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06ALGIERS2019	SUB-MEDITERRANEAN GAS DEALS ARE UNDERCURRENT OF [...] (U) Speculation about the details of future energy cooperation between Algeria and Italy swirled in Algerian business circles following the November 14-15 visit to Algiers by Italian Prime Minister Romani Prodi. The state-owned French-language daily El Moudjahid focused on Prodi's discussions [...]	2006-11-21 14:58:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL EINV IT AG

06ALGIERS451	PUTIN VISIT RESULTS IN SUBSTANTIAL DEBT [...] (C) Russian President Putin's March 10 visit to Algeria, the first by a Russian president, has produced a substantial debt forgiveness package, some commercial and investment agreements, and talk about a possible energy clearing house deal. But the details of the debt forgiveness package and [...]	2006-03-15 18:53:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS AG
06ALGIERS455	BOUTEFLIKA TELLS A/S WELCH KHARTOUM SUMMIT AND [...] (C) During a two-hour meeting March 14 with President Bouteflika, NEA Assistant Secretary Welch raised Hamas, noting that the international community had made clear to Hamas what it needed to do. Arab support for that message, including at the upcoming Khartoum Arab summit, would be critical [...]	2006-03-18 07:41:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KPAL AG
06ALGIERS501	NEA A/S WELCH'S MARCH 14 DISCUSSION OF HAMAS, [...] (C) In their March 14 meeting, PM Ouyahia and NEA A/S Welch primarily focused on the Palestinian issue and dealings with Hamas. A/S Welch stressed that U.S. assistance to the Palestinians would continue but not through government channels so long as Hamas was in government and failed to reco [...]	2006-03-21 07:39:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IR IZ IS PA SU AG
06ALGIERS747	EXCHANGE OF HARSH WORDS BETWEEN ALGERIA AND FRANCE [...] (C) Algerian Foreign Minister Bedjaoui's successful April 12-13 visit to Washington, on the heels of what has been widely viewed as the French Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy's disastrous April 9-10 visit to Algiers, has underscored the dynamic nature of Algeria's growing relationship with the [...]	2006-04-24 09:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AG FR
06ALMATY1042	KAZAKHSTAN: GALYMZHAN ZHAKIYANOV SHARES HIS VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 17 meeting with the DCM, Galymzhan Zhakiyanov alleged that Kazakhstani authorities had purposely infected him with hepatitis during his imprisonment. He also claimed that the former head of the penitentiary system had been fired because he refused to carry out an ord [...]	2006-03-24 09:24:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KZ
06ALMATY1068	SECRETARY BODMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Bodman met President Nazarbayev for nearly an hour on March 14. Bodman conveyed President Bush's desire to send VP Cheney to Kazakhstan in May, and invite Nazarbayev to the White House in the early fall. Nazarbayev accepted both parts of the proposal, but said that hi [...]	2006-03-27 07:27:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY1085	KAZAKHSTAN: SHELL EXECUTIVE WARNS OF FURTHER [...] (C) Summary: Martin Ferstl, Country Manager for Shell, told Ambassador on March 3 that the Kashagan project contained a "serious" design flaw in the design of its offshore facilities. As a result, the one-year design process would have to begin anew, with corresponding delays in first produ [...]	2006-03-28 02:50:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ
06ALMATY1086	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR BRIEFS OIL EXECUTIVES ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed ExxonMobil (EM),Chevron, and ConocoPhillips (CP) representatives on Secretary Bodman's visit to Kazakhstan (Ref A) in separate March 16-17 meetings. In follow-on conversation, EM and CP representatives confirmed Shell's earlier report (Ref B) that a recently [...]	2006-03-28 03:17:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ
06ALMATY1094	KAZAKHSTAN SCENESETTER FOR MOVE TO SOUTH AND [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Almaty welcomes the creation of a new South and Central Asian Bureau as an opportunity to rethink Kazakhstan's relationship with the region. It also offers all of us a chance to refresh our own thinking about Kazakhstan -- a country which is increasingly important to the [...]	2006-03-28 12:36:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KZ
06ALMATY1144	KAZAKHSTAN: UNUSUAL PUBLIC DEBATE ON SARSENBAIULY MURDER [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-31 09:55:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
06ALMATY1153	CORRUPTION, KAZAKHSTANI STYLE: "ROTTING FROM THE HEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption is rife in Kazakhstan, affecting all sectors from education to health care. Kazakhstani perceptions of the impact and acceptability of the various forms of corruption are nuanced. While they are decidedly critical of the large- scale corruption found at the top levels [...]	2006-04-03 01:43:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON KDEM EINV KPAO PGOV KZ
06ALMATY1161	SPRING THAW BRINGS CONSULAR OUTREACH [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 06:57:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI PREL PGOV CASC CVIS KPAO KZ
06ALMATY1226	KAZAKHSTAN'S REACTION TO NSG DISCUSSION OF INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan is open to further discussion of the India civil nuclear initiative, but is skeptical that the Nuclear Suppliers' Group will be able to reach consensus in the near future. India needs to provide much more information about the nature of its obligations and what is be [...]	2006-04-05 13:05:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN KZ
06ALMATY1237	KAZAKHSTAN: KULIBAYEV DISCUSSES ENERGY WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a wide-ranging discussion of energy issues with the Ambassador on March 30, Timur Kulibayev (President Nazarbayev's son-in-law) confirmed rumors that he would serve as Vice-President of Samruk, the newly-created state holding company. Kulibayev voiced optimism that the B [...]	2006-04-07 12:32:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV
06ALMATY1372	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE MARCH 31, 2006 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Kazakhstan Bans Waterfowl Hunting For Fear Of B [...]	2006-04-14 10:21:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECONOMIC
06ALMATY1376	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The Vice President's visit comes at a time of strengthened U.S.-Kazakhstani strategic ties, particularly noticeable in light of the deterioration in our relationship with Uzbekistan. President Nursultan Nazarbayev was reelected in December to what he and the constitution say wi [...]	2006-04-14 12:36:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	KZ OVIP PGOV PREL
06ALMATY1401	KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY MINISTER ON CPC EXPANSION, BTC- [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan and Russia reached agreement on CPC expansion during President Nazarbayev's recent visit to Moscow, according to Energy Minister Izmukhambetov, but it remained to be seen whether the agreement would hold. Four very substantial issues remain to be resolved in the BTC [...]	2006-04-18 04:54:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KZ
06ALMATY1402	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PM MASIMOV ON VIP VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting to discuss issues related to the upcoming VIP visit to Kazakhstan, Deputy PM Masimov expressed confidence that agreement would be reached on both the AIG settlement and the Second Line of Defense program before the visit. He gave a favorable assessment of the majo [...]	2006-04-18 05:01:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PARM PREL KZ
06ALMATY1444	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE; APRIL 2 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Samruk Board of Directors Formed -- New Environmental Protectio [...]	2006-04-20 13:37:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY1455	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S BOUCHER MEETS CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 9 meeting with A/S Boucher, Kazakhstani civil society leaders argued that the February murder of opposition politician Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly had touched off an "intra-elite struggle" which was, at its heart, a competition over who would succeed President Nazarbayev. [...]	2006-04-21 04:04:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	KZ PGOV PREL
06ALMATY1456	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher discussed Kazakhstan's business climate, regional economic integration, and oil and gas infrastructure projects on April 10 with representatives of American companies operating in Kazakhstan. While acknowledging that their companies were thriving in [...]	2006-04-21 04:09:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ AF PK
06ALMATY1457	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIZATION [...] (C) Summary: A/S Boucher discussed ways to improve Kazakhstan's "Democratization Commission" with opposition political leaders April 8 in Almaty. The political leaders lobbied for an OSCE role -- perhaps in helping set the DC agenda -- and for increased opposition representation. The polit [...]	2006-04-21 04:16:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	KZ PGOV PREL
06ALMATY1482	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW SECURITY [...] (S) Summary: During his first meeting with Marat Tazhin in his new position of Secretary of the Security Council, the Ambassador reviewed bilateral security cooperation efforts. He noted that counterterrorism cooperation with the KNB appeared to be back on track, DOD and MOD were engaged in a [...]	2006-04-24 05:21:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER KZ
06ALMATY1485	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Air Astana is considering buying several Boeing aircraft for its fleet, according to Transport Minister Mamin. He will travel to Seattle in June for discussions with Boeing, as well as to Toulouse to discuss the Airbus offer. Mamin confirmed that Kazakhstan also wants to host [...]	2006-04-24 07:14:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV PREL KZ
06ALMATY1583	KAZAKHSTAN: PLANS FOR ALMATY BIOKOMBINAT EQUIPMENT [...] (C) Summary: The private company that purchased the Biokombinat veterinary vaccine production facility is moving forward with construction of a smaller production facility in Stepnogorsk, in order to observe the terms of its privatization deal and avert potential threats to its real estate de [...]	2006-05-02 11:04:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KSCA PARM PREL TBIO TSPL KZ
06ALMATY1627	KAZAKHSTAN: KEEPING THE DRUGS IN THE FAMILY [...] (SBU) Summary: Traders from South Kazakhstan ply age-old skills to traffic Afghan narcotics and local marijuana. MVD tries to clamp down but the mostly women drug dealers who manage the business get off lightly. Stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, as in Singapore, are on hold pending coa [...]	2006-05-05 05:11:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	POLITICAL
06ALMATY1644	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S BOUCHER MEETS WITH ENERGY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan plans to build a nuclear power plant in order to address energy deficits in the south and to expand uranium production, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Izmukhambetov told Assistant Secretary Boucher and Special Assistant to the President Millard. As oil prod [...]	2006-05-10 01:10:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KZ
06ALMATY1646	A/S BOUCHER AND ADB REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 meeting, Craig Steffensen of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) briefed A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard on the projects the ADB is working on in Central and South Asia. One of the problems for regional development and integration, according to Steffensen, [...]	2006-05-10 01:29:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECONOMIC
06ALMATY1662	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S BOUCHER AND NSC DIRECTOR MILLARD [...] (U) Summary: On May 4, Assistant Secretary Boucher and National Security Council Senior Director Elisabeth Millard met with Kazakhstani Minister of Defense Altynbayev to discuss the continuing cooperation between the U.S. Department of Defense and MOD. Altynbayev's staff provided briefings on [...]	2006-05-10 11:39:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MOPS PREL KZ
06ALMATY168	TIME TO MOVE KAZAKHSTAN OFF JACKSON-VANIK LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Post believes the time is right to remove Kazakhstan from the Jackson-Vanik list, thus eliminating a legal obstacle to Kazakhstan's WTO accession. President Nazarbayev identified WTO accession as a top economic goal in his January 11 inauguration speech. We believe that the GO [...]	2006-01-18 07:24:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KZ ETRD PREL WTO ECONOMIC
06ALMATY171	SSD/CTR: WMD-PPI-K-035-05 (CCR) Exit cable on technical [...] (SBU) Summary: Project Manager, Mr. John Booker, and delegation participated in site visit and discussed programmatic issues for the Weapons of Mass Destruction Infrastructure Elimination (WMDIE-K-1) Project pursuant to referenced cables. End summary. 2. (SBU) Objectives/Agenda The purpos [...]	2006-01-18 09:57:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PARM KZ ECONOMIC DTRO WMD
06ALMATY1719	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE, APRIL [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Karagachaganak Petroleum Operation Fined for Gas Fl [...]	2006-05-16 01:22:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY1722	KAZAKHSTAN: COUNTERING ATTEMPTS TO USE THE [...] (C) On May 12, Astana PO delivered reftel points to Serzhan Abdykarimov, Office Director of the North America's Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Abdykarimov expected that Kazakhstan would object to any anti-U.S. or anti-Western language in negotiations for this year's Shanghai Coo [...]	2006-05-16 01:53:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KZ
06ALMATY1725	A/S BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH GALYMZHAN ZHAKIYANOV, [...] (C) Summary: On May 6, 2006, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher and NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard met at the Ambassador's residence in Almaty with opposition political activist Galymzhan Zhakiyanov. The meeting followed the government of Kazakhstan's refu [...]	2006-05-16 11:02:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	POLITICAL
06ALMATY1729	KAZAKHSTAN 2006 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...] (U) Summary: IPR Committee officials expressed deep gratitude for Kazakhstan's removal from the Special 301 Watchlist, were receptive to U.S. recommendations, and requested U.S. expertise in implementing further reforms. End summary. 2. (U) POEC Chief notified Nurgaysha Sakhipova, Deputy C [...]	2006-05-16 11:44:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KZ
06ALMATY1750	KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION MINISTER REPLACES MANAGERS AT NATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 10:17:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
06ALMATY1810	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 30 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- GOK to Cut Budget Spending -- Possible Imbalance in the Labor M [...]	2006-05-19 12:58:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY1835	KAZAKHSTAN: KMG TRANSPORTATION MANAGER ON PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary: Newly-appointed KazTransOil Deputy DG, Sabr Yessimbekov, told Econoff on May 18 that the recent round of BTC-IGA negotiations had gone "very badly" under the direction of the GOK's new lead negotiator, the "nationalistic" Vice-Minister of Energy, Lyazzat Kiinov (Ref A). Yessimb [...]	2006-05-23 10:47:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL
06ALMATY188	KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST TO REMOVE EQUIPMENT PROVIDED [...] (SBU) On January 6, Embassy Almaty received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign affairs requesting that the U.S. Government take steps to remove equipment provided under the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program's former Defense Conversion program. The equipment is a productio [...]	2006-01-19 02:09:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PARM KZ POLITICAL DTRO
06ALMATY1922	KAZAKHSTAN: SECOND ROUND OF NUCLEAR SMUGGLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on their February meeting, the U.S. outreach delegation, augmented by IAEA and European Commission representatives, met in Astana May 25 with a Kazakhstani delegation comprising 14 representatives from seven ministries and organizations. The sides reached provisio [...]	2006-05-31 01:22:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KZ
06ALMATY1934	KAZAKHSTAN NEAR BTC IGA AGREEMENT WITH AZERBAIJAN? [...] (C) Summary: On May 31, Fabrice Mosneron-Dupin, lead investor representative in the ongoing Kazakhstani-Azeri negotiations to sign an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) governing trans-Caspian oil transport, briefed Econoff on the recent, unexpected change in the Government of Kazakhstan's (G [...]	2006-05-31 12:50:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL AJ
06ALMATY1960	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S PATTERSON'S MEETINGS WITH GOK [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 12 visit to Astana, INL A/S Anne Patterson, accompanied by Ambassador Ordway, secured agreement with the Vice Minister of Interior to initiate a counter-narcotics strategy dialogue. Her conversation with the Deputy Procurator General broke through a logjam on the [...]	2006-06-03 03:09:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ASEC KCOR KCRM PREL KZ
06ALMATY2034	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO AKTAU [...] Summary: On May 17-18, the Ambassador traveled to the Caspian coastal city of Aktau to meet with representatives of the regional government, visit two sites receiving U.S. assistance, and partake in an official ceremony marking the transfer of three brand-new, U.S.-made patrol boats to the Bor [...]	2006-06-09 08:26:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PARM PREL KNNP KZ
06ALMATY2054	KAZAKHSTAN: AES UPDATE ON REGIONAL POWER, [...] (C) Summary: AES Country Manager Dale Perry updated the Ambassador on the company's participation in regional electricity projects, as well as AES's demand-driven modernization plans, on the margins of the Ambassador's June 6 tour of AES's 4,000MW Ekibastuz GRES I coal-fired power plant. The [...]	2006-06-12 04:30:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL
06ALMATY2059	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] This is the office's final dispatch from Almaty. EXBS Kazakhstan will move to the Embassy Branch Office (EBO) in Astana the last weekend in June. EXBS Program staff continues to make preparations for the move to the EBO, as well as for the subsequent move to the New Embassy Compound, which is [...]	2006-06-12 07:51:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY211	SECRETARY JOHANNS' JANUARY 11, 2006 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Participants in the January 11, 2006 meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan: U.S. Secretary Mike Johanns SIPDIS Mrs. Stephanie Johanns Ambassador John Ordway Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Josette Shiner Undersecretary of Treasury for International [...]	2006-01-23 08:26:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET GA KZ OVIP POLITICAL
06ALMATY214	KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY JOHANNS' JANUARY 11 MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 11 meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Johanns and his delegation, Halyk SIPDIS Bank CEO offered his opinion of the greatest challenges to the country's economic future: in the medium term, the choice of a new Prime Minister and the nature of reforms the ne [...]	2006-01-23 09:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY215	KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY JOHANNS' JANUARY 11 MEETING [...] (U) Participants in Secretary Johanns' January 11 Meeting with Kazakhstani Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Mynbayev in Astana: U.S. Secretary Mike Johanns SIPDIS Mrs. Stephanie Johanns Ambassador John Ordway Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business, and A [...]	2006-01-23 09:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON ETRD KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY2155	ACCESS INDUSTRIES CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Access Industries Chairman Len Blavatnik discussed his company's Kazakhstan investments with the Ambassador on June 8. While Access is quietly offering its only Kazakhstani power plant for sale, it is simultaneously trying to buy into the Ekibastuz Gres II plant, as part of what [...]	2006-06-19 11:37:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL RU
06ALMATY2156	KAZAKHSTAN: EXXONMOBIL EXECS DISCUSS CPC, KASHAGAN [...] (C) Summary: ExxonMobil executives briefed the Ambassador on the company's Kazakhstani interests on June 8. Country Manager David Willis told the Ambassador that the apparent Putin-Nazarbayev political breakthrough on the issue of Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) expansion in April had not [...]	2006-06-19 11:39:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL RU
06ALMATY216	KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY JOHANNS' JANUARY 11 MEETING [...] (U) Participants in Secretary Johanns' January 11 meeting with Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Tokayev in Astana: U.S. Secretary Mike Johanns SIPDIS Mrs. Stephanie Johanns Ambassador John Ordway Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner Unde [...]	2006-01-23 09:38:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY2298	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JUNE 11 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Amendments to the 2006 Republican Budget -- Financial Violation [...]	2006-06-28 08:40:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY2299	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE, APRIL [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Russia and Kazakhstan to Form Uranium-Related JV -- Smuggling [...]	2006-06-28 08:57:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
06ALMATY2302	KAZAKHSTAN: FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE UPHELD FOR REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary: On June 22, opposition activist Alibek Zhumabayev's appeal was rejected by the Taraz Regional Court. Zhumabayev had earlier been sentenced to five years in jail for hooliganism, insulting President Nazarbayev's dignity and honor, and organizing mass disorder. Zhumabayev's defense [...]	2006-06-28 09:54:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KZ
06ALMATY2303	KAZAKHSTAN: FISH, SEALS DYING IN CASPIAN [...] Summary: In the past several months, thousands of dead sturgeon and seals have washed up on the Kazakhstani shore of the Caspian Sea. Initial indications are that the deaths were likely linked to energy development activities. The associated ecological and economic damage has prompted a flur [...]	2006-06-28 09:54:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
06ALMATY2370	Q1 AND Q2 FRAUD SUMMARY - ALMATY [...] A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Since independence in 1991, the economic situation in most of Kazakhstan has improved. In the larger cities, such as Almaty, Astana, and Atyrau, the oil and gas industry has provided an economic boom. However, the improvement in living conditions is uneven and in many r [...]	2006-07-05 08:29:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS KCRM CPAS CMGT ASEC KZ
06ALMATY2400	KAZAKHSTAN PROPOSES DRAFT TEXT OF INFORMATION SHARING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kazakhstani MFA has proposed a draft agreement on the sharing of classified information. Post believes it would be worthwhile to pursue such an agreement, and requests Department guidance (see para. 4). End summary. 2. (SBU) On July 6 post received a diplomatic note fro [...]	2006-07-07 01:07:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNP MARR KZ
06ALMATY2532	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT SIGNS AMENDMENTS TO MEDIA LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan has taken a step backward on media freedom, but the step turned out to be much smaller than originally feared. On July 5, President Nazarbayev signed a package of controversial and hastily-considered media law amendments into law. Advocates, including the Informatio [...]	2006-07-13 03:10:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO KZ PGOV PHUM
06ALMATY2604	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE, JUNE 30, 2006 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Avian Flu Priorities Discussed in Almaty -- Ust [...]	2006-07-19 10:24:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
06ALMATY2673	KAZAKHSTAN: THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The nuclear fuel cycle in Kazakhstan is wholly managed by the state-owned Kazatomprom company, and dominated by uranium mining and milling operations. Kazatomprom is investing heavily in increasing uranium production not only to profit from the projected increase in world demand, [...]	2006-07-25 09:02:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNP MARR KZ
06ALMATY2681	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 9 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Series of Economic Laws Adopted -- Trade Policy Promotion Cente [...]	2006-07-26 07:47:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY2800	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 1 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Secretary of Agriculture Johanns' recent visit was very successful and highlighted the importance of agriculture and water issues in Kazakhstan, according to Deputy Prime Minister Masimov. Environmental issues and migration are also serious challenges, he added, noting that the [...]	2006-08-04 11:16:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KZ
06ALMATY2803	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 1 MEETING WITH PA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 3 meeting, the Ambassador discussed planning for President Nazarbayev's late September visit to the U.S. with Presidential Administration head Adylbek Dzhaksybekov. Dzhaksybekov said that Kazakhstan hopes to sign a WTO accession protocol during the visit. The Ambass [...]	2006-08-05 01:16:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KZ
06ALMATY282	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- KAZAKHSTAN [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department [...]	2006-01-25 10:42:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTDB USTR ECONOMIC
06ALMATY2885	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING [...] Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program TDY Advisor Kevin Cummings assisted Advisor Offenbacher during the office's initial three weeks in Astana. Mr. Cummings departed Kazakhstan the third week of July. EXBS TDY Advisor Larry Adkins arrived in Astana on July 24 to provide [...]	2006-08-11 07:47:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY2887	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 23 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Vneshtorgbank Targets Kazakhstan's Market -- KazZhelDorTrans Pl [...]	2006-08-11 12:16:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY2905	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: Your visit comes at a time of accelerating U.S. Kazakhstan bilateral engagement. With its economic strength, vast energy resources, strong commitment to the fight against international terrorism, and capacity and demonstrated willingness to craft an independent foreign policy, K [...]	2006-08-15 07:11:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PREL KZ
06ALMATY3025	Kazakhstan, Russia Assess Damage Caused by Rocket Crash [...] Summary: Russia is prepared to pay Kazakhstan 385 million tenge (approximately $3 million) as compensation for immediate damages resulting from the failed launch of a Dnepr rocket at Baikonur. A joint Kazakhstan-Russian committee is still investigating possible environmental damage and will re [...]	2006-08-26 14:24:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
06ALMATY3026	KAZAKHSTAN: DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETINGS IN ALMATY [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 22-24 visit to Almaty, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met with a wide range of civil society, political, and business representatives who painted a vivid picture of the political and economic challenges facing Kazakhstan. His interlocutors expressed concern about res [...]	2006-08-28 02:53:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM KZ
06ALMATY3027	KAZAKHSTAN: TIMUR KULIBAYEV GIVES DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 25 meeting in Astana, Presidential son-in-law Timur Kulibayev provided SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum with an overview of Kazakhstan's oil and gas sector, outlining his vision for the next decade. Kulibayev expressed firm support for the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline proj [...]	2006-08-28 05:14:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KZ
06ALMATY3028	KAZAKHSTAN: VICE MINISTER OF TRADE DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 25 meeting in Astana with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Askar Batalov described Kazakhstan's economic diversification strategy and highlighted the promise of, and obstacles to, greater regional trade. Of the [...]	2006-08-28 05:14:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KZ
06ALMATY3062	KAZAKHSTAN: DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 25, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and Ambassador Ordway met with Deputy Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana. Conversation centered on preparations for a joint U.S.-Kazakhstan meeting on the margins of the upcoming World Bank-IMF meetings in Singapore, President Nazarbaye [...]	2006-08-28 11:35:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KZ
06ALMATY3080	(S) KAZAKHSTAN UNABLE TO TRANSFER MANPADS [...] (S) In an August 28 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov informed the Ambassador that Kazakhstan would not be able to turn over MANPADS slated for destruction in the NATO Trust Fund project to the U.S. as requested (reftel). Abdrakhmanov said that several bilateral agreements [...]	2006-08-31 10:44:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PARM PREL PTER MASS MARR NATO KZ
06ALMATY3211	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING [...] EXBS TDY Advisor Larry Adkins continued to assist the EXBS office in Astana throughout the month of August. Gulnara Abildaeva, EXBS Program Coordinator, took annual leave for much of the month. 2. September will likely be the EXBS program office's final month in its present interi [...]	2006-09-13 01:07:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY324	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Inter-State Bank in Russia and Kazakhstan -- EBRD is Among [...]	2006-01-30 07:19:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY326	KAZAKHSTAN: CHARGE MEETS WITH GALYMZHAN ZHAKIYANOV [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Galymzhan Zhakiyanov is satisfied with the conditions under which he was released, although resentful of the three-month delay in the process. He plans to stay involved in politics, but has not yet determined exactly what his role will be in the opposition. Zhak [...]	2006-01-30 08:28:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	KZ PGOV PHUM
06ALMATY3271	BOUCHER AND AITZHANOVA DISCUSS STATUS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 9 meeting in Astana, Assistant Secretary Boucher and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aitzhanova discussed the timing of the next round of bilateral World Trade Organization negotiations, next steps on Kazakhstan's negotiations with Working Party members, [...]	2006-09-18 06:42:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON KZ
06ALMATY3272	KAZAKHSTAN: BOUCHER AND TAZHIN COVER AFGHANISTAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan will send a survey team to Afghanistan in September to examine ways to support reconstruction, Security Council secretary Tazhin told Assistant Secretary Boucher during a September 8 meeting. Boucher welcomed the news and encouraged Kazakhstan to look at assistance p [...]	2006-09-18 06:44:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM EINV ENRG SNAR IQ KZ
06ALMATY3273	BOUCHER TO DZHAKSYBEKOV: CONCRETE PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 8 meeting with Presidential Administration head Dzhaksybekov, Assistant Secretary Boucher outlined U.S. hopes for President Nazarbayev's upcoming visit to Washington, pressing on the importance of showing concrete progress on democratic reform. In the context of [...]	2006-09-18 06:45:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ETRD MOPS AF KZ
06ALMATY3278	KAZAKHSTAN: CEO UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Sauat Mynbayev, Acting CEO of Samruk, Kazakhstan's Holding Company for State Assets, told Ambassador on September 12 that Samruk had completed its "organizational phase" and was now concentrating on improving corporate management. Mynbayev confirmed the anticipated privatizati [...]	2006-09-18 09:41:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG EPET KZ
06ALMATY333	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV,S "NEW" CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Nazarbayev has completed naming his government, following his January 11 inauguration, and held his first cabinet meeting on January 25. While technically "new," most of the 16 ministers retained their posts or made lateral moves to other ministries. N [...]	2006-01-30 11:54:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ
06ALMATY3394	KAZAKHSTAN: FEEDBACK ON GICNT DOCUMENTS PROMISED [...] (U) Pol-Econ Chief, along with Counselor Gennadiy Spiglyazov and Third Secretary Dmitriy Tretyakov from the Russian Embassy, conveyed Ref A points and documents to Olzhas Togyzbayev of the MFA's international security section on September 21. 2. (SBU) Togyzbayev indicated that despite the f [...]	2006-09-25 06:29:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KGIC MCAP PINR PINS KNNP KZ
06ALMATY345	KAZAKHSTAN: BLUE LANTERN CASE GC-0825-05 [...] Per reftel instructions, on January 24 Econoff confirmed the existence of TOO CII "International Engineering" at 142, Boghenbai Batira Street, Office 625, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The company occupied a modest, yet apparently legitimate and functional, suite of rooms. 2. However, at the time o [...]	2006-01-31 10:35:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC KZ RS GM ECONOMIC
06ALMATY410	KAZAKHSTAN-CHINA GAS PIPELINE PROJECT: STATUS [...] (C) Summary: The state-owned Kazakhstani and Chinese oil and gas companies recently completed a "pre-feasibility study" for the construction of a 30 billion cubic meter (bcm) gas pipeline from Central Asia to China. The study outlines three proposed pipeline routes across Kazakhstan, the eco [...]	2006-02-03 02:18:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ CH
06ALMATY411	EUCOM DEPUTY COMMANDER GENERAL WALD,S MEETING WITH [...] (U) Participants: U.S. European Command Deputy Commander Charles F. Wald Charge Mark Asquino Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense James MacDougall Rear Admiral Michael J. Lyden, J4 Director of Logistics and Security Assistance, EUCOM Brigadier General Melvyn Spiese, J5/J8, Deputy Direc [...]	2006-02-03 02:19:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS PTER PREL KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY425	KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL WALD,S MEETING WITH SECURITY [...] (U) Participants: U.S. European Command Deputy Commander General Charles F. Wald Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense James MacDougall Charge Mark Asquino Lieutenant Colonel Michael E. Corson Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Kazakhstan Security Council Chairman Bulat Utemuratov Deputy [...]	2006-02-03 10:31:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS OVIP KZ
06ALMATY456	KAZAKHSTAN: RUSSIANS HOST CTAG MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first CTAG of the Russian G-8 presidency, representatives of G-8 embassies discussed the threats to Kazakhstan posed by international terrorism, organized crime, and drug trafficking. While expressing general satisfaction with the GOK's approach to counterterrorism [...]	2006-02-07 03:43:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER RS KZ
06ALMATY485	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW INFORMATION MINISTER APPOINTED [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 11:14:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
06ALMATY541	EUCOM DCDR GENERAL CHARLES WALD DISCUSSES SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy Commander of the US European Command (EUCOM) General Charles F. Wald had separate meetings on January 20 with Minister of Defense General Mukhtar Altynbayev and Lieutenant General Bolat Zakiyev, Director of the Border Guards (BG) Service. At the Ministry of Defense (MOD) [...]	2006-02-09 19:15:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS POLITICAL
06ALMATY557	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Law on Private Entrepreneurship Signed -- Kazakhstan to Invest [...]	2006-02-11 10:41:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY560	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE, JANUARY 31, 2006 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- GOK Appropriates over 60 Million Tenge for Bird [...]	2006-02-12 04:23:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY575	KAZAKHSTAN: REACTION TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 13:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
06ALMATY576	KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION FIGURE MURDERED IN ALMATY [...] (SBU) Summary: The body of leading opposition figure Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly, along with those of two associates, was found in an Almaty field on February 13. All three men had been shot to death and appear to have been murdered. The Minister of Internal Affairs is personally supervising the i [...]	2006-02-13 13:48:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	POLITICAL
06ALMATY6	KAZAKHSTAN: SHKOLNIK ON NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kazakhstani Minister of Energy spoke publicly on December 21 about the need for Kazakhstan to develop a domestic nuclear power industry. He cited Kazakhstan's enormous uranium reserves and significant experience with nuclear technology as factors in the decision. Although [...]	2006-01-03 05:31:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY602	KAZAKHSTAN INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Kazakhstan plans to develop its nuclear industry, from increased uranium production to nuclear power generation. The topic has attracted a significant amount of press coverage in recent weeks, primarily due to a joint statement on cooperation issued by President Nazarbayev and P [...]	2006-02-14 12:03:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL KZ
06ALMATY603	KAZAKHSTAN: LUKOIL, CHINESE BIDDING FOR "NATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Patrick O'Mara, Vice President of the privately-held Canadian oil company "Nations Energy," told Poloff on February 10 that Lukoil and "the Chinese" were bidding to buy his company, Kazakhstan's eighth-largest oil producer. Contrary to press reports, India's Oil and Natural Gas C [...]	2006-02-14 13:48:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ CH
06ALMATY694	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 17, the Ambassador and DCM met with Galymzhan Zhakiyanov, founder of the Democratic Choice for Kazakhstan political opposition movement. Zhakiyanov, who was recently released on parole after serving 3 1/2 years in prison (ref A),had not previously met with the Amb [...]	2006-02-22 07:17:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KZ
06ALMATY756	KAZAKHSTAN: WHITHER IN 2006 [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-Kazakhstan relationship is broad and deep, built on a number of significant points of congruence. The GOK is a potential ally and partner on a whole range of issues that are critically important to the U.S., including diversifying Eurasian gas supplies and routes to w [...]	2006-02-24 14:00:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV KDEM PHUM PARM KPAO KZ POLITICAL

06ALMATY761	KNB HEAD STEPS DOWN FOLLOWING ARRESTS IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 22, two days after the arrest of five KNB officers in the Sarsenbaiuly murder case (reftel),Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev accepted the resignation of Committee of National Security (KNB) Chairman Nartai Dutbayev. According to press reports, KNB Vice Cha [...]	2006-02-25 10:05:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY869	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Almaty welcomes your upcoming visit to Kazakhstan. We wanted to use this occasion to provide you with background on some of the most important energy and nonproliferation issues where your engagement with the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) could help us move forward. Oil a [...]	2006-03-06 12:47:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET OVIP KZ
06ALMATY886	CHEVRON'S EURASIA MANAGER OFFERS INSIGHT INTO CPC [...] (C) Summary. Guy Hollingsworth, Chevron's Eurasia Business Unit President, told Ambassador on March 2 that he believes that Russia is conditioning CPC pipeline expansion on the construction of a Burgas-Alexandroupolis (B-A) bypass in part because both Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko and Tra [...]	2006-03-07 11:43:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ RS
06ALMATY897	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Quality of Economic Growth in Kazakhstan in 2005 -- Foreign Lab [...]	2006-03-09 07:37:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY924	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] EXBS Almaty devoted a substantial amount of time this month to preparing for the delivery of three boats and organizing an event to celebrate their arrival to the Caspian (additional information below in section D). 2. EXBS Kazakhstan's move to Astana is rapidly approaching. The offic [...]	2006-03-13 02:19:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY925	ALMATY AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Almaty Emergency Action Committee Pandemic Influenza (PI) Subcommittee has re- convened to discuss and execute the "Preparedness Checklist" (Ref C). Participants in the PI Subcommittee include the DCM and representatives from MED, CDC, ADM, PAS, RSO, Principal Offic [...]	2006-03-13 05:09:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT AEMR AMED KPAO KFLU KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY960	SECRETARY BODMAN'S MARCH 14 MEETINGS IN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Bodman conducted a full day of meetings with Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) officials and energy sector representatives in Astana on March 14, on the eve of the Secretary's G8 energy meetings in Moscow. (Secretary Bodman's meeting with President Nazarbayev is reported [...]	2006-03-16 01:43:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY965	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE; FEBRUARY 28 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- New National Park Established in Southern Kazakh [...]	2006-03-16 10:41:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC
06AMMAN1059	EXBS-JORDAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE JANAURY 2006 [...] On January 4-6, EXBS Advisor completed a program Consultation Visit to Washington D.C. to discuss country and regional plans with representatives of the EXBS interagency working group. The following is a summary of discussions and EXBS events: A. Wednesday January 4, 2006. Â [...]	2006-02-14 07:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL MASS KSTC KNNP JO
06AMMAN1083	EXBS-MIDDLE EAST REGION ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] On January 4-6, EXBS Advisor completed a program Consultation Visit to Washington D.C. to discuss country and regional plans with representatives of the EXBS interagency working group. The following is a summary of discussions and EXBS events: A. Wednesday January 4, 2006. Â [...]	2006-02-14 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP JO
06AMMAN1095	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON HAMAS OUTREACH TO [...] Summary. Lead stories in all papers over the past fortnight, February 2-14, focus on Hamas' efforts to reach out to Jordan and other nations such as Russia. Media coverage has consisted of meticulous reports of Hamas' statements as they evolved. Editorials and commentary have discussed Jordan [...]	2006-02-14 16:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1253	MEDIA REACTION ON AFTERMATH OF PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 12:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1557	MEDIA REACTION ON HAMAS IN MOSCOW [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-05 13:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1917	FIRST PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE 2006 FORUM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the prepcon for the Forum for the Future, Russian co-chairs pushed for control over the end product of the Forum -- including drafting the Chairman's Summary and attempting to move much of the decision-making on themes to be discussed to an additional prepcon in Moscow in May [...]	2006-03-15 15:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM ECON RS JO
06AMMAN2056	FIRST PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE 2006 FORUM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the prepcon for the Forum for the Future, Russian co-chairs pushed for control over the end product of the Forum -- including drafting the Chairman's Summary and attempting to move much of the decision-making on themes to be discussed to a much-expanded prepcon in Moscow in M [...]	2006-03-21 12:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM ECON RS JO
06AMMAN2109	JOINT USG-GOJ FLOOD RELIEF PROVIDED TO ALGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 14:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL EAID AL JO
06AMMAN234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT 16-17 JANUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-01-12 18:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN2388	ARAB BANK GLOBAL HEAD OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: Arab Bank, Global Head of Regulatory Compliance Michael Matossian requested USG guidance on Palestinian Authority (PA) accounts at Arab Bank, expressed his support for Jordan's draft Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) law, and provided additional [...]	2006-04-04 11:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG KTFN ECON JO
06AMMAN3954	GEN DAYTON MEETS WITH JORDANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] ( C ) Summary: Dayton and Dhahabi discussed the Palestinian situation, Iran,s role in it, a proposal to train Abu Mazen loyalists in Jordan, and the pro-Hamas lobbying of several Amman personalities, including the Russian Ambassador. End summary. 2. ( C ) USSC Lieutenant General Keith [...]	2006-06-05 13:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL IS JO
06AMMAN4037	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch, Qmpanied by Ambassador, Staff Assistant Ann Donick and poloff (notetaker),met June 5 with Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib in Amman. In addition to bilateral issues, they discussed recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iranian [...]	2006-06-07 05:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS IR
06AMMAN4175	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH JORDANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch met June 5 with Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief General Muhammad Dhahabi in Amman. Their discussions focused on Iranian intentions and activities in the region, Hamas, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. End Summary. Iran and Hama [...]	2006-06-11 07:03:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS IR
06AMMAN4686	LOCAL G-8 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The G-8 plus three (Australia, Switzerland, and Spain) Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) met in Amman June 20 to discuss the status of counterterrorism security assistance to Jordan. Representatives from the UN's Counterterrorism Executive Directorate (UNCTED) joined the CTAG m [...]	2006-06-25 13:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC UN JO
06AMMAN5486	TFLE01: GOJ BACKS U.S. EFFORTS WHILE SEEKING TO [...] ( C ) Summary: The GOJ wants to work with the U.S. toward a long-term improvement in southern Lebanon, but is under strong public pressure, from all sectors of society, to call publicly for an immediate ceasefire. End summary. Attacks in Arab Media Sting --------------------------- 2. (SBU) News [...]	2006-07-20 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IS RU JO
06AMMAN9005	FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDEL to the 1st Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) ) held December 10-14 at the Dead Sea in Jordan ) garnered support for several decisions that will serve as a strong foundation for effective implementation of UNCAC. Despit [...]	2006-12-20 15:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCOR KCRM JO
06ANKARA100	TURKEY: 2006 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),areas [...]	2006-01-06 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB TU OPIC USTR
06ANKARA1010	TURKEY,S MINISTER CALLS TCP DRIVING FORCE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT Energy Minister Guler appealed February 27 to Ambassador for USG support on the Trans-Caspian Pipeline fQ natural gas from Turkmenistan and Samsun-Ceyhan Bosphorus bypass oil pipeline. He welcomed cooperation with the U.S. on approaching Turkmenistan to advance TCP, as an al [...]	2006-03-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IZ RU IR TX
06ANKARA1065	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1066	TURKEY/IRAQ: PM JAFARI VISIT TO ANKARA AND [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol reviewed his visit to Baghdad (ref a),described PM Jafari's meetings in Ankara, and discussed Muqtada al-Sadr's probably visit here with Ambassador on March 1. Turmoil surrounding the Samarra bombing dominated both sets of talks, although the two [...]	2006-03-02 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA1069	TURKISH PRESS DOUBTS U.S. INTENTIONS IN BLACK SEA [...] (C) The Turkish press on March 1 and 2 has been full of speculation that the U.S. has an aggressive policy to gain dominance over the Black Sea. When asked, we are explaining to the media and the diplomatic community that U.S.-Turkish cooperation and dialogue on potential threats in the Black [...]	2006-03-03 05:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO MOPS TU US
06ANKARA1121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1160	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA120	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 8 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...]	2006-01-10 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA121	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 9 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...]	2006-01-10 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA1213	TURKISH MFA READ-OUT OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric briefed select missions about the March 3 visit of a delegation led by Iranian Parliamentary Foreign Policy, National Security and Defense Affairs Committee Chair Alaadin Boroujerdi to Ankara to disc [...]	2006-03-09 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU FR UK AU GR CH IS
06ANKARA1330	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-13 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1346	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA137	TURKISH AGRICULTURE MINISTER ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Eker, in a meeting with Ambassador January 13, reported on the progress made in responding to the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza in Turkey and agreed to a proposed US assessment team visit the week of January 16. He appealed for U [...]	2006-01-14 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA1400	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, February 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its first meeting of 2006 on February 23. Turkey-Iran relations, February 4 IAEA decision on Iran's nuclear program, and Turkey's foreign assistance policy topped the agenda. Turkish media coverage of the meeting was wider than other months. The [...]	2006-03-16 09:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU UP KS TC PK SU IR AL RU
06ANKARA141	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, DECEMBER 2005 [...] (U) Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) - convened under PM Tayyip Erdogan on December 1 - assessed war readiness of the TAF (Turkish Armed Forces) and major modernization projects, discussed recent developments in the Middle East, assessed fight against separatism, reactionism and separat [...]	2006-01-16 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA1440	PSI: TURKISH EXERCISE ANATOLIAN SUN [...] The Government of Turkey held a planning conference on March 15, 2006 in Ankara for the upcoming PSI exercise Anatolian Sun. (Originally named Anatolian Deer, in late January the name was change to Anatolian Sun; TGS tells us this was to better match the operating area and objectives of the [...]	2006-03-20 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA1460	TURKEY'S LOWER 2006 TOURISM NUMBERS COULD [...] (U) SUMMARY. ON THE HEELS OF 2005'S RECORD TOURISM NUMBERS, A "SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS" - THE AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK, THE CARTOON CONTROVERSY, AND RUMORS OF AN ALCOHOL BAN - HAS LED TO A SHARP DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF 2006 BOOKINGS FOR FOREIGN VISITORS IN TURKEY. WHILE THE ANTALYA'S M [...]	2006-03-20 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
06ANKARA1468	SCENESETTER FOR THE 23-26 MARCH VISIT OF CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your March 23-26 visit comes at a time when progress has been made in improving the character of US-Turkish relations that frayed badly in 2003-2005. Senior level dialogue, including on the military-to-military side, has resumed; Turkey has downplayed its whining about the PDD and [...]	2006-03-21 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA1478	TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Steve Mann's March 17 meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said they are still aiming for loading the first oil tanker May 27 in Ceyhan, although the target date for an official ceremony has slipped to July. The BTC consortium and BOTAS are a [...]	2006-03-21 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ
06ANKARA1527	TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Steven Mann's March 17 meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said they are still aiming for loading the first oil tanker May 27 in Ceyhan, although the target date for an official ceremony has slipped to July. The BTC consortium and BOTAS are [...]	2006-03-23 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ
06ANKARA1547	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Sunday [...]	2006-03-24 08:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1557	TURKEY/GEORGIA: SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD [...] (C) President Sezer's March 14-15 visit to Georgia highlighted the relationship's growing economic dimension, as the two sides agreed on the joint use of the new, Turkish-built, Batumi airport. Turkey asked for Georgian help on repatriation of Meskhetian Turks, preserving Ajara's autonomy, an [...]	2006-03-24 11:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GG TU
06ANKARA1575	SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 31-APRIL 1 VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when Turkey is trying to balance its role as regional good neighbor with its responsibilities as a NATO member and EU candidate. The Government of Turkey (GOT) counsels engagement over isolation in dealing with countries like Iran and has presented itsel [...]	2006-03-24 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA1581	TURKISH INTEREST IN NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's need for energy diversification has become a more prominent issue after this winter's problems with the supply of hydrocarbon products provided by Iran and Russia. Nuclear power is being actively considered and several countries have offered to assist in this developm [...]	2006-03-27 04:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ECON ENRG IR KNNP PARM TRGY TU
06ANKARA1605	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is Mission Turkey's contribution to the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. We follow reftel's format. General Assessment ------------------- 2. (U) A. Turkey has NATO's second-largest military after the United States. It has taken on an [...]	2006-03-27 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL NATO US TU
06ANKARA1622	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Reported by Aksam on Thursday, March 2: TITLE: "The C [...]	2006-03-27 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1627	ANOTHER LOOK AT TURKEY'S BLACK SEA MARITIME [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 13. Summary ------- 2. (C) Turkey welcomes U.S., NATO, EU and others' active involvement in political and economic challenges facing the greater Black Sea region, such as frozen conflicts and energy flows. However, Turkey prefers that th [...]	2006-03-27 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO MOPS TU US RO
06ANKARA1651	A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN [...] (C) A/S Daniel Fried, accompanied by Special Negotiator Steven Mann and EUR/NCE Director Elizabeth Rood, discussed Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian genocide resolution, Cyprus, Iran and the Balkans with MFA Undersecretary Ali Tuygan and Deputy Undersecretary Ahmet Uzumcu on March 16. Fried said [...]	2006-03-28 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL AM AJ GG IR KPAL IS CY TU
06ANKARA1652	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1655	URGING A POSITIVE TURKISH APPROACH TO CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: DCM urged MFA Deputy U/S Apakan on March 24 to set a positive agenda for upcoming technical talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, and to develop a good working relationship with SRSG Moeller (refs A and B). Apakan blamed Moeller for what he termed the "professional mistake" [...]	2006-03-28 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY UNFICYP
06ANKARA1657	CJCS AND CHOD OZKOK STRESS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (S) Summary: CJCS Gen Pace and TGS Chief Ozkok reaffirmed the importance of the US-Turkey military relationship. Ozkok underscored Turkey's record of cooperation on Iraq, acknowledged recent progress there, stressed the importance of Kirkuk, and warned that sectarian strife could draw neighbo [...]	2006-03-29 06:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER OVIP PACE PETER TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA168	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-17 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1705	TURKEY: BTC OIL ADVANCES - ERZURUM AS ENERGY CROSS- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With first oil at Pump Station 3, BTC is still on track for first tanker loading at Ceyhan on May 27. The project has achieved good "buy-in" from the local population from jobs and its community programs. Nearby major city Erzurum hopes to benefit more from development as an [...]	2006-03-30 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV TU IR
06ANKARA1812	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Reported by Anadolu Ajansi on Friday, March 17: TITLE: [...]	2006-04-05 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA183	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Friday [...]	2006-01-18 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1877	DAS BRYZA'S DISCUSSIONS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (S) MFA Caucasus Director General Resit Uman briefed DAS Bryza April 4 on Turkey-Georgia relations, focusing on President Sezer's March visit to Tbilisi (ref a). He said Georgian MFA officials had told the Turks Georgia would prefer a "5 plus 2" formula in order to internationalize negotiatio [...]	2006-04-07 10:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL GG AR TU
06ANKARA188	IRAN/TURKEY - DISCUSSION WITH ACTING TURKISH FM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and British Ambassador Westmacott used a meeting on Cyprus with Acting Turkish FM Tuygan January 18 to register US concerns on Iran and urge stronger Turkish support of diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear program and cooperate with the internatio [...]	2006-01-18 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC TU IR
06ANKARA189	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1891	TURKEY/IRAN NUKES: GOT ON BOARD DIPLOMATIC TRACK; [...] (C) Summary: The GOT supports UNSC deliberations on the Iranian nuclear program and has indicated a willingness to dialogue with us about future steps including targeted sanctions. FM Gul has made supportive public statements and has convoked Turkish Ambassadors in the region to brainstorm ab [...]	2006-04-07 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA19	TURKEY/RUSSIA: DEMARCHE ON CONTINUING U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU RS
06ANKARA191	TURKEY/CYPRUS/EU - MEETING WITH TURKISH ACTING FM [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador and UK Ambassador Westmacott were convoked January 18 by Turkish Acting FM Tuygan to discuss Cyprus and related EU accession issues. Tuygan described in familiar terms the elaboration of FM Gul,s proposals to deal [...]	2006-01-18 16:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU EU CY
06ANKARA1957	TURKEY/SUDAN: PM ERDOGAN TO ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AND [...] (C) In a first for Turkey, PM Erdogan was invited to address the March 28-29 Arab League Summit in Khartoum on the Alliance of Civilizations. The GOT sees greater cooperation with the AL as a useful tool for helping to mediate regional disputes and increasing trade. Erdogan discussed increase [...]	2006-04-11 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF EAID BMENA SU XA XW TU
06ANKARA1958	EUR DAS BRYZA'S BLACK SEA DISCUSSIONS IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed Black Sea security with MFA, Turkish Navy and Turkish Land Forces officials during his April 4-6 visit to Ankara. Bryza expressed appreciation for what Turkey was doing to foster security cooperation among the littorals, suggested efforts were neede [...]	2006-04-11 08:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU RO BU RS UP GG
06ANKARA2038	TURKEY: FM GUL ON NEXT STEPS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Iranian aspirations for nuclear weapons are the single most important -- and difficult -- problem facing Europe and the Middle East today, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Gul. In an April 14 meeting with visiting Congressional Staff and DCM, Gul stated emphatically that a solution [...]	2006-04-14 10:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2042	TURKEY FM GUL AND DAS BRYZA ON ENERGY, CYPRUS, EU, [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with Turkey FM Abdullah Gul, EUR DAS Matt Bryza covered PKK, regional energy, Greece, EU, Cyprus, Armenia and Iran issues, almost universally citing shared objectives. Bryza emphasized that the U.S. sought to enable Turkey to take tough decisions to resolve Cyprus [...]	2006-04-14 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET MARR PREL TU
06ANKARA2044	TURKEY: GAS AND THE GREAT RACE TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In April 4-6 meetings in Ankara, senior Turkish officials agreed with EUR DAS Bryza on the need for rapid cooperation to facilitate export of Azerbaijani gas to Greece and Italy via a "Southern Corridor" stretching from the Caspian Sea through the South Caucasus and Turkey. A [...]	2006-04-14 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL TU AZ GG RU IZ IR
06ANKARA2048	DAS BRYZA AND AMBASSADOR MEET WITH PM'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza met with PM Erdogan's senior foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu April 5. On Iraq, Davutoglu urged more ethnic diversity on the Iraqi NSC and worried about what he sees as growing Iranian-backed Shia power. He averred that Turkey does not want a nuclear-armed I [...]	2006-04-14 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IS CY GR TU
06ANKARA206	Tourism Key to Economic Impact of Avian [...] (SBU) Summary: Unless the Avian Influenza outbreak continues to expand and stays in the headlines, the economic impact for the overall Turkish economy is likely to remain confined to the poultry sector and additional hardships for poor families with backyard flocks. The larger risk -- that t [...]	2006-01-19 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR TU
06ANKARA207	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2214	LOCAL G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING IN [...] (SBU) The Russian Embassy in Ankara convened a meeting of G8 Embassies plus Australia, Switzerland and the European Commission on April 12 as the local Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG). Most Missions were represented at the counselor level. Russian Ambassador Petr Stegniy opened the ses [...]	2006-04-21 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TU
06ANKARA2277	TURKISH SUPPORT FOR CASPIAN GAS FOR EUROPE [...] Summary. In an April 19 meeting, Turkey's senior MFA energy expert said Turkey was feeling pressure from Russia, but was supportive of the regional gas ideas laid out by EUR DAS Bryza during his April 4-6 meetings in Ankara (refs). Rende thought the best way to make quick progress was to form [...]	2006-04-25 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU GR IT
06ANKARA237	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2381	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2385	TURKEY: EUR A/S FRIED AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR [...] (C) Senior MFA officials expressed concern to EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Senior Director for Europe Judith Ansley that France may criminalize denial of the Armenian "genocide" and said France's position on Cyprus is unhelpful. The GOT has received an interim response from Yerevan on its Marc [...]	2006-05-02 06:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ GG AJ AR FR TU
06ANKARA2444	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2472	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2478	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Monday, April 3: TITLE: Mobile [...]	2006-05-04 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2510	TURKEY PICKS CALIK TO BUILD SAMSUN-CEYHAN OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOT has chosen local firm Calik Enerji to build the Samsun-Ceyhan Turkish Straits oil bypass, awarding it a six-month conditional license, still subject to approval by the President. Many of our contacts question whether Calik, whose Chairman Ahmet Calik is close to AKP po [...]	2006-05-08 05:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV EINV TU
06ANKARA2587	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2595	TURKEY/IRAN: FM GUL'S MEETING WITH ALI LARIJANI [...] (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Security Affairs Akgunay Larijani provided Ambassador an initial readout of Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani's May 8 meeting with FM Gul. (Larijani's meeting with Turkish NSC SecGen Alpogan is described septel.) Akgunay reporte [...]	2006-05-09 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNUC PTER IR TU
06ANKARA2598	TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER BRIEFS CODEL [...] (C/REL GBR) Turkish National Security Council Secretary-General Yigit Alpogan told CODEL Pence May 8 that SIPDIS he and other leaders delivered a tough message to his Iranian counterpart, Ali Larijani, during his visit to Ankara the same day. Alpogan said he told Larijani that Iran's attemp [...]	2006-05-09 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2640	TURKEY CALLS ON IRAN TO STOP URANIUM ENRICHMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA characterized Turkey's May 8 talks with visiting Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani as direct. Larijani took a hard line SIPDIS on Iran's right to nuclear energy and Turkey responded that the onus is on Iran to overcome international suspic [...]	2006-05-11 10:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNUC PARM PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2664	TURKEY/DPRK: MFA BRIEFING ON DPRK VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Africa and East Asia Erdem Mutaf briefed several diplomatic corps representatives May 10 on MFA meetings with Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials on May 4. The DPRK had requested the visit as part [...]	2006-05-11 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN KS TU
06ANKARA2666	TURKEY/IRAN: PM ERDOGAN'S MESSAGE TO LARIJANI [...] (C) Summary. Prime Ministry advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told Ambassador May 10 that PM Erdogan delivered a strong message to Iranian National Security Secretary Ali Larijani during the latter's May 8 visit to Ankara, warning Iran that it must regain the international community's trust by behaving [...]	2006-05-11 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNUC PARM PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2677	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA27	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA273	EUCOM DCDR DISCUSSES IRAN, CAUCASUS, BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary: EUCOM Deputy Commander Gen Charles Wald emphasized the risk to Turkey of Iran's WMD program on January 17 in separate sessions with Turkey's CHOD and Deputy CHOD as well as at a roundtable with TGS staff chaired by DCHOD GEN Isik Kosaner. In all meetings, TGS officials acknowled [...]	2006-01-24 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM TU IR ZJ ZL
06ANKARA2741	RUSSIA-TURKEY RELATIONS: KEEPING THE EAST-WEST [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has worked to improve relations with Moscow, a process fueled by booming trade centered on energy, tourism, and construction. The GOT sees engagement of Russia as part of a wider policy of seeking good relat [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET TU RU
06ANKARA2824	HOPES AND FEARS IN TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With growing fears of an electricity supply deficit in Turkey by the end of the decade, the Turkish government has announced plans to add nuclear power to its energy mix and the private sector is calling for greater clarity on the investment framework. While the U.S. firm AES [...]	2006-05-18 07:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP EXIM OPIC TU
06ANKARA2877	HOPES AND FEARS IN TURKEY' ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With growing fears of an electricity supply deficit in Turkey by the end of the decade, the Turkish government has announced plans to add nuclear power to its energy mix and the private sector is calling for greater clarity on the investment framework. While the U.S. firm AES [...]	2006-05-22 06:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU EXIM OPIC
06ANKARA2897	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2904	MONTREUX CONVENTION: MILITARY LIMITS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: The Montreux Convention (MC) obligates Turkey to keep the Dardanelles and the Bosporus open to commercial shipping and to limit naval passage into and out of the Black Sea. In addition, non-littoral navies face limits on both tonnage and duration of stay in the Black Sea. Civil [...]	2006-05-23 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MOPS EWWT XH ZJ TU
06ANKARA297	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 16:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2970	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2989	EUR/SE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CYPRUS IN ANKARA MAY 18 [...] (C) Summary: On May 18, EUR/SE Director Silliman gave MFA Northeastern Mediterranean DDG Bilman a readout of recent Cyprus-related meetings in New York, London and Brussels and asked for Ankara's ideas on measures for Turkish Cypriots that could provide Turkey the political space it needs to [...]	2006-05-25 08:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY
06ANKARA3006	TURKEY-GERMANY CONSULTATIONS ON IRAN, CAUCASUS AND [...] (C) Turkish officials reportedly told visiting German PolDir Schaefer that PM Erdogan had given Iranian President Ahmadinejad the undiluted U.S./EU-3 message during their recent meetings in Baku and Bali. The GOT is convinced Iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon and this is a threat to Turk [...]	2006-05-25 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR AR YI AJ TU

06ANKARA3021	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3093	DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL RU GG OSCE TU
06ANKARA3164	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3172	TURKEY: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] (SBU) Following the Secretary's May 31 telephone conversation with Turkish FM Gul, we contacted DFM Tuygan, Undersecretary Uzumcu, PM spokesman Akif Beki, MFA spokesman Namik Tan and MFA Americas Deputy Director General Murat Esenli. Their responses were uniformly positive and supportive. Se [...]	2006-06-01 10:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR TU US
06ANKARA319	TURKEY NATURAL GAS CRISIS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) On January 21, Iran cut its daily natural gas shipment to Turkey from almost 30 million cubic meters to 5- 10 million cm (some daily fluctuation). Coming on the heels of the Russian-Ukraine gas face-off, the current gas crisis in Georgia, and cold weather and concerns in Europe, the cut [...]	2006-01-27 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD TU RU
06ANKARA3200	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3201	BLACK SEA SECURITY AND TURKISH REPRESENTATION AT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has actively participated in preparations for the Black Sea Forum and will be represented at the Forum at the cabinet level. MFA expects the only heads of state to attend besides Romania to be those from the south Caucasus. Ankara is concerned that the Forum not create a [...]	2006-06-02 07:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS RS BU GG RO TU AR AJ
06ANKARA3203	SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 4 VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (S) Your visit to Turkey comes at an important moment. Foremost on our immediate agenda is ensuring Turkey's sustained support for Secretary Rice's May 31 announcement that we will join EU-3 talks if Iran suspends enrichment and reprocessing. Turkish officials will be interested in hearing U. [...]	2006-06-02 08:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA3235	ISRAELI FM LIVNI DISCUSSES IRAN AND MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Iran and Middle East peace were the main topics of Israeli FM Livni's first visit to Turkey on May 29. Livni met with PM Erdogan FM Gul, President Sezer and NSC SecGen Alpogan. Although Turkish media emphasized the differences between Turkish and Israeli views on Middle East p [...]	2006-06-02 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TU IR
06ANKARA3256	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3257	CODEL BLUNT MEETING WITH FM GUL: US-TU COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Gul, a congressional delegation led by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) expressed appreciation for the bilateral relationship and Turkey's assistance with Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. The delegation asked that Turkey play a constru [...]	2006-06-05 12:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA331	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT GENERAL HAGEE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA3339	TURKEY/RUSSIA: LAVROV VISIT LESS THAN SATISFYING [...] (C) Foreign Ministry DDG Murat Burhan and Russian embassy PolCouns Vyacheslav Kunekov provided us read-outs of Foreign Minister Lavrov's May 31-June 1 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. While the Russians and Turks were in general agreement on regional issues, the Turkish side was disappointed with [...]	2006-06-07 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG KPAL XF IZ IR IS AM
06ANKARA3371	CENTRAL ASIA CONSULTATIONS IN ANKARA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and SCA Ambassadors to Ankara for meetings with Foreign Minister Gul, Energy Minister Guler, and Senior MFA officials following the USTDA Regional Energy Conference in Istanbul. In addition to helpi [...]	2006-06-09 05:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG TU ZK
06ANKARA341	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AS MODEL FOR REGION [...] SUMMARY: The USG AI Delegation that recently visited Turkey, as well as international organizations on the scene, applaud Turkey's robust and transparent response to recent AI animal and human outbreaks, including good cooperation with international actors. They cite Turkey's response as a r [...]	2006-01-30 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU KFLU
06ANKARA3416	PSI; TURKISH HOSTS MAJOR PSI EXERCISE; ANATOLIAN [...] Summary: Turkey hosted a major PSI exercise, Anatolian Sun '06, from May 24-26, 2006. This exercise was the first multidimensional PSI exercise, which combined land, maritime and air interdiction components. The aim of Anatolian Sun-06 exercise was to test and develop the information and int [...]	2006-06-09 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA3435	BLACK SEA: ADMIRAL OUTLINES CURRENT TURKISH [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkey is pleased with Russia's continually improving attitude toward Euro-Atlantic cooperation in maritime security, the Turkish Navy's N5 RADM (LH) Cem Gurdeniz told us June 7. Gurdeniz thanked us for persuading Romania and Bulgaria to be more positive toward Oper [...]	2006-06-09 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO TU RS BU RO GG UP
06ANKARA3451	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 11:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3465	TURKEY URGES CONSTRUCTIVE IRANIAN APPROACH TO [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric on June 9 briefed representatives of Germany and P-5 missions about FM Gul's June 8 phone call to Iranian NSC Secretary-General Larijani to counsel Iranian receptivity to the EU-3 package of incentives for halting its [...]	2006-06-12 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENER KNNP PARM TU FR UK GM CH RS
06ANKARA347	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 16:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3544	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3617	A/S BOUCHER CONSULTS WITH TURKEY ON CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: As follow-up to Secretary Rice,s April commitment to FM Abdullah Gul to embark on expert consultations as part of new U.S.-Turkey strategic dialogue, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher consulted with Turkish Officials on June 14 on Central Asia and Afghanistan. Turkish and U.S. [...]	2006-06-19 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET TU ZK
06ANKARA3641	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3691	TURKEY TRANS-BOUNDARY WATER AND ILISU DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's DSI (State Hydraulic Works) provided additional information on the May 24 bilateral meeting in Ankara with Iraq (ref),characterizing it as a productive exchange of information, but disappointing in not covering new ground. Turkey is set on building the Ilisu Dam on th [...]	2006-06-22 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ
06ANKARA3727	EXPLOSION IN TURKISH TOURIST AREA KILLS FOUR, [...] (C) Summary: A June 25 explosion in the city of Manavgat, on Turkey's south coast, killed four people, none of them AmCits. We have received conflicting information on whether the explosion was an accident or a bombing. End Summary. 2. (U) On June 25, an explosion in Manavgat, on Turke [...]	2006-06-26 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER TU
06ANKARA3775	PKK AFFILIATE CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR BOMBING [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Kurdish Freedom Falcons (TAK),a well-known PKK affiliate, has claimed responsibility for the June 26 bombing in Manavgat, a tourist destination near the coastal resort of Antalya. This bombing fulfills previous threats by TAK to target foreign tourists and brings the death [...]	2006-06-27 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ASEC PTER MOPS PKK
06ANKARA3905	TURKEY/IRAQ/BLACK SEA/AEGEAN: D/NSA CROUCH'S [...] (C) On his way to the Black Sea Forum in Bucharest, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. J.D. Crouch discussed Iran, Iraq, Black Sea, energy and Greek-Turkish relations with Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, MFA Undersecretary Ali Tuygan, and [...]	2006-07-05 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG IZ TU
06ANKARA3926	TIP in Turkey: Media Attention from April 16 to May 31, [...] (U) Post is instituting a new summary format, which we hope will make the TIP-related media report more accessible. We welcome feedback. 2. (U) Summary: During the six-week reporting period, media attention on trafficking in persons (TIP) focused on several stories compiled and summarized [...]	2006-07-06 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA4129	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, June 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on June 22. National and international security issues and the fight against terrorism topped the agenda of the meeting. Palestinian governance, the Israeli general election, the EU accession process and the Single European S [...]	2006-07-14 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU AS PK AL CG AJ KZ IT
06ANKARA413	TURKEY: EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent energy issues involving Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia have focused attention on regional transit projects via Turkey for Caspian and Middle East gas going to Southeast and Central European markets. Turkish Energy Minister Guler,s upcoming visit (REF C) to Washington offers [...]	2006-02-02 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IZ RU IR
06ANKARA414	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4145	POSITIVE TURKISH RESPONSE TO US-RUSSIAN GLOBAL [...] The Turkish Foreign Ministry made the following public announcement on July 17 in reaction to the joint U.S. - Russia Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism announced on July 15 (reftels). The MFA provided this to us in the form of a diplomatic note as well. Informal Embassy translati [...]	2006-07-17 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP IAEA RU TU
06ANKARA4236	TFLE01: TURKEY: ISRAELI ACTIONS TRANSLATE INTO [...] (C) Summary. The combination of Israel,s actions in Lebanon, USG support for Israeli,s right to self defense, increased PKK-related violence in Turkey, and USG opposition to a Turkish cross-border action (CBO) against the PKK in northern Iraq has created a public opinion pressure cooker in Tur [...]	2006-07-20 16:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IZ PGOV PREL PTER TU
06ANKARA4241	TURKEY: ENERGY MINISTER ON CASPIAN GAS TO EUROPE [...] (C) Summary. Meeting on the margins of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline inauguration ceremonies in Istanbul on July 12, Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell and Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler reviewed Turkish-U.S. cooperation in helping Europe diversify its natural gas supplies as well [...]	2006-07-21 07:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL TU AZ GG RU
06ANKARA4251	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4301	A/S SULLIVAN MEETING WITH TURKISH FONMIN GUL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan on July 14, Deputy Prime Minister and FonMin Abdullah Gul discussed the Middle East situation (reported septel) and a range of economic issues. On the southern corridor for gas, Gul said U.S. support was necessary but that Tur [...]	2006-07-25 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EFIN EINV TU
06ANKARA4304	A/S SULLIVAN MEETINGS WITH TURKISH ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Economy Minister Ali Babacan and Central Bank Governor July 14, Assistant Secretary Sullivan explored recent financial market volatility, Turkey,s macroeconomic progress and Iraq,s bilateral debt. Babacan and the Central Bank Governor both admitted there were Turk [...]	2006-07-25 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV TU IZ
06ANKARA4379	TURKEY'S LOOMING ELECTRICITY DEFICIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With growing fears of an electricity supply deficit in Turkey before the end of the decade (Ref B),the Turkish government has announced plans to move forward more quickly on privatization and establishment of an electricity market for pricing and settlement. Meanwhile, long fi [...]	2006-08-01 07:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EPET BEXP EXIM OPIC TU
06ANKARA4455	TIP in Turkey: Media Attention from June 1 to 30, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 09:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA4462	TURKEY DETERMINED TO BUILD CONTROVERSIAL ILISU DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ilisu dam project on the Tigris River has been one of the most widely criticized hydropower dam projects of the Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP). Despite the continued controversy, Turkey remains doggedly committed to building the dam. The Turkish press announced recently t [...]	2006-08-03 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ SY
06ANKARA4469	TIP in Turkey: Media Attention from July 1 to 31, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA4481	KILLING DETERS CHEVRON IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Having long struggled to gain security permission for access to do a seismic survey on its petroleum exploration permit near Silopi on the Iraqi border, Chevron has overcome one obstacle after another, but the recent death from an improvised explosive device (IED) of one of its [...]	2006-08-03 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ASEC EINV SENV EWWT TU IZ
06ANKARA4488	PRIVATIZATION AND PRICES REVIVE TURKEY'S COAL AND STEEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-04 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV TU
06ANKARA4522	TURKEY SUPPORTS GLOBAL INITIATIVE BUT UNABLE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is a strong supporter of the US/Russia Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The GOT issued a public statement endorsing the initiative and subsequently indicated to us their interest in playing an active role. In a preliminary response to reftel request to hos [...]	2006-08-07 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP TU
06ANKARA4728	TURKEY AND MAKING PROGRESS ON THE SOUTHERN GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In August 8 meetings in Ankara with State Department (S/P) energy advisor Steve Hellman on southern energy corridor issues, Turkish officials made clear that they were not insisting on a role for Turkey as market &consolidator8 that would buy natural gas produced in Azerbaijan fo [...]	2006-08-14 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AZ GR RU
06ANKARA4796	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, July 2006 [...] Over 10,000 individuals from Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Moldova, Germany, Canada, USA, Australia, Lebanon, France and other countries were evacuated from Lebanon via Turkey. Close to 1,700 US Citizens were flown to the US on contract aircraft out of Incirlik Air Base. The evacuation o [...]	2006-08-17 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU PK AU IS SU GR
06ANKARA4834	CFE: TURKEY SUPPORTS FLANK ENTITLEMENT TRANSFER [...] (C) We approached MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Arms Control Bulent Meric August 18 for an update on Turkey's position on the U.S. CFE flank entitlement transfer request (see reftels). Meric reported that Turkey is willing to transfer -- on a non-permanent basis -- an entitl [...]	2006-08-18 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR KCFE PARM TU
06ANKARA4887	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4935	TURKEY AND SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR - NUDGING JELLO [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Energy Minister Hilmi Guler told Ambassador August 23 that he would welcome U.S. help in facilitating meetings aimed at gaining a common, clear, commercially viable way forward on the southern gas corridor to Europe. He obsessed about the undesirability of a simple, ope [...]	2006-08-25 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GR AZ IR RU
06ANKARA4994	TURKEY ON NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY ASSURANCES; [...] (U) An action request is contained in para 6. 2. (C) EXBS advisor discussed ref a points on nuclear fuel supply assurances with President Okay Cakiroglu of the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) on August 25. Cakiroglu accepted the paper and points, assuring us that his agency would [...]	2006-08-29 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY TU
06ANKARA4999	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE REPORT -- FOUR DEAD AND [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (see reftels). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turk [...]	2006-08-29 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA500	ATTACK BY ANTI-CHRISTIAN ASSAILANTS [...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: AMCON ADANA PO on February 2 discussed a January 8 attack by anti-Christian assailants against Turkish Protestant pastor Kamil Kiroglu. Kiroglu confirmed the accounts of his attack first reported on the COMPASS news website (co [...]	2006-02-07 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC TU
06ANKARA5000	TURKEY: DUELING REFINERIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At least three separate refinery projects in Turkey have recently been announced, emblematic of Turkey's energy hub vision and growing regional importance, as well as the progress if has made in its investment environment and economic growth. It is not clear if GOT will use st [...]	2006-08-29 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EPET BEXP TU RU
06ANKARA5121	TIP: TURKISH MFA EXPRESSES DISMAY AT REPORTED USG USE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA DDG for Expatriate Turks, Migration, Asylum and Property issues Akif Ayhan called us in on September 4 to express GOT dismay at the U.S. Representative to UNVIE's announced plans to show the documentary "Sex Slaves" at the UNDC in Vienna towards the end of September. While [...]	2006-09-05 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF OIIP TU
06ANKARA522	TURKISH YOUTH ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF CATHOLIC [...] (U) Summary: Turkish police have arrested a 16-year-old suspected in the murder of a Catholic priest in Trabzon. Politicians and pundits have speculated about the motive behind the killing, but as yet there are no hard facts. Some Christians in Turkey believe the killing is related to worldwi [...]	2006-02-07 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA5228	TOURISTS CANCEL IN WAKE OF PKK BOMBINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Government and private sector tourism contacts confirm substantial tourist cancellations, particularly in Mediterranean and Aegean resort hotels, following the recent wave of PKK bombings, but are not alarmist about final tourism numbers for 2006, which they expect to be down [...]	2006-09-12 04:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TU
06ANKARA5332	TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER PROMISES ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary: In a September 10 meeting, DAS Matt Bryza and Energy Minister Hilmi Guler agreed to the following action steps to advance the southern gas corridor across Turkey to Europe: - Guler committed to quickly seek a bilateral meeting with Azeri Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov to di [...]	2006-09-14 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GR AZ IR RU
06ANKARA5334	TURKEY AND SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR - TAKING THE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 7 meeting, Energy Under Secretary Sami Demirbilek told us he understood the urgency SIPDIS of moving forward on a series of meetings between partners on the southern gas corridor. However, Turkey has not arranged a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijan to determine [...]	2006-09-14 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GR AZ IR
06ANKARA544	TURKEY SAYS IT PLANS TO CUT STRAITS OIL TRAFFIC IN [...] (sbu) SUMMARY: With oil transit traffic in the congested Turkish Straits continuing to grow, the Straits are regarded by some as nearing their capacity for maximum safe throughput. Yet, despite the commercial arguments, regional governments and oil companies have not been able to come to a [...]	2006-02-08 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU RU
06ANKARA5455	TURKEY ENERGY SECTOR - MAKE NO SMALL PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: On the heels of completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler announced ambitious plans for $130 billion in new energy projects in Turkey, calling on the private sector to take up these new opportunities. Turkey is committed to developin [...]	2006-09-19 10:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG BEXP EINV EXIM OPIC TU
06ANKARA5475	TURKEY/KOSOVO: LITTLE CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO FINAL [...] (C) Summary. We detect little real concern in Turkey over Kosovo final status, with Turkish officials prepared for an independence outcome. MFA Eastern European Department Head Hasan Asan concurred with USG views regarding Kosovo final status negotiations, sharing the concerns expressed by a [...]	2006-09-19 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU YS
06ANKARA550	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, January 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Tuesday, January 17: [...]	2006-02-08 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA5515	TURKEY/ARMENIA: ARMENIA LOSING OUT ON ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA DDG for Caucasus and Central Asia Huseyin Avni Karslioglu told us September 14 that given Turkey's concrete efforts to improve economic and trade ties with the Caucasus and Central Asia via pipeline, road and railroad links, Armenia is starting to lose out economically [...]	2006-09-21 07:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA5521	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, August 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on August 21. National security issue and the fight against terrorism topped the agenda of the meeting. Recent developments in the Middle East, humanitarian assistance to Lebanon and Palestine, Turkey's policy on Black Sea s [...]	2006-09-21 10:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU AF BK
06ANKARA5522	CAUCASUS CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. Representatives from Turkey and several neighboring countries met from September 15 to 17 in eastern Turkey to discuss opportunities for regional cross-border cooperation. The conference, which was co-sponsored by the Kars Municipality and the International Urban Development As [...]	2006-09-21 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA5568	TURKEY RECEIVES GLOBAL INITIATIVE KEY DOCUMENTS [...] (U) Accompanied by a Russian emboff, PolMilCouns provided reftel key documents to Foreign Ministry International Security Affairs Director General Ambassador Tomur Bayer on September 22. Bayer promised to examine the documents, circulate them among relevant offices, and provide initial commen [...]	2006-09-22 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP TU
06ANKARA5611	TURKEY: PUSHING EU ON SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary: An Embassy-organized luncheon on September 22 brought together local EU diplomats and Turkish Foreign Ministry officials to highlight Turkey's key role in European and global energy security. MFA Energy DDG Mithat Rende called for greater engagement and visible support from t [...]	2006-09-26 11:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU RU IR
06ANKARA5624	TURKEY: SHELL JOINS SAMSUN-CEYHAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a potentially significant development for Turkey's quest to build the Samsun-Ceyhan project as the first real "Bosphorus bypass" oil pipeline, Royal Dutch Shell announced September 26 that it signed a contract with Calik Energy and Italian ENI for participation in the develop [...]	2006-09-26 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU
06ANKARA5699	TURKS NEED MORE CONVINCING ON SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (C) Summary. As we work to convince Turkish officials to connect with Azerbaijani counterparts to develop a framework for the transit agreement needed to create a natural gas "southern corridor," to Europe, Post continues to hear skepticism and reservations about some of the fundamental pre [...]	2006-09-29 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PINR AJ TU
06ANKARA5710	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 05:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5743	TIP: TURKEY STILL CONCERNED WITH "SEX SLAVES" [...] (SBU) Summary: To follow-up on the GOT's September 4 demarche (ref b) expressing dismay at USG-sponsored events showing the PBS Frontline film "Sex Slaves," we met with MFA DDG for Expatriate Turks, Migration, Asylum and Property Issues Akif Ayhan and Department Head Melih Ulueren on October 3 [...]	2006-10-03 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF OIIP TU
06ANKARA5745	TURKEY'S BOTAS WORRIED ABOUT SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 2 meeting, BOTAS officials expressed strong support for the southern gas corridor, but voiced concerns about developable reserves in Azerbaijan, pressure from Russia on Azerbaijan and Georgia, and how Iran's significant reserves fit into pipeline possibilities. BO [...]	2006-10-03 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU GG AZ RU
06ANKARA5746	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5774	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-04 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5803	TIP IN TURKEY: PERSPECTIVES FROM A MAJOR HUB, [...] (C) Summary: Trabzon's location as a transportation hub on the Black Sea and proximity to countries such as Georgia and Russia make it a major hub for the trafficking of sex workers. Trabzon's leaders are making efforts to reduce the level of prostitution. The Chief Prosecutor is actively p [...]	2006-10-05 10:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA5817	TURKEY AND GMF - SEEKING WIDER BLACK SEA WESTERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10-11 in Ankara, The German Marshall Fund (GMF) organized a workshop on "Developing a Western Strategy towards the Wider Black Sea Region", attended by EUR DAS Matt Bryza. Participants sought to strike common ground and called for greater cooperation on security, [...]	2006-10-05 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EPET MARR PREL NATO TU RS XH ZJ
06ANKARA5830	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5862	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5867	TURKEY: CMEA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS [...] Summary: This cable details Embassy Ankara's assessment of Turkey's imports of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine as requested in reftel. Embassy Ankara and our Turkish government contacts have no information which indicates Turkey's imports of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine are used for anything [...]	2006-10-11 05:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL TU
06ANKARA5883	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5896	TURKEY, IRAQ, AND PUSHING SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In an October 10 meeting with Ambassador and visiting NIO Europe Richard Kauzlarich, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler prioritized gas development in Iraq and expressed delight for our intention to pursue a U.S.-Turkey-Iraq workin [...]	2006-10-12 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ
06ANKARA5899	Agricultural Counselor Meeting with Mehdi Eker, Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 10 meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA),AgCouns and Minister Mehdi Eker discussed key topics regarding agricultural cooperation. Minister Eker thanked USDA for hosting him last month in Washington, and said he looked forward to Secretar [...]	2006-10-12 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TU
06ANKARA5900	U.S. - TURKEY PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION - SISTER LABS [...] (SBU) We presented reftel points to MFA Energy Officer Gulsun Erkul on October 6. During the discussion, we encouraged the Government of Turkey to participate in the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) "Sister Laboratory" program for bilateral technical cooperation in peaceful [...]	2006-10-12 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA TU
06ANKARA6036	TURKS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has enthusiastically endorsed plans for the first meeting of partners of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) and will send a high-level delegation to Rabat on October 29-31. The MFA is coordinating an interagency review of the of Statement of Principles, [...]	2006-10-18 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP TU
06ANKARA6043	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 09:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6053	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6065	AMBASSADOR KAUZLARICH ENGAGES WITH TURKS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: NIO/Europe, Ambassador Rich Kauzlarich, presented the National Intelligence Council's 2020 report on October 9 at a high-powered conference in Ankara. In separate meetings, he heard from the current Central Bank governor that Turkey's economic fundamentals are strong, and from t [...]	2006-10-20 11:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV TU
06ANKARA6075	TURKS OFFER MORE COMMENTS ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey provided additional comments on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) Statement of Principles and other documents on October 19. The Turkish delegation will fully participate in the Rabat conference, but does not plan to present an expert-level briefing o [...]	2006-10-20 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP TU
06ANKARA6079	TURKEY VIEWS ON GAS POTENTIAL FROM CASPIAN [...] (C) Summary: Using the opportunity of Senior Energy Analyst Bud Coote's briefing to Energy Minister Hilmi Guler on Caspian oil and gas potential, Ambassador and S/P Energy Advisor Steve Hellman advanced southern gas corridor diplomacy. The Minister thanked Coote for clarifying what quantiti [...]	2006-10-23 11:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ
06ANKARA6122	TURKISH REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IDEAS [...] (SBU) Guven Sak, the multitasking guru behind the Turkish-Israeli-Palestinian effort to develop the Erez Industrial Zone in northern Gaza, is widening his sights to new areas for economic and business cooperation between Turkey and its less developed neighbors. Backed by TOBB, the powerful n [...]	2006-10-26 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BEXP PREL TU
06ANKARA6156	TURKEY NOT SATISFIED WITH REVISED GLOBAL [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. Per reftel request, we presented the revised Statement of Principles, Terms of Reference and and Explanatory Notes for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Section Head Serhan Yigit on October [...]	2006-10-30 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KGIC KNNP PTER PREL TU
06ANKARA623	DEFENSE PROCUREMENT ISSUES DOMINATE AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Air Forces (TUAF) Commander Comert, launched his initial meeting Feb. 1 with the Ambassador by laying out a series of defense equipment issues currently frustrating TUAF training and programs. Ambassador countered with USG and US industry concerns that strict Terms and C [...]	2006-02-13 06:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV TU RU IR
06ANKARA6239	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6373	TURKEY: INSCR 2006-2007 DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable details Embassy Ankara's assessment of drugs and chemical controls in Turkey for inclusion in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR). End Summary. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Turkey is a major transit route for Southwest Asi [...]	2006-11-08 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL TU
06ANKARA6380	Turkey's Energy Bill Adds to Current Account Deficit [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey imports well over 90% of the crude oil and natural gas it consumes, and imported natural gas -- from Russia and Iran -- accounts for 45% of electricity production. In addition to the concern this raises about supply security, high energy prices are a main factor adding [...]	2006-11-09 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG EPET TU
06ANKARA6396	TURKEY READY FOR 3-WAY MEETING ON AZERI GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Energy Minister Guler agreed with Ambassador that Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia should meet as soon as possible to begin working out short term solutions to ensure natural gas supplies for this winter in the face of strong Russian pressure on all of them. Guler stressed [...]	2006-11-13 09:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS IZ
06ANKARA6403	TURKEY ELECTION YEAR ENERGY PRICE CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The prices Turkish consumers pay for electricity and natural gas has become a hot political issue in the run-up to 2007 presidential and parliamentary elections. With state-owned oil and gas pipeline company BOTAS reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy and cold weather approac [...]	2006-11-13 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV EFIN TU
06ANKARA6454	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 12:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6461	HARD-PRESSED TO DO MORE FOR NATO: PREVIEW OF [...] (C) Summary: Turkey agrees broadly with U.S. positions on NATO Global Partnership and enlargement, and understands the importance of mission success for NATO in Afghanistan, but is hard-pressed to make a bigger military contribution in Afghanistan than it already is, according to the MFA. Lif [...]	2006-11-20 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL TU

06ANKARA6480	ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO SIGN THE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 3. Post is transmitting this on behalf of the U.S. delegation to the ITU meeting in Antalya. 2. Summary and Action Request: The U.S. Delegation to the 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union has achieved its [...]	2006-11-22 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC TU
06ANKARA65	TURKEY WORRIES ABOUT RELIANCE ON RUSSIA NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey did not experience any recent reduction in supplies from Russia via Ukraine, but relying on Russia for 65% of its natural gas -- more than most EU countries -- Turkey watched the Russia-Ukraine gas face-off with great concern. According to Turkey's pipeline company BO [...]	2006-01-05 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD TU RU
06ANKARA6510	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6519	TURKISH ATTITUDES TOWARD IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Official Turkish views about Iran's nuclear development program have shifted over the past year. Senior GOT officials question the bona fides of the Iranian nuclear program and believe that a nuclear armed Iran would pose a military threat. They are more concerned, however, abo [...]	2006-11-28 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL IR TU KNNP MNUC
06ANKARA6530	TURKEY AGREES WITH UNIFIED APPROACH TO [...] (C) Summary: Turkey agrees with a unified approach to the conflicts in Georgia and Moldova, strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of both countries, and sees no recourse except to encourage more dialogue with separatists in each case. The Turks are skeptical that a mini [...]	2006-11-29 16:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU TU
06ANKARA6598	EUCOM D/COM GENERAL WARD'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS IN [...] (C) EUCOM Deputy Commander General William Ward restated EUCOM's commitment to work closely with Turkey on security issues during November 7 introductory calls on CHOD Yasar Buyukanit, DCHOD Ergin Saygun, and MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Security Affairs Rafet Akgunay. Buyukanit described his [...]	2006-12-06 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ IR TU
06ANKARA6599	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA660	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6609	TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECTOR DELAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish state pipeline company BOTAS announced a delay in completion of the Turkey-Greece (gas) Interconnector (TGI) until early summer 2007. Although BOTAS claims construction delays on both the Greek and Turkish sides, the head of Greece's natural gas company (DEPA) said Gree [...]	2006-12-07 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EPET EFIN TU GR
06ANKARA6623	TURKEY READY FOR SOLUTION ON WINTER CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the eve of his departure for the December 8 three-way meeting in Tbilisi on winter natural gas, Energy Minister Guler told Ambassador that Turkey was committed to following through on the political agreement made by leaders in Istanbul on the margins of the BTC opening to help [...]	2006-12-08 16:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ
06ANKARA6631	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6638	NO DEAL YET ON GEORGIA GAS [...] (C) From a Turkish perspective, the results of the December 8 meeting of energy ministers in Tbilisi looks much less like a "deal" than Georgian and Azeri officials are claiming (refs A-B). Our multiple readouts underscore that Turkey is willing to help Georgia with gas volumes in this wint [...]	2006-12-12 11:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS
06ANKARA6670	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6673	TURKEY PREPARING TO HOST SECOND GI MEETING; NEEDS [...] (SBU) Together with Russian First Secretary Dmitri Zykov, we delivered reftel agenda and timeline drafts and points to Ahmet Muhtar Gun, Head of Department for the MFA's office of OSCE, Arms Control and Disarmament on December 15. Gun told us preparations were underway for Turkey's hosting the [...]	2006-12-15 16:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KGIC KNNP PREL TU
06ANKARA6688	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6700	TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...]	2006-12-19 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6703	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, November 2006 [...] The second annual meeting of Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) convened under PM Tayyip Erdogan on November 30 to assess external threats, recent developments in the region, the ongoing fight against the PKK terrorist organization, military policies and modernization needs of the military [...]	2006-12-20 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL FR GR IS RS FI PL GG RO BU PK TU
06ANKARA6705	TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...]	2006-12-20 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6730	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6733	NIYAZOV DEATH: TURKISH MFA ON TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) PM Erdogan, FM Gul and Energy Minister Guler will lead a delegation of approximately 200 to attend Niyazov's funeral on Sunday in what Turkish MFA DDG for Central Asia Huseyin Avni Karslioglu characterized as a culturally necessary show of brotherly solidarity with their Turkmen brethren. [...]	2006-12-22 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX TU
06ANKARA6735	TURKISH OFFICIALS SHARE CONCERNS ON IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Rodman discussed Iraq, Iran, and the Middle East with Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul and MFA Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay on the margins of December 12-13 High Level Defense Group talks in Ankara. Rodman described his discussions [...]	2006-12-22 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS IZ IR SY LE XF TU
06ANKARA6736	TURKEY AND NEXT STEPS ON GEORGIA AND SHAH DENIZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 22 meeting with Ambassador, Energy Minister Guler reiterated Turkey's willingness to help Georgia meet its natural gas needs this winter, which was apparently discussed during President Saakishvili's meeting with PM Erdogan. However, Guler said Georgia was pressurin [...]	2006-12-22 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS
06ANKARA6747	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6757	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 10:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6763	TURKEY AND GEORGIA SLOW DANCE ON GAS TO THE NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The full court press of President Saakashvili's visit to Ankara aimed at securing gas for Georgia yielded what the GOG announced as a signed MOU, but what the GOT characterized as reiteration of its political commitment to help Georgia with a share of its gas, while leaving the c [...]	2006-12-28 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS
06ANKARA68	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-05 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA69	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-05 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA693	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, January 2006 [...] The Turkish government's Defense Industry Executive Committee, consisting of PM Tayyip Erdogan, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) GEN Hilmi Ozkok and Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, will convene on February 17 to evaluate the procurement of air defense systems to prepare against a possib [...]	2006-02-15 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU
06ANKARA835	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA856	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA860	TURKEY-EGYPT SIGN GAS DEAL: FLOW TARGETED TO START IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Turkey announced a new gas deal with Egypt, heralding its contribution for diversification of supply and ability to seed export of gas to Europe. In light of over- reliance on Russia, and recent disruptions from Iran, this deal is viewed as a small, but positive step. End summary. [...]	2006-02-22 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EPET TU
06ANKARA904	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA960	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA972	BRIEFING TURKEY ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: UNVIE Ambassador Greg Schulte led a three member team to brief and consult with the Turkish government February 15-17 on the Iranian nuclear program and related diplomacy. MFA, Turkish General Staff and Turkish Intelligence officials were clearly already convinced of Iran's inten [...]	2006-02-28 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL TU IR
06ANKARA989	TURKEY: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Linda Fenton, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Fenton (FS-04) spent a [...]	2006-02-28 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA999	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Wednesday, February [...]	2006-02-28 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ASHGABAT1002	MYRADOVA FAMILY DISPERSES, WILL CONSIDER NEXT [...] (C) Emboffs met with a frightened and cautious Sona Myradova, the younger daughter of recently deceased journalist Ogulsapar Myradova, at the Myradova apartment September 25. Myradova confirmed that Myradova's three children have dispersed, and that they are not in communication via teleph [...]	2006-09-25 13:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT1011	TURKMENISTAN'S OIL AND GAS CONFERENCE "THE WORST [...] (SBU) Ashgabat's 11th annual oil and gas conference yielded few surprises for delegates who, generally, were disappointed with the conference. With a proclaimed emphasis on international cooperation opportunities, presentations attempted to lure foreign firms to Turkmenistan's Caspian Sea wa [...]	2006-09-28 10:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASHGABAT1012	ASHGABAT'S NEWEST SCHOOL: A HIGH-TECH EXTRAVAGANZA FOR [...] (SBU) Ashgabat's newest school, named in honor of President Saparmurat Niyazov's grandfather, is a lavish facility for 800 students that includes all the modern amenities and a large computer lab full of Dell computers, but with no internet connection. Nearby stands a luxurious kindergarten f [...]	2006-09-28 11:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO ECON SCUL TX
06ASHGABAT1044	TURKMENISTAN'S SEYDI REFINERY SEEKS A GREATER ROLE [...] (SBU) The Soviet-era Seydi refinery, located in eastern Turkmenistan and previously reliant on Siberian crude stocks, currently operates at one-sixth of capacity. Drawing from fields in eastern and southern Turkmenistan, the refinery relies on rail transport to receive crude oil for processi [...]	2006-10-05 04:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASHGABAT107	TURKMENISTAN'S MI-8 DOWN IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The GOTX fumbled for three days -- January 21-23 -- before it could come up with a formal request for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Coalition Forces' assistance in a search for a GOTX relief helicopter -- probably crashed with seven crewmembers in the mountains in Afghanistan -- which [...]	2006-01-23 13:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS PREL AF PK TX
06ASHGABAT1072	TURKMENISTAN: INTL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT POSTED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 08:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO ODIP PREL ELAB KDEM KSPR TX
06ASHGABAT108	TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER'S MEETING WITH NIYAZOV ON [...] (C)Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil provided Ambassador a readout of Turkish Energy Minister Mehmet Hilmi Guler 1/19 meeting with President Niyazov. Guler told Niyazov that Turkey was ready to pursue seriously a Trans-Caspian Pipeline (TCP),and that he himself was prepared to come to Ashgabat [...]	2006-01-24 11:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASHGABAT1088	SEPTEMBER TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE OMITS MYRADOVA, [...] (U) Local media coverage of mission events in September featured the embassy's ceremony announcing the 2006-2007 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation grant winners. While generally positive and colorful, the coverage failed to mention the U.S. Government's substantial financial investm [...]	2006-10-16 12:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT1093	PRESIDENT NIYAZOV BACKS AWAY FROM FORMAL DIVERT [...] (C) During a two-hour meeting October 18 with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) James MacDougall and NSC Director David Merkel, Turkmenistan's President Niyazov said that he was not prepared to sign a formal divert agreement allowing U.S. planes to make emergency landings at Mary I [...]	2006-10-20 03:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TX
06ASHGABAT1094	FORCED GAIETY AND DOG-EARED ENGLISH BOOKS IN MARY WELAYAT [...] (U) Emboff and P/E Assistant traveled to Mary Welayat (province) September 21-22 as part of mission trips to Turkmenistan's welayats to learn about education and cotton. The short, host government-structured trip consisted of visits to School #1, School #15 and to Mary's Agricultural Joint-St [...]	2006-10-20 11:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON
06ASHGABAT1095	A PRIMER ON THE WRECKING POWER OF THE RUHNAMA [...] (U) Modern Turkmenistan has come to be defined by President Saparmurat Niyazov's first major book, the Ruhnama or "Book of the Soul," published in 2001. The first of two volumes, Ruhnama Volume I combines philosophical ruminations and moral dictates within a pseudo-historical narrative. Whil [...]	2006-10-20 11:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SCUL SOCI TU TX
06ASHGABAT1097	Turkmenistan's President Niyazov Amnesties 10,000 Prisoners [...] (U) President Niyazov announced on October 16 that he would amnesty 10,056 prisoners, including 8 people convicted of crimes related to the alleged November 2002 presidential assassination attempt. A lengthy list, published only in Turkmen, was released on October 18. Niyazov said that the e [...]	2006-10-20 13:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT1098	MYRADOVA SISTERS SHOW OFFICIAL "AUTOPSY REPORT" - [...] (C) According to Ogulsapar Myradova's daughters, the government claims their mother's death was caused by asphyxiation. In response to a phone call by Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation founder Annadurdy Hajyev to the U.K. Embassy's Deputy Head of Mission earlier in October, emboff and repre [...]	2006-10-20 13:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT1142	NIYAZOV'S GRIM FAIRY TALE - TURKMENISTAN AFTER 15 [...] (C) Amidst the fake joy and practiced pageantry that constituted Turkmenistan's celebration of its 15th year of independence, there was palpable fear and resignation throughout Ashgabat. Teachers took children out of school for two months preceding the events to rehearse for the stadium even [...]	2006-11-03 13:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TX EPET
06ASHGABAT1150	Turkmenistan's Ambitious 2007-2030 Oil and Gas Development [...] (SBU) For the first time, the Government of Turkmenistan has approved an independent oil and gas development plan that is not part of an overall economic development plan. The new plan, which President Niyazov called for in July after several months of severe criticism by the West of Turkmenis [...]	2006-11-07 11:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON PINR EPET TX
06ASHGABAT1166	Demarche Delivered to Turkmenistan on UNSCR Obligations on [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 11:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM TX
06ASHGABAT1167	GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER MEETS NIYAZOV [...] (C) German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's November 2 visit to Turkmenistan provided him a telescoped confirmation of the challenges to developing democracy in Turkmenistan, according to an outbrief provided by German Ambassador to Turkmenistan Hans Mondorf. Not only were Steinmeier and his dele [...]	2006-11-08 13:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EPET PHUM GE TX
06ASHGABAT1192	TURKMENISTAN: A COMPETENT BUREAUCRAT REMAINS [...] (C) Newly appointed hakim (governor) of the oil-rich province Balkan Welayat, Orazmyrat Niyazlyev, impressed Charge with his competence, experience and confidence two weeks into his tenure. Although he has a background in the oil and gas industry, his foci for the future of Balkan is an exte [...]	2006-11-17 07:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TX
06ASHGABAT1195	OCTOBER TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE POSITIVE AND ACCURATE [...] (U) State media coverage of mission events in October featured President George Bush's congratulatory messages on occasions of Oraza Bayram and Turkmenistan's Independence Day. However, BBC Monitoring Central Asia newswire mistranslated key parts of President Bush's message back into English. [...]	2006-11-21 04:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV TX
06ASHGABAT1254	Turkmenistan's Sporting Tragedy - Glory to the State, Money [...] (SBU) Political machinations, corruption and greed are literally and figuratively bankrupting Turkmenistan's sports. Since independence, the Soviet athleticism legacy has been eroding and hit the proverbial new low when Turkmenistan's soccer team withdrew from the 2006 Asian Games, one week p [...]	2006-12-08 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR TX
06ASHGABAT1283	EU SPECIAL ENVOY MOREL MEETS NIYAZOV -- TRIES TO [...] (C) EU Special Envoy (and former French Ambassador to Turkmenistan) Pierre Morel met with President Niyazov and Foreign Minister Meredov December 18 and gave Charge a readout on December 19. Highlights of the meeting include: -- Observance of a more bloated and less animated Niyazov than t [...]	2006-12-19 11:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PARM EUN TX
06ASHGABAT1292	NIYAZOV DEATH SITREP 001: 12/21/2006 [...] (C) Post has learned that Afghanistani President Karzai, Ukrainian President Yushchenko, Kazakhstani President Nazarbajev, Uzbekistani President Kerimov and Tajikistani President Rahmonov are planning to attend the funeral. In addition Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan, Georgian Pri [...]	2006-12-21 14:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC TX
06ASHGABAT1295	NIYAZOV DEATH SITREP 002: 12/22/2006 [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting of the Emergency Action Committee, post reviewed drawdown tripwires and agreed that there was no need to consider drawdown at this time. The political situation remains stable, with governmental offices continuing to function. Funeral events will begin 9:00 [...]	2006-12-22 10:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC TX
06ASHGABAT1303	DEATH OF NIYAZOV SITREP 004: 12/26/2006 [...] (C) Interim President Berdimuhammedov, for all intents and purposes, was elected president at the December 26 session of the People's Council. The actual election is February 11, but his competition of five low-level unknown bureaucrats is a joke, and Berdimuhammedov had to "fight back" the [...]	2006-12-26 15:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX US
06ASHGABAT1311	A/S BOUCHER DELIVERS MESSAGE OF A NEW BEGINNING IN [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's December 24 visit to Turkmenistan generated a high level of international news coverage, which was mostly accurate except for some reports claiming that Boucher had an official meeting with Interim President Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov. Turkmenistan'S [...]	2006-12-27 11:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT1312	A/S BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH TAJIKISTAN'S PRESIDENT [...] (C) Taking the opportunity to meet prior to the wreath laying for Niyazov's funeral, visiting A/S Boucher and Charge met with President of Tajikistan, Imomali Rahmonov, and discussed Rahmonov's views on Turkmenistan's future, U.S. relations with Uzbekistan, energy cooperation, and the situatio [...]	2006-12-27 13:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX TI UZ US
06ASHGABAT1313	DEATH OF NIYAZOV SITREP 005: 12/27/2006 [...] (C) Turkmenistan remains calm. Peace Corps volunteers are returning to their assigned cities, and government institutions are continuing to function, albeit in some chaos. Charge met today with the head of the Americas section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss next steps, includ [...]	2006-12-27 14:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TX
06ASHGABAT1322	NEW GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN REBUKES RUSSIA FOR [...] (U) Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs on December 28 publicly denounced the Russian media for assertions that the recently announced February 11 election was a farce and that state services have broken down because of a power vacuum following Niyazov's death. Local media continues to [...]	2006-12-29 13:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT1323	TURKMENISTAN SURVIVES A WEEK WITHOUT NIYAZOV [...] (C) Turkmenistan's first week of independence without Niyazov was eerily calm. After saying farewell to their first president with pomp and respect, the remaining powers in Turkmenistan's government rallied around Interim President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, even providing a well-intentione [...]	2006-12-29 14:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS TX US
06ASHGABAT138	NIYAZOV ESTABLISHES NEW RESHUFFLE RECORD [...] (SBU) President Niyazov announced 23 new appointments and 18 dismissals in the course of three meetings on January 25. Former presidential favorite Aganiyaz Akyev was relieved as Chief of the Presidential Apparatus and appointed the new hakim (governor) of Dashoguz Welayat (province). Chie [...]	2006-01-27 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON PINR EPET TX
06ASHGABAT139	UNITED WE STAND (SORT OF): ASHGABAT'S WESTERN [...] (SBU) On January 27, Consular officers from the U.S., German, British and French embassies met at the German Embassy in Asghabat to discuss shared consular trends and anti-fraud prevention measures pertinent to each embassy. Like the U.S. Embassy, EU embassies reported an increase in demand an [...]	2006-01-27 12:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS FR GM KFRD PGOV TX UK
06ASHGABAT140	TURKISH AMBASSADOR POSITS GAZPROM PLANS TO [...] (C) During a lunch he hosted for Georgian Ambassador Petriashvili, Ukrainian Ambassador Mayko, and U.S. Ambassador, Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil argued passionately (with the help of visual aids) that Gazprom is intent on establishing a monopoly of gas supply to Europe. Akil argued that Gaz [...]	2006-01-27 12:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASHGABAT151	NIYAZOV WANTS TO "SOLVE GAS ISSUES PEACEFULLY" [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador was called in by Niyazov Monday morning for a briefing on his Moscow meeting with Putin last week. Unexpectedly, it transpired that the Turkish ambassador had been called in for the same briefing. Niyazov said he had resisted Putin,s pressure to take sides against Uk [...]	2006-01-30 13:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASHGABAT161	OIL EXPATS: GOTX OIL POLICY DYSFUNCTIONAL, BUT [...] (SBU) A half-dozen of Ashgabat,s long-time oil-patch and other expat observers gave us their views on Turkmenistan,s oil/government scene over lunch January 27. The emphatic consensus was that GOTX channels for getting oil business done have become more dysfunctional than ever, with nil pros [...]	2006-02-02 11:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV TX
06ASHGABAT162	Lights Out in Energy-Rich Balkan Welayat [...] (SBU) During a January 30-February 1 visit to Balkan Welayat DCM witnessed some of the bureaucratic inefficiencies that make the Government of Turkmenistan a problematic business partner. Turkmenbashy, formerly Krasnovodsk, a hydrocarbon rich Houston of Central Asia, has been without water [...]	2006-02-02 11:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PHUM PREL AJ TX
06ASHGABAT177	EU SPECIAL ENVOY KUBIS GIVES READOUT OF NIYAZOV [...] (SBU) EU Emissary to Central Asia Jan Kubis told the ambassador on 2/7 that he had raised energy issues with Niyazov at their meeting the previous day and tried to drive home the point that, despite the current lack of a coordinated EU energy policy, energy developments in Turkmenistan are of [...]	2006-02-07 12:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASHGABAT178	TURKMENISTAN: CTAG MEETING MORE STYLE THAN [...] (SBU) Representatives of six of the G-8 countries met at the Russian Embassy on February 7 to discuss counter-terrorism assistance with the GOTX during the first local CTAG meeting of the Russian G-8 presidency. Although invited and encouraged by the Russian Embassy to attend, the GOTX fai [...]	2006-02-07 13:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER RS TX
06ASHGABAT209	MESSAGE TO NIYAZOV ON TURKMEN GAS [...] ( SBU) Unfortunately, the reftel talking points arrived after Miller and his delegation did. It seemed unlikely we would be able to approach President Niyazov, who was fully engaged in opening ceremonies/speeches connected with the upcoming holiday. After the speech he delivered at the new [...]	2006-02-17 07:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL RS TX UP
06ASHGABAT210	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA REACTION ON GOTX POSITION ON [...] (U) On February 9, 2006, one week later than most Islamic countries, the GOTX expressed its opinion regarding the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Per reftel, the MFA issued a press release on the only government sponsored website, turkmenistan.ru, as well as in major print dailies "Turkmen [...]	2006-02-17 11:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT213	GOTX PUBLISHES AI ARTICLE [...] (U) THE GOTX INCREASED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL AI PLAN DURING A FEBRUARY 14-16 WHO-SPONSORED WORKSHOP. THE GOTX ALSO TOOK THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF PUBLISHING A FRONT-PAGE ARTICLE AND AIRING A RADIO NEWS STORY ON AI. THE ARTICLE FOCUSED ON THE GOTX'S SELF-PROCLAIMED PROACTIVE MEASURES [...]	2006-02-21 11:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT215	NIYAZOV,S 2/17 GAZPROM, UKRAINIAN VISITORS: [...] (C) GazProm CEO Miller,s February 17 visit to Ashgabat came and went without known result; FM Meredov told Ambassador that Niyazov deferred any new energy-sector decisions for at least two months. Far less reassuringly, Ukraine energy officials, talks the same day with GOTX counterparts and [...]	2006-02-21 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL RS TX UP
06ASHGABAT228	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER FROM [...] (C) Turkmenistan is a hydrocarbon rich, strategically located dictatorship ruled by "President for Life" Saparmurat Niyazov. The South and Central Asia Bureau has inherited the eighth worst dictator in the world, according to "Parade" magazine; the third most corrupt country in the world, ac [...]	2006-02-23 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET MARR PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT231	PHARMACEUTICALS IN TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC, [...] A pharmaceuticals availability crisis in the mid- 1990's caused the GOTX to let private business into the national medicine distribution system. Largely as a result of the ensuing private-sector activity, supplies soon reached near-saturation levels. Subsequently, the GOTX began to secure a [...]	2006-02-24 11:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL TX
06ASHGABAT257	EMBASSY ASHGABAT SUBMISSION FOR 2006 [...] (U) The following is Embassy Ashgabat's responses to the 2005-2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for Turkmenistan. The report follows the guidelines outlined in reftel. 2. (SBU) U.S. Embassy Ashgabat's point of contact for anti- trafficking in persons programs is: Ian Turner, Consular Off [...]	2006-03-06 11:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TX
06ASHGABAT295	GOTX HEARS NO EVIL/SEES NO EVIL ON TRAFFICKING [...] (C) During her February 21-22 visit to Ashgabat, G/TIP Officer Megan Hall met with representatives of the Human Rights Committee of the Mejilis, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and the State Service for the Registration of Foreigners (SSRF) to learn about the GOTX's perspective on TIP. No [...]	2006-03-17 09:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KWMN SMIG TX
06ASHGABAT313	DIP CORPS JOINS HANDS, RIDES A LOVE TRAIN TO THE [...] (C) On March 17, Conoff, along with most of Ashgabat's diplomatic corps, traveled by train to the town of Ichoguz, halfway between Ashgabat and Dashoguz to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the new $2 billion Ashgabat-Garagum-Dashoguz rail line. While the event itself was nothing s [...]	2006-03-23 09:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT315	IP ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN TURKMENISTAN FY 2006 [...] Turkmenistan is on the 2006 Special 301 Watch List. Education on basic IPR concepts and law enforcement training is requisite to the permanent removal of Turkmenistan from this List. Embassy Ashgabat enthusiastically submits the following project proposal per ref A in order to develop the G [...]	2006-03-23 10:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR BTIO ETRD ECON SNAR TX
06ASHGABAT321	TURKMENISTAN BANS POULTRY SALES IN PROVINCES [...] PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. 2. POL/ECON OFFICER WAS FORCED TO TAKE A RUSSIAN AND TURKMEN LANGUAGE FLYER WARNING ABOUT THE RISKS OF AI DURING HER TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES FLIGHT TO ISTANBUL ON MARCH 14. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION DISSEMINATED ON THE RE [...]	2006-03-28 05:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT326	TURKMENISTAN LIKELY TO GAME VOTE ON GUATEMALA VS [...] (C) Turkmenistan's vote on the GRULAC seat for the UNSC is likely to depend more on GAZPROM negotiations and U.S. sponsorship of a UNGA Turkmenistan resolution than it will on Latin American politics. With the United States pushing so hard for Guatemala, GOTX likely will use its vote to puni [...]	2006-03-29 13:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	GT PREL TX UNGA VE UNSC
06ASHGABAT357	NIYAZOV'S TRIP TO CHINA: TURKMENISTAN SIGNS DEAL [...] (C) During Niyazov's visit to China, Turkmenistan and China agreed to build a natural gas pipeline by 2009 between the two countries, and for Turkmenistan to sell 30 billion cubic meters of gas to China annually once it is completed. The agreement includes joint exploration and development of [...]	2006-04-05 13:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL CH TX
06ASHGABAT369	MARY, BALKANABAT RFE/RL REPORTERS ALIVE AND DEFIANT [...] (SBU) PDOff visited Mary Radio Free Europe/Liberty (RFE/RL) stringers Ovezmuhammet Hommadov and Jumadurdy Ovezov April 6. Both are in good condition but continue to deal with cut-off telephones and harassment by local authorities. Balkanabat stringer Shamurat Akolyev visited the embassy on Ap [...]	2006-04-11 03:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR TX
06ASHGABAT43	DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH FM MEREDOV [...] (C) On January 13, following a meeting with President Niyazov (septel) Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov hosted a working lunch for visiting DAS Matthew Bryza and Ambassador Jacobson. During the lunch, Bryza pressed for concrete progress on religious freedom and academic exchanges for Turkmeni [...]	2006-01-13 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KIRF PHUM PREL SCUL TX
06ASHGABAT439	GOTX DRAFTING STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD INTO ARMY [...] (C) The GOTX has ordered male Turkmenistani citizens of Kazakh ethnicity studying in Kazakhstan to return home for military service, according to information from a Kazakh Diaspora contact. The contact provided Post with a copy of a letter sent by the Turkmen Embassy in Astana to South Kazakh [...]	2006-04-26 08:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KZ RS UP TX
06ASHGABAT447	TURKMENISTAN POSTS TRANSLATED HRR 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 11:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO ODIP PREL ELAB KDEM KSPR TX
06ASHGABAT450	Turkmenistan Agrees to Energize Afghanistan [...] (U) The Afghan power delegation headed by Afghanistan Power and Water Resources Minister, the former Governor of Herat, Muhammad Ismail signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with President Niyazov for delivery of an additional 330 MW of electricity per year on April 24 in Ashgabat. The [...]	2006-04-28 12:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT477	TURKMENISTAN POSTS TRANSLATED SHRD 2005-2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 09:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PQM KPAO ODIP PREL ELAB KDEM KSPR TX
06ASHGABAT550	Islam in America Speaker Ahmed Younis [...] (SBU) Turkmenistan was the first destination in the three-country Central Asian speaking tour of Ahmed Younis, National Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, a tour which included Kyrgyztan and Tajikistan. Embassy Ashgabat welcomed Younis, its first Islam in America speaker, and organ [...]	2006-05-24 03:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PGOV TX KY
06ASHGABAT561	Ukrainian Ambassador to Ashgabat Viktor Mayko to [...] (SBU) Ukrainian Ambassador to Ashgabat Viktor Mayko will travel to Kabul in mid-June to present his credentials to President Karzai. Ukraine previously had been represented by its ambassador in Tashkent. Mayko will be a valuable interlocutor on energy issues and also on the trials and tribu [...]	2006-05-25 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EPET PINR AF UP TX
06ASHGABAT608	TURKMENISTAN BURNS 1.7 TONS OF NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) On May 28, for the third time in a year, Turkmenistan invited personnel from diplomatic missions to observe the destruction of seized narcotics. For the first time, ambassadors and local and foreign media were also invited to attend the destruction. While claiming that it is not a tran [...]	2006-06-09 12:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PINR PGOV PBTS TX
06ASHGABAT623	COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN TO ISSUE STERN [...] (C) Twelve years after ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Turkmenistan's compliance record is "a failure," according to a UNICEF official briefing select members of the Ashgabat diplomat corps prior to publication of the official report of the Committee on the Rights of Child [...]	2006-06-12 13:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TX
06ASHGABAT644	TURKMENISTAN,S RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA: COLD AND [...] (C) During two conversations with the Armenian Consul in Turkmenistan Artak Kalachyan on June 12 and 13, PolOff discussed the &cold8 state of relations between Armenia and Turkmenistan, the plight of ethnic Armenians in Turkmenistan and Kalachyan,s predictions for a possible post-Niyazovian f [...]	2006-06-15 11:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG TX AM PHUM
06ASHGABAT652	TURKMENISTAN IMPLICATES FRENCH EMBASSY, OSCE [...] (C) On June 19, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov told Ambassador that French Charge Henri Tomasini was implicated in a scheme to foment political unrest in Turkmenistan. Meredov unveiled a complicated story involving a Turkmenistani dissident, foreign journalists, spy gear, &color8 revolutio [...]	2006-06-20 12:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TX FR UK
06ASHGABAT673	GAZPROM'S SURPRISE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN YIELDS NO [...] (SBU) On June 19 President Niyazov invited Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller to Turkmenistan to discuss additional gas supplies for 2006 and gas deliveries for 2007 and 2008. Although no deal was struck, the Turkmenistani side offered increased volume to Gazprom, but did not accept the offer to [...]	2006-06-26 12:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL TX RS UP
06ASHGABAT679	NIYAZOV'S WILLING EXECUTIONERS JUSTIFY WIDESPREAD [...] (C) On June 20, DCM, Conoff, and CAO met with Ashyrmurad Garayev and Gurbangeldi Akgayev, two representatives of the Ashgabat city government who are involved in the Ashgabat "White City" beautification program that has destroyed thousands of private homes, rendering thousands more homeless. [...]	2006-06-27 08:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TX

06ASHGABAT698	TURKMENISTAN MOSTLY MUTE ON SPY SCANDAL [...] (C) Since the televised June 20 Cabinet of Ministers meeting detailing an alleged spy ring (reftel),the Government of Turkmenistan has not proceeded with either diplomatic or public denunciations of French Charge Henri Tomasini or OSCE Human Dimensions officer Benjamin Moreau. Local RFE/RL [...]	2006-07-03 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT699	DEAL OR NO DEAL? NIYAZOV PLAYS HARDBALL ON [...] (C) On June 29 GazProm Chairman Alexei Miller returned to Turkmenistan to discuss gas prices with President Niyzaov )- his second visit in less than two weeks. The following day, a Ukrainian delegation headed by Minister Plachkov met with Oil and Gas Minister Atayev for a similar negotiation. [...]	2006-07-03 13:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG TX UP RS BO ZK
06ASHGABAT702	AMBASSADOR,S FAREWELL CALL WITH NIYAZOV [...] (C) During an hour long farewell call with Ambassador, an apparently healthy and engaged Niyazov: -described plans for upcoming elections at all levels, starting with village councils July 23 and leading up to presidential elections in 2009; -noted that he would maintain his chairmanship o [...]	2006-07-05 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TX PHUM ENRG PINS KDEM ZK
06ASHGABAT704	TURKMENISTAN AND PAKISTAN: PROBLEMS ABOUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with Pakistani Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkmenistan, Dr. Ali Ahmad Arian on June 30 and talked about the bilateral relationship between Turkmenistan and Pakistan, including their declining trade relations, Trans-Afghan Pipeline feasibility, educational exchanges, an [...]	2006-07-05 12:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PK TX KPAO ETRD EPET ZK PGOV
06ASHGABAT741	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKMENISTAN NEUTRAL ON [...] (U) ON JULY 3 THE EMBASSY RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) IN RESPONSE TO THE EMBASSY'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S CURRENT RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY IMPORTS. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY REPORTED THAT THE STATE EPIDEMIOLOGICA [...]	2006-07-13 06:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT804	THE JULY 24-25 STATE VISIT OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Iranian President Ahmadinejad was clearly in control, with President Niyazov playing only a secondary role, during the Iranian President,s July 24-25 state visit to Turkmenistan. Notwithstanding the local state media's assertions that the visit centered on developing economic links -- th [...]	2006-07-27 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENGR ETRD PARM IR TX UNSC
06ASHGABAT821	SCENE SETTER FOR PDAS MANN'S AUGUST 13-15 VISIT TO [...] (U) PDAS Mann, welcome back to Ashgabat, we look forward to your return. Your visit will provide us with an opportunity to meet President Niyazov to discuss oil and gas issues and review progress on the key priorities of our bilateral relationship: -- Promotion of democratic reform and h [...]	2006-08-02 13:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT851	A Quiet Violence: Niyazov Destroys More Neighborhoods [...] (SBU) A large neighborhood across the street from the CHG's residence has fallen victim to President Niyazov's dream of a transformed Ashgabat, this time in a particularly brutal fashion. During the weekend of July 29-30, residents were given just 24 - 72 hour eviction notices before demolition [...]	2006-08-09 13:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TNGD PGOV TX
06ASHGABAT856	PETRONAS POSSIBLY LOOKING TO EXPAND ACTIVITIES IN [...] (C) Judging by insights provided by the U.S. firm Transocean, the Malaysian Oil Giant Petronas is both consolidating and looking to expand its activities in Turkmenistan. Transocean has drilled four commercially viable wells for Petronas in offshore Block 1 in the Caspian Sea. After the dis [...]	2006-08-10 13:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET MY TX
06ASHGABAT883	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE JULY 2006 [...] (U) Turkmenistan state media provided relatively positive coverage of and adequate support for mission events in July. Turkmenistan state television was active and positive in its coverage of ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson's statement on U.S. Independence Day, her farewell meeting with Preside [...]	2006-08-18 10:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT884	VINTAGE -- BUT SUBDUED -- NIYAZOV ON TRANS-CASPIAN [...] (C) During an August 14 two-hour meeting with SCA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Steven Mann, Turkmenistan's President Niyazov expressed interest in multiple gas pipelines but failed to endorse the practical steps involved. Niyazov supported a new trans)Caspian line, but stated [...]	2006-08-18 10:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET ETRD IR KZ PGOV PREL RS TX
06ASHGABAT904	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Turkmenistan's state media coverage of the August 13-15 visit to Turkmenistan of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Steven R. Mann included misinformation about the content of his meeting with President Niyazov and downplayed Mann's emphasis on the need for transparency and comp [...]	2006-08-24 12:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT905	EXPANSION PLANS FOR TURKMENISTAN'S NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Petronas subcontractor Bertling Logistics confirmed reftel plans for Petronas to lay two natural gas pipelines from Block 1 to supply a new onshore gas facility in Gyanly, north of the Caspian Sea city of Turkmenbashy. U.K.'s Burren Energy has approached Turkmenistan officials regarding t [...]	2006-08-25 09:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASHGABAT906	KAZAKHSTANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Kazakhstani Ambassador to Turkmenistan Murat Atanov told Charge on August 21 that Foreign Minister Tokayev is scheduled to visit Ashgabat August 31. According to Atanov, Tokayev's mission will be to "thaw the ice" of Kazakhstan's relations with Turkmenistan. Atanov subsequently told Char [...]	2006-08-25 12:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KZ MNUC PHUM PREL TX ETRA
06ASHGABAT932	GAZPROM SIGNS $100/TCM DEAL FOR TURKMENISTAN'S NATURAL GAS [...] (SBU) Local Turkmen media reported that visiting Gazprom chairman Alexei Miller initialed an agreement September 5 with President Niyazov to purchase natural gas for $100 per thousand cubic meters (tcm). According to the terms of the contract, Turkmenistan will supply 162 billion cubic meters [...]	2006-09-05 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ETRD PREL TX
06ASHGABAT947	THINKING ABOUT NOT EXTENDING THE JACKSON-VANIK [...] (C) Since the last Jackson-Vanik Waiver review, the Government of Turkmenistan has made no progress on freedom of movement and even has refused to engage with the embassy on the subject. Based on the above, post recommends the Department begin considering not extending the waiver. Charge i [...]	2006-09-07 13:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT957	CALCULATING THE IMPACT OF THE GAZPROM-TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Embassy estimates Turkmenistan will earn $3.6 billion in 2006 natural gas revenues, and based on the new agreement with Gazprom, will receive $5.9 billion in 2007 natural gas revenues. Turkmenistan will likely attempt to increase gas prices for Iran from the current rate of $65/tcm to a r [...]	2006-09-12 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASHGABAT959	EXPANDING WATER SUPPLIES AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] (SBU) The construction and redevelopment boom afflicting Ashgabat has not infected Turkmenbashy and Balkanabat, the two main cities in western Balkan welayat (province). However, tourism development is expected in Turkmenbashy, Turkmenistan's main port city, where a new water desalinization p [...]	2006-09-13 02:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TX
06ASHGABAT997	TURKMENISTAN'S OIL CHIEF UPBEAT ON OIL AND GAS [...] (SBU) Citing Turkmenistan's estimated reserves of 45 billion metric tons of oil equivalent, Garyagdy Tashliyev, chairman of Turkmenistan's state oil concern, advised emboffs September 13 that Turkmenistan would avoid the refining, sale and storage "mistakes" that previously afflicted the secto [...]	2006-09-22 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASTANA	KAZAKHSTAN: EXXONMOBIL UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON CPC [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 06:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL
06ASTANA147	KAZAKHSTAN'S "BONUS SCANDAL": PUBLIC COMPANIES IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The so-called "bonus scandal," in which President Nazarbayev lashed out against the exorbitant level of salaries paid to top executives at state-owned companies, has added to the mounting criticism of the government. The media has portrayed the affair as part of Nazarbayev's ef [...]	2006-09-27 12:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENRG KZ
06ASTANA149	AND THEN THERE WERE THREE: CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the view of Kazakhstani working-level Industry & Trade officials, the newly announced Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan customs union within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Community (EEC) is an acknowledgement of Ukraine's refusal to take part. While the creation of the cust [...]	2006-09-28 08:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KZ BO RS UZ UP
06ASTANA152	ASSESSING KAZAKHSTAN'S WATER NEEDS [...] Summary: Kazakhstan faces major challenges in the water sector. Recent GOK activities reflect an increasing awareness of the severity of the problem. Domestically, it created the "Water Supply Sector Program 2002-2010," a 115 billion tenge ($900 million) program intended to ensure a sustain [...]	2006-09-29 05:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID KZ
06ASTANA204	KAZAKHSTAN: EXXONMOBIL UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON CPC [...] (C) Summary: In an October 18 meeting with Ambassador Ordway, ExxonMobil Country Manager David Willis described steps taken by his company to assert itself in the process of developing a Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) to carry Kashagan (and now possibly Tengiz) crude to market [...]	2006-10-19 06:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL
06ASTANA21	KAZAKHSTAN'S CHIEF WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATOR SPEAKS ON [...] (U) Summary: In a February 2 meeting, Deputy Trade Minister and Kazakhstan's chief WTO accession negotiator Zhanar Aitzhanova briefed Ambassador Ordway on the status of economic reforms tied to accession and the Ministry's current views on economic policy. End summary. WTO Accession [...]	2006-03-28 11:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KZ
06ASTANA283	KAZAKHSTAN A WORTHY STRATEGIC PARTNER - MEDIA COVERAGE ON NAZARBAYEV VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-24 08:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
06ASTANA29	KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV OUTLINES PLAN TO MAKE KAZAKHSTAN ONE [...] (U) Summary: In his annual state of the nation address delivered on March 1, President Nazarbayev presented his "Strategy for Kazakhstan's being among - the world's 50 most competitive countries." In his introductory statement, he spoke of the key components of his vision: the market economy, [...]	2006-04-13 07:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EINV ENRG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE PINR
06ASTANA33	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS DISCUSS UPCOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 18, Ambassador Ordway met with Minister of Internal Affairs Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov to discuss the early May VIP visit and progress on bilateral counter-narcotics, anti-trafficking in persons, and security cooperation. Vice Minister of Internal Affairs Alek Shpekbayev [...]	2006-04-19 13:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KDEM PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR KZ
06ASTANA35	KAZAKHSTAN REACTION TO NORTH KOREAN ANNOUNCEMENT: "YOU CAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov on October 10, taking the opportunity to thank Abdrakhmanov for the Government of Kazakhstan's (GOK) October 9 statement (paragraph 4) denouncing North Korea's announcement of a nuclear weapon test. [...]	2006-10-10 12:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KZ KN
06ASTANA379	KAZAKHSTAN: ACCESS INDUSTRIES TO MANAGE EKIBASTUZ [...] (C) Summary: In August 2006, U.S.-based Access Industries assumed management control of Kazakhstan's 50% share of the 1000 MW Ekibastuz Gres II power plant, reportedly in return for financing plant upgrades and constructing one or two additional 500-600 MW generating units. (Russia's RAO UE [...]	2006-11-01 06:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL
06ASTANA42	KAZAKHSTAN: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER MEETS WITH TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 5 meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher and Elisabeth Millard of the NSC, Minister of SIPDIS Transport and Communications Mamin discussed the new $26 billion Transportation Strategy, ambitious plans for Air Astana, and ideas for infrastructure projects aimed t [...]	2006-05-10 16:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAIR KZ AF TI UZ KG TX ZK
06ASTANA495	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW CENTER-RIGHT "ATAMEKEN" PARTY HOLDS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27, the organizers of a new political party called "Atameken" (Fatherland) held their founding congress in Almaty. The party is styled as a center-right party committed to championing the middle class and small and medium-size entrepreneurs. Although presidential so [...]	2006-11-07 10:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM KZ
06ASTANA502	KAZAKHSTAN: ASSURANCES FOR RETURN OF KAZAKHSTANI [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan has agreed to the return of three citizens held at Guantanamo, and has provided written assurances regarding human rights and security issues. End summary. 2. (SBU) On November 7, Poloff met with Ualikhan S. Sanginkhanov, Head of the MFA's Division of Europe and A [...]	2006-11-08 02:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KAWC PINR PREL KZ
06ASTANA508	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE, OCTOBER 31 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Khrunichev Center Wins Tender for Creation of Kazsat [...]	2006-11-08 09:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
06ASTANA51	2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (SBU) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified and contains business-sensitive information. Not for Internet distribution. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to Reftel request for input to the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. 3. (SBU) Po [...]	2006-06-15 14:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE OPIC KZ
06ASTANA55	DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Astana Econoff, together with Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Sergey Kopeyko, delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov on July 7. Econoff and Kopeyko jointly expressed hope that Astana will support the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. [...]	2006-07-11 12:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PINR PINS PTER KZ
06ASTANA559	INL TRAINING, OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 2, FRANKFURT RSC [...] Summary: INL/RM, INL Regional Officer, and INL/AAE conducted training for INL personnel and financial management staff from missions in Central Asia, Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine at the Frankfurt Regional Support Center (RSC) October 30-November 2. 2. The training introduced par [...]	2006-11-13 04:59:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM AMGT AFIN ASEC
06ASTANA569	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] The Kazakhstan EXBS Program office completed its move across town from the interim Embassy Branch Office to the New Embassy Compound in October and is now fully operational, with brand-new computers and a beautiful new office space. 2. Andrew Offenbacher concluded his tenure with the EXBS P [...]	2006-11-14 02:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ASTANA580	KAZAKHSTAN: AES UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON IPO, [...] (C) Summary: AES's Dale Perry briefed the Ambassador on November 7 on AES's preparations for an IPO of its regulated Kazakhstani assets; the company's efforts to buy three CHP (combined heat/power) plants in Omsk, Russia; and several avenues of possible cooperation with Samruk, Kazakhstan's ho [...]	2006-11-15 11:41:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL RS
06ASTANA590	KAZAKHSTAN: 2006-2007 INSCR, PART I [...] In response to reftel instructions, the text of Part 1 of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) for Kazakhstan follows. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. In 2006, Kazakhstan significantly increased counter-drug operations. President Nazarbayev declared a nati [...]	2006-11-17 06:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
06ASTANA591	KAZAKHSTAN: 2006-2007 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] In response to reftel instructions, the text of Part II of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Kazakhstan, with its developed and modern banking system, has beco [...]	2006-11-17 06:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM KCOR KTFN KZ
06ASTANA668	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a November 25 meeting with Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev in Astana, the Ambassador proposed policy discussions on the permanent disposition of BN-350 spent fuel, expressed disappointment at Kazakhstan's voting record in the Third Committee, and offered expanded trainin [...]	2006-11-27 04:24:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PARM PHUM PREL PTER AF KZ
06ASTANA712	KAZAKHSTANI OPPOSITION FIGURES SKEPTICAL ON [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador on November 27, opposition figures Galymzhan Zhakiyanov and Zharmakhan Tuyakbay stated that they do not expect near-term political reforms in Kazakhstan. Neither could predict whether President Nazarbayev will alter Kazakhstan's current po [...]	2006-12-01 12:09:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ
06ASTANA721	AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFERENCE AIMS TO STRENGTHEN CENTRAL [...] Summary: On December 4-6 in Almaty, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),through its partners the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Winrock International, will hold a regional conference on technical aspects of Avian Influenza surveillance. Th [...]	2006-12-04 01:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR TBIO KFLU KZ
06ASTANA78	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Advisor Larry Adkins concluded his temporary duty assignment with EXBS Astana on October 2. Larry's numerous and invaluable contributions to the EXBS office during his two-month-plus sojourn in Kazakhstan are highly appreciated. [...]	2006-10-13 11:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ASTANA781	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Michael Seguin, new Kazakhstan EXBS Advisor, completed turnover of the EXBS program office from outgoing Advisor Andrew Offenbacher. A thorough review of program priorities, the diplomatic landscape in Kazakhstan and appropriate posture to take with government agencies, and initiatives, was di [...]	2006-12-07 01:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ASTANA824	KAZAKHSTAN: PREPARING FOR FUTURE ROUND OF OFFSHORE [...] (C) Summary: In early 2006, the Government of Kazakhstan granted a small geophysical company, Caspian Veritas LLP, exclusive rights to acquire seismic data over the entire "open" (unassigned) acreage of the Kazakhstani sector of the Caspian Sea. The company -- and at least one major prospect [...]	2006-12-12 12:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ
06ASTANA885	KAZAKHSTAN: DELIVERY OF GICNT INFORMATION [...] (U) Pol-Econ Chief, along with Counselor Gennadiy Spiglazov from the Russian Embassy, conveyed reftel information to Kairat Sarzhanov of the MFA's international security section on December 14. 2. (SBU) Sarzhanov indicated that the GOK would carefully consider the proposed plan of work and o [...]	2006-12-17 09:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR KGIC MCAP PINS PTER KNNP KZ
06ASTANA889	Kazakhstan: Economy Minister Comments on Tengiz Brawl [...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Economy Minister Musin identified the inadequacy of Kazakh workers' wages as a key contributor to the recent "Tengiz brawl." Even though an oil company might allocate funds for a decent wage, Musin explained, by the time a contractor [...]	2006-12-20 03:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ENRG EPET KZ
06ASTANA899	KAZAKHSTAN: SAMRUK'S NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN DEALS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 8, Sir Richard Harry Evans, the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Samruk State Holding Company, discussed with the Ambassador his uphill battle in establishing proper corporate oversight over the Samruk companies, working with the GOK, and plan [...]	2006-12-20 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ENRG EAIR ETRD EPET KZ
06ASTANA901	KAZAKHSTAN: COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Included is Post's submission for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report for Kazakhstan, as well as point of contact information as requested in reftel. 2. Embassy point of contact is: Douglas Monk +7(3172) 70-24-79 monkd@state.gov 3. Note: Post requests that the term "Kazakhstani" not b [...]	2006-12-21 01:41:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KRCM EFIN KHLS KPAO KZ
06ASTANA927	KAZAKHSTAN: SALE OF NATIONS ENERGY -- TO BE OR NOT TO BE? [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 09:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KZ
06ASUNCION357	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH [...] (U) Summary: -- Russians Arrested in Paraguay -- Partial Oil and Gas Exploration Setback -- New IMF Program Agreed -- Yby Yau Police Officers Put on Leave -- ICE Conducts Course on Bulk Cash Smuggling ------------------------------------- Russian-Israelis Arrested in Paraguay ------------ [...]	2006-04-04 14:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM PA
06ASUNCION358	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH [...] (U) Summary: -- Russians Arrested in Paraguay -- Partial Oil and Gas Exploration Setback -- New IMF Program Agreed -- Yby Yau Police Officers Put on Leave -- ICE Conducts Course on Bulk Cash Smuggling ----------------------------- Russians Arrested in Paraguay ---------------------------- [...]	2006-04-04 14:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM PA
06ASUNCION809	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 12:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS PY
06ATHENS1058	SCENESETTER: YOUR APRIL 27 VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for agreeing to make a quick stop in Athens on April 27. The Greek Government is delighted you are able to visit so soon after FM Bakoyannis' March 23 trip to Washington, and sees your visit as more proof of the deepening U.S.-Greece strategic partnership, or as Bakoya [...]	2006-04-19 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR CY TU VISIT
06ATHENS1156	BURGAS-ALEXANDROPOLI PIPELINE: GREEK REACTION TO [...] (U) Summary: On May 3rd, Greek press sources reported that the Bulgarian Government was withdrawing its interest from the proposed Burgas-Alexandropoli Oil Pipeline (B-A),touching off widespread media speculation that the entire pipeline deal was in jeopardy. Additional press reports, howeve [...]	2006-05-05 14:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ENRG GR
06ATHENS1298	"WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ANTI-GAZPROM CAMPAIGN." [...] (C) Summary. In a public speech at a luncheon in Athens on 17 May, Andrei Vdovin, Russian Ambassador to Greece, commented on the Russian - Greek bi-lateral relationship with a specific focus on energy. Vdovin underscored the overall strength and historical context of the relationship before [...]	2006-05-19 13:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG GR
06ATHENS131	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-17 14:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
06ATHENS1319	GREECE ENERGY: GOG DELAYING CONTACTS WITH AZERIS [...] (C) Summary. According to recent meetings with Greek officials, the GoG has temporarily put on hold efforts to assure a diverse supply of natural gas for the Turkey-Greece-Italy gas interconnector. Development Ministry Director General Nicos Stefanou told us May 22 the Greeks are waiting un [...]	2006-05-22 14:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON GR GAZPROM
06ATHENS1366	COPELOUZOS GROUP CHAIRMAN BRIEFS ON ENERGY PLANS [...] (C) Summary. Copelouzos Group Chairman Dimitris Copelouzos briefed the Ambassador April 27 on his proposal to build a "West Macedonia Branch" of the Turkish-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas interconnector. AccordinQto Copelouzos, whose firm is closely linked with Gazprom, this could supply natural g [...]	2006-05-26 08:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GR AL MK
06ATHENS1413	GREEK FM WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN, ISSUES [...] (C) On May 31 Ambassador shared ref points with FM Bakoyannis, who strongly supported the U.S. move to participate in the EU-3 negotiations with Iran, if that country fully and verifiably suspends its enrichment and reprocessing activities. Subsequently, the FM issued a statement of support [...]	2006-06-01 12:23:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR GR
06ATHENS1432	CYPRUS AND AZERBAIJAN: ANOTHER OBSTACLE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Greece, Mir-Hamza Efendiyev, on June 1, to discuss the Turkey-Greece-Istanbul natural gas interconnector (TGI). Ambassador outlined the current state of play and likely Russian efforts to get the GoG to accept Gazprom supplied gas [...]	2006-06-02 14:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPET GR
06ATHENS1656	SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY OFFICERS' CONFERENCE, [...] (U) This is an action cable; please see paragraph 6. Embassy Athens is pleased to invite officers from addressee posts to the Southern Corridor Energy Officer's Conference, which will be held July 14 in Athens, Greece. The conference will take place at the Hotel Grand Bretagne, Athens, Greec [...]	2006-06-28 12:22:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET GR
06ATHENS1667	PUBLIC ORDER MINISTER OUTLINES CT PRIORITIES, [...] (C) During a G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) lunch for G-8 Ambassadors hosted by Russian Ambassador Vdovin on June 16, Public Order Minister Polydoras gave a comprehensive description of Greece's domestic and international counter-terrorism priorities. Later, on June 26th, Polydora [...]	2006-06-29 07:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER GR
06ATHENS1913	DEVELOPMENT MINISTER FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary. The Greek Government is committed to enhancing European energy security through promoting the Turkey-Greece-Italy natural gas interconnector as a conduit for Caspian gas. This was the message conveyed July 14 to EUR DAS Bryza by Minister of Development Sioufas, who said he wan [...]	2006-07-21 13:44:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG GR
06ATHENS2078	SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY CONFERENCE EXAMINES [...] (C) Summary: Gazprom's growing stranglehold on European energy supplies, particularly in the area of natural gas, has the potential to reduce these countries' diplomatic freedom of movement in support of U.S. diplomatic goals. Improving these countries' energy security and diversity of supply [...]	2006-08-09 04:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG GR
06ATHENS231	GREECE'S EMERGING ROLE IN EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The recent dispute between Ukraine and Russia over the price of gas once again highlights Europe's vulnerable energy position. Senior Greek officials have impressed on us their wish that Greece provide an important East-West corridor in the movement of gas and oil through the T [...]	2006-01-27 14:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GR GAZPROM NATGAS OIL
06ATHENS2324	PUTIN AND PURVANOV IN ATHENS: THE LONG ROAD TO [...] (C) Summary. Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis, Russian President Putin and Bulgarian President Purvanov met in Athens on September 4, to discuss the three countries' cooperation on the long-proposed, but not yet realized, Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline (B-A). Despite higher expectations by [...]	2006-09-05 15:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG GR
06ATHENS3229	GREECE ASKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON DRAFT UNSC [...] (C) Ambassador Costas Halastanis, chief of staff to FM Bakoyannis, called Ambassador at 1615 hours, December 20 to ask that the Embassy convey a personal message from FM Bakoyannis to the Secretary concerning the Greek-French draft UNSCR on protection of journalists. The MFA, working with the [...]	2006-12-20 15:06:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GR FR
06ATHENS342	GAZPROM CHAIR IN GREECE: PUTTING RUSSIAN GAS IN [...] (C) Economic Counselor discussed the February 2 visit of Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller to Greece with Minister of Development Sioufas' Diplomatic Advisor, Teresa Angelatou. She said that Miller's top objective was to send the message that "Russia wants to avoid another Ukraine." Miller was [...]	2006-02-06 15:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GR GAZPROM NATGAS
06ATHENS371	GREECE/KOSOVO: SERB PRESIDENT VISITS ATHENS, LOOKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 6 the Greek MFA gave read-outs to EU and Contact Group embassies of recent, separate visits to Athens of Serb President Tadic and Serb-Montenegrin President Marovic, who both came to attend the Socialist International meeting last week. Kosovo dominated the discuss [...]	2006-02-09 11:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GR
06ATHENS373	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GREEK FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of an ongoing phone-tapping scandal (Ref A) of high-level Greek Government officials (in which the U.S. has been fingered in the media as the culprit),Greek FM Molyviatis used a one-on-one lunch February 8 with Ambassador in a central Athens restauarant to emphasize [...]	2006-02-09 12:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PGOV PREL CY TU RS YI VE GT EU AMB
06ATHENS393	GAZPROM CHAIR TO MOLYVIATIS: RUSSIAN GAS? CASPIAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Molyviatis confirmed to Ambassador February 8 that Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller,s visit to Greece February 2 (reftel) was aimed at getting Greek agreement to transport Russian (Gazprom) gas to Italy in the new interconnector Greece is building (reftel). According to Mo [...]	2006-02-10 15:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GR RS AJ GAZPROM NATGAS
06ATHENS546	GREECE IN GAZPROM'S SIGHTS; READOUTS ON GREECE'S [...] (C) Summary: On February 23rd, Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Stylianides to discuss the recent visit to Greece by Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller. A clearly worried Stylianides described the visit as part of a full-court press by Gazprom to sign Greece to a long-term contract f [...]	2006-02-24 15:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON GR GAZPROM
06ATHENS571	GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution" Section. This is the third of four cables. 3. INVESTIGATIO [...]	2006-03-01 05:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS572	GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. SUMMARY: Greece has made signific [...]	2006-03-01 05:01:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS573	GREECE PART 4: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Protection and Assistance to Victims" Section. This is the fourth of four cables. 3. PROT [...]	2006-03-01 05:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS602	GREEK SCIENTOLOGISTS SHARE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] On February 21 pol intern and senior FSN met with Katarina Diamantara and Irene Karanbali, representatives of the Church of Scientology in Greece, to discuss Scientology's continuing struggle for state recognition. The Scientologists reported that they were established in Greece as a non-pro [...]	2006-03-02 17:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GR RFREEDOM
06ATHENS767	SCENESETTER FOR GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYANNIS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for agreeing to see Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis in Washington on March 23. This will be her first trip to Washington as Foreign Minister since assuming her post on February 15 of this year. Bakoyannis' objective will be to establish her credentials with you [...]	2006-03-21 14:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR CY TU BAKOYANNIS
06BAGHDAD1287	UNDERSTANDING RECENT INFLATION IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The impact of the December 2005 fuel price increases contributed to a one month, one-time inflation spike of 13.1 percent in February 2006. Although inflation is undesirable, a one-time inflation increase based on a badly-needed economic reform (see reftels for similar situatio [...]	2006-04-20 12:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IZ
06BAGHDAD1766	AUSTRALIAN CONCERNS ABOUT MNF-I DETENTION OF [...] (SBU) On May 24, Australian Ambassador Howard Brown and Australian Consul Alan Elliot met with Pol- MilCouns and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations (DCG-DO) to express Canberra's concern about the detention of Australian national Bradley John Thompson by US military forces [...]	2006-05-27 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1854	BIOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND ON BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL [...] The following is a biographic outline of the leadership of the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC),with background information on each of the committee chairs as well as the senior members. Included as available with each entry is biographic information, perceived views of the United States an [...]	2006-06-02 02:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1871	ITALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 1, Italian Ambassador Maruizio Melani reported to the Ambassador that Italian Deputy Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema (who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs) plans to visit Iraq on June 7. The purpose of the visit is to discuss Italy's future Iraq assistance plan with Prim [...]	2006-06-03 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ IT
06BAGHDAD2028	NEW MINISTER OF DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION BRINGS [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns, RefCoord and IRMO/MODM consultants had a positive initial meeting with the new Minister of Displacement and Migration Abd-al- Samad Rahman Sultan on May 31. Sultan was well informed about all the populations of concern to the Ministry, and expressed a desire for a conti [...]	2006-06-15 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PNAT SMIG KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2444	RESPONSE TO GOR REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN HOSTAGE [...] (S) Per reftel, the Mission will work closely with the GOR and GOI to coordinate efforts to recover the Russian Embassy staff members' remains and assist in apprehending those responsible for their murders. 2. (S) At this time, the location of any remains is unknown. Post recognizes the imp [...]	2006-07-10 15:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER PINS PGOV RS IZ
06BAGHDAD2699	NINEWA: LOCAL KURDKISH LEADERS CALL FOR MORE U.S. [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ninewa cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Kurdish political party leaders from Ninewa are calling for a greater U.S. presence in Iraqi Kurdistan. PUK West Ninewa Director Mustafa Kokhe and Vice Governor and KDP Provincial Director [...]	2006-07-29 11:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR ECON
06BAGHDAD2716	MIM DEPUTY MINISTER LOOKS BACK TO THE FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In a July 24 meeting Deputy Minister Sami Araji of the Ministry of Industry & Minerals (MIM) said that a new investment law should pass the Council of Representatives (CoR) in September or October of this year. He also said a draft privatization law is waiting for Council of Min [...]	2006-07-31 10:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD KPRV POL PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD3058	LAUNCHING THE COMPACT WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and Department of State Counselor Zelikow met with Prime Minister Maliki, Deputy Prime Minister Salih, Finance Minister Jabr, Oil Minister Shahristani, Central Bank Governor Shabibi and other foreign delegation members in Baghdad during the July 19-21 inf [...]	2006-08-23 10:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL EAID PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD3329	AMBASSADOR AND TALABANI DISCUSS DEFUSING FLAG [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with President Jalal Talabani on September 5-6, the Ambassador expressed his disappointment with the timing of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masud Barzani's September 1 statement on using the 1958 Iraqi flag within the KRG until a new flag had been dete [...]	2006-09-07 15:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY RU TU IZ
06BAGHDAD3371	VICE PRESIDENT ABD AL-MEHDI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a September 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Vice President Adel Abd Al-Mehdi described his US visit as useful. He agreed that the GOI needs a "roadmap" for how to resolve issues such as constitutional review and de-Baathification. Abd Al-Mehdi expressed support for Maliki's s [...]	2006-09-11 02:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IZ
06BAGHDAD3553	SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: -- Casualty Figures: The GOI agrees to establish a single point of contact for casualty numbers. -- The PM's Visit to Iran: The Prime Minister reported the he had raised Iranian support for anti-GOI groups during his recent visit to Tehran. Iran agreed to stop providing [...]	2006-09-24 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ PGOV PREL PTER PINS MOPS
06BAGHDAD3555	SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: -- Casualty Figures: The GOI agrees to establish a single point of contact for casualty numbers. -- The PM's Visit to Iran: The Prime Minister reported the he had raised Iranian support for anti-GOI groups during his recent visit to Tehran. Iran agreed to stop providing [...]	2006-09-24 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ PGOV PREL PTER PINS MOPS
06BAGHDAD3958	NINEWA: ASSYRIAN PATRIARCH VISIT AND PROPOSAL FOR [...] (C) The Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East and his primary non-clerical interlocutor in Iraq, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Finance and leading Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) member Sarkis Aghajan Mamando 'Sarkesi', concur that Assyrian Christians enjoy unprecede [...]	2006-10-22 08:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL PHUM PREF PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD4016	NINEWA: PENDING RELEASES OF FOREIGN INSURGENT [...] (C) Summary: Authorities at Ninewa's Badush Prison remain urgently concerned about the pending release of 150 foreign fighters, at least one of whom is an admitted al-Qaeda member. These prisoners have completed sentences and, absent other arrangements, will be released at the prison and ar [...]	2006-10-27 11:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PTER KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD4328	TALABANI SAYS SYRIA READY TO HELP IN IRAQ; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on November 21 with the Ambassador Iraqi President Jalal Talabani expressed the conviction that Syria is ready to help secure and stabilize Iraq. He shared a plan drawn up by Vice President Adil al-Mahdi to encourage cooperation among political blocs in an effort to [...]	2006-11-22 22:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IQ
06BAKU1001	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's July 7 introductory call, Minister of Defense General-Colonel Safar Abiyev stressed that the U.S.-Azerbaijani relationship is both strategic and special and that U.S. assistance has allowed Azerbaijan to integrate closer with the West. The Minister was p [...]	2006-07-11 13:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PINR AM AJ
06BAKU1010	EUR DAS MATT BRYZA AND TURKISH ENERGY ENVOY MEET [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR DAS Matthew J. Bryza and Turkish MFA Special Energy Envoy Ambassador Mithat Balkan met with Elshad Nasirov, Vice President (marketing) of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) on June 7 to discuss development of a new "Southern Corridor" to help Europe diversify gas supplies [...]	2006-07-12 13:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET EFIN PREL KZ RU TR
06BAKU1011	A NEW ENERGY AGENDA: EUR DAS MATT BRYZA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 6, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza and Turkish Energy Envoy Ambassador Mithat Balkan met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to discuss a new partnership on energy issues, particularly on bringing Azerbaijani gas to Europe. Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said that Az [...]	2006-07-12 13:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL AJ KZ RU TR
06BAKU1012	EUR DAS MATT BRYZA AND TURKISH ENERGY ENVOY MEET [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR DAS Matthew J. Bryza and Turkish Special Energy Envoy Ambassador Mithat Balkan met with Rovnag Abdullayev, President of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) on June 7 to discuss the southern gas corridor proposal. Abdullayev said Azerbaijan is grateful for U.S. support over [...]	2006-07-12 13:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET EFIN AJ KZ RU TR

06BAKU1034	AZERBAIJAN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR/ACE JERRY [...] Embassy Baku grants country clearance to Director Humanitarian Programs Jerry Oberndorfer to travel to Baku 19-20 August 2006. Control officer will be Economic Officer David McCormick. Mr. McCormick can be reached at the Embassy at: Email: McCormickDL@State.Gov Mobile: (994) (50) 2 [...]	2006-07-14 13:24:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AJ
06BAKU1042	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her July 11 introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov, Ambassador Derse raised the importance of WTO accession, the GOAJ's transparency and anticorruption efforts and the importance of non-oil sector development and effective management of oil revenues. She [...]	2006-07-17 12:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET PREL AJ IR RU
06BAKU1117	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON CAUCASUS MUSLIM [...] (C) In a July 21 introductory call on the Chairman of the Caucasus Muslim Board Sheikh Pashazade, the Ambassador discussed the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Azerbaijan. She highlighted Azerbaijan's leading role in promoting religious tolerance and asked how the U.S. could best re [...]	2006-07-29 10:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF KISL AJ
06BAKU1144	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH STATE BORDER SERVICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 18 meeting with the Ambassador, State Border Services (SBS) Commander Guliyev described regional conflict as the main source of tensions along Azerbaijan,s land borders and said narcotics trafficking and illegal migration are also a problem. He highlighted the USG-SB [...]	2006-08-03 07:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EAID RU IR AJ KZ TX
06BAKU1163	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a July 31 roundtable meeting, nine of Azerbaijan's leading human rights activists told the Ambassador that Azerbaijan's elections in 2003 and 2005 were not free and fair, citing bias in the composition of the election commissions as part of the problem. The NGO leaders stressed [...]	2006-08-08 10:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM AJ
06BAKU1164	AZERBAIJANI PUBLIC BEGINS TO DEBATE MINSK GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the weeks since the OSCE Minsk Group core principles for a settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict have become public, reaction in Azerbaijan has shifted from official protestations of surprise and knee-jerk sloganeering to a more nuanced discussion of the merit [...]	2006-08-08 10:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
06BAKU1193	BP AND STATOIL UPDATE EUR DAS BRYZA ON CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) In an August 1 meeting, executives from BP and Statoil briefed EUR DAS Bryza on current prospects for increasing Caspian gas exports to European markets. BP and Statoil reported that delays in completion of the Turkish segment of the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) will force diversion of [...]	2006-08-11 13:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL PINR RU GG AJ
06BAKU1194	AZERBAIJANI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SEEKS CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: In an August 8 meeting with Poloff, prominent Azerbaijani human rights activist Arzu Abdullayeva said that she found Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arkadi Gukasyan to be open to a civil society dialogue between the Karabakhi and Azerbaijani communities. Abdullayeva led a delegation of re [...]	2006-08-11 13:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
06BAKU1198	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT [...] (U) Chairman Lugar, on behalf of Ambassador Derse who looks forward to greeting you on arrival, I warmly welcome you to Baku next week. President Aliyev's April 28 meeting with President Bush at the White House was a resounding success in advancing the bilateral relationship, and the relations [...]	2006-08-14 05:16:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON EAID MARR AJ
06BAKU1208	AZERBAIJAN FALL LEGISLATURE PREVIEW: POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although several weeks remain until the October 1 start of the fall session of Parliament, Members of Parliament (MPs) are already full of speculation about potential upcoming draft legislation. Two new draft laws, on education and on political parties, are expected to be on the a [...]	2006-08-15 12:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
06BAKU1211	AIOC PRESIDENT BRIEFS ON SHAH DENIZ AND BTC [...] (C) SUMMARY: AIOC President Woodward briefed U.S. and UK emboffs August 15 on Shah Deniz and BTC operations. Woodward noted that Shah Deniz first gas could be delayed until October, with a official celebrations possible November 9-10 in Baku. The GOAJ, according to Woodward, is still interes [...]	2006-08-17 04:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL IR AJ KZ RU
06BAKU1247	CHAIRMAN LUGAR AND ENERGY EXECUTIVES DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman Lugar held a breakfast roundtable with international energy executives August 21 to discuss Azerbaijan's growing role as an international energy provider, the challenges facing the country as oil revenues increase and the GOAJ grapples with sustainable development. The ex [...]	2006-08-22 12:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ENRG AJ IR RU KZ
06BAKU1316	AZERBAIJAN: FM MAMMADYAROV SAYS DUE TO VOTE SWAP, [...] (C) In a September 7 phone conversation with Ambassador, FM Mammadyarov said that, on the Venezuela/Guatemala UNSC question, the GOAJ had in fact long ago traded its vote to Venezuela in exchange for Venezuela's vote for Azerbaijan for the new Human Rights Council. Venezuela did in fact vote f [...]	2006-09-07 12:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AJ
06BAKU1407	FM MAMMADYAROV DISCUSSES STRONG U.S.-AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 21 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting Deputy EUCOM Commander General Ward, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov discussed the strength of U.S.-Azerbaijan relations and the Government of Azerbaijan's steady progress on democratic reform. Mammadyarov praised [...]	2006-09-26 12:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO ENRG KDEM IR RU AJ
06BAKU1410	OSD DASD MACDOUGALL'S SEPTEMBER 15 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Abiyev affirmed the importance of close cooperation with the US and NATO in a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James MacDougall. MacDougall raised the importance of Azerbaijan formally notifying NATO ab [...]	2006-09-27 08:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KZ AJ
06BAKU1425	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR /CARC CONFLICTS ADVISOR JOHN [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/CARC John Crosby to travel to Baku 1-2 October 2006, to support the OSCE Minsk Group's U.S. Co-Chair negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh. Control officer will be Political Officer Jeff Bennett. Mr. Bennett can be reached at the Em [...]	2006-09-29 09:10:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AJ
06BAKU1426	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza to travel to Baku 2-3 October 2006, for meetings with the Minsk Group co-chair counterparts.. Control officer will be Political Officer Jeff Bennett. Mr. Bennett can be reached at the [...]	2006-09-29 09:11:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AJ
06BAKU1432	DEFENSE MINISTER ABIYEV DISCUSSES CASPIAN SEA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 21 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting EUCOM Deputy Commander General William "Kip" Ward, Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Sabir Abiyev expressed concern that Russia and Iran are building up their naval forces in the Caspian Sea. Abiyev complained about I [...]	2006-10-03 05:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER AJ PBTS IR RU
06BAKU1433	FINNISH AMBASSADOR TERHI HAKALA DISCUSSES THE EU'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finnish Ambassador Terhi Hakala met with the Ambassador on September 22 to discuss Azerbaijan's European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan. The EU Commission has approved the plan, and the EU Troika will visit Baku on October 3. Hakala said negotiating the agreement was some [...]	2006-10-03 05:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG PBTS AR AZ
06BAKU1440	LEADING AZERBAIJANI NEWSPAPERS, REPORTEDLY UNDER [...] (SBU) Azerbaijani press reports state that prominent Russian-language news magazine Realny Azerbaijan and its Azerbaijani language sister publication Gundelik Azerbaijan, under pressure from unidentified sources, will cease publication on October 3. Realny Azerbaijan's well-known founder and e [...]	2006-10-03 13:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1443	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA PDAS JAMES JEFFREY AND [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to NEA Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Desk Officer Aaron Snipe to travel to Baku 12-13 October 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. Control officer will be [...]	2006-10-04 08:47:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AE BA UK YM IR AJ
06BAKU1445	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA PDAS JAMES JEFFREY AND [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to NEA Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Desk Officer Aaron Snipe to travel to Baku 12-13 October 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. Control officer will be [...]	2006-10-04 08:47:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AE BA UK YM IR AJ
06BAKU1470	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AZERBAIJANI DESK OFFICER [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/CARC Azerbaijani Desk Officer Lane Bahl to travel to Baku 10-15 October, 2006, for consultations and area familiarization. Control officer will be Political Officer Jeff Bennett. Mr. Bennett can be reached at the Embassy at: [...]	2006-10-10 12:56:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AJ
06BAKU1472	EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ENERGY AND GAS TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza and Ambassador Derse met with Azerbaijani Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov October 2 to discuss Azerbaijan's expanding role as an international energy supplier and to press Minister Sharifov to begin discussions with the Government of [...]	2006-10-11 04:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG PREL AJ RU IR TU
06BAKU1475	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (C) Summary: During her September 28 introductory call on Customs Committee Chairman Aydin Aliyev, the Ambassador reviewed Customs' critical role in Azerbaijan's economic development and its important role in WTO, emphasizing that WTO membership sends a strong positive signal to U.S. business [...]	2006-10-11 05:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC ECON PGOV PREL PINR AJ
06BAKU1480	LACK OF OSCE LEADERSHIP UNDERCUTS DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) With Presidential elections looming in 2008, we cannot afford to continue with weak OSCE leadership in Azerbaijan. The OSCE can and should provide coordination and leadership to the international community's efforts to promote democracy, rule of law, and respect for human rights in Azerb [...]	2006-10-11 13:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RU AJ
06BAKU1501	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) Summary. In a September 27 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Hassanov reiterated the GOAJ commitment to improving the conditions of Azerbaijan's IDP population. Hassanov said that he has transformed the GOAJ relationship with the international donor commun [...]	2006-10-16 04:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PBTS MARR SNAR AJ
06BAKU1525	DEFENSE MINISTER ABIYEV RAISES REGIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Matthew Bryza met with Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev on October 2 to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and regional security issues. Abiyev said the GOAJ advocates a peaceful resolution to the NK conflict, but there has been no concrete results in ending [...]	2006-10-19 12:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS MARR AJ AM IR RS GG
06BAKU1530	NEA PDAS JEFFREY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH DEPUTY [...] (S) Summary: In a 12 October call on Deputy Foreign Minister Khalafov, NEA PDAS Jeffrey, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed Iran and sought support for a unified international front in response to Iranian nuclear ambitions. DFM Khalafov, responsible for Azerbaijan's Iran policy and ser [...]	2006-10-20 05:49:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL KDEM PINR KNNP MASS MCAP MNUC PARM IR AJ
06BAKU1533	NEA PDAS JEFFREY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary: During his 12 October call on President Aliyev, NEA PDAS Jeffrey, accompanied by the Ambassador, encouraged Azerbaijan to support a unified international front in response to Iranian nuclear ambitions. Reviewing recent U.S. efforts to counter the Iranian nuclear threat, PDAS Je [...]	2006-10-20 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL KDEM KNNP MASS MCAP MNUC PARM PINR IR AJ
06BAKU1534	READOUT ON EU TROIKA VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador, EU Special Representative Peter Semneby reviewed the EU Troika's October 3 visit to Azerbaijan, in which the Troika announced the completion of negotiations on Azerbaijan's European Neighborhood Plan (ENP) Action Plan. During his priva [...]	2006-10-20 12:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS EAID AJ IR AM GG
06BAKU1539	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK SULLIVAN, EBRD [...] EMBASSY BAKU GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MARK SULLIVAN, U.S. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EBRD, FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 23-27, 2006. PURPOSE OF VISIT IS TO REVIEW EBRD PROJECTS IN AZERBAIJAN, MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND EBRD STAFF. CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS ECON OFFICER DA [...]	2006-10-21 08:28:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AJ
06BAKU154	AZERBAIJAN: MINISTRIES OF CULTURE AND SPORTS, YOUTH, [...] (U) On January 30, President Aliyev issued a decree to establish two new ministries out of two established ministries. The Ministry of Sports, Youth, and Tourism has now become simply the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The Ministry of Culture is now the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT). [...]	2006-02-02 14:27:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM SCUL KPAO RU AJ
06BAKU1564	WTO AMBASSADOR ALLGEIER DISCUSSES WTO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 17 lunch meeting with visiting U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization Peter Allgeier, key Members of Parliament (MPs) agreed that when considering potential WTO accession, the most important point to consider is that Azerbaijan possesses the political will [...]	2006-10-30 06:09:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD AJ
06BAKU157	RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER IVANOV'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: During a January 24-26 visit to Azerbaijan, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov made a highly publicized offer to sell arms to Azerbaijan, a move President Aliyev interpreted as indicative of a sea-change in Russia's relations with Azerbaijan and Armenia. Recounting his discu [...]	2006-02-03 09:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR RU AR AJ
06BAKU1582	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES U.S.-AJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting with a visiting German Marshall Fund delegation that included six Congressional staff, President Aliyev applauded U.S.-Azerbaijani relations as "developing very successfully" across many areas, and "entering a new phase." Underscoring that Azerbaijan is a [...]	2006-10-31 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS ETRD ECON GG RU IR AJ
06BAKU1595	THE IMISHLI SUGAR FACTORY: A NON-OIL SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Imishli Sugar Factory is credited with bringing much-needed development to the rural and impoverished Imishli region. Owned by agricultural import-export conglomerate Azersun Holding, the factory processes 5,000 tons of sugar beets and refines 1,000 tons of raw sugar daily. An [...]	2006-11-02 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ETDR ECON EAGR EIND PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU1656	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON STATE SOCIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a November 6 meeting with Ambassador, the Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund (SPF) Salim Muslumov briefed the Ambassador on Azerbaijan's reformed pension system and the SPF's efforts to provide greater pension benefits to citizens from Azerbaijan's new oil wealth, as [...]	2006-11-14 13:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EPET PREL AJ
06BAKU1659	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S NOVEMBER 27-28 [...] (C) Azerbaijan is at a pivotal moment in its development, with billions in energy revenue beginning to flow into government coffers, increasing fears of tensions with Iran and Russian resurgence in the region, and senior leaders taking a careful look at Azerbaijan's internal development and p [...]	2006-11-14 16:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
06BAKU1661	BP AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT SAYS AZERBAIJAN MOVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 10 Azerbaijan International Oil Company briefing, outgoing BP Azerbaijan President David Woodward told the Ambassador that according to SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev, Turkey had not agreed to forego its contracted for 2007 Shah Deniz gas deliveries as a way of helping [...]	2006-11-15 11:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PGOV PREL EPET ENRG RU
06BAKU1673	AZERBAIJANI OPPOSITION CONCERNED BY DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of separate meetings, the leaders of Azerbaijan's "big three" opposition parties - Musavat, the Popular Front Party, and the Azerbaijan Liberal Party - shared their concerns over Azerbaijan's political situation. Severe restrictions on media freedom and freedom of assem [...]	2006-11-17 09:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1674	PARTY LEADERS AND POLITICAL ANALYSTS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 7 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, a group of party leaders, Members of Parliament (MPs) and political analysts discussed the political situation in Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Leaders of the opposition parties shared their concerns about democracy [...]	2006-11-17 10:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1684	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a November 14 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Defense Industry Yavar Jamalov provided an overview of the new ministry, created in December 2005. Jamalov, who was appointed in March, said the ministry [...]	2006-11-17 14:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ AM RS TU PK UP
06BAKU1693	AZERBAIJAN: CONOCO-PHILLIPS CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15 Conoco-Phillips executive Steve Park told the DCM that another, higher-level Conoco-Phillips executive was coming to Azerbaijan for a November 30 meeting with SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev. The subject of that meeting will be Conoco-Phillips problems with its c [...]	2006-11-21 08:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET AJ
06BAKU1710	AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON ENERGY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a late October 2006 meeting, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov reiterated that Azerbaijan seeks a step-by-step solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and wants Armenia to share in the economic integration and prosperity of the south Caucasus. Mammadyarov characterized Russia [...]	2006-11-24 13:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV UNGA EAID ENRG AM UAM IR AJ
06BAKU1714	UPDATE ON OPPOSITION EVICTION; U.S, UK AND EU [...] (U) Early morning on November 25 Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs and city officials carried out the November 24 court-ordered eviction of the opposition Popular Front Party (PFP),the opposition newspapers Azadliq and Bizim Yol and Turan news agency from their central Baku he [...]	2006-11-25 14:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ
06BAKU1717	AZERBAIJAN: BP EXEC MEETS PRESIDENT ALIYEV, SOCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable relays for broader distribution informed shared earlier in ref email. In a November 2 meeting, BP Executive Vice President Andy Inglis gave the Ambassador his read-out of separate meetings earlier that day with President Aliyev and with SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullaye [...]	2006-11-27 09:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET AJ PREL
06BAKU1719	POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AZERBAIJAN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 30 - November 1 trip to Azerbaijan's southern regions, the Ambassador met with a broad range of contacts, including representatives from local government, civil society, and a variety of businesses. The southern regions are experiencing some growth and investmen [...]	2006-11-28 06:16:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO ECON ETRD AJ
06BAKU1739	PRESIDENT ALIYEV COMMENTS ON ANS SUSPENSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 29 interview, President Aliyev affirmed his commitment to build a modern democratic state based on rule of law, but said that independent ANS Television (whose operations were suspended November 24) must follow the law. Aliyev also criticized the opposition for "poli [...]	2006-11-29 17:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC AJ
06BAKU1745	FINNISH (EU) AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (C) EU (Finnish) Ambassador to Azerbaijan Teri Hakala briefed the Ambassador November 30 on EU views concerning the recent ANS closure and opposition eviction. Hakala, on a previously scheduled trip to Baku, met with Deputy Foreign Minister Mammadguliyev, human rights activists, and will meet [...]	2006-11-30 15:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1754	AZERBAIJAN: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR ON PM NOGHAIDELI [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan the November 30 visit of PM Noghaideli to Baku was "very positive," and highlighted Georgia's and Azerbaijan's shared strategic vision on energy security and on seeking European markets for Caspian energy. In the meeting between [...]	2006-12-01 16:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG AJ PREL PGOV
06BAKU1771	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON UPCOMING GAS [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see Paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told the Ambassador on December 5 that he expected the December 8 Trilateral meeting of Energy Ministers in Tbilisi to "clarify" whether Turkey was willing to help Georgia with its winter gas problems. He said Azerbaijan [...]	2006-12-05 15:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GA PGOV PREL TU AJ
06BAKU1777	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON ANS TV STATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev said on December 5 that he had instructed his government to "find a solution" to the ANS problem, but added that ANS had to "act with respect" and realize it was not above the law. To facilitate a solution, he bruited the possibility of postponing the recently a [...]	2006-12-07 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV AJ
06BAKU1789	AZERBAIJAN: BP WILLING TO MAXIMIZE ACG GAS TO [...] SUMMARY: BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader told the Ambassador on December 8 that BP has come up with a proposed course of action to help Azerbaijan out of its upcoming winter gas supply shortage, part of which would be giving Azerbaijan "as much ACG associated gas as it can" over a six t [...]	2006-12-08 13:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL AJ TU GA
06BAKU1793	DASD MACDOUGALL'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Department of Defense Deputy Assistant Secretary James MacDougall and the Ambassador met with Deputy SIPDIS Foreign Minister Araz Azimov on December 7 to discuss the National Security Concept, Azerbaijan's relations with NATO, and USG plans for an interagency team to discuss Ir [...]	2006-12-08 14:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM AJ
06BAKU1798	AZERBAIJAN: IMF REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS REVENUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The IMF Resident Representative provided an overview of Azerbaijan's macroeconomic environment at a November 30 meeting of the Friends of Azerbaijan Revenue Management Group. Azerbaijan's GDP is projected to grow by 32 percent in 2006, while the non-oil sector fiscal deficit has [...]	2006-12-11 06:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL AJ
06BAKU1807	BP AND GOAJ CONFIRM DEAL REACHED ON SHAH DENIZ GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader, during a December 9 meeting with SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev, SOCAR officially informed BP as the Shah Deniz Operator that that the Energy Ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia had agreed to redistribute Turkey's 200 [...]	2006-12-11 15:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RU GG TU AJ
06BAKU1810	AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSTS [...] (C) Summary: At a lively December 6 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, six of Azerbaijan's most respected foreign policy analysts argued that Azerbaijan's difficult geographical position forces it to have a cautious foreign policy to balance the divergent foreign influences. They also noted th [...]	2006-12-12 08:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IR KDEM PHUM AJ
06BAKU1815	AZERBAIJAN ENERGY MINISTER: TRILAT GAS DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY At a December 12 meeting Energy Minister Natiq Aliyev briefed US and Georgian diplomats and energy company representatives on the results of the December 8 Energy Ministers' Trilateral in Tbilisi. Aliyev said the Energy Ministers came to a general agreement that Turkey's 2007 Sh [...]	2006-12-13 14:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV TU GA AJ
06BAKU1819	DASD MACDOUGALL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a December 9 discussion with Department of Defense Deputy Assistant Secretary James MacDougall and the Ambassador, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov said that as recent regional developments have again underscored, Azerbaijan has "no alternative" to friendship [...]	2006-12-14 07:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM IR AJ
06BAKU1823	UPDATED SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S [...] (C) Barry, I deeply appreciate your rescheduling your visit and your willingness to lead a serious and sustained dialogue with Azerbaijan in support of its democratic development. Progress on political and economic reform is a key element in our bilateral relationship and essential if we are [...]	2006-12-14 15:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1829	BP AZEBAIJAN DODGES BULLET [...] (C) SUMMARY: OnDecember 12, BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader told Charge that BP would be willing to give SOCAR more associated ACG gas over the whole of 2007 if it were sufficiently compensated, and that his sense of the December 8 Tbilisi Energy Minister meetings was that Turkey was wil [...]	2006-12-15 14:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL AJ GA TU
06BAKU1830	CORRECTION: BP AZERBAIJAN DODGES BULLET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 12, BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader told Charge that BP would be willing to give SOCAR more associated ACG gas over the whole of 2007 if it were sufficiently compensated, and that his sense of the December 8 Tbilisi Energy Minister meetings was that Turkey was wi [...]	2006-12-15 14:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL AJ GA TU
06BAKU1835	GOAJ INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT USG POLICY [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev stated to the Ambassador that the USG and international community's policy towards Iran has "failed," that Iran is "confident, comfortable, and unconstrained," that he "does not understand USG policy on Iran" and, consequently, Azerbaijan's policy must be to "mi [...]	2006-12-20 08:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PBTS PREL MARR AJ IR
06BAKU1836	PSI DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. In response to the Ambassador's and Polish Ambassador Krajewski's joint PSI demarche (reftel),Deputy Foreign Minister Azimov said the GOAJ politically and morally supports PSI, but it has not officially agreed to the Statement o [...]	2006-12-20 11:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP IR RS AM AJ
06BAKU1839	AZERBAIJAN: SHAH DENIZ PRODUCTION DELAYS COULD [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 19 conversation, SOCAR President Abdullayev said December 19 that the two main problems facing Azerbaijan,s 2007 winter gas balance were Turkish unwillingness to follow up on the general political agreements on gas redistribution discussed in Tbilisi, and the latest [...]	2006-12-20 14:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL TU AJ GA
06BAKU1841	AZERBAIJAN: SOME PROGRESS IN TRILATERAL GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of 'First Gas' from Shah Deniz gas field beginning to flow on December 15, the question of how Turkey was to be compensated for allowing its 2007 Shah Deniz gas to be redistributed to Azerbaijan and Georgia was left undecided during December 14-15 negotiations [...]	2006-12-20 14:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV TU AJ GA
06BAKU1842	AZERBAIJAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Summary: Cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States on counterterrorism predates the September 11, 2001 attacks and the waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act in January 2002. Over the past five years, the GOAJ has continued to step up its efforts to combat terrorist fina [...]	2006-12-21 10:51:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR AJ KAPO
06BAKU1843	AZERBAIJAN SCRAMBLING FOR A SOLUTION WITHOUT SHAH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov said on December 21 that BP had informed the GOAJ that there would be "at least a three month delay" in Shah Deniz production. He said that BP 's "poor work" on Shah Deniz was "unacceptable," and had greatly worsened the regional gas situatio [...]	2006-12-21 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV TU AJ GA ECON
06BAKU1845	INITIAL AZERBAIJANI REACTION TO TURKMENBASHI'S [...] (C) Summary: The GOAJ and local Azerbaijani observers are still digesting the news of Turkmen President Niyazov's death, but believe Niyazov,s death could create an opportunity to improve the traditionally poor relationship between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. Azerbaijani commentators believ [...]	2006-12-21 13:53:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET PBTS IR TX AJ
06BAKU195	AZERBAIJAN'S OPPOSITION SKEPTICAL OF N-K PEACE AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: From separate conversations with working-level contacts among Azerbaijan's opposition political leaders, it is evident that not only do many political activists discount the sincerity of GOAJ efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but few have any concrete ideas of thei [...]	2006-02-09 14:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
06BAKU217	NEW MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OUTLINES [...] (C) Summary: During a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, newly appointed Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaleddin Heydarov outlined broad functions for his new ministry, ranging from civil defense to pipeline security and some counterterrorism functions. Heydarov said the new minis [...]	2006-02-14 13:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EPET PTER PINR KFLU AJ
06BAKU234	AZERBAIJANI FM MEETS WITH CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met February 13 with leaders from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Mammadyarov characterized Azerbaijan's relations with the United States as a "strategic partnership" and said that Azerbaijan wants [...]	2006-02-15 13:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AM ENRG IR IS KZ PREL RU
06BAKU240	RUSSIA CONVENES G-8 MEETING ON COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S/NF) Summary: While participants at a Russian-chaired G-8 meeting on counter-terrorism issues agreed that Azerbaijan was a strong partner in the global war on terrorism, the meeting rapidly devolved into a discussion on Azerbaijan's reform record. Western countries argued that greater ref [...]	2006-02-16 07:42:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV KISL RU AJ
06BAKU249	AZERBAIJAN IN 2006 LOOKS TO SOLIDIFY ITSELF AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline scheduled for late May and the South Caucasus Pipeline scheduled for October, Azerbaijan in 2006 looks to solidify itself as a regional energy hub and energy provider to foreign markets, including Europe. Over the next [...]	2006-02-17 06:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU277	AZERBAIJANI PUBLIC DISMISSES N-K TALKS AS "TOILET [...] (SBU) Public reaction following the unsuccessful presidential talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict February 10-11 in Rambouillet, France, has been predictable. While the international press had billed the talks as having the possibility for a break-through, most Azerbaijanis remained cynica [...]	2006-02-22 09:25:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KMDR KPAO PREL PGOV AJ
06BAKU293	AZERBAIJAN'S MFA AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONDEMN [...] (U) Per reftel, PAO and Pol/Econ Chief separately shared texts of statements by President Bush and Ambassador Khalilzad regarding the destruction of the Al-Askariya shrine with Azerbaijani MFA Spokesperson and Americas Desk on February 23. MFA Spokesperson Tahir Tagizade subsequently issued [...]	2006-02-24 13:54:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO KISL PTER IZ AJ
06BAKU309	AZERBAIJAN 2006 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) As per reftel, paragraph 3 below begins Embassy Baku's submission on status of action the GOAJ has taken on combating human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) In preparing this report, Post has undertaken extensive contacts with international organizations, [...]	2006-02-28 08:52:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PREF PGOV PHUM KFRD ASEC ELAB
06BAKU327	BEYOND BTC - AZERBAIJAN SEEKS FURTHER ROLE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Azerbaijan's MFA, in cooperation with State Oil Company SOCAR, sponsored a "High-Level Meeting on the Issues of Energy Security of Europe" on February 24. Representatives of several European countries, the European Commission, and Iran attended. Although the subject matter was no [...]	2006-03-01 13:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AJ KZ GG TR RU IR
06BAKU359	A SNAPSHOT OF POVERTY IN BAKU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nasib Nassibli, an opposition MP and former Fulbright scholar, took PolOff on a tour of his constituency which includes some of Baku's poorest families. The squalor in which his constituents live often goes unnoticed as more attention often goes to IDPs, refugees, and orphans. [...]	2006-03-07 09:05:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL ECON ELAB SOCI AJ
06BAKU369	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S MARCH 13-14 TRIP TO [...] (S) Summary: We warmly welcome your March 13-14 visit and view it as much-needed opportunity to engage the highest levels of the GOAJ. Azerbaijan could play a critical role in advancing U.S. interests in energy security and a useful one in the resolution of the nuclear threat posed by Iran. [...]	2006-03-07 13:38:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG MARR KDEM PHUM IR RU AM AJ
06BAKU370	BARMEK'S TROUBLES PAINT GRIM PICTURE FOR POWER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The truce between Azerbaijan state electricity company AzerEnergy and Turkish power company Barmek, which buys electricity from AzerEnergy for distribution to consumers, has broken down. President Aliyev lent support to AzerEnergy chief Pirverdiyev's public attack on the company [...]	2006-03-07 14:02:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON AJ TR
06BAKU411	ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING AZERBAIJANI STYLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ilham Aliyev is the lead economic and political decision-maker in Azeraijan. Aliyev, however, makes most economic polcy decisions relying upon a small close group ofbusiness contacts and trusted government ministers. High-level economic decision-making in Azerbaijan re [...]	2006-03-16 11:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU412	EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR A/S Dan Fried and Ambassador Harnish discussed the importance of strengthening Azerbaijan,s economic and financial development with Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev on March 14. Babayev told Fried that his job is to make Azerbaijan stronger economically and that h [...]	2006-03-16 11:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EFIN PREL PGOV AJ
06BAKU430	PRESIDENT ALIYEV LOOKS TO THE FUTURE OF AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with EUR A/S Fried on March 14, President Aliyev said that the U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship remains strong and reaffirmed Azerbaijan,s westward orientation. Aliyev expressed concern about the situation of ethnic Azeris in Georgia asked A/S Fried to raise the issue th [...]	2006-03-21 13:09:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON ENRG MOPS AJ
06BAKU431	EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY ISSUES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR A/S Fried discussed the role of the Caspian in European energy security with GOAJ, BP, TOTAL, Statoil and ConocoPhillips officials in Baku on March 14. The consensus opinion was that Caspian energy resources, particularly natural gas, could play an important role in meeting f [...]	2006-03-21 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AJ KZ GG TR TX
06BAKU433	EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, IRAN, ISLAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Azerbaijan's civil society leaders, EUR A/S Dan Fried discussed democratization, Iran, and Islamic extremism. Many civil society leaders noted a disengagement from politics by the population after the November elections failed to meet their high expectations. W [...]	2006-03-22 07:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PINR KISL AJ IR
06BAKU447	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR'S ECONOMIC VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Harnish traveled to Ismailly and Sheki March 9 and 10 to open a Regional Information Center and a renovated pre-school and boarding school funded by the U.S. During the trip, the Ambassador met with local government officials and discussed economic and political deve [...]	2006-03-22 13:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL PGOV KFLU AJ
06BAKU450	AZERBAIJAN ENERGY OUTLOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives from energy sector companies operating in Azerbaijan discussed the Barmek crisis, Caucasus gas needs, changes in pipeline security agencies, trans-Caspian oil transport and offshore gas development at the Ambassador,s March Energy Forum. Participants reported tha [...]	2006-03-23 10:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON ENRG AJ RU KZ
06BAKU452	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 29 US-AZERBAIJAN [...] (S) Summary: The March 29 political-military consultations are an important opportunity to broaden our strong security relationship. Strategically located in the heart of the Greater Middle East, Azerbaijan provides excellent cooperation on security issues and looks for opportunities to do [...]	2006-03-23 12:15:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MARR MASS MOPS PBTS AJ
06BAKU473	AZERBAIJAN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. RICHARD [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Richard Sherwood to travel to Baku 17-28 April 2006, to work with the resident tax advisor and the Azerbaijani Ministry of Tax on the Tax Administration Project. Control officer will be Economic Officer David McCormick. Mr. Mc [...]	2006-03-28 12:51:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN OTRA AJ
06BAKU474	AZERBAIJAN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR/ACE JERRY [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/ACE Director of Humanitarian Programs Jerry Oberndorfer to travel to Baku 3-7 May 2006, to participate in the U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Task Force meetings and to visit DOS grantees. Control officer will be Economic Officer Davi [...]	2006-03-28 12:51:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AJ
06BAKU479	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MATTHEW J. BRYZA [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza to travel to Baku 3-4 April 2006. Control officer will be Economic Officer Aaron Scheibe. Mr. Scheibe can be reached at the Embassy at: Email: ScheibeAP@State.Gov Mobile: (9 [...]	2006-03-30 03:33:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AJ
06BAKU494	AZERBAIJAN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR/ACE [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/ACE Coordinator Ambassador Thomas C. Adams to travel to Baku 3-5 May 2006, to participate in the U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Task Force meetings. Control officer will be Economic Officer David McCormick. Mr. McCormick can be reache [...]	2006-04-02 05:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AJ
06BAKU528	AZERBAIJAN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to USDA FAS Lawrence Barbieri to travel to Baku on/about 3-6 May 2006, to participate in the U.S.- Azerbaijan Joint Economic Task Force on 4 May 2006. Control officer will be Economic Officer Aaron Scheibe. Mr. Scheibe can be reached a [...]	2006-04-05 13:06:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC EAGR OTRA AJ
06BAKU536	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE'S APRIL 12-14 VISIT TO [...] (U) Chairman Kolbe, I warmly welcome you and Congressman Garrett to Baku next week. This visit will be a superb opportunity to deliver a strong message of support for political and economic reform, and to enhance further our strong security cooperation with Azerbaijan. Your visit comes at a p [...]	2006-04-07 09:22:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEN ECON EAID MARR AJ
06BAKU540	PRESIDENT ALIYEV N ENERGY SECURITY, TRANSCASPIAN [...] (C) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with S/P Director Krasner and EUR DAS Bryza, President Aliyev said he looked forward to further development of Azerbaijan's gas reserves and creation of a new TransCaspian pipeline to export Central Asian gas to European markets as an important "second stage [...]	2006-04-07 11:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG PREL PGOV KDEM AJ
06BAKU582	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES TRANS-CASPIAN GAS PIPELINE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 3 visit to Azerbaijan, EUR DAS Bryza heard GOAJ interest in a possible "Southern Corridor" of gas pipelines to export gas from Azerbaijan, and perhaps Central Asia through a trans-Caspian gas pipeline (TCP),via Georgia and Turkey to help Europe diversify its gas s [...]	2006-04-17 07:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PGOV KZ TU TX AJ
06BAKU605	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's April 18 farewell call, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev pledged that the May 13 parliamentary rerun elections would be transparent and free. To that end, Mehdiyev said he had warned the ExComs in regions where rerun elections will take place tha [...]	2006-04-19 13:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS KDEM AM RU AJ
06BAKU611	OPPOSITION MUSAVAT PARTY REMAINS ENGAGED IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, Ambassador paid a farewell call on Musavat Party Chairman Isa Gambar. Gambar (whose party is participating in the May 13 rerun elections) said that the overall election climate remains difficult. As an example, one of Musavat's candidates in the May parliamentary [...]	2006-04-21 03:40:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL IR AJ

06BAKU624	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON ENERGY MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a wide-ranging discussion on the eve of Ambassador's departure from post, Azerbaijan Energy Minister Natik Aliyev argued for a trans-Caspian gas pipeline bringing natural gas from both Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan through Azerbaijan to European markets. Aliyev also expressed mi [...]	2006-04-24 04:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PGOV EPET KZ PINR PREL TX
06BAKU631	CONVICTION OF ARMY OFFICER IN HUNGARY SPARKS SMALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a case closely followed by many Azerbaijanis, on April 13 a Hungarian court convicted Army Lieutenant Ramil Safarov to life imprisonment for the February 2004 murder of an Armenian officer during a NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise. Azerbaijani media has followed every [...]	2006-04-25 10:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PBTS ASEC AM AJ
06BAKU650	BP UPDATE ON EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his regular briefing for U.S. and UK Embassy officers on April 25, AIOC President David Woodward gave a downbeat assessment of talks with BOTAS on BTC completion and predicted further delays. SCP is largely on schedule although Woodward continues to argue that it will be [...]	2006-05-01 02:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL AJ TX KZ
06BAKU659	STATOIL EXECUTIVES ON SCP COMPLETION AND FURTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Statoil executives in Baku cautioned about on-time completion of the South Caspian Pipeline (SCP) and expressed concern about conditions in both Azerbaijan and Turkey that could be obstacles to further large-scale energy projects. SOCAR has requested that its share of Shah Deniz [...]	2006-05-01 12:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL AJ TX KZ
06BAKU660	EU SPECIAL REP SEMNEBY ON EU SOUTH CAUCASUS POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR Senior Advisor Steven Mann met with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby (Sweden) on April 22. Semneby provided a readout of his recent conversation with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Azimov, outlined the EU process for committing peacekeepers, [...]	2006-05-01 12:24:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PREF PBTS PNAT AJ GG RU MD
06BAKU663	CONOCO-PHILLIPS VIEWS OF THE KAZAKHSTAN-AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. ConocoPhillips executives believe the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan IGA for trans-Caspian oil transport must be signed this year if the needed maritime infrastructure is to be ready by the time the oil flows, although they concede the deadline may be more flexible. Major issues for Conoc [...]	2006-05-02 12:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL EWWT EINV AJ KZ
06BAKU669	CONSULTANT FORSEES SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. A consultant working on a USAID contract predicted serious difficulties for Azerbaijan's power sector in the coming years. The Barmek crisis has scared away private sector investment, and the GOAJ will be forced to rely on loans from IFIs. The consultant recommends that any suc [...]	2006-05-03 10:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EAID PREL AJ AM TX KZ
06BAKU684	PRESIDENT ALIYEV "VERY SATISFIED" WITH VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 meeting, President Aliyev said he was "very satisfied" with his U.S. visit, especially his meeting with President Bush. The comprehensive agenda reflected the "real partnership" between the U.S and Azerbaijan, and laid the groundwork for an expanded relationship. He [...]	2006-05-05 17:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD EPET KDEM PINR AJ
06BAKU685	PRESIDENT ALIYEV "VERY SATISFIED" WITH VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 meeting, President Aliyev said he was "very satisfied" with his U.S. visit, especially his meeting with President Bush. The comprehensive agenda reflected the "real partnership" between the U.S and Azerbaijan, and laid the groundwork for an expanded relationship. He [...]	2006-05-05 17:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET ETRD KDEM PINR AJ
06BAKU722	LATEST ROUND OF AZERBAIJAN-KAZAKHSTAN IGA TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ConocoPhillips Russia/Caspian Transportation Manager John Dabbar and executive Steven Beck briefed Energy Officer May 6 on the just-concluded round of negotiations over the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for trans-Caspian oil transport. While "double ta [...]	2006-05-17 10:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL EWWT EINV AJ KZ
06BAKU731	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting DCM paid a courtesy call on Presidential Economic Counselor Vahid Akhundov May 15 to discuss economic and financial developments in Azerbaijan. Akhundov, in his current position since the early 1990s, discussed the Government of Azerbaijan's efforts to manage its oil revenu [...]	2006-05-18 09:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR AJ
06BAKU734	PRESIDENT ALIYEV TO ATTEND KIEV GUAM SUMMIT; GOAJ [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Aliyev will attend the GUAM Summit in Kiev, according to his foreign policy advisor, Novruz Mammadov. Mammadov believes Ukraine will use the summit to stake out a leadership role in the region. Russia, he believes, sees GUAM as a rival to the CIS and will try to lever [...]	2006-05-18 13:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PBTS ECIN AJ GG UP MD
06BAKU735	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his recent visit to Baku, Frank Mermoud, State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, and Charge met with representatives of Azerbaijani Airlines (AZAL) and members of the State Customs Committee. The meetings focused on follow-up from the [...]	2006-05-18 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD AJ EAIR SNAR
06BAKU736	EXPORTING GAS: EB/CBA SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge and EB/CBA Special Representative Frank Mermoud met May 5 with Elshad Nasirov, Vice President of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR). Nasirov argued that Kazakhstan is unhappy with Gazprom and is looking at alternate methods to get its gas to world markets. Nasirov o [...]	2006-05-19 06:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AJ KZ RU TR
06BAKU769	BP OFFICIALS ON FUTURE TRENDS IN THE EAST-WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 17, BP Azerbaijan Associate President David Woodward and BP Executive Vice President Andy Inglis briefed Charge and British Ambassador on recent developments in Caspian energy projects. BP has reached closure with BOTAS on a deal for BTC completion. Woodward and Inglis fe [...]	2006-05-30 03:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PGOV AJ KZ
06BAKU804	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT SUPPORTS U.S. ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C/NF) Charge d'Affaires met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev June 1 to deliver reftel points on Iran. President Aliyev told Charge he would immediately instruct Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to follow-up on our request that the GOAJ issue a public statement welcoming the initiativ [...]	2006-06-01 14:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR AJ
06BAKU805	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT SUPPORTS U.S. ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev June 1 to deliver reftel points on Iran. President Aliyev told Charge he would immediately instruct Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to follow-up on our request that the GOAJ issue a public statement welcoming the initiative. [...]	2006-06-01 15:02:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR AJ
06BAKU813	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza to travel to Baku 5-8 June 2006. Control officer will be Energy Officer Kerem Bilge. Mr. Bilge can be reached at the Embassy at: Email: BilgeKS@State.Gov Mobile: (994) ( [...]	2006-06-02 08:15:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OVIP AJ
06BAKU828	EB/CBA SPECIAL REP FRANK MERMOUD ATTENDS FORUM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives from McDermott Caspian Construction, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Statoil and BP participated in the Charge's Energy Forum with Frank Mermoud on May 4. Many pointed out that while they want to do further projects in Azerbaijan, working levels of the GOAJ and SOCAR [...]	2006-06-06 10:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PINR AJ KZ
06BAKU858	EUR DAS BRYZA AND AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev June 6 to discuss Azerbaijan's growing role as energy supplier, its regional relations and Nagorno-Karabakh. Aliyev expressed strong and unambiguous support for the U.S. "Southern Corridor" Strategy to help Europe di [...]	2006-06-12 12:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR AJ AM
06BAKU980	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 3 introductory call, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said Azerbaijan would need U.S. help to secure access to European gas markets and develop a new Trans-Caspian gas pipeline. Noting the dangers of over-reliance on the energy sector, the Ambassador urg [...]	2006-07-06 13:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG EPET ETRD IZ AJ
06BAKU989	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her July 7 introductory meeting with Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev, Ambassador Derse raised the importance of WTO membership, development of the non-oil sector, energy security and development of the banking sector. Babayev noted that he was not satisfied with [...]	2006-07-10 16:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EPET AJ IR RU ABLD
06BAKU992	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 4 introductory call, Prime Minister Rasizade urged the U.S. to consider the root causes of terrorism. The Ambassador responded that U.S. policy focuses on eliminating terrorism by giving people hope in the future, and urged Azerbaijan, as Chair of the [...]	2006-07-11 08:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON KISL IR AJ
06BAKU993	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: During her July 7 introductory call on Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, the Ambassador reviewed U.S. priorities for the bilateral relationship -- global security, energy security, and political and economic reform -- emphasizing that continued reform is essential for [...]	2006-07-11 08:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM AM AJ
06BAKU996	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's introductory calls, executives from BP and other international energy companies operating in Azerbaijan painted a complex picture of fragmented leadership within Azerbaijan's energy sector, indecision within the GOAJ over whether to move forward on new energy p [...]	2006-07-11 12:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ENRG PREL PINR RU AJ
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN167	DISCOURAGING VISIT TO IRAN BY SULTAN OF BRUNEI [...] (S) Summary: As a result of our demarches about the inadvisability of the Sultan accepting an Iranian government invitation to visit Iran, it now appears less likely that any such invitation will be accepted. The British will reinforce our position in their own contacts with the Government o [...]	2006-03-28 08:43:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	SECRET	PREL BX IR
06BANGKOK1176	SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) accompanied by Ambassador Boyce called on Prime Minister Thaksin. Thaksin said the relationship with the U.S., as exemplified by our close cooperation following the December 2004 tsunami, was excellent. The discussion focused on [...]	2006-02-27 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS POL MIL US FTA
06BANGKOK2484	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Giambastiani, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Thailand recovers from its most serious political upheaval in over a decade. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to encourage continued respect for the democratic process. Your visit is also a [...]	2006-04-28 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK2643	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM ADM FALLON [...] (C) Summary. Fox, I'm looking forward to your visit and hope to host you and Mary for lunch while you are here. While things have settled down for the moment on the domestic political front, a great deal of uncertainty remains over who the next Prime Minister will be and the makeup of the new [...]	2006-05-04 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH
06BANGKOK4181	"UNCLE SAM, I'M BEING BULLIED!" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past few days, the Thai media has widely reported on and printed copies of the exchange of letters between caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra and President Bush (ref letters). While the President's letter to Thaksin is regarded as uncontroversial and indeed has been praise [...]	2006-07-13 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK4212	AND THE PAD MARCHED ON [...] (SBU) On July 14, as promised (reftel B),the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) returned to the streets to present their views of the current political situation in Thailand to the international community. Approximately 1,000 demonstrators marched on the Chinese, French, Japanese, Russi [...]	2006-07-14 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK4445	ONE NORTH KOREAN APPROACHED EMBASSSY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para.6 2. (C) On Monday, July 17 at midday, a young woman, accompanied by an associate of Reverend Chun Ki-won of the Evangelical Movement for North Korea Durihana Mission, approached the Embassy and asked to be resettled in the United States. Per usual [...]	2006-07-24 08:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KNEP KS TH
06BANGKOK4888	A NEW CHINESE EXPORT [...] Summary: Emerging as the sixth largest source of engineering contractors in the world, China's construction industry is seeking to increase exports of these services to Thailand. An experienced Chinese industry executive spoke candidly regarding his company's difficulties in navigating the di [...]	2006-08-10 05:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TH
06BANGKOK4914	A NEW CHINESE EXPORT [...] Summary: Emerging as the sixth largest source of engineering contractors in the world, China's construction industry is seeking to increase exports of these services to Thailand. An experienced Chinese industry executive spoke candidly regarding his company's difficulties in navigating the di [...]	2006-08-11 03:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TH CH
06BANGKOK500	THAILAND F-16 UPDATE -- MID LIFE UPGRADES LOOK [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on January 24 with the Ambassador, Thai MOD Permanent Secretary GEN Sirichai Tanyasiri and RTAF CINC, ACM Chalit Pukbhasuk indicated that the Royal Thai Government was favorably considering purchasing mid-life upgrades (MLUs) on a number of the existing F-1 [...]	2006-01-26 09:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TH
06BANGKOK524	F-16: AMBASSADOR RAISES WITH PM THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary. Both Prime Minister Thaksin and his Chief Policy Advisor indicated to the Ambassador on January 26 that the RTG is leaning towards purchasing mid-life upgrades (MLUs) from Lockheed Martin for its F-16 fighter fleet as well as procuring some SU-30 fighter aircraft, probably thro [...]	2006-01-27 07:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TH
06BANGKOK5268	SCENESETTER FOR PACOM DEPUTY J2 TOM MCNAMARA [...] (C) Summary. Mr. McNamara, your trip to Bangkok will allow you to observe the difficulties the Thai military face in sharing intelligence and information. A lack of basic analytical skills coupled with information firewalls between the services and with other agencies hampers the Thai militar [...]	2006-08-29 04:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PREL MARR PGOV TH
06BANGKOK6058	THAILAND: OCTOBER 3 SITUATION UPDATE [...] Summary. Thai troops are no longer visible at checkpoints and government buildings in Bangkok and armored vehicles are off the roads. Thai soldiers remain at some TV stations but are reportedly leaving soon. Thai Rak Thai Party leaders announced that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatr [...]	2006-10-03 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR TH
06BANGKOK6369	THAILAND: POST SEEKS GUIDANCE ON MILITARY FMS [...] (C) Post appreciates policy guidance contained in Reftel regarding implementation of sanctions against the interim Thai government. Reftel instructions advise us that USG licensing and transfers of defense articles and services funded with national funds should be considered on a case-by-ca [...]	2006-10-18 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK700	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACAF COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (C) General Hester, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your return visit and your participation in Cope Tiger. Many of the issues that you addressed during your December visit remain of key importance -- especially the ongoing competition among Sukhoi, Saab and Lockheed Martin to supply rep [...]	2006-02-06 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR PREL TH
06BANJUL379	THE GAMBIA: G-8 DEMARCHE ON WMD/COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (SBU) On June 14, Ambassador, with Department's concurrence, joined Dakar-based Russian Ambassador Shulgin in making G-8 demarche to Foreign Minister Lamin Kaba Bajo. The purpose of the demarche was to urge the GOTG to fulfill its responsibilities under UNSCR 1540, which calls on States to im [...]	2006-06-15 10:56:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNP PTER GA UNSC
06BANJUL441	VCI BUREAU PDAS FORD COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VCI Bureau PDAS Christopher Ford accompanied by Maher Tadros, Office of Nuclear Affairs, and Eric Wong, U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, met June 30, 2006 with Egypt's Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Taher Farahat in Banjul on the margins of the Summit of the [...]	2006-07-12 16:35:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP PREL TRGY XA EG
06BASRAH49	MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE BASRAH COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: Wielders of power and influence in Basrah outside of the local government can be classified into three general categories: highly respected sheikhs and imams, thugs and militia leaders, and a nebulous third category of individuals in positions of power but whose influence on the [...]	2006-04-07 11:45:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KISL IZ
06BASRAH70	SNAPSHOT OF DHI QAR: PROVINCE AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) Summary: The province of Dhi Qar is located about 200 miles southeast of Baghdad and has an estimated population of 1.85 million. More politically moderate and secular than the other Shia-dominated southern provinces, the influence of Shia religious political parties has grown in past mo [...]	2006-05-07 14:00:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PINR ECON EAID ELAB KDEM KISL
06BEIJING10510	PRC/HAMAS: UPDATE FROM DDG CHEN XIAODONG [...] (C) MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Deputy Director General Chen Xiaodong called in Polmincouns on May 26 to provide an update on plans for Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to participate (Ref A) in the meeting of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum to be held in Beiji [...]	2006-05-26 12:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING1061	JANUARY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM JONG-IL VISIT [...] MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan stated that President Hu Jintao will "meet a foreign leader" on Tuesday, January 17, in response to repeated questioning about the unconfirmed visit of Kim Jong-Il to China. Kong refused to be drawn into specific comment about a possible Kim visit, saying he had no [...]	2006-01-17 11:46:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM CH IR EU KN
06BEIJING10734	PRC/GERMANY: MERKEL VISIT READOUT [...] (C) China supports a more important role for Germany in the United Nations, China's leaders told visiting German Chancellor Merkel, according to MFA European Affairs Division Director Wang Shunqing. Wang said that during Mrkel's May 21-23 visit to China, China and Germany agreed to initiate a [...]	2006-05-31 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV GE CH
06BEIJING11183	PRC/JAPAN: BEIJING SATISFIED WITH LI-ASO MEETING, [...] (C) China was satisfied with the tone of the meeting between Foreign Ministers Li Zhaoxing and Taro Aso on May 23 in Doha, MFA Deputy Director of the Japan Division Lu Guijun told poloff, while cautioning that bilateral relations remain difficult. The decision to allow FM Li to meet his count [...]	2006-06-05 11:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA CH
06BEIJING11614	JUNE 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 8 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- President Hu will meet with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad during the June 15 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Shanghai to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue. -- All SCO member heads will attend t [...]	2006-06-08 11:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH JP
06BEIJING11753	CHRISTIANITY GAINING POPULARITY IN XINJIANG, EVEN [...] (C) Interest in Christianity is growing in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR),but local authorities are reportedly trying to control the growth in order to avoid conflicts with the majority Muslim community. According to local Christian leaders and congregants, the community's gro [...]	2006-06-09 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS CH
06BEIJING11758	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SCO SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) The United States is gravely concerned over the participation, even as an observer, by Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit to be held in Shanghai June 15, the Ambassador stressed to SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang on June 9. The [...]	2006-06-10 06:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH IR KZ RS
06BEIJING11932	AFM LI HUI PREVIEWS SCO SUMMIT, COMMENTS ON U.S. [...] The Chinese Government is currently investigating reports received from the U.S. Embassy on increased risks to U.S. citizens in China and will do its utmost to safeguard diplomatic personnel and facilities, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao stated during a special June 12 press briefing on the Ju [...]	2006-06-12 11:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINL ASEC CH KG KZ
06BEIJING12175	JUNE 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS, [...] Key points made at the June 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Amnesty International's recent reports that China's arms exports promote violence and human rights violations around the world are "groundless." China complies with its international obligations and has export controls i [...]	2006-06-13 10:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN
06BEIJING13022	JUNE 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH, [...] Key points made at the June 20 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China has "taken note" of reports of an impending DPRK missile launch. -- China will send an official delegation to the African Union Summit in July. China and Angola will sign a series of treaties involving law enfo [...]	2006-06-20 10:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN
06BEIJING1305	GERMAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR TO PRESSURE BEIJING ON [...] (C) The German Political Director will travel to Beijing January 23-24 to lead the EU-3 effort to pressure China to support its position on Iran's nuclear program, according to German Embassy Officer Aron Mir Haschemi. In a January 19 meeting and follow-up conversation on January 20, Aron sai [...]	2006-01-20 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING1306	STRONG DOMESTIC PRESSURE DRIVING IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: A strong domestic consensus in Iran is driving the government to restart enrichment activities and to pursue an indigenous nuclear program, according to MFA West Asia and African Affairs Iran Division Director Xu Wei. In a January 19 meeting, Xu said that Beijing believes it is [...]	2006-01-20 10:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING14345	BEIJING WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) China attaches great importance to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and will study the presidential announcement carefully, stated Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. In response to the joint presentation of reftel points on July 7 by the DCM and the Russian Charge [...]	2006-07-10 08:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP CH RS IAEA
06BEIJING14635	JULY 12 G-8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA SUPPORTS [...] President Hu Jintao will lead China's delegation to the G-8 Outreach Meeting July 16-17 in St. Petersburg, according to Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. The meeting will be a dialogue between the G-8 and leaders from six developing countries: China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico [...]	2006-07-12 10:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN IS
06BEIJING14723	JULY 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE [...] Key points made at the July 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China's response is governed by three objectives: to reduce tension and maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, to promote the solidarity of the UNSC and to encourage prompt resum [...]	2006-07-13 10:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN IR
06BEIJING15153	TFLEO1: PRC/LEBANON - BEIJING CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) China is concerned about the situation in Lebanon, but has no clear definition of a red line that would trigger a stronger Chinese reaction to Israel's offensive, according to an MFA official. China's response to unfolding events will depend on the reaction of the international community, [...]	2006-07-20 11:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AEMR MARR CH IS LE
06BEIJING16162	CHINESE TELL BOUCHER STABILITY, SECURITY AND GOOD [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, academics, and oil industry professionals told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher during his July 30 ? August 2 visit to China that stability and security are China's foreign policy goals in the Central and Sou [...]	2006-08-07 08:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XD XK CH
06BEIJING1665	JANUARY 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S SUPPORT FOR [...] Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing stated China's concern over current developments in the Iran nuclear crisis to visiting Iranian National Supervisory Council Security Advisor Ali Larijani, MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan said at the regular January 26 MFA Press Briefing. China considers Russia's prop [...]	2006-01-26 11:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CH IR XA
06BEIJING16822	PRC/LEBANON: BEIJING SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: BEIJING BELIEVES UNSRC 1701 IS A "GOOD RESOLUTION" BUT IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR ITS SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION. MFA WEST ASIA AND NORTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT LEVANT DIVISION DIRECTOR CHEN WEIQING SAID AUGUST 15 THAT EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1701 WILL DEPEND ON RESOLVI [...]	2006-08-15 10:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS CH UN IS LE
06BEIJING1773	CHINA/INDIA: INDIAN EMBASSY READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) India and China maintain different positions on Iran and Nepal, according to Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Vinay Kwatra. Providing a readout on Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's January 9-11 visit to Beijing and in follow-on discussion, Kwatra noted India's continued opposit [...]	2006-01-27 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH IN NP IR
06BEIJING18542	CHINA CAUTIOUS ON ASEAN+6 TRADE PROPOSALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA IS REACTING CAUTIOUSLY TO JAPAN'S PROPOSALS FOR AN ASEAN 6 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND OTHER EFFORTS TO INCREASE REGIONAL INTEGRATION. FURTHER DECISIONS ON SUCH STEPS COULD COME AT DECEMBER'S EAST ASIAN SUMMIT, BUT CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO LET ASEAN TAKE THE LEAD, FOREIGN MINIST [...]	2006-09-01 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD XE JA CH
06BEIJING18752	MFA VIEWS ON SHOOTING OF JAPANESE FISHERMAN, RIVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SHOOTING OF A JAPANESE FISHERMAN IN DISPUTED WATERS BY A RUSSIAN COASTAL PATROL BOAT REFLECTS LONG-STANDING TENSIONS, INCLUDING RUSSIAN FRUSTRATION AT THE QUALITY AND SPEED OF JAPANESE FISHING BOATS, ACCORDING TO A CHINESE DIPLOMAT EXPERIENCED IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. THE MF [...]	2006-09-06 22:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG SENV RU JA CH
06BEIJING18905	: A/S HILL VISIT, DPRK NUCLEAR TEST AND KIM [...] Key points made at the September 7 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- A/S Hill's meetings with VFM Wu Dawei and AFM Cui Tiankai focused on how to break the impasse and resume the Six-Party Talks process. -- All parties should avoid actions that would escalate tensions over a possible [...]	2006-09-07 09:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC CH KN
06BEIJING19030	China Pushes SCO Economic Agenda at Western China [...] (SBU) Sumary: Zhang Deguang, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),exhorted his central Asian counterparts at a September 2 event in Urumqi to quickly conclude three key economic agreements on customs, transportation and protection of foreign investment. These ar [...]	2006-09-08 09:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL PTER CH ZK
06BEIJING1992	(CORRECTED COPY) CHINA/INDIA: DIFFERENCES ON IRAN, [...] (C) India and China maintain different positions on Iran and Nepal, according to Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Vinay Kwatra. In a readout to Acting Polmincouns on Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's visit to Beijing and in follow-on discussion, Kwatra noted India's continued oppos [...]	2006-02-06 06:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH IN NP IR
06BEIJING20073	POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: D321423 AND D321151 [...] (U) REFTEL A requested a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) end-use check to be conducted at the CHINA OCEAN MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (COMRA) in order to determine that COMRA is in possession of commodities shipped against USDOC license applications D321523, D32115 [...]	2006-09-21 07:46:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING20105	PRC-TAJIKISTAN: PREMIER WEN DISCUSSES BORDER, [...] (C) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao's September 14-16 state visit to Tajikistan focused on discussion of economic development, the disputed China-Tajikistan border and counterterrorism issues. A joint communiqu issued after the visit emphasized the parties' desire to resolve territorial dispute [...]	2006-09-21 09:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TI CH
06BEIJING21219	DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: ROK, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-07 09:27:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MNUC KN CH KS JA RU
06BEIJING21220	DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: VIEWS OF CHINESE [...] (S) Chinese academic and media observers are concerned about North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test and generally believe the DPRK will actually carry out its threat to test at some point. Some observers expressed skepticism that a test would come soon. The official China Daily ran o [...]	2006-10-07 11:22:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MNUC CH KN KS JA RU
06BEIJING21227	REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: REACTION OF BEIJING [...] (C) Officials from the Japanese, ROK, Russian, French and British Embassies in Beijing were in contact with Chinese officials October 9 about the reported DPRK nuclear test and said their capitals had made or would make statements condemning the DPRK action. The Japanese geological service re [...]	2006-10-09 12:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC MNUC PINR KN CH JN KS RU
06BEIJING21851	QUESTIONABLE PROGRESS ON SINO-TURKMENISTAN GAS [...] (SBU) An industry contact questions recent reports that China has approved construction of a pipeline to carry gas imported from Turkmenistan -- a decision, that if carried through, would carry forward a deal announced last April by the presidents of both counties for gas sales. Separately, t [...]	2006-10-16 06:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET CH
06BEIJING2306	PRC PROPOSES ISSUING LIMITED NUMBER OF ONE YEAR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (SBU) MFA Office of Korean Peninsula Affairs Deputy Director MA Jia called representatives from the U.S., ROK and Japanese Embassies February 7 to deliver diplomatic notes proposing to issue one-year multiple entry diplomatic visas to four offi [...]	2006-02-08 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CVIS CH
06BEIJING23169	PRC/AFRICA: BEIJING DECKS ITSELF OUT TO WELCOME [...] (C) Beijing is rolling out a dramatic welcome for participants in the November 3-5 Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Bright billboards, signs and installations with an African flavor festoon the city's main street. Authorities have beefed up security and will enforce special rules [...]	2006-11-01 11:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING23353	SCHOLARS SAY SCO EXPANSION, IRANIAN MEMBERSHIP, [...] (C) Chinese scholars say that by 2007 the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) could be in a position to accept new permanent and observer members and will further establish a framework to address economic development, good governance and energy issues in Central Asia. Iran could become a [...]	2006-11-02 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PTER ZK RS CH IR
06BEIJING23549	CHINA/CENTRAL ASIA - URUMQI HIGH LEVEL FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary: At the fourth session of the Central, West and South Asia Regional Economic Cooperation High- Level Forum held in Urumqi, Xinjiang on September 2, 2006, participants effused about the future of regional cooperation and economic integration. The Executive Director of the Sunbr [...]	2006-11-06 23:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL PTER EFIN CH ZK RS TU PK
06BEIJING23628	NOVEMBER 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the regular November 7 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China calls for speedy resumption of Six-Party Talks. The spokesman deflected a question about excluding Japan from the Talks. -- United States' Undersecretaries Nick Burns and Robert Joseph will visit China this week [...]	2006-11-07 11:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG KN CH
06BEIJING23715	NOVEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. MIDTERM [...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- China has no comment on the resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld or the midterm elections and stands ready SIPDIS to work with the United States and both its political parties. -- VFM Wu Dawei discussed the DPRK with [...]	2006-11-09 10:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO KN RS CH JA
06BEIJING23776	NOVEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE SUBMARINE [...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- MFA Spokesperson Jiang Yu claims ignorance of reports that a Chinese submarine followed the USS Kitty Hawk. He said China is an &adamant force8 in the region and the world for peace and stability. -- Jiang deflected questio [...]	2006-11-14 11:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO KN CH EC JA IN PK
06BEIJING23850	PRC/IRAQ: CHINA TO SUPPORT MNF-I MANDATE EXTENSION [...] (C) China will support the extension of the Iraq MNF-I mandate out of respect for the will of the Iraqi government and people, MFA International Organizations Department Director Yang Tao informed Poloffs November 17 in response to reftel points and letter. Tao warned that although China woul [...]	2006-11-17 12:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CH IZ
06BEIJING23933	PRC SUPPORTS UNSC ACTION ON IRAN; DIFFERS ON SCOPE [...] (C) Given Iran's failure to cooperate with the IAEA and comply with UNSCR 1696, it is imperative that the UN Security Council reach agreement as soon as possible on a sanctions resolution based on the EU3 draft text, Poloff stressed to MFA IO UN Division Director Yang Tao when delivering refte [...]	2006-11-20 08:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL CH
06BEIJING23938	CHINA/ENERGY: SENIOR DIRECTOR HUNTER, NDRC VICE-CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) NSC Senior Director Roszell Hunter and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice-Chairman Zhang Xiaoqiang met to discuss energy and environmental issues relating to the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) on November 16, 2006. Senior Director Hunter stated Washington wants cr [...]	2006-11-20 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ETRD SENV TRGY CH
06BEIJING24126	NOVEMBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the November 28 MFA Press Conference were: -- This afternoon in Beijing the heads of the Six-Party Talks delegations from China, the United States and the DPRK held meetings, including bilateral and trilateral talks, on the resumption of the Six-Party Talks but no date has yet b [...]	2006-11-28 11:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN CH PK EC CY SU
06BEIJING24302	SCO CHIEF DISCUSSES IRAN, MILITARY EXERCISES, [...] (C) Summary: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has "no current plans" for expansion or to allow observers, including Iran, to become full members, SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang told the Ambassador December 4. Zhang denied reports that the SCO and some non-SCO former Soviet repu [...]	2006-12-05 07:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG ZK IR CH RS
06BEIJING24423	PRC/IRAN: THINK-TANKER DISCUSSES IRANIAN VIEWS ON [...] (C) Iranian diplomats told Chinese officials in October that the North Korean test will "derail" UNSC actions against Iran, according to Li Guofu, of the MFA-affiliated China Institute of International Studies. Li said that Beijing is redefining its national security interests and is changing [...]	2006-12-08 12:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ETTC IR CH
06BEIJING24430	NOT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEXT: "RISE OF THE [...] (C) A popular CCTV-2 documentary "The Rise of the Great Powers" has set Beijing's chattering classes abuzz in recent weeks. The 12-part series tells the story of how nine nations, including the UK, Japan, Russia and the United States, rose to become great powers at various points in history. [...]	2006-12-10 22:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
06BEIJING24492	PRC/IRAN: DEMARCHE ON UK-FRENCH DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (C) Noting President Hu Jintao's commitment that China will support UN sanctions on items that could contribute to Iran's nuclear program, MFA International Organizations Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs December 13 that Beijing is comfortable with reftel draft tex [...]	2006-12-13 11:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ETTC IR CH
06BEIJING24499	CORRECTED COPY: PRC/IRAN: BEIJING RESPONDS TO [...] (C) Noting President Hu Jintao's commitment to President Bush in Hanoi that China will support UN sanctions on items that could contribute to Iran's nuclear program, MFA International Organizations Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs December 13 that Beijing is comfor [...]	2006-12-13 14:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ETTC IR CH
06BEIJING24718	GLOBAL INITIATIVE: MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL TO HEAD [...] (C) Although it has yet to receive a formal invitation for the second meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, China tentatively believes that Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Zhang Yan will head China's delegation to the Ankara meeting, MFA Arms Control De [...]	2006-12-21 08:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KGIC MCAP PTER KNNP RU CH
06BEIJING4020	PRC/PAKISTAN: PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's February 19-23 visit to China appears to have gone predictably well, with no real surprises other than a strong push to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a full member. The largely pro-forma MFA readout called the trip a success [...]	2006-03-03 12:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH
06BEIJING4023	PRC/IRAN: VFM LU GUOZENG'S TRIP TO IRAN [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng focused during his February 24-26 visit to Iran on discussing the gravity of the international situation that Iran faces with regard to the nuclear issue, according to MFA Arms Control and Nonproliferation Department Dputy Director General Wang Qun. Lu del [...]	2006-03-03 12:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING4219	PRC/IRAN: VFM LU GUOZENG STRESSES COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. China shares the international community's common goal of ensuring that Iran does not get nuclear weapons, Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng stated. In a March 7 meeting with the CDA, Lu said he told Iranian officials during his late February trip to Iran that the "world does not [...]	2006-03-07 11:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING4479	MARCH 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] Key points made at the March 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - The State Department's 2005 Human Rights Report turned a blind eye to the basic facts and made irresponsible remarks regarding the status of human rights in China. - China hopes Iran will fully cooperate with the IAEA a [...]	2006-03-09 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN
06BEIJING4766	MARCH 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN AND DPRK NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the March 14 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China supports the Russia-Iran talks, wants to see the Iranian nuclear issue resolved through negotiation, wants to ensure the authority of the international nuclear nonproliferation, hopes Iran will build confidence and [...]	2006-03-14 11:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN
06BEIJING4956	PRC/KOSOVO: BEIJING WILLING TO ACCEPT INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR CH
06BEIJING5077	PRC/IRAN: IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY MOHAMMED [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Presidential Envoy Mohammad Larijani, the elder brother of Iranian Supreme Security Council Secretary General Ali Larijani, hewed closely to Iran's standard positions on its nuclear program during his March 14-16 Beijing visit, but he did not repeat threats that Iran woul [...]	2006-03-17 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ENRG IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING5223	MARCH 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CONGRESSIONAL VISIT, [...] Key points made at the March 21 MFA press briefing are as follows: - During a March 21 meeting with U.S. Senators Graham, Schumer and Coburn, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing emphasized that the two countries should view bilateral relations from a strategic perspective and properly resolve dis [...]	2006-03-21 11:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM CH IR

06BEIJING5972	PRC/INDIA: ACADEMICS SKEPTICAL OF U.S.-INDIA [...] (C) In reaction to the U.S.-India civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, China should review the multilateral agreements it participates in that the United States is also a party to, according to the China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations Assistant President Yang Mingjie. [...]	2006-03-30 11:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC ENRG IAEA IN PK CH
06BEIJING6629	PRC/UN: SCALE ASSESSMENTS AND UN REFORM [...] (C) The PRC is concerned at Japan's proposal to change the UN Scale of Assessments and is working to solidify its support with G-77 members to block the changes, according to MFA IO Department UN Division Director Yang Tao. Yang told Poloffs April 5 that Beijing is unhappy with the U.S. propo [...]	2006-04-07 12:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UN CH
06BEIJING683	U.S.-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETS VFM QIAO ZONGHUAI [...] (SBU) Maintaining close relations with the DPRK and Iran gives Beijing the ability to play a constructive role in resolving their nuclear issues, VFM Qiao Zonghuai told Congressmen Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney on January 10. China remains dedicated to fulfilling commitments it made [...]	2006-01-13 04:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TSPA KIPR KN IR TW CH
06BEIJING7042	APRIL 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AFM CUI TO IRAN, [...] Key points made at the April 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: - Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai will travel to Iran and Russia April 14-18 in an effort to help resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis. - China is concerned about Iran's recent announcement about its uranium enrichme [...]	2006-04-13 11:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING7119	A/S SHANNON LUNCH MEETING WITH DG ZENG ON [...] (C) Chinese companies have not been spared from the political and economic turmoil in Venezuela, MFA Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Director General Zeng Gang told A/S Shannon during their April 14 working lunch. Despite the "severe protectionism" that has hurt the bottom line of PRC i [...]	2006-04-14 13:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV CH CU VE XM
06BEIJING7352	APRIL 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AFM CUI TO IRAN, [...] Key points made at the April 18 MFA press briefing are as follows: - During his recent trip to Iran, AFM Cui Tiankai expressed China?s concern over recent developments concerning Iran?s nuclear program. - The "principal parties" to the Six-Party Talks should demonstrate their sincerity i [...]	2006-04-18 10:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING7353	MIDDLE EAST SCHOLAR DISCUSSES CHINA'S CONCERNS [...] (C) Beijing believes that military conflict involving Iran would severely threaten China's oil imports from the region, according to prominent Middle East scholar Yin Gang. Chinese Government officials are frustrated with President Ahmadinejad because he fails to accept the possibility of an [...]	2006-04-18 10:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG IR CH
06BEIJING7518	APRIL 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the April 20 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China encourages the EU-3 and Iran to promptly resume talks in Moscow in order to promote a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue. - The United States should consider the interests of the international commun [...]	2006-04-20 11:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PTER KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING7652	PRC/IRAN: MFA SAYS TEHRAN SHOWS LITTLE FLEXIBILITY [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai went to Tehran April 15)16 to deliver the message that Iran must stop its uranium enrichment activities in order to prevent the current situation from spiraling out of control, according to MFA Iran Desk Director Xu Wei. Xu, who served as Cui's inter [...]	2006-04-21 10:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR CH
06BEIJING8028	APRIL 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the April 27 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China is awaiting IAEA Director General ElBaradei's upcoming report on Iran and expects the report to provide a comprehensive and objective assessment. - China firmly opposes Taiwan political figures conducting activiti [...]	2006-04-27 11:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PTER KNNP CH IR TW
06BEIJING8117	PRC/SCO: MFA DISCUSSES SCO MILITARY EXERCISES, [...] (C) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) recent decision to conduct a joint counterterrorism exercise in Russia in 2007 is based largely on the experience of the 2005 China-Russia military exercise, but no regular mechanism for joint military drills has so far been established, accor [...]	2006-04-29 02:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CH KG UZ KZ
06BEIJING8480	MAY 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GUANTANAMO UIGHURS, [...] Key points made at the May 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China strongly opposes Albania's acceptance of the five Uighurs previously held at Guantanamo Bay, who Beijing considers East Turkestan terrorist suspects, and demands their immediate repatriation. - China does not support [...]	2006-05-09 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PTER KNNP CH IR TW
06BEIJING8803	ARF INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING ON COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 26-28 ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-sessional Meeting on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime focused on discussing "root causes" of terrorism but also gave participants an opportunity to exchange views on recent developments and national experiences in combating t [...]	2006-05-11 11:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ARR ARF CH
06BEIJING9010	PACOM COMMANDER FALLON'S DISCUSSION WITH PLA [...] (C) President Hu discussed with President Bush the need for the United States and China to view their bilateral relationship from a strategic level with a long-term perspective, PLA Deputy Chief of the General Staff General Ge Zhenfeng told PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon during a May 10 meeti [...]	2006-05-15 05:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN JP
06BEIJING9289	PRC/LEBANON: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN SECURITY [...] (C) The PRC remains opposed to a new UN Security Council Resolution on Lebanon and continues to seek watering down of any UNSC call for Lebanon and Syria to establish diplomatic relations, but would be willing to support a Presidential Statement stronger than what Russia has proposed. During [...]	2006-05-16 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE SY CH
06BEIJING9290	MAY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SCO, U.S.- CHINA [...] Key points made at the May 16 MFA press briefing are as follows: - Beijing appreciates the positive efforts of the EU-3 to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue. - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has invited leaders from all observer nations to attend the mid-June S [...]	2006-05-16 10:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ECON CH IR KN JP
06BEIJING9501	CHINA'S AMBITIOUS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AGENDA FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Minister Bo Xilai announced in early 2006 an ambitious plan for nine free trade agreements (FTAs) covering twenty-seven countries, according to MOFCOM officials. These twenty- seven countries represent 18 percent of China's imports and 11 [...]	2006-05-18 06:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON CH AS NZ SA
06BEIJING9507	MAY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SCO SUMMIT, [...] Key points made at the May 18 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China stands ready to help solve the Iran nuclear issue and hopes the EU-3 proposal will prove to be feasible and acceptable to Iran. -- The leaders of all SCO member states and observer states, including Iran President [...]	2006-05-18 11:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ECON KNNP CH IR JP
06BEIJING9666	PRC/RUSSIA: BRIEFING ON RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held very productive bilateral talks with China's Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, Russian Senior Counselor Evgueny Tomikhin told the A/DCM in a May 18 meeting. On May 16, Lavrov was received by President Hu Jintao and held extensive talks with [...]	2006-05-19 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU CH IR
06BEIJING9673	SCO: MFA, SCO SECRETARIAT AND RUSSIAN EMBASSY [...] (C) Senior Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) official Du Wei, who serves as Assistant to SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang, expressed understanding of U.S. concerns regarding the possibility of statements critical of the U.S. presence in Central Asia being issued at the June SCO Summi [...]	2006-05-19 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR RS CH KZ TI UZ
06BEIRUT1464	MGLE01: PM A/S HILLEN MEETS DEPUTY PM AND DEFENSE [...] (S) In a 5/4 dinner meeting with the Ambassador and PM A/S Hillen, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias al-Murr said that enhanced U.S. security assistance would boost morale in the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and make his job easier in soliciting equipment donations from Gulf cou [...]	2006-05-10 06:45:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT1545	MGLE01: PM SINIORA MEETING WITH A/S SILVERBERG -- [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, A/S for International Organizations Affairs, Kristen Silverberg, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora in his offices at the Grand Serail in Beirut. PM Siniora opened the meeting by expressing his satisfaction with his visit to Washin [...]	2006-05-17 15:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PORG PREL KDEM UNSC LE SY QT KPAL
06BEIRUT1546	MGLE01: IO A/S SILVERBERG'S 15 MAY MEETING WITH [...] (C) Lebanese Minister of Justice Charles Rizk asked for Assistant Secretary Silverberg's assistance in pushing the United Nations to produce a timetable for the establishment of an international tribunal to try suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq [...]	2006-05-17 15:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM CASC KDEM LE
06BEIRUT1547	MGLE01: KINDER, GENTLER SALLOUKH SEES FULL [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Silverberg, Ambassador and emboff met with Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh on May 15 in the first official meeting of A/S Silverberg's Beirut schedule. During the QQ:R$o1QQ~impression that Prime Minister Siniora and his delegation (which included the FM) had made in Washi [...]	2006-05-17 15:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IO KDEM LE PGOV PHUM SY IS
06BEIRUT1676	MGLE01: UN SYG'S REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES [...] (S) In a 5/23 meeting, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Representative to Lebanon told visiting S/CT Coordinator Crumpton that Hizballah emerged as a "mixture" of Iranian Islamic-revolutionary links, social grievances in the Shi'a community, a fight against Israel, and what eventually beca [...]	2006-05-30 11:17:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER KISL MOPS KDEM SOCI LE SY IR IS
06BEIRUT1711	MGLE01: AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Crumpton and the Ambassador visited Justice Minister Charles Rizk to discuss the causes and possible solutions to terrorism in the region. Rizk told Ambassador Crumpton that the major cause of political instabil [...]	2006-05-31 12:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT1712	MGLE01: FINANCE MINISTER UPBEAT ABOUT ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. On May 30, Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer met with Finance Minister Azour to discuss the status of GOL economic reform efforts. Azour was upbeat as a result of the Lebanese economy's encouraging macroeconomic indicators and what he described as the positive reception he [...]	2006-05-31 12:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV LE
06BEIRUT1746	MGLE01: SINIORA SEES SYRIAN AND PALESTINIAN [...] (S) In a 6/1 meeting, Prime Minister Siniora told the Ambassador he suspects Syrian and Palestinian agents were behind a violent 5/28 exchange with Israel. He also said it was impossible for the attacks to have been carried out without Hizballah's knowledge, and expressed concern that Hizbal [...]	2006-06-02 12:39:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER KDEM MOPS KPAL KPAO LE IS SY
06BEIRUT1849	MGLE01: SAAD HARIRI ON IRAN, SINIORA, AOUN, [...] (S) In a 6/7 meeting with the Ambassador, MP Saad Hariri spent most of the time discussing his recent travels in Europe, which he claimed to have used to push for international consensus on Iran and Syria. The Russians, he claimed, were persuaded by his arguments not to abstain on any UNSCR [...]	2006-06-08 15:30:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR RS FR
06BEIRUT2220	MGLE01: WITH SYRIA AND ITS ALLIES ON THE [...] (S) In a 6/28 meeting -- a day before the National Dialogue was to reconvene -- Druze leader and "March 14 Forces" figure Walid Jumblatt described a "stalemate" among National Dialogue participants over the deadline they had set on disarmament of Palestinian militias outside the refugee camps [...]	2006-06-30 15:24:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PTER KPAL ECON SY LE
06BEIRUT2403	TFLE01: LARSEN TO PROPOSE HANDOVER OF ISRAELI [...] (C/NF) On July 16, the Ambassador and econoff had a late night meeting with UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen and UNSYG Personal Representative to Lebanon Geir Pederson. Larsen showed a draft proposal to the Ambassador, which Larsen said that he was drawing from orally but not providing to GOL officials. [...]	2006-07-17 11:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2469	TFLE01: SINIORA SAYS HE IS READY TO REQUEST AN [...] (C/NF) In a 7/25 meeting, Prime Minister Siniora, after much prodding, told the Ambassador that he was ready to make a public call for the deployment of an international stabilization force in southern Lebanon. (He said he would do so at a 7/26 Core Group conference in Rome.) He urged that the USG [...]	2006-07-25 16:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINS MOPS PTER KPKO LE IS
06BEIRUT2490	TFLE01: MARWAN HAMADEH DISCUSSES CEASE-FIRE [...] (C/NF) During a July 28 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh gave a briefing on the July 27 cabinet meeting and the Rome conference. Al-Nahar publisher Ghassan Tueni was also present. Hamadeh said the cabinet meeting was "epic" as he verbally parrie [...]	2006-07-29 09:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2504	TFLE01: SINIORA BELIEVES HE HAS THE CONFIDENCE OF [...] (C/NF) In a meeting with the Ambassador and poloff late on July 31, Prime Minister Siniora explained that his declaration to not negotiate until a cease-fire had been implemented gave him the credibility and support he needs across Lebanon's political spectrum to conclude a durable cease-fire agree [...]	2006-08-01 07:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2542	TFLE01: SINIORA SOUNDS AN OMINOUS NOTE ON DRAFT [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora called UNSC member nations' ambassadors to the Grand Serail on the morning of August 6 for a two hour "chat" during which he outlined the GOL's main concerns with the draft UN resolution currently being discussed in New York. During the meeting, which was also attended by [...]	2006-08-06 13:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER SY IS LE
06BEIRUT2545	TFLE01: PM SINIORA HOLDS FAST ON SHEBA'A, INSISTS [...] (C/NF) A/S Welch's second meeting with PM Siniora in 24 hours clarified Lebanon's preferred sequence of events at cease-fire. But the Prime Minister would not budge from his "requirement" that the IDF withdraw from all Lebanese territory, including Sheba'a. Siniora argued hard that unless the Israe [...]	2006-08-07 06:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2599	LEBANON: MARWAN HAMADEH DISCUSSES DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (C) A/S Welch, Ambassador Feltman, Deputy Legal Adviser Jonathan Schwartz and poloff (notetaker) met with Lebanese Minister for Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh and Minister of Displaced Naame Tomeh, both close allies of Druze leader Walid Joumblatt, at Hamadeh's downtown office on the afternoon o [...]	2006-08-11 17:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT2600	LEBANON: FOR BERRI RESOLUTION COMES DOWN TO ONE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 11 NEA A/S Welch, Ambassador, and PolOff met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, accompanied by his foreign policy advisor Ali Hamdan, at Berri's Ain Al Tinneh office. A/S Welch told Berri that we hoped that the UNSC resolution addressing the current conflict wou [...]	2006-08-11 17:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2602	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WANTS LAHOUD OUT [...] (C/NF) In a meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff (notetaker) on August 12 at his Qoreitem mansion, Future Movement leader Saad Hariri spoke about his key objectives in the aftermath of a ceasefire between Israel and Hizballah. Convinced at the time of the meeting that the Lebanese Cabinet wil [...]	2006-08-12 13:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2620	LEBANON: PM SINIORA DISCUSSES TOP PRIORITIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 14, the first day of the cessation of hostilities, Prime Minister Siniora convoked the Ambassadors of the UNSC Perm-5. Siniora requested support to provide temporary steel bridges that will help the return of displaced Shia to the south, and to remove the "siege" from the air [...]	2006-08-14 16:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2652	LEBANON: WHEAT SHIPMENT NEEDED TO KEEP BREAD ON [...] This message contains an action message for the Department -- please see para 6. 2. Embassy meetings with GOL and agrifood industry leaders have confirmed that current stocks of wheat in Lebanon are at a critically low level. President of Dora Flour Mills and Chair of the Agrifood Trader [...]	2006-08-16 06:19:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON IS LE PREL SY
06BEIRUT268	MGLE01: UN LEGAL AFFAIRS CHIEF BRIEFS P-3 ON UNSCR [...] (S) In a 1/28 meeting, UN Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs Nicolas Michel briefed P-3 ambassadors on his consultations with GOL authorities on follow-up to UNSCR 1644. Michel said that he was pleasantly surprised and relieved by the broad base of support he found for an internatio [...]	2006-01-30 07:30:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT2803	LEBANON: BRAMMERTZ PURSUES SEVERAL LEADS; MAY NOT [...] (C/NF) During an August 28 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff, an alternately cagy and revealing Commissioner Serge Brammertz, head of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC),indicated that "Lebanon's next-door neighbor" is still the chief suspect i [...]	2006-08-29 16:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KCRM PINR ASEC SY LE
06BEIRUT2970	LEBANON: RIZK ON HARIRI TRIBUNAL STATUTE [...] (C/NF) During a September 11 meeting with Ambassador and poloff at his Asrafieh home, Lebanese Minister of Justice Charles Rizk discussed the draft statute to establish a tribunal to try suspects in the Hariri assassination (and possibly other related attacks). He focused particularly on th [...]	2006-09-13 14:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KCRM LE
06BEIRUT2975	LEBANON: JUMBLATT SAYS EVERYTHING REVOLVES AROUND [...] (S/NF) During a 9/13 meeting with Ambassador and poloff in the library of his Mukhtara home, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said the next three months will be critical for Lebanon and that the Hariri tribunal will be the driving concern. Claiming that last week's attempted assassination of ISF [...]	2006-09-14 07:51:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3043	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER WANTS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Ambassador and Polcouns called on Justice Minister Charles Rizk on September 18 at his home to discuss the Brammertz investigation and preparations for a special tribunal with international character. We examined with Rizk the latest draft of the statute authorizing the tribunal. This ver [...]	2006-09-19 16:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3161	LEBANESE MINISTER ON: UNIIIC STATUTE, MERKEL [...] (C) On 9/29, Telecommunications Minister Hamadeh shared with us his plans to introduce the special tribunal statute in next Thursday's cabinet meeting. He gave a readout from PM Siniora's recent trip to Strasbourg and Berlin, addressing the issues of Angela Merkel's characterization of the Ger [...]	2006-09-29 16:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL KCRM
06BEIRUT3209	LEBANON: DRUZE LEADERS ASSESS SYRIA THREAT, [...] (S) Druze politicians Walid Jumblatt and Marwan Hamadeh offered us suggestions for helping Lebanon overcome Syrian influence, and discussed how to counter March 8 group calls for a national unity government. They were optimistic about improvement in the March 14 group's relations with Speaker [...]	2006-10-04 15:08:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	KCRM LE PGOV PREL PTER
06BEIRUT3407	LEBANON: PM SINIORA RECOGNIZES NEED TO ENHANCE [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora expressed an interest in exploring further ways to enhance the arms embargo provisions of UNSCR 1701. Although he would not provide immediate endorsement for any specific ideas, such as establishing a United Nations "embargo committee," Siniora said they merited f [...]	2006-10-21 08:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT3517	RIZK BEWILDERED BY LAHOUD'S ATTACK ON TRIBUNAL, [...] (S) Over lunch with the Ambassador on 11/1, Minister of Justice Charles Rizk expressed bewilderment over the blistering attack his childhood friend (and Lebanese President) Emile Lahoud launched against him and the special Hariri tribunal on 10/30 and 10/31 (reftel). Rizk, who felt until La [...]	2006-11-01 16:19:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	KCRM PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3539	LEBANON: FOREIGN MINISTER SALLOUKH OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) In a November 2 meeting, Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh urged to the Ambassador rapid and thorough support for the LAF and action on Israeli overflights and non-withdrawal from Ghajjar. Salloukh was optimistic that Speaker Berri's proposed consultations among political leaders would stav [...]	2006-11-03 16:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3543	RIZK FRETS ABOUT RUSSIA'S IMPACT ON TRIBUNAL, GOL [...] (C/NF) Asking to see the Ambassador urgently on 11/5, Minister of Justice Charles Rizk said that his lunch the previous day with Russian Ambassador Sergui Boukin had unnerved him. Despite soothing words about Moscow's "reservations" rather than "objections," Boukin presented Rizk with a lis [...]	2006-11-05 13:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3584	AFTER ROUND TWO OF CONSULTATIONS, MINDEF MURR, [...] (C) In a 11/07 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that, based on his current understanding of the political consultations chaired by Parliament Speaker Berri, he felt certain that Hizballah and Michel Aoun would take their fight to the str [...]	2006-11-08 04:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE SY
06BEIRUT3601	SINIORA, HAMADEH PERCEIVE SIGNS THAT HIZBALLAH MAY [...] (S) Filling in more details of the 11/9 third round of consultations, Prime Minister Siniora and Minsiter Marwan Hamadeh mused that the March 14 decision to stand tough and even suggest counter demonstration had a positive impact. Both saw initial signs in today's session suggesting Hizballa [...]	2006-11-09 18:55:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3603	UN OFFICIALS ON COORDINATION, TRIBUNAL, [...] (S/NF) Over lunch with the Ambassador on 11/10, UN officials Geir Pedersen, Michael Williams, and Salman Shaikh claimed that Israeli officials, whom they had met earlier that week, had hinted at stopping overflights if the USG could provide equivalent intelligence. Rejecting the Ambassador's [...]	2006-11-12 06:59:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KCRM UNSC PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT3606	SINIORA DEFENDS CABINET, VOWS TO PASS TRIBUNAL [...] (S) Meeting with the Ambassador late on 11/12, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora projected serenity and strength, as lawyers, aides, and ministers whirled in and out of his office offering advice on transcending Lebanon's latest made-in-Damascus political crisis. Siniora provided a detailed chro [...]	2006-11-13 09:19:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT3608	LEBANON: HARIRI PREPARED TO PASS TRIBUNAL, [...] (C) The Ambassador and Econoff met with Saad Hariri on November 11 to discuss the results of that morning's national consultations and the March 14 coalition's plans. Hariri reported that the coalition is unified, will not back down in refusing to give the pro-Syrians and Aoun a blocking mino [...]	2006-11-13 12:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT3650	LEBANON: A BATTLE PLAN EMERGES, AND SWIFT ACTION [...] (C) Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh told the Ambassador and Emboff on 11/17 that the GOL is desperate for strong support from the USG and other allies. They will fight Lahoud on constitutional grounds, while attempting to bring Berri back into the fold. Outlining the strong ta [...]	2006-11-18 07:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE
06BEIRUT3727	LEBANON: U/S FORE MEETS WITH PM SINIORA, WHO [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora expressed his appreciation for the U.S. support extended to his government, but stated that if Islamic extremism is to be countered, it is imperative to see movement on the Middle East peace process, and in the specific case of Lebanon, some sign that the UN will t [...]	2006-11-30 08:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT3732	CITING BERRI, RIZK FLOATS NEW APPROACH ON TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk pitched a new idea for establishing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Meeting the Ambassador on 11/30, Rizk argued that both approaches currently under discussion to establish the tribunal are, and will remain, blocked. With pro-Syrians murdering politic [...]	2006-11-30 16:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM LE SY
06BEIRUT3745	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS ASK CODEL NOT TO TALK [...] (C) On November 29 the Ambassador and CODEL Hoekstra met March 14 leaders and others to discuss the current crisis in Lebanon and the possible impact of reopening a U.S.-Syrian dialogue. The CODEL heard March 14 figures pledge to resist peacefully the coming demonstrations and to keep their g [...]	2006-12-01 17:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL LE SY
06BEIRUT3834	MOUSSA INITIATIVE FALTERING; SINIORA WARNS US TO [...] (C) While Moussa tried to project optimism during his press conference here this afternoon, March 14 leaders report on 12/14 that Hizballah and Nabih Berri have rejected Amr Moussa's initiative to solve Lebanon's political crisis. Berri blames the breakdown instead on inflexibility by March [...]	2006-12-14 16:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT3889	LEBANON: HARIRI EXPLAINS, "I AM A MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) On December 18 Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry met with Saad Hariri, Member of Parliament and leader of the Mustaqbal party. Hariri advised the Codel that progress in the region, and particularly in Lebanon, requires that the international community take a firm and united stand [...]	2006-12-22 14:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3890	LEBANON: CODEL DODD MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora conveyed to Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry that Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the formation of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. It remained unclear, however, whether Russia would support the establishment of the Tribunal under Chapter V [...]	2006-12-22 15:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PRER LE
06BEIRUT3895	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS SEE PRO-SYRIANS, AOUN [...] (C) Fouad Siniora, Marwan Hamadeh, and Saad Hariri report that the March 8-Aoun opposition forces are hardening their positions and that street demonstrations, despite the holiday lull, are not going away. Despite Vladimir Putin's vocal support for Lebanon and apparent warnings to Bashar Asad, [...]	2006-12-26 06:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EFIN LE
06BEIRUT567	SINIORA BRINGS THE POPE ON BOARD, SAYS "NO" TO [...] (C) In a 2/22 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Siniora claimed to have convinced the Vatican to push for President Lahoud's resignation. He said that the Maronite Patriarch and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri are both on board with Lahoud's resignation, but that Michel Aoun still [...]	2006-02-24 15:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER SY LE IR
06BEIRUT674	MGLE01: ELECTORAL REFORM -- BLUE-RIBBON PANEL MAY [...] (C) The national commission charged with reforming the electoral law has just slipped past another deadline for submitting a draft law to the Prime Minister. Commission members are still debating one key element of the law: electoral districts. Commission member Nawaf Salam told us that he [...]	2006-03-06 16:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI LE
06BEIRUT726	MGLE01: JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Despite the fact that the legal team sent to New York returned with a different concept for the tribunal than that contained in their cabinet instructions, Minister of Justice Charles Rizk emphasized that the Siniora government considers the talks to have been very successful -- to the p [...]	2006-03-09 15:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY UN
06BEIRUT757	MGLE01: UPDATE ON LEBANESE THINKING ABOUT HARIRI [...] (C) Summary: GOL Legal Advisor for the UNIIIC Tribunal Ralph Riachy met with Charge March 9 to review plans for eventual establishment of a tribunal to try suspects in the February 14 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Riachy provided a GOL scenario closely in line with r [...]	2006-03-13 10:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL UNSC LE
06BEIRUT811	MGLE01: A BUSINESSMAN'S VIEW OF LEBANESE-IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 15, Econoff met with Mohamed Maktabi, the owner of a chain of high-end Persian carpet stores in Lebanon and the Gulf and a frequent traveler to Tehran, to discuss Lebanese-Iranian commercial relations. Maktabi told us he had noticed "no changes on the ground" regarding [...]	2006-03-16 09:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV LE IR
06BEIRUT844	MGLE01: LEBANON EXPERT SEES SHI'A DEMOGRAPHIC [...] (C) Lebanon scholar William Harris described a demographic "crash" of Lebanon's Shi'a community, a phenomenon at odds with commonly-held views of the community's size and growth trends. Pointing to the experience of his relatives by marriage as typical of that of many Lebanese Shi'as, Harr [...]	2006-03-17 15:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PTER SOCI LE
06BEIRUT846	MGLE01: WALID JUMBLATT ON THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) On March 16 Druse leader Walid Jumblatt discussed with Charge the national dialogue, Jacques Chirac's report of a possible Arab initiative to secure Syrian President Bashar al-Asad,s cooperation in removing President Lahoud, Sheba,a Farms, and Christian presidential candidates. Jumblatt, [...]	2006-03-17 15:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT898	MGLE01: SINIORA VIEWS SITUATION PRIOR TO [...] (C) In a March 21 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora denied reports that he had asked Terje Roed-Larsen to help him, along with Saudia Arabia and Egypt, negotiate with Syria on Lebanon's behalf. Regarding the national dialogue, Siniora said that Egyptian an [...]	2006-03-21 16:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EG KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SA
06BELGRADE1063	KOSOVO: GOS ASKS FOR OUR SUPPORT WITH UNESCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbian Presidential advisor Ambassador Dusan Batakovic requested UNMIK and Contact Group support for the GOS effort to name three Serbian Orthodox religious sites in Kosovo as UNESCO protected buildings during the bodyQs July 8 Q 16 meeting in Vilnius. Batakovic expressed his h [...]	2006-07-05 08:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1103	KOSOVO and ICTY: KOSTUNICA BRIEFS HIS PUBLIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 3, Prime Minister Kostunica was interviewed by editors of four major Serbia news outlets (Vecernje Novosti, BETA, Danas, Standard) on national television (RTS) in which he explained his position on Kosovo and ICTY. Prime Minister Kostunica said categorically that he will ne [...]	2006-07-10 10:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1113	KOSOVO: FM DRASKOVIC LETTER TO THE SECRETARY AND CONTACT [...] (U) On July 6, the Embassy received a letter from Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic to the Secretary and the Contact Group Foreign Ministers outlining redlines and urging a compromise solution for Kosovo's final status. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFF [...]	2006-07-10 15:25:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV YI SR
06BELGRADE1147	MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: JUNE 2006 [...] Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, the current members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),announced that they expect that Montenegro, together with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Macedonia, and Serbia, will join CEFTA by the end of the year. Draft Law on Optical Dis [...]	2006-07-18 15:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW
06BELGRADE1153	SERBIA - SUSTAINING PRESSURE ON SERBIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The highest levels of the GOS continue to assure us that solving the 1999 murders of the three Amcit Bytyqi brothers remains one of their foremost law enforcement priorities. Nonetheless, five years after the discovery of the bodies, no indictments have been handed down. Int [...]	2006-07-19 09:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM PINR PGOV KJUS PREL SR
06BELGRADE1160	SCENESETTER FOR JULY 25 VISIT OF AMBASSADOR WISNER TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 08:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE1202	SERBIA: SPECIAL ENVOY WISNER IN BELGRADE -- [...] (C) Summary: PM Kostunica offered to visiting Special U.S. Envoy Ambassador Frank Wisner on 7/25 a dark and emotional reaction to the prospect of Kosovo independence, an outcome he seems to increasingly see as inevitable. It was a dramatic encounter with the PM who appeared to be visibly weig [...]	2006-07-27 15:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW
06BELGRADE1212	BYTYQI UPDATE FROM WILLIAMSON VISIT [...] (sbu) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson pressed Serbian officials for results in the seven year old Bytyqi brothers murder case, during his July 25-28 visit to Belgrade (SEPTEL). Officials at all levels, including MININT Jocic, reiterated their commitment [...]	2006-08-01 09:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY KCRM PHUM PGOV PREL SR
06BELGRADE1257	GOS ADOPTS PRIVATIZATION STRATEGY FOR NIS [...] (U) On July 20, the Government of Serbia (GOS) approved the privatization strategy of state-owned oil company "Naftna Industrija Srbije" (NIS). The approved strategy was not the preferred option proposed by the privatization advisor consortium Merrill Lynch and Raiffeisen Investment. The appr [...]	2006-08-09 11:08:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG ECON EINV SR
06BELGRADE1285	MOU TO GIVE GAZPROM STRATEGIC FOOTHOLD IN SERBIA [...] (SBU) The scheduled signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Serbia (GOS),state-owned gas company Srbijagas and Russian Gazprom- Gazexport on August 8 was postponed by the Russians for technical reasons. This MOU, approved by the GOS on July 27, establishes [...]	2006-08-15 07:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
06BELGRADE1294	SERBIA: PRESIDENT TADIC ON UPCOMING TRIP TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with President Tadic on 9 August to discuss preparations for his upcoming visit to the U.S., scheduled for the first week of September. Tadic returned to the usual broad themes ) the need for elections before the end-game on Kosovo; the need to work closely with Ko [...]	2006-08-16 08:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW
06BELGRADE1382	SERBIA: EU/UNOSEK REP LEHNE VENTURES ON SLIPPING [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions in Belgrade with visiting EU officials attached to the UNOSEK negotiations suggest some openness in Brussels to extending the Kosovo end-game calendar well into 2007 in response to alleged reports of imminent Tadic-Kostunica agreement on a Serbian electoral time [...]	2006-08-30 17:00:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW
06BELGRADE1407	TADIC AND KOSTUNICA [...] (U) As Tadic heads to Washington, we would like to share some additional observations about him, about how his views on key issues compare with Kostunica's, and why his visit represents an opportunity different from Kostunica's July visit. 2. (S) Tadic tends to take a more realist, pro-Wes [...]	2006-09-01 12:00:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PGOV PREL
06BELGRADE1466	FINANCE MINISTER SEEKS MORE PARIS CLUB DEBT RELIEF [...] summary: Finance Minister Dinkic has proposed a major Paris Club debt reduction - unrelated to Kosovo - as one element of his so-called "packet plus," a supplement to the GOS action plan for cooperation with the Hague tribunal. This Dinkic initiative proposes bigger, meatier carrots for Serb [...]	2006-09-12 12:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG SR
06BELGRADE1534	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF A/S FRIED TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Dan, you arrive at a politically charged time in your old stomping grounds. No senior government official here has any illusions about where the International Community is generally heading in the Kosovo end-game but there is still a belief, particularly by the Prime Minister himself, tha [...]	2006-09-21 09:13:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YI SR
06BELGRADE155	BELGRADE REACTION TO CG LONDON STATEMENT [...] (c) The CG London declaration was discussed within the negotiating team on February 01, and PM advisor Aleksander Simic delivered the official reaction to local media at the end of the day, with the reaction appearing in local press by February 02. The official statement highlighted the neg [...]	2006-02-02 14:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS SR YI
06BELGRADE1566	A/S FRIED'S SEPT 25 MEETINGS WITH SERBIAN LEADERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In separate meetings on September 25 in Belgrade, Assistant Secretary Fried delivered to Prime Minister Kostunica, President Tadic and Foreign Minister Draskovic the following unambiguous messages: Kosovo will be independent, Serbs and Serbian culture in Kosovo will be protect [...]	2006-09-28 08:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PBTS YI SR
06BELGRADE1590	SERBIA: PARLIAMENT SET TO APPROVE CONSTITUTION; [...] (C) SUMMARY: It appears that all major political parties in Serbia are close to agreement on a package for approving the constitution in a national referendum (late October/early November) with follow up elections before the end of the year. President Tadic is supporting the referendum, despite [...]	2006-09-29 15:49:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SR YI MW
06BELGRADE1810	SPECIAL ENVOY WISNER'S VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (c) Special Envoy Wisner's messages to government, church, and civil society leaders in Belgrade October 31 were exceptionally clear: the USG remains committed to a status decision by the end of 2006; contact group unity and support for Ahtisaari is and will remain solid; and Serbia's leader [...]	2006-11-02 15:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV SR
06BELGRADE1872	Belgrade Reaction to Status Decision [...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari's announcement on November 10 that he would postpone presenting his proposal for the status of Kosovo until after Serbian elections was met with mixed reactions in Belgrade. While President Tadic expressed some gratitude for the delay, he als [...]	2006-11-17 15:17:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PBTS KDEM PREL SR
06BELGRADE1899	SERBIA: 2006-2007 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II - [...] As the result of a public referendum on May 21, 2006, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) was dissolved and Montenegro became an independent country. The Government of the Republic of Serbia (GOS) became the legacy member of the Council of Europe and the United Nations. As a result [...]	2006-11-22 13:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SR MW
06BELGRADE1929	K1: MOVING SERBIA BEYOND KOSOVO - IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE [...] (c) As part of our Mission-wide K1 (Kosovo settlement and aftermath) strategy, we have laid out in reftel our recommendations on how to manage the endgame in the status process here in Serbia. This message focuses on the next step of K1: expectations and consequence management. This invol [...]	2006-11-28 07:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL PHUM SR
06BELGRADE193	KOSOVO- SERBS GO PUBLIC WITH PRIVATE MESSAGES [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 16:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI
06BELGRADE1996	K+1: MOVING SERBIA BEYOND KOSOVO - IMMEDIATE [...] (c) As part of our Mission-wide K+1 (Kosovo settlement and aftermath) strategy, we have laid out in reftel our recommendations on how to manage the endgame in the status process here in Serbia. This message focuses on the next step of K+1: expectations and consequence management. This inv [...]	2006-12-12 16:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06BELGRADE2037	KOSOVO AND SERBIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Kosovo status is playing a major role in all political parties' campaigns. This cable assesses their Kosovo platforms and campaign statements related to Kosovo in lead up to Serbian parliamentary elections on January 21. ------------ Democratic Party (DS),Leader: President Boris Tadic [...]	2006-12-20 10:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI
06BELGRADE2062	RUSSIA, SERBIA SIGN MOU ON PIPELINE [...] (SBU) The Serbian Government (GOS),state-owned gas company Srbijagas and Russian Gazprom-Gazexport signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Moscow on December 20 that establishes a framework for future cooperation and a possible agreement with Gazprom on extension of the Blue Stream gas p [...]	2006-12-22 11:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
06BELGRADE220	SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 15:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB MW PGOV SR USTR

06BELGRADE321	MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: FEBRUARY 2006 [...] (U) The Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) in Vienna projects the GDP growth in Montenegro will reach 5.0 percent. GDP growth was 4.0 percent in 2004 and 3.7 percent in 2005. WIIW expects unemployment to plateau at the current level, and inflation to rise slightly to 3.0 perc [...]	2006-03-02 07:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR
06BELGRADE401	FINANCE MINISTER ON INVESTMENT ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Polt met with Finance Minister Mladjan Dinkic on March 7 to raise several issues involving U.S. investors and economic policy. Dinkic pledged to be helpful in resolving issues related to U.S. Steel and the gas shortages that are affecting production at the company. H [...]	2006-03-14 11:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECPS ENRG EINV KIPR SR MW
06BELGRADE404	NATURAL GAS CRISIS IN SERBIA HIGHLIGHTS PROBLEMS [...] (U) The recent gas shortage in Serbia highlights both deficiencies in its infrastructure and the perils of relying solely on Russian gas delivered through the Ukrainian pipeline. Both domestic and foreign companies that rely on natural gas supplies were negatively affected, and continued reliab [...]	2006-03-14 14:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR MW
06BELGRADE575	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM: BLOC LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Djukanovic stated he would resign and call early parliamentary elections if independence gets fewer votes than continued union. Union bloc leader Bulatovic replied he would leave politics if the union is dissolved. Nascent political party Group for Changes (GZP) leader Medoj [...]	2006-04-13 11:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE632	TOUGH MESSAGE ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AND BELGRADE [...] (c) Summary: In meetings with U.S. Special Envoy Frank Wisner in Belgrade on April 17, PM Kostunica, President Tadic, and FM Draskovic reiterated strong GoS opposition to an independence outcome in Kosovo status talks, but sought to reassure that Belgrade was not seeking a "permanent carve-o [...]	2006-04-25 15:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SR
06BELGRADE861	RESPONSE TO STATE 80071: KOSOVO FINAL STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 06:39:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PINR PBTS PGOV PNAT PREL YI SR
06BELGRADE898	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE: DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoM is moving quickly to establish itself as an independent state, following the June 3 Declaration of Independence. The GoM on June 4 requested international recognition from the USG (ref),and other members of the UN Perm-5 as well as neighboring states. Quint Ambassadors [...]	2006-06-06 08:59:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE957	DISSOLUTION OF STATE UNION OF SERBIA AND [...] (U) Introduction: The Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro will need to take a series of steps to finally dissolve the State Union. We will report periodically on actions being taken by the republics and by us to encourage a successful transition. End introduction. Upcoming Travel to U.S. [...]	2006-06-15 06:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR SR MW
06BERLIN1025	DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S MEETING IN [...] (C) (Summary) During his visit to Berlin on April 11, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with Rolf Nikel, Deputy Director General for Foreign Affairs, Security Policy, and Global Issues at the Chancellery, and Rolf Welberts, Office Director for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and [...]	2006-04-13 15:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CVIS EUN GM BO
06BERLIN1132	GERMANY'S GAS IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA: BACKGROUND TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy issues will feature in Chancellor Merkel's agenda for April 26-27 talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Siberia. Recent EU-Gazprom exchanges and German media have played up the emotional side of Russian gas deliveries to the EU. Economics Minister Glos and an al [...]	2006-04-27 05:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV PREL PGOV GM RU EUN
06BERLIN1414	MANAS AIRFIELD: SEEKING SUPPORT FROM ISAF/OEF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message May 22 to Eckart Blaurock, MFA NATO Desk Action Officer in charge of ISAF affairs. Blaurock was very supportive of the request and undertook to pursue the matter with the relevant MFA regional bureau. 2. (C) Also on May 22, DAO passed reftel message to H [...]	2006-05-24 15:06:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL KG GM
06BERLIN1494	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE "ROAD TO RIGA" [...] (C) Summary: In meetings May 18-19 with USNATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland, German officials were cautious across the board. Nuland focused on the strategic rationale behind our Riga summit initiatives but made only modest headway in broadening German thinking. Nuland found Chancellery and MO [...]	2006-06-02 13:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS PREL GM
06BERLIN1651	GERMANY'S 2007 EU PRESIDENCY: THE ENERGY AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany expects to coordinate an ambitious energy initiative for the country's 2007 EU Presidency in the first half of 2007. Germany's EU Presidency will include a kind of "Lisbon Agenda" action plan for EU energy efficiency, use of renewables, and internal market coordination. [...]	2006-06-16 04:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD PGOV SENV EINV PREL EUN GM
06BERLIN1687	TIP: RECENT GERMAN GOVERNMENT STEPS; FIGHTING TIP [...] (SBU) On June 14, Germany deposited instruments of ratification for the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Palermo Protocol). Germany will become a party to both July 14. Federal Interior Ministry offi [...]	2006-06-19 16:03:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN1781	SPD CALLS FOR MORE NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT [...] (U) Summary: On June 26 the Social Democratic party (SPD) held a conference under the rubric: "Peace through Disarmament: International Law and Nuclear Nonproliferation." FM Steinmeier (SPD) and IAEA DG ElBaradei were the keynote speakers. During the conference, Steinmeier and other SPD l [...]	2006-06-27 15:54:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM KNNP IAEA NATO PGOV GM
06BERLIN1835	TIP: WORLD CUP UPDATE [...] (U) Three weeks into the World Cup, German officials and NGOs report no increase thus far in incidents of trafficking in persons (TIP). Officials credit a combination of factors, including increased surveillance and raids on brothels, effective border controls, joint operations with police in [...]	2006-06-30 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN1884	RUSSIA G-8 PRESIDENCY HOSTS MEETING ON ENGAGING [...] (C) Summary. German, UK, U.S., and Canadian representatives used a counterterrorism meeting co-organized in Berlin by the Russian MFA and the East West Institute (EWI) to encourage a more structured Russian effort in official G-8 Roma-Lyon channels. The plan that emerged from the June 30 m [...]	2006-07-06 12:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV EIND ELTN ETTC GM
06BERLIN1993	POLITICAL GOALS OF THE GERMAN EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) (Summary) According to our contacts, the Germans have identified four main political goals to pursue during their EU presidency next year. They hope to create a new EU neighborhood policy that encourages countries of the former Soviet Union such as Ukraine and Georgia to pursue reforms d [...]	2006-07-14 15:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU GM
06BERLIN2303	SCENESETTER: FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S BERLIN VISIT [...] (C) Summary. German officials welcome your visit to Berlin to show the strength of U.S.-German law enforcement and counterterrorism cooperation; we want you to use the visit to strengthen it further. You can underscore to nearly all key law enforcement decision-makers the need for uncomplica [...]	2006-08-11 11:34:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PTER KJUS ASEC PGOV ETTC CVIS PREL KHLS GM
06BERLIN2593	GERMAN THOUGHTS ON SANCTIONS, EU3 UNITY [...] (U) Summary: Charge raised Iran with Foreign Office State Secretary (U/S-equivalent) August 30 and Embassy delivered SIPDIS reftel demarche August 31. Germany is ready for discussion of Iran to return to the Security Council and supports discussion of punitive measures. The critical task, [...]	2006-09-01 16:01:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	EU IR KNNP PARM PGOV PREL UN
06BERLIN2782	GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY - LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The American Chamber of Commerce EU's meetings on September 13 and 14 with officials responsible for Germany's EU presidential agenda at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economics and Chancellery provided a comprehensive preview of Germany's EU presidency economic agenda. Ge [...]	2006-09-20 16:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG GM PGOV PREL EU
06BERLIN2785	U.S.-GERMAN COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY: SEIZING THE [...] (S) Summary. The discovery this summer of the plot to bomb German trains, coming on top of terrorists' plans in the UK to blow-up transatlantic flights, has created an opening for the German government to move on further counterterrorism initiatives. Interior Minister Schaeuble's trip to Was [...]	2006-09-21 08:46:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL KHLS CVIS TBIO GM EU
06BERLIN2793	GERMANY WILL PARTICIPATE IN INITIAL MEETING OF [...] (C) EMIN, accompanied by Global Affairs officer, and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin delivered ref A demarche and accompanying draft documents September 21 to German MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Michael Witter and MFA Desk Officer for Internatio [...]	2006-09-21 15:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KGIC PREL PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA GM
06BERLIN2957	SCENESETTER: LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Germany warmly welcomes you and your delegation for talks which will deepen our cooperation with Germany in the Global War on Terror. The German Government is serious about combating terrorism and, especially in the wake of the failed train bombing attampts in July, is [...]	2006-10-10 05:50:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PTER PGOV PREL GM
06BERLIN2976	GERMAN NONPROLIFERATION PRIORITIES INCLUDE G-8 [...] (C) Summary: German MFA Office Director for Nuclear Nonproliferation, International Energy, and Nuclear Energy Policy Thomas Meister told Global Affairs Counselor October 6 that Germany is still in the process of formulating nonproliferation priorities for its G-8 Presidency, but will focus i [...]	2006-10-11 15:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KGIT IAEA IN GM
06BERLIN3030	GERMAN MFA BRIEFING ON FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE [...] (C) German MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Nonproliferation and International Energy Dietrich Becker briefed Global Affairs officer October 17 on FM Steinmeier's proposed Fuel Cycle Initiative. The initiative, first presented at the IAEA General Conference in September (ref B),propose [...]	2006-10-18 16:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA GM
06BERLIN3145	SUBJECT: GERMAN SECURITY POLICY WHITE PAPER [...] (C) Summary. Chancellor Merkel and her cabinet approved October 25 a White Paper on security policy and the future of the Bundeswehr, the first since 1994. The document is on the whole a success, defining priorities in a manner consistent with that of the U.S. and reaffirming the role of NATO [...]	2006-10-27 17:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM
06BERLIN3151	EB/ESC DAS PAUL SIMONS MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 20, EB/ESC Deputy Assistant Secretary Paul Simons met with senior German officials at the SIPDIS Foreign Office and the Economic Ministry to discuss issues associated with energy policy as Germany prepares to take over the EU and G-8 presidencies in 2007. Interlocu [...]	2006-10-30 08:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EU PGOV PREL SENV GM
06BERLIN3267	OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE U.S. OBJECTIVES DURING [...] (C) Summary: While debates over constitutional reform will limit Germany's ability to launch major initiatives, Germany's EU presidency presents opportunities for the U.S. and Germany to advance shared objectives and improve coordination. On energy, we have an opportunity to promote closer c [...]	2006-11-08 16:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG PTER GM EU
06BERLIN3354	DAS KRAMER'S VISIT TO BERLIN, NOVEMBER 17 [...] (C) (Summary) National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen, MFA Political Director Michael Schaefer, and other senior German officials discussed Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus in meetings with DAS Kramer who visited Berlin on November 17. Schaefer and Heusgen argued that we s [...]	2006-11-22 16:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM RU UP MD GG
06BERLIN3399	ENERGY AND GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The German EU presidency provides us with opportunities to engage both Germany and the EU on all aspects of energy policy, including the question of standards for the next generation of energy technologies. Germany plans to make energy a key focus of its EU and G-8 presidenci [...]	2006-11-30 12:22:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV PREL EU GM
06BERLIN3433	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NEA PDAS JAMES F. JEFFREY [...] (C) After a brief honeymoon during her first year in office, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Grand Coalition government face low opinion ratings at home. This owes largely to difficulties with domestic economic, social, and political restructuring; the debate about the role of German troops [...]	2006-12-05 15:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
06BERLIN3462	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] SUMMARY. Embassy officers talked to numerous contacts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chancellery about issues that will arise during the upcoming GAERC (see reftels) and European Council meetings. Chancellery officials stated that Turkey's failure to fulfill its obligations caus [...]	2006-12-08 15:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU GM
06BERLIN3490	(C) MERKEL AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (C) Improving the tone of transatlantic relations has been a key goal of the first year of Angela Merkel's chancellorship, and she largely has succeeded, to the benefit of the U.S. and Germany. Merkel has not taken bold steps yet to improve the substantive content of the relationship, however [...]	2006-12-13 10:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
06BERLIN3492	A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) (Summary) A/S Kristen Silverberg met Commissioner for Global Affairs, Peter Wittig, State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg, Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel, and other German officials and opinion leaders in Berlin on December 4 and 5 to discuss UN policy issues such as Iran, Leba [...]	2006-12-14 08:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC UNIFIL UN SU IR LE SY EUN GE
06BERLIN3503	S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST ENGAGES GERMANY AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings December 6, S/CRS Coordinator Ambassador John Herbst pushed German officials to incorporate stability and reconstruction (S/R) programming into their 2007 G-8 and EU presidencies. His interlocutors from the Federal Chancellery and Foreign Ministry sug [...]	2006-12-14 14:20:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KPKO CM GM XA
06BERLIN3507	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin jointly delivered the Global Initiative (GI) draft Plan of Work and accompanying documents (ref) to officials from the German MFA's Division for International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy December [...]	2006-12-14 17:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KGIC KNNP PREL ASCH CACM GM AS CA CH
06BERLIN3517	ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER OLMERT'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) (Summary) During Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's visit to Berlin on December 11-12 he held extensive discussions with Chancellor Merkel and met more briefly with Foreign Minister Steinmeier and President Koehler. Most of the discussions with Merkel took place without any other staff prese [...]	2006-12-15 15:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE SP SY XF GM
06BERLIN3520	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Your December 21 meetings in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck are an excellent opportunity to push economic reforms and boost German, European and global growth as Germany assumes the leadership of the G-8 and the EU. The Chancellor an [...]	2006-12-15 17:53:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL GM
06BERLIN455	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S MEETINGS IN GERMANY [...] (C) Summary: Senior German officials responded positively to USG efforts to show solidarity with Denmark and agreed with the basic principle of using the incident to stress the importance of building democracy in the BMENA region. The Germans agreed with the USG assessment that the caricature [...]	2006-02-17 10:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PHUM PTER GM
06BERLIN721	VISIT OF POLISH PRESIDENT KACZYNSKI TO GERMANY [...] (C) Summary: During his visit to Berlin on March 8-9, Polish President Kaczynski criticized German positions on the EU, the German-Russian gas pipeline and the commemoration of World War II refugees. However, his public remarks were relatively restrained, and German officials described the [...]	2006-03-14 16:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM PL
06BERLIN889	SHUTTING DOWN THE PKK IN FRANCE AND GERMANY: [...] (S) Upon receipt of Ref A, DCM chaired a meeting of relevant members of the country team and post raised the issue of PKK support in Germany with the Turkish DCM and senior members of the German government. German officials state an awareness of the threats posed by the PKK and a readiness to [...]	2006-03-31 14:56:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL FR GM
06BERN1138	TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE: SWITZERLAND ALIGNS WITH EU [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-09 14:59:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SZ
06BERN1280	IRAN: LARIJANI MEETS WITH SWISS FM CALMY-REY \ [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 14:51:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM ETTC SZ
06BERN1462	UNHRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON: SWISS AMBIVALENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 11:08:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER MOPS IS
06BERN1686	SWISS DFA DEPUTY POLDIR ON IRAN, UNHRC, AND \ [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 07:49:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP CASC SZ
06BERN1910	SWISS REACTION TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 13:59:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM SZ
06BERN1971	EUR A/S FRIED AND SWISS STATE SECRETARY AMBUHL \ [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-23 08:56:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP EAID SZ
06BERN2046	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SEEKING [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 16:23:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL SZ
06BERN2115	SWISS TO BAKER COMMISSION: USG SHOULD NO LONGER \ [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 15:48:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PTER ETTC IR IZ SZ
06BERN898	SWITZERLAND & LIECHTENSTEIN: ASSESSING OUR [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 15:15:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SZ VE
06BISHKEK1196	BOUCHER AND BAKIYEV: BOTH PLEDGING TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 11 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Affairs Richard Boucher, SIPDIS President Bakiyev turned straight to investment issues, urging U.S. involvement in major hydro-electric projects. Surprising everyone with an about-face, Bakiyev said that the [...]	2006-08-16 06:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG EINV MARR KG
06BISHKEK1309	UPDATE: 61ST UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] (U) Per Ref B request, the information below regarding UNGA attendance was provided by the Kyrgyz MFA on September 12. A: ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF STATE ------------------------------ -- President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has not stated his intention to attend the 61st UN General Assembly. -- H [...]	2006-09-12 11:45:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA KG
06BISHKEK1383	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT OUTLINES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Kyrgyz President Bakiyev presented his national development strategy to the assembled parliament, diplomatic corps and other dignitaries on September 28. Speaking in Kyrgyz, he stressed the need for all branches and levels of government to work together to attract foreign inv [...]	2006-09-28 12:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV KG
06BISHKEK1407	Local Media Reaction to Incident at Manas Airport [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reaction to the September 26 incident involving a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker and a Kyrgyz Airlines TU-135 has largely been restrained, by local standards. Some outlets have played up the fact that the Kyrgyz plane involved in the accident occasionally transports Presi [...]	2006-10-03 07:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1416	KYRGYZ MEDIA MOGUL ALEXANDER KIM ON THE CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: On September 27, Alexander Kim, Kyrgyzstan's leading pro-government media mogul, spoke with the Ambassador on Kyrgyzstan's political leadership, recent scandals, and the state of relations with the United States. Kim described President Bakiyev as a leader easily influenced by pre [...]	2006-10-05 10:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1417	AN IFTAR IN OSH: A TRIP TO SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28-29, the Ambassador traveled to Osh, Kyrgyzstan's second city, and met with government officials, NGO and political party representatives, and journalists. The Ambassador toured the newly renovated Drug Control Agency regional headquarters, and she met with part [...]	2006-10-05 14:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1423	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION CALLS FOR DEMONSTRATION, AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 29, the "For Reforms" opposition movement announced it would organize a mass demonstration beginning on November 2 to demand the resignation of President Bakiyev and Prime Minister Kulov, unless the government meets a growing list of opposition demands, including con [...]	2006-10-06 09:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1450	BISHKEK SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] SUMMARY: Your visit offers an opportunity to move our democracy and civil society agenda forward. Following the downturn in our relations this summer, and building on A/S Boucher's August visit, the Kyrgyz are now indicating they may have gone too far, and want to repair relations. Moving a [...]	2006-10-13 11:02:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1487	KYRGYZSTAN: DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and Ambassador Yovanovitch met with Foreign Minister Alimbek Jekshenkulov October 17 in Bishkek. DAS Feigenbaum stressed our multi-dimensional commitment to Central Asia and to Kyrgyzstan. He said that a difficult period over the summer had raised questi [...]	2006-10-23 06:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KG
06BISHKEK1489	DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES ENERGY PRIVATIZATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having just returned from meetings with the Venice Commission on constitutional reform, Speaker of Parliament Marat Sultanov was eager to meet with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum to discuss U.S.-Kyrgyz relations, the energy sector, and draft constitutions. The candid discussions reveale [...]	2006-10-23 08:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KG
06BISHKEK1516	OCTOBER 25 NUCLEAR SMUGGLING OUTREACH TALKS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 25, 2006, the Nuclear Smuggling Outreach Delegation met a Kyrgyz Republic delegation representing eight agencies and ministries to continue the discussions begun in May 2006 on improving the Kyrgyz Republic's capabilities to combat nuclear smuggling. The two delegati [...]	2006-10-27 11:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KG KNNP PREL
06BISHKEK1517	KYRGYZSTAN: DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and Ambassador Yovanovitch met former Trade Minister Almaz Atambayev and MP Omurbek Tekebayev October 17 to discuss their plans for a mass protest against the government on November 2. Atambayev and Tekebayev, leaders of the "For Reforms" opposition movem [...]	2006-10-27 11:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG
06BISHKEK1518	DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES ISSUES OF STABILITY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 and 20, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum, together with Ambassador SIPDIS Yovanovitch, traveled to southern Kyrgyzstan to discuss issues of social and political stability, as well as the impending demonstration on November 2, with local government o [...]	2006-10-28 07:19:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1535	SOUTHERNERS UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN BISHKEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: While traveling in Osh October 26-28 for a USAID-supported agricultural exposition and PAS-funded American rodeo event, the Ambassador met with religious leaders, political activists and university students about the overall situation in southern Kyrgyzstan and their opinions abou [...]	2006-10-31 10:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KG
06BISHKEK1565	MEDIA COVERAGE OF KYRGYZ PROTESTS PREDICTABLE, [...] (C) Summary: The majority of media outlets in Kyrgyzstan are either government-owned or pro-government in content. News coverage of the protests have largely painted the protesters in a negative light. However, one new, small independent TV station has sided with the opposition and is providi [...]	2006-11-06 11:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1568	AES AND KYRGYZSTAN SIGN MEMORANDUM ON ELECTRIC [...] (U) In a brief November 6 signing ceremony attended by the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Felix Kulov and AES Silk Road President Dale Perry initialed a memorandum of understanding regarding the construction of 500 kilovolt electric transmission lines linking Kyrgyzstan to both Kazakhstan [...]	2006-11-07 10:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL KG
06BISHKEK1571	KYRGYZSTAN PROTEST "DE-ESCALATING" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on November 7, opposition and pro-government parliamentarians reached agreement on a draft of a new constitution that reportedly strengthens the role of the parliament. This latest draft follows the submission of proposed amendments to the constitution by President Bakiyev [...]	2006-11-08 13:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG
06BISHKEK1586	PARLIAMENT PASSES, PRESIDENT SIGNS NEW KYRGYZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on November 8, the Kyrgyz Parliament adopted a new constitution that appears to limit the powers of the president and to increase the role of the parliament. On November 9, President Bakiyev signed the new constitution into effect, although under the terms of the agreement bo [...]	2006-11-09 12:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG
06BISHKEK1587	A SNAPSHOT OF THE NEW KYRGYZ CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 9, President Bakiyev signed into law a new constitution, which is effective immediately. The text, which is based on an amended version of the existing constitution, was passed around midnight on Nov. 8 by the Kyrgyz parliament. The result of a compromise [...]	2006-11-09 12:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1604	KYRGYZSTAN: 2006-2007 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL [...] (U) No report was published for Kyrgyzstan in last year's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. This is a new report for Kyrgyzstan. Embassy point of contact for this report is Resident Legal Advisor Irfan Saeed, e-mail: SaeedIA@stat [...]	2006-11-14 11:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EFIN KTFN PGOV KG
06BISHKEK1692	KYRGYZ HIPC DEBATE BECOMES POLITICAL HOT POTATO [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival this week of a World Bank team to Bishkek for 2-3 weeks of technical consultations has focused political and media attention on the HIPC initiative. According to a World Bank insider, Kyrgyz object to energy reforms proposed under the HIPC program, specifically reg [...]	2006-11-30 11:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1705	POLITICS REMAIN CONTENTIOUS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three weeks have passed since President Bakiyev and the opposition reached a compromise on a new constitution. The presidential administration continues to translate the document from Russian to Kyrgyz, and we expect that a final version will be published in early December. In [...]	2006-12-01 12:26:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1737	KYRGYZ MEDIA: WHO'S PULLING THE STRINGS AND WHY [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Internet news agencies, broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Kyrgyz media and political scene have become closely intertwined [...]	2006-12-11 04:35:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1741	A TALE OF CORRUPTION IN THE KYRGYZ PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Parliament Speaker Alymbekov revealed to Ambassador aspects of a murky privatization deal for the Kyrgyz tin and tungsten company "ShPU." According to Alymbekov, the government inexplicably selected the lower of two bids for "ShPU," rejecting a much higher bid from a U.S. [...]	2006-12-11 10:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ECON EINV EMIN KG
06BISHKEK1742	WEB-BASED NEWS MEDIA IN KYRGYZSTAN: KYRGYZ NEWS IN [...] (U) This is the second in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From the far corners of the republic, an increasing number of Kyrgyz citizens have access to ne [...]	2006-12-12 05:04:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1744	A PRIMER TO POLITICAL PARTIES OF KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Kyrgyzstan's new constitution envisions an increasingly important role for political parties in the parliament and in forming the government. Under the new constitution, half of the 90 seats in the new parliament will be elected by party list, and the majority party (among thos [...]	2006-12-12 10:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1750	KYRGYZ PLEDGE TO JOIN HIPC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: World Bank-led discussions with a Kyrgyz negotiating team headed by PM Kulov yielded an agreement December 9 on Kyrgyzstan's accession to the HIPC initiative. The Kyrgyz Government has yet to make any public announcement about the agreement, but the World Bank country manager bel [...]	2006-12-12 13:59:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1752	KYRGYZ BROADCAST MEDIA: THE INFLUENTIAL AIRWAVES [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Kyrgyz National TV (KTR) and an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Clearly all parties in the political spectrum of Kyrgyzstan see broadcast media as the most powe [...]	2006-12-13 10:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1753	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON AIRBASE SHOOTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 12, Ambassador met with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ermek Ibragimov regarding the way ahead on the Manas air base shooting incident. He agreed that the incident had become an internal political issue, making it harder to contain. He raised questions about [...]	2006-12-13 11:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE MARR KG
06BISHKEK1762	KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM ON MANAS AIR BASE INCIDENTS [...] (C) Summary. Speaking privately, Deputy FM Sarbayev told DCM that U.S. delay in responding to the diplomatic notes on the Manas shooting incident is creating a growing political problem for the GOKG that damages U.S. interests and that could jeopardize the continued operation of the base. [...]	2006-12-14 12:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
06BISHKEK1763	KYRGYZ STATE TV: LURING THE DINOSAUR TOWARD [...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with the final cable offering an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With access to the nearly every household in Kyrgyzstan, the State Television and Radio Company (KTR) is by far the dominant m [...]	2006-12-14 13:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SCUL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1772	MANAS SHOOTING INCIDENT: KYRGYZ WELCOME U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Separately, on December 18, Ambassador met with First Deputy Foreign Minister Taalay Kydyrov, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Staff Medet Sadyrkulov and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ermek Ibragimov to deliver the USG responses to Kyrgyz Government diplomatic notes concern [...]	2006-12-19 03:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
06BISHKEK1775	A KYRGYZ LINK TO RUSSIAN BANKER'S DEATH? [...] (C) In a conversation with emboff concerning Kyrgyz Central Bank operations (septel),former Kyrgyz Central Bank governor Ulan Sarbanov linked information he provided Russian Central Bank First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov in September during a meeting in Poland to Kozlov,s subsequent murder [...]	2006-12-19 04:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KCOR KCRM KG
06BISHKEK1782	KYRGYZ GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's IPR agency chief Roman Omorov recently claimed that the number of confiscations of pirated audio/video products in 2006 should nearly double the 20,000 pirated items confiscated in 2005. Based on analyses by Omorov's staff, nearly 80% of items seized by police for [...]	2006-12-19 09:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON EINV KG
06BISHKEK1788	MANAS AIR BASE SHOOTING AND KRYGYZ CULTURE [...] (C) I and my staff deeply appreciate the extensive State-DOD coordination in recent days regarding the December 6 shooting incident at Manas Air Base, as well as on accelerating release of the AIB report on the September aircraft collision. Both issues have, unfortunately, raised questions [...]	2006-12-21 02:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL PGOV MARR KG
06BISHKEK1789	KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL [...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...]	2006-12-21 02:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1790	KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL [...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...]	2006-12-21 02:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1826	KYRGYZ MANEUVERING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) The political maneuvering continues in Bishkek following the parliament's narrow failure to adopt a new constitution December 25 (reftel). While pro-presidential MPs vowed to put forward new amendments to the constitution, some members of the opposition For Reforms movement threatened r [...]	2006-12-28 13:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK385	KYRGYZ JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE (OR THE LACK THEREOF) [...] (SBU) Summary: The issue of judicial independence in the Kyrgyz Republic continues to be problematic, with the judiciary little more than a tool of the executive branch. Even with the ouster of President Akayev in March 2005 and the guarded optimism that judicial reforms might follow, little [...]	2006-03-23 05:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PGOV KMDR KG
06BISHKEK502	VISIT OF SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER TO BISHKEK [...] (C) During a series of meetings on April 11, SCA Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher urged the Kyrgyz Government to move forward on constitutional reform and said that the U.S. is eager to begin the next round of negotiations on Manas Coalition Airbase. He also expressed concern over the Apr [...]	2006-04-17 08:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KCOR EAID ECON KG
06BISHKEK504	GOVERNMENT STICKING TO PARTY LINE ON BAISALOV [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings with Ambassador Yovanovitch to discuss the April 12 attack on civil society leader Edil Baisalov, government officials largely stuck to the party line, calling the assault "an unfortunate incident" [...]	2006-04-17 10:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KCOR KG
06BISHKEK532	MFA PUBLICLY LASHES OUT AT AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On April 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a sharply worded statement, rebuking Ambassador Yovanovitch for comments she made in support of Kyrgyzstan's participation in the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative during an April 15 interview w [...]	2006-04-19 12:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KG
06BISHKEK701	CRIME FIGURE WITH SUSPECTED TIES TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to press reports and the Interior Ministry (MVD),notorious mob figure and parliamentary candidate Ryspek Akmatbayev (reftels a and b) was killed by unknown persons on May 10 approximately 12 kilometers outside of Bishkek. According to the MVD, Akmatbayev was shot 28 [...]	2006-05-11 12:01:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KCRM ASEC KG
06BISHKEK867	SUPREME COURT DENIES ASYLUM TO FINAL UZBEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 13, the Supreme Court upheld the decision of a lower court to deny refugee status to the last of the remaining four Uzbek refugees who have been in detention since summer 2005. The court decision brings to an end the asylum seekers' lengthy legal battle to remain in Kyr [...]	2006-06-13 09:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM UZ RU KG
06BOGOTA5526	REPORT ON ARMS SURRENDERED BY THE PARAMILITARIES [...] (C) The ratio of weapons turned in per demobilized paramilitary could be as high as one-to-one, according to MAPP/OAS and GOC experts, if half the demobilizing paramilitaries were not combat troops. However, experts remain concerned about diversion of paramilitary weapons to criminals. End [...]	2006-06-20 15:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA717	COLOMBIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] The Uribe administration stepped up the economic liberalization begun in the early 1990's and is committed to an open investment regime. Liberalization has progressed furthest in telecommunications, accounting/auditing, energy, and tourism and to a lesser extent, legal services, insurance, dis [...]	2006-01-26 15:52:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OPIC KTDB USTR CO
06BOGOTA7397	INDUMIL DOWNSTREAM: TIGHTER CONTROLS, FEW LEAKS [...] (S) Responding to possible weapons leakage to terrorist groups from state weapons manufacturer INDUMIL, econ/poloffs went beyond a routine factory licensing review (reftel C) to investigate inventory controls in the later stages of storage, transport, and retail sales. INDUMIL outlined compr [...]	2006-08-14 17:42:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL MASS MOPS CO KOMC ETTC OTRA PARM
06BOGOTA766	MFA VICE MINISTER REYES ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (C) Summary. Polcouns met with MFA Vice Minister Camilo Reyes on January 20 to continue discussions on arms sales to Venezuela and UN reform. Reyes said the GOC shares U.S. concerns about sales of arms to Venezuela and has raised this at high levels with both Russia and Spain. Reyes said he [...]	2006-01-27 17:05:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PARM KUNR UN CO
06BRASILIA1016	BRAZIL - SPECULATION ABOUT SPECULATIVE CURRENCY ATTACK [...] (U) Local financial press reported on May 25 that the Real's 4.5% depreciation of the previous day had been the product of a speculative attack by foreign hedge funds. According to leading financial daily Valor Economico and influential economic journalist Miriam Leitao, foreign hedge funds th [...]	2006-05-26 17:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL BR

06BRASILIA1089	BRAZIL TO PRODUCE PAPER ON TECHNICAL BILATERAL [...] Science Counselor met on June 1 with Paulo Rogerio Goncalves, Director of International Relations for Brazil's Ministry of Science and Technology. Goncalves said that Minister of Science and Technology Rezende had asked his scientists to quickly develop a non-paper to address how Brazil envisi [...]	2006-06-02 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG KSCA EINV ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1132	NSG PRELIMINARY READOUT [...] Summary: The May 29-June 2 NSG Plenary in Brasilia featured a low-key review of the India civil nuclear cooperation initiative, with the USDEL Chairman suggesting that India be invited to the October 2006 NSG Plenary in Vienna to brief the group on its plans. Participating Governments expresse [...]	2006-06-07 18:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY TNGD EMIN KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1276	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL CORNYN [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned July 1-3 visit to Foz de Iguacu. Consul General McMullen will greet you in Sao Paulo, and he and his team will brief you on your program. In addition, our DEA Country Attache and our Acting DHS Attache will brief you on t [...]	2006-06-26 15:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA2272	BRAZILIAN MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. SPACE POLICY [...] The following are excerpts from two recent media articles. Neither indicate that the Brazilians are contemplating a closer relationship with the United States in issues relating to space. "The Masters of Space", Correio Brasiliense, October 22, 2006 The United States made public its first s [...]	2006-10-30 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL ECPS KSCA BR
06BRASILIA24	BRAZIL ADOPTS WAIT AND SEE ATTITUDE REGARDING [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with AmConsulate Rio de Janeiro. 2. (SBU) Summary. In recent discussions with Embassy officials, Ministry of Mines and Energy officials told us that Brazil, for various reasons, is adopting a wait and see attitude on the Bolivian energy situation in the wake o [...]	2006-01-04 19:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL EFIN BR
06BRASILIA2433	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GOODLATTE [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned November 26-28 visit to Rio de Janeiro. Deputy Chief of Mission Phil Chicola will greet you in Rio de Janeiro on November 26 prior to your scheduled meetings the next day. We are lining up for you meetings with U.S. agricu [...]	2006-11-20 18:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA2583	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned December 12-13, 2006, visit to Brasilia. Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology and Health Patricia Norman and OES Advisor Lawrence Sperling will greet you upon your arrival in Brasilia December 12. You are scheduled [...]	2006-12-11 17:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV BR
06BRASILIA339	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 70 [...] The following is number 70 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and healh news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do n [...]	2006-02-15 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA478	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned March 19-26 visit to Manaus, Santarem, Brasilia, Maringa, and Sao Paulo. I will, unfortunately, be out of the country at that time, but the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission will greet you in Manaus on Sunday evening, March 19 [...]	2006-03-10 20:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA586	BRAZIL SPACE AGENCY SPECULATES ON A FUTURE WITH NASA [...] SUMMARY ---------- In recent media interviews, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) President Sergio Gaudenzi is speaking more openly about why Brazil's first astronaut, Lt. Col. Marcos Cesar Pontes is flying with the Russians. Pontes is now scheduled to fly on March 30 with Russian astronaut Pave [...]	2006-03-23 10:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA KSCA BR
06BRASILIA603	BRAZILIAN VICE-PRESIDENT ALENCAR HELPS LAUNCH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazilian Vice-President Jose Alencar's March 19-24 trip to Shanghai and Beijing generated little notice here as both the public and the press instead devoted their attention to domestic issues. While in years past the creation of the China-Brazil High-Level Committee on Con [...]	2006-03-27 16:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS EAGR KIPR PGOV PREL BR CH
06BRASILIA678	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SPECTER [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your April 12-15, 2006 visit to Brasilia (DF) and Manaus (AM),Brazil. We look forward to your trip and are arranging meetings and events for you in Brasilia and Manaus. As the Charge d'Affaires, I will meet your party upon arrival and [...]	2006-04-07 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC PGOV ECON KSCA SENV OTRA DR CO
06BRASILIA754	REINING IN PETROBRAS' PARADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Evo Morales' address at the opening ceremony of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) meeting in Belo Horizonte, along with the Bolivian IDB governor's speech, gave some discomfort to Petrobras' leadership, which is currently in the midst of increasingly tense contract negoti [...]	2006-04-18 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON PGOV CH BR
06BRASILIA952	BRAZIL: CENTRAL BANK COOPERATION WITH THE BANK OF RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Henrique Meirelles, president of the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB),traveled to Moscow May 10-11 to meet with local monetary authorities. During that visit, Meirelles planned to sign a cooperation agreement with the Bank of Russia (BOR) as officials there are reportedly intereste [...]	2006-05-15 18:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA971	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned June 4-8 visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and Sao Paulo. I will greet you in Sao Paulo airport on June 4 prior to your active schedule of events at the AACLA meeting in Rio and with Minister of Development, Industry, and C [...]	2006-05-18 18:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRATISLAVA131	DINNER WITH FICO: SLOVAKIA'S OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Smer Chairman Robert Fico and Vice Chairman Pavol Paska (who also chairs parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee) at a February 15 dinner, during which Fico and Paska made their predictions about what post-June 17 election Slovakia would look like in terms of f [...]	2006-02-16 16:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ECON SOCI CVIS LO
06BRATISLAVA160	SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Richard "Trey" Lyons Position: Political Officer Phone: 00421 2 5922 3210 Fax: 00421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: LyonsRN@state.gov 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES --------------------------------------------- --- A. A COUNTRY OF ORI [...]	2006-03-01 07:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
06BRATISLAVA166	THEMES FOR SLOVAK PM MIKULAS DZURINDA'S MARCH 13 [...] (C) Madame Secretary, when the President welcomes Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda to the White House on March 13, he will be welcoming a true friend of the United States. Dzurinda has intentionally and very vocally worked to advance U.S. interests in Central and Eastern Europe and beyo [...]	2006-03-02 17:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA180	BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION TELLS BRATISLAVA THE [...] (SBU) At a March 3 briefing hosted jointly at the MFA by State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova and German Marshall Fund's Pavol Demes, Belarusian opposition figures Andrei Sannikov and Oleg Manaev told representatives from the Canadian, U.S., and EU embassies that the Lukashenko r [...]	2006-03-03 16:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI LO BO
06BRATISLAVA190	SLOVAK ENERGY SECURITY MEANS NUCLEAR, NOT GAS [...] (SBU) Summary. A March 2 lunch hosted by the Ambassador provided new insights on energy security in Slovakia. Like many of its neighbors, Slovakia is almost completely reliant upon Russia for its gas, oil, and nuclear fuel. However, the GOS believes that it was not significantly affected by [...]	2006-03-06 15:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EAGR LO
06BRATISLAVA192	A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO BRATISLAVA: SLOVAKIA HOLDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 5-7 Bratislava visit of IO A/S Kristen Silverberg provided the occasion to engage Slovakia on UNSC issues, congratulate the country on two successful months at the table, and coordinate our approaches to the upcoming challenges of the Council's agenda. A/S Silverber [...]	2006-03-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UN IR YI SR LO
06BRATISLAVA234	SLOVAKIA FRUSTRATED WITH EU RESPONSE TO BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 24 event on "next steps in Belarus" hosted by the British Ambassador to Slovakia and featuring presentations by representatives from both the Slovak MFA and NGO community, highlighted Slovakia's disappointment in the lack of a clear, timely EU response to Belarus' March [...]	2006-03-24 14:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO
06BRATISLAVA28	SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT SUPPORTING REFERRAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-12 14:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR LO UNSC
06BRATISLAVA287	SMER PARTY CONFERENCE PRESENTS A MODERATE FICO [...] (U) Summary: Party chairman Robert Fico presented an unexpectedly moderate position at Smer - Socialna Demokracia's weekend conference. He acknowledged for the first time that some of the current government's reforms might be useful, and laid down strict adherence to European rules allowing Sl [...]	2006-04-11 14:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA301	LAVROV VISIT REINVIGORATED BILATERAL TALKS ON [...] (C) Summary: The working visit of Russian FM Lavrov to Slovakia focused on renewing dialogue on economic and energy issues. Lavrov expressed the Russian desire to continue supplying oil, gas, and nuclear materials for Slovakia's energy needs. On Belarus, Slovak FM Kukan reportedly was forcef [...]	2006-04-13 14:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON BO RU LO
06BRATISLAVA31	SLOVAKIA UNHAPPY WITH IRAN, SUPPORTS UNSC [...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered ref A points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova on SIPDIS January 13. Vasaryova, whose portfolio includes the United Nations, told us that Slovakia, as a member of the Security Council, a country with a bilateral relationship with Ira [...]	2006-01-13 15:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LO
06BRATISLAVA32	SLOVAKIA "IMPATIENT" FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered reftel points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova and UNSC SIPDIS Coordinator Marcel Pesko on January 13. Vasaryova told us that Slovakia, whose own reform history has been quite successful and relatively expeditious, is "impatient" ab [...]	2006-01-13 15:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO LO UN
06BRATISLAVA331	SLOVAK ECONOMY GROWING AT RECORD PACE [...] SUMMARY: In the last quarter of 2005, the Slovak economy reached an all time record for economic growth of 7.6 percent, the fastest rate among the four biggest economies that joined the EU on May 1, 2004. A high volume of investments and fast-growing household consumption were the key growth [...]	2006-04-25 12:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO
06BRATISLAVA349	CONFERENCE ON BELARUS: EU ON DEFENSIVE, RUSSIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An April 25-26 conference on Belarus held at the Slovak Ministry on Foreign Affairs was an intellectual lynch mob in two acts. The first day, academics and activists painted a bleak picture of the Lukashenko regime, criticized Russian "meddling," and presented statistical da [...]	2006-04-28 14:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO
06BRATISLAVA355	UN HRC: SLOVAKIA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN, CUBA, [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche on Iran's candidacy for the Human Rights Council (HRC) May 4 to MFA State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova. Vasaryova has SIPDIS direct responsibility for Slovakia's UN portfolio at the MFA. She assured us that Slovakia would oppose Iran's m [...]	2006-05-04 12:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL UN UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA357	MECIAR SAYS HZDS WANTS BACK INTO GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former PM Vladimir Meciar told the program conference of his Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) party on 21 April 2006 that HZDS would like to be in government after June 17, elections and is ready to align with almost any party to achieve that end. Meciar seemed to focus [...]	2006-05-05 07:38:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA369	AUSTRALIA GROUP: SLOVAKIA HOPES FOR U.S.-EU [...] (C) Summary. The Russians have approached Slovakia twice to seek support for their bid to join the Australia Group. For both practical and political reasons Slovakia is not inclined to support Russian membership. It is Slovakia's impression that the U.S. is looking for a reason not to support [...]	2006-05-09 14:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC LO
06BRATISLAVA42	SLOVAKIA ORGANIZING V-4 ELECTION MONITORING TO [...] (C) Director of the MFA's Third Territorial Division (including Eastern Europe and Russia) Stefan Rozkopal presented us January 18 additional information about V-4 involvement in OSCE election monitoring missions for Belarus' March 19 Presidential vote and requested U.S. financial assistance [...]	2006-01-18 15:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI BO UP LO
06BRATISLAVA423	SMER'S THINK-TANK ROOTED IN THE PAST [...] (U) Summary. A new think-tank established to advise the leftist political party Smer on matters concerning economy, politics and defense recently rolled out its foreign policy recommendations. The think-tank is dominated by older academics trained in the command-economy era who have decidedly [...]	2006-05-31 15:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA430	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. OFFER TO IRAN [...] (C) Upon receipt of reftel May 31, DCM briefed both Milan Jezovica, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, and Peter Kmec, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan. The Ambassador delivered the full demarche in person June 1 to Acting Foreign Minister Jozsef Berenyi. [...]	2006-06-01 15:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR LO
06BRATISLAVA455	AMBASSADOR'S BREAKFAST WITH KDH CHAIRMAN PAVOL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted a one-on-one breakfast with Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) party Chairman and former Chairman of parliament Pavol Hrusovsky on June 8 to discuss the upcoming elections. Hrusovsky said Prime Minister Dzurinda's SDKU would be the most popular center-right [...]	2006-06-09 12:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA471	FOREIGN POLICY AFTER THE ELECTION: CONTINUITY, OR [...] (C) Summary: Slovak foreign policy during the second Dzurinda government of the past four years has been extremely complementary to U.S. interests. If the coalition that results from June 17 parliamentary elections is led by Dzurinda's SDKU and made up mostly of center-right parties, we can [...]	2006-06-13 15:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA501	SLOVAK GOV'T AIMS TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL [...] (C) Summary - The Slovak government is negotiating with Yukos to re-purchase the 49 percent stake in the oil pipeline that was originally sold to Yukos in 2002. Economic Minister Jirko Malcharek, who has the lead in the negotiations, is attempting to finalize an agreement before the current g [...]	2006-06-21 16:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA529	SLOVAKIA HAS ITS OWN MOTIVES FOR REPURCHASING [...] (C) Summary: The Slovak government's primary aim in repurchasing the Transpetrol shares from Yukos Finance is to maintain state control in the Slovak oil pipeline. Meciar-era businessmen from eastern Slovakia have claims on 34 percent of Transpetrol shares (two thirds of the government's 51 pe [...]	2006-06-29 14:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA532	SMER-SNS-HZDS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] (C) Summary: The "worst case scenario" government of Smer-SNS-HZDS is now a certainty. We can expect many more challenges in advocating U.S. policy goals under a Fico-led government than during Mikulas Dzurinda's tenure, particularly on controversial issues such as the war in Iraq or support [...]	2006-06-29 18:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KPAO EAID LO
06BRATISLAVA555	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: [...] (C) New Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, who took office less than a week ago, has received calls from the Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, and South Korea regarding North Korea's recent missile launches (reftel). As expected, the Chinese and Russians argued against a UNSC resolution and [...]	2006-07-10 14:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN LO
06BRATISLAVA571	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FM KUBIS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Slovakia's new Foreign Minister Jan Kubis on July 12. Kubis emphasized that "continuity" will be the theme of Slovakia's relationship with the EU, NATO and the U.S. Kubis told the Ambassador he will work t [...]	2006-07-12 15:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA576	SLOVAK POSITION ON UNSC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Slovakia's mission to the UN has been instructed to abstain on the Qatar-proposed resolution condemning military operations in Gaza, unless Slovakia's abstention would force the U.S. to cast a decisive veto, in which case Slovakia will vote no. Slovakia will not support the Chines [...]	2006-07-13 15:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL KWBG LE CH LO
06BRATISLAVA577	TRANSPETROL DEAL IN LIMBO [...] Summary. The GOS is now in a holding pattern on any prospective Transpetrol deal, as incoming Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek reviews his options. The outgoing Minister of Economy had prepared a GOS buy-back from Yukos of its 49 percent share, and media reports floated that a deal was i [...]	2006-07-14 12:39:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA592	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PM DZURINDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the Ambassador's first meeting with the former PM Mikulas Dzurinda since the June 17 elections, the former PM was confident that his party SDKU would gain strength in the opposition. SDKU plans to play on conflicts between new PM Robert Fico and coalition partner Vladimir M [...]	2006-07-18 13:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KPAO LO
06BRATISLAVA609	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 24, Ambassador paid an introductory call on new Deputy Prime Minister for the Knowledge Based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Dusan Caplovic of the Smer ("Direction") party. Caplovic listed his own priorities in office as (1) developing the knowle [...]	2006-07-26 16:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TSPL PREL KPAO PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA613	TRANSPETROL: SLOVAKIA FEELS PRESSURE FROM ITS [...] (C) Summary. The new Slovak government feels under increasing pressure to strike a deal with a Russian firm on Transpetrol before Yukos International initiates bankruptcy proceedings, now scheduled to begin on August 10. On July 25, the same day that Yukos creditors decided to commence bankr [...]	2006-07-28 06:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA615	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER KALINAK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador's first formal meeting with new Interior Minister Robert Kalinak demonstrated Kalinak's openness and intent to continue Slovakia's efforts to fight extremism, trafficking in persons, and organized crime. Kalinak indicated that Slovakia may increase its training pr [...]	2006-07-28 14:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC CVIS PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA618	FM KUBIS: SLOVAKIA FOCUSED ON REGAINING MANAGEMENT [...] (C) At their July 28 meeting, Ambassador Vallee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Kubis discussed next steps for the Slovak government in the Transpetrol situation. Ambassador Vallee emphasized that the impending sale of Yukos shares in Transpetrol needs to be carried out in a transparent ma [...]	2006-07-28 16:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA621	SLOVAKIA ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - JULY 28, 2006 [...] (U) The following are recent noteworthy events in the Slovak economy: PM'S ADVISOR: REALITY WILL DIFFER FROM ELECTION PLEDGES --------------------------------------------- ---------- 2. (SBU) In anticipation of the GOS release of its economic plan on August 1, Emboff spoke this week with [...]	2006-07-31 06:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA657	SLOVAKIA APPEARS TO CHANGE COURSE ON TRANSPETROL. [...] (C) Summary. On August 3-4, Special Advisor Steve Hellman met with high-ranking GOS officials, including Prime Minister Robert Fico and Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek, to discuss the benefits of buying back shares in Transpetrol from Yukos Finance rather than approving a quick sale to Ga [...]	2006-08-08 13:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA666	PM FICO PRESENTS POLICY AGENDA FOR NEXT FOUR YEARS [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW AND COMMENT. One month after Slovakia's new governing coalition took office, Prime Minister Robert Fico has presented the government's policy statement, a four-year agenda determined by the governing three-party coalition. Bureaucrats had drafted an early version of the govern [...]	2006-08-09 16:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM LO
06BRATISLAVA673	SLOVAKIA TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL SHARES FROM [...] (S) Summary - On August 9, Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek reached an agreement with Yukos Finance representatives Steve Theede and Bill Shoff on a deal that allows Slovakia to repurchase the Transpetrol shares from Yukos Finance and thereby obtain greater energy independence. A "share p [...]	2006-08-10 15:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA720	SLOVAKIA REMAINS FOCUSED ON REGAINING TRANSPETROL [...] (S) Summary - The Ministry of Economy continues to pursue a deal to buy back the 49 percent stake in Transpetrol from Netherlands-based Yukos Finance and/or its subsidiary Yukos International. This task was complicated when a Dutch judge appointed Yukos Oil Receiver and Russian Eduard Rebgun a [...]	2006-08-25 14:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	ENGR ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA749	MEETING OF FM KUBIS WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Summary. Slovak FM Jan Kubis met Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Nahavandian, on September 4 in Bratislava. Nahavandian made clear that Iran does not regard UNSCR 1669 as legally valid and confirmed that Iran plans to continue with the development of a peaceful [...]	2006-09-08 14:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA77	SLOVAK VIEWS BEFORE JAN 30 GAERC [...] (SBU) Pol-Ec Chief discussed reftel points 1/24 with European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. He was joined by Anna Petrasova, Third Secretary stationed at the Slovak mission to the EU, covering COTRA and COLAT/AMLAT, who wanted to see "how our transatlantic coordination works." Pol-Ec Chief en [...]	2006-01-30 11:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU LO
06BRATISLAVA807	PRESIDENT AND PM IMPROVISE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica capitalized on missteps by Prime Minister Fico and President Gasparovic during his October 2 visit to Bratislava. Resulting media reports give the erroneous impression that Slovakia agrees Kosovo should remain part of Serbia. The MFA tried to set [...]	2006-10-06 06:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI SR LO
06BRATISLAVA816	SLOVAKIA PURSUES TRANSPETROL THROUGH MURKY LEGAL [...] (C) Summary - Slovakia's efforts to repurchase the 49 percent stake in Transpetrol have been hampered by legal uncertainties surrounding ownership and the right to sell the shares. Economy Minister Jahnatek has repeatedly tried to meet with Eduard Rebgun, the Yukos Oil receiver who was nomina [...]	2006-10-06 14:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENGR ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA817	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND UP OCTOBER 6, 2006 [...] (SBU) The new National Coordinator to Combat Trafficking in Persons will be Jozef Bucek, the new State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior. This effectively raises the political clout of the National Coordinator position by several notches. Bucek, a Smer party member from Kosice, does not [...]	2006-10-06 14:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ELAB KDEM PINR AF RO BU
06BRATISLAVA820	UNSC SHOULD SEND A STRONG, IMMEDIATE, UNANIMOUS MESSAGE ON [...] (SBU) DCM has urged Slovakia at the highest levels of the MFA to adopt a strong position to counter North Korea's nuclear test, per points in refs A and B and previous messages. Saying it was "high time" the international community got tough on North Korea's nuclear program, MFA Director for t [...]	2006-10-10 16:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN LO
06BRATISLAVA862	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND-UP OCTOBER 23, 2006 [...] (U) Vladimir Meciar's Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) won agreement for their nomination of current Justice Minister Stefan Harabin to a seat on the Constitutional Court (ref A),only after two rounds of parliamentary voting on October 19. Any cracks in the coalition were patched up [...]	2006-10-24 14:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF LO
06BRATISLAVA870	SLOVAKS SEEK RUSSIAN DEAL FOR TRANSPETROL STAKE [...] (C) Summary - Frustrated by an inability to strike a deal with either Yukos International or Yukos Finance, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek has begun direct negotiations with the Russian government. The GOS is seeking a deal that would move the 49 percent Transpetrol stake temporarily in the [...]	2006-10-26 15:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA890	COALITION DYNAMICS IN SLOVAKIA [...] (C) After four months in office, Prime Minister Robert Fico of the Smer party has demonstrated his strong, personalized control the government. Embassy Bratislava provides its analysis and lessons learned so far: -- Fico makes the final decisions in all matters of importance; his increasing [...]	2006-11-03 09:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KJUS SOCI PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA911	PUTIN TO SLOVAKIA - WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO OWN AN [...] (C) Summary - Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a blunt message on the future of the Transpetrol pipeline to Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic when the two met in Moscow on November 6th. In response to Gasparovic's assertion that the Slovak's preferred option is a GOS buyback of the 49 per [...]	2006-11-16 15:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA917	SLOVAKS KEEP OPTIONS OPEN ON TRANSPETROL SALE [...] (C) Summary - The Slovak government replaced the two Transpetrol board members and five supervisory board members, who were appointed by the previous administration, with its own nominees at the November 21 shareholders meetings. No other changes took place at the meeting. Minister Jahnatek [...]	2006-11-21 15:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA927	TRANSPETROL NOMINEES AND COALITION DYNAMICS [...] (C) Summary - The appointments made to the boards of Transpetrol at the November 20 shareholders meetings have been roundly criticized not only by the opposition parties, but by Prime Minister Fico as well. The most controversial nominees, Julius Rezes and Sergej Zapotocky, have strong ties t [...]	2006-11-28 12:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL KJUS LO
06BRATISLAVA929	PESSIMISM ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 09:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KO LO
06BRATISLAVA935	FICO SAYS NO TO TROOPS TO KANDAHAR, FOR NOW [...] (U) Prime Minister Robert Fico announced to the media November 29 that, so far, neither the security nor technical conditions have been met to allow Slovak engineering troops to redeploy to southern Afghanistan. Fico added that the Slovak troops were not "mountain rifle fighters who could par [...]	2006-12-01 09:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LO MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL
06BRATISLAVA960	SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT UK-FRENCH DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] Slovakia will likely support the UK-French draft UNSCR on Iran, according to Ambassador Vladimir Lomen of the UNSC Coordination Unit at MFA. Lomen told Poloff the UK had lobbied the GoS hard for support and that the matter was being considered in the FM's office as of the morning of December 1 [...]	2006-12-12 14:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA972	RUSSIANS WAITING FOR CLOCK TO RUN OUT ON [...] (C) Summary - The Slovak government has made little progress towards its stated objectives of regaining control of the Transpetrol pipeline since the November 20 shareholders meeting. Economy ministry representatives have not communicated with either the Yukos Finance officials or the Moscow [...]	2006-12-18 14:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA980	FORMER PM DZURINDA SAYS HZDS HAS NOWHERE TO GO [...] (C) Summary. Mikulas Dzurinda, former PM and leader of the opposition Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU),called the KDH a mess; questioned HZDS' suitability as a future partner; and said he has documents to prove the corruption of SNS leader Jan Slota during a December 19 luncheon w [...]	2006-12-21 14:38:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
06BRIDGETOWN1072	DOMINICA DROPS DIPLOMATIC CASE AGAINST SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica has dropped the case it brought against Switzerland at the International Court of Justice, choosing not to pursue the matter of a questionable "diplomat" who had been stripped of his diplomatic status. The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (GCOD) withdrew in May [...]	2006-06-22 11:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL
06BRIDGETOWN1139	CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO BARBADOS WELCOMES U.S.-PRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate conversations with Ambassador and DCM, Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Liu Huanxing discussed WHA A/S Shannon,s trip to Beijing, possible U.S.-PRC consultations on hemispheric cooperation, the recent visit of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to the Easter [...]	2006-07-05 14:06:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR EAID EINV ETRD BB CH XL
06BRIDGETOWN1934	DOMINICA: A NEW ATTEMPT AT OFFSHORE FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica plans to resurrect both its economic citizenship program and its offshore financial services sector. Both programs previously left scars on Dominica's reputation, and so the government is emphasizing that it will implement these programs with appropriate regulation and [...]	2006-11-02 19:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN199	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRIDGETOWN [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 10:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM BB
06BRIDGETOWN875	DOMINICA'S DIPLOMATIC TROUBLE WITH SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica brought Switzerland to the International Court of Justice over the Swiss decision to strip a Dominica "diplomat" of his diplomatic status. Russian-born Roman Lakschin, who obtained Dominica citizenship through the Caribbean island-state's economic citizenship program, wa [...]	2006-05-19 18:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL
06BRIDGETOWN910	CLOCK TICKING (LOUDLY) ON CARIBBEAN IMMIGRATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following the second ad hoc CARICOM Attorneys General meeting in Jamaica (Reftel A),Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mottley requested a meeting with Ambassador Kramer to discuss the urgency of getting USG commitment for [...]	2006-05-26 16:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CPAS PINR PREL PTER UNSC XL
06BRUSSELS1128	CENTRAL ASIA: LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ADD SUBSTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are both trying to add "more substance" to their respective relationships with the EU by broaching the idea of extending the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) to their countries. Kyrgyzstan plans to propose a draft Action Plan, similar to those the EU n [...]	2006-04-03 09:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZK EAID ENRG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS1133	GEORGIAN EXPECTATIONS FOR ITS ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: According to Georgian Mission to the EU, Georgia wants several deliverables out of negotiations with the EU on its European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan. First, Georgia wants its Action Plan to be a three-year document rather than a five-year document; the EU is currentl [...]	2006-04-03 13:28:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD GG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS1153	EU OFFICIALS PREVIEW MAY 24 EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT FOR [...] (C) Summary: In meetings March 23 with visiting EUR/RUS Director Warlick, EU officials said their overall expectations for the May 24 EU-Russia Summit are low. The sides will begin discussions/negotiations on a successor framework document to replace the existing EU-Russia Partnership and Coo [...]	2006-04-04 15:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS1154	EUR/RUS DIRECTOR WARLICK DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission has three main priorities with Russia on energy: 1) Russian ratification of the Energy Charter Treaty; 2) third-party access to Russian pipelines and; 3) a reduction in state interference in the oil and gas sector. On Belarus, Russian officials have told t [...]	2006-04-04 16:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS1435	EU JHA COUNCIL FOCUSES ON VISA FEES, [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 27 agreed to raise the price of Schengen visas from EUR 35 to 60, while allowing for more favorable treatment of EU neighbors. "Countries with a European perspective" are eligible for reduced rates if they sign readmission agreement [...]	2006-04-28 14:25:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG EAID KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS1569	BELGIAN STEWPOT: May 8, 2006 [...] Advice for Belgian Investors Facing Iran Uncertainty 2-3. Belgian firms Seek Profit Overseas 4-6. Belgian workers more productive, but more expensive 7. Turning the Black Economy White 8. Rich Belgium Still has Poverty 9. Flemish Trade Balance in the Red 10. Self Check-Out Arrive [...]	2006-05-10 12:43:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EWWT EAIR BE
06BRUSSELS2538	SPECIAL ENVOY ARRIVES FOR OSCEPA, MEETS JEWISH [...] Dr. Gregg Rickman, the DoS Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism, made an introductory visit to Brussels. Rickman participated in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCEPA). He lobbied in support of a draft resolution principally [...]	2006-07-20 07:44:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PHUM PREL BE
06BRUSSELS2543	FIREWORKS AT OSCE ELECTION MONITORING CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Belgian OSCE Chairmanship focused its attention on election monitoring at a conference in Brussels on July 12. The technical theme was the need for continued strict adherence to observation guidelines when monitoring. The political message was that ODIHR remains the most co [...]	2006-07-20 10:27:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BE OSCE PHUM PREL
06BRUSSELS2603	BELGIAN RESPONSE TO P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel, Belgian MFA Nonproliferation chief Werner Bauwens believed the Iranians would accept the P5 1 proposal as a basis of negotiation in mid-late August, and at the same time voluntarily suspend an unspecified degree of enrichment activities. He also believes [...]	2006-07-27 09:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL AORC
06BRUSSELS2606	BELGIAN RESPONSE TO P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel, Belgian MFA Nonproliferation chief Werner Bauwens believed the Iranians would accept the P5 1 proposal as a basis of negotiation in mid-late August, and at the same time voluntarily suspend an unspecified degree of enrichment activities. He also believes [...]	2006-07-27 13:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL AORC
06BRUSSELS3109	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on September 12, Belgian FM De Gucht reiterated Belgian intentions to fulfill pledges of more forces for Afghanistan, adding that he would get the details worked out with the Socialist coalition partners after local elections October 8. He also s [...]	2006-09-14 15:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR OSCE AF IR BE
06BRUSSELS3578	Belgian Chemicals Industry Faces Challenges [...] (U) Summary. Belgium's chemical industry is one of the country's most important economic sectors, representing 16 percent of national GDP. Many American chemical companies maintain a significant presence in Belgium. The industry faces challenges as high demand draws investment to the develo [...]	2006-10-20 15:12:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV BE
06BRUSSELS3668	A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 20, 2006 MEETING WITH BELGIAN [...] (C) Summary: EUR A/S Fried met Belgian FM and OSCE CiO De Gucht in Brussels on October 20. Fried and De Gucht agreed that the U.S., EU, and OSCE needed to press Russia on treatment of ethnic Georgians in Russia. De Gucht repeatedly stressed the importance of having the Secretary attend the [...]	2006-10-27 15:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS OSCE GG RU BE
06BRUSSELS3799	BELGIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY REASSESSED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Pressed by global energy concerns and climate change targets, Belgium is reassessing the country,s use of nuclear energy and its future energy policy options. Although current law commits Belgium to decommissioning its nuclear-powered generating installations from 2015-2025, med [...]	2006-11-13 11:54:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN SENV BE
06BRUSSELS4158	AFGHANISTAN: EUR A/S FRIED AND SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) IN A MEETING REQUESTED BY THE AFGHAN SIDE ON THE MARGINS OF THE OSCE MINISTERIAL IN BRUSSELS, EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED AND SCA DAS EVAN FEIGENBAUM TOLD DAVOOD MORADIAN, AFGHAN SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR TO FM SPANTA, THAT WHILE THE USG WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH PARTNERS AND DONORS, THE [...]	2006-12-15 16:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREF PGOV AF
06BRUSSELS442	MIGRATION MANAGEMENT: REGIONAL APPROACH FOR EU AND [...] (U) Summary. At a ministerial conference held on January 24-25, EU officials and counterparts from eastern and south neighbors launched the "Vienna Process" to improve migration management via a structured, regional dialogue and a joint program of action. Major themes of the conference -- whi [...]	2006-02-09 11:26:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREL KCRM PREF PHUM ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS450	EU, UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS COMMENT ON ACTION PLAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, Ukrainian and EU officials discussed the status of the EU-Ukraine Action Plan and negotiations on a visa facilitation regime and readmission agreement. Ukrainian embassy officials said their priorities with the EU in 2006 are to: 1) launch consultations on [...]	2006-02-09 16:19:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CVIS ECON UP XH IR USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS707	EUR DAS KRAMER DISCUSSES RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, [...] (C) Summary: On February 22, EUR DAS David Kramer held COEST Troika consultations with the EU on Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus. On Russia, the EU agrees that a combative Russia feels it is in an increasingly strengthened position. The European Commission viewed the "creeping reasserti [...]	2006-03-03 09:20:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS MD UP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS731	EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA, [...] (C) Summary: In U.S.-EU COEST Troika consultations on Caucasus and Central Asia on February 23, EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed with EU officials how to change the dynamic of discussions on South Ossetia. Echoing an EU Presidency statement on February 21, EU representatives agreed that the inte [...]	2006-03-06 08:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG AM AJ TX KZ TI KG USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS800	U.S.-EU TROIKA ON HUMAN RIGHTS, FEBRUARY 16, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S.-EU Troika on Human Rights (COHOM),held February 16 in Brussels, provided an important forum for in-depth discussions, but no agreement on what kind of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) meeting might take place should UN agreement on the Human Rights Council (HRC) not be [...]	2006-03-08 14:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CH IR CU BL VE XR EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS835	CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: FEBRUARY 2006 [...] Summary. During its February 22 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Northern Africa (submitted by Spain),Africa (France),the Caribbean (France),Central America (US),South America (Spain),as well as an interim report from the June 2005 mee [...]	2006-03-10 15:03:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS886	EU "GYMNICH" MEETING: FUTURE OF W. BALKANS IS IN [...] (C) EU foreign ministers, in their informal "Gymnich" formation, met with their Balkan and Turkish counterparts in Salzburg March 11, issuing a joint press statement that reaffirmed the European perspective for the region but noted that the EU's absorption capacity has to be taken into accoun [...]	2006-03-14 15:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS919	MOLDOVA'S EU AMBASSADOR ON EU/MOLDOVA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: According to Moldovan Ambassador to the EU Eugen Carpov, Moldova has four main issues to address in its relations with the EU. First, Moldova is drafting an internal report on the status of the first year of implementation of its European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan wit [...]	2006-03-16 16:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS

06BRUSSELS942	EU RESPONSE: SUDAN - ACCELERATING UNSC ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary. The EU agrees with the U.S. interpretation that the three components of the AU decision of March 10 regarding the transition of AMIS are not interlinked. However, the EU is concerned that UN Assistant Secretary Annabi may perceive a linkage. EU Special Representative Pekka Haavis [...]	2006-03-17 16:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI KPKO SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS

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