and his belief that 99% of all v [...]	2006-08-06 19:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ PREL
06BAGHDAD2842	DEMARCHE TO IRAQI INTERIOR MINISTER ON SITE 4 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 31 Embassy Rule of Law (ROL) Coordinator asked Iraqi Minister of Interior Bolani when he would authorize the execution of the arrest orders issued in connection with the abuses committed at the Ministry of Interior detention facility known as Site 4. ROL Coordinator also [...]	2006-08-07 12:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV MASS KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD2870	NINEWA: PUK PERSPECTIVES ON SECURITY AND ARAB [...] (C) Ninewa's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party leadership believes security is the fundamental key to political, economic and social progress in the province. PUK Director Rebaz Berkoty proposes a security conference for all political and religious groups be convened to seek consensu [...]	2006-08-09 10:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON IZ
06BAGHDAD3044	DEPUTY CHAIR OF COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE UPDATES ON [...] (C) EmbOffs met August 17 with Deputy Chair of the Council of Representatives' (CoR) Committee on Complaints Haider Karim al-Suweidi (Shia Coalition/Independent). The Committee on Complaints, a nine-member committee chaired by former Minister of State for National Security Abd al-Karim Ali al [...]	2006-08-21 16:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD3057	IRAQI MINISTERS ON DETENTION CENTERS INSPECTIONS [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: At an August 20 meeting at the Ambassador's Residence the Ministers for Defense, Interior, Justice and Human Rights discussed procedures for improving the treatment of criminal detainees in Iraq in accordance with applicable human rights standards. Regarding the Site [...]	2006-08-22 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PNAT PREL PTER MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD3157	MCNS AUGUST 21 [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: During the August 21 Ministerial Council on National Security, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki emphasized the importance of civil support for the Baghdad Security operations; called for the reform of the Facilities Protection Service; and approved Iraqi assumption of sec [...]	2006-08-28 17:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	GPGOV PINS PNAT PREL PTER MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD3318	KRG HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DISCUSSES TRANSITION, [...] (C) In an August 30 meeting, KRG Minister of Human Rights Yousif Mohammed Aziz told PolOff that the integration of the two KRG human rights ministries had proceeded smoothly (ref A) and that he was looking forward to developing the new ministry into a stronger institution. As such, he was ins [...]	2006-09-06 20:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD3424	BAGHDAD RESIDENTS SUPPORT BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. With Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) initiatives underway in several focus areas throughout the city (reftels),our conversations with both Sunni and Shia local contacts reveal that Baghdad residents are highly supportive of BSP operations and hope to see their expansion. However, th [...]	2006-09-13 08:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD3500	ALLEGATIONS OF SECRET PRISONS IN KURDISTAN [...] (C) Summary. In a September 10 conversation, Kurdish Alliance Council of Representative (CoR) member and Kirkuk resident Muhammed Redha Muhammed claimed to Emboffs that both the KDP and PUK Asayish (anti-terrorism security forces) maintain secret detention facilities where they seriously abuse [...]	2006-09-19 02:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER IZ PGOV KDEM
06BAGHDAD374	SHARIA COURTS UNDERMINE EFFORTS TO REBUILD IRA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations on January 22, 23, and 24, Shia imam Sheikh Ayad al-Ekabi and Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) members Ali Suadi and Mustafa Jasim told PolOff and Pol/FSN about extra- judicial sharia courts operating in Sadr City and other parts of Baghdad, and [...]	2006-02-07 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PTER IZ KDEM KWMN
06BAGHDAD3795	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON MEDIA BAN, POLICE FORCES, [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging discussion with EmbOffs October 7, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikhail Salim confirmed that the Council of Minister's (CoM) ban on al-Arabia television station had been lifted October 6. In her discussion of the October 5 CoM meeting, Minister Wijdan complai [...]	2006-10-12 15:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD3796	IRAQI MP AND ADVISOR TO PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sami al-Askari, Council of Representatives (CoR) member and confidante of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that the leaders who signed the Ramadan agreement had agreed on members for the central committee and had begun to discuss the issue of checkpoints. The Amb [...]	2006-10-12 18:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD382	SUNNI LEADERS TELL DAS GODEC VIOLENCE MUST STOP [...] (C) NEA DAS Robert Godec met on February 6 with key leaders from the Sunni Tawaffuq coalition at the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) headquarters. Dr. Adnan Dulaymi, Tarik al-Hashimi, Sheykh Khalaf Al-Ayan and Professor Hassan Bazzaz told DAS Godec that the security situation is their main concern. [...]	2006-02-08 08:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD3861	IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIAN ON IRAQIYYA PARTY PROBLEMS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 13 meeting, parliamentarian and secular cross-sectarian Iraqiyya party member Maysoon Al-Damluji told the Ambassador that Hameed Mousa, acting as the head of Iraqiyya, had defied Ayad Allawi's instructions to boycott the key October 11 region formation law vote. The [...]	2006-10-16 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KWMN PGOV PHUM
06BAGHDAD393	IRAQI ISLAMIC PARTY SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) Human Rights Committee lodged complaints January 28 about the alleged abuse of human rights of MOI and MOD detainees. IIP presented to EmbOffs lists of detainees held by MNF-I, Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior. The IIP Committ [...]	2006-02-09 08:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD397	BADR CORPS TELLS GEN. CASEY IT SUPPORTS HUMAN [...] (C) Badr Organization General Secretary Hadi al-Amari, Badr Organization Deputy Secretary for Protection Tahsin al-Azawi, and SCIRI parliamentarian Sheikh Dhiya al- Fayyad told MNF-I Commanding General Casey and PolCouns in a February 7 meeting that the Badr Organization fully supports human r [...]	2006-02-09 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL IZ IR
06BAGHDAD402	SHIA ISLAMIST PM CONTENDERS: NO PERFECT CANDIDATE [...] (S) SUMMARY: None of the contenders for the Shia Islamist Coalition's prime minister nominee is ideal, and we will need to convince whoever the nominee is to construct a good set of structural agreements and program plans to address Iraq's deep problems. SCIRI's Adil Abd' al-Mahdi appears to [...]	2006-02-10 08:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD4119	BAGHDAD PRT - CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS PUSH FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18 Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) officers and PolOff attended an NGO-sponsored conference to generate support for provincial elections and governorate powers legislation. The conference was hosted by the NGO Najaf Human Rights Commission and brought toge [...]	2006-11-04 10:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PHUM
06BAGHDAD4124	COR SPEAKER AND VICE PRESIDENT ADVISER HANNAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud al- Mashadani told John Hannah, the National Security Adviser to the Vice President, October 18 that there is a security challenge in Iraq caused by Sunni and Shi'a militias. He estimated that there is a six month period to ov [...]	2006-11-05 08:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD4128	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCE WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an October 30 meeting, the Ambassador urged PM Maliki to resolve differences between the GOI and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. The Ambassador flagged possibly-problematical KRG proposals and offered USG help in developing workable options. [...]	2006-11-05 08:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD4141	US/GOI JOINT DETENTION FACILITY INSPECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Secretary General-designate of the Council of Ministers Ali Al-Allak told the DCM and TF-134 lead MG Gardner November 4 that he had issued the directive to re-instate joint GOI/USG inspections of Iraqi detention facilities. These inspections were suspended temporarily after the Ma [...]	2006-11-05 23:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD4205	SCIRI LEADERS BEMOAN LACK OF STRONG SUNNI PARTNERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),and Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi (also from SCIRI) told National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and Ambassador Khalilzad that the Sunnis were the weak link in Iraq's national unity gove [...]	2006-11-10 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD4241	IRAQI PM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS CONTROVERSIAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki raised with the Ambassador concerns about a planned conference for Iraqi Sunnis hosted by Qatar-based NGO Global Anti-Aggression Campaign scheduled to occur in Turkey November 15-16. The PM expressed concern that Conference organizers consider both Shi [...]	2006-11-15 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD4295	PRT DIYALA: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NUMBER OF [...] (S) SUMMARY. There has been a noticeable increase in the number of Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Army (IA) detainee abuse cases reported to Coalition Forces (CF) in Diyala Province since Major General Hulal Husain Shakir, a Shi'a Arab, was appointed commander of the 5th IA Division in July 200 [...]	2006-11-20 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD4341	LEADING SHIA POLITICIAN SHAYKH HUMAM HAMMOUDI LAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Leading Shiite SCIRI member Shaykh Humam Hammoudi told the Ambassador November 23 that Iraq needs a structure that defines every party's goals and a system that works internally, regionally, and internationally. Within Iraq, he highlighted the positive role that the future Federa [...]	2006-11-24 20:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD4376	COR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE -- DIVERSE PLAYERS, [...] (C) Summary. After almost 5 months and countless meetings, the Council of Representatives (CoR) Human Rights Committee has yet to demonstrate that it will be an effective entity to draft or review key human rights legislation or substantially engage the CoR on its issues. Comprised of diverse [...]	2006-11-28 03:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4408	PRT TIKRIT: PRO-BAATHIST SHEIKHS FIND ROLE IN [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din (SaD) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. At a joint PRT-SaD Sheikhs Council meeting, provincial tribal sheikhs expressed their frustration with the political process, saying "they could not support a government that does not support them." They blamed the curren [...]	2006-11-30 05:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD4464	BAGHDAD LOCAL LEADERS SAY NOVEMBER VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. Several District Advisory Council (DAC) Members in Baghdad and a number of average citizens expressed concern recently about what they see as a further decline in public faith in the central government following a spike in violence in November. The turning point, some said, was t [...]	2006-12-06 08:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV SOCI PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD4510	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON PRISON INSPECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Human Rights Wijdan complained to Human Rights Officer December 6 that the Ministry of Interior had begun preventing her inspection teams from accessing MoI detention facilities, having turned her teams away during the last three inspection attempts. She admitted that [...]	2006-12-10 18:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM DOJ CRIM OPDAT KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD4516	PRT TIKRIT: POSSIBLE KURDISH MANEUVERING AROUND AL [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Recently PRT Tikrit has received several reports of Kurdish attempts to populate with Kurds and garner political support in the area around al Tuz. Separated from the rest of Salah ad Din (SaD) province by the Hamrin mountains, [...]	2006-12-11 08:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD4526	BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON WOMEN ACTIVISTS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women activists in Sulaymaniyah provided RRT Off with the following biographical data in meetings on November 11 and 14. Information on the organizations to which the women belong follows and is based on public sources and a meeting with the director of Hataw advocacy group o [...]	2006-12-12 11:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KWMN PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD4574	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MODERATE FRONT, SYRIA, VISIT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Council of Representative (CoR) member Sayyed Ayad Jamal al-Din (Iraqiyya) December 15 to discuss Iraqiyya's involvement in the new Moderate Front (reftel). Jamal al-Din requested the Ambassador's support to facilitate a trip to the US for a three-person I [...]	2006-12-15 16:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD4593	REQUEST FOR DEMARCH ON UNAMI DRAWDOWN [...] (C) This is an Action Request for the Department. See paras 7 and 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi sent a cable on November 27 to HQ UN which recommended a major reduction of staff in Iraq. Under this recommendation, which was quickly [...]	2006-12-17 11:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IO IZ
06BAGHDAD4605	WOMEN,S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS GRADE COUNCIL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of prominent women's rights activists gathered in early December to critique the government institutions that most affect their work. Speaking on issues beyond just women's rights, the group expressed the view that none of the three bodies that most influence their activit [...]	2006-12-18 10:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD4622	DISABLED IN IRAQ: HANDICAPPED SOCIETY DESCRIBES [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Iraqi Handicapped Society (IHS) told Emboffs December 13 that physically and mentally handicapped persons continued to be marginalized in Iraq, receiving little political attention or services from the government. "In the old regime, Saddam paid little attention [...]	2006-12-19 14:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
06BAGHDAD4682	ISG Report criticized by Speaker of Iraqi Kurdish [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Adnan Mufti, Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil, Iraq, sent the Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) identical copies of a letter to President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, a [...]	2006-12-24 07:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD4770	BASRAH PROVINCE: THE ISSUES, THE LEADERS, [...] (S) Summary: Basrah province is home to Iraq,s second largest city and has an estimated population of 2.4 million, the majority of which are Shi,a. Basrah is also Iraq,s economic center; over 80 % of the country,s commerce passes through its ports. Security concerns center around targeted [...]	2006-12-30 01:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON EAID PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD4786	ISG Report criticized by Speaker of Iraqi Kurdish [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Adnan Mufti, Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil, Iraq, sent the Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) identical copies of a letter to President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, a [...]	2006-12-31 05:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD515	IRAQI ISLAMIC PARTY WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary. Maysoon Ahmad Bekr, head of women's programs for the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),and Shatha Abd al-Razzak, IIP member of the Council of Representatives from Salah al-Din province and a member of the Iraq's Promise (Ahad al-Iraq) movement, told Poloff February 16 that the IIP wome [...]	2006-02-18 21:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KDEM KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD517	KIU OFFICIALS SAY THEY,RE JOINING KURDISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 15 meeting, Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) head Salah ad-Din Baha al-Din informed Ambassador that the KIU decided to join the Kurdistan Alliance (KA) after weeks of pressure from the two main parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Ku [...]	2006-02-19 14:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD551	MINISTRY OF HUMAN RIGHTS LOSING ITS DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Minister of Human Rights Aida Ossairan told PolOff February 16 that she will leave the Ministry within the next two weeks to focus on her new role as a Council of Representatives member. In that capacity, she said, she will seek to head up the Human Rights Committee. Ossair [...]	2006-02-21 19:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD573	PATRIARCH DELLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: On February 16, Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly told PolOff that conditions for his community were getting worse. He expressed concern about human rights, religious freedom and political representation for Chaldean Catholics in Iraq. He noted that Christians elected to the [...]	2006-02-23 10:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD601	SITUATION UPDATE SATURDAY: VIOLENCE DIMINISHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: By most accounts, Baghdad saw fewer acts of sectarian violence on 25 February than it had over the previous several days, largely due to the extended curfew still in effect. A variety of contacts told us that anti-Sunni violence had occurred overnight February 24-25, especially a [...]	2006-02-25 16:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM IZ

06BAGHDAD627	WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS LOG [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 22, Poloffs met SCIRI parliamentarians Jinan Jasim Ali Al Ubaidi and Muna Noor Zalzala, two of this year's Iraqi delegates to the Commission on the Status of Women. Al-Ubaidi lamented that the role of women in society had been greatly diminished during Saddam's reign, [...]	2006-02-27 19:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD681	SIGNS OF URBAN FABRIC FRAYING: SECTARIAN [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of Samarra mosque bombing, Post has received reports of sectarian displacement in some Baghdad neighborhoods. The most credible and significant information is about approximately 150 Shia families who quit their homes in Abu Ghreib, Tarmiyah, and al Doura over the [...]	2006-03-04 15:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD793	IRAQ PRTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 24 FEB-2 MAR [...] INTRODUCTION. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self- governance capability. The following paragraphs summarize their activities in several areas for the period 24 February - 2 March. Nin [...]	2006-03-12 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD812	MILITIAS AND OTHER ARMED GROUPS IN IRAQ - [...] (S//REL MNCI) SUMMARY. Militia organizations, acting both as extra-legal bodies and within government structures at multiple levels, will continue to pursue sectarian agendas that will undermine the government's ability to improve the security environment and will exacerbate sectarian tensions [...]	2006-03-13 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	KJUS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PREL PTER
06BAGHDAD813	SUNNI AND ALLAWI BLOCS READY FOR MORE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of the March 14 meeting of the major political blocs' leaders to work on resolving the government formation dilemma, Tawafuq official Mahmud al- Mashadani told us that Sunni Arab and Shia Coalition negotiators were working toward formation of an Arab political bloc. H [...]	2006-03-13 20:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD869	KURDISH INDEPENDENT ADVOCATES CROSS-PARTY DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 14, Kurdish Independent parliamentarian Samia Aziz told poloff that although 25 percent of the Council of Representatives is made up of women, they are grossly underrepresented at the highest levels of inter-party discussion. She said she hoped to once again serve on the [...]	2006-03-17 18:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD930	BADR LEADER AGREES THE MILITIA SHOULD DEMOBILIZE [...] (C) Summary. Council of Representatives member and Badr Organization leader Hadi Farhan Abdullah al-Amiri told PolOffs on March 19 that the Al-Askariya shrine bombing was the work of Saddamists. PolOffs pressed al-Amiri that all militias needed to be under the control of the State. Amiri ag [...]	2006-03-21 11:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD95	SHIA ISLAMISTS SIGNAL THEIR DISCONTENT WITH US [...] (C) Summary: During the past week many of the Shia political and religious figures in Baghdad have sharpened their tone against Sunni Arab political figures. Their public and private signals of unhappiness with American policy are also stronger now than at any time since the transfer of so [...]	2006-01-11 10:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD953	IECI COMMISIONER DEFENDS IRAQI ELECTION IN CAIRO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Independent Electoral Commission (IECI) Chief Electoral Officer Adil Mohammed Alwan Al-Lami described to PolOff on March 19 his defense of the Iraqi elections as valid, fair and representative at a regional election workshop in Cairo on March 12-13. Speaking to skeptical workshop [...]	2006-03-23 11:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ EG
06BAGHDAD976	CODEL HOEKSTRA MEETS IRAQI MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with CODEL Hoekstra, Minister of Interior Bayan Jabr said that he is not concerned by the problem that militias -- other than Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) -- pose and is confident that it will be solved soon. He believes the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are growing in effec [...]	2006-03-24 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PREL IZ
06BAKU1044	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INFORMING PARTNERS ON THE [...] (U) Poloff delivered ref points to MFA Americas Desk Officer Elchin Bashirov. Poloff emphasized that since Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations Human Rights council, the US Government takes seriously Azerbaijan's commitment to work constructively on human rights issues and, for this [...]	2006-07-17 13:24:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU PGOV PHUM PREL AJ
06BAKU1086	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) During a July 20 lunch meeting with the Ambassador, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby said that the European Action Plan for Azerbaijan has basically been negotiated, and will likely be adopted by the Council in mid-October. The money will come slightly later, [...]	2006-07-24 06:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EAID AM AJ
06BAKU1153	EUROPEAN ACTION PLAN FOR AZERBAIJAN MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: German and Finnish diplomats separately confirmed that Azerbaijan has completed its European Action Plan (EAP). Previous hold-ups over EAP language regarding Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and Azerbaijan's August 2005 commercial flight to Northern Cyprus have been resolved [...]	2006-08-04 11:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PBTS AJ
06BAKU1194	AZERBAIJANI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SEEKS CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: In an August 8 meeting with Poloff, prominent Azerbaijani human rights activist Arzu Abdullayeva said that she found Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arkadi Gukasyan to be open to a civil society dialogue between the Karabakhi and Azerbaijani communities. Abdullayeva led a delegation of re [...]	2006-08-11 13:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
06BAKU1231	AZERBAIJAN: MEDIA FREEDOM TRENDS RAISE [...] (C) Summary: The past six months have seen the emergence of disturbing trends in Azerbaijan's media climate. Senior GOAJ officials, most prominently the Minister of the Interior, have sued numerous journalists for civil and criminal libel in response to criticism in the print press. These law [...]	2006-08-18 13:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1316	AZERBAIJAN: FM MAMMADYAROV SAYS DUE TO VOTE SWAP, [...] (C) In a September 7 phone conversation with Ambassador, FM Mammadyarov said that, on the Venezuela/Guatemala UNSC question, the GOAJ had in fact long ago traded its vote to Venezuela in exchange for Venezuela's vote for Azerbaijan for the new Human Rights Council. Venezuela did in fact vote f [...]	2006-09-07 12:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AJ
06BAKU1367	THE CHANGING ROLE OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOSITY IN [...] (S/NF) Summary. Fifteen years after independence, Islamic religiosity, while far from widespread, is on the rise in Azerbaijan. This slow but steady growth of religious observance stems from two factors: a natural rediscovery of Azerbaijan's Muslim religious heritage, and active proselytizing [...]	2006-09-19 05:16:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM KISL IR AJ
06BAKU1372	NATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AZERBAIJAN CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: The National Movement of South Azerbaijan held its first-ever forum in Baku on 12 September to draw international attention to the plight of Iran's ethnic Azeris. Under the leadership of Etibar Mammadov, an Azerbaijani opposition politician (reftel),the movement is made up of r [...]	2006-09-20 08:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM IR AJ
06BAKU1407	FM MAMMADYAROV DISCUSSES STRONG U.S.-AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 21 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting Deputy EUCOM Commander General Ward, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov discussed the strength of U.S.-Azerbaijan relations and the Government of Azerbaijan's steady progress on democratic reform. Mammadyarov praised [...]	2006-09-26 12:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO ENRG KDEM IR RU AJ
06BAKU1496	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON CENTRAL ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her October 4 introductory call on Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Mazahir Panahov, the Ambassador highlighted the interlinked priorities in the bilateral relationship: cooperation in regional and global stability and security; energy security; and strengthening demo [...]	2006-10-13 12:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PBTS AJ
06BAKU1523	OSCE MEDIA FREEDOM REPRESENTATIVE ADDRESSES MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Special Representative for Media Freedom Miklos Haraszti visited Baku October 8 to 11 in response to the international community's concern over the deteriorating state of media freedom in Azerbaijan. At a October 9 briefing for OSCE member states, Haraszti reported that Presid [...]	2006-10-19 05:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO OPRC AJ
06BAKU1533	NEA PDAS JEFFREY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary: During his 12 October call on President Aliyev, NEA PDAS Jeffrey, accompanied by the Ambassador, encouraged Azerbaijan to support a unified international front in response to Iranian nuclear ambitions. Reviewing recent U.S. efforts to counter the Iranian nuclear threat, PDAS Je [...]	2006-10-20 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL KDEM KNNP MASS MCAP MNUC PARM PINR IR AJ
06BAKU1606	AZERBAIJAN: MEDIA FREEDOM DEVELOPMENTS CONTINUE TO [...] (C) Summary: On October 21 President Aliyev pardoned 106 prisoners, among them two journalists convicted of libel in 2006. The pardon was met with skepticism in the human rights community, in part because it overlooked popular political satirist, Mirza Sakit who was sentenced to prison on drug [...]	2006-11-03 14:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1659	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S NOVEMBER 27-28 [...] (C) Azerbaijan is at a pivotal moment in its development, with billions in energy revenue beginning to flow into government coffers, increasing fears of tensions with Iran and Russian resurgence in the region, and senior leaders taking a careful look at Azerbaijan's internal development and p [...]	2006-11-14 16:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
06BAKU1700	AZERBAIJANI "ANTI-ISLAM" ARTICLE PROVOKES REACTION [...] (C) Summary: On November 9, a little known Azerbaijani newspaper, Sanat, published an article described as "anti-Islamic" in conservative religious quarters. The article provoked a shrill if short-lived reaction in both Azerbaijan and Iran. In Nardaran, a village near Baku known for its reli [...]	2006-11-24 05:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KISL IR AJ
06BAKU1704	UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the year that has passed since the November 2005 Parliamentary Elections, the GOAJ has placed severe restrictions on the right to freedom of assembly, which is recognized in Azerbaijani law. Since the violent break-up of a peaceful, sanctioned opposition rally on November 26, 2 [...]	2006-11-24 07:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1713	AZERBAIJANI NATIONAL MEDIA REGULATOR SHUTS DOWN [...] (U) On November 24 the GOAJ state media regulator, the National TV and Radio Council (NTRC),ordered Azerbaijan's leading independent television and radio station, ANS TV and Radio, off the air. In a written instruction to ANS Chairman Vahid Mustafayev, NTRC Chairman Nurshirvan Maharammli told [...]	2006-11-24 17:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1714	UPDATE ON OPPOSITION EVICTION; U.S, UK AND EU [...] (U) Early morning on November 25 Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs and city officials carried out the November 24 court-ordered eviction of the opposition Popular Front Party (PFP),the opposition newspapers Azadliq and Bizim Yol and Turan news agency from their central Baku he [...]	2006-11-25 14:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ
06BAKU1715	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SADIKOV SAYS "THE TIME IS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadikov November 20 to discuss Azerbaijan's priorities as the chair of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)'s Foreign Ministers' Conference. According to Sadikov, the GOAJ seeks to "breathe new life" into the or [...]	2006-11-27 05:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL AJ PK EG MY
06BAKU1729	AZERBAIJAN IN MUTED SHOCK OVER CLOSURE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijani society remains in a state of muted disbelief following the GOAJ's surprise decision to close independent ANS Television and evict several independent media outlets from their downtown offices. The Coordination Council Union of Public Interest Organizations, an umbrell [...]	2006-11-28 14:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC AJ
06BAKU1777	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON ANS TV STATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev said on December 5 that he had instructed his government to "find a solution" to the ANS problem, but added that ANS had to "act with respect" and realize it was not above the law. To facilitate a solution, he bruited the possibility of postponing the recently a [...]	2006-12-07 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV AJ
06BAKU1795	PUBLIC REMAINS QUIETLY DISTURBED BY ANS CLOSURE; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two weeks after the November 24 closure of independent ANS Television and the eviction of the residents of the Azadliq newspaper building, the public, while concerned, remains quiet. After the President's November 29 comments on the ANS "suspension," many were optimistic that he w [...]	2006-12-08 15:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1806	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S [...] (SBU) ADCM delivered ref demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev on December 11. Mammadguliyev said that, according to his information, the EU and Africa groups were consulting in Geneva today, December 11, and that Azerbaijan supported the two groups' efforts to find a comp [...]	2006-12-11 15:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KTIA SU UN IS AJ
06BAKU1810	AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSTS [...] (C) Summary: At a lively December 6 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, six of Azerbaijan's most respected foreign policy analysts argued that Azerbaijan's difficult geographical position forces it to have a cautious foreign policy to balance the divergent foreign influences. They also noted th [...]	2006-12-12 08:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IR KDEM PHUM AJ
06BAKU1811	ANS TV AND RADIO RESUME BROADCASTS [...] (C) At a December 11 press conference, National TV and Radio Council (NTRC) Chair Nushiravan Maharramli announced that independent media group ANS would be allowed to resume television and radio broadcasts on December 12. (ANS broadcasts had been suspended on November 24, when the NTRC decid [...]	2006-12-12 13:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AJ
06BAKU1828	UPDATE ON DETAINED EX-MINISTER: PROPERTY [...] (SBU) On December 12, a Baku court ruled in favor of impounding the property of detained former Minister of Economic Development, Farhad Aliyev. Head of the Azerbaijani State Property Registration Service, Arif Qarasov, told the press that according to the court ruling, because Aliyev "officia [...]	2006-12-15 14:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
06BAKU256	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT, SHEIKH UL ISLAM MEET WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his private session with the leadership of the visiting Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) on February 13, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed disappointment with the outcome of his talks in Paris with President Kocharian over the [...]	2006-02-17 14:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM KISL IS IR AJ
06BAKU433	EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, IRAN, ISLAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Azerbaijan's civil society leaders, EUR A/S Dan Fried discussed democratization, Iran, and Islamic extremism. Many civil society leaders noted a disengagement from politics by the population after the November elections failed to meet their high expectations. W [...]	2006-03-22 07:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PINR KISL AJ IR
06BAKU574	AZERBAIJAN: UPDATE ON DETAINED FORMER MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Lawyers for jailed ex-Minister Farhad Aliyev report that his health continues to deteriorate due to inadequate GOAJ medical care; they also claim that the GOAJ has been criminally negligent in its medical treatment of Aliyev. ICRC, which has regular access to Aliyev and the rest [...]	2006-04-14 09:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU606	AZERBAIJAN SEEKS ELECTION TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On April 10, post received a diplomatic note from the MFA in which the GOAJ formally requested the USG support its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. The text of the dipnote follows in paragraph 3. We understand the GOAJ presented a similar dipnote to USUN. 2. (C) During an [...]	2006-04-19 13:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR OPDC PHUM UNGA AJ
06BAKU609	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PROPOSES ISSUING JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During discussions over President Aliyev's upcoming visit to Washington, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalafov presented a three-page draft joint statement to DCM for possible signing during the trip. DCM said the Embassy would pass the draft to Washington, but that it was a matter f [...]	2006-04-20 08:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP KUNR AMGT ABLD AJ
06BAKU673	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL AJ
06BAKU689	FOLLOW-UP ON IRAN,S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 14:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL AJ
06BAKU713	AZERBAIJAN'S PARLIAMENTARY RERUN ELECTIONS SHOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan,s May 13 rerun of ten parliamentary races was marked by calm, orderly voting and a relatively clean and transparent vote count. International observers -- including the OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Euro [...]	2006-05-15 12:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU836	AZERBAIJAN HOPES TO STRENGTHEN OIC'S INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Vagif Sadiqov told Charge June 5 that the GOAJ planned to use its chairmanship of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to expand the OIC's cooperation with regional bodies such as the OSCE, ASEAN and other organizations, on ter [...]	2006-06-07 11:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL AJ
06BAKU980	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 3 introductory call, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said Azerbaijan would need U.S. help to secure access to European gas markets and develop a new Trans-Caspian gas pipeline. Noting the dangers of over-reliance on the energy sector, the Ambassador urg [...]	2006-07-06 13:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG EPET ETRD IZ AJ
06BAKU993	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: During her July 7 introductory call on Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, the Ambassador reviewed U.S. priorities for the bilateral relationship -- global security, energy security, and political and economic reform -- emphasizing that continued reform is essential for [...]	2006-07-11 08:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM AM AJ
06BAMAKO1290	SCENESETTER FOR ATT'S TRIP TO U.S. TO WITNESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 17:29:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN572	BRUNEI'S HARI RAYA: OPEN TALK AT OPEN HOUSES [...] (C) At this year's Hari Raya open houses -- a custom that distinguishes Brunei's celebration of the post-Ramadan month -- Ambassador and DCM heard unusually candid views from senior GoB officials on issues ranging from royal succession, bilateral security cooperation, and the status of major [...]	2006-11-08 03:39:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ECON SOCI CVIS MARR PTER PHUM
06BANGKOK1281	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Mr. Apichart OBOONSAKUL, Office of the National Security Council, who has [...]	2006-03-02 07:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK1340	THAI RESPONSE ON NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. During March 3 conversations, Thai FM Kantathi and NSC Chief Winai said that the North Korean refugee issue was sensitive for Thailand. However, they indicated that the RTG was willing to work with the USG on discreet, case-by-case processing of North Korean refugees for U.S. re [...]	2006-03-03 10:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM KN TH DPRK
06BANGKOK1343	AMBASSADOR RAISES MISSING HMONG MINORS [...] (C) Summary. During a March 3 meeting with Thai FM Kantathi Suphamongkol, the Ambassador raised the issue of the missing Hmong minors. He encouraged Kantathi to respond to the Lao argument that the Thai needed to take the next step and provide the Lao with basic facts about the deporation of [...]	2006-03-03 10:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL TH LA
06BANGKOK2088	THE 1997 CONSTITUTION - FINDING AND FIXING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. While much of the opposition rhetoric fueling the current political crisis focuses on vilifying Thaksin, the roots of the crisis lie in the Prime Minister's deft exploitation of certain key weaknesses inherent in the 1997 Constitution. POLOFF recently discussed these weaknesses [...]	2006-04-10 04:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH
06BANGKOK2157	THAILAND: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) [...] (U) Per reftel, poloff delivered points on UN Human Rights Council and message from Secretary Rice for RTG Foreign Minister Kanthati to RTG Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Social Division Director Dusit Manapan on April 12. 2. (SBU) Director Dusit t [...]	2006-04-12 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR OPDC PHUM PREL TH UNGA
06BANGKOK2294	MORE TROUBLED ELECTIONS: SENATE RESULTS AND MP [...] (U) Summary: Thai voters turned out in reportedly lower than expected numbers on April 19 to elect new members of the 200 seat Senate. The polls were largely uneventful save in the separatist violence afflicted southern border province of Narathiwat, where three persons died in separate sho [...]	2006-04-20 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV TH SNAP
06BANGKOK2420	THAILAND TO SUBMIT CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KUNR TH UN UNHRC
06BANGKOK2494	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) DAO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the SE Asia Regional Center for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) Course sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Cente [...]	2006-04-28 08:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
06BANGKOK2548	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - THAILAND SEEKS U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On April 28, POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel A) to the Thai MFA regarding Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The MFA confirmed Thailand's own candidacy within the Asia Group for a UNHRC se [...]	2006-05-02 06:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR TH UNHRC UN
06BANGKOK2826	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF EAP A/S HILL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. Chris, we're looking forward to your upcoming visit to participate in the ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue. I am also planning to host a dinner in your honor with former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. Anand is thoughtful and I think you'll enjoy hearing his views on s [...]	2006-05-11 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS PREL PGOV TH
06BANGKOK3211	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Miss, Manthana MASMALAI, Office of the National Security Council who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no cre [...]	2006-05-26 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK3396	ASEAN-U.S. DIALOGUE HELD IN BANGKOK MAY 23 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During the May 23 ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue, ASEAN members and the United States expressed confidence that a joint Plan of Action to implement the ASEAN-U.S. Enhanced Partnership would be ready for the Secretary and Foreign Ministers to approve during the ASEAN Ministers meeting in [...]	2006-06-06 07:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK3543	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 02:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TH UNHRC UN
06BANGKOK3785	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NRC REPORT - THE LONG VIEW [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The final report of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC),"Overcoming Violence Through the Power of Reconciliation" was issued on June 5. The report provides solid background on the origins of the conflict and context on how specific local factors are influenci [...]	2006-06-27 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TH
06BANGKOK501	AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES CT COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: S/CT Coordinator Henry Crumpton and Ambassador Boyce met with Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Chidchai Wannasathit, National Security Council General Secretary General General Winai Phattiyakul and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Counter-terrorism Coordinator Ambassador [...]	2006-01-26 09:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER TH PSI
06BANGKOK5429	THAILAND: DIVIDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thai elites are deeply concerned that Thai society today is "more divided than ever" as a result of the strong feelings, pro and anti, aroused by PM Thaksin Shinnawatra. Thai politics do not appear any more turbulent to us now than in the past, given Thailand's history of milita [...]	2006-09-05 10:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
06BANGKOK5895	THAILAND UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council for Democratic Reform Under the Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) banned both wiretapping and political activities against the interests of the CDRM. Television broadcasts have featured the coup leaders receiving the Royal Command that gave the King's imprimatur to their [...]	2006-09-25 11:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS KDEM ASEC TH
06BANGKOK5929	THAI OFFICIALS PLEA FOR UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA permanent secretary and the ruling military council's Secretary General reassured the diplomatic corps that Thailand would return to democratic rule as soon as possible. The Secretary General personally assured the Ambassador during a pull-aside that a civilian prime mini [...]	2006-09-26 11:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
06BANGKOK6003	CONCERNS OVER DRAFT INTERIM CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The Council for Democratic Reform (CDR) has circulated a draft interim constitution with provisions that would allow the military officials in the CDR to retain excessive influence over the civilian administration. The draft constitution has likely evolved since this early draft was circu [...]	2006-09-29 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS KDEM TH
06BANGKOK6119	INTERIM CONSTITUTION PROTECTIONS FOR CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: One of the drafters of the interim constitution explained the mechanisms contained in the document for protecting civil liberties. He said language in the interim constitution, although perhaps appearing vague to Westerners, does clearly incorporate by reference the rights guara [...]	2006-10-05 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
06BANGKOK6354	CIVIL SOCIETY: PATIENCE WEARING THIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Civil society contacts are extremely concerned about the continued imposition of martial law and restrictions on civil liberties. There are more diverse views on other topics, including the advisability of accelerating the election timetable. Many are disappointed by the appoi [...]	2006-10-17 23:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
06BANGKOK6540	DAS JOHN DISCUSSION WITH ACTIVIST KRAISAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS John met with former Senator Kraisak Choonhavan to discuss the Thai political situation. Kraisak was glad that former PM Thaksin had been removed, but disappointed in the coup makers. He was particularly critical of the lack of progress in the corruption investigations. He q [...]	2006-10-27 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
06BANGKOK6655	HUMAN RIGHTS: SOMCHAI NEELAPHAIJIT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: After 10 months with no significant developments, the investigation into the disappearance of Muslim human rights lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit is again making headlines. On October 31, junta leader Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin stated publicly that a close aide of ex-PM Thaksin ma [...]	2006-11-03 00:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TH
06BANGKOK7061	GHOSTS OF 2003 WAR ON DRUGS RETURN TO HAUNT THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary. A prominent group of human rights activists and justice advocates is mounting a fresh campaign to re-open investigations into killings that occurred during former Prime Minister Thaksin's 2003 "War on Drugs." The interim government appears to be responding to this campaign and is [...]	2006-11-22 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SNAR TH
06BANGKOK7447	DAS JOHN MEETING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] (C) Summary: Human Rights Watch activist Sunai Phasuk criticized the post-coup government during a meeting on December 8 with EAP DAS Eric John. He raised familiar concerns about the lack of progress in explaining the transgressions of former PM Thaksin to the people, and about the coup coun [...]	2006-12-15 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
06BANGKOK7594	GOVERNMENT SCRAMBLING TO BUILD A CASE AGAINST [...] (C) Since the September 19 coup d'etat, Thai public figures have haphazardly indicated various possible grounds for the prosecution of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. It remains unclear which of Thaksin's alleged offenses can provide the basis for his future exclusion from politica [...]	2006-12-26 07:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM TH
06BANGKOK944	THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 05:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH
06BANGKOK963	THAI MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES UN REFORM ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed UN reform issues with MFA International Organizations Department (IO) Counselor Tanee Sangrat on February 15. Tanee said that Thailand's final positions on UN reform issues are being reviewed by the Thai Permanent Mission in New York, but offered his impressio [...]	2006-02-16 11:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH UN
06BANGKOK969	THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-17 01:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH
06BANJUL20	THE GAMBIA: DESMOND TUTU'S OP ED ON UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador made reftel demarche January 10 to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ebou Taal, providing text of Desmond Tutu's op-ed and conveying points. Ambassador reviewed elements of the U.S. position on the proposed UN Human Rights Council and asked that GOTG's UN delegation be inst [...]	2006-01-11 12:22:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO XY GA
06BANJUL303	THE GAMBIA: CONVERSATION WITH ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Prominent Islamic figure Imam Baba Leigh registered strong concern over human rights abuses following the failed coup plot in March. He also indicated frustration over The Gambia's "cowed and co-opted" Islamic religious establishment to confront the GOTG over the abuses. Baba Leigh judged [...]	2006-05-15 09:43:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KISL KDEM GA
06BANJUL343	THE GAMBIA: DISCUSSIONS WITH ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS [...] (C) In separate meetings with Ambassador, two prominent Islamic clerics indicated that a priority of The Gambia's Islamic religious establishment was to prevent radical, foreign Islamic elements from establishing a foothold here through brainwashing of the country's youth. The pair stressed t [...]	2006-05-29 09:49:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KISL KDEM GA
06BANJUL411	DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: AU PSC REAFFIRMS AMIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC),meeting on June 27 at the ministerial level at the AU Summit in Banjul, heard briefings on Somalia and election preparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but issued a sole communique focusing on Darfur Peace Agreement [...]	2006-06-28 17:48:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO AU SU SO
06BANJUL653	GAMBIAN JUSTICE UPDATE: GOOD AND BAD NEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: High-profile detainees and trials continue to create headlines in The Gambia. Some long-term detainees, such as former journalist Malick Mboob and former National Assembly member Duta Kamaso, have been released. Other detainees continue to languish in jail awaiting trials that [...]	2006-10-20 17:11:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GA
06BASRAH125	BASRAH NOTABLES SIGN DECLARATION OF SUPPORT FOR RULE OF LAW [...] (C) Summary. An influential moderate cleric, Sayed Abdul Ali al-Musawi, met with Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) July 24 and reported that 32 political and militia leaders and military and police commanders have issued a declaration calling for support of rule of law in Basrah. Al Musawi, [...]	2006-07-27 13:40:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
06BASRAH136	THE GATHERING TO SAVE BASRAH -- A NEW POLITICAL ENTITY [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, the Regional Coordinator (RC),Deputy RC and poloffs hosted three members of the newly established Gathering to Save Basrah (GSB) group. The GSB was established by a group of influential politicians, clerics, tribal leaders, and educators in Basrah who believe that [...]	2006-08-24 04:34:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
06BASRAH152	"HONORABLE COVENANT" FOR COOPERATION AND PEACE IN DHI QAR [...] (U) On September 11 tribal, religious and community leaders in Dhi Qar province signed an Honorable Covenant in support of the non-violent resolution of disputes. Governor Aziz Kadhum al-Ugali convened the conference that brought the participants together to sign the Honorable Covenant. Ther [...]	2006-09-20 07:55:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
06BASRAH28	IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN BASRAH - SLOW, SUBTLE AND STEADY [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Iranian Government is focused on quietly spreading influence by facilitating travel to Iran, investing in different projects and organizations in Basrah, and working with Iraqi nationals with strong personal ties to Iran. The opinions expressed by Basrah Regional Embass [...]	2006-02-26 07:04:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
06BASRAH49	MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE BASRAH COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: Wielders of power and influence in Basrah outside of the local government can be classified into three general categories: highly respected sheikhs and imams, thugs and militia leaders, and a nebulous third category of individuals in positions of power but whose influence on the [...]	2006-04-07 11:45:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KISL IZ
06BASRAH55	MILITIAS IN BASRAH -- DIRTY POLITICS PERSONIFIED [...] (C) Summary: Most of the militias in Basrah are controlled by political parties or, in some instances, are now political parties in their own right. The insidious nature of militias acting as political parties - or vice versa - makes politics in Basrah particularly perverse. The Fadillah pa [...]	2006-04-15 06:17:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IZ
06BASRAH66	MODM BASRAH OFFICIAL ON IDP CAMP FOR DISPLACED SHIA [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and PolOffs met with Abdul Kareen Salman, Director of Human Affairs from the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) for the Southern Region to discuss the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in southern Iraq. Abdu [...]	2006-05-05 10:00:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PREF SMIG SOCI EAID KISL IZ
06BASRAH70	SNAPSHOT OF DHI QAR: PROVINCE AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) Summary: The province of Dhi Qar is located about 200 miles southeast of Baghdad and has an estimated population of 1.85 million. More politically moderate and secular than the other Shia-dominated southern provinces, the influence of Shia religious political parties has grown in past mo [...]	2006-05-07 14:00:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PINR ECON EAID ELAB KDEM KISL
06BASRAH77	BLEAK BUT IMPROVING - PRISON CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ [...] (U) Summary: Prison conditions in southern Iraq are comparable to those of a poor third world country -- bleak and dismal. However, real progress has been made, and despite political pressure the Regional Director of Prisons for southern Iraq is committed to improving prison and related huma [...]	2006-05-16 09:12:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS IZ
06BASRAH93	SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH NEWLY-APPOINTED BASRAH SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: It is unlikely that the 5-person emergency security committee appointed by PM Nouri Al Maliki will be able to positively impact on the security situation in Basrah. Three of its members, Badr Corps head Hadi al-Amiri, former Minister of Transportation Salam al-Maliki, and Minist [...]	2006-06-04 17:33:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL ASEC IZ
06BEIJING10104	PRC/UN: MFA BRIEFS ON UNSYG ANNAN VISIT [...] (C) UN SYG Annan asked President Hu Jintao what opinions or advice the UN can offer to help break the current Six-Party Talks impasse, MFA International Organizations Department Officer Guo Xuejun told Poloff on May 23. Hu said China continues to work with the other Partiesto resume the Six-P [...]	2006-05-24 10:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV UN CH
06BEIJING10734	PRC/GERMANY: MERKEL VISIT READOUT [...] (C) China supports a more important role for Germany in the United Nations, China's leaders told visiting German Chancellor Merkel, according to MFA European Affairs Division Director Wang Shunqing. Wang said that during Mrkel's May 21-23 visit to China, China and Germany agreed to initiate a [...]	2006-05-31 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV GE CH
06BEIJING11755	PRC PREMIER TO VISIT 7 AFRICAN NATIONS [...] MFA Assistant Minister He Yafei previewed Premier Wen Jiabao's June 17-24 tour of Egypt, Ghana, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda to reporters. Besides meeting the leaders of each nation, Premier Wen will meet Chinese medical workers, tour an HIV/AIDS preve [...]	2006-06-09 12:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING11761	World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Yu Xiaoqing, Lead Social Protection Specialist and Team Leader for a World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment Project requested by the Chinese Government, asks whether USDOL would be able to participate in the World Bank team designing the project, perhaps th [...]	2006-06-11 07:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PGOV CH
06BEIJING12175	JUNE 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS, [...] Key points made at the June 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Amnesty International's recent reports that China's arms exports promote violence and human rights violations around the world are "groundless." China complies with its international obligations and has export controls i [...]	2006-06-13 10:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN
06BEIJING15559	HUMAN RIGHTS: MFA ON RELIGIOUS PRISONERS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, POLOFF RAISED USG CONCERN ABOUT THE RECENT DETENTION OF AN AIDS ACTIVIST, THE BEATING DEATH OF A JOURNALIST AND THE CONVICTION OF SEVERAL UNDERGROUND PROTESTANT LEADERS, INCLUDING SOME SENTENCED TO DEATH. AN MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION OFFICIAL HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT [...]	2006-07-27 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF CH
06BEIJING16381	U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES NORTH KOREANS, HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY AND ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI TIANKAI DISCUSSED NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CANDIDATES TO HEAD THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DURING AN AUGUST 9 BILATERAL MEETING PRIOR TO THE U.S.-CHINA GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM (GIF). U/S DOBRIANSKY E [...]	2006-08-09 12:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC KN UN CH

06BEIJING16631	CODEL Stevens: U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary [...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed issues including Taiwan, North Korea, Lebanon, China?s defense policy, energy security, intellectual property rights (IPR),the exchange rate and bilateral trade with members of the Chinese National People?s Congress (NPC) in Guilin [...]	2006-08-14 07:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG SENV KIPR OREP CH TW
06BEIJING16823	A/S SAUERBREY'S AUGUST 10 MEETING WITH UNHCR [...] (C) SUMMARY: VISITING PRM ASSISTANT SECRETARY ELLEN SAUERBREY MET AUGUST 10 WITH UNHCR ACTING REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CHOOSIN NGAOTHEPPITAK TO DISCUSS NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA AND OTHER REFUGEE ISSUES. REVIEWING EFFORTS TO PUSH THE PRC TO LIVE UP TO ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND COOPERATE [...]	2006-08-15 13:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM KN KS CH TH
06BEIJING16879	CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS: PRC SCHOLARS EXPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING PM KOIZUMI'S VISIT TO YASUKUNI SHRINE, CHINESE JAPAN SCHOLARS ARE FOCUSING ON WHAT APPROACH CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY ABE MIGHT TAKE IF, AS WIDELY EXPECTED, ABE BECOMES JAPAN'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER AFTER PM KOIZUMI STEPS DOWN IN SEPTEMBER. ABE WOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE TO AV [...]	2006-08-16 11:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA CH
06BEIJING19032	CHINA-EU SUMMIT: HEAVY ON DIALOGUE, LIGHT ON [...] (C) Neither the Chinese nor EU member states expect much in the way of deliverables from the Ninth Annual EU-China Summit in Helsinki, September 9-12. Wen Jiabao will represent China at the Summit, hosted by current EU President Finland, with the stated purpose of increasing dialogue and stre [...]	2006-09-08 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EU FI PREL CH
06BEIJING19404	DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETINGS WITH AFM HE YAFEI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER HE YAFEI EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER PRESS REPORTS THE USG MAY SELL TAIWAN F-16S AND OVER THE POSSIBILITY THAT CHEN SHUI-BIAN MAY SEEK TO CREATE A CROSS-STRAIT CRISIS WHEN AFM HE MET EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN. DAS CHRISTENSEN SAID U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN, INCLUDIN [...]	2006-09-13 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PHUM CH KN
06BEIJING19793	BEIJING-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION ON WEN JIABAO IN [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao told Prime Minister Blair China is gradually reforming its political and administrative structure. UK Ambassador Ehrman said that the two discussed Iran, Lebanon, North Korea, human rights, trade issues and China's economic growth during their London meeting. FM Li Zh [...]	2006-09-18 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AMGT CASC FR GM JA UK EUN CH
06BEIJING20509	SEPTEMBER 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the September 26 MFA press briefing were: -- China encourages and supports U.S.-DPRK bilateral discussions outside of the Six-Party Talks framework. -- China hopes Tokyo's new leadership can make concrete efforts to improve Sino-Japan relations and the Strategic Dialog [...]	2006-09-26 09:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH JP
06BEIJING21991	MEAN STREETS: SOCIAL STRAINS PLAGUE CHINA'S "URBAN [...] (C) New Chinese "shantytowns," onetime rural villages swallowed by China's expanding cities, have become a hot topic in China. Often not incorporated into their official urban jurisdictions, these former rural districts are administrative vacuums, lagging on provision of urban public service [...]	2006-10-17 11:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
06BEIJING22370	PRC/AFRICA: AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE HEADING TO [...] (C) More than forty African Heads of State or Government are expected to travel to China for the Beijing Summit of the triennial Forum for China-Africa Cooperation ("The Beijing Summit")(Reftels A and B),November 3-5. Egypt President Mubarak, Nigerian President Obasanjo, South African Preside [...]	2006-10-23 10:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING23814	NOVEMBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points made at the November 16, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- China hopes the Six-Party Talks will resume as soon as possible, but has no information on whether State Councilor Tang Jianxuan will return to Pyongyang anytime soon. -- UNSCR 1718 does not specify what constitutes "luxury [...]	2006-11-16 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH JA
06BEIJING23854	PRC/BURMA: CHINA URGES THAT BURMA NOT BE RAISED AT [...] (C) While China is gradually changing its foreign policy to accept cases for humanitarian intervention before the UN Security Council in instances of gross human rights violations, Burma's domestic problems do not constitute such a threat to international peace and security, MFA IO UN Division [...]	2006-11-17 14:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM CH
06BEIJING24497	PRC/BURMA: BEIJING STRONGLY OPPOSES UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) The PRC "strongly opposes" a UN Security Council Resolution on Burma and would consider using its veto, MFA International Organizations Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs December 13 in response to reftel message. Though the PRC shares many of the U.S. concerns [...]	2006-12-13 13:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
06BEIJING24538	URGING CHINA TO ACCEPT UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (C) China should reconsider its opposition to a UN Security Council Resolution on Burma, Polmincouns stressed to MFA Deputy Director General for Southeast Asia Tong Xiaoling on December 14. The situation in Burma is harming the peace and security of the region. Tong said China remains opposed [...]	2006-12-14 12:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ASEAN BM CH
06BEIJING24644	CHINA SEEKS ACCOMMODATION ON UNSC BURMA [...] (C) The United States and China share many common interests in the United Nations Security Council and with regard to Burma, none of which would be served by conflict over a Burma resolution in the UNSC, MFA Director General for International Organizations Wu Hailong told the DCM. Wu urged th [...]	2006-12-19 11:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ASEAN BM CH
06BEIJING4479	MARCH 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] Key points made at the March 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - The State Department's 2005 Human Rights Report turned a blind eye to the basic facts and made irresponsible remarks regarding the status of human rights in China. - China hopes Iran will fully cooperate with the IAEA a [...]	2006-03-09 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN
06BEIJING4758	AMBASSADOR RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS, STABILITY WITH [...] (C) During a March 9 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, Liaoning Party Secretary and potential "Fifth Generation" leader Li Keqiang candidly discussed the economic development and stability challenges he faces. Liaoning has the largest number of urban poor in China, a substantial number of ru [...]	2006-03-14 10:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI CH
06BEIJING4764	PREMIER WEN DISCUSSES NEW SOCIALIST COUNTRYSIDE, [...] China must recognize that the reform process is long and arduous, Premier Wen Jiabao remarked at a press conference following the conclusion of the NPC and CPPCC annual sessions. The New Socialist Countryside policy will help safeguard farmers' land rights and raise their living standards. [...]	2006-03-14 11:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PARM ECON CH TW JP
06BEIJING4958	MARCH 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA TRADE [...] Key points made at the March 16 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China hopes U.S.-China economic and trade frictions can be resolved through consultation but will no longer adopt administrative measures to control exchange rate fluctuation. - China does not view the United States as [...]	2006-03-16 11:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN
06BEIJING6530	APRIL 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NO PLANS FOR HAMAS [...] Key points made at the April 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: - There are no plans for Palestinian FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to visit China. - VFM Wu Dawei will travel to Tokyo to meet with the other heads of the Six-Party Talks delegations, but will not attend the NEACD. - China hopes [...]	2006-04-06 11:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH JP
06BEIJING7092	MFA PREVIEWS PRESIDENT HU'S TRIP TO THE UNITED [...] During a special April 14 MFA press briefing, Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi previewed President Hu Jintao's April 18-29 visits to the United States, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya. Beijing stands ready to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation with the United States and addres [...]	2006-04-14 08:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING7352	APRIL 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AFM CUI TO IRAN, [...] Key points made at the April 18 MFA press briefing are as follows: - During his recent trip to Iran, AFM Cui Tiankai expressed China?s concern over recent developments concerning Iran?s nuclear program. - The "principal parties" to the Six-Party Talks should demonstrate their sincerity i [...]	2006-04-18 10:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING8480	MAY 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GUANTANAMO UIGHURS, [...] Key points made at the May 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China strongly opposes Albania's acceptance of the five Uighurs previously held at Guantanamo Bay, who Beijing considers East Turkestan terrorist suspects, and demands their immediate repatriation. - China does not support [...]	2006-05-09 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PTER KNNP CH IR TW
06BEIJING8798	MAY 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S [...] Key points made at the May 11 MFA press briefing are as follows: - Noting remarks by "U.S. officials," referring to Deputy Secretary Zoellick's May 10 Congressional testimony, the MFA spokesperson asserted that China has made contributions to ensure a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula and prom [...]	2006-05-11 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM ECON KNNP CH IR TW JP
06BEIJING8803	ARF INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING ON COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 26-28 ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-sessional Meeting on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime focused on discussing "root causes" of terrorism but also gave participants an opportunity to exchange views on recent developments and national experiences in combating t [...]	2006-05-11 11:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ARR ARF CH
06BEIRUT1147	MGLE01: QUARTERLY REPORT ON FREEDOM AGENDA [...] (C) This is post's progress report for the second quarter of FY-06 on the Lebanon country strategy for democratic reform. Refs A and B identified three outcomes for our country strategy: -- a new electoral law, -- competent, effective, transparent government, and -- reform of the judi [...]	2006-04-13 09:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO KDEM KMPI PREL ECON LE
06BEIRUT1166	MGLE01: FM SALLOUKH REVIEWS ISSUES IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh said this coming week's visit to Washington and New York by PM Siniora and four of his ministers is well-timed and should produce helpful results. The pro-Syrian foreign minister insisted he welcomes the support of Washington in Lebanon's transition to de [...]	2006-04-13 15:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM KPAL LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT2721	LEBANON: ARMENIAN PARTY OPPOSES TURKISH DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) The largest Armenian-Lebanese political party, the Tashnag, opposes deployment of Turkish troops as part of an augmented UNIFIL in southern Lebanon. On August 18, the Tashnag sent a petition to the Ambassador listing its concerns. Poloff also discussed the issue with Tashnag Member of [...]	2006-08-22 14:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS LE AR TU
06BEIRUT3071	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION [...] (SBU) The recent conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hizballah that transpired from July 12 to August 14 was, according to Lebanon Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, the most destructive in Lebanon's history. Although casualty figures did not approach the 1983 Grapes of Wrath [...]	2006-09-22 04:09:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3195	LEBANON: RIZK ON GOL SUING ISRAEL, ELECTORAL LAW [...] (C) Over lunch with the Ambassador and econoff on 10/2, Justice Minister Charles Rizk shared an e-mail (full text in para 6 below) sent by UN/OLA to his staff suggesting changes in the draft statute for the special tribunal on the Hariri assassination. The e-mail notes that UN/OLA had dropped [...]	2006-10-04 08:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PTER LE GM SY IS
06BEIRUT3415	LEBANON: DEMARCHES ON UNGA, NORTH KOREA AND [...] (SBU) Polchief delivered reftel demarches October 21 to Joumane Khaddage, Counselor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Khaddage will be traveling to New York October 26 to participate in the General Assembly with the Lebanese delegation, and promised to convey our points to appropriate offic [...]	2006-10-24 14:32:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG MARR MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG UNGA LE
06BEIRUT3721	LEBANON: GENERAL SLEIMAN ASKS ASD RODMAN FOR [...] (C) An interagency delegation led by ASD Rodman met with LAF Commander Michel Sleiman and pledged USG support for Lebanon and the LAF. Sleiman assured the visiting delegation of the LAF's commitment to democracy, human rights, and the fight against terrorism. Sleiman pointed out the difficult [...]	2006-11-29 10:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS LE
06BEIRUT608	MGLE01: QUARTERLY REPORT ON FREEDOM AGENDA IN [...] (C) This is post's progress report for the first quarter of FY-06 on the country strategy for democratic reform. Refs A and B identified three outcomes for our country strategy: -- a new electoral law, -- competent, effective, transparent government, and -- reform of the judiciary. [...]	2006-03-01 13:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI PGOV KPAO EAID PREL LE
06BELGADE856	KOSOVO: ELGRADE PRESENTS NEGOTIATING PLATFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 13:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	REL PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI SR
06BELGRADE210	MONTENEGRO: AFTER THE REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: It is increasingly likely that Montenegro will hold a referendum on independence in the spring of 2006. Whether or not the vote is for independence, Montenegro's relationships with Serbia, and, potentially, with the United States will change significantly. Regardless of the ou [...]	2006-02-13 10:54:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SR MW PNAT
06BELGRADE220	SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 15:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB MW PGOV SR USTR
06BELGRADE232	Ensuring Stability in Southern Serbia [...] We are working to ensure that local political developments in the three Southern Serbia municipalities with ethnic Albanian populations (Presevo, Bujanovac, and Medvedja) do not undermine progress that has been made in stabilizing this sensitive area bordering Kosovo. Our strategy for the co [...]	2006-02-16 13:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE256	SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH PRINCIPLES FOR KOSOVO [...] In the process of resolving the future status of Kosovo and Metohija the Serbian Orthodox Church, her faithful and her Holy Shrines in the Province should be provided with adequate protection and a free life in accordance with basic principles of religious freedom and human rights generally ac [...]	2006-02-21 06:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SR YI
06BELGRADE610	SANDZAK SCUFFLE LAST STRAW FOR LJAJIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Serbian government decision to dissolve the democratically-elected assembly in Novi Pazar, the de facto capital of the primarily Bosniac area of Serbian Sandzak, has sparked low level violence in the city. The move was a blow to the progressive Human and Minority Rights Mini [...]	2006-04-19 09:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KPAO KIRF SCUL PREL SR
06BELGRADE641	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and a hard copy of Secretary Rice's letter as instructed to Katarina Lalic-Smajevic, Deputy Director for the Directorate of the United Nations, Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on April 13. The Ambassador also conveyed [...]	2006-04-26 07:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA SR
06BELGRADE678	TADIC SIGNS DISCRIMINATORY LAW ON RELIGION [...] (U) Summary: President Tadic signed a problematic Law on Religion on April 27, despite uproar from smaller religious communities and pressure from the international community to veto the bill. The law, passed hastily through Parliament without public debate, discriminates against religious g [...]	2006-05-03 08:49:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE856	KOSOVO: BELGRADE PRESENTS NEGOTIATING PLATFORM [...] (U) Summary and Recommendation: As expected, on May 30 senior negotiators Leon Kojen and Slobodan Samardzic presented the GOS' "Platform on the Future Status of Kosovo and Metohija" to COM/DCMs of the Contact Group missions in Belgrade. The platform defines the GOS' position on status of "mor [...]	2006-05-30 13:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI SR
06BELGRADE894	MONTENEGRO REQUESTS USG RECOGNITION OF [...] At OOB June 5, Embassy, with copy to Consulate, received from the Government of Montengro its request that the Government of the United States of America recognize the independence of the Republic of Montenegro, as decided by the public referendum on May 21 and declared by the Parliament on Ju [...]	2006-06-05 13:54:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MW
06BELGRADE957	DISSOLUTION OF STATE UNION OF SERBIA AND [...] (U) Introduction: The Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro will need to take a series of steps to finally dissolve the State Union. We will report periodically on actions being taken by the republics and by us to encourage a successful transition. End introduction. Upcoming Travel to U.S. [...]	2006-06-15 06:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR SR MW
06BELGRADE967	Serbian Political Roundup - Crumbling Coalition? [...] (SBU) In a June 1 press conference, Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica officially responded to the final tally of the Montenegrin referendum, and addressed several key issues facing his governent: the formal dissolution of the State Union, he upcoming cabinet reshuffle, and a new constittion. W [...]	2006-06-19 12:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PBTS PNAT SR MW
06BERLIN1227	IRAN: GERMAN PARLIAMENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 press conference, Ruprecht Polenz (CDU),Chairman of the German Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and frequent commentator in the German media, provided a readout of his May 2-3 visit to Tehran. Polenz said that the nuclear subject had come to dominate the publi [...]	2006-05-05 15:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM MNUC PHUM EU GM IR
06BERLIN1342	Merkel Previews German EU Presidency Agenda [...] SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel highlighted energy coordination, deregulation, and research investment as key priorities for Germany's EU Presidency next year in two Berlin speeches on May 9 and May 11. However, she described the politically sensitive issue of the EU Constitution as requiring "f [...]	2006-05-16 14:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ENRG EFIN PGOV ECON PREL EUN GM
06BERLIN1687	TIP: RECENT GERMAN GOVERNMENT STEPS; FIGHTING TIP [...] (SBU) On June 14, Germany deposited instruments of ratification for the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Palermo Protocol). Germany will become a party to both July 14. Federal Interior Ministry offi [...]	2006-06-19 16:03:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN1835	TIP: WORLD CUP UPDATE [...] (U) Three weeks into the World Cup, German officials and NGOs report no increase thus far in incidents of trafficking in persons (TIP). Officials credit a combination of factors, including increased surveillance and raids on brothels, effective border controls, joint operations with police in [...]	2006-06-30 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN2266	IOM AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSESS [...] (U) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and German anti-trafficking NGOs say there was no significant increase in trafficking in persons (TIP) or forced prostitution during the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany. The IOM and NGOs credit public awareness campaigns and effective pol [...]	2006-08-08 15:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN2534	GERMAN FAMILY MINISTRY OFFICIALS RESPOND TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: German Federal Family Ministry officials reiterated the German government's commitment to fight trafficking in persons (TIP) in an August 28 meeting with emboffs. Family Ministry representatives noted the steps German ministries and NGOs had taken to fight TIP in the context of [...]	2006-08-30 09:53:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN3492	A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) (Summary) A/S Kristen Silverberg met Commissioner for Global Affairs, Peter Wittig, State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg, Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel, and other German officials and opinion leaders in Berlin on December 4 and 5 to discuss UN policy issues such as Iran, Leba [...]	2006-12-14 08:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC UNIFIL UN SU IR LE SY EUN GE
06BERLIN700	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) (Summary) Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli visited Berlin and discussed UN reform with National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden, Director General for UN Affairs SIPDIS Hans-Joachim Daerr and other Ministry officials on March [...]	2006-03-10 19:06:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UN GM
06BERN1138	TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE: SWITZERLAND ALIGNS WITH EU [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-09 14:59:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SZ
06BERN1253	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - SWISS APPROACH TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 10:48:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC SZ
06BERN1462	UNHRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON: SWISS AMBIVALENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 11:08:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER MOPS IS
06BERN1505	SWISS WELCOME UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 10:37:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UN IS PREL PTER MOPS UNSC
06BERN1639	DEMARCHE FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 05:51:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU SZ
06BERN1686	SWISS DFA DEPUTY POLDIR ON IRAN, UNHRC, AND \ [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 07:49:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP CASC SZ
06BERN716	CUBA: SWISS FM CALMY-REY'S MARCH 23 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-31 16:12:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ASEC CU SZ
06BERN8	MORITZ LEUENBERGER, NEW PRESIDENT OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 16:11:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON SZ
06BERN898	SWITZERLAND & LIECHTENSTEIN: ASSESSING OUR [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 15:15:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SZ VE
06BISHKEK1333	KYRGYZSTAN OPPOSITION RALLY LESS THAN EXPECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 17 in the southern Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan's opposition staged a "Kurultai," or "people's congress," bringing together representatives from various political parties, NGO groups, and the government. A crowd of approximately 1500 heard numerous speeches, most of [...]	2006-09-18 12:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1450	BISHKEK SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] SUMMARY: Your visit offers an opportunity to move our democracy and civil society agenda forward. Following the downturn in our relations this summer, and building on A/S Boucher's August visit, the Kyrgyz are now indicating they may have gone too far, and want to repair relations. Moving a [...]	2006-10-13 11:02:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1537	STALLED CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AT CORE OF KYRGYZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Stalled constitutional reform is at the center of the bitter dispute between President Bakiyev, the Parliament, civil society, and the political opposition. The constitutional reform process began in April 2005, when the interim government and its supporters agreed that a new co [...]	2006-11-01 05:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
06BOGOTA10111	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS [...] (U) October 25, 2006; 8:30 AM. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns A/S for WHA Thomas P. Shannon USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Silverman Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren Ambassador William B. Wood USAID Mission Director Liliana Ayalde Attorne [...]	2006-11-01 15:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CO
06BOGOTA144	WHY JANUARY 2006 IS DIFFERENT FROM JANUARY 2005 IN [...] (C) President Uribe broke the political custom of decades by winning the right to run for re-election. But campaign dynamics are complicating some of his policies. Absent tragedy, we can look to four-and-a-half more years of partnership like the last three-and-a-half years. In the face of [...]	2006-01-06 20:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR CO
06BOGOTA1887	FARC'S PRE-ELECTORAL ATTACKS IN SOUTHERN COLOMBIA [...] (C) FARC units last week committed two civilian massacres in Caqueta and Huila Departments, resulting in a total of 17 killed and 14 injured and prompting the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights in Colombia to call the acts a war crime. At the same time, FARC Secretariat member Raul Reyes pub [...]	2006-03-02 16:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA1967	COLOMBIA'S SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Laura Kirkpatrick, phone number (57-1) 383-2168, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 50 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 21-24 of reftel. Please note that answ [...]	2006-03-04 00:25:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
06BOGOTA2237	ANSWERS TO REMAINING QUESTIONS FOR COLOMBIA'S [...] (U) REF A responded to questions posed in REF B for the 2006 Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons report. Para. 2 of REF A indicated that some questions from paragraphs 21.A., 23.E., and 23.I. of REF B were outstanding and would be answered when the information was provided. Answers to these q [...]	2006-03-10 23:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
06BOGOTA2902	PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo and Ambassador Wood discussed paramilitary demobilizations; an AUC proposal to employ demobilized paramilitaries as manual drug eradicators; prosecutions associated with the Justice and Peace process; the GOC-ELN exploratory peace talks; and the FAR [...]	2006-03-31 19:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO
06BOGOTA3470	COLOMBIA RECEIVED U.S. PLEDGE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 21:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA KUNR CO
06BOGOTA3935	COLOMBIA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN'S BID FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 17:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KUNR CO
06BOGOTA4052	OAS SAYS PARAMILITARY CRIMINAL RESURGENCE SERIOUS [...] (C) Claudia Perez, the deputy director of the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process (OAS/MAPP),said that media reports of up to 4,000 demobilized paramilitaries returning to criminal activity mischaracterized a recent OAS report and were significantly exaggerated. The OAS believes about [...]	2006-05-05 22:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SNAR CO
06BOGOTA4056	CORRECTED COPY: OAS SAYS PARAMILITARY CRIMINAL [...] (C) Claudia Perez, the deputy director of the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process (OAS/MAPP),said that media reports of up to 4,000 demobilized paramilitaries returning to criminal activity mischaracterized a recent OAS report and were significantly exaggerated. The OAS believes about [...]	2006-05-05 23:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SNAR CO
06BOGOTA4894	A/S SHANNON MEETS PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) A/S Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with President Uribe on May 26. Shannon emphasized U.S. policy in the region was based on cooperation, not confrontation; promoted democratic institutions and values; and addressed poverty, social exclusion, and inequality. Shannon said European offi [...]	2006-06-01 20:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON ETRD ENRG SNAR CO
06BOGOTA5515	A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BARCO [...] (C) A/S Thomas Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with Foreign Minister Carolina Barco on May 25. They exchanged views on Colombia's increasingly active regional diplomacy, Brazil's attitude toward Bolivia and Venezuela, Chavez's disruptive approach on the world stage, and relations with Chile. [...]	2006-06-16 22:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD PREL PTER SNAR CO
06BOGOTA717	COLOMBIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] The Uribe administration stepped up the economic liberalization begun in the early 1990's and is committed to an open investment regime. Liberalization has progressed furthest in telecommunications, accounting/auditing, energy, and tourism and to a lesser extent, legal services, insurance, dis [...]	2006-01-26 15:52:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OPIC KTDB USTR CO
06BOGOTA766	MFA VICE MINISTER REYES ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (C) Summary. Polcouns met with MFA Vice Minister Camilo Reyes on January 20 to continue discussions on arms sales to Venezuela and UN reform. Reyes said the GOC shares U.S. concerns about sales of arms to Venezuela and has raised this at high levels with both Russia and Spain. Reyes said he [...]	2006-01-27 17:05:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PARM KUNR UN CO
06BOGOTA7947	NEW UNCHR REP PLEDGES CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) In an August 24 meeting, the Ambassador expressed the Embassy's committment to a positive, constructive relationshiop with new UNCHR head in Colombia, Juan Pablo Corlazzoli. Corlazzoli said he had already met with GOC officials to set the agenda and tone of his tenure, with the UNCHR and [...]	2006-08-29 23:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CO
06BOGOTA8793	PARAMILITARY JORGE 40'S COMPUTER LINKS HIM TO [...] Prosecutors are investigating information found on a computer hard drive allegedly belonging to paramilitary leader Jorge 40 that links him to murders, political corruption, and fraud, and contains extensive records of his ties to local and national politicians. A journalist who broke the st [...]	2006-09-22 17:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
06BRASILIA1181	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. After Secretary Gutierrez's June 5-6 discussions in Rio de Janeiro at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America (AACLA) annual meeting and the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commerce Exchange Dialogue talks (septels),he traveled to Brasilia for sessions with gove [...]	2006-06-13 12:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EPET KTFN BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1193	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. After Secretary Gutierrez's June 5-6 discussions in Rio de Janeiro at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America (AACLA) annual meeting and the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue (septels),he traveled to Brasilia for sessions with government polic [...]	2006-06-14 18:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EINV EPET KTFN BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1236	BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points to Marcia Adorno of the MFA's Division for Human Rights. Adorno stated that the GoB concurred with the USG's overarching message that the inaugural session of the Council should be devoted to planning and building an effective framework for future proce [...]	2006-06-21 13:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC BR
06BRASILIA1276	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL CORNYN [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned July 1-3 visit to Foz de Iguacu. Consul General McMullen will greet you in Sao Paulo, and he and his team will brief you on your program. In addition, our DEA Country Attache and our Acting DHS Attache will brief you on t [...]	2006-06-26 15:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA1455	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 77 [...] The following is the seventy-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views exp [...]	2006-07-19 09:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1670	BRAZIL NONCOMMITTAL ON PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary. GOB officials responded in a noncommittal fashion to visiting S/P Director Krasner's presentation on the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). During an August 4 meeting at the Foreign Ministry, GOB officials expressed concerns about the PDG's relationship, if any, to [...]	2006-08-14 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC BR
06BRASILIA1672	BRAZIL WILL NOT VOTE FOR WEDGEWOOD FOR UNHCR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 09:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNRCR BR
06BRASILIA1673	BRAZIL WILL NOT VOTE FOR WEDGEWOOD FOR UNHRC [...] Retransmitting with corrected subject line. 2. Brazil will not vote for Ruth Wedgewood for re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. We spoke with Marcia Adorno, chief of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Human Rights Division on August 14. Adorno told us Brazil has recen [...]	2006-08-15 09:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNRCR BR
06BRASILIA1680	DEMARCHE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) Poloff met on August 14 with Marcia Adorno, head of the Division of Human Rights, who said that, in Brazil's view, the Human Rights Council could not fail to address the situation in Lebanon (ref). Brazil voted in favor of the resolution text but did not consider it balanced, Adorno sa [...]	2006-08-15 16:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KPAO BR
06BRASILIA1772	(C) BRAZIL DEFENDS UNHRC VOTES ON LEBANON AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Brazil defended its votes in favor of UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolutions on Lebanon and Gaza when presented with demarche (reftel A). Marcia Adorno, the Foreign Ministry's chief of the Human Rights Division, told poloff on August 22 that Brazil opposes unbalanced resolu [...]	2006-08-23 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC BR
06BRASILIA2150	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 82 [...] The following is the eighty-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2006-10-11 14:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2433	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GOODLATTE [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned November 26-28 visit to Rio de Janeiro. Deputy Chief of Mission Phil Chicola will greet you in Rio de Janeiro on November 26 prior to your scheduled meetings the next day. We are lining up for you meetings with U.S. agricu [...]	2006-11-20 18:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA2583	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned December 12-13, 2006, visit to Brasilia. Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology and Health Patricia Norman and OES Advisor Lawrence Sperling will greet you upon your arrival in Brasilia December 12. You are scheduled [...]	2006-12-11 17:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV BR
06BRASILIA324	BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE 2006 [...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement. This document has already been forwarded to USDOC by e-mail. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. The Brazilian Co [...]	2006-02-14 17:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR BR
06BRASILIA478	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned March 19-26 visit to Manaus, Santarem, Brasilia, Maringa, and Sao Paulo. I will, unfortunately, be out of the country at that time, but the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission will greet you in Manaus on Sunday evening, March 19 [...]	2006-03-10 20:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA678	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SPECTER [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your April 12-15, 2006 visit to Brasilia (DF) and Manaus (AM),Brazil. We look forward to your trip and are arranging meetings and events for you in Brasilia and Manaus. As the Charge d'Affaires, I will meet your party upon arrival and [...]	2006-04-07 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC PGOV ECON KSCA SENV OTRA DR CO
06BRASILIA971	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned June 4-8 visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and Sao Paulo. I will greet you in Sao Paulo airport on June 4 prior to your active schedule of events at the AACLA meeting in Rio and with Minister of Development, Industry, and C [...]	2006-05-18 18:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRATISLAVA131	DINNER WITH FICO: SLOVAKIA'S OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Smer Chairman Robert Fico and Vice Chairman Pavol Paska (who also chairs parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee) at a February 15 dinner, during which Fico and Paska made their predictions about what post-June 17 election Slovakia would look like in terms of f [...]	2006-02-16 16:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ECON SOCI CVIS LO
06BRATISLAVA140	SCENESETTER FOR IO A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Welcome to Slovakia. The Embassy -- and moreover, the Slovaks -- are pleased to welcome you and IO/UNP DepDir Ed Brown to Bratislava March 3-7. Your visit will help us institutionalize the already strong cooperation we enjoy with Slovakia within the UN Security Council (UNSC),as well [...]	2006-02-21 16:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UN UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA192	A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO BRATISLAVA: SLOVAKIA HOLDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 5-7 Bratislava visit of IO A/S Kristen Silverberg provided the occasion to engage Slovakia on UNSC issues, congratulate the country on two successful months at the table, and coordinate our approaches to the upcoming challenges of the Council's agenda. A/S Silverber [...]	2006-03-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UN IR YI SR LO

06BRATISLAVA32	SLOVAKIA "IMPATIENT" FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered reftel points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova and UNSC SIPDIS Coordinator Marcel Pesko on January 13. Vasaryova told us that Slovakia, whose own reform history has been quite successful and relatively expeditious, is "impatient" ab [...]	2006-01-13 15:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO LO UN
06BRATISLAVA355	UN HRC: SLOVAKIA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN, CUBA, [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche on Iran's candidacy for the Human Rights Council (HRC) May 4 to MFA State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova. Vasaryova has SIPDIS direct responsibility for Slovakia's UN portfolio at the MFA. She assured us that Slovakia would oppose Iran's m [...]	2006-05-04 12:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL UN UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA373	ROMA UPDATE: MAYOR TRIES TO DEPORT FAMILIES, NDI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy continues to be heavily involved in promoting human rights and integration among Slovakia's minority communities, the Roma in particular. In the past month, the Emboffs have: -- Visited a northern village in which the mayor is seeking to move 35-40 Roma to a smal [...]	2006-05-11 08:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA553	SMER CRITICIZED BY EUROPEAN SOCIALIST ALLIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite his preference for the European over the transatlantic relationship, new Slovak PM Robert Fico now finds himself losing friends among presumed European allies due to his party's coalition with the ultra-nationalist SNS. The Party of European Socialists (PES) has threatened [...]	2006-07-07 15:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU LO
06BRATISLAVA586	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JULY 17 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 14:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO PINR SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA666	PM FICO PRESENTS POLICY AGENDA FOR NEXT FOUR YEARS [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW AND COMMENT. One month after Slovakia's new governing coalition took office, Prime Minister Robert Fico has presented the government's policy statement, a four-year agenda determined by the governing three-party coalition. Bureaucrats had drafted an early version of the govern [...]	2006-08-09 16:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM LO
06BRATISLAVA706	ROMA ISSUES ROUND-UP FOR SLOVAKIA [...] (U) The August 14 release of the U.S. Helsinki Commission's report on sterilization of Romani women without informed consent in the Czech Republic and Slovakia has spurred a reaction in Slovakia. The report received media coverage on both television and radio. Deputy Prime Minister for Human [...]	2006-08-21 13:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA830	ANTI-REFORM JUSTICE MINISTER MAY BE DEMOTED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovakia's anti-reform Justice Minister Stefan Harabin will likely leave his current post to become a justice on the Constitutional Court. Nominated by HZDS, Harabin has proposed closing the Special Court for anti-corruption, forced a Judicial Council vote without providing docu [...]	2006-10-12 15:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KJUS LO
06BRATISLAVA870	SLOVAKS SEEK RUSSIAN DEAL FOR TRANSPETROL STAKE [...] (C) Summary - Frustrated by an inability to strike a deal with either Yukos International or Yukos Finance, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek has begun direct negotiations with the Russian government. The GOS is seeking a deal that would move the 49 percent Transpetrol stake temporarily in the [...]	2006-10-26 15:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA961	MILINKEVICH IMPRESSES IN BRATISLAVA [...] (SBU) Summary. Belarussian opposition leader and 2006 presidential candidate Alexander Milinkevic visited Bratislava December 9, calling for continued support from the Slovak government and civil society. Milinkevic made a strong impression in his meetings with Slovak government officials, o [...]	2006-12-12 15:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	BO KDEM LO PGOV PHUM PREL
06BRIDGETOWN1471	LETTER FROM FONMIN MILLER TO SECSTATE ON BARBADOS ECOSOC [...] Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note and letter to Secretary Rice from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dame Billie A. Miller, Government of Barbados. The letter has been forwarded to WHA/CAR via diplomatic pouch registration number 8970080 on August 22, 2006. 2. Begin text [...]	2006-08-22 17:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1561	BARBADOS OFFERS TO VOTE FOR WEDGWOOD IN EXCHANGE [...] The following response to Diplomatic Note No. 1027 was received 6 September. Begin Text No.IR/2006/201 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to its Diplomatic Not [...]	2006-09-07 14:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA UNHRC BB
06BRIDGETOWN471	HAVE WE LOST THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN: DO WE CARE [...] SUMMARY: (C) Public positions and policies taken by Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines ) the seven nation states of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) ) appear to be diametrically opposed to those of the USG. Yet, priv [...]	2006-03-16 14:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL US XL
06BRIDGETOWN645	DELIVERED: U.S. NOT TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. decision not to run for the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 444),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 445),Dominica (Diplomatic Note [...]	2006-04-13 15:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XL
06BRIDGETOWN646	DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and enclosed letter from Secretary Rice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 453),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 454),Dominica (Diplomati [...]	2006-04-13 15:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PHUM XL
06BRIDGETOWN777	AMBASSADOR MAISTO PETITIONS CARIBBEAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS),Ambassador John F. Maisto, visited Bridgetown, Barbados, April 26-28 to attend the U.K.-CARICOM Forum. His primary goal was to meet with CARICOM Foreign Ministers to discuss the June OAS General Assembly [...]	2006-05-05 19:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECIN ETRD KFPC KPAO OAS BB BF
06BRIDGETOWN978	CUBAN-EASTERN CARIBBEAN LOVE AFFAIR CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Cuba and the Eastern Caribbean continued their very public romance in May. The St. Lucia Prime Minister traveled to Havana and returned with a pledge from Cuba to train 300 St. Lucian nurses, while his Government praised the "wonders" of Cuba's eye care assistance program. Dom [...]	2006-06-08 18:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID CU XL
06BRUSSELS1153	EU OFFICIALS PREVIEW MAY 24 EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT FOR [...] (C) Summary: In meetings March 23 with visiting EUR/RUS Director Warlick, EU officials said their overall expectations for the May 24 EU-Russia Summit are low. The sides will begin discussions/negotiations on a successor framework document to replace the existing EU-Russia Partnership and Coo [...]	2006-04-04 15:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS1166	BURMA'S HUMANITARIAN SITUATION DETERIORATING: EU [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2006 Burma/Myanmar Forum, sponsored by the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS),focused on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Burma. NGOs, international organizations, academics and government officials outlined the reasons for increased displacement in 20 [...]	2006-04-05 16:15:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL EAID BM TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS1521	BELGIUM: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 09:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BE
06BRUSSELS19	INTRODUCING THE EU VI: EVER-WIDER UNION: [...] Enlargement is one of the EU's "most successful policies" and "a powerful foreign policy tool" for extending a zone of peace and democracy across the European continent. The conditions for joining and the various stages of the accession process, as outlined below, allow for little flexibilit [...]	2006-01-04 15:27:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS3203	DEMARCHE TO BELGIANS ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (C) The Belgian government generally shares USG goals at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council session, according to France Chainay, Director for Human Rights matters in the MFA's International Organizations Division. She told polcouns the Belgians were particularly anxious to avoid having one [...]	2006-09-22 11:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM BE
06BRUSSELS4099	MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY 2006-2007 FOR BELGIUM [...] (U) The Muslim populace in Belgium, a country of just over 10 million people, forms nearly five percent of the total population. Although the Government of Belgium does not keep statistics on ethnicity or religion, most estimates for the total population of Muslims in Belgium range from 450, [...]	2006-12-12 16:43:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL SOCI PGOV BE
06BRUSSELS4113	MANDELSON PUSHES EU'S LABOR AND TRADE [...] SUMMARY. EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson keeps pushing for the inclusion and development of a social dimension in trade policy instruments and policies. Speaking at a Brussels conference last week, Mandelson pressed the EU Council to adopt the withdrawal of GSP benefits from Belarus. He al [...]	2006-12-13 15:55:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD ILO PREL PGOV BM IN BO EUN
06BRUSSELS4157	BELGIAN AND THE UN -- VIEWS OF A NEW UNSC MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Silverberg's December 6 meetings with the Belgian MFA indicated that Belgium and the U.S. were in general agreement on most major issues facing the UN Security Council, apart from some differences on Iran. On Iran, the Belgians said that they thought it appropriate now to [...]	2006-12-15 16:37:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AORC UNSC BE CG SU IR KN
06BRUSSELS429	EU OFFICIALS AGREE ON NEED TO BUILD MOMENTUM ON [...] (C) European Commission and Parliament officials agreed with visiting DAS Bryza February 6-7 on the need to build on the momentum created by Turkish FM Gul's recent proposal on opening Turkish and Northern Cypriot ports. The EU officials noted that Turkey could not open its ports to Cypriot v [...]	2006-02-08 14:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID CY GR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS472	MESSAGE ON LATIN AMERICA RESONATES WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his recent visit to Brussels, WHA A/S Shannon's message that the U.S. was seeking partners in promoting the Summit of the Americas agenda for the hemisphere resonated strongly with EU officials, including EU HighRep Javier Solana. On Venezuela, the EU said it would continu [...]	2006-02-10 17:16:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EAID VE BL CU POGV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS508	EUROPEAN COMMISION AND U.S. WORK TOWARD PROGRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Jendayi Fraser met in Brussels on January 26 with European Commission (EC) Director General for DG Development Stefano Manservisi to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),Sudan, Chad and the Horn of Africa. Mutual perspectives and targeted assist [...]	2006-02-15 07:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS524	SECSTATE LEGAL ADVISER ON WAR ON TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secstate Legal Adviser John Bellinger met with a comprehensive array of EU interlocutors in Brussels on February 7-8 to discuss U.S. views on the legal framework for the war on terrorism. He stressed that U.S. decisions on how to deal with an unprecedented global terrorist threat h [...]	2006-02-15 17:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS707	EUR DAS KRAMER DISCUSSES RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, [...] (C) Summary: On February 22, EUR DAS David Kramer held COEST Troika consultations with the EU on Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus. On Russia, the EU agrees that a combative Russia feels it is in an increasingly strengthened position. The European Commission viewed the "creeping reasserti [...]	2006-03-03 09:20:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS MD UP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS731	EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA, [...] (C) Summary: In U.S.-EU COEST Troika consultations on Caucasus and Central Asia on February 23, EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed with EU officials how to change the dynamic of discussions on South Ossetia. Echoing an EU Presidency statement on February 21, EU representatives agreed that the inte [...]	2006-03-06 08:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG AM AJ TX KZ TI KG USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS791	LEVERAGING EU ASSISTANCE FOR US FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bush's historic visit to Brussels in February 2005 has been followed by increased US-European cooperation on a range of political and security issues. An important component of that cooperation is greater synergy between US and EU approaches to development and humani [...]	2006-03-08 10:55:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KDEM PREF PREL KMCA EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS800	U.S.-EU TROIKA ON HUMAN RIGHTS, FEBRUARY 16, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S.-EU Troika on Human Rights (COHOM),held February 16 in Brussels, provided an important forum for in-depth discussions, but no agreement on what kind of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) meeting might take place should UN agreement on the Human Rights Council (HRC) not be [...]	2006-03-08 14:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CH IR CU BL VE XR EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS899	EU PUSHING FOR MORE DIALOGUE ON ASIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Chris Hill met with EU Foreign Policy Advisor Robert Cooper during a brief stop-over in Brussels February 17. Hill's perspective on key developments in DPRK, China, Burma and Indonesia were well-received by a fully [...]	2006-03-15 17:18:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR XE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BUCHAREST1016	ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 15:56:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RO
06BUCHAREST1235	ROMANIA'S ROMA AT EUROPE'S DOOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Persistent poverty among Romania's ethnic Roma population, numbering at roughly two million by some estimates, remains one of Romania's most prominent social problems, which will impact other parts of Europe more directly after Romania enters the EU in 2007. Highly transient, g [...]	2006-08-04 14:18:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RO
06BUCHAREST1328	THE DOSSIER WARS: LUSTRATION ROMANIAN-STYLE [...] (C) Summary. After languishing on the political backburner, the exposure and lustration of Ceausescu-era secret police agents and collaborators has become a white-hot SIPDIS political issue this summer. Some observers speculate that the Liberal party (PNL) could benefit most from the lust [...]	2006-08-24 14:49:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI RO
06BUCHAREST1338	ROMANIA AGREES WITH U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT U.N. HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 05:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC RO
06BUCHAREST1444	DAS KRAMER DISCUSSIONS WITH FM UNGUREANU AND [...] (C) Summary: During separate meetings with Foreign Minister Ungureanu and senior advisors in the offices of the President and Prime Minister on September 7 in Bucharest, EUR DAS Kramer provided the Department's perspective on regional issues including the upcoming independence referendum in T [...]	2006-09-14 09:01:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PNAT MD EU RO
06BUCHAREST1511	RESPONSE TO CUBA AT UN HRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (UN) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to MFA Director for OSCE, CE, and Human Rights Issues, Steluta Arhire and MFA Director for UN, Petru Dumitru. They said GOR was in agreement and as part of EU group would support the US position regarding NGOs and the working groups dealing [...]	2006-09-27 16:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RO
06BUCHAREST1512	SECOND SESSION HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to MFA Director for OSCE, CE, and Human Rights Issues, Steluta Arhire and MFA Director for UN, Petru Dumitru. Both stated they were in agreement with US comments on the Human Rights Council issue and GOR would support our position as a member [...]	2006-09-27 16:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RO
06BUCHAREST1653	ROMANIA AND U.S. ON SAME WAVELENGTH - DAS BRYZA AT [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary Matt Bryza visited Bucharest October 26 to participate in a conference on Regional Energy Cooperation jointly sponsored by the Romanian Presidency, the U.S. and German Embassies, and the George C. Marshall Center ) Romania. In this forum and in earlier meetings [...]	2006-10-30 15:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL RO
06BUCHAREST1741	ROMANIA SUPPORTS U.S. ON BELARUS, COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-16 16:01:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA RO
06BUCHAREST1766	ROMANIA PREPARING TO BID FOR OSCE HIGH [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 15:10:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PHUM RO
06BUCHAREST1808	STABILITY PACT MEETINGS IN BUCHAREST FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) The November 15-16 meetings in Bucharest of the Stability Pact for South East Europe saw continued progress toward shifting the Pact's program of regional cooperation initiatives to the responsibility of regional governments under the umbrella of the South East Europe Cooperation Proces [...]	2006-12-04 13:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD EUN PREL BK BU GR HR MD MI
06BUCHAREST1884	ROMANIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES RELIGION LAW [...] (SBU) The Romanian Parliament in plenary session passed on December 13 a new religion law that has provoked criticism from human rights NGOs and the Helsinki Commission. It was approved by 220 deputies out of 224 present. It appears similar to an earlier draft that was withdrawn in March 2006 [...]	2006-12-21 12:58:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL DRL RO
06BUCHAREST366	ROMANIA'S SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims - primar [...]	2006-03-01 16:54:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF RO SMIG SOCI
06BUCHAREST813	ROMANIA RECEIVES CONDITIONAL GREEN LIGHT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission (EC) gave a conditional green light May 16 for Romania's accession to the EU on schedule on January 1, 2007. Although the EC did not specifically recommend a date in its monitoring report on Romania, local EU contacts and media observers note that the ove [...]	2006-05-16 18:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN PHUM SOCI CASC KDEM
06BUENOSAIRES1059	MEDIA REACTION BOLIVIAN AGRARIAN REFORM US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the prevailing fear in Bolivia due to the Government's planned agrarian reform; the US canceling Ollanta Humala's US visa; Brazilian President Lula's irritation with Venezuelan President Chavez's interventionism in the region; the [...]	2006-05-10 19:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES109	QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT - BUENOS AIRES: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: A. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES: Â [...]	2006-01-17 12:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
06BUENOSAIRES1181	OAS PERMREP MAISTO'S DISCUSSIONS IN ARGENTINA [...] (C) Summary: OAS Permanent Representative John Maisto met May 17 with Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana to brief him on the U.S. perspective of current OAS activities and the state of play for the upcoming General Assembly meeting in Santo Domingo. Ambassador Maisto also took the oppo [...]	2006-05-24 18:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OAS AR
06BUENOSAIRES1190	ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE TO UNSC ALLIES ON A BURMA [...] (C) DCM and PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Argentine MFA acting Undersecretary for Foreign Policy Luis Cappagli on May 24. DCM reviewed background and talking points with Cappagli and left a copy of the draft resolution for GoA review and comments. 2. (C) Cappagli, who had just re [...]	2006-05-24 21:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM AR
06BUENOSAIRES1210	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; COLOMBIAN ELECTIONS; UN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include the current situation in Iraq; the outcome of Colombian elections; the imminent voting at the UN Security Council to remove five of its non-permanent members; the implications of the Enron case; the status of the US immigration draft bill; the arriv [...]	2006-05-31 15:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1433	IRAQ; ALLEGED US ESPIONAGE; HUMAN RIGHTS; EVO MORALES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the alleged preparation for US troop withdrawal from Iraq; former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's statement that US President Bush will ask for his help in fighting the insurgency in Iraq; a new espionage scandal in the US; the rela [...]	2006-06-26 17:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1594	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER AT THREE YEARS [...] (C) Coming to power after one of the worst economic, political and social crises in Argentina's history, President Nestor Kirchner has had a successful first three years in office. He is seen as a strong and decisive leader and is credited with restoring governability to the executive branch and pr [...]	2006-07-18 21:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1682	WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the situation in the Middle East; US Secretary of State Condoleezza's rice to the region; the Argentine Government's position vis-`-vis the war in Lebanon and Israel; Venezuelan President Chavez's trip to Bielo-Russia and Russia; an [...]	2006-07-28 18:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1707	WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; THE US ROLE; GUANTANAMO; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the war in the Middle East; the UN Human Rights Committee notifying the US that it should close all its secret centers of detention; the confirmation of Ambassador Wayne as US Ambassador to Argentina; and Argentine President Kirchner's isolationism. [...]	2006-08-01 18:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1744	MIDDLE EAST WAR; CUBA; IDB LOAN FOR ARGENTINA; VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the implications of the war in the Middle East; US foreign policy; the situation in Cuba; the danger posed by Venezuelan President Chavez to Mercosur and the world; and expectations about the Alan Garcia administration. 2. OPINIO [...]	2006-08-04 13:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1803	ARGENTINA SUPPORTS HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON [...] (U) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff met August 10 with Federico Villegas, MFA Director for Human Rights, to deliver reftel talking points. Villegas noted that the MFA is still looking at the text of the resolution but that Argentina had supported holding the special session of the Human Rights [...]	2006-08-10 20:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO UNRCR
06BUENOSAIRES1827	MIDDLE EAST WAR; THE UN; US-CUBA; US NATIONAL SECURITY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international stories include the situation in the Middle East, the UN's role; US-Cuba ties; US national security; the war on terrorism; the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; and Colombia's influence on Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "Th [...]	2006-08-14 20:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1843	MIDDLE EAST WAR; THE UN; US-CUBA; US NATIONAL SECURITY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international stories include the situation in the Middle East, the UN's role; US-Cuba ties; US national security; the war on terrorism; the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; and Colombia's influence on Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "Th [...]	2006-08-17 18:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1983	US PRESIDENT BUSH'S POPULARITY RATING; WAR IN LEBANON; IRAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include US President George W. Bush's popularity rating; the status of the war in Lebanon; the nuclear threat posed by Iran; the role the UN should play in international conflicts; the US policy on Cuba; the US-Uruguayan FTA; the US-Asean [...]	2006-09-01 19:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1994	SEPTEMBER 11 ANNIVERSARY; IRAN; US ECONOMY; US-URUGUAYAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks; the USG's alleged use of the war in Iraq for upcoming US legislative elections; the positions of the US, EU and Russia vis-`-vis the imminent sanctions on Iran; the US-Uruguayan FTA; the condition of t [...]	2006-09-06 10:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES20	ARGENTINA SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina on January 10-12. Your visit comes at a time of considerable ferment in the Argentine political and economic arenas. On October 23, President Kirchner won a resounding victory in mid-term [...]	2006-01-04 18:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PARM AR SNAR
06BUENOSAIRES2165	MEETING BETWEEN ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON AND ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major papers report on the meeting between Assistant Secretary Shannon and Argentine Government officials. Leading SIPDIS "Clarin" highlights that "the US Department of State is following with much interest the Argentine Government's initiative aimed at convincin [...]	2006-09-22 12:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2183	IRAQ; CIA SECRET PRISONS; US-VENEZUELA; PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers report on a confidential intelligence report about the impact of the US global war on terrorism; the CIA secret prisons; a diplomatic incident between the US and Venezuela; President Nestor Kirchner's trip to the US and its impact on the US-Argentine bilatera [...]	2006-09-26 17:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2200	ARGENTINA: RESPONSE TO CUBA AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 21:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2274	NORTH KOREA AND THE US; MIAMI HERALD EDITOR; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include North Korea's announcement that it will test its nuclear technology for military purposes and the USG's reaction to this announcement; the resignation of The Miami Herald editor due to Cuban Americans' pressure; a Latino-Coalition s [...]	2006-10-06 19:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES23	ARGENTINA SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina on January 10-12. Your visit comes at a time of considerable ferment in the Argentine political and economic arenas. On October 23, President Kirchner won a resounding victory in mid-term [...]	2006-01-04 21:27:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PARM AR SNAR
06BUENOSAIRES2329	NORTH KOREA; VENEZUELA'S CANDIDACY TO THE UN SECURITY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover China's sanctions on Pyongyang; Venezuela's efforts to win a seat at the UN Security Council; and alleged racism of Bolivian President Morales' opponents; and the UK and Spain's success in solving a long history of diplomatic differences through dialogu [...]	2006-10-17 20:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2413	ARGENTINA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UN INDIGENOUS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Poloff, in conjunction with New Zealand First Secretary Mark Gibb, and Australian Third Secretary Lou-Ellen Martin delivered ref. A talking points and background paper to Monica Pinto, MFA Advisor on Human Rights and asked if the GOA intended to change its position on the de [...]	2006-10-25 21:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN AR
06BUENOSAIRES2441	1994 AMIA BOMBING; US-MEXICAN BORDER WALL; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Last weekend's key international stories include the implications of Argentine Prosecutor Nisman's request for an international arrest order against former Iranian government officials for the 1994 AMIA bombing case; the probable impact of upcoming US legislative elections [...]	2006-10-30 18:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2448	ARGENTINA TO SEEK BALANCED RESOLUTION ON THE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Poloff delivered talking points and background paper to Manuel Fernandez Salorio, Minister in the Division of International Organizations in Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fernandez stated that the Argentine government (GOA) supports efforts to realize a lasting a [...]	2006-10-31 14:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PHUM PREL PTER AR LE IS
06BUENOSAIRES2541	WAR IN IRAQ; IRAN; AMIA BOMBING CASE; AFTERMATH OF US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories during the weekend and today include the status of the war in Iraq and the USG's alleged withdrawal plans; the reasons pointed out by the media for the Republicans' defeat in US legislative elections; the Argentine judicial decision on the AMIA bom [...]	2006-11-14 13:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES255	MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION, IRAN-IAEA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key stories focus on the State of the Union message, noting that Latin America is hardly mentioned; the complicated international scenario posed by President Ahmadinejad's challenges to the UNSC and the Western world; speculation about a possible truce between Hama [...]	2006-02-03 12:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2567	US DEMOCRATIC PARTY; US-MEXICAN BORDER FENCE; US-ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the alleged profound disagreement within the US Democratic Party about how to handle sensitive issues such as the war in Iraq; the Church's opinion about the US-Mexican border fence; the Kirchner administration's alleged closer ti [...]	2006-11-16 20:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2569	CRISTINA TACKLES JUDICIAL REFORM: TRIAL BALLOON [...] (C) Summary. In what many view as a trial balloon for Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's bid for the presidency in 2007, the Senator and First Lady introduced a bill on November 9 that would gradually reduce the number of justices on the Argentine Supreme Court from nine to five. The seven j [...]	2006-11-16 20:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES423	ARGENTINA ON UN REFORM [...] (C) As a follow-up to the Ambassador's demarche to Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana (reftel a),PolCouns met on February 13 with MFA deputy director for International Organizations Jorge Gomez to obtain further details on GoA position on UN reform issues raised in reftels b and c. 2. (C) Man [...]	2006-02-22 20:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO AR
06BUENOSAIRES497	ARGENTINA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR MARCH 3 [...] (U) Reftels and other Mission reporting available at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 2. (U) TABLE OF CONTENTS: -- HAVANA ON THE PARANA -- DIRTY WAR CRIMES PROSECUTIONS PROCEED -- 200 KILOS OF COCAINE SEIZED IN SHIPMENT OF FROZEN FISH -- MILITARY JUSTICE CODE REFORM PROPOSED [...]	2006-03-03 13:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR SNAR
06BUENOSAIRES524	MEDIA REACTION US PRESIDENT BUSH TO INDIA AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include US President Bush praising Pakistan as crucial ally in the war on terrorism; the implications of a nuclear deal between the US and India; the civil war in Iraq; the confrontation between the US and Iran on the latter's nuclear prog [...]	2006-03-06 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES535	MEDIA REACTION IRAN MIDDLE EAST US-BOLIVIA [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include US President Bush's speech on the International Women's Day; US Vice President Dick Cheney's threats to Iran if it does not suspend its enriched uranium-related activities; the US and Russia rejecting Iran's proposal to enrich ur [...]	2006-03-08 20:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES572	MEDIA REACTION IRAN US HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT US- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Iran warning the US that it could inflict "harm and pain" to match whatever punishment Washington persuaded the UN Security Council to dole out for Tehran's refusal to halt atomic research; the 2006 US State Department Human Righ [...]	2006-03-10 20:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES573	MEDIA REACTION IRAN IRAQ VISIT OF A/S OF THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All major local newspapers cover the press conference with Patrick O'Brien, US Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Terrorist Financing, at the US Embassy in Buenos Aires as well as his meetings with members of the Argentine government. Papers highlight that, in spite of th [...]	2006-03-10 20:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES596	ARGENTINA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR MARCH 14 [...] (U) Reftels and other Mission reporting available at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PROSECUTION OF AND APOLOGIES FOR MILITARY HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES -- NARCOTICS UPDATE 1: FLYING SUITCASE JUDGE REMOVED -- NARCOTICS UPDATE 2: WHITE WEDDING FOR "WHITE WI [...]	2006-03-14 17:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES611	ARGENTINA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GRASSLEY [...] (C) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina on March 23-26. Your visit comes as President Nestor Kirchner continues to consolidate his resounding victory in mid-term legislative elections last October 23. Based on these results, Kirchner has tightened his [...]	2006-03-15 19:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR PARM SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES623	MEDIA REACTION UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL US- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major local newspapers lead with the creation of the UN Human Rights Council to replace "the discredited UN Human Rights Commission." Based on an article from the New York "Forward" magazine, business- financial, center-right "InfoBae's" Website reports that "The B [...]	2006-03-17 13:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES628	MEDIA REACTION US NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the US Operation Swarmer, its largest air assault against Baghdad; the US National Security Strategy Report, in which US President George W. Bush reaffirmed his strike-first policy against terrorists and enemy nations an [...]	2006-03-20 11:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES649	MEDIA REACTION THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend newspapers lead with the third anniversary of the war on Iraq; anti-war demonstrations in different countries of the world; half a million protesters taking to the streets across France to demand the scrapping of a new law that could erode job security; Al Fatah le [...]	2006-03-20 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES754	MEDIA REACTION IRAN US-INDIAN NUCLEAR DEAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today cover Iran rejecting UN ultimatum; a US reporter being set free by Iraqi kidnappers; the Financial Action Task Force asking Argentine legislators to label terrorism as a crime; the US "criticizing Argentina's suspension of meat exports;" the [...]	2006-04-03 12:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES787	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S POST MEMORANDUM FOR OIG [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: Argentina's size, importance to the regional economy, and ability to contribute to U.S. security goals make the bilateral relationship important to U.S. interests. Argentina is the size of the United States east of the Mississippi, with a population of 39 million inhabitants [...]	2006-04-06 21:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASIG BBG
06BUENOSAIRES813	MEDIA REACTION US CONCERN OVER HUMALA CHAVEZ [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the outcome of Peruvian elections; USG concern over Humala Ollanta; suicide bombers blasting worshippers as they left a Shiite mosque killing at least 79 people and wounding more than 160 in the deadliest attack in Iraq this year; and [...]	2006-04-10 20:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES83	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: THE WAY FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 15:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO AR
06BUENOSAIRES894	MEDIA REACTION THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT UNCLEARED BY AN AMERICAN OFFICER UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS PROG 04/20/06 PAO:RBANKS PRESS:GVEGA IO:MTEKACH PAS AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES SECSTATE WASHDC, IMMEDIATE INFO CDR USSOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//SCJ2// USCOMSOLANT STATE FOR INR/R/MR, I/GWHA, WHA, WHA/PDA, WHA/BSC, [...]	2006-04-20 20:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES915	MEDIA REACTION GLOBAL TORTURE CHINESE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Osama bin Laden issuing new threats in an audiotape broadcast on Arab TV accusing average Westerners of supporting "a Zionist, crusaders' war on Islam" and urging his followers to go to Sudan to fight a proposed UN peace force; criti [...]	2006-04-24 20:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES925	MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION POLICY BLOW TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include terrorist bombs hitting the Egyptian resort of Dahab killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 60; US President George W. Bush's trip to California and defense of his proposal to grant a temporary work permit to immigrant [...]	2006-04-25 19:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES940	MEDIA REACTION CHAVEZ' INFLUENCE ON LATIN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include President Bush's investigation into oil price abuses; Presidents Lula and Kirchner's reaction to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's increasing influence in Latin America; the increasing amount of Bolivian cocaine entering Argentina [...]	2006-04-26 20:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES956	MEDIA REACTION IRANIAN LEADER'S THREAT TO THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei's serious war threat to the US; the US reinforcing its espionage operations in Latin America; the implications of the complaints by several US military retirees against US Defense Secretary Don [...]	2006-04-27 20:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES964	MEDIA REACTION AMBASSADOR LINO GUTIERREZ'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All major local papers extensively report on statements made by US Ambassador Lino Gutierrez as the keynote speaker of a diplomatic and business lunch at Club de la Union Nacional. Ambassador Gutierrez is reported to have said that his country "never backed the violation o [...]	2006-04-28 17:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06CAIRO1351	NEXT STEPS FOR ADVANCING DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Sometime in the next six years, Egypt will undergo a leadership succession. The United States' goals for this succession should be to promote an opening to establish a representative government that will secure Egyptian stability, prosperity, and friendship for a gener [...]	2006-03-06 12:41:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EG
06CAIRO1367	ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS PREP FOR KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo March 4-5 to prepare for a March 28-29 Arab League Summit in Sudan. Among the topics discussed were Iraq, Palestine, Sudan/Darfur, and Arab reform. We understand the meetings were generally uncontentious, with ministers agreeing to support the polit [...]	2006-03-06 16:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL PTER EG IS IZ UNSC

06CAIRO172	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SILVERBERG'S [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit. It has been difficult to gain Egyptian cooperation on UN reform. During his meeting with Ambassador Tahir-Kheli in December Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit signaled a willingness to compromise, but this has not yet materialized. The FM w [...]	2006-01-13 17:47:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KUNR PHUM IS IZ LE SY SU EG UN
06CAIRO2064	EGYPT FERRY DISASTER: ABSENT OWNER'S IMMUNITY [...] (C) The investigation into the early February sinking of the "Al Salam 98" passenger ferry in the Red Sea is ongoing, although preliminary GOE statements are assigning culpability to the still-missing captain. Egypt's upper chamber of parliament lifted ferry owner Mamdouh Ismail's parliamentar [...]	2006-04-04 13:48:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EWWT MARR EG
06CAIRO2134	EGYPT: A YEAR ON, GOE-JUDGES CLUB DISPUTE [...] (C) The confrontation between the GOE and Egypt's Judges Club continues to boil as it moves into its second year. The Judges Club has been militating for a new judiciary law that would guarantee independence it asserts is now lacking and has attacked the GOE's record on human rights and democr [...]	2006-04-06 16:34:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM EG
06CAIRO2335	EGYPT: UPDATE ON THE AYMAN NOUR CASE [...] (C) Summary: Ghad Party sources advise us that, despite some reports to the contrary, imprisoned opposition leader Ayman Nour is not facing an immediate threat to his health or welfare. However, they assert that prison authorities are making life more unpleasant for him, apparently in retali [...]	2006-04-18 14:43:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
06CAIRO2336	AFTERMATH OF SECTARIAN STRIFE IN ALEXANDRIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Alexandria has been peaceful since the April 14 attacks and April 15-16 clashes reported reftel. There continues to be considerable speculation about whether the man who was arrested after the fatal church attacks was operating alone. Protesters in Alexandria on April 16 as [...]	2006-04-18 15:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF EG
06CAIRO2648	PM A/S HILLEN DISCUSSES FMF, SINAI SECURITY, IRAN, [...] (C) Visiting PM A/S Hillen, joined by the Ambassador, discussed Darfur, security assistance, Sinai security and regional cooperation with FM Aboul Gheit and Defense Minister Tantawi April 30. On Sudan, Aboul Gheit said that Egypt would only send more forces to Sudan with Khartoum's full suppo [...]	2006-05-07 15:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS UN EG IS IR SU KPAL KNNP KMFO
06CAIRO2761	ARRESTS OF PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS SPARK MORE [...] (C) The recent detention of several dozen secular democracy activists, including the influential blogger Alaa Saif Al-Islam, on charges of insulting the president, has fueled concern among our pro-democracy contacts that the GOE is engaged in a comprehensive effort to put a lid on political [...]	2006-05-10 14:26:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
06CAIRO3006	EGYPT: NOUR APPEAL DENIED, MIXED VERDICT IN JUDGES [...] (C) Summary: May 18 saw major developments in two key domestic political cases in Cairo. The conviction of imprisoned opposition leader Ayman Nour was upheld by Egypt's Court of Cassation, a decision led by a controversial judge in spite of the defense's citation of numerous technical flaws [...]	2006-05-18 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EG
06CAIRO305	EGYPT: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Nazif asked the Ambassador for help dealing with Congress, complaining that Egypt could not get a fair hearing. Particularly regarding Ayman Nour, the full story of the case needed to be communicated; "Nour is a crook." The Ambassador raised Egypt's reluctance to refer Iran to t [...]	2006-01-19 14:30:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD
06CAIRO313	CODEL WOLF DISCUSSES AYMAN NOUR, RELIGIOUS [...] (C) In a January 17 meeting with President Hosni Mubarak, Congressman Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) pressed the GOE on: --finding a solution to the Ayman Nour issue; --supporting and expanding religious freedom; --supporting US positions at the UN, especially with regard to Human Rights Commission [...]	2006-01-19 16:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KISL IR SY EG OVIP
06CAIRO3155	NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT MINISTERIAL FOCUSED MORE ON [...] (C) MFA UN Affairs Officer Karim Sherif told emboff May 25 that Egypt would not support the issuance of any statements at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministerial in Malaysia supportive of Iranian positions vis-a-vis its nuclear program. Egypt's positions toward Iran, he said, sho [...]	2006-05-25 14:43:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA EFIN EG
06CAIRO3375	AYMAN NOUR'S PRISON LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (C) During a May 28 meeting with DAS Scott Carpenter, Gameela Ismail, wife of imprisoned opposition leader Ayman Nour, passed a letter she had "smuggled" out of Torah Prison during a visit to her husband the day before. The salutation was left blank, according to Gameela, as a precaution in ca [...]	2006-06-01 15:31:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV EG
06CAIRO358	CODEL WOLF MEETINGS WITH GOE MINISTERS [...] (C) In January 15 meetings with the Ministers of Interior, Justice, and Trade-Industry, as well as with senior MFA officials, Congressman Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) pressed the GOE on the Ayman Nour case, as well as religious freedom, support for the U.S. in international fora, and discussed regio [...]	2006-01-23 11:02:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP KDEM PHUM KIRF EG IR MFA
06CAIRO3583	EGYPT: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On June 5, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) issued a statement sharply critical of the GOE's treatment of pro-reform activists. According to the statement, GOE security forces should reconsider their use of "highly cruel security measures used lately against protestors who [...]	2006-06-08 18:05:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EG
06CAIRO3756	EGYPT: UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS [...] (C) Coordinating with Australian Embassy colleagues (New Zealand does not have an Embassy in Egypt) on reftel demarche, emboff met June 15 with MFA Human Rights Affairs Office Director Ihab Gamaleddin to discuss the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP). Drawing from [...]	2006-06-15 15:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EG
06CAIRO3758	EGYPT: FIRST SESSION OF NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) The Ambassador drew from reftel in separate meetings June 11 with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit and June 13 with EGIS Chief Soliman, to stress the importance of Egyptian cooperation on UN and other multilateral issues. (Both senior officials have been urging us to advance a "strategic dial [...]	2006-06-15 16:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA EG
06CAIRO3975	EGYPT AND EUROPEANS FAIL TO FINALIZE NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph seven. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) According to Egyptian and European contacts, significant disagreement on human rights and non-proliferation language derailed efforts to negotiate a new EU-Egypt bilateral Framewo [...]	2006-06-27 10:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN EG
06CAIRO431	IO A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES UN REFORM WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: IO Assistant Secretary Silverberg discussed UN reform with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit and Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Naela Gabr on January 16. A/S Silverberg, accompanied by the Ambassador, urged Aboul Gheit to support management reforms and the creation of [...]	2006-01-25 15:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG IS UNGA UNSC
06CAIRO4382	NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID WELCH AND DNSA [...] (C) During a July 11-12 visit to Cairo, NEA Assistant Secretary Welch and Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott SIPDIS Abrams along with the Ambassador met separately with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Soliman (sep channel),Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, Arab League Secretary General Amre Mo [...]	2006-07-16 07:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID MOPS KPAL EG IS
06CAIRO4760	TFLE01: PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL COMMITTEE CONDEMNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 31 emergency session, the "General Committee of Egypt's People's Assembly" condemned Israel's "war crimes" and "American complicity with Israel in preventing the UNSC for carrying out its role." The Arab and Foreign Affairs and National Security Committee of the Shura Counc [...]	2006-08-02 15:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IS EG
06CAIRO4782	TFLE01: ARAB LEAGUE OFFICIAL ALLEGES U.S. LOSING [...] (C) Summary: Arab League Chief of Staff Hesham Youssef told poloff that in a meeting on August 2, the League's permanent delegates had expressed growing frustration with the failure to achieve a cease fire in Lebanon and agreed to seek an emergency meeting of the UN Human Rights Council to investig [...]	2006-08-03 12:12:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN PTER LE IS EG
06CAIRO4784	TFLE01: ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL AMRE [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amre Moussa issued a statement on August 2 describing the conclusions of the meeting of perm reps held earlier in the day; the first such meetings since the outbreak of hostilities in Lebanon. In his statement, Moussa said that th [...]	2006-08-03 12:57:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL LE EG IS
06CAIRO4899	EGYPTIAN LIBERALS PREDICT MOMENTUM FOR REFORM WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several of Embassy's liberal and activist contacts have expressed distress over American policy regarding Lebanon, as well as concern about the ramifications of the current crisis on Egyptian reform efforts. In a series of meetings with a range of reform-minded contacts, poloff w [...]	2006-08-09 08:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IS LE EG
06CAIRO4981	KEFAYA'S REPORT ON CORRUPTION IN EGYPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 4, the Egyptian opposition movement Kefaya published a 274-page report entitled "Corruption in Egypt: The Black Cloud is Not Disappearing." The report concludes that corruption has permeated all levels and aspects of Egyptian society, and stands in the way of further e [...]	2006-08-14 03:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM EG
06CAIRO5240	ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) In an effort to be seen as "doing something," Arab League foreign ministers met in Cairo August 20 to address assistance for the reconstruction of Lebanon, to discuss reviving the Arab-Israeli peace process, to debate the utility of an Arab Summit, and to offer political support to Sudan. [...]	2006-08-21 14:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL UNSC ARABL MOPS EG LE SY
06CAIRO5317	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (C) Welcome back to Cairo. Your visit allows us to reaffirm our nations' strong mil-mil cooperation at a time when the broader bilateral relationship and the U.S. image on the Arab Street shows signs of strain due to the crisis in Lebanon. In meetings with governmental and non-governmental contacts [...]	2006-08-24 12:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER MOPS EG IS IZ IR SU LE KNNP
06CAIRO5526	EGYPT: UPDATE ON USG CANDIDATES FOR UNITED [...] During a September 4 meeting with MFA Office Director for Candidacy Issues, Counselor Hatem Tag-Eldin, poloffs reviewed pending USG requests for Egyptian support for elections to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),the International Law Commission (ILC),and the International Mobile Satellite [...]	2006-09-05 14:07:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA UNSC PHUM UNHCR EWWT INMARSAT EG
06CAIRO565	PRIME MINISTER NAZIF OUTLINES GOE GOALS BEFORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Presenting the GOE's overall policy and legislative agenda for the current legislative session, Prime Minister Nazif addressed parliament on January 30. The Prime Minister's remarks covered seven pillars, five of which concerned economic and development matters, a sixth covering [...]	2006-01-30 16:44:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EG
06CAIRO5867	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN EGYPT: SEPTEMBER [...] (C) In meetings with GOE and NGO contacts on September 10-11, DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles and NEA DAS J. Scott Carpenter reaffirmed USG support for democracy in Egypt and underscored the importance of GOE respect for human rights. MFA officials asserted that the GOE is committed to real poli [...]	2006-09-19 12:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
06CAIRO6105	AYMAN NOUR SEEKS USG INTERVENTION; GAMEELA ISMAIL [...] (C) Summary: In a letter to A/S Welch, imprisoned Al Ghad party leader Ayman Nour requests USG intervention on his behalf with the GOE (presumably, President Hosni Mubarak),to grant Nour amnesty. In a related development, Nour's wife and lawyer deny that they signed the September 11, 2006 le [...]	2006-09-28 14:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
06CAIRO6254	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD HOSTS LARGE RAMADAN IFTAR [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) hosted a large Ramadan iftar on October 4, with guests including MB luminaries from across Egypt, as well as opposition party leaders, and even a prominent NDP parliamentarian. In remarks to the gathering, MB Supreme Guide Mahdi Akef outlined the MB's [...]	2006-10-09 13:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM EG
06CAIRO6308	EGYPT UNDECIDED ON UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF [...] (C) With the Australian Charge in the lead, poloff delivered reftel demarche on October 10 to MFA Human Rights Office Deputy Director Mai Khalil, describing U.S. concerns over the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP). Khalil shared that internal GOE deliberation on [...]	2006-10-11 09:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA PHUM KTIA EG
06CAIRO6327	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: TIMELINE SET, BATTLE [...] (C) Summary: NDP officials expect President Hosni Mubarak to present his eagerly anticipated constitutional amendments package to the opening session of Parliament in mid-November. The People's Assembly will debate the proposed amendments for two months, and then vote; if the package is approv [...]	2006-10-11 15:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EG
06CAIRO6377	EGYPT: GOVERNMENT FORMING INTER-MINISTERIAL BODY [...] (SBU) On October 12, MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Naela Gabr told Charge the GOE is creating an inter-ministerial body to coordinate TIP policy. Gabr acknowledged the Prime Minister's office has not yet issued the decree establishing the new coordinating body (it is due out [...]	2006-10-16 14:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM EG
06CAIRO6521	COURT DISCREDITS 2005 ELECTION RESULTS, BUT [...] (SBU) In a series of recent judgments, Egypt's Court of Cassation has ruled that results of nearly 100 contests in the 2005 parliamentary elections should be invalidated due to evidence of voting violations. Ultimate authority for overturning election results, however, remains with Parliamen [...]	2006-10-23 15:02:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EG
06CAIRO6756	BAHA'I CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS: ATTENTION FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) Summary: A November 20 judicial hearing will be the next episode in the long struggle of Egypt's Baha'is for citizenship rights. Any decision that results from the upcoming hearing will have ramifications for human rights and religious freedom in Egypt, but our contacts suggest that t [...]	2006-11-07 09:34:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF EG
06CAIRO6839	ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS CALL FOR "LIFTING [...] (C) FOLLOWING A NOVEMBER 12 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD IN CAIRO, THE GROUP ISSUED A STATEMENT (TEXT BELOW) PLEDGING TO "BREAK THE SIEGE" AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, CALLING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BEIT HANOUN ATTACK, THE SENDING OF INTERN [...]	2006-11-13 12:39:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL UNSC UNGA ARABL EG IS
06CAIRO6889	EGYPT: MEPI SMALL GRANT REPORTING [...] Summary: In response to reftel, post is pleased to report on the following 2005 MEPI-funded Small Grants, all of which were awarded to NGOs based in Alexandria: -- "Decentralization of Educational Tools towards Youth Participation in Decision Making Process," implemented by Sustainable Dev [...]	2006-11-16 15:34:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM EG
06CAIRO7109	EGYPT: HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES UPDATE [...] (SBU) International Human Rights Day passed with little notice in Egypt, but human rights continue to generate public debate and controversy. Government progress on some human rights issues has been notable, but civil society critics of the GOE--bolstered by an increasingly assertive media-- [...]	2006-12-11 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KIRF EG
06CAIRO7133	OCTOBER - NOVEMBER ECONOMIC REPORT [...] IN THIS EDITION: MACROECONOMIC: 2. INFLATION: Highest rate in two years 3. MONETARY POLICY: Interest rate increase 4. FDI: $7.5-8b by year-end? 5. FDI: One-stop Shops 6. CAPITAL MARKETS: Enhanced regulatory regime 7. UNEMPLOYMENT: Survey shows unemployment down 8. MO [...]	2006-12-13 14:39:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG
06CAIRO7211	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: COMING SOON, BUT [...] (C) Summary: President Mubarak is expected to submit his long-awaited constitutional amendments package to the Egyptian legislature on December 25. While precise details of the substance of the proposed changes are still scarce, likely amendments can be roughly divided into four broad catego [...]	2006-12-21 10:12:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
06CAIRO798	FERRY DISASTER: RIPPLES HITTING CAIRO [...] (C) The emerging picture of negligence on the part of the "Al Salam 98" crew and ownership, coupled with a GOE response perceived as ineffective, has caused tempers to flare among victims' families. Opposition politicians and press are casting the tragedy as an indicator of GOE corruption and [...]	2006-02-09 16:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EWWT MARR EG
06CAIRO855	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY RADEMAKER'S [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit for nonproliferation discussions. Nonproliferation has been a key agenda item in the U.S.- Egyptian bilateral relationship in recent months, and expanding our dialogue will facilitate greater cooperation. Because Egypt takes seriously its role a [...]	2006-02-13 09:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS IR EG KPAL KNNP IAEA
06CALCUTTA389	NORTHEAST INDIAN STATE OF MANIPUR EXPERIENCES ESCALATING [...] (C) SUMMARY. August 22-25 ConGen visited the Northeast Indian state of Manipur to assess the security situation and to follow the investigation of the August 16 grenade attack on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple in Imphal (REFTELS). Manipur suffers from over 30 [...]	2006-09-01 13:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM ASEC CASC PGOV SOCI IN
06CALCUTTA495	INDIA'S COMMUNISTS LOBBY FOR CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In anticipation of Chinese President Hu Jintao's November 20-24 visit to India, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) has been pressuring the GOI to conduct a more conciliatory foreign policy towards China. In its September Central Committee meeting, the CPM criticized the r [...]	2006-11-01 12:35:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CH ETRD ENRG PBTS IN PGOV PREL
06CALCUTTA543	TO KEEP CHINESE OUT, INDIA SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI recently provided arms to Burma for use in counter-insurgency operations along the Indo-Burma border. The GOI hopes to stop the activities of especially violent insurgent groups the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the United Liberation Front (UNLF),but the GO [...]	2006-12-04 11:59:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER IN BM
06CALCUTTA93	KUKI LIBERATION ARMY ABDUCTS KUKI COMMUNITY LEADER DR. [...] (SBU) On January 17, the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) kidnapped Chairman of the Kuki Movement for Human Rights (KMHR) and Administrative Secretary of the Kuki Christian Church Dr. Tongkhojang Lunkim in Senapati district of Manipur state in Northeast India. While ostensibly fighting for an indepe [...]	2006-02-24 10:08:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PTER ASEC KCRM SOCI IN
06CANBERRA1009	DPRK: AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO JULY 5 NORTH KOREAN [...] (C/NF) Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer issued separate statements to local media on July 5 publicly condemning the North Korean Taepo Dong-2 missile launch and calling on the DPRK to return to the Six-Party Talks. The Foreign Minister's media statemen [...]	2006-07-05 21:47:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM MNUC MOPS KNNP MARR AS KN
06CARACAS1052	COPEI: LAST DITCH SCRAMBLE FOR REJUVENATION [...] (C) Venezuelan Christian Democratic party COPEI shuffled its executive after young party members revolted against the leadership of former secretary general Cesar Perez Vivas in March. Former international relations secretary Sadio Garavini told poloff the new leaders were good but criticize [...]	2006-04-18 18:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS113	VENEZUELA'S OPPOSITION LOOKS FOR A FUTURE [...] (C) After basking in its self-perceived moral victory following the low turnout in the December 4 legislative elections and international observers' calls for a new National Electoral Council, the opposition is trying to figure out how to stay relevant and position themselves for the presid [...]	2006-01-18 17:51:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS1207	NGO HIGHLIGHTS BRV'S USE OF ELECTORAL BLACKLISTS [...] (C) Opposition NGO Ciudadania Activa (Active Citizenry) produced the documentary "La Lista Tascon" ("The Tascon List"),a film that dramatically portrays the Venezuelan government's systematic persecution of persons who signed petitions against President Hugo Chavez in 2002-2004. The organiza [...]	2006-05-05 19:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
06CARACAS1468	DIVISIONS AND DISSENT IN CHAVISMO [...] (C) The diversity of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' "Bolivarian Revolution" often makes it appear divided. For example, differences have emerged between the movement's civilians and soldiers, its democrats and dictators, and its ideologues and crooks. Nonetheless, these disputes have bee [...]	2006-05-22 20:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE
06CARACAS1544	VENEZUELA: PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (C) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) employs a variety of mechanisms -- legal, regulatory, judicial, and rhetorical -- to harass the private media. Post will provide periodic press freedom updates to document these subtle yet effective tactics that reveal a repressive -- indeed, aut [...]	2006-05-25 10:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
06CARACAS1639	VISAS DONKEY -- TASCON GUTIERREZ, LUIS [...] (C) Post requests SAO on the prudential revocation of the B1/B2 visa of Venezuelan citizen Luis Tascon (DPOB: 27AUG1968, Venezuela) on Foreign Policy grounds under INA 212(A)(3)(C). Post believes that his entry in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy conse [...]	2006-06-05 17:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KDEM PTER VE
06CARACAS1661	SUPREME COURT JUSTICE LOUDLY OBJECTS TO HIS REMOVAL [...] (C) On May 24, the Venezuelan Government's Moral Republican Council suspended Supreme Court Justice Luis Velasquez Alvaray for alleged mismanagement of public funds earmarked to purchase property for the construction of a judicial complex. His case is now with the National Assembly (AN),whi [...]	2006-06-06 22:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM VE
06CARACAS1787	BOLIVARIANS READYING NEW ATTACK ON EDUCATION [...] (C) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) is preparing new legislation that aims to increase State control over Venezuela's public and private schools. The law's most contentious issues are the requirement to include representatives of neighborhood "social organizations" on all school bo [...]	2006-06-19 15:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM SCUL VE
06CARACAS203	VENEZUELA: CNE PROCEEDS WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (C) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) has no apparent plans to replace or restructure the National Electoral Council (CNE) in the near future, despite dismal voter confidence, OAS and EU observer recommendations, and calls by the opposition for change. On January 16, ruling party s [...]	2006-01-27 18:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2275	CHAVEZ' GUIDE TO DISMANTLING THE JUDICIARY [...] (C) When President Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999, there was general dissatisfaction with the judicial system, which the Venezuelan public viewed as extremely corrupt. He used his mandate and his majority in the National Constituent Assembly to create laws that purported to make the judici [...]	2006-08-01 19:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM VE
06CARACAS2374	WHAT OUR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IS REALLY DOING IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 14:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS260	BOLIVARIANS BRING OUT THE "RED CARPET" FOR WORLD [...] (C) The Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chavez put the best face on the Bolivarian Revolution to participants of the Sixth World Social Forum -- Americas Region (WSF) in Caracas January 24-29. The government did an adequate job at managing the unwieldy event, made both easier by low tu [...]	2006-02-02 15:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM VE
06CARACAS298	CHAVEZ CELEBRATES SEVEN YEARS IN POWER, GOES FOR [...] (C) In a six-hour presentation celebrating his seventh year in office on February 2, President Hugo Chavez enjoyed musical performances, conferred several awards, summarized his administration's accomplishments, announced the expulsion of the US Naval Attache, warned the Embassy against futur [...]	2006-02-06 19:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON ELAB SOCI VE
06CARACAS3356	USAID/OTI PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR COUNTRY TEAM 5 [...] (S) During his 8 years in power, President Chavez has systematically dismantled the institutions of democracy and governance. The USAID/OTI program objectives in Venezuela focus on strengthening democratic institutions and spaces through non-partisan cooperation with many sectors of Venezue [...]	2006-11-09 15:03:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
06CARACAS3477	VENEZUELAN ELECTION UPDATE: SIX DAYS OUT [...] (C) Both opposition candidate Manuel Rosales and President Hugo Chavez took advantage of the last weekend of campaigning before the December 3 elections to stage some of the largest rallies seen in Venezuela in recent years. The OAS and EU electoral observation missions met with electoral offi [...]	2006-11-27 22:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE
06CARACAS3547	TIME TO REDOUBLE OUR PRO-DEMOCRACY EFFORTS IN [...] (C) Summary. We understand the Deputies Committee asked in November whether Embassy has the needed resources to promote our country team strategy. We waited until after the Venezuelan presidential election to respond. The answer is that we are grateful for all resources made available, but i [...]	2006-12-05 17:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM VE
06CARACAS445	PROJECT PROPOSALS: NGOS TAKE ON TIPS [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy is submitting a proposal by the NGO Association for the Well-being and Reciprocal Assistance for Women (AMBAR) for funding consideration. A description of a backup proposal submitted by UNICEF is included in paragraph 5 should Washington decide not to fun [...]	2006-02-16 20:59:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID VE
06CARACAS480	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TAKES UP CNE REPLACEMENT [...] (C) On February 7, the National Assembly (AN) began the process of appointing a new National Electoral Council (CNE) by naming 11 AN deputies to the candidate selection committee. The committee is currently receiving nominations for the committee's remaining 10 civil society members, who ar [...]	2006-02-21 20:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS514	VENEZUELAN CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN: A DAY LATE, A [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making corruption a campaign issue, according to Presidential speeches and MVR strategy documents. National Assembly deputies have prioritized the passage of at least five laws dealing with corruption. The Venezuelan Government, however, has a poor r [...]	2006-02-24 16:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM VE
06CARACAS523	VENEZUELA'S SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) The following is post's input (ref A) for the sixth annual anti-trafficking in persons report (TIP). Political officer LaTranda Martin is Embassy,s point of contact. Telephone: 58-212-907-8531; Fax: 58-212-907-8033; Email: martinls@state.gov. Hours spent compiling the report: 31. 2 [...]	2006-02-24 21:11:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06CARACAS718	VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION DEBATES BETWEEN CONDITIONS [...] (C) Since early January, the opposition has debated whether and how to unite forces for the December 3 presidential election. The current dilemma over whether to focus solely on securing transparent electoral conditions or to also choose a single opposition candidate has resulted in three pr [...]	2006-03-17 15:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS757	SUMATE'S ALEJANDRO PLAZ REVIEWS ONGOING PROJECTS, [...] (C) PolCouns met with electoral NGO Sumate President Alejandro Plaz March 21 to discuss the progress of Sumate's audit of the electoral registry and his recent trip to Peru and the United States. Their temporary reprieve from trial is allowing them to re-focus on their electoral activities. [...]	2006-03-23 10:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM OAS VE
06CARACAS785	AMBASSADOR GETS DELAYED BY PROTESTERS IN GUARICO [...] (C) Ambassador Brownfield and Emboffs were tracked by an aggressive and ultimately violent group of protesters on March 22 during an outreach trip to the state of Guarico (though there were no injuries to Embassy personnel). A noon-hour press conference and lunch at a local club dragged into [...]	2006-03-27 10:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM SCUL EAID ASEC VE
06CHIANGMAI120	THIRD ARMY COMMANDER CHALLENGES THAKSIN'S NORTHERN POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: The highest ranking military figure in northern Thailand, 3rd Army Commander Lt. Gen. Saprang Kalanamit, has been making headlines and winning bouquets with a series of speeches and appearances that stake out a confrontational political position in opposition to caretaker Pr [...]	2006-07-27 09:06:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
06CHIANGMAI152	INVESTIGATION STALLED ONE YEAR AFTER MURDER OF ACTIVIST [...] (C) Summary: The 2005 murder of activist monk Phra Suphot Suwacho in Chiang Mai's Fang district remains unsolved, drawing comparisons with the fate of two other prominent Thai human rights activists. The stalled investigation has raised doubts about the government's commitment to resolving [...]	2006-09-15 04:29:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
06CHIANGMAI65	TEN YEARS AFTER MOVING TO THAILAND, KNU RESISTANCE [...] Summary: The Thai-Burma border around Mae Sat in Tak province hosts up to a million ethnic Karen and a large number of Karen exile organizations. The most prominent of these organizations is the Karen National Union (KNU),headquartered in Mae Sot since 1995. No longer as effective or powerf [...]	2006-04-17 10:26:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV TH BM
06COLOMBO1020	SRI LANKA BROADLY ALIGNED WITH US POSITION ON DRIP [...] (C) Poloff joined New Zealand poloff (visiting from New Delhi) and Australian DCM and poloff June 15 in delivering reftel demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant of UN and Multilateral Affairs at Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ekanayake agreed with the points in the demarche and sa [...]	2006-06-16 05:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1041	SRI LANKA: GROWING EVIDENCE THAT NAVAL PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary: On June 17, during a military engagement between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces (reftel) in Pesalai, on the Mannar peninsula in northwest Sri Lanka, at least thirty civilians were injured, one fatally, while taking sh [...]	2006-06-21 11:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1051	SRI LANKA: LOCAL NGOS INDICT LTTE, KARUNA, AND [...] (C) Summary. Poloff spoke with representatives from several of Sri Lanka's primary NGOs and think tanks June 21-22 to get their views on the military engagement between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) since a June 15 presumably-LTTE bus bombing [...]	2006-06-26 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1107	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT MAKES PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. In a TV interview July 4, President Mahinda Rajapaksa called for the resumption of peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the wake of several Tiger attacks on security forces (Ref B). On July 3, a presumed Tiger explosion at a police checkpoint near Anurad [...]	2006-07-05 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1149	SRI LANKA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY PUSHES [...] (C) Summary. On July 12, the newly-formed Ministry of Human Rights and Disaster Management headed by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a briefing at which senior members of the armed forces and police updated the diplomatic corps on human rights training and the status of investigations of [...]	2006-07-13 09:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER MOPS CE
06COLOMBO131	U/S BURNS DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN AND UN [...] (C) Summary. Jayantha Dhanapala told U/S Burns that the security situation in Sri Lanka "looks bad," but that President Rajapaksa remains patient and is committed to a non-military solution. He agreed with Burns that Iranian behavior in the IAEA is unacceptable but cautioned that Sri Lanka [...]	2006-01-23 05:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IAEA CE IR
06COLOMBO134	SRI LANKA: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a January 23 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Under Secretary Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, stressed U.S. support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts toward a peaceful resolution to the conflict and urged Rajapaksa to ensure that Sri Lankan security forces would [...]	2006-01-23 15:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KUNR IR CE
06COLOMBO1508	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT STATES READINESS FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Co-Chairs' statement following their September 12 meeting in Brussels that peace talks should take place in Oslo next month, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) expressed readiness to engage in negotiations but strongly criticized an alleged lack of prior consul [...]	2006-09-13 13:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1543	ABDUCTIONS AND DISAPPEARANCES ON THE RISE [...] (C) Summary. Independent human rights watchers indicate that the number of abductions and disappearances has surged over the last three months in both the North and East and in Colombo, with an increase in extortion kidnappings in particular. No American citizens have been victims that we ar [...]	2006-09-21 02:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1580	SRI LANKA'S HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES AND IDEAS [...] (C) Summary: Several recent high profile human rights abuse cases in Sri Lanka cases have raised international concerns and underlined the current absence of strong indigenous Sri Lankan institutions to investigate these abuses and pressure the Sri Lankan judicial system to ensure credible pro [...]	2006-09-26 16:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1610	SRI LANKA: MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT EXERCISE TO [...] (C) A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Exercise is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka October 22 to November 2. Embassy has requested that it include a significant human rights training component. We believe the exercise represents a valuable exercise opportunity for our forces and a chanc [...]	2006-10-03 08:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1616	RESPECTED SRI LANKAN NGOS INSIST INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On September 29, the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA),a respected Colombo-based think-tank, provided the Embassy a copy of a statement it sent to delegates at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The statement was signed by twenty-five reputable local NGOs, including the Internati [...]	2006-10-03 11:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1849	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT NAMES COMMISSION OF INQUIRY [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa approved the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate human rights violations committed since August 2005, headed by outgoing Supreme Court Justice Nissanka Udalagama. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced t [...]	2006-11-07 12:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1896	SRI LANKA: TAMIL MP ASSASSINATED IN COLOMBO; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The assassination of a Tamil Member of Parliament in broad daylight in Colombo on November 10 provoked widespread outrage and condemnation. President Rajapaksa issued a forthright statement in which he mourned the death of Nadaraja Raviraj, whom he called a friend, and ordered a [...]	2006-11-13 13:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1930	SRI LANKAN OPPOSITION LEADER: DEVELOPING PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader Wickremesinghe told Ambassador on November 16 that he was gravely concerned about the deterioration in the human rights environment in the country following the assassination of Tamil MP Raviraj. He said the government had a "siege mentality" about charges fro [...]	2006-11-16 11:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1958	SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION BACKS UN CLAIMS THAT [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, following a ten-day trip to Sri Lanka, United Nations Special Advisor for Children and Armed Conflict Allan Rock released a report alleging complicity between elements of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Karuna faction (ref C). The Nordi [...]	2006-11-22 02:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1968	SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER LOBBIES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe called a meeting for diplomatic representatives November 22 to highlight the Government of Sri Lanka's human rights initiatives. Samarasinghe's apparent objective was to head off an EU-sponsored human rights reso [...]	2006-11-24 06:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1995	SRI LANKA: LTTE LEADER'S HEROES' DAY SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Prabhakaran,s annual November 27 Heroes' Day address (ref),media reports quoted Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa as discounting LTTE threats of resumed violence and calling on Prabhakaran to engage directly with him in talks [...]	2006-11-29 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO2020	SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CABINET TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 5 meeting with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Ambassador strongly urged the Sri Lankan government (GSL) to refrain from proscribing the LTTE ("Tamil Tigers," saying it would effectively put an end to the peace process. The Minister responded that the governm [...]	2006-12-06 12:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2030	SRI LANKA: MINISTER GIVES ASSURANCES ON HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 6 meeting, the Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights gave Ambassador his readout of Cabinet deliberations over the promulgation of new powers for security forces in the fight against LTTE terrorism. He assured us, however, that the new regulations adeq [...]	2006-12-07 12:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER CE
06COLOMBO2033	SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT DEFENDS EMERGENCY MEASURES TO [...] (SBU) In a December 7 address to the nation on the new emergency measures (in Sinhala, translation e-mailed to SCA/INS),President Mahinda Rajapaksa offered brief thanks to the members of international community that have rejected the LTTE's call for "Eelam," or a separate state. He singled o [...]	2006-12-08 09:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL CE
06COLOMBO2056	SRI LANKA: JAFFNA CIVILIANS FEAR SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) During the Ambassador's December 7 trip to Jaffna and a December 5-8 political section/USAID visit, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Human Rights authorities told us they have seen evidence that security forces intelligence units are working with paramilitary cadres belonging to Minister Dou [...]	2006-12-13 06:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2070	5TH ROUND OF TIFA TALKS HIGHLIGHT ON OBSTACLES TO US [...] (SBU) Summary. The Office of the US Trade Representative and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Marketing Development held the Fifth Joint Council Meeting under the bilateral US-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Colombo on December 1. [...]	2006-12-14 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EIND ETRD EAID CE
06COLOMBO2078	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAFFNA, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met on December 15 with Basil Rajapakse, the brother and chief political advisor of President Rajapakse, to urge that the President address the deteriorating human rights situation and problems in Jaffna, and that the President urge as rapid consideration as possible [...]	2006-12-15 10:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO2099	SRI LANKA: TWENTY-THREE STUDENTS ABDUCTED IN [...] (C) Summary: Twenty-three teenage students and two teachers were abducted from a private tutorial center in the Thirukovil area of the southeastern Ampara district on December 18 at approximately 10 p.m. The Government of Sri Lanka has blamed the "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE). Other interlocutors no [...]	2006-12-19 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2124	MALDIVES REFORMS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to South and Southwest Asia Ambassador Douglas A. Hartwick and Special Assistant Manpreet Anand traveled to Maldives on December 5-6, 2006, to meet with President Gayoom and other government officials to discuss US-Maldives bilateral e [...]	2006-12-26 05:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PREL MV

06COLOMBO213	SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT IN SERIOUS PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador's discussion with Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, the head of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation to the February 22-23 ceasefire talks in Geneva, along with poloff's separate consultations with staff at the GSL Peace Secretariat, indicate that the new Gov [...]	2006-02-09 09:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE
06COLOMBO2142	SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS VOICE CONCERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Secretary Rice's December 14 initiative, Ambassador Blake hosted a roundtable discussion with human rights activists and civil society representatives on December 21. The Ambassador briefed the group on USG efforts and also solicited views on how best to stren [...]	2006-12-29 12:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PTER PREL CE
06COLOMBO236	MALDIVES WILL LIKELY SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 09:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM UN MV
06COLOMBO321	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 ? SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
06COLOMBO460	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANT (AND SIBLING) [...] (C) Basil Rajapaksa, confidant and advisor to his older brother President Mahinda Rajapaksa, told poloff on March 22 that in the second round of talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),scheduled to be held in Geneva April 19-21, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) wants to move [...]	2006-03-23 10:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO553	SRI LANKA: INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONS IN LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: Political in-fighting, spearheaded by the Sinhalese nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),is hindering formation of the Constitutional Council, the multi-partisan body empowered to nminate members to independent watchdog authoritis like the Human Rights Commission (HRC),P [...]	2006-04-06 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE
06COLOMBO668	SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON ASIAN CANDIDATES TO UN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara on April 20. The Ambassador stressed the US commitment to ensuring the effectiveness of the Human Rights Council and the need for the Asia group to support candidates [...]	2006-04-25 07:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KUNR UNHRC UN CE
06COLOMBO731	SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR STRESSES NEED TO DEVELOP [...] (C) In separate May 4 meetings with Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara and opposition United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. support for the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the need for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to giv [...]	2006-05-04 11:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO866	SRI LANKA: FROM INSIDE THE CONFLICT ZONE AND FROM [...] (C) In separate meetings on May 18 and May 23 a Tamil cleric from Jaffna and a Sinhalese Buddhist Cabinet Minister shared with poloff their assessments of the current situation and expectations for the future. Although their many differences in viewpoints, especially with respect to Governme [...]	2006-05-24 13:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO872	TOKYO CO-CHAIRS PRE-MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: GSL representatives admit that at least some elements of armed forces may be cooperating with irregular armed groups. Government is trying to crack down on this, and is also trying to develop a proposal for a political settlement. EU will likely designate LTTE as terrorist group on May [...]	2006-05-25 11:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO
06COLOMBO933	A/S BOUCHER TALKS TOUGH ON TIGERS BUT PRESSES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Following his participation in the May 30 meeting of the Sri Lankan Donor Co-Chairs (US, EU, Norway, and Japan) in Tokyo, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher underscored the messages from the Tokyo Co-Chairs statement during a May 31 trip to Co [...]	2006-06-05 07:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO941	SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS THREATEN WITHDRAWAL AFTER [...] (C) On June 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to go to Oslo for June 8-9 talks with a Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation led by Peace Secretariat Secretary General Palitha Kohona to discuss the role of the Scandanavian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) despite e [...]	2006-06-05 12:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO976	SRI LANKA: POPULATION MOVEMENTS IN CONFLICT AREAS [...] (C) The unsteady security environment since April 2006, including ethnic communal incidents and military action, has led to displacement among Sinhalese, Muslim, and Tamil communities in the North and East of Sri Lanka. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) currently estima [...]	2006-06-09 06:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO997	SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE
06COPENHAGEN858	DANES AGREE TO LEAN AGENDA FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points June 13 with Ambassador Tyge Lehmann, MFA Senior Advisor for International Law and June 16 with Kim Vinthen, Office Director for Human Rights Policy. Lehmann noted that Denmark fully supports the U.S. opinion that the inaugural session of the Human Rights [...]	2006-06-16 12:06:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL DA
06DAKAR1246	SENEGAL ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 13:33:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KUNR OPDC UN SG
06DAKAR1268	PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTS WATERSHED IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 2, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade convened an extraordinary Presidential Council to review the status of Senegal's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. Prime Minister Macky Sall, most Ministers, heads of major independent agencies, representatives of mult [...]	2006-05-30 15:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EIND KMCA SOCI SG
06DAKAR1364	GUINEA-BISSAU: INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] (C) This cable responds to reftel requirement to provide an assessment of the effectiveness the Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights activities in Guinea-Bissau. Overall, the office appears competent and well-run, but should put more emphasis on what it identifies as the main human rig [...]	2006-06-08 08:52:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PU
06DAKAR1937	SENEGAL ON PROPOSED UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) On August 10, DCM delivered Ref A demarche to Ambassador Claude Absa Diallo and Ambassador Mankeur Ndiaye, the Secretary General and Director of Cabinet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, respectively. PolOff separately made the [...]	2006-08-11 13:39:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS PREL UN IS LE SG
06DAKAR2120	RESOLVING SENEGAL'S EDUCATIONAL CRISIS [...] (U) In the past year, Senegal,s public education system has been shaken by faculty and student unrest from the university level down. Though the violence that disrupted university campuses in the spring has mostly dissipated, current protests by middle and secondary-school teachers have had [...]	2006-09-05 12:12:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ELAB ECON PHUM SG
06DAKAR2459	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - GUINEA-BISSAU [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 16:40:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON AGOA PU
06DAKAR2473	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - SENEGAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 12:38:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM AGOA SG
06DAKAR2588	LOOKING AT ELECTIONS AND OIL, UN SEES UNEMPLOYMENT AS [...] (SBU) On October 19, the six UN special representatives (UNSRs) in West Africa gathered in Dakar for their eighth meeting under the chairmanship of Ambassador Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for West Africa. They focused on Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea alt [...]	2006-10-26 08:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN EPET PINS SNAR SG
06DAKAR2940	CULTS AND VIOLENCE: POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) In conjunction with the presidential decree setting February 25 as the date for Senegal,s presidential and parliamentary elections, the Interior Ministry has forbidden carrying guns, clubs, machetes or knives from now through the coming elections, possibly out of concern about political or [...]	2006-12-12 12:25:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PINS SOCI PINR KISL SG
06DAKAR306	SENEGALESE VIEWS ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 12:33:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM UN SG AORC
06DAKAR619	ELY OULD VALL: "MAURITANIA HAS NO REFUGEES IN [...] (U) Mauritania'S Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall made his first visit to Senegal as head of state, March 6-7, 2006. In a press conference shortly before departure, he said use of the term "refugee" is inappropriate for those who left Maritania in 1989, and that those who claim to be Mauritani [...]	2006-03-09 16:50:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF KFLU KUNR KPAL CN IZ MR SU SG
06DAMASCUS1219	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP: 2004 QAMISHLI RIOTS [...] (C) 2004 QAMISHLI RIOTS COMMEMORATED THROUGHOUT SYRIA: On March 12, Kurds throughout Syria observed the second anniversary of the 2004 Qamishli riots. Luqman Ois, an Azadi Party activist and member of the Kurdish Committee for Human Rights, told Poloff that a number of activities took place: [...]	2006-03-21 08:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS1635	Damascus Media Reaction: US/EU Decisions to Halt Aid to [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a Syrian Information Ministry statement denying a report by an Israeli newspaper that Syria had sent messages to Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert seeking to resume peace talks between the two countries. The source told Syria's official SANA news agency [...]	2006-04-11 13:35:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1667	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Iranian Expediency Council, will arrive in Damascus today on a formal visit of a few days. Papers also reported that President Asad chaired a cabinet meeting during which he discussed mechanis [...]	2006-04-13 05:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1987	Damascus Media Reaction: Terrorism, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry refuting the US annual report on terrorism, saying that the US war on terrorism hasn't achieved any positive results, but rather, increased terrorism, for two main reasons. One is the US and Israeli rejection of what Syr [...]	2006-05-01 14:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS209	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Iranian President Ahmedinejad will arrive in Damascus today for a two-day state visit to Syria and will meet President Asad and senior Syrian officials. All papers featured a statement by President Ahmadinejad on Wednesday describing relations between Iran [...]	2006-01-19 16:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2297	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, EURO-MED, Boycott [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Subhi Abdul Hamid, Secretary General of Iraq's Arab Nationalist Movement, which tackled the situation in Iraq and bilateral relations. President Asad confirmed Syria's support for efforts to restore Iraq's stability and security tha [...]	2006-05-17 06:30:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2338	REACTION TO SARG ARREST CAMPAIGN OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni and two other Damascus-Beirut Declaration signatories have been arrested as part of the SARG reaction against the DBD. Several others have evaded attempted arrests. One human rights activist, also a DBD signatory, questioned whethe [...]	2006-05-18 14:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS LE
06DAMASCUS2379	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/EU, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a Syrian Foreign Ministry response to a May 19 European Presidency statement expressing EU concern about what it called the recent widespread harassment of human rights defenders in Syria. The EU Presidency urged Syria to review the cases of political prisoners, [...]	2006-05-23 10:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2404	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by Palestinian Minister of Interior Said Siam and his meeting with VP Shara. Siam expressed the Palestinian government's and the Palestinian people's great appreciation for Syria's stances towards the Palestinian people. VP Shara reiterated [...]	2006-05-25 11:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2516	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UK, Syria/China, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to report on Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem's visit to China, featuring his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. Earlier, President Hu Jintao opened the second ministerial meeting of the Arab-Chinese Cooperation Forum in the presence of Foreign Ministe [...]	2006-06-01 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2636	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinian Authority, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visit to Damascus of Ahmad Qurei', Special Envoy of the President of the Palestinian National Authorit, who conferred with President Asad and conveyed a message from President Mahmoud Abbas about the latest developments in the Palestinian arena and the [...]	2006-06-06 14:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2669	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Yemen, Syria/Cuba, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Vice President Farouk al- Shara's two-day official visit to Yemen and his meeting with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah al-Saleh, conveying a message from President Asad on recent developments in the Arab and international arenas. Shara also met with Yemeni Vice Pr [...]	2006-06-07 14:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2733	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Bahrain, Syria/UAE, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Syria by King Hamad Bin-Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain and his talks with President Asad. Both leaders stressed their support for the Palestinian people's legitimate rights and the establishment of their independent state, with Jerusalem as its capita [...]	2006-06-11 13:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2822	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/Venezuela, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that FM Walid al-Mouallem received James Abourezek, Chairman of the American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee and former US Senator, and that they talked about American-Syrian relations, the situation in Iraq, and the Arab-Israel conflict. In a statement to S [...]	2006-06-14 09:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3043	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Jordan, OIC Ministerial, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad on Wednesday made a telephone call to His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and that they discussed bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries. Talks also dealt with preparation for the meeting of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Join [...]	2006-06-22 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3258	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Qatar, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani, that focused on the latest regional developments, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territories. Talks also touched upon bilateral relations between Syria and [...]	2006-07-03 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3305	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Saudi Arabia, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a phone call from Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz which focused on the situation in the Middle East and bilateral relations. Papers also reported that Arab and Islamic groups at the UN in Geneva approved a draft resolution proposed [...]	2006-07-06 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS339	Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad conferred with the Advisor to the Norwegian Foreign Minister for Middle East Affairs, during which Miqdad held Israel responsible for the exacerbated situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Norwegian Advi [...]	2006-07-09 13:52:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3481	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operations in Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers focused on the tense situation in Lebanon. All papers reported a statement by Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbollah's Secretary General, saying that the resistance is ready for "an open war" against Israel, announcing that the resistance fighters had set fire to an Israeli wars [...]	2006-07-16 12:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3491	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a message from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressing support for Syria in the face of any threat or attack. The message was conveyed by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki when President Asad received Mottaki and [...]	2006-07-19 04:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3718	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli operation in Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Secretary General of Hizbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, stressed in a televised speech on al- Manar TV station that Israel has failed to achieve anything militarily so far in its 18-day aggression on Lebanon, and that Israel has received very tough blows. He adde [...]	2006-07-31 07:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3805	Damascus Media Reaction: Israel/Lebanon, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad and Chinese President Jintao exchanged letters of congratulation marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. President Asad expressed confidence that the relations of friendship and co [...]	2006-08-02 13:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3863	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Qatar, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad has sent a message of support and solidarity to Lebanese President Lahoud, conveyed by Foreign Minister Waleed al-Mouallem, to confirm Syria's solidarity with and support of the steadfastness of the Lebanese people and the national resistance [...]	2006-08-07 13:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS388	Damascus Media Reaction: HAMAS Election Win, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with a delegation from the Council for the National Interest, a U.S. NGO. A SANA release stated that the talks dealt with ways of activating ties in the interest of both countries and thereby achieving security and stability in the region [...]	2006-02-02 13:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3945	Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution on Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers gave prominent coverage to the adoption of UNSC Resolution No. 1701, with detailed descriptions of its contents. Papers also reported a press statement by Lebanese Foreign Minister Salloukh praising the UN Human Rights Council's resolution condemning the Israeli aggress [...]	2006-08-13 13:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3999	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad, Nasrallah, Olmert, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that President Asad will deliver a speech focusing on the latest political developments in the region at the inauguration of the Fourth General Conference of the Syrian Journalists Union. Papers also featured a televised speech by Hassan Nasrallah, SecG [...]	2006-08-15 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4251	Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Syria/Venezuela, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with reports of the visit to Lebanon by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Headlines featured Annan's meeting with Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and their press conference in Beirut, in which Annan expressed full solidarity with the Lebanese [...]	2006-08-29 11:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4534	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/PLO, Pope Anti-Islam [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by former Palestinian PM Ahmad Qurei, who met with President Asad and conveyed a message from President Abbas. He also met with VP Shara and held a press conference in which he expressed hope that a Palestinian national unity government wo [...]	2006-09-18 14:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4609	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, UNGA Session, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visit to Damascus of Ali Larijani, Head of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, and his meetings with President Asad and VP Shara, focusing on regional and international developments, especially in Iraq, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinian [...]	2006-09-21 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4635	Damascus Media Reaction: UNGA session, UNSC Session on [...] Summary: Papers continued to report meetings held by FM Walid al-Mouallem on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, citing his meetings with Iraqi President Jalal Talbani, Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Bruno Ugharti, Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki, German Foreign Minist [...]	2006-09-25 08:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS527	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by Alexy Tserub, Russian Ambassador in Tunis, during a press roundtable confirming his country's rejection of pressure against Syria. "Syria has implemented what was requested from her in the UN Security Council resolutions and she has fully cooperat [...]	2006-02-09 14:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5316	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by Dr. Sami Khiyami, Syrian Ambassador to the UK, in an interview broadcast on Wednesday (Nov. 15) by the Syrian Satellite TV channel, saying that Syria has repeatedly declared that it will be the prime beneficiary from revelation of the truth abou [...]	2006-11-16 14:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5343	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Cyprus, Med-Euro [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Nov. 28 reported President Asad's meeting on Monday with Dimitris Hristofyas, Speaker of the Cypriot Parliament, focusing on the situation in the region and bilateral cooperation. Papers also reported Syrian FM Mouallem's participation in the Med-Euro Ministerial [...]	2006-11-29 07:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5345	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Canada, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on November 29 reported that the Foreign Ministry summoned the Canadian ambassador to Damascus, Mark BelliO1, to protest Canada's vote against the two resolutions adopted by the UN Human Rights Council regarding the Israeli violations in the occupied Syrian Golan and th [...]	2006-11-29 15:02:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5346	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Canada, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on November 29 reported that the Foreign Ministry summoned the Canadian ambassador to Damascus, Mark Belli, to protest Canada's vote against the two resolutions adopted by the UN Human Rights Council regarding Israeli violations in the occupied Syrian Golan and the Pale [...]	2006-11-29 15:02:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5349	SARG FEELING CONFIDENT IS THE MESSAGE TO STAFFDEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Puneet Talwar, held meetings in Damascus November 22 with an opposition member, informal SARG advisor, journalist, and others. The common perspective from the meetings is that the SARG feels it is operating from [...]	2006-12-03 07:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5368	Damascus Media Reaction: Golan Prisoners, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 6 reported that on Dec. 5 the Syrian Foreign Ministry addressed formal messages to UN SecGen Kofi Annan, the Chairman of the Security Council, the High Commission for Human Rights, and the Human Rights Council, informing them about the poor health of Sitan Nmr A [...]	2006-12-06 13:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5379	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/China, Baker/Hamilton [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem met on Dec. 9 with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Chi Jion and an accompanying delegation. Talks focused on developments in the region, particularly in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq, and on bilateral relations [...]	2006-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5453	Syria/AL, Syria/OIC, Syria/Japan, Syria/Yemen, Iran, [...] Summary: On Dec. 24 Syrian press reported President Asad's Dec 21 meeting with SecGen of the Arab League Amr Mousa in which Mousa briefed Asad on the consultations he conducted on behalf of the AL regarding developments on the Lebanese arena. Headlines featured President Asad's support for t [...]	2006-12-28 17:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS810	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Hamas, Secretary Rice's [...] Summary: Syrian papers highlighted the meeting held by F.M. Walid al- Mo'allem with Hamas leader Khaled Masha'al after the latter returned from his tour of the countries of the region. Ezeddin al-Darwish editorialized in Tishreen that he expects "further escalation" in the region after Secr [...]	2006-02-28 10:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DARESSALAAM145	UN REFORM: TANZANIA'S PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Acting Permanent Secretary of Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mulamula identified mandate reform as an important issue but noted that members of the UN First Committee disagree wh [...]	2006-01-25 14:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KUNR PREL PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1533	PRESIDENT KIKWETE WARMLY WELCOMES BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Retzer met with President Kikwete September 11 to personally convey President Bush's invitation for a bilateral meeting in New York during the UN General Assembly. President Kikwete warmly welcomed the meeting, and proceeded to engage Ambassador Retzer on several issue [...]	2006-09-14 04:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM PINR PTER ENRG ETZ
06DARESSALAAM1573	RWANDA PREPARED TO SEVER TIES WITH ICTR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Rwanda (GOR) is pursuing the issue of suspected genocidaires working at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) by pressing the ICTR to respond on the issue and by encouraging the Tanzanian authorities to work with the GOR. The GOR is prepared t [...]	2006-09-21 07:58:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM RW TZ
06DARESSALAAM1740	AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During his meeting with Ambassador Retzer on October 23, President Kikwete stressed his desire to launch an HIV/AIDS campaign targeting teachers and leveraging his wife's work with teacher's associations. The Ambassador expressed his support and designated post's PEPFAR coordin [...]	2006-10-25 09:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1803	TANZANIA SUPPORTS CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION WITHOUT [...] (C) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolCouns November 8 that Tanzania would continue its long-standing support for the Cuba embargo resolution. Mulamula questioned why Australia had decided to propose the amendment a [...]	2006-11-08 14:31:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PGOV PHUM PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM1822	TANZANIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolCouns November 8 that Tanzania would consider each of the Third Committee country specific resolutions on Iran, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Burma and North Korea on its own merits. Mul [...]	2006-11-14 11:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA TZ
06DARESSALAAM1829	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] (U) Ambassador Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff on November 15 that Tanzania would abstain from voting on the U.S. sponsored country-specific resolution on Belarus in the Third Committee. She stressed that Tanzania's [...]	2006-11-16 13:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA BO TZ
06DARESSALAAM1922	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: TANZANIA SUPPORTS PEACE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 08:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA PHUM PREL SU UN TZ
06DARESSALAAM696	TANZANIA: ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE MARKS KIKWETE'S [...] (SBU) As Jakaya Kikwete passed the 120-day mark of his presidency, he continued to wage a sustained and very public attack on alleged corruption, urging probes into persons and institutions that for years enjoyed apparent immunity from scrutiny under previous administrations. The press carried [...]	2006-05-02 09:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID TZ
06DARESSALAAM714	TANZANIA WON'T SEEK HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 08:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA UNCHR UN TZ
06DARESSALAAM715	AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (C) President Kikwete emphasized to Ambassador Retzer during an hour-long meeting in Dodoma that his administration intends to be "proactive in developing our relationship with the United States." Kikwete indicated he will use his mid-May trip to Washington, Boston and New York to forge stron [...]	2006-05-03 12:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID MARR TZ
06DARESSALAAM924	BURMA: TANZANIA NOT CONVINCED UNSC IS APPROPRIATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 15:31:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC BM TZ
06DARESSALAAM978	MAKE BURMA TEST CASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, SAYS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on June 12, demarche concerning a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Burma (reftel A). Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) believes the mat [...]	2006-06-19 03:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM TZ
06DHAKA2146	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS AT MFA [...] (C) Summary. MFA officials assured the Ambassador of their strong support for U.S.-Bangla relations, and of the BDG's commitment to combat extremism and conduct free elections. Foreign Minister Khan hoped the Secretary would soon visit Bangladesh, reiterated his request for CT equipment and [...]	2006-04-17 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PROG BG
06DHAKA2450	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON HOME MINISTER. [...] (SBU) On April 23, Ambassador paid an introductory call on Home Affairs Minister of State Lutfuzzoman Babar. Home Secretary Raj Hossain, Joint Secretary Ahkter Ahmed, MFA SIPDIS Americas DG Shahidul Islam, and RLA (notetaker) were also present. 2. (C) Babar thanked the USG for its gro [...]	2006-04-27 01:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BG
06DHAKA2523	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 06:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHCR PREL BD
06DHAKA2578	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG KUNR PHUM PREL UNCHR
06DHAKA2682	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 10:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BG
06DHAKA3598	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE ON BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA5709	SAUERBREY TOURS ROHINGYA CAMPS, DISCUSSES REFUGEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen R. Sauerbrey visited Bangladesh from August 21 to 23, 2006. During the visit she toured Rohingya refugee camps and met with government and international officials to solicit their views on the refugee sit [...]	2006-09-07 05:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG PREF PHUM
06DHAKA6738	EMERGING LEADERS IN BANGLADESH (C-NE6-01896) [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 09:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PINR PGOV BG
06DHAKA776	REQUEST FOR ESF FUNDING [...] Per reftel, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted from the Daywalka Foundation. Post supports the enclosed proposal. 2. Daywalka, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM),submitted this 2 year proposal for funding in 2005 with Post's input [...]	2006-02-14 00:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC BG PGOV
06DHAKA932	REPRESENTATIVE CROWLEY MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) On February 21, Representative Joseph Crowley began his visit to Dhaka by laying a wreath at the monument to the Bangla Language Movement in commemoration of National Language Day. Mr. Crowley, accompanied by USAID Mission Director George and poloff (notetaker),met separately with lea [...]	2006-02-23 02:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM BD
06DILI368	PRIME MINISTER RAMOS-HORTA ANNOUNCES NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta on Friday, July 14, announced the composition of the government over which he will preside. The new government resembles the previous one led by ex-Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in most respects, with a few notable changes. The majority of ministe [...]	2006-07-17 12:09:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TT
06DILI394	EAST TIMOR UPDATE JULY 24-31, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: Continued repercussions of Reinado arrest Prime Minister presents his Government Program to Parliament Council of State extends the "State of Crisis" through August 20 International Commission of Inquiry: Briefing by the Executive Director End summary. Continued repercussions [...]	2006-08-01 09:05:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR UN TT
06DJIBOUTI473	DJIBOUTI, THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, AND AFRICAN [...] On April 16, Ambassador Ragsdale and Poloff (notetaker) delivered letter reftel A from Secretary Rice and reftel B talking points to Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. 2. Ambassador Ragsdale encouraged the Government of Djibouti not to support candidacies for UN Human Right Council memb [...]	2006-04-19 13:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PHUM DJ UN
06DJIBOUTI555	DJIBOUTI ON IRAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] (C) 1. Poloff delivered demarche per reftel to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of America/Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan said he could not give an official response, as all other Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials are current [...]	2006-05-10 11:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL DJ
06DJIBOUTI64	DJIBOUTI AND DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Ambassador raised January 14 with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf the issue of United Nations reform, using points and background information provided in reftels. The Foreign Minister appeared aware of U.S. positions on reform in general and on the Human Rights Council and [...]	2006-01-16 08:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO DJ UN
06DOHA1288	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO QATAR [...] (C) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. Yours is the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to Qatar since the President himself came in June 2003, and the first cabinet-level visit to Qatar since Energy Secretary Bodman came in April 2006. The Qataris app [...]	2006-08-27 10:43:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP QA
06DOHA213	HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS IN QATAR,S LEGISLATION [...] Summary: At a recent workshop sponsored by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC),participants examined and discussed the extent to which Qatar's constitution and legislation meets international human rights standards. Participants from the government sector, academia, the press and quasi [...]	2006-02-13 10:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI QA
06DOHA303	QATAR: 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified--entire report. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact is Political Officer, Farah Chery-Medor. Tel. 974-488-4101 ext. 6453. Fax 974 488-4163. One FS-04 officer spent 34 hours in the preparation of this report cable. 3. (U) Following is post's sixth annual Anti- [...]	2006-02-27 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB QA
06DOHA360	NATIONALITY LAW: CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICAL RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. The recent Amiri decision to restore citizenship to approximately 6,000 people who were stripped of their Qatari nationality last year came as a welcome surprise to thousands of people whose fate has been uncertain for over a year. Not coincidentally, the decision comes on the hee [...]	2006-03-09 06:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL QA
06DOHA51	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...] This report serves as the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do business in Qatar. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement. A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment: The government of Qatar, under the leadership of the [...]	2006-01-10 15:11:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET QA KTBD OPIC USTR ECON
06DUBAI1729	CHAIRMAN, SECGEN OF NEW UAE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO COMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chairman and Secretary General of the new Emirates Human Rights Association said their secular-oriented group had formed in order to offer itself as a secular alternative to an earlier group dominated by "fundamentalists." In a worrisome development, the UAEG had attempted to p [...]	2006-03-22 14:52:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AE

06DUBAI1859	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' IRAN MEETINGS IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-01 13:50:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR SOCI
06DUBAI2300	VIEWS FROM IRAN'S CULTURAL SECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-23 13:49:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR SOCI
06DUBAI2756	IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST VIEW OF IRAN AND US POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 13:33:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR PHUM
06DUBAI4503	TFLE01:IRAN'S RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 14:52:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IS SY LE ZP MOPS
06DUBAI852	WOMEN'S RIGHT IN IRAN ON SLOW DECLINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-19 09:01:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR SOCI SCUL
06DUBLIN1111	IRELAND AND THE UN HRC: DARFUR IS THE HIGHEST [...] (C) The Irish Government largely agrees with USG views on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),but sees Darfur as the highest priority for the HRC's second session, according to Eamon MacAodha, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Counsellor for Human Rights, to whom Pol/Econ Section Chief deliv [...]	2006-09-27 15:08:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UN EI
06DUBLIN1395	IRELAND'S VIEWS ON DECEMBER GAERC [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Ref A - D demarches on December 7 to Mary Connery, Deputy European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. Ireland continues to support work aimed at lifting the arms embargo on China, though does not expect a relaxation of the current embargo to emerge from the GAE [...]	2006-12-08 16:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREL PGOV PHUM IE
06DUBLIN262	IRELAND - 2006 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The most significant trafficking development in Ireland in 2005 was an increase in government attention to the problem. The government formed a working group between the Department of Justice and the police and wrote legislation bringing Ireland into conformity with UN and EU [...]	2006-03-13 15:33:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
06DUBLIN277	PRE-GAERC RESPONSE: IRELAND NOT CONSIDERING BALKAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Post delivered ref A and B demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Regarding the Balkans, Kelly said that Member States would respect the electorate's chosen outcome in the Montenegrin referendum, but had not begun to deve [...]	2006-03-16 17:20:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR
06DUBLIN391	IRELAND MAINTAINS HARD LINE ON BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Ireland supports the unconditional renewal of the EU's common position on Burma, said James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director of the Asia and Oceania Political Division, to whom Emboff delivered reftel points on April 12. Additionally, he informed Emboff that [...]	2006-04-12 17:24:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM EAID EU PHUM PREF EI
06DUBLIN400	IRELAND SHARES U.S VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Ireland will not support countries seeking membership to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) that have been sanctioned by the UN Security Council for human rights violations, said Eamonn MacAodha, Director of the Human Rights Unit at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to whom Emboff d [...]	2006-04-13 17:44:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR OPDC PHUM UNGA EI
06DUBLIN473	NO IRISH SUPPORT FOR IRAN ON HRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 18:54:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL EI
06DUBLIN555	PUBLIC DEBATE ON RENDITION AND SHANNON CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: A May 9 seminar on rendition and torture hosted by Amnesty International Irish Section and the Irish Centre for Human Rights focused on the USG's use of Shannon Airport and the CIA's alleged practice of leasing civilian planes to circumvent authorities. Debate at the seminar hi [...]	2006-05-18 17:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EUN EAIR KTIA EI MARR MOPS
06DUBLIN668	GAERC: IRELAND HOPES FOR POSITIVE OUTCOME TO [...] (C) Summary: On June 8, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs EU Correspondent. Kelly stated that Montenegro will highlight the discussions on the Balkans and that he believes the EU will welcome the Montenegrin Parliament's expected declaration of independe [...]	2006-06-09 18:29:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PREL PHUM PTER EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI
06DUBLIN729	IRISH SHARE USG PRIORITIES FOR NEW HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-22 15:02:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EI
06DUBLIN94	IRELAND MOSTLY AGREES WITH USG ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Ireland agrees with ref A demarche points on ensuring the prospective UN Human Rights Council's recourse to country-specific resolutions and on completing the UN management/mandate review, according to John Deady and Brian Cahalane, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director and [...]	2006-01-27 12:37:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM UNAUS ADCO EI
06DUSHANBE1174	TAJIKISTAN: HELSINKI COMMISSION COUNSEL'S FIRST VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: H. Knox Thames, Counsel for the U.S. Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, visited Tajikistan June 14-17 for the first time. During his trip, he met with political party representatives, religious leaders, government officials, [...]	2006-06-26 05:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE834	TAJIKISTAN'S RELIGIOUS LEADERS REACT TO DRAFT LAW ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings with PolOff April 12-25, religious leaders unanimously expressed grave concerns with the State Committee on Religious Affairs' (SCRA) new draft law on religion. [...]	2006-05-04 16:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE949	TAJIKISTAN: UNTOP MANDATE NEEDS IMMEDIATE RENEWAL ACTION [...] (C) UN Secretary General's Special Representative Ambassador Vladimir Sotirov (please protect throughout) of the United Nations Tajikistan Office of Peace-building (UNTOP) asked to see the Ambassador urgently on May 24. 2. (SBU) In mid-May every year, the UN Security Council extends the U [...]	2006-05-24 08:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM UN TI
06EFTOPORTMORESBY194	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 06:04:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PUNR PHUM PP BP NH
06EFTOPORTMORESBY197	PNG AND VANUATU ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) PNG and Vanuatu have agreed with U.S. position on the undesirability of having Iran on the UN Human rights council. On April 28, Ambassador discussed the issue with Sato Kilman, DPM and FM of Vanuatu. Kilman said Vanuatu agreed completely that Iran would be an inappropriate member of the [...]	2006-05-01 01:25:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PUNR PHUM PP BP NH
06EFTOSKOPJE206	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF US NATO [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the government and opposition are gearing up for this summer's parliamentary election, the actual date of which has yet to be determined. Amid the clamor of mutual recrimination and mudslinging of the "pre-campaign," which already is underway, your visit is an excell [...]	2006-03-02 15:47:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
06FREETOWN1018	SIERRA LEONE'S NEW HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION SWORN IN [...] (U) Sierra Leone achieved another milestone in its post-conflict recovery on December 11 with the inauguration of the new Human Rights Commission (HRC). The five commissioners, who were proposed by civil society organizations, were sworn-in on International Human Rights Day in the presence o [...]	2006-12-12 19:46:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SL
06FREETOWN232	School Violence: A Dangerous New Trend [...] A spate of violent demonstrations by high school students may be the start of a dangerous trend. There have been five separate student demonstrations in less than a month, one of which resulted in the shooting death of a student. Government officials have expressed concern over the violence [...]	2006-03-17 08:57:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PINS SL
06FREETOWN379	GOVERNMENT STOPS COOPERATION WITH UN MISSION OVER [...] (C) President Kabbah and his Government did not like the criticisms in the recent UN Secretary General's quarterly report to the Security Council on the UNIOSIL mission and reacted by discontinuing cooperation with the UN mission. The international community supports UNIOSIL and the Executive [...]	2006-05-11 19:44:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL USUN KDEM SL
06FREETOWN514	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SIERRA LEONE HAS NO DESIRE TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 14:03:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SL
06FREETOWN529	OHCHR FIELD OFFICE NEEDS TO WORK HARDER ON TRC [...] The UNIOSIL Human Rights Section manages UNHCHR activities in Sierra Leone. The Section Director told PolAsst that the primary activities of his office were dissemination, sensitization, and implementation of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recommendations. Recent [...]	2006-06-30 09:03:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SL
06FREETOWN554	THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG GOODBYE: KABBAH OPENS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 12:38:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SL
06FREETOWN819	PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEMBERS [...] On October 3, Parliament confirmed five representatives for the newly-established Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone. 2. The new representatives are: Jamesfina King: Has a Master's Degree in International Legal Studies with a focus on Human Rights. She has been in private practice fo [...]	2006-10-05 11:50:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KBIO SL
06FREETOWN856	DEMARCHE ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points and non-papers. Charge expressed USG concerns about the flaws of the text, noting that the document endorsed by the Human Rights Council lacked consensus and a definition of the t [...]	2006-10-18 11:53:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN SL
06GABORONE737	PROSPECTS IMPROVE FOR DIALOGUE OVER CKGR [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the court case between the San relocated from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Government of Botswana nears its end, a group of local NGOs has established a coalition to resume dialogue between the San and the Government. Regardless of the High Court's decision, exp [...]	2006-06-06 05:08:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BC
06GENEVA1174	LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER MEETS WITH HIGH [...] (SBU) While in Geneva for the U.S. presentation before the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva, State's Legal Adviser John Bellinger met May 8 with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. Her agenda included a request for more funding, a grim report on her Sudan trip, and a [...]	2006-05-16 15:17:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM OTRA SU
06GENEVA1456	JUNE 13 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] Discussion during the June 13 informal consultations focused on the second, more substantive week of the June 19-30 Human Rights Council inaugural session. President-designate Luis Alfonso de Alba provided attendees with a draft program of work (e-mailed to IO-RHS and DRL-MLA-DL),which drew [...]	2006-06-14 14:42:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1468	JUNE 15 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) President-designate de Alba circulated a revised agenda for first session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) during June 15 informal consultations. Delegates complained of a lack of transparency regarding the agenda item "pressing human rights issues" and demanded to see a precise list of [...]	2006-06-16 04:11:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1610	HRC: JUNE 27 WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP MEETING [...] Summary: The Western Human Rights Group met June 27 to review the state of play at the Human Rights Council. Swiss Ambassador Blaise Godet, the Western Group's Bureau representative, reported on the Bureau's June 26 meeting, at which the priority was President de Alba's effort to avoid a Pal [...]	2006-06-29 05:20:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1637	RESOLUTIONS ON ALL FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] The Human Rights Council (HRC) passed resolutions on all five inter-governmental working groups during the June 29-30 conclusions and recommendations portion of the inaugural session. Discussion on the working group resolutions took place June 26-27, at which time the United States delivered [...]	2006-07-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1638	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT [...] UN General Assembly President and Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson opened the inaugural session of the Human Rights Council (June 19-23) with a speech recalling why the Council was created and the challenges it faced. UN Secretary General Annan endorsed the adoption of the SIPDIS Conv [...]	2006-07-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1673	HRC: SPECIAL SESSION ON PALESTINE \ [...] (U) Summary: The Human Rights Council concluded its first \ Special Session on July 6 with the passage of a resolution \ entitled "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian \ Territory" by a vote of 29-11-5. The resolution demands that \ Israel end its military operations in the OPT, abi [...]	2006-07-07 09:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1699	ECOSOC HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT ADOPTS MINISTERIAL [...] The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its High Level Segment in Geneva July 3-5 to discuss the linkage between employment and economic development. A 40-paragraph Ministerial Declaration was adopted after protracted negotiations, drawing attention to the needs of the world's unempl [...]	2006-07-11 11:39:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB EAGR ETRD EFIN PHUM KUNR ECOSOC UN
06GENEVA1954	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PASSES LEBANON RESOLUTION AT [...] In its second special session the Human Rights Council (HRC) passed August 11 by a vote of 27-11-8 with one absent a resolution condemning Israel for its actions in Lebanon. The resolution did not included any reference to Hizballah or its actions. The resolution sponsors, primarily from the [...]	2006-08-12 11:46:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2030	INSIDE THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) The newly established Human Rights Council (HRC) \ within the space of two months held an inaugural session \ (June 19-30) and two special sessions (July 5-6 and August \ 11) both focused on condemning Israel. As the U.S. \ Government debates whether or not to seek election to the \ Council n [...]	2006-08-23 05:21:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL
06GENEVA2161	SEPTEMBER 1 INFORMALS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S [...] Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba chaired informal consultations September 1 to discuss the upcoming HRC session (Sept. 18-Oct. 6),which is expected to deal with substantive matters deferred at the first session in June. According to de Alba's draft timetable, each m [...]	2006-09-05 15:21:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2169	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' GENEVA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles held a series of bilateral meetings in Geneva August 31 and September 1 with select missions to discuss the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) session. The meetings are summarized below. United Kingdom -------------- 2. (C) DAS Barks-Ruggles discussed w [...]	2006-09-06 15:31:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2170	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ISRAEL'S [...] (C) In an open and friendly meeting August 31 with DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, Mexican Permanent Representative and Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba explained his interactions with the Israeli and Lebanese missions in the aftermath of three resolutions calling for in [...]	2006-09-06 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2171	UNITED STATES CONSULTATIONS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE [...] DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Erica Barks-Ruggles and Ambassador Tichenor, accompanied by PolCouns and Washington- and Geneva-based staffers, met with High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour August 31 to discuss a broad range of human rights-related issues, including OHCHR field ope [...]	2006-09-06 15:37:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2251	PAKISTANI PERMREP ON OIC TACTICS FOR HRC -- TIT [...] (C) In a meeting, at our request, Ambassador Tichenor delineated U.S. concerns regarding the Human Rights Council and urged Pakistani PermRep Masood Khan to take a more constructive approach to safeguard the Council's credibility. Khan, while appearing calm and reasonable, laid out an OIC s [...]	2006-09-14 15:13:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PK
06GENEVA2337	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON [...] This is an action request. See para 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. Informals, led by Swiss Permanent Representative Blaise Godet, were held September 15 to continue discussions on replacing the existing 1503 human rights procedure with a new complaints procedure endorsed by the Human Rights Co [...]	2006-09-22 08:20:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2614	GEORGIAN PERMREP ASKS FOR HIGH-LEVEL U.S. [...] (C) Georgian PermRep Levan Mikeladze and Political Counselor Valerian Katamadze met with Ambassador Tichenor Oct. 13 to request U.S. intervention on behalf of Georgia in response to Russia's retaliation against Georgia following the arrest and later expulsion of four Russian military officers [...]	2006-10-16 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG AM RS
06GENEVA2628	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AMBASSADORS REGROUP [...] (U) Ambassador Tichenor hosted Community of Democracies Convening Group (CD/CG) ambassadors Oct. 13 to discuss the second Human Rights Council (HRC) session and ways for the CD to play a more meaningful - and visible - role in Geneva by taking common positions on issues, making joint statements [...]	2006-10-17 14:35:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2654	LITTLE PROGRESS AND MUCH CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION \ [...] (C) The Human Rights Council's second session was \ adjourned without achieving much after three weeks. It is to \ resume November 27-28, when it will deal with 44 resolutions \ tabled by members when it became apparent that little of \ substance would be achieved. The Council's failure was due [...]	2006-10-19 13:15:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2657	WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP PREPARES FOR THIRD [...] (SBU) The Western Human Rights Group (WHRG) met October 18 to strategize how best to prioritize its efforts to ensure better results for the November 27-December 8 Council session. The WHRG's efficacy risks being undermined by divisions between the EU- and non-EU members of the group, with T [...]	2006-10-19 16:43:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2658	JUSCANZ FOCUSES ON NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) JUSCANZ members met October 18 to review outcomes (or lack thereof) of the second session of the Human Rights Council (9/18-10/6) and to discuss enhancing coordination on issues coming before the next HRC session (11/27-12/8). The view, broadly shared in the group, is that President Luis [...]	2006-10-20 05:16:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2913	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL THIRD SPECIAL SESSION: ONCE [...] (U) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its third Special Session November 15 with the passage of a one-sided resolution condemning Israeli military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, especially the death of civilians in Beit Hanoun November 8, by a vote of 32-8-6. The r [...]	2006-11-15 19:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2928	HRC: CANADA ASKS WESTERN GROUP TO CONSIDER A [...] (SBU) The Western Human Rights Group (WHRG) met November 17 at Canada's request to discuss the possibility of requesting a special session of the Human Rights Council to address the situation in Darfur/Sudan or of asking that a segment of the November 27 - December 8 Council session be devote [...]	2006-11-17 14:02:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC SU
06GENEVA2993	HRC: PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED DECISION FOR FUNDING OF [...] (U) Human Rights Council President Luis Alfonso de Alba has circulated the text of a Presidential decision to be adopted by consensus during the third regular session of the Council, 11/27-12/8, requesting adequate funding for the HRC to discharge its responsibilities under UNGA resolution 60 [...]	2006-11-22 17:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC AORC
06GENEVA3120	Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006 [...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, concerning Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, near Kabul, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-ma [...]	2006-12-14 11:34:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA3134	HRC: CONGRESSIONAL STAFFDEL MEETS OHCHR, COUNCIL [...] Congressional staffers for the outgoing and incoming chairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House International Relations Committee were in Geneva Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2006 to discuss the state of the Human Rights Council (HRC) with key players from the diplomatic community, United N [...]	2006-12-15 08:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC UN
06GENEVA3143	JORDANIAN PERMREP ISSUES PRESS RELEASE ON DARFUR [...] (U) The Jordanian Mission in Geneva December 15 issued a press release (para 2),which has been posted on the Human Rights Council's extranet page, stating that remarks made by Jordanian PermRep Mousa Burayzat November 28 regarding Darfur during second HRC session were "his personal impression [...]	2006-12-15 16:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC JO
06GENEVA763	COMMUNICATION FROM SRS ON ESA EXECUTIONS REGARDING [...] Mission received a communication from Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, regarding a raid conducted by Multinational Forces on March 15, 2006 at the house of Faiz Harrat Al- Majma'ee in Iraq. This communication has been sent via e- mail to IO [...]	2006-04-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GEORGETOWN107	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR GUYANA [...] The Government of Guyana encourages foreign direct investment in almost all sectors. Billed as a "first stop shop" for investors, the Guyana Office for Investment (GO- INVEST) is charged with leading government efforts to attract foreign and domestic investment. GO-INVEST focuses primarily [...]	2006-01-31 19:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB GY OPIC USTR
06GEORGETOWN29	FONMIN DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND OAS VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Insanally January 9 to discuss: a) efforts to strengthen the UN human rights machinery through the Human Rights Council; b) OAS A/SGY Ramdin's anticipated visit and the need for an OAS long-term observer mission for the upcoming elections; and [...]	2006-01-10 19:54:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GY UN OAS
06GEORGETOWN597	GUYANA RESPONSE: UNHRC - ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered points orally June 19 per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of Multilateral and Global Affairs, Jacqueline Hamer. She said that Guyana would not be represented at the UN Human Rights Council session. Nevertheless, she agreed in principle that the HRC [...]	2006-06-20 17:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM GY
06GEORGETOWN879	RIO GROUP STATEMENT ON HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, current chair of the Rio Group, issued the following statement on behalf of the Rio Group on August 31. BEGIN TEXT: RIO GROUP STATEMENT ON A FULL CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON The Members of the Permanent Mechanism of Consultation and P [...]	2006-09-05 21:45:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IS LE GY
06GUANGZHOU20883	British Discuss South China: Economic/Political [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent meeting with British Consulate colleagues, the topics for discussion included growth in the high-end real estate market, prospects for continued economic growth in South China, successful strategies for requesting meetings with local officials on sensitive topics, [...]	2006-07-05 07:58:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SENV PHUM ASEC CVIS CH
06GUANGZHOU32421	Labor Conditions in the Pearl River Delta (Part 1 of 3): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Many migrant workers in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) - mostly little-educated young people, including some who are underage, from interior and western provinces - continue to face harsh and unsafe working conditions, long hours, overtime wage arrears, child labor, unsuitable liv [...]	2006-12-19 07:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU32440	Trial of Sanshan Farmers Begins: More Protests to [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A Foshan court official has confirmed that the trial of seven farmers - accused of Triad-related extortion - from a village in Guangdong has begun; outside lawyers have been barred from particip [...]	2006-12-21 04:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM CH
06GUATEMALA379	GUATEMALA: MILITARY RESERVISTS TO AID POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to steadily increasing violent crime and personnel shortages in Guatemala's National Civilian Police (PNC),the GOG announced a plan to deploy 3,000 military reservists and ex-soldiers as auxiliary police agents until the end of 2006. After receiving a month of tr [...]	2006-02-24 14:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM KCRM PGOV ASEC GT
06GUATEMALA937	GUATEMALA'S OHCHR FIELD OFFICE [...] Summary: After only ten months, it is too early to evaluate the OHCHR's field activities in Guatemala. The OHCHR is still planning its training efforts for judges and its democracy building initiatives in advance of the 2007 elections. Nonetheless, OHCHR's staff has demonstrated a responsiv [...]	2006-05-15 16:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PREL GT
06HALIFAX167	BIO DATA REPORT: FRANCIS, MAYANN, NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW [...] (U) Per reftel Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be Nova Scotia's new Lieutenant Governor. Following is biographic material on Ms. Francis who will be sworn in on September 7, 2006. 2. (U) NAME: Mayann Elizabeth FRANCIS 3. (SBU) DATE OF BIRTH: February 18, 1946 4. (U [...]	2006-08-30 18:04:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL CA
06HANOI1115	AMBASSADOR MEETS MPS VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) During a May 9 meeting with Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong, the Ambassador welcomed progress in developing cooperative bilateral law enforcement contacts, but called on MPS to do more; recognized improvements in the religious freedom situation in Vietnam, but underline [...]	2006-05-11 03:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM KIRF PGOV ASEC VM
06HANOI2080	VIETNAM REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (SBU) On August 15, the Ambassador met with MFA International Organizations Department Director General Pham Binh Minh and was officially informed of Vietnam's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the term 2008-2009. The texts of a diplomatic note and aide memoire [...]	2006-08-16 07:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN VM
06HANOI2420	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR HAGEL [...] (SBU) Senator Hagel: Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important step in strengthening our cooperative relationship with Vietnam while bringing into focus key issues, including those our two countries will need to address in the run-up to the President's [...]	2006-09-21 06:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OTRA VM
06HANOI243	VIETNAM: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S CALL ON [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On January 13, Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan. The Deputy Prime Minister laid out a roadmap of five steps to prepare for the visit of President Bush in November: work to close bilateral WTO market access negoti [...]	2006-02-06 06:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV WTRO PREL PGOV TBIO VM
06HANOI2663	NEW DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FORMS [...] (SBU) This message was coordinated with ConGen Ho Chi Minh City. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Using strong language, local activists announced on October 18 the establishment of an umbrella alliance of democratic organizations with the aim of pushing for a multi-party system in Vietnam. Th [...]	2006-10-19 08:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM VM
06HANOI30	NEXT WEEK'S PARTY PLENUM TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the National Party Congress, the Communist Party of Vietnam will kick off its 13th Plenum on January 11. Meeting for several days, the Central Committee will both discuss its future membership and other leadership issues and examine several important Party doc [...]	2006-01-06 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR VM
06HANOI3019	VIETNAM NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES NEW LABOR LAWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly passed two important pieces of labor legislation in its fall session, one governing labor disputes and another regulating the country's burgeoning export labor industry. Labor experts note that the new strikes law could help open the door to greater freedom [...]	2006-12-15 10:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM
06HANOI393	U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: DRL A/S Barry Lowenkron, accompanied by IRF Ambassador John Hanford met, February 20 with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang. After reviewing the bilateral Human Rights Dialogue's morning session (septel),A/S Lowenkron urged the GVN not to constrain NGOs under an impending new [...]	2006-02-22 09:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
06HANOI667	U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: AFTERNOON [...] (SBU) In an agreed continuation of the morning session on religious freedom and ethnic minority affairs of the February 20 U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, before beginning the afternoon schedule, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford presented the GVN side wi [...]	2006-03-22 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV VM
06HANOI669	U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MORNING SESSION [...] (SBU) Delegations from the United States and Vietnam met for the two countries' first Human Rights Dialogue in over three years February 20. The morning session included opening remarks, Vietnam's presentation of its approaches to human rights, a discussion of criminal code, prison conditions [...]	2006-03-22 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
06HANOI683	VIETNAM FOREIGN POLICY EXPERTS ON CHINA, THE UNITED [...] (SBU) Summary: During a frank discussion with visiting Deputy NIO Terrence Markin and Poloff, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Institute for International Relations (IIR) encouraged the United States to stay closely engaged in Southeast Asia, but avoid making Southeast Asia [...]	2006-03-24 08:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL APEC ASEAN CH VM
06HANOI802	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 05:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR UNCHR PHUM PREL UNGA VM
06HANOI896	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, UNSC, NEXT SECRETARY- [...] (SBU) The DCM met April 19 with MFA International Organizations Department Acting Director General Vu Anh Quang to deliver reftel's points and letter from the Secretary to Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien. Quang said SIPDIS that the MFA values U.S. viewpoints on multilateral issues such as [...]	2006-04-20 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN UNSC KUNR PHUM GT VE VM
06HANOI943	Party Selects New (Old) Leadership; Senior [...] (SBU) The Communist Party closed its 10th National Party Congress (NPC) April 25 after re-electing Nong Duc Manh to the position of Party General Secretary. The Party's new Central Committee, elected April 23, also selected the new Politburo and Party Secretariat. Although many of those who [...]	2006-04-25 11:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR VM
06HARARE112	GOZ INTENSIFIES ATTACK ON ZIMBABWE LAWERS FOR [...] (C) According to several Embassy sources in civil society, the GOZ,s crackdown on the independent radio station Voice of the People (VOP) is actually directed at the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and its head Arnold Tsunga. Tsunga and other ZLHR employees, as VOP trustees, have been [...]	2006-02-02 13:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE227	STUDENTS PROTEST IN RESPONSE TO COLLEGE TUITION [...] (C) Massive tuition increases at state colleges have triggered student unrest as the academic year resumes this month. The GOZ announced in early February that tuition for the coming year would jump from between Z$6 and Z$9 million to between Z$30 and Z$45 million. Upset that scholarships w [...]	2006-02-24 09:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL ZI
06HARARE252	ZIMBABWE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin and transit for trafficked persons. This year there were also two cases of girls trafficked to Zimbabwe from South Africa. Most of the information about the scope of trafficking remains anecdotal, however, the government and the police investigate and tra [...]	2006-03-02 09:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB ZI KWMN KFRD
06HARARE355	CONGRESS REAFFIRMS TSVANGIRAI'S GRASSROOTS [...] (C) Despite GOZ pressure, an estimated 15,000 enthusiastic delegates, many of whom traveled at their own expense, attended the MDC anti-Senate faction's Congress on March 17-19 and reaffirmed their support for Morgan Tsvangirai, who was unanimously reelected president. MPs SIPDIS Thokozan [...]	2006-03-21 16:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE665	ZLHR ON INTRA-AU FRICTION OVER HUMAN RIGHTS; [...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) representatives on May 31 advised the CDA on efforts by the Council of Ministers of the African Union, at GOZ instigation, to thwart the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) through procedural improprieties and budget manipulatio [...]	2006-06-05 17:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE977	ZIMBABWE - FY-2006 ESF REQUEST [...] (SBU) As stated in the Mission Performance Plan, Zimbabwe today is a paradox. On the one hand, President Robert Mugabe and his ruling party have tightened their grip over the country in the past year and have benefited from the split in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). On [...]	2006-08-03 13:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XA ZI
06HAVANA10189	CARTAS DE CUBA, SPRING 2006 [...] (U) The latest installment of Cartas de Cuba features the following items: - GOC Delirious Over HRC Win - PR on the Prowl - PR vs. BR - Robinson Liked His Whiskey - Party Shuffle - Feisty - New Strategy: Give 'Em Money, Make 'Em Spend It - Just Below the Surface - CDRs... Who [...]	2006-05-12 16:54:00	US Interests Section Havana	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS ECON EFIN EAGR SOCI UN CU
06HAVANA10738	NEW THINKING IS NEEDED, PAYA TELLS CHIEF OF MISSION [...] (C) Summary. Leading Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, chief of the Christian Liberation Movement and driving force behind the Varela Project, told the COM May 18 that "we all have to do new things" to help bring democracy to Cuba. When asked about a recent overture from Martha Beatriz Roque, he s [...]	2006-05-22 18:33:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA12488	BRITISH POLOFF ANALYZES "COMMON POSITION" ON CUBA [...] (C) Summary: The UK's human rights officer in Havana shared with us June 15 her thoughts on the European Council's recently released draft conclusions on the EU's "Common Position" toward Cuba. (The draft states, among other things, the EU's commitment to seeking dialogue with both the Cuban G [...]	2006-06-16 15:25:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA13065	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government has resumed systematic harassment of pro-democracy activists following a respite in which the European Council discussed a "Common Position" on Cuba and the UN launched its Human Rights Council. After laying low for two weeks, GOC-organized militants on June 2 [...]	2006-06-22 19:53:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA14841	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP JULY 21, 2016 [...] (C) Summary. Within a 24-hour period, Cuban authorities arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to four years dissident Alexander Santos Hernandez for "dangerousness." Another dissident, Camilo Cairo Falcon, was sentenced to one year of correctional work for "public disorder," following his p [...]	2006-07-21 20:23:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA15674	ROQUE UNVEILS PLAN FOR TRANSITION GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Martha Beatriz Roque has released a 27-page transition plan for Cuba produced by her Assembly to Promote Civil Society. Titled "Anticipating the Day After," the 15-section document is a self-described "compendium of ideas" that focuses on issu [...]	2006-08-07 22:03:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU
06HELSINKI1214	DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 12:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EUN LE FI
06HELSINKI182	FINLAND: 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to the checklist in ref A. Embassy Helsinki's point of contact on TIP is Political Officer David Allen Schlaefer; SchlaeferDA2@state.gov; 358-09-6162-5482 or 358-050-322-7923. The Embassy estimates that 80 hours of time were spent preparing this rep [...]	2006-03-08 07:56:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI SMIG PGOV KCRM ELAB KWMN ASEC KFRD PREF FI
06HELSINKI56	Charge Meets with Finnish Legal Expert on Counter- [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge met with one of Finland's most senior officials on counter-terrorism, Marja Lehto, who recently was appointed to chair the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on Terrorism. Lehto requested input for the Designators' Workshop to be held during Finland's presidency of [...]	2006-01-20 11:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER FI EUN
06HELSINKI696	EU-US INFORMAL SENIOR-LEVEL MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the Finnish Presidency, met in Helsinki on July 18 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by Acting INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ liaison to USEU Mark Richard, and DHS Acting A/S for Policy Development Pau [...]	2006-07-21 12:28:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN FI
06HELSINKI72	FINNISH VIEWS ON JANUARY GAERC [...] (U) European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala said Finland supports nearly all the views outlined in our pre-GAERC demarche (reftel). His other comments of note follow. 2. (C) IRAN: Finland views the cooperation of the EU, the U.S. and, to an increasing extent, Russia as very encouraging. Howe [...]	2006-01-26 12:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FI EUN GAERC

06HELSINKI786	FINLAND: VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Johanna Suurpaa, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, about the proposed Special Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Lebanon. Poloff emphasized that at this critical point in the Lebanon crisis (reftel),any HRC Special Session would be an unhelpful dist [...]	2006-08-09 12:57:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE FI
06HELSINKI816	FINLAND: PRESIDENCY UPPING SRI LANKA INVOLVEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 13:27:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE EUN FI
06HELSINKI91	FINLAND: BROAD SUPORT FOR UN REFORM [...] (U) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on January 25. She underscored the importance the U.S. attaches to UN reform by emphasizing our instructions to deliver the demarche at the ministerial-level. Tuomioja welcomed the initiative and indicated broad agreem [...]	2006-02-01 14:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ADCO
06HILLAH24	JAFARI NOMINATION VARIOUSLY GREETED WITH PRAISE, DISBELIEF, [...] (SBU) Summary: The selection of Ibrahim Jafari as the choice of the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) to serve as Prime Minister of the new Iraqi government was greeted by widely divergent reactions across South Central Iraq. Most Shi'a Islamist contacts praised Jafari, even as some UIA constituent g [...]	2006-02-22 13:47:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH32	NAJAF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS' BIOGRAPHICAL [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (U) Najaf Province was allocated eight seats in the recently elected Council of Representatives (CoR). The United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) won seven of the eight seats. The eighth Najaf seat went to a candidate from the Iyad Allawi-affiliated National Iraqi Lis [...]	2006-02-28 16:24:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ
06HILLAH40	DIWANIYAH DAWA REP CAUTIONS AGAINST JAFARI'S REMOVAL; FEARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Diwaniyah Islamic Dawa Party official elected to the Council of Representatives (CoR) from the province's United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) slate cautioned against replacing Ibrahim Jafari as the UIA nominee for prime minister in the new Iraqi government. The parliamentarian, who is re [...]	2006-03-09 11:53:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ
06HILLAH42	WASIT PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CONDEMNS U.S. ROLE IN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a contentious meeting with Regional Embassy Office Al-Hillah staff in Al-Kut, the Wasit Provincial Council (PC) Chairman and members of Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) harshly criticized the United States' role in the ongoing government formation negot [...]	2006-03-12 17:01:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM PTER IZ
06HILLAH72	SOUTH CENTRAL SHI'A VIEWS ON SELECTION OF JAWAD AL-MALIKI AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After the April 22 selection of Jawad Al-Maliki as the Prime Minister-designate, REO Hillah canvassed leaders in the heavily Shi'a South Central region of Iraq for their views on this development. Not surprisingly, reaction to Maliki's selection broke down mostly along Shi'a Isl [...]	2006-04-27 17:19:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH91	DECONSTRUCTING BABIL? SECULAR SHI'AS AND SUNNIS WARY OF PC, [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The unabated efforts of the Babil Provincial Council (PC) to usurp power from local municipalities and gain control of the provincial security forces continue to provoke a secular Shi'a and Sunni backlash against the SCIRI-controlled body (ref [...]	2006-05-23 15:08:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH92	ISLAMIC DA'WA PARTY CHIEF IN BABIL CALLING FOR IRAQI [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During a recent meeting Abu Al-Basri, Islamic Da'wa Party Chief of Babil Province, offered Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) staff insight into the party's opinions on reconstruction, the Provincial Council (PC),other Shi'a Islamist parties [...]	2006-05-24 11:57:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM IZ
06HOCHIMINHCITY214	DRL A/S LOWENKRON AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE DELEGATION'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In an intensive one-day visit February 21, DRL Assistant Secretary Barry K. Lowenkron met with HCMC Party Secretary Nguyen Minh Triet, HCMC MFA representatives, prominent SIPDIS political dissidents and protestant house church leaders. He also met with civil society, local N [...]	2006-02-27 04:59:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE SOE WTO DPOL
06HOCHIMINHCITY435	CAO DAI ACTIVIST JAILED [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 14, a Cao Dai activist, Tran Huu Phuoc, was sentenced by a Tay Ninh court to two years' imprisonment for "slandering" government officials and members of the GVN-recognized Cao Dai Executive Council. Government-controlled press in Tay Ninh Province subsequently accused [...]	2006-04-25 10:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF SOCI VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY674	TRAN HUU PHUOC LIKELY NOT A HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Cao Dai believer Tran Huu Phuoc was imprisoned in April for two years for slander. He alleged that he was being persecuted for his religious and political beliefs. We believe that his is not/not a human rights or religious freedom case. Phuoc's legal troubles stem from his re [...]	2006-06-23 07:20:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY87	ANALYSIS OF PROVINCIAL PARTY CONGRESSES IN CENTRAL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In late 2005, provincial Communist Party Committees in southern and central Vietnam conducted their Party Congresses to select the new crop of provincial leaders for the 2006-2010 term. The results may offer some indication of the thinking and direction of the Party as it prepa [...]	2006-01-25 08:58:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KIRF PHUM VM DPOL
06HONGKONG1251	DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: LABOR [...] (C) Summary: During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed labor issues with local NGOs and a mainland-based labor lawyer. Han Dongfang, Director of "China Labour Bulletin (CLB)," said that mainland local authorities have warned the families of industr [...]	2006-03-24 09:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB
06HONGKONG1252	DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: CIVIL [...] (C) During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed civil society and political party developments with Hong Kong-based NGOs. According to the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the pro-Government parties have become more skittish about participating i [...]	2006-03-24 09:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB
06HONGKONG1362	CARDINAL ZEN OPTIMISTIC ON SINO-VATICAN RELATIONS; [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, newly appointed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun said he was optimistic about the restoration of ties between the Holy See and Beijing. According to Zen, the Pope had made clear that he wanted to visit the mainland. During a special Vatican ceremony for the new cardinals o [...]	2006-03-31 10:27:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1656	UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING [...] (C) Summary: As committee debate continues in the Legislative Council (Legco) on the Government's bill to regulate covert surveillance and wiretapping, critics of the legislation say they want to amend several troubling aspects of the legislation. Two prominent legal groups recently issued re [...]	2006-04-20 09:11:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG2513	DEMOCRATIC PARTY RESISTS REVEALING MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Party (DP) is the only one of Hong Kong's four largest political parties which has failed to comply with a long-existing but only recently publicized legal requirement to release its membership roster. While the DP initially announced that it would publish its list [...]	2006-06-16 08:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2709	LOW TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR JULY 1 MARCH DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Organizers expect only 30,000 to 40,000 people to participate in this year's July 1 pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, despite the high-profile participation of popular former Chief Secretary Anson Chan. Nevertheless, the organizers hope that by placing less emphasis on other socia [...]	2006-06-30 09:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PINR PGOV PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3066	USCC MEETING WITH CARDINAL ZEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JUNE 25 MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),CARDINAL JOSEPH ZEN SAID THE TWO RECENT PRC ORDINATIONS OF BISHOPS WITHOUT VATICAN APPROVAL HAD CONSTITUTED A RETURN TO THE PRACTICE OF FIFTY YEARS AGO, ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED THE IM [...]	2006-07-30 04:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK
06HONGKONG3069	USCC MEETING WITH PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, SIX HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS TOLD A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) THAT HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG "HAS PUT DEMOCRACY INTO A BLACK HOLE." BEIJING WAS "VERY WORRIED" THAT FORMER CHIEF SECRE [...]	2006-07-30 05:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG3109	COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL TO PASS DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMARY: PAN-DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCED ON JLY 28 THAT THEY WOULD VOTE EN BLOC AGAINST THE COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL WHEN IT COMES UP FOR A VOTE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS EARLY AS AUGUST 2. DESPITE THIS, PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION IS ALL BUT ASSURED GIVEN THE SUPPORT OF THE PRO [...]	2006-08-01 10:27:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG3596	VISIT TO THE U.S. OF HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung will visit the U.S. September 10-17 for meetings with USG officials, including Attorney General Gonzales; public speaking opportunities; and participation in legal and academic exchanges. The November 2005 appointment of Wong, an out [...]	2006-09-07 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP CH HK
06HONGKONG3970	G/SENK VISIT TO HONG KONG AND MACAU [...] (C) Summary: Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea Jay Lefkowitz (G/SENK),during a September 29-30 visit briefed Hong Kong Legislative Council members and NGO representatives on United States policies toward North Korean refugees and the implication [...]	2006-10-06 03:55:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV HK CH MC KN
06HONGKONG4666	UNOFFICIAL MARCH 25 REFERENDUM TO ASSESS VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Former legislator Cyd Ho, Co-Convenor of "Project Civil Referendum", recently discussed her plans for a large-scale unofficial referendum in Hong Kong on March 25, 2007 -- the same day as the Chief Executive (CE) election by the 800-member CE Election Committee. Ho and the other [...]	2006-12-07 03:01:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06IRANRPODUBAI14	IRANIAN ACTIVISTS LAUD US HUMAN RIGHTS PRESSURE, ADVISE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 17:16:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PREL PGOV PHUM
06ISLAMABAD11267	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) On June 14, poloff delivered Ref A points on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to MFA (UN) Director Shafqat Ali Khan. Khan responded by saying that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) also wants the HRC to get off to a strong start. To that end, the GOP agrees that this initial session of t [...]	2006-06-15 03:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PK PREL UN PHUM
06ISLAMABAD11708	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT ON [...] (C) At a June 19 lunch with Director General of the MFA Khalid Mahmood, Ambassador raised Ref A points regarding the possibility of highly politicized statements and resolutions regarding Israel at the initial session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. Mahmood said that the Governm [...]	2006-06-20 12:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PK PREL PHUM UN
06ISLAMABAD12517	END OF THE HUDOOD ORDINANCES? [...] (C/NF) Summary: Following a two month public awareness campaign, President Musharraf on July 1 instructed the Council on Islamic Ideology (CII) to prepare a revised Hudood Ordinance for review and adoption by August. In addition, the President announced his intention to sign an order on July [...]	2006-07-03 12:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KISL KWMN PK
06ISLAMABAD15766	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DERAILING UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on August 9 to Tariq Osman Hyder, Additional Secretary for UN Affairs at the MFA. 2. Hyder responded that the decision to appeal to the Human Rights Council (HRC) was made at the August 3 meeting in Malaysia of the Organization of the Islamic Conference ( [...]	2006-08-09 12:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE MOPS PHUM PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD18917	HUDOOD ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS: A BIG SLOPPY MESS [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: With President Musharraf on official travel in the U.S., the governing Pakistan Muslim League (PML) announced a tactical retreat in it beleaguered campaign to amend the Hudood Ordinance, the Sharia-based laws on criminalizing extramarital sexual relations and e [...]	2006-09-25 11:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM KWMN PGOV PHUM PK
06ISLAMABAD18997	DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On September 26, poloff delivered ref A and B demarche points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Human Rights and Security Council) Assistant-Director Wajit Hashmi. Hashmi said he would take demarche points under advisement and would forward them to his superiors. BODDE [...]	2006-09-27 07:11:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD22365	GOP ARRESTS BALOCH POLITICAL LEADERS TO STOP LONG [...] (U) On November 27, police raided Baloch National Party (BNP) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal's office and put him under house arrest. The arrest was the most prominent of a series that have occurred since the announcement of a "long march" from Gwadar to Quetta to protest President Musharraf's [...]	2006-12-08 03:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD4597	ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 5 2. (C) Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan, Chairman of the secular Pashtun-nationalist Awami National Party (ANP) called on Ambassador on March 17 to discuss his recent meeting with President Musharraf (septel). According to Asfandyar, the ANP has taken [...]	2006-03-20 14:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
06ISLAMABAD5945	MESSAGE DELIVERED THAT U.S. IS NOT RUNNING FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-07 10:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA PK
06ISLAMABAD7823	GOP SUPPORTS PAKISTANI, NOT IRANIAN, HRC CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 13:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PK PREL UNHRC
06ISLAMABAD9711	NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR SUPPORTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an introductory call with the Ambassador on May 25, recently appointed Minister for Women's Development and Youth Affairs Sumaira Malik provided an overview of her key programmatic priorities, offering new and valuable areas for immediate and medium-term USG assistance. Mal [...]	2006-05-26 04:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KWMN EAID PGOV SOCI PK
06ISTANBUL369	ISTANBUL JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AWAIT LEGAL STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Jehovah's Witnesses continue to face obstacles from the Turkish bureaucracy in their efforts to form a legal association. Their members also face short prison terms for refusing to carry arms as part of their mandatory military service, due to their status as conscientious ob [...]	2006-03-14 15:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU
06ISTANBUL419	ISTANBUL'S AKP AND CHP - A STUDY IN CONTRASTS [...] (C) Summary: Recent calls on their Istanbul political party headquarters highlighted stark contrasts between Turkey's pedigreed social-democratic Republican People's Party (CHP) and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The AKP's brightly decorated, modular headquarters hummed wi [...]	2006-03-21 15:09:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL524	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE AT THE ECHR: BUYUKADA [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarchate officials have expressed to us deep consternation over alleged changes to the Turkish property registry for the Buyukada Orphanage. Before its 2004 expropriation, the historic structure was the last remaining Greek Orthodox property deeded to the Patriarch [...]	2006-04-10 11:39:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV TU
06JAKARTA10535	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN [...] (C) Summary: Moderate Islamic leaders told S/P director Stephen Krasner on August 11 that mainstream Muslim organizations in Indonesia were committed to the Indonesian constitution and Indonesia's new democratic order, but many false perceptions needed to be overcome in the public mind. Musli [...]	2006-08-24 07:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL ID
06JAKARTA1078	INDONESIA REACTS TO RELEASE OF CAVR REPORT [...] (C) Summary. Senior GOI figures and Indonesian politicians have reacted defensively to the allegations of human rights abuses made in the report of East Timor's Committee of Reception, Truth and Verification (reftel). East Timor President Xanana Gusmao presented the report to UN Secretary Gen [...]	2006-01-26 11:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS ID TT
06JAKARTA13171	UNGA: DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON CUBA EMBARGO, [...] (SBU) After learning that the entire staff of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Directorate was either in New York or otherwise unavailable, we met November 9 with Harry Purwanto, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for North and Central America, to urge [...]	2006-11-09 10:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL PHUM ETRD CU ID
06JAKARTA13304	East Java: NU Political Clout Diminished As [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the final battle for control of the National Awakening Party (PKB),Nahdatul Ulama's (NU) political wing and Indonesia's 4th largest political party, the Indonesian Supreme Court ruled on October 12 against East Java PKB Chairman Choiral Anam's attempt to overthrow former Indo [...]	2006-11-27 10:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA13329	INTER-EMBASSY POLITICAL ISLAM CONTACT GROUP'S [...] (C) Summary. On November 9, representatives from the British, Canadian, Japanese, New Zealand, Dutch, Singaporean and U.S. embassies in Jakarta met to establish a political Islam contact group; representatives from the Australian and German embassies will participate in future meetings. Most [...]	2006-11-28 23:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA13421	SBY - ABE SUMMIT: PLOWING AHEAD ON TRADE AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. Energy and a planned Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were the centerpieces of President Yudhoyono's November 26 - 29 state visit to Tokyo. President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abe announced that the two sides had "reached agreement in principle" on an Indonesia-Japan EPA, [...]	2006-12-06 09:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT ENRG KN JA ID
06JAKARTA13450	DPR PASSES NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL BILL [...] (C) On December 7, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) unanimously passed a bill requiring the creation of a new presidential advisory council within three months. The nine-member council will be charged with advising the President on a full range of issues, its mandate expiring at [...]	2006-12-08 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID
06JAKARTA13473	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASEAN SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to contacts in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament, which handles UNSC issues, and to Gudadi B. Sasongko of the Directorate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on December 13. We left a copy of t [...]	2006-12-13 11:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM ID
06JAKARTA13497	INDONESIA ON THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Indonesia's election to the UNSC demonstrates President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) desire to raise his country's international profile. We have recently seen the emergence of a more flexible, multi-faceted style of Indonesian diplomacy, particularly where SBY's personal initiatives a [...]	2006-12-15 09:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC UNSC ID
06JAKARTA13498	YUDHOYONO'S VISIT TO RUSSIA: DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Indonesia and Russia signed a range of intergovernmental and other agreements during the visit of Indonesian President Yudhoyono to Russia November 29-December Â [...]	2006-12-15 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR EINV EIND ENRG SOCI ID RS
06JAKARTA13579	IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. In December 18 meetings with senior officials of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Principal Deputy Secretary for International Affairs James B. Warlick reviewed our agenda for the upcoming session of the U.N. Security Council, to which Indonesia has been elected as [...]	2006-12-22 05:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AORC PHUM ID
06JAKARTA2532	SENATOR FEINGOLD'S FEBRUARY 23 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Senator Russell Feingold, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda expressed optimism that Indonesia's historic experience with Islamic fundamentalism would eventually lead to success in stemming the current threat posed by Muslim extrem [...]	2006-02-24 11:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP PTER PGOV KAWC KNNP IR TT ID
06JAKARTA3159	CONTROVERSIAL PORNOGRAPHY BILL POISED TO TARGET [...] (U) Indonesian political interest groups portray the ongoing legislative debate over a pornography law as a struggle for the nation's soul. Some fear that Islamists see the bill as a way to impose a strict "Arabic" ethos while conservatives believe the time as nigh to take a stand against mor [...]	2006-03-09 11:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM KWMN ID
06JAKARTA4035	INDONESIA: MORE ABEPURA AFTERMATH [...] (C) Summary. While Papuan provincial authorities deal with the aftermath of the March 16 Abepura riot, senior GOI figures hint that foreign interests and Jakarta politicians had a hand in the disturbance. An important group of Papuan political and religious leaders wrote President Yudhoyono [...]	2006-03-27 11:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CASC ASEC ID
06JAKARTA4756	INDONESIA ENTHUSIASTIC ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS PLEDGE [...] (U) On April 11, we conveyed the Secretary's letter on our pledge for the Human Rights Council (reftel a) to Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda under cover of a diplomatic note. 2. (SBU) On April 13, we followed up with Jonny Sinaga, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at [...]	2006-04-13 11:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA ID
06JAKARTA4972	DECREE ENDS IN COMPROMISE [...] (U) On March 23, the Home Affairs and Religious Affairs ministries announced a revised joint ministerial decree on building houses of worship (ref a). Whereas the original decree required an undefined "community approval", the revised decree requires 90 congregation members and 60 supporters [...]	2006-04-20 06:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF KJUS KISL ID
06JAKARTA5551	DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON IRAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) We met May 2 with with Jonny Sinaga, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to deliver demarches contained reftels on our opposition to Iran's candidacy for the UN Council on Human Rights. Drawing on talking points [...]	2006-05-03 01:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL UNHRC IR ID
06JAKARTA5705	IRANIAM PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD'S MAY 10 - 13 VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Prior to participating in the D-8 Summit in Bali on May 12 - 13, Iranian President Ahmadinejad will be hosted to a state visit in Jakarta, including meetings with President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda as well as meetings with parliamentarians and appearances at univer [...]	2006-05-05 13:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP KISL AORC IR ID
06JAKARTA5779	IRAN: AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES INDONESIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador urged Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda to press Iran on its nuclear weapons development program during President Ahmadi-Nejad's state visit to Jakarta May 10-11 and during the D-8 Summit in Bali May 12-13, and to use extreme caution in making public statements on t [...]	2006-05-08 10:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KUNR KNNP UNHRC IR ID
06JAKARTA6017	THE DOWNSIDE OF DECENTRALIZATION: LOCALIZED [...] (C) Summary: Proponents of Islamic Shariah law enjoy growing success exploiting Indonesia's political decentralization to implement "Islamic morality" principles on a local basis. Promulgated by local governments through legislation or executive decrees, Shariah measures or more deceptively-p [...]	2006-05-12 08:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA7561	INDONESIA: SIX MONTHS OF NORMALIZED MIL-MIL [...] (C) Summary: A bit over six months after the Administration moved to normalize military relations with Indonesia the U.S. has gained traction on a broad range of issues in ways we previously found impossible. No aspect of our bilateral relationship has experienced more pronounced change tha [...]	2006-06-15 04:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA7716	DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 09:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC KUNR IS ID
06JAKARTA9161	PAPUAN POLITICAL ROUND-UP, JULY 2006 [...] (C) Introduction and summary. This messages provides a survey of recent developments in Papuan politics. During a July 10 - 15 visit to Jayapura, poloff found the Papuan scene in a holding pattern. Barnabas "Bas" Suebu, the winner of the March 10 direct elections for governor, had still not [...]	2006-07-21 11:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ID
06JEDDAH531	LABOR MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, [...] (C) Summary: On August 7, Labor Minister Dr. Ghazi al-Qusaibi described the SAG's efforts against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) to the Ambassador. Minister al-Qusaibi agreed that this was a serious issue for the SAG, and he outlined the steps that it is taking, adding that Saudi Arabia must m [...]	2006-08-09 11:14:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB ECON PGOV SA
06JEDDAH547	MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AUGUST 11: [...] (C) The war between Islam and the West once again inspired the sermon from the Grand Mosque in Mecca. However, this week, Imam Sheikh Dr. Saleh bin Mohammed al Talib's complaints extended far beyond Lebanon and suggest a growing hostility to Muslim involvement in the "Western-dominated" inte [...]	2006-08-19 04:55:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH559	FM'S VIEWS ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter delivered Reftel points on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on August 21. The Ambassador emphasized tha the HRC has not taken a balanced approach to theIsrael-Hizballah conflict and he questioned why he Council spoke out so strongly agai [...]	2006-08-23 14:29:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PHUM PREL SA XF
06JEDDAH582	LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter and declarations via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission To Secretary Rice. 2. The letter to Secretary Rice presents the Declaration on the Situation in Lebanon and the Declaration on the Situation [...]	2006-09-04 04:40:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH586	CG GFOELLER RECEIVES PETITION FROM SAUDI WOMEN TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 18th, CG Gfoeller received an e-mailed draft petition from prominent Saudi women calling for a cessation of Israeli attacks in both Lebanon and Palestine. The petition stated that Israeli interference in Lebanon and Palestine has created regional instability and has dep [...]	2006-09-05 08:20:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KISL KPAO KWMN LE OPRC PHUM PREL SA SOCI
06JERUSALEM1175	HAMAS-LED CABINET TAKING SHAPE [...] (C) During a March 19 meeting in Gaza with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas, Hamas PM-designate Isma'il Haniyyah presented Abbas with a list of cabinet ministers for the next Palestinian government. The Palestinian media, citing unnamed Hamas and PA sources, has identified [...]	2006-03-22 16:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1501	PALESTINIAN FACTIONS DIVVY UP PLC COMMITTEES [...] (C) The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) formally approved member assignments to 12 PLC committees following negotiations between Hamas, Fatah, and the other factions in the Council. Hamas is slated to control six of the 12 committees, Fatah four, and one each for Salam Fayyad's Third [...]	2006-04-12 13:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM4933	EFFORTS TO PREVENT DEMOLITION OF DARI HOME IN EAST [...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Dari's home in the Issawiyah neighborhood of East Jerusalem was demolished December 11 after efforts by the Israeli NGOs Rabbis for Human Rights and the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions to stop the demolition failed. Rabbis for Human Rights told ConGen PolOff on De [...]	2006-12-11 15:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM936	PLANNED MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE STIRS CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Israeli Supreme Court issued an injunction February 22 halting construction of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, funded by the U.S.-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, and appointed former Chief Justice Meir Shamgar to lead a 30-day mediation period. The first arbitratio [...]	2006-03-06 15:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KPAO IS
06KABUL18	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The tone of the second week for Afghanistan's National Assembly (NA) has been positive, with members of parliament open to new ideas and mostly constructive debate. The NA spent the week finalizing its leadership and discussing its rules of procedure. The formation of caucuse [...]	2006-01-02 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL1968	AFGHANISTAN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR OPDC PHUM PREL UNGA AF
06KABUL1969	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL AF
06KABUL2365	KABUL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. effort in Afghanistan continues to promote economic reconstruction, build democratic institutions and develop the government's capacity to deal with continuing threats to security. The Afghanistan Compact adopted at the January London Conference and Parliament elected [...]	2006-05-24 15:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OTRA AF
06KABUL2386	BILATERAL DETAINEE AGREEMENTS WITH THE GOA [...] (C) Summary: Four nations ) Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the U.K. ) have signed bilateral agreements with the Government of Afghanistan concerning the transfer of detainees. With the exception of Denmark, these nations are already engaged in military action as part of OEF or are lo [...]	2006-05-25 06:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PTER PREL AF
06KABUL2802	DRAFT AFGHAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DETAINEE [...] (S) Summary: The Afghan National Security Council (ONSC),in consultation with relevant Ministries, the U.S. mission, and its own contracted legal expert, has developed a legal framework for Afghan detainee operations. The framework, as briefed to the polmiloff and representatives of CFC-A, a [...]	2006-06-21 02:19:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KWCR AF
06KABUL3123	PRT/KHOWST - TAKING THE ERRATIC POLITICAL PULSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Khowst's July 2, IRI-sponsored town hall meeting for GOA officials to discuss security, corruption, and reconstruction issues devolved into a heated series of speeches denouncing and defending the GOA, local officials, and the international community. Two MPs made negative rem [...]	2006-07-12 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL3135	DISSATISFACTION IN THE PROVINCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: : On 10 July, Poloff met with Arif Khan, a member of the Paktika Provincial Council who has been in Kabul trying to meet with GOA officials to express his concerns over poor governance, corruption and deteriorating security in Paktika. His efforts to have government meetings had [...]	2006-07-13 11:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL3179	DEPT FOR THE PREVENTION OF VICE AND THE PROMOTION [...] (C) The feared Department of the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue that existed during and before the Taliban era may resurface again if Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Shinwari has his way. Two months ago, at a meeting of the National Ulema Council for Afghanistan, Shinwari and [...]	2006-07-17 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR AF
06KABUL351	POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF FORMER TALIBAN OFFICAL AS [...] (C) Summary. President Karzai has informally indicated that he will appoint Mullah Abdul Hakim Munib as the new governor of Uruzgan. Munib is a former high-ranking Taliban official who has reconciled with the government of Afghanistan. Karzai mentioned the decision in passing during a meeting [...]	2006-01-26 05:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL
06KABUL3597	GOA VIEWS ON THE PROPOSED DEPT OF VICE AND VIRTUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister for Religious Affairs and the Hajj, in whose ministry the proposed Department for the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue would be located, is a strong supporter for the reinstatement of the Department. Minister Shirani met with Ambassador Neumann on August 8 [...]	2006-08-13 06:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AF
06KABUL5002	PRESIDENT KARZAI ON THE CROSS-BORDER JIRGA PROCESS [...] (C) President Karzai met with Charge and UN SRSG Tom Koenigs late on October 12 to outline his latest thinking on the cross-border jirgas which were agreed to during the September 27 trilateral meeting with President Bush. Karzai's outline tracked that provided by his NSA Dr. Zalmay Rasool (R [...]	2006-10-13 17:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5446	BOUCHER'S CONVERSATION WITH KEY DONORS ON WHAT'S [...] (SBU) In a working lunch in Kabul on November 8, the Ambassador, British Ambassador Evans, Japanese Ambassador Kosuge, and Deputy EU Representative Michael Semple told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher the UN-led Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board P [...]	2006-11-13 12:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID AF
06KABUL5549	PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN [...] State Department officers and USAID representatives are working with military counterparts at Italian, Canadian, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, New Zealand, Icelandic, German, British and Lithuanian as well as U.S.-led PRTs. The difficult and often dangerous environment in which they work, coupl [...]	2006-11-21 01:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER EAID NATO PREF MASS AF
06KABUL5556	AFGHANISTAN COMPACT: THIRD JCMB SESSION TAKES A HARD LOOK [...] The third session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) was held in the presence of a visiting UN Security Council delegation on November 12. UNAMA and Afghan co-chairs reported that the Afghanistan Compact process is taking hold and actively helping to shape Afgha [...]	2006-11-21 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM AF
06KABUL5865	PRT KANDAHAR: ANAP IMPLEMENTATION SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Afghanistan National Auxiliary Police program (ANAP) is underway in Kandahar. Chief of Police General Esmatullah Alizai, accompanied by Kandahar PRT(KPRT),has convened three recruiting shuras. A large training class of nearly 300 recruits just graduated from the RTC, and [...]	2006-12-16 11:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5964	THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Celebrating it's first anniversary on December 19, the Afghan Parliament has established a strong foothold as a powerful force in Afghan politics. With members representing the last many decades of diverse philosophies and all sides of the various conflicts and coups which t [...]	2006-12-27 10:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF
06KATHMANDU1238	UML LEADER SEEKS GREATER INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal told the Ambassador in a May 11 meeting that the government needed the international community to continue to play a positive role in dealing with both the King and the Maoists. He hoped to have international observers monitoring the cease-fire, [...]	2006-05-12 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1290	FM OLI TELLS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY MAOISTS MUST [...] (U) In a May 19 briefing for the diplomatic community, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli said Nepal's relationship with its immediate neighbors would remain unchanged, and that Nepal would continue its policy of friendship and cooperation with all countries. He highlighted N [...]	2006-05-22 06:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF ETRD NP
06KATHMANDU1435	PM'S NEW MILITARY ADVISOR REQUESTS HELP FOR [...] (C) Newly-appointed Military Advisor to the Prime Minister Ramesh Jung Thapa explained to the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief that, in his position as the Prime Minister's Military Advisor, he would act as "coordinator" between the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Defense and the Nepalese Army [...]	2006-06-06 02:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1495	CABINET EXPANSION INCLUDES LEFTIST AS DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Prime Minister GP Koirala named three additional ministers to his Cabinet June 11, including Amik Sherchan, head of the extreme left People's Front Nepal (PFN),as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population. Koirala also appointed Hridayesh Tripathi, General Secretary of [...]	2006-06-12 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1505	GOVERNMENT SCRAPS TERROR ORDINANCE [...] (C) According to media reports June 12, the Government of Nepal (GON) Council of Ministers decided to scrap the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Ordinance (TADO),effective immediately. TADO allowed security forces to detain suspected terrorists for up to 360 days without charging them wit [...]	2006-06-12 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1576	MAOISTS-PARTY AGREEMENT ON INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Just one day after a Government-Maoist announcement that summit talks between Maoist leader Prachanda and Prime Minister G.P. Koirala would happen soon (reftel),the two leaders met and Maoist and Party negotiators announced an eight-point agreement on June 16. While the eight points are [...]	2006-06-19 13:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1578	NEPAL ARMY SHARES ITS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REPORT [...] (C) The Nepal Army (NA) will present its human rights report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva during the upcoming session. The Army is aware that it has problems with human rights abuse and alternates between trying to explain the reasons for violations and trying to addr [...]	2006-06-19 13:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1866	PEACE SECRETARIAT STRAINING TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL [...] (C) CDA and A/DCM met July 10 with Vidya Dhar Mallik, Secretary of the Peace Secretariat, to discuss the role the SIPDIS Secretariat was playing in the peace process and the SIPDIS Secretariat's plans for the future. The Secretariat is SIPDIS currently supporting four important commit [...]	2006-07-13 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL NP
06KATHMANDU212	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) On January 19, the Ambassador raised the issue of UN reform with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey drawing on ref A's points on management reform and the Human Rights Council. FM Pandey also asked about UN Security Council expansion. Pandey indicated that Nepal agreed with the U.S. in [...]	2006-01-20 09:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO NP
06KATHMANDU2165	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DERAILING PROPOSED UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 12:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE NP

06KATHMANDU2178	PROPOSED UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 16:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE NP
06KATHMANDU2253	UN TEAM EXPECTED IN KATHMANDU BY SEPTEMBER 1 [...] (C) UNDP Resident Representative Mathew Kahane told DCM August 18 that a small UN team will arrive in Kathmandu by September 1 to start work on the 5-point GON/Maoist request to the UN for assistance (ref A). Kahane said that the five-person team would include representatives of UN technical [...]	2006-08-18 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2348	NEW UN SPECIAL ENVOY UNDER NO ILLUSIONS [...] (C) On August 29, the UN Secretary General's newly appointed special envoy, Ian Martin, told the Ambassador he was under no illusions about the difficulty of bridging the differences between the Government and the Maoists on the key question of managing Maoist arms. Martin stated that he was [...]	2006-08-30 11:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2457	NEPAL KEEN FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (C) During a September 8 meeting with heads of diplomatic missions, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K.P. Oli requested that the diplomatic community support Nepal's candidacy for a non-permanent member seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2007-2008. The [...]	2006-09-11 12:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC NP
06KATHMANDU2735	PEACE FACILITATORS BRIEF ON STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert (please protect) told SCA PDAS Steven Mann and USAID Mission Director Don Clark on October 5 that the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-M) had narrowed their differences on key issues in the peace pro [...]	2006-10-16 08:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3000	U.S.-NEPAL POLICY AT THE CROSSROADS: SUPPORTING A [...] (C) With the governing Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists in their second straight day of marathon peace talks, there is increasing expectation in Kathmandu that a peace deal might be on the way. While the text of an actual agreement or agreements could be delayed, the outlines of how Maois [...]	2006-11-07 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR EAID UN EU NP
06KATHMANDU3014	CORRECTED COPY: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN PEACE [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Kathmandu 3013 with text of the agreement attached. Summary And Introduction ------------------------ 2. (C) Following two days of marathon talks and weeks of anticipation, the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists signed a package agreement in the early mo [...]	2006-11-08 13:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR NP
06KATHMANDU3024	PM KOIRALA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR PEACE [...] (C/NF) In a November 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister GP Koirala shared his optimism on the future of the Government of Nepal's (GON) peace process with the Maoists, but underscored the need for a large presence of foreign observers on the ground in Nepal. The Ambassador pressed [...]	2006-11-10 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3049	UN POLITICAL ADVISOR ON ARMS MANAGEMENT AND UNSC [...] (C) During a November 13 meeting with DCM, John Norris, political advisor to Ian Martin, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, provided an update on progress toward a detailed arms management agreement among the governing Seven-Party Alliance (SPA),the Maoists, and th [...]	2006-11-16 08:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP UN
06KATHMANDU3060	MINISTRY OF FINANCE CALLS ON DONORS TO SUPPORT [...] (U) On November 14 at the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) bimonthly donors meeting, Finance Minister Mahat requested an increase/realignment of foreign aid to support the peace process. Minister Mahat and Finance Secretary Vidyadhar Mallik outlined four specific areas in need of international sup [...]	2006-11-17 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3062	UN REP. AND BRITISH AMBASSADOR DEALING WITH [...] (C) On November 15, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin and UK Ambassador Andrew Hall gave their views on the Maoists, the peace process and challenges for Nepal to Assistant Secretary Boucher and the Ambassador. Martin was not willing to wager on the Maoist intentions [...]	2006-11-17 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR PREF UN UK NP
06KATHMANDU3064	NEW OHCHR HEAD NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PEACE [...] (C) On November 17, Lena Sundh, the new Swedish head of the Nepal Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told the Ambassador that impunity remained a big problem on both sides of the conflict in Nepal -- for both the security forces and the Maoists. Sundh stated that she wa [...]	2006-11-20 10:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER MARR PINR NP
06KATHMANDU3091	NEPAL PEACE DEAL: TEETH, BUT NOT MUCH BITE [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed a comprehensive peace accord on November 21, after finally coming to a consensus on the remaining sticking points (ref A). Although the accord calls for an end to violence and states that anyone found carrying weapons will be subject to [...]	2006-11-22 10:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3148	UN MOVING AHEAD ON CANTONMENT OF MAOIST COMBATANTS [...] (C) Key staff of the Office of Personal Representative of the UN Secretary General briefed members of the diplomatic corps and the donor community December 1 on the status of cantonment of Maoist combatants. Ian Martin's security advisor Dan Huntington, political advisor John Norris and milit [...]	2006-12-04 09:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3175	TRIP REPORT: AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO POKHARA [...] (C) On December 1, in a speech in Pokhara, the Ambassador reaffirmed that the U.S. welcomed the signing of the recent peace deals and would now push for their successful implementation. Until Maoist actions matched their words, Maoists laid down their arms, and renounced violence and intimi [...]	2006-12-07 08:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3193	NEPAL: UN HUMAN RIGHTS SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 00:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PHUM PREL SU NP
06KATHMANDU3199	PEACE PROCESS: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador December 8 that the Government of Nepal (GON),the Maoists and the UN had established an effective working group to handle the nitty-gritty of the People's Liberation Army cantonments. The approximately USD 2.4 million i [...]	2006-12-11 10:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3210	NEPAL: UN SECY GENERAL'S REP. DISCUSSES NEED FOR [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador December 11, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin SIPDIS welcomed the U.S. plan to provide assistance to Nepal's peace process in two principal areas: electoral support and local security and governance. He agreed it would be cru [...]	2006-12-13 07:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN IN UK NP
06KATHMANDU3216	NEPAL: NEXT STEPS ON INTERIM CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) Speaker of the Parliament Subash Nemwang informed the Ambassador December 12 that the current parliament should have five to six days to consider the interim constitution before the Parliament promulgated it. Nemwang also suggested that the current parliament could enact some of the requir [...]	2006-12-14 05:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU776	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH URGES MAOISTS AND GOVERNMENT TO [...] (C) Saman Zia-Zarif, Deputy Director Asia Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW),met with Emboffs on March 17 to outline the key human rights concerns related to the Maoist insurgency he encountered during his February 24-March 17 visit to Nepal. Major concerns included militarization of civil [...]	2006-03-23 06:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU931	DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST IN DEFIANCE OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On April 10, pro-democracy protesters took to the streets nationwide for the fifth day, in defiance of the third day of a government-called curfew, and despite security forces killing at least four protesters in the last two days. The seven-party alliance announced an indefinite continuat [...]	2006-04-10 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU935	DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 05:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA NP
06KHARTOUM1002	Response to Humanitarian Access Demarche [...] (SBU) Summary: The GNU maintains that UN agencies in country continue to operate under their individual agreements, and do not automatically benefit from UNMIS status of forces agreement (SOFA) provisions. On the Voluntary and Humanitarian Work Law, the Government believes it enforces coordi [...]	2006-04-26 15:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM1024	SUDAN: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN/NGO ACT: NO PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: On April 26 the Sub-Joint Implementation Mechanism (SUB-JIM) met to discuss Sudan's progress on combating violence against women (VAW). Overall, the Government of National Unity (GNU) believes that it has almost fulfilled its legal obligation to combat violence against women. T [...]	2006-05-01 07:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN SU
06KHARTOUM1132	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] Summary: Demonstrations continue in several Darfur locations, with reports indicating that May 13 incidents at Abu Shouk and Al-Salaam IDP camps in El Fasher resulted in the death of a 13-year old boy and damage to AU property. The SLA shot at an AMIS helicopter near Korma, forcing it to cu [...]	2006-05-14 16:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1192	CIVIL SOCIETY GROWS IN JUBA [...] SUMMARY: As one indication of the growing strength of civil society in Southern Sudan, the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba with the support of the Sudan Council of Churches (SCC) and the Life and Peace Institute Horn of Africa, organized a workshop for the "Voice of Women for Peace and Faith Civi [...]	2006-05-22 05:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN SU
06KHARTOUM1207	D-DAY+5: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- Charge Meets with AU Ambassador -- Meeting with SAF Operations Chief -- Lawyers Arrested in Nyala -- Pronk Calls Donor Meeting ----------------------- [...]	2006-05-22 12:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1215	SUDAN: UPDATE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, [...] (SBU) Draft legislation for the CPA mandated National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is, according to the European Commission, in the Presidency and should be forwarded to the Parliament soon. There have been multiple versions of the draft legislation and it is unclear which version was forwar [...]	2006-05-23 11:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1341	SUDAN: TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 10:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM1344	DARFUR - NRC RETURNS TO KALMA CAMP, SOUTH [...] On May 31, 2006, the South Darfur State Security Committee approved an agreement to permit the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to resume camp coordination responsibilities at Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp and food security programs in South Darfur for one year. NRC staff imme [...]	2006-06-06 15:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1422	DARFUR - POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR RAPE [...] (SBU) On May 3, 2006, West Darfur's El Geneina General Court convicted a Central Reserve Police Officer for the rape of a 10-year-old girl. The judge sentenced the felon to three years imprisonment and 100 lashes. While the verdict and proceedings illustrate the ability of West Darfur's cou [...]	2006-06-15 12:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1565	DARFUR: BASHIR WANTS DIALOGUE ON PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir wants to open a dialogue with the United States about peacekeeping in Darfur, Presidential Advisor Magzoub al-Khalifa told CDA Hume on July 5. In a previously unscheduled meeting -- which Magzoub had urgently requested only hours before -- Magzoub said he [...]	2006-07-05 09:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU US AU UN
06KHARTOUM1635	SLM ADVANCE TEAM PROVIDES UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The SLM advance team, now in place in Khartoum, numbers around 112 individuals. Chairman Abdul Karim noted its efforts to propagate the Darfur Peace Agreement and welcomed U.S. Government efforts to advance its implementation. The SLM seeks African Union support for the process [...]	2006-07-11 17:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1699	UNSR PRONK CONSULTS WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: During a July 15 consultation with the diplomatic community, UN Special Representative Jan Pronk characterized AMIS as weak and unable to address the realities in Darfur, which now featured fighting among SLM factions. He faulted the Ceasefire Commission and said that Darfur Pea [...]	2006-07-18 07:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1912	DARFUR: RAPE CASES AT KALMA SPIKED IN JULY [...] (SBU) Summary: Security around the Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur deteriorated rapidly in July, following a sharp rise in rape, harassment, and looting by Arab militias in the area. Camp coordinators from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) report that 80 women [...]	2006-08-13 05:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2045	A/S FRAZER MEETINGS IN KHARTOUM: DARFUR VERDICT [...] (C) Summary: After a hostile welcome at the airport, Assistant Secretary Frazer fought to advance the three overarching goals of her visit to Khartoum: the U.S. seeks to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, to support implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),and to foster an [...]	2006-08-29 15:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU
06KHARTOUM2112	BASHIR: CONSISTENT CONDEMNATIONS OF UN FORCE [...] (SBU) In numerous statements over the last two months, President Bashir has opposed the introduction of UN forces into Darfur. 2. (U) His public comments included the following: -- June 30, 2006, Address on the Anniversary of the 1989 Coup: "We will not allow international troops under the [...]	2006-09-04 14:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2114	BASHIR SAYS AU MUST LEAVE DARFUR BY SEPT 30 [...] (SBU) At the end of a September 3 meeting of the Council of Ministers, President Bashir unilaterally announced that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) is expected to withdraw its forces in Darfur by September 30 and will not be permitted to remain for a transition to a possible UN peace- [...]	2006-09-04 14:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2403	BASHIR SHORES-UP KEY CONSTITUENCIES [...] (C) President Bashir held a two-hour press conference on September 24 after his return from the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Bashir has staked his legitimacy on opposition to UN forces, and he used the press conference to shore-up three key constituencies. For a Sudanese public concerned about [...]	2006-10-01 15:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO KPAO UN SU
06KHARTOUM258	Bashir Interview: AU Summit, Darfur, AIDS, [...] (U) Summary and comment: Post received an English copy of President Omer Al-Bashir's interview with Sudan News Agency Director General Mohamed Hatim Sulieman on the occasion of the convening of the 6th African Union Summit in Khartoum. Bashir responded to questions on a number of issues rang [...]	2006-02-02 13:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETRD EAGR EPET KPKO KHIV AU SU
06KHARTOUM2632	Bashir Calls for Commitment to National Unity [...] (U) SUMMARY: Sudanese President Omer Bashir addressed the opening of the third session of the National Legislative Council (the National Assembly and Council of States in joint session) on October 30, reiterating the government's commitment to implementing peace agreements reached with groups [...]	2006-11-08 07:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM2643	DARFUR: NRC TO CLOSE PROGRAM IN SOUTH [...] (C) The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) will publicly announce the closure of its operations in South Darfur on November 8. In a meeting with Embassy staff prior to the announcement, NRC Country Director Lotte Grauballe said that operations have been suspended five times in the last two years [...]	2006-11-08 16:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL SU UN NO
06KHARTOUM2863	DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID-OFDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] From November 30 to December 2, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Deputy Director Greg Gottlieb and a team of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) field staff visited Nyala, South Darfur, to assess humanitarian conditions an [...]	2006-12-18 07:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM350	SUDAN/DARFUR: NO IMPLEMENTATION OF VAW PLAN OF [...] (SBU) A visit to the field reveals there is little real progress to date in the implementation on the ground of the Plan of Action to Combat Violence Against Women. Government officials had recently (reftel A) cited some human rights training for the police, the stationing of female police off [...]	2006-02-13 13:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PHUM PREL SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM424	Darfur: Overview of Protection Trends in 2005 [...] This cable represents the third and final in a series to review the issue of protection and the related humanitarian response in 2005. In the Darfur crisis, humanitarian protection - defined as efforts to mitigate the risks of violence, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of vulnerable groups [...]	2006-02-18 11:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM447	SUDAN PRESSES OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Facing mounting pressure for increased international intervention, the Government of National Unity (GNU) has started a broad effort to resist UN and International Criminal Court (ICC) action. Over the past week, this campaign has included media events, newspaper articles, engagemen [...]	2006-02-21 15:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM454	NRC EVACUATES FROM SOUTH DARFUR [...] On February 21, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) evacuated international staff members working in South Darfur. NRC international headquarters made the determination to remove staff in response to weeks of Sudanese government warnings that the safety of NRC staff could not be guaranteed. [...]	2006-02-22 10:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM579	U.N. SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Sudan, Dr. Sima Samar, briefed diplomats yesterday in Khartoum at the end of her week-long visit to Sudan. Though Samar reported little progress on national security reform or the creation of national human rights institutions, [...]	2006-03-07 06:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SU UN
06KHARTOUM619	WEST DARFUR - ZALINGEI UPDATE [...] In mid-February, a USAID Darfur Field Office (DFO) protection officer visited Zalingei in West Darfur. Zalingei town has generally been calm throughout the Darfur crisis, although the Zalingei "corridor," which includes Garsila and Mukjar (septel),was the site of brutal janjaweed attacks in [...]	2006-03-09 06:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM665	2006 Budget Summary for Southern Sudan [...] The following is a summary of the 2006 Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) budget. The total budget is just over USD 1.3 billion. Revenues for 2005 were around USD 700 million, although the government is projecting oil revenues, by far the largest share of income, will increase significantl [...]	2006-03-15 16:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM669	GNU, UN, AND DONOR JOINT VISIT TO NYALA TO ASSESS [...] (C) Summary: From March 6-8, Poloff traveled to Nyala, Darfur, with the Government of National Unity (GNU) representative for Violence Against Women, Dr. Attiyat Mustafa, and UNMIS Human Rights Chair (UNMIS-HR) Ravindrian Daniel to assess the South Darfur State Committee to Combat Gender-Base [...]	2006-03-16 08:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWMN PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM797	KALMA CAMP - UPCOMING EXPIRATION OF NRC [...] On March 30, Charge, an Embassy Political Officer, and two USAID Darfur Field Office representatives met with the Sudan country director of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). NRC serves as coordinator for Kalma camp in South Darfur. NRC sought a meeting with Embassy and USAID officials to [...]	2006-03-30 14:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM850	MFA Paper Outlines Foreign Policy Objectives [...] Summary: During the April 1-5 MFA ambassadorial corps conference (reftel),the ministry circulated a thought piece on the future of Sudanese foreign policy. Its key points are as follows: Sudan is entering a new era following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Sudan must thus [...]	2006-04-06 15:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM853	SUDANESE GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY OBSTRUCTING [...] In recent months, the Government of National Unity (GNU) has increasingly sought to obstruct humanitarian work, slowing the delivery of aid to millions of displaced people within Sudan. A host of events illustrate the escalation of harassment and restrictions directed toward humanitarian org [...]	2006-04-08 04:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM887	SOUTHERN SUDAN: POLITICAL FACTIONALISM WITHIN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Sudan People,s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has become the dominant single political movement in Southern Sudan, and the potential genesis of a one-party state. The July 2005 death of John Garang and the formation of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) have given the SPLM opp [...]	2006-04-12 15:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL SU
06KHARTOUM888	Sudan: Anti-American Rhetoric Continues from [...] SUMMARY: Over the past month, high-ranking government officials have been giving interviews to the state press organ (SUNA) and major Arabic news sources to reiterate and amplify their claim that the crisis in Darfur is a Western creation, and that the U.nited S.tates is only interested in d [...]	2006-04-12 18:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SU
06KIEV1111	UKRAINE: IN FAR WESTERN ZAKARPATTYA, LOCAL LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. In March 9 meetings in the far western oblast capital Uzhhorod, local government, party and NGO representatives noted the relative peace between political factions in the oblast and attributed it to Zakarpattya's long history of political, cultural, and ethnic diversity. All se [...]	2006-03-23 04:42:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL
06KIEV1247	UKRAINE: ELECTION SNAPSHOT OF SEVERODONETSK, HOST [...] (SBU) Summary: We observed Ukraine's March 26 Rada and local elections in the city of Severodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, site of the infamous November 28, 2004 separatist rally held at the height of the late 2004 Orange Revolution, at which then-PM Yanukovych, many Party of Regions backers from e [...]	2006-03-29 16:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE
06KIEV1913	UKRAINE: FORMER NSDC SECRETARY KINAKH ON [...] (C) Summary: In Ambassador's May 17 farewell call on outgoing National Secretary and Defense Council Secretary Anatoliy Kinakh, who has resigned in order to take up a seat in the new parliament (Rada),Kinakh detailed Ukrainian thinking on Transnistria, Belarus, and the deteriorating Ukraine- [...]	2006-05-17 15:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV2297	UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK ON COALITION NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's June 13 presentation of a copy of his credentials, Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine bloc could not accept Socialist Party of Ukraine leader Moroz as parliamentary speaker, despite Moroz' insistence that this was his condition f [...]	2006-06-13 16:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AMGT PGOV PINR UP
06KIEV2526	UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK ON COALITION AGREEMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 23 meeting with the American Jewish Committee (AJC),Acting Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said Ukraine would not join moves against Israel in the new UN Council for Human Rights and undertook to examine the possibility of withdrawing Ukrainian membership in the UN Committ [...]	2006-06-29 13:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AORC KCRM PINR IZ UP
06KIEV2590	UKRAINE: ACTING NSDC SECRETARY ON ENERGY, RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: In a free-wheeling conversation during Ambassador's July 3 introductory call, Acting National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Volodomyr Horbulin focused on Russia and Russia's manifold impact on Ukraine. In contrast to its obvious behavior during the 2004 president [...]	2006-07-05 15:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET ETRD MARR PGOV NATO RS UP
06KIEV3256	(C) UKRAINE: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 14:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UP
06KIEV3532	UKRAINE: MFA OFFICIAL WORRIES THAT KOSOVO [...] (C) Polcouns updated MFA Acting Director General for Political Affairs Olexander Tsvietkov September 12 on the situation with respect to Kosovo, drawing on information from ref b. Knowing that the situation in Kosovo was to be discussed, Tsvietkov presented us with a non-paper, text in para 4 [...]	2006-09-14 14:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KDEM UNMIK PGOV UN YI MD UP
06KIEV384	UKRAINE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] Below is text requested reftel of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Ukraine. Begin Text: Investment Climate Statement 2006 -- Ukraine A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT When President Yushchenko took office in January 2005, he [...]	2006-01-30 15:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV UP
06KIEV477	UKRAINE: MFA OFFICIAL ON OSCE REFORM, PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: MFA OSCE Department Counselor Volodymyr Tolkach expressed to us January 18 the Ukrainian government's support for OSCE reform. OSCE reform should include some provision that ensures a single country cannot block an OSCE decision. At the same time, Tolkach argued, there should be [...]	2006-02-03 15:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE
06KIEV869	Ukraine: Submission for the 2006 TIP Report [...] (U) Embassy Kiev's responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire are presented below. Answers are keyed to questions in ref A. Overview (Ref A Para 21) ------------------------ 2. (SBU) (21A) Ukraine is a country of origin for internationally trafficked men, women and children. The p [...]	2006-03-06 15:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN
06KIGALI1110	PAUL RUSESABAGINA LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 12:54:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM RW
06KIGALI242	RWANDA REPORT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] Per reftel, information below provides a summary of each of the requested areas. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- 2. Economic Situation: Rwanda's economy remains largely dependent upon foreign aid, while its population remains [...]	2006-03-13 19:26:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM XA RW
06KIGALI354	GOR RECEIVES USG POSITION ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] In a 10 April meeting with Ambassador Amri-Sued Ismael, Advisor to the President on Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Ambassador Arietti discussed the USG position on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) per ref B. On 17 April, poloff delivered talking points and the Secretary's message from ref B [...]	2006-04-17 15:21:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PHUM PREL UNGA KUNR RW
06KIGALI410	GOR DEMARCHED ON UN HRC AND AU MISSION IN SUDAN [...] (U) On 28 April, DCM delivered the talking points from refs to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Secretary General Amandin Rugira. 2. (SBU) Rugira said he was aware of the reported lack of response by African Union forces in close proximity to attacks on civilians in Darfur. He s [...]	2006-05-02 10:34:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO PARM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SOCI EUN
06KIGALI411	Ambassador Urges GOR to Publicly Respond to [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met April 21 with the recently appointed Minister of Internal Security to discuss bilateral cooperation on security, human rights, and democracy. He urged the Ministry to investigate and publish its findings in response to each reported incident of alleged police hara [...]	2006-05-02 14:56:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KJUS RW
06KIGALI456	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT ELIGIBILITY [...] (C) In its recent indicator analysis of Rwanda, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) noted that Rwanda failed four of the six Ruling Justly indicators. Based on consolidated evaluations of third-party institutions, MCC provided Embassy Kigali a summary of Rwanda,s strengths and weakness [...]	2006-05-12 06:02:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI480	THE STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM IN RWANDA [...] (U) Press freedom in Rwanda--despite the legacy of a media tainted by complicity in the genocide and lingering mistrust between the government and journalists--has in recent years taken root. Several independent radio stations and newspapers currently are operating. While reports of self-cen [...]	2006-05-18 13:46:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI790	'UMUCO' EDITOR BONAVENTURE BIZUMUREMYI REFUSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. More than one week after being served with a summons to be questioned by the criminal investigation division of the Rwandan National Police, Bonaventure Bizumuremyi, editor of the Kinyarwanda language fortnightly 'Umuco,' remains unwilling to appear for questioning and is on the r [...]	2006-08-14 11:41:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM RW
06KIGALI880	RWANDA AND MCA ELIGIBILITY [...] (C) Summary: Rwanda is deeply committed to in becoming MCA eligible and this has already resulted in positive changes in GOR attitudes and practices. The GOR understands that its relatively low ranking in the Ruling Justly categories has been the main obstacle to MCA eligibility. President [...]	2006-09-12 06:16:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL MCC RW
06KIGALI887	EMBASSY - GOR ROUNDTABLE: RULE OF LAW IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a continuing dialogue on human rights, the Mission met with senior Rwandan officials to discuss the Rule of Law in Rwanda. Discussions focused chiefly on the role of the judiciary, procedures for redressing police abuses, and the role of the Ministry of Justice in [...]	2006-09-14 09:47:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM RW
06KINGSTON1370	GOJ LETTER TO SEC STATE RICE RE UNSC SEAT [...] On July 11, Embassy received a letter dated July 10, 2006 from G. Anthony Hylton, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ),to Dr. Condoleeza Rice, Secretary of State of the United States of America. 2. Text of GOJ Letter: Begin Text: Dear Dr. [...]	2006-07-11 19:16:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS UNSC CARICOM JM
06KINGSTON396	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] This message is also an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 5. 2. On February 23, P/ECouns called on Ambassador Vilma McNish, Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),to convey reftel points on the way forward on [...]	2006-02-27 18:28:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UN ADCO JM
06KINGSTON415	THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 18:35:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM
06KINGSTON890	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] (C) On May 8, DCM faxed Ref C points to Ambassador Velma McNish, Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and asked McNish to urge Ambassador Raymond Wolfe, Jamaica's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, to oppose the candi [...]	2006-05-08 19:19:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHCR PREL
06KINSHASA1098	LANDMARK SEXUAL VIOLENCE LAW ADOPTED BY NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly of the DRC passed landmark sexual and gender-based violence legislation on June 22. The legislation, which was drafted by a coalition of human rights groups, women's rights groups, and lawyers with USG assistance, contains unprecedented measures against [...]	2006-07-07 15:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN CG
06KINSHASA126	DRC ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) In a January 23 meeting with Foreign Minister Raymond Ramazani, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarches on UN reform. Ramazani agreed in principle that the UN should be reformed to make it a more efficient organization. 2. (SBU) Ramazani asked about the USG position on the expansion [...]	2006-01-25 15:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO CG UN
06KINSHASA1567	ITURI MILITIA LEADERS AWARDED RANK OF COLONEL IN [...] (C) Summary: Ituri militia leaders Peter Karim of the Front for National Integration (FNI) and Mathieu Ngonjolo of the Congolese Revolutionary Movement (MRC) will be named as colonels by the GDRC after they agreed earlier this year to surrender their weapons and demobilize their respective mil [...]	2006-10-12 13:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1833	KABILA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT OF THE THIRD [...] Summary: Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 6. Numerous African heads of state as well as high level international delegations attended the ceremony in Kinshasa. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao headed the USG Presidential Delegation [...]	2006-12-07 14:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA350	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: FEBRUARY EDITION, [...] (C) President Denis Sassou-Nguesso continued his shuttle diplomacy in February with visits to Tripoli, Libreville, Kinshasa and Paris to solidify his well-publicized image as the man of "peace and reconciliation" following election as Chairman of the African Union in late January. In turn, h [...]	2006-03-02 12:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON EAID AMGT ASEC CF
06KINSHASA583	DRC: DEMARCHES ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered April 13 talking points and letter from Secretary Rice (reftel A) to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, director of the Office of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Matondo said he welcomed the clarification of the USG vote against the creation of the [...]	2006-04-14 11:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC PHUM KUNR CG
06KINSHASA711	SSR - BLOCKAGES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: Little progress was made at the May 3 meeting of the Joint Commission on Security on key issues of improving military discipline and establishing a viable rhythm for integration and demobilization. SRSG Swing strongly cautioned the GDRC officials present that the already falteri [...]	2006-05-08 15:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA722	SUPREME DEFENSE COUNCIL MAKES KEY DECISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a series of marathon meetings beginning May 6 and running through late evening May 8, the Supreme Defense Council, chaired by President Kabila and attended by senior GDRC officials, addressed serious shortcomings plaguing the FARDC, including human rights violations, and failur [...]	2006-05-09 11:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR KPKO CG
06KINSHASA837	POLICE SURROUND HOMES OF FOUR DRC PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) The Kinshasa homes of four DRC presidential candidates, as well as those of other prominent political personalities, were temporarily surrounded by elements of the Congolese police beginning the night of May 23. Among the presidential candidates involved were Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga (Conventi [...]	2006-05-26 10:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA942	UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE [...] (U) Summary: Following a three-day visit in the DRC, a delegation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) announced it was "encouraged" by the country's political progress and rebuffed calls for a "dialogue" that would delay July 30 elections or lead to a re-negotiation of transitional institution [...]	2006-06-14 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO KDEM UNSC CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA972	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OSCAR KASHALA [...] (C) Summary. Presidential candidate (and AmCit oncologist) Oscar Kashala believes he is well positioned for July 30 elections, having forged an alliance with minor political parties that could lead to direct cooperation with Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba and/or UDPS leader Etienne Tshiseke [...]	2006-06-21 11:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KIRKUK140	KIKRUK POLICE CHIEF ON KIRKUK SECURITY AND HIS IMPENDING [...] (C) Kirkuk police chief General Sherko Shirku told IPAO on July 25, 2006, that security is better in Kirkuk than most other places in Iraq. When informed that most sources thought security was deteriorating in recent months, he said he believed that was because two months ago Sadr said that th [...]	2006-08-15 11:35:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER IZ KDEM
06KIRKUK146	(C) KRG CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES KURDISH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Chair of the Constitution Committee for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Farset Ahmad Abdallah, said on August 10 that resource control, Article 140, and regional defense were the key redlines defining federalism for the Kurdistan region. He said that [...]	2006-08-22 08:04:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK23	(U) RC FAREWELL VISIT TO ERBIL [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On January 29, Regional Coordinator (RC),accompanied by Deputy RC and IPAO, held farewell meetings in Erbil with senior Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil (KRG-E) leaders affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),including Karim Sinjari, the Minis [...]	2006-02-01 13:53:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL IZ
06KIRKUK4	(U) KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO UNITE [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) announced January 7 that they had reached agreement on uniting the two Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) administrations in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. The announcement was made by KRG [...]	2006-01-09 14:56:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ KDP
06KIRKUK53	GOVERNMENT FORMATION: KDP GRIPING ABOUT TALABANI [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. RC met separately on February 28 with Falah Bakir, a close aide to the KRG-E PM (and future unified KRG) PM Barzani, and with Fadil Mirani, Secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's Politburo. On Baghdad government formation, Bakir downplayed Talabani's rol [...]	2006-03-05 19:11:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ IR
06KIRKUK55	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION MAINTAINS A MODERATE, INDEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kurdistan Islamic Party (KIU) hopes to be a viable option for Kurdish voters that are not satisfied with what they perceive to be the corrupt, self-serving policies of the KDP and PUK. KIU officials reputedly reject violence in the name of Islam and argued that the Iraqi Go [...]	2006-03-07 19:12:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK85	DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: CIVIL SOCIETY STRUGGLES FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a visit by DRL to Northern Iraq, civil society funding recipients said they struggled to maintain independence against strong opposition, and in some cases persecution, from political parties. Media sources said they faced detainment and abuse from government authorities f [...]	2006-04-12 10:12:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ
06KIRKUK96	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC GROUP SEEKS U.S. RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY. (C) The Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) supported U.S. invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq, but has been disappointed with some U.S. actions toward it. The party seeks to uphold the holiness of Islam and advocates Sharia law as the main source of guidance on Iraqi law. The KIG and the [...]	2006-04-21 13:08:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM APER IR SY TU IZ PREL

06KUALALUMPUR1516	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DEBATE LEADS TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Pressure from non-Muslims to examine religious freedom in Malaysia has generated passionate debate here in recent months, leading to PM Abdullah's July 25 warning, repeated on August 11, for the media and public to refrain from openly debating contentious religious and racial issues. For t [...]	2006-08-11 08:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KISL KIRF KDEM KPAO MY

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