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07ALGIERS1809	AFTER THE LATEST ALGIERS BOMBINGS: THIS WILL BE A [...] (S) SUMMARY: The December 11 bombings in Algiers demonstrate that Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) can adapt its tactics to discredit the Algerian government even if it cannot destabilize the state. Its tactics have evolved and it is more frequently targeting foreigners. AQIM seeks to copy ta [...]	2007-12-20 10:12:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PTER PINS ASEC AG

07ALGIERS1825	ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT BRISTLES AT WARDEN MESSAGE ... [...] (C) Ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 26 to meet with Fatiha Selmane, Director General of the MFA's Americas Division. Selmane said that she was instructed by her superiors to express Algerian "displeasure" with the latest warden message sent out by the Em [...]	2007-12-26 16:58:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PTER ASEC PREL AG
07ALGIERS185	MIXED SIGNALS ON RIGHTS OF FAMILIES OF THE [...] (U) In Paris on February 6, Algerian FM Bedjaoui signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which was adopted in December by the UN General Assembly. According to Algerian press reports, one of the aims of the convention is to provide a [...]	2007-02-11 08:56:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM UNGA AG
07ALGIERS249	ALGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BEDJAOUI CRITICIZES U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Bedjaoui and U/S Hughes agreed February 24 on the need to work in partnership with the U.S. in finding solutions to the problems of the region. While agreeing on the importance of fighting terrorism across borders, Bedjaoui and Hughes parted ways on how best to bring about vi [...]	2007-02-27 10:30:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL KDEM AG
07ALGIERS338	MECHANICS OF ELECTIONS: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT [...] (U) Under the February 28 decree that set in motion the May 17 legislative election process, four Algerian government agencies play some role in the preparations. The Ministry of Finance controls the budget for the elections; the Ministry of Information is responsible for scheduling free media [...]	2007-03-14 11:23:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS46	ALGERIA UNYIELDING ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND [...] (C) A top Algerian MFA official was adamant that the Human Rights Council (HRC) should send a mission composed of ambassadors to study the situation in Darfur during his January 15 meeting with Ambassador. Ambassador reviewed with MFA Director General for International Organizations Bouguerra [...]	2007-01-16 17:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU AG
07ALGIERS465	ALGERIAN JOURNALISTS GUILTY OF DEFAMING QADHAFI [...] (U) Ruling after a rehearing of the case, on April 4 an Algiers court found editor Ali Fodil and reporter Naila Berahal of the Arabic-language daily Echourouk El-Youmi guilty of defaming Libyan President Moammar Qadhafi and gave each a six-month suspended sentence. The court also fined the ne [...]	2007-04-04 17:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO AG LY
07ALGIERS52	POLISARIO AMBASSADOR HOSTILE TO AUTONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polisario Ambassador Beissat told us January 14 that the Polisario had perceived a marked recent shift in U.S. policy on the Western Sahara. The Polisario now viewed the U.S. as doing France's bidding and supporting the Moroccan position. Beissat insisted that any discussions w [...]	2007-01-17 16:05:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM MO AG WI
07ALGIERS568	FM BEDJAOUI CAUTIONS ON CONSULAR WARDEN MESSAGES, [...] (C) In an April 21 meeting with S/WCI Ambassador at Large J. Clint Williamson in which Guantanamo detainee issues were discussed (septel),FM Bedjaoui said the U.S. and Algeria were "in the same boat" with respect to global terrorism and that it was important to work together on Iraq policy an [...]	2007-04-25 10:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC MARR AG
07ALGIERS618	THE RISE OF THE FLN OLD GUARD AND FALL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The old guard of the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN),based on a report from a well respected parliamentarian, overruled local FLN officials and stacked FLN party lists with their friends and associates in advance of the May 17 legislative elections. One result is that on [...]	2007-05-03 09:28:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS619	OFFICIAL ELECTION PERIOD UNDERWAY BUT DOES ANYONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of the May 17 legislative elections, free electronic media access is now available to qualified Algerian political parties and independent candidates, signaling that the official national legislative election has begun. The parties generally express satisfaction with [...]	2007-05-03 11:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS637	POLISARIO AMBASSADOR ON TALKS WITH MOROCCO [...] (C) The Polisario was generally satisfied with UNSCR 1754, Polisario Ambassador to Algeria Mohamed Beissat told DCM May 7, but took issue with the resolution's praise for Morocco's "serious and credible" autonomy proposal. Such language would embolden Morocco, Beissat said, to approach the ne [...]	2007-05-08 16:08:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM AG MO WI
07ALGIERS652	ALGERIANS OFFER NEARLY ALL ASSURANCES NEEDED FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: In April 21-22 discussions led on the Algerian side by Counselor to the President for Counterterrorism Issues Kamel Rezag Bara, the government of Algeria gave oral assurances to S/WCI Ambassador Williamson and an interagency delegation to establish the terms for the transfer of Al [...]	2007-05-13 09:41:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR KAWC PHUM AG
07ALGIERS666	ALGERIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN TRAIL: INFORMATION IN [...] (C) Summary: The Algerian legislative election, which will conclude with nationwide voting on May 17, has not been much focused on issues. The two major Algerian political parties, FLN and RND, form a presidential coalition with the Islamist MSP party. All three parties in their campaignin [...]	2007-05-15 12:00:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON AG
07ALGIERS678	ON THE EVE OF ALGERIA'S ELECTIONS: WILL THEY VOTE? [...] (C) The period of free media access for political parties qualified to participate in the May 17 national parliamentary elections has ended. On the eve of the elections, media reports indicated that two bombs (one carried out by a suicide bomber) exploded in Constantine on May 16, killing on [...]	2007-05-16 16:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS680	GOVERNMENT COALITION PARTIES RETURN IN LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerians went to the polls in low numbers under heavy security Thursday to elect representatives to Algeria's largely powerless 389-seat parliament for five-year terms. The parties of the current government coalition claimed the day, led by President Bouteflika's FLN, the secu [...]	2007-05-19 09:08:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS829	ALGERIAN NEGOTIATOR SKEPTICAL ABOUT UPCOMING [...] (C) Abdallah Bali, former Algerian ambassador to the UN and now counselor to the Foreign Minister, told Ambassador and visiting NEA DAS Gray on June 10 that he would be part of the Algerian delegation attending the June 18-19 talks on the Western Sahara organized by UN Special Representative Va [...]	2007-06-12 10:00:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AG MO WS
07ALGIERS9	ALGERIA 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-06 15:15:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KPAO AEMR KCRM AG
07ALGIERS950	AQIM SEEKING RECRUITS IN ALGERIA AND BEYOND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) incorporates several recruiting methods that include imams trawling prisons, upscale internet videos and capitalizing on festering local resentment of America and the West. Over a period of four weeks, AQIM's newly launched website has rece [...]	2007-07-03 10:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PTER AG
07ALGIERS966	FORWARD WITH MEPI IN ALGERIA: FEWER BUT DEEPER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Middle East Partnership Initiative programming is the best tool we have to undermine support for extremism in Algeria. We reported in ref A the activities and progress we are making on the education, media, political and economic tracks. It is an uneven picture. Understanding [...]	2007-07-07 16:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI KDEM KJUS AG
07ALGIERS992	JUST PASSING THROUGH? NIGERIA, ALGERIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Nigerian diplomat in Algiers confirms that Nigerians are being trafficked through Algeria, with Europe their expected final destination. The diplomat says that traffickers in Nigeria convince fellow citizens to make the journey, luring them with promises of a brighter future in [...]	2007-07-10 16:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF SMIG AG
07ALGIERS997	AQIM WEBSITE UPDATE - SHADOWS OF THE SWORD SERIES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, AQIM released a new video on its website www.qmaghreb.org. Entitled "Shadows of the Sword, Part II," the video features AQIM leader Abdelmalek Droukdal calling on viewers to repent and support AQIM with money, weapons and by spreading the word. The video shows a Januar [...]	2007-07-11 16:39:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PTER AG
07AMMAN1028	UPDATE ON MAJID TALAT HAJBEH [...] (C) In response to Washington requests for a written Jordanian government statement concerning the legal standing of Majid Talat Hajbeh, a Jordanian citizen facing deportation from the U.S., Legatt met with GID officials in December 2006, and several times in January and February 2007. GID of [...]	2007-03-07 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
07AMMAN1038	THREE JORDANIANS CHARGED WITH SECURITY OFFENSES, [...] (SBU) Arab media reported that during an open session of Jordan's state security court March 7, a prosecutor announced that three men charged with possessing illegal weapons and attempting to set fire to a liquor store had also discussed among themselves the idea of assassinating the President [...]	2007-03-07 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV JO
07AMMAN1056	WOULD-BE POTUS ASSASSINS [...] (SBU) Jordanian dailies carried more reports March 8 on the opening of state security court (SSC) proceedings against three men accused of a number of security offenses, including plotting to assassinate President Bush during his visit to Jordan in late November 2006. The three are Nidal Moman [...]	2007-03-08 11:37:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PHUM DA JO
07AMMAN1064	SCENESETTER FOR PRM A/S SAUERBREY'S MARCH 13-16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman welcomes your visit, and looks forward to building upon your discussions with key Jordanian officials and Ambassador Hale in recent days in Washington to advance our dialogue with the GOJ on the needs of Iraqis in Jordan, as well as the other refugee issues of mutual [...]	2007-03-08 12:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREG PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1067	FEBRUARY PRM VISIT TO SYRIA AND JORDAN FOCUSED ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 12:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1141	JORDANIANS REQUEST MODIFICATIONS TO JIPTC AMENDMENT [...] (U) Action request at paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The head of the Public Security Director's private office wrote to the Embassy March 10 requesting four changes to the U.S.-proposed text (reftels) of an amendment to the JIPTC LOA. The requests include: - Replacing the term "International Tr [...]	2007-03-13 12:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL JO IZ
07AMMAN1243	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DENNIS HADRICK [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance for the visit of PM/WRA Program Manager Dennis Hadrick to Jordan from April 1-6, 2007, as requested reftel. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at para 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is [...]	2007-03-19 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PREF PREL OTRA KHDP JO IZ
07AMMAN1276	Embassy AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations, and Government of Jordan (GoJ) officials on March 7 to share information on avian flu preparedness. The GoJ is focusing now on pandemic preparedness, and [...]	2007-03-21 04:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN1277	A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES IRAQIS WITH GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey and Ambassador met March 14 with Bassem Awadallah, Director of King Abdullah's Office, and the head of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) Muhammad Al Dahabi together to discuss the issue of Ir [...]	2007-03-21 06:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1299	NATIONAL CARRIER ROYAL JORDANIAN SIGNS UP FOR [...] After an intense and long-term advocacy effort by Boeing and the USG, Boeing has struck a breakthrough deal with Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ). RJ's Board of Directors decided on March 19 to commit to the purchase of four 787's, as well as lease an additional three 787's. RJ previously signe [...]	2007-03-21 14:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAIR ETRD JO
07AMMAN1309	RESPONSE TO HAJBEH INFORMATION REQUEST [...] (U) This is a joint Legatt Amman ) Embassy Amman message. 2. (C) In response to REF A request for information regarding Majid Talat Hajbeh, Legatt and Embassy note that Legatt's attempt to determine Hajbeh's legal status was made in coordination with DOS and DHS/ICE. Post is unaware if Haj [...]	2007-03-22 14:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
07AMMAN1335	JAZZ QUARTET "THE SOUND MERCHANTS" THRILL JORDANIAN [...] SUMMARY: THE AMERICAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE "ALVIN ATKINSON AND THE SOUND MERCHANTS" PERFORMED THREE CONCERTS TO FULL-CAPACITY CROWDS DURING A VISIT TO JORDAN LAST WEEK, ENTHRALLING MORE THAN 1350 YOUNG JORDANIANS AT EACH PERFORMANCE. FROM MARCH 13 TO MARCH 18, THE JAZZ QUARTET COMPLETED A FAR-REACH [...]	2007-03-26 11:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN1380	A/S SAUERBREY'S MEETINGS WITH UN AND NGO OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey visited Jordan March 13-16 on the final leg of a regional tour focused on ensuring that displaced Iraqis receive effective protection and assistance, including expanded resettlement. Her meetings wit [...]	2007-03-28 13:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL PTER PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1508	KING AND SENIOR OFFICIALS GREET [...] (C) Summary: The King and senior GOJ officials told a Jordanian-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue in the Middle East. They described the burden large numbers of Iraqis impose on Jordan. The Minister of Labor explained the GOJ's plan to address repo [...]	2007-04-09 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ELAB IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN1629	FORMER IRAQI DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF REQUESTS [...] (S) Emboff met on April 3 with retired Iraqi Lt. General Khalid al-Jibouri, chief of Iraqi military intelligence from 1991-1995, at the latter's request. Jibouri explained that he came to Jordan from Syria in November, 2006, after leaving Baghdad due to repeated death threats. Noting that h [...]	2007-04-17 14:18:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREF PINR IZ SY JO
07AMMAN1672	GOJ RECEIVES SENIOR ISRAELI VISITORS [...] (C) Summary: The back-to-back visits to Jordan this week of Israel's Foreign Minister and a Knesset delegation are the first such visits since 2005 that the GOJ publicly acknowledged. Senior GOJ-GOI consultation, while frequent, has been mostly behind the scenes in recent years. The GOJ hop [...]	2007-04-18 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS JO
07AMMAN1704	GOJ CALLS FOR JUDICIAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (C) Post received on April 18 a diplomatic note which stated the GOJ would not be able to comply with ref A request for written information regarding the legal status of Majed Talat Hajbeh. 2. (SBU) Translation of the relevant portion of the diplomatic note follows below. "The Ministry o [...]	2007-04-19 13:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
07AMMAN1801	STATE SECURITY COURT UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) sentenced Ziad al-Karbouli and three others to death and handed down prison sentences in three other terrorism-related cases, while Jordan's Court of Cassation upheld the SSC's death penalty verdict for would-be suicide bomber Sajida Rishawi. Meanw [...]	2007-04-26 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
07AMMAN1803	INVITATION TO THE COALITION CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 10:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ JO
07AMMAN1822	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Post remains engaged with the GOJ at the most senior levels seeking GOJ cooperation in moving toward the goals outlined ref a, including continued availability of first asylum; education, and other assistance. King Abdullah has made clear to Ambassador, however, that he regards the issue [...]	2007-04-30 13:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2017	Developing Aqaba - The Gateway to Jordan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a May 2-3 trip to Aqaba, the Ambassador discussed the significant achievements in development of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) with local officials, shipping agents, students, young entrepreneurs, scientists, and environmental activists. The private sector has i [...]	2007-05-13 09:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV SENV SOCI JO
07AMMAN2062	Request for Speaker to Address E-Commerce Entrepreneurship [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: U.S. Speaker program addressing E-commerce. 2. TIME FRAME: Fourth Quarter, FY-07; 3-day program. 3. PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: Amman requests a speaker to address the topic of E-commerce. Ideally, we would like a successful entrepreneur who has started or greatly expa [...]	2007-05-15 14:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL JO
07AMMAN2063	Request for Speaker to Address U.S. Foreign Policy [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: U.S. Speaker program addressing U.S. foreign policy 2. TIME FRAME: Fourth Quarter, FY-07; 3-day program. 3. PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: PA Amman would like to program an expert in U.S. foreign policy for three days of talks and media interviews. Educated Jordanians ar [...]	2007-05-15 15:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL JO
07AMMAN2178	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - MAY 22 [...] (C) Ambassador discussed Iraqi refugees on May 16 and again on May 20 with Lt. Gen. Mohammad Dahabi, the chief of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID),who has the lead for Jordan on this issue. Ambassador obtained Dahabi's agreement to permit the International Organization for Mi [...]	2007-05-22 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2190	(SBU) REQUEST FOR ARABIC TEST FOR DAVID GREENE [...] (U) Post requests a FSI Language Proficiency DVC Test be sent to Amman. 2. (SBU) Information on employee to be tested: Employee: David J. Greene SSN: XXX-XX-8104 (the last 4 numbers) Agency: State Language: Arabic Date for exam preferred: FSI has already designated a test time - June 6 a [...]	2007-05-23 04:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFSI APER JO
07AMMAN2211	BANGLADESHI DEATH IN JORDAN'S QIZ UNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8, a Bangladeshi worker in one of Jordan's QIZ factories died in his sleep after working a 22-hour shift. The cause of death listed on police records was acute pneumonia. Operations managers at the factory claim that in an attempt to complete a newly placed monthly orde [...]	2007-05-24 08:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO
07AMMAN2341	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - MAY 31 [...] (C) On May 29, Poloff met with a counterpart from the Norwegian Embassy, which is funding the FAFO study to assess the numbers and conditions of Iraqis currently living in Jordan. The Norwegian Embassy expects FAFO to be ready to brief at least preliminary findings to interested governments i [...]	2007-05-31 14:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2502	JORDAN,S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND DONORS MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education and donors are developing plans and identifying resources to educate additional Iraqi schoolchildren in Jordan in time for the August 19 start date of the next school year. UNICEF submitted an education strategy to the Minister of Education on June 7, [...]	2007-06-11 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2606	Jordan S&T Agreement Enters into Force [...] Post received a diplomatic note on June 12 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicating that Jordan has met the conditions needed to bring the U.S. - Jordan Agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation, signed by the Ambassador and the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Su [...]	2007-06-18 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TPHY SENV TBIO KSCA JO
07AMMAN2640	UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO EDUCATE ADDITIONAL IRAQIS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman remains actively engaged with the GOJ, UNICEF, UNHCR, and key NGOs in preparing programs that will enable Jordanian public schools to accept additional Iraqi students. While all parties await the results of the FAFO survey (ref a) on the demographics of Iraqis in [...]	2007-06-20 14:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN2641	USPTO-MEPI BOOK TOUR PROGRAM RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS ON [...] Jordan hosted June 13 a USPTO-MEPI Book Tour and Public Awareness Program, with the assistance of the Embassy and the USAID-funded Sustainable Achievement of Business Expansion and Quality (SABEQ) program. The Ambassador and Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Montaser Oklah gave opening re [...]	2007-06-20 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO IPR
07AMMAN2668	SUPPORTING HAMAS BACKFIRES ON MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [...] (C) Summary. Most Jordanian elite support U.S. backing of Palestinian President Abbas, and most Jordanians support Fatah over Hamas in their current conflict. The Islamic Action Front's support for Hamas' takeover in Gaza has backfired against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Jordan because of [...]	2007-06-21 15:13:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS JO
07AMMAN27	IRAQIS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Iraqis in Jordan generally remain integrated into Jordan's economy, and many continue to travel frequently between the two countries. UNHCR is optimistic that the GOJ will respond positively to its request to carry out a socio-economic survey of Iraqis who are in Jordan but perm [...]	2007-01-04 16:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF ECON SMIG SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN2704	THE JORDAN EXBS PROGRAM: DON'T FIX WHAT ISN'T BROKEN [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Summary: Over the past two years, the EXBS program in Jordan has helped to facilitate the safe passage of goods and people through commercial portals in Jordan, and to deliver key training and eq [...]	2007-06-25 10:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL MASS KNNP PGOV JO
07AMMAN2784	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JUNE 28 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan will host a neighbors' conference in July about Iraqi refugees. UNICEF, UNHCR, the USG and NGOs continue to prepare to assist the GOJ educate Iraqi schoolchildren in Jordan, but await a GOJ mechanism to approve and implement them. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has not [...]	2007-06-28 12:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ
07AMMAN2908	OUTREACH TO JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS [...] (SBU) Seven Jordanian activists representing human rights and civil society organizations gathered at the Ambassador's residence on June 3 for a discussion with the Ambassador, USAID Mission Director and Embassy officers. Copies of the President's June 5 Prague speech were distributed. The A [...]	2007-07-05 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM JO
07AMMAN2964	IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JULY 10 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ is still planning for an Iraq Neighbors conference on refugee issues July 22, although concerns about Syrian and Iranian participation seem to be slowing the decision-making. Meanwhile, the GOJ is working to clarify its policy on enrollment of Iraqi children in schools, [...]	2007-07-10 10:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN2985	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan is gearing up for municipal elections on July 31, with potential candidates reaching out to their constituencies as they and their backers engage in pre-electoral alliances and maneuvering. While the campaigns are hard-fought local events, the competition between the Is [...]	2007-07-12 10:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN JO
07AMMAN2989	QUEEN AND SENIOR OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Queen and senior GOJ officials told a GOJ-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue facing the Middle East. They warned against a sudden withdrawal from Iraq and discussed key challenges they perceive as facing Jordan: extremism, Syrian and [...]	2007-07-12 12:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN3057	IRAQ/IRAN: AMMAN MEETING WITH IRAQI SHI'A CLERIC [...] (S) Iraqi Shi'a clerical insider Jawad al-Khoe'i (strictly protect),outlined to Emboff his views on the current situation in Iraq and Iran (where he has been studying for ten of the last twelve years),political developments in the Hawza, and ongoing Iranian interference in Iraq. Jawad a [...]	2007-07-18 12:13:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN3085	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JULY 19 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan decision this week that Iraqi children - regardless of legal residency status - will be permitted to enroll in school for the coming academic year is a major breakthrough (ref A),but still unannounced and closely held. Although GOJ border tightening has [...]	2007-07-19 15:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN3179	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY BUDGET ADVISOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Treasury Advisor Mr. James Edward Moonier, to Jordan July 27 - Aug 12, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Natalie E. B [...]	2007-07-29 07:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL JO
07AMMAN319	GOJ REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Embassy received a diplomatic note from MFA dated January 17, in response to the U.S. proposal for a written framework agreement for the transfer to Jordan of detainees from Guantanamo (ref A). The Jordanian note requests "the names of the fourteen detainees who are expected to be trans [...]	2007-01-23 15:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL PHUM JO
07AMMAN3207	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WOMEN READY TO LEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women candidates and their supporters have been eagerly awaiting Jordan's July 31 municipal elections. The municipalities reform law endorsed by Parliament in April established a 20 percent quota for women in municipal councils (ref A),engendering extensive interest among poten [...]	2007-07-30 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL KWMN JO
07AMMAN3208	MODEST PROGRESS ACHIEVED AT JULY 26 RWG IN AMMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Modest progress was achieved during the July 26 Jordanian-Iraqi co-chaired Refugee Working Group (RWG) in Amman. In a significant breakthrough, the Government of Jordan announced the opening of its public and private schools to displaced Iraqis living in Jordan, regardless of t [...]	2007-07-30 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO SY EG IR TU
07AMMAN3209	ADVANCING THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN JORDAN [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Amman consistently advances the freedom agenda in Jordan through: frequent interaction with and support of civil society; engagement with the media; and a multitude of USAID, MEPI and Embassy-sponsored programming. Civil society leaders, democracy promoters and human righ [...]	2007-07-30 13:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV XF JO
07AMMAN3215	KING ACCEPTS RESIGNATIONS OF HEALTH AND WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Bakhit announced on July 29 the resignations of Minister of Water and Irrigation Alem and Health Minister Kharabsheh. The two offered their resignations following parasitic contamination of water supplies in northeastern Jordan that infected hundreds. New ministers have not [...]	2007-07-30 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV EAID EAGR JO
07AMMAN3240	JORDAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: ISLAMIST BOYCOTT: [...] (C) Summary. The Islamic Action Front,s (IAF) withdrawal from July 31 municipal elections is being read as a pre-meditated step to undermine the legitimacy of the polling, employed after a last-minute realization that GOJ boosting of nationalist candidates was succeeding beyond IAF expectatio [...]	2007-08-01 15:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
07AMMAN3241	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: NATIONALISTS GAIN, [...] (SBU) The political clash pitting Islamists and pro-government nationalists in Jordanian municipal elections on July 31 has left the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, out of office in all of the major mayoral races in which it competed. IAF ca [...]	2007-08-01 16:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KISL KWMN JO
07AMMAN3260	Ozomatli's Music and Message Attract Thousands of [...] SUMMARY: The three-time Grammy award-winning Los Angeles-based Latino funk and hip-hop band "Ozomatli" performed a series of concerts to highly-receptive audiences during a visit to Jordan last week, captivating more than 3000 young Jordanians during their tour of the Kingdom. Ozomatli thril [...]	2007-08-02 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN3284	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: "A WEDDING FOR [...] (SBU) In contrast to 2003 (in which all mayors and half of municipal council members were appointed; ref C),this year's municipal elections generated a high national turnout and high enthusiasm, as well as some controversy that resulted in scattered disruptions and violence in the country. Th [...]	2007-08-02 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KISL KWMN JO
07AMMAN3326	OPPORTUNITIES FOR JORDAN'S GROWING FILM INDUSTRY [...] (U) Summary: After several years with few major film productions, Jordan has been the site of eight feature films in 2007, bringing in approximately $10 million and creating thousands of freelance jobs. The Royal Film Commission (RFC) hopes to benefit from the number of Iraq War-themed movies a [...]	2007-08-07 06:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR SCUL JO
07AMMAN3328	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ALEX BURKART AND JODY DANIEL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of ISN/NESS Deputy Director Alex Burkart and ISN/RA Jody Daniel to Jordan August 8 - 10, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to discuss Jordan's interest in developing a nuclear energy program. All visitors to Jordan [...]	2007-08-07 07:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP OTRA ENRG PARM JO
07AMMAN3336	WELCOME UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the Jordan transit of Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and Kristen Hecht on August 9, 2007. Embassy officers will meet the travelers upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport and transport them to the King Hussein/Allenby Bridge on the Jordan-Is [...]	2007-08-07 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT OTRA OVIP PREL JO
07AMMAN3351	CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on August 7 to Khalid Takhayneh, Head of the MFA's Disarmament Section. Takhayneh expressed familiarity with the United Nations Committee Against Torture (Committee) and stated that he would be the Government of Jordan's nominee to the committee. He accept [...]	2007-08-08 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA
07AMMAN3352	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - AUGUST 8 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of the July 26 Refugee Working Group (RWG),local press discussed the burden of assistance to Iraqis, suggesting the U.S. and its allies should pick up the tab, but also supporting the King's decision to allow all Iraqi children here access to public schools. Meanwhi [...]	2007-08-08 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV IZ JO
07AMMAN3353	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE RADIOACTIVE SOURCE [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Mark Soo Hoo and Paul Ebel of Sandia National Laboratories, and Ian Gross of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to Amman, Jordan from August 25 - 31, 2007 to conduct training for the Iraq Radioactive Source Regulatory Aut [...]	2007-08-08 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3355	Country Clearance for Mr. Steven Welker [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance for the August 8 - 12, 2007 travel to Jordan of Mr. Steven Walker, Agricultural PRT Advisor in Iraq, to attend a meeting in Amman with New Mexico State University representatives. The traveler should carefully review this message, especially the thr [...]	2007-08-08 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OTRA JO
07AMMAN3356	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSSA EMPLOYEES SANSOT AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Walter Sansot and Douglas Dahl to Amman, Jordan from August 31 - September 07, 2007, as requested reftel. The team will conduct activities in support of the Global Threat Reduction Initiative Program. Travelers shoul [...]	2007-08-09 11:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3365	EXBS-JORDAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE JULY 2007 [...] On July 9, EXBS Advisor met with Jerry W. Rowe, Regional Advisor-Africa & Middle East, Department of Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance Financial Enforcement (DOT-OTAFE),and Joe E. Parker, Advisor Financial Enforcement, DOT-OTAFE to discuss the EXBS program in Jordan and the region. Adv [...]	2007-08-09 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL MASS KSTC KNNP JO
07AMMAN3397	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR PARKER [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Treasury Advisor Mr. Joe Parker, to Jordan September 1-8, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit [...]	2007-08-13 11:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EFIN PREL JO
07AMMAN3400	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NNSA ANDERSSON, GHANBARI, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Christina Andersson, Farajollah Ghanbari, Adriane Littlefield, and Reeve Daren of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to Amman, Jordan from Augus [...]	2007-08-13 11:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3402	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WOMEN MAKE GAINS [...] (SBU) Women made considerable gains in the July 31 municipal elections as compared with 2003. Almost eight times more women ran as candidates in 2007 than in 2003 (355 versus 46),and women will hold at least 241 seats in municipal councils (as opposed to 97 in 2003). The election also resul [...]	2007-08-13 12:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KWMN SCUL KMPI JO
07AMMAN3436	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC SENIOR SERVICE FELLOW OLEG [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Senior Service Fellow Oleg Bilukha to Jordan, August 31 - September 07, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control office [...]	2007-08-15 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA OTRA TPHY JO
07AMMAN3441	WELCOME CODEL SHELBY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Shelby to Jordan from August 29-31, 2007, as requested reftels. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Dr. Deborah "Duffy" Winters [...]	2007-08-16 07:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ JO OTRA
07AMMAN3463	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of U.S. Forest Service Assistant Director John Carpenter to Jordan, August 25 - 31, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Contro [...]	2007-08-19 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OTRA JO
07AMMAN3476	IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIANS TELL CODEL BAIRD PM MALIKI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 10 visit to Jordan, Representatives Baird (D-WA) and Shays (R-CT) met with three Iraqi Sunni deputies resident in Amman; the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan; and Vice President al-Hashimi. The deputies shared the view that progress in Iraq could only be achieved th [...]	2007-08-20 08:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR JO
07AMMAN3482	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection employees Joyce Gouge, Jackie Ramsey, and Ronald Kihnel to Jordan, August 22 - September 01, 2007, for the purpose of conducting International Seaport Interdiction Training [...]	2007-08-20 16:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA JO
07AMMAN3516	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH EMPLOYEE JOE HARFORD [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of NIH employee Dr. Joe Harford, to Jordan, September 1-5, 2007, for the purpose of conducting a site visit to the Jordan Cancer Registry. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the thre [...]	2007-08-22 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TBIO OTRA JO
07AMMAN352	GOJ ACCEPTS OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO PKO TRAINING [...] (U) MFA informed post in a note dated January 24 that Jordan accepted reftel offer of assistance under the Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI). The operative paragraph of the note is provided below. Brigadier General Awni Al-Adwan, Director of Military Training, in a letter of [...]	2007-01-28 06:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR MASS JO
07AMMAN3545	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - AUGUST 22 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minster Khatib confirmed that the Governments of Iraq and Jordan agreed in principle to implement a process for issuing visas to Iraqis seeking to enter Jordan. Jordanian schools began on August 19, though with far fewer Iraqis then expected. USAID, UNICEF, UNHCR and [...]	2007-08-22 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3579	SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS ON QIZ LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the Ministry of Labor (MOL) published a Plan of Action in March 2007, Jordan has been making slow but steady progress on labor issues in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). For the first time, a Jordanian court found supervisors in one factory guilty of physical abu [...]	2007-08-26 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD EAID JO QIZ
07AMMAN3581	IN PROOF OF PRINCIPLE, U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (S) In a proof of principle operation, 30 Defense Logistics Agency-leased containers transporting excess water purification units, trailers, and Humvees from Camp Taqaddum in Iraq, bound for the United States, reached the Jordan-Iraq border on August 18 at Trebil-Karama. The containers then a [...]	2007-08-26 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MARR MOPS JO IZ
07AMMAN3599	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EMPLOYEE COLLINS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Jimmie Collins to Jordan, August 30 - September 16, 2007, for the purpose of conducting an annual program review of Cooperative Mon [...]	2007-08-28 05:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3612	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOC/CLDP OFFICIALS TEJTEL AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Commerce officials Marc Tejtel and Sana Akili to Jordan, September 07 - 10, 2007, for the purpose of meeting with the Judicial Institute of Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this mes [...]	2007-08-28 05:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT PGOV JO
07AMMAN3615	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOC/CLDP OFFICIALS FILPI AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Commerce officials James Filpi and Gregory Howell to Jordan, September 03 - 06, 2007, for the purpose of attending an OECD working group meeting to facilitate development of commercial law programs in th [...]	2007-08-28 05:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT PGOV JO
07AMMAN3627	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EMPLOYEE MOHAGHEGHI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Amir Mohagheghi to Jordan, August 30 - September 05, 2007, for the purpose of conducting an annual program review of Cooperative Mo [...]	2007-08-28 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO

07AMMAN3629	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC SENIOR SERVICE FELLOW OLEG [...] (SBU) Ref A requested country clearance for Senior Service Fellow Oleg Bilukha to travel to Jordan August 31 - September 7, 2007. Ref B approved the request for country clearance for this travel. Ref C advised that travel to Jordan will now take place September 7 - 20. 2. (SBU) Embassy A [...]	2007-08-28 13:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA OTRA TPHY JO
07AMMAN3632	JORDAN'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PLAYS ELECTION BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) The rhetorical clash between the GOJ and Islamists continues, with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),milking accusations of government fraud in the July 31 municipal elections to position itself for fall parliamentary elections. The [...]	2007-08-28 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
07AMMAN3642	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEES [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Jennifer Peterson, Liza Paqueo, and Howard Horton, to Jordan, September 4-11, 2007, for the purpose of providing technical assistance to Jordan's Badia Research and Development Center and coordinating with other Jorda [...]	2007-08-29 11:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OTRA JO
07AMMAN3647	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH EMPLOYEE SHADEN KAMHAWI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of NIH employee Dr. Shaden Kamhawi, to Jordan, September 5-16, 2007, for the purpose of visiting the Sand Fly Project field site and meeting with collaborators at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. All vis [...]	2007-08-29 14:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OTRA KSCA JO
07AMMAN3654	E-GOVERNMENT: LOTS OF POTENTIAL BUT LITTLE ACTUAL [...] (U) Summary: After years of effort with few results, Jordan launched several e-government projects this summer, including those that will allow businesses to check their tax records online and citizens to review draft legislation. Among the projects in development are an online business tradem [...]	2007-08-30 10:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT PGOV TINT KMPI JO
07AMMAN3666	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ EMPLOYEE GUNNISON [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Justice employee Michael Gunnison to Jordan, September 04 - 06, 2007, for the purpose of attending meetings on terrorist financing. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especiall [...]	2007-09-03 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC AMGT JO
07AMMAN3729	American Basketball Clinics and English Language Programs [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Amman recently concluded its first Youth Enrichment Program. Under the auspices of this R initiative, PA Amman hosted two basketball and English-language camps in August for more than 200 underprivileged Jordanian boys and girls from several different regions of the country. [...]	2007-09-05 12:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN3731	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VALI YALDA BIBO [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit to Jordan of Embassy Baghdad Economic Section employee Vali Yalda Bibo from September 12 - 23, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. ( [...]	2007-09-05 13:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA APER IZ JO
07AMMAN3752	A/S SAUERBREY CONGRATULATES GOJ ON PROVIDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey congratulated the GOJ for its recent decision to expand enrollment of Iraqi schoolchildren, and focused local and international media attention on the broader needs of Iraqi refugees in the region during her August 26-29 visit. Her announceme [...]	2007-09-09 05:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL IZ JO
07AMMAN3767	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Inspector General Howard J. Krongard to Jordan from September 17 - 19, 2007, as requested reftel. Travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Man [...]	2007-09-11 07:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC ASIG OTRA JO
07AMMAN3787	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP LORIA AND DOHERTY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sean Doherty and Richard Loria of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Jordan, September 22-25, 2007, for the purpose of conducting C-TPAT validations. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, e [...]	2007-09-12 11:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA APER JO
07AMMAN3796	WELCOME CODEL BAUCUS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Baucus to Jordan from September 16-17, 2007, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Mark Wilson, Economic [...]	2007-09-12 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN OTRA JO
07AMMAN3797	CREDIBLE MUSLIM VOICES IN JORDAN [...] (S) Per reftel, the Embassy has identified the persons listed in paragraph 2 as credible Muslim voices. While the persons identified in this message would not approve of all or even many U.S. foreign policies, they do share a general position that terrorism and violent extremism are contrary t [...]	2007-09-12 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	KPAO KISL JO
07AMMAN3806	The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Balancing Development and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) manages the city of Aqaba and its surrounding 26 kilometers of Jordanian coastline. Roughly 30 percent of this strategic and precious real estate is a protected marine habitat. During meetings regarding environmental issues in [...]	2007-09-13 11:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
07AMMAN3814	UPDATE ON U.S.-JORDAN TRADE ISSUES [...] (U) This message contains action request for State, USDA, and USTR; please see paragraphs 5, 7, 10, and 15. 2. (U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) seeks responses to several trade proposals under the rubric of the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),as well as flexibility on a [...]	2007-09-13 14:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
07AMMAN3822	(SBU) REQUEST FOR HEBREW TEST FOR MIRIAM SCHWEDT [...] (U) Post requests a FSI Language Proficiency Hebrew Test be sent to Amman. 2. (SBU) Information on employee to be tested: Miriam Schwedt XXX-XX-4507 State Hebrew October 9 by DVC POL: Jack Doutrich 3. (U) Testing materials can be sent via Federal Express to: Embassy of the USA [...]	2007-09-16 07:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFSI APER
07AMMAN3826	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB OFFICER MANU [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman requests approval for ESTH Hub Officer Manu Bhalla to visit Tel Aviv, Israel, September 23-26, 2007, to meet with ESTH Counselor Paul Rohrlich, tour MERC projects and have meetings regarding ESTH issues in Israel. 2. (U) Traveler requests Embassy assistance with hotel re [...]	2007-09-16 10:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV OTRA IS
07AMMAN3869	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/SLAC EMPLOYEE TANTAWI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center employee Sami Tantawi to Jordan, November 15 - 20, 2007, for the purpose of presenting a lecture at the 6th User Meeting for Sesame. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review t [...]	2007-09-17 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG OTRA JO
07AMMAN3870	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC EMPLOYEE HENRY WALKE [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of CDC employee Henry Walke to Amman, Jordan, September 22 - 28, 2007, for the purpose of teaching classes to Iraqi Ministry of Health staff in Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especia [...]	2007-09-17 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA OTRA JO
07AMMAN3871	IRAQIS IN JORDAN ENROLLING AT A MODERATE PACE; [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iraqi enrollment in Jordanian schools reached 21,000 as of September 15, with the GOJ agreeing to extend enrollment through September 30. No consensus has emerged to fully explain the low enrollment totals. UN agencies and NGOs are actively engaged in a last-ditch effort to cla [...]	2007-09-17 15:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3876	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR HHS DR. SAMIR KHLEIF [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman requests country clearance for Dr. Samir Khleif, HHS National Cancer Institute's Chief of Cancer Vaccine Section (currently based in Amman),to visit Beirut, Lebanon from October 18 - 21, 2007, to participate in Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute (NKBCI) dedication activities a [...]	2007-09-18 11:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV OTRA APER LE
07AMMAN3877	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS EMPLOYEES LARSEN AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of USGS employees Matthew Larsen and Verne Schneider to Jordan, September 22 - 26, 2007, for the purpose of reviewing the USGS program in Jordan. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially t [...]	2007-09-18 12:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TPHY KSCA ECON OTRA SENV JO
07AMMAN3880	Jordan: Planning the S&T Joint Commission Meeting [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (U) Background and summary: The U.S.-Jordan S&T Agreement entered into force on June 12, 2007 (reftel). The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is keen to hold the first Joint Commission Meeting (JCM). Dr. Walid Al-Turk, Secretary General of [...]	2007-09-18 14:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV TBIO TPHY ETRD KTIA JO
07AMMAN4037	JORDAN TO JOIN NEGOTIATIONS ON ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Minister of Industry and Trade Salem Al-Khazaleh informed the Embassy, through a letter dated September 24 (text below),of Jordan's general support for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). NOTE: A copy of the letter was also faxed to USTR/Rachel Bae. [...]	2007-09-30 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO
07AMMAN4038	Jordan's Textiles and Apparel Production: Still Competitive [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to Ref D, Post provides below updated statistics and information on the textile and apparel industry in Jordan. Jordan's exports of textile and apparel slightly decreased during the first half of 2007 to USD 568 million, with over 90% going to the U.S. market. The [...]	2007-09-30 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX JO
07AMMAN4043	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMEMBASSY CAIRO AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Agricultural Minister Counselor Peter Kurz to Jordan, October 08-11, 2007, for a supervisory visit. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. [...]	2007-10-01 10:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OTRA JO
07AMMAN4060	STRIKES IN JORDAN'S QIZ FACTORIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers, predominately Bangladeshi, have gone on strike at two factories in Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). The Ministry of Labor (MOL) has been monitoring situations at both factories and facilitating negotiations with management. Following receipt of informatio [...]	2007-10-02 15:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV JO
07AMMAN4094	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SEVEN IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 13:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER KFTN PREL JO
07AMMAN4102	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC EMPLOYEE OLEG BILUKHA [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of CDC employee Oleg Bilukha to Amman, Jordan, October 28 - November 05, 2007, for the purpose of facilitating a coordination meeting on the pilot project of injury surveillance in Iraq. 2. (SBU) Control officer for t [...]	2007-10-04 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA OTRA TBIO JO
07AMMAN4112	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR HHS DR. SAMIR KHLEIF [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman requests approval for Dr. Samir Khleif, HHS National Cancer Institute's Chief of Cancer Vaccine Section (currently based in Amman),to visit Dubai, UAE, October 28-30, 2007, to participate in the Knowledge Conference to launch the first project of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al- [...]	2007-10-08 14:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV OTRA APER TC
07AMMAN4158	FORMER MP ABBADI SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS FOR [...] (U) On October 9, Jordan's State Security Court sentenced former MP Ahmed Oweidi Al-Abbadi to a two-year prison sentence and a fine of 30 JD (USD 42) for undermining the country's reputation. Abbadi has been in custody for five months, since his publication (purportedly; see paragraph 3) of a [...]	2007-10-10 13:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM JO
07AMMAN4166	STRIKES OF BENGALI WORKERS CONTINUE IN JORDAN'S [...] (SBU) Representatives from Jordan's Ministry of Labor (MOL) and the Bangladeshi Embassy in Jordan tried to facilitate October 8 negotiations between management at the Cotton Craft factory in al-Tajamouat Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) and Bengali workers who have been on strike since mid-Se [...]	2007-10-11 09:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV JO
07AMMAN4174	Jordan Continues to Strengthen Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met October 9 with representatives from the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to share information on avian flu preparedness. The meeting focused on: tracking the progress of avian flu; surveillance and detection training; and preparedn [...]	2007-10-11 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN4202	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE AND SNL EMPLOYEES COLLINS, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Jimmie Collins, and Sandia National Laboratories employees Amir Mohagheghi, and Ruth Duggan to Jordan, November 2 - 13, 2007, for t [...]	2007-10-17 06:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN4203	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE BERKLEY NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory staff scientist Zahid Hussain to Jordan, November 15 - 20, 2007, for the purpose of chairing the 6th Sesame Beamlines Committee. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review th [...]	2007-10-17 06:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG AORC ASEC KSCA OTRA TRGY JO
07AMMAN4226	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SNL EMPLOYEES HORAK, HAYCRAFT, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sandia National Laboratories employees Karl Horak, Debbie Haycraft, and Gaurav Rajen to Jordan, November 1 - 10, 2007, for the purpose of hosting a Web Access for Civil Society Initiatives meeting at the Cooperative M [...]	2007-10-18 10:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP JO
07AMMAN4227	Israeli Embassy, Japanese, and Jordanian views on Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Israeli President Peres' late September briefing of Ambassadors Jones and Hale and subsequent request for the U.S. to encourage Jordanian progress on implementing elements of the Peace Valley Project, Post has engaged Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials, representativ [...]	2007-10-18 10:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL SENV KWBG JO IS
07AMMAN4294	JORDAN: PARTIAL SOLUTION EMERGING FOR ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On October 19, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit issued a long-awaited statement on the ability of civil society organizations to monitor the upcoming November 20 election. While Bakhit effectively annulled earlier vague Interior Ministry prohibitions, by announcing that some form of [...]	2007-10-22 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KDEM PGOV
07AMMAN4324	NOMINATION FROM EMBASSY AMMAN FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) Embassy Amman is pleased to nominate Jordanian attorney Reem Abu Hassan for the Secretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Abu Hassan has used her legal expertise to champion equal rights and legal protection for Jordanian and Arab women as well as children, [...]	2007-10-25 04:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM JO
07AMMAN4369	KING ABDULLAH DISCUSSES IRAQ AND REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah said October 28 that Jordan sought strategic consultations and close coordination with the USG in the effort to help to restore stability to Iraq. He told visiting Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker that Jordan would continue to work with PM Maliki and planned to send [...]	2007-10-29 16:17:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV JO IZ
07AMMAN4379	FY08 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB [...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer. He is supported by regional environmental specialist Rana Safadi, who has served with the Hub for eight years. Key Priorities and Work Items ----------------------- [...]	2007-10-30 09:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
07AMMAN438	SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT FRANCES TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO [...] ( C ) The Jordanian government and Embassy Amman are looking forward to your visit February 3-5. Jordan is a key partner on counterterrorism and other top U.S. priorities. King Abdullah views U.S. success in Iraq as essential to his own success; he also shares our concerns on Iran and is look [...]	2007-02-01 10:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PTER PREL JO
07AMMAN4439	EMBASSY WELCOMES VISIT OF MG STONE TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Embassy Amman welcomes the upcoming visit to Jordan of Multi-national Force Iraq (MNF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Detainee Operations MG Stone (ref A). Post strongly supports MNF-I's efforts to rehabilitate young Iraqis detained for insurgent activities. 2. (C) As noted ref B and [...]	2007-11-01 15:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IZ JO
07AMMAN4441	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Los Alamos National Laboratory employee Daniel Whalen to Jordan, November 1, 2007 - April 24, 2008, to undertake a TDY assignment to the Cooperative Monitoring Center-Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully re [...]	2007-11-01 16:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP FARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN4444	DESPITE CONCERNS, SENIOR OFFICIALS TELL AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings with senior Jordanian government officials on October 28, Ambassador Crocker noted that the surge had been successful, stressed that opportunities remain to constrain Iran, and emphasized the importance and potential impact of an Arab diplomatic presence [...]	2007-11-01 18:13:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ JO PGOV PREL
07AMMAN4499	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HOWARD PASSELL AND JESSE ROACH [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sandia National Laboratories employees Howard Passell and Jesse Roach to Jordan, November 09 - 24, 2007 for the purpose of holding a workshop with Iraqi engineers and hydrologists on the use of system dynamics modelin [...]	2007-11-07 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP JO
07AMMAN4525	BLUE LANTERN PRE LICENSE CHECK CASE 05-050070921 [...] (SBU) EconOff met with Suleiman Aqarbeh, Security Director at the Le Royal Hotel Amman, on November 8. At the site visit, Aqarbeh verified his hotel's order for one Fido XT Handheld Explosives Detector plus Starter Kit, with a license value of USD 24,012. Aqarbeh confirmed that he placed the o [...]	2007-11-12 05:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC JO
07AMMAN4561	CAMPAIGN DIRTY TRICKS: VOTE BUYING, MUD SLINGING, [...] (C) Summary. Campaigning for the November 20 parliamentary elections is in full swing, with candidate tents springing up like mushrooms, posters and banners blanketing the traffic circles, and numerous newspaper editorials devoted to the big questions of representation, benefits of participa [...]	2007-11-14 06:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM
07AMMAN4567	IRAQ/IRAN: IRAQI SHI'A CLERIC KHOE,I SAYS IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Anti-Iranian Iraqi Shi'a cleric Jawad al-Khoe'i (strictly protect) described to Emboff his views on Iranian perceptions of Iraq and the U.S., the current situation in Iraq and Iran (where he has been studying for ten of the last twelve years),political developments, ongoing Ir [...]	2007-11-14 12:44:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN4571	CAMPAIGN DIRTY TRICKS: VOTE BUYING, MUD SLINGING, [...] (C) Summary. Campaigning for the November 20 parliamentary elections is in full swing, with candidate tents springing up like mushrooms, posters and banners blanketing the traffic circles, and numerous newspaper editorials devoted to the big questions of representation, benefits of participa [...]	2007-11-14 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM
07AMMAN4599	USPTO PROGRAM IN JORDAN BUILDS IPR AWARENESS AND NETWORKS [...] The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) conducted successful training on Law and Policy for Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Enforcement from November 5-8 in Jordan with the assistance of the Embassy and USAID. Over 100 representa [...]	2007-11-18 09:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO IPR
07AMMAN4612	JORDAN ELECTIONS: ON ELECTION EVE, POLITICS IN AN [...] (C) Summary. In the stretch of slums and refugee camps that lies to the south and east of Amman, the campaign for Jordan's November 20 elections has a markedly different flavor than elsewhere in the country. Candidates here speak frankly about the issues that matter to their constituents: p [...]	2007-11-19 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM ECON SENV KPAL
07AMMAN4638	JORDANIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION INITIAL RESULTS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preliminary - but unofficial - election results released the day after Jordan's November 20 parliamentary election saw decisive victories for independent candidates, and a crushing defeat for candidates from the Muslim Brotherhood's party, the Islamic Action Front, which failed to [...]	2007-11-21 11:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
07AMMAN4693	BIOGRAPHIES FOR JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In the wake of November 20 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit submitted his resignation to the King November 22, paving the way for a new government. On November 23, the King designated Nader Dahabi as the new Prime Minister, and the new cabinet was sworn in on November 25. [...]	2007-11-26 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	JO PGOV PINR
07AMMAN4732	KING ABDULLAH UPDATES CODEL INOUYE ON SYRIAN [...] (S) CODEL Inouye accompanied by Ambassador met with King Abdullah on November 28 and discussed developments in Iraq, the Annapolis meeting and a potential opportunity to change Syrian behavior. End Summary. 2. (U) Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens, Ambassador, and Minority Staff Direc [...]	2007-11-29 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL SY JO
07AMMAN4738	IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - NOVEMBER 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hale urged new Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Minister of Planning Suhair al-Ali, and Chief of Royal Court Bassem Awadallah to regularize the status of Iraqis in Jordan. The Ambassador attended an Iraqi Chaldean mass on November 25 and offered continued embassy [...]	2007-11-29 17:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN4773	View That Iraqis in Jordan Are Only a Burden on the Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The prevailing view shared by the Jordanian public and government officials is that the Iraqi presence has further strained Jordan's already stretched budget, with a significant negative impact on the education and health systems, and an inflationary impact on prices. After rev [...]	2007-12-05 06:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREF PGOV JO IZ
07AMMAN4777	Coordinated Programming for 60th Anniversary of [...] As mentioned in Reftel, Embassy Amman has begun planning several high-impact events to commemorate 60 years of U.S.-Jordanian diplomatic relations. (While actual U.S. diplomatic recognition came in January 1949, we intend to begin our celebratory events in the summer 2008.) Given Embassy Tel [...]	2007-12-05 10:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO IS KPAO KMDR PREL
07AMMAN4793	CONGRESSWOMAN MCCOLLUM DISCUSSES IMPACT OF IRAQI REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 24-27 visit to Jordan of Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN),Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials described the strain that approximately 500,000 Iraqis have been placing on the Jordanian infrastructure. All stressed that while Jordan has opened up public [...]	2007-12-06 07:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON PREL IZ JO
07AMMAN4884	IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - DECEMBER 10 [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR signed a USD 11 million agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Health to assist the GOJ in providing primary care services to Iraqis at equivalent costs to non-insured Jordanians. UNHCR hopes that increased Iraqi usage of Jordanian primary care facilities will allow the [...]	2007-12-11 16:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN4953	NEW UNITED NATIONS COORDINATION STRUCTURE FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During meetings in early December with the UNHCR Donor Mission, a Baghdad-Amman VTC with donors, and the recent USAID/OFDA conference in Amman on IDPs, Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General (DSRSG) in Iraq David Shearer presented his main priorities for the Unit [...]	2007-12-17 11:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KUNR JO IZ
07AMMAN4991	Jordan Seeing More Illegal and Violent Strikes in QIZ [...] (SBU) Jordan's garment factories in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ's) have been experiencing strikes five to six times a month, often led by Bengali workers, according to the Jordanian Ministry of Labor (MOL). MOL inspectors have seen strikes become more "illegal" in nature, normally oc [...]	2007-12-18 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD EAID KTEX JO
07AMMAN5023	WELCOME CODEL DAVIS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Representative Lincoln Davis and delegation to Jordan on January 12, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control Officer for this visit is Co [...]	2007-12-26 13:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5026	WELCOME CODEL SCHUMER [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Schumer to Jordan from December 29, 2007 thru January 2, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State e [...]	2007-12-26 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5049	WELCOME CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Price to Amman, Jordan from January 9-12, as requested reftel. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic countr [...]	2007-12-30 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5057	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR William Louden [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of William Louden to Jordan from 29 December through 4 January 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State elec [...]	2007-12-30 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5058	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR James Holland [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of James Holland and Peter McGrew to Jordan from 17 January through 2 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Departm [...]	2007-12-30 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5060	WELCOME CODEL WOLF [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Wolf to Jordan from January 4-5, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country clearan [...]	2007-12-31 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN51	FURTHER REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations against the execution of Saddam Hussein took place in several cities after Friday prayers, January 5. Editorials continued to criticize the execution, the Iraqi government, and the USG, but also fired a number of salvos in Iran's direction. END SUMMARY. ---- [...]	2007-01-07 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN52	FURTHER REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations against the execution of Saddam Hussein took place in several cities after Friday prayers, January 5. Editorials continued to criticize the execution, the Iraqi government, and the USG, but also fired a number of salvos in Iran's direction. END SUMMARY. ---- [...]	2007-01-07 16:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN606	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INL TEAM TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Robert Byrnes, Gary Alexander, Michael Perez, and Hal Meawad to Amman, Jordan from February 10-15, 2007, to discuss extension of operations at the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC),as requested reftel. All vis [...]	2007-02-08 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR JO
07AMMAN644	JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER: TRAFFIC DECREASING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traffic at the Jordan-Iraq border has declined in recent months, but remains considerable. The decline appears to be due to the danger of traveling to Jordan by road, and to Jordanian officials' continuing exercise of their discretion in a case-by-case adjudication of requests fo [...]	2007-02-12 08:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL PTER JO IZ
07AMMAN662	WELCOME CODEL KYL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes CODEL Kyl to Amman, Jordan from February 17-18, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Matthew Eussen, Political-Military Affairs Officer. Cont [...]	2007-02-12 16:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ IS JO
07AMMAN676	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (C) King Abdullah and Embassy Amman look forward to your return to Jordan. He welcomes your personal engagement on Israeli-Palestinian issues. He is also looking forward to his upcoming visit to the U.S., which will include an address to a joint session of Congress March 7. 2. (C) Since y [...]	2007-02-13 14:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KPAL IS IR JO
07AMMAN679	IRAQIS SWAMP UNHCR OFFICES IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Crowds of Iraqis flocked to UNHCR offices in Amman February 12. Word appears to be spreading of UNHCR's recent policy shift, under which it now treats all south- and central-Iraqis outside Iraq as having a prima facie case that they are refugees, and as therefore eligible for refe [...]	2007-02-13 15:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PTER JO IZ
07AMMAN680	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary Lawrence Butler and Bryan Payne to Amman, Jordan from February 18-20, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control of [...]	2007-02-13 16:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER KU IZ JO
07AMMAN728	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Anne Patterson and Melanie (Brooke) Darby to Amman, Jordan from February 20-21, 2007 and Febraury 23-26, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragrap [...]	2007-02-16 09:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR IZ JO
07AMMAN75	ROYAL JORDANIAN SELECTS BOEING 787 DREAMLINER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's national airline Royal Jordanian (RJ) announced it has selected Boeing's 787 Dreamliner to replace its wide-body Airbus A340's. As a first step, RJ will lease four or five of the aircraft starting in 2010. Boeing is optimistic that the leasing arrangements will lead t [...]	2007-01-08 15:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD BEXP JO
07AMMAN786	LOCAL UNHCR OFFICIALS APPEAL FOR HELP ON IRAQIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR officials in Jordan and Syria warn that the surge of Iraqis approaching their offices is starting to overtax their capacity. Even with increased staff and resources, UNHCR Jordan was forced to turn away hundreds of Iraqis seeking to register on February 19 so it could focus [...]	2007-02-21 07:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV SY IZ JO
07AMMAN873	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO JORDAN, FEBRUARY 3-5 [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM (APHSCT) FRANCES FRAGOS TOWNSEND AND HER DELEGATION MET SEPARATELY WITH PRIME MINISTER BAKHIT, PRINCE FAISAL, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR DAHABI, MAJOR GENERAL JAMAL SHAWABKAH (COMMANDER OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS [...]	2007-02-26 12:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR JO IS KPAL
07AMMAN878	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHERYL SMITH INL/RM/MS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance to Sheryl Smith to Amman, Jordan from February 28 to March 9, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Matthew Eussen, Political-Military [...]	2007-02-27 06:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AMGT JO
07AMMAN888	UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1737 - JORDAN [...] (C) Per ref's A and B, Ambassador and other senior embassy officers have engaged the director of the Office of King Abdullah, the director of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate, the Foreign Minister, and the director of the private office of the Foreign Minister on ensuring effective i [...]	2007-02-27 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN PREL JO IR
07AMMAN968	JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is political officer Miriam Schwedt, phone number 202-536-4173, ext. 6597 or 962-6-590-6597, fax number 962-6-592-0159. Officer spent approximately 48 hours preparing the report. Political Analyst Manal Hashweh spent 16 hours preparing the [...]	2007-03-04 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
07ANILA1702	PHILIPPINE POICE, MILITARY CONTINUE EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Policecontinue to file new cases against suspects in ulawful killings, leading already to several arrets and ongoing prosecutions, in addition to four arlier convictions. The Armed Forces launched twodozen inquiries into alleged involvement by miliary personnel in some cases [...]	2007-05-24 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV RP
07ANKARA10	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1017	TURKEY: FIFTH TIFA TALKS SEE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The fifth meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting convened April 12 - 13 in Washington, D.C. The issue-packed agenda included substantive discussions on agricultural market access, the Doha Round, the Generalized System of Pref [...]	2007-05-01 06:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KIPR TU
07ANKARA1023	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: STATE - DOD [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU MARR MASS CASC
07ANKARA1034	TURKEY AND SOMO TALK - BUT FUEL TRADE STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi SOMO and Turkish officials met in Ankara on April 16-18 and reached agreement to move forward in reinstating blocked fuel trade, albeit in a reduced amount, but next action steps lie with SOMO. Turkish suppliers are not optimistic about new contracts and question SOMO's i [...]	2007-05-02 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1046	TURKEY'S GENERAL ELECTION CALENDAR [...] On May 3, the Turkish parliament voted 458 to 0 for early general elections to be held on July 22, 2007. Turkey's Supreme Election Board (SEB) has prepared a draft schedule for parliamentary elections, based on the July 22 date. The calendar will start to run immediately, unless a party obje [...]	2007-05-04 07:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TU
07ANKARA1053	TURKISH POLITICAL TURMOIL: VIEWS FROM THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA1066	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1085	TURKEY PLEASED WITH SHARM MINISTERIAL, SEEKS INPUT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is generally happy with the Sharm ministerial but seeks clarification ASAP on Iraq's plans for follow-on working groups (WGs),GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told the Ambassador May 8. Celikkol asked for U.S. assistance in ascertaining what Iraq wants for the WGs -- e [...]	2007-05-08 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PREF PTER UN TU IZ SY
07ANKARA1092	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON/LOTT (MAY 25 - [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson/Lott. Chris Friefeld, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Istanbul and Izmir. He can be reached at: Office 011-90-212-335-9288; Home: 011-90-212-351-0511; Cellular: 011-90-532-601-7779. Chris Krafft, Pol [...]	2007-05-09 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU RU EI
07ANKARA1094	TURKEY: INTELLECTUALS TAKE A STAND AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT. Two hundred five Turkish writers, artists, journalists, and human rights lawyers attached their names to a strongly worded condemnation of military interference in the political process. The statement is a leftist interpretation of the military's April 27 e-memoran [...]	2007-05-09 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TU
07ANKARA1095	TURKEY: DETAINEE RESETTLEMENT FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Turkey has very small communities of some of the ethnic groups listed in ref a, including a group of ethnic Uighurs in Istanbul which is estimated to number about 5,000. There are also very small communities of ethnic Uzbeks, Somalis, and Sudanese, most of whom are economic migrants or pol [...]	2007-05-09 16:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR TU
07ANKARA110	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1101	UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 08:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1102	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RANDALL E. DEPAUL AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Randall E. Depaul and William J. Tuttle. Christina Bobrow, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6803. Rusty [...]	2007-05-10 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU
07ANKARA1119	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST HEATHER [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/TNC Analyst Heather Tsvaris. Post understands no assistance is requested. If assistance is required, you may contact the Political Counselor, Janice Weiner. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7220; Cellular: 011-90-5 [...]	2007-05-11 08:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PTER TU
07ANKARA112	TURKEY: ACROSS THE BOARD, OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZE [...] (SBU) GOT officials and Turkish politicians across the political spectrum moved quickly to condemn the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist and human rights activist Hrant Dink (reftel). PM Erdogan conducted a live press conference within 90 minutes of the attack, while President Seze [...]	2007-01-19 16:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV TU

07ANKARA1130	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (APR 2007) [...] Summary: The Wisconsin Project Team provided a presentation on their open source database to Government of Turkey (GOT) representatives. The database will assist GOT officials to process export licenses and investigate suspect companies/individuals. Department of Commerce contractors compl [...]	2007-05-11 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1137	TURKEY INFORMED THAT CYPRUS HAS JOINED THE GI; MFA [...] (C) We confirmed for MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Head of Section Serhan Yigit on May 10 that the U.S. had received a diplomatic note from the Government of Cyprus advising of Cyprus' intent to join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, Cyprus' support for the Global Initiativ [...]	2007-05-11 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KGIC KNNP PINR PINS PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1149	TURKEY: INTELLECTUALS OPPOSE MILITARY'S [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. A group of 500 intellectuals issued a declaration May 13 against the Turkish military's April 27 e-memorandum. Echoing the message of a May 7 statement by 205 intellectuals (reftel),the signatories rejected the e-memorandum: "We openly declare that we have the right [...]	2007-05-14 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1151	UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 08:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1172	KAYSERI BOOMING; AKP MAY BE SLIPPING [...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting the Central Anatolian city of Kayseri on May 14, we found local business leaders and politicians unperturbed by the political dramas in Ankara. Members of the business community, famed for their entrepreneurial talents and "family values," seemed more interested in e [...]	2007-05-16 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV TU
07ANKARA1196	TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS [...] We forwarded information concerning the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 30 (ref a). We included the offer from the US to pay for one representative from the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) and Turkish National [...]	2007-05-18 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU
07ANKARA1223	TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 31-JUNE 1 OSCE [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points and conference agenda May 16 jointly with Russian Embassy First Secretary Dmitri Zykov to Ceylan Oskiper, Head of Department for OSCE, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department, urging a high-level, mulit-sectoral Turkish delegation. Oskipper thanked u [...]	2007-05-21 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN TU
07ANKARA1233	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (C) MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun called us and Russian polcouns Dimitri Zykov in on May 21 to notify us officially of the Turkish government's decision to lower its level of participation in the Global Initiative based on Cyprus' admission as a partner. Speaking on instr [...]	2007-05-21 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP ETTC CY TU
07ANKARA1239	GOT ABRUPTLY FIRES ITS SPECIAL ENVOY TO COMBAT PKK [...] (C) Summary: On May 21, the Turkish government fired its Special Envoy to combat the PKK, GEN (r) Baser, citing the general's negative public comments on the trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) process. The GOT named MFA Deputy Undersecretary Akgunay as his replacement, signaling a continuation of [...]	2007-05-22 09:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TU UZ US
07ANKARA1245	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1248	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KATZ (MAY 26-29) [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staff Delegation Katz. Jeffrey Collins, Political Officer will be your Control Officer for Ankara, Turkey. He can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7191; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3849. Katharina Gollner-Sweet, Public Affairs Off [...]	2007-05-23 06:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM TU IS
07ANKARA1249	TURKEY: ANKARA EXPLOSION: POLICE CONCLUDE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 08:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CMGT PGOV TU
07ANKARA1257	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1271	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1282	TURKEY: DIRECT LEBANESE REQUEST FOR AMMUNITION [...] (C) On May 24, DCM and visiting TRANSCOM Commander Gen. Schwartz raised the LAF ammunition request with Deputy Chief of Staff GEN Ergin Saygun and J-4 Logistics Chief LTG Arslan. We also notified the MFA Middle East Department and the Turkish General Staff (TGS) of the specific request for 105 [...]	2007-05-25 11:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER TU LE
07ANKARA1286	TURKEY - PUSHING ON THE SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials express concern about the announced Russia-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan gas agreement, worried that momentum is shifting away from the "southern gas corridor" and Turkey's transit role. Turkish officials want to redouble efforts to work with Turkmenistan, Iraq, Aze [...]	2007-05-25 11:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ TX KZ
07ANKARA1300	F-16 VIOLATION OF TURKISH AIRSPACE: PRESS [...] (C) The Turks first contacted us on May 24 to raise what they described as an obvious unintended violation of their airspace earlier in the day (ref a). In that discussion, D/CHOD Saygun told DCM that he was bringing the issue to our attention simply to avoid accidents in the future. We subs [...]	2007-05-29 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1302	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1316	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1317	UN COUNTERTERRORISM COMMITTEE REINFORCES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: A group of experts from the UN counter-terrorism committee's Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) visited Turkey May 11-21 to consult on Turkey's counter-terrorism regime, write a report, and identify training needs and other follow-up. The UN group honed in on [...]	2007-05-30 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN TU
07ANKARA1318	TURKEY WORRIED ABOUT TRANSFER OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Senior Turkish officials and MPs have expressed deep concern about the May 30 handover of security responsibility in northern Iraq from MNF-I to the KRG. The Turks' main concerns appear to be about control of the Iraq-Turkey border, but also extend to an apparent expansion of wha [...]	2007-05-30 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1324	TURKEY: ANTI-PKK ENVOY AKGUNAY WANTS CONCRETE [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, Ambassador reviewed the state of play on anti-PKK efforts with Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay, who replaced retired General Edip Baser as Turkey's envoy for combating PKK terrorism following Baser's May 21 dismissal (ref b). Ambassador noted progress on U.S.-Turke [...]	2007-05-31 08:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA1326	TURKISH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS ON IRAQI BORDER: [...] (S) Summary: The Turkish military has substantial forces in the southeastern region, as reported previously, and is using those forces aggressively in counter-terrorist operations against the PKK. In this highly charged pre-election atmosphere, exacerbated by the May 22 Ankara bombing and the [...]	2007-05-31 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1337	GOT IRAQ ENVOY SEES POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM GOI ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: GOT Special Envoy Celikkol was encouraged by his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, he told the Ambassador May 30. PM Maliki welcomed increased Turkey-Iraq cooperation and sent positive signals on the PKK, as did other politicians (even including DPM Salih). Celikkol said he was tol [...]	2007-06-01 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ SY
07ANKARA134	U/S BURNS' LUNCH WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Turkish MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan exchanged views on Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus, the Halki Seminary, the possibility of an Armenian genocide resolution in the US Congress, and Central Asia at a working lunch January 19 that followed a m [...]	2007-01-24 10:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA135	TURKEY REQUESTS CONTINGENCY SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Turkish Consul General to Mosul, H. Avni Botsali, plans to deploy permanently in early February. Botsali told us that -- despite some tense moments -- he has a good relationship with Ninewah Governor Kashmoula, though [...]	2007-01-24 11:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA1350	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUROPEAN DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to European Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza. Your Control Officer for Ankara is Political Officer, Anthony Renzulli. He can be reached at Embassy: 011-90-312-4576-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cell: 011-90-554-671-4877. [...]	2007-06-01 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU LA NO
07ANKARA137	TURKEY PROPOSES IRAQI RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Turkey supports the U.S.'s strategy for Iraq but remains deeply concerned about the lack of political consensus in Baghdad or the PKK and Kirkuk issues, GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told visiting PDAS James Jeffrey on Jan. 19. Jeffrey explained the thinking behind the Pres [...]	2007-01-24 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU IZ IR
07ANKARA1379	TURKEY HOSTS BSEC SUMMIT - USG ATTENDANCE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Secretary Rice's March message to FM Gul promising participation by a senior State Department official in the June 25 BSEC Summit in Istanbul (ref B) is an important opportunity to emphasize USG support for BSEC and our bigger objective of encouraging economic a [...]	2007-06-04 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV KCRM TU
07ANKARA1390	TURKEY/IRAQ: MESSAGE RECEIVED ON MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche June 5 to MFA Head of Section for Iraq Aydin Selcen. Selcen reported that GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol had met with Sadrist representatives during his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, and that the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad maintained contacts with some Sadr [...]	2007-06-05 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1396	TURKEY COMPLAINS ABOUT US C-130 CHAFF/FLARE [...] (SBU) We received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry on June 4 registering a complaint that on May 20 a US C-130 transiting Turkish airspace en route from Iraq to Romania released chaff and flares just over the Iraqi border in Cizre, Turkey, and requesting the Embassy urge relevant US [...]	2007-06-05 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1412	TURKEY-IRAN ADVANCE ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although negotiations have been long and difficult, Turkey continues to dally with Iran on energy cooperation. The visit of the Iranian Energy Minister (who is responsible for energy and electricity, but not oil and gas, issues) and a possible reciprocating visit by Guler to Ira [...]	2007-06-06 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA1414	ENCOURAGING ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION AT BSEC SUMMIT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The June 25 BSEC Summit in Istanbul will be the flagship event of Turkey's BSEC Chairmanship, and the fifteenth anniversary of the organization. Apart from OSCE and Council of Europe, BSEC is the only multilateral forum in th [...]	2007-06-06 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL TU AM AJ
07ANKARA1417	TURKISH MFA DETAILS IRANIAN ARMS FOUND ON TRAIN; [...] (C) Summary: MFA South Asia Department Director Ahmet Murat Yoruk listed for us on June 6 the arms recovered from a Turkish freight train derailed in a PKK terrorist attack in eastern Turkey May 25, including mortar shells, RPG barrels, rifle rounds, and smoke bombs. Yoruk said the MFA has de [...]	2007-06-07 06:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PARM IZ SY TU
07ANKARA1437	TURKEY: GOVERNING AKP MOVES TO CENTER, PURGES [...] (C) Summary and comment: The biggest story of Turkey's just published election lists is the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) overhaul of its roster, boosting the party's centrist bona fides and purging much of the specifically Islamist wing and those who voted "no" on March 1, 200 [...]	2007-06-07 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL TU
07ANKARA1449	TURKISH MILITARY CALLS FOR PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO [...] (SBU) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) posted on its website (www.tsk.mil.tr) late in the evening of June 7 a press announcement regarding the recent (PKK) terrorist incidents in Turkey. The statement noted that Chief of Staff Buyukanit had predicted a rise in terrorist attacks; criticized tho [...]	2007-06-08 10:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER TU
07ANKARA1451	TURKEY: ONE OF THE NEW BREED OF AKP CANDIDATES - [...] (C) Mehmet Simsek is an unknown in Turkish politics. But he now has the #1 slot on the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) election list in Gaziantep, virtually ensuring him entry to parliament after the July 22 election - and his possible elevation as minister. Who is Simsek and why [...]	2007-06-08 11:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR TU
07ANKARA1457	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA; PRESSES GOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador pressed MFA U/S Apakan in a June 8 meeting on Iran issues, including implementation of UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and on reporting the May 25 train incident involving Iranian arms bound for Syria to the Security Council. On the train incident, Apakan noted Deputy [...]	2007-06-08 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MOPS PARM MARR KNNP ETRD TSPL EU
07ANKARA1476	TURKEY: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on June 11 to MFA Head of Department for South Asia Ahmet Yoruk and South Asia Desk Officer Ilhan Sener. MFA was familiar with the cases of Dr. Esfandiari and of Robert Levinson. Yoruk said he understood the importance of this issue to the United States and re [...]	2007-06-11 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IR TU
07ANKARA1494	NOT PROTESTING TOO MUCH? IRAQI MFA CALLS IN [...] (C) Following up on press reports that the Iraqi MFA had handed an official note of protest to the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad on June 9, we called June 12 on MFA Head of Department for Iraq Fazli Corman. Corman confirmed that Iraq's MFA Undersecretary Mahmoud had indeed called in the Charge a [...]	2007-06-12 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1499	Conference Supports Innovation in Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary. An AmCham-organized, Embassy-supported conference on "Innovation" highlighted to Turkish business and policy leaders how business-friendly policies can promote economic development and job creation. The conference completes one of the actions agreed to during the February mee [...]	2007-06-13 08:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR KPAO TU
07ANKARA1506	MFA DEPUTY U/S CEVIKOZ ASKS FOR U.S. HELP GETTING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Africa, Asia and Pacific Affairs Unal Cevikoz told Ambassador on June 12 that he is very pleased with the comprehensive program planned for his Washington visit next week. Cevikoz greatly appreciates US [...]	2007-06-13 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO OSCE AM TU
07ANKARA1509	FIRST US-TURKEY MIL-MIL COMBINED PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the initial bilateral US/Turkey Combined Planning Committee (CPC) meeting, hosted by the US European Command J-5 on May 22-24 in Stuttgart, US and Turkish action officers exchanged views and developed proposals on a full range of military-to-military cooperation. Separate [...]	2007-06-14 05:09:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS MASS TU
07ANKARA1515	TURKEY-EU TROIKA MEETINGS: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey-EU Troika consultations held June 4 in Ankara were constructive and served to underscore the continued mutual commitment to pursuing eventual Turkish EU membership, according to GOT and EU officials. Turkey's membership aspirations continue, and the technical process, thou [...]	2007-06-14 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU TU
07ANKARA1532	ACTION REQUEST: TURKS SEEK USG HELP TO FACILITATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan is inviting Iraqi PM Maliki to visit Turkey later this month to discuss bilateral issues, including security and energy, and the Turks have asked for USG support in convincing Maliki to accept the invitation. The G [...]	2007-06-15 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA1535	EU-TURKEY ENERGY CONFERENCE - MISSED OPPORTUNITY ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Expectations for a strong European statement in support of Turkey's role in gas transit to Europe were unrealized at the June 5 "Turkey and the EU: Together for a European Energy Policy" Conference in Istanbul, which was attended by Commissioners Rehn and Piebalgs and senior GOT [...]	2007-06-15 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU
07ANKARA1577	ONE VIEW ON TURKEY'S IRANIAN DIASPORA (C-TN7-00225) [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to one expert at a leading Turkish think tank, the Iranian population in Turkey numbers no more than fifty thousand, most of whom are students or other short-term economic migrants. Due to a fear of Iran's intelligence services, the Iranian community in Turkey maintai [...]	2007-06-21 06:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL SCUL AJ IR TU
07ANKARA159	TURKISH MFA MEETS ARMENIAN DFM: PROGRESS BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: The January 24 meeting in Istanbul between Turkish MFA DG Resit Uman and Armenian DFM Kirakossian, which MFA undertook on FM Gul's instruction, appears to have made some progress in the countries' ongoing discussion about establishing commissions to look at both the events of 1915 [...]	2007-01-26 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
07ANKARA1591	NATIONALIST GROUP REQUESTS PROSECUTION OF KRG [...] (C) Summary: A nationalist group in Diyarbakir has filed a petition with the provincial prosecutor's office requesting that charges be brought against KRG President Barzani and members of his family. The petition accuses the Barzanis of providing support and safe-haven for PKK terrorists in Ir [...]	2007-06-21 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA16	TURKEY-IRAQ WATER TALKS - FORMULAIC BUT TALKING [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Turkey and Iraq held their second bilateral water dialogue in 2006 in Ankara on December 14. Like the earlier May 24 meeting, delegations repeated long-held positions and quibbled over the agenda and language. The two sides agreed to meet again, and the Iraqis again proposed [...]	2007-01-05 10:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANKARA1633	TURKEY: MFA U/S APAKAN - MILD OPTIMISM ON [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Under Secretary (U/S) Apakan reviewed for Ambassador June 21 SIPDIS Turkey's dialogue with the European Union (EU) and France on accession and bilateral relations issues. Turkey views both discussions with cautious optimism. Apakan also updat [...]	2007-06-26 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU FR
07ANKARA1657	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY (JUN 30 - [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Alan Makovsky. Your control officer for Ankara will be Political Officer, Christina Bobrow. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7250, Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cell: 011-90-555-358-6803. Your control officer for Is [...]	2007-06-27 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OREP TU GM
07ANKARA1683	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GUREVICH [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Gene Gurevich. Your control officer for Ankara will be Political Officer, Christina Bobrow. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7250, Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cell: 011-90-555-358-6803. Your control officer for Is [...]	2007-06-29 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OREP TU GE
07ANKARA1685	TURKEY'S BSEC BILATERALS: ARMENIA, GREECE, GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey held 38 bilaterals on the margins of the 15th Black Sea Economic Cooperation Commission (BSEC) June 25 summit (SEPTEL) in Istanbul. Key among those were FM Gul's meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian and PM Erdogan's meetings with Greek PM Karamanlis, and Georgi [...]	2007-06-29 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG GR TU
07ANKARA1686	Mission Turkey: FAST Forward [...] (U) Mission Turkey's First and Second Tour (FAST) contingent is comprised of twenty-four generalists and fifteen specialists, assigned to Ankara, Istanbul, and Adana. The Mission's FAST program of professional development culminates each year in a day-long conference dedicated to discussion an [...]	2007-07-02 05:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER KSPR TU
07ANKARA1693	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-02 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1705	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 12:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1710	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHANDARLIS, [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to CBP delegation of Mr. Michael Chandarlis, Mr. Patrick Christian, and Mr. Bobby Picket to travel to Ankara to conduct an EXBS Targeting and Risk Management Training Course from July 6 to 18, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be [...]	2007-07-05 06:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PARM TU
07ANKARA1720	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-05 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1732	STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY'S MEETINGS WITH MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate July 2 meetings, HCFA Senior Staff Member Alan Makovsky discussed the Armenian Genocide Resolution (AGR),Middle East and regional issues and Cyprus with MFA U/S Apakan, Deputy U/S Cevikoz and Deputy U/S Berk. Apakan reviewed his recent consultations in Israel, noting [...]	2007-07-06 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PBTS PGOV PINS PTER AJ AM IR IS
07ANKARA1733	TURKEY: AKP IN THE PROVINCES - TOP DOWN IS THE [...] (C) Summary and comment: A series of trips to Turkey's provinces have made it clear that PM Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) has turned into the top-down Erdogan machine. He picked the candidate lists, he set the priorities and the platform. If AKP returns to government, all wi [...]	2007-07-06 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA174	SOMO STOPS FUEL PURCHASES FROM TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. Iraq's state oil company SOMO cut off without warning all imports of fuel products via Turkey at the start of 2007. About 200 fuel tankers are stuck in the Iraqi border town of Zakho since December 28 while SOMO refuses to accept delivery of their loads. Efforts of Turkish tra [...]	2007-01-26 16:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1756	Second Turkey-Iraq-US Gas Study Meeting in Istanbul [...] (SBU) Summary. During the second trilateral gas working meeting held in Istanbul on Saturday June 30, Turkey's Under Secretary for Energy Sami Demirbilek reassured Iraqi PM Maliki's oil advisor Abd al-Ilah al-Amir and the Iraqi Ambassador, Dr. Jawad al Hindawi, of Turkey's intention to find way [...]	2007-07-10 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1769	ONE MAN'S VOICE - YUSUF ALATAS, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a recent conversation, Yusuf Alatas, a long-time Embassy contact, independent thinker and outgoing president of Turkey's Human Rights Association (IHD),was pessimistic about the current political situation and enormously skeptical as to whether the pro-Kurdish Dem [...]	2007-07-11 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TU
07ANKARA1785	REGIONAL ENERGY COM CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 20-22 IN [...] (SBU) As discussed in ref email to many of you and based on the widespread interest among chiefs of mission in the area, Mission Turkey proposes to host a Regional Energy COM Conference in Istanbul on September 20-22, 2007. Its purpose will be to consider our Caspian energy strategy and how we [...]	2007-07-12 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG TU
07ANKARA1789	REGIONAL ENERGY COM CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 20-22 IN [...] (SBU) As discussed in ref email to many of you and based on the widespread interest among chiefs of mission in the area, Mission Turkey proposes to host a Regional Energy COM Conference in Istanbul on September 20-22, 2007. Its purpose will be to consider our Caspian energy strategy and how we [...]	2007-07-13 07:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG TU
07ANKARA1816	TURKISH AMBIVALENCE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Two Embassy-organized videoconferences and a recent Turkish roundtable reveal continued ambivalence about Iran's nuclear program among Turkey's non-governmental policy elites, including academics, think-tankers, and columnists. Turkish opinion-makers do not want to see Iran, a nei [...]	2007-07-17 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM IR TU
07ANKARA1817	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1831	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1835	TURKEY: IDEPENDENT CANDIDATE BASKIN ORAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA1836	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Erik Deschler and Ms. Erin Mark to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the providing of nonproliferation assistance, including training and equipment, from July 30 to August 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Cont [...]	2007-07-19 06:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU
07ANKARA187	TURKEY REVITALIZES ITS PETROLEUM CODE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a long-awaited good news story for its investment environment, Turkey finally passed a new petroleum code, intended to provide more attractive incentives to encourage foreign investment in oil and gas exploration and production. The U.S. company Toreador, which will start pr [...]	2007-01-30 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET BEXP TU IZ
07ANKARA188	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1882	TURKEY/IRAQ: NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT IRAQI CLAIMS [...] (S/NF) Summary: We have investigated and found no evidence to support Iraqi claims (ref a) that Turkey undertook major cross-border strikes into Iraq on July 18. JAC Molesworth, as well as the NATO Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Eskisehir, which monitors regional airspace, report no [...]	2007-07-23 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA1890	TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL GROVE, JULY 25-28, [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in Sunday's polls and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential partner, supporting co [...]	2007-07-24 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA1891	TURKEY: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel A points to MFA South Caucasus Desk Officer Yavuz Kul July 20. Kul expressed the GOT's appreciation for the careful approach adopted by the United States towards Azerbaijan, and pledged to convey our points to his principals and to the Turkish Embassy in Baku. 2. [...]	2007-07-24 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM AJ TU
07ANKARA1892	TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is open to the possibility of the next ministerial meeting of Iraq's expanded neighbors process taking place in the first half of September, but believes it should be held in Istanbul as agreed to by participants in the first meeting at Sharm-el-Sheikh. Turkish MFA Iraq C [...]	2007-07-25 06:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1907	TURKEY: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1913	TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT IRAQ-BOUND ANTITANK MISSILES [...] (C) A shipment of FAGOT guided antitank missiles, along with other arms (nfi),is being transported aboard a St. Vincent-flagged vessel, the Slavyanin, which departed the port of Oktyabrsk in Ukraine and transited the Bosphorus 21-23 July, bound for the port of Umm-Qasr in Iraq, according to T [...]	2007-07-26 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1922	TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR AMERICAN-TURKISH COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in the July 22 election and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential par [...]	2007-07-27 07:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA1926	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA193	ANKARA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-31 07:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP MARR MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL EU TU
07ANKARA1940	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAIRD/SHAYS [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Congressman Shays and Mr. Nicholas Palarino. Anthony Renzulli will be your Control Officer for Ankara. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cellular: 011-90-554-671-4877. Rusty Ingraham [...]	2007-07-30 13:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU
07ANKARA1958	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1959	TURKEY-IRAQ-PKK: POST-ELECTION POSSIBILITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The danger of a Turkish cross-border operation against the PKK in northern Iraq has receded slightly following the parliamentary election. Several factors will argue for Turkish caution, and key upcoming events give us opportunities to reinforce this. The danger remains of a la [...]	2007-07-31 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1968	EXBS: GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY ACCEPTS CUSTOMIZED [...] We have received a Diplomatic Note (text below) informing the United States that the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (UFT),on behalf of the Government of Turkey (GOT),has accepted the customized software. The GOT requests that written permission be given to the GOT to place this customiz [...]	2007-08-01 09:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1971	POST SUPPORTS 1206 FUNDING FOR USAREUR PROPOSAL [...] (S) Embassy Ankara supports USAREUR G2/EUCOM J2 Section 1206 proposal for training of tactical HUMINT operators. This training will enable Turkey to deploy tactical HUMINT forces in support of stability and counter-terrorism operations with the same level of collective training as US soldiers [...]	2007-08-01 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MCAP PTER TU
07ANKARA1977	WELCOME CONGRESSMAN SHAYS: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes as the recently elected parliament prepares to approve a new government and elect the country's next president. Terrorism and Iraq remain key issues, and the return of pro-Kurdish representatives to parliament after 14 years may offer a chance for i [...]	2007-08-01 17:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL PTER ECON ENRG OREP AM IZ TU
07ANKARA1992	TURKISH PUBLIC OPINION: WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT WE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This year's Pew poll confirmed what many already knew -- Turks are angry about US policies. Negative opinion has increased over the past four years, exacerbated by the situation in Iraq and perceived US inaction toward the PKK. Negative Turkish public opinion has gone beyond pol [...]	2007-08-03 06:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO TU
07ANKARA2003	TURKISH MFA ON BSEC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) held on July 10 an after action review of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) 15th Anniversary Summit in Istanbul on June 25. Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs Ahmet Asim Arar chaired the meeting, and representativ [...]	2007-08-03 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN SENV TU
07ANKARA2004	TURKEY'S NEW PARLIAMENT CONVENES TO ELECT SPEAKER [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Turkey's newly elected MPs took their oaths without incident on August 4 and will convene again on August 9 to begin electing a Speaker and forming a government. PM Erdogan is expected to announce h [...]	2007-08-06 10:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
07ANKARA2014	TURKEY'S NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY DEPUTIES: FRESH SOPHISTICATES COVER UP OLD-LINE BRUISERS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The far-right Nationalist Action Party (MHP) is returning to parliament after five years on the sidelines, having carried 14.4 percent of the vote in Turkey's July 22 elections (septel). Since its coalition government with the Motherland Party (ANAP) and Democratic [...]	2007-08-07 09:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PBIO PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2020	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JUL 2007) [...] Summary: MFA notifies Embassy that final step in the entry-into-force of NP Cooperation Agreement depends on information concerning status of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Agreement. Twenty-four Turkish Customs officials attend Targeting and Risk Management Workshop in Ankara. This worksh [...]	2007-08-08 05:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2027	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2028	TURKEY/IRAQ: MALIKI VISIT FOCUSED ON SUNNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi PM Maliki's August 7 visit to Ankara achieved the Turks' principal objective of sending a positive signal about the overall bilateral relationship. Coming at a moment of intense domestic crisis in Iraq, the Turks explicitly intended the visit to show support for Maliki and [...]	2007-08-08 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2036	TURKEY'S NEW SPEAKER TOPTAN A SOLID CHOICE; [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's parliament elected Koksal Toptan, a widely respected moderate, its new Speaker in condensed voting on August 9. Toptan, the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Zonguldak deputy, is a former True Path Party (DYP) member with 30 years in government. Vi [...]	2007-08-09 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA2037	TURKS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER AUGUST 4 CHECKPOINT [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Apakan and D/CHOD Saygun have contacted Charge to discuss an August 4 incident near Kabul during which a U.S. patrol fired on a vehicle carrying Turkish ISAF soldiers. The Turks expressed concern about the encounter and noted a strong desire for closer coordination to [...]	2007-08-09 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF TU
07ANKARA2038	TURKEY: KURDISH POLITICAL PARTY ENTERS PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER OSCE TU
07ANKARA2040	TURKISH COURT CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF EMBASSY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy's perimeter is enhanced with a line of concrete bollards along the sidewalk. In response to civil litigation, an administrative court in Ankara has ruled that the bollards must be removed and the Court is insisting the Municipality take immediate steps to comply. We have c [...]	2007-08-09 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ABLD AMGT TU
07ANKARA2057	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL ROSENBLUM (AUGUST [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to StaffDel Rosenblum. Rebecca Graham will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7194; Home: 011-90-312-441-8338; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3846. Dan Kiryelejza will be your Control Office [...]	2007-08-13 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA TU

07ANKARA2120	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SPECTER, AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: The new parliament is in the midst of electing Turkey,s next president, following general elections in July. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory, returning with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Tur [...]	2007-08-16 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AM ECON ENRG IZ OREP PGOV PINS PTER TU
07ANKARA2139	TURKISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY LOOKING BEYOND GUL PRESIDENCY TO [...] Both Embassy Ankara and ConGen Istanbul contributed to this report. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Turkish business community's reaction to FonMin Abdullah Gul's presidential candidacy has been positive but muted. In public statements, most business groups expressed support for Gul's presidency wh [...]	2007-08-20 04:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN TU
07ANKARA214	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SUSAN NEUMANN [...] Embassy Ankara requests country clearance for Information Management Tech Specialist Ms. Susan Neumann to travel Baku, February 7 - March 2, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to support the information network. Traveler holds a Top Secret clearance. 2. Information on the traveler is as fol [...]	2007-02-01 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AJ OTRA XG XT ZM
07ANKARA2143	TURKEY: FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARD ACCOUNTING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-20 11:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF
07ANKARA2154	TIP: TURKEY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 2007 TIP [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a diplomatic note on August 13 about the Netherlands country narrative in the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which contains a reference to Turkish men being trafficked to the Netherlands for purposes of forced labor. (See paragraph 2 fo [...]	2007-08-21 08:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREL PHUM NL TU
07ANKARA2188	TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST TO DENY FLIGHT CLEARANCE [...] (S) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay and Acting South Asia Department Head Ilhan Sener at 1030 local on August 24 to deliver demarche concerning reftel Iranian PARS Air flight. Olcay checked immediately with the MFA flight clearance department to determ [...]	2007-08-24 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU
07ANKARA219	GOT REITERATES TO SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON THE NEED FOR CONCRETE ACTION AGAINST PKK [...] (S) Summary: Turkey is still waiting for concrete action against the PKK, GOT leaders and officials told visiting Special Envoy Ralston Jan. 30-31. Ralston's interlocutors acknowledged progress on the Makhmour refugee camp, but emphasized that they have higher priorities. The GOT agreed to work w [...]	2007-02-01 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PREF MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA2193	TURKEY SHOCKED BY ADL REVERSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Anti-Defamation League's reversal in describing the events of 1915 as genocide has shocked Turkey. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs blasted the ADL statement and rejected ADL National Director Foxman's concern that passage of an Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) [...]	2007-08-24 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM IS TU
07ANKARA2206	TURKEY DECLARES CYPRIOT TENDERS FOR OIL [...] (U) We met this week with the TPAO (Turkish Petroleum Corporation) Acting General Director Mehmet Uyusal, MFA Acting Deputy Director General for Cyprus Huseyin Muftaoglu, Maritime Department Head Mehmet Poroy, and Norwegian Charge Stian Christensen to discuss the recent Cypriot announcement of [...]	2007-08-27 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2210	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2245	TURKEY: PROMOTING DISCUSSIONS OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TU
07ANKARA2246	TURKEY: THUMBNAIL BIOS OF 60TH GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Thumbnail biographical sketches of the 25 ministers who comprise Turkey's 60th Government, as presented August 29, 2007 President Gul are below in para 2. Ministers are already in place and functioning; the government will seek a parliamentary vote of confidence on September 5. 2. (SBU [...]	2007-08-31 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR TU
07ANKARA2273	REGIONAL ENERGY CHIEFS OF MISSION CONFERENCE - [...] This message grants country clearance and provides an update on administrative and logistical arrangements for the Regional Energy Chiefs of Mission Conference to be held at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Istanbul September 20-22, 2007. Attendees will receive a notional schedule via email in comin [...]	2007-09-06 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TU
07ANKARA2304	TURKEY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Historical ties, shared experience, and common interests in the region have forged a 60-year bond of friendship and alliance between Pakistan and Turkey that has endured political and ideological changes in the two countries. Despite an Islamic ideology that is in marked contra [...]	2007-09-10 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV MARR MASS IN PK TU
07ANKARA2308	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 07:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2325	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (AUG 2007) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued work on grant agreement to transfer a new Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Work also continued on cooperation plan to standardize the training curriculum of the Turkish Customs Training Academy. Twenty-four Turkish Customs officials attend Radiation [...]	2007-09-12 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2326	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2332	TURKEY: FS MILIBAND ADVOCATES BOLD EU STEPS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband utilized his first visit to Turkey to urge the GOT to take bold moves on EU accession. Regarding Cyprus, Miliband pressed for responsible Turkish engagement. FM Babacan's pitch for increased UK engagement with Syria fell flat. M [...]	2007-09-13 10:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN IR IZ PREL SY TU UK
07ANKARA2333	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL OFFICER KATHRYN LURIE [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Officer Kathryn Lurie. Geoffrey Odlum will be your Control Officer for Istanbul. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-212-335-6492; Home: 011-90-212-351-7752; Cellular: 011-90-533-385-1273. Jeff Collins will be your Control [...]	2007-09-13 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PHUM TU
07ANKARA238	Top rice importer calls on Ambassador to ask United States [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1, 2007, the Ambassador met with a top rice importer who wants to persuade the USG to drop the WTO case on Turkish rice imports in exchange for the GOT promising to lower the tariff on paddy (unmilled) rice. The Ambassador responded that although he also hoped for a [...]	2007-02-05 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TU WTO
07ANKARA2384	IBRAHIM PARLAK DEMARCHE REACTION: "OUR LAWS [...] We delivered reftel demarche urging issuance of a travel document enabling Ibrahim Parlak's return to Turkey. Akil Oktem, head of the Department of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was familiar with the case. He said the GOT has no travel document akin to the U.S. parole [...]	2007-09-20 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA2386	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2419	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2430	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/B OFFICER NIGRO AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/B Officer Alexandra Nigro and Political Officer Melissa Will. Christina Bobrow will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6 [...]	2007-09-28 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR OTRA TU
07ANKARA2436	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA244	TURKISH MFA PROTESTS ON GREEN ZONE ACCESS ISSUES [...] (C) MFA Head of Department for Iraq Fazli Corman called us in Feb. 2 to protest "increasingly inappropriate treatment" by U.S. authorities in Iraq (text of note in para. 5). Corman recounted two attempts by Turkish Embassy officials to access the International Zone (IZ). On Jan. 31, the Turkis [...]	2007-02-05 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC TU IZ US
07ANKARA2460	TURKEY PREPARING FOR IRAQ NEIGHBORS MINISTERIAL [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol met October 2 with Ambassador to outline Turkey's plans for the upcoming Iraq Neighbors Ministerial in Istanbul, November 2-3. Participants will finalize the statement during sub-ministerial planning sessions on November 1-2. MFA is c [...]	2007-10-03 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA2468	TURKEY: POLITICAL REFORMS STALLED AS GOT FOCUSES [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2474	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (SEP 2007) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued work on grant agreement to transfer a new Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Work also continued on a cooperation plan to standardize the training curriculum of the Turkish Customs Training Academy. Eighteen Turkish officials from Turkish Customs, Nat [...]	2007-10-05 04:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2483	Turks worried about cholera outbreak want to provide [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. ----------------------------------- GOT Concerned about Outbreak Spread ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On October 1, we met with Ministry of Health Department Head for Communicable Diseases Dr. Mehmet Ali Torunoglu to discus [...]	2007-10-05 08:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2491	US EUROPEAN/CASPIAN/EURASIAN ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) On September 20-22, Istanbul hosted a Eurasia regional energy Chiefs of Mission conference. Participants included representatives from the supplier country posts of Ashgabat, Astana, Baghdad and Baku; posts in countries that are on key transit routes and/or are major buyers, including t [...]	2007-10-05 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET XF XG ZK TU
07ANKARA2504	TURKEY PULLS BACK FROM CONFRONTATION OVER PKK [...] (c) Summary: Turkey is pulling back from a confrontation with us over PKK violence that took place here last weekend -- at least for now. This was the implicit message given by MFA U/S Apakan, who convoked Ambassador late on October 9 to discuss the PKK attacks. A similar measured and non-c [...]	2007-10-09 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2511	TURKEY: FRENCH FM ATTEMPTS TO MEND FENCES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On October 5, FM Kouchner became the first high-level French official to visit Turkey since the French National Assembly's approval of a bill criminalizing denial of Armenian genocide nearly a year ago. Characterizing the trip as a symbol of France's desire to improve [...]	2007-10-11 06:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR TU
07ANKARA2512	TURKEY'S TIP SHELTERS FACING CRITICAL BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Budgetary short-falls threaten the continued operation of Turkey's two dedicated anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) shelters. While the Istanbul shelter is at least secure through the end of 2007, Ankara shelter administrators have told us that they have had to divert resource [...]	2007-10-11 07:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AFIN ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU
07ANKARA2517	TURKS DETERMINED TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT ARMENIAN [...] (U) Summary: Initial GOT reaction to the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) October 10 decision to send Resolution 106 - the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) - to the House floor reflects disappointment and anger, as well as appreciation for US Administration efforts and determination t [...]	2007-10-11 10:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PREL PTER MOPS TU US AM
07ANKARA252	FORMER TURKISH PRESIDENT DEMIREL ON ARMENIA [...] (C) Summary: Former Turkish President Demirel is worried about the "extremely negative" impact of an Armenian genocide resolution on the Turkish public and on US-Turkish relations. In a private lunch with Ambassador and Demirel advisor Mehmet Ali Bayar on February 5, the former president pre [...]	2007-02-06 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU UZ AM IZ
07ANKARA2523	TURKEY: IRAQ NEIGHBORS MINISTERIAL PLANNING UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol met October 11 with the Ambassador to provide an update on planning for the Iraq Neighbors Ministerial in Istanbul, November 2-3. The MFA is finishing the draft statement and will provide it to us on or about October 15. Celikkol pro [...]	2007-10-12 07:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA253	GENERAL BUYUKANIT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY [...] (C) Yasar Buyukanit ascended to the top of Turkey,s military just six months ago in September 2006. His actions since then have positioned him as one of the most dominant players in this political scene. He has spoken out aggressively in public fora about Turkey,s foreign policy, its domesti [...]	2007-02-06 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2577	TURKS REQUEST HIGH-LEVEL ASSURANCES ON US MATERIEL [...] (C) Action request at para 5. 2. (C) MFA U/S Apakan convoked Ambassador October 18 to discuss continued GOT concerns about the MV Onyx and its cargo. Apakan told Ambassador he has had many conversations in recent days with the Turkish General Staff about the Onyx and that he is "sick of s [...]	2007-10-18 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PTER ETTC KOMC IZ MG UP CY TU
07ANKARA2584	TURKEY: REENGAGING ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's relationship with Israel has reached a new and somewhat different equilibrium. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's occasional casual use of anti-Israeli rhetoric and rapprochement with Israel's arch enemies has caused the once warm friendship to [...]	2007-10-18 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS
07ANKARA26	TURKEY: 2006 DECA INSPECTION DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-08 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA2601	PROVOCATIVE PKK ATTACKS IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PKK terrorists have carried out attacks on Turkish security and other targets over the last 36 hours, accounting for the deaths of at least 12, and possibly more, security personnel. At least 16 security personnel were injured, along with another 17 civilians in a separate attack [...]	2007-10-22 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV TU US IZ
07ANKARA2604	TURKEY ERUPTS OVER PKK ATTACKS; EIGHT SOLDIERS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: GOT leadership met late October 21 in a special counter terrorism "summit" to determine how to respond to the latest terrorist attacks. The public statement released by the Office of the Presidency reaffirmed the government's resolve in responding to terrorism and called for n [...]	2007-10-22 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2605	TURKEY: PUBLIC ATTACKS ON DTP OFFICES FOLLOWING [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2614	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON TURKEY'S NEW ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Environment and Forestry Veysel Eroglu. Previously, Eroglu served for four years as the Director General of State Hydraulic Works. He continues to be highly interested in water issues and hydro electri [...]	2007-10-23 09:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV ENRG SENV TU
07ANKARA262	EURO-TURKISH PROSECUTORS' ANTI-TERRORISM ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25-26, the US Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training ("OPDAT") through post's Resident Legal Adviser, hosted a legislative roundtable on methods to investigate and prosecute terrorist organizations, particularly t [...]	2007-02-07 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN TU FR NL UK
07ANKARA2620	TURKEY TAKES TO THE STREETS - PUBLIC FURY AT PKK [...] (C) SUMMARY. A volatile social situation is rapidly emerging here in the wake of Sunday's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacks near the Iraqi border, the third in as many weeks. Spontaneous protests are mushrooming into large unscheduled demonstrations, and public displays of anger and nat [...]	2007-10-23 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2622	TURKEY: OFFICIALS EXTREMELY ALARMED, ON MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. High-level officials from the ruling party and government bureaucracy are delivering the same anxious message: the Turkish people are on the verge of slipping beyond the government's control. Anger stoked by a series of vicious attacks by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has r [...]	2007-10-24 09:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA2626	Turkish Response to Washington International Renewable [...] This is an Action request. See paragraph 3. 2. There was a Turkish Holiday in mid-October that delayed the Turkish Government's response to the invitation to the WIREC Conference. The MFA informed us October 16 that the GOT would like to participate in the conference, and has one confirmed [...]	2007-10-24 10:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA TU
07ANKARA2632	TURKEY: PUBLIC ANGER CONTINUES; SOME VIOLENCE; [...] (C) SUMMARY. Demonstrations of public anger continue on a widespread basis. Although anti-American sentiment colors the protests, most are largely focused on rage at the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Violence has been limited, but a potentially explosive situation remains. Leaders of all [...]	2007-10-24 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA2641	TURKEY: GOT CONSIDERING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON KRG [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) recommended on October 24 that the GOT implement economic sanctions against groups supporting the PKK. The NSC's recommendation will be taken up by the cabinet in due course. Military operations in the border region of Hakkari Province [...]	2007-10-25 11:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2656	TURKEY PURSUES DIPLOMACY, POISED FOR MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT continues to pursue diplomacy to pressure Iraqi and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials, as well as the U.S., to take concrete steps to root out the PKK presence inside northern Iraq. However, Turkey remains poised to conduct a cross border operation (CBO) at any [...]	2007-10-26 11:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2658	TURKEY PURSUES DIPLOMACY, POISED FOR MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT continues to pursue diplomacy to pressure Iraqi and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials, as well as the U.S., to take concrete steps to root out the PKK presence inside northern Iraq. However, Turkey remains poised to conduct a cross border operation (CBO) at any [...]	2007-10-26 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2660	TURKEY: LONG-TIME ADVOCATES CITE BETRAYAL AND [...] (C) Summary: Anger on the streets pales in comparison with the deep sense of betrayal long-time friends of America are expressing to us. They assert we are on the brink of a full blown rupture in relations. End summary. 2. (C) Suat Kiniklioglu is the former head of the German Marshall Fu [...]	2007-10-26 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU US
07ANKARA2670	GOT OFFICIALS STRESS UNITY, RECORD NUMBERS MARCH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: As senior GOT officials stressed national unity on the 84th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, Turks marched in record numbers in cities across the country to commemorate the holiday and to protest PKK terrorism. Turkish officials publicly characterized Octobe [...]	2007-10-30 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2676	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2678	ADVANCE NOTICE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT OF [...] (S) This is an action message. Post requires action to provide timely advance notification of US reconnaissance flights along the Iraqi-Turkish border as promised in ref a. 2. (S) As instructed, Ambassador notified D/CHOD Gen. Saygun October 16 that the U.S. planned to resume air reconnaiss [...]	2007-10-30 16:15:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2684	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 12:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA270	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-08 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2718	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2728	TURKEY: REQUEST TO MEET WITH PLO REPRESENTATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 11:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG GZ IS WB
07ANKARA2734	PERES AND ABBAS TO MEET IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Turkey will host Israeli President Peres and Palestinian Authority President Abbas for concurrent visits from November 11-13. GOT officials say they have scheduled the coinciding visits to reinforce U.S. and others' efforts prior to a possible Middle East meeting. Th [...]	2007-11-07 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS
07ANKARA2745	TERRORIST FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ON ILLICIT CASH [...] We spoke with Ergin Ergul, Deputy Director General for Foreign Relations at the Justice Ministry. His comments related to questions in reftel are shown below. In addition, we have included information from the April 2007 Financial Action Task Force review of Turkey, which are relevant to th [...]	2007-11-09 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07ANKARA279	TURKEY: PAKISTANI PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S NEW [...] (C) Pakistani President Musharraf visited Ankara February 6, meeting wit President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan over the course of his one-day stay. According to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Omer Onhon, Musharraf's meetings focused solely on what Onhon described as "Pak [...]	2007-02-09 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PK TU
07ANKARA2813	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2817	CFE/ISTANBUL: TURKEY SHARES OUR SKEPTICISM ABOUT [...] (C) We shared ref a points with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun on November 21. Gun was grateful to have our views in advance of the arrival of the German and Spanish ambassadors, who met with Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay later that day to push the G [...]	2007-11-23 12:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS NATO OSCE KCFE TU
07ANKARA2819	TURKEY: DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on November 21 to MFA Latin America Head of Department Ece Ozturk Cil. Cil assured us that U.S. concerns in Latin America are strongly taken into account in Turkey's Latin America policies, given her department's location in the MFA Americas Directorate and Tur [...]	2007-11-23 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE TU WHA
07ANKARA283	Cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza Confirmed in Poultry in [...] (U) Summary. In a press release, the Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) confirmed that 170 birds died of Avian Influenza (AI) on a small farm in the village of Bogazkoy in the province of Batman. On Feb. 9, MARA confirmed that the birds were indeed infected with the H5N1 strain of AI. All precau [...]	2007-02-09 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU KFLU
07ANKARA2847	TURKEY EXTENDING A DIPLOMATIC HAND TO GEORGIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Through frequent high-level visits, the GOT has reaffirmed its strong support for Georgian independence and territorial integrity. It has sought, too, to reduce any sense of diplomatic isolation felt by Tbilisi since the deterioration of Russian-Georgian relations and, more rec [...]	2007-11-28 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD ELTN SMIG NATO AJ AM GG TU ZJ
07ANKARA2848	TURKEY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Post responses are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) A. Watchlisting (see para 10, below) 3. (U) B. Traveler Information Collection. -- Who collects traveler information? Turkish National Police (TNP) Foreigner [...]	2007-11-28 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS TU
07ANKARA2856	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2862	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2870	AVOIDING CUTOFF OF TURKISH ELECTRICITY TO NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Karadeniz Toptan Elektrik Ticareti(Kartet) supplies electricity to Northern Iraq from a plant in SE Turkey. Kartet Director Nuray Atacik told us that this year, delays in getting annual renewal of Kartet's fuel oil export permit and letter of credit from the Government of Ira [...]	2007-12-03 09:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG IZ TU
07ANKARA2888	FIVE YEARS WAITING IN THE WINGS: CHILDREN'S LAW SIGNED [...] Turkish President Gul on December 1 signed into law the "Children's Law" which includes language implementing the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. The Turkish Parliament passed the law on November 22. 2. This marks the successful culmination of a five-year effort by pos [...]	2007-12-04 09:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2891	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-04 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2915	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2921	PRESIDENT GUL PROPOSES GAS PIPELINE VIA IRAN AND JOINT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish President Abdullah Gul's December 5-6 visit to Turkmenistan focused on energy and economic relations. Gul proposed to his Turkmen counterpart to transport Turkmen gas to market via Turkey, and joint oil and gas exploration in Turkmenistan. Energy Minister Guler was quo [...]	2007-12-07 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA2942	TURKISH EFFORTS ON LEBANESE PRESIDENCY [...] (c) Further to reftels, Ambassador spoke December 11 with Turkish Presidency/PM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu about the Lebanese presidency state of play. Davutoglu said that he and PM Erdogan have been in touch on an almost daily basis over the past couple of weeks with key players in Bei [...]	2007-12-11 16:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY TU
07ANKARA2943	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (NOVEMBER [...] Summary: The EXBS Advisor completed transfer of the Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Turkish MFA continues to withhold implementation of EXBS Agreement pending U.S. ratification of the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (123) Agreement. Progress continues for ongoing enforcement tra [...]	2007-12-12 05:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2944	TURKEY: GUL'S APPOINTMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 09:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2952	TURKEY: GOT CONCERNED ABOUT NEW YORK SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 13:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2959	TURKEY: 2007 DECA INSPECTION FOCUSES ON INCIRLIK [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 11:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR TU
07ANKARA2960	TURKEY/IRAQ: TAKING THE PULSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador urged GOT Iraq Coordinator Celikkol to move forward with a GOT invitation to President Talabani to visit Ankara, noting such a step could help break the ice between the Turks and Iraqi Kurds and lead to eventual dialogue with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials. [...]	2007-12-14 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ
07ANKARA2975	TURKEY: POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: There is little public concern in Turkey over Kosovo's final status. The GOT continues to view independence as inevitable. Because public support cuts across party lines, there will be a strong political consensus for Turkey to play a post-independence role. Neverthel [...]	2007-12-17 07:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU KV
07ANKARA2983	TURKEY: REACTION TO MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST PKK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reaction to Turkish military air and artillery strikes (ref A) against PKK targets in northern Iraq early December 16 dominated Turkish media on December 17. President Gul, PM Erdogan, and other government officials praised the Turkish military's ability to carry out night-tim [...]	2007-12-17 12:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA2985	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2989	MAY 1 DANISH FLIGHT SEARCH NETS 19 PKK CASH [...] (S) Danish authorities briefly detained 19 suspected PPK cash couriers on a May 1 charter flight that stopped in Copenhagen en route from Stockholm to Erbil in northern Iraq, Danish Embassy Police Liaison Officer Jens Mortensen told Regional CT Coordinator on December 14. The flight was given [...]	2007-12-17 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL EFIN KTFN IZ DA TU
07ANKARA2992	PKK-LINKED ROJ-TV DOMINATES TURKEY-DENMARK CT [...] (C) Summary. Denmark needs "better" evidence from the Turks to successfully prosecute PKK-linked ROJ-TV, Danish U/S Taksoe-Jensen told his Turkish counterparts during inaugural Turkey-Denmark CT consultations on December 12. Given the strict independence of Denmark's prosecutors, he suggested [...]	2007-12-17 18:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KTFN DA TU
07ANKARA3009	TURKEY TO FOLLOW-UP AGAINST WITH IRANIANS ON [...] (S) GOT officials have said they will again follow-up with Government of Iran authorities to press for information related to the disappearance of Robert Levinson. MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia Babur Hizlan told us December 18 that he will ask the Turkish embassy in Tehran to cont [...]	2007-12-19 09:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	CASC PREL PHUM TU IR
07ANKARA3010	TURKEY: CATHOLIC PRIEST STABBED IN IZMIR [...] (C) Summary and comment: Police detained a 19-year old Turkish man shortly after he stabbed Italian Priest Adiano Franchini inside Izmir's St. Antoine Church on Sunday, December 16. Franchini, who survived the attack and is recovering well, said he would not press charges against the attacke [...]	2007-12-19 09:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA308	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR STEPHEN KRASNER [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Delegation. 2. (U) Janice Weiner, Political Counselor, is your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2515; Home: 011-90-312-448-2108 or ext 2114; [...]	2007-02-13 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA313	TURKEY: IMPACT OF THE ARMENIA BILL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: French interests in Turkey have suffered as a result of votes taken by the French National Assembly to recognize (in 2001) the events of 1915 as a "genocide," and then in October 2006 to criminalize the denial of those events. In the case of the former, French embassy officials [...]	2007-02-14 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR ETRD FR AM TU
07ANKARA316	Scenesetter for the Visit of CODEL Dicks to Turkey [...] Summary: Your visit comes at a critical period in the U.S.-Turkey bilateral relationship as the government grapples with continued PKK terrorist attacks from northern Iraq, fears that Iraq's instability will spread beyond its borders, the aftermath of the Dink murder, a potential U.S. congressi [...]	2007-02-14 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR
07ANKARA325	SUCCESS STORY - AFGHAN-TURKISH COUNTERNAROCTICS TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Post organized an INL-funded, DEA-run counternarcotics training program for Afghan and Turkish counternarcotics supervisory agents in Ankara January 29-February 2. The course advanced multiple USG goals at very modest cost: bringing together Afghan and Turkish officials to enha [...]	2007-02-15 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR EAID KPAO TU
07ANKARA336	ANKARA DELIGHTED WITH PKK ARRESTS IN FRANCE AND [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Director General for Security Guven stressed the importance of the recent French and Belgian arrests of PKK individuals and looked forward to further cooperation with the French on the case. At the same time, Guven noted French concerns about press reports crediting [...]	2007-02-15 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KTFN PTER EFIN FRU TU BE
07ANKARA343	TURKS ASK FOR MORE JUSTIFICATION FOR WMD TASK [...] (C) Summary: ISN/WMD Office Director Thomas Lehrman presented a draft MOU on the creation of a bilateral Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Terrorism Enforcement Task Force to Serhan Yigit, Head of Section, MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament on February 13 on the margins of the Anka [...]	2007-02-16 12:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA354	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - NO HUMAN CASES [...] SUMMARY: The GOT moved rapidly to contain outbreaks of avian influenza in chickens in villages in Batman and Diyarbakir provinces in the southeast that began on February 5 (refs). Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) officials culled nearly 3,000 birds and are implementing other appropriate biosecu [...]	2007-02-16 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU KFLU
07ANKARA356	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL TILLEMANN [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Tomicah Tillemann. 2. (U) Jeff Collins, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Ankara. He can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2521; Home: 011-90-312-495-6433; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3849. Chris Fri [...]	2007-02-20 07:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OREP AMGT AFIN ASEC TU
07ANKARA367	TURKEY SEEK TO REVITALIZE BSEC AS IT FETES 15 YEARS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey aims to use its BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation) chairmanship to revitalize BSEC as it commemorates its 15th anniversary at its Istanbul Summit on June 25. BSEC and Turkey urge high level participation at this event. BSEC hopes to highlight BSEC institutional refo [...]	2007-02-20 15:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV KCRM TU
07ANKARA369	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS/DNDO [...] Embassy Ankara to Mr. Dave Smith and will travel to Ankara and@fuclear Research Facility Q February 24 to March 3, rol Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG 295-2524 or Commercial (90)(312)455-5555 ext.2524 or through Embassy switchboard ext 0. 3. Local contact and lodgin [...]	2007-02-21 09:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP OTRA PREL TU

07ANKARA381	CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-22 11:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT OREP OTRA PGOV TK TRY
07ANKARA4	TURKISH CONCERNS ON IRAQ, ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will continue closely to cooperate with the US on Iraq and hopes Washington will share its evolving thinking prior to any public announcements, newly promoted MFA U/S Apakan told Ambassador December 30. After repeating remarks on Iraq made December 27 to the DCM (reftel),[...]	2007-01-04 10:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA444	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Departm Amy Ritualo. Chris Fri@er, is your Control Of 0@779. 2. (U) Post underQlogistical arrangementQng made by ILO. 3. (U)Visas: Please note that all Americans entering Turkey must have a valid Visa. The onlyexception [...]	2007-02-28 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA AFIN AMGT TU
07ANKARA451	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) In the wake of the second Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism meeting held in Ankara on February 12-13, we addressed follow-up items with MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Muhtar Gun on February 23. Gun noted that, as a contribution to the GI workplan, Turkey has [...]	2007-02-28 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP TU
07ANKARA458	TURKEY 7TH 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 Cathy Westley, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Westley (FS-03) spent [...]	2007-03-01 09:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA463	NEXT STEPS ON PKK IN EUROPE [...] (S) Summary: Recent French arrests of PKK operatives on criminal charges are a good sign of progress against PKK networks in Europe. To most effectively build on this, we need to follow up to move law enforcement and intelligence cooperation with Europeans to an operational level. Post recom [...]	2007-03-01 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KTFN TU
07ANKARA47	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-10 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA474	TURKEY FOCUSED ON POLITICAL PRESSURE TO STOP [...] (C) Summary: Recently announced plans by the Republic of Cyprus to move ahead with a licensing round for offshore oil exploration (reftel) are of great concern to Turkey. Although Turkey claims rights to the area in question under the Law of the Sea, Foreign Ministry officials say they will [...]	2007-03-02 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EWWT PGOV PREL TU CY
07ANKARA478	TURKISH MFA COMPLAINT ABOUT SENATE RESOLUTION ON [...] (c) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan called in Ambassador March 2 regarding the Senate draft resolution on the Hrant Dink assassination that has been introduced by Sen. Biden. 2. (c) Reading from a Washington embassy report, Apakan noted that S-Res 65 is listed publicly on the SFRC agenda for March [...]	2007-03-02 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU
07ANKARA491	PROGRESS IN TURKEY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting U.S. team was impressed by the level of commitment and sophistication in emergency planning evidenced in a range of meetings with national-level disaster assistance players in the Turkish capital. FEMA and OFDA committed to follow up with the Turkish Emergency Manage [...]	2007-03-05 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV EINV TU
07ANKARA495	TURKEY CRITICAL OF FRENCH DEFENSE AGREEMENT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS GR TU
07ANKARA496	TAEK PRESIDENT ON HEU FUEL EXCHANGE AND SISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) President Okay Cakiroglu stated TAEK is open to discussing areas for peaceful nuclear cooperation, including repatriation of HEU current held at the Cekmece Nuclear Research Center and the USG-proposed nuclear laboratory-to-laboratory ("Si [...]	2007-03-06 07:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL TRGY TU
07ANKARA50	TURKEY: ERDOGAN SUPPORTS SINIORA IN LEBANON, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although PM Erdogan and Lebanese PM Siniora reportedly speak often and, according to remarks in the press attributed to iniora, "have had a visible chemistry together," it seems the GOT prefers to support "stability" in Lebanon above all else. Erdogan met with most Lebanese polit [...]	2007-01-10 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU LE SY
07ANKARA501	EXCITEMENT AND FRUSTRATION IN TURKEY'S TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from participation at the annual 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona, participants at a recent telecom sector conference in Istanbul were agog with new visions, technology, and opportunities. Coming back to earth, there was widespread frustration with recently privatized an [...]	2007-03-06 11:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT EINV TU
07ANKARA513	A/S HARTY'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH OFFICIALS STRIKE [...] (SBU) Summary. A/S Harty met with senior Turkish officials from the Ministries of Justice, Interior, and Foreign Affairs during a visit to Ankara on March 6. Expressing gratitude for Turkey's recent efforts to resolve a number of high profile child abduction cases, A/S Harty also conveyed the [...]	2007-03-07 10:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS TU
07ANKARA525	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (FEB 2007) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor assisted in Embassy support to U.S. delegation attending Global Initiative (GI) meetings, coordinated Turkish participation at export control conference and began coordination of Turkish customs officials' participation at upcoming International Border Interdiction [...]	2007-03-08 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA528	English Language Fellow Program in Turkey [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The English Language Fellow (ELF) Program has proven to be a valuable public diplomacy tool for reaching younger and broader audiences across Turkey, at a time when US foreign policies are viewed with suspicion by Turkish opinion leaders and citizens. ELF access to educators, off [...]	2007-03-08 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL TU
07ANKARA531	SMOOTHING THE ENTRY OF TURKISH OFFICIALS INTO THE [...] (U) Action request at para. 5. 2. (SBU) A Turkish delegation headed by Minister of State Ali Babacan and Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCHOD) GEN Ergin Saygun and including Undersecretary for Defense Industries Murad Bayar, TGS J-5 Strategy Division Chief MGEN Serdar Savas and other o [...]	2007-03-08 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR CMGT TU
07ANKARA539	Central Bank Governor Firm on Independent Policies [...] (SBU) Once again showing his readiness to speak out in implied criticism of government policies and to assert his independence in monetary policymaking -- including in an election year -- Central Bank Governor Durmus Yilmaz told a conference in Istanbul March 7 that the inflation rate was not [...]	2007-03-09 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
07ANKARA541	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA548	SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COUNTERING THE PKK RALSTON [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkey will review U.S. suggestions for deliverables on the PKK, GOT Special Envoy Baser told U.S. Special Envoy Ralston March 8. Turkey remains concerned that the PKK maintains a potentially intimidating presence in the Makhmour refugee camp, but will proceed with negotiations [...]	2007-03-12 09:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PREF PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA552	TURKISH GENERAL STAFF TAKING A HARDER LINE WITH [...] (C) The Turkish General Staff (TGS),in some cases fronted by the Foreign Ministry, is taking a harder line on routine military cooperation with allies. -- Ankara-based diplomats told us that blanket overflight clearances granted to France, Germany, Spain, and Canada for support to Operati [...]	2007-03-12 11:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR FR GE SP AU TU
07ANKARA573	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA598	TURKEY/GREECE/NATO: NOBLE ARCHER CANCELLATION AND [...] (C) We understand the commander of the NATO Air Component Command in Izmir cancelled NATO involvement in the February 27 Noble Archer exercise in the Aegean after Greek authorities posted a NOTAM that included the island of Limnos, whose demilitarized status is in dispute. MFA Deputy Directo [...]	2007-03-15 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GR TU
07ANKARA606	FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS' SCRUTINY OF IRANIAN TRAVELERS [...] (S) Summary: Queries to Iranian visa applicants regarding how they obtained visas to travel to countries other than the United States revealed that in most cases obtaining a tourist visa is simply a matter of filing the proper forms and paying the requisite fees. The relative ease with whic [...]	2007-03-16 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	CVIS IR PINR PREL TU
07ANKARA614	TRILATERAL IRAQ GAS GROUP MEETS FOR FIRST TIME IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S., Turkish, and Iraqi officials met March 9 in Istanbul to discuss potential development of Iraq natural gas production for domestic use and export via the "Southern Corridor" network of gas pipelines to Europe. The group agreed to cooperate on attracting gas sector investme [...]	2007-03-19 07:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA615	TURKEY OPEN TO PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) We have provided reftel's non-paper to several different offices at the Turkish MFA, particularly those involved in the recent Policy Planning Talks: the Americas desk, their Policy Planning shop and the Office of Multilateral Economic Affairs. S/P Krasner raised the PDG in his February [...]	2007-03-19 08:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID OECD KDEM TU
07ANKARA632	TURKEY SUPPORTS U.S. NATO GOALS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials told USNATO PermRep Nuland that Turkey will maintain its commitments in Afghanistan and expand Wardak PRT operations, but would not commit to sending additional helicopters. Amb. Nuland praised Turkish contributions to ISAF while urging the Turks to do more and [...]	2007-03-20 10:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO OVIP TU
07ANKARA635	TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY REACTION TO WMD [...] (C) Summary: The Foreign Ministry is reviewing the draft WMD Enforcement Task Force MOU but told us it will be tough to sell to other agencies without modification and further justification. Post suggests we focus our efforts on the Consequence Management MOU instead and recommends ISN bureau [...]	2007-03-20 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA64	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA641	TURK-AZERI DIASPORA TAKES AIM AT ARMENIAN DIASPORA [...] (C) Summary: A recent Turkish-Azeri diasporas forum in Baku is seeking to develop an organized counterbalance to the influence of the Armenian diaspora worldwide. Possible Turkish-Armenian rapprochement looks bleak, although MFA sources tell us FM Gul plans to approach Secretary Rice with a p [...]	2007-03-21 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ TU
07ANKARA642	TURKISH GOVERNMENT MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR AKDAMAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA652	TURKEY: LEFT-LEANING OPPOSITION SHOWING SOME SIGNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the past two weeks, Turkey's long-moribund, inchoate left has begun to show signs it may coalesce into a pre-election alliance. While there are significant hurdles to overcome -- in particular, who should head the formation -- they evince a new resolve to get in the game befor [...]	2007-03-22 11:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA653	TURKEY: FESTIVE NEVRUZ CELEBRATIONS PASS WITHOUT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 12:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA659	TURKEY TELECOM BOARD - VISIT TO FCC MAY 11 [...] Turkish Telecom Board President Tayfun Acarer has informed the Embassy that he would like to visit the FCC on May 11 to have a meeting with the FCC Chairman to build a strong institutional relationship and learn from U.S. experience. Embassy has long supported high-level interaction between t [...]	2007-03-22 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EINV TU
07ANKARA662	TURKEY SEEKING TO HOST WORLD PETROLEUM [...] SUMMARY: The government-supported Turkish Organizing Committee seeks U.S. support for its candidacy to host the 20th World Petroleum Congress in 2011 in Istanbul. Turkey's Organizing Committee will meet U.S. World Petroleum Council (WPC) members (Chevron, API, Schlumberger) in Houston April [...]	2007-03-23 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG AORC TU
07ANKARA67	TURKEY GENERALLY SUPPORTS NEW IRAQ STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Turkey supports the USG's new Iraq strategy, MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador Jan. 12. Turkey still attaches significant importance to the Kirkuk and PKK issues, and will seek continued consultations on these in the weeks ahead. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador call [...]	2007-01-12 15:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA688	TURKEY: LOOKING TO NAIL DOWN DATE FOR IRAQ [...] (S) Action Request in para five. 2. (S) Turkey is moving ahead with planning of the Iraq neighbors plus ministerial to take place in Istanbul based upon reports that Iraqi PM Maliki has agreed on Istanbul as the venue. According to GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Amb. Oguz Celikkol, this inform [...]	2007-03-26 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
07ANKARA708	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA719	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA722	TURKEY: MUBARAK VISIT LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish MFA and Egyptian embassy officials described the March 22-23 visit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Turkey as "symbolically important" and "a useful exchange between two regional powers." Despite agreement by both countries to establish a structured "strategic dialo [...]	2007-03-29 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG EG TU
07ANKARA73	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA735	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA75	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNDER SECRETARY NICHOLAS [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Special Assistant Herro Mustafa. 2. (U) Cathy Westley, Political Officer, is your Control Officer. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, EXT 2513; Home: 011-9 [...]	2007-01-16 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA AMGT AFIN PGOV TU
07ANKARA754	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA755	EXCHANGE OF NOTES ON CFE ENTITLEMENTS TRANSFER MOU [...] (SBU) The Turkish Foreign Ministry and embassy exchanged diplomatic notes in Ankara on March 30 to formalize the transfer of Conventional Forces Europe (CFE) Treaty equipment entitlements based on the memorandum of understanding text in ref b as modified in ref c. Turkish note was e-mailed to [...]	2007-04-03 07:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE NATO PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA76	TURKEY/GREECE: DUST UP OVER IMIA/KARDAK ISLET AND [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish military is downplaying a series of confrontations between Turkish Coast Guard vessels and Greek fishermen near the disputed islet of Imia/Kardak, as well as reports of air intercepts over the Aegean since mid-December. The MFA described the December encounters aroun [...]	2007-01-17 05:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU GR
07ANKARA77	TURKEY: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),are [...]	2007-01-17 09:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR TU
07ANKARA777	BANK SEPAH AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION [...] (S) Summary: The head of the Foreign Ministry's Iran Department (which has the MFA lead on Iran sanctions) told us that measures are underway within the bureaucracy to implement UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, but that action against Sepah accounts at banks in Turkey had not yet been taken. He said that [...]	2007-04-04 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KNNP EFIN TU IR
07ANKARA804	TURKEY PLANS ITS BSEC SUMMIT BIRTHDAY PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish MFA held a meeting with Embassies April 4 to describe its planning for the June 25 BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation) Summit meeting of heads of state and government. Turkey aims to use its chairmanship to revitalize BSEC as it commemorates its 15th anniversary a [...]	2007-04-09 05:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV KCRM TU
07ANKARA811	TURKISH AMBASSADOR DOES NOT ATTEND NATANZ CEREMONY [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-09 10:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC IR TU
07ANKARA822	TURKEY WARNS IRAQ AND US TO BRING BARZANI AND THE [...] (C) Summary: MFA separately called in both the Iraqi Ambassador and us to reiterate its concerns about recent combative rhetoric from KRG President Barzani, and to warn that Turkey reserves the right to take action against the PKK if the Iraqis will not. Turkish officials are concerned that B [...]	2007-04-09 16:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA830	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA833	ANKARA PUK REP OUTLINES TALABANI'S EFFORTS TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqi President Talabani will work to defuse Turkey-KRG tensions, according to the PUK representative in Ankara. Talabani will seek to create breathing room for PM Erdogan and his ruling AKP party to weather the political storm of presidential and parliamentary elections, as h [...]	2007-04-10 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA838	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC/BIS [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Ms. Rossitza Petrov and Mr. Brian O'Brien who will travel to Ankara to provide an "Internal Control Program (ICP)" Instructor Training workshop to Government of Turkey officials from April 30 to May 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyo [...]	2007-04-11 07:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC OTRA PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA842	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Dr. Louise Shelley to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the NNSA's research project on nuclear smuggling from April 19 to 21, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via th [...]	2007-04-11 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP OTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA859	TURKISH MFA APPRECIATES EFFORTS TO AVERT GENOCIDE [...] (C) Summary: In an April 11 meeting with Ambassador, MFA U/S (D equivalent) Ertugrul Apakan expressed appreciation for US Administration efforts to avert a congressional Armenian genocide resolution and asked about language of the Presidential proclamation that would be issued on the occasion [...]	2007-04-12 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
07ANKARA910	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/I AMBASSADOR DAVID [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador Davie Satterfield and Treasury Malachy Nugent. David Burger, Chief of the Political Section's External Affairs Unit,is your Control Officer for Ankara. He [...]	2007-04-17 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OREP AMGT TU IZ
07ANKARA926	PUSHING TURKEY TO IMPLEMENT UNSC SANCTIONS ON [...] (C) Summary. Following up on earlier demarches, Ambassador met April 19 with Foreign Ministry Middle East Director General Bozkurt Aran to keep the pressure on Turkey to implement UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747. Bozkurt said the process of adopting a Council of Ministers implementing decre [...]	2007-04-19 11:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KNNP IR TU
07ANKARA933	AFTERMATH: TRIPLE-MURDER OF CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA936	TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT UNBALANCED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [...] (SBU) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Sakir Torunlar called us in April 18, under instructions, to express concern about a program they had heard would be aired on Iraqi TV station Al Hurra soon regarding allegations of Armenian genocide. Torunlar said that, were thi [...]	2007-04-20 09:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU IZ AM
07ANKARA938	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WISCONSIN [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Gary Milhollin and Ms. Kelly Motz to travel to Ankara to meet with Government of Turkey official to discuss the Wisconsin Project/Risk Report from April 23 to 26, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG [...]	2007-04-20 11:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA940	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR/ERA JOHN ROBINSON [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/ERA John Robinson. Jeff Collins, Political Officer is your point of contact for Ankara. He can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-455-5555, EXT 2521; Home: 011-90-312-495-6433; Cell: 011-90-532-620-3849. 2. (U) Hotel and ot [...]	2007-04-20 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU
07ANKARA949	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEE ANN SCHEUER AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Lee Ann Scheuer and Leah-Ming Toomer. Christina Bobrow, Political Officer, is your Control Officer She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2539 Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6803. 2. (U) Hot [...]	2007-04-24 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU
07ANKARA954	TURKEY INFORMED THAT CYPRUS JOINS THE GLOBAL [...] (C) Ambassador informed MFA U/S Apakan on April 20 of the adherence by Cyprus to the Global Initiative Statement of Principles, drawing on the points provided reftel. He emphasized the importance the USG attaches to combating nuclear terrorism and our view that the forum should not be used/m [...]	2007-04-24 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP KGIC PREL PARM TU CY
07ANKARA957	MNF-1 GEN. PETRAEUS MEETING WITH TURKISH D/CHOD [...] (S) Summary: MNF-I Commanding Gen. David Petraeus met April 22 with Turkish General Staff (TGS) D/CHOD Gen. Ergin Saygun at Incirlik Air Base to discuss Iraq. Saygun stressed Turkey's strong interest in Iraq's success and in putting past US-Turkish differences behind us. He expressed misgiv [...]	2007-04-24 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA961	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA986	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-TURKEY TRILATERAL: EMBASSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey will promote constructive dialogue and seek to cool negative Karzai-Musharraf rhetoric during April 30 three-way, AF-PK-TU discussions, senior MFA officials told the Ambassador April 26. The GOT would like to achieve a Joint Statement and agrees that the Organization of the [...]	2007-04-27 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER ISCON AF PK TU
07ANTANANARIVO100	COMOROS EAGER FOR BILATERAL TALKS WITH U.S. [...] SUMMARY. During meetings January 22-23 in the Union of the Comoros, PolEcon Chief and visiting Desk Officer laid the ground work for the first meeting of the U.S.-Comoros Joint Committee for Bilateral Cooperation. The Comoran officials expressed interest in discussing the African Growth and O [...]	2007-01-31 13:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID ECON ENRG KISL CN
07ANTANANARIVO1016	Embassy's Third Annual Iftar Reception [...] The Ambassador and DCM hosted September 25 the Embassy's third annual Iftar reception in Antananarivo. Friends and contacts from Madagascar's diverse Muslim communities attended - Khoja, Sunni, Bohra, and Ismailis -- again expressing their appreciation for our hospitality. Interestingly, Mad [...]	2007-10-05 03:19:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO1034	HISTORIC SHIP VISIT WELL RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: The historic port call of the USS NORMANDY on the northern coastal city of Diego Suarez from September 29 through October 2, the first such formal ship visit to Madagascar since 1972, showcased greater U.S. engagement in Madagascar. President Ravalomanana's visit onboard the ship wa [...]	2007-10-09 12:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO109	UPDATE ON THE MURDER OF MOHAMMED JAMAL KHALIFA [...] (U) Post is providing an update on the Mohammad Jamal Khalifa murder from a security and political standpoint. Below is an assessment by the Regional Security Officer (RSO) and the Political Office. 2. (S) On the security front, RSO continues to engage local Law Enforcement Officials concer [...]	2007-02-05 13:54:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	ASEC PTER MA
07ANTANANARIVO1103	SECOND MALAGASY CABINET RESHUFFLE IN 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Marc Ravalomanana's October 27 cabinet reshuffle, the second of his current term in office, had few significant changes but portends some improvement in overall governance. Only three of the 19 Cabinet members are new to the government. Seven former ministers were dro [...]	2007-10-29 12:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PBIO MA
07ANTANANARIVO1114	DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN MORONI DISCUSSES CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The diplomatic corps in Moroni and Government of the Union of the Comoros were surprised by Grande Comore island president Abdouloihab's visit to Anjouan. The international community, led by the African Union (AU),is working to apply sanctions and encourage the Union Governm [...]	2007-11-02 10:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN
07ANTANANARIVO1147	COMOROS SANCTIONS UNDERWAY, BACAR NOT BACKING DOWN [...] (U) African Union (AU) sanctions, including a travel ban and the freezing of assets, against 145 persons on the island of Anjouan (ref) are underway in the Union of the Comoros. With contradicting dates in media reports, the AU confirmed sanctions started on October 20 and will run out 45 day [...]	2007-11-09 08:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN
07ANTANANARIVO1221	LIFE IN ANJOUAN UNDER COLONEL BACAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reports from Anjouan, where EmbOffs have been unable to visit for six months, indicate life in limbo for most of the 240,000 people living there. There are unconfirmed reports that many opponents to Bacar, journalists, activists, intellectuals, and teachers, have been impriso [...]	2007-12-04 04:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID CN
07ANTANANARIVO1236	BRINGING COMOROS INTO THE FOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As we look at the question of AGOA eligibility for Comoros, the two key interlocking issues are security and opportunity - and how each could be strengthened by AGOA. The Comoran people have a tragic history and few economic endowments; their most famous native son is infamous - [...]	2007-12-12 13:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID KDEM CN
07ANTANANARIVO1241	PRESIDENT LOSES ANTANANARIVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results from the December 12 municipal elections show the ruling TIM Party of President Marc Ravalomanana faring well throughout the country, with the notable exception of a humiliating upset in the capital of Antananarivo. Andry "TGV" Rajoelina, a successful busines [...]	2007-12-13 13:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO1243	PRESIDENT LOSES ANTANANARIVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results from the December 12 municipal elections show the ruling TIM Party of President Marc Ravalomanana faring well throughout the country, with the notable exception of a humiliating upset in the capital of Antananarivo. Andry "TGV" Rajoelina, a successful busines [...]	2007-12-14 04:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO1252	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Welcome also to Moroni! Your visit to the Union of the Comoros comes as this fragile country faces the latest in a long series of challenges. Your arrival, as the highest ranking U.S. government official ever (we believe) to visit the archipelago, gives you leverage to help s [...]	2007-12-17 13:52:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO1269	RULING PARTY CEDES POWER GRACEFULLY IN THE CAPITAL [...] (U) Official results trickling in from the December 12 municipal elections seem to confirm early speculation that the President's TIM party won throughout most of the country, with the exception of a spectacular defeat in Antananarivo (Reftel). Businessman and political unknown Andry "TGV" Ra [...]	2007-12-27 13:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO128	BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. Government is missing the opportunity to build a strong relationship with the Union of the Comoros. In light of the recently-completed Operational Plan process for the Comoros, Post considers that USD 100,000 in security assistance is inadequate to seriously advance tran [...]	2007-02-08 14:09:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER PREL IR CN
07ANTANANARIVO161	TACKLING SEX TOURISM IN NOSY BE, ROUND TWO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy staff traveled to Nosy Be, an island off Madagascar's northwest coast notorious for its growing sex tourism, and Diego Suarez, a nearby port on the mainland, to follow up on Embassy Antananarivo's 2005 report on the nature of sex tourism and trafficking in persons (TIP) al [...]	2007-02-16 10:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB MA
07ANTANANARIVO180	CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM TO BE HELD APRIL 4 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Madagascar (GOM) has announced a Constitutional Referendum to be held April 4, 2007. A hastily-convened committee is considering over 200 possible changes, and will soon make recommendations to the Council of Ministers, who will then decide which changes shoul [...]	2007-02-22 12:59:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO221	MADAGASCAR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of trafficking within the country's borders. Madagascar has a confirmed child sex tourism problem. The domestic legal framework, cultural [...]	2007-03-06 14:07:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07ANTANANARIVO225	COMOROS 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silvana Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez can be reached via email at RodriguezSD [at] state.gov, via telephone at 261.20.22.212.57, or via facsimile at 261.20.22.251.71. POLOFF Rodriguez spent approximately 1 hour preparing this report. [...]	2007-03-07 11:48:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID CN
07ANTANANARIVO236	AMERICAN WEEK IN MAHAJANGA IS A HIT [...] SUMMARY: From February 27 - March 1, 40 Mission personnel and numerous partners hosted American Week in Mahajanga, a city on Madagascar's northwestern coast with a sizeable Muslim population. Well over 5,000 local citizens visited our exhibit booths, attended an Embassy-sponsored basketball to [...]	2007-03-09 10:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KMCA KPAO EAID PHUM PINR AMGT ASOC MA
07ANTANANARIVO238	AMBASSDOR'S MEETINGS WITH MAHAJANGA BUSINESS LEADERS [...] During American Week in Mahajanga (reftel),the Ambassador met with business and Muslim leaders to discuss the overall business climate and to listen to their concerns. Prevailing sentiment among business leaders was generally negative. They voiced complaints about the poor state of the Port [...]	2007-03-09 13:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM PREL KISL MA
07ANTANANARIVO287	IMF Finds GOM Performance Satisfactory [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A just-completed IMF Mission reviewed five major themes in Madagascar: the Madagascar Action Plan (MAP),trade competitiveness, institutional capacity at the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank, private sector reform (especially the electric utility),and fiscal / monetary pol [...]	2007-03-22 12:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IMF PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO301	MIXED REACTIONS TO PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: With only eight days to go, Madagascar's upcoming constitutional referendum has failed to garner the same amount of enthusiasm seen in the recent presidential election. The average citizen has little understanding of the proposed amendments and public reactions have been mixed wi [...]	2007-03-27 13:07:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO322	MADAGASCAR SEEKS AGREMENT FOR NEW AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON [...] On April 2, Post received two Diplomatic Notes, both dated March 23, 2007. One gave formal notice of the recall of Malagasy Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Mr. NARISOA Rajaonarivony, while the other sought agrement for his replacement, Mr. RADIFERA Jocelyn Bertin. Diplomatic notes and [...]	2007-04-04 12:34:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO399	DELEGATION HOLDS BILATERAL TALKS WITH COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer's suggestion to President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi on the sidelines of UNGA last September (REF B),a U.S. delegation led by Director of the Office of East African Affairs Eunice Reddick held the first ever bilateral discussions wi [...]	2007-04-24 11:39:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR CN
07ANTANANARIVO402	MADAGASCAR TIP PROPOSALS FOR 2007 ESF AND INCLE FUNDS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Antananarivo is providing the following four proposals for 2007 ESF and INCLE funds for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) projects. The full text of the proposals, budgets and resumes are being forwarded via email to the appropriate G/TIP POC as requested. Post POC for all [...]	2007-04-24 13:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MA
07ANTANANARIVO409	Coastal City Boils Over Electricity Outages [...] (SBU) Public discontent over electricity outages boiled over April 26 as thousands of protestors set fire to a public building in the southern coastal city of Tulear. According to sources in the gendarmerie, members of the mob also kidnapped the regional director of the Penitentiary Administr [...]	2007-04-26 12:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MA
07ANTANANARIVO411	Comoran Union Government Fights Shell Banks [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an ongoing struggle to attract foreign investment and repair the country's reputation, the Government of the Union of the Comoros has taken steps to address its "shell banking" problem and has renewed its request for U.S. assistance. Vice President Idi recently briefed PolEco [...]	2007-04-27 05:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PGOV PREL ECON CN
07ANTANANARIVO425	UNION AND ANJOUAN FORCES FINALLY CLASH IN COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The political tension in the Union of the Comoros that has been simmering in recent months between the rival jurisdictions of the Union Government of President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and the Anjouan Island government headed by "President" Mohamed Bacar has finally broken into viole [...]	2007-05-02 18:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS ASEC CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO426	Seaboard Reaches Verbal Agreement to Extend Lease [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After over a year of intense lobbying, including Ambassador McGee insisting on a level playing field in a meeting with President Ravalomanana, the U.S. company Seaboard reached an oral agreement with Tamatave Port Director Botozaza April 27 to extend the company's lease on silos [...]	2007-05-03 05:08:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MA
07ANTANANARIVO430	U.S. FUND SEEKS MADAGASCAR FOREST DEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since a meeting in September, 2006, between President Ravalomanana and the president of the Global Environment Fund (GEF),a deal to create a 30,000 hectare sustainable forestry operation in Madagascar has progressed in fits and starts. Interrupted by the December 3 presidential [...]	2007-05-03 09:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO438	COMOROS ISLAND IN DE FACTO SECESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After seizing control of the Union radio station and Union President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi's home on Anjouan May 3, "President" Mohamed Bacar's forces seem to be even more in control of the island. The first reported deaths of Union soldiers have sparked conflict between villag [...]	2007-05-04 12:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS ASEC CN
07ANTANANARIVO522	MIXED SIGNALS TO SEABOARD IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tamatave Port Director Pierrot Botozaza kept U.S. Seaboard Corporation representatives waiting for 12 hours on May 25 for scheduled negotiations to renew its lease on silos at the Port (Reftels). When the Port's lawyers finally met with Seaboard, they insisted an application for [...]	2007-05-31 11:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON KTDB PGOV PREL MA

07ANTANANARIVO524	MADAGASCAR WELCOMED AS GLOBAL INITIATIVE PARTNER [...] Political/Economic Section Chief and Russian Federation DCM separately welcomed the Government of Madagascar (GOM) into the Global Initiative as a new partner nation and provided them with the most current version of the Plan of Work, Terms of Reference, Statement of Principles, Explanatory Not [...]	2007-05-31 12:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KGIC PARM PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO557	LABOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS RESCUED IN DIEGO SUAREZ [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Antananarivo's reporting on trafficking in persons (TIP) has tended to focus on the conspicuous sex trafficking of minors in tourism hotspots along Madagascar's coast, namely on the island of Nosy Be (reftel). While the same kind of sexual exploitation exists in the northern [...]	2007-06-05 13:28:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB MA
07ANTANANARIVO566	ANJOUAN'S BACAR MOVES TO DERAIL COMOROS VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Violence broke out again on the Comoran island of Anjouan June 5 as island strongman Mohamed Bacar continued his pattern of extralegal efforts to cling to power. Bacar, who stepped aside as island president to run for reelection (Reftels),appears to have no intention of losing [...]	2007-06-06 12:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO567	COMOROS' SAMBI POSTPONES ANJOUAN'S ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi postponed Anjouan's island election to June 17, contrary to international pressure. Deposed Anjouan island president Bacar continues his "end-game" threatening to hold elections anyway. Votes in Grand Comore and Moheli will go [...]	2007-06-07 12:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN
07ANTANANARIVO569	MADAGASCAR WILL SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO GI THIRD MEETING [...] Post received diplomatic note no. 07-470-AE/M/NV/DCM from the Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office in Charge of the United Nations and International Organizations, dated June 5, informing the Embassy that the Government of Madagascar will be represented by its Ambassador in Moscow, duri [...]	2007-06-08 05:41:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KGIC PARM PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO595	COMOROS ELECTION POSTPONED AS BACAR SEIZES POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shortly after inaugurating himself "President" of Anjouan on the morning of June 14, Colonel Mohamed Bacar resumed his position at the presidential palace. A high-level Comoran delegation will arrive in Addis Ababa June 14 to lobby the African Union (AU) to hold an extraordinar [...]	2007-06-14 14:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN
07ANTANANARIVO608	COMOROS AWAITS AU DECISION ON MILITARY OPTIONS [...] (U) With "President" Bacar of Anjouan refusing to hold new island presidential elections sanctioned by the international community, South Africa is reportedly organizing an urgent meeting of regional foreign ministries and an official from the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council June [...]	2007-06-18 13:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN
07ANTANANARIVO615	AFRICAN UNION CHALLENGES BACAR IN THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An African Union (AU) ultimatum and ministerial delegation to the Union of the Comoros is applying pressure on renegade Anjouan island "President" Mohamed Bacar. All three islands of the Union are calm, awaiting Bacar's response to the AU. Rumors abound from Anjouan that Bacar [...]	2007-06-21 09:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC AU CN
07ANTANANARIVO623	ICRC NOTES MINOR IMPROVEMENT IN MADAGASCAR PRISONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of 80 countries in which the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) monitors prison conditions; Madagascar continues to stand among the worst. An ICRC representative met with Embassy staff to note that while there have been positive trends over the past year in the Gov [...]	2007-06-22 09:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO636	COMOROS ELECTIONS: TWO OUT OF THREE SUCCEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Island elections in Grande Comore and Moheli successfully completed their second rounds June 24. Embassy observers found the election in Grande Comore to be transparent and well-organized. Tensions are high between the Union government, African Union (AU),and other internatio [...]	2007-06-27 13:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AU CN
07ANTANANARIVO640	SEABOARD SILOS SOLUTION SIGNED IN MADAGASCAR [...] Seaboard Corporation's Armando Lopes signed a five-year lease extension for its silos at the Tamatave Port June 28. Tamatave Port Director Pierrot Botozaza and Minister of Transport Julien LaPorte have approved and signed the agreement. According to Lopes, the terms and conditions of the ext [...]	2007-06-28 11:10:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON KTDB PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO687	MADAGASCAR ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM AT RISK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID continues to play a vital leadership role among environment donors in Madagascar seeking to advocate and implement sound conservation and natural resource management policies. Review of the third phase of the environment program has been protracted and did not result in c [...]	2007-07-12 13:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON EAID PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO715	RAVALOMANANA'S CONTRADICTORY LEADERSHIP STYLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3, 2006, Marc Ravalomanana won a landslide reelection victory emerging ahead of 13 other candidates with 55 per cent of the vote. His nearest rival tallied less than 12 per cent. Coming five years after his initial disputed victory had plunged the nation to the brink [...]	2007-07-20 05:13:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO717	MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: SSH/DHRF SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's Special Self Help (SSH) and Democracy and Human Rights Funds (DHRF) provide direct, inexpensive, and meaningful assistance to projects throughout Madagascar and the Comoros. They generate tremendous positive publicity and good will for the United States. From women [...]	2007-07-20 09:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KPAO MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO723	PROSPECTS AND PROSTITUTION IN MINING BOOM TOWN [...] SUMMARY: As Qit Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ramps up its mining activities in southeastern Madagascar, the former "ghost town" of Fort Dauphin is rapidly changing. Embassy staff consulted local officials and NGOs to assess the potential for human trafficking. While it is clear "trafficking in p [...]	2007-07-23 13:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB EAID MA
07ANTANANARIVO74	PRESIDENT RAVALOMANANA PROMISES MINISTRY OF [...] (C) An animated President Ravalomanana insisted he was "neutral and not interested" in Seaboard Corporation's operations at the Port of Tamatave; neither as President of Madagascar nor as owner/founder of the TIKO company (reftels). Holding up literature from the Dynatech Corporation, the Pre [...]	2007-01-23 09:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAGR KTDB PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO757	COMOROS, THE COUNTRY DEBT-RELIEF LEFT BEHIND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One of the world's poorest Muslim democracies, the Union of the Comoros has a stock of debt equal to 70 percent of GDP. If not for an annual influx of over USD 12 million in remittances from Comorans living abroad, the tiny country of 700,000 mostly subsistence farmers would f [...]	2007-07-30 11:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN IBRD IMF ECON EAID PREL CN
07ANTANANARIVO77	COMOROS PRESIDENT WELCOMES U.S. COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of the Union of the Comoros, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, met with the Ambassador January 18 and with Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter January 19 on the margins of the investiture of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana (Ref A). Sambi reaffirmed his desire for as [...]	2007-01-23 13:10:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	PREL PMIL PINR EFIN PGOV PTER EAID KISL CN
07ANTANANARIVO778	MALAGASY SURPRISED BY TIP CONDITIONS IN SOUTH [...] SUMMARY: In a July 25 meeting of the Human Rights Working Group, Embassy Antananarivo teamed up with multiple NGOs to present the issue of trafficking in persons (TIP) in the different regions of Madagascar. The fact that Malagasy participants were shocked to find out certain widespread pract [...]	2007-08-02 10:37:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB MA
07ANTANANARIVO78	GENERAL NAMED PRIME MINISTER OF MADAGASCAR [...] (U) SUMMARY. On January 20 President Marc Ravalomanana appointed former Minister of Interior Lt-General Charles Rabemananjara as his new Prime Minister, to replace outgoing Prime Minister Jacques Sylla. Rabemananjara now has the task of forming a new Cabinet in consultation with the President [...]	2007-01-23 14:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO79	FRENCH AGRICULTURE MINISTER REHASHES HIS POSITION [...] On the margins of a Presidential Delegation visit to Madagascar to attend the inauguration of President Marc Ravalomanana (Reftel),Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns met with French Minister of SIPDIS Agriculture Dominique Bussereau at Ambassador McGee's residence for a wide-ranging disc [...]	2007-01-23 14:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PREL FR MA
07ANTANANARIVO802	PRESS REPORTS INDIAN LISTENING POST IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) Press reports indicate the Indian Government has opened a "listening post" on the northern coast of Madagascar to monitor seagoing traffic in the Indian Ocean. Most recently "Asia Times Online" reported the station took a year to construct and opened in July to contribute to India,s secu [...]	2007-08-10 06:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECPS PREL MOPS MARR MCAP IN MA XO
07ANTANANARIVO815	COMORAN PRESIDENT CONSIDERING MILITARY OPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Comoran President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi wants the AU to take control of Anjouan by force to allow free elections there, and he believes this could be done without bloodshed. However, he will not wait indefinitely and has a plan for Union forces to take Anjouan - which he [...]	2007-08-16 13:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU EAID PHUM PINR ASEC MOPS CN
07ANTANANARIVO84	MADAGASCAR PRIME MINISTER SELECTS NEW CABINET [...] (U) As anticipated in reftels, newly appointed Prime Minister Gen. Charles Rabemananjara (who maintains his portfolio as Minister of Interior),named his new cabinet January 25: -- Minister to the Presidency in charge of Decentralization and Land Use Planning: Yvan Andrianasandratriniony (F [...]	2007-01-25 14:39:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO851	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MALAGASY PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara invited Ambassador Marquardt for a meeting the day after the credentials ceremony with the President. A friendly but direct Rabemananjara said Malagasy do not want a single ballot and the electoral commission is already strong and independent [...]	2007-08-24 09:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EWWT ASEC SNAR MA
07ANTANANARIVO853	COMORAN FM JAFFAR REITERATES PRO-AMERICAN STANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Ahmed Said Ben Jaffar welcomed the Ambassador to the region, encouraging him to visit the Comoros to deliver credentials and see the country at the first opportunity. Jaffar expressed frustration that the African Union (AU) had not upheld commitments with regar [...]	2007-08-27 11:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID CN
07ANTANANARIVO895	FRAUDULENT "BAHAMAS" RECRUITER CONS MALAGASY [...] (U) SUMMARY: A scam promising jobs in the Bahamas took in reportedly thousands of Malagasy job seekers before the Government of Madagascar (GOM) exposed the fraud. Gateway Global Consultants, posing as recruiters for West Palm Textiles and Apparel, took USD 50 fees for a promise of possible e [...]	2007-09-05 12:52:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ETRD PREL MA BF
07ANTANANARIVO919	ANTANANARIVO'S INPUT TO THE PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to respond to Reftel with the following brief summary of Post's programs and activities to promote human rights and protect human rights defenders. END SUMMARY. Promoting Human Rights and Protecting Human Rights Defenders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...]	2007-09-12 10:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO930	ANTANANARIVO UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION [...] Post submits current contact information as requested in reftel for leadership at Post and for key host government officials. 2. Mission contact information: Country Code (Madagascar): +261 Country Code (Comoros): +269 IVG Access Code: 590 24 hour Switchboard: 20 22-212-57/58/59; 20 [...]	2007-09-17 08:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PGOV MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO99	ANTAQNARIVO: ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ)Q [...] (U) CRIME MOBILITY: B. Criminal elements generally concentrate their activities in high crime areas, but sometimes enter nearby neighborhoods, including those containing Mission housing. COMMENT: Criminal elements in the capital usually focus on densely populated areas and commercial zone [...]	2007-01-31 13:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KRCM MA
07APIA27	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAYMOND W. MILLAR [...] (SBU) Post grants country clearance for Foreign Service National Investigator (FSNI) Raymond W. Millar for travel to Apia, Samoa, from February 19-25, 2007, in order to conduct background investigations and security interviews and to train FSNI Apia. 2. (U) Post understands that no assistan [...]	2007-02-16 04:04:00	Embassy Apia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA NZ WS
07APIA29	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RSO JAMES P. DOHERTY [...] (SBU) Post grants country clearance for Regional Security Officer (RSO) James P. Doherty for travel to Apia, Samoa, from February 19-23, 2007, in order to conduct a constitutent post visit. 2. (U) Post understands that no assistance from the Embassy is requested. If necessary the Embassy ca [...]	2007-02-17 01:48:00	Embassy Apia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA NZ WS
07APIA50	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RSO JAMES P. DOHERTY AND FSNI RAYMOND [...] Post grants country clearance for RSO James P. Doherty and FSNI Raymond Millar April 16 -20, 2007 to visit Apia, Samoa to meet Samoan Police regarding an ongoing investigation and toprovide constituent post services. 2. Post understands that no assistance from the Embassy is requested. If n [...]	2007-04-14 03:37:00	Embassy Apia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ WS
07ASHGABAT1001	TURKMENISTAN: NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION SERVICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent introductory meeting with U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Director Dan Stein, officials of Turkmenistan's National Civil Aviation Service expressed interest in possible developme [...]	2007-09-21 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT1008	SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN: WHO IS PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Little in the way of personal detail is known about the real President Berdimuhamedov, but examining rumors, official biographies and the comments of those who have worked with him provide some insight into his personality. Descended from Turkmen intelligentsia, Berdimuhamedov [...]	2007-09-24 07:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1009	TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SUPPLIES READING MATERIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) If you want to know about the United States, there probably is no better source than the Embassy's Public Diplomacy Section. Apparently, the people in charge of the preparations for President Berdimuhamedov's trip to UNGA rea [...]	2007-09-24 09:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1018	TURKMENISTAN: STATE AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delegation's August 20-25, 2007 visit to Turkmenistan, headed by Michael Cromartie, received positive state and international media. However, state media avoided any frank discussion of religious freedom issues with [...]	2007-09-25 07:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT1030	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV PROMISES RELEASE OF [...] (C) During a September 24 debrief of UK Minister of Energy Malcolm Wick's 19-20 visit that focused primarily on oil and gas issues (septel),UK Ambassador Peter Butcher reported Wicks raised political development and human rights in meetings with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Deputy [...]	2007-09-25 10:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1035	TURKMENISTAN: CONDITIONS IN OWADAN PRISON [...] (C) A longtime Embassy contact, whose brother was imprisoned for the 2002 attack on the presidential motorcade, spoke recently with one of the 11 individuals granted clemency in August. (NOTE: The contact did not specify which one. END NOTE.) This person told our contact that rumors she ha [...]	2007-09-26 12:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS TX
07ASHGABAT1041	TURKMENISTAN: REGIONAL UNODC MEETING PARTICIPANTS AGREE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 17-19 regional counternarcotics meeting sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drug Control (UNODC) in Turkmenbashy, Turkmenistan, representatives of Paris Pact countries and international or [...]	2007-09-27 11:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1043	DEA/ICITAP VISITS ASHGABAT AND FINDS IDEAS FOR NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 10-14 training visit to Turkmenistan, a joint Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) dele [...]	2007-09-27 12:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT1047	TURKMENISTAN'S TEXTILE MINISTER SHARES HER -- AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM met with Turkmenistan's Minister of Textiles Jemal Geoklenova on September 26 for an introductory meeting on the textile industry in Turkmenistan. Appreciative of the experience brought by and lessons learned from international investors, Geoklenova explained that Presiden [...]	2007-09-28 12:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EIND ETRD TX
07ASHGABAT1048	TUKRMNEISTAN: AHAL PROVINCE OFFICIALS SHOW REMARKABLE NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a distinctive change over previous visits to Ahal in post's provincial reporting program, PAO was warmly welcomed and treated to a new level of hospitality and openness, particularly by a high-ranking alumnus of t [...]	2007-09-28 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1050	TURKMENISTAN FOREIGN MINISTER: GIVE US MORE TIME [...] (S) Charge met with Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov September 28 for a read-out of President Berdimuhamedov's September 23-27 visit to New York (septel). At the end of the meeting, Charge asked Meredov to dismiss his notetaker, as is normal practice for this issue, and raised the U.S. strong [...]	2007-10-01 05:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC TX
07ASHGABAT1053	TURKMENISTAN PRESIDENT PLEASED WITH NEW YORK TRIP; [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Foreign Minister Meredov, President Berdimuhamedov left New York with a strongly positive reaction to his bilateral, business, and UN meetings. Meredov said the president asked him to thank the United States for its high level of professionalism in organization and [...]	2007-10-01 07:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET SCUL KPAO KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT1055	VISAS VIPER REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2007 [...] (SBU) Post's Visas Viper committee met on September 25, 2007. The acting Consular Section chief, along with the DCM and representatives from RSO, Pol/Econ, Pol/Mil, PAO, Management, DAO, CLO, Peace Corps and USAID were in attendance. ConOff, as Visas Viper coordinator, reviewed the Visas Viper [...]	2007-10-01 09:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC TX
07ASHGABAT1057	VISAS VIPER REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2007 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Post's Visas Viper committee met on September 25, 2007. The acting Consular Section chief, along with the DCM and representatives from RSO, Pol/Econ, Pol/Mil, PAO, Management, DAO, CLO, Peace Corps and USAID were in attendan [...]	2007-10-01 09:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC TX
07ASHGABAT1064	POLIMEKS EXECUTIVE WANTS COLLABORATION WITH U.S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 27, a senior Turkish construction company official outlined the difficulties of living and doing business in Turkmenistan, such as police harassment and lack of Internet access, and how it makes find [...]	2007-10-02 11:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EIND SOCI TU TX
07ASHGABAT1066	TURKMENISTAN: STATE AGENCY FOR HYDROCARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Just back from a week-long orientation trip to the United States hosted by the U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA),the Executive Director of Turkmenistan's State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources, Bayrammurat Muradov, told Charge October 2 that the trip ha [...]	2007-10-03 10:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET AJ TX
07ASHGABAT1067	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON PLANS TO OPEN OFFICE, HOPES [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to two Chevron security officers, the oil company plans to open an office in Ashgabat in November or December, with an expatriate staff of four or five persons. Chevron is yet to name a country director. The company has proposals to work two sectors of Serdar off-shore [...]	2007-10-03 11:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV ASEC TX
07ASHGABAT1068	TURKMENISTAN'S MARY PROVINCE: FARMERS PRO PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Farmers in Mary expressed their disgruntlement with the government cotton-growing and state-controlled purchasing system, and argued that farming private land would make farmers more prosperous, during a recent post visit to the province. Turkish factories appear to be provid [...]	2007-10-03 12:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCISZX KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1070	TURKMENISTAN ACCEPTS ENERGY DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSAL [...] The Government of Turkmenistan has finally informed the United States by diplomatic note that the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the Department of Energy's (DOE's) 12-month plan proposed during the May 30-June 2 Energy Delegation for promoting bilateral cooperation in the hydrocarbon secto [...]	2007-10-03 13:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1078	TURKMENISTAN: OSCE SEES IMPROVEMENT IN HUMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: OSCE sees an improvement in human rights, in the attitude of the government toward human rights, and in the ability of the OSCE Ashgabat Center to do business, since Berdimuhamedov came to power in early 2007. For [...]	2007-10-05 11:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1081	TURKMENISTAN: HIGH-PROFILE AND IRF-CONCERN NAMES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Post has learned that several additional names of interest were on the list of those to be amnestied on October 9. A source at the Turkish embassy confirmed that it was notified that six Turkish citizens were on the list [...]	2007-10-05 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT1082	DEMARCHE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE AS AN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 12:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UN TX
07ASHGABAT1084	DEMARCHE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE AS AN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 06:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UN TX
07ASHGABAT1089	TURKMENISTAN'S BALKAN PROVINCE: ALUMNI KEEPING THE FLAME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Meetings with FLEX alumni during a recent trip to Balkan province demonstrated the considerable thirst for greater exposure to the world beyond Turkmenistan's borders. Emboff also met a blind pastor of a still-un [...]	2007-10-09 13:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1094	TURKMENISTAN: ANOTHER RELIGIOUS GROUP TO BE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Timur Muradov, the pastor of the "Word of Life" Church, a small unregistered evangelical Christian group based in Turkmenbashy, called the Embassy October 10 to report that the Council on Religious Affairs Deputy Chairman, Nur [...]	2007-10-10 10:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT1096	TURKMENISTAN: ONE AMERICAN'S TALE OF STARTING AN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over lunch October 9, an American businessman (cautiously) told of his experiences in opening an Ashgabat office of his information technology company, including a bump in the road involving a poorly chosen local [...]	2007-10-10 12:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV TX
07ASHGABAT1102	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes you to Turkmenistan. You are coming to Turkmenistan in the early months of an expanding dialogue between Turkmenistan and the international community in general, and the OSCE and the Unite [...]	2007-10-11 11:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1104	TURKMENISTAN: CONSIDERING NEW HYDROCARBON OPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 22-29 orientation visit to Washington and Houston sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA),a high-level delegation of Turkmenistan hydrocarbon officials stressed they will be making substantial changes to Turkmenistan's hydrocarbon structure [...]	2007-10-12 08:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET EINV TX
07ASHGABAT1108	TURKMENISTAN: MORE OPEN STATE MEDIA REFLECT GOVERNMMENT'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has observed steps towards a more open and informative state news media in Turkmenistan. Since the death of former President Niyazov, state media have slowly become more open to coverage of U.S. Government vis [...]	2007-10-15 10:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1128	TURKMENISTAN: COTTON INDUSTRY STILL TROUBLED [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Visits to the regions revealed that although President Berdimuhamedov can continue to rely on the cotton industry to bring in revenue, the sector needs reform and modernization. One positive change this year is [...]	2007-10-18 14:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR ECON EIND TX
07ASHGABAT1143	TURKMENISTAN: IRC ASHGABAT REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. The Information Resource Center in Ashgabat (IRC Ashgabat),part of Embassy Ashgabat's Public Affairs Section, would like to extend its Internet access service via wireless internet service (WIFI) to its patrons. The availability of the Intern [...]	2007-10-23 09:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC ANET PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1144	TURKMENISTAN: IRC ASHGABAT REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. The Information Resource Center in Ashgabat (IRC Ashgabat),part of Embassy Ashgabat's Public Affairs Section, would like to extend its Internet access service via wireless internet service (WIFI) to its patrons. The availability of the Intern [...]	2007-10-23 09:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC ANET PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1147	MORE CHANGES TO THE FACE OF ASHGABAT, AND TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov has approved $1.8 billion in construction projects since he became president in February. As additional projects are constructed outside of Ashgabat, provincial residents say that infrastr [...]	2007-10-23 11:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV SOCI TU TX
07ASHGABAT1159	TURKMENISTAN: KARIMOV VISIT FOSTERS EXPANSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Rakhman Rasulov described President Islom Karimov's October 18-19 visit to Turkmenistan as very successful in that it marked the first formal warming of the two countries' relationship since Niyazov's death. The new relationship can o [...]	2007-10-26 09:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET UZ TX
07ASHGABAT1162	DEMARCHE ON THE CUBA'S RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 10:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA ETRD TX
07ASHGABAT1170	TURKMENISTAN: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 10:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ECON MNUC TX
07ASHGABAT1173	TURKMENISTAN: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT1179	TURKMENISTAN: POSITIVE TRENDS IN STATE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: October's state media coverage of U.S. embassy events showed further improvement and suggests Turkmenistan is moving away from the exclusive cult-of-personality policies of the former President Niyazov era. In Tur [...]	2007-11-01 06:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PROP SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1186	TURKMENISTAN: UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Yatsenyuk's late-October visit to Ashgabat is part of an effort to re-establish a normal relationship between the two countries, after years of commercial disputes and changes in leader [...]	2007-11-02 11:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD SCUL UP TX
07ASHGABAT1187	TURKMENISTAN: ALONG THE IRANIAN BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: EmbOffs toured on October 30 State Border Service (SBS) facilities near the Iranian border, including a kennel where tracker dogs are trained. In contrast to recent months, SBS hosts were warm and rather informal. Smuggling remains a seious problem along Turkmenistan's border with [...]	2007-11-02 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC MARR IR TX
07ASHGABAT1192	SCENESETTER FOR THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, NEVADA [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Your visit to Turkmenistan follows the celebration on October 27th of Turkmenistan's 16th Anniversary of its independence. This visit helps continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while r [...]	2007-11-05 12:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET MARR PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT1204	TURKMENISTAN: IN-PRISON DEATHS OF "SPECIAL [...] (C) An embassy FSN (please protect) reported that she received a letter during the weekend of November 3 from her brother, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for his alleged participation in the November 2002 attack against former President Saparmyrat Niyazov's motorcade. (NOTE: The F [...]	2007-11-06 12:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TX
07ASHGABAT1206	TURKMENISTAN DESIGNATES WORKING-LEVEL [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy on November 6 responding to an October 3 U.S. request for a working-level contact with whom the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) could liaise on counter- [...]	2007-11-07 08:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT1209	TURKMENISTAN: U.S. FIRMS SEEKING TO ENTER HYDROCARBON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Business Sensitive. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Moderate reforms and a promise of a better investment climate in Turkmenistan by the country's new leadership have attracted renewed serious interest from U.S. oil majors, including both old an [...]	2007-11-07 12:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV EPET RS AJ TX
07ASHGABAT1213	TURKMENISTAN'S OIL AND GAS EXHIBITION LEAVES NO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The administrative officer at Turkmenistan's Ministry of Oil and Gas (please protect) told an embassy employee that foreign interest in the November 13-15 Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition (TIOGE) has far e [...]	2007-11-08 11:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1220	DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 07:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON OSCE TX
07ASHGABAT1221	ADB IN TURKMENISTAN: OUT OF TOUCH BUT LOOKING FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Asian Development Bank (ADB),long dormant in Ashgabat, especially after the Government of Turkmenistan failed to respond decisively to the bank's initial feasibility study for a Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakis [...]	2007-11-09 07:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EPET EAID EFIN EINV TX
07ASHGABAT1223	TURKMENISTAN: STATE TV REQUESTS U.S. EXPERTS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para nine below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's PAO had an especially productive and open meeting with a Ministry of Culture and Broadcasting official that demonstrated a firm commitment and deisre for tangible movement on President Berdimuhamedov's recent ca [...]	2007-11-09 13:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PROP EAID SCUL KPAO KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1226	TURKMENISTAN 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] This is the 2007-2008 INCSR Part II report on Turkmenistan. The text is keyed to the questions in reftel. The Post's point of contact for the INCSR, Part II draft is Kristine Marsh, Economic Officer (MarshKA@state.gov). GENERAL 2. Turkmenistan is not an important regional financial ce [...]	2007-11-13 03:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN SNAR KCRM KTFN TX
07ASHGABAT1227	TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMEDOV IN BRUSSELS: A BRIEF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's November 5-7 visit to Brussels seemed to reinforce that Turkmenistan is following its own path and, as yet, has little interest in the kinds of outward-looking compromises that could mak [...]	2007-11-13 04:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EINV EPET SCUL EU TX
07ASHGABAT123	CAMPAIGN TRAIL: MARY WELAYAT STRESSES UNITY, STABILITY, [...] (U) CAO and POL/ECON LES met with Mary Welayat officials on January 18 to assess activity in the lead-up to Turkmenistan's first multi-candidate presidential elections (Niyazov was the sole candidate in the 1992 election). City and welayat (provincial) officials maintained a consistent line o [...]	2007-01-26 12:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD TX TNGD KPAO
07ASHGABAT1230	TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT SHAKES UP HIS ECONOMIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 12 session of the Cabinet of Ministers held less than a week after his return from Brussels, President Berdimuhamedov renamed the Ministry of Trade and Consumer Cooperation the Ministry of Trade [...]	2007-11-14 08:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD SCUL TX
07ASHGABAT1237	DEMARCHE ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 12:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT1238	DEMARCHE FOR GOTX'S POINT OF CONTACT ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT1239	TURKMENISTAN: SUDDEN DROP IN UNOFFICIAL DOLLAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The unofficial exchange rate for the U.S. dollar in Ashgabat suddenly dropped sharply -- around 40% -- November 13 and 14, leading to panic in the city as individuals who had been exchanging their manat savings into dollars for more convenient storage in their homes (nobody here [...]	2007-11-16 07:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON TX
07ASHGABAT124	Turkmenistan Reportedly Bans Travel on Russian Passports by [...] (SBU) The Government of Turkmenistan has reportedly issued instructions to border guards not/not to accept Russian passports as a basis for travel abroad by citizens who until now were able to do so on the basis of their no-longer-recognized dual citizenship. END SUMMARY. Dual Nationals Be [...]	2007-01-26 13:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS RU TX
07ASHGABAT1243	TURKMENISTAN: MARY PASTOR DENIED EXIT [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The pastor of a small evangelical congregation in Mary province, Ilmurad Nurlyyev, told poloff November 16 that the Turkmenistan government prevented him from exiting the country. Nurlyyev, who heads a Turkmen Baptist C [...]	2007-11-16 12:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT1247	DEMARCHE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS ON FOUR [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 03:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT1249	DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 09:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON OSCE TX
07ASHGABAT1252	DRAFT TURKMENISTAN-EU MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 19, the EU-TACIS office in Ashgabat informally passed to the Embassy a copy of the draft MOU, dated November 9, 2007, for further cooperation between the EU/EC and the Government of Turkmenistan. According to E [...]	2007-11-20 12:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1255	LOSS OF RESTRICTED BLANKET OVERFLIGHT AND LANDING [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. NO MORE BLANKET OVERFLIGHT 2. (C) The Government of Turkmenistan notified Embassy Ashgabat via diplomatic note on 20 November that it will not renew the blanket overflight and landing clearance number 999C that allows certain U.S. aircraft t [...]	2007-11-20 14:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS TX US
07ASHGABAT1257	TURKEMNISTAN'S PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV AND SCA [...] (U) U.S. PARTICIPANTS: SCA PDAS Steven Mann Charge d,affaires Richard Hoagland TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPANTS: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov 2. (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov continues to ask for cooperation in educati [...]	2007-11-21 10:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AMGT SCUL TX
07ASHGABAT1269	TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN WARMLY COVERED IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman's November 14-15 visit to Turkmenistan received broad coverage in both state and international media. Bodman's remarks at Turkmenistan's International Oil and Gas Exhibition conference (TIOGE),and his meetings with Turkmenistan's preside [...]	2007-11-23 11:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT1270	UN COMMITTEE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION [...] (U) On November 23, 2007, the Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requesting the Government of Turkmenistan's support for Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper's re-election to a seat on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. [...]	2007-11-23 11:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT1271	TURKMENISTAN LIFTS REQUIREMENT FOR FOREIGNERS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Head of the Department for Registration of Foreign Citizens at Turkmenistan's State Service of Registration of Foreign Citizens told an Embassy employee on November 20 that the government has lifted its ban requiring a [...]	2007-11-23 12:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1275	DEMARCHE TO REQUEST GOTX'S SUPPORT FOR U.S. AGENDA FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 10:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAGR UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT1281	BLANKET OVERFLIGHT APPROVED [...] (C) The Government of Turkmenistan has agreed to renew the blanket overflight and landing clearance request number 999C that had been due to expire November 30. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov called in the Charge to deliver this news. Meredov s [...]	2007-11-26 11:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS US TX

07ASHGABAT1284	TRIBES OF TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Notwithstanding 70 years of Soviet rule, tribalism remains a potent issue of potential division in Turkmenistan. One's tribal identity continues to influence who one will marry, whether one will enter the univers [...]	2007-11-26 14:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1286	DEMARCHE ON NEW DELHI AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 03:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAGR UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT1287	PSI DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO TURKMENISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 03:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TX
07ASHGABAT1293	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN OF DRL [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes the visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Rights and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles to Turkmenistan. Your visit will help to reinforce the U.S. government's message as it has [...]	2007-11-27 13:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1297	TURKMENISTAN/RUSSIA: BERDIMUHAMEDOV AGREES TO NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a hardcore blitz campaign by Russia and Gazprom, headed by Russia's Prime Minister Victor Zubkov and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, President Berdimuhamedov agreed on November 23 to move up the timeline for construction of a Caspian littoral pipeline to Russia, and to sign a [...]	2007-11-28 14:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ETRD RU TX
07ASHGABAT1299	TURKMENISTAN: NIGHTLIFE OF THE RICH AND POWERFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs recently got a glimpse into the nocturnal habits of Turkmenistan's rich and powerful. A male relative of President Berdimuhamedov was involved in a bar fight with a foreigner, but the police were never called. Two high-ranking Ministry of National Security officials (sec [...]	2007-11-29 03:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TX
07ASHGABAT1300	TURKMENISTAN: MOVEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Government of Turkmenistan has decided to support the registration of the Quality Schools International-run (QSI) Ashgabat International School. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashit Me [...]	2007-11-29 10:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASCH TX
07ASHGABAT1303	TURKMENISTAN: LOSS OF BLANKET CLEARANCE - WHAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After first declining to renew an existing blanket clearance for U.S. aircraft, Turkmenistan changed its position and granted the renewal when the U.S. government challenged the decision. A combination of factors probably led to the initial denial, includig pressure from Russia, [...]	2007-11-29 14:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS US TX
07ASHGABAT1306	TURKMENISTAN: EUROPEAN COMMISSION-FUNDED STUDY ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Commission has concluded from a just completed a study on establishing a gas transit corridor from Kazakhstan to the EU region that the project is feasible. The 400-page feasibility study looked at a [...]	2007-12-01 08:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EPET ECON ENRG TX
07ASHGABAT1310	TURKMENISTAN: MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The next step in the process of registering the Quality Schools International (QSI)- run Ashgabat International School (AIS) took place November 30 when MFA arranged a meeting for the Embassy with the Ministry of Education ( [...]	2007-12-03 07:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASCH TX
07ASHGABAT1312	GLOBAL INITIATIVE WORKSHOP ON RADIOLOGICAL SEARCH AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 10:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER TX
07ASHGABAT1314	TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 10:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN TX
07ASHGABAT1318	TURKMENISTAN: MARATHON TRIES TO INTEREST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Marathon Oil Corporation Senior Vice President told the Charge December 3 that his company wants to interest Turkmenistan in its proprietary gas-to-fuels technology, a gas-conversion process that he claimed is more carbon [...]	2007-12-04 10:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1326	TURKMENISTAN: JAZZ CD RELEASE A HUGE SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the Embassy hosted an event "releasing" a free compact disk, with songs by the joint Turkmen-American Jazz group supported by the performing arts initiative program in July 2007. [...]	2007-12-05 14:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL PINR KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1336	TURKMENISTAN'S PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COUNCIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid very light turnout, Turkmenistan's citizens voted for members of their provincial people's councils December 9. The Central Election Commission provided its typical overexaggerated estimates, claiming by th [...]	2007-12-10 13:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1338	TURKMENISTAN: INTRODUCTORY INTERNEWS VISIT -- "TWO OUT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On November 28-29, representatives from Internews and USAID met with the Minister of Culture, a group of Mejlis (Parliament) deputies, and Turkmen State University's initial class of future journalists to discuss pos [...]	2007-12-11 09:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1340	PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE NONPAPER DELIVERED TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 11:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL TX
07ASHGABAT1350	TURKMENISTAN MOJ OFFICIALS INTRIGUED BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 7, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles and other delegation members met with Ministry of Justice (MOJ) officials to discuss registration of religious groups and NGOS as well as various [...]	2007-12-14 08:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF EAID TX
07ASHGABAT1353	TURKMENISTAN: REPORTS ABOUT LUKOIL/CONOCOPHILLIPS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On December 12, Moscow's Interfax news agency issued a report, cited to Lukoil board member Richard Matske, that Lukoil had signed an agreement with Turkmenistan to develop three Caspian Sea blocks. The following day, Int [...]	2007-12-14 12:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1359	RUSSIAN DCM PLAYS UP GREAT GAME TO EXPLAIN U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what was supposed to be a briefing by Russian DCM Aleksey Demin on the recent visit of Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov to Turkmenistan, we instead got an earful regarding American favoritism toward Ukraine and the U.S. hidden agenda on a trans-Caspian pipeline. He also alleged t [...]	2007-12-14 16:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENERG EPET SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1364	TURKMENISTAN: CONOCO-PHILLIPS AND CHEVRON UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new year is approaching with the two U.S. hydrocarbons firms -- ConocoPhillips and Chevron -- just a few months ago were bullish on perceived new opportunities in Turkmenistan but now resigned to the reality that ageements may still be at least a few months away. In ConocoP [...]	2007-12-17 12:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT1367	TURKMENISTAN: NO PROGRESS ON REGISTRATION DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: No progress was made on registration of the Roman Catholic Church during the recent visit of two Vatican officials to Turkmenistan. Only one of the sought after meetings with Turkmen officials took place. The Minister of Justice, during that meeting, affirmed that there is no wa [...]	2007-12-17 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT137	EUR/ACE COORDINATOR ADAMS MEETS WITH [...] (C) Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov on January 31 provided EUR/ACE Adams a well-targetted series of requests for expanded cooperation in the fields of education, health, economic reforms and security. Meredov acknowledged Adams's caveat that the U.S. Congress was un [...]	2007-02-02 13:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT1370	TURKMENISTAN: NGO ACTIVISTS ADVANCE LEGAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: NGO activists sat down with members of the visiting DRL delegation led by DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles in the modest ABA/CEELI office in Ashgabat to talk about the work they have been doing in cooperation with a vari [...]	2007-12-18 07:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AID SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1377	TURKMENISTAN: ANOTHER FREEDOM-OF-MOVEMENT CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The sister of a Turkmen exile opposition leader is being barred from leaving Turkmenistan and pressured to relinquish her Turkmen citizenship. Authorities barred her from boarding an aircraft bound for Moscow on November 24, and seem bent on convincing her to leave the country [...]	2007-12-19 09:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TX
07ASHGABAT1378	TURKMENISTAN: DIP DOYEN DEPARTS [...] (C) Some of the diplomatic corps gathered December 18 for the farewell dinner to fete diplomatic doyen Armenian Ambassador Aram Grigoryan, who departs Turkmenistan December 30 after serving nearly 11 years in his post. When Charge asked about his next assignment, the decidedly drunk Grigorya [...]	2007-12-19 09:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI AM KG TX
07ASHGABAT1391	TURKMENISTAN: MFA WELCOMES USAID PROPOSAL FOR NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of his initial visit to Turkmenistan, USAID/CAR Regional Mission Director Bill Frej met with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vepa Hajiyev on December 13 to discuss potential opportunities to expan [...]	2007-12-26 03:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON TX
07ASHGABAT144	Turkmenistan: Security Cooperation Has a Bright Future [...] (SBU) During two law enforcement/security meetings with four different ministries, the U.S. government assistance delegation visiting Turkmenistan January 31-February 2 were provided positive assessments of current United States - Turkmenistan cooperation in the law enforcement and security sph [...]	2007-02-06 08:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SNAR KIPR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT146	Mejlis Speaker Nurberdiyeva Meeting with Adams Del: [...] (SBU) During a January 31 meeting with EUR/ACE Coordinator Tom Adams, USAID Assistant Administrator Doug Menarchik and USAID Senior Democracy and Governance Advisor Eric Rudenshiould, the new Speaker of Turkmenistan's Mejlis (Parliament),Akja Nurberdiyeva, signaled cautious interest in cooper [...]	2007-02-06 12:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT150	TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF CULTURE OPEN TO COOPERATION -- [...] (U) In the first meeting between the embassy and the Minister of Culture in over a year, Minister Enebay Atayeva proved herself a seasoned apparatchik but nervous about appearing too open in this time of political transition. Though she dominated the meeting with rhetoric of cultural national [...]	2007-02-06 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PINR TX
07ASHGABAT158	U.S. ASSISTANCE GROUP MEETING WITH CENTRAL BANK ACTING [...] (SBU) Under the umbrella of EUR/ACE Coordinator Adams' visit, USAID Regional Director Crowley raised program implementation issues with Central Bank of Turkmenistan (CBT) Chairman Geldymurad Abylov on January 30. Abylov stated that the CBT was working to prepare for introduction of national a [...]	2007-02-07 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PINR EAGR ECON ETRD TX
07ASHGABAT162	U.S. ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR ADAMS' MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) EUR/ACE Coordinator Adams and delegation heard upbeat accounts of farming-sector developments from Turkmenistan's Agriculture Minister, Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev, on January 31. Without mentioning recent years' notorious crop shortfalls and other problems, Orazgeldiyev depicted his sector a [...]	2007-02-08 11:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD TX US
07ASHGABAT164	Balkan Province Election Commission: Voter Education [...] (SBU) Poloff met with a by now familiar, enthusiastic, Balkan Welayat (region) election commission in the regional capital, Balkanabat, on January 31. There was ample evidence that the commission was working to make the local presidential election process open and available to all eligible vot [...]	2007-02-08 12:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT167	Adams Delegation in Dashoguz Province: Also Optimistic [...] (SBU) Discussion of future assistance needs and hopes -- a welcome replacement to rote glorification of Niyazov and the Ruhnama -- dominated an intensive visit to Dashoguz on February 2 by members of the U.S. interagency assistance delegation led by EUR/ACE Coordinator Tom Adams. In meeting a [...]	2007-02-08 14:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT168	U.S. ASSISTANCE TEAMS VISIT TO MARY WELAYAT [...] (U) Throughout official and unofficial site meetings, Mary Province (Welayat) displayed a first-class welcome and openness to a visiting eight-member USG group including five members of EUR/ACE Coordinator Adams's assistance delegation on February 2. The day began with a cordial meeting at th [...]	2007-02-08 14:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PINR PREL PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT169	Turkmenistan's Very Public Drug Burn [...] (SBU) The media, the diplomatic corps and Turkmenistan's State Counternarcotics Commission at the Cabinet of Ministers witnessed the incineration of 562 kilograms of narcotics, primarily seized along the border with Afghanistan from December 2006 through early February, on February 7. This, th [...]	2007-02-09 06:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SNAR KIPR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT174	Elections, Activists and Faith in Dashoguz [...] (SBU) During a recent pre-election trip to Dashoguz Welayat (Province),local election officials were friendly but constrained, given the (unexpected) presence of Central Election Commission Chairman, Myrat Garryev. They maintained to the A/DCM that Turkmenistan's February 11 presidential ele [...]	2007-02-09 11:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
07ASHGABAT175	EUR/ACE Adams' Visit: Turkmenistan's Newest [...] (SBU) U.S. government security assistance delegates visiting Turkmenistan January 31-February 2 met with law-enforcement donor-community members from several international organizations and diplomatic missions for a discussion that quickly focused on border-security issues, specifically border- [...]	2007-02-09 11:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PHUM SNAR KIPR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT176	CONFIDENCE AND SINCERE CONCERN FOR A "LEGITIMATE" VOTING [...] (U) Ahal Welayat (province) officials appeared well-prepared, sincere, and uncharacteristically inquisitive about America during PAO's visit concerning preparations for Turkmenistan's first ever multi-candidate election for the presidency. Despite the controlled nature of the transition and e [...]	2007-02-09 13:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON
07ASHGABAT177	PRE-ELECTIONS MEETINGS IN TURKMENABAT: THE SAME, YET [...] (SBU) On January 23, Charge d'Affaires a.i. Jennifer Brush, ConOff, and PolEcon LES visited Turkmenabat, the capital of Lebap Welayat (Province),to observe activity in the lead-up to Turkmenistan's first multi-candidate presidential elections. During her courtesy call with local officials, t [...]	2007-02-09 13:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON
07ASHGABAT178	TURKMENISTAN'S ECONOMIC PRISONERS MOVED TO [...] (C) According to a local embassy employee, whose brother was among them, 15 high-profile prisoners accused of economic crimes have been moved from the notorious Owadandepe Prison to the more humane Bayramagly prison outside of Mary City. Among those moved were former Minister of Water Managem [...]	2007-02-09 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TX
07ASHGABAT179	TURKMENISTAN AND UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-09 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IR KNNP PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT184	TURKMENISTAN ELECTION DAY: HOPEFUL EXPECTANCY AMID [...] (SBU) Turkmenistan's election-day proceedings were smooth, relaxed and imbued with genuine, unusual popular enthusiasm over the day's proceedings. The already-broadcast official turnout figure of 98.25% is not credible, but should not wreck appreciation of the day's upside: Ashgabat long-tim [...]	2007-02-12 13:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT19	SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S JANUARY 10-13 [...] (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes DAS Feigenbaum and looks forward to a productive stay. Your visit, the second by a high-ranking State Department official since President Niyazov's death, will provide an opportunity to stress to Turkmenistan's top leadership that the United States looks [...]	2007-01-05 12:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM TX US
07ASHGABAT191	UN SECRETARIAT OFFICIAL ON BERDIMUHAMMEDOV [...] (SBU) Charge exchanged post-Niyazov views February 10 with visiting UN Secretariat official Vladimir Goryayev, a Turkmenistan veteran with extraordinary local access. Goryayev predicted that change would be slow and cautious at best under Berdimuhammedov, since the latter will remain fettere [...]	2007-02-13 11:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT193	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA MAKES RARE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF U.S [...] (U) The presidential campaign in Turkmenistan overshadowed most other news in January. State media omitted coverage of a working visit by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan A. Feigenbaum on January 10-14. However, pro-government website TURKMENI [...]	2007-02-14 09:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT199	A/S BOUCHER DICUSSES DEMOCRACY AND OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) During their 45 minute introductory meeting, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, looking relaxed and confident, told South Central Asia Assistant Secretary Boucher that he: SIPDIS -- was elected democratically, though he acknowledged Turkmenistan's electoral system n [...]	2007-02-15 15:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT203	TURKMENISTAN'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE TELLS [...] (C) First Deputy Minister of Defense Colonel Atabayev was friendly and relaxed during his February 15 meeting with SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher. Echoing the tone and words of Minister of Defense Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev when he met with the EUR/ACE law enforcement assistance team on January [...]	2007-02-16 13:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR TX US
07ASHGABAT204	MFA MEREDOV TELLS BOUCHER TURKMENISTAN EAGER FOR [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov accepted Assistant Secretary Boucher's proposal to send U.S. experts in five SIPDIS areas -- education and health; economic reform, business development and agriculture; energy; political development and human rights; security -- to Turkmenistan over the [...]	2007-02-16 14:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT215	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION EDGES BLINDLY FORWARD ALONG APPROVED [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's discussion with the Ministry of Education one day after the inauguration of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov revealed the ministry's grudging acceptance of the president's stated intention to reform higher education and extend the years of secondar [...]	2007-02-20 13:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TX CVIS KPAO
07ASHGABAT216	MODEST VICTORIES TO ACHIEVE COVERAGE OF A/S BOUCHER VISIT [...] (U) Local and international media provided relatively accurate and full coverage of the Ashgabat portions of the visit of Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher. However, host SIPDIS government efforts to ban local and international coverage of his appearance at the [...]	2007-02-21 11:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT221	TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV'S CABINET [...] (SBU) The collective impression of Berdimuhammedov's Cabinet decisions to date -- especially for the Ministries of Education and of Oil and Gas -- at first glance is dismaying and raises concerns that Turkmenistan's post-Niyazov governance is set to stay the same despite all the campaign hints [...]	2007-02-22 03:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT228	CULTURE AND EDUCATION APPOINTMENTS IN TURKMENISTAN -- MORE [...] (U) President Berdimuhammedov's February 21 appointments in the cultural and educational sectors represent no break with the past, though in the case of the Institute of Culture and state daily newspaper, Neutral Turkmenistan, they may signal some change in the operation of the affected instit [...]	2007-02-22 13:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT230	BERDIMUHAMMEDOV APPOINTS TOP OIL/GAS DEPUTY [...] (SBU) The first, mild surprise in the formation of Turkmenistan,s new government is a positive one: the appointment of Tachberdy Tagiyev as Deputy Chairman with the oil/gas portfolio of the Council of the Cabinet of Ministers. Another February 22 personnel decision from Berdimuhammedov qui [...]	2007-02-23 13:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT236	IN TURKMENISTAN TOP SECURITY FIGURES RE-CONFIRMED; NEW [...] (U) Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov has reappointed his entire inherited "power ministries" team to serve in his own government, though without reappointing Defense Minister Mammetgeldiyev to his previous dual role as Secretary of the National Security Council. The new president also [...]	2007-02-26 13:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT241	OPENING OF ASHGABAT INTERNET CAFES -- SYMBOLIC OR A REAL [...] (U) Turkmenistan State news outlets and international news outlets widely reported the opening of two state-run Internet cafes in Ashgabat soon after the inauguration of new president Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov on February 14. The new Internet cafes represent a small step towards fulfilling B [...]	2007-02-28 13:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON CH
07ASHGABAT242	PDAS MANN SCENESETTER: TURKMENISTAN'S POST-NIYAZOV OIL/GAS [...] (SBU) In marked contrast to Niyazov, President Berdimuhammedov has no past or expertise in the hydrocarbon sector. His and his new government's first concern has been not to introduce any instability into the status quo, and they may initially be even more unready to enact new directions than [...]	2007-02-28 13:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT247	PDAS MANN SCENESETTER (II): TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (U) Post's knowledge regarding Turkmenistan's supply of electricity to Afghanistan remains essentially limited to the scant and mainly declarative details reported after the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed last April 24 by President Niyazov and an Afghanistani delegation headed by [...]	2007-03-01 13:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL SOCI EAID AF TX US
07ASHGABAT260	PRIVATE SECTOR OIL AND GAS TELLS PDAS MANN MORE FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Private sector oil and gas representatives told visiting PDAS Steven Mann during a March 4 lunch that the primary inhibition to the further (and long-term) development of Turkmenistan's oil and gas sector was lack of foreign direct investment (FDI). They also believed that a corollary t [...]	2007-03-05 13:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL SOCI EAID AF TX US
07ASHGABAT281	Demarche Delivered to Turkmenistan on Illicit Cash [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 13:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER TX
07ASHGABAT285	TURKMENISTANI AND AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTS TALK FOR [...] (C) Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov called Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev March 13, and, according to Foreign Affairs Deputy Chairman/Minister Rashit Meredov, had a "very productive" conversation and agreed to exchange visits. Ashgabat-based diplomats from FSU missions [...]	2007-03-14 13:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ EPET GG PREL RS TX
07ASHGABAT296	Demarche Delivered to Turkmenistan on Redesigning UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 09:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA USUN TX
07ASHGABAT301	TURKMENISTAN GOVERNMENT LIMITS COVERAGE OF POST EVENTS IN [...] (U) State media gave broad positive coverage on Assistant Secretary Richard A. Boucher's meeting with President SIPDIS Berdimuhammedov on February 15, both on state TV and print media. However, host government's effort to ban local coverage of A/S Boucher's appearance at the Turkmenabat Ped [...]	2007-03-16 12:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT302	MEDIA COVERAGE OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MANN'S [...] (U) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann's March 3-6 visit to Turkmenistan received wide and generally positive coverage in state media. State media only gave coverage of Mann's March 5 meeting with President Berdimuhammedov and omitted his meetings with other government officials [...]	2007-03-16 12:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT306	ALUMNI REUNION [...] (U) Post's 2007 alumni reunion, which included alumni from a range of U.S. Government-sponsored academic and professional exchange programs, demonstrated that such events continue to provide needed psychological, professional and academic support to Turkmenistan's growing alumni community. In [...]	2007-03-19 10:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT309	Information on Malaysian Oil Company Petronas [...] (SBU) Malaysian oil company Petronas, which signed a 25-year production sharing agreement (PSA) in 1996 to develop the offshore Block 1 in the Caspian Sea, has a large and expanding presence in Turkmenistan. Block 1 resources have been estimated at a level of: 1 trillion cubic meters (tcms) o [...]	2007-03-21 11:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG TX MY
07ASHGABAT317	TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN TO EXPAND ELECTRICITY TRADE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: USAID-Kabul's power team concluded an "understanding" March 23 in Ashgabat that is likely to lead to Turkmenistan providing northwest Afghanistan (initially) a regular supply of electric [...]	2007-03-26 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID AF TX UZ TI IR
07ASHGABAT322	TURKMENISTAN FM REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO THE "NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 27, First Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Meredov touched on recent regional visitors, emphasized Turkmenistan's adherence to non-proliferation regimes and desire to work more closely with the OSCE, and signaled concrete interest in working with the UN on religious [...]	2007-03-28 09:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM TX IR AZ KZ GG UN
07ASHGABAT324	SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN PETER HOEKSTRA'S VISIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes Congressman Hoekstra to Turkmenistan as the first visiting member of the United States Congress since 2002. Your visit helps to underscore t [...]	2007-03-29 05:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT327	UNSCR 1747 Demarche Delivered to Turkmenistan's Foreign [...] (SBU) Embassy passed reftel information regarding the newly adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1747, as well as the English-language text of the resolution via diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 27. On the same day, Acting Charge d'Affaires orally delivered a summ [...]	2007-03-29 12:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM UNGA USUN KNNP TX
07ASHGABAT342	POST'S VIRTUAL EMBASSIES DRIVE OUTREACH IN A BUSY FEBRUARY [...] (U) While post was busy hosting visitors, including Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher (reftel),the SIPDIS Turkmenistan American Corners and Internet Access and Training Program sites continued to provide the venue for educational and cultural programs on the t [...]	2007-04-03 09:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT343	TURKMENISTAN: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) A/CDA met with Russian Ambassador Blatov April 3 and presented reftel talking points and statement of principles in Russian translation. He noted this was a U.S-Russian presidential initiative, and asked Ambassador Blatov to join him, or other EmbOffs, to make a joint demarche to the G [...]	2007-04-03 10:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PARM PREL TX RS
07ASHGABAT345	BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPEAKER RANSOM ELECTRIFIES [...] (U) At a watershed moment in Turkmenistan's modern history, Black History Month Speaker Dr. Elbert Ransom energized and inspired audiences in Ashgabat, Mary and Dashoguz during his visit to Turkmenistan from March 8-16. Dr. Ransom's bold oratory style, unusually warm personality and gripping [...]	2007-04-03 12:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT349	Turkmenistan HRR 2006 Delivered to Turkmenistan Government, [...] (U) Embassy passed the Report on Human Rights Practices, including the preface, the introduction and the chapter on Turkmenistan, via diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Embassy delivered the English version of the report to the Government of Turkmenistan on March 8, while the [...]	2007-04-05 13:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TX
07ASHGABAT371	RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV PROMISES [...] (SBU) During an April 5 meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan,s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov and Russia,s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expanded the traditional Russian-Turkmenistani state dialog, touching on economic cooperation, but focusing a majority of the time on "humanitarion," [...]	2007-04-12 14:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV PHUM PREL RS TX
07ASHGABAT394	LEBAP AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SEEK BREAK WITH [...] (C) Air traffic controllers in Turkmenabat put forth in a March 21 conversation to PDOFF a litany of complaints of bad management within state airline Turkmenhowayollary (THY) and asked for embassy advice in attempts to found a government agency for air traffic control under the direct mana [...]	2007-04-17 13:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT407	DAS ROMANOWSKI SCENESETTER -- TURKMENISTAN AND ITS [...] (SBU) Your visit to Turkmenistan is an opportunity to help determine whether recently-elected President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov is serious about reform of the educational system or whether his pledge to improve education was more a cynical campaign ploy. Original enthusiasm over Berdimuham [...]	2007-04-20 13:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT408	RUSSIA FIGHTS BACK: TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMMEDOV [...] (C) President Berdimuhammedov's upcoming April 23-24 visit to Moscow, reported yesterday in Russian press, comes amidst growing signs that Russia is pushing hard to preserve its influence -* politically, economically, and in the cultural sphere -* in post-Niyazov Turkmenistan. Berdimuhammedov [...]	2007-04-20 14:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PINR PREL RS TX US
07ASHGABAT422	HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN ON TURKMENISTAN AND [...] (C) During an April 20 meeting, Hungarian Ambassador to Iran and Turkmenistan Istvan Venczel discussed developments in Turkmenistan and briefed Charge on the current political situation in Iran. Venczel, who has lived in Tehran since 2003, commented on issues of concern in Turkmenistan -- inc [...]	2007-04-25 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX IR
07ASHGABAT425	PAYNE MOTIVATES TURKMENISTAN'S CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Health and political communication specialist Dr. Gregory James Payne breathed new life into the value of public speaking skills by showing how effective communication is essential to leadership. Post was pleased to host Payne as part of its U.S. Speaker program from March 3-12; his visit [...]	2007-04-27 03:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT430	BERDIMUHAMMEDOV AND PUTIN DISCUSS INCREASED GAS [...] (C) Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov's April 23-24 working visit to Moscow, described by local press as "a political sensation," resulted in no written agreements but represented a step forward in the bilateral relationship. Energy discussions topped the Russian agenda, with R [...]	2007-04-27 13:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PREL RS SCUL TX
07ASHGABAT436	ASHGABAT AMBASSADORS ON POLITICS, GROWING RUSSIAN [...] (C) Visiting Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia Dionisio de Leon, Charge, and embassy officers met with Ashgabat-based ambassadors on April 26-27 to solicit their impressions of the current political situation in Turkmenistan. Georgian Ambassador Alexy Petriashvili, U [...]	2007-04-30 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET GG PGOV PREL RS TU TX UP
07ASHGABAT44	FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) During a three and a half hour meeting, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on January 10 told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that Turkmenistan was willing to consider improving bilateral relations on a range of issues from human rights to trade to security. Meredov welcomed F [...]	2007-01-11 15:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE MARR TX US
07ASHGABAT454	PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV TELLS UN HIGH [...] (SBU) UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Louise Arbour characterized her first meeting with Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov on May 3 as "extremely cordial and positive," though she told the Charge later that she had "received the run-around" on a number of issues, including freedom [...]	2007-05-04 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV TX UN
07ASHGABAT459	Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Twice Talk on the Border, with [...] (SBU) Embassy staff met with border and counternarcotics officials from Turkmenistan and Afghanistan during a first ever multilateral meeting with U.S. Embassy Kabul representatives at the Aquina border crossing checkpoint in Afghanistan on April 9. The following week, embassy staff participat [...]	2007-05-07 12:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SNAR PINR KIPR PREL AF TX
07ASHGABAT46	Turkmenistan Customs Seeks Increased Cooperation [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Customs Amanmamet Muhammetgulyev told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum during an unexpected sit-down meeting at the Altyn Asyr Customs Training Center on January 10 that Customs has benefited from USG cooperation and looked forward to enhancing this relation [...]	2007-01-16 03:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT466	YELLOW BIRD -- TURKMENISTAN EMBRACES U.S. NATIVE AMERICAN [...] (U) Following close on the heels of its previous performing arts group Yellow Bird [ref A] , post hosted the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet representing Ethiopia, Iran, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Estonia. In the background, the host government's ingrained urge to contr [...]	2007-05-10 08:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT484	Turkmenistan SHRD 2006 Delivered to Turkmenistan [...] (U) Embassy passed the report entitled "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006" (SHRD),including the preface, the introductQ and the chapter on Turkmenistan, via diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post requested that the ministry forward copies of the re [...]	2007-05-14 09:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TX
07ASHGABAT489	BERDIMUHAMMEDOV, PUTIN, AND NAZARBAYEV: BACK IN [...] (C) In a May 12 tripartite summit in Turkmenistan's western port of Turkmenbashy, President Berdimuhammedov -- along with visiting Russian President Putin and Kazakhstani President Nazarbayev -- agreed in principle to expand the Caspian littoral pipeline route (including possible construction [...]	2007-05-14 14:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TX RS KZ EPET ENRG
07ASHGABAT491	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA SHOWS UNPRECEDENTED WARMTH TO POST IN [...] (U) State media coverage of post events in March was generally full and positive, with some key exceptions. Statements by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann during his March 3-6 visit received full but inaccurate coverage. Coverage of Peace Corps Day, the signing of an agreement [...]	2007-05-15 12:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT501	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NEUMANN: [...] (C) Ambassador Neumann, Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit here, which offers us an opportunity to engage the Government of Turkmenistan on a more substantive level on the issue of assistance to Afghanistan. Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov, after just a few months on the job, [...]	2007-05-16 10:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR TX AF US
07ASHGABAT504	TURKMENISTAN'S EMINENCE GRISE RELEASED FROM [...] (C) Rumors of shadowy Chief of the Presidential Security Service Akmurat Rejepov's expected departure from the government were confirmed by a May 15 presidential decree announcing his assignment to "other work." An additional -- and more surprising change in Turkmenistan's security structu [...]	2007-05-16 11:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PO TX
07ASHGABAT520	TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) A representative of Turkmenistan's Ministry of National Security (MNB) contacted polmiloff on May 22 to forward to Charge the ministry's decision to abolish the "black list" of citizens prevented from leaving Turkmenistan. During a follow-up conversation on May 23, the MNB contact said t [...]	2007-05-23 13:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT525	TURKMENISTAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER HAGYEV [...] (C) Turkmenistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Hagyev told SCA Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan Ron Neumann on May 21 that his country was eager to provide additional electricity to Afghanistan on a "mutually beneficial" basis, but was concerned by a "change in the wind" on Afghanistan' [...]	2007-05-24 13:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV TX AF US
07ASHGABAT548	SCA/CEN OFFICE DIRECTOR SPRATLEN WARNS [...] (C) During an 80-minute May 11 meeting SCA/CEN Office Director Pamela Spratlen urged Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hagyev to improve freedom of movement from Turkmenistan or face withdrawal of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment waiver. Hagyev tried to justify his country's travel policy using legalis [...]	2007-06-01 13:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV TX US
07ASHGABAT55	Gazprom's Turkmenistan Contract Secure [...] (SBU) A December 12 visit to Turkmenistan by Gazprom Board Member Valeriy Golubev, a December 21 conversation with the local Gazprom representative, and statements by Turkmenistan's Acting President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov and Russian President Vladimir Putin after Niyazov's death, confirm [...]	2007-01-16 13:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG ETRD PREL PGOV RU TX
07ASHGABAT551	TURKMENISTAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov, in a separate May 31 meeting, told SCA PDAS Mann that Turkmenistan had removed a few names from its travel "blacklist" and that Turkmenistan was re-examining the law on migration to see whether the law could be "eased" to better accommod [...]	2007-06-01 14:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PREL PHUM EPET ENRG TX US
07ASHGABAT559	HEAD OF TURKMENISTAN'S GAS "COMPETENT BODY" TELLS [...] (SBU) Bayrammyrat Myradov, the recently appointed Executive Director of Turkmenistan's Executive Administration of the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources, told the members of the delegation led by SCA PDAS Steven Mann on June 1 that his agency was in charge, from sta [...]	2007-06-05 13:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT56	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS ASHGABAT BUSINESSMEN ON [...] (SBU) SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum got the up-close private-sector view of Turkmenistan's latest events over summer on January 10 with seven long-time expatriate business executives, most from the oil and gas sector. Pre-dinner discussion included gossip about the actual tim [...]	2007-01-16 13:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PINR PREL TX
07ASHGABAT563	FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MEREDOV TELLS [...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov told DAS Romanowski his government wanted to energize its relationship with the United States. While he refrained from making any commitments, and instead referred DAS Romanowski to the Ministry of Education, he listened attentively to he [...]	2007-06-06 11:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TX US

07ASHGABAT564	SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND [...] (C) Executive Summary. Your first visit to Turkmenistan helps continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while reinforcing the progress made by the United States since December 2006 in "turning a new page" in its overall relationship with Turkmenistan. Although the new pre [...]	2007-06-06 11:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP RS AF IR TX
07ASHGABAT565	ARI ROLAND QUARTET PLAYS FOR TURKMENISTAN'S PUBLIC AND IN [...] (U) Following close on the heels of its previous performing arts group Yellow Bird [reftel], post hosted the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet April 18-23 in a program that reminded post of the limits of host government acceptance of non-Turkmen forms of expression. In contrast to its almost overly war [...]	2007-06-06 12:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT567	ASHGABAT HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARCH AND APRIL [...] (U) In March, post hosted two successful speaker programs [reftels A and B], a film festival to mark the end of Black History Month, and co-hosted Turkmenistan's third Fulbright Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies of the United States, focused on the theme of Rule of Law. Meanwhile, post' [...]	2007-06-06 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT57	TURKMENISTAN IN DECEMBER -- DEATH OF NIYAZOV AND THE [...] (U) Post's December outreach was a mix of highs and lows associated with the annual battle to conduct testing for the Future Leaders Exchange Program, with low-key but effective outreach events at home in the Public Affairs Section. December's drama was matched and surpassed by the sudden dea [...]	2007-01-17 09:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT59	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM VISIT REINFORCES U.S. COMMITMENT TO [...] (U) Building on a three and a half hour meeting with Foreign Minister Meredov that included discussion of education, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum sent a clear message to Turkmenistan officials of U.S. support for educational development in Turkmenistan, with a visit to a FLEX [...]	2007-01-17 09:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT592	PDAS MANN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE: UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD HURTS [...] (SBU) During a May 30 roundtable with SCA PDAS Steve Mann, a varied group of expatriate business leaders broadly agreed that there had been very little change in the foreign business climate in Turkmenistan since the December death of President Niyazov. All noted that the Government of Turkme [...]	2007-06-14 13:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD TX
07ASHGABAT600	TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMMEDOV REACHES OUT TO [...] (C) Since his February 11 inauguration, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov has engaged in an unprecedented level of international engagement, a significant departure from the practices of his xenophobe predecessor. Since his May 11-12 meetings with Russia's President Vladimi [...]	2007-06-18 11:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TX
07ASHGABAT604	TURKMENISTAN DENIES OVERFLIGHT TO SYRIAN FLIGHT [...] (S) Turkmenistan's Foreign Affairs Deputy Chairman Rashit Meredov called in Charge on June 19 to inform her that the flight referred to in ref b had requested overflight both to Pyonyang and back. The flight had reported it was carrying baby food. Meredov said the government had approved the [...]	2007-06-19 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	EAIR PARM PREL MNUC KN SY AM KZ KG TI TX UZ
07ASHGABAT605	TURKMENISTAN TO SEND ECONOMY AND FINANCE MINSTER TO [...] The Government of Turkmenistan officially confirmed that it would send its Minister of Economy and Finance, Hojamyrat Geldimyradov, to participate in the upcoming U.S.-Central Asian Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting, to be held July 17-19 in Washington D.C. Bio an [...]	2007-06-19 13:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL OVIP TX US
07ASHGABAT61	TURKMENISTAN'S NURMAMMEDOV RELEASED DECEMBER 30 [...] (C) RFE/RL Ashgabat reporter Halmurad Gylchdurdiyev told poloffs on January 17 that Nurberdy Nurmammedov, a dissident figure from the late 1990s who still resides in Ashgabat and had been rumored for that reason to be a possible presidential candidate of the exiled Turkmenistan opposition, wa [...]	2007-01-17 13:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
07ASHGABAT617	MEJLIS SPEAKER WELCOMES DAS FEIGENBAUM'S OFFERS - BUT STOPS [...] (U) As part of his visit to Ashgabat to press forward in the bilateral relationship since the inauguration of President Berdimuhammedov, Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum met on June 25 with Mejlis (Parliament) Speaker Akja Nurberdiyeva to discuss opportunities for cooperation between [...]	2007-06-26 13:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT619	FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum's two and a half hour meeting with Foreign Affairs Deputy Chairman Rashit Meredov covered a wide range of issues in a friendly and cooperative atmosphere. At times, Meredov added humor to the discussion. Meredov responded favorably to the invit [...]	2007-06-26 15:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ENRG AF TX
07ASHGABAT620	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM VS. THE TURKMENISTAN BOARD OF [...] (SBU) Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Evan Feigenbaum drew a line in the sand on American values in response to Deputy Chairman for Education, Health, Science, and Technology Hydyr Saparlyev,s feeble calls for a joint selection process of participants in exchange programs during their Jun [...]	2007-06-27 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL CVIS KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT636	CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERATES INTEREST IN CASPIAN [...] (C) During 20 June meetings with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, Defense Minister GEN Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev, and State Border Service Chief GEN-MAJ Bayram Alovov the Commander of U.S. Central Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, found Turkmenistan's government open to energy pipeline [...]	2007-06-29 12:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PINR ASEC PREL PGOV SNAR EPET IR
07ASHGABAT637	TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT TELLS CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov reaffirmed to the Commander, U.S. Central Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, during a 20 June meeting in Ashgabat that U.S. military aircraft could use Mary Military Airfield in emergency situations or in bad weather, but firmly refused [...]	2007-06-29 12:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PINR PREL PGOV SNAR EPET IR AF RS
07ASHGABAT650	ROMANOWSKI DELEGATION RECEIVES UNPRECEDENTED COVERAGE IN [...] (U) The May 2-5 visit to Turkmenistan of an education delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alina L. Romanowski received wide coverage in state media. Her meetings with government officials from Turkmenistan's Mejlis (parliament),Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Ed [...]	2007-07-03 10:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT661	TURKMENISTAN SHOWCASES INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AT [...] (U) A host government-organized conference dedicated to Islamic scholar Mahmyt Zamahshary from May 23 to 25 was surprisingly close to a legitimate international scholarly conference, despite the usual ceremonial trappings of such conferences under late President Niyazov. The event's ceremonia [...]	2007-07-05 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT663	EXTREME MAKEOVER IN TURKMENISTAN -- PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) The village of Babarap, located in Ahal Province, has been undergoing a massive transformation since early this year, when native son Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov assumed Turkmenistan's presidency. Streets and sidewalks are being paved; electricity lines strung; and sewer and water systems [...]	2007-07-05 13:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON TX
07ASHGABAT664	OF CLOISTERS AND CONSTRUCTION, CHAPELS AND [...] (SBU) Late last year, the "Chronicles of Turkmenistan," a government opposition web site, reported that construction of a women's convent under Nikolsky Church in Ashgabat had halted in the face of Turkmenistani government threats. The web site, created by the independent "Turkmen Initiative [...]	2007-07-05 13:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT669	KARZAI VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN: FOCUS ON [...] (C) Electricity and trade reported dominated the agenda during Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's July 5 meeting with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The latter reportedly agreed to sell additional electricity to Afghanistan, though there have been no indications as yet th [...]	2007-07-06 13:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AF ENRG PINR PREL TX
07ASHGABAT682	INL'S Rule-of-Law Conference Shows Need and Desire for [...] (U) A June 4-6 U.S.-sponsored "Cooperation to Promote Rule-of-Law" conference allowed approximately 30 Turkmenistan law enforcement and justice officials to compare and contrast Turkmenistan's criminal justice system with those of the United States and Russia. The U.S. Department of Justice's [...]	2007-07-10 12:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SNAR
07ASHGABAT695	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA REACTION IN APRIL-MAY [...] (U) Media reaction to post events in April and May were overall very accurate and positive to major visitors and events, but the state media continued to ignore smaller security and cultural programs. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann (Ref D) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of S [...]	2007-07-13 10:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV PHUM TX
07ASHGABAT698	YKLYMOVA TO LEAVE TURKMENISTAN AFTER MORE THAN [...] (C) Confirming host government reports that she has been removed from the & black list,8 Maral Yklymova, daughter of suspected coup plotter Parahat Yklymov, received her passport from the Mary City authorities on April 23. Since then she has tested her freedom with frequent trips to Ashgaba [...]	2007-07-13 11:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
07ASHGABAT701	TURKMENISTAN: MORE STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During the July 13 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhamedov announced an important decision to recognize foreign educational degrees and appointed a new, possibly more dynamic and open Deputy Chair o [...]	2007-07-17 09:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT707	TURKMENISTAN: MORE STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During the July 13 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhamedov announced an important decision to recognize foreign educational degrees and appointed a new, possibly more dynamic and open Deputy Chair o [...]	2007-07-17 12:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT711	PRESIDENT OFFERS UP NEW REFORMS DURING HALF-YEAR [...] (SBU) A July 13 meeting of Turkmenistan's Cabinet of Ministers, a half-year review of government activities, delivered major personnel overhauls and a series of significant new initiatives, many of which Turkmenistan's citizens will welcome. In the meeting, President Berdimuhamedov not only [...]	2007-07-18 12:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EFIN EPET TX
07ASHGABAT717	JUNE EDUCATION FAIRS DRAW THE BRAVE AND MOTIVATED -- [...] (SBU) Throughout June post co-sponsored a series of successful education fairs in Ashgabat and with each region's American Corners. The fairs, organized principally by implementing partner, American Councils (ACCELS),were successful despite almost no support, but also with no interference, f [...]	2007-07-20 08:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT731	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom to Turkmenistan as the first-ever U.S. delegation here to focus solely on religious freedom. Your visit will help to reinforce the U.S. government's message as it has sought to "turn a new page" in [...]	2007-07-23 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL TX
07ASHGABAT734	SUSTAINED MEDIA COVERAGE IN JUNE; GREATER ACCURACY IN STATE [...] (SBU) State media gave thorough, positive coverage on all high-level U.S. visits, but as usual ignored smaller programs or events. International media drew heavily from Turkmenistan state media sources for their own reporting in June, but provided different interpretations of the same informa [...]	2007-07-24 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG TX
07ASHGABAT737	ARI ROLAND DUO RETURNS FOR EXUBERANT TURKMEN-AMERICAN [...] (U) Jazz musicians Ari Roland and Chris Byars helped post create an outstanding success in cultural diplomacy. After a suspenseful and challenging program in April, post was pleased to bring back Roland and Byars for a July jazz outreach program that broke cultural barriers, renewed old ties, [...]	2007-07-25 09:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KCUL TX
07ASHGABAT742	U.S. SUPPORT FOR STEVE CARR'S CANDIDACY TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT749	CHEVRON PREPARING TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a July 26 meeting, Chevron's Director of Business Development for the CIS, Gerry Harris, told A/DCM that his company had just submitted two proposals to Turkmenistan's State Agency for Hydrocarbon Manageme [...]	2007-07-27 10:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EPET EINV ECON TX
07ASHGABAT754	TURKMENISTAN: USAID DAA LUTEN PROPOSES MFA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev was pleasant but non-committal to proposals for more direct contacts between embassy personnel and working-level Turkmenistan officials during a 60-minute meeting July 23 with [...]	2007-07-27 17:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAGR EAID TX
07ASHGABAT758	MEJLIS CHAIRS OPEN TO USAID COOPERATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) During a July 24 meeting with USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Drew Luten, Maral Poltayeva, Chairperson of the Mejlis (Parliament) Committee on Social and Economic Policy, and Akmuhammet Shamuhammedov, Chairm [...]	2007-07-30 03:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID TX
07ASHGABAT759	TURKMENISTAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES USCIRF VISIT FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Charge met with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister, Rashit Meredov, on July 27. Citing Secretary Rice that we have turned a new page in U.S.-Turkmenistan relations, Charge noted Turkmenistan's [...]	2007-07-30 13:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TX
07ASHGABAT760	62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 13:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT767	Turkmenistan: 2007 Report on Investment [...] (U) a. Claimant A b. 2004: c. Claimant A concluded a contract on purchasing 3,000 tons of K-354 type carbon black at a price of $320.00 per ton with the State Concern "Turkmen Fertilizers and Chemistry" in November 2004. During 2005, the selling organization failed to deliver the [...]	2007-08-02 09:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BTIO EINV CASC OPIC ENRG PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT769	TURKMENISTAN'S HYDROCARBONS: TOTAL JOINS THE RUSH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Olivier Bouygues, Vice President of French construction firm Bouygues, Senior Bouygues Vice President Aldo Karbonaro, and Yves-Louis Darricarrere, the president for exploration and production of the French hydrocarbons compa [...]	2007-08-02 09:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV FR TX
07ASHGABAT773	TURKMENISTAN: ENCOURAGING NEWS ON FREEDOM OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In following up on a Human Rights Watch HRW list of individuals previously banned from traveling outside of Turkmenistan, the embassy has learned that most, but still not all, of these individuals either have been allowed to travel abroad, or have been told that they may travel i [...]	2007-08-03 09:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT78	Government of Turkmenistan Files Multiple Charges against [...] (SBU) The Government of Turkmenistan responded quickly to Embassy request for information on the arrest of Environmental Rights Activist Andrey Zatoka by a dipnote cataloguing a number of charges ranging from public disorder, to illegal possession of a poisonous snake, a wide variety of weapons [...]	2007-01-18 14:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS TX
07ASHGABAT780	TURKMENISTAN: WAY FORWARD ON RESTARTING [...] (C) Charge met with Foreign Ministry Americas Desk Director Serdar Bashimov on August 3 for a regularly scheduled weekly meeting. As he does at every opportunity, Charge raised the urgent need to restart the Embassy's Surveillance Detection Program that the government of Turkmenistan stopped [...]	2007-08-06 07:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC RS TX
07ASHGABAT781	SCENE-SETTER FOR A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes you to Turkmenistan. On August 13, you will head the U.S. delegation that participates in the opening ceremony of the new border-crossing point between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan at Imam [...]	2007-08-06 08:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ENRG KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT803	TURKMENISTAN: "DEVELOP CIVIL SOCIETY" MEANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Education Annaamanov appears slightly open to cooperation with the United States. However, his director of the International Department, Nury Bayramov, remains a significant impediment. Foreign Ministry Americas Department Director Bashimov told the Charge expli [...]	2007-08-07 10:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID SCUL KPAO KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT825	TURKMENISTAN'S OIL AND GAS AGENCIES NOT YET READY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Minister of Oil and Gas Baramgeldy Nedirov, pinch-hitting for the Minister of Oil and Gas and other key oil sector officials who were in Kazakhstan, listened to an August 6 presentation by U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Director Dan Stein and Contractor [...]	2007-08-09 12:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT830	TURKMENISTAN PROTESTS "NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLES" [...] (C) Embassy received a diplomatic note dated August 7 protesting the series of articles C.J. Chivers published in "The New York Times" after he accompanied Commander CENTCOM Admiral Fallon to Turkmenistan June 19-20. The dip note pointedly reminded Embassy Ashgabat it had supported Chivers' [...]	2007-08-10 11:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT839	TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT APPROVES WORKING TO [...] (S) At the end of their August 14 meeting, EEB Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan asked to meet briefly one-on-one SIPDIS with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Sullivan delivered the following talking points: -- Mr. President, I have a very important but sensitive favor to ask of y [...]	2007-08-15 13:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC TX
07ASHGABAT84	Russian Ambassador on NGO Activist Zatoka [...] (SBU) Russian Ambassador Igor Blatov told the Charge on January 19 that the Russian Embassy had been involved with the Zatoka case for "many days" and that he had met Foreign Minister Meredov on the issue. According to Blatov: -- Local law does not recognize dual citizenship. The governmen [...]	2007-01-19 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS RU TX
07ASHGABAT841	FORMER AGRICULTURE MINISTER MEREDOV DISMISSAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition Turkmenistani news website Gundogar reported August 8 that police arrested former Minister of Agriculture Paizugeldy Meredov for embezzlement and corruption. Well-known for his close personal relation [...]	2007-08-15 13:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KCRM PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT852	TURKMENISTAN: A FURTHER STEP TOWARD ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of recent meetings with U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA) contractor Bronek Dutkiewicz, officials in Turkmenistan's hydrocarbon agencies -- and particularly the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbons (State Agency) -- enthusiastically embraced USTDA' [...]	2007-08-21 08:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX
07ASHGABAT862	TURKMENISTAN: WHY THERE'S HOPE, PART 2 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Lidiya Kerimi of the President's Institute of Democracy and Human Rights and editor of the Institute's journal, came to the Embassy's public Information Resource Center (IRC) on August 21. She inquisitively asked for help f [...]	2007-08-22 11:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KDEM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT864	TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 14 meeting at Turkmenistan's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF),EEB Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan and his delegation met with MOEF First Deputy Minister Tuwakmammet Japarov. Sullivan encou [...]	2007-08-22 12:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR TX
07ASHGABAT865	TURKMENISTAN'S HYDROCARBON AGENCY: "HELP!" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a remarkable meeting with EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan, Turkmenistan's top energy negotiator, who is close to Berdimuhamedov, made crystal clear he is feeling overwhelmed by his responsibility and lack of [...]	2007-08-23 06:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EPET TX
07ASHGABAT867	TURKMENISTAN: NATO CONTACT REGIONAL REP BRIEFS ON [...] (SBU) Astana-based NATO Contact Regional Representative Tugay Tuncher briefed NATO-member embassies' chiefs of mission at a Turkish Embassy-hosted dinner on August 22 at the close of his three-day visit to Ashgabat. He met with Deputy Foreign Minister Hajiyev and a deputy minister of defense [...]	2007-08-23 08:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV SNAR NATO TU TX
07ASHGABAT871	TURKMENISTAN: UNPRECEDENTED COOPERATION AND CAMARADERIE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The August 13 opening ceremony for the Imamnazar border station was a resounding success for U.S.-Turkmenistan relations, and in terms of outreach to the public. EEB Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan headed the U [...]	2007-08-23 09:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT873	TURKMENISTAN: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has decided at the highest level it wants to cooperate with the United States on economic reform and energy policy. We need to take advantage of this historic opportunity with a tiger-team response. If we can be nimble enough to be successful, we will have three o [...]	2007-08-23 10:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EPET KDEM KIRF IR
07ASHGABAT876	HARD-WON 2007 TV CO-OP ON ECOLOGICAL ISSUES A GOLDEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In late June, a three-man crew of Turkmenistan state television journalists completed a high-spirited and enlightening TV CO-Operative Project focused on urban environmental issues. Despite worse-than-usual burea [...]	2007-08-24 08:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PROP KPAO OPRC OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT878	TURKMENISTAN: USCIRF AT THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE: RUHNAMA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Ministry of Culture and TV/Radio Broadcasting, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delegation received a warm reception and more disjointed answers regarding the Ruhnama (the late [...]	2007-08-24 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SCUL KIRF KISL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT880	ASHGABAT CONSULAR OUTREACH - SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, [...] SUMMARY: Over the last year, AmEmbassy Ashgabat looked for both traditional and creative opportunities to expand its consular outreach program. Working with other Embassy offices, notably Public Diplomacy and Peace Corps colleagues, the consular section has developed continuing programs to pr [...]	2007-08-27 12:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CACS CMGT PREL SCUL TX
07ASHGABAT893	TURKMENISTAN: GETTING AROUND THE ROADBLOCK AT THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Ministry of Education (MOE),Charge made progress in drawing the Minister's attention to continuing concerns with the Embassy's education and exchange programs. This meeting was perhaps the first opportuni [...]	2007-08-28 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT897	USCIRF IN TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT SIGNALS DESIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An August 19-25 visit by a delegation of commissioners and staffers from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) demonstrated that Turkmenistan is starting a transition that could lead to substantially improved religious tolerance. Given unprecedented ac [...]	2007-08-29 09:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT902	U.S.-CENTRAL ASIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 09:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD TX
07ASHGABAT920	TURKMENISTAN: IMPLEMENTING "EDUCATION REFORM" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: September 1 marked the first day of the new school year in Turkmenistan under new educational reforms that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov enacted after taking office in February 2007. The changes, which inclu [...]	2007-09-05 08:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT922	TURKMENISTAN: SEANA ENERGY PREPARES ITS OFFER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new international consortium of experts and investors is preparing to bid for the on-shore Yoloten gas field. The two founders of Seana Energy, an intentional consortium, are former but now-disaffected employees of Turkey's Chalik Energy. Seana Energy has significant U.S. pa [...]	2007-09-05 10:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET TX
07ASHGABAT923	REQUESTING DATA FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT COMPACT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-05 10:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID SCUL KMCA TX
07ASHGABAT925	BOEING REP: TURKMENISTAN AIR FACES LONG ROAD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has tasked the new CEO of Turkmenistan Airlines, Gurbanyaz Tirkishov, with fixing long-standing operational issues with the airline. Berdimuhamedov announced the intention to place an order for new aircraft, in part to service all of the new [...]	2007-09-05 11:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT927	TURKMENISTAN INVITES SECRETARY RICE TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the Embassy a diplomatic note September 3 stating that Turkmenistan will hold an international conference on "Preventive Diplomacy and International Cooperation" in Ashgabat on December 10-11. The conference is timed to coincide with Turkmen [...]	2007-09-05 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT930	TURKMENISTAN: SCENE-SETTER FOR TREASURY VISIT, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes you to Turkmenistan. You are coming to Turkmenistan in the early months of a bilateral dialogue directed toward encouraging Turkmenistan to make the economic and finance reforms that will [...]	2007-09-06 12:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN ENRG PHUM KIRF PGOV EPET TX
07ASHGABAT941	TURKMENISTAN NOMINATIONS FOR U.S. BASED TRAINING PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Post is nominating two (2) educational advisers from Turkmenistan to the U.S. based training program to be held May-June 2008. End Summary. NOMINATION ---------- 2. NAME OF NOMINEE: MRS. AFANASYEVA NINA V. D. NATIONALITY, DATE OF BIRTH, PASSPORT NUMBER: Turkmenistan, August 15, 19 [...]	2007-09-11 03:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT943	DEMARCHE ON FELICE GAER'S CANDIDACY FOR THE COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 03:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA UNHCR TX
07ASHGABAT959	DEMARCHE ON OSCE HUMAN DIMENSIONS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 12:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM OSCE TX
07ASHGABAT966	TURKMENBASHY AMERICAN CORNER: MAYOR SAYS ONLY FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The American Corner in the Caspian Sea port city of Turkmanbashy, closed since May 2005, can reopen if we find an "appropriate stand-alone building." This would entail higher expenses than normal for an American [...]	2007-09-13 10:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT971	TURKMENISTAN: LIFE AIN'T EASY IN TURKMENBASHY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a September 11 visit to the Caspian Sea port city, Turkmenbashy, Charge met at a cafe with three FLEX and one IVLP alumni. Although one of the oldest cities in Turkmenistan, founded in the mid-19th century during th [...]	2007-09-14 11:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT980	TURKMENISTAN NOMINATION FOR NAFSA: ASSOCIATION OF [...] (U) Post is nominating an educational adviser from Turkmenistan to the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Annual Conference & EXPO - Shaping the Future of International Education to be held in Washington, DC, May 25-30, 2008. End Summary. NOMINATION ---------- 2. (SBU) NAME OF [...]	2007-09-18 04:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT983	TURKMENISTAN: STATE AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHT A/S [...] (U) State media positively highlighted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan's participation in the August 13 inauguration ceremony of the Imamnazar border checkpoint on the Turkmen-Afghan border and his August 14 meeting with Turkmenistan' [...]	2007-09-18 09:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP RS TX
07ASHGABAT987	LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 06:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN TX
07ASHGABAT993	TURKMENISTAN: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT EMBASSY'S IFTAR [...] In contrast to past years, a number of high-level Government of Turkmenistan officials attended the Embassy's Iftar dinner on September 18. About 35 attendees participated, including Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov, Speaker of the Parliament Akja Nurberdiyeva, and the Chair [...]	2007-09-21 07:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KIRF KPAO TX
07ASMARA124	F-77 REPORTER DESIGNATION FOR US EMBASSY, ASMARA [...] Post designates the following two people as F-77 reporters: A. Holly C. Holzer; Pol/Econ Officer/Consul; Top Secret Clearance; tel 291-1-12-00-04 ext. 2314; unclass email holzerhc@sstate.gov. B. Brian L. Shelbourn; Vice-Consul; Top Secret Clearance; tel 291-1-12-00-04 x2415; unclass e-mai [...]	2007-02-06 13:20:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT CASC CMGT AEMR ASEC ER
07ASMARA158	REMITTANCES AND HARD CURRENCY: ERITREA'S LIFELINE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: As the Government of Eritrea (GSE) and its sole political party, the PFDJ, continue to hold the Eritrean economy in a strangle-hold, the economy continues to circle the drain, making hard currency and remittances the critical factors for Eritrea's on-going economic survival. Th [...]	2007-02-16 08:04:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN ER
07ASMARA16	WFP EXPATRIATE ILLEGALLY DETAINED BY UNIDENTIFIED [...] (C) Summary: On December 17, a Belgian national working for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) was threatened and arrested by unidentified GSE authorities while taking photographs of street scenes in downtown Asmara. He was detained at a police station overnight before being released the foll [...]	2007-01-04 14:07:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ER
07ASMARA28	GOING, GOING, NEARLY GONE: HUMAN RIGHTS & CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: Eritrea, once praised by many for its freedoms and possibilities, has abandoned the path of human rights and instead become one of the most restrictive and controlling societies in the world. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) operates with a callous indifference to [...]	2007-01-10 13:59:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNSC ECON EAID SOCI KIRF KPAO
07ASMARA282	KIDNAPPED EUROPEANS RELEASED IN ERITREA [...] (C) Just after 1700 on March 13, an Eritrean military helicopter landed in Asmara returning the five Europeans kidnapped on March 1. The Europeans arrived in good health and good spirits, reporting their kidnappers treated them well during the ordeal. Upon arrival, the hostages met immediate [...]	2007-03-14 13:29:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PREL PINR PTER ET ER
07ASMARA300	MORE DETAILS: KIDNAPPED EUROPEANS RELEASE IN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On March 14, British Embassy officials provided additional details about the kidnapping and release of the five Europeans by the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Union Front (ARDUF). The British officials also shared a report issued by the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) [...]	2007-03-15 14:05:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PREL PINR PTER ET ER
07ASMARA306	ERITREA: AGOA RESPONSE [...] Post point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Holly Holzer, Tel: 291-1-12-00-04, Fax: 291-1275-84, Email holzerhc@state.gov. 2. Post's response is keyed to headers in Reftel. 3. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers: One of the world's poorest countries, Eritrea maintains [...]	2007-03-16 08:56:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM ER
07ASMARA307	EXPANDING QATARI INTERESTS IN ERITRA; COMMERCIAL, [...] (C) In a March 14 meeting with DCM, the Sudanese DCM in Eritrea Hussein Mohammed Hussein expanded on recent press reports on March 7-8 discussions between Eritrean President Isaias, Sudanese President Bashir, and Sheikh Hamed Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar in Doha. The topics they focused on include [...]	2007-03-16 09:07:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU ER QA
07ASMARA316	SOMALI MPS IN ERITREA DISCUSS VIEWS AND FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: On March 17, Poloff met with Abdikadir Dakane and Abdirahma "Ibbi" Haji Adan, both supporters of the former Somali Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan and one of the 42 members of parliament (MPs) of the Transitional Federal Government that fled Somalia in recent months. Calling th [...]	2007-03-20 13:54:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MOPS KPKO UNSC ER ET SO
07ASMARA317	GSE PNGS UNMEE SENIOR MANAGER [...] (SBU) On March 16, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) declared persona non grata Senior Manager David Bax of the UN Mission for Eritrea and Ethiopia Mine Action Coordination Committee(UNMEE-MACC). Bax was given four days to depart Eritrea. He left on March 17 for Addis Ababa, where [...]	2007-03-20 14:11:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO ER
07ASMARA328	UN SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH ERITREAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) UN Special Envoy for Sudan Jan Eliasson and UN Mission in Sudan Principal Deputy Special Representative Taye-Brook Zerihoun, met with Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) President Isaias Afwerki on March 22. Subsequent to his meeting, Eliasson spoke with the Ambassador, relaying both [...]	2007-03-23 09:01:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO UNSC ER SU
07ASMARA346	EU-ERITREA COURTSHIP?: MEANINGFUL CHANGE SHOULD BE [...] (C) Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has recently personified (at least for him) reasonableness and cooperation in meetings with the EU representatives and UN Special Envoy for Darfur Jan Eliasson. Simultaneously, however, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) continues to excoriate [...]	2007-04-02 15:39:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ER SO SU UK EU
07ASMARA347	SUDANESE DCM: GSE MOVING ON DARFUR MEDIATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 28 meeting, Sudanese DCM in Asmara Hussein Mohammed Hussein claimed that the Eritreans were close to achieving agreement from the non-signatories to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) that they would meet in Asmara mid-April for the purpose of creating a united political [...]	2007-04-03 08:36:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SU
07ASMARA36	TIME TO SPEAK UP: A NEW STRATEGY FOR ERITREA [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The serious abuses of human rights fo which the Government of Eritrea is responsible and its continued rejection of even the most fundamental democratic principles in governance remain serious problems and a major impediment to improvemen of bilateral ties. (refte [...]	2007-01-11 13:57:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNSC ECON EAID SOCI KIRF KPAO ER
07ASMARA396	EUROPEAN COMMISSION MAKING NICE WITH ERITREA: AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: More than 240 million euros for Eritrea hang in the balance as the European Commission(EC) seemingly cozies up to the Government of the State of Eritrea(GSE) and ignores its own basic principles and beliefs. Despite the displeasure and frustration of member states in Asmara, the [...]	2007-04-25 12:09:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ER
07ASMARA445	JAILS IN ASMARA: A RECENT ACCOUNT [...] (C) Summary: Recent experiences of individuals detained in an Asmara police station shed new light on both the conditions and the operations of jails at police stations. The benign neglect of the jail guards prove a stark contrast to the horrific accommodations described by individuals incarce [...]	2007-05-10 13:16:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI ER
07ASMARA463	INDEPENDENCE DAY DOES NOT MEAN FREEDOM IN ERITREA [...] In the days leading up to Eritrean Independence day on May 24, the Government of Eritrea flexes its muscles and shows again to the people of Eritrea how Eritrean independence does not equal freedom. The streets of Asmara are flooded with soldiers, in small and large groups. Placed at intervals [...]	2007-05-21 11:59:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ER
07ASMARA464	INDEPENDENCE DAY DOES NOT MEAN FREEDOM IN ERITREA [...] In the days leading up to Eritrean Independence day on May 24, the Government of Eritrea flexes its muscles and shows again to the people of Eritrea how Eritrean independence does not equal freedom. The streets of Asmara are flooded with soldiers, in small and large groups. Placed at intervals [...]	2007-05-21 11:59:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ER
07ASMARA500	PRESIDENT ISAIAS FOCUSES ON DOMESTIC ISSUES AND BORDER IN [...] SUMMARY: On May 24, the 16th anniversary of Eritrea's independence, President Isaias Afwerki spoke at length about domestic economic concerns and the border. The President's speech squarely blamed the U.S. for the lack of progress in demarcating the border and described international initiati [...]	2007-06-06 14:22:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ER
07ASMARA509	HOT AND DRY IN KEREN: THE LOCAL ECONOMY SHRIVELS UP [...] On a recent trip to Keren, Embassy employee observed that Eritrea's economic crisis appears more acute outside of the capital city of Asmara. Keren sits 91 km northwest of Asmara in the Anseba Zone. With a population of 120,000, Keren is a major agriculture center of Eritrea, particularly for [...]	2007-06-07 14:37:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON ER
07ASMARA542	THE ERITREANS APPROACH EMBASSY ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: Following weeks of backchannel communication, Poloff and Charge met June 19 with Abdallah Jabir, one of the GSE's primary interlocutors on Sudan, and Yemane Ghebrab, Political Chief for the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),at their request to discuss Darfur. Yema [...]	2007-06-25 08:24:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SU
07ASMARA56	UNMEE: CONFRONTING SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION [...] (U) The following is in response to reftel A. 2. (C) Since the establishment of the UN Peacekeeping Mission to Eritrea and Ethiopia in 2001, there have been few reported incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse and trafficking in persons within Eritrea. UNMEE Chief Legal Counsel Franklyn [...]	2007-01-18 13:40:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO ER ET
07ASMARA602	QUARTERLY FRAUD REPORT - ASMARA [...] The following is a summary of fraud conditions experienced during the April to June 2007 period. This cable constitutes post's first fraud report; for this reason, this particular report provides a general overview. Subsequent reports will address more specific fraud trends. Post has been cl [...]	2007-07-11 11:12:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC ER
07ASMARA615	ASSAB TRIP REPORT - LOCAL ECONOMY TANKING [...] (C) Summary. Between June 16 and June 18, 2007, FSN members of post traveled to Assab, the second port city of Eritrea. They found an economy that had virtually ground to a halt and were told by local business owners that this was due to governmental restrictions on trade and movement. They [...]	2007-07-12 14:08:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID ECON EFIS ER

07ASMARA617	GSE ALLOWS UK DIPLOMAT TO DEPART ERITREA, BRITISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A British technician and diplomatic passport holder finally departed Asmara on the evening of July 11. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) had refused permission for his departure since July 1. The diplomat, who was on temporary duty assignment in Eritrea from his perman [...]	2007-07-13 08:52:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KREC ASEC ER
07ASMARA620	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO GSE VIEWS ON [...] (U) In an interview posted on www.shaebia.org on July 9, Yemane Ghebremeskel, Director of the Office of President, offered the position of the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) on a wide range of topics -- from religious freedom and human rights to international relations and Somalia. ( [...]	2007-07-16 10:36:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF ER
07ASMARA634	DEADLY FORCE POLICY FOR ERITREANS ATTEMPTING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Embassy Source reported to RSO that a local party representative for the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),in a monthly meeting with PFDJ party members, stated that the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE),had instituted a shoot-to-kill policy for a [...]	2007-07-26 13:41:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC ER
07ASMARA640	ERITREA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of four claims by American citizens that may be outstanding against the Government of the State of Eritrea(GSE). All, four of these claims were reported in previous reports. Point of Contact for U.S. Embassy, Asmara, Eritrea is: Holly Holzer, Political a [...]	2007-08-01 12:47:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ER
07ASMARA681	FEEDBACK FROM ERITREA ON THE CLOSURE OF THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Following notification on August 10 of the U.S. ordered closure of the Eritrean Consulate in Oakland, the Government of the State of Eritrea(GSE) remains officially quiet yet reports of great concern by the GSE trickle through to Embassy personnel. Members of Asmara's diploma [...]	2007-08-14 14:15:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC PINR ER
07ASMARA683	ERITREAN FREE TRADE ZONES - GSE'S PLANS AND POST [...] (C) Summary: On July 26, the Public Affairs Section featured Dr. Araia Tseggai, Chief Executive Officer of the Eritrea Free Zone Authority (the Authority),as speaker for the monthly American Center lecture. Part I of this cable reports on Dr. Araia's presentation of the Government of the Sta [...]	2007-08-15 08:30:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR ER
07ASMARA699	GSE STILL THREATENING CATHOLIC CHURCH'S AUTONOMY [...] (C) The Catholic Church continues to endure harassment and pressure from the Government of Eritrea (GSE) as the GSE threatens to repossess Church property used for social and educational programs and insist that priests and seminarians participate in military training. In an August 14 meeting, [...]	2007-08-24 08:39:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI ER
07ASMARA700	BRITISH COUNCIL EMPLOYEE RELEASED [...] (C) On August 1, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) released a foreign national employee of the British Council detained since July 27. The GSE arrested the employee under the guise of national security after a visiting British diplomat was seen on the roof of the British Council co [...]	2007-08-27 05:41:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KREC ASEC ER
07ASMARA705	GSE INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATIONS AT OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) continues to selectively tweak diplomatic missions in Asmara on operational issues. After fifteen months of renovating a new Embassy building, the South Africans were informed they could not move into the building. The British, Norweg [...]	2007-08-28 14:23:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KREC ASEC ER
07ASMARA709	LONG-AWAITED MEETING WITH MFA YIELDS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: In the absence of a direct response from the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) regarding the August 10 notification to close their consulate in Oakland, California, Charge d'Affaires requested a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to dis [...]	2007-08-31 06:30:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KREC ASEC ER
07ASMARA715	REQUEST FOR UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION - ASMARA [...] The following is contact information for Embassy Asmara: Main switchboard number: 291-1-120004 After hours contact number-Post One: 291-1-122833 (direct) or 596-0000 (IVG) Tieline number: 596-0000 Duty Officer cell phone number can be reached through Post One: 1-291-1-122833 FAX num [...]	2007-09-05 12:48:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PGOV ER
07ASMARA736	MEETING WITH UNMEE DEPUTY CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER [...] (S) SUMMARY: RSO and UK Deputy Head of Mission (DHM) met September 6 with the UNMEE Deputy Chief Security Officer (DCSO) to discuss the security situation in Eritrea. DCSO, RSO and UK DHM agreed to start a Security Officer's Working Group that would meet on a monthly/as needed basis. This fi [...]	2007-09-18 08:54:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	ASEC PTER PINR PREL PGOV ER
07ASMARA746	PURPORTED GSE RESPONSE TO STATE SPONSOR OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: RSO met with Source who provided third-hand information on Eritrean views towards being designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism by the USG. Source said that a contact in the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) claims the GSE fully antici [...]	2007-09-19 12:38:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PREL PGOV PINR ER
07ASMARA748	IMPRISONED CHRISTIAN DIES IN DETENTION [...] (C) Following up on reports from various human rights websites, post has confirmed the death of Nigisti Haile at the Wi'a Military Training Center, located south of the city of Massawa. Emboff spoke with a family member on September 18. Her family member confirmed that an official from the [...]	2007-09-21 05:18:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF ER
07ASMARA751	ERITREA: AGOA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Post point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Holly Holzer, Tel: 291-1-12-00-04, Fax: 291-1-12-75-84, email: holzerhc@state.gov 2. (SBU) Post's response is keyed to outline provided by AF/EPS. Begin text: Country Background Summary: Eritrea's economic policy continues to be built on a [...]	2007-09-24 15:43:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AGOA ECON ETRD ER
07ASMARA764	SOMALI SHEIKH HASSAN DAHIR AWEYS MEETS WITH DUTCH [...] (S) On September 26, Netherlands Embassy First Secretary, Robert Lanschot met with CDA and Poloff to share the details of his conversation the week previous with Somali Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys. Lanschot approached Aweys on September 14 at the closing ceremony of the Somali congress held in [...]	2007-09-27 14:40:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PREL PTER UNSC ER SO
07ASMARA776	SOURCE INFO ON ALLEGED SUICIDE BOMBERS IN ERITREA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: RSO met with Source on 10/1/2007 who provided third-hand information on alleged Somali suicide bombers present in Asmara. Source stated a group of young Somalis who have been trained as suicide bombers, are currently resident in Asmara. These Somalis allegedly plan to infil [...]	2007-10-02 12:15:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PREL PGOV PINR ER
07ASMARA800	LGF MEMBER ARRESTED DURING ORTHODOX SERVICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A local guard force (LGF) employee and a priest were picked up by the Eritrean Intelligence Service (ANS) during an Eritrean Orthodox church service on 10/07/07. The priest was released the same day but the LGF employee continues to be held in jail incommunicado. While the Gove [...]	2007-10-11 12:30:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF ASEC PGOV SOCI ER
07ASMARA801	INFORMATION FROM MILITARY DESERTER ON GSE MILITARY [...] (S/NF) An Embassy employee provided RSO with information from a friend who had just deserted from the Eritrean military. Employee stated his friend had been assigned to an armored or mechanized unit near the town of Senafe, located approximately 100 km SE of Asmara. The soldier told employee [...]	2007-10-11 13:05:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS ASEC ER
07ASMARA854	CDA PROTESTS GSE ALLEGATIONS OF US SUPPORT FOR WAR [...] (U) Eritrean Government media reported on October 26 and 27, that Ethiopia planned an invasion of Eritrea the first week of November with the "blessing of the U.S." In the report, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) alleged that the Tigre People's Liberation Front (TPLF)/Government of [...]	2007-10-29 12:59:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ER
07ASMARA860	WELL-CONNECTED ERITREAN TALKS OF ERITREA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Poloff met October 24 with a well-connected Eritrean-American, and regular contact, who passed second-hand information on the Government of the State of Eritrea's (GSE) war planning efforts and military strategy. According to him, the GSE anticipates that war with Ethiopia is [...]	2007-11-01 13:03:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER KPKO MOPS ASEC ER
07ASMARA874	PFDJ CHIEF VIEWS ON SUDAN, THE BORDER AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: On November 8, CDA met at her request with Yemane Ghebreab, Head of the Office of Political Affairs for Eritrea's sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). Discussion topics included the recent UN/AU Darfur meetings in Libya, the Eritrean-Ethiopia [...]	2007-11-14 10:17:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PTER SO SU ER
07ASMARA888	ASMARA EAC MEETING TO REQUEST EXTENSION OF 24/7 [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is an action request for DS. See paragraph 5. EAC met on 11/20/07 to discuss extending the temporary 24/7 residential local guard force (LGF) coverage for all Embassy residences for another three months. EAC members agreed the political/military situation between Ethiopi [...]	2007-11-21 08:15:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT ER
07ASMARA896	CDA HITS WALL WITH GSE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) On November 19, CDA met at her request with Yemane Ghebremeskel, Director of the Presidency for the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE). CDA expressed her hope that with the November 28 arrival of the new Ambassador, the Embassy could reopen dialogue with the GSE across a range of bi [...]	2007-11-26 05:25:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO SUR ER
07ASMARA902	RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION VICTIM STILL HARASSED BY GSE [...] (C) An Embassy locally employed staff member (LES) continues to be harassed by officials of the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE),following his July arrest on religious grounds and release a month later. A member of the unregistered Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, the GSE informed the [...]	2007-11-27 04:20:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KIRF ER
07ASMARA917	ANTI-AMERICAN PFDJ RALLIES IN ASMARA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),Eritrea's regime-affiliated and sole political party, has been holding a series of mandatory mass meetings for all party members in Asmara. An Eritrean who attended one of these meetings relayed to the RSO that the PFDJ tol [...]	2007-12-04 10:59:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ASEC KIRF ER
07ASMARA931	CHINESE IN ERITREA SEEK ACTIVE ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese Ambassador to Eritrea, Shu Zhan, says he and his mission seek to play a more active role in Eritrea than had the Chinese Embassy in the past. Regarding President Isaias' experience in China during the throes of the Cultural Revolution, Shu said that "perhaps he learn [...]	2007-12-10 12:33:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EAGR KOLY ER CH
07ASMARA935	GSE BLAMES U.S. FOR FOOD AND FUEL SHORTAGES [...] (C) The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) through its sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),continues to conduct community meetings to explain to the Eritrean people the reasons for the shortages of basic food items, such as sugar and flour, as well [...]	2007-12-12 04:19:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ET ER
07ASMARA936	LIFTING THE VEIL ON CORRUPTION IN ERITREA [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The October 2007 assassination attempt on Colonel Simon Ghebredenghil, the second-in-command at the Government of the State of Eritrea's (GSE) National Security Agency (ANS) lifted a corner on the veil over corrupt activities in Eritrea. The GSE, and many Eritrea [...]	2007-12-12 04:24:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ER
07ASMARA945	ONE HEART, MANY DIVIDES: ETHNIC AFFILIATION IN ERITREA [...] The shared experience of the 30-year struggle for independence created a strong sense of national identity for most Eritreans. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) promotes Eritrea as having "one heart" or "hade libbi" in Tigrinya - a motto that is seen often in the days leading up to [...]	2007-12-13 06:55:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ER
07ASMARA954	ERITREA'S THREADBARE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: As Eritrea's exports total less than USD 20 million per year, how does the government fund one of the largest standing armies in Africa and keep the threadbare, statist economy from collapsing completely? A fairly modest amount of revenue accrues from the two percent diaspora ta [...]	2007-12-18 12:04:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL MASS ER
07ASMARA958	BLUNT TALK WITH YEMANE GEBREAB ON TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM met with Yemane Gebreab, chief political advisor to President Isaias, and delivered an unambiguous, tough message about the potential consequences of Eritrea supporting, or allowing its territory to be used to support, extremists with links to terrorism. Ye [...]	2007-12-20 12:41:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ER
07ASTANA1003	KAZAKHSTAN: FINANCE MINISTER CONFIRMS APPROVAL OF CTR [...] (SBU) Minister of Finance Korzhova sent a letter to the Ambassador on April 17 confirming that the interagency commission established to review Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) value-added tax exemption (VAT) claims for subcontractors has recommended the approval of nine of ten pending contra [...]	2007-04-19 00:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KZ
07ASTANA1033	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MARCH - APRIL 2007 [...] (U) The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Aftermath of the Conflict in Kazatkom ------------------------------------- 2. (U) F [...]	2007-04-20 11:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASTANA1095	KAZAKHSTAN: FINANCE MINISTER CONFIRMS [...] (SBU) Minister of Finance Korzhova sent a letter to the Ambassador on April 17 confirming that the interagency commission established to review Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) value-added tax exemption (VAT) claims for subcontractors has recommended the approval of nine of ten pending contra [...]	2007-04-26 03:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KZ
07ASTANA1112	KAZAKHSTAN: INL DESK OFFICER CHECKS OUT CAMELS, KAZAKHSTANI [...] Summary: In addition to attending the quarterly meetings reported septel, INL desk officer viewed border intercepts at the Tazhen border post in Western Kazakhstan; visited the Anti-TIP Center in Karaganda; shared a Nauryz meal at the Financial Police Academy in Koschi; learned of the increase [...]	2007-04-26 10:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1113	KAZAKHSTAN: INL FIRST QUARTER 2007 MEETINGS [...] Summary: Highlights of the INL Officer's quarterly meetings (accompanied by visiting INL/AAE desk officer) with GOK officials include a positive initial meeting with the new head of the MVD Drug Control Committee; agreement on scheduling of the opening of the MVD Anti-TIP Center; assurances of [...]	2007-04-26 10:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1115	KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR [...] Summary: In response to the Solicitation for Proposals by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (G/TIP),Embassy Astana has reviewed and vetted three proposals addressing human trafficking in Kazakhstan. Post has selected one proposal for review and would welcome the opportunity to dis [...]	2007-04-26 10:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
07ASTANA1129	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, APRIL 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Journalist Still Missing ------------------------ 2. Journalist Oralgaysha Zhabagtaykyzy [...]	2007-04-27 10:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KZ
07ASTANA1147	KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DONOR COORDINATION [...] Summary: On April 24, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement office (INL) hosted the inaugural Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Donor Coordination Meeting in Astana. Participating organizations are listed in para. 12. INL Astana, as TIP Coordinating Office in the Emfaswy, invkted intern [...]	2007-05-02 00:57:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL
07ASTANA116	KAZAKHSTAN'S PETROCHEMICAL AMBITIONS: [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) is aggressively encouraging foreign investment in a domestic petrochemical industry as part of its strategy to diversify the economy and to "climb the value chain" of hydrocarbon production. The GOK has authorized a predictable set of tax benef [...]	2007-01-12 12:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL
07ASTANA1192	KAZAKHSTAN: INTERIM RESPONSE ON ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (C) In response to Ref A instructions, post notified Ualikhan Saginkhanov of the MFA's Consular Department on April 5 that the final Kazakhstani detainee at Guantanamo, Abdulrakhim Kerimbakiyev, would soon be considered by an Administrative Review Board for release, transfer, or continued dete [...]	2007-05-02 10:24:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PTER KZ
07ASTANA1246	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, APRIL - MAY 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. President Meets with Moderate Opposition Leaders ------------------------------------------- [...]	2007-05-10 01:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KZ
07ASTANA1261	KAZAKHSTAN UNLIKELY TO OPPOSE BELARUS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 06:00:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHCR KZ
07ASTANA1262	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (APRIL [...] TDY EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins departed post on April 26. The Embassy welcomed TDY EXBS Advisor Kevin Cummings assigned to post from April 24 to May 24, as the second in a series of temporary advisors who will manage the office until the next TDY EXBS Advisor arrives. On May 2, it was announced [...]	2007-05-11 06:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA1336	KAZAKHSTAN WILL PARTICIPATE IN OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (U) Pol-Econ Chief and Gennadiy Spiglazov of the Russian Embassy conveyed reftel points and agenda to Yerkin Akhinzhanov, head of the MFA's European Cooperation Department, on May 17. 2. (SBU) Akhinzhanov said that Kazakhstan was working to put together a diverse delegation for the OSCE conf [...]	2007-05-18 00:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KZ
07ASTANA1466	KAZAKHSTAN: AUTHORITIES PURSUE RAKHAT ALIYEV [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the May 23 announcement of a criminal investigation involving presidential son-in-law Rakhat Aliyev, Kazakhstani authorities have moved quickly to curtail Aliyev's ability to maneuver and to influence public opinion. President Nazarbayev fired Aliyev from his ambas [...]	2007-05-30 00:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASTANA1479	KAZAKHSTAN INTERESTED IN UNSCR 1737 AND 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 07:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IR KZ
07ASTANA1528	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MAY 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Opposition Challenges Formation of Election Commissions ------------------------------------ [...]	2007-06-05 06:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KZ
07ASTANA1644	KAZAKHSTAN: TREATMENT OF RETURNED GUANTANAMO [...] (S) Post has no reason to believe that the three Kazakhstanis returned from Guantanamo Bay have been mistreated by Kazakhstani authorities. Based on the GOK's overall record of excellent counterterrorism cooperation, we judge that the GOK is capable of receiving the final detainee if he is a [...]	2007-06-15 09:02:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PTER KAWC PHUM PREL PINR KZ
07ASTANA1666	KAZAKHSTAN: TIP REPORT GARNERS LITTLE ATTENTION BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12, drawing on points provided in reftel, Charge delivered the TIP report demarche announcing Kazakhstan's Tier II Watch List ranking to Ministry of Justice Office Director Azimova, receiving a muted response in return. Charge provided a copy of the Kazakhstan TIP repor [...]	2007-06-18 08:16:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCRIM KZ
07ASTANA1762	KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] Summary: On June 18, the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Astana hosted a coordination meeting on anti-money laundering, adding an hour for discussing counter-narcotics assistance. Representatives of the World Bank, OSCE, UNODC, BOMCA/CADAP, and the Embassies of France and Germany provided br [...]	2007-06-27 08:57:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1840	KAZAKHSTAN: BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 08:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP KZ
07ASTANA1877	KAZAKHSTAN FACES ANOTHER POTENTIAL WATER CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: As a country short on water, Kazakhstan relies heavily on the resources of the Ili-Balkash Basin, particularly the Ili River and Lake Balkhash. Mismanagement, abuse, and increased water use by neighboring China all now threaten the Basin,s long-term sustainability. The problem [...]	2007-07-10 05:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL KZ
07ASTANA1910	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] TDY EXBS Jim Kelly departed post on June 21. 2. Small Boat Operations Course in Aktau, July 9-20. The EXBS office has received a cable requesting our cooperation and assistance in preparing for an advance Safe Boat Operations Course for Kazakhstan Maritime Border Guards in Aktau, Kazakh [...]	2007-07-16 00:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA1973	KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER SECURITY DONOR MEETING [...] On July 16, Embassy Astana's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section hosted a Border Security Donor Coordination Meeting. Participants included the Deputy Head of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from Tashkent, the European Union Border Management Program in C [...]	2007-07-23 02:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1988	KAZAKHSTAN: COUNTER NARCOTICS DONOR MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 16, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section of the US Embassy in Kazakhstan hosted another in a series of Counter Narcotics Donor Coordination meetings. Major General Nukenov, Chairman of the Committee on Combating Drug Trafficking (KBN) briefed partici [...]	2007-07-23 05:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1991	KAZAKHSTAN: A LITTLE PRE-ELECTION SPIN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 13-14 nodel visit of Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, the GOK highlighted its preparations for the August parliamentary elections, arranging two separate trips for her to local polling stations. Domestic media coverage was extensive, and pro-government media outl [...]	2007-07-23 08:11:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OSCE KZ
07ASTANA203	KAZAKHSTAN: JOINING FORCES WITH THE U.S. TO COMBAT ILLEGAL [...] Summary: A senior-level Kazakhstani interagency delegation visited Washington December 4-8 to meet with State, DHS, FBI, DOD, DEA, HHS, DOJ, and others to discuss bilateral collaboration to combat illegal narcotics supply, reduce societal drug demand especially among young people, combat addic [...]	2007-01-24 01:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PREL KZ
07ASTANA204	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JANUARY 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Young Opposition Activists Jailed for Embezzlement ----------------------------------------- [...]	2007-01-24 04:40:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KZ
07ASTANA2098	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JULY 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Government Reshuffle Expected after Elections ------------------------------------------- [...]	2007-08-03 08:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KZ
07ASTANA2101	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] TDY EXBS Jim Kelly departed post on June 21. 2. Small Boat Operations Course in Aktau, July 9-20. The EXBS office has received a cable requesting our cooperation and assistance in preparing for an advance Safe Boat Operations Course for Kazakhstan Maritime Border Guards in Aktau, Kazakh [...]	2007-08-03 08:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA2113	KAZAKHSTAN: G/TIP ACTION PLAN SEEN AS A (MOSTLY) GOOD [...] (SBU) On July 26 INL Officer delivered the TIP Action Plan demarche providing recommendations for increasing Kazakhstan's conviction and sentencing of traffickers, and improving assistance to victims to Ministry of Justice Office Director Elvira Abilkhasimovna Azimova. INL Officer provided a [...]	2007-08-05 11:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCRIM KZ
07ASTANA2178	KAZAKHSTAN: STRUCTURE OF THE BORDER GUARD SERVICE [...] (SBU) Post continues to work with the Border Guard Service through programs to combat narcotics, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and trafficking in persons. Programs are implemented by Department of State International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office (INL) and Export Control and [...]	2007-08-09 07:40:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA2221	CAMPAIGNING IN MANGISTAU OBLAST: INCREASED FAIRNESS, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 8-10, Poloff and Pol FSN traveled to Aktau in Mangistau Oblast (western Kazakhstan) to meet with political party representatives and NGOs in advance of the August 18 elections. In general, the Aktau political scene reflects trends apparent throughout the country, with [...]	2007-08-14 08:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OSCE KZ
07ASTANA2244	CAMPAIGNING IN EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN OBLAST: NUR OTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 10-12, Conoff and Con FSN traveled to Ust-Kamenogorsk in Eastern Kazakhstan Oblast (central eastern Kazakhstan, bordering on China and Russia) to meet with political party representatives and local authorities in advance of the August 18 elections. Additionally, Conoff [...]	2007-08-19 23:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OSCE KZ
07ASTANA2318	KAZAKHSTAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Political parties competing in the August 18 Mazhilis elections had more freedom to campaign than ever before, the Central Election Commission operated professionally and transparently, and the voting process on election day was relatively smooth and fair. However, this progress [...]	2007-08-27 01:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OSCE KZ
07ASTANA232	KAZAKHSTAN: NO RESPITE IN CAMPAIGN AGAINST HARE KRISHNA [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the negative publicity and diplomatic pressure Kazakhstan received after authorities executed a surprise demolition of Hare Krishna homes in November 2006, local government officials have not relented in their campaign to confiscate the Hare Krishna properties. In addit [...]	2007-01-27 05:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA2716	GOVERNMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN PROPOSES RESOLUTION OF CUSTOMS [...] (SBU) Summary. A new amendment to the Customs Code, enacted by the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) on July 26, mandates submission of export declaration forms when bringing goods into the country "for free circulation." When the new statute came into force on August 21, it immediately stopped [...]	2007-09-28 02:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND ENRG PGOV KTDB KZ
07ASTANA2813	DASD CAGAN URGES KAZAKHSTAN TO INCREASE NUMBER OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 10, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Coalition, Peacekeeping, and Multinational Cooperation Debra Cagan urged Kazakhstan to increase its troop commitments in Iraq. In meetings with Deputy Minister of Defense Sembinov, State Secretary Saudabayev, Deputy Foreign [...]	2007-10-15 08:13:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OVIP PREL KZ
07ASTANA309	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, FEBRUARY 2, 2007 [...] (U) The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. "Shanyrak District Defenders" Stand Trial ----------------------------------------- [...]	2007-02-05 09:40:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR KZ
07ASTANA3152	KAZAKHSTAN: KORZHOVA DISMISSED AS FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Finance Minister Korzhova, whose departure had been rumored for several months, has been dismissed and replaced by Bolat Zhamishev. Korzhova's tenure was a problematic one, with the Finance Ministry showing itself ineffective at dealing with a number of issues, including the recent custom [...]	2007-11-19 12:03:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KZ PGOV PREL KCOR
07ASTANA3162	KAZAKHSTAN TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR 2007 [...] Post is pleased that Kazakhstan has made significant progress in addressing key deficiencies highlighted in June 2007 TIP report and is pleased to submit the following information in response to reftel A. All responses are keyed to reftel A. 2. PARA 6A (a): Three corrupt anti-TIP police o [...]	2007-11-20 11:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SOCI KCOR PGOV KZ
07ASTANA3178	KAZAKHSTAN: 2007-2008 INCSR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] In response to reftel A, the text of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Kazakhstan, with its developed and modern banking system, has become a financia [...]	2007-11-23 08:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM KCOR KZ
07ASTANA3186	EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Permanent EXBS Advisor Robert Colbert arrived at post on October 4, 2007. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS CONDUCTED Â [...]	2007-11-26 05:20:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA3206	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF ENERGY EXPLAINS DELAYS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Poloff on November 21, Bakhit Shaikhislamova, Chief of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources External Relations Office, stated that several government agencies oppose signing the Communique on BN-350 Spent Fuel Permanent Disposition. As a result, Shaikh [...]	2007-11-28 06:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KGIC MCAP KNNP KZ
07ASTANA3302	KAZAKHSTAN: ASSESSMENT OF ANTI-DRUG CHECKPOINTS [...] Summary: From November 24 through December 4, a joint UNODC/INL team and an independent expert assessed six internal ("Rubezh") checkpoints. The international expert will provide a report with recommendations to the donor community and the GoK in January, including proposals for training and [...]	2007-12-12 10:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KZ
07ASTANA3303	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 7, 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. ----------------------------- --------------------------------- Kazakh Nationalists Are Agai [...]	2007-12-12 11:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KZ
07ASTANA333	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Aktau Safe-Boat meeting. EXBS, INL, and OMC will meet with the Kazakhstani Border Guard leadership in Aktau February 4-7. The meeting is to establish a clear way-forward on a number of ongoing issues associated with the Spring 2006 EXBS donation of the three Safe-Boats. Topics include mainte [...]	2007-02-07 08:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA3350	NAZARBAYEV'S INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS [...] President Nazarbayev delivered his annual Independence Day address on December 14. His remarks largely focused on Kazakhstan's economic achievements and the government's successes in the socio-economic sphere, especially regarding health care, education, and pensions and other forms of socio- [...]	2007-12-21 02:24:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PHUM OSCE SOCI OEXC KDEM KZ
07ASTANA3355	KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER INCIDENT UNDERSCORES LIMITATIONS [...] Summary: On the evening of December 10, four people attacked border guards at the Karasu checkpoint on the Kazakhstani-Kyrgyz border. As a result of the conflict, the border guards killed one person, police detained two suspects, and the others escaped. The conflict with the border guards wa [...]	2007-12-21 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PBTS PREL KG KZ
07ASTANA454	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2006, Kazakhstan made further progress in its efforts to protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Legislation passed in November 2005, combined with stepped-up enforcement efforts, further tipped the economic scales against piracy. President Nazarbayev underscored the impo [...]	2007-02-21 09:41:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD KZ
07ASTANA48	KAZAKHSTAN CONTEMPLATES DEMOCRATIC REFORM [...] (C) Summary: There is widespread expectation in Kazakhstan that President Nazarbayev will announce a package of democratic reform proposals early in the new year. The timing and content of the initiative is not yet known, and some are skeptical that the proposals will represent fundamental c [...]	2007-01-08 12:31:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASTANA522	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, FEBRUARY 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Trial of True Ak Zhol Leader Bulat Abilov ----------------------------------------- 2. O [...]	2007-02-26 10:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASTANA578	KAZAKHSTAN: INL CONDUCTS TRAINING COURSE FOR FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Embassy Astana's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) office, in cooperation with the Financial Police Academy (FPA),conducted a five day training course on money laundering and financial investigative techniques for financial police investigators in Astana February 13-1 [...]	2007-03-03 09:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KCOR PGOV KZ
07ASTANA584	KAZAKHSTAN: GUIDANCE SOUGHT ON ASSISTANCE TO U.S. TOBACCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Post seeks Department's guidance on a request from Phillip Morris's Kazakhstan office for the Ambassador to sign a letter of support for Phillip Morris's application to join Kazakhstan's "Foreign Investors' Council" (FIC). The FIC, chaired by President Nazarbayev, promotes dial [...]	2007-03-06 01:20:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON KZ
07ASTANA653	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] EXBS Advisor Mike Seguin departs post on March 15, due to receipt of military orders to Active Duty. Embassy welcomes on board TDY EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins assigned to post from March 7 to April 26, 2007, as the first of a series of temporary advisors who will manage the office until a [...]	2007-03-14 00:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA689	KAZAKHSTAN OFFERS TO HOST THIRD GICNT MEETING [...] (SBU) On March 13, post received a diplomatic note from the Kazakhstani MFA dated March 5 formalizing the GOK's offer to host the next meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Informal embassy translation: No. 10-2-2/632 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic [...]	2007-03-19 01:11:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KGIC MCAP PINR PINS KNNP KZ
07ASTANA834	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Chechen-Kazakh Conflict in Kazatkom Village ------------------------------------------- [...]	2007-04-03 02:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASTANA848	KAZAKHSTAN: EXXONMOBIL PURSUING ONSHORE [...] (C) Summary: Rick Vierbuchen, Vice President of ExxonMobil Exploration Company, informed Ambassador Ordway on March 28 that ExxonMobil is negotiating a long-term partnership with KazMunaiGaz's (KMG) onshore exploration and production subsidiary (KMG E&P) to evaluate, acquire acreage, and poten [...]	2007-04-03 08:58:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA860	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER ESTABLISHES CTR VAT [...] (SBU) On April 3, Prime Minister Masimov issued a decree establishing an interagency commission to review Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) value-added tax (VAT) exemption claims for subcontractors. The commission met quickly for the first time on April 4 to establish its working procedures [...]	2007-04-05 08:43:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KZ
07ASTANA892	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (MARCH [...] EXBS Advisor Mike Seguin departed post on March 15, due to receipt of military orders to Active Duty. TDY EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins arrived at post on March 7, 2007 and will depart on April 26, 2007. 2. Industry-Government Relations Forum II. The EXBS office has received a cable requ [...]	2007-04-09 07:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA918	UPDATE ON KAZAKHSTANI JOURNALISTS CONFLICT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The rapid escalation of the conflict between Era TV and Information Minister Yermukhamet Yertysbayev in early March was just as rapidly defused by mid-month. Yertysbayev apologized March 14 "to all" whom he "might have offended" during a live television program. After Yertysba [...]	2007-04-11 00:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
07ASTANA919	KAZAKHSTAN: BAKER HUGHES SEEKS TO LIMIT FALLOUT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see request for guidance, para. 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: A Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case involving malfeasance by U.S. oil technology and services firm Baker Hughes in Kazakhstan will soon be settled, revealing details of bribes paid by the firm' [...]	2007-04-11 03:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG KZ
07ASTANA94	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Kazakhstan's Customs Control Committee Chairman Askar Shakirov's proposed visit and draft itinerary to the United States under the Volunteer Visitor Program (VVP) has been approved in concept by DOS Public Affairs. Jeff Hartshorn suggested exploring the possibility of changing the visit from t [...]	2007-01-11 08:34:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA950	KAZAKHSTAN: CTR VAT COMMISSION MOVES TOWARD A [...] (SBU) The interagency commission established to review the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) value-added tax exemption claims for subcontractors met twice on April 12 and 13. The Commission has not yet issued a written decision but several commission members told Pol/Econ Chief and DTRA Chief [...]	2007-04-13 10:34:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KZ
07ASUNCION1010	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION [...] (U) The primary contacts for Embassy Asuncion as requested in reftel are: -- Embassy Asuncion Telephone number (Post 1): dialing from US: 011 595 21 213-715 x2210, dialing within Asuncion: 213-715 x2210, dialing within Paraguay: 021 213-715 x2210; -- Ambassador James C. Cason: 011 595 2 [...]	2007-12-10 12:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PA
07ASUNCION1011	MAINTAINING MCC MOMENTUM IN PARAGUAY [...] (U) US Embassy Asuncion Country Team endorses Ambassador Danilovich?s recommendation to the MCC Board that Paraguay be considered for a proposed Stage II MCC Threshold Program. Our support is based on progress made under Paraguay?s current Threshold program, its empirical advances on the MCC [...]	2007-12-10 14:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PA
07ASUNCION1020	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Post reports the following information per reftel on the worst forms of child labor in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: A) What laws have been promulgated on child labor? Are there exceptions to the minimum age law? -- The 1993 L [...]	2007-12-12 10:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI PA
07ASUNCION1031	PARAGUAY'S COUNTERDRUG AGENCY UNDER INVESTIGATION [...] (U) Economic crimes prosecutor Arnaldo Giuzzio opened a formal investigation of members of Paraguay's National Counternarcotics Secretariat (SENAD) December 7 regarding alleged irregularities involving a food services contract. Giuzzio confiscated SENAD files pertaining to the alleged failure [...]	2007-12-14 19:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PREL PA

07ASUNCION1069	PARAGUAYAN CONGRESS PASSES NEW PENAL CODE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 09:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR PREL PA
07ASUNCION119	PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] (U) Post nominates Senator Ana Maria Mendoza de Acha, the 2nd Vice President of the Paraguayan Senate. Acha has championed women,s issues, human rights, trafficking in persons, education and prison reform since she entered the Congress in 2003. Acha is a member of the center-right Patria Que [...]	2007-02-14 20:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
07ASUNCION18	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE DECEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Paraguayan Engineering Know How -- Threshold Program, First Ever Inter-Institutional Agreement -- Cuban National Arrives Safely in Miami -- First Class Graduation -- Paraguay Attracting Investment PARAGUAYAN ENGINEERING KNOW HOW 2. (U) An Anatov 124-100, the largest [...]	2007-01-11 22:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EAIR KCRM KMCA CU PA
07ASUNCION202	URGENT - REQUEST FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 10 and 11. 2. (U) President Duarte, under law 3159 and Presidential Decree 9056, declared the dengue fever situation a national emergency February 27. In what is the country,s worst outbreak in seven years, more than 19,189 cases have been confirmed [...]	2007-03-13 22:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PA
07ASUNCION256	PARAGUAYAN PRIEST LUGO'S CONVERSION TO POLITICS A [...] (C) Catholic priest Fernando Lugo exploded onto the Paraguayan national political stage as a potential candidate for Paraguay's presidency in March 2006 as the keynote speaker at an anti-government demonstration. However, Lugo is hardly a novice to politics judging from his family's involve [...]	2007-03-29 20:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM KCRM PA
07ASUNCION261	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MARCH 24 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Ethics Tribunal Earns Credibility -- SEN Gets Korea Donation; Poll Says 300k Dengue Cases -- Police and Protesters Clash; 40 Reported Injured -- Vice President looks at USAID Health program ETHICS TRIBUNAL EARNS CREDIBILITY 2. (C) Esteban Armando Kriskovich, Director [...]	2007-03-30 18:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION285	PARAGUAY SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) Admiral Staviridis, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests focused on strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist financing. You com [...]	2007-04-04 21:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION318	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MARCH 31 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Ambassador Inaugurates Anti-Drug Out Post -- Ambassador Donates Trucks to Customs -- Japanese Nationals Kidnapped -- Cabral Returns -- TIP: Lebanese-Paraguayan Accused of Trafficking AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES ANTI-DRUG OUTPOST 2. (U) The Ambassador inaugurated April 11 th [...]	2007-04-17 19:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN SMIG PA
07ASUNCION336	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE APRIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Asuncion Councilman Seeks USG Support, Gets Earful -- Paraguay, Venezuela Sign Energy Agreement -- NWC Students Visit Paraguay -- IOM Reports 495 Paraguayan Prostitutes in EU, Argentina ASUNCION COUNCILMAN SEEKS USG SUPPORT, GETS EARFUL 2. (C) Asuncion Councilman Gera [...]	2007-04-23 20:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN
07ASUNCION338	PARAGUAY SCENESETTER FOR WHA A/S THOMAS SHANNON [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Shannon, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Paraguay and promote U.S. interests focused on strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal or [...]	2007-04-23 21:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM SNAR PA
07ASUNCION355	FONMIN TO A/S SHANNON: PARAGUAY SEEKS ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ramirez stressed with A/S Shannon the need for greater access to U.S. markets and an agreement on biofuels to more effectively counter the appeal of Chavez's populist message and generously funded assistance offers. He asserted Paraguay's rejection o [...]	2007-04-30 13:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER ECON PA
07ASUNCION37	PARAGUAY: GUIDANCE ON NEGOTIATING A SOFA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 17:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION379	PARAGUAY: A/S SHANNON STRESSES POSITIVE U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon expressed during his April 26-28 visit the U.S. commitment to strengthening our relationship with Paraguay and the region, based on a deeper appreciation for the economic and social challenges facing the region. Members of U.S.-funded investigative units expressed their [...]	2007-05-07 21:11:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER ECON PA
07ASUNCION396	COM CONFERENCE: A SOUTHERN CONE PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During May 8-9 Southern Cone / Brazil COM Conference in Rio de Janiero, the five Southern Cone Ambassadors discussed aggressive plans of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez to create a unified Bolivarian movement throughout Latin America, particularly focusing on activities within their respe [...]	2007-05-17 13:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON AR BO BR CH PA UY VE
07ASUNCION486	PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO MAJOR LIST / CERTIFICATION [...] Below find Post's submission on the Government of Paraguay (GOP) cooperation on counter-narcotics and other drug-related issues. 2. The United States Government (USG) asked the GOP to keep pressure on major international drug organizations trafficking drugs through investigations, arrests [...]	2007-06-13 11:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM PA
07ASUNCION511	PARAGUAY: VENEZUELA FOREIGN AID ACTIVITIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: This telegram responds to reftel request for information. Venezuelan assistance to Paraguay has been pledged, but is not yet realized. Much of the planned aid to Paraguay is in the form of oil and gas projects and a commitment to small and medium business development. Other [...]	2007-06-19 17:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PINR VE PA
07ASUNCION613	DON'T COUNT OVIEDO OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: In a unanimous decision July 23, the Supreme Court's criminal chamber dismissed charges against imprisoned General Lino Oviedo for his role in the 1999 assassination of Vice President Luis Argana. The criminal chamber's decision dominated press coverage July 23-24 and generated cr [...]	2007-07-26 17:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION639	Physical Security and Stockpile Management Assessment and [...] This cable contains an action request for PR/WRA and SA/LW and is a retransmission of reftel. See para. 5. 2. An explosion at the Paraguayan Military's main ordinance depot in January 2007 destroyed one of the storage sheds for commercial explosives and initiating devices. After the explos [...]	2007-08-03 14:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	DOD PGOV PARM PA
07ASUNCION647	FIU CHIEF YEGROS RESIGNED [...] (U) After weeks of speculation, President Duarte announced the removal of SEPRELAD (Paraguay's FIU) chief Carlos Yegros late August 7. Embassy contacts reported that Yegros resigned July 30, but that Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose Maria Ibanez did not immediately accept his resignation [...]	2007-08-08 17:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM PAC PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION650	FIU CHIEF YEGROS FIRED [...] (U) After weeks of speculation, President Duarte announced the removal of SEPRELAD (Paraguay's FIU) chief Carlos Yegros late August 7. Embassy contacts reported that Yegros resigned July 30, but that Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose Maria Ibanez did not immediately accept his resignation [...]	2007-08-08 17:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM PAC PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION688	INTERAGENCY COOPERATION ON TRI-BORDER AREA [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion hosted August 8-9 a conference on Tri-Border Area (TBA) terrorist finance and money laundering. Forty USG participants from Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay represented the departments of State, Defense, Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury, as well as th [...]	2007-08-20 15:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION689	SCENE-SETTER FOR LT. GEN. SEIP'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Lt. Gen. Seip August 21-22. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist f [...]	2007-08-20 20:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION714	MANAGING EXPECTATIONS OF NEW SEPRELAD DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reviews of Dr. Angel Gabriel GONZALEZ Caceres, Paraguay's new director of the Secretariat for the Prevention of Money Laundering (SEPRELAD),are quite mixed. A former Central Bank president (2003-2005),Gonzalez also served two terms as Banking Superintendent (1998-99 and 1999-200 [...]	2007-08-27 13:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PA
07ASUNCION739	OVIEDO RELEASED ON CONDITIONAL LIBERTY [...] (SBU) Paraguay's Supreme Military Tribunal granted convicted coup-plotter General Lino Oviedo conditional liberty at approximately 11:00 a.m. EST September 6. All major press outlets carried the story. Oviedo waved to approximately 500 gathered supporters as he walked out of prison in civili [...]	2007-09-06 16:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PINS ASEC PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION742	TURBULENCE HITS PARAGUAY'S AVIATION INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite low passenger volumes and unprofitable conditions, several airlines are expanding operations to Paraguay. Regional politics, as opposed to market realities, drive their decisions. Additionally, concerns over Bolivia's nationalization of key industries prompted one ai [...]	2007-09-06 19:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR PREL PA
07ASUNCION766	40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEACE CORPS IN PARAGUAY [...] SUMMARY: The Peace Corps celebrates 40 years of continuous service in Paraguay. The Peace Corps and the Embassy organized a gathering on August 20, 2007 to culminate the series of events carried out throughout the year to mark this important anniversary. END SUMMARY --------------------- [...]	2007-09-17 20:18:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP PA
07ASUNCION774	EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE POURS IN TO DAMPEN FIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Duarte administration declared a state of national emergency September 12 in response to the worst fire disaster in Paraguayan history -- three weeks after the fires started -- and provided limited emergency relief to affected areas. An OFDA expert monitored the fires by air [...]	2007-09-18 23:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAGR MASS PA
07ASUNCION861	WHA/BSC OFFICE DIRECTOR DRUCKER VISITS PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his October 2-4 visit to Asuncion, WHA/BSC Officer Director Drucker met with a wide range of political, economic and social interlocutors. Paraguay's counternarcotics secretariat, its intellectual property operations unit, and several economic crimes prosecutors expressed g [...]	2007-10-15 20:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION876	PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] (U) Post nominates Ms. Cynthia Bendlin, Consultant to the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to serve as our nominee for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Bendlin's personal information requested in reftel is as follows: -- Full legal name of no [...]	2007-10-18 18:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PA
07ASUNCION879	FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Director of the Secretariat to Combat Money Laundering (SEPRELAD),Gabriel Gonzalez, asked Pol/Econ Chief October 10 for Embassy support to lobby Minister of Finance Cesar Barreto to pay Paraguay,s dues to the Financial Action Task Force of South America (GAFISUD). Gonzalez indicat [...]	2007-10-19 14:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PTER PA
07ASUNCION940	MEETING LINO OVIEDO [...] (C) In the Embassy's first official meeting with Lino Oviedo since 1999, Pol/Econ Chief informed the coup-plotter turned presidential candidate the United States views Paraguay's April 2008 elections an internal matter, and that the USG will work with anyone who is both elected and governs dem [...]	2007-11-08 22:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SNAR PA
07ASUNCION964	PARAGUAY ON "THREE PLUS ONE" AGENDA [...] (U) In response to reftel and pursuant to instructions from WHA/BSC, Embassy sent the Paraguayan government the following diplomatic note on October 24, 2007, proposing expansion of the Three Plus One agenda for the January meeting to be hosted by Paraguay. The text of the Embassy's diplomatic [...]	2007-11-15 21:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL KTFN PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION970	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL REID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CODEL Reid November 25-27. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist [...]	2007-11-20 18:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION989	CODEL REID: PRESIDENT DUARTE CALLS FOR US ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At turns charming and caustic, Paraguayan President Duarte held forth before CODEL Reid November 26. In an hour-plus meeting, Duarte expounded on free trade, anti-American sentiment, Chavez,s check-book populism, and the threats to democratic governance if elected leaders do not [...]	2007-12-03 16:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR ECON PGOV OVIP PA
07ASUNCION994	FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT [...] (U) Paraguay is the third most corrupt country in the hemisphere after Haiti and Venezuela, and it has an antiquated and weak legislative framework. Regional Legal Advisor (RLA) Kevin Sundwall arrived in Asuncion in March 2007 and began working with committed Paraguayan counterparts to bring a [...]	2007-12-04 18:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SNAR PGOV PA
07ATHENS1021	GREECE REQUESTS U.S. INTERVENTION IN JERUSALEM [...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas requested U.S. assistance in defusing the leadership crisis in the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church following the May 12 decision of the Jo [...]	2007-05-21 04:59:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PHUM KRIF PREL GR
07ATHENS1022	GREECE REQUESTS U.S. INTERVENTION IN JERUSALEM [...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas requested U.S. assistance in defusing the leadership crisis in the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church following the May 12 decision of the Jo [...]	2007-05-21 04:59:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR KIRF PHUM PREL
07ATHENS1058	CYPRUS ARMS: LETTERS EXCHANGED [...] (U) This is action request for Department. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On May 21, Ambassador received from MFA Secretary General Ambassador Charalambos Rocanas a letter outlining the Greek plan to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus in violation of Sec [...]	2007-05-23 05:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR MARR PARM PGOV PREL TU NATO
07ATHENS1059	CYPRUS ARMS: LETTERS EXCHANGED [...] (U) This is action request for Department. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On May 21, Ambassador received from MFA Secretary General Ambassador Charalambos Rocanas a letter outlining the Greek plan to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus in violation of Sec [...]	2007-05-23 05:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR MARR MAS PARM PGOV PREL TU NATO
07ATHENS1075	GREECE: CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III [...] (C) According to Expert Minister Counselor Vassilios Konstantineas at the MFA Department for Latin America and the Caribbean, the GoG did not keep a list of Greek investors in Cuba or of Cuban investors in Greece. 2. (C) Konstantineas confirmed to Embassy on May 18 that Greece and Cuba had [...]	2007-05-23 14:48:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC GR PREL
07ATHENS110	TRUST BUT VERIFY: GREEK CHOD CONFIRMS CYPRUS ARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Greek Chief of Defense (CHOD) Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis laid out the GoG's plan for dealing with the Cyprus arms issue in line with U.S. legal requirements, consented to an American inspection team, and promised to consult with the [...]	2007-01-18 15:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS111	GREEK CHOD ON AFGHANISTAN, EMBASSY ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss the Cyprus Arms issue (reported septel),Greek Chief of Defense (CHOD) Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis also previewed Greece's plans for contributing to NATO efforts in Afghanistan, his view on the recent RPG attack against the [...]	2007-01-18 15:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1131	MACEDONIA'S PATH TO NATO: GREECE AND THE NAME ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 14:30:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR MARR NATO PREL
07ATHENS1185	SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS VISIT TO ATHENS JUNE 9-12 [...] (C) Nick: Welcome back to Athens! The Embassy -- and your many Greek friends -- are delighted to have you as the keynote speaker at our June 11 celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Marshall Plan. In addition to your public speeches and press events, your visit will propel bilater [...]	2007-06-07 08:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP
07ATHENS1261	ATHENS MARSHALL PLAN EVENT BRINGS BACK POSITIVE MEMORIES, [...] On June 11, 2007, U.S. Embassy Athens hosted a gala reception in honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Charles P. Ries. Over 300 guests came to celebrate the Marshall Plan and its contributions to rebuilding Greece after World War II and the G [...]	2007-06-19 10:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR PREL OIIP OPRC GR
07ATHENS1262	GREECE ENDS M.A.S.H. MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) At the end of May, Greece withdrew its unit of approximately 50 medical personnel serving in Afghanistan. According to Ambassador Ioannis Bourlogiannis, diplomatic advisor to the Minister of Defense, the unit was withdrawn following the end of its mandate and was replaced by a Czech medica [...]	2007-06-19 14:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER
07ATHENS1314	U/S BURNS REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, U/S Burns reviewed security issues in both the region and within NATO with Minister of Defense Meimarakis and CHOD Chinofotis. Burns pressed the MOD and CHOD to increase Greece's contribution to Alliance efforts in Afghanistan, which both officials contended was dif [...]	2007-06-27 15:14:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GR
07ATHENS1389	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ISN/RA OFFICER JODY DANIEL [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Jody Daniel, to travel to Athens, Greece, July 26 to Aug. 1, 2007, to participate in the UCLA Middle East Regional Security and Cooperation Meeting and the UCSD Institute on Global Cooperation and Conflict Military Track 2 [...]	2007-07-10 12:09:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP GR
07ATHENS1487	GREECE URGENTLY REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) On July 25, Greece formally requested U.S. assistance in its efforts to fight forest fires, which have devastated many areas of the country and are overwhelming the Greek fire service. The request was made by Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis to Charge D'Affaires, a.i., Tom Countryman and [...]	2007-07-25 22:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1528	GREECE: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Visiting Greece Desk Officer, Ilan Goodman, delivered reftel points to MFA South Caucusus Desk Officer Stella Bezirtzoglou. Bezirtzoglou thanked the U.S. for its attention to this issue, noting the GOG concurred it is a growing problem. She questioned why the Aliyev government, which she [...]	2007-07-30 14:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM AJ GR
07ATHENS1531	99TH U.S.-GREEK JOINT COMMISSION: MEETING SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 23, the 99th meeting of the U.S.-Greek Joint Commission dealing with bilateral political-military issues, particularly the relationship between Souda Bay Naval Support Activity (NSA) and the Government of Greece, was held at Souda Bay NSA on the island of Cre [...]	2007-07-31 13:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL GR
07ATHENS1594	GREECE IS PREPARED TO VETO MACEDONIA NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: With elections widely expected in late September, GOG officials and undeclared political candidates are raising the bar for Macedonia's NATO entry. Distancing themselves from the 1995 Interim Accord, Greece sees the 2008 NATO decision on enlargement as powerful leverage to forc [...]	2007-08-08 14:10:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS1618	GREECE/MACEDONIA: PM KARAMANLIS' MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY In a one-on-one meeting with Charge on August 9, Constantinos Bitsios, the Deputy Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister, conveyed a message from PM Karamanlis. The PM asked the U.S. to convey to Skopje its view of the United Nations-sponsored negotiations on the name issue and [...]	2007-08-10 13:46:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1659	GREECE/MACEDONIA: ND INSIDER SAYS KARAMANLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Former FM Petros Molyviatis -- who remains closer to PM Karamanlis than his successor, current FM Dora Bakoyiannis, told Charge August 16 that Karmanlis recognized the diplomatic cost of vetoing Macedonia's NATO membership without resolution of the name issue first. [...]	2007-08-20 14:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS1687	GREECE ABLAZE: KARAMANLIS DECLARES STATE OF [...] (C) SUMMAY: Over the weekend of August 25-26, more tha a hundred simultaneous wildfires led to the worst Greek national disaster since the 1999 earthquakes. PM Karamanlis declared a state o emergency, calling on aerial firefighting resources from EU members and others. Reports indicate mor [...]	2007-08-26 13:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS170	GREECE: COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of the Congressional Delegation led by Senator Gordon Smith (reftel B for names of all participants),to travel to Athens, Greece, January 28 - 29, 2007. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Patrick Connell, who can [...]	2007-01-25 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN GR
07ATHENS1700	GREECE: FIRES CONTINUE -- WILL KARAMANLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday August 27, fires continued to burn in southern Greece, although the number had diminished from its weekend high. The death toll stood at 63; no Amcits are reportedly affected. Speculation continues on the cause of the large number of simultaneous blazes. Several in [...]	2007-08-27 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV CASC GR
07ATHENS1707	GREECE DISASTER DECLARATION [...] I am declaring a disaster in Greece for the loss of life, loss of property, and loss of livelihoods caused by the extensive wildfires currently raging throughout Greece. I request USD 100,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/DCHA/OFDA. The Government of Greece has not yet made an off [...]	2007-08-28 12:21:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL GR
07ATHENS171	"REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE" MANIFESTO CLAIMS [...] (S) On January 24, the left-wing group "Revolutionary Struggle" officially claimed responsibility for the January 12 RPG attack on the Embassy in a manifesto passed to the weekly Greek newspaper "Pondiki." The statement cites opposition to U.S. foreign policy as the motive for the attack -- [...]	2007-01-25 16:24:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER GR
07ATHENS1710	GREECE DISASTER DECLARATION [...] I am declaring a disaster in Greece forthe loss of life, loss of property, and loss of livelihoods caused by the extensive wildfirs currently raging throughout Greece. I request USD 100,000 for immediate disaster relie from USAID/DCHA/OFDA. The Government of Greece has not yet made an offici [...]	2007-08-28 12:22:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL GR
07ATHENS1714	FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 28 SITREP [...] (SBU) Though apparently fewer in number, wildfires continue to burn, principally in the Peloponnese peninsula and on the island of Evia but also elsewhere. Risk of fire remains high. According to the Fire Service spokesperson, no villages are currently threatened but the winds remain unpre [...]	2007-08-28 15:24:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS CASC PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1733	GREEK FIRES: AUGUST 30 UPDATE [...] (C) The Greek Government is increasingly establishing control over the wild fires, although anticipated increases in temperature and wind over the weekend may cause further outbreaks. The government is also aggressively pursuing arson cases, although the extent to which the fires were caused [...]	2007-08-30 13:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS CASC PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1740	TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST RIAD SEIF [...] (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Vassilis Papaioannou, Director of the MFA's Middle East Department. Papaioannou was aware of the difficulties faced by Riad Seif, whom he had met during an earlier posting. Papaioannou believed that Greece's voice carried more weight as p [...]	2007-08-31 12:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN JA KDEM PHUM SA SY GR
07ATHENS1741	GREE FIRES: AUGUST 31 UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Greek wild fires continue to diminish. The Greek Government's focus is turning to reconstruction and support for victims. There has been prominent coverage of President Bush's message of condolence to PM Karamanlis. The Government of Greece has welcomed U.S. firefighting equipment [...]	2007-08-31 13:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	OPS CASC PREL PGOV EAID GR
07ATHENS175	TIME WARP: GREEK COUNTER-PROPOSAL ON PSI [...] (SBU) On January 24, MFA provided Embassy a proposed text for the claims provisions section of the bilateral shipboarding agreement (see para 4 below). According to Vassilios Moutsoglou of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Non-Proliferation, this text reflects MFA dis [...]	2007-01-26 12:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT KNNP KTIA GR
07ATHENS1761	GREEK FIRES: SEPT. 4 UPDATE [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraph 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Greek Fire Service has announced that all wild fires are now out. PM Karamanlis presented a recovery plan to the nation over the weekend, as did opposition PASOK's Papandreaou. FM B [...]	2007-09-04 15:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS CASC PREL PGOV EAID GR
07ATHENS1800	GREECE WILDFIRES - USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT AND [...] According to Greek firefighting authorities, the 2007 wildfire season in Greece was the worst on record, killing 76 people, injuring numerous others, and burning 270,000 hectares of land. In response to a request from the Government of Greece (GOG),the U.S. Agency for International Developme [...]	2007-09-10 04:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV XG ZL GR
07ATHENS1823	GREEK FM BAKOYANNIS TO ATTEND WOMEN LEADERS' [...] (U) On September 11, MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations deputy chief Ambassador Alexandros Rallis informed us that Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis would attend the Women Leaders' Working Group hosted by Secretary Rice on September 28. FM Bakoyannis speaks flu [...]	2007-09-11 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PHUM PREL KWMN GR
07ATHENS184	INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER: GOG NAMES NEW AIR FORCE CHIEF [...] (SBU) On January 23, the Greek Committee on Foreign Policy and Defense (KYSEA) chaired by PM Karamanlis replaced retiring Chief of the Air Force General Staff Lt. General George Avlonitis with Lt. General Ioannis Giangos, presently chief of Tactical Air Force HQ (HTAF). Rumors that the GoG w [...]	2007-01-26 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP MASS NATO PREL PINR TU GR
07ATHENS1840	GREECE'S INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Defense and promotion of human rights and of those engaged in the cause of advancing human rights is one of our top Mission Strategic Goals. Embassy Athens regularly engages with defenders of freedom, meeting with NGO leaders in local clinics, shelters, and day cay centers; attending cr [...]	2007-09-13 13:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL GR
07ATHENS1861	GREECE: GOVERNING ND'S NARROW VICTORY -- WHAT IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis's ruling New Democracy party achieved a narrow victory in September 16 elections, giving it a slim majority in parliament. Karamanlis will meet with President Papoulias at noon local time to receive his mandate to form a new government. Embassy re [...]	2007-09-17 08:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1922	EMBASSY ATHENS HOSTS RAMADAN IFTAR [...] Charge hosted Embassy Athens?s annual Ramadan Iftar on September 19. Some 50 Arab and Muslim Ambassadors, Greek Orthodox church officials, Muslim community representatives, academics, selected journalists, and other post human rights contacts attended. Father Thomas Synodinos, the senio [...]	2007-09-25 06:57:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KISL KPAO OIIP GR
07ATHENS1951	FOLLOW-UP: GREEK FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO SUPPLY [...] (S) PolMil Chief revisited ref A demarche (and ref B interim reply) with the MFA's Dionyssios Kyvetos, the responsible officer in the MFA's Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation. Kyvetos said that following his ref B meeting with Embassy officials in April 2007, he [...]	2007-09-28 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC SY GR
07ATHENS1953	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DEMARCHE ON [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraph 5. 2. (C) PolMil Chief delivered reftel points and proposed text (from 2005) of a host country agreement on CWC Challenge Inspections to Dionyssios Kyvetos, the senior officer responsible for CWC affairs in the Greek MFA Directo [...]	2007-09-28 14:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA CWC GR
07ATHENS2017	DASD DOUGLAS PUSHES FOR GREEK PSI SHIPBOARDING [...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his September 30-October 5 visit to Greece as head of the U.S. delegation to the PSI Operational Experts Group (OEG) conference in Rhodes, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Douglas advocate [...]	2007-10-10 09:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP KTIA EWWT PHSA PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS2019	GREECE WILDFIRES - USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT [...] According to Greek firefighting authorities, the 2007 wildfire season in Greece was the worst on record, killing 76 people, injuring numerous others, and burning 270,000 hectares of land. In response to a request from the Government of Greece (GOG),the U.S. Agency for International Developm [...]	2007-10-10 10:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV XG ZL GR
07ATHENS2026	CYPRUS ARMS: GREEK COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENT -- [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see para 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST ---------------------- 2. (C) An interagency team visited Cyprus October 2 - 4 to review initial steps taken by Greece to comply with U.S. law regarding the transfer of U.S.-origi [...]	2007-10-11 08:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS NATO GR CY
07ATHENS2030	PASOK LEADERSHIP CRISIS: KNIVES SHARPENED DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: PASOK's defeat in the September 16 election has prompted a furious internal debate over the party's leadership. Party president George Papandreou was immediately challenged by former colleague Evangelos Venizelos. A sharp weekend of debate October 6-7 aired grievances and con [...]	2007-10-11 13:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2068	GREECE/MACEDONIA: POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO FM [...] (C) Greek focus on the Macedonia name issue continued on October 16 when FM Dora Bakoyannis briefed the Cabinet on developments. In her comments after the meeting, FM Bakoyannis again stressed the importance of finding a mutually acceptable name that is &composite and distinct,8 distinguishi [...]	2007-10-17 14:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PGOV PREL MK
07ATHENS2078	WHO DOES EVANGELOS VENIZELOS THINK HE IS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vigorous campaigning is underway across Greece as candidates for the leadership of opposition socialist PASOK try to rally support. The real battle is between incumbent George Papandreou and main challenger Evangelis Venizelos (the third candidate, Skandalides, is assumed to h [...]	2007-10-19 09:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS2089	GREECE/MACEDONIA: MANAGING A NATO INVITATION [...] (C) Before April, 2008, NATO will take decisions on enlargement; Macedonia's candidacy is complicated by its long-standing difference with Greece over Macedonia's name. We see no possibility of arriving at an agreed, final resolution of the name issue between the two parties prior to the Apri [...]	2007-10-22 15:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK
07ATHENS2103	GREECE/MACEDONIA: MACEDONIAN ATHLETES DEPART FROM [...] (U) This message has been cleared with Embassy Skopje. 2. (SBU) Emboff met October 23 with Greek MFA Macedonia Desk Officer Nicholas Plexidas to follow-up ref and press reports that the Macedonian 133-member team of youth athletes had walked out on October 20 from the week-long "Southeaste [...]	2007-10-24 10:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
07ATHENS2106	GREECE RATIFIES NAZI-ERA ARCHIVE RELEASE DURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the Athens visit of Special Holocaust Envoy Kennedy, the new Greek Parliament in its first official ratification act approved by unanimous consent the amendment to the International Tracing Service (ITS) agreement, capping off the eleven-nation approval process for releas [...]	2007-10-25 07:49:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GR PGOV PREL
07ATHENS2130	DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE PRESSES ON BILAT [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraphs 2 and 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In a 10/29 meeting with Charge, Deputy Minister of Defense Plakiotakis asked when the U.S. would host Greece in the annual High Level Consultative Committee (HLCC). An annual Hion u [...]	2007-10-30 07:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO GR
07ATHENS2138	PSI: PRESIDENT OF UNION OF GREEK SHIPOWNERS SAYS [...] (U) This message contains action requests -- see paragraphs 6 and 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Nikos Efthymiou, President of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS),told Charge Oct. 30 that the U.S. and Greece should "get on with" concluding a PSI Shipboarding Agreement now that [...]	2007-10-31 07:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KTIA EWWT PHSA PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS2143	GREECE WILDFIRES USAID SITUATION REPORT 2 - SECOND BURNED [...] The 2007 wildfire season in Greece was the worst on record, killing 76 people, destroying nearly 3,000 buildings, and burning 327,000 hectares on Evia Island, Crete and the Western Peloponnese. The Greek Ministries of National Economy and Agricultural Development estimated that the total damag [...]	2007-11-01 05:21:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV XG ZL GR
07ATHENS2159	GREECE LIKELY TO SUPPORT ARGENTINE REQUEST FOR [...] (S) Following consultations with Argentine Embassy Political Minister Counsellor Laura Bernal, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points supporting Argentina's request for Interpol approval of Red Notices against Iranian officials to MFA D1 International Organizations Directorate Counsellor Photis B [...]	2007-11-02 16:41:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KJUS IR GR
07ATHENS216	FOLLOW-UP ON GREEK AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Bakoyannis' intervention at the January 26 informal NATO Ministerial on Afghanistan included announcement of welcome new GoG monetary contributions to counter-narcotics and the Hungarian-led PRT in northern Afghanistan, as well as M-60 tanks for the ANA. Bakoyannis made [...]	2007-02-01 14:04:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS GR
07ATHENS217	CODEL SMITH MEETINGS WITH GREEK POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 28-29 visit to Athens, CODEL SMITH met with Prime Minister (PM) Kostas Karamanlis, Foreign Minister (FM) Dora Bakoyiannis and prominent business leaders and parliamentarians. The PM emphasized the good cooperation between Greek and American authorities investigatin [...]	2007-02-01 15:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS2171	GREECE AND RUSSIA: THE GROWING TIES -- THAT BIND? [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, economic, political, religious, and cultural ties between Greece and Russia have deepened and broadened. Increased economic cooperation -- particularly in the energy field -- has been the most conspicuous area of growth, but [...]	2007-11-06 15:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU GR
07ATHENS2177	GREECE/MACEDONIA: WHAT'S IN A NAME? (OR IN THIS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Skopje. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) On November 2, GOG aircraft carrying CHOD Grapsas to Belgrade diverted in flight to avoid overflying Macedonia, due to concerns with the flight designator code assigned by Macedonian authorities. The [...]	2007-11-08 06:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
07ATHENS2204	GREEK ISLANDS: RESOURCES STRETCHED AS ILLEGAL [...] (S) On October 28 and 29, poloff visited the eastern Aegean islands of Lesvos and Samos to discuss how authorities are handling the growing problem of illegal migrants. Officials on both islands (a) expressed concern that potential terrorists may be among the flood of economic migrants; (b) co [...]	2007-11-13 13:03:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS2219	GREECE: RESPONSE TO S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 06:59:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS GR
07ATHENS2226	G/TIP MESSAGE: MORE WORK NEEDED IN GREECE [...] (C) In a series of meetings in late October with MFA, MOJ, police contacts and NGOs, G/TIP and EUR/PGI representatives discussed the GOG's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). The Greeks pushed hard for Greece's inclusion in Tier One in the 2008 TIP Report. U.S. representatives ac [...]	2007-11-15 15:24:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM
07ATHENS2236	GREEK POSITIONS ON NOV 19-20 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the November 19-20 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. (NOTE: Katzourou recently replaced A11 Counselor Penny Douti, who has transferred to Moscow [...]	2007-11-16 14:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GR BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE
07ATHENS2271	CYPRUS ARMS: LETTERS EXCHANGED - GREEKS REPORT [...] (C) Greek MOD officials report that Greece has substantially resolved all remaining issues related to the presence in Cyprus of defense articles provided by the United States to Greece. A few remaining steps will be completed this week -- primarily removal of 5 M88s that were provided to Gre [...]	2007-11-27 12:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS NATO CY GR TU
07ATHENS2280	GREEK MEDIA WELCOME PAROLED SPY STEVEN LALAS AS HERO [...] (U) Summary and Comment: A major news story over the weekend of November 24-25 in Greece, the return of former Foreign Service communicator and convicted spy Steven Lalas on Sunday afternoon was covered live on Greek television, and featured prominently in the evening's prime-time broadcasts. [...]	2007-11-28 10:41:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL ASEC KPAO GR
07ATHENS2296	GREK POLICE OPERATION "NEW LIFE" NETS MAJOR EURO [...] In another success story for Greek anti-trafficking efforts, Greek Police on November 28 arrested members of a major European trafficking network in an operation code-named "New Life." Police Major George Vanikiotis, Head of the Athens Anti-Trafficking Unit, told Embassy that his unit moved a [...]	2007-11-30 12:59:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GR
07ATHENS2305	FM BAKOYANNIS FOCUSED ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite visits this week by Egyptian President Mubarak, Turkish FM Babacan, and UN mediator Nimetz, FM Bakoyannis focused on two main issues in her December 3 introductory meeting with Ambassador Speckhard: Kosovo and Macedonia. On Kosovo, she "unofficially" urged delaying a s [...]	2007-12-04 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS2306	GREECE AND THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] Summary: Embassy Athens recommends a low-key, primarily military-to-military commemoration of the centennial of Theodore Roosevelt?s Great White Fleet, to be planned in connection with the visit of a US Navy ship in late 2008 or early 2009. Although the port of Piraeus here appears to be one [...]	2007-12-04 14:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO MASS MOPS GR

07ATHENS2335	GREECE: STATUS OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Political section and LEGATT discussed the status of the Greek ratification process of the 2003 U.S.-EU Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance with several contacts in the MFA and Ministry of Justice. Greek legal experts were of the opinion that the agreements@o be [...]	2007-12-11 14:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIA PREL KCRM KJUS EUN GR

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