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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
09ALGIERS223	EXPANDING ESTH OPPORTUNITIES IN ALGERIA [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Algerian government ministries would like to engage in greater cooperation with the USG pursuant to our 2006 Science and Technology (ST) Agreement. During a visit of the ESTH Regional Hub Officer, officials at the Min [...]	2009-03-03 17:03:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV EINV PGOV AG

09ALGIERS224	ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...]	2009-03-03 18:18:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AG
09ALGIERS235	ALGERIA'S MODERATE ISLAMIST LEADER: A VIEW FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP - Muslim Brotherhood) President Aboudjerra Soltani gave the Ambassador on March 4 Algeria's official Islamist vision of how to increase political participation and create accountability in local government. Soltani said the most critical need w [...]	2009-03-10 11:28:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PREL AG
09ALGIERS246	MFA COMPLAINS THAT HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT DOES NOT [...] (C) MFA Director General for the Americas (A/S-equivalent) Fatiha Selmane summoned the Charge to the MFA on March 11 to express the Algerian government's "disappointment and unhappiness" with the conclusions of the 2008 Human Rights Report (HRR). Selmane said the report was identical to prior [...]	2009-03-11 16:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM AG
09ALGIERS273	FIND A PARTNER: ALGERIA'S NEW INVESTMENT RULES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria has implemented policies that require a majority stake be held by Algerian interests in all new investments in the country, and a minimum 30-percent stake in import businesses. The policies have taken shape through a series of written instructions and guidance sent from [...]	2009-03-21 13:30:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON KPRV EIND AG
09ALGIERS3	GHARDAIA: IDEOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL OASIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Proud of its independent spirit and unique heritage, the oasis town of Ghardaia stands at the gateway to the Sahara as a example of what a community whose traditional structures continue to thrive can achieve when left to its own devices. During his November 14-16 visit to the reg [...]	2009-01-04 08:46:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL KDEM KPAO AG
09ALGIERS302	E-BARBARY COAST: PROFITS AND PIRACY IN THE [...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS BUSINESS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria was the second-leading growth market for Microsoft in 2008, and even as the global recession appears to be dampening sales, it might maintain its position relative to other marke [...]	2009-03-29 16:33:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EINV ECON TSPL AG
09ALGIERS355	AUTHOR OF RECONCILIATION CHARTER SAYS BOUTEFLIKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's de facto human rights ombudsman, Farouk Ksentini, told the Ambassador during an April 4 meeting that Algeria's relationship with the United States is "essential." The Ambassador raised the need to decriminalize defamation, which was intimidating the press. Ksentini agr [...]	2009-04-08 18:30:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AG
09ALGIERS366	CHALLENGES FACING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN ALGERIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The foreign assistance environment in Algeria is significantly different than in neighboring lower income countries where governments actively seek an open and transparent donor aid process. Donors from different governments and multilateral agencies do not coordinate their acti [...]	2009-04-13 09:35:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL EU AG
09ALGIERS386	ALGERIA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR 2009 DISARMAMENT [...] (C) MFA Director General for Political Affairs and International Security (A/S level) Boudjemaa Delmi briefed the Ambassador on April 15 on Algeria's effort to reinvigorate the work of the Geneva Conference on Disarmament (CD),for which Algeria holds the 2008-09 presidency. The Ambassador to [...]	2009-04-18 16:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV UNDC AG
09ALGIERS415	ALGERIA AND MEPI - MOVING FORWARD [...] (U) MEPI remains a valuable tool in Algeria, both to continue existing programming and to focus future programming on new opportunities we identify. In response to refs A and B, this cable outlines what programs work in Algeria, today and tomorrow, and why. MEPI programs support USG goals of [...]	2009-04-26 12:35:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI PREL KPAO KDEM AG
09ALGIERS421	WESTERN SAHARA: ALGERIA POSITIVE BUT GUARDED [...] (C) MFA Director-General for African Affairs Lounes Magramane told the Ambassador on April 25 that Algeria had a very favorable opinion of new UN Special Envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, and that it found the report of his initial impressions "balanced." However, Magramane also poi [...]	2009-04-27 17:47:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UN MO AG
09ALGIERS428	THE GESTATION OF A NEW ISLAMIST PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what appears to be a government-backed effort to energize an alientated Islamist electorate, the traditional tensions within the Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP - Muslim Brotherhood) have sprouted a new formal political movement, the Movement for Preaching and Change (MPC) [...]	2009-04-29 08:31:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM AG
09ALGIERS444	GARDENS IN THE SAHARA: PROPOSAL FOR JULIA TAFT [...] For PRM consideration under the Julia Taft Refugee Fund, Embassy Algiers proposes to fund the development of a demonstration farm and ongoing training program, and to provide 60 Western Sahara refugee families in the Auserd refugee camp with the skills, tools, and supplies needed to grow susta [...]	2009-05-04 17:00:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF AG
09ALGIERS447	THE RESILIENT CHRISTIANS OF TAMANRASSET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Some 2000 kilometers south of Algiers in the heart of the Sahara, a small group of Catholics continue to hold small, discreet services, despite the restrictions local officials have placed on their activities. Each week, 20-30 Christians attend services in a tiny sand and mud chur [...]	2009-05-06 11:25:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI PINR KISL AG
09ALGIERS463	GUNS IN THE DESERT: ROOTS OF SAHEL INSTABILITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The stability of the vast Sahara region of southern Algeria, northern Mali and northern Niger has become a major source of concern to Algerian officials and local leaders we met during a March 23-30 trip to Tamanrasset and Djanet. They tell us a concerted development program and [...]	2009-05-11 08:46:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS ECON ASEC ML NG AG
09ALGIERS469	PROBLEM CHILD: ALGERIA'S GROWING IMPATIENCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria has long considered Mali an ally in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel, but is losing patience with its southern neighbor. During the week of April 25, the two major independent French-language dailies in Algiers, Liberte and El Watan, accused Malian President Amado [...]	2009-05-12 15:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PINR PREL ASEC ML AG
09ALGIERS492	DESPERATELY LOOKING NORTH: THE MIGRANTS OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The cities of Tamanrasset and Djanet in the Algerian south have become extended transit hubs for thousands of illegal migrants from sub Saharan Africa who are looking north to seek opportunity. With 130,000 residents, Tamanrasset is the largest population center in southern Alger [...]	2009-05-20 18:57:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER PINR PINS SOCI ML NG AG
09ALGIERS496	GO WEST! AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT BEYOND ALGIERS [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS BUSINESS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND IS INTENDED FOR GOVERNMENT USE ONLY. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ON THE INTERNET. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's recent trip to Oran (Algeria's second largest city) and Tlemcen provided him an excellent platform to highlight existing coo [...]	2009-05-26 13:00:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV EINV ECON OEXC OIIP SCUL PINR AG
09ALGIERS514	BOUTEFLIKA: SERIOUS WESTERN SAHARA AUTONOMY IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bouteflika told Codel Burr Algeria would consider modifying its position on Western Sahara, and engaging the Sahrawis, if Morocco seriously implemented UN resolutions on self-determination. While Algeria would respect whatever outcome the Saharans chose, including auto [...]	2009-06-03 06:36:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS OREP PGOV PINR PTER PINS KNNP AG
09ALGIERS543	ALGERIAN MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 17:12:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KISL SOCI AG
09ALGIERS611	CODEL SCHIFF ALGERIA SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers welcomes the visit of Representative Adam Schiff and his delegation on June 30 and July 1. Algeria is an important front in the struggle against violent extremism and against Al-Qa'ida in particular. Our primary goal is to help reduce the threat that violent extremists p [...]	2009-06-22 16:18:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OREP PHUM PREL PBTS KDEM AG
09ALGIERS66	ISLAMOFEMINISM: FINDING A FEMINIST AUDIENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two recent American Bar Association (ABA) seminars on sharia law held in Algiers and Oran featured lectures using the theological tenets of Islam to support arguments in favor of gender equality. The lectures, by Islamic feminist scholar and Richmond University law professor Ha [...]	2009-01-21 16:34:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN KISL SOCI SCUL AG
09ALGIERS70	ALGERIA: OBAMA IS "AMERICA WE DREAMED ABOUT" [...] (C) SUMMARY: While we expected a mostly positive reaction to President Obama's inauguration in the Algerian press (reftel) and among most Algerians, the Ambassador received a surprisingly strong positive reaction from former prime minister and ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) chairman [...]	2009-01-21 18:51:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AG
09ALGIERS717	ALGERIA: ENGAGEMENT FOLLOWING PRESIDENT'S CAIRO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The President's June 4 speech in Cairo was closely watched by a generally receptive Algerian public, as was his July speech in Ghana. Our Algerian contacts appreciated the President's effort at Muslim outreach -- epitomized by opening the speech with "assalaamu alaykum" -- and [...]	2009-07-28 17:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OEXC ECON EINV SCUL SENV SOCI TSPL KISL
09ALGIERS729	ALGERIANS AND POLISARIO READY FOR VIENNA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Algerians and Polisario are both ready for the informal talks on Western Sahara August 9 in Vienna. In separate meetings August 3, representatives of both the GOA and the Polisario told us they respect the effort of UNSYG Special Envoy Ross and find that his no-agenda approac [...]	2009-08-04 19:16:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS PREF KPKO AG MO MR
09ALGIERS765	ALGERIAN MINSTATE SAYS TRANS-SAHARA LEADERS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian Minister of State for Africa and the Maghreb Abdelkader Messahel told a visiting Capstone delegation August 14 that trans-Sahara heads of state will meet in Bamako in early October to discuss security cooperation and regional development. Messahel said that Algerian P [...]	2009-08-23 06:43:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER PGOV AG
09ALGIERS768	ALGERIA'S VIEW OF VIENNA TALKS ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Algerian Minstate for Africa and the Maghreb Abdelkader Messahel, Algeria's representative at the Vienna informal talks on the Western Sahara, told us August 14 that the talks were generally civil and constructive, and that the parties to the dispute agreed to further meetings i [...]	2009-08-23 10:56:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS AG MO UN
09ALGIERS779	MEPI ALGERIA SNAPSHOT: PSP ENGLISH TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We saw the MEPI-funded Partnership Schools Program (PSP) in action recently in the western Algerian city of Sidi Bel Abbes as MEPI implementers provided training to a group of government language inspectors. The progress we saw, along with anecdotal evidence from participants, [...]	2009-08-26 14:27:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMPI PREL KPAO PGOV AG
09ALGIERS887	ALGERIAN INDUSTRY MINISTER REAFFIRMS INTEREST IN [...] Summary: Minister of Industry told USTR Director Burkhead that Algeria remains interested in acceding to the WTO and engaging with the U.S. in the framework of our bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement. He nevertheless believed the government had to exert more control over impor [...]	2009-10-01 12:49:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EFIN ECON AG
09ALGIERS889	COMMERCE MINISTER SAYS ALGERIA SERIOUS ABOUT WTO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Commerce Minister El Hachemi Djaaboub told USTR Director for the Middle East and Europe Paul Burkhead on September 28 that WTO accession is still a priority and Algeria looked to the U.S. for support in its efforts to complete negotiations. Djaaboub nevertheless defended new rule [...]	2009-10-01 13:44:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL AG
09ALGIERS890	ALGERIA: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DEFENDS DRUG IMPORT [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with visiting USTR director Burkhead, Health Ministry Secretary General Chakou defended Algeria's import ban on a number of pharmaceuticals. He said it was necessary to protect and develop Algeria's domestic drug production, and to reduce the rising import costs for [...]	2009-10-03 18:02:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON AG
09ALGIERS903	ALGIERS MEDIA REACTION TO USTR PAUL BURKHEAD'S [...] (U) On September 27-28, Paul Burkhead, Director of European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, visited Algiers to meet with senior officials in the GOA and key private sector stakeholders to explore areas of potential cooperation in international t [...]	2009-10-06 07:33:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AG US KPAO
09ALGIERS948	ALGERIA SAYS BAMAKO SUMMIT KEY TO REGIONAL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Algerian Minister Delegate for Defense Guenaizia told visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ambassador Vicki Huddleston October 19 that the Algerian, Mauritanian, Nigerien and Malian chiefs of staff had agreed to set up a regional command for joint counter terrorism [...]	2009-10-25 09:28:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV MCAP MOPS SNAR AG ML MR NG
09ALGIERS962	ALGERIAN MINSTATE SAYS REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS CAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of State for African and Maghreb Affairs Abdelkader Messahel told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ambassador Vicki Huddleston on October 17 that governments in the Sahel region have the resources to combat terrorism and criminal networks and have agreed on the [...]	2009-10-27 17:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MCAP MOPS SNAR AG ML MR NG
09ALGIERS970	A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH ALGERIAN PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) In an October 21 meeting with NEA A/S Feltman, Prime Minister Ouyahia was broadly receptive to the USG theme of economic and security partnership in the region. He said Algeria wants to adopt a market economy but needs time to strengthen its industry to meet world competition. While urgi [...]	2009-10-29 08:51:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KWBG KPAL KISR IS IR AG
09ALGIERS973	NEA A/S FELTMAN MEETING WITH ALGERIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) In an October 20 meeting with Algerian FM Medelci, visiting NEA A/S Feltman said we wished to deepen counterterrorism and regional security cooperation with Algeria. Medelci focused on the economy and the Middle East. Algeria was an open economy that needed foreign and U.S. investment, w [...]	2009-11-02 07:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG IS AG
09ALGIERS993	UK DEFENSE SECRETARY AINSWORTH VISIT TO ALGERIA, [...] (C) The UK Ambassador in Algiers told us that the UK Secretary of State for Defense, during his October 26-27 visit to Algiers, signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement that establishes a framework for UK training of Algerian military, information exchanges and joint exercises. A heli [...]	2009-11-05 15:26:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AG UK IR
09AMEMBASSYHANOI1246	VIETNAM'S STRATEGY FOR COPENHAGEN [...] Please see paragraph 7 for Action Request. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) intends to play a more active role during the upcoming fifteenth Conference of the Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 15) in Copenhagen next month. While V [...]	2009-11-23 09:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
09AMEMBASSYHANOI1292	PETROVIETNAM AND THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftel regarding investment in the Iranian energy sector by foreign companies, including PetroVietnam, Ambassador on November 27 in a previously scheduled meeting delivered reftel points to Ms. Nguyet Nguyen Nga, MFA Director General of Multilateral Economic Cooperation. [...]	2009-12-02 09:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL VM
09AMEMBASSYHANOI909	Vietnam 'Unfriends' Facebook [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following weeks of speculation that the Government of Vietnam was considering blocking the popular social networking site Facebook, Internet users' worst fears began to materialize in mid November. The blockage began at first with only a few Internet service providers in certain re [...]	2009-11-25 09:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	EINT ETTC PHUM KPAO VM CH
09AMEMBASSYHANOI911	Thrown Under the Popemobile? Hanoi Archbishop Submits Letter [...] (C) Summary: Sources in the Hanoi Archdiocese have confirmed that embattled Archbishop Ngo Quang Kiet has offered to resign, citing health concerns and fatigue. The head of the Vatican's delegation to a Jubilee marking the Catholic Church's 350-year presence in Vietnam told the DCM November [...]	2009-11-25 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL VM
09AMEMBASSYHANOI913	VIETNAM-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Embassy contacts at the MFA and MFA-affiliated Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam insist that Vietnam and Cuba continue to enjoy warm, "fraternal" relations. Absent fundamental change in either country, there is little prospect that Vietnam will support U.S. priorities for Cuba, as outlined in [...]	2009-11-27 02:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU VM
09AMMAN1006	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH JORDAN'S [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah discussed with CODEL McConnell the peace process, Iran, and Syria, as well as Iraq and Qatar. The King stressed the importance of immediately pursuing a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East, emphasized that the Arab states could support the U.S. in con [...]	2009-05-03 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR IS IZ JO
09AMMAN1007	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETINGS WITH JORDANIAN [...] (S) Summary: CODEL McConnell met April 9 with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Suhair Al-Ali jointly. Ali expressed her hope that the Senators would help Jordan obtain supplemental economic support. The Foreign Minister stressed th [...]	2009-05-03 05:15:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1035	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL PELOSI TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the May 7-8 visit to Jordan of CODEL Pelosi. Jordan is one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. In line with the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah. We expect that the topics of discussi [...]	2009-05-05 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1070	JORDAN'S TOURISM SECTOR LIKELY TO DECREASE IN 2009 TO 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's tourism sector revenues grew 28% in 2008 to a record $2.97 billion from $2.31 billion in 2007. While officials had hoped for similar growth in 2009, the industry now expects that revenues may return to their 2007 levels due to the slowing worldwide economy. Business tr [...]	2009-05-11 04:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EAID JO
09AMMAN1113	KING ABDULLAH HAS MOMENT IN THE SUN, BUT WILL IT [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts saw King Abdullah's visit to Washington as a success, focusing on how it enhanced his standing among his Arab peers more than on the substantive outcome of his conversations with President Obama. Most thought the King returned from the United States newly empo [...]	2009-05-13 10:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SA SY JO
09AMMAN1118	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN, REFORM [...] (C) Summary: During their May 7-8 visit to Amman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Rush Holt (R-NJ) met with King Abdullah, Senate President Zaid Al-Refai, and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali. They heard optimism about the President's engagement on the Isra [...]	2009-05-13 13:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN112	JORDAN: JANUARY 13 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Gaza news coverage by Jordanian media outlets on Tuesday described Israel's "methodical destruction" and the fierce battles between Palestinian militants and IDF units. Arab and international diplomatic efforts also received attention, specifically King Abdullah's consultations with [...]	2009-01-13 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1128	DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute information programs coordinated through the Embassy Public Affairs Section. MIST programs will support goals of the Embassy's MSP. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) The MIST team will provi [...]	2009-05-14 15:18:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPAO JO
09AMMAN1129	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAIRD'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-18 visit to Jordan of CODEL Baird. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged a meeting with His Excellency Eng. Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court, and advisor to King Abdullah II. Since your last visit in February, His Ma [...]	2009-05-14 15:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1130	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-16 visit to Jordan of CODEL Kerry. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged an audience with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Since your last visit in February, the King had a lengthy and domestically well-received vis [...]	2009-05-14 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1176	UNRWA WORKERS IN JORDAN STAGE ANOTHER STRIKE OVER [...] (C) UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employees in Jordan went on strike from May 12 to May 15 to demand pay increases to compensate for the decline in the value of UNRWA's pension funds. UNRWA Jordan's already tight operational budget will be trimmed further in the coming year and may forc [...]	2009-05-21 10:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF ELAB KPAL JO
09AMMAN1177	Jordan's QIZ Garment Factories Continue to Close or [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's apparel sector has been hard hit by the recession in the U.S., where most of its exports are destined, and competition with Egypt (ref A). The Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported that Jordanian garment exports produced in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) pe [...]	2009-05-21 11:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KTEX EAID JO
09AMMAN1202	JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 1: LOYALTY, [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Jordan's social contract is based on tribes pledging loyalty to the King in exchange for access to the resources of the state. The tribes exercise influence through both national po [...]	2009-05-27 06:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KPAL KDEM JO
09AMMAN1203	JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 2: SHEIKHS [...] Summary: This cable is the second of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Sheikhs are the backbone of the tribal community, acting as informal mediators, employment agencies, moral guides, and the state's eyes and ears in the community. Sheikhs rise to leade [...]	2009-05-27 06:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN1204	JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 3: TRIBAL [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the third of a three part series on internal governance structures in Jordan's tribal system. Tribal law acts as an alternative to Jordan's formal legal system. It deals with cases that range from social mediation to first-degree murder. Sheikhs work closely with [...]	2009-05-27 06:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1236	KNESSET RESOLUTION ON "JORDAN OPTION" GENERATES [...] (C) Jordanian officials, media, and politicians continue to denounce a resolution currently pending in the Israeli Knesset that would recognize Jordan as the Palestinian state. FM Nasser Judeh convoked the Israeli Ambassador on May 26 to deliver a "harshly worded" message designed for public [...]	2009-06-01 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS JO
09AMMAN1260	FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN [...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a per capita income of $5,000 and a population of nearly 6.3 million. Almost one third of the population lives in the capital city of Amman and about thirty percent of Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 77 percent of the e [...]	2009-06-04 12:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO
09AMMAN1261	JORDAN: MOSTLY POSITIVE REACTION TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) Post held a viewing of President Obama's speech for approximately thirty students, academia, and civil society at the American Language Center. The speech was followed by a discussion. During the speech, the audience showed very little reaction, except when the Koran was quoted, which was [...]	2009-06-04 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1267	JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL [...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...]	2009-06-04 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1278	JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S JUNE 11 VISIT [...] (S) Your visit to the region will be viewed by Jordanians as the first follow-up to the President's speech in Cairo. Despite widespread admiration and praise for the speech, Jordanians at all levels of society believe concrete actions must follow in the next few months before optimism about the [...]	2009-06-07 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN1287	JORDAN: PRESIDENT'S SPEECH PROMPTS CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the President's Cairo speech, Jordanian contacts continue to focus primarily on language pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The President's citation of Islamic scriptures and respect for Islam's cultural contribution throughout history was seen as a [...]	2009-06-08 10:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KWBG JO
09AMMAN1313	LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER LAUNCHES NATIONAL TREND PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali officially launched the pro-establishment National Trend Party on May 30. While many in Jordan support the idea of a party to counterbalance the influence of Islamists, deep skepticism remains about Majali's ability to effectively lead th [...]	2009-06-11 09:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN1337	DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN JORDAN ON UNSC 1718 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-14 11:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PREL PARM KNNP KN JO
09AMMAN134	JORDAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the nearly ten years since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertak [...]	2009-01-15 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
09AMMAN1349	JORDAN: IRANIAN ELECTION RESULTS VIEWED AS [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts believe the large electoral gap between President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and Mir Hossein Moussavi may be a legitimate reflection of Iranian popular sentiment. Many blamed Moussavi's loss on his alleged connections to corrupt previous officials and a poor elector [...]	2009-06-15 13:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR JO
09AMMAN1425	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...]	2009-06-25 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1426	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...]	2009-06-25 15:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1493	Jordan Promises to Implement Regulations to Ease Entry and [...] (SBU) The Iraqi-Jordanian Technical Trade and Investment Committee announced on June 22 that the GOJ would apply "softer entry and residency procedures" for Iraqi businessmen and investors. The announcement followed a February 2009 decision by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to issue more leni [...]	2009-07-02 11:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN15	GAZA GROUND INVASION FANS JORDANIAN PUBLIC ANGER [...] (C) Summary: In the face of rising public Jordanian anger over events in Gaza, PM Nader Al-Dahabi addressed Parliament January 4 to say that the government reserves the right to evaluate all of its relations with any side, particularly Israel. Thousands of Jordanians protested over the week [...]	2009-01-04 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PHUM PREL JO
09AMMAN1520	JORDANIAN INTERIOR MINISTER RE-OPENS DEBATE OVER [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi disputed in a June 24 interview recent critical speeches by former ministers that the citizenship status of Palestinian-origin Jordanians was under review. Nevertheless, in recent years, the security services have reportedly engaged in a [...]	2009-07-07 11:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN1528	JORDAN FORMALLY RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 10:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV JO
09AMMAN1558	HONOR CRIMES IN JORDAN: THE TRIBAL PERSPECTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Tribal leaders have a unique perspective on the issue of honor crimes in Jordan. In their role as mediators of community disputes and exemplars of morality, sheikhs frequently prevent domestic squabbles from escalating into honor crimes. The tribal leaders we talked to criti [...]	2009-07-09 13:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN1579	Jordanian-Iraqi Technical Committee Discusses Ways to [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian-Iraqi Joint Technical Committee met on June 22 to discuss efforts to advance bilateral trade and economic ties. Jordanian officials viewed the meeting as important for building upon growing bilateral trade levels, as evidenced by Iraq receiving 20 percent of Jord [...]	2009-07-14 09:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN164	JORDAN: JANUARY 19 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Ceasefire announcements along with rescue and recovery efforts led Jordanian media coverage of developments in and around Gaza over the long weekend. The U.S. - Israel MOU also received front-page attention. King Abdullah's participation at the Sharm El-Sheikh meeting headed local c [...]	2009-01-19 13:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1659	JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF [...] (S) Jordan is increasing its contributions in Afghanistan and to regional security efforts, reaching out to Syria to provide an alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The King is able to carry out this ambitious [...]	2009-07-23 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1676	EMBASSY AMMAN'S FOLLOW UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in refs D and E, the President's June 4 speech in Cairo was generally well received in Jordan. Most Jordanian audiences focused on language related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but they nevertheless expect and look for increased engagement stemming from the [...]	2009-07-27 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN1730	HOW JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY DROPPED THE BALL ON [...] (C) Summary: Despite a promising start for the NGO coalition which worked with Jordan's government to amend the overly restrictive Law on Associations, the group effectively dissolved at the critical moment that the amendments reached parliament. Egos and personality conflicts of local NGO [...]	2009-08-02 12:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1749	AQABA PORT STRIKE LEADS TO SECURITY CRACKDOWN [...] (C) Summary: Gendarmerie forces in the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba used violence to break up a sit-in by workers at the general cargo port on July 31. Despite intense negotiations to end the dispute, an agreement has proven elusive. Sixty-five protesters were taken into custody and th [...]	2009-08-04 08:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM ELAB JO
09AMMAN1762	JORDAN: ISLAMIST EDITOR SAYS TALK OF PEACE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Acting Information Officer, the editor of the Islamist daily Al-Sabeel newspaper lauded U.S. outreach to Muslims but asserted there had been no developments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to convince Jordanians that the U.S. would deal with both sides equa [...]	2009-08-04 14:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN1813	JORDAN'S PM STRESSES NATIONAL UNITY IN MEETING [...] (U) Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi convened Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi, provincial governors, and directors of the security services on August 10. In the meeting, the PM reiterated comments made by the King on August 4 about the importance of national unity and domestic political stabili [...]	2009-08-11 12:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC JO
09AMMAN1866	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS TALK ABOUT CAIRO SPEECH, [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a dinner on August 3, which unexpectedly included Islamist politicians, conversation focused on the President's Cairo speech, Jordanian electoral politics, and Embassy engagement with Islamist groups (Ref A). The Islamists welcomed the Cairo speech and spoke about a p [...]	2009-08-19 03:54:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN1884	JORDAN: HONOR CRIMES 101 [...] (SBU) This cable serves as an overview of honor crimes in Jordan, Post efforts to address the issue, and an analysis of the Jordanian establishment's response to the problem. More detailed reporting has been provided by post in reftels. End Summary. Defining Honor Crimes ----------------- [...]	2009-08-20 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS PREL KMPI JO
09AMMAN189	2008 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR JORDAN [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has taken some positive steps recently to combat child labor, including the development of a national strategy to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. A number of existing laws seek to prevent child labor and provide punishments for those who ex [...]	2009-01-22 09:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID JO
09AMMAN1988	MUGHRABI GATE: JORDAN HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Jordan has not received any Israeli offer that would allow a survey team to measure the site of the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount. The King raised Mughrabi Gate directly with Israeli PM Netanyahu during a July visit, and Jordan's FM raised it durin [...]	2009-09-01 14:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN20	2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) follows. Information was provided by the Jordan Public Security Directorate's Anti-Narcotics Department (PSD-AND). --------------- Part I: Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) Jordan's [...]	2009-01-05 05:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2000	JORDAN: SCANDAL THREATENS TO END BASSEM [...] (C) Summary: Bassem Awadallah, former Royal Court Chief and champion of reform, is getting a divorce after allegedly beating his wife of four months. Many who had tapped Awadallah as the next Prime Minister now see him as a liability whose political career may be over. The scandal may have [...]	2009-09-02 08:45:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2001	JORDAN: BORDER DEMARCATION WITH SYRIA BECOMES [...] (S) Summary: Despite a promising border demarcation agreement between Jordan and Syria reached on July 26, the implementation has become mired in rhetoric on regional politics that threatens to derail the effort. Jordan was initially impressed with Syria's flexibility in talks leading to t [...]	2009-09-02 09:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR JO
09AMMAN2012	FORMER AMBASSADOR OUTLINES JORDAN'S RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Former Ambassador to Iran Bassem Al-Umush described the contours of the official relationship between Jordan and Iran during a September 1 meeting with PolOff. Jordan maintains a minimal diplomatic presence in Tehran to reflect the lack of substantive relations. Iran's efforts t [...]	2009-09-03 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON KINR IR JO
09AMMAN2018	JORDAN: POST FIGHTS FOR BAHA'I BIRTH CERTIFICATE, [...] (SBU) Summary: The approximately 1,000 Baha'i in Jordan face several forms of official discrimination, including the non-recognition of their faith and assembly, inability to register schools and places of worship, and difficulties in obtaining official documentation. One of the Baha'is immed [...]	2009-09-03 14:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI JO
09AMMAN2039	JORDANIAN MFA ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL, SOMALI [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 8 to Samer Naber, Director of the Americas Department at the MFA. On the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Naber said that Jordan's goal at the Arab League Ministerial was to "keep momentum going, avert negativity, and be as positive as possible." [...]	2009-09-08 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL IS SA SO JO
09AMMAN2053	RE-ENGAGING WITH JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Amman is moving forward with a strategy to re-establish political contact with Islamists in Jordan. Engagement with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),languished in the wake of September 11, 2001, and eventua [...]	2009-09-10 06:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN211	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY [...] (S) Foremost on the mind of King Abdullah will be his desire for assurance that the U.S. has reinvigorated its pursuit of a two-state solution. The King pins the blame for the Gaza crisis on three factors: the perceived political vacuum during our presidential transition, doubts about a weake [...]	2009-01-25 15:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2126	MUGHRABI GATE: JORDAN SET TO REMAIN OBSTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: With the standoff over Mughrabi Gate as intractable as ever, Jordan is again opting for a strategy of obstructionism. Prior to his departure for the UNESCO meetings in Paris, MFA Americas Bureau Chief Samer Naber again indicated that Jordan would not respond to Israeli overture [...]	2009-09-16 12:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	IS JO KWBG PREL UNESCO
09AMMAN2127	SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S SEPTEMBER 17 VISIT [...] (S/NF) Your visit comes as Jordanian officials and the King continue to eagerly anticipate the launch of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Jordanian-Israeli relations are cordial, although the growing controversy over Mughrabi Gate remains a sore point. Many of our interlocut [...]	2009-09-16 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2210	DEMARCHE: GOJ FIRMLY ALIGNED WITH USG ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN2216	THE BATTLE OVER JORDAN'S ISLAMIC CENTER SOCIETY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Islamic Center Society (ICS) was the charitable wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) until it was seized by the government in 2006. Legally questionable corruption allegations against members of the ICS board allowed the government to appoint a "temporary" boar [...]	2009-10-01 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KDEM KJUS JO

09AMMAN2225	JORDAN: KING,S CHIEF ADVISOR SAYS SUSTAINED [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by CENTCOM POLAD Michael Gfoeller. 2. (C) SUMMARY: CENTCOM Policy Advisor Michael Gfoeller met with Royal Court International Affairs Advisor Jaffar Hassan on September 27. In the meeting, Hassan outlined Jordan's views on Middle East peace, Afghanistan [...]	2009-10-05 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN2227	JORDAN: CONVICTED POET DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi, Justice Minister Ayman Odeh, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Bureau Chief Samer Naber. In advance of reftel, the Ambassador stressed to Royal Court Chief Nasser Lozi the need to find a suitable solution as the poet's [...]	2009-10-05 11:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KJUS KWMN KTIP JO
09AMMAN2252	THE JORDANIAN ISLAMIST MOVEMENT: AN ORG CHART [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) is an umbrella organization which oversees and controls the political, charitable, and spiritual activities of the Islamist movement in Jordan. The Islamic Action Front (IAF),its political wing, is directly controlled by the JMB through [...]	2009-10-08 06:30:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KPAL EFIN JO
09AMMAN2260	FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN [...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a GDP per capita of $5,100 and a population of over 6.3 million. Over 78% of the people live in urban areas and one third of all Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 66 percent of the economy, industry covers about 30 percen [...]	2009-10-12 12:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO
09AMMAN2302	BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE THROUGH [...] (C) Key Points: -- A variety of regional ESTH initiatives have encouraged support for Middle East peace by developing Arab-Israeli working relationships, increasing regional technical and research capacity, and directly improving the lives of citizens. -- These collaborations can be augme [...]	2009-10-15 09:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN2324	JORDAN: 20TH HONOR CRIME IN 2009; PUBLIC AWARENESS [...] On October 18, local media reported the twentieth honor crime in Jordan to date in 2009. A man handed himself into the police after stabbing his 24-year old daughter allegedly to "cleanse the family's honor." The incident took place in the Jordan Valley and the father alleged that his single [...]	2009-10-19 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN2345	JORDAN: Embassy Amman Hosts Community Service Charity [...] SUMMARY. In cooperation with the Greater Amman Municipality, the Embassy organized a Day of Community Service October 15, in which Embassy volunteers planted trees, painted benches, and cleaned up debris at a park in an underprivileged neighborhood in East Amman. The event commemorated the anni [...]	2009-10-22 06:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TAGS
09AMMAN2351	JORDAN: KING'S INTERVIEW WITH HAARETZ DRAWS [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's October 6 interview with the Israeli Haaretz daily has drawn praise in Jordan. Public commentary focused on the substance of the King's remarks and, in particular, on his pointed call for Israel to stop unilateral actions in Jerusalem that threaten to destabilize [...]	2009-10-22 14:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL SOCI JO
09AMMAN2404	JORDAN: NSC DELEGATION DISCUSSES CAIRO INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) A five-member delegation led by NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy visited Jordan from October 6-9 to discuss initiatives laid out in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. The delegation also included representatives from the Secretary's Policy Planning Staf [...]	2009-11-01 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN2450	JORDAN: ABBAS'S ANNOUNCEMENT VIEWED AS "SERIOUS, [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian media and MFA contacts analyzed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's November 5 announcement that he intended not to run in the next presidential election. Most agree that Abbas used his press conference to express deep disappointment about the status of peace negotia [...]	2009-11-09 16:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2452	JORDAN: POSITIVE REACTION TO INTL. RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's religious minorities are pleased with the content of the 2009 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report and believe that it accurately depicts the level of religious freedom in Jordan. Minority groups were happy that a relative lack of gross religious freedom violation [...]	2009-11-10 06:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN2490	JORDAN: TRIBAL CLASHES WITH POLICE ERUPT IN MA'AN [...] (C) Summary: In response to the death of a local resident due to police abuse, rioters fired upon policemen and set ablaze police property in the East Bank tribal town of Ma'an on November 14. Ma'an is viewed as a bellwether for East Bank opinion and has a history of riots in protest of gover [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN2493	JORDAN-U.S. JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION SCENESETTER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: This Joint Military Commission comes at a time when Jordan is increasing its contributions both in Afghanistan and to broader regional security, offering Syria an Arab alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestini [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV PINS JO
09AMMAN2516	JORDAN: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT FURTHERS CAIRO [...] (U) This cable is the third of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY [...]	2009-11-18 15:13:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2548	JORDAN: LOCAL GROUPS ATTACK RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] Summary: After an initial positive response (ref A) to the 2009 International Religious Freedom (IRF) report, three local organizations have publicly criticized the report. The National Center for Human Rights (NCHR),the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR),and the Jordanian Inter-fait [...]	2009-11-23 12:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN2563	JORDAN: KING DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT AND CALLS FOR [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: King Abdullah issued two royal decrees late yesterday, the first to dissolve parliament effective today and the second to call for early parliamentary elections. The reasons behind the dissolution include an impasse between parliament and the government, and increased publ [...]	2009-11-24 13:07:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	JO PGOV PREL
09AMMAN2578	JORDAN NOMINATES RANA HUSSEINI FOR WOMEN OF [...] Summary: It is an honor to nominate and strongly recommend Rana Husseini for the 2009 Women of Courage Award. Ms. Husseini is the definition of courage. Ms. Husseini's work single-handedly broke the silence of honor killings in Jordan and her 15-year crusade has resulted in greater justice fo [...]	2009-11-25 15:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM JO
09AMMAN2579	JORDAN-U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The military-to-military relationship between Jordan and the United States is one of the most robust in the region. Security assistance to Jordan tops $300 million per year and military engagements include over 20 bilateral and multilateral joint exercises annually. Jordan is [...]	2009-11-25 15:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AESC MOPS PGOV JO
09AMMAN2607	JORDAN SUBMISSION FOR 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Per ref B, following is the text for Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, of Embassy Amman's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),also e-mailed as requested as a Microsoft Word document. Embassy point of contact is Resident Economic [...]	2009-12-03 11:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM JO
09AMMAN2663	Scenesetter for the U.S. - Jordan FTA Joint Committee [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) will host the December 15 U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee (JC) meeting in Amman. This JC occurs on the eve of the FTA coming into full force in January 2010. T [...]	2009-12-09 11:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID JO
09AMMAN2671	JORDAN: PM RESIGNS, NEW GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED [...] (S//NF) Summary: Nader al-Dahabi resigned as Prime Minister today, and Samir Zayd al-Rifa'i, son of Upper House Speaker Zayd al-Rifa'i, is to take his place. The King privately cited corruption within the previous government and the delay in parliamentary elections as reasons for the timing [...]	2009-12-09 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2693	JORDAN SEEKS U.S. INTERVENTION WITH UN COMPENSATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Then Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi requested from the Ambassador, during a November 11 meeting, support for Jordan's interests during the next meeting of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC). Subsequent to that meetin [...]	2009-12-13 10:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SENV KUNC JO IZ
09AMMAN270	JORDAN MEDIA REACTION TO POTUS ARABIYA INTERVIEW [...] SUMMARY: The President's interview with Al-Arabiya was broadcast and rebroadcast in Jordan hourly on January 27. Online news outlets reported highlights the same day, while major print outlets gave it front-page attention in January 28 editions. Op-ed commentary was limited, but cautiously p [...]	2009-01-28 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN2709	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2766	NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...]	2009-12-22 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2769	GOJ CONFIRMS TO T UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher, during a December 2 visit to Jordan, emphasized to then-Prime Minister Dahabi and other senior Jordanian officials the need for strong commitments on uranium enrichment and reprocessing in order to conclude a 123 Agreement. She explained that due to [...]	2009-12-22 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ECON ENRG PREL KNNP JO
09AMMAN277	IRAN'S LARIJANI PAYS A LOW-KEY VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although it was little-known in Jordan, speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani paid a low-key visit to Amman on January 9, accompanied by the speakers of the Syrian and Indonesian parliaments. Despite several attempts by the Jordanian government to turn off the visit, [...]	2009-01-29 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IR IS SY JO
09AMMAN2770	NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...]	2009-12-22 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2791	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The appointment of Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 as Jordanian Prime Minister has been met by largely negative reactions from Embassy contacts and domestic media outlets. His ability to lead a new Cabinet has been questioned by Jordanian officials, political and business el [...]	2009-12-29 05:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR JO
09AMMAN2798	DEMINING COMMISSION REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Beecroft met on December 20 with Prince Mirad bin Zeid Al Hussein, the Chairman of Jordan's National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR). Prince Mirad reviewed the success of the NCDR's 2009 Demining Management course for leaders from National Demining [...]	2009-12-29 15:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MOPS JO
09AMMAN28	JORDAN: JANUARY 5 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Developments in Gaza and new statements by King Abdullah dominated Monday's news coverage and op-ed commentary in all of one of Jordan's major media outlets. Al-Ghad newspaper led with indications that official protests and public anger are converging into a common repudiation of Isr [...]	2009-01-05 12:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN2804	JORDAN'S NEW CABINET: SUMMARY AND SELECTED BIOS [...] (C/NF) The 29-member cabinet was sworn in by King Abdullah II on December 14. The new government, largely technocrats, is made up of 16 new ministers and 13 who served in the previous government. Of the new ministers, seven have served in previous cabinets. PM Samir Rifa'i's cabinet inclu [...]	2009-12-30 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN284	JORDAN BLUE LANTERN: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) EconOffs first met with Mr. Mousa Ababneh, in November 2008 (Ref A). He identified himself as a former Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) Brigadier General (aircraft maintenance background, including an advanced engineering degree from Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Pa [...]	2009-01-29 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC JO
09AMMAN391	ROYAL JORDANIAN CONFIRMS SOME FLIGHT PATTERNS AVOID ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 10:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON JO IZ
09AMMAN41	JORDAN'S PM TELLS PARLIAMENT GOJ MAY "RECONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Speaking before Parliament on January 4, Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi sharply criticized Israel's escalation of hostilities in Gaza, outlined Jordan's response so far, and capped off his remarks by laying down a marker that Jordan reserved the right to take whatever measures de [...]	2009-01-06 11:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN410	IFRC: MONITORING AND EVALUATION ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) RefCoord met with Ahmed Gizo, Regional Director for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Organizations (IFRC) in Amman on January 26, 2009 to discuss IFRC's work, under PRM-funded agreement, with the Jordanian Red Crescent (JRC) primary health clinics in Jordan. [...]	2009-02-16 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO
09AMMAN459	JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan demonstrated a strong commitment to and made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Progress includes the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law, an increase in forced labor cases being investigated and sent forward for [...]	2009-02-18 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09AMMAN46	JORDAN: JANUARY 6 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Jordanian media coverage today of developments in Gaza returned to sensational photos and news of civilian casualties and suffering caused by Israel's offensive. Coverage by major news outlets focused on deteriorating humanitarian conditions while the vituperative op-ed commentary se [...]	2009-01-06 13:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN460	JORDAN TO EASE ENTRY AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has drafted a new policy to ease regulations governing the entry and residence of Iraqi investors in Jordan. The goal is to improve business relations with Iraq, which became Jordan's third largest export market during the first eleven months of [...]	2009-02-19 07:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PREF JO IZ
09AMMAN470	PROPOSALS FOR NADR-FUNDED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT RSI [...] (U) This message is Embassy Amman's response to reftel's call for proposals to use Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Projects (NADR) funds for programs in support of Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) goals. Post is pleased to submit four proposals, all of which leverage [...]	2009-02-19 14:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC JO
09AMMAN500	JORDAN APPRISED OF DEMARCHE ON RUSSIA'S S-300 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 11:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL RS JO
09AMMAN516	JORDAN'S PM RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated reshuffle of Jordanian PM Nader Al-Dahabi's cabinet took place on February 23, with ten ministers replaced and five ministers changing portfolios. At first glance, the reshuffled cabinet has fewer proponents of reform and gives a larger voice to security-co [...]	2009-02-24 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN517	SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY 28 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Foremost on the King's mind are Israeli efforts to form a new government and how the results would affect progress toward peace. The King will also want to know of any developments in the U.S. strategic approach toward Iran and Syria, which could trigger a shift in Jordan's app [...]	2009-02-25 06:56:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN526	JORDANIAN RED CRESCENT ECLIPSED BY ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The NGO International Relief and Development (IRD) has told PRM that it intends to sever its relationship with the Jordanian Red Crescent (JRC) over its belief that the organization was deliberately double-billing donors for services. As part of an independent inquiry, Post [...]	2009-02-25 12:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO
09AMMAN552	STAFFDEL DIAMOND, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings February 16-17, Foreign Minister Salah Al Bashir and Advisor to the King Ayman Safadi told Staffdel Diamond that to obtain peace in the Middle East the U.S. administration needed to pursue immediate negotiations, not a protracted process. It also needed to pr [...]	2009-03-01 11:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN569	CODEL BAIRD DISCUSSES GAZA, INTERFAITH DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: During a February 17-18 visit to Amman, Congressmen Brian Baird and Keith Ellison (both members of the Friends of Jordan Caucus) took the pulse of Jordanian feelings on Gaza, talked about interfaith dialogue opportunities, and received an overview of Jordanian science and techno [...]	2009-03-03 06:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KIRF KWBG TSPL IS SY JO
09AMMAN573	PM DAHABI'S PLANNED TRAVEL TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi told Ambassador in a recent conversation that he plans to lead a ministerial delegation to Baghdad in the near future, without specifying a date. According to a senior ministerial source quoted in local press, the Jordanian delegation hopes to disc [...]	2009-03-03 10:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN580	JORDAN AND BRITAIN WORK AROUND THE LACK OF [...] (C) The British House of Lords February 18 ruling that Omer Mahmoud Mohammad Othamn, "Abu Qatada," could be deported to Jordan sparked preparations for his possible arrival. As Jordan does not have an extradition treaty with the United Kingdom, Abu Qatada's deportation would be governed by a [...]	2009-03-04 03:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER JO
09AMMAN613	JORDAN'S JUSTICE MINISTER OUTLINES WAY FORWARD ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In a recent meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Justice Ayman Odeh offered a way forward on the long-standing issue of the 1995 U.S.-Jordanian extradition treaty. The treaty, which was never ratified by parliament, [...]	2009-03-05 09:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KJUS JO
09AMMAN638	JORDAN NOMINATES TAYSEER AL-NOAIMI FOR UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 07:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO JO
09AMMAN668	SIX YEARS AFTER SADDAM, NEW HOPE IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Six years after Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003, our Jordanian contacts - among the analysts and officials - are evincing greater optimism about Iraq than the strained, highly-qualified hopes we were hearing just a few months ago (Refs A-C). The sustained security im [...]	2009-03-16 11:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR JO
09AMMAN669	STRIDENT GOJ LANGUAGE WITH U.S. ON MUGHRABI GATE, [...] (C) Summary: While Jordanian fears that Israel will unilaterally rebuild the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif have cropped up periodically since the original ramp was damaged by heavy rains in 2004, over the past year the matter has been raised in increasingly strident [...]	2009-03-16 11:21:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UNESCO IS JO
09AMMAN672	Jordan's Trade Deficit Hit High of $9.1 Billion in 2008, [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's trade deficit hit a historic high of $9.1 billion in 2008, compared to $8 billion in 2007 and $2.7 billion in 2000 when Jordan joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) and signed the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. The upward trend is attributed to strong import grow [...]	2009-03-16 12:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
09AMMAN677	ISLAMIST FIGURE SPARKS DEBATE OVER ENGAGING THE [...] (U) Public debate has arisen in Jordan over the late February visit to the United States of the deputy Secretary General of the Islamic Action Front (IAF),which is the political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood. IAF figure Ruheil Gharaibeh traveled to Washington to take part in a February [...]	2009-03-16 17:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL JO
09AMMAN69	JORDANIAN CONTACT EXPOUNDS ON REASONS BEHIND GID [...] (S/NF) Summary: PolOff met on January 5 with Dr. Muhammad Al-Momani (protect),host of a current affairs program on Jordan's state-run television. Momani offered his understanding of former General Intelligence Department Director Muhammad Al-Dahabi's dismissal and how the decision to fire h [...]	2009-01-08 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN690	JORDAN INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ INTO [...] (C) Summary: With continued U.S. encouragement, the GOJ has taken significant steps over the past year to improve its formal political relationship with Baghdad through steady multilateral engagement and increasing bilateral meetings. Economic ties between the countries have also continued to [...]	2009-03-17 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN712	Jordan Announces Revised Rules for Iraqis Entering or [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian Ministry of Interior (MOI) has issued new rules for Iraqis entering or residing in Jordan (ref B). The new, simplified regulations target Iraqi business people and investors with the goal of enhancing Jordan's economic relations with Iraq. Iraqi interlocutors wel [...]	2009-03-19 07:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREF PREL PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN74	"DAY OF RAGE" PROTESTS OVER GAZA AIMED AT UPPING [...] (S) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is coming under increased public pressure to react to events in Gaza and may not be able to hold out much longer, according to Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi in a January 7 conversation with Ambassador. Only days after Prime Minister Nader Dahabi [...]	2009-01-08 16:33:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN742	JORDAN ARMED FORCES REQUEST USG POSITION ON ARMS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) General Khaled Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF),asked DATT whether the USG would object to the JAF selling non-U.S. origin ammunition to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Sarayreh specified that the [...]	2009-03-23 15:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL CG JO
09AMMAN745	AL-JAZEERA COMMENTARY ON JORDANIAN MONARCHY [...] (C) Summary: The airing of a highly critical two-part series about the Jordanian monarchy on the Al-Jazeera historical commentary show "With Haykal" has resulted in a flurry of press commentary questioning presenter Mohammed Haykal's character and condemning the lack of a robust defense of t [...]	2009-03-24 05:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV QA EG JO
09AMMAN746	JORDAN SEEKS DIALOGUE WITH S/P ON "QUINT GROUP" [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) MFA Director of Policy Planning and Research Omar Nahar has inquired whether the U.S. is interested in continuing the Middle East Quintet Policy Planning Dialogue initiated under former S/P Director David Gordon. He proposed coo [...]	2009-03-24 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN75	JORDAN: JANUARY 8 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Beneath photos of Palestinian family members grieving over civilians killed in Gaza, Jordan's major media outlets led today's coverage with news of the Israeli security cabinet's decision to extend its military offensive into urban areas. Inside papers were also choked with paid adve [...]	2009-01-11 05:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN778	JORDANIAN REACTION TO BIN LADIN STATEMENT LIMITED [...] (C) Reaction in Jordan to Usama bin Ladin's most recent statement, broadcast March 14 on Al-Jazeera, has been muted, despite bin Ladin's call to use Jordan as a front from which to "liberate Palestine." In the days immediately following the tape's broadcast, Jordan's media outlets--including [...]	2009-03-26 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER JO
09AMMAN779	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the April 8-11 visit to Jordan of CODEL McConnell. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. Per the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah and are seeking a meeting with new [...]	2009-03-26 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN79	JORDAN: JANUARY 11 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Major media in Jordan went into overdrive during the local weekend and Sunday with news coverage of developments in connection with the conflict in Gaza. The major themes of the coverage were Israel's determination to continue its offensive despite the passage of UNSCR 1860 and mount [...]	2009-01-11 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN813	WARY OF U.S.-IRAN ENGAGEMENT, JORDAN OFFERS WORDS [...] (S) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for evaluations of third-country reactions to possible U.S. engagement with Iran. Jordan's leaders believe such engagement would reward regional hardliners while undermining Arab moderates - without convincing Iran to cease its support for te [...]	2009-04-02 05:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PINR IR JO
09AMMAN834	AQABA'S ECONOMY TREADING WATER AMID CREDIT CRUNCH [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Aqaba, contacts told the DCM that most real estate development projects in the city were on hold due to the lack of financing. Although trade volume through Aqaba's port remains steady, some question whether the fundamentals of Aqaba's economy are strong enough [...]	2009-04-07 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN859	REFCOORD REPORTING FORM RESPONSE JORDAN, SYRIA, AND LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel tasked RefCoords to open a dialogue with UNHCR in the field as they prepare their biannual program/budget planning document, the Country Operational Plan (COP). Initial conversations with UNHCR Country representatives and staff in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon on the COP re [...]	2009-04-13 09:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO SY LE
09AMMAN887	SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...]	2009-04-15 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO
09AMMAN914	ARAB MINISTERS AGREE ON PEACE APPROACH IN ADVANCE [...] (S/NF) Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh passed Ambassador the text of points agreed upon by Arab ministers who met in Amman on April 11, in advance of King Abdullah's trip to the United States. That meeting - dubbed "7 1" - brought together Jordanian, Saudi, Lebanese, Egyptian, Qatari [...]	2009-04-20 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN92	JORDAN'S AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL NOT RECALLED [...] (C) Despite Israeli media reports over the weekend, Jordan's Ambassador to Israel Ali Al Ayed has not been officially recalled to Jordan and his family remains in Israel, based on repeated discussions with Foreign Ministry and Royal Court contacts. Ayed was attending a Jordanian chief of miss [...]	2009-01-12 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL JO
09AMMAN952	JORDAN: MEDIA REACT TO KING'S U.S. VISIT [...] SUMMARY: Wednesday's newspapers in Jordan led with extensive coverage of the President's meeting with King Abdullah at the White House Tuesday. Beneath banner headlines reading "Jordan, U.S. See Eye To Eye On Peace," reports stressed the two leaders' commitment to moving the Middle East peace [...]	2009-04-23 11:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMSTERDAM83	FRAUD SUMMARY - NETHERLANDS [...] Per the instructions in Ref A, Amsterdam submits the following post summary of fraud-related activity during the period from March 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009 updating Ref B. -------------------------- Country Conditions -------------------------- 2. The Netherlands is a highly develope [...]	2009-10-29 16:46:00	Consulate Amsterdam	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NL
09ANKARA10	TURKEY: STATE TV LAUNCHES KURDISH CHANNEL [...] (C) Summary: This is a joint cable Embassy Ankara, Consulate Istanbul, and Consulate Adana. On January 1 the government-run broadcasting service Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) began official 24-hour Kurdish broadcasting on the new TRT 6. While some representatives from Kurdish and human [...]	2009-01-06 08:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE EU
09ANKARA100	TURKEY LOOKS TO BROADEN/DEEPEN TIES WITH IRAQ AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkey continues its outreach to Baghdad and to Erbil in an effort to broaden and deepen its ties to Iraq and the KRG. GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Ozcelik recognizes the pace of progress remains slow but is encouraged that progress continues and that the tenor of discussions betwee [...]	2009-01-22 07:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG TU IZ
09ANKARA1004	TURKEY'S EU SCORECARD: SLOUCHING TOWARD BRUSSELS [...] (C) Summary: Since beginning its EU accession talks in 2005, Turkey has made partial technical progress toward meeting the membership requirements as prescribed by the acquis communautaire, resulting in the opening of 11 politically benign chapters. To further fulfill the Copenhagen criteria [...]	2009-07-14 09:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PREL TU
09ANKARA1008	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1012	TURKEY: ABBAS TO TELL GOT "STOP EMPOWERING HAMAS" [...] (S) Summary: Despite multiple embassies' expressions of concern regarding the growing number of NGO-sponsored Muslim-based conferences in Turkey attended by radical regional participants, the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party-led (AKP) GOT has chosen to turn a blind eye. PLO Amba [...]	2009-07-15 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS
09ANKARA1013	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1028	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1030	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IN WESTERN BLACK SEA REGION [...] (C) Summary: Bartin, Zonguldak, and Karabuk, provinces in Turkey's western Black Sea region, form part of Turkey's industrial heartland. The provinces' largely unionized workers provide coal, iron, steel, and tin for heavy industry not only in Turkey, but in Europe and other markets. With [...]	2009-07-17 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1031	TURKEY EXPECTS RIPPLE EFFECTS FROM NABUCCO IGA [...] (C) Summary: The heads of state of Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria signed the Nabucco pipeline Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) July 13 in Ankara, with EU Commission President Barroso, Georgian President Shaakashvili, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, ministers from Germany, Egypt, [...]	2009-07-17 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EU TU
09ANKARA1032	TURKEY: END-OF-TOUR REFLECTIONS ON THE KURDISH [...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. It distills my observations on the Kurdish issue following three years service as Principal Officer. 2. (C) I first ventured east of the Euphrates in August, 2006. Turkish grievances against the U.S. were numerous and intensifying. The war in Iraq s [...]	2009-07-20 09:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1033	YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Turkey. Your trip will underscore Turkey's status as an essential Ally in every existing NATO operation and in what we seek to accomplish in this region. 2. (C) Issues to Raise: -- Turkey's primary security focus remains its counter-insurgency effort a [...]	2009-07-20 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS NATO TU
09ANKARA1039	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1047	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1055	IRAQ-TURKEY MILITARY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) Summary and Commment: MFA provided Post a signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and the Ministry of Defense of Iraq on military cooperation in training, technology and science, with the understanding that we not inform the Iraqis. The memor [...]	2009-07-23 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IR TU
09ANKARA1082	TURKISH ENERGY POLICY UNDER ENERGY MINISTER YILDIZ [...] (C) We met July 1 and July 27 with Faruk Demir, a long-time advisor to former Energy Minister Guler who was negotiating a new advisory contract with the new Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz. According to Demir, the change of minister is likely to bring changes in energy policy. While some areas [...]	2009-07-28 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TU
09ANKARA1087	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1093	Iranian Applicants Intimidated Yet Hopeful [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This week's visa applicants representing a spectrum of Iranian society updated CONOFF regarding the unrest in Iran. In line with earlier reporting from Ankara, all expressed shock that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the election and expressed hope that the situation in Iran would chan [...]	2009-07-30 09:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1096	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1105	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1119	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1126	TURKEY: CONSULTATIONS ON RUSSIAN PM'S VISIT [...] (C) The Ambassador met August 3 with MFA Under Secretary Apakan to discuss the upcoming visit of Russian Prime Minister Putin. In attendance were Deputy Director General for Eastern Europe, Levent Murat Burhan, and Deputy Director General for Disarmament, Ahmet Muhtar Gun. The Ambassador not [...]	2009-08-04 07:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PINR TU
09ANKARA1128	TURKEY: USG APPROVAL RATINGS STILL IN BASEMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY. Based on the latest PEW survey (but broadly consistent with other polls we have seen recently) USG approval ratings in Turkey continue to lag, although there are glimmers of improvement in certain categories such as confidence that the US will do the right thing in international [...]	2009-08-04 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PGOV PREL TU US
09ANKARA113	TURKEY'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY STILL WON'T BUDGE [...] (C) Turkish Atomic Energy Administration (TAEK) Chairman Okay Cakiroglu told the Ambassador that, with its exponentially increasing energy demand, Turkey was not now ready to exclude any options or any technology from its consideration. Turkey needed time to decide whether it could accept re [...]	2009-01-23 07:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU
09ANKARA1130	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1131	TURKEY: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL NAMES NEW DEPUTY [...] (U) The Supreme Military Council (YAS) results were announced on August 4. Turkish Land Forces Chief of Staff GEN Aslan Guner will replace GEN Hasan Igsiz as the deputy chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and will thus become the lead Turkish representative at the next High Level Defense [...]	2009-08-04 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PINR TU
09ANKARA1136	TURKISH PARLIAMENT ELECTS PM LOYALIST AS SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) elected Mehmet Ali Sahin, a former Minister of Justice and a close ally of PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as its speaker August 5. Sahin's legal and ministerial experience will contribute to ushering the government's ambitious Kurdish initiat [...]	2009-08-05 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1144	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 10:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO

09ANKARA1145	TURKEY: SWEDES VIEW INCREASING AEGEAN TENSIONS AS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador discussed reftels joint efforts with Swedish Ambassador Christer Asp August 5 and noted, in particular, that rising Turkish-Greek tensions over recent Aegean events could inadvertently impact Turkey's EU accession bid. Asp commented that Greece and Cyprus already ha [...]	2009-08-07 11:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU SW
09ANKARA1149	US AND TURKEY REAFFIRM CT COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Turkey is generally pleased with the U.S.-Turkey-Iraq Trilateral Process, but Iraq must take concrete measures against the PKK, Turkish officials told S/CT Amb. Benjamin during his July 30-31 visit. Turkey is developing a new broader "democratization" approach to the Kurdish issu [...]	2009-08-07 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EU IZ TU
09ANKARA1150	LET'S MAKE A DEAL (OR TWENTY): PUTIN IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Putin's August 6 visit to Ankara resulted in a flurry of deals and media frenzy, further heightened by the last-minute participation of Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. The visit focused on energy pipelines and economic cooperation, and twenty separate ag [...]	2009-08-07 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL RS IT TU
09ANKARA1152	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 10:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1155	TURKEY: DTP UPBEAT ON PROSPECTS FOR KURDISH OPENING [...] (C) Summary. During an August 6 dinner hosted by Democracy and Society Party (DTP) Chairman Ahmet Turk, the Ambassador stressed the importance of the DTP continuing to cooperate closely with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) to f [...]	2009-08-10 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1156	TURKEY: MFA BRIEFS CODEL MURPHY-MCKEON ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Codel Murphy-McKeon attended a lunch on August 4 hosted by MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan during their visit to Ankara. The delegation discussed the importance of the U.S.-Turkish relationship and current issues in Afghanistan and Iraq. Apakan highlighted the need to build a national, [...]	2009-08-10 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV AF TU IZ KDEM
09ANKARA1158	TURKEY AND ITS KURDS: STARS ARE ALIGNED [...] (C) Summary: With increasing prominence and gusto, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in recent weeks has been proclaiming its desire to find a lasting solution to the Kurdish "problem." Though the details are officially still under discussion, it is clear that AKP is mobili [...]	2009-08-11 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1166	U.S.-TURKEY TRADE: NEED FOR HIGHER-LEVEL DIALOGUE [...] (C) During President Obama's meeting with Turkish President Gul in April, the two leaders agreed that we need to do more to encourage the two-way flow of bilateral trade and investment and President Obama tasked me to make that happen (a message that was reinforced during the later meetings be [...]	2009-08-12 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV USTR US TR
09ANKARA117	SIXTH TIFA ADVANCES TRADE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The sixth meeting of the U.S.- Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council held January 13 in Ankara was an opportunity for the U.S. and Turkey to discuss ways to further advance the bilateral trade relationship and to enhance cooperation in regional efforts. [...]	2009-01-23 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON KIPR TU
09ANKARA1184	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1194	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1208	TURKEY: MFA WORKING-LEVEL ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA, at a working level, believes the Iranian regime, backed by an IRGC in the ascent, has successfully contained the opposition movement and that there will be no credible challenge to the ruling regime in the near term. Yet there is uncertainty and conflicting signal [...]	2009-08-18 08:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR TU
09ANKARA1214	MHP CONTINUES TO SEE KURDISH INITIATIVE AS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Charge, Oktay Vural, the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) point-man for arguing against the government's still-gestating Kurdish Initiative, explained MHP's rejectionist stance in existential terms for the future of Turkey. Claiming that the Turkish political [...]	2009-08-18 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1216	TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's experience as an ISAF participant and lead nation, its long-term leadership of Wardak PRT and its sponsorship of the "Ankara Process" confirm its commitment to security and democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Though constrained by limited resources, Turkey is willi [...]	2009-08-19 04:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PTER PINS EAID MASS
09ANKARA1217	TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's experience as an ISAF participant and lead nation, its long-term leadership of Wardak PRT and its sponsorship of the "Ankara Process" confirm its commitment to security and democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Though constrained by limited resources, Turkey is willi [...]	2009-08-19 04:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PTER PINS EAID MASS
09ANKARA1218	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1247	SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: You will find Turks increasingly focused on Erdogan's still inchoate "Democratic Initiative," which seeks to address the social and economic factors contributing to many Turkish Kurds' sense of alienation from their government and modern Turkey. The initiative's opponents fear [...]	2009-08-24 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA126	TURKEY TO SEND BACK VENEZUELA-BOUND IRANIAN [...] (C) MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament DDG Ahmet Muhtar Gun confirmed for Pol-Mil Couns on January 26 that the GOT has decided to turn back the Iranian shipment bound for Venezuela (reftel). According to Gun, detailed investigations into the contents of the shipment concluded that the shipm [...]	2009-01-26 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL TU IR
09ANKARA1262	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 10:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1263	TURKEY: MILITARY BREAKS SILENCE ON KURDISH OPENING [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Military Chief GEN Basbug used his August 25 Victory Week commemoration message to break the military's silence on the government's "Democratic Opening" on Kurdish issues (ref a). His message gave support to the government's effort to take steps in the "economi [...]	2009-08-26 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA127	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA1290	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 12:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1293	NATO SYG'S INITIAL VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: During his initial trip to Turkey as the new NATO SYG, Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged senior GoT officials to provide significant additional training support in Afghanistan and received strong push back when he pressed Turkey to show more flexibility to help improve NATO-EU cooperati [...]	2009-09-01 20:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO TU
09ANKARA1294	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 12:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1299	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 12:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1300	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1309	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 10:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1310	CODEL WEXLER URGES TURKISH ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Robert Wexler met August 26-27 with a wide array of top-level Turkish officials to discuss the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and to urge them to push for greater regional support for President Obama's initiatives on Middle East peace and his willingness to deal wit [...]	2009-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG AM AZ IS IR TU
09ANKARA1320	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1326	DAS KAIDANOW'S INITIAL CONSULTATIONS IN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: GoT officials told EUR DAS Kaidanow during her initial visit to Ankara that: -- Turkey is committed to the reconciliation process with Armenia, but Ankara also needs to see progress on Nagorno-Karabakh; -- Ankara fully supports Talat and is giving him maximum flexibility, but [...]	2009-09-09 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AR GR TU
09ANKARA1328	TURKEY: ANKARA BRAVES OPPOSITION TO ARMENIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition parties continue to object vigorously to the Turkish MFA's August 31 announcement of the agreement between Turkey and Armenia to begin consultations on bilateral protocols on establishing diplomatic relations and opening the border. Given the opposition's pre-existing [...]	2009-09-10 04:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
09ANKARA1341	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 10:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1343	TURKEY: CHILD LABOR REPORT RUFFLES GOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered the points in reftel to appropriate officials in the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOT's response ranged from moderately negative to baffled. Even though the USDOL report on Worst Forms of Child Labor (WFCL [...]	2009-09-11 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1352	TURKEY SQUEEZES PHARMA SECTOR TO EASE HEALTH [...] (C) Summary. Faced with a TL 1 billion deficit in its health care spending for 2009 and significant additional deficits in years to come, the GOT is scrambling for ways to close the gap. According to pharmaceutical sector representatives, a large part of the GOT strategy appears to be to lay [...]	2009-09-14 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV EFIN TU
09ANKARA1366	TURKEY SUPPORTS FOLLOW-ON UNSCR 1820 RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) On September 17 we delivered REFTEL talking points to Erman Topcu at MFA's Directorate General of International Political Organizations. He informed us that Turkey supported the entire USG proposal in principle, including the organization of a task force, regular reporting on conflict-rel [...]	2009-09-17 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN TU
09ANKARA1367	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA137	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES SOUTH CAUCASUS WITH GOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy U/S for Eastern Europe and South Caucasus Unal Cevikoz emphasized to visiting DAS Bryza and the Ambassador January 16 the importance Turkey attaches to the continuation of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Cevikoz said Turkey would support a UNOMIG extensio [...]	2009-01-27 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV AJ AM GG RU TU XY
09ANKARA1373	TURKEY: EARLY REACTION IN THE MEDIA TO MISSILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish media reaction to the White House announcement on European missile defense has been limited thus far and ranged from straightforward reporting based on the Presidential announcement to speculation that the announcement portends a greater role for Turkey in the new "Phase [...]	2009-09-18 10:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KMDR NATO IR TU
09ANKARA138	US-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP REAFFIRMS ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 09:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ TU
09ANKARA1382	TURKISH MFA: FM PRESSED IRAN ON ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 18 MFA's Department Head for Iran Korkut Gungen gave us a readout of FM Davutoglu's September 12-13 visit to Iran, noting that Davutoglu had raised the nuclear issue with each of his interlocutors (including a tete-a-tete with Ahmadinejad) and had pressed the GOI to [...]	2009-09-18 16:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA1414	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 05:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1418	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA142	SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) The Gaza crisis and IDF attacks on Palestinian civilians dominated the Turkish press for three weeks and will still be fresh in the minds of GOT officials as you arrive. PM Erdogan, incensed that Israel launched attacks on Gaza just days after PM Olmert had visited Ankara with no mention [...]	2009-01-28 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1421	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes your visit to Turkey October 8-10. Our relations with Turkey are strong. While the euphoria from the President's visit last April have faded, the steady stream of senior visitors from Washington has helped us convince Turkey's leaders that the Administrat [...]	2009-09-30 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1430	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1437	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-05 10:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA145	TURKEY: THE LINGERING IMPACT OF GOT GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's harsh condemnation of GOI actions during the recent Gaza crisis continues to impact Turkey's Jewish minority and its bilateral relationship with Israel. Jewish Community leaders in Istanbul told the Ambassador that while they had previously enjoyed a clos [...]	2009-01-29 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA1453	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1460	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish National Police candidates for an IMET sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DRL/PM/EUR/INR) and advise Post wh [...]	2009-10-08 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1464	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1467	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA147	TURKEY: NO AGREEMENT YET ON CSCP MODALITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform (CSCP) parties, meeting in Istanbul January 26, did not reach agreement on how the platform will be institutionalized or how it will engage other countries and relate to other regional mechanisms, according to Russian and Georgian Embas [...]	2009-01-30 10:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AM AJ GG RU TU XY
09ANKARA1472	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) Sandy, Glad you'll be able to visit Turkey at this key time. Your short visit will give you an opportunity to engage with key Turkish leaders on, first and foremost in their minds, missile defense. The Turks are keen to learn more about U.S. plans, in particular what role the U.S. wants/e [...]	2009-10-13 08:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA1478	TURKEY: ISN DELEGATION TWISTS ARMS, MAKES PROGRESS [...] (C) During September 28 consultations with the Turkish interagency in Ankara, ISN DAS Eliot Kang and ISN/NESS Office Director Richard Stratford made a persuasive case for Turkey to join the growing consensus for new guidelines at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to prohibit the transfer of n [...]	2009-10-14 09:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PREL TU
09ANKARA1481	TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS CONTINUE TO SOUR [...] (C) Summary: Turkish-Israeli bilateral relations remain strained. GOT interlocutors attribute the tension to Israel's December Gaza operation and argue that the bilateral relationship will recover only when Israel allows improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The GOT's last-minu [...]	2009-10-14 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TU IS
09ANKARA1486	TURKEY-SYRIA RELATIONS: AN AKP WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish government firmly supports its expanding bilateral relationship with Syria, which it argues benefits both nations and the region. Increasing ties and cooperation between the two governments led to a recent agreement to remove visa requirements, which the MFA deems a c [...]	2009-10-15 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SY TU
09ANKARA149	ERDOGAN'S DAVOS REMARKS PLAY WELL FOR AKP [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan received a hero's welcome on his return to Turkey early January 30 from Davos, where during a televised discussion concerning Gaza he harshly criticized the Israeli government and stormed out, swearing to never return. The outburst has [...]	2009-01-30 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1498	TURKS WILL JOIN CONSENSUS ON SEDM MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] (C) MFA NATO and Euroatlantic Security Policy Department Head Mustafa Turan expressed appreciation for the infomation about USG readiness to join consensus on extending Southeastern European Defense Ministerial (SEDM) membership to Serbia (reftel) and agreed that there should be no obstacles t [...]	2009-10-16 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TU
09ANKARA150	TANER YILDIZ: ERDOGAN'S ENERGY TROUBLESHOOTER [...] (C) Summary. Denying persistent and long-standing rumors, Kayseri Parliamentarian Taner Yildiz began a January 27 meeting with Econoffs by saying he assumed the job of energy advisor to the AK Party 1.5 years ago, is happy with it, does not have designs on the Energy Minister's job. He suppor [...]	2009-01-30 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA1503	TURKEY: PHARMA INDUSTRY GIVES COUNTERPROPOSAL TO [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, the GOT published two decrees relating to pharmaceutical pricing in an effort to close the 2 billion TL Social Security budget gap described in reftel. U.S. firms have told us these decrees, with 70 percent of the cost expected to fall on foreign firms, will kil [...]	2009-10-19 05:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TU
09ANKARA151	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1511	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1516	TURKEY: HORMATS-BABACAN BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. During an October 6 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, U/S for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats reiterated President Obama,s commitment to strengthening our economic partnership with Turkey. Babacan welcomed the U.S. focus on the economic rel [...]	2009-10-21 07:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN ECIN EINV TU
09ANKARA1519	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1527	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1532	ISRAELI EMBASSY HOPES FOR BETTER TIMES AFTER [...] (C) Israeli DCM Menahem Kanafi told DCM October 21 that the Turkish MFA and Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) have been responsive to Israeli requests regarding a soap opera airing this week on TRT that dramatized graphic Israeli violence against Palestinian civilians. After the Israeli Amb [...]	2009-10-23 07:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TU
09ANKARA1537	TIES THAT BIND: AZERI INFLUENCE OVER TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Turkey-Armenia protocols begin to percolate in the Turkish Parliament (SEPTEL),Azerbaijan's influence on Turkish public opinion will be pivotal. Given the close cultural, historical and linguistic ties between the Turks and Azerbaijanis, the Turkish public appears unwilli [...]	2009-10-23 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AR AJ TU
09ANKARA1549	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TRACES HIS PROBLEMS TO ERDOGAN [...] (C) During an October 26 call on the Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador Gabby Levy registered concern over the recent deterioration in his country's bilateral relations with Turkey and the conviction that the relationship's decline is attributable exclusively to Prime Minister Erdogan. Levy said Foreig [...]	2009-10-27 11:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IS
09ANKARA1553	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1563	ASD VERSHBOW DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) In an October 19 visit to Turkey focused primarily on missile defense (ref),ASD Vershbow discussed a broad range of issues related to security in the region with his Turkish counterparts. He pressed MFA leaders to re-engage with Israel, to stay on track with efforts to keep tension low i [...]	2009-10-28 06:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU
09ANKARA1566	TURKEY'S SEARCH FOR A PLAN B ON NATURAL GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As negotiations with Azerbaijan have stalled -- in Turkey's view, because of Azeri pique over its rapprochement with Armenia -- the GoT has been actively developing its options for a short to medium term natural gas picture without a deal with Azerbaijan. It believes that having a [...]	2009-10-28 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU
09ANKARA1569	PROTOCOLS IN PARLIAMENT-WHAT NEXT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now that the Turkey-Armenia protocols are in parliament, "the hard part begins." The GOT faces an uphill battle in pushing for ratification, as the opposition continues its criticism and public opinion demands progress on Nagorno-Karabakh. What constitutes the minimum political [...]	2009-10-29 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ AR TU
09ANKARA1574	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA158	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1580	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 11:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1589	DOE DEP SEC PONEMAN VISIT: TURKS POSITIVE ON SOUTHERN CORRIDOR AND RENEWABLES [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Minister of Energy Yildiz and BOTAS Acting Director General Konuk, DoE Deputy Secretary Poneman stressed U.S. support for the Southern Corridor and the urgent need to resolve negotiations with the Azeris to make the Corridor a reality. Both Yildiz and Konu [...]	2009-11-05 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AZ
09ANKARA1592	TURKIC COUNCIL ESTABLISHED; KAZAKHSTAN THE PRIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey has renewed its effort to consolidate its influence among the Turkic countries to its east with a new approach toward its neighbors. Two recent developments point to the initial success of this new posture. During the October 2-3 Turkic Summit in Nakhcivan, Turkey join [...]	2009-11-05 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ ZK TU
09ANKARA1593	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 11:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1594	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA160	Following up the President's al-Arabiya Interview - Turkish [...] Summary: Turkish media coverage of President Obama's al-Arabiya interview last week was overwhelmingly positive. Many news stories focused on his statement that "Americans are not the enemies of Muslims" and commentators praised the interview's unifying spirit. The US Mission supported the int [...]	2009-02-02 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL TU
09ANKARA1600	IRAQ-TURKEY COUNTERTERRORISM AGREEMENT [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 5 gave us an English-language copy of the Iraqi-Turkish counter-terrorism agreement signed by the two countries' Interior Ministers during Prime Minister Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad (REFTEL). MFA contacts contend this agreement provides a [...]	2009-11-06 16:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
09ANKARA1601	MORE COMMENTATORS QUESTION AKP FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Among Turkish media commentators and academics, we are observing an increasing tendency to question the Erdogan/Davutoglu foreign policy's perceived goal of reorienting Turkey away from the West towards positions and a vernacular that appeal to the "Islamic street." Riza Turmen, a former [...]	2009-11-09 06:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1607	AMBASSADOR BROACHES ANTI-US RHETORIC WITH BAYKAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal on November 5 to confront him about his persistent use of anti-American rhetoric in speeches on otherwise purely internal matters. Baykal ducked and weaved, contending he is often misquoted. Bayk [...]	2009-11-09 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1608	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR TRIP TO TURKEY [...] (S) I look forward to welcoming you. Missile Defense is at the top of our crowded agenda with Turkey and the Turks are fully engaged. They will look for you to advance the discussions which were well begun by Sandy Vershbow and others both here in Ankara and at NATO. They will be looking fo [...]	2009-11-09 11:07:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL NATO TU
09ANKARA1609	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1619	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1628	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1632	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]	2009-11-13 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA1633	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]	2009-11-13 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA1637	TURKEY'S LETTER TO GREECE: DEAR GEORGE [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA proudly points to Prime Minister Erdogan's October 30 letter to Greece as a positive step for the future of bilateral relations between the two countries, but admits that much depends on Greece's response -- and the ongoing Cyprus negotiations. In the letter, Erd [...]	2009-11-16 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU GR
09ANKARA164	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1647	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA166	TURKEY: "I APOLOGIZE" CAMPAIGN CATHARTIC, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of signatures attached to the on-line campaign apologizing for the "great disaster" suffered by Ottoman Armenians in 1915 has begun to taper off after reaching 30,000 -- a figure far exceeding the organizers' expectations. While criticized strongly by retired diplomat [...]	2009-02-03 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AM TU
09ANKARA1661	PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN SUMMITS [...] (C) Turkey plans to involve itself actively in organizing meetings related to both Afghanistan and Pakistan in the coming year. Turkey's "Action Plan for Afghanistan" (included in para 4 below),which lists "immediate steps" for Turkish efforts in Afghanistan, includes convening the fourth Af [...]	2009-11-19 09:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1672	ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING A CHANNEL TO THE SENIOR [...] (C) Israeli Embassy Spokesperson Amit Zarouk (Protect) told us November 18 his government, urged on by Minister of Defense Barak and the Israel Defense Force, continues to search for a reliable communication channel to the GoT's senior political level. Zarouk fears the lack of such a channel [...]	2009-11-19 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU IS
09ANKARA1675	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 11:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1687	BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] (SBU) We visited the office of Elsan Defense and Communications (reftel) and met with Murat Unluturk (vice president for contracts) and Ambassador (retired) A. Hikmet Alp (senior advisor) on November 23. Unluturk told us that the company does not engage in manufacturing or storage of US Munit [...]	2009-11-24 10:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC TU
09ANKARA1688	TURKEY: BALKANS AS NEW FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey is looking to re-engage in the Balkans to regain its historical influence in the region, with a particular focus on Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH),according to the MFA. On November 19 MFA Deputy Director General for Central and Southeastern Europe, Murat Karagoz, provided us an [...]	2009-11-24 10:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU BK GR
09ANKARA169	TURKEY TO CONTINUE ACTIVIST ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT aims to continue to play an activist role in establishing peace and stability in its neighborhood as a foreign policy priority, in large measure because of a deep distrust and fear of Iran's exhibited malevolent influence throughout the region, according to senior MFA offi [...]	2009-02-03 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ENRG KPAL TU IZ IR IS
09ANKARA1692	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: FOURTH U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Over the past several months, Turkey has been actively exploring its energy options--from Azerbaijan and Russia to Iran and Qatar (reftel). As the GoT prepares next steps in several areas of its energy relations, your bilateral meeting with Energy Minister Yildiz and the fourth round of th [...]	2009-11-24 13:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU

09ANKARA1693	TURKEY: AS PRICING DEADLINE NEARS, PHARMA INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. Following the GOT's rejection of pharmaceutical industry proposals to close the health care budget gap (described in reftels),the sector has been forced back to the drawing board with little time left before the December 4 implementation deadline. The GOT indicated that it was [...]	2009-11-25 05:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN TU
09ANKARA1696	DEMOCRAT PARTY TRYING TO CARVE NICHE IN THE CENTER [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Democrat Party (DP),led by Husamettin Cindoruk, is trying to create a place for itself in the center of Turkey's starkly polarized political spectrum. Carrying on the traditions of both the Justice Party of Adnan Menderes and Suleyman Demirel, and the Motherland Party [...]	2009-11-25 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1698	TURKISH NUCLEAR TENDER CANCELED [...] (U) On November 20, the Turkish Electricity Trading and Contracting Company (TETAS) canceled the September 2008 tender to build and operate Turkey's first nuclear power plant. The cancelation follows a November 10 decision by the Council of State (Danistay) to suspend several articles of the [...]	2009-11-25 11:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL TU
09ANKARA1707	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1712	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1716	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 11:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1725	TREASURY OFFICIAL ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary. During an October 19-20 visit to Ankara, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen cautioned government and banking officials about doing business with Iranian banks. GOT officials insisted they will comply with all UNSC obligations, but are [...]	2009-12-04 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	EFIN PTER TU IR IS GZ KPAL ECON
09ANKARA1726	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1736	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 11:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1742	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1745	TURKEY: PARTNERS BUT NOT PALS WITH EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both the Turkish MFA and Egyptian Embassy view the bilateral relationship positively for now, but the two countries' wariness towards each other could impact relations down the road. The Turkish MFA says it views Egypt as a partner and not a competitor. The Egyptian Embassy com [...]	2009-12-08 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EG PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1747	TURKEY: EU TROIKA PRESSES ANKARA ON CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkey-EU Troika meeting on November 26 in Istanbul focused on Turkey's EU bid, but made reference to Turkey's unwillingness to implement the Ankara Additional Protocol. (The Swedish Embassy passed us their final report on this meeting but emphasized that not all EU members h [...]	2009-12-08 16:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU EU CY
09ANKARA175	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1751	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1754	AZERBAIJAN EMBASSY PLANS TO LOBBY AGAINST PROTOCOLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Azerbaijan Embassy was shocked by what it perceived as lukewarm support from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Turkish public for Azerbaijan's perspective on the Armenia Protocols, and plans to increase its public diplomacy efforts and take its case direct [...]	2009-12-09 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AM PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1759	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA176	TURKEY: WALKING BACK THE GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan has begun to modify his politically charged Gaza rhetoric, responding to growing concerns in the Turkish Jewish community, moderate Arab capitals, American Jewish groups, and among GOT officials. Since Davos, Erdogan has repeatedly emphasized that his state [...]	2009-02-04 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1762	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 11:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1766	4TH U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At the fourth session of the U.S.-Turkey Energy Working Group on December 3, the Turkish delegation proposed increased cooperation between the U.S. and Turkey to support development of Iraq's energy sector, specifically through a joint project to relaunch the Iraq Stra [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU
09ANKARA1767	ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING ACCESS TO POLITICAL LEVEL [...] (C) During a recent conversation with us, Israeli Embassy DCM Menahem Kanafi described Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer's November 23 - 24 visit to Ankara as a modest step towards his government's goal of re-establishing a reliable communication channel to the GoT's s [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IS SY
09ANKARA1769	ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING ACCESS TO POLITICAL LEVEL [...] (C) During a recent conversation with us, Israeli Embassy DCM Menahem Kanafi described Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer's November 23 - 24 visit to Ankara as a modest step towards his government's goal of re-establishing a reliable communication channel to the GoT's s [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IS SY
09ANKARA1771	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1773	FBI DIRECTOR'S VISIT: POLICE PRAISE "KINGPIN" [...] (C) SUMMARY. FBI Director Mueller urged Turkey to accept an information sharing arrangement on biometric data during a November 18 meeting with Turkish National Police Director General Koksal. The Director separately offered to post a second FBI officer in Ankara to strengthen CT teamwork. K [...]	2009-12-14 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL SNAR KCRM IZ TU
09ANKARA1774	FBI DIRECTOR'S VISIT: DPM CICEK WELCOMES CLOSER CT [...] (C) SUMMARY. FBI Director Mueller offered to share biometric data with Turkey, post a second FBI agent in Ankara and assist Turkey with strengthening its counterterrorism legislation, FBI Director Mueller told DPM Cicek during a November 18 meeting. Biometric sharing would require changes to [...]	2009-12-14 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL KCRM IZ TU
09ANKARA1775	FBI DIRECTOR'S VISIT: MINISTER OF JUSTICE READY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 18 meeting, FBI Director Mueller pressed Justice Minister Ergin to establish a new bilateral framework that would facilitate the more rapid exchange of information. He also urged Turkey to revise its terrorism laws to better address the challenges brought by gl [...]	2009-12-14 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL KCRM IZ TU
09ANKARA1783	TURKEY: CANDIDATE FOR OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Following consultations with relevant contacts in the Turkish National Police (TNP) and in the private sector, we are pleased to suggest the following candidate for the OSCE Counterterrorism Workshop to be held in Vienna February 11-12, 2010. TNP contacts may provide a TNP candidate, but were [...]	2009-12-16 06:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KCIP OSCE TU
09ANKARA1788	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA179	TURKEY: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF U.S. DESIGNATION OF [...] (C) We informed MFA Security Affairs Deputy Director General Inan Ozyildiz and Security Affairs Office Director Metin Ergin February 3 of the USG's intent to designate PJAK as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (reftel). Ozyildiz said the Government of Turkey supports this designation, which wi [...]	2009-02-04 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN ECON PTER PINR TU IZ
09ANKARA1794	EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING WORKSHOP, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Embassy Ankara will host a three-day regional counterterrorism workshop for law enforcement officials and prosecutors from Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania and Greece, February 10-12, 2010. Embassy Ankara requests assistance from addressee embassies to en [...]	2009-12-17 10:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER SNAR AL BU GR MK TU
09ANKARA1795	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1797	PM ERDOGAN AND MINISTER YILDIZ POSITIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Morningstar on December 2, PM Erdogan and Energy Minister Yildiz both spoke positively of reaching agreement with the Azeris on Shah Deniz gas and cooperating more closely with the U.S. to develop Iraq's energy sector. E [...]	2009-12-17 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU
09ANKARA1817	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR JEFFREY DISCUSSES FSECC WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Jeffrey met with State Minister for Foreign Trade Zafer Caglayan on December 18 to discuss the new Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC). The Ambassador congratulated Caglayan on being named as the GOT's FSECC co-chair, along with Deputy Prime Mini [...]	2009-12-22 10:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL TU
09ANKARA1819	SRAP CONSULTATIONS IN ANKARA, DECEMBER 2-3 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 2-3 an interagency U.S. delegation led by Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dan Feldman met with Turkish MFA officials and representatives from Turkish ministries and agencies that have a current or potential role in Afghanistan and Pakistan [...]	2009-12-22 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PGOV PK PREL TU
09ANKARA1828	SAFE DEPARTURE OF HEU FROM TURKEY ADVANCES [...] (C) Officials from Department of Energy/National Nuclear Safety Administration (DOE/NNSA) along with contractors oversaw on December 14 the removal of Turkey's stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent fuel elements from the Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center located in Istanb [...]	2009-12-23 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL ENRG TU
09ANKARA1834	TURKEY: MUBARAK VISIT YIELDS A PROFFERED EMBRACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Egyptian President Mubarak's visit to Ankara December 15-16 focused on bilateral ties and the Middle East during lengthy separate discussions with President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan, Deputy PM Babacan, FM Davutoglu, and Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Basbug. Although the Tu [...]	2009-12-27 18:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU EG IS PREL IR
09ANKARA1839	TENSIONS SPIKE AMIDST DEPUTY PM ASSASSINATION PLOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors and police conducted extensive, unprecedented searches in the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Special Forces Mobility Command on December 25 following the arrest of two special forces officers for allegedly targeting Deputy PM Bulent Arinc for assassination. TGS Chief GEN [...]	2009-12-28 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1846	(C) TURKISH GOALS FOR A JANUARY MNFI INTEL TEAM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish ambassador to Iraq Murat Ozcelik contends MNF-I intelligence support is key to a new cooperative GoT-KRG effort to reduce and ultimately dispose of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Turkish Minister of Interior Besir Atalay reportedly secured [...]	2009-12-29 17:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR MARR TU IZ
09ANKARA1847	Iranians Unchanged By Ashura Protest [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONOFFs surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) and immigrant visa (IV) applicants following the Sunday, December 27, 2009 Ashura protests in Iran. None of the applicants participated in the protests nor did any have contact with protest participants. Most applicants were sk [...]	2009-12-30 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA189	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA191	TURKEY: INSIDER OUTLINES NEW CT MECHANISM [...] (C) Summary. A draft proposal establishing a new counterterrorism coordination mechanism already has informal clearance from Turkey's NSC and needs only final cabinet approval, according to Halil Sivgin, a political consultant with close ties to Deputy PM Cicek. Sivgin told us February 2 tha [...]	2009-02-05 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU
09ANKARA194	TURKEY ON FRENCH NATO REINTEGRATION [...] (C) Summary: Upcoming local elections and an uneasy bilateral relationship with France make French reintegration into NATO's military structure a sensitive political issue for Turkey. A recent article in one of Turkey's leading newspapers highlighted the difficult decision facing PM Erdogan o [...]	2009-02-06 12:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO TU
09ANKARA195	ESKISEHIR: AKP HOPES TO UNSEAT POPULAR DSP MAYOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a modern industrial center in west central Anatolia, Eskisehir (literally "old city" in Turkish) belies its name. A city that many believed to be sinking into irrelevance and obscurity in the early 1990s, Eskisehir has been revived and transformed over the past decade, large [...]	2009-02-06 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TU
09ANKARA204	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-09 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA207	PLO ENVOY: ABBAS VISIT INTENDED TO DIFFUSE TENSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Authority President Abbas's February 6-8 Ankara trip was designed to smooth over growing tensions that resulted from GOT behavior during the Gaza crisis, PLO Ambassador Nabil Maarouf told us February 9. Fatah interpreted PM Erdogan's heated rhetoric and repeated calls [...]	2009-02-09 16:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA215	NO ERDOGAN VALENTINE FOR THE IMF [...] (C) Summary. In recent discussions with GOT officials and private sector contacts, we heard disparate views on whether or not Prime Minister Erdogan wants a stand-by arrangement (SBA) with the IMF. It is clear, as always, that the ultimate decision will be made by Erdogan. Factors in his d [...]	2009-02-10 16:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON TU
09ANKARA218	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 06:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA229	MFA U/S: TURKEY'S MIDDLE EAST APPROACH "UNCHANGED" [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador February 11 that Turkey's Middle East policy remains focused on encouraging Palestinian and Arab unity, and that Ankara assured Palestinian Authority leader Abbas that it views him as the only Palestinian president and that Palestinia [...]	2009-02-11 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS TU SY SA IR IZ US
09ANKARA23	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA237	TURKEY: THE CALM AFTER THE GAZA STORM [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate General Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Jewish Community in Turkey has reported a reduction in the level of anti-Semitic incidents precipitated by the Gaza crisis. This is likely due to a concerted effort on the part of the GOT to distingui [...]	2009-02-13 05:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA243	U/S APAKAN CONFIRMS TURKEY NOT ON BOARD WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador took advantage of a February 11 meeting with MFA Undersecretary Apakan to convey REF B points on Russian President Medvedev's proposal to establish a new European security treaty. The Ambassador noted that we believed it useful to prepare President Gul for what he could exp [...]	2009-02-13 05:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS PREL TU RS
09ANKARA246	TURKEY SOWING SEEDS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Government continues to seek closer ties to Africa. High-level engagement has continued in the wake of Turkey's November election to the UNSC as a non-permanent member. The MFA also has plans for a round of Ambassadorial meetings in 2011, followed by a second summit [...]	2009-02-13 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SU
09ANKARA25	TURKEY: ERDOGAN RETURNS TO RHETORICAL FORM OVER [...] (C) Summary: In a Justice and Development Party (AKP) group meeting on January 6, PM Erdogan delivered a speech condemning Israel for its attacks on the Gaza Strip, labeling them a "black stain" on humanity. This is a return to form for a politician whose traditional use of anti-Israeli rhe [...]	2009-01-07 16:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IS OSCE PGOV TU
09ANKARA256	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 12:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA257	ISRAELI GENERAL'S COMMENTS ADD FUEL TO GAZA FIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IDF Major General Mizrahi's February 13 comment that Turkey "should first look in the mirror" before judging Israeli operations during the most recent Gaza crisis have hit Turkish defenders of the bilateral relationship -- in particular, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) -- below the [...]	2009-02-17 17:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TU
09ANKARA259	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 05:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA266	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA269	TURKEY: PROPOSAL FOR NADR-FUNDED COUNTER-NARCO-TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary. Drug trafficking is known to be a significant source of revenue for the Kongra-Gel/PKK terrorist organization. Disrupting this revenue source is a major USG goal. The following proposal is designed to facilitate closer interagency cooperation among Turkish law enforcement agenc [...]	2009-02-20 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA27	SCENESETTER: SECOND U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey remains the vital link in our strategy to bring gas from the Caspian Basin and Central Asia to Europe through a Southern Corridor. Russia's reckless action in cutting off gas to Ukraine (and subsequently Turkey and Europe) may help compel Turkey to make tough decisio [...]	2009-01-08 11:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AJ ENRG EPET IZ TU
09ANKARA273	TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: TIP SITUATION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to ref A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hours [...]	2009-02-20 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA278	WITHDRAWING U.S. VESSEL FROM TURKISH NAVAL [...] (C) Exercise "EGEMEN" is a Turkish national naval exercise in the Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Seas which currently calls for the participation of UK, US, Dutch and Belgian forces. We understand that the UK is considering withdrawing their forces in response to Greek arguments. Since the [...]	2009-02-20 16:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM TU
09ANKARA279	SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) Turkish officials, including President Gul and FM Babacan, have worked assiduously to walk back remarks by PM Erdogan that were extremely critical of Israel during the Gaza crisis, repair the traditionally strong Turkish-Israeli relationship, and assuage fears in Washington and European ca [...]	2009-02-20 17:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA284	TURKISH VIEWS ON HANDLING IRAN AND SYRIA AT THE [...] (C) UNVIE Senior Advisor Andrea Hall, accompanied by Mission Turkey officers, met February 17 in Ankara with Turkish IAEA Governor Hakan Fidan and separately with the GOT Nonproliferation Task Force chaired by MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun to encourage [...]	2009-02-23 12:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR SY
09ANKARA286	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA287	CODEL DURBIN: TALKING CYPRUS -- AND HALKI -- WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Durbin, led by Assistant Majority Leader Senator Richard Durbin, met with senior GOT officials February 19 on bilateral relations, Cyprus, and efforts by the Greek Orthodox Church to reopen Halki Theological Seminary for training of priests. During the meetings, Senator Dur [...]	2009-02-23 17:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PGOV CY GR TU
09ANKARA289	TURKEY: GUL'S HISTORIC VISIT TO RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: President Gul,s February 12-15 visit to Moscow and Tatarstan was the first ever by a Turkish Head of State to the Russian Federation, according to MFA Deputy U/S Cevikoz. The historic visit, which had a heavy commercial element, included extensive discussions with President Med [...]	2009-02-24 05:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR TU RU
09ANKARA308	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 11:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA31	TURKEY: 10TH ROUND OF ERGENEKON ARRESTS ROCK [...] (C) Summary and comment: A new wave of arrests on January 7 related to the Ergenekon investigation (ref a) included two retired four star generals and the former chair of the Higher Education Council (YOK). A former mayor of Istanbul, Bedrettin Dalan, who is in the U.S. currently, is also bein [...]	2009-01-08 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA319	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA320	TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: SUPPLEMENTAL: [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable is a supplement to the three-part response (refs A, B, C) to ref D questions, for which some GOT data was still outstanding at the time of submission. Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 9 [...]	2009-02-27 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA329	MINISTER GULER LAYS OUT US-TURKEY ENERGY PRIORITIES [...] (C) Ambassador Jeffrey told Energy Minister Hilmi Guler on March 2 that regional energy security will be a priority issue for Secretary Clinton during her March 7 stop in Ankara. Ambassador expressed concern about Turkey's rapprochement with Russia on energy issues and urged continued GOT su [...]	2009-03-03 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA331	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-03 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA336	CODEL WEXLER TELLS ANKARA THAT GAZA RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Congressman Wexler's message to Turkey's leaders during his February 17-20 visit was blunt. He told President Gul, PM Erdogan, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Basbug, PM Foreign Policy Advisor Davutoglu, MFA U/S Apakan, and other GOT, Parliamentary and opposition party [...]	2009-03-04 16:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IS TU
09ANKARA341	TURKEY: NEW EU NEGOTIATOR DISCUSSES TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: The GOT cannot push for bold EU-mandated reforms until after the March 29 local elections, according to Turkey's new EU negotiator Egemen Bagis. Even after the elections, Bagis noted that he would not have the necessary clout internally to successfully advocate for the unpopular [...]	2009-03-05 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU
09ANKARA351	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-06 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA356	TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS; UNEMPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Black Sea city of Trabzon is a jewel in the opposition Republican People's Party crown that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) hopes to take in March 29 local elections. Black Sea politics are personal, however, and the CHP mayor is a hard-working, well-liked [...]	2009-03-06 16:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD GG TU
09ANKARA362	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA363	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA365	"BLONDE BRIDE" DOCUMENTARY STIRS PUBLIC OUTCRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish-Armenian community, Turkish Historical Foundation, the national teachers' union, human rights activists, and liberal journalists have condemned the distribution of a documentary film on the events of 1915 to Turkish primary schools; the father of one student is suing [...]	2009-03-11 11:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI AM TU
09ANKARA370	TURKEY: BABACAN, LIVNI MEET WITH OPEN ARMS, [...] (C) Summary: In the first high-level engagement since the Gaza crisis and PM Erdogan's Davos outburst, Turkish FM Babacan and Israeli FM Livni met on the margins of the March 5 NATO Foreign Ministerial. The two leaders discussed Turkish-Israeli relations, the Gaza crisis, Palestinian reconci [...]	2009-03-12 09:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TU
09ANKARA372	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA374	TURKEY: ROJ-TV STILL A THORN IN DENMARK'S SIDE [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's March 9 response to a long-standing Danish request for concrete, "actionable" information on the link between PKK and ROJ-TV was inadequate, Danish Ambassador Vahr complained to us March 11. Turkey has not yet responded to Denmark's December proposal of formal bilateral [...]	2009-03-13 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL DA TU
09ANKARA375	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA38	TURKEY: OPPOSITION LEADERS MAKE HAY OVER GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip have hit a raw nerve in Turkey, where pro-Muslim, pro-Palestinian sentiments run deep among the masses, notwithstanding the close relations between the state and the Israeli government. With the approach of March 29 nationwide local elections [...]	2009-01-09 16:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IS
09ANKARA386	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA39	TURKEY: DIYANET HEAD BARDAKOGLU ON EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Director of Religious Affairs Ali Bardakoglu briefed the Ambassador January 8 on the Diyanet's responsibility to provide moral guidance and religious instruction to Muslims as well as looking after the interests of other religious groups. He highlighted Turkey's unique role a [...]	2009-01-12 05:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
09ANKARA394	SCENESETTER FOR USAEUR'S VISIT TO ANKARA, MARCH [...] (S) Thanks to highly successful intelligence sharing against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq over the last 15 months, bilateral military relations are at a high point. Your visit precedes a visit by President Obama in early April, follows the first ever bilateral Army-to-Army staff talks (in J [...]	2009-03-17 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS IZ AF AM CY RS TU
09ANKARA395	TURKEY: INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ INTO [...] (S) SUMMARY: The future of Iraq, its unity, stability, and territorial integrity, remain an issue of central importance to Turkey. Despite a high degree of tension in recent years between Turkey and Iraq because of the presence of PKK terrorists in the KRG-administered region, the Turks have [...]	2009-03-17 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG IZ TU
09ANKARA423	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA424	TURKEY: THE KURDISH ISSUE AND AKP: COURAGEOUS [...] (U) A highly acclaimed report on the Kurdish issue recently published by TESEV, an Istanbul think tank, noted that Turkey's policies of "denial and assimilation" have failed, fueling PKK terrorism and leaving many Kurds profoundly distrustful of the State. The report recommends new policies o [...]	2009-03-20 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA430	TURKEY: GAZA RECONSTRUCTION PLEDGE REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: Turkey pledged $ 93 million at the Egyptian-hosted March 2 donors' conference in Sharm al-Sheikh. The GOT will donate $ 50 million to in-kind reconstruction projects in coordination with the Palestinian Authority. The remaining $ 43 million reflects private donations made throug [...]	2009-03-23 09:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IS TU
09ANKARA432	TURKEY: POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Despite the March 17 introduction of the latest Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) in the House of Representatives (H. Res 252),Turkish anxiety about U.S. genocide recognition -- always heightened around April 24 (Armenian Remembrance Day) -- has been less acute than [...]	2009-03-23 09:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ AM TU
09ANKARA433	CEVIKOZ DISCUSSES TURKEY-ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's concerns that Armenia will stiffen its negotiating position on Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K) if Turkey opens the border with Armenia are legitimate, according to MFA Deputy U/S Cevikoz. Armenia needs to be persuaded that relations with Turkey cannot be enhanced genuinely w [...]	2009-03-23 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG AJ AM TU PTER
09ANKARA435	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 13:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA437	DAS BRYZA HEARS OPTIMISM ON NABUCCO IGA, SILENCE [...] (C) Summary. In a whirlwind afternoon on March 12, GOT and private sector representatives stressed to EUR DAS Bryza the importance of making tangible, concrete progress on Nabucco within the next few months. All eyes are focused on the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) which RWE and [...]	2009-03-24 07:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA444	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA447	IDEOLOGICAL FAULT LINES AMONG KURDS IN SOUTHEAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. The January 2009 launch of Turkey's first government television channel to broadcast in Kurdish, the warming of ties between the GOT and northern Iraq, continued probing of the Ergenekon case, and conferences hosted by intellectuals and media elements to discuss once taboo subjects, re [...]	2009-03-25 05:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA454	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA456	INFLUENCING TURKEY'S APPROACH TO ADDRESSING [...] (C) Turkey's approach to the Black Sea and its perception of potential threats in the wider Black Sea region differ sharply from our own and from that of other littoral states. Turkey has consistently resisted almost every attempt to broaden membership of Black Sea-related organizations beyond [...]	2009-03-26 06:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM TU
09ANKARA460	TURKEY AND IRAQ: PRESIDENT GUL GOES TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish President Abdullah Gul conducted what GOT officials described as a very successful, if largely symbolic, visit to Baghdad March 24-25. The Turks had low expectations for concrete deliverables emerging from the visit. What was more important was the fact a Turkish head of [...]	2009-03-26 10:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON ENRG IZ TU
09ANKARA461	TURKEY'S PERSPECTIVE ON NATO-EU RELATIONS [...] (C) Turkey's position on NATO-EU relations is tied to its policy regarding Cyprus and to its insistence on strict adherence to formal arrangements between the Alliance and the EU. Efforts to press Turkey to agree to any new formal agreements to allow closer NATO-EU cooperation, even if limite [...]	2009-03-26 11:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EU TU

09ANKARA464	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA47	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA476	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA480	TURKEY/IRAQ: POST-GUL VISIT STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT officials were pleased with President Gul's March 23-24 visit to Baghdad, but KRG President Massoud Barzani's decision to stay away from Baghdad and pass on the opportunity to meet with Gul there tempered Turks' enthusiasm somewhat, according to Special Envoy for Iraq Murat Oz [...]	2009-03-27 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG IZ TU
09ANKARA485	TURKISH ELECTIONS: JUST "ONE MINUTE," MR. ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: In nation-wide local elections on March 29, the Turkish voters gave 39 percent of the votes to the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP),enough for it to retain first place in the polling, but shy of the 40 percent that was widely understood to be the threshold for victo [...]	2009-03-30 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA495	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA498	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 12:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA499	TURKEY: IRANIAN ACADEMIC AND DIPLOMAT OUTLINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The study of Iranian foreign policy suffers from reductionist and simplistic approaches that boil the subject down to sound bites and labels, Ambassador Seyed Mohammed Kazem Sajjadpour, Associate Dean of Research at the Iranian MFA College of International Relations, told a smal [...]	2009-04-01 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR TU
09ANKARA508	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-04 05:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA509	POST-ELECTION, AKP CIRCLES ITS WAGONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a set-back in the March 29 local elections, Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) has entered soul-searching mode. With eyes already on 2011 parliamentary elections, and amid a worsening economic atmosphere, AKP will try to find ways to recoup losses bo [...]	2009-04-06 03:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA515	OBAMA WINS THE HEARTS OF TURKISH MEDIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 08:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA516	TURKEY: PRAISE FOR POTUS'S SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Obama's speech to Turkish Parliament -- the most public aspect of his Turkey visit -- was widely praised among our political and civil society contacts. All segments of the Turkish government and state in attendance resoundingly applauded the President's statement of s [...]	2009-04-07 10:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA522	TURKEY TO PLEDGE $100 MILLION AT PAKISTAN DONORS [...] (C) We delivered ref A follow-up points April 8 on the Pakistan Donors Conference to MFA South Asia Department Head Babur Girgin. Girgin confirmed that Foreign Minister Ali Babacan does plan to attend the conference. Accompanying him will be MFA Deputy U/S for South Asia and Middle East Ferid [...]	2009-04-08 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK TU
09ANKARA532	MIXED REACTIONS TO OBAMA'S CALL FOR DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA534	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: MARCH 2009 [...] (C) TGS Deputy Chief Hasan Igsiz visited Baghdad on March 4 and met with Iraqi Defense Minister Jassem in Baghdad. Igsiz said Ankara was prepared to increase support for the Iraqi army and proposed that the two sides sign a memorandum of understanding (in lieu of a formal agreement) regarding [...]	2009-04-09 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AS IS MARR PINS PREL SR TU
09ANKARA535	Media Say Turkey and Azerbaijan Will Address Tensions Over [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 11:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA541	TURKEY INSISTS ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT INVITE [...] (C) MFA U/S Apakan told Ambassador April 10 that Ankara's position is firm: Turkey needs to get an invitation to observe at the EU Eastern Partnership (EP) Summit May 7. Apakan argued that Turkey, as a member of the European Customs Union and a major partner of the Caucasus states in various [...]	2009-04-10 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET ZJ ZK TU
09ANKARA542	CALIFORNIA GENOCIDE BILL THREATENS U.S.-TURKEY [...] (C) MFA U/S Apakan conveyed to Ambassador April 10 the following points on a bill before the California State Assembly that would prohibit the state from contracting with companies that have engaged with governments that are perpetrators of genocide. He underscored the seriousness of the matt [...]	2009-04-10 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU
09ANKARA545	Media Say Turkey and Azerbaijan Will Address Tensions Over [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 10:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA546	"Media: Baku Complicates Turco-Armenian Normalization, [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 10:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA548	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) In the short time since your last visit to Turkey, we have seen a broad shift in Turkey's perception of the U.S. and in its view of how we should approach some of the more complex issues in the region. The visit of President Obama was extraordinary, and had a game-changing effect not only [...]	2009-04-14 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM TU
09ANKARA549	TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP FROM 8 APRIL 2009 E3 PLUS 3 [...] (S) Ambassador met April 14 with Ambassador Gurcan Turkoglu, Foreign Policy Advisor to President Gul, and urged the GOT to help persuade Iran to accept the renewed E3 Plus 3 approach and the freeze for freeze proposal. Turkoglu did not commit to taking any specific action, but said he underst [...]	2009-04-14 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL KNNP PARM MNUC IR TU
09ANKARA553	NABUCCO IGA: TURKEY SHIFTING THE BLAME TO THE EU? [...] (C) Summary. In the lead up to April 6 POTUS visit, Ambassador urged Energy Minister Guler to make progress now with Azerbaijan on gas transit issues so the East-West energy corridor can become a reality. Guler alternatively blamed the EU Commission and Azerbaijan for lack of progress on thi [...]	2009-04-15 07:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA557	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA559	TURKEY STILL UNDECIDED ON ICJ ADVISORY OPINION [...] (C) MFA Balkans Department Head Ahmet Riza Demirer told us April 14 that MFA still has yet to decide if Turkey will offer any submission (advisory opinion or written statement) to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the legality of the manner in which Kosovo declared independenc [...]	2009-04-15 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV TU
09ANKARA560	TURKEY'S TOP GENERAL SPEAKS OUT ON CIVIL-MILITARY [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Basbug's April 14 address at the Turkish War Academies Command received blanket and mostly positive media coverage. Commentators called the speech "groundbreaking," "balanced" and "courageous," and characterized the conciliatory languag [...]	2009-04-15 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
09ANKARA564	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA565	TURKEY/ARMENIA: GOVERNMENT TRIES TO REGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish government is trying to steady itself in the storm over negotiations to normalize relations and open the border with Armenia. MFA and parliamentary officials have canceled participation at public conferences on the topic both in Ankara and Baku. Erdogan has not spoken [...]	2009-04-16 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ AM TU
09ANKARA569	MEDIA SUPPORT PARALLEL STEPS BETWEEN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 10:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA589	Ankara Media Summary [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 10:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA595	Ankara Media Summary [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 10:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA600	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT [...] (C) Coming in the wake of the hugely successful visits of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, the GOT will warmly welcome your visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's inte [...]	2009-04-24 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA602	TURKEY: PARTICIPATION IN ISLAMABAD REGIONAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel points April 24 to MFA South Asia Section Head Emre Karagol. Deputy U/S for South Asia, Middle East and Iran Feridun Sinirlioglu and Deputy DG for South Asia Babur Hizlan are in Washington April 20-25, having traveled there directly from Tokyo where they attended the P [...]	2009-04-24 16:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KPWR EAID BEXP AF TU
09ANKARA606	OBAMA DIDN'T SAY 'GENOCIDE' ... IN ENGLISH [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 09:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA608	TURKS RELIEVED THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA DID NOT SAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction to the President's April 24 Armenian Remembrance Day statement was initial relief that he did not use the word "genocide," followed by deeper analysis and criticism of the words he chose to describe the events, particularly his use of the Armenian term 'Yeds Meghern' (Gre [...]	2009-04-27 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU AM
09ANKARA618	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-29 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA619	AMBASSADOR MEETS MHP LEADER BAHCELI [...] (C) Summary: Three points stood out during Ambassador's April 24 discussion with Nationalist Action Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahceli. First, Bahceli is clearly still concerned about the image the US holds of the MHP, going out of his way to portray the party as mainstream and moderate. Se [...]	2009-04-29 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV TU
09ANKARA624	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA625	TURKEY'S MILITARY CHIEF ADDRESSES MEDIA ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a April 29 press conference, Turkey's top military official GEN Ilker Basbug rejected media speculations of military links to the shadowy "Ergenekon" organization, whose alleged aim is to foment a coup against the current government. He reiterated the military' [...]	2009-04-30 09:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
09ANKARA627	Turkey: FY 2010 IVLP Nomination Slate [...] Murat Aslan, News Reporter, Konya AA 2. Faruk Balikci, President of the Southeastern Journalists Association 3. Acar Arap Filiz, Broadcasting Director, Kanal A 4. Sevcan Kalipcinden, Reporter and Editor, Hudut Gazetesi 5. Selahattin Sekin, Broadcasting Director, Akdeniz TV 6. M [...]	2009-04-30 10:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL TU
09ANKARA630	REPORTS OF TURKEY-IRAN TRADE AGREEMENT ARE [...] (C) Summary. Some Turkish press outlets have reported that Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen signed a preferential trade agreement with Iran during a trade mission to Tehran earlier this week. Yuksel Akca, Director General of Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, said t [...]	2009-04-30 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IR TU
09ANKARA631	TURKEY'S DEFENSE AGREEMENT AND EXERCISE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Turkey signed a bilateral defense industry cooperation agreement with Syria on April 27 and conducted the first ever bilateral military exercise with Syria from April 27 to 29. The significance of these developments should not be exaggerated. The Turks stressed that the agreemen [...]	2009-04-30 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SY IS TU
09ANKARA632	TURKEY: LEADING COLUMNIST SCOLDS "SECULARIST [...] (C) Summary: In a too rare development, a key Turkish journalist spoke the truth about the inflexibility of Turkish foreign policy amid a feverish media commentary on the President's use of "Meds Yeghern" in our Armenian Remembrance Day message last week. "Sabah" columnist Mehmet Barlas called [...]	2009-04-30 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA633	TURKEY: GOT FLOATS ISRAEL-LEBANON TALKS DURING [...] (C) Summary: Michel Suleiman, the first Lebanese president to visit Turkey since the signing of the Baghdad Pact in 1955, met with President Gul, PM Erdogan, and Parliament Speaker Toptan during his April 22-23 trip to Ankara. The visit was more ceremonial than substantive. Suleiman thanked [...]	2009-04-30 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU LE
09ANKARA641	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 11:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA643	TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN SHAKES UP HIS CABINET, TILTING [...] (C) Summary: To shore up support for his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) following its disappointing performance in March 29 local elections, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced May 1 an extensive overhaul of his cabinet, appointing nine new ministers, dismissing eight, an [...]	2009-05-04 11:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA645	TURKEY: SADRIST MOVEMENT MEETS IN TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moqtada al-Sadr gathered together approximately 80 Shiite politicians and other members of the Sadrist movement May 2-3 in Istanbul to discuss their political future and need to focus on improving their performance in the next national election in Iraq. Sadr met with President Gu [...]	2009-05-05 03:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ TU
09ANKARA650	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 10:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA675	TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DISPUTE SET TO BOIL [...] (C) Summary: Already simmering personal and professional differences on Turkey's Constitutional Court are set to boil over as a dispute over the impartiality of its Vice President attracts increasing levels of political and press attention. At stake are the scope of the Ergenekon trial, the [...]	2009-05-08 13:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA679	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA68	TURKISH ECONOMIC TEAM EAGER TO MEET WITH NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 13 courtesy call, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Nazim Ekren told the Ambassador he wants to visit Washington to meet with President-elect Obama's top economic leaders as soon as practical. The Ambassador said he would be pleased to support such a visit, although [...]	2009-01-15 10:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON OVIP TU
09ANKARA689	RECONCEPTUALIZING TURKEY-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The stiff blowback Turkey has received from Azerbaijan over the normalization of relations with Armenia has annoyed many Turks even as official Ankara remains, for the most part, eager to mend relations with Baku. No matter what the final outcome of the Turkey-Armenia process, h [...]	2009-05-13 07:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU
09ANKARA692	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 10:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA697	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR MEETS PRO-PKK DTP LEADER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 13 meeting with Ambassador, pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) leader Ahmet Turk said DTP is pursuing dialogue to achieve Kurds' main demands: the ability to use freely their mother tongue, express their Kurdish identity and culture, and participate in local gov [...]	2009-05-14 07:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA700	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA701	TURKEY'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR TRADE WITH IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ECIN EPET IZ TU
09ANKARA714	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 11:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA717	TURKEY: IO CONSULATIONS ON UNSC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: An IO delegation led by PDAS Warlick met May 14 with a wide range of MFA officials during an all-day session at the MFA to discuss UN Security Council issues, particularly Cyprus, Somali piracy, Georgia, Sudan, Iraq and Iran. The discussions also touched upon Turkey's role on the [...]	2009-05-20 04:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU UNSC
09ANKARA719	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 10:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA723	TURKEY: GUL ENCOURAGES ASAD ON USG OVERTURES [...] (C) Summary: President Gul and Syrian President Asad discussed regional and bilateral economic issues during the former's May 15-17 Damascus visit, according to an MFA readout. Gul encouraged Asad to take seriously President Obama's overtures for improved US-Syria relations, as the window of [...]	2009-05-20 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY TU
09ANKARA725	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 10:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA73	TURKEY NOT READY TO AGREE TO GIVE UP RIGHT TO SEEK [...] (C) Turkey's position against joining consensus on the current draft text of new Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines to restrict Enrichment and Reprocessing Technology is hardening. On January 14, MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador that Turkey objects to portions of the current tex [...]	2009-01-15 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU
09ANKARA735	REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ: A TURKISH [...] (C) In response to ref A para 12 request for an assessment of GOT views regarding creation of new regional networks on a host of issues beyond the existing Iraq-centric mechanisms, post notes specific GOT views conveyed in ref E, especially paras 10-12. As noted therein (as well as in refs B, [...]	2009-05-22 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA737	TURKEY: PUTIN TELLS ERDOGAN NOT TO LINK ARMENIAN [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan and Russian Prime Minister Putin discussed bilateral economic relations and regional issues during their three-hour meeting May 16 in Sochi, Russia. Trade dominated the conversation. Erdogan and Putin agreed to explore expanding bilateral energy relations, including co [...]	2009-05-22 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL RS TU
09ANKARA744	KARS AND IGDIR: AS WINTER RETREATS, EYES ON ARMENIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the far northeastern reaches of Turkey lie the two mountainous provinces of Kars and Igdir. Imposing snow-covered mountains surround patches of dark green pastures newly emerged from the freeze of the extended winter. Scattered across these fields are clusters of small stone [...]	2009-05-26 09:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU EAGR AJ AM
09ANKARA745	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY [...] (SBU) Coming in the wake of hugely successful trips of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. Your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations and [...]	2009-05-26 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA747	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA751	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA756	SCENESETTER: TURKEY'S CHOD AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) The visits to Washington of Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug and Minister of National Defense Vecdi Gonul will take place in a positive bilateral environment, although some of the euphoria which followed President Obama's landmark visit to Turkey has subsided. Turkey's leaders welcomed [...]	2009-05-28 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR TU
09ANKARA757	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 11:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA759	TURKEY: MARDIN MASSACRE PUTS VILLAGE GUARDS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Kurdish issue moves to the forefront of Turkey's domestic policy debate, what to do -- if anything -- with the village guards has reemerged as an important piece of the puzzle. Established in the mid-1980s as a local militia to aid the Turkish military in its operations ag [...]	2009-05-28 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA761	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline negotiations in the 1990s until today, Turkey and the U.S. have shared a strategic vision to bring new oil and gas resources to market through new routes. Opening an East-West Corridor for gas would strengthen the ties of Central Asia [...]	2009-05-29 08:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PGOV TU
09ANKARA764	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA766	Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria Sign Electricity Cooperation [...] (U) Summary. During his May 27-28 visit to Bagdad, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz participated in the first Regional Power and Energy Conference, and signed an electricity cooperation protocol with his counterparts from Iraq, Iran and Syria. The agreement provides for the interconnecti [...]	2009-06-01 04:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU IR ENRG IZ
09ANKARA768	TURKEY SUPPORTED KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] Per reftels, the Government of Turkey voted in support of Kosovo's application to become a member of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. According to Memduh Akcay, Treasury's Director General for International Economic Relations, Turkey sent in its vote on May 27, 2009. In addit [...]	2009-06-01 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KVPR PREL TU
09ANKARA769	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 12:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA771	LULA SAMBAS INTO ANKARA, REINVIGORATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva's visit to Ankara on May 22-23 was the latest in a series of steps over recent years to strengthen Turco-Brazilian ties. This successful visit was capped by the signing of an $800 million investment deal between state-owned energy c [...]	2009-06-01 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL BR TU
09ANKARA774	SRAP HOLBROOKE'S GOT BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS: "THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting in Istanbul, SRAP Holbrooke pressed his Turkish MFA counterpart to increase Turkey's diplomatic, political, economic/reconstruction and military training activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in close coordination with the US. Holbrooke underscored that Tu [...]	2009-06-02 12:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM PK AF TU
09ANKARA776	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA779	LATEST TNP VIEWS ON ERGENEKON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish National Police (TNP) briefers told us May 29 they plan to roll out a third Ergenekon indictment within several months; expect the court to issue a crucial ruling on whether the case and investigation fit under the rubric of counterterrorism; and are confident that as the [...]	2009-06-02 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EU OSCE PGOV TU
09ANKARA78	KEEPING CALM IN THE AEGEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The list of potential flashpoints between Turkey and Greece is long, and both sides have tried to drag the U.S. or NATO into these disputes, particularly on the status of demilitarization of islands in the eastern Aegean. To help ensure Greece -Turkey relations do not go off track [...]	2009-01-15 17:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO GR TU
09ANKARA780	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF TURKISH FM DAVUTOGLU [...] (S) Newly appointed Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomes the opportunity to meet with you early in his tenure as Minister. Our continued willingness to engage the Turks at the highest levels reinforces the message that this administration considers Turkey a strategic partner. Turkish of [...]	2009-06-03 08:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ENRG TU
09ANKARA781	TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN WARNS CODEL CASEY ON AGR [...] (C) Senators Robert Casey (D-PA),Ted Kaufman (D-DE),and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ),and Representative Timothy Walz (D-MN) and Charge met May 29 with PM Erdogan, TGS D/CHOD General Igsiz, and a senior MFA delegation led by U/S Apakan. On Armenia, PM Erdogan urged Congress to leave the events of [...]	2009-06-03 09:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IS SY TU AM AZ
09ANKARA782	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA787	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA799	TURKEY: OBAMA SPEECH HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish public widely welcomed the open and sincere tone of President Obama's June 4 speech to the Muslim world from Cairo. Reflecting statements by other Turkish political and religious leaders, President Gul complimented Obama for being honest and realistic. Particular att [...]	2009-06-05 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU
09ANKARA803	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 10:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA815	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA816	TURKEY: DAVUTOGLU STEPS FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Ahmet Davutoglu's May 1 appointment as Foreign Minister has raised many questions about the future of Turkish foreign policy. As Senior Prime Ministry Foreign Policy Advisor, Davutoglu created a new paradigm that broadened Turkey's traditional Western orientation to include a dee [...]	2009-06-10 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA834	ALLEGED MILITARY PLOT TO UNDERMINE RULING AKP [...] (C) Summary: Speculation swirled in the Turkish press following the June 12 publication in Turkish daily "Taraf" of a "secret military plan" allegedly authored by an active duty colonel serving in the TGS' Psy-Ops department to undermine the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the r [...]	2009-06-16 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA839	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...]	2009-06-17 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA840	ERDOGAN'S ATHENS VISIT: STARTING OVER AGAIN...AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Although PM Erdogan and Greek PM Karamanlis have not officially met face-to-face since January 2008, the leaders will only have a brief opportunity to speak on the margins of the June 20-21 Acropolis Museum opening festivities. MFA and Greek Embassy officials report that the ab [...]	2009-06-17 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GR TU
09ANKARA855	TURKEY: AEGEAN ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED AS A [...] (S) The Ambassador raised Aegean issues with Turkish MFA Undersecretary Apakan on June 16, pressing hard that overflights of inhabited Greek islands did not support the goal of calm in the Aegean. Apakan was clearly taken aback by our approach on the overflights specifically, and said he cou [...]	2009-06-19 10:48:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR TU
09ANKARA86	TURKEY: RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL STRAINED BUT INTACT [...] (C) Summary: Widespread public outrage over Israel's incursion into Gaza and upcoming nationwide local elections in March have contributed to the harsh tone of Turkey's political discourse regarding Israel. Despite his inflammatory condemnation of the humanitarian situation, PM Erdogan has re [...]	2009-01-16 18:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA866	MALIKI AIMS AT BARZANI; HITS DAVUTOGLU, TURK-IRAQI [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GOT has postponed FM Davutoglu's planned June 22-24/5 visit to six cities in Iraq because of PM Maliki's reported insistence that Davutoglu not go to Erbil (nor to Kirkuk or Mosul) during the visit. Maliki's "request" was delivered in ham-handed fashion by Maliki advisor Sade [...]	2009-06-22 03:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA87	UK HOME SECRETARY FINDS POSITIVE VIBES IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's January 5-7 Ankara visit was a success, both British and Turkish contacts agreed. Discussions focused heavily on counterterrorism (CT) and laid the groundwork for high-level counterterrorism consultations set to be held in London in the coming w [...]	2009-01-20 05:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL UK TU
09ANKARA873	TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT ON COURT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador on June 19 emphasized to the President of Turkey's Constitutional Court, Hasim Kilic our view of the Court's importance for the deepening of democracy and freedoms in Turkey. They discussed the workings of the Court, proposed reforms to Turkey's judicial system, and th [...]	2009-06-23 11:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA878	TURKEY: IRANIAN PROTESTS: THE START OF A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on reports from their embassy and consulates in Iran, the MFA described the ongoing demonstrations as the "start of a political revolution." The reaction of former President Rafsanjani and the "fractured" political elite in Iran will be one of the main determining factors f [...]	2009-06-23 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR TU
09ANKARA890	AMBASSADOR RAISES AEGEAN ISSUES WITH FM DAVUTOGLU [...] (S) Ambassador raised the Aegean demarche (ref a) with FONMIN Davutoglu late June 23, noting specifically the need to end the overflights of Agathonisi and Farmakonisi, and the commitment made in writing to maintain promises GEN Craddock gave TGS. Davutoglu pushed back initially, arguing that [...]	2009-06-24 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR TU GR
09ANKARA899	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO

09ANKARA903	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 10:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA92	DCHOD IGSIZ ON AEGEAN, IRAQ AND BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) During the Ambassador's first formal call, Deputy Chief of Staff General Hasan Igsiz praised the current strength of the U.S. - Turkey military relationship, thanked the U.S. for sharing vital intelligence as Turkey fights PKK terrorists in Northern Iraq and took on board the Ambassador's [...]	2009-01-20 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM TU
09ANKARA920	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 04:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA922	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 10:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA930	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA94	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA940	MOVE ALLOWING CIVILIAN COURTS TO TRY MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Tension between the civilian government led by PM Erdogan's party and the military is sharpening, sparked by the military's denial of any involvement in an alleged secret military plan to undermine the government (reftel) and the government's successful effort to rush through legi [...]	2009-07-02 08:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA948	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA957	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA965	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 10:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA969	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 10:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA972	TURKEY'S EU STRATEGY: END OR MEANS? [...] (C) Summary: Boasting a major economy and an established democracy, Turkey is unlike any other country that has previously sought EU membership. Accordingly, Ankara has faced a unique set of challenges since launching its EU accession negotiations, many of its own making. The ruling Justice [...]	2009-07-09 06:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN TU
09ANKARA976	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 10:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA977	PRESIDENT GUL UPS THE ANTE ON CIV-MIL DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: President Abdullah Gul has upped the ante in the civilian-military debate by approving a law that would give civilian courts the authority to try military personnel. Though he argues that his decision was made with EU accession and the rule of law in mind, Gul's decision further [...]	2009-07-09 13:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER TU
09ANKARA98	TURKEY/TIP: SENIOR RESEARCHER PREVIEWS DEMAND STUDY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leading Turkish academic previewed for us her recently concluded, GOT-commissioned study on the demand for trafficked persons in Turkey. The study will report that the market for trafficked victims is driven largely by upper middle-class and wealthy Turks' demand for commercial [...]	2009-01-21 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09ANKARA981	TURKEY: RISING UNEMPLOYMENT GLOOM IN TRABZON [...] (C) SUMMARY: We recently visited the eastern Black Sea city of Trabzon, a port city that until the March 29 local elections was a region of support for the CHP. We found the newly-elected AK Party welcoming and upbeat, in strong contrast to the decidedly hostile and brooding CHP officials. [...]	2009-07-09 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
09ANKARA982	US-TURKEY POLICY PLANNING TALKS IDENTIFY COMMON [...] (C) Summary: S/P Director Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Senior Staff Dean Pittman, and Ambassador Jeffrey held informal policy planning talks with MFA Director General of Policy Planning Ambassador Dicle Kopuz, Deputy Director General Ahmet Oktay, Strategic Planning Department Head Burak Akcapar, [...]	2009-07-09 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA983	TURKEY: ANKARA'S UIGHUR PARADOX [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite President Gul's recent trip to China, the GOT leadership has vocally condemned Chinese Government actions against the ethnically Turkic Uighurs in Urumqi. PM Erdogan characterized the violence as a "massacre" and called on Beijing to end its siege. Reflecting Erdogan's p [...]	2009-07-09 17:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TU
09ANKARA985	GEN PETRAEUS VISITS ANKARA, FINDS BROAD AGREEMENT [...] (S) During a June 30 - July 1 visit to Turkey, CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus found broad agreement on and readiness to cooperate with the USG approach in Afghanistan, Pakistan and, generally speaking, Iraq. Turkey was already working to increase further its commitment to Afghanistan, b [...]	2009-07-10 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR TU
09ANKARA986	AMBASSADOR JEFFREY'S MEETING WITH ENERGY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jeffrey met with Energy Minister Yildiz July 7 to get a readout of Yildiz's Moscow trip and an update on Turkey - Azeri negotiations. Yildiz confirmed that the Nabucco IGA signing ceremony would take place as planned in Ankara on July 13. He said negotiations with the [...]	2009-07-10 09:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TU
09ANKARA987	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH DCHOD [...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon with Ambassador on July, TGS Deputy Chief GEN Hasan Igsiz: -- Said the TGS is holding high level talks with the Syrian military in Istanbul July 7-8 and will reinforce the U.S. message that it must stop the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq. Igsiz sai [...]	2009-07-10 09:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU
09ANKARA99	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (DECEMBER [...] Summary: The new EXBS Program Manager from ISN/ECC for Turkey met with post and Turkish officials to review the state of the program. EXBS Advisor met with various Turkish officials to discuss future EXBS and SLD engagement following September EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar. 2. Completed [...]	2009-01-21 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANTANANARIVO106	TENUOUS ALLIANCES ON MADAGASCAR'S EAST COAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of two cables focusing on the east-coast opposition stronghold of Tamatave; this installment covers the city's political and ethnic dynamics, and the region's influence on national politics. For Tamatave's numerous opposition leaders, the current political crisi [...]	2009-02-18 15:03:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO141	MADAGASCAR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Madagascar is not a confirmed source or destination for internationally trafficked men and women, during the year there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values, poverty, corruption, lack of funding and capacit [...]	2009-03-02 13:54:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MA
09ANTANANARIVO149	MADAGASCAR: CLASHES CONTINUE AS NEGOTIATIONS LOOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Last week's failed negotiations between president and TGV have been followed by almost-daily protests in Antananarivo and in several provincial capitals, despite the appearance of weakening public support and an increasingly firm response by GOM security forces. The conflict has [...]	2009-03-03 15:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO19	Six Months Of Enhanced Engagement In The Comoros [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since July, 2008, Post has had a dedicated Comoros Officer spending three-quarters of his time on extended TDYs in the Comoros. This cable highlights the positive reaction from the Comoros and improved efforts to pursue Mission objectives. END SUMMARY. U.S. Presence "Promo [...]	2009-01-09 11:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN CN
09ANTANANARIVO193	CUTTING NON-HUMANITARIAN AID TO MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post strongly supports suspending all non-humanitarian aid to Madagascar in the wake the recent unconstitutional transfer of power. In doing so, in order to continue to support the impoverished Malagasy people to the largest extent possible while still sending an unmistakable si [...]	2009-03-19 14:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO203	MADAGASCAR: MFM AND THE NEW OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 20, Ambassador Marquardt met with Manandafy Rakotonirina, president of political party MFM and former special advisor to ex-President Ravalomanana. In Rakotonirina's view, this week's events amounted to a coup d'etat, and he is now working with the former president's par [...]	2009-03-24 13:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO223	COMOROS DENIES MILITARY COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Post's diplomatic note on March 10, the GOC has formally denied any military cooperation with Iran. 2. (C) On March 26, the Comoran Ministry of External Relations and Cooperation faxed a dipnote stating only that "...the government of the Union of Comoros is acti [...]	2009-03-30 14:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IR CN XA
09ANTANANARIVO248	MADAGASCAR: A HOBSON'S CHOICE ON AGOA ELIGIBILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madagascar is an AGOA success story almost without parallel, having created a vibrant garment industry employing around 100,000 workers. AGOA eligibility should be used as a carrot for encouraging early elections and a return to constitutional order. During Madagascar's 2009 eli [...]	2009-04-03 07:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON AGOA MA
09ANTANANARIVO258	FOREIGN ASSISTANCE UNDER REVIEW IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although many donors in Madagascar are still deliberating on the future of their assistance programs, several missions have moved to suspend support to the High Transitional Authority (HAT) government and stop any new projects, but maintain non-governmental and humanitarian prog [...]	2009-04-07 12:06:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO261	MADAGASCAR: POLITICAL PROCESS MOVING HALTINGLY [...] (C) Summary: Malagasy political and civil society actors are moving haltingly forward toward a grand national dialogue, using separate but somewhat parallel processes that all attempt to address the same major questions before Madagascar: political reconciliation, constitutional reform, el [...]	2009-04-08 12:59:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO282	MADAGASCAR: BAPTISM BY FIRE -- RAJOELINA'S FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Andry Rajoelina took power on March 17 in a military coup, and has spent his first month fending off political attacks, economic crises, and international condemnation. Rajoelina's High Transitional Authority (HAT) has a tenuous hold on the country, and his government retains an [...]	2009-04-17 11:31:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO3	ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: -------------------------------------- A. Crime in Madagascar is consistent with the rates in other developing countries in the world. In 2008, Antananarivo saw its violent crime rate increase for the second consecutive year. Criminal elements in Antanana [...]	2009-01-05 11:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC MA CN
09ANTANANARIVO304	MADAGASCAR INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP: PREPARING [...] (C) Later this week in Addis, the AU will convene and chair the first meeting of the Madagascar International Contact Group (MICG). While the meeting may primarily provide a procedural and ceremonial launch of the new MICG, it is also an opportunity to lay down some important markers about USG [...]	2009-04-27 10:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA UN AU
09ANTANANARIVO312	REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: [...] (SBU) Embassy Antananativo is referring Yvan RANDRIASANDRATRINIONY and his family to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Randriasandratriniony is the former President of the Malagasy Senate and President of political party Tiako-i-Madagasikara (TIM),and fled to Mauritius following t [...]	2009-04-30 11:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PHUM PREF MA MP
09ANTANANARIVO431	MADAGASCAR: AMBATOVY MINING PROJECT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite dual financial and political crises, the USD 4.5 billion Ambatovy nickel mining project in eastern Madagascar is moving forward, with production scheduled to begin in early 2011. Ambatovy managers are able to work with the transition government (HAT),notwithstanding th [...]	2009-06-15 11:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN MA
09ANTANANARIVO449	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGOA WITH AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Ambassador urged the members of AMCHAM to lobby Malagasy political leaders to take concrete steps to reinstall constitutional order to preserve AGOA benefits, protect U.S. investments, and save tens of thousands of jobs. AMCHAM explained that it has already beg [...]	2009-06-19 07:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON MA
09ANTANANARIVO475	COMOROS CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) SUBJECT: Union of the Comoros President Sambi made sweeping changes to his cabinet June 24, dismissing some competent and loyal Ministers in favor or several unknowns. END SUBJECT. 2. (SBU) President Sambi has made the most dramatic changes to his cabinet since taking office in 2006 [...]	2009-06-25 10:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON CN
09ANTANANARIVO477	MADAGASCAR: A SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW OF THE SADC [...] (C) I met on June 23 in Jo'Burg with South African Ambassador to Madagascar Sam Monaisa to hear his views on the weekend SADC Summit, which he had attended. Monaisa said he also had attended UN mediator Tiebile Drame's Friday briefing of the South African foreign minister, and he later helpe [...]	2009-06-25 13:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA
09ANTANANARIVO486	MADAGASCAR: EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 30, 2009, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss the possibility of lifting the Ordered Departure (OD) status for post. The EAC discussed several recent events involving small explosive devices, arrests connected to those events, and the reported throwing [...]	2009-07-01 14:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ANTANANARIVO492	EAC CONVENED TO UPDATE REVERSE TREIPWIRES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on a suggestion/request from Washington, the mission's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met again today to propose revisions to our exisiting reverse tripwires. This cable updates our previous set of reverse tripwires (reftel),which post agrees were too rigid and no longer [...]	2009-07-02 08:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ANTANANARIVO512	MADAGASCAR: GARMENT MAKERS SHOUT FOR AGOA ASSURANCES AS [...] (SBU) Summary: Madagascar's garment industry is suffering the effects of the political crisis that began in January and is already showing signs of further collapse due to the uncertainty of AGOA renewal at the end of the year. Commercial chambers and businesses have successfully educated memb [...]	2009-07-09 12:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA
09ANTANANARIVO547	EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW TRIPWIRES, DISCUSS RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 20, 2009 to review the current tripwires, specifically those for Civil Disorder/Armed Combat and the updated Health and Environment tripwires. This was especially timely in light of the weekend plot reported by local authoriti [...]	2009-07-22 08:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ANTANANARIVO60	DIPLOMATIC EFFORT REVEALS FULL-BLOWN MALAGASY [...] (C) SUMMARY. DIPLOMATS MET ON JANUARY 22 FIRST WITH ANTANANARIVO MAYOR ANDRY "TGV" RAJOELINA AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER TO SEEK COMMON GROUND THAT MIGHT CALM THE WORSENING POLITICAL CRISIS IN MADAGASCAR. THE TWO DISCUSSIONS, EACH LASTING ABOUT T [...]	2009-01-23 09:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	MA PGOV PINR PREL
09ANTANANARIVO607	MADAGASCAR'S ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP WITH EU UNDER THREAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2002 the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) have been working to put in place new trade agreements: the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs),designed to enhance cooperation in all areas related to trade. Madagascar signed an [...]	2009-08-21 06:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL MA
09ANTANANARIVO629	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of August 31 to September 4, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) [...]	2009-09-04 09:37:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MA
09ANTANANARIVO662	MADAGASCAR: SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: As the opposition grows more unified in its bid to force a return to the negotiating table (ref A),relations among competing factions within the High Transitional Authority (HAT) appear to have hit a low point. HAT President Andry Rajoelina may be seeking to resolve the current i [...]	2009-09-17 07:43:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO676	MADAGASCAR: UNEXPECTED CALM AT HOME DURING TGV'S [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to earlier expectations and calls for demonstrations, Madagascar's opposition movements have been quiet this week, probably out of respect for the upcoming International Contact Group (ICG) meeting being organized by the African Union to put pressure on the country's ill [...]	2009-09-25 06:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC MA
09ANTANANARIVO791	MADAGASCAR: INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The implementation of the transition charter agreed to in Maputo by Madagascar's four main political rivals has begun. The leadership of a new power-sharing transition government has been installed, including a consensus prime minister, president of congress, the transition pre [...]	2009-11-19 14:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO846	AFTER MAPUTO III: A FOOLISH RAJOELINA ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations between Madagascar's four main political movements have taken a sharp turn for the worse following the latest "partial" summit in Maputo (ref A). Under the direction of President Chissano, former presidents Ravalomanana, Ratsiraka, and Zafy agreed on a compromise to unbl [...]	2009-12-09 13:31:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA MZ
09ANTANANARIVO87	Comoros Reestablishes Links To Swahili Coast [...] (U) SUMMARY: After decades of instability and post-colonial focus on France, the Union of the Comoros is rediscovering historic links to the Swahili Coast of Africa. In partnership with Tanzania's Board of External Trade, the Comoran Chamber of Commerce will soon open an office in Dar es Sal [...]	2009-02-09 06:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON ETRD CN
09ANTANANARIVO88	Comoran Students Look Abroad For Opportunity [...] (U) SUMMARY: Comoran education and foreign ministry officials express growing concern about the trend in Comoran students going abroad far and wide seeking educational opportunities. Thousands of Comorans study in more than 30 countries, some with scholarships, some self-financed and most ob [...]	2009-02-09 06:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON CN
09ANTANANARIVO887	ICG-M IN ADDIS ABABA: BACKGROUND AND TALKING POINTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 6, members of the International Contact Group on Madagascar (ICG-M) will meet in Addis Ababa to discuss the international community's response to recent developments in Antananarivo. This cable contains suggested talking points for use by the U.S. delegation to the ICG- [...]	2009-12-29 12:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MA FR ET
09ANTANANARIVO90	MADAGASCAR: ABANDONING RAVALOMANANA [...] (C) KEY CONTACTS ARE TELLING THE AMBASSADOR THAT SUPPORT FOR RAVALOMANANA FROM WITHIN THE MILITARY AND HIS OWN GOVERNMENT IS WEAKENING. KEY MINISTERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO RESIGN THIS MORNING, WHILE THE MILITARY IS LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE SIDELINES AND LET THE POLITICS PLAY OUT. 2. (C) [...]	2009-02-09 08:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA
09ASHGABAT100	TURKMENISTAN: BURNISHING BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S REGIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A December 2008 article written by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attributed the positive outcome of the October 2008 Bishkek Summit to President Berdimuhamedov's initiative and resourcefulness and portrayed Turk [...]	2009-01-22 05:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ECON PREL TX
09ASHGABAT1010	TURKMENISTAN: INL-FUNDED EQUIPMENT PRESENTED TO COUNTER [...] SUMMARY: On August 6, the Charge presented two light vehicles and twenty drug identification kits to the State Counter Narcotics Service of Turkmenistan. The donation was part of the ongoing INL counternarcotics project. SCNS officials praised our bilateral cooperation and expressed gratitu [...]	2009-08-11 06:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM SOCI SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT102	STRAIGHT TALK BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN'S STATE [...] (SBU) Chairman of the State Counternarcotics Service (SCNS),Col. Murat Islamov, told UN Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) Project Coordinator, Ercan Saka, at an Imamnazar Border Crossing Checkpoint Project Steering Committee meeting on January 15 that Turkmenistan is not a narcotics smuggling [...]	2009-01-22 08:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SNAR TX AORC
09ASHGABAT1025	TNK-BP WAITING AND HOPING IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian-British co-owned TNK-BP remains one of a handful of foreign oil and gas companies attempting to break into the well-guarded Turkmen hydrocarbon sector with little success to date. TNK-BP's Program Director for Turkmenistan Oleg Lonovenko attributed TNK-BP's current lack [...]	2009-08-13 12:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV EINV PBTS AZ TX
09ASHGABAT1029	WINTERSHALL REPORTS SLOW MOVEMENT BY TURKMEN FOR [...] (C) German energy company Wintershall's general manager, Kal Sandhu, updated Economic Officer on his company's prospects August 12. Sandhu stated that Wintershall is winding down a PSA signed in 2002 after drilling two dry holes in block 12 of the Caspian (reftel),and has made slow progress [...]	2009-08-14 13:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV EINV PBTS AZ TX
09ASHGABAT1043	TURKMENISTAN'S AGENDA FOR THE 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, Post received a circular diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan containing an explanation of the Turkmenistan Government's positions on issues to be considered during t [...]	2009-08-18 09:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR PARM SENV UNGA UNHCR FAO TX
09ASHGABAT1046	TURKMENISTAN: PAKISTAN BANK UPBEAT ON TURKMEN [...] (C) On August 18, the new director of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) branch in Ashgabat, Jamal Malik, met with Economic Officer to discuss business in Turkmenistan. Malik became the Bank's new director after replacing long-time Embassy contact, Rizwan Khan, last week. Malik worked at NBP [...]	2009-08-18 12:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX
09ASHGABAT1053	TURKMENISTAN: NEW ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A six-year assistance framework agreement signed by the UN and the Turkmen government last week covers a broader range of areas for cooperation than the previous agreement, perhaps a further indication that the Turkmen Government is slowly opening up to the world. Although many [...]	2009-08-20 12:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UN TX
09ASHGABAT1058	VISIT OF GENERAL PETRAEUS TO TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15, CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus visited Ashgabat for meetings with Turkmen government officials. The General met with the Minister of Defense, the Chief of the State Border Service, and the Deputy Chairman for Foreign Relations and Foreign Minister. Discussions [...]	2009-08-21 10:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TX
09ASHGABAT1074	TURKMENISTAN RESPONDS TO LETTER FROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Nor for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Hajiyev called in DCM on August 26 to discuss a letter Representative Joseph Pitts had sent to President Berdimuhamedov on the topic of religious freedom in Turkmenistan. Hajiyev said that w [...]	2009-08-26 10:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI SCUL TX
09ASHGABAT1077	COCA-COLA REPS SEE GROWING OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) Representatives from Coca-Cola met with Charge on August 26. CEO for Coca-Cola Ichecek (Beverage) in Istanbul and Irish citizen, Michael A. O'Neil, headed a group of businessmen with years of experience in Turkmenistan. O'Neil recounted his time as Coca-Cola head in Russia and Coca-Cola' [...]	2009-08-27 10:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT1087	EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 - 7 August the EXBS Office supported the Department of Energy (DOE) Second Line of Defense (SLD) Portal Monitor Installation Project with site visits for equipment acceptance at Turkmenabat/Farap, Turkmenbashy, Artyk, Watan [...]	2009-08-31 09:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT109	TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON MEJLIS [...] Post has gathered biographic information so far, on 61 of the 125 deputies elected December 14, 2008 to the Mejlis (parliament). This cable presents the bios for those representing Ahal province districts. The parliament's opening session was on January 9 (Ref. A). 2. District 14 - Meyi [...]	2009-01-22 13:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM TX
09ASHGABAT110	TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING TOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Resident Office Head, Neil McKain (please strictly protect),said that the head of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists is a "born entrepreneur" and that "he has the right instincts to help entrepreneurs" in Turkme [...]	2009-01-22 13:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV EAGR TX AORC
09ASHGABAT1104	TURKMENISTAN: RELATIONS WITH UKRAINE LIMITED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although Ukraine and Turkmenistan no longer see eye-to-eye on political priorities, Ukrainian companies are still active in Turkmenistan, especially in the construction sector. However, restrictions on civic organizations have isolated expat Ukrainians and those who now come to [...]	2009-09-01 09:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD TX UP
09ASHGABAT1106	MINISTER OF EDUCATION UNHELPFUL ON STUDENTS EXIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 31, CDA Richard Miles met with Minister of Education, Gulshat Mammedova, to discuss the ongoing imbroglio with students attempting to study at the American University in Central Asia (AUCA). The Minister was unhelpful and stuck to the now tired excuses of trying to pr [...]	2009-09-01 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1109	HAZING PERSISTS IN THE TURKMEN ARMY [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Inherited from Soviet times, the practice of hazing still occurs widely in the Turkmen army. Recruits are usually hazed because of their ethnicity or tribal affiliation. As it can involve violations of human [...]	2009-09-02 07:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MCAP KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1117	TURKMENISTAN: PETROCHINA TO TAKE OVER AMU DARYA PROJECT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets reported this week that PetroChina will acquire assets from the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC),PetroChina's parent company, including CNPC's share in the Amu Darya pro [...]	2009-09-02 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX
09ASHGABAT1120	TURKMENISTAN: "MAYBE" ON STUDENT EXIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev met with the Charge on September 3 to offer a response to Assistant Secretary Blake's letter regarding recipients of USG scholarships, who have been blocked from leaving the country. Hajiyev explained this all came about because Turkmenistan w [...]	2009-09-03 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1121	TURKMENISTAN: COMMERCIAL EXPO REAFFIRMS TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 2, Economic Officer attended the opening of the Turkish National Export Exhibition in Ashgabat. The Turkish government sent State Minister for Trade and Industry Mehmet Zafer Caglayan to co-open the event with Turkmen officials. Almost 70 Turkish companies were pre [...]	2009-09-03 12:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TU TX
09ASHGABAT1122	TURKMEN-AFGHAN JOINT BORDER TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 21, Turkmen and Afghan customs officials completed joint training, facilitated by the OSCE, in Ashgabat and Atamurat (formerly Kerki),a town in southeast Turkmenistan. This was the first ever joint training for Turkmen and Afghan customs officers. The course was aime [...]	2009-09-03 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETTC PARM PREL PBTS OSCE AF TX
09ASHGABAT1130	TURKMENISTAN: UZBEKISTAN TRYING TO BROADEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan is making every effort to expand its relations with Turkmenistan, both politically and commerically. They are looking for new opportunities for investment and trying to promote tourism to Uzbekistan. Despite their efforts, and the cultural ties between Uzbeks and Turkm [...]	2009-09-04 13:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TX UZ
09ASHGABAT1138	TURKMENISTAN: KISS FROM A ROGUE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On September 6, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Ashgabat for his first visit to Turkmenistan, which has the world's fourth largest reserves of natural gas. The short (less than 24-hour) visit, included a welcoming [...]	2009-09-08 11:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EPET TX
09ASHGABAT1142	TURKMENISTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS REPORTS SLOW PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ConocoPhillips representatives met with Charge on September 8 to discuss progress toward an offshore deal with the Turkmen. Company representatives indicated that ConocoPhillips was still very interested in developing blocks 19, 20, and 21 with the Turkmen, but had yet to receiv [...]	2009-09-09 10:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV EINV ECON KZ TX
09ASHGABAT1143	TURKMENISTAN: UNODC EVALUATED IMAMNAZAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On September 4, UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Chief of Mission Ercan Saka hosted an evaluation meeting for its Strengthening Turkmen- Afghan Border project, particularly construction of Imamnazar border crossing che [...]	2009-09-09 12:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1145	TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT WANTS NATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov announced plans to launch the country's first national satellite. The satellite would support telephone and Internet communications, hydrocarbon industries, and Turkmen T [...]	2009-09-09 12:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT EINV ECON PINR PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1147	TURKMENISTAN: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met September 10 with Kyrgyz Ambassador Ashyrov to discuss the issue of students denied exit to study abroad. This problem has affected those wishing to study in Kyrgyzstan more than any other group of students, because more Turkmen study in Kyrgyzstan than in any other si [...]	2009-09-10 13:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI SCUL EAIR TX
09ASHGABAT1148	TURKMENISTAN: KYRGYZ AMBASSADOR ON DENIAL OF EXIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met September 10 with Kyrgyz Ambassador Ashyrov to discuss the issue of students denied exit to study abroad. This problem has affected those wishing to study in Kyrgyzstan more than any other group of students, because more Turkmen study in Kyrgyzstan than in any other si [...]	2009-09-10 13:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI SCUL EAIR TX
09ASHGABAT1152	TURKMENISTAN: AZERBAIJAN STRIVING TO IMPROVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Azerbaijan embassy official, the relationship between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan is warming, but the Turkmen government is still cautious about embarking on joint projects. In addition, the Turkmen government continues to limit the activities of [...]	2009-09-11 08:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ECON AJ TX
09ASHGABAT1159	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON REP DISCUSSES MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chevron Representative in Ashgabat met with the Charge on September 11 to update her on Chevron's recent meeting with Turkmen Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov. The Chevron rep reiterated Chevron's plans to pursue a partnership with Turkmen state energy [...]	2009-09-11 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX
09ASHGABAT1162	IOM SEEKS TO BUILD NETWORK OF TURKMEN NGOS TO [...] (C) On September 11, poloff met with International Organization for Migration (IOM) Central Asia Chief of Mission Zlatko Zigic and Senior Program Assistant Tahyr Seidov to discuss the prospects for IOM activity in Turkmenistan. Zigic explained that IOM's recently introduced regional structure [...]	2009-09-14 08:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PGOV KTIP PHUM IOM TX
09ASHGABAT1169	TURKMEN AND RUSSIAN LEADERS TALK ENERGY--ITERA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkmen press reported that the September 13 meeting between Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov and Russian President Medvedev in Turkmenbashy cleared the way for renewed Turkmen-Russian economic relations; however, no new gas deal was signed. The EU Tacis-Rep in Ashgabat prov [...]	2009-09-14 13:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV EINV ECON RS TX
09ASHGABAT117	SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES LEARNING TO NAVIGATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Ashgabat-based South Korean diplomat shared some of his country's "lessons learned" about accessing the Turkmen market. While South Korea has made little progress in entering Turkmenistan's energy sector or construction industry, the signing of other lucrative deals in 2008 [...]	2009-01-26 02:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EPET EINV TU KS TX
09ASHGABAT1170	TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV BEING MARGINALIZED? [...] (S) SUMMARY: Changes in Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov's behavior and interactions with other members of the Cabinet of Ministers seem to indicate that he does not currently hold the first among equals position that he held even as late as early this year, and has been replaced as the "dean" o [...]	2009-09-14 13:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR TX
09ASHGABAT1183	TURKMENISTAN: RELATIONS WITH TURKEY STEADY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov visited the Turkish tourist area of Antalya in late August on an unofficial visit, getting a view of how the Turkish have developed their tourist industry through private investment and partnership with international tourist agencies. The Government of Tu [...]	2009-09-16 11:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD PREL TU TX
09ASHGABAT1184	TURKMEN GOVERNMENT THROWS PARTY FOR ENERGY SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 12 Economic Officer attended the Turkmen Oil and Gas Ministry's celebratory concert devoted to oil, gas, and electricity sector workers. The lavish event was held at the famous Ruhnama Park, named after former President Niyazov's epic "Ruhnama" which means "book of [...]	2009-09-16 12:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV EINV ECON KS TX
09ASHGABAT1205	TURKMEN ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO SIBERIA? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) International press reported recently that Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stated that Turkmenistan is ready to supply electricity to Siberia to supplement electricity losses caused by the August 17 accident at [...]	2009-09-23 10:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT1207	TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA HAILS PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen State Media painted a positive picture of the short September 21 meeting between Secretary of State Clinton and President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. State TV led their programs with the meeting and a gr [...]	2009-09-24 03:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT1215	TURKMENISTAN: VISIT OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT SEEN AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yushchenko's visit to Turkmenistan provided a forum for signing high level agreements and resolving some outstanding working-level problems between Ukraine and Turkmenistan. Yushchenko attended opening ceremonies for a Ukrainian-built railway bridge and a statue of a Uk [...]	2009-09-25 07:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TX UP
09ASHGABAT1217	GOLDEN ARCHES ON THE FAR HORIZON?:WHY THERE'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To date, McDonald's does not have a franchise restaurant in Turkmenistan, nor in any of the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia. There is continued strong interest, among Turkmen business people and government officials alike, in opening a McDonald's in Ashgabat. The [...]	2009-09-25 11:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX
09ASHGABAT1224	TURKMENISTAN: SCHLUMBERGER FACES PROBLEMS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: French-based petroleum service giant Schlumberger has been in Turkmenistan for ten years and does the majority of its work conducting training programs. They face many of the same issues that other foreign companies do, including worries over the safety and health of their employ [...]	2009-09-25 13:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1248	TURKMENISTAN: U.S. LOGISTICS COMPANY EXPLAINS [...] (C) On September 28, Economic Officer met with the Managing Director of U.S.-based Bertling Logistics. The Bertling representative, who was raised in Turkey and has been in Ashgabat for 10 years, asserted that commercial conditions in the country have improved immensely in the last few years. [...]	2009-09-30 12:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD EPET BTIO PGOV ECON TX
09ASHGABAT1249	TURKMENISTAN: HOW MUCH OF CHINA IS TOO MUCH? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chinese presence and the number of Chinese citizens living and working in Turkmenistan have traditionally been related to business activities conducted here by the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) [...]	2009-09-30 13:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT1253	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON EXPECTED MORE FROM MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron was one of several U.S. companies that recently had face-to-face meetings with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. The Chevron rep was visibly disappointed that the meeting did not result in a new onshore deal [...]	2009-10-01 13:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1254	TURKMENISTAN: STATE PROSECUTORS MAINTAIN THAT [...] (C) Poloff met on September 28 with four representatives of Turkmenistan's Prosecutor General's office -- three senior prosecutors and the head of the International Relations section -- to discuss the upcoming visit of a G/TIP Program Analyst. She also provided copies of the Embassy's non-pape [...]	2009-10-01 13:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PGOV PREL TX

09ASHGABAT1255	TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT TURKMEN PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov recent visit to the U.S. to attend the UNGA dominated all media outlets for a full week. Coverage was positive and extensive for each meeting and event, including special note of [...]	2009-10-02 03:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT1257	TURKMENISTAN: RETHINKING THE APPROACH FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the September 21 meeting between the Secretary and President Berdimuhamedov, post received additional feedback from GOTX officials regarding the USG push for U.S. energy companies to develop onshore hydrocarbon resources in Turkmenistan. The GOTX remains adamant that it [...]	2009-10-02 08:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1267	OSCE CENTER HIGHLIGHTS POSITIVE COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) On October 1, the Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, Ambassador Arsim Zekolli, briefed representatives of OSCE-member country embassies on the activities of the Center during the past year. The briefing was based on Zekolli's Report to the OSCE Permanent Council on September 3, but al [...]	2009-10-05 10:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OSCE TX
09ASHGABAT1270	TURKMENISTAN: HONEYWELL TRYING TO COURT TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 5, Honeywell's CEO and other company executives met with the Charge to discuss plans to expand the company's presence in Turkmenistan. Honeywell's CEO arrived in Ashgabat for meetings with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Deputy Chairman of Oil and Gas Bay [...]	2009-10-05 13:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1271	TURKMENISTAN: A VISIT WITH A DASHOGUZ DEPUTY HAKIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28, 2009 PAO met with a Dashoguz province Deputy Hakim (Deputy Governor) Gurbanjemal Atabayeva during a regional visit. The meeting was initially cold and reserved until talk turned to the recent visit by US Fulbright Scholar Melda Yildiz. Atabayeva expressed a des [...]	2009-10-07 03:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL PHUM TX
09ASHGABAT1286	TURKMENISTAN: JAPAN HOPES TO REGAIN MOMENTUM IN [...] (SBU) Members of the Japanese-Turkmenistan Committee for Economic Cooperation visited Turkmenistan from October 4-8 and met with President Berdimuhamedov. Tetsuro Chida, Special Advisor to the Japanese Charge d'Affaires, told Poloff that the delegation included executives from Itochu, Komatsu [...]	2009-10-09 12:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL BTIO ECON ETRD JA TX
09ASHGABAT1312	TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL STILL MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 14 ExxonMobil representatives met with the Charge to discuss recent meetings between company executives and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. ExxonMobil representatives described the meetings as "a little positive, [...]	2009-10-16 06:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1314	TURKMENISTAN: TAJIKISTAN INTENDS TO INCREASE [...] (U) President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmon, was in Turkmenbashi and Avaza on October 9-10 for a working visit with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov. Turkmen state-run newspapers described the visit as building relations between the two "brotherly" neighbors, especially in the areas of trade [...]	2009-10-19 08:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL TI TX
09ASHGABAT1318	TURKMENISTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS REPORTS PROGRESS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A ConocoPhillips representative reported that the company has renewed its chances of on offshore deal with Turkmenistan since it recently dropped LukOil as a partner and picked up UAE-based Mubadala. ConocoPhillips had already partnered successfully with Mubadala in Kazakhstan a [...]	2009-10-20 09:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KZ TX
09ASHGABAT1328	TURKMENISTAN: STATE HYRDOCARBON AGENCY HEAD ASKS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After waiting since early August for an October 20 meeting to discuss potential cooperation on introducing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with funding from the USAID-Chevron public-private partn [...]	2009-10-22 11:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID TX
09ASHGABAT135	TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON KEY NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During the past two weeks, President Berdimuhamedov has replaced 17 senior officials to include one Deputy Cabinet Minister, three ministers, the directors of five major state enterprises, one significant committee chair [...]	2009-01-27 11:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PINR TX
09ASHGABAT136	CONSULAR NOTIFICATION IN TURKMENISTAN: PERPETUAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting to discuss the consular notification issues that arose in a recent deportation case, the Head of the MFA's Consular Department suggested that Turkmenistan's law enforcement agencies were unaware of all the requirements contained in the Vienna Convention. Specific [...]	2009-01-28 05:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL TX
09ASHGABAT138	MICROSOFT/POLIMEKS DEVELOPING TURKMEN DICTIONARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Post has learned that Microsoft, with support from Turkish construction firm Policom Istanbul (known locally as "Polimeks"),has apparently agreed to develop a Turkmen language dictionary and relevant software in cooperatio [...]	2009-01-29 03:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT1381	TURKMEN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZES LAST MINUTE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the margins of Turkmenistan Independence Day celebrations, GOTX officials organized a last-minute meeting of the U.S.-Turkmenistan Business Council in Ashgabat. The meeting was a follow-up event to a dinner for Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov hosted by the Business Council i [...]	2009-10-29 12:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINV PGOV BEXP BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT139	ECONOMIST DESCRIBES BUSINESS INCUBATOR PROJECT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Fulbright alumna said that 70 current and aspiring entrepreneurs are taking part in her business incubator project, which offers classes in basic entrepreneurship and English. Alumni of U.S. programs such as Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX),International Visitor Progra [...]	2009-01-29 07:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1390	TURKMENISTAN: INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLDS LITTLE JOY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Independence Day holiday in Turkmenistan lasted from October 26-28 and included concerts, fireworks, and a massive parade. As part ofthe festivities, government workers were required to attend the events, which seemed to sap the excitement and happiness out of the holiday. No [...]	2009-10-30 11:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT140	TURKMENISTAN: CENTCOM VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN COVERED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: USCENTCOM Commander General Petraeus made his first official visit to Turkmenistan January 15-16. State media highlighted the visit, especially the General's meeting with Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdi [...]	2009-01-29 09:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO MARR TX
09ASHGABAT1400	TURKMENISTAN: USAID TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On September 10, USAID and its implementer, Project HOPE, held a conference to mark the completion of their second five-year tuberculosis (TB) program. From 2000 to 2009, this program cooperated with the Ministry [...]	2009-11-02 09:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1406	TURKMENISTAN: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) In response to reftel inquiry about a U.S. security dialogue with Turkmenistan, while there is no formal dialogue, the USG does operate a military to military contacts program administered by U.S. Central Command. This program is essentially a list of events each fiscal year that differen [...]	2009-11-03 12:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS TX
09ASHGABAT141	TURKMENISTAN: LOGISTICS COMPANY MANAGER DESCRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: GAC Marine's General Manager, a longtime resident with connections to some foreign energy companies operating in Turkmenistan, described his company's progress with business development and commented on a recent agreement with the government to build a new supply base near Turk [...]	2009-01-29 09:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ETRD EPET ECON TX AJ
09ASHGABAT1418	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA HIGHLIGHT OCTOBER POST EVENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In October, Turkmen media provided generally accurate coverage of post conducted activities. At the beginning of month international media widely expressed U.S. concern over Turkmen government's efforts to prevent students from traveling to U.S.-linked schools. Also, internatio [...]	2009-11-05 03:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT142	TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN LOGISTICS COMPANY CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, GAC Marine General Manager, Gregory Flint, shared his thoughts on how to succeed at doing business in Turkmenistan. He commented on the pervasiveness of corruption, as well as other challenges that regularly face foreign companies here. His views on business im [...]	2009-01-29 09:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD EPET ECON KCRM TX AJ
09ASHGABAT1422	TURKMENISTAN: SCHLUMBERGER HOPES TO EXPAND BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Oil and gas service giant Schlumberger has been operating in Turkmenistan since 1999. The company maintains excellent business ties with state-owned oil concern Turkmennebit, and has plans to partner with the state-owned gas company Turkmengaz in the near future. Company represe [...]	2009-11-05 14:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1427	SEPTEMBER 29 VISIT OF ST. PERSBURG GOVERNOR [...] (C) Russian Embassy DCM Aleksey Demin briefed us November 5 on the September 29 visit of St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko. According to Demin, two construction contracts totaling $700 million were signed. One was for building bridges, roads,and highways in Ashgabat and Ahal provi [...]	2009-11-06 13:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD TX RS
09ASHGABAT143	TURKMENISTAN: PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR ON HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, Pakistan's Ambassador to Turkmenistan spoke in frank terms of his country's difficulties. He said he hopes that the U.S. will now pay more attention to resolving the war in Afghanistan, where he served as a diplomat both during the rule of the Tali [...]	2009-01-29 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PREL AF PK TX
09ASHGABAT1443	NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SAPARLYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 10 Charge met with Deputy Chairman for Education, Health, Sciences, and Religion Hydyr Saparlyev. They discussed ongoing problems with TASP, the Peace Corps, and other educational exchange programs. Saparlyev indicated a desire to resolve the various problems while adh [...]	2009-11-10 13:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1445	TURKMENISTAN: AUSTRIAN ENERGY GIANT OMV HOPES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. OMV, Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas company, recently increased its efforts to promote the Nabucco pipeline and strike an energy deal with the Turkmen government. Like many large energy companies, OMV's current plans focus on the lucrative, proven, onshore gas [...]	2009-11-10 13:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO AU TX
09ASHGABAT1469	TURKMENISTAN: UNDP WORKS TO BUILD ANALYTIC SKILLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) project to develop analytic capacity among government employees in Turkmenistan seems to be making progress toward its goal of improving policy planning skills at the Institute of Strategic Planning and Economic Development. In a Novemb [...]	2009-11-17 04:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP TX
09ASHGABAT1480	TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: TURKMEN PUSH FOR JOINT [...] (C) Pursuant to a December 2008 MOU between the governments of Iran and Turkmenistan (reftel),Turkmenistan is reportedly anxious to expand cooperation with Iran in several key areas, including extradition, Iranian service of process formalities, and the resolution of border-related disputes i [...]	2009-11-18 15:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT1482	TURKMENISTAN: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS EMPHASIZE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol's November 16 meeting with Ministry of Communications officials, the Turkmen highlighted President Berdimuhamedov's initiative for a Turkmen-owned communications satellite as their first priority. Seven companies, including thr [...]	2009-11-18 15:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINT ETRD PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1483	TURKMEN FOREIGN MINISTER POSITIVE ABOUT RELATIONS; [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 16 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol, Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov provided his perspective on the current state of U.S.-Turkmenistan relations and the path ahead. He commented on our increasingly active political [...]	2009-11-18 15:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1485	TURKMENISTAN: UN REGIONAL CENTER OUTLINES MOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting in Ashgabat with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, the Head of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, talked about electricity and water resource problems, the conflict in Afghanistan, and border security. [...]	2009-11-20 15:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PBTS PREL OSCE UN AF TX ZK
09ASHGABAT1487	TURKMENISTAN: OSCE CENTER CHIEF DESCRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Ashgabat OSCE Center briefed DAS George Krol about OSCE programs and prospects in Turkmenistan. The number of projects i expanding, including several new fields, but it seems the Turkmen are merely checking a box by holding the events, with no tangible results. [...]	2009-11-20 15:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV OSCE TX
09ASHGABAT1494	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON STILL PUSHING FOR A DEAL [...] (C) On the margins of the annual Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition (TIOGE),Chevron representatives discussed the company's current plans for reaching an energy deal with the Turkmen. The local Chevron representative told Charge that the recent GOTX proposal to have Chevron [...]	2009-11-23 13:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1495	TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL INCREASING ITS ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. ExxonMobil officials have increased their presence in Turkmenistan over the last few months. Given the GOTX's plans to deliver up to 65 billion cubic meters of gas to Iran and China by the end of 2011, the company sees opportunities to gain GOTX trust in the hope of eventually ge [...]	2009-11-23 13:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1500	TURKMENISTAN: DAS KROL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss a variety of issues of bilateral interest, including Afghanistan, the Peace Corps, the former students at the American University of Central Asia, humanitarian overfligh [...]	2009-11-24 09:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM ECON ENRG TX
09ASHGABAT1502	TURKMENISTAN: 2010 NTE REPLY ON THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KBCT IS TX
09ASHGABAT1503	HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A BERDIMUHAMEDOV SCORNED [...] (C) SUMMARY. An Embassy contact conveyed a story from President Berdimuhamedov's life before he became a high-ranking government official. Apparently Berdimuhamedov tried to pressure a staff member at his dental clinic to enter into a relationship with him and when she scorned him, he fired h [...]	2009-11-24 13:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TX
09ASHGABAT1504	TURKMENISTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS STILL PURSUING [...] (C) On November 17, ConocoPhillips representatives visiting Ashgabat to attend the Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition briefed poloff on the status of the company's efforts to develop Turkmenistan's Blocks 19 and 20 in the Caspian. The company reps shared that they could not alw [...]	2009-11-24 13:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1521	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: POLISH DIPLOMAT CALLS [...] (C) In a recent conversation with Iran Watcher, Polish Charge d'Affaires Robert Rokicki said that major changes in Turkmenistan's relations with Iran took place following President Berdimuhamedov's visit to Tehran eight months ago. Rokicki, who has been posted in Ashgabat since late last year, [...]	2009-11-25 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PREL PINR IR TX
09ASHGABAT1535	TURKMENISTAN: AN IDEALIZED VERSION OF THE MEJLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from the parliament of Turkmenistan described a very orderly process for drafting and passing laws. According to the description, all parties who have an interest in a law, from Ministries, to members of parliament, to subject-matter experts, to average citizens can make [...]	2009-11-28 06:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT154	TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ENTREPRENEUR AWARDED CONTRACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Due to President Berdimuhamedov's interest in cleaning up oil pollution located around the Avaza Tourist Zone on the Caspian Sea, an Amcit businessman has concluded a contract for cleaning up oil spills -- contingent, however, on a successful demonstration that his technology can [...]	2009-01-30 13:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ESTH TX
09ASHGABAT1591	TURKMENISTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC LOOKING TO DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. General Electric (GE) is the leading provider of power generation equipment to Turkmenistan. In addition to being the exclusive provider of gas turbines to the Turkmen, the company provides pipeline and oil field equipment, and delivers services such as much-needed technical and [...]	2009-12-09 10:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1596	TURKMENISTAN: MFA PROTESTS EMBASSY-ORGANIZED [...] (C) On December 9, MFA Americas Department Director Serdar Bashimov called in the Acting DCM to "strongly protest" the Embassy-organized roundtable for leaders of non-registered religious groups that took place on December 3 (reftel). Bashimov complained that the MFA had not been notified in a [...]	2009-12-10 09:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1599	URKMENISTAN: MEJLIS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DOES [...] (C) On December 4, poloff met with the Chair of the Mejlis Human Rights Committee, Yazdursun Gurbannazarova, to discuss the committee's activities during the past year. Also attending the meeting were Chair of the International Relations Committee Batyr Berdiyev and MFA Americas Department of [...]	2009-12-10 13:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1600	TURKMENISTAN: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OPEN TO [...] (SBU) The Acting President of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, Dr. Gurbanmurat Mezilov, and Head of the International Relations Department, Dr. Orazmamed Vasov, met with Poloff on November 27 and discussed areas for possible cooperation on environmental protection and alternative energ [...]	2009-12-10 13:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV SENV TX
09ASHGABAT1603	TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: From December 1-3, the PD Section co-sponsored with UNESCO, UNICEF, the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, and Ministry of Education (MOE) a three-day conference on education, science, and the use of information communication technologies (ICT) in these spheres. The conference was ope [...]	2009-12-11 12:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1618	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON WEIGHS NEW PROPOSAL [...] (C) On December 11, the local Chevron rep briefed us on a proposal recently made by the Turkmenistan government. Deputy Chairman Bayrammurat Hojamuhammedov had met with the Chevron rep on December 7 and had pitched the idea of Chevron working as part of a Joint Venture onshore (not Yoloten or [...]	2009-12-15 13:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PINR TX
09ASHGABAT162	TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER PROVIDES POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 2, the Charge met with the Foreign Minister, Rashid Meredov, to discuss a list of pending bilateral issues, including the present imbroglio over the diplomatic bags. The Foreign Minister took the opportunity to recap 2008 achievements in the bilateral relationship, s [...]	2009-02-02 13:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ADPM TX
09ASHGABAT1622	TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL SETTING UP SHOP IN [...] (C) On December 15, EconOff met with ExxonMobil representatives tasked with opening an office in Ashgabat. Company reps expressed frustration with finding available office space in the Turkmen capital, adding that they did not find anyone who seemed "excited to rent." They asserted that they [...]	2009-12-17 03:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1623	TURKMENISTAN: PRM TAFT GRANT-FUNDED VOCATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On December 11, poloff and political assistant attended the opening of three vocational training workshops funded by a Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Julia Taft Refugee Fund grant, the first such grant pr [...]	2009-12-17 03:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1624	TURKMENISTAN: ROMANIAN RELATIONSHIP STRONGER [...] (C) On December 14, Poloff met with Romanian Embassy Political Officer Laurentiu Ciocan to discuss Romania's relationship with Turkmenistan. Ciocan described relations as limited, especially in the economic arena. There is only one Romanian company in Turkmenistan with Romanian employees -- [...]	2009-12-17 08:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL MD RO TX
09ASHGABAT1630	TURKMENISTAN: TURKISH ASSISTANCE PROMOTES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) has a wide range of programs in Turkmenistan, including healthcare, education, law enforcement, agriculture, and tourism. The TIKA Turkmenistan country representative described the agriculture and tourism project [...]	2009-12-18 09:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL SOCI TU TX
09ASHGABAT1646	TURKMENISTAN: CHANGE IN VISA REGIME WITH [...] (SBU) On December 13, the day before the opening of the Turkmenistan-China pipeline, President Karimov of Uzbekistan had official meetings with Turkmenistan President Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat. The presidents signed four documents, including a joint communiqu and a cooperation agreement betw [...]	2009-12-22 14:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UZ TX
09ASHGABAT1647	TURKMEN AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS INAUGURATE NEW SCHOOL [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 22, President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Medvedev visited Ashgabat to hold bilateral talks with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and to attend the opening ceremony for the new [...]	2009-12-23 03:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI RS TX
09ASHGABAT1648	TURKMENISTAN: UNODC LAW ENFORCEMENT MEETING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Ashgabat held its last 2009 law enforcement coordination meeting on December 18th. Ministries and agencies members of the National Drug Control Committee f [...]	2009-12-23 06:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV SNAR SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1652	TURKMENISTAN: POST HOSTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (C) On December 22, Post hosted a roundtable to discuss entrepreneurial issues in Turkmenistan with private, independent Turkmen business people. The roundtable was held in accordance with action items per reftel. Turkmen entrepreneurs who participated in the roundtable are successful, wealt [...]	2009-12-23 11:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EINV BEXP BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1662	TURKMENISTAN: DECEMBER 25 MEETING WITH FM MEREDOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov requested a meeting with Charge on December 25. Meredov said Turkmenistan would welcome increased visits from U.S. officials, including from Congress and other cabinet departments. Regarding the upcoming Bilateral Forum, Meredov [...]	2009-12-28 10:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF MARR TX
09ASHGABAT1665	TURKMEN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO JAPAN NOT A PANACEA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmen media spent several days giving headline coverage to President Berdimuhamedov's recent visit to Japan. Although they painted the trip as successful, a Japanese Embassy official was more cautious, saying that the visit was more productive economically than politically. Eve [...]	2009-12-29 09:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ETRD PREL JA TX
09ASHGABAT170	FACULTY EXCHANGE PROGRAM: MEETING WITH THE RECTOR OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) ACTION REQUEST: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See para. 8. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Agriculture University Rector, Gurbandurdy Mammedgulyev, agreed to arrange classes for Faculty Exchange Program-sponsored University of Nevada, [...]	2009-02-04 03:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ECON SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT172	TURKMENISTAN: STATE COUNTER NARCOTICS AGENCY SAYS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) In a February 2 meeting, the acting director of the State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS),Serdar Batyrov, told Political Officer and DEA Dushanbe Special Agent (SA) (currently temporarily assigned to Ashgabat) that hi [...]	2009-02-04 05:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT179	UZBEK DIPLOMAT EXPLORES U.S. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE [...] (C) Uzbek Embassy Consul, Abdulmajid Dusimov (please protect),said in a meeting on February 3 that Uzbek Embassies are looking for successful examples of international investments, and that he wanted to discuss with Economic Officer the U.S. experience in Turkmenistan. Further clarification [...]	2009-02-04 11:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EIND CVIS TX UZ
09ASHGABAT181	UNDP PLAYS UP ITS SPECIAL ROLE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Charge on January 29, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Richard Young, and Deputy Resident Representative, Inita Paulovica, outlined current UNDP pro [...]	2009-02-04 11:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID TX
09ASHGABAT182	TURKMENISTAN: OIL AND GAS CHAIRMAN OFFERS LITTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During recent days, both the Charge and also Chevron's Country Manager met with Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tagiyev to get a better sense of Turkmen Government interest in working with large U.S. energy companies. Although both meetings were conducted in a positive atmosph [...]	2009-02-04 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ENRG UN TX
09ASHGABAT188	TURKMENISTAN'S TROUBLING DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Summary: The fact that Turkmenistan suffers from a serious heroin addiction problem (10 percent of the population, according to the World Health Organization),is something that the Turkmen Government has barely begun to ack [...]	2009-02-06 05:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL IR TX
09ASHGABAT189	TURKMENISTAN: INDIAN AMBASSADOR: MUSLIMS LOOK TO [...] (SBU) In a 4 February meeting with the Charge, India's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammed Afzal, emphasized that Muslims everywhere are "looking with great hope to President Obama" for a positive change in their relationship with the U.S. Speaking, "from my own perspective as an Indian Musl [...]	2009-02-06 07:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT191	TURKMENISTAN: JANUARY MEDIA REACTION, MIXED RESULTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January, state media highlighted some Embassy events, but at times, omitted any mention of a U.S. role. State media were reluctant to cover donations of musical instruments to local schools, although anything [...]	2009-02-06 12:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT197	POLIMEKS IN TURKMENISTAN WOULD BE A HARD ACT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The largest Turkish construction firm active in Turkmenistan, Polimeks, has set up a communications subsidiary -- Policom. The company's General Manager said that these companies begin work on projects without contracts, and made it clear that this is possible because Polimek [...]	2009-02-09 12:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EIND EAID ETRD SOCI ECON TX TU
09ASHGABAT198	TURKMENISTAN: UNDP ENCOURAGES DONOR COORDINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, the local United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Deputy Representative mentioned her organization's "privileged access" to work with the Turkmen in some areas of Government reform. She contrasted this with the Turkmen Government's wariness about U.S. assis [...]	2009-02-09 12:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID UNDP TX
09ASHGABAT2	: TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows the visit of Lieutenant General John Allen, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command [...]	2009-01-05 06:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX
09ASHGABAT20	TURKMENISTAN: DECEMBER MEDIA REACTION - PRODUCTIVE STATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: State media coverage of post events was positive in December. In fact, in some cases, such as holiday messages, the Embassy had a higher profile than other foreign missions in country. In one case, post was able [...]	2009-01-07 12:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT201	TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS COMMITTEE CHAIRS FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent meeting with two Parliamentary Committee Chairmen revealed that the socioeconomic and international relations committees will be revising the laws on labor, customs, citizenship and emigration, but the timing for completing the revisions remained unclear. Little els [...]	2009-02-09 12:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TX
09ASHGABAT202	TURKMENISTAN: DIPLOMATIC POUCH ISSUE RESOLVED [...] (C) On February 5, the Embassy was able to resolve a contretemps regarding the diplomatic pouch that had started two weeks before when the Customs Department at the Ashgabat airport started to insist that the Embassy send diplomatic notes in order to receive or send the diplomatic pouch. L de [...]	2009-02-09 13:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AGMT ADPM TX
09ASHGABAT203	TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN COMMERCIAL INTERESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korean Ambassador Chong Yul Kim described bilateral relations between his country and Turkmenistan as growing, although at a more modest pace than South Korean companies would prefer. Although Turkmen Government agencies have been engaged in commercial relationships wi [...]	2009-02-09 13:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV EPET KS TX
09ASHGABAT206	"EXPO BUILD 2009" EXHIBITION IN ASHGABAT, 5-7 FEBRUARY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Fifty Turkish firms and companies displayed technology, equipment, expertise and construction products at an exhibition held in Ashgabat from February 5-7. The exhibition received the usual amount of attention fr [...]	2009-02-10 09:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ETRD TX TU
09ASHGABAT21	TURKMENISTAN LAUNCHES NEW TV CHANNEL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan launched a new TV channel "Turkmen Owazy" (Turkmen Melody) on January 1. The channel runs 24/7, carrying various musical programming and represents a slight expansion in the cultural space and collabor [...]	2009-01-07 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT215	TURKMENISTAN: TRAFFICKING 101: PROSECUTING [...] (SBU) In preparing Post,s submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, Poloff met this week with representatives of the General Prosecutor,s office in Ashgabat to raise a number of the questions posed in Ref A. It was Post's first consultation with the prosecutor,s office for [...]	2009-02-12 14:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG TX
09ASHGABAT231	TURKISH DIPLOMAT DESCRIBES RISKS AND COMPLEXITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A February 12 conversation with the Turkish Third Secretary yielded interesting insights on corruption and market access, the legal complexities of doing business here, and the role that intergovernmental economic commissions play in making it less risky for Turkmen officials t [...]	2009-02-17 10:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ETRD TX TU
09ASHGABAT235	TURKMEN PREFERENCES MAY DETERMINE THE FORM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Longtime resident and EU TACIS program coordinator Michael Wilson,s contacts and knowledge of business activities in Turkmenistan give him a bird,s eye view of energy sector development. On February 11 he shared his perspectives on the dramas that are currently unfolding as th [...]	2009-02-17 13:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX CH
09ASHGABAT236	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRAN,S AMBASSADOR ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) The Russian-language "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" published an interview on February 11 with Iran's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammad-Reza Forqani. The interview focused almost exclusively on economic and trade topics, avoiding anything even remotely controversial such as the Iranian nucle [...]	2009-02-17 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT24	TURKMENISTAN: A FIRST LOOK AT THE COMPOSITION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A picture is beginning to form of the group of deputies that will comprise the new Mejlis, set to meet for the first time on January 9. Chairman Nurberdiyeva and her deputy, Kasymguly Babayev, have retained th [...]	2009-01-08 05:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TX
09ASHGABAT255	TURKMENISTAN: CULTURAL NORMS IMPACT BUSINESS [...] (C) The Amcit General Manager at Bertling Logistics in Ashgabat talked with Political Officers on February 18 about how foreign companies get their feet in the door with the Turkmen Government. He argued that having the support of high-level government officials from a foreign company's home [...]	2009-02-24 11:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ENRG UN TX TU
09ASHGABAT262	TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT MAY BE AVOIDING U.S. AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bertling Amcit Logistic General Manager, a longtime Ashgabat resident, shared news he had heard about a potential new government policy on Italian and U.S. energy majors being kept out of the running on field development, and also shared his views on how to bring Turkmenist [...]	2009-02-26 07:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT266	TURKMENISTAN: HOW SOME FOREIGN COMPANIES GAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Perhaps the single greatest challenge in seeking to do business in Turkmenistan is the lack of access to the people empowered to make decisions about commercial contracts here, particularly those involving infrastructural and energy sector development. Most companies have come [...]	2009-02-27 10:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV KCOR TX
09ASHGABAT267	TURKMENISTAN: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT A [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Amcit Managing Director for Global Solutions of U.S. company, Tyco Telecommunications, and Mamia Sanadiradze, CEO of Georgian partner Caucasus Online, said in a meeting with Economic Officer on February 22 that they [...]	2009-02-27 12:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO TX GG
09ASHGABAT268	TURKMENISTAN: CASE NEW HOLLAND DISCUSSES [...] (C) Case New Holland's Business Director for Central Asia, Tom Davies (please protect),said in a meeting on February 10 that the company is planning to open a representative office in Ashgabat this year. He also confirmed that the contract decision-making process is taking longer and longer [...]	2009-02-27 12:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EIND TX UZ
09ASHGABAT269	TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public I 2. (SBU) In a meeting on February 20, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, Akjeren Allanurova, and Head of the Council's Research Forecasting and International Relations Departments, Orazmamed Vasov, said that [...]	2009-02-27 12:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA
09ASHGABAT270	U.S. AGRICULTURE ECONOMISTS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The visit of two professors from the University of Nevada, Reno College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources to teach seminars at the Agriculture University was successful, with groundwork laid for [...]	2009-02-27 12:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID TX
09ASHGABAT272	GERMAN FIRM WORKING WITH TURKMENISTAN -- ALLEGEDLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German consulting firm Goetzpartners is advising the Government of Turkmenistan on economic development and strategic planning. Sectors of focus include tourism, textiles, education, and infrastructure. The German Ambassador claimed that he doesn't know anything about the ag [...]	2009-02-27 13:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TRD SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT289	TURKMENISTAN: BUSINESS BOOMING FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The deputy director of a growing Turkmenabat privately-held company attributed its success to the founder's technical savvy and the stability of its workforce. Engaged in a wide range of activities, most prominent [...]	2009-03-03 13:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT291	TURKMENISTAN: WINTERSHALL MANAGER REPORTS LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: German energy company Wintershall's general manager, Kal Sandhu, talked with poloff on March 2 about the company's failure in 2008 to find hydrocarbons in two Caspian blocks. Although Wintershall continues to talk to Turkmen officials about onshore work, the discussions have m [...]	2009-03-04 05:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET GM TX
09ASHGABAT3	CORRUPTION IN TURKMENISTAN'S BUSINESS CIRCLES - THE MORE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's decrees promising support for small and medium businesses appear so far to have benefited only a select group of business people, mostly those with a familial relationship or close conne [...]	2009-01-05 06:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT305	TURKMENISTAN: ICRC OFFICIALS NOT EXPECTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives are in Ashgabat to continue their discussions with the Turkmen Government regarding prison visits. After five years, it appears the two sides remain far from agreement, the main point of contention being one-on-one m [...]	2009-03-06 13:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT31	TURKMENISTAN: CATHOLIC CHURCH COMFORTABLE, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge and poloff met with Father Andrzej Madej, the Charge at the Apostolic Nunciature, who also acts as the head of the Catholic Church, on January 6 to get an update on the church's activities and its ongoing [...]	2009-01-08 12:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KIRF TX
09ASHGABAT312	TURKMENISTAN: SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS WORKED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Seventh Day Adventist Church has a long history in Turkmenistan. Despite some persistent problems, a church leader described current relations with the authorities as "good, but not the best" that they could be. The church leader noted his own efforts to educate the authorit [...]	2009-03-09 13:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT315	TURKMENISTAN: INSTITUTE OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS OPENS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an introductory meeting with the Charge on March 9, Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) Director, Shirin Ahmedova, highlighted the "positive and constructive" relations it enjoyed with USAID and [...]	2009-03-10 09:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI KDEM TX
09ASHGABAT320	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON FEBRUARY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In February, media provided generally accurate coverage of Post-conducted events. Embassy press releases played a large role in shaping the stories carried in state and non-state media. While one TV news program o [...]	2009-03-11 11:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT323	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? IRAN [...] (C) The Iranian Minister of Oil, Gholam Nowzari, announced on March 5 that Iran may sue Turkmenistan for shutting off the supply of natural gas for three months last winter. According to Iran's Press TV, which first aired the story, Nozari said that Iran had created a special committee for tha [...]	2009-03-12 10:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT339	TURKMENISTAN: ITALY - TURKMENISTAN RELATIONS - [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Italian Embassy Moscow Counsellor, in Turkmenistan to advance the upcoming visit of a Deputy Foreign Minister, President Berdimuhamedov should visit Rome sometime in 2009. Hopefully, a Berdimuhamedov visit will give a kick start to bilateral relations, which the [...]	2009-03-13 15:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT344	TURKMENISTAN: NEWLY-ARRIVED AFGHAN DIPLOMAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A newly-arrived Afghan diplomat in Ashgabat recently shared his views about the current situation in Afghanistan. He stressed that there needs to be a focus on reconstruction, democratic government and an end to the interference in Afghan affairs emanating from Pakistan. Accordin [...]	2009-03-16 13:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF TX

09ASHGABAT354	TURKMENISTAN: ALTHOUGH NO LONGER NUMEROUS, A [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the Bahai faith has a long history in Turkmenistan, Soviet-era repression reduced the once prominent community to a much smaller remnant. Since Turkmenistan's independence, the Bahai community's circumstances were at times difficult, but have rebounded since re-registratio [...]	2009-03-18 12:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT358	TURKMENISTAN: SMALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH FINDS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Church of Christ in Ashgabat is a small evangelical group founded by missionaries in the 1990s. The group has been registered for four years and rents a multi-purpose room in a commercial building where it holds its worship services, seminars, and youth activit [...]	2009-03-19 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT370	TURKMENISTAN: IRANIANS TRAVEL EN MASSE TO ASHGABAT [...] (SBU) Hundreds of Iranian tourists from the northern city of Mashhad have arrived in Ashgabat to spend part or all of the Nowruz holidays. Most made the 140-mile trip from Iran's second largest city by bus as part of one of several organized tour groups and are staying at the city's moderatel [...]	2009-03-23 14:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT381	TURKMENISTAN: MFA SHARES PERSPECTIVE ON A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Hajiyev recently spoke to a U.S.-based scholar about Turkmenistan's goals in hosting the late April pipeline security conference. It is becoming more apparent that the Turkmen Government is laying the groundwork for the development of an international c [...]	2009-03-25 06:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX UN RS AJ
09ASHGABAT393	TURKMENISTAN: CHINA KNOWS PATIENCE PAYS OFF HERE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese ambassador to Turkmenistan described the relationship with Berdimuhamedov's government as positive, yet more stand-offish than in former President Niyazov's time. That said, CNPC is making progress on its Turkmenistan-China pipeline, although only half of this twin [...]	2009-03-27 08:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET TX CH
09ASHGABAT395	TURKMENISTAN: RELIGIOUS LEADERS DISCUSS THE MYRIAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 25 roundtable with leaders of minority religious groups that have been registered, the participants observed that registration is a threshold obstacle. Following registration, there remain myriad issues that continually pose challenges to their groups' ability to free [...]	2009-03-27 12:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT396	TURKMENISTAN: WINTERSHALL MANAGER PROVIDES RANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: German-based Wintershall's country manager recently provided a broad picture of the challenges and intrigues of doing business in the energy sector here. The manager described some of the complexities of interacting with Turkmen energy officials, most of whom cling tightly to [...]	2009-03-30 10:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX RS IR CH
09ASHGABAT40	TURKMENISTAN: ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT RECEIVES LETTER OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, 2009, the Country Coordinator of USAID's implementing partner for its Economic Reform to Enhance Competitiveness (EREC) project, BearingPoint, received an e-mail from Turkmenistan's Cabinet of Ministe [...]	2009-01-13 05:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID TX
09ASHGABAT401	LONGTIME COMMERCIAL RESIDENT POSTULATES ON ROOTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A long-time Amcit commercial resident of Turkmenistan told a recent visitor that U.S. influence here has been curbed in part because of changes in U.S. policy over the last 15 years, but also because of the historical missteps of U.S. energy giants who abandoned difficult and c [...]	2009-03-30 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT402	TURKMENISTAN: MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETS IN ASHGABAT [...] (SBU) At a March 13 meeting in Ashgabat of Mini-Dublin Group members organized by the Italian Embassy in Moscow, representatives of the U.S.,French, UK, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Japanese and Russian embassies exchanged views with two officials of the State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) on [...]	2009-03-30 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT408	TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on March 30 with Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to discuss several bilateral issues and to learn more about President Berdimuhamedov's recent visits to Iran and Russia. Charge briefed Meredov on the Interagency Policy Group's Report on U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan a [...]	2009-03-31 11:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TX
09ASHGABAT414	TURKMENISTAN: SCHLUMBERGER DOING WELL, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Schlumberger's general manager described the company's ongoing work, largely for foreign energy companies, in field development and management. Although things are generally going well, there have been some mini-dramas within both the companies that Schlumberger works with, as [...]	2009-04-02 08:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT415	TURKMENISTAN/UZBEKISTAN BORDER: ON THE ROAD WITH [...] (C) More than 40,000 Iranian truckers travel to or through Turkmenistan each year, the majority passing in either direction through the Farap border crossing on the Uzbek border. As night falls, dozens of drivers congregate at cafes and parking lots, or on the side of the road on either side [...]	2009-04-02 08:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT43	TURKMENISTAN: NEW SENIOR ADVISOR JOINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As in previous years, letters of congratulation on the new year from various Turkmenistan officials to the Turkmen president were published in the state-controlled press, including one from senior officials of the secretive Presidential Apparat. Two letters from apparat offici [...]	2009-01-13 11:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT436	TURKMENISTAN: MARCH MEDIA REACTION - MEDIA PRAISE GROWING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In March, media favorably and accurately covered events reflecting U.S.-Turkmenistan cooperation in education and health care, and highlighted various U.S. visits. The visit by USAID Regional Director William Frej [...]	2009-04-08 12:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT44	TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER URGES MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, and Charge, Turkmenistan Deputy Foreign Minister, Wepa Hajiyev, expressed hope the Stein's visit would encourage more trade between Turkmenistan and the U.S. Hajiy [...]	2009-01-13 11:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TX
09ASHGABAT452	TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIAN PIPELINE WOES EXPOSED DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhammedov's official visit to Moscow in late March produced few milestones in the Turkmen-Russian relationship, which seems to be suffering from financial stress as a result of the global crisis. The most significant item on the agenda, an agreement on the Russ [...]	2009-04-08 14:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT458	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to advance our urgent military overflight issues, as well as to show continued support for U.S. investment in energy resource development, greater cooperation in education, and progress in human r [...]	2009-04-09 13:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT46	TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Supreme Council on Science and Technology officials said at a meeting with Dan Stein of the U.S. Trade Development Agency that they would welcome ideas on how to expand the national Internet network for educationa [...]	2009-01-13 11:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG TRGY TBIO TX
09ASHGABAT461	TURKMEN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON 2009 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov chaired an expanded session of the Cabinet of Ministers on April 6 for the purpose of reviewing social and economic development in the first quarter of the year, as well as a number of p [...]	2009-04-10 03:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT470	TURKMENISTAN AND RUSSIA WORKING OUT GAS BARTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU TACIS Program Manager, Michael Wilson, provided some additional detail on April 10 regarding Turkmenistan's proposal to exchange a substantial portion of the value of its exported gas to Russia for goods and services. The deal could be a good one for Turkmenistan, if offici [...]	2009-04-13 13:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX RS
09ASHGABAT476	IPC AGRI: ONE EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIAL SUCCESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sales of Case New Holland equipment to Turkmenistan continue apace in 2009, with shipment of 300 tractors and $30 million in spare parts underway. Exclusive importer of Case New Holland and John Deere equipment to Turkmenistan, IPC Agri feels that its business is secure due t [...]	2009-04-15 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID EIND ETRD TX RU
09ASHGABAT477	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMMEDOV STAYS IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's hosting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting on April 10 was well-covered in regional press. Although a broad range of topics were on the agenda, it does not appear that the body came to any significant conclusions. Beginning with his opening remarks, Pr [...]	2009-04-15 11:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD AORC PREL TX
09ASHGABAT480	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WAITING FOR RAPPROCHEMENT: [...] (C) In a conversation with Ashgabat Iran Watcher this week, the general manager of the local office of the construction company Iran Samen (GM) spoke hopefully about the possibility of U.S.-Iranian construction joint ventures in Turkmenistan in the future. Our contact, who has lived and worke [...]	2009-04-16 10:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR ECON PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT482	TURKMENISTAN'S STATE TOURISM AND SPORTS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of the State Tourism and Sports Committee said that they are interested in developing Community-Based Tourism (CBT),especially national crafts, higher education for tourism professionals, and some [...]	2009-04-16 12:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EIND TX
09ASHGABAT486	FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV ASKS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 15, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher discussed bilateral and regional issues with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov. The Turkmen would like to see President Berdimuhamedov visit the United States this November. Meredov asked for [...]	2009-04-17 09:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR OVIP PBTS PHUM TX
09ASHGABAT491	TURKISH GULENIST MOVEMENT IN TURKMENISTAN: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish-run schools in Turkmenistan have been surprisingly successful since their start in 1993. The schools, which include language centers, high schools and a university, are loosely linked by their affiliation with the Beshkent Educational Firm, which is the financial organ [...]	2009-04-17 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CVIS TU TX
09ASHGABAT492	TURKMENISTAN: FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent opposition website article about Turkmen government purchases of trucks from the Russian company KAMAZ exposed some interesting facts that suggest the government buys the vehicles for an inflated purchase price, leaving room for intermediaries and those who sign the co [...]	2009-04-17 12:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU RS
09ASHGABAT495	TURKMEN PRESIDENT IS MIGHTILY ANNOYED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a wide-ranging and lengthy meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher on April 15, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov expressed his appreciation for U.S. efforts in Afghanistan as well as his satisfaction with the Administration's Policy Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Berdimu [...]	2009-04-20 05:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG ECON MARR OVIP RS TX
09ASHGABAT497	CENTRAL ASIAN WATER DISPUTES HEATING UP; PROSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 16, Miroslav Jenca, the Head of Office of the Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, briefed Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher about the Center's work and conditions in the region. According to Jenca, t [...]	2009-04-20 05:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UN ENRG ZK AF TX
09ASHGABAT501	TURMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE HAZAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDP and the Global Environmental Fund are sponsoring a project for community outreach in the Hazar Nature Reserve, to reduce the amount of hunting and fishing of endangered and unique species in the area. This involves the delicate work of trying to change the habits of those [...]	2009-04-20 10:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID EPET ESTH SENV AORC TX
09ASHGABAT502	WHY ONE PERSON IS LEAVING THE FRONT LINES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A construction industry professional with several years of experience in Turkmenistan explained that he is leaving another firm to consult because he cannot deal with working in the middle of this environment, including battling with ministers who do not want to pay for project [...]	2009-04-20 11:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND TX TU
09ASHGABAT512	TURKMENISTAN: USG CONTRACTORS ARE THE INTERIOR MINISTER'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A technician from the Tashkent office of the Agilent Technologies was dispatched to Ashgabat under the auspices of Post's INL-funded DOJ/ICITAP project with the Ministry of the Interior in order to repair a gas ch [...]	2009-04-21 09:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT514	TURKMENISTAN CAN BE A TOUGH ENVIRONMENT FOR [...] (C) Visiting Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia representatives recently met with UNICEF's acting Representative, Abdul Alim, to discuss the prospects for an international NGO seeking to initiate a program in Turkmenistan. Alim said the first step is to assess government interest in the propo [...]	2009-04-21 12:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT516	BERDIMUHAMEDOV TO HONEYWELL CEO: WE WANT CLOSER [...] (C) On April 22, Honeywell Director for Government Relations, Europe, Middle East and Africa Daniela Pandrea discussed Honeywell's business plans for Turkmenistan with DCM and poloff. She described the circumstances that led to Honeywell's CEO meeting with President Berdimuhamedov on March 9. [...]	2009-04-23 08:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT518	TURKMENISTAN: A/S BOUCHER VISIT DRAWS SIGNIFICANT MEDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Turkmenistan April 14-17, holding a meeting with President Berdimuhamedov, and meetings with other high-ranking government officials. The visit [...]	2009-04-23 11:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT529	TURKMENISTAN: GRANT PROPOSAL FOR PRM FY 2009 JULIA TAFT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is Embassy Ashgabat's recommendation for FY 2009 support via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund to finance a refugee assistance project. The proposed project would provide equipment and materials for th [...]	2009-04-24 13:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF TX
09ASHGABAT53	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON EXEC OFFERS VIEWS ON HOW TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USTDA Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, met with the Amcit Chevron country representative to hear how the company has been faring regarding its proposal to work with the Turkmen government on onshore sub-salt energy exploration and development. The company h [...]	2009-01-14 12:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT550	TURKMENISTAN: THY ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE ON TECHNICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 30 meeting with DATT, Turkmen State Civil Aviation officials asked for U.S. assistance in four areas, which would allow Turkmenistan to raise the blanket overflight cap: get the Afghanistan to expand the flight altitude range and routes for Turkmen civilian aircr [...]	2009-04-30 11:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TX
09ASHGABAT559	TURKMENISTAN'S FINANCIAL SITUATION SOLID, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with Deputy Cabinet Chairman for Economy and Finance Tuvakmammet Japarov on April 22, and discussed the global financial crisis and its impact on Turkmenistan, goals for the national economy, and development plans. According to Japaro [...]	2009-05-02 05:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TX
09ASHGABAT56	TURKMENISTAN: NEWLY-CONSTITUTED PARLIAMENT HOLDS FIRST [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 9, the newly-constituted Mejlis (Parliament) convened for the first time with President Berdimuhamedov in attendance. During the session, the deputies elected the Credentials Committee that certifie [...]	2009-01-15 03:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TX
09ASHGABAT560	TURKMENISTAN: MEREDOV ADDRESSES OVERFLIGHT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Krol met with Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov on April 23 on the sidelines of the Turkmenistan government's two-day energy security conference. Meredov expressed his appreciation for U.S. comments on the conference draft, and said the government might p [...]	2009-05-02 05:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TX
09ASHGABAT564	TURKMENISTAN: OIL AND GAS SECTOR OFFICIALS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives met on April 30 with six top oil and gas officials to answer questions and get government commitment to a two-day seminar on pipeline management. The appearance of the six officials in one meeting and their confirmation that th [...]	2009-05-04 12:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET TX
09ASHGABAT565	TURKMENISTAN HOLDS PIPELINE SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 23-24, the Turkmen Government held a conference on "Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy and Its Role in Ensuring Sustainable Development and International Development." The conference was attended by an [...]	2009-05-04 14:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT573	TURKMENISTAN: FOUR WEEKS UNDER GAS SIEGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: It has been almost four weeks since the supply of Turkmen gas exported to Russia stopped due to the April 8 gas pipeline blast. In the days following the accident, the two sides exchanged high-tempered public sta [...]	2009-05-06 10:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT578	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON APRIL POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In addition to coverage of visits by Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and DAS George Krol in April (Refs A and B),April saw media provide generally accurate and favorable coverage of numerous U.S. visitors and P [...]	2009-05-08 04:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT625	IRAN: HUNGARIAN DIPLOMAT SAYS IRAN STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visiting Hungarian diplomat from Tehran, accredited to both Iran and Turkmenistan, shared with us his latest impressions of both living and working in Iran. These included his frustration with trying to get an accurate picture of economic conditions there, as well as trying to [...]	2009-05-15 11:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT64	FOREIGN BUSINESSMAN DISCUSSES HOW TO DO BUSINESS [...] (C) Indian businessman, George Jacob, (strictly protect throughout) told econoff at a meeting on January 8 that success in business in Turkmenistan depends on three things: building good relationships, having contacts with the right people, and understanding the system. Jacob became an entre [...]	2009-01-15 12:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT641	TURKMENISTAN: TRADE UNIONS PROMOTE STATE PRIORITIES; FAIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Having inherited the Soviet-era trade union structure, the Government of Turkmenistan has made trade unions part of its mechanism for maintaining social and political stability. Independent trade unions do not exist, to the detriment of workers' rights. Besides providing minor [...]	2009-05-22 07:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ECON TX
09ASHGABAT648	TURKMENISTAN: STATUS OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil and gas sector development in Turkmenistan is making progress, albeit slowly. There has been no change in the policy of barring foreign companies from onshore PSAs, but the door appears to be open rega [...]	2009-05-26 08:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET TX RS
09ASHGABAT65	HOW THINGS WORK (OR DON'T) -- INSIGHTS INTO THE [...] (C) Churchill once described Russia as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Turkmenistan remains a black box behind a translucent window. You kind of see something, but you're not sure. You have your hand on something, but what is it? All of this makes observing and working in [...]	2009-01-15 13:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT662	TURKMEN MINISTRY OF TRADE: TRADE VOLUME WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a productive meeting, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Claudio Lilienfeld exchanged ideas with Vepa Garriyev, the Head of the International Directorate of Turkmenistan's Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations. Very little time was spent discussing the re [...]	2009-05-28 11:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EIND EINV ETRD TIFA TX AZ AF ZK
09ASHGABAT663	TURKMENISTAN: RUMORS OF VISA TROUBLES AS CITIBANK [...] (C) The Relationship Manager of Citibank's Central Asia and Transcaucasia Department, Sinan Tan (please protect),said in a meeting on May 14 that he was meeting with representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Vneshekonombank, Senagatbank, and Turkmenbashybank. [...]	2009-05-28 11:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN CVIS EXIM TX AZ TU
09ASHGABAT664	TURKMENISTAN: DAUSTR LILIENFELD DISCUSSES TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asia, Claudio Lilienfeld, visited Turkmenistan as part of a five-country tour through Central Asia to discuss the future of TIFA -- the U.S. Government's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with the five Centr [...]	2009-05-29 01:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR ENRG EFIN EIND EINV ETRD EPET SOCI
09ASHGABAT668	EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 to 9 May the EXBS Advisor was in Uzbekistan as part of his regional responsibilities. b. On 14 May EXBS Advisor conducted an introductory meeting with Lieutenant Colonel Bekiyev Ybrayim, First Deputy Commander of the St [...]	2009-05-29 10:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT671	TURKMENISTAN: TRADITIONS OF NOHUR CHALLENGED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nohur, a remote settlement of about 5,000 people located in a mountainous area near Iran in the Western part of Ahal province, is notable for its traditional culture and animalistic-superstitious variant of Islamic belief. Living conditions are primitive and the economy is based [...]	2009-06-01 09:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS SCUL SOCI EAGR TX IR SA TC
09ASHGABAT687	IRAN ELECTIONS: FOR THESE MASHHAD TRUCKERS, IT'S [...] (C) In conversations with Iran Watcher near the Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan border last week, a dozen or so Iranian truckers, most coming from the northern city of Mashhad, voiced strong and nearly unanimous support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's upcoming presidential election. We spoke with d [...]	2009-06-03 10:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT692	TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS DOOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 29, Deputy Foreign Minister, Toyly Komekov, told members of the Morningstar delegation that the door to Turkmenistan is open to foreign energy companies, provided they respect Turkmen policies concerning the development of its energy resources. He cited President Berdimuh [...]	2009-06-05 05:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT694	TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT STATES HIS INTENT TO [...] (C) Summary. The first meeting between President Berdimuhamedov and newly appointed Special Envoy for Eurasia Energy Morningstar went quite well. Prospects for the American energy companies were explored and Berdimuhamedov made clear his intent in expanding cooperation with the United Sta [...]	2009-06-05 05:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT695	TURKMENISTAN: TAKING ITS OWN PATH ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 29, Deputy Cabinet Chairman for Oil and Gas, Tachberdy Tagiyev, told members of the Morningstar delegation that Turkmenistan prefers Western technology and has had a long and successful working relationship with Western service firms. He said Turkmenistan is very focu [...]	2009-06-05 11:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT701	TURKMENISTAN: U.S. FORENSICS OFFICIALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting DOJ/ICITAP Forensic Advisor and DEA Chemist met with section chiefs of the Turkmen Prosecutor General's Office. The purpose of the meeting, the first between U.S. forensics experts and the prosecutor's [...]	2009-06-08 10:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT704	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON RECEPTIVE TO PROPOSALS THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Morningstar delegation's meeting with Chevron's country manager was an opportunity to exchange information and brainstorm on creative ways that U.S. energy companies can try to engage Turkmen officials on innovative types of agreements. For its part, Chevron is willing to [...]	2009-06-08 12:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX CH
09ASHGABAT712	TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS SERVICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting DOJ/ICITAP Forensic Advisor and DEA Chemist recently met with section chiefs of the Turkmenistan State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS) to discuss possible cooperation between the USG/ICITAP and SCNS on [...]	2009-06-09 06:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT721	TURKMENISTAN: UN CENTER FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of the UN Center for Preventive Diplomacy, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, plans to brief UN and U.S. officials on the activities of the Center during an upcoming visit to the U.S. The Center is working on some ideas to promote stability in Afghanistan and high-level regio [...]	2009-06-09 10:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR SNAR UN TX AF
09ASHGABAT733	IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: TRUCKERS INDICATE SUPPORT [...] (C) Conversations with Iranian truck drivers held in and around Ashgabat on June 10 demonstrate that support for candidate Mir Hussein Mousavi is growing among working class Iranians. Iran Watcher spoke with transiting drivers representing various geographic areas and ethnic groups and found [...]	2009-06-10 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT734	TURKMENISTAN: PURPOSE OF MEREDOV'S VISIT IS TO [...] (C) On June 10, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to discuss Meredov's upcoming visit to Washington. Meredov confirmed that he will depart Ashgabat on June 22 and travel to Washington via Frankfurt. His arrival in Washington will be in the early afternoon on June 22. He w [...]	2009-06-10 13:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT740	TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES DOMINATE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The June 7-9 textile exhibition in Ashgabat, organized by the Turkmen Government, hosted the representatives and displays of local enterprises and some 30 foreign companies seeking to enter the market or expand th [...]	2009-06-11 12:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ERD EIND TX KS
09ASHGABAT750	TURKMENISTAN: CADDO EXPLORATION MAKING SOLID [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. energy services company Caddo Exploration has signed an agreement to do a pilot oil well sand control project in Balkan province, representatives told poloff. If the pilot goes well, the company expects to sign a large contract that will have Caddo doing sand control and [...]	2009-06-12 12:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT753	SABIT COORDINATOR BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The coordinator of the Central Asia office of the U.S. Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program met with Turkmen government officials to promote the program. She focuse [...]	2009-06-12 13:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET SOCI
09ASHGABAT761	TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's PAO had a friendly and open meeting with the Chair of the Mejilis (Parliament) committee on Education, Science, and Culture. The discussion revealed that the committee has a massive portfolio of issues, bu [...]	2009-06-17 10:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO ECA TX
09ASHGABAT763	TURKMENISTAN -- A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Turkmenistan's population is small, the country's wealth -- due primarily to its natural gas deposits -- makes it a potentially attractive market for U.S. businesses. Obstacles include a restrictive visa regime, lack of rule of law, bureaucracy and corruption. Despit [...]	2009-06-17 13:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EIND EFIN TX
09ASHGABAT769	TURKMENISTAN: AVAZA NATIONAL TOURIST ZONE OPENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov officially opened the Avaza National Tourism Zone on June 15, accompanied by the government, the diplomatic corps, businessmen, and international journalists. "Avaza" consists currently of two hotels. Although plans are for an artificial ri [...]	2009-06-18 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON TX
09ASHGABAT770	TURKMENISTAN: GAS PRICE IS THE ONLY BIG ISSUE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 18 EU-TACIS Program Manager Michael Wilson shared news he had recently heard through his energy sector network regarding the ongoing negotiations with Gazprom. He said government officials are saying that the future price of gas is the only remaining business issue, but [...]	2009-06-19 08:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV RU BO TX
09ASHGABAT773	TURKMENISTAN: "NUMBER 1 IS HAPPY" ABOUT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the general manager of the official Mercedes-Benz dealership in Turkmenistan traveled to the United States under heavy pressure from the Presidential Apparat to take delivery of President Berdimuhamedov's new armored Bentley. Upon his return, the manager rep [...]	2009-06-19 12:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ELTN ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT78	KAZAKH AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS ON TURKMENISTAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with the Charge, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Turkmenistan touched upon his country's improving relations with Turkmenistan, ongoing negotiations about Caspian Sea boundaries and drug trafficking routes through Central Asia. He analyzed the Turkmenistan governm [...]	2009-01-16 10:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ TX
09ASHGABAT787	TURKMENISTAN: REVISED GRANT PROPOSAL FOR PRM FY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is Embassy Ashgabat's revised recommendation for FY 2009 support via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund to finance a refugee assistance project. The proposed project would provide equipment and mate [...]	2009-06-23 12:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF TX
09ASHGABAT80	TURKMENISTAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive by unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Following please find post's 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydroc [...]	2009-01-16 11:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR TX
09ASHGABAT809	TURKMENISTAN: LUKASHENKO VISIT FOCUSED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Lukashenko's recent visit to Turkmenistan focused on enhancing bilateral commercial relations. The relationship is particularly important to Belarus, given large Turkmen purchases of Belarus tractors and trucks and the mammoth potash fertilizer project that was just k [...]	2009-06-29 10:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EMIN PREL PGOV BO TX
09ASHGABAT817	EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 to 6 June the EXBS Advisor was in the Republic of Georgia for the world-wide EXBS Advisor's Conference. b. On 8 June, EXBS Assistant Batyr Hommadov resigned without notice. c. From 17 - 24 June EXBS Assistant from Uzbe [...]	2009-06-30 11:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT819	TURKMENISTAN: FOR CATERPILLAR, DOING BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan does not buy from U.S. heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar on a regular basis, but when there are purchases, they are significant. Caterpillar shows its appreciation for Turkmenistan's business by donating simulators, equipment, and tools for educational use a [...]	2009-06-30 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR EIND TX KZ
09ASHGABAT83	TURKMENISTAN: GENERAL PETRAEUS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, CENTCOM Commander, General Petraeus, accompanied by Charge Miles, met with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov for over an hour. Berdimuhamedov was accompanied by Foreign Minister Meredov. Berdimuhamedov paid close attention to the detailed strategic briefing of th [...]	2009-01-19 07:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TX
09ASHGABAT837	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to regularizing our bilateral diplomatic dialogue. Key issues are increased transit for [...]	2009-07-02 08:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT842	TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV CALLS FOR A MORE ACTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with the Charge to discuss his recent visit to Washington. He thanked the Charge for assistance in arranging his meetings and noted how useful they had been, especially the one with the Secretary. Meredov said tha [...]	2009-07-06 13:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET TX
09ASHGABAT845	NOHUR TRIBE DOMINATES TRADE AND SERVICES IN ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nohurs, members of a tribe from southwest Turkmenistan, have been flourishing in trade and restaurant businesses in Ashgabat since 2004, when former Minister of National Security Ashyrmuhammedov, a member of [...]	2009-07-07 06:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI SCUL PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT849	SOME INSIGHTS INTO HOW TURKMENISTAN SUPPORTS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The cost of living in Turkmenistan has risen dramatically since exchange rate unification and redenomination, without an improvement in the standard of living. According to the International Monetary Fund and financial experts in Ashgabat, the Turkmen manat is strong due to a [...]	2009-07-07 09:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EIND TX RU PK CH IR
09ASHGABAT851	TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON JUNE POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: June saw media provide generally accurate and favorable coverage of U.S. government and post conducted events in Turkmenistan. The U.S. Department of Energy-organized workshop on pipeline integrity and management [...]	2009-07-07 11:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT857	TURKMENISTAN: ONE MORE MINISTER OF EDUCATION SHUFFLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the July 3 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhamedov continued criticism of the Ministry of Education, noting the rampant problem of corruption in admissions at institutions of higher education. During the meeting, he promoted the Deputy Minister of Educati [...]	2009-07-08 10:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
09ASHGABAT859	GERMAN BUSINESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, German companies have been more successful than any other Western companies in doing business in Turkmenistan. Although there are no available official statistics regarding the number of German companies [...]	2009-07-09 04:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL PGOV EINV GM TX
09ASHGABAT86	BOUYGUES APPEARS TO HAVE A SHELF LIFE IN [...] (C) During a January 18 conversation with XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX shared the following comments about Bouygues's relations with the Turkmen government and its business prospects in the country: -- It is well known in the company that Minister of Construction, Shamuhammet Durdylyev, and f [...]	2009-01-20 13:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EIND CIS FR TX
09ASHGABAT876	TURKMENISTAN: DISMISSAL OF TURKMENISTAN'S HIGHEST RANKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an expanded Cabinet session on July 10, President Berdimuhamedov announced the dismissal of Tachberdi Tagyev, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet in charge of the oil and gas industry. Berdimuhamedov cited t [...]	2009-07-14 06:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT880	CORRUPTION IN EDUCATION - BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption in higher education is pervasive and comes at a high cost to the integrity of the educational system, as well as a high cost to parents who are forced to borrow huge sums from family and friends in order [...]	2009-07-15 03:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
09ASHGABAT883	TURKMENISTAN: DEA SPECIAL AGENT COMPLETES A LONG TERM TDY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From March 10, 2009, through July 25, 2009, a DEA special agent conducted a long-term TDY in Ashgabat. The agent was involved in various activities with the Turkmen State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) in order [...]	2009-07-15 08:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SNAR SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT888	TURKMENISTAN: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an hour and a half, wide-ranging discussion on July 10, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov touched on regional issues, including Turkmen support for the stability of Afghanistan. Other participants in the meeting incl [...]	2009-07-16 10:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT899	TURKMENISTAN: U/S BURNS MEETS FM MEREDOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a delegation of senior U.S. officials met with Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Meredov on July 11 for a productive discussion of bilateral and regional issues. Meredov welcomed further exploration of a bilateral mechanism [...]	2009-07-17 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG ECON TX
09ASHGABAT908	GERMAN RWE SIGNS PSA WITH TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, RWE AG, a German energy company (and Nabucco pipeline project shareholder) and the Government of Turkmenistan signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) for Block 23 of the contractual territory locate [...]	2009-07-20 10:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX IR
09ASHGABAT909	TURKMENISTAN FY 2010 IVLP PROPOSAL [...] Education, focus on adult education, community colleges four (4) slots, approximate date November 2009 This project, designed for academic administrators, civic leaders, student advisors/counselors, and ministry officials involved in education issues, will examine the variety of programs and se [...]	2009-07-20 10:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT918	TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL PLANS TO STEP UP [...] (C) On July 22, ExxonMobil officials called on the Charge to discuss the company's current strategy for Turkmenistan. Their visit to Ashgabat, for meetings with oil and gas sector officials, was intended to raise ExxonMobil's profile with the Turkmen. According to one company official, ExxonMo [...]	2009-07-22 12:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT919	TURKMEN REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JUNE 4, 2009 SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post held a series of roundtable discussions with alumni of U.S. programs and representatives of local NGOs to determine local reaction to President Obama's speech. General consensus was that Americans were more likely to hold stereotypes about Muslims in general rather than abo [...]	2009-07-22 12:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
09ASHGABAT926	TURKMENISTAN: NO SURPRISES EXPECTED IN UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Central Election Commission and Mejlis officials recently outlined highlights of the upcoming July 26 Gengesh (local council) elections that will be held in rural areas across Turkmenistan. The electoral process for the gengeshes was similar to the process used during the 2008 [...]	2009-07-24 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT933	CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite Turkmenistan's huge hydrocarbon wealth and the government's multimillion dollar, lavish construction projects, there are many residential areas in Ashgabat and elsewhere that lack normal roads, street l [...]	2009-07-28 04:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI TX

09ASHGABAT947	TURKMENISTAN'S PERSPECTIVE ON CASPIAN DELIMITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the July 24 Cabinet of Ministers session, President Berdimuhamedov made a strong statement that Azerbaijan's position on delimitation of the Caspian boundary hampers the negotiation process. He criticized Azerbaijan for its unilateral decision to start development of the [...]	2009-07-29 13:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET PBTS EINV AZ TX
09ASHGABAT948	ENERGY AND TRADE MAIN TOPICS FURING VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romanian President Trajan Basescu visited Turkmenistan July 21-22. The Romanians consider the visit successful and believe that it has put bilateral relations on a higher plane. The main emphasis was on trade and energy. Although the Romanians state that Berdimuhamedov expressed [...]	2009-07-29 13:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ENRG RO TX
09ASHGABAT954	EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. On 6 July, EXBS Advisor and Assistant met with Gurbangeldi Temirov, Deputy Chief for Logistics of the State Border Service, Gurban Begliyev, Head of the State Immigration Service, and Hemra Amannazarov, MFA representative. The p [...]	2009-07-30 10:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT965	PRINCE ANDREW DISCUSSES ENERGY DURING JUNE 27-28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy of Great Britain on the issues of International Trade and Industry Prince Andrew, Duke of York, visited Turkmenistan July 27-28. Prince Andrew's talks with President Berdimuhamedov and Foreign Minister Meredov centered almost exclusively on energy issues. Andrew a [...]	2009-07-30 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT974	TURKMENISTAN: NEW COUNTER NARCOTICS CHIEF BROUGHT FROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 29th, President Berdimuhamedov replaced the Acting Chief of the State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) of Turkmenistan with the Deputy Minister of National Security. No background information is yet ava [...]	2009-07-31 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT992	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits of Assistant Secretary Boucher in April, Special Envoy Morningsta [...]	2009-08-05 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX
09ASHGABAT993	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: SCHOLAR PREDICTS MORE OF THE [...] (C) In a conversation this week with Iran Watcher, Ghandeem Gurbanov, Turkmenistan's most prominent Farsi language scholar, who currently teaches at the Iranian Embassy's Cultural Center in Ashgabat, said that Iranians residing in Turkmenistan voted nearly unanimously for and continue to suppo [...]	2009-08-05 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASMARA110	ERITREA AND SUDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eritrea is on bad terms with all of its neighbors except Sudan. Sudan is Eritrea's closest and most important friend, as it supplies petroleum, grain, consumer goods, political support, and cooperates on military issues. Eritrea, in turn, provides strategic political depth to B [...]	2009-04-06 08:55:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ER SU
09ASMARA117	THE ARS "PATRIOTIC WING" [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Sheikh Hassen Dahir Aweys still in Khartoum, senior representatives of the hard-line ARS faction met with emboffs in Asmara April 8. They were dismissive of the TFG's limited writ in Somalia and claimed an "inclusive" peace process was needed. Sheikh Aweys, invited to Sudan [...]	2009-04-09 12:26:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SO ER
09ASMARA127	ARS "PATRIOTIC WING" GRASPS FOR RELEVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the "patriotic wing" of the Aweys faction of the ARS told Emboffs they were disappointed with the Somali Parliament's decision to implement sharia law, asserting that the majority of Somalis are against sharia and the law only passed due to fear of reprisal. The patriot [...]	2009-04-22 08:42:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SO ER
09ASMARA14	GSE STALLS SPLM DESERTER REPATRIATION [...] (C) For the past four weeks, the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) has been unable to repatriate 105 deserters from the Sudanese People's Liberation Army currently in the Eritrean border city of Tessenai. The GOSS is currently waiting for the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) to appr [...]	2009-01-08 14:48:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU ER
09ASMARA142	POST'S PD EFFORTS HELP ERITREAN STUDENTS STUDY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite poor bilateral relations and Eritrea's fledgling education system, Post's PD efforts regularly assist hundreds of Eritreans interested in educational opportunities in the United States. Post operates an educational advising system that provides students with materials on [...]	2009-04-30 13:08:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PREL KPAO ER
09ASMARA154	CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES APPEALS FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Country Director Jim McLaughlin told the ambassador that CRS will close down in June if it is unable to secure USG funding of at least $750,000 to $800,000. McLaughlin had just returned from consultations with CRS headquarters in Baltimore where this decisio [...]	2009-05-12 14:50:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ER PREL
09ASMARA157	DEMARCHE: GSE ACKNOWLEDGES HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN [...] (S) Charge delivered the demarche as instructed per referenced conversations to Director General All Desks Fessahazion Petros at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (roughly the "P" equivalent). After delivering the first two objectives, the Charge then noted that in various exchanges in recent m [...]	2009-05-15 08:22:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV PTER SO ER
09ASMARA16	ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] The following unclassified crime and medical information is provided for the OSAC public website. Responses are keyed to Reftel. I. Overall Safety and Crime Environment A. Post continues to receive reports of violent crime in Eritrea. According to Eritrean police, local sources, and [...]	2009-01-13 09:30:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT APER ER
09ASMARA166	MFA WARNS DESK OFFICER TO AVOID USG [...] (C) The Eritrean government (GSE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has recently warned its Desk Officer responsible for the Americas to not contact the U.S. Embassy, according to a close Embassy source. The Desk Officer was told "the relationship between the U.S. and Eritrea is not good," an [...]	2009-06-01 13:17:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ER
09ASMARA198	ERITREAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON U.S.-ERITREAN [...] (S) Major General Sebhat Efrem, Eritrea's popular minister of defense, warmly greeted the ambassador on the margins of an Italian defense attache function June 25. He was aware of the letter from President Obama to President Isaias (ref) and said he seemed pleased at the prospect of improved r [...]	2009-06-26 07:54:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PREL MOPS ER
09ASMARA205	TENSIONS IN SUDAN-ERITREA RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations between Sudan and Eritrea have become strained as a result of Sudan's vote to sanction Eritrea on the Somalia issue in IGAD and the AU. The Sudanese DCM said Sudan could not sacrifice its relationship with the region and the continent for the sake of Eritrea. In respons [...]	2009-06-30 05:34:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SU ER
09ASMARA224	MINING UPDATE: TAKEOVERS AND NEWCOMERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The mining and exploration sector is one of the only areas of forward momentum in Eritrea. New entrant companies continue to sign new exploration contracts and well-established Sanu Resources plans to merge with a larger Canadian entity. Collectively, the companies, new and old, [...]	2009-07-14 09:28:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON PGOV ER
09ASMARA233	ISAIAS AND THE CIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Isaias Afwerki's interview with Reuters appears to be the ramblings of a paranoiac. He blames imagined CIA conspiracies for all of Eritrea's manifest woes and holds himself up as a hero who has stymied this "powerful opposition." In addition to calling into question [...]	2009-07-21 08:59:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL ER
09ASMARA239	RELEASE OF ARRESTED AMCIT EMBASSY EMPLOYEE AFTER 4 [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 14, pol/econ assistant Helen Tesfazion, a dual Eritrean-American citizen, was arrested, held in a small cell, and interrogated for four days at an unknown location in Keren, 60 miles from Asmara, Eritrea. She was released on July 18th, after being told she was a spy, doin [...]	2009-07-24 08:55:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	APER ASEC CASC EAID ER KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR
09ASMARA247	ERITREAN OFFICIAL ON BILATERAL TIES, SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: Rewinding the tape to before the August 08 Djibouti Process is the best way to mend Somalia, contends key regime insider Yemane Ghebreab. While robustly denying that Eritrea supports Somali jihadists, Yemane said Eritrea favors an all-parties meeting that would form the basis of [...]	2009-08-04 14:38:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER
09ASMARA249	ERITREAN OFFICIAL ON BILATERAL TIES, SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: Rewinding the tape to before the August 08 Djibouti Process is the best way to mend Somalia, contends key regime insider Yemane Ghebreab. While robustly denying that Eritrea supports Somali jihadists, Yemane said Eritrea favors an all-parties meeting that would form the basis of [...]	2009-08-04 14:38:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER
09ASMARA252	ISAIAS GIVES EC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER COLD [...] (C) Louis Michel, former European Commission (EC) Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, met with President Isaias July 30 to discuss the details of the upcoming 122 million euro aid package Eritrea is set to receive (reftel). In addition, Michel brought up two specific political [...]	2009-08-04 14:53:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EUN ER
09ASMARA261	ISAIAS PUSHES ITALIAN GOVERNMENT FOR MORE [...] (C) The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa, Giuseppe Morabito, visited Asmara the week of July 27. According to an Italian embassy source, Morabito obtained a last-minute meeting with President Isaias on Friday. The president made a strong push for gr [...]	2009-08-07 07:45:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SO IT
09ASMARA280	4,200 SOMALI REFUGEES IN MASSAWA [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR Senior Protection Officer Zipporah Msagah met with PolOff to discuss the Somali refugee camp in Massawa. The camp currently hosts 4,800 registered refugees. Of this group, more than 600 refugees are suspected to be simply registering and moving through the camp to opportu [...]	2009-08-24 14:05:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV SO KE ER
09ASMARA30	SOURING RELATIONS BETWEEN ERITREA AND ISRAEL [...] (C/NF) Over the past 8 months, the once cordial relations between the Israeli and the Eritrean governments have deteriorated. The Israeli security officer told RSO that they previously had good relations with the GSE and never had any problems obtaining travel permits or TDY visas. In the pa [...]	2009-01-27 07:24:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ER IS
09ASMARA319	ERITREA AND SOUTH SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sudanese VP and SPLM chairman Salva Kiir, accompanied by top Southern officials, concluded a two-day visit to Eritrea September 15. President Isaias, reportedly worried that the SPLM lacks strategy and cohesion, fears that Sudan could tip into chaos in the context of the upcoming [...]	2009-09-22 09:06:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SU
09ASMARA323	RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN ERITREA (C-CI9-01825) [...] (C) Per Reftel post submits the following responses as requested: A. (C) There is no Russian trade representative in Eritrea. The Russian Embassy consists of three officers: an ambassador, a DCM, and one attache. B. (C) There are no Russian companies operating in Eritrea. The Russian Em [...]	2009-09-24 12:57:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR BBSR ECON EINV ER
09ASMARA326	ERITREAN SOLDIERS COMMITTING SUICIDE [...] (SBU) An Eritrean soldier killed himself and his estranged wife by detonating a hand grenade on 09/22/09 near the town of Mendefeira. The soldier who had been on national service since 1994 was despondent over his estranged relationship with his wife and bleak prospects of being released from [...]	2009-09-25 07:59:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC MOPS PINS PGOV ER
09ASMARA340	Eritrea Fraud Summary through August 2009 [...] The Eritrean government (GSE) continued its harsh economic policies, which further increased the scarcity of basic goods and the impoverishment its people. Grocery stores are thinly stocked; meat and fish are not always available, and basic commodities such as sugar, flour, cooking oil, coffee [...]	2009-10-01 14:05:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DJ ET ZA IL KE SD EG ER
09ASMARA35	GSE LIGHTENS UP ON TRAVEL, VISAS, AND POUCHES [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, Post has seen a marked loosening of restrictions in our interactions with the GSE, and since the inauguration of President Obama, GSE officials have been uncharacteristically cordial and cooperative. The three major local bilateral irritants-- TDY visas, pouches, [...]	2009-01-29 13:13:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT ER
09ASMARA355	UNHCR: TOWARDS PROTECTION OR RESETTLEMENT? [...] (C) The UNHCR office in Asmara may begin focusing less on resettlement and more on protection issues, according to Christina Linner (protect) from the UNHCR Inspector General's Office. During a regularly planned inspection of the UNHCR office in Asmara, Ms. Linner told Poloff that she is cons [...]	2009-10-14 13:07:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SO ER
09ASMARA363	ISAIAS ZEDONG? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, who trained as a political commissar in China during the depths of the Cultural Revolution, continues to idolize Mao, remains fond of China, and governs Eritrea and its relations with the outside world based on his decades of experience as a rev [...]	2009-10-20 10:12:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ER CH
09ASMARA368	KHARTOUM BLASTS ERITREA ON DARFUR AND SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Sudan (GOS) Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salahuddein met with President Isaias Afwerki October 15 to chastise the Eritrean government's (GSE) support for Darfur rebel groups. He warned Isaias that the backdoor shipments of oil and foodstuffs would cease if the GSE con [...]	2009-10-23 07:03:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU ER
09ASMARA374	ERITREA'S "INCLUSIVE FRAMEWORK" FOR SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eritrea supposedly seeks a stable and peaceful Somalia, "even if it were on good terms with Ethiopia," according to Yemane Ghebreab, Eritrea's point man on Somalia and the ruling party's Director of Political Affairs. Eritrea proposes an inclusive framework of Somali groups lead [...]	2009-10-27 11:12:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SO
09ASMARA403	REUTERS REPORTER RESTRICTED TO ASMARA [...] (C) After nine weeks in country, Reuters correspondent Jeremy Clarke (protect) predicts he may serve his entire time in Eritrea without ever being allowed to leave the capital. Clarke has had early success thus far, interviewing President Isaias only weeks after his arrival (his predecessor was [...]	2009-11-19 03:06:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROP PGOV ER
09ASMARA47	AN ERITREAN OVERTURE TO THE UNITED STATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Eritrean officials in recent weeks have signaled their interest in re-engaging with the United States in areas of mutual interest. They have done so by loosening restrictions on Embassy Asmara (REF),by engaging in more diplomatic interaction with embassy personnel, by ending th [...]	2009-02-09 14:53:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PREL PTER ECON ER
09ASMARA70	ASMARA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) On 02/25/2009, EAC met to discuss Post's response to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ). the following responses are keyed to Reftel. --------------------------------------------- - POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------------------- - Â [...]	2009-02-26 14:07:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER ER
09ASMARA75	ISAIAS URGES SUDAN TO LOOK BEYOND ICC INDICTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A small SPLM delegation headed by Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor met with President Isaias Afwerki February 28, largely to address the president's recent anti-GOSS remarks. Isaias reportedly told Alor to focus on the long-term, decide what it wants, and develop a strategy to [...]	2009-03-03 15:41:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU ER
09ASTANA1000	KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 10, Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin: -- praised President Obama's Cairo speech for its intelligence and candor; -- expressed gratitude for the briefing on the possibility of a U.S.-Russia agreement to transit lethal supplies for Afghanistan; -- undertook to facilita [...]	2009-06-11 09:28:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM ECON ETTC MARR MCAP OSCE RS
09ASTANA1002	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: President Obama's Cairo speech has received overwhelmingly positive press coverage in Kazakhstan. Official "Khabar TV" broadcast President Nazarbayev's welcoming comments about the speech, and daily "Liter" published an in-depth, analytical story on the address. The overall coverag [...]	2009-06-12 02:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KCRM KPAO KMDR AF KZ
09ASTANA1005	KAZAKHSTAN: WTO NEGOTIATOR AITZHANOVA CONFIRMS DECISION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's lead WTO negotiator, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, told the Ambassador on June 11 that the decision by Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus to launch joint WTO accession negotiatio [...]	2009-06-12 07:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ
09ASTANA1006	KAZAKHSTAN: KEY MAJILIS LEADER NAMED AMBASSADOR TO IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Majilis International Relations, Defense, and Security Committee Chairman Nurbakh Rustemov told the Ambassador on June 11 he has been appointed ambassador to Iran and is awaiting agrement. He described the draft Internet law as "not right, but necessary," admitted that it was par [...]	2009-06-12 09:56:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ETRD KDEM RU IR KZ
09ASTANA1018	KAZAKHSTAN: CUSTOMS UNION WITH RUSSIA TRUMPING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent evidence suggests the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan (RBK) Customs Union that Russian Prime Minister Putin announced in Moscow on June 9 was already becoming concrete a reality in May, if not earlier. Even before that, we had ample warning that Kazakhstan was weighing the adva [...]	2009-06-15 11:15:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG WTRO EU RS BO
09ASTANA1028	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 11 PRESS CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador gave a press conference on June 11, in which he highlighted President Obama's Cairo speech, reported on his participation in Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin's visit to the United States, and answered journalists' questions on hot-button political topics. Thi [...]	2009-06-16 11:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR AF KZ
09ASTANA1029	KAZAKHSTAN: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN PEACE CORPS CASE OVER, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp departed Kazakhstan on June 13, after an appellate court vacated his two-year probation at the Prosecutor General's request. Sharp's departure ends an affair that began on November 26, when he was arrested in what appeared to be a classic Sovie [...]	2009-06-16 11:19:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR CASC KZ
09ASTANA1030	KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT INTERNET LAW HEADED TOWARD SECOND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This cable includes an action request. Please see paragraph three. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The draft Internet law went through its first reading in the Senate on June 11. The second reading may take pla [...]	2009-06-16 11:28:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1035	KAZAKHSTAN: DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11, Energy Officer met separately with a Western manager from the U.S. oil services company Baker Hughes and an American partner with the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, both of whom shared experience [...]	2009-06-17 10:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR ECON EPET EINV ELAB SMIG CH KZ
09ASTANA106	KAZAKHSTAN: MAZHILIS LEADERS DISCUSS BILATERAL AGENDA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During separate January 16 meetings with the Ambassador, Mazhilis Speaker Ural Mukhamedzhanov and Mazhilis International Relations, Defense, and Security Committee Chairman Nurbakh Rustemov expressed hope that the O [...]	2009-01-20 10:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ECON KDEM KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1068	KAZAKHSTAN: EMBASSY INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This cable responds to reftel's request for post's input on Kazakhstan for demarches in advance of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). DEMOCRATIC REFORM 3. (SBU) The September 26 - October 9 HDIM is [...]	2009-06-24 07:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1103	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Astana is a key opportunity for engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship, with close cooperation on such critical issues as [...]	2009-07-02 11:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA112	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, below is Post's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Kazakhstan. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Kazakhstan 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Kazakhstan Openness to Foreign Investment Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy sinc [...]	2009-01-22 00:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KZ
09ASTANA1131	KAZAKHSTAN: CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA HEARS, "PLEASE TELL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During Congressman Eni Faleomavaega's July 2-3 visit to Astana, - President Nazarbayev told him that he has been urging Russian Prime Minister Putin and President Medvedev to seize the opportunities President [...]	2009-07-08 08:14:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1145	KAZAKHSTAN: RBK CUSTOMS UNION, WTO, AND THE WAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Kazakhstan's WTO negotiator -- reiterated that Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have suspended, not abandoned their individual WTO accession negotiations; -- revealed Russia will hire, probably befo [...]	2009-07-09 10:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ
09ASTANA1164	KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns brought greetings to President Nazarbayev from President Obama and underscored the importance of the U.S.-Kazakhstan relationship by noting Kazakhstan was his delegation's first stop in Central Asia. He told Nazarbayev that President Obama is committed to st [...]	2009-07-13 03:52:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PHUM KDEM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1165	KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 10 meeting in Astana with Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Under Secretary of State Bill Burns urged Kazakhstan to continue its bilateral WTO accession negotiations and not to close any doors, even if Astana is currently focusing on the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan (RBK) Custo [...]	2009-07-13 03:52:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV EFIN WTRO BO RS KZ
09ASTANA1166	KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 10 meeting in Astana, Under Secretary of State Bill Burns told Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin that the United States wants to move forward on establishing a commission to oversee bilateral relations. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blak [...]	2009-07-13 03:53:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1171	KAZAKHSTAN: DRUG AND CRIME UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Drug seizures in Kazakhstan increased by 75% during the first quarter of 2009 while drug-related crimes dropped almost 2%. Prime Minister Masimov criticized law enforcement efforts to combat drug trafficking and called for the establishment of an interagency unit to arrest governmen [...]	2009-07-13 09:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KZ
09ASTANA1174	KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST BANKS TO BE DECIDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the first in a three-part series analyzing recent developments in Kazakhstan's banking sector, the possible future liquidation of its assets, and potential implications for international export credit agencies. 3. [...]	2009-07-13 09:23:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
09ASTANA1179	KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE THIRD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan hosted the third triennial Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Astana July 1-2. More than 70 delegations with 400 participants representing Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and other relig [...]	2009-07-13 10:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1184	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION FOR THE ASTANA VISIT OF [...] SUMMARY: The Kazakhstani media broadly reported Under Secretary of State Bill Burns's July 10 meeting in Astana with President Nazarbayev; however, the majority of the coverage was factual rather than analytical, due to the fact that the event happened on a Friday, after all of the weekly ana [...]	2009-07-14 10:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KNNP KDEM KPAO KMDR RS KZ
09ASTANA1210	KAZAKHSTAN: LOCAL UIGHURS CONCERNED ABOUT UNREST IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani media outlets, think tanks, and interest groups are expressing concern that Uighur-related unrest in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) may negatively affect Kazakhstan because of Kazakhsta [...]	2009-07-21 10:27:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM CH KZ
09ASTANA1220	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES BN-350 PROGRAM, WTO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador asked Prime Minister Karim Masimov on July 22 to ensure Kazakhstan meets its funding commitment for the BN-350 spent fuel program and to sign a decree facilitating transfer of the program's fuel tra [...]	2009-07-23 01:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KNNP WTRO AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1251	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER'S AUGUST 8-9 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 8-9 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) [...]	2009-07-24 08:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM EPET KDEM KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1328	KAZAKHSTAN PRAISES BILATERL RELATIONSHIP, SAYS "LOGISTICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev opened an August 3 meeting with the Ambassador with an unusually long introduction with the media present in which he stressed that U.S.-Kazakhstan relations are a top priority for President Nazarbayev and detailed the full spectrum of bilateral c [...]	2009-08-04 11:39:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR KNNP AF KZ
09ASTANA134	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMOCRACY IN ACTION AT EDITOR'S CLUB [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On January 21, the Ambassador attended a meeting of the Astana Editors-in-Chief Club. Though this organization has been in existence for some time, it has recently risen in profile through increased government ties [...]	2009-01-23 10:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO KDEM KZ
09ASTANA135	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA PROPOSES DEAL ON PEACE CORPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev declined to intervene in the criminal case involving Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp, the Ambassador raised it with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay on January 15. Sarybay tasked resolving the matter to MFA Americas D [...]	2009-01-23 10:48:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC KZ
09ASTANA1355	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 19-AUGUST 1 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Refinancing Rate is Reduced Again -- Amendments to Currency Control and Currency Regulation Law Approved -- National Bank's Comments on New Currency Law -- Banking Sector [...]	2009-08-06 07:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ
09ASTANA1366	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW MINISTER OF DEFENSE OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister of Defense Adilbek Dzhaksybekov on August 7 to congratulate him on his June 24 appointment, and discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani military cooperation. Dzhaksybekov: -called bilateral military relations positive, and expressed hope relations would cont [...]	2009-08-10 14:02:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR RS KZ
09ASTANA1399	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER HEARS MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a frank conversation with the Ambassador on August 12, Presidential Adviser Kairat Sarybai said he expected that the new State Commission for the OSCE would propose further steps, "since that is part of the commission's mandate," that could be taken on democratization bef [...]	2009-08-17 01:41:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR KDEM OSCE RS KG KZ
09ASTANA1407	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 26-28 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O [...]	2009-08-18 07:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA1416	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Minister of Defense Dzhaksybekov discussed: -- further Kazakhstani assistance in Afghanistan, including staff officers for ISAF HQ in Kabul, noncombatant trainers and instructors for the Explosive Ord [...]	2009-08-19 04:18:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE AF KZ
09ASTANA1422	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: USCENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus met Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Tazhin on August 13 to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani military cooperation and request support for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Petraeus specifically requested the deployment of Kazakhstani staff office [...]	2009-08-20 06:33:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE RS AF KZ
09ASTANA1427	KAZAKHSTAN: MUSLIM ACTIVIST STRUGGLES TO TURN GRAND IDEAS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Murat Telibekov, a Kazakhstani Muslim activist and president of three NGOs, is never short on grand ideas, and most of them involve the U.S. Embassy. His newest idea is to build Islamic centers in Astana and Alma [...]	2009-08-21 08:59:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KISL KIRF PINR KZ
09ASTANA1429	KAZAKHSTAN: WHY TO PAY SERIOUS ATTENTION [...] (S/NF) During USCENTCOM CDR General David Petraeus' August 13 meetings in Astana, senior Kazakhstani officials made more clear than ever that President Nursultan Nazarbayev wants an enhanced relationship with the United States and is offering us a logistics/transit facility for U.S. and Coali [...]	2009-08-25 04:36:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SOCI KNNP KDEM AF
09ASTANA1432	KAZAKHSTAN: AES FILES FOR ARBITRATION, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 10, U.S. power company AES notified the government that it will go to international arbitration to appeal more than $200 million in fines assessed for allegedly monopolistic behavior. This action would be the final step in a long, public, legal battle between the co [...]	2009-08-26 00:15:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG EINV SOCI KZ
09ASTANA1438	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging, frank, and lively conversation on August 25, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar discussed regional energy security with a panel of senior government officials, including the Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna, Timu [...]	2009-08-26 10:32:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET IR RS CH GG
09ASTANA1439	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S ADVISOR WARNS OF AN "INFORMATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 22 interview published in the newspaper "Liter," Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, President Nazarbayev's advisor on political issues, railed against the "runaway billionaires" who have declared an "informatio [...]	2009-08-27 05:14:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCOR OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1444	KAZAKHSTAN: SAUDABAYEV ON NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 27 meeting, State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev told the Ambassador: -- President Nazarbayev still wants an Oval Office meeting when he travels to Washington next spring for the Nuclear Security Summit and is willing to be flexible about the timing; -- Kazakhs [...]	2009-08-27 10:59:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KNNP KDEM OSCE AU KZ
09ASTANA1445	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 26, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar met with Prime Minister Karim Masimov to discuss economic and energy security issues, including oil and gas export routes from Central Asia, the September 14 Caspian Sea Summit in Aktau, the influence of Russ [...]	2009-08-27 11:05:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET CH RS TX KZ
09ASTANA1465	KAZAKHSTAN: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Ambassador to Kazakhstan Israel Mei-Ami told the Ambassador on September 2: -- Kazakhstan is a major oil supplier for Israel; -- this year's military procurement scandal has left lingering headaches for him; -- despite the scandal, Israel-Kazakhstan relations are t [...]	2009-09-03 08:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EPET EAGR MASS KCOR IS SA KZ
09ASTANA1478	KAZAKHSTAN: LAND-LOCKED OIL POWER WANTS TO IMPROVE NAVY, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On August 28, U.S. NAVCENT Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Thomas Cropper met General-Major Mazhitov, Deputy Director of Kazakhstan's Border Guard Service; Rear-Admiral Abikeyev, Chief of Kazakhstan's Border Guard Service Coast Guard Directorate; and Rear-Admiral Ratmir Komratov [...]	2009-09-04 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR RS AF KZ
09ASTANA1487	KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE AMBASSADOR BELIEVES KNB TOOK CONTROL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 4 meeting, the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Center, Ambassador Alexandr Keltchewsky, told the Ambassador Kazakhstan has taken some positive steps in its preparations to become the 2010 OSCE Chairman-in-Office. He added [...]	2009-09-08 06:25:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1494	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZHOVTIS WITH KAZAKSTANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 8, the Ambassador met with Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser, Kairat Sarybai, for a frank exchange on the case of internationally-respected human rights advocate, Yevgeniy Zhovtis, who was convicted of vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to four years in a penal c [...]	2009-09-09 06:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1495	EAST KAZAKHSTAN: AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 20, the Ambassador visited Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk),East Kazakhstan, an industrial region well-endowed with natural resources and populated by blue-collar miners, shady businessmen, political patrons, a [...]	2009-09-09 07:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KZ
09ASTANA150	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF ECONOMY SUPPORTS CLOSER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov and discussed the government's response to the financial crisis, the new tax code, administrative barriers to doing busines [...]	2009-01-27 01:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EAID KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1512	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZHOVTIS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, the Ambassador and Kazakhstan's State Minister and Foreign Minister, Kanat Saudabayev, exchanged frank views on the Zhovtis case reftel A. The Ambassador delivered a strong message on the importance of a transparent appeals process and finding a way forward that [...]	2009-09-11 09:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1513	KAZAKHSTAN: KEEPING PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) With the Yevgeniy Zhovtis case -- Zhovtis is the internationally renowned human rights advocate whose most unfortunate auto accident some in the government of Kazakhstan appear to be exploiting -- we can all agree that Kazakhstan has stepped on its tail in a most appalling and old-guard K [...]	2009-09-11 09:27:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1518	KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSES HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent days, Kazakhstan has proposed an OSCE Summit in 2010 to be co-chaired by Kazakhstan and the United States, repeated its desire to establish a Joint Presidential Commission, and renewed its effort for an Obama-Nazarbayev meeting at the general time of the April 2010 Nuc [...]	2009-09-13 03:45:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KNNP KISL OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA1535	KAZAKHSTAN TO RESUME WTO ACCESSION TALKS SEPARATE FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are signs Kazakhstan might be willing to resume its suspended bilateral WTO accession negotiations. Concluding U.S.-bilateral WTO negotiations would be in our national interest and would enhance Kazakhstan's independence and sovereignty. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On Septemb [...]	2009-09-17 06:45:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN WTO RS KZ
09ASTANA1539	KAZAKHSTAN: CASPIAN SEA SUMMIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 12, President Nazarbayev hosted the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan at a private resort in Kenderliy, south of the port city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan. According to press repor [...]	2009-09-18 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR RS KZ
09ASTANA1541	KAZAKHSTAN: A KEY PARTNER ON NON-PROLIFERATION REF: A. A. ASTANA 00607 B. B. ASTANA 01090 C. C. ASTANA 01164 D. D. 08 ASTANA 01867 E. E. 08 ASTANA 01648 F. F. 08 ASTANA 01649 G. G. ASTANA 02232 H. H. ASTANA 00200 I. I. ASTANA 00623 J. J. STATE 76904 K. K. ASTANA 00521 L. L. 08 ASTANA 02298 M. M. 08 ASTANA 02316 N. N. ASTANA 00254 O. O. ASTANA 01536 Classified By: Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland, 1.4 (b/d) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is a full and supportive partner of the United States on countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Kazakhstan actively participates in many international counter-proliferation organizations. Recently, it sought to enhance its role in non-proliferation [...]	2009-09-18 11:12:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1546	KAZAKHSTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL NGO "REFLECTION" WORKS INSIDE [...] SUMMARY: The environmental organization/NGO Otrazhenie (Reflection),physically located in one of 22 "eco-schools" in Kazakhstan, engages in community service projects, works closely with the Temirtau city council, and serves as the city's environmental information center. The school and NGO [...]	2009-09-21 06:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA1613	KAZAKHSTAN: GERMANS HYPER ABOUT BTA RESTRUCTURING MOU [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany is highly concerned that BTA bank is about to declare bankruptcy, endangering large investments by the German export credit agency. Our sources in ExIm disagree, and believe a settlement is in the works. [...]	2009-09-22 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ GM UK
09ASTANA1618	KAZAKHSTAN: IFTAAR DINNER BUILDS RAPPORT WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 14, the Ambassador hosted an Iftaar dinner for more than 20 prominent Muslim community members, including the Deputy Chairman of the Kazakhstani Muslims' Spiritual Board Muhammad Alsabekov, many Kazak [...]	2009-09-23 10:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KISL RS KZ
09ASTANA1626	KAZAKHSTAN: THE GOVERNMENT'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO BTA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani financial officials are negotiating with export credit authorities (ECAs) from at least 14 countries, who have demanded sovereign guarantees for debt repayment on several billion in exposure. For seve [...]	2009-09-28 01:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN GM UK IT KZ
09ASTANA1627	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your October 5-8 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OS [...]	2009-09-28 01:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA1628	KAZAKHSTAN: THE TANGLED WEB OF (NON)TRUE TRADE FINANCE AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: While ECAs represented on the BTA steering committee appear to be finding a compromise (reftel),Alliance Bank has recently reneged on a commitment to separate the restructuring options for trade finance due to pr [...]	2009-09-28 02:00:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
09ASTANA169	KAZAKHSTAN: SOUTH KOREANS SEEKING INVESTMENTS, BUT GLOBAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met several times in January with South Korean Embassy First Secretary Lee Jooil and Second Secretary Lee Moon-bae to discuss economic relations between Kazakhstan and Korea. They explained that overall bi [...]	2009-01-28 11:15:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET KS CH KZ

09ASTANA1696	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW SCIENCE STRATEGY FACES CONSTRAINTS [...] SUMMARY: In a new strategic plan, Kazakhstan's Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education and Science identified future scientific research priorities in the areas of energy, biotechnology, mining and metallurgy, renewable energy, information technology, and agriculture. To achieve it [...]	2009-09-28 10:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV SOCI KPAO KZ
09ASTANA173	KAZAKHSTAN: KOREANS SHARE U.S. VIEWS ON MADRID COMMITMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met several times in January with South Korean Embassy First Secretary Lee Jooil and Second Secretary Lee Moon-bae to discuss political and cultural relations between Kazakhstan and South Korea. South Kore [...]	2009-01-29 09:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SCUL KDEM KIRF KS KZ
09ASTANA1762	KAZAKHSTAN: THE ABLYAZOV FACTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former CEO of Bank Turan Alem (BTA) Mukhtar Ablyazov is accused of having embezzled at least $1.1 billion from BTA before fleeing to London on February 3. Ablyazov reportedly plans an international public relations campaignm with two goals: 1) to rebrand himself as the persecut [...]	2009-10-02 06:26:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR OSCE UK KZ
09ASTANA1767	KAZAKHSTAN HAS NO PROBLEM WITH INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF [...] (C) On October 2, the Ambassador informed Kazakhstan's Security Council Secretary and Assistant to the President, Marat Tazhin, that the inaugural flight of the U.S.-Russia transit agreement would likely occur on October 5 (reftel). The Ambassador emphasized that the U.S. government is mainta [...]	2009-10-02 10:07:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU KZ KG UA PL
09ASTANA1768	KAZAKHSTAN: FY 2009 PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Embassy Astana submits the following proposals for FY 2009/2010 FSA funding for counter-narcotics, border security, drug-demand reduction, and anti-trafficking in persons programs. Responses are keyed to paragraph 19 of the reftel. 2. All projects proposed directly respond to targets estab [...]	2009-10-02 11:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA1770	CURRENT U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI NON-PROLIFERATION PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 12:12:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1774	KAZAKHSTAN AND AZERBAIJAN SIGN ENERGY AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 2, during President Nazarbayev's visit to Baku, the national oil companies of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan signed three documents on energy cooperation. The agreements do not preclude the participation of [...]	2009-10-05 10:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV AZ KZ
09ASTANA1813	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN JOINT ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) On October 7-8, the United States and Kazakhstan held the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership. Four working groups -- nuclear security and nuclear power, oil and gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and electric power -- took place. After chairing a plenary se [...]	2009-10-09 10:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET MNUC KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA1814	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP MEETING [...] (U) On October 7-8, the United States and Kazakhstan held the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership. Four working groups -- nuclear security and nuclear power, oil and gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and electric power -- took place. After chairing a plenary se [...]	2009-10-09 10:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1842	KAZAKHSTAN FY 2010 COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF 1206 FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy Astana's Country Team approve the Kazakhstan Fiscal Year 2010 1206 funding proposal. The proposals are for equipment and training for the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brigade (KAZBRIG) of the Airmobile Forces Command and the Air Defense Forces. The proposal fo [...]	2009-10-13 06:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS MCAP PARM EAID KOMC KZ
09ASTANA1843	KAZAKHSTAN PRESSES AGAIN ON OSCE SUMMIT, ANNUAL [...] (C) To follow up on the October 7-8 visit to Astana by Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman, the Ambassador met on October 12 with Deputy Foreign Kairat Umarov to seek clarification how the Foreign Ministry would coordinate Kazakhstan's inter-agency process to designate a single lead ent [...]	2009-10-13 08:12:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE RS CH AF KZ
09ASTANA1853	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orenbayev would like to meet in Washington the last week of November with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to seek linkages between the National Institutes of Health and Kazakhstan's new national university. We encourage this meet [...]	2009-10-15 10:24:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OEXC SOCI KZ
09ASTANA1856	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE AGENCY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 14, Talgat Kaliyev, head of the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs' new policy planning staff, told the DCM that with FM Saudabayev's endorsement, he is exploring plans to establish a bureau within [...]	2009-10-16 02:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI AF KZ
09ASTANA1858	KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN BRIEFED ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, during the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Astana, the government of Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of French companies to study construction of a 730- [...]	2009-10-16 05:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV FR KZ
09ASTANA1886	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY'S BILATERALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discussed cooperation on counter-proliferation and peaceful nuclear energy production with several of Kazakhstan's most influential non-proliferation policymakers during h [...]	2009-10-19 05:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1891	KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIAL DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, the DCM met Motoo Konishi, the World Bank's Regional Representative for Central Asia, who described his surprisingly positive views on each Central Asian country's economic situation, the potential i [...]	2009-10-20 05:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EAGR ECIN EINV KZ
09ASTANA1899	KAZAKHSTAN: BLUNT TALK TO DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) On October 20, an hour after a provincial appeals court upheld the conviction of human rights advocate Yevgeniy Zhovtis and affirmed his four-year sentence to a penal colony for vehicular manslaughter (septel),I pulled aside Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umararov at the Slovak National D [...]	2009-10-21 09:06:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1900	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY PONEMAN'S MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting between Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana on October 8: -- Poneman urged rapid forward movement on the final steps for the full decommissioning of the BN-350 fast-breeder nuclear reactor at Aktau, as well as [...]	2009-10-21 09:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP FR IR KZ
09ASTANA1901	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY PONEMAN'S MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an unusually warm and cordial meeting between Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev in Astana on October 7: -- Poneman pressed Kazakhstan to commit the required funding to finish fully the final step [...]	2009-10-21 09:17:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET KNNP IAEA IR KZ
09ASTANA1903	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR LETS LOOSE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 20, the DCM met with Presidential Advisor Yermukhamed Yertysbayev, who explained his views on the development of democracy in Kazakhstan, presidential power, and the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw, September 28-October 9. Yertysbayev also disc [...]	2009-10-21 10:07:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1904	KAZAKHSTAN: KAZENERGY VERSUS KIOGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This fall, two major energy conferences in Kazakhstan clashed head-on. On September 24-25, the KazEnergy business association, chaired by Timur Kulibayev, President Nursultan Nazarbayev's son-in-law, held its fou [...]	2009-10-22 00:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ
09ASTANA1914	KAZAKHSTAN: "BIG FRIEND" MEDDLES AGAINST U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov suggested on October 21 that disinformation from Russian intelligence played a role in Yevgeniy Zhovtis' conviction and prison sentence being upheld. He also said that Russian intelligence is getting the word to President Nazarbayev that th [...]	2009-10-22 07:07:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MARR KDEM OSCE RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA1915	KAZAKHSTAN: SIX MONTHS AFTER THE ANTI-CORRUPTION DECREE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The anti-corruption decree signed by President Nazarbayev six months ago tasked the government with drafting legislation to improve anti-corruption measures. A series of high-profile corruption investigations may s [...]	2009-10-22 09:11:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI KCRM KCOR KZ
09ASTANA1935	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH SPEAKS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During her October 13 visit to Almaty, Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith broke new ground by visiting Kazakhstan's only Islamic University and engaging the students in a lively discuss [...]	2009-10-28 00:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KISM KIRF OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1951	KAZAKHSTAN: SCA DAS KROL DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 29 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, and NSC's Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly discussed the upcoming Global Nuclear Security Su [...]	2009-11-03 02:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG KNNP OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1967	KAZAHKSTAN: DAS KROL COMPARES NOTES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS George Krol met with Security Council Deputy Chairman Marat Shaikhutdinov in Astana on October 29. Their meeting was a refreshingly open "exchange of views," in which Shaikhutdinov, hand-picked from the Foreign Ministry by Security Council Chairman Marat Tazhin, asserte [...]	2009-11-05 03:45:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR SNAR CH RS AF ZK
09ASTANA1985	KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN COMPLETED [...] SUMMARY: INL's anti-trafficking information campaign, including 10 performances of the play "Night Stars," a roundtable, and press conference, received unanimously positive responses. "Night Stars," based on true-life stories of former victims of trafficking, was performed in Astana by the Kok [...]	2009-11-10 10:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB EAID SMIG SOCI KTIP KCRM KWKN KZ
09ASTANA2004	KAZAKHSTAN: STAFFDEL WOOLFORK HEARS VIEWS ON KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 11, Staffdel Woolfork met with DCMs from several European embassies, who said that Kazakhstan has made some progress on liberalization, but it needs to do more. The Spanish DCM said Spain will not suppo [...]	2009-11-12 09:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2005	KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON CEO DISCUSSES MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron's current and incoming CEOs, Dave O'Reilly and John Watson, briefed the Ambassador on November 11, following their meeting earlier that day with President Nazarbayev. Jay Johnson, Director of Chevron's Eurasia Business Unit, and amira Kanapianova, Country Director for K [...]	2009-11-12 10:17:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET RS TX KZ
09ASTANA2006	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your November 17-18 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent region. Although Ka [...]	2009-11-13 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2026	KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY, EDUCATION, AND EXPECTATIONS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mud, oil, gas, and ambition blend to form the strange clay that molds the Western Kazakhstani city of Atyrau. In a three-day visit from November 5-7, DCM, Energy Officer, and local staff met with the Deputy Gover [...]	2009-11-13 08:41:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET EAID SOCI KDEM KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2027	KAZAKHSTAN: INVESTING IN ATYRAU [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During two trips to Atyrau November 5-10, Energy Officer met with U.S. and international companies doing business in the region to discuss their opinion of Atyrau's investment climate. They said the region is led [...]	2009-11-16 01:44:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ
09ASTANA2050	KAZAKHSTAN: PREPARATIONS FOR DFM UMAROV'S VISIT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (S) SUMMARY: At the request of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),PolOff met on November 13 with the Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department, Barlybai Sadykov, whose Department is responsible for all non- [...]	2009-11-17 11:10:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PARM PGOV PINR PREL KNNP START IR RS UP UZ KZ
09ASTANA2066	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 12, Deputy Director of the Marshall Center, Dr. James MacDougall, met with Kazakhstan's Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC),Marat Shaikhutdinov, to discuss continued support for participation in Marshall Center programs. Shaikhutdinov -- and form [...]	2009-11-19 10:29:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MARR CH RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA2069	KAZAKHSTAN: METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY WANTS [...] Regional Environmental Officer (REO) met with First Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Environment's Department for Hydro-Meteorological Service (KazHydroMet),Kuanysh Bektemirov, on November 20 to discuss future cooperation between KazKydroMet and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric [...]	2009-11-20 11:15:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV KZ
09ASTANA2071	U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI MILITARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: U.S.-Kazakhstani Bilateral Defense Consultations, held in Washington and Arizona November 16-18, discussed how to sustain and strengthen cooperative U.S.-Kazakhstani military-to-military engagement. Key topics during Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Defense Sembinov's meetings [...]	2009-11-23 00:40:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR KZ
09ASTANA2072	KAZAKHSTAN: OIL PRODUCTION PLANS AT THE SUPERGIANT FIELDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM and Energy Officer visited Atyrau, toured the Tengiz oil field, and met with senior government officials and energy executives in November. Previous reports about the visit (ref A and B) have discussed th [...]	2009-11-23 05:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ
09ASTANA2083	KAZAKHSTAN: FBI-PROSECUTOR GENERAL MEMORANDUM OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 17, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert S. Mueller III and Kazakhstani Prosecutor General Kairat Mami signed a Memorandum of Understanding on law enforcement cooperation in Astana, whi [...]	2009-11-24 00:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA209	KAZAKHSTAN'S URANIUM MARKET: KEY PLAYERS, PLANS, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15-16, Energy Officer met with top managers of Kazakhstan's state nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP) and its foreign partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan's commercial hub. They discussed the role of internati [...]	2009-02-04 10:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ
09ASTANA2090	ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: KAZAKHSTANI FOREIGN MINISTER IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 22, State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev traveled to Kabul to discuss bilateral cooperation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and unveil Kazakhstan's 2009-2011 assistance package. Saudab [...]	2009-11-24 09:27:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID OSCE AF KZ
09ASTANA2095	KAZAKHSTANI UIGHUR GROUPS REFUSE TO SING AND DANCE IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Following unrest in July and August in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR),Kazakhstan's ethnic Uighurs -- one of the largest and fastest growing ethnic groups in Kazakhstan and an important political force -- criticized the Chinese government and staged a large prote [...]	2009-11-25 11:30:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KDEM CH KZ
09ASTANA2098	KAZAKHSTAN: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE [...] In response to ref A, Post submits the following nomination for the International Woman of Courage award: NAME: Galina Morozova TITLE: President ORAGANIZATION: NGO Feminist League DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 15-Apr-1949, Russia ID NUMBER: 000813104 LANGUAGES: Russian ADDRESS: 107, Lubov She [...]	2009-11-30 09:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SMIG SOCI KPAO KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2099	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable responds to reftel request for nominees from Kazakhstan for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit in 2010. It also summarizes Mission plans to conduct a series of public diplomacy events and business roundtables to highlight the importance of fostering entrepreneu [...]	2009-11-30 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EINV EAID KZ
09ASTANA210	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW DIRECTORS NAMED FOR TWO INTERIOR MINISTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 9, the Karaganda Legal Institute of the Ministry of Interior (MVD) and the MVD Academy in Almaty swapped directors. General Major Serik Yerkenov is the new director of the Legal Institute and General Dzhan Kenzhetayev is the new director of the MVD Academy. INL has c [...]	2009-02-04 10:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SNAR KCRM KZ
09ASTANA2100	KAZAKHSTAN TO STUDY PLANS FOR SAMSUN-CEYHAN PIPELINE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Meeting in Yalta on November 20, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstani Prime Minister Karim Masimov witnessed the signing of a protocol to study plans for the construction of an oil pipeline betwee [...]	2009-11-30 10:43:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ RS TK AJ IT
09ASTANA2105	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION APPROVES BN-350 [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 30, Kazakhstan's Minister of Transport and Communications, Abelgazi Kusainov, opened a meeting with Post's Department of Energy (DOE) representatives, at which Kazakhstani officials approved beginning the BN-350 dry run on December 1 and actual "hot runs" no later than [...]	2009-12-02 10:01:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC RS KZ
09ASTANA211	KAZAKHSTAN: "MONEY THROWN TO THE WIND" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28, the Soros Foundation of Kazakhstan hosted a roundtable on the effectiveness of social projects funded by oil companies operating in the country. The roundtable featured the premier of a 30-minute d [...]	2009-02-05 03:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EPET SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA2110	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your December 9 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security and law enforcement partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent regi [...]	2009-12-04 04:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SNAR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2131	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following information responds to reftel request. TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kazakhstan was $618 million in 2008, an increase of $119 million from $499 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $986 million, up 30.9 percent from the previous year. Corresp [...]	2009-12-08 09:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR KZ
09ASTANA2146	KAZAKHSTAN: VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Robert Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, visited Kazakhstan November 17-18 and met with the Committee on National Security, Prosecutor General, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Chief of [...]	2009-12-14 09:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2158	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW KNB CHAIRMAN VOWS TO FOLLOW THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Newly appointed KNB Chairman Adil Shayakhmetov told the Ambassador on December 12 that he will strive to increase U.S.-Kazakhstan counter-terrorism cooperation, and that the KNB under his chairmanship will work strictly within the law. When the Ambassador raised several cases o [...]	2009-12-17 07:49:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PHUM KZ
09ASTANA2159	KAZAHKSTAN: SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE HEARS REALISTIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake and the Ambassador found that civil society in Kazakhstan is alive and well during a roundtable with democracy and human-rights leaders on Decem [...]	2009-12-18 05:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2160	KAZAKHSTAN: DFM UMAROV DETAILS HIS DISSIDENT PAST TO A/S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Robert Blake concluded his successful three-day visit to Kazakhstan with an elegant but relaxed dinner hosted by Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov on December 15. Umarov revealed in great detail his person [...]	2009-12-19 03:15:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KNNP SOCI OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2161	KAZAKHSTAN PUSHES FOR OSCE SUMMIT WITH A/S BLAKE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai separately pressed Assistant Secretary Blake for U.S. support for a 2010 summit of the Organizatio [...]	2009-12-19 12:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2163	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan continued to aggressively combat domestic terrorism and extremism, and took tangible steps to continue cooperation and information sharing with various countries and international organizations. Kazakh [...]	2009-12-21 09:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR ASEC KZ
09ASTANA2168	KAZAKHSTAN: HU JINTAO'S PIPELINE DIPLOMACY SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Prior to Chinese President Hu Jintao's December 12 visit to Kazakhstan, the media touted Kazakhstani and Chinese positive expectations for the visit, as well as reports of a demonstration in protest of a Chinese i [...]	2009-12-22 01:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET SOCI CH RS TX KZ
09ASTANA2190	KAZAKHSTAN'S PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave his annual summing up to the diplomatic corps on December 22. Since he broke no new ground on any issue, we are reporting only excerpts from his presentation about issues of special in [...]	2009-12-22 08:27:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SENV OSCE EU CH RS
09ASTANA22	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit will foster our bilateral cooperation and our strategic interests, and will provide you the opportunity thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to encourage and support [...]	2009-01-09 02:19:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR MCAP MASS AF KZ
09ASTANA2201	KAZAKHSTAN: INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHNSON BILATERAL [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his visit to Kazakhstan for the inauguration of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) (septel),Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Davi [...]	2009-12-23 05:01:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI SNAR KCRM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2202	KAZAKHSTAN'S VIEWS ON ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake thanked State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai for Kazakhst [...]	2009-12-23 05:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON OSCE AF CH IN IR KZ
09ASTANA2233	KAZAKHSTAN SETS UP AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF POLLUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Environment recently hosted a round table on setting up an electronic register of emissions and pollution transmissions (PRTRs) with the participation of several environmental NGOs and the Organiza [...]	2009-12-24 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV KDEM OSCE UN KZ
09ASTANA2257	KAZAKHSTAN'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO PREVENT THE TRANSFER OF URANIUM TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 07:48:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR JA KZ
09ASTANA2258	KAZAKHSTAN: BTA BANK RESTRUCTURING UPDATES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Despite fears and concerns about the progress and results of BTA restructuring talks, BTA bank management signed the "Principal Commercial Terms Sheet" on December 7 in London. Creditor-agreed options include a spec [...]	2009-12-30 08:27:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
09ASTANA2264	KAZAKHSTAN: BAD SUMMER FOR BANKING BECOMES A WINTER OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A dreary summer has become a cold, dark winter for the banking system in Kazakhstan as investigations into three banks have led to criminal charges and convictions for embezzlement, fraud, and money laundering. Th [...]	2009-12-30 09:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN KCRM KZ
09ASTANA235	KAZAKHSTANI ACADEMICS DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH CHINA, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In December, PolOff met with several academics from one of Kazakhstan's most prestigious universities, Al-Farabi National University in Almaty. PolOff's interlocutors stressed the importance of Kazakhstan's balan [...]	2009-02-10 01:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO KDEM CH KZ
09ASTANA236	KAZAKHSTANI STUDENTS DISCUSS BORAT AND OBAMA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of our Public Diplomacy Outreach program, PolOff recently gave a talk on American culture and U.S.-Kazakhstan relations with students at one of Astana's elite high schools. In general, the students had ve [...]	2009-02-10 05:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA249	KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF MUFTI CRITICISES EXTREMISM, CAUTIOUSLY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 6 meeting, Chief Mufti and Head of the Spiritual Association of Muslims in Kazakhstan (SAMK) Absasttar Derbisali told the Ambassador that Islam is undergoing a renaissance in Kazakhstan. He shar [...]	2009-02-12 01:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF KPAO KZ
09ASTANA253	KAZAKHSTAN SUGGESTS MULTILATERAL APPROACH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Khairat Sarybay February 11 to seek Kazakhstan's views on Kyrgyzstan's announced decision to close Manas Air Base and Russia's intentions in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Noting that Russia is Kazakhstan's strategic a [...]	2009-02-12 05:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF KG KZ
09ASTANA264	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL SAYS FM TAZHIN WILL BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former MFA Americas Department Director Talgat Kaliyev told Pol-Econ Chief on February 12 that Foreign Minister Tazhin will be replaced in the coming months. Kaliyev explained that he has been appointed to be Tazhin's advisor on OSCE issues. He said that Kazakhstan intends to p [...]	2009-02-13 09:41:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KNNP OSCE IAEA KZ
09ASTANA266	KAZAKHSTAN: WIFE OF DISAPPEARED BANKER FIGHTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armangul Kapasheva, the wife of a missing banker whom Rakhat Aliyev allegedly ordered killed, told us on February 6 that she believes her husband is still alive and that Aliyev knows his whereabouts. She reported that she had given testimony in Austria in the latest "investigatio [...]	2009-02-13 09:42:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PROP KCRM KZ
09ASTANA267	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW MINISTER OF HEALTH PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 12, the Ambassador met for the first time with new Minister of Health Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev, and further reinforced the strong partnership that exists between the United States and Kazakhstan in the area [...]	2009-02-13 09:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EINV SOCI KNNP KZ
09ASTANA269	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 7-13 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The reported closure of Manas Airbase in neighboring Kyrgyzstan continues to make news in Kazakhstan, spurring a number of stories about regional politics and the announcement of a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Rapid Response Force. Both the closure decision and [...]	2009-02-13 09:59:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PROP EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA281	KAZAKHSTAN SECURES LUCRATIVE DEALS WITH INDIA, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Nursultan Nazarbayev's January 23-26 trip to New Delhi as the guest of honor at India's 2009 National Day celebration underscored the close political relations between Kazakhstan and India which have existed since Kazakhstan's independence. However, despite profession [...]	2009-02-17 10:37:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET ETRD MARR IN KZ
09ASTANA285	KAZAKHSTAN: CZECH PRIME MINISTER PROMOTES SOUTHERN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Representing the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU),Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek visited Astana on February 12 to discuss European energy security, bilateral trade and investment, and other issu [...]	2009-02-18 10:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EPET EINV KDEM KZ
09ASTANA297	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL URGES A POTUS VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 18 with Pol-Econ Chief, MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev pressed for a POTUS visit to Kazakhstan in the near future. This would send a clear signal to Russia that the United States remains fully engaged in Central Asia, and would support Kazakhsta [...]	2009-02-19 10:30:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KNNP IAEA RS AF KZ
09ASTANA348	KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE AMBASSADOR DENIES ANY CHINESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping told the Ambassador on February 24 that he expects China will agree to participate in the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) for commercial shipment of non-lethal supplies to Afghanistan. He described China's principal objective in [...]	2009-02-25 08:18:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR CH AF RS KG UP KZ
09ASTANA350	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER MASIMOV BECOMES COUNTRY'S MOST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a surprising development, Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Masimov recently posted an edition of opposition paper "Respublika" on his government blog. This is the latest move in Masimov's blogging experiment, [...]	2009-02-25 23:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA353	KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF MUFTI'S OFFICE EXPRESSES INTEREST IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to the Ambassador's recent discussion with Chief Mufti and Head of the Spiritual Association of Muslims in Kazakhstan (SAMK) Abasasttar Derbisali (see reftel),Regional English Language Office [...]	2009-02-27 01:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF KPAO EG KZ
09ASTANA371	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 21-27 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of February 21-27, the Kazakhstani media continued to speculate about the regional ramifications of Kyrgyzstan's decision to close the Manas airbase, as well as about the future of both the U.S. dollar and the Kazakhstani tenge amidst the continuing global economic cr [...]	2009-02-27 10:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA372	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT ADVISOR YERTYSBAYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the course of a very frank conversation on February 26, Presidential Advisor Yermukhamet Yertysbayev told the Ambassador that he supports early parliamentary elections and establishing a dialogue between the government and opposition. He explained he favors a two-party system [...]	2009-03-02 06:57:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SOCI KDEM RS KZ
09ASTANA373	KAZAKHSTAN: PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SENTENCED TO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Following the conclusion of his criminal trial in Ridder on February 26, Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp was sentenced to two years in prison on explosives charges -- and taken away in handcuffs straight to jail. The Ambassador immediately raised this development with senior [...]	2009-03-02 10:41:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL CASC KZ
09ASTANA376	KAZAKHSTAN: THE CENTRAL ASIAN PIVOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have enormous equities at play in Afghanistan, Russia, and China. Kazakhstan in particular, and Central Asia more widely, has a pivotal role to play in securing our national interests. With the advent of a new Administration, we need to take hold of the opportunities in a f [...]	2009-03-03 06:50:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS AF KZ
09ASTANA381	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PEACE CORPS CASE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Presidential Administration head Aslan Musin on March 3 to discuss the criminal case against Peace Corps volunteer Anthony Sharp. Musin said the case is a small issue and agreed we should avoid it becoming a major bilateral irritant. However, he maintaine [...]	2009-03-03 10:30:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL CASC KZ
09ASTANA410	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE EAGER TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his March 4 introductory call on Minister of Education and Science Zhanseit Tuymebayev, the Ambassador raised U.S.-Kazakhstani cooperation in the field of education, including on the Bolashak program and reg [...]	2009-03-05 08:51:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TBIO KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA412	KAZAKHSTAN: SENATE CHAIRMAN TOKAYEV PROMISES EXPEDITIOUS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senate Chairman Tokayev promised the Ambassador on March 5 that the Senate would take swift action to pass the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) agreement as soon as it receives the legislation from the Majilis. H [...]	2009-03-05 10:15:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KCRM KDEM KNNP KZ
09ASTANA415	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of February 28-March 6, Kazakhstani media gravitated away from specific discussions on the Manas base issue in favor of broader analyses of Central Asia's strategic orientation toward Russia and the United States. The Department's recently released 2008 Country Repor [...]	2009-03-06 09:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA417	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of February 28-March 6, Kazakhstani media gravitated away from specific discussions on the Manas base issue in favor of broader analyses of Central Asia's strategic orientation toward Russia and the United States. The Department's recently released 2008 Country Repor [...]	2009-03-06 09:23:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA420	KAZAKHSTAN: NO GRAND BARGAIN IN THE WORKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: As EEB DAS Hengel conveyed to the Ambassador (ref A),a Shell oil executive expressed concern on March 4 that economic problems in Kazakhstan increase the likelihood that the government will turn to Russia or China for financial assistance. If that were to happen, Shell is conc [...]	2009-03-06 09:44:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV ECON EINV EPET RS CH KZ
09ASTANA426	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Defense, General-Lieutenant Bulat Sembinov, accompanied by Embassy Astana's defense attache, travelled via Manas at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Kabul, Afghanistan, February 23-25. In Kabul he met with Commander International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF) [...]	2009-03-10 03:05:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF KZ
09ASTANA430	KAZAKHSTAN: THE HIGH-FLYING MARABAYEV BROTHERS ARE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Yermek Marabayev and his brother Zhakyp Marabayev are two of Kazakhstan's most influential oilmen. Yermek is General Director of KazMunaiTeniz (KMT),which manages the government's offshore oil exploration and pr [...]	2009-03-11 06:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA432	KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR [...] (SBU) During February 2-13, the BN-350 Program team traveled to Aktau to conduct a Canister Requalification Meeting and to discuss multilateral transport operations for BN-350 spent fuel project. 2. (SBU) During February 11-13, the Second Line of Defense Program held its quarterly meeting wi [...]	2009-03-11 07:43:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA435	KAZAKHSTAN: DFM ZHIGALOV SAYS KAZAKHSTAN WOULD [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov told the Ambassador on March 11 that Kazakhstan would very much welcome a POTUS visit. He said Kazakhstan attaches great importance to hosting the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council's Security Forum in June. Zhigalov explained that [...]	2009-03-12 07:28:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ETRD KNNP KIRF OSCE NATO AF RS KZ
09ASTANA442	KAZAKHSTAN: ITALY REMAINS A MAJOR INVESTOR, ACTIVE IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff met on February 17 with Ugo Boni, First Secretary and DCM at the Italian Embassy in Astana, to discuss the Kazakhstan-Italy relationship. Boni characterized the overall Kazakhstan-Italy relationship as pos [...]	2009-03-13 08:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IT KZ
09ASTANA443	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR RECOMMENDS "BE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay called in the Ambassador on March 12 to discuss the criminal case against Peace Corps volunteer Anthony Sharp. He advised the Ambassador it is not "constructive" to describe the case as a "political provocation." He said he woul [...]	2009-03-13 08:31:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR CASC IR KZ
09ASTANA445	KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR EMBASSY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Assistant Secretary Johnson, I want to express my great appreciation for INL's support for counter-narcotics, counter-trafficking in persons, and other law-enforcement programs in Kazakhstan. We have a fine INL officer post [...]	2009-03-13 09:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL APER EAID SNAR KCRM KTIP AF KZ
09ASTANA446	KAZAKHSTAN: THEY AREN'T READING WHAT WE'RE READING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is highly oriented toward the Russian language. Much of its media are available only in Russian and come from Russia. Thus, the vast majority of Kazakhstani citizens get their world view from Russia. Eng [...]	2009-03-13 09:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC SCUL KPAO KZ
09ASTANA478	KAZAKHSTAN: "MOSCOW WANTS YOU TO FAIL IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Kazakhstani foreign-policy insider told the Ambassador Moscow strongly objects to Kazakhstan playing any kind of military role in Afghanistan, but at the same time Astana is striving to balance its interests and find the best way to be helpful in Afghanistan. He said Kazakhsta [...]	2009-03-17 08:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PROP MARR IR RS AF KZ
09ASTANA479	KAZAKHSTAN: SMOOTH OPERATOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 13, the Ambassador had lunch with Nurbakh Rustemov, the Chairman of the International Affairs, Defense, and Security Committee of the Mazhilis (the lower house of the parliament),and Romin Madinov, the C [...]	2009-03-17 09:23:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR SOCI KNNP UZ KG KZ
09ASTANA481	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR 2009 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has continued to demonstrate a commitment to the development and modernization of its IPR protection regime. The Government of Kazakhstan, and more specifically [...]	2009-03-17 09:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR KZ
09ASTANA484	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS, PUBLISHES DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 16, the Ambassador delivered a speech on democracy to approximately 100 students and professors at the Kazakh University of Humanities and Law in Astana. The text of the speech was published in full on pa [...]	2009-03-18 00:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ

09ASTANA494	KAZAKHSTAN: NATO REP FOR CENTRAL ASIA BRIEFS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons told NATO Ambassadors in Astana on March 18 that the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Security Forum is administratively on track for June 24-25 in Astana, even though Kazakhstani officials made [...]	2009-03-19 09:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NATO OSCE RS KZ

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