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06TOKYO6568	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOL EMPLOYEE JOHN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to Japan by US Department of Labor Chemist, John Linkletter. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home p [...]	2006-11-16 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA

06TOKYO6578	MITSUI & CO. CONFIDENT RUSSIA WILL ALLOW SAKHALIN [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 27 Econoff met with Mitsui & Co. General Manager of Planning Ken Yamaguchi and General Manager of Sakhalin Development Toru Matsui to discuss Mitsui and Co.,s investments in the Russian Sakhalin 2 oil and gas project. (Note: Sakhalin 2 is owned by Sakhalin Energy, a [...]	2006-11-17 03:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6587	NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEBATE PERSISTS DESPITE OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: Political debate over Japan's possession of nuclear weapons continues despite efforts by Prime Minister Abe to reaffirm the government's strict non-nuclear policy platform. Discussion has largely taken place in the Diet and media, with few indications that the public allergy to n [...]	2006-11-17 05:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KN JA
06TOKYO6589	TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL JA
06TOKYO6591	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TROLATERAL LUNCH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a Japan-hosted lunch on November 6 following the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral meeting in Tokyo, participants discussed cooperation on Resolution 1718. The GOJ circulated a draft of Q & As to use in the event a ship would not consent to boarding for inspection. U/S Joseph s [...]	2006-11-17 06:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA
06TOKYO6592	U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 06 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO, [...] (C) Summary. On 6 November U/S Joseph and ACS Ando agreed to coordinate as much as practical the formulation and announcement of their respective lists of luxury items to be banned under UNSCR 1718. Asked about the U.S.-proposed UNSCR 1718-related working group, U/S Joseph explained that it w [...]	2006-11-17 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PARM KNNP ASCH CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO6595	RULING COALITION PUSHES EDUCATION BILL THROUGH [...] (U) The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and Komeito Party ruling coalition on Thursday pushed a controversial bill to revise the 1947 Basic Education Law through the lower house despite opposition party efforts to delay deliberations until after the November 19 Okinawa gubernatorial e [...]	2006-11-17 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA PREL
06TOKYO6596	JAPANESE OPPOSITION TO UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A "no" vote or abstention by the Japanese to the November 17 UNGA Emergency Special Session (ESS) Resolution on Israel cannot be assured, according to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. Although Japan agrees completely that the resolution is unbalanced [...]	2006-11-17 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA XF IS JA
06TOKYO6597	U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (S) Summary. During the November 6 U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral on implementation of UNSCR 1718, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and his counterparts Japanese DFM Tsuneo Nashida and Australian DFM David Richie, agreed upon the need for full and effe [...]	2006-11-17 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO6617	UNSCR 1718 REPORT SHARED WITH JAPAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL XX KN JA
06TOKYO6618	JAPAN TO SUPPORT UNSCR TO EXTEND MNF-I [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL UNSC IZ JA
06TOKYO6632	U/S BURNS AND U/S JOSEPH MEETING WITH DEFMIN KYUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main goal is a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula, Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma told Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, SIPDIS Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, and Ambassador Schieffer dur [...]	2006-11-20 10:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6633	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan welcomes the resumption of the Six-Party Talks, National Security Advisor Koike told U/S Burns November 6. The implementation of UNSC Resolution 1718, Japanese economic sanctions, and pressure from China led North Korea to return to the talks, Koike suggested. Burns and Ko [...]	2006-11-20 10:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6634	U/S BURNS NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH LDP DIET MEMBERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of ruling party Diet members expressed skepticism over North Korea's willingness to abandon its nuclear weapons program during a November 6 lunch with U/S Burns in Tokyo. Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba suggested that the recent agreement to restart Six-Party Talks [...]	2006-11-20 10:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6635	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA ON IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan shares U.S. concerns about Russia's obstructionist role in Iran discussions and would like to play a part in pressuring Iran to abandon nuclear enrichment, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told U/S Burns on November 6. U/S Burns underscored U.S. concern about Iran's involveme [...]	2006-11-20 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
06TOKYO6639	JAPAN NGO'S "SHIOKAZE" PROGRAM BROADCASTS NEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN),an NGO established to investigate suspected cases of abduction by the DPRK, began transmitting its "Shiokaze" ("Sea Breeze") short-wave radio broadcasts to North Korea in October 2005. The [...]	2006-11-21 02:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PREL JA KN
06TOKYO6645	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] It is unlikely Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso will be able to attend the Forum for the Future meeting in Amman November 30-December 1, due to scheduling conflicts and to the fact that the Diet will be in session during that period, according to Jiro Kanzawa, Deputy Director of MOFA's First [...]	2006-11-21 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI JA
06TOKYO6689	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT November 22 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period October 19 to November 22. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of US Chickens to Stop -- 2. On November 16, in response to the recen [...]	2006-11-22 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO6704	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GARY OBA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 30-December 5, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP/J Political-Military officer Gary Oba. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81- [...]	2006-11-24 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6727	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND THOMAS B. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 29-30, 2006 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone [...]	2006-11-27 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6730	VISIT TO JAPAN,S KASHIWAZAKI-KARIWA NUCLEAR POWER [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 15, EmbOffs visited the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station on the western coast of Japan, operated by TEPCO. Embassy staff were provided a tour of unit 6, one of two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) onsite. In addition to a general description of the fac [...]	2006-11-27 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG JA PARM PGOV PREL
06TOKYO6732	JAPAN: INVITATION TO UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN
06TOKYO6735	DEFMIN KYUMA NEGATIVE ON INTERCEPTING U.S.-BOUND [...] (SB... [...]	2006-11-27 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO6736	JAPAN DEBATES COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposal to review constitutional interpretations that restrict the exercise of Collective Self-Defense has sparked a sharp debate within the government and ruling coalition. The focus of Abe's initiative has been on whether Japan has the authority to [...]	2006-11-27 23:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO6740	DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai met with DCM November 27 to discuss a range of bilateral issues: -- Kawai reported that Prime Minister Abe had been very pleased by his meeting with President Bush at the APEC summit in Hanoi and is hoping to travel [...]	2006-11-28 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ABLD ETRD EAGR EFIS JA
06TOKYO6762	JAPAN: YES TO UNSCR 1718 INVITATION AND NEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 06:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN
06TOKYO6764	SCENESETTER FOR ECONOMIC SUBCABINET MEETINGS, DEC. [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe has gotten off to a fast start in the beginning of his administration with a strong political and foreign policy agenda. However, he has yet to demonstrate the same leadership on domestic economic policy, regulatory reform, and international economic policy. In prepar [...]	2006-11-29 07:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL EAGR ENRG ECIN APECO JA
06TOKYO6785	RUSSIA OIL SEMINAR REVEALS DIFFERING VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Two Russian guest panelists at a November 9 seminar on Russian energy strategy in Tokyo displayed starkly different views on Moscow's energy policy. An executive of the energy company Rosneft strenuously defended the Russian government and its environmental policies, particul [...]	2006-11-30 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG JA RU
06TOKYO6826	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS EVAN A. FEIGENBAUM, [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by DAS Evan A. Feigenbaum. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile phone: 81- [...]	2006-12-04 05:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6827	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCA SENIOR ADVISOR ROBERT [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Robert Deutsch, SCA Senior Advisor. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile [...]	2006-12-04 06:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6858	CCS SHIOZAKI-DUSD LAWLESS ON DPRI IMPLEMENTATION, [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 23:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6889	CUBA: JAPAN RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL JA CU
06TOKYO6896	AGREEMENT REACHED ON GSOMIA TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached substantial agreement November 29 on the text of a General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA),which will set uniform rules across the Japanese government for handling U.S.-origin classified military information. The GSOMIA [...]	2006-12-07 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6900	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KRISTEN SILVERBERG, IO [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 20-24, 2006 visit to Japan by IO A/S Kristen Silverberg and Raymond Hotz. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6858 M [...]	2006-12-08 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL JA
06TOKYO6907	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT December 07 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period November 22 to December 07. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of Korean Chickens to Stop - 2. On November 24, in response to the r [...]	2006-12-08 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO6909	FORMER LDP OFFICIALS ADMITS LIE ABOUT KOIZUMI DPRK [...] (U) The December 8 edition of Tokyo Shimbun reported that former LDP vice president Taku Yamasaki has admitted that he lied when he told reporters that former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi had expressed a willingness to make a third trip to North Korea. On December 7, Japanese-language news [...]	2006-12-08 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
06TOKYO6910	JAPAN'S PERMREP TO ATTEND UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE; NO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche December 7 to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. He was aware of the issue concerning level of attendance at the debate and explained MOFA was discussing the matter internally. On December 8, Takizaki responded th [...]	2006-12-08 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS JA
06TOKYO6912	DAS JOHN,S MEETING WITH DDG KITERA ON BURMA AND [...] (C) Summary: DAS Eric John on December 4 underscored the importance of passing a non-punitive UN Security Council resolution on Burma as a starting point for increased diplomatic pressure on the regime. Deputy Director General Kitera responded that Japan would prefer a Presidential Statemen [...]	2006-12-08 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM BM TT JA
06TOKYO6921	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MILBERT D. SHIN, SENIOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 21-22, 2006 visit to Japan by Milbert D. Shin, Senior Advisor, S/WCI. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3) [...]	2006-12-11 06:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6924	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on December [...]	2006-12-11 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER XR
06TOKYO6926	INDIAN PM VISIT: LIKELY JOINT STATEMENT, ECONOMIC [...] (C) Preparations for Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 visit to Japan are proceeding well, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official told Econoff, and it appears the prime ministers will issue a joint statement announcing negotiations toward an "economic partnership agreement" [...]	2006-12-11 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL MARR JA IN
06TOKYO6954	AMBASSADOR AND CCS SHIOZAKI ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA, [...] (S) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki outlined Japanese expectations for the upcoming Six-Party Talks during a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador on December 11. Shiozaki welcomed the resumption of talks in Beijing, but said Japan is not particularly optimistic about it [...]	2006-12-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KN CH JA
06TOKYO6966	JAPANESE REACTION TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-14 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KGIC KNNP PREL ASCH CA CH RF GM IT JA
06TOKYO698	FM ASO CHINA COMMENTS: ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HIMSELF? [...] (C) Summary: Our contacts among Japan's China watchers believe FM Aso's recent provocative comments on Japan-China relations are a calculated effort by the Foreign Minister to boost his standing in the race for the LDP presidency. Without making such controversial statements, Aso would have [...]	2006-02-08 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO6984	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 16-17, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]	2006-12-15 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6994	AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 14 LUNCH WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a lunch conversation on December 14, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and the Ambassador covered a wide range of issues including: -- the U.S.-Japan security relationship ("2 Plus 2" Talks, DPRI); -- Iraq; -- economic issues (sub-Cabinet meetings, "trian [...]	2006-12-15 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL ECON PGOV JA BM IZ KS RS AF IR
06TOKYO7003	JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR ON IRAN [...] (C) Japan supports passage of the UNSCR on Iran proposed by France and the U.K. and is hopeful it will be passed unanimously, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Ambassador December 14 (see reftel B). 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer followed up by delivering an additional copy [...]	2006-12-15 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO7004	JAPAN NOT YET ON BOARD WITH UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the UNSC resolution on Burma (ref A) with Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi during a December 14 lunch meeting. Yachi said that Japan was pushing Burma to set a definite timetable for transfer of power to a civilian leadership, and had called in the Burmese Ambassa [...]	2006-12-15 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM JA
06TOKYO7010	LAWLESS/ISHIHARA ON YOKOTA, FCLP, AND US [...] (C) Summary: During a Friday, December 1 meeting with Under Secretary of Defense For Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Richard Lawless, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara: referenced the recent Abe-Bush discussion on civil-military dual-use of Yokota Air Base; explained his rationale for reques [...]	2006-12-17 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
06TOKYO7042	JDA UPGRADE, FORM OVER SUBSTANCE? [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, the Diet passed a set of bills to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) to full ministry status. The package of legislation also includes a revision to the Self Defense Forces Law that lists international peacekeeping, rear area support for U.S. forces, Non-comba [...]	2006-12-18 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7047	NO HIGH LEVEL SYRIAN VISITS TO JAPAN PLANNED [...] (C) Japan has no plans to host any high-level Syrian visits in the foreseeable future, according to Hitoshi Ishizuka of MOFA's First Middle East Division. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer told Ishizuka we would be interested in knowing in advance if any such visits do come onto the calendar. [...]	2006-12-19 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY JA
06TOKYO7059	JAPANESE NGO'S AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOST [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan's first legislatively mandated "DPRK Human Rights Week" highlighted the plight of DPRK refugees and of those abducted by North Korea. The series of events, which garnered modest media attention, featured NGO-sponsored conferences and symposia, along with government-hosted [...]	2006-12-20 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL JA KN
06TOKYO7061	JAPAN: JOINT DEMARCHE OF EAST TIMOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 06:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RTT AS PO JA
06TOKYO7067	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH VISIT OF INDIAN PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials are pleased with Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 Tokyo visit, according to MOFA contacts. During the visit, the "Global Partnership" inaugurated in 2000 was elevated to a "Strategic and Global Partnership" calling for closer political and diplomati [...]	2006-12-20 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAIR EINV ETRD SCUL KNNP IN JA
06TOKYO7084	ABE'S SHORT HONEYMOON [...] Summary (C) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's honeymoon with Japanese voters has come to a quick end. Abe's popularity in polls surged above 70 percent when he visited Beijing and Seoul to better relations with Japan's neighbors and the DPRK exploded a nuclear device. However, his popularity began [...]	2006-12-21 04:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO709	JAPAN-DPRK TALKS CONCLUDE WITH ZERO SERIOUSNESS [...] (S) SUMMARY: North Korea showed "zero seriousness" about resolving its bilateral issues with Japan during February 4-8 Japan-DPRK bilateral talks in Beijing, MOFA Asia DG Sasae told visiting CSIS Senior Advisor Robert Einhorn and Political Minister Counselor Michael Meserve on February 8. PM [...]	2006-02-08 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC JA KS KN CH
06TOKYO7096	DIET SESSION A SUCCESS FOR ABE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has succeeded in gaining passage of most of his key legislative proposals in the extraordinary Diet session that ended on December 19, gaining sound marks for achievement. He has been aided by high popularity ratings throughout most of the legislative term, a [...]	2006-12-21 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV MARR JA
06TOKYO7097	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART ONE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials met December 8 with Japanese officials for a day of consultations on Central Asia. The U.S. team aimed to integrate an intensive strategic and policy consultatio [...]	2006-12-21 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON ZK JA
06TOKYO7099	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES CHINESE AND RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, on the margins of a U.S.-Japan Dialogue on Central Asia, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum assessed the challenges presented by Russian and Chinese policies in the region with MOFA European Affairs Bureau Russia Division Director Kuninori Matsuda. Feigenbaum stressed that a [...]	2006-12-21 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH RU ZK JA
06TOKYO7106	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT December 21 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period December 07 to 21. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. --Japan to Strengthen Monitoring of Migratory Birds- Â [...]	2006-12-22 03:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO7108	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 04:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU
06TOKYO711	JAPAN'S UNSC REFORM EFFORT LOOSING STEAM? [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Option C plan "did not fly" with its G3 partners, MOFA's UN Policy Division Director Aikawa told PolOffs February 7. Aikawa did not know how much longer Japan could "paper over" its differences with the G3. Implying that UN Security Council reform may be loosing steam do [...]	2006-02-08 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC XA JA
06TOKYO7111	MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE TRANSFER OF SAKHALIN 2 [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...]	2006-12-22 04:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU
06TOKYO7113	MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...]	2006-12-22 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU
06TOKYO7133	JAPAN SEEKS UN OCHA POST [...] (SBU) MOFA Deputy Vice Minister Kojiro Shiojiri contacted Charge December 26 to request U.S. support for MOFA Director-General for Global Issues Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka's bid to become UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA). Japan believe [...]	2006-12-26 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN JA
06TOKYO7164	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART TWO, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials continued their full-day U.S.-Japan consultations on Central Asia with interagency meetings on foreign assistance and project finance. MOFA International Coop [...]	2006-12-28 01:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH RU ZK JA
06TOKYO7166	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART THREE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's (METI) Trade Policy Bureau Central Asia division head and a Japanese trading company researcher met separately with SCA/DAS Evan Feigenbaum on December 8 to discuss the difficult business and political climate in Central Asia. Politi [...]	2006-12-28 02:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7179	ABE FACES YET ANOTHER CABINET SCANDAL AND [...] (C) For the second time in two weeks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had to accept the resignation of a cabinet official forced to step down because of a scandal. Administrative Reform Minister Genichiro Sata resigned on December 26 in response to allegations that his political organization s [...]	2006-12-28 19:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO7193	ROK FM SONG'S TOKYO VISIT: A REAL "ICEBREAKER" [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and ROK Embassy contacts describe ROK FM Song,s December 26-27 Tokyo visit as &successful8 and &a real icebreaker.8 Song moved to establish a personal relationship with PM Abe and conducted a &heart-to-heart dialogue8 with FM Aso. On bilateral issues, Song asked Japan to: [...]	2006-12-29 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO729	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 9 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N2 Infection not from Wild Birds... -- 2. (U) Ibaraki Prefectural Authorities announced on February 6 that all of the tests it conducted on 354 wild birds since October of last year came back [...]	2006-02-09 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO730	DFAA SCANDAL TO SNARE DIET MEMBERS, SAY INSIDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several Diet Members are implicated and they or their key aides will soon be arrested as part of the ongoing bid-rigging scandal involving Japan's Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA) construction contracts, according to DFAA and Diet insiders. Former Defense Minister [...]	2006-02-09 09:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO755	JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA'S BID FOR UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNDC UNSC GT VE JA
06TOKYO756	JAPAN-DPRK TALKS: FURTHER DETAILS FROM N.E. ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Northeast Asia Director Ito reported "no progress" resulting from the February 4-8 Japan-DPRK talks despite the 20 hours they spent discussing the abduction issue, security concerns, and normalization of relations. Ito identified the likely DPRK motivations for engaging in [...]	2006-02-10 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM JA KN
06TOKYO757	JAPAN CONSIDERING POST-SAMAWAH OPTIONS IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 10:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IZ UK JA
06TOKYO772	JAPAN: DVFM KONO ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Masaharu Kono told DCM Donovan on February 10 that UNSC reform, specifically trilateral support of Japan's "Option C," was one area on which Japan, India and the United Sates could work together. While India currently is "skeptical" about Japan,s Option C, it i [...]	2006-02-13 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC JA
06TOKYO773	JAPAN: DVFM KONO ON IRAN [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Masaharu Kono, DCM Donovan underscored U.S. appreciation for Japan's stance on Iran at the IAEA, and asked how Japan would deal with the Iran nuclear issue during the upcoming visit to Tokyo by Iran Foreign Minister Mottaki (ref a) [...]	2006-02-13 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA IR JA
06TOKYO775	JAPANESE READOUT: DAI BINGGUO UNCOMPROMISING ON [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Tokyo, Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo relayed an uncompromising stand on Yasukuni Shrine and tried to elicit positive messages from Japanese interlocutors, according to MOFA sources, who speculated Dai was attempting to deflect domestic criticism of MFA's handling of [...]	2006-02-13 09:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH JA
06TOKYO797	JAPAN WILL SUPPORT "ASIAN CANDIDATE" TO BE NEXT UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN JA
06TOKYO800	PREVENTING USE OF THE DPRK AS A FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) While in Tokyo to participate in the Asian Senior Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP III),ISN PDAS Frank Record raised the points contained in reftel A nonpaper with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Naoki Ito. Ito responde [...]	2006-02-14 10:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EWWT PHSA KN JA
06TOKYO822	CHINA WATCHERS PIN HOPES FOR IMPROVED JAPAN-CHINA [...] (C) Summary: No improvement in Japan's relations with China should be expected during Koizumi's remaining seven months in office, according to Diet members and academic China specialists contacted by Embassy Tokyo. Citing domestic political difficulties in both countries, our interlocutors [...]	2006-02-15 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH JA
06TOKYO823	ABE AND ASO SAY CLASS-A WAR CRIMINALS NOT [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leaders grilled Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe and Foreign Minister Aso in the Diet on February 14, regarding World War II and the War Crimes Tribunal. Although both Abe and Aso acknowledged the official line that the war was an act of ag [...]	2006-02-15 09:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO831	Japan-China Economic Ties Remain Strong [...] (SBU) Summary: The economic relationship between Japan and China has continued to expand in spite of political frictions, according to Japanese Government trade and investment statistics. Japan's total trade with China (with the inclusion of trade with Hong Kong) again exceeded that betwee [...]	2006-02-16 04:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN PREL CH
06TOKYO850	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. Consulate-General Sapporo contributed to this week's AI report. -- Chugai Planning Domestic Production of Tamiflu -- 2. The Chugai Pharmaceutical Company has finalized plans to produce the antivi [...]	2006-02-16 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO860	JAPANESE QUESTIONS ON HMONG CHILDREN [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph three. 2. (C) Post conveyed reftel talking points February 16 to MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Atsushi Kuwabara. Kuwabara responded that the Japanese embassy in Vientiane was aware of the problem and [...]	2006-02-16 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL LA TH JA
06TOKYO904	JAPANESE BUSINESS SEEKS INDEPENDENT CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Confidence in the Japanese Government's capacity to analyze and to interpret events in China is waning among Japan's business community, according to some Japanese and expatriate Chinese researchers and academics. The anti-Japanese demonstrations of spring 2005 also alerted Jap [...]	2006-02-21 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PREL JA CH
06TOKYO908	CONSULTATIONS ON BURMA WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In February 15 meetings on Burma with a visiting DOS delegation, Japanese officials said Japan: -- shares U.S. values and objectives in Burma and is sending the regime a similar message; -- has significantly reduced its level of economic assistance to the point that little [...]	2006-02-22 00:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON UNSC BM CH JA
06TOKYO925	JAPAN-ROK RELATIONS: STRONG EMOTIONS WON'T SHAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While acknowledging bad relations at the top caused in large part by PM Koizumi's controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, political, academic and diplomatic experts on ROK-Japan relations contacted in the run-up to Shimane Prefecture's February 22 "commemoration" of Takeshima [...]	2006-02-22 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA KS
06TOKYO958	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 23 [...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Dead Bird Calls, Tabletops and More Money: Local Preparations Continue Throughout Japan -- 2. (U) On February 15, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) established a call-in des [...]	2006-02-23 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO960	JAPAN-CHINA: CHINA TRYING TO "WALL OFF" YASUKUNI? [...] (C) Summary. A flurry of political exchanges between China and Japan and initiatives arising out of the Dai Bingguo-Yachi "comprehensive policy dialogue" suggest that China's President Hu Jintao has decided to leave the Yasukuni issue aside for the time being and to move ahead on multiple fro [...]	2006-02-23 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON ENRG USUN PINR CH JA
06TRIPOLI363	LIBYAN REACTION TO ONGOING VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Libyans with whom we are in contact have no sympathy for Hizballah, but are angry about the ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Gaza. After initially discouraging public demonstrations, the government has allowed a few carefully orchestrated and tightly controlled [...]	2006-07-26 10:38:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI374	EUCOM J5 MG GRATION BEGINS MIL-MIL DIALOGUE WITH LIBYA [...] (C) EUCOM J-5 MG Scott Gration became the first American general officer to visit Libya in over a quarter of a century during a low key July 8-12 visit. His visit was hosted by MG Ahmed Mahmoud Az-Zway, the nominal head of the Staff College and Bureau of Technical Coordination, and de facto Li [...]	2006-07-30 11:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS LY
06TRIPOLI377	TFLE01: LIBYANS SUMMON P-5 COM'S TO DEMAND ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary: Libyan MFA U/S Obeidi called in the P-5 Ambassadors and COM's July 31 to condemn the Israeli bombing in Qana and to call for an immediate ceasefire UNSCR. CDA responded by citing the Secretary's statement about an emerging consensus on the necessary elements of a ceasefire and l [...]	2006-07-31 12:42:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE IS LY
06TRIPOLI383	GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO SUPPORT LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. The Government of Libya announced on Monday a three-step initiative to express its solidarity with the people of Lebanon and denounce Israeli attacks in the country. 1) The General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation was instructed to [...]	2006-08-01 15:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LY IS LE
06TRIPOLI394	TFLE01: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF 8/7 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Charge, accompanied by DCM, delivered reftel points verbally August 6 to General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA-equivalent) European Affairs Secretary/Qadhafi Advisor Abdelati Al-Obeidi. Obeidi has emerged as the GPCFLIC's lead official on the [...]	2006-08-06 13:29:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE IS LY
06TRIPOLI410	THE VISA BLUES: TRIPOLI CONSULS SING IN UNISON [...] (SBU) Consular officers from fifteen foreign embassies with representation in Libya gathered last week at the home of the Pakistani consul to discuss common challenges faced in obtaining visitor, business, and diplomatic visas to Libya. In addition to TDY Conoff/Econoff from Embassy Tripoli, co [...]	2006-08-10 12:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ODIP CMGT LY
06TRIPOLI438	AL MANAR: REQUEST FOR POST INPUT ON NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 17:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	ECPS ETTC KPAO PREL PTER XF LY
06TRIPOLI444	URGENT LIBYAN DEMARCHE ON DARFUR [...] (C) MFA Under Secretary for European Affairs Abdelati Obeidi called in the UK and U.S. Charges separately on August 29 to deliver an urgent demarche about discussions in New York about a draft UNSC resolution on Darfur. Obeidi noted that African members of the Security Council, the Arab Leagu [...]	2006-08-29 14:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN LY SU
06TRIPOLI453	CONGRESSMAN LANTOS STRESSES BILATERAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 22-24 trip to Libya, Congressman Tom Lantos, ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee, reviewed bilateral achievements since his first visit to the country in January, 2004 and set new goals for enhanc [...]	2006-08-31 15:02:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	OREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI454	SENATOR SPECTER REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SENIOR [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 21-24 trip to Libya, Senator Arlen Spector, Chairman of the Senate Justice Committee, reviewed the bilateral relationship with senior Libyan officials and inquired about prospects for developing a "Libya model" that co [...]	2006-08-31 15:03:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	OREP PREL PTER PGOV LY

06TRIPOLI466	LIBYAN VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 -- "WE AGREE AND DON'T [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 12:48:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL WMD KNNP MNUC KPAO PTER KN KS LY
06TRIPOLI472	LIBYAN SCIENTISTS DETAIL PRIORITIES FOR COOPERATIVE EFFORTS [...] (C) Scientists working at the National Bureau for Research and Development, linked to the General People's Committee for Manpower, Training and Employment (GPCMET) headed by Matouq Matouq have used a number of recent meetings to detail the types of projects that they hoped would result fro [...]	2006-09-06 17:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ENRG ETTC PARM KNNP LY
06TRIPOLI475	LARGEST LIBYAN INVESTMENT COMPANY DEVOTES CAPITAL RESOURCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Chairman & General Manager of Libya's largest investment company, the Libyan Foreign Investment Company (LFICO),recently met with Econoff to discuss the company's history and future prospects for investment. LFICO, government owned and established in 1981, is moving away [...]	2006-09-07 14:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL LY
06TRIPOLI478	CHARGE REVIEWS IRAN-NAM, LEBANON-SCR 1701, AND DETAINEE [...] (C) During a September 10 meeting with General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA) Under Secretary for the Americas Ahmed Al-Fitouri, Charge discussed Ref A points urging Libyan support for the full implementation of UNSCR 1701, and Ref B points urging tha [...]	2006-09-11 11:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC LE IR LY
06TRIPOLI498	U.S./UK/LIBYA TSCC BIO SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST 8-10, [...] (U) Summary. The TSCC Biological Subcommittee met in Tripoli August 8-10, 2006. The two and one half day meeting included: a general discussion of progress made to date in implementing the "Roadmap for the Way Forward in Cooperative Engagement in the Life Sciences;" an update of the Roadmap [...]	2006-09-14 13:01:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	CW PARM PREL AF LY
06TRIPOLI506	LIBYA WORKS TO FIND BALANCE ON LABOR AND MIGRATION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOL is beginning to work with international partners such as UNHCR and IOM on facing their migration challenges, but there is still ample room for strengthening cooperation. A staggering 750,000 to one million migrant workers currently live within Libya's borders in addition to [...]	2006-09-15 12:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF LY
06TRIPOLI568	LIBYAN VIEWS ON REGIONAL AFRICA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Ali Treki, Under Secretary of African Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (de facto MFA),called in Charge on October 1 for a discussion of regional African issues. Treki said that Foreign Minister Shalgam instructed him to reach out [...]	2006-10-03 15:05:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PGOV KDEM SU SO LY
06TRIPOLI586	RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA TEST ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Charge met with Ahmed Fitouri, Secretary of American Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA equivalent) on October 12 and conveyed reftel talking points, stressing the need for swift and stern measures in response to the North Kor [...]	2006-10-13 12:02:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN LY
06TRIPOLI599	LIBYANS DEMUR ON INVITATION TO EXERCISE LEADING EDGE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 14:42:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TS LY
06TRIPOLI600	LIBYAN NOC CHAIRMAN GHANEM'S VIEWS ON PETROLEUM ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman (and former Prime Minister) Shukri Ghanem on October 15 to discuss US-Libyan energy sector cooperation. Ghanem expressed confidence in Libyan efforts to boost oil production and defended the establishment of the Cabinet-leve [...]	2006-10-19 14:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL LY
06TRIPOLI623	NOVEMBER ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 13:24:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IO IS SY LY
06TRIPOLI626	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge discussed Reftel points (concerning U.S. Chemical Weapons Destruction Assistance to Libya) with senior Qadhafi advisor and General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (GPCFLIC) Secretary Abdulati al-Obeidi October 31. Their discussion [...]	2006-11-02 10:09:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PARM PREL OPCW CWC LY
06TRIPOLI645	LIBYAN DEMARCHE ON CHINA SUMMIT WITH AFRICAN NATIONS [...] (C) Ibrahim Dridi, Director of the Americas Office at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA equivalent) requested a meeting on November 7 to convey a demarche regarding Libyan views on the China Summit with African nations. "I was instructed t [...]	2006-11-10 14:19:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD PREL AU KECF LY
06TUNIS10	TRIP TO SOUTHERN TUNISIA: RESIDENTS TOUGH ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Poloff and MEPI FSN visited the southern industrial town of Gabes December 19-21 and met with ruling and opposition party leaders, NGOs, and many local residents. All interlocutors were curious, and many skeptical, about the visit of an Embassy official to this oft-overlooked so [...]	2006-01-03 13:42:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO TS
06TUNIS1021	HUNGER STRIKE BY TWO TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS NOT A [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 06:21:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1157	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) Embassy Tunis is very pleased to welcome you to Tunisia from May 19-20. As the highest ranking State Department official to visit Tunis since former Secretary Powell in December 2003, you are in an excellent position to reinvigorate with President Ben Ali a bilateral dialogue which focuse [...]	2006-05-15 13:52:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	OVIP KDEM PGOV PREL TS
06TUNIS1220	TUNISIA OBSERVES WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 11:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1230	Special Media Reaction: DepSec Visit to Tunis [...] (SBU) Summary. Tunisian print and broadcast media positively and prominently covered the May 18 - 19 DepSec Zoellick visit to Tunisia. While both the government and privately-owned press highlighted the DepSec's positive statements on Tunisian modernity and moderation, the private press also [...]	2006-05-23 12:02:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OIIP TS
06TUNIS1238	EMBASSY TUNIS ENGAGES TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 14:00:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1252	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 18, 2006; 6:00 P.M.; TUNIS, TUNISIA 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson Christine Davies, D Special Assistant Kelly Dillon, D Personal Assistant Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Michael Matera, D Executive Assistant Richard Mills, D [...]	2006-05-25 09:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KDEM TS
06TUNIS1253	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 18, 2006; 4:30 P.M.; TUNIS, TUNISIA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson Christine Davies, D Special Assistant Kelly Dillon, D Personal Assistant Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Michael Matera, D Executive Assistant Richard Mills, D S [...]	2006-05-25 09:29:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV ECON TS
06TUNIS1254	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH TUNISIAN [...] (U) May 19, 2006; 10:00 A.M.; CARTHAGE, TUNISIA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson TUNISIA ------- President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali Abdelaziz Ben Dhia, Minister of State, Special Advisor to the President of the Republic Ossama Romdh [...]	2006-05-25 09:31:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM TS
06TUNIS1255	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S ROUND TABLE WITH TUNISIAN CIVIL [...] (U) MAY 18, 2006; 2:15 P.M.; TUNIS, TUNISIA. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson Christine Davies, D Special Assistant Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Michael Matera, D Executive Assistant Richard Mills, D Senior Advisor Brennan Gilmore, Hu [...]	2006-05-25 09:33:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS
06TUNIS1274	DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 11:41:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT AORC UNGA TS
06TUNIS1275	WEDGWOOD CANDIDACY FOR U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 11:42:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TS
06TUNIS1276	DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL [...] (S) On May 26, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial to MFA Director General for the Americas and Asia Ghazi Jomaa. Jomaa said that Deputy Foreign Minister Hatem Ben Salem would be representing Tunisia at the Ministerial and that he would pass the [...]	2006-05-26 11:42:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
06TUNIS1277	TUNISIAN SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KPAO PGOV IZ TS
06TUNIS1303	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 13:29:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP PARM PREL TS
06TUNIS1308	TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE CONGRESS VIOLENTLY [...] (C) Summary: Tunisian security forces violently blocked a national congress of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) on May 27. On the eve of the Congress, post and other western diplomatic missions received telephone calls from the MFA and Note Verbales recommending that for safety concern [...]	2006-05-30 15:11:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS
06TUNIS1341	TUNISIAN VIEWS ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) On June 1, Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche on the U.S. statement on Iran as well as the English and Arabic texts of the Secretary's statement to Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah. Ambassador stressed our desire for Tunisia to issue a public statement supporting our move, GOT en [...]	2006-06-02 09:58:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TS
06TUNIS1343	ABBAS VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30, Palestinian President Abbas began his three day state visit to Tunisia with a meeting with Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. The GOT, ever eager to play its traditional moderate role in the Middle East Peace Process, has focused the visit on its support for [...]	2006-06-02 12:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TS
06TUNIS1344	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW UP ON NAM STATEMENT ON [...] (C/NF) On June 1, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial statement on Iran to MFA Secretary of State Hatem Ben Salem. Ben Salem, who represented Tunisia at the Ministerial, agreed that the final statement was unhelpful. He stressed that Tunisia, alo [...]	2006-06-02 12:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
06TUNIS1355	TUNISIAN STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 12:01:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TS
06TUNIS1424	TUNISIAN CIVIL SOCIETY URGES SOLIDARITY TO ADVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent national congress of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women provided a unique opportunity for independent Tunisian civil society activists to gather and express their mutual aspirations to further democracy and freedom in Tunisia. More than ten legal and illegal c [...]	2006-06-12 07:44:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL TS
06TUNIS1425	TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE QUAGMIRE CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with individuals involved in the current Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) crisis (Ref C) indicate GOT repression of the group's activities is likely to continue indefinitely. Despite recent EU efforts to engage the GOT (Ref B),there is no sign the LTDH's di [...]	2006-06-12 07:46:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL PGOV TS
06TUNIS1493	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OIC MINISTERIAL MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 09:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR TS
06TUNIS1494	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 09:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GT VE TS
06TUNIS1565	EU PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON LACK OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C//NF) Summary: A June 15 resolution by the European Parliament noted continuing concern about the human rights situation in Tunisia in light of the Euro-Mediterannean Agreement and numerous discussions tying a strong EU-Tunisia relationship to the promotion of human rights and democracy. Eur [...]	2006-06-22 13:45:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1603	COM USAFE AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE DISCUSS SOFA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his June 25-26 visit, the Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe General William Hobbins met with Tunisian Minister of National Defense Kamal Morjane to discuss bilateral military relations. Morjane said the Ministry of Defense had provided the MFA with a draft response on [...]	2006-06-27 13:46:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KMIG TS
06TUNIS1621	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (C/NF) On June 28, NEA DAS Gordon Gray, accompanied by Ambassador, raised reftel demarche on supporting Guatemala's UNSC candidacy during a meeting with Tunisian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia Saida Chtioui. Chtioui said that it will not be difficult for Tunisia to follow th [...]	2006-06-29 10:40:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE TS
06TUNIS1622	CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART I: AN ECONOMIC SUCCESS? [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 10:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV TS
06TUNIS1630	CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART II: THE ANATOMY OF EXPLOITATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 13:06:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV TS
06TUNIS1641	MGGZ01: TUNISIA CALLS FOR RESUMPTION OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) On June 29, Tunisia released an official statement related to the latest Israeli-Palestinian developments, reiterating its call for "resumption of dialogue and implementation of the Roadmap." Also on June 29, in a speech to newly arrived ambassadors, President Ben Ali stressed the need [...]	2006-06-30 13:27:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAL TS
06TUNIS1642	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador's farewell call on Minister of Defense Morjane was marked by mutual appreciation for the strong bilateral military relationship and guarantees of its continuation. Morjane shared his views on the broader bilateral relationship, specifically political reform. Morjane [...]	2006-06-30 13:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV KDEM TS
06TUNIS1650	FREEDOM AGENDA QUARTERLY REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The one year anniversary of our Freedom Agenda was marked by increased USG engagement and continued GOT stagnation on political reform. This quarter, post continued its active engagement of the GOT, which was reinforced by Deputy Secretary Zoellick during his May visit and the vi [...]	2006-07-03 09:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KMPI KPAO TS
06TUNIS1658	SAMIA ABBOU: GOT PRESSURE LESS SINCE GANZOUI'S [...] (C) Summary: In a June 30 meeting, Samia Abbou, wife of jailed lawyer/writer Mohamed Abbou, told Poloff that GOT harassment of her and her family had diminished following the removal of Mohamed Ali Ganzoui as Interior Ministry Secretary of State of National Security on June 5. However, she c [...]	2006-07-03 13:02:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS
06TUNIS1661	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING MED DIALOGUE COUNTRIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 13:21:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR TS
06TUNIS1672	CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART IV: THE FAMILY'S HOLDINGS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 12:26:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON TS
06TUNIS1673	CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART III: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 12:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV KDEM TS
06TUNIS1675	DAS GRAY ENGAGES MFA ON SUDAN, UN REFORM [...] (C) During his June 28 meeting with Tunisian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia Saida Chtioui, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray, accompanied by Ambassador, raised reftel demarche on the transition of AMIS to a United Nations peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Darfur. Chti [...]	2006-07-05 12:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR KPKO PINS SOCI SU TS
06TUNIS1676	DAS GRAY MEETING WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. During his June 27-28 visit, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray met with representatives of the European Commission (EC) to discuss collaboration on human rights and democracy reform in Tunisia. EC reps noted difficulty in formal collaboration due to the heavy bureauc [...]	2006-07-05 13:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS
06TUNIS1694	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 13:13:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN PARM KNNP TS
06TUNIS1702	DAS GRAY MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. During his June 27-28 visit, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray met with Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia, Saida Chtioui, to discuss the USG position on Libya, Tunisian relations with Iran, USG support for Guatemala for the Latin American Security Counc [...]	2006-07-06 13:48:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAO PGOV PHUM SMIG MARR TS
06TUNIS1761	GOT REQUESTS EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN [...] This is an action request. Post received a dipnote from MFA June 12 seeking an exchange of support for Tunisian candidate to the UN Human Rights Committee Abdelfattah Amor and US candidate Prof. Ruth Wedgwood. Post seeks Department guidance in responding to this request. 2. Relevant text [...]	2006-07-12 14:34:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC TS
06TUNIS1776	RESHUFFLE OF GOVERNORS [...] (U) In a routine reshuffle announced in all daily newspapers on July 10, six governors moved from one governorate to another, two were appointed for the first time, and one, Ali Ksiki, was "called to other (unspecified) duties." Governorship changes were as follows: Name Former [...]	2006-07-14 06:29:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TS
06TUNIS1785	TUNISIA RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO SAUDI STATEMENT; [...] (C) In his July 14 farewell call on Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Hatem Ben Salem, Ambassador provided a copy of the Saudi statement on the situation in Palestine and Lebanon (ref A). Upon reading the informal English translation, Ben Salem expressed surprise at the "new" Saudi posit [...]	2006-07-14 09:37:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS TS UN
06TUNIS1817	TUNIS-BASED PLO FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER SLAMS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: PLO Foreign Affairs Minister Farouk Qaddoumi on July 12 convened representatives of the Americas for a rambling briefing, delivered in English, entitled, "The Latest Developments in Palestine, especially with the Current Israeli Occupation Forces Military Attacks on t [...]	2006-07-18 10:51:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL TU
06TUNIS1835	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF [...] (S) On 17 July 2006, Ambassador met with the Tunisian Minister of Interior Bel Haj Kacem in his office for a 30 minute farewell call. The meeting was also attended by the MOI's Deputy to the Special Assistant on International Relations and COS and was cordial in nature. 2. (S) Ambassador r [...]	2006-07-19 12:58:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TS
06TUNIS1847	TFLE01: TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES [...] (C) In a July 18 farewell call by the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abdallah expressed concern about the "grave" humanitarian situation in Lebanon, noting his impression that the violence was not going to end soon. As a jurist, he said, he was "shocked" that an armed group could be allowed to [...]	2006-07-19 14:30:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LE IS TU
06TUNIS1922	ANATOMY OF THE MOST POPULAR TUNISIAN NEWSPAPER: [...] (S) Summary: With a circulation of 80,000, Ash Shourouq is Tunisia,s most widely read, most anti-American, and most irresponsible Arabic language daily newspaper. Nominally private, Ash Shourouq receives direct editorial input from GOT officials in both the presidential palace and the MFA. [...]	2006-07-28 13:16:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAO TS
06TUNIS1924	TFLE01: TUNISIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN LEBANON AND [...] (C) Summary: Since the beginning of the current Lebanon/Israel/Gaza crisis, the GOT has stood firmly in support of its "Palestinian and Lebanese brothers", releasing statements of support, sponsoring press articles critical of Israel, and in demonstration-free Tunisia, sanctioning and partici [...]	2006-07-28 14:31:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO TS
06TUNIS1939	TFLE01: GOT DECLARES THREE DAYS OF MOURNING OVER [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 11:29:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	TS KPAO PREL PGOV
06TUNIS1943	TFLE01: LEBANESE PARLIAMENT LEADER HARIRI VISITS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 13:42:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS1967	TUNISIA: GOT REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO [...] This is an action request. On August 2, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting support for Tunisian candidate Professor Hatem Kotrane for reelection as a member of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child during elections in New York i [...]	2006-08-03 08:02:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC TS
06TUNIS1988	TFLE01: SITREP ON TUNISIAN SOLIDARITY WITH [...] (C) Summary. Media reports and anecdotal information from the past week suggest that Tunisians increasingly are viewing Hizballah as the underdog freedom fighter successfully standing up against the Israeli bully. The Qana attack stoked a round of news-driven anger against Israel. U.S. supp [...]	2006-08-04 14:46:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO TS
06TUNIS2026	ABBAS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BEN ALI [...] On August 9, all Tunisian newspapers carried an official GOT press agency report of a meeting between visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Tunisian President Ben Ali. Abbas visited Tunisia August 7 - 8. According to the report, the two discussed the situation in the Palestinian t [...]	2006-08-09 13:33:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TS
06TUNIS2084	TFLE01: TUNISIAN REACTION TO LEBANON/ISRAEL/GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The general Tunisian public perception of current events in Lebanon and Gaza, fueled by local and pan-Arab media, is that the U.S. is offering unlimited support to Israeli "aggression." A broad range of Tunisian contacts, who share this perception, tell us that this is consequent [...]	2006-08-11 14:23:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO ASEC TS
06TUNIS2085	DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-12 11:33:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE TU
06TUNIS2111	LEBANON: TUNISIA WELCOMES UNSCR 1701; CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOT has officially welcomed UNSCR 1701 on Lebanon, releasing a statement expressing its "great satisfaction" with the resolution, which it characterized as a "first step" to the return to peaceful efforts in the search for a negotiated solution. President Ben Ali on August 1 [...]	2006-08-16 13:54:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE TS
06TUNIS2144	TUNISIANS PROUD OF "ISRAELI DEFEAT", BUT MANY [...] (C) Summary: With the passage of UNSCR 1701 and the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon and Israel, the tense mood amongst many Tunisians, palpable during the active fighting, has largely abated. Tunisian newspapers proclaimed victory for Hizballah, and editorials spoke of the hope "the Hizb [...]	2006-08-18 14:31:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM TS
06TUNIS2155	MODERATE ISLAMISTS SEEK DIALOGUE WITH U.S. ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting hosted in Tunis by Washington-based Center for Islam and Democracy President Radwan Masmoudi, several self-described "moderate Islamists", including a founding member of the banned Tunisian Islamist party An-Nahdha, sought out Embassy officials to "reopen a dialogue" [...]	2006-08-21 08:04:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2178	TUNISIA CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS FINANCIAL CLAIMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 14:44:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAIR IZ TS
06TUNIS2227	TUNISIANS CONTINUE TO BE SEIZED BY EVENTS IN [...] (C) Summary: Events in Lebanon continue to dominate Tunisian newspaper headlines and cafe conversations, although less so than in previous weeks. The GOT announced delivery of humanitarian aid to Lebanon. Newspapers accused Israel of jeopardizing the cease-fire. Civil society contacts contin [...]	2006-08-25 14:33:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KMPI KPAO TS
06TUNIS223	ARAB INTERIOR MINISTERS JANUARY 30-31 MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The 23rd session of the Arab League Interior Ministers took place in Tunisia on January 30 and 31. According to press reports, ministers examined the security situations in Arab countries and discussed ways of combating terrorism, extremism, violence and organized crimes. Par [...]	2006-02-03 13:58:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER TS
06TUNIS2259	ANTI-U.S. INCITEMENT: ONE TUNISIAN IMAM [...] (C/NF) The imam of the main mosque in the town of Oued Ellil allegedly included severe anti-U.S. rhetoric in the course of August 18 Friday prayers. The imam is reported to have condemned the U.S. for its role in the recent fighting in Lebanon and called on Allah to "eliminate" President Bush [...]	2006-08-31 11:23:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAO TN
06TUNIS227	SIGNS OF INCREASED PRESS FREEDOM, BUT TUNISIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 14:40:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS2292	TUNISIA AND THE U.S.-MENA PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has provided contact information on bank associations in Tunisia (ref A). In addition, EconOff met with Mr. Amor Saafi, Managing Director of the Association Professionnelle Tunisienne des Banques et des Establissements Financiers (APTBEF) - the other bank association provi [...]	2006-09-06 07:34:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN TS
06TUNIS2298	AN-NAHDHA LEADER JEBALI: MODERATE ISLAMISM IS THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an August 30 meeting, Hamadi Jebali, a former leader of the unauthorized Tunisian Islamist political party An-Nahdha, described the party's political views, continued GOT oppression, his recent release from prison, and defended "moderate Islamism" as the political future of [...]	2006-09-06 12:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER TS
06TUNIS2321	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes the Business Executives for National Security (BENS) delegation's September 13-14 2006 visit to Tunisia. This cable provides a brief overview of the political situation in Tunisia, as well as a summary of the business climate. -------------------------- [...]	2006-09-08 11:45:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER ASEC ECON TS
06TUNIS2408	TUNISIA: INTERFERENCE IN USG ACTIVITIES ON RISE; [...] (C) Summary. Embassy personnel are increasingly subject to GOT interference in their meetings and activities, the result of a culture of paranoia about dealing with foreign governments that appears to have spilled over from the MOI. While the phenomenon itself is not new, or targeted only at [...]	2006-09-20 13:37:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2480	EU MOVES -- SLOWLY -- AFTER BLOCKED LABOR [...] (C) Summary. In early September, the GOT blocked a prominent international NGO conference on labor and employment issues, ostensibly because the organizers had not given the GOT advance notification. Privately, GOT officials made clear to the organizers, who included European NGOs, a Spanis [...]	2006-10-03 07:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EU TS
06TUNIS2482	U.S.-EU COORDINATION ON TUNISIA: SHARED [...] (C/NF) Summary. In a September 27 meeting with Charge and Pol/EconCouns, European counterparts provided an update on the current EU thinking regarding Tunisia. There is a lack of EU consensus on approaching the GOT about blocked internet sites; that said, the EU may be interested in joint pri [...]	2006-10-03 10:21:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL TS EU
06TUNIS2501	EMBASSY OFFICERS BLOCKED FROM MEETING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Embassy officers traveled to the northern city of Bizerte on October 5 to meet with the local chapter of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH). Approximately seventeen plain-clothes police physically barred Emboffs from entering the LTDH compound, which is als [...]	2006-10-05 17:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS252	BEN ALI'S NEW YEAR'S SPEECH TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 2, Ambassador, along with the entire resident and non-resident Diplomatic Corps, was invited to present New Year's greetings to President Ben Ali. In addition to personally greeting all ambassadors, Ben Ali delivered a speech outlining GOT political priorities. The [...]	2006-02-06 15:08:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PINR TS
06TUNIS2527	TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE ISSUES [...] The Bizerte Chapter of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) on October 6 issued a communique protesting the forcible blocking by plain-clothes police of a meeting the previous day between U.S. Embassy officials and members of the Bizerte LTDH branch (reftel). An informal English translatio [...]	2006-10-11 09:22:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS2539	TUNISIAN EXPATS MAKE ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE HOME [...] (U) Summary: Each summer thousands of Tunisian expatriates return on ferry boats from Europe to visit family, attend weddings, and spend their vacations. The ferry returnees are largely working class Tunisians, who moved to Europe in search of employment and a chance to improve their social s [...]	2006-10-12 09:45:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ELAB SMIG LY TS
06TUNIS2565	TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON HIJAB [...] (C) Summary: By all accounts, the number of women wearing the hijab or adopting some Islamic-inspired headdress in Tunisia has skyrocketed in recent years. In response, the GOT's periodic campaign of words and actions against Tunisian women wearing the hijab has increased in intensity. A 198 [...]	2006-10-13 15:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS257	AMBASSADOR AND FM DISCUSS PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation at the MFA on February 6, Ambassador and Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah discussed the Palestinian elections and future of the peace process, Iran,s nuclear ambitions, the status of SOFA negotiations, prospects for Maghreb unity, freedom of the press [...]	2006-02-06 15:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL TS
06TUNIS2570	SUHA ARAFAT ACQUIRES TUNISIAN NATIONALITY [...] (SBU) The Government of Tunisia's Official Journal of September 26 published a notice that Suha Arafat, wife of the late Palestinian Authority president, and her 11-year old daughter Zahwa had acquired Tunisian nationality. Mrs. Arafat and her daughter have been living in Tunisia since the 2004 dea [...]	2006-10-17 06:41:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TS
06TUNIS2585	TUNISIA INSTRUCTS UN MISSION TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] (C/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chef de Cabinet Hatem Atallah on October 17 convoked Charge for a one-on-one meeting to give his assurances that the GOT had instructed its UN Mission in New York to vote for Guatemala for the UNSC seat. "Don't believe anything you hear otherwise," Atallah m [...]	2006-10-17 15:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC GT VE AL TS
06TUNIS2586	TUNISIAN INTERFERENCE IN U.S. EMBASSY ACTIVITIES: [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to Foreign Minister Abdallah's Chef de Cabinet, recent charges of GOT interference in Embassy activities were either baseless fabrications or the result of a misinterpretation of events by Post. Alternating between feigning shock, surprise, anger, and hurt, Atallah [...]	2006-10-17 15:10:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2661	MOVEMENT OF 18 OCTOBER: WEAK, DIVIDED, BUT [...] (C) Summary. The Movement of 18 October, a disparate group of opposition political leaders and activists promoting freedom of expression, association, and amnesty for political prisoners, recently marked its one year anniversary. While movement leaders claim the group has sent a strong message [...]	2006-10-31 11:22:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS2663	PSI LETTER ON UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 14:30:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS TS
06TUNIS2688	EMBASSY OFFICERS BLOCKED, AGAIN, FROM MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 27, EMBASSY OFFICERS TRIED FOR A SECOND TIME TO MEET WITH THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE (LTDH). THREE WEEKS EARLIER, POLICE HAD BLOCKED SUCH A MEETING, AND IN FOLLOW-ON CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GOT, NO VALID REASON HAD BEEN GIVEN FOR THE PROHIBITIO [...]	2006-11-01 16:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS2693	PRODI VISIT REINFORCES ITALY-TUNISIA RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi visited Tunis on October 30 for meetings with Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. According to Italian embassy contacts, Prodi's visit is part of a regional tour that includes Rabat and Algiers. While focusing on bilateral cooperation, [...]	2006-11-02 12:36:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2743	FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH LAYS IT ON THICK [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH ON NOVEMBER 6 CONVOKED CHARGE, "FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON." IN REALITY, THE GOAL OF THE MEETING WAS QUITE CLEAR: ABDALLAH SOUGHT TO EMPHASIZE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE U.S.-TUNISIAN BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, WHICH HE ENTHUSIASTICALLY CHARACTERIZED AS "TR [...]	2006-11-09 16:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2744	BEN ALI CELEBRATES 19 YEARS IN POWER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 7, Tunisian President Ben Ali celebrated the nineteenth anniversary of his assumption of power with a speech that highlighted his accomplishments and offered a few minor policy proposals. Typically, the speech focused on economic achievements and proposals. Although [...]	2006-11-13 06:55:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL TS
06TUNIS2752	BEN ALI 2009: THE CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Immediately on the heels of the nineteenth anniversary of Ben Ali's rule on November 7th, his campaign for the 2009 elections appears to have began. RCD regional entities and senior GOT officials supported the RCD-controlled Chamber of Advisors' November 9th call for Ben Ali to r [...]	2006-11-14 15:34:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL TS
06TUNIS2773	GOT RELEASES 55 AN-NAHDHA PRISONERS [...] (C) Summary: On November 4, President Ben Ali pardoned an unspecified number of prisoners on the occasion of the November 7 holiday marking his accession to power in 1987. Among those released were 55 prisoners that had been imprisoned on charges related to their membership in the banned Tunis [...]	2006-11-17 11:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TS
06TUNIS2782	GERMAN FM CALLS FOR POLITICAL REFORM IN TUNISIA; [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. GERMANFOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER'S NOVEMBER 16 VISIT TO TUNISIA MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES FOR THE STONG MESSAGE HE CARRIED -- BALANCING PRAISE FOR TNISIA'S PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IGHTS WITH A CALL FOR GREATER POLITICAL REFORM. STEINMEIER'S MEETING WITH [...]	2006-11-20 16:20:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR EU GM TS

06TUNIS2786	BEN ALI IN PUBLIC: OLD, BUT NOT NECESSARILY OVER [...] (S/NF) Despite ongoing rumors that he is seriously ill (reftel),President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali presided over the opening of a major local event on November 21 and delivered a lengthy speech. Ben Ali spoke on the occasion of the opening of the 14th Congress of the Tunisian Employers' Associ [...]	2006-11-21 14:38:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TS
06TUNIS2787	TUNISIA: NO AMBASSADOR TO ATTEND LEBANON'S [...] (C) On November 21, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche encouraging Tunisia not to attend the Lebanese National Day Reception hosted by President Lahoud on November 22 to Saida Chtioui, MFA Secretary of State for the Americas and Asia. Chtioui said that Tunisia has not had an ambassador in Le [...]	2006-11-21 16:21:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TS
06TUNIS2797	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 07:41:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI PGOV TS
06TUNIS2801	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO FOREIGN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Godec presented a copy of his credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelwaheb Abdallah on November 18. In an hour long meeting, Ambassador and FM discussed a range of issues, but clearly most important to Abdallah was the point he made the week before to Charg [...]	2006-11-24 09:14:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS2802	VISIT OF EMIR FORESHADOWS RE-OPENING OF TUNISIAN [...] (C) Qatari Ambassador Saad Ben Nasser al-Hamidi told Ambassador that the Emir of Qatar, on a private visit to Tunisia, met one-on-one with President Ben Ali on November 22. The session was an effort to resolve differences, following recent frictions between Tunisia and Qatar over satellite T [...]	2006-11-24 13:58:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM QA TS
06TUNIS2803	SECRETARY'S STRATEGY SESSION ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] Post shared reftel's fact sheet on the Secretary's Women's Empowerment Working Session with the GOT and relevant local NGOs. Any response will be reported septel. 2. S/WE may wish to include the Tunisian Minister for Women's Affairs in future activities: Salwa Ayachi Labben Minister of W [...]	2006-11-27 07:03:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL UNGA TS
06TUNIS2823	BEN ALI STATEMENT ON SOLIDARITY WITH THE [...] (SBU) On November 28, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali issued a statement calling on the international community to protect the Palestinian people. On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (November 29),Ben Ali reinforced Tunisia's traditional suppo [...]	2006-11-30 07:37:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAL TS
06TUNIS2911	TUNISIAN INTERACTION WITH SYRIA [...] (C) During his December 14 courtesy call with M'hamed Chelaifa, Director General for Asia and the Americas, Ambassador raised reftel demarche regarding Tunisian interaction with Syrian officials. Chelaifa said he was not aware of any high-level visits scheduled between Syria and Tunisia. He [...]	2006-12-14 15:59:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER SY TS
06TUNIS2949	TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES MOUNTING, IN SPITE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: THE GOT CELEBRATED HUMAN RIGHTS DAY ON DECEMBER 10TH WITH THE USUAL SPEECHES ABOUT TUNISIA'S RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, AND WITH NEW INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. MEANWHILE, HARASSMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, OPPOSITION PARTY ACTIVISTS [...]	2006-12-20 16:02:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KMPI TS
06TUNIS2957	THE BUSINESS OF HAJJ IN TUNISIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. DESPITE THEIR GOVERNMENT'S SECULAR LEANINGS, THE NUMBER OF TUNISIANS WISHING TO PERFORM THE ANNUAL HAJJ PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA IS INCREASING IN PARALLEL WITH TUNISIANS GENERALLY BECOMING MORE RELIGIOUS. WHILE TUNISIAN AUTHORITIES, LIKE MOST MUSLIM GOVERNMENTS, UNDERTAKE SIGNIFICANT [...]	2006-12-22 10:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PREL TS
06TUNIS358	Special Media Reaction: SecDef Visit to Tunis [...] (SBU) Summary. Tunisian broadcast and print media prominently covered the February 10 - 11 visit of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld to Tunis. The local SIPDIS reporting on the visit emphasized the positive strategic alliance between the U.S. and Tunisia as well as the Secretary's laudatory r [...]	2006-02-17 13:40:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OIIP TS
06TUNIS373	HAMAS VICTORY: DEMOCRATIC REFORM IMPLICATIONS [...] Summary: Pro-democracy contacts from across the region were shocked by the magnitude of the recent Hamas electoral victory, but at the same time were impressed by the genuinely democratic process. Looking at the impact that these events could have on democratic reform in the region, the democr [...]	2006-02-21 16:17:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KDEM PREL XT TS
06TUNIS392	ARAB MAGHREB UNION LABOR OFFICIALS PESSIMISTIC [...] SUMMARY. (C) During a February 17 meeting, officials of the Labor Union of Arab Maghreb Workers (USTMA),the labor entity of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU),expressed pessimism about the AMU's ability to revitalize itself. Officials said the recent appointment of a former Tunisian foreign minist [...]	2006-02-23 10:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV TS
06TUNIS423	NIH DIRECTOR ZERHOUNI ASSESSES POSSIBILITIES FOR [...] SUMMARY. National Institute of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni accompanied by a multi-disciplinary team, visited Tunis January 19-21 to understand research priorities and related GOT commitment. The team was impressed with the state of care and research in Tunisia; found the involve [...]	2006-02-27 15:43:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TBIO KPAO SOCI NIH OVIP MEPI
06TUNIS435	TUNISIA CONSIDERS NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of Tunisia's ongoing energy challenges, the Tunisian press reported in mid-February that the GOT is studying the possible development of nuclear, and other alternative, power to meet its domestic energy needs to combat the challenge of rising oil prices. MFA contacts str [...]	2006-02-28 15:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV TS
06TUNIS452	TUNISIAN RESPONSE: COLLABORATING WITH [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Tunis welcomes the OES-led initiative to develop targeted activities in support of basic science and mathematics education, which are top priorities in Tunisia. Opportunities I-V, presented in reftel A, are all viable options for collaboration with Tunisian groups. In addi [...]	2006-03-02 11:02:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL SENV KPAO TS
06TUNIS480	GOT REACTION TO PRISONER RELEASE STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 3, MFA Secretary of State for American and Asian Affairs Saida Chtioui summoned Charg to present a formal GOT reaction to the Department statement on the February 25 release of over 1600 Tunisian prisoners. Chtioui expressed the GOT's "surprise" that the Spokesman had ref [...]	2006-03-03 16:29:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TS
06TUNIS55	SUCCESSION IN TUNISIA: FINDING A SUCCESSOR OR FEET FIRST? [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a country that has had only one president for over eighteen years, suddenly and unusually, talk of the post-Ben Ali era is growing. Several senior and well-connected individuals have recently raised Ben Ali's intentions for the future with Ambassador and other embassy officials. On [...]	2006-01-09 15:14:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PGOV PREL TS
06TUNIS569	MEPI OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED TO 120 JUNIOR CHAMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY. In February, Embassy Tunis' MEPI Coordinator spoke to the newly-elected presidents of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) chapters in Tunisia about MEPI programs, specifically highlighting the Small Grants Program. There are approximately 2,700 JCI members in Tunisia, aged 1 [...]	2006-03-13 13:06:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KMPI PREL TS
06TUNIS584	NEW POLITICAL PARTY AUTHORIZED IN TUNISIA; CRITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 3, Tunisian authorities authorized the establishment of the "Green Party for Progress" (French acronym is PVP),the first new political party created since 2002. Although President Ben Ali recently said new parties would be registered (reftel),the rapid approval of a [...]	2006-03-14 15:52:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TS
06TUNIS622	SENIOR GOT OFFICIALS' COMMENTS TARGET USG AND EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent speeches by senior GOT officials have directly addressed domestic reform initiatives of (while not mentioning by name) USG, as well as other foreign entities and domestic activists. Presidential Spokesman and Advisor Abdelaziz Ben Dhia, Minister of Social Affairs Ali Chao [...]	2006-03-16 15:29:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL TS
06TUNIS637	Special Media Reaction: A/S Welch visit to Tunis [...] (SBU) Summary. Tunisian media provided wide and positive coverage of the March 14 -16 visit of Assistant Secretary Welch. Headlines in all papers focused on the SIPDIS strength and "excellence" of U.S.-Tunisian relations and referred to "discussions of international issues of mutual concer [...]	2006-03-17 15:54:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OIIP TS
06TUNIS645	TUNISIA: MINISTER TELLS A/S WELCH TUNISIA SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Development and International Cooperation Jouini told A/S Welch March 15 that job creation and boosting foreign investment were key challenges to Tunisia in the next ten years. Part of the strategy included diversifying trade exchanges, now primarily with the EU, to [...]	2006-03-21 09:14:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFTA PREL TS
06TUNIS646	A/S WELCH AND FM ABDALLAH: ISLAMISM, TUNISIA REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In a March 15 meeting with A/S Welch, FM Abdelwahab Abdallah discussed the "dangers of political Islam", claiming there is no such thing as moderate Islamists and accusing the West of having "insufficient knowledge of Islam," and being misled by the "double-speak of Islamists" who [...]	2006-03-21 09:22:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMPI PHUM TS
06TUNIS647	A/S WELCH AND FM ABDALLAH ON IRAN, ISRAEL, SUDAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting March 15 in Tunis, FM Abdallah told A/S David Welch that during a recent trip to Iran he reinforced Tunisia's position supporting the peaceful use of nuclear energy, but condemning any proliferation of nuclear or chemical weapons. Abdallah claimed he petitioned his [...]	2006-03-21 09:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO KMPI TS
06TUNIS666	BEN ALI'S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Tunisia's independence, President Ben Ali delivered a major speech that outlined Tunisia's achievements and set clear and lofty goals for economic achievement in the next ten years. In addition to several new tax proposals, Ben Ali [...]	2006-03-22 11:01:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB KDEM PREL TS
06TUNIS667	INDEPENDENCE DAY PASSES LARGELY UNNOTICED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although Tunisia's fiftieth anniversary of independence from French rule was marked by official events and speeches (reftel),few Tunisians seemed to take particular pride in the event. The country was festively decorated, but the public was largely uninvolved in celebrations. A [...]	2006-03-22 11:04:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV TS
06TUNIS670	ISLAMISTS IN TUNISIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent roundtable with Tunisian intellectuals and civil society activists, participants discussed the challenges and opportunities for Islamists in Tunisia. (NOTE: In this discussion, Islamists were defined as Islamic political activists. END NOTE.) While noting that di [...]	2006-03-22 13:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV TS
06TUNIS750	FREEDOM AGENDA QUARTERLY REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: This quarter was marked by significant USG engagement of the GOT, including visits by SecDef Rumsfeld and NEA A/S Welch. The GOT took some positive steps towards increased political reform, including pardoning approximately eighty prisoners described as political prisoners by hum [...]	2006-03-30 08:45:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KMPI KPAO TS
06TUNIS80	SECULARIST-ISLAMIST DIVIDE IN NEW DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Network of Democrats in the Arab World was officially launched in Casablanca on December 17, 2005. Funded by DRL, the network brings together democracy activists of both "secular" and "Islamist" leanings. While differences between those two camps emerged quick [...]	2006-01-17 15:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL
06TUNIS808	U.S./EU LUNCH ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN TUNISIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 12:41:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS845	RUSSO-TUNISIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL CREATED [...] (SBU) Russian (and local) media reported March 27 on the establishment of a Russo-Tunisian Business Council during a Tunisian delegation's visit March 23-26 that included Tunisian Minister of Tourism Tijani Haddad. The council's creation was described as part of a broader Russian push to rein [...]	2006-04-10 11:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PREL ENRG RU TS
06TUNIS872	TUNISIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 13:08:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF TS
06TUNIS873	TUNISIA'S SECOND CHAMBER: UPDATE AND OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chamber of Advisors, Tunisia's second parliamentary body, was created during a 2002 constitutional change and began work in August 2005. The Chamber's 112 members from across the country are responsible for reviewing all draft legislation, in cooperation with Tunisia's existin [...]	2006-04-13 13:09:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL TS
06ULAANBAATAR137	Prime Minister Reviews Bilateral Relationship [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Prime Minister Enkhbold reaffirmed his government's commitment to close relations with the United States during an hour-long initial call by the Ambassador on February 23. Enkhbold confirmed that the Cabinet had decided the previous day to approve a sixth rotation [...]	2006-02-26 23:35:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PHUM ETRD PGOV KMCA PTER PINR
06ULAANBAATAR139	GIA DETAINS U.S. AND JAPANESE CURRENCY CARRIED BY [...] (S/NF) The head of the General Intelligence Agency's Counter Intelligence department requested a meeting the morning of February 23rd with SIMO to discuss their detention of one million U.S. dollars and 200 million Japanese Yen in cash from two DPRK males at Ulaanbaatar's Chinggis Khan (former [...]	2006-02-26 23:38:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR EFIN PREL PTER ASEC MG
06ULAANBAATAR155	NO COUNTERFEIT DETECTED AMONGST U.S. AND JAPANESE [...] (S/NF) On the evening of March 2nd, a representative of the Japanese Embassy in Ulaanbaatar reported that examiners from the Japanese Finance Ministry had completed two thirds of their examination of the two thousand 10,000 Yen notes and determined all to be genuine. He stated that the team wou [...]	2006-03-03 09:02:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR EFIN PREL PTER ASEC MG
06ULAANBAATAR181	MFA Gives PSI Ship Boarding Agreement Update [...] (SBU) During a March 15 meeting on other subjects, poloff asked MFA Legal Department Direct B. Altangerel about where the interministerial review of the PSI ship boarding agreement stood. Altangerel replied that MFA had now received replies from all ministries. However, the Ministry of Just [...]	2006-03-15 07:59:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC KNNP PREL MG
06ULAANBAATAR215	Press Pans Former Secretary Baker's Visit [...] Summary: Much of Mongolia's press reacted negatively to a visit to Ulaanbaatar by former Secretary of State James Baker. Secretary Baker is remembered warmly by many Mongolians as the man behind the strengthening of bilateral ties after Mongolia's 1990 democratic revolution. His visit here [...]	2006-03-29 01:38:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO EINV MG US EMIN ETRD
06ULAANBAATAR232	State Secrets Law: An Invitation to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The World Bank, civil society and donors, including the U.S., have long identified the lack of transparency and citizen access to government information as a major invitation to corruption and have encouraged the Government of Mongolia and worked with civil society [...]	2006-03-31 07:39:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON MG FR GM
06ULAANBAATAR261	PROTESTS AGAINST MONGOLIAN GOVERNMENT GROW [...] ( U ) SUMMARY: Protests organized by a loose coalition of five local Mongolian groups have escalated slightly in the past few days but remain peaceful; business is conducted as usual in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. The protest groups are continuing to demand respectively the resignation [...]	2006-04-12 08:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON KPAO MG
06ULAANBAATAR275	MPRP DENIES PRESS CLAIM THAT IT BLAMES THE [...] ( SBU ) SUMMARY: The April 14 front page lead article for Odrin Sonin, a major Mongolian daily under Democratic party ownership, quoted Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) officials as stating that the MPRP believed the most truthful rumors circulating held the U.S. Embassy respons [...]	2006-04-17 03:43:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON KPAO MG
06ULAANBAATAR300	Mongolia to Stay Shanghai Coop Org Observer [...] (SBU) Poloff met on April 21 with MFA Acting Director for Policy Planning T. Janabazar. Poloff asked about a press report (ref a) that stated that Mongolia, along with Iran, India, and Pakistan, would soon become Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members. Janabazar categorically state [...]	2006-04-21 07:36:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PTER CH MG IN PK IR
06ULAANBAATAR307	Mongolian Ponders Guatemala UNSC Vote [...] (SBU) During an April 25 introductory courtesy call on new MFA State Secretary K. Bekhat, Charge urged Mongolia to immediately make clear that it will vote for Guatemala for an elected UNSC seat. He commented that prospective votes are being closely followed in Washington. Bekhat cautiously [...]	2006-04-25 07:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN UNSC MG IR VE GT
06ULAANBAATAR313	Mongolian Will Not Run for UN Human Rights [...] (SBU) On April 25, Charge and Poloff discussed the UN Human Rights Council election with MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Ms. Enkhtsetseg. Enkhtsetseg said that Mongolia is now carefully considering the candidates for the new body, but voiced Mongolia's agreement that it is important to [...]	2006-04-25 07:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UN MG
06ULAANBAATAR320	Briefer for EAP Senior Advisor Keith [...] We look forward to your visit, which will provide a good opportunity to both review the relationship and push selected issues. Background on Post ------------------ 2. (U) Briefings during the Friday country team will provide you with background supplementing this scenesetter. The on [...]	2006-04-26 08:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR326	MONGOLIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RECEIVES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Charge, accompanied by Econ/Coml Chief (also covering EST issues),called April 27 on Minister of Nature and Environment Erdenebaatar. Charge' congratulated Erdenbaatar on his recent appointment as Minister and also for attending post's Earth Day river clean-up on April 22 (reftel). Ec [...]	2006-04-30 22:27:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL CVIS UNEP KFRD MG
06ULAANBAATAR38	New PM Nomination Delayed [...] (U) It now appears that the State Great Hural (SGH) will consider the nomination of the new Prime Minister later this week. The SGH normally holds plenary sessions on Thursday and Friday. The Fall session of the SGH is now slated to recess after the Friday, January 27 session, and next sit [...]	2006-01-23 09:35:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MG
06ULAANBAATAR380	FOREIGN INVESTORS CONCERNED AS WINDFALL MINING [...] (SBU) On May 12, Mongolia's State Great Hural (SGH),or Parliament, passed a controversial windfall profits tax on copper and gold. This law moved through the typically glacial SGH process at light speed, being passed less than two weeks after it was initially proposed without any opportunit [...]	2006-05-16 07:44:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ETRD EINV PREL PGOV MG HK CA
06ULAANBAATAR382	Minister Claims U.S. Paid MP Bribes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Over the last week, Minister of Industry and Trade Jargalsaikhan appears to have made claims to different audiences (including the Cabinet and foreign mining company representatives) that USAID had paid several hundred thousand dollars to an MP for anti-corruption e [...]	2006-05-17 07:34:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PINR MG US
06ULAANBAATAR385	Gandan Monastery Invites Dalai Lama for Visit [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-18 07:35:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI MG CH
06ULAANBAATAR401	Speaker's views on Anti-corruption, Money [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Ambassador's May 24 call on Speaker Nyamdorj, he expressed his firm support for the windfall profits tax passed by the State Great Hural (parliament),and opined that the body may override a veto if the President chose to take that step. Companies that expected to [...]	2006-05-25 06:26:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV EMIN ETRD KCRM SNAR PINR MG KN
06ULAANBAATAR407	Mongolia Ponders Public Iraq Government [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 06:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MG IQ
06ULAANBAATAR43	Enkhbold Confirmed as Prime Minister [...] On the morning of January 25, Mongolia's Parliament voted 57-10 to confirm M. Enkhbold as Mongolia's new Prime Minister. Ambassador subsequently sent a letter to Enkhbold congratulating him on his confirmation, and stating the U.S. hope to work with the new government. According to Democrati [...]	2006-01-25 08:49:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR MG
06ULAANBAATAR433	MONGOLIA ENERGY UPDATE: OIL IMPORTS RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mongolia is entirely dependent on imported oil, importing 574,300 tons in 2005, principally from Russia (80%),Kazakhstan, and China. Mongolia exported its domestic production in 2005 of 25,000 tons to China, according to the Vice Chairman of the Mineral Resources and Petroleum Au [...]	2006-06-07 02:33:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL ELTRN MG RU CH
06ULAANBAATAR434	EAP DAS KEITH'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO MONGOLIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During EAP DAS Keith,s meetings with Government of Mongolia (GOM) officials on April 28, Keith expressed appreciation for the GOM,s continuing support in the war against terrorism and its participation in coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Keith reiterated the importance of add [...]	2006-06-07 06:30:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EFIN PTER KCRM MG KN
06ULAANBAATAR450	Foreign Policy Advisor on Shanghai Cooperation [...] (SBU) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Tsogtbaatar, on his own initiative, met with DCM and SIPDIS Ppoloff to brief on Mongolia's position at the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Shanghai. Tsogtbaatar said President Enkhbayar would depart on June 14 for the [...]	2006-06-13 06:16:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MG UZ CH RU IR
06ULAANBAATAR454	Genghis Khan Makes A Comeback [...] Earlier this week, Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) replaced the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP). The MPRP, the social democratic descendant of the Communist Party which ruled Mongolia for nearly seven decades, is the dominant party in the coalition government formed in January. [...]	2006-06-14 06:09:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR475	TREASURY DAS GLASER PRESSES ILLICIT FINANCE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Daniel Glaser's June 9 meetings with Government of Mongolia officials and banking representatives, he discussed U.S. concerns with respect to North Korean illicit activities. He discussed U.S. action [...]	2006-06-19 04:07:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER KCRM PREL ETTC MG KS
06ULAANBAATAR499	MCC EURASIA DIRECTOR REID'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Millennium Challenge Corporation Eurasia Managing Director Frances Reid met with Mongolia's President, Prime Minister, Speaker, and Vice Foreign Minister, among others, during the course of her June 12-22 visit to Mongolia. During her meetings, she expressed appreciation for th [...]	2006-06-29 01:45:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL EAID PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR525	Scenesetter for Presidential Delegation [...] We and the Mongolian Government very much look forward to your visit. The presence of a presidential delegation at the 800th anniversary celebrations continues a stellar 2005-6 year for high-level USG visits to Mongolia -- starting off with Peace Corps Director Vasquez last July, Speaker Has [...]	2006-07-10 06:34:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID ETRD MG
06ULAANBAATAR539	Secretary Johanns' Visit Advances Relationship [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Secretary for Agriculture Mike Johanns headed a Presidential Delegation which visited Mongolia July 12-13. During very cordial meetings with President Enkhbayar and Prime Minister Enkhbold, Johanns conveyed President Bush's congratulations on Mongolia's 800th annivers [...]	2006-07-18 01:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP EAID MASS MG US
06ULAANBAATAR550	Mongolia to Send 7th Rotation to Iraq [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the following diplomatic note to the Embassy on July 19: Begin text (informal embassy translation) (Complimentary opening) and takes the opportunity to state that, in relation to the completion of the period of duty for the sixth rotation of Mongol [...]	2006-07-19 09:17:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL MG IQ
06ULAANBAATAR552	EBRD OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN MONGOLIA [...] (U) Summary: On July 15, 2006, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) received notification from the Russian Federation that it had ratified Mongolia's accession to the EBRD, the last of the sixty-one EBRD members to do so. EBRD Business Group Director Olivier Deschamps a [...]	2006-07-20 07:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL MG
06ULAANBAATAR553	GOM Explains Decision on 7th Troop Rotation to [...] (U) Reftel reported GOM's decision to send a seventh rotation of soldiers to Iraq, consisting of a "small number of command staff officers." The sixth rotation, whose tour is up in September, consists of 100 soldiers, serving under Polish command in Camp Echo, performing force protection dut [...]	2006-07-20 23:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL KPAO MG IZ
06ULAANBAATAR554	GOM Explains Decision on 7th Troop Rotation to [...] (U) Summary: In a July 20 meeting, the Foreign Minister reiterated to Ambassador the Mongolian government's support for the war on terrorism and its commitment to remain a member of the coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said that there had been no opposition in the Cabinet to a seventh [...]	2006-07-20 23:21:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL KPAO MG IZ
06ULAANBAATAR558	Mongolia Still Pondering Guatemala UNSC Vote [...] (SBU) On July 20, E/P Chief called MFA Multilateral Relations Director General Enkhtsetseg to ask whether the July 3 announcement of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Guatemala had resulted in any movement in Mongolia's decision on this year's UNSC vote. ( [...]	2006-07-21 06:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN UNSC MG IR VE GT
06ULAANBAATAR572	Exim's First Visit to Mongolia: Transactions in Aircraft [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) Export Finance Group Senior Vice President (SVP) John McAdams visited Mongolia July 6 to 11 to explain Ex-Im Bank's programs. Prime Minister Enkhbold gave McAdams an overview of the Mongolian situation and desired projects, w [...]	2006-07-27 23:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PGOV PREL KMCA MG
06ULAANBAATAR580	Comments on OHCRC Field Presence [...] The human rights project run by the UNDP has provided important and effective support for the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),which was established in 2001. The NHRC produces an annual report on the Mongolian human rights situation. The report was debated in the parliament for the f [...]	2006-07-29 07:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MG
06ULAANBAATAR591	IMF PUTS NEW PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS WITH MONGOLIA ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Local IMF Resident Representative Jang (strictly protect) told Emboffs August 3 that the IMF had decided to postpone further discussion with the Government of Mongolia (GOM) over a new IMF program to replace its long-lapsed program. Jang was now informing key donors and would a [...]	2006-08-03 08:52:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EAID PREL PGOV SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR593	KHAANQUEST 2006 PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE SCENESETTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: KHAANQUEST 2006 IS THE PACIFIC-AREA GLOBAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS INITIATIVE (GPOI) CAPSTONE EVENT OF THE YEAR. IT HAS FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS: 1) A MULTINATIONAL FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE (FTX) FOCUSING ON PEACEKEEPING SKILLS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIVE HILLS TRAINING CENTER, [...]	2006-08-04 08:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR608	FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR ADVICE ON POSSIBLE DALAI [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (C) After an August 9 meeting on another matter, Foreign Minister Enkhbold asked to meet the Ambassador one-on-one. Enkhbold said that Gandan monastery had told the government it wishes to invite the Dalai Lama to Mongolia for a visit [...]	2006-08-10 08:12:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI PHUM KIRF MG CH
06ULAANBAATAR609	FM TELLS AMBASSADOR NSC WILL DECIDE 7TH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary and comment: Ambassador, accompanied by Polish ambassador, met on August 9 with Foreign Minister Enkhbold to urge Mongolia to reconsider its decision to reduce the 7th rotation to Iraq to a few staff officers. Ambassador noted that Washington welcomes Mongolia's decision to send [...]	2006-08-10 08:17:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MG IZ PL
06ULAANBAATAR61	New Mongolian Cabinet Confirmed [...] (SBU) On the evening of January 27-28, Mongolia's Parliament, the State Great Hural (SGH),approved 16 of the 17 nominees for Cabinet positions. At 4 AM on January 28, the SGH then recessed for the Mongolian New Year holiday (Tsagaan Sar). It is not known when a candidate will be resubmitte [...]	2006-02-01 08:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID MG
06ULAANBAATAR610	Mongolia Scenesetter for Codel Kolbe [...] We look forward to hosting you in early September, and to showing you how U.S. taxpayer dollars are being used here to benefit the Mongolian and American people. Your visit here will continue a stellar year for high-level bilateral engagement. Over the last year, visitors have included: Spea [...]	2006-08-13 22:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP PGOV MARR EAID MG
06ULAANBAATAR615	Koizumi's Visit to Mongolia: A Feel Good Experience [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Japanese DCM (protect),Prime Minister Koizumi's August 10-11 visit to Mongolia was a relaxed visit without much new in substance; rather it was a celebration of a relationship untroubled by the political problems Japan has elsewhere in the region. No new aid [...]	2006-08-14 07:16:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON MG JA KN
06ULAANBAATAR616	Country Clearance for Staffdel Bixby [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 22-26 visit by HIRC staff members Melanie Bixby, Paul Oostburg Sanz, and Lynne Weil to examine the proposed Millennium Challenge Account programs in Mongolia. 2. Embassy control officer for the visit will be DCM Brian Gol [...]	2006-08-14 07:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT PREL PREF MG
06ULAANBAATAR621	Mongolia's Shadow Economy: Half as Large as the Official [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to a USAID-funded analysis, the informal economy in Mongolia is about 45% to 50% the size of the formal economy. This contrasts with the current official estimate of just 11% from the National Statistics Office (NSO). Using a new estimate based on a large sample surv [...]	2006-08-16 02:23:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EAID MARR SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR625	DALAI LAMA TO VISIT MONGOLIA AUGUST 21-28 [...] (C) The Japanese DCM told EP chief on August 16 that the Dalai Lama will transit Japan next week en route to Mongolia. The DCM said that Tokyo had informed the Japanese embassy here that the Dalai Lama would transit Japan en route to Mongolia on August 21, and would transit Japan again on Au [...]	2006-08-16 06:37:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI MG CH JA
06ULAANBAATAR634	FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON POSSIBLE DALAI LAMA [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister on August 17 to deliver the paper conveyed in ref a, which responded to the Foreign Minister's request for U.S. perspectives on the likely Chinese reaction to a Dalai Lama visit (ref b). FM Enkhbold expressed appreciation for the report. He did not q [...]	2006-08-18 06:50:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH MG
06ULAANBAATAR638	DALAI LAMA TO VISIT MONGOLIA AUGUST 21-28 [...] (C) The Dalai Lama will visit Mongolia August 21-28, at the invitation of the head lama of Gandan Monastery, the leading Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the country. He will transit Japan in both directions, as he did during his last visit in 2002. President Enkhbayar, in his capacity as the [...]	2006-08-21 07:48:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI MG CH JA
06ULAANBAATAR639	Mongolia Braces for Dalai Lama Arrival, China's Reaction [...] (SBU) The President's Foreign Policy Advisor confirmed to the Embassy on August 21 that the Dalai Lama would arrive later in the day. (Note: The direct flight to Ulaanbaatar from Tokyo arrives at 10:00 PM.) The Dalai Lama will visit at the invitation of the head lama of Gandan Monastery, the [...]	2006-08-21 08:33:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MG CH
06ULAANBAATAR646	Visiting PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon Makes Progress On [...] (SBU) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon paid his first visit to Mongolia, August 19-21, at the invitation of Mongolian Chief of the General Staff LTG Togoo. The Admiral's observation of Mongolia's first-ever multinational peacekeeping training exercise, Khaan Quest 06, and joint press [...]	2006-08-25 00:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PTER KPKO MG IZ PL
06ULAANBAATAR649	Cabinet to Consider Negotiation of PSI Ship Boarding [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 07:45:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC KNNP PREL EWWT KTIA MG
06ULAANBAATAR651	Cabinet to Consider Negotiation of PSI Ship Boarding [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 08:03:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC KNNP PREL EWWT KTIA MG
06ULAANBAATAR652	Mongolians Rebuff Russian Commercial Bear Hug [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia apparently completely rebuffed Russian Premier Fradkov's demands in early July for priority access for Russian firms to Mongolia's natural assets, based on details that have emerged over the last month. In return for preferential treatment, the Russians had promised t [...]	2006-08-29 03:52:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV ETRD EMIN MG RU
06ULAANBAATAR657	WHITHER U.S.-MONGOLIA RELATIONS? [...] (U) As I conclude my three-year tour as chief of mission in Mongolia, I offer the following reflections on the past and recommendations for the future, as we pursue the "comprehensive partnership" with Mongolia that was first enunciated in the July 2004, and reaffirmed in the November 2005, Jo [...]	2006-08-31 09:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MG PREL
06ULAANBAATAR658	New AML Law: Better Than Nothing, But Implementation Will [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the end of June, Mongolia's parliament passed the country's first anti-money laundering (AML) law. The step followed years of foreign exhortations, including and especially from the United States, about the danger that Mongolia might become a money laundering center. There [...]	2006-09-04 05:50:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER ECON PREL SNAR MG
06ULAANBAATAR660	Fiscal Snapshot: High Mining Revenues a Boon and a Danger [...] SUMMARY: Buoyed by sharp GDP growth in the last few years, Mongolia's government finds itself in a time of relative plenty. However, these large revenue increases have been driven by high international commodity prices for gold and copper. When the good times end for copper and gold, Mongoli [...]	2006-09-05 02:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR666	AMBASSADOR'S RAISES 7TH ROTATION TO IRAQ WITH [...] (SBU) On September 5, Ambassador paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Enkhbold, and on September 6 she met with President Enkhbayar and Speaker Nyamdorj. In all the calls, the Ambassador lauded close military-military relations, and noted U.S. support for Mongolia's efforts to have its mil [...]	2006-09-07 07:39:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MG IZ
06ULAANBAATAR667	WHITHER U.S.-MONGOLIA RELATIONS? [...] (U) As I conclude my three-year tour as chief of mission in Mongolia, I offer the following reflections on the past and recommendations for the future, as we pursue the "comprehensive partnership" with Mongolia that was first enunciated in the July 2004, and reaffirmed in the November 2005, Jo [...]	2006-09-07 09:54:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MG PREL EAID ECON PGOV KMCA MASS
06ULAANBAATAR671	Codel Kolbe Advances U.S. Interests [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 1-3 visit, Codel Kolbe examined U.S. assistance programs in Mongolia, with a particular focus on the proposed Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program. The Codel stressed that qualifying for MCA is not enough, and that Mongolia will need to take the time and e [...]	2006-09-08 07:40:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV MARR EAID KMCA KPAO MG
06ULAANBAATAR673	World Bank Offers Prescriptions for Investment Climate [...] SUMMARY: A recent World Bank report provides a concise, well-documented account of the problems -- particularly corruption -- affecting Mongolia's investment climate. It also offers recommendations on how to tackle these problems. While the Spring session of Parliament passed tax reform and [...]	2006-09-08 08:48:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN EAIR PGOV PREL MG
06ULAANBAATAR681	Mongolia Accepts POTUS Invitation to UNGA Democracy Event [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 07:21:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP PHUM UNGA MG
06ULAANBAATAR682	CODEL KOLBE DISCUSSES DPRK REFUGEE ISSUES, MORE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Mongolian General Intelligence Agency (GIA) officials told visiting CODEL Kolbe that since 1998 Mongolia had facilitated the resettlement in South Korea of 1,976 North Koreans and that 136 were presently in Mongolia being processed. To date, all North Koreans crossing into Mong [...]	2006-09-12 07:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PREF EAID MG KN KS
06ULAANBAATAR683	SAUDI ARABIA MAY SOON ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 01:48:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID MG SA ZR
06ULAANBAATAR724	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALLS ON PRESIDENT, SPEAKER, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's initial meetings with President Enkhbayar, following presenting his credentials on September 20, State Great Hural Speaker Nyambdorj on September 25, and Prime Minister Enkhbold, the Mongolian leaders stressed good bilateral relations, and pressed for early c [...]	2006-09-27 09:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ETRD MG
06ULAANBAATAR728	Mongolia Scenesetter for Codel Hagel [...] We look forward to hosting you October 7 to 9. Your visit here will continue a stellar year for high-level bilateral engagement. Over the last year, visitors have included: Speaker Hastert and delegation, then Rep. Leach (both in August 2005); Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld (October); the Pres [...]	2006-09-28 07:03:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP EAID MARR MG
06ULAANBAATAR734	CABINET AGREES TO SEND 100-MAN 7TH ROTATION TO [...] (C) During the Ambassador's September 29 initial call on Foreign Minister Enkhbold, Enkhbold confirmed that the National Security Council (President, Speaker and Prime Minister) had decided on September 26 to recommend that the Cabinet reconsider its decision to send only a limited number of [...]	2006-09-29 07:15:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MG IZ
06ULAANBAATAR750	7th Rotation of Mongolian Troops Departs for Iraq [...] One hundred Mongolian troops departed today for Iraq, where they will provide force protection at Camp Echo for Polish troops in the Multinational Force. The six month deployment is Mongolia's 7th rotation of troops to Iraq since 2003. The dawn departure ceremony was attended by the Charge, [...]	2006-10-04 00:27:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL KPKO MG IZ AF YI SL TU BE

06ULAANBAATAR769	Mongolia to Vote for Guatemala in UNSC Battle [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 03:35:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC MG GT VE
06ULAANBAATAR773	Mongolia's New Golden Hoard: Five Months After New Tax, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Six short days in May saw the abrupt passage by Mongolia's State Great Hural (parliament) of a windfall profits tax on gold and copper in a process utterly lacking in consultation with stakeholders foreign or domestic and the public. Just as Mongolia looks to large foreign inve [...]	2006-10-12 07:40:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV ETRD EMIN MG
06ULAANBAATAR783	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-17 08:40:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL EAID KCOR KMCA MG
06ULAANBAATAR790	Mongolian Government, Donors Discuss Progress, Coordinate [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Government of Mongolia (GOM)officials and external partners (donors) convened the second bi-annual technical meeting October 9-10 to discuss progress in key areas since their first meeting in February 2006 (reftel),as well as to discuss plans for key sectors such [...]	2006-10-18 09:10:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR795	Mongolia's MCA Compact Nears Critical Juncture [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-23 08:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KMCC ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR803	Government Wins Parliamentary Confidence Vote, But Cracks [...] (SBU) Summary: By a 46-22 vote, on October 26 the government easily turned defeated a no confidence motion pushed by the opposition Democratic Party. However, the opposition succeeded in its real aim: winning two days of great publicity for its criticisms of the government. A bonus for the [...]	2006-10-27 08:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR MG
06ULAANBAATAR809	Mongolia's MCA Compact Nears Critical Juncture [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia has submitted a rough draft of a program memo which -- with substantial hard work by both Mongolian and U.S. counterparts over coming months -- may enable a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact to be signed in early Spring 2007. A Compact will likely involve a sig [...]	2006-10-31 08:42:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KMCC ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR832	U.S.-Based Peabody Moves Toward Coal Investments With USG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A Department of Commerce advocacy letter, and post-arranged meetings with senior Mongolian officials, have boosted the efforts of U.S.-coal mining giant Peabody Energy to be involved in development of a 6.5 billion ton coal deposit. Last week, Peabody's China-based o [...]	2006-11-15 09:43:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
06ULAANBAATAR838	MONGOLIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1718 -- SHIPS [...] (SBU) MFA Director for Multilateral Relations Enkhtsetseg told E/P chief on November 20 that she expects Mongolia will have its report to the UN Security Council on implementation of UNSCR 1718 ready sometime during the week of November 27. She said that MFA has asked various ministries and ag [...]	2006-11-20 07:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP EWWT MG KN
06ULAANBAATAR841	Public Diplomacy Captivates Mongolian Media by Highlighting [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 08:31:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PREL EAID SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC MG
06ULAANBAATAR844	Opportunity to Strengthen US-Mongolia Ties: 2007 Marks 20th [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 02:15:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ECON OIIP OPRC KMDR MG
06ULAANBAATAR845	AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON NEW BANK OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, paid a courtesy call November 27 on recently appointed Bank of Mongolia (BOM) Governor A. Batsukh. After congratulating Batsukh on his appointment last month, the Ambassador noted the USG had worked with the GOM and the BOM on several issues, includin [...]	2006-11-29 07:37:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PINR MG
06ULAANBAATAR856	Alaska National Guard State Partnership Bolsters Military [...] (U) Summary and comment: During a mid-November visit by Alaska National Guard head Major General Craig Campbell, Mongolian military counterparts expressed appreciation for the State Partnership Program (SPP) relationship with the Alaska National Guard, but urged even more assistance. MG Camp [...]	2006-12-05 08:32:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ETRD KPAO MG
06ULAANBAATAR870	Mongolia's New Mining Law: Many Concerns [...] (SBU) Mongolia's new mining severely disrupts an industry that will and must be Mongolia's economic engine for many years to come. Most worrisome to miners are new provisions for the government to take equity stakes in a long list of "strategic" mines, provisions that leave unclear how much th [...]	2006-12-14 08:24:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR875	Mass firing of Mongolian mineworkers sends message to [...] (SBU) One of Mongolia's largest employers, Ivanhoe Mines, will fire 900 of its domestic and foreign workforce, or some 7.5% of the 12,000 workers directly employed in the Mongolian mining sector. Ivanhoe cannot afford to pay workers idled by the Government of Mongolia's refusal to reach an agre [...]	2006-12-18 23:54:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
06ULAANBAATAR878	Provincial Perspectives: Khentii and Dornod Aimags See [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a brief November 19-21 easterly swing through Dornod and Khenti provinces, leaders there expressed concern about growing unemployment pressures but were hopeful that investments in mining, for the former, and agribusiness and tourism, for the latter, would provide needed j [...]	2006-12-20 02:15:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EMIN PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR881	Shadowy Buyers Near Purchase of Largest Mongolian Bank [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: There are major concerns about the impending sale of Trade and Development Bank (TDB),Mongolia's largest bank overall and the key bank for foreign exchange and foreign transactions, to a shadowy 100% Mongolian-owned consortium with unknown financing. The IFC and th [...]	2006-12-22 08:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
06UNVIEVIENNA466	IAEA ELBARADEI ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, AMBASSADOR SPOKE TO IAEA DG ELBARADEI (CURRENTLY TRAVELING IN CALIFORNIA) AND ENCOURAGED HIM TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT THAT (1) WELCOMES THE U.S. ACTION; (2) ENCOURAGES IRAN TO SUSPEND FULLY AND VERIFIABLY ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES; AND (3) REINFORCES IRAN'S RESPONSIBI [...]	2006-06-01 16:34:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IAEA PGOV PREL
06USEUBRUSSELS4207	EU PRESIDENT BARROSO'S JANUARY VISIT: THE VIEW [...] (C/NF) European Union Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso's January 8 trip to Washington is an opportunity to marshal Commission support for action over the next six months in accelerating political and technical cooperation on energy and climate change, completing the Doha Round, and ma [...]	2006-12-22 11:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CVIS EAID ECON ELAB ENRG EUN PGOV PHUM PREL
06USNATO418	NAC STATEMENT ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] The North Atlantic Council on July 5 discussed North Korea's multiple launches of ballistic missiles and agreed to issue the statement below on behalf of the 26 nations. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer plans also to meet with the press. 2. Begin NAC Statement: NATO North Atlanti [...]	2006-07-05 11:01:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MCAP NK
06USNATO425	READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: From the 05 July North Atlantic Council (NAC): --DPRK: In response to the July 4 missile launches, Amb Nuland urges NAC to issue condemnatory statement. --Darfur: NATO personnel to travel to Darfur, D/CMC notifies of possibility of additional airlift request if AMIS expands. - [...]	2006-07-06 16:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO MOPS MARR PREL IZ AF SU
06USNATO592	RFG: UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO AHTISAARI'S 18 [...] (U) This is a request for guidance by COB Friday, October 13. 2. (C) On Wednesday, October 18 UN Special Envoy for Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari will brief an expanded North Atlantic Council (NAC) including non-NATO KFOR contributing countries on a comprehensive settlement proposal for Kosovo. [...]	2006-10-10 13:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL
06USNATO602	AMBASSADOR NULAND'S MEETING WITH SERBIAN [...] (U) Summary: On October 18, Ambassador Nuland hosted Serbian Ambassador to the EU Branko Milinkovic to discuss Serbian Partnership for Peace (PfP) aspirations and Serbia's compliance with the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Ambassador Nuland expressed dismay [...]	2006-10-13 07:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL
06USNATO603	NATO'S POSITIVE REACTION TO MACEDONIA'S ANNUAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The NATO Senior Political Committee/Reinforced (SPC/R) met with a Macedonian (MK) delegation on October 6 to discuss the way ahead for Macedonia's eighth Membership Action Plan (MAP) cycle. The Macedonian delegation presented details of their Annual National Program (ANP) for [...]	2006-10-13 13:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PARM PGOV PREL MK
06USNATO609	NATO ALLIES GIVE GEORGIA CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Allies expressed support for Georgia's territorial integrity during an October 13 briefing by Deputy Foreign Minister Kutelia on the arrest and expulsion of alleged Russian spies, but most also expressed disappointment in Georgia's handling of the case. Allies advised Geo [...]	2006-10-16 16:09:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV PINR GG
06USNATO610	ALBANIA RECEIVES MIXED REVIEWS FROM NATO ALLIES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Albania received qualified praise from NATO Allies for its implementation of political and defense reforms and admonitions to quicken its reform pace during an October 10 meeting with NATO's Senior Political Committee/Reinforced. During the meeting, in which Albania presented [...]	2006-10-16 16:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AL
06USNATO615	NATO ALLIES ENCOURAGE CROATIA IN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 13, Croatia presented its Annual National Plan (ANP) outlining its reform goals for the coming year. The Croatian delegation expressed its hope that Croatia would receive an encouraging message on its membership prospects out of the November NATO Summit and a member [...]	2006-10-18 07:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR HR
06USNATO622	17 OCTOBER COFFEE [...] SUMMARY: -- Riga Communique: PermReps endorse notion of a short and crispy document, SYG will circulate a strawman outline of key subjects o/a 31 October. -- ANA Training: SYG intends to circulate under silence a tasking to NATO Military Authorities (NMAs) on Afghan National Security Fo [...]	2006-10-19 15:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP NATO
06USNATO624	ICTY ACTION PLAN SCORECARD, OCTOBER 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 16:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	SR KCRM PREL PGOV PHUM
06USNATO626	AHTISAARI UPDATES THE NAC ON KOSOVO STATUS TALKS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 18, UN Special Envoy for Kosovo, (UNSEK) Martti Ahtisaari updated the NAC on the Kosovo status process under an expanded session with non-NATO KFOR contributing countries. Ahtisaari stated that the talks are reaching a point where he will have to make a comprehensive [...]	2006-10-20 12:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM NATO PGOV PHUM PREL SR
06USNATO635	VENUE FOR 2008 NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) Ambassador Nuland delivered reftel A talking points to key Ally Ambassadors (strictly protect) on October 24, informing them of U.S. support for Romania as host for the 2008 NATO summit. German Perm Rep Duckwitz said Berlin was still reviewing the options, though they previously had sup [...]	2006-10-25 17:17:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR RO PO
06USNATO639	FRENCH MANEUVERS TO PUT BRAKES ON ALLIED-PARTNER [...] (C) Summary: In the past few weeks, France tried to launch a campaign to deny NATO partners formal 26 plus one consultations with Allies, substituting "informal" meetings. The French move began with Georgia (ref. A) and initially looked like a "one-off" move designed to assuage the Russians a [...]	2006-10-26 15:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR FR
06USNATO640	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT ADDRESSES THE NORTH [...] (U) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt reviewed key points of the International Compact for Iraq (ICI) with the North Atlantic Council on 18 October 2006. Kimmitt noted that the ICI is a contract between the international community and Iraq with the goal of achieving economic [...]	2006-10-26 18:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PREL IZ AF
06USNATO641	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT OCTOBER 25, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Belgian FM De Gucht, addressing the NAC in his capacity as the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CIO),highlighted the OSCE,s intermediary role between Russia and Georgia, saying that there was "almost open conflict" between the two countries over South Ossetia, and argued for "addres [...]	2006-10-27 10:49:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO659	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT NOVEMBER 2, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SACEUR blasts France, Turkey and Italy for not fulfilling their security responsibility in areas around Kabul; NAC with EU, UN, World Bank Representatives seeks better coordination on reconstruction and development; NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) asks [...]	2006-11-03 16:42:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO666	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT NOVEMBER 8, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Azerbaijan: Azeri President Aliev provides an upbeat assessment of Azerbaijan,s reforms, predicts an end to Russia,s energy monopoly, and warns that frozen conflicts are the biggest threat he sees to regional stability, (see separate front channel message). -- Afghanistan [...]	2006-11-13 13:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO668	EAPC CONSULTATIONS ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF NATO,S [...] (U) Partner Ambassadors responded positively to the Secretary-General,s briefing on plans to transform NATO,s SIPDIS partnerships at Riga in their last consultations with Allied PermReps before the November 28-29 Summit. They voiced support for expanding access to proven PfP tools to other [...]	2006-11-13 16:33:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
06USNATO670	AMBASSADOR NULAND,S MEETING WITH SERBIAN ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Serbian Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Branislav Dordevic, along with Serbian Ambassador Branko Milinkovic, met with Ambassador Nuland on November 7 to lobby for Serbia,s admission to Partnership for Peace (PfP) at Riga. Dordevic stressed the delicate political situation in Ser [...]	2006-11-14 11:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
06USNATO674	AFGHANISTAN: GETTING THE SLOVAKS TO MOVE SOUTH [...] (C) Per request in reftel, Ambassador Nuland pushed Slovak PermRep Slobodnik on November 14 to keep working on repositioning Slovakia's engineering unit from Kabul to Kandahar in time to announce the decision at the Riga Summit November 28. The Ambassador told Slobodnik to let her know if a [...]	2006-11-15 17:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LO
06USNATO676	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT NOVEMBER 15, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Western Balkans: During an informal PermRep meeting, U.S. PermRep states that without more progress on ICTY, the Riga Summit is too soon to grant Partnership for Peace (PfP) status to Serbia; she proposes keeping pressure on Serbia through the elections, then taking up PfP i [...]	2006-11-17 17:23:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO677	NATO DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OLSON MEETS [...] (SBU) On November 16, Bosnian Ambassador to Belgium Sven Alkalaj met with DCM Rick Olson to lobby for Bosnia,s admission to Partnership for Peace (PfP) at NATO's Riga Summit. Alkalaj highlighted the recent elections in Bosnia and gave a brief update on the ongoing formation of the next gover [...]	2006-11-21 07:47:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
06USNATO684	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 18:52:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO687	NOVEMBER 7 HLTF AND NRC-ACE MEETINGS AT NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The HLTF met November 7 to review next steps regarding the U.S.-proposed "positive agenda" for engaging Russia on CFE issues during the next months; to consider language on CFE for inclusion in a Riga communiqu; and to address remaining questions regarding several I.S. discuss [...]	2006-11-28 11:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV KCFE NATO PREL RS
06USNATO699	A/S FRIED BRIEFS ADRIATIC THREE MINISTERS ON RIGA [...] (C) EUR A/S Fried briefed Albanian, Croatian, and Macedonian FMs December 3 on Riga summit outcomes and the upcoming decision on Kosovo,s final status. He urged their assistance in moderating both Serbian and Kosovar responses to this last unresolved Balkans security issue. The Adriatic Thre [...]	2006-12-07 07:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR XB
06USNATO701	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 06, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG conveyed the strong political convictions expressed by NATO Allies at the Summit in support of NATO's Afghanistan operations. He also cited the recent reduction in the overall level of violence in Afghanistan and the Hungarian donation of 20,000 rifles to t [...]	2006-12-07 15:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL
06USNATO706	BOUCHER AND NATO TALK AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 14:17:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO OVIP PREL
06USNATO707	EAPC AMBASSADORS ENDORSE RIGA SUMMIT DECISION TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Partner Ambassadors responded positively to NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer's briefing on the Riga Summit on December 6, and endorsed the Alliance's November 29 invitation to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro to join the Partnership for Peace. End Summary. 2. (U) Euro-Atla [...]	2006-12-11 14:46:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
06USNATO711	USNATO REINFORCES NEED FOR ICTY REFERENCE IN [...] (C) USNATO Charge Olson advised Serbian Special Envoy to NATO, Ambassador Branco Milinkovic, on December 12 that it is essential that Serbia,s Partnership for Peace Presentation Document include ICTY compliance language. This, he suggested, could follow the lines of President Tadic,s letter [...]	2006-12-13 15:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EAPC SR
06USNATO712	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH NATO SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting December 5 with NATO Secretary General (SYG) De Hoop Scheffer, U/S Burns discussed strategy for NATO's 2008 and 2009 Summits, which should focus on NATO's global missions and partnerships, enlargement, and Afghanistan. U/S Burns advised careful consideration of the [...]	2006-12-13 15:50:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR NATO OVIP PREL
06USNATO716	ACCESSION OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO, [...] (C) In a historic and emotional morning at NATO HQ on December 14, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia joined the Partnership for Peace by signing the PfP Framework Document in back-to-back meetings with the North Atlantic Council (NAC). BiH trilateral Presidency Chairman Nebosjsha [...]	2006-12-14 17:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR XB
06USNATO720	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 14, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG details a busy calendar of NATO events for early 2007. He observed that much more needs to be done on ANA train and equip. Ambassador Nuland seconds SYG,s call to accelerate military advice on ANA training before Seville, and also asked for more detailed br [...]	2006-12-15 16:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
06USNATO729	INDIA TO SEEK NATO POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer reported to the NATO PermReps today that India would like to seek, on a strictly confidential basis, the opening of political consultations with NATO. The Indian Ambassador told the Secretary-General in a private meeting that India will send [...]	2006-12-19 15:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV PREL IN PK AF
06USNATO731	RFG: QATAR CHALLENGING IMMIGRATION STATUS OF NATO [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Qatari government has informed NATO that fourteen ISAF personnel at the CAOC at al Udeid airbase are in illegal immigration status, working ISAF issues in the absence of a NATO-Qatar SOFA. Qatar has asked NATO to decl [...]	2006-12-19 16:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF QA
06USNATO734	SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS MEETS WITH NATO SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios met December 15 with NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer to discuss the situation in Darfur, relations between NATO and the African Union (AU),and the spread of instability into Chad and the Central African Republic. Natsios said d [...]	2006-12-20 13:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NATO AU SU UN
06USOSCE113	SERBIAN PRESIDENT TADIC LOOKS TO OSCE TO HELP [...] (C) Summary: In a March 10 meeting in Vienna with USOSCE Ambassador Finley, Serbian President Boris Tadic expressed hope that the OSCE and ODIHR will play a prominent role in monitoring the May 21 independence referendum in Montenegro. Tadic said that a majority of Serbs favor cooperating wi [...]	2006-03-13 15:23:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR YI
06USOSCE142	A RUSSIAN TAKE ON OSCE ELECTIONS/OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) Russian OSCE Mission DCM Vladimir Voronkov (protect) told USOSCE PolCouns March 31 to expect a "very difficult" second half of 2006 in OSCE with respect to elections observation issues. Voronkov said that while he doubts there is any written instruction, he is convinced that the MFA has [...]	2006-04-03 08:45:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PINR PREL RS
06USOSCE203	USOSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY'S VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN: [...] (SBU) This is a joint USOSCE-Embassy Ashgabat message. 2. (C) Summary: During her May 4-5 visit to Ashgabat, USOSCE Ambassador Finley met with GOTX officials to urge progress on human rights and democratic reforms in Turkmenistan. With the exception of FM Rashit Meredov, GOTX interlocut [...]	2006-05-16 09:07:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TX
06USOSCE246	WHITHER GOEST OSCE: A DEPARTING PERSONAL VIEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 16:17:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL
06USUNNEWYORK1003	UNSC/SOMALIA: SHARIA COURT MILITIAS THREATENING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Assistant-Secretary-General (A/SYG) Kalomoh urged Security Council Members at May 15 consultations to intensify their contacts, especially within the Contact Group and the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs),on the diffe [...]	2006-05-17 12:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO UNSC XW
06USUNNEWYORK1007	UN/IRAQ: MAY 12 TRILATERAL ON UNAMI STAFF AND [...] (C) Summary. In the May 12 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN interlocutors gave an update on UN staff numbers and details of constitutional and electoral assistance and the Peace Building Initiative. UN HQ has asked SRSG Qazi to flesh out plans for this initiativ [...]	2006-05-18 09:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1008	UN/IRAQ: S/I AMBASSADOR JEFFREY ON AN IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Begin Summary. S/I Ambassador Jim Jeffrey briefed UN U/SYG Gambari and SRSG for Iraq Qazi May 9 on the proposal to develop an "Iraq Compact," whereby UNAMI would work closely with the newly elected Iraqi government to help al-Maliki's cabinet expand Iraq's partnership with the internation [...]	2006-05-18 09:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1010	UNMIK/KOSOVO: AHTISAARI BRIEFS CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) Summary. The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Future Status Process for Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari briefed the Coordinating and Drafting Group (Contact Group plus Greece, Slovakia and Denmark) May 12 on his upcoming consultations in June and his plans for the parties to meet in Ju [...]	2006-05-18 14:53:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1013	UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS FOLLOW-ON [...] The Security Council May 17 adopted a follow-up resolution to urge progress on the implementation of UNSCR 1559 (2004). Drafted by the UK, U.S. and France and co-sponsored by Slovakia and Denmark, UNSCR 1680 (2006) was adopted by a 13-0-2 vote, with Russia and China abstaining. 2. Reflectin [...]	2006-05-18 17:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1014	UN/IRAQ: IRAQI CHARGE ON MNF REVIEW, UNAMI AND [...] (C) MNF Review: In a May 16 meeting, Ambassador Bolton and Iraqi Charge Estrabadi discussed the upcoming June UNSC review of the mandate for the Multi National Force-Iraq (MNF-I). Estrabadi said he had heard rumors of Russian proposals that would derail the mandate review and wanted to make [...]	2006-05-18 17:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1015	UN: OIOS REPORT ON FRAUD AND CORRUPTION [...] Summary. The report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) on the investigation conducted by the Investigations Task Force (ITF) into fraud and corruption allegations at Pristina Airport (A/60/720) will be considered by the Fifth Committee during its 2nd resumed session that beg [...]	2006-05-18 19:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1016	INDIA REJECTS UNSC BRIEFING ON NEPAL AS WELL AS UN [...] (C) Summary. During a May 16 meeting on Nepal hosted by UK PermRep to the UN Sir Emyr Jones Parry and attended by Special Adviser to SYG Annan Vijay Nambiar and USUN Deputy PermRep Wolff -- but not Indian PermRep Nirupam Sen, who decided at the last minute not to attend -- the UK pushed for a [...]	2006-05-18 20:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV UNSC NP
06USUNNEWYORK1017	DARFUR RESOLUTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH SOME [...] (C) After three rounds of working-level negotiations and an eleventh-hour Ambassadorial exchange over timing of adoption, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously May 16 to adopt Resolution 1679 (2006),Chapter VII reference and all (text in Paragraph 7). Congo, Denmark, France, [...]	2006-05-18 20:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1018	WESTERN SAHARA: AMBASSADOR BOLTON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 joint call with SRSG for Western Sahara Francesco Bastagli, Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum, noted the Security Council's April rollover of the MINURSO mandate and its failure to take action on the Secretary General's recommendation of direct talks bet [...]	2006-05-18 21:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK1033	INDIAN DPR PLEDGES TO COOPERATE WITH USG ON NEPAL, UN BUDGET, AND SYG SELECTION [...] (C/NF) During a May 19 lunch with USUN Deputy PermRep Wolff, Indian Deputy PermRep Ajai Malhotra (protect) reported that he had been sent to New York with instructions from Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran to cooperate with the USG on the broad range of issues facing both countries at the UN. [...]	2006-05-19 21:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC KUNR AORC NP IN
06USUNNEWYORK1035	AMBASSADOR WISNER'S MEETING WITH UNMIK SRSG SOREN [...] (C) During a May 19 meeting at the Brook Club in New York, Ambassador Wisner and UNMIK SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen discussed recent developments in the Kosovo status process and progress towards standards implementation. (Note: As the Brook Club does not allow note taking on its premises, thi [...]	2006-05-19 22:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1039	COUNCIL APPEARS READY TO DOWNSIZE UNMEE, BUT SOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Acknowledging the failure of the May 17 meeting of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) to produce a breakthrough in the border standoff between Ethiopia and Eritrea, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members finally expressed their readiness to downsize the UN M [...]	2006-05-23 13:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1040	COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WHERE ARE THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the Secretary General's counter-terrorism strategy (ref A) continued May 15-18 in General Assembly informal consultations. Delegations were divided among those who urged the Assembly to craft a strategy from the elements on which all could agree and those who s [...]	2006-05-23 13:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1041	DRC SANCTIONS: UK PROPOSES REVISED LIST OF NAMES [...] (C) As reported in REFTEL, the UK would like to press forward with a list of names for sanctioning under UNSCR 1649. UKUN gave USUN on May 22 a revised list of targets. UKUN stressed its desire to move quickly and submit the names for sanctioning, ideally before the Security Council travels [...]	2006-05-23 20:05:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV CG
06USUNNEWYORK1042	DRC SANCTIONS: UK PROPOSES REVISED LIST OF NAMES [...] (C) As reported in REFTEL, the UK would like to press forward with a list of names for sanctioning under UNSCR 1649. UKUN gave USUN on May 22 a revised list of targets. UKUN stressed its desire to move quickly and submit the names for sanctioning, ideally before the Security Council travels [...]	2006-05-23 20:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV CG
06USUNNEWYORK1043	BALKAN PERMREPS MEET AMBASSADOR WISNER TO TALK [...] (C) Romanian Ambassador Mihnea Motoc hosted a dinner on May 16 for U.S. Special Representative Frank Wisner to discuss the future status of Kosovo. Other invitees included the permanent representatives from Greece, Slovakia, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and S [...]	2006-05-23 20:10:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI EU SR
06USUNNEWYORK1062	SYG SELECTION: SECURITY COUNCIL TO HOLD "INFORMAL [...] (C) P5 Permanent Representatives (PRs) met May 18 to discuss next steps in the Security Council's efforts to select the next UN Secretary-General (SYG). Based on P5 agreement, the French will host "informal informals" of the Security Council on Thursday, May 25. The P5 have agreed that Franc [...]	2006-05-23 23:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1065	SYG SELECTION: INDIA PUSHES UNHELPFUL GA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary. The Indians are reportedly leading an aggressive General Assembly (GA) effort by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to advocate for a GA resolution that would demand the Security Council recommend more than one candidate to be the next Secretary-General. The proposal, which seeks to capi [...]	2006-05-24 13:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UN IN
06USUNNEWYORK1066	EGELAND TELLS UNSC NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) Jan Egeland told the UN Security Council (UNSC) on May 19 that while 2005 was a 'lost' year in terms of peace and reconciliation in the Darfur crisis, 2006 was looking up, [...]	2006-05-24 13:41:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1073	EGYPT AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The prevailing atmosphere at the UN is one of increasing polarization between the UN's top donors (chiefly the U.S., Japan, Europe and CANZ) and the G-77. This sharpening divide manifests itself in debates across the full spectrum of reform issues: administrative, bu [...]	2006-05-25 21:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR EG
06USUNNEWYORK1075	UN SECRETARIAT SAYS NEPALIS SUPPORT EXPANDED UN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 23 meeting with visiting IO/UNP Deskoff and USUN Poloff, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) officer Tamrat Samuel briefed on his recently-completed visit to Nepal and India and outlined his views of a possible expanded role for the UN in Nepal. Samuel said ne [...]	2006-05-26 13:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO NP IN
06USUNNEWYORK1078	1267 COMMITTEE: FRENCH REACTION TO U.S. PAPER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French Mission stressed its desire to work closely with the USUN to reach agreement on how to revise listing and de-listing procedures in the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committee. French Mission officials met with USUN on May 22 to respond to our April 27 d [...]	2006-05-26 18:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1081	COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY: USUN CONSULTATIONS [...] Summary. Ambassador Wolff met May 26 with the Co-Chairmen of the General Assembly Counter-terrorism Strategy consultations to discuss the next phase of work on the strategy. They plan to produce a discussion paper for consideration by the Group and sought U.S. views on some of the most sens [...]	2006-05-26 20:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1086	SYG SELECTION: SECURITY COUNCIL INFORMALS, MAY 25, [...] (C) Summary. Security Council PRs met May 25 in "informal informals" to discuss next steps in the process of selecting the Secretary-General. Basic agreement was reached that the Council would seek to announce in June its intention to "begin the process" in July, though the form of that anno [...]	2006-05-30 15:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1088	UNSC: MAY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] Summary: In the monthly briefing to the Security Council held May 24, U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari addressed the following subjects: developments on the Quartet's support for an EU funding mechanism for Palestinian assistance; the impact of Israeli closures, barrier construction and settlement activ [...]	2006-05-31 13:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1093	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Members of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee communicated May 25 via videoconference with Court Registrar Lovemore Munlo and other Court officials to discuss the proposed $26.8 million budget projected for July 2006-June 2007, progress in the three trials now underw [...]	2006-05-31 18:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
06USUNNEWYORK1119	SYG SELECTION: SECURITY COUNCIL INFORMALS MAY 31, [...] (C) Security Council Ambassadors met May 31 in "informal informals" to continue last week's discussion on the process of selecting the next Secretary-General (reftel) and to agree on the text of a letter from the incoming Security Council President (Denmark) to the President of the General Asse [...]	2006-06-01 18:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UN DA
06USUNNEWYORK1123	HAITI: UN SECRETARIAT SOLICITS VIEWS ON CHANGES TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, Director of the UN DPKO Europe and Latin America Division, convened Friends of Haiti experts on May 26 to outline preliminary UN views and solicit feedback on possible changes to the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) after UNSCR [...]	2006-06-02 15:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK1137	UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: The Chairs of the UN Security Council's three subsidiary counterterrorism committees (the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),the 1267 or Al-Qaida/ Taliban Sanctions Committee, and the 1540 Committee on nonproliferation) briefed the Council for the fifth time on their committees' a [...]	2006-06-05 15:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC ETTC PGOV PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1142	LESSONS LEARNED FROM UNMEE'S 'RIGHTSIZING' [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, after almost seven hours of continuous, mostly ambassadorial-level negotiations, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted as a Presidential text resolution 1681, which reduced the military component of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) [...]	2006-06-05 21:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1148	ICTY PRESIDENT POCAR PREVIEWS JUNE 7 ADDRESS FOR [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY. Appealing for continuing U.S. support, Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),previewed his June 7 address to the Security Council for Ambassador Wolff on June 5. Pocar said he would focus on the ICTY's work [...]	2006-06-06 20:29:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC NL BK
06USUNNEWYORK1149	CHINESE LOOK FOR INCREASED COOPERATION AS SC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Annabi gave the Security Council June 2 an overview of the current situation throughout Sudan in advance of the UNSC's Mission to Sudan, Addis Ababa and Chad. The most notable part of [...]	2006-06-06 20:41:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1154	PAKISTAN AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: This cable, which focuses on Pakistan's opposition to U.S. positions and interests at the UN, is the second in a series. Like Egypt -- the first UN member state reviewed by USUN (reftel) -- Pakistan is one of a handful of countries (including India, Brazil, and South Afri [...]	2006-06-06 21:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR UNGA UNSC PK
06USUNNEWYORK1156	HAITI SRSG MULET CALLS FOR MAINTAINING MINUSTAH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi convened Friends of Haiti (U.S., France, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile) on June 1 to meet newly-appointed Special Repres [...]	2006-06-06 22:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK1157	SYG ANNAN DISCUSSES IRAN, DARFUR, SOMALIA AND UN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting convened at his request, Secretary-General (SYG) Annan gave Ambassador Bolton a SIPDIS read-out of his recent conversation with head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Larijani on the incentives package just presented by European Union High Representative [...]	2006-06-06 23:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT AORC CM IR NI PGOV PREL PTER SO SU
06USUNNEWYORK1158	A/SYG ANNABI BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on June 2, A/SYG Annabi briefed Council members on the latest report on UNFICYP and reiterated the Secretariat's position that the situation on Cyprus is not yet ripe for another political mission aimed at final resolution of the conflict. A/S [...]	2006-06-07 14:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC CY UNFICYP
06USUNNEWYORK1174	UNSC/SOMALIA: UN URGES AGAINST SUPPORTING FACTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 8 briefing to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),Department of Political Affairs Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Kalomoh warned Members 'this is not the time to abandon Somalia,' given what he called the 'tense military stand-off' between militias of the U [...]	2006-06-08 22:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SO UNSC IGAD
06USUNNEWYORK1196	UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1683 ON LIBERIA [...] On June 13, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1683, which amends the arms embargo in Liberia. The new resolution allows the Government of Liberia to procure a limited number of weapons for vetted and trained security personnel. 2. BEGIN TEXT: The Security Council, [...]	2006-06-13 22:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK1208	PERMREP EMPHASIZES CHINA'S OPPOSITION TO SC [...] (C) During the Security Council's meeting this morning, Chinese Ambassador Wang asked Ambassador Bolton to step out of the briefing on the Council's recent trip to Sudan and Chad. Wang, on instructions from Beijing, said that China opposed any consideration of Burma in the Council, seeing no [...]	2006-06-15 18:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BM
06USUNNEWYORK1225	UN SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS MANDATE FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: The UNSC held public and private sessions on June 15 to review the mandate of the Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) as well as to review Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) arrangements. Council members voiced unanimous support fo [...]	2006-06-16 21:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1226	UNSC EXTENDS UNIIIC MANDATE AND ALLOWS BRAMMERTZ [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council voted unanimously on June 16 to adopt UNSCR 1686 (text contained in ref A),which extends the mandate of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) until 15 June 2007 and "supports the Commission's intention" to extend further its [...]	2006-06-16 21:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC SY LE

06USUNNEWYORK1227	PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: [...] (U) This is an action cable. Guidance requested in para below. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The 31 members of the newly-formed UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)(reftel),agreed informally on June 16 that Angola will serve as the first Chair of the PBC, paving the way for the formal inaugural [...]	2006-06-16 21:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UN
06USUNNEWYORK1228	DRC SANCTIONS: COMMITTEE CHAIR CALLS FOR MORE [...] (C) DRC Sanctions Committee Chairman, Peruvian PermRep de Rivero, recently called on members of the Committee to submit new names of individuals and entities for sanctions under resolution 1596. Both France and the UK would like to respond to the Chairman,s call and submit new names for listi [...]	2006-06-16 21:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CG EFIN ETTC PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1229	PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: [...] (U) This is an action cable. Guidance requested in para below. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The 31 members of the newly-formed UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)(reftel),agreed informally on June 16 that Angola will serve as the first Chair of the PBC, paving the way for the formal inaugural [...]	2006-06-16 21:48:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UN
06USUNNEWYORK1235	1267 COMMITTEE: BELGIAN DE-LISTING REQUEST [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian Mission recently provided more information to USUN about the background of two individuals for whom Belgium has requested de-listing from the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committee's sanctions list. The information w [...]	2006-06-19 20:17:00	USUN New York	SECRET	ETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV BE
06USUNNEWYORK1244	UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1689 ON LIBERIA [...] On June 20, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1689, which lifts timber sanctions in Liberia. If the Liberian Congress fails to pass necessary forestry legislation within 90 days, resolution 1689 expresses the Council's determination to reinstate the timber ban. The new res [...]	2006-06-20 21:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK1248	UNSC/SOMALIA: MOST MEMBERS ANXIOUS FOR ACTION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At June 19 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations on Somalia, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Fall discussed humanitarian, political and security aspects of the current crisis, outlining five possible scenarios that could result from the powe [...]	2006-06-21 16:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SO UNSC IGAD
06USUNNEWYORK1250	UN REFORM: SECURITY COUNCIL MANDATE REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. The Security Council has begun the process of reviewing its mandates as called for by heads of state at last year's World Summit. The review process will proceed in two phases, the first of which will identify areas of consensus among Council members for early action. As part of [...]	2006-06-21 20:19:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO KUNR UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1251	RUSSIA CHALLENGES POSITIVE JESSEN-PETERSEN REPORT [...] (C) Summary: During a June 20 Security Council meeting on the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK),SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen praised new Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Agim Ceku for action on reforms and accelerated progress on standards implementation, [...]	2006-06-21 20:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1252	UN BUDGETS: ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR [...] SUMMARY: In Security Council resolution 1662 (2006),the Council extended the mandate of UNAMA for one year until March 22, 2007, and the General Assembly approved $13,616,900 in funding for the Mission for the period of January 1 - March 31, 2006, in its resolution 60/255. The Secretary-Gene [...]	2006-06-21 20:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1254	INDIA AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED [...] (C) Summary and Comment. India's positions on key issues of importance to the U.S. in New York do not appear to have kept pace with the increasingly strong bilateral ties developing in New Delhi and Washington. India is perceived as one of a handful of countries (which includes Egypt, Pakistan, B [...]	2006-06-21 22:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON AORC KUNR UNSC IN
06USUNNEWYORK1255	SPECIAL ADVISER ON AFRICA LEGWAILA: 'UN CAN'T [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 14 courtesy call, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa Legwaila Joseph Legwaila (formerly Special Representative of the SYG for the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea) shared his 'professional peacekeeper' views with Ambassador Bolton on the proliferat [...]	2006-06-21 22:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC XW ZF KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1268	UNSC: JUNE MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] Summary: During the monthly briefing on Middle East issues to the Security Council June 21, UN U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari reviewed recent events, including intra-Palestinian political developments and the welcome prospect of an imminent Olmert-Abbas meeting; an increase in violence resulting in dea [...]	2006-06-23 22:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1269	SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON ADMISSION OF [...] The SC Committee on Admission of New Members met June 20 to consider the application of Montenegro for membership in the United Nations. The Committee recommended that the Council adopt a resolution recommending that Montenegro be admitted to UN membership. On June 21, the Council adopted the [...]	2006-06-26 14:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	MW PNAT PREL SR UNGA UNSC XG XH ZL
06USUNNEWYORK1287	NEPAL: INDIA SUPPORTS UN ROLE IN MAOIST DDR BUT IS [...] (SBU) Summary. Indian Mission to the UN diplomat Harsh Shringla told Poloff June 20 that while his government supports the early establishment of a UN mission in Nepal to monitor Maoist disarmament, New Delhi would greatly prefer to avoid adding Nepal to the UNSC agenda for discussion -- lest [...]	2006-06-29 14:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO NP IN
06USUNNEWYORK1299	SECURITY COUNCIL MISSION TO DRC: SOME FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11-12 the Democratic Republic of Congo hosted a Security Council mission led by France and with eight other members participating. The U.S. was the only other P5 member represented. DPKO and mission delegations drafted a detailed account of the Council mission and th [...]	2006-07-03 20:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM UNSC CG
06USUNNEWYORK1318	GA REVITALIZATION DEBATE TO CONTINUE; NO AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary. The working group on GA revitalization continues to debate the co-Chairs' proposed report and recommendations, including language related to the selection process of the Secretary-General. The most recent group meeting, on June 29, revealed divergent positions on a number of issu [...]	2006-07-05 23:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1334	UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE HOLDS 167TH MEETING [...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met on July 6 to discuss: 1) feedback from subcommittees on their use of the Preliminary Implementation Assessments (PIAs) and the draft Chairman's paper on how the CTC should use the PIAs to update its working methods, 2) prel [...]	2006-07-10 10:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1335	PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: FIRST MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY. UN officials, international financial representatives and 31 member states inaugurated the Peacebuilding Commission on June 23. The Angolan permrep took the chair, and announced the selection by consensus of Norway and El Salvador as vice chairs. Each will lead country-specific [...]	2006-07-10 17:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EAID PREL UNSC KPKO KCRS
06USUNNEWYORK1336	PLANNING FOR THE UNIFIL RENEWAL: ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary. Israeli Mission to the UN Political Counselor Gilad Cohen told Poloffs the week of June 26 that the GOI believes the upcoming UNSC resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) should urge the Lebanese Government to deploy forces to thre [...]	2006-07-10 21:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1337	UN BUDGET: APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION [...] Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the estimates in respect of Special Political Missions (SPMs) authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council, as well as the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),on [...]	2006-07-10 21:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1340	UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF ALL [...] Summary. The Fifth Committee considered over 60 reports related to the budgetary, administrative and policy issues for UN peacekeeping at its second resumed 60th session from May 22 to June 30, 2006. By the end of the session, the Committee had agreed to financing resolutions for all 13 acti [...]	2006-07-11 19:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1347	SYG SELECTION: STRAW POLL IN JULY [...] (C) Summary. The Security Council has agreed on the next stage of the Secretary-General selection process, including the modalities of the straw polls to begin in July and the means by which the Council will notify candidates of the results. Incoming President of the Council, French PR de La [...]	2006-07-12 11:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1349	UNSC/SUDAN: PROPOSED WAY FORWARD IN SECURING [...] (C) In the wake of Sudanese President Al-Bashir's public expressions of categorical opposition to a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in Darfur, we face considerable challenges in securing a resolution to mandate such a presence. While the majority of UN Security Council (SC) Members fa [...]	2006-07-12 17:11:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1350	TERRORISM - CO-CHAIRMEN DISCUSS UN [...] Action request para 6. 2. Summary. The Co-Chairmen of the informal consultations on the UN Counter-Terrorism Strategy plan to produce a third draft of the strategy before the end of July and convene the next round of discussions during the week of August 21. Prior to completing the next [...]	2006-07-12 20:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1365	CHINESE SHOW FLEXIBILITY ON FATF IN CTC [...] The Chinese expert on the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) advised USUN LegalOff on July 13 that China would not object to having the CTC include the 40 Recommendations on Money Laundering and the 9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing of the Financial Action Tas [...]	2006-07-14 19:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1366	LEGAL COUNSEL MICHEL REPORTS OLA/LEBANESE NEAR [...] (SBU) Begin summary: UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel told the P-3 on July 12 that UN lawyers and Lebanese judges Ralph Riachy and Choucri Sadr achieved progress last week in negotiating a draft agreement and statute to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of fo [...]	2006-07-14 21:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1367	US VETOES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON MIDDLE EAST SITUATION [...] The U.S. July 13 cast a no vote -- its first in nearly two years -- to veto an unbalanced Qatari-sponsored resolution on the current Palestinian-Israeli situation in the Middle East. The final vote was 10-1(US)-4(UK, Denmark, Slovakia and Peru). Ambassador Bolton's Statement ---------------- [...]	2006-07-17 15:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1375	TAGLIAVINI'S LAST UNSC APPEARANCE ON ABKHAZIA: [...] (C) Summary: Speaking before the Security Council in a private meeting about the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) on July 11, Georgian Parliament President Nino Burjanadze delivered a powerful political rebuke of the policies of the Russian Federation on practically every level. Burja [...]	2006-07-17 20:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RS
06USUNNEWYORK1378	SPECIAL ENVOY AHTISAARI BRIEFS UNSC ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: On July 13, the Security Council met for a briefing by Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari on his progress on overseeing the Kosovo Future Status Talks. The unusual format for the day involved three separate events: a private meeting of the Security Council, closed consultations in wh [...]	2006-07-18 02:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1379	UNSC UNANIMOUSLY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES, [...] The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday, July 15 to condemn the recent North Korean missile launches. Resolution 1695 (2006) demands that North Korea "suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme" and calls on member states to prevent "missile and missile-re [...]	2006-07-18 13:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KNNP PARM UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK1392	SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES LEBANON; SEVERAL [...] (C) Summary. During closed consultations on July 17, the UN Security Council heard briefings from DPA U/SYG Gambari and DPKO A/SYG Lute on the situation in Lebanon and discussed possible reaction from the Council. Gambari and Lute condemned Hizballah attacks on Israel, expressed concerns abo [...]	2006-07-19 15:35:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO LE IS
06USUNNEWYORK1395	GA COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - DISCUSSION OF [...] Summary In a meeting with Singapore Permanent Representative Menon, a Co-Chairman of the Counter-terrorism Strategy consultations, Amb. Wolff discussed the key issues, timing and prospects for adopting a GA Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Menon commented on his efforts with other delegations d [...]	2006-07-20 21:41:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1405	GUEHENNO BRIEFS ON COTE D'IVOIRE AND UPCOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 13, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary General (U/SYG) Guehenno briefed the UN Security Council (UNSC) on discussions held on July 5 in Cote d'Ivoire between Secretary-General (SYG) Kofi Annan and African leaders regarding the region's peace pro [...]	2006-07-25 15:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IV PGOV UNSC XA KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1407	PACIFIC ISLAND STATES APPEAL FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its Executive Directorate (CTED) hosted a meeting on July 21 between representatives of Pacific Island States, potential donor nations, and select international organizations to discuss the Pacific Island States' technical [...]	2006-07-25 20:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1409	UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE NEAR AGREEMENT ON [...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met on July 20 to discuss: 1) preliminary conclusions of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) visit to Malaysia and the CTED Executive Director's visit to Paraguay, 2) CTED's Semi-Annual Report and the draft dire [...]	2006-07-25 20:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1410	1540: P-5 EXPERTS NEAR AGREEMENT ON DRAFT [...] Begin summary: P-5 experts met informally July 24 to discuss a UK draft of the 12-month program of work for the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) (ref A). USUN stressed the U.S. desire for the Committee to agree upon a work program soon and urged the [...]	2006-07-25 20:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER AORC KNNP UNSC PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1428	1540: RUSSIA BLOCKS ADOPTION OF WORK PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) met informally July 27 to discuss the status of reporting, outreach activities, and the adoption of a new 12-month program. After no delegation commented on the draft work program during the informal m [...]	2006-07-31 12:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM UNSC AORC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1429	DANISH PRESENTATION ON BUILDING STATES' [...] Summary: At a July 19 meeting hosted by the Danish Mission to the UN, COWI A/S, an international consulting firm, and the Fourth Freedom Forum, a U.S. non-governmental organization, presented a working paper proposing strategies for counterterrorism capacity building and implementation of UNS [...]	2006-07-31 13:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1430	1267 COMMITTEE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS AND FAIRNESS [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) For the past few weeks, USUN and the French Mission have been working quietly on bridging our differences in the "due process" debate currently underway in the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee ( [...]	2006-07-31 15:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1434	UNSC/UNMEE: MEMBERS FEAR SPREAD OF CONFLICT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Division Director Titov updated the Security Council at July 27 consultations on the status of UNSCR 1681 (2006) implementation and on the situation on the ground between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Members looked forw [...]	2006-08-01 13:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ER ET PGOV PREL SO UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1435	AL-QAIDA SANCTIONS: INCREASING TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY. The Chairman of the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Argentine Ambassador Cesar Mayoral, held an open briefing and question and answer session for the general UN membership on July 26. This was the first such session conducted by Mayoral. The goal w [...]	2006-08-01 14:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1436	CTC CHAIRMAN APPEALS FOR U.S. LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Danish PermRep Ellen Margrethe Loj, the Chairman of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),told Amb. Bolton, Wolff, and Sanders on July 28 that she fears the CTC is foundering and appealed for the United States to articulate consistent, clear goals for the CTC. Loj ar [...]	2006-08-01 14:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA UNSC KFTN KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1438	NHLAPO BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON LRA AND NORTHERN [...] (SBU) On July 28, the Director of the Africa I Division in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, Welile Nhlapo, updated the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the threat of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda. He noted that the progress of peace talks in Juba, Southern [...]	2006-08-01 15:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU UG UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1440	USUN/NEA MEETING WITH SYG'S PERSONAL ENVOY FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 26 meeting at USUN with Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum, NEA/DAS Gordon Gray explained current U.S. thinking on Western Sahara: encouragement of the submission of a robust Moroccan autonomy plan before the October expiration of the MINURSO mandate and [...]	2006-08-01 19:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK1441	LORD CARLILE SEEKS U.S. VIEWS ON DEFINING TERRORISM [...] This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. In a videoteleconference with USUN LegalOff, Department attorneys, and UKUN legal advisers on July 31, Lord Alex Carlile of Berriew Q.C., the UK,s independent reviewer of the Terrorist Act, sought U.S. views on the negotiations of the Compr [...]	2006-08-02 13:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PGOV UNSC KTFN UNGA UK
06USUNNEWYORK1485	JAPANESE VFM YAMANAKA'S AUGUST 2 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Summary. Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akiko Yamanaka told Ambassador Bolton on August 2 that the GOJ was extremely appreciative of U.S. support for strong Security Council action following the DPRK's missile launches in July. She reiterated Japanese support for aggressive UN reform, in [...]	2006-08-04 14:19:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KUNR UN JA
06USUNNEWYORK1488	UNSC EXPANSION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES PRODUCES [...] (U) Summary and Comment. During more than ten hours of speeches over July 20 and 21, eighty-six delegations spoke in the General Assembly on Security Council expansion and working methods reform. Proponents of expansion cited the large number of speakers as evidence of continued support for [...]	2006-08-04 21:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KUNR UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1505	STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS IN NEW YORK ON FRENCH-US [...] (SBU) Posts will recall from reftels that on August 5 the French and American delegations in New York tabled a draft resolution calling for a full cessation of hostilties between Lebanon and Israel. Discussions were then held on the draft August 6 in New York. All Security Council delegati [...]	2006-08-07 23:31:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE IS
06USUNNEWYORK1519	UPDATE ON SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS ON LEBANON [...] (SBU) The U.S. and France continue to work intensively and urgently in New York and in capitals to reach agreement on a draft UNSC resolution calling for a full cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel. Ambassador Bolton and French Permanent Representative de la Sabliere met again [...]	2006-08-10 00:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1532	1540 COMMITTEE: RUSSIAN VIEWS ON PROGRAM OF WORK [...] USUN LegalOff delivered ref A points, concerning the 1540 Committee's draft program of work, to Russian Mission First Secretary Denis Paletskiy on August 10. While acknowledging SIPDIS that Victor Slipchenko, the Russian on the 1540 Committee's team of experts, might have originated the ob [...]	2006-08-11 21:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1536	ELEMENTS FOR UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON THWARTED [...] (C) In response to reftel, USUN Polmincouns met his UK counterpart on August 14 to discuss a possible UNSC press statement on the thwarted plot to bomb transatlantic airliners. USUN provided a copy of the suggested press statement elements to UK Counselor Paul Johnston and Polmincouns noted [...]	2006-08-14 21:22:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1538	UNSC/SUDAN: SO CLOSE YET STILL SO FAR AWAY FROM [...] (C) Expectations are mounting ahead of August 17 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations on Darfur, and the question remains of how to proceed on the draft resolution authorizing transition of the African Union (AU) Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a UN operation. The draft is stuck in [...]	2006-08-15 12:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1540	S/E LEFKOWITZ MEETING WITH SOUTH KOREAN PERM REP [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz met with South Korean Perm Rep Choi Young-jin to discuss North Korean human rights resolutions this fall at the UN General Assembly Third Committee and the UN Human Rights Council. They also discussed refugees, the Kaesong Industrial Complex and a poss [...]	2006-08-15 18:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL UNGA UNHCR UNHRC KN KS
06USUNNEWYORK1542	S/E LEFKOWITZ MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE PERM REP [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz met with Vietnamese Perm Rep Le Luong Minh to discuss North Korean refugees. While professing a lack of knowledge about North Korean refugees in Vietnam, Perm Rep Minh took note of our interest in this issue and said he would report this to his capital [...]	2006-08-15 20:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV KN KS VM
06USUNNEWYORK1544	UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) chaired a meeting of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) on Friday August 11 and two follow-on "technical meetings" on Saturday August 12 and Monday August 14 with both current and potential contributors. The purpose of these [...]	2006-08-15 22:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1545	UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) chaired a meeting of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) on Friday August 11 and two follow-on "technical meetings" on Saturday August 12 and Monday August 14 with both current and potential contributors. The purpose of these [...]	2006-08-15 22:16:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1546	AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S MEETING WITH MINSK GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary. Minsk Group Co-chair reps met with Acting General Assembly President August 14 to discuss the Azerbaijani draft resolution regarding the fires that have been raging since June in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ambassador Wolff delivered reftel points, which were endo [...]	2006-08-16 13:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNGA AJ AM
06USUNNEWYORK1550	DPKO BRIEFS A/S HILLEN ON EXPANDED UNIFIL FORCE [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with PM A/S Hillen on August 16 in New York, UN DPKO A/SYG Hedi Annabi expressed deep concern that potential unwillingness by France to commit substantial forces to an expanded UNIFIL might have a "chilling effect" on other potential troop contributing countries ( [...]	2006-08-17 12:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1569	TERRORIST BOMBINGS CONVENTION: U.S. RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 21:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EG KTIA OPDC PGOV PREL PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1570	UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: MEMBER STATES [...] (U) Summary. During a meeting with current and potential troop contributing countries (TCCs) to an expanded UNIFIL force in south Lebanon on August 17, UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown made an impassioned SIPDIS appeal to member states to help secure a lasting peace by committ [...]	2006-08-18 01:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1581	SOMALIA: FALL BRIEFS AND UNSC DISCUSSES DRAFT [...] Stresses the obligation of all Member States to comply fully with the measures imposed by resolution 733 (1992),in particular paragraph 5, and further elaborated in paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1425(2002); 2. Decides that those individuals and entities designated by the Committee [...]	2006-08-18 21:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1595	MEETING OF MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS WITH AZERI [...] (SBU) Summary. Minsk Group Co-chair reps met with Azeri PermRep Aliyev August 18 to discuss the Azeri draft GA resolution regarding the fires that have been raging since June in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ambassador Wolff delivered reftel points, which were endorsed by the oth [...]	2006-08-21 18:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNGA AJ AM
06USUNNEWYORK1597	UN PRESENTS SYG,S 1701 REPORT ON THE FIRST WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations August 21 on SYG Annan,s report on the first week of implementation of UNSCR 1701, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi reported on the "encouraging" deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) [...]	2006-08-21 23:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1598	UNSC/DARFUR: ANNABI BRIEFS AND DRAFT RESOLUTION IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August 17 Security Council consultations, Assistant Secretary-General for peacekeeping operations Annabi painted a bleak picture of the current situation in Darfur as a result of the faltering Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and the weak African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). [...]	2006-08-21 23:49:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1599	STATE OF PLAY ON NEGOTIATIONS ON UK-US DARFUR [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. This cable outlines the views of key Security Council delegations on the UK-U.S. draft resolution authorizing the transition from an African Union (AU)-led to a UN-led force in Darfur. Russia, China and Fr [...]	2006-08-22 00:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1609	WAR ON TERRORISM - THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE - [...] Summary: UN efforts to counter terrorism have increased significantly since September 11, 2001. Pre-9/11 focus on negotiating conventions in the General Assembly has shifted to more robust and aggressive counter-terrorism measures mandated by the Security Council. Although the General Asse [...]	2006-08-22 22:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA UNSC KTFN
06USUNNEWYORK1610	UNSC/DARFUR: NEGOTIATIONS STALLED OVER TIMING AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Negotiations on the UK-U.S. draft Darfur resolution are at a standstill after the second Experts Meeting August 22. There are disputes over both the timing and content of our draft. Some delegations failed to provide formal comments pending external input. Others, including the [...]	2006-08-22 23:37:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ET PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1611	UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST FOCUSES ON [...] (U) Summary. Recalling recent UNSC focus on Lebanon, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Under Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari used a monthly UNSC public debate on the Middle East held on August 22 to call for a renewed international effort to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace proc [...]	2006-08-23 00:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1614	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNMIS DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: Reftel points were delivered August 23 to Mr. Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. Mr. Michael Heller Chu of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations was also in attendance. We left a non-paper outlining r [...]	2006-08-23 21:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1619	KOREA TO WITHDRAW FROM SECURITY COUNCIL RACE TO [...] (C) Korean Deputy Permanent Representative Oh Joon called USUN Ambassador Mark Wallace on Thursday August 24 to inform USUN that Seoul would be withdrawing its candidacy for the Asian non-permanent seat on the Security Council. Oh Joon said that Korea would inform the Asian group next week of [...]	2006-08-24 16:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KS
06USUNNEWYORK1621	UNSC/SUDAN: COUNCIL MEETING WILL PROCEED DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Security Council agreed August 24 to go forward with a meeting on Darfur scheduled for August 28, despite the fact that Sudanese President Bashir, the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Conference declined the Council's invitation to participate in the session. Th [...]	2006-08-25 00:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO SU
06USUNNEWYORK1622	UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: A/S HILLEN PRESSES [...] (C) Summary. During separate meetings with UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown and Department of SIPDIS Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi on August 24, PM A/S Hillen emphasized the importance of ensuring that the international community helps [...]	2006-08-25 18:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1660	UNSC/DARFUR: COUNCIL INCHING TOWARD ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an August 28 meeting of the Security Council on Darfur, the majority of delegations said that the dire situation in Darfur argued for swift Council action to finalize and adopt the UK-U.S. draft resolution by August 31, although delegations acknowledged that the Governme [...]	2006-08-28 23:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ET PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1666	RWANDA TRIBUNAL (ICTR) EXTENSION OF TENURE OF AD [...] The Security Council on August 29 adopted (15-0-0) Resolution 1705 (2006) extending Judge Bossa's term on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda until June 24, 2007. 2. Following the Council's action the General Assembly decided to endorse the extension of Bossa's term. BOLT [...]	2006-08-30 21:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AF AORC PREL RW UNSC ICTR
06USUNNEWYORK1667	1540 COMMITTEE: UK VIEWS ON PROGRAM OF WORK [...] USUN LegalOff met with UKUN First Secretary Samantha Purdy on August 29 to discuss the draft work program for the 1540 Committee, which the Russian delegation blocked on July 27 after presenting last-minute amendments it said would avoid "politicizing" the Committee's work (reftels). Purdy s [...]	2006-08-30 22:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1675	SECRETARY-GENERAL AUTHORIZES IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO [...] In his 17 August 2006 letter to the President of the General Assembly (A/60/986),Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined the series of extraordinary measures he has authorized in order to meet the needs of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expansion as per Security Council r [...]	2006-09-01 13:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1689	UN ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (SBU) The UN's Electoral Assistance Division hosted a discussion August 31 in New York on electoral assistance to Timor-Leste. Finn Reske-Nielsen, newly named deputy SRSG (Reconstruction, Development, Humanitarian Affairs) to Timor-Leste, outlined his plan to closely coordinate with local Emb [...]	2006-09-01 15:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM TT PO GV EAID
06USUNNEWYORK1703	COUNCIL APPROVES UN DARFUR FORCE BY COUNT OF [...] (U) In an August 31 formal meeting, the Security Council adopted the UK-U.S. draft resolution expanding UNMIS' mandate into Darfur. The draft included nine co-sponsors: Argentina, Denmark, France, Ghana, Greece, Slovakia, Tanzania, the UK and the U.S. The final vote count was 12 votes in favo [...]	2006-09-01 19:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1717	AMB WOLFF AND UN U/SYG GAMBARI DISCUSS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary: DPR Amb Wolff advised UN U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari August 31 that the USG is highly skeptical about a Security Council ministerial on the peace process at this time. Amb Wolff noted, moreover, that since the Arab League has been unable to explain the purpose of the meeting, has fail [...]	2006-09-01 22:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1718	SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANSION: THE FUTURE OF THE [...] (U) The Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council Reform (officially "The OEWG on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council") will meet on Friday, September 8 to approve this ye [...]	2006-09-05 13:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1720	1540: COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEEKS MOVEMENT ON WORK [...] Summary: Slovak PermRep and 1540 Committee Chairman Peter Burian consulted Ambassador Bolton and Ambassador Sanders August 31 on how to end the 1540 Committee's deadlock over its draft work program. The Russian delegation blocked the UK-drafted program on July 27, despite the P-5 experts' p [...]	2006-09-05 15:25:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1758	GAMBARI BRIEFS UNSC: COUNCIL SILENCE BROKEN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 29, following a briefing by Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari, Security Council members -- in a small, but welcome step forward -- agreed to a press statement that broke the Council's silence on the Cyprus issue for the first time since the [...]	2006-09-07 20:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CY GR TU
06USUNNEWYORK1759	SYG SELECTION: NEW CANDIDATE(S?) AND A STRAW POLL [...] (U) Summary. In the past week, at least one candidate (Jordan's Prince Zeid) has joined the four candidates for Secretary-General already notified to the Security Council. SIPDIS A second additional candidate, European Parliamentarian Nirj Deva, has also informed the Council of his nominati [...]	2006-09-07 21:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1778	CTC DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON UNSCR 1624, CTED TRIPS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: At its 169th meeting on September 7, the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) discussed its draft report to the Security Council on resolution 1624 (2005),the Counter-Terrorism Committee's Executive Directorate's (CTED) July visit to Malaysia, CTED's upcoming [...]	2006-09-11 20:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV AA
06USUNNEWYORK1780	UNSC/SUDAN: UN PATIENCE WEARING THIN ON DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Secretary-General Annan set a somber tone at the September 11 Security Council Debate on Darfur, beseeching the Council to assert itself in response to the 'death and suffering, perhaps on a catastrophic scale' confronting the people of Darfur. SYG Annan had harsh words for the [...]	2006-09-11 22:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1789	1540: RUSSIANS CIRCULATE "COMPROMISE" ON WORK [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On September 8, the Russian Mission circulated new compromise language for the 1540 Committee's work program (ref A),revising amendments it had presented after blocking adoption of the draft work program on July 27. Russia's new language proposes that th [...]	2006-09-12 20:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1790	UNGA 61: PRESIDENT-ELECT KHALIFA LAYS OUT HER [...] (U) On September 11, Ambassadors Bolton and Wallace called on incoming President of the General Assembly Haya al Khalifa at the Bahraini Mission to the UN. Khalifa had, just hours before, been ceremoniously handed the gavel by outgoing President Eliasson in the General Assembly Hall. Bolton [...]	2006-09-12 21:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN EAID KUNR UNGA BA
06USUNNEWYORK1793	SYG SELECTION: FIJI AGAIN RENOUNCES DEVA NOMINATION [...] (C/NF) In response to a further request for clarification from Security Council President Vassilakis of Greece, the Fijian Permanent Representative has firmly renounced the earlier letter from his Foreign Minister that nominated Nirj Deva to the Council as a Secretary-General candidate (reftel [...]	2006-09-13 14:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC UN FJ
06USUNNEWYORK1816	UNGA ADOPTS COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. Implementing the mandate contained in the Summit Outcome Document (para 82),the General Assembly adopted September 8 a resolution entitled, "The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy." The draft was presented by the General Assembly President and adopted without a vo [...]	2006-09-14 15:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1818	SYG SELECTION: STRAW POLL SEPTEMBER 14 [...] (C) The Security Council conducted its second straw poll on candidates for Secretary-General on September 14. Though the results were communicated only to Council members, the candidates and their sponsoring delegations, an accurate account of the vote was on the internet within an hour. The [...]	2006-09-15 14:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1822	UNSC/DARFUR: DEPUTY SYG CALLS FOR AFRICAN, ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown convened a September 14 meeting of P5 Ambassadors plus the Greek Ambassador (as current UN Security Council President) to discuss the way forward on Darfur, based on the briefing SRSG Pronk gave to Darfur Partners in Khart [...]	2006-09-15 21:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1823	FIRST UNSC KOSOVO MEETING FOR JOACHIM RUCKER [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 13, in his first appearance at a Security Council meeting on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),SRSG Joachim Rucker praised Kosovo's leadership for having "now achieved most of the priorities on standards implementation." Kosovo Pr [...]	2006-09-16 14:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1834	FINAL WEEKS OF THE GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA CONTEST FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary. The General Assembly vote to decide the contested Latin American seat on the Security Council for 2007-2008 is less than a month away -- October 16. As we gear up in New York for the final stages of this campaign, it is time to take stock of the approach and strategy most lik [...]	2006-09-18 21:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC UN GT VE XM
06USUNNEWYORK1838	SYG SELECTION: VIKE-FREIBERGA JOINS THE RACE [...] (C) Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga told Ambassador Bolton on September 18 that she aimed to make a statement on behalf of Eastern Europe and all women "simply by the fact of my candidacy" for UN Secretary-General. She candidly noted that it was a difficult decision to enter the race, [...]	2006-09-19 19:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UN LG ZB
06USUNNEWYORK1849	TANZANIA REPORTEDLY ABSTAINS IN ERROR ON BURMA [...] (C) After the September 15 Burma vote, Ambassador Bolton approached Tanzanian Counselor Begum Taj to express surprise over her abstention on the vote. She assured the Ambassador that she had received explicit instructions from her capital to abstain on the procedural vote, implying that her [...]	2006-09-22 13:47:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BM TZ
06USUNNEWYORK1853	UNSC/SUDAN: UNMIS MANDATE EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 8 [...] (SBU) On September 22, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1709, renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) for a period of two weeks. Delegates from the Chinese, Qatari and Russian Missions reiterated concerns in consultations immediately prece [...]	2006-09-22 20:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1856	A/S FRIED'S 9/20 MEETING WITH TURKISH PM CHIEF [...] (U) EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Director Judy Ansley met with Ambassador/Chief Advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu September 21 for 90 minutes on the margins of the UNGA general debate in New York. Following recounts the meeting's substance by theme. PKK ------ 2. (C) [...]	2006-09-25 17:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PREL PTER TU UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1860	LUKEWARM UNSC RESPONSE TO ANNAN'S 30 DAY REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on September 18, UN Secretary-General Annan outlined his one-month report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701, which led to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hizballah, and reviewed the results of his recent visit to the region. Pra [...]	2006-09-26 16:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPKO KPAL IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1865	UN LEGAL COUNSEL MICHEL REVIEWS STATUS OF TREATY [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with UN Legal Adviser Nicolas Michel on September 25 to review progress towards a draft treaty establishing a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese PM Hariri, Ambassador Wolff praised the efforts of the UN Office of Legal Affa [...]	2006-09-26 22:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK1869	SIXTY-SECOND UNGA - SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE [...] The Chairman of the Sixth Committee, Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo (Mexico) convened a meeting of member state delegates on September 27 to discuss plans for the Sixth Committee session which begins on October 10. Gomez Robledo called the group's attention to the tentative calendar of work (A/C. [...]	2006-09-27 20:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA

06USUNNEWYORK1881	SYG SELECTION: SEPTEMBER 28 STRAW POLL RESULTS; [...] (C) Summary. Ban Ki-Moon increased his lead over his nearest competitors in the third Secretary-General straw poll, though one delegation that had previously encouraged Ban's candidacy slipped to the "no opinion" category. The Security Council - in a contentious meeting the previous day - ag [...]	2006-09-29 21:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1882	UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] The Chairs of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),1267 or Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee, and 1540 Committee on nonproliferation briefed the Council in a public meeting on September 28, 2006. The three Chairs described their committees' accomplishments over the [...]	2006-09-29 21:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC ETTC PREL PGOV KTFN PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1883	SYG SELECTION: ASHRAF GHANI MAKING THE ROUNDS IN NY [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bolton met briefly with Afghan candidate for Secretary-General Ashraf Ghani on Friday, September 29. Ghani said that he had met with A/S Silverberg in Washington on 9/28, but was just beginning his rounds in New York. Ambassador Bolton expressed appreciation for Ghani's willin [...]	2006-09-29 21:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UN AF
06USUNNEWYORK1898	SYG SELECTION: "COLORED BALLOTS" SECURE BAN AS [...] (C) Summary. Ban Ki-Moon cemented his lead in the fourth Secretary-General straw poll, the first to use differentiated SIPDIS ballots to identify the votes of Permanent Members. FM Ban received fourteen "encouraging" votes, with one elected member of the Council expressing "no opinion". E [...]	2006-10-02 22:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1899	ACTION REQUEST: FINALIZING THE UN-LEBANON TREATY [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a meeting between P-3 legal and political officers on October 2, French experts reported that the UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) had revised the draft treaty establishing the Hariri tribunal to delete any re [...]	2006-10-03 13:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1900	UNSC WELCOMES LATEST BRAMMERTZ REPORT BUT DIFFERS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 13:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IS SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1907	UNSC WELCOMES LATEST BRAMMERTZ REPORT BUT DIFFERS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a public briefing to the UNSC on September 29, UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Head Serge Brammertz hewed closely to the contents of his latest report to the UNSC to document progress in the investigation into the murder of former Lebanese [...]	2006-10-04 14:08:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IS SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1911	SUDAN MISSION IN NEW YORK THREATENS POTENTIAL [...] (U) A friendly delegation shared with USUN October 4 a copy of a diplomatic note circulated October 3 by the Sudanese mission in New York to missions that participated in a September 25 meeting hosted by the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations to discuss the prospective transition from [...]	2006-10-05 00:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC SU
06USUNNEWYORK1919	DPKO OFFICIAL ASKS THE U.S. TO SPEAK TO SOUTH [...] (C) Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi contacted Deputy Political Counselor on September 29 to raise concerns about finding a workable resolution to the discord over post-October political arrangements in Cote d'Ivoire. Annabi expressed frustration that the Se [...]	2006-10-05 23:07:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IV
06USUNNEWYORK1920	UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE [...] Summary: At the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board meeting in New York on September 11-13, UNFPA Executive Director Obaid stressed the importance of equity and human rights for the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people. She said reproductive health, women's empowerment, and gender equality re [...]	2006-10-06 00:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PREF PREL UNFPA
06USUNNEWYORK1930	UN AND CT: DENMARK, BELGIUM, ARGENTINA SHARE VIEWS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: In meetings on the margins of the UN General Assembly, Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Crumpton exchanged views on how to invigorate the UN's counterterrorism efforts with Ambassador Ellen Loj, Danish PermRep and Chairman of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terr [...]	2006-10-10 14:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UNSC PREL KNNP KTFN
06USUNNEWYORK1932	UNSC/DPRK: COUNCIL MEMBERS CONDEMN TEST, PREPARE [...] (C) Summary. The Security Council met on the morning of October 9 to discuss the DPRK's announced test of a nuclear weapon. It took less than thirty minutes for each of the Council's fifteen members to condemn, without reservation, the DPRK's actions. Ambassador Bolton introduced elements of [...]	2006-10-10 18:49:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK1933	SYG SELECTION: SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY [...] (U) On October 9, the Security Council adopted Resolution 1715 (text below) by acclamation, recommending to the General Assembly that South Korean FM Ban Ki-Moon be appointed the next Secretary-General of the UN. Prior to the Council's decision, all other candidates for the position had withdr [...]	2006-10-10 20:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC UN KS
06USUNNEWYORK1934	SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH SYG ANNAN ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with UN SYG Kofi Annan, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios underscored the importance of moving forward with UN support for AMIS and persuading Sudanese President Bashir to back down from his rejection of a UN peacekeeping force in [...]	2006-10-10 22:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1935	QATAR PERMREP: WE CAN BEST HELP WITH DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with US Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios at the United Nations, Qatar PermRep Nassir Abdul Aziz al-Nasser said Qatar is eager to play an expanded role in creating a solution to the crisis in Darfur and can best influence the Government of Sudan [...]	2006-10-10 22:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1936	CHINESE AND RUSSIAN PERMREPS TELL NATSIOS TO TAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 4 visit to the United Nations, Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios met separately with the Permanent Representatives of the PRC and Russia. Both envoys welcomed Natsios' role and broader mission, taking the opportunity to urge the USG not to pursue sanctions o [...]	2006-10-10 22:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC SU
06USUNNEWYORK1944	SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting in New York with Arab League Ambassador Yahya Mahmassani, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios urged the Arab League to use its influence over the Government of Sudan (GOS) to persuade President Bashir to accept the UN Peacekeeping fo [...]	2006-10-12 00:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1945	SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed DPKO to move quickly on implementing the UN support package for AMIS. Guehenno voiced cautious optimism regarding recent developments related to Dar [...]	2006-10-12 00:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1974	UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE (CTED) LOOKING BACK [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 19:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1976	US/UK/UN TRILATERAL ON UN ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: The UN met with the UK and U.S. missions October 12 to discuss the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),the Iraq Compact and related issues. UNAMI has temporarily withdrawn most staff from its Basrah office after MNF-I withdrew assets, although it plans on returning once their [...]	2006-10-13 23:29:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ PINS
06USUNNEWYORK1978	UNSC/DPRK: COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION [...] On Saturday, October 14 the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1718, in response to the proclaimed test of a nuclear weapon by the DPRK on Monday, October 9. Following negotiations on the morning of October 14 among the P-5 and Japan, the draft resolution was introduced to the Cou [...]	2006-10-14 21:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KNNP KN
06USUNNEWYORK1979	ICTR RESOLUTION AND USUN VOTING IN NEW YORK [...] Per instructions (reftel) U.S. joined other SC members in supporting the draft resolution (reftel para 1),adopted (15-0-0) as Security Council resolution 1717 (2006). The resolution was requested by the Tribunal in order to extend the term of office of the Ad Litem judges until the end of [...]	2006-10-16 14:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC PREL RW TZ UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1983	NOVEMBER 30 UNMEE REVIEW GETS ETHIOPIA'S ATTENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Deputy PermRep Kebret called on USUN to express concern about a provision of the resolution renewing UNMEE's mandate that calls for a Security Council review by November 30. Kebret argued that Ethiopia was powerless to prevent Eritrean frustration of UNMEE's mission [...]	2006-10-16 16:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL ET ER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1985	COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP - [...] Action request, para 5. 2. For the past two years Danish Permanent Representative, Ellen Loj has energetically chaired the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),a subsidiary body of the Security Council. When Denmark's term as a non-permanent member of the Council ends on December 31, she w [...]	2006-10-17 14:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1992	SYG SELECTION: BAN UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED TO FIVE [...] (U) Partially overshadowed by the Security Council's negotiations following the DPRK's nuclear test, the General Assembly on Friday, October 13 unanimously appointed South Korean FM Ban to be the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, for an initial term of office from January 1, 2007 [...]	2006-10-17 21:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC UN KS
06USUNNEWYORK1998	UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON ERITREAN TSZ INCURSION [...] (SBU) UN DPKO Deputy Hedi Annabi briefed the UNSC on the unprecedented incursion of Eritrean military forces into the UN Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) (reftel). Following a brief discussion of a draft press statement presented by the Permanent Mission of Greece, the UNSC unanimously adopted th [...]	2006-10-18 14:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC ER ET
06USUNNEWYORK2032	UN SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS LIBERIA SANCTIONS [...] The UN Security Council, per resolution 1689, reviewed Liberia sanctions during a closed meeting October 20. Danish PermRep Ellen Loj (Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee) delivered a summary of committee discussions and the views of the Panel of Experts, which monitors sanctions impl [...]	2006-10-23 21:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK2042	GENERAL COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE HUMAN [...] The General Committee met on October 25 to consider the allocation of agenda item 68 "Report of the Human Rights Council". The item had been inscribed on the item in September but the Committee deferred the decision on allocation pending further consultations The GA President, Chairman of t [...]	2006-10-25 23:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	HR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2044	AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S MEETING WITH UN A/SYG ANGELA [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 22nd, Ambassador Wolff met with UN A/SYG Angela Kane to discuss U/SYG Gambari's scheduled visit to Burma on November 9th through 12th. Viewing his first visit as a success, the UN believes the second trip is an important confidence building dialogue. Gambari will not [...]	2006-10-26 00:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ASEAN UNSC BM
06USUNNEWYORK2046	UN LEGAL COUNSEL REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO CONCLUDE [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: Legal Adviser John Bellinger and Ambassador Wolff met with UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel and his deputy, Larry Johnson, October 25, to discuss Lebanese and key Council members' views on the draft statute and agreement to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for [...]	2006-10-26 20:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2049	FRANCE AND AFRICANS PRESS FOR EARLY ADOPTION OF A [...] Summary: During Security Council consultations on October 25, France, with support from African members, introduced a wide-ranging draft resolution on Cote d'Ivoire. Departing from last year's practice when the Council endorsed an AU decision to extend the transition period, this draft resol [...]	2006-10-28 04:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC IV
06USUNNEWYORK2050	UN SYG REQUEST FOR AMIS SUPPORT [...] (U) Please find below the text of a letter from UN SYG Kofi Annan requesting USG material and financial assistance for the AMIS support package. The UN SYG has approached other delegations, including the EU, with similar requests. DPKO has promised to convene a meeting before November 3 to up [...]	2006-10-30 16:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2073	UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MINURSO FOR SIX [...] The Security Council October 31 extended the MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) mandate for a further six months to April 30, 2007. UNSCR 1720 (2006),based on a draft text developed and sponsored by Friends of Western Sahara (U.S., UK, France, Russia and [...]	2006-11-01 16:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK2077	UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE SUDAN 10/27 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 27 briefing to the UNSC on the Sudan, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean-Marie Guehenno called for "creativity" to break the diplomatic impasse with Khartoum regarding a UN peacekeeping deployment in Darfur. UK PermRep Emyr Jones Parry presented a UK compromise proposal for a [...]	2006-11-01 22:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2084	SYG CONVENES P-5 TO SEEK EARLY AGREEMENT ON TEXTS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Secretary-General Annan met with the P-5 ambassadors on November 1, appealing to the P-5 to show flexibility and reach agreement within the next few days on the draft GOL/UN agreement and accompanying statute to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassinati [...]	2006-11-02 19:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2085	SECURITY COUNCIL REAFFIRMS UNSCR 1559 GOALS AMID [...] (SBU) Summary. During an October 30 closed-door briefing to the Security Council on the SYG's latest report on UNSCR 1559 implementation, SYG Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen praised the "historic" deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to south Lebanon, but highlighted the unfulfilled [...]	2006-11-02 20:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPKO IS LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK209	TEST CABLE MESSAGE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 13:41:00	USUN New York	SECRET	APER IMO JA LI PHUM PREF PREL
06USUNNEWYORK2095	UNSC MINURSO CONSULTATIONS: ON TRACK FOR SIX-MONTH [...] Summary: DPKO Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum summarized for the Security Council October 25 the UN's latest assessment of the situation in the Western Sahara. Speaking for the United States, Ambassador Sand [...]	2006-11-02 23:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK2107	JUMBLATT PRESSES FOR QUICK ESTABLISHMENT OF HARIRI [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador Bolton and USUN officers on November 2, Lebanese Druze leader and MP Walid Jumblatt and two aides argued that the tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of Rafiq Hariri must be established by November 13, at which point Hizballah SYG Nasral [...]	2006-11-03 15:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK2117	UNSC/DPRK: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE AGREES ON CHEM/BIO [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK Sanctions Committee has agreed on a list of chemical and biological weapons-related items to be included under the sanctions provisions of Resolution 1718. The Committee will now move to a discussion of its own internal guidelines, while simultaneously considering amendm [...]	2006-11-03 22:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK2123	UNSC/IRAN: NOVEMBER 3RD MEETING P5 PLUS ONE [...] Summary: The P5 plus one met on Friday, November 3, at the UK Mission at 11:30 to discuss the EU3 draft resolution on Iran. Russia reiterated its complaints about the EU3 text and circulated its extensive &corrections8 (emailed to State and NSC),which Ambassador Churkin described as consist [...]	2006-11-06 17:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PREL UNSC PGOV IR
06USUNNEWYORK2126	MNF-I RENEWAL: STATE OF PLAY IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: Discussions regarding a renewal of UNSCR 1637, which authorizes the MNF-I and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB),are beginning in New York. Informal soundings of P-5 members indicate they remain willing to support a renewal resolution in response to a speci [...]	2006-11-06 18:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ PINS
06USUNNEWYORK2141	UNSC: REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS -- GAZA RESOLUTION [...] (C) The Qatari sponsors of a resolution on the recent events in Gaza have put its draft into Blue for a vote now scheduled for November 11 at 12:00 noon. Though the original draft text has undergone two revisions in as many days, the current text remains unacceptable. Notwithstanding experts' [...]	2006-11-11 01:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS
06USUNNEWYORK2146	U.S. VETOES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ISRAEL ACTION IN [...] The U.S. November 11 cast a no vote to veto an unbalanced Qatari-sponsored resolution on the situation in the Middle East, and specifically on casualties that resulted from a November 8 Israeli military operation shelling of Beit Hanoun in Gaza. The final vote was 10-1(U.S.)-4(UK, Denmark, Sl [...]	2006-11-13 21:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK2156	AUSTRALIAN AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION AGAINST CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Australia's push to amend the 61st General Assembly (GA) Resolution on "The Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America Against Cuba" failed due to a no-action motion raised by Cuba with a 127-50-5 vote. The GA adopt [...]	2006-11-15 01:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA ETRD PGOV PREL EUN CU
06USUNNEWYORK2157	P5 MEETING ON UN SYG SUDAN PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN D/SYG Mark Malloch Brown briefed the P5 on November 14 regarding the UN's planned approach with the Government of Sudan (GOS) at the November 16 meeting of the UN, P5, African Union, and Arab League in Addis Ababa. The UN SYG plans to put forward the Phased Approach Paper (pl [...]	2006-11-15 19:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2164	IRAQ COMPACT: UPDATING UN MEMBER STATES ON [...] (U) Summary: On November 13, the UN invited all member-states to an update on the Iraq Compact. Over 70 countries heard remarks from Iraqi Minister of Planning Ali Baban, Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and UNDP Associate Administrator Ad Melkert. All three speakers said the Ira [...]	2006-11-17 00:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK2165	NEPAL PEACE PROCESS: NEXT STEPS AT THE UN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Following the November 8 peace agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists, the UN has begun contingency planning for its potential role in providing support for the implementation of the agreement, including assistance in the security sector ("arms manag [...]	2006-11-17 00:50:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK2168	HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SCHWARTZ-SCHILLING SPEAKS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 8 Security Council meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),High Representative Christian Schwartz-Schilling told members that the state of affairs regarding progress on reform in the country had become a "complex reality." The High Representative stated that we [...]	2006-11-17 16:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
06USUNNEWYORK2170	UNSC/DPRK: PROMINENT PANEL PUSHES FOR SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. Elie Wiesel, Vaclev Havel and Kjell Bondevik told an audience of UN delegaQand officials that the DPRK had failed to protect its citQs and was systemQally carrying out crimes against humanity. As such, the Security Council had a responsibility to act, under the doctrine of "resp [...]	2006-11-20 15:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK2179	CTC CONTINUES FOLLOW-UP ON VISITS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) held its 175th meeting November 16, followed by an informal meeting to discuss the list of states the Committee's Executive Directorate (CTED) proposes to visit in 2007. The agenda focused on reports on CTED's state vis [...]	2006-11-22 15:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PTER PREL
06USUNNEWYORK2180	UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 20:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR AORC UNGA PREL IS
06USUNNEWYORK2181	GEORGIAN PERMREP HOLDS BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Georgian Mission to the UN is getting busy. On November 3, Georgian Permrep Irakli Alasania hosted the New York Friends for a discussion titled "on a comprehensive peaceful solution to the conflict in Abkhazia." Alasania made obvious efforts to be accommodating to the Rus [...]	2006-11-22 21:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GG YI
06USUNNEWYORK2182	BELGIUM RELUCTANT TO TAKE CTC OR 1267 CHAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian PermRep Verbeke told Amb Wolff on November 21 that Belgium is reluctant to assume the Chairmanship of the UNSC's Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) because of resource constraints. He also said Belgium is disinclined to accept the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committe [...]	2006-11-22 21:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV BE
06USUNNEWYORK2185	AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S MEETING WITH UN U/SYG GAMBARI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met with UN U/SYG Gambari to discuss the latter's visit to Burma November 10-12th. Viewing his first trip earlier this year as an initial confidence building visit, Gambari believes his second visit was an important next step, as he was able to meet again with A [...]	2006-11-23 00:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ASEAN UNSC BM
06USUNNEWYORK2186	UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON BUDGET [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Friday, November 17th, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly acted on the program budget implications (PBI) of draft resolution A/ES-10/L.19, in accordance with Rule 153 of the Rules and Procedur [...]	2006-11-23 00:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IS KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2187	UNSC APPROVES AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING LEBANON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING CLOSED CONSULTATIONS ON NOVEMBER 21, THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A LETTER PAGE 02 RUCNDTA2187 UNCLAS FROM THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO SYG ANNAN EXPRESSING SATISFACTION WITH THE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE UN AND THE GOL TO ESTABLISH A LEBANON SPE [...]	2006-11-24 14:54:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IS SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2196	SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES NEPAL; PROMISES QUICK [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 29, the Security Council discussed during a private meeting the November 22 letter from the Secretary-General proposing UN support for the peace process in Nepal. The SYG,s Personal Representative to the peace process, Ian Martin, briefed and responded to questions [...]	2006-11-30 00:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC NP
06USUNNEWYORK2202	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' NOVEMBER 27 MEETING WITH UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Status, Martti Ahtisaari, told U/S Burns he plans to deliver his package of recommendations on the future status of Kosovo to the UN Security Council in March 2006, after presenting it to Serbian and Kosovar leadership in late January. Ahtisaari's cove [...]	2006-12-01 23:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN YI
06USUNNEWYORK2203	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' NOVEMBER 27 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns reassured Kosovo President Sejdiu of U.S. resolve to complete the final status process for Kosovo, despite the two month delay in negotiations to accommodate Serbian parliamentary elections. Burns acknowledged that the Serbs, supported by the Russians in the [...]	2006-12-01 23:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN YI
06USUNNEWYORK2215	SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES MNF-I [...] (U) On November 28, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1723, extending for twelve months the mandate of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I),the Development Fund for Iraq and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board. The text of UNSCR 1734 is at para 2, Ambassa [...]	2006-12-05 15:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK2220	HAITIAN PERMREP ANTICIPATES "SERIOUS PROBLEMS" [...] (SBU) USUN Senior WHA Area Advisor Ambassador Godard and poloff (notetaker) approached Haitian PermRep to the UN Leo Merores on December 4 to discuss China's stance on the renewal of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in February 2007, given Haiti's support for two [...]	2006-12-06 22:08:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPKO CH TW HA
06USUNNEWYORK2232	UN DPKO GUEHENNO: BASHIR HAS NOT MADE A STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios met with UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno on December 4 to discuss next steps for Darfur. Guehenno stated that Sudanese President Bashir has still not made a "strategic shift" in his position that would allow for the three- [...]	2006-12-08 21:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2233	SE NATIOS' MEETING WITH SYG ANNAN ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 4 meeting with SYG Kofi Annan, Presidential Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed for quick implementation of the Addis Ababa principles and highlighted the need for clarity on the mission's command and control. Annan expressed optimism in the face o [...]	2006-12-08 21:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2242	SECURITY CONCERNS DOMINATE DURING UNAMI/MNF-I [...] (U) Summary: On December 11, UN SRSG for Iraq Ashraf Qazi and Ambassador Sanders on behalf of MNF-I presented their quarterly briefings during a public meeting of the Security Council regarding the situation in Iraq. In his remarks, Qazi issued a stark warning, saying that the recent quarterly [...]	2006-12-12 16:41:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK2245	ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS - NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 19:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF KISL KMPI SP
06USUNNEWYORK2252	UNSC: U.S. RAISES BELARUS POLITICAL PRISONER, SETS [...] (C) Summary. As instructed, USUN raised the case of Belarus political prisoner Kozulin during Security Council consultations on the afternoon of December 12. Russian PR Churkin came to the Council chambers specifically to engage on the issue, and excoriated - in personal terms - the U.S. rep [...]	2006-12-14 17:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BO RS
06USUNNEWYORK2254	CHINESE IN NY THREATEN VETO OF BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Political Counselor Li Junhua told PolCouns and deputy PolCouns December 14 that if the United States moved forward with its draft resolution on Burma there would be a "political showdown" in the Security Council. Speaking without instructions but based on telecons wit [...]	2006-12-14 23:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
06USUNNEWYORK2260	UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 61ST GA [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 17:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
06USUNNEWYORK2263	UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTES ON DRAFT DECISION [...] SUMMARY: On December 11th and 15th, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) voted on draft decisions regarding the program budget implications (PBIs) of A/ES-10/L.20 and A/ES-10/L.20/Rev.1, a draft resolution (reftels) to be acted on at the December 15th Emergency Special Session. [...]	2006-12-19 15:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA KUNR PREL IS
06USUNNEWYORK2265	BRAMMERTZ PRAISES SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH HARIRI [...] (C) Summary. During an open meeting of the UNSC on December 18, UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Head Serge Brammertz noted that his work had reached a "critical stage" which would prevent him from placing sensitive information about witnesses and suspects in the [...]	2006-12-19 20:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2266	INCOMING SYG BAN KI-MOON CANNOT ATTEND SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 20:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK2273	DEMARCHE DELIVERED:UNDP ACTIVITIES IN NORTH [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Wallace met with Kemal Dervis, Administrator of UNDP, on Tuesday, December 19, to deliver a demarche regarding UNDP activities in North Korea (DPRK). Ambassador Wolff was scheduled to deliver the demarche with Ambassador Wallace, but was unable to attend due to a last m [...]	2006-12-21 19:52:00	USUN New York	SECRET	EAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP
06USUNNEWYORK2281	SE NATIOS' MEETING WITH PRC PERMREP WANG [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 21 working lunch with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, Chinese UN Permanent Representative AMB Wang Guangya emphasized that the U.S. and the PRC share a common objective of a peaceful settlement to the Darfur crisis. Wang expressed optimism that Sudanese President [...]	2006-12-22 20:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2282	SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH DPKO USYG GUEHENNO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 21 meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno expressed skepticism that Sudanese President Bashir would provide a wholly forthcoming and constructive response to SYG Annan's letter outlining specific steps the Government of Sudan [...]	2006-12-22 20:55:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2285	SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council conducted its second comprehensive review of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) December 20. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) submitted a report to the Council in connection with the review, assessing CTED's work in 2006 and [...]	2006-12-22 23:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC KFTN KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK2293	UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1732 ON SANCTIONS [...] On December 21, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1732, which terminates the Security Council's Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions by deciding that the group has fulfilled its mandate. The resolution also takes note of several best practices papers, which [...]	2006-12-27 20:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK2294	UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1731 ON LIBERIA [...] On December 20, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1731, which extends diamond sanctions, the arms embargo, and the travel ban. The new resolution also amends the arms embargo to make it easier for Liberia to procure non-lethal military equipment. UNSCR 1731 highlights the [...]	2006-12-27 21:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK2296	UNSC ADOPTS RES 1730 ON SANCTIONS "DUE PROCESS" [...] (U) On December 19, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1730, concerning fair and clear procedures ("due process") for removing individuals and entities from under sanctions (delisting). UNSCR 1730 establishes an administrative focal point within the Secretariat, to which san [...]	2006-12-27 22:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK2297	UNSC ADOPTS RES 1735 ON AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) On December 22, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1735, regarding al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions. The resolution focuses on sanctioning active members of the Taliban who are responsible for the upsurge in violence in Afghanistan. It also emphasizes the importance of [...]	2006-12-27 22:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK2298	UNGA 6TH COMMITTEE DEBATES NEW TOPIC -- THE RULE [...] (U) Summary. On November 16, the Sixth (Legal) Committee adopted without a vote the draft resolution on the "Rule of law at the national and international levels" (A/C.6/61/L.18) (as verbally amended). The U.S. joined consensus (REFS A, B). The resolution places the rule of law item on the [...]	2006-12-27 23:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2299	HAITI: CHINESE UN MISSION WARNS TIME MAY HAVE RUN [...] (C) Summary. Delivering ref A points to PRC UN Mission PolMinCouns Li Junhua on December 22, USUN PolMinCouns and Poloff (notetaker) emphasized that ensuring stability in Haiti remains a vital interest of the USG and therefore urged China to support the renewal of the mandate of the UN Stabil [...]	2006-12-28 20:51:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO HA CH TW
06USUNNEWYORK340	UNSC/SANCTIONS: CHINA'S ETLO/SHAT DESIGNATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) PolCouns delivered demarche (reftels A and B) to Chinese Political Coordinator Li Junhua. Li responded that China was "quite disappointed" at the U.S. decision and stressed that the ETLO/SHAT designation request came from the "highe [...]	2006-02-23 22:55:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV PTER CH
06USUNNEWYORK342	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: TEXT OF DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] On February 23, UN General Assembly President Eliasson convened informal consultations of the GA plenary on the Human Rights Council to present his draft resolution text. Full text of the resolution follows in para 2. Septel provides summary of and comment on the text. 2. Begin text of d [...]	2006-02-23 23:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK344	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GA PRESIDENT PRESENTS NEW [...] (C) Summary and Comment: General Assembly (GA) President Eliasson presented February 23 to the GA his final text on the HRC (septel). As foreshadowed in earlier reporting (reftels),Eliasson settled on arrangements for the HRC that fall short of U.S. positions on all key points: -- size: [...]	2006-02-24 00:27:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR UNGA PREL
06USUNNEWYORK346	UN/IRAQ: FEBRUARY 23 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING [...] Begin Summary. During the February 23 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI electoral and SIPDIS constitutional assistance. They indicated that Japan had shown interest in providing aviation support for UNAMI, but had not [...]	2006-02-24 16:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK349	HAITI: UNSC AND CORE GROUP COMMEND LATORTUE ON [...] (SBU) Summary. During an open briefing to the UN Security Council and a subsequent meeting of the Haiti Core Group on February 22, Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) Prime Minister Gerard Latortue commended his government and the Haitian people on the conduct of first-round elections on 7 Feb [...]	2006-02-24 19:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK351	UN SECRETARIAT AND JAPAN SUGGEST RAISING NEPAL IN [...] (SBU) UN Undersecretary for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari will raise possible UN Security Council consideration of the political crisis in Nepal during his February 27 visit to Washington, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Asia Political Officer Tamrat Samuel told Poloff on February [...]	2006-02-24 21:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NP
06USUNNEWYORK375	UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a public meeting on 21 February 2006, the Chairmen of the UN Security Council's three subsidiary counterterrorism committees (the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),the 1267 or Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee, and the 1540 Committee on nonproliferation) briefed the Council [...]	2006-02-27 23:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC ETTC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK379	SYG SELECTION: FEBRUARY 24 P-5 CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Permanent Representatives of the P-5 met Friday, February 24 to continue their private consultations on the selection of the next Secretary General (SYG). They agreed it was useful that the full membership of the Council was already engaged in informal discussions on the subj [...]	2006-02-28 22:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK390	SRSG PRONK DEPLORES AU DELAY AND WARNS GNU IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 28 meeting with Ambassador Bolton, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Sudan Jan Pronk warned that the Government of National Unity (GNU) was using anti-West and anti-UN rhetoric to 'gang up' on African Union (AU) Members and other countries on [...]	2006-03-01 16:49:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK394	RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) Ambassador Wolff made Ref A points to United Nations Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet Mark Malloch Brown, SIPDIS putting particular emphasis on the March 4 time constraint. Malloch Brown said he had spoken with Secretary-General Annan hours earlier on the subject of African Union Miss [...]	2006-03-01 19:47:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK401	AMBASSADOR BOLTON'S MEETING WITH MOROCCAN PERMREP [...] (SBU) In a brief March 2 courtesy call on Ambassador Bolton, recently arrived Moroccan Perm Rep El Mostafa SAHEL said that Morocco's autonomy proposal for the Western Sahara has been completed and that consultations between the government of Morocco and Moroccan political parties were schedul [...]	2006-03-02 23:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK413	UNSC: UNSCO DE SOTO DISCUSSES CONUNDRUM OF [...] (C) Begin Summary: During his monthly briefing February 28 to the Security Council, the UN Special Coordinator on the Middle East Alvaro de Soto discussed the determinants of the current Palestinian assistance conundrum and the consequences of international inaction. Reporting that it is too s [...]	2006-03-03 19:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL
06USUNNEWYORK419	FURTHER RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST IN [...] (C) Further to Ref A, Ambassador Wolff had a follow-up conversation March 2 with United Nations Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet Mark Malloch Brown. Malloch Brown mentioned he had spoken with Deputy Secretary Zoellick March 1 about Darfue, including the March 7 meeting in Brussels at which [...]	2006-03-03 22:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK422	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: MOVING TOWARDS A VOTE ON [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 3, the Swiss and Liechtenstein PermReps reiterated to Ambassador Wolff that re-opening of the text of the draft Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution to accommodate core U.S. requirements is not a realistic option. They remain eager to identify whether there is [...]	2006-03-04 00:21:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR UNGA PREL UNHRC
06USUNNEWYORK423	LEBANESE LEGAL DELEGATION LEAVES NEW YORK WITH PLAN [...] Summary. Department lawyers and USUN Political and Legal Officers met again (reftel) March 2 with the Lebanese Tribunal team to review the status of planning for the prosecution of those responsible for the Hariri assassination. The team was about to return to Beirut after concluding a seri [...]	2006-03-04 00:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL UNSC LE
06USUNNEWYORK424	MEETING WITH 1540 COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN BURIAN [...] Summary: (SBU) Ambassador Bolton met on February 28 with Slovak PermRep and 1540 Committee Chairman Peter Burian, who sought U.S. views on the extension of the 1540 Committee's mandate. During the discussion, which also touched on Iran and how the Council's consideration of Iran could affect [...]	2006-03-06 16:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK432	AD HOC COMMITTEE CONTINUES STALEMATE ON [...] (U) Summary. The Ad Hoc Committee (AHC),established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, met at UN Headquarters February 27-March 3, 2006 to continue negotiations on the CCIT. Deep-seated differences over key text between member States of the Organization of the Isla [...]	2006-03-07 18:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK435	UN/IRAQ: ASSESSMENT MISSION FOR KUWAIT BORDER [...] Begin Summary. USUN met March 2 with Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) official Eliza Kimball, who had just returned from Kuwait. Kimball reported on the February mission of four UN staff to assess the Iraq-Kuwait border posts, consistent with reftel. This assessment mission was [...]	2006-03-08 18:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ KU

06USUNNEWYORK443	ELIASSON SIGNALS INTENT TO ADOPT HRC RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. GA President Eliasson's Chef de Cabinet Wide told Ambassador Wolff March 8 that Eliasson is taking the first steps to prepare for the adoption of the Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution this Friday (March 10). Wide said the Fifth Committee will meet March 9 to approve the HRC [...]	2006-03-09 02:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR UNGA PREL
06USUNNEWYORK453	AHTISAARI BRIEFS UNSC ON KOSOVO FUTURE STATUS [...] (C) Summary: In closed UNSC consultations March 7, Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari briefed Security Council members on his work to date in the Kosovo Future Status Process. Delivering a candid message, Ahtisaari argued while the current government in Belgrade is not responsible for what Milo [...]	2006-03-09 22:48:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK SR YI
06USUNNEWYORK454	UN/IRAQ: UNAMI SECURITY ISSUES AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Begin Summary. The SYG hosted a policy committee meeting March 7 for senior UN staff to discuss Iraq. He decided to expand UN operations in Erbil and approved the plan for mid- and long-term UNAMI accommodation in Baghdad. He decided not to expand in Basra for now and continued to insis [...]	2006-03-09 23:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV ASEC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK455	CONSIDERATION OF HRC POSTPONED TO MARCH 15; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a U.S. request, the UN Fifth Committee agreed March 9 to postpone decision scheduled that day on the budget to establish a Human Rights Council. General Assembly President (PGA) Eliasson also put off the GA plenary session scheduled for March 10. Both meetings are [...]	2006-03-09 23:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KUNR UNGA PHUM PREL
06USUNNEWYORK457	UN REFORM/PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: FINANCIAL [...] (U) Summary. The selection of the thirty-one members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Organizational Committee remains stalled over the regional breakdown of the ECOSOC seats (reftel). USUN, however, has managed to facilitate a rotational agreement among the top ten financial contributor [...]	2006-03-10 00:17:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO KUNR UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK459	UN/IRAQ: PERRICOS PRESSES SECURITY COUNCIL TO [...] (C) Begin Summary. In his briefing to the UNSC, Acting UNMOVIC Chairman Demitrius Perricos urged the UNSC to address UNMOVIC's mandate and discussed in detail his concerns about the chemical weapons (CW) site at Muthanna. He also highlighted Iraq's failure to engage thus far on this file. A [...]	2006-03-10 14:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK468	ELIASSON AND OTHERS CONSIDER HRC TEXT FINAL; [...] (C) Summary: We continue to encounter strong opposition to making any changes in the text of the draft Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution. Key PermReps are urging the U.S. to seek satisfaction outside the text, even if they acknowledge that core U.S. positions are not likely achievable th [...]	2006-03-13 13:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK503	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UN OUTLINES EXPANDED FORMAT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wolff made reftel points in a meeting with UN Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) for Peacekeeping Hedi Annabi and other Department of Peacekeeping Officials (DPKO) officials on March 10. He urged the Secretariat to ensure the UN Assistance Mission in SIPDIS Afgh [...]	2006-03-14 19:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK507	UN AFGHAN SRSG KOENIGS COMMITTED TO EXPANDED [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wolff pressed ref A points on the composition of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) during an introductory meeting with UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan Tom Koenigs on March 14. The Ambassador emphasized USG c [...]	2006-03-15 13:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK511	UNSC WORKING METHODS: "SWISS-FIVE" PROPOSAL STILL [...] (C) Summary. Switzerland has begun the process of re-circulating a revised draft of its proposed General Assembly resolution on Security Council working methods, which was originally shared with member states last fall (reftel). The Swiss have told the French that they and their four co-draf [...]	2006-03-15 21:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK514	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] USUN management-reform (M/R) officer joined other Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee members in a formal meeting March 13 to discuss the Committee's upcoming trip to Freetown, the Court's precarious financial future, and the need to prod the Court's judges to increase judicial ef [...]	2006-03-16 14:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
06USUNNEWYORK519	DUPLICATIVE DIALOGUES AMONG CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) Summary. This is an Action Request, per para 6. The UN Mission of the Philippines is attempting to formalize follow-up to a conference on "interfaith dialogue," which their Foreign Minister chaired in New York in June 2005. Creation of a proposed follow-up group is ill-defined, duplicates [...]	2006-03-16 18:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL PREL KISL RP
06USUNNEWYORK520	UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER 2006 BUDGET FOR [...] On March 20 the Fifth Committee will begin its consideration of the budgets for Special Political Missions (SPMs) for 2006. In its resolution 60/248 of December 2005, the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation of the ACABQ and approved a charge of $100 million against SPMs until the en [...]	2006-03-16 19:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK521	UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES FUNDING FOR [...] The Fifth Committee adopted a decision on March 15 to approve additional financial resources of $4.3 million for the Human Rights Council created by draft resolution A/60/L.48. The decision was adopted without a vote after Ambassador Wolff delivered the U.S. explanation of position (ref) hig [...]	2006-03-16 19:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA PHUM PREL
06USUNNEWYORK536	RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SOMALIA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE [...] Summary: Recent developments in Somalia have improved the prospect for peace, however the process remains vulnerable, and the pressing humanitarian crisis demands immediate international attention. The signing of the Aden Declaration and subsequent convening of the Parliament are important [...]	2006-03-17 23:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL SO UNSC KPKO XW
06USUNNEWYORK538	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on establishment of the Human Rights Council (HRC) by a vote of 170-4(U.S.) with 3 abstentions. Reftel reported on the presentation of the resolution text and Explanations of Vote (EOVs) delivered in [...]	2006-03-20 14:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK563	BAKASSI BORDER ISSUE: DEMARCHE AND UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General's Executive Director for Political Affairs Carlos Lopes and Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa Ahmedou Ould-Abdullah briefed Acting Polcouns on sensitive efforts underway to resolve the Bakassi border issue. Lopes said SY [...]	2006-03-23 00:53:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PINR PINS PREL CM NI UN
06USUNNEWYORK576	UN/IRAQ:HIGH-LEVEL U.S.-UN DIALOGUE ON IRAQ [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a useful and detailed March 16 meeting, the U.S. and UN, led by S/I Ambassador Jeffrey and DPA U/SYG Gambari respectively, exchanged views on Iraq. The U.S. expressed appreciation for the work of the UN, especially SRSG Qazi, and urged an increased UN role, especially [...]	2006-03-23 16:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK581	UN/GERMANY: STATE SECRETARY PFLUGER ON IRAN, LATIN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Bolton discussed Iran, Latin America and UN reform initiatives, including the recently formed Human Rights Council, with German State Secretary Freidbert Pfluger on March 20. Pfluger reiterated Germany's steadfast support for efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuc [...]	2006-03-23 18:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC KUNR GM IR
06USUNNEWYORK589	UN/IRAQ: UNSC QUARTERLY MEETING ON UNAMI AND MNF [...] (C) Begin Summary. In the March 15 UNSC meeting on Iraq, SRSG Qazi expressed concerns about sectarian violence and the human rights situation in Iraq, but described success in meeting the benchmarks in the political process. On behalf of the MNF, Ambassador Bolton briefed progress in trans [...]	2006-03-23 23:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK590	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: WHY THE U.S. SHOULD NOT SEEK [...] (C) Summary and Comment: After having voted "no" on the resolution establishing the Human Rights Council due to its inadequate provisions to prevent human rights violators from becoming members, USUN believes U.S. interests are best served by sitting out the first election for membership. A [...]	2006-03-24 00:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK597	PEACE BUILDING COMMISSION: P-3 ADVANCE PREPARATION [...] (u) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (c) Summary: In a March 22 meeting of the P-3 convened by French DPR Duclos, France and the UK emphasized to Ambassador Wolff the importance of advance preparation for the first meeting of the Organizational Committee (OC) of the Peacebuilding [...]	2006-03-24 21:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL UNGA UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK602	UN/IRAQ: MARCH 23 TRILATERAL MEETING ON UNAMI [...] (C) Begin Summary. During the March 23 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI staff and electoral SIPDIS assistance. They said Japan remains interested in providing aviation support for UNAMI and reviewed the U.S. list of p [...]	2006-03-24 23:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK613	UN LEGAL COUNSEL BRIEFS ON LEBANON SPECIAL COURT [...] Nicolas Michel, UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs, briefed Security Council members March 23 on the status of preparations for a Lebanese Special Court. The briefing followed the release on March 21 of the Secretary General's Report (S/2006/176) on efforts to assist the Government [...]	2006-03-28 14:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM LE PGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK618	A STEP CLOSER TO TRANSITION: WITH UNSCR 1663 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sudan Jan Pronk's March 21 SIPDIS briefing to the Security Council revealed persistent divisions among Members on the prospect of African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) transition and imposition of targeted sanctio [...]	2006-03-28 20:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK622	UNMIL RESOLUTION: EXPERTS MEETING [...] Summary: In expert level discussions on March 28, Security Council members expressed general support for extending UNMIL's mandate for six months as proposed by the U.S. However, all members, other than the U.S., also expressed strong backing for a French amendment that would authorize an e [...]	2006-03-28 23:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL LI IV
06USUNNEWYORK642	AFRICAN TOUR D'HORIZON WITH UK LORD TRIESMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 20 Ambassador Bolton met with UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Lord SIPDIS Triesman to discuss Horn of Africa issues - namely Sudan, Ethiopia/Eritrea and Somalia - as well as the Great Lakes region (in particular the DRC),Charles Taylor and Z [...]	2006-03-30 21:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ET NI PGOV SO SU ZI KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK643	UNSC: HEARS BRAMMERTZ, ISSUES STATEMENT ON THIRD [...] In his March 16 briefing to the Security Council on the "Third report of the International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005),1636 (2005),and 1644 (2005)" that included both his open briefing and his comments in close [...]	2006-03-30 22:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK644	UNSC: RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Recalling a letter from the Government of Lebanon requesting the establishment of a tribunal of an international character to try all those responsible for the terrorist bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri as well as its request to the Secretary-General in UNSCR [...]	2006-03-30 22:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC LE
06USUNNEWYORK645	UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI: ALL SMILES AND MANY [...] Summary. During an open debate on Haiti in the United Nations Security Council on March 27, UN Secretary-General Annan and representatives from 30 countries -- including Foreign Ministers or Vice-Ministers from Greece, Guyana, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, and Br [...]	2006-03-30 23:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK680	UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION - ECOSOC COMPONENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 23:18:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO EAID PREL AORC UN ECOSOC
06USUNNEWYORK683	HIRC MEETING WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN, MARCH 27 [...] Summary. Chairman Hyde and a Congressional Delegation from the House International Relations Committee (HIRC) met with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and senior members of his staff at the UN on March 27. End Summary. 2. Chairman Hyde told Secretary-General Annan that the UN was at an histo [...]	2006-04-04 20:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KUNR SU IS KPKO UN
06USUNNEWYORK714	MARCH 30 ROLLOUT OF WATSON INSTITUTE PAPER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 30 luncheon at the UN, Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies unveiled its final white paper on "Strengthening Targeted Sanctions through Fair and Clear Procedures," research for which had been commissioned and sponsored by the governments of Germ [...]	2006-04-04 22:31:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM PGOV PTER ETTC
06USUNNEWYORK715	1540 COMMITTEE MEETS INFORMALLY TO DISCUSS ITS [...] SUMMARY: The 1540 Committee (established by resolution 1540 (2004)) met informally March 29 to discuss the extension of its mandate, which expires on April 28, 2006, as well as its future work. In their remarks, delegations reacted to a non-paper on the Committee's future work and the renewa [...]	2006-04-04 23:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK732	TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN MEETS CTC CHAIRMAN LOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee's (CTC) primary responsibility was to build a truly international coalition in the fight against terrorism by ensuring that less developed States were not "left behind," explained CTC Chairman Loj during her meeting with Treasury Assistant Secret [...]	2006-04-05 18:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC ETTC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK734	UNSC/SUDAN: IMPEDIMENTS TO ACTION ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Progress toward transition of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a United Nations operation is stalled due to a stonewalling and recalcitrant Government of National Unity (GNU) in Sudan and a passive African Union (AU). While everyone at the UN talks about e [...]	2006-04-05 23:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK762	UNSC: MARCH MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] (U) In his March 30 briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tuliameni Kalomoh discussed the new Palestinian government, the just-completed Israeli elections, security issues, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and [...]	2006-04-11 15:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK765	SYG SELECTION: UNSC PRESIDENT MAYORAL UPDATES ON [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bolton met on March 22 with Argentine Permanent Representative Cesar Mayoral, who was Security Council President for the month, to discuss the selection process for the next Secretary-General. Mayoral has continued the initiative started by Ambassador Bolton of bilateral con [...]	2006-04-11 19:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AR UN
06USUNNEWYORK766	SYG SELECTION: MARCH 28 SECURITY COUNCIL INFORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the practice established by Ambassador Bolton during the U.S. Presidency in February, Argentine PR Mayoral briefed the Council in informal consultations on the results of his bilateral meetings with members on the issue of the Secretary-General (SYG) selection. The d [...]	2006-04-11 19:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK767	ALGERIANS IN NEW YORK OBJECT TO VAN WALSUM [...] (C) Summary: Algerian PR Youcef Yousfi March 22 conveyed Algeria's objections to Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum's proposal that Algeria participate as a party in negotiations with Morocco on the issue of Western Sahara and to a presumed forthcoming Moroccan autonomy proposa [...]	2006-04-11 20:05:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK770	UNSC/SUDAN: PRST ON DARFUR ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY [...] (C) In an April 11 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Darfur - UN document S/PRST/2006/16; text in Paragraph 4. The agreed-upon text reflected a hurried consensus that the sponsoring delegation, the UK (which [...]	2006-04-12 13:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK794	AMBASSADOR BOLTON PROPOSES TO JUMP START SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The conflict in Western Sahara remains at a stalemate. From my perspective in New York, a fresh approach to Security Council action on MINURSO's mandate is one available option if we seek to accelerate Moroccan action on autonomy for the Western Sahara. If such an approach fails [...]	2006-04-14 13:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK796	UN/IRAQ: APRIL 13 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING ON [...] (C) Begin Summary. During the April 13 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI staff and security SIPDIS concerns, especially in southeast Iraq. They reported requests to the Brazilian and Turkish Missions for a dedicated ai [...]	2006-04-14 15:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ KU JA
06USUNNEWYORK800	UNSC/SUDAN: CHAD INSTABILITY IS REGIONAL THREAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At April 13 consultations, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Director Titov gave the Security Council an overview of the current situation in Chad and its potential consequences for regional stability, calling for a strengthening of the African Un [...]	2006-04-17 19:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD CT PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK801	UNSC EXTENDS UNMEE MANDATE UNTIL MAY 15 [...] (U) In a formal meeting of the United Nations Security Council on April 13, members voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea until May 15, leaving open the possibility of converting UNMEE into an observer mission by that time. The resolution was adopted [...]	2006-04-17 19:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK816	UN/IRAQ: APRIL 17 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ/KUWAIT [...] (U) Vorontsov: In April 17 consultations, High-Level Coordinator Yuli Vorontsov briefed the UNSC on the repatriation and return of Kuwaiti and third country nationals or their remains. He said there were few substantial developments since December 2005. He commended the Kuwaiti authorities [...]	2006-04-19 14:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ KU
06USUNNEWYORK819	A/S SILVERBERG MEETS WITH U/SYG DPKO GUEHENNO TO [...] (C) Summary: Accompanied by USUN Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Kristen Silverberg met with Under Secretary General for the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Marie Guehenno and DPKO Assistant Secretary General Hedi A [...]	2006-04-19 17:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK825	UN/IRAQ: APRIL 19 REVIEW OF IRAQ ISSUES WITH [...] (C) During an April 19 meeting between UNMOVIC Acting Executive Chairman Demitrius Perricos and USUN staff, the following subjects were addressed: the non-paper on bunkers in Muthanna; the Iraq WMD compendium summary; and the Iraqi request for a copy of its FFCD of its chemical weapons progra [...]	2006-04-19 23:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK826	UN: UNCC EXEC DIR KNUTTSON EXPRESSES CONTINUED [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) Executive Director Rolf Knutsson briefed Ambassador Wolff April 4 regarding ongoing UNCC concerns that UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) audits of UNCC activities were continuing to exceed the scope previously defined for such audits [...]	2006-04-20 14:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL IZ
06USUNNEWYORK833	LIBERIA COMMITTEE CHAIR'S TRIP AND FUTURE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following her recent visit to Monrovia, the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN and Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee Ellen Loj concluded the Security Council should send a positive signal to the new Liberian government during the Council's scheduled June revie [...]	2006-04-24 13:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK835	UNSC/SUDAN: PALLOR HANGS OVER MEMBERS' ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. At an April 18 open briefing to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),African Union (AU) Special Envoy to the Abuja Peace Talks Salim Ahmed Salim, with what seemed like a false sense of security and optimism, proclaimed Darfur peace negotiations to be in the 'ho [...]	2006-04-24 13:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CD NI PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK836	UN/IRAQ: SYG LETTER REGARDING UNMOVIC MANDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 14:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK842	HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SCHWARZ-SCHILLING SPEAKS [...] (C) Summary: In a UNSC meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 18, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling said it was time for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia) to fulfill the vision outlined in the Dayton Agreement of 1995. As a consequence of this progress, Schwarz-Schilling will [...]	2006-04-24 15:48:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG UNSC BK
06USUNNEWYORK845	UN COUNTER-TERRORISM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE (CTED) [...] (U) Summary. In an April 18 meeting, CTED Director Ruperez reiterated his interest in close co-operation with the USG on counter-terrorism, discussed CTED's progress during the past six months and plans for its future. USUN shared USG priorities for increasing CTED effectiveness. End Summa [...]	2006-04-24 18:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER
06USUNNEWYORK855	UN/IRAQ: UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] On April 25, UN Security Council (UNSC) President, Chinese PR Wang read out a press statement agreed by the UNSC regarding the formation of an Iraqi government. UKUN had drafted the statement in consultation with the U.S. 2. Text as Follows. Begin text. The members of the Security Cou [...]	2006-04-26 13:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK857	UNSC/SUDAN: COUNCIL ADOPTS PRST ON CHAD/SUDAN [...] (U) In an April 25 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a Congolese-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) addressing the situation between Chad and Sudan. Last-minute edits to the text resulted in deletion of our proposed reference to a pending European Union Mis [...]	2006-04-26 18:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CT PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK881	HAITI: UN SECRETARIAT GREETS DEPARTMENTAL [...] (C) Summary. During meetings with UN Secretariat officials in New York on April 18, Interim S/CRS Head Ambassador Tim Carney outlined the USG's Departmental Stabilization Initiative (DSI) to promote reform and reconstruction efforts in troubled areas of Haiti outside of Port-au-Prince. The A [...]	2006-04-26 23:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK882	AMBASSADOR WISNER DISCUSSES KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 25 meeting in the office of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Secretary's Special SIPDIS Representative for the Kosovo Final Status Talks Ambassador Frank Wisner communicated current U.S thinking on the road ahead for Kosovo in 2006 and solicited the Secretary [...]	2006-04-27 17:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC YI UNMIK
06USUNNEWYORK885	UNSC: LEBANESE PM FOUAD SINIORA BRIEFS SECURITY [...] Summary: Before a public meeting of the Security Council April 21, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora briefed on the Lebanese National Dialogue and delivered a strong message in support of Council actions and the recently released Secretary General's third report on UNSCR 1559. Siniora [...]	2006-04-27 22:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK889	UNSC/SUDAN: CONGO FEELS NO SENSE OF URGENCY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. April 26 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations witnessed a veritable face-off on Darfur. In one corner was Congolese Permanent Representative (PR) and representative of the African Union (AU) Chairmanship Ikouebe, who, under obvious pressure from Paris [...]	2006-04-28 19:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CD NI PGOV PREL SU UNSC ZF KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK890	UNSC/SUDAN: COUNCIL ADOPTS SANCTIONS RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) In an April 25 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution imposing on four Sudanese individuals the targeted sanctions (travel ban and assets freeze) authorized by UNSCR 1591 (2005). The vote count was 12 in favor and three abstentions (China, Qatar, [...]	2006-04-28 19:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC NI PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK891	UN ON LEBANESE TRIBUNAL, BRAMMERTZ EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) says it is bewildered by the request of Lebanese Justice Minister Charles Rizk to appoint a prosecutor-general now for the tribunal to be established to try any suspects in the murder of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. OLA's Mark [...]	2006-04-28 22:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK892	SYG SELECTION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNS ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary. The General Assembly (GA) met April 19, under the auspices of one of the working groups created by the September 2005 Summit Document, to discuss "the role of the GA in the selection of the Secretary-General." Delegations in New York, particularly India, lamenting the "demise" o [...]	2006-04-28 23:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UNSC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK893	UN: OIOS ISSUES REPORT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE [...] Summary. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 59/296 in which the Assembly requested the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to conduct a comprehensive management audit of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO),OIOS issued a summary report (A/60/717) of its seven separa [...]	2006-05-01 17:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK894	UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SG'S REPORT ON [...] Summary. The report of the Secretary-General (SYG) on disarmament, demobilization, and integration (A/60/705) notes an increased engagement of the United Nations in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes in complex peacekeeping and non-peacekeeping operations over the [...]	2006-05-01 17:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK895	UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER BOARD OF AUDITORS [...] Summary. The Board of Auditors (BOA) conducted an audit of the United Nations peacekeeping operations for the year ended June 30, 2005 at Headquarters and at 2 field missions funded from the regular budget, 15 missions funded from special assessed contributions and the United Nations Logisti [...]	2006-05-01 17:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK907	UN REFORM AND THE P-5 [...] (C) USUN has engaged in a concerted effort to reinvigorate the P-5 as a tool for advancing U.S. interests here in New York, including through more frequent and regular P-5 consultations to discuss a wide range of topics. These consultations, at the Permanent Representative, Coordinator and ex [...]	2006-05-03 20:05:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK909	MINIMIZING UN CONTACTS WITH HAMAS [...] (C) Ambassador Wolff transmitted reftel guidance May 3 to UN Deputy Secretary General Malloch Brown laying out guidelines for contacts by UN agencies with Hamas. Amb. Wolff added that this issue remained of the utmost importance and sensitivity to the U.S., and a breach of these guidelines wo [...]	2006-05-03 22:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IS PREL PTER UNDP
06USUNNEWYORK912	UN ON LRA: 'SYMPTOM OF PROBLEM THAT ONLY UGANDA [...] (SBU) At April 26 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations, Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Assistant-Secretary-General Kalomoh made recommendations for addressing the regional threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),most of which centered around a more proactive ap [...]	2006-05-04 12:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CG ETTC MOPS PGOV PREL SU UG KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK913	UNSC: A/SYG ANNABI AND PERSONAL ENVOY VAN WALSUM [...] Summary: During a private meeting of the Security Council April 25, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Heidi Annabi reported on MINURSO operations, and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum discussed the Secretary-General's latest r [...]	2006-05-04 13:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK915	LARSEN TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL WHY SYRIA NEEDS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During private consultations with the UNSC on April 26, UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen robustly argued that full implementation of UNSCR 1559 would not be achieved until Syria responded to Lebanon's offer to demarcate their shared border and establish diplomatic relations. [...]	2006-05-04 13:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK917	1267 COMMITTEE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS AND FAIRNESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN delivered demarche (REF A) to all other P-5 delegations April 27 - 28. P-5 delegations supported U.S. efforts to address &due process8 concerns as a way to strengthen the 1267 sanctions regime and to encourage more States to participate in the 1267 process. France and Russia [...]	2006-05-04 15:42:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK920	PRESSING UN ON LEBANESE TRIBUNAL [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with Nicolas Michel, the UN's Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs, Ambassador Wolff requested an update on the UN's efforts to draft a treaty to establish a tribunal to try any suspects in the murder of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Ambassador Wolff emphasized tha [...]	2006-05-04 21:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK923	UN: OIOS REPORT ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE [...] Summary: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS),in response to a request from the Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, conducted a SIPDIS global review, in April and May of 2005, of discipline in field missions led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (D [...]	2006-05-05 14:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK942	UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PEACEKEEPING [...] Summary. At its second resumed session, beginning May 22, the Fifth Committee is scheduled to consider all 13 peacekeeping budgets for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. In addition, the Committee will also consider the budgets for the Support Account and the UN Logistics Base in Brind [...]	2006-05-10 17:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK944	UN ON SUDAN: 'PLEASE GIVE US MONEY' [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Secretary-General (SYG) Annan hosted a May 4 meeting of the Group of Friends of Darfur to drum financial support for the humanitarian assistance program in Darfur, which, according OCHA U/SYG Egeland, is facing a $500 million funding shortfall. DPKO A/SYG [...]	2006-05-10 20:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NI PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK945	COUNCIL FAVORS TWO-WEEK ROLLOVER OF UNMEE'S MANDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 8 briefing to the Security Council, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant-Secretary-General Annabi told Members that if the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) were to continue its monitoring activities and eventually support borde [...]	2006-05-10 21:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK972	UN/SANCTIONS: UNSCR 1676 RENEWS SOMALIA MONITORING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 10 May 2006 the UN Security Council unanimously adopted UNSC Resolution 1676, renewing the mandate of the Somalia Monitoring Group (MG) for an additional six months. In closed consultations immediately beforehand, Qatar PermRep Ambassador Nasser, Chairman of the Somalia Sancti [...]	2006-05-12 20:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC SO ETTC PREL PGOV XW
06USUNNEWYORK973	PRESS REPORTS AMERICAN ARRESTED IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (SBU) UN LEGAL OFFICE INFORMED USUN MAY 11 THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS FROM THE SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT REGISTRAR, LOVEMORE MANLO,THAT AMERICAN CITIZEN MICHAEL CHEMIDLINE HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH "CONSPIRACY TO ENGAGE IN A PURPOSE PREJUDICIAL TO THE STATE OF SIERRA LEONE" UN [...]	2006-05-12 20:58:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS SL
06USUNNEWYORK974	CYPRUS: BRYZA AND SILLIMAN'S NEW YORK MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: On May 10, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman traveled to New York for meetings on Cyprus with U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari and SRSG on Cyprus and UNFICYP head Michael Moller. In a lunch meeting with Moller and his deputy Susan Allee joined by USUN Ambassador Sanders, [...]	2006-05-13 01:23:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PGOV PREL UNSC TU CY
06USUNNEWYORK979	HARIRI INVESTIGATION GOING WELL, BRAMMERTZ WILLING [...] (C) Summary: UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz told Ambassador Bolton May 10 that the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri is "going well" although he will not be ready to announce major developments when he next reports to the Security Counci [...]	2006-05-15 17:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK992	UN/CYPRUS:U/SYG BRIEFING TO P5 ON CYPRUS TRAVEL [...] (SBU) U/SYG for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari convoked the P5 May 12 to brief on his plans to travel to Cyprus and to seek UNSC support for the trip. He will next brief the full Council. (Note: The travel dates are not yet set. End Note.) Gambari has four goals for the trip: 1) enco [...]	2006-05-15 22:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC PGOV CY
06USUNNEWYORK993	UN REFORM: U/S BURNS SEES GA PRESIDENT ELIASSON [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns called on GA President Eliasson during a break in the HRC voting on Tuesday, May 9. Eliasson was clearly energized by the results of the voting and expressed his hope that the U.S. would be "encouraged" by the process. Both agreed that the proof of positive change woul [...]	2006-05-16 14:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR AORC UNGA UN IR
06USUNNEWYORK994	UN REFORM: U/S BURNS AND DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary. Deputy SYG Mark Malloch Brown told U/S Burns May 9 that the UN faced a looming crisis over the upcoming expiration of the spending cap. He encouraged early agreement among key delegations on a set of reforms that could be accomplished by the end of June and which would then allo [...]	2006-05-16 15:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR AORC UN UNSC SU IR
06USUNNEWYORK996	UN REFORM: U/S BURNS PRESSES KEY G-77 AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Summary. On May 9, U/S Burns pressed the UN reform agenda with four senior G-77 Ambassadors, three in particular (Egypt, Pakistan and South Africa) who play a disruptive role on a number of U.S. priority reform issues. The meeting took place a day after the G-77 successfully forced a reso [...]	2006-05-16 15:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR AORC UN
06VATICAN10	VATICAN SUPPORTS SANT'EGIDIO EFFORTS ON TOGO [...] (C) Vatican Country Director for Togo Monsignor Bettencourt expressed enthusiasm recently for the Community of Sant'Egidio's efforts at conflict resolution in the country (reftel). He and Community leaders talk often about negotiations - not always the case in relations between the Vatican S [...]	2006-01-20 16:57:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	TO VT PHUM PREL KIRF
06VATICAN101	CARDINAL ZEN OPTIMISTIC ON HOLY SEE-CHINA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong, visiting Rome, told DCM that both the Holy See and China want to put their talks back on track, and that Rome's negotiator will be heading soon to Beijing for this reason. He also commented on his relations with Beijing and the Patriotic Association, th [...]	2006-06-06 09:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI VT
06VATICAN102	HOLY SEE STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Holy See issued a statement June 3 in response to embassy demarche on Iran. It is cautiously supportive and probably marks the limit of Holy See public comment on this issue for now. End Summary. 2. (U) The Holy See's Secretariat of State (foreign ministry) issued a sta [...]	2006-06-06 10:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VT
06VATICAN104	HOLY SEE: ISRAELI VIEWS ON HAMAS, ISLAM, FUNDAMENTAL [...] (C) Summary. During a May 30 meeting with Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador commented on Islam, Hamas, Israel-Holy See relations, and the Holy See's Custodian of the Holy Lands. End Summary. 2. (C) During a May 30 meeting with Ambassador Rooney, Israeli ambassador to the Holy See Oded Ben-Hu [...]	2006-06-09 10:12:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN105	HOLY SEE: CONVERSATION WITH PRIME MINISTER BLAIR [...] (C) Summary. During a June 3 conversation with Ambassador Rooney, UK PM Blair commented on his efforts to reach out to British Muslims and on several trends in Europe of great concern to the Holy See. End summary. 2. (SBU) Ambassador spoke with Prime Minister Blair at length at a small [...]	2006-06-09 10:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN110	VATICAN SUPPORTIVE ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Somalia Monsignor Lucio Sembrano voiced support for U.S and international community efforts on that country during a June 13 meeting. Sembrano, who has engaged with us on Somalia in the past (ref a),had asked us for an update on the situation. We outlined [...]	2006-06-16 10:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV SO VT KE
06VATICAN115	VATICAN: HOLY LAND CUSTODIAN FOCUSED ON SURVIVAL [...] (C) Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Roman Catholic Custodian of the Holy Land, told the Ambassador during a recent visit to Rome that his continuing contact with Hamas was simply "a question of survival." Pizzaballa talks to various authorities about technical issues related to the maintenance [...]	2006-06-20 10:08:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PHUM KIRF PREL VT XF
06VATICAN122	HOLY SEE: CARDINAL POUPARD'S VIEWS ON ISLAM [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's new principal voice on matters Islamic, Cardinal Poupard, told Ambassador that the Pope wants dialogue with Muslims to focus on the local level and to be approached through a framework of culture rather than of theology. Poupard's confident remarks are further evid [...]	2006-06-27 07:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN123	HOLY SEE DEPUTY FM DISCUSSION WITH EUR/WE DIRECTOR -- IRAN, [...] (C) Summary. Holy See deputy FM Parolin discussed a number of topics with visiting EUR/WE Director on June 22. He portrayed an essentially stable Holy See foreign policy despite some reorganization of the Curia; continuing concern over the flight of Christians from the Holy Land, doubt over t [...]	2006-06-27 07:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN128	HOLY SEE: POPE TO EMPHASIZE FAMILY VALUES IN SPAIN [...] (C) In advance of Pope Benedict XVI's July 8 departure for Valencia, Spain for the World Meeting of Families, Post spoke to the Holy See and to Spanish representation to the Vatican. Vatican officials acknowledged to us that issues such as relaxed regulations on divorce, embryonic stem cell re [...]	2006-07-07 15:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI VT SP
06VATICAN134	LEBANON: HOLY SEE CONDEMNS ACTIONS OF BOTH SIDES [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's foreign minister summoned charge July 14 to discuss the situation in Lebanon. The Holy See issued a public statement condemning both terrorist attacks and Israel's response to them in Lebanon. The pope will make a statement on the matter on Sunday, July 16. The H [...]	2006-07-14 13:25:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN153	HOLY SEE: FOREIGN MINISTER'S INTERVIEW ON LEBANON [...] (U) Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (i.e., Foreign Minister) gave an interview to Vatican Radio July 27 on the Rome Conference which met July 26 on the Lebanon crisis. The interview was published under the headline, "4 Positive Aspects of Talks on [...]	2006-07-28 13:10:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN154	LEBANON: VATICAN PUSHES CEASEFIRE, BUT STAYS POSITIVE [...] (C) Holy See FM Lajolo told the Charge July 28 that the Vatican still placed top priority on an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, but also acknowledged the good with regard to the Rome conference. Lajolo also emphasized "the positive aspects" of the summit in his comme [...]	2006-07-28 15:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN155	HOLY SEE: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS "NO PROGRESS" IN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Vatican FM-equivalent told charge July 28 that Celli's recent trip to China had ended without any progress in Holy See-PRC relations. It is not clear whether China will proceed with further illicit ordinations of bishops. The Holy See will probably send another envoy to China by [...]	2006-07-31 12:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT CH
06VATICAN156	HOLY SEE: USCIRF'S BISHOP RAMIREZ DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Visiting Bishop Ramirez of the USCIRF discussed religious freedom and human rights around the globe with Holy See foreign minister Lajolo and the desk officer for that issue. Saudi Arabia and North Korea are the top concerns for the Holy See with regard to religious freedom, with China and [...]	2006-07-31 16:01:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF VT

06VATICAN158	HOLY SEE: POPE'S CALL FOR PEACE IN LEBANON [...] (U) Following in para 2 is Pope Benedict XVI's call for peace in the Middle East, which was delivered at his weekly Angelus public prayer on July 30 in Castelgandolfo. 2. (U) Begin text: At these moments I cannot fail to think of the ever more serious and tragic situation of the Middle [...]	2006-08-01 09:19:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VT
06VATICAN159	HOLY SEE URGES USG TO PRESS ISRAEL TO EXTEND SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Holy See Acting Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin called August 1 to ask that Charge d'affaires come see him later in the day about Lebanon; he previewed the meeting by urging the USG to support an extension of the current 48-hour pause in Israeli aerial strikes. Parolin said the papal nunc [...]	2006-08-01 10:51:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN160	HOLY SEE: FURTHER DISCUSSION ON LEBANON [...] (C) Summary. Vatican acting FM Parolin called in charge for further discussion on Lebanon. Charge reviewed USG position and confirmed that Parolin's request for USG support of an extension to the 48-hour pause had been relayed to Washington. The Vatican has twice spoken to Israel about this [...]	2006-08-01 17:45:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN161	LEBANON: POPE RENEWS CALL FOR URGENT [...] (U) During his weekly Wednesday public audience in Rome on August 2, Pope Benedict XVI issued a new appeal for peace in the Middle East, with specific reference to Qana, Lebanon. Original text, and informal post translation, follow in paras 2-3. 2. (U) Begin text of Italian original: In [...]	2006-08-02 15:28:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VT
06VATICAN162	TFLE01: HOLY SEE ASKS USG TO PREVENT INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) Summary. Holy See acting foreign minister called Charge d'affaires August 3 to express concern over remarks attributed the the Israeli army chief of staff in which he threatened to destroy Lebanon's infrastructure (including in Beirut). The acting FM urged the USG to prevent such destruct [...]	2006-08-03 15:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN165	LEBANON: POPE ISSUES ANOTHER CALL FOR CEASEFIRE [...] Pope Benedict XVI issued another call for peace and ceasefire in the Middle East, during his weekly public audience in Castelgandolfo August 9. Text and informal translation follow in para 2. 2. Begin Italian text: Cari fratelli e sorelle, il mio accorato pensiero va ancora una volta all'am [...]	2006-08-09 14:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VT
06VATICAN166	HOLY SEE: MEETING WITH CARDINAL DIAS [...] (U) Charge d'affaires paid an introductory call on Cardinal Ivan Dias, who heads the Holy See's Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (also known as Propaganda Fide) on August 9. Dias, 70, was appointed Prefect in May of this year, following nine years as Archbishop of Mumbai (ref a). [...]	2006-08-09 14:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VT
06VATICAN167	LEBANON: HOLY SEE SEEKS HELP FOR VILLAGE [...] (C) Summary. Holy See Acting FM asked Charge d'affaires to convey Holy See concern for the Lebanese village of Rmeich, and during ensuing discussion reiterated Holy See views that only through negotiations -- not through military force -- could a solution be found to the crisis in Lebanon. Ch [...]	2006-08-10 17:49:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT LE
06VATICAN168	HOLY SEE VIEWS ON CUBA TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'affaires discussed Cuba with Holy See Acting FM on August 10, pressing USG views. The Holy See does not plan to make any public statements at this time. Post nevertheless encourages Department contact with senior Holy See officials on this issue. End summary. 2. (C [...]	2006-08-10 18:16:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN169	LEBANON: CATHOLIC MEDIA COMMENTARY [...] (U) Catholic media have given balanced coverage to the war in Lebanon, while editorial material has tended to criticize U.S. support for Israel as well as Israel's "disproportionate" response to Hezbollah terrorism. More "page space" has been given to the greater loss of civilian life in Leba [...]	2006-08-11 12:55:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI VT
06VATICAN178	HOLY SEE: DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy has received a diplomatic note (N.5783/06/RS, in English) dated August 26 from the Holy See, concerning the humanitarian consequences of the embargo on Lebanon. Text follows in para 2. 2. (SBU) Begin text. The Secretariat of State, Section for Relations with States, presen [...]	2006-08-29 09:59:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN181	CHALDEAN IRAQI CHURCH CONTINUES TO SUFFER LOSSES [...] (S) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See and the Chaldeans' European representative, told PolOffs in an August 28 meeting that the Chaldean Church continues to lose many of its faithful due to the deteriorating security situation in Ir [...]	2006-08-30 18:32:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KIRF PHUM IZ VT
06VATICAN183	VATICAN: IRAQI AMBASSADOR WARNS OF UNIFIED ISLAMIC THREAT [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Yelda, sees severe consequences to western interests should radical Shia and Sunni factions ever put aside their differences and unite. Yelda, an Assyrian Christian, counseled the U.S. to take steps now to combat this possibility by portraying Iran [...]	2006-09-01 09:16:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IZ VT
06VATICAN185	HOLY SEE'S CHINA ENVOY: RECENT TRIP A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary. Archbishop Celli, the Vatican's unofficial envoy to China, told Ambassador his July visit to China had a positive outcome and he hoped for a return visit later this year. Celli does not foresee any change in the overall situation for Catholics in China, but does think talks with [...]	2006-09-01 16:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT CH
06VATICAN188	HOLY SEE SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON MIGRATION HLD [...] (U) Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (equivalent to deputy foreign minister) called in DCM to discuss the High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (reftel),which DCM had raised with Foreign Minister Lajolo on July 28. [...]	2006-09-08 15:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VT
06VATICAN189	HOLY SEE: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES [...] (SBU) DCM delivered points per reftel on the President's speech on detainees to Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's deputy foreign minister, on September 8. DCM highlighted key points verbally and left copies of those points and supporting materials for Parolin's further reference. Parol [...]	2006-09-08 16:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM VT
06VATICAN190	HOLY SEE: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) During a September 8 meeting, DCM learned from Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's deputy foreign minister, that the Holy See would be represented at the UNGA by Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo. Lajolo is currently the Secretary for Relations with States (foreign minister),but as was a [...]	2006-09-08 16:49:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP UNGA VT
06VATICAN194	SANT'EGIDIO HOSTS 20TH ANNUAL INTER-FAITH CONFERENCE IN [...] (SBU) Catholic NGO the Community of Sant'Egidio brought together religious representatives from many of the world's faiths September 4-5 to find common ground in peace and reconciliation. The Community's annual meeting was dedicated to Pope John Paul II, who initiated the series of meetings [...]	2006-09-12 13:54:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI PHUM VT
06VATICAN197	HOLY SEE: HEATED DISCUSSION OF LEBANON AT INTERFAITH [...] Summary. A panel dedicated to Lebanon at the recent interfaith conference in Assisi gives an indication of the strength of feeling in the Rome-based Sant'Egidio community about the conflict in Lebanon. The panel was unusually partisan and emotional, given the context. End summary. 2. ( [...]	2006-09-14 11:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT
06VATICAN198	HOLY SEE: POPE NAMES NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] Pope Benedict XVI has named Moroccan born archbishop Dominique Mamberti as the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (FM equivalent). Mamberti is currently serving as apostolic nuncio in Sudan and Eritrea. He replaces Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo who has been appointed as "Governor" of V [...]	2006-09-15 11:14:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VT
06VATICAN199	HOLY SEE: POPE'S REGENSBURG SPEECH IGNITES FIRESTORM, LEADS [...] (C) Summary. Pope Benedict XVI's September 12 speech in Regensburg caused an unwanted firestorm in the Islamic world because of the pope's quoting, in passing, an insulting reference made by a 14th-century Byzantine emperor. The Holy See, and the pope himself, responded with statements of clarifica [...]	2006-09-18 13:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN201	POPE AGAIN TRIES TO CALM STORM [...] (C) In his weekly audience September 20, Pope Benedict again sought to defuse tensions stemming from his September 12 remarks on Islam at the University of Regensburg. He emphasized that the controversy stemmed from a "misunderstanding" and again disassociated himself from the offending quot [...]	2006-09-20 16:41:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT KIRF PTER PHUM
06VATICAN203	VATICAN: MEDIA RESPONSE TO POPE'S RESPONSE ADDRESS [...] September 21 reaction by Vatican-based media to Pope Benedict's September 20th general audience remarks was strongly positive. Most press outlets reported the pope used the occasion to again express regret that his remarks on Islam had been misunderstood and to emphasize his "profound respect [...]	2006-09-21 16:49:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IT VT
06VATICAN212	SANT'EGIDIO SEES SLOW PROGRESS IN CHINA [...] (C) Contacts from the Vatican-affiliated Community of Sant'Egidio told us that diplomatic relations between China and the Holy See remain elusive despite some official contacts between the Holy See and Chinese authorities. Sant'Egidio has continued its mainly academic and cultural contacts wit [...]	2006-10-06 15:23:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH KIRF VT
06VATICAN213	HOLY SEE: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON NICARAGUA, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador delivered a strong message to the Holy See concerning the unhelpful activities of Nicaraguan Cardinal Obando, and also pressed on Cuba. Vatican deputy foreign minister listened carefully and promised to see what could be done regarding Obando, but remained noncommittal [...]	2006-10-11 08:53:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN215	NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: HOLY SEE FAVORS DISARMAMENT [...] (SBU) Charge d'affaires raised issue of North Korean October 8 nuclear test with Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States (i.e., deputy foreign minister) Pietro Parolin during an October 10 meeting on another subject. Parolin said at the time that the Holy See had not yet had time to [...]	2006-10-11 15:31:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VT KN PARM KNNP
06VATICAN219	CHALDEAN: IRAQI CHRISTIANS TARGETED AFTER POPE'S REMARKS [...] (S) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See, and the Chaldean Patriarch's First Counselor, Bishop Ibrahim Ibrahim of Detroit, Michigan told Poloff in a recent meeting that Christians faced increasing violence in Iraq. They said the papal [...]	2006-10-19 10:42:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR IZ VT
06VATICAN223	HOLY SEE: DAS MADISON MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM ON CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. End summary. 2. (U) WHA DAS Kirsten Madison, accompanied by DCM, called on Monsignor Pietro Parolin on October 23 to discuss Cuba and Nicaragua. Parolin is the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (equivalent to deputy foreign minister). ------- Cuba ------ [...]	2006-10-23 16:13:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VT
06VATICAN225	HOLY SEE: DAS MADISON MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM ON CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. WHA DAS Madison discussed Cuba and Nicaragua in an October 23 conversation with Holy See Deputy FM Parolin. Madison described the USG view of Cuba as it undergoes significant change in the wake of Fidel Castro's illness, our belief that Cuba's future is for Cubans to decide, and o [...]	2006-10-24 08:20:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN226	VATICAN: NGO CONSIDERS CHRISTIAN RESETTLEMENT IN NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Chaldean and Syrian Church Leaders in Mosul, Iraq have proposed resettling displaced Iraqi Christians in an area of Northern Iraq. Vatican-affiliated NGO the Community of Sant'Egidio plans to visit Northern Iraq in November to meet with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) leaders [...]	2006-10-24 13:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IZ VT
06VATICAN238	VATICAN RECOGNIZES NEED FOR CALM IN CONGO [...] Holy See Deputy FM Parolin told the Ambassador November 16 that he was aware of Congolese Cardinal Etsou's inflammatory statements. Parolin agreed that the objective for all concerned was a peaceful acceptance of the election results. He said he had spoken to the Papal Nuncio November 16 and [...]	2006-11-16 15:23:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI VT KDEM PGOV CG PREL
06VATICAN239	NEA DAS GRAY'S NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM PAROLIN [...] (C) Summary. During a November 15 meeting, NEA DAS Gray discussed Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin. Parolin reminded Gray of the Holy See's great concern for Lebanon, which it had expressed consistently during the conflic [...]	2006-11-21 14:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN243	VATICAN OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC ABOUT PRC - HOLY SEE RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Holy See MFA Country Director for PRC Monsignor Rota-Graziosi is pessimistic about the chances for a break through on Holy See-PRC relations. Rota-Graziosi did not see the recent release of jailed Bishop An Shuxin as significant and was unfazed by reports indicating An had regist [...]	2006-11-24 13:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK VT
06VATICAN244	HOLY SEE: VENEZUELAN PRIEST DESCRIBES UNDEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary. According to a prominent Venezuelan cleric in Rome, Hugo Chavez is a threat to Latin America who has severely damaged the rule of law in Venezuela and manipulates both the electoral process and international election observers. The Catholic Church in Venezuela is well aware of th [...]	2006-11-27 16:32:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE VT
06VATICAN245	POPE BENEDICT XVI'S VISIT TO TURKEY - THE VIEW FROM ROME [...] (C) Summary. The pope's visit to Turkey comes at a delicate time for both parties, something unforeseen when the visit was originally conceived over a year ago. Given high security concerns, the recent controversy over the pope's Regensburg remarks (reftels),and the pope's stance against Tu [...]	2006-11-28 08:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN248	HOLY SEE: MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, following is Embassy Vatican's Muslim Engagement Strategy. Deputy Chief of Mission Chris Sandrolini will be post's minority-engagement officer. 2. (SBU) Begin text: The Holy See is in effect the central government of the Catholic Church. Its head of state, Pope Benedic [...]	2006-12-01 17:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI VT
06VATICAN250	HOLY SEE CANCELS MILINGO'S PASSPORT [...] (SBU) Charge d'affaires was called in December 4 by Monsignor Tommaso Caputo, the Holy See's protocol chief. Caputo gave Charge a Note Verbale (text follows in para 3) concerning renegade Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, who was excommunicated by the Holy See in September after illicitly ordaining [...]	2006-12-04 12:03:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CPAS PREL VT
06VATICAN253	LEBANON CRISIS: REQUEST FOR HIGH-LEVEL CALL TO HOLY SEE [...] (S) Summary. The Holy See is struggling to determine the best course of action in Lebanon, and we may be able to tip the balance if we act promptly. Deputy FM-equivalent Parolin and the papal nuncio in Washington seem ready to raise the level of the Vatican's role in bringing the Lebanese Chr [...]	2006-12-06 18:10:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL LE VT
06VATICAN254	POPE CALLS FOR END TO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI told the audience at his Sunday prayer service November 26 that he hoped World AIDS day would "serve to foster greater responsibility in curing the disease, as well as in the commitment to avoid all discrimination of those who have been affected." The pope went on to pr [...]	2006-12-07 09:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KHIV SOCI
06VATICAN255	HOLY SEE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 17:11:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM IR VT
06VATICAN260	LEBANON: JESUIT SCHOLAR DISCUSSES CHRISTIAN SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. A Beirut-based Jesuit scholar, Father Samir, shared his view of the sitution in Lebanon, including the attachment Christians there feel for General Aoun. Samir supports Siniora and a strong US role, is critical of Israel, and feels the Holy See will continue to work through the [...]	2006-12-13 16:53:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE VT
06VATICAN261	LEBANON: VATICAN FOCUSED, ENVOY NOT YET NAMED [...] (C) As discussed (ref a),the Holy See should shortly name a special envoy to Lebanon, most likely former Secretary for Relations with States and experienced Lebanon hand Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran. Meanwhile, Department calls to Papal Nuncio Sambi in Washington and current Secretary for Rel [...]	2006-12-13 17:06:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	LE SOCI PREL VT
06VATICAN262	CUBA: NUN COMMENTS ON FIDEL'S HEALTH [...] (C) Summary. A prominent abbess in Rome described her recent visit to Havana and commented on the state of Castro's health in a December 12 meeting with Ambassador; she also suggested some possible contacts for the USG. The abbess has been controversial in the past. End summary. 2. (C) Am [...]	2006-12-15 16:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU VT
06VATICAN264	LEBANON: HOLY SEE ENVOY PROPOSAL ON HOLD [...] (C) Holy See FM equivalent Mamberti told the Ambassador December 18 that the Vatican had decided to hold off on sending an envoy to Lebanon (ref a),saying that circumstances were not right for such a mission. In a separate conversation, a Vatican official implied that the Holy See was waiti [...]	2006-12-18 17:40:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PREL SOCI PHUM SY VT
06VATICAN269	LATIN AMERICA: 1999 VATICAN DOCUMENT STILL GIVES DIRECTION [...] (SBU) Latin America is home to about half of the world's more than one billion-plus Catholics, making it a key region for the Holy See. It is also a region where the Catholic Church is losing many adherents, especially to evangelical groups. For these reasons and others, Latin America is oft [...]	2006-12-27 18:04:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI ECON VT XM
06VATICAN27	VATICAN ON SUMATE, VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM took advantage of meetings with senior Vatican officials to press for a stronger Holy See stand on Venezuela, support for Sumate, and a formal reply to the President's recent call to the (now departed) papal nuncio. The incoming nuncio was receptive and looks fo [...]	2006-02-22 13:58:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VE VT
06VATICAN270	POPE MEETS IRANIAN FM; REMAINS FIRM ON NUKES [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI met briefly Dec 27 with Iranian FM Mottaki, who passed him a letter from President Ahmadinejad. The Vatican did not divulge the contents of the letter, but an Iranian spokesman said it focused on dialogue and cooperation among religious people. In light of the Holy See' [...]	2006-12-28 18:32:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL IR VT
06VATICAN28	VATICAN - IRAN: POSSIBLE ENGAGEMENT ON NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] (C) The Holy See's diplomatic relationship with Iran is an East-West and Christian-Muslim link that could present an opportunity for dialogue and leverage. The Holy See talks regularly to the resident Iranian ambassador and his relatively large staff, encouraging Iran not to turn away from t [...]	2006-02-22 14:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL IR VT
06VATICAN29	VATICAN: IRAN SHOULD RESPECT NUCLEAR OBLIGATIONS [...] (C) Summary. DCM called on Vatican deputy foreign minister Parolin to discuss Iran's nuclear activities. Parolin indicated that he had discussed the issue with representatives of the EU-3 and with the Iranian charge, and had pressed Iran to respect its IAEA obligations and improve its interna [...]	2006-02-22 14:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR VT
06VATICAN33	DARFUR: SANT'EGIDIO MONITORING PROCESS [...] (C) The Community of Sant'Egidio continues to monitor closely the Darfur peace process, but is waiting until the end of the current round of negotiations to retake a more active role. Scelzo bemoaned the widening of the Darfur crisis and said he hoped that "Darfurian stake-holders" could reg [...]	2006-02-24 15:16:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VT SU PHUM
06VATICAN36	POPE CONDEMNS SHIA MOSQUE BOMBING [...] In response to the bombing of the Shia mosque on February 22, Pope Benedict XVI on February 26 severely condemned all "violence done in the name of God." Pope Benedict went on to emphasize, "These are the actions that sow mourning, fuel hatred and gravely hinder the already difficult work of [...]	2006-02-28 15:28:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO PTER IZ VT
06VATICAN37	HOLY SEE/VENEZUELA: CARDINAL'S HAT FOR UROSA MARKS VATICAN [...] (C) Summary. The rapid elevation to Cardinal of Archbishop Urosa is a mark of Holy See interest in Venezuela and Venezuelan Catholics. Not incidentally, it puts Urosa in a position to draw attention away from retired Cardinal Castillo Lara, whose scraps with the Chavez regime have not been [...]	2006-02-28 17:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VT VE
06VATICAN39	HOLY SEE: VISIT OF SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. End summary. 2. (C) Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos visited the Holy See February 17, meeting with senior Vatican officials for about an hour and a half. At the request of the Holy See, the meeting was limited to three per side, with the Holy See participants [...]	2006-03-01 12:00:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI SP VT
06VATICAN40	(CORRECTED COPY) HOLY SEE: VISIT OF SPANISH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. Vatican and Spanish contacts describe the recent visit to the Holy See of Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos as a success which improved the tone of the bilateral dialogue. Main topics included the forthcoming papal visit to Valencia, church/state relations in Spain, and the Alli [...]	2006-03-01 14:46:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI VT SP
06VATICAN44	LENT BRINGS MIX OF SPIRITUALITY, POLITICS TO VATICAN [...] (SBU) The Lenten season brings with it an atmosphere of increased devotion in and around Vatican City, but politics can play a role in even the most spiritual activities. Governance stalls in the offices of the Vatican MFA and elsewhere in the Curia during the first week of Lent when the pope [...]	2006-03-20 11:30:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI VT
06VATICAN51	HOLY SEE CONCERNED BY US-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed India and Iran with Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin on March 15. Parolin was critical of the US-India nuclear cooperation agreement as an unhelpful signal (i.e., to Iran). While conveying the Holy See's deep concern over the present confrontation wi [...]	2006-03-27 15:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG VT IR
06VATICAN52	HOLY SEE'S UNDERSTANDING OF CHINESE VIEWS ON NAMING OF [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed the naming of a Chinese cardinal during a conversation with Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin on March 15. Parolin noted the restrained reaction of the Chinese foreign ministry, the negative reaction of the Patriotic Association, and the difficulty of [...]	2006-03-28 09:47:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL CH VT
06VATICAN57	HOLY SEE'S CHINA NEGOTIATOR "HOPEFUL BUT WITHOUT ILLUSIONS" [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's principal China negotiator, Archbishop Celli, described the situation of the Catholic Church in China as complex, with continuing subtle layers of control in key areas. With regard to the bilateral relationship between China and the Holy See, the Vatican remains h [...]	2006-03-31 15:49:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI KIRF VT CH
06VATICAN59	HOLY SEE RAISES OBJECTIONS TO RWANDA'S GACACA TRIBUNALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin asked ambassador to transmit to Washington a note verbale and accompanying text on the gacaca tribunals in Rwanda. The Holy See believes that the tribunals are politically manipulated and procedurally flawed and are not serving their int [...]	2006-04-03 13:49:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI VT RW
06VATICAN6	VATICAN ENCOURAGING MUSLIM SELF-CRITICISM ON TERROR [...] (C) The President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) told the Ambassador January 10 that he constantly emphasized to his Muslim interlocutors the importance of condemning terrorism. He agreed with the Ambassador that as important as Pope Benedict's consistent conde [...]	2006-01-13 13:22:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT PTER
06VATICAN62	PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY STILL ENGAGED ON BIOTECH [...] (U) A pro-biotech conference was held at the Regina Apostolorum Atheneum in Rome last week. Two of the three speakers were scientists working in the field of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) and the third was the Cabinet Chief for the Italian Ministry of Environment and Land Protection. [...]	2006-04-12 09:14:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	VT PREL PHUM EAGR SOCI TBIO
06VATICAN64	HOLY SEE SUPPORTS PSI [...] (C) Holy See Office Director for Disarmament Paolo Conversi noted April 7 the Vatican's support for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) (ref a) and noted the Holy See's previous support at events such as the first anniversary meeting for the PSI in May 2004 (ref b). As he has done in [...]	2006-04-12 14:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP XX VT
06VATICAN75	HOLY SEE: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 09:19:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO WHO VT
06VATICAN83	POPE TRAVELS TO POLAND: PART ONE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 11:53:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PL SOCI PREL VT
06VATICAN84	POPE TRAVELS TO POLAND: PART TWO [...] (U) This cable is the second of two messages previewing Pope Benedict's May 25-28 visit to Poland. Reftel details Poland's continuing importance to the Holy See and touches on several on-going issues in the Polish Church from the perspective of the Vatican. This installment focuses in more [...]	2006-05-24 07:20:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PREL PL VT
06VATICAN91	HOLY SEE RESPONDS TO INDIAN CRITICISM OVER CONVERSION ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Holy See contacts gave further background to Embassy Vatican on the recent controversy over remarks made by the pope criticizing anti-conversion laws in India. Our contacts suggested that the pope's remarks were neither surprising to the GOI, nor drafted in an ad hoc manner; and that [...]	2006-05-31 08:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI VT IN
06VATICAN92	HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSION WITH SENATOR ALLEN FOCUSES [...] (C) Summary. Holy See deputy FM and visiting Senator Allen had a long and occasionally pointed discussion May 28 on Iran and other topics. Parolin appeared intent on using the meeting to remind the USG of the Holy See's opposition to military action against Iran, and also seemed to signal int [...]	2006-05-31 08:50:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM VT
06VATICAN95	HOLY SEE: IRANIAN DIPLOMAT DISCUSSES US STATEMENT, POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. UK ambassador met Iranian DCM June 1 and discussed Iran-US relations in light of Secretary Rice's May 31 statement. That discussion included reference to a draft letter from Ahmadinejad to Pope Benedict XVI and a possible letter from Ayatollah Khamenei, as well as Iranian inter [...]	2006-06-01 11:45:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR VT
06VATICAN96	HOLY SEE RESPONSE TO IRAN DEMARCHE: THINKING IT OVER [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See will probably issue some kind of response to our Iran demarche, supporting a "diplomatic path" but falling well short of what we have asked. The Holy See remains reluctant to speak out publicly on Iran (or indeed on most geopolitical issues) and appears to take a mil [...]	2006-06-02 12:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VIENNA1080	AUSTRIAN/EU VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) EconPolOff delivered reftel points on April 12 to Engelbert Theuermann, MFA A/S-equivalent for Human Rights. We also provided a copy of the pledge letter we delivered to Foreign Minister Plassnik on April 11. Theuermann, speaking for the EU Presidency, said that the EU's views are simil [...]	2006-04-13 13:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA AU
06VIENNA1102	European Imams Meet in Vienna April 7-9 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Some 130 European Islamic leaders and Islam experts from more than 40 countries attended an April 7-9 conference of European imams in Vienna. The agenda focused on integration of Muslims into European societies, education, politics, women's rights, and the Mohammed cartoon deba [...]	2006-04-14 14:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KISL EUN AU
06VIENNA1173	KOSOVO: U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WISNER BRIEFS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Frank Wisner, the U.S. Kosovo Special Representative, discussed Kosovo status issues on April 21 with Austrian MFA Political Director Thomas Mayr-Harting. Wisner bluntly outlined the problem: Belgrade has decided to ignore private messages that the outcome of the st [...]	2006-04-24 15:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KS AU
06VIENNA1174	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: ADDRESSING UN FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 16:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL AF AU
06VIENNA1190	RAIFFEISEN BANK ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO OPT OUT [...] During an April 24 briefing for journalists, Herbert Stepic, Chairman of the Board of Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding (RI),a holding company for Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB),announced that RZB's subsidiary Raiffeisen Investment AG (RIAG) will opt out as a 50% shareholder of the Ukrain [...]	2006-04-26 06:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL PGOV AU
06VIENNA1195	AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND DUTCH [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 08:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON PREL EU AU
06VIENNA1199	APRIL 21-22 INFORMAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL [...] Under the overarching theme of "Investing in Excellence and Innovation," the EU's informal Competitiveness Council met in Graz April 21-22 to discuss how the EU could best meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive global marketplace. Ministers focused on the completion of the intern [...]	2006-04-26 13:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PREL ECIN EFIN ETRD AU
06VIENNA1227	SCENESETTER FOR THE MAY 3-5 VISIT BY THE ATTORNEY [...] (U) The Austrians are looking forward to your attendance, and that of Deputy Secretary Jackson, at the May 3-5 JHA Ministerials. These meetings constitute one of the more significant events of the six-month Austrian Presidency of the European Council. 2. (SBU) Austrian-U.S. relations hav [...]	2006-04-28 15:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PREL PTER AU
06VIENNA133	AUSTRIA PESSMISITIC ON DOHA [...] (SBU) Econ Unit Chief met January 13 with Gabriella Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Division to discuss next steps after Hong Kong and the GoA's outlook for progress. Habermayer noted that WTO Director General Lamy was promoting a series of bilateral consultat [...]	2006-01-17 14:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PREL WTRO AU
06VIENNA1366	AUSTRIA ON SMALLPOX DESTRUCTION: NO FINAL EU [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 16:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC TBIO WHO AU
06VIENNA1385	KOSOVO STATUS: PRISTINA AND BELGRADE REMAIN FAR [...] (SBU) THIS IS A REPORT FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS SUMMARIZING THE MAY 4-5 TALKS ON DECENTRALIZATION/ MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES. A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY WAS PROVIDED REFTEL. 2. (SBU) PRISTINA AND BELGRADE OFFERED VASTLY DIFFERENT PROPOSALS ON [...]	2006-05-12 07:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA141	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM SCHUESSEL [...] (C) Summary. During his first meeting in Vienna with Ambassador McCaw, Austrian Chancellor Schuessel confirmed full EU support for a unified front toward Iran and expressed a strong desire to work with the United States in the Balkans. The Chancellor saw the Russian-Ukraine gas agreement as [...]	2006-01-18 07:23:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU AU IR RU
06VIENNA1419	EU-LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT: SLOW PROGRESS TOWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the May 11-12 EU-LAC (Latin America/Caribbean) Summit, the two regions sought strategies for closer cooperation. A striking lack of unity among LAC countries hampered the effort. The meeting produced a "Declaration of Vienna" enumerating common goals, among them the continu [...]	2006-05-15 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM CU BL VE EUN AU
06VIENNA142	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM PLASSNIK [...] (C) Summary. During a cordial and lively first meeting with Ambassador McCaw, Foreign Minister Plassnik expressed her desire to continue the improved tenor of transatlantic relations during the Austrian EU Presidency. She pledged solidarity on Iran and Afghanistan, and agreed that the EU ne [...]	2006-01-18 07:23:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU AU IR AF RU
06VIENNA1482	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY ISSUES DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Vienna delivered ref demarche to Austrian Foreign Ministry May 18. 2. (U) On May 19, the Austrian EU Presidency issued a declaration urging the Syrian authorities to reconsider all cases of political prisoners and immediately release all prisoners of conscience. The text [...]	2006-05-19 15:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SY AU
06VIENNA1483	EU IN FAVOR OF DRAFT DECLARATION ON INDIGENOUS [...] (SBU) Embassy Vienna Pol Unit chief accompanied Australian Embassy First Secretary Cameron Archer on a demarche to Austrian MFA A/S-equivalent for Human Rights Engelbert Theuermann on May 19. Archer made a detailed and vigorous presentation of the views of Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. [...]	2006-05-19 15:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EUN AU
06VIENNA1491	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY ISSUES DECLARATION [...] (SBU) The Government of Austria, in its capacity as President of the European Union, issued a declaration on May 22 welcoming the formation of the new Iraqi government. The Austrian EU Presidency said it saw the process as the completion of the political transition in Iraq. 2. (U) Text [...]	2006-05-22 13:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ AU
06VIENNA1501	KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS: MAY 22 UPDATE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS MARTTI AHTISAARI SPENT MOST OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS TRAVELING TO EUROPEAN CAPITALS AND WASHINGTON, AND IN [...]	2006-05-23 10:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA1551	May 4 U.S.-Russia - EU Multi Presidency Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary. In the first meeting of its kind, U.S., Russian and EU officials met informally in Vienna May 4 to discuss possible areas for future cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organized crime and corruption, and illegal immigration. The U.S. delegation was led by Attorney G [...]	2006-05-31 11:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA1552	May 4 EU Ministerial on the Role of Internal [...] (SBU) Summary. Over 50 states and international organizations attended the May 4-5 Austrian Presidency sponsored Internal Security Ministerial, designed in part to implement the EU JHA External Strategy paper adopted in December 2005. A U.S. delegation led by Attorney General Gonzales, who [...]	2006-05-31 11:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA1555	KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS: MAY 23 MEETING ON [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). A MORE DETAILED READOUT OF THE MAY 23 NEGOTIATION SESSION IS GIVEN REF. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) THE MAY 23 MEETING ON RELIGIOUS SITES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE WAS M [...]	2006-05-31 13:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA1556	KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS: MAY 22 UPDATE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS MARTTI AHTISAARI MET WITH SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER KOSTUNICA ON MAY 22; THE MEETING WAS CHARACTERIZED BY [...]	2006-05-31 13:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA1563	AUSTRIA ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed reftel points with acting Austrian Foreign Minister Johannes Kyrle on May 31. EconPolCouns also highlighted reftel message with MFA Middle East assistant secretary equivalent Ralph Scheide. 2. (C) Kyrle welcomed the Secretary's statement, noting its "historic na [...]	2006-05-31 17:41:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AU
06VIENNA1586	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY URGES IRAN TO RETURN TO [...] In her capacity as current President of the EU Council, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a statement on behalf of the EU urging Iran to return to the negotiating table. Before the June 1 "P5 1" meeting in Vienna, Plassnik met separately with Secretary of State Condoleeza Ri [...]	2006-06-02 12:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KNNP ETTC MNUC ENRG IR EUN AU
06VIENNA16	VISAS VIPER DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 12:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
06VIENNA1649	May 3 EU-U.S. JHA Ministerial Troika [...] Summary. The U.S. - EU JHA Ministerial Troika was held in Vienna May 3 with the U.S. delegation led by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, accompanied by DHS Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson. The EU delegation was headed by SIPDIS Austrian Minister of the Interior Prokop, Justice Minister [...]	2006-06-08 09:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA17	VISAS VIPER DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 13:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
06VIENNA1733	KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS: JUNE 9 UPDATE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS MARTTI AHTISAARI DISCUSSED THE KOSOVO FINAL STATUS PROCESS AND LIKELY RESULT WITH RUSSIAN AND CHINESE O [...]	2006-06-14 14:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA1735	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 21 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Austrian-U.S. relations have a solid base in the common values of democracy and civil rights. Austria's international activities contribute to our shared vision of a world of peace, freedom, democracy, and prosperity. Pursuant to a 1955 constitutional law, Austria is neutral. Austria [...]	2006-06-14 15:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AU
06VIENNA1737	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. PROPOSAL ON FMCT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Political Unit Chief and PolOff delivered reftel points on June 13 to Alexander Kmentt, Austrian MFA Director for Nuclear Nonproliferation. Kmentt assured us that Austria places an absolute priority on getting FMCT negotiations moving as soon as possible (the position the country has he [...]	2006-06-16 06:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG EUN AU
06VIENNA185	HAIDER DEFIES COURT OVER BILINGUAL TOWN SIGNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Joerg Haider, Carinthian governor and chairman of the junior partner in the federal coalition, Alliance Future Austria (BZO),is refusing to implement Constitutional Court rulings that call for more bilingual (German/Slovene) town signs in the border regions of Carinthia. Haide [...]	2006-01-20 15:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AU

06VIENNA199	S23B-04: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN [...] (S) Econ Chief and Poloff delivered reftel talking points January 23 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik promised to contact the appropriate Austrian universities and alert them to possible Iranian attempts to [...]	2006-01-23 14:22:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL AU CBW
06VIENNA205	MTAG 03-03: LICENSE REVIEW FOR MACEDONIAN EXPORT [...] (S) On December 22, we met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export-Import Control Division, to request verification that the Austrian firm Geislinger GmbH was the end-user for the export of a filament winding machine from the Macedonian firm Mikrosam. Krehlik told Econ U [...]	2006-01-24 12:22:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE MK AU
06VIENNA206	MTAG 03-03: LICENSE REVIEW FOR MACEDONIAN EXPORT (S) [...] (S) On December 22, we met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export-Import Control Division, to request verification that the Austrian firm Geislinger GmbH was the end-user for the export of a filament winding machine from the Macedonian firm Mikrosam. Krehlik told Econ [...]	2006-01-24 12:36:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE MK AU
06VIENNA208	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT [...] (S) Econ Chief and Poloff delivered ref A talking points on January 23 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division in the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik informed us that the Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterror [...]	2006-01-24 17:09:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AU IR MTCRE
06VIENNA2088	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON SUPPORTING CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) A/DCM presented reftel points on July 12 to Thomas Schnoell, the Austrian MFA's acting assistant secretary-level director for Central and Eastern Europe. 2. (C) Schnoell agreed with our points, and undertook to seek opportunities for Austrian officials to make public expressions of [...]	2006-07-13 08:31:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06VIENNA2109	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: GAERC AND NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarches on July 14 to Austrian MFA European correspondent Andreas Riecken and deputy European Correspondent Klaus Famira. Riecken and Famira made the following substantive comments. 2. (C) Iraq has been taken off the agenda, although there will likel [...]	2006-07-17 07:26:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KN AU
06VIENNA2158	COMPROMISE ON BILINGUAL TOWN SIGNS FALLS APART [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chancellor Schuessel's latest effort to broker a broad-based compromise on additional bilingual (German-Slovenian) town signs in the southern state of Carinthia has fallen short. The Chancellor had hoped to dispose of this long-standing irritant by passing an amendment to the M [...]	2006-07-19 13:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
06VIENNA2214	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted information on domestic designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik as well as on the submission of the name to the UN 1267 Committee on July 24 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Birgi [...]	2006-07-24 13:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL AU
06VIENNA2256	TFLE01: AUSTRIA ON LEBANON -- PROTEST OVER [...] (SBU) The mistaken Israeli attack on a UN observation post in Lebanon has provoked outrage in Austria, not least because an Austrian was reported to be among the four dead. Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik called her Israeli counterpart on July 26 to protest the attack. She also su [...]	2006-07-26 12:43:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS LE AU
06VIENNA2276	AUSTRIA ON COORDINATING WESTERN SUPPORT FOR A FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY (FMCT) [...] Charge delivered reftel demarche on July 27 to Alexander Kmentt, the MFA's acting Arms Control Director. 2. Kmentt was aware of the draft treaty the U.S. introduced on May 18. In general, he said, Austria supported a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT),and was happy that the EU had be [...]	2006-07-28 06:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA CDG AU KNNP
06VIENNA230	JANUARY 30 GAERC PRE-DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief delivered ref (a) demarche to Austrian MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Coordinator Andreas Riecken on January 24. Riecken noted that, in addition to the topics mentioned in reftel, the EU Foreign Ministers would discuss the problem of granting visas [...]	2006-01-25 16:01:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU EUN
06VIENNA2313	AUSTRIAN REACTIONS TO THE LEBANESE CRISIS [...] (SBU) Austrian leaders remain divided over whether the country should participate in a UN-led intervention force in Lebanon. Meanwhile, public opinion, outraged over the death of an Austrian UN observer and the civilian casualties in Lebanon, is clearly tilting against such engagement. Defens [...]	2006-08-01 15:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS UN LE AU
06VIENNA2317	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: EU INVITES BURMESE FM TO ASEM-6 [...] (SBU) Acting Economic-Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche on August 1 to Peter Storer, the Deputy Director for Asia and Oceania in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Storer said it was a difficult decision, but that the EU had reached a consensus to invite the Burmese Foreign Ministe [...]	2006-08-02 15:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EUN FI BU AU
06VIENNA2318	AUSTRIA TO ATTEND FORCE GENERATION MEETING IN NEW [...] (C) Summary. Acting Economic-Political Counselor discussed reftel demarche on August 1 with Austrian Foreign Ministry officials Thomas Hajnoczi, Director for Security Policy and GASP issues, and Peter Huber from the International Organizations desk. The Austrian Permanent Mission to the UN [...]	2006-08-02 15:54:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO LE AU
06VIENNA232	IRAN NON-PROLIFERATION ACT (INPA) SANCTIONS ON [...] (S) Summary: Wolfgang Fuerlinger, president of the Austrian arms firm Steyr-Mannlicher, has contacted the Embassy to seek a lifting of INPA sanctions. Fuerlinger said he would do whatever was necessary, including "signing a contract" pledging that he would do no more business with Iran. Fu [...]	2006-01-25 16:43:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AU MTCRE
06VIENNA2322	AUSTRIA'S EU PRESIDENCY: MANAGING THE GAME [...] (C) Summary: The Austrians approached the EU presidency like a solid backup quarterback takes the field: they had modest expectations, they strove for technical competence, and they set realistic goals. Their biggest successes -- winning agreement on a financial perspective, getting agreem [...]	2006-08-03 11:30:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN AU
06VIENNA2349	LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION: AUSTRIAN [...] (U) Charge d,Affaires and Acting EconPolCouns met with Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle and Helfried Carl from the Foreign Ministry's Office of Middle East Affairs to discuss the reftel demarche and draft Security Council resolution on Lebanon. Kyrle stated that Austria's cu [...]	2006-08-07 15:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN LE IS AU
06VIENNA2371	SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA: AUSTRIAN [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points on August 7 to Michael Kainz on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's Asia Desk. We will report any substantive reply as soon as it becomes available. Kilner [...]	2006-08-09 11:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CE AU
06VIENNA2442	KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS: AUGUST 10 UPDATE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) TALKS ON DECENTRALIZATION AND COMMUNITY RIGHTS TOOK PLACE IN VIENNA ON AUGUST 7 AND 8 (READOUT OF TALKS GIVEN SEPTEL). UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR [...]	2006-08-17 12:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA245	AUSTRIA CALLS ON FUTURE PALESTINIAN CABINET TO [...] (U) Austrian Foreign Minister (and EU Foreign Ministers Council chair) Ursula Plassnik issued a press release on January 26 welcoming the peaceful nature of the recent Palestinian elections and reporting that the EU election observers had found the election to be "fair and open." She caution [...]	2006-01-26 15:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS AU EUN
06VIENNA2457	SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNIFIL: AUSTRIAN [...] (C) On August 16, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and Defense Minister Guenter Platter publicly ruled out Austrian participation in a revamped UNIFIL for the time being. However, both left open the door for future participation, especially if the UN requests assistance in specializ [...]	2006-08-18 09:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL AU LE
06VIENNA2475	NABUCCO PIPELINE: AUSTRIA'S OMV CONSIDERS [...] (C) Summary. On August 10, State Department (S/P) Energy Advisor Steve Hellman, accompanied by Charge and Acting EconPolCouns, met with senior executives from Austria's main oil and gas company, OMV, to discuss the status of the Nabucco pipeline and ways to move the project forward. The dis [...]	2006-08-18 15:58:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL AZ AU
06VIENNA2515	FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON AUSTRIAN TRANSFER OF [...] (S/NF) On August 17, Acting Econ/Pol Counselor followed up on ref b concerns with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik said that he and an official from Austria's domestic intelligence service (BVT),met with Steyr Motors CEO Rudolf Man [...]	2006-08-22 16:21:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL AU
06VIENNA2516	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SUPPORT FOR JOINT/PARALLEL [...] (C) Acting Economic-Political Counselor and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on August 18 to Elisabeth Koegler, the Acting Head of the MFA,s Human Rights Division. Koegler pointed out that, during its EU Presidency this spring, Austria had worked to highlight the mistreatment of political pr [...]	2006-08-22 16:34:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU
06VIENNA2541	DANIEL FROSCH EXPORT UPDATE: AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES [...] (S) On August 16 and, following receipt of ref A, on August 24, Econ Unit Chief met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Import and Export Control Division, to discuss developments in the Daniel Frosch Export (DFE) Industrial Spare Parts case. Krehlik confirmed that on Augu [...]	2006-08-24 14:20:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE AU
06VIENNA2576	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] Economic-Political Counselor and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on August 28 to Dr. Helmut Tichy, Head of the MFA's International Law Division. Tichy confirmed that he was aware of Michael Matheson's candidacy for re-election to the ILC. He noted Matheson's strong credentials for the posi [...]	2006-08-29 07:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNGA AU
06VIENNA2602	UNOSEK UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 21-25 [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) SPECIAL ENVOY AHTISAARI AND HIS POLICY TEAM TRAVELED TO PRISTINA DURING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 21 TO HOLD MEETINGS WITH THE UNITY TEAM IN AN EF [...]	2006-08-30 14:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA2612	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA ON EU FOREIGN [...] (SBU) A/DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA Middle East/Africa director Ralph Scheide on August 31. Scheide will convey the points to Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. Scheide has confirmed that Plassnik supports tough measures to prevent Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons. McCaw [...]	2006-09-01 08:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL UN EU IR AU
06VIENNA264	S59-05: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRANIAN [...] (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor. Krehlik promised to put Samamicro on the Ministry's dual-use "blacklist." McCaw [...]	2006-01-27 15:43:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW
06VIENNA268	MTAG: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAN'S [...] (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delived ref A talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor. Krehlik promised to look into the matter and contact us with a response. He was familiar with Palfinger, although he did [...]	2006-01-27 16:32:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR AU
06VIENNA2687	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON NAM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on September 8 to Andreas Melan, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Latin America Director. Melan confirmed that Austria will attend the September 11-16 NAM meeting in Havana in the character of "guests." The chief Austrian representative will be Peter [...]	2006-09-08 13:29:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNFA PTER PHUM CU AU
06VIENNA2688	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on September 8 to Thomas Schnoell, Austrian MFA DAS for Balkan Affairs. 2. (C) Schnoell reported that he had just been in Brussels, where he had met with the ICTY's political advisor. It was clear that the Serbian action plan needed implementat [...]	2006-09-08 13:37:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI AU
06VIENNA269	MTAG: RESPONSE TO OFFER OF HELP ON DANIEL FROSCH [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance. (See para 5.) 2. (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economy. Krehlik responded enthusiastically to our offer of assista [...]	2006-01-27 16:34:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR AU MTCRE
06VIENNA2699	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on September 8 to Dorothea Auer, the Assistant Secretary-level Driector of the Austrian MFA's Arms Control and Disarmament bureau. Alexander Kmennt, Auer's deputy for nuclear issues, also participated in the meeting. 2. (C) Auer and Kemnnt agreed [...]	2006-09-11 11:45:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS
06VIENNA2713	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON SYRIA [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered refetel demarche on September 12 to Wolfgang Lapuh, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Middle East Director. 2. (C) Lapuh agreed with our assessment of Syrian policy. However, he noted that the EU had taken the general position that it was necessary to press our com [...]	2006-09-12 14:56:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU AU
06VIENNA2714	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM IN [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on September 12 to the MFA's DAS-level Middle East Director, Wolfgang Lapuh. Lapuh said there was virtually "full agreement" between the U.S. and Austria -- and, for that matter, the U.S. and the EU -- on the points we reviewed. He noted that the [...]	2006-09-12 15:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER IS LE ECON AU
06VIENNA2715	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on September 12 to Peter Huber, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level deputy director for International Organizations. 2. (SBU) Huber said Austria had not yet determined whether a "political level" figure would represent Austria at the CD meeting. In a [...]	2006-09-12 15:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AU
06VIENNA2716	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarches on September 12 to Dorothea Auer, the Austrian MFA A/S-level director for arms control and disarmament. 2. (S) Auer undertook to convey the lists --the Item 19 Missle Projects List, WMD delivery systems list, and Category I Missle Projects Lis [...]	2006-09-12 15:22:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	ETTC KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA AADP AU
06VIENNA2731	KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS: SEPTEMBER 8-9 TALKS MAKE LITTLE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) DESPITE A MORE POSITIVE SPIN IN THE MEDIA, TECHNICAL TALKS ON KOSOVO HELD IN VIENNA SEPTEMBER 8 AND 9 MADE LITTLE PROGRESS. THE MEETINGS C [...]	2006-09-13 12:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA2738	GAERC -- DEMARCHES ON IRAN, OTHER POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on September 13 to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken. Riecken made the following substantive comments. 2. (C) Western Balkans: There will be council conclusions on Bosnia and on Montenegro, Riecken said. The reference to Monte [...]	2006-09-13 15:20:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN PARM KNNP IR EU AU
06VIENNA2787	AUSTRIA'S OCTOBER 1 NATIONAL ELECTIONS -- FINDING [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria's October 1 elections take place in the context of a political shift that followed this year's revelations of fraud in the trade union-affiliated bank, BAWAG. This established a new political reality in which Chancellor Wolfgang Schussel's conservative People's Party [...]	2006-09-19 13:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
06VIENNA282	AUSTRIA EXPRESSES TENTATIVE SUPPORT FOR WILLIAM [...] (SBU) During his January 20 visit to Vienna, FAA Director for Europe and the Middle East Paul Feldman called on GoA officials to urge Austrian support for William D. Voss, U.S. candidate for ICAO Secretary General. Alois Kraut, Head of the MFA's Transportation Unit; Dieter Gauptmann, Acting [...]	2006-01-31 09:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAIR ICAO AU
06VIENNA2895	AUSTRIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY CALLS FOR "DIALOGUE" REACTION TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 08:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV AU
06VIENNA2924	AUSTRIA'S OCTOBER 1 NATIONAL ELECTIONS -- [...] (SBU) Summary: This weekend's elections will likely result in a clear victory by the conservative People's Party (OVP) of Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel. It will be no landslide, however, as the Social Democratic Party (SPO) has managed to shore up its position. Under current conditions, th [...]	2006-09-29 11:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
06VIENNA2941	Austria's October 1 Election Surprise: People's Party [...] Summary: Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel's Austrian People's Party (OVP) suffered a stinging defeat at the polls on October 1. Contrary to every pollster's and analyst's expectations (and ours as well),Schuessel's party plummeted 8 points to second place. The opposition Social Democratic Part [...]	2006-10-02 13:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AU
06VIENNA2949	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SUPPORT FOR REVISED [...] (C) EconPolOff delivered ref A demarche on October 2 to Elisabeth Koegler, the Acting Head of the MFA's Human Rights Division. Koegler stated that Austria, during its EU Presidency this spring, had consistently highlighted the PRC's mistreatment of prisoners. She noted that her colleagues i [...]	2006-10-03 11:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU
06VIENNA2968	AUSTRIA VERY CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) On October 4, Ambassador met with Johannes Kyrle, the MFA's Secretary General, and Nikolaus Scherk, Director of the MFA's Asia Division, to present reftel concerns regarding a possible North Korean nuclear test. The Ambassador thanked the GoA for working with Austrian banks and the Treasu [...]	2006-10-04 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN AU
06VIENNA2981	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON 2007 UN PANEL OF [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on October 4 to Georg Poestinger from the MFA's Division for Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation. 2. Although Poestinger agreed that the 2004 Panel report (WP.2/Rev.3) should be used as the basis for the 2007 Panel, he requested more time [...]	2006-10-05 14:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL UNGA CDG AU
06VIENNA2996	ENGAGING WITH AUSTRIA ON THE PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) In response to reftel, Ambassador has engaged in a public affairs initiative to publicize and promote the President's policy on detainees. At the same time, Ambassador and DCM have discussed the issue with key Austrian government contacts. 2. (U) Ambassador incorporated reftel public [...]	2006-10-06 13:22:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AU
06VIENNA3020	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) On October 10, Charge met with Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, and Ambassador Nikolaus Scherk, Director of the MFA's Asia Division, to deliver ref A talking points on North Korea,s announced nuclear test. 2. (C) Charge emphasized the extreme gravity of the situation [...]	2006-10-11 16:24:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL KN AU
06VIENNA3022	AUSTRIAN ELECTION FOLLOW-UP: GREENS NOW NUMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The results of Austria's October 1 elections shifted somewhat with the announcement of the tally of absentee votes on October 9. In the final count, the Greens emerged for the first time as Austria's third strongest party. On October 11, Austrian President Heinz Fischer gave [...]	2006-10-12 08:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MASS AU
06VIENNA3025	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on October 11 to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian MFA's European Correspondent. 2. (C) Riecken made the following substantive comments on reftel points: -- Sudan: Riecken said there was broad agreement between the EU and US on Sudan. He not [...]	2006-10-12 09:58:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU AU
06VIENNA3028	STEYR-MANNLICHER: RELOADING AFTER SANCTIONS [...] (S//NF) Summary. EconPolCouns and Poloffs delivered ref A points to Steyr-Mannlicher CEO Wolfgang Fuerlinger on September 28 to discuss ref A questions. Fuerlinger claimed his business in the U.S. has dried up as a result of the sanctions and complained that the USG unfairly targeted Steyr- [...]	2006-10-12 11:25:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC AU
06VIENNA3037	FOLLOW-UP ON NORTH KOREA: EUROPEANS WILL NOT [...] (C) On October 12, Nikolaus Scherk, the Assistant Secretary-level Director of the Austrian MFA,s Asia SIPDIS Division, called the DCM to follow-up on reftel conversation. 2. (C) Scherk referenced a meeting in Brussels that he attended the previous day with European colleagues. During [...]	2006-10-13 09:04:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL KN AU
06VIENNA3083	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE UN DECLARATION ON THE [...] (SBU) EconPolOff and Cameron Archer, First Secretary of the Australian Embassy, delivered reftel demarche on October 16 to Georg Heindl, Deputy Director in the MFA,s Human Rights Department. 2. (SBU) While Heindl said he understood the U.S. position on the draft Declaration on the Rights [...]	2006-10-17 15:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PHUM PREL UN AU
06VIENNA309	TREASURY U/S LEVEY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT TWO [...] (U) This message contains a request from the Ministry of Finance for information from the Department of Treasury. Please see paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. (S) During January 19 meetings, U/S Levey reiterated USG concerns to senior Austrian officials about financial relations between [...]	2006-02-02 07:47:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP AU
06VIENNA3091	AUSTRIA IN FULL AGREEMENT ON UNSCR 1718 AND NORTH [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on October 17 to Nikolaus Scherk, the Austrian MFA's (assistant secretary-equivalent) Director for Asia. SIPDIS 2. (C) Scherk said Austria agrees entirely with our points, and backs implementation of UNSCR 1718. He said the MFA had sent th [...]	2006-10-18 13:05:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM KN AU
06VIENNA3093	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: PRESERVING LEGANESE PM [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on October 17 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Assistant Secretary-level Director for the Middle East and North Africa. SIPDIS 2. (S) Scheide took careful note of our points. He said the Austrian Embassy in Damascus had engaged with the [...]	2006-10-18 13:28:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE AU
06VIENNA310	COUNCIL OF EUROPE INQUIRY ON RENDITION FLIGHTS: [...] (C) DCM met Austrian MFA Legal Advisor Ferdinand Trauttmannsdorff (at the latter's request) regarding Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty's inquiry into "Alleged Secret Detentions in Council of Europe Member States." SIPDIS Trauttmansdorff handed over a Verbal Note (sic) requesting in [...]	2006-02-02 07:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU EUN
06VIENNA3105	OMV ON NABUCCO AND GAZPROM [...] (C) OMV Gas executives Werner Auli and Reinhard Mitschek told emboffs on October 12 that Nabucco Pipeline International had formally requested exemptions from the EU's Gas Directive -- restricting initial third-party access to the pipeline to 50% and insulating the project from tariff reducti [...]	2006-10-19 13:26:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV PREL AU
06VIENNA3114	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN REQUEST FOR [...] (S/NF) EconPolCouns discussed reftel demarche on October 17 with Ralph Scheide, MFA's Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa. Scheide immediately consulted with Margit Bruck-Friedrich, the MFA's export control expert. Bruck-Friedrich informed Scheide that she had not seen an exp [...]	2006-10-20 11:14:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC IR AU
06VIENNA3155	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: NOVEMBER 2006 CONVENTION ON [...] (C) EconPolOff presented reftel points on October 17 to Dorothea Auer, Head of MFA's Arms Control and Disarmament Department, and Monika Froemler, Auer's advisor on the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW). Regarding the upcoming Review Conference (RevCon) for the CCW, Auer said that con [...]	2006-10-27 08:39:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PREL AU
06VIENNA3156	EMBASSY VIENNA POINTS OF CONTACT ON TRANSNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-27 08:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER PREL SNAR EU AU
06VIENNA3173	UPDATE ON DANIEL FROSCH EXPORT CASE [...] (S/NF) Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Export and Import Control Division, recently provided post with an update on the Daniel Frosch Export (DFE) case. Frosch's father, Erich Frosch, remains under custody, and Austrian authorities hope to charge him with facilitating t [...]	2006-10-27 12:25:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE AU
06VIENNA3175	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA REGARDING UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON [...] Acting EconPol Counselor and PolOff delivered reftel demarche on October 25 to Peter Huber, the MFA,s Deputy Head of the International Organizations Department. Huber stated that Austria shares the USG concern that there is a trend to inject contentious political issues into the UN's human r [...]	2006-10-27 13:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PTER UNGA AU LE IS
06VIENNA3176	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] Acting EconPol Counselor and PolOff delivered reftel demarche on October 25 to Peter Huber, the MFA,s Deputy Head (DAS-equivalent) of the International Organizations Department. Huber emphasized the importance of maintaining Austria's balanced approach within the Middle East. He added that [...]	2006-10-27 13:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA AU IS
06VIENNA3202	AUSTRIAN ELECTION FOLLOW-UP: NEW PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Austrian parliament met for the first time on October 30. As is traditional, the parliament voted members of the top three parties -- the Social Democratic Party (SPO),the People's Party (OVP) and the Greens -- to the three parliamentary leadership positions. Of cons [...]	2006-10-31 16:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR AU
06VIENNA3208	STEVE HELLMAN'S DISCUSSIONS WITH OMV ON NABUCCO, [...] (C) During an October 23 meeting with Werner Auli, CEO of OMV Gas, and Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director of Nabucco Gas Pipeline International, S/P Steve Hellman updated OMV on Russia's continuing pressure, via its gas exports, on Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey. Hellman noted that Russia' [...]	2006-11-02 10:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL AU
06VIENNA324	AUSTRIA ON A WAY FORWARD ON TURKEY/CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: The Austrian presidency will seek movement on ending the isolation of Northern Cyprus, starting with direct trade, but will do this quietly in order to avoid a torpedoing of the initiative by the Cypriots or by the British, who (according to the Austrian MFA's Southern Europe he [...]	2006-02-02 19:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU EU AU
06VIENNA3245	DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref (a) demarche on November 6 to Engelbert Theuermann, the Austrian MFA's assistant secretary-level Human Rights Director. Charge delivered ref SIPDIS (b) points to Theuermann upon receipt on November 7. 2. (C) Theuermann said Austria shared U.S. views on the c [...]	2006-11-07 08:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UNHRC UN AU
06VIENNA3246	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche on November 6 to Engelbert Theuermann, the A/S-level head of the Austrian MFA's Human Rights Division. 2. (C) Theuermann confirmed that the EU approach "will not fundamentally change" -- EU members would vote in favor of the resolution, but to delive [...]	2006-11-07 09:56:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU AU
06VIENNA3264	AUSTRIA ON NOVEMBER 13-14 EU FOREING MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel points on November 7 to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian MFA's European Correspondent. 2. (C) Riecken made the following substantive comments: -- Western Balkans: Kosovo will be a lunch topic, and Serbia will be a topic during the regular meeting, Riecken said. [...]	2006-11-08 09:19:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN AU
06VIENNA3268	AUSTRIA ON DISRUPTION OF CHISINAU-MOSCOW RAIL LINKS [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche on November 8 to Hannes Porias, the Austrian MFA's A/S-level Director for Eastern Europe and Russia. DAS-level Russia/Ukraine/Moldova/Belarus Director Josef Litschauer also participated. 2. (C) Porias said the EU had made clear to Kyiv that it is i [...]	2006-11-08 11:23:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELTN EUN RU MD UP AU
06VIENNA3272	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref (A) immediate action demarche to Andreas Melan, the Austrian MFA's Latin America head, on November 8 at 1130 local. 2. (C) Melan was in the process of coordinating the Austrian position with the MFA's human rights and international organizations bureaus. He not [...]	2006-11-08 12:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU AU
06VIENNA3278	AUSTRIA ON BOARD ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Charge conveyed ref (a) points on country resolutions to Austrian MFA Human Rights chief Engelbert Theuermann on November 8. 2. (C) Theuermann said Austria -- and all EU member states -- opposed, in principle, any no-action motions on human rights issues. Therefore, Austria would v [...]	2006-11-08 13:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AU
06VIENNA3283	AUSTRIA ON ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE'S [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel points on November 7 to Hannes Porias, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's A/S-level Director for Eastern Europe, and to Josef Litschauer, the MFA's DAS-level Russia/Ukraine/Belarus/Moldova officer. 2. (C) Porias said that Austria shared our views on the need for [...]	2006-11-08 14:42:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS UP AU
06VIENNA3286	AUSTRIA AGREES: KOSOVO NOT A PRECEDENT [...] (SBU) Charge presented reftel demarche on November 7 to Hannes Porias, the Austrian MFA's A/S-equivalent Director for Eastern Europe, and Valerie Zirl, the MFA's South-East Europe desk officer. 2. (C) Porias agreed with our message, and undertook to support it. He said it was increasingy [...]	2006-11-08 16:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL UP AU
06VIENNA3297	WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE IN VIENNA [...] Delegates from 306 national trade union organizations representing 168 million workers in 154 countries met Nov. 1-3 in Vienna to found the International Trade Union Confederation. "The Confederation exists to unite and mobilize the democratic and independent forces of world trade unionism i [...]	2006-11-09 14:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD EAID PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ILO
06VIENNA3314	WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: AUSTRIAN FOLLOW-UP TO [...] EconPolOff shared reftel fact sheet on November 8 with Elisabeth Koegler, the Head of the MFA,s Unit for International Women,s Issues. Koegler said Minister Plassnik was delighted to participate in the working session in September. 2. In follow-up to September,s working session, Austria [...]	2006-11-14 08:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL UNGA AU
06VIENNA3336	(SBU) UNOSEK: CONTINUING WORK AND OUTREACH DURING INTERIM [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE U.S. LIAISON OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF THE UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO STATUS (UNOSEK). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 10, FOLLOWING THE SERBIAN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WOULD BE HELD IN JANUARY, UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE FUTURE STATUS PROC [...]	2006-11-15 15:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK SR YI AU
06VIENNA3341	AUSTRIA ON NATO/AFGHANISTAN -- CONTINUATION OF [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on November 18 to Thomas Hajnoczi, the Austrian MFA's A/S-level Director for Political-Military Affairs. 2. (C) Hajnoczi said the importance of the NATO mission in Afghanistan was clear. He noted that the Austrian government had announced on N [...]	2006-11-16 10:35:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AG AU
06VIENNA3347	POLIO ERADICATION EFFORTS: NO ADDITIONAL AUSTRIAN [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche regarding the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on November 14 to Jean Paul Klein, the Ministry of Health's (MoH) Senior Advisor on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. 2. Klein acknowledged the importance of polio eradication, but said the GoA was u [...]	2006-11-17 11:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL TBIO AU
06VIENNA3348	SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE: AUSTRIAN PLEDGES COMMITTED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 12:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL AU
06VIENNA3349	AUSTRIA ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF UNGA [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on November 17 to Peter Huber, the acting A/S-equivalent UN Affairs head at the Austrian MFA. 2. (SBU) Huber noted that EU countries had split in their votes on the issue in the UN Security Council, with France and Greece voting "yes" and the U [...]	2006-11-17 15:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS AU
06VIENNA3350	DELIVERY TO AUSTRIA OF U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel report on November 17 to Peter Huber, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's acting A/S-level UN Affairs director. 2. (SBU) Huber noted that the European Commission was working on a similar report. One of the problems the Commission was facing was how to defi [...]	2006-11-17 15:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL XX KN AU
06VIENNA3354	AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT COALITION TALKS: "NOT YET [...] (SBU) Summary: Although observers in Austria keep pronouncing negotiations toward a Grand Coalition as dead, like a bad movie,they keep springing back from the grave to argue the matter. Two and a half weeks after the conservative People's Party (OVP) walked out on coalition talks with the [...]	2006-11-17 17:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR AU
06VIENNA3355	AUSTRIA: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) on Drugs and Chemical Control. Post will provide updates as they become available. Embassy POC for the INCSR Part I is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43 [...]	2006-11-20 07:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM AU
06VIENNA3356	TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 09:03:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU
06VIENNA3391	AUSTRIA WILL NOT ATTEND NOVEMBER 29 MEETING OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 16:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT AU
06VIENNA3401	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UNIFIED APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) Post conveyed reftel points on November 22 to Thomas Mayr-Harting, the Austrian MFA's Political Director. Charge met with Mayr-Harting on November 24 to discuss the issue. Austrian OSCE Political Affairs Director Christophe Ceska, Eastern Europe Director (DAS-equivalent) Josef Litschau [...]	2006-11-24 14:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU AU
06VIENNA3417	EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES NABUCCO WITH OMV [...] (C) During a November 16 meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer acknowledged that Azeri gas is the most politically and commercially attractive source for the startup of the Nabucco pipeline scheduled in 2011. However, Ruttenstorfer questioned whether Azeri reserves w [...]	2006-11-28 15:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV PREL AU
06VIENNA3451	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON IRANIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) A/DCM presented reftel demarche on November 30 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's A/S-equivalent Director for the Middle East and Africa. 2. (C) Scheide said Austria agreed that the Iranian electoral system needed to be more democratic. He said, however, that Austria would normal [...]	2006-12-01 10:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR AU
06VIENNA3459	DEAMRCHE TO AUSTRIA ON PRESERVING THE [...] (SBU) A/DCM presented reftel demarche on November 30 to Austrian MFA Middle East and Africa Director Ralph Scheide. 2. (S) Scheide said Austria, like the rest of the EU, had a clear position in supoprt of the UN Security Council resolutions on Lebanon. Austria will support Lebanese sover [...]	2006-12-01 13:21:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE AU
06VIENNA3477	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BAMAKO CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on November 29 to Christian Lassmann, the Austrian MFA's Deputy Director for Social and Health Issues. Lassmann acknowledged the importance of the conference. He promised to pass on USG concerns and interest in the success of the conference to the Minist [...]	2006-12-04 15:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID AU
06VIENNA3478	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): AUSTRIA [...] (C) EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on November 30 to Monika Froehler in the Austrian MFA's Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation Division. Froehler said that the GoA welcomed the USG position to review the Regime's approach to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missi [...]	2006-12-04 15:49:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM KSCA PREL ETTC AU
06VIENNA3479	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] A/DCM delivered reftel points on December 4 to Helmut Tichy, the Austrian MFA's Deputy Legal Advisor for International Legal Affairs. 2. Tichy took careful note of our points. He undertook to ensure immediate dissemination of our arguments, and their consideration in the policy process. [...]	2006-12-05 08:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS AU
06VIENNA3491	AUSTRIA ON THE DECEMBER 11-12 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel demarches on the upcoming EU Foreign Ministers meeting (GAERC) to Austrian European Correspondent Andreas Riecken on December 6. 2. (C) Riecken made the following substantive comments: -- On the China Arms Embargo: Riecken confirmed that there was a policy [...]	2006-12-06 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN PARM CH AU
06VIENNA350	RAIFFEISEN ON URKAINE-RUSSIAN GAS DEAL [...] (C) Raiffeisen International Bank AG (RIAG) Chairman Herbert Stepic told us January 30 that Gazprom was the "driving force" behind the RosUkrEnergo (RUE) joint venture with RIAG. RIAG, according to Stepic, has exerted little influence on pricing decisions, but rather was providing financing [...]	2006-02-06 13:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL AU RS UP
06VIENNA3502	TERRORIST LISTS IN AUSTRIA: NO SEPARATE [...] (SBU) The Austrian National Bank (ANB) maintains two sets of lists for individuals and entities identified as terrorists/terrorist organizations. The first set of "national" lists in Austria comprises the EU Council Regulations, such as EC 881 of May 27, 2002 imposing restrictive measures ag [...]	2006-12-07 11:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AU
06VIENNA3524	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN FINANCIAL [...] (S/NF) Acting DCM and EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points on December 7 to Thomas Wieser, Director General of Economic Policy and Financial Markets in the Ministry of Finance (U/S-level). Wieser said that in his view, "if the letter of credit had not come from Bank Saderat, it would have [...]	2006-12-12 10:37:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV IR AU

06VIENNA3532	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post submitted information on domestic USG designation of Hizballah-related individuals/entities in the tri-border area on December 7 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing [...]	2006-12-12 15:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL AU
06VIENNA3583	AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT FORMATION: JANUARY 11 SET FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria's political leadership has declared that there will be a new government on January 11. The parties agree in principle that the new government should be a Grand Coalition, but they have not yet reached agreement on key issues. The possibility remains that the Social D [...]	2006-12-20 10:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR AU
06VIENNA3596	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] (U) A/DCM presented reftel demarche on December 21 to Peter Huber, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level UN Director. A/DCM stressed the need to maintain the 22 percent ceiling, noting the significant level of U.S. financial contributions. We also addressed potential concerns about the U.S. response [...]	2006-12-21 16:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC PREL UNGA AU
06VIENNA3608	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 10:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU
06VIENNA3610	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 13:11:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU
06VIENNA383	"SOUND OF EUROPE" CONFERENCE: THE EU IN ANALYSIS [...] SUMMARY: Austrian Chancellor (and current chairman of the European Council) Wolfgang Schuessel invited more than 400 European political and cultural personalities to a January 27-28 conference on the "Sound of Europe." The conference, which took place in Salzburg, examined the European ident [...]	2006-02-08 14:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN AU
06VIENNA387	DEMARCHE ON HMONG CHILDREN: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 16:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL LA TH EUN AU
06VIENNA41	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY UPS THE ANTE ON ENERGY [...] (U) Summary: In response to the dispute over natural gas supplies between Ukraine and Russia, Austrian officials have given new weight to their plan of making energy a focal point of Austria's EU presidency. Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik said in a public statement that the EU would discuss [...]	2006-01-05 17:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL PGOV AU
06VIENNA42	AUSTRIAN RAIFFEISEN IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSSIA- [...] According to Austrian and international media reports, the Austrian Raiffeisen Investment Group (RIAG),a subsidiary of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB),played a pivotal role in the Russian-Ukrainian gas deal. At the core of the deal (reportedly) is an arrangement for the Ukrainian Naftogaz com [...]	2006-01-05 17:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL PGOV AU
06VIENNA506	AUSTRIAN, DANISH FMS MEET WITH MUSLIM [...] (U) Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, in her capacity as EU Council President, and Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller held an informal meeting with leading Muslim Representatives in Vienna on February 16. Participants included the leader of the Islamic Faith Community in Bosni [...]	2006-02-17 16:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EUN SY DA BK TU SP AU
06VIENNA512	AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE VOSS [...] (SBU) In a February 10 telcon, Transportation Secretary Mineta asked his Austrian counterpart, Huberg SIPDIS Gorbach, to support the candidacy of William Voss ICAO Secretary General. On February 15, DCM pressed Voss's SIPDIS candidacy in a meeting with Eduard Mainoni, State Secretary in [...]	2006-02-17 16:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ICAO EAIR AU
06VIENNA514	USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would [...]	2006-02-17 19:38:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU
06VIENNA515	USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would apprecia [...]	2006-02-17 19:38:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU
06VIENNA529	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY 27 [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on February 21 to Klaus Famira, the Austrian MFA's acting European Correspondent. 2. (C) Famira made the following substantive comments: -- On the Balkans: Meetings of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) on February 21 and 22 will cons [...]	2006-02-21 17:24:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL AU EUN
06VIENNA540	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Austrians have organized a broad range of law enforcement and counterterrorism-related meetings and seminars during their EU Presidency from January - June 2006. The recently adopted (December 6, 2005) EU Council paper on "A Strategy for the External Dimension of JHA: Global [...]	2006-02-22 10:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KCRM SNAR EFIN ETTC AU EUN
06VIENNA541	S59-05: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REGARDING IRANIAN [...] (S) On February 21, EconUnit Chief met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Export and Import Control Division, to follow-up on the initial meeting (ref A) regarding concerns (ref B) about the procurement activities of the Iranian firm Samamicro. Krehlik said he and a [...]	2006-02-22 13:20:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW
06VIENNA542	MTAG 05-96: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UAV/CRUISE MISSILE [...] (S) On February 21, EconUnit Chief delivered reftel talking points and nonpaper to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik welcomed the information on Ghoods and Fan Pardazan and promised to enter both companies into the MoE's watchlist. M [...]	2006-02-22 13:21:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL AU MTCRE
06VIENNA562	AUSTRIA TO MAKE STATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION OF THE [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns raised reftel points during a February 23 meeting with Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's assistant secretary-level director for Middle East and African Affairs. SIPDIS We passed Scheide the texts of statements by the President and by Amb. Khalilzad and Gen. Casey. Schei [...]	2006-02-23 16:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ AU
06VIENNA563	MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel message on February 21 to Klaus Famira, acting European Correspondent in the Austrian Foreign Ministry, and on February 23 to Ralph Scheide, the head of the Austrian MFA's Middle East and Africa Section. 2. (C) CODEL Wexler raised the Hamas issue with S [...]	2006-02-23 16:25:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL AU
06VIENNA567	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON THE BOMBING OF [...] Following is the text of the statement by the Austrian Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the bombing of the Immam Ali-Hadi Mosque in Samarra. BEGIN TEXT The European Union condemns the criminal and sacrilegious bombing of the Imman Ali-Hadi Mosque in Samarra on 22 February wh [...]	2006-02-24 12:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ AU
06VIENNA572	AUSTRIAN MFA SPECULATION ON NEW UN SECRETARY [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 15:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN KS AU
06VIENNA573	DEMARCHE ON MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO CHARLES [...] (C) Post conveyed reftel talking points to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Assistant Secretary-level Director for the Middle East and Africa; to Caroline Gudenus, Head of the MFA's Sub-Saharan Africa Division; and to Klaus Famira-Parcsetich, the MFA's Acting European Political Correspondent [...]	2006-02-24 15:39:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC XY AU
06VIENNA574	AUSTRIA ON TRANSITION TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: [...] (C) EmbOffs discussed UN reform issues on February 16 with MFA's International Organizations head, Dr. Helmut Boeck. On CHR reform, Boeck noted that UNGA President Eliasson would propose a new draft on February 21, but that the window of opportunity for completing this reform, in the GoA's v [...]	2006-02-24 15:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN EUN AU
06VIENNA576	EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK LOAN TO SYRIA: AUSTRIAN [...] (C) On February 24-25, post met separately with the following GoA officials to underscore reftel concerns with European Investment Bank (EIB) loans to Syria: Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Assistant Secretary-level Director for the Middle East and Africa; Melitta Schubert, Head of the MFA's [...]	2006-02-24 16:34:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV SY AU
06VIENNA578	AUSTRIANS WARY BUT NONCOMMITTAL ON VENEZUELA'S [...] (C) Ambassador demarched MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle regarding Venezuela's bid for a UN Security Council seat on the margins of a dinner she hosted for him on February 9. Pol Unit Chief met with MFA A/S for International Organizations Helmut Boeck on February 16 to follow up. Boeck [...]	2006-02-27 07:29:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC GT VE EUN AU
06VIENNA643	MTAG 5-96: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] (S) Econ Unit Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points on March 2 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division in the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik assured us that the MOE had already denied permission to Daniel Frosch Exports (DFE) to ship a fri [...]	2006-03-02 15:20:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE IR AU
06VIENNA651	CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSIONS ON ANTI-SEMITISM, DANISH [...] (U) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) visited Vienna February 22-23 to meet with Austrian and OSCE officials on a variety of topics, including religious tolerance and the controversy over cartoons depicting Mohammed in Danish newspapers with Austrian and OSCE officials. Septels report Con [...]	2006-03-03 10:48:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR GM DA AU
06VIENNA653	AUSTRIAN CHANCELLERY'S VIEWS ON HAMAS: STICK TO [...] (C) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) and Professional Staff Member Jonathan Katz, joined by DCM and PolOff, met with Chancellor Schuessel's senior foreign policy adviser, Hans Peter Manz, on February 22. Manz spoke at length on the approach that Austria's EU Presidency is taking toward [...]	2006-03-03 11:05:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL GM AU
06VIENNA655	CODEL WEXLER'S DISCUSSIONS ON IRAN WITH AUSTRIAN [...] (C) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) and Professional Staff Member Jonathan Katz, accompanied by DCM and PolOff, met with Chancellor Schuessel's foreign policy adviser Hans Peter Manz on February 22. Manz gave his views on next steps in reaction to Iran's actions regarding its nuclear p [...]	2006-03-03 12:03:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC IR AU IAEA EUN
06VIENNA663	SOCIAL DEMOCRAT ENDS COALITION WITH HAIDER IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 28, new Carinthian Social Democratic (SPO) leader Gabi Schaunig ended the two-year old state-level coalition with Governor Joerg Haider's BZO and called for snap elections. Schaunig accused Haider of repeatedly sabotaging agreements with her SPO, most recently over [...]	2006-03-03 15:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
06VIENNA664	AMBASSADOR RAISES RUE/RAIFFEISEN WITH FINANCE [...] (S) During a February 28 meeting with Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, Ambassador McCaw raised continuing USG concerns over the non-transparent RUE gas deal and the key involvement of an Austrian bank, Raiffeisen Investment Holding AG (RIAG),in the RosUkrEnergo (RUE) joint venture. The A [...]	2006-03-03 17:11:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL EFIN AU ENGR
06VIENNA715	REPORT ON EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERIAL IN [...] (SBU) Discussions of a possible EU mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) dominated the EU Informal Defense Ministerial in Innsbruck on March 6-7. Despite press speculation that countries would offer up forces for such a mission while in Innsbruck, the ministers agreed only to dis [...]	2006-03-09 11:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR CG BK SR EUN AU
06VIENNA722	U.S-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY: AUSTRIAN EU [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Embassy conveyed ref (a) points to MFA A/S-equivalent for Nonproliferation Dorothea Auer on March 3. Pol Unit Chief followed up on March 8 with Auer and her deputy, DAS for IAEA and nuclear issues Alexander Kmentt. Auer and Kmentt made it clear that Austria is [...]	2006-03-09 14:20:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN EUN AU
06VIENNA723	RE-HATTING AMIS: AUSTRIA AGREES WITH USG STRATEGY [...] (C) On March 7, we conveyed reftel talking points to the MFA's Africa Department and followed-up on March 9 with Georg Lennkh, the MFA's Special Envoy for Africa. Lennkh had just returned from Brussels, where Deputy Secretary Zoellick had briefed EU representatives on the USG position. Lennk [...]	2006-03-09 15:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO AU NATO
06VIENNA725	AUSTRIA TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA OVER VENEZUELA FOR [...] (C) During a March 8 meeting, Austrian MFA Americas Director Rudolf Lennkh told EconPolCouns that Austria had decided to support Guatemala's candidacy instead of Venezuela's for the 2007-2008 Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) seat on the UN Security Council. 2. (C) [...]	2006-03-09 15:49:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC GT VE EUN AU
06VIENNA726	FOLLOW UP ON DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN NGO SUMATE [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns followed up on reftel demarche on March 8, with Rudolf Lennkh, the Austrian MFA's assistant secretary-level Director for the Americas, and DAS-level SIPDIS Latin America section head Andreas Melan. 2. (C) Lennkh said Austrian Embassy Washington DCM Harald Guenther ha [...]	2006-03-09 16:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EU VE AU
06VIENNA746	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH'S VISIT TO VIENNA, [...] (SBU) Austrian-U.S. relations have a solid basis in the common values of democracy and civil rights, and Austria's international activities contribute to our shared vision of a world of peace, freedom, democracy and prosperity. Austria holds the rotating Presidency of the EU Council for the [...]	2006-03-10 14:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AU
06VIENNA758	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS: HAMAS MUST AGREE TO QUARTET [...] Summary: At their regular informal "Gymnich" meeting on March 10-11, EU foreign ministers confirmed existing EU policy toward Hamas, insisting it must meet the conditions established by the Quartet. They also discussed continuing efforts to strengthen the dialogue between the EU and the Isla [...]	2006-03-13 13:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS FR AU
06VIENNA761	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS CALL FOR CONTINUED IRAN [...] Summary: EU leaders used the the informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU foreign ministers on March 10-11 to call for continued international consensus as Iran and its nuclear program is referred to the UN Security Council -- as well as to express hope that a diplomatic solution was still possible. [...]	2006-03-13 17:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL FR IR EUN AU
06VIENNA764	MARCH 2-3 U.S.- EU SENIOR LEVEL TALKS ON JUSTICE, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Senior Level U.S.-EU Informal Meeting on Justice, Freedom, and Security (JLS) was held in Vienna March 2 and 3, and covered the full range of JLS issues on migration, borders and visas, counter-terrorism and security, and law enforcement cooperation. Among the key outcom [...]	2006-03-14 08:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER EUN KCRM SNAR EFIN ETTC AU
06VIENNA778	EU INFORMAL MINISTERIAL IN SALZBURG: [...] Speaking at the informal "Gymnich" meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Salzburg on March 10-11, European External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner commented that Belarus was a country "at a crossroads," with the elections a crucial test for democracy. If the elections are fre [...]	2006-03-15 10:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UP BO EUN AU
06VIENNA785	AUSTRIA ON REACTION TO BELARUS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: During a March 14 meeting, MFA Belarus expert Josef Litschauer said Austria would issue a "presidential statement" on the Belarusian elections an hour after the ODIHR press conference (which will take place at 2:00 pm Minsk time on March 20). Litschauer said there was no EU con [...]	2006-03-15 13:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV BO AU EUN
06VIENNA786	Abbas Plea for Continuation of EU Assistance [...] (U) PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS VISITED VIENNA ON MARCH 14. THE TALKS WITH GOA OFFICIALS CENTERED ON ABBAS' PLEA FOR CONTINUATION OF EU ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIANS. 2. (U) ABBAS UNDERLINED THE PALESTINIAN COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, THE OSLO ACCORDS, THE ROADMAP, AN [...]	2006-03-15 14:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS EUN AU
06VIENNA788	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA -- MARCH 20 EU FOREIGN [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 14 to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken. Riecken made the following substantive comments 2. (C) MEPP -- In light of the day's developments in Gaza, there might be more discussion of the situation in the Middle East. [...]	2006-03-15 15:05:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD AU EUN
06VIENNA789	RUE GAS DEAL: FURTHER INFORMATION FROM RAIFFEISEN, [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 15:31:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	ENRG EPET ECON PREL AU RS UP
06VIENNA811	BERN PROCESS: AUSTRIAN/EU VIEWS ON CHINESE [...] (C) EconPolOff delivered reftel points on March 14 to Engelbert Theuermann, MFA A/S-equivalent for Human Rights and Thomas Unger, Human Rights Bureau desk officer. (Unger participated in the December 1-2 Bern Process meetings in Brussels). Theuermann and Unger, speaking for the EU Presidency [...]	2006-03-17 08:24:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KJUS CM AU EUN
06VIENNA826	TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION TO [...] (S) On March 17, EconUnit Chief delivered reftel talking points, background paper, and names to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, Finan [...]	2006-03-17 16:18:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU
06VIENNA829	Abbas Plea for Continuation of EU Assistance [...] (U) PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS VISITED VIENNA ON MARCH 14. THE TALKS WITH GOA OFFICIALS CENTERED ON ABBAS' PLEA FOR CONTINUATION OF EU ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIANS. 2. (U) ABBAS UNDERLINED THE PALESTINIAN COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, THE OSLO ACCORDS, THE ROADMAP, AN [...]	2006-03-20 10:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS EUN AU
06VIENNA830	SUDAN: UNSC ACTION ON RE-HATTING - EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel points to MFA A/S-equivalent for International Organizations Helmut Boeck and his deputy Peter Huber on March 17. Boeck pointed out that Austria is not currently a UNSC member. However, as EU Council President Austria chairs discussions of UN issues in va [...]	2006-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL SOCI SU AU UNSC EUN
06VIENNA833	HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol Unit Chief conveyed reftel points on March 17 to MFA DAS-equivalent for Middle East affairs Wolfgang Lapuh. Lapuh said the timing of the demarche was excellent. The MFA had received an EU report (note: presumably either from the EU Commission or Council Secretariat) detailing the sam [...]	2006-03-20 14:38:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY AU EUN
06VIENNA857	UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES OF THE UN OFFICE OF THE [...] (U) The following is information gathered by the US liaison officer to the UN Office of the Special Envoy for Kosovo negotiations (UNOSEK) in Vienna. 2. (SBU) Summary: In addition to the second round of talks on decentralization in Vienna on 17 March, the UN Office of the Special Envoy for [...]	2006-03-21 16:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SR YI AU UNMIK
06VIENNA864	IIC: GOA HAS INITIATED PRE-TRIAL INVESTIGATIONS [...] Stefan Benner from the Ministry of Justice's Department for Criminal Matters told us March 21 that the Viennese Public Prosecutor's Office had initiated pre-trial investigations against Austrian companies, which Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) reports mentioned as possible suspects of fra [...]	2006-03-22 15:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ AU KFIN
06VIENNA870	KOSOVO: READOUT OF MARCH 17 TALKS ON [...] (U) The following is information gathered by the US liaison officer to the UN Office of the Special Envoy for Kosovo negotiations (UNOSEK) in Vienna. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The March 17 talks on decentralization were largely free of polemics and stuck to the agenda of the financing of [...]	2006-03-23 11:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SR YI AU UNMIK
06VIENNA879	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA ON DESIGNATION OF [...] (S) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 23 to Johann Froelich, the assistant secretary level head of the Austrian MFA's Justice and Home Affairs Division. Froelich said that he would raise the issue with the Austrian Finance Ministry. He also undertook to consult with his colleag [...]	2006-03-24 08:13:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ASEC ETTC KPAO AU
06VIENNA892	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON BELARUS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on March 24 to Josef Litschauer, the MFA's DAS-level Director for Eastern Europe. (Note: Political Director Thomas Mayr-Harting was not in Vienna. Ambassador will press these points on March 27 and 28 in meetings with the Chancellor's Diplomatic [...]	2006-03-24 13:59:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CVIS BO AU EUN
06VIENNA893	KOSOVO STATUS: SERBS AND KOSOVARS DRAW REDLINES ON [...] (U) The following is information gathered by the US liaison officer to the UN Office of the Special Envoy for Kosovo negotiations (UNOSEK) in Vienna. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In a March 17 meeting, top Serbian negotiators acknowledged to UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari that Kosovo's " [...]	2006-03-24 16:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SR YI AU UNMIK
06VIENNA940	TURKISH LOBBYING EFFORTS IN AUSTRIA HAVE MINIMAL [...] (SBU) As requested in reftel, Post has researched Turkish lobbying campaigns in Austria aimed at improving Turkey's image in the EU. We found little evidence of any lobbying campaigns with enough profile to move public opinion significantly -- especially when compared to the virulently anti-T [...]	2006-03-30 10:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TU EUN AU
06VIENNA956	U.S.-EU TROIKA ON NONPROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: ISN Acting DAS Andrew Semmel and Acting Permanent Representative to Geneva Conference on Disarmament Thomas Cynkin met representatives of the Austrian EU Presidency, the future Finnish Presidency, the European Commission's delegation to IAEA, and the EU Council Secretariat [...]	2006-03-31 12:00:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER MARR MNUC ETTC EFIN KNNP EUN
06VIENNA982	AUSTRIA TO SUPPORT USG STANCE ON SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL WHO JA MX AU
06VIENTIANE1234	REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS LAO VICE PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Representative Betty McCollum pressed Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad for more cooperation on dealing with unexploded ordnance, education, and health care and effectively used her attendance at Christmas Mass to indicate the importance of freedom of religion to the United [...]	2006-12-29 05:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TH
06VIENTIANE298	DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES' LAO VISIT [...] (C) UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Wendy Chamberlin's March 28-30 visit offered some promise of a positive resolution to Laos' continued detention of 27 Hmong deportees. Chamberlin met with Politburo member Pany Yathoteu, and ethnic Hmong, and with Deputy Foreign Minister Phongsava [...]	2006-03-30 06:53:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM TH LA
06VIENTIANE306	NEW CENTRAL COMMITTEE LINEUP [...] LTG Choummaly Sayasone (3) Present position: Lao State Vice President (since 2001),Party Secretary General Previous position: -- Deputy Prime Minister -- Minister of National Defense -- Vice Minister of National Defense Age: 69 Date of birth: June 3, 1936 Place of birth: Attapeu Province [...]	2006-03-31 08:29:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR LA
06VIENTIANE311	CHRISTIANITY IN THE LAO CONTEXT [...] (C) Summary. In a late February visit, DRL/IRF analyst Dr. Clarissa Adamson met with religious leaders and government officials to press for greater religious freedom and the release of four religious prisoners. Noting the slow pace of progress in Laos, Bishop Khamse of Vientiane,s Catholic [...]	2006-04-03 09:09:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF LA
06VIENTIANE312	LAOS' NEW PARTY SECRETARY-GENERAL CHOUMMALY [...] (C) The 8th Party Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) elected Choummaly Sayasone as its new Secretary-General on March 21. Choummaly has been a fixture in the Central Committee for more than two decades, but remains one of the least-known of the senior leaders. A long-tim [...]	2006-04-03 09:53:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL LA
06VIENTIANE316	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INFO ON LOCATION OF MISSING [...] (C) Amnesty International analyst Brittis Edman (please protect),in Thailand recently to gather details about the deportation and subsequent disappearance of the 27 Hmong, called us from Bangkok March 30 to report on her visit to Petchaboon province, where she met with family members of the c [...]	2006-04-03 10:50:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF KCRM TH LA
06VIENTIANE321	MORE DETAILS ON LOCATION OF MISSING HMONG CHILDREN [...] (C) Embassy spoke to two sources today who provided additional details about the location of the missing group of 27 Hmong deported from Thailand (reftel). Although there are inconsistencies between the two reports, together they lead us to believe that the 22 girls in the group are likely stil [...]	2006-04-04 10:39:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM TH LA
06VIENTIANE326	MINE AWARENESS DAY: LAO UXO NATIONAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY OFFICIALLY OPENS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 08:09:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KHDP LA
06VIENTIANE331	GOL HOLDS UP US-FUNDED NGOS' MOUS [...] (SBU) The DCM met with MFA Deputy Director General of the International Organization Phonesavanh on April 5 to raise our concern about the delays in approval of MOUs for several USAID-funded NGO projects. The DCM pointed out that these MOUs have been pending for over two and half years and [...]	2006-04-07 09:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LA
06VIENTIANE332	AVIAN INFLUENZA: LAO WEEKLY REPORT NO.27 [...] (U) During the visit of Dr. Nabarro, FAO Representative Leena Kirjavainen on behalf of Lao Agriculture Minister Siene announced to the donors that Dr. Webster's group had found the H5N1 virus in some Vientiane ducks. Although the Minister has not heard this directly from Dr. Webster, he said [...]	2006-04-07 09:57:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON SOCI PREL LA KFLU
06VIENTIANE335	SCENESETTER FOR DAS ERIC JOHN'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (C) You are visiting Laos at a time when Lao-U.S. relations are at their lowest ebb since 1999, when two Lao-Americans disappeared on the border between Laos and Thailand. The Lao government's detention of 27 Hmong deported from Thailand in December has much to do with the strain, but there a [...]	2006-04-10 04:25:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LA
06VIENTIANE360	REPORTS OF MASSACRE OF HMONG CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN [...] (U) Suggested press guidance is provided at the end of this cable. 2. (C) Two separate Hmong sources have provided details of an alleged attack by Lao People's Army (LPA) forces against an insurgent group in northern Vientiane Province in which 26 people, almost all women and children, were [...]	2006-04-20 09:25:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET	PINR PINS PHUM PREL LA
06VIENTIANE364	AVIAN INFLUENZA: LAO WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 21 [...] (SBU) AI in Ducks: New information from Dr. Webster provided in a summary of a manuscript being submitted to "Nature" indicates that the number of H5N1 infected ducks his project documented in Laos exceeded 30. These findings resulted from a joint project between St. Jude Hospital and that [...]	2006-04-21 06:29:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON SOCI PREL LA
06VIENTIANE367	LAO MFA REACTS TO MASSACRE REPORT [...] (C) This morning PolOff passed on to MFA's Human Rights Unit details from unclassified sources of the reported massacre of 26 Hmong civilians April 6 in northern Vientiane province (reftel). We encouraged the Lao government to take the reports seriously, emphasizing that they came from a numbe [...]	2006-04-21 08:42:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM PREF PREL LA
06VIENTIANE386	DAS ERIC JOHN VISIT: PREDICTABLY, LAO MFA DENIES [...] (C) During his April 25-26 visit to Vientiane for ASEAN-related meetings, DAS Eric John met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Somsavat Lengsavad, who categorically denied Laos faced any human rights problems in the areas of religious freedom or treatment of the ethnic Hmong minor [...]	2006-04-27 10:03:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL TH LA
06VIENTIANE390	AS HMONG INSURGENT NUMBERS DECLINE, GOL UPS THE [...] (C) Since early March, Lao People's Army (LPA) forces have conducted a dry season mopping-up operation against remnant insurgents, leading to numerous civilian casualties. Sustained military pressure in Bolikhamsai province has decimated insurgents there, with hundreds of mostly women and chil [...]	2006-04-28 08:57:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM PREF PREL LA
06VIENTIANE396	LAO GOVERNMENT REPORT ON INTERVIEW WITH 22 HMONG [...] (C) Embassy has come by a copy of a Lao government report on the interrogation of 22 female members of the group of 27 Hmong deported from Thailand in December. Because of its style and content, we believe the document to be authentic. The hand-written report provides brief biographical backgr [...]	2006-05-02 09:16:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM PREF PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE400	AVIAN INFLUENZA: LAO WEEKLY REPORT MAY 3 [...] (SBU) Possible Human Case: We have heard from the Australians of a possible human AI case in Houaphan Province (near Vietnam). Embassy's CDC representative is checking with the UN agencies and GOL on this. 2. (SBU) Announcing AI in ducks: The GOL finally notified the OIE of Dr. Webster' [...]	2006-05-03 09:14:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON SOCI PREL KFLU LA
06VIENTIANE404	LAO RESPONSE ON PSI INITIATIVE [...] (C) Embassy demarched the MFA's International Organizations Department on March 31 and again on May 4 regarding the PSI initiative, conveying the talking points contained in reftel. International Organizations Director Saleumsai Kommasith told us that the GoL was "closely following" discussio [...]	2006-05-04 09:32:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PHSA PGOV PREL KNNP LA
06VIENTIANE413	AMBASSADOR RAISES HMONG MASSACRE WITH VIENTIANE [...] (C) Amnesty International has issued a statement condemning the April 6 killing by Lao soldiers of Hmong civilians in northern Vientiane province (ref A). Ambassador called on Vientiane province's Governor May 4 to discuss the killing; the Governor professed ignorance of the event but at least [...]	2006-05-05 09:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM PREF PREL LA
06VIENTIANE433	HOW TO RUN AN ELECTION IN A ONE-PARTY STATE [...] (C) Communist Party members dominated the slate of candidates in the April 30 National Assembly elections: only two candidates of the 175 standing were "independents," and that by a stretch of imagination. The government touted the improved qualifications of the 115 newly-elected representati [...]	2006-05-15 09:18:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LA
06VIENTIANE434	THREAT TO DEPORT LAO HMONG GROUP FROM PETCHABOON [...] (C) Summary: Several sources reported to us over the weekend that Thai authorities had arrested a group of 24 Lao citizen ethnic Hmong in Petchaboon province on May 11 and had threatened to deport them to Laos. According to these sources the Hmong were "remote people" who had fled Laos as a r [...]	2006-05-15 10:13:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE443	PROSPECTS FOR A JOINT DEMARCHE ON MISSING HMONG [...] (C) The "like-minded" Embassies in Vientiane have agreed that a joint demarche to the Lao government on the missing Hmong children should be the next step in ongoing efforts to secure the release of the group. The decision whether to deliver the demarche will depend on the outcome of ongoing [...]	2006-05-17 10:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE463	LAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 06:17:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LA
06VIENTIANE489	LAO REACTION TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel announcement orally to Director-General of Europe-Americas Department Southam Sakhonhninhom this afternoon, emphasizing the need for the GoL to issue a public statement of support for the U.S. initiative and to use whatever contacts it might have with the Irania [...]	2006-06-01 07:59:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LA
06VIENTIANE492	LAO PRESS CONFERENCE ON HMONG MASSACRE DIRECTLY [...] (C) In a hastily organized press conference this afternoon, MFA's Press Spokesman called allegations of a massacre of Hmong civilians April 6 (reftels) a fabrication, and directly accused the Ambassador of having "threatened a high-ranking government official" during the course of an (actually [...]	2006-06-01 11:18:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PHUM PREL LA
06VIENTIANE496	PLANS FOR JOINT DEMARCHE ON MISSING HMONG CHILDREN [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 11. Summary ------- 2. (C) With no sign of the Lao intending to release the 26 Hmong children held since December, the "like-minded" group in Vientiane plans to jointly demarche the Lao government as soon as modalities can be arranged, perhaps a [...]	2006-06-02 04:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE509	ROK EMBASSY ASKED TO APPROACH GOL ON 10 DPRK [...] (C) Summary: The ROK Foreign Ministry has asked its Embassy in Vientiane to approach the GoL to seek a "humanitarian" solution for 10 DPRK citizens currently imprisoned in Luang Prabang province. The ROK Embassy intends to raise the case of these 10 with the Deputy Foreign Minister, but -- lik [...]	2006-06-06 09:08:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KN LA
06VIENTIANE512	LAO MFA ON TIP REPORT FOR LAOS [...] (C) Ambassador briefed MFA's Europe-Americas Department Director-General Southam Sakhonnhinhom today on the TIP report for Laos, conveying the talking points and Action Plan contained in refs A and B. 2. (C) Southam, who had already read the TIP Report for Laos and ref talking points we had [...]	2006-06-06 09:42:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL KTIP LA
06VIENTIANE519	SURRENDER, FLIGHT OR DEATH -- THE HMONG "REMOTE [...] (C) Summary: More than 600 Hmong "remote people" have turned themselves in to Lao authorities since mid-2005, but the GoL has not permitted international access to any of their resettlement areas; their welfare and condition are unknown. Other Hmong have gone to Thailand, accounting in part fo [...]	2006-06-07 09:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREF PREL LA
06VIENTIANE526	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY "ELECTS" A NEW PRESIDENT AND [...] (C) Summary: In its inaugural session June 8, the newly-elected National Assembly selected a new President, Vice President and Prime Minister and approved the Prime Minister's cabinet. Party Secretary Choummaly Sayasone takes over as President of Laos, while former PM Bounnyang Vorachit has be [...]	2006-06-08 10:21:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL LA
06VIENTIANE536	LAO RELEASE 10 NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS AND TWO [...] (C) Summary: The South Korean Embassy has told us that the Lao police in Luang Prabang had released 10 North Korean asylum seekers and their two South Korean escorts detained since last week (reftel). The two South Koreans have already departed Laos for Thailand; the 10 North Koreans are in Vi [...]	2006-06-12 10:02:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KN LA
06VIENTIANE542	LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON JOINT DEMARCHE ON HMONG [...] (C) The like-minded missions and UN will seek to deliver their joint demarche on the missing Hmong children by the end of June, with the UN playing the coordinating role. The group awaits the outcome of a UN coordination meeting to be held tomorrow to determine the timing of the demarche. The [...]	2006-06-14 09:31:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL KIRF LA
06VIENTIANE544	LAO MFA COMMENTS ON NAM/G-77 UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 04:27:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC UNGA PREL LA
06VIENTIANE561	MURDER OF HMONG MAN IN SAISOMBOUN -- ANOTHER CASE [...] (C) Summary: The murder of a Hmong farmer outside of Muang Cha, the capital of the former Saisomboun Special Zone, on June 8 appears to have been an example of local police eliminating a perceived security threat. Unusually, the government has gone out of its way to report that the motive for [...]	2006-06-22 07:54:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LA
06VIENTIANE565	REAFFIRMING THE "SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP," NEW LAO [...] (C) Summary: In his first major act since taking office Jun 8 (reftel),newly-selected President Choummaly Sayasone traveled to Vietnam June 19-22, meeting with the senior Vietnamese leadership. Almost immediately after his return to Laos, the President will turn around to travel to Beijing. T [...]	2006-06-23 01:34:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH VM LA
06VIENTIANE596	THE GREAT LAND GRAB [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic development is spurring a land grab in broad areas of the country, and the poorest Lao are paying the price. What is feeding the frenzy is a boom in the mining industry and in agricultural commodities, principally rubber and eucalyptus. Foreign investment projects are [...]	2006-06-30 06:10:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PHUM EAGR PREL LA
06VIENTIANE636	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LAO WOMEN'S UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with newly-elected Lao Women's Union (LWU) President Sisay Leudetmounsone July 6 to discuss Embassy cooperation with the LWU across a range of issues. The LWU has played a prominent role on TIP issues, and Ambassador used the occasion to explain Laos' recent Tier [...]	2006-07-07 06:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KWMN LA
06VIENTIANE646	LAO PRESIDENT PAYS HOMAGE TO CHINA [...] (C) During his June 27-July 2 visit to China, Lao President Choummaly met with the senior Chinese leadership and signed an agreement for a low-interest loan for 280 million Yuan (about $35 million) that we understand will be used in part to fund the purchase of construction equipment. The Chin [...]	2006-07-10 09:15:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL LA
06VIENTIANE655	LAO REFUSE JOINT DEMARCHE, LIKE-MINDED GROUP LOOKS [...] (C) The Lao Foreign Minister has refused to receive a joint demarche on the missing children, the GoL saying the President's June 22 letter to the UN Secretary General provided the government's final word on the matter. The UN's Department of Political Affairs (DPA) was not pleased with that r [...]	2006-07-13 09:26:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL KIRF TH LA
06VIENTIANE660	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MISSING CHILDREN WITH MFA [...] (C) As a follow-up to the July 13 like-minded group meeting on the missing children (reftel),this morning Ambassador met with MFA Europe-Americans Department DG Southam Sakhonnhinyom to convey our continued concern about the children's situation. Ambassador first reminded Southam of the case [...]	2006-07-14 04:37:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF KIRF PREL TH LA

06VIENTIANE670	GOL PURSUES REMAINING INSURGENTS [...] (C) Summary: In spite of the onset of the rainy season, Lao military forces are pressing remaining insurgent pockets, especially in Bolikhamsai province. Those groups left in the forest are dispersed in the remotest areas, suffering from possible starvation as LPA forces cut them off from food [...]	2006-07-18 07:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PINS PREL LA

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